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m Fraternal eel 1m Mm Sronps To Argentina, Venezuela End Revolts By United Presi International ment described as a prelude Army troops in Argentina and Venezuela today crushed armed extremist attempts to topple the constitutional gov ernments of those countries. In Argentina, rightist die hard followers of ousted Dic tator Juan D. Peron failed in a bid to topple the Arturo Frondizi regime with attacks on army garrisons in two major cities. Army Tightens Grip ' In Venezuela, the army tightened its grip on the capi tal city of Caracas to foil leftist plans to use the labor movement to foment civil strife. The political turbulence in the two big South American nations put more than a third of the South American con tinent under direct or Indirect military rule. . Argentina and Venezuela were the seventh and eighth nations in the hemisphere to resort to force to subdue civil strife in as many weeks. Earlier this month, Guate mala and Nicaragua crushed internal revolts which they said were inspired or support ed by Cuba, and the United States established a naval patrol off their coasts to pre vent invasion. Martial Law Declared Haiti mobilized its army and declared martial 1 a w when students called a nation wide strike which the govern- Ricker Accepts Home Rule Post Eugene K. Ricker, Mcdford, was appointed to the Jackson county home rule study com mittee this morning to replace Medford pharmacist Gordon Hudson, who resigned, recent ly for business reasons,; , i In a letter to pottrjly Judge ,ari Miner, nicKer accepted the appointment and said he and his wife would be back from a visit in Germany about Jan. 18. Ricker is former man ager of the Camp White domi ciliary. He is a Democrat, as is Hudson. Judge Miller explained that the Jackson county legislative delegation had recommended Kicker's appointment. How ever, tile county court must actually make the appoint ment. Originally the selection was to be made by the legis lative delegation. Due to cam paigning for the recent gen eral election the legislators were unable to get together to make the appointment by the deadline so the job fell to the county court, Miller ex plained. Miller said he has not yet received a resignation from Mrs. Lester Adams, Apple gate. Mrs. Adams had told committee chairman Mrs. Thomas Rutter, Medford, she would have to resign due to illness. ' Tug Breaks Up on Jetty at Bandon Bandon-IUPIl - The 118-foot seagoing tug Elizabeth Olson broke up on the rocks of the north jetty here today but the H-man crew was rescued. Five of the crew were hos pitalized, including the skip per. Capt. Charles May of Crescent City, Calif., who suf fered a broken ankle. He was the most seriously injured. WEATHER FOnCAST: Variable cloudiness wllh chance of occasional showers tonight and Thursday, l.nw tonight 35-38. High Thursday 48, Temp. HlEhest Yesterday 59 Lowest This Morning 47 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:40 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:21 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 5:39 a.m. Full Moon Dec. 2 The planet. Mercury, rises a bit later each morning and will soon be lost In the rays of the rising sun. Mercury's next ap peirance. as an evening plan et, will be early In February. to a Cuban-supported revolt to overthrow the government. Honduras and Costa Rica called out their armed forces to turn back armed rebels seeking to use them as in vasion bases for the attacks against Nicaragua and Guatemala. Last month, the constitu tional government of El Sal vador was overthrown by a civilian - military junta of leftist leanings ana a pro nounced pro-Castro bent, Court Continues Motion Arguments Until Thursday Circuit Judge Edward C. Kelly yesterday afternoon continued until tomorrow ar guments on motions to quash and to set aside eight indict ments in the O. H. Bengston case involving charges of em bezzlement of funds from the Medford Escrow company. One of Bcngstons attor neys, Richard R. Carney, Port land, protested that he would prefer to continue the argu ments next week because of his schedule. However, Judge Kelly reaffirmed the time set as 1:30 p.m. Thursday. 'The court does not wish to drag this case out any longer than absolutely necessary, Judge Kelly said. I assume that since you will not be here Mr. Boycr (Robert Boycr, Medford lawyer also repre senting Bengtson) certainly will be and he can argue in Mr. Bengtson's behalf. There have already been letters to the Mail Tribune protesting that Mr. Bengtson is receiving preferential treatment since he is a member of the bar.' In Charge of Trial Carney protested that he has been in charge of the trial As far as preferential treat ment is concerned, "another defendant in the case has not been brought to trial at all.1 He was referring to Rachel Peterson Carter, Jacksonville, former officer in the Medford Escrow company. In the motions to set aside the indictments, it was charged that seven members on the October grand jury which returned the indict ments were not selected and drawn in accordance with the constitution and law of the state. The court also failed to examine the jurors as to their qualifications, that the county clerk, in preparing the pre liminary jury list, "discrimi natorily and arbitrarily" ex cluded persons over 70 years old and other persons in cer tain occupations, and that the county clerk failed to select the jurors by lot, according to the motions. Deputy District Attorney Brian Mullen argued that "there is nothing in the mo tions to indicate unfair treat ment, fraud, and prejudice, and that no fraud or prejudice is "shown by the county clerk in making the jury selection." The arguments were con tinued to allow Bengtson's at torneys to cite authority or file other affidavits other than the one from County Clerk Marvin Madden as to selection of the jury list, and to allow the district attorney's office to file counter or explanatory affadavits. IPfP OErsAL COURT INTEGRATION MOV UPHOLDS SCHOOL Elf-J LOUISIANA Regional Edition Medford 55th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 22 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1960 No. 218 17 State Laws Declared To Be Unconstitutional Last Legal Hopes Lost in Decision BIS TILE At the point where new Highway 09 freeway will cross Table Rock rd., some 475 feet of 36-inch concrete tile is currently being laid as a passageway for a 6-inch water main. According to Clay Sugg, foreman of the project, the tile will allow water to escape in the event there is any leakage from the main, thus preventing undermining or softening of the M. C. Lininger and Sons, Medford, arc contractors for the job. new roadbed. In order for work1 to start on the Tablo Rock rd. overpass, the water main had to be laid first, because a detour must be built over the location, Sugg said. The picture above shows the tile being unloaded at the site. Considerable clearing work has been done recently in the area, and brush, some of which has already been burned, can be seen in the Permits for Trees To Be Available in National Forest BOND SALE APPROVED Salem-flJPl) - Public utility commissioner Jonel C. Hill to day authorized the sale by Oregon-Washington Telephone Co. of $1.5 million in five per cent first mortgage bonds and 19,000 shares of its no par value common stock. The pro ceeds will pay for construc tion, completion,, extension and improvement of current facilities. ' With Christmas again at hand, most ranger districts in the Rogue River National for est are now, or soon will be, issuing Christmas tree-cutting permits to area residents. The procedure for obtaining trees this year will be essentially the same as in past years. Tom Harlan, administrative assistant for the Rogue River National forest, said tree-cutting permits should be obtain ed from the ranger station having charge of a particular district. Personnel at the rang er stations also will direct per sons to the proper cutting areas. The types of trees in each district and the dates on which they will be made available, are as follows: Union creek Shasta fir will be available at $1 a tree. Permits are already being is sued and will be issued every day between now and Christ mas from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Available Free Butte Falls-A limited num ber of Douglas and White fir will be available free. Per- Multnomah County 'Moonlighting' Law Upheld by Oregon Supreme Court Salem -fUPil- The state law prohibiting "moonlighting." or holding a second job, by Mult nomah county employees is constitutional, the Oregon Su preme Court ruled today. The decision by Justice Al fred T. Goodwin reversed a decree restraining Multnomah County Sheriff Francis Lam bert from enforcing an order prohibiting outside employ ment by members of his de partment. A number of deputies under Lambert filed the injunction suit and the trial court held .1 that the statute was unconsti tutional. The legislature passed a special 1 a w pertaining to moonlighting in Multnomah county. Goodwin said there was no merit to the contention that limitation of the statute to Multnomah county made it unreasonable, arbitrary and "special or class legislation" plus the contention that It was unconstitutional as local leg islation. employees equal protection of the law or equal privileges and immunities. The decision said that the legislature in passing the law was "neither unreasonable or discriminatory." In a per curiam opinion, the court ordered a new trial for Lee Parker, 34, Portland in connection with the slaying of Robert Holloway, 46, Port land. Earlier the court reversed Parker's second degree mur der conviction but did not in- mils will be issued starling Dec. 6. The trees will come from an area which the dis trict wants thinned out. Prospect A limited num ber of Douglas and White fir trees will be made available under the same conditions as they are in the Butte Falls district. Ashland Information on tree-cutting in the Ashland district has not yet been made available. Applegale No Shasta fir Other species of trees will be available at two trees for SI. Permits will be issued starting Dec. 6. Klamath Shasta and Red fir will be available at $1 per tree; anything else is free. Per mits will be issued starting Dec. 1. Information on where to get trees in the Klamath district can be obtained from the U.S. forest service, Klamath rang er district, room 203, Klamath Falls post office, or at 111 Walnut St., in Klamath Falls A man will be on duty at the Pelican Scaling station at Rocky Point junction Dec. 3 and 4, and Dec. 17 and 18. He will sell permits and issue free use permits for the Klamath district on those two week ends only. Information and permits for tree-cutirig in all of the other districts should be obtained from the respective ranger stations. , He also disagreed that the! dicatc further disposition of law denies Multnomah county i the case. Seed Growers Told Reason for Concern Portland -UPD- Sen., Wayne Morse, (D-Ore.), told delegates to the 20th annual Oregon Seed Growers League conven tion Tuesday that Oregon farmers have reason to be concerned with present Im ports of cattle, sheep,- lambs, wool, oats, cherries filberts and fescue seed. Sites Foundation Announces Plans To Restore Hotel Plans to restore the U.S. hotel in Jacksonville to its condition during the pioneer town's heyday have been an nounced by Siskiyou Pioneer Sites Foundation. The Foundation plans to hold its December meeting In the hotel to inaugurate the work. Foundation officials said they hope restoration of the U.S. hotel will be the first step in a complete restoration of Jacksonville. Volunteer labor, materials and work supervision will be utilized in the structural reno vation of the hotel, the Foun dation said. The Medford Building Trades Council, through the efforts of Charles Crary, has agreed to provide labor. Jack Batzar, Medford, has volun teered his services as general contractor, and Jeffrey Shuic of the R. J. Keeney firm is the architect. Marquess and Marguess, Medford, will serve as consulting engineers. Certain woodwork and turn ings will be done by students in Jackson county school shops, the Foundation said, and local dealers are being approached to donate materi als. The Foundation's building committee said much material already has been donated or promised. Co-chairmen of the rebuild ing effort for the Foundation are Dr. Frank Haines, South ern Oregon college, Ashland G. W. Brewer, Jacksonville; and Jack Sutton, Grants Pass. Other groups prominent In the work include the Jackson ville Lions club and the Jack sonville city council. The Foundation said the first step in rebuilding will be to replace the balcony in front of the hotel. After this is com plete, the rear wall and the wing wall of the hotel will be rebuilt before the interior is restored. No Commitment Made on Voorhies Freeway Crossing The Jackson county court this morning read a letter from Medford Chamber of Commerce President Gerald Latham urging immediate ac tion on a proposed road and freeway overpass from Voor hies crossing to the North Phoenix rd. However, a letter from the bureau of public roads office in Portland did not commit it to construction of the over pass. County Judge Earl Miller said the county court has been working for two months to provide the cross -valley link, and he had written to the bureau Nov. 10 request ing inclusion of the overpass In the freeway construction program. "Situations involving urban expansion after construction of i the interstate (freeway) will undoubtedly develop In many areas. Each will be con sidered on its merits at the time plans for urban ex- Plea Made for Toys in Ashland Ashland The Ashland post of the American Legion made an appeal to Ashland citizens Tuesday for contributions of used toys to be repaired and distributed to needy children at Christmas. Toys may be taken to the Ashland fire hall or the Le gion can arrange to pick them up. Ashland firemen will make mechanical repairs. The toys will then be taken to the White City Domiciliary for painting and carpentry repair work. Further Information on the Legion's project may be ob pansion are made firm and funds for financing urban ex pansion become available," ac cording to the letter signed by R. J. McCIarty, acting region al engineer, bureau of public roads. Might Ba Eligible "Commitments cannot be made now for providing ac cess to areas tftat are expect ed to be developed at a fu ture time," McCIarty wrote. "However, it would appear that some of the more Impor tant crossroads to be develop ed in the future might be eligible for inclusion in either federal aid primary or second ary systems." ' Action to include any road in the federal aid system must be initiated by the state, the regional engineer explained. All pertinent data should be presented to the state high way department, he said. The matter may be discuss ed further with Division Engi neer Clifford G. Polk of the state highway department in Salem, McCIarty suggested. Latham wrote that the chamber's highway commit tee "can foresee serious con flicts caused by local traffic congestion on Barnott rd. at the freeway Interchange, They (committee members) are firmly convinced the crossing in the Voorhies area would tend to soften this conflict by diffusing a sizeable portion of the local traffic Latham wroto that the chamber's board of directors had approved the committee's recommendation, The Jack son county planning commis sion has also made such a recommendation. Miller has referred the mat ter first to highway commis sion engineers, then falling to get a satisfactory answer had New Oileuns-IUPll-A federal court today struck down state segregation moves and two white parents, the lone hold outs against a student boycott, slipped .their daughters in the back door of an integrated school. The court struck down one of the last legal hopes of Southern segregationists -the theory of interposition - and declared 17 state laws and five resolutions unconstitu tional. Segregationist leaders said it was a "sad moment" but indicated they would ig nore the ruling. Minister Braves Crowds It was almost too late. The two elementary schools that the court long ago ordered in tegrated were practically scg-regated-two , white students and four Negro students. The Rev. Andrew Foreman braved crowds of sometimes violent hecklers to take his daughter,- Pamela Lynn, 5, in tne back door of William Frantz Elementary School, Police held a crowd of about 100 persons at the front of the building. Second Child Enters Two hours after school be gan, a white woman who was attacked by the crowd Tues day led her child In the back door. Mrs. James Gabriel lc took Yolanda, 6, to school her self after asking for a police escort. The crowd missed her as she went in, but gave chase when she left the school. Mrs. Gabrlelle didn't run, and po lice stopped the women chas ing her. Guide Dog Saves Master from Injury Ashland Al Kinser and his guide dog, Timmy, who de liver the Ashland Tidings In the downtown Ashland dis trict each afternoon, escaped injury when glass from a fall ing window pane shattered on the sidewalk In front of them Tuesday morning. It was Tlmmy's aulck ac tion that kept his blind mas ter from being directly under glass that had been blown from a ninth floor window of the Mark Antony hotel at First and Main sts. This is the second time that Timmy, a black Labrador re- trievcr, has pushed his master from danger. Last year, the guide dog was presented a medal for bravery as the result of hav ing saved Kinser from a run away truck that veered across Main St. and crashed into a shop window. On that occa sion both master and dog suf fered minor cuts from flying glass. Kinser lives in Talent with his wife and children tnlned from Carrol Anderson Legion commander, or Clat- written the bureau of public ence Mathes, past commander, roads'. Properties To Be Assessed Under Commission Rule Assessors Decide On Harder Look Salcm-IUro-Millions of dol lars worth of property belong ing to fraternal organizations in Oregon will go on the tax rolls for the first time next year, the Oregon Tax Com mission said Tuesday. The exact amount is not known because most of tha properties involved have not been assessed. Commission Chairman Charels Mack said the decis ion was made by county as sessors at a meeting with the commission Nov. 21. A commission statement said the action is due to "ir regular practices" by assessors in various counties. Some assessors have not as sessed fraternal properties even though they are not ex empt under the jaw, the com mission said. The law says property of charitable, benevolent and sci entific institutions may be ex empt from taxation but to qualify, buildings must ba used solely for the purpose for which the groups are char tered. Questionable Area "It's been a questionable area for years," Mack said. Ha said the assessors themselves decided to take a harder look at those exemptions. Lane County assessor Ken neth Omlid said fraternal groups and lodges in the past have received full exemptions in Lane county. But he said the law did not support these exemptions, since "these groups are set up for the use and pleasure of members, and charitable work is not their primary concern.4 Robert Kline of Toledo, Lin- colnxounty assessor and presi dent of the: Oregon Associa tion of County Assessors, said he. believes- all 38 counties have some additional property that -will go on the rolls. Matter of Interpretation , Some buildings of fraternal groups are already on the tax rolls while in other counties buildings belonging to tha same group are not. "It's been a matter of Inter pretation of the law," Kllna said. "Assessors used quite a bit of latitude and the idea now is to make the whole thing uniform." Kline said state, tax offic ials gave the assessors an opln- . ion several months ago that ; it "appeared" that property of fraternal groups was taxable. Snowstorm Batters' Western New York By United Press International A fierce snowstorm pum mellcd western New York state today. It dumped up to 18 inches of snow on the Buffalo area, crippled transportation and closed schools. Drifts piled four feet deep in some outlying areas. Bitter cold gripped the Northern Plains in the wake of blizzards and fast-moving snowstorms and freezing weather speared deep into the Gulf states. Wind Blows Down Trees Near BF The Jackson county road department was called to clear two trees from Cobleigh rd., two miles from Butta Falls, after they narrowly missed falling on a car during last night's gusty winds. Lloyd Boussie, Obenchain rd., Butte Falls, told state po lice he was traveling north about 35 miles per hour when a tree nine Inches in diameter fell in front of the car. Bous sie was unable to stop, and ran into the tree. A limb caused minor damage to a car door. Another tree fell be hind the car, and Boussie had to walk out. County Engineer Robert J. Carstensen said the trees have been cleared from the road by now. Post Office Move To Seattle Started Portland -IUPD- They began hauling away equipment for the Northwest regional post office Tuesday night as Ore gon planned a last-ditch ap peal in court to halt head quarters' movement from here to Seattle. A fleet of trucks hauled away furniture and equipment from the regional headquar ters here. The official transfer was ordered by Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield to be effective Thursday. Coed Believed Kidnaped From Scene of Murder Portland -4UPH- Sheriff's of ficers said today they believed missing coed Beverly Ann Allan, 19, was abducted from the spot where her boy friend was slain last week end. Chances for the firl's life, "arc getting thinner all the time," Sheriff Francis Lam bert said. Officers believe Larry Ralph Peyton, 19, a student at Portland State Col lege here, died In a violent struggle to protect his pretty girl friend in a lovers' lane. He was stabbed 23 times and struck over the head. Search in the wooded For est Park area continued with out letup in hopes of finding out what happened to the girl and clues to the slaying of young Peyton. Sheriff's depu ties and bloodhounds combed the area without finding any thing to help them crack the case. Meanwhile funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday for Peyton,
