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Plants, Animals
Insects Aboard
Five-Ton Vehicle
. Reds Said Capable
Of Man in Space
' Moscow - (UPI) - The Soviet
Union launched its third space
ship o the year today carry
ing plants, animals, insects
and two dogs named Little
Bee and. Little Fly.
A scientist at Britain's Jod
rell Bank University said the
feat shows the Russians now
are capable of putting a man
into space and bringing him
back safely.
"We expect a similar
launching with a man aboard
any day now," lie said.
Tass said the "Sputnik
ship," without the last stage
of the carrier rocket, weighs
about- five tons which makes
it the heaviest of all the man
made satellites.
The official Soviet Tass
news agency said the experi
mental animals are being
watched with radio-television
and telemetering systems.
Ivan Shevlyakov, chief of
the Moscow Planetarium's sci
entific department, said this
space shin is circling closer
to the earth than previous So
viet space vehicles.
"That means the present
space ship cannot, fly for a
long time," he said., "If -they
are not going to bring it down
to earth, it seems it will burn
up very soon in 'the friction
of the earth's atmosphere as
it gradually loses altitude. It
is flying ' very- ?close ' to. the
earth's atmosphere where the
friction is high.' We don't
know yet if they plan to bring
this space ship back to earth."
Tass said the spaceship is
circling the earth iri Jtjcigar-.
shaped orbit every. B8v6' min
utes. It is following jalpath
ranging from 115 miles above
the earth at its nearest point
to 164 miles at its farthest.
The1 vehicle is at a 65-degree
angle of inclination to the
equatorial plane of the earth,
and its radio transmitter is
operating on 19.995 mega
cycles. V
Home Rule Group
Member Resigns
The Jackson county court
Wednesday afternoon receiv
ed a letter of resignation frdm
Mrs. Lester (Vivian) Adams,
Applegate, regarding her posi
tion on the county home rule
committee. ,
In her letter ' Mrs. Adams
said that when she accepted
the appointment "I believed
I could fulfill previous com
mitments at the forthcoming
state legislature and still serve
the interests of fellow citizens
by working on this important
committee.
"The scope of the latter is
too great and the importance
too vital to receive less than
undivided interest.."
Earlier Wednesday the court
appointed E. K. Eicker to fill
a vacancy on the committee
created by the resignation
earlier this fall of Gordon
Hudson.
' Washington -0IP1I- The State
Department has banned aliens
living in this country from
traveling to certain Commu
nist areas of the world.
Land-Use Plans
Ready By 'Next
Land-use plans for Jackson
county should be completed
by next fall, it was learned
at last night's meeting of the
regional planning advisory
group.
The step will be to tie in
an over-all arterial plan, ac
cording to Lloyd Anderson, of
the bureau of municipal re
search, Eugene.
After that, right - of - ways
should be acquired as soon as
possible, followed by imposi
tion of setbacks along the ar
terial routes and a zoning
control for land bordering
the proposed arterial routes,
Anderson said.
The discussion of arterial
routes and connecting second
ary roads with the new free
way will be continued at a
meeting Wednesday. Dec. 21,
in the county courtroom.
County Judge Earl Miller
said.
Anderson said such meet
ings are the right step.' He
suggested that all proposed
plans be presented the group
so they could be discussed
and evaluated.
Regional Edition
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46 Pages. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER "1, 1960 No. 219
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L. L. SAWYER
Assumes Bench Position
Sawyer Sworn in
As District..Court
Judqe This Morning
L. L. Sawyer, 30, was sworn
in as district court judge this
morning . sh o r t ly after 8
o'clock.. The ceremony was
held in circuit court with
Judge James M. Main admin
istering the oath.
Sawyer was one of twp.law-
yers whose names were sub-
Fire Damages
Storeroom m CJ
Cave Junction - Fire dam
aged a storeroom behind the.
home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Yarbrough. Old Stage rd.,
Cave Junction about 11
o'clock this morning.
According to information
received, Yarbrough's broth
er, Ray, was operating a gas
campsfove in the storeroom
and attempted to turn it off.
The stove was reported to
have exploded.
The interior of the room
was burned as were the
articles stored there, includ
ing some fruit. '
Volunteer fire departments
from Cave Junction, Selma,
and O'Brien responded to the
call.
r LGU51TY M?ouia be
mi
alt, .Planners Learn
The next three-year road
development plan which the
county engineer will present
the county court for its ap
proval in January .might also
be presented the group. An
derson suggested.
The planning consultant
suggested developing inter
changes with the freeway as
early as possible. Two trouble
areas quickly showed them
selves during the discussions,
the Phoenix-Talent area and
Ashland.
Phoenix City Councilman
John Klassen pointed out that
Phoenix has only one "on
and off ramp" connecting the
freeway at Fern Valley rd.
Another crossing would be
beneficial, he indicated, to
serve both Talent and Phoe
nix..
Dr. Elmo Stevenson, South -
ern Oregon College president,
pointed out how both Med -
ford and Ashland have
doubled in the last 10 to 15
years. Ashland has one ar -
terial through the center of
town. Another arterial be
sides Siskiyou blvd. is needed,
55th
if Ji1n mih MjMfciBt
mitted to Gov. Mark H. Hat
field for consideration for the
post. Leroy Bashaw had re
signed as district judge effec
tive, today. Sawyer was noti
fied of his appointment about
6 p. m. Wednesday... .,
- The new judge moved to
Medford in August,.. 1959,
where he has been in private
practice with Robert Dickey,
Medford lawyer. , ;
A graduate of the Univer
sity of Oregon Law school,
Sawyer passed the state bar in
1959. He received his under
graduate work at Willamette
universiay. Born in Redmond,
Ore., Sawyer attended Port
land schools and was grad
uated from Salem High school.
He had served as a sales
man and was on active duty
with the U. S. Navy for two
years. He is tmrrenly training
officer for the Medford Nav
al ResrvB Electronics Divi
sion with the rank of lieuten
ant in the Naval reserve. Saw
yer is also a member of the
Jackson County Bar associa
tion. " , "'
The new judge and his wife,
Annette, have four children.
Shannon, 7, Lauren, 6, and
twins, Michael and Eric, 2.
be said. Ashland is now work
ing on a street plan for the
city and surrounding area, it
was reported.
' Carstensen said the1 Marion
county point system to decide
priority on road programs
might have some merit. Ac
cording to this system, each
road is given certain points
based on number of cars using
it, whether school busses use
it. if it is a mail route, pro
vides access to a major tim
ber area, leads to industries
(based on t number of em
ployees). Carstensen opened last
night's all -county meeting
with a brief talk on the
county's road program.
He admitted he does not have
comprehensive long range
'plan for road development
1 because there is no back-
i ground of data on which to
1 base such a plan.
"I hope with development
of a county land-use study to
1 have such a rlan. Otherwise
I'm at a loss to know what
kind of roads to build," the
county engineer remarked.
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Year Price 10 Cents
Tribune
School Support,
Medicare Money
To Be Included
Salary Increases
Indicated in Plan
Salem - IUP1I - Gov. Mark
Hatfield , was expected : to
recommend a record 1961-63
state .budget this afternoon,
eclipsing the $313 million gen
eral fund figure for the cur
rent bienniumr
Hatfield has indicated his
budgel will include money to
get the federal-state medicare
program rolling, more state
support for schools and salary
increases for state workers
and employees of the state
system of higher education.
He was expected to ask for
a $10 increase per census
child and tills would make
basic school support for each
child from the state $115. The
idea is to permit a cut in
local property taxes.
: A $10 increase would cost
the state another $17 million
a biennium.
If Hatfield follows the
recommendations of his ad
visory committee on medi
care, : he will recommend
some $2.8 million in state
money to get the medical care
.plan for aged underway next
July 1. This would pe match
ed by federal funds
Scholarship Program
; Hatfield said earlier the
budget will include $75,000
for an expanded state scholar
ship program. . . i ' - :
He also announced previous
ly, that he is recommending
an increase in the share of
state liquor revenues to cities.
The recommended hike from
10 to 15 per cent would give
the cities another $1,830,630.,
Wednesday Hatfield work
ed all day on his message to
the legislature.
Washington - (UPII - Mrs.
John F. Kennedy picked up
her infant son for the first
time today and gave him his
noon bottle feeding.
WEATHER .
FORECAST: Cloudy lonlgli I
and Friday morning with rain
showers In valleys and snow
showers ahove 3,500 feet. Part
ly cloudy and a few showers
Friday afternoon. Low tonight
35. High Friday 45.
Highest' Yesterday 63
Lowest This Morning 43
Prec, to 10 a.m. Today 55
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:40 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow ....-7:22 a.m.
Moonrlse today 4:15 p.m.
Moonset tomorrow .... 6:37 a.m.
Full Moon ; Dec. 2
This month Venus : sets later
and Mars rises earlier eacli
eveninc and hoth planets be
come brighter. At the end of
the month Mars will be nearly
as bright as Sirius, the bright
est star.
"If WeHurry, We'll Finish Just In Time For
The New Tenant To Redecorate"
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OLD FASHIONED PUMP Dallas Purcell and his family live
in the wilderness north of Table Rock. They have no elec
tricity and no telephone. Purcell is shown demonstrating the
use of one of the family water supplies, an old fashioned
hand operated water pump. A natural underground spring
provides other water.
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Being Held
iri Nearby.-' Hills
By JOHN STAFFORD
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
(C) 1960
Dallas Purcell is not a crack
pot! At least he claims he
isn't, and after talking with
him, visitors are inclined to
agree. Purcell is a deeply
religious and dedicated man.
He is so religious that he
has taken to the hills far re
moved from civilization and
donned a robe similar to that
pictures show Christ wearing.
He has a beard and wears
sandals. At first glance,' Pur
cell looks somewhut- similar
to pictures of Christ.' How
ever, lie doesn't claim to be
attempting to imitate Christ
in. any way, ,r ,,;.,..,.,,
He lives far back in the
hills about 23 miles northeast
of Medford with his wife and
daughter. His house is three
miles from the nearest public
road. It takes about 30 min
utes on a dry day to reach
Pur-cell's home. The road is
plain dirt, rutted and steeply
inclined. On a wet day any
hope of reaching .his house
by car is remote.
Visitors Welcome
This is the way Purcell likes
it. Although he doesn't dislike
visitors, he finds the solitude
his retreat holds to be ideal
for quiet thought and medita
tion. However, visitors are
welcome and Purcell enjoys
having people come up to see
him.
Dallas is a newcomer to the
Rogue valley area. He is a
rare individual. He gave up
an attractive profession as a
psychologist to move to his
present home and adopt a new
way of Hie.
He is not a religious fanatic,
isn't trying to gain a religious
following and isn't seeking
publicity for what he is doing.
He is perfectly happy remain
ing back in the wilderness
unnoticed.
But the fact is that some
of his activities could benefit
all of us.
He is conducting a survival
test which has' attracted the
interest of government, officials.
mm
wsm.
The lest centers mainly
around storage of food and
equipment in caves dug into
the side of a mountain behind
Purcell's house. He has clean
ed out some of the caves and
is working on others.
when we stopped to see
Purcell, he had been walking
in the woods near his house.
He does this often in his spare
hours. Although it was a cold
day, he w,as clad only in his
robe and sandals. R'. E. Nealon,
bur companion, had brought
some mushrooms, knowing
that Purcell might enjoV them.
He is a vegetarian. . f
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By Salesmen
A Medford woman has been
besieged in recent days by a
number of salesmen and de
livery men who have, been
bringing things to her. home,
which they claim she ordered.
and which she . claims she
didn't.
The woman told police yes
terday that since Nov. 18, she
has had groceries, flowers and
soft drinks delivered to her
home. In addition, swimming
pool and automobile salesmen
have knocked al her door,
claiming they were keeping
appointments, which, she .her
self arranged.
But yesterday was the last
straw. At 3 o'clock in the
morning a' wake-up service
called and informed her that
it was 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. And, in the afternoon, a
large truck load of slab wood
was dumped on her front
driveway.
She called in police.
Police today arc investigat
ing the incidents. They are
working on the assumption
that anonymous deliveries are
someone's idea of a practical
joke.
LA Firm Bids Low
On Highway Tunnel
Sacramento-OJI'II - The state
has received a low bid of
$3,431,743 to build the Ore
gon Mountain Tunnel on U.S.
Highway 199 about two miles
south of the Oregon state line.
The tunnel will be 1,835
feet' long, with a 28-foot two
lane roadway and two-foot
safety sidewalks.
Lowest of 11 bidders Wed
nesday was Grafe-Caliahan
Construction Co., Los Angeles.
The project is one of three
construction jobs required to
complete the relocation of
U. S. 193 at Hazclview Sum
mit. Grading is now in pro
gress on the 1. 4-mile north ap
proach to the tunnel.
A third project, still to be
financed and advertised, will
involve paving the north ap
proach and construction of the
2.5-mile approach to the south.
AMA To Forcefully
Promote Philosophies
Washington-IUHI-The Ameri
can Medical Association indi
cated today it would force
fully promote its medical care
philosophies during the forth
coming White House Confer
ence on the aging.
to Kennedy
Administration
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent
Washington (Special) The Kennedy Administration may
determine whether Rep. Charles O. Porter, Oregon's recently
defeated congressman, slays on in Washington or returns to
his Eugene law practice to gel set for a return match with
his successor. Rep.-elect Edwin R. Durno of Medford.
Congressman Porter is interested in the possibility of an
appointment to some reasonably high post in the. new Demo
cratic Administration which takes office Jan. 20 with tlie
inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.
If he receives such an appointment, Porter will remain
in Washington with no plans for returning to run again for
his Fourth district congressional seat in 1962.
If the sort of position he would like to have docs not
matcralize, Porter is planning to return to Eugene in January
and to begin mending his political fences while resuming his
law practice.
Civil Service Position Rumored
There are rumors going around that he may be appointed
to tlie Civil Service Commission, where two vacancies will
open up this winter. This would be an ironc repetition of
history. The congressman Porter succeeded, Harris Ellsworth
of Roseburg, was appointed to the Civil Service Commission
after he lost his seat to Porter in the 1956 election. Ellsworth
stayed two years , in that post before retiring to his home
in Roseburg.
If Porter should take a federal position, he will be follow
ing a familiar pattern. More defeated ex-congressmen seem
to stay on in Washington than return home, if their party
is in control of the executive brance.
In addition to Ellsworth, following tlie 1956 Democratic
victory tide in Oregon ex-Rep. Sam Coon of Baker landed
a job with the foreign aid agency, International Cooperation
Administration, after his defeat by Rep. Al Ullman. Coon
was deputy director of 1CA in Peru, but after two years he
pulled out with a blast of criticism and returned to Oregon.
Douglas McKay, who quit the cabinet to sock Sen. Wayne
Morse's seat in 1956, was brought back to Washington after
his defeat to become chairman of the International Joint
Commission, tlie agency which
ship the principles on which
ment with Canada for uonor Co
Lowell Stockman Left Voluntarily
Guy Cordon, following his 1054 defeat by Richard L.
Neuberger, stayed in Washington to open an office here to
represent a number of Pacific Northwest interests, includ
ing the so-called O&C counties of western Oregon and sev
eral private power companies
gon Power company). i
About the only recent Oregon congressman to leave here
voluntarily was Lowell Stockman of Pendleton, but' even .Vic
hankered after a federal appointment which failed to ma
terialize. Stockman retired
gressional set after 10 years,
his desire to be appointed to
Reserve Board. He first went
now has a trailer court at Seattle.
Porter has greater interest iri some position involving
international affairs especially disarmament of Latin Amer
ican aftairs-than domestic matters. His chances will in large
part depend upon Kennedy's choices In the cabinet, notably
Secretary of State jind .UN .Ambassador. ,
Last week end Porter went to New York and visited the
UN headquarters to become
He is hopeful that If Adlnl
Secretary, that he will be appointed UN ambassador and that
an opportunity might develop
Property Owned by
Fraternal
To Be Reappraised
County Assessor Ray Schu
macher said yesterday that
tlie recent Oregon tax com
mission ruling that all prop
erty belonging to fraternal, or
ganizations is assessable will
mean that appraisers will have
to reappraise all such proper
ties in Jackson county.
He said the ruling also ap
plies to most church proper
tics. "That means all proper
ties owned by churches not
used solely for religious pur
poses," the county assessor
said.
"I have no Idea how much
more lax money this will
mean to Jackson county,"
Schumacher said. "But the
new directive will apply to all
fraternal organizations such
as lodges and clubs. This will
probably mean many appeals
which must go directly to the
state tax commission since no
county board of equalization
is allowed to grant tax exemp
tions." . 1
"One good thing this direc
tive will do, it will put the
problem of exemptions right
in the laps of the slate legisla
ture. 'Legislators will be
forced to 'pass new laws more
correctly defining various
types of tax-exempt organi
zations. Now there is no
means to . positively identify
tax exempt organizations. This
is one of the biggest head
aches an assessor has," Schu
macher pointed out.
Armroved at Meeting
The action was approved at
a Nov. 21 meeting between
the state tax commission and a
committee, of the Oregon As
sessors' association, Schumach
er said. It will apply to such
lodges as the Elks, Eagles,
Moose. Shrine. Masons, Odd
Fellows. Knights oi ryinias,
community clubs, Grange
halls and labor . union halls
and buildings, the county as
sessor added.
If the organizations arc
renting quarter.?, the taxation
will apply only to the proper
ty they own, he added.
Unlil now, taxation of such
groups varied from county to
county in Oregon because of
different int erpretations
placed on a law exempting
uture
worked out under his leader-
the recently-announced agree-
umbia river dams was based.
(including The California Ore
from the Second district con-
and after being disappointed -in
a 14-year term on the Fedcrnl
into the lumber business,- i5ut-
acquainted with its operation.
Stevenson is not named State
in that area.
Groups
benevolent, charitable and sci
entific institutions from taxa
tion. The tax commission inter
preted the statute to mean
that such organizations are
not exempt from taxation be
cause most are set up for the
use and pleasure of members,
and benevolent and charitable
work isn't the primary con
cern in operating lodge build
ings, Schumacher said.
Lumumba Reported
To Be Safe in Kasai "
Leopoldville, The Congo-
IUPII Deposed Premier Patrice
Lumumba has reached Lulua-
bourg, capital of Kasal Prov
ince, where he is under the
protection of Ghanaian troops
of the United Nations force,
a Congolese army source re
ported today.
Hill-Burton Funds Are
Sought for Old Hospitals
Mayor John W. Snider said
today that the recent Ameri
can Municipal association con
vention adopted a resolution
urging Congress to make fed
eral Hill-Burton funds avail
able for renovation and re
construction of old hospitals,
such as Mcdford's Sacred
Heart hospital.
If the resolution is enacted
Into legislation by Congress,
Snider said, Sacred Heart
"would probably" be able to
qualify for the funds. At the
present time, Hill -Burton
funds are available only for
construction of new hospitals.
Mayor Snider returned by
plane last night from the
AMA convention held in New
York city. He said approxi
matcly 1,400 municipal and
government officials from
throughout the U.S. attended
the session.
The mayor attended the
convention both as a repre
sentative of Medford and as
president of the League of
Oregon Cities.
Mayor Snider was a mem
ber o the AMA resolution
Michigan Man To
Be Assistant
State Secretary
Specializing in
Africa Scheduled
Washington - ll!P0 - Gov
Abraham Ribicoff of Con
necticut today was named
by President-elect John F.
Kennedy to be secretary of
health, education and wel
fare in his new cabinet.
Washington -IUPU- President
elect John F. Kennedy today
announced his selection of
Gov. G. Mennen Williams of .
Michigan as assistant secre
tary of state for Africa in the
new administration. .
This was the first major
appointment announced b y
the incoming chief executive.
Kennedy called the post for
Williams, 49, "a position of
responsibility second to none
in the new administration."
"The fate of Africa which
is now the object of a giant
Communist offensive will af
fect vitally the security of
every citizen of the United
States," Kennedy said.
i Williams, who conferred
with Kennedy at breakfast, ,
was the first of four men who
have been mentioned for top .
jobs in the Kennedy adminis
tration. Busy Schedule Planned
Also on the schedule was
Connecticut Gov. Abraham A.
Ribicoff, who lias been men-
tioned for several cabinet
Postsi Rob.e''t Lvett, former
. miiiuuuu jhc
Truman Administration
fense , and - State Department ,
official; - Rep. Stewart Udall
(D'Arif.), a possible interior -secretary,
and several Senate -and,
party leaders whose ad
vice, r.would be expected to
Weigh' heavily in lop appoint-
ments.'.--
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MENNEN WILLIAMS ;
Job of Responsibility
Road Conditions
Vehicles needed chains
for travel over the Green
Springs ori Highway 66, ac
cording to the morning re
port received by state po
live. Conditions were
, thought to be improving
this afternoon although
snow was- falling. There
were four inches of snow
on the route this morning
and plows were operating.
Chains were not required
on the Siskiyous early this
this afternoon although they
had been needed' earlier in
the day. The route was
"pretty well cleared" of
snow. Flurrios of snow were
falling but not sticking.
State police advised that
motorists should be prepar
ed with chains for travel at
higher elevations.
committee which framed the
aid - to - hospitals resolution,
later submitted to the convcnr
tion as a whole.
He said the AMA feels
there is a need to aid old hos
pitals in financing renovation
and reconstruction. It was
pointed out to the resolution
committee, he said, that 20
per cent of the existing hos
pitals in the U.S. are "obso
lete." -" .
Snider said the convention
mainly concerned itself with
a discussion of the financial
problems of cities.; Nothing
practical was suggested dur
ing the discussion of munici
pal financial problems, accord
ing to the mayor, which Med
ford as a city has not already
considered. 5
While in New York, he said,
he talked with Mayor De Les
seps Morrison of New Orleans
regarding the integration prob
lems facing that city. He said
he sympathizes with Morrison
and admires him because of
his determination to enforce
the integration laws, whether
I or not he agrees with them.
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