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1 fo) Id) AM 12 Mi Rogue Valley Edition Medford 34 Pages MEDFORD MAN HONORED Medford Hayward Awards in Portland Wednesday High school football coach Fred Spiegel- night. Shown presenting the award are Doug berg, center, received the Man of the Year La Mear, right, and Jack Hurley, main in Oregon Sports award at the 12th annual speaker at the dinner, left. (UPI Telephoto) Fred Spiegelberg Named Oregon Sports Man off Year Medford Coach Receives Honor Af Portland Fred Spiegelberg, Medford High school head football coach, was named "Man of the Year" in Oregon sports last niglvt. The award for 1959 was announced at the annual Bill Hayward Banquet of Cham pions in Portland. Spiegel berg was honored for his role in guiding his Black Tornado team unbeaten' and ' untied through a 12-game season to the state Class A-l grid cham pionship last fall. He was in Portland to receive the large . trophy emblematic of the honor. Dyrol Burleson, University of Oregon's stellar miler, was chosen "Athlete of the Year" at the dinner sponsored by the Oregon Sportswriters and Broadcasters association. Spiegelberg has been Med ford head coach eight years. During - that time his teams have won one state champion ship crown and have been runners-up on two other oc casions. They have been Southern Oregon conference champions or ' co-titlists six successive years. The Washington State col lege graduate's Medford teams have won 58 games, tied 6 and lost 19. Spiegel berg was line coach here three years before becoming head coach. The Black Tornado mentor has been chosen to coach the State team for the Shrine all star football game in Portland next August. It is his third such head coach assignment. (See story also on page 10) 629,200 Persons in Oregon Employed Salem -(UPD-A total of 629, 200 persons had jobs in Ore gon in January and the State Employment Department said it was the fourth month in a row in which employment was at a record level for that particular month. Warm Oregon Reception Pleases Sen. Portland - (UPD - Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) wound up two days of campaigning in western Oregon pleased at his warm welcome and with a statement that this year's election is more important than that of 1932. Goes To Idaho Kennedy flew out of here late Wednesday night to con tinue his western tour in Lewiston, Idaho. He appear ed in Portland, Corvallis and Newport Wednesday. Kennedy told a crowd at MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1960 City's Programs Are Outlined at Dinner Medford city officials held their first "Living Annual Re port" banquet at the Rogue Valley Country club last night and from all appearances it was a success. Sixty-five persons attended the no-host dinner, at which the city's department heads and board and commission chairmen outlined the duties and functions of their respec tive agencies, reviewed their activities and accomplish ments for 1959 and forecast some of their plans for 1960. Mayor John Snider said it was the purpose of the ban quet to give a more personal touch to the city's annual re port and to give each city ad ministrator the opportunity to find out what is going on in departments other than his own. 18 Reports Heard Eighteen reports were heard, including that of the city manager and some of such lesser-known city agen cies as the Medford State Ath letic commission, the Civil Defense department and the civil service commission. After the individual reports had been heard, City Mana ger Robert Duff summarized the past year's activities by pointing out what he feels were a few highlights of the year. One oi tne most outstanaing accomplishments, in Duff's es timation, was the completion of sanitary sewers in the Ken-wood-Grandview, North Lau relhurst and Berrydale dis tricts which eliminated "criti cal" sanitary conditions on the city's perimeter. Other Highlights Other highlights are the 10-year contract which Med ford entered into with the ru ral fire protection district, the codification of the city's ordi nances and a new subdivision ordinance. He also mentioned the do nation to the city of a logging locomotive by the Medford corporation, the start in the Jackson park s imming pools and the near completion of the Eighth st. bridge. Kennedy the Newport airport estimat ed at 1,500 that "this is about as warm a welcome as I have ever received." World Problems In referring to the coming election, the Democratic pres idential hopeful said that in 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt faced responsibilities at home. But today, he said, "we face responsibilities all over the world." He also attacked the ad ministration' "tight money" policy. The annual student govern ment day, the retention of a parks and recreation director, the first jury trial in munici pal court and the authoriza tion, of an air pollution study are also considered by Duff to be some of the outstanding accomplishments In 1959. Mayor Snider ended the banquet with a few prophe cies on Medford's future. Visualizes Population He visualizes Medford with a 1970 population of over 40, 000, comparable to the pres ent size of Salem. By that year, too, the air pollution problem will be solved, Bear creek will be cleaned out and there will be a downtown landscaped pedestrian mall prohibited to vehicular traffic, the mayor predicted. A more detailed account of the city's annual report by de partments will be printed in future editions of the Mail Tribune. Theft of Machines Reported fo Police The theft last September of four machines which give the distance between Medford and other cities was reported to Medford city police yester day. The machines valued at $100 apiece were taken from four Medford motels by a man who told the motel man agers that he was going to change the advertisement on the machines,, and never re turned them, police said. Clarence Edward Smith, 814 East Ninth St., who owns the machines and places them in the motels, apparently did not discover that the ma chines were missing until he inquired recently of one of the motel managers as to where the machine was. County, State Offices to Close County and state offices in the area will be closed Fri day, Feb. 12, in observance of Lincoln's birthday. ' The day will not be a holi day for federal or city em ployees, it was reported. Also operating as usual will be the banks, stores and the U. S. Postal service. Schools will be open Fri day, and most o them have scheduled Lincoln day pro grams. Dogs Attack Sheep On Farm Near Turner Turner, Ore.-&TD-A pack of dogs attacked a flock of sheep near here Wednesday, killing four ewes and badly injuring another. 54th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 274 India Parliament Hears Khrushchev Ask Disarmament Unenthusiastic Welcome Received New Delhi, India -flJPI)- So viet Premier N i k i t a Khru shchev called again today for world-wide "general and com plete d i s a r m a ment" in a speech to a joint session of the Indian Parliament.' The bid came a few hours after he had arrived in New Delhi and received a friendly but unenthusiastic welcome on the first leg of a three week good will tour of South east Asia. Met By Officials The crowds that greeted him at the airport and in the city were estimated at 300,000 by the police. But the total was far overshadowed by the one million wildly cheering Indians who turned out to greet President Eisenhower with unrestrained delight on his visit here last Dec. 9. High Indian officials, head ed by President Rajendra Prasad and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, met Khru shchev at the airport. Khrushchev paid an offic ial call ,on Nehru and held preliminary discussions on the issues he probably will cover during his five days in India. Depends Upon West Then he went to the Parlia ment, where his speech was largely a reiteration of views he had expressed many times before. He promised that Russia would do "everything in its power" ' to bring about suc cessful completion of a treaty on "general and complete dis armament." "We are prepared for such disarmament with the estab lishment of strict control," Khrushchev said, "and now solution of the problem de pends on the western pow ers. Judd to Arrive Tomorrow Morning Congressman Walter H. Judd (R-Minn.) will arrive at the Medford airport at 10:20 a.m. Friday to speak at a noon luncheon of the Abra ham Lincoln club at the Jack son hotel. The congressman, a physic ian and surgeon, spoke in Medford before as a guest of the Rogue Valley Knife and Fork club. Among those greet ing him at the airport will be a young heart patient, Laura Lee Montgomery, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Montgomery, Med ford. She will represent the current Jackson County Heart fund drive. Tickets for the luncheon may be purchased from Man ville Heisel, John Dellenback, Sheriff Joe Walsh, or at the door Friday noon. Judd, a former medical missionary and hospital ad ministrator in China, is a member of the House foreign affairs committee. 'We-All From Down In Mysterious Object Found Circling Earth May Be Unannounced Russian Satellite Washington - (UPD - A mys terious earth - circling object about the size of a large auto mobile was being studied to day to determine whether the Russians have put up a secret satellite. American tracking stations detected the object in a near polar orbit. They are uncer tain whether it is a voiceless satellite, or a section of a space rocket that got into orbit. No Cooperation Expected One theory is that the ob ject might be the result of a Russian satellite or lunar probe firing that was unsuc cessful and was never an nounced. In this case, the mystery pro'bably would deepen because no coopera tion could be expected from the Russians in identifying the object. Another theory is that the mysterious object may be a section of Russia's Lunar III rocket that photographed the moon last October. Not Weapon The Defense Department emphasized there was no sus picion that the object was a weapon or in any way con nected with the "fantastic new weapon" that Soviet Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev men tioned recently. An announcement issued at the Pentagon Wednesday night said tracking stations are watching a dozen man- made objects in the sky, and these include "one in a near- polar orbit which we have been watching for some time and which may be of Soviet origin." Dr. George Adler Dies in Portland Klamath Falls Dr. George H. Adler, Klamath Falls phy sician and surgeon from ia8 to 1957, died Feb. 9 in Port land from complications fol lowing recent heart surgery at the University of Oregon medical school hospital. The physician served as Klamath county coroner from 1932 until 1957, when he joined the staff of the Veter a n s domiciliary at Camp White as a medical officer. In November, 1959, he was transferred to the Veterans hospital in Vancouver. Dr. Adler was well known throughout Oregon for his work with "legal medicine" and acted in the capacity of a mpdieal examiner relative to police work. He had talked throughout the state on as pects of medical examinations and police work. He was author of the pres pnt Oreeon law concerning blood alcohol analysis of those driving while under in fluence of intoxicating liquor. Survivors include the widow, Madelon, Vancouver; tvo daufihters. Mrs. Madelon Petroff, Portland, and Sheila Adler, Vancouver; a brother, Arthur Adler, Mount bnasta; and three grandchildren. A son, George J.,' died several years ago following a polio attack. Funeral services will be held at Ward's Klamath Fu neral home at 2 p.m. Satur day, Feb. 13.' The Deep West, Suh " IKE DEPLORES PUBLICITY BY FACTIONS IN MILITARY DEBATE Washington -(UPD- President Eisenhower today deplored sensational publicity by fac tions trying to push pet mili tary projects. The President, at a news conference which went heavi ly into the field of missiles and rockets, also described as crazy a recent statement by assa. mwm TEST HOLES Exploratory work for foot ing of a new diversion dam on Bear creek, to replace one further downstream that stands in the way of the planned Highway 99 freeway, was begun this week by the state highway department. The exisiting dam (or weir) is part of the facilities of the Rogue River Valley Irrigation district and was re Barrow Pit Subjects Discussed by Planners Suggested restrictions - on that the recommended ordin fill dirt barrow, pits for free- ance be similar to the interim way construction, and a rec ommendation to the county court for an interim zoning ordinance, were among the items discussed last night by the Jackson county planning commission. , Dave Lowry, chairman, of the commission's temporary freeway committee, recom mended one addition to re strictions on barrow pits as suggested by the state high way department. This addition Included a ne gotiating clause which would allow excavations for fill ma terial within prohibited areas when changes are specifically in agreement with the county court. Lowry explained that this would allow for contrac tional bargaining. Restrictions Suggested The restrictions suggested by the department included establishing the distance from the city limits, setting the pits' depth and line of direc tion for proper drainage, es tablishing the depth above the mean water table except where fresh water lakes can be formed, pit development to comply with state satnitary authority regulations, and es tablishing a screen planting of shrubs and trees around the pits. The restrictions will be rec ommended by the state high way department to the bureau of public roads for inclusion as specifications in freeway construction contracts in Jackson county. The commis sioners stressed that final ap proval of the restrictions was with BPR. ' , v,ot The commission stated tnai the excavations should be at least one mile from the lim its of incorporated cities. This, too, was stated to be a nego tiating item for contractors. Interim Ordinance tw pommission recom mended to the county court that it adopt an interim zon ing ordinance for an area from the norm Meaioro. ciijr limits to the Josephine-Jackson county line. It suggested WEATHER FORECAST: Increasing cloudi ness tonight. Cloudy with occas sional rain Friday. Gusty south erly winds in valley late tonight or Friday morning. Low tonight 40. High Friday 55. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 52 Lowest this Morning . ..31 . PRECIP. To 10 a.m. Today '. -02 Our Skies' Tonight Sunset today 5:37 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:14 a.m. Moonrise today 5:01 p.m. Full Moon tomorrow. Uranus, the planet not quite near enough to be seen without the aid of a telescope, is to the left of the Moon tonight. Ura nus takes 84 years to complete its orbit around the Sun and is now about 1. 620,000,000 miles from the Earth. Soviet Premier Nikita Khru shchev that the Russian moon rocket was proof that Com munis mis superior to capital ism. Eisenhower, just back from a visit to the Air Force Missile Test Center at Cape Canav eral, Fla., told reporters he felt much better about the na Restrictions Among zoning ordinance preseuieu by the commission last year with the exception of the area involved. ' ' The ordinance as previous ly proposed included- the en tire valley floor from the Jackson-Josephine county line to Ashland. The commission in action Wednesday evening did not make recommenda tions concerning the east-west boundary for the recommend ed ordinance. The commission, in discus sing the year's projects, placed highest priority on the compilation of a county zon ing ordinance. A zoning or dinance, prepared by the planning commission staff, was distributed to commission members. The preliminary draft was based on the best available information of other counties and the bureau rt municipal research. Building Code The compilation of a uni- Bristol Announces Delegate Candidacy Fayette I. Bristol, Grants Pass, Josephine county repre sentative to the state legisla ture for the past two terms, today announced his inten tion of filing for delegate to the Republican National con vention from Fourth Congres sional district. Bristol, 54, has operated Bristol Silica company at Rogue River for the past 25 years, and has taken active part locally and nationally, in matters pertaining to na tural resources of Oregon. Bristol was active in for mation of the Rogue Basin Flood Control and Water Re sources association, and has been on the board of directors since. He is a member of the board of governors of Amer ican Mining Congress, - and the O and C regional advisory board. City Planners to Meet Tonight Medford's city planning commission will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the city hall. A public hearing will be held at tonight's meeting on a request by the Foster and Kleiser company for a zoning variance to erect a billboard on county property near the National Guard armory. Included on the agenda is a request to vacate an alley between the 21 Club and Dun hams from Highway 99 north to Gore, aye. tion's missile program as a result of his trip. But he declared he thought it was a serious mistake for anyone involved in the de fense program to push a pet policy by seeking sensational publicity without due consid eration for over-all national interest. (Continued on Page 2) built after the 1955 flood. The proposed dam site is located just below the Jackson st. bridge. Test holes ranging from 20 to 27 feet deep have been drilled on the banks and in the stream bed, according to Geolo gist Dan Gano, who is watching from the pickup, above. form ' building code ' was re tained in committee. It was recommended that members study, codes of other areas. A committee was appoint ed by Chairman Ron James to study a cross valley arter ial roads project and approv al was given a resolution pre sented by the county exten sion office. The resolution requested that contractors in subdivi sions where pear orchards are involved be required to re move, the above ground ma terial of the trees before the plat be accepted by the com mission. Don Berry, county horti culture agent, explained that pear trees, once abandoned, are hosts to numerous pests which spread to the produc ing orchards. The resolution was approved as an amend ment to the subdivision or dinance. The commission approved a tentative budget to be pre sented to the county budget committee for $14,076, an in crease of $442.92 over the present budget. Also discussed was the com pilation of topography maps of the county. This was rec ommended as a project of the proposed regional planning commission, under discussion in the county. .The regional commission would include members of the city and coun ty planning commissions and interested groups in the coun ty and would serve in an ad visory capacity. Alan Holmes His Candidacy for DA Alan B. Holmes, 32, of 33 North Berkeley Way, Med ford, has announced he will be a candidate for Jackson county district attorney on the Republican ticket in the May 20 primary. ALAN B. HOLMES Files ior County Post Soviet Union Urged To Accept New Proposal President Lists Major Features Washington -(UPD- President Eisenhower announced today a sweeping new U. S. proposal for a nuclear test ban. The President told his newt conference the U. S. rjlan was beine DresenteH to Rrifain and Russia at Geneva today. we appealed to the Soviet Union to accerjt it as a "con structive beginning." The President spelled out the four maior features nf th new plan which he said would Russia Rejects Test Ban Proposal Geneva -(ITD- The Soviet Union today rejected Presi dent Eisenhower's - newest proposal for a limited nu clear test ban. Shortly after the Presi dent announced the new proposal et his news con ference in Washington and the plan was presented to the marathon test ban con ference here, the Russian delegation rejected it at a "step backward." 'prevent increases in the level of radioactivity in the atmos phere and so allay wory wide concern." Four-Point Program The U. S. is proposing to "end forthwith, under assured controls: "-All nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere; "-All nuclear weapons tests in the oceans; "-All nuclear weapons tests in those regions in space where effective controls can now be agreed to; and "-All nuclear weapons tests beneath the surface- of the earth which can be monitor ed." The President also told his news conference that when the western powers and Rus-; sia agree on a workable dis armament and nuclear test ban plan Communist China would have to be part of it to make it work. Officials said the IT. S. was expected to propose that the ban in space extend to a height of about 50 kilometers (30 miles), since the Soviet Union and the U. S. are in general agreement that it is possible to detect space tests to that height. The U. S. proposal calls for banning underground tests which are big enough to be de tected by techniques and equipment which Russia and the West now agree upon. The American proposal excludes from the ban all underground tests so small there is still some argument about whether they can be accurately de tected with existing equip ment or might be confused with earthquake tremors. Nine Petitions Filed For Morse Nomination Nine petitions bearing 82 signatures certified by the county elections department have been filed here to place the name of Sen. Wayne Morse on the Oregon primary election ballot for the Demo c r a t i c presidential nomi nation. The petitions were received by the elections department during the past week. Announces He is a former deputy dis trict attorney, ar.d is now serving his second term as Medford municipal judge. Holmes received his bach elor of arts and laws degrees in 1955 from Valparaiso uni versity, Valparaiso, Ind., and moved to Oregon that year. He was admitted to the Ore gon State Bar in 1955, and' served as deputy district at torney here through 1956. - In January, 1957, he be came associated with Robert Boyer, Medford lawyer, in the law firm, Boyer and Holmes. Prior to attending law school, Holmes served in the merchant marine and the Army. He is a past treasurer, sec retary and first vice president of the Jackson County Bar association, of which he is a member. He also is a member of the Oregon State Bar and the American Bar association, and St Peters Lutheran church, Medford. Holmes is married and has ' two daughters. 5
