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GRADUATING CLASS The largest class in Medford High school's history,
shown above, received diplomas at exercises in Medford High's football
stadium. Speaking is Dr. Paul B. Jacobson, dean of the school of education Jacobson.
at the University of Oregon, and sitting to the right is Dr. Leonard B.
Mayfield, Medford public school superintendent, who introduced Dr.
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16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1960
No, 68
Nearly Complete
Figures Reveal
Demo Delegates
Salem (UPD Unofficial but
nearly complete Oregon pri
mary election figures in the
secretary of state"s office re
vealed today the apparent
winners in the race for the 24
Democratic state at-large and
eight district delegate posi
tions at the national conven
tion. ' With nearly 90 per cent of
the vote and all but four coun
ties in, the apparent state at
large delegates are, in rank
of votes received:
Rep. Edith Green, State
Sen. Monroe Sweetland, Sen
ate President Waiter Pearson,
State Rep. Ray Dooley, Rep.
Charles O. Porter, Nan Wood
Honeyman, Lew W a 1 la c e,
Thomas R. Mahoney, State
ReD. Al Flegel. Frances K.
Reagan. Rep. Al Ullman,
Speaker of the House Robert
Duncan, Francis M. Reagon,
Gladys M. Everett, Lorentz
Brunn, J. E. Bennett, State
Sen. Alfred Corbett, James O.
Burns, Jason Lee, Jim Harri
son. V. M. O'Brien, Michael
Patrick McKernnan, State
Sen. William Grenfell and
State Rep. Beulah Hand.
Apparent delegates in each
of Oregon's four congression
al, districts, with two from
each:
1st: Arthur H. Bone and
Robert F. Cronen.
2nd: State Sen. Harry Bol
vlrt and Gene Conklin.
2rd: Jack Bain and Al
Brown.
4th: Olga Freeman and
James Weaver.
Each has half a vote and
the Democratic national com
mitteeman and committee-
woman make up the 34-mem-ber
Oregon Democratic dele-
gation.
Portland -iUPB- The Bureau
of - Indian Affairs has
nounced here that $2,158,000
will be distributed this month
among 1.660 withdrawing
members of the Klamath tribe
under terms of the Klamath
termination Act.
Spelling Champions
Fall by Wayside
Washingion-IUPD-Two doi
en of the 73 original con
testants today survived the
opening rounds of the 33rd
National Spelling Bee.
Eliminated were 49 reg
ional champions from all
parts of the United States.
They went down during 10
rounds in which elementary
school youngsters spelled
519 words, many of them
tricky and obscure. .
10 Bloodmobile
Appointments Made
Ten appointments have been
made so far for the regular
visit of the Red Cross Blood
mobile here Tuesday, June 14,
local Re&Cjroas officials, said
loaay ,
The Bloodmobile will be at
the Red Cross chapter house,
60 Hawthorne ave., between
land 6 p.m. Quota is 290
pints, for which 350 donors
are needed.
Red Cross officials encour
aged persons between 18 and
59 years old to make appoint
ments or "drop in" to donate
blood. Baby sitters are pro
vided at the Red Cross build
ing they added.
Mikesell Winner
In Josephine County
Grants Pass-E. L. Mikesell,
veteran Grants Pass attorney,
has won the Republican nomi
nation for Josephine county
district attorney, a recount of
votes cast in the May 20 pri
mary shows. Mikesell's mar
gin over incumbent max ij.
McMillin was changed from
52 to 53 votes by the recount.
Mikesell will oppose Law-
r p n c e A. AscnenDrenner,
young attorney and justice of
the peace, who was unopposed
in the orimary for the Demo
cratic nomination for district
attorney.
Salem (UPD The Oregon
Marine Board has approved
new boating regulations for
Lake Oswego near Portland
and Lake of the Woods in
Klamath county.
Some Talent Land
May Not Receive
Water Until 1962
Much of the land coming
under Talent Irrigation dis
trict water for the first time
may have to wait until 1962
to receive it, according to
Walter Hoffbuhr, district
manager.
The east and Ashland later
s will be completed this
winter. But only the new
land which comes under lat
erals which have already been
enlarged will be served next
year, Hoffbuhr said.
Bureau of reclamation con
struction plans now call for
enlargement and betterment
of Talent lateral in two con'
tract sections. i
The first contract will cover
the lateral extending from the
Oak st. diversion in Bear
creek to Bear creek siphon,
The contract will be let this
summer and work completed
by April 15, 1961.
Second Contract Divided
The second contract will be
divided- into two schedules
with the first section to ex
tend from the outlet of the
new Bear creek siphon to and
including the Coleman creek
siphon.
The second section will run
from Coleman creek siphon to
the end of the lateral. This
will not be completed until
April 15, 1962. The west lat
eral will be let in one con
tract, with completion date
April 15, 1962.
"Originally, plans called
for completion of all this
work this -inter, but due to
the cost and time factor, the
contracts had to be extended.
Cramming so much construc
tion into such a short period
would have made the cost
prohibitive," Hoffbuhr ex
plained. "The bureau also has to
perfect title on any land tak
ing a right of way. This work
involving Talent area land is
time consuming," he added.
Diplomas Awarded
To Largest Class
In School History
A total of 417 Medford
High school seniors received
diplomas before a capacity
crowd in the high school
stadium in the first outdoor
commencement exercises in
five years last night.
Fourteen other seniors who
will receive diplomas were
unable to participate in com
mencement. The graduating
class of 431 is the largest in
Medford High school's history.
Dr. Paul B. Jacobson, dean
of the school of education at
the University of Oregon, re
minded . the seniors of un
limited opportunities in Amer
ica; and encouraged them to
continue their education in
the field of their choice.
Boughner Elected Grand
Patron of Eastern Star
M. Morris Boughner, Med
ford, was elected Tuesday
afternoon to the position of
worthy grand patron of the
grand chapter, Order of East
ern Star. The chapter Is hold
ing Its annual session in Port
land this week.
Mrs. Jens Hermann, Sea
side, was elected worthy
grand matron; Mrs. Mill Oltot
tl. ; associate grand matron,
Portland; Jay Misenhlmer, as
nciate grand patron, Port
land: Mrs. Fred Bretscher,
grand secretary, Jennings
Lodge; Mrs. Earl Denham,
grand treasurer, Portland; and
Mrs. Walter Jaeger, grand
conductress, Condon.
Mrs. E. M. Dickinson, Cor
vailis, and Ronald L. Gilson,
Lebanon, are outgoing grand
natron and patron.
Mrs. John Wright, Myrtle
"reek, and Eldon Cone, Sal
em, won the election for as
loclate conductress and grand
lentlnel, which lead to the
rand chapter's highest positions.
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W. MORRIS BOUGHNER
Elected Grand Patron
Petitions Planned
For Annexation
Petitions will be circulated
soon throughout the area
southwest of Medford to de
termine sentiment of the res!
dents toward annexation to
Medford.
Wallace Brill, chairman of
a committee investigating pos
sible solutions to sewage dis
posal problems In the area, is
In charge.
The Medford city engineer's
department will make a pre
liminary engineering study of
the area as to feasibility for
annexation and service by
city sewage. The area tenU'
tively Includes Lozler lane
Ross lane, Maple Park and
South Peach st. No definite
boundaries for the area con
sidered for annexation have
been set, Brill pointed out.
The committee was appoint
ed during last Friday's public
meeting In the county court
house of area residents to
study the problem of septic
tanks draining into Medford
Irrigation district ditches and
laterals.
The committee of seven
members met with city and
county officials last night.
Their findings will be report
ed at a general meeting of
the area's residents Friday,
June 17, In the courthouse
auditorium.
Girl Found to Ride
Ashland's Float.
Ashland-The Ashland Band
Boosters club last night found
a pretty schoolgirl to ride
aboard the city's float in the
Portland Rose Festival parade
Saturday.
The passenger will be 15-
year-old Ashland High school
sophomore Judy Byrd, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alien a.
Byrd, 782 Park St., Ashland.
Booster Club President Mrs.
. G. Tabor said today she re
ceived four calls last night
and this morning from par
ents volunteering to "loan"
their daughters as float pas
sengers.
Joint Bid Is Low
or School Bonds
Butte Falls - A Joint bid by
Rogue Valley State bank and
Foster and Marshall for pur
chase of bonds from the Butte
Falls school district was ac
cepted Tuesday night by the
school board.
The bank and investment
firm's low bid was 3.894 per
cent effective Interest rate on
the $65,000 bond issue. Voters
approved the Issue May 17.
First National Bank or Ore
gon submitted a bid of 4.101
per cent effective interest rate
and United States National
Bank of Oregon submitted a
bid of 4.1346 per cent.
The bonds will finance con
struction of a combination
cafeteria and band room and
an addition to the gymnasium.
They are to be paid off $6,500
annually from 19BZ mrougn
1971.
Copco Rate Hearing
July 12 in Medford
fialem - (UPD - Public Utility
Commissioner Jonel C. Hill
today set Tuesday, July 12, as
date for a Medford hearing on
the aDDlication of California
Oregon Power company for i
rate Increase.
The new rates, suspended
by Hill May 12, would pro
vide an additional annual
gross Income to the company
of about $1,013,572. Oregon
customers would pay the hlgiv
er rates.
Codco serves an area In
southern Oregon roughly en
compassed by Oakland on the
north, Lakeview on the east,
O'Brien on the west and the
California border on the
south.
The hearing will start at 10
a.m. in Circuit Court room 2
in the Jackson county courthouse.
The first student to receive
his diploma was Ken Durkee,
who received a standing ova
tion from fellow students and
spectators as he was presented
his diploma by School Board
Chairman William A. (Bill)
Barker.
Taken By Ambulance
Durkee was taken to com
mencement from Rogue Val
ley hospital by Medford Am
bulance Service. After he re
ceived his degree, he was
taken home for a short time
before returning to the hos
pital. His physical therapist
accompanied him . at com
mencement. Durkee was in a
wheel chair at the time he
received his diploma.
Durkee was one of six
youths Injured in an auto
mobile accident last April 10.
He and Clay Varney, a sopho-
more at Medford High school,
were the most seriously in
jured, and both still are hos
pitalized. Two of Clay Var-
ney's brothers. CI air and
Clyde, received their diplomas
last night.
Lester D. Harris, principal
of Medford High, who an
nounced several scholarships
and other awards, estimated
attendance at close to 3,500,
including graduating seniors.
The academic honors list in
cluded 22 students consisting
of the top five per cent of
the class scholastically based
upon seven semesters of high
school work.
Honors List
They are Bonnie Ailing
ham, Molly Barker, Gary
Beach, ' Keith Berg, Nancy
Dean, Mary dePlace, Dorlna
Fraysher, John Frohnmayer,
Robert Hamilton. Elaine Jen
nings, Douglas Kliever, Anne
Matthews, Margaret Medlin,
Carolyn Mencke, Lindagienn
Miller, Patricia Novak, Henry
Olson, Richard Peterson, Mar
go Preston, Lauren Stayton,
John Shaw and Pamela Wat
Robert Hamilton and Linda
Slessler were named out
standing senior boy and girl.
Class officers were Douglas
Kliever, president; Henry Ol
son, vice president; Marion
Parsons, secretary; Judy
Bash, t r e a a urer; and Ray
Konopasek, class representa
tive.
Others participating In com
mencement Included the high
school 'band, senior choir
members, Dr. Leonard B.
Mayfield, superintendent of
Medford public schools, and
the Rev. Clynton Crisman.
A list of scholarship ana
award winners and members
of the graduating class appear
on page 5 of today's Mail
Tribune.
Eisenhower Wins
New Support for
Trip To Japan
Junket Endorsed
After Explanation
Washington -(UPD- President
Eisenhower won new support
In Congress today for his de
cision to go ahead with his
trip to Japan in the face of
anti-American demonstrations
there.
Several senators, including
some Democrats who had
questioned the advisability of
the June 19 visit, endorsed
the trip after hearing an ex
planation Tuesday from Sec
retary of State Christian A.
Herter.
Among those convinced by
H e r t e r s statements at a
closed-door session of the Sen
ate foreign relations commit
tee was Chairman J. William
Fulbright (D-Ark.) who ear
lier had suggested that it
might be wise to postpone the
trip until next fall.
Senators who heard Her
ter's testimony said they got
the Impression that Eisenhow
er considered the Far East
trip his toughest diplomatic
mission but well worth the
risk.
Could Mean Collapse
They said Herter told them
that cancellation of the Presi
dent's visit in the face of left-
wing Japanese opposition
could mean the collapse of
Japan's alignment with the
west.
The White House announc
ed following Herter's testi
mony that "no change is con
templated" In the President's
schedule. It said the purpose
of the visit "was and remains
the payment of a courtesy
call on a great sister democ
racy and the furtherance of
United States-Japanese friendship."
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Court Signs Order
For Committee
The Jackson county court
signed a resolution this morn
ing calling for establishment
of a committee to study the
possibilities of home rule gov
ernment in Jackson county.
After the resolution has
been referred to the county
clerk, in 60 days the commit
tee must be appointed to
study forms for a charter for
home rule county government.
County Judge Earl Miller
listed home rule advantages
as more central control
through a board of super
visors or the county court,
and possibility of county
bonding or Bancroftlng for
county improvement.
Ashland Council
Approves Paving
Ashland The Ashland city
council last night agreed to
pave, curb and gutter Granite
St.. thereby ending an often
controversial Issue which has
been cropping up at council
meetings for. mora than three
years.
City Superintendent Elmer
Bieeel told the council grad
ing work would begin imme
diately on the z,zuo-ioot strip
of Granite st. from Winburn
Way to a point about 400 feet
beyond the end of park prop
erty.
Curbing and gutter work
will start sometime this fall
on the property owners' side,
Biegel said. He estimated to
tal cost of the project about
$7,000.
The council also decided to
curb, pave and gutter Chest
nut st. from Wimer to Grant
sts. Curb and gutter work
will start late this week, Bie
gel said, and paving will be
done late this fall.
Although paving for Gra
nite had been discussed often
in the past, it was only re
cently that a majority of prop
erty owners along the area
concerned had signed a peti
tion. Several petitions sub
mitted previously failed to
have the necessary number of
signatures.
Machines Destroyed
By Law Agencies
Nine slot machines, two
nlnball machines, two slot
machine casings and parts of
four other slot machines were
destroyed Tuesday morning
by Medford city police and
Jackson county snenu s depu
ties.
Recovered from the slot
machines was $97.95, accord-
Ins to police. It will go into
the general county fund ac
cording to Oregon law.
The machines were aes
troyed by sledge hammer and
then smashed by a crawier-
tread tractor before being
burned, officers said.
Eight of the slot machines
were confiscated by city po
lice from the Eagles hall
earlier this year, and another
one was found by police. The
owner of the latter was not
determined. The pinball ma
chines were from Foss' Bil
liards and North Riverside
Tavern.
Party Fails To
Make Goal Clear,
Governor Says
Apology Offered
For Party Criticism . .'
New York-WPD-Gov. Nelson
A. Rockefeller publicly con
demned Vice President Rich'
ard M. Nixon's pre-convention
policies today in a blistering
manifeslo virtually inviting
the GOP to draft Rockefeller
for President. r
Rockefeller, fresh from a
meeting with President Eiseru
hower, said he is "convinced
and deeply concerned that
those now assuming control
of the Republican party have
limed to make it clear where
this party is heading and
where it proposes to lead the
nation." : - -
Apologizes for Criticism
Rockefeller apologized for
critcizing his own party and
he coupled his condemnations
with an equal attack on the
Democrats whose "leadership
can inspire no citizen with
great hope-it lias been con
fused and uncertain."
'I can no longer be silent
he said.
After criticizing Nixon's si
lence without mentioning the
vice president by name, the
governor said in his 2,000
word statement:
The governor said he still
was available for convention
draft for the presidential
nomination as he announced
May 29. He remained reso
lutely opposed to accepting
the vice presidential nomina
tion, saying he believed he
could exercise greater in
fluence on national affairs.
NIXON'S POLICIES RAPPED New York Gov. Nelson including domestic politics, in
Rockefeller is shown leaving the White House after a break- 'no : siano Dy" position of gov
fast conference with President Eisenhower today. Later ernor.
Rockefeller condemned the pre-convention policies of Vice l find It reasonable-and
President Richard M. Nixon but said that he thought, as 1 urgently necessary - that the
things now stand, that Nixon would win the GOP nomination. I new spokesmen of the Repub-
Wfi TeiepnotoM ucan party aeciare now, ana
Five Bids Opened
For Sewage Plant
Ashland - Five- bids on
construction ot Ashland'a new
sewage - disposal plant were
opened and taken under con
sideration by the Aahland
citv council last night.
Bidders were Lloyd B
Read, Portland, $284,700;
Graff and James, Medford,
$279,927: Ausland Construc
tion Co.. Grants Pass, $289,-
400; Dan Herder Construction
Co.. Lebanon. $321,500, and
E. L. Wiggins, Portland, $282,-
851. .
All figures include lump
sum bids as well as bids on
three alternate projects which
may or may not be approved.
Since the plant Is a federal
grant project, bids must have
approval of the public health
not at some later date, pre
cisely what they believe , and
what they propose, to meet
the great matters before the
nation. : 1
Hopad lot Statement -
I had hoped -In months
Dast-that anyone asDlrtna to
service before . the council Mead the party would do pre-
may take ectlon,. .lileUely thte. . . r
PaM Oidimnces - -I .vi have been waitlnB for
The council also passed two this. 'I v; '
ordinances, Including one rf i;.. not a0n. !".'. -'
which Increases water rates. ,.t iOMer be silent
The Increase, according; to f
City Superintendent Elmer Th, ,.nth ' n.i,.ii.r'
Biegel, will enable the city to 4tatement indicated
receive about $15,000 yearh. , sH mih it H..in
more than It does at present. I M. B0.minutB breakfast eon-
Hearing on Motion
For Crow Continued
A Jackson county circuit
cnnrt hearing on a motion
by Delbert Crow, of Missouri,
who is serving a zo-year term
In the state penitentiary for
burglary, was continued until
Friday.
Medford lawyer Stanley
Jones Jr.. who appeared in
court this morning with Crow
was granted additional time
bv Circuit Judge Edward C.
Kellv to cite authorities in
suDoort of Crow's motion.
Crow's motion is for arrest
of judgment and for an order
for dismissing charges against
him. Former Circuit Judge
Herbert K. Hanna sentenced
Crow Aug. 3, 1955, to 25 years
in the state penitentiary for
burglary with expjoslves. The
case Involved the Mason Ehr
man building in Medford.
Crow s brother, uienn, last
year appeared In circuit court
here in similar proceedings
and was re-sentenced to 10
years in the state penitentiary.
Crow alleges that he was
denied the due process of law
since Information on which
he was charged and tried was
fundamentally defective, it
failg to set forth ownership of
the building and does not
allege ownership of the build
ing in any corporation, Crow
charges.
It will amount to an average
monthly hike of about. 50
cents per householder.
The second ordinance, pro
vides for control and use of
alcoholic beverages. City At
torney Harry Skerry said per
tinent state statutes are in
corporated in the new ordi
nance so that persons charged
with violations may be prose
cuted In municipal court.
Skerry said the ordinance
Is designed to eliminate some
of the red tape necessary
under the present system
wherein cases are tried in
justice court under state
statutes.
Two resolutions also were
passed by the council. One
authorizes the new hospital
administrator to apply for
surplus federal properties to
be needed at the hospital and
the second was a routine
matter approving an easement
for installation maintenance
of water and sewer pipelines
at the Southern Pacific rail
road right of way at Walker
ave.
Mayor Richard L. Neill's
nomination of Paul Anthony
to fill a vacancy on the city
Dlanning commission was ap
proved unanimously by the
council. Christian p. nam ana
W. P. Wright recently re
signed, leaving one vacancy,
Itailtt Show fo Open
Tomorrow Morning
Over 150.000 worth of
new model mobile homes and
travel trailers will go on ex
hibit Thursday, June 9, at the
Medford Shopping center.
The Trailer Life show will
run through Sunday, June 12,
and will be free to the public
from 10 em. to 5:30 p.m.
Thursday and Saturday; from
10 a.m. to B p.m. Friday; and
from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
ference with Eisenhower this
morning-a meeting set up on
short notice at the governor's
request. .
In Washington, where Nix
on was attending a National
Security Council meeting, the
vice president's office had no
immediate comment on the
Rockefeller statement. :
Rockefeller said in Wash
ington that he thought that, '
as things now stand, the
chances were that Nixon
would win the rtepuDucan
presidential nomination. . '-
Praises Ike s rursun -
Rockefeller p . a i s e d the
"steadfast" and "tireless pur
suit of a Just peace" waged by
Elsenhower but said "we have
now come to a time that calla
for plain talk" by party lead
"The way a party speaks ana
acts can and should inspire
the way a nation speaks and ,
acts," he declared.
"A new period now begins.
It summons new men. New
problems demand new ideas,
new actions."- ;
Zurich, Switzerland -(W-A
Swissair DC-8 Jet carrying
117 passengers and 14 crew
set a new record ot six hours
50 minutes today for the
4,000-mile New York-to-Zur
ich flight.-
"... You're Waking The Baby . . .!"
WEATHER
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Sunift todty.. :4 p.m.
Sitnrlie tomorrow 4:14 a.m.
Moonrlte today M S:S4 p.m.
Pull Moon tomorrow 1:01 a.m.
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