Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1960)
Three Big Forest Fires Move Avay From Three Small Califonria Towns FIRE THREATENS MILL Timber smoulders close to Hughs Bros. Mill near Foresthill, Calif, over the week end where a rampaging Sierra forest fire threatened the com- Clubs, Tear Gas Used to Quell Hot Rodders' Riot San Diego (UPD An unruly mob estimated at between 2, 000 to 3,000 hot rodders blocked off a 10-block city area to race and then battled police for more than an hour before they were subdued by clubs and tear gas. About 65 policemen had to be called In to battle the rac ing enthusiasts, aged between 15 and 28. Many girls were among them. Police early Sunday arrested 80 adults and 36 Juveniles they had herded into police wagons during the free swinging melee. , They were all booked on charges of rioting, refusal to disperse and conspiracy to commit a crime. No girls were arrested. Rocks, Bottlai Thrown Two police officers requir ed hospital treatment for mi nor Injuries while several oth ers suffered bumps and bruis es from rocks and bottles hurled during the riot. Benson Says He's Made 'Scapegoat' Washington - (UP1I - Agri culture Secretary Ezra T. Ben son says he has been made a "scapegoat" for the nation's farm troubles because the Democratic Congress failed to enact his programs. Benson, appearing Sunday on a television program (CBS -Face the Nation), did not single out by name those he accused. But he said Republi can presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon was not among them. Benson also said he believed that Nixon's farm program would be "built on the foun dation which the Eisenhower administration has laid." He added, however, that It would no doubt differ in details. You'll delight at these and other FOREST LOAM benefits-KEEPS SOIL LIGHT AND FRIABLE, long lasting, enriches, soil, HELPS TO PREVENT WEEDS, clean and easy to apply, CONSERVES WATER. Best of all-FOREST LOAM IS INEXPENSIVE. Call today for more information. TimberP Rdpucfs Sage & McAndrews Road SP 2-8086 A gang of youths overpow ered one policeman and took his gun away, but it was re covered before the riot end ed. "They were like wild dogs," said one persons who lived nearby. VThcy' raced up and down the streets at high speed and gunned their mo tors.' "I don't own a gun, but I armed myself with a knife and just hoped no one would try to break into my house." There are no homes front ing the streets, although many residences are located behind businesses along El Cajon Blvd. The boulevard is the business route of U. S. Highway 80 through San Di ego. Closing Protuttd The hot rodders, protesting the closing of the only drag racing strip in the county two weeks ago at an abandoned airstrip, blocked off El Cajon Blvd. about 1 a.m. and began racing. About 20 police officers were lying In wait. Police said they had learned of the plan to block off the area when they came across a mimeographed circular. The circular, its author un known, told all Interested hot rodders to come and "drag as you want." Police were unprepared for the mass turnout, they said. They were easily foiled In preventing racing and had to call In re-enforcements. "It was a helluva mess," said one battered officer. "They just wouldn't break it up." Police said a federally own ed airstrip near Miramar Na val Air Station was closed two weeks ago when four per sons were seriously injured in an accident during a drag race. DON'T BAKE YOUR SOIL For soil protection from tun baking us FOREST IOAM Bark Mulch on your lawn, shrubs or flowers. As low at $7.00 for 100 cu. ft. truck load. Company OMSOM munity and was stopped when it burned to the edge of twon. The blaze pictured here is the largest of two in the Sierra. (UPI Telephoto) Medford Regional Edition Stocks Mixed in 1st Hour Trading Now York - IUP1I - Slocks were generally mixed today in moderate first hour trad ing. Electronics again led most of the upside action with Texas Instruments up 1V4, Consolidated Electrodynamics and Minneapolis - Honeywell about 154 and Magnavox and Brain Surgery Is Improved With New Technique Boston, (Science Service) A small, extra hole In the head may mean the difference between survival and death for patients about to be oper ated on for tumors or blood clots In the brain. Dr. Richard Ford, assistant professor of legnl medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Edward L. Spatz, profes sor of neurosurgery at Boston University School of Medi cine, report that increased pressure inside the skull, caused by space-consuming tumor or clots, pushes the brain out of shape. In some cases, they believe, the aqueduct of sylvius - a ca nnl that connects two of the brain's ventricles or natural hollow spaces becomes ob structed. Cerebrospinal fluid becomes trapped In one of the ventricles and lakes up more space and causes even more pressure. Brain Usually Swells Usually, when an incision Is made for tumor removal, the brain immediately swells out through the opening. This puts the brain's blood vesscnls under local pressure and the protruding brain area suffers from lack of oxygen. In addition, it is difficult for the surgeon to get enough working room to remove the tumor or clot. He has to push the swollen brain out of the way and this may cause some damage. The doctors believe that re lieving the pressure by dril ing and extra hole in the skull before the operation starts "may be most profitable." Tchniqu Explained The technique is to cut a slit about one and one-half inches long in the top of the head, back of the hairline. A tiny hole is drilled through the skull and a thin rubber tube Is passed down through the brain, into the ventricle on the side opposite the tu mor or clot. To keep the trapped fluid from squirting out, the doc tors clamp down on the tube and let it drain out slowly, in some cases they have removed about one-fourth cup of fluid. Almost immediately, the brain volume Is reduced and the usual incision can be made to remove the tumor. To relieve post - operative swelling, the tube or catheter is stiched to the scalp and left In place for about three days, the doctors report In the New England Journal of Medicine. Tribune Page? General Instrument about a point each. Inter national Harvester dropped 2 on a flood of sell orders in reaction to sharply lower earnings. But Procter and Gamble added over 2, Du Pont about 114 and Wool worth a large fraction. Richfield Oil spurted about 2V4 in an otherwise narrowly mixed oil section. Steels showed mostly fractional is sues. Motors held firm except for GM which lost Va point. Drugs were mixed. Carter Products lost 1 'i while Warn er Lambert rose over a point. Kcnnccott tacked on ' point in the coppers where Anacon da firmed a small fraction. American Telephone rose House Removes Debate Obstacle Washington - IUPII - The House shouted approval today of a bill to wipe out a legal obstacle to the proposed Nixon-Kennedy television de bates in the presidential cam paign. The measure, already ap proved by the Senate, was passed without an audible dis sent. It now goes to the White House where it is considered certain to be signed by Presi dent Eisenhower. The legislation will make It possible for the n.ajor net works to offer free debating time to Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon and his Demo cratic opponent for the presi dency, Sen. John F. Kennedy. It would suspend for the 1960 presidential and vice presidential races the so-called "equal time" law. That statute requires a broadcaster to afford equal opportunity to use his station to all candi dates for the same office. Nuclear Talks in Formal Recess Geneva - lUPli - The United Slates, Britain and Russia to day formally recessed the nu clear test ban talks for five weeks. The United States charged Russia with holding up progress of the 21-month-old talks. U. S. deputy delegate David Popper made the charge dur ing the 70-minute session to day. He said the U. S. dele gation considered certain Soviet demands were unrea sonable and hampered the progress of the talks. British Foreign Office ad viser Hugh Morgan termed the recess, which will last until Sept. 27, a "creative pause." Soviet delegate Scmyon K. Tsarapkin said he was opti mistic that the vacation would bring some advance in the marathon negotiations. KILLED IN FIRE Milwaukie -(UPlu Harry M. Mlnard 77. died early Sunday In a fire that swept through his one-story house north of here. The house was destroy ed. Cause of the fire was not known. Nearly 50,000 Acres Charred in National Forests Residents Alerted; Wind Shift Feared Foresthill, Calif.-lUPll-Three forest fires moved away from three frightened small towns today as they continued to eat through nearly 50,000 acres in two national forests. Forest officials heaved a sigh of relief as winds, which blew gusts up to 60 miles an hour Sunday dropped to 8-18 miles an hour today and fanned the blazes away from Foresthill, Donner Lake and North San Juan. But they called in thou sands more fire fighters in an attempt to contain the flames during predicted 30 mile an hour winds later today. U.S. Forest Service officials said two of the fires were burning steadily away from Foresthill and Donner Lake, communities with a total pop. ulation of 2,300, but residents remained on the alert to flee and fire crews watched for a possible shift in winds. Traffic Blocked Flames Sunday swept through four hamlets, blacked out the gambling center of Reno, and halted transconti nental traffic on Highway 40 for more than four hours Sun day night. Skies over Western Nevada today were veiled by smoke and the weather bureau pre dicted temperatures would be about 10 degrees lower than normal because of the lack of sunshine. One large fire burned to the outskirts of this town of 2,000 persons Sunday before volunteers turned the flames with tank trucks and bulldoz ers. However, it destroyed 16,000 acres and the commu nities of Michigan Bluff, Bath and Baker Ranch, forcing 170 persons to flee their homes. Despite the victory at For esthill, evacuation plans re' mained in effect. Many resi dents left the danger area, and officials warned those who remained that the signal for complete evacuation should be a prolonged blast on the town s fire siren. The only usable road for flight, a two-laned route to Auburn, Calif., was already blocked off to all except emergency and official traf fic. Powerlines Cut A second blaze roared through the historic Donner Ridge area north of Lake Ta hoe about 65 miles north of the Foresthill blaze. It de stroyed 16,000 acres, cut four main powerlines which sup ply Reno, and threatened the communities of Truckee and Donner Lake on U.S. highway 40. The third fire destroyed nearly 1,500 acres in Nevada county and was burning out of control approximately 40 miles west of the Donner blaze. MAKE WAY FOR UNDERWOOD! We have been recently appointed Underwood Dealers for Jackson-Josephine & Siskiyou Counties Clearance of New and Used if Adding Machines Victor, Remington, Burroughs $35.00 up. Typewriters Standard & portables. Royal, Smith-Corona, Underwood $29.50 up Portables $39.50 up ic Calculators Remington & Victor Printers Mjrchant, Monroe-Friden Rotaries $195. up ic Bookkeeping Machines Underwood, R. C. Allen. Steno. Chairs Adjustable, upholstered. Special lot Were $39.50 Now $24.95. CALL US-We Have It or Can Get It! "Voights Will Make You a Better Deal" MIGHT'S 41 South Grape 47 Killed in United Press International A rash of multiple fatality accidents over the week end left at least 47 persons dead across the country today, in cluding seven in the worst ac cident in Vermont's recent history. Seven also died in three ac cidents in Pennsylvania, six in two Illinois crashes, five in a single Missouri accident and four in separate Florida and Tennessee wrecks. Three each died in New Jersey, Ohio, Washington and Wisconsin wrecks and two in a Califor nia accident. Porter Asks Action On Housing Bill Washington tUPD -Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) said today he has urged Speaker Sam Rayburn to by pass the House Rules Commit tee if it fails to act on the catch-all housing bill. He accused the rules com mittee of blocking legislation which is of "prime impor tance" to timber -producing Oregon. So far, the committee has scheduled no meeting this session. Porter said the housing bill could be called up for debate under a rarely-used procedure which permits legislation to be reported directly to the floor without rules commit tee action. The Oregon Democrat said many men are out of work because lumber mills are shut down or on short weeks in Oregon. He said, with the ex ception of 1954, this is the worst year for homebuilders in history. Drowning Victim Washed Ashore Astoria -IUPII- The body of a 22-year-old Aloha man wash ed ashore at Chinook, Wash., Sunday night and his compan ion and a rented boat were reported still missing. The body, wearing a life jacket, was identified as that of Robert John Meyer. Miss ing was Andrew H. Mathison, owner of the Ranch Inn Mo tel in Portland. State police said that Mey er and Mathison left Portland Sunday morning for Astoria where they rented a 14-foot boat. Police said the boat may have capsized in the surf. Voters Favor More Education Funds Portland - IUPII - A public opinion survey conducted in Oregon by an independent polling agency for the Legis lative Commission of the Na tional Education association has shown that six out of ten Oregon citizens feel the fed eral contribution to public ed ucation should be increased from the present amount. The survey was taken in cooperation with the Oregon Education association. The polling agency said that only three per cent felt the federal contribution was "too much." Medford Office Equipment Co. Ph, SP 2-4100 Nation During Week End Accidents In the Vermont smashup, seven young men, all neigh borhood pals in Winooski, Vt were killed when their car careened off a highway near South Hero and smashed broadside into a tree. Speeding Home The victims were speeding home from a visit ,to Rouses Point, N.Y., when their car went out of control. All seven were thrown from the car, six died instantly, and the sev enth succumbed at a hospital. oooooo o o ESTABLISHED 1896 ( I GREEN I ISTAMPS o o r I WESSOfJ OIL bottle I jjJ 2 i O HUNT'S o "BLISHED 18" ? I GREEN o o large 46-ounce tin DUNDEE PEAS O o ESTABLISHED 1896 No. 300 tin GREEN .STAMPSJ o o O C I GREEN I ISTAMPS o Stewart and Kin a PrieM ,ffc,iv' ICVVWII MHUIXIIiy day, August 22, Four women and a man were killed near Kingdom City, Mo., when their car slammed into an auto trans port. Four members of a New Or leans family died when their car smashed head-on into a drag-racing car which blocked the highway near Milton, Fla. Another family of four died when their car collided with another at the top of a small hill on a narrow rural road near Dyersburg, Tenn. wiggly: OPEN EVERY DAY UNTIL Tomato 4$00 HUNT'S Fruit eoclriail 5$100 GREEN BEANS Fresh-Local T-BONE SYLMECS U.S.D.A. Choice Three college students were killed near Elgin, 111., when their car crashed into a tree. Three persons were killed near Belvidere, 111., when a car ran a stop sign and crash ed broadside into another auto. Three persons were killed and 13 others injured in a similar accident near Eaton, Ohio. Police said one car ran. a stop sign and the other ran into it broadside. 9 P.M. Juice Grown Tuesday, w.dn., 23, 24. limit rights reserved. - i : 6 1.-7 1 ifn
