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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1960
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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.
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