Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 19, 1960, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHi! ma rBBB 0 SMIL Regional Edition Medford 16 Paget President Discloses Prog Pay Increases, Better Housing In 9-Point Plan No Mention Made Of Flag Controversy Augusta, Ga. - (t)PD - Presi dent Eisenhower today an nounced a broad program of pay increases and improved housing for employees of the Panama Canal Zone in an ef fort to improve relations be tween the United States and the Republic of Panama. The nine - point program, most of which wjll be put into effect immediately, in cluded a 10 per cent pay raise for unskilled and semi-skilled workers, and teachers in the Latin American schools with in the zone, provision of 1,000 new housing units for canal workers, and installation of a $750,000 new water main to serve the city of Panama. U.S. Army in Control Relations between the Uni ted States and Panama have been strained recently over a broad range of problems chief ly involving greater recogni tion of the government of Panama in its relations with the Panama Canal company, . and improved -. benefit. for Panamanians employed in the rone. The zone and the com pany are controlled largely by the U.S. Army. Eisenhower, in addition to ordering a number of specific actions taken immediately, also directed all agencies in the zone to review the list of Jobs hitherto reserved for U.S. citizens "with a iew of plac ing more Panamanians in skilled and supervisory posi tions." No Mention of Flag The announcement of Eisen ' hower's approval of the pro gram to improve relations be tween the two governments was made here where the President has been enjoying a golfing holiday. The nine - point program made no mention of one point of issue - the Panamanian de sire for equal display of the republic's flag with that of the United States. This mat ter apparently continues un der study. De Gaulle Voices Views on Summit Ottawa (UPD East and West must avoid threats over the German problem lest they produce a "debating stale mate" at the outset of next month's summit conference, French President Charles de Gaulle said today. He told a Canadian govern ment luncheon that the Paris meeting of the heads of gov ernment of the United States, Britain, France and Russia must begin in an atmosphere of eased tensions. Wilh that background, the Big Four can then attempt the summit's first goal "at least a beginning to nuclear dis armament, starting with mis siles and aircraft which are the atomic carriers," he said. South African Natives Ignore Stay Johannesburg, South Africa - WPD Heavily armed police and troops seized more than 160 Negroes today in a series of raids carried out to crush the last traces of a failing stay-at-home strike. Matt Ditregard African workers threatened with loss of their Jobs and closing of schools already were pouring out of their na tive townships In mass disre gard of i stay home call from native nationalist leaders. Today soldiers with fixed bayonets raided African town ships near Port Elizabeth and rounded up "undenrtblei" In MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1960 ram for Panama I t -.,,.,1 v. CHAT WITH CANDIDATE Mrs. Frank Bash, president of the Jackson county unit of the Republican Women, left, and John Crawford, Medford, talk with Elmo E. Smith, U. S. Senatorial candidate of Al bany, Ore., and ex-governor. Crawford is Smith Believes He Is 'Underdog' in Senate Campaign Ex-Gov. Elmo Smith yester day said he believes he is the "underdog" in his campaign for the United States senate. Smith is generally conceded the Republican nomination, and Mrs. Maurine Neuberger, widow of the late senator, is generally conceded the Demo cratic nomination. 'I've run against odds in about every election I've been Registration for Primary Ends Today As the voter registration deadline at 8 o'clock tonight approaches, registered Demo crats in Jackson county are only 416 fewer than registered Republicans, according to the county elections department. As of this morning, 15,500 Republicans are registered voters, and 15,084 are Demo crats. Independent or miscel laneous voters total 638, bringing the overall voter registration to 31,222. The difference between the registered voters of the two parties has remained about the same since January when the Republicans had 14,537 voters registered and the Democrats 13,129 for a 408 voter difference. County Clerk Marvin Mad den said the elections depart ment would remain open until 8 o'clock tonight to register all late registering residents for the May 20 primary elec tion. Home Call what police called "operation clean-up. Other hundreds of troops lined the main entrances to New Brighton Township to guard the pay of Negroes wanting to return to work. Armored vehicles were sta tioned along roads leading into the townships. CompUtt Failure Police, who rounded up some 450 Negroes Monday, said the stay-home campaign by the banned African Nation al Congress seemed a "com plete failure" in Port Eliza beth where thousands of na tives Jammed into buses to go to work as usual. in," Smith declared, "and this is no exception." He said he believed Sen ator Neubergers popularity, plus the preponderance of Democratic registration in the state, will make his campaign a tough one, but that he was going to do "all out" for the position. . . Dtniet Allegations He denied allegations that there was a "deal" or "under standing" about the possibility of his withdrawing from the Senatorial race after the Re publican convention so that another candidate (Gov. Mark Hatfield is usually mentioned in this connection) could be named the G.O.P. candidate. "I'm in this race for good," he declared. "One never knows what the future holds, but there is absolutely no foundation for such rumors." (The story originated in Washington, D.C, in a column by Drew Pearson, and also was mentioned by Mrs. Neu berger in a press conference last week.) (See Story on Page 11) Deputies Check Lead in Shooting Another reply on the bul letin mailed regarding the Ashland shooting suspect was received today, according to Sheriff Joe Walsh. However, the picture and information sent by the Springfield, Ore., police de partment proved to be a fruit less lead. Sprngfeld offcers said the man they were hold- ing on charges of drunkenness somewhat resembles the art ist's conception of a subject observed near the scene short ly before the shooting. He told Springfield officers he had a .22 caliber gun and shot a woman in the leg with it, Walsh said. The sheriff's office is con tinuing to check leads provid ed by replies to the bulletin regarding the shooting of Mrs Marian Stella Hamilton, . 40- year-old Ashland rancher's wife, March 15. No word has been received yet from the state crime lab oratory In Salem on bullets fired from a .22 caliber pistol taken from two men charged with armed robbery and kid nap and being held by Red ding, Calif., authorities, Walsh added. 55th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 25 k ?. i .S7 TCI t M ' " Smith's campaign manager in Jackson coun ty. The picture was taken outside the Red Cross chapter house yesterday as Smith arrived to address the Republican women, guests and political candidates of Jackson county. (See story on page 11.) (Knacksledt photo) Registration Is Needed for Motor Vehicles in Event Pear Blossom Festival of ficials reminded residents to day that motor powered ve hicles entered in the Festival parade Saturday after noon must be registered, and the driver licensed. The Festival association, which met this morning to plan last minute details of the event, indicated that some residents desired to enter "go- karts." These vehicles general ly are not registered to oper ate on Oregon highways. This is the first year of motor powered vehicles in the Festival parade. Previously it had been limited to walking and marching entries or ve hicles powered by a domestic animal. Parade Route The parade will start at 2:30 p.m. Saturday near the Medford hotel, and proceed east on Main st. to Hawthorne park where winners of float contest will receive awards. Sen. John Kennedy, who will be the parade's grand mar shal, will officiate at Haw thorne park ceremonies. Fred Beck, float chairman. reminded prospective entrants in the parade that a sample float is on display at Weeks and Orr Furniture company. "... If I Said It Once I Said It A Thousand Times . . . Let's Build An Ark . . .!" Demonstrators Battle Police in Bloody Fighting President Held In Virtual Siege Seoul, Korea - OJPD - Die hard anti-government rioters battled police after a day and night of bloody street fighting which held President Syng man Rhee a virtual prisoner in his Presidential Palace. At least 86 were reported dead in Seoul, along with 300 seriously injured. Five were reported killed in the south ern port of Pusan. Two Americans were injur ed in Seoul. Republic of Korea authori ties declared martial law in Seoul and five other South Korea cities as demonstrations protesting last month's nation al elections spread from the south into the capital itself. Rioting in Pusan The other cities were Pusan, where the Orient Press report ed five dead, and Taegu, Kwangju, Taejon and Masan. Orient Press said that riot ing involving 30,000 to 40,000 demonstrators still raged in Pusan as of 9 p.m. In Seoul, the fighting raged close to American Army in stallations and homes occu pied by Americans but there was no known attack on any of them. U.S. troops were kept in their bases as a pre caution. Fail to Topple Statue Outside the Korean govern ment's Anti-Communist Cen ter, the mob tried but failed to topple a statue of Gen, Douglas MacArthur. As night settled over Seoul, fighting generally was con fined to attacks on two police stations. Forty demonstrators wear ing firemen s uniforms engag ed in a "fierce gun battle" with police at Seoul's Tong- daemung police station. The demonstrations began early today when thousands of teen-agers massed outside the National Assembly build ing and began a march on Rhee's official residence. They smashed their way through police barricades and shout ed "down with dictatorial government." The government called in the combat-ready 15th Divi sion and soon armored ve hicles were roaring through the streets, raking the riot ers with machine gun and cannon fire. 'Last Minute' Rush Not a Great Rush Yesterday's "last minute" rush to file federal and state income tax returns apparent ly was not as "rushed" as ex pected, post office represen tatives said today. The deadline for filing re turns was extended from Fri day, April 15, to yesterday be cause of Good Friday. Post office employees said there were extra bags used to handle the late mailing for income taxes to both federal and state agencies, but the extra mail was not as great as anticipated, they said, Yrefca Jury Brings Mansfaughfer Verdict Yreka, Calif. -UPD- A Jury Monday night brought In verdict of manslaughter against William Ralph Shat- tox who had been charged with first degree murder In the fatal beating of his wife last January. 1. .. RIOTS IN SEOUL Police struggle with South Korean student demonstrators in Seoul as mobs rioted, protesting last month's alleged "fraudulent" vice presidential election. At least 86 persons were killed and another 300 were in Schumacher Tells Suggestions (or Tax Program Salem - (UPD - Ray J. Schu macher, Jackson county asses sor, appeared before the In terim Tax Committee today and presented suggestions he said would be helpful in ob taining a "limiting and ceptable - tax ' program" for Oregon. : His suggestions included: 1. A law limiting school taxes on property to bonding issues only. - 2. Millage limitation for all taxing districts similar to the state of Washington., 2. Enactment of a sales tax allotted to operational school fund. 4. Any additional amount needed to come from the state general fund. Based on Class 5. School tax fund to be administered at the state level and allocated to the school districts on a school child unit based on the class of the district. Schumacher said the last item "would be a challenge to school administrators to work within the level of com parable costs." He said if all of the laws were enacted, property tax 'could be cut to less than half . ..." He gave no priority to the individual laws. Schumacher said he be lieved the voters of Oregon would accept the sales tax If it was coupled" with a "positive property tax off set." Woman Arrested on Narcotics Charge Ashland - Mrs. Alta B. Hol- loway, 35, of ,560 Siskiyou blvd., Ashland,' was arrested by Ashland city police last night and has been charged with driving while under the influence of narcotics. She was arrested at 7:20 p.m. yes terday. Chief Deputy District At torney Gerald Scannell said a doctor conferred with the woman this morning, and that Mrs. Holloway would be ar raigned this afternoon on the narcotics charge. Ashland Police Chief Herb Hays said the woman was ar rested while attempting td get into her stalled car on Harri son st. She previously had sideswlped a parked car on Siskiyou blvd., according to the police report. WEATHER FORPCAftT: Ptrlly rlmidy he mming cloud! tnnUht and part ly cloudy Wednesday -furnoon. Rafn Innlght and h o w r Wrdnradav a r I r noon. Low to night It. High tomorrow SR. Temp. High tit Yitrday Loweit tills Morning Prcc to It . Today . Our Skies Tonight Ramrt today :T P m. Sunrise tomorrow ". Moonrlt tomorrow 1:41 i nt. New Moon April 2S Juplier, rlMt tt:t .m. Tonight thti planet beglnt a low wettwrd movement among the atari that w'H con tinue until August. Saturday's Frost Said Among Worst The early morning fruit frost period of last Saturday will in Hnwn nn. o , v,rt i n ........ ... ..8UC neaung nisiory. v.oun- ly norucuuurai Agent cut- iora n. v-oray saia loaay. Just how extensive the dam age to the future fruit crop on Highway Projects Hamilton and Thorns, Eu gene, was apparent low bidder on road structures along the Pacific highway freeway be tween Seven Oaks and Table Rock rd., the state highway commission said today. . The Eugene firm bid $349,- 224 on the project, which in cludes a bridge over Bear creek near Upton rd., and for undcrcrossings along the free way route. Bids on the project, and other projects in Jackson and Klamath counties were among those opened today In Salem. M. C. Liningcr and Sons, Medford, was apparent low bidder at $51,602 for 4.53 miles of paving on 'the Neil Creek rd. section of the Green Springs highway. Rogue River paving com pany submitted a bid of $108, 747 for 8.15 miles of paving on the Diamond lake junctlon Lenz rd. section of the Dallas California highway 52 miles north of Klamath Falls. Bids were opened on the largest number of projects of fered In the commission's his tory at a single bid opening. The opening will be complet ed later today. Contracts will be awarded by the commis sion Thursday. Largest project Is a $1,114,- 951 bid submitted by Bethle hem Steel corporation, San Francisco, for the Thomas Creek bridge on the Oregon coast highway about 8 miles north of Brookings. The bridge will be B57 feet long and will span a SSo-foot deep canyon. Family Counseling Budget Hearing Set A public hearing on a pro posed $4,000 budget for the family counseling- and child guidance clinic will be hold in the Jackson county court house auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. . The family counseling com mittee has Bsked the county budget -committee to support the expansion of the present child guidance clinic to in clude counseling service by contributing $2,000 in addi tion to the $2,000 now allowed for the child guidance clinic. Harold Snodgrass, president of the child guidance clinic as sociation, said the public hear ing Is being held so those op posed to the family counseling service may express their views. The public ii Invited to attend. jured including two Americans in the rioting. Martial law has been imposed in Seoul and five other South Korean -cities. (Radiotelephoto) . was nobody knows. However. I there was severe commercial injury in many oi me unneat- ea orchards, Cordy said. Most of the heated orchards were protected, although some of these were found understock- ed with heaters, the hortlcul - tural agent added. In the last 40 years, such severe nights of frost have been occuring on an average of every 10 years, Cordy said. The all-time worst night oc curred May 1, 1954, when 60 per cent of the valley's pear crop was destroyed. General ly, that night the heated ac reage was saved, but some of the heated acreage was lost, too, he said, and some of the unhcated came through. Other Damaging Nights Another bad night occurred in the mld-20's when the fruit was pretty well formed. The next worst year was In 1943, when the fruit was about in the same condition as now. Then the crop suffered a 15 per cent loss. Two bad nights also occur red March 30 and April 1, 936, when the temperatures dropped to 18 degrees and heaters were burned from early evening to morning. Fruit then was in the pre bloom stage with damage esti mates ranging up to 90 per cent. However, the crop ac tually suffered a 10 per cent loss. I Cord said fruit growers ac tually won't know the extent of damage caused Saturday until the fruit is ready for picking. Last Saturday was a serious freezing period since the fruit was in a similar stage of tenderness. Hose and Cornice were in the petal fall stage and D'Anjous and Bartlctts in the small green fruit stage. Generally, firing is required in this period at 31 degrees. Average temperatures In the valley were 27 degrees min imum and 25 degrees in some of the colder spots. Cordy noted that heated acreage has increased great ly since the 1954 severe freeze. He also pointed out that atmospheric conditions allowed the orchard heater smoke to rise straight up, cut ting down somewhat on po tential air pollution. Belton Answers Charges By Rep. Shirley Field Oswego -tUPI) -Stale Treas urer Howard C. Belton Mon day night answered charges by Rep. Shirley Field that his office has been remiss in not buying more Oregon munici pal securities while large sums of money were availa ble in local banks. Treasurer Opponents Miss Field Is an opponent of Belton's for the Republi can nomination for treasurer May 20. Benton told local Rotary club members it wet formerly a policy of the State Bond Chou in India; Demonstrators Nabbed by Police New Delhi - (OH) - Police broke up an attempted march by anti-Communists to protest , the arrival today of Chinese l Communist Premier Chou lEn-lal for border talks with Indian Prime Minister Jawa- harlal Nehru. A spokesman for the Ortho dox Hindu Mahnssabha party said police arrested 00 dem onstrators as they were pro ceeding toward the route to be taken by Chou from the airport to the - presidential palace. . . - Unutual Precautions . , The government had taken unusual security precautions for the visit of the Premier of Red China who said on his arrival from Burma that he came with "the sincere desire to settle questions." There was no public wel come. The official greeting was strictly in accordance with protocol. Chou will meet with Nehru Wednesday for week - long talks over two areas of terri tory India claims but occu pied by force by Red Chinese troops. Some 50,000 square miles at both ends of the fron tier are Involved. Bloodmobile Is In Shady Cove Today Fifty-two persons have so far made appointments for the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Medford tomorrow, the local Red Cross chapter reported about noon today. The same number of ap pointments had been made in Shady Cove, where the Blood mobile will be at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall until 7 o'clock tonight. Quota for the Shady Cove visit is 150 pints. Drop-in do nors will be welcome at both the Shady Cove and Medford visits, Red Cross officials said. Quota for the Medford visit is 290 pints, for which 350 donors are needed. The Blood mobile will be at the Red Cross chapter house, 60 Haw thorne ave., between 1 end 6 p.m. tomorrow. ; Commission to bid in competi tion with banks and bond dealers in purchase of munic ipal bonds for state Invest ment. However, he said, "this pol icy was properly discontin ued ' when interest r a t e f changed and the yield upon government securities of the. same maturity advanced be yond the yield of municipal bonds." ' Higher Yields He said the Commisson and the state treasurer have con centrated in investment In higher yielding securities.