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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1960)
Many Legislatures Facing Problem of Reapportionment Washington - IUPII - Many slate legislaturei today laced the prospect of a tug-of-war between Democrats and Re publicans trying to gain po litical advantage from the re shaping of congressional dis tricts. Democrats appeared in the best position to cash in on the shakcup, required by the re apportionment of House seats based on the I960 census. They control the governor ship or legislature or both in a majority of the 25 states that gained or lost scats in the rescufflc. The reapportionment, an nounced Tuesday by the Com merce Department, takes ef fect with the 1962 congres sional election. Nine Have Problem Between now and then, nine state legislatures will have to grapple with the prob lem of redrawing their con gressional districts to accom modate one or more new House members. Sixteen slates will have to realign district boundaries to take care of the loss of one or more House seats. The states that gained the most in the reapportionment are California, with eight new House members, and Florida, with four new seats. One new seat each was awarded to Arizona, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Hawaii, Ohio and Texas. Pennsylvania was the big loser, dropping three mem bcrs. New York, Massachu setts and Arkansas each lost two. One scat each was taken from Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis souri, Nebraska, North Caro lina and West Virginia. Called Gerrymandering The party in power in each state legislature usually at tempts to redraw congrcssion al district boundaries so that It will have the best chance to win new seats or so that lost seats will be taken from mem hers of the opposition party This is called gerrymander ing. Under federal law, if state which lost scats failed to decide on new compression al districts by the 1962 elec tlon, all of its House members would be elected at large by voters of the entire state. If a state which gained scats was unable to agree on new districts, Its new mem bers would be elected at large. Stock List On Early B New York-fllPD-Stock prices Improved on early buying in electronics, aircrafts and scat tered oils today. The industrial stock aver age managed to run up a slight gain during the first hour by dint of a 3-point ad vance in Procter & Gamble and fractional gains in Allied Chemical and American Tele phone. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Nrw York - IUPII - Dow Jonts ilnal stock averages! 30 industrials 806.87, up 2.07; 20 railroads 128.70, up O.OSl IS utilities 83.71. off 0.04, and 6S stocks 200.48, up 0.39. Sales Tuesday were about about 2.99 million shares compared 1 with 2.66 mil lion shares Monday. Tiiaaday'a, prlcaa on adlected vtnckn: , . Aillad Chemical' ...... SSI, Alum Co. Am (xd) SB't American Can 33 American Motors 20 AT&T - a Annconda Copper 4fl',V Armco Steel - S2J1 Brndlx Corp - es'i Bethlehem Steel 40 U noelns Air 3.1 Caterpillar Corp 2B'i Chrvaler Corp 41U Continental Can . S.1V Crown Zcllerhach 4(1 H Curllaa WrlBhl 17 tow Chemical 781k Du point " Raatman Kodak .... Flreatone General Electric General Fooda ... General Motors . Georsla paclllo llia'.i 38 78i 4J'i 61 Hnhtni Palae 2 Greyhound 20i Cult Oil 20;J linmostake Mlnlnr .... 4HH Idaho Power 47 1. B. M SM Improves uying Int. Paper .... 7'i Johna Manvllle St'i Kennecolt copper .. m'.m Lockheed Aircraft 27 'i Montana Power 2Bl,j Montgomery Ward 20 ? Nat l Blicult 701j New York Central IS Pac Gaa Ac Elec 63 Penney. J, C 42 It Penn BR 1011 Radio CorporaUon B41S Richfield Oil 87(1 Safeway 38 It Seara j, 84 V, Shell Oil 41 '5 Socony Mohll Oil 38't Southern Co 44a.t Southern Pacific 20'a Standard California 43'i Standard Indiana 44 It Standard N. 1 40l Sun Mines. .. Texaa Co 78 It Texaa Gulf Sulfur 17't Texaa Pac Land Truat Hi't Traanamcrica 2:i4 Trana World Air VI", Trl-Contlnental 3(1 't Union Carbide llll'i Union Pacific 27't United Aircraft 3R',i United Air Llnea 32 , U. S. Rubber - 4St U. S. Steel 74t Younfitown 8 at T B0,4 Crews Cledring California Slides Oroville, Cnllf.-IUPll - State crews continued digging to day to clear a pair of rock and mud slides that blocked Highway 40 Alternate 46 miles cast of here. The tons of mud and rock slid down on the highway Monday night, blocking It completely. Crews also were working to clear Highwny 199 about 23 miles east of Crescent City. A huge rocksllde covered 300 feet of roadway there Mon day night, blocking it. I A I i. and let us also give thanks for the human dignity which we enjoy as free individ uals ... for the preservation of the jienco ... for the proaperity of our great Nation ... for its thrifty and self-reliant citizens ... for our homos and the family happiness they bring ... for the chailongo of the unlimited opportunities which lie ahead. CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE 4 PER ANNUM FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 29 North Ivy Strut Robert F. Kyle, Manager r Aw mm NEWEST ENGINE TESTED Scott Crossficld, North Amer ican Aviation test pilot, emerges from the cockpit of the X15 following the first flight using the XLR99 engine with a thrust of 97,000 pounds. The newer engine replaced a smaller 8,000 pound thrust power plant used In prior tests, in which unofficial speed and altitude marks were set of 2,196 miles per hour and 136,500 feet. (UPI Telcphoto) Test Pilot Pleased With Performance Of Big X15 Engine Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. -IUPII- The man in the pressurized flight suit climbed from the cockpit of the mid night black craft and happily said. "We're in business." The man was test pilot Scott Crossficld and the craft was the half airplane, half rocketship X15. It made its first flight Tucs day with the world's most powerful aircraft engine, flight that was so successful that Crossficld was optimistic the sleek X15 would exceed its goal of speeding at 4,000 miles an hour to an altitude of 100 miles. . , 4 "This was like pulling the cork out of what we've been trying to do for a long time," said Crossficld of the eight- minute flight with the giant S7,000-pound thrust engine. Five times in past weeks tne flight had to be cancelled be cause of poor weather or tech nical difficulties, but Tuesday it went even better than hoped. Flies Two Minutes The X15 was dropped from its harness under the wing of a BS2 mothcrshlp at 43,000 feet. Crossficld ignited the big engine for slightly more than two mlnutcs-long enough to shoot the 50-foot craft through the air at speeds of nearly 2,000 miles an hour. The craft attained the near- record speed despite the fact Crossficld opened the throttle less than half way and kept on the "brakes"-large, extended flaDs. "Hang on to it," radioed the pilot of a Jet plane trying to keep up with the xis as it flashed through the sky. "Don't you worry, buddyl" shouted Crossficld. Later, after gliding to a landing back at this Mojave Desert base about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles, Crossficld said: Unidentified Body Found in Portland Portland itlPli Authorities sought today to identify the body of a woman, about 50 or 55 years old, found In a wood ed gully lale Tuesday. The body was found by Clifford McCroskey, 36, who was walking In the area of Northwest Cornelius Pass rd Deputy Coroner Tony Wald estimated the woman had been dead at least three or four days. An autopsy failed to disclose any apparent clues to the cause of death. Further examination of the body was scheduled today. Police said the description did not match that of any woman reported missing in nearby areas. CLOGSTON'S Metal Weather Stripping and Screens liHmatM Gladly Phone SP 1-1014 Evtninoi "There was an abrupt, almost explosive acceleration when I cut in the power. I think the X15 will exceed its expecta-tions-I think it will go higher and faster than it was designed to." Makes Vast Difference The North American Avia tion test pilot said flying with the big XL99 engine made previous test flights with the smaller XLR11 engines seem like "putting a Model 'A' en gine in a Cadillac." The XLR11 engines devel oped a total ot 16,000 pounds thrust when they were used In earlier fllghls-and yet they set two world's records for the X15. Both records were made In August by other pilots. One set an altitude mark of around 25 miles (136,500 feet) and the other a speed mark of 2,196 miles an hour. Crossfield said he would fly the big-englned X15 two or three more times at about the same speeds. Then it will be turned over to the Air Force, Navy and National Aeronau tics and Space Administration tor an allout thrust to the edge of space at a time to be announced later. Kennedy Will Confer With Johnson; Bigger Role Hinted for Vice President Palm Beach, Fla. - IUPD -President-elect Kennedy was to fly to Texas today to con fer with Sen. Lyndon B. John son, thus demonstrating he in tends to regard his vice presi dent as far more than the presiding officer of the Sen ate. Kennedy planned to fly by chartered Jet to Bergstrom Air Force Base outside Aus tin, Tex.- Smorgasbord Set Thursday By Methodists Fifteen men and women who have been members of First Methodist church, Med ford, for 50 years or more were honored Sunday during the opening of the 75th anni versary commemorative serv ices of the church. Dr. George Roseberry, min ister, introduced Mrs, Cora Carder, 1885, only living charter member; Mra, Lillian Harvey, 1890; Mrs Bernice Kunzman, 1899; Mrs. Grace Pankey, 1897; Mrs. Donna B. Taylor, 1901; Dr. Frank Rob erts, 1902; Mrs. Klttie Smylle, 1902; Mr. Morris Leonard, .1908; Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Brandon, 1908; Mrs. Mary Crum, 1909; Mrs. H. S. Chirg win, 1910; Mrs. Helen Am spigcr, 1910; Mrs. Jessie Mi near, 1910; and Mrs. Anne J. Gorby, 1910. Mrs. Lucy Lyman, who came to Medford In 1922 and who was soloist for many years, was introduced as a guest of the choir. She has sung In Methodist choirs for more than 50 years. The Rev. Clarence J. Fors berg, Eugene, was guest preacher. During the coffee hour fol lowing the church service old pictures were displayed. Mrs. Minear and Mrs. Gorby were in charge of the display and were assisted by Mrs. O. P. Taylor in explaining some of the older items. The pictures will be dis played again Sunday, Nov. 20, in the church library be tween 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Morris Boughner, chairman of the smorgasbord planned for Thursday, Nov. 17, says that more than 100 persons are helping in its preparation. Committee chairmen Include Mrs. George Lawless, kitchen; Richard Fanger, host; Charles Thompson Jr., tickets; Dr. Eu gene Ray, service; R. J. Bills, kitchen equipment; John Kent, decorations; and mem bers of the Methodist Youth Fellowship, the Boy Scout troop, and the Explorer Post who will assist in the serving. The dinner, which is being planned for 1,500, will be served at 5:30, 6:30 and :30 p.m. Guests are invited to gather in the church sanctu ary where organ music will be played before going to the dining hall. From there, he will travel by smaller plane to his run ning mate's "LB J" Ranch where the two Democratic leaders will confer tonight and Thursday. Kennedy plans to fly back to Palm Beach Thursday night. If Kennedy had followed time -honored political tradi tion, he would have had his running mate come to see him. But the president-elect decided to interrupt his own holiday and fly to Johnson's home. Shortly after the election, a top member of the Kennedy staff said Johnson would be given more than the custom ary vice presidential role in the new administration. This Kennedy associate said he ex pected Johnson to occupy pos sibly a more influential role in the administration than that of Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon in the govern ment of President Eisenhow er. Another consultation on formation of the new govern ment, Gov. Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut, had lunch with Kennedy Tuesday and then played golf with him. Ribicoff, one of the closer campaign advisers to the Mas sachusetts senator and fre quently mentioned as a hot prospect for attorney general in the new Cabinet, told re porters "at this time It would be safe to say" that no cabi net appointment has been of fered. Before departing for meet ing with Johnson, Kennedy today arranged to extend his stay in Florida. Chairman Named for Lions Club Dinner Shady Cove Don Harmon has been appointed general chairman of the Shady Cove Trail Lions club dinner-dance, which will be held at the Rogue River lodge Dec. 3. Ray Chub has been appoint ed publicity chairman, Buster Akins, entertainment, and Everet Elrod, tickets. The an nouncements were made by Earl Sheppard, president of the Shady Cove-Trail Lions. Tickets for the event, which is open to the public, may be obtained from club members or from the Rogue Dale Mar ket, Cove Variety store, Rogue River lodge or at the door. Medford Tribune Regional Edition Page 2A Instead of following an or iginal plan for spending Thanksgiving at his home on Cape Cod, Kennedy announc ed he will spend the holiday in Washington with his wife and young daughter. Then he will return to Florida for another five or six days In the sun. ffc to I FfJ CJtKWfewj ,1 I i holiday " aa.J jS Photo-Greeting Cards . . . next best to being tberi in person! You select one of your favorite snapshots and let ns hive the negative. Then pick from miny messages and styles. The rest you leave to us. Photo-Greeting Cards are ptrumtliztd and pleasant. Moderate in cost, too. Order now and avoid lait-minut rush. 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