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54th Year Recommended Price 10 Cents Subscribers Tribuk DFORD To report improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford phone SP 2-6141, in Ashland MU 2-1021. Yreka VI 2 4077. and in Grants Pass GR 6 6173 before 6:45 pan. daily and 12:30 p.m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call please -notify office thus eliminating special messenger service. Th Donflas fir beetle takes a heavy toll of southwestern Ore f ob timber. Read how this insect destroys valuable trees from a feature story on Page 12 of to day's Mall Tribune. United Press International full Leased Win United Press International Full Leased Wire 54 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1959 No. 210, Me E ' ' WHOA. BLITZEN! When Old St. Nick roared into Medford yesterday morning by helicopter, it was a double thrill for hun dreds of children on hand to greet him. The machine stirred up a hurricane of leaves and debris as it landed in a roped-off area in Hawthorne park, and when everyone could open their eyes again Santa had alight ed and was waving a cherry hello. He was Anti-American Mobs, Troops Clash in Panama Panama City (UPD - Rock throwing mobs clashed with National Guardsmen and U.S. Infantry troops at the Canal Zone Saturday night in a itormy anti-American demon stration that left a number of persons injured. ; The Panamanian Guards men in manj instances were - backed up -all the way into Canal Zone property under presure from demonstrators. They fired tear gas and used their rifle butts in an attempt to restore order. . Barricade Eractad ' Some demonstrators, mostly youths, managed to slip past the guard lines and roam up and down the wide street which marks the division be twen Panamanian and U.S. property. , However the hasty construction of barbed wire barricades cut off the advance of a majority of the mob. The barricades and the de termination of the National Guardsmen appeared to deter the demonstrators from at tempting any major assault on the canal, such as in the anti American riots of several weeks agoJ WEATHER FORECAST: Increasing cloudi ness today with possibly a few showers this afternoon or eve ning. Partly cloudy tonight and Monday with patches of fog around sunrise. High today SS. Low tonight Z8. High Monday 52. Temp. Highest Saturday 61 Lowest Saturday 29 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today ....... 4:41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:19 a.m. The Moon will he In conjunction with the Sun (New Moon) 12:46 a.m. tomorrow and will rise with the Sun. Also at 4:0 aan. tomorrow the Moon will ' be in Perigee and only 221,600 miles away, its nearest approach to the Earth this year- HE'S COMING "Ml ji Mtviff' SC TM 4&n led through the crowd of excited children by Medford police and was taken by car to a point on Main st., where he gave out some 3,000 candy canes to youngsters. Bright weather helped make the event an outstanding success, according to J. J. Mat terie, chairman of the Jackson county re tail merchants committee. (Srasadisrs fie Hi Yonealla St. Mary's of Medford and Yoncalla closed out the Ore gon high school football sea son here Saturday night - by battling to a deadlock for the state Class B co-championship. The score was 12 to 12. . The Crusaders of Medford, who joined Medford High in the title ranks, led ,12 to 6 at halftime but the Eagles fought across the goal n the third quarter to tie the game. First period of the encoun ter was scoreless. In the sec ond stanza, St. Mary's took the ball on its own 15-yard line and drove to the Yon calla 46. Then Alex Mete Christmas Baskets To Be Prepared Christmas giving of food baskets to the needy, a proj ect of the Jackson County Inter-Agency Council, will be handled again this year by a committee from the Red Cross, Salvation Army and Public Welfare agencies. Headquarters for the Christ mas Bureau will be at the Red Cross office, 60 Haw thorne ave. In order to avoid duplica tion of giving, all organiza tions, service groups, clubs, churches and individuals are urged to clear the names of families for whom they plan to prepare baskets. Individu als or organizations wishing to be given names of needy families, should call the Christmas Bureau SPring 2 4405. The information will be available after Dec. 1. Those having' a surplus of apples, nuts, poultry, etc. who would like to contribute to ward filling of the baskets, may call the Christmas Bureau., Santa' helicopter hoves into, sight sliced over right tackle and scooted away to score. Bob Evans' conversion kick . was blocked. The Eagles then struck the end zone on a pass play, Orlan Wiley to Jim Booth, which carried for 21 yards. Wiley's run for the bonus was short with 36 seconds left in the half. St.; Mary's, got, the kick- off on its 40-yard line. A pitch and pass, Bob Evans to Dick Evans to Roger Hout covered 60 yards for a score with 18 seconds left. Again Bob Evans' boot was blocked. In the third quarter the Eagles moved out from their 40 and in five plays reached the St. Mary's 24. Ron Revelle hurled to Wiley for a touch down Revelle's conversion pass try to Booth failed. ; Each team stopped a drive by the' other in the shadow of its goal. Yoncalla reached the Crusader five-yard line in the first period. The Medford team reached the Eagle, five in the folirth. Football Scores , Wake Forest 43, South Carolina 20 Alabama 10. Auburn 0 Noire Dame IS. Southern California 6 Baylor 23, Rice 21 Texas Christian 19, South ern Methodist 0 Mississippi 42. Mississippi State 0 , Oiiihoma 17. Oklahoma State 7 Coloado 15. Air Force Academy 7- UCLA 21, Utah 6 Navy 43.' Army 12 ; Vanderbilt 14. Tennessee 0 Georgia 21. Georgia Tech 14 ' Florida 23, Miami (Fla.) 14 Clemson 56.' Furman 3 - V Red Educators Reject Concept fl 1. Q. Tests (Editor's note: This Is another in a series of articles prepared by Medford'; school school superin tendent following his recent three week trip to Russia. The series deals with Russia's "Seven Year Plan," . and is based on Soviet books, magazine articles, and per sonal interviews with the minis ters of education of the Russian and likranian republics, the deputy mayor of Moscow and the mayor of Tbilisi.) By DR. LEONARD MAYFIELD Medford School Superintendent The educators we visited in the Soviet made it clear that they rejected the concept of I.Q. tests and questioned the need for concern about in dividual differences. Never theless, certain provisions were made for individual dif ferences even though they would not admit it. There are schools for the "defectives" - the blind, deaf, and retarded. In addition, some schools in large cities specialize by. providing ad vanced training in music, bal let, circus, and foreign lan guages. ,T here are schools where - boys and girls may study such foreign languages as English from the fifth grade on; others where Chi nese, French or German is taught. Pupils are placed in these schools early in their school ing. We were told that an ex perimental school is selecting second and third grade stu dents who have demonstrated their ability in languages, and enrolling them in foreign lan guages. The basic curriculum, with its academic mathematics science emphasis, is studied by all pupils regardless of the type of school they may be in. No provision is made in the system for commercial sub jects such as typing -and short- Miner Buried in Gold Hill Cave-in Gold Hill-A search party of about 30 sheriffs deputies and volunteers were climbing up to an old gold mine near Gold Hill last night to dig out the victim of a cave-in. ; v Walter (Woody) Woodfin, about 56, one of three partners working the mine, is believed to be dead, a member of the search party said last night. Harry Thornbrue, a ranch foreman living near the mine, said the cavein occurred about 6:30 pan. yesterday. Willard J. Du charm was in a cabin near the mine, one of the partners, when Woodfin was buried under two truck loads of rock. Ducharm left the cabin to check on Wood fin and discovered the cave in. He had warned Woodfin of the danger, it was reported. The third partner fis Oliver Beekman, it was reported. Renewed Attacks on . Quemoy, Matsu Seen Tokyo - (D?D - Communist China Saturday raised the pos sibility of a renewed attack on the Nationalist held offshope islands of Quemoy and Matsu to coincide with the Asian visit of President Eisenhower. I 0Sit t'J-'-l."""" iSmm.nm . tUpffTiii rT "yxT w " ----, , . , , - - hand. These are taught In special schools and colleges. Pupils Treated Alike All pupils in a given class are treated alike, and all class es are heterogeneous. Certain schools have their labor class es in the ' "light industry," others m "heavy industry," etc. This is determined gen erally by the basic industry of the area. Most pupils go to work in the local industry and generally little or no provision is made for those who might prefer another, industry. The Pioneer Palace, Circles and Houses of Culture play an important role in providing for what we in America call extracurricular subjects and activities. These organizations also provide for practical laboratory experiences in cer tain areas such as astronomy, botany, zoology, music, art, etc. " A few pioneer palaces have extensive and advanced equipment for study in astron omy, botany and meteorology, for example. In one palace we saw a complete "planetarium" with Russia's "sputnik." This en tire project, which was most impressive, was constructed by students under supervision of a college science instructor. It is doubtful that many of our colleges in America have any project as complete as this.. No Special Classes The most outstanding point to our group was that the Soviets, so concerned with science, did not provide spec ial classes within a school, or special schools for those "gift ed" or interested . in science, and that science research was primarily carried out in Pio neer Palaces outside the form-: al school. This paint-was carefully checked in all schools visited and by ques tions to teacher groups.) Since present Russian scien tific discoveries and exploits have been' achieved for the most part by older men and women, the present education program cannot be given for them. Motivation lo Learn The basic motivation to learn in the Soviet appears to be the society itself. Teachers seem to be unable to grasp the thought that some pupils might voluntarily reject study. Posters, films, news papers, and radio stress the need for an educated people. All age groups are attending all kinds of classes. Stipends (scholarships) are given to university and in stitute students. Juniors and seniors receive a 25 per cent increase if they qualify with high grades. Only the student who has mastered. his basic 10-year program and has had work experience is likely to pass the exams for entrance into the university. In ad dition, there are national com petitive exams in s u b j e c t areas where high financial re wards are presented to the winners. 1 ' . Within the school there are rewards pins, honor bulletin boards, and oral grading. It was also reported that pupils bring i "social" pressure on each other for good grades. foowd get blast of air as SIS-BOOM-BA! The Medford Rally Girls kicked up a storm for some of tne zi.uuu take the i state high school Medford Cops State Grid Championship Multnomah Stadium, Port land - The slender margin of a conversion tally gave Med ford High school the Oregon Class A-l football champion ship here Friday night. Ken Durkee returned a Jef ferson punt 77 yards in ' the second quarter for Medford's touchdown.. Skip Bennett ran the extra point. - The ; Demo crats" cameback in. the fourth period to score' on a pass play which went for 66 yards, Mel Renfro to Herb Wash burn. Medford defenders stopped Harvey Jackson short of the goal on the conversion try. The Medford victory snuffed Jefferson's bid for a third straight, championship and snapped its three-year winning streak at 34 straight. The Black Tornado, wrapping Former Sen. Holman Succumbs Eugene (DPD-Former Oregon Senator Rufus C. Holman died here Friday at the home of his stepson, Eugene Attorney Ernest Lundeen. Holman, 82, a Republican, served as U. S. Senator from Oregon from Jan. 3, 1939, to Jan. 3, 1945. Holman had been under ob- Ike Urged To Issue More Rocket Orders Washington -(UPD President Eisenhower was urged Satur day to issue immediate orders to prepare at least "three or four more Atlas-Able rockets for launching toward the moon early next year.. machine lands. l tans wno waicnea meaiora football championship from up its season with 12 wins and no losses and capturing the first state football title for Medford since 1944, avenged a 21 to 7 loss to Jefferson in the 1958 state final.. . . Defense played a key role for the southern Oregon team which stopped the Democrats once- after they reached the Medford 14-yard line. : The Black Tornado allbwedRen fro, . Jefferson's . star break away back, only two long gains." Medford got to' the Jef ferson two-yard line in a late offensive drive." The' Democrats had the rushing and passing edge.v- The Friday score was the closest game this fall for ei ther school. Each has run roughshod over most 1 of its foes. ' . v . (Details on page 10) in Eugene servation for some time at a Portland, hospital last Febru ary for a heart condition. Lane County Coroner Fred Buell said death may have been due to a heart attack, or to a fall suffered, when the former Senator opened the door to the basement, appar ently mistaking it for theioor to a closet, and fell some 10 steps to the basement floor. ' Holman had gone to Eugene to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with his stepson and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Lundeen had gone out, and on their return, Mrs. Lundeen heard a groan from the base ment and found Holman there. She called her doctor, but the former Senator was dead on the doctor's arrival. "Merry Christmas to all Jefferson at Portland's Multnomah stadium Friday night t Meaiora won i to b. . J rf-jfl K - " -l-il ? ' rlW if 1 'lw !i r- ""''"I A WORRIED COACH Medford Coach Fred Spiegelberg surveys action from the sidelines during the first half of the' state championship football game at Portland Friday night. - ' (UPI Telephoto) Antarctic Nuclear Test Washington-(UPD-The 12-na tion antarctic treaty confer ence Saturday reached almost final .agreement to ban all nuclear explosions in. Antarc tica. The tentative agreement would not forbid the use of . . (UPI Telephoto) Agreement Near atomic recators for such pur poses as electrical power and melting ice for water. Washington (UPD Vice Adm. Thomas R. Cooley, re tired, died Saturday in Quan tico, Va., the Navy announced. 4
