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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.