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Reorganization Bills Introduced
Representatives
Get Labor Bills;
GOP Caucus Held
Salem - IUPII - A flock of
bills were introduced in the
Oregon Senate today includ
ing one covering the major
portion of Gov. Mark Hat
field's government reorganiza
tion plan.
The bill is jointly sponsored
by Sens. Walter J. Pearson
and Senate Minority Leader
Anthony Yturri (R-Ontario).
The bill sets up six major
new state departments plus a
revenue department abolish
ing the state tax commission.
Agencies Listed
The "cabinet" agencies in
clude commerce, land, natural
resources, public safety, social
services and transportation
and utilities.
Sen. William Grenfell Jr.
(D - Portland) introduced sev
eral bills, one declaring state
u n employment compensation
in a state of "emergency" and
changing the qualifications
from 20 to 18 weeks of work
with an average of 16 hours
per week.
The bill would .delete $40
as the maximum weekly bene
fit and provide "no more than
50 per cent of Oregon's aver
age weekly wage." This would
at least double current maxi
mum benefits per week.
Salem-IUPD-A raft of labor
backed bills, including a mini
mum wage measure and sev
eral workmen's compensation
proposals, were introduced in
the House today.
Action on a controversial
resolution to repay lawmak
ers for out-of-pocket expenses
was deferred until Friday.
House Speaker Robert Dun
can called for the delay so
House members could "ex
amine" the measure.
His comment came after
Sen. Carl Francis, R-Dayton,
told the Senate Wednesday he
would not have voted for the
proposal if it had been read
in full.
Caucus Held
House Republicans held a
caucus this morning and Mi
nority Leader F. F. Montgom
ery. R-Eugene, said House
GOP members still were split
14-13 in favor of the expense
proposal. Montgomery opposes
the plan.
The labor bills were intro
duced by Rep. Edward J. Whe
lan, D-Portland, and a group
of Portland area Democrats
at the request of the state
AFL-CIO.
One would set a minimum
SI. 25 hourly wage and a
maximum 40-hour work week.
Official Says Help
Needed for Aged
Washington - IUPII - A lop
official of the Eisenhower ad
ministration told the final ses
sion of the While House Con
ference on Aging today that
Congress should do more to
help older persons to pay for
medical care.
Arthur S. Flemming, out
going secretary .of Health,
Education and Welfare, said
this was one of the major
issues facing the nation.
"Move One To The Back Burner One Up To
The Front Burner "
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1961
UNLOAD SUPPLIES Laotian soldiers are
shown unloading ammunition from a Civil
Air Transport plane at Luang Prabang,
Laos, Wednesday. The ammuniton was flown
from Bangkok to the airport here aboard
an Air America transport under contract
Laotian Pilots in
U.S.-Made Craft
Attack Guerrillas
Vientiane, Laos-IUI'll - Lao
tian pilots in the cockpits of
four U.S.-built training planes
flew rocket strikes today
against pro-Communist guer
rillas entrenched in the jung
les and mountains of northern
Laos. ,
The planes, propeller-driven
T6's used for reconnaissance
in the Korean War, took off
from Vientiane airport this
morning to attack the rebel
positions in the north.
The government disclosed
the first strikes were flown
against the Communists Wed
nesday, but informed sources
said the inexperienced Lao
tian pilots missCd their tar
gets. The air attacks may have
signaled the start of a mas
sive offensive against the
Communist Pathet Lao troops
and rebel sympathizers to con
solidate the position of pro
Western forces before an in
ternational truce move begins.
The world's major powers
appeared to be moving toward
international conference
aimed at ending the Laotian
crisis that has threatened to
plunge Southeast Asia into
war.
The four single-engine fight
ers that took off on today's
rocket mission were delivered
Wednesday to the government
of Premier Boun Oum under
the U.S. military aid program.
The first air strike Wednes
day was carried out shortly
after the Laotian government
delivered a stiff note of pro
test to Russia warning the
Soviets to halt air drops of
arms to Laotian leftists.
Portland - IUPII - Robert H.
Nelson, 46, Portland, was dead
on arrival at a hospital Wed
nesday night after his car was
involved in an accident.
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to the U.S. government. In Washington Wed
nesday, the U.S. disclosed it is giving "earn
est consideration" to a Cambodian proposal
for a 14-nation conference on the Laos crisis.
(UPI Telephoto)
School Study To
Be Made Current
Dr. Keith Goldhammer of the study of enrollment trends
the bureau of educational, re-
search, school of education at
the University: of Oregon, will
be asked:' by the Medford
school board to bring a study
of the district's school facili
ties and needs up to date.
A survey of district needs
and enrollment trends was
first made under the direction
of Dr. Goldhammer in 1857,
and was revised in 1959. The
latter study served as a basis
for a two-year building pro
gram, now nearing comple
tion. The school board this week
expressed a desire lo have
Decline Research
Program Sought
Washington - (UPD - Eight
West Coast House members
called today for a coordinated
crash research program by
government and industry to
fight a disease of pear trees
that threatens to cripple pro
duction of the fruit in Oregon,
Washington and California.
Although they did not draft
any specific proposals, the
congressmen agreed that sep
arate programs seeking a solu
tion to the problem should be
tied together and strengthen
ed. Another meeting, possibly
to agree upon a request for
additional federal action, will
be held later, a spokesman for
the bi-partisan group said.
The disease, called pear de
cline, cut production of the
fruit by 50 per cent in Wash
ington and 25 per cent in Ore
gon last year. It is expected
to cut the next California crop
almost in half. The loss in
California last year was S4.5
million, it was reported. The
disease attacks the roots of
penr trees and eventually kills
them.
It has plagued Washington
growers since 1952. Oregon
has been fighting it for four
years and" California since
1958.
'Imminent Invasion'
Warnings Disappear
Havana-lUPD-The "imminent
invasion" warnings of the past
week disappeared today from
Havana's government control
led press, strengthening belief
Premier Fidel Castro soon
will announce his foes have
again been "scared off."
The sudden halt to the
frenzied "war fever" propa
ganda campaign coincided
wilh reports that government
officials were having to cope
with Increasingly difficult
problems of feeding and main
taining the estimated 200,000
men now on war alert.
Salem - aTC - Salem City,,
Manager Kent Mathewson an
nounced Wednesday night
that Clyde Warren, Salem po
lice chief for the past 11 years,
will, retire July !.
55th
Tribune
brought up to dale after
viewing the 1960 school cen
sus, which showed a total of
11,613 people between 4 and
19 years old living in the
district.
When counted In 1958
the census for the Medford
district, and the five districts
which have since consoli
dated, was 10,577. In 1959.
when the census was esti
mated according to formula,
the total was 11,170.
Close to Enrollment
Dr. Leonard B. Mayficld,
school superintendent, point
ed out that Dr. Goldhammer's
projection of enrollments in
1957 and 1959 have been close
to actual enrollment figures.
Board members and admin
istrators agreed that the sur
vey of enrollment trends and
facility needs should be
brought up lo dale so discus
sions may be started as to fu
ture needs.
Based on the 1957 Dr. Gold
hammer study, the need for a
new high school in the dis
trict was indicated to be four
to five years in the future.
However, the 1959 survey,
and preliminary study of the
1960 school census, indicates
that a new high school may
not be needed as soon as at
first anticipated.
Dr. Goldhammer's report is
also expected to indicate popu
lation trends by areas, so
plans for future elementary
school facilities can be studied
by the board.
Total of $1,035.34
Serif to Hospital
The Sisters and personnel
at Sacred Heart hospital to
day expressed their thanks for
the money raised for the hos
pital by the Moose lodge's
Christmas tree lift recently.
Sister Luke, administrator,
said that $1,035.34 has been
received by the hospital. She
commented on the "fine spirit
which prompted the Moose
lodge lo conduct the tree lift
for the hospital s benefit.
Also receiving praise for
their assistance in the project
were the Boy Scouts and oth
ers who participated in the
tree collection.
AF Plane Makes Emergency Landing
Here Because
An Air Force C 131A hos
pital plane with 12 persons
aboard was forced lo make
an emergency landing at the
Medford airport Wednesday
shortly after 2 p.m. due lo
extreme icing conditions en
countered north of here.
Capt. Richard Barnes, pilot,
said the plane was en route lo
Portland from Travis Air
Force base near San Fran
cisco. It was carrying six hos
pital patients and six crew
men, Barnes said.
The Convuir aircraft left
Travis at 12 p.m. It was due
to arrive in Portland at 2:20
p.m. Barnes said that about
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Negro Students
Suspended from
Georgia College
Police Break Riot
With Tear Gas
Athens, Ga. - lUri) - Two
Negro students were suspend
ed temporarily from the Uni
versity of Georgia early today
when police had to use tear
gas to break up student riot
ing. At Macon, Ga., U.S. District
Court Judge W. A. Bottle
ruled that a state law cutting
off funds from any integrated
school is "patently unconstitu
tional. The judge said he
would issue later today even
broader and much more
sweeping injunction against
the law than the one now in
force.
Gov. Ernest Vandivor said
in Atlanta at midmorning that
he had no immediate plans lo
return them but Dean of Stu
dents Joseph Williams said in
a emotional statement that he,
not Vandiver, removed them
and he emphasized that the
removal was temporary
Suspended At Midnight
Charlayne Hunter, 18, and
Hamilton Holmes, 19, were
suspended by the university
at midnight. In Atlanta, Gov.
Ernest Vandiver was prepar
ing lo take that action himself
lo "protect them against
threats to their lives.
The two Negroes, who had '
just finished their first full
day of classes at the university
without incident, were taken
to their homes in Atlanta by
state highway patrolmen. Miss'
Hunter was weeping, and
Holmes appeared angry.
Police were forced lo use
tear gas and a fire hose Wed
nesday night to break up the
wild demonstration that led
to the suspension. Vandiver
issued a statement early today
'admonishing all citizens of
this state against violence or
overt acts of violence."
Wednesday night's riotous
demonstration that resulted
the arrest of at least 12
students and 9 adults appear
ed to have been carefully
planned, and it included quite
a large number of adults.
Hospitals Reported
At Near Capacity
The two Medford hospitals
reported that they have been
"very busy" the last several
weeks with a near, or over,
capacity number of patients.
Sacred Heart hospital offic
ials reported the hospital has
averaged between 85 and 88
per cent of capacity the last
several weeks with only four
beds empty on one night.
Rogue Valley hospital at
midnight last night had 92
patients, two over capacity.
Officials reported that beds
were put in public areas.
sacred Heart hospital re
ported November as it quietest
month while Rogue Valley
listed it as their busiest. The
reason given was the closure
for the maternity ward at Sa
cred Heart hospital.
Both hospitals report an
unusually high number of chil
dren patients. Medical cases
account for the majority of
patients, they said.
Boise -IUPII- The Idaho Sen
ate today defeated a hill
which would have abolished
the death penalty in the Gem
slate.
of Icing Conditions
Eugene extreme icing condi
tions developed at the plane's
12.000 feet altitude.
Capt. Don Spencer, co-pilot,
said defrosting equipment was
turned up as higli as It would
go, but was unable to cope
with the ice. The windshield
was completely Iced over, he
said. After contacting Port
land, the decision was made
to turn back to Medford, he
said. For a short time, there
was" a question as to whether
the plane could make it to
the Medford airport.
The ice was getting so thick
on the wings and body that
it was weighting
the
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SHIPS MOVING Newsmap spots area
where three Russian missile tracking
ships (A) are moving into the Pacific testing
grounds in a possible prelude to a new
Soviet space spectacular, the Navy announc
Two 'True' Bills
Are Returned
By Grand Jury
A Jackson county grand
jury returned a true bill yes
terday on John R. Taylor, 27,
Salem, charged with assault
with intent to kill, according
lo the district attorney's of
fice. A true bill was returned
also on Thomas Ernest Smoot,
57-year-old transient, charged
with the armed robbery of
the former Safeway store at
130 North Bartletl st. Circuit
court arraignment of Smoot is
scheduled for 2 o'clock this
afternoon and Taylor at 1:30
p.m. tomorrow.
Taylor, charged wilh the
i wounding of State Policeman
Donald Cnin the evening of
Dec. 20, is scheduled to ap
pear in Jackson county circuit
court Jan. 18 on two charges
of grand larceny,
Taylor is charged with fir
ing three bullets which hit
the state policeman who had
stopped Cain at the Intersec
tion of Highway Btf ana hb
for questioning. Taylor is also
charged with taking two au
tomobiles.
Smoot is charged wilh Ihe
robbery of the Safeway store
here on Dec. 2 He was appre
hended by Medford police
near the store a few minutes
after the crime. He had a re
volver and a paper sack stuf
fed with $599 in currency
when arrested.
Public Hearings On
Commission Agenda
Five public hearings are on
the agenda for tonight's Med
ford city planning commission
meeting. The meeting will
start at 7:30 o'clock, in the
city hall.
Four of the hearings in
volve requests for changes of
zone and the fifth is a request
for a variance to zone sign re
quirements. Two of the prop
erties seeking a change of
zone are located on Crater
Lake highway near the pro
posed interchange with the
new freeway.
647,700 Residents
Of State Working
Salem - (UPD - Oregon Em
ployment Commissioner Da
vid II. Cameron said Wednes
day 647,700 Oregon residents
had jobs in mid-December and
52,300 were out of work.
The employment figure was
down 6,800 from November
while at the time unemploy
ment rose 8,900.
Portland -IUPII- Oregonians
paid more money for liquor in
December than in any month
in history, the Oregon Liquor
Control commission said to
day. We were losing altitude at
the rale of 500 feet a minute
Spencer said. They contacted
the Medford airport and po.
lice and fire rescue crews
were sent to meet the craft
"The ice persisted at 9,000
feet and finally at 7.000 feet
started to moll," according lo
Spencer.
By the lime the plane safe.
ly landed most Ice was melted.
It left the airport shortly be
fore 3 p.m. and it wis sched
uled to return to Travis after
making stops at Portland, Ta
cmna. Wash., and Walla
Wi.. Wash.
ed Wednesday. The ships were seen by
patrol planes Wednesday heading toward
an impact are 1,050 miles southwest of
Oh hu, Hawaii, where previous Russian mis
siles have been fired. (UPI Telephoto)
Defense Rests Case
In Bengtson Trial
Grants Pass - The defense
rested its case this morning at
10:30 o'clock after three other
witnesses testified in addition
to the defendant, O. H. Bengt
son. The trial, under way in
Josephine county circuit
court, entered its fifth day to
day. Bengtson, Medford law
yer and former secretary of
the Medford Escrow company,
is charged with embezzling
$1,700 from the firm.
Witnesses called this morn
ing by the defense included
Mrs. Belle Parker, former
Bengtson employee now liv
ing in Hoopa, Calif.; Kenneth
Poole, a former Portland law
yer now practicing in Eugene;
and former Jackson county
Deputy District Attorney Ger
ald Scanncll.
Testimony concerned con.
versa tions the witnesses had
had with Bengtson or Mrs
Rachel Peterson Carter, form
er president of the escrow
firm, Scannell identified a
$1,700 check as one which he
the Jackson
had shown to
county grand jury prior to an
indictment being returned
against Bengtson.
Dog Alerts Couple
As House Burns
A new name will be the
just reward of a Sealyham
terrier pup owned by Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Davenport.
They have been calling the
little dog "Useless."
This morning, awakened by
the pup's barking and her
scratching at the bedroom
door about 2 o'clock, the Dav
enports discovered that their
home on Griffin Creek rd.
(route 4, box 379) was on fire.
Mrs. Davenport escaped
through the back door with
the dog. Her husband man
aged to save a few clothes
before getting out through the
bedroom window. The five-
room, two story house burned
to the ground.
Davenport, who operates a
nearby farm machinery busi
ness, said that the roof over
the kitchen was ablaze when
ho and his wife were awak
ened. He reported that the
fire appeared to have started
in the attic and may have
started from wiring. The resi
dence was healed electrically
and had no heating stove.
Alarm was turned In to the
Medford fire department, but
firemen on arrival at the
south boundary of the rural
fire district observed that the
blaze was some distance be
yond the boundary.
The Davenports arc staying
at the home of his brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs,
J. H, Slevic, Victory lane.
Court Appoints Man
To Planning Group
The Jackson county court
made one of two remaining
appointments this morning.
The court unanimously ap
pointed Ivan Peoples, Gold
Hill realtor, to the Jackson
county planning commission.
Peoples replaces Ronald
James, who resigned last year.
Peoples told County Commis
sioner' Edwin Taylor he has
served on a planning commis
sion for 22 years, but did not
say whore it was.
The remaining appointment
is (or the dog control board.
However, County Commis
sioner Chester Wendt said the
court wouliPhave lo "discuss
yiWj op it foi awhile."
Rebuttal witnesses for the
state included Poole; Leland
unci Frank Knox, Medford,
certified public accountants;
Dwight Houghton, U.S. Na
tional Bank, Medford branch;
Hugh Collins, Medford law
yer, and Mrs. Carter.
Testimony centered on bank
accounts for the Escrow com
pany and Bengtson, conversa
tions regarding the company
after Mrs. Carter failed to ap
pear at the office on May 1,
I960, and deposits made ill the
various accounts.
The defense may ask to
make a surrebuttal this after
noon which will be followed
bv nrcuments.
Defense witnesses testified
Wednesday regarding a meet
ing of Medford Escrow com-1 sione. ot the Elsenhower f or
pany officers allegedly held inei8n policy. .
December, 1957. ' I The President did not de-
Meeting In Medford" ' llver hls message in person.
The meeting, mentinnpd hv
iienglson when he testified
Wednesday morning, was re.
ported to have been held at
the Medford home of Mrs.
Beulah Balderston, former
ivil-uiuiu i&cruw ' company
president now living In An
derson, Calif. Others present
at the mooting, according to
Bengtson s testimony, were
Mrs. Carter, and himself.
Bengtson and Mrs. Baldor
ston testified that at the meet
ing Mrs. Balderston resigned
as president of the firm and
Mrs. Carter became president.
It was testified that Bengtson
was to continue as secretary
of the company, but would
sell all of his stock lo Mrs.
Carter.
Bengtson testified that min
utes of the alleged meeting
had been in the company's
file prior to May 1, 1960.
Bengtson charged that she had
taken the copy of the minutes
with her, as well as the three
existing copies of the contract
he had with her regarding
the purchase of the company.
Bengtson staled during cross
examination that he had been
anxious to "dump" Ihe Med
ford Escrow company as it
had been costing him money.
He added that he had been
notified by the government
that they would not allow the
money he was putting Into
the company as a tax deduc
tion. Arguments
The afternoon's testimony
was interrupted for arguments
when Paul Haviland, court
appointed prosecuting attor
ney, asked Bengtson if he had
ever been convicted of a
crime. Objections of Defense
Attorney Richard Carney
Portland, were overruled by
Judge Orval Millard.
Bcnglson slated that he had
been convicted of embezzle
ment, but that the verdict is
currently under appeal. It was
pointed out that Bengtson did
not testily in the first trial.
Other witnesses called by
the defense during Ihe after
noon included Irving Allen,
Burns, former law associate
of Bengtson and present dis
trict attorney of Harney coun
ty, and Dwight Houghton, U.
S. National Bank, Medford
branch.
Allen testified that Mrs.
Carter had told him in laic
1958 that she owned the Med
ford Escrow company, and
Houghton testified regarding
various loans Bcnglson had
received from the bank in
recent years.
PERMIT ISSUED ,
The city building depart
ment today issued a bulldlgg
permit lo Rogue Valley hos
pital. 2825 Barnett rd to erect
a $1,104,000 addition to thft
structure. The heiel id
': ijg ! for f'o permit.
Problems Here,
Abroad Inherited
By John Kennedy
Message Read Today
Washington -IUPII- President
Eisenhower said in a fare
well State of the Union Mes
sage today that the United
Stales reached "unprecedent
ed heights" during his admin
istration. But he acknowl
edged that President-elect
John F. Kennedy will inherit
many problems at home and
abroad.
The President's 6,000-word
valedictory to Congress re
viewed his eight-year steward
ship in the While House.
It also catalogued achieve
ments and continuing prob
lems, expressed "best wishes"
to his Democratic successor,
and carried a prayerful hope
that future American leaders
"will be able to keep the na
tion strong and at peace."
". , . We have honored our
commitment to pursue and
attain special objectives," he
said of his administration.
But ho frankly acknowl
edged that he was not "imply
ing that all is well-that all
problems are solved."
Cuban Problem Serious
On the grim side, the Presi
dent warned that "Communist
penetration of Cuba is real
and poses a serious threat."
Communist activities, he
said, "have caused and are con
tinuing to cause grave trou
bles in the world"-in Berlin
and in Laos, as well as in
Cuba.
"At home," he said, "several
conspicuous problems re
main." He listed the need for high
er employment, for continu
ing a steady economic growth
and a sound currency; elimi-
iiHung iarm surpluses; over
coming deficiencies in health
and education programs,
Eisenhower defended his
defense and space programs.
And he expressed hoDe that
the. incoming Democratic ad-
rmnisirauon will continue pro-
- 1 grams which form the corner
He sent it to the House to
be read by clerks. The Sen
ate, In recess today, will hear
it Friday. '
The White House announc
ed, however, that Eisenhower
will deliver a farewell speech
lo the nation next Tuesday
night, three days before he
leaves office.
(See Story- on Page 6A)
fee Stiff fn Good
Skating Condition
Supervised ice skating is
planned for Howard Prairie
lake again this week end,
City-County Parks and Recre
ation Director Robert Haworth
said today.
Haworth said the ice was
In good skating condition. Su
pervisors will be at the lake
both Saturday and Sunday.
Additional facilities, such as
skate changing huts, equipped
with oil stoves and a coffee
and sandwich snack bar will
be provided this week end,
he said.
Also, Haworth said an ade
quate supply of firewood Will
be available, and a first aid
station will be located near
the lake. He said the parking
problem should be reduced
this week end through the ef
forts of the Ashland Explorer
Scouts who have volunteered
to help with traffic control
and parking at the lake.
Russia Asks UN Take
Trust from Belgium
United Nations, N.Y. - (UPD -Russia
demanded today that
the United Nations strip Bel
gium of Ruanda Urundi, the
African trust territory from
which a Congolese force
mounted an offensive against
troops supporting ousted Pre
mier Patrice Lumumba In
Kivu Province on New Year's
Day.
It suggested a new emer
gency meeting of the General
Assembly on the worsening
Congo situation if the Security
Council, meeting at Russia's
request today on the Ruanda-
Urundl Incident, does not act.
WEATHER
Forecast: Increasing cloudi
ness tonight with a few showers
In the vicinity. I'atrhy valley
fuf early Friday, bevomtni; part
ly cloudy during the afternoon.
i.ow lonigni 34-36. nigh Friday
3D.
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fllghcftt Yesterday 5:i
Lowest This Morning 33
To 10 a.m, Today 04
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today -3:01 p.m.
sunrise tomorrow ....... 1:39 a.m.
Moonrlm tomorrow ....4:01 a.m.
New Moon Jan. 16
NIOMINKNT UTAH 8
Vega, low In northwest 7:09 p.m.
Uench, low In
nortMycst . 8:38 p.m.
V1siAl.fl PI.ANKTS
Airs, In the east 7:18 p.m.
V-nns low In west 8:3J p.m.
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