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Recommended Equipment uttd by the JacV .".W""5, ""A alarlmciit if '... "Pair by crew 11 " department! hop on Birnm rd. An article ?"'" tb'f '""e taxpayer! J6J7.000 per yrar i found on Pan J.A o( today'i Mall Trlb. Subscribers Tribune To report improper or non delivery of tho Mall Tribune In Medtord phone SP 2-6141, In Aahland MU 2-1031. and In Yreka. VI 2-2807, bnore : pjn. dally and 10:30 a m Sunday If regular delivery arrive, ahortly after you call pleaa notify office thui elimliuUnf ipeciaj meeaenxer aervice EDFORD United Preia International Full Leased Wire United Preu International Full Laaied Wlra Section A 56 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1960 No. 209 M - Ca "1 i SHOT DOWN A knife-wielding Negro, Donald Erion, 17, was shot down and seriously wounded by a police bullet Saturday in the New Orleans French quarter. Erion stab- Russia Says U.S. Is Choking Off Congo Freedom United Nations, N. Y.-fUPD-The Soviet Union Saturday accused the United States of attempting to choke off the Nationalist movement in The Congo, called Beligum "impu dent" for threatening to quit the United Nations and said the NATO allies sought to im pose an anti-democratic re gime in the African country. General Assembly President Frederick H. Boland called a Saturday session to speed the work of the World Parlia ment, which now has virtually no hope of meeting its Dec. 17 adjournment d e a d 1 i n e. He achieved the hearing of 6peeches only from the Philip pines, Russia and Romania be fore delegate pressure for a week end off forced him to adjourn until Monday morn ing debate to give The Con go's assembly seat tb a dele gation appointed by pro-western President Joseph Kasa vubu. Soviet Ambassador Valerian A. Zorin used the short ses sion to unload a new cargo of propaganda charges against the United States and its western allies. Question of Substance He declared that the seat ing of a Congolese delegation was a question "of substance, rather than procedure. This Was an apparent attempt to force a two-thirds vote of the assembly to seat the Kasa vubu delegation. "The United States has re vealed its hand for good," Zorin said. "The whole world tees now what kind of a game the United States and the other NATO countries are playing in The Congo. The sense and purpose of that game have been revealed for quite a while by the press end radio of the western coun tries, especially in the United States . . . "The whole history of the International crisis relating to The Congo is a history of direct U. S. and NATO inter ference' in the affairs of the country . . . Movie King Buried Alter Quiet Service ' Glendale, Calif. - fUPD - Hol lywood paid final homage to Clnrk Gable Saturday in a private military funeral which fulfilled the "king" of the movie stars' wish for a quiet, dignified service. Grieving members of the movie colony filled the Church of the Recessional at Forest Lawn Memorial park as scores of policemen turned away curiotis crowds at bar ricades and road blocks throughout the hillside ceme tery. The 59-year-old actor's wid ow. Kav, dressed in black and accompanied by her two chil dren from a previous mar riage, tearfully listened to the service, her eyes intent on the closed solid bronze casket She is expecting his first Child in March. . ja- f J6 V ' P-IfM ' " ll'(1"M" '" '""" nil "aia Crazed Negro Youth Shot in New Orleans After Stabbing Child New Orleans-ttlPJ- A teen age Negro boy, shouting ob scenities about the courts and the white people, ran amuck with a knife In the famed French quarter Saturday and severely wounded a small white boy before he was shot down by police. The Negro, who appeared crazed by . dope, slashed away at whites along Dauphine street - just a block away from famed Bourbon street in the latest outbreak of racial violence brought on by ten sions over integration of New Orleans schools. The Negro, identified as Donald Erion, 17, was taken to a hospital in critical condi tion with a severe head wound. His victim, Byron Walter Goss, 7, was severely cut un der the left arm after the Ne gro attacked the 'boy as he stood on his front steps play ing a ukelele. ' The rampage and shooting drew a big crowd in the Japanese Voters At Polls Today Tnkvn nrptl Japanese vot ers with the memory of the June anti-Eisenhower riots fresh In mind, voted for a new narliament todav in a test of the government's pro-Ameri can policies. The race was among 940 candidates for 467 seats in the lower house of parliament and pre-election polls indicated the conservative Liberal-Democrat party of Premier Hayato Ike da would crush the leftist op position. Officials reported 56,554.475 persons had registered to vote in this country where turnouts of 97 per cent of the eligible electorate are common. Among the candidates are 21 women. Results will be known Mon day. Foreign policy was a key issue in the bitter campaign quarrels between the Liberal Democrats and the Socialists and Communists. Football Scores COLLEGE Oregon 14, OSC 14 (tie) California 21, Stanford 10 So. Cal. 17. UCLA 6 Wash. 8, Wash. St. 7 Northwestern 14. Illinois 7 Mich. St. 43, Detroit 15 Minnesota 26, Wisconsin 7 Iowa 28, Notre Dame 0 Purdue 35, Indiana 0 Ohio St. 7, Michigan 0 Penn. St. 14. Pitt. 3 Rice 23. TCU 0 Auburn 57. Fla. St. 21 Arkansas 34, Texas Tech 8 Kentucky 10. Tennessee 10 (lie) Nebraska 17, Oklahoma 14 Kansas 23, Missouri 7. ' ill ' bed a 6-year-old Doy and threatened a number of other persons before being shot down in this city which is torn by racial strife. (UPI Telephoto) streets of the quarter. It was an ominous start for a period which tho city had hoped would be peaceful with the schools closed until Nov. 28. The city had been relative ly quiet since mob scenes and violence of Wednesday. It was awaiting the ruling of a fed eral court on state and school board attempts to reverse in tegration and get four first grade Negro girls out of the schools. , It was about noon when the morning-after quiet of the quarter was shattered by the Negro boy suddenly running into white bars and shops and cursing the proprietors. Started Slashing Then he drew a four-inch knife and began slashing away at whites, screaming he didn't "give a about the federal government, the courts, the white people." Then Erion came upon the Goss boy. He broke the uke lele, kicked and stomped the boy and cut him. It was fear ed the boy had a skull frac ture, too. Women began screaming "get him, get him." A police officer in a three-wheel traffic cycle took his pistol and shot from about 20 feet as Erion ducked between a small sports car and the wall. One bullet hit him in the hand and the other in the head. Waves Do Damage On Oregon Coast By United Press International Waves whipped by heavy winds and rain caused severe damage along the Oregon coast Friday. There was minor flooding in the first heavy rainstorm of the season. Summer homes were struck by waves at Cannon Beach late Friday morning. The ocean swept across the sea wall at Tolovana and rocks were hurled against homes and Dave Logan's Greenhouse causing some $1500 to $2000 damages, according to Dudley Unser, manager of the Logan property at Tolovana park. Other residents of the area reported damage. An ocean front home be longing to Russell Stevens was damaged by logs swept in on high waves. At Seaside, logs were rolled over Cove road demolishing fences. A log floated through a basement window of Mcdford Reed's home at Seaside. Waves destroyed a fence and side walk at the Seaside residences of Bob Seally. The Santiam river rose to flood stage at Jefferson. The Willamette river at Salem rose to 3.5 feet Friday morn ing. East of Cascades the rain turned to snow. Washington -UPl-Edward J. Milne, who gained national prominence with two im portant news reports during the 1952 senate attempt to oust the late Joseph R. Mc Carthy, died Saturday of a heart attack. 'V Liftrell, Eve Nye Say They Would Accept Senate Job Two more persons Saturday said publicly they would ac cept an appointment as state senator from Jackson county if recommended by the Re publican Central committee and. named by the county court. They are Al Littrell, Med ford, former slate representa tive, and Mrs. Evelyn Nye, Medford, who was defeated in her bid for reelection as state representative in the Nov. 8 general election. Littrell was state represent ative for two terms ending in 1958. The Jackson County Repub lican Central committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Medford hotel to consider and make a recommendation for slate senator to the county court. Will Replace Durno The county court, which may or may not consider the recommendation, of the cen tral committee, makes the appointment to replace Dr. Edwin R. Durno, Medford, who defeated Congressman Charles O. Porter, Eugene, in Porter's bid for reelection as fourth district representative. GOP Central Committee Chairman Joseph Walsh said precinct committeemen and women will vote on nomina tions for state senator. Candi dates for the recommendation, or their representatives, will be given time to review their qualifications, Walsh said. Mrs. Nye and Littrell are the third and fourth to indi cate they 'would accept the appointment if recommended and named. Others are Don Stathos, Medford, and L. W. (Lynn) Newbry, Ashland. Dr. Durno has not yet re signed his post as state sen ator. Gateway To The .fill 4 1 Nye Elected New Head of Oregon Horticulturists . Spatz, Hamilton Named to Board Stephen G. Nye, partner of Nye and N a u m e s Packing company, Medford, was elect ed president of the Oregon State Horticultural society during its meeting in Corvallis Thursday and Friday. Nye was chairman of the apple and pear section during the 75th annual diamond ju bilee meeting. He was also first vice president last year. Paul Culbertson, a Medford pear grower, was elected third vice president. Two on Board Other vice presidents named were James Smart, Salem, and William Bollmer, Parkdale. Ward Spalz, Medford, and Or ville Hamilton, Central Point, were named to the board of trustees. Both are former so ciety presidents, Spalz in 1951 and Hamilton. in 1958. Spatz was the first man to receive the Hartman trophy. Robert Shinn, Salem, man ager of the Willamette Cherry Briners, was awarded the Mailman trophy for having made a major contribution to the horticultural industry dur ing the year. Growers Attend Approximately 1,200 grow ers and industry representa tives attended the annual meeting held on the Oregon State college campus. The society passed a resolu tion that "no persons should be deprived of the right to work because of membership or lack of membership in any organization. . T h e horticultural society members feel that Oregon may be the target next year in an attempt to unionize workers who harvest horticul tural products. The society has directed its legislative commit tee to work on a program to insure their labor practices as applied to use of farm labor. a society spokesman said. Treasury Agents Arrest 9 Persons In Portland Raid Portland - (WD - Nine per sons were arrested here Fri day as U.S. Treasury agents staged a nation-wide crack down on persons accused of willful failure to purchase occupational tax stamps on wagering. The Portland arrests were made simultaneously with raids of 120 gambling places in 54 cities across the nation. A total of 109 arrests were made and $65,000 in gambling money confiscated. Principal Targets Jack Savage, the chief of the intelligence division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Serv ice in Portland, said the prin cipal targets were locations which are believed to have taken bets on football games. Twelve establishments were raided In Portland, as Leo A. Taylor, Otto Hou- Savage listed those arrested dek, Edward G. Cooper, Maude Underwood, Clare H. Phelps, Sidney Wegncr, Paul C. Jennings and Benjamin A. Brandtner, Portland, and Al len Persinger, Beaverton. New Frontier BE SUPPORT AS J J lew v v-Tf r mm. RAINY, RAINY DAY Now that damp drops on their umbrella as they wait to weather has come to stay awhile, rainwear cross the street on their way home from Is back in style for residents of southern school. The U.S. Weather bureau predicts Oregon. Anona Goucher, (left) and Marcy a likliehood of more of the same for the Ann Smith, second grade students at Jack- next few days, son school, seem to enjoy the patter of rain- U.S. Official Shot, Wounded Havana - (UPD - Wayne E. Henderson, communications officer for the United States embassy here, was shot in the stomach lost night in a brawl which broke out in a Havana nightclub and spilled onto the sidewalk outside. Henderson, of Pasadena, Calif., was rushed to the po lice hospital where he under went surgery. His condition was described as serious. George Gray, an official of the embassy, said Henderson was given blood transfusions. Gray said the bullet passed through his body but hit no vital organs. Havana police. In notifying the embassy of the shooting, described it as an "accident." Police said the assailant who wounded Henderson had been identified. It was not Jail Inmate Claims Rights Denied Here Salem - lUPIt - Marion Coun ty Circuit Judge George Jones has issued a writ of habeas corpus allowing a 19-year-old inmate of the slate correction al inslitution to appear in court here and plead his case for release. The Inmate is Roger Ben nett, sentenced from Jackson county for alleged parole vio lation. He was arrested in Medford Sept. 22, 1959, and claims he was denied due process. The hearing was lot for next Wednesday. His Tiling is the first to be made by an inmate of the in stitution, which opened near ly two years ago. MOS GIV ,' "- tats Mm 1 1 ' in. inuav 3 in Havana learned immediately if he had been arrested. Marine Cpl. William Tompkins of Warren, Ohio, who accompanied Henderson to the Club 21,. said they or dered drinks and offered the bartender a $5 bill. Tomklns said the bartender refused to accept it and a fight broke out when someone grabbed for the bill. Castro Officers Involved Tompkins said two men, bo lieved to be officers in Fidel Castro's revolutionary army, dragged him and Henderson outside to, the sidewalk where the struggle continued. Tompkins said one of the two men pulled a pistol and placed it against Henderson's stomach and fired. Henderson fell to the pavement uncon scious. The Marine corporal, a member of the guard at the U. S. embassy, said he thought one of the two men who at tacked the Americans outside the club was a Cuban army captain and the other a lieu tenant. WEATHER FOJTKCAST: Cloudy with lntr miUrnt rain today and Monday morning, fthowrn .Monday aft f r noon and rvfnlnu. Snow In th mountain.. Mich today 4H.i I.nw toniihl 35. High tomorrow Temp. II 1 1 h fit YMlrrdav 4fi f.awrit Thli .Morning 3.1 free I p. to 5 p.m. Yeiterday 0. Our Skies Tonight ftuni't today ..4:4S p.m. xunritp tomorrow 1:10 am. Ihit .Moon, riding low, , iet . :50 p.m. tonlnht and It In Perigee, The planet, Man, tonight beglnt a slow westward movement among the itart In It bark ground. Thli will continue un til early February. SPEAKER ., i - .- 1 v v y t I.. Ifc tL . t- I1 ft. V eL VjK w r 16 Rooms Needed By County Schools Jackson county schools will need 16 additional classrooms by the Fall of 1061, according to a report released. recently by Alf B. Mekvold, Jackson county school superintendent. Senior high schools .will need nine additional roo(ns, with elementary schools need ing seven, the report indi cated. School enrollments In coun ty schools have increased three per cent this year. Eight een new classrooms are being completed this year to handle the, Increased enroll m e n ts. Junior high schools are re ceiving nine new rooms, fol lowed with senior highs with six and elementary schools with three. Now Have 715 Rooms Currently, county schools have a total of 715 instruction al rooms. Elementary schools lead this list with 423, follow ed by senior highs with 169 and junior highs with 123. A total of 802 teachers are employed by county schools, the report revealed. Of these, 485 are elementary, 213 sec ondary and 35 serving both levels. Administrative and supervisory personnel total 60. Two county teachers have doctors degrees, 170 masters, 554 bachelors, and 76 less than bachelors. Enrollments this year total 16,704. Last year's figure was 16,201. DOCTORS MAY LEAVE Washington -(UPD- The State Department reports that 2.481 foreign physicians who failed recent American medical ex aminations may have to leave tha country. . A, 29 of 31 Members Pick Medford Man For Second Term Party Postpones Senate Caucus Salem, Ore. - (UPD - Oregon House Democrats emerged from a 4Vi-hour caucus hers , last night all but pledged to back Rep. Robert Duncan of Medford as House speaker of the 1961 Legislature. It would be an unprecedent ed second term for Duncan, who was speaker last year. Following break up of the caucus, it was announced that Duncan had 29 of the Bl Dem ocratic votes and efforts wera being made to get commit ments from other representa tives. They were George Annala, Hood River, and Juanlta Orr, Lake Grove. Both left the caucus before the last vote was taken. Democrats have a 31-29 majority In the House and want to make sure of a united front in selecting the speaker when the Legislature meets Jan. 9. Twenty-Eight Attend Twenty -eight House mem-' bers attended the caucus but Duncan had proxy votes from the other two missing repre sentatives, Katherine Musa of The 'Dalles and Grace Peck of Portland. . In! earlier balloting, four legislators beside Duncan re ceived votes for speaker. They were Reps. W.,H. Holstrom, Gearharf, Annala; Norman V Howard, Portland and Clinton Haight Jr., Baker.;,; : , , 5 Oregon Democratic Sena- . tors had planned a caucus of ( their own Saturday but dnlyvf nine of the 20 turned up and the session was merely an In formal discussion period. Caucus Rescheduled - Sen. Robert Straub, Eugene, Oregon Democratic chairman. said a caucus of the, Demo cratic Senators would be re scheduled later. Democrats have a 20-10 ma jority in the Senate but a struggle for Senate president is going on between Sens. . Harry Boivln, Klamath Falls, and Alfred Corbett, Portland. Corbet claims strong Demo cratic support but Boivln is said to hav a winning num ber of votes among conserva tive Democrats and Repub licans. It had been rumored that Boivin's supporters would boycott the meetings of Dem ocratic Senators so they could remain uncommitted and throw their votes toward Boivln when the chips art down In January. ! Youth Shot, Killed At Dance in Newport Newport, Ore. (UPI) - An 18-year-old South Beach, Ore., youth was shot and fatally wounded at a dance hall here Friday night, according to po lice. A Lebanon man was held on a charge of first degree murder. Killed was Lawrence Lu dahl. Police said Jerry Layne Gibson, 21, was charged with first degree murder in con nection with the shooting which resulted from a domes tic argument. ' Lincoln County Sheriff Jack Waterman said the shoot ing occurred about 10 p.m. at the Newport Natortum, a dance hall and recreation cen ter. (;!: Oregon Grange Wins Top Service Award Winston-Salem, N.C. - fOTB i. Local Granges in Oregon, Tennessee and Nebraska re ceived the top annual annual Community Service Contest awards Saturday during the National Grange's 1980 con vention. First prize of $10,000 went to the Vale, Ore., Grange and was accepted by Grange Mas ter Blaine Girvin of Vale. The Grange was cited for raising funds and presenting the county with an ambulance, Ira proving a migratory labor camp and putting on an edu cation program for migrant workers. : ' V t
