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RE m. BA 15) o) Khrushchev Meets With Modest Increase Tied To Cost of Chilly Vienna Reception Living Suggested mm M V ;. -A v v. . ' - : . i"f $-41,'; - - . , , Measure Called 'Indefensible' Washington -HOT- President just -j-jiJ- , , sr. . ONLY RUBBLE REMAINS Only smoking ruins remain ed after a lire swept through the tiny town ot Monitor, Ore., southeast of Woodburn, late Wednesday. The fire Burdick Adds To Narrow Margin In North Dakota Bismarck, N. D. - IUPI) -Democratic Rep. Quentin Bur dick strengthened his narrow lead In the stretch cf North Dakota's special senatorial election today. Republican Gov. John Dav is, carrying his party's hopes In this wheat belt weathervane contest in a presidential elec tion year, refused to concede pending- a check by county canvassing boards but said he would retire from politics if he were beaten. Burdick Called Winner Jack' Swensen, state GOP executive director, called Bur dick the "apparent, vic tor.". But he said some count ing errors had been discovered and "apparently there is rea lon to believe that other er rors may have been made." With only IB precincts still unreported out of the state's 2,312, Burdick held a 521 vote lead. He had 103,871 votes to 103,350 for Davis. Election auditors emphasiz ed that the . vote count, was unofficial.' It was obvious that an official canvas would be needed to determine the win- Lake Concession In Doubt for Fourth R,' T. Johnston, partner in the Johnston store, Medford, (aid today there is some doubt the store can establish a tem porary concession at Howard Prairie reservoir for the July 4 week end. Johnston store submitted the successful bid for the con cession at the reservoir this Week. Johnston said people going to the lake should take all necessary equipment and sup plies in the event the store can not establish the conces ion by this week end. '"I Said I Had Him Trained Notice How He Siti Up?" A1 Regional Edition Medford 40 PAGES MEDFORD. Revised Folder of Chamber Growth of Two thousand revised cop ies of the Medford Chamber of Commerce's edition of its "Facts and Figures" folder on Medford and Jackson county have been printed, Don Mc Neil, chamber manager, has announced. The folder was compiled in 1954 to answer 90 per cent of the questions posed by prospective residents, Mc Neil said. It has been revised each year since. The folders, which cover 39 points of information, re flect numerous changes in Medford and Jackson county growth patterns, he noted. Payrolls in 1954, McNeil said, were about $40,500,000 compared to 1959's estimated payroll of S67 million. There are an estimated 42,380 peo ple within a six-mile radius of Medford's city center, com pared to an estimated 29,000 in 1951. The total banking picture in Medford also changed, ac cording to figures in the fold er. In 1954, deposits were more than $46,700,000, and in ,1959, bank deposits totaled about $57,500,000. Bank loans in 1954 were a little more than $17 million, and in 1939 loans totaled more than $28,600,000. The folder showed that in 1954, a forecast of major con struction projects projected over an 18-month period wern estimated about $10 million, and forecasts this month show a total of $34,500,000 in major construction activity during the next 18 months to two years. caused an estimated $70,000 damage before being quench ed by firemen and scores of volunteers. (UPI Tclephoto) OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1960 No. 87 Reflects County Based upon a year to year check of economic activ ity it would appear that Med' ford and Jackson county face an accelerating" growth rate- which may. tax the best abili ties in wisdom and planning of community leaders, Mc Neil noted. The folder, he added, has been useful in contact work with business and industrial prospects in this area. Based on national census data, additional revisions will be made, and more copies printed about October, Mc Neil said. Levi McDonald Convicted Again Oregon City - (UPII - A jury deliberated about 3V& hours Wednesday night and by a 10-2 vote convicted Levi S. McDonald, Portland, former negotiator for the Stereotypy ers Union, on charges arising from the dynamiting Jan. 31 of six trucks serving the struck Oregon Journal and Oregonian. It was the second conviction for McDonald. A jury in Portland earlier found him guilty on similar charges of causing injury to property by explosives in connection with the dynamiting of four news paper trucks there on the same night. McDonald, who remained free on bail, has appealed the Portland conviction for which he received a 10-year prison sentence and a $500 fine. Ashland Council Approves Budget Ashland The city of Ash land will have a $165,024 budget for the 1960-61 fiscal year. The budget and salary schedule for Ashland city employees were passed last night at a' city council meeting. Salaries for city employees will be increased about 4 per cent, councilmen said. Other business included a report by Arnold Bauder, chairman of the Ashland Gen eral hospital board of direc tors. The board suggested that the council compose the new hospital board of five voting members and non-voting appointees of the council and the hospital's adminis trator. The board suggested that the five voting members be neither members of the coun cil nor members of the medi cal profession. The council also passed an ordinance to vacate certain alleys on the old Junior high school property. This action legally clears the title to the property. I Price 10 Cents Tribune Congo Receives Independence on Word of Warning keopoldville, Congo (UPH King Baudouin of the Bel gians handed the Congo its independence today b u warned it to watch out for certain foreign powers "ready to profit from your slightest failure." The sprawling territory, a third the size of the United States and containing, 14 mil lion people, shed 52 years of Belgian rule at one minute past midnight.. It is the 14th African na tion to gain its independence since World War II. Rivalry Big Hazard Baudoin, speaking before a joint session of the Congo lese Parliament, said one of the big hazards was tribal ri valry which could be ex ploited and divide the nation. Outside the still unfinished building which was to have been the Belgian governor general's new residence, huge crowds danced and sang cele brating their independence. Belgian flags still flew side by side with the new republic flags and there was no hos tility toward Europeans. Motorized troops were everywhere, backed up by tough infantrymen, hydapoi warns Mitchell's Stock Hiked by Praise Washington - IUPI) - High praise from President Eisen hower and top union leaders appeared today to have in creased Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell's chances of landing, the Republican vice presidential nomination. Mitchell, 59, says he will become a private citizen when the Eisenhower admin istration goes out of office next January. But Mitchell, a strong backer of Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the GOP presidential nomination, has said that no man should refuse to accept the No. 2 spot on the ticket. Aqua Ski Club to Assist Local Deputies Members of the Rogue Aqua Ski club will assist Jackson county sheriff's dep uties this week end in patrol ling the county's lakes and river. They will check for boating violations as well as boating registration and eauipment. Sheriff Joe Walsh remind ed residents today that dur ing recent holiday week ends more water deaths have been reported In Oregon than traf fic fatalities. He encouraged boaters not only to observe safety rules and regulations but to be courteous while boating this week end when the lakes and rivers will be crowded. First Appearnace In West Since Summit Failure People Indifferent To Premier's Visit Vienna, Austria-IUPD-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev flew into Vienna today with message of friendship and peaceful coexistence and re ceived the most indifferent re ception he has experienced on any visit to the West. Even the 140,000 Viennese who voted for the Communist party in the last elections stayed off the sun - drenched streets and by contrast his re ception in America was al most friendly while in France it bordered on the enthusias tic. Applausa Limited The nine-day official visit Khrushchev's first to the West since collapse of the Paris summit talks and his reception was chilly if polite. The only applause came from handfuls of Communist mili tants carrying red flags - and there were few of them. His arrival speech was strictly according to protocol and he refrained from taking any sideswipes at the West. Observers believed this might change if the outspoken Aus trian newspapers remain un friendly about the visit. The Austrian people, staunchly anti-Communist al though their government offi cially is neutral, cold should ered the arrival and his 10- mile ride into town. No Names Mentioned About 2,000 people gather ed at the airport and heard the Soviet leader promptly take a swipe at "some people who favor the cold war and arms." He mentioned no names but these are the terms he has used recently in referring to the United States and its allies. Khrushchev, traveling in a convoy of 40 cars, was rushed through heavy Vienna noon traffic by 30 motorcycle po licemen to the Imperial Hotel where he will make his head quarters for the visit. City Prisoners to Be County Housed Effective July 1 prisoners sentenced in Medford munici pal court to extended terms will be lodged in the county jail. The arrangement was made earlier this year and a con tract was negotiated between the city and the county, to start with the new fiscal year. The city will pay for the prisoners' costs. An addition al $4,000 for the jail division of the sheriff's department was budgeted in the county's 1960-61 budget; Sheriff Joe Walsh said, and this amount will be reimbursed by the city. The lack of adequate facili ties in the city jail for prison ers with sentences of more than one day was cited as the reason for the new arrange ment. ' Walsh said that additional bedding and clothing for the prisoners have been purchas ed. He said that there are sufficient bunks In the mis demeanor dormitory section of the county jail for the prisoner increase. He added that the county Jail already lodges all felony prisoners and that section of the county jail Is primarily in use now Capacity of the city Jail is 1 1 prisoners, according to Chief of Police Charles P. Champlin. WEATHER FOIIECAST: Filr llirotiiti Frl dtr. !." lanllhl 2. Hilh Fri day IS. TCMPKRATLRK Hlthrat Ytrdy Lowilt This Mornlnf . IS Our Skies Tonight Swim UHltT t:51 p.m. Stinrlir tomorrow 4:31 s.m. Moomrt tonlltit ll:3 p.m. Flrit ttrtr July 1 At moonm th Blf Dlpir will ht ilnklns In lh norUiwtit inS citilopFla will k ruins In th northtait. Beiwwn lhm li Po lirli. Uia North ' STATE PARK Completed late in the sea son last year, Laureihurst State park on the upper Rogue river represents the only state-maintained overnight camping facili ties in southern Oregon. The conveniences shown above make up one of 37 units that are built to accommodate tents or small house trailers. Garbage cans and reslrooms, as well as running water and firewood are Agencies to Crack Down on Motorists During Week End State, city and county po lice agencies In Jackson coun ty will join with other police agencies throughout Oregon in a state-wide crackdown on traffic violators during the three-day holiday week end. State police said they will station cars at close intervals on all surrounding highways during the week end. This ex tensive traffic surveillance will be in effect 24-hours a day, they said. Medford Police Chief Charles P. Champlin said the Fourth of July holiday usu ally means less traffic on city streets because everyone is go ing out of town. But, he em phasized that city police will concentrate on the highways which lead through the city. Champlin also reminded Medford residents that fire works, -other than sparklers, are illegal in the city, as they are throughout the rest of the state. He added that the law prohibiting the use of fire works in the city, "will be strictly enforced." All federal, state, city and county offices will be closed Monday. The Mail Tribune will publish a noon edition. Talent Work Among Senate Approvals Among the public works projects in Oregon for which the Senate appropriations c o m m i t tee In Washington, D.C., has approved money during fiscal year 1960-61 is the Talent project. The $2,450,000 approved for the project by the com mittee had previously been approved by the House Ap propriations committee. According to James A. Cal lan, Talent project engineer for the bureau of reclamation, White City, the money would enlarge three laterals in the project and the Emigrant dam. He said that with the com pletion of the lateral and dam enlargements, only minor work on sublaterals will re main to be completed in the fiscal year 1961-62. The proj ect is expected to be com pleted in 1962. Lightning fires in Forest Suppressed All lightning fires report ed on the Rogue River Nation al forest after the Tuesday night thunderstorm were sup pressed yesterday, the forest service reported. Seven lightning strikes were reported. Largest fire resulting was In the Klamath district and burned about one fourth acre. provided throughout the under the supervision of taker. Combined with the overnight camp grounds is a picnic area whichi s also under state supervision, according to area park foreman Joe Bryn. The park is in the area of the old Laureihurst covered bridge, which is soon to be replaced. Holiday Activities Set at Eagle Point Throughout Monday Eagle Point - Highlighting! Fourth of July activities here Monday will be a buckaroo breakfast, a parade, carnival games, and a grand mardi gras ball. Holiday events will begin at 6 a.m. and last until mid night, mostly on the Eagle Point High school grounds, except for the parade and the breakfast. Starting at 6 a.m. will be the breakfast sponsored by Harry Hanscom and the Jay- cces. The event will last until 1 p.m. on the lawn between the Eagle Point Grange and the Community Bible church. Plants Uprooted in City Planter Boxes Medford Police Chief Charles P. Champlin said to day that the recent vandalism of several downtown planter boxes "shows the complete disregard that some people seem to have for anything that improves the city." Champlin was specifically referring to those planter box es located on East Main St., between the railroad tracks and Central ave. Sometime Tuesday night or early Wed nesday morning vandals up rooted a number of plants lo cated In these boxes. Some plants were stolen and others were left scatter ed near the area of the plant er boxes. Included among those stolen plants were a number of red and white pe tunias which had been plant ed just a few hours before. Those found damaging planter boxes In the city, will be charged with malicious de struction of property and will be subject to a maximum pen alty of 50 days in jail and I $100 fine. "We will most certainly prosecute," Champlin added. Postmaster Nominee Says He's Not Retired h. Houston Valentine, 104 North Fifth St., Jacksonville, told the Mall Tribune today he la not retired, as reported in a previous story. Valentines nomination as Jacksonville postmaster has been sent to the Senate for confirmation. Valentine said he is an electrician. Valentine and Mrs. Dor land Matheny, acting post mistress, took civil service ex aminations for the perman ent postmaster position. Mrs Matheny Is a sister-in-law of the former Jacksonville post- m a iter, the lit Leon Matheny. camp, which is resident care- Participants for the parade will gather at 12:15 p.m. on D St., with the parade begin ning at 12:45 p.m. Coronation of the parade queen, naming and dedication of the park, and awarding of parade prizes will take place at 1:15 p.m. in front of the high school. Booths, Concessions Opening at 10 a.m. for the rest of the day will be several food booths and concession stands at the high school grounds. Carnival games will be featured throughout the day. At 2 p.m. a play day will begin featuring events in six divisions including horseman ship, a pole bending contest, a key hole race, and a scurry race. Ribbons will be given to the winners in most cate gories. A trophy will be awarded to high point con testants. Events throughout the day will be keyed at both adults and children. Ball Scheduled The mardi gras ball will start at 9 p.m. with the Bob Anderson quartet providing music. The dance will be held the high school tennis courts and costumes are en couraged, but are not re quired, according to celebra tion officials. i A "most appropriately dressed" couple will be select ed and the king and queen will be crowned at midnight. At that time, the general un masking will take place. Part of Table To Be Closed Table Rock rd. between Sams Valley highway and Mo doc rd. Junction will be closed to log hauling between July 6 and 23, Bob Carstensen, county engineer, reported to day. He said resurfacing of the road will be done during that period and the road will be posted. County road department crews plan to complete apply ing base rock to the North River rd., west of Rogue Riv er in about two weeks, Car stensen said. Other Projects Other projects underway by the county roads department includes construction on Meadows rd. The county en gineer said that when this section Is finished this year, Meadows rd. will be complet ed from Sams Valley rd. to Evans creek. He said that the county plans to pave the road next year To be paved this year will be a lVj-mll section of Mead- owl rd, between Dodge and Eisenhower today vetoed as indefensible" a bill to raise the pay of federal workers by $750 million a year. But he offered to approve "a mod est increase" tied to a 2.1 per cent rise in the cost of living since the last general pay boost in 1958. Eisenhower said the election-year pay measure, grant ing increases ranging from 7.5 to 8.6 per cent, could not be defended "by any light," including the rise in the cost of living. Pressure Tactics Rapped The Chief Executive assail- ed what he called "pressure tactics" by some postal work ers to get Congress to pass the measure-and to override the expected veto. "That public servants might be so unmindful of the nation al good as to even entertain thoughts of forcing the Con gress to bow to their will would be cause for serious alarm," he said. Charges Political Pressure The President said his criti cal remarks were directed only to a small minority, and particularly their leaders. But he said this group was respon sible for "intensive and un concealed political pressure exerted flagrantly and in con cert on members of f?niw,. gress." The Chief Executive in a special message to the House said the present federal pay system was badly antiquated and the pay bill would make the situation worse. Discrimination Seen He called the pay raise an example of fiscal and legis lative irresponsibility and said it would discriminate against certain federal em ployees in such a manner that would "offend all thinking Americans." The President said that un der the bill federal employees making high salaries would have gotten larger pay raises on a percentage basis than those whose present pay is below comparable levels in private business. Says Bill Unfair "To thus hfiitrhlert thm nro. ent distortion would be gross ly unfair and highly discrimi natory," Eisenhower said. Eisenhower said the meas ure was "manifestly unjust" because for some employees it granted a pay Increase of nearly 9 per cent but for others performing exactly the same work the increase would be only about 7V4 per cent. He rejected flatly the claim that the proposed pay increas es were justified by the rise in the cost of living. He point ed out that since Jan. 1958, when federal workers got a 10 per cent pay hike the cost of living has advanced only 2.1 per cent. Override Chances Good But there was some doubt that the President could make the veto stick. Sponsors of the pay raise believed chances are good that they can muster the two thirds vote in both the Senate and House needed to write it into law over his objections. The effort to override is scheduled for Friday. Salem - IUPD - Commercial space is still available for this year's Sept, 2-10 Oregon State Fair. Rock Road to Hauling Sweet rds. Paving is sched uled to start about July 11. Carstensen said that crews are working on the Emigrant creek bridge fill on Dead In dian rd. and work is contin uing on Rogue River rd. be tween Sams Valley highway and Shady Cove. This project is expected to be completed about Aug. 1, he said. . ' Paving has been completed on Hlllcrest rd. and Cherry lane, Carstensen added. Bridge to be Closed A bridge over Cougar creek on Carberry rd. in the Applegate area will be closed Sunday and Monday for re construction, according to Carstensen. The bridge work will ba done by county crews, ha said. "Due to impossibility of de tour construction, the brldga wll be framed at the site be fore the old bridge it re moved," the county engineer said. "Approximately two days will be required the new bridge In pla
