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Rogue Valley Edition 54th Year Price 10 Cents Medford 1 14 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1960 No. 290 M fo) EturaD School District Budget m m ID -hI A IT ?rr - - --iisfefe - j m J3 ll ''"TOI"" 11 Talent Man Dies While Fighting Fire Monday Talent Gustave Theodore Zemke, 80, died Monday while battling a brush fire which spread to a fence near Talent. The Jackson county sher iffs office said Zemke's body was found some distance from where a brush fire apparently had set fire to a fence. The blaze spread along the fence and also destroyed a barn. An eye witness-to the fire said the daughter-in-law of the fire victim, Mrs. Ray Zemke, who is living on the farm with her husband and father - in - law, spotted the flames spreading through their orchard. She called the Talent fire department. The barn literally exploded into flames as the firemen fought to prevent the fire from spreading. Zemke's badly burned body was found about 75 yards away from the barn. He apparently had tried to discard his burning clothing before collapsing. Authorities this morning did not yet know whether he died of a heart at tack, overexertion, suffoca tion, or from burns. Gunnar Visions Taxpayer Burden Astoria-UPD-Oregon Repub lican Chairman Peter M. Gun nar estimated today that the Democratic platform drawn up in a state-wide convention in Salem in January "could conceivably cost the average Oregon taxpayer as much as $16 to $20 a month in addi tional income taxes. Addressing GOP workers, he declared "this new Demo cratic proposal if enacted into law could result in the most lavish spending spree in the state's history." ' "They have carefully hid den the costs of such a pro gram," he said, "and if they challenge my estimate I will in return challenge them to supply their own estimates of the increased burden which will be forced on the tax payers." Man Dies Following Fall Here Monday Frank W. Winn, 61, of 503 West Jackson st., died last night at the Sacred Heart hospital, eight hours after he fell from a scaffolding at Dumas Domestic Laundry and Dry Cleaners, 30 North River side ave. Winn was reportedly help ing to erect a sign at the laundry when he slipped on the scaffolding and fell 10 feet to the sidewalk. The ac- iirfont npnirreH at 1-19 TVm. and he died at 9:08 p.m. He was employed by the Electrical Products Corp. of Oregon, 1228 Court st., which had contracted to erect the sign for the laundry. Survivors included his wife, Opal Winn, and five children. Funeral services are pending at the Perl Funeral home. County Budget Group Holds First Session Today Members of the Jackson county budget committee elected Lynn Newbry, Ash land, as chairman , this morn ing during the committee's first session. County Judge Miller reported. Other members are Arnold Bohnert, Central Point; Gor don Hudson, Medford, and County Commissioners Ches ter Wendt and Ralph Jame CHARRED REMAINS The charred shell of the Jackson ville Cold Storage and Meat market located in what was once the Table Rock saloon is shown in the top picture. A fire Sunday night and early Monday morning caused an estimated $40,000 to $50,000 damage to the building and threatened two of the town's oldest buildings, the Odd Fel lows' hall and the Masonic hall on either side. The lower picture shows the charred interior of the building near the grinder (rear right)" and other meat cutting equipment. The fire started in electrical equipment housed ? in the - cold storage firm's basement, according to Jacksonville Fire Chief Lewis Applebaker. (Knackstedt Photo) Negroes March To Alabama Capitol By United Press International , drove slowly around the build- I a - i . it - i A Negro student shouted "follow me" and signalled the start today of a tense new racial incident a march by 1,000 Negroes from their col lege campus to the steps of the Alabama capitol. At the capitol, the Negroes sang the national anthem and the "Lord's Prayer" and quiet ly returned to their class rooms. There were no inci dents although several auto mobiles filled with whites Construction to Start on Clinic Construction of a $45,000 dental clinic at 24 Crater Lake ave. will start next week, ac cording to the owners. Four dental offices and a dental laboratory will be housed in five different but adjoining units, having a total floor space of 3,195 feet. The clinic will be one-story high and built in a rectangu lar shape of wood and con crete block. It is planned that it will be ready for occupancy by June 1. Dr. Bernard T. Thompson, whose existing offices at that location will be adjacent to the new clinic, is one of the owners. Rogue Valley Con struction company will build the structure and the adjoin ing parking lot which will accommodate some 30 cars. In addition to Dr. Thomp son, tne oiner aenusis win oe Dr. Richard Nordquist, Dr. Ernest Duce, Dr. John Owens and Dr. David Engleson. Jack Ward will operate the labora tory which will provide pro fessional services to Medford dentists. and Miller. During this morning's ses sion the committee discussed the general county- budget District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder was to appear before the committee to present his budget requests but was too busy in court. County Clerk Marvin Madden was to pre sent his budget request tins afternoon. mg oiowing uieir norns, The peaceful rallying of the Negroes followed by several days the arrest of 80 persons, only four of them white, for attempting to integrate a lunch counter at Nashville in the heart of the old Confeder acy. State troopers and a few city policemen watched close ly but did not interfere as the Negro students from Alabama State college, marching two abreast, headed for the capi tol where Jefferson Davis took the oath of office as first president of the Confederacy. Call for Action Negroes called for action throughout the South as thj lunch counter demonstrations spread. There were numerous arrests and the constant danger of major violence. So far there had been only a few minor injuries, mostly caused by clenched fists. Humphrey Enters Oregon Primary Salem - (OPD - Sen. Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota was placed on the ballot for Ore gon's May 20 presidential pri mary election today. Petitions containing about 1,200 to 1,300 signatures were filed with the State Elections Division by State Sen. Wil liam A. Grenfell Jr.-of Port land. One thousand signatures are required. Humphrey is the second presidential candidate to be entered in Oregon by petition on the Democratic side. The name of Oregon Sen. Wayne Morse was entered earlier. Elvis Presley Begins Farewell From Army Friedberg, Germany - (DPD -Sgt. Elvis Presley began his farewell to the U.S. Army to day with a Hollywood - style press conference at which he said he liked Army life so well he was thinking of writing a book about it- The rock and roll singer leaves Germany Wednesday after 18 months as a soldier with the Army's 3rd Armored Division. During that time he rose from buck private to act ing sergeant and won plaudits from all for bis soldiering. Cut at Members of the Jackson county rural school district budget committee last night cut the overall tentative budg et down to what they con sidered only the absolute ne cessities. It now totals $136,- 844.21 for the 1960-61 school year. A final budget meeting will be held later this week. The total is $6,780.16 less than the current year's total of .$146,624.37. Figuring $17, 100 in receipts expected by the county curriculum ma terials center at the end of the school year, the budget figure is reduced still further to $119,744.21. The antici pated receipts include $15,500 expected in federal matching funds under the National De f e n s e Education act, $600 charged the various school districts in production,- and $1,000 charged the districts in repairs. The National De fense Act is to bolster instruc tion in foreign languages, mathematics and science. Actually, the budget was considered in three separate parts. The Jackson county school superintendent's office operating budget totals $36, 388.30, the curriculum ma terials center $65,601.91, in cluding the total allocation for the National Defense Edu cation act; and the special education department's, $30, 852.67. Center's Budget The curriculum materials center budget is slightly high er than the current year's $58,699.95. However, this total doesn't include the ex pected receipts of $17,100 at the end of the school year, as explained before. The special education de partment budget of $30,852.67 is roughly $6,000 less than the current year's total. However, both totals do riot include the $12,000 state reimbursement for special education classes. Also, what remains is paid in tuition from the districts who send pupils to these classes for the mentally retarded. Since the county is paid in full for the expense of operating these classes, this budget total is not included under a tax levy. The county school superin tendent's operating budget for the coming year is tentatively $36,388.30 and includes $3,000 emergency fund, compared to $51,902.64, this year, or a drop of $15,514.34. Following a discussion, the budget committee reaffirmed a salary of $7,200 a year for the newly created position of administrative assistant to the county school superintendent. Ponds Dangerous To Small Children Farm ponds may be beau tiful, but are a dangerous haz ard to small children, C. W. Jensen, chairman of the Rogue Soil Conservation district, re minded area residents today. He said many of the 2,844 farm ponds in Oregon are near farm buildings and should be properly fenced. In addition to the large number of ponds the state also has 481 irrigation reservoirs. Jack son county alone has 73 farm ponds. Jensen said that the ponds are used for irrigation, recrea tion, stock water, and as a water supply in case of fire. Also they are of value for raising fish. Proper precautions should be taken, the district chair man added, before the acci dental drowning of small children occurs. Salem Firm Bids Low On Highway Work Here Salem-OJPD-Bids for more than $1,400,000 worth of high way construction work in Jackson county were opened here by the state highway commission today. Contracts will be awarded March 10. Low bidder on the Evans Creek-Homestead section of the Pacific highway was Roy L. Houck Sons, Salem, which bid $725,392 for 3.35 miles of grading and construction of three concrete structures. The same firm was low bidder on the Homestead-Rock Point section, offering $724,219 for 2.17 miles of grading and construction of three concrete structures. A total of some $8,100,000 in bids was opened by the commission. Meeting This was created by elimina ting the assistant superinten- dency held by Bruce S. Hitt at $7,700 a year and the elemen tary supervisory job at $6,510 a year held by Robert Law rence. Lawrence's acceptance of a principalship in the coun ty is pending. Hitt has not committed himself, Mekvold said. Qualified Personnel Mekvold repeated his state' ment of the previous Monday saying, "It is most difficult to get qualified personnel to fill the job. I would prefer to use Mr. Hitt," he added. "I would make every effort to .adjust him to the job and would hesi tate to offer him less than he is now getting." Hitt stated that he had saved the county $24,000 dur ing the four years he was in the office. He helped the coun ty claim funds due it under Public Law 874. This speci fies that school districts may be reimbursed tuition for the pupils whose parents work for the federal government or who live on government land. Following the budget meet ing, the rural board recon vened and formally decided not to reelect the two assistant positions in the county school office. Including the $1,800 in travel allowance this would represent a saving of $7,980. Alaska Bear Hunters Tell of Seeing Crash Anchorge, Alaska-TOPD-Two polar bear hunters, survivors of a plane crash and 74 hours of floating in the Arctic Ocean on a small piece of ice, Monday night told of how two companions in another air craft also had crashed on an ice floe. Warren Johnson, Anchor age, and George Eastman, Omak, Wash., said they watched in -horror before their own plane went down as a Piper PA-18 piloted by Leroy Holen crashed on a floe and then sank. May Have Escaped They said it was possible that Holen, of Anchorage, and his passenger, George Bau man, Nevada, Mo., escaped be fore the plane went under. However, the Air Force has been unable to find any trace of the missing fliers in the mass of moving ice off the Alaskan coast and above the Bering Strait. Moments after the first plane struck the ice floe, Johnson crash-landed his air craft on. another berg. His plane also sank. Removed From Floe Johnson and Eastman were taken off their floe by an Air Force helicopter Monday. They were first sighted Sun day morning and food, sleep ing bags, survival kits and a rubber liferaft were dropped to them. The two were hospitalized here and pronounced as in good condition. Hatfield Appoints Rail Car Group Salem - (DPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield today selected Ro land M. Wirt, Portland lum berman, to head the gover nor's 1960 emergency trans portation committee. Nine others were appointed to assist Wirt in combatting railcar shortages.. They are R. J. Hogue of Medford, 1959 chairman; W. F. Forrest of Dillard, 1960 vice chairman; W. C. Cole, Cecil Tulley and Jess C. Hestmark, all of Port land; Wayne Giesy of Mon roe; Gerald Robinson, Cor vallis; State Rep. W. O. Kel say of Dillard and R. T. Moore of Grants Pass. Sonic Booms Heard in Valley This Afternoon Two sonic booms were heard in the valley about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Per sonnel at the control tower at the Medford airport report ed that they had not been in contact with any jet aircraft, although several vapor trails had been noticed in the sky prior to the booms. Both booms, although light, were heard throughout the valley. Eisenhower Tells Chileans of Hope For Step To Peace President Addresses National Congress Santiago, Chile -tUPB- Presi dent Eisenhower said today he hopes the May JJummit meeting in Paris with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev "will permit at least a par tial relaxation of tensions and a modest advance along the road to lasting peace." It was another triumphant day for Eisenhower in his four-nation swing through South America. Cheered and applauded each time he ap peared, he responded with a warm grin and salutes to the crowds.. Dictatorships Repudiated He told Chilean-American groups that the U.S. "Repudi ates dictatorships in any form" and reminded critics of U.S. spending policies that his nation pours a billion dol lars annually into South America. Then, in' an address to a joint session of the Chilean National Congress, he express ed his hopes for at least some progress toward peace. Favors Arms Reductions Eisenhower lauded as "an act of statesmanship" Chilean President Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez's initiative in "sug gesting the time is ripe to find effective means of re ducing the burden of arma ments in Latin America." "While technical steps will be difficult," he said, "multi lateral agreement can be achieved if each nation of the hemisphere has confidence that it need not fear, unpro voked aggression." .. , Treaty Gives Confidence Eisenhower said the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro was de signed to give such confi dence. "My government supports this solemn agreement," he said. "Should any American republic be victim of aggres sion, the United States is ready to fulfill its treaty obli gations with strength, prompt ness and firmness." He goes to Uruguay Wed nesday. Brown To Propose Death Penalty Plan Sacramento, Calif.-flJPD-Gov. Edmund G. Brown said to day he will propose to the Legislature Wednesday a pro gram to repeal or modify the death penalty. But he admit ted it will be very difficult to get it passed because of the Chessman case. The Democratic governor granted a reprieve Feb. 19 to Caryl Chessman, 38, the con vict-author sentenced to die 11- years ago for a series of sex crimes. Brown refused to tell a crowded news conference de tails of his proposal. He wouldn't even say whether he will propose outright aboli tion of capital punishment or I merely modification of the death sentence. (See story on page 11) March Enters Like Polar Bear United Press International March came to Oregon more like a polar bear than the pro verbial lion today. Below - freezing tempera tures were commonplace and there was light snow at many higher elevations. The weath er man said snow flurries were expected in eastern Oregon and showers or snow flurries in western Oregon tonight and Wednesday. It got down to nine below zero at Austin in eastern Ore gon early today. Chemult had one below, Baker zero, Bend had 3 above, Burns 5 above and Lapine 6 above.. West of the mountains Salem had 19, Portland 22, Medford 23, Eu gene and Astoria 24, Tilla mook and Roseburg 25 and Brookings 33. Warmer tem peratures were predicted for tonight and early Wednesday. The Dalles (DPD J ohn L. Bullock, president of Pacific Inland Navigation Company, said today The Dalles will be the firm's operational and maintenance headquarters. It's Not Whether Neuberger Reelection Accomplishments Portland-(DPD-Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) today formally announced his can didacy for a second term. He said his candidacy is based on a "record of con structive accomplishment for Oregon and the nation." Neuberger, 47, was elected in 1954 and said that if re elected, he would continue to concentrate on "specific leg islative goals rather than in dulge : in personal political abuse. He is unopposed in his own party. Two Republican candi dates have announced, George Altvater, Portland, and R. F. Cook, Silverton, Has Been 111 Neuberger 'is recuperating at home from a series of virus infections brought on, he said, by "overwork and excessive fatigue." He underwent a can cer operation two years ago but was given a clean bill of health, He said he intends to con tinue his convalesence until resistance to the virus infec tions "has been restored." No Less Tolerant "I have reviewed the record of American voters with re spect to many leading public officials, such as President Ei senhower, Sen. Lyndon John son, Sen. John Kennedy, Gov. William Egan of Alaska, and Three County Babies Born Here Feb. 29 Three babies born in Jack son county Monday will cele brate their "first" birthday anniversaries in 1964. According to a check of county hospitals three babies were born here on Feb. 29, all of them at Rogue Valley hospital. The Leap Year babies are two girls and a boy. The first born arrived at 5:43 a.m., weighing 6V pounds. His par ents are Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Paul Germann, 1527 Bryant st., Medford. The second is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hutchinson, 1190 Prospect st., Ashland. She weighed 7 pounds and was born at 8:51 ajn. At 9 p.m. yesterday Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Waldron, post office box 276, Eagle Point, were the parents of a girl weighing 6V4 pounds. Snow Reported On Oregon Roads Salem-(UPD-Light snow fell in some places in Oregon to day and snow was. packed and sanded at ' Government Camp, Warm Springs junc tion, Austin and Timberline. There also was light snow at Detroit, Siskiyou, Green Springs, Prospect, Santiam pass, Brothers, Lapine and Willamette pass. Salem -flJPD- February, I960 cash receipts topped the mil lion dollar mark for that month for the first time in the history of the public util ity commissioner's office. They totaled $1,063,557. You Win Or Lose To Base Bid on other who have had to take extensive rests, and I believe the people of Oregon will be no less tolerant and under standing in my own case," he said. Neubeger won election in 1956 by defeating Republican incumbent Guy Cordon in a close race. (Continued on Page 11) Jail Rioters To Face Charges Charges against the Jackson county prisoners involved in week end jail rioting will be filed tomorrow, District Attor ney Thomas J. Reeder said to day. Reeder said he is continu ing to study sheriffs depart ment reports and to question the prisoners in the county jail. First jail incident occurred Saturday night when Donald M. Thompson, convicted Safe way robber, called Deputy Bjarne Bjornsen to the bars to ask him to look at a telegram. He grabed the deputy's shirt but Bjornsen broke away as four other prisoners attempted to reach him through the bars. Sunday morning and after noon violence broke out again as the 11 prisoners in the fel ony section, including Thomp son, broke a porcelain toilet bowl, damaged plumbing, and broke out several windows in the common cell area. Under the watchful eye of a deputy armed with a tear gas gun the prisoners yesterday morning mopped up the flooded cell area and the general debris. Damage was estimated as ex tensive. Sheriff Joe Walsh said yes terday that the rioters could be charged with rioting, as saulting a deputy and possibly some of them for attempted jail break. Portland Approves Teacher Pay Formula Portland-OJPB-The Portland school board Monday night approved a formula to pro vide for a teacher's pay hike. The formula is subject to approval by voters May 20. It would raise teachers' Day here by a total of $3,018,000 over a four-year period. It also calls for floating a bond issue to avoid a tax hike Bel ton Announces Candidacy for Treasurer CiIah ' fTTtm fi. i. m t Salem - (DPD - State Treas urer Howard C. Belton. ar- pointed two months ago, an nounced today he will be a candidate for the post ' Belton. a Rpnnhlican. said his decision to run is based on "the public trust placed jn me by the governor, in seeing to it that the state s financial affairs continue in their rres- ent sound and healthy condi tion." Belton succeeded Sis Un- Tidal Wave, Fires Add To Confusion As Panic Spreads Reports on Number Of Deaths Conflict Casablanca, Morocco-(DPD-A shattering earthquake follow ed by a tidal wave and fires smashed the tourist - packed port city of Agadir before midnight, killing many and spreading panic among its 40,000 people. The Moroccan Embassy in London said at least 100 were killed and "many thousands" injured. It was feared the death toll would go much higher. 2,000 Dead Reported The costal radio station at Las Palmes said it had heard a report from a Moroccan ra dio announcer saying there were 2,000 dead. The shock crumbled the city's biggest hospital, some of the largest hotels and the Chamber of Commerce build ing. The crowded Moslem sec tion of the city was 90 Der cent destroyed. "It was horrible," sobbed one woman tourist who reach ed Casablanca after a 240- mile flight north by car. "Walls shook and collapsed like houses of cards. Part of our villa tumbled down. In most houses the doors were jammed and people had to lean out of their windows " Tidal Wave Hits The tidal wave rolled in from the Atlantic shortly aft er the shock and smashed into the seaside edge of the city like a giant fist. ; A radio report heard in Las Palmas said Agadir's main wharf was split in two and heavy waterfront lifting equipment collapsed. Every available piece of fire apparatus turned out to battle blazes that broke out in various places throughout the city. Radio Channels Jammed Land communications with the stricken city were wiped out and radio channels were filled with calls for help and fragmentary reports of the disaster. The full extent mav not be known for days. ihe French naval base at Agadir said the old part of the city - the Arab Quarter and its Moslem suburbs - was 90 per cent destroyed, along with 70 per cent of the mod ern European sector and 35 per cent of the port s indus trial quarter. The injured and dying had to be taken to the naval base. just south of the city, because of lack of facilities in Agadir. Tourists Sleeping Agadir is a winter resort city in southern Morocco an its modern hotels and spas were filled with sleeping tour ists when the quake struck. The U.S. Air Force Stratesi Air Command sent an 18-man disaster team for Nouasseur, 30 miles from Casablanca. equipped with some medical supplies and instructions to radio back exactly what is needed. WEATHER FORECAST: Considerable clou diness with a few showers and light snow flurries tonight and Wednesday. Continued cold. Low tonight 23. High Wednes day 48. Temp. Highest Yesterday sg Lowest this Morning . ... 23 Prec. to 4 JO a.m. Today, Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset today . :ni pm Sunrise tomorrow 6:45 am" Moonset tonight 10:29 n'm." .rlt,il".arr March 5 Highlight of the phenomena in the skies above this month will be the total eclipse of the Moon occurring late at night Satur day, March 12. This is the first of three total ecUpses of the Moon that will be visible in North America this year and next. ander in January afW tt- ander accepted an appoint ment to the Federal Maritim board. Belton. 157. veara in the Oregon Legislature and was president of the Senate in 1945. He was an unsuccess ful candidate for state treas urer in 1948. ' State Rep. Shirley Field (R Portland) earlier announced her candidacy for nominaUon as state treasurer. i
