Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 07, 1960, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text6 A MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 7, I960 v Willi I:" II if Wjif.gnig" ill I I ifp 132 South Centra! Bedford Page i' I Ashland Council Passes Dance Hall Bill at Meeting Ashland - Routine business was handled by the Ashland city council in an hour last night, but the council bogged down on an emergency ordi nance which eventually was given unanimous approval. Discussed at length was dance hall ordinance present ed by City Attorney Harry Skerry. The action was taken as a measure to control dance halls and areas surrounding them. It was drawn up on the basis of state statute, and will be put into immediate effect. Included in the ordinance are a requirement that dance license must be applied for; a guarantee of an order ly house and surroundings; posted bond of $500: no intoxi cating liquors on the prem isee; no cancing between and 6 a.m., and a surety bond signed by 12 free-holders. The dance hall measure ap plies to all public places where admission is charged exceptions being social clubs or school groups giv i n g dances for charity or enter tainment. These may apply for temporary license without bond. Also excepted are com mercial dance schools and restaurants which have danc ing in connection with their service. Approval of the emergency measure was unanimous, and Police Chief Herb Hays was instructed to begin immediate enforcement. In other action, the council voted to act on a recommen dation of the planning com mission and deeded a 23-foot strip on Clark st. to the Pres byterian church for angle parking, leaving a 47 - foot street. A petition for crosswalk on Siskiyou blvd. in front of the Assembly of God church was approved, contingent upon an approval from the state high way representative who will visit Ashland this week. Beverage license renewals for Hamby's Drive-in and for the Oregon Foods Store were pproved; on petitions of prop erty owners, the name o Jackson si. will be changed to Lit way; a free o-minute park ing meter will be Installed for patrons of the city offices and windows at the city hall are to be painted in keeping with the surrounding Christ mas decorations. Upon receipt of the resigna tion of Arnold Bauder, who has moved to Portland, Mayor Richard Neill appointed Floyd 48 Survivors Rescued From Sunken Tanker New York -IUPII- Forty-eight survivors were rescued from Sinclair Oil Co. oil tanker that burned nnd sunk off the coast of Brazil, the U.S. Coast Guard reported today. Two crew members wore killed. The Coast Guard identified the ship as the S.S. Petrolore, a 50,000 ton vessel that was en route from the Cape of Good Hope to Port of Spain, Trinidad. The survivors had aban doned the doomed, blazing tanker and were picked up in lifeboats by the S.S. Mary Ellen Conway, a merchant ship that responded to the Petrolore's SOS. Afloat for Six Hours They had been afloat in two lifeboats for about six hours when the merchant ship res cued them Tuesday night. The Petrolore's death agonies had lasted nearly nine hours. A tank exploded on the 600-foot ship about 6:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, the Coast Guard said. The explosion was fol lowed by fire, perhaps the most feared hazard of all faced by oil tanker crews. The Coast Guard in Miami said the missing men were re ported to be the first mate and a deck hand. Their names were not available immediate ly. Packed Snow on Some Oregon Roads Salem -IUPH- The State High way Department today re ported packed snow at Gov ernment Camp, Warm Springs Junction, Willamette Pass, Meacham and Austin. There were icy spots at numerous locations as most areas had below-freezing temperatures. AUXILIARY MEETS Prospect The Prospect Lions Auxiliary held their executive meeting Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, at the home of Carol Drake. It was decid ed to hold a Christmas party Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the home of Mrs. Ralph Goodc Mrs. Alta Joscphson, presi dent, presided. Twelve mem bers arc present. Vogel to Bauder's position on the planning commission. The appointment received unan imous approval. Councilman Glenn Revel suggested that a study be made of the city's annexation and water supply problem "which must be faced even tually if Ashland is to grow." Brochures on the Talent Ir rigation district water use were distributed and will be the basis for discussion at the next council meeting Dec. 20. Khrushchev Sick With Influenza, Wife Discloses Moscow - IUPII - Soviet Pre mier Nikila Khrushchev has been ill in bed with what his wife called "a touch of in fluenza." A UPI dispatch from Mos cow .reporting his illness was held up by censorship from noon Tuesday until this morn ing. Mrs. Nina Khrushchev dls-j ciosca ncr oo-year-oia nus- band's illness to Mrs. Cyrus Eaton, wife of the American industrialist, Tuesday. There was no official an nouncement of the premier's illness, but he cancelled social appointments includinga Kremlin reception for United Arab Republic Vice President Abdel Hakim Amer Tuesday night, dnd a round of celcbra Hons today saluting Sino-So- viet friendship. Guest for Taa Mrs. Eaton was a guest for tea at the Khrushchev home outside Moscow Tuesday, and it was there she learned of Khrushchev's illness. Mrs. Khrushchev told her Mrs. Eaton said, that the pre mier was in bed with a chest cold and a slight temperature. and the doctor is not allowing him up yet. Mrs. Eaton quoted Mrs Khrushchev as saying "1 don't think it is anything serious. He has a touch of In fluenza, I think." 300 Cars Studied In Slaying Case Portland - IUPII - Detective Capt. Gordon Auborn said to day police have investigated 300 maroon car reports In the search for a missing coed and the slayer of her boy friend without turning up anything solid to help solve the case. The reports are continuing !o come in, he said. Auborn said the description of a car reported seen near where Larry Ralph Peyton. 10, was stabbed to death and Beverly Ann Allan abducted the week end of Nov. 26-27 was the most promising lead so ar. The car was described as a iaiu 10 moi model with a grille bar broken out, painted with a dull maroon primer coat and with a streak of black primer almost the entire length of the car on the pas senger's side. Auborn said he discounted reports of a red and white car seen In Spokane since the de scription did not tally. Reward for solving the case was upped to more than $2,000 l uesdoy. Grange Notes Upper Rogue Grange The Upper Rogue Grange held its monthly business meeting in the Grange hall Thursday, Dec. 1, with Master Eda Torronce presiding. Roll call indicated all officers but one were present. HEC Chairman Gay Cham berlain reported the Christ mas party will be held at Eastin's Rogue Haven Thurs day, Dec. 8, with a potluck luncheon at I p.m. An ex change of gifts will follow. Paul Torrance reported on Grange insurance. During the lecture hour eight men put on a comic square dance witn Arlee Ragsdalc doing the cal ling. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Chap man and Caroline Harding served chili and beans after the business meeting. Thursday evening, Dec. 15, will be the Christmas dinner at 7 p.m. with the Grange furnishing chicken. Members arc to bring salad, vegetables or dessert. Dougas Assessor's Funeral Thursday Roseburg - OTP - Funeral services will be held Thurs day for Morris Crawford Bowker. 61, Douglas county assessor, who died Monday fol lowing a cerebral hemorrhage. t it 61 it MODEL OF BOMBER-This is a full-scale model of the Bell D18BA, a supersonic jet fighter-bomber able to take off or land vertically and operate under combat conditions from small, easily concealed fields. Bell engineers say the D188A, powered by four wing-tip engines and two rear-fuselage en gines, will exceed Mach two in level flight. (UPI Telcphoto) Negro Borough President Guilty Of Conspiracy New York -WPD- It had been seven months and one hung Jury since Manhattan's first Negro borough president, Hu lan E. Jack, had sat behind his desk in the Municipal Building, but still he was jaunty and smiling Tuesday when he entered a courtroom a few blocks away. The smile vanished at 5:05 p.m. Jack, who receives $o,- 000 a year and Is the nation's highest-paid Negro in elective office, will probably never sit down at that desk again. Went for Remodeling A Jury of five women and seven men, after deliberating less than five hours in his sec ond trial, convicted him of two counts of violating the city charter by accepting a $4,400 loan from a whitu real estate operator, who was seeking city business, and of one count of conspiring with the real estate man to keep the loan a secret. The money went for remodeling Jack's six -room Harlem apartment. Jack was acquitted of fourth charge - accepting an illegal gratuity-but conviction on even one count meant he must give up his Job. Jack also faces a possible sentence of up to three years in prison and fines totaling $1,800. Judge Joseph A. Sara flte set Jan. 16 for sentencing and released Jack on parole. Jack's attorney said he would appeal. Letters Received In Newhouse Case Portland -IUPII- Three more secret witness letters have been received about the Oct 15 shotgun wounding of Ore- gonian production manager Donald Newhouse, police said today. The letters were In I ?sponse to the $10,000 reward offered for Information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailant who shot the news paper executive as he worked in a basement work room of his home. The reward money has been offered by the Oregonian and the Oregon Journal. Deputy State Fire Marshal Hurt in Crash Portland -IUPD- Mervin J. Gilson, 63, deputy state fire marshal, was one of five per sons injured in a two-car col lision on Barbur blvd. here. Gilson and his wife, Violet, 57, both of Salem, suffered lacerations and bruises. Mrs. Gilson also suffered a broken leg. Also injured were Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Beaslcy and a daughter, Vickie, 2. Their in juries were not serious. Portlander Presumed Drowned in Columbia Portland - (UPll - Thomas Harry Parker, S4, Portland, was presumed drowned in the Columbia river Tuesday after an accident on a dredging job near Dodson. Sheriff's officers said Park er was trying to free a chain on a barge when he fell Into the "bin" and was washed into the river with rocky ma terial. Grants Pass Justice Of Peace Appointed Salem - IUPD Gov. Mark Hatfield Tuesday appointed Louis L. Rafferty, Grants Pass, as justice of the peace for the Grants Pass district. He succeeds Lawrence A. Aochenbronner who resigned. In November Ac "nbrenner was elected Joseph!.. County district attorney. f 'VtV r i 7 4-H NEWS Phoenix Club The annual achievement program for the Phoenix 4-H club was held recently at the Community club m Phoenix. Glenn Klien introduced Mr. Witham from the First Nation- al Ba"k of Ashland who pre- They were: "iviiiMtja Willi uiua. Eight years, James Scott. Six years, Chip Buffington years, Kay DeMers, Lorna Fowler, James Higginbotham and Edna Welch. Four years, Rodger Fowler and Char lotte Whitlock. Three years, Robin Barnes, Spencer Buf fington, Judy Campbell, David Compton, John Higgin botham, Allene Harris, John Hughes, Christine Negles, Sharon O'Connors, Chris Prentice, Bonnie Simmonds, Susan Vroman. Second year, Jim Anderson, Susan Friffin, Dennis Hoff buhr, Carol House, G.iyle Ann House, Norman Hatcher, Ken neth Harris, Diane Hittle, Barbara Unruh. First year, Verna Adams, Glenn Atkin son, Mary Jo Campbell, Mike uompton, Barbara C o 1 lins, Bonnie Holmes, David Nun- ley, Linda Rasmussen, Wayne amgiey, uonnie Singley, Paul Sparks, Jo Ann Smith, Jackie Tuggle, Holly Thompson, and Louise Taylor. Chip Buffington of the beef club gave a demonstration. Lawson Scott of the Forestry club showed a film, "The 4-H Trail.", Several leaders from other clubs were present. Klien -was presented a elft from the Jackson C o u n t v Leaders association as a going away present. The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were served. Judy Campbell, Reporter. FIREPLACE SCREENS 1595uP Select your tcrten from Iht widt . variety of siin and finishes tn our largo display! FIREPLACE GRATES Heavy Duty All Sizesl iMOiii I KTjiy I j w 'uTl.7,. J '' fcti TS W .7?Ly ng r tow, J I fe''5aitl Moot ar tfcaMIM aemafaV 1 mi iTIJ ' 10 Mai XI5 Test Pilot Completes Work On Rocket Ship Edwards AFB, Calif.-OIPU- Scott Crossfield, daring test pilot who has devoted five years to development of the rocket ship X15, completed his toughest flight of the craft and quipped, "I'm out of work." For Crossfield, Tuesday's eight-minute flight of the 50 foot craft with the world's biggest airplane engine mark ed his 13th and last scheduled stint at the X15's controls. Nearly Ready For the government, the highly successful flight dem onstrated the XI 5 is nearly ready for a series of tests that is expected to climax next spring in the thrust to the edge of space 100 miles high and at speeds of 4,000 miles an hour. A pilot for either the Air Force, Navy or National Aero nautics and Space Adminis tration will be at the controls for the flight, but Crossfield will be there beside him, spirit at least. Life Repeatedly Risked The X15 has been Cross field's life since North Amer ican Aviation signed him in 1955 to make the preliminary test of the craft that at that time was only a dream he has repeatedly risked his life to make real. Asked following his final schedule flight what his most memorable moment has been, Crossfield said, "that occurred five years ago next Monday when they hired me to fly it." In Sharp Bank Crossfield in the Tuesday flight banked the X15 in a sharp 90-degree turn with en gine roaring, subjecting him self to the terrific force of six Gs, equal to six times the pull of gravity at sea level. He flew across the clear sky above this Mojave Desert base at speeds of around 1,900 miles an hour 10 miles high. Briefly he cut in the huge 57,000-pound thrust engine at full power, but he kept his air brakes on full-force to keep the craft's velocity down. Jury Seated for Idaho Murder Case Gooding, Idaho -IUPII- Testi mony was to start today in the first degree murder trial of Rodger Hall, 22, Crescent City, Calif., charged with the slaying of an Oregon man .in the summer of 1959. Four women and eight men were seated as jurors Tuesday. Hall is charged in connec tion with the fatal shooting of Dr. John Hunt, a plant pathologist from Portland. Dr. Hunt was killed in Au gust of 1959 while driving east to accept a position at Yale University. The man's body was found in his car in the desert near Bliss. CANAL DISTANCE Hawaii is 4,669 miles dis tant from the Panama canal. Your money btiyi more MUCH MORE at our storel Thli ii true because ALL of our prlcti are LOVr budger-stratching PRICES. And, what's more you got Famoui Brand quality in every bargain! Shop ACME HARDWARE and SAVE en your Hardware and Houiewarei Needs starting today! Take advantage of our 1-1' Budoat Plan. RED HOT SPECIAL! "Sunflame" Reg. 99.95 AQ99 Special , . " M Terma Terms $10 per mo. OPEN MONDAY tnciAiisis 245 S. Central at 10th IN O Merger of Protestant Church Groups Said Working in India San Francisco - IUPD - U. S. church leaders were told to day that a merger of the Pres byterian, Episcopal, Method is t and Congregatlonalist churches in India has proved to be "an unqualified blessing to all concerned." The statement was made by the Rt. Rev. J. E. Lesslie Newbigin, a bishop of the Church of South India which was formed by the four-way merger in 1947. Bishop Newbigin's report to the General Assembly of the National Council of Churches attracted special in terest because a proposal was made here Sunday for mer ger of the same four Protest ant denominations in the United States. Bishop Newbigin declined to comment directly on the U.S. merger proposal, put for ward by the Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk of the United Presbyterian church. But he said India's experience has shown that Protestant bodies of widely different traditions can unite "very harmoniously." Church Was Strengthened "We have learned a great deal from each other," he said. "The coming together of our churches has greatly strengthened the Christian witness in India." At a news conference. Bish op Newbigin said that the re sponse of rank and file church members to the merger has been "overwhelmingly favor able." He said the basic motiva tion for reuniting the church is not to achieve increased strength or efficiency, al though those are welcome by products, but to obey God's will. Divisions among Chris tians dishonor Christ," he said. "If we cannot live to gether in one family we have somehow misunderstood the gospel." The Rev. Dr. James I. Mc- Cord, president of Princeton Theological Seminary, Prince ton, N.J., told the assembly that the cooperation which Protestant and orthodox de nominations have achieved through such bodies as the national and world councils of churches is good, but "it is not enough." "The challenge of our times can be met by nothing less than a willingness on our part Grants Pass Man Is Fined on Game Charge Glen Lane, 25, of 809 NW D st Grants Pass, was fined $15 in Grants Pass justice of the peace court after state po lice arrested him Monday with 400 pounds of untagged deer meat. Lane pleaded guilty to the charges, was fined, and order ed by the court to give away all but 40 pounds of the deer meat. The meat was found in a deep freeze in the father-in-law's residence at 809 NW D st. Lane has been staying with his father-in-law, state police said. OIL HEATERS Oakhnd Heateis 129 50 and Up AND FRIDAY NITES QUALITY LOWEST PRICESI MOMf WARES ( Phone SP 2-5201 J to take a radical step forward in our quest for visible, cor porate unity," he declared. . At a business session Tues day night, the assembly adopt ed a resolution calling on U.S. church members to give "more vigorous support" to the United Nations and its specialized agencies and pro grams. The resolution said Ameri cans should "prepare them selves" for the possibility that this country "may find itself outvoted in the United Na tions on some issues" that arise in the future. 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