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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1960)
Mpreme. Soviet approves Khrushchev's Armed Fore es M Second French Cabinet Officer Quits in Upheaval Resignation Follows Pinay Departure Paris - (UPD - Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Max Flecht followed Finance Minister Antoine Pinay out of the Gaullist cabinet today, increasing the threat of a complete withdrawal of con servatives from the govern ment. The resignation of Flecht followed Pinay's departure from Premier Michel Debre's cabinet by a scant 48 hours. Both men are conservatives, members of the Independent party. Major Crisis Threatened The resignations pose a growing threat of a major po litical crisis which could force President Charles de Gaulle to take extreme action. The move by Flecht had been expected, since he had backed Pinay to the hilt in fighting for continuance of the economic policy which had put France back on its feet in the past year. Third lo Quit Flecht was the third mem ber of the Gaullist Debre cab inet to quit in less than a month. At the end of Decem ber, Education Minister An dre Boulloche walked out in an argument over the govern ment's plan to give more fi nancial aid to Roman Catholic private schools. De Gaulle himself was pushing aside the simmering political crisis and the prob lem of a falling stock market to give full attention to a new drive for peace in Algeria, wnere ngntist groups are seething agains his "soft" ap proach. Budget Members Named in District Mrs. Tom Eaton, 967 Beall lane, and Louis Straube, Ruch, have been appointed to the budget committee of the Medford school district. They succeeed Dr. D. Kirkland West and Mrs. Sara Faye Puhl, whose terms have ex pired. Mrs. Eaton has served on the budget committee and the school board at Howard school. Straube has been clerk of the former Ruch school district Three persons were named to the Medford district's advi sory budget committee. They are Robert Minear, South Stage rd., representing the Griffin Creek area; Russell Mclntyre, Jacksonville; and William Edwards, 3251 Lone Pine rd., representing the Lone Pine area. Mrs. Eaton and Straube will serve on the regular budget committee which in cludes P. G. Humphries of West Side, and Otto Frohn mayer and H. D. Christensen, both of Medford. The school board appointed budget and advisory commit tee members from areas whose school districts joined with Medford last year so that the entire district would be represented when the budget is considered. The first meeting of the committee probably will be held later this month or early next month, school officials indicated. BLM Supervisor Says 1959 Was Good Year Portland - (UPD Russell E. Getty, state supervisor for the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon, said that 1959 was a good year for the bureau. Getty said that 910,131.000 board feet of O&C and Coos Bay Wagon Road timber in the O&C districts of western Oregon were offered for sale. Of the offered volume, 888.230,000 board feet were sold for $29,296,444. The av erage was $35.54 per 1,000 board feet. The average for the calendar year of 1958 was $26.78 per 1,000 board feet. Ike Flies To Georgia For Week End of Hunting Albany, Ga.- (UPD -President Eisenhower flew to Georgia today for a week end of quail shooting. The President landed in his jet plane after a I hour, 45 minute flight from Washing ton. He was greeted in bright sunshine at Turner Air Force base, near Albany, by Mr. and Mrs. W. Alton (Pete) Jones, his hosts for the week end. iif MEREDITH WILSON To Be Chancellor Meredith Wilson Quits University Of Oregon Post President Takes Job at Minnesota Eugene-(UPD-The University of Oregon was looking for a new president today. Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, president of the school for six years, Thursday accepted a position as chancellor and president ex officio of the University of Minnesota. Education leaders and Gov, Mark Hatfield expressed re gret at Wilson leaving Oregon and praised him as a leader of outstanding ability. Wilson takes over the $27,500 yearly job July 1. Meeting This Month Dr. John Richards, chancel lor of the State Board of High er Education, said considera tion of a successor would get under way soon. The board next meets in Portland Jan 25 and 26 and it was indi cated procedures for naming a new president would be set up then. Wilson, who was in Minne apolis to accept the job, said he had been happy at Oregon and "I leave it with consid erable sorrow." At Oregon Wilson received a salary of $20,000 a. year. Hawk Carrying Bird Enters EP Home Eagle Point - Mrs. Elbert Hefley and her daughter, Cheryl, 10, were startled Wednesday morning at their home on North C st., when a hawk carrying a small bird in its beak crashed through the kitchen window. Mrs. Hefley, who did not want to battle a frightened hawk, called City Marshal Oran Chastain, and Dave Han naford, who netted the bird in the. dining room. The bird, which seemed to suffer no ill effects from the incident, may be taken to the Ashland city zoo. Mrs. Hefley said she thought something had exploded when the window broke. Glass was thrown over a three room area. Scientists Study Data From Thor Cape Canaveral, Fla. - (UPD -Scientists began taking apart a data capsule from the nose of a new "hot rod" Thor mis sile today to find out if the space rocket booster did everything it should in flight. The data capsule was con tained in a new conical nose cone driven by a new propul sion system. It was recovered from the ocean northeast of Antigua Island two hours after the Thor roared 1,700 miles over the Atlantic Thurs day. The test flight was the first in a series of three for the "hot rod" Thor engine with which the Air Force hopes to increase the missile's use for civilian space experi ments. Jones is head of Cities Serv ice Oil chain. The party left immediately for Blue Springs, the Jones plantation outside Albany. The President planned to remain in Georgia until some time Sunday, according to the White House. The sunny weather here was in direct contrast to the cold, gray Washington he left this morning. Portland Papers File Unfair Labor Practice Charges Document Lists Six Charges Portland-(UPD - The Oregon Journal and the Oregonian to day filed unfair labor prac tice charges against the strik ing Stereotypers Union. The union has been on strike against the two daily newspa pers since Nov. 10. The document, filed with the National Labor Relations board here, was signed by D. S. Haines for the Journal and W. R. Morrish for the Orego nian. Six charges were listed. The newspapers said a ma jor cause for continuation of the strike was union insist ence that publishers discharge non-union employees and re hire union members. They said this was contrary to the labor management relations act. Charges Listed The six charges said: 1. The union has attempted by its strike to coerce employ ers into requiring by contract compulsory union member ship and union control of fore men who process grievances. 2. The union failed to har- gain in good faith, adamantly refusing to negotiate on nu merous subjects. 3. The union attempted to coerce employers to agree to contract clauses in violation of the labor management rela tions act and to discrimina tory hiring of union mem bers, as against non-union workmen, contrary to law. Law Said Violated 4. The union has violated the law by insisting publish ers discharge non-union em ployees who have been hired as permanent replacements for ex-members and rehire union members only. 5. The union has violated the act, since the strike, by insisting that it will not nego tiate a settlement and return to work unless and until all employees not working as the result of the disDute have re turned to work. . 6. The union has violated the" act bymakihg as a condi tion precedent to contract set tlement, settlement of - con tracts with all other unions and establishment of a uni form expiration date. The charge set forth that the Ste reotypers Union may not le gally maKe a settlement af fecting employees for which it has no right of representa tion. Shaw Reelected fo Oregon Council Post Robert Shaw, secretary manager of Medford Team sters Local 962. has been re elected trustee of the Oregon Joint Council of Teamsters. He has served on the council for the past seven years. bhaw has been affiliated with the Teamster movement for the past 25 years. He also serves on the general hauling division of the Western Con ference of Teamsters, a posi tion he has held since the group was organized. He has been secretary treasurer of the Medford local since April, 1951. South Salem Youngster Dies of Gunshot Wound Salem -(UPD- A 14-year-old south Salem boy died in a hospital early today of a gun shot wound in the head. State police and the coroner's office were investigating the death. The victim was Michael David McKillop, so nof Mr. and Mrs. Archie W. McKillon. The youth was found in a field by his father Thursday after noon. Hatf ield Forced To Cancel Appointments Salem - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield was forced to cancel all appointments today and remain at home because of a sore throat. An aide said the condition is not considered serious. Hat field is continuing some paper work at home. Murder-Suicide at Roseburg Investigated Roseburg -(UPD- Police here were investieatine an arDar- ent murder-suicide of a moth er and daughter today. Police chief Vern Murdoch said Mrs. June Lee Thomp son, 35, and her daughter, Cindy, 12, were the victims. Salem -(UPD- Public Utility Commission statistics revealed that total revenues from elec tric energy sales in the state for 12 months ending Novem ber, 1958 were $96,477,025, up 9.41 per cent over the pre vious year. Unemployment Number of Jobs Reaches Record For December Average Weekly Earnings Increase Washington - (UPD - Unem ployment declined by 93,000 in December to 3,577,000, the government reported today and the total number of jobs climbed by 59,000 to 65,699, 000, a December record. The monthly report also showed that average weekly earnings of factory workers rose to a new all-time peak of $91,53 as the nation's economy bounced back be cause s,teel production re sumed. Counter lo Trends The Labor Department said the changes in employment and unemployment ran count er to seasonal trends, Decem ber employment usually falls by 700,000 because of cut backs in outdoor work but last month was the first post war December in which there was no decline. Joblessness usually in creased by 100,000 in Decem ber, the department said. The changes mainly reflect ed the recall of about 150,000 auto workers to their jobs after steel production got go ing after a 116-day strike. 'Marked Improvement' Over-all, the job picture showed a "marked improve ment" last month, the depart ment said. The seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment fell to 5.2 per cent of the labor force -lowest level in five months and nearly back to the pre strike level of 4.9 per cent last spring. Unemployment last month was a half million lower than a year ago. Funds Received For Hotel Work The Siskiyou Pioneer Sites Foundation Thursday night received $1,100 in funds to help restore the old U.S. Ho tel in Jacksonville. The money was raised by the Jacksonville Lions club during Jacksonville's Gold Rush Jubilee last summer. Dr. Frank Haines, associ ate professor of social sciences at Southern Oregon college, was named chairman of a foundation committee which will supervise the restoration project. Other committeemen appointed are Everett Rave nor, P. E. Matheny, Art Davies, and Ernest Mclntrye, all of Jacksonville. The U.S. Hotel, built about 1880, has been condemned as unsafe. After restoration, the city of Jacksonville will de cide whether to use it as a civic building or to reopen it as a hotel. Plans and specifications for the project are being handled by Medford Architect Jeffery Shute. The plans are expected to be completed sometime this summer. The foundation already has received numerous donations of needed materials, accord ing to Dr. Haines. If all mate rials are donated, he said, the estimated cost of restoring the hotel, including contract and labor costs, would be about $8,000. 'Hold On There, Hotspur!" Regional Edition Medford 18 Pages uspected Airplane Siflioisfle oiiiber. Said Possibly Swindler JULIAN A. FRANK Killed With 33 Others Cost of Stadium Estimated About $75,000-$100,000 Cost of a wooden all-purpose stadium at the Jackson county fair grounds is esti mated at $75,000 to $100,000, county court members learned during an inspection of the Eugene ballpark yesterday. The estimate was made by Jim Huser, second vice chair man of the class B profession al ball club in Eugene. Huser inspected the proposed sta dium site here and said an excavated stadium would not be practical, in his opinion, because of drainage problems. A local citizens' stadium com mittee had considered the ex cavated type of stadium with the possibility that fill dirt could be sold from the excava tion. No Decision Reached "We have not reached any decision on the stadium pro posal yet," County Judge Earl Miller emphasized. Estimated cost of Eugene's stadium at Bethel park was $35,000 to $37,000 plus dona tions of material, the county court learned. This is a com pletely wooden structure. It is used only for baseball with a capacity of 4,800 people. Some money and materials for the stadium construction were donated, club officials said. Profits from the stadium operation are given to the baseball program for young sters. Officials doubted if a Jackson county stadium could be considered a profit making venture. The engineer who planned and built the stadium will in spect the Jackson county pro posed stadium site in the near future and consult with the county court, Miller said.. Declines To 3,577,000 MEDFORD OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1960 Almost $900, In Insurance Recently Taken Activities Said Under Investigation New York -(UPD-Julian An drew Frank, suspected of kill ing himself and 33 other air liner passengers with a sui oide bomb, was under inves tigation for a series of alleged swindles which may total more than $1 million, it was revealed here today. Frank, 32, New York attor ney, had taken out almost $900,000 worth of insurance in the nine months before his death last week and - had boasted that his death in a plane crash would make his wife "the richest woman in the world." Complaint Filed It was reported today that: -St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., attorneys had complain ed to the New York district attorney against Frank last month in an alleged charity fund drive swindle. -The FBI is investigating complaints that a "phantom" firm set up by Frank had collected large fees for mort gage dealings and then failed to complete ; transactions, -Frank was under investi gation by the New York Bar Association on charges of a client that the . lawyer em bezzled $20,000 of his funds. The charge is part of a coun ter suit filed in New York Supreme Court after Frank had sued to collect a $13,000 legal fee. Trips lo Las Vegas Attorney Archibald Palmer, involved in court action on behalf of one mortage com plaint, said Frank made fre quent trips to Las Vegas. Palmer said he suspected the attorney had connections there with large gambling interests. Local law enforcement agen cies joined federal investiga tors today looking into the crash of the National Airlines DC6B airliner last Wednesday in which Frank and 33 other persons were killed. Testi mony in Washington Thurs day disclosed that the inves tigation is centered on the possibility that Frank explod ed a bomb aboard the airliner. Bids Opened for Two Fair Buildings Two metal buildings at the Jackson county fairgrounds were sold by the fair board and the county court yester day. Two highest bidders of 10 who submitted bids were Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for building No. 1, $260, and Dean Owens, Eagle Point, for building No. 2, $206. The two buildings, located near the Stewart ave. exten sion, are to be removed by Feb. 15. Architect William H. Sei bert, Medford, hopes to have plans and specifications ready by the first part of February for a new all-purpose build ing for the annual Jackson county 4-H and FFA fair. The building will include a par tially enclosed livestock ex hibit area and a enclosed kit chen and eating space. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night with valley fog early Sat urday. Increasing cloudiness Saturday afternoon. Low to night 25. High Saturday 38. Temp. Highest yesterday . 40 Lowest this morning 28 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today ' 5 3 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:8 a.m. Moonrise tonight 7:10 p.m. Last quarter Jan. 21 Venus circles the Sun every 225 days; Jupiter takes nearly 12 years. Next week Venus will pass to the east of Jupiter and again next Fall, in the evening sky, rapidly mqving Venus will once more pass to the east of slower Jupiter. 54th LOOT. POLICEMEN SEIZED loads of stolen goods confiscated at homes of eight policemen is moved into the state's attorney's office at Chicago. Eight Chicago policemen were seized and held for investigation in what authorities said, may turn into a major police force scandal. -They -were -seized after a. .burglary suspect charged that they acted as fences. 8 Chicago Police Officers Nabbecl in Burglary Scandal Chicago -rtJPD-Flying squads of police rounded up eight fellow officers in swift, pre dawn raids today and booked them on burglary charges in what authorities said may de velop into a major police force scandal. Police officials said the raids, staged in secrecy remi niscent of the quickie round ups of Chicago's gang war years, turned up four patrol wagon loads of stolen goods enough to fill two rooms at the state's attorney's office. The round-up was launched on the tip of a burglary sus pect who charged that the eight policemen acted as fences for a gang of thieves. First Assistant State's At torney Frank Ferlic said a "goodly" number of other po licemen were believed in volved.. Some reports said the number might go as high as 40. But only eight had been seized. Police Commissioner Timo thy J. O'Connor immediately suspended the arrested police men from the force and they were booked on burglary charges by Deputy Chief of Detectives Howard Pierson. The investigation, one of the biggest scandals to hit the Chicago police force in re cent years, started with a City Police Are Called for Unusual Services Lately City police have been called on to perform some unusual services lately. A car transporting an ex pectant mother to the hos pital broke down about 4:30 o'clock this morning, and the husband called for po lice assistance. Police look Mrs. Dwain Leroy Johnson, 814 East Jackson st., lo Sacred Heart hospital where she gave birth lo a girl at 6:37 a.m. The report added that she is doing fine. Thursday afternoon, po lice received a call that there were some cows loose on Crater Lake ave. Sure enough. Officers found three cows standing in the inter section of Crater Lake ave. and Delia Waters rd. They herded them back lo their pasture al 2226 Del la Waters rd., without in cident, the report said. Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 251 Part of the four patrol wagon ; 1' ! ;:'. . ; . (UPI Telephoto) burglar awaiting trial on charges of theft. The suspect, whose name was not revealed, threatened with a 10-year to life sentence, told police he would cooper ate for a lighter sentence by "breaking the town wide open." He accompanied teams of policemen early today as they seized the officer suspects at their homes and hauled off goods identified as loot. Refer Named to Board Chairmanship Raymond R. Reter, owner of Reter Fruit company, Med ford, has been appointed chairman of the Portland branch of the Federal Re serve Bank of San Francisco. He has been a member of the board since Aug. 4, 1959. The appointment was an nounced by F. B. Whitman, chairman of the board of di rectors of the San Francisco bank. Other branches are located in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Seattle. The branch chairmanships are for one year. Salem (UPD - Marshal N. Dana of the Portland Dock commission has called for more trade between Oregon and Japan. Central Committee Commends Tom Reeder The Jackson County Dem ocratic Central committee this week commended Thomas J. Reeder "for faithful and con scientious service to his com munity in the office of dis trict attorney." The unanimous resolution was adopted at Wednesday night's meeting. "Tom Reeder has conducted the office with quiet and dignified- efficiency using it to serve the best interests of his community, rather than as a springboard for personal am bitions and journalistic pub licity; taking over the office at a time when unfortunate practices had undermined the public confidence in this vital position, ' Tom' Reeder ' re stored confidence and morale Other Nations Asked To Follow Russia's Lead Reduction Given Unanimous Vote Moscow -(UPD- The Supreme Soviet today unanimously ap proved Premier Nikita Khru shchev's proposal to cut Soviet armed forces by 1,200.000 men, thus putting it into effect. Both houses of the Russian parliament approved the new law after Khrushchev again took the rostrum to note that "all people who spoke on my report and on the draft law expressed their approval." Gratitude Expressed "Allow me to express my gratitude," he added, voicing his thanks for the confidence given him by the Communist Party Central Committee and the government. Khrushchev also asked the Supreme Soviet to approve a resolution calling on all the world's parliaments to follow Russia's lead in cutting their nations' armed strength. Vote Unanimous Both houses formally ap proved the resolution and then ended the first 1960 session of the Supreme Soviet. The vote on the Khrushchev arms-cut law was made by a show of hands in both houses. There was no dissent. The final day of the two- day session of the 1,400-mem-ber parliament saw speaker after speaker giving his ap proval of the troop slash which Khrushchev proposed Thursday. During his speech making the proposal, Khru shchev said the Soviet Union would depend for its future defense on a nuclear rocket force and a "fantastic" new weapon now in development. GOP Chairman to Speak in Medford Republican State Central Committee Chairman Peter Gunnar will address Jackson county . party, leaders and members at three GOP events next week. : He is expected in Medford Wednesday, Jan. 20, on an official visit to southern Ore gon. A dinner in his honor is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Wed nesday at the Rogue Valley Country club. The dinner is being arranged by the Jack son County Central commit tee. Gunnar expressed hope to meet as many local precinct committeemen and women as possible at the dinner to dis cuss individual problems. In terested Republicans are in vited and are urged to make reservations no later than Monday, Jan. 18, by telephon ing Mrs. James Ragland, KEy stone 5-2317; Mrs. Ralph Brindley, SPring 2-7643; or Mrs. Philip Lowry, SPring 3-2622. Other functions scheduled" for the state chairman are a breakfast meeting with coun ty finance committee mem bers, candidates and office holders, and a luncheon con ference with county central . committee members, candi dates and office holders. Oregoncms Urged To Get Flu Shots Portland -(UPD - The State Board of Health today urged Oregon residents to obtain Asian flu shots to ward off a possible epidemic in the state. Asian flue has been report ed on the rise in various parts of the country. Salem (UPD- The PUC has suspended proposed adjust ments in rates of Mt. Angel Telephone company which would mean increases to all exchange users. by undeviating devotion to the public interest untram melled by personal considera tion; and, by his consistent ad herence to the finest traditions of the office, Tom Reeder has furthered the impartial and orderly administration of jus tice." The resolution was signed by Frank Christian, Talent, committee chairman, and Mrs. Marvin Madden, secretary. Reeder announced yester day he would not seek reelec tion this year. He was elected district attorney four years ago. Gerald J. Scannell Jr., now chief deputy district attorney, will be a candidate for district attorney, Reeder indicated in yesterday's announcement.
