ma
Candidates' Parade
(Editoi'i note: These ere lhe third in a series of state
ments by candidate! for congress from the fourth district,
state legislature candidates, and candidates for county of
cicials. Statements are either from the candidate personal
ly, or a representative of the candidate with the candi
date's approval.
(Space for the statements has been offered by the Mail
Tribune following a long-standing policy of the paper.
(Today's statments are from John R. Dellenback, Re
publican candidate for state represenative, and the Duncan
for Legislature Committee. Ward Spalz, chairman, for
Robert B. Duncan, Democrat who is seeking reelection as
state represenative.
(There are four candidates for state representative from
Jackson county. Two will be elected at the general elec
tion Nov. 8.)
JOHN R. DELLENBACK
The legislature o the state
of Oregon consists of a Senate
with 30 members and a House
of Representatives with 60
members.
We voters of Jackson coun
ty have as our delegates to
our legislature one senator
and two representatives. Our
numbers are thus small com
pared to the total membership
in both the Senate and the
House, and as a result it is
particularly important that
we send to the legislature
delegates who are aware of
the problems facing our peo
ple in this county and whose
primary concern is to make
certain that Jackson county's
(Continued on page 3A)
Ashland Council
Proposes No More
Stations in Center
Ashland-A proposed resolu.
tion declaring the. main busi
ness district of Ashland closed
to future new service stations
and repair garages was sent
to the city planning "commis
sion by the Ashland City
council last night.
The proposal would affect
Ashland st. and Siskiyou blvd.
from the intersection of East
Main st. southeast to the city
limits.
The council set a hearing
on the question for Nov. 1 at
8 p.m. in the council chamber.
At its regular meeting,, the
council approved paving and
gutter installation on Mary
Jane'ave.
A request for paving of the
alley between Mountain st.
and Palm ave. was adjourned
until the next council meeting
Nov. 1. The council received a
petition from land owners
along the alley favoring the
paving project. However, the
petition lacked signatures of
owners possessing at least 51
per cent of the alley land.
A request for city water fa
cilities in the Bellview area
outside the city limits was
sent to the council water
committee for consideration.
Action on improvement of
Gresham st. from Fairview to
Iowa ave., was delayed until
early next year. Council mem
bers indicated that they felt
improvements should be
County Court Considering
To Help Hospital in Interim Period
A proposal that Jackson
county help Sacred Heart hos
pital financially while the
new Rogue Valley hospital
wing is being constructed is
under consideration by the
county court, County Judge
Earl Miller said today.
"I think it is a very worthy
project, but we need more in
formation which I have asked
the representatives of the two
hospitals to provide," Miller
said.
The coury court wants to
know exactly how long the
interim period will be, total
amount needed from the coun
ty to cover Sacred Heart's
deficit during the interim pe
riod, and how much capital
expenditure would be needed
during interim period to re
pair or replace hospital equip
ment. Can't Meet Overflow
Rogue Valley hospital rep
resentatives told the county
court their hospital does not
have enough remaining beds
ROBERT B. DUNCAN
: Robert B. Duncan, Demo
crafc 39. is seeking a third
term to the Oregon House of
Representatives from Jackson
county. His high qualifica
tions for this office and his
abilities are well-known to
most of the residents of this
area.
In the 1957 session, Duncan
distinguished himself as chair
man of judiciary committee:
a hard-working member of
powerful ways and means
committee, and on the floor,
in debate. He was appointed
to three important interim
committees: t h e emergency
board, sometimes called "the
little legislature," education
(Continued on page 3A)
made. 1 However, some land
owners along the street are
opposed to the. project.
Ear Group To
Consider Problem
The problem of an overbur
dened sheriff's civil depart
ment and a constable's office
operating at less than capacity
will be referred to the Jack
son County Bar association
tomorrow.
Edward Branchficld, asso
ciation president, told the
county court yesterday that
the problem in serving civil
papers will be mentioned at
tomorrow's meeting. Lawyers
will be asked to consider the
problem, but no official ac
tion will be taken since it is
not a business meeting, he ex
plained. Sheriff Joe Walsh reported
to the county court recently
that the department's civil
deputies were overburdened
with .serving civil papers and
the constable's office did not
have enough work. A subse
quent investigation by the
county court revealed that the
number of civil papers served
by the constable had dropped
while the sheriff's office load
had increased greatly.
to meet the overflow if Sa
cred Heart should close be
fore the new wing is in opera
tion. On the other hand, Sa
cred Heart officials told the
county court more indebted
ness would be created if they
had to remain in operation
for the full period.
The hospital representa
tives asked the county court
to meet any deficits incurred
by Sacred Heart if it should
stay in operation the estimat
ed 18 months interim period.
Certain departmftits, how
ever, would be closed.
Sister Luke, administrator
of Sacred Heart, emphasized
she did not know when the
sisters would be called away
to other duties. The sisters
have been asked to stay dur
ing the interim period to pro
vide the needed supervision.
Forced To Close
Sister Luke had announced
last Wednesday that the hos
pital would be forced to close
its doors within the next year
U.S., Canada in
Basic Agreement
On Columbia
Eisenhower Lauds
Resource Program .
Palm Springs, Calif. - (UPD -
President . Eisenhower an
nounced today that the United
States and Canada are in basic
agreement on a broad, long
range plan to develop the wa
ter resources of the Columbia
River Basin.
The White House said the
10-year Canadian - American
program would sharply re
duce hazards of floods, great
ly increase output of low-cost
electric power and help spur
the economic growth of the
Northwest.
The announcement came
shortly after the President be
gan a round of golf at the
nearby Eldorado Country
Club during a day of rest from
his "nonpolitical" cross-coun
try speaking tour.
"The agreement is hearten
ing proof that two neighbor
ing nations sharing a common
resource can sit down togeth
er and plan a mutually ad
vantageous development," Ei
senhower said in a statement.
A treaty embracing the
agreement on the Columbia
river was expected to be draft
ed in time for Eisenhower to
submit it to Congress next
January before his term ex
pires Jan. 20, the White House
said.
Another Grand Coulee
Power benefits available to
this country after Canada
builds storage reservoirs on
its side of the river will equal
to building another Grand
Coulee dam, the nation's big
gest hydroelectric project, it
said.
America's neighbor to the
north agreed to construct res
ervoirs within 10 years to
provide 19.5 million acre-feet
of storage.
The agreement also opened
the way for this country to
build the Libby Project on the
Kootenai river in Northern
Montana, approved by Con
gress in 1950.
North Entrance
Road Open Again
The north entrance of Cra
ter Lake National park was
reopened to automobile traf
fic today.
Park Superintendent OUo
Brown said it had been
blocked by snow drifts and
ice from a recent storm, but
warm weather the past few
days made it possible to open
the road with a blade scraper.
The rim road, however,
will remain closed for the
winter, he said.
Weather at the park has
been ideal this week, he de
clared, except that the view
has been dimmed by slash
burning smoke drifting across
the lake.
Dunsmuir Man Dies
In Tractor Mishap
Yreka Richard Pringle
Queen, 36, of Dunsmuir,
Calif., was killed early today
when a tractor he was driving
rolled over and crushed him.
The accident occurred about
3Vi miles south of the Hearst
estate on the McCloud river.
Queen was dead on arrival at
Mt. Shasta hospital.
Death was caused by a frac
tured skull, according to Al
Cottar, Siskiyou county coro
ner. Queen is survived by his
wife, Theresa, and five chil
dren. Proposal
or two. She said during the
half-century the hospital has
been in operation, it has ac
cumulated a debt totaling
$285,000.
The decision was made by
the local hospital board and
was approved by the head
quarters of the Sisters of
Providence nursing order. It
followed receipt of a recent
comprehensive study of the
two hospitals and local medi
cal needs.
James A. Hamilton Associ
ates, hospital consultants, had
recommended Sacred Heart
build a new hospital contain
ing only beds and no operat
ing rooms or similar facilities
next to the new Rogue Valley
hospital on Barnett rd. Its al
ternate recommendation was
that Rogue Valley be the sole
hospital in the Medford area.
Sister Luke said yesterday
she had received many small
donations, but declined to
give the total.
Regional Edition
Medford
20 Pages
Orated States
Ban
Castro Regime
Left Without
Source for Parts
Russian Reliance
Expected as Result
Washington - (UPD - The
United States moved today to
cut away the economic foun
dation of the Fidel Castro
government, banning the sale
of "most commodities," ex
cept food and medicine to
Cuba.
The Castro regime, which
nationalized nearly 400 pri
vate businesses earlier this
month, will thus be left with
out a source for replacement
parts to run its seized U.S.
made machines.
The Commerce Depart-
ment's action, sharpest taken
since this country wiped out
its subsidy program for Cu
ban sugar, was teamed up
with a Maritime Administra
tion crackdown on sale, trans
fer or charter of U.S.-owned
ships for Cuba.
The action came less than
12 hours after Vice President
Richard M. Nixon, campaign
ing for the presidency, told
the American Legion at Miami
that it was time to "quaran
tine" Cuba and that plans to
do that were in the works.
The action, which will not
stop exports how in transit
will deny the Castro regime
spare parts and chemicals it
needs to keep running the oil
refineries, sugar mills and
other industries it confiscated
from American owners.
Seen Push Toward Soviet
U.S. officials hoped the
move would' cause trouble for
the Cuban economy, which
has relied on the United States
for 70 to 75 per cent of all its
imports.
The action also was ex
pected to push Cuba towards
heavier economic' reliance .on
the Soviet bloc.
U.S. exports to Cuba de
clined sharply - from $617.5
million in 1957 to $436.7 mil
lion in 1959. In July they
amounted to only $19.3 mil
lion. At the same time, Russia
has increased her trade with
Cuba, mainly in the fields of
oil, tin plate, fertilizers and
arms.
Republicans Plan
Dinner Tomorrow
A no-host ' dinner will be
held by Jackson county Re
publicans at Kim's restau
rant, south of Medford, prior
to the Candidate's Fair to
morrow night, Joe Walsh, Re
publican central committee
chairman, said today.
Republicans are invited to
meet state and local candi
dates at that time, he said.
Dinner will be served from
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
"Which Face And What Opinions Will Dick
Put On Next? Tune In Again ..."
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1960
on Exports To Cuba
Williams To visit Here
Gov. G. Mennen Williams
of Michigan, who is sched
uled to speak in Oregon on
behalf of John F. Kennedy
for President, will arrive in
Medford Monday at 10 a.m.
by United Airlines.
He will be accompanied by
Congrcsswoman Edith S.
Green, according to Henry
Padgham, Jackson county
chairman of the Citizens for
Kennedy committee.
Williams, who will make
three appearances in Jackson
county, will speak in Port
land the same evening. These
are his only Oregon commit
ments. Accompanied by Mrs.
Green, he will be guest speak
er at the opening of the Ash
land Citizens for Kennedy
headquarters at 11 a.m. Mon
day.
Guests at Coffee
Williams and Mrs. Green
will be honor guests at a re
ception and coffee hour at the
Medford hotel from 1:45 to
3:30 .p.m. The event, open to
the public, will be sponsored
by the Jackson County Demo
cratic Central Committee, as
sisted by the Eleanor Roose
velt League, Jackson County
Mark Hatfield to
Attend GOP Rally
Gov. Mark Hatfield and Dr,
Edwin R. Durno, Medford
candidate for congressman
from the fourth district, will
be featured speakers at a Re
publican rally Saturday, Oct.
22, on the Jackson county
courthouse lawn. '
The rally is being sponsored
by the Jackson County Young
Republicans,' of which Mrs.
Lloyd Bishop is chairman.
The rally will start at 6:30
p.m., and will include other
Republican candidates for
state and county offices. Mrs.
Evelyn Nye and John R. Del
lenback, Republican candi
dates for state representative,
have indicated they plan to
attend.
Mrs. Bishop said anyone
interested may attend the ral
ly. Coffee and other refresh
ments will be served.
Members of the Old Timers
Automobile club, who are
asked to meet at the Medford
airport at 6 p.m. Saturday,
will form a motorcade to
bring Governor Hatfield
the site of the rally.
to
Castro Expects
Invasion of Cuba
United Nations, N.Y.-0JPD-Premier
Fidel Castro has no
tified the General Assembly
he expects a "large-scale inva
sion" to be mounted against
Cuba from the United States
"within the next few days,"
it was officially disclosed today.
Young Democrats, Citizens
for Kennedy committee,
Farmers for Kennedy Com
mittee and the Jackson Coun
ty Democratic Social club.
Talks on behalf of the Ken
nedy-Johnson ticket will be
made by Governor 'Williams
and Mrs. Green, with Harper
Edwards acting as master of
ceremones. Pouring at the
coffee table will be Mrs. Har
perEdwards, Mrs. Dee. New
ton, Mrs. Hugh Friel and Mrs.
Lewis Ulrich.
From 4:00 to 4:15 Governor
Williams, Mrs. Green and
Robert B. Duncan will appear
on a presidential panel dis
cussion over KBES-TV. The
Michigan governor and Mrs.
Green will return to Portland
by air at 5.25 p.m.
Political
Focused
Fair Thursday Night
Oregon's political spotlight
will be focused on Medford
this week, with events sched
uled at which candidates seek
ing national, state and local
offices will appear. .
Chief interest will be a de
b a t e .between Congressman
Charles O. Porter, who is
seeking reelection, - and his
Republican opponent, Dr. Ed
win R. Durno, Medford.
They will debate "The Role
of a Congressman in Foreign
Affairs" at the Medford
League of Women Voters Can
didate's Fair at Hedrick Jun
ior High school gymnasium at
8 p.m. Thursday.
Another highlight of the
Fair will be talks by Mrs.
Maurine Neuberger, Democrat
seeking the U.S. senate seat,
and ex-governor Elmo Smith,
Republican seeking the senate
seat: They will discuss the is
sues of (he race following the
Porter-Durno debate.
Slate Candidates
Republican and Democratic
candidates for all stale offices
in whiqh there is a contest in
the November general elec
tion, will speak for two min
utes on their qualifications for
office. '
Contestants Include Howell
Appling Jr. (R) and Monroe
Sweetlahd (D), for secretary
of state; Howard Belton (R)
and Ward Cook ,(D), for state
treasurer; Carl Francis (R)
and Robert Y. Thornton (D),
for attorney general.
Candidates for slate repre
sentative from Jackson coun
ty who will have two minutes
during the program are John
R. Dellenback and Mrs. -Ev
elyn Nye, Republican, and
Robert B. Duncan and John
L. Gregory, Democrats.
Jackson county candidates
for district attorney, commis
sioner, treasurer, assessor and
surveyor will be limited to
one minute each in which to
review their qualifications for
office.
Rebroadcasts Scheduled
Radio station KYJC will
transcribe the entire program
for later rcbroadcast, and sta
tion KMED will transcribe
the Porter-Durno debate for
later rebroadcast.
Other features of the Fair
will include a political party
registration contest, pre-Fair
WEATHER
FORECAST: Continued fair to
nlRht and Thursday. Smokey In
valleys. Variable high cloud i.
Low tonight 40-45. Hlffh Thun
day near 70.
Temp.
Highest Veiterday 72
Lowest This Morning 40
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 5:23 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 6:30 a.m.
Moon rise tomorrow 6:33 a.m.
New Moon tomorrow 4:03 a..m
PROMINENT STARS
Slrlus, rises 12:23 .m.
Deneb, low in north
west 2:05 a.m.
Slrlus, n.1 light years away. Is
much brighter than Drnrh,
which Is 1600 light years from
the Earth.
Tribune
Tightens
.. V'N
G. MENNON WILLIAMS
Schedule! Appearance
Spotlight
on City
entertainment, t h e League
KMED sponsored straw bal
lot booth, and refreshments,
The political party with the
greatest number of registered
voters attending the Fair will
receive a prize, according to
Mrs. Thomas Ruttcr, Med
ford, League voter service
chairman.- -
,The Hedrick Junior High
school band will provide pre
Fair entertainment starting
at 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Rutter said.
Massed flags of the United
Nations will serve as a back
ground for the speakers. ,
Straw Ballot Booth
The straw ballot booth,
which 'has been located
throughout the county in re
cent weeks, will be open
during the Fair. It will close
when the Fair is over, Mrs.
Rutter said, and ballots wi'l
be counted during the week
end. The straw ballot Is an
Informal poll of Jackson coun
ty opinion.
Following the program,
coffee will be served by the
Medford 20-30 Active club in
the Hedrick cafeteria. The
county central committees of
the two major political par-
ties will decorate the hall with
campaign material.
Other political events this
week end which will attract
attention throughout the state
will be a Republican Rally on
the Jackson county courthouse
lawn Saturday night, and the
appearance of G. Mennen
Williams, Michigan governor
who is campaign in Oregon
in behalf of John F. Kennedy,
Demo cratic candidate for
president.
Mrs. Neuberger To
Speak in Ashland
Ashland Mrs. Maurine
Neuberger, Democratic candi
date for U.S. Senator, will
speak on the Southern Ore
gon college campus Oct. 20
at 10 a.m. in the Britt Cen
ter ballroom.
Having been active in poll
utes for more than a decade,
Mrs. Neuberger is seeking
election to the office held by
her late husband, Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger. She gain
ed first hand experience
through extensive 'assistance
given her husband while he
was in office as well as
through her own offices held
in the Oregon State House of
Representatives.
The public is Invited
hear Mrs. Neuberger.
to
REVENUES SHARED
Salem-iUPIi-Orcgon counties
received $3,062,357 In state
highway revenues in the
three-month period ending
Sept. 30, ranging from $874,
593 to Multnomah to $4,582
to Wheeler.
55th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 182
National Forest
Sends Lookouts
Back to Positions
Drying Conditions
Noted by Officials
Rogue River . aNtional for
est has re-manned six of its
14 lookouts because of current
weather conditions.
Doug Finch, assistant fire
control officer, said this morn
ing that the forests have
dried out again from east
wind conditions and the for
ests will burn." He added that
"we are getting right back to
where we were before we had
rain."
Lookouts are up now on
Pelican butte in the Klamath
district, Robinson butte in the
Ashland district, Rustler peak
in the Ashland district, Hall's
point and Bessie rock in the
Prospect district and Squaw
peak in the Applcgate district.
Hampers Lookouts
Smoke, which has mostly
drifted in from "other areas,"
is hampering lookouts in their
work. Visibility was reported
at l'j to two miles this morn
ing. Finch reported that smoke
usually clears out some in the
afternoon and It is planned
to send up a reconalssance
plane this afternoon to. assist
lookouts in scanning, tor .pos
sible lires. ' . .V
State department of forestry
reported no slash burning in
its southwest district. Man
ning of Tallowbox lookout by
the state has proved helpful
to the federal forest service
in the Applcgate ' district,
Finch said. , ; . . i
Most Wanted Man
Has Been in City
The federal bureau of in
vestigation this week added
to its "Ten Most Wanted" list
of fugitives a .man who has
been known to have visited
relatives or friends In the
Medford areai
, Wanted for unlawful flight
to avoid confinement for bur
glary is Merle Lyle Gall, 37,
a native of North Dakota.
- He uses several other names
andor the identification of
John Conley, Leroy K. Knut
son, William Francis McDer
mott, Berl J. Penrod, John W.
Thomas or Turner and others.
Gall was reported to dress
neatly, preferring . sports
clothes, likes late model can
and travels extensively some
times using private and com
mercial air travel. He has an
extensive arrest record dating
from 1942, and is known to
carry firearms on both his
person and in his car.
Persons having information
regarding Gall are asked to
contact local law enforcement
oflfcers or the FBI. .
School Census Starts
In Meclford District
The I960 school census in
the Medford school district
started this morning, district
officials said today..
The census, which Is re
quired by state law, is used as
a basis for school statistical
information and the determi
nation of county school funds,
which are furnished by coun
ties to Individual school dis
tricts. Individuals between 4 and
19 years old are counted in
the census. This year, In or
der to secure population data
essential in the planning of
school buildings end program
needs, the Medford district is
also enumerating all. children
between 1 and 4 years old.
School officials, noted that
by listing the younger age
levels, the district will have
data on which to base future
enrollment figures.
Children are counted wheth
er or not they are In school.
This, officials noted, Includes
young people in the service,
(-"-vf - n HI, oet i-CmJ VI IC llllhlCIl Luumvi ......
in college or married and liv" home, school officials noted.
Supreme Court
Verdict Reverses
Lane Decision
Definition To Be
Standard in State
Salem-IUPD-The Oregon Su
preme Court ruled 4-3 today
that the state s obscenity sta
lute is constitional.
The verdict written by Jus
tice George Rossman reversed
former Lane County Circuit
Judge Alfred T. Goodwin,
now a Supreme Court Jsutice,
in . the state versus William
Jackson, a book seller in Eu
gene.
Jackson had been charged
with selling a book entitled
The tSrange Three," and the
indictment described the vol
ume as "indecent and obscene,
tending to incite lascivious
thoughts and tending to
arouse lustful desires."
The high court said it was
accepting the American Law
Institute's definition of ob
scenity as a standard for Ore
gon courts. This definition
says "a thing is obscene if,
considered as a whole, its pre
dominant appeal is to pruri
ent intcre , i.e., a shameful
or morbid Interest in nudity,
sex or exfretion and if it goes
substantially beyond cutom
ary limits of candor in des-crip-
or representation of such
matters."
The court said the obscenity
law can be enforced against
"only those who knowingly
violate its provisions."
No Prior Restraint,
Rossman, who was joined in
the majority report by Chief
Justice William McAllister
and Justices William Perry
and Orval Millard, pro tern,
said the law imposed no prior
restraint and was constitutional-
;
The dissenting opinion was
filed by Justice Keith O'Con
ncllj who quoted U.S. Su
preme, Court Justice William,
Douglas as saying that the
standard of what offends the:
common conscience of the
community is "too loose, too
capricious, too destructive of
freedom of expression to be
squared with the first amend
ment." -
Justices Harold Warner and ;
Gordon Sloan joined withf
Justice O'Connell in dissent--Ing.;
Conviction under the ob
scenity statute provides a
term of six months or a fins
of S500, or both.
Weapon of Censorship
O'Connell added that "ex
tra legal censorship can come
from various sources and the
pressure upon the district at
torney's office to prosecute is
sometime great, - and when
prosecution is imminent or
threatened, the book dealer
frequently, and probably us
ually, prefers to withdraw the
book under attack rather than
endure the inconvenience and
expense incldont to the pros-.
ecutlon.
'Thus the vagueness of the
test for obscenity may be
come a weapon of censorship
In the hands of those whose
Interest in free expression is
overridden by an excess zeal
for virtue as they understand
it," the opinion said.
Siskiyou Deputies
Check Plane Wreckage
Y r e k a Siskiyou county
sheriff's deputies are investi
gating a report of airplane
wreckage: discovered about
20 miles southeast of Cecil
vllle. , - .- , '
, The wreckage has appar
ently been- there some time,
deputies reported. It was dis
covered by a hunting party
In the area.
ing in their own homes.
Although certain informa
tion is available from school
record cards for those in
school, .complete data requir
ed by the census must be se
cured from the home resi
dence, school officials noted.
It can be important, they
said, to the child that his
census record be correct in all
details, since he may need to
refer to it for work permits,
birth certificate or for other
purposes. The census report
is a permanent record, of
ficials noted.
School officials said that
family circumstances often
change and that the required
procedure dictates the com
plete census check every oth
er year, even though the chil
dren have previously been
checked.
Women serving as enumer
ators will have identification
cartis which are presented on
the Initial contact with tne