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Newspaper Page TextMorse Entry Into D.C. Primary Being Taken Seriously By A. ROBERT SMITH ; Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington Sen. Wayne Alorse's possible entry into "the District of Columbia pre- f erential pri- -f ' inary is rjemg taKen with ut most serious ness by local D e m o c ratic leaders. Until Morse made his an nouncement of l possible intent a. Bnbt. smitb to jump into ithe Washington, D.C, pri mary, it was a one many af fair featuring Sen. Hubert .Humphrey (D-Minn.). '.- The result of Morse's "an nouncement has been that local party leaders are either divided between -Humhprey and Morse or publicly inde cisive on which they would prefer to see the winner. The primary here is an odd one little more than a sop to local residents who have no right to vote for any office holder in the usual sense. wasningion, ju.u., government is run by three commissioners appointed by the president. All lesser officials are appoint ed, and the city's residents have no representation in Congress. Delegates Elected - The only thing the primary offers is a chance to elect delegates to the respective na tional conventions. If Morse does enter this contest, the only thing for local Demo- ."crate' to decide is whether to .vote for a slate of Morse del egates or Humphrey delegates. . Congress now has before it . several proposals to grant 'Washington, D.C. a greater measure of local control. The one which has gone the farth est is that sponsored by Sen .lviorse to give city .voters a chance to elect a mayor and rcity council. Morse got the 'Senate last-session to pass ,this bill, in preference to the Eisenhower admin istration bill by which a territorial form of government would be .established an appointed governor with a locally-elected assembly. .' Morse's threat to Humphrey, in the view of local political observers, lies in the nonn- i larity of the home rule cause and Morse's role as a cham pion of that cause. But there are several other local causes Morse has vocally stood for, such as providing hot lunches for local school children and generally improving D. C. The Oregon senator became Involved in these local ques tions as a result of being bumped down to the District " of Columbia Committee in 1953, after his bolt from the Republican party when he called himself an independent. When Morse became a Demo crat in 1955, he was given choice committee seats once more, but he voluntarily v chose to remain on" the D.C Committee. He is now second ranking Democrat, next to .Chairman Alan Bible (D- An actual quote from a letter received from Poland. Onl) one of many letters that prove RADIO FREE EUROPE i. helping the Free World win the battle for men's minds. Winning the battle by fighting '; Communist lies with the truth. ' This is your battle, too! Free dom everywhere will be en dangered if the Reds win the " Cold War. But you have a great weapon RADIO FREE EUROPE telling the truthl Since it is a private organiza tion it relies on your support. Your dollars are needed to keep truth alive for 76 million people in captive nations be hind the Iron Curtain. So give the gift of free men and women ! . . . . give the truth. Send your Truth Dollars for RADIO FREE EUROPE to: CRUSADE ' FOR FREEDOM eo local Postmaster Published as a public service " In cooperation with The Advertising Council and the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association. ht urn If I Nev.), and could become the committee chairman if Bible should relinquish it for a bet ter post in the future. Has Kind Words Another factor which may work to Morse's advantage is his closeness to labor leaders. J. C. Turner, chairman of the Central Labor Council, here is expected to become the Dis trict's Democratic National Committeeman. Turner has kind words for Morse, but he says he hasn't decided to sup port Morse over Humphrey. A.' L. Wheeler, chairman of the District Democratic Com mittee, insists he hasn't made up his mind either over the two rival Democrats. Both Turner and Wheeler are said to fear Morse can defeat Humphrey and conse quently they are resisting Humphrey's efforts to get them publicly committed for his candidacy. One other local party lead er says he is for Humphrey, although he thinks highly of Morse. That is Joseph L. Rauh, national chairman of Americans for Democratic Ac tion. Both Morse and Hum phrey are top ADA members. Morse's most serious weak ness here at this time is that he is not regarded as a seri ous presidential contender as is Humphrey. Roseburg Blast Report Issued New York-OIPD-The Nation al Board of Fire Underwriters made public today a 22-page report on the dynamite explo sion which leveled a large part of Roseburg, Ore., last Aug. 7, 'with recommendations for tightened, "safety laws to pre vent another such disaster. Thirteen persons were kill ed, 125, injured and property damage of $9 million was done in, the Oregon city when a dynamite, truck parked for the night exploded, apparently from a fire at a building be side which it was standing. The underwriters recom mended that state, local and federal laws be written on a cooperative basis to provide approved routes for transpor tation of explosives, avoiding heavily traveled highways and densely populated areas. They further recommended increased safety training for handlers of such explosives and increased training for fire departments in explosive haz ards. Tougher Action On Income Tax Evaders Slated Washington - (UPD - The Jus tice department plans to get tougher with income tax evaders and others who try to chisel the federal govern ment. Assistant Attorney General Charles K. Rice, chief of the department's tax division, said Sunday night in a year end report to Attorney Gen eral William P. Rogers that income tax cheats are costing the treasury large amounts in revenue. 'Wilful Omission' Target Rice said his division was setting up a program of crack ing down on persons who claim false dependency ex-i emptions and in a ' "substan tial number" of cases involv ing "wilful omission" of divi dend and interest income from tax returns. ... The "great majority" of convictions last year involved tax chiselers "in business, pro fessional and employee groups who had never before been in any trouble with the law," Rice said. There also was a continuing crackdown, he added, on gangsters and la bor racketeers. Golden Gate Bridge Will Be Golden " San Francisco - (UPD - The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco may have its color changed - to golden. : The bridge is presently orange, but James Adam, its manager, has agreed to test a new paint for its resistance to sun and fog damage. In 1937, when the Golden Gate Bridge was built, no gold paints were able to withstand corrosive elements. But now, Charles B. Cole of Harmon Colors says the pigment has been used successfully on automobiles and could be used on a bridge. FOOD FACTORIES , St. Louis - About 40,000 es tablishments in the U.S. are engaged in the manufacture or processing of, food products. Theyll Do It Every X w , -r, ,, 6RIFTEP HAS PUT VEAH-I SAW HIM GIVING , VOU GET TVIE THE ARM ON HALF I THE CELLOPHANE BAGS AT AJ:2S5rJttn I A BUCK'S WORTH OP THE CANDY COUNTER A " ) GRAPES, PLUMS AND ( LITTLE HELP IN BREAKING W MEET VDU AT THE y J::--Z!L ' miBUTCHER COOTEJW -7ShE THINKS 'ksiRLON , MV POOtJ MM -n rVZ&iY l&tnfj 1 JiPl SELF-SERVICE I THEY'LL SAMPLE WE iiWtml'rolfo TOMIGHT viSk !Jfi MEANS VVHATJ BALONEY AN' BUY 1 Y&Jl it 1 A? 1YP28JIB43 I'M AW k 'T SAYS- A TWO SLICES OF A KT i. Hrnii Dave and bbot, 7Tsk w S1 m . JDOO . Jamaica, v.y. 5 (&Jr? Q 1959. King Feature Syndicate. Inc. WorM rights ".-y-f1, yftf' 5 -;H ' , ,, Quotes From the News By United Press International Birmingham, England A British detective, explaining why police believe the murderer who beheaded and mutilat ed a 29-year old woman may be being sheltered by his mother: . ... "A mother's love is probably the only type of love which could make any woman protect such a horrible killer." Washington The staff of the Senate subcommitte . on national policy machinery, in a report describing Red Chinese leaders as "knowledgeable and confident to the point of cockiness": "Survival of the fittest is the rule in Communist politics; only the boldest and most ruthless reaches the top. This fact lends to make for aggressive policies." " London Boston Record-American newsboy Frederick R. Hennessey, 14, who was paired with a British girl five inches taller than he at a dance and then invited to tea at the girl's home, declining an offer to swap invitations: "I don't want to disrupt inler-naiional relations." Dunn, N. C. Indian school-teacher Joseph H. Brewing ton, stating that he will continue to drive Indian children to a school 36 miles away. despite threats against him and explosives planted in his bus: "I'm afraid to do it, but it's my duty, and I'm going to drive that bus to school for the rest of this term unless they get me before then." . " Bahamas Prepare to 'Fight' for Tourists Nassau, Bahamas - (UPD - These "Islands in the Sun" are flexing their muscles and preparing to battle the more established tourist resorts , of North America's sub-tropical area for the winter visitor's dollar. - 5 This land of fishing and other forms of fun, with its miles of powder sand white beaches and waving palm trees, also is casting an avar icious eye at the industrial dollar. The Bahamas always have been a tourist mecca, but the islands, which dot the Atlan tic Ocean for 750 miles off Florida's east coast, are now going all-out to entice fun loving winter vacationists from their American neigh bor. For example about 100 miles to the north of the cap ital of this British Crown Colony, a plush $2z million development is getting off the ground on Treasure Cay on the northern tip of Great Abaco Island. Backers of the project are Capt. Leonard Thompson, Abaco representa tive in the Bahamas House of Assembly; American finan cier Dumas Milner of Jack son, Miss., and Thomas , E. Stanley of Dallas, Tex. Hotel Included The project, nestling against an arc of beach cush ioned with powder puff sand, will include a hotel, marine, golf course, shopping center, homes and executive apart ments. ... It is but one of many pro jects erupting . from this string of islands alongside the Gulf Stream which Chris topher Columbus saw first when he sailed into the New World. . - .... Not every Yankee dollar that finds its way into this land of the pound, the shil ling and driving on - the -wrong - side - of - the - street is targeted for pleasure. A lot is directed to Free Port, on Grand Bahama Island, where, aside from the year-round summer temperatures, the climate . is economically ben eficial. , Businesses Exempt There, the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Ltd., has ac quired 50,000 acres of land from the Crown for commer cial development. Business firms there are exempt from any income, capital gains and real estate taxes for the next 25 years. They will pay no custom levies on goods used in manufacturing until the year 2054. The area has just complet ed work on a harbor with a turning basin 1,000 feet square. It offers internation al shipping lower costs, speed and loading efficiency. Ship ping is not bothered with im port and export duties on ships' stores, bunkering sup plies or servicing facilities; Government tourist offi Time ON cials estimate . that 250,000 visitors spent about $50 mil lion in the islands this year. They hope to up both figures by 50 per cent in 1960. Chain of Airstrips And the islands are ready. A chain of 18 airstrips link the 750-mile stretch of keys from Grand Bahama Island, 60 miles east of Palm Beach, Fla., to Great Inagna Island, 750 miles southeast of Miami. These out-islands, away from this capital city on New Providence Island, either have built or are building lux urious hotels, motels and apartments designed for tour ists who want either to spend the winter away from the frigid blasts in the north or just a few days in the sun. Probably the greatest sport in this area . is fishing-big-game variety. At Biminim, only 50 miles east of Miami, the waters abound with 19 of the 24 outstanding game fish. There are any number of golf courses, not only here but on the out-islands, along with miles and miles of sandy beaches and clear ocean bot toms that beckon the skin diving clique. The tales of pirates who buried their trea sures in Bahama sands sends many a starry-eyed ; tourist digging along the beaches. ROLL OUT OF THE MIRROR New York-(UPD-Space-aver in the lipstick division: a new case with its own roll-out mirror. When the lipstick is not in use, the flexible re flector is concealed neatly around the cylinder. A twist of the base brings it up ready for use. One case is banded in gold and silver; the other uses the same metals combin ation, plus jewels for travel in evening handbags. WASHING WEATHERVANE New York-(UPD-The fall- and winter weather drives home makers in droves to their ap pliance dealers, one report shows. : The American Home Laun dry Manufacturers' associa tion reports, for instance, that sales of gas and electric dry ers in October last year to taled 178,594. November sales were 142,499. But by contrast only 38,475 were sold in April, 1958. " Science Shnilks Pfles ; NewWayWitKaut Surgery h Sftlira Ttiplftsvws Pain! Wew T.rk, H. T. (Special) For'th first time science has found a new healing substance with the aston ishing ability to shrink hemor rhoids, stop itching, and reliere pain -without surgery. In case after case, while gently relieving pain, actual reduction (shrinkage) took place. Most amazing of all results were so thorooffh that sufferers made By Jimmy Hatlo Etching the free-- LOADER DO HIS STUFF IN THE SUPER-MART thaw and a tip op .rpOj 7w hatlo hat to !?") DAVE AND BBT, -7 . JAMAICA, VY. 5 County Crews Continue Work On Area's Roads In spite of current cold weather county road crews are continuing much of their work and are "winterizing" some of the county roads, ac cording to County Engineer Robert Carstenson today. Crews are sanding all coun ty roads in the valley which require it, he said. So far this has included Bybee bridge, Coleman Creek, Pioneer and Wagner Creek rds. All re quests for sanding" are refer red to the county shops and crews are dispatched. This has to be handled according to areas in which the crews are working when the calls come in, the county engineer ex plained. Work has been discontinued on the Hiatt Lake rd. due to the winter weather. However 90 per cent of the rock base has been spread on the road, Carstenson said. Near Completion Work is nearing completion on the approaches for the Paul B. Rynning bridge scheduled, for the south fork of the Rogue river. Contract for the bridge is to be awarded in March. Right of way clear ing is being done for Poor man's creek rd. from Griffin Creek rd. to Sterling Creek rd. A portion of the road is being widened over the hill and all of it is being cleared, the county engineer said. Other roads being cleared are Agate rd. between Hog Creek rd. and Crater Lake highway, approaches to the Laurelhurst bridge site. The old wooden covered bridge' will be replaced next year. Work started today on the Evans Creek bridge on the Antioch rd. by the Ausland Construction company, Grants Pass. Television Invades Catholic Convent Detroit - (UPD - Television has invaded the cloistered world of the Catholic convent. And the nuns have invaded the world of television with the aplomb of seasoned per formers. Nuns perform on a weekly, hour-long show, "Science for Teachers," originating from the "University of Detroit studio of Detroit's educational television station, WTVS, Channel 56. When the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Vincent J. Horkan, superin tendent of parochial schools in the archdiocese, decided to start the show, he approached the nuns about being the "stars." "With characteristic digni-. ty, the nuns who participated in the first shows resented the word, 'show'," said Fr. Raymond R. Schlinkert, pro ducer of the program. "After a few turns before the camera, however, they soon realized that this is ex actly what they are doing -putting on a show." v The program is required viewing for the 2,500 nuns teaching the elementary grades of the Detroit arch diocese and is recommended for lay teachers as well. : River's Course The Nile river flows 3,601 miles through Africa. ,.; astonishing statements like "Pile have ceased to be a problem!" . The secret is a new healing sub stance (Bio-Dyne) discorery of . a world-famous research institute. This substance is now available in suppository or otntnwnt form under the name Preparation H. At your druggist. Money back guarantee. . .... - ov'. Conscience-Stricken Prisoner Tips Police To Accused Killers Garden City, Kan. (UPD house. At about 10:30, 16-year-Prison gossip was the begin- old Nancy came home with ning of the grim plot that her date Bob Rupp. killed rich farmer Herbert W. Clutter, his wife and two of his four children.' From the same prison came the tip that caught their accused slayers. . An inmate of that prison worked for Clutter in 1948. He spoke once, on the inside, of the wealth he thought was in the Clutter's prosperous home, and from that informa tion fellow convicts hatched the robbery plot which ended in the murders Nov. 15. He spoke again in stricken conscience during the Christ mas holidays this time to the law. ; Thus broke the investiga tion into seemingly clueless murders. It culminated Sun day in a detailed confession by Kansas parole violator RicharS Eugene Hickock, 28, who implicated his former cellmate, .Perry Edward Smithy 31. Their seemingly perfect crime foundered on another convict's conscience. Left No Clues Highly authoritative sources gave this account today of the solving of the Clutter case, a mystery which had baffled Kansas authorities be cause there was no clue and no visible motive. It turned out that the actual motive robbery - was a mis take, for the hidden wealth in Clutter's home was only the imagination of a hired hand who later went to prison. To protect the informant, his, name was kept secret and special precautions were taken. Herbert W. Clutter, 48, was a successful, modern farmer who had no enemies. He had served from 1954 to 1956 on the federal farm credit board, but declined a reappointment offered him by the administration. He owned 1,000 acres of prime wheat land and also had herds of cattle and sheep. But he didn't like to keep or carry large amounts of cash he dealt" almost entirely through checks. Spend Quiet Evening On Saturday evening, Nov. 14, 1959, Clutter, his wife Bonnie, 48, and their son, Kenyon, 15, spent a quiet eve ning in their comfortable farm ouu sai aown a wime ana watched television, then got up to leave. Just before the family went to bed, Clutter made a phone call to his old friend and business partner, Gerald Van Vleet. They talk-, ed business. Two daughters were miss ing this Saturday night: Eve ana Mrs. Eveana Jarchow, who was living in Illinois -and Beverly, who was attend ing classes at Kansas Univer sity Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Eveana would be coming home soon for Bever ly's wedding. : The Clutter family went to bed. They didn't lock the doors. Softly Opened Door Sometime ; - between mid night and 1a.m., according to the confession signed by Hickock Sunday night, two figures stole up to the dark ened house, softly opened the your Equitable representative JIM METZ 1310 Ridgeway Medford, Oregon . Phone: SPring 2-4294 Portland Seattle Ta com a Eugene Medford Mail Tribune door to Clutter's office, and crept in. Thye located Clutter's bed room and shook him awake. At. gunpoint, they . prodded him up the stairs, where they woke Mrs. Clutter, Nancy and Kenyon. Where is the safe with the money in it? they demanded. Clutter told them there was no safe - and no money. They didn't believe him. Fin ally, the two men gave up. They bound their- captives' hands and feet and stuffed gags in their mouths. They tried to scare them, into say ing where the money was, Then - in this order: Kenyon, Clutter, Nancy, Mrs. Cluttef the strangers pointed, a shot gun - barrel at a head anc pulled the trigger. Cheshire, England -UPD - A Chinese laundry here has put up a sign saying: "In the new year we shall be open for business seven days a week except Sundays." Equitable Savings planned rate 4. AP0 Automatic PayOff Savings 4. Thrift is a powerful habit. The more you save the more confidently you tackle the problems that life tosses in your path. It takes only a few dollars to open a high earning Equitable savings account Then add a few dollars regu larly. That's the way to build up the money you need for a -happier future. Why not '. start now by phoning me. Savings placed by January 15 will earn from January 1st. Planned rate effective Jan. 1, OPEN AN ACCOUNT NOW! Phone or wri nu, . . I am interested In Equitable Savings higher earning. Please contact me for an appointment.' """' X;..'. .. f Equitable! open and systematic savings at 4 caretrm. Equiuble's special APO. Automatic PayOff plan at 4X earnings. Address- Salem Coos Bay City or Town- Hsji f 13 Monuay, Jan. 4, I960 Child Prepared for Strong-Man Role London (UPD Mrs. Butty Sugrue, wife of an Irish strong man, said today they are grooming their 11-month-old son Ritchie to be "the strongest man in the world." While she spoke, little Ritchie was grappling with an iron bar, trying to bend it with his jaws. By way of a warmup, he grabbed a spoon and bent it back and forth. '"I Ttnow some mothers are criticizing me for the way I'm bringing him up, but it's the best thing for him," Mrs. Sugrue said. "By the time he's three, 'he1!! be bending 6-inch nails and tearing telephone books in half." ' By the time Ritchie is three his parents expect to be ready to match him against anyone his age in England in a test of strength for a $1,400 purse. By the time he's 21, they hope' he will be stronger than anyone else alive. 1960. Phone MAI' TRIBUNE, Medford", Or.