Medford mail tribune., April 11, 1960, Image 1

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As Boys Head (or
Jobs in Orchard
Durkee, Varney in
Critical Condition
Kenneth Neal Durkee, 17,
and Clay Oscar Varney, 16,
injured in a one-car accident
on Foothills rd. north of iled-
ford early Sunday, remained
in critical condition at Rogue
Valley hospital today.
An attending physician
said that Durkee, a stellar
Medford High school athlete
in three sports, and Varney,
member of the high school
wrestling team, both suffered
broken necks and both had
some paralysis.
State police said that four
other youths were less seri
ously hurt when the auto in
which they were riding went
over a bank, struck a tree
and overturned. The young
men were on their way to
orchard heating jobs at the
401 Orchard. The other four
were Richard LeRoy Cham
pion, 18, of 2435 Jo Jack rd.,
who, police said was the driv
er of the car; Reginald Paul
Breeze, 17, of 921 Murray St.;
David Roy Caldwell, 16, of
860 Wabash ave., and Clyde
Harmon Varney, 17, of 113
Rose St., brother of Clay.
Treated and Released
Breeze, Champion and
Caldwell were treated at
Rogue Valley hospital and re
leased, according to police
and hospital reports. Clyde
Varney was still hospitalized
this morning. He suffered a
broken collarbone, the hospi
tal reported.
Police stated that the acci
dent, about 3:45 a.m. occurred
three-tenths of a mile north
of the Delta Waters rd. inter
section. They said that the
car, apparently headed north,
went off the roadway on the
east side just after going
around a left curve. The car
went back across the road
and over the bank. It came to
a stop 220 feet from the place
where it first left the road,
according to police.
Star Athlete
Durkee, 625 J st., was a
member of the Medford high
football team which won the
state championship last fall
and of the Black Tornado
team which won the state
basketball crown last month.
He has been regular third
baseman and the lead - off
hitter on the baseball team.
In state football, final with
Jefferson of Portland, he
scored the Medford touch
down. For his state basketball
tournament play, Durkee was
termed the "forgotten man"
by Dick Strite, sports editor
of the Eugene Register-Guard.
He was thereby recognized as
a deserving player overlooked
in the tournament all - star
selections.
Breeze was also a member
of the high school's football
squad.
State police transported
blood from Ashland General
hospital to Medford for use in
surgery on Durkee.
CANDIDATES' NIGHT
Gold Hill - A candidates'
night for all Democrats and
Republicans who are running
for the primary election, May
20, will be held Thursday,
April 14, at 8 p.m. at the Gold
Hill Grange hall. National
candidates as well as those on
the county and state levels are
invited to attend the event
which is being sponsored
through the cooperation of the
Gold Hill Grange and its mas
ter, A. A. Walker.
First Orchard
Season Sunday Morning
The first orchard heating of
the season began early Sun
day morning, mostly along the
east side of the Rogue valley,
County Horticulture Agent
Clifford B. Cordy reported
this morning.
A cloud cover remained
over the west side of the val
ley, and the temperatures
stayed up. Some pear growers
lighted their heaters about
1:30 a.m. They were all out
by sunrise, Cordy said. Min
imum temperature was 29 de
crees. Cordy said pear trees now
are either in the full bloom
or petal fall stage. Bote art
High
ATHLETE INJURED Kenneth
St., star Medford High school
men critically injured early
accident on Foothills rd. north
tor's and police reports, Durkee and Clay Oscar Varney, 16,
of 113 Rose St., suffered broken necks when the auto in which
they were riding went off the road and hit a tree. Durkee
was a member of two Medford high stale championship
teams, in football last fall and
has been an infield regular on the varsity baseball team.
Four other youths were less seriously injured in the accident.
General Fund Budget
For. Phoenix School
District Is
Phoenix - The Phoenix
school district budget com
mittee recently approved a
general fund budget of $653,
088, an increase of $24,603.96
more than this year's total
expenditures of the Phoenix
and Talent budgets.
Phoenix school district now
includes the former Talent
district.
Total estimated receipts and
available cash balances for
the general fund are $229,
245.18 with $423,842.82 re
maining to balance the budg
et. An estimated $24,280 will
not be collected in taxes, re
sulting in $448,122.82 esti
mated tax levies.
The amount inside the 6 per
cent limitation is $78,846.39,
leaving $369,276.43 outside
the 6 per cent limitation.
Improving Acoustics
At Armory Studied
Recommendations for im
proving the acoustics at the
National Guard armory south
of Medford are expected soon,
County Judge Earl Miller
said.
Representatives of the Mo
torola Radio company made
a survey of the armory and
took measurements on April
9, the county judge said. More
surveys toward improving the
armory acoustics are planned,
according to Miller.
The state has agreed to allo
cate $8,000 to purchase
bleachers for the armory, it
was reported on March 8.
These seats should accommo
date 1,200 persons and will
probably be of the portable
type, usable either in the bal
conies or downstairs, accord
ing to First It. Donald M.
I v i e, commanding officer,
company E, 2nd battle group.
Ivie said then he had been
informed that the National
Guard will seek additional
funds in the next budRet for
more bleachers and also for
work on acoustics at the
building.
Heating of
probably still in bloom, he
added.
Petal fall stage Is after full
bloom, with from 35 per cent
to practically all of the petals
fallen and fruit no larger than
a pea. This is a critical stage
and damage can occur quick
ly, Cordy warned
Also, all of the fruit has
been set by this time and a
moderate amount of blossom
damage can result In fairly
large crop losses. For all var
ieties, firing should begin at
31 degrees. Temperatures
should be held there or a half
degree higher, ha said.
Sunday Crash;
School Athletes
Durkee, 17 (above), 625 J
athlete, was one of two young
Sunday morning in a one-ear
of town. According to doc
in basketball in March. He
Approved
A hearing on the budget is
scheduled April 26, with an
election on approving the
amount outside the 6 per cent
limitation scheduled May 16.
The increase in the general
fund budget, according to
budget committee members,
results from increases in sal
aries to place teachers and
non-certificated personnel on
level with other county
schools.
There also are Increases in
textbooks and teaching sup
plies, the committee noted.
Total expenditures for the re
maining budget items, budget
committee members said,
show a decrease in compari
son with the total of these
items in this year's Phoenix
and Talent budgets.
Cost of replacement of two
school buses is included in
the budget, the committee
said.
Superintendent E. R. James
said total school enrollment
for the consolidated district
will be about 1,400 students,
of which about 340 will be
high school students.
Plans for Election
Plans are progressing, he
said, for an election on a pro
posed bond issue of $106,946
to provide six more class
rooms and heating facilities
to handle the 130 additional
high school students attend
ing Phoenix high from the
Talent area.
James said the bonds would
be retired in five years with
the annual bond and interest
payments about $23,000,
which is a little less than the
amount budgeted in previous
years for pay-as-you-go build
ing.
Patrons will vote on the
bond issue May 2, when an
election for a new seven-member
board also will be held.
James said those voters in
the Wagner creek area and
those at the south end of Fern
valley who vote in Talent in
the general election, will vote
in Talent in all school elec
tions. Construction of new rooms
at Phoenix High school must
be under way by the end of
this school year, James said,
if facilities are-to be ready by
September.
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Attorney Claims
Chessman Framed
By Perjury Use
New Evidence
Said Uncovered
San Francisco - IUP0 - Convict-author
Caryl Chessman's
attorney has charged that tht
state of California's deliber
ately framed Chessman
through the "knowing use of
perjury and the suppression
of evidence."
Attorney George T. Davis
planned to ask the state Su
preme Court today for a writ
of habeas corpus for Chess
man, who is scheduled to die
at San Quentin May 2.
Davis Sunday said that new
evidence has convinced him
for the first time that Chess
man was not the "red light
bandit" who terrorized Los
Angeles lovers lanes in 1948
and committed a series of
crimes involving kidnaping,
robbery and sex perversion.
Called Ridiculous
Davis also charged that the
real red light bandit is still
alive and is known to Los An
geles and California officials.
Informed of Davis' charges,
J. Miller Leavy, the deputy
Los Angeles district attorney
who prosecuted Chessman, re
plied this is hogwash . . . it's
ridiculous."
'This is typical George T.
Davis banter based on nothing
. He is flying high and had
better get down to solid
ground before he finds him
self hauled before the state
bar on a matter of ethics."
Leavy said that if Davis has
any evidence that the prosecu
tion of Chessman involved the
use of perjury or suppression
of evidence, "it should be
brought immediately to the
attention of the Los Angeles
County Grand Jury."
Writer Helps
Davis said the new evidence
came to light as the result of
an investigation into the case
by a magazine writer and a
private detective working for
Chessman.
He said investigator Wil
liam Linhart and writer Wil
liam Woodfield showed him
evidence that identifications
held by police in the "red
light" cases were deliberately
distorted during Chessman's
trial.
He said that a Los Angeles
police dossier of identifica
tions by victims of the bandit
show the convict-author was
not the man. He indicated he
would bring the issue into
court today.
Bids Requested on
Crater Highway Job
Portland -fflPD- The Bureau
of Public Roads said today
bids would be received until
May 3 on construction of 2.8
miles of grading and surfacing
on the Crater Lake highway
in Jackson county.
The project extends wester
ly from Cascade Gorge toward
Trail.
Ridgefield, Wash. - (UPD - A
10-year-old Ridgefield boy,
Steven Hylla, drowned Satur
day afternoon when he fell
into a log pond on Lake river.
"And Now The Latest Returns On The
Presidential Possibilities "
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Communists Told
Not To Smuggle
Plan in Back Door
Nothing New, Novel,
U.S. Delegate Says
Geneva-(UPD-The West warn
ed Russia today it will not
be fooled by the new Soviet
disarmament plan because
"it's the same old wolf" dress
ed in new sheep's clothing.
"Please don't try to smug
gle the old Russian plan in
through the back door," Brit
ish Minister of State David
Ornisby-Gore told the Commu
nist delegates to the 10-nation
Disarmament Conference. "No
matter how elegant Is the
sheep's clothing, it's the same
old wolf."
Nothing New or Novel
Chief American delegate
Fredrick M. Eaton asked why
the Soviets had attempted to
reintroduce their own plan in
the guise of "new principles"
for disarmament when they
had been told repeatedly it
was unacceptable.
"There is nothing new or
novel about this," Eaton said,
adding that "it won't fool us."
The 20th meeting of the dis
armament parley at the be
ginning of its fifth week
droned on much the same way
it has most of the time since
it began March 15.
The pre-summit recess is
scheduled to begin April 29
and there appeared little like
lihood the East and West could
find a major agreement be
fore then.
Seen Seriously Interested
But one western diplomat
said that the Soviet Union,
seeking to bolster its labor
force and becoming more and
more reliant on long-range
missiles, apparently is serious
ly interested in a joint cutting
of armed forces with the West.
Eaton is one western nego
tiator who is known to believe
that some agreement on this
point might be reached before
the recess begins.
Regional Meeting
Set for Medford
Medford will be the site of
a regional meeting of the
League of Oregon Cities this
Wednesday evening, accord
ing to Mayor John W. Snider,
League president. The meet
ing will begin with a no-host
dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Kim's
Restaurant.
City officials of Ashland,
Butte Falls, Cave Junction,
Central Point, Eagle Point,
Gold Hill, Grants Pass, Jack
sonville, Phoenix, Rogue Riv-
Talent and Medford have
been invited to attend.
Regional meetings of the
League are being held in some
20 cities throughout the state
this spring.
The program will Include a
discussion of current city de
velopments and a review of
city legislative needs, follow
ed by an open forum for the
exchange of information of
special interest to .city officials
of this area.
Attending the Medford
meeting will be Herman Kehr-
li, executive secretary of the
League and director of the
Bureau of Municipal Research
and Service at the University
of Oregon, and Richard W.
Ryan, legislative and field
consultant. .
ASHLAND MEETING
Ashland - The Ashland
school board will meet at 7:30
tonight at school district
headquarters.
Regional Edition
Medford
18 Pages
Italian Premier Resigns
In Face of Strong Pressure
Decision Follows
Cabinet Session;
Not Unexpected
Neo-Fascist Backing
Disliked by Party
Rome-flJPH-Premior Fernan
do Tambroni resigned tonight
in the face of strong pressure
from his own Christian Demo
cratic party.
The decision to resign came
after a two hour and 20 min
ute cabinet session.
The resignation was not un
expected, since Tambroni had
been "invited" to quit earlier
rather than have his govern
ment rest on Neo-Fascist sup
port.
Tambroni 'promptly went to
the office of President Gio
vanni Gronzi shortly after the
cabinet session to tender his
government's resignation.
Cabinet Disintegrating
Tambroni was scheduled to
go before the Senate late to
day for a second vote of con
fidence-having survived his
first in the Chamber of Depu
ties last Friday by a mere
three votes, thanks to the un-asked-for
aid of the Neo
Fascist party.
But, even before he appear
ed before the Senate, Tam
broni's newly formed cabinet
was disintegrating on the is
sue of the Neo-Fascist sup
port.
The Christian Democrats
are now ' trying to run the
country on their own, even
though they do not have suf
ficient parliamentary strength
for a majority.
Medford Mayor
Chosen Delegate
Medford Mayor John W.
Snider today accepted an ap
pointment to be an official
delegate to the 8th Inter
American Congress of Munici
palities.
The congress will be neio
in San Diego, Calif., next
October and will be attended
by mayors and municipal
representatives from cities in
Canada, Central and South
America and the United
States.
The appointment was made
by Raymond R. Tucker, May
or of St. Louis and president
of the American Municipal as
sociation. It is the purpose of the con
gress, Mayor Tucker said, to
demonstrate Pan - American
solidarity at the municipal
level. There will be a number
of discussions during the five
day session on such topics as
organization, structure and
functions of municipal govern
ment and a comparison of
municipal practices in Latin
and North America.
Two Arraigned for
Jail Break Attempt
r.rantt Pass Two prisoners
who tried to break out of the
Josephine county jail last
week have been arraigned in
circuit court before Orval J.
Millard.
The men. Derald Marvin
Griffin, 23, and James Pat
rick Duke Jr. 19. of Grants
Pass, pleaded guilty to charg
es. Griffin, wno is oeing neia
for New Mexico authorities,
( hnr0iri with HftKaultlnff an
officer while aiding an im
nrknnpd nerson trvine to es
cape. Duke is charged with
trying to escape jail.
The 1ail break attempt was
made Thursday night.
Candidate Offers
All Free TV Time
Portland - 0JPH - William B.
Murphy. 41, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for
the U.S. Senate, has offered
free time on his radio station
to all candidates for the Sen
ate seat from both parties.
Murphy said the offer was
made as "our answer to
charges that radio fails to
serva tht public Interest."
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OFF FOR VACATION President Eisen
hower and the First Lady arrive at Wash
ington Airport to take off for the President's
Eisenhower Arrives
At Augusta for
Golfing Vacation
Augusta, Ga.-(UPII-Presldent
Eisenhower arrived today for
his annual spring golfing va
cation. He flew In the presidential
plane Columbine III from
Washington to Bush Field, Au.
Gusta, landing In ideal golf
weather brilliant, warm
spring sunshine.
Eisenhower hastened to the
Augusta National Golf Club
to play golf with Arnold Pal
mer, who won the Masters
Tournament with a story
book finish on the 17th and
18th holes here Sunday.
Other members of the Presi
dent's foursome this afternoon
included Maj. Gen. Leonard
D. Heaton, surgeon general of
the Army who flew from
Washington with the Presi
dent, and Clifford Roberts,
chairman of the Augusta
Club.
A crowd of several hundred
spectators, including numer
ous school children, turned
out at the airport to greet the
President and Mrs. Eisenhow
er on this, the President's 28th
trip to Augusta since entering
the White House.
This also was Eisenhower's
Bloodmobile to Visit
Two Communities
Appointments are now be
ing accepted at the Red Cross
office for the Wednesday,
April 20, visit to Medford of
the Bloodmobile.
Red Cross officials said
that the quota for the visit is
290 pints. Appointments may
be made by calling SPring
3-3813.
The Bloodmobile will be at
the chapter house, 60 Haw
thorne it., between the hours
of 1 and 6 p.m.
On Tuesday, April 19, the
Bloodmobile will be In Shady
Cove at the VFW hall from
2 to 7 p.m. Quota for the area
Is 100 pints.
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1960
33rd trip to the stale of
Georgia since becoming Pres
ident. Elsenhower was expected
to return to Washington next
Monday to throw out the first
ball at the opening American
League baseball game be
tween the Washington Sen
ators and Boston Red Sox.
But it still was undeter
mined whether he then might
fly back to Augusta for an
other three days before greet
ing French President Charles
de Gaulle who arrives here
April 22 on a state visit.
This probably will be the
President's last opportunity
for a vacation before he
leaves for the May 16 sum
mit meeting In Paris with
Soviet Premier Nikita Khru
shchev, British Prime Minis
ter Harold Macmillan and de
Gaulle.
Howard Prairie Reservoir
Area To Be Toured Tuesday
Members of the county
court, county recreation and
parks committee and repre
sentatives of interested groups
plan to tour the Howard
Prairie reservoir area tomor
row to consider recreation
planning, County Judge Earl
Miller said today.
The group will leave the
courthouse at 9 a.m. tomor
row, Miller said, and spend
most of the day at Howard
Prairie. During the tour the
group will study feasibility
of establishing various zones
such as for waterskilng and
fishing. Further study will be
made on the planned camp
area, sanitation facilities and
garbage disposal. Sheriff Joe
Walsh or his representative
will view the reservoir to
wards establishing a boating
law enforcement program.
"The court with County
Engineer Robert Carsteruen
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annual golfing, vacation at Augusta, Ga.
They plan to stay 10 to 14 days at the Au
gusta National Golf club. (UPI Telephoto)
Blaze Destroys Mail
Bound for Medford
A large amount of mall ad
dressed to Medford was In
the mail car of a Union Paci
fic railroad train which
caught on fire and burned
near Pocatello, Idaho, last
night, it was learned today.
Valley residents have re
ceived part of the scorched
and damp mail today, Post
master Moore Hamilton said.
He added that some mail was
destroyed In the fire. Postal
officials are salvaging as
much of it as possible, . with
some pieces having to be
mailed in government enve
lopes. Hamilton said that about
100 sacks of first class and
parcel post mail was involved
in the fire. He added that the
odor from the mall received
here has saturated the post
office annex so "a person
would think we have had a
fire."
Cause of the blaze has not
been determined, he reported.
had planned to examine on
March 3 Hiatt Prairie, Dead
Indian and reservoir area
roads to formulate a new
county road program for the
new budget," Miller explain
ed. "We were unable to get in
there due to the snow so hope
to check these roads tomor
row, also."
The boat launching ramp
has been completed and one
parking area, a bureau of
reclamation official said this
morning. A half mile of ac
cess road urea has been clear
ed but road construction has
not been started, he said. This
connects with the county
road. If It's dry enough, fish
ermen will have to enter the
area either near the dam or
between the dam and the rec
reation area as they did last
season, the bureau of reclama
tion official said. The season
opens Saturday, April 23.
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