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fOLICEMAN INJURED A
away from a demonstration at
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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