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mm Regional Edition MEDFORDiKTRIBUNEbCnOOl 16 Pages MEDFORD, Tidal Damage Heavy Japan Reports 800 Casualties; Homes Destroyed : 32 Persons Dead In Hawaiian Islands Tokyo - HOT - Tidal waves ' up to 32 feet high lashed a ': great crescent of the Pacific from Australia to Alaska Monday night and today. Partial reports listed at least 139 dead and many miss ing from the earth quake driven seas which rammed across more than 5,000 miles at plane-like speed. Uncount ed hundreds were injured and damage ran into millions of dollars. Japan's heavily populated main island of Honshu bore the brunt of the towering walls of water which pounded the coasts at 40 minute inter vals for periods as long as 18 hours. Nearly 800 casualties dead, missing and injured -were reported in Japan alone. Sweeps Across Pacific The tidal waves, rolling westward from earthquake stricken Chile, struck the Hawaiian Islands Monday, killing 32 persons and leaving 27 missing. The waves swept on to Okinawa, The Philip , pines. New Zealand, Japan, Australia, and most Pacific islands. In Chile, where week end earthquakes, floods, tidal waves and a volcano eruption wrought terrible havoc, auth orities in Santiago said more than 1.000 persons were dead or missing and 100,000 home less. In Japan the destruction was great. The Japan Nation al Broadcasting Corporation reported 96 persons dead, 75 missing and 628 injured. It said 4.600 houses were de stroyed, 44,000 damaged and 1,900 boats destroyed. The newspaper Kahoku Shimpo reported 88.000 homeless in northern Honshu. Crescent City, Calif. - IUP1) -A tidal wave resulting from Chile's earthquake Monday sent deb-is and logs into the main street of this northern California town. Heavy damage was report ed to the Citizens' dock, and the harbormaster said he was pulling out of his shack on the pier as another higher wave was expected. Police and sheriff's deputies were trying to get people off the streets. The main section of town was closed to traffic. An earlier wave here sunk the 50 - foot fishing vessel Ethel G. Jackson County Population Set At 73,316 Tht official population of Jackson county is 73,316. F. A. Redlingshafer, act ing district director of tht census, informed th coun ty court of tht figure yes terday. He said this is th "offi cial" figur. It represents an increase of more than 1.000 persons oyer earlier estimates of the number of people in Jackson county. Population of Medford remains 24,246, Redling shafer told the court. Portland Paper Guild Suspends Six Members Portland -IUPD- The Port land Newspaper Guild Mon day night took disciplinary action against six members who have returned to work at the Oregon Journal and Ore fonian since the start of the newspaper strike Nov, 10. The Guild expelled Harold Hughes. Oregonian reporter, and Larry Hunter, Journal copy editor. One-Ytar Suspensions Gerry Pratt, Oregonian re porter, nd David Falconer, Oregonian photographer, were suspended from active membership for one year "af ter the Portland Newsnaner t)Uild' returns Is activw em OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY Wave twa rr-. - .i E 2s! WAVE BENDS METERS A row of parking meters are bent almost to the street from the force of the tidal wave which struck Hilo, Hawaii, Monday. The tidal wave which struck the Hawaiian Islands, Japan and the west coast of the United States were generated by a series of earthquakes which have caused widespread damage in Chile. (UPI Telephoto) Satellite Launched To Test Detection Of Hostile Missiles Cape Canaveral, Fla. - (UPI! -The United Stales launched a 2 '2-ton Midas earth satellite today to test a spy-in-the-sky system for detecting hostile missiles within seconds after they are fired. An 88-foot, two stage Atlas Agena blasted from the cape at 9:37 a.m. (p.s.t.) with the limousine-sized moonlet. The rumble may echo in diplo matic halls. Sensor To Spot Missiles The satellites, dubbed Midas II and essentially a repeat of a shot which failed Feb. 26, was equipped with a super cooled infrared sensor to spot missile launchings from an orbit about 300 miles above earth. The space-borne alarm sys tem, peering over thousands of square miles each second, would give America a 30 minute warning of an impend ing missile onslaught. This is ployment at the Journal and Oregonian or not to exceed two years" from May 23, 1960. Watford Reed, Journal re porter, was suspended for two years after a return to work of the PNG, or for a total period not to exceed three years. Harold Holmberg, Journal rewrite man, was rep rimanded. Tried In Absentia Each of the men was found guilty by a trial panpl of dis obeying a decision of unit of the American Newspaper Guild by working for and In shops that are being struck. on Price 10 Cents I 24, 1960 No. 55 . f 4 about twice the warning time available with present radar systems. The Air. Force planned to test the satellite with flares fired at Edwards Air Force Base and Vandcnberg AFB, Calif., this week. It also was reported the Air Force might time the launchings of inter continental ballistic missiles to coincide with a pass by Midas II. Sources said the flares will be seen as rosy glow over a radius of 50 miles. Scientists also said the satellite would be able to tell the difference between missile firings and other heat sources on earth. The instrument package weighed more than 3.000 pounds, largest ever sent into space by a U.S. rocket. The instruments and the second stage casing were designed to remain attached for a gross weight of about 5,000 pounds. Masked Men Rob Grants Pass Store Grants Pass -d'PC- Two armed men held up a market here early today and escaped with $2,144 in cash after tie ing up two clerks, police reported.- The me were waiting out side Grigg's Y market just south of here when the store closed at midnight. They for ced the clerks inside the store at gunpoint, forced them to open the safe and fled. The clerks were tied up in a back room but one, Dolin Roberts, managed t owork his feet loose and walked up stairs to a telephone. He knocked the phone off the honk, dialed the operator and lilted the iheruT office. Summit Election Set For Thursday Medford school district pa-,a trons Thursday will vote again on a proposal to ex ceed the 6 per cent limitation. It will be the second elec tion on the budget for fiscal year 1960-61. The amount was reduced from the first pro posal. The amount of the pro posed budget exceeding the 6 per cent limitation is $1, 957,125.99, which is a net in crease of an estimated $129,- 721 over the present year's amount exceeding the limita tion. The increase Is more than S21.000 below the amount , in the original proposal which was defeated by dis trict voters May 2. Reductions Voted The reduction was made by eliminating the summer and Saturday recreation program and swimming and bowling from the physical education program, and by postponing for a year work on grounds, buildings, furniture, elimina tion of an additional main tenance man, replacement of Employment Plan Gets Good Start In Jackson County Jackson county's first sum mer employment program for teen-agers seemed yesterday to be off to a good start. Fred Stock, who did most of the legwork in gelling the project under way, reported that two youths made applica tions at the state employment office yesterday during the few minutes he was there talking to Manager John Pat ton. By the time application forms were delivered to the East Side Drug store in Ash 1 a n d yesterday afternoon, Stock added, about a dozen teen-agers had visited the store to make applications. Sponsors of Program The program is sponsored by the Medford 20-30 club and supported by the stale employment office and the drug store. Youths between 14 and 18 years of age wishing to make job applications must do so before 5 p.m. Monday, June 20. Those in Ashland and Tal ent should apply at the East Side Drug store, 264 East Main St., Ashland, while those from all other parts of the county should apply at the employment office, 119 North Oakdale ave., Medford. Applications will be taken for fulltime employment with local business firms or for part time employment-ranging from baby sitting to yard work - with Individual em ployers. The program will continue until Sept. 15 and employers may contact either of the two "clearing houses" at any time during the summer. Democrats Pick Florida Governor New York - (UPI) - The Dem ocratic National Committee's Arrangements Committee to day selected Gov. Leroy Col lins of Florida to be perma nent chairman of the Los An g e 1 e s convention beginning July 11. it was learned. Sen. Frank Church of Ida ho was selected as keynoter for the presidential nominat ing convention. The selections were report ed during the first hour of the committee's closed session here. Formal announcement was not expected until a press conference this afternoon. Collins will succeed to the pavel wielded at the last three national conventions by House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas. Senate Upholds Veto Of Unemployment Bill Washington-PD-The Senate today upheld President Eisen hower's veto of a Democratic bill that would have provided S251 million in federal aid to areas with chronic unemploy ment. ,The vote was 45-39 for the mtkn. This was 1 1 vntoi less I tbn tilt two-thirdi needed. DUO get pickup truck and purchas- ,nK equipment. Included in the reduction was a salary adjustment for the school superintendent, and a revision downward of expense accounts for the superintendent and an assis tant. The school board felt that no other reductions could be justified without jeopardizing the district's overall educa tional program. A recent increase in the county school support fund totaling an estimated $160, 000, will reduce the district's millage next year by about two-thirds of a mill, from 60.2 to about 5914 mills. Despite this, district patrons must still vote on the amount exceeding the 6 per cent limitation. Nine Polling Places Nine polling places, an in crease of two from previous school elections, will be open between 2 and 8 p.m. Thurs day, hours set by state law. Polling places arc Hedrick Junior High school for those patrons living east of Bear creek in the original district: McLoughlin Junior high for those living west of Bear creak in the original district: at Wilson, West Side, Griffin Creek, Howard, Lone Pine, Jacksonville and Ruch for pa trons living in those elemen tary school service areas. Polling places at Wilson and West Side were estab lished following the last elec tion to help expedite the elec tion procedure. In addition, additional election boards have been retained at Hed rick and McLoughlin, making a total of three boards at each school to help hasten the elec tion process. District Clerk Wilson Slater last night held a training school for all election board personnel so that all possi ble precautions may be taken to prevent voters from being delayed at the polls. Primary Vote May Be Protested County Commissioner Ralph James said today he is con sidering the possibility of pro testing the primary election vote. "This will depend on how close the vote is after the absentee ballots are counted," he explained. "If I'm behind by only 25 to 30 voles in the final count I will feel there could have been an er ror in counting." James said he isn't planning to do anything about what he claims was an election speech given by his opponent over radio station KWIN on elec tion day. The radio station denies that such a speech was broadcast. A station spokes man said spot announcements for Taylor were scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, but none were "logged" on elec tion day. His opponent was Edwin H. Taylor, route 2, box 285, Cen tral Point. Final tabulation of all pre cincts showed James was be hind 89 votes. Taylor had an unofficial total of 4,333 and James 4,244. There are 335 absentee ballots to be counted, according to' County Clerk Marvin Madden. " . . . He Wasn't There Again Today. Oh, How I Wuh He'd Go Away!" MM Pl,ii'twmniiuimiwm.iww )jiiiiwwiiwwpi,yiiiitniiiitw.w''l'wii'MW .n. , .1' iiiBiiiaiwiiiiniaiwawaiawawB -.-,,', ,1 , n. 2s,,,w v x vi . v , - , .- . v I Ait il.x-n -J" ,. i .vW'V. - i St atMtn" mnii iii,i iiign-fiwi'i turn T Am I ,)mwm&m&i:&UMMmrKttix-rii mmi LEVELING C. C. Hoover and his sons are leveling a thousand acres in the White City area partially for subdivision development and some for agricultural purposes. Shown inspecting their work are heavy equipment operators Glen Nelson, White City (with the New Quakes Send Chilean Island Sliding Into Sea Santiago, Chile - ll'Pn - A new series of earthquakes sent high sections of Chiloe Island off the Chilean coast sliding toward the sea today, carry ing with them many of the refugees who had fled there from Ancud. I The new shocks were occur ring every 10 minutes. 1 Ancud, a town of about 8,000 persons, was one of the places hit hardest in the series of earthquakes, tidal waves and floods which devastated southern Chile and may have killed thousands of persons. It is 800 miles below Santiago. Sliding Into Sea Reports from Ancud today said tr sharp series of earth quakes was sending the high ground sliding into the sea, endangering refugees who have huddled in the open without food or shelter since the quakes began last week end. Chiloe Island Is about 110 miles long and 20 to 40 miles wide and has a population of more than 100,000. Much of its area is covered with moun tains and dense forests. Initial reports did not say how fast the great earthslidcs were moving. High School Art Now on Display An exhibit of selected paintings and sculptures by students at Medford High school opens today at the Rogue Gallery, 220 West Main St. The pieces on exhibit were selected by Warren Wolf, art instructor at the high school. They include examples of the best works in a variety of media by his top students. The gallery was to be open between noon and 4 p.m. to day, and an "open house" for students at high schools of the county will be held from 8 to 9 o'clock this evening. The public is invited. The exhibit will also be open from noon to 4 p.m. each day this week. Start Friday Emphasis At Interim Hearing in Emphasis was on the driver at the state legislative interim committee meeting in the county courthouse last night. It was one of a series of pub lic hearings being held throughout the state i i ct... :i rh.mi,0. i- M-h. way committee, and various law enforcement agencies favored a maximum speed limit on Oregon highways combined with a basic rule concept for speeds under the maximum Various representatives also favored a mandatory chemical or breath test to de- termine whether a driver is under the influence of liquor, Law enforcement officers recommended that an officer be allowed to arrest on charges of drunk driving at the scene of an accident based on evidence present. They now have actually to witness drunken driving before mak ing an arrest. Other group representatives concur red. Those testifying, particularly local optometrist, thought there should be request ex amination nf drivers for phys ical deficiencies. Reads Recommendations Chester Hubbard highway committee chairman, read the chamber committee recom mendations that maximum speeds should be set from 65 to 70 miles per hour and basic rule should not apply beyond this. Medford Police Chief Char les Champlin said he and the Oregon Association of Police Officers, of which he is a member, recommend a top speed limit "of at least 65 miles an hour on the high way under favorable condi tions." The basic rule con cept should be retained for speeds lower than this, he said. Dr. William J. Thompson, Medford optometrist, testified that examinations should be given for depth perception and night vision. Both young and old should be retcstd every four to six years, he urged. The Rev. George Rose- Ashland Band Boosters Underwrite Cost Of Float for Portland Rose Festival Ashland - Members of Ash land High school's Band Boost ers club have guaranteed that this city will be represented by a band and float in next month's Portland Rose Fes tival. Mrs. B. G. Tabor, president of the Boosters, reported to day that the $1,800 needed to send the Ashland High school band had definitely been raised. Funds were collected through membership sales, a talent show, a smorgasbord, a band concert and conces sions at the recent Pear Fes tival. Th sate of Rose Festival tickets to send float was not so successful. q Cost of Float Cost of the float will be S1.S00. bi(t Mrs. Tabor said only $101.50 had been collect- Mflj JJ) hJ tUX. Fitt. W e,t cap), and Wally West. Central Point. Both men work for Steve Wilson, contractor for the job. The picture was taken recently at the 400-acre tract on Antelope rd. The hard pan ground is being ripped up during the leveling operation. on Driver Group Medford berry, First Methodist church, Medford said he was particu larly concerned that elderly people be thoroughly tested to determine if they are physi cally capable of driving safe ly. Some older drivers have vmmonr r,onr,i i,oorfrtrf . it u,nirt nt taw t rKi. trarily set an upper age limit for drivers. Effort Made Rep. Beulah Hand, Clacka mas county Democrat, said an effort Is being made to keep the tourists in Oregon an extra day by providing more park facilities and tour- 1st services. This would mean $40 million more a year from tourist trade, she pointed out. Arnold Bohncrl, Central Point area farmer, said county farmers are dissatisfied with state regulations on the gas tax refund which requires daily records on gas consump tion. It involves too much record keeping, he said. A representative of Empire Transport Inc., a local truck ing firm, said too many per mits are needed to move heavy equipment. Damage by Hail Being Determined Possible damage to this year's pear crop from last week end's hail storms Is still being determined, according to Jud Parsons, local orchard Ist in charge of the hail re search program here. Me said the hail storms were widespread with varying degree of damage showing up so far. County Horticultural Agent Clifford B. Cordy said today that fruit shows some scratch ing by the hailstones, but thinks there will be little crop reduction because of cullage. South of Medford was one of the spots hardest hit by hail. hr said. "Quite a little firing of or chard heaters occurred Sun day in the colder areas. But the areas were pretty well protected by heaters," he add ed. of the cost ($750) has to be paid by June 1, she said, so the Boosters have underwrit ten the $1,400 shortage by pledging to pay the remainder out of their own pockets. Each Booster member, Mrs. Tabor said, agreed to pay an equal share of the shortage. At present, this amounts to bout $23 per person. Half the money donated to wards a float was supplied by two Medford firms, Fluhrer bakeries and Beck's Morning Fresh bakery. Each coivi trlhutcd $25. The rest of the $101.500 nalcd as of today came from the Ashland Rotary club ($36.50) and . miscellaneous contributions ($15). "The sale of Rose Festival tickets." Mrs. Tabor said, "has Foreign Relations Committee Voles To Study Events Herter To Be First Witness Washington- HOT - The Sen ate Foreign Relations commit tee voted unanimously today to hold a "full bipartisan hearing" behind closed doors on events leading up to the summit failure. Chairman J. William Ful brijjht (D-Ark.) said the hear ings will start Friday morn ing with testimony from Sec retary of State Christian A. Herlcr. They will be modeled after the 1951 closed-door hearings into the firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Transcripts, censored for national security, will be made public as soon as possi ble after the testimony. Security Council Meets The action was taken after President Eisenhower con lerrcd for two hours with the National Security council and his military, scientific and in telligence chiefs on the ill fated Paris meeting, the spy plane incident, and the report he will make on radio and TV Wednesday night. Fulbright said his commit tee has not decided what wit nesses would follow Herter. He listed Director Allen W. Dulles of the Central Intelli gence agency, Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates Jr., and perhaps members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as possi ble follow-up witnesses. There were these other re lated developments: The House Foreign Affairs committee announced it will hear a closed door report Thursday from Herter on the summit collapse. -The Senate renewed de bate on the situation with one Democrat - Sen. Stephen M Young (Ohio)-charging that U.S. hopes were denied not so much by Soviet Premier Niki ta Khrushchev "as from the Eisenhower lack of leadership and failure of our own offi cials in high places of author ity." Young said officials who "let the President down" should be "downgraded or dist missed." -Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas) tried to cool down the hot de bate that erupted Monday. Urging "forbearance," he told the Senate it needs Informa tion on what led to the sum mit failure - not suspicions about each other. Lawyers May Help To Bring World Peace Portland-IUPD-Lawyers may be able to help bring peace to the world, the head of the American Bar Association said Monday. John D. Randall of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, president of the ABA, told the group's North west regional meeting here he has suggested the possibility of exchanging ideas with or ganizations of lawyers in other nations on problems such as nuclear energy law, land re form and expropriation o property. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable cloudl nmn tonight and Wednesday. A few hnweri over the moun tiini Wednesday afternoon, l ow tnnlfht 40. Illfh tomorrow Temp. II iB He st Yeiterday 57 Lowell thli Morning 43 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 03 Our Skies Tonight Runiet today V:35 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 4:41 a.m. New Moon tomorrow 4.21 a.m. I'ROMINKNT STARS Spica, due south .... 9:23 p.m. Reitului, due west . ..11:12 p.m. VISIIU.K IM.ANKTS Jupiter, low In multi cast ..10:31 p.m. Saturn, low In south east at mtdntfht Man, low In east 2:50 a.m. After underwriting the shortage, the Band Boosters selected a float theme, "Ash land. City of Education." The float will depict Ashland's new Junior high school, ' ' Tickets to the festival are still on sale' from Ashland service clubs, the Elks, Ash land Chamber of Commerce and the Ashland High school office. Each ticket sold will cut down the share to be paid by individual Booster . mem bers, a Although float donations fell far short of expectations, Mrs. Tabor said she wished to thank all those who had helped raise funds to send the Ashland High school band to the festival. She said Boost ers were "well-supporjpd" In all their fund-raising'efforta for that project. rAU wer lrkJ ia toaentuu ,7) KJ
