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Russia s F an Cut 2, Constitutional Rogue Valley Edition Medford 16 Pages MEDFORD, wspaper ervenfaon Court of Appeals Upholds Refusal Of Lower Court No Jurisdiction In Case Agreed San Francisco-flJPD-The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the refusal of a lower court to intervene in 13-month dis pute between the Portland Oregonian and Journal pub lishing companies and Webb Pressmen's Local 17. The appellate court agreed Monday with U.S. District Court Judge John F. Kilken ny, who ruled last April 14 that the judiciary had no juris diction in the case. Kilkenny said the question should be handled by the National Labor Relations Board. Still in Progress The dispute began Nov. 10, 1959, when the pressmen re fused to cross picket lines established by the Stereotyp ers Union. The strike is still in progress. On Dec. 28, 1959, the pub lishers refused to recognize the pressmen's local as. the collective bargaining represen tative of its members. They said the union's members had lost their jobs by violating a "no-strike" provision in their contract, which was in force until Dec. 31, 1999. Kilkenny made his ruling when Local 17 asked him to issue an injunction compelling the publishers to submit this question to arbitration. Must Resort to NLRB The appellate court's deci sion, written by Judge Oliver D. Hamlin, said "settlement of this dispute can only be had by resorting to the National Labor Relations Board." Hamlin declined to com ment on a contention of the publishers "that the violation of a no-strike agreement by members of the pressmen de prived the union of the right to invoke the arbitration clause of the contract." He said comment was not necessary, because the case was decided on other grounds. Civil Suit Against Sweetland Dropped Portland-IUPO - A 5150,000 civil damage suit, charging District Attorney Charles E. Raymond and State Sen. Mon roe Sweeland with conspiracy to indict a Portland woman, was dismissed Monday at the request of the plaintiff, Mrs. Louise Gronnert. Mrs. rGonnert is one of five persons indicted by the Multnomah county grand jury on charges of political crim inal libel in connection with material circulated against Sweetland, unsuccesful Demo cratic candidate for secretary of state. She filed a motion for voluntary non-suit. Salem-iUPD - A "substitute' replica of the Christ child has been placed in the Christmas nativity scene in the Lapitol Mall here to replace the one stolen by vandals. Americans Said Aboard Plane Downed in Laos Tokyo - iUPI) - A Communist North Vietnamese official said in Peiping that a reconnais sance plane with four Ameri cans aboard had been shot down in Laos by Laotian Com munist troops, the New China News Agency reported today. Americans Not Identified Tran Tu Binh, North Viet namese ambassador to Red China, did not identify the Americans or specify the na tionality of the plane or say when it was shot down. The Communist ambassador said the present situation in Laos "threatened to become i very destructive war which 55th OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1960 No. 235 C. H. ARMSTRONG Long Career To End C.H. Armstrong Resigns as Head Of Stale Parks ; Salem-IUPu-Chester H. Arm strong Monday announced his retirement as state parks su perintendent, effective Jan. 1. He has been superintendent since 1950. . The Oregon Highway Com mission announced that Mark H. Astrup will succeed Him. Aslrup is now the deputy. , Armstrong, 68, joined (he Slate Highway Department in 1919. He served in World War I and studied engineering at Oregon State College. , Attendance Grew During Armstrong's 10 years as division head, attend ance in Oregon's parks grew to more than 10 million visi tors in 1960. Astrup attended the Univer sity of Washington and gradu ated in landscape architecture from Oregon State College in 1925. He joined the Highway De partment in 1947 as assistant parks superintendent. BREAK-IN PROBED State police at noon today were investigating a break-in at Learn's Texaco station on the South Pacific highway in Ph6enix. No further informa tion was immediately avail able. Sheriff's deputies said they had not been notified of the crime. shopping days left USE CHRISTMAS SEALS FIGHT TB could possibly grow bigger Charging the United States was the " main criminal in the Laotian crisis, he said the only way to solve the prob lem was "to stop the U S imperialists intervention in Laos at once and let the king dom of Laos march forward on the road of peace and neu trality." Springboard Claimed He accused the United States of "attempting to turn Laos into a U.S. colony and military base, and a spring board from which to instigate , war against Communist tail worm viei nam aim nea I China, Steps Left for ECennedy Year Price 10 Cents Tribune Kennedy, Demo Leaders Promise Early Action Minimum Wage, Job Lack on Agenda Palm Beach, Fla.-(UPD-Prcsi dent-elect John F. Kennedy and his Democratic congres sional leaders, concerned about unemployment and the "lack of vigor in the econ omy," today promised to press for early action next year in the House and Senate for aid to economically distressed areas and an increased mini mum wage. Kennedy and the leaders also forecast speedy action on measures providing for fed eral aid for school construc tion, public housing and medi cal care for the aged, v Kennedy wound up nearly two days of legislative talks at his home here with Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson, House Speaker Sam Rayburn and Sen. Mike Mans field of Montana, expected to be the new majority leader of the Senate. Hold Press Conference The four men held a Joint news conference in the patio of Kennedy's home and from this meeting came these other points: Johnson will lake over chairmanship of the Presi dent's Advisory Council on Space. Kennedy also assigned Johnson responsibility for overseeing work of the gov ernment contract compliance committee, which seeks to eliminate discriminatory em ployment practices on govern ment contracts. Role for Johnson The president-elect foresaw a broader role in the execu- tive branch for Johnson, say ing he would work with his vice president on matters of national security, national de fense and international rela tions, particularly with coun tries of Latin America. -Kennedy too ka hands-off attitude toward rules changes in the House and Senate, say ing such matters were to be decided by the House and Sen ate. He added, however, that he was anxious that the pro cedures of Congress "will per mit a majority of the members of the House and Senate to work their will, but the form of procedure is up to the House and Senate." Deadline To Enter Contest Is Thursday Thursday is the deadline for entering the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce spon sored Christmas lighting con test, James Ristau, chairman of the contest, reminded area residents today. All entries must be In by 5 p.m. Dec. 22, Ristau said, so judging can start later that evening. Entrants have been asked to keep display lights on between 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday for judging. He said about 25 entries have been received thus far. Anyone having the equivalent of one string of outdoor lights is eligible. The Jaycees have encouraged participation in the contest. Several prizes have been donated by Trowbridge and Flynn Electric to be awarded on a drawing basis to entries which do not win in their respective areas. Entry blanks are available at the U. S. National banK First National bank, Rogue Valley State bank, Weeks and Orr Furniture, California Ore gon Power company, Trow bridge and Flynn Electric, Big Pines Lumber company and Bruce Bauer Lumber conv pany. Strike Denied Election as Next President Now Official Electoral Count, Inauguration Remain Washington - (UPII - John F. Kennedy, now officially elect ed the next President of the United States, today still faced two constitutional steps be fore he can move into the White House. The 537 presidential elect ors, meeting in the 50 slate capitals Monday, officially elected Kennedy with 300 electoral votes to 222 for Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Sen. Harry F. Byrd, conserva tive Democrat frohi Virginia, received 15. A total of 269 was needed for election. The electoral votes will be officially counted and an nounced at a joint session of the Senate and House Jan. 6. Ironically, as presiding officer of the Senate, Nixon will an nounce the outcome. Kennedy then will take his oath of office at the inaugura tion Jan. 20, completing the constitutional require m e n t s for becoming Chief Executive. Johnson Elected, Too The electoral vote also made official the election of Ken nedy's vice presidential run ning mate, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. Kennedy rolled up a slim 112,000-vote edge in the bal loting Nov. 8 when voters actually selected the presi dential electors. M o n day's electoral vote casting wiped out the slim Republican hopes of overturning the victory through recounts or defections by Southern electors unhappy about Kennedy s proposals. Salem - IUP1I - It cost the slate of Oregon $324.90 to cast its six electoral votes here Monday for Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who was the Republican presidential candidate. The biggest cost, $264.90 was for mileage paid to the six electors who came from varied parts of the state to Salem to cast their votes. Mileage was paid at the rate of $3 for every 20 miles trav eled. Counting round trips all six electors traveled a total of 1,766 miles. Herman Oliver, John Day, had the longest trip - 626 miles - and Mrs. Don Rich ardson, Salem, received no mileage. Each elector also received $10 for attending the meeting as provided by law. No New Leads in Portland Slaying Portland - IUPII - Sheriff's Cant. Gordon Auborn said to day there were no new leads into the slaying last month of Larry Ralph Peyton, 19, and the abduction of his girl friend, coed Beverly Ann Al lan. Auborn said three 15-year- old boys had been questioned but that they had been ehmi nated from the probe. They had not been listed as sus pects. Pevton s body was touna stabbed 23 times in his car parked in a lover's lane Nov. 27 amid signs of a struggle. Washington -4JPU- The Agri culture Department today es timated the 1961 winter wheat crop, planted this fall for harvest next summer, will total 1,034,486,000 bushels. "There Are Some Surpluses I Don't Mind" NEW MOTEL The 50-unit Thundcrbird lodge motel on South Riverside ave., Medford, is rapidly taking shape as framing of the two story L-shaped structure, above, nears completion. The new motel, another in the Thundcrbird lodge chain, will feature a swimming pool among other modern facilities. Dining faciltes on the premises will be Judgment Sought From City in Suit In Circuit Court The R. A. Hcintz Construc tion company,' Portland, is seeking a judgment for $94,- 462.74 from the city of Med ford involving construction of a sanitary sewer system, ac cording to a complaint on file in Jackson county circuit court. The construction company is seeking also 6 per cent in terest on this sum from Dec. 1, 1959 until paid. Because of changes made in the original plans and spec ifications for the sanitary sew er system in the Kenwood Grandview and the north Laurelhurst areas, costs for labor and materials were in creased and excessive delays resulted, the company charges in its complaint. The changes Included de sign, alignment and grades of trenches which resulted in ou per cent or more of the trench es excavated being different and not according to the orig inal plans and specifications. Actual costs with the changes were $514,584.15, the company alleges. The city of Medford paid $420,121.41 which leaves a balance of $94,462.74, and has refused to pay or to recognize the com pany's right to receive the additional sum, according to the complaint. Estimated costs according to the original plans and specifications would have been $431,168, the company stated. Ben Day and Richard Court right, Medford attorneys, are representing the construction company. Discoverer XIX Satellite Launched Vandenberg AFB, Calif.-IUPD - A Discoverer satellite, inned to help perfect a method of instantly detecting an attack by nuclear-armed missiles, blasted aloft today, Unlike its predecessors, Dis coverer XIX was not sup posed to return a capsule to earth. Instead of the capsule, the 25-foot long satellite carried scientific instruments to meas ure the amount of infrared radiation given off by the earth. I ii Krrr ll in Move Hearing on Freeway Work Scheduled in Courthouse Today A hearing was being held this afternoon in the Jackson county courthouse auditorium on highway department plans for the Galls Creek -Seven Oaks section of the Highway 99 freeway. The section extends about 7Vi miles from north of Gold Hill to the end of the Tolo overpass across the Southern Pacific railroad tracks Evidence presented at the hearing will be considered by the Oregon state highway commission and the bureau of public roads before rights-of- way are obtained. In the stale highway commission and BPR feci objections are sufficient: they will consider, possible changes, a stale highway engi neer said this morning. F. D. Morgan, division engineer from Roseburg, was expected to attend the hearing. Widening Existing Highway The section of the freeway will be mainly a widening of the existing two-lane highway to four lanes. The Blackwell hill part is the only section wilh three lanes, it was point ed out. The Gold Hill, or Darda nelles, interchange will be im proved to allow an acceler Youth Admits' Freeing Flafcars Grants Pass-IUPD-A 19-year- old Provolt youth has admit ted he and three younger boys released four railroad flat cars just for kicks at a railroad siding near Merlin Sunday, police reported. The cars sped three miles down an incline and smased up at Merlin, eight miles north of here. No one was injured. Fred Charles Tompkins, Provolt, told Josephine county authorities he and three other boys, ages 14 and 15, were hunting when they came upon the cars fastened at a siding. He said they decided to free the cars for a lark. His admis sion was made in a written statement to authorities. Tompkins was bound over to the grand jury and officers said they would seek Juvenile Court action against the other three boys. Tompkins was held In lieu of $1,500 bail UN Rejects Move For Lumumba United Nations, N.Y. - IUPD - The United Nations General Assembly today voted down an Afro-Asian resolution call ing for the restoration of ousted Congolese Premier Pa trice Lumumba and disarming of the troops of strongman Col. Joseph Mobutu who im prisoned him. The assembly, moving to ward adjournment tonight, also rejected an Anglo-American resolution endorsing U.N. Secretary-general Dag Ham- marskiold's Congo policies and calling for conditions that would enable pro - Western Joseph Kasabubu to re-estab lish a civilian government. After the vote, Hammar- skjold was glum as he told the assembly he regretted that it had not given him "the moral or political support he hoped for in solving the t-ongo di lemma. to White House ..--rrnf.. provided by a Sambo's restaurant, the foundations for which are now being poured, according to a spokesman for Hirst Construction Company, contractors of the job. Completion date is tenatively set for Mar. 1. A "pre-fab" system of construction has speeded progress on the build ing, the Hirst spokesman said. ation lane, it was explained. The commission is sched uled to oblain four parcels of land from several owners for the freeway right - of - way. Alignment for the highway improvement has not yet been approved, it was reported. Work on this section may start this summer. Dog Control To Become Effective Tomorrow dog control ordi nances will become effective for all precincts of Medford 68A and Rogue River, District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder said today. , All dogs In the areas must be kept in their owners' yards, on leash or under their own ers control when off the prem ises, or muzzled if allowed to run at large. First ottense is $10, second $25 and any of fense thereafter is $25, Reeder noted. Many of the dog owners who were sent warning let ters by the district attorney's office have paid $10 fines. The fines applied to all people who were in violation of the county dog control ordinance before it was voted out in the Nov. 8 general election. The county will have to start civil suit in district court to collect the remaining fines, Reeder said. - Sometime before March, or dinances become effective in Ashland, Eagle Point, Pre cincts 57, 58B and 60, accord- ng to Chris Hagler, Jackson county dog control officer. Hagler said he will start enforcement of the ordinance tomorrow morning. Dog con trol men will concentrate in the school areas, and other public areas where they have received the most complaints, he said. Bloodmobile To Be In City Tomorrow Forty-six appointments to donate blood had been made by the Jackson county Red Cross chapter late this morn ing for the regular visit of the Bloodmobile in Medford to morrow. The bloodmobile will be at the Red Cross chapter house between 1 and 5 p.m. Wednes day, Dec. 21. Quota for the visit is 290 pints, for which 350 donors are needed. Drop- in donors will be welcome, officials said. Relatives of John P. Sinscl, Eagle Point, have asked that blood be donated for cancer research in his behalf. Sinsel has been in the Vet erans Administration hospital in Portland for treatment of the disease, and has had sev eral blood transfusions. Al though he still is receiving blood transfusions, the family said blood may be donated in his behalf for cancer research Persons donating for this cause, the family said, should leave their names with the Red Cross or contact the fam ily so donations may be acknowledged by the family. DOGS QUARANTINED Mountain Home, Idaho-flIPP Police Chief K. C. Stickelmier said today, all dogs in Moun tain Home were under quaran tine as suspected rabies car riers. 99 Per Cent of United Crusade Goal Is Reached The 1960 United Medford Crusade campaign has reach cd $146,380.10, or 99 per cent of its $147,850 goal, Hal Gard ner, campaign chairman, said today, Gardner said he hopes those who have not yet made pledges will do so in order that Ihe campaign may reach its goal before Dec. 3 i Pledges or-conlributions may be sent to the UMC, post office box 5000, Medford. Although almost all ac counts have been turned in, Gardner hopes the additional sum will be received. The 28 member agencies, he noted, are "in serious need of the money. "There is also the matter of community pride,"' Gardner said. "The UMC has made Its goal for the past seven years, an Oregon record. It would be a shame if the record were to end this year with only 1 per cent needed to put the drive across." The lumber division under Paul Doe has reported pledges i rff r tan 117 oq i. to date of $35,047.99, which is 116 per cent of its $31,000 goal. According to Doe, gen erous rosponse of individual workers in the lumber indus try is responsible for the showing in the division. Only the retail section of Ihe lumber division did not make its assigned goal, Doe noted. Other divisions going over the top included professional, Dr. Earl Johnson chairman, 101.5 nor cent: public em ployees, Elliott Becken chair man, 105.2 per cent; service division, Adam Richter chair man, 104.7 per cent; and special events, Dr. Doug Philips chairman, 100.8. per cent. WEATHER FORECAST: valley fog tonight ind Wednesday morning. Par tial clearing by early afternoon. Variable high cloudiness above tup thrmmh Wednesday. Low tonight 30. High Wednesday 45. Temn. Highest Yeiterday 5.1 Lowest Thli Morning 30 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:42 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:37 a.m Moonsct tonight 7:48 p.m Klrst quarter Dec. 24 The planet, Venus, Is seen to the left ot the Moon tonight. And the 3 bright stars in the west at moonsct are Vega, ue neb and Altalr. Law Clarification in Oil Leases To Be Asked Salem - (UPD - Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton and Shell Oil Co. representatives met with the State Land Board today and Gov. Mark Hatfield said the board will recommend to the 1961 legis lature clarification in laws pertaining to leasing of Ore gon's offshore lands for oil exploration. The board was asked by Shell to negotiate a lease for the lands off the Oregon coast but Thornton advised the board that under existing law, the board has no power to do so. Meetina Cordial Hatfield, chairman of the board, and Thornton have often been critical of one an other. Today's meeting was tense but cordial. Durland E. Clark Jr. of Los Angeles, representing Shell, said his company has studied More Jobs, More ncome Promised n Budget Draft Third Proposal in Seven-Year Plan Moscow - IUPD - The Soviet Union announced today it will cut its defense spending "con siderably ' and promised 3.2 million more jobs with a 5 per cent increase in real incoma for all workers. Finance Minister Vasily Garbuzov added, however. that there could be no "sharp- defense cuts because thero as yet no agreement on dis- rmament. Ho made his disclosures when he submited a draft budget, for 1U61 to the Su preme Soviet meeting in joint session in the great Kremlin hall. He was preceded by Vladi mir Novikov, vice chairman of the Council of Ministers cab inet and chairman of the state planning committee, who pre sented the state proposals for economic development for the coming year, the third of tlio current seven-year plan. Ahead of Schedule Novikov said the 1960 de velopment of the Soviet econ omy was running "consider ably ahead" of assignments nd target figures. Ho prom ised greater things for the fu ture, with an ambitious pro- grain calling for more homes, farms and factories aimed at out -stripping the United States. Garbuzov said spending for the maintenance of Russia's rmed forces in 1961 will amount to 9.25 billion rubles, or 11.9 per cent of the entire budget compared to 12.9 per cent in 1960 and 19.9 per cent in 1855. At the same time, Garbuzov said funds for science would be budgeted at 15.6 per cent above the 1960 figure. Washington -WPD- U.S. of flclals ' today branded "completely- misleading" a Soviet I statement that the United auues spends iu per cent ot 1 s budget for military items I while Russia's 1061 budget earmarks only-11.9 per cent for military purposes. The budget systems used by the two countries are not com parable-it's like comparing apples and peaches, officials' said. Actually, they added, de fense outlays, in both nations' amount to about the same, around $40 billion. Really Gross Product . " '",",",' lrols ail production, offic als here pointed out, Russia a government budget is really her gross national product. Spending by private corpor ations and individuals, in con trast, is not figured in tho U.S. government budget. Us ing the Russian budget yard stick, this country actually de votes about 10 per cent of its gross national product to de fense. Christmas Tree Safes In Applegate End Rogue River National tor- cst's Apple-gate district ranger. Neil G. Sutell, said today that Christmas tree sales in that district will terminate at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Applegate district IS - one of the areas in the forest where family Christmas tree cutting has been permitted this year. Act Unnecessary To Pay Legislators Salcm-IUPD-No legislation Is needed to pay members of tho 1961 legislature, Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton said Monday. Thornton said that prevlou ly existing statutes were suf ficient. the Oregon law and feels ad ditional legislation is not necessary but Thornton said the history of the state's laws on the subject Is to treat sub merged lands "separately." Thornton said he was "glad" to have Shell's views and would review any authorities cited by its counsel, Hatfield and Thornton agreed that a request to the industry itseU for suggested amendments to the law might be In order. Texaco Interested A spokesman for another oil company, Texaco, attend ed the meeting and indicated his firm would also be in terested In bidding for such a lease. Hatfield said he has been advised that the operation would not impair the beauty of Oregon's beaches by either erection of oil derricks or oily water.
