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ASF IN 9 mm Rogue Valley Edition Medford No. 228 MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1960 20 PAGES SECRETARY APPOINTED President-elect Rusk, president of the Rockefeller Founda- Sen. John Kennedy held a press conference tion, as secretary of state. Rusk and Ken- Gt his Palm Beach, Fla., vacation home to- nedy are shown during the press conference, day and announced the appoinment of Dean (UPI Telephoto) Secretary of State ECennedy ean iusk to Post Palm Beach, Fla.-IUPD-Presi-dent-elect John F. Kennedy today announced the appoint ment of Dean Rusk as secre tary of state. Kennedy also announced that Adlai E. Ste venson . had accepted Kenne dy's offer of appointment as U.S. ambassador to the Unit ed Nations. . The President-elect also an nounced the selection of Rep. Chester Bowles (D-Conn.) as undersecretary of state.; Rusk, 51, a native of Chero kee county, Ga., is now presi dent of the Rockefeller Foun dation and served during the Truman administration as as sistant secretary of slate for Far Eastern affairs. Stevenson, former gover nor of Illinois, was the Demo cratic presidential candidate 5n 1952 and 1956. Bowles is a former ambassador to India. Kennedy announced his long - awaited selection of a sercretary of state in a tropi cal patio of his ocean-front villa here. Rusk was at his side, having arrived here Sun day night. Before the appointments were made public, Kennedy and Rusk conferred by tele phone with Stevenson who was offered the U.N. post last week, but deferred accept ance until he knew the iden tity of the secretary of state. Kennedy was high in his praise of the three appointees and spoke briefly of his hopes for American foreign policy. "My hope in the coming years is that the foreign pol icy of the United States will be identified in the minds of the people of the world as a policy that is not merely anti Communist, but is for free dom ..." Kennedy, with Rusk in cm- nhatie agreement, said that Court Refuses To Halt New Orleans Washington - 0IPD - The Su preme Court refused today to halt integration of New Or leans schools and strongly in dicated that Louisiana's pack age of anti-integration laws is unconstitutional. Unanimous Opinion In a brief unsigned but unanimous opinion, the court turned down the state's re quest that integration in New Orleans be stopped for the time being pending an appeal from a lower three-judge fed eral court. Today's decision does not close the door for the state Bedford Stores Will Be Open 55th Year Appoints the goals of American foreign policy would be "peace, free dom and the pursuit of a just life." The President-elect said he decided on Rusk "after a long and careful study because it seemed to me that he was the best man for the office." Ken Senate Appointment To Be Announced By Court Tuesday Who will be appointed to the state senate is still any body's guess. The county court said this morning they would not make the appointment decision un til tomorrow, and refused even to indicate who two of the likeliest candidates might be for the spot soon to be va cated by Dr. Edwin R. Durno, successful Republican candi date -for fourth district con gressman. "I have no committments or ties with anybody or any group," County Judge Earl Miller said. While talking to Edd Rountree, publisher of the Ashland Tidings, Miller indicated he would go to Ash land to talk with people of that area before making his decision tomorrow. County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt and County Com missioner Ralph James, who is the only Democrat on the court, refused to drop any hints after Durno's official resignation notice was. re ported Sunday. The county court is not bound by the Jackson County Republican Central commit- Integration to continue its appeal efforts. But the court bluntly said the objections raised by Louisi ana to the lower court action were "without merit." Disagree, With Legislature It took sharp issue with the series of special laws passed by the Louisiana legislature to prevent integration of two previous all-white schools in New Orleans. .. The court declared: "The scope of these enactments and the basis on which they were found in conflict with the Con stitution of the United States are not matters of doubt." Price 10 Cents Tribune nedy met Rusk for the first time only last week, but he was deeply familiar with the background of his cabinet se lection. Rusk was particularly rec ommended to Kennedy by some of the current key offi cers of the State department. tee's recommendation of Mrs. Stephen G. (Eve) Nye, un successful candidate for the state legislature. However, Jackson. county's official and unofficial Repub lican politicians seem to be lining up behind either Mrs. Nye or Lyndel Newbry, opera tor of the Newbry Orchards packing house in Ashland. Newbry seems to be backed strongly by the fruit growers and packers here and Mrs. Nye almost entirely by the central committee. With a strong drive on organizing the pickers in Oregon expected for next harvest' season the fruit people feel they need a close ally in the state legislature. Other Possibilities Other possible appointees include Frank Bash, Califor nia Oregon Power company vice president and recommen dation of the Coos Bay school superintendent; Ed Branch field, Medford attorney; E. A. Littrell, Medford businessman active in civic activities, former state legislator, and Don Stathos, Medford insur- anceman, who was reported to have the inside track for the central committee's recom mendation until a close vole swung support to Mrs. Nye. USE CHRISTMAS SEALS FIGHT TB shopping days left Three Die In Car Accidents A Medford woman was kill ed in an automobile accident Sunday evening about one half mile south of Medford and two men, injured in a Friday traffic accident, died of injuries at Sacred Heart hospital during the week end. The three deaths raises to 22 the number of persons kill ed in traffic accidents in Jack son county this year. The same number died on the county's highways for the entire year of 1959. Killed Sunday was Mrs. Nell Verna Beaman, 59, 32 Myrtle St., passenger in a car operated by her husband, John James Beaman, 53. Bea man was reported in fair con dition at Sacred Heart hos pital. James A. Murphy, 43, died at 11 p.m. Saturday and Milton E. Stafford, 62, died Sunday at about 6 a.m. from injuries they received In the Friday traffic accident on Crater Lake highway near the Steve Wilson shop. Both were members at the White City Veterans Administration dom icilary. Serious Condition In serious condition at Rogue Valley hospital are Frank Frederick Ewald, 49, and Orvella Ada Ewald, 55, both of 305 Laurel st. They were passengers In the Bea man vehicle. Mrs. Ewald is re ported suffering from possible head and chest injuries and Ewald with facial lacerations and possible head injuries. Reported in satisfactory condition at Sacred Heart hospital are Kenneth Dean Gorman, 54, and Mildred V. Gorman, 43, both of 2722 Merriman st. Gorman was op erator of a vehicle which hit the Beaman vehicle head-on just north of Kim's restaurant on Highway 99, according to state ponce. State police said the. acci dent occurred about 8:25 p.m Witnesses told police that the Beaman, vehicle was south bound on Highway 99 and had started to make a long angling left turn into Char lette Anne rd. when it was struck in the outside north bound traffic lane by the Gor man car. Critical Condition Still reported in critical condition at Sacred Heart hos pital today are Julian A. Marks, 53, VA domiciliary, who was also injured in the Friday accident and Carl Rich ard Harrison, 32, of 56 Perry dale ave., office manager at Mf. Shasta Youth Drowns in Lake Dorris, Calif. - IUPD - A Mt. Shasta youth drowned in the freezing waters of Indian Tom lake near here Saturday dur ing a duck hunting outing with two companions. The victim was John Dale Hottenstein, 17, Mt. Shasta High school senior. His hunting partners, Rob ert Miller and Lewis Mura, both 17, Mt. Shasta, told Sis kiyou county sheriff's depu ties ice on the lake collapsed under the victim as he ran out on the lake to retrieve a duck he had downed. The body was recovered. Film Showing Set In Medford Tuesday The first showing in Med ford of films taken of the "riots" in San Francisco dur ing the Unamerican Activi ties committee hearings there in May will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13. at 7:30 p.m. at the Medford High school, The film is being sponsored by the John Birch Society, a group of patriotic citizens, with the cooperation of the Medford school system. The film, entitled "Operation Abolition," was produced by Washington Video productions and was taken from news sound films taken at the scene by news cameramen. The showing is free. Salem-iliPIi-A burglar kick ed a janitor in the stomach and took nearly $800 in cash and merchandise Sunday from McEwan s photo shop in north east Salem. the Double Dee Lumber com pany, Central Point, who were injured in the Friday accident. According to state police, Marks, Murphy and Stafford were traveling in a car north bound on Highway 62 and had made a left turn into a park ing lot. It was reported that the rear of the vehicle extend ed into the southbound lane and was struck by a pickup truck. Harrison was thrown from the pickup in the col lision and is believed to have been the operator of the ve hicle. Funeral arrangements . for Mrs. Beaman will be announc ed by Siskiyou funeral serv ice directors, Chapel of the Trees. Perl Funeral home is in charge of arrangements for Murphy and Stafford. By United Press International At least six persons were killed in Oregon week end traffic accidents. This brought the state's toll for 1960 to 435, compared to 454 at the same date last year. The victims included Nell Verna Beaman, 59, Medford; Dale Eldon Smith, 35, Bly; Mary Jane Bent, 47, Salem; Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, 65, Huntington, and James Mur phy, 43, and Milton Stafford, 62, both of Camp White near Medford. State Highway Commission OKs Building Program Salem - (UPI) - The Oregon Highway Commission today approved a 1963-64 highway construction program of $42,- 180,000 with nearly halt ol It going for primary highways. . ..The. program , earmarks $21.3 million for primary con struction plus these sums for other work: Urban $6,050,- 000; state secondary $7,34,0 000: county secondary $7, 490,000. The commission postponed a decision on whether to ban car traffic at. Cannon Beach until it hears a Portland dele gation Friday which favors the action. A group of Portlanders who have beach homes at Cannon Beach recently petitioned the commission for the closure claiming that cars have made the beach dangerous. State Highway Engineer W. C. Williams said since then the department has com municated with Clatsop coun ty and Cannon Beach city of ficials and they "vigorously oppose" the closure. He said he had a petition from resi dents of Cannon Beach, bear ing 15)0 signatures against re moval of the traffic. This is more signatures than the peti tion for removal. Los Angcles-(UPD-Dr. R. Ber nard Finch today won the right to argue motions seek ing his freedom from charges of murdering his wife on murdering his wife on grounds a third trial would place him in double jeopardy. "What's Thi Ugly Rule. for Shopping Until 9 O'Clock : 4 O XiU-A X M i Xc-.- f f PRESIDENT RETURNS President Eisen hower arrives back in snow-covered Wash ington after a week end vacation in Augus ta, "I had a lovely time," the Chief Execu tive told newsmen as he stepped off the UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE HITS 4,031,000 Washington-fflPD-Uno'mployment rose by 452,000 last month to climb beyond the four million mark, the Labor Department report ed today. . The increase for November was describ ed as normal for the month. . Officials, however, predicted that the total might climb to at least five million next month. The jobless total for November was list ed at 4,031,000 unemployed. The number of persons with jobs de clined by 308,000 to 67,182,000. This was a Pre-Legislatiye Conference Opens; Duncan Delayed Salem. - (UPD -.State Sen. Alfred Corbett (D-Portland) was named temDorary chair man of the week-long pre-feg- islative conference here today. The r e g u 1 a r chairman. House Sneaker Robert Dun can (D-Medford), was delayed and expected at noon. Corbett said purpose oi me meeting is to give legislators broad understanding oi Oregon's fiscal picture. Thir ty-two legislators attended tne morning session. Corbett commented orieny on Gov. Mark Hatfield's 1961 63 budget and noted that some agencies have complainea a "doesn't meet their needs." First speaker was State Tax Commissioner Chairman Charles Mack who said Ore gon expects to receive $205 million from the personal In come tax in the next bienni- um compared to the present $188 million. , . From Higher Incomes This is not by an increase in taxes but from higher per sonal incomes. Mack said the $205 million estimate does not count on any single industrial develop- Talk About Applying To Me?" plane. About eight inches of snow had fallen in the capital and the President's plane was delayed because of the storm. (UPI Telephoto) FOR NOVEMBER ment in Oregon, Including the proposed giant Boardman in dustrial park. ' . . He said it is expected the lumber industry, vital to Ore gon, will recover next yjar but it is not known yet wheth er there will be a "boom" in housing. Mack said farming appears to be the only Industry in Or egon for which general im provements in income next year are "unlikely." Merlin Youngster Dies in House Fire Merlin - (UPD - Sharon Dear- dorf, 4, was burned to doath late Sunday night and three other Deardorf children were rescued when a fire of un determined origin destroyed a home here belonging to Gale Deardorf, 27. The three children who were rescued were identified as Billy, 5; Karen, 3, and Cindy, about six months. The baby -was rescued by her mother, Delores, 27, and the father, Gale, rescued the other two children. The par ents were taken to Josephine General hospital in Grants Pass. Nothing in the house was saved. The fire was discovered shortly before 10 p.m. by Mrs, Angclo Dias, owner of the C and D store, which is next door to the Deardorf home. TUESDAY SPEAKER Ashland - Thomas J. Park er, Ashland contractor, will discuss proposed development of Mt. Ashland into a ski area at the Chamber of Commerce noon luncheon in the Mark Antony hotel Tuesday. Thom as will cover all phases of the proposed development and special problems involved in the project. WEATHER KORKCART: ConilrteraMe cloud InfSB tonight und TiiMday with chance of rain Tu(lny. Low tonight 32. HlKh Tuesday 50-33. Temp. Highest Yesterday 4Jt Lowest This Morning 26 Our Skies Tonight I Sunset today 4:39 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:33 a.m. Moonrlse tomorrow .... 1:55 a.m. New Moon Dec. 18 I'HOMINKNT STARS The Twins, rise S:58 p.Ol. VISIBLE PLANKTS Mam. near the Twlm. Jupiter, seu 5:30 p.m. Saturn, sets b:o p.m Venus. low In loutnwfst b:iu p.m. record job level for November. Officials noted, however, that employment has been at new highs almost every month this year. In manufacturing, 146,000 jobs were lost as the employment total dipped to 16,192, 000. The job shrinkage was twice the normal amount for the month, the Labor Depart ment said. If a predicted further slowdown In in dustrial activity caused more unemploy ment, the jobless total could approach six million, economists said. lumber Company loPayBacklaxesuir . The Jackson county 'court this morning approved a reso lution which will- allow the Lillu'a Lumber company in Ashland to remain operating yet pay its back taxes to both Jackson county and the city of Ashland. . . . Chief Deputy District' At torney Gerald Scannell this morning drew up a resolution to allow the lumber company to pay all the real property tax due now, plus . interest, plus 2 per cent' penalty. Half of the personal property tax due is to be paid by July 31, 1961, and the last half by July 31, 1962. The company owes about $75,000 in back taxes to the county and the city of Ash land, County Commissioner Ralph James said. The coun ty had foreclosed on the com pany so owns the property. Now the. county court will or der that the lumber company be given a quit claim deed. The resolution' resulted from a meeting with the coun ty court, Sidney Ainsworth, Ashland attorney represent ing the lumber company, Har ry Skerry, city attorney for Ashland, and Scannell. The meeting was called to settle a misunderstanding over a tax payment made to the county tax office. Rossa Accused Of Distortions Washington -(UPD-The Unit ed States accused Russia to day of resorting to "distor tions, threats and allega tions" to intimidate delegates to this week's meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Coun cil in Paris. State Parks Said To Have Economic Value Salem - (UPD - The economic value of slate parks in 1059 was great and they did not adversely compete with pri vate accommodations such as motels and trailer camps, according to a report made loday to the Oregon Highway Commission, State Parks Superintendent C. H. Armstrong said the study was confined to three parks, all on the Oregon coast -Fort Stevens near Astoria, Cape Lookout near Tillamook and Jessie M. Honeyman near Florence. Greatest use of the state Gale-Force Wind Accompanies Heavy Snowfall Traffic Throttled; Schools Shut Down By United Press International A snowstorm swept tha eastern slates on gale-forca winds loday, and kept finan ciers and clerks, government workers and school children at home or made them late to work. More than a dozen deaths in the East raised life nation's toll to 45 since the season's most widespread bout with winter began in full fury in the Southwest a week ago. Ambulance Delayed Arrival in the snow-laden world got to be a problem, too. A seven-pound girl was born In the New Jersey state house at Trenton when three snowplows failed to clear a path for an ambulance taking the mother to a hospital. An other girl was born at nearby Levitown, Pa., in an ambu lance that first was towed by fire truck and later by a snowplow. Up to 14 inches of snow blanketed the East. Winds rose to 55 miles an hour and temperatures plunged below zero. The weather bureau is sued a high-boot forecast; it said snowfall would reach 18 inches in some places by to night. East It Hard Hit The storm gained surpris ing strength as it fell witn impartial weight on the na tion's capital, Washington, it's largest city, New York, and portions of its busiest indus trial production area, extend ing from Ohio through New I England. -1 Transportation bogged 1 down In the big eastern cities In New York, the Stock Ex 1 clispge. failed to open on time l.tiecause most of the personnel V.harft'not arrived for work. and schools closed. Guardia airport shut down. Stalled, busesi cars and even tow trucks clogged streets. , ; Airports Closed Most major airports along1 the seaboard ' closed, some major highways were littered with abandoned cars, trains ' and New York subway traffic was curtailed and bus and car traffic slowed to a crawl. - . A Greyhound bus due in Hartford, Conn., at 3 a.m., still was missing late in the morning. A Trailways bus with 17 passengers aboard skidded into a ditch in north west Virginia where 12 Inches of snow fell. Schools. and colleges in up state New York, In New Jer sey and in the Philadelphia area also closed. Business Has Troubles The New York Cotton Ex change suspended operations. Produce trading in Philadel phia was cancelled. The state house at Trenton, N.J., shut down. ' The Hudson tubes of tha Hudson and Manhattan .rail road connecting New Jersey and New York were closed. In Washington, the District of Columbia put into effect "emergency Plan No. 5" which closed all federal and district offices except for personnel previously notified to report to work. Eight Inches of snow fell early in the day on tha nation's capital. At Boston, winds up to 50 miles an hour were expected to drift more than a half-foot of snow. Drifts of 15 inches were reported In New Eng land during the morning and major bus lines cancelled scheduled runs. Boston's Lo gan Airport was shut down at midnight. parks occurs on the coast, ha said. Armstrong said the find ings can generally be applied to all Oregon parks. The study showed that Ore gonians provided 85 per cent of day use in the parks and 56 per cent of the overnight camp use. The average person spent $2.54 each day in the area and overnight campers spent more than daytimers. The big gest expense by the tourists was for food, 48 per cent of the total. The study said location of the parks benefited the sur rounding area In each case. ' Tonight
