Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 25, 1960, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMm for t n Truman Believes President Should Continue To Lead By HARRY S. TRUMAN North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. Copyright, 1960, by Harry s. Truman (Reproduction of this article in whole or in part ic forbidden without written authorization). In less than four months the Democratic and Republican conventions will nominate their candidates for President, one of whom will be the next President of the United States. And we may as well accept the fact that the world from now on will tend to -look more in the direction of the even tual successor and less to the outgoing leadership in the White House. In the minds of statesmen everywhere, as a matter of international realism, the question is certain to be raised: what can the President of the United States do in the final months of his term? Place in Anomalous Position This places the country and lous position and makes it more than ever necessary that the voice of the President be clear, resolute and unmistakable in expressing the fundamental foreign policy of the United States. Whenever the President of the United States expresses the true position of this country as a leader of the free world, he can count on the support of all of us. Personal popularity of a President, especially when he is on foreign soil, is something see. But it is no substitute for action. We cannot help but be disturbed when we see the Com munist worl dspeaking in one voice through one dominant leader, seeking to take advantage of some of the discords among the Allied leaders. This is where the role of the Presi dent is especially important as a unifying leader of the free world. , Purpose of Visit Not Doubted I do not think there is much doubt about the purpose of Kshurshchev's visit to Paris. It certainly is not intended as a test of personal popularity but is conceived mainly for the more determined business of seeking to divide the Allies. Anything that serves to weaken the allied position, serves the Communists, and Khrushchev would like nothing better than to widen the wedge between France and the Allies over NATO. Ever since NATO was set up the Communists have been trying to break it. If he succeeds, Khrushchev could destroy ah effective deterrent against Communist designs in Western Europe. I hope there is no justification for some of the uneasiness in the West over President DeGaulle with respect to NATO, and I would remind all the Allies that they have provided too many opportunities for Khrushchev to ex ploit their differences. ' In the state of the world today this is no time for the President of the United States to falter, or to hesitate. He must leave no room for doubt as to what our position is on all the critical issues affecting the peace of the world. He must be especially vigilant not to let it appear that he is marking time until the next President "takes over, thus leav ing the Communists with the impression that we are drifting and might be open to compromise on such issues as West Ber- Iin or that we might yield to the unremitting pressure or xne Communists on any of the other vital issues that divide us. (Continued on Page 3, Section C) V 5 K' Says West Has Aggression Hopes Paris -IUPD Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev accused West Germany today of har boring hopes of aggression, adding that since it was block ed to the east it would try to expand to the west.. Khrushchev made his state ment in remarks to members of the France-Soviet Parlia mentary Committee on the third day of his 11-day French visit in which he consistently has stressed that West. Ger many remains a grave danger for the entire European con tinent. He told the parliamentari- Fire Season to Slart April 1 The state forestry depart ment said today the fire sea son will start Aprill, and all regulations pertaining to the fire season will become ef fective that date. Curtis Nesheim, district warden for the southwest Ore gon district, said a permit must be obtained before any burning is done on or within one-eighth of. a mile of for est land. This includes incin erators, he added. Burning permits may be obtained at forestry depart ment headquarters on Table Rock rd., Medford, at the Grants Pass headquarters or from any state fire warden, he said, r ' Nesheim also reminded log ging and sawmill operators that all requirements pertain ing to fire tools and equip ment must be met by April 1 in order to keep operating. Operators in doubt as to re quirements may contact a for est inspector. Operators must also have operation permits before they can start logging or sawmill ing, Nesheim said. , WEATHER FORECAST: Fair tonloght. Partly cloudy and a little cool er Saturday. Low tonight 37. High Saturday 72-75. Temp. Highest Yesterday .. Lowest this Morning 1 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today :2 p.i. Sunrise tomorrow S:05 a m. Moonrise tomorrow 5:09 a.m. New Moon , March 2C Jupiter, the largest planet, rises - 22 " and will be in the south at sunrise. Jupiter's distance irom the Earth is now aooui in million miles. I the free world in an anoma all of our people are glad to Germany ans that West German Chan cellor Konrad Adenauer, whom he once accused of be ing "worse than Hitler," still wanted to change the results of World War II. He added that if his trip could help prevent German aggression it will have been worthwhile. State Files Suit To Condemn Land The- state highway commis sion has filed suit in circuit court here to condemn two parcels of land near Rogue River owned by Harry L. and Elizabeth White. One parcel of 42.1 acres will be used for right of way purposes for the relocation, construction, " improve m e n t and maintenance of the Grants Pass-Rock Point' sec tion of the Highway 99 free way. Another parcel owned by the Whites contains 140.2 acres, which the highway commission declares is neces sary for public park and re creational purposes. The com mission declares the true value of the property is $103,810. The highway commission asks that an assessment be made by a jury and that the property be condemned. The complaint further sti pulates that there shall be no rights of access' for the' prop erty to be used for the high way right of way. Formula Reached For Nuclear Ban Washington (UPD Secretary of State Christian A. Herter said today the Eisenhower ad ministration has " reached agreement on its response to Russia's latest proposal for a nuclear weapon's - test ban. He indicated it is a compro mise formula. .-. . Herter said the agreed U. S. position, which heals a week long administration split on how to answer the Soviet pro posal, would be communicat ed to British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan when he arrives here this week end for a critical nuclear 1 talks with President Eiseahdwer. Portland - IUPD - The first visit of a Spanish flag ship here since World War II is due this week end. Regional Edition Medford 32 Pages Section A Convicts Give Up 25-Hour Siege in Tennessee Prison Agreement Made With Officials Nashville, Tenn. IUPD - The tall, young convict with crop ped hair walked out of the prison factory at dusk Thurs day, flipped away his cigar ette and spat on the ground. Then he stuck out his hands to be handcuffed. That defiant action by Charles Raymond Farra, 25-year-old West Virginia kid naper and robber, ended a 25 hour war of nerves in which he and a fellow convict gam bled the lives of 18 hostages against the hope that 200 po lice would let them flee from the Tennessee state prison here. Farra and Robert Rivera, 25, of Temple, Tex,, armed with -38 and .45 caliber pis tols smuggled into the prison, seized more than 70 hostages in a strangely disorganized bid for freedom late Wednes day. ,.. . - " Treated Courteously They released all but 18, including three women, and entrenched themselves in a deputy warden's office in the prison clothing factory. They treated their hostages with elaborte courtesy but swore to kill them all unless given a iast car ana a cnance to shoot it out with police on the highway. At the end they traded their prisoners for a promise of no punishment, atemporary transfer to the county jail and efforts by lawyers to obtain their release on a writ of ha beas corpus. Candidates Night Set at Grange Hall Central Point - The Cen tral Point Grange will spon sor a "candidates' night" start ing at 8 o'clock tonight at the Grange hall here. Each candidate will be giv en five minutes in which to review his qualifications and abilities, Grange officials said. Following candidates' presen tations, a question and answer period is scheduled. Entertainment has been planned, and refreshments will be served following the program. Mrs. Gaston Floux, the Grange's recreation . chair man, is in charge of the event, assisted by, Mr. and Mrs. John Niedermeyer and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin GebhardC The meeting is open to the public. Canned food Sales May Set New Record Gearhart - IUPD - Sales of canned foods in the U. S. this year are expected to reach an all-time high, it was re ported here at the annual membership conference of the Northwest Canners and Freez ers Association. Detroit, Ore.-(UPD-An early season forest fire Thursday wiped out one acre of new timber -east of here. Forestry officials said it was man-eaused. "And Here's The Report on Your Lastest Checkup At Walter Reed Hospital" - IT A T T MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, CONVICTS SURRENDER Convicts Robert Rivera, left, and Charles Farra are shown after their surrender at Tennessee State Prison. They had held 18 hostages at gunpoint for 25 hours while dickering with prison officials for their freedom. (UPI Telephoto) Chamber Plans Bids For New Structure Bids for demolition of a structure at the southwest cor ner of Central Ave. and Tenth st., Medford, are expected to be called soon to make way for construction of a new home for the Medford Cham ber of Commerce. Gerald Latham, president, told board members Thursday the chamber now owns the property, and. occupants have been 'given notice. The- prop erty is just north of the D'Anjou building in which the chamber offices are now located. John Graff, accountant for the chamber, reported that Timber Sale Plan Will Be Discussed A public meeting will be held Tuesday, April 5, to give interested persons an oppor tunity to discuss tentative tim ber sale, access road, and re lated programs of the Med ford district, bureau of land management, Ross A. Young blood, district manager, has announced. The tentative timber sale plan for fiscal year 1961 will be the principal subject for discussion, he said. The meeting will start at 1 pan. in tne bubo, timoer sale hall,' a few blocks southeast of the 'district office on Bar- nett rd. Bureau personnel from both the Medford office and the state office in Portland will participate. Youngblood said the meeting will be con ducted on an informal basis to allow the maximum ex change of information and ideas bejtween the public and bureau. saTRIBUNE the chamber is in good finan cial condition, noting that membership is at an all time high and delinquent member ships at an all time low. 5 Members who have joined the chamber since Jan. 1 will be guests of the chamber at the regular roundtable lunch eon at the Jackson hotel Monl day noon, Don Herried, chair man of the membership com mittee said. Short Talks Set , New members will be intro duced, and short talks will be gvien by Latham and Don McNeil, chamber manager. About . 25 new members are expected to attend the round table. '; The board approved awards for several businesses suggest ed by Clarence Young, chair man of the chamber's awards committee, and Gene Orr, board member, reported on his recent trip to Washington, D.C., where he conferred with Representative Charles O. Porter. - - McNeil reported on his-assignment as an Oregon cham ber representative at the In ternational sports and vaca tion fair in Los Angeles. He said attendance reached 150, 000, and many people were interested in Oregon as a va cation possibility in 1960. Fishing and camping ' were their main interest, he said. No Great Price Drop in Lumber Portland (UPD - Despite an extremely slow market . there was no price decline in. lum ber for the' week ending to day, Crow's Lumber Market News Service reported. Random loadings of green fir, standard and better grade, held at the $67 and $69 level, after dropping slightly the previous week. Poor weather in consuming regions was given as the main reason for slow buying.. Douglas fir plywood pric es remained at the low of $64 for sanded stock. Sheathing plywood firmed' "at the $90 level for 5-8 inch stock. Pine area trading also con tinued slow, Crow's said.. . . liihia Hotel At Ashland Sold - Ashland (UPD The Lithia hotel here has been sold to a Sacramento . firm by ; Emma Cooley, executrix of the estate of the late Charles Cooley. ' The price of the transaction was not disclosed for the nine story building,- the tallest in southern Oregon. : Jack D. Pumphrey, of the firm of Sutton, and' Pumphrey, said the 100-room.hotel would be completely re-decorated and modernized. The hotel was opened for business .: Jvur 1 1925.. 55th Year. Price 10 Cents 1960 No. 4 Cost of Living Rises To Equal All-Time Record Index Reverses Downward Trend Washington - (UPD - The na tion's living costs, spurred by higher interest rates and medical bills, edged up last month to equal the all-time high set last November. The L'abor Department's consumer -. price index re versed a two-month down trend by climbing two-tenths of 1 per cent. It was 125.6 per cent of average 1947-49 prices, 1.5 per cent above a year ago. Gasoline Prices Dip A sharp reduction in gaso line prices and the fifth con secutive monthly decline in food prices prevented the in dex from rising to new rec ord levels. Mortgage interest rates, which have risen steadily since mid-1958, brought a rise in housing costs, the Labor Department said. Insurance Premiums Up Medical care costs went up eight-tenths of 1 per cent last month-largest increase in 18 months. Substantially higher premiums for health insur ance in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Ore., Youngstown, Ohio, and Charlestown, W. Va. were blamed. The outlook is for further increases in living costs this spring, according to Robert J. Myers, deputy commission er of labor statistics. Charge Reduced, TriaLAverted . The city of Medford today reduced a charge of driving under the influence of intox icating beverages to reckless driving thereby averting the second jury trial in Medford's municipal court . history. A six member jury (three men : and , three women) had been selected last March . 14 for today's trial of Allen Stan ley Fenner, 60, Grants Pass, who had earlier entered a plea of innocent. Medford city police arrest ed Fenner last Jan. 28, on a downtown street. He had been free on $100 bail. Before the trial could get under way this morning, City Attorney Joel Reeder . moved for postponement and Munici pal Pro-Tem Judge Ron Rick etts dismissed the jury. Reeder then moved for a reduced charge of reckless driving, and Fenner's attor ney, Norman Gates entered a plea of guilty for his client and Judge Ricketts fined Fen ner $25. The first municipal court jury trial under a recent city ordinance providing for jur ies, was held last December and was also a driving under the influence trial. At that time the six-man jury acquit ted the defendant. ST" SjSJf l , f ; .-h- PIPELINE READIED CrewsreSown working on" "a gastne lia-mue une being consuuTTeTTTTuni Jiiiias, pipeline wnicn wui be pulled across the Columbia river in the next few days to. form the underwaier.portion of . Health Department Budget Considered The Jackson county budget committee spent most of this morning considering the coun ty health department's bud get requests. The office budget is ap proximately the same as the previous year with the re quest totaling $103,380. A major budget item, is Dr. C. I. Drummond's salary of $15,000, the same as set last year. (Dr. Drummond worked part time as public health officer for part of the 1959-60 fiscal year.) Salaries for the public health nurses are $440 a month, for public health nurse IV, up $20 a month, yearly salary $5,280; public health nurse II, $390 a month, the same, annual salary $4, 680; public health nurse II, $390 a month, no increase, $4,680; public health nurse II, $390, a month, no increase, $4,680; public health nurse II, $390, no increase, $4,680; public health nurse I, $370, no increase, $4,440; public health nurse trainee, $350 a month, down $40 a month, an nual salary $4,200; public health nurse I, $370 a month, down $20 a month, $4,440, and clinic nurse, $260 a month, no increase, $3,120. Receive Raises All the sanitarians received raises ranging from $15 to $25 a month. Sanitarians' sal aries are: sanitarian III, $460 a month, up $20, annual sal ary $5,520; sanitarian I, $400, up $25, $4,800; sanitarian I, $375, up $15, $4,500. ' Clerical salaries are: clerk steno in, $375 a month, up $25 a month, $4,500; clerk typist II, $275 a month, up $10 a month, $3,300; clerk typist II, $265 a month, no increase, $3,180. The bacteri ologist's salary is $390 a month, no increase, $4,680. Considerable disc u s s i o n centered on tne $z,0UU re quested allocation to the child guidance clinic connected with the county health de partment. : Dr. Drummond said he would also request a county contribution of $2,000. toward a family counseling service to work with the child guidance ciimc. However, mere was not time to bring this request up. ' Dr. John Waterman, of the state boar dof health, appear ed with Harold Snodgrass, Medford a .member of the clinic's board of directors, helped present the child guidance clinic proposal. Estimated Receipts Total estimated receipts for the clinic are $9,600, includ ing United Medford Crusade receipts, $4,000; $1,800 from school districts; $950 from the Ashland - Talent United Fund drive; $400 from mem bership fees, $850 from membership fees, $850 from clinic fees and $2,000 from the county court. Pioneer V Logs Second Million Miles Washington -IUPD- The . Pio neer V sun satellite logged the second million miles of its flight from earth today. The 94.8-pound space pack age was two weeks old at five seconds to 5 a.m. (p.s.t.). Spokane-(UPD-David L. Hat trick, a junior write-in candi date from Portland, has been named student body president at Gonzaga University. Estimated clinic ' expendi tures are $15,653.90. and in clude $6,600 for the psychi atric social worker; $900 for travel and meetings; $3,600 for clerical help, $600 for office expenditures, $2,332 for psychiatrist, $1,021.90 for psychologist and $600 for eductaion and publicity. The state board of health pays the psychiatrist's salary of $2,332. Dr. Waterman said oiliciai statistics show that in a com munity 6 per cent of the families use 50 per cent of public funds for law enforce ment, welfare, medical aid and other public expendi tures. One of the most effective ways to reduce this 6 per cent is through proper counseling and guidance to turn young sters into useful, productive citizens, he indicated. It costs $113 a month for each patient in a state institution, he pointed out. Results of proper counseling are hidden values which do not show, he added. Mosquito Control Requested mosquito control budget for 1960-61, which al so comes under the general category of public health ex penditures, totals $9,500 for 1960-61 compared to $8,500 for 1959-60. The budget committee will also consider purchase of new spraying equipment cost ing an estimated $3,800. This could be mounted in the back of a pickup truck. No action was taken on this or any of the other requested public health expenditures. The committee was sched uled to meet with representa tives of the Jackson county Dlanning commission about noon today to consider that department's budget more in detail. The assistant county planning technician's position is not a new one and the salary is the same as for the current year, the county judge noted. He added that the Rogue River Basin Flood Control and Water Resources association is asking for $1,500. . Meetings Called To Discuss Bonds William a'. (Bill) Barker, chairman of the Medford school , board," announced to day that two public meetings relating to the $750,000 bond issue election for proposed classroom building and addi tions and renovations have been scheduled. District patrons will vote on the bond issue Thursday, March 31. The first meeting will be held in the cafeteria at Mc Loughlin Junior High school at 8 p.m Monday, March 28, and the second will be held in the speech room at Hedrick Junior High school Tuesday, March 29. Barker said all interested persons are invited to attend the meetings, which are being scheduled to acquaint district patrons with the purposes of the bond issue. A series of articles dis cussing aspects of the bond issue, including district class room needs, long-range plans, and financing such a construc tion program will appear in the Mail Tribune starting Sunday. Eugene. The line is to be finished by July 31. CUPI Telephoto) Delegate Asks For Details on Control Plan Soviet Reply Said Evasive Geneva - (UPD - The United States demanded today that Russia provide proof that it would not cheat if both coun tries agreed to cut their mili tary forces to 2,100,000 men each. Frederick M. Eaton, chief of the U. S. delegation to the 10-nation Disarmament Con ference, told the Russians at today's formal session that they had been "talking loose ly about controls" for the past two weeks. Wants Specifics Now, in what American sources described as a "smok ing out operation," he wanted them to get down to specifics and start giving hard details. The initial Russian reply was evasive, and possibly neg ative. But the Soviets indi cated later that they might agree to discuss control at the same time as specific arms slashing measures. Valerian Zorin, Soviet dele gate, made this small appar ent concession after a secret talk with Eaton. Deadlock Discussed The two discussed the East West disarmament deadlock over lunch at the Soviet dele gation villa. It was their first private talk since the disarma ment talks began March 15. At the ninth session of the conference this morning, Ea ton called on the Russians to quit talking in generalities and to get down to the specific question of inspection of an armed forces freeze. Record-Breaking Cold Settles Over Midwest By United Press International Record-breaking cold set tled over the Great Lakes Re gion today in the wake of a spring blizzard that dumped 10-inch snows and drifts up to 10 feet deep on northern Michigan. The blinding snowstorms, powered by 45-mile-an-hour winds, blitzed western Penn sylvania with three inches of new snow early today and then dwindled to flurries in the northern Appalachians. 3 20 Below Zero The mercury tumbled to 20 below zero at Pellston, a tra ditional "ice box" city of Michigan. It hit 15 below at Alpena, Mich., and 11 below at Ishpeming, Mich. The Arctic cold wave smash ed a 20-year record at Lans ing, Mich., when the tempera ture hit zero. Milwaukee also registered zero, the coldest temperature ever recorded there so late in the season. New Legal Move for ' Chessman Planned ' San Francisco (DPD Caryl Chessman's attorney, George T. Davis, will, make a new' legal move in Marin County Superior Court Monday in an effort to avert the convict author's scheduled May 2 execution.