Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 24, 1960, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texto 0 o Fears Cuba Fanning nvasiori wains U.S. Candidates' Parade (Edltor't note: These are the seventh in a series of statements by candidates for congress from the fourth district, state legislature candidates, and candidates for county offices. Statements are either from the candidate personally, or a representative of the candidate with the candidate's approval. (Space for the statements has been offered by the Mall Tribune following a longstanding policy of the paper. (Today's statements are from Karl L. J an ouch, Democratic candi date for reelection as county treasurer, and from a commmitte supporting Chester L. Raup, Republican candidate for county treasurer. 1 CHESTER L. HAPP Chester (Chet) L. Rapp, a 31year-old native of Jackson county seeks election to the office of county treasurer of Jackson county. People have asked, "What does Chefs candidacy offer the public?" He has been a resident of Jackson county his entire life except for the four years spent in the United States Air Force. He is aware of the fis cal problems facing the tax payers of Jackson county and is very much interested with the progress of our county. Chet graduated from South ern Oregon college with courses in accounting and (Continued on page 9A) Fourth Boy Arrested For Dynamite Theft A fnnrfh vnllth was arrest ed by local law enforcement agencies early Sunday morn ing and charged with the theft of a large quantity of ex plosives from the White City ammunition dump last week. Three younger boys were arrested in connection with the theft Saturday night and some 400 pounds of stolen dynamite and more than 1,000 dynamite caps were recov ered. James Leonard Slenerson, 19, of 2216 West Main St., has been lodged in the county jail on a charge of burglary not in a dwelling. The three boys, wno were arrested Saturday night, were lodged in the juvenile deten tion home on charges of lar ceny, burglary and auto theft. Two of the boys were 16 and them are students at Medf ord Hieh school. I All four boys admitted their part in the theft. The three younger boys told police they were "thinking about" blow ing up the covered McKee bridge in the Applegate valley as a Halloween stunt. They said, however, that they prob ably would not have done this. Received Tip The Jackson county sheriff's office, state police and Med ford city police all worked on the case. The arrests came after police were tipped off that one of the youths was seen with a dynamite cap. Following their arrest the boys led police to a tree house in front of the residence of one, where the dynamite was hidden. The dynamite caps were found in back of another house. The three younger boys also admitted to stealing several cars in recent weeks. One of them was slightly injured in a Saturday afternoon traffic ac cident in one of the stolen cars. Stenerson was apparent ly not involved in the car thefts. The boys told police they made three different trips to the White City bunkers on Oct. 16. Stenerson went with them only on the last trip, they said. Exploded On Monday, the day after ' the theft, the boys said they exploded three sticks of dyna mite near a mill pond on the outskirts of the city. They also exploded several dynamite caps, they said. It is not yet known if the youths were responsible for a number of telephoned bomb threats that were reported to Bedford Stores pen Until 9 o'clock Tonight KARL L. JANOUCH Four years ago Carl Jan ouch appeared before the pub lic as a candidate for the of fice of county treasurer of Jackson county. At that time he stated his qualifications and made definite promises that if elected he would con duct the office in an efficient and economical manner and to the best Interest of all tax payers. He was elected by the larg est number of votes given any candidate for county office. He believes it is agreed that he fulfilled his promises and on that basis he respectfully solicits your votes on Nov. 8. Four years of additional ex (Continued on page 9A) police during the last few weeks, three of them at the high school. The third high school bomb threat was re ceived by police on Friday, the day.beffire the arrests. Po lice checked out the school, but found nothing. Sheriff's deputies said to day that the youths were ap parently not responsible for the theft of dynamite and caps from a mine near Rogue River which happened on the same day as the thefts from the White City bunkers. That case is still under investiagtion, they said. Oregon Mountain Tunnel Bids Asked Sacramento - (UPD - A $4.18 million job for construction of the Oregon Mountain Tunnel on U.S. Highway 199 in Del Norte county was put out to bid today by the State Di vision of Highways. The tunnel project includes construction of the tunnel, the north approach embankment and a ventilation .building about 2.5 miles south of the Oregon border. The project is one of three to complete the relocation of U.S. 199 at Hazelview Sum mit. Bids on the third and latest will be opened Nov. 30 in Sacramento. Details Studied For Fifth Debate Washington - IUPII - Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Sen.. John F. Kennedy sought to work out details today for a fifth "Great De bate" on radio and television. Representatives of the rival presidential candidates were assigned to make plans for the debate after Nixon and Kennedy agreed to another radio-TV encounter in a hot ex change of telegrams Sunday night. , Nixon, in accepting Ken nedy's challenge to the fifth debate, stipulated that it would be limited to the Cu ban problem. Kennedy agreed to the condition but protest ed that it was a "gag" on pre election discussion and said other issues also should be taken up. The Dalles - IUPD - The body of Ed Coburn, 54, an electri cian blown overboard in an explosion on a barge here Oct. 11, was recovered today. Court Orders Further Study of Bible Decision Pennsylvania Ruling Vacated Washington - (UPD - The Su preme Court today directed a federal district court in Phil adelphia to take another look at a challenge to Bible read ing in Pennsylvania public schools. The brief order vacated a lower court decision which banned the readings under a "compulsory" reading law that has since been modified. Further Proceedings The Supreme Court order ed such further proceedings as "may be appropriate" in light of the amended statute. The case was brought to the high court by Abington Township, Pa., school district which appealed a decision by a three-judge court for the eastern Pennsylvania federal district. The three jrdge- had ruled unconstitutional a Penn sylvania state law which said a public school teacher must open each school day with the reading of 10 Bible verses or face dismissal. The law was challenged by Mr., and Mrs. Edward L. Schempp, Roslyn, Pa., whose two children are students in Abington schools. The Schempps are members of the Unitarian church. They said some of the religious doc trines "purveyed by a literal reading of the Bible were con trary" to their religious and family teachings. The law was amended last December to strike out the "compulsory" feature of the Bible session. It now requires a teacher to excuse any child from attending the Bible reading on written request of the parents. Results of Straw Ballot Announced The results of the straw bal lot conducted during the. past several weeks by the Medford League of Women Voters and radio station KMED were an nounced today. A total of 766 persons voted in the poll which visited 11 locations in four Jackson county cities. The results showed that 511 persons voted for Nixon and Lodge with 235 for Kennedy and Johnson. Mrs. Thomas Rutter, League service chairman, stated that the poll was to stimulate in terest in the general election and is not intended to be necessarily indicative of the outcome of the general elec tion. In no way was the poll conducted scientifically. Two of the 15 measures to be voted on in the Nov. 8 election were included in the poll. The results were day light saving time, 382 yes, 313 no, and billboard control, 425 yes, 206 no. Other results showed: U. S. senate, Smith 423, Neuberger 314; U. S. congress, Durno 504, Porter 238; secretary of state, Appling 462, Sweetland 245; representatives from Jackson county, Eve Nye 465, Dellenback 442, Duncan 291, and Gregory 135; district at torney, Holmes 452 Scannell 230; and county commissioner, Rynning 410, Taylor 272. The results of the straw bal lot were tabulated last week end by the League of Women Voters. Britain Warns on Soviet Proposals United Nations, N.Y.-IUPD Britain warned today that the next war is bound to be a nu clear conflict and said that Russia's proposals would mean no disarmament for 40 years. Prime Minister of State Da vid Ormsby-Gore told the United Nations Political com mittee that even if stockpiles were destroyed and produc tion of nuclear weapons end ed "you cannot destroy the knowledge in the minds of men." The 99-nation Political com mittee was in the second week of a disarmament debate which Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev in suffering the worst defeat of his recent visit, had demanded be con ducted on the floor of the General Assembly. Regional Edition Medford 18 Pages Congo Capital At Mercy of Wild Soldiers Leopoldville, The Congo - IUPI) - The capital of The Congo became a city of fear today at the mercy of wild and apparently leaderless Congolese soldiers. Reports filtering out of "Le Beige" the African quar ter of modern Leopoldville said 11 persons had been killed in a week end of terror. The Congolese soldiers blocked entrances to the African section with troops and armored cars and prevented Euro peans from entering the area to assess damage and count casualties. The situation appeared to leave a power vacuum ripe for the return of Patrice Lu mumba as premier or the emergence of a new strong man. The United Nations com mand, which did nothing to stop the week end rampage, was reported trying to get members of parliament to meet again to try to establish some form of government. The violence started Sat urday night when Congolese soldiers clashed with civilian supporters of Lumumba. A soldier was reported to have been one of those killed. Entered in Force Sunday soldiers entered iho African quarter in force, spraying machinegun and rifle shots through th streets, mo lesting pedestrians and pull ing Lumumba supporters oui of their homes. Col. Joseph Mobutu, the army chief of staff who seiz ed power Sept. 14, was not in the capital when the trou ble started. He had flown to Coquilhatville, capital of the Equatorial Province. -, Mobutu broke with the United Nations S a t urday, charging it was protecting Lu mumba. It appeared he had lost what tenuous control he had had. Senator To Speak For Candidates U. S. Senator Carlson (R Kan.) will campaign in Klam ath, Josephine and Jackson counties Oct. 27 and 28 on be half of Republican candidates, GOP State Chairman Peter Gunnar, Salem, has announc ed. Senator Carlson is schedul ed to speak in Grants Pass, Ashland and Klamath Falls. He will arrive at the Med ford airport from San Fran cisco Thursday, and will be met by a delegation of Re publican party officials, in cluding Don Stathos, Medford, GOP state secretary. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26. Senator Carlson will speak in Grants Pass at a dinner sponsored by the Josephine County Central committee Friday, Oct. 27, he will drive to Medfrom Grants Pass, where he will tour Medford before going to Ashland, for a campaign luncheon at 12:15 p.m. A tour of the Ashland Shakespearean Festival facili ties is scheduled early that afternoon. At 2:30 p.m. Senator Carl son and his party will leave for Klamath Falls, where he will sneak at a Ron Phair rally in the Klamath Falls au ditorium. He win return to San Francisco that evening Forest Crews Mop Up Four Fires State department of for estry patrolmen were mop ping up today on four fires in an area near Derby Station off the Butte Falls rd. Three blazes were confined to snags. The other was larg er although information on its size was not available from southwest district headquar ters. The fires were noted Sunday evening. Cause was not learned. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER Lakeview Woman Killed in Crash; Four Others Die By United Press International Mrs. Betty Vancil, 36, was killed and six other persons were Injured In a two-car col lision about 12 miles west of here Sunday evening. Her death brought Oregon's week end traffic toll to five. Police said her husband, William, 41, and Ervin Bla- lock, 52, were injured in one car and that Lee Davis, 18, Dean Davis, 15, Barbara Thomas, 17, and Melba Wy man, 15, were injured in the other vehicle. Miss Thomas was taken to a Medford hospital by Mercy Flights air ambulance today and the others were being treated at a Lakeview hospi- tal. All lived in the West Side area near Lakeview. "Two persons died in Port land traffic crashes Sunday, A hit-and-run accident In Hillsboro Saturday killed a teen-aged boy and a Gold Beach woman was Killed in dav near Bandon. John Spencer, 20, was killed Sunday only blocks from his home. Spencer, an airman, was returning home from Fairchild Air Force base in Spokane. His mother heard the crash. Mrs. Clara Louise Hanlon, 37, was dead on arrival at a Portland hospital after she was involved in a collision with a car driven by Leona F. Shepherd, 28. Gene L. Morse, 18, Hills boro, was the victim of a hit-and-run driver on the Hills-boro-North Plains road Satur day, police said. The victim was driving a motor scooter when he was struck head-on, Mrs. Mabel I. Martin, 58, Gold Beach, was killed in a collision between a car and a truck on Highway 101 seven miles north of Bandon Friday. Motor Carrier Revenues Decline Salem - (UPD - Public Utll ity Commissioner Jonel C. Hill said today that motor carrier earnings in Oregon continued to decrease in the second quarter of this year. The decline in net revenue for the first six months of 1960 amounted to 32.70 per cent, Hill said. Although carrier revenues increased 3.36 over 1959, expenses increased 6.04 per cent. "How Shocking! Truman 'II U w A 1 . .. Ill d J S 1 111. mavtf. 11 I . USIA Report Said To Show Belief Russia Stronger Sentiment Abroad Said Favoring Soviet New York - IUPD - A secret report of the U.S. Informa tion Agency contains evidence of strong sentiment abroad that Russia now is militarily stronger than the United States, the Columbia Broad casting System reported to day. CBS said the report also dis closes "overwhelming belief" among America's allies that the Soviet Union will have a definite military edge over the United States in 1970. Unimpeachable Source CBS said it had obtained from "unimpeachable sources details of the August 29 re port from "unimpeachable sources" in Europe. Chairman J. William Fulbright of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been demand ing that the State Depart ment make the report public. "The report Includes opin ions of the allied governments as well as public opinion polls abroad on a variety of ques tions connected with East- West military balance, to de termine whether they consid er Russia or the United States stronger today," CBS said. "The reaction was mixed, with a slight edge for Russia, Favored in Germany "On the question of who will be stronger in 1970, al most all of the respondents named Russia. Even in West Germany, one of the most pro American of the nations, the polls came out favoring Rus sia over the United States. The State DeDartment and the' USlXliv Washington de clined to comment on the CBS report. CBS said the report was compiled by the Research Di vision of the United States Information Agency at the re quest of the military confer ence oh public relations in Paris last summer. Ike on Goodwill Mission to Mexico Palm Springs, Calif.-(UPD -President Eisenhower left this desert spa today for a good will mission to Mexico after a week end of leisurely golf ing. . The President's jetliner lift ed into the clear desert sky at the southern California resort at 7:46 a.m. (PST) for Laugh Un AFB, Tex., the first leg of the trip to Cuidad Acuna. A crowd of local officials and residents cheered as Eis enhower arrived at Palm Springs airport via helicopter from nearby La Quinta Sun day where he dedicated a new golf course. The President accepted a box of new golf balls and promised to return to the spa early next year. DIES OF INJURIES Bend - IUPD - Ray Albert Thrasher, 54, Bend logger, died Sunday in a hospital from injuries suffered last Friday when a tree fell on him while he was working in the woods near Suttle Lake. Used the Word 'Hell' " 55th Tribune 24, 1960 GREETS GOVERNOR Roy '. Q iS. ,,r-""5 ISA! G. Mennen Williams of Michigan when he arrived in Medford this morning to make several behalf of the Democratic candidates. Picard was selected by the Jackson County Democrats to greet the governor as he is a former Michigan ernor Williams here was Mrs. who is seeking reelection from Michigan Arrives in The men in the Kremlin are only going to recognize strength," Michigan Gov. G. Mennen Williams told a group of persons this morning at tha opening ceremonies of the Ashland Citizens for Kennedy headquarters. "The kind of strength they are going to recognize is not strong talk, but strong de fense and a 'good educational system," the speaker contin ued. He called Vice. President Nixon's stand of "tough talk when dealing with the Rus sians" wrong. Governor Wil liams commented that Nixon has been stressing the impor tance of his travels in foreign countries and talks with heads of state as qualifica tions for the presidency. Williams said that Kennedy had also talked with heads of foreign governments, includ ing Khrushchev, and has trav eled as extensively as Nixon. Domestic Issues "It Isn't . really important where you have been," the governor - continued, "what matters Is what you learned while you were there. Appar ently Mr. Nixon didn't learn his lesson very well." .In contrast to Williams' Oregonians Get Deportation Stay San Francisco - (UPD - A temporary stay of deportation for William A. Mackie and Hamish Scott MacKay, both of Portland, was granted here Saturday by Senior Circuit Judge Richard Chambers of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Mackie was to be deported to Finland and MacKay to Canada. The temporary stay extends to Tuesday noon and Judge Chambers ordered that the two men's application for a permanent stay of deporta tion, pending hearing of their appeal on its merits, be given to a three-judge panel today. Three Die in Crash South of Dunsmuir Dunsmulr, Calif.-UIPD-Threo members of an Oregon family were crushed to death Sunday when their car was smashed by an out of control truck on U.S. 99, about 15 miles south of here, police said. The victims were J. W. Bor der, 38, his wife, Dorothy Jean, 35, and their 13-year-old son Russell of Milton Free water in Eastern Oregon. The truck driver, Alton Glen Davis, 30, Pacoima, Calif., was Injured seriously. Police said the truck went out of con trol, after its trailer broke loose and ran off an embankment. Year Price 10 Cents No. 186 Picard, Medford, greets Gov, appearances in the valley on resident. Accompanying .Gov Edith S. Green, congrcsswoman the third district. (Knackstedt photo) Governor Valley talk on foreign policy, Con gressman Edith S. Green, who accompanied the governor to the Rogue valley, spoke on domestic issues In the cam paign. She said that she be llevcs the Democrats will-win in Oregon. ' ,, Following the event attend- ed by about 40 persons, Wil liams told a Mail Tribune re porter that he thought, that Kennedy did extremely well in the four nation-wide tele vision programs. He also fore cast a Democratic victory in Michigan next month. Governor Williams was met at the Medford airport this morning by representa tives of the various Democra tic organizations In the county. He was greeted by Roy Picard, a former Michi gan resident. Traveling with Williams are two aides, Vic Navasky and Jack Withrlch. The governor attended a buffet luncheon at the Crown room in the Mark Antony ho tel in Ashland and this after noon, with Mrs. Green, was honored guest at a reception and coffee hour at the Med ford hotel. ' He will speak, this evening at a Democratic rally in Port land and plans to be In Colo rado Tuesday before return ing to Michigan' Wednesday. WEATHER , f : FORECAST: Incretifnr cloudl neu tonight. Cloudy Tuiday with chance of thowars In after noon. Low tonight 45. High Tuesday 65. Temp. H I he it Yeiterdiy 72 Loweit Thli Morning 50 Preclp. To 10 a.m. Today Trace Our Skies Tonight Sit met tndav 8:16 P.m. Sunrise tomorrow :36 a.m. Moonaet today 9:Qi p.m. The Moon rldei low and la in Perigee. Pirit Quarter Oct. XI The planet, Jupiter, teen below the Moon tonight, li now about 525 million mllei from the Earth. Poison Bait Program To Bo Explained at G. M. Patterson, supervisor of rodent and predatory ani mal control for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will ex plain his poison bait program at 8 p.m. Friday In the coun ty courthouse auditorium. County Commissioner Ralph James said the Hound Own ers' association here has com plained that the poison bait program Is dangerous to dogs, birds and other than preda tory animals. During a meeting in the county court hearing room Friday afternoon County Com missioner Chester Wendt ex plained that the program was started last year on request of the Jackson ' County Stock men's association and other farmers. Patterson said three poison bait stations using 1080 poi Attack Would Start War lllr Newspaper Says Candidates Called 'Enemies, Liars' Havana -IUPD- Premier Fidel Castro's newspaper Revolu cion today warned the United States that any attack against Cuba could start World War III. It also stepped up attacks against both American presi dential candidates by calling them "enemies of Cuba ana liars." The newspaper's front-paga proclamation appeared to cov er cither a United States launched or U.S.-supported at tack. The newspaper strongly condemned Democratic presi dential candidate John F. Kennedy's call for government and allied aid to overthrow the Castro regime, but mada it clear that both he and Re publican candidate Vice Presi dent Richard A. Nixon ivera 'equally enemies" of Cuba. Can't Be Topped As liars nobody can top either of them from what we ve seen, , the newspaper said. However, Revolucion noted that Nixon's speech In answer to Kennedy shows "at last the Yankees are con vinced that this business of the rockets' would become tha tragic truth (war) if they dared to land on our soil." . Bearded Premier Castro was due to address the closing session of the national associ ation of rebel youth tonight. Meanwhile, Cuban officials, radio and press whipped up fears that the United States was going to support an in vasion against Cuba from Guatemala. Public Support Sought Observers said indications were that Castro's regime was fanning the invasion jitters to rally public support for soma major move against the Uni ted States, possibly a demand for : the .withdrawal from the Guantanamo naval base. Ihvaaion' rumors have been sweeping Havan even though. there was no evidence to back: them up. The Communist newspaper Hoy , and the pro g o v e rnment publication El . M u n d o featured interviews with the man - in - the - street Sunday asking what he would do in case of an attack on Cuba. All responded In the sama vein - saying they would fight the invaders to the bitter end. Delegation To Meet Tuesday Afternoon The Jackson county delega tion to the Governor's Con ference on Children and Youth will meet Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. in tha board room of the Public Li brary of Medford and Jack' son county. About 12 persons from tha county are expected to attend the conference In Salem Nov, 2, 3 and 4, according to Capt. William Ricken, chairman of the delegation. Among those expected to attend the Tuesday meeting; are student body presidents from Ashland,- Medford and St. Mary's schools and repre sentatives from the parent teacher : associations, county welfare, churches and cham ber of commerce. Salem -IUPD- Gov. Mark Hat field was off to California to day to address the Bible In stitute of Los Angeles tonight,, and Thursday he flies to Min nesota and Michigan for a business conference and soma campaigning. Salem -IUPD- Burglars broka Into Llpman's department store In downtown Salem over the week end and took a quantity of jewelry, polica said today. - Friday Meet son were set out last year in the Lake Creek area. From 8 to 12 stations will be set out this year Patterson said, pos sibly in the Siskiyou area where coyotes are reported to be numerous. Phllrtrnn pnnnnt unt fwntich of the poison to kill them, Patterson said, and the poison cannot be transferred from one animal to another. Before the baits are put out the pro gram is well advertised and the area well posted. The poison bait program supplements the work of Gov ernment Hunter Kirby Tant, Brownsville, he explained. Otherwise, a second govern? ment hunter would be needed. Coyotes In Jackson county seriously threaten livestock, particularly sheep, and tha deer population, Patterson noted.