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Pace Picks Up;
Eyes Turned on
Democratic Fight
; Morse Hopes To
; Atone for Defeat
' By United Presi International
The pace was picking up to-1
, day in the race for votes in
. Oregon's May 20 primary
n wih chief interest centering
. on the Democratic presiden
i tial battle.
Sen. Wayne Morse, hoping
to atone for a defeat last
week in the District of Co-
lumbia, campaigned in Doug
las and Coos counties today.
'' Morse lost last week to Sen.
J Hubert Humphrey (Minn.) in
i the District of Columbia elcc-
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Humphrey ana sen. jonn
i Kennedy (D-Mass.) along with
Sens. Lyndon Johnson (Tex.)
and Stuart Symington (Mo.) in
the Oregon presidential pri
mary. Rep. John F. Shelley (D
Calif.) was in Oregon today
to spend two days campaign
ing for Kennedy. He sched
uled appearances in Portland,
Salem and Coos Bay.
All on Ballot
Shelley said "the import
ance of the Oregon primary
lies in the fact that for the
first time this year all the an
nounced and unannounced
candidates will be on the bal
lot." The winner of the Oregon
primary gets 17 pledged del
egates at the Democratic na
tional convention.
Vice President Richard Nix
on is the only Republican on
the presidential ticket in Ore
gon. The race for the late Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger's Senate
seat also is picking up. Mrs.
Maurine Neubergcr, widow of
the late senator, is due back in
Oregon Wednesday from
Washington, D.C. She is one
of five persons seeking the
Democratic nomination. Oth
ers on the Democratic ticket
include Judge Harry Fowler
of Prineville, Fred Like of
Seaside, R. I. Conn of Lake
Grove and William B. Mur
phy, Portland radio man.
Smith Campaigns
On the Republican side ex
Gov. Elmo Smith was cam
paigning in eastern Oregon.
He is opposed for the GOP
Senate nomination by R. F.
Cook of Silverton, George
Altvater of Portland and
Thomas Killam of Portland.
Three Oregon congressmen
are unopposed for renomina
tlon. They are Charles Porter
and Al Ullman, Democrats,
and Walter Norblad, Republi
can. Rep. Edith Green faces
a challenge in the primary
from Brooks Washburne,
Portland Democrat.
A spirited race has shaped
up for the GOP nomination
for state treasurer with State
Rep. Shirley Field opposing
incumbent Howard Belton.
State Sen. Ward Cook of
Portland faces Judge Joseph
Jaross of Hillsboro on the
Democratic national committeeman.
WORLD TRAVELER Alejandro Sancnez of lea, Peru, who
has hiked through every country in South and Central
America and is currently on his way to Canada, was a
guest of the Hugh Huntley family, 2179 Crater Lake ave.,
Medford, last night. Sanchez, a graduate of the University of
San Marco, Lima, Peru, is on his own personal good will
tour and intends to visit every country in the world within
the next few years. It has taken him two years to get this
far, but he says he Is in no hurry. Making his way on foot
and by hitchhiking, he says the only way to know a
country is to know its people. Above, Huntley helps him
on with his pack sack as he prepared to be on his wily this
morning. Huntley met Sanchez when stopped at the Med
ford fire hall last night, whert Huntley is employed ts, a
iireman.
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Suss Officially Protest
Spy Flight of U.S. Plane
Rogue Valley Edition
20 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY
MedcO Plans Large1
PlyWOOd Plant
Medford Corporation direc
tors have authorized the com
pany's management here to
proceed with construction of
a complete plywood plant and
whole log debarking unit.
The addition of the plywood
Four Juveniles
Admit Burglaries
In Past Two Weeks
Four juveniles, ranging in
ages from 13 to 16, have ad
mitted to Medford police they
were responsible for two of
the burglaries reported to po
lice in the past two weeks.
Cleared with the youths' ap
prehension are burglaries of
the Highland Market, 45B
Highland dr., and Foss' Bil
liards, 415 East Main st.
Of the eight burglaries and
one attempted burglary re
ported to police in the last
two weeks seven of them
have now been solved.
The youths were taken into
custody yesterday afternoon
after an investigation by po
lice indicated they were res
ponsible for the crimes. Three
of the boys were taken from
their classes at Medford High
school, and the fourth was
picked up after school at Hed
rick Junior High school, po
lice said,
Admit Burglaries .
The youths admitted to the !
burglaries, and told police
where they could recover
some of the stolen goods.
Police traced the crime to
the youths after some children
playing in an orchard in the
northern part of Medford dis
covered some of the stolen
goods, and a neighbor woman
was able to describe a car
which she saw enter and leave
the orchard following the
Highland Market burglary.
Police recovered 11 cases
of beer which were taken
from the market, and approxi
mately $30 in cash which had
been taken from Foss' Bil
liards. All four were released to
their parents, and were order
ed to appear at the juvenile
detention home today.
TVT XT
plant, which will employ
about 200 men at first, will
be located south of the Mcdco
office on Highway 99. Initial
annual payroll is expected to
be more than $1,000,000, di
rectors said.
The plant will be built with
the possibility of expanding
in the future to employ 300,
they said.
The anticipated payroll,
with the present Mcdco pay
roll of niorc than $2' i mil
lion, will establish the com
pany as one of the largest
payroll producers in the area,
directors noted.
Engineering Work
Engineering work for the
plant is now in progress, and
various machinery suppliers
and construction contractors
have been consulted, directors
said. Soil testing and founda
tion test holes have been
made, and directors hope ac
tual ground breaking and con
struction can start in June.
It is expected to take 9 to
10 months to complete instal
lation of the plant.
The building will cover
more than 170,000 square
feet, or about four acres, di
rectors said. The plant will
be equipped with the most
modern machinery available
to the plywood industry, and
will be a hot press operation
to produce a finished plywood
panel, essentially sanded with
a minimum of rough sheath
ing. Production Plans
Directors said the company
plans to start with a produc-
tion of 4,500,000 square feet
three-eighths inch basis per
month, and to use about 100,
000 feet, log scale, per day.
The plant is being designed
to allow for expansion to a
production of 7 million square
feet of three-eighths inch bas
is per month if deemed advis
able at a later date, the di
rectors said.
The whole log debarker
unit will be installed on the
present sawmill pond, and
will have a capacity of more
than 350.000 feet, log scale
per day. The unit will serve
both the plywood plant and
the sawmill.
The debarker is to remove
bark from the log as it is
delivered from the woods, di
rectors noted. Advantages of
a debarker include the ability
to grade the log more ac
curately, and determine if it
should go to the sawmill or
to plywood, minimize clean
up work and housekeeping in
the sawmill; eliminate the
need for a plywood block
barker; cut down on saw
changes and save saw steel;
and possibly increase the pro
duction in the sawmill by
eliminating bark problems.
Log Debarker
The log debarker will make
available bark-free waste
from the sawmill, which can
be converted to chips and sold
to pulp and paper plants, or
available for possible chip
board or hard board proces
sing in the future.
Medford Corporation, with
the new facilities, will be in
better competitive position to
maintain its place in the in
dustry as a supplier of quality
forest products, the directors
noted. The new processing
will result in better conver
sion and higher utilization of
the forest, and extend the life
of the Mcdco operation many
years, pointing toward sus
tained yield on Its certified
81,000-acre tree farm in the
Butte Falls area.
Newly-elected officers of
Medford Corporation include
George R. Birkelund, Chi
cago, chairman of the board;
Alger Chaney, San Francisco,
president; B. L. (Bud) Nutting.
Medford, vice president and
general manager; R. J. Hogue,
Medofrd, vice president and
i.tant manager; and Peter,
fi, Eriksn, Chicago, ecrtry
ind treasurer. r,
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Price 10 Cents
Tribune
10, 1960
No. 43
Department of
Cental Health
urgeu in J i die
Salem -H'Pli-The Governor's
Advisory Committee on Men
tal Health today recommend
ed sweeping clianges, inclu
ding creation of a state mental
health department that would
take away much of the power
of the Board of Control.
Gov. Mark Hatfield said
the proposals are a "major
step forward."
The committee, in a 21-page
report, made the following
mnjor recommendations in ad
dition to the new department:
1. Reevaluation of Dam
masch State hospital, making
it an "intensive and acute
treatment center" rather than
a "third stale hospital.
2. Development of commu
nity mental health clinics
throughout the state under
the direction of the new de
partment. 3. Curtailment of further
increases in the size of Fair
view home here and expan
sion of the Mid-Columbia
home at The Dalles with con
I version to care solely for the
mentally retarded and an
eventual 450-500 patient load.
4. Placement of the State
Tuberculosis hospital under
the state Board of Health in
stead of the Board of Control.
5. Initiation of a program
of public education and
specialized training courses
for informed cooperative ef
fort at the community level.
(Continued on page 11)
Eagle Point Budget
Approved by Voters
Eagle Point - The Eagle
Point school district budget
passed yesterday by a vote of
149 yes and 104 no, according
to Superintendent Glenn D.
Hale.
The total vote of 253 repre
sents a few more votes than
usual, but not as many as
could vote, Hale said. He
noted the negative vote on the
budget is higher than usual.
The amount exceeding the
6 per cent limitation which
voters passed was $378,235.07.
The budget amount within the
limitation is $75,227.91. Bud
get total is $453,462.98. This
makes the total estimated tax
levies for the year starting
July 1 as $516,722.15, com
pared to the current year's
tax levies amounting to $509,
077.15, an increase of $7,645.
Last year a $377,738.76 levy
outside the 6 per cent limita
tion was approved by district
voters, but the levy was re
duced later by action of the
school board to $353,050.76.
This was done when the coun
ty school funds were increas
ed. First Appearance
Before Board Set
First appearance of ( tax
payer who is appealing the
tax appraisal of his property
was scheduled this morning
before the Jackson county
board of equalization, accord
ing to County Assessor Ray
Schumacher.
A representative of the Coo
ley estate is complaining that
the true cash value placed on
the Craterian building in
Medford is too high, Schuma
cher said. About 10 appeals
are scheduled to be heard this
week. The board will meet un
til all appeals are heard, the
county assessor said.
Yesterday, board members
studied the county assessment
roll presented by Schuman
cher. During the afternoon
the group reviewed the Bar
nett rd. and Cltcrry la re areas
since property there is in
volved in petitions for appeal.
Washington UUPI1- President
F,isenhor will hold i news
conference Wednesday morn-
Soviet Softening
Of Propaganda
Barrage Indicated
Embassy Officer
Receives Note
Moscow -a'PIU The Soviet
Union protested formally to
the United States today about
the flying sdv mission of the
American U2 iet plane al
legedly shot down over Si
beria May 1.
A news conference held at
the U.S. Embassy disclosed
that a protest note over the
incident had been handed to
American Charge d'Affaires
Edward Ferecrs by Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko
during a "correct and pleas
ant" interview at the Foreign
Ministery this morning.
Softening Indicated
Contents of the note were
not immediately published by
the Soviets.
But the circumstances sur
rounding its presentation in
dicated a Soviet softening of
the propoganda barrage
against the United States in
view of next week's summit
meeting in Paris.
Diplomatic sources said the
Soviet Union made an "em
phatic protest" over the
American plane's May Day
flight. I
Threatens Retaliation
There were these other de
velopments: -Soviet .Premier Nikita
Khrushchev sent letters to the
West indicating he does not
feel the plane incident will
have any grave effect on the
forthcoming summit confer
ence. -Khrushchev warned at a
Czechoslovak Embassy recep
tion Monday night of possible
Soviet retaliation against na
tions which provide bases for
U.S. reconnaissance planes
like the one reported shot
down May 1.
-At the same time, how
ever, Khrusncnev aaaea mai
Russia wants only "peace and
friendship" with the United
States and its allies.
Frost Season Here
Nearing Its End
If conditions are normal
for the rest of the fruit frost
season, only light, scattered
heating-perhaps none at all
should be necessary in Rogue
valley fruit orchards, County
Horticultural Agent Clifford
B. Cordy said today.
The season usually extends
to June 1. Cordy noted, how
ever, that a severe freeze oc
curred May 1 six years ago.
Pears now are in the small
green fruit stage. This is the
period of undetermined drop,
he explained. Growers are
watching to see how much of
the forming fruit will stick to
the trees or drop to the
ground.
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PINNED Bruce Manlcy, Medford lawyer
and chairman of the Morse for President
committee here, receives campaign pin from
Sen. Wayne Morse as Mrs. Marjorie Madden,
Phoenix, who is active in Democratic party
Foreign Policy of
U.S. Discussed by
Morse at Ashland
Ashland-Sen. Wayne Morse
said Mondav the United States
and Russia will be destroyed
in a nuclear war if this coun
try continues its present for
eign policy for another dec
ade. Speaking before an audi
ence of about 500 persons in
the Southern Oregon college
gymnasium, Oregon s senior
Senator and "favorite son
candidate for the Presidency
blasted the "secret diploma
cy" and "power politics"
which he said typified the
Eisenhower Administration's
foreign policy program.
If our nation continues its
present foreign policy for an
other 10 years," Morse said,
we will cease to exist as a
nation" because a nuclear war
will result in the "simultane
ous destruction of Western
and Russian civilizations."
Foreign Policy Matters
Morse, who dealt almost en
tirely with matters of foreign
policy during his talk, said he
is a Presidential candidate be
cause he wants to bring the
issiies before the voters.
"It is the obligation of each
and every candidate," he said,
"to talk in terms of issues."
He advised voters to put can
didates "on the spot."
The Senator said this coun
try "ought to be carrying a
peace offensive to (Hussia)
right through the United Na
tions." He added that he Is
"not at all worried" about los
ing the so-called economic
battle to Russia, but that
"what I am worried about" is
that both countries might be
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events here, looks on. Senator Morse was In
the valley yesterday in his campaign to seek
the nomination for the Presidency in Oregon
primary May 20, (Knackstedt Photo)
i destroyed In a nuclear war.
Last week's incident In-
volving an American plane
shot down over Russia while
allegedly on an Intelligence
mission Is one result of ou
current foreign policy, Morse
said. He added that there
"will be more such incidents
unless we cease this course of
action," meaning that the U.S.
should stop preparing for a
nuclear war.
"Certainly," the Senator
continued, "the Russians had
the clear obligation to ground
that plane rather than shoot
it down."
Country's Record
Morse, a longtime support
er of the UN, said this coun
try's record with that organi
zation "is a record of weaken
ing it and almost scuttling It"
because we often have by
passed it in favor of "sum
mit" conferences.
An added reason for
strengthening the UN, he
said, is that "I don't think
there are any doubts that
within 10 years Red China
will be a nuclear1 power." He
described the Chinese Nationalist-held
Island of Formosa
as "a constant threat to the
peace of the world."
Referring to the coming
elections, Morse salu', "the
time has come for the Ameri
can people to make it known
that we want some action on
an offensive for peace and
a end to "the danger of war."
Taking a sharp rap at the
nation's top generals and ad
mirals, the Senator said under
the current administration
"the military is permitted to
Intervene In foreign policy to
dangerous degree."
A member of the Senate
foreign relations committee,
Morse mentioned what he
termed "the shocking testi
mony of the top brass of the
Pentagon" on the Berlin ques
tion. One general told him, he
said, that "we must give
them (the Russians) the
works" if an armed conflict
breaks out in Berlin.
General's Reply
Morse then asked the offi
cer if he meant that H-bombs
should be used. The general,
he said, replied "yes."
We must strip the brass,"
Morse said, of its major role
In determining foreign policy.
Speaking again of the UN,
Morse urged an expanded pro
gram of International law and
creation of an international
police force which would en
able the UN to police its de
cisions. Sure, It's Idealistic," the
Senator added, "but It's also
as practical as it is idealistic
Morse predicted that voting
for a Presidential candidate
at this summer's Democratic
convention "will deadlock for
at least 10 ballots, if not
more."
Anything," h continued,
"can happen. Even Wayne
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Morse Stresses
Solid Front by
Democratic Party
"If Jack Kennedy and Hu-
uerv riuiiiunrey un nui con
sidcr me a serious candidate
I in the presidential race, why
are they spending the great
sums of money to beat me in
the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and In Oregon?"
So asked Sen. Wayne Morse
In a talk Monday evening be
fore some 150 outhern Ore
gon Democrats In Medford
The dinner event ended a day
of campaigning by the senator
in the Medford area
Morse explained that he
was satisfied that "Jack and
Hubert wish that I were- not
serious candidate."
Discusses Record
The senior senator from
Oregon, who asked only that
ne oe neara, aiscussea nis
record In the senate in recent
years, and stressed tne im
portance of the party present
ing a solid front in the 1960
election.
Morse feels that the Demo
cratic Convention will be
deadlocked for at least 10 roll
call votes of the convention.
I expect to go to the con
vention with about 100 del
egates," Morse said. "It means
a great deal to the Democratic
Party in Oregon to send our
votes to Los Angeles in sup
port of Oregon's favorite son.
That keeps us in the strongest
bargaining position both in re
spect to the selection of the
nominees for President and
Vice President, and in the
adoption of a sound constitu
tional liberal platform.
He added that at the pres
ent he is the only candidate
who admits that he would ac
cept the Vice Presidential
nomination.
Main Reason
One of the main reasons
I am making the race for
President is that I think the
principles for which I stand in
the Democratic Party are the
principles which the Demo
cratic Party ought to lake to
the American people in I960."
Morse pointed out some of
the differences between his
voting records and the records
of Kennedy and Humphrey as
regards to civil rights, foreign
aid, World War I veteran's
pension, taxation, nomination
of Mrs. Clare Booth Luce to
be ambassador to Brazil, pos
tal rates, agriculture, and ed
ucation. The speaker said lhat In his
Judgment no farmer in Ore
gon could Justify voting for
Kennedy in the May primary
In contrast with the voting
record on agricultural issues
of both Humphrey and him
self, lie added that this was
also true In regifds to issues
regarding natural resources.
Morse stressed the import
ance of his election this year
as It would strengthen the
party for (he 1962 elections.
Morse concluded that h0
would b. at the service of
the party in November regard
less of the outcome.
Triton Travels
36,000 Miles
Commander Gets
Legion of Merit
Washington - iI'PH - The
White House proudly an
nounced that the nuclear
powered sub marine Triton
had traveled 36.000 miles
around the world in an his
toric 84 - day voyage under
water.
The Triton, largest sub
marine ever built, submerged
off Mnntauk Point, Long Is
land, Feb. IB and did not sur
face completely again until
this morning off Rehoboth
Beach. Del.
Commander Honored
There, a helicopter picked
up the Triton's commanding
officer, Capt. Edward L.
Beach, Palo Alto, Calif., and
flew him Immediately to the
White House where President
Eisenhower conferred on him
the Legion of Merit.
The Triton then proceeded
to her home port of New Lon
don, Conn., where she was
due Wednesday.
The historic voyage, known
Operation Magellan, fol-
lowed approximately the
early 16lh century course of
the explorer Ferdinand Ma
gellan whom history credits
with making the first around
the world cruise.
Wrote Best Seller
The 5,900-ton Triton, com
missioned last Nov. 10, is
about the size of a light cruis
er and carries two atomic re
actors and two entirely inde
pendent propulsion plants.
The Triton's skipper was
Eisenhower's first naval aide
at the White House. Beach
has a distinguished record in
the submarine service and is
an outstanding author. His
best selling novel. "Run Si
lent, Run Deep was a liter
ary hit. several seasons ago.
His log had showed there
was some difficulty with the,
submarines diving planes
and garbage ejection system
and he was asked whether
there were other difficulties
during the trip.
Smoking Banned at Times
, "Yes, 'when the ,'smoking
lamp was out," Beach wrote,
referring to a two-week per
iod during the trip when
smoking was banned by psy
chologists aboard the Triton.
The psychologists suffered
more than anyone else. They
also like to smoke and the
crew said they were a bunch
of sadists."
The vessel broached - par
tially surfaced - twice during
the cruise, once March 5 off
the coast of Uruguay to trans
fer g critically ill chief petty
officer to the cruiser Macon,
and again off Cadiz, Spain,
May 2 after completing the
actual circumnavigation of
the globe. This parital surfac
ing was to pay homage to Ma
gellan who sailed from Cardiz
under the Spanish flag in
1519.
For the remainder of the
voyage the Triton was com
pletely submerged, mostly be
low periscope depth.
Belton Campaigning
In Medford Today
State Treasurer Howard C.
Belton, Republican candidate
for renominatlon, was sched
uled to speak at three lunch
eon meetings, a dinner meet
ing and appear on a five-minute
television broadcast in
Medford today.
Belton arrived at Medford
airport at 9:42 o'clock this
morning and was scheduled
to leave by plane at 7:51 p.m.
tonight.
At 5:55 p.m., he was to
make a brief appearance on
television.
Scheduled to visit Medford
tomorrow is R. F. Cook of Sil
verton, GOP candidate for
nomination to the U.S. Senate.
He will be at party headquar
ters between 2 and 3 p.m. to
talk with local Republican
leaders.
Blackfoot, Idaho - ffiPTi-Re-
publicans in this southeast
Idaho town elected, a new
Bingham County GOP chair
man Monday - Dr. Richard
Nixon.
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