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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1959)
fo)M ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS . . . If Las Vegas, Nev., was curious to find out Santa hopes to fill the orders of all these how many boys and girls were in this pre- children who want their front teeth for dicament and was swamped by several Christmas, he better get his elves working hundred toothless youngsters, in a denture factory. An organization in (UPI Telephoto) Gas Pipeline To Medford Area Being Considered Salem -UPD- Public Utility Commissioner Jonel C. Hill said today Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corporation and Pa cific Gas Transmission com pany formally agreed to ask federal permission to serve southern and central Oregon. Hill said the agreement was reached after cross-examination of officers of the two companies by Oregon PUC Chief Counsel Lloyd Hammel at a hearing in Washington, DC. To Amend Applicaiions Both companies agreed at the hearing before the Fed eral Power Commission to amend their applications to Include service to "economic ally feasible areas in Ore gon." A lateral line from Klamath Falls to the Medford area is planned to bring ser vice to southwest Oregon. The proposed pipelines would extend from Kings gate, B.C. to the San Fran cisco bay area and pass near Bend, Redmond and Klam ath Falls. Section of Carberry Road To Be Closed A section of Carberry rd. from Steve's Fork rd. to Sturgis creek will be closed for about two weeks, it was announced today by the dis trict ranger of the Applegate ranger district. Approximately three quar ters of a mile of the road is being reconstructed by pur chasers of national forest timber, and weather condi tions have made travel across this section hazardous, ac cording to the announcement. The district ranger said the closure has been cleared with the county engineer and coun ty court. Warning signs have been put up at Copper and Applegate. Municipal Jury, Trial Starts in City Hall The jury trial of Henry R Byers, 1217 Leland st., on a charge by the city of driving under the influence of intox icating beverages began to day. Judge pro-tem Richard Courtright told the jury at the start of the trial that it was making history by being the first jury ever to try a case in Medford's municipal court. Highlight of this morning's session was a tape recording, presented as evidence by the city as to Byers condition on the night of Nov. 17, when he was arrested for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Judge Courtright first ad mitted the tape as evidence nd half of it was played for "."3 jury until mention was : '.de of a blood test, at that ; .me the tape was stopped and Dyers' attorney, Robert Boy er, moved for a mis-trial. After consulting with attor neys, Judse Courtright de clared the tape inadmissable as evidence and instructed the ( Eisenhower Plans To Visit Tokyo, Seoul in Summer Washington UPD President Eisenhower may visit Tokyo and Seoul next summer in an effort to help end the cold war between Japan and the Republic of Korea, informed sources said today. The prediction that Eisen hower might extend his good will campaign to the Far East, possibly in late June or early July, followed the disclosure that he has decided to visit Latin America sometime next spring. High administration sources said Thursday the Chief Exe cutive would go to Brazil and Local Man's Watch May Be Radioactive One of the Swiss -made watches being sought for a check for possible radioac tivity is owned by a Medford man, he has reported. Pete Logan, Dark Hollow rd., a professional rodeo an nouncer, saw yesterday's Mail Tribune story telling of the concern of the atomic energy commission and the Rolex watch firm about some 605 watches which might be radio active. He told the Mail Tribune his watch fits the description given. He said it was given to him by the rodeo commit tee in Ft. Smith, Ark., for 10 years service in announc ing rodeos there. Logan planned to wire the watch company in New York, reporting his watch and ask ing what they planned to do. Yesterday's United Press International story indicated that not all the watches of that make are radioactive, but that all of them are being sought so they can be check ed for their content of radio active Strontium 90, which might cause radiation burns to those wearing them. Logan reported no ill-effects from wearing his watch. jury to disregard the portion it had heard. He denied the motion for direct acquittal and for a mis trial. The prosecution, conducted by City Attorney Joel Reeder, rested its case this morning after calling three members of the Medford police depart ment to testify on the city's behalf. Officer Roy Thompson told the jury he first had Byers' car pulled over because of an expired license plate, but no ticed through conversation with and observation of By ers, that he was under the in fluence of intoxicating liquor, and arrested him. Lt. Jack E. McMillan, who made the tape recording of a conversation with Byers on the night he was arrested, also told the jury he felt Byers was under the influence. One defense witness, San ford Buffington, 1123 West Ninth st., was called to attest to Byers' sobriety on the night of his arrest, before Judge Courtright adjourned the court for lunch. four or five other Latin Amer ican countries. April was considered a likely month for the trip provided this would not conflict with the contem plated East-West summit meeting in Geneva. The enthusiastic reception Eisenhower has received ' on his good will trip to Asia, Af risa and Europe was said to have influenced his decision to go to South America. A ranking diplomat said he believed the success of the current tour also assured that the President would add the Far East to his travel sched ule next year. In any event, officials ex pect Eisenhower to make a strong personal appeal next month for serious efforts by Japan and Korea to end their bitter feud. Industry Confers On Oregon Location Portland -(UPD- Oregon's De partment of Planning and De velopment said today repre sentatives of a large defense and science-oriented industry conferred with Gov. Mark Hatfield Thursday and today about a possible plant in Ore gon. The discussions were de scribed as "preliminary" on matters relating to the possi-b-1 e proposed installation. Name of the industry was not disclosed. The Department said it as sembled a team of specialists in transportation, power, tech nology, water, site and other areas from industries and government agencies to con fer with the visiting execu tives. Straub Appoints Committee Heads Springfield - (UPD - Oregon Democratic Party Chairman Robert Straub today an nounced the appointments of chairmen for seven of 10 op erating committees for the Democratic state platform convention here Jan. 29-30. The new chairmen include: Agriculture, Ken Harris, Mad ras; civil rights, Al Roll, Rose burg; economic development, Al Wysong, Springfield; edu cation, .Carol Richman, Eu gene; government reorganiza tion, Don Willner, Portland; health and welfare, Mrs. Mar tha Ann Adelsheim, Portland, and taxation, Myron Katz, Portland. Bill Planned To Aim At Drunken Driver Salem -4UPD- The Legislative Interim Committee on High ways voted today to draft a bill aimed at the drunk driver in Oregon. Four points to be pursued in the proposed legislation will be chemical tests for suspect ed intoxicated drivers, the right of police to arrest a sus pect and charge him with drunken driving, making drunken driving a felony and refusal of a suspect to take the chemical test to be admissible as evidence in later action. Regional Edition Medford 26 Pages Western Allies Never Stronger Ike Declares President in France For Summit Conference Toulon, France -0JPD Presi dent Eisenhower declared on arrival in France today that the allies are stronger than ever before and prepared to negotiate peace "from a posi tion of strength." Eisenhower landed at France's main naval base on the Mediterranean en route to the western summit con- Local Man Killed In Logging Mishap Al Diamond Peak Alfred Charles Offord, 32, of 12541,4 Dixie lane, Med ford, was killed yesterday afternoon in a logging acci dent along the Diamond Peak rd. off Tiller-Trail highway, state police reported today. Offord was killed when a tree being felled by Eugene Huggins, 727 Siskiyou blvd., Ashland, spun on its stump and fell downhill and on Of ford. Huggins, a logger of sev eral yearsr experience, had intended to have the tree fall uphill, according to reports. Upon seeing the tree starting to fall downhill, Huggins yell ed a warning and ran to a safe place, state police were fold. Offord was standing on one log and sawing another about 50 yards away and apparently did not hear the warning shout, state police said. The body was removed to Conger-Morris Funeral home in Medford pending funeral arrangements, state police said. The accident was investi gated by sheriff's deputies, state police and the county coroner's office upon notifica tion by Roxy radio, a logging industry communications net work. Klamath Child Dies In Fall Down Stairs Klamath Falls (UPD An 11-month-old boy died late Thursday after he was dropped accidentally by his father. William Olen, Gairson told state police he was playing with his son, Gary Lee, when the boy slipped through his hands and fell to the floor at the top of a stairwell and rolled to the bottom of the stairs. "Now Let's Try This One' Hi tin "slhiif MEDFORD, ference in Paris. Without mentioning current strained French - American relations, he said in an arrival address delivered on the red-carpeted Quai d'Honneur that "the un derlying respect of the two nations (France and America) for each other has never lessened, and because of that we are stronger today." "This nation, under the leadership of Gen. Charles de Gaulle-and our nation are stronger for the pursuit of peace than was possible ever in our history." Must Struggle Together "We are part of a great coalition," he said, "determ ined, from a position of strength, to pursue peace with every bit of our strength, every bit of our wisdom and with all the emo tion we can. "In our opinion, if all of us ca nstruggle together in the same way the United States and France have for many decades, we shall one day win through to success." Firm Stand Seen Eisenhower's statement, a reaffirmation of his faith in NATO, appeared to indicate the U.S. and its allies were prepared to take a firm stand in any negotiations with Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev in a spring summit conference. And it indicated he was ready to patch things up with de Gaulle in their meeting Saturday in Paris where among other things they are to discuss U.S. charges that France has weakened NATO by refusing to cooperate fully with it. Rynning Submits His Resignation County- Engineer Paul Ryn ning officially tendered his resignation today, the county court reported. County Judge Earl Miller and Commissioner Ralph James said they would wait until Commissioner Chester Wendt returns from Portland before officially accepting the resignation and appointing a successor. Wendt is attending a meeting on O and C access roads. Rynning has recommended R. J. Carstensen to succeed him as county engineer, ac cording to his letter. Carsten sen has been assistant county engineer for the past year. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1959 " t I - f NEARS COMPLETION The Eighth st. bridge over Bear creek started looking like a bridge late last week as the concrete for the deck was poured. Earlier pouring was delayed by cold temperatures. The concrete' Court Hearing on Injunction Against EPID Continues An injunction hearing against the Eagle Point Irri gation district continued in circuit court this morning with examination and mark ing of district records, which Mrs. Ann Todd, one of the complainants, said she wished to use in the case. The hearing, which in volves the California Oregon Power company, is on an in junction requested to prevent the district from discharging more than 67 cubic feet per second of water through a si phon. Mrs. Todd, her husband, Howard, and three other Ea gle Point irrigation district water users are seeking the injunction. They claim the si phon was designed to take no more than that amount of wa ter. Observers said they ex pected the case to continue through Monday. Thursday, D. C. Hendrix, Jackson county watermaster, testified that the siphon, at present, is not capable of tak ing more than 85 cubic feet per second of water. To take more some way must be found to change the head on the siphon, the inlet structure, or of lowering the end of the outlet structure or some com bination of the three, he testi fied. Engineer's Records The state engineer's records show that 99 cubic feet per second went through the si phon at one time, Hendrix testified. Upon cross-examination by George Roberts, attor ney for California Oregon Power company, Hendrix ex plained that the irrigation dis trict's gauge-reader notes the gauge height at its location upstream from the siphon and also notes trash pile-up or other things which might cause a piling back of the wa ter, thus a higher gauge read ing. Such causes for a higher gauge reading might not be entered in the gauge reading report sent to the engineer's office, Hendrix said. On that basis, the engineer's office might misjudge the actual wa ter flow through the siphon haseH on the readings, he ; said. ' The watermaster said his of I fice checks the gauge once a ! month. The gauge was moved upstream about August to get away from the back-up effect, he said. On Nov. 23 the maxi mum reading was 82.6 cubic feet per second. Board of Education Budget Due for Study Salem -ttJPD- The Legislative Interim Fiscal Committee in an afternoon session Thursday voted to take a long look at the S55 million biennial budget of the State Board of Higher Education. Salem -(UPD A meeting of the Oregon Hydroelectric Commission here next Mon day has been postponed until Tuesday. , Tribune Council Approves Variance for New Mortuary The Medford city council last night granted a variance to Siskiyou Memorial Park association to operate a new mortuary at its cemetery. The ordinance was adotped unani mously with Councilman Don Hansen abstaining. The council also adopted an amendment to' the ordinance setting up conditions of the variance, but the conditions were watered down from those recommended by the city planning commission, Conditions to the variance approved by the council are that the association must pro vide off-street parking facili ties,- allow no signs, that fu ture building or structural changes of the mortuary must be approved by the planning commission, and access roads will be restricted to those now existing. Conditions Eliminated Conditions recomme n d e d by the planning commission which were eliminated were that the mortuary be screened with evergreens to obstruct its sight, and that the condi tions be met within 90 days. The council voted unani mously on all conditions with the exception of the screening provision and the access recommendation. Councilmen Robert Van Sickle and James Dunlevy voted no on the ac cess provision, and Van Sickle voted no on eliminating the screening provision. Hansen abstained from voting on the variance and conditions be cause of conflicting interests. Manville Heisel, represent- 7i, HELP FIGHT TB CHRISTMAS SEALS G Red China Ready To Agree To Nehru's Proposal To Withdraw Armed Forces London -(UPD-Chinese Com munist Premier Chou En-lai said today he is prepared to agree to an Indian proposal to withdraw all armed forces from disputed areas as a "par tial solution" to the border crisis between the two coun tries. Offers To Meet Nehru He offered to meet Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in China or Rangoon, Burma, Dec. 26 to discuss the dispute. Chou's offer was made in note to Nehru, broadcast by Radio Peiping and moni tored here. Nehru had rejected an earlier Chou proposal for talks because he said he No. 227 will not be hard enough to permit vehicles to use it until January it was reported. Work is progressing on the sidewalks and railings. i in City ing Siskiyou Memorial park, briefly outlined the conflicts between his clients and the city over the mortuary as they have developed in the past few weeks. He stated his clients' oppo sition to the planning com mission's recommendat ions. specifically the screening recommendation, which he said was unfair because trees would not grow on the rocky soil surrounding the mortuary. and little or no opposition had been expressed by anyone to the sight of the mortuary building itself. He also objected to the recommendation concern ing access roads and contended that the new road would not noticeably increase traffic on Groveland ave., as contended by some, because the policy of the park would discourage its use much of the time. He also pointed out to the council that the road had been built with the permission of the city, in the first place, at the owners expense. Two residents of the area adjacent to the park were at the meeting to voice their op position to the new access road, feeling it would increase traffic on residential streets in the area. School Safety Program Studied Salem (UPD The first meet ing of a committee to study ways and means of strength ening the school safety patrol program in Oregon was held Thursday. Representatives from edu cational groups, police, traffic engineering, safety organiza tions and parent groups at tended. The Oregon Traffic Safety Commission called for the study. Primary discussion center ed around the question of school liability in event of an accident at a patrol crossing. Salem - (UPD - Packed snow was reported at both East and West Diamond Lake highways at Austin today. would not negotiate while Chinese troops remained on Indian soil. Chou today renewed China's claim to several areas of the disputed frontier territory. But he offered to pull back Chinese troops from Longju if India did the same, and to extend the pullback to the other areas. Would Apply Proposal "The Chinese government, in a conciliatory spirit and out of the desire to move toward the withdrawal of armed forces along the entire borders, is prepared to agree first to reach a partial solu tion by applying the proposal you have made in your letter for the non-stationing of the Demands Said Higher Than Kaiser Formula Contempt of Court Action Threatened Chicago -(UPD- The United Steelworkers Union today served new demands on the steel industry "slightly high er" than the Kaiser steel formula. The union warned the com panies if they refuse to re sume negotiations on a com pany basis, it would seek con tempt bt court citations for refusal to bargain. Cost Estimate Refused David J. McDonald, USW president, told a news con ference "a revised proposal for settlement of our dispute" has been communicated to U.S. Steel, Bethlehem, Jones and Laughlin, and other em ployers of an estimated 500, 000 steelworkers. McDonald refused to put a definite cost estimate on the proposal's economic package, but said it was "slightly high er" than that in the agree ment reached several weeks ago with the Kaiser Steel Corp. Wants Studies Mad The Kaiser settlement pro vided an estimated 22.5 cents over a 20-mopth period. The new USW proposals also call for a 20-month contract ex piring June 30, 1961. McDon ald said the union proposed, on the knotty work rules is sue, establishment of a tripar tite committee to study and recommend long-range econo mic policy. He also proposed a joint committee, similar to that set up under the Kaiser agreement, to study problems automation and local working conditions. Letter Unanswered McDonald told reporters that 95 steel companies op erating under an 80-day in junction which halted the steel strike had not yet an swered his Dec. 10 letter re questing them to bargain with USW negotiating com mittees. At Washington, the gov ernment summoned union and management negotiators to Washington Monday to re sume talks. James Paul Pleads Guilty in Court James Paul, 40, of 1076 Stewart ave., pleaded guilty in district court this morning to charges of possession with intent to sell, show and exhi bit, obscene and indecent pic tures and photos. He was fined $250, imposi tion of jail sentence was sus pended for one year and he was placed on probation. . Conditions of his probation specified that Paul is not to acquire or possess any form of pornographic material, to re frain from unlawful acts and to pay the fine and court costs, which he did. Paul was arrested Nov. 23 by sheriffs deputies and post al authorities. WEATHER FORECAST: Valley fog tonleht, lifting early Saturday morning. Becoming cloudy Saturday with occasional showers during day. Low tonight 32. High Saturday 48-50. Temp. Highest Yesterday 41 Lowest this Morning 28 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today, Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:40 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:36 a.m. Moonrise tonight 8:18 p.m. Last Quarter Dec. 22 The constellation of Cancer is a group of dim stars between Gemini and Leo. Tonight the Moon Is in Cancer: tomorrow night the brighter stars of Leo will form the Moon's distaat background. armed forces of both sides at Longju to the other disputed places of the border as well," Chou said. Chou said "armed Indian personnel" occupy Shipki Pass, Parigas, Sang, Tsungsha, and several other places "which belong to China." Different Opinion "Now, since the Indian gov ernment holds a different opinion on the ownership of these places," he said, "the Chinese government proposed that no armed personnel of either side be stationed in any of them." Informed sources in New Delhi confirmed that a note had been received and was being studied.
