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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1959
No. 216
Kynning honored
On Retirement as
County Engineer
More than 150 employees
of the county roads depart
ment honored ' Paul B. Ryn-
ning, retiring county engi
neer, at a surprise gathering
Friday afternoon at the coun
ty shops.
Rynning will retire from
the position Dec. 31 after 35
years service as county engi
neer.
County Commissioner Ches
ter Wendt, on behalf of the
county court, and "all the
county's citizens," presented
the engineer with two bronze
plaques which will be placed
on a new 231-foot bridge over
the South work of the Rogue
river on the Butte Falls-Prospect
rd. County Judge Earl
Miller greeted the large
group.
A. (Bill) Wattenburg, gen
eral roads superintendent,
presented a polaroid camera
to Rynning on behalf of the
department employees.
Wendt related some of the
, "outstanding accomplish
ments which have taken place
during Rynning's long term of
service."
Appointed in 1925
The engineer was officially
appointed on Jan. 1, 1925, but
had served the county before
that time as consulting engi
neer. He played an important
part in the development of
Crater lake, Greensprings and
Jacksonville-Applegate high
ways. -'
Wendt said that when the
engineer came to the county,
the roads department consist
ed of 12 separate, loosely or
ganized road districts. Typi
cal equipment for a district
included four horses hired
out by the district supervisor,
a steel-wheeled horse-drawn
grader, a Model "T" one-yard ;
hand dump truck, wagons and
miscellaneous hand tools.
Each '-district employed
about five men. Under Ryn
ning's direction, the separate
Sonic Boom Echoes
Through Valley
A sonic boom, which is
caused when a jet plane tray
els faster than sound, was
heard in the Rogue Valley
about 2:54 p.m. Friday.
Intensity of the boom varied
at different locations in the
valley, and one resident re
ported that a glass on a table
in her home was broken. Oth
er residents reported that the
boom jarred houses and rat
tled dishes.
Sonic booms heard in this
area come from F-101B Voo
doo planes of the 322nd Fight
er - Interceptor ' squadron at
Klamath Falls, which assum
ed alert duty last week.
Col. Jack W. Williams, com
mander of KingsleyAir Force
base, said that occasional
"hot" scrambles in pursuit of
an unidentified flying object
off the Pacific coast will re
quire supersonic flight be
tween the base and the coast.
Sonic booms accompany such
flights, he noted.
He added that such activi
ties will be held to a minimum
in line with national defense
policy.
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.-S PLAQUE Retiring County En- Friday. Rynning is retiring after 35 years
gineer Paul Rynning, center, is shown re- as Jackson county engineer. County Judge
ceiving one of two plaques from Chester Earl Miller watches the presentation.
Wendt, county commissioner, at ceremonies
districts were combined Into
one efficient centralized de
partment which now employs
150 men and has a plant and
equipment inventory of about
SI million.
A member of the Associa
tion of American Road Build
ers, Rynning served as presi
dent of the county and local
roads division. He is on the
association's board of direc
tors. Wendt described Rynning's
part in obtaining federal mon
ies for counties', which he said
"has probably been the great
est single factor for raising
the standards of certain coun
ty' roads to those standards
formerly associated with state
secondary highways."
Since Rynning has been
with the county, almost every
one of the almost 1,000 miles
of county roads has been im
proved. Of the 590 wooden
bridges located here in 1925,
only a few are left' that he
has not engineered for recon
struction or replacement.
Rynning will be replaced
by Robert J. Carstensen, who
has served as assistant engi
neer for the past year. He was
formerly city engineer in
Grants Pass.
In reply to the remarks
made by Wendt and other of
ficials, Rynning attributed his
accomplishments to the coun
ty courts and employees with
whom he has worked.
Cpntracts for the Paul Ryn
ning bridge are to be let early
next spring. Plans call for a
6-span structure with a
unique T-beam, the first one
of its type in Jackson county.
Fire Districts
Slate Elections
Four rural fir protection
districts will hold elections
Monday for one member each
on their boards of directors.
Elections are also . scheduled
the same day in four county
water districts.
Polls will be open Monday,
from 2 until 8 p.m. in all dis
tricts, it was reported.
Clifford Howard is seeking
reelection in the Medford ru
ral fire district for a five year
term. Voting will be at the
Oak Grove school.
Also seeking reelection for
a five-year term is Claud
Hoover on the Central Point
Rural district board. Polling
place will be the rural station
on Highway 99.
A- J. (Bert) Conner, pres
ent board member, and J.
Wilmer Ragsdale have filed
for a five-year term on the
Shady Cove-Trail fire protec
tion district board. The elec
tion will be held in the Shady
Cove fire hall.
The member of the Rogue
River district board up for
reelection is' Glenn Hutchin
son. The polling place will be
the Ed Lilly Service Station
at the Rogue river bridge on
Highway 99.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil-(UPD-Two
more planeloads of rebel
air force officers grasshopper
ed across Brazil Saturday in
flight to refuge outside the
country.
Family Life In
Russia Differs
From That in US
(Editor's note: This it
another in a series of ar
ticles prepared by Med
ford' school superintendent
following his recent three
week trip to Russia. The
series deals with Russia's
"Seven Year Plan." and is
-baled on Soviet books,
magazine articles, and per
sonal interviews with the
ministers of education of
the Russian and Ukranian
republics, the deputy mayor
of Moscow and the mayor of
Tbilisi.)
By
DR.
LEONARD MAYFIELD
Medford School
Superintendent
Since my return home many
questions have been asked re
lating to "how the typical
Russian family lives." '
It is always difficult to de
scribe an average person or
typical, patterns relative to
peoples of a nation. We were
interested in social and cul
tural patterns as well as the
educational program of the
Soviets, and an attempt will
be made to discuss them as
observed. Since conformity
and uniformity is. the general
pattern of all activities in the
U.S.S.R., it is probably easier
to describe the typical "Rus
sian than their American
counterparts where a high de
gree of personal autonomy
exists.
Family life in the Soviet is
entirely different from ours in
Oregon. It may be compared
more readily with that found
in large cities - particularly
in the East where a greater
percentage of people liv in
apartments or multiple dwell
ings. : Single or one-family
dwelling units so common -
in America. do not exist in
the U.S.S.R. Even those hold
ing top political or business
management positions live in
apartments. Apartments
where important people lived
were pointed out to us as we
were on tours in the several
cities. r
The Soviets are planning
many new cities and are de
veloping areas adjacent to the
already large centers of popu
lation such as Leningrad, Mos
cow, and Kiev. In their plans,
which are under direction of
the State Planning commis
sion (this is called Gosplan),
newly developed areas are
"self - contained." Units are
planned to include everything
essential for the worker and
his family needs based on
communist standards of liv
ing.
A recently constructed fac
tory at Tbilisi in the Republic
of Georgia may be used as an
example. Economic conditions
in this area were found to be
low and in need of an addi
tional industry. A tea pack
ing plant was selected as the
new production plant. A site
was selected on the outskirts
of the city. The development
created employment for an es
timated 500 persqns.
Construction included the
factory building, access roads,
water, electrical services, sew
age, and all other essential
services. Living quarters in
the form of two large apart
ment houses were built within
easy walking distance of the
factory. Stores which cater to
all individual and family
needs were located on the
ground floor of the apartment
houses. Professional services
such as doctors and dentists
were also housed in the build
ings. Park and recreation
areas for both children and
adults were a part of the plan.
No space was noticed for
storing and parking cars as
we consider an essential part
of any housing or business de
velopment in America. How
ever, each new apartment de
velopment does include large
park areas which could easily
be converted in part to park
ing areas.
The development included
a school building with facili
ties for both the academic and
extracurricular activities for
youth and adults. In the larger
developments, separate build
ings are constructed (if a
former royal palace is not
available) for their Young Pio
neer or House of Culture Ac
tivity program. Plans do not
include churches or religious
centers.
No one is allowed to move
in the Soviet unless approved
by the authorities. Thus there
is no danger of creating labor
surpluses in a newly develop
ed industrial or business area,
Price ranges for everything
including goods and services
sold or used by the Soviets are
set by the government. The
one exception reported to us
was the collective farmer who
sold produce from his small
piece of ground leased to him
by the government: He was
allowed considerable au
tonomy in establishing prices
for his products after he paid
his tax on the products.
The work week in the So
viet is considered to be 46
hours spread over six days.
There were a few exceptions
reported as working only five
days. However, everyone is
expected to labor 46 hours.
Many add to their income by
"moonlighting" for a part of
a day or longer on some other
job.
Everyone who is physically
and mentally able is expected
to work: Actually there are
two incentives for every qual
ified member of a family to
work. One is the need for ad
ditional money in order to
purchase suitable and needed
clothing and food. The other
is that one is considered dis
loyal and unpatriotic if he
does not work.
"From each according to his
ability, to each according to
his need" is the communist
creed along with slogans post
ed in many public places
which read, "Work - work,
Serve - Serve," and "Beat
America."
With both parents working
it is necessary that- the chil
dren be cared for until able
to do so themselves. The state
does this through its nursery,
public, and boarding schools,
and through youth activity
centers in the form of "Pio
neer Circle" program. Moth
ers are given four months' ma
ternity leave from their work
with pay. Parents are expect
ed to take their babies to a
doctor for examination once
each month. This practice is
followed until the child is in
nursery or regular school
where medical services are
provided.
The relationship between
parents and their children is
considerably different than in
America. There are far more
laws controlling the lives and
conduct of both the child and
the parent than we have in
our country.
In the U.S.S.R. the parents
and their children are separ
ated through nursery school
and summer camp programs
for long periods of time. How
ever, in the few situations
where parents or grandpar
ents were with babies and
older children, they 'demon
strated the same affection for
them we do.
PLANE CRASH KILLS 8
Mexico City (UPD A two
engine plane crashed into
three houses at the town of
Puebla Saturday, killing eight
persons and critically injuring
one other. All of the casual
ties were aboard the plan.
'Constructive'
Talks Held by
Steel Officials
No Comment Made
On Settlement Plans
Washington - (UPD - Steel
management and union nego
tiators held Saturday what
federal mediator Joseph . F.
Finnegan termed "construc
tive" talks.
. Finnegan said he would
rather not comment on whe
ther progress was made to
ward settling long-standing
wage contract differences
which could avert another
strike.
He said he did not think
such comment would "advance
the possibility of a settle
ment." The negotiators met- with
Finnegan for more than two
hours.
Finnegan said he would
confer with ' his own media
tion panel Sunday and that
the management and labor
negotiators would again meet
in joint session Monday.
Union President James C.
McDonald and R. Conrad
Cooper, management's bar
gaining chief, both declined
to comment.
Finnegan said he thought it
was "decidedly worth while"
to continue the talks.
The two negotiating teams
were called together for the
across-the-table talks by fed
eral mediators. The confer
ence was only the second joint
session since Nov. 7 when the
government invoked a Taft
Hartley Law injunction to
end a costly 116-day walk-out.
Before leaving on his good
will trip abroad, Eisenhower
had insisted strongly on a set
tlement before he returns
Dec. 22. He warned of pos
sible government action if the
threat of a renewed strike
continued.
If there is no settlement, the
steel workers can again go out
on strike after Jan. 26 when
the 80-day Taft-Hartley "cool
ing off'' period expires.
The stalemate continue, d to
stir speculation on possible
new legislation if f the strike
resumes after Congress re
convenes on Jan. 6.
Senate Democratic whip
Mike Mansfield of Montana
said that if the disrjute is toot
settled this month, Congress
will ' have to consider ways
and means of handling it."
He said some form of arbi
tration or perhaps "labor
courts with full power to lay
down mandatory decisions
might be considered by the
legislators."
Mansfield also told report
ers the steel strike has punc
tured any chances of a bal
anced budget in the current
fiscal year because of lost tax
revenue from idleness of the
steel mills and related indus
tries.
Sports Bulletins
Ashland - Ashland high
scored its first basketball
win of the season here Sat
urday night by turning back
Fortuna. Calif., 55' to 50.
The Grizzlies had period
leads of 15 to 7. 21 to 18 and
40 to 39. Phil Tucker put in
19 points for Ashland and
Don Pullen 16 for Fortuna.
Eagle Point-Myrtle Creek
led at the end of every pe
riod to defeat Eagle Point
high school, '45 to 30. in a
basketball game played
here Saturday night. Fred
Earwood was high point
man for the winners with
16 points while Dick Wil
son led the losers with 10.
Central Point- Crater
high's hustling Comets spill
ed Roseburg 45 to 34 here
last night to split their
week end basketball series
with the Indians. The
Comets led 9 to 7, 23 to 15
and 34 to 25 at the quarters.
Jim Jarvis, Roseburg, was
high scorer with 20 points
and Dave Sharp led Crater
with 15.
Butle Falls -Butte Falls
high tipped Rogue River 29
lo 25 here last night in a
non league basketball game.
The Loggers of Butte Falls
headed 14 to 11 at the half.
Laverne Baker tallied 10
Butte Falls points and Bar
ry Frantz and Dave Carter
each had nine for the Chief
tains. Seattle (UPD A Seattle ho
tel maid, Dorothy May Jack
son, 38, was killed by what
appeared to be three stab
wounds in her body Saturday
night.
President Pledges Support to Italy
1 I 1)
SALUTE TO EISENHOWER On the thres
hold of the Quirinale Palace in Rome," a
helemted Corassiere (presidential body
guard) in his colorful uniform gives a snap
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IKE AT - LUNCHEON Visiting President.
Eisenhower, left, appears, to! indicate he is
ready for lunch as he attends a stag luncheon -given
for him by Premier Antonio Segni,
center,- in Rome. Others identifiable . are
Lumber Industry
November Layoffs
Reported Short
Th first seasonal layoffs in
the lumber industry were not
ed during November, but most
of the layoffs were of short
duration, according to John J.
Patton, manager of the Med
ford office of state employ
ment service.
In addition to layoffs in
logging, there were brief shut
downs in some sawmills and
plywood mills, but by the end
of the month most of the
crews involved had returned
to work, Patton said.
The "up and down" condi
tion, Tie said, seemed to have
little effect on. the rest of the
county. Job placements
through the local office were
about twice as numerous as a
year ago, which points up the
generally ' good condition of
local employment. Patton
noted that there still is a
shortage of well qualified
applicants which has made
the filling of some job open
ings difficult.
- Christmas gift packing in
the fruit industry is now in
full swing, and supplies em
ployment for several hundred
people in November and De
cember. Construction, he said,
is continuing at a good level.
"Up to the present time,"
he said, "good weather has
been a great help to all out
side work, but the lack of
rainfall is now being felt in
lowered water tables."
Immigration into this area
noted in previous months is
continuing, Patton said. His
office is receiving inquiries
from all parts of the country
regarding local job opportu
nities. Unemployment in Jackson
county, Patton said, was about
two-thirds the level of a year
ago at the end of November,
and no major increase is an
ticipated until bad weather
forces shutdowns in lumber
and construction. ,
During the next 60 days,
"we should expect a seasonal
increase in unemployment
with a consequent decrease in
hiring," he said. This condi
tion seldom continues much
beyond March 1. he added.
Spacemonkey Not
Impressed
Norfolk, Va. - GJPD-Sam the
monkey," hungry, frisky and
unimpressed with his 55-mile
flight into space, shook hands
with his private physician Sat
urday, munched an apple and
headed for home.
Sam traded his berth in the
sick bay of a U.S. destroyer
for a station wagon ride to
nearby Langley Air Force
Base, Va., home of the seven
human Astronauts who hope
to take the same rocket ride
that the' monkey pioneered
Friday.
He waited at the Langley
veterinarians clinic with his
doctor. Air Force Maj. Cloid
Greene, for a flight to Brooks
Air Force Base, San Antonio,
Tex., where Sam will undergo
intensive tests.
' Sam received his pre-flight
"training"' at Brooks under
Greene, who followed him to
Wallops Island, Va.,-for -the
historic shot and was the first
period aboard the destroyer
U.S.S. Brodie when it docked
at the Norfolk Naval . Base
here Saturday. .
The two shook hands. "Hi,
Sam," the doctor said..
Excavation Tests
Set for Stadium
County equipment will be
used Monday morning to
make excavation tests for the
proposed athletic stadium on
the Jackson county fair
grounds south of Medford,
County Judge Earl Miller
said Friday.
The tests will determine
the value of fill dirt which
could be obtained from the
site for construction of the
Pacific highway freeway, and
possible depth of the pro
posed stadium, Miller explain
plained. County Engineer Paul Ryn
ning will represent the coun
ty and others to witness the
test Jack McCormick. resident
engineer, state highway de
partment; and Rodney Miller,
of Peter Kiewitt and compa
ny, contractors for the Cen
tral Point to Medford free
way section.
py salute as President Eisenhower arrives
to visit Italian President Giovanni Gronchi.
(UPI Radiotelephoto)
President Giovanni Gronchi, facing camera,
partly .hidden,' foreground right; and For
eigner Minister Giuseppe Pella, far right.
(UPI Radiotelphoto)
by Trip
They were quickly whisked
away to Langley, Sam under
a blanket and Greene right
behind, while reporters
thronged the rail of a ship
moored alongside and shouted
for news of the monkey's con
dition. "He's in good s h a p e,"
Greene replied.
The doctor was quoted at
a news conference aboard the
destroyer tender U.S.S. Tide
water as saying he was "very
pleased" with Sam's condition
following the trip which
marked the first time the Mer
cury capsule had been tested
with a living creature aboard.
The experiment was a howl
ing success.
Conducted by the National
Aeronautics and Space Ad
ministration (NASA), it- was
designed to test the escape
mechanism to be . used' if a
space shot goes wrong with a
human being aboard. ...
Sam's bell-shaped capsule
parachuted softly into the At
lantic and was picked up less
than two hours later by the
Brodie, summoned by an air
plane hovering overhead. '
Christmas Lighting
Contest to Open Soon
Entry blanks for the fourth
annual residential Christmas
lighting contest sponsored by
the Medford Junior Chamber
of Commerce will be avail
able soon in local appliance
stores and at the California
Oregon Power company, ac
cording to Kenn Knackstedt,
chairman of the project.
Winners in four sections
and a sweepstakes winner
will be selected on the basis
of good lighting principles,
originality and individual ex
pression of the Christmas
theme, Knackstedt said. En
tries do not have to be elab
orate and extensive to win,
he noted. .
Medford and adjacent areas
will be divided along lines ex
tending from Main st. and
Highway 99, or Central ave.
within the city limits. First
and second place winners in
each of the four area will bei
Italians Promised
Stronger Role in
Next Summit Talk
Ike Will Visit
Pope John Sunday
Rome (UPD President Ei
senhower, winding up the first
round of political talks on a
world tour designed to "in
terpret America to other peo
ple," agreed Saturday night
to support Italy in its bid for
a stronger role in prepara
tions for an East-West summit
meeting.
Disclosure of the President's
pledge of support was made
by White House Press Secre
tary James C. Hagerty at a
briefing held after the issu
ing of a formal diplomatic
communique. ,
Hagerty said the President
had been "sympathetic" . to
Italy's desire for a bigger role
in the West's negotiations with
Russia and agreed to take up
the matter at the Western Big
Four talks in Paris Dec. 19.
Italy's desire for equality
with her Western defense
partners had been the most
prominent issue facing Eisen
hower in his visit here. His
discussions also resulted in
an Italian-American pledge to
work together for disarma
ment and the principles of the
United Nations.
The 450-word communique
signed by Eisenhower, Ital
ian President Giovanni Cron
chi, Premier Antonio Segni
and Foreign Minister Giu
seppe Pella was issued at the
end of two days of "animated"
talks in rain-drenched Rome
and concluded the first phase
of Eisenhower'! 19-day mis
sion to 11 nations. Sunday he
will visit Pope John XXIII in
the Vatican, before flying to
Ankara, Turkey.
The communique stressed
the "friendship, respect and
understanding" between Italy
and the United States and not
ed Italy's increasing contribu
tion, to the Western allied
cause.
The United States and
Italy pledged their "dedica
tion" to the common causes
of NATO and the United Na
tions and more world trade,
while pursuing policies "aim
ed at reducing the burden of
armaments throughout the
world."
They pledged full support
for the forthcoming 10-nation
East-West disarmament con
ference in Geneva next year.
BUSINESSMAN DIES
Thomas J. Harnsberger, 41,
of 315 Lozier lane, Medford,
died while playing golf at the
Rogue Valley Country club
Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Harnsberger had been district
freight sales representative -here
for Missouri-Kansas and
Texas railroad for about
three years.
WEATHER
FORECA ST: Variable high
cloudiness today. Cloudy to
night. Partly cloudy Monday.
High today 58.- Low tonight 25.
High Monday 5S.
Temp.
Highest Saturday ...SS
Lowest Saturday Morning 19
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today .
4:39 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:27 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow 12:07 a.m.
First Quarter tnnicht ..6:11 p.m.
PROMINENT STAR
Sirius. rises ...9:15 p.m.
and will be due
south at 1:S0 a.m.
It will be the brightest star in
the sky until ... 3 54 a.m.
when the planet, Venus, rises.
selected, and the sweepstakes
winner will be selected from
the entire list of entries.
Knackstedt said that those
entries which do not place
will be given a chance for a
prize after judging has been
completed. In this way, all
entries will have a chance of
winning a prize, he said.
Judging will take place
Dec. 26, and contestants are
asked to keep displays lighted
between 6:30 and 10 p.m. to
give judges adequate time to
view all displays. ,
Entries should be submitted
to the Medford Jaycees, post
office box 251, Medford, and
must be received by the Jay
cees no later than Dec. 24 to
be eligible to compete.
Assisting Knackstedt on the
committee are Hal Gardner,
Greg Orr, Al Wilkes, Charles
(Chuck Jones and Del Landing.