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an tm&M Tulle Regional Edition 55th Year Price 10 Cents Medford Section A MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1960 No. 6 nn mm U tvIA XT sJBjTRIBUNE Cybomi IProtiesft Teinnms IHlerter emciirk Uimftiriuie Note Threatens Another Round Of Exchanges Castro Renews Aggression Charge Havana-(UPD-A formal pro test accusing Secretary of State Christian A. Herter of making an "unfriendly" state ment about the Fidel Castro regime threatened today to trigger another round of sharp diplomatic exchanges between Cuba and the United States. The Cuban protest, deliver ed to Ambassador Philip W. Bonsai last night, denounced as "far from true" Herter's recent statement that Commu nist sympathizers hold high positions in the Castro govern ment. Charges Renewed Castro himself, in two ma jor speeches Sunday, renewed charges of open aggression against Cuba by the U.S. gov ernment. As he has done repeatedly in past weeks, the young pre mier hinted that an outright military invasion of Cuba may be in the planning. But he said that Cuba was strong enough to, defeat foreign in vaders "from abroad." Latest in Series The Cuban note marked the latest in a bitter series of dip lomatic exchanges with Wash ington which started with the government's seizure of American-owned business proper ties in Cuba. Protests and counter-protests followed over Castro's accusation that U.S. officials plotted the sabotage of a French munitions ship in Havana harbor. "Large segments of the North American press, numer ous legislators and responsi ble officials in other branches of the U.S. government have expressed incorrect and even , painful opinions of the Cuban revolution," the note said. Public Discussions Tonight, Tuesday Public discussions relating to the Medford school district $750,000 bond issue election for proposed classroom build ing and additions and renova tions have been scheduled to night and tomorrow. The first meeting will be tonight at 8 o'clock in the cafeteria at McLoughlin Jun ior High school. The second will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at Hedrick Junior High school in the speech room. All interested persons are invited to attend. District pa trons will vote on the bond issue Thursday,, March 31. Spokane (UPD Delegates to the Confederation of North west Catholic Colleges have endorsed the controversial loyalty oath required for re cipients of loans under the National Defense Education Act. Rep. Russell Of Washington Dies Washington -UPD-Rep. Rus sell V. Mack, 70 (R-Wash.), collapsed and died on the House floor today. Mack was stricken while standing at the rostrum to answer a quorum call. He top pled to the floor and lay on his back. Carried to Sofa Five colleagues carried him off the floor to a sofa in the adjacent speaker's lobby. As thev lowered him to the sofa, Rep. Walter Judd (R Minn.) a physican, murmured: "He's finished." Dr. George W. Calver the attending physician at the Croitol, was summoned and f iter an examination an i: -need that Mack was dead. Mack was born in Hillman. Mi"-h., June. 13, 1891. He had served in Congress, represent OFFICIAL TICKETS Newly elected Cardinal, Archbishop Rufino J. Santos of the Philippines left, receives his official tickets of Nomination to Cardinal at the Dominican Fathers' Monastary at Rome. He will receive his "Beretta," red hat of Cardinal, March 30. (UPI Radiotelephoto) Newspaper Craft Unions Schedule Portland Meeting Washington -(UPD- Officials of newspaper craft unions have scheduled ' a meeting Thursday in Portland, Ore., to study progress of the 4V month old strike which has idled some 800 of their mem bers in that city. - :- ' William J. Farson, execu tive vice president of the American Newspaper Guild, said one purpose of the meet ing is to "implement plans al ready made and to make fur ther plans for the successful conclusion of the strike." Refused To Cross Lines The Guild representing edi torial, advertising and busi ness employees, is among unions whose members have refused to cross picket lines since the Stereotypers Union struck Portland's two dailies, the Oregonian and the Oregon Journal, last Nov. 10 in a dis pute over contract renewal terms. However, some Guild members have, returned to work. Those scheduled to attend the March 31 meeting in Port land are Farson, President James H. Sampson of the In ternational Union of Stereo typers and Electrotypers, President Anthony J. Dean drade of the International Printing Pressmen & Assis tants Union, President Elmer Brown of the International Typographical Union, and President Wilfrid T. Connell of the International Photo Engravers Union. Federated Group Studied The union executives agreed at a meeting in Phoenix, Ariz., last week to consider combin ing all newspaper unions in a "federr'u organization for mutual benefit and protec tion." The proposal was made at a gathering of the board of gov ernors of the International Allied Printing Trades Associ ation. The Guild is not a mem V. Mack ing the 3rd district of Wash ington since June 7, 1947. Mack was the second rank ing Republican on the Public Works committee which has jurisdiction over rivers and harbors and highway con struction. Mack, a resident of Ho quiam, Wash., attended Stan ford university and the Uni versity of Washington. Mack was the second mem ber of Congress to die this month. Sen. Richard L. Neu berger (D-Ore.) died of a cere bral hemorrhage earlier in the month. Olympia, Wash. -(UPD- Wash ington state law requires Gov. Albert D. Rosellini to call a special election to choose a successor to Rep. Russell V. Mack (R-Wash.) who died to day. - ber of that group but its offi cers sat in on talks involving the Portland strike and inter union cooperation. Burglars Get $1,700 From Safe Medford police are con tinuing their investigation into a Friday night safe bur glarly at Dunham's Inc., 1951 North Pacific highway. An estimated $1,700 was taken from, the safe. Police said the safe was "peeled" by means of a sledge hammer and crowbars which were left at the scene of the burglary. The fact that two crowbars were found, indi cates there are two persons responsible, they said. The burglars gained entry to the store by climbing through a roof gable to the attic and from the attic to the main floor by breaking a hole in the ceiling. . The hole in the ceiling was made just above a ladder, lo cated in the store, indicating the burglars had previously familiarized themselves with the premises, police said. Abel Conviction Affirmed by Court Washington -(UPD- The Su preme Court today affirmed the 1957 espionage conviction of Col. Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, 57, veteran Soviet agent who posed for nine years in New York as a down at the heel artist. The vote was 5-4. The meek-mannered Rus sian is now serving a 20-year sentence in Atlanta Federal penitentiary. Justice Felix Frankfurter spoke for the majority in af firming the conviction. Abel contended that the way the government arrested him and searched his room violated the Constitution's guarantee against unreason able searchers and seizures. Signatures Verified On Petitions Filer. To date, 50 signatures have been verified and filed with petition . supporting an. out door advertising control meas ure for the state, according to the county elections depart ment. The initiative measure pro poses restricting signboards, billboards and other forms of outdoor advertising on free ways and throughways, ex cept for certain areas along highways and roads and at ap proaches to cities. Salem (UPD The state's new Labor and Industries building in the Capitol Mall will begin to go up Wednesday. Midwest Plains Inundated by First Major Thaw Water Knee-Deep In Some Towns Chicago (UPD The first major thaw of the spring sent rivers and streams over their banks in midwestern plains areas today, and some Kansas and Nebraska towns report ed streets deep in water. The Vermillion river flowed several feet deep through the business district and some residence portions of Frankfort, in the north central part of Kansas. Heavy mud . caked . as the waters began to drop. Some families moved from their homes over night. Eight to 10 blocks of low lying areas in Columbus, Neb., were flooded by waters of the Loup river. At Bea trice, Neb., waters from the flooded Bug Blue river seep ed into a residential area. At least 60 families were forced to evacuate their homes in the Nebraska towns of Lynch, Verdel and Monowi. Like Huge Swamp Col. Don Penterman, assist ant adjutant general, said the eastern part of Nebraska be low the Platte river was like a huge swamp. He toured the area by air Sunday. Floods were reported, but mostly of . river . bottom areas often flooded in - springtime in Missouri, in Iowa, and in the Dakotas. Some roads were closed in all flooded areas. The "villain" in the flood picture was the heavy late snowfall which came after midwinter, and in some parts of Kansas and Nebraska had piled up to the deepest layer in a half century or more. National guardsmen were called upon to aid rescue groups in some communities. Authorities in flood-hit states said that there would be other and perhaps worse floods to follow as the spring wore on. Fort Jones Man Fatally Burned Yreka, Calif. (UPD - Alvin Beasley, 38, Fort Jones, suf fered fatal burns Sunday after grease spilled over on a kitchen stove and ignited a bucket of paint thinner on the floor. Beasley, a bachelor, was frying chickens in deep fat when his arm struck the handle of the kettle, tipping it over. He grabbed the flam ing bucket of paint thinner and ran outside where, his clothing was ignited. A friend put out the flames and rushed Beasley to a hospital. He died at 10:50 p.m. about eight hours after the accident. "Don't Sit There Looking At Me Like That" Russia Warned To Agree on First Disarming Stages Veto-Free Plan To Prevent Cheating Geneva-OJPD - The United States warned Russia today that unless it is willing to agree on the first stages of disarmament, it is useless to discuss later steps. The American w ar n i n g came after Russia's Valerian A. Zorin dumped cold water on a detailed western blue print for a veto-free watch dog organization to prevent cheating on disarmament. Zorin said he would dis cuss controls only after the 10-nation Disarmarment Con ference here had elaborated a concrete agreement on "gen eral and complete disarm ament." Presented by Italy But chief American dele gate Frederick M. Eaton re minded the Russian that the United States will accept no disarmament agreement which does not include sub stantial inspection and con trol insurance. The western proposal was laid before the conference by Italy's deputy delegation chief Francisco Calavetti on behalf of all five western powers rep resented here. One of the chief functions of the new disarmament org anization Calavetti proposed, should be to set up machinery to ban nuclear satellite war fare from outer space. Executive Commiltee The western proposal sug gested that the international disarmament o r g a n i z ation should have a 14-member ex ecutive committee, some per manent and some rotating as in the United Nations Security Council. It also would have a council of states and a di rector general. ; There would be no veto, such as the Soviets have used to hamstring the U. , N. Se curity Council. City May Prosecute 14 Local Businesses The city of Medford will prosecute 14 local business establishments in municipal court unless they acquire business licenses within the next 10 days, City Attorney Joel Reeder said today. Maximum penalty for not obtaining a city business li cense is $100 and 50 days in jail. The delinquent business es include a doctor, a lawyer, a restaurant, a kindergarten, a construction firm and a trailer sales company, Reeder said. Business licenses are issued to raise city, revenue, not for regulation, and range in cost from $11 to $20 depending on the type of business. An addi tional fee is charged for the number of employees a busi ness has.' The licensesvare good from July 1 to June 30 of each year. The 14 businesses named have been operated since last June 30 without the licenses, Reed er said. SERIOUS MOODS President Eisenhower a helicopter and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan ap- are on their pear in serious moods as they walk toward their private Friday Is Deadline to File As School Board Candidates Friday, April 1, is the dead line for filing candidacies for school board positions to be voted on" at the annual school meeting scheduled for May 2 according to County School Superintendent Alf B. Mek vold. State law now (requires that Over 100 Names on Well, over 100 signatures have been obtained on county wide dog control measure pe titions, Gerald Scannel, depu ty district attorney, said he has been informed. The county elections depart ment said they have not yet been filed. Petitions are also being circulated in Rogue River to establish a dog con trol ordinance there, reports indicated. For county - wide dog con trol to go on the primary elec tion ballot, at least 100 au thentic signatures of register ed voters must appear on pe titions filed with the elections department. Twenty signa tures are required for such a measure to apply to an incor porated city, and 15 signa tures for any particular pre cinct, Scannell explained. He added that he would probably put each measure on the primary election ballot separately. If the county measure passes, then dog con trol would automatically be come effective for each of the cities. If only the city meas ures pass, then the ordinances could be established only for those cities. Bend Girl Injured In Highway Accident Eugene (UPD Shirley Kin slow, 18, Bend, was in critical condition in Sacred Heart hos pital today from injuries suf fered in a one-car accident on the Willamette Pass highway about 17 miles southeast of here Sunday evening. Thomas Agan, 19, Eugene, driver of the car, was less seriously hurt. , Khrushchev Arrives In Eastern France Dijon, France (UPD - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev flew into this eastern French city today from Marseilles, where he was frightened by over-enthusiastic Communists and cheered by lunatics and where he promised to take the mayor to the moon. - Application Filed For Coauille Project Salem-flJPD-Pacific Power & Light company has filed an application with the Oregon Hydrolectic commission to build the Eden Ridge hyro electric project on the south forth of the Coquille river in southeast Coos county. Salem (UPD The Oregon Statesman, second oldest newspaper in the state, is 109 years old today, j. ' all districts, first, second and third class, with a population of less than 100,000, shall elect directors on the first Monday in May, Mekvold pointed out. Filing deadline is 30 days before the election. Nominating petitions must contain at least 3 per cent of the number of qualified elec tors voting for school director at the last annual school dis trict election, and never less than 10t he said. : r ; r,, : One exception, to this pro cedure is for the new Phoe nix administrative school dis trict which now combines Phoenix and Talent and Wag ner Creek . districts. A new Ashland Fire Burns Garage and Vehicle Ashland Fire early this morning caused heavy dam age to a privately-owned ga rage and destroyed a 1954 car parked inside it, the Ashland fire department reported to day. Firemen were called to the home of Vern Hastings at 1643 Parker st at 3:05 a.m Cause of the blaze is un known, they said. An alarm from the Oregon hotel at 68V2.East Main st., also was answered by Ash land firemen at 6:05 p.m. Sun day. It was termed a smoke scare, however, as they found no fire. lkers Brother Confined to Bed Baltimore, Md.-(UPD-Dr. Mil ton S. Eisenhower. 60. the President's brother, was con fined to bed today by an ill ness that forced postponement of his departure on a trip to Rome. The president of Johns Hon- kins University was described by his secretary, Keith Spauld- mg, as still confined to bed, but getting ' well." - The university president had been scheduled to leave Sunday night for Rome to dedicate a" new building at the Bologna center of Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies. Hatfield Returns To Capital Desk . Salem-UPD-Gov. Mark Hat field was back at his desk to day following last week's busy eastern tour to lure national industry to Oregon. ASHLAND SPEAKER Ashland-Bill Rogers of the U.S. Weather, department's frost warning service will be guest speaker at tomorrow's noon luncheon meeting of the Ashland Chamber of Com merce at Omar's. Rogers, who is in charge of the service for the Rogue ,valley area, will explain the department's operations.- Hollywood (UPD Screen star Debra Paget, 27, was secretly married Sunday night to director Budd Boetticher in Tijuana, Mexico. on the White House lawn. They way to Camp David, Md., for talks. (UPI Telephoto) seven-man board is to be elect ed there on Mary 2. Nominat ing petitions for these offices may be obtained from the dis trict clerk or from the county school office and must be filed with the county school super intendent by April 22. Nearly 14,000 View Lions' Sporfsfair Nearly 14,000 persons at tended the two - day. Crater Lions Sportsf air Saturday and Sunday, Gene Barlow, publicity chairman for the event, announced today. The total attendance is about 1,000 less than last year, but Barlow explained that the 1959 fair lasted three days. Exhibitors started removing displays Sunday evening with work continuing today. Clean up of the Medford Armory and grounds will be held Tuesday, he said. Barlow added that Sunday's rain storm kept some of the people away from the event. Connelly, Caudle Denied Hearing Washington -(UPD- The Su preme Court today for the third time denied a hearing to Matthew J. Connelly and T. Lamar Caudle, two former Truman administration offi cials convicted in 1956 of con spiring to defraud the govern ment in an income tax case. The court's brief order means the two will soon be called to start serving the two- year jail sentences imposed on them in 1957. They were also fined $2,500 each. Connelly was a White House aide of former Presi dent Truman. Caudle is a former chief of the Justice Department's Tax Division. National Elks Ruler Visits in Corvallis Corvallis-(UPD - William S. Hawkins, grand exalted ruler of the national Elks Lodge, visited Corvallis Saturday. Majority of Reported in Maioritv of orchard trees in the Rogue River valley are either in the full white stage or in full bloom, according to County Horticultural Agent Clifford B. Cordy, today. Buds in full white stage, with an- occasional one in bloom, on Bartletts, Boscs and D'Anjous will stand 29 de grees; Cornice, m degrees, and Nelis, 27 degrees, all for 30 mmutes. When heating, temperatures should be held to 2 degrees hieher then stated, Cordy pointed out. The same temperatures ap ply for buds in full bloom with the exception of the Nelis variety which will stand only 28 degrees. However, the horticulturist warned, if the Bosc follow the natural habit of the variety and practically Joint Statement Sees Agreement On Nuclear Tests Helicopter Takes Pair to Retreat Camp David, Md. (UPD President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Har old Macmillan opened their crucial nuclear test ban talks today by expressing hope of arriving eventually "at a prop erly safeguarded agreement with the Soviet Union" to sus pend tests. . Joint Statement The President and Prime Minister flew by helicopter to this snow-covered retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. Before starting their talks over the luncheon table, they issued a joint statement fore casting agreement as partners in development of a western policy on test suspension. Eisenhower and Macmillan said they thought an East West agreement on suspend ing nuclear tests might give impetus "to progress in a broader field of the reduc tion and control of arma ments." To B Joined by Nixon Eisenhower and Macmillan landed on a small helicopter field within this heavily guarded camp and drove over a slushy road to Aspen cot tage, where their talks will continue until Tuesday night or early Wednesday. Eisenhower and Macmillan will be joined here Tuesday by Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. May Accept Demand The two leaders were re ported willing to accept on a limited basis Russia's demand for an unpoliced moratorium on small test blasts to be link ed with a formal ban on larg er explosions. I But Eisenhower was said to be ready to agree to the mora torium only for the remainder of his term in office about 10 months while Macmillan wants one of at least 18 months. Russia demanded a moratorium of four or more years. Millworker Loses Arm in Accident A 27-year-old millworker whose left arm was amputat ed Saturday following a me chanical accident at a White City plywood mill was re ported in good condition to day at Rogue Valley hospital. Billy Cardwell, of route 1, Eagle Point, was cleaning a glue - spreading machine at Carolina Pacific Plywood company at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday when the accident occurred, a spokesman at the mill said. He was taken to the hos pital and the arm was so badly mangled that doctors had to amputate it between the wrist and elbow. The hospital said Cardwell was admitted at 6 a.m. Cardwell had been work ing at the mill for about one year. WEATHER FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with occasional showers through Tues. day. Low tonight 38. High Tues day 55. TEMPERATURE Highest Yesterday 60 Lowest This Morning 37 PRECIPITATION To 10 a.m. Today .32 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:23 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:59 am. Moonset tonight 8:14 p.m. First Quarter April 3 The pointer stars of the Big Dipper, Dubhe and Merak, will be high in the north at 10:46 p.m. and pointing down to the North Star. Fruit Trees Full Bloom all of the blossoms onen on the same day, an orchardist can lose his entire crop in a single night. While Bosc will stand 29 degrees for 30 min utes without damage, it is un safe to let them get below that temperature, he warned. Most tender stage of devel opment of a blossom is just before it opens, Cordy cau tioned. If a large percentage of the tree blossoms are in a full popcorn stage, just ready to open up the next day, or if a large percentage have just opened, firing should begin at least at 30 degrees for Bart lett, Bosc and D'Anjou; 29 degrees for Cornice and 28 de grees for Nelis. Temperatures for all varie ties should be held at 31 de grees after firing has begun. V i
