Matters
m
NOT BOY AFTER ALL - Barbara Malpass,
20, of Albany, N.Y., (left) is shown with
Sheriff Sam Teague and his wife. Barbara,
who for six months has been masquerading
as a 16-year-old boy, was released to the
Masquerade Party Over
Qkl's Ltole as
IBoy Uncovered
Afaev 6 Months
Golden, Colo. -(CPD- Barbara
Ann Malpass of Albany, N.Y.,
who impersonated a 16-year-old
boy for six months and
fooled police in three states,
relaxed in a skirt and nylons
today, but fretted about her
crew cut. '
The 20-year-old fast talker
said her imposture began six
months ago when she left
New York to "see the west.'
'I was scared to death,"
Barbara Ann said, every time
she was confronted by police.
But they never caught on.
Couldn't Stop It
She sneaked sponge baths
during her 37-day stint in the
Jefferson county jail at Gold
en. Once she picked a fight to
keep from having to share a
cell with a boy. "
'fit just got rolling along
and I couldn't stop it," Bar
bara Ann said, tugging her
skirt over her knees. The 5
foot, 8-inch lass had her close
cropped hair hidden beneath
a scarf, but her-stockings re
vealed very feminine legs.
She trimmed her brown
wavy hair into a duck tail
when she set out from Albany
on a hitch - hike adventure
through 25 states. She ad
mitted she stole money in
Golden in July,' and soon
after was arrested at Ander
son, Ind., for hitching rides.
'Orphaned Runaway
She slept in three different
Jails, but each time convinced
police she was Charles Kicn
ard Williams, 16, a Shoshone,
Wyo., orphaned runaway.
Though she weighs 129
pounds, her loosely - clothed
figure fooled even Sheriff Art
Wermuth of Golden, the U.S
Marines' "one man army" on
Bataan and a Medal of Honor
winner.
Damage Suit Seeks
5310,000 in GP
Grants Pass - A lawsuit
seeking S3 10,000 went to trial
before a Josephine county cir
cuit court jury Tuesday with
Judge O. J. Millard presid
ing. .Carroll Simmons, 15,
through his mother, Mrs. Oma
Simmons, is seeking the
amount in connection with a
bicycle-lumber carrier acci
dent June 11, 1958. The col
lision allegedly resulted in
amputation of the boy's right
leg.
Defendants are Walter B.
Holm and Philip L. Voland,
lumbermen doing business as
Tree-Co Industries and Eng-ler-Huson
company. "
Nicaragua Routs
Honduras Invaders
Managua, Nicaragua - (UPD -Nicaraguan
national guards
men routed a band of invaders
from Honduras, killing or cap
turing 14, including five Cu
bans, it was announced Thurs
day night. .
The communique issued by
the national guard did not say
wBen or where the reported
clash took place. '
It said the government
forces killed two Cubans, one
Honduran and one Salvado
ran. Another Cuban was
wounded but escaped, the na
tional guard said.
Tax Commission To
Appeal Court Ruling
Salem - (UPD- The State Tax
Commission said ; today -it
would appeal to tire State Su
preme court a decision made
a week ago by Circuit Judge
Ed Howell in Grant county.
The judge .ruled that the state
cannot tax federal lands leas
ed to private citizens under
the-Taylor Grazing Act.
She had to talk her head off
to keep well-wishers on Wer
muth's staff from sending her
to Boys Town, Neb.
"I'm glad it's over with,"
Barbara Ann said. "I'm happy
to be myself "again.' '
Safety Citation
Awarded Medford
Vern Hill, director of the
Oregon state motor vehicles
division, last night presented
Mayor John Snider and the
Medford council a citation for
outstanding performance in
the school traffic safety edu
cation for 1958.
Hill noted that Medford is
the only city in, Oregon to re
ceive such an award for its
outstanding record. . Partici
pating in the program were
public and parochial schools.
He read a letter from Gov.
Mark Or Hatfield 1 commend
ing the city for its record.
Hill officially - represented
Hatfield at the presentation,
which was made on behalf of
the National Safety Council,
Chicago.
Mayor Snider, in his accept
ance for' the council, noted
that without the cooperation
of the city's some 8,000 school
children the award would not
have been possible.
- He commended the school
children, and introduced the
Rev. John Ilg of St. Mary's
school, and C. D. Larson,
president of the Medford'
Safety Council. .
Big Tax Payment
Received Today
Largest single property tax
payment received so far by
the tax - department of the
Jackson county sheriffs office
is $99,644.99 from. Prudential
Life Insurance company which
sent two checks covering
mortgages it holds, Sheriff
Joe Walsh said today.
The usually larger taxpay
ers such as California Oregon
Power company, Southern
Pacific railroad and Medford
Corporation pay just before
the tax deadline of Nov. 15,
Walsh said.
The tax department has re
ceived 122 more tax receipts
as of 5 p.m., Thursday than it
did during the same period
last year. A total of $557,-
022.47 in local taxes has been
deposited by County Treasur
er Karl Janouch during the
last three weeks.
In spite of the shorter period
caused by the legal holiday
of Veterans Day Wednesday
and regular courthouse ' clos
ing after 5 p.m., Friday, the
tax deadline will still be mid
night Sunday, Nov. 15, Walsh
said. Those wishing to mail
taxes should have checks in
the mail and postmarked be
fore midnight Sunday, Those
wishing ' to pay taxes in per
son must do so before 5 p.m.
Friday, regular courthouse
closing time.
Low Temperature Sets
Record for Nov. 6
This morning's 24-degree
minimum temperature was
the lowest on record for Nov.
6 at the Medford station of
the U. S. weather bureau.
Previous low for this date was
26 degrees in 1935.
The minimum today, how
ever, was not the lowest this
season. The mercury dropped
to 23 degrees at the local
weather station yesterday. A
28 minimum is forecast for
tonight. .
Salem (UPD Leroy MacDuf-
fee, Salem, has been 'named
(new supervisor for Oregon's
custody of the sheriff and his wife after
spending 37 days in the juvenile section of
the Jefferson county jail at Golden, Colo.,
as'a boy.
(UPI Telephoto)
Unemployment in
Area Shows Slight
Rise in October
The last half of October
brought an increase in , the
amount of unemployment in
Jackson county, but the actu
al number of persons affected
was still small, John Patton,
manager of the Medford state
employment service office,
said today.
Unemployment had reach
ed a low point here in Sep
tember. The high level of
employment, he noted, has
been aided by good fall wea
ther which has permitted out
side work to continue with
out major shutdowns.
A heavy migration into this
area, Patton said, continues
to be a feature of the local
labor supply. These are peo
ple who are looking for "per
manent locations" and are in
terested in s t e a d y full-time
work, he added.
Claim Benefits
Insured workers claiming
unemployment .' compensation
benefits last month totaled
2.7 per cent of the covered
employment, Patton said.
This . was also the state aver
age, and was about 25 per
cent' less than at the same
time last year.
Patton said October was a
good month from the employ
ment standpoint. The fruit
harvest was completed early
in the month, but this caused
little local - unemployment.
Migrant harvest workers left
the area to work - elsewhere
and many local housewives
who work in packing houses
left the labor market as they
usually do at the end of the
season. - i
Patton said the service , ex
pects less hiring during the
next 60 days because of sea
sonal conditions. There prob
ably will be a strong interest
in skilled job applicants.
He said the supply of skill
ed workers is not increasing
in proportion to the demand.
Orchard pruning is now un
der way and :; will continue
for several months, and the
demand for pruners is ex
pected to increase.
Midwest Storm
Takes Parting Shot
United Press International
The season's first big snow
storm was expected to blow
itself out today with a parting
shot at hard - hit Northern
Michigan. '
Fifteen inches of snow cov
ered the ground at Marquette,
Mich., but the Weather Bu
reau predicted "the storm
would fizzle to flurries over
Michigan and the Upper Ohio
tTn a a
v aiiey toaay. j
The storm swept out of the
Rockies Wednesday to grasp
an area from Montana to Tex
as to . Alabama to - Wisconsin
in its chilly grip. .
Fourteen inches of snow
fell in Montana, Deadwood,
S. D., reported 13 inches,
Jamestown,. N. D., had two
foot drifts and Wausau, Wis.,
received 11 inches.
Applications Being
Taken forMarshal
Eagle Point Applications
are being accepted for Eagle
Point city marshal, Mayor Ed
Putman has announced.
The post was left vacant by
the resignation of Harold
Ottosen Tuesday.
At - this week's council
meeting, Mrs. Marion Van
nice was sworn in as new "city
recorder, replacing Mrs. Les
ter McFall, who resigned last
month., -
The Air Force today Dost-
poned for the second time the
scheduled launch of the Dis
coverer VII satellite.
Warren, Ore. -flJPD- Fire
Thursday destroyed a 50-year-old
landmark barn, near this
Columbia river community!
Experts Fail To
Agree on Cost
Of Proposals
Supreme Court
To Dicuss Matter
Washington' -4UPD- Federal
mediators postponed indefi
nitely today their efforts to
settle the 115-day-old steel
strike. '
The announcement came as
the Supreme Court met for its
regular weekly conference,
its main question probably
being the legality of an in
junction which would send the
500,000 striking steelworkers
back to their jobs for 80 days.
Experts Cannot Agree
Joseph F. Finnegan, direc
tor of the Federal Mediation
Service, said both manage
ment and union negotiators
have advised him their ex
perts on pensions and insur
ance cannot agree on the cost
of several strike-settling pro
posals.
Finnegan "said there was no
point in continuing the talks
in the absence of agreement
on basic statistics.
Government To Wait
No date was set for resump
tion of the talks. But it was
understood the government
planned to wait until after
the Supreme Court rules on
the Taft - Hartley injunction
before taking further action.
At today's session, the nine
justices were scheduled to
examine their regular quota
of petitions for review! The
court meets Monday at noon
to announce opinions and
orders. . .
Revised Pool
Plans Expected
Medford City Manager Rob
ert Duff said last night that
revised plans for the Jackson
st. swimming pool are expect
ed here next week, and that
the pool may be completed in
May in time, for usejn. the
Medford school physical edu
cation program. -.
Bids on the pool were-
opened in September, but
were rejected as -being, too
high. - ,-. "
Plans were referred "to
Stevens arid Thompson, Port
land engineering firm," for re
vision. The revised plans are
expected to be reviewed by
the parks and recreation com
mission Tuesday night. .
. City Parks and Recreation
Director Robert Haworth said
the revised plans should re
duce the engineers estimate.
The estimate, based on pre
vious plans was $90,000, and
the lowest bid was more than
$100,000.
If the commission votes' fa
vorably on the plans, they
will submit them to the coun
cil. Duff said if the parks and
recreation commission ap
proves the plans, bids prob
ably will be opened at the
Dec. 17 meeting of the coun
cil. If completed by May, the
pool would be used in con
junction with the school's pro
gram of offering swimming
classes in physical education
Salem (UPD A delegation
appearing before the State
Highway Commission . today
proposed an alternate High
way 99W route between Mc
Minnville and the Rainier
Longview bridge.
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CONCRETE WORK -Constructioilat : The maize of steel reinforcing bars that will
Rogue Valley Manor entered another phase serve to strengthen the slab, can be seen .
this week as pouring of the 8-inch concrete in the foreground ' above. The concrete is
slab on the first floor got under way. Work- , being poured on a base of plastic-coated ply
ing at high speed, men with motorized wood. Close to a million dollars have gone
wheelbarrows fed tons of cement from .a into the structure so far, according to Exe-.
large central hopper to levelers and finish- cutive Director Walter Higgins.
vers, making the sit a beehive of activity..
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Medford
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93,313,000 Budget OKd
For
Highway
Salem -(UPD- A $93,313,000
budget for 1960 was approved
Thursday by the State High
way Commission.
W. C. Williams, state high
way engineer, said the figure
was trimmed to conform
with federal funds available
to match state money. The
Commission estimated it prob
ably will spend $103,323,000
in the 1959- calendar year.
Highway 99 Included
All projects are expected to
start as originally planned
except they will run about
half a year behind schedule.
A total of $31,500,000 will
be devoted to the interstate
system' including U.S: High
Bandit Holds Up
Theater; Escapes
With $145 in Bills
Fred Agusiav Karpstein,
34, of Crater hotel, was ar
rested by Medford city po
lice about noon today in
conection with the holdup
of the Holly theater box
office Thursday evening.
City police said the man
.signed a statement admit
ting the holdup. All of the
$145 except $32 was recov
ered on his person and in
his hotel room, police said.
A lone- bandit held up the
Holly theater, 222 West Sixth
St., shortly after 8 o'clock last
night and escaped with $145
in five and one dollar bills..
According to, city, police,
Diana Eloise Bowlin was in
the box office at the theater
when a man in" his late
thirties walked up to the
window. He, displayed a hand
written note in rather large
letters which stated "I have
a gun, hand over all of your
bills."
Miss Bowlin told police she
told the man she would, then
he replied "Make sure you
hand them all over." After
she gave him the money in
the cash' drawer he told her
not to make any noise, then
turned and ran west on Sixth
st. .
Hand Under Jacket . ,,
Miss Bowlin told police that
when the note was presented,
the man held his right hand
under his jacket. She said she
did not see a gun but a bulge
under the man's jacket ap
peared to be one.
The man was described to
weigh about 150 pounds, with
light brown hair worn in what
was said to be a long crew
cut, and had about a day's
growth of beard. He was re
ported to be wearing a short
green jacket with a zipper
down the front and dark
trousers.
Miss Bowlin told police she
had observed the man walk
ing past the theater about 10
minutes before the holdup.
She said he was cautious and
when he heldup the theater
there was no one on Sixth st.
within sight and there were
no vehicles nearby. '!
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1959
way. 30 to Portland and all of
UCS. Highway 99. Right-of-way,
construction and other
major outlays will run about
$64,7500,000. Some $14 mil
lion is earmarked for main
tenance, $8 million for opera
tion and $6,500,000 for debt
service.
Slate Parts Planned
The commission said some
$1,828,000 would be spent in
J 1960 on the state parks sys
tem.
New overnight camping fa
cilities will be provided at
Detroit, Harris Beach, Hum-
bug mountain, Umpqua light -
house, Collier and Wallowa
Lakes State parks. '
QJPlFflndingonlLaos
EMd Inconclusive
United Nations, N.Y. -4DPD- The United Nations Fact
Finding Committee on Laos reported today that most of last
summer's fighting in the -. Southeast Asian kingdom was
guerrilla warfare with elements from Communist North Viet
Nam participating. 1
The committee said it could hot "clearly establish wheth
er there -were crossings of the frontier by regular troops"
from North Viet Nam. , i
The fact-finders - chosen from Argentina, Italy, Japan
and Tunisia - were sent to Laos, by the Security Council last
September.
Diplomatic sources believed the inconclusive nature of
the committee's findings would lead the Western powers to
drop plans to seek definite action by the security council on
the Communist threat alleged by Laos authorities.
Kennedy Blames
Steel Strike Snarl
Oh Eisenhower
Klamath Falls (UPD Sen.
John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.)
opened a four-day tour of
Oregon today with a breakfast
address here in which he
blamed the steel strike snarl
on "lack of vitality on the
part of the President."
The 42-year-old senator and
possible 1960 Democratic
presidential nomination candi
date spoke to both Democrats
and Republicans at the Wil-
lard hotel.
Kennedy declared that Eis-
Caird Resigns.
From Committee
John B. Caird, Jacksonville,
notified the county court
Thursday of his resignation as
member of the Jackson
County Water Pollution Fact
Finding committee.
The resignation is effective
immediately. Caird -was ap
pointed to the committee on
June 25 by the county court.
No reason was given for the
resignation.
The Jackson county court
has written the Jacksonville
mayor ana pity council re
questing two recommenda
tions from which they can se
lect an appointee.
Em
Commission
Seven new parks facilities
will be developed. They will
be at W. B. Nelson park near
the mouth of the Alsea river;
Cape Meares; Thomas Condon
at John Day Fossil beds Bar
ry Wayside near John Day;
Bullards beach near Coquille;
Smith Rock, north of Terre
bonne in central Oregon; and
Koberg beach on the Colum
bia river near Hood River. '
Lighthouse Work Started
The Umpqua lighthouse
state park will receive $61,-
000 for - development. This
area has been
proposed for
Sen. Richard
1 inclusion . in
Neuberger's .national dunes
park plan.
enhower should have estab
lished a fact finding' commit
tee two months ago , instead
of waiting so long. Although
against compulsory arbitra
tion in labor disputes, he said
he also felt that the President
snouid nave more power,
power over and .above the
Taft-Hartley law. '
. He said , he was pleased
with his reception at recent
meetings in California. How
ever, he said he did not plan
to enter the California pri
mary next year "unless later
circumstances indicate that I
should.".
To Announce in January
Kennedy has said he will
announce his - presidential in
tentions in January. He is al
most certain to be on the Ore
gon primary ballot unless he
disavows his candidacy be
cause of the state's new law
which calls for names of all
leading candidates to appear.
Asked about the possible
candidacy of Sen. Wayne
Morse (D-Ore.) as a "favorite
son" candidate, Kennedy said
"Anyone has a right to run."
New TV Probe
Will Be Launched
. Washington -flJPD- House in
vestigators wrapped up their
inquiry of rigged TV. quiz
shows today and immediately
promised to launch a new in
vestigation into other "decep
tive" TV practices.
The new investigation was
announced by Chairman Oren
Harris (D-Ark.), who said his
house subcommittee inquiry
of rigged shows "disclosed a
shocking situation" which
convinces him that "correc
tive legislation is necessary."
Harris gave no clue to what
other practices the subcom
mittee may investigate . but
.one field of inquiry may be a
charge that "bribery" had
been used to determine what
music is played on many
broadcast, programs.' .
Alaskan Headed for
Gresham Visit Killed
Dawson Creek, B.C.-(DPI-An
Anchorage man, bound for a
vacation with his mother in
Gresham, Ore., was killed
late Thursday wken his light
plane crashed near here. -
The pilot was identified as
Jack Rasmussen, co-owner of
Barton Air service of An
chorage. The victom's mother, Mrs.
Myrtle Rasmussen, a brother,
Warren, and an aunt, Mrs,
Arthur Norlen, all live in
Gresham.c
IRIBUNE
Pranksters
Reorg
anization
Group Sets
Jackson county is leading
the state in school district re
organization, according to fig
ures released by Dan Patch,
director of school district re
organization, state department
of education.
Jackson county leads the
list of counties-with the ex
ception of those having coun
ty units. Jackson county has
98.1 per cent of its pupils at
tending a unified school dis
trict, one providing complete
education from grade school
through high school. Counties
having county units are Jose
phine, Klamath, Crook, Hood
River and Lincoln.
Districts Not Unified
Only three districts not uni
fied yet are Applegate, Pine
hurst and Evans -Valley, Alf
B. Mek'vold, county school
superintendent, said. The
Jackson County Reorganiza
tion committee will consider
these districts Monday night
before a final plan is submit
ted to the state board, of edu
cation. - - 4
Under the current proposal,
Pinehurst would continue to
send its high school pupils to
Ashland. Elementary grade
pupils would continue' in the
Pinehurst school. Whether
junior high students would be
Cuba May Seize
Vast King Ranch
Havana - (UPD - Cuba is ex
pected to seize 33,400 acres of
the King Ranch's 35,000-acre
cattle spread in, Camaguey
Province Saturday, a spokes
man for the American-operated
enterprise said today.
The spokesman said King
representatives have been
summoned to appear at the
local office of the National
Institute for Agrarian Reform
Saturday morning to select
the 1,600 acres which may be
retained.
"Rancho - King" is owned
jointly by the famed Ameri
can cattle raisers and the
Manati Sugar Co., a Cuban
firm. It was established in
Cuba in 1952.
The land is valued at $3,
500,000. Student Petition for
Van Doren Rejected
. New York (DPD Columbia
University x President Gray
son Kirk today rejected a pe
tition of 650 students who
asked reinstatement of Charl-.
es Van Doren on the Colum
bia faculty.
The university's board of
trustees had accepted Van
Doren's offer ,to resign last
Monday, the day he confessed
complicity in quiz-show fix
ing before a congressional
committee.
Trading Slow in All
West Lumber Species
Portland -(DPD- Crow's Lum
ber Market News Service
said today trading was slow
in virtually all Western lum
ber species for the week end
ing Nov. 6. ' The slowup in
forward buying was attribut
ed to severe weather condi
tions in the Midwest and
North Central states plus the
steel strike. i
Price 1 0 Cents
No. 191
Meeting
sent to Ashland is an adminis
trative question, Mekvold
said. Reorganization with Ash
land would place Pinehurst
and Ashland in one adminis
trative unit, the county school
superintendent added.
Butte Falls would be joined
with the Eagle Point district
under the present proposal.
Some Evans Valley district
patrons have proposed reor
ganization with the Josephine
county unit rather than Rogue
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IUS3 mi
Kiver. ine county reorganize -ation
'committee has recom
mended Evans Valley joining
the Rogue River district
The reorganization com
mittee has not yet heard from
the Josephine county reorgan-
izatinn pommittpp nn the nrn.
posal to join the Applegate
district with the Josephine
unit.
Dr. Mayfield To
Arrive.Saturday
Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield,
superintendent of Medford
schools, will arrive in Med
ford at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
instead of Sunday, school offi
cials said today.
Dr. Mayfield, in a telephone
call to his family, said he de
cided to miss this afternoon's
meeting in Chicago and re
turn home earlier than plan
ned. He is attending a national
meeting of school adminis
trators in Chicago.
. The Chicago visit is the last
stop on the month-long trip.
He arrived in Chicago, Tues
day after a tour of European
and Russian cities and visits
with school Officials.
No Red Flags Fly
lii West Berlin
Berlin (DPD The Commu
nists flew their hammer and
sickle flag over East Berlin
railroad stations today but
made no attempt to raise them
in West Berlin which was
guarded by ' 30,000 German
police and Allied troops.
West Berlin police head
quarters reported the Com
munists apparently were
keeping their word not to
hoist their flags over Communist-operated
elevated rail
way stations in. the western
sector.
The flags were raised in the
Soviet zone at noon in the of
ficial start of a three-day cele
bration of the 42nd anniver
sary of the Soviet Union's
Bolshevik revolution.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair through Sat
urday with variable hich
cloudiness at times.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 7
Lowest this Morning 24
Our Skies Tonight
Snnset today : 5:00 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 6:52 a.m.
Moonset tonight 11:05 pjn.
First Quarter
tomorrow - 5:23 a.m.
PROMINENT STARS
Fomalhaut, due south 8:01 p.m.
Aldebaran, in the east 8:55 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Saturn, low in south
west 8:40 p.m.
Venus, low in east 3:19 ajn.