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Democrats Increase
Margin of Voters
In Jackson County
.TanWsnn rountv Democrats
have slightly increased their
margin of registered voters in
recent months, and now lead
the Republicans by 314, more
than double their lead of last
April county elections depart
ment records show.
Registered Democrats out
numbered registered Republi
cans for the first time in many
years at the close of registra
tion for the primary election
last May 20, when they led
by 149.
By May 18, the lead had
grown to 162.
As of April 19, there were
16,388 registered Democrats,
16,239 registered Republicans,
and 683 listing themselves as
miscellaneous, for a total of
33,310. '
May 18 Total
By May 18, this had chang
ed to 16,410 Democrats, 16,
248 Republicans and 684 mis
cellaneous, a total of 33,342.
And as of Aug. 24, the most
Fidel Levels Blast
At OAS Declaration
Havana-(UPI)-Premier Fidel
Castro branded as '.'treason"
today the anti-Communist dec
laration issued by 19 Amer
ican reputiics at San Jose,
Costa Rica.
"Why should we renounce
Soviet support to remain
alone and weak?" the revolu
tionary leader demanded to
know in a wrathful post-midnight
address to an assembly
of school teachers.
He called for a massive pub
lic rally in Havana this Fri
day "the biggest public dem
onstration yet," for Cubans
to show their contempt of the
San Jose warning against
Sino-Soviet intervention in
the Western Hemisphere.
GARBLED GOBBLERS Seven hundred and fifty torn
turkeys, valued at $4,000, spilled out onto a road in
Merced county, Calif., Monday when the driver of the
truck in which they were riding missed a curve and
the vehicle overturned. The driver, Billy McMillin, 22,
The Potomac
recent compilation showed
16,780 Democrats, 16,466 Re
publicans, 741 miscellaneous
a .total of 33,987.
Deadline for registering to
vote in the Nov. 8 general
election is Saturday, Oct. 8.
The elections department will
be open from 8 a.m. until
about 8 p.m. that day to ac
cept last-minute registrations.
Would-be voters can regis
ter there on any business day
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
until the deadline.
Osborn Files For
Ashland Mayor Post
Ashland Russell Osborn
yesterday became Ashland's
fifth candidate for mayor and
George L. Jones joined three
others' in the race for three
city council vacancies.
Osborn, owner of the Var
sity theater and an Ashland
resident since 1956, said to
day he regards incumbent
Mayor Richard Neill as "a
swell guy" but added that "I
think it's time for a change
in city hall."
Osborn said that "offhand"
he expects his toughest oppo
nent to be City Councilman
Glenn Revel. Other candidates
for the mayor's job, in addi
tion to the mayor himself,
are Norman Lindahl and W.
R. Brown.
Jones, a retired Navyman,
will be competing against Du
ane Baker and incumbent
Councilmen Emmett Whitham
and George Ward. The three
vacancies are those of Whit
ham, Ward and Revel.
New York -OJPII- A tugboat
sank when it collided with
another vessel off Randall's
Island in the East river today.
The 13 crewmen aboard the
tug were rescused.
Bombs Believed
Intended For
Jordan's King '
Premier, 10 Others
Killed During Blasts
Amman, Jordan - IITO -King
Hussein tonight charg
ed the United Arab Repub
lic with "direct complicity"
in the time bomb assassina
tion of Premier Hana Al
Jajali. Amman, Jordan (UPD The
two time bombs that killed
Premier Hazza Al-Majali and
destroyed the Foreign Minis
try building apparently were
intended to assassinate King
Hussein, and the entire Jor
danian cabinet, it was report
ed today.
There were indications the
assassins whose bombs killed
11 persons Monday have fled
to Damascus, capital of the
Syrian region of the United
Arab Republic.
The first bomb, which shat
tered the right wing of the
three-story Foreign Ministry
building, killed Majali when
it exploded in his office. He
was next door, in the cabinet
room, when the blast came.
King Postpones Meeting
The bomb exploded an hour
and a half after a scheduled
cabinet meeting.
King Hussein had been
scheduled to attend the cabi
net session. But the king
postponed the cabinet meeting
for three hours to give him
time to take care of other
appointments.
The second bomb ripped
apart the opposite wing of the
building.
Both bombs were time
bombs.
Among those killed was a
12-year-old boy.
Body Uncovered
The premier's body was un
covered from the rubble two
and one-half hours after the
walls of the building were
smashed.
In grim procession, mem
bers of the cabinet led by the
new Premier Bahjat Talhouni
accompanied Majali's body
this morning to his native vil
age of Karak, 93 miles to the
south, for a funeral.
Funds OK'd For
Water Projects
Washington - (UPD '- Con
gress today sent to the White
House a $3,969,985,000 appro
priation bill containing funds
to begin construction of 55
new water development proj
ects throughout the country.
President Eisenhower re
quested funds for 37 new proj
ects. Congress turned him down
on five, but voted money he
didn't request for 23 new
projects. The bill also carried
funds for renewing work on
four other projects which had
been discontinued by the Ei
senhower administration.
The five construction starts
budgeted by Eisenhower but
rejected by Congress includ
ed 5300,000 for Santa Cruz
harbor in California, and
$173,000 for the Bully Creek
Vale project in Oregon.
of Dinuba, Calif., suffered minor Injuries and about 100
turkeys were killed. Traffic on the road was blocked
for two hours but the turkeys finally were rounded up
and transported to their destination a slaughterhouse.
(UPI Telephoto)
Reduced Rates
In Most Tax
Districts Seen
Millage rates released to
day indicate that most taxing
districts in Jackson county
will have lower rates than
in 1959-60.
Forty-three districts have
decreased their rates, accord
ing to Ray J. Schumacher,
county assessor. Smallest de
crease (?10 per 51,000 assessed
valuation) was in the city of
Butte Falls. Greatest decrease
(S198 per $1,000) was in the
Talent school district.
Increased millages were not
ed in 19 code districts how
ever. These code districts include:
Jacksonville (527 per 51,000),
Gold Hill ($17 per $1,000),
Rogue River ($101 per $1,000),
school district number 35 out
side city ($57 per $1,000),
school district 35 and Rogue
Cattlemen Plan
All-Breed Show
At Convention
Between 500 and 1,000
ranchers, and an exhibition
barn full of steers, are expect
ed for the Oregon Cattlemen's
convention here Nov. 10-12.
According to Convention
Chairman Armin Richter, the
everit will be highlighted by
an all-breed livestock show,
the first of its kind in Jack
son county. Plans for the
show, sponsored by the Cal-
Ore Hereford association, now
call for the exhibition of about
60 head of cattle, but entries
can still be made.
Also to be shown are com
mercial exhibits which in
clude "gimmicks, gadgets,
chutes, shots, sprayers, spread
ers, feeders, fumigators, de
horners, delousers, detectors,
developers and other devices
unique to the cattle industry."
Cowbelles to Meet
At the same time that the
Oregon Cattlemen's associa
tion is holding its meetings,
the Oregon Cowbelles will
also conduct their own ses
sions. Both groups will meet
in the Medford hotel.
Local cattlemen working on
convention committees in
clude Jim Wariner, conven
tion program; Mrs. Robert
Fields, Mrs. Armin Richter
and Mrs Joan Rickets (Jackson
county Cowbelles), Cowbellc
luncheon; Ed Meeker and
Glen Klein, livestock show;
Jim Pollard and Wilson Hilde-
brand, commercial exhibits;
the Applegate Stockmen s as
sociation, buckaroo breakfast.
Sam Richardson, pre-dinncr
refreshments; Mrs. Frank
Hopewell and Mrs. Joan Rick
ets, dinner dance; Lorraine
von der Hellen, Garth Flint
and Jack Reid, decoration of
Medford; Duane Vanekamp,
convention transport a t i o n;
Rosemary Young guest accom
modations; Wariner, advance
information, and Arnold Ha-
range, beef film 'and lectures
River rural fire department,
code district 35-3, ($58 per
$1,000), school district number
62, Evans Valley school ($132
per $1',000), school district
number 94 ($25 per 51.000).
school district 549, Medford
rural fire department and Elk
city water, code district 100-10
(583 per 51,000), school dis
trict 549, Central Point rural
fire and Elk City water, code
district 100- 12 (585 per
51,000), school district 549,
city of Medford, Elk City water
board, code district 100-15 (569
per $1,000), school district
549, city of Medford, Berry
dale sanitary and E.C.W.B.,
code district 100-16 (569 per
$1,000) and school district 6,
Central Point rural fire and
Elk City -water, code district
6-6 ($104 per $1,000).
Increases Noted
Increases of $3 per $1,000
were noted in various parts of
school district 6C.
Schumacher said that the
rural school levy was down
2.5 mills. This is also the
fourth consecutive year that
no levy was needed for coun
ty government, he said.
Ashland school district
codes S-l, 5-2 and 5-3 were
reappraised under the six-year
reappraisal law and placed on
the rolls this year.
This new value gave Ash
land taxpayers a 6.3 mill re
duction; while outside the city
of Ashland in codes 5-2 and
5-3, a 10.5 mill reduction will
give some taxpayers relief,
Schumacher said.
Others who were enjoying a
tax benefit because of low
value before the reappraisal
will now be paying their pro
portionate share of the tax
load.
Vice President
Said Satisfactory
Washington - (DPI) - Vice
President Richard M. Nixon
is making "satisfactory prog
ress under treatment for a
badly infected left knee, it
was reported today.
Nixon's press secretary,
Herbert G. Klein, said the
GOP presidential nominee
spent a comfortable night at
the Army's Walter Reed Med
ical center where he will be
confined for about two weeks.
The vice president has no
fever and is enjoying a nor
mal diet, Klein said.
Chafing at his confinement,
Nixon spent most of this
morning and part of Monday
evening conferring by tele
phone with staff members and
key figures in his presiden
tial campaign organization.
He was visited Monday eve
ning by his wife, Pat.
The Republican presiden
tial nominee entered the hos
pital Monday for treatment
with antibiotics. His ailment
was diagnosed as hemolytic
staphylococcus aureus, an in
fection caused by the same
germ that causes boils and
carbuncles.
Nixon cancelled all public
appearances for the next two
weeks, including speeches on
Sept. 7 at Jackson, Miss., and
Charleston, W. Va. GOP strat
egists hoped he would be able
to hit the full-time campaign
trail on schedule in mid-September.
County Booth Being
Built At Fair Site
Members of the Pomona
Grange left today for the state
fair to begin construction of
the Jackson county booth.
The booth is being financed
by a $1,100 grant from the
county, according to Commis
sioner Chester Wendt, and is
being staffed by Grange mem
bers. Theme for the booth is
"Agriculture: as constant as
the flow of a river." Hal Bis
hop, Gold Hill, was commis
sioned to portray the theme
with a mural depicting the
Rogue river.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair throuh
Wednesday with occasional hllfh
cloudiness, low lonigni is
hi eh tomorrow 85.
Temp
Highest Yesterday 8ft
Lowest This Morning 48
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today . 6:49 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5:36 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow ....12:15 .m.
Full Moon Hept. 5
Jupiter, the planet seen right
below ne moon lomcni, is now
below the Moon tonight, li now
about 450 million miles from
ui Is Increasing.
Regional Edition
Medford
16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST
Xi -
VANDALISM Carl S. Hoskins, sexton of Such a monument, made in 1910, is almost
the Eastwood Odd Fellows cemetery, Med- irreplacable now, Hoskins said. A $500 fine
ford, looks over some of the damage done can be imposed on persons convicted of such
by vandals in recent weeks. The turned action, and, in addition, they can be sued
marble headstone was broken in three by the family involved, according to Hos-
pieces when it was pulled from its base. kins.
Break On Wage
Deadlock Fails
To Materialize
Washington- IUPII -Incensed
House members cleared one
more adjournment obstacle to
day, but a hoped-for break in
the long deadlock on mini,
mum wage legislation failed
to materialize.
The House reluctantly
agreed to work with the Sen
ate toward a compromise sup
plemental foreign aid fund
which it said was not needed
and ought to be dropped until
January.
This removed a major hur
dle to adjournment of the
86lh Congress. But the mini
mum wage deadlock remained
as a big roadblock, as did con
troversial "must" bills to au
thorize a new program of eco
nomic assistance for Latin
America and possibly shut off
the Dominican Republic from
a pending "windfall' 'on sugar
sales to this country.
Compromise Offered
In the minimum wage nego
tiations, Democratic presiden
tial nominee John F. Kennedy
offered House-Senate confer
ees another in a series of pro
posed compromises-apparent-ly
built around Kennedy's
willingness to accept a $1.15
hourly wage floor as opposed
to the Senate's $1.25-but this
was rejected by the adamant
House conferees. ,
It appeared the wage con
ference was building toward a
final blow-up-and no bill-possibly
this afternoon.
Rogue River Man
Named To Group
MacLeod Maurice, Rogue
River, was elected the ninth
member of the Jackson coun
ty home rule committee at a
special meeting of the com
mittee yesterday afternoon in
the county courthouse.
Mrs. Alice Rutter, a mem
ber of the committee, said
Maurice was selected "with
an eye to giving representa
tion to that part (Rogue River
Gold Hill) of the county."
Although Maurice is a Re
publican, Mrs. Rutter said
that was "not a consideration"
in his selection. Maurice is
retired.
The committee will meet
again on Wednesday to elect
permanent officers. The meet
ing will start at 2 p.m. in
the public library.
Candidate Ordered
Released From Army
Washington -WPD- The secre
tary of the Army Monday or
dered the reiease of an Oregon
private from the Army today
to allow him to campaign for
Congress.
The order was made by
Secretary Wilber BrucKer in
behalf of Pvt. Marv Owens,
25, who is the Democratic
candidate opposing incumbent
Rep. Walter Norblad, Oregon
Republican, in Oregon's 1st
congressional district.
$1,000 in
Reported
Eastwood
Some $1,000 in loss and
damage at the Eastwood Odd
Fellows cemetery, Eastwood
dr., Medford, has been report
ed to Medford police.
Carl S. Hoskins, manager,
told officers that Friday
morning some 10 to 15 gallons
of gas had been stolen when
a storeroom was entered. He
also said considerable damage
has been done to graves and
monuments.
Hoskins reported that this
KennedyPromises
Criticism Of Ike
Washington - (U PI) - Demo
cratic presidential nominee
John F. Kennedy today prom
ised hard-hitting criticism of
Eisenhower administration de
fense policy in his campaign
but said his. criticism would
be "responsible and construc
tive." Kennedy discussed national
defense as an issue in the
1060 campaign at a news con
ference where he announced
appointment of a four-man
advisory committee on de
fense. The Massachusetts senator
said the four-man group
would sek advice on a non
partisan basis from "the ablest
and most experienced author
ities In the nation."
He said Its work would
have nothing to do with the
election campaign, unless
there should be an interna
tional crisis, but would help
him frame policy for his ad
ministration if he wins the
presidency.
Paul H. Nitze, director of
the Stale Department policy
planning staff during the final
years of the Truman admin
istration, was named chair
man of the advisory group.
Nitze identified himself is a
former Republican who is
now a Democrat.
Adams Enters Plea
On Murder Charge
Keith Duane Adams, 32,
pleaded innocent to charges
of first degree murder in
Jackson county circuit court
today. Adam's counsel, Rob
ert Dickey, also filed a mo
tion to allow him to offer evi
dence of insanity or mental
deficiency. Trial date was set
for Nov. 21.
Dickey said that he has
not planned the defense yet,
and that the motion Is only
to preserve the defendant's
rights to offer such evidence
should it be necessary. Dickey
said that Adams plans to un
dergo medical tests before the
trial.
Adams is charged with the
murder of his former wife,
Hazel . Jean' Adams, who Was
beaten and strangled while
sleeping at home Aug. 4. The
couple had been divorced
only three days.
Tribune
30, 1960 No. 139
Damage
Done at
Cemetery
had been going on for several
weeks, but recently it has got
ten -out of hand." Hoskins
told the Mail Tribune that
children living nearby are the
worsi onenaers.
Play On Grounds
The manager declared that
young people ranging from
small children in tnnn.D urn..
freely play on the cemetery
grounds ana nave been known
to destroy property.
Hoskins said a few youths
have been known to ride
horses through the cemetery,
apparently with parental con
sent. Hoskins has taken no legal
action except calling in the
city police. But he said he
plans to request action bv
juvenile officials.
City Attorney Joel Recder
said yesterday there are spe-
cinc icgai provisions concern
ing the desecration of a ceme
tery. Serious penalties can be
levied, if cemetery officials
wish to prosecute, he said.
An Oregon state statute pro
vides a maximum fine of $500,
30 days In county jail, or both,
for most offenses concerning
cemetery property. Addition
al civil prosecution may re
sult on trespassing grounds.
Hoskins said he hopes to
stop this situation immediate
ly as valuable property is be
ing destroyed, much of which
cannot be replaced. Even chil
dren running around on the
cemetery grounds has resulted
in a poor atmosphere for fu
nerals and processions, he de
clared. Both city and state laws car
ry provisions against breaking
or cutting through a funeral
procession, although the
neighborhood youngsters do it
on many occasions, according
to the manager.
Good Seats
Final Round
Ashland - Good seating for
the final round of Oregon
Shakespearean Festival plays,
with the exception of "The
Taming of the Shrew," still
remain, festival officials said
today.
The final round of 1980's
highly successful season starts
tonight with "Richard II."
"The Tempest" Saturday
night ends the season. .
Following Saturday night's
performance, the festival com
pany will offer their last good
night In traditional closing
night ceremonies. Festival of
ficials urged patrons planning
to attend the final night to
make reservations as soon as
possible.
Five Plays Left
With the five performances
remaining, including John
Webster's "The Duchess of
Malfl" tomorrow night, at
tendance this season has al
ready surpassed last year's
36,503, Festival officials said.
Last night s audience ot
1,015 at "The Tempest" boost
Negroes Set Fire
To Three Stores;
One Negro Killed
'Molotov Cocktails'
Tossed Into Buildings
Jacksonville, Fla. -(UPD- Ne
groes armed with rifles and
gasoline bombs set fire to
three white-owned stores early
today, and a Negro man be
came the first fatality in four
days of racial strife.
An uneasy calm that held
for hours after 83 whites and
Negro street fighters were sen
tenced in municipal court was
shattered shortly after mid
night despite a city-wide po
lice crackdown. Roaming Ne
gro gangs began moving!
through the western part ot
this, northeast Florida port
city, firing bullets into a serv
ice station and tossing "Molo
tov cocktails" into stores.
Patrolman John R. Mulli
gan challenged the Negro oc
cupants of a car in the strife
torn area. The car sped away
and slammed into a utility
pole.
One of the men in it was
killed instantly, and another,
identified as Willie Green, 47,
was seriously injured.
Three Stores Ablaze
The "Molotov cocktails,"
bombs made of gasoline-filled
jars wrapped with rags, set
fire to an appliance store, a
dry cleaning firm and a small
grocery, all owned by white
merchants. Another bomb was
tossed into a furniture store
but did not explode. The fires
were quickly extinguished.
. By 3:30 a.m. the city ap
peared again quiet, but no one
seemed to know what to ex-
pect next. Police were kept
busy with scores of calls and
blanketed the city with a 24
hour alert.
The NAACP would not say
If it planned to resume lunch
counter "sit-ins" and picket
line demonstrations which,
were suspended Sunday be
cause of street fighting and
general tension. The fighting
began Saturday afternoon in
the downtown area where Ne
groes had been picketing
against segregated lunch
counter facilities.
Court Hearings Set
More court hearings wera
scheduled for about 140 per
sons arrested in connection
with the violence which in
jured at least 65. Eighty-three
of the first 84 persons charged
were convicted in municipal
court Monday and received
sentences ranging from $10
fines to 90 days in jail.
Mayor Haydon Burns said
he believed the worst might
be over. He turned down Gov.
Leroy Collins' offer of "every
assistance of the state ... to
make certain that all citizens
will have the protection of
law and good order."
Burns blamed most of the
trouble Monday night on "ju
venile gangs roaming the
streets." He said his orders
that crowds be held to four
persons or less would remain
in effect, and that violators
would face "full prosecution."
Counsel Appointed
For Jones Brothers
Counsel has been appoint
ed for Riley Filmore Jones
and Guthrie Edwin Jones,
brothers of Tulsa. Olcln.. and
both charged with burglary
not m a dwelling.
Robert Heffernan will de
fend the former and Sum R.
Harbison will defend the lat
ter.
The two were arrested aft
er a hole had been cut in
Dunham's roof, 1B51 North
Pacific highway, and an at
tempt made to rob. the safe.
Remain for
of Plays
ed the 1960 attendance total
to 37,452, which is 4,615
ahead of last year.
A record only 10 days old
was broken Saturday night
when 1,313 persons attended
the next-to-last performance
of "The Taming of the
Shrew," which has been the
Festival's most popular play
this year. The last perform
ance of the "Shrew" is Thurs
day, end there is standing
room only left, a situation
which has prevailed almost
all season.
Largest Audience
Saturday night's crowd was
the largest single audience to
attend a production. The pre
vious high mark was set at
the seventh performance of
"The Shrew" Aug. 18, when
1,293 saw the play.
After "Richard II" tonight
and "The Duchess" tomorrow
night, the plays are "The
Taming of the Shrew" Thurs
day, "Julius Caesar" Friday,
and "The Tempest" Saturday