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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1960)
eniietly Shears PI a si s four lefense -fiianges Regional Edition 20 Pages fOLICEMAN INJURED A away from a demonstration at U- " '"fir 44 l if J v ft XA : Ao 17 Whites Attend Integrated Class in Mew Orleans School Housewives End Blockade; Court Issues Restraint New Orleans -HIP1I- Seven teen white children went to classes in an integrated school today when angry housewives abandoned their blockade and the U.S. government stepped into the middle of the inte gration crisis. , The smallest crowd of hecklers since integration be gan stood in front of. William Frantz Elementary School to day and made little effort to stop the children from enter ing. Girls All Alone But at McDonogh 19, the city's other integrated grade school, three Negro girls were all alone for the seventh straight day of classes. A three-judge federal court, at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, issued a temporary restraining order against a law passed by the irate legislature setting up a new school board. The board would have been empowered only to borrow money, and the law would have authorized the legisla ture to run the New Orleans schools. It was the first time the federal government has taken direct action in the school crisis. The only earlier action was to obtain a restraining order to keen federal mar shals from getting arrested by state officials. Racial Discrimination Ruled Out in Cafes Washington -IUP1I- The Su oreme Court by a 7-2 vote tnriav ruled out racial dis crimination in bus terminal restaurant facilities if they are an "integral part" ot an interstate line's service to cus tomers. WEATHER FORECAST: Vallr-y foe tonltht and Tuesd.iv forenoon: other wise, lair Ihroiich Tuesday. Low tonishl 25. llllth TuMday 38-40. Temp. Highest Yesterday J' Lowest This Mornlni 2i Our Skies Tonight Sunset today J:' " Sunrise tomorrow 7:26 a.m. Mnonrlse lonlshl J!" Last Quarter Uec. 11 The planet .Mars. Is seen north Ar h. Mnnn tnnleht and Is now only 60 million miles away, the nearest It has been to the Earth slnre 195S. Medford Stores Will Be Open MEDFORD, OReOOW, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1960 bleeding policeman is lead Athens, Greece, by comrades Record Number of Oregoniaris Voted At Election Salem Official figures re leased today by the State Elections division show a rec ord number of Orcgonians went to the polls last Nov, 8 779,159, or 86.5 per cent of those registered. Elections Director Jack r. Thompson said the percentage was also a record. The official canvass con firmed winners reported from early, unofficial tabulations. The biggest spread in any contest was the 76,560 vote Stolen Car Found Pushed Off Cliff Oregon state police last night found a stolen car be neath a 200-foot cliff along the Greensprings highway near Lincoln. The car had been reported stolen to Med- ford' police earlier in the night. Cleland Boyd uarson, route 2, box 212, Central romi, told police he left the car parked on a downtown park ing lot about b:3U p.m., wiiiie he was in a movie. When lie returned at 12:20 a.m., the car was gone, he said. Meanwhile, someone spot ted the car over the cliff and reported it to state police. Po lice said the car, a 1959 mod el, was damaged beyond re pair. Police surmise whoever pushed the car over the cliff did it intentionally. There was apparently no one in the car at the time. Deputies Check' Attempted Break Jackson county sheriff's if ficers were investigating to day the attempted break in of the Butte Falls general store. The store manager reported nothing missing. Pry marks were observed on the door. BEING HELD Two 15-year-old boys arc being held in the Jackson county detention home fol lowing a hit and run accident yesterday, sheriff's deputies reported. The two youths are charged with knocking over a stop sign at Springbrook and Brookdale sts. in Medford. Tribune after 5,000 building workers social security law. i Nov. 8 margin for Democrat Ma'u rine Neuberger over Republi can Elmo Smith for the U. S. Senate short term. Short term totals were Neuberger 422,024 and Smith 345,464. Smith was closer for the long term, but less votes were cast. Long term totals are Neuberger 412,757 and Smith 343,009. Total votes cast for the short term were 767,581 com pared to 755,875 for the long term. Nixon Big Margin Republican presidential can didate Richard M. Nixon car ried Oregon by 40,658 votes over Democrat John F. Ken nedy. Totals were Nixon 408, 060 and Kennedy 367,402. In a close one for congress, Republican Edwin Durno ousted Democrat Charles O. Porter in the fourth district by only 4,075 votes out of more than 187,000 votes cast. The totals were Durno 96,022 and Porter 91,947. Other official results: Congress First district-Norblad (R) 144,743; Owens (D) 77,689. Second-Ullman (D) 62,690; Phair (R) 42,516. Third-Green CD) 157,243; Lee (R) 88,906. Secretary of State-Appling (R) 415,378; Swcetland (D) 343,461. State Treasurer-Belton (R) 390,868; Cook (D) 354,330. Attorney General-Thornton (D) 388,143; Francis (R) 358 489. shopping days left USE CHRISTMAS SEALS FIGHT TB 55th Year Price 10 Cents No. 222 rioted in . protest to a new (UPI Telephoto) Nine Arrested For Violation Of Drug Laws Portland -(UPD- Federal and city officers Sunday night and early today arrested nine per sons on charges of violating narcotics statutes. Eight of the arrests were made here and one at Dalles port, Wash. Lt. John Fraser of the po ice department's vice squad said the arrests were a joint effort between federal and city authorities. He said Ernest "Duke Ar nold, 38, Portland, was arrest ed near Dallesport Sunday night and was returned to Portland. Persons Notified Fraser identified those ar rested here at Leon Dudley Noah, 29;. Arthur E. Martin, 45; Monroe T. Evans, 36; George S. Poole, 40; John T. Jackson, 25; Cleo Kennedy, 30; Alfred Bennett, 34; and L. J. Houston, 34, all of Port land. All were to be arraigned today before U.S. Commis sioner Claire Mundorff. Sheriff E. C. Kaiser of Klickitat county said two oth er persons were arrested near Dallesport for investigation. City Council To Discuss Ordinance Ashland The Ashland City council will discuss an ordin anoe that would change the name of what Is now Jackson st. to Lakcview dr., at its meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. In other action, the council will hear a report of the street committee on a request for parking space near the pro posed new Presbyterian church. The water committee will report on a request from B. K. Yorton for water on his property adjacent to Nor mal ave. outside the city lim its. ASHLAND SPEAKER Ashland-Dr. Esby McGill assistant to the president at Southern Oregon college, will speak about, his newly devel oped speed writing method at the Ashland Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday at 12 noon in the Mark An tony hotel. Vreka Blaze Olaimslwins Yrcka Siskiyou County Sheriff Al Cottar is" investi gating the deaths of Debbie and Diane Carsn, 3-yea old twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Carson, who died in a flash fire at the family's home at Klkin's ranch near Mt. Shasta Sunday night. . According to Cottar, tne father, William, had poured some type of highly inflam- Duck, Chicken Parted After Carefree Week A lovo scan thai would have put somt of Shake speare's best tragedies to shame was enacted on South Holly st. in Medford during the week end. It all started when a care free white duck named Maynard struck up an inti mate, but respect able, friendship with lonesome brown chicken. The two lovers had a gay time all last week, but their romance was brought to a sudden and tragic halt Sat urday, because of a neigh bor and city police. The neighbor called po lice and said the two "foul" birds had been all over the neighborhood and to m e -thing should be done about it.' Police did their duty and : con tacted the respective owners of the birds. The owners came and got their disheartened pets and put them in their separate cages. Maynard was strick en with grief, and yesterday he ran away. The duck's owners fear that Maynard's grief may have led him into being "duck-soup" for ' a family . elsewhere in the city. : -'One" might now : It s .."Birds , do it. Bees do it. Even educated fleas do it. Oh, . why couldn't a lone some duck and a good-looking chick do It?" ' General Inspection Tonight for Guard Lt. Col. George H. Watson, Headquarters 6th U. S. Army, Presidio San Francisco, will be in Medford this evening for the annual general inspection of the Medford unit, Oregon National Guard.. The inspection will be held at the Medford National Guard armory at 8 o'clock. All interested residents are in vited to attend. In addition to the enlisted men and officers of the local unit, also present will be mem bers of the 41st Infantry head quarters division, Portland; Second Battle group, 186th Infantry headquarters, Eu gene, and regular Army ad visory representatives for Ore gon. Also invited to attend are State Representative and Speaker of the House Robert Duncan and representatives of Medford and Jackson county governments. The Medford unit includes 80 enlisted men and three officers. "Now, Hat Everyone Got One Of These Little Figurei And A for Shopping Until 9 O'Clock mable stove oil in a wood stove. Fire shot out of the stove settki-g the house oa f We. The two girls were trapped in a bedroom by flames. Tle house burncil t Uie grsund in about 30 minutes, CoKar said. The Mt. Shasta fire detri ment was called, however, most of the house bad burn ed by the time they were able to get to the scene. The mother, Nancy, suffer ed second degree burns over 60 per cent of her body. The father received second degree burns on his hands and face. A one month old baby was burned slightly on his face, Cottar reported. The mother was apparently holding the baby when the fire started, he said. Population of State 1,768,687 Washington-fllPl) - Oregon's official 1960 population as of April 1 was 1,768,687, final figures showed today. That compares with 1,756,- 366 listed in the preliminary report last August. The 1960 figure is a gain of 247,246 over' 1950, or 16.3 per cent. The state's largest city, Portland, had 372,676 in the final figures compared to 371,- 032 listed in the preliminary figures. Other top cities and their 1960 population Include: Eu Rene 50.977; Salem 49,142; Medford 24,425i Corvallis 20, 669,; Springfield 19,616; Kla math Falls 16,049; Pendleton 14. 434; Albany 12,926 and Bend 11,936. Other Oregon cities, Usted alphabetically. Include: Ashand 9,119; Baker 9,986 Beaverton 5,937; Coqullle 4,730; Coos Bay 7,084; Dallas 5,072;,. Forest Grove 8,628; Grants-Pass 10,118; Hermis- ton 4,402; Hillsboro 8,232; La Grande 9,014; Lebanon 9,858 McMinnville 7,656; Milton- Freeivater 4,110; Milwaukie 099; Newberg 4,204; New port 5,344; North Bend 7,512; Ontario 5,101: Oregon City 7,996; Oswego 8,908; Roseburg 11,467; St. Helens 5,022; Til lamook 4,244. Telephone Exchange Tax Funds Distributed Salem -lUTO- The State Tax Commission announced today that more than $54,000 in rural telephone exchange tax money has gone to 12 Oregon counties. The companies elected to pay a six per cent gross earn ings tax instead of ad valorem taxes on their exchanges and counties receive a share of the money. POLLS OPEN Central Point-Pblls will be open until 8 o clock tonight at the rural fire station for the annual election of Central Point rural fire protection district. Name of B. Sam Tay lor, whose present term ex pires, Is the only one on the ballot for a five-year term on the board of directors. Set Of Pins7" DOLL HIDES DRUGS This blue-eyed blonde baby doll led suited from a study requested to the arrest of a teen-age girl and two men at Belmont, by Kennedy during the cam Calif., on charges of possessing narcotics. Police, questioning paign and conducted by Sy- me gin, iouna neroin pinned panties. The girl implicated the Proposed At Howard Prairie To Be Considered Members of the Jackson county parks and recreation commission will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the Med ford city council chambers to discuss a proposed headquar ters building for the Howard Prairie recreation area and possible new arrangements with Johnston Stores, Med- ford, concessionaire at How ard Prairie reservoir. Robert Haworth, city-coun Police Arrest Man After Auto Chase Medford. police early Sun day morning arrested Aldcn George Yates, 18, of 2007 Griffin Creek rd., on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor follow ing a high-speed auto chase in downtown Medford. A patrol car chased the Yates vehicle on 11th St. from Central ave. to Ivy st., where Yates reportedly stopped his car to avoid striking another auto which had turned direct ly in front of him. During the chase, police said, the cars reached speeds of up to 70 miles an hour. Police found two hlf-emp- ty fifths of liquor and several empty beer bottles in Yates' car. He was lodged in the county jail.- Political Libel Indictment Issued Portland-OIPD - Another ar rest here today on a charge of political criminal libel in connection with material cir culated before November elec tion which attacked Monroe Sweetland, Democratic nomi nee for secretary of state Mrs. Helen Baldridge, Port land, was named in a secret indictment returned last Fri day by the Multnomah County Grand Jury. She was released on her own recognizance. Ear lier, four other persons were indicted here and one in Washington county. Porter Meets With Kennedy's Staff .Washington - (DPD -Rep. Charles O. Porter, defeated in his bid for re-election to Con gress in Oregon's 4th district, says he would be "delighted to accept" an appointment to the Civil Service Commission or in the Post Office depart ment if he receives an offer Porter, here for meetings with Robert Kennedy and other members of President elect John F. Kennedy's staff, added it was still too early to do anything but speculate on possible appointees. The Eugene Democrat said he would not stay in Washing ton unless he could get a job which he considers a real challenge. Porter Indicated he would rather return to Eu gene to practice law. Portland - (UPD Robert Van Houte of Heppner, superin tendent of the Morrow county School District, has been elect ed vice president of the Ore gon Education Association. to the inside of the doll s men In further questioning, (UPI Telephoto) Building ty recreation director, told the county court this morninc the commission hopes to have plans, architect s design, cost estimates, and a location se- lected for the proposed build- ng lollowing tonight s meet- ng. Copies of this informa- uon can then be sent to the bureau of reclamation for ap proval, and to the bureau of land management for its in formation. . Proposed Building The proposed two story building may be located north oi me spring ana west ot tne boat ramp where a . level space has been cleared, Ha worth explained- The lower story would include a coffee shop and restaurant and other facilities for recrealionists, and the,; second story would contain the caretaker's living quarters. Robert Johnston, of John ston Stores, has proposed that the county revise his contract to allow him greater leeway in mailing concession im provemenls or terminate his 18-month contract now and put the concession up for bid again. Then the concession would be on a long-term ba sis. Johnstons current con tract now has a year to run. Transient To Be Arraigned on Charge Thomas Ernest Smoot. 57- year-old transient, is sched uled for arraignment today on charges of armed robbery of a Safeway store in Medford Fri day night. District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder said this morning that he will charge Smoot specifi cally with robbery while arm ed with a dangerous weapon. He is being held in the county jail. Smoot was apprehended by city police only a block away from the Safeway store at 130 North Bartlett st. and only a few minutes after he had al legedly taken $599 In cur rency. He had the money in a paper sack and was armed with a revolver when stopped. Eugene Bennett Painting Wins Area Competition Winners 1". the first Area Art competition sponsored by Rogue Valley Art association were announced yesterday at a reception at Rogue gallery for submitting artists. Eugene Bennett, Medford, received the first place award for a painting of oil, enamel and sand which he entitled "Bronzed Basalt" and Betty Allen (Mrs. Eric W., Jr.) sec ond for a wood sculpture call ed "Obcah." Third place went to Lyle F. Matoush, Klamath Falls, for an intaglio etching termed "Apparitions." Winning honorable mention were Margaret Lee Black, Central Point, for a pastel en titled Navajo Woodhauler Robert Bosworth, Medford, for an untitled watercolor; Howard Hall, Klamath Falls for "Forest Pattern," an oil Thomas G.'Staley, Eagle Point, wood sculpture called "Triptych, Scherzo of the Fag Symington Tells Idea To Abolish Secr&tes President-Elect Promises Study Palln Beach, Fla. - (UPD - Sweeping changes In the American defense establish ment, including abolition of the Army, Navy and Air Force secretaries, with a pos sible annual saving of $8 bil lion were recommended today to President-elect John F. Ken nedy. After receiving the defense reorganization report from Sen. Stuart Symington (D Mo.), Kennedy said it was "an interesting and constructive study which I am sure will be carefully analyzed by the Con gress and the incoming ad ministration." The recommendations re- nungton and a committee of five members, including four former officials of the De fense Department. Streamlined Defense Principal aim of the recom mendations, according to Sy mington, was to streamline the Defense Department to meet the needs of the nuclear space age by eliminating "the arbitrary and ridiculous di vision between land, sea and air." The basic recommendations submitted to Kennedy: Elimination of the depart mental structure of the Army, Navv and Air Force, nlthnueri retaining the three services as separate military divisions. This would abolish the three civilian service secretaries. their undersecretaries and as sistant secretaries. -Replacing the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a joint staff, the chairman of which would re port directly to the secretary I of defense who would then, i report 6; the president. The -civilian command ot defense ! department would consist of a secretary, a dep uty secretary, an undersecre tary for administration and an undersecretary for weap ons systems: : : , Three Basic Commands ' ; -Establishment of three ba sic . unified military com mands: 1. Strategic. The offensive command to react in case of general andor nuclear at tack. 2. Tactical. To react in case of attack in a limited war. 3. Defense. Responsible for the defense of the United States. ; Symington said in two pre vious wars, this country had 18 months to prepare. In the next war, we'll be lucky to have 18 minutes." Off icers Alerted To Watch for Stolen Trees The Jackson county sheriff's office sent out an all points bulletin just before noon toi day alerting law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a truckload of stolen Christmas trees believed to be heading south. The Jackson county sheriff office said they received a call from the Ashland police that approximately 150 silver tip spruce trees already cut had been stolen from the property of Jack Newton, 520 Stadium St., Ashland, some time since S o'clock last night. Estimated value is $500 for the trees, which are between five and eight feet tall. -- gots" and to Jack Teeters, . Medford for a wood sculpture "Torso." The competition was onen to artists from Roseburg south to Mt. Shasta and the coast to Klamath Falls. Of the 127 en tries submitted, the Jury se lected 48 pieces for the ex hibit. Judges for the competition were Ruth Grover, director of Cascade Artists and an in structor in the Lincoln county art center; Sid W. White, pro fessor of art education at Ore gon State college; and James Robertson, curator of the Mu seum of Art, University of Oregon. 'The exhibit will continue, through Dec. 23. The Rogue Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon until 4 p.m. and Monday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. There is no charge and the public is invited to view the exhibit. Tonight
