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Newspaper Page Text55th Year' Subscribers Price 10 Cents Tribune Medford United Preaa International Full Leased Wire Preliminary work on the Cali fornia Oregon Power company'! Iron Gate dam and powerhousa on Klamath river near Horn brook, Calif., started recently. A story about the dam and other facilities at the Bite ap- (ears on pace 14 of today's Mall rib una. To report Improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune, In Medford phone SP 2-6141. In A inland MU 2-1021. and In Yreka. VI 2-2807. before 8:45 p.m. daily and 10 .10 a m. Sunday If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call please notify office thus eliminating ipecial messenger service. United Prtss International Full Leased Wire 60 PAGES Section A MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1960 No. 17 Recommended I Wj&'Htotut trw cQs 7i ssr rrniy "Let Uf Know If You U.S. Said Superior To Reds Militarily Washineton - (UPD - The De fense Department contended Saturday in a "white paper" that America's bomber give the United States overwhelm ing superiority in total mili tary strength despite Russia's advantage in missiles. The document, being circu lated among 600 business leaders, was unusually frank In conceding the Soviets have been allowed to take the mis sile lead but in defense of this strategy, it added: "This country could have turned out almost any num ber of missiles it wished. "Sound strategic reasoning led us to choose not to pro duce as many of the first-generation, . fixed site,, . liquid- fuel missiles as we estimated the Soviets could produce." The white paper apparently was designed to ward off po litical criticism of the defense program. It was written in letter form by Oliver M. Gale, special assistant to Defense Secretary Thomas S. Gates Jr. Assertions In the 17-page document included these: . - -America's land and sea based bombers represent "many thousands of megatons of nuclear potential." If the "many" in the statement were as many as 20, that would be the explosive equivalent of one million Hiroshima bombs. Bombers Cited -The early Atlas Intercon tinental ballistic missile bases will be "soft (surface) targets" which could be knocked out by a nuclear near-miss. "Even News Briefs By United Press International Wichita. Kan. Secretary of Labor Jamei P. Mitchell aid here Saturday he is net a candidate for vice president en the Republican ticket, "My only political objective is to see Richard Nixon elected the next president of the United States," Mitchell said. Madison, W. Va Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Mlnn.) Saturday continued his blast at the Eisenhower admin istration during another 15-hour "honk-stop" tour of south ern West Virginia's distressed coal fields. Washington The government Saturday announced an Increase in import levels for residual fuel oils. Its action drew an immediate protest from coal producers. - Chicago Civilian Elvis Presley was back on the hit tune list Saturday with "Stuck On You," United Press In ternational's weekly survey of the nation's top 20 popular tunes showed. Paris Former Premier Georges Bldault Saturday pre dicted thai President Charles de Gaulle's fifth republic "has few chances of being either long-lived or peaceful." i Washington Teamsters' President James R. Hoffa said Saturday he plans to report Congressmen's secret con versations in capitol cloakrooms to members of his union. , Moscow The Soviet Union issued 97 May Day slogans Saturday containing calls to surpass American per capita production, to fight for general and total disarmament, and to everfulfill the nation's seven-year plan. Jerusalem Pilgrims in somber garb streamed Into old Jerusalem Saturday is spend Holy Week walking In the footsteps of Christ. . Washington Today is the anniversary for the Amer ican patent system and one of its most uielul offsprings the safety pin. The patent law will be 170 years old, the safety pin 111. Washington Spectator and tourists crowded around the sun-sparkled tidal basin Saturday as the Queen oi Washington's famed annual Cherry Blossom Festival was crowned. Indianapolis Former Senate Rackets committee coun sel Robert Kennedy said Saturday that both management and unions were gully of dishonesty and corruption, and only the AFL-CIO among them ha don anything to dean up the situation. See Any Silver Lining." the later Atlas bases will be in fixed positions well known to the Soviets, who can take whatever time they need to make sure their missiles are zeroed on these sites." -A B-52 bomber "can de liver many times the explo sive potential of the Atlas, with greater accuracy and se lectivity ... for us - at pres ent and in the immediate fu ture - the bomber is a far better delivery method." Cuban Paper Says Ike Insulted Fidel Havana - (UPD - The semi official voice of Premier Cas tro's government condemned President Eisenhower Satur day. It said he attacked the Cuban people in a letter to Chilean students. The semi-official newspa per "Revolucion" referred to Eisenhower's letter of Friday, in which the U. S. President said Castro and other leaders of the revolutionary govern ment had betrayed the princi ples of the revolution that won them power. The Communist newspaper Hoy Joined in the attack, call ing the President's letter an insult to "Cuba and Fidel." There was no immediate of fictal reaction from Castro or his government but Revolu cion indicated what that re action would be. The semi-official newspaper is an excel lent guide in such matters. School Budget OK'd Election Set May 2 The Medford school board Friday approved a budget to taling $4,409,736.46 for the general fund, bond interest and redemption fund and the school lunch fund. The board also called an election May 2 to exceed the 6 per cent limitation by $1,- 978.404.99. The election will be held between 2 and 8 p.m., at the same time as the an nual school meeting at which a board member also will be elected. Total estimated receipts are $1,562,715.60, leaving $2,847, 040.86 necessary to balance the budget. To the latter fig ure is added $140,949.29, the total estimated which will not be collected in taxes, making the total estimated tax next fiscal year $2,987,990.15. Of the total, $541,125 is within the 6 per cent limita tion, and $468,460.16 is not affected by the limitation. William A. (Bill) Barker. chairman of the board, said Friday the amount outside the 6 per cent limitation will be reduced by $190,000 as tax offset from the basic school fund. Miilage-wlse, he noted, the tax offset fund will reduce the anticipated increase over this year's millage rate. The estmated millage in crease is 6.20 mills from the 60.20 mills this year to 66.40 mills on the proposed budget for the 1960-61 fiscal year. To the 6.20 mill increase is added 1.37 mills, which repre sents the old rural school equalization millage, making a gross total rise of 7:57 mills. The $190,000 state basic school tax offset will reduce the 7.57 mill increase to a net estimated millage increase of 3.35 mills over the present 60.20 mill levy, Barker said. The total net estimated in crease of 3.35 mills includes payment on all bonds, he not ed. Kennedy's Tentative Schedule Arranged A tentative political sched ule for Sen. John F. Kennedy (D.-Mass.), who will be In Med ford April 23, has been work ed out by the Jackson County Kennedy for President com mittee, which met at the home of District Chairman Robert A. Boyer Friday. Several engagements in Ashland, including a coffee hour and an appearance at the Ashland Plaza, are being arranged by Dr. Arthur Kreis man, who is in charge of the Ashland Kennedy for Presi dent committee. A public reception for Sen ator Kennedy will be held in Medford starting at 3:30 p.m. April 23, Boyer said. The place will be determined later. Senator Kennedy Is sched uled to leave the Medford air port at 5 p.m. April 23, Boyer said, and will be unable to accept evening appointments. State Investigator Expected Here An investigator is expected from the state crime bureau next week to assist in the in vestigation of the murder of Mrs. Lester Hamilton, 40-year-old Ashland rancher's wife, Sheriff Joe Walsh said Satur day. A search for missing cloth ing and personal articles be longing to the murdered wom an has turned up a white leather woman's jacket. Ap parently it had been taken to the cleaners. Walsh said. Walsh said his office is still searching for a missing man's brown dress hat, size 67s or 7, a Dancraft sterling silver charm bracelet with seven or eight Jensen charms and a matching set of clamp-on ear rings of sterling silver beetle design. Demo Headquarters Now on N. Front St. New local Democratic party headquarters will be located at 425 North Front St., Med. ford, according to Frank Christian, Talent, chairman of the Jackson County Democra tic Central committee. This also will be used for the Democratic registration drive. Christian said. New of. fice telephone number will be SPring 3-4777. Office hours will be 10 a.m to 4 p.m. week day. Barker complimented the budget committee and adviso ry committee members for their efforts to economize and keep the increase to the low est possible figure consistent with maintaining a quality program. A series of publi meetings have been scheduled through out the district at which the budget .will be reviewed and discussed. The meetings are being sponsored by parent teacher associations and moth ers' clubs to provide opportu nities for interested citizens to obtain information about the proposed budget, Barker pointed out. Meetings were held Thurs day and Friday at Wilson, Griffin Creek, Hoover, Jeffer son and Roosevelt schools. Other meetings, and the time, are: Hedrick, 8 p.m. Monday, April 11; Jackson, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 12; Lone Pine, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 12; West Side, 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 13; Lincoln, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14; Jacksonville, 8 p.m. Thurs day, April 14; Howard, 8 p.m. Thursday, April 14; Ruch, 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 19; Wash ington, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21; Oak Grove, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21; Mc Loughlin, 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 25. A member of the budget committee or the school board and a school administrator will attend each of the pub lic meetings to answer any questions. Barker stressed. Herter Irked at Recess in Talks Washington -(UPD- Secretary of State Christian A. Herter reluctantly accepted Saturday a five-week reces in in stalled Geneva disarmament talks with a sharp note of re- Droach for the U. S. delegate who agreed to the lengthy in terruption. 'I personally believe tne re cess is too long," Herter said in a statement that barely con cealed his irritation with New York lawyer Fredrick M. Eaton who is representing the United States in the East-West negotiations. The recess is from April 29 to June 7. Department officials aeniea that Herter was officially re buking Eaton. But the situa tion had all the earmarks or a clear cut misunderstanaing between the two. Herter said Friday that he did not yet know whether there would be any recess. Saturday he put out this state ment: Killam Visits Medford Thomas G. Killam, Repub lican candidate for U.S. Sen ator, visited Medford rnaay In connection with his cam paign for office. Killam, who has uvea in Portland for the past 35 years, says he hopes to "help build Oregon Industry ' by creating more jobs (and) less taxes. Louisa, Ky. - (UPD-Kentucky state police report two east ern Kentucky coal miners have been killed and a third believed still alive is trapped in a slate fall at a mine near the hamlet of Webbvllle, Ky., approximately 10 miles north west of here. O o ft) -SSfcsi hi MISSILE SUBMARINE The nuclear pow ered, Polaris missile submarine Patrick Henry sits at dock prior to commissioning ceremony Saturday at the General Dynmic shipyard in Groton, Conn. It sister hlp, Premier of South Africa Shot in Head by Farmer Verwoerd Shot Twice In Assassination Try Johannesburg, South Africa -(UPD - Premier Hendrik F. Verwoerd was shot twice in the head at point-blank range in an assassination attempt Saturday as he stood on a speaker's platform to defend South Africa's white suprem acy policy. Emergency treat ment failed to remove the bullets. His assailant, a white farm er, shouted "God help me!" as he pulled the trigger of his Belgian .32 caliber pistol. Verwoerd's wife, Elizabeth, on the platform with him, col lapsed when she saw him slump backward in a chair, blood streaming from his right ear and cheek. But she re covered and cradled his head in her arms while waiting for his removal to Johannesburg general hospital. Reported Satisfactory The 58 - year-old premier was reported conscious and in "satisfactory" condition. His palate was pierced and his jaw broken by the slug that struck his cheek. His assailant. David was Pratt over- of Pietersburg, powered by spectators at the annual trade fair in Milner Park and was hustled out to a police car with a blanket wrapped over his head. Finance Minister T. E. Donge, next ranking man in the government, considered calling an emergency session of Parliament.. There were no disorders. A driving rain cleared the streets of Johannesburg with in 15 minutes of the shoot ing. Negroes Prepare For Boycotting By United Press International Negro demonstrators walk ed picket lines in a number of cities Saturday protesting segregation and thousands of sympathizers geared for East er week "no buying" boycotts in the south: In Mississippi, where latest boycott plans were announc ed, pro-segregationist white citizens councils vowed re prisals against Negro boycot- ters. A week-long boycott oi stores has been called by Neg roes in Jackson, Miss., begin ning Monday. "This economic business Is two-way street," a spokes man tor tne wnue citizens councils said. The pro-segregation editor of a Negro news paper warned that Negroes may find themselves unem ployed and unable to get jobs. The white citizens council said large numbers of white merchants had promised to discharge Negro employes. Picketing in support of boy cotts and in sympathy with lunch counter sitdown dem onstrators appeared growing. Negro pickets appeared at a variety store at Lynchburg, Va for the first time Satur day. Further sympathy picketing on a nationwide basis was called for by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) which is supporting lunch counter demonstrations. Nixon Builds In Push for Hubert Says He Favors Uplift Princeton, W. Va.-UPD-In a campaign speech in the cafeteria of a brassiere plant here Saturday, Sen. Hubert Humphrey ob served: "I never thought I would be speaking in a brassiere factory, but I'm for any thing that will uplift our economy." Forecasts Higher Than Last Month For Wafer Supply Water supply forecasts as of April 1 were increased over those issued last month, the weather bureau's river fore cast center in Portland has an nounced. The increased forecast re sulted from above normal March precipitation in the southwestern Oregon area. Forecasts, however, still indi cate that the' April-September water supply will be about 75 per cent of the 15-year average. Anthony J. Polos, hydrolo- gist in charge of the river forecast center, Portland, said total winter precipitation through February was near 75 per cent of normal. Total March precipitation in south- western Oregon was about 200 per cent of normal. 1 Water equivalent of the snow pack averages about 70 per cent of the 1943-57 aver age. The' water year flow at South Fork of Rogue river is now forecast at 1,070,000 acre feet, or 73 per cent of normal the weather bureau said. The residual flow for the period from April 1 through Septenv ber is forecast at 570,000 acre feet, or 76 per cent of average. On the Klamath river at Upper Klamath lake net in flow, the water year flow is forecast 1,190,000 acre feet, which is 81 per cent of nor mal, and for the residual flow, it is 462,000 acre feet, or 73 per cent of average. The North umpqua river below ' Lemolo reservoir is forecast at 273,000 acre feet, 81 per cent of average; the Williamson river below Sprague river is forecast at 711,000 acre feet, 82 per cent of normal; Sprague river near Chiloquin, 380,000 acre feet, 77 per cent of normal; and Chewaucan near Paisley, 84, 000 acre feet, 67 per cent of normal. The water supply prospects for south-central Oregon were improved by well above nor mal precipitation during March, the weather bureau said. Amounts were 160 per cent of the March normal. Water year runoff forecasts were revised upward by 7 per cent and Indicate that flow will be 67 per cent of the 15 year average, the bureau said. Washington (UPD President Eisenhower made a fast two hour and 44 minute trip to hi Gettysburg, Pa., farm by heli copter Saturday. the George Washington, tied up on the other side of the dock, was to leave with the Henry for operations at sea following the ceremony. UPI Telephoto) STUBBLEFIELD TWIN DIES 10-month-old former Siamese of Oregon Medical school morning. Jeanett, who was separated from her sister Denett in a 5-hour operation last Oct. earlier last week. She is shown in this file photograph with her mother. It was snapped James Stubblefleld, a Parma, Five Departmental Budgets Approved The Jackson county budget committee passed five depart mental budgets late Friday afternoon. These were the Watermas- ter's department at $23,337, county assessor at $132,966, county farm home at $119,. 928, mosquito control at $13,- 300. and fruit inspection at $1,675. The walermaster's depart. ment total was increased $4,- 025 over the current year s total of $19,312. Some of the main expenses are: watermas ter's salary, $6,168, no in crease; deputy waiermaster, $5,148, no increase; Little Butte assistant's salary, $700; field stations and equipment $200; clerk secretary $3,636; second deputy watermaster (new man) $4,500, and travel $2,500. The county assessor s ne- partmental budget of $132, 966 is a raise of $13,344 over the current year' total of $119,622. Some main budget items include $7,072 for coun ty assessor' salary, $1,000 raise; assessor and deputies travel $7,000, up $1,000; ad ministrative assistant, $4,680, no increase. Principal clerk, $4,032; clerk steno HI, $3,456, $372 credit; graphotype and ad dress operator, $3,276, no in crease; clerk typist 2, $3,096, $360 credit; clerk typist 2,928, $348 credit; clerk typist 1, $2,772, up $156; clerk typist 1, $2,772, no increase; clerk typist 1, $2,772, no Increase; clerk typist 1, $2,772, up $442; draftsman II, $3,636, $600 credit; draftsman III, $5,388; four property appraisers III, $5,388, no Increase; two prop erty appraisers II, $5,148, up $240; three property apprais ers II, $4,908 each, no in crease, three property ap praisers I, $4,908 each. Machines, equipment and maintenance, $2,500, up $900, and Industrial property ap praisals and timber apprais als and spot checks, $6,540, up $1,740. The Jackson county farm home budget total of $119,928, is $5,987 less than the current budget allowance of $125,825. Main items are $3,400 for su perintendent, up $100; assist ant superintendent, $3,400, up WEATHER Forecast: Considerable floiirJl-ttr-sfl with raUerrd ihowers montlr over the mountains to day. Partly rlondy lonlght and Mondar. High today S. Low In niihl 15-lx. High Monday (3. TFMPKRATLiRK HlKhrst Yesterday 54 Lowest Yesterday 4ft Prerlp. To I p.m. Ys star day tract Our Skies Tonight innatt today - p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .,S:17 a.m. Moonrls today .t:4l p.m. VISMII K Pl.ANETU Jupiter, rises .1:S a.m. and will be due south S:0T a.m. ftaturn, rlea 1:01 a m. Mars, rises 4:12 a.m. Mercury, now movtnt nearar the un, will next ha teen as an avenlni plana! In Jona. 'Brain White Tiny Jeanett Stubblefleld, twin, died at the University hospital in Portland Saturday 6, had contracted pneumonia some weeks ago by her father, Idaho farmer. (UPI Telephoto) $100; first cook, $3,090; sec ond cook, $3,096; third cook. $3,096 and dishwasher and room girls. $7,020, all with- out increase. " Other items include $950 for relief cooks, $415 credit; $500 for farmer, $166 credit: $2,404 for first laundress, up $144; $2340 for second laund ress; $1,855 for relief nurse; $4,238 for registered nurse; $3,636 for licensed practical nurse; $34,656 for nurse aids, $152 credit; $3,704 for relief nurses; $3,456 for mainte nance man; $2,340 for house keeper; $16,010 for supplies; $2,700 for power; $2,500 for repairs; $2,600 for equipment. Mosquito control total of $13,300 is up $4,800 above the current allowance of $8,500. The big difference comes In new mosquito control equip ment at $3,800. Fruit Inspection total is the same as the current allow ance, $1,675. This includes $755 for pest and blight, no increase, and $920 for frost warning service. Hollywood - (UPD - A re jected suitor of the late Errol Flynn i teenage playmate, Beverly A a d 1 a n d Saturday raped her and forced her to play Russian roulette with him before he shot and criti cally wounded himself, police reported. . Frost Predicts Water Supplies This Year Farmers and orchardlsts in the Rogue-Umpqua region can expect mostly only "fair" wa ter supplies for the irrigation season of 1960, according to W. T. (Jack) Frost, snow sur vey supervisor. He conducted the annual water forecast meeting in Grants Pass Friday for the soil conservation service, Ore gon agricultural experiment station and the Oregon state engineer. Water supply conditions were Improved "very slight ly" by heavy March storms, but most lands will have be low average water, and many will have late season shortag es, Frost said. Water content of the moun tain snowpack Is only 71 per cent of the 15-year average (1943-1957), and is some bet ter than last year at this date. Warm March storms "rained off" much low-elevation snow and increased the snowpack at only the moderate and high elevations, he noted. Watershed soils, he said, are still only partially "primed" and. will absorb some of the remaining snow-melt water, reducing the total water sup ply available for irrigation. Ground-w t r contribution Trust' House Professors, Time Magazine Staffer Aid GOP Hopeful Vice President Won't Panic, Claims Source Washington - (UPI) - Vic President Richard M. Nixon, heartened by a poll of hi California strength and un shaken by his third-place Wis consin showing, is building a brain trust team for his big presidential push. A source close to Nixon dis closed Saturday his campaign research force is being bol stered by professors of gov ernment from the universities of Notre Dame and Michigan, by a University of California administrator, and a research director borrowed from Tim magazine. But the Nixon camp made It clear that the unopposed GOP presidential candidate is not being panicked into any change in his basic plan for gradual buildup in cam paign activity. Nixon leaves for a two-day San Francisco visit Monday. In all, his associates say, he, -may make as many as 15 speeches in the next three months - about as many as one of hi Democratic oppo sltes make in one or two days. They claim the Demo i crats are not going to set Nix on campaign pace. Although Nixon ran third in popular 'vote behind Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) in last Tuesday' Wisconsin , primary, he was described as "confident he'll carry Wisconsin in Novem ber." ' Nixon, it was stated, would ' "rather be ahead in Septem ber than in June." The Nixon lieutenants eon- cede there was a big cross over of Republican voters to the Democratic column in Wisconsin. Other GOP sourc es estimate this as about 40 per cent. But in the vice president's home state of California they found evidence of good news. A statewide poll of 3,027 Call fornians conducted for the Dick Nixon clubs of southern California showed Nixon with steady gain of presidential strength over Democratic Gov. Edmund G. Pat Brown sine last August. Nixon' California position indicates to his adviser that Kennedy "probably made a mistake" in not challenging Brown for California dele gates. They think Kennedy would have been able to "win easily" and thereby might have been able to avoid tak ing on Humphrey In West Vir ginia - the next test between the two Democrats. Only Fair will be reduced this season, Frost added. Stored water supplies are below average, and only about two-thirds that of last year due to reduced mid-winter flow, and to lack of "carry over" supplies from last year. Frost said forecasts of streamflow for the irrigation season, April through Septem ber, are much below average and emphasize the seriousness of the water supply situation. Flow on the main Rogue river at Raygold is forecast at 84 per cent of the 15-year av erage. Flow of the Rogue Is not likely to drop to the mini mum 900 second-foot dis charge which forces canal al teration for the Grant Pass Irrigation district, Frost said. The Applegate and Illinois rivers are forecast at 76 and 85 per cent of average, re spectively, and will taper off In flow much earlier than usu al, Frost noted. Inflow to Four Mile and Fish lakes is forecast at 65 and 62 per cent of average, respectively. Thi flow, Frost said, coupled with the small supply of stored water now available, will probably be a "short" supply this year for the Medford and Rogue River Valley Irrigation district.