Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 08, 1960, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Texti Communist Forces in Attempt To Invade South Viet Nam American Voters Cast Ballots For 537 Presidential Electors Election Could Be Thrown To Representatives Washington - WPU - The up wards of 85 million persons marking ballots today will in fact be voting for 537 presi dential electors and not di rectly for the candidates for the While House. Although this distinction was meaningless until a few years ago, it could result this year - in case of a close elec tion - in withholding suffi cient votes from the apparent winner to throw the election into the U. S. House of Rep resentatives. Dissident Southern Demo crats have been exploring pos sibilities for throwing presi dential elections into the House since 1948. In that year, Strom Thurmond, now senator from South Carolina, ran as the presidential candi date of the Stales' Rights Democratic party and won 39 electoral votes but failed to prevent President Truman from winning an electoral vote majority. Each stale casts an elec toral vote equal to the total number of its senators and House members in Congress. Thus each state has at least three electoral votes and New York has the biggest bloc, 45. In some states, only the names of the presidential can didates appear on the ballot. In others such as Georgia and Alabama, the names of only the party slates of electors are on the ballot. Southerners Could Bolt Georgia's slate of 12 Demo cratic electors is not legally bound to support Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic presidential nominee, al though most of them have pledged themselves to him. , Of Alabama's 11 D e m o cratic electors, six have never committed themselves' to Ken nedy. In Mississippi, with eight electoral votes, there is nn independent slate of un pledged electors running against those committed to Kennedy and Nixon, Alabama and Mississippi gave their electoral votes to Thurmond in 1048 but neither of these states nor Georgia voted Republican even in the GOP breakthroughs In the South in 1928, 1952 and 1950. The presidential candidate polling a plurality in each state gets the entire electoral vote of that state. The winner in today's election 'needs 269 electoral votes, a majority of the total. ' Meet in December The electoral count should be very close, however, a handful of electoral votes could be withheld with the ef fect of denying a majority to cither candidate. The electors will meet In their stale capitals on Dec. 19 and Congress officially will count the electoral votes at a joint session on Jan. 5. There is no legal compulsion for pledged electors to cast their ballots as they are com mlttcd. In 1948, a Truman elector In Tennessee voted for Thurmond and In 1956 an Ala bama elector listed for Adlnl E. Stevenson cast his vole for an Alabama judge. If a presidential election is thrown into the House - ai was done in 1800 and 1824 -each state has one vote regard. Talks to a Specialist The only person qualified to advise you correctly In the purchase of a memorial estate is one who spec ializes In this field. ' Hillcrest Memorial Park has Iroiiiod counsellors, one of whom will gladly call at your home with all the facts you should know lo buy intelligently and econ omically, . . A phone call can arrange the appointment. ILLCREST jju u a MA North Phoenix Road Toju wu Jw. fty , V (minnmwraMMiv" -.ty 1 ""fcRSf gH -t ' ' r ) c J CASTS FIRST BALLOT Noil Tillotson, 61, right, caste the first ballot of the 1960 presidential election at the stroke of mid night on a small table set up before a blaz ing open fireplace in his hotel at Dixvillc, N.H., Marjorie Foley, second from right, town clerk, looks on. Warming themselves World Turns Attention To U.S. Presidential Election London - (UPU - The eyes of the world turned today on the greatest political show on earth - the choosing of a United States president and leader of the Western world in a free, democratic election. For scope, spectacle and Im portance to both free and cap tive nations the U. S. presi dential election created more excitement among some coiin tircs than their own national elections. '. Fw Express Choict Aside from the Communist nations, few government offi cials would express their choice between the two in advance although European newspapers freely comment ed and most expected Kenne dy to win. Leaders of the Communist bloc, which as a general pol icy has denounced both Ken nedy and tfixon, were gath ered in Moscow for a Red summit conference and un Antarctic Males Want To Be Away From Female Sex ' Washington - (Scencc Scrv-lcc)-Half the men who go to the Antarctica do so to get away from women. About 20 per cent take this means of escape consciously; the remaining 30 per cent are motivated subconsciously, Capt. E. E. Hcdblom, MC, U.S. Navy, told Science Serv ice. Hcdblom reported to the Association of Military Sur geons of the United States on Medical problems encounter ed in the Antarctica. He is medical adviser to the Com mander, Naval Support Force, Antactica. He also is cold wea ther consultant to the Com mandant, U.S. Marine Corps; less of size. The president must be chosen from three men receiving tti highest number of electoral votes. PABK SP 3-6162 or SP 27111 doubtedly arranged to be fed running returns. Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev expressed inter est in it Monday night. He asked U. S. Ambassador Llew ellyn Thompson whom he would vote for. Thompson dip lomatically dodged the ques tion and said it would be a "tough decision." Affected Countries The greatest excitement was In countries most directly affected by U. S. foreign pol icies: -West Germany, which can feel each pulse of the cold war through Berlin. -Jnpan, whose military al liance with the United States set off violent riots that forced cancellation of President Ei senhower's visit. -Nationalist China, who de pends on U. S. support for its membership in the United Na. tions and is touchy about the dispute over defense of its offshore islands of Qucmoy medical consultant to the Arc tic Institute of North Ameri ca; and heads the department of cold weather medicine at the Naval Medical school. "Too much of this much touted togetherness gets sticky," Hcdblom said, in ex plaining why such a high pro portion of the men who go to the womanless Antactica are seeking an escape from women. He believes there is a psychological advantage to be gained from occasional sepa ration of the sexes, even among married couples. Men serving on the ice have seven times more neuropsy chiatry difficulties than other Navy men. Hazardous environ ment and isolation arc the ex planation, Hcdblom said. Ap parently, getting away from "togetherness" has its penal lies as well as Its advantages, ' J h ' " pi -tM v x ''i i i V " ; A I ! V ;w ; " .c.i:n , T: v V. ! -I A t ' ' I 'III ' T" II I ffr.,,,A, - ' t, ( I j P v by the fire as they wait their turn to vote are Gertrude Nash and Walter Howland. The small community had never voted be fore. The hamlet, formerly known as Dix ville Notch, was incorporated only a month and four days ago. (UPI Telephoto) and Matsu. -Venezuela and other Latin American nations concerned with the rise of Communist in fluence in Cuba and its threat to i the continent. MedfordTribune Regional Edition Page 2A Stocks Record Mild Advance on Monday New York -ItiPII- Stocks re corded a mild advance Mon day. Chemicals and nonferrous metals were among the better groups while most defense is sues, electronics, building ma terials and food stocks were he acknowledged. There is an absence of acute upper respiratory infections in winter In Antarctica, except for rare occasions, records show. Hcdblom said these oc curred invariably, in his ex perience, when a box of cloth ing from the mainland was opened, "particularly if it con tained any furs." Snow blindness, once a problem in the snow-covcrcd continent, is now a thing of the pas'. Properly prescribed snow glasses have prevented this problem. Hcdblom said that no incidence of snow blindness in his experience had ever resulted in perma ncnt eye damage. Sight gen erally was restored in from 24 to 48 hours. The only ef fect, and that was temporary, he said, was "a greater photo sensitivity to light. Pro-Western Troops Repulse Opposition Saigon, South Viet Nam lUPli - Communist troops have made their first attempt to invade South Viet Nam since 1954 and set up a base for fur ther operations but were beat en back by loyal pro-Western forces, the government an- nounced in a communique to night. Fighting still continues, a spokesman said. The communique said the Communists suffered 34 cas ualties-which were not broken down into dead and wounded - and the government forces lost 20 dead and 10 wounded. "The Communists failed completely," the communique added. Attack From Laos Deputy Minister of Nation al Defense Nguyen D i n h Thuan told reporters at a news conference at Saigon army headquarters, at which a number of prisoners and captured arms were displayed, that the first attack was made from Laos Oct. 21 by a force estimated at up to 500 men. This was followed two days later by a series of probing at tacks in the same general area by another 200 Communist troops. The scene of the attempted invasion was in the region of Katum Province, about 300 miles north of Saigon. Invasion Hurled Back The government of Presi dent Ngo Dinh Diem, the com munique said, promptly smashed the back of the in vasion by hurling its infantry forces and one battalion of paratroopers into a swift counter-attack. The government said the purpose of the Communist thrust was to establish a base in the mountainous jungle re gion from which the Reds could operate freely through out central South Vict Nam. on the upside. Steels and mo tors were narrowly mixed. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York - lUPU - Dow Jones final slock averages: 30 industrials 597.63, up 1.56; 20 railroads 128.03, off 0.19; 15 utilities 93.17, off 0.58, and 65 stocks 198.22, off 0.05. Sales Mon day were about 3.54 million shares compared with 3.05 million shares Friday. Monday's prices on selected stncKA. Allied Chemical Alum Co. Am American Can American Motors AT&T Anaconda Copper Armco Steel Bendlx Corp Hethlchcm Steel HocIiik Air Caterpillar Corp Chrysler Corp Continental Can Crown Zcllcrbach Curtlss WriRht Du Pont Eastman Kodak Firestone CJcneinl Klectrlc General Koods txd) General Molnrn CeorKin Pacific Graham PaiKC Greyhound Gulf Oil Homeslnke Mining Idaho Power 1. 11 M. Int. Paper Johns tManville KenneeoU Copper Lockheed Aircraft Montana Power MontRomcrv Ward National Uiscuit New York Central Pae Gas Elec Pennev, J. C Pcnn RP Hadio Corporation Kichfleld Oil Safeway Sears - Shell Oil Socony Mohlt Oil Southern Co Southern Pacific Standard California (xd) Standard lnoMunR Standard N. J. ixdl Sun Mines Texas Co Texas Gulf Sulfur Texas Pac Land Trust . Transamera Trans World Air - - . TrI-Contlncntnl lTnlon Carbide I'nton Pacific I'nlted Aircraft I'nlled Air Lines U. S. Rubber . 51s. . !! , 93': 44-1 ... -10J ... 33", ... 28 ... t2 ... 33', ... 46-. ... 111'. ...lflRH ...107 ... 3(1 'i 77'j ... ti;i 1 ... 43' ... 46! ... 2' ... 20', ... au1', ... 4n,: ... 501. ..528 .. 1)7 .. 51; .. 7Bi: .. ili 'i ... 28 .. 28", 88' 38'; .. 38 1 1 .. 44 H .. Hl'i .. 43 ' .. 43 i; 41 .. 1'. .. IU .. 23' 2 .. H's .. 38 ,.117'i -. 27 's .. 3!sb .. 34 .. 44 ', . 75', .. 88', It. S Steel YounRstown S T Railroader Travels Million Miles by Car Logansport, Ind. - Willard Steele, who retired recently after 50 years with the Penn sylvania railroad, figures he traveled almost a million miles-but not by train. He drove the 70 miles lo Indianapolis every working day since 1927. Heed all directions, cau tions and warnings when us ing insecticides. M4 r n I 'h if -Li E.-i.ii.mii, mfMnf' iti) BAIL DENIED A motion to bail was denied Monday by ford. She is charged with first degree murder in connection with a fire on Oct. 7 which killed three of her four children and a baby sitter. She is shown talking with E. F. Bernard, her lawyer, as Deputy District Attorney Oscar Howlett stands at left. (UPI Telephoto) Woman Denied Bail at Portland Portland - (UPI) - A motion to set free on bail Mrs. Joseph D. Garrett, accused of first degree murder in connection with a fire Oct. 7 that claimed the lives of four persons, was denied Monday by Circuit Judge James W. Crawford. Killed in the fire were three of Mrs. Garrett's four daugh ters, and a baby sitter. The victims were Gay Garrett, 5 months; Vickie, 15 months; Angela, 3, and Patricia Mae Gravatt, 21, a baby-sitter. Attorneys E. F. Bernard and Walter Evans Jr. moved for bail on the grounds that Records, Failures Noted in Corvallis - Oregon's crop harvest shows mixed trends this year with some crops set ting new records and others turning out poor, reports Mrs. Elvera Horrell, extension agri cultural economist at Oregon State college. Adding all farm products together, the state's farmers appear to be pocket ing less money this year than last. The state's grain harvest is turning out as good or better than expected a month ago, Mrs. Horrell found as ghe studied reports from the U. S. department o f agriculture. When the harvest is complet ed, farmers look for more corn and oats, but less wheat and barley. Corn promises to be a rec ord-buster by a big margin with both acreage and yields up, Mrs. Horrell said. Some farmers used corn to replace part of last year's virus-infect- ed oat and barley fields in Wes'crn Oregon, she explain ed. Oat Yield High Good yields per acre also promise to hold production of oats at a high level in spite of acreage cut, Mrs. Horrell found. With the exception of 1943 and 1956, average yields this year look to be the high est since 1870. Barley output, meanwhile, has been pushed below last year by a combination of low er yields and acreages. Total production is still expected to turn out about the same as the average of the past 10 years. Oregon's 1960 wheat crop also lags behind last year, and is below average. Lower yields per acre cut into winter wheat output which makes up the bulk of Oregon's crop, Mrs. Horrell explained. And while yields arc holding up well on spring wheat, acreage is down compared to last year. On the new-r e c o r d side again, Oregon's 1960 hay crop may be the largest since rec ords were started more than 50 years ago, Mrs. Horrell found. September proved to be a good harvesting month, and final cuttings of irrigated alfalfa turned out better than expected Orchardists, mean while, were having trouble finding money growing on their trees. , Fruit and nut crops have been : hard hit by weather, and only apples promise to top last year's output. Pears were hurt by poori pollinating weather and scat- tered frosts early in the sea-: son. Cherries were also badly nicked by weather, Mrs. Hor-j rell said, and Oregon's prune , crop was virtually wiped out. j The filbert tonnage is also, down from last year, but near ' average. And the state's wal- nut crop is only about half, that of last year and a third of average, ;jpf!"P - - 7j (I free Mrs. Joseph L. Garrett on Circuit Judge James W. Craw confinement would impair medical treatment already be gun and that state's evidence was not sufficient to require confinement. Dr. Herman A. Dickel, a psychiatrist, said psychiatric and neurological treatment for Mrs. Garrett began the morn ing after the fire. Mrs. Gar rett and a fourth daughter were rescued from the burn ing home by neighbors. Portland arson investigator C. E. Stickney said the fire was of incendiary origin and added the blaze had six "hot spots" in the living room. Harvest But Oregon's farmers arc still racking up records on processing vegetables, Mrs Horrell found. Both sweet corn and snap beans are ex pected to top all previous highs, and canning beets may top last year's near-average crop. Looking at production of fresh vegetables Mrs. Horrell found onions falling far short of last year, and the amount of cabbage down some. How ever, first-of-the-month fore casts pointed to larger yields of broccoli, carrots, and cauli flower. In a quick look at how the state's farmers are doing in comewise, Mrs. Horrell found that Oregon farmers have tak en in less money this year than last. Cash receipts from farm marketings in the first seven months lag the same months last year by about 4 per cent. Generally lower prices on livestock products, and a smaller total output of crops, appear to have con tributed to the decline, Mrs. Horrell said.- Rub a small amount of pe troleum jelly on paint brush es after they are cleaned. The jelly helps keep the bristles soft. ' IttM costs sine&1940 Since 1940, prices of most commodities and services have more than doubled. But. ..in tenns of what s dollar buj today . , , medical care has dropped 1 5. That's because medical discov eries have shortened hospital stays and cut ksorTcomlescence. Health h Pritrlest, Tel Costs Less Than Ever Prescriptions Free Delivery Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daily CLOSED SUNDAYS Green Stamps CONVENIENT LOCATION MAIN and CENTRAL Ami tot Supreme Court To Decide 'Belief in God' Requirement in Holding Washington - turn - can a state compel a candidate for public office to say, "I believe in the existence of God?" Does such a requirement violate the constitutional safe guards of religious freedom? The Supreme Court has Ihpso Questions to be decided before the end of its current term next June. The justices began the frm' decision making Mon day with three minor opinions and acted on a batch of other aDDeals. denying hearings in most of them. The beliof-in-God case was appealed by Roy R. Torcaso of Wheaton, Md., a suburb of the nation's capital. Torcaso, office manager or a Bcthesda, Md., firm, had ap- Brainchild if , - & f-BHtus mm Only the amazing new Bohn Contex Calculator adds, subtracts, multi plies and it divides... for only $125. Try it here! TERMS OF COURSE Call Us for a Demonstration of the BOHN CONTEX CALCULATOR in Your Homo or Offici WALT YOUNG'S I 210 East Main - Phone SP 3-3668 MYSTERY THE CASE OF THE DOOMED ARSONIST" ...even before he started the blaze, he was on his way to prison, trapped by a method of detection he could never suspect. HOLLYWOOD LLa ,..m,. LA A Oon'f miss these and other special features and articles in jFamily TVeelcly NOVEMBER 13 ISSUE with your Medford Mail Tribune ot rumic urnce i ijii-u m - , r-- but his commission was wnn held when he refused to sign the required oath. He said ha did not believe in God. Egg-Laying Hen Turns Into Rooster Lowell, Mass. - A farmer here says' a New Hampshire hen that laid 198 Grade A eggs during a recent contest has turned Into a rooster. The owner speculated lha change was due to an over supply of male hormones. If a piece of eggshell drops into the egg in a bowl, it can be removed by using another piece of eggshell as a spoon. 5 "Life Begins Again for Fred MacMurray" ... no one is more surprised by his new popularity than MacMurray himself.