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EASTER VIGIL Sisters at St. Mary's school follow the
service in their Holy Week Prayer books during the Easter
Vigil Saturday night at Sacred Heart Catholic church. The
Sisters were among some 300 worshippers who attended
the service beginning at 11 p.m. The Vigil started with the
lighting ot the fire with flint at the door of the church,
the blessing of the new fire by the Rev. Carl Mai, priest
who celebrated the Mass, the blessing of the Easter candle,
Regional Edition
Medford
Section A
Petitions Request
Interim Zoning in
White City Area
Petitions requesting interim
zoning for the White City area
have been turned in to the
Jackson county planning com
mission by B. M. (Bud) Hoov
er, area resident and sub
divider. Hoover's petitions contain
49 signatures of area resi
dents. Forty signatures, or
those of 10 per cent of the
area's legally registered vot
ers, are required to make the
request legal.
The proposed White City in
terim zoning would include
single family dwelling, agri
culture, commercial, and light
and heavy Industry zones.
Generally the area would ex
tend from Vilas rd. to Dutton
rd.
Referred to Commission
If the signatures prove
authentic, the petitions will
be referred to the planning
commission for discussion as
to the type of ordinance re
quired. If the planning com
mission approves, a date will
be set for a public hearing for
the area's residents. Follow
ing the public hearing the pro
posal will be referred to the
county court for considera
tion. If the county, court
recommends adoption, the in
terim zoning ordinance will
be good for three years. After
that time the residents may re
quest a vote on the measure
or, if not, It becomes per
manent. An Interim zoning proposal
is also pending for the Mili
tary rd. area but no petitions
have been turned into the
planning commission office,
County Planning Technician
Jack Eaton said. The Military
rd. area would include single
family dwelling units and ag
riculture. Generally, It would
extend from Scenic ave. to the
Jacksonville city limits.
Oregon Guardsmen
Leave for Texas
Salem - (UPD - Nine Oregon
National Guard officers left
today for Houston, Texas, and
the annual Air National Guard
flight safety and commanders
conference April 20-21 at
Ellington Air Force base.
The party Is headed by Ore-
onn Ariiutant General Alfred
E. Hintz.
Voter Registration Ends
Tuesday; Taxes Due Today
Today is the deadline for til
Ing state and federal income
tax returns and Tuesday at
8 p.m. marks the deadline to
register to vote in the May
20 primary election.
The deadline of midnight
tonight for state and federal
income tax returns was an
nounced last week since the
usual April 15 deadline Was
Good Friday, a legal holiday
in some states.
Jackson county residents
may register to vote tonight
and Tuesday until 8 pm. at
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY,
South Africa Police
Arrest Dozens of
Trouble Makers'
Johannesburg, South Africa
(UPD Police arrested dozens
of African "trouble makers"
today in a crackdown to pre
vent a week-long stay-at-home
strike, from flaring into new
violence. . .
Hotel Named
'Mark Antony'
Ashland - "Mark Antony"
is the name of the old Lithia
hotel. Jack Pumphrey and
William A. Sutton, owners,
have announced.
The name was selected by
the owners from about 1.233
suggested names submitted by
529 persons. Suggestions for
a new name were invited after
the hotel was purchased by
the new owners earlier this
year.
The Mark Antony name was
submitted by three people.
Each was presented a first
prize of $100. They were Wil
liam Patton, general manager
of the Shakespearean Festi
val; Mrs. Charles Forrest, 881
Harmony lane, Ashland; and
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kla
vano, 1022 East Main St.,
Ashland. Patton stated that
he is adding his prize to the
Shakespearean Festival build
ing fund.
It was reported that about
65 per cent of the names sub
mitted were on a Shakespear
ean theme. With the name
selected for the hotel Pumph
rey said that decorations
would use the Shakespearean
theme in the various public
rooms.
All persons who submitted
names in the contest will be
guests of the hotel for a din
ner anytime during the first
two weeks the hotel's dining
room is open.
BUILDING PERMIT
Medford's building depart
ment today issued the Cali
fornia Oregon Power com
pany a permit for $241,000 to
construct offices, garages and
storage facilities at 1025
I South Grape it.
the county courthouse elec
tions department. The depart
ment is on the second floor
and persons may enter the
building through . the front
door, E. M. Madden, county
clerk, announced.
The federal Income tax
office here reported that they
have been "constantly busy"
during the past week but
tapered off on Friday. The
state office said that the rush
has passed, with the majority
of the people Friday and to
day asking for tax forms rath'
er than assistance
and the solemn procession and lighting of the people's
candles as they entered the church. Easter Vigil at Sacred
Heart was among the many Easter services attended by
valley residents during the week end. Grey skies Sunday
morning prevented the sun's appearance during the sun
rise services, but rain did not start in Medford until late
morning. (Knackstedt photo)
APRIL 18, 1960
Police rounded up bootleg
gers to prevent the sale of il
legal liquor from inflaming
Negro strikers and arrested
"Intimidators" who might pre
vent Negro workers from de
fying a call for a strike to pro
test the government s racial
policies.
Police Sergeant Beaten
Today was a holiday, Eas
ter Monday, and it was too
early to tell whether the stay-at-home
strike called by the
outlawed African National
Congress would be effective.
Similar strikes in recent
weeks were effective.
At least 40 persons were re
ported arrested in today's
wave of arrests.
In Port Elizabeth, an Afri
can police sergeant was set
upon and beaten as he headed
for work early this morning.
A second policeman was at
tacked. Six Negroes were ar
rested in connection with the
attacks.
Police Prepared
Despite the relative quiet in
most areas, police were out
in large numbers prepared to
cope with any outbreaks. Spe
cial emphasis was placed on
intimidators and gang
sters" whom authorities ac
cuse of terrorizing native
workers into staying home.
Government sources said
the drive against illicit liquor
sales was a move to prevent
any drunken outbreaks. It is
illegal to sell liquor to Afri
cans but there are many boot
leggers. Mrs. Adland To
Appear April 25
Hollywood -UPD- The plati
num-haired mother of teen
aged Beverly Adland today
was arraigned on a charge of
contributing to the delinquen
cy of her daughter and order
ed to appear for a preliminary
hearing April 25.
Superior Judge John U.
Barnes set the hearing date
for Mrs. Florence Adland, 53,
by police records but 46 by
her own claim, when she ap
peared in court wearing
gaily flowered dress. She was
permitted to continue at lib
erty on $1,500 bail.
A three-week delay was
sought by Mrs. Adland's at
torney. Harry Rabwin, so that
he could familiarize himself
with the case.
Actress Debra Paget,
Husband Separate
Hollywood - (Urn - Screen
star Debra Paget, 27, who
divorced her first husband
after two months of marriage,
separated from her second
husband 19 days after their
wedding, It was announced to
day.
Portland-flJPD-Thirty-five cl
tations were Issued by city
and county police Sunday to
hot rodders who have been
using a remote county road
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Tribune
18 Pages
No. 24
Sheriffs Office
Checks Leads in
Ashland Shooting
The Jackson county sher
iff s office is continuing to
check leads in reply to a but
letin mailed to Pacific Coast
law enforcement agencies in
connection with the murder
of an Ashland rancher's wife,
Sheriff Joe Walsh said today.
Saturday the sheriff's office
received test firings from a .22
caliber pistol taken from two
men held by Redding, Calif.)
authorities for questioning in
connection with the shooting
of Mrs. Marian Stella Hamil
ton, 2700 East Main rd., Ash
land on March 15. The firings
were sent to the state crime
laboratory in Salem. The bul
lets will be compared to some
removed from Mrs. Hamilton's
body.
Walsh said both men an
swered the general description
of the bulletin he issued, but
a witness failed to Identify pic
tures of the two men being
held in Redding.
Walsh said today he has re
ceived several replies from
bulletins he mailed out. Six
persons were mentioned as
possible suspects. Some of
these proved to be wrong
leads and some are still being
checked out, he said.
Most of the response has
come from western uregon
and northern California law
enforcement offices, Walsh
said.
Rosemary Doolen
Named Miss Salem
Salem - Rosemary Doolen,
19-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Barbara Doolen, Medford, was
crowned Miss Salem here Sat
urday night. Miss Doolen, a
freshman at Willamette Uni
versity, will represent Salem
in the Miss Oregon contest
later this year..
She was crowned by Thel-
ma Masserdotti, last years
winner of the Miss Salem title
and runner-up in the Miss
Oregon pageant.
Miss Doolen, a soprano who
has wanted to be a profes
sional singer since I was a lit
tle girl," sang "One Fine Day"
and "A Heart That's Free." '
The five - feet, six inch
brown-haired and blue-eyed
winner said she plans to con
tinue her education at the uni
versity. Bloodmobile Visit
In Medford April 20
Appointments are still need
ed for the Wednesday visit of
the Red Cross Bloodmobile In
Medford, Red Cross officials
reported today.
The Bloodmobile will be at
the Red Cross chapter house,
60 Hawthorne St., from 1 to 8
p.m., April 20. Drop-In donori
will be welcome, officials
added.
The Bloodmobile will be in
Shady Cove at the VFW hall
Tuesday, April 19, from 2 to
7 p.m.
Amboy, Wash., Business
listrict Swept by Flames
A. W. Norblad,
Former Oregon
Governor, Dies
Astoria Lawyer
Once State Senator
Astoria (UPD A. W. Nor
blad, 79, former governor of
Oregon and father of Rep.
Walter Norblad (R-Ore.), died
at his Astoria home late Sun
day. Norblad was elected presi
dent of the Oregon Senate in
1929, and became governor
on the death of Gov. Isaac L.
Paterson. He served as gover
nor until 1931, then returned
to the practice of law in As
toria with his son, Walter. He
was the senior partner of the
Astoria law firm of Norblad,
Wyatt, Macdonald and Dean.
Norblad was born in Mal-
mo, Sweden, in 1881, and
came to the United States
with his parents when he was
a child. He moved to Astoria
in 1909 from Michigan, where
he had practiced law in Grand
Rapids after graduating from
the Chicago Law School, serv
ing as Grand Rapids city at
torney. Norblad was elected
to the Oregon Senate in 1918,
and served five regular and
two special sessions before
succeeding to the governor
ship. Self Made Man
Norblad was a self-made
man, whose lamer earned a
bare living as a brick mason
in Grand Rapids, Mich. Young
Albin W. Norblad was selt-
suoporting at the age of 12.
He sold newspapers on the
streets of Grand Rapids and
Chicago, peddled hot dogs and
played clarinet in a circus
band, and traveled on the
road selling school and church
furniture. He put himself
through law school by wont
ing as a reporter on the Chi
cago American.
Booster of Highway
Norblad, an ardent fisher
man and promoter oi me
sport, also was one of the
early boosters for improving
the Oregon Coast Highway,
and was first president of the
Oregon Coast Association, or
ganized in the 1930's.
Norblad had been ill for
some time and had been con
fined to his home for several
weeks. Survivors include his
son, a daugnter, Mrs. warn
Sorrels of Portland, ana two
grandchildren.
Kidnaped Child
Found Unharmed
Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
-IUPD-A 14-month-old boy was
found alive and unharmed to
day seven hours after he was
taken sleeping from nis criD
by a tall uncommunicative
kidnaper.
Police said the boy, Russell
Mackenzie, was found along
side a fence less than 100
yards from his home by Jean
McPhee, a store clerk on her
way to work.
The kidnaper left no ran
som note or other explanation
of his action before he roared
off in an automobile with the
still-sleeping child.
A medical examination
showed Russell apparently
suffered no ill effects from his
night away from home.
"Do You Mind If
ROYAL COUPLE Vance Navarrette, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Al Navarrette, 1340 Fortune dr., and Cathy Lynne Carlon,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Carlon, 106 Elm St., will reign
as king and queen of the 1960
Festival Saturday. The 17 other
royal court ami ride with the
"oat.
King, Queen Chosen
For Pear Blossom
Festival Saturday
Cathy Lynne Carlon, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Car
lon, 106 Elm St., and Vance
Navarrette, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Al Navarrette, 1340 For
tune dr., are the 1960 Rogue
Valley Pear Blossom Festival
queen and king.
They were selected from a
group of ten girls and nine
boys nominated by valley
groups, yueen i;atny was
sponsored by the Loyal Order
of Moose and King Vance's
sponsor was Welcome Wagon.
The 17 other contestants
will comprise the royal court
and will ride with the king
and queen on the royal float
in the Festival parade Satur
day, April 23. The parade will
start at 2:30 p.m. and will
travel east on Main St. from
the Medford hotel. Award
ceremonies win be neia at
Hawthorne park with Sen.
John Kennedy, parade grand
marshal, officiating.
The final meeting of the
Spragoe Released
from Safem Hospital
Salem - (UPD - Former Gov.
Charles A. Sprague was re
leased from Salem Memorial
hospital today. He underwent
surgery April 7 for a pros
tate glands condition.
Sprague, 72, is editor and
publisher of the Oregon
Statesman
Salem -fllPD- Kermlt A. Mc-
Cully, Entcrplrse, has been
appointed Enterprise justice
of the peace to succeed the
late W. W. Zurcher.
We Play Through?"
Rogue Valley Pear Blossom
contestants will serve in the
king and queen on the royal
(Knackstedt photo)
Festival planning committee
wjll be Tuesday, April 19, at
7 a.m. at the Jackson hotel,
Judges for the contest were
mayors of the cities within
thi county or their represen
tative.
Ike Tosses First
Ball of Season
Washington -(UPII- President
Elsenhower returned from his
Augusta, Ga., golfing vacation
today long enough to throw
out the first ball of the 1960
American League baseball
season.
After watching the opening
game between the Boston Red
Sox and Washington Senators,
the President will fly back to
Augusta.
The presidential plane, the
Columbine III, landed at Na
tional Airport this morning.
Elsenhower was accompan
ied by his son and daughter-
in-law, Maj. and Mrs. John
Elsenhower, said their four
children. Sen. Strom Thur
mond (D-S.C.) also was a
passenger on the plane.
Mrs. Elsenhower remained
at Augusta.
Fire Damages Hall
At College Campus
Ashland - Fire on the sec
ond floor of Churchill hall,
Southern Oregon college s ad
ministration building, caused
considerable damage to a
floor and one wall early Sat
urday afternoon.
Ashland firemen said tne
blaze was reported at 1:S8
D.m.
A spokesman at the college
todav estimated damage at
nearly $200. The fire started
in a trash box which contained
old rags and the spokesman
said it may have been caused
by spontaneous combustion
The alarm was turned in by
Al Converse, Churchill hall
custodian.
WEATHER
FOR P TAUT: Moillv r I on fly with
nrrailnnal howrri tonight and
Tueiday mornlnR. Partial rlrar
Itir TuMdav afternoon. Low to
night )R. tilth Turmiay CO.
TF.MPF.RATUftR
Hlfhtit Vfitfrday .... 5
Lowest Thta Morning 4C
PRKCIPITATION
To t p.m. Yeairrday T.
To 1 a.m. Today T.
Our Skies Tonight
nunitt today CSfl p.m.
Sunrlie tomorrow S:Z4 a m,
Moonrltt tomorrow 1:04 a.m.
New Moon April 25
PROMINENT STARS
Slrlus, itu MO p.m.
Betelceuie. low In .
nt 1:41 p.m,
Arrttirat, high In .
oiith 1 1 :3ft a.m.
Altalr high above the Moon.
Five Buildings
Burn to Ground;
Several Homeless
Damage Estimate
Placed at $200,000
Amboy, Wash.-WPli - Five
struck the "old town" busi
ness district in this small
southwest Washington log
ging town early Sunday and
wind -fanned flames burned
five buildings to the ground.
Two families and half a
dozen tenants of an apartment
house were homeless. Damage
was estimated at $200,000. No
one suffered serious Injury.
Store Owner Hurt
Firemen said the flames ap
parently started after 1 a.m.
in a second hand store owned
by Robert Snow, who lived
upstairs in the two - story
frame building.
Snow suffered a knee in
jury when he leaped from a
window to a roof projection
and then to the ground as the
blaze raced through the struc
ture. Tongues of flames, spurred
by a changing wind, leaped to
buildings in two directions. A
service station and a garage to
tne east and a shopping center
to the south were ignited. Fire
spread quickly to a two-story
apartment owned by Mr. and
Mrs. William Wisner.
Tenants Flee
The Wisners, their three
children and tenants of the
building, fled into the streets
as flames licked at a cottage
to the rear of the building.
Fire spread and ennulfed
I the home ol Myra Abraham
I son and she was forced to flee.
The Evangelican United Breth
ren church was saved for
Easter morning services
the Battle Ground tire truck
crew
Accident Kills
Dean of School
Yreka - Mrs. Mary P. Cody,
20-year-old dean of the New-
burg school for girls in Hills
boro, Ore., was killed Sun
day when her car went out of
control, hit a utility pole guy
wire and turned over.
Her husband, Stanford Co
dy, 35, and their two children,
Randall, 15, and Sandra Linn,
were taken by ambulance
to Klamath Valley hospital in
Klamath Falls. They were
treated for cuts and bruises
and released.
Highway patrol officers said
the accident occurred at about
p.m. one-half mile north of
MacDoel, a community about
30 miles south of Klamath
Falls. Mrs. Cody, they said,
was driving close to the cen
ter line and met an oncom
ing car, also near the center
line, while rounding a curve.
After losing control, the wo
man was thrown from the car
and killed Instantly. -
Highway patrol records
showed Mrs. Cody had been
issued a citation for speeding
only an hour and a half earlier
In the day. However, the wo
man apparently was not trav
eling at excessive speed at the
time of the crash, police
added.
Salem - 0JP1) - Ralph Morgan
will retire Aug. 1 as state su
pervisor of vocational education.
Portland Papers Back
To Separate
Portland UPB The Oregon
Journal and the Oregonian,
which published combined
editions for nearly 24 weeks
after a strike by the Stereo-
typers Union began, ' were
back publishing separately
again today.
The Journal published a 40-
page Northwest edition Sun
day and the Oregonlan's first
Monday morning edition since
last Nov. 10 carried 48 pages.
Plcktts Remain
The strike continued with
no settlement In sight, and
pickets remained in front of
both buildings.
. The two rival dailies plan
ned to continue to share some
personnel, Basic beats were
to be covered by a single
staff. Teletypes linked the po
lice station, city hall, county
courthouse and the Vancouv
French President
Due at Ottawa
This Evening
Cold Reserve Seen
During Conferences
Paris-OTIi-President Charles
de Gaulle left today by plane
for Ottawa to begin a trip to
Canada and the United States
in search of friendlier treat
ment of France's policies on
NATO, Algcira and the atomic
bomb.
His Air France Boeing-707
jet airliner streaked off from
Orly Field at 6:34 a.m. (p.st.)
The North American visit
will cap previous talks with
Soviet Premier Nikita S.
Khrushchev in France and
Prime Minister Harold Mar.
millan in Britain.
Completes Round-Robin
It will complete a round-
robin of meetings between
chiefs of state and govern
ment leading to the summit
conference which de Gaulle
will host in Paris next month.
Canada was oreDared to
greet the French president on
his arrival in Ottawa this
evening with an enthusiasm
equal to the welcome Britain
gave him earlier this month.
Cold Reserve Expected
But around the conference
tables in both the Canadian
and U. S. capitals, de Gaulle
could expect to find a certain
cold reserve regarding certain
attitudes France has displayed
unaer ae Uaulles Fifth Re
public rule.
On the NATO issue, the Ca
nadians may reproach the
French' president with push
ing for the creation of a spe
cial NATO directorate, a sort
of steering committee that
would Include only the "big
three ' Western nations: the
United States, France and -
Britain.
Algeria Ts Be Issue
The Canadians rlso are ex
pected to press de Gaulle on
what positive steps France has
taken to end the Algerian con
flict and to advance de Gaul-'
le'a program for Algerian self
determination outlined in a
speech last Sept. 16. '
by L.J." J:""' .1 X.
,,, (t n .inn tht
f . !,,.,. uA .r,;uj lit
of an East-West accord to stop
atomic testing.
Kennedy Schedules
Return fo Oregon
Portland - (UPD - Sen. John
Kennedy (D-Mass.) returns to
Oregon this coming week end
to campaign for votes in the
state's May 20 presidential
primary. s
Kennedy Is scheduled to
visit five counties during his
Friday and Saturday visit.
He will visit in Clackamas
county Monday. Friday after
noon he will attend a recep
tion In Beaverton and then fly
to Eugene for an 8 p.m. speech
at South Eugene high school.
On Saturday Kennedy will
fly to a reception on the
Southern Oregon College cam
pus at Ashland. In the after
noon he will be a guest ot
honor at a Medford reception
and then will be grand mar
shal of Medford's Pear Blos
som parade.
Advisory Council to
Meet to Reorganize
More than two dozen cit
izens have been invited to a
meeting tomorrow night to re
organize the county advisory
council to the juvenile court.
The citizens will meet with
the court and the executive
committee of the court's ad
visory council at 8 pjn, In
the dayroom of the Juvenile
detention home on Armory rd.
Publication
er, Wash., bureaus of the two
newspapers.
An estimated 800 newspa
per union members and their
familiea staged a three-block
parade In downtown Portland
Sunday, in an apparent pro
test to the resumption of sepa
rate publication. The parade
group was led by a brass band
and one banner said, "Easter
parade of newspaper unions."
Several employees of, the
two newspapers have return
ed to their Jobs.
'Like Old Times . . .'
The Journal's first edition
carried a banner - line, "At
Last! Your Favorite Newt
paper is Back!" The Ore
gonian carried a story headed
"Like Old Timet We're
Single." The two papers had
published in the Oregonian
plant.