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Regional Edition Price 10 Cents Medford Tribune BREAK GROUND Construction of the new Latham, president . of the Jackson County Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan Chamber of Commerce, and Jack Edson, association building in -downtown Medford architect for the building. The site is locat- got under way officially this morning as ed between Front st. and the railroad tracks Mayor John Snider, right, and the firm's south of Main st. Heavy machinery has been president, W. J. Warren, turned back shovel- doing leveling work there for several days fuls of earth. Also pictured above are, left and at one point an old brick walk, a relic to right, County Judge Earl Miller, Jerry of Medford's early days, was unearthed. Eisenhower Working on State of Union Message Chief Executive Given Salute by itish Flagship Aboard U.S.S. Essex (UPD -President Eisenhower worked on his State of the Union Mes sage while cruising on the sunny Mediterranean! today and received a 21-gun salute from the flagship of the Brit ish Mediterranean Fleet. The President, aboard the Des Moines, a heavy cruiser, was sailing on a westerly course between Malta and Sic ily when the H.M.S. Tiger, flagship of A dm. Sir Alexan- Hpr Ri n 0lfv rami frosi na cci nix honors. Walches From Bridge ' Bingley is commander in chief of the British, Mediter ranean Fleet and of NATO's Mediterranean forces. Eisenhower watched from . the: flag bridge of the Des Moines as the British ship thundered its greeting.. The chief executive's Sixth Fleet task force was drawn up in a column headed by two. destroyers, then -the Des Moines, then the aircraft car rier Essex, the guided missile cruiser Boston and two de stroyers. ine American vessels were making a leisurely 10 knots as the chief executive con tinued on his way to Tunisia. Dr. Malcolm Moos, admin istrative assistant to the Presi dent and a passenger aboard the Essex, was transferred By helicopter to the chief execu tive's ship during the morning and the two were holding a message - writing session be fore lunch. Moos has been working on the State of the Union Mes sage for weeks. He was brought along on this trip to keep the message up to date. IHLP FIGHT TB aiaiSTr.MS seals Russian Submarines May Have Guided Missiles London-(DPD-The Soviet Un ion already may have subma rines armed with nuclear headed guided missiles on ac tive service, an authoritative reference work said today. "Jane's All The World's Aircraft" said there were "persistent reports" these mis sile craft are now part of the Soviet fleet of 500 submarines built up to sever the Atlantic lifeline between Europe and North America in the event of war. - . - The 1960 edition of the ref erence work said the Russian counterpart of the American Polaris missile is also design Testimony in EPID (Case Starts Today In Circuit Court - A hearing on the requested injunction against the Eagle Point Irrigation district, and involving the California Ore gon Power company,, got un der way this morning in cir cuit court with opening state ments and testimony of Ted Flury, Eagle Point Irrigation district manager. Mrs. Ann Todd, her hus band, and some other Eagle Point irrigation district water Four Injured in Morning Accident Four persons were taken by Medford Ambulance Service to Rogue Valley hospital after an automobile - jeep accident about 8:30 o'clock this morn ing on .Highway 62 at the Bear creek bridge. According to city police, an automobile operated by Allie Wesley Furch, 61, of 2250 Crater Lake hiehway, was westbound when his vehicle skidded on the icy bridge and struck the guard railing on the opposite side of the high way. The vehicle was then struck by the eastbound jeep oDerated bv Lee Pinkham, 45, of 2095 South Peach st., police said. - Furch was reported still in x-ray at press time, suffering from possible head injuries. Pinkham had a cut on the back of his head and bruised collarbone and left leg, police said. Also injured in the crash were two passengers in the Pinkham vehicle. They were Clifford L. Birk, 34, of 960 Ellendale dr.. who was report ed suffering from cuts on the forehead, and Francis An drews Roberts, 23, of, 103 C St., Jacksonville, who had a cut above the left eye. Chemical Test Low Said Not Violation Salem-flJPD - Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton said today a proposed Oregon chemical test law would not violate, constitutional guaran tees against unreasonable search and seizure, the right of self-incrimination or due process provisions. ed to be fired from subma rines under the water. There are two verisons of the missile at the moment. Golem-1 is believed to be a 33,000 pound liquid-propellent missile fired from a chamber towed by a subma rine. It has a range of 400 miles. Golem-2 is believed. to be a development of the Soviet T2 inter-mediate range bal listic missile, used by the army. This is a two-stage liquid propellent weapon l'OO feet long, with a firing weight of 122,000 pounds, and range of 1,800 miles. users Paul Conrad, Fritz Carlson and Herman Higday - are seeking to prevent the district from discharging more than 67 cubic feet per second of water through a si phon. The complainants claim the siphon was designed to take no more than that amount of water. ; "Overloading" the siphon would damage the siphon and "immediate facilities there to," Mrs. Todd charged in her opening statement. Mrs. Todd said she was referring to the immediately adjoining canal when mentioning "immediate facilities thereto." Instructions Given Most of the morning ses sion consisted of instructions from Circuit Judge James M. Main as to the opening proce dure he expected both parties to follow and arguments on Mrs. T odd's amendment to her complaint. . George Roberts, Medford attorney representing Copco, said in his opening statement he would prove that the si phon is capable of taking a discharge of 100 cubic feet per second, as specified in the contract between, Copco and the Eagle Point Irrigation dis trict. He said he would produce testimony to show the siphon had carried that amount with out damage and that the si phon is not 20-years old as the complainants charge, but was constructed in 1943 and 1944. He said some parts were used from the old siphon and placed on the outside of the new one. The new siphon con tains none of the old staves, he added. Mrs. Todd opened examina tion of Flury by asking him if he had brought irrigation dis trict records as she had re quested in a written order. Roberts objected saying the order was not specific as to what records she wanted. A compromise agreement was worked out between the two parties as to what records should be produced. The trial was scheduled to continue this afternoon. Grants Pass Youth, Broadcast Winner Eugene -UPD- Alan Miller, 17-year-old senior at Grants Pass High school, Tuesday was named winner of the state Voice of Democracy contest coordinated by' the Oregon Association of Broad casters. Miller, southern Oregon re gional winner, won out over two other regional champions - Carl Lofsted of David Doug las high school, Portland, and Margaret O'Leary of Bend. .; He will receive an expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., in February to compete with other state winners for the na tional title. ' Salem -UPD- A program pat terned after the Oregon Jus tice Department's welfare re covery division has been set up by the state of Washington. 24 Pages Unander Being Considered for Maritime Post Washington (UPD Oregon State Treasurer Sig Unander definitely is being considered for appointment to a vacancy on the Federal Maritime Board, it was learned today. Reliable sources said Unan der's name was among several under consideration for the post being vacated by Board Member Ben GuilL Guill re signed last week effective Dec. 31. President Eisenhow er will appoint a successor to Guill. The appointment is sub ject to Senate confirmation. It was learned mat unan der, a Republican, was "well thought of by officials high uo in the Commerce Depart ment, the agency which gov erns the Federal Maritime Ad ministration. One source said Unander was expected to get strong support from the Commerce Department if the -- White House asked the Department for its recommendations in filling the vacancy. Because the job must be filled by presidential appoint ment, no action is expected until after President Eisen hower returns from his cur rent trip. Sources said the ap pointment probably ,will not come until after the first of the year. A Maritime Board spokesman said the post does not have to be filled by Dec. 31 even though that is Guill's official retirement date. The three member board handles maritime regulatory matters. The maritime admin istration is charged with the day to day operation of the federal maritime program.' Salem-OIPD-Those who have speculated on whether State Treasurer Sig Unander will Klamath Men Are Found Guilty John Joseph Detto, 29, and L. M. Pate, both Klamath Falls, were found guilty Tues day' morning of charges of assault and battery in Klam ath county-district court. , The two men were charged with beating of C. M. Le macks, 2717 Howard ave., Medford, last month as he and another man were returning to Medford after working two days at the Crater Lake Ma chinery company, Klamath Falls. ' Sentencing was set for. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, in ..dis trict court. Witnesses for the state were R. W. Miles, 2651 Table Rock rd., who was in the pickup with Lemacks at the time he was assaulted on Green Springs highway near the Penney Springs Guard sta tion, and Lemacks. In addition to the two de fendants four other witnesses were called by the defense. Members of the. Hoisting and Portable Engineers at the three offices of the - Crater Lake Machinery company in Redmond, Klamath Falls and Medford, have been on strike since Oct. 27. Pate and Detto, both mechanics, were em ployed by the company prior to the strike, according to company records. Ashland Council to Accept U. S. Funds Ashland - The Ashland city council last night agreed to accept between $60-$65,000 in federal funds for construction of the city's proposed sewage plant. The motion to accept the appropriation was passed unanimously after the council discussed a letter from the state board of health saying that funds were available. ... The council also decided to contact the board in Portland for a more definite commit ment on appropriations for 1960. WEATHER FORECAST: Foe tonight znd Thursday. Continued eold. Low tonight 25-28. -Ugh Thursday 38-40. Temp. Highest Yesterday 34 Lowest this Morning 29 Free, to 10 a.m. Today, Trace. Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:40 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:35 a.m. Moonrise tonight . 6:27 p.m. Last Quarter Dec. 22 PROMINENT STAR Betelgeuse, low in east 6:54 p.m. 520 light years from the Earth, this star is about 400 times as large as the Sun. It varies ir regularly in its brigh'tness. j resign soon and accept a post with the federal government had something else to chew on today. Late Tuesday, Unander filed with the secretary of state's office declaration of candi dacy for delegate to the GOP national convention in 1960. He filed as a state at large delegate. Test Case May Have Bearing on Slate Prisoners Salem (UPD The State Su preme Court today heard arguments on a case involving a convict seeking freedom from Oregon . state prison under the 1959 legislature's post-conviction act. The test case will have a bearing on the fate of some 80 other peni tentiary inmates. Oral arguments were pre sented today in the case of Raymond D. Lilly. He was given his freedom recently under a Marion county Cir-' cuit Court ruling that Lilly had been sentenced improper ly on a bad check charge. The decision of Marion County Circuit Judge George Duncan was, appealed to the high court by the state in be half of Prison Warden Clar ence Gladden. Lane County Case Lilly, who was found guil ty of a felony in Lane county, maintains that he was sen tenced under thew rong law. He argues that he was guilty of a misdemeanor instead of a felony. The former calls for only a term in the county jail. Robert G. Danielson of the State Justice Department told the Supreme Coutr that its during will affect 8.0 other prison inmates' who are' serv ing bad check terms in which the check amounts were less than $75. The bad check that Lilly wrote was for $5 and he con tends that $75 - is the line drawn between cases of mis demeanor and felony. Some 10 other cases are pending. $75,500 Tentatively Set for Area Survey Sen. Wayne Morse, (D-Ore.) said today he has been advised by ' the Corps of Engineers that $75,500 is tentatively available for flood control survey work along the Rogue River during fiscal year 1961. Senator Morse's office said the engineers advised Morse of the amounts usable for var ious survey projects in navi gation, flood control, and Ore gon operation and mainten ance and rehabilitation proj ects. In a telegram to the Mail Tribune, his office said Sena tor Morse will make strong representations to the ap propriate senate and house committees in support of the full amount usable on the projects. Foreign C3m. loans ' MEDFORD, OREGON, NATO Told U.S. Has Superiority Over Russians Alliance Warned Against Concessions Paris (UPD The United States told its NATO allies to day that it still has a nuclear lead over the Soviet Union, "both with respect to nuclear weapons and to the means of their delivery." Defense Secretary Thomas S. Gates gave the assurance to the NATO Council of Min isters. He said the U.S. "Is confident of its nuclear su periority." He also warned the alliance against expected Soviet con cessions that would - allow western nations to reduce their defense costs. Pledges Added He pledged that the U. S. would maintain its powerful ground,' air and naval forces in Europe. Britain and Italy added their pledges to maintain or increase present defense forces. ' But France's role in the al liance and American criti cism of it-caused controversy in the meeting amid the gen eral show of unity. Press Leak Condemned NATO Secretary General Paul-Henri Spaak condemned an "indiscretion" on the part of the U.S. in leaking charges that France, by not living up to its military commitments, was endangering the alliance. Gen. Nathan B. Twining, chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the charges at a secret meeting of the NATO Military Commit tee. French Defense Minister Pierre Guillaumat said today his government was seriously concerned that the charges had leaked to the press. Travelers Stranded In New Mexico Vaughn, N. M. (UPD The second worst snow storm in New Mexico history stranded an'estimated 500 travelers in this small community today and '" abandoned cars lined highways in every direction. More than 75 cars were stranded between here and Roswell on U. S. 285, and a bus carrying 23 persons, was snowbound five miles from here, its passengers still in side. Two other buses and their 45 passengers were marooned in Vaughn, which has a popu lation of less than 1,500, over crowding hotels and motels and spilling into makeshift quarters in city hall. The storm dumped 10 inches or more of snow at Albuquerque, Tucumcari and Santa Rosa, N. M., before sweeping on across the east ern part of the state and into West Texas. MAN BURNED Paul Lloyd, 35, H o 1 1 a n d hotel, an oil company service man, suffered facial burns about 9:30 o'clock this morn ing when an oil stove "blew up" at the V. L. Armstrong residence, 714 Park St., fire men reported. He was taken to Sacred Heart hospital. Matter MAULTMt im, rue Palmar Push WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER TOSS At ap Canaveral Italic TWIN LEAVES HOSPITAL Tiny Denett Stubblefield is shown being held by her mother as she leaves the University of Oregon hospital in Portland today. Denett was separated from her Siamese twin last October. Doctors did not estimate how long Jeanette, the other the hospital. (See story on Air Force Plane Flies 1,520 MPH For Speed Record Washington-OIPD - The Air Force announced today that one of its F106 Delta Dart all weather intercepters set a new official world speed record of 1,520.9 miles an hour Tues day at Edward Air Force Base, California. The record was nearly 38 Interstate Bridge Exemptions Asked Portland - (DPD - Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) asked Gov. Mark Hatfield to day to see if something could be worked out so that mem bers of Oregon's armed forces reserves would be exempt from tolls on the Interstate bridges while on active duty. Tolls on the twin bridges between here and Vancouver, Wash., go into effect Jan. 4. Neuberger said it had been brought to his attention that some 500 members of Oregon reserve units would be affect ed as they are required to at tend weekly drills in the Van couver, Wash., training cen ter. He added that it was his understanding that National Guard members on official duty are exempt from tolls. Rogue Valley As Name for "Rogue Valley Art associ ation" this week was picked as the name of the newly formed organization here which plans to further the knowledge and enjoyment of art in all its forms. The name, officers of the group said, is broad enough to include areas some distance from this immediate vicinity, and to include all forms of visual artistic expression. The name was adopted, and other organizational business transacted, at a Monday eve ning meeting at the studio of Eugene Bennett, temporary chairman. Among Objectives Among other objectives, the group plans to establish an art center, which would com bine gallery and classroom space, as well as facilities for films and lectures. The group has issued a plea to valley residents and busi nessmen who might have a suitable vacant building or house which could be made 16, 1959 Ban lifted- twin would have to remain in page 2.) (UPI Telephoto) miles on hour faster than the speed of 1,483 miles an hour claimed Oct. 1 by the Soviet Union for its new E66 Delta wing fighter. It was 116 miles an hour faster than the prev ious official record of 1,404 miles an hour set by U. S. F104 May 16, 1958. Straightaway Course The announcement said the record was set by Maj. Joseph W. Rogers, veteran Air De fense Command pilot, over a straightaway, 18 - kilometer (about 11 mile course.) Rogers, using a production model of the interceptor built by Convair in San Diego, took off at 6:30 a.m. (p.s.t.) and climbed to an altitude of 40, 000 feet above the Southern California desert flight test center. He then touched off the afterburner and flew twice over the course. Meets Requirments The Air Force said the run was made twice to meet of ficial record requirements of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. His speed, an average of two runs, was more than 2.3 times the speed of sound. The F106 is the air defense command's newest intercep tor. Five squadrons are in service so far. They can be armed with the MB1 Genie atomic rocket. Art Association Picked New Organization Here available lor this purpose. The association has a limited budget, it was pointed out. Robert Bosworth is chair man of the building and sites committee, and can be reach ed by telephoning TWinoaks 9-1641. The report of the activities committee included a tenta tive calendar of travelling ex hibits of oils, watercolors and sculpture to begin as soon as a building is available. Plans also include, lectures, films, invitational one-man shows by local and outside artists, and monthly or annual shows. The committee is also study ing plans for an art rental service, to provide works of art for homes and offices. Chairman is Mrs. Eric W. Allen Jr. Membership in the associ ation is open to anyone inter ested, and the cost was set at $5 for individuals, $7.50 for a couple, and $2 for students. James Ragland, member ship chairman, said. member No. 225 Misunderstanding Said Responsible For General's Act UPI Explanation Of Source Given Washington ffllPD Maj. Gen. Donald N. Yates has lifted a ban imposed on press cover age of military missile firings at the Cape Canaveral, Fla, Test Center. He said the ban resulted from a misunder standing. Yates, commander of the test center, said Tuesday in a telegram to Lyle C. Wilson, vice president of United Press international, that he would "continue to cooperate with the press to insure the most objective reporting" of mis- sue activities. Censorship Charged Wilson, UPI Washington bureau chief, had telegraphed Yates asking him to lift the ban, imposed Mondav. Wilson said the order barring news men from the test center dur ing military rocket shots amounted to an attempt to censor news originating in Washington. Wilson's telegram said UPI had obtained the information from Washington sources and from a library where bits of information are compiled. In issuing his ban, Yates said a UPI story from Wash ington last Saturday violated an agreement with the press concerning advance publica tion of the date for launching a Thor-Able rocket in a non military shot for the Federal Space Agency., Sun Shot Reported The UPI dispatch said the National Aeronautics and Space administration planned to launch a payload toward an orbit around the sun this week. Yates said he had giv en the date to rerwrters at Cape Canaveral on a confi dential basis. Yates sent the following tel egram to Wilson: "I am haDDV to receive your assurance that in consid eration of the source of UPI's information. UPI did not vio late the existing agreement. May I assure you my inten tions are to continue to co-operate with the press to insure the most objective reDortine to the p u b 1 i c of our missile activities. I sincerely appreci ate the cooperation I have re ceived in the past from all the news media in this respect. I regret the current misunder standing and plan to immedi ately reinitiate press coverage of our military firings, trust ing that the procedures we have followed in the past will continue to prove satisfac tory." Wenatchee, Wash.-flJPD-King L. Brothers, 64, Portland, was killed Tuesday night when his car struck an embankment about 12 miles south of here. ships will include voting privileges at annual meetings, invitations to the group's events, a newsletter, use of a members' room at the gallery, "plus the satisfaction of know ing you are helping support a cultural force of value to this area, its artists, students and children." Student Memberships Student memberships will include all privileges except holding office in the associ ation. Membership applica t i o n s and fees are now being ac cepted by Mrs. Fred C. Lbrish, secretary - treasurer, at 830 Minnesota st., Medford. Articles of non-profit in corporation are being prepar ed by the constitution and by laws committee, with Ben Day and chairman, and will be presented to the membership next month. The January meeting will be on the 11th at 7:30 p.m. at Beneett's studio, 329 South Grape st., Medford,
