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7& Nl Jl a 31- nr. CASTRO PRESS OPENS.BITTER Rogue Valley Edition Medford 55th Year Price 10 Cents -.1 M-w H ' Tribune ! ill? 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1961 No. 248 HATE BREAKS MAT 1 ft?' 'tuna r- ' o DR o rfe: y III! Jwl 4lA ;m B'RRHHR'I Below freGEin.g temperatures the spray running constantly, the ice has built last few days have brought some incon- up to a thickness of six jr seven niches in venience, like broken water pipes and places and icicles cascade down the sides oC frozen radiators, to southern Oregon resi- the bird bath. The water was left running; dents, but they also created things of beauty, to keep the pipe from freezing,, and .also '.to. The bird bath above, located at the home of provide water to several , goldfish in the" Mr. and Mrs. James Carbiener, 415 Beatty pond below, Mrs. Carbicil'Sr said. The poijd St., Medford, is . a fine example of Jack itself has several Inches jf ice over It, ; ' 'Frost's talent as a sculptor. With' a fine .. -: Laotian Troops Talte Vital load Junction Frora: Rebels 'fieiiliane, Laos - ll'PI) - Lao tiia.n government troops wc-re Wisoi'te;! today te haw eap (wod a vital voa4 jtM.elion Wwsbi Vi&M't-ia.ne and th-o r-oy-al capital of Luang. Pr-a bang from pro - Communist Fathet Lao guerrilla forces. The report followed a Thai l'ad radio broadcast that saM pro-Communist troops sup plied by a Soviet airlift had pushed to within, 28 miles of the royal capital of Ltrang I'rabang. According to reports roach, i'ng here, pro-Western govern ment trcaps took control to day of Sola Poii Khottn, a mountain glade where roads from yientiane, Luang Pra-h-ang and Xieng Khouan.g meet It had been in rebel hands since fcftisl Capt. Kong L.e retreated from Vientiane and last month advanced to ward Xieng Khouang. Communists Claim Victory Xieng Khouang itself was reported by Red radio c.roat easts to have boon recaptured By pro - Communist troops fooi'i government forees. On the, diplomatic front to day, there were these other envelopments in the Laotian crisis: . -The Laotian governmerV., i a dramatic change of posi tion, announced it would ho wffllng to consider a move ?o revive tiie Indochinese Truce Control Commission in a movg, to I'ind a basj- fo peace to this Southeast Asian nation. The government had previous ly been firmly opposed to any reactivation of the tripartite commission. -Thj? LaotfSn National As sembly, meeting in Vientiane, Wed full confidence in the pro - w'estern government of Anti-Gafo, Blasts Halt o Sm uvltyj Coot cil Meet Unilert IMnrinn. M V mpn. Anti-Castro outbursts In the pubjgj gallery forced suspen sion today of a Securit.Coun- cil meeting called to hear Cu - oa s cnarge mat tne united StaJjTOjjplans an imminent Cu banSrTvasion. Reinforced Hi N. guards tors from the Rallcry who re peatedly shouted "asesinos!" (murderers!) as Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa sought to Prince Boun Ohm by umini mous vole. The eight Soufheast Aria Tre-aty Organization p'act na tions, meeting in Bangkok, condemned the Soviet airlift ?; war supplies to rebel forees in Laos and called for a "'peaceful solution" of the LaO'ti-an crisis. The official Soviet govern ment newspaper Izvcstia re ported that the Communist recognizod government i n exile of Laos had called for an international conference to sett 1 o the Laotian eojitroversy. Mayor Cagnass h Reelected in Alba;; rarrv Ajains aeaifm Mayor Osvaldo Cagnasso I has won reelection as mayor si Alba., Italy, and his party, the Christian LtemoeFftls, has (ained additional seats on the town council while thn Cora munist party lost seats. . Word of the 'election in Medford's sister city was re ceived last week by Mayor John W. Snider in a-letter fri?ni Mayer Cagnasso. Cagnasso was reelected mayor by the 30 - member town council after receiving a "vote of confidence" from the people. The only members of the council who did not vote to reelect Cagnasso as mayor were the Communists. Although thQjj Communist ' f Ihnu cfill retain turn Rv ennl trast, ot h e ruling Christian Dcmgratic party gained two seats in the election to com- present the invasion charge to lie council. U. S. Ambassador James J. Wadsworth told the council the Cub charge was brewed fr0m the cauldron of hvs- terla" and made the Castro government appear "ridicu lous to the eyes of the world." Roa reputed hifchargc that the Uiiited StnfiS plan ned ar."immincnt invasion" under the pretext that Cuba has become an ally of the So viet Union. - AAV vj sr. The Moscow newspaper pub lished a call for such a con ference which it said came from exiled former neutralist Premier Prince Souvanna P'houraa, now in Cambodia. The SE1ATO dele-gatos, meet ing for tl.'s second time in three days, withheld formal judgment on whether Com munist forces actually had joined the Laotian rebels. The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it had hard evidence that "substantial numbers" of outside Efcd troops were fight iR.g in Laos. mand an absolute majority on the council of 17 members. Also Ruling Party The Christ i h Democrat's are also the ruling party in the national government of Italy, having formed a coali tion government with scverftl lesser parties. Th Commu nists are, of course, excluded from the coalition. In his letter to Mayor Sni der, Mayor Cagnayo express ed a strong rfesire for a closer relationship between the two cities. sfe'd: "The new ad miaislration is already at workoour old-dear Alba sha become finer andQ finer so that it may be up to its great erosister Medford." Mayor Cagnasso also sent in the letter a holiday greet ing to the people of Medford. It is: o "Christmas time, which usu ally emphasizes and strength ens friendly connections, caus es ns to feel the intercourse between ou cities in more intense way. Dear Mayor Sni der, I wish you a Merry Chrinas and a Happy New Year, so do the Town Council and all the people of Alba. May 19(bring happiness and prosperity to you and family, to all your colfcborators, to the whole city tif Medford." Board of Education Accepts Resignations ' Salem-(1)PU-The Slate Board of Education late Tuesday ac cepted the resignation of C. F. Fcike and David Hoffman from the Oregon Education Havana-IUfll-The Castro-controlled Cuban piiss and radio launched an all-out hate campaign against the United States today, denouncing the break in relations as a "consumma tion of Yankee diplomatic aggression." Ignoring th fact the break came after Cuba demanded the American Embassy cut its staff from several hundred to 11 persons, the Cubans sought to construe the Washington action as "proof of earlier propaganda charges tha U.S had been preparing a military iivasion. Newspaper editorials and radio commentators took the same propaganda line - that the severance of relations was "another step" ?n the alleged U.S. plan setting the stage for direct attack. Perhaps significantly, Mos cow Radio earlier took the same Sne in its radii refer ence to the break in inter national broadcast service. Americans lo Leave 'Mean while, hundreds of AmericansQ warned by the U.S. Embassy to get out of Cuba immediately unless they had0 "compelling reasons" to stay, packed for a hasty return to the mSinland. The political blow to the American residents of Cuba g;as far exceeded by the hu man impact on tho thousands of Cubans seeking to flc-e Cuba and seek political asy lum in the United States from tho regime of Premier Fidel Caslro. Visa's P'ending The break in reJations caught the embassy with an estimated 52,000 visa applica lions'pending foriinal action. They have been professed at the rate of thousand a week in recent months, but these were handled by a force of 11 U-S. consuls anB a host of Cuban aides, and the Cuban cutback in the embassy staff size forced an immediate halt to the issuance of visas. About 200 men and women turned away from the embassy Tuesday when the visa office was closed reappeared this morning and seemed Incredu lous when they realized the huge glass doors would not again open. Released by Police Although Castro's govern ment had promised "absolute guarantees" of the rights of 3,000-odd Americans in.Cuba, three Americans were arrest ed Tuesday by the secret po lice and held without charge. They were released at 2 a.m. today. (S-8.0 s-to-ry on pas 2') , 970 Enroll ait SDC Ashland - Winter term m rollmfcnts tit Southern Ore gon college totaled 870 after the first day of registration Tuesday, college officials re ported. Last, year's winter term en rollment totaled 1,213, an all time record. Next Monday is the last day for registrations or addition of now courses. GETS HIGHWAY JOB o Salcm-lU!'-Alan K. Green Tuesday was appointed assist ant public relations officer for tho Oregon Highway Depart ment succeeding Peter G. Sukalac, who became infor mation officer with theOre gon public utilities commis sion in November. o "In A Word, Yes" in ;. :x ; : ft.'Sfea A-raSrs rv fKf 111 m mMmi for Salem-lUPII-Four school su perintendents and three offi cials of the Oregon Education department are among those under consideration a? succes sor to Dr. Rex Putnam as state superintendent of public in struction, o Gov. Mark Hatfield will ap point a new superintendent md the selection is expected soon. Putnam, 70, is Retiring effective Jan. 31. 0 Those under consideration include Supts. Uoonard May field of MedfoTd; Marion Win slow, Coos Bny; Harold BciKl, Springfield, and Wallace Mc Crae of Pendleton. (In Bteflford Vhte ntezning Bt. Klayfisld said fce wa'j aware his name had bean moaiiE.ned as a possible suc cessor to Dr. Putnam, but that he wa-s not interested under the present condi tions relating lo the posi tion.) Department officials under consideration include James Turnbull, deputy superintend ent-, Dr. Willard Bear and Joy Hills Gubser, assistant state superintendent. ' r Hatfield and the board of education have complained that the statt? superintend ent's: annual salary of $11,500 is a hardship factor in obtain ing a qualified superintend ent. The salary is below that now received by the four city sichool superintendents. n The United Medford Cru eade's employee group award was presented 'ihis morning to the U. S. National Bank's Mlfo-rd brancli. Dick Travis, UMC presi dent, said it was the first time it hs been presented -to a bank. The award, In the farm of a plaque, signifies that at least 80 per cent of the em ployees have contributed to the UMC, and at least half of them more than og tour's salary par monlfe. Travis presented the plaque to Allan Perry, bank managef, who accepted it on behalf o-t the employees. The presenta tion was made 81 brief core monies Curing a staff meet ing, o HIGHWAY DEATH'S SaUm - WPD - Traffic acci drgts Ci't-iscd an average of one death every 19 hours in Oreggn last year, Vern L. IJJI1, chainrian of the State Traific Safr'y Commission, said to day. The loll was 461. I'M; . - mmthl WORK STARTS The construction of ej reirt'orccd con- crete storm dfain has forced the closure of Slewart ave. between Hoifly st. and Oakdale ave. The picture above shows the detour signs at the Holly sl4 intersection as a conty crew got excavation work under way yesterday, It is estimated that this porlicm of Stewrlave. will be mm km nm i'sauita date. In a statement prepared to day by his attorney, Robert Dickey, Yellow Cab company owner Carl Kellenberger dis puted claims vsice-sl in a b-rip-f yesterday for a competing firm. ; ,, The dispute is between the Yellow Cab company and the Medford Airport Lim ousine service, owned by Clar ence Jones, and will come up for decision at tomorrow night's fity council meeting. In July a new limousine code was passed by the'eity and approximately three months Inter Jones petitioned the city to revoke Yellow Cab's taxi and limousine li cense. The charge, in substance related lo Yellow Cato com pany meeting airline flights with taxis instead of its lim ousine, and charging only $1 to the airport for more than one fare instead of charging $1.50 per person as was Jones' understanding of t-R'e ciy council ruling. j File Cecmtev Ckwew Kellenberger filed counter charges agaiifst Jones, charg ing the use of profanity in the .presence of the puM'ic at the airport terminal, threatening physical violence on Yellow Cab employees, soliciting pa-s senge-rs in violation of the code, and using the Medford Hotel parking ao.ne a a li- ou.sire stand. A hearing was held and llw? council appointed examiner, Alan B. Holmes, in his repoet found both the Yellow (Cab company and the Airpo-rl Lim ousine service t-s be in viola- tion0of the c't'.y code arnsl air port regulations in the opera tion of their limousines. Kellenberger said today that any violations committed bv the Yellow Cab company were of a technical natur?, due to misunderstanding a new code, and did not in any way jcofjardize the public interest. Since taking over the Yel low Cab company, I have done everything in my power to Improve the'service to the city," Kellenberger said to day. "I have put the drivers in uniform, policed their charges, Installed new equip ment and In general tried to make this business a.Tedit lo the community." , Q Final decision in the mailer based otj Holmes' findings as iil'hiiiik cxHinuicr, it-sis qvuii the city council. ' o e Confracf AwardedPfor Phoenix Highway Worfa Salem (UPII it. A. lieinu Construction Co., Portland, today was awarded a contract for $8,8A4 from the Oregon Highway Yommission to grade .2lE)milcs of the PacificQngh- way in the vicinity 01 Phoenix. Structures arc also ciiUed for. The project Is the I'noe-nix-slphon section of the high way. There were four higher bidders. DEPUTY APPOINTED EuRenn - UPI! - Joseph J, Brown, 31. hfjibcen appoint cd deputy dis$$ct attorney of Xane county. D)wM) Spends B tiay By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Jfa-ihinglon Conrespond'Bnt Washington Oregon's new est congressman, Dr. Edwin St. Durno of Medford, spent a busy Tuesday, his first day in office. : He (1) was sworn In by House Speaker Sam Rayburn, (2) hired four ladies as his Washington staff, (3) arranged for a paint job on his new of fice, (4) made a bid for a good committee post, and (o) tried to find- a place to live In this hurly-burly capital. Rep. Durno said he has en gaged . William M. Tugman, longtime e.ditor of the Eu gene Kcgisicr-Liuara, as nis field representative In Ore gon. He said Tugman, who lives at Gardiner on the coast, will open a frail-time Oregon Akuf Breaik-taTry Four Medfo,rd youths were questioned by city police late Tuesday evening concerning ttempts lo break into a truck parked at Olympic Beer dis tributors, Fourth and Fir sts. Police said that a woman called the department about 7:20 p.m. saying that a ju venile was In the parking lot at the company. , Officers located a youth near the premises who ad mitted attempting to steal. heer f 1-0-11 n narked truck Ho told officers that ho was wait-iot ing Ssr the Mum of Ihree other youths, who had re turned lo Stuart Mechanical Inc., 518 West SiSth St., to take some larger tools from a truck parked there. The 14-year-old boy said they had earlier taken a hack saw, pair of pliers and someV pipe cutters from the truck, but they had not been large enoughoto break Into the beer truck. Officers later picked up two other boys, sges 14 and 17, and a fourth, aged 15, was taken to lp police Station by his father. All were released lo their parents later. The boys told officers that they had planned to sell the beer. Vehicle Out Jumps ConcreteoWall, Stops in House Ashland - A car went out of control In Ashland Monday night and before It finally came to a stop against the corner of a house it had hit two cars, JumOd a four-foot concrete wall, ripped through two fencua aiii tore up some shrubs. Elmer William Swift, 75, of Tckoa, Wash., owner car, was taken to Ashland General hospital in an am bulance following the Inci dent. He is in fair condition today. An Ashland physician said preliminary examination indicates Swift is suffering from a head injury. He has not fully regained conscious ness since being admitted to the hospital. In attempting lo reconstruct closed for about four months, according to County En- gineer Robert Carstensen. The construction of the storm0 drain, which will replace an open ditch, will-allow the 'ldcning of this section of Steward ave. as it did the section to the east, a project completed last year. Ciffice, possibly at Recdsport. From it, he will circulate about the fourth district and look into local problcrrJ-i that the congressman might be able to deal with in Washing ton. Office in Medford An office in Medford will be maintained with a pajrt lime secretary, he said, using the doctor's office which he left to come to Congress 'ills four secretaries have worked previously for other members of Congress. Two of them once worked for Sen. Wayn.e Morse, when the sen ator was a Republican. " Durno said he. was especial ly pleased .to persuade Tug man to serve in this new ca pacity. Tugman helped Durno with his successful campaign against Charles O. Porter. He published a weekly newspa pr, the Port Umpqua Courier, until early last year, when he sold it. ., Durno said he had an in dication Tuesday he had a good chance to be assigned to the House interior committee. He said a member of the Re publican committee on com mittees, Rep. Jack Westland of Washington state, so ad vised him. Woufd Be Key Spot Such an assignment would give him a key place If and when any Oregon Dunes Sea shore legislation should reac-h tho House. This is the com mittee that would handle it. The reassignment Monday nep. ni unman lu-urej 10 the ways and means commit tee would leave Durno Ore gon's only member of that key western committee. The In terior committee would also deal with any reclamation bills, such as foiOthe Rogue river project. ' The new congressman and Mrs. Durno arrived after a pleasant drive from Detroit, where they purchased a new auto. They are looking for an apartment. Ex-Congi?ssman Porter va cated Ills old office last Fri day, repairing to his home to make plans for the future. His former assistant, Jack Bill ings, went lo work Tuesdayi for a newcomer', Rep. William Ryan (D) of New York City. of Control Hits two Cars, the path the vehicle took, po lice have come up with this explanation: Get Out of Car Swift i!?id his wife goout of the ca after he parked It on Idaho st. about 8:26 p.m. Then Swift got back Into the car to remove his overcoat. Police said witnesses told of theOlhcm the car then bolted down Idaho st. striking aOparked car occupied by Wayne Ingot, 423 Lit Way, Ashland, and his 12-year-old son and 5-monlh-old baby. The Ingot car was knocked up over the curb and damaged on the left side. The runaway vehicle then continued down the street and hit another parked car owned by Doris Henry, 285 High St., Ashland. In the process of o ice Skating Said" Excelbf-at New Mountain Laker o Ice skatijig at Howard Prai rie lake is excellent. This Is the word from Med ford City Recreation Supervi sor Ken Lyons, who said rudi mentary Ice skating facilities will be made available at the lake this week end. Lyons said an area approxi mately one-half mile square at the north end of the lake will be marked off for ice skating. Most of the lake is frozen, Lyons said, but the north end is an extremely good spot for skating because .the ice is from five to six inches thick, and the water beneath the ice is shallow, Facilities available this week end will include an old building which has been con verted into a warming hut; firewood for bonfires; and first-aid equipment. A supervisor will be on duty Saturday and Sunday from about 10. a.m. to 8 p.m., both days. Lyons said that skaters are free to use tho lake any time that conditions permit, but a supervisor will . be provided only during the week end.- He said it is hoped that a cleared parking area will be ready in time for the week; end. The hard-surfaced coun ty roati leading from Dead In- : dian rd. to the lake is said to be in good shape, and cars can easily get to within 301) yards of the lake itself. OSC GETS GRANT , Corvallis-IUPU-Oregon State College has received a $100, 000 grant from the National Science Foundation for study of plant , and animal life In Oregon ocean waters. WEATHER FORKCAHT: Thickening cloudi ness tonight. Mostly cloudy Thursday with risk of mow Muurtcs late Thursday. Con tinued fold. Low tonight 22-25. High Thursday 40. Temp. Highest Yesterday 44 Lowest Thli Morning ...au..M 17 Our Skies Tonight Kitnnet today 4:52 p.m. 7:41 a.m. 7:47 p.m. .... Jan. 0 7:20 p.m. 9:49 p.m. Runrlse tomorrow .... Moonrlse tonight ..f. Last Quarter , IMIOMINKNT STARS Slrlus, rises Alriebnran, high In south VIS1I1LK PLANETS Venus, In the south- west Mars, In the east .... 8:12 p.m. 8:00 p.m. hitting the Henry car the run away went up on a bank, careened down the bank and continued down Idaho st. It crossed Iowa st jumped a four-foot concrete wall, went through a fence, lore up soma shrubs, crossed an alley and went through another fence. After crossing Fairview st. the car came to rest against a house owned by Charles Surber, 591 Fairview ave., po lice said. Police said the Surber house was damaged on the exterior and Interior from the Impact. The car was extensively damaged. Somewhere along its wild path, a two by four beam was pushed through the front windshield. No citation was issued. Department. ft
