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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1960)
Bonni.T Kto nner Ml Asserts GUNITE STARTED Workers yesterday Ray Vaughn, assistant engineers, and Ver started applying gunite to the new Jackson non Thorpe, center, city engineer. The pool park swimming pool as city engineering de- is expected to be completed for the com partment officials watch. On hand to view ing season. the start of gunite are Pete Shogren and (Baker photo) Mouse Expected To Pass Civil Rights by Nightfall Washington - (UPD -'The House was expected to wind up two weeks of civil rights debate today by passing a five-point bill and sending it to the waiting Senate. Rep. Emanuel Celler (N.Y.), Democratic civil rights leader said the bill vould be passed before sundown "without fail" and with little, if any, change. The bill would safeguard Negro voting rights and out- Hunt for Killer Of Three Women Turns To Canada Starved Rock State Park, 111. - (UPD - The manhunt for a sex-crazed murderer turned to Caflada today with the dis covery of a keycase on a frozen pathway leading to the canyon where three society matrons were beaten to death. State police superintendent William Morris, who found the brown leather, semi-folding case in melting snow be side the pathway, said it was inscribed with the word, "Windsor" and bore a Cana dian maple leaf. Motilities Asked for Help Authorities here theorized the case, carrying three keys, could have originated in Windsor, Ont. They asked Royal Canadian Mounted Po lice for help. Morris said the key case was stamped, "Manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio." and the keys appeared to fit a Ford or Mercury automobile. Clues Take Pattern Clues to the sadistic slay ings sifted into a definite pat tern today just one week af ter the bodies of Mrs. Lillian Oetting. 50, Mrs. Mildred Lindquist, 50, and Mrs. Fran ces Murphy, 47, were found in a cave in snow-hushed St. Louis canyon here. Aiding Castro Foes Charged To U.S. Navy Havana - (UPD - Cuba's semi official press has charged that the U.S. navy and its chief of operations. Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, are aiding the foes of Premier Fidel Castro. Booklet on County to Arrive Here First copies of a booklet on county government, "How much do you know about Jackson county?" prepared by the League of Women Vot ers of Medford, will arrive here next Monday. A "publication party" to introduce the booklet to League members, county offi cials and others who have helped in its preparation will be held Tuesday, March 29, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Red Cross building. The public is invited. Two Years' Study The 48-page booklet is the result of more than two years' study by the non -partisan voters group. It describes all phases of county government operation and includes back ground information concern ing this area's history and economics. v League members reported that the booklet has been . law interference with school I integration orders in the I South. OutnumDered Southerners, fighting to the last to weaken the measure, prepared to offer more amendments before the final vote. The Senate, meanwhile, was expected to vote on a motion to table - and thus kill - a proposed voting rights amendment by Sens. Joseph S. Clark (D-Pa.) and Jacob K. Javits (R-N.Y.). But for the most part the Senate was marking time awaiting the House action. The Clark-Javits proposal, criticized by Attorney Gen eral William P. Rogers Tues day, would combine the ad ministration's voting referee plan with a system of federal enrollment officers proposed by Sen. Thomas C." Hennings Jr. (D-Mo.). Rogers wrote Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen Pear Growers Not To Burn Tires No pear growers in the Rogue River valley are plan ning to burn tires for orchard heating this season, Charles Henry, Medford, president of the Jackson County Fruit Growers league, emphasized today. The picture on the front page of the Mail Tribune Monday was of a peach or chard. A check by fruit grow ers league representatives in dicates that possibly only one or two peach orchards will be heated by burning rubber tires this year, Henry said. "The Fruit Growers league consists entirely of pear grow ers. We have no jurisdiction over peach growers," Henry said. No orchard heating has been done so far this season. Haze in the sky has been cre ated by sources other than or chard heaters. Times and stations for fruit frost warning forecasts by W. J. Rogers, of the fruit frost warning service are: KMED, at different times between 8 and 10:30 p.m.; KYJC 8 p.m. and recording played back over telephone on request; KOIN, 9:15 p.m., 10:15 p.m., and 10:50 p.m. and KBES-TV, broadcast schedule irregular. on Monday written for use of the general public and students who wish to gain a better understand ing of local government. A television program to aid in introducing the booklet to the public has been set for Monday at 5:30 p.m. Sold at Cost It is to be sold at an at-cost price throughout the county. League members are planning a sales campaign which will reach local service clubs and other organizations. Some schools in the valley have already placed orders for the small book which will be used in social studies classes. The League has sent special invitations to the publication party, to all county officials and their wives, and to other local persons who helped with the study. Coffee and cookies will be served by the League (111.) that the Clark-Javits pro posal was "worthless" and "in effective" and had the "fatal illness" of being unenforce able. The House stamped its ap proval on the most contro versial part in its bill - the administrations plan for court appointed referees to protect Negroes' rights to vote in all elections. The referee plan was added to a civil rights bill by a vote of 199 to 104. The House accepted one amendment to strengthen the administration proposal and defeated a string of attempts by southerners and conservative Republicans to weaken it. J (See Story on Page 2) Canvass Changes Districts' Vote , Official canvass of last Wednesday's school district reorganization vote in Rogue River and Evans Valley changes the vote result little, according to the county school superintendent's office. According to the official canvass made by the Jackson County School District Re organization committee last night 150 persons voted yes and 21 no in Rogue River. In Evans Valley 54 persons voted yes and 134 persons no. - , Three yes votes were dis qualified in the Rogue River district and two no votes in the Evans Valley district. The result remains the same, 71 per cent of the voters voting in the Evans Valley district opposed , joining with Rogue River, County School Super intendent Alf B. Mekvold noted. The reorganization commit tee adopted .a resolution stat ing that the proposal, accord ing to the total vote, was passed, but since Evans Val ley voted it down, the official reorganization proceeding will be delayed 30 days from the official vote canvass. If a number of voters in the Evans Valley district equal to 50 per cent of the number who voted in last Wednesday's election sign a petition opposing the reorgan ization, the current plan will be rejected. Petitions are al ready out in Evans Valley, Mekvold said. If no unfavor able petitions are turned in during the 30-day period then the joint administrative dis trict becomes effective July 1, he explained. Symington to Tell Plans on Thursday Washington - (UPD Sen. Stuart Symington (Mo.) will announce Thursday that he will be a candidate for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination. He announced today that he would issue a statement Thursday and then hold a news conference. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and mild to night and Thursday. Low to night 39. High Thursday 75. Temp. Highest Yesterday 80 Lowest this Morning ; 44 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:27 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ... 6:08 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 4:42 a.m. New Moon x.... March 2G The planet, Mars, appears near the Moon tonight. Actually it is now about 18S million miles from the Farth. twice as far away as the Sun. Russia Willing For Inspectors To Verify Cuts Effort To Learn Strength Ruled Out Geneva-(DPD - The Russians said today they were willing to let international inspectors verify Soviet reductions in troops and arms providing they did not try to determine what Russian forces still exist. Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin told the 10-nation Dis armament Conference that any international effort to de termine the strength of Soviet forces in being would amount to "espionage." Zorin agreed that reductions in arms and armed forces, which he said should be ap plied at each stage of East West disarmament. If inspectors tried to deter mine the strength of forces not subject to agreed reduc tions, however, he said they could be considered "spies." Zorin said the principal problem confronting the con ference was to determine, what disarmament measures the nations taking part were willing to accept. "If they can agree on these measures, I am sure they can agree on controls . . ." he said.' Western delegates said Zor in did a lot of talking about controls without ever coming close to an answer to their repeated questions about just what sort of controls the Rus sians are willing to accept. Before Zorin spoke, Com munist Romania's Edouard Mezincescu attacked western plans for the establishment of an international disarmament organization. He said the Unit ed Nations should be suffici ent to keep the peace. Bonds Sold for Ashland Hospital Ashland - First National Bank of Oregon's low bid on bonds for Ashland's new hos pital last night was accepted by the Ashland city council. The bank's bid listed an inter est rate of 4.268 per cent on the $350,000 issue. One other bid was opened, a joint one by Blytli and com pany and the United States National bank with an inter est rate of 4.3689 per cent. Construction of the half million dollar hospital is ex pected to start by early sum mer. The council, meeting in an adjourned session, also set private hearings on a junior high school property rezoning ordinance. Hearings will be held Monday, April 4, for the planning commission, and Tuesday, April 5, for the coun cil. Fire Permits To Be Required in CPRFPD Central Point-Fire permits will be required starting April 1 in the Central Point Rural Fire Protection district, Fire Chief L. C. Lisenbee has announced. Those people in the district living within one-eight mile of state forest department protected land shall be re quired to obtain permits from the state's southwest district headquarters. Other residents will get permits from the ru ral district office. Portland-(UPD Damage was estimated at $65,000 from the Monday night fire which de stroyed the Charles Grant Woodwork company in south east Portland. "... I Repeat This Regional Edition Medford 1 8 Pages Section A Portland Plan To Inter-Union Committee Ired By Proposal Publishers Call Charge Ridiculous Portland - (UPD - Plans by Portland's two dailys news papers to put armed guards inside their struck plants aroused the ire of the Inter Union Newspaper committee today. The committee sent- tele grams to Labor Secretary James Mitchell, Gov. Mark Hatfield and others asking for "immediate intervention to prohibit use of armed guards." Unarmed Guards Used Plants of the two papers, the Oregon Journal and Ore gonian, have been guarded by unarmed Pinkerton men since last Nov. 10 when stereo types walked out. The union's telegram charg ed that using armed guards within the plants would be a "provocation to violence and bloodshed." Publish ers immediately called the charge "ridiculous." They said they had been thinking about changing se curity systems since the Janu ary bombing of 10 trucks used by the newspapers. Protective Measure "It is a protective measure for internal security to sup plement the services of law enforcement' agencies. '.To in fer, as the strike committee's telegram did, that this pro cedure is provocative is ridic ulous under these or any oth er circumstances," the pub lishers said. The telegram also went to Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.), Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.), Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk, Portland Police Chief Walter Hilbruner, and Carl Francis, Dayton, Ore., chairman of the Legislative Interim Committee on Crime Prevention. Investigation Promised Mayor Schrunk promised an immediate investigation when 20 members of the union committee called at his office. Pinkerton h e a d q u arters ,here said it had been asked by the papers to arm the guards at the two plants, but refused because it is against their na tional policy to arm guards in strike situations. Their men carry weapons on other jobs. Dr. Wilson to Speak At Commencement Ashland-University of Ore gon President Dr. Meredith Wilson, who will leave at the end of this school year, will be the key speaker at South ern Oregon college's June 5 commencement program in Lithia park, the college has announced. Dr. Wilson's talk, a SOC spokesman said, will be one of his last major addresses as president of the university. Is a Test ...!!! " MEDFORD, OREGON, Newspapers Announce Arm Guards in Building RAISE TENT Workmen are shown raising will house some exhibits, along with a fish a large circus tent near the Medford armory, pond, stage, facilities for a horse show, and where the Crater Lions club's Sportsfair other activities. (Knackstedt photo) Camp White Man Killed in Mishap Along Highway 62 James- Michael Hart,:. 51, member of the Camp White domiciliary, was killed by a truck last night while cross ing the Crater Lake highway near the intersection of Alta Vista . rd., state police re ported. Medford Ambulance Serv ice attendants reported the man had no identification in his pockets although a wallet containing identification was found near the body. Identifi cation was established later by the domiciliary authori ties and state police. The body was taken to Perl Funeral home in Medford pending fu neral - arrangements. Hart was struck by a truck driven by Bob Glenn Kimmel, 26, of 632 South B st., Eagle Point. He told officers his truck was eastbound on the Crater Lake highway about 50 miles per hour. A dark ob ject came from the vehicle's left side when the truck neared the intersection of Alta Vista rd. Kimmel told state police he struck the pe destrian before he could ap ply his brakes. State police said the victim was hit in the east bound lane about 3 feet from the center line. No action is con templated at this time, state police said. The truck is regis tered to R. B. Brown, of 3025 Delta Waters rd., Medford. The fatality was the sixth from traffic accidents this year in Jackson county. Budget Committee To Meet Friday The Jackson county budget committee will meet Friday, starting at 9 a.m., County Judge Earl Miller said today. First on the agenda is the Jackson county health depart ment budget which is divided into three sections for consid eration. One section is the office general budget, another mosquito control, and the third mental health. The lat ter includes the Siskiyou Child Guidance center and a new family counseling serv ice. Representatives of the Jack son county planning commis sion are scheduled to meet again with the budget com mittee at 11 a.m. to present more details on its budget. The Jackson county juvenile department will present its budget at 1:30 p.m. and the Jackson county farm home budget request will be con sidered at 2:45 p.m. Olympia, Wash.-OJPD - The State Public Service commis sion has denied Pacific Power and Light Co.'s request for a general rate increase of near ly $11 million a year. Tribune WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, Timber Products Awards Contracts For Equipment . Contracts totaling nearly a half-million dollars have been awarded on equipment to eliminate air pollution at Tim ber Products company, on East , McAndrews rd.' and North Central ave., the firm announced today.' The new fa cility is slated for operation not later than Sept. 1. Overall contract for a new steam generation facility has been awarded to the M. A. Roberts company, mechanical boiler contractors of Portland, a company spokesman an nounced. Firm orders have been placed also for the bulk of the material for the steam generating plant, he added. Construction will begin next week on the foundation and buildings. Actual boiler erection will start about July 1. Order for Boiler The order for the boiler, the chief piece of equipment in this installation, has been placed with the Garrett and Schaf er company, Seattle, Wash., the company spokes man said. This will be equipped with the Riley pneumatic stoker, fully automatic controls fur nished by the Bailey Meter company, and complete cinder and smoke elimination equip ment to be furnished by the Fly-Ash Arrester company. When completed the steam generating facility will be the most modern in the industry, the spokesman said. Other principal equipment ordered includes a new 24 opening hot press for ply wood, which has been placed with the Williams White com pany of Moline, 111. The order for the semi-automatic load ing and unloading equipment for the press has been placed with the American Manufac turing company of Tacoma, Wash. Advance Census Report Forms To Go To Householders in Area This Week Advance reports forms for the 1960 census of popula tion and housing will be dis tributed by the post office this week to all households in this area, according to Dis trict Supervisor E. G. Bates. - Census takers who will visit every dwelling unK starting April 1 will partic ipate in four training sessions next week. The report form is a new census-taking device designed to speed up the field canvass and provide more accurate statistics, giving each family a chance to assemble informa tion in advance. Ask Seven Questions Bates urged residents to fill out the. forms and have 55th Year Price 10 Cents 1960 No. 2 .; Delivery ..on the equipment is scheduled for late in June and installation not later than Sept. 1. . Installatin of con tinuous moisture recorders for the plywood dryers has been completed. The units were purchased from the Laucks laboratories, Seattle, Wash. , A new 35-ton log-decking crane has been ordered from the Marion company, Marion, Ohio, through the Western Equipment company. "This heavy, highly speci alized equipment is not avail able locally so must be or dered outside the county, oth erwise the company has a policy of buying all supplies and equipment it can locally," a spokesman explained. This is part of the three quarters of a million dollar modernization program by the company for 1960, a com pany spokesman said. A research and develop ment program has been launched by the company to seek new uses of waste prod ucts as well as improved manufacturing tech n i q u e s. The company has complete barking and chipping facili ties installed for the manufac ture of pulp chips. In its research program the company is aiming at addi tion utilization of waste ma terials through developing new uses and products, the spokesman said, thus eliminat ing the necessity of burning them. Flights To Cuba Due for Crackdown Washington - (UPD - The Federal Aviation Agency will crack down soon, possibly to day, on unauthorized flights of private American planes to Cuba which have angered Fi del Castro's regime. them ready by April 1. The reports ask seven questions about every person in the household and six questions about the dwelling. Questions include name, ad dress, sex, color or race, birth date, marriage status and re lationship to head of the household. Questions about the dwelling includes the number of rooms, cooking fa cilities, plumbing, and wheth er Tented or owned. . At every fourth household, the census taker will ask ad ditional questions covering population and housing char acteristics. Information Confidential Information about individ uals and their homes furnish Soviet Premier Says Russia Has No Intentions o Leader in France For 11 -Day Visit Paris - (UPD - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today Russia has never exploded nuclear bomb underground and does not intend to do o. Khrushchev made his state ment in an informal talk to the France - U.S.S.R. Friend ship Society a few hours after he arrived for an 11-day etat visit in a Paris wrapped in the tightest security network of the century. Would Exhaust Problem He added in his comment at the Quai d'Orsay, where h is staying while in the French capital, that if present Soviet proposals at the Geneva die- armament and nuclear wet ban talks are accepted, "th disarmament problem will ha exhausted." Khrushchev's statement that the Soviet Union has neve conducted a n underground, nuclear test - the only kin generally considered undetect able - was believed to b th first such revelation from & Soviet official. Accepts Western Proposals a "You know that we ham accepted the American and, British proposals on th di continuation of nuclear wcap ons tests," he said. "Now thr are only insignificant differ ences left between our r spective positions. "They deal with the ques tion of underground explo. ions. "But until we work cmi such methods of detection, li us agree not to have any mor underground explosions. w have never carried out aire underground explosions of clear weapons and we have ae intention of doing so." Scarcely Visible Khrushchev made his re marks to the friendship grou following a formal drive u$ the Champs Elysee under suck stringent security, wraps that 300,000 Frenchmen lining th famed broad boulevard scarce ly could see him slumped i the official limousine beside, the towering figure of French President Charles de Gaulle. 150 Women Sign Up For Course A total of 150 women reg istered Tuesday evening for the physical fitness class being offered by the city's rec reation department. Bob Haworth, city perks and recreation director, ex pressed his pleasure at tha. large turnout, but added that they were surprised at the public's respone to the claw. Instructor for the c!a, which has been divided into four weekly meetings, will b Miss Ruth Adkins, physieal education instructor at Mc Loughlin Junior High school. Registration for the cla has not been closed, Hawswtfc said. Sessions will be held Mon day, Tuesday, Wednesday an Thursdays at 7:15 p.m. with each class having about 4fl women. Class will end at aj proximately 8:30 p.m. The first classes will be held next week and continue for eight weeks. Meetings are held in the girls gymnasium at Mc Loughlin. Haworth said a wide age range was represented by the women registering for the class last night. He said the class will stress exercise. This is the first effort by the rec reation department with ani adult group. No registration fee is charged. ed to the census bureau is kept confidential under fed eral law. Only statistical to tals and averages are publish ed. No individual person can be identified in published re ports and information cannot be used for regulation, inves tigation or taxation. Local census takers will at tend sessions conducted by crew leaders March 28, 29, 30 and 31. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of a systematic, thorough can vass. The nine hours' total train ing will include proper man ner of asking questions, use of the questionnaire, defini tions and map reading. f i
