Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 20, 1960, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text54th Year Subscriber! Price 10 Cents WEATHER FORECAST: Fair today with in creasing cloudiness this after noon. Mostly cloudy tonight and Monday with a few showers and much cooler Monday. High today 75. Low tonight 40. High Monday 60. BIBUNE To report feer r non delivery of the 5te.l Tribune In Medford phone 2-6141. in Ashland MU 2-121. and in Yreka. VI 2-26i7. before 6:45 p.m. daily and 16:2 a.m. Sunday If regular telivery arrives shortly after you call please notify office thus eliminating special messenger service. United Press International Full Leased Wire United Press International Full Leased Wirt 42 AGES Section A MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1960 Ho. 306 Smoke Filled IpMrs Porter Lists Odds On Rogue Representative Charles O. Porter last week said it was his firm opinion that authori zation of the Agate dam and reservoir project "would not hurt the chances for authoriz ing, later on, the big Rogue basin project." Porter, in a letter to some 50 people and organizations in Jackson and Josephine coun ties, said he intends to file a bill for authorization of the project. He pointed out he consider ed the Rogue river basin proj ect more important than the Agate project, but said he be lieved authorization of the Agate project now would not Election Riot in Ecuador Kills 7 Quito, Ecuador - (UPD - Sev en persons were killed and at least 25 injured Saturday in rioting that broke out at a public reception in Bolivar Square for presidential candi date Jose Maria V e 1 a s c o Ibarra. One of the dead was a six-year-old child. A policeman also was killed. The rioting broke out short ly after Velasco-Ibarra arriv ed here to launch his election campaign. ESi .V: vt Tvwi Iisff v S35r fa ?x ,t ' it ,rtJ GOOD GRIP Checkers, a Siamese cat be- famous bulldog grip, the puppies take their longing to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kennedy, Med- turn at the snack bar while Checker gives ford, is not overly fond of dogs, as would be one of her own brood of kittens a bath. The expected, but her motherly instincts caused puppy near the bottom of the picture has a her to adopt two English bulldog puppies near-perfect marking of a horse on his hip., last week when their own mother was un-. . . whicn all adds up to quite a menagerie, able to care for them. Hanging on with th Room 1960 Project injure "the prospects for the Rogue project authorization in the 87th Congress if the engi neers and other departments complete their work. Will Ask Hearings Porter said he would ask hearings on the Agate legisla tion if he is convinced that the project has the almost unani mous support of the people of Jackson and oJsephine coun ties. People and organizatipns of the two counties were asked to express their feelings about Porter's intentions of seeking authorizing legislation. Porter said he has reason to believe that the bureau of rec lamation will have plans for the project ready in the near future, and pointed out that the project has a high benefit-to-cost ratio. Benefits Needed "Its benefits are badly needed now," Porter said. "The state water resources board endorses it Wholeheart edly. So does the hoard of di rectors of the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce." Gov. Mark O. Hatfield also has endorsed the project. Porter said "without strong community support no project like this has a chance of suc cess." He added that Col W. L. Winegar, the district engi neer,, has said that h, as an engineer, has no objections to going ahead with the Agate project. 4?$y ' a1c - lit ,v. .- "fco vtA. "ifc r '' 38 Persons Die When Colombian Airliner Crashes Passengers Returning From Resort Visits Bogota, Colombia - (UPD A Colombian airliner with 45 persons aboard - most of them women crashed with heavy loss of life Saturday on mak ing a forced landing in a swamp. A rescue party pulled 38 bodies from the wreckage. There were seven survivors. The plane went down near Medellin, its destination. On Local Flight The two - engine DC-4 was on a local flight from the vacation resort of St. An drew's Island, a Colombian possession 115 miles off the coast of Nicaragua in the Car ibbean. The women aboard were returning to the main land from vacations on the island. The airliner was operated by Sociedad Aeronautica de Medellin airways. The plane was approaching Medellin airport for a landing when the pilot radioed an engine on the left wing was giving him trouble and he was going to feather it. Several persons who saw the plane trying to come in for what appeared to be an emergency landing said the engines were on fire. Seven Killed in Bolivia Revolt La Paz, Bolivia (UPD An army regiment allegedly led by a drunken officer revolt ed Saturday and fought a half-day long pitched battle with government forces be fpre the rebellion was' quell ed. The battle raged through the streets of the heart of the capital. Seven persons were, killed and 24 injured. Loyal government troops used ' ma- chineguns, mortars and straf ing aircraft to put down the revolt. Among the dead was Col. Justo Burgos, second in com mand of the rebel Avelino Aliaga regiment. Litter left from hours of bloody battling was being cleaned from the streets Sat urday night. The city was calm. Swallows Fly Back Right on Schedule San Juan Capisirano, Calif. - (UPD - The swallows, right on schedule, returned to San Juan Capisirano Mission Saturday. The birds began arriving shortly before day break and the early' ones imme diately began working on new nesis. A crowd of about 500 curious onlookers waited outside the mission gates in the early morning for them to be opened. Durham to Speak At UMC Meeting G. Roderick Durham, ex ecutive director of the Oregon United Appeal, will speak at the United Medford Crusade annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Hed rick Junior High school. Title of his address will be "The Golden Ladder." Durham is known to many Med ford residents, having been in charge of the local G. RODERICK DURHAM To Address UMC Salvation Army corps several years ago. He has been guest speaker for several UMC meetings during the past sev en years, and has been en thusiastically ' received, ac cording to Dr. Richard D. Nel son, UMC annual meeting chairman. Contributors Invited. v All contributors to last year's UMC campaign are vot ing members, Dr. Nelson no ted, and are invited to hear the annual report and to vote for directors. The Medford High school choir, under the direction of Lynn Sjolund, will provide musical entertainment. Awards will be made to outstanding campaign work ers. Dr. Merle E. Foland, president of the UMC, will preside. The deadline for reserva tions has been extended to Monday noon, March 21, Dr. Nelson said. Reservations may be made by telephoning the UMC office, SPring 3-4287. NEWS BRIEFS.: By United Press International Washington Rep. Jim Wright said Saturday that House inyestigators are digging up mounting evidence of "both grand and petty graft" in the multi-billion-dollar interstate highway program. Havana Fidel Castro's government Saturday seized the Luxurious Havana Biltmore Yacht and Country club on grounds it was built by Batista blood money for the idle rich while common people had to bathe in "coastal mudholes." Pueblo, Colo.-Adm. Arleigh Burke, chief of naval op erations, said Saturday the Navy was drawing up plans to put the highly successful Polaris missile in surface ships. Heretofore the Polaris has been used only on submarines. New York Gen. Douglas MacArlhur underwent an operation for removal of an enlarged prostate gland Sat urday and emerged in "fine spirits" and excellent condi tion. 1 Tampa, Fla. The rain-swollen Hillsborough river rose slowly but disaster officials expected no major worsening Saturday night of a flood which has forced 2,500 Tampans from their homes. Warsaw Polish Communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka said Saturday night the United States wants disarmament so it can obtain Russian military secrets. Washington The Humphrey-for-president campaign organisation said Saturday that Sen. John F. Kennedy maintains a "vast warehouse" of private polls to serve his purpose in various ways. ' Washington U. S. Ambassador Philip Bonsai will re turn to Havana Sunday in another effort to spur some improvement in U.S.-Cuban relations Paris The government Saturday seized copies of the Communist newspaper L'Humanite for publishing what it alleged to be a U. S. intelligence report claiming that extremist French Army officers were conspiring on pos sible assassination of President Eisenhower. Washington The National Aeronautics and Space ad ministration said the Pioneer V satellite was 1,260.299 from earth ai midnight Saturday. Russia Accepts U.S. Proposal on Nuclear Test Ban Surprise Move May Break Long Deadlock Geneva (DPD Russia Sat urday conditionally accepted a U.S. proposal for a strictly policed nuclear test ban in a surprise move that western diplomats said could break the 15-year-old disarmament dead lock. The Soviets agreed to a U.S. plan of Feb. 11 that the United States, Russia and Britain sign a treaty to prohibit all nuclear test explosions except small underground blasts that are hard to identify. The Russians posed one con dition - that the West agree to a moratorium of indefinite duration on the small under ground explosions until scien tists of East and West work out foolproof means to detect them. Soviet Delegate Semyon K. Tsarapkin announced the So viet move to an unusual Sat urday morning meeting on the three-power nuclear confer ence while the 10-nation dis armament conference took the week end off. On the face of it, the Soviet action meant that Moscow was now ready to permit foreign inspectors on its soil, although it still insisted that their free dom of movement be severely restricted.. Russia's refusal to permit foreign inspectors on its terri tory had caused the failure of every disarmament conference since the end of World War II. Some Western diplomats, however, thought that Satur day's Soviet proposal might finally make it possible to start some degree of mutual inspection. It also raised hopes that Communists might be willing to accept some work able disarmament plan in the East-West arms talks that be gan here last Tuesday. Bucks Beat Cal San Francisco - (UPD-The booming Buckeyes of Ohio State beat California at its own game the defense by a 75-55 score Saturday night to win the NCAA basketball championship. Led by All American Jerry Lucas, who completely bot tled up California's great Dar rall Imhoff , the underdog Big Ten champions rolled to a 37 19 half time lead and then played a slow-down game to win going away. California was supposed to have the peerless defense in this championship battle but it wouldn't work against the hotshots from the midwest during the first half. During that time, the Buckeyes hit on 16 of their first 17 shots to take the starch out of the defending NCAA champions. tomato THEY DID IT! Here's the Medford High school basketball team which Saturday night won the state A-l championship at Eugene by trimming Marshifeld 63-56. In front row (from left) are Manager Don Ticheonor, Calvin Dean, Henry Olson, Jim Political Activity Increases in County Political activity in Jackson county is starting to increase in preparation for the May 20 primary elections with three events scheduled which condi dates are expected to attend. One of the events is a Dem ocratic party box social, while the other two are Candidates' Nights sponsored by the Cen tral Point Grange and the En terprise Grange. The Democratic party box social is scheduled Saturday, March 26, at the Knights of Pythias hall at Fifth and Grape sts., Medford. The event will start at 6 p.m. with lunch boxes being auctioned at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment also is plan ned during the event, accord ing to Democratic party of ficials. Entertainment will in clude square dancing, Mat teson's combo, Johnny Eads magic, and other acts. To Meet Candidates The Central Point Grange Candidates Night will be held Friday, March 25, at 8 p.m. Each candidate will be allow ed five minutes in which to acquaint the audience with him. A short period will be scheduled for those attending to become personally ac quainted with candidates, Grange officials said. The recreation committee, chairman of which is Mrs. Gaston Floux, is in charge of the event. Others on the com mittee are Mr. and Mrs. John Niedermeyer, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gebhardt. The Wanderers, a singing group from Medford High school, al so are expected to participate. Roseburg (DPD - A pickup truck rolled over after going off Highway 42 one mile west of the community of Tenmile Saturday night injuring the driver seriously and killing his wife. Fatally injured was Mrs. Hazel Estella Phillips, 57, Glendale. The husband, Earl Floyd, was brought here to the Doug las Community hospital, . ac cording to state police. - - urn. A7 f A'f jf- - .' SHERIFF'S CARS Sheriff Joe Walsh (left) accepted the keys from Walter. DeBoer (second from right), owner of Walt's Lithia Motors, Ashland, last week for five auto mobiles for the criminal division of the sheriffs department. The Ashland firm was the low bidder this year for the depart ments cars. The vehicles, first county owned cars used by the sheriffs office will replace Mrs. O. T. Wilson, Home Economics club chairman, is in charge of refreshments which will follow the event, and Grange women are asked to take a cake. The meeting is open to the public. The Enterprise Grange Candidates Night is scheduled Friday, April 1, at 8 p.m. in the Grange hall. Youth Fair After Shooting Mishap Phoenix r- Rodney Fowler, 17-year-old ' son of Mr. and Mrs. Weston J. Fowler, 205 Fifth st., Phoenix, was report ed in fair condition Saturday by Sacred Heard hospital at tendants following .an acci dental shooting Friday. He is being treated "for a gunshot wound in his shoul der. The youth told sheriff's deputies he was shooting in the Anderson creek area when he accidentally shot himself. He had sighted in on a squirrel, but the squirrel mov ed. So he went to his car to rest the gun on a fender for steadier support. As he was moving around the car the gun discharged. Fowler told sheriff's officers he must have tripped. Fowler said he drove to a local physician's office where he fainted on the floor. Hatfield Group to Invite Industries Salem -(DPD- The industrial development group headed by Gov. Mark Hatfield which left Saturday for New York, Washington and Chicago will throw out Oregon's "greenest welcome mat" to national in dustry. Presidents and board chair men of 300 "blue chip" corpo rations have been invited to luncheon meetings in the three cities. Hatfield has said that loca tion of new industry in Ore go,n, and thus new jobs, is the key to the state's development. part of the privately owned automobiles used by the sheriffs deputies. Shown with Walsh are Deputy Kaye Vaughn and Burley Daily (right), Lithia Motors service depart-, ment manager. The off-white sedans have "sheriff' on both doors and rear trunk. Sheriff Walsh said the color was recom mended to avoid confusion with other law ' enforcement vehicles now used in the area. Sheriff's department photo) Barry, Dick Ragsdale, Ken Jensen, Ken Durkee and Manager Gary Milne. In back row are Coach Frank Roelandt, Jerry Shults, Lowell Dean, Bob Quinney, Darrell Miller, Jerry Anderson, Booth Deakins and Manager Ken Wise. (Landis photo) New Series to Start Tomorrow Is American civilization on the decline? Are we riding for a fall? What is ahead for Ameri can society and culture? These provocative questions are among those posed in a series of 12 articles which will appear in the Mail Tribune starting tomorrow. Under the general title, "New Frontiers in Living," the author, Howard Whitman, discusses today's American society and civilization, and comes up with some challeng ing conclusions and sugges tions. Whitman, a nationally known writer on human af fairs, is also the author . of several books, and many ar ticles for newspaper and mag azines. The 12 articles will be . un der these titles: Are We Rid ing for a Fall?; Our Glut of Pleasure; Let's Find God; Put ting Backbone Back in the Schools; The Future of Sex; Strengthening Marriage; First Aid for Family Life; The Wor ship of Violence; What's Hap pening to Integrity?; How to Live in Abundance Without Choking; Seeking the Mean ing of Life; and How Can We Sell the World? 'Big Thaw' Starts By United Press International A warm sun started the "big thaw" across the north ern half of the nation Satur day on the eve of spring, 1960. At exactly 9:43 a.m. (est) Sunday the sun crosses the e a r t h's celestial equator, bringing day and night of equal length in this hemis phere for the first day of spring, and a lift to the hearts of winter-weary millions. Association To Meet Election of the first board of directors and progress re ports on quarters for an art gallery are on the agenda for the first annual meeting of the new Rogue Valley Art association set for Monday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Hed rick' Junior High school. Medford Thumps Marshficld 63-56 For State Crown First Championship ForMHSifl 31 Years By DICK JEWETT Mail Tribune Sports Editor Eugene - Medford high cap tured its first Oregon high school basketball chamoion- ship in 31 years last nieht. The Black Tornado lived up to its number-one rating by me pollsters at the end of the regular season by downing Marshfield of Coos Bay 63-56 in the final of the state class A-l tournament. Eugene Medford high's Jerry Anderson Saturday night was named to the all tournament team along with Mel Counts. Marshfield; Jay Brack, South Salem; Sandy Nosier, South Eu gene and Paul Bishop, Klamath Falls. It was the third hoop title in history for Medford high. Its other championships were in 1924 and 1929. In the finals here last night, Medford went ahead to stay with one minute and 45 seconds left in the third quarter when Jerry An derson sank a hook shot from in close and followed with a free shot for a 41-39 edge. Klamath Union High school took third place by tripping South Salem 73-69 in over time in the first game of the evening double-header. This gave the top three places in the tournament to southern Oregon teams. Wally Palmberg of Klamath Falls sent the fracas into an extra period with a driving layup with just one second left to tie the score at 67-alL Paul Bishop hit a field goal and he and Bruce Brickner each had two free tosses in the overtime for the Pelicans. Loren Seitz scored for South Salem in the extra session. The Marshfield cause was severely hurt on this play when Mel Counts, the tower ing 6-10 Marshfield center. fouled out. The huge pavilion echoed with boos on the call. Medford went on to a 46-39 margin at the end of the third quarter and its widest lead was 54-42 with 4 minutes and 19 seconds left to play. The game ended in a battle of free shots with Marshfield narrow ing the gap twice to six points at 56-50 and 60-54. Medford had a 16-14 lead at the quarter and was on top 34-28 at the half-time horn. Marshfield tied up the game at 36-all and 37-all.and had its last lead at 39-38. Before he left the court. Mel Counts collected 24 points and 11 rebounds. Jerry Ander son, only Medford man to make the all-state first or sec ond team, had 15 points for the Black Tornado and gath ered in 10 rebounds. Medford scored at a torrid rate in the first half from the field but it appeared for a time that fouls would rain the Tornado hopes, wqyj Medford in the first half had a tremendous shooting average of .577 on 15 field goals in 26 attempts while Marshfield hit 8 of 29 for .276. On the other hand, Marshifeld got 11 of their first-half points on free shots. By half - time Medford's Lowell Dean had four person al fouls against him and Bob Quinney and Jerry Shults each had three. Both Quinney and Lowell Dean fouled out in the final minutes of the game. While Anderson got the scoring and the all-star glory, all Medford hands did a tre mendous job in bringing the championship to the Pear city. Cal Dean and Booth Deak ins were late Tornado entries to the game but contributed some fine floor work and stout play under the boards along with Dick Ragsdale, Shults, Lowell Dean and Quinney. Medford attempted to freeze the ball as much as possible in the waning minutes of the game. It was Medford's third ap pearance in the finals in six years and the sixth time Coach Frand Roelandt had a team in the big school tournament.