Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 29, 1960, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text...Dear Old Golden Rule Days... Medksi EC'd; Aid unds festered WOE IS ME School day woes are just beginning for 6-year-old Bruce Pulliam of Boston as he takes a shocked look at what lies ahead of him. Lots of Jackson county youngsters probably share Bruce's feelings. School opened in Butte Falls today and they'll open Sept. 12 in Medford, OAS Conference Closes; Cubans First To Leave San Jose, Costa Rica - (UPD -Western Hemisphere foreign ministers signed a stern anti Communist statement of poli cy today ending a two-week emergency conference here. Diplomats of 19 American nations signed the Declaration of San Jose condemning Sino Soviet intervention in hemi sphere affairs at a 13-minute ceremony. The seventh consultative Assembly of American For eign Ministers then closed officially. Cubans Walk Out , Only the Dominican Repub lic, which bolted the confer ence last week after being condemned as an aggressor nation, and Cuba, which walk ed out Sunday when its Com munist partners were criti cized, were not present at the closing ceremonies. Secretary of State Christian A. Herter said in a planeside statement prior to his depar ture from San Jose that the declaration constitutesa "clear indictment of the Cas 4 ffnvprnment of Cuba and particularly tbe role it played in furthering Sino - Soviet efforts at intervention into this hemisphere." Castro Not Mentioned Actually, the declaration did not specifically mention Premier Fidel Castro or Cuba, but there was no mistaking its targets. Cuba's Raul Roa walked out of the meeting Sunday night in anger over the resolution and the unanimous rebuff given his charges of U.S. "ag gression." He said the Fidel Castro regime would take its dispute to the United Nations. His absence left 19 of the 21 American states represented at the late morning cere monies for the "declaration of San Jose" - a seven - point warning to Russia and Red China to halt infiltration of the Western Hemisphere. - Washington-IUPII-Vice Presi Annt Rirhard M. Nixon for mally welcomed the campaign support of a Dick Nixon Sports committee today by acknowledging he was not much of athlete. "Grandpa, I'd Like To 63 Feared Dead In Africa Plane Crash Dakar. Seneeal - IUPD - An Air France Super Constella tion circling for a third at tempt to land at Dakar air port in a blinding rainstorm crashed into the Atlantic with Log Production Tops Last Year Salem-IUPD - The 1959 log nrnHnntinn in Clmann amount ed to 8,936,563,000 board feet, state rorester uwignt i. Phipps said today. Tho tntal was an increase of 1,225,000,000 over the 1958 figure but is below tne record wf nt 15159. whpn fl R02.497.- 000 board feet were harvest ed. Top county In log produc tion was Douglas with Lane second. Grant county led the eastern Oregon log harvest. National forests provided 2,934,300,000 board feet of the total, an increase of 789,900, 000 over the previous year. Hearing Set on Crossing Request Pnhlir Utility Commission er Jonel Hill has set a hearing in Medford Sept. 8 on a Jack son county application to im prove and alter a Southern Pacific-county road grade crossing near Fielder lane to allow for large vehicles in volved in highway construc tion. Fielder lane is a county road between the railroad tracks and Rogue river west of the city of Rogue River. Construction in that area is on Highway 99 freeway. The hearing has been set at the Jackson county court house. The state highway commis sion plans to create a one way traffic setup using the existing roadway. Tokyo-UlPI) - Typhoon Delia drove across central Japan to day with 103 mile an hour winds and torrential rains that caused extensive proper ty damage. Do My Own Hunting" ' " Phoenix-Talent and Ashland. Other opening dates include Prospect, Sept. 2; Eagle Point-Shady Cove-Elk-Trail, Rogue River, Evans Valley and Pinehurst, Sept. 6, and Apple gate, Sept. 7. (UPI Telephoto) terrific impact today, appar ently Killing an m persons aboard. An official of the Singer Sewing Machine company's Paris office said one of the passengers was James McKin non, a Canadian, who had of fices in New York City. 'He was an assistant to the Singer firm's vice president in charge of European and African sales. No American Aboard An American official at Da kar said that according to a v a i 1 a ble information no Americans were aboard al though the passenger list con tained nine Anglo - Saxon names. Airline officials said it was believed these were all British. More than six hours after the crash, Trench navy craft had recovered 30 bodies. All were mangled and their clothes had been torn off when the big plane hit the sea and exploded. The plane had 55 passen gers and eight crew members aboard on a scheduled flight from Paris to Dakar, Monro via, Liberia, and Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Plane Couldn'l Land Dinghies spotted near the place where the plane lay on a sandy bottom in 60 feet of water turned out to be empty. They apparently were releas ed automatically when the plane hit the water as it was turning to make the third at tempt to land at the airport. It had made two previous unsuccessful attempts to land in the driving rain. Today's crash was the sec ond major French air disaster in a year. A French passenger plane crashed on takeoff from Bordeaux last Sept. 24 and killed 54 persons in the worst civil aviation acident in the country's history. Several Ton Safe For Sale by County Does anybody want a safe? The Jackson county court is trvine its darnest to get rid of a several ton safe now lo cated near the steps on the main floor of the building The safe, which reportedly nripinnteri in the original Jackson county courthouse in Jacksonville, has to be moved for a concession stand whicn to be built in the present alcove. The onlv trouble seems to hp that nnbodv can move it Commissioner Chester Wendt said that when the sofa was moved from its old lnration in the countv treas urer's office, movers said that they would be afraid to haul it down the marble courthouse steps. Thp rntintv court is looking for someone to haul it away, WpnHt said, hut thev had better have insurance in case of an accident. Port land - (UPD - Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) Mon day stated that he had been advised by the Department of Army that Marv Owens of St. Helens would be released from service at once. Portland-UPD-Crown Prince Akihito, the heir to Japan's throne, and Princess Michiko, his wife, are coming to Port land Sept. S. Bunche Protests Congo Attack on UN Headquarters Leopoldville, Congo - IUPD Undersecretary Ralph Bunche has protested "very ener getically" against the Congo attack on U.N. headquarters in Stanleyville, the provincial town where eight U.S. airmen were beaten Saturday by Congo troops, it was an nounced today. Bunche, the U.N.'s highest ranking Negro, was protesting an attack on two Canadian officers and a Swedish civilian by Congo troops who broke into the U.N. office. Seriously Injured One of the Canadians was hospitalized along with the eight Americans, crewmen of a U.S. Air Force transport arriving from Kano, Nigeria, with supplies for the U.N. force in the Congo. The most seriously injured of the Americans was Sgt. Frederick Kiser, of Smyrna, Del., whose skull is believed to have been fractured by a Congo trooper's gun butt. Chaos at Hand The situation in the Congo appeared to be verging on complete chaos, with a tribal massacre going on in Kasai Province and troops loyal to Premier Patrice Lumumba massing near the border of "independent" Katanga Prov ince. Swedish Gen. Count Von Rosen, who had been in com mand of U.N. air forces in Leopoldville,-reported on his return to Sweden over the week end that civil and mili tary authority in the Congo had broken down almost en tirely. Doctor To Be in County Health Office A doctor will be available at the Jackson county health office in the courthouse from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday through Friday for public health serv ices such as immunization, ac cording to health officials. The program was originally scheduled for only this month but has been extended through September. It is spon sored in cooperation with the Jackson County Medical So ciety. Home Crusade Chairman Named for MRS. JAMES P. ROWAN Named to UMC Poit k 'La h yy Regional Edition Medford 20 PAGES Dog Control Law Becomes Effective In County Tuesdayi Jackson county's controver sial dog control law will go into effect tomorrow with most law enforcement agen cies expressing their willing ness to enforce its provisions. Assistant District Attorney Jerald Scanncl Jr., said today that all dogs will be picked up which are off their owner's premises and not in the com pany or control of their own er or are without an adequate muzzle. Owners of dogs found run ning at large will be prosecut ed in district court. If the owner is found guilty of let ting his dog run at large he is subject to a fine of $10 for the first offense and $25 for each subsequent offense. Special County Fund Scannell said the fine mon ey will go into a special coun ty fund to pay for the cost of prosecution, and for any dam ages that the dog might cause. This is provided for by state law, he noted. Scannell met with the Coun ty Dog Control Officer Chris Hagler this morning to go over enforcement procedures, and to devise a citation form to be issued. Hagler said last week that he expects the two trouble spots in the county to be Ash land and Medford. The police departments in both these cit ies, he said, have expressed their willingness to cooperate in enforcing the law within their city limits. - - - Hagler-whose dog control equipment consists of himself, one full-time man, one part- time man, a county -owned pickup truck and his own ve hiclesaid he will wait and see how much work the law requires before asking the county court for more men and equipment. Medford Police Chief Charles P. Champlin, who is not too happy over the fact that his officers will have to transport at-largc dogs from within the city to the dog pound via their patrol cars, said that he received word from the Southern Oregon Humane society that they plan to offer their assistance, especially in regards to sick and injured dogs. Both Hagler and Champlin said they will enforce the law "like any other law. Duane Baker Seeks Council Position Ashland Duane Baker, chairman of the Ashland Eco nomic Development commis sion, is a candidate for the city council seat being va cated by Dr. Glenn Revel, who is running for mayor. Baker has been an Ashland resident since 1955. He is a member of the insurance firm of Busch-Baker. He also has been active in the YMCA, Ashland Junior Chamber of Commerce, Ki wanis, the Ashland -Talent United Fund and the Ashland Baptist church. Campaign Mrs. James P. Rowan, 828 Minnesota ave., Medford, has been appointed chairman of the Home Crusade of the United Medford Crusade. UMC officials have announc ed. She was chairman of the Home Crusade last year, and has been active in the UMC for several years. Mrs. Rowan is a member of the UMC board of directors. Mrs. Rowan is first vice president of the Rogue Camp r.irls council, an active member of the Republican Women's club, and a member of Westminster Presbyterian r-hnrrh. where she is a mem ber of the choir and chairman nt Ihn Martha circle. The . United Medford Cru oHa namnnlffn will start next Monday, and is expected to be completed in October. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1960 Seven Oregonians Killed In Accidents During Week End By United Press International At least seven Oregonians were killed in week end acci dents. Four persons died as a re sult of traffic accidents, two drowned and one man was killed in a logging accident. Killed in traffic were Ernest Edward Stockton, 27, Prine ville; Baird Van Allen, 28, Portland; Judy Sparks, 17, New Race Trouble Flares in Florida Jacksonville, Fla. - (UPD - Racial tempers in this strife torn city exploded into new violence today when a white member of the NAACP was beaten minutes after he and 92 others were sentenced in connection with riots and vandalism during the week end. Richard Frank Parker, 25, Tallahassee, Fla., was attack ed in an ante-room of the municipal court shortly after Judge John Santora had hand ed down a 90-day prison sen tence, stiffest of the day, against him. Parker, whom Santora call ed a main "inciter" of racial disturbances which swept through the city Saturday and Sunday, was rushed to a hos pital. His condition was unde termined immediately, but it was reported he may have lost several teeth and suffered a skull fracture. Filing Deadline For City Sept. 6 Medford's City Recorder- Treasurer Darrell F. Huson said today that the deadline for filing as a candidate for municipal offices is Sept. 6. Filing must be done by pe tition. To date, only three nomi nating petitions have been re ceived, Huson said. These are from Mayor John W. Snider, Councilman R. L. VanSickle, Ward 3, and Councilman Jim my Dunlevy, Ward 4. All three are candidates to suc ceed themselves. Two more seats on Med ford's eight-man city council are up for election this year. These seals are now held by Councilman Al Bradford, Ward 2, and Ed Hall, Ward 1. Neither Hall nor Bradford has indicated whether he will run for reelection, Huson said, but added that he understands two petitions for city office are being circulated at the present time. These have not yet been received by his of fice, he said. City Attorney Joel Reeder said there will be no measures on the city ballot this year. The municipal election is held at the same time as the gen eral election on Nov. 8. Waterhouse Survey To Be Conducted A random selection of Jack son county residents will be receiving political . question naires through the mail dur ing the next few days. The questionnaires, pre pared by the Waterhouse Po litical Survey, Portland, will ask about national, state and local candidates and issues. The mailing is now being prepared by Waterhouse em ployees from the Jackson county registration lists in the courthouse. One of FBI's 'Most Wonted' Surrenders Knoxvllle, Tenn. - (UPD -Clarence Leon Raby, 27, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted men, surrendered meekly to a sheriff Sunday night in an swer to the plea of his broth er. Raby, credited with two slayings and three kidnapings in less than a month, escaped July 7. Portland-fllPD - A week-long conference on Industrial de velopment with leaders from throughout the nation in at tendance opened here today Portland, and Claude Lucas, Salem. Drownings claimed the lives of Pamela Virginia Barrett, 15, of Portland and Richard Deedon, 20, Gold Beach. Crushed by Log Theodore Carper, 54, John Day logger, was killed when crushed by a falling log. Stockton died late Sunday when the car he was in ap parently careened off the highway and overturned south of Prineville. Two com panions were injured but were reported in good condition. Miss Barrett drowned Sat urday in the surf at Cannon Beach when she and two brothers were swept out to sea by a huge wave. Her body was washed ashore about 30 minutes after the wave struck. One brother, Robert Bar rett, 20, Portland, was re vived by life guards, and the other brother escaped injury. Dccdon drowned while swimming in the Rogue River about eight miles upstream from Gold Beach. Witnesses said Deedon disappeared about 40 yards from the north shore of the Rogue riv er. His body was recovered by Curry County Sheriff's deputies. Sports Car Overturn! Van Allen was killed Fri day afternoon when his sports car overturned on U. S. high way 26, one mile east of Rho dodendron. Van Allen and James Norlen, 23, Portland were pinned under the car Norlen suffered minor Injur les. Miss Sparks died Sunday from injuries suffered in a two-car, head-on collision on Southwest Capital highway near Vermont St., in Portland Miss Sparks became Port land's 35th traffic fatality of the year. Lucas was killed in a one car accident west of Notus, Idaho, on slate highway 26 Demurrer Denied in Local Escrow Case A demurrer filed by attor neys for O. H. Bengtson, who has been charged with em bezzlement in the Medford Es crow company case was de nied in Jackson county circuit court this morning by Judge James M. Main. The demurrer asked that the indictment be dropped. Bengtson has been ordered to enter a plea to the charge Sept. 6, at 9:30 a.m. The demurrer was brought by Bengtson's lawyers on the basis that the grand jury in dictment did not conform to the requirements of the Ore gon code because it did not contain a statement of facts constituting an offense in or dinary and concise language. mi- in b t i GIRL'S BODY FOUND-The body of blonde, 17-year-old waitress Mary Lily Roberts was found Sunday stuffed In a well (foreground) on an abandoned farm near Herrin, 111. The girl was kidnaped from a lover's lane early Tribune No. 138 Saturday. The accident occur red when the car Lucas was driving failed to negotiate turn and overturned in ditch. James Hogan, 23, Mon mouth, a passenger in the car escaped injury. Hogan said Lucas apparently fell asleep at the wheel while they were driving to Twin Falls, Idaho Jordan Premier Reported Killed Beirut, Lebanon - (UPD -Amman Radio said that Jor danian Premier Hazza Al-Ma-jali was killed today in an explosion that wrecked the Foreign Ministry building in Amman. Cairo and Israeli re ports said the premier was the victim of a time bomb. The reports said 10 persons were killed and at least 50 Injured in the assassination. They added that King Hus sein had appointed Bahjat At- talhuni, identified as chief of the royal cabinet, to succeed Al-Majali. The Jordanian government was reported to have declared state of emergency, closed all the country's airports and imposed curfew on the capi tal of Amman, whose empty streets were being patrolled by armed soldiers. Siskiyou Blvd. To Be Ready This Week Paving of the Siskiyou blvd. extension along the south boundary of the IOOF cemetery should be complet- eu luuay ana me an ecv snuuiu j be ready lor use later this week, according to City Engi neer Vernon Thorpe. When finished the exten sion will make Siskiyou blvd. a through street all the way from Hoover school to Willa mette ave. Another street development project in the same area of the city - the extension of 10th st. and the construction of the 10th st. bridge - Is pro ceeding on schedule, Thorpe said. The Inter-City Construction company of Eugene, contrac tor on the $95,000 bridge, Is constructing forms this week preparatory to pouring con crete for the beams and bridge deck, he said. Grading on the extension of 10th st. from Willamette ave. to Riverside ave., has been completed, he said, and the contractor, F. L. Somers, is now laying base materia). Paving should start before long, he noted. The entire 10th st. project should be completed In mid November, as scheduled, Thorpe said. AT.,,. ;t . 1 V7 -:l I Senate Approves Compromise Bill Sends If to Ike House Must Approve $191 Million for Aid Washington (UPD The Sen ate spurted toward adjourn ment today by sending a med ical care bill for the needy aged to the White House and voting to restore some of the funds chopped from President tisenhower s foreign aid pro gram. The vote on the ooliticallv controversial medical bill was 74-11. Final action came after sen. Kusscll Long, (D-La.), fin ished speaking at length on the bill which had been slated for passage last Saturday. Senate approval by a 56-31 vote of the extra foreign aid ninas sun must win House ap proval. The additional $191 million was tacked onto a sup plemental appropriations hill containing money for various governmental, agencies and programs. Wrangle Shapes Up A congressional wranaio still shaped up, however, over me ioreign aid money. Speak er Sam Rayburn, (D-Tex.), gave his qualified support to the administration request but noted there was strong oppo sition developing among in- nuentlal House members. Another hurdle still to be cleared is the deadlocked min imum wage bill. Senate-House negotiators try again this af ternoon to break their stale mate. But they were pessimis tic. Compromise Sought The negotiators are trvlnc to write a compromise be tween the House-approved 15 cent hike in the $l-an-hour wage floor and the Senate- passed 25 cent boost. The con ferees Friday twice rejected the Senate version, sponsored by Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy, Other congressional news: -The House Agriculture committee was called to a closed-door meeting to consid er Eisenhower's plea for pow er to cut sugar purchases from the Dominican Republic. Dem ocrats did not appear anxious to push through the request but might settle on some com promise, -Sen. Clifford P. Case, (R N.J.), introduced a bill to crack down on the "giant oc- topus" of organized crime. The measure would make it a crime to travel between states or use interstate or in ternational communication fa cilities for racketeering. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable cloudi ness tonight and thickening cloudi Tuesday with a chance of a few showeri late Tuesday. Low tonight 48-SO.. High Tuei day 85. Temp. Highest Veiterday 87 Loweit This Morning 50 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today M 8:51 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:35 a.m. Moonset tonight ........11:23 p.m. First Quarter today ....11:23 a.m. PROMINENT STAR An tares, below the Moon. VISIBLE PLANETS ' Venus, low In west .... 7:14 p.m. Saturn, due south 8:30 p.m. Jupiter, between Saturn and the Moon. Man, rises 11:43 p.m. C3 x 01 '1 Thursday and her boyfriend, John Bryant, 20, was shot In the face by the assailant. Bryant is hospitalized in critical condition. (UPI Telephoto)