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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
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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.
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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.