G G
CRASH KILLS FOUR A civil aeronautics board investi
gation was under way today into the Tuesday crash of a
light plane at the Salem airport, which killed four persons.
The plane was taking off when it developed trouble and
crashed when it attempted to return to the airstrip. Victims
were Wilbur E. Church, 56, Portland; Ray Smith, 57, Salem;
George Bagnall, 54, Salem, and Robert E. Wicen, 40, Mil
waukee, Wis. (UPI Telephoto)
Living Costs Higher
During September;
October Climb Seen
Washington - (UPII - The cost
of living rose two-tenths of 1
per cent in September and ap
pears to be heading upward
again this month, the govern
ment announced today in its
last price index report before
the presidential election.
The consumer price index
hit a record high of 126.8 last
month after two months of
holding steady at 126.6. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics
computes the index using
1947-49 prices as a base of
ioo. ,-. ;
In response to reporters'
North Entrance Road
Closed by Snow
The north entrance road to
fratpr T.akp National " nark
was closed again , today be
cause of snow. "''
The park service said four
inches of snow was Reported
at park headquarters, and the
road from headquarters to the
rim was closed this morning.
It was expected to be open by
mid-morning. , .
Chains are required be
tween Annie Springs and
headquarters, and advised on
Highway 62 in the park.
Sporadic snows this fall
have closed, the north en
trance road at least twice pre
viously. The road has been re
opened when drifts are plow
ed. The park service said the
road may open again if weath
er conditions permit.
Sport Bulletin
New York - (11P1) - T h
American League today ap
proved the transfer of the
Washington Senators to
Minneapolis and the estab
lishing of new franchises in
Washington and Los An
geles for the 19S1 season.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Showers this after
noon. Clearing and colder to
niEht. Fog patches Thursday
morning, otherwise partly
cloudy with a few showers
mostly In mountains. Low to
night 35. High Thursday 85.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 69
Lowest This Morning 46
Prcc. to 10 a.m. Today 06
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 5:13 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow .... 6:39 a.m.
Moonset tonight 11:07 p.m.
First Quarter tonight 11:34 p.m.
PROMINENT STAR
Fonialhaut, due south 8:44 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Venus, low In south
west 6:09 p.m.
Jupiter, low In south
west 1:08 p.m.
Saturn, low in south
west 8:00 p.m.
Mars, rises 9:49 p.m.
Yellow Cab Company Plans To File
Counter-Charges With City Council
Carl Kellenberger, owner
of Yellow Cab company, said
today the company plans to
file with the Medford city
council, counter - c h a r g e s
against the Medford Airport
Limousine service.
His company's attorneys, he
said, are in the process of
drawing up a petition for sub
mission to the council.
"In our petition." Kellen
berger said, "we shall request
the city council to have the
Medford Airport Limousine
service show cause why their
license to operate a limousine
should not be revoked."
Last week, the liigpusine
service's lawyer, Ben Day,
asked the council to aimmon
Kellenberger before it to
show cause wWy the license of
Yellow Cab company should
not be revoked because of al
questions, a spokesman noted
that the September increase
was twice the average rise of
one-tenth of 1 per cent per
month experienced in nearly
eight years of the Eisenhower
administration. He said that
the index rose an average of
five - tenths of 1 per cent
monthly between Janu a r y,
1945, and January, 1953 when
the Democrats occupied the
White House. Most of these
increases were immediately
after World War II and dur
ing the Korean conflict.
The September index was
1.3 per cent higher than the
same month of 1959.
Means Salary Increases
The latest increase will
mean salary ' increases for
about 100,000 workers who
wqrk under contracts with
"escalator" clauses tied to the
Index. i The workers, mostly
in the metal fields and specif
ically In the aircraft industry,
will get increase of about one
cent per hour.
San Francisco - (UPII - Port
land retail food prices pushed
up 0.6 per cent between mid
August and mid-September,
according to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor.
The increase, however, still
left the September average
price level 0.1 per cent below
the year ago level.
The major increase over the
month was in the price of
eggs, up nearly 5 cents a
dozen over the month.
The meat group declined by
1.1 per cent. Fresh fruits and
vegetables averaged 1.3 per
cent higher. Dairy products
rose 1.4 per cent and cereals
and bakery products were up
1.2 per cent.
Wrong Use of Mail
Boxes Reported
The post qjfice department
today warned that it is unlaw
ful to place any publication or
other literature, including po
litical literature, in mail
boxes.
Any material placed in the
mail boxes must be mail that
has been properly processed
through the post office, and
delivered to the box by letter
carrier.
Numerous instances have
come to the attention of the
Medford post office where po
litical literature or advertis
ing has been placed in the
boxes by other than letter car
riers. This is unlawful, and
the persons doing it are sub
ject to arrest and punishment,
the local postmaster said.
leged violations of the city
code in operating both taxis
and limousines.
Medford Airport Limousine
service outlined four in
instances in which it believed
Yellow Cab was violating the
city code. Generally they
dealt with operating taxis as
limousines and not meeting
all flights at the airport.
Kellenberger said Yellow
Cab company did not have
notice from Medford Airport
Limousine service that
charges were going to be
filed with the city council.
The first notice he received,
heaid, was from reports of
the council meeting in news
papers and on radio.
He said a representative of
the company, if requested,
will appear before the coun
cil to "refute and prove false
Ul Oracles
Men Ordered To
Be in Barracks
By Wednesday
Mobutu Informed
Of Decision
Leopoldville, The Congo -(UPII
- The United Nations
cracked down on the unruly
and disorganized Congolese
Army today, ordering its men
out of Leopoldville and back
into barracks by Wednesday
morning.
The U.N. acted to end the
orgy of looting, drunkenness
and violence by Congolese
soldiers who have been mo
lesting panicky citizens of this
capital city since Saturday.
Mobutu Informed
Congolese strongman Col.
Joseph Mobutu and high com
missioner spokesman Justin
Bomboko were informed of
the decision at U.N. head
quarters. They were sum
moned by Rajeshwar Dayal,
chief U.N. representative in
The Congo for Secretary Gen
eral Dag Hammarskjold; Maj.
Gen. Carl Van Horn, U.N.
military commander in chief;
and Van Horn's deputy.
"The U.N. sent for the Con
golese leaders and told them
the illegal and arbitrary' acts
being committed by the Con
golese army could no longer
be tolerated," a U.N. spokes
man said.
Agreed To Demand
"Mobutu agreed to our de
mand that the army leave
Leopoldville and return to its
barracks. The demand goes
into effect tomorrow."
The spokesman said Mobutu
told Dayal that the unlawful
acts were committed without
his authorization.. He claimed
spme acts were committed by
civilians disguised as soldiers.
' "W e authorized searches
for arms. But not beatings or
lootings, or any act of vio
lence," Mobutu said.
Power Pole Burns,
Blackens Gold Hill
The Gold Hill area was
without electricity from 11:45
p.m. Tuesday until 8:13
o'clock today due to a burned
pole near the Gold Hill sub
station, California Oregon
Power company officials re
ported today.
The pole, which held the
connection between the 66,
000 volt line which feeds the
substation, and the substation,
caught on fire shortly before
midnight and burned in two,
causing a blackout in the Gold
Hill vicinity.
Officials reported that tem
porary repairs were made to
the pole this morning so pow
er could be restored.
It is believed that dust col
lected on the insulator and
dampened by the light rain
last evening may have caused
it to "flash over." A current
leakage would result, it was
explained, which may have
set the dry pole on fire.
Copco officials added that
the pole was out of the "ce
ment dust" area where in
sulators have to be replaced
regularly to avoid such oc
currences. Bulletins
San Salvador, EI Salvador
- (UPII - President Jose Maria
Lemus was ousted early to
day in a bloodless army
coup d'etat. A six-man junta
comprising three army offi
cers and three civilians was
formed to take over the
government
Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
- (UPII - A Discoverer rocket
rumbled aloft today carry
ing a sophisticated new sat
ellite on its maiden flight
but officials doubted 30
minutes after launch that it
would go into orbit.
the charges asserted by Mr.
(Clarence) Jones," owner of
Medford Airport Limousine
service.
"We are extremely sorry
and amazed that Mr. Jones is
attempting to use the coun
cil" for publicly expressing
personal charges toward his
former employer, Kellenber
ger said.
"As long as Mr. Jones
is going to continue to air
publicly before the city coun
cil minor and petty gngv
ances, then we have no alter
native but to file coifiter
charges against the Medfordiand for agricultural purposes
Airport Limousine service
with the Medford city coun
cil." he addecL,
Kellenberger did B)t speci
fy his counter-charges since
his lawyers still are prepar
ing tha peUUou.
'"V
,' JAMES C. COLLINS
Services Thursday
James C. Collins,
Former Mayor,
Dies in Hospital
Former Medford Mayor
James C. Collins, 68, of 2224
East Main st., died this morn
ing in a local hospital. Pri
vate funeral services will be
held Thursday. Oct. 27, at the
Perl Funeral home with Dr.
D. Kirkland West of the First
Presbyterian church officiat
ing. . Collins was appointed Med
ford mayor in February, 1948,
after the death of Mayor Clar
ence Meeker. He served until
Diamond Flynn look oflico as
elected mayor in January,
1949.
Collins was a city council
man from 1929 to 1930, when
the present municipal airport
was constructed, and from
1940 until becoming mayor.
He was chairman of the coun
cil for a year, and was acting
mayor for a number of weeks
prior to the death of Mayor
Meeker.
On the council, Collins was
airport committee chairman
eight years and finance com
mittee chairma.i six years.
He also served on the citi
zen budget committee of the
city and on the city planning
commission. He was once
chairman of the library board.
His public seryices also in
cluded 10 years on the Salva
tion Army board.
A resident of Medford some
36 years, he entered the real
estate business here in 1927
and operated the Brown and
White agency.
Survivors include his wife,
Elizabeth; two .sons, Hugh B.
Collins, Medford, and James
C. Collins Jr., San Lcandro,
Calif.; one daughter, Mrs.
Kent Bonney, San Jose, Calif.,
and five grandchildren.
Sprinkler System
Value Noted Here
Value of a sprinkler system
in protecting buildings from
fires was effectively demon
strated last night when a
blaze broke out in the furnace
room of the Grand hotel.
The fire started about 9:30
p.m. in a stack of newspapers
against a frame partition.
Firemen said that the cause
was not yet determined. They
reported that Hotel Manager
Edwin J. Calhoun heard the
water flow alarm bell ringing
and turned in the alarm to
them.
The recently installed sprin
kler system, activated by the
heat from the fire, went im
mediately into action, com
pletely extinguishing the fire
by the time apparatus arrived
from the central fire station
two blocks away.
"Very minor" damage re
sulted, according to Fire Chief
Gordon Barker, who pointed
out that without the protec
tion of the system damage
would have been serious.
Twelve firemen responded
to the alarm with two pumper
trucks and the aerial ladder
truck.
Land-Use Program
To Be Discussed
A land - use development
program will be discussed at
8 o'clock tonight in the coun
ty courtroom by the Jackson
County Regional Planning Ad
visory committee, County
Judge Earl Miller said today.
Lloyd Anderson, planning
consultant from the bureau of
municipal research, Eugene,
will be present, Miller said.
"Purpose of the meeting
will be to educate, and ex
plain the purpose of the meet
ing to representatives of var
ious Jackson county towns
and cities," Miller said. "We
will see how far the people
want to go with this idea."
rioci ona inn n4 eorlnin farm
only may
he added.
also be discussed,
Portland - I1IPII - Howard R
Marks. 55. president and owi
cr of Marks Motors here, died
Tuesday,
I
Down on Cooigolese Any
Kerby Threatened
As Trash Fire -Spread
by Wind
House, Garages Are
Destroyed in Blaze
Kerby - A sudden wind
storm in Kerby Tuesday after
noon caused a trash fire near
the Kavcax Lumber mill to
spread, threatening the entire
northern end of the town of
150 persons.
The fire, which started spot
fires over a three block area,
burned a l1. a-story house, sev
eral garages and extensively
damaged the Masonic hall.
The post office building was
also damaged.
A volunteer fireman with
the Illinois Valley department,
Ed Cook, a worker at the mill,
suffered a severe sprained
ankle while fighting the blaze
at the Masonic hall, it was re
ported. The fireman stepped
into a hole near the hall while
placing a ladder.
Pieces of Equipment
About 60 persons and nine
pieces of equipment from the
Illinois valley department,
U. S. forest service, state de
partment of forestry, and
Grants Pass city fire depart
ment battled the fire, which
was reported at 2:10 p.m.
According to Hal Moore,
president of the board of com
missioners of the Illinois Val
ley department, the north end
of the town would have
burned if it had' not been for
the quick response of the sur
rounding fire departments.
The trash fire was started
near the house which adjoined
the mill. Shortly after it was
started winds up to 30 miles
per hour started, scattering
the fire. Mill workers man
aged to save some of the be
longings in the house. The
name of the family who re
cently moved into the building
was not available.
The fire was confined to the
attic in the Masonic hall, but
the concrete structure hamp
ered fighters and water dam
age was reported heavy.
The fire was reported to
have jumped the highway in
four places and mainly burned
grass in the three block area.
A permit had . been issued
for the burning of the trash,
Moore said.
Resignation Told
To Legislators
Letters notifying the Jack
son county legislative delega
tion of the resignation of Gor
don Hudson from the Jackson
county home rule study com
mittee have been mailed, ac
cording to Mrs. Thomas Rut
ler, committee chairman.
The legislative delegation
will have 10 days in which
to make the appointment.
Upon failure to do so, the ap
pointment will revert to the
county court. The Medford
pharmacist, who was appoint
ed by the legislators, gave his
official resignation Oct. 6.
The legislators had been no
tified by. telephone that Hud
son had resigned, but due to
the present political campaign
had failed to act. Although
the law does not say who
should notify the legislators
of the resignation, the county
court advised Mrs. Rutter to
announce the resignation by
official letter. ;
Other members of the com
mittee are' Mrs. Lester Adams,
Applegate; W. E. Davies, Ea
gle Point; Frank Farrell, Med
ford; P. G. Humphreys, Med
ford; William L. Jess, Eagle
Point; Maurice MacLeod,
Rogue River, and G. H. Wen
ner, Ashla II.
"Who Needs Another Debate?"
Rogue Valley Edition
Medford
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MEDFORD.
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SAFE MOVED An 8,844-pound safe, which had been
sitting idle for a number of years in the Jackson county
courthouse, was moved from the building this week by
county workmen above. The old safe was originally used
Morse Says He
Will Seek More
Funds lor Study
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.)
has notified the county court
that he has asked the Senate
and House appropriations
committee to approve $75,500
for a survey of the : Rogue
basin during fiscal year 1961.
The county court had re
quested an increase in appro
priations from the present
$30,000 to $75,500.
"The absence of any budget
request from the administra
tion for more than $30,000
prompted Congress to approve
only $30,000," Morse explain
ed. Morse said he understood
an appropriation of $45,500
for fiscal year 1962 would
complete the survey. If this
figure is correct, Morse said
he would try to obtain the ap
propriation. If More Needed
If a larger sum is needed
and usable for fiscal year 1962
by the corps, the senator said
he would do his. best to obtain
"favorable action from the
appropriations committees."
He noted that a related
study is being conducted by
the department of interior on
the Rogue, problems. Accord
ing to the latest report, the
department of interior has
been allocated $12,000 for fis
cal.year 1981-62 for this study.
' On March, 1960, the assist
ant secretary of interior noti
fied Morse that the present
schedule provides for com
pleting this work by October,
1960. This detailed data will
be sent to the corps by Jan
uary, 1961, for coordination
with the overall project infor
mation, Morse explained.
OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
100 Businessmen
Scheduled to Visit
Schools Tomorrow
About 100 leading business
men in Medford are sched
uled to visit the 17 schools in
the Medford district Thursday
in the chamber of commerce's
Education - Business. Day pro
gram. , .. '., ..' -. .
Tomorrow's visitation b y
businessmen is a return visit,
and represents the second
phase of a program carried
on annually by the chamber's
education committee under
the chairmanship of H. D.
Christensen.
Purpose of the visits is to
develop better understanding
between those on the teaching J
Protest Planned
To BPR on Crossing
A letter protesting refusal
of the bureau of public roads
to finance an overhead cross
ing at Voorhics crossing for
the new Pacific freeway will
be written soon, County Judge
Earl Miller said today,
i The bureau had notified the
county court it would not
participate in anything which
"does not already exist." If it
should, the federal . govern
ment would pay 90 per cent
of the construction costs and
the slate 10 per cent. The
county would have to provide
the connccting road.
W. C. Williams, slate high
way engineer, told Judge Mil
ler in September that the
bureau requires that such a
connecting road for an over
pass or underpass already
exist before it will approve
such construction. However,
he had promised to refer the
request to the bureau. Cost
estimates on the road were to
have been prepared as soon as
bureau approval of the over
pass was received.
The Jackson county plan
ning commission had recom
mended the extension of the
South Stage id. east from
Vdorhies crossing between
Highway 99 and the Phoenix
Hillcrest rd. and to run
parallel between Barnett rd.
and the Fern Valley rd.
Porter To Speak at
College Tomorrow
Ashland Charles Porter,
Democratic candidate for the
U.S. Senate from Oregon,
will speak to students, facul
ty, and townspeople Thurs
day, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. in the
Britl ballroom at Southern
Oregon college.
In his campaign, Porter has
stressed the issues of better
economic conditions regard
ing timber, water power, and
tourist trade; world peace
through such forces as the
World Peace through World
Law committee; and benefits
for the Fourth district which
in the past have Included
such projects as the Rogue
River Harbor and Ihe Talent
Tribune
OCTOBER 26. 1960
In the courthouse in Jacksonville betore the present court
house was built in 1935. The safe was moved to the county
warehouse for storage.
(Sheriff's department photo)
staff of, the Medford school
system and business people of
the city. Teachers earlier this
year visited local : business
and industry establishments,
Dbn McNeil, chamber man-
i ugei, saia ujis will oe me
jargese group or Dusiness peo
ple ever-, xo maKe a reiurn
visit to Medford schools.
Those who have made the re
turn visit in previous years
almost .without exception be
come impressed with prob
lems faced by educators and
the kind of education the tax
dollar is buying." '
"This results not from any
effort to Impress a group, but
from a better understanding
of the problem in education
today," McNeil said.
Education-Business Day will
be a half-day affair beginning
at 8 a.m. at Hedrick Junior
High school, where business
people will hear a discussion
of the broad picture involving
education in the Medford dis
trict. . . ,.
After the orientation period,
they will proceed to school
assignments at 9:30 a.m. for
a lour of plant facilities, class
rooms and observation of in
struction techniques. ,,
Businessmen will have
lunch with the teaching staff
at which time more detailed
discussion of school facilities
and other phases of the school
program will be reviewed and
discussed.
Arrangcmenls for the re
turn visit have been worked
out through cooperation of
Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield, Med
ford superintendent, and El
liott Bccken, assistant super
intendent, and members of the
chamber staff.
PRESTIGE REPORT
Washington - IUPI) - The
White House acknowledged
today that the U. S. Informa
tion agency prepared a secret
report on American prestige
overseas and backed up the
agency's refusal, to let Con
gress see it.
Supreme Court Reverses
Jackson County Judgment
Salem - (UPI) - The Oregon
Supreme Court held today
that a worker Injured on a
road leading to his place of
employment is entitled to
state industrial accident cov
erage in certain cases even
though he is not actually on
the job.
Claim Award Ordered
The court affirmed Mult
nomah County Circuit Court
Judge Pro Tern John Luvaas
In Winburn Q. Montgomery
versus the State Industrial Ac
cident Commission. The conv
mission was ordered to award
the claim. '
Montgomery was struck by
a car while crossing a street
in Portland after finishing his
shift, The court said that gen-
55th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 188
Battle of Words
Grows Hotter in
State Campaigns
' United Prest International
; The battle of words in Ore
gon's political campaign was
growing hotter today as elec
tion time neared.
Robert, Y. , Thornton
it
Carl Frandis, the rivals
attorney general, appeared otv
on
a radio program Tuesday
night. And Rep. Charles O.
Porter and Dr. Edwin Durno
scheduled a southern Oregon
televised debate Thursday
night.
Francis, the Republican
nominee for attorney general,
charged , that Thornton had
used his office as a "spring
board for political ambition."
Thornton defended his record
and paid more than two-thirds
of the cases his office has
prosecuted have been upheld
by the State Supreme Court,
Declines Proposal
Durno, Republican candi
date opposing Porter for Con
gress in the 4th district, Tues
day declined what he termed
his opponent's proposal to "set
up a traveling circus" for the
rest of the campaign. He said
Porter had wired him asking
for a series of debates on var
ious Individual issues. Durno,
said he had met with Porter
on numerous occasions and
had a 9 p.m. televised debalo
scheduled Thursday. However
he said he would meet Porter
once more "provided we hava
a competent panel of question
ers and a competent modera
tor to keep the discussion in
order." i
Cook Criticizes Bellon
State Sen. Ward Cook, the
Democratic nominee opposing
State Treasurer Howard Bel
ton, lashed out at his rival
Tuesday. "It doesn't maka
sense that the Republican
state treasurer is investing
state funds in treasury notes
when he could be helping bus
iness In Oregon by putting tha
same money to work in Ore
gon," he said. . s
erally an employee who is oJ
the job and walks on a public
street toward home is not
entitled to compensation if ha
meets with an accident.
But, the court said, "the in
jury Is regarded as one arising
out of and in the course of
employment when it is sus
tained upon a road leading to
the plant which the workmen
must uucesctriiy uau 111 wuimus
and going to and from their
place of employment."
Jackson Cass Ravened i
The court reversed a $60,
000 Jackson county judgment
recovered by a workman hurt
on a bridge construction job,
Leslie N. Pruelt sued Blanche
V. Lininger. -
Circuit Judge James M,
Main was reversed,
Irrigation project.
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