Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 14, 1960, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWestern Ire Battered by Wind gOSD Regional Edition Medford 40 PAGES Fiansom leadline Passes In French Kidnaping Case Father Waiting To Be Contacted For Instructions Ransom Money Believed Ready Paris - 1UPB - The apparent deadline for paying the $100, 000 ransom for Eric Peugeot, scion of a wealthy French auto family, passed today without any outward sign of instructions from his kidnap ers on how to deliver the money. The 48-hour deadline set by the kidnapers of the 4'4-year-old heir to the Peugeot auto mobile fortune presumably ran out at 8 a.m. (p.s.t.). A family spokesman said Eric's father, Roland, was still wait ing to be contacted. The last known communica tion was a telephone call last night, the third since Eric was snatched in broad daylight from the playground at the fashionable Saint Cloud Golf Club the day before. The caller, apparently a male with a husky voice, simply repeated what he had said the previous two times: That the family would get in structions within 24 hours on how to pay the ransom. ' Comings and goings at the Peugeot penthouse apartment raised speculation that the family had (he ransom money ready. Peugeot carried a black satchel from his father's house to his own apartment early today. A mysterious briefcase also was delivered, but a fam ily spokesman insisted it held only a change of clothing for those maintaining the vigil through the night. Police and members of the family refused to comment but a member of the family asked newsmen and photog raphers maintaining a vigil outside not to follow Roland If he left again. Pollution Case Dismissed in Court A charge of polluting the west fork of Trail creek, filed recently against Theodore G. Jantzer, Trail Creek Lumber company, was dismissed this morning In district court at the request of the district at torney. According to Deputy Dis trict Attorney Gerald Scan nell, the charge was dismissed as necessary witnesses refused to testify, and investigation showed that there was insuf ficient evidence upon which to base a successful prosecu tion. Scannell added that he un derstood that Jantzer has ne gotiated to sell the mill. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly eloady to night and Friday. Low tonight 13. High Friday 60. Tamp. Hlghtit Vntfrday 70 Lowest Mill Morning 3S Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 10 Our Skies Tonight Sentet today :M !.nv Runrlnp tomorrow .... 5:30 a.m. The Moon rltet . 10:26 p.m. tonight and la In Perigee. l.ait quarter .... April II VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, rliei ... 1J:4S a.m. and will be due aoulh 4:32 a.m. Saturn, rises 1:46 a.m. Mara, rlaea .. 4:23 a.m. State, Federal Income Tax Deadlines Extended Salem - IUPD - The State Tax Commission has decided to go along with the federal gov ernment in delaying the tax deadline filing period to Mon day. This means, the Commission said, that it will waive inter est and penalties on state in come tax returns received through Monday. The federal government ex tended the federal income tax filing deadline to Monday because of Good Friday. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1960 , r , t ft f i v Xsis " , ,4s'" ---.- f Winn , i ... L ;"''v ' ? JmJti v w i .r , I --is-?.?-. 4t M&?r FT EASTER EGGS Harvey the Easter bunny, Easter egg hunt for Medford youngsters, anove, appears as if he doesn't believe his ' The men ate Larry Norton, left, and Doug eyes as he gets a look at some of the 10,000 las Philips. The egg hunt, -which will be eandy eggs that will be hidden in Hawthorne divided into three age groups from 1' through park Saturday in the annual Kiwanis club ft years old, will begin at 9 a.m., according ' . to Kiwanis club officials. . Thailand VIPs Killed in Crash Taipei, Formosa -WPD- The chief of Thailand's air force and 17 other persons died to day when their VIP transport crashed after take-off follow ing high-level military talks here. : Air Marshal Chalermkiat Watangura, other officials and their wives were killed in the crash of a DC4 of the Thai air force. It was carrying them back to Bangkok after a con ference of Free World air commanders from the Pacific area. . Rescue workers today re covered bodies of 16 of the 18 victims from the wreckage scattered on a cloud-hidden hill near Taipei International Airport. There were no sur vivors among the 10 high ranking passengers and Iheir wives and seven crewmen. Increase in Vehicles Increases Revenue An increase of 1,826 regis tered motor vehicles in the county last year increased the money received by the county for the quarter ending March 31 by $4,500, according to County Treasurer Karl Janouch. A check for $135,919.97 was received today for the 'coun ty's share of motor vehicle registration fees, Janouch said. The money goes into the general county road fund. Everett, Was h. tUPD The American Tug Boat Co. tug Skip sank here Wednesday night as gale-force winds lashed the area. Washington - IUPD - Taxpay ers who haven't settled up yet with Uncle Sam won't have to burn the midnight oil to mail in their returns by the usual April 15 deadline Friday. Because the deadline Is Good Friday, the Internal Revenue Service hag extend ed the deadline to next Mon day - for this year only. This gives taxpayers all week end to complete their 1959 returns. -rV . ..' Problems Discussed Meeting in Are you working toward the solution of your city's problems, or are you a part of the problem? This question was asked of southern Oregon city officials last night at a regional meet ing of the League of Oregon Cities in Medford by Mayor John W. Snider, League presi. dent. The meeting at Kim's Res taurant was the 11th In a ser ies of 22 regional sessions be ing held in the stale by Sni der, Herman Kehrli, League executive secretary and di rector of the bureau of mu nicipal research and service at the University of Oregon, and Richard W. Ryan, legisla tive and field consultant. Officials of 10 Jackson and Josephine county cities report ed on municipal progress in the past year and heard league officers report on aims and accomplishments. Reviews History Snider reviewed the history of the league and said its membership includes all ac tive Oregon cities. He said the league's purpose is to serve as a liaison between local gov ernments and the state legis lature and state agencies. Snider said he has found that many cities face the same problems. Ryan discus sed financial problems fac ing Oregon cities. He said that 51 per cent of the state's population now lives in urban areas. He explained that cities re ceive their major income from property taxes, followed by charges and fees and state funds. He ' said the cities should solve their finance problems at the local level, mentioning the present trend of cities to seek aid from state and federal sources. Seek Mor Funds Ryan said the league Is planning to ask the state leg islature again for an addition al 5 per cent of the liquor revenue for the cities, raising the share to 15 per cent. The proposal, he said, was denied by the 1059 legislature, say ing that the state could not afford the cut in stale reve i.' T y f - 55th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 21 of Cities at League Medford nue. Ryan explained that since that time the state has received $3V4 million more from this source than previ ously anticipated, more than enough to cover the amount asked for the cities. Ryan said the new local government office proposed for the state would serve as a clearing agency between de partments and cities, coordin ating technical help to strengthen local government. Kehrli called on city may ors and representatives to re port on the individual city's progress during the year. Among mayors present were Richard L. Ncill, Ashland; Freeman Mason, Central Point; J. Ed Putman, Eagle Point; E. D. Potts, Grants Pass; E. O. Graham, Jackson ville; A. H. MacKintosh, Phoe nix; John B. H. Leyen.'Rogue River; Wayne Reichstein, Tal ent; and Snider. Representing Gold Hill was Council Presi dent Fred Lester. Projtcls Completed Problems confronting the towns were mainly for sew age plants and adequate wa ter supplies. Among some of the projects either under con struction or completed during the , past year mentioned in cluded Central Point's city hall, swimming pool and pav ing projects; Rogue River's jail, water supply for entire city, federal money for sewer planning, and paving; Ash land's hospital and remodeled city hall; and Mcdford's parks and recreation program, street and tree committee, $1 million worth of sewers, 400 new water customers, and plans for two new bridges. Introduced during the meet ing were public officials and candidates. ( Introduced as "mayor of southern Oregon" was Scth Bullis. HEATING REPORTED The third orchard heating of the season was held early this morning in areas on the south end of the valley, C. B. Cordy, county horticulturist reported today. He described the heating as "spotty" and for a short period, 1 Several Injured; Willamette Area Suffers Damage Buildings Wrecked, Trees Blown Over Portland OIPD Wet snow. hail and thunderstorms were reported in western Oregon to- oay in the wake of a Wednes day windstorm which resulted in injuries to several persons and damage throughout the Willamette valley. No deaths were reDorted. The weather man forecast im proving conditions for the coming Easter week end. Gusts of wind up to 62 miles per hour here and more than 40 mph to the south felled trees, knocked over power lines, tore loose traffic signals and injured three men in Eu gene when a four-story train ing tower for firemen col. lapsed. Two boys were injured in the Salem area. A big maple tree blown down by the wind crushed a car and then struck Gary Sargent, 7, Salem. knocking him unconscious. He was taken to a hospital and attendants said his condi tion was not serious. Kenneth Combs, Aumsville, was knock ed off his bicycle by a gust of wind and suffered a brok en leg. Concrete Wall Felled Near Independence, a 150- foot long concrete wall, part of a new bowling alley, was felled by the storm with dam age estimated at $3,000. An Insurance man said he insured the structure about half an hour before it crumbled. A large oak tree was uprooted in Salem and fell across the highway, blocking all but one lane for a time. In Albany, a carport at the home of Jack Boylen was torn from the side of the house.. lifted over the roof and car ried to a neighbor's yard after tearing away the television antenna. A large maple tree also was felled by the wind in Albany. Pinned in Building Charles Cole, 42, and Clar ence McBride, 46, were in jured in Eugene when a gusty wind toppled the fire training tower and pinned them inside the building. Other workmen got them out in about 15 min utes with help of a mobile crane. David Boggs, a battal ion chief of the Eugene Fire Department, suffered a back injury when struck by the debris. The weather bureau record ed gusts up to 46 miles per hour in Eugene at the time. In Portland, an 18-by-35-foot patio roof belonging to Paul Cline was blown out into the street. Power company officials re ported numerous calls and one area was out of power for more than four hours. West Coast Airlines reported a delay in flights because of turbulence and at least two flights along the coast were cancelled. Permit Issued for Main St. Building The Medford building de partment Wednesday issued a building permit to the Stand ard Insurance company to erect a $185,000 office build ing at 711 East Main st. According to plans received in the department the build ing will be a two-story struc ture having 14 offices. Con struction is scheduled to start soon. Contractor Is Armin Richter. "Who Would Have Thought That The Revolution Contained So Many Traitors?" Two Areas Ask County Zoning Public hearings on petitions requesting zoning of the White Cily and the Military rd. areas were tentatively set by the Jackson county plan ning commission last night. The planning office staff was directed to set a date sometime during the week of May 23 for the White City area, and another date during the week of -May 30 for the Military rd. area. Petitions are now out for zoning those two areas, but none have been filed as yet, Planning Tech nician Jack Eaton said. Medford Resident Attacked, Robbed On Sterling Creek William Haines Chapman, route 4, box 399B, Medford, was released from Rogue Val ley hospital this morning after being assaulted and robbed Wednesday afternoon. Jackson county sheriff's deputies were notified about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday by Le ona L. Roether, route 4. box 899E, Medford, that a man was lying about 50 feet from his car on Sterling Creek rd. Chapman told deputies when he regained conscious ness that he had stopped his car at a wide place in the road to allow a school bus to pass when an automobile stopped near his car and a man got out to ask directions. While Chapman was talk ing to the man another man entered the passenger side of the vehicle and hit him. About $32 was taken, he told depu ties. Chapman described the late model vehicle as silver grey in color, four-door, with Cali fornia license. Two men and a woman were reported In the ear at the time of the inci dent.; ... Clifford Howard Dies in Hospital Clifford L. Howard, 63, Jackson county circuit court reporter since he came to Medford from Portland in 1946. died unexpectedly in a local hospital yesterday after noon. Mr. Howard, of 1725 Or chard Home court, was court reporter for Judge H. K. Han na prior to his retirement and more recently for Judge James M. Main. Mr. Howard, who had been a court reporter for a number of years in Rapid City, S.D., before moving to Multnomah county, was active in a num ber of fraternal and civic organizations. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 16, at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian church. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. The body will lie in state at Chapel Mortuary Thursday and Fri day evening. Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 0 7 0 Pittsburgh 13 11 0 McLiih, Lawrence (3), (Purkey (5), Sanchei (6) Wieand (8) and Baileyi Law and Burgess. The proposed White City interim zoning will include single family dwelling, agri culture, commercial, and lisht and heavy industry. General ly the area will extend from Vilas rd. to near Dutton rd. The Military rd. area will in clude single family dwelling units and agriculture. Gen erally it will extend from Scenic ave. to the Jackson ville city limits. Approve Names The commission also ap proved names for frontage roads along the new Highway 99 freeway. Names were re quested by the state highway commission, Ron James, planning com mission president, and Gerald Latham of the subdivision committee met with Miss Clare Hanley of the Southern Oregon Historical Society and suggested the following names: Millow rd. between North River rd. and Rogue river; Old Stage rd. north, continuation of present Old Stage rd. extending west par allel with the freeway and ex tending west of Rocky Point bridge; Chavenor rd., north off Lampman rd. to Upper River rd. Other road names are Up per River rd., north from Old Stage rd., to intersection of present Upper River rd. east of Gold Hill; Peninger rd., east of and parallel to the new freeway, north of Head rd.; Alford rd east of and parallel to the freeway, north of Fern Valley rd.; Luman rd., west of and parallel to the new freeway, south of Fern Valley rd.; Lowe rd., west of the new freeway, con necting Valley View rd. and Ashland lane; Clayton rd south from the present High way 99, about midway be tween Crowson rd. and Neil Creek rd.; Reel Foot rd., (named after a bear known in the area) north of Colestln rd. and west of Highway 99. Highway 99 Name Existing Highway 99, when replaced by the freeway, shall be called Rogue Valley highway, for that section north of Central Point and south of the Willow Springs interchange to the inter change south of Ashland. The highway north of the Willow Springs Interchange and ex tending to the Josephine coun ty line shall be called the Rogue River highway, the commission agreed. When revised, a tentative draft of the county-wide build ing code now being consid ered by the planning commis sion should be presented to the recently organized Jack son county regional planning advisory group, the county planning commission agreed. Last night, commissioners considered the building code proposal further, and made certain revisions relating to trailcrhouscs, metal prefabri cated houses, definition of a farm, and building inspection fees. Approve Request The planning commission also approved a request of A. C. Pierce, Pierce Heights, Medford, for resubdivislon of the Bel Air Heights subdi vision, partial vacation of Crater Park subdivision, and a tentative plat for Homestead Acres Extension No. 1 in the Central Point area. Partial vacation of Crater Park subdivision is necessary since the freeway approaches the subdivision north of Cen tral Point, it was explained. The commission approved a tentative plat submitted by John Cupp, Bcall Lane, Cen tral Point, for a light industri al area development. Good Friday Communities, Churches Tomorrow Several communities In the valley as well as individual churches have scheduled Good Friday services tomorrow aft ernoon. ( Annual services sponsored by the Medford Ministerial association will be held from noon until 3 p.m. at Zion Lutheran church, Fourth st. and Oakdale ave. The theme will be "Seven Words from the Cross." The service will be divided into 25-mlnute segments to accommodate those who may be able to attend only a part of the service. Services for school children will be held from 1:40 to 2:25 p.m. at three different churches. Students wishing to attend must have a note from their parents to be dismissed from school. Medford High school stu dents mv attend services at First Chr'tian church; Mc- W4, ft. irtaffttrt 'HI THERE, GRANDPOP' man gets the once-over from his grandson, William Wallace Daniel, 11 months. Holding the baby is mother Margaret, who sailed with her husband. Clifton Daniel, for a nine-weeks tour of Europe. Mr. Truman and his wife, Bess, will baby-sit with the two grandchildren. (UPI Telephoto) 2 More Arrested in Plane Bomb Scares By United Press International A construction company sales engineer and a mild mannered glass worker Wed nesday became the fourth and fifth persons arrested within the past seven days for "jok- Accord Reached By Ministers on Allied Policy Washington - (UPB - The western foreign ministers wound up a three-day strategy session today with general agreement on allied policy for the May summit meeting Parts with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. ' After . forging a revised German-Berlin plan and affirming their demand controlled disarmament, the western powers put together a number of secondary sug gestions for lowering the ten sion in the cold war. Leaving the final two-hour I talk, Secretary of State Chris tian A. Herter said it had been "very satisfactory meeting, French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murvilie said "we reached agreement on everything." Spaak Joins Meeting Also sitting in on today s conference with Herter, de Murvilie and British Foreign Secretary Solwyn Lloyd was NATO Secretary General Paul-Henri Spaak. One of the principal ideas nder discussion today was a British plan, viewed without too much enthusiasm by the United States, regarding tur bulent Africa. Another suggestion was ranees proposal, also con sidered "unrealistic" by Her ter and his aides, that the West try to get Russia to join n a cooperative effort to aid undeveloped areas. Vernon Hill to Speak in Medford , Vernon Hill, director of state department of motor ve hicles, will be featured speak er at the annual School Patrol banquet May 13 In Medford, Ralph Matthews, president of the Medford Safety Council, has announced. Elliott Beckcn, assistant su perintendent of Medford pub lic schools, will be chairman of the banquet committee, Matthews said. Services Scheduled in Loughlln Junior High school, First Church of the Nazarcne, and Hcdrlck Junior High school, Eastwood Baptist church. Roman Catholic students at tending public schools may attend services between 2 and 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart church. Other Good Friday serv ices in Medford will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at Ascen sion Lutheran church. 2501 Barnctt rd.; and St. Mark's Episcopal church. Services at Unity Center of Medford. 995 South Oakdale ave., will be held from 11 a.m. to noon. Services at 7:30 p.m. Fri day will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran church - Missouri Synod. At Apostolic Faith church the service will start at 8 p.m. Other Good Friday services outside Medford are planned at First Presbyterian church, Phoenix, at 7:30 p.m. The Former President Harrv Tru ing" that bombs had been anted on airliners. Julius Roudolph Radwan- kl, 38, of Huntingdon Val-' ley, Pa., was arrested by the FBI Wednesday night at Co lumbus, Ohio, for allegedly telling an airline clerk his lease was heavy because it had a bomb in it. Glass worker William A. Grant, 45, Belmont, Calif., was arrested by the FBI earl ier Wednesday In San Fran cisco, Both were freed on bail. They face possible one-year prison sentences and $1,000 fines If convicted. Radwanskl's bag was search ed, but no bomb was found. His Columbui to Pittsburgh flight was delayed 32 minutes. Seeing Wife Off Grant was seeing his wile off on a San Francisco to Los Angeles flight when he asked a ticket agent about taking out an. insurance policy for his wife. The agent told him his wife would have to sign it. The agent said Grant then' commented, "Weil. I cues the bomb won't do any food then." ' That flight was held un 33 minutes while Mrs. Grant and her luggage were searched. Grant is .scheduled for a hearing Tuesday, and Rad- wanski is to appear in U.S. District Court at Columbus Wednesday. ' Accident Victims Said Improving Two Medford youhs injured Sunday morning in an auto accident on Foothills rd. were reported improving at Rogue Valley hospital today. They are Kenneth Neal Purkee, 17, of 625 J St., and Clay Oscar Varney, 16, of 113 Rose st. Both suffered broken necks and paralysis of arms and legs when the car in which they were rid ing went over a bank, hit a tree and overturned. It was reprted that both boys were moving their arms quite a bit this morning. Still hospitalized, also, was Clyde Harmon Varney, 17, brother of Clay, who suffered a broken collarbone in the accident. The three young men were among six youths en route to an orchard heating job. Salem -IUPD- Movements of grain Into Portland in March hit an all-time monthly high with 2.2 million bushels of wheat and barley. ' community service, will In clude five area ministers. Community services at Jack sonville will also be held at 7:30 p.m. in the First Pres byterian church. Three churches are cooperating in the service. t Services at Grace Lutheran church, Frances . lane, Ash land, will be held at 8 p.m. Communion will be served during the 3 to 6 p.m. serv ice Friday at the Talent Meth odist church, First and Wag ner sts. A number of churches In Medford will observe Maundy Thursday services tonight They Include Ascension Lu theran; Church of the Breth ren; Congregational church; First Methodist church; First Presbyterian church; Zion Lu theran; and St. Peter's Luther an; all 7:30 p.m., and St. Luke's Methodist, 8 p.tl.