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Erac kdown Comgrassieiri's : V". 1 DeANNE TAYLOR European Summer Medford Junior Selected by AFS For Germany Stay DeAnne Taylor, Medford High school junior, Is sched uled to leave Friday after noon for Portland where she will begin an overseas trip sponsored by tho American Kield Service, local AFS of ficials have announced. Miss Tayor Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. OeVere Tay lor, 1011 Winchester avc., Medford. She will spend the greater part of the summer with a family In Berlin, Ccrmany. She Is one of several hundred high school Juniors sent by tlie AFS each year as "junior ambassadors." Means of Travel DeAnne will travel by ear with her parents to Portland, thrn by Nurthern Pacific rail way to Chicago. Along with other AFS participants from the West Coast, she will then tour Washington. DC, and New York City before going to Montreal. A charter ship, the M. S. Seven Seas, will sail June 10 from Montreal to Europe. Recent communications in dicate that DeAnne will stay with the Srhelle family in n. rlin. They have four chil dren, their ages ranging from II to IS year of age. Miss Taylor was selected from several local high school flnnlist by the New York AFS headquarters. Selections for the trip are made on re ports sent to the New York olllce by local AFS offices In cooperation with high tchool personnel. She Is to return In early September. Japanese Students Withdraw Threats Toyko-tW - The extreme leftist Zengakuren students organisation. Its top two lead ers in jail, today withdrew lis threats to stone President Eisenhower and stage violent demonstrations when he comes to Japan June 19. Yoshinobu H I g a shiyama, acting secretary-general of the organization, said there still was a possibility Japanese Communists would resort to a violent protest. Zengakuren members have been responsible for bloody rioting In front of the Jap anese Diet parliament In pro test against the U S. -Japan se curity treaty. Its chairman, Kentaro Karo Jl. had declared the group would stone Eisenhower "like the brave Venezuelan stu dents did to Nixon." Its secretary-general, Tatsuo Shimi iii. had called for a "bloody riot" to be followed by a revolution in Japan. Illegal Possession Of Venison Charged Salem (TPD Charges of Illegal possession of venison against Fred Ray Stieley, 22. Aumsville, and Dean Donald Smith. 43, Stayton. were dis missed Tuesday In District Court here. They had been arrested along with four others In con nection with the shooting of deer at Silver Falls stale park. Properties Not Reappraised When They Are Repainted, County Assessor Says The assessor does not re appra'se all properties when painted and add this value," County Assessor Ray Schu macher said today in refer ence to recent comments on unsightly suburban dwellings. "One of the big problems confronting the assessor's of fice is the misconception and rumors spread by uninformed taxpayers about the acts and responsibilities of the office," the county assessor said. "The assessor's office has the re sponsibility of valuation by the market value yardstick of all property." "The law requires that the assessor appraise all property every six years based on the Minuteman Missile Units Due in Montana Washington -1UP1I- The Air Force disclosed today that its first Minuteman Intercontin ental ballistic missile squad ron will have 55 rockets in underground launching sites spread over three counties In Montana. That is five times as many missiles per squadron as are scheduled for early units of the heavier, slower-firing At-, las missile. The Minuteman, a solid fueled missile designed for Instant firing from under ground, is scheduled to be ready for operation in late 1962. The first three squad rons will have their head quarters at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Mont. Tctal of 165 Rockets An Air Force source said it was expected the second and third squadrons also would have 55 missiles each, putting a total of 165 of the big rock ets under control of Malm strom. The Minuteman is regard ed as the first missile to re verse the upward trend in weapons costs. The cost of an Atlas mis sile, ready to fire on its launching pad, is being brought down from an origi nal $35 million to about $14 million. The Air Force believes the cost of a Minuteman on the launching pad ready to fire will be about $1,500,000. The Minuteman has com pleted tests at Edwards Air Force Base. Calif., where it was launched from an under ground site but did not fly. 11 was tethered with a nylon cord. Bids Opened on Highway Projects Two Jackson county high way projects and a project on the Pacific highway were among those for which bids were opened today In Salem. Bids opened by the state high way department totaled more Uian $7 million. Angel Brothers, Portland, were apparent low bidders for the 8 4 miles of grade widen ing on Highway 62 on the Trail-MrLcod section cast of Trail. The bid was $26,080. A bid of 4578.639 was the apparent low for grading, oil ing and structure construction on the Lake of Woods high way 12 miles southeast of Eagle Point. The project, 5.46 miles ir. length, is from the Ilanley ranch to the forest boundary. The bid was sub mitted by C. R. ONcll, Crcs well. Peter Kievit Sons. Med ford. was the apparent low bidder witli $2,388,635, for a contract callin for 8 65 miles of work on the Pacific high way near Grants Pass. The job also calls for four struc tures and signs. It was the largest of the bids opened to day. The project Involves the Grants Pass-E.ans Creek sec tion half a mile north of Grants Pass east to Rogue River. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and warmer thronrh Thursday. Low tnnlaht SO. llifh Thursday 92. Temp. Hirhrft Yesterday S4 Lowest this Mornins 48 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today !: .. Sunrise tomorrow ... 4:37 a.m. Monnset tomorrow ....12:32 a.m. First Quarter J"'ie 2 The Moon tonight Is to .the left of the star. Rerulus. VISIMIF. PLANETS Jupiter, rises 9:ln p.m. Saturn, rises 10:37 p.m. Mars, low In cast .... 2:52 a.m. market value, except for new and remodeled proper ties. These are appraised annual ly," Schumacher explained. "It would be impossible for our office to drop everything already scheduled - a sched ule on which we are way behind - and reappraise a property as soon as the owner finishes painting It," Schu macher pointed out. "We have only 12 apprais ers. Two were added under the new fiscal year's county budget." the county assessor said. "This work load would require 10 field appraisers, plus personal property ap praisers and supervisors to keep up with what we now have to do." Actual firing tests are ex pected to start at Cape Canav eral, Fla., in the fall. Besides underground ver sions, the Air Force also plans to base the 6. 325-mile range weapons on railroad trains which will be kept con stantly in motion in the West Midwest, thus piiing almost impossible targets for enemy aiCack. Experimental railroad train runs will be undertakr-i by 14 companies starting June 20. They will operate first from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and later from Des Moines, Iowa. Station Fined (or Broadcast During Primary Election Radio statio.i KDOV, known as the Medfoi j Broadcasting company, Inc., pleaded guilty in district court yesterdry to charges of solicitirjj votes on election day. It was fined $30. "Evidence did not indicate willful violation." District At torney Thomas J. Reeder said Russell DcForest, Med ford lawyer, represented the radio station officials, who did not appear in court yesterday af ternoon. The complaint stated: "On May 20, date of the primary election, The radio station did ask, solicit and try to persuade voters In Jackson county to o'.e for Edwin H. Taylor, Central P 6 i n t, for county c o m m 1 s sioner by broadcasting a political an nouncement on behalf of Ed win II. Taylor." Investigation Conducted The charges resulted from an investigation by sheriff's deputies after a number of people told County Commis sioner Ralph James, Incum bt nt and defeated candidate for renomir.ation. that a radio station had made political anj nounccments on behalf of his opponent on election day. James conceded the Demo cr tic nomination to Taylor after he lost by a margin of 66 votes. 4.366 to 4.300, ac cording to the official can vass. Radio station KWIN.' Ash land, at first suspected of such a violation, was cleared by later investigation. Area Council Gets Blue Ribbon Honor The Crater Lake Area coun cil. Boy Scouts of America, with headquarters in. Med ford. is one of 50 local coun cils which were honored to day as "blue ribbon councils" for outstanding work in ex tending Scouting among rural boys. There are 531 local councils. Framed letters of commen dation were presented by the national rural committee at a luncheon of 125 leaders at the Shoraton-Park hotel Washington, D.C. Sears-Roe buck Foundation was host. Boy Scouts of America will open its two-day annual na tional council meeting Thurs day with 2.000 adult leaders from all parts of the nation attending. No representative from the Crater Lake area is attend' ing, local officials said. Washington -tUPH- Congress sent to the White House today a SI, 185.320,000 military con struction authorization bi 1 1 providing for a scaled-down Bomarc air defense plan and a stepped - up program for building long - range rocket sites. The only time when a coat of paint wouid be reviewed is when the appraiser observes the physical -condition of the property to determine its ob solescence and physical de preciation, the assessor ex plained. Paint is considered to have a lifetime of five years when applied to a house. It will not have any appreciable ef fect on the value placed on any house or building under the six-year reappraisal pro gram, he tdded. There are many other items of depreci ation or appreciation which will have more effort on mar ket value', which is the basis for establishing tax value of property. Mrs. Eisenhower Hospitalized by Bronchitis Attack First Lady May Not Make Far East Trip Washington - (UPll - The White House disclosed today that Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower is in Walter Reed Army hos pital suffering from an attack of acute asthmatic bronchitis. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said the First Lady, who will be 64 in November, entered the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Hagerty said physicians at Waller Reed said that today the First Lady was "as com forVble ?s she can be and feeling better than when sh'e went in the hospital." Symptoms Not Told Hagerty., did not describe the symptoms or the illness other than to cite the lan guage of the doctors - acute asthmatic bronchitis which is an upper respiratory ailment. The White House had no information on how long Mrs, Eisenhower would be in the hospital or whether the Presi dent planned to visit her in the same ward where he has been a patient several times. The ward is reserved for high government officials. The First Lady spent the past week end in Gettysburg, ()Pa., with the President on (Kn . rnm Dot un:tni.-. llll-ll 1UII1I. Hill uci llUOJJllttl zauon casi iurmer aouDt as to whether she would ac company the President on his Far East trip later this month. Had Previous Attacks Hagerty said Mrs. Eisen hower had suffered asthmatic bronchial attacks before but none as bad as the sumptoms which led to her hospitaliza tion Tuesday. He stressed, however, that he was not characterizing this as a seri ous illness. In February, the White House announced that, on ad vice of doctors, Mrs. Eisen hower would not accompany the President on his good will trip to South America. Harerty told reporters at that time she was "not 111' but, because of the rigors of the trip, her physician had advised her not to go. Schools in Five Districts to Close Schools in five districts in Jackson county will close Fri day. Those in other districts will close next week. Phoenix and Talent schools, and those in Ashland, Eagle Point, Rogue River and Evans Valley districts will close Fri day. Schools in district 6C, which includes Central Point, Gold Hill and Sams Villey, will close Tuesdiy, June 7. and Medford schools will close Wednesday, June 8. Schools in Applegate, Pine hurst, Butte Falls and Pros pect closed last Friday. lake County Farmer Succumbs To Injuries (jKIamath Falls-OIPIl-Everett Arthur Emery, 66, injured in a farm accident in north Lake county, died In Klamath Val ley hospital Tuesday night. He was hurt when he fell from the running board of his truck and was struck by the dual rear wheels of the trailer. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at Silver Lake. Depressed Area Regional Edition Medford 14 Pages Weather Flights Of U2 Planes Told at Hearing Committee Hears Deputy Space Man Washington - tl'Ptl - A spokesman for the National Space Agency testified to day that a "high levej de cision" authorji ing the State Department to explain the U2 spy plane incident was not transmitted to his agency for at least one day. The statement came from Deputy Space Administrator Hugh L. Dryden. He also told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in heavily censor ed testimony that the "cover" statement issued by the)Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration about the U2 downed over Russia contained information furnished by the Central Intelligence Agency. Washington-IUPII - American U2 planes have made 200 weather flights since 1956, Senate investigators were told today by Deputy Space Administrator Hugh L. Dry den. But Dryden, testifying be hand closed doors before the Senate Foreign Relations com mittee emphasized that the National Aeronautics and Space Agency "produced only research inform;ic:or. used gn the design of airplanes." He said these flights to test the effect of weather on air craft have been conducted in thQ) western United States, Western Europe, Turkey and Japan. No Knowledge of Plans Dryden said NASA has "no detailed knowledge of the flight plans until after the fact" when films and other weather information reach that agency. Dryden said that at the present time "we have instru ments on Pan American and TWA jets which, of course, go around the world." In his opening statement, Dryden spbke only of "weath er flights" by U2 planes. This is the type of plane whic1 was downed over Russia nil produced the crisis involved in the collapse of the Paris summit conference last month. Jenkins to Speak At Society Event Frank Jenkins, editor of the Klamath Falls Herald and News, will be the main speak er at the annual dinner meet ing (nt the Southern Oregon Historical society Monday, June 6 Members of the Eastern Star lodge will serve the din ger at 6:30 p.m. in the Mason ic hall, Jacksonville. The Jacksonville museum will be open following the meeting. The event is open to the public. Reservations should be made before Saturday by calling the museum, TWin oaks 9-1322, or Mrs. Edith Gifford, SPring 2-6487. Washington-TOPD-FBI Direc tor J. Edgar Hoover said to day the death penalty is a necessary deterrent to "atro cious crimes" such as murder and treason. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1960 n.a Mi CHECK DAM Water flows rapidly over one of the many check dams bu.lt last fall in the Ashland burn area. Construction of the dams as well as digging of contour fur rows was done by an eight-man forest serv- mimtWmM GROUND COVER Rye grass planted in the Ashland burn area by forest service crews last fall nearly covers a 12-inch ruler held by Ashland District Ranger Harold (Red) Thomas. The grass was planted in the 608 acres of the burn under the jurisdiction of the forest service. Administration Yet To Take Action oh Pollution Medford's city administra tion has yet to take any posi tive action on a recommenda tion from the state sanitary authority that the city rdopt an ordinance for the preven tion and abatement of air pol lution within the city limits. In an air pollution report submitted to the city in early April the state made a num ber of recommendations and arrived at several conclusions concerning Medford's air pol lution problem. The report was the result of a six-month study made by the state, and authorized by the city coun cil. Main Conclusion The main conclusion arising out of the study is that, "Med ford has severe air pollution during certain periods of the year," especially during the spring whe.. orchardists fight frost with smudge pots. The report also blamed the fallout of cinders and partial ly consumed wood particles from lumber and plywood mills as contributing to local air pollution. City Manager Robert Duff said the problem must be given a lot of study before any kind of an ordinance can be enacted. He said that mem bers of the i-ity council and city administration held an Informal meeting recently where they discussed the problem. No decisions were made at the meeting, he said, and another one will be held In the near future. No date has yet been set for the second meeting. Nine Recdmmendalions Nine recommendations were made by the sanitary author Tribune ice crew which worked in the area for near ly four months. When dams such as the one above were built, there was no water flow ing in the immediate area. Report ity in its report. They are 1. Control of air pollution in and around Medford should he approached on an area wide basis with city, county and state sharing the responsi bilities. 2. The Medford city councill should pas'and enforce ap propriate ordinances for the prevention and abatement of air pollution within the city limits. 3. Jackson county could best assist in preventing fu ture air pollution problems by application of planning and land use zonir'i ordir. anccs. 4. The state sanitary auUV orily's air pollution program should be utilized 5. Control of most of the present air pollution sources is possible now and need not wait for future technical de velopments. Generating Boilers 6. All large hog-fuel fired steam generating boilers In and near Medford should be equipped with cinder and flyash collectors. 7. All wood waste burners must be operated within ac ceptable limits of smoke and particulate emissions if min imum results are to be attain ed. 8. The location and air pol lution control installations of future industrial plants should be carefully reviewed to as sure they will not add to the air pollution problem. 9. Air sampling surveys should be continued. The report also contained samples of a comprehensive air pollution control ordin ance for the city's considera tion. Price 10 Cents No. 62 Conservation In Ashland Burn Area Successful Ashland Conservation work done in the Ashland burn area by forest service crews last fall was termed "successful" by Ashland Dis trict Ranger Harold (Red) Thomas yesterday, but he added hastily that the area has not as yet faced "any real test" from the weather. . An eight-man crew worked in the 608 acres of forest serv ice land for nearly four months, constructing check dams and digging contour fur rows. A forest service plane spread 8,500 pounds of rye grass seed over the area last Oct. 19. The rye grass planted in the furrows and spread by air has taken hold well, Thomas said, and he added that the service plans to begin planting trees in the area this winter and next spring, providing the for est service budget for next fiscal year is approved. Mixed with each 58 pounds of seed, Thomas said, were 188 pounds of fertilizer. The Ashland fire, potential ly one of the most dangerous in southern Oregon's history, broke out last Aug. 8 and eventually covered about 4,- 600 acres. It was brought under control Aug. 10. Ashland Board to Open Bids Tonight Ashland - Bids on type writers and bleachers for the new junior high school will be opened at Ashland school dis trict headquarters at 8 o'clock tonight. A spokesman . at School Superintenc'ent Stanley Jobe's office said Jobe probably would go to Portland next week to Inspect merchandise offered by some of the bidders for the Approximately $105, 000 worth of furniture needed for the new school. Jobe had said earlier that contracts probably would be divided among several bid ders, and that the board ex pects to award contracts at its meeting June 13. BendltJPD - Funeral serv ices will be held Thursday for Judge Ralph Scott Hamilton, 80, who died Tuesday. sa iff f ..tr a r ...,VV7 Unfair Labor Practice Case Starts at Portland Portland-tlTD-A hearing on unfair labor practice charges brought by the Oregon Jour nal and the Oregonian against the Stereotypers Union No. 48, Portland, opened today be fore Martin S. Bennett, a Na tional Labor Relations Board trial examiner from San Fran cisco. William R. Morrlsh, assist ant to the publisher and con tract negotiator for the Ore Some Members Claimed Wasting Taxpayer Money Liquor, "Cruises Said Written Off Wnchlnetnn -UPD- A HOUSa committee ordered a crack down on congressmen's ex pense accounts today follow ing published charges that some House members hava spent public, funds on night- nlnkhlmf liminr nnrl vacation - cruises. Chairman Omar Burleson (D-Tex.) said his Houe ad-. ministration commnico agreed at a closed session to reiterate in strongest terms House limitations on what members may and may not charge off to the taxpayers in their official travels in this country and abroad. Chairman Named Burleson, himself, was one of those named in copyrighted dispatches published in tha Knight Newspapers and Lifa magazine today charging widespread abuse of congres sional expense accounts. " . The authors of tne dis patches said their inspection of House expense vouchers - since closed 10 newsmen uj House Clerk Ralph R. Rob erts - showed that Burleson collected a $12 per diem ex pense allowance for 84 of tha 88 days from (Jet. 1 to uec. 27, 1958, including Thanks giving and Christmas. Rayburn Overrules Order Burleson said these expen ses were incurred in pursuit of his official duties, includ ing election and Hatch Act investigations. Speaker Sam Rayburn to day personally overruled Rob erts' order closing the House expense vouchers to further public inspection. Roberts acted under an old House rule which he inter preted as requiring him to keep such records private ex cept where he is directed oth erwise by the House. Rule or no. Ravburn's words is law in the House. Presumably Rob erts had not yet got the word. Burleson said he Intended to confer with House leaders of both parties to receive "any suggestions they have about tightening up procedures." Burleson said the action by his committee would amount to "a reminder to all of us that we must be axact and clear in what each claim is for" 'in turning in expensa vounchers. Rayburn declined immedi ate, comment on the charges that expense accounts had been abused. Asked whether he concurred in the decision to close the records to public inspection, Rayburn replied firmly: "They wil lbe opened." 5uit Filed Against Ex-Ofiice Manager Franklin Transfer and Stor age Inc. is seeking $5,000 in damages from Lawrence O. Allen, former office manager for the company. The company, with offices in Medford, charges in its complaint filed yesterday in Jackson county circuit court, that Allen was discharged from the firm. During tha time he worked in the Med ford office, from Jan. 1, 1956, to March 17, 1960, the com pany charged that it believes "In avrtaaa nf C 3 OnO" itraa Mm. bezzlcd. It is seeking $5,000 plus 5 per cent interest from March 17, 1960. Annexation Became Effective May 27 The city of Medford was notified today by the secre tary of state that two annea ation areas within Medforsi, voted on by residents at tha May 20 election, were aua nexed to the city effective. May 27. Darell Huson, finance direc tor said the increased area and population will now ba considered in distribution of state money. gonian was the first witness. He testified that 28 meeting were held with the Stereotyp ers negotiating committee be fore the union called a strike last Nov. 10. He said the two newspapers bargained together with the union which represent' 1 about SO employees. He sail the union submitted a pro posed contract In July, 1959, and the publishers advanced a counter proposal In August
