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0 Herf Planning To State Department mm 'Regional Edition Medford 20 PAGES Cost of Living Increases isenhower To America Next Monday President Will Accent Positive In National Talk . Chief Executive : Talks With Nixon Honolulu - (UPD - President Eisenhower, described by his -staff as puzzled and some Jvhat amused by Democratic criticism of his failure to visit 'Japan, will present his side of the recent Far Eastern trip -to the American people Mon day at 3:30 p.m. p.s.t.). ; Speaking from Washington, where he is expected to re "turn Sunday, the Chief Ex ecutive will accent the posi tive rather than defend his "trip. He still believes firmly that his visits to the Philip pines, Formosa and Korea added up to a successful ven ture in developing closer ties -petween the United States and the Orient. Radio and Television -' Eisenhower's speech, under preparation here in consulta tion with members of his White House staff, will be broadcast nationally by radio and television and relayed -around the world over the -Shortwave circuits of the Voice of America. Eisenhower talked over his trip and plans for the report to the people with Vice Presi dent Richard M. Nixon Thurs day. Nixon had just returned to Washington after a series .of out-of-town political ap pearances and Thursday was the first opportunity he and - the President had for a long . distance get-together. Eisenhower also conferred fcy telephone Thursday ( with Secretary of State Christian ' A. Herter on what Press Sec . retary James C. Hagerty call ; d routine State department Jnatters. Cal-Ore Hereford tour Set Sunday ' : The annual Cal-Ore Here- ford tour will be held in Kla i -math Falls starting at 9 a.m. .Sunday, r ; The all-day tour will start at the Lee and Howard Holli . day ranch to see results of pro- duction testing and a pasture variety trial. The tour will continue to the Mitchell farm and lunch at the Norman Ja cobs ranch in the Malin area to view the herd and corrals. - The afternoon tour will Start at the Frank Worden ranch, continue to the Lost River ranch, and make its fi- i jial stop at the Chrystal .Springs ranch. Demossing Scheduled In Talent District The Talent Irrigation dis trict will turn off the water i In some sections of the district Monday and Tuesday for de mossing operations, a district , official said today. . ' Monday water will be turn ed off in the Talent lateral. The east lateral water will be turned off Tuesday. The whole ystem will be back operating full capacity Wednesday, the official explained. Business Entertainment Deduction Limit Nixed ' Washington -(UPD-A Senate House conference committee today scuttled legislation to - repeal a tax advantage for big stockholders and limit tax de ductions for business enter tainment expenses. Mining Loophole Agreed . The conferees Bgrccd on compromise legislation- to close a tax loophole for the mining industry. The Treas ury had warned that the loop hole,, opened by a court de cision, might ultimately result In $600,000,000 a year in lost revenue. - The conferees made the de MEDFORD, CSS. i $ jhSiLsai SANDBOX What appears to be a piece of modernistic sculpture, above, is actually a model for sandbox designed by, Charles H. Forrester of the University of Oregon School of Art for use in Medford's Hawthorne park. Designs for this and other pieces of sculptered-type play apparatus have been made by Forrester after he made a special Three Youngsters Drown in Oregon Swimming By United Press International Three youngsters died in Oregon swimming pools Thursday. 7 '2-year-old Gresham boy drowned in the Top O'Scott golf course pool, a 17-year-old girl lost her life while con ducting a swimming class in Helix and a 10-year-old Cor vallis boy drowned in the Corvallis high school pool. The victims were Randy Paukner of Gresham, Alice Cowan of Helix and John E. Holen of Corvallis. Jensen Escape Charges Dropped Salem (UPD - Escape charges against two prison inmates who fled from the state hos pital's criminally insane ward March 4 were dismissed in circuit court Thursday. The district attorney's of fice told the court that both James Norman Jensen, 31, and Jack Stanley Amason, 29, are mentally defective. The office added that their mental condition has deteriorated since the escapte and they would not be able to compre hend the charges. Jensen, 'convicted hatchet slayer of a medford woman, and Amason, serving a term for assault and robbery, fled from the ward by cutting bars with hacksaw blades supplied them by a hospital employe, who received a 20-year sen tence. Salem (UPD The Sweet Home - Green Peter Boat, Yacht and Regatta association has designated 6-day-old Mark Hatfield Jr., son of the gov ernor, a Navy admiral. cisions in reaching a compro mise on a bill to continue cor porate and excise tax rates at present levels for another year. A scheduled reduction in rates on July 1 would mean a loss of $4,000,000,000 a year to the Treasury. June 30 Deadline The compromise must be ratified by Senate and House and signed into law by mid night June 30 to prevent auto matic reductions in taxes on corporation profits, automo biles, cigarettes, liquor, local telephone calls and travel fares. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE Plans Report inspection trip here earlier this year. Financ ing for the new equipment will come largely from the T. W. Miles Estate, the Medford Moose lodge, Elks club and Kiwanis club, according to Medford Parks and Recreation Director Robert Haworth. With a child's imagination, the sandbox could become a Viking ship, a castle or a fort, Forrester said. Pools Pauker drowned while in a 40 by 60-foot pool used by dozens of other swimmers. His 9-year-old brother alerted a pool's life guard, who found the youth s body in the bot tom of the pool. He Was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Paukner. Miss Cowan, daughter of Helix City Marshal O. L. Cow an, was noticed floating in the municipal pool as she swam with two other girls. A Red Cross instructor, Mrs. Betty Swearingen, applied ar tificial respiration on the girl, who was an assistant life guard at the pool, but it was unsuccessful. Autopsy Requested Parents of the girl asked for an autopsy by the Uma tilla county coroner. Holen drowned after he collided head-on with another youth, 9-year-old John Hoeye, as both boys were diving into the pool. He was the son of Mr and Mrs. Norval J. Holen, Legislative Pay Session Sought Coos Bay (UPD The South western Oregon Central La bor Council passed a resolu tion this week asking the gov ernor to call a special session of the Legislature to consider getting an increased legisla tors pay measure on the No vember ballot. Voters In May turned down a salary hike for legislators, who now get $600 a year. The Council said if the is sue did not get on the Novem ber ballot it would be two years before it could be voted on again. Free Methodists Reelect Bishops Winona Lake , Ind. -(UPD The Free Methodist Church reelected its four bishop: Thursday during the church's centennial Central Confer ence here. They are Dr. L. R. Marson, Greenville, 111.; C. V. Fair bain, McPherson, Kan.; J, Paul Taylor, Winona Lake, and W. S. Kendall, Salem, Ore. A nationwide membership of more than 95,000 was re ported by the Free Methodist Church. Tribune 24, 1960 Williams Sawmill Destroyed by Fire Thursday Night Williams-A sawmill which supported about half the popu lation of this small lumbering town burned to the ground last night. Owners Percy Sowell and Norman Webb said today they are not sure if the Brown Brothers Lumber company mill will be rebuilt. The firm employs 75 persons, it is esti mated. It had been cutting about 70,000 board feet per day. The planer mill, which was some distance from the main building, and the dry kiln were saved. However, no plans have been made yet for its further operation, it was reported. Cause of the fire was thought to be from sparks from an electrical outlet box or from the waste burner. Nearly half the population of this community, 20 miles southeast of Grants Pass, de pend on the mill for their living either through mill work or from logging and hauling to the mill, a town spokesman said. Night watchman. Wade Cot- trell, was at the far end of the grounds when he noticed small curl of smoke from the base of a conveyor in the main building. Flames were leaping towards the roof by tne time he got there. All that remained of the building this morning was a mass of twisted steel and charred ground. Gross Fire Threatens Ashland Church, Home Ashland-A grass fire start ed by a minister threatened his church and two nearby houses yesterday afternoon, but Ashland firemen extin guished the blaze before any serious damage was done. Firemen said the blame was "unauthorized and uncon trolled," and was started by the Rev. Leo. C. Wine behind the Faith Tabernacle at Faith ave. and Siskiyou blvd. It was reported about 1:15 p.m. The pastor started the fire and went home for lunch while it was still burning, firemen said. Delegate Returning To Geneva Conference Geneva -(UPD- Chief Ameri can delegate Fredrick M. Eat on was on his way back to the Geneva disarmament talks today with some new U.S. pro posals designed to keep the talks and disarmament hopes Price 10 Cents No. 82 Again Grocery Prices Push Consumer Index Higher Pay Boosts Due 200,000 Workers Washington (UPD - Living costs crept to a new record high in May for the fourth month in a row, the govern ment reported today. Higher grocery prices push ed the Labor department's consumer price index up by one-tenth of 1 per cent to 126.3 per cent of the 1947-49 average. This was 1.9 per cent above the level of a year ago. Declining prices for new and used cars, tires, gasoline, home appliances, heating fuels, and some foods kept the index from going even higher. Pay Boosts Due The new rise in living costs will bring pay boosts of one to two cents an hour for more than 200,000 workers whose pay is geared to changes in the index. About 80,000 workers in the meat packing industry will re ceive two-cent hourly raises. Another 79,000 in the aircraft industry will get a penny or two cents an hour more, and 40,000 in a variety of indus tries will get a penny an hour raise. Arnold Chase, Labor de partment price chief, said that despite the fractional increase last month the buying power or me consumer s dollar re mained unchanged. Continued Increases Seen Chase forecast continued in creases In food costs in the months ahead, but said the index may balance off because of further declines in new car prices and some grocery costs. He held out some hope for a possible drop In overall liv ing costs next fall. Despite the new cost-of-living record, the government sources emphasized their be lief that a new round of infla tion was not beginning. They said food prices generally creep upward through spring and summer until annual har vests swell supplies and trim prices. Mental Health Department Urged Salem (UPD Creation of a state department of mental health was endorsed Thurs day by the Governor's advis ory committee on government reorganization. A proposal to put the State Deaf and Blind schools under the department of education was approved. The members said they liked the idea of having the superintendent of public in struction appointed rather than elected, as he now is. The committee agreed to make no changes in the state system of higher education, veterans' affairs, and state agencies on aging, youth and Indians, and to retain the Health Department and pub- "Remember When We Only Worried About A Mess In Washington?" M-e UN in Peaceful Settlement of Eichmann Case Public Apology Seen Reparation United Nations, N.Y.-IUPD-The United Nations today could claim one of its few un disputed triumphs since World War 11-a peaceful set tlement of the Argentine-Israeli dispute over infamous Nazi Col. Adolf Eichmann. There was no doubt Eich mann, the accused killer of millions of Jews who was dis covered and captured by Is raeli agents in a sensational kidnaping from Buenos Aires last month, would stand trial in Israel for his World War II crimes. Argentina indicated the In jury done to its national dig nity by the illegal abduction could be considered all but forgotten following T h u r s day's mild Security Council resolution asking Israel for "adequate reparation." In Buenos Aires, Undersec retary of Foreign Affairs Mig uel Angel Centeno said the reparation might be nothing more than a public apology, such as already offered by Is raeli Foreign Minister Mrs. Golda Meir. Official Israeli sources in Jerusalem, in turn, expressed complete satisfaction with the Security Council verdict, which was 8-0 against them, with Russia, Poland and Ar gentina by its own choice abstaining. Israelis were particularly pleased with the stand taken in the debate by U. S. Ambas sador Henry Cabot Lodge, who said Thursday that the Eichmann issue should be closed with passage of the resolution and an Israeli apology. Scholarship Added To Festival List A s h 1 a n d A scholarship award provided in recognition of a San Jose, Calif., man has been announced by the board of directors of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival, Ash land. Established in honor of Lowell C. Pratt, director of Public Relations at San Jose State college, the scholarship will be anonymously endowed by a former member of the Festival company and student of Pratt. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a mem ber of the Oregon Shake spearean Festival's public re lations staff, to assist with ex penscs incurred while serving an apprenticeship with the festival. There are over 35 such scholarships now provid ed for festival company mem bers. A past president of the San Jose public relations round- table, Pratt is currently pro fessor of journalism at ban Jose State college, and direc tor of public relations. First recipient of the schol arship is Gary Aldridge, of Amity, Ore., a member of the festival's public relations de partment. Windows Broken In Portland Church Portland-IUPD-Police said to day vandals broke 41 win dows in the Rockwood Meth odist church. The Rev. Dwight Townsen, pastor of the church, estimated damage at $200. Police said the vandals possib;y were armed with high-powered slingshots. HERTER ACCUSES 'K' Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, shown during a news conference in Washington to day, accused Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev of meddling in U.S. internal affairs by his comments on presidential elections. On another subject, he denied that the U.S. in any way suggested to Tokyo that Eisenhower's trip to Japan. Zoning Ordinances Presented Council, Planners Copies of a proposed multiple-family zoning ordinance and a proposed trailer ordi nance were distributed at a special joint meeting of the Medford city council and planning commission last night. The ordinances were pre - pared by the planning com - mission and planning; depart- ment under the joint city-fed- eral urban, planning assist ance program. The planning commission Indicated last night that it will call for a public hearing on the multiple-family zone proposal in the near future. H. K. Guinn, site agent for the general services adminis tration in Seattle, and J. C. Leighton, post office space officer for the Portland re gion, attended last night's meeting to hear discussion of the city's proposed civic center. The city hopes that the GSA will locate the proposed $2,300,000 federal building In this center. Explains Land-Use Plan Guinn and Leighton heard Lloyd Anderson, southern Oregon planning consultant under the urban planning as sistance program, explain a preliminary land-use plan and how the civic center would fit into the overall plan. He said the choice of a site for a civic center is not an easy one. The site which Is bounded by Mistletoe, 10th, Holly and Main sts., he said, is ased on a plan drawn up In 1931. It was selected, he said, ecause it is easily accessible from all parts of the city, it is adjacent to the central busi ness district but not In the high-cost property area and it might prevent a "blight" area if the central business district should tend to move towards the new shopping center. Inspect Proposed Sites Neither Guinn nor Leigh ton had anythng to say at the meeting, but afterward Guinn said he and Leighton are in Medford to Inspect proposed sites for the new federal building. Guinn said there are four proposed sites, and the choice of a site will be made in Washington. The main difference be tween the proposed multiple family zone and the one now in use, is that the multiple family zone would be split into Class A low density and Class B high density divisions, WEATHER PORP.CAST: Pilr ind warm thrnush Baturdsy with lumr high clotidlnpRi at ttmn. Low tonliht U. Hlah Saturday 94. Temp. Hltheit Velterday ;...... 84 Loweit Uila Morning 55 Our Skies Tonight ftunift today 7:55 p.m. Hmirli tomorrow Moontet today H Hrit quarter PKO.MINKNT STAR Anlarpa. due foulh VIMHf.fc PI.ANKTS 4:33 a.m. . 1:10 p. Jul) y t ..10:35 p.m. Jupiter, low In south ern 1:33 p.m. Saturn, low In louth- eaat 1:53 p.m Mara, duo tait .... .. 3:55 s.m it should call off President (UPI Telephoto) to City The present multiple-family zone has no such division. Anderson explained last night that the Class A mul tiple-family zone will allow only residential structures such as apartments, and the Class B wine would - allow 1 th,n clinics and ""' ouuamgs, in aoaiuon to resdental structures. purpose of this, he said, is to keep some multiDli family areas devoted exclu sively to residential develop ment. Under the present zon ing ordinance, such things as clinics are permitted in any multiple - family zone thereby causing these resi dential structures, The proposed multiple family zone will be explained in greater detail in Sunday's Mail Tribune. Dr. Durno Named Alternate Delegate Joe B. Richards of Eugene has announced the appoint ment of Dr. Edwin R. Durno of Medford to act as alternate delegate to the Republican Na tional convention in Chicago next month. Dr. Durno is the Republi can nominee for the Fourth Congressional district seat now held by Charles O. Por ter. Dr. Durno and Richards. along with other Oregon Re publicans, will leave for the Convention July 23. Until that time, Dr. Durno said he will campaign throughout the fourth district.. Lumber Price Index Continues To Drop Portland -(UPD- The lumber index continued to decline in the two weeks ending Thurs day with pine area species contributing the most to the downtrend, according to Crow's Lumber Market News Service. Green fir dimension prices have leveled off in standard and better grades, Crows re ported, although prices have continued to lose ground In lower grades of green stock. Congressmen's Expense Limit Set by Committee Washington - (UPD - A House watchdog committee has re sponded to newspaper and magazine charges of travel al lowance abuses by setting a $25 daily limit on expenses ot congressmen making trips In the United States. Public Accounting The House Administration Committee Thursday also rec ommended that House mem bers make a public account ing of how they spend foreign currencies allotted them on trips abroad. The actions came amid a new round of counter charges over the alleged use by Uqum t Russia Accused Of Muddling in Infernal Affairs Press Conference Told of Retirement Washington (UPD - Secre. tary of State Christian A. Herter accused Soviet Pre mier Nikita S. Khrushchev to day of meddling in U.S. inter nal affairs by his comments on presidential elections. Herter also told his news conference - the first he has held since collapse of the sum mit meeting in Paris-that ha has decided to retire from the State department no matter which party wins the Novem ber elections. No Suggestion Made On still another subject Herter denied flatly that the United States in any way sug gested to Tokyo that it should call off President Eisenhow er's trip to Japan. Meeting with newsman on the 10th anniversary of the Communist attack in Korea, Herter used the news confer ence to call for a "reaffirma tion" of the free world's de termination to resist aggres sion and our support for the United Nations." Herter said in his comment on Khrushchev that the So. viet leader's statements that he would not deal with President Eisenhower and his letters to Democratic political figures came about as close to interfering in U.S. domes tic affairs as anything he could think of. Favors Younger Man Khrushchev rec ently quipped that if it were true that the U.S. candidate en dorsed by the Soviet Union would lose, he would endorse Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Herter said that because ot his age and the possibility that his arthritic condition might get worse he has decid ed that a "younger man" should take over the post of secretary. Two Bids Opened For Sheriff's Cars Two bids were submitted this morning on purchase of five cars for the Jackson county sheriff's department. The contract will be awarded later. Courtesy Chevrolet, Med ford, bid $2,575 for each ot five cars or $12,875 total bid price. The bid specified 49 per cent discount on all parts. Skinner Buick and Cadillac company, Medford, submitted a basic bid of $12,639 on five Buick La Sabre patrol cars plus $487.50 for installation of sirens. Total bid is $13,126. County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt said specifications included sirens on each of the patrol cars. The specifications are sim itar to five cars purchased earlier this year for the sher iff's department. 1 , Awarding of a contract Is pending further study of the bids, County Commissioner Ralph James said. Woman Appointed Architect Examiner Salem - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield today appointed the first woman in state history to the State Board of Archi tect Examiners. 1 - Mrs. Ebba Wicks Brown, Astoria, was named to suc ceed Cleo H. Jenkins, Cor vallis, whose term expired. The ne wboard member is a member of the Astoria City Planning Commission and be gan her career In architecture in Astoria in 1036. From 1941 to 1945 she was in Klamath Falls and practiced two years In Michigan, returning to As toria in 1953. She holds a bachelor's de gree from the University ot Oregon and has done ad vanced work there as well as In Michigan. members of taxpayers' money for such items as liquor and entertainment on travels here and overseas. The charges have been denied by Individ uals Involved. Charge Leveled Chairman Oren Harris CD Ark.) of the House Commerc Committee charged that ac counts of the alleged Irregu larities by the Knight News papers and Life Magazine rep resented an attempt "to take the spotlight off" deceptions In the broadcasting industry that his subcommittee uncovered. 1
