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60 PAGES Section A
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1960
No. 17
Recommended
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"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.