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FRIDAY. AUGUST 19. 1960 Kennedy Hopes for Increased Support In Southern Area Washington-UPD-Sen. John F. Kennedy hoped today his endorsement by Mississippi's senators would help swing other southern Democrats to support the Kennedy-Johnson ticket in the presidential cam paign. Sens. James O. Eastland and John C. Stennis Thurs. day night pledged their sup port of Kennedy for president and Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson for vice president on the na tional Democratic ticket. Pierre Salinger, Kennedy's press spokesman, said "We hope to win the support of all Democrats." A handful of southern Democrats still : mained silent, however. Four Withhold Support In the Senate Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, Richard B. Russell and Herman Tal made of Georgia, and Strom Thurmond of South Carolina have not publicly endorsed the Kennedy-Johnson ticket. Georgia Gov. Ernest Van diver, who was scheduled to confer with Kennedy this aft ernoon, also has not given his blessing to the national ticket. Kennedy was expected to ask again for Vandiver's support. Other southern governors withholding their endorse ment included Orval Faubus of Arkansas and Jimmie Davis of Louisiana. Kennedy told United Press International that he hoped to win Byrd's backing before the end of the campaign. He said he felt Byrd's support would assure him victory in Virginia which went to Presi dent Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. Byrd Refused Adlai In both 1952 and 1956 Byrd refused to give his support to Democratic candidate Ad lai Stevenson. Kennedy's aides, mean while, were preparing a state ment dealing with another aspect of his southern cam - paign strategy. They were ready to give an answer to whether National Congress Changes Allowance for Yets Veterans with war time service connected disabilities of 50 per cent or more and having a wife and three or more children, have up to now received additional com pensation for a wife and three children, or having no wife but three or more chil dren, for three children only. An act of Congress approv ed June 8, 1960 provides that the veteran will receive ad ditional allowance for each additional child over and above the three children al ready provided for. Any veteran . claimant hav ing four or more children and is rated at 50 per cent or more should re-open his claim for additional allowance for the additional child or children, according to Jerry V. Bianco- ni, veterans service office. For further information and asistance with re-opening of said claim, contact Bianconi, whose office is located on the third floor of the county court house. CBALLKNSB Nsr-w Committeeman Frank Reeves of Washington, D.C., a Ne gro, would travel with Ken nedy In the South. Kennedy has said Reeves, a campaign assistant, would accompany him on campaign trips. Salinger refused to say Thursday whether Reeves would go into the South with Kennedy, however. Arguments Heard In Colorado Water Proposal New York IUPD A U.S. Supreme Court - appointed master hears today rebuttal arguments by counsel for five states and the Justice Depart ment on a proposed decree apportioning waters of the Colorado river. Master Simon H. Rifkind, who wrote the proposed de cree in the capacity of spe cial master, also planned to confer with the parties on proposed changes to the plan. Arizona Thursday lined up with Nevada and the federal government in supporting the main points of the proposed decree to be sent to the Su preme Court for action. California Opposed California is strongly op posed to the proposed settle ment on grounds it would de prive 70 Southern California communities of their primary water supply. The other states involved are Utah and New Mexico. Arizona accused California of wasting Colorado river wa ter. Arizona s special trial counsel, Mark Wilmer, Phoe nix, appeared before Rif kind to support the main points of the plan. Wilmer said talk of "dis aster" resulting from the pro posed water division was "a disaster only in Los Angeles and San Diego newspapers." He said that if California p r a c ticed conservation it could get along on more man one-fourth less water than it would be allotted under the proposed settlement. Air Show Planned Sunday Is Postponed An air show sponsored by the Medford 20-30 club sched uled for Sunday has been postponed until Sept. 18, ac cording to club spokesmen. Bill Brew, project assistant, said this morning that due to difficulties in arranging for the proper aircraft the show had been called off until next month. The show is to feature a dis play of modern aircraft, smoke jumpers, a demonstra tion of fire fighting from air planes, and an air show queen. Also at a nominal cost will be an "air lift" for those de siring airplane rides. All proceeds will go to the National Foundation for medi cal research. The group was formerly known as the Na tional Foundation for Infan tile Paralysis. the distinctive Mrs. Powers May Stay in Russia, Attorney Says Moscow -UPD- Barbara PoW' ers may remain in Moscow after her husband's trial over, her attorney said today. The attorney, Alexander Parker, said the young worn' an's final decision would de pend on the verdict and on what kind of arrangements could be made for her visit ing Francis Gary Powers from time to time. Barbara, 25, has been show ing signs of severe strain as she watches the pilot she mar ried fight for his life on the stage of a concert hall turned court room. His judges sen tenced him to 10 years in prison. The prosecutor had de manded a 15-year sentence. The tension understandably seems at times to make the wife and husband, in their rare visual contacts across the court room, somewhat cold. But an associate said that she loves him "deeply." Although her in-laws, Oliver and Ida Powers, are with her during the trial, Barbara does not turn to them very often for consolation. They see each other little outside the court. No Word Received Some observers have at tributed this to a family tiff, possibly developed in the whirl of events after it was learned that Gary was a cap tive of the Russians. Others, however, see it more a case of a lack of shared interests outside the young man. , Neither Barbara nor . the two older Powers have re ceived any word from Gary since their arrival here, al though it was learned Bar bara sent him a cable her first day in the capital. Clinical Course on Medical Hypnotism Portland - Physicians and d e n t i 1 1 s from Northwest states, California and Hawaii will meet Sept. 2 at the Mult nomah hotel, : ortland, for the American Institute of Hypno sis' first four-day clinical course in medical hypnotism. Practicing physician and members of the institute, head ed by Executive Director William J. Bryan Jr., only medical doctor in the United States limiting his practice .to the use of hypnosis in medi cine, will conduct the course. Attendance is limited to phy sicians and dentists, but psy chologists, nurses and other members of the healing arts may be admitted by special permission, it was announced. Health Department Reports on Diseases Seventeen cases of com municable diseases were re ported to the Jackson county health department this week. Medford led the list with 5 cases of influenza, 2 cases each of German measles and measles, and one each of rheumatic fever and tubercu' losis. Ashland reported 3 cases of Infectious, hepatitis and one case of mumps. Central Point reported one case each of gonorrhea and influenza. expression of your imagination " '" -V" '"- xi CHALLENGE ...the key to matchless internet of stately ele gance ...the integrated design that provides seating, table sur faces and lighting without the clutter of unnecessary legs: m cus tom arrangements to suit yam personal needs . . . sites from four to sixteen leet. Hand - rubbed oiled walnut, precision craftsman ship and fine materials art your guarantee of lasting satisfaction. How on displof. . . - S 220 North Bart let t Hearings Action on Hearings on improvement projects and annexations took a large part of the city coun cil meeting last night. Among the items approved was the agreement between the state highway commission and Medford regarding the proposed Pacific freeway through Medford. Completion of the agree ment had previously been withheld until it was certain that the city water department would be paid for water main replacements made necessary by the freeway's construction. The cost was estimated at $50,000. Action on a petition to pave Benson st. from Tenth to Prune sts. was deferred until the next council meeting in two weeks. A group of about 15 Benson st. residents of the area ap peared at the meeting to pro test the cost and right-of-way acquisition and to question the form of the right-of-way deeds. City Attorney Joel Reeder agreed to meet with residents of the area Thursday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m. to explain the matter. Following hearings, favor able action was taken on: 1) annexation of one acre of land at the northeast corner of Sunrise and Harrison; 2) vacation of plat for the Rogue Valley Heights exten sion subdivision; 3) the establishment of a water main on McAndrews rd. from Waverly ave. to Wabash ave.; on Wabash ave. from Mc Andrews rd. to Spring St.; on College Way from Wabash ave. to 311 feet east on Hill Way and on Hill Way from Wabash ave. to 311 feet east; and 4) the establishment of a water main on Stevens st. from Crater Lake ave. to 1,470 feet west. Annexation Action Action on the annexation of five acres on the north side of Crater Lake highway at Delta Waters rd. (the proposed site for the relocation of the Cummins Diesel company) was deferred until the next council meting. Members of the council de ferred action on this matter as it was thought that oppos ing parties had not been heard. Council members said Rodeo Association Winners Announced Centralia - IUPD The Rodeo Cowboys association rodeo held here in conjunction with the Southwest Washington fair ended Thursday night with winners being an nounced in five major events. All points collected by the contestants will count toward the National Professional Ro deo championship in each event. About 7,000 persons at tended the final night of ac tion. The winners include: Saddle bronc riding: Ceil Swaggert, Ritter, Ore. Bareback riding: J. T. Smith, Iona, Idaho. Calf roping: Jim Watipka, Granford, Tex. Steer wrestling: Neal Love, Lovington, N.M. etUGNIO m MMWI MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. Held by City Council; Other Items Deferred it was unusual to both annex and commercially zone an area in one step. The proposal to pave alley between Ivy st. and Oakdale ave. from Fourth to Fifth sts., was denied since the with drawal of the Zion Lutheran church and St. Mark's Episco pal church reduced the num ber of signatures on the peti tion below the number needed. Under the city manager's report, council approval was given to "The Spot," 17 South Riverside ave., for a Class A dispenser's liquor license. Action Deferred Action was deferred until next meeting on a proposal to award a bid for communica tions equipment. Apparent low bidder was the General Electric company, but City Manager Robert A. Duff recommended that the bid be awarded to the Motorola com pany since the majority of communications equipment in tne area is Motorola and parts would be more readily avail able. U.S. Steel Rail Strike Expected To Be Long Affair Pittsburgh, Pa. (UPD A strike by the United Steel workers Union that choked off railroad transportation to U. S. Steel Corp. plants in this district today showed in dications that it might be a long walkout. The strike, called Thursday against the Union Railroad, a U. S. Steel subsidiary, al ready had idled about 30,000 steel workers and could add another 20,000 union mem bers to the furlough rolls if it were not settled soon. Prospects of an early set tlement appeared slim. Picket Lines Up Approximately 1,200 non- operating employees of the railroad threw up picket lines Thursday. The pickets al lowed non-railroad workers to enter the plants. ' Production was halted at five major U. S. Steel works when basic materials could not be obtained due to the lack of transportation. - i The railroad said that the union demands would be too costly, claiming that the wage and benefit demands exceeded the estimated 38 to 41-cent an hour per man increase granted by the basic steel companies last January. Fire Danger High In Happy Camp Area Happy Camp-U. S. Forest Service reports indicate that the fire danger at Happy Camp is about 80 per cent. Logging has been permitted in the area without interrup tion so far this season, al though the fire danger has been extremely high at times. . Last year logging opera tions were curtailed in the Happy Camp area for a short period due to the extremely hazardous fire danger. HMNSTIM M M n A Jr-ii m 0 f Ordinances and resolutions passed by the council in cluded: 1) Leases with the U Drive and the Valley Aviation com panies. The two companies will now pay two per cent of their gross revenue next year with the rate increasing until it is five per cent at the end of the five year contract. 2) Assessment for a water main to be installed on 10th st. from Cottage to Portland sts. The assessment per front foot to be $2.79. 3) An emergency fund ap propriation for the purchase of a 50-foot-square lot at the corner of Highland dr. and Siskiyou blvd. from the Cali fornia Oregon Power com pany. 4) Plans for the paving of Stevens st. from Crater Lake ave. to a point approximately 1,420 feet west. 5) Plans for a sanitary sew er in the Crestview subdivi sion. Storm Sewers 6) Storm sewers and Valley View dr. and Hillcrest dr.; Woodlawn dr. and Highland dr.; down an alley between Central ave. and Front st.; on Black Oak dr. from Ran dolph rd. to Creek St.; and sewer on Roxy Ann dr. and tne Verde Hills extension. Public Hearing 7) Scheduled a public hear ing on a sanitary sewer in the Crestview subdivision for Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. 8) A call for bids for a water main on McAndrews rd., Wav erly ave., Wabash ave., Col lege Way and Hill Way also another water main construc tion project on Stevens St. 9) Scheduled public hear ings Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m., on the planning commission recommendations to change the zone of the Parlier proper ty on Highland dr. and Siski you blvd. from single family to limited commercial; to change the zone of a 10-acre tract north of the Medford Shopping center from single family to multiple family; and to vacate a portion of the Rogue Valley Heights subdivi sion. Three of the four bids under consideration were awarded. The bid on construction of a sanitary sewer on Niantic st. from Maple to a point 66 feet north was deferred until next council meeting. The low bid der was 43 per cent higher than cjty engineer's estimates, PTA Float Wins af - Prospect Jamboree Prospect-A float depicting the "ole swimming hole" won first prize for Prospect PTA during last Saturday's annual Prospect Jamboree. Float construction was un der direction of Mrs. Richard Larson. Children riding aboard it were Debra Linda and Leanna Love and Richard and Danny Larson. More than 50 PTA members devoted time either on con struction of the float or opera tion of the food booth which the organization operates each year. Prospect PTA also has an nounced that an executive board meeting will be held Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Steven Cloud. A reception for teachers will be held Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. during the monthly PTA meeting at the school cafe teria. Oregon Penitentiary Escapee Surrenders Bartlesvllle, Okla. (UPD A 72-year-old man who escaped from the Oregon State prison 12 years ago surrendered to sheriff's officers here Wednes day. ' The man, Burt N. Biythe, said he walked away from a prison farm in July or August, 1948. " Sheriff Sherman E. Boling said Oregon prison officials had verified Blythe's story. Biythe, a native of the Bar tlesvllle area, said he spent over a year in several western states : following his escape, then lived in Detroit until he "decided to come home and give myself up.' Biythe said he had served about four years of a five year sentence for contributing to the delinquency of a minor when he escaped. VISITS COURT AGAIN Los Angeles (UPD Greta Thyssen, 25, Danish-born ac tress who is becoming in creasingly familiar with the workings of U. S. courts, Thursday was fined $25 for a traffic violation. On Wednes day, Miss Thyssen was grant ed a divorce to end her brief marriage. On June 2 she was fined $50 and placed on pro bation for one year for dis turbing the peace as a result of an argument with a traf fic officer. PLAY OUT THEY GOI Final Clean-Up of all smart, Clothes) Hurry! 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