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Newspaper Page TextTake last Chance' Appeal To State Court, Brown Tells Chessman M Ml -1 AT 4-H MEETING Four delegates from Oregon to the 4-H meeting in Washington, D.C., are shown outside the nation's capitol. Left to right, they are Phil Krouse, Jackson county; Dona Ebert, Marion county; David Schaad, Union county, and Susan Amundsen, Clatsop county. (UPI Telephoto) North Korea Reds Said to Seize on Political Turmoil Seoul -(UPD- The chief of staff of the Republic of Ko rea's army said today "un usual" activity among Com munist troops north of the 38th Parallel accompanied re cent disorders here. Lt. Gen. Song Yo Chan said also that the Rsds had seized on South Korea's political crisis as an occasion for in creased espionage and subver sive activities. Song emphasized, however, that U.S. and South Korean troops in the front line are in peak combat readiness. Forces on Alert Assistant Secretary of State J. Graham Parsons said in Washington Thursday that the forces holding the truce line are on a "super alert." Acting President Huh Chung and his caretaker cabi net met today to discuss means of straightening out the tangled situation in South Ko rea, and decided immediately to fire all of the nation's nine provincial governors. The cabinet also ordered a reshuffle of police chiefs throughout the nation. Alleged brutality by South Korea's nationally-appointed police, more than any other single factor, triggered the bloody rioting that overthrew 85-year-old Syngman Rhee. Rhea in Solitude Rhee, who handed in his resignation earlier this week and moved out of the presi dential mansion Thursday, spent today in solitude at his Hungary Travel To Be Permitted Washington (UPD The Slate department announced today it will permit American citi zens to travel in Hungary again. The announcement said that travel restrictions im posed by this government Feb. 3, 1956, are being lifted at once. The department no longer will place in all American passports the warning that the document is not valid for trav el in Hungary. State Department Press Of ficer Lincoln White, who made the announcement, was unable to offer any explana tion for lifting the restrictions at this time. He said there was no political motive for the an nouncement. Salem mpn At least 28 of Oregon's 36 counties have completed tabulation of voter registration for the May 20 state primary. Sen. Chapman Charges Error in Voter Pamphlet; Appling Denies Coos Bay-WPC-State Sen. R. F. Chapman (D-Coos Bay) charged today there was an error in the Voter's Pamphlet which might result in defeat of a May 20 measure to in crease pay of Oregon legis lators. He said Secretary of State Howell Appling should rectify the error. Error in Argument Chapman, author of 1 bill to hike pay of Oregon's law makers from $600 to $2,100 year, said the error appeared in the argument for the pay Increase measure. 1 He said it stated California legislators art paid $600 home in northeastern Seoul. He was said to be in mourning for his adopted son, Lee Kang Suk, son of Vice President elect Lee Ki Poong, who killed himself and his family Thursday in a mass suicide pact. Davidson Speaks To Demos Here C. Girard Davidson, Port land, candidate for Democra tic national committeeman, last night discussed the na tural resources program adop ted by the 13 western states which will be presented to the Democratic national con vention in July. He spoke at a meeting of the Jackson Coun ty Democratic Central com mittee. Davidson, former assistant secretary of interior during the Truman administration, is chairman of the natural re souces committee for the Dem ocratic Advisory council. Commenting on the natural resources program, Davidson said that it would give the country a "progressive-positive plan which would put the natural resources' pro gram back on the schedule in effect prior to the Eisenhower administration." He also mentioned unem ployment, the need for low cost power to attract more in dustry to the Northwest, low er interest rates to encourage construction, and the develop ment of scenic and recrea tional areas. Davidson has served four years as committeeman. He plans to return to Medford for the Roosevelt Memorial din ner. Bottle Throwers Sought in Ashland Ashland - City police today are trying to track down van dals who last night threw beer bottles through windows of two automobiles, a service station and a elding shop. Bottles were tossed through windows of a car parked on Granite st. and one parked on Palm ave. One bottle was thrown through a plate glass window at Vern's Shell serv ice station, 275 C St., and an other through a front door glass at OK Rubber Welders, 1407 Highway 99 north. Ashland police said the van dalism was similar to that of Feb. 24 when beer bottles were thrown through win dows of 14 cars in Ashland. year when actually they are paid $6,000 a year. Since the argument points out that legis lative pay in other Pacific Coast states is much higher than in Oregon, Chapman said the error could result in the measure being defeated. Appling, he said, should see that all persons receiving the Voter's Pamphlet are noti fied of the error. Appling Denies Error In Salem, Appling denied his election d'vision made an error in the printing of the pamphlet. "The statement to which Sen. Chapman refers is iden tical to the copy filed with us School Elections Set Monday in All County Districts School elections in all Jack son county school districts will be held Monday, May 2, between 2 and 8 p.m. The nunmber of ballots which school district patrons will receive at the polling place will vary with the dis- Appropriations Committee Adds To Space Budget Washington-dTD-The House appropriations committee added about $1,500,000,000 to day to President Eisenhower's budget proposals for missiles, planes, submarines and satel lites. It offset the sum by cut ting almost as much from what it considered less essen tial or wasteful military spending for administration, travel, procurement and other items. The $39,337,867,000 defense appropriation bill the commit tee approved for the fiscal year starting July 1 was a net of $121,967,000 over what the President requested. Payroll Cut Ordered In ordering a 10 per cent cut in the civilian headquar ters payroll and barring new Pentagon assignments totaling more than the staff on hand last Dec. 31, the committee re ported to the House there are so many defense adminis trators that no one knows the exact number. The committee ordered a 10 per cent reduction in travel, ordered the service to quit hauling so much family furni ture and automobiles around the world, and cut back on the amount of flight pay to be al lowed. It also alleged "enor mous waste" in military buy ing and ordered a flat 3 per cent cut in purchasing funds, at a saving of $400,473,000. Cancer Crusade Set Tuesday Evening More than 1,200 volunteers of Jackson county will dis tribute educational material for the American Cancer So ciety and accept voluntary contributions on "C" Day, Tuesday, May 3, Dr. L. Paul Walker, Jackson county unit crusade chairman, reminded residents today. Dr. Walker said he expect ed the volunteers to reach more homes than in previous years. He urged that residents ac cept the volunteer workers when they call since their ob jective two-fold - "to control and lessen the tragic waste of life from cancer, and to con quer the disease for future generations." The United State National Bank, Medford branch, will have its annex on Main st. open and under police pro lection Tuesday evening for volunteers to turn in funds collected, Dr. Walker said. Volunteers will visit homes in the county between 6 and 8 p.m, Tuesday. No 'Stop Kennedy' Drive Said Going Potland UPD State Demo cratic Chairman Robert Straub said he has written presidential hopeful John Kennedy the Oregon Demo cratic organization is not in volved in any movement to "stop Kennedy or to stop any one else during this historic presidential primary race." Klamath Falls (UPD State Department of Agriculture shipping point supervisor Ross Aubrey will retire Sat urday after 34 years on the job here. Mistake and certified by the citizen's committee who prepared It. There was thus no error what ever by the Elections Di vision in the printing of it in the Voter's Pamphlet." "Upon Inquiry, however, we find that the citizen's com mittee made an apparent mis statement of fact in stating that the salary of California legislators is $600 per year." Urges Support "Having consistently sup ported the proposal for more adequate pay for Oregon legis lators, I join with Sen. Chap man In hoping that Oregon voters will support this measure." trict in which the voter lives. In all cases each voter will re ceive at least three separate ballots, and in some cases pa trons will be required to mark four separate ballots. Ballots which patrons will receive include those for: 1. Board members for the district in which the voter lives. 2. The rural school district levy. 3. Rural school board posi tions. School District Budget 4. School district budgets (the vote will be on the amount of the budget exceed ing the 6 per cent limitation, not the total budget, or any increase over the present gen eral fund budget for school district operation.) 5. A bond issue in the Phoenix-Talent district only. Rural school board mem bers will be elected by zones. The zones, the area included in the zone, and the candidates are: Zone 1, Rogue River and Evans Valley, one three-year term with William A. Star zingcr, incumbent, the only candidate. Zone 2, Medford district, one-year term with Glenn W. Smith, incumbent, the only candidate. Zone 3, Prospect, Eagle Point and Butte Falls, one two-year term with James H. Grieve the only candidate. Zone 5, Ashland and Pine hurst, one one-year term with George W. Nichols Jr. and Harold Buck the candidates. Residents of Zone 4, Phoe nix, will not vote on a zone representative since Mrs. Jeanette Grove's term will not expire until 1962. Member ai Large All districts, regardless of zone, will vote for one mem ber at large for the rural school board. The only candi date is John Spangler. All residents of the county also will vote on amount of. the rural school district budget exceeding the 6 per cent limitation. Details on this aspect of the election, as well as board members who are seeking election and school district budgets will appear in Sunday's edition of the Mail Tribune. Residents of the Phoenix district also will vote on a $107,000 bond issue for con struction of an addition to the high school. Search Continues For Klamath Flier Klamath Falls-OJPD-Search-eds planned to look again to day off the northern Cali fornia coast for a missing ra dar observer, lost from a jet fighter plane when its canopy blew off Wednesday night. Missing was 1st Lt. Clar ence E. Peoples, 25, Winston, N.C. He was ejected from the F-101 fighter plane about 9 p.m Wednesday when the su personic jet's canopy blew off while about 50 miles west of Crescent City, Calif. The pilot, Capt. Coleman Baker, said he was not aware Peoples was missing until he returned to base. Peoples' parachute carried a one-man raft and survival gear. Search in the rainy area was conducted without suc cess Thursday. The plane was based at Kingsley AFB here. "You Go On Regional Edition Medford 22 PAGES Section A TURKISH TO-BE'PUNISH Students, Police Continue Battle In City Streets 14 Reported Dead In Past Two Days Istanbul -(UPD- Anti-government students battled police in the streets of Turkey's ma jor cities for the second day today and Premier Adnan Menderes promised "swift punishment" for those respon sible. Fourteen persons have been reported killed in two days. Ankara Students Killed The heaviest fighting was reported in the Turkish capi tal of Ankara. Three students were reported killed there to day when police fired into their midst in a wild melee outside Ankara University that resembled the anti-gov ernment riots in Korea. Thirty persons were report ed injured today in the An kara riots which began when students armed with chair legs and pieces of broken desks charged out of the An kara University compound and attacked police who fired warning shots. Many Students Arrested Witnesses said many stu dents were seen carried away in ambulances, and that many students were bleeding . pro fusely. Scores of others were rounded up by police. Men deres said "many of the cul prits have been caught and we have begun to apprehend and establish the identity of others." The rioting In Istanbul to day involved several hundred students who battled police in defiance of martial law and finally were subdued with tear gas. Another 3,000 stu dents were surrounded inside Istanbul University by heavily armed troops. Silence Observed Both riots began when stu dents met to observe a minute of silence in memory of those who were killed Thursday. Menderes, Turkish strong man, issued a statement prom ising swift punishment for the small group of "certain par tisans" he said caused the two days of rioting. Protest of Renaming County Road Heard Ray Vogel, Willow Creek rd.. Central Point is the only person to officially protest re naming a portion of Willow Springs rd., according to the Jackson county court. However, Vogel appeared Thursday, after the public hearing Wednesday. Nobody appeared Wednesday to pro test renaming that portion of Willow Springs rd. from the intersection of Scenic ave. to Baldwin st. Back, Now" MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1960 HOUSE DAMAGED The residence at 1002 South Holly St., Medford, the home of Mr. and Mrs. James O'Brien, was extensively damaged Tuesday afternoon when hit by a car operated by Jerry Lee Jarman, 4712 Table Rock rd., according to city police. Above, John Hoskins and Clay Morrison of Hoskins and Morrison Construction com pany, prepare to rebuild the damaged wall, the cost of which will be covered by Jar man's insurance, Mrs. O'Brien said. Mrs. O'Brien had just started to take a nap when Minimum Down Payments for Housing Reduced Washington - (UPD - Federal Housing Commissioner Julian H. Zimmerman today reduced minimum down payments on houses bought with govern ment-insured mortgages. The reductions will apply only on homes costing more than $13,500. The biggest cut back would be $515, on dwell ings costing $18,000 or more. Congress gave Zimmerman authority last year to cut the down payments but he re fused until now on grounds that loan money was too hard to get anyway. He told a news conference the loan situation did not begin to ease until two months ago. 3 Per Cent Required Under the new schedule, 3 per cent cash will still be required on the first $13,500 of house price. The middle bracket will be extended from $16,000 to $18,000 and the rate lowered from 15 to 10 per cent. On the portion of price above $18,000, a rate of 30 per cent down will be required-trie amount which has applied above $16,000. Down payment require ments of the federal housing administration, which insures home mortgages, apply both to newly constructed and ex isting houses, Fire Damages Roof Of Medford Home Fire extended through the attic and roof of the Stanley Dalbec residence, 101 Western ave., yesterday evening, fire men reported. They said a flue fire ex tended through an unused opening of the chimney at the second floor and spread after Igniting a will. Firemen were summoned about 8:05 p.m. Medford police, who were at the fire directing traffic, cited John Wesley Spencer Jr., 825 Dakota St., for run ning over a 2V inch fire hose In his car. According to police, the Spencer vehicle ran over the same hose three times while going In and out of a drive way. Firemen said the hose will be tested for damage. Grcsham -(UPD - State Rep. Vernon Cook (D-Grcshnm) to day urged legislative investi gation of the University of Oregon medical school's ad mission practice!. RIOT Tillamook Woman Receives Medal for Act of Heroism Pittsburgh -(UPD- A Tilla mook, Ore., housewife and a Kennewick, Wash., iron work er were two of 26 persons to be cited for acts of heroism today by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. Flora S. McKinley, 63, re ceived the bronze star for sav ing Johanna I. Smith, 33, of Tillamook, from drowning when her car plunged into the Trask river Sept. 23, 1958. Washington Man Honored Another bronze medal win ner from the Northwest was John Osborn, 47, Kennewick, Wash., who saved George Fos ter from drowning in the Clackamas river near Estaca da, Orcg., Dec. 11, 1958. Mrs. McKinley, although not in good health, went to the aid of Mrs. Smith who was trapped In her coupe. The car had plunged into the river 40 pimq agnjois lrjoq e Uioji io.ii ing and slowly sank with its front end 25 feet from the step bank. Fearing to jump because of submerged rocks, Mrs. Mc Kinley ran 400 feet to a float ing dock, and although tired, jumped into the water and swam to the sunken auto. Went Down Twice After going down twice In the eight-foot deep water, Mrs. McKinley found the door handle but could not turn it. In subsequent dives, she man anged to pull the car over, swim to the other side and removed a seat cushion. Finally she was able to stand on the river bottom and reach in and grab Mrs. Smith who was unconscious. Pulling her through the car's door way, she returned to the sur face dragging the unconscious woman. Fallen From Cliff In the other Oregon act of heroism cited, Foster had fal len from the top of a sleep rocky cluf Into a pool In the Clackamas river 22 feet deep. WEATHER rod ItrAST: Partly rlnudy through Saturday, rhanr nf tw aratlrrrri attrrnoon ihow cr l.nw tonight IS. Hllh Satur day tl. Tamp. nifhMt Vaalardar ....... si l.nwnl Uila Mnrnlns 44 Prae, to IS a.m. Today, TrMea Our Skies Tonight .unapt today ., 7:01 p.m. Sunrlaa tomorrow 5:ns m.m. Moomat tonight ........ 10:44 p.m. Flral Ouartar May 3 Tha hrlght atar well to tha right of Iho Moon tonight la tapatla: tha dimmer alar ha twaan tha Moon and Capalla la Klnath. Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 34 ED the accident occurred, and she said her first thought was that the area was being bomb ed. Mrs. O'Brien's neighbor had just started across the lawn to return two eggs she had borrowed, and witnessed the whole thing. A few moments later and the two women would have been standing In the front door chatting like they often do, Mrs. O'Brien said. Police cited Jarman for violation of the basic rule and not maintaining proper control of a vehicle. He lost consciousness trying to swim to the bank. Osburn leaped from a 10-foot high rock and swam to the other man's aid. Impeded by his heavy clothes, Osborn could not make it to shore, but grabbed a plank thrown by a witness and the two men floated downstream to within three feet of rapids before on lookers could pull them from the river. Absentee Voting Deadline May 14 Salem -(UPI1-Volprs In Ore gon wishing to cast absentee ballots in the May 20 primary election may do so up to and including May 14, election of ficials said today. Emergency cases occurring after that date are handled by special affidavit procedure. Voters normally will ob tain absentee ballots by ap plying at the office of county registrar of elections. Those who are physically unable to apply In person may vote by mall, specifying their reasons for wanting absentee ballots. Tacoma-IUPIl-A State Patrol truck weighing station on the Puyallup River Road near Clark Creek Bridge was blown up early today. The building and scales were dam aged. An investigation was underway In an effort to ap prehend the dynamiters. Alert Ordered For Gluckmann Son Francisco - (UPI) An omattur radio operator re ported today h picked up a massage from Peter Gluckmann, 34, attempting to fly from Tokyo to New York, In which Gluckmann said ho was down on a bench ISO miles from Honolulu. Thert was no confirmation from other source. San Franclsco-IUPD-The Coast Guard today ordered an emergency alert for Peter Gluckmann, 34, unreported slnco Wednesday morning on an attempted record flight from Tokyo to New York. A Coast Guard spokesman said Gluckmann's single-engine Bcechcrnft plane was due to use up all of its fuel "pretty close to noon." This estimate varies according to winds, he added. The San Francisco watchmaker was last heard from about 7 VI hours after ha took off from Tokyo Wednesday. Convict-Author To Discuss Plan With Attorneys Approach To Court Would Be 'Proper' San Qucntin, Calif. UPD Caryl Chessman, 38, was ad vised by Gov. Edmund G. Brown today to direct any "last chance" appeals to es cape execution Monday to tha California Supreme Court. Powerless To Act Even as the convict-author was reported working on a new legal maneuver, Brown insisted at a news conference in Sacramento that he was powerless to recommend clem ency for Chessman because the California Supreme Court twice voted 4-3 against clem ency. Brown said he told Rosalie Asher and A. L. Wirin. at torneys for Chessman, during a conference Thursday that the "proper place for you to go would be to the state Su preme Court." He said he spoke both as a lawyer and governor. To Meat Attorneys Meanwhile, the San Fran cisco News - Call Bulletin quoted a source close to the Supreme Court as saying it would be "altogether proper" tor cnessmans attorneys to approach the court again to day in a bid for clemency. It was pointed out that it had been 60 days since the court last voted on the matter. Chessman was to meet with Wirin and Miss Asher this af ternoon to discuss how he could obtain a ninth stay of execution In his 12-year legal fight. . Brown has stated previous ly that he Is unable to spare Chessman under the state Constitution. This is because the convict had been convic ted of felonies twice before he was condemned to death for kidnaping, sex perversion and robbery. Under state law. tne governor cannot commute a death sentence without a majority recommendation by tne court. No Indication on Voto Today Brown said h had no indication the court would change its 4-3 vote against clemency. But he said he would "act immediately" if the court takes action. He re fused to say whether he would commute Chessman'f sentence if he could. Meanwhile, foreign inter est in Chessman was height ened by an announcement that under a new interpreta tion of California law, for eign newsmen would not be allowed to witness the execu tion. , Luncheon, Dinner Planned for Morse Sen. Wayne Morse will at tend a noon luncheon for Morse workers May 9 and a public dinner that evening at the Medford hotel during his one-day visit to Medford. According to Bruce Manley, chairman of the Jackson County Morse for President Committee, the senator will discuss Issues of the coming presidential campaign. Following the luncheon he will speak at Southern Ore gon college, Ashland, at 2 p.m. The dinner in Medford will be at 7:30 p.m. ' Tickets for the dinner may be obtained at the Morse Headquarters In the Medford hotel or by telephoning SPring 2-8451. The public is invited to attend. $375 Mssfng from Local Service Station Approximately $375 was taken in a burglary of Jim's Union Service station, 1601 West Main st., late last night or early this morning, accord ing to Medford police. Entry to the station was gained by forcing open a door, police said. The money was taken from a desk drawer.