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Washington-(UPD-Does the
tial to prevent a space-age Pearl Harbor?
The Air Force thinks so.
missile attack.
listic Missile
Jfmf I Mllary men in general reject the idea
t ' I that space is an area for civilian exploration
Im. W SmJ alone. They argue that space vehicles can no
Charles Corddry more be ignored militarily than warships and
bombers.
President Eisenhower has said it is his "fixed conclusion"
that space and defense are different. But he has made it
clear that he would "exploit" any space activity the Defense
Department thought would contribute to defense.
BMD and its technical advisers of the Space Technology
Laboratories at Inglewood believe that warning and photo
reconnaissance might provide the United States in the future
with a margin of superiority in deterring Soviet attack.
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Rural School Group
Discusses Budget
The Jackson county rural
school board and budget com
mittee last night discussed the
tentative rural school district
budget and the legal respon
sibilities of the rural school
board. No action was taken.
The committee had already
approved a $31,000 allocation
for the county curriculum ma
terials center so it could quali
fy for matching funds under
the National Defense Educa
Oregon
Briefs
Portland (UPD The Legis
lative Interim Committee
on Welfare voted unani
mously here Monday for a
recommendation to provide
attending physicians for wel
fare patients in Multnomah
county nursing homes.
Salem-IUPD-Mrs. Maurine
Neuberger, wife of Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger
(D-Ore.), filed today as a
candidate for state at large
delegate to the Democratic
national convention in July.
Salem -(UPD Seven girls
escaped from Hillcrest
School in heavy fog today
but four of them were back
in custody in less than half
an hour.
Salem -(UPD- The State
Agriculture Depar tment
said today that the Cali
fornia Agriculture Depart
ment has "under advice
ment" Oregon proposals
aimed at easing a recent
California ban against Ore
gon cattle.
Chessman Lawyer
Makes 15th Appeal
Washington - (UPD - An at
torney for Caryl Chessman
made a 15th appeal to the
Supreme Court today in an
effort to save the convict
author from execution Friday
morning in California's gas
chamber.
Miss Rosalie Asher, Sacra
mento, told reporters her pa
pers had been presented by
the Supreme Court clerk to
Justice Felix Frankfurter "as
the senior justice available."
The attorney, who said she
must return to the West Coast
Wednesday afternoon, said she
will not try to contact other
justices if Frankfurter turns
her down.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Increasing high
clouds tonight and Wednesday.
Chance of fog patches Wednes
day morning. Low tonight 28 to
30. High Wednesday 58.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 56
Lowest this Morning Z
Prec. to 5 p.m. Yesterday, trace
Free, to 4:30 a.m. Today, none.
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 5:44 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:07 a.m.
Moonrise tonight 10.18 p.m.
Last Quarter Feh. 19
PROMINENT STAR
Spica, near the Moon.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, rises 4:12 a.m.
Mars and Venus, rise 6:06 a.m.
Saturn, low in south
east .- : "
CORDDRY
United States have the poten
Accordingly, it is urging highest
government priority for a system of military
satellites with eyes to penetrate Iron Curtain
areas and. ability to help forestall surprise
Called Midas and Samos, these satellites
head a list of ambitious space projects under
study or development by the Air Force Bal
Division at Inglewood, Calif.
tion act. This sum would cov
er teaching aids for all school
districts in the county.
The Jackson County School
Superintendents' associat ion
has requested that funds allo
cated from . each school dis
trict to support the curricu
lum materials center be in
cluded in the rural school
district budget. Now each
school contributes $100 a year
for operation of the center,
John H. Harr, Rogue River
superintendent, explained on
behalf of the association.
Most Equitable Way
.-."The association felt , this
would be the. most equitable
way to divide the expenses,"
Harr added. "Association
members also asked that the
service be continued as it
now is.
Harr explained that the re
quest actually means that the
amount used for supporting
the center would merely be
dropped from each school dis
trict budget and placed in the
rural budget. The association
would want representation on
any future study made of the
curriculum materials center,
ihe added.
Attorney Sam Harbison,
rural school board member-
at-large, asked County School
Superintendent Alf B. Mek
vold what responsibilities the
rural school board has.
Board's Responsibility
According to the revised
rural school law of 1957, the
board "is responsible for em
ployment of supervisors and
office help and it may set the
salaries for this personnel.
Also, according to the law,
the rural school district board
is authorized, not later than
March 15 each year, to pre
pare and adopt a budget for
its own expenses and those
of the county superintendent.
The latter includes travel
money and funds for profes
sional and clerical assistance,
plus services, equipment and
supplies.
Mekvold added that when
his term expires in Dec. 31,
1960, the board will also be
responsible for appointing a
school superintendent.
Grants Pass Man
Held at Williows
Willows, Calif.-IUPD-Sheriff
Ben Kranig said today that a
48-year-old Oregon man,
jailed here on a burglary
charge, has admitted stealing
$100,000 worth of tools in
northern California during
the past five years.
He said the suspect, Ed
ward A. Biros, of Grants Pass,
Ore., admitted taking tools
from barns . and sheds in
Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Colu
sa, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter and
Sacramento, (Calif.) counties.
Biros was arrested on a tip.
Kranig said the suspect dis
posed of the tools at auction
yards and second hand stores
in Oregon.
Act on on MacLaren
Building Withheld
Salem -(UPD- The Board of
Control today withheld .ac
tion on final plans for a new
food service building at Mac
Laren school for boys pend
ing a check to see if cost of
the project con be cut down.
British Budget
Includes Boost
In Defense Bill
No Major Changes
In Broad Policy
London -(UPD- Britain today
announced a $324,800,000
boost in her defense spend
ing which brings her annual
defense bill to a record $3,
729,924,000, nearly a third of
her entire budget.
The increase was an
nounced in a government
white paper which said Brit
ain also was increasing its
conventional w e a p o n s in
stead of relying exclusively
on the massive western nu
clear deterrent.
The white paper said the
government's broad defense
policy has undergone no
major changes but it empha
sized that nuclear power is
"only one component of the
deterrent."
Pay Boosted
"Our task must still be to
contribute in the most effi
cient and effective way pos
sible with our allies to the
maintenance of world peace,"
the white paper said.
The white paper showed
that increased defense costs
result partly from an across
the board pay boost for the
entire armed forces which
was announced last week.
They also result from in
creased arms cost as well as
transfer to the defense bud
get of some items previously
included in the nation's civil
budget.
Local Jeweler
Pleads Guilty
Portland - Alton M. Ander
son, proprietor of Andy's
Jewelry store in Medford, to
day in federal court in Port
land pleaded guilty to at
tempted evasion of income
taxes for 1956, according to
J. L. .Savage, .... chief , of .the
intelligence division, Internal
Revenue Service, Portland.
Anderson has waived an
indictment. Judge William G.
East ordered a pre-sentence
investigation by the U.S. pro
bation officer, Savage said.
According t o information
filed with the federal court,
Anderson was charged with
reporting a net income of
$20,390.80 for 1956 when the
correct income was $32,594.36,
Savage said. Anderson's re
ported tax was $4,596.87 com
pared to a correct tax of
$9,551.32, the internal reve
nue agent said.
Anderson started in the
jewelry business in Medford
in 1946 and moved his busi
ness to its present location,
15 North Central ave., in
1950.
Harold Patterson, assistant
U.S. attorney in Portland,
prosecuted the case.
Reorganization
Group to Meet
Delegations from Phoenix
and from the area south of
Barnett rd'. are expected to at
tend the meeting of the Jack
son county reorganization
committee at 8 o'clock tonight
in the county courthouse, it
was reported.
A discussion will be held
on the proposed annexation of
the property south of' Barnett
rd. to the Medford school dis
trict. The proposed property
switch from the Phoenix
school district would include
the Rogue Valley manor.
A hearing on the Phoenix
Talent administrative district
under the proposed reorga
nization plan will be held in
the Phoenix elementary
school gymnasium on March
1, school officials reported.
This is a routine hearing
sponsored by the state board
of education.
The county reorganization
committee will discuss also
the timing of further action
on administrative plans for
Central Point and Prospect
districts, considered independ
ent units, and the joining of
Eagle Point and Butte Falls.
Action on the Medford
school district as an admin
istrative unit has - been de
layed pending further consid
eration of Applegate, Mek
vold explained.
SP Ordered To
Install Signals
Salem -(UPD Public Utility
Commissioner Jonel C. Hill
has ordered the Southern
Pacific Company to install
new signals at a railroad
crossing in Independence
termed dangerous. ,
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POUR CEMENT-Workmen at' the Jackson
park swimming pool project are shown here
pouring cement for the foundations of the
bathhouse. The contractors,' the : National
Granite company and Holliday Pool - Con
struction company, will have the floors for
the bathhouse, dressing rooms and mechan
ical room poured this week and hope to
French Farm-Labor Crisis
Overshadows Test Criticism
Paris - (UPD A new farm
and labor crisis boiled up to
day in France and . turned
government attention-; away
from the mounting Afro-Asian
criticism : of its atomic bomb
test and the threat of a series
of diplomatic ruptures.
Another sharp split was re
ported within the cabinet with
Finance Minister Wilfrid
Baumgartner .and Industry
Minister Jean-Marcel Jeanne
nay at odds over how to cope
with growing demands for re
vised price policies.
Thousands of farmers riot
ed last Thursday in the north
ern city of Amiens . against
government price freezes and
new mass protest rallies were
called for this Thursday in
'What I'm Really Afraid Of Is That He
Might Forget The Spirit of The
George M. Humphrey Plantation"
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DF0RD
MEDFORD, OREGON,
My
Clermont Ferrand and Char
tres. Against the demand for
higher farm prices were de
mands from powerful unions
that the government make
good its pledge for an across-the-board
raise in the big
state-run gas and electric in
dustry. While President Charles de
Gaulle struggled with the
acute economic problems at
home, dangerous develop
ments were reported in Africa
where a series of diplomatic
breaks threatened if he goes
ahead with plans for further
atomic tests.
Informed sources said
France would follow up its
first atomic test with the ex-
Missile
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16,
Missile
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begin putting up the walls this week. Ex
cavation for the swimming pools themselves
will not begin until after Feb. 22, or until
the city lets the contractors know whether
they can raise the money for the diving
pool.. There is yet no indication how. the city
will, if it can at all, raise the money for
the second pool. (Knackstedt Photo)
plosion of a tactical nuclear
weapon within two months
despite the diplomatic re
action. . The first major reaction
came from Morocco, 360 miles
north of the French . Sahara
Desert bomb site at Reggane,
which recalled ' Ambassador
Abdellatif Bendjelloun Mon
day and renounced a Franco
Moroccan accord of May 28,
1956.
Protests poured in from
Ghana, The Sudan, .Japan and
other Afro-Asian nations and
the Algerian rebel govern
ment announced it would
make an "important declar
ation" sometime today.
Pay Scales Adopted
By Ashland Board
Ashland-The Ashland school
board last night adopted pay
scales which will provide an
avearge raise of $300 per
teacher during the 1960-61
school year. '
The plan, according to a.
spokesman in the office of
School Superintendent Stan
ley Jobe, includes $4,200 base
pay plus 4 per cent increment
for a first-year teacher with
a bachelor's degree. The in
crement is the same for the
present school year, but the
base pay is now $4,050.
Starting salary for a teach
er with three years of college,
under the new scale, is $4,032,
and that for a teacher with
five years is $4,326. A teacher
with a master's degree starts
at $4,410.
Highest salaries provided
for are $4,536 (fourth step)
for a teacher with three years
of college; $6,048 (12th step)
for a teacher with a bachelor's
degree; $6,342 (13th step) for
a teacher with five years of
college, and $6,594 (14th step)
for a teacher with a master's
degree.
Tribune
1960
Section
Defense Said To
Be Considering
Substantial Cut
Brucker, Lemnitzer
Heard by Committee
Washington (UPD - Army
Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker
said today the Defense Depart
ment is considering a sub
stantial cutback in research
and development funds for
the Nike-Zeus anti - missile
missile.
But Brucker and Gen. Ly
man L. Lemnitzer, Army chief
of staff, emphasized in testi
mony before the House Space
Committee that they believe
the Nike-Zeus to be "absolute
ly vital" to the U.S. defenses.
Funds To Be Chopped
Brucker said he has been
told informally that funds for
developing the anti - missile
missile might be chopped
from $253 to $200 million dur
ing the fiscal year starting
next July 1.
Lemnitzer, in this connec
tion, said "there is talk in
some quarters that we should
put all of our resources into
offensive weapons."
The general added, and
Brucker backed him up, that
"A certain amount of defense
is needed, especially in work
ing on the assumption that we
will not launch the first at
tack." .
Far Advanced
Brucker also disclosed that
the Army's Nike - Hercules
anti-aircraft missile has been
so far advanced that it can
knock down planes flying at
500,000 feet. Up to now, the
Army has admitted only that
the Army could hit targets
"above 100,000 feet."
Brucker said once the Her
cules "locks on" an airplane
flying anywhere up to 500,000
feet, the attacking plane is
doomed.
"This weapon is sure
death," he said.
Open House Set
At Local Armory
Open house will be held at
Medford National Guard arm
ory between 1 and 5 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 21, in observ
ance of the Guard's annual
"Operation Muster."
The local guard unit is Com
pany E, second battle group,
186th infantry.
During the afternoon, there
will be displays of all types
of National Guard equipment
as well as the new Guard
dress uniform, 1st Lt. Donald
M. Ivie, commanding officer,
said.
Guided tours through the
armory are scheduled, and
coffee and sandwiches will be
served. For those interested
in shooting, the indoor rifle
range will be open with small
bore rifles, targets and am
munition available, he said.
Purpose of "Operation Mus
ter" is to give the public a
chance to' see the facilities and
equipment available for train
ing' National Guardsmen and
to create interest among
young men to enlist in the
Guard as a method of fulfill
ing their military obligation.
Sure Signs of
Reported in
Spring does not start here
officially for more than a
month, but there are sure
signs that it is well on its
way.
Jasmine has been in bloom
about a week, and crocuses
are brightening many gardens
with their blooms.
But one of the surest signs
of spring, insofar as local
birdwatchers are concerned,
is the return of the tree swal
lows, the first of which were
observed by the Ted Conways
along the Rogue river Satur
day. -
The' Rev. Thomas McCam
ant and Maj. Gen. Joseph
Hicks, both of Medford, both
saw tree Swallows yesterday
paired
54th Year Price 10 Cents
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FILES CANDIDACY - L. E.
Ager, 57, of 63 Gresham St.,
Ashland, yesterday filed for
the Republican nomination
for Jackson county surveyor.
He is the second Republican
to file for the post. Earlier
Mark Boyden, 2541 Sandy
Terrace, Medford, filed for
nomination. Edward A. Mc
Ginty, 103 King st., Medford,
yesterday filed for the Demo
cratic nomination for county
surveyor.
Russia Offers
New Concessions
In Test Ban Pact
Geneva -(UPD- The Soviet
Union today formally rejected
President Eisenhower's pro-1
posal to outlaw all but rela
tively small underground nu
clear tests but offered the
West new concessions for an
all inclusive test ban treaty.
Soviet delegate Semyon K.
Tsarapkin told British and
U.S. negotiators that Russia
was not willing to accept the
U. S. proposal as the basis for
negotiations because, he said
it allowed for renewed nucle
ar testing. . .
But he said Russia now was
willing to allow inspection
teams to investigate any re
corded event suspect of being
an illegal underground blast.
Concession Conditional
He made this concession
conditional on western accept
ance of a politically fixed-and
probably small -annual num
ber of these inspections on the
soil of the three countries. .
Western spokesmen wel
comed the Soviet willingness
to allow inspection teams to
investigate recorded earth
tremors but they doubted the
Soviet Union would agree to
the "enormous" number that
would be required.
However, the Russian pro
posal was forwarded to Wash
ington and London for careful
study.
Petitions Filed
For Humphrey
Petitions requesting that
Hubert Humphrey be placed
on the Oregon primary elec
tion ballot as a presidential
candidate have been filed in
the county elections depart
ment, it was reported today.
The petitions for the Min
nesota Democrat contain 48
registered voters' signatures.
According to the elections
law, 1,000 signatures of regis
tered electors of one party in
the state must be obtained.
These signatures must also
represent at least one-tenth
of the precincts in each of
seven counties.
Deadline for filing by peti
tion for the May 20 state
primary election is March 11.
March 15 is the last date for
candidates to file in person.
Spring
Rogue Area
on Gregory rd., Mr. McCam-
ant said.
The tree swallow is almost
never observed in the valley
during the winter like many
other birds which usually fly
south, and the. first sighting
of the tree swallow is a sure
sign spring is returning, Mr.
McCamant said. This is not
expecially early for their
sighting, he added, saying it
was about average to spot
them at this time of- the year.
A large flock of swans has
been sighted at various loca
tions along the upper reaches
of the Rogue river, according
to other reports, and there
was also a report of a Bald
Eagle having , been seen in
that general area.
More Help for
India, Pakistan
Part of Proposal
Communist Threats
Said To Continue
Washington -(UPD- President
Eisenhower asked Congress
today for $4,175,000,000 in
foreign aid to bolster the
Free World's military and
economic stand against Com
munist threats which he said
continue despite Soviet peace
talk.
The chief executive's re
quest, $949 million more than
Congress approved last year,
included a proposal for
stepped-up assistance to India
and Pakistan as part of an ef
fort to help America's friends
live in economic "decency"
as well as in peace.
Can't Ignore Needs
Eisenhower told Congress
in a special message that his
mutual security proposals,
about half of which would be
for military assistance to non
Communist nations, reflects
needs which "we cannot af
ford to ignore."
"The fact, if it is a fact, of
reductions in Soviet military
manpower, does not alter the
need for the maintenance of
our collective defense," Eisen
hower said.
Eisenhower said that even
though Soviet Premier Niki-
ta Khrushchev had promised
a reduction in Russia's armed
manpower the Communist
leader's own statements make
clear that "Soviet military
power . . . remains great."
Communism a Menace
"While its recent deport
ment and pronouncements
suggest the Possible opening
of a somewhat less strained
period in our relationship,
the President said, "the men
ace of Communist' imperial
ism nevertheless still re
mains." He said that while Soviet
military power "continues to
grow" there also is an in
creasingly important" growth
in the military and economic
power of Communist China.
He said the United States is
"giving close and careful at
tention" to a program of in
creased aid for the Chinese
Nationalist govern ment on
Formosa to help the anti-Com
munist government prove the
superiority of freedom over
totalitarianism. ,
Economic Aid Included
The President's aid request
includes $2 billion for military
assistance to Free World allies
and $2,175,000,000 in eco
nomic aid for the fiscal year
starting July 1.
He urged approval of the
entire amount as the minimum
necessary to bolster non-Communist
nations against the
perils of a world wracked by
conflicting ideologies.
The President said that the
$2 billion in proposed military
assistance "is the minimum
amount consistent with the
maintenance of a firm and
adequate collective defense
posture. Anything less m ef
fect precludes essential mo
dernization and improvement
of forces and limits us to a
bare maintenance program.
U.S. Is the Leader
Eisenhower supported the
economic portion of his re
quest with the argument that
the United States, like it or
not, has the responsibility for
leadership in the world fight
against economic ills.
The President, who was
greatly impressed with the
critical position of India and
Pakistan during his December
visits to those two countries,
said in his message that they
embraced half a billion peo
ple "deeply committed ... to
raise their standards of living
to levels of decency."
He added that "the force
and drive of this effort is un
mistakable; it warrants the
full and warm support of the
Free World."
Hearing Slated for
Eagle Point Man
A preliminary hearing in
district court has been set for
Thursday for Albert Milton
Brown, Eagle Point, who is
charged with assault while
armed with a dangerous
weapon.
Brown is charged with as
saulting Carl Milton Hoist
with a 30-30 carbine Feb. 13
by firing toward, him, accord
ing to court records.
In other district court ac
tion, Hubert William Murray,
25, of Seeley Lake, Mont.,
was bound over to the grand
jury on charges of obtaining
property under false pre
tenses. He is being held in
the Jackson county jail in lieu
of $1,500 bail.
Medford police arrested
Murray Saturday. He admit
ted in a signed statement to
passing 14 checks totaling ap
proximately $150 in Medford
in recent weeks, officerS said.
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