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BREAK GROUNb Councilman Robert
Van Sickle takes the first shovelfull of dirt
from the site of the Jackson park swim
ming pools. Watching him with obvious sat
isfaction that the project is finally under
way are, from left to right, Robert Haworth,
EPID Injunction
Hearing May End
In Court Today
Both sides involved in an
injunction hearing against the
Eagle Point Irrigation district
said the hearing may be con
cluded in circuit court today.
Mrs. Ann Todd, who with
other water users is seeking
the injunction, said she is
"pretty sure" her case will be
concluded today. George Rob
erts, who is associated with
Frank Farrell as attorney de
fending Eagle Point Irrigation
district, said he expects to
wind up his presentation in
1V4 hours after Mrs. Todd
completes her case. Circuit
Court Judge James M. Main
is conducting the hearing.
Ted Flurry, irrigation dis
trict manager, left the wit
ness stand yesterday and was
replaced by Howard Todd,
Mrs. Todd's husband, who tes
tified on the design and condi
tion of the siphon. -Oozing
Water
He said he and Paul Con
rad, another water user seek
ing the injunction, recently
were able to stick knives into
the siphon. In one case water
oozed out through the cut in
the siphon, Todd said.
Conrad's testimony this
morning followed much the
same line as Todd's testimony
as to condition and design of
the siphon.
In Mrs. Todd's complaint
she claims she is seeking an
injunction against the irriga
tion district to prevent it
from discharging more than
67 cubic feet per second of
water through the . siphon.
However, she said yesterday
the protesting water users
were only seeking to prevent
a discharge of 100 cubic feet
per second feet of water
through the siphon.
Silverton Farmer
Files Candidacy
Salem - IDPD - Silverton
farmer R. F. Cook filed today
as candidate on the Repub
lican ticket for U.S. senator
from Oregon.
His slogan is "represents
taxpayer in advocating drastic
reduction in federal taxing,
spending and paternalism."
Cook said that he was "not
picked by any political group
or machine or private inter
ests" and therefore can work
"for the interests of the
people." 1
Cook said .his principal
sponsors are the "conservative
organizations" in the state
that "ask for nothing but a
more sensible and less expen
sive government."
Salem -flJPB- The Board of
Control meeting today was
cancelled. The board normal
ly meets every Tuesday.
Oregon Unemployment
Insurance Claims Higher
Salem (UPD- The State Em
ployment department said to
day that holiday closures
and adverse weather were the
chief causes of a 3,863 in
crease in unemployment in
surance claims in Oregon
last week.
Rush of Filings
The total last week was 24,
029 as compared with 27,708
one year ago but a depart
ment spokesman emphasized
that last week's count mush
roomed because Christmas
Testimony Starts
In Thompson Case
In Circuit Court
Testimony this morning in
the Safeway store robbery
case centered on description
of the store layout and on
the alleged robber's descrip
I tion.'
Testifying in Circuit Judge
Edward C. Kelly's court were
John F. Sedey, switchman for
Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company here, a cus
tomer in the store, and Frank
Barnes, clerk in the store.
Testimony Varied on color
and design of the shirt which
Glenn Hales Win
Lighting Contest
. Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn D. Hale, 35 West Sixth
st., Eagle Point, were sweep
stakes winners in the Christ
mas lighting contest sponsored
by Eagle Point Lions club.-. -
The Hales were also first
place winners in the theme division.-
R.- L. Cowden, 411
South B st'., won first place in
the lighting division and Mrs.
Beryl Hickson, 40 West Third
St., won first place for origi
nality.
Decorations at the Hale
residence included a tradi
tional manger scene and a
Santa Claus and Christmas
tree. Mrs. Hickson had used
a space-age theme and the
Cowden home was decorated
with lights and a Christmas
tree.
Eugene Council
Bans Free Pinballs
Eugene - (UPD - The Eugene
city council Monday night ap
proved an ordinance banning
free play pinball machines in
the city limits.
The ordinance bans the pin
balls or other mechanical de
vices involving "bonus, prize
or chance" It is patterned af
ter an ordinance effective in
Portland.
. An attorney for pinball op
erators told the city council
that more time should be
taken for consideration of the
matter.
Motion in Used Car
Dealer Case Denied
Salem (DPD - Circuit Judge
George Jones Monday denied
a motion by Portland used car
dealer Henry A. Bryant for a
temporary injunction against
Oregon Motor - Vehicles De
partment director Vern L.
Hill. He set Feb., 1 as date of
hearing in Bryant's case
against the state.
Bryant has challenged a
new state law providing that
used car dealers must post a
corporate surety bond of $15,
000 with the state.
fell on a Friday and there
was a pre-holiday rush of fil
ings. He said that without the
holiday factor, last week's to
tal probably would have been
in the neighborhood of 22,
000. Lumbar Leads List
Logging and lumber indus
tries had the most of last
week's estimated 3,000 lay
offs. However, companies
scheduling holiday shutdowns
should resume normal opera
tions about Jan. 4, the depart
ment said.
city parks and recreation director, Russ
Jamison, president of the parks and recrea
tion commission, Robert Baccus, city coun
cilman, and Mark Goldy, representing the
Jackson County Housing Authority.
(Knackstedt Photo)
Donald M. Thompson, 36, of
Klamath Falls, is supposed to
have worn during the rob
bery with which he is charg
ed. Describes Shirt
Sedey described the shirt
as one with small red and
white checks and Barnes said
it had large red and black
checks. The two men identi
fied the layout of the store
interior.
A sharp exchange occurred
between District; Attorney
Th'-mas J. Reeder andvRich-
ard C. Beesley, Klamath Falls,
one of two attorneys defend
ing Thomas. Reeder oppos
objections from Beesley to
Reeder's questions directed at
the witnesses. . .
John Franklin Barger, one
of the managers for; the Safe
way store in the - Medford
shopping center,, was the ..sec
ond witness called in the
state's case Monday.
Testimony started in the
trial about 3:30 p.m. Monday
following the final election
of jurors. Seven women and
five men are hearing the case
charging Thompson with the
Sept. 7 holdup of the Safeway
store in the Medford Shop
ping Center. Following their
selection, the jurors traveled
to the Safeway store to view
the area which may be men
tioned in testimony.
First Witness
First witness for the state
was City Patrolman Tom Fur
nas who had prepared a scale
map of the Safeway store.
In the state's opening state
ment, District Attorney Thom
as J. Reeder reviewed the
Sept. 7 holdup of the Safe
way store which occurred be
tween 8 and 9 p.m. in which
approximately $2,700 was
taken. He said that the state
would give "clear and con
vincing evidence" that the de
fendant was the person who
heldup the store. ,
The defendant's attorneys,
Richard C. Beesley, Klamath
Falls, and A. E. Piazza, Med
ford, ' postponed presenting
their opening remarks until
the conclusion of the state's
testimony.
Identifies Defendant
' Barger, manager on duty at
the time of the reported hold
up, testified that man, who
he identified as the defend
ant, asked him about some
wine, then dog food at the
store, before showing him a
newspaper clipping telling of
a holdup. Barger explained
that the man showed him a
gun tucked - in his trousers
and gave him instructions on
how he should get money
from the safe and deliver it
to him. .
The manager, who several
times "positvely" identified
Thompson as the man who
told him to put the money
in a hrnwn nailer sack, told
of his trip to Klamath Falls
with members of the Med
ford city police to see a per
son arrested in that city.
National Guard Lease
Plan Held Illegal
Salem -(DPD- Robert Y.
Thornton, Oregon attorney
general, said today that an
Oregon National Guard pro
posal to lease a part of Camp
Rilea for an exclusive private
hunting preserve was illegal.
Newcastle, England (UPD
Andrew Leech, 49, had his
stomach pumped successfully
Monday after a mouse jumped
into his open mouth while he
was sleeping.
Several Under
Consideration To
Succeed Unander
Treasurer Picked
For Maritime Board
fcaiem-ftjPD Several persons
were reported under consid
eration today to succeed Re
publican Sig Unander as Ore
gon's state treasurer.
iresiaent Eisenhower an
nounced Monday he intends
to nominate Unander, 46, to
the Federal Maritime Board
for the remainder of a term
expiring June 20, 1961.
Unander- said the President
"has conferred a great honor
on Oregon." He said his resig
nation as state treasurer "will
go forward to he governor at
the proper time."
Job Pays $20,000
Reports have circulated for
some time that Unander was
in line for the federal appoint
ment, which must go to the
Senate for approval after con
gress convenes. The federal
position pays $20,000 a year.
Unander will succeed Ben
Giull, of Texas, who has re
signed effective Dec. 31.
Gov. Mark Hatfield had no
immediate comment on a suc
cessor but a spokesman said
five or six persons were un
der conideration.
Two persons have express
ed an interest in running for
the $12,500 treasurer's posi
tion. They are ex-State Sen.
Lee Ohmart of Salem and
Rep. Shirley Field of Port
land, both Republicans.
Other Names
I Others whose names have
j popped up include former
QtatA Con TJrtnxrarrt Roltrtn nf
Canby; Deputy State Treasur
er Fred Paulus; former State
Sen. Rudie Wilhelm, Port
land; State Sen. Anthony
Yturri of Ontario and Eugene
Mayor Edwin Cone, also a
former legislator.
Ummder said that "matters
of the state treasury are up
to date and all accounts are
in first class condition."
When a successor is named
Hatfield will have picked two
members of the Board of Con
trol. Last January he chose
Howell , Appling Jr.. as secre
tary Of state. The governor is
tha third' member '"of the
Board. . -
Rockefeller To
Support Nixon
Albany, N.Y. - (0PD - Nelson
A. Rockefeller : will actively
support Richard . Nixon, - for
president, the New York gov
ernor said. However, he would
not accept second place on the
ticket.
Rockefeller said his decis
ion against running for vice
president on the GOP ticket
was "final and irrevocable,"
and a high source said the
vice president's job was con
trary to Rockefeller's temp
erament and training. .'
The source described as
"wishful thinking" on the
part of Democrats there was
a split between Rockefeller
and Nixon and that there was
"bitterness" in the governor's
withdrawal from the White
House race. '
Salem Jail Trusty
Escapes From Work
Salem (UPD A 55-year-old
Salem city jail trusty work
ing at the dog pound escaped
Monday. Police identified his
as Joseph Marshall St. John.
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AT AUGUSTA CONFERENCE A group of top Washing-
ton officials flew to Augusta, Ga., today for a conference
with President Eisenhower. Shown upon arrival are, left
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to right, C. Douglas Dillon,
Ike Refuses To
Ban on
i .Augusta,, Ga.-(UPD-President
Eisenhower refused today to
extend the formal U.S. mora
torium on nuclear weapon
tests but promised that they
would not be resumed with
out advance notice."
At. the same time, the Presi-
Mercy Flights
Seeds Airport Fog
A Mercy Flights, Inc., plane
this morning seeded the fog
in the area of the Medford air
port so one of its planes could
take off for Burns, Ore.
Spokesmen for Mercy
Flights said 108 pounds of dry
ice were used about 9:58 a.m.
this morning. -At 10:30 a.m.
they reported sun at the air
port with visibility a half
mile, compared to l16th of a
mile previously.
A United Airlines pilot, fly
ing overhead, said the hole in
the fog was about 3 miles in
length and about a half mile
wide." The rest of the area
was fogged in, the United
pilot said.
The Mercy Flights plane,
which was expected back
about 1 p.m., went to Burns
to pick up Mrs. John Graves,
Eagle Point, who became ill
there. She was to be taken to
Rogue Valley hospital here. -
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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1959
undersecretary of state; John
Nuclear
dent denounced the attitude
of what he called "the politi
cally guided" Russian experts
in the Geneva negotiations
seeking agreement on-a per
manent prohibition of nuclear
tests.
Not Planning Resumption
The Eisenhower statement
released from the vacation
White House here, meant that,
while the U.S. would not re
new the moratorium which
has run for 14 months, it was
not planning an immediate
resumption of tests. At the
same time, it reserved the
right to do so at any time
after giving notice.
Eisenhower's statement was
issued after he had conferred
with 13 high level officials
who flew here from Washing
ton this morning. A major
topic of their discussion was
the nuclear test moratorium
which expires Thursday.
The group was headed by
Appointments for
Census Announced
Salem-OIPD-Oregon Republi
can Chairman Peter . Gunnar,
Salem, has announced the ap
pointment of Ronald Blundell
of Salem by the Sensus Bu
reau to head up the' 1960 cen
sus operation in the first con
gressional district of the state.
Blundell, 41, owns a can
ning business here. He will
supervise . about 500 persons
who will canvass te 10 coun
ties in the district starting
next April 1.
In Portland, Robert Mautz,
GOP national committeeman,
announced the appointment of
Homer Rainey of Bend to di
rect the second district census.
Posts for the third and fourth
congressional districts are ex
pected to be announced later
this week.
CP Winners of
Contest Announced
Central Point John L. Mc
Coy took first place in the
Central Point Junior Chamber
of Commerce's Christmas
lighting contest, it was an
nounced Monday.
McCoy, 3498 Oak Pine Way,
was followed by Cliff Greens,
West Scenic ave., second
place; Mrs. Wallace West, 461
North Fifth st., third, and
D..D. Turner, 86 Freeman rd.,
fourth.
Contest judges were George
Johns, L. C. Lisenbee and Eloy
Sutton, Jaycee president.
New York-flJPD-President Eir
senhower has been named the
man of the year by the editors
of Time magazine for the sec
ond time.
54th
A. McCone, AEC chairman; Secretary of State Christian
A. Herter; Thomas Gates, secretary of defense, and Gen.
Nathan Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
' TTT"T ml l i - V
Extend
Testing
Secretary of State Christian
A. Herter, Secretary of De-
iense inomas 5. uates jr.,
Chairman John McCone of
the Atomic Energy Commis
sion, and Gen. Nathan . F,
Twining, chairman- of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. .
Negotiations To Resume
Eisenhower pointed out
that negotiations with Russia
and Great Britain on a per
manent test ban had been un
der way for 14 months. Now
in recess, they will resume
Jan. 12.
"No satisfactory agreement
is yet in sight," the President
said. "The prospects for such
an agreement have been in
jured by the recent unwilling
ness on the part of the po
litically guided Soviet experts
to give serious scientific con
sideration to the effectiveness
of seismic techniques for the
detection of underground ex
plosions. Atmosphere Clouded
'Indeed, the atmosphere of
the talks has been clouded by
the intemperate and tech
nically unsupportable Soviet
annex of the report of the
technical experts."
Traffic Deaths
Tie Stale Record
Salem (UPD - As state traf
fic safety officials feared, the
1959 Oregon state traffic
death toll has tied the all-time
record of 482 lives.
With two more days of the
year left, after today, Oregon
could have a new high death
record. Five persons, died in
two accidents early today.
The 482 record was set in
1946 and had not been tied
until this year.
Of this month's 51 victims
so far, 10 of them were from
Washington state for the larg
est out-of-state number killed
on Oregon highways.
Relics Claimed From Cross on Which
Christ Died
Jersey City, NJ.-flJPI-Two
relics said to have come from
the cross on which Christ died
and worth $90,000' were taken
by two bandits Monday night
from a descendant of Austri
an nobility.
Splinter Included
Matthew Jaksch, 69, was
robbed of the relics as he
was about to deposit them
in a bank. Police said the
bandits probably thought they
were getting money.
They also took $7 from
Jaksch.
The items, in a manila en
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Talent Man Killed
When Struck on
Highway 99 Today
Jerry Austin Giesler, 28, of
Talent was struck by a car
and . killed almost instantly
about 2:20 o'clock this morn
ing while sitting on Highway
99 near Phoenix, according to
state police.
State police said Giesler
was sitting on the side of the
highway trying to straighten a
bent fender which resulted
from an earlier accident when
he was struck by a car oper
ated by Richard Dean Kane,
Talent
The events leading to Gies-
ler's death, according to po
lice, started when he was
southbound and tried to pass
a truck and trailer. While
passing, Giesler's vehicle
started sliding on the icy high
way, hit the truck and went
into a dutch.
Neither Badly Damaged
Neither vehicle was badly
damaged in the first accident,
nor were they any injuries,
police said. :
Giesler was attempting to
get his car back on the road
and was trying to straighten
a fender that was rubbing a
front tire, and in the process
was sitting on the pavement
with his legs under the left
front fender, according to po
lice. At this time the Kane car
came upon the scene. Kane
told police he saw Giesler but
when he tried to swerve, his
car skidded into him, crush
ing him between the two
cars.
Giesler had reportedly been
working for the Southern Pa
cific railroad since 1952. His
body was taken to an Ash
land mortuary where funeral
arrangements will be made.
Washington-flJPD - Treasury
Secretary Robert B. Ander
son has appointed Thomas S.
Priedeaux as state chairman
of the Oregon Savings Bond
Advisory committee.
No.
Stolen by Two Bandits
velope, included a splinter
purportedly from the cross on
which Christ was crucified.
The other was part of a thorn
said to have come from the
crown of thorns Christ wore
at Calvary.
Shred of Garmsnt
Jaksch said a third relic, a
shred from the unstitched gar
ment Christ was believed to
have worn prior to his death,
was safe in a bank vault.
The American Gallery of
Fine Arts in New York re
cently appraised the value of
the three relics at $140,000,
Group Bound for
Rose Bowl Game
Struck By Truck
Young Woman in
Critical Condition
Eugene -(UPD- Four Univer
sity of Washington students
en route to the Rose Bowl
game were killed early today
in a head-on collision between
their station wagon and a
tank truck and trailer on an
icy highway five miles north
of here.
State DOlice idpntifiMl th
victims as Derwood Burr Nor-
din, 23, Palos Verdes Estate,
Calif.; Myra Lee Taylor, 21,
Tacoma; Evelyn Joy Simons,
20, Shelton, Wash., and Wil
liam Robert Moser, 22, Ta
coma. Woman Critical
One young woman, Bar
bara Jean HilL 21, Seattle,
was In critical condition at
Sacred Heart hospital. The
two men in the truck were
not seriously hurt.
The accident occurred about
1:50 a.m. on Highway 99.
State Policeman Allan Lind-
ley said the tank truck and
trailer, owned by Pacific In-
termountain Express of Oak
land, Calif., was northbound
when it slowed for a car
ahead. The truck jackknifed
on the icy highway and col
lided with the station wagon.
"The bumper was literally
torn from the truck and weld
ed right into the car," Lind
ley said. The front half of the
station wagon was demolish
ed.
Earnest Albert Rice Jr., 35,
Rodeo, Calif., the truck driver.
suffered a bruised leg. The
relief driver, Henry Daniel
Dees, 44, San Pablo, Calif.,
was not injured.
The station wagon was
driven by Nordin. The two
girls who died were in the
front seat. Moser and Miss
Hill were riding in the back
seat, Lindley said.
They were en route to the
Rose Bowl game between
Washington and Wisconsin to
be played New Year's day. .
Oregon Highways
Said Treacherous
Salem -flJPD- Highway con
ditions were treacherous in
many areas of Oregon today
because of fog, frost and ice.
Freezing fog was reported
in the central Oregon area
around Bend. Highways were
Warm Springs junction, Mc
Kenzie pass, Santiam pass.
East Side McKenzie, Wills-
lilCLLC para, vj.c7iai -&uw.u
and Ochoco summit.
Icy spots were reported st
Wilson River, Sunset and Sal
mon River summits. Cascade
Locks, Astoria, Tillamook,
Detroit, Eugene, Medford, Sis
kiyou, Green Springs, Pros
pect, Bend, Silver lake, Che
mult, Kamath Falls, Lake
view, Meacham and Seneca.
Torso of Man Found
In Columbia River
Longview - (DPD - Authori
ties in Washington and Ore
gon were attempting today to
identify the torso of a man
found in the Columbia river
near Cathlamet Monday.
The body was without arms,
legs or a head and was badly
decomposed, Wakiakum coun
ty sheriff's deputies said.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Valley log tonight
and Wednesday with partial
clearing in the afternoon. Above
for, a few high clondi. Low to
night, 25 degrees; high Wednes
day, 32-35 degrees.
Ten p.
Highest Yesterday 32
Lowest this Morning . 21
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today - 4:46 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:40 a.m.
Moonset today 5:17 p.m.
First Quarter Jan. 5
PROMINENT STARS
Vega, low in northwest 8:01 p.m.
Aldebaran, high in
south ...10:10 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Venus, rises 4:42 a.m.
Mars and Jupiter, rise 6:48 a.m.
according to Detective Capt.
Joseph Hayes of the Jersey
City police.
Jaksch, who claimed his
Austrial ancestors received
the relics from Pope Benedict
XIV as a reward for good
deeds, said the piece of thorn
was insured for $40,000 and
the cross splinter for $30,000.
Noted by Church
Jaksch told police the au
thenticity of the relics was
noted by the Roman Catholic
Church in 1744 and 1745. He
said he came into possession
of them in Prague in 1928.
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