Medford mail tribune., June 13, 1960, Image 1

foreign
Aid Request Whacked Further by Appropriations Committee
GETS PASSPORT Oliver Powers, 55, of
Norton, Va., father of the captured spy-pilot,
Francis G. Powers, is questioned by news
men as he leaves the passport office of the
'State Department in Washington, D. C,
City Police Start
Move Into Three
New Offices
Medford city police officers
were busy this morning mov
ing desks and filing cabinets
into three new offices in the
police department. The of
fices which will give the de
partment some of the "elbow
room" it has long been need
ing were completed during
the week end.
' Two of the new offices will
house the detective division
and the third will serve as a
report room.
Room for the new offices
was made by partitioning off
a portion of the city jail with
a reinforced concrete wall.
Cost of the project was ap
proximately $2,800 and was
tarted a little over a month
ago.
The decision to enlarge the
department's office space was
made by the city council after
a study of the department and
its problems was made by Lt.
William P. Beall of the Ber
keley, Calif., police depart
ment, late last year.
One of Beall's chief find
ings was that the department
was over-crowded and should
be enlarged.
i Beall's r e c o m mendation
confirmed what Chief of Po
lice Charles P. Champlin and
his 37-man force had known
for a long time.
The department had no in
terrogation room; the three
man detective division had
been working in one small
office at one desk; and the
report room was doubling as
roll call room.
: One new feature of the two
detectives offices are one-way
glass windows in the doors.
A person can see outside-in
but not inside-out. This will
enable persons to identify a
suspect without having to
meet the suspect face-to-face.
The former detective's of
fice will be reserved for in
terrogation purposes and the
bid report room will be used
as a roll call room and a
place for officers to congre
gate before and after their
working shifts.
Central Point Police
Get New Call Setup
Central Point-An improved
telephone system for the Cen
tral Point police is now in
operation, according to Chief
Wally Bo wen.
Installed by Pacific Telephone-Northwest,
the new set
up will be used during night
hours when patrolmen are not
always readily available to
answer phone calls. "
An automatic answering
and recording machine will
inform callers of another
number to call on emergency
business and ask that they
leave their number If it is not
an emergency.
All Incoming phone calls
will be signalled by a flash
ing light located at the Pine
it. intersection so that officers
on patrol will know when
there is a call waiting them.
Job Number
To Set Record for May
Washington -TOPt-The num-
ter of jobs increased by 1,
049,000 last month to reach
a record of 67,208.000 for
May, the government an
nounced today. Unemploy
ment fell by 201,000 to
J.459.000.
The Labor Department re
ported acrosj-the-board Im
provement In the nation's job
picture, except for a marked
weakness in steel and machin
ery industries which experi
rftntjnM' layoffs.
Spy Pilot's Father
Gets Passport for
Visit to Russia
Washington-IUPD-The father
of captured spy-pilot Francis
G. Powers, obtained a U. S.
passport today and said he
was going to Russia to see
his son in about 60 days.
Oliver Powers, 55, a Nor
ton, Va., cobbler, was asked
whether he had assurances
Debris Closes
Jackson Pool
The city was forced to close
the new Jackson park swim
ming pool all day Sunday in
order to clear out mud, rocks
and other debris which was
thrown into the pool some
time Saturday night. .
The pool was opened for
public use Friday.
Parks and Recreation Su
perintendent Robert Haworth
said the debris was probably
thrown into the pool by chil
dren. The dirt clods created
the "main problem,- he said,
because they settled to the
bottom of the pool and would
not circulate through the filt
ers. Normally the debris would
easily be removed by a large
swimming pool vacuum clean
er. However, the vacuum
cleaner has been ordered but
has not yet been delivered,
he said.
Haworth said the city bor
rowed a small pool vacuum
cleaner from the contractor,
who built the pool to clean it
out after Saturday's vandal
ism. The pool was scheduled
to reopen at 1 o'clock this
afternoon.
Haworth said 315 persons
used the new pool on Friday
and 255 persons on Saturday.
Opening of the new pool has
apparently taken some of the
load off Hawthorne pool, he
said, although it is a little
early to tell yet for sure.
A total of 538 persons used
the Hawthorne pool on Fri
day, 558 on Saturday, and
674 on Sunday. This Sunday
figure reflects the increased
use of the pool because of
Sunday's shut-down at Jack
son pool.
The Hawthorne pool has a
capacity of 450 bathers at any
one time and the Jackson pool
250.
Sf af e Forestry Has
I I Lookouts Manned
Lookouts are now at all 11
stations of the state depart
ment of forestry in Jackson
county.
Roscoe Smith, Ashland,
took the post at Buck Rock
today, the southwest district
office of the department re
ported. A one-tenth acre glass fire
in the vicinity of the Sams
Valley Grange hall yesterday
morning was extinguished by
two forest patrolmen. The dis
trict office reported that a
trash fire spread, Igniting the
grass.
Increases
Seymour L. Wolfbein, the
department's manpower ex
pert, said the gain in employ
ment and the decline in job
lessness during May followed
the seasonal spring pattern as
nearly 850.000 persons enter
ed the labor force seeking
Jobs.
The drop in unemployment
pushed the seasonally-adjust
ed rate of joblessness down to
4 9 per cent. This was only
a slight improvement, Wolf
bein said.
after obtaining a passport. He said he was
going to Russia to see his son in about 60
days and, in a voice choking with emotion,
asked reporters to stop bothering him.
(UP! Telephoto)
that he will see the younger
Powers who was shot down
while piloting a U2 plane
over the Soviet Union last
May 1.
"Yes, I do," Powers told
reporters.
But he said only "that's my
business" when asked who
had extended these assur
ances. The elder Powers wrote So
viet Premier Nikita S. Khru
shchev asking his help. The
Russian leader offered to aid
him to see his son but Khru
shchev refused to interfere
with the trial of the U2 pilot.
Confers with Officials ,
Powers left the passport of
fice to confer with State De
partment offiicals and the So
viet Affairs Division. He said
he would seek a visa from the
Soviet Embassy later today.
Then, his voice choking
with emotion, the father read
a statement asking reporters
to stop bothering him.
He said that newsmen al
ready have delayed his trip
tor at least two months.
Grants Pass Nan
Drowns in River
Grants Pass - Kenneth Ray
mond Grover, 45, Grants Pass,
drowned Saturday about 2:15
p.m. in the Illinois river.
Authorities said that the ac
cident occurred while Grover
and his brother, Len, were
floating downstream on some
inner tubes in the Illinois riv
er canyon. Len, manager of
the Josephine county chamber
of commerce, told sheriff's
deputies that Kenneth lost the
inner tube on which he was
floating in the first riffle. He
tried to grab him but was un
able to do so, authorities said.
Deputies said that the two
men had planned to float
down to Oak Flat, several
miles away, where their fami
lies were to meet them.
The body was recovered by
sheriff's deputies about 6:45
p.m. in a pool not far from
where Grover was last seen.
The water was reported to be
about 30 feet deep.
The two Grover families
were spending the week end
at a cabin of a friend on the
river, authorities said.
Kenneth Grover was a
school district employee in
Grants Pass.
Bloodmobile to Visit
In Medford Tuesday
Only 25 appointments have
been made for the Tuesday
visit of the Bloodmobile in
Medford, Red Cross officials
announced today.
Needed for the visit are
350 donors for the quota of
290 pints of blood, they said.
The Bloodmobile, which vis
its the county quarterly, will
be at the Red Cross chapter
house, 60 Hawthorne ave.,
June 14 from 1 to 6 p.m.
Drop-In donors are wel
come, It was reported.
The Bloodmobile is In Ash
land this afternoon at ' the
Elk's club and will be open
for donors until 6 o'clock, of
ficials reminded residents.
TUESDAY SPEAKER
Ashland - Mrs. Betl Garril
son, case worker for the Jack
son county public welfare
commission, will be guest
speaker at tomorrow's noon
luncheon meeting of the Ash
land Chamber of Commerce
at Omar's. She will discuss
aid to dependent children.
$701,800,000
Trimmed Despite
President's Plea
Economic Aid
Also Feels Axe
Washington-(UPD-The House
Appropriations committee, re
jecting a last-minute plea
from President Eisenhower,
today cut an additional $701,
800,000 out of his already-
trimmed request for new for
eign aid funds.
At a closed session, the com
mittee affirmed the cut in the
face of a warning from the
President that free world de
fenses would be jeopardized
by the action. Eisenhower ex
pressed this view in a week
end message to congressmen
just before his departure for
the troubled Far East.
Funds Earmarked
The curtailed aid funds are
earmarked for continued
American military and eco
nomic support for anti-Com
munist countries for the year
starting July 1.
In an authorization bill
passed earlier, Congress pared
tne President's 54,175,000,000
request by $88,700,000. To
day's recommended reduction
in the actual money further
cut the requested funds to
$3,384,500,000.
More than half the cut-an
even $400 million-was ap
plied against military aid, for
which $2 billion was sought.
The request was imposed on
requests for economic assist
ance in various forms.
Group Rebuked
In sending the big money
bill to the House, the com
mittee rebuked the Interna
tional Cooperation Adminis
tration, which administers the
economic end of the aid pro
gram, for an "overly optimis
tic attitude" on how much it
can effectively spend; for dis
regarding the committee's go
slow warnings last year; and
for spending $2,500,000 on an
"investment incentive" proj
ect specifically rejected by
Congress.
Youth Injured in
Boating Accident
A motorboat injured a 13
year-old Medford water-skier
Sunday on Howard Prairie
reservoir, according to the
Jackson county sheriff's -office
today. .
Michael Thornhill, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Al
len, 1390 Dixie lane, was to
be released this morning from
Sacred Heart hospital after
being treated for a number of
cuts and abrasions caused by
the boat propeller. A sheriff's
deputy said the blades ripped
the boy's swimming trunks,
scraped his chest and caused
cuts on his left thigh.
Diana Gail Roberts, 18, of
2595 Victory lane, Medford,
said she was pulling the
water-skier when he fell. She
cut the boat engine and pulled
alongside of him. When the
boy said he would swim for
shore a short distance away
the girl then gunned the en
gine. A witness reported the
girl must have backed her
boat engine by mistake.
Superintendent for
Fair Art Show Named
Salem-fflPI)-A part-time art
Instructor at the University
of Oregon, Ronald R. Neper-
ud, Eugene, was named super
intendent of the Oregon State
Fair art show here Saturday.
. He succeeds Mrs. Laneta
King, Salem, resigned two
weeks ago in a protest Involv
ing modern and traditional
art.
"I Don't Know What's Getting Into These
New Yorker."
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Medford
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Cast List Posted
Today For i960
Festival
Cast lists were posted this
morning in Ashland for the
1960 Oregon Shakespearean
Festival.
After a three-day audition
period, the directional staff
convened last night at the
home of Founder and Pro
ducing Director Angus L.
Bowmer to balance the 40
member acting company
through 120 roles in the five
Elizabethan productions.
Many of the season's key
roles have been assigned to
actors making their initial
Ashland appearances, while
other top parts went to names
well-known by previous Fes
tival audiences.
Among the returnees, Shir
ley Patton of Medford (Ner-
i in the '58 "Merchant of
Venice") has been given the
key roles of Cariola in "Duch
ess of Malfi, Miranda in
"The Tempest," and Portia in
Julius C a e s a r." Director
Richard Risso, applauded last
year for his Sir Andrew Ague-
cheek, will take the title role
n "Caesar' and Ferdinand in
Duchess."
Producing Director
Veteran Director Robert
Loper (who will be acting
producing director this sum
mer during the Bowmer Euro
pean tour) will return to the
Ashland stage as Prospero in
"Tempest." Stage Manager Ed
Brubaker (Gower in the '57
"Pericles") will be seen" this
year as Caliban in "Tempest."
Other remembered names
and their 1960 roles are: Wil
liam Nye as Alonso in "Tem
pest"; Mark Hammer as Ste
phano in ."Tempest," North
umberland in "Richard ' II,"
and Christopher Sly in "The
Taming of the Shrew."
Charles Whitman will be
Aumerle in "Richard" and
Marullus in "Caesar." Keith
Fowler (Lorenzo In the '58
Merchant") is set for Mark
Antony in "Caesar."
Newcomers
Taking top honors among
the newcomers were several
personalities coming to Ash
land from a wide background
of theatrical experience. Ann
Hackney, from the Dallas
Theatre center, will debut
here as Kate in "Shrew" and
as the title role in "Duchess."
Shirley Cox, coming here
from the University of Colo
rado, will be Julia in "Duch
ess," the Queen in "Richard,"
and Calpurnia in "Caesar."
Several new men received
strong casting for 1960, top
ped by: Tom Vail of Portland,
doing the Cardinal in "Duch
ess, Antonio in "Tempest,'
Bushy in "Richard," and Oc
tavius in "Caesar"; Chris
topher Newton of Kent, Eng
land, set for Bosola in "Duchess,"-
Bolingbroke in "Rich
ard," Hortensio in "Shrew,"
and C a s c a in "Caesar";
Graham' Woodruff, from the
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE
on Second
Season
University of Bristol in Eng
land, will perform as Ariel in
"Tempest," Bagot in "Rich
ard," Grumio in "Shrew," and
Lucius in "Caesar"; Gerard
Larson of Sacramento will do
the Duke of York in "Rich
ard," Petruchio in "Shrew,"
and Cassius in "Caesar."
RoU of Richard II
Receiving the coveted title
role in "Richard II" was Wil
liam Klnsolving, popular
young Stanford actor making
his initial Ashland appear
ance. Other new names gain
ing important roles include:
John Dobbs of New York as
Ferdinand in "Tempest"; Wil
liam Livingston of Humboldt
State college as Gonzalo in
"Tempest" and Gremlo in
"Shrew"; Don Essary from the
University of Texas doing
John of Gaunt in "Richard,"
Baptista in "Shrew," and
Marcus Brutus in "Caesar."
Other new names in the
"Shrew" cast include: Les
Carlson as Lucentio and Mil
ton Fuchs as Biondello, both
of New York, and Ellen Parks
from the University of Wash
ington as Bianca.
Directors for 1960 and
their assignments are: Loper,
"Shrew"; Risso, "Richard";
James Sandoe, "Tempest" and
"Duchess"; and Jerry Turner,
"Caesar."
The 1960 session, the 20th
for America's First Elizabeth
an Theater, opens 'July 25
with "Shrew." Following in
this order are "Caesar," "Tem
pest." and "Richard." John
Webster's "Duchess of Malfi1
(first non - Shakespearean
Elizabethan production to be
staged in Ashland) will be
seen on Aug. 22 and 31 only.
The shows rotate nightly
through Sept. 3. Rehearsals
began today immediately af
ter casting was announced.
Man Dies After
Auto Accident
Albert C. Johnson, 72, of
Tolo rd., Central Point, died
Sunday evening at Sacred
Heart hospital from injuries
received late Saturday in a
one vehicle accident.
According to state police, a
car operated by Johnson left
Tolo rd. about 9 p.m. Satur
day approximately one mile
west of Blackwell rd. He was
thrown from the car, officers
said.
A passenger in the car,
Clarence Edward Michal, 26,
also of Tolo rd., was not in
jured, police said.
Funeral arrangements will
be announced by Conger-Morris,
funeral directors.
Johnson is the ninth per
son to die this year as a re
sult of Jackson county traffic
accidents. This time last year
13 persons had been killed in
county traffic accidents.
School Board May
Award Contracts
Ashland - School Superin
tendent Stanley Jobe said to
day the Ashland school board
hopes to award contracts tor
furnishings for the new Jun
ior high school at its meeting
tonight but that final decis
ions mnv h delayed Dendinff
further inspection of bidders'
merchandise.
The board will meet in
school district headquarters
at 7:30 o'clock.
Under' discussion will be
bids on furniture, typewriters
and a single set 01 Dieacncrs
rnvHiul fnr the million-dollar
school which is due to be com
pleted by Sept. 1.
SAFE OPENED
Burglars broke open i safe
In the Zlon Lutheran church,
i Wul Fourth it.. lometime
Sunday night or Monday
morning and took 910 in cam,
according to Medford police.
Entry was gained by picking
the lock on a basement door.
Leaves
LEAVES ALASKA President
ne prepares to leave r-lmendorf
AiasKa, en route to the Orient. The President s plane will
slop at waKe island, the
Sea pictures and stories on
Eleanor Roosevelt,
Stevenson Differ
On Candidate Role
New York-flJPD-Mrs. Elea
nor Roosevelt said Sunday
that Adlai E. Stevenson was
a candidate for President. Ste
venson immediately said she
was wrong. ,
The disagreement seemed
to center on what was meant
by "candidate."
Mrs. Roosevelt, who has
said the strongest Democratic
ticket would be Stevenson
and Sen. John F. Kennedy
(Mass.) in the number two
spot, asked Stevenson Friday
to "clarify" whether he was
a candidate, because a num
ber of his prominent backers
iri 1952 and 1956 had switch
ed to Kennedy.
Based on Paragraph
Stevenson sent his reply by
telegram, and Mrs. Roosevelt
based her interpretation on
this paragraph:
"I have declined repeatedly
to comment on questions
about a 'draft.' I think I have
made It clear In my public
life, however, that I will serve
my country and my party
whenever called upon."
Mrs. Roosevelt said that
since a "sizeable number" of
persons were calling on Ste
venson to accept the responsi-
WEATHER
FORECAST: Decreasing cloudl
nen tonight. Fair and a little
cooler Tuesday. Low tonight S4.
High Tueiday 0.
TKMPF.RATURK '
Highest Yeiterday 91
Lowest This Morning it
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:50 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 4:14 a.m.
Moonrlse tonight 11:22 p.m.
Last Quatrr June 15
Jupiter and Saturn, the two
largest planets, now both rise
well before midnight. They will
be seen In the southwest In
the morning twilight.
Bloodless, Short-Lived Army Revolt
Crushed by
Buenos Aires, Argentina
IUP3 - President Arturo Fron
dizl crushed a bloodless "poc
ket revolt" by military forces
in the city of San Luis In
western Argentina today, just
six hours before he was to
leave for Europe. Not a shot
was fired.
Leader Left Behind
Most of the rebels fled,
leaving In the hands of the
govern m e n t Gen. Mauricio
Gomez, self-styled commander
of the "army of the Andes"
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Leg of
Eiseniiower waves goodbye as
Air Force Base at Anchorage,
first landing in the Far East,
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bility of the Democratic nom
ination, this made him a can
didate. , Stevenson, reached at his
home in Liberty ville, 111., dis
agreed.
"My message to Mrs. Roose
velt speaks for itself," he said.
I reiterated the position I
have taken for several years
that I will not seek the nomi
nation for President . . .
'Therefore, I am not a can
didate."
National Officers -Elected
for Club
National headquarters of
the Chin Up club were shifted
to Medford Sunday with the
election of Harry Chipman,
Medford, as national presi
dent. The election took place
at the clubs annual conven
tion in Portland Saturday and
Sunday.
Other officers elected were
John Duffy, Medford, first
vice president; Tony Karole
vitz, Salem, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. -Paul Lowery, Med
ford, secretary, and Mrs. L. E.
McMurray, Medford, treasur
er. Elected to the board of di
rectors for two-year terms
were Sam Evans and Mrs.
Gordon Bowman, both of Med
ford, and Elton Petri, Ash
land. Mrs. L. W. Judd, Mil
waukie, and Cleveland Leis,
Portland, are holdover direc
tors. Ten members from the local
chapter of the organization for
the physically handicapped at
tended the convention, where
Chipman was the featured
speaker at the Saturday night
banquet.
President of
and one of the two highest
ranking officers in the up
rising. Gen. Fortunato Giovannonl,
a 66-year-old retired officer,
had been named "provisional
president" by the rebels and
the "capital" of Argentina
proclaimed by them as San
Luis.
But the revolt scarcely got
off the ground, and Giovan
nonl disappeared with most of
the rest of the rebels, Includ
ing the "ministers" of his
short-lived cabinet.
No. 72
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Filipinos Plan
Hearty Welcome
For President
Stop Scheduled
At Wake Island
Anchorage, Alaska (TTPP
President Eisenhower flew
out of Alaska for the Orient
today on the second leg of
tour that will take him to
the ancient islands of the Far
East and their multitude of
20th century problems.
The President's Jet trans.
port took off at 8:41 a.m.
(pst).
His first oriental port of
call was Manila, metropolis
of the Philippine republic,
where a'million or more Fili
pinos waited to give him a
hearty welcome.
President Eisenhower arriv.
ed at the rain-dampened air
strip at 6:29 a.m. after spend
ing the night at Elmendorf
AFB. With him was Lt. Gen.
Frank J. Armstrong Jr., com
mander of Alaskan military
forces.
30-Degree Weather
They stood at attention In
50-degree weather while
a military band played the
National Anthem and the Ma
rine Corps hymn. The Presi
dent then inspected a com
pany of air police as well as
the band. He chatted with
Armstrong while he reviewed
the troops and smiled broadly
as he boarded the plane.
Undaunted by recent riots
In Japan against the U.S.
Japan security treaty, 1 the
President still was determin
ed to go on to Tokyo, via
Formosa and Okinawa, after
hia three Amvm am mimat of
Philippines President Carlos
P. Garcia.
Grind Out Propaganda
Reports that Moscow and
Peipine propaganda organs
were encouraging anti-Eisenhower
demonstrations caused
no major changes in the
President's plans and for this
he received accolades from
the European press.
"This man has guts," said
the London Dally Mirror.
We Up our hat because of
his personal courage," said
the West German newspaper
Neue Presse."
Some revisions In Eisen
hower's Japanese schedule
were 'tinder consideration by
the two governments, accord-,
ing to Press Secretary James
Hagerty, but the basic plan
of the visit beginning In
Tokyo June 19 remained un
changed. Hagerty, however,
may not be able to announce
a detailed itinerary for Japan
until shortly before the Presi
dent prepares to leave the
Philippines. '
Refuel at Wake Island
En route from Alaska to
the Philippines today, the
President's big silver and
orange Jet transport sched
uled a refueling stop at Wake
r.i.iui n.. n:Mk4 . Tir n i.
the tiny dot of land In the
Pacific that leaped into his
tory during World War II,
Is expected to take seven and
one half hours
From Wake, the President
has another long overwater
flight (over six hours) to
Clark Air Force Base in the
Philippines where he will
switch to a propeller-powered
plane, the Columbine III, for
a short hop into the Manila
International Airport.
Salem-uTO-Gov. Mark Hal
field was in Wheaton, 111., to
day to deliver the commence
ment address at Wheaton col
lege. Argentina
The rebels gained some suc
cesses In the 'lrst few hours
by arresting Gov. Alberto
Domenlcone of San Luis Pro
vince and some of his minis
ters. But they received no ad
ditional support and their
most Intense campaign was
waged orally over the radio.
Broadcasts Stopped
The revolution started at
11:03 p.m. Sunday when the
rebels seized the radio station,
and ended at 8:40 a.m. today
when the radio stopped broad
casting rebel pronouncements.
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