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Newspaper Page TextI n i I "1. 54th Year Price 10 Cents Subscribers Recommended To report improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford phone SP 2-6141. in Ashland MU 2-1021N before 6:45 pjn. daily and 10:30 a.m. Sunday If regular delivery arrive shortly after you call please notify office thus eliminating ipeci'al messenger service. JLRIBUNE A story on orchard heating, and an attempt to operate "smokeless" pots, appears on page 14A of today's Mail Tribune. 54 PAGES Section A GURGLING OUT-Sgt. Bill Mynatt, Grants Pass, Oregon Liquor Control commission, stands by with a pickaxe on his shoulder and a jug in his left hand as the rest of the crew go to work spilling out the moon shine liquor down the hillside. State Police man Don Cain helps hold a barrel of illicit Memorial Rites For Neuberger This Afternoon Portland, Ore. - (LTD- A dozen United States Senators were to fly here today to at tend memorial services for the late Sen. Richard L. Neuber ger (D-Ore.) who died Wed nesday. The group will be headed by Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson (Tex.) and Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksjsn (111.) and will include Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) -Scheduled at 2 p.m. ' - . The services are scheduled in Temple Beth Israel here at 2 p.m. Private funeral serv ices were held Thursday. The temple seats 1,100 and a pub lic address system will be set up so those unable to get in may listen to the services. Neuberger's widow, Mrs. Maurine Neuberger, 51, has announced her candidacy to succeed her husband in the Senate. Her chief rival on the Republican side is ex-Gov, Elmo Smith, publisher of the Albany Democrat-Herald. No Indication Gov. Mark Hatfield, who cancelled a trip to the annual Gridiron dinner in Washing ton, D.C. Saturday night, said he will not appoint a succes sor to fill the rest of Neuber ger's unexpired term until sometime after the services. Hatfield still had not given an indication of his choice ex cept to say active Senate can didates would not be consid ered. The youthful Republican governor is called upon by law to name a Democrat but the law has yet to be tested in the state supreme court. The deadline for filing was 5 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Neuberg er has four minor opponents for the May 20 primary and Smith has three. House Leaders Agree On Civil Rights Act Washington - CPB - Agree ment was reached by key House leaders Saturday to abbreviate debate on the civil rights bill and begin voting on the controversial measure Monday. Peanut-Eating Challenge Hurled by Jackson Demos Leaders of the Democratic Party of Jackson county will eat peanuts thrown to them by Republicans if they fail to register more party members than the Republicans by April 19. If they do register more, then the Republicans will do the eating. This is the text of a chal lenge issued the Republican Party of Jackson county by K. C. (Swede) Wernmark, who is in charge of the Demo cratic p a r t y's registration drive committee. In a letter to Joe Walh, chairman of the Republics Central committee, he said: "I herewith issue a challenge to you and your organization in a contest of volunteer ef forts of public service that of helping every person of voting age and eligibility in liquor and part of the still as uniformed Sgt. Faye Holley tilts the liquor barrel over the brink of a hill. Al Hartley, Medford, OLCC inspector, holds a large funnel used by the moonshiners. A demijohn and two jugs of the illicit liquor are shown in front of Holley. Barker Nominating A petition nominating Wil liam Barker, Medford, chair man of school district 549C's board,, for reelection May 2 has been submitted, Wilson Slater, district clerk, has an nounced. The petition contains about 25 signatures, and has been referred to the Jackson county clerk's office for sig nature checking. Petitions for nominating candidates for the post are available at the school ad ministration office, 500 Mon roe St., Medford. As of Fri day, the only petition which had been circulated was the one for Barker, Slater said. Due by April Eleven signatures are need ed' on each petition nominat ing candidates. The number is 3 per cent of the legal vot ers who cast ballots in last school board election, but not Fruit Forecaster Arrives in City W. J. Rogers, of the Fruit Frost Warning Service, U.S Weather Bureau, arrived in Medford Friday to set up his service for fruit growers. Clifford B. Cordy, county horticultural agent, and Rog ers Saturday asked all fruit growers to bring their ther mometers to the extension service office in the county courthouse before 10 a.m, Tuesday and Wednesday They will be tested and re turned Thursday, Cordy said. Cordy said scales are off some blossom clusters of D'An- jou pear varieties. Fruit buds which are tightly closed would not be hurt by low tern peratures unless the mercury should drop to approximately 20 degrees, it was explained So far, chilly nights have helped condition the buds to low temperatures and have slowed their development, it was reported. Omaha, Neb.-IUPD-Iowa Gov. Herschel Loveless told a news conference here Saturday that he "would deem it an honor to accept the Democratic vice presidential nomination with any of the four leading con tenders" for the party's presi dential bid. Jackson county to become reg istered to vote in the May pri mary election, such registra Hons possible to, and includ ing April 19. . ." Wernmark, who issued the challenge with the authority of his party's leaders in Jack son county, further said that the losers will host the win ners at a public steak dinner and must eat peanuts tossed to them by both the winning party and spectators. Wernmark suggested that the county clerk, county judge and one neutral person should act as judges of the contest. Participating in the steak feed, or peanut eat. as the case may be, would be the chair man, treasurer, organizer and two members of the registra tion committee of each party, Wernmark suggested. Submitted less than 10 signatures. A to tal of 341 votes were cast in the last election for a school board member. Petitions nominating candi dates must be submitted to the district clerk prior to April 1, or 30 days prior to May 2. The board for District 549 C will remain at five members during the 1960-61 year, Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield said. Prior to consolidation of other districts with Medford, boards from other districts discussed the number of board members and how they should be elected once consol idation was completed, Dr. Mayfield noted. Medford board members, and those representing other districts, agreed that: (1) "N ecessary arrangements would be completed to in crease District 549C's board from five members to seven as soon as it could legally be done. (2) The seven members would be elected from the en tire district and not by zones." District Notified Plans were that arrange ments would be completed to increase the number on the board for the 1960-61 annual election. However, the district re cently was "notified by the legal department of the state department of education that school districts have no au thority to increase members from five to seven until re organization plans are com pleted." The state has not yet acted on the consolidation of Jack sonville, Ruch, Griffin Creek, Lone Pine, Howard and Med ford. The board proposes to con tinue having the former board members of consolidating dis tricts act as advisory board and budget committee mem bers, Dr. Mayfield noted. The district will proceed with ar rangements for a seven-member board when it becomes legal, he added. 'Yes Sir That Was MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, Oregon's Primary Election jiapes' Community in Virginia Hills Said Snowbound Food Supply Gone, Rescue Unit Told West Jefferson, N. C.-0JPD-A mountain farmer walked out of the snowy hills Satur day and reported the entire community of White Top, Va., is blocked in by massive snow drifts and is without food. Exhausted, blue with cold and soaked to the skin, the mountaineer, Fred Blevins, reached a National Guard rescue unit after walking 7 14 miles througTi six and seven foot deep snows from the White Top community, 35 miles north of here. The National Guard unit was bogged down on a snow covered road trying to reach White Top, a community of about 30 families located near Virginia's second highest mountain, 5,520 foot White Top on the North Carolina border. ."We ran out of food this morning," Blevins said. "The whole town has been strand ed for four weeks. I had some gravy and biscuits for break fast and that was all the food. "I decided to walk until I reached help or until I just gaye out," he said. "I didn't cuss the snow. I was afraid it would bring more." Blevins came upon the Na tional Guard unit by chance. It was struggling through heavy drifts, .high winds and snow flurries and officials said it would be unable to reach White Top before -tomorrow. A large number of families stranded in the North Car olina, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky mountain country most of them hardy farmers used to severe winter condi tions were running short of food, fuel and feed for their livestock. Others needed med icine and medical attention. Congressional Incumbents File Salem - UJPD - All four in cumbents have filed for re election in Oregon's congres sional races. ' Interest centered on the 4th district contest where incum bent Democratic Rep. Charles O. Porter may face GOP State Sen. Edwin Durno, Medford, in November. Also seeking the Republican nomination is Leslie P. Fleming of Spring field. Others seeking new terms are Reps. Walter Norblad, 1st district Republican, and Dem ocrats Al Ullman and Edith Green of the 2nd and 3rd dis tricts. Ullman and Norblad are un opposed for nominations. Mrs. Green is opposed by Brooks Washburne, Portland. Washington-flJPB - President Eisenhower is planning to pay a good-will visit to Portugal after the summit meeting this spring, it has been announced. A Great Double Bill Up Mter Flood Last Day for (Filing at Salem Declared Hectic By BOB WALTERS Mail Tribune Staff Writer Salem - Candidates, party workers and countless ordin ary citizens packed a large basement room of the capitol building here Friday in a back-slapping, hand-pumping, cheek-kissing free-for-all. Officially, it was called the final filing day for the state's May primary elections. In fact, 208 candidates man aged to file for federal or state offices up for grabs when Oregon voters go to the polls May 20. The count would have been 209 but one man apparently changed his mind. Traveled From New York A rotund little gentleman wearing a pink robe -it could have been a lady's nightgown -and gold colored crown vis ited the filing room Friday morning, and again about 2 p.m. to announce that he wanted to run for the presi dency of the United States. He was the overseer of a religious sect, he told the fil ing clerk, and he had traveled all the way from New York just to enter the election. His platform, he explained, would be "a new regime of peace on earth." He asked the clerk a few questions and left to "round up some electors." he never came back. Another highlight of the frantic day here was the fil ing of Daniel Cox, 45-year-old Springfield electrical worker, for the -long-term seat in the U; S. Senate. Every Size, Shape "I don't think Maurine's the man for the job," he ex plained. To a first-time observer, it seemed every size and shape of human being was at one time or another jammed into the filing room. There were old politicians and young politicians trying hard to look like old ones. Some of the women were bare-headed and others wore hats probably never before seen this side of a novelty fashion show in Paris. Most of them had clamped-on smiles which they probably could have maintained had they been confronted with Dracula. Men who entered the room immediately began looking for hands to shake. Often they yelled "Hi. How are you?" at someone whom they probably had never seen be fore. Ears Bent People gathered in cliques, ranging anywhere from 2 to 10 persons in size, ears were bent to hear whispered "in side" information and party leaders were cornered by small groups of men who al most inevitably began their conversations with, "There's something that's been both ering us." One candidate completed the filing procedure and re turned to a group of friends. "Well," one of them chirped, "you don't look too much the worse for wear." "Nope, it was a cinch," re plied the candidate. "They don't want your wife or your life-just your money." About 4:30, a half hour be fore the filing deadline, there was little space in the filing room for 'standing and not much more for breathing. A woman who was ready to call it a day, climbed atop a chair. "I'm looking for my hus band," she said, assuming a "land ho" pose. Dog on Leash Twenty minutes before the deadline, a smiling candidate entered with a shaggy white dog on a leash. . "Which one's going to file?" cracked a bystander. One young and one elderly gentleman spent the entire afternoon in separate cases of almost total frustration. The young one, terribly in tense but perhaps not too bright,, stopped in front of this reporter at least three times, stared for a full 30 sec onds and went on to repeat the process with someone else in the room. Later he ap peared with a huge cigar, ap parently designed to give him more authority. The old gentleman, carry 1960 ing a battered felt hat, wan dered through the room and the halls for fully three hours looking for a familiar face. Finally he shouted "hello" at someone, got a "hello" right back, and all seemed right with the world. Clerks Patient The filing clerks, the cash ier and the women typing the stencil ed up-to-the-minute lists of candidates, remained patient and personable but be gan to appear more and more frayed as the hectic after noon wore on. Only the man operating the Ministers Deplore 'Racial Prejudice' ieeiings of ' racial preju dice," which have been ex pressed this week by certain residents of Medford, have been deplored by members of the Medford Ministerial as sociation. The statement indicated these evidences apparently have arisen from the fact that it has become known a Negro family is moving into Med ford. College-Trained Harold Smith, a meteorolo gist with the U.S. weather bureau who was assigned here last week, is a Negro. His wife and small daughter will join him here next week. Mr. and Mrs. .Smith are both colr lege - trained, and she has worked as a social worker. Smith's last assignment was at a weather station on a float ing ice floe near the North Pole.) The statement issued by the ministerial group follows: "With reference to the fact that a Negro family is moving to our community, we believe that they should be received in as cordial and friendly a manner as any other people. We urge our fellow-citizens to act with courtesy and kind liness, living up to the Golden Rule of Christ." Officers of the Ministerial Association, including Escil Hiser, president, and Clifford Young, secretary, assisted by Melvin Dixon and Thomas McCamant, read the statement over the telephone to as many association members as they could reach. All of them gave it their endorsement. Ministers Listed Those who approved the statement are: Henry L. BLOSSOMS AND SMOKE Pear tree blossoms in an or chard just off Crater Lake highway stand out against a backdrop of orchard heating smoke. In the foreground is a return-stack heater, one of the less smoke producing heaters. However,, orchardists point out there is no such thing as a smokeless heater. For further details on how much progress is being made by the fruit industry toward reducing orchard beating smoke read the story on page 14A of today's Mail Tribune. A of Late mimeograph machine on which the lists were dupli cated seemed unaffected by the noise and confusion. But by 5 p.m. he too looked as though he could use about 12 hours sleep. It was exhausting, yet ex citing, day for almost every one here. There were mo ments of pride, humor, em barrassment and happiness. "Sure, it may look funny at times," commented one ob server, "but it's a part of dem ocracy, and that's just the way it is." Brown, Nazarene; George R. V. Bolster, Episcopal; Edward C. Bush, Free Methodist; H. C. Coovert, United Lutheran; C 1 y n t o n Crisman, Friends; Robert Cull, Assembly of God; Melvin Dixon, Methodist; Rob ert Dowrey, Methodist; John Heberling, Church of Christ; Escil Hiser, Church of the Brethren; W. A. Howard, Gos pel Mission; Elwood Irby, As sembly of God; King Jones, United Presbyterian; Law rence Krause, Assembly of God; R. H. Mathewson, Four Square Gospel; Thomas Mc Camant, Congregational; J M. McCraw, Southern Bap tist; Glenn McKerrow, Chris tian;, James Neely, Baptist; John O. Reynolds, U n i t e d Presbyterian; William Ricken, Salvation Army; George G. Roseberry, Methodist; William Saladin, United Presbyterian; Harold Sanner, Nazarene; EI vin Tollefson, Lutheran; D. Kirkland West, United Pres byterian; and Clifford Young, Baptist. (For Editorial Comment, See Page 4) Morse Workers To Meef Monday Night A meeting of persons terested in working for in the "Morse for President Commit tee" will be held at 8 p.m. Monday, March 14, in the downstairs auditorium of the Medford Labor Temple, 24 South Grape st. Organization of the commit tee is on the agenda for the meeting, according to Bruce Manley, Medford lawyer, tem porary chairman of the group. No. 300 Picture Filings Mrs. Neuberger, Smith Expected In Senate Race Presidential Picture Unchanged Salem-flJPD - Oregon's May 20 primary election picture, shaken by the sudden death of Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.), came into sharp focus- Saturday. There was the usual flood of late filings right up to the 5 p.m. deadline Friday but there were no big surprises. The presidential picture re mained unchanged. Democratic Lineup The race for the Demo cratic nomination is among Sens. John F. Kennedy, Mas sachusetts; Hubert H. Hum- Robert Duncan To Seek Reelection Salem - CPP - House Speaker Robert Duncan of Medford Friday filed for re election as state representa tive, ending speculation that he might go for the U. S. Senate. He also filed for delegate to the Democratic national convention. Jackson county Democrats had urged Duncan to seek the Senate seat. phrey, Minnesota; Wayne Morse, Oregon; Stuart Sym ington, Missouri and Lyndon Johnson, Texas. Vice President Richard M Nixon is the only Republic an presidential candidate. There 'are no vice presi dential candidates. The U. S. Senate race, thrown into confusion by Sen. Neuberger's death Wednes day, apparently will boil down to a contest between his widow, Maurine Neuberg er, and former Republican Gov. Elmo Smith, who had decided to run before Neu berger's death. To Elect Two Senators . Sen. Neuberger's death brought about unusual cir cumstances, mainly the neces sity of electing two U. S. sen ators, one for a "short term" and one for the full six years. The same person can be elect ed to both terms. Gov. Mark Hatfield will make an interim appointment, probably next week, to fill out Neuberger's unexpired term. The term of the appointee ends at the Nov. 8 general election. The term of the elect ed short term senator begins at that time and runs through noon of Jan. 3, 1961 when the full term begins. Seeks Both Terms Mrs. Neuberger filed for both the long and short terms and is unopposed for the short one. Other Democrats who filed for the six-year term are Crook County Judge Harry C. Fowler, Prineville, and three political unknowns: William B. Murphy, Portland radio broadcaster; Daniel Cox, Springfield electrical worker and R. Imne Conn, Lake Grove. Only two Republicans filed for both the long and short terms, Smith and George Altvater, Portland. Other long-term GOP candidates are R. F. Cook, Silverton turkey grower and Thomas Killam, Portland. Washington - (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower has accepted the resignation of Frank A. Barrett as agriculture depart ment general counsel. Barrett will run for the Senate from Wyoming. WEATHER FORECAST: Fog and low clouds this morning and clearing by noon. Sunny this afternoon and Monday. High this afternoon 55. Low tonight 32. High tomor row 58. Temp. Highest Yesterday 56 Lowest Yesterday j. ...38 Precip. to 4 p.m. Yesterday .52 Our Skies Tonight Snnset today Sunrise tomorrow Moonrise tonight ..6:16 p.m. -6:25 a.m. ..7:00 p.m. Last Quarter . ..March 19 As the Moon passed through the Earth's shadow in last night's total eclipse, a certain amount of light from the Earth's atmos phere was refracted to the sur face of the Moon. This varies; in a lunar eclipse in ISM the Moon was for a time completely Invisible. UK &Jbtovm. - 4sV CAROLE TREGOFF DR. BERNARD FINCH Finch-Tregoff Case Declared To Be Mistrial Los Angeles - (UPD -, 'rtft-, Finch-Tregoff murder tritl was declared a mistrial aiefe the jury ordered dismiss Saturday when the jury ported it was hopelessly splite on the guilt or innocence Jc either defendant. The jury was informeS! there probably would hs ej second trial. Superior Judgg Walter Evans cautioned trs panel against discussing trs case and their deliberations with anyone to complicate ttt task of finding unbiased if rors. " Finch Motionless Evans ruled after he east ferred with attorneys who the jury said it was "hopeless ly deadlocked" after eigkt days of deliberations. Dr. R. Bernard Finch t motionless when he heard the jurors were deadlocked. Bat Carole Tregoff, his former re ceptionist and admitted lover, cried openly. Jury Foreman Alfred W. Aim, a treasury agent, an swered "I do not" when aesked if he thought the jury could reach a verdict by further consideration. Count Reported Aim was asked how the jury stood on both defendants, but was warned not to say whether the count was for conviction or acquittal. He reported the count stood 4-8 on charges of first degree murder and conspiracy for Carole and 10-2 for first de gree murder on Finch. The tally was 4-8 on conspiracy against Finch. The manner in which the figures were read indicated a majority for conviction of Finch on first degree murder and for acquittal of Carole on both counts after 37 hours and 45 minutes of actual delibera tions. Evans scheduled next Thursday for the setting of a new trial date. Sports Bulletins Corvallis Crater High school came in sixth in the finals of the state high school wrestling tourna merit here last night with 0 27 points, well behind win ning Sweet Home's 79. Cra ter wrestlers Al Lamp, won first in the 157 pound weight class, Charlies War ren took third in the 130 pound bracket and - Dean -Lamp fourth in the 148 pound contest. Medford high school scored only one point. - Oregon Class B Tournament: Malin 63, Powers 54 (Cham pionship) Alsea 71, Santiam 53 (Third) NCAA TOURNAMENTS Far West Regional: ' California 70, Oregon 49 (Championship) Utah 89, Santa Clara 81 (Consolation) Midwest Regional: Cincinnati 82, Kansas 71 (Championship) . Mideast Regional: Ohio State 86, Georgia Tech 69 (Championship) Eastern Regional: . . New York U. 74, Duke 59 (Championship) ' ... - V :