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Police Use Clubs, Guns in Effort To Drive African Negroes Back To Work While Clergymen 'Deeply Shocked' By Police Raids At Least 84 Persons Injured Cape Town, South Africa-BPP-Police clubbed, whipped and shot their ,way through the native township of Ny langa outside Cape Town to day in an effort to drive stay-at-home Negroes back to their jobs. The series of raids by heav ily armed policemen left at least 84 African men, women and children injured - some critically. One Negro police man was killed before a drenching rain imposed an uneasy calm on the area. A Negro detective was found hacked to death after the latest raids. Police Maj. J. J. Rheeder aid the detective constable apparently emptied his re volver at his attackers before he was killed. Rheeder said the revolver was taken from his body by the attackers, who apparently were black Afri cans. Clergymen 'Shocked' Meanwhile, 14 white Angli can clergymen announced to day they were "deeply shock ed" by reports that Africans had been beaten with whips and clubs on the streets of this city Monday. The clergymen appealed "in the name of God" for police to handle the situation with "restraint, and regard for hu man dignity." They also called on white citizens to report to higher police officers any examples of brutality. Dozens of injured Negroes were given first aid. A first aid worker, who was not iden tified by name, said in the telephone report that "there were some bullet wounds among the injured." In another development, the Anglican bishop of Johannes burg was reported to have fled to neighboring Swaziland because he feared arrest for denouncing police shootings of the Negroes. Dragged From Homes Africans in the native quar ter said police ripped into Nyanga, smashing doors and windows, and dragging blacks from their homes. Messages from inside the Negro township said every Af rican girl with the least bit of first aid experience was mo bilized to help Dr. C. K. Ma- zikiza, the only medical man In Nyanga. The raids today were a follow-up to a series of lightning swoops carried out in Nyanga Monday in the 16th day of ra cial violence throughout the Union of South Africa. Civil Rights Vole Seen by Tonight Washington (UPD Republi can Leader Everett M. Dirk sen (III.) said today he thought the Senate could finish work on amendments to the civil rights bill and possibly reach i final vole tonight. But other senators were less optimistic. Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.), noting I stack ot potential amendments, would make no predictions. Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. (D N.C.), unofficial "lawyer" for the well-organized Southern forces, said: "I doubt very much if the bill will be passed this week." Ervin said the Southern lenators had "a lot of talking to do regarding the Iniquities in this bill" before a final vnt But neither he nor other Southerners would indicate whether they would launcn mother full-scale talkathon. Communist Cheer U.S. Land Seizure Havana - (UPD - About 4,000 Communists from 15 nations epened convention here Monday night with cheers for n announcement mai v,uu has seized 173.137 acres of farmland owned by a U. S. company. Conrenlion Televised The clapping of hands and the stamping of feet accom panied a chant of "down with American Imperialism" at the opening session in theater here. The convention was tele, vised bv the government net- wnrk and broadcast by the rebel radio. Several top-ranking officers Rogue Valley Edition Medford 16 Pages Pi"" ; 1 yv ' ; fWkhm$ Xi Mil fmfmi hmM&a6miM ' W gVi.tf'.lm;',-.i...i , 3JXC3 BUS WRECK HURTS 18 Eighteen persons were injured, two of them critically, when this bus was forced into the path of an on coming bus by a motorist passing on a curve Ike Gives Boost on Eve of Wisconsin Washington -(UPD- Abundant praise from President Eisen hower gave Vice President Richard M. Nixon a timely boost today in his bid for votes In the Wisconsin presi dential primary. Until a few days ago, Nixon was almost a forgotten man in today's Wisconsin voting because he was unopposed in the GOP race. Republicans still fear he will run behind Democratic Sens. John F. Ken nedy of Massachusetts and Hu bert H. Humphrey of Minne sota. Voters Reminded Eisenhower, who had pre viously given an informal en dorsement to Nixon at a news conference, did his best Mo day night to remind the vot ers that Nixon is his candidate by pouring praise on the vice president. The President spoke at a rally and box supper here at tended by about 7,uuu per sons, including the 3,000 dele gates to the annual National Confer ence of Republican Women. Eisenhower said the 1992 GOP convention had picked "a highly talented man" for the vice presidential nomina tion. "None of us has ever re gretted that choice," he de clared. "Dick Nixon has been Tentative Parks Budget Submitted A tentative Jackson county narks and recreation commis sion budget totalling $22,495 was presented last night by Lawrence V. Espey, Medford, commission member. Some main budget items included $3,600 for part-time director for four months and possibly other staff members assistance, $600 for part-time secretary, $4,200 for off sea son labor crew, $1,875 for part-time caretaker and $2,625 for miscellaneous off season work, $600 for outside profes sional help. $2,400 for miscel laneous materials such as sta tionery, map printing, and $400 for contingency fee to provide for emergency expen ditures. Delegates of the Cuban army and repre sentatives of Premier Fidel Castro's "28th of July" move ment were present at the opening of the self-styled youth congress. From Many Lands Delegates to the convention come from Bolivia. Canada Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cze choslovakia, Ecuador, France, Red China. Romania, Russia, the United States, Venezuela, and "free Germany"-presum- ably meaning that country Soviet zone. Groups of refugees from the Dominican Republic and Spain also were present. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, in driving rain near Pitman, N.J. George Duncan, driver of this bus, was one of the critically injured. (UPI Telephoto) Nixon Primary credit to the administra tion, to our party and to our country. Since 1952 he has gained nearly- eight years of added governmental experi ence at the highest level-a tour of seasoning unmatched in the nation's history. "All t us know him as a man of integrity and deeD faith-one who is Intelligent, mature, and uniquely knowl edgeable in the problems and personalities in the world scene. And along with this he has that priceless gift, a stfnse of humor indispensable in politics." State Rests Case In Circuit Court The state, represented by District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder, rested its case this morning in the circuit court jury trial of Robert Carr Mix, 43,of 215 C St., Phoenix, who is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Testifying for the stale dur ing the trial, which started yesterday, were Mrs. Aletha Mix, Mix's wife; Mix's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mix; Lt. Orlo McGee, Medford city police; Garnett Stoltenburg, ex-Medford policeman; Gene Depew, city policeman; Sgt. Dean Deberry, and Deputy Jack Dunlap of the sheriff office. Witnesses testified as to what happened at 2542 Wal den place when Mrs. Mix had locked herself in a room and her husband allegedly shot through the door, and what happened when Mix was ar rested near Phoenix Nov. 13 Alan Holmes, Mix's atlor- ey, called Deputy ana jailer Paul Hanlon and Phoenix Po lice Chief John Atchison to the stand this morning. Scheduled to testify for the defense later today were Lois Radomske, physical therapist, Hanlon, and Ed Stevens, Phoe nix businessman. . ) Chessman Loses Another Attempt San Francisco - WPD - Caryl Chessman today last another attempt to evade his ninth execution date in 12 years, this one scheduled for May 2. The California District Court of Appeal denied with out comment a request by Chessman's attorney for a writ of habeas corpus and a stay of execution. A death row guard at San Quentin Prison notified Chess man of the court's decision and he merely said "thank you" and turned away. A short while later he was brought downstairs for a con ference with one of his attor neys. Rosalie Asher. Attorney George T. Davis asked the court Monday to re verse a decision last week by Marin County Superior Judge Jordan Martinelli. Demo Hopefuls Put Stakes on Wisconsin Vote Milwaukee, Wis. -flIPD- Wis consin voters today picked the winner in the first duel be tween John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in their bat tle for the Democratic presi dential nomination. Neither candidate predicted victory in today's Wisconsin presidential primary. "I just hope," Kennedy said when asked if he thought he would win. Gain Noted "I have been gaining the last few days, Humphrey re ported. But beyond that he would not go. Both senators said Kenne dy's much - discussed Roman Catholicism would have little or no effect on the outcome of today's balloting. Kennedy said he hoped re ligion "will have no effect and I'm sure it won't" and Humphrey agreed that "the religious issue has not been an asset for either of us." Weather prospects for the first major primary test of the 1960 presidential cam paign were near perfect-a sun ny sky and temperatures rang ing up to 52 degrees. Million Voles Expected Polls were to close at 3 p.m. (ps.t.) in northern and rural Wisconsin areas, where Hum phrey's strength is strongest. In MUwaukee, considered Ken nedy territory, and where one third of the vote is expected to be cast, balloting will con tinue until 6 p.m. (p.s.t.). The head-on conflict be tween Kennedy and Hum phrey was expected to draw more than one million of Wis consin's 2,300,000 registered voters-perhaps more than the 1952 primary record of 1,- 018,000. Crash Victim Owned Part of Local Firm Owen Charles Redwine, 34, of Milwaukie, Ore., who was killed in a private plane crash near Cascade Locks Friday night, was a part owner in the Highway Ready Mix concrete company off Barnett rd. here. He also was part owner In the Milwaukie Highway Ready Mix firm. The light plane in which he was flying developed me chanical trouble near Cascade Locks along the Columbia river, according to reports. Salcm-flJPn-The motor reve nue department of the public utility commissioners office took in $3,415,306 during the first three months of 1960. WEATHER FORECAST: ClnndT thmurti Wtdnridsy with orrailonal llchl rain WrdnrilRV. I.nw to night 45; high Wednriday M- Temp. Hlfhrt Vfllrdr m Lowest this Morning 10 Our Skies Tonight Sunirt todiy p.m. flitnrtip tomorrow 5:46 s.m. Mooniet tomorrow 2:51 a.m. mil Moon - April 11 PftOMINKNT STARS Vtmii. thr hrlKhtftt nlinrt, It alowlv movlni nearer thr Sun and becoming harder to ob serve. It will return at an eve, nlng planet early In August. 55th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 1960 nuaimg uy ruunu Welfare Committee Opens in Medford The legislative Interim com mittee on public welfare op ened its public hearing here today by listening to Klamath county problems involving shortages of medical care funds. A Klamath county repre sentative said the county has a completely inadequate wel fare budget for medical items, hospitalization, and drugs. Be cause of this shortage of funds the Klamath County Medical Society withdrew from the welfare program by resolu tion on Aug. 31. This meant the doctors refused to make out reports on medical care for welfare patients and re fused to charge for services rendered. 'Fifty per cent of the doc tors in Klamath county are not charging for their serv ices, otherwise we could not get by on our curtailed bud get," Mrs. Richard Smith. Klamath County Welfare com- i mission chairman, testified. ! Reason for Curtailment One reason for the curtail ment is that the Klamath County Welfare commission was overdrawn $750 in med ical funds, the commission learned March 14. The state welfare funds, the commission allowed $900 to cover this shortage, Mrs. Smith explain ed. However, the county com mission needed $1,250 to car ry its medical proKram from March 14 to March 31. Twenty- patients had to-be refused medical care during that time. ater 41 hospital ized welfare receipients had to be told there was no funds to continue their medical treatment. Eugene-IUPD-Alfred Villines, 44, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the shotgun slaying at a Cottage Grove tavern last January of Roy Lee Bell. League President To Judge Contest Between Two Cities The Mayor of Medford yesterday wrote a letter to the Mayor of Baker. This is what it said: Mr. Bill Jackson Mayor City of Baker, Oregon Dear Bill: If you recall, about a year ago we exchanged a chal lenge to see which of our two fine cities might excel in a civic beauiification pro gram. At that lime it was agreed that the Judge of this con test would be the President of the League of Oregon cities. This Is to let you know that he will be in Baker to do the judging the week of April 25. Yours very truly, John W. Snider President League of Oregon , Cities. J Pinocchio Mrs. Grace Oliver Peck, stale representative (D-Mult-nomah county), interim com mittee chairman, said this morning that any interested person can present ideas and problems to the committee. These working for local welfare commissions may con tact Edwin E. Benedict, state representative (D-Multnomah county) without fear of losing uieir jods or possible advance ment. Dr. Ennis Keiser, North Bend physician, and commit tee member, said the commit tee is not trying to Dut any body on the spot but it mere ly making an objective study of welfare problems in the state. Such problems also have national scope he added. A number of recommenHn. tions have already been made and referred to the state wel- lare commission, which has accepted and acted on them, Mrs. Peck noted. The committee held a is. hour hearing in Eugene yes terday and will meet next in LaGrande in May. Lane County Circuit Judze William S. Fort sueeested that illegitimate children be made wards of the court, be sides children of divorced couples as is done now. Lane county officials urged federal and state aid in pursuing wet- lare iraud cases, particularly in trie aid to dependent chil dren program. Soviet Plan for Disarmament Rejected by West Geneva-(UPD-The West today rejected Russia's gradiose plan for world disarmament in tour years and the United States warned the Soviet Union it would sign no East-West arms pact that endangers American security. Thus, the 10-natlon Disarma ment Conference appeared near total deadlock at the end of its 18th session, with both the Soviets and the West now having rejected the other's plan. Careful Balance U. S. delegate Frederack M. Eaton told the Soviets at the two-hour and 50-minute ses sion, one of the longest since the group convened March 15, that any East-West agreement to cut troops and arms would have to be carefully balanced so that U. S. security is not jeopardized. France's Jules Moch follow ed up this U. S. warning with a sweeping rejection on be half of the West of the entire Soviet disarmament plan put forward by Premier Nikita Khrushchev himself and echo ed here by Soviet chief dele gate Valerian A. Zorin. Washington -(UPD- President Eisenhower will not hold a news conference Wednesday. i if 01 xvC- ' ; J BUILDING BURNS Pictured above are Medford firemen combatting a fire which burned underneath the floor of the Crater ian Bo.uty Shop, 45 South Central ave., yesterday morning. The fire which started in a men's rest room in the basement was confined to a relatively small area under Park Group Agrees Ha worth Should Be Hired as Director The Jackson county parks and recreation commission last night agreed informally that Robert L. Haworth, city parks and recreation director. should be hired as part-time county parks and recreation director. The proposal will be refer red to the city parks and rec reation commission Wednes day and the Medford city council Thursday. County Judge Earl Miller, who at tended last night's meeting, emphasized that administra tion of the Howard Prairie reservoir area is the first and most important problem in the county parks and recreation program. County court membera, rep- resentatlvea ot the county parka and ticitttlo commission, and various rec reation groupa vhlch may use Howard prairie reservoir will tour the area Tuesday, April 12, it was decided. A meeting of all Interested groups will be held that night to lay out tentative zoning plans and possibly consider regulations for use ot the reservoir, such as boating, fishing, sailing and water skiing. Road May Be Blocked Thomas Parker, Ashland contractor, who is working on the recreation features of the reservoir area, will prob ably have a half mile of con necting road to the lake block ed when fishing season opens April 23, since the road is yet ncomplete, according to James Callan, project en gineer for the bureau of recla mation office here. However, several trails and all but one mile of county road to the public recreation area will be open and useable providing they dry out in time, he said this morning. Russ Jamison, chairman of the city parks and recreation commission, said he could see no reason why "arrangements couldn't be worked out" so Haworth could work part time for the county. Most of last night's discus sion centered on zoning the lake for fishing, water skiing, Gamble Benedict Missing From Home New York (UPI) Gamble Benedict, 19, heiress to a Rem ington typewriter fortune, has been missing from her grand mother's town house for 24 hours. It was her second dis appearance since Dec. 27. The Braircliff college fresh man, who ran off to Paris with her lover, Andre Porum beanu. 33. in her first disap pearance, has been under court order not to see the Ro manian-born former U. S. Air Force man. Gamble attended school Monday morning, but did not show up for an appointment at noon or another date at 6 p.m. She did not return home Monday night. Porumbcanu also Is missing from his New York City haunts, friends of the hand some European said, Thornton To Address Meeting of OLCC Salcm-fllPD-Attorney Gene ral Robert Y. Thornton will address the State Liquor Con trol Commission In Portland Thursday.' Ills subject will be the role of the attorney gen eral's office in law enforce ment, , the rear of the shop and firemen had to cut a hole in the floor to reach it. The fire did not cause serious damage but the smoke attracted a crowd estimated at 50 persons who viewed the blaze from across the street. (Knackstcdt Photo) sailing, swimming and skin diving. Earl Knight and Hen- DeVoss represented the Izaak Walton League, and Bud LeRoy and Roy Brown e Aqua Ski club. Groupg Agree Water skiers and fishermen gree that the south end of Howard Prairie reservoir could be zoned for waterski- ing. DeVoss said he noticed last year that the north end of the lake was the best fish ing spot and thought possibly the fish spawned there. Sail boats would not interfere with fishing but would with waterskilng, it was pointed out. Sklndivlng might also have to have its zone. DiBcuaalng enforcement ot the new atate boating regula tlona. Sheriff .lna Walsh enlO t .wr'.f' d.n.rimant boat 1 avivejr was on ms irosi savage and crew equipped -with rampage in memory. , radio will be kept at Howard Puncture. Two Dikes : .. . Prairie reservoir seven days The father of waters punch? a week. Regular deputies may ed through, two dike near be assisted by members of the Quincy, III., and sent it mud Roeue Aaua Ski club, who dy water coursina- over 7x.nna acted as special deputies last! to 80,000 acres of corn, bean boating season, he added A mobile boat unit will be used to patrol the other water areas In the county, he said. Deadline Set for Festival Royalty The deadline for entering candidates In the annual Pear Blossom Festival king and queen contest has been ex tended until Saturday, April 9, festival officials said to day. Entry forms, which are available at the Medford Chamber of Commerce office, should be submitted to the Pear Blossom Festival associa tion at room 2. D'Anjou build ing, South Riverside ave., Medford. Candidates may be 5 or 6 years old, and may be spon sored by any Rogue valley business club, organization, professional group or individ ual, officials said. The king and queen will be selected at special ceremonies Saturday, April 18. They will reign over festivities during the festival April 23 and 24 in the Rogue valley. Among events is a parade in down town Medford Saturday, April 23. Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) will be grand mar shall. Entry blanks for king and queen candidates, festival of ficials said, should include the name of the sponsoring organ ization or individual, the name of a representative of the sponsoring group, address, the candidates name, parent's name and address. Portland (UPD Plans have been announced for a $100 000 addition to the Phelps Dodge Copper Products Cor poration's distribution facili ties here. Foreign Aid Budget OK'd by Committee Washingion-TPD-The Home Foreign Affairs Committee formally approved a 14.038,500.000 foreign aid authorisation today, cutting $138,500,000 from President Eisenhowers budget and barring any assistance to Cuba. The vote was 18-5, with one member voting present. The measure would ban U. 8. aid to Cuba unless the President specifically ruled such assistance to be In the na tional or hemispheric interest." The measure, which was tentatively approved by the commitiee last week, face, efforta at further cuts in ih House, Swollen Rivers Batter Dikes In Middle West By United Press International The Mississippi and IvTisKmi. rl rivers pounded badly weak ened levees and swamped thousands of acres of farm. land today in racing toward their confluence near St. Louis. Nearly 100,000 acres of val. uable crop land lay eight to ten feet under water in IUi- noia ana Missouri. National Guardsmen, col lege students, convicts and volunteers labored round the ciocn to shore ud sassmir dikes protecting river towns and farms from the -worst' floods tn year. The crisis centered on a 10- mtie awewn ot tne MiMiaeippv - - 1 lm "l0 1 Z. ' J?,! J. " "w ' i ana wneat farmland. , But the punch had been ex pected and 1,000 bottomland residents had time to pick up their belongings and move to high ground. Rain-swollen rivers also plagued Alabama and New York areas. National Guard troops evac uated 200 persons from their homes near Elba, Ala., as the Pea river swept across thous ands of acres of southern Ala bama bottomland. Declares Disaster Axea The Mohawk, Susquehanna and Hudson rivers overflowed their banks in upstate New York. Damage was light but at least 30 families left their homes and a 6-year-old boy was injured when the base ment of his home collapsed. President Eisenhower de clared Nebraska's hard - hit flood belt a disaster area and dispatched Civil Defense Di rector Leo Hoegh and Red Cross President Alfred Gruen. ther to tour floor areas in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dako ta and Illinois. Jensen Arraignment Set Over for Week Salem-niPI) - Circuit Judge Val D. Sloper Monday set over the arraignment of two state prison inmates on bur glary charges for one weeK in order to appoint counsel lor them. The prisoners are James Norman Jensen, 31, and Jack Stanley Amason, 29, who es caped from the criminally in sane ward ot the state hospital last month. Salem (UPI) Salem Mayor Russell F. Bonesteele is un opposed for reelection this year. The deadline for filing was Monday. He has been mayor since 1955.
