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TRIPLETS HONORED Robert, James and
William Rolls, triplet sons of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Rolls, Medford, were honored guests
t a party at Sacred Heart hospital yester
day. The three boys, now 5 years old, were
born at the hospital Dec. 29, 1954. Helping
them open their presents, above, are Mrs.
Truman Price, Miss Lynn Peterson and
Dr. Verne Blue,
SOC Professor,
Dies in Hospital
Dr. George Verne Blue, 68.
native Oregonian, avid sup
porter of the Shakespearean
Festival and a professor of
history at Southern Oregon
college, died last night in a
Medford hospital.
Dr. Blue's death resulted
from injuries suffered last
Thursday afternoon In a boat
ing accident at Savage Rapids
dam on Rogue river. He suf
fered a collapsed lung and
four broken ribs when the
boat in which he was riding
struck a concealed object and
overturned, according to re
ports. A 1912 graduate of Ashland
High school, Dr. Blue re
ceived a bachelor's . degree
from the University of Ore
gon, a master's from the Uni
versity of California, and a
doctorate from the University
of Paris,
Research Historian
He spent 20 years as a re
search historian with the U.S.
department of state In Wash
ington, D.C., and had been a
member of the Southern Ore
gon college faculty for the
past five years.
"A History of Oregon,"
textbook written by Dr. Blue,
was used for 10 years as a
standard text in Oregon high
schools.
Dr. Blue had been a mem
ber of the board of directors
and the institute committee of
the Oregon Shakespearean
Festival association since
1956.
Litwiller's Funeral home,
Ashland, is in charge of fu
neral services, which will be
held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at
Trinity Episcopal church in
Ashland with the Rev. John
L. Thompson III, of Eureka,
Calif., officiating. Mr. Thomp
son is a former rector of Trin
ity church.
Interment will be in Mt.
View cemetery, Ashland.
A cousin, Mrs. Frank Hout,
Dr. Blue's only known living
relative, is en route here from
Salem.
"What'i So
Mrs. R. Rucker. Mrs. Price and Mrs. Ruckcr
were the attending nurses when the boys
were born. Lynn Peterson, a student at
Medford High school, was one of 100 high
school students that attended the Career
Day program at the hospilal yesterday,
which was part of the National Hospilal
week activities.
Judge Says County
Relief Fund Won't
Be Needed in Year
A county relief fund with
a balance of S86.557.98 will
not be needed by the county
this year. County Judge Earl
Miller told the Mail Tribune
Thursday.
The relief money, received
by the county as its share of
alcohol tax and license fees,
and amusement device tax is
expected to increase by an es
timated $30,000 the 1960-61
fiscal year.
The fund has not been
touched since July, 1958,
when the county budget com
mittee transferred $30,000 to
the general fund at budget
time for expenditure through
the general county fund for
relief. . .. :
Miller explained that the
fund Is set up by Oregon'sla-
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CRASH FATAL - Prince Aly
Khan, playboy-diplomat and
father of the present Aga
Khan, spiritual ruler of the
Moslem world, was killed late
Thursday in a collision in
volving his sports car on the
outskirts of Paris. He was ac
companied by Bettina. French
model, who was slightly in
jured. The Ismaili Moslem
world began three days of
mourning today.
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lute to be "expended only by
the county court or board of
county commissioners for
mother's aid, old age pensions
and direct relief of the indi
gent." Miller asid during a meet
ing Thursday with George E.
Stacey, accountant, and Com
missioner Chester Wendt that
"ample" funds were available
this year from other county
receipts to take care of antici
pated welfare costs of an esti
mated $226,531 and the $50,
000 budgeted for miscellane
ous relief, mainly for hospi
tals. (The hospitals requested
$85,000 this year to offset
their indigent patient losses.)
He added thnt the account
was used as a "reserve .relief
tuna to be drawn on during
years when anticipated coun
ty receipts are lower. '
Money in this fund remains
in a separate account. Miller
said, and does not go into the
general fund at the end of the
fiscal year. Money may be
transferred from it only by
the budget committee when
the annual budget is drawn
up or by the county court aft
er they request a special
meeting of the budget com
mittee and a public hearing
is held.
According to County Treas
urer Karl Janouch, the money
in this account is invested,
drawing a minimum of 3 per
cent interest.
Closing Dates for
Schools Are Nofed
The final days of operation
for schools in the county have
been announced by the county
school superintendent's office.
Closing on May 27 are Ap
plegate, Prospect, Butte Falls,
and Pinehurst. On June 3
schools to close will include
Phoenix, Ashland, Eagle
Point including Shady Cove
and Elk-Trail, Talent, Rogue
River, and Evans Valley.
Central Point schools, in
cluding Gold Hill and Sams
Valley, will close June 7, and
Medford schools, including
Lone Pine, Howard, Griffin
Crock. Jacksonville and Ruch,
will close June 8.
Senate Candidate
Visits in Medford
Harry . C. Fowler, Prine
villc. candidate for the TVmn.
cratic nomination for U.S.
senator, was in Medford
Thursday on behalf of his
campaign.
In a speech Thursday eve
ning Fowler told a television
audience that ' 'nine riavs in
Oregon prior to the primary
election is not sufficient time
for Mrs. Maurine Neuberger
to make her Dositinn known tn
the voters of Oregon on vital
issues of the day.
He concluded that "ivory
tower intellectualism and so
called enlightened good works
are not a substitute for experi
ence." Fowler, county Judge of
Crook county, will return to
Medford May 19 for a second
appearance here.
BOARD TO MEET
The next meeting of the
county board of equalization
will meet Tuesday, May 17,
at 10 am. according to Coun
ty Commissioner Chester
Wendt, to review tax assess
ment COtaplwoU.
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Civic Center Plan
Renewed by City
Planning Group
The city of Medford came
one s'ep closer to having a
civic center when the city
planning commission last
night recommended adoption
of a preliminary civic center
plan.
The location of the pro
posed center is an 1 1 block
area bounded by Mistletoe,
Main, Holly and 10th sts. To
be located in this area would
be any and all future city,
state and federal buildings,
whose size, purpose and de
sign would complement the
center itself.
Already located in the area
are the Jackson county court
house, the public library and
the West side city park. These
facilities would serve as a
nucleus for the development.
Work Overtime
Planning Consultant Ned
Langford and other city ad
ministrators worked overtime
to prepare the plan for pre
sentation to the commission
last night, because of a $2
million federal building which
is being proposed for construc
tion in Medford.
It has been tne desire of
Annual Roosevelt
Memorial Dinner
ill Be Saturday
Helen Gahagan Douglas,
former cohgresswoman from
California, will speak on
"World Peace" at the 10th an
nual Roosevelt Memorial din
ner at Hcdrick Junior High
school at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Mrs. Douglas, who also is a
former stage and opera star,
served on the foreign affairs
committee during her con
gressional days, and was an
alternate delegate to the Unit
ed Nations General Assembly.
She was scheduled to speak
in Portland today at the 1960
World Peace conference.
Among other national fig
ures who are expected at the
dinner, which is open to the
public, are Mrs. Maurine Neu
berger, widow of the late Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger; Repre
sentative Charles O. Porter;
former congresswoman Nan
Wood Honcyman, Portland;
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., and
Edward (Ted) Kennedy,
younger brother of Sen. John
F. Kennedy.
Others Expected
Others expected are Con
gresswoman Edith S. Green;
C. Girard Davidson, Demo
cratic national committeeman;
Al Flegel, Roseburg; State
Sen. and Mrs. Monroe Sweet
land; County Judge Joe Jar
oss, Washington county; Ward
Cook, Portland; State Attor
ney General and Mrs. Robert
Y. Thornton: State Senate
President and Mrs. Walter J.
Pearson: Mrs. Elaine Hoff
man, Eugene; Mrs. Helen
Stoll, Portland; and Demo
cratic State Chairman and
Mrs. Robert Straub, Eugene.
Many of those attending are
candidates for various offices
this year.
Following the dinner, the
recently formed Eleanor Roos
evelt league will honor Mrs.
Douglas at a brief coffee and
reception in the Hedrick caf
eteria. Belton Says Foe's
Charges Not True
Salem -WPP- Slate Treasur
er Howard C. Belton said to
day that charges made against
him by his opponent in the
Mnv 90 nrimnrv. Slate ReD.
Shirley Field R-Portland, are
"careless and unwarranted.
He pointed specifically to a
speech of Miss Field's at Mc
Minnville regarding Bolton's
administration of state-owned
lands.
Baseball
RATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis ISO
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Kline and H. Smith; Hobi
and Taylor. Home runs:
Thomas. Banks, both Chi
cago,
the city to have a federal
building located in this area,
and when the General Serv
ices administration recently
asked the city just where
they might like the building
to be located, Langford "et al"
undertook to prepare the plan
for presentation to the GSA.
The GSA has already ad
vertised for possible locations
for the building, and these ad
vertisements specify a pre
ferred area somewhat larger
than that encompassed in the
plan adopted last night.
A letter will now be sent to
the GSA asking if it will lo
cate within the boundaries of
the center.
Stat Building I
City Manager Robert A.
Duff told the commission the
state will eventually erect an
office building in Medford,
and there is even some talk
along these lines now.
Duff also made the obser
vation that the city cannot
keep "subdividing" the city
hall for space and will have
to be looking for a location
on which to erect a new one.
He was referring to the pres
ent rennovation of a portion
of the city jail into offices for
the police department.
As Medford continues to
grow, he said, there is a strong
possibility that a civic audi
torium, an art gallery or even
a museum will be built.
All of these structures
would fit into the proposed
civic center, he added.
The plan will now be pre
sented to the city council for
its consideration.
Actually the Idea of a civic
center for Medford is not new.
In 1931, Jacob L. Crane Jr.,
a planning consultant from
Chicago, was hired by the
city to work with the existing
planning commission in de
veloping a comprehensive city
plan including a civic center
development.
Passed by Voters
The civic center which was
planned by Crane, approved
by the commission and favor
ably passed on by the voters
of Medford, was to be located
on approximately the same
site as that approved by the
commission last night.
At the time Crane develop
ed his plan, the present park
was already there as was the
library, (it was smaller then)
and plans had been developed
for construction of the present
courthouse.
Crane's proposed site was
roughly one-half block deep
surrounding the park. He en
visioned, besides the court
house, a city hall, an audi
torium, a new library, two
new churches and two new
hotels.
This plan was largely for
gotten for many years, as was
most of the rest of his com
prehensive plan for the de
velopment of Medford. He
planned a city park extending
along both sides of Bear creek
from city limits to city limits.
The government's proposed
federal building did much to
bring Crane's civic center plan
down from the sheleves where
it had been gathering dust for
many years, and it may be
that this plan will now be
come fact.
Federal Aid Question Enlivens
A question on federal aid
to education enlivened an al
ready spirited candidate's
night sponsored by the Med
ford League of Women Voters
Thursday night.
Ten candidates )n primary
election contests spoke to a
large audience at the Red
Cross building. All were limit
ed in the length of their talks,
but answered questions later.
Mrs. Thomas Ruttcr, League
voters service chairman, pre
sided. Candidates for state repre
sentative who made five-minute
talks were Mrs. Evelyn
Nye. Republican incumbent;
E. H. Mann, Republican and
a former representative; John
R. Dellcnback, Republican;
and Robert A. Duncan, Demo
cratic incumbent and present
speaker of the house.
It was a question which
lawyer Ben Day, formtr
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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1960
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REPORTS FIRE Timmy Rcedcr, 12, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Recder, 538 Granite
St., Ashland, is shown above as he receives
the Green Guard award from Dale Prentice,
chairman of the Jackson County Keep Ore
gon Green committee. Timmy earned the
award when he reported a new outbreak
of the Ashland fire last summer, enabling
District Ranger Harold (Red) Thomas, above.
Lockheed Prepares
Modification for
Eicctra Airliners
Burbank, Calif. -IUPU-heed
today prepared
Lock
$25
million modification program
for all Electra airliners to in
sure against crashes similar to
two air disasters that claimed
97 lives when the planes'
wings snapped off at high
speed.
But who will pay for the
modifications - estimated at
Proposed Higher
Rates Suspended
Proposed higher rates for
residential customers of the
California Oregon Power com
pany were suspended late
Thursday by Public Utility
Commissioner Jonel C. Hill.
Copco's application was
filed May 2 for higher rales
to become effective June 3.
Hill's order calls for a suspen
sion of not to exceed six
months from May 12.
Time and place for a public
hearing will be announced
later.
The new rales would pro
vide an estimated additional
annual gross income of about
$1,013,572 - derived solely
from Oregon residential cus
tomers. Copco serves an area in
southern Oregon en6ompassed
roughly by Oakland on the
north, Lakcview on the east,
O'Brien on the west and the
California border on the south.
Coos Bay - IUPII - Joseph
Edward Daniels, 59, crewman,
aboard the Freighter Coos
Bay, was crushed to death
here Thursday afternoon by
a load of lumber.
senator, directed to the rep-1
resenlative candidates that
started a lively discussion of
political philosophy.
Duncan, who apparently be
lieved the question was direct
ed to him, said in a lengthy
reply, that he is in favor of
federal aid to education. He
explained that he believes
such aid will "be effective
in redistribution of the tax
burden, lessening that on real
property," and will also equal
ize the quality of education
throughout the country.
Duncan also directed his re
ply to Dellcnback, who had
earlier stated that this year's
election concerns three funda
mental issues.
Dellenback said they were
1) "whether wa ask govern
ment to step in as soon as
a problem arises," or 2)
"whether, when a problem
arises, we, in the AmotUan
itracuiiunt try furt to oiv
- lmore than $1R0
million for
each of the 13B
four prop-
Jet planes now in service?
Lockheed did not talk about
financing the modifications
Thursday when it held a day
long meeting with representa
tives of the airlines. Airline
Pilots association, government
aviation agencies and techni
cal people.
'No Comment'
Asked today about who
would pay for the changes,
Lockheed had a flat "no com
ment." At the session Lockheed
said its $2-i million lest pro
gram of the Electras follow
ing the Tell City, Ind and
Buffalo, Tex., crashes showed
the wings of both planes
snapped.
The builder of the $5 mil
lion airplane said the crashes
could not have been caused by
high speed alone, but had to
be coupled with structural
damage to the outboard en
gine housing.
Engine Wobbled
As explained by Lockheed
engineer M. C. Haddon, the
crashes occurred when:
The outboard engine began
to wobble at high speed be
cause of some structural break
in the engine mounting or
housing. The wobble was, in
turn, transmitted along the
wing and the extra force of
the wobble caused the wing to
flutter and then snap like a
dry stick during high speed
flight.
He did not say what had
caused the engine mounting to
become loose or broken but
said it could be caused by an
abnormally hard landing.
it ourselves, and if we find
we cannot as Individuals or
groups, then we look to gov
ernment for assistance"; and
3) why it is that community
questions are often decided
"by apathy," through a lack
of voters at the polls.
He cited the recent small
turnout for the Medford
school election as a symptom
of voter indifference.
In opposing federal aid to
education, Mrs. Nye said she
felt the cost, including admin
istration, would only increase
the tax burden.
In Duncan's timed earlier
statement, he declared his sun
port for the proposed legis
lative pay increase, stating
that it would help give every
individual in the county the
opportunity to serve in the
legislature.
Mrs. Nye spoke of a need
for a jhange in Oregon's tax
structure. Specially for relief
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left, to dispatch fire fighters to the scene
to protect a number of homes in the area.
In addition to a Green Guard hadge, Timmy
also received a Service Under Fire certifi
cate and a pocket knife inscribed with a
Keep Oregon Green slogan. Timmy was
absent from school and was unable to re
ceive the award during assembly as planned.
News Briefs
IKE VETOES BILL
Washington-IIW-Piesidont
Eisenhower today vetoed
the depressed areas bill be
cause he felt the measure
would "squander lh fed
eral taxpayers' money."
TO BACK SYMINGTON
C h i c a 9 o Wll-Former
President Harry S. Truman
today endorsed Sen. Stuart
Symington of Missouri for
the Democratic presidential
nomination.
SUMMIT ARRIVALS
Paris illlli K y figures
of the summit conference
started drifting into Paris
today to prepare for the
first top-level E a s t-W est
meeting in five years.
Secretary of Slata Chris
lion A. Herter arrived at
Orly Air Field at noon to
begin the influx that will
lead to the momentous con
ference Monday.
SATELLITE LOST
Cape Canaveral. Fla. IIIPD
American scientists fired a
"radio mirror" balloon sat
ellite into space today and
then apparently lost it.
CHARGE FALSE REPORT
Washington IUPII T h
Justice Department an
nounced today that the FBI
has arrested Donald David
Kitch in Portland, Ore., on
charges he made a false
bomb report involving a
United Airlines plane.
Lumber Price Index
Shows Sharp Decline
Portland -lUPli- A sharp de
cline in Crow's lumber price
index was reported today in
the two week period ending
May 12.
Green fir items weakened
in both rail and cargo markets
with the latter showing the
most severe decline.
Candidates' Night
cited her experience with the
state's education legislation.
Mann devoted his five-minute
talk largely to present
county home rule legislation,
and zoning and planning pos
sibilities. He Inter answered
questions concerning legisla
tion.
Candidates for county com
missioner, Democrats Ralph
James (incumbent) and Edwin
H. Taylor and Republican
Paul Rynning, discussed the
importance of the work of
the county court. Rynning re
cently retired as county en
gineer after over 30 years'
service.
All three expressed enthusi
asm for further county plan
ning and home rule.
A possible coming battle
for the position of county sur
veyor was evident in com
ments by the three candidates
for the job.
Democrat Edward Ar-Mc-
Guity criticized thi policies
hvl if uwivjvu
Pakistan Probes
Origin of Flight
Oslo-CTi-The Soviet Union
ent a note to Norway today
in connection with the U. S.
L'2 spy flight incident, the
Foreign Ministry disclosed.
The text of the note was
not released immediately.
It came as the U2's trans
Russian flight brought a firm
protest to the United States
from one American ally and a
second said it was preparing
a possible protest.
Flight Condemned
Norway condemned the
plan for the U.S. flight to
land at a Norwegian airbasc.
Pakistan said it was investi
gating whether the same flight
originated at a Pakistani base.
Norwegian Foreign Minis
ter Halvard Lange announced
the protest during an address
to Parliament, in which he
also rebuked Russia for
threatening to obliterate bases
in Norway.
Pakistani President Mo
hammed Ayub Khan told
newsmen in London that his
country still had not determi
ned whether the contro
versial flight actually had
started from Peshawar, Paki
stan, as the Soviets allege.
Protest In Fulurt
"If we discovered that in
fact it (the airfield at Pesha
war) was used, we shall pro
test to the American govern
ment that it should not have
been done, and certainly
should not be done in the fu
ture," Ayub Khan said.
Any formal protest from
Pakistan still was in the fu
ture. But that from Norway
already has been made.
It was the first diplomatic
action against the United
States by Norway since Nor
way joined the North Atlantic
Alliance. It followed a Wash
ington admission that spy
flights had been carried out.
Ashland Residents
Approve Budget
Ashland The Ashland
school district budget, calling
for expenditure of $550,868.98
outside the 8 per cent limita
tion, was passed by school pa
trons yesterday by a margin
of more than 3 to 1.
Thev ote was 389 in favor
and 108 against. The turnout
of 495 voters represented only
about 10 per cent of the ap
proximately 5,000 persons
eligible to vote, school offi
cials said.
The budget's total, includ
ing the general fund, bonds,
school lunches and construc
tion funds, is $2,121,226.88.
Inside the 6 per cent limita
tion is $161,245.02 and not af
fected by the limitation is
$170,245. Amount necessary to
balance the budget is $823,
443, while extra taxes not col
lected total $58,916.
Total estimated tax levies
total $882,359, and the district
expects to receive $163,267
from the basic fund.
WEATHER
FORKCAST: Partly cloudy to
night and Saturday. InrreastnK
rloiifllnris Saturday night. Low
tonight 35. High Saturday 70.
Tmp.
HlKhrst Vfstrrrtay fi2
Lowest thtt Morning 44
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today, Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:24 p.m.
Sunrine tomorrow 4:51 a.m.
The Moon risen 10:20 p.m.
tonic tit and rides low in the
constellation, Sagittarius.
Last quarter May 17
The planet. Jupiter, seen near
the Mnnn tonight. Is now about
415 million miles from the
Karth.
of the county roads depart
ment and declared that as the
campaign for the general
election progresses, he will be
"more specific."
Mark A. Boyden, Republi
can, described the duties o
the surveyor and stated that
he would continue to seek
"the best quality of survey
ing" throughout the county.
He has served as deputy
county surveyor for five years.
Lowell E. Ager, Republican,
told of his many years' ex
perience as a professional en
gineer. A number of other candi
dates whose! names will ap
pear on the primary ballot
were not invited by the
League to speak last night,
because they have no primary
opponents.
All candidates for the gen
cinl election will be invited to
a fall candidates fair spon
sored by the non partisan
voters j)oup.
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