Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 20, 1960, Image 1

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County Juvenile
Department Plans
More Activities
The juvenile department of
Jackson county, with the aid
of volunteer committees, plans
to broaden Its activities in the
field of juvenile crime and
delinquency prevention.
Circuit Judge Edward C.
Kclley, who handles most
juvenile matters for the court,
last night told some two dozen
interested citizens that the
court is seeking ideas, and
help, in the matter.
The meeting, held at the
juvenile detention home, came
to the conclusion that possi
bilities exist in the field, that
Veterans Hospital
Funds Restored
In House Vote
Washington-HOT-The House
approved an $8,182,067,400
catch-all money bill today
after overwhelmingly reject
ing a proposed cut in veterans
hospital funds.
By a roll call vote of 218
155, the House endorsed a Republican-led
drive to restore
a $35,900,000 reduction in
Veterans Administration hos
pital funds. The House then
passed the bill by voice vote,
sending it to the Senate.
$75 Million Asked
The administration has ask
ed for $75 million for VA
hospital construction, but the
House Appropriations Com
mittee recommended only
$39,100,000. The bulk of the
reduction involved $11,714,
000 for a 500-bed hospital at
Martinez, Calif., and $19,760,
000 for a 700-bed hospital
here.
Republicans failed to re
store the reduction Tuesday
on a standing vote but put
across their amendment today
on the roll call.'""'
The bill carried funds for
19 separate agencies for the
bookkeeping year which be
gins July 1. As approved it
fell $234,829,600 below the
administration's request.
Oregon Radiation
Committee Named
Portland 4UPD- A committee
was named Tuesday to look
into radiation safety needs in
Oregon.
Dr. Richard Wilcox, state
health officer, said appoint
ment of the group was a rou
tine measure and should not
be Interpreted as evidence
that public health authorities
are alarmed about radiation.
The committee is composed
of four specialists of the State
Board of Health and one from
the State Civil Defense
Agency.
Dr. Wilcox said he has
asked the group to investigate
"every possible aspect of our
environment which now, or in
the foreseeable future, might
be considered a potential radi
ation hazard."
Funeral Rites Held
For A. W. Norblad
Astoria (UPD Funeral serv
ices were held today for Al
bin W. Norblad, 79, one-time
governor of Oregon, who died
Sunday.
Norblad, father of Oregon
Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Ore.),
served as governor from 1929
to 1931.
Moratorium on Building
Ashland Terminated by C
Ashland A moratorium on
building permits restricting
construction of dwellings of
more than one unit last night
was terminated by the Ash
land city council.
The moratorium had been
passed by the 'council March
1. As a result of last night's
action, dwellings of two or
more units may now be con
structed. The council, after hearing
a favorable recommendation
from the cily planning com
mission, also voted to accept
a preliminary plat submitted
by Ashland resident H. A.
Merrill for construction of
Fairmont subdivision. The
subdivision would be located
in the the area of Courtney
and Guthrie sis.
Resignation Accepted
Resignation of Christian P.
Hald from the planning com
mission and the cconomic.de
velopment commission was
accepted "with regrets" by
the council.
they merit further study, and
that members of the group
will remain "on call," as a
group or as individuals, to as
sist as they may when called
upon.
Meanwhile, Judge Kelly
said the proceedings of last
night's meeting will be studied
by the juvenile court advisory
council, which is charged by
law with counseling the court
on matters of juvenile de
linquency ' prevention and
treatment.
First in Stat
Judge Kelly explained that
Jackson county, under the
leadership of Judge H. K.
Hanna, now retired, was the
first in the state to set up
such a council. The 1959 leg
islature, in writing a new
juvenile code, used many of
the ideas formulated in Jack
son county, and now requires
that such councils be named
in each county of 10,000 or
more population.
It also boardened the role
of the council from treatment
and enforcement matters into
the field of prevention, which
resulted in last night's meet
ing. Such action has been
contemplated here for some
three years, Kelly explained.
Representatives of the
schools, the Boy Scouts, the
YMCA, the Salvation Army,
law enforcement officers, and
others attended and partici
pated in the discussions.
'Borrow Their Brains'
The court hopes to "borrow
their brains," Judge Kelly
said.
It was geneally agreed that
breakdowns in the home are
among the most frequent
causative factors in delin
quency and juvenile crime,
and that one of the problems
society faces in attempting to
protect itself is to detect de
viant behavior in children
early enough so that preven
tive treatment can be under
taken effectively. , .
.. Judge Kelly reported, that
there was a slight drop in de
linquency cases last year,
which was attributed to the
employment of couselors by
the department. But he point
ed out that with population
rising, and with general in
creases in juvenile problems
throughout the nation, it is
more urgent than ever to look
ahead in the prevention field.
Three Kinds Noted i
There are three kinds of
youngsters of concern to
juvenile authorities, it was
pointed out. The first is the
youngster already in trouble.
The courts are set up to
handle him to the best of their
ability. But the other two, the
youngster who, because of a
wide variety of difficulties, is
"headed for" trouble, and the
one who is "just drifting"
into trouble, are now outside
the scope of juvenile work.
Suggestions for better case
findings and referral, through
the schools and police agen
cies, were made during the
general discussion. And while
various methods, such as
counseling,, guidance, more
work opportunities (including
youth work camps), were
made, the group also was gen
erally agreed, that the entire
moral tenor of the community
is one of the most important
factors in delinquency and
crime prevention.
At the conclusion of the
meeting, Judge Kelly said the
discussion and recommenda
tions would be studied, and
an organizational framework
designed to put them into
effect.
Mayor Richard L. Neill ap-
pointed Edd E. Rountree to
the economic develop m e n t
commission, succeeding Hald.
No appointment to the plan
ning commission was made.
County Parks Commission
Chairman Eldon Scripter ap
pear before council in re
gard to a long-standing con
troversy, paving of Granite
st. It was decided that the
parks commission, the city's
street committee and City Su
perintendent' Elmer Biegel
would meet soon to .inves
tigate the situation and report
back to the council.
Sewage Disposal Plant
Biegel presented plans for
a sewage disposal plant. If
state and federal agencies ap
prove the plans as expected,
bids for construction will be
opened at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday,
May 24.
Two ordinances were pass
ed, including one which certi
fies $10,935.92 in delinquent
accounts to the county asses
sor for collection. The second
Regional Edition
Medford
36 Pages Section A
RADAR PICTURE The Army has unveiled a previously
secret radar system than can pinpoint key military targets
and map streets and other features of large cities hundreds
of miles inside the Iron Curtain. This high resolution radar
Rhee Appeals To
As Korea Rioting
Seoul, Korea - (UPD - New
anti - government riots swept
the length and breadth of
South Korea today and heavi
ly armed insurgents battled
government troops in the
mountains just northeast , of
Seoul.
An sriicla explaining the
background of the riots in
South Korea appears on
page 3 of today's Mail Trib
une. President Syngman Rhee
appealed to the patriotism of
the rebels. He nevertheless
called for early restoration of
law and order by loyal troops
and police who have killed
and wounded hundreds of
Koreans.
A UPI survey of major
hospitals in the Seoul area
showed 123 persons were
killed and more than 400
wounded in Tuesday's rioting.
Five persons were killed to
day. The final death toll may
be much higher.
Rioting against the Rhee
government spread to at least
seven South Korean cities
despite stern repression mea
sures and the imposition of
martial law.
The heaviest fighting was
reported in Seoul's north
eastern outskirts where 80
heavily armed rebels were
holding out.
Defense Minister Kim Chun
Yul sent trucks with loud
speakers into the area to ap
peal to the holdouts to sur
render. Other appeals came
from Rhee's Liberty party
and the opposition Democratic
party.
Permits in
ity Council
ordinance authorizes issur
ance of $35,208.55 In Ban
croft city improvement bonds
for street Improvements al
ready completed in the city.
Deposit of $663 to apply
against delinquent accounts
was authorized by the coun
cil. Youth Day Announced
It was announced that
Youth Day, sponsored by the
Elks club, will be observed in
Ashland May 2. Youths will
conduct a mock council meet
ing beginning at 8 a.m. and
will spend the remainder of
the day becoming acquainted
with various city offices. They
will . attend a dinner at the
Elks club at 6:30 p.m.
Widening of Sherman st.
was discussed and It was ruled
that the cost of such a project
must be borne by the Indi
vidual group which purchases
the property in question.
The council voted not to
oppose plans by Southern Pa
cific to remove a railroad
spur track In Ashland.
MEDFORD, OREGON,
Police " and soldiers stood
guard at major buildings
throughout Seoul. Infantry
rifle squads accompanied by
tanks roamed through the city
looking for trouble-makers.
Ike Might
June Visit
Augusta, Ga. - (UPD - Presi
dent Eisenhower, winding up
a golfing holiday, today stud
ied classified government re
ports on the violence in Korea
and the belief grew that the
chief executive might have to
cancel his one day visit to
Seoul in June.
Reports Presented
Intelligence reports on cur
rent Korean rioting were pre
sented to the President by his
son, Maj. John S. Eisenhower,
assistant White House staff
secretary.
The White House staff also
said the President was keep
ing in close touch by tele
phone with Secretary of State
Christian A. Herter. Eisen
hower and Herter conferred
by telephone Tuesday, pre
sumably before the State De
partment issued its sharply
critical comment on the in
ternal policies of Korean
President Syngman Rhee.
Chou, Nehru in
Chilly Formality
New Delhi. India -0IPD- Chi
nese Communist Premier
Chou En-lai and Indian Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
met twice today in an atmos
phere of chill formality to
discuss the border dispute that
has strained relations to tne
near-breaking point.
The two met for Vi hours
before lunch and for two
hours after. The talks were
private.
Chou later met with De
fense Minister V. K. Krishna
Menon, some of whose troops
have been killed in border
clashes with the Chinese who
claim 45,000 square miles also
claimed by India. They met
for two hours alone.
Man Killed When
Struck by Log
Yreka Homer Leon Thack
er was killed early today
when a log rolled on him
while he was loading a truck.
The Siskiyou county sher
iffs office said the accident
occurred at about 8 a.m. at
Tee Bar near Happy Camp.
No further information was
available at press time today
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20,
picture shows the metropolitas Washington area. In the
center is the new Jones Point bridge, now under construc
tion. The National Airport is to the left above the bridge.
(U.S. Army Photo UPI Telephoto)
, Armored vehicles 1 1 1 e d
Tuesday at point-blank range
into mobs of students demon
strating against the Rhee gov
ernment and protesting that
the recent elections were
Cancel
to Seoul
E i s e n hower currently is
scheduled to spend eight hours
in Korea June 22 as part of
his extensive journey to Rus-
and Japan. The White
House said today the Korean
stop still was on the schedule,
but from other sources, it was
evident that Eisenhower's
date with Rhee was being re
examined carefully.
De Gaulle Visits
At Quebec City
Quebec City, Quebec (UPD
French President Charles de
Gaulle arrived by jet plane
today on a sentimental jour
ney to this city where his
country lost Canada to Britain
200 years ago.
De Gaulle, starting the sec
ond leg of an 11-day Cana-dian-U.S.
tour which started
Monday in Ottawa, will stay
here until Thursday morning
when he leaves for Montreal.
He will go from Montreal to
Toronto end then to Washing
ton for pre-summit talks with
President Eisenhower.
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Rebels
Spreads
fixed. Some trucks Tan down
the young students.
The stern measures by the
government brought a protest
from the united States and
U. S. Ambassador Walter P.
McConaughy was reported
prepared td call on- Rhee
Thursday to check further
into the breakdown of law
and order.
(See pictures on Page 2)
Kennedy Reception
Before SOC Talk
Ashland - An informal re
ception scheduled for this
Saturday will be held before
instead of after Sen. John
K e n n e d y's appearance at
Southern Oregon college, It
was announced today.
The reception will be held
from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the
home of Dr. Arthur Kreisman,
455 Liberty st., Ashland.
. The college also said Sen
ator Kennedy would speak In
the gymnasium on Webster st.,
instead of the auditorium, as
previously announced. Time
will be 11 a.m. Both the re
ception and talk are open to
the public.
IMPROVING
Kenneth Durkee, 17, and
Clay Varney, 18, Medford
youths injured April 10 In
an automobile accident on
Foothills rd., were said to be
"Improving very slowly" to
day at Rogue Valley hosllal.
The youths are still listed (n
serious condition.
Africa
Alleged Israeli
Plot to Assassinate
Nasser Said Foiled
Cairo - (UPD - The United
Arab Republic said today it
had smashed widespread Is
raeli espionage rings and foil
ed an Israeli plot to assassin
ate President Gamal Abdel
Nasser.
A government announce
ment said six cases would be
brought to court and publish
ed within the next few days.
It said one Dutchman, two
Italians and two Greeks were
among those involved.
Plot Said Foiled
One of the Greeks mention
ed was George Efstratiou Sta
matiou. The influencial news
paper Al Ahram said he had
been foiled in a plot to as
sassinate Nasser.
Officials later confirmed
the Al Ahram report, written
by Editor Mohammed Has-
sanein Keikal, but the official
announcement mentioned Sta-.
matiou without specifying the
charges against him.
Al Ahram said the Israeli
plan was for an undercover
agent working in a Cairo
catering firm to poison Nas
ser s food at an official ban
quet. The newspaper said the
agent confessed and gave
authorities a bottle containing
poison, it said the agent was
employed by the Swiss-owned
catering firm of Groppis. It
did not say when the attempt
was to have been made.
The Cairo announcement
Seattle Man Held
After Hold-Up Try
Floyd Elmer Butcher, 21
Seattle, Wash., is in the city
jail this morning on a charge
of vagrancy after city police
were notified by the night
clerk at the Jackson hotel that
Butcher had attempted to
holdup the hotel earlier in the
evening. . '
The clerk told police that
Butcher, who was in the hotel
watching television, was asked
to leave when the television
went off.- Butcher then asked
the clerk for a paper sack,
and when given one told him
to put his currency In it, po
lice were told. When asked if
he had a gun, Butcher said
'no" and left the hotel.
According to police, Butch
er, also known as Barrow, was
arrested a short time later. He
told police he had been unable
to find work and was quite
hungry. Reports showed that
he was given something to eat
shortly after his arrest.
Butcher appeared in munic
ipal court this morning and
was sentenced to 10, days in
the city jail for vagrancy.
Long Lines of
Registrants Noted
Long lines of last minute
registrants kept six workers
busy until after 8 p.m. Tues
day registering voters at the
county elections department.
Last night was the deadline
for registration of voters who
wish to vote in the May 20
primary election.
Election officials said totals
will not be known for several
days. Republicans led Demo
crats by 416 at the last count
before yesterday's deadline.
A total of 15,500 Republican!
were registered in the county
by Tuesday morning, compar
ed with 15,085 Democrats.
Citizens may continue to
register at the elections de
partment, but state law pro
hibits latecomers from voting
until the general election.
Ashlander Pleads
Guilty to Charge
Mrs. Alta B. Holloway, 35,
of 560 Siskiyou blvd., Ash
land, pleaded guilty Tuesday
in district court to a charge
of driving while under the In
fluence of narcotics.
She was arrested by Ash
land city police Monday night
and was to appear before Dis
trict Judge Roy Bashaw this
afternoon for sentencing.
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was met with surprise in Jeru
salem where observers said it
may have been made to bol
ster Nasser's stock among his
people. Observers said there
were several similar reports
in Nasser's regime and that
they were published to enlist
sympathy and support for
him.
Residents Protest
Dog Control Law
In Jacksonville
Jacksonvllle-Ncarly 70 citi
zens packed the city hall here
last night for a city council
meeting which, for most of
the time, was more like an
SPCA convention.
The citizens turned out to
wage open warfare against a
cily ordinance "prohibiting
dogs from running at large."
One woman may have
summed it up pretty well
when she told the council:
"I'm kinda for the under
dog." The council was presented
a petition requesting that a
dog control law be placed on
the ballot for the Nov. 8 gen
eral elections. Roy -A. Clark
served as a spokesman for the
33 persons who had signed
the petition.
Accept Petition
The council accepted the
petition and said it believed
20 signatures were necessary
to put the measure on the bal
lot. It told the petitioners it
would refer the matter to the
city attorney to see if that
figure were correct, and also
to insure that all signers were
registered voters.
Clark told the council that
the petition had been drawn
up--' and signed during the
three hours prior to the meet
ing's start at 8 p.m.
The ordinance causing the
furore was passed by the
council March 15 and states
that dogs within the city lim
its must be "upon a Jeash or
accompanied by some person
capable of controlling such
dog." Convcition for violating
the ordinance Is punishable
by a fine of $5 to $50 or by a
jail term of not more than 30
days or by both the Jail sen
tence and fine.
Chance le Speak
Each citizen who wished to
do so was given a chance to
speak his piece. Often the
statements were heated and
more than once they seemed
to be based on personal con
flicts rather than the ordi
nance as it affects Jackson
ville residents as a whole.
Mayor E. O. Graham even
gave an angry young man,
probably about nine years of
age, an opportunity to let off
some steam.
" "Would you feel very nice,"
the boy questioned, "if you
were tied to a fence?"
"Well," replied the mayor,
"I've been tied down a time
or two."
One man directed most of
his remarks at Police Chief
Frank Carter, whose duty it
is to enforce the ordinance.
Job to Enforce Law
Mayor Graham told the
man it was Carter's job to en
force the law but that the
council would check to see if
the chief were "stepping out
of line."
After the meeting, Graham
and the councllmen expressed
the opinion that last night's
protest was an old story for
small town democracies. No
one attends the public hear
ings but a lot of people hit
the warpath after a law has
been passed.
Officials said the hearings
had been well-advertised so
that Jacksonville residents
could air their views but that
there didn't seem to be much
community Interest one way
or another.
"People just don't take any
Interest," said one official,
"until their toes have been
stepped on."
Durno Wants Time To
Study Seashore Proposal
Florence - (UPD - Slate Sen
Edwin R. Durno of Medford,
who seeks the Republican
nomination for Congress from
the fourth district, said Tues
day night he wanted more
time to study the proposal for
a national seashore park In
this area.
Durno appeared with other
GOP candidates at a dinner
180 Mercenaries
From Dominican
Republic Active
Castro Offers
Unlimited Help
Caracas, Venezuela - (UPD -An
army revolt broke out to-
day against the government
of President Romulo Betan- i
court and a Presidential
Palace spokesman said 180
mercenaries from the Domini
can Republic had joined the
anti-government fighting.
The uprising which started
out as a revolt by the 500
man garrison at San Cristobal
apparently was spreading in '
western Venezuela near the
Colombian border. It appear
ed the rebels had seized half
a dozen towns in the area.
Borders Ordered Sealed
The presidential announce-
ment said the Dominican mer
cenaries poured into Vene
zuela from neighboring Co
lombia although Colombia
had ordered its borders sealed
to prevent troops of either
side from movinsr across thr.
border.
In Havana, Premier Fidel
Castro offered the Betancourt
government unlimited arms
and men to fight the insur
gents. Both Cuba and Vene
zuela have severed diplomatic
relations with the Dominican
Republic and accused it of "
trying to overthrow their gov
ernments. Rebels Hold Key Towns
A series of government an
nouncements disclosed the
revolt apparently was more
widespread than first indi
cated and that the rebels held
half a dozen key towns and
villages near the Colombian
border.
Col. Carlos Luis Araaue.
chief of the national guard.
said loyal troops recaptured
the town of Colon and were'
moving on La Fria. He said
the rebels still held San Crts-'
tobal, San Luis and Capacho.i
Planet Ordered Out
Government troops and '
planes were ordered Into ac
tion, against the. 450 to 500
man Bolivar garrison at San
Cristobal, the capital of - Ta
chira Province 500 miles to
the southeast. Planes and
ships were ordered to seek
out the "invasion fleet" and
destroy it. .
Fragmentary reports reach
ing Caracas said fighting had -
broken out between the re
bellious Bolivar garrison and
800 loyal troops in the area.
The government also rushed
strong contingents of national
guard forces toward San Cris
tobal from Merida, 60 miles
to the northeast.
raffic Islands
Being Installed
Two asphalt curbs for traf-
fic
islands are being in
stalled this week by the city
streets department, City Pub-
Works Director Vernon
Thorpe has announced.
Completed Tuesday was the
curbing for the island at the
intersection of Eighth St. and
East Main st. It was reported
that the island would be land
scaped by the city parks de
partment. The type ot plants
has not been decided on, it
was explained.
To be completed this week
is an island at the intersection -of
Crater Lake Ave. and
Spring st. The island will con
trol the flow of traffic making
left turns from Crater Lake
ave. onto Spring st. and from
Spring st, onto Crater Lake
ave.
Sprague Readmitted
To Salem Hospital
Salem (UPI) Former Gov.
Charles A. Sprague was re
admitted to Salem Memorial
hospital Tuesday, only a day
after he was released follow
ing a prostate gland post
operative period. Attendants
listed his condition today as
"good."
KF Clerks To Vote
On Bargaining Agent
Klamath Falls (UPD Food
clerks in the Klamath Falls
area will be asked to vote May
3 on a bargaining agent.
sponsored by Western Lane
Republican women.
During his brief talk Durno
said, "I am completely in sup
port of multiple use of natural
resources."
Leslie C. Fleming of Spring
field, who also seeks the GOP
nomination for Congress from
the fourth district, said he aa
opposed to the seashore pro
posal. i
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