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Dag Calls Russ
In Try To Patch
UN Policy in
Congo Subject
Of Discussion
Congo Delegation's
Arrival Awaited
United Nations, N.Y. - flJPB -Secretary-general
Dag Ham
marskjold called in Soviet
Deputy Foreign Minister
Vasily V. Kuznetsov today in
an effort to heal a developing
rift with the Kremlin on
United Nations policy in The
Congo.
Kuznetsov Tuesday night
placed Russia firmly behind
Congolese Premier Patrice
Lumumba's demand that the
U.N. policy of neutrality in
his government's troubles
with the mineral-rich prov
ince of Katanga be dropped.
Thursday Meeting Off
Plans to take the latest
Congo crisis before the Se
curity Council Thursday were
dropped. Hammarskjold con
sulted with French ambassa
dor Armand Berard, council
president during August, and
informed sources said later
they had agreed it would be
impossible to hold the council
meeting Thursday morning as
originally planned.
It was reported the council
would meet Friday. Lumum
ba has dispatched a delega
tion from The Congo to pre
sent his denunciation of Ham
marskjold's policies.
Hammarskjold, in sending
the U.N.' force into Kalanga
which has formally seceded
(rom Lumumba's central re
gime - to replace Belgian
forces, ruled that it could take
no part in settling any in
ternal problems.
Seeks Endorsement
H a m m a r skjold returned
from Leopoldville Tuesday
night to seek a clear-cut en
dorsement from . the Security
Council for his action in send
ing white troops of the U.N.
force into the secessionist
province of Katanga without
Lumumba's blessing or the
help of his Congolese troops.
The council was expected
to meet Thursday morning,
but Hammarskjold was giv
ing Lumumba plenty of time,
to get a Congolese delegation
here before officially setting
the date and time.
Billboards Subject
Of Portland Meeting
Portland - IUP1I - Representa
tives of the billboard industry
and city of Portland officials
met here Tuesday on the sub
ject of regulation of bill
boards and reached an agree
ment that there must be a re
vamping of rules governing
outdoor advertising in the
city.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Continued fair and
warm through Thursday, Low
tonight 35. High tomorrow 96.
Temp.
HI Chest YMtPrdny 81
Lowest this Morning 53
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:16 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow .... 5:11 a.m.
The Moon rise 2:03 a.m.
tomorrow and is in Apogee.
New Moon .. Autt 22
VISIBLE PLANETS
Venus, low in west .. 7:30 p.m.
Jupiter, tow in south
west 11:14 p.m.
Saturn, low in south
west 12:33 a.m.
Mars, due east ... 2:40 a.m.
Hot Weather
Mosquito Control Program; Plane Used
Going to people's homes to
jpray for mosquitoes is not
the answer in mosquito con
trol, according to County
Sanitarian Orie Moore.
"Spraying the adult mos
quitoes does no good," he ex
plained. "We are trying to
find the water where the
larvae or the unhatched mos
quitoes are."
Current county funds do
not allow for a thorough
county-wide mosquito control
program, Moore said. By
establishing mosquito control
districts other counties have
financed programs costing an
nually from 545,000 to $70,
000. To establish such a dis
trict the voters must petition
lor it, then they are assessed
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1960
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CABIN DESTROYED As if to complete the job, flames
went to work on a wooden walkway after destroying the
cabin (background) and burning over about three acres of
grass and brushland in Hopkins gulch, near Sterling creek,
yesterday afternoon. The fire was brought under control by
three state forestry department crews. Owner of the cabin
was Harold DeVoss. A forestry department spokesman said
the fire apparently started about 3;30 p.m. when burning
material that was being used o smoke out bees got into dry
grass. It was brought under control about an hour later.
The spokesman said Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McCraw had been
readying the cabin as a residence. Forestry department
crews were still 'mopping up" the fire area this morning.
Foreign Ministers
Tackle Trujillo
Problem at
San Jose, Costa Rica-fljfll-
The conference of hemisphere
foreign ministers opened to
day on a moderate note, but
there were threats of sharp
clashes behind the scenes con
cerning the action to be taken
against the Trujillo regime in
the Dominican Republic.
Brazilian Moderator
.Brazil's Horaci Later was
formally designated moder
ator in the thorny Venezuelan
Dominican Republic dispute
County Grand Jury
Issues Indictment
The Jackson county grand
jury returned an indictment
at 11 o'clock this morning
charging Keith Duane Adams,
32, Medford, with first degree
murder, according to District
Attorney Thomas J. Reeder.
Adams is accused of strangl
ing his ex-wife, Mrs, Hazel
Jean Adams, in her Medford
residence Aug. 4.
Two of the Adams' children
were reported in the bedroom
at the time.
Boise - lUPI) - Gov. Mark
Hatfield of Oregon has pledg
ed his efforts in obtaining
freight rales favorable to both
Pacific Northwest ports and
wheal growers.
Complicates
additional millage, he said.
With the growing feeling
against increased taxes, the
sanitarian said he doubted if
Jackson county people would
want to do this.
Complicating the problem
has been a long series of hot
nights starting in July com
pared to the usual two weeks
in ' August, Moore explained.
Water temperatures must be
up to 70 degrees before mos
quitoes start hatching.
Heavily infested areas have
been reported in the Pioneer
subdivision and the Dark Hol
low rd. area.
"The immense number of
logs moving through log
ponds for stacking has made
it difficult to get any residual
Envoy
Rift
4
Parley
and made chairman of the
general commit Ice of the sixth
emergency foreign ministers
conference.
The general committee is
charged with deciding what
sanctions if any are to be im
posed against the Dominican
Republic as a result of Vene
zuela's charge that the Tru
jillo regime conspired to as-
assinale Venczulcan President
Romulo Betancourt.
Opposes Violence
Venezulea was scheduled to
present its case this afternoon,
with the Dominican Repub
lic's defense coming after
wards.
Even before the conference)
opened the United States was
reported to be opposing any
action by the conference that
could participate the violent
overthrow of the Trujillo re
gime without safeguards to
assure a Democratic succes
sion. Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angelei 0 7 0
Chicago 1 7 0
Drysdale and Roteboio;
Hobbie and Taylor.
County's
spray affect on log ponds," the
sanitarian explained. Usually
such spray establishes control
for 10 days to two weeks.
Now the ponds have to be
sprayed every four days.
The sanitarian said his
crew has the new spray unit,
purchased this year by the
court, going full time. How
ever, because of the "present
excitement" over spray resi
dues, the crew has to be care
ful and cannot blanket an
area as it did before.
Last Saturday a plane was
used to spray the Four Cor
ners and Vilas rd. area. Al
though thorough and quick,
such an operation is too ex
pensive to use very often,
Moore said.
Price 10 Cents
aRIBUNE
No. 128
Ashland Hospital
Board Increased
To 1 Members
Council Approves
With Revel Against
Ashland The Ashland city
council last night increased
the size of its hospital board
from five to seven members,
but only after Councilman
Glenn Revel had made it clear
he thought the action was
"premature."
Appointed by Mayor Rich
ard Neill were Gerald Wen
ner, retired banker, and Ern
est Tischhauser, certified pub
lic accountant.
The action came after the
present five-member board,
which was created only about
three weeks ago, recommend
ed adding two members. Ap
pearing before the council
were Robert Flynn, hospital
administrator, and Mrs. Vir
ginia Westerfield, secretary-
treasurer of the board.
The council seemed general
ly receptive to the recommen
dation, but Revel pointed out
that "the ink is hardly dry"
on the present ordinance
creating the f ive-m ember
board. He said he felt it would
be "wholly premature" to add
two members before the board
gave a membership of five a
fair trial.
Selection Method
Revel cited the difficulty
the council experienced in ar
riving at a method of selecting
the present board and said he
though it would be "silly" to
change the number of mem
bers so soon.
Replying to Revel, Mrs.
Westerfield said the board has
"already seen the need for
help" and added that the
board feeds "the more people
on it, me oeucr. ,
tlynn said he thought a
seven-member board "would
be a little more representative
of the community" and stated
that the American Hospital as
sociation recommends a board
membership of nine for a hos-:
pital of the size that Ashland's j
will be. :
Goei Along With Board
Councilman D. S. Kerr con-!
ceded that "we just more or
less pulled the five out of the
hat" but added that since the
board had studied the ques
tion, "it seems to me we
should probably go along with
the request."
'I think the board can prob
ably see the need better than
we can," agreed Councilman
Emmett Witham.
'It seems to me," comment
ed Councilman George Ward,
that we're giving more time to
adding two members than we
did to the original selection of
five."
The motion to pass the ordi
nance adding two members
was passed with only Revel
voting against. He abstained
when Mayor Ncili asked ap
proval of his appointment of
Wenner and Tischhauser.
The new board members
will draw lots to see who
serves a three-year term and
who serves for two years.
Other board members are
Dr. Arthur Kreisman, chair
man; 1. F, Andres, vice chair
man; Ned Mars, Waiter Boss
hard and Mrs. Westerfield.
"Pray Keep Moving, Brother"
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For Violation
Washington -Wis- President
Eisenhower said today he sees
no evidence that V2 pilot
Francis G. Powers was brain
washed, but he assailed the
Soviet Union for violating in
ternational custom in Powers'
espionage trial.
Powers, at the opening of
his trial in Moscow today,
pleaded guilty to the charge
that he spied against Ru&sia
when he flew over the coun
try on his ill-fated high-level
reconnaissance mission May 1.
The President, at his news
conference, said he did not
see the Powers' plea as evi-
Ashland Council
Approves $70,000
Street Program
Ashland- A $70,000 street
improvement- plans was pre
sented to the Ashland city
council last night by City Su
perintendent Elmer Biegel.
The plan, which calls for
paving, curbing and gutter
ing for 12 streets, was ap
proved after Biegel discussed
it with the council's street
committee following the reg
ular council session.
Biegel said this morning
that City Attorney Harry
Skerry would ha'e an ordi
nance calling for a public
hearing prepared by the next
council meeting, Sept. S, The
hearing will be held at the
Sept. 20 council meeting.
Necessary Improvement
Biegel told the council he
feels improvement of the 8,
500 linear feet of streets is
necessary "to keep our pro
gram rolling." Work would
be performed over a two-year
period.
Streets to be improved are
Hillview dr. from Siskiyou
to Peachy lane; Normal aVc.
from Highway 66 to the
Southern Pacific right of way
Clark st. from, Garden Way
to Walker ave; South Moun
tain ave. from Pleasant Way
to Prospect st.; Prospect from
South Mountain to Elkader;
Gresham st. from Fairview to
Iowa sts,; Auburn st. from
Iowa to Gresham; Wimer st.
from Scenic dr. to Chestnut
St.; Scenic dr. from Maple st.
to the curve soulh of Man-
zanita; Rock st. from Cool-
idge to Maple sts.; Coolidge
from Rock st. to isceme dr.,
and Maple from North Main
to Chestnut sts.
Cuba Naval Bases
Under Surveillance
Havana - lliPil - Naval bases
throughout Cuba were under
army surveillance today fol
lowing a series of raids which
were said to have crushed a
"counter-revolutionary plot."
Informed sources said hun
dreds of navy men, including
some of the nation's highest-
ranking naval officers, had
been arrested.
Premier Fidel Castro him
self was said to have led a
dawn raid by elite troops of
his own special guard Tues
day on the Casablanca naval
arsenal, across the bay from
Havana, Everyone on duty at
the arsenal was said to have
been placed under arrest.
dence that he had been brain
washed by his captors.
But the President said un
der international custom, any
foreigner arrested anywhere
is entitled to consult with of
ficials of his own country. He
said the United States has
asked repeatedly to see Pow
ers. This request was denied.
Rejects Soviet Claims
Asked about the Powers
case, the President rejected as
groundless the Soviet propa
ganda line that the United
States itself, rather than Pow
ers, is on trial. He denounced
this Red contention as just
propaganda.
He defended again the ne
cessity for this country's U2
flights over Russia and point
ed to the record of numerous
arrests of Russian spies in
this country and elsewhere.
In other highlights of his
news conference, the Presi
dent:
-Said he knows of no mis
takes made by this country
that contributed to the cur
rent pro-Russian and anti
Amcrican political picture in :
Cuba, He said he has no i
reason to apologize for any-;
thing we have done in Cuba. ;
-Challenged the Democratic ;
Congress again to enact the j
broad legislative program he !
submitted to the pre-election j
session. He said he has no j
intention of paring his long
list of legislative requests I
down to a few must bills. He j
recalled that Congress in one
two - week period last year i
passed 438 bills and he sees j
no reason why they shouldn't ;
act now on some of his.
Will No! Recall Congress
-Declared that no matter
what Congress does In Its bob
tailed session, he has no inten
tion to call the lawmakers
back for a further try at his
program. He would call a
special session, he said, only
in event of some great, new
national emergency.
I -Pointedly said that despite
the campaigns ana the No
vember elections, he will be
President until Jan. 20 and
will bear the responsibility
for American decisions In that
period. In the meantime, lie
said, he won't be actively cam
paigning too much, although
he now has one avowed po
litical speech on his schedule
and will make more.
Area Residents
Report UFO Here
Another report of uniden
tified flying objects over this
area was made Tuesday by
Mrs. T. R. Florey, Old Stage
rd.
She reported that she and
her daughter, Mrs. Judy Hoyt,
watched a "iongish red ob
ject" move across the south
cast sky about 7:57 p.m. Mon
day. According to Mrs. Florey,
they watched the "large red
blinking thing with metai be
low" bob around in the south
east before disappearing, per
haps into a clou3 bank.
Both women said I h e y
thought they were watching
the new United States satellite
Echo I until they read in
Tuesday's Mail Tribune of the
mystery object sighted near
Red Bluff Saturday.
Mrs, Florey said they then
realized the object they had
seen was completely unlike
the satellite and much more
like the other thing.
Another UFO was said to
have been seen by Mrs.
Florey's nephew, Dick Fiorey,
Monday night.
Lower Income Tax
Proposal Approved
Salem - fflH) - An income
lax program which would cut
the amount the state receives
10 per cent and would add a
3-cenl a N pack cigarette tax
and have self-employed per
sons pay their income tax In
advance quarterly was ap
proved by the Legislative In
terim Tax Committee Tues
day. The new income tax pack
age was part of the changes
which the committee will rec
ommend to the ifl81 legisla
ture. The committee favors elim
ination of the present Inven
tory tax and Its replacement
with a 1V4 per cent tax on
net profits.
It also is asking for tax
on railroad piggyback trans
portation similar to that on
other types of comparable
Drooerty,
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DIRECTING SEARCH Heading the search for a Cessna
aircraft with four persons aboard, missing between Medford
and Modesto, Calif., are Brian Douglas, left, local search and
rescue chief for southern Oregon, and Ralph W. McGinnis,
aviation safety supervisor with the state board si aero
nautics, Salem. The two study a map of the mountainous
area where the craft is being sought by about 20 planes.
tKnacksterit photo)
Search Continues
For Missing Plane;
Old Wreckage Seen
Ten Msdford planes contin
ued in the search this morn
ing Isr the Cessna aircraft,
missing since Monday, carry
ing four Californians. The
crtft disappeared after re
fueling in Medford on a flight
to Modesto, Calif., from Bcl
lingham. Wash.
Brian Douglas, local search
and rescue chief for south
west Oregon, reported that the
Home Rule Group
To Meet Aug. 24
A letter is being mailed to
the county home rule study
committee asking them to
meet at the courthouse at 2
p.m. Aug. 24, County Judge
Earl Miller said this morning.
Purpose will be is appoint
or elect a ninth member and
a temporary chairman, Miller
said, .
T3ie county judge Indicated
no further action is pJanned
st this time regarding the let
ter from Harper Edwards,
chairman of the Jackson Coun
ty Democratic Central Com
mittee criticizing the appoint
ment by the county court of
more Republicans than Demo
crats to the committee.
Tise county court had ap
pointed P. G. Humphreys,
Medford; Mrs. L e s tc r F.
Adams, Appiegate; Wilfred
Davies, Eagic Point and Frank
Farreii, Medford.
Appointed by the iegisia-:
ture were Gordon Hudson,:
Medford; Gerald Wenner, Ash-;
land; Mrs. Thomas (Alice) RuU '
ter, Medford, and Bill Jess,:
Eagle Point,
The committee will make a ;
study toward formulating a
county home rule charter for
presentation to the voters at
an election.
Echo's Schedule
Over Oregon Told
Portland fflfB - Planetarium
officials at the Oregon Mu
seum of Science and Indus
try said today that Echo 3,
the mammoth communica
tions satellite, will pass over
the northwest corner sf the
stale about 7:39 p.m., 3:40
p.m, and 11:45 p.m. tonight.
, Thursday evening passes
over the area will be made
by the talloon at 8:53 p.m.
10:59 p.m. and at 1:05 a.m.
Friday evening, it is sched
uled to appear at 8:30 p.m.
and 10:3? p.m.
Museum officials said the
10-story high balloon moves
from southwest to northeast
and would be visible at coast
al stations at "about the same
time as elsewhere in the state.
It starts along the western
horizon on the Hrst nightly
pass and moves a little far
ther up with each successive
pass, museum officials said.
H then returns to the same
pattern the next night.
89 Make Appointments
For Bhodmobih Visit
Only B9 prospective blood
doner had made appoint
ments . with the Had Cross
Bioodmobiie by noon today.
A total of 330 is needed.
Today's visit of the Blood
mobile at the chapter house,
60 Hawthorne ave,, will con
tinue from 1 to 8 o'clock and
drop-in donors wii! be wel
come. Appointments may be
made by telephoning the Red
Cross, SPring 3-3813.
Baker-WTS-Rep. Al Ullman
(D-Ore.), has advocated estab
lishment of a new Klamath
national forest.
search would continue
throughout ihe day. If the
plane is not discovered this
afternoon, the search is ex
pected to be discontinued, he
said.
Douglas added that about
20 planes have been covering
the area south of Medford to
the Lake Shasta area in Cali
fornia. He said that today's
search includes part of the
area covered Tuesday, "just in
case we missed something."
Tuesday afternoon, search
ers located the wreckage of
a military plane about 10
miles west of Trinity Center.
Calif. Douglas said thai the
wreckage was ot an unidenti
fied military craft, believed
to have crashed about 10
years ago. Helicopter crew
men removed some bone and
clothing from the site In an
attempt to identify the craft
Attoard the missing aircraft
were two couples Identified
as Mr. and Mrs,, T. D. Smith
and Mr, and Mrs, : iiarold J;
Kl eiecker, aJJ -, Hawthorne,
Calif,.
Six cadets of fhe Medford
squadron, Civil Air Patrol,
are actively participating in
the search. The local squadron
was officially called into the
search this morning by the
wing commander in Portland
after CAP assistance was re
quested by the Air Force.
Tile cadets ride In the
planes conducting ihe search
as observers. This is the first:
time that cadets of the Med-;
ford squadrons have actively;
participated in a search, CAP
olfflcals here reported.
U.I Waits Soviet
Reply To Proposal
- United Nations, N.Y. - IBID r
The United States sought a
considered reply from Rus
sia today on iis proposal to
withdraw 88 tons of fission-'
able materials from the
world's nuclear weapons
stockpile. .
Soviet Deputy Foreign
Minister Vasily V, Kuznetsov
called the proposal "nothing
new" In Tuesday's opening
session of the United Nations
Disarmament Commis s i o n.
But U.S. sources believed he
was impressed and would ask
further instructions from ihe
Kremlin,
K 1 h t nations. Including
ncuiralist Sweden and the
United Arab Republic, were
slated to speak on the arma
ments issue at the commis
sion's second session today.
Their reaction could bring a
good indication of the impact
of the American plan on
world opinion.
Eagle Point FFA Chapter
Tops Tuesday Fair Events
Eagle Point FFA chapter
swept aii events yesterday at
the Jackson County 4-H and
FFA fair with Steve Geren,
Eagle Point, being named
champion FFA beef showman.
Eagle Point took first in
advanced showmanship with
Geren leading all contestants
and Dale Vaughan, Eagle
Point, took first place In be
ginning beef showmanship.
Eagle Point also took first
place In FFA livestock judg
ing with a lota! of 1,484 points
of a possible 1.500 points.
Rankings for the advanced
beef showmanship were Ger
en, first; Todd Caster, Crater,
second; Leon Small, Phoenix,
third; Elvin Hawkins, Eagle
Point, fourth; Victor Halsey,
Eagle Point, fifth, and Bar
rel! Stock, Eagie Point, sixth.
Ja beginning bee! riwwmaB-
U2Pi!otSays
He's Sorry for
Part in Flight
Detailed RecitsI
Of Mission Given
Moscow-liPS-Francis' Gary
Powers pleaded guilty in open
court today to spying for the
United States against Russia
and said he was sorry now he
had any part in ihe U2 flight
over the Soviet
' The handsome pilot, appear
ing in good mental and physi
cals condition, said he was
given a military order to go
on the May 1 mission on
which he was downed.
TV Cameras Hum
The lights in the Hail of
Columns flared ujj and Use
Russian television cameras
hummed as Powers added;
"Now that I know some
thing more of the consequen
ces of my flight I don't know
all by any means . . . the sum
mit conference, the increase
of world tension! am sorry
I had any part In it,"
Powers, on triai for his iife
on his 31st birthday, gave a
calm and detailed recital of
the mission. He revealed that
he had made two previous
132 flights from Turkey to
Norway, along but not over
the Soviet borders, prior to
the one on which he was
downed.
He said his plane was hit
at an altitude of S8,fi0fi feet
as lie carried out instructions
to turn on "designated equip
ment," Use purpose of which
he did not know.
Paid $a,S00 a Mosah
Powers said he was a $2500.
a-month employee of the Cen
tral Intelligence Agency. He
said American laws provide a
3 0-year prison sentence for re
vealing such a lop-secret con
tract.
An Air Force officer identi
fied as Colonel Shelton of the
Adana, Turkey, base was nam
ed by Powers as the mart who .
ordered - him to . make the '
flight. . -
Powers , said Shelton had
told him it was "aosolutely
safe to tly over the Soviet
Union at that altitude."; 6B
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Continued eta ps 2)
Attorney Geners's
Opinion Delayed
As aiforney general's opin
ion regarding the school dis
trict boundary dispute involv
ing the area south of Barnett
rd. probably will not come
until nest week. District At
torney Thomas J, Beeder said
ihis morning.
The county boundary board
has been waiting for the state
attorney general's opinion on
whether the boars may over
rule a decision of ihe Jackson
county school district reor
ganization committee which
had previously approved the
boundary change bringing the
area into ihe Medford school
district. The area includes the
Rogue Valley Manor.
County Judge larl Miller
said previously that the
boundary board 35oped to
meet on Ino question at the
end of this week and reach a
decision. Miller plans to take
his vacation next week. How
ever ihe boundary board Is
reluctant to make a decision
before receiving the opinion.
The district attorney satd
the delay in receiving the
opinion is due to "a mixup
and dciay involving letters,"
but did not say specifically
what the cause was.
BoonvlHe, Ind. - ftW Em
met O, Hashfieid, S3, an ex
convict with a long record as
a sex deviate, confessed today
he killed Avril Terry, 11,"
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Rob
ert H. Terry and threw her
body into the Ohio river, In
diana stale police said.
ship, vaughan was first; Alan
Bray, Crater, second; Bob
Ryan, Crater, third, and Lar
ry Murphy, Phoenix, fourth.
In livestock judging Eagie.
Point was first. Phoenix sec
ond with 1.407.2 pomta;
South Eugene third with I,
375.01 points; Grants Pass
fourth with points
and Crater fifth with 1,290
points, Illinois Valley and Pa-.
clflc chapters did not enter
the fair this year as planned,
it was explained,
High Individual in the live
stock judging was Ernie Bolz
with 543 points of a possible
800. Dsn Pestka, Eagle Point,
was second with 508,9 points
and Bale Vaughan, agl
Point Ihlrd with 503 points,
and Gerald Sloper, Phoenix,
fourth with 435,31 joiai.
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