Ot Medforo and Jackson couun
MEOfOKD, OrGON
urn
Ml
CONGO ASSIGNMENT
Banquet Tickets
For Rogue River
Event Sold Out
Rogue River - Banquet tic
keta for the annual "Man-of-Iht-Year"
event hert are
old out, Howard Norwood,
ticket chairman, said today.
Norwood mid that general
admission tlckctf are avail
able and a few more banquet
tlckela may be obtained later.
"We know," he continued,
"that wt can aent illicitly
over 300 people. We arc try
ing to rearrange the tables
to make possible the teatlng
of another SO to 100 people.
If thli can tin worked out,
we will offer that many more
tlrketa to the banquet."
At High School
The annual affair will be
held In the Rogue River High
chool auditorium Saturday,
Aug. 6, with Dan Smoot, tele
vision commentator,' ai the
principal speaker. Sinoot alio
will preaent the trophy to
the man of the year.
Floyd Jones, chairman of
arrangement), noted that last
year about 315 persons at
tended the banquet. This
year,-he ald, he I preparing
to air condition the audito
rium. .
General admissllon ticket!
will remain on alc in Med
ford, Ashland, Rogue River
and Grants Pass.
Norwood said a group from
Portland had bought an en
tire block of tickets, and add
ed. "We expect a complete
sell-out of all types of tickets
within the next week."-
Subdivision Plat
Rejected by Group
The Meclford city planning
commission Thursday night
rejected a' tentative 108-unlt
subdivision plat because of
water, sewage and street
problems. ;
The commission Indicated,
however, thai the subdlvlder
could resubmit a portion of
the plat and It would be
granted tonlntive approval.
Location of the new subdi
vision would be in a general
area bounded by Crater Lake
hlghwBy, Corona bvc, 'Mor
row' rd. and Blddle rd. It
would be called Ekholm .VII-'
la Be subdivision.
It was rioted by the com
mission that soma of the sub
division street locations
would not conform to the sur
rounding area. One of t h t
proposed streets, Malmback
dr., would eventually Inter
sect near a proposed freeway
Interchange on Crater Lake
highway. , ,
wwuwiwr AooiunmLnt u. o. soituci in me ucny 01 a uinncmnirr. jne nrsi vn
Frankfurt, Germany, puh an Army 1,20 Congo cunliniicnl, l(l(l Tunisian soldiers, ar-
llliht plane fuselage, en route lu the newly- rived In Loopoldvllle today aboard U. S.
created UN police force In the Congo, Into CI30 transports. (UPI Tclephoto)
Scott Says Democrats
Ignored Little Fellow
Salem llll'll - Sen. Hugh
Scott' (R-Pa.) criticized Dem
ocratic presidential nominee
John F. Kennedy today and
laid Iho 10(10 Democratic con
vention "Ignored the rights of
the little fellow."
Scott addressed a Republi
can . fund-raising breakfast
here today for Congressman
Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) '
Hybrid Ticket
Scott said the- Democratic
slate headed by the Massa
chusetts Senator and Texas
Senator Lyndon Johnson Is
a "hybrid ticket which is
backward In all respects."
Digging at Kennedy, Scott
U. S. soldiers hi die belly of
Council Approves
City's Budget- at
Public Hearing
The Med ford city council
lust night approved without
change the city's lBUO-ttl
budget, and levied taxes lor
the fiscal year In the amount
of $870,880.
The new budget provides
for a total cash outlay of
$3.25:1,4:10, including suoo. 0;!0
in the general fund. It is Willi
in the 6 per cent limitation.
General fund property taxes
for the year will amount to
j:iU3.11!Q.
Approval of the budget
cume after a public hearing
at which only o n o person
spoke. That was William
Ducrnbach, 143 Mace avc.
Docnibach, who has be
come a rnthcr familiar face
at city council meetings,, ex
pressed concern over $8(1,
86B budget Item which is a
transfer from the general fund
4o the engineering depart
ment Raimburt Department
It was pointed out by Ad
ministrative Assistant Gilbert
Gutjahr that this money will
go to reimburse the engineer
ing department for Inspection
services rendered a number
of projects for a number of
years.
He explained thai the In
spection costs for a specific
project are added onto the
project district's assessment,
transferred from the assess
ment fund into the general
fund and from there go to the
engineering department.
. Oocrnbach didn't feel this
was-right. He called It a form
of "double taxation." Taxpayers-
are already paying for
the services of the engineer
ing department and the rest
of the city through their tax
es,' he sn Id, so why should
they be charged extra for. In
spection services?
For Special Groups
It was explained to Docrn
bnch that Inspection services
are performed for specific
groups and specific districts,
not the city as a whole. These
specific groups have to pay
for the cost, of these services.
Another contention by
Docrnbach that city engineer
ing service fees are nearly
twice as high as fees charged
by private business for the
same work went unanswered.
Seeks Study
The vole in fuvor of the
budget was unanimous. How
ever, Councilman R. L. Van
Sickle said the only reason
i)e voted In favor is "that to
do otherwise would unduly
hamper the operations of the
city."
' Van Sickle said that for
four years he has been trying
to get the city to mnke n
study 'as tb the feasibility of
combining the police and fire
said of the ticket that the
"tall Is obviously much big
ger than the dog."
Scott said the Democrats
are running on a "program
of pralso for. the Russians"
and that Vice President Nix
on will "break up the cold,
efficient Kennedy organiza
tion by campaigning on the
fscti and record of the Elsen
hower administration and the
record of the Democratic par
ty." ;
Scott flew to Coos Bay
this noon for a GOP lunchoon
and will he In Medford to
night for a Republican dinner,
Glnbemaalrr. The first UN
departmenls. But he said his
attempts to have this done
have been met with "amuse
ment." He said he believes the "cit
izenry Is entitled" to a study
of this idea which could pos
sibly result in a savings for
the city. He noted that the
police and fire departments
make up two-thirds of city
personnel.
Mayor John Snider then
appointed Van Sickle head of
a committee to make this
study. He added that Van
Sickle would have the full
support ot the council in this
study.
. Mayor Snider had said at
the outset of the meeting that
the budget had been ,; gone
over carefully' and, "J am sat
Isfied in my own mind that
it's an excellent budget."
Changes Made in
County Ordinance
The Jackson county court
this week approved two
amendments to the county
subdivision ordinance clarify
ing the terms partition and
subdivide.
The amendments, which
were previously approved by
the county planning commis
sion, were suggested by Dep
uty District Attorney Gerald
Scanncll, who said the terms
were not clear.
Partition was defined to
mean dividing a parcel of
land creating a road and three
or loss lots of five acres or
smaller for building develop
ment. Subdivide was defined
to mean dividing a parcel of
land into four or more lots of
less than five acres each for
development.
Action Is pending on a pro
posed amendment directing
contractors to remove pear
trees in a subdivision before
building. The amendment,
which has been approved by
the county planning commis
sion, was suggested to elimi
nate possible disease sources
if the trees are allowed to
stand without proper core. ,
Sewage Plant Fund
Created by City
; The Medford city council
Thursday night created a sew
age plant and trunk sewer re
serve fund out of surpluses
in two expired funds.'
City Manager Robert Duff
told the council that the new
fund could only be used for
constructing additional sew
age disposal facilities, major
repairs- of existing facilities,
and the conslructon of trunk
sewer lines.
One of the surpluses to be
put in the new fund comes
from the sewage disposal
bond sinking fund which was
completed In September, 1050.
The surplus In this fund Is
$40,637.
The other fund surplus Is in
the Camp White sewer bond
construction fund. This sur
plus amounts to $49,448.
: Both of the funds were ter
minated last night,
, Duff said it Is also proposed
thai surplus revenue above
that needed for the payment
of the Camp White sewer bond
and the maintenance and op
eration of the sewage dis
posal plant be placed in the
fund annually at the end of
each fiscal year,
Russia Offers To
Return Body of
American Airman
U.S. Protest Said
To Be Groundless
Moscow IUPD - The Soviet
Union offered today to hand
over the body of an Air Force
officer recovered when an
American RB47 rcconnais
plane was ihot down July 1.
A Tass news agency dis
patch suld the offer was made
in a. note presented to U. S.
Charge d'Affnircs Edward L.
Frccrs and which rejected as
"groundless" the U. S. pro
test over the downing of the
plane.
he officer previously was
identified as Capt. William
A. Palm, 39, Oak Ridge, Tcnn.
Tass reported that the new
Soviet note said the body of
the captain "can be handed
over to U. S. representatives
at any time."
The United States charged
In a note delivered last Tues
day that the Soviet Union
shot down the American plane
while It wis on a peaceful
mission over the open sea.
The note demanded the re
turn of two fliers the Soviets
said they captured alive and
intended to put on trial.
A White House statement
that same day said Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev
was lying when he said the
plane had violated Soviet air
space.
The White House also ac
cused Khrushchev of deliber
ately trying to stir up an in
ternational incident with its
charges.
Though no text of the new
Soviet note was released, Tass
said it "categoricolly rejects"
the protest of the United
States,
Tass said the new Soviet
message "reaffirms its note
of July 11 and the resolute
protest contained in it against
the new flagrant violation of
the Soviet frontier by an
American military aircraft."
Tass said the note reiter
ates that members of the
bomber crew , who have SUP:
vived snd were picked up by.
a Soviet vessel will oe Drought
to court and tried with the
full severity of Soviet law.
Washington (UPC - The Unit
ed Stales today "flatly reject
ed" Russia's latest claim that
the RB47 jet shot down in
the Arctic July 1 invaded So
viet air space.
Stale department press of
ficer Lincoln White said the
United States would prove
in the United Nations Securi
ty Council that the Russian
version is wrong.
Snider To Attend
Taxation Meeting
A delegation from the
League of Oregon Cities, head
ed by Medford Mayor John
W. Snider, will discuss the fi
nancial needs of Oregon cities
Monday at a meeting of the
legislative interim committee
on taxation in Salem.
Mayor Snider, president of
the league, said the group will
indicate to the committee the
need for broadening the finan
cial resources of local govern
ment. Mayor Snider named six
oilier mayors to assist In the
presentation, They are Mayor
Edward C. Harms Jr., Spring
field; Mayor Lawrence E. Sla
ter, Klamath Falls; Mayor
Russell F. Boncsteclc, Salem;
Mayor William L. Jackson,
Baker; and Mayor Terry D.
Schrunk, Portland.
"Goh, Lyndon, If Only
Kind Of Fight Against
Rogue Valley Edition
Medford
20 PAGES
Kennedy Asks Demo Governors,
Senators To Share Platform
Party Choices To
Make Acceptance
Speeches Tonight
Defeated Rivals
Also Invited
Los Angclcs-OIPD-Scn. John
F. Kennedy today invited all
Democratic governors and sen
ators to share the platform
with him tonight for his ac
ceptance speech in the huge
Los Angeles Memorial Coli
seum.
The Democratic presidential
nominee also included in his
invitation all other nominees
for the top spot who lost -ut
in the balloting Wednesday,
as well as all former chair
men of the Democratic Na
tional Committee.
One of Kennedy's losing
rivals. Sen. Stuart Symington
(Mo.), visited the nominee to
day and offered to campaign
for him. Kennedy said he ask
ed Symington to "be avail
able." Looked Fresh, Rested
'I am going to rely on him
heavily," Kennedy told news
men. Kennedy arrived fresh and
rested looking at his down
town headquarters this morn
ing and conferred briefly with
friends before launching into
a busy schedule
Kpnncdy devoted -considerable,
time, on his acceptance
speech tonight:""".'?'
His speech in the Los An
gclcs Coliseum will be a final
convention effort to heal the
Democratic party's perennial
North-South rift, which was
reopened by northern resent
ment at his choice of Sen.
Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas
as his vice presidential run
ning mate.
Meetings Held
After his first relaxed eve
ning in many days, the 43-year-old
presidential nominee
was working today like a can
didate who still had the nomi
nation to win. Sandwiched
into his speech-writing sched
ule were meetings, handshak
ings, and semi-public appear
ances of one kind or another.
While his selection of John
son to run for vice president
was being ratified Thursday
night by a dutiful convention
-over the protests of some of
the liberals-Kennedy dined
privately and quietly with
members of his family and a
few close friends.
He will leave Sunday morn
ing by Commercial jet air
liner for Boston to begin a
two-week rest at the family
home at Hyannisport, Mass.,
on Cape Cod. Kennedy's ex
pectant wife, Jackie, remained
there during the convention.
Portland IUPII - Elmo Smith
of Albany, Republican candi
date for the United States
Senate, was scheduled to cam
paign this week end on the
Oregon coast.
You Had Shown That
The Administration"
MEDFORD, OREGON,
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES Democratic
presidential nominee Sen. John Kennedy,
left, teams up with his choice as his vice
presidential running mate. Sen. Lyndon
Ashland Refused
The stale sanitary authori
ty yesterday refused Ash
land's request for $30,000 in
federal funds for its sewage
disposal plant, but Ashland
City Superintendent Elmer
Blegcl said today the refusal
"doesn't hurt our project one
bit."
Bicgcl said he called au
thorities in Portland this
morning and was told that
'there just isn't enough mon
ey to go around. Ashland
lost out, he said, because it
already has a sewage plant
and its "priority is low."
Preliminary work on Ash
land's $327,000 plant began
this week and Bicgel said con
struction would be "in full
swing" by Monday. The city
had received $71,000 in fed
eral funds toward the project
last year plus an additional
$29,000 earlier this year.
The authority allocated
funds yesterday to Salem, Eu
gene and nine other Oregon
municipalities. Largest grant,
S190.500, was to Eugene. Sa
lem was allocated $50,920.
Among the nine other mu
nicipalities whose requests
were approved was Eagle
Point, which received an al
location of $29,130.
Salem IUPP - The State Traf
fic Safety Division of the Ore
gon Motor Vehicles Depart
ment today added one more
to this year's traffic death
loll, bringing it to 187..
At this time last year Ore
gon bad 228 traffic victims. ,
Bulletins
New York ltPI-Liwrnc
Tibbelt, 63, hand soma,
golden-voiced former Met
ropolitan Opara barilon
who once ranked as one of '
the world's most popular
singers, died at Roosevelt
hospital today,
Albany, N. Y. IUPII - Gov.
Nelson A. Rockefeller 'to
day renewed his refusal to
consider accepting the Re
publican vice presidential
nomination.
WEATHER
rcmECAST: Fair thrnuih Sat
urday. Low tonight 35.60, Hth
Saturday near 90.
TKMPERATURK
HlRtiMt Ytterdy HO
Lowell this Morntnc 39
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today ., 7:47 p.m.
Bunrlsc tomorrow !4;4ft A.m.
Moonrtse tomorrow ,.12:rtfi a.m.
Last Quarter today .... T:43 a.m.
PROMINENT
CONSTELLATIONS
Scorpio, In the south .. 1:22 p.m.
(Antares Is Its hrifhteit star,)
SMitUrlui, tn the
south 11:10 p.m.
(The two extra "stars In ffatlt
tarlut ire Jupiter and Saturn.)
Tribune
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1960
Judge Criticizes
Court Suggested:
Schedule for Bails
Medford Municipal Judge
Alan B. Holmes today joined
with City Judge Douglas Hay
of Salem in criticizing the
bail schedule recommended
by the. Oregon supreme court,
as being, in some cases, "ex
cessive." Judge Holmes made several
notable changes in the sched
ule before adopting it for the
city of Medford. The new
rates will become effective
Sunday.. July 17.
The judge said the new
schedule will in many cases
be higher than the old bail
schedule, but it will still not
be as high as the one recom
mended by the supreme court.
Believes It Excessive
In remarking on the rec
ommendation, Judge Holmes
said, "I feel it is somewhat
unreasonable and excessive.
Judge Hay of Salem made
much the same comment sev
eral weeks ago when adopt
ing a new schedule for that
city.
One of the recommenda-
Damage Suit Trial
Continues in Court
Carl O. Hillestad look the
stand this morning as testi
mony continued In the S431,
000 damage suit in Jackson
county circuit court against
Kline Logging company, Med
ford. Hillestad Is seeking the
damages as a result of injuries
sufferd in a logging accident
last July.
Hillestad was the first wit
ness for the defense today,
during the trial which started
Tuesday before Judge Janies
M. Main.
He testified concerning an
agrcment which it is alleged
he signed for settlement of the
accident claim with Employ
ers Mutual Liability company,
and a check he testified he
signed for payment of his
claim.
Harold Ingall, Ashland
druggist, also testified this
morning. He testified as to a
prescription he had filled for
Hillestad.
Those testifying yesterday
afternoon included Dr. Mario
Campagna, Medford physi
cian; Mrs. Alice C. Jordan,
records custodian at Sacred
Heart hospital; Charles M.
McBee, slate industrial acci
dent commission safety In
spector; Frank Gillis, rehabili
tation counselor, Eugene; and
Mrs, Hillestad.
Price 10 Cents
No. 100
Johnson, during a picture taking session at
the party's convention in Los Angeles.
(UPI Telephoto)
lions of the supreme court
that Holmes thinks is exces
sive is the bail for violations
for which bail has not been
specifically designated. The
supreme court would set a
minimum bail of SIS, but
Holmes has adopted a mini
mum for the city of $10. He
noted that this is still S3 high
er than the existing bail for
such cases.
Judge Holmes also reduced
the bail for driving while op
erator's license suspended and
hit and run accidents from
the recommended schedule of
$150 to $100 in both cases.
In addition to adopting a
new bail schedule for the city.
Judge Hojmes has created a
traffic violation bureau in the
city hall.
The bureau will consist of
a violations clerk who will
have authority to accept pleas
of guilty and to accept all
bail. Provision for this clerk
was made in the city's 1960-
61 budget. The city ti;is week
hired Miss Pat LeQuieu, 18,
to assume this position.
Divorces Departmenls
Judge Holmes said the es
tablishment of the traffic vio
lations bureau will have the
advantage of "completely di
vorcing" the municipal court
from the police department.
City police and the finance
office will from now on ac
cept bail only in cases when
the .violations clerk is not on
duly.
Another change in munici
pal court procedure will be
the elimination of the $1 court
costs which have been as
sessed with each municipal
court fine. This cost will be
eliminated. Holmes said, when
the new bail schedule takes
effect.
(See Story on Pag 4B)
Jackson Said
Democratic Chairmanship
Los Angeles IUPD - Sen.
Henry M. Jackson, a 48-year-old
Washington state Luther
an with Jack Kennedy's boy
ish look, has only to say yes
to become the new Democrat
ic national chairman, suc
ceeding Paul Mi Butler.
There was every indication
that Jackson would give pres
idential nominee Kennedy his
formal acceptance today.
The national committee
meets Saturday morning to
formalize ils new member
ship and elect the new chair
man. Democratic tradition has
dictated In modern political
United Nations
Police Forces I
Arrive on Scene 1
Premier Attacks
United States
Leopoldvllle -JUPD-Mutlnoua
Congolese troops in the Leo?
poldville area laid down their
arms today while the first
United Nations peace forces
were arriving, the Belgian ra
dio said in Brussels. i
The broadcast quoted the
senior U.N. officer on th
scene, where three planeload
of U.N, troops from Tunisia
and one from Ghana landed
earlier in the day.
Massacre charged -
The announcement cam
shortly after Congolese Pre
micr Patrice Lumumba at
tacked the United States and
charged that "Belgian troops
are massacring Congolese clti-'
zens and we are in a state ot
war."
He ordered the Belgians out
of the country within 12 hours .
and said that If the U.N.
forces had come with the idea
of collaborating with them,
they should be sent back;
promptly. 1
Western Nations Warned
Shortly before that the
Soviet Union blasted the West
for its "imperialist aggres
sion" against the Congo,
warned the western nations It
would take things into its
own hands if they did not get
out, and promised the Congo
all possible help to preserve,
its independence.
The estimated 300 soldiers
from Tunisia and SO from
Ghana were airlifted to the
troubled Congo Republic
aboard U.S. Air Force planes.
They arrived as the Soviet
Union rattled its military
might with a new threat to
take resolute measures" on
its own unless western "lm
perialist aggression" was -swiftly
ended In the African
Republic, i .... ;
Other Units Off.r.d
tj At U.N. headquarters In
hNew York; Secretary-General '
. -I Rntf Ttnmmav.vklnM enirt nthni
4inits oficredjo the yj(. lorcsv .
by Tunisia. Uhana, Morocco
and Ethiopia were, standing
by to be flown into Leopold
ville. , - . , f '
The ultimate size of th
U.N. force in the Congo still
has not been announced, but
detachments from Guinea and
the Mali Federation also arc
reported ready to move.
Senator Scott To
Speak Tonight ;
Sen. Hugh Scott (R-Pa.) is
scheduled to arrive at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon at tha
Medford. municipal airport.
He will speak at a Republican
fund-raising dinner tonight.
At 6 o'clock, he plans to at
tend a private reception at th
Medford home of State Sen.
Edwin R. Durno, who will in
troduce Scott at the dinner
scheduled at 8 o'clock at the
Medford armory. , ,
According to the Jackson
County Republican Central
committee, he will meet with
regional precinct workers at
7:30 o'clock.
Also arriving this afternoon
by plane are Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Gunnar. Gunnar, tha
state Republican chairman, is
slated to arrive about 4:49
o'clock.
Beginning with cocktails at
6 o'clock, an Hawaiian luau
will begin about 8 o'clock, ac
cording to the committee.
Proceeds from the event
are to be used to support tha
campaigns of Jackson county
Republican candidates In tha
fall election.
Tickets for the dinner will,
be available at the door.
Salem IUPD - Public Utility
Commissioner Joncl C. HIU
said today Southern Pacifia
company has renewed its bat
tle to abandon Its Carlton
agency. . '
Pondering
history that the party chair-
man be a Catholic. The tra
dition dates back to James
A. Farley, who forged tha
powerful New Deal political
organization under Franklin
Delano Roosevelt.
But with Sen. John F. Ken
nedy as the party's first
Catholic presidential nomi
nee since, Alfred E. Smith,
the chairmanship Will go to,
a Protestant.
"Scoop" Jackson, who
looks far younger than his
years, announced that ht had
been offered the chairman
ship by Kennedy and was se
riously considering It,