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MEDFORD, 08EGON, SUNDAY, JANUAflV 8, 1961
No. 251
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Minear
SCHOOL HEAD-
ana nis wneueiores
answering questions at a'press conference
Three Persons Die
In Eugene Storm
Eugene - (UPD - Three Eu
gene men were catapulted to
their death Saturday when the
roof of a combination meat
market-fruit stand they were
standing on was blown off in
a severe wind storm in the
Eugene area.
The victims were identified
as James M. Skeelers, 34;
Marvin W. Skeelers, 35, his
brother, and Willis J. Pad
dock, 35.
The three were flipped from
the roof while attempting to
hold it down in the face of
the storm when a gust of wind
ripped off the roof.
Catapulted To Death ,
Witnesses said the roof act
ed as a lever in catapulting
the men to their deaths. One
of the victims landed 190 feet
from the accident, the others
lesser distances.
The dead were all em
ployees at the stand, Mac's
Ranch market in the Bethel
area north of Eugene outside
the city limits.
, They were all pronounced
dead on arrival at Sacred
Heart hospital here.
Authorities said the roof did
not land on any of the men.
Winds Reach 81 MPH
The U.S. Weather Bureau
station here reported that
winds reached as high as 81
miles an hour at the storm's
peak at 2:30 p.m.
There were reports of ex
tensive damage in the Eugene
area and one other report of a
minor injury.
Two planes at the Eugene
airport were flipped on their
Baby Drought
Ends in Ashland
Ashland - The 1961 new
baby drought In Ashland
ended at 3:38 a.m. Saturday
with the birth of a boy to
Mr. and Mrs. Lome Martin
at Ashland General hospi
tal. Thus, a six-day babyless
string came to an end. It
marked the first time in 10
years that Ashland has gone
for more than four days
wilhoul a New Year's baby.
The longest they previously
had to wait was last year
when the first baby was
born on Jan. 4.
The 7 pound, 12 ounce in
fant and his mother, Mary,
will receive prizes from 12
Ashland merchants.
San Dieito, Calif. - il'PC
R. H. Baldock, 7:
former
Oregon highway engineer,
was reported to be in fair
condition Friday in Palomar
hospital In Escondido, Calif.,
after suffering a heart attack.
Dr. Leon P. following his appointment Friday as the new
are snown . SuDenntendent.
backs,, a hangar at the airport
collapsed, several large win
dows were broke, at least a
dozen trees were felled and
the flag pole at a local school
was toppled.
Commissions Stay
In Hatfield Plan
Salem - (UPD - Gov. Mark
Hatfield says he doesn't fore
see abolition of lay boards and
commissions, as some fear, if
his government reorganization
plan is adopted by the 1961
legislature.
With a cabinet system they
can still exist, he said, adding
"we should continue to seek
fresh ideas that citizens offer."
Hatfield's plan would keep
most state lay agencies but a
number of them would have
advisory rather than policy
power.
Hatfield likes a full cabinet
system for Oregon comprised
of seven to 10 members but
said the legislature woudn't
have to pass his entire pro
gram for the program to be
successful. He is recommend
ing the greater part of a move
toward a cabinet form this
session.
He said the government re
organization plan, if adopted,
would probably have the most
far-reaching effect of any
program of his entire admin-istration.
Trial Interrupted by
Grants Pass - Testimony in
the O. H. Bengtson trial under
way in Josephine county cir
cuit court was interrupted
several times Friday for argu
ments in chambers with Judge
Orval Millard.
The Jrial started Thursday
in Grants Pass. Bengtson is
being tried on a second indict
ment'eharging him with lar
ceny by embezzlement. The
state charges that he convert
ed SI, 700 of Medford Escrow
company funds to his personal
use. He is a Medford lawyer
and former company official.
The trial was recessed at 4
p.m. Friday until 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday. Monday the court
will set up 'iie court docket
for next iionth and consider
Old cases. 0
Second witness to testify
forOie state was Mrs. Rachel
Peterson Carter, former presi
dent of tft Mcdfo: Escrow
company.
of Oreenn selinnis.
(UPI Telephoto) .
Dr. L P.lMlriear
Named School 1
Superintendent
Portland - (UPB - Dr. Leon P.
Minear, principal of Port
land's Benson High school,
was named Friday night as the
State Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction.
Minear, - 45, principal at
Benson since 1952, will suc
ceed Rex Putnam, who will
retire Jan. 31.
The appointment was an
nounced here by Gov. Mark
H a t f i e 1 d's news secretary,
Travis Cross. Hatfield made
the appointment after meet
ing with 14 city and county
school superintendents in Sa
lem earlier Friday.
Also Teaches
Minear came to Benson
High school after serving
three years as president of
Stockton, Calif., Junior col
lege. He has been teaching
classes at Portland State col
lege. The new post may involve
a financial sacrifice. Minear
would get $12,250 a year as
Benson principal, effective
next September. His new post
pays $11,500. The State Board
of Education has recommend
ed to the 1961 Stale Legisla
ture that the salary be raised
to $17,500 next year, how
ever.
Putnam, 70, will retire
after holding the position
since 1937.
TAX REVENUE UP
Salem - WPD - The state col
lected a total of S15.406.770
in highway use taxes in 1960
-an increase of 527,853 over
1959.
During direct examination
Friday afternoon she explain
ed that the company had two
accounts. The general account
for the deposit of clients'
money, and the special ac
count where any money con
sidered as profit was placed
for the paying of overhead
and salaries.
Mrs. Carter explained that
she received a salary from
both the company and Bengt
son as she was bookkeeper for
both. She testified that the
Escrow company only made
enough money to cover over
head expenses and that, on
occasion, money would be
drawn from the general ac
count for expenses when the
special account was short. She
added that any money "bor
rowed" from the general ac
count juld 19 later repaid.
unrw lunner qi.wnonin
She id t! Jng!r C)
17 Persons Stilled
In Election Day
Clashes in Algeria
Algiers-IUPII-Moslem rebels
battled French troops Satur
day to try to block Moslem
voting on French President
Charles de Gaulle's Algerian
peace plan. The Dig cities
were turned into armed camps
to head off more bloodshed.
Officials reported 11 per
sons killed, 10 Moslem and
one French soldier, in a fire
fight at the village of Gueltet
south of the tense port city of
Oran. Ten Moslems were
wounded. The death toll in
two days of voting rose to at
least 17 with the threat there
would be more bloodletting
when the big cities like Oran
Local Employment
Conditions Vary
Little in December
December employment con
ditions in Jackson county fol
lowed patterns set in the two
previous months, according to
John J. Patton, manager of
the.Medford office of the state
employment service.
Patton said there was little
change in unemployment dur
ing the first three weeks of
December. Just before the
Christmas holidays, several
logging and sawmill operators
closed operations until after
Christmas. Many of the firms
were to resume work this
week.
Other sources of work lay
offs were in the fruit industry
with the completion of gift
'packaging, and in retail trade
witri post-Christmas slumps.
Freezing weather during the
last several days of the month
also caused shutdowns In con
struction.
Highest Tolal
The layoffs brought the
highest unemployment total
of the present season, Patton
said. In general, unemploy
ment during the fall months
has been higher than during
the last two years, but has re
mained below the level of
three years ago, he noted.
Some 1,331 new or reopen
ed claims for unemployment
were recorded by the local
office last month. It was the
highest monthly total since
December, 1957, when more
than 1,400 claims were re
ceived. Patton pointed out thai, in
spite of the high level of un
employment, figures issued by
the department of employ
ment, Salem, show thai Jack
son county has greater em
ployment than other Oregon
areas more dependent on the
lumber industry.
Burglars Rob Safe
At Coca-Cola Plant
Burglars broke into the
Medford plant of the Coca
Cola Bottling company, 600
North Grape si., Friday night
and took an estimated $1,200
from the company safe.
Investigating police officers
said the burglars apparently
cracked open the safe- by
knocking off the dial. Entry
was gained by prying open a
sliding door at the side of
the building.
Police said the burglary
was discovered about 10:30
p.m. by John Stacy Belknap,
2006 Springbrook rd., who is
plant superintendent.
Chamber Arguments
ccived no money personally
from the Medford Escrow
company.
Prior Happenings
'Questioned about a check
for $1,658.25 that she had
written to pay for a life in
surance policy for Bengtson,
Mrs. Carter testified to hap
penings prior to its issuance.
She said that she had been
instructed by Bengtson to
write a check for that amount
early in February, I960, and
told him thai he did not have
sufficient funds in his person
al account to cover that large
a check. She said that Bengt
son then instructed her to
write a check on the Medford
Escrow company's general ac
count for $1,700 and to deposit
it in his (Bengtson'si personal
account.
The check for $1,700 and
the bank statement show
that tbvt amount of money
had been deducted from the
or.cj(9iy'i general recount
and Algiers vote in the refer
endum today.
As troops poured into Oran,
Algiers, Conslantine and other
cities to patrol against Moslem
or anti - Gaullist European
violence, officials reported
that, the rebels struck daring
ly at Gueltet.
Posed As Voters
The rebels posed as voters
and were being taken in
French army trucks to the
polling place. As they tumbled
out of the truck, they pulled
out weapons and opened fire.
The rebels threatened death
to Moslems voting on the De
Gaulle plan for a semi-independent
Algeria. But authori
ties reported 70 per cent turn
out in the villages assigned to
vote yesterday, despite isolat
ed outbursts.
Paris -0IPII- All France re
mained calm last night on the
eve of the historic vote that
will decide the future of Al
geria and Ihe fate of President
Charles de Gaulle and his
Fifth Republic.
An election eve poll by
newspapers pointed to a 64
per cent vote of approval for
the president's plan to give Al
geria self-determination and
eventual independence with
close ties to France.
This would fall short of the
"strong and massive" suport
De Gaulle demanded, but ob
servers said it would be
enough to keep him from
quitting.
Building in City
Good During 1960
A tolal of $5,163,951 worth
of building permits were is
sued in the city of Medford
during 1960 tn what building
department officials consider
to be an exceptionally good
building year in Medford.
The total is not a record. It
is exceeded by both 1959's
record total of $10,994,944
and 1958's total of $5,778,527.
City Building Director O.
R. McNcel said, however, that
1960 probably would have
been a record year had it not
been for the Rogue Valley
Manor permit which was is
sued in 1959, and the Medford
Shopping center permit which
was issued in 1958.
New residence construction
led all othpr building activi
ties in the city during the year
with starts made on 127
homes having a total value of
$1,518,200. New business
building construction was
close behind with starts made
on 23 new businesses having a
total value of $1,493,600.
Other Categories
Construction in other build
ing categories during the year
include six new duplexes val
ued at $84,500; three new
apartments valued at $102,
000; three new churches val
ued at $175,400; two new mo
tels valued at $271,656; three
new institutions valued at
$252,573; and three new pub
lic buildings valued at $206,
051. Also Issued were 141 sign
permits; 188 electrical per
mits; 333 plumbing permits;
36 patio permits and 11 swim
ming pool permits.
The total number of per
mits issued during the year
was 1,430. A total of $27,814
was collected in fees and 15,
301 inspections were made. In
addition, there were 97 elec
trical dealers certificates is
sued. were entered as state s ex
hibits. Chamber Arguments
Arguments heard in cham
bers by the attorneys and
Judge Millard concerned ques
tioning Mrs. Carter as to con
versations she had with Bengt
son which would have been
between employee and em
ployer and 8bo'il certain docu
ments in the possession of the
state to which the defense
wishes access.
Arguments In chambers re
garding the corporation docu
ments in the possession of the
state .continued Friday after
the jury had been recessed fur
the three days.
Further questioning and
cross-examination of Mrs. Car
ter is expected Tuesday
Medford Attorney Paul
llaviland Is the court appoint
ed prosecuting attorney. Dp
fense attorneys arc Richard
Carney and Leo Levenson
Portland. g
HOME TO HAVANA Cuban Foreign Min
ister Raul Roa (left) has a few parting
words for newsmen as he board a plane in
New York for Havana, Cuba. At right is
Sports Bulletins
Ashland - Southern Ore
gon swept a two-game Ore
gon Collegiate conference
hoop series by edging East
ern Oregon here last night
57 to 53. The Red Raiders
fought from behind in the
late minutes. Pasco Ar
ritola collected 17 points
for the Mountaineers and
Don Vannice 13 for South
ern Oregon. .
Central Point - Crater
high entered the Southern
Oregon conference baskot
ball victory column here
last night with a 67 to 45
win over Ashland. Loyal
Higinbotham of Crater and
Sid DeBoer of Ashland each
had 24 points.
Klamath Falls - Klamath
Union High school made it
three straight basketball
wins in the Southern Ore
gon conference by boating
Grants Pass 69 to 51 here
last night.
Eagle Point-Henley high
triumphed over Eagle Point
last night 45 to 36 in a
Rogue league basketball
tussle here. Kent Gooding
and Ray Brown each put in
11 points for the visitors.
Rogue River-Lakeview'i
Honkers pulled away from a
31-all lie last night to score
a 56 to 41 Rogue league de
cision over the Rogue River
high cagers. Doug Maxwell
tallied 16 counters for Lake
view and Barry Frantz 15
for the Chiefs.
WEATHER
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Temp.
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Lowest Trill Morning 'iH
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Dr. Drummond Dies;
Services Tomorrow
Dr. Clarence I. Drummond,
57, a Jackson county public
health officer for several years
and prominent medical leader
In this community, died Fri
day in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Dr. and Mrs. Drummond
moved there recently because
of Dr. Drummond's health. He
had resigned as health officer
here lata last summer after
returning to that office for
approximately a year.
Funeral services will be
held in the Trinity Episcopal
church In Santa Barbara at 2
p.m. tomorrow. The family
said memorial donations may
be made to the Rogue Valley
hospital fund, if desired.
Born In India
Dr. Drummond was born In
Mahoba, India, In 1904, of
medical missionary parents,
Dr. Clarence and Elizabeth
Drummond. They were mis
sionaries in India for the
First Christian church for 30
years.
Dr. Drummond was in India
until he was 10 years old.
Then he moved by himself to
Lincoln, Neb., where he at
tended public schools and the
University of Nebraska.
He received his medical de
gree at the University of Ne
braska. He was originally
county health officer here
from March, 1932, to Septem
ber. 1937. He received a
year's leave of absence in 1935
to study public health at Har
vard university under a
Rockefeller foundation fellow
ship. He was graduated from
the Harvard school of public
health with honors.
Receives Appointment
Dr. Drummond was appoint
ed temporary health officer
hero on July 26, 1959, when
Dr. A. Erin Merkel left to
take a position with the San
Diego county public health de
parment. Dr. Drummond be
came full-time public health
officer on Sept. 15, 1959.
Dr. Drummond was an or
ganizer of the Rogue Valley
Physicians' service in 1952.
He was one of three Incorpor
ators of Mercy Flights, a non
profit flying ambulance serv
ice, 10 years ago, and was a
V
unidentified bodyguard. As Roa departed
Friday he vowed he was convinced the
United Stales was about to invade his home
land. , (UPI Telephoto)
member of 'the board of trus
tees at the time of his death.
Ho was also lormer presi
dent of the Jackson County
Medical society, chief of staff
of the Rogue Valley hospital,
member of the hospital execu
tive committee for seven
years, director of the Oregon
Physicians Service from 1944
to 1952 and was secretary of
the board of directors during
those years.
Member of Posso
Ho was also a Rolarian,
member of the Jackson Coun
ty Sheriff's Posse, of Beta
T h c t a PI fraternity at the
University of Nebraska, and a
member of the Medford Elks
lodge.
Dr. Drummond Is survived
by his widow, Helen; a son,
Lt. David Drummond, U. S.
Army, Salt Lake City, Utah;
two daughters, Mrs. Betty
Rlegelman, Birmingham,
Mich..; and Mrs. Susan
Grgicli, Santa Barbara, Calif.;
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Drummond, La Canada, Calif.;
a brother, Dr. Donald Drum
mond, San Mateo, Calif.; two
sisters, Mrs. Helen Southwick,
La Canada, Calif.; and Mrs.
Lois Milner, Indianapolis, Ind.
"Man In
WIS-'
Document Affirms
U.S. Intention
To Continue Aid
Officials Seek
Revival of ICC
Washington-IUPII-The United
States Saturday called upon
other free nations to help tha
war lorn kingdom of Laos
maintain its independence
again Communist aggression
'through whatever means
seem most promising."
In a "white paper" on Laos.
which a spokesman said was
designed to "set the , record
straight" on the U.S. position,
the state department said
"Laos can remain independent
only if the non-Communist
nations of the world render
the assistance it has requested
to maintain its independence."
If Laos should fall to the
Communist, the statement
said, "the effects could be far
reaching and the implication
lor otner small ana vuineraoia
states all too evident."
To Continue Aid '
The 1,600-word white paper
did not spell out the type o
assistance the United Stales
wants other countries to rend
er. But it made it clear that
the United States intends to
continue its massive program
of military aid to the Rightist
government of Prince Boun
Oum, whose forces are under
attack by Communist led
rebels, of the Palhel Lao.
The slate - department dis
claimed any Intention of set
ting up a U.S. military base
in Laos ot trying to persuade
the tiny southeast Asian king
dom to join any Western mili
tary alliance such as SEATO.
Meanwhile, U. S. officials
acknowledged that they were
pinning their hopes, however
slim, for a politicial settle
ment fn Laos on the efforts
of the British and French and
other allies to revive the old
International Control Com
mission (ICC) to supervise the
broadening of the Boun Oum
government.
Will Give ICC Try
The ICC, originally set up
to oversee the implementation
of the Geneva Agreement ot
954 which made the Indo-
Chinese states independent,
was composed of representa
tives of India, Canada and
Poland. The United States
does not like the make up o
the ICC but has told Ihe
British It is willing to give it
another try.
The white paper repeated
earlier American allegations
that foreign Communists had
been Introduced into the
Laotian fighting on the side
of the rebels but Press Officer
Ben Thirkield said the depart
ment still had no specifia
proof to offer.
The air of crisis which had
been built up around the
Laotian situation a week ago
seemed to have disappeared
to a considerable extent this
week end. Officials said tho
situation was still "grave" but
there was not so much talk ot
military action and "alerts" o
the Pacific fleet.
Gilchrist - (UPI) - Fifteen
children, ranging In age from
10 to 17 years, escaped death
near here Friday when the
school bus they were riding
in plunged off an Icy highway
and overturned.
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