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;Mby y sfts Q booms Top Poplomot Regional Edition Medford 16 Pages s til I If ;i -L-vH f t i? 1 1 ' k ' n! 1,,' " BODIES RECOVERED The Howard Lemons family of Westfir, shown above, died Sunday night when their auto plunged into Dexter reservoir. The bodies have been re Burglar Slain During Robbery Wilsonvillc, Ore.' -HIPP-One man was shot and fatally wounded during a holdup atjt tempt at a grocery store here Monday night and police were finnrrhlnr fni- two others who fled on foot after their car crashed into a utility polo, state police reported. Donalcf William Farrell, 30, Hubbard, died at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland at 3:55 a.m. today from a .22 revolver wound in the head. Ho was shot by Terry Lowrie, 18-year- old son of the proprietor of Lowrie's Food Mart, police said. Police searched through farmlands in the local area for the two other men. One Stayed in Car State police said two men, one armed with a revolver, entered the store about 10 p.m. while another remained in the car. The store owner, William Lowrie, 45, was clos ing up for the night. Lowrie grappled with the men as they pushed the door open and was struck over the head with a milk can. , Young Lowrie, hearing the disturbance, got the .22 re volver and ran from the back room into the store. He fired at the intruders and Ferrell dropped to the floor. He then fired two shots at the getaway car as it started to leave. Both hit the wind shield a glancing blow. The car sped away and crashed Into the pole a short distance down the highway. U.S. Rejects Russian Charges of Espionage Washington -Wrll- The Slate . Department today rejected espionage charges against a U.S. Embassy official in Mos cow as "completely devoid of substance." Maj. Irving T. McDonald , Jr., Provincelown, Mass., as sistant U.S. air attache in Mos cow, wns nrdorprf Monriav tn leave the country within 48 hnnrs with tii wlfn snn nnH daughter. Portland - (UPI) - Local busi nessmen have joined those in ' Astoria nrotcslinc removal of Navy ships from the Tongue Point Naval Station in As-loria. Dag Pressured To Give Details of Congo Clash, United Nationss, N.Y.-WPD-Secrctary Dag Hammarskjold vas under heavy Communist pressure today to give the general Assembly lull details of a clash with Congolese in vhich Tunisian U.N. soldiers were killed in Leopoldvillc. Bulgaria demand adjournment of Monday night's as embly session on the seating of a Congolese U.N. delegation nd asked Hammarskjold for a full report on the fray which csultcd when Congolese troops sought to seize Ghanaian Embassador Nathaniel Welbcck and send him out of the ,' wuntry. The Soviet delegation earlier, in a press statement, also lemanded "immediately granting the full information on he part of the secretary general about the actual state of iffairs in Leopoldville." MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1960 Remaining Bodies Of Lemons Family Found in Reservoir Eugene - (UPI) - The bodies of all seven members of the Howard Lemons family o f Westfir were recovered from the Dexter reservoir southeast of here Monday following the second worst traffic accident in Oregon's history. The bodies were identified as those of Howard Lemons, 40, his wife, Floria, 35,. and their five children, Robin, 8; Virginia, 7; Howard Jr., 6; Michael, 22, and John, 16 months. . State police said the car Democrats Favor Corbeff in Senate Portland-IUPD-The executive committee of the Democratic party of Oregon Monday night went on record by resolution urging election of State Fen. Alfred Corbett, (D-Poriland), as president of the Oregon Senate. Blaine Whipple, executive secretary of the Democratic party, said the action was taken in face of announced intention of a minority of Democratic senators to join with Republicans in electing State Sen. Harry Boivin, (D Klamath Falls), to the top Senate job. The resolution said a ma pority of elected Democratic senators are pledged to Cor bett and it urged remaining Democrats to join with them. Duncan, Dellenback Expenses Reported Salem -OJPD-Two legislative candidates from Jackson county have filed their elec tion expenses with the secre tary of state's office here. They are: Robert B. Duncan (Demo crat seeking reelection) $711. John R. Dellenback (Re publican running for office for the first time) $1729. The expenses of other Jack son county candidates who file In Salem were not avail able today. These Include two candidates for slate repre sentative, and two for district attorney. Tribune covered. From left, they are Mrs. Gloria Lemons, 35, hold ing youngest son, John; Howard Jr., 6; Lemons, 40; Michael 2'2; Virginia, 7, and Robin Ann, 8. (UPI Telephoto) plunged through a guardrail Sunday night into the reser voir. Authorities said the ac cident apparently occur red when the Lemons car tried to pass a car driven, by Oscar' A, Roeszler, 42, Bellevue, Wash., lightly, struck the Roeszler car, veered out of control and through the guardrail. : ; . Couldn't Find Car Roeszler told state police he returned to the scene and could not find the car that had hit him. The Washington man said he tried to telephone from several places but tele phone lines were down due to storms in the area. He then called state police in Oak ridge. Police returned to the s.cene after being notified and found an oil slick on the water. Attempts to find the car Sunday night were unsuc cessful. The Oregon Traffic Safety Division said the accident was the worst in Oregon since 1946 when eight persons were killed in a crash on the Pa cific Highway north of here. The Dexter Reservoir trag edy pushed the state traffic death toll for the year to 416 - two more than for the same period in 1959, which was a record breaking year. Martin Case Recalled The accident recalled the case of the five-member Ken Martin Jamily of Portland, which vanished Dec. 7, 1958, while on an outing to gather Christmas trees. Bodies of two of the Martin family daughters were recovered from the Columbia river but the station wagon and the bodies of Mr. and'Mrs. Martin and another daughter have never been located. Russia May Have Anti-Rocket Rocket London (UPI Russia has given the first official indica tion that it may be able to intercept a missile in flight. The hint came from Mar shal Vasilly Kozakov of the Soviet artillery. Writing on .army affairs in the government organ Izveslia during the; week end, the mar shal said: "Russian forces now have rockets which can hit offens ive pilotless devices at great altitude." The claim was not sub- slantiated or explained fur ther. The cryptic statement has given rise to speculation that Russia may have some anti rocket rockets. MEETING SET The county planning com mission has scheduled a pub lic hearing at 8 o'clock to night in the courthouse audi torium, Medford. regarding zoning for the Sams Valley area. 55th Year Price 10 Cents No. 211 ConfestScheduIed By Local Jaycees The Medford Junior Cham ber of Commerce has an nounccd plans for its fifth annual Residential Christmas Lighting contest. Jim' Ristau is chairman of the contest. The contest Is promoted an. nually to encourage and pro mote the holiday spirit by means of decorative lights. Contestants may enter cither the home decoration or the front entrance decoration di vision. Each division, Ristau said, will be judged separate ly, and prizes will be award ed on the basis of originality, lighting and theme. Medford and suburban area will be divided Into four sec tions, Ristau said. Highway 99 and Main st. will be boundaries. Prizes To Be .Awarded First and second prizes will be awarded in each section in each division, and a sweep stakes winner will be chosen in each division. Entry blanks and brochures featuring ideas on decorations and lighting techniques will be available at several down town locations or may be ob tained by writing to the- Jay cees at post office box 251, Medford. Ristau said entries need not be elaborate, the display of one string of outdoor Christ mas lights or equivalent is the only requirement. Contestants will have until Dec. 22 to enter, and judging will take place the evenings of Dec. 22 and 23. Assisting Ristau on the com mittee are Hal Gardner, Hank Jaydal and Doug Peters. "So, You See, The People Really Elected Barry Goldwater" Mrs. Nye Gets GOP Support For State Post The Jackson County. Repub lican Central committee last night recommended to the county court that Evelyn (Eve) Nye be appointed to fill the state senate seat soon to be vacated by Congressman elect Dr. Edwin R. Durno. Mrs. Nye's name will be "the only name submitted by the central committee, despite a request from the court that three names be submitted. Judge Earl Miller today call ed the action of the committee 'unfair.' The county court has the responsibility of appointing someone to fill the vacancy, and is not bound by the cen tral committee's recommenda tion. Judge Miller said the appointment "probably" will not be made until after Dr. Durno has officially resigned his senate seat. One of Five Candidates Mrs. Nye was elected to be the committee's recommenda tion at a meeting of the cen tral committee in the Med ford hotel last night. She was one of five GOP candidates actively seeking the recom mendation. The decision to recommend just one name to the court was made last night after Committee Chairman Joseph Walsh denied that the county court had requested three names. It had been pointed out by a precinct committeeman that the Mail Tribune ran a story in yesterday's paper saying the county court had request ed three names from the com mittee. When asked about this, Walsh said, in no un certain terms, that the story was wrong and the county court had not requested any specified number of names. Asked for Three Names Judge Miller said this morn ing that the court did ask for three names and specifically requested a Mail Tribune re porter to record this fact in the newspaper. Miller said he is "pretty sure" that Walsh was aware of the request. His recollection was corroborated by at least two others who were present, including the newspaper reporter. If appointed by the county court to fill the senate seat, it will be a second chance in state government for Mrs Nye. She was defeated Nov. 8 in her bid for reelection as one of two state representa tives from Jackson countv. Mrs. Nye last night blamed her failure to win reelection on a lack of campaigning on her part and on "the Demo cratic Hatchetman" John L Gregory. Gregory also was an unsuccessful candidate for representative. Mrs. Nye was elected last night by 108 GOP precinct committeemen and committee women who were the only ones eligible to vote. She was elected on the second ballot with 56 votes. Her closest competitor was Don Stathos who received 45 votes. Others Seek Post Others seeking the recom mendation were L. W, (Lynn) Newbry, Al Littrell and Ed Branchfield. Following the meeting Mrs. Nye told a reporter from the Mail Tribune: "The confi dence of the Republican par ty in me is most gratifying. I realize that this doesn't mean appointment to the Senate, but whether or not the coun ty court approves this recom mendation, it is a source of tremendous satisfaction to me. 'I will, of course, go up there expecting to carry on the work that I've been doing both in education and other areas." In answer to a ques tion Mrs. Nye said, if appoint ed, she would seek reelection to a full term when the two- year short term ends. Judge Miller did not com ment on Mrs. Nye but did say he thinks the committee's ac tion "is kind of unfair. We (the county court) have the responsibility of recommend ing this person and I don't think they should should take the responsibility." Hearing Opens on Charges Against Limousine Service A slow, dull hearing on al leged violations of" the Med ford city code by the Medford Airport Limousine service and the Yellow Cab company is taking place in the council chambers at the Medford city hall today. The hearing started at a.m., and at press time Karl Kellenborger, owner of the Yellow Cab company and the first witness of the day, was still testifying. Serving as hearing exam iner is Municipal Judge and District Attorney-elect Alan B. Holmes. Holmes was an pointed examiner by the city council and is serving in his private capacity. The hearing results from charges-in the form of sworn affidavits - brought against Yellow Cab by the Airport Limousine service. They charge Kellenborger, as own er or tne Yellow Cab com pany, with violating the city code In respect to operation of a limousine. Charges of Affidavits In broad terms, the affi davits charge that the limou sine has not met every com mercial airline flight at the municipal airport, as required by the city code; and that Yellow Cab taxi-cabs have been operating an limousines at times, as prohibited by the code. Kellenborger has since brought similar charges against Medford Airport Li mousine service. The city council has directed that Holmes hear the case for both sides and then bring the facts before the council. If the council determines that violations of the code have occurred, it can revoke the licenses of one or both of the companies. Five witnesses have been subpoenaed to testify. They arc Kellcnbcrgcr; John H. Hill, owner of the Medford Airport Limousine service; City Recorder-Treasurer Dar rell Huson; City Manager Robert A. Duff; and Assistant City Manager and Airport Manager Gil Guljahr. Lawyer Ben Day Is repre senting the Medford Airport Limousine service at the hear ing. and lawyers Robert Dick ey and L. L. Sawyer are rep resenting Yellow Cab. Haiti Placed Under Martial Law Port Au Prince, Ilaitl-ftirn-Haill was placed under mar tial law today to enable the government to handle a na tionwide student strike de scribed officially as of "Com munist inspiration." The emergency action was taken by the Interior Minis try with the authorization of the Council of State Secre taries after students Ignored a 12-hour government ulti matum to return to classes. WEATHER FOItKCANT: Clmiily with ocrt- lunni ngni run ana smtv wlndi tonight. Partial clearing wllh iraltr-rrd ihnwrri Wfdnra day. Low tonltllt 40. lilfh to morrow -la to au. Temp. HIchfRt Vfalr-rdav 4X Loweal Thli Morning- 32 Our Skies Tonight Suntet today 4:44 p.m. KtinrUr- tomorrow H 7:12 a.m. Moonift tonight S:S7 p.m. f irst Quarter . Nov. 25 VISIIII.F. fl.ANKTS Jnpltrr, fti 1:27 p.m. Vi-niii, tMa m A 14 1 p.m. Ralurn. aria 7:14 p.m. Marl, rlira 1:14 p.m. Mercury, rlaet S:S0 a.m. . y ... to - . 1 v , . -v., f I y , Vx YtX. I HELD AT GUNPOINT Arthur L. Higbec, United Press In ternational correspondent in The Congo, was held at gunpoint by Congolese soldiers on charges that he was a "communist spy." Higbee was held along with two other American news men as Congolese soldiers firing rifles, machine guns and armored car cannon attacked UN forces protecting the Ghana Embassy at Leopoldville. (UPI Telephoto) Bids for Building Hospital Wing Will Be Opened Dec. 20 Bids for construction of a 70-bed wing addition to Rogue Valley hospital will be opened by the board of directors Dec. 20,- George Flanagan, chair man of the board's building committee, told the board last night. The three-story and base ment addition will be im mediately east of the present building. Specifications call for construction in a 15-month Dog Control To Get Jacksonville Vote Jacksonville The Jackson ville city council will proceed according to Its charter and put the enacted dog ordinance on the ballot for repeal or continuance at a special oily election in the near future, Til is statement was made by E. O. Graham, mayor. Ervin Hogan, city attorney, said that it is his official opinion that the city doesn t have to follow state statutes In this decision, The statments of the mayor and city attorney follow a great controversy in Jackson ville regarding the dog ordi nance. Last Spring, a petition was submitted to the city council requesting that the dog ordi nance question be placed on the general election ballot In November. At that time, the council voted to have the measure placed on the ballot if a county dog control meas ure failed to pass in the May primary election. The meas ure passed in the primary, so the council didn't move to have the ordinance placed on the November ballot. The latest action will call for the measure to be voted on at the same time a sewer system proposal is placed be fore the people. The election will probably come in the Spring of 1961. Hornbrook Man Hurt When Gun Goes Off Hornbrook-Mervin McMas- ters. 25, Hornbrook, was shot in the leg Friday and taken to the Siskiyou County Gen eral hospital where the bullet was removed. McMasters was on horse back carrying a .22 caliber pistol. He brushed against the branch of a tree which cocked the weapon and fired it. Home Rule Study Committee Decides to Continue Interviews With The question facing the Jackson county home rule cnarler study committee yes tcrday was "where do wo go from here? " The committee met In the Public Library of Medford and Jackson county, and heard reports on the home rule charter clinic In Portland last week. The committee decided to continue interviews with county officials and Include such ex-county officials as Mrs. Bereth P. Hopkins, for mer county clerk, and Rodney Keating, former county Judge. After the interviews and further study, the committee will decide on whether to rec ommend a home rule charter for Jackson county. Following the decision, the committee will suggest means of establishing legislative, ex period, but an alternate is provided for completion in 12 months, Flanagan said. Budgeted in the building fund for the addition Is SI 558,000, which the board hopes will be sufficient to fi nance construction. Bids were called after the surgeon gen eral approved final buildings plans recently, and the hos pital received $558,000 In fed cral Hill-Burton funds. J Plant Iisuad Flanagan said plans and specifications have been; Is sued to nine prospective bid ders, among whom are Bes sonctle Construction compa ny, Medford, and Graft and James Contractors, Medford Reports on activities of the hospital during the past year were given, and four directors were named and board of ficers reelected,1 . The Rt. Rev. Benjamin D. Dagwcll, Portland, retired bishop of tho Episcopal dio cese of Oregon, and president of the bdard, reviewed the hospital's program during the past year. Other reports were given by Charles I. Guslafson, hos pital administrator, who not ed the hospital's accreditation and nursing program; and Dwlght Houghton, board treasurer, who said the hos pital operated on a break-even basis last year. 80 Physicians on Staff Dr. R. M. Mayer, president of the hospital's medical staff, noted that there, are now about 80 physicians on the staff, including six who Join ed during the last year. He outlined medical staff com mittee work, noting that more than 45 physicians are Involv ed in this work. Mrs. Otto J. Frohnmayer, first vice president of the ladies auxiliary, reported that the group donated 20,000 hours of service to the hos pital last year, and purchased $3,000 worth of equipment with funds raised in Its gift shop and other services at the hospital. Mr. Dagwell was reelected president of the board, as were Eugene Thorndlke, vice president; Leon Boomer, sec retary; and Houghton, treas urer. Otto Bohncrt and Frohn mayer were reelected to the board of directors, and Glen Jackson and Thorndlke were reappointed. ecutive functions under home rule charter, if a charter is recommended, , Led by committee member W. E. Davles, some committee members felt there should be a separation provided between executive and legislative pow ers under the charter. Mem bers also thought a county government under a charter system would need a broader use of tho courts to enforce or dinanccs. Committee members also felt that the group may need to split into two groups: one to consider legislation and the other to hold possibly off-the-rccord Interviews with county officials, employees and other Interested persons. The group discussed a possi ble public relations program, but decided to continue the discussion until next Monday's Congolese, UN Troops Clash in Bloody Fighting Successor Also Escorted Away By ARTHUR L. HIGBEE Leopoldville, The Congo - tUPIl - Col. Joseph Mobutu's! military regime ousted Ghana's top diplomat and hi) successor from The Congo to day at the end of a bloody battle between Congolese and United Nations troops in which both sides suffered casualties. But the political victory for Mobutu failed to calm his soldiers and they were re ported threatening to march on the U.N. headquarters at swank Leopoldville hotel. The U.N. hurriedly rein forced the guard around the building and set up machina gun positions for defense. Mobutu urged his men at Binza Camp, five miles out side town, to remain calm. Nathaniel Welbeck, person al representative of Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah, left his bullet-riddled embassy at dawn and was escorted to Leopoldville's Mdjili Airport for a flight to Accra. Plan Flight Delayed The Soviet-built plane wa held up for more than an hour while Mobutu insisted tnat Richard Quashie, sent to re place Welbeck Monday, also leave, Quashie finally Board ed the plane and it left for Accra. In the 12-hour battle, re ports said four Congolese - including Col. Joseph isko kolo, commander of the Con go army's Leopoldville gar rison and Mobutu's second in command - were killed. Tha unconfirmed reports also said that the Tunisians lost three men killed with about 10 men on each side wounded. Death Confirmed ' The Congolese press agency said, later, that Nkokolo' death was confirmed by of ficial,', sources. The agency adde :th'at two , Congo! esa soldiers died in a hospital of their injuries. Congolese sol diers said Nkokolo was the first man to be killed Monday night. . , , - Jacksonville Man May Be Victim : Roseburg-WPD-Sherlff's offi cers were investigating today to see if a drowning occurred when a pfekup truck went Into the North Umpqua river west of Steamboat about 35 miles east of here. , The truck went Into tha river during a slide late Sat urday, sheriff's officers said. It was noticed, by a passerby who saw the lights on. The pickup was mostly submerg ed, in an upright position, and was still in the river today. A sheriffs deputy said the pickup may belong to Riley Norris, about 60, Jacksonville. Norris' son was in the area today. ' Two Women Killed South ofCoquille Coquille, Ore. (UPD Two young women were killed to day in a collision between a station wagon and a loaded hay truck about five miles south of here on Highway 101. State police identified tha victims as Beverly Tucker, 19, Bandon, and Shirley Price, 23, Coquille. . The driver of the hay truck, Donald B. Kruse, 29, Rose burg, was not injured. The accident occurred about 0:45 a.m. The two fatalities brought Oregon's 1960 traffic death toll to 418. Officials meeting at 2 p.m. in the li brary basement meeting room. Committee Chairman Mrs. Thomas Rutter reported on the charter clinic sponsored by the Association of Oregon Counties. Committee members who attended the clinic were Mrs. Rutter, Frank Farrell, MacLeod Maurice, and Mrs. Lester Adams. Among the points brought out were that the state legis lature cannot amend Oregon city charters but there is nothing to say it cannot amend prqposed county charters; that establishing a trained county executive would save consid erable money at first, bnt does ot mean continued savings al though such an executive might prevent excessive spending, and that the county charter should be written, in original and broad terms. 9
