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o o inn nnfmranl Rogue Valley Edition Medford 20 Pages life HfPfcS wjaW 4: -1 EXAMINES HOLE Off-duty Medford po- side of a hill in the Foots Creek canyon lice officer Gerald Butler is shown examin- area recently. Something, maybe goid, was ing the lower of two holes found dug in the taken from the lower hole. lystery Blasted By GREG NOKES Mail Tribune Staff Writer (c) 1961 Foots Creek - A mystery possibly involving gold and a mining robbery of 30 years ago, has unfolded in this little roadside community that ri vals in skullduggery the century-old tales of Captain Kidd and his buried pirate's treas ure. Little is known factually other than two men and a woman took "something" out of the side of a hill near here, and that something is probab ly worth a lot of money-may-be a fortune. But, where these facts end, speculation begins. The town of Foots Creek is located 20 miles west of Med ford on Highway 89, in the heart of once-prosperous gold mining country. A small stream that gives the town its name is known to have produced more than S3 mil lion worth of gold in the late 20s and early 30s. Starts in November The mystery started in ear ly November when two men and a woman approached Tom Boone, owner of a ranch aiong Fools Creek rd., and asked permission to cross his prop erty in order to do some min ing in the hills in back of his place. They also asked Boone for the location of an old dona tion land claim in the area. Boone gave them directions, said it was ali right to cross his property as long as they didn't disturb anything, and then went back to his work. Occasional prospectors and fortune-hunters are still com mon in the area so Boone did n't give the matter much thought. He did notice, how ever, that the trio had with them a pickup truck and a small foreign car, both bear ing California license plates. For three days the two men made trips back and forth into the hills, while the woman waited in the car. Boone and his neighbors heard Wiretap, Fraud Arrests Climb To 15 in Portland Portland -OT - The number of persons arrested in connec tion with federal indictments charging wiretap law viola tions and mail fraud was at 15 today. Two more arrests were made Tuesday. It was understood three other persons were be ing sought. George James Barnard, 47, Portland, submitted to arrest by Federal Bureau of Investi gation Bgcnls here after say ing he drove from Boise to turn himself ia. MEDFORD, OREGON, Surrounds Holes Near Foots Creek a number of dynamite explo sions during this time. - On the third day one of the men came up to Boone, thank ed him for the use of his land. said their search had proved futile, and then drove off with his companions. The story could have ended there, had it not been for several curious neighbors. Roland Lloyd Miiler, box 371, Gold Hill, who is one of the old-timers in the area, was one of these. He decided to see what it was all about. Miller started walking up a dry-creek gully that runs up Central Point Man Named to Board C. William Abbott, Central Point, has been appointed to the Jackson county board of equalization, the county court announced yesterday, Abbott, representative of J. Henry Helser and company, is one of two lay members of the board. He replaces E. H. Singmastcr, Ashland insur ance man, who has resigned. He will serve on the board with Arnold Bohnerl, Central Point, county budget commit tee representative, and Coun ty Commissioner Chester Wendt, who represents the county court. First meeting of the board will be April 16. The first meeting will be in review of the ratio assigned by the county assessor. This is the ratio of true cash value to assessed value. The board's work this year will vary from previous years. Previously the assessor's ra tio could be adjusted to equalize variances in valua tions. This year, however, the new assigned uniform ratio of 25 per cent set by statute by the 1959 legislature will ap ply. If there are variances, then the values will have to be changed by blanket appli cation. Mrs. Patricia Ann DePtois, 27, former Portland resident, was picked up in San Fran cisco. She was charged with mail fraud, Barnard was indicted on charges of interception of radio communications and mail fraud. His bail was set at $10,000, highest of any of the defendants. Thirteen other persons were arrested Monday. The mail fraud Indictments charge use of mails to defraud insurance companies in aileg- tl ATT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY the side o a wooded hill in back of his farm. 'When he had gone about a quarter miie he discovered two deep holes dug right at the bottom of the gully. Something had been taken from one of them. (Continued on page B 1) - Authorities Seek Identification Of Man's Body Astoria-iiiPD-Authorities to day sought definite indenli fication of the blasted body of a man found off Highway 30 in the Knappa-Svensen area some 20 miles east of here. A Navy identification card found near the body was made out to Engineman 2-C Wayne A. Budde, 25, formerly of Olympia, Wash., missing from Tongue Point since last November, Authorities said circum stances surrounding the death were being investigated. In dications were the body was biown to bits by a charge of TNT. The body was discovered by a logger, who found half of a $5 bill at the scene. Budde had been reported seen hitchhiking in the area Nov. 27. Authorities indicated he was despondent over loss of a girl friend he met when stationed in Japan. He had learned shortiy before his dis appearance the girl had mar ried a Japanese selected by her parents. Because of the time of his disappearance, athorltles had sought to question him in con nection with the siayings of Beverly Ann Allan and Larry Ralph Payton, but they em phasized he was not listed as a suspect. Gunshot Wound Fatal to Local Man Jackson county sheriff's of ficers reported today that Aurdnall Madison Rogers, 48, of 315 Charlotte Ann rd., died Monday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A .22 caliber rifle was found on the bed beside Rog ers body, deputies said. No reason for the shooting has been established. The body is at Conger-Morris Funeral home pending fu neral arrangements. Salem - CPS - A hearing has been set for Feb. 3 here on jSB 94 which would strengthen (Oregon's law against distribu tion of obscene literature to .1 Tribune 25, 1961 Kennedy Reviews Defense Readiness With Joint Chiefs Washington-ffiPS - President Kennedy today reviewed the nation's defense readiness and added to his top State Depart ment team as he continued an intensive examination of the TJ.S. position in the cold war with Russia. ' Kennedy started a busy day at the White House by calling Cigarette Tax j Measure Given ! First Hearing j Salem - $i8 - A measure j that would have cigarette- j smokers contribute an esti-j mated $9 million annually to the state's coffers came up for its first legislative hearing i this afternoon. The bill to levy a three-! cent-a-pack tax on cigarettes j promised to be a controversial one. The measure was proposed by the Interim Committee on Taxation. But several iegisla- i tors said they oppose the plan, i and Gov, Mark Hatfield said he would "fight forcibly" against any new taxes. Reorganization Urged Another hearing, held Tues day night, saw Gov. Mark Hatfield and ex-Gov. Robert D. Holmes urge legislators to begin passing reorganisation laws this session. "It is important this session to enact legislation that will move us toward the cabinet system," Hatfield said. Other highlights: Succession - Rep. Stafford Hansell announced sponsor ship of a resolution to place the secretary of state next in line of succession to the gov ernor. Objectors - Rep. Edward Fadeley D-Eugene) said re peal of a constitutional pro vision relating to the militia would remove provisions ex empting conscientious object ors from peacetime service. Fiscal - Senate Democrats, aided by five Republicans, passed a bill to enlarge the legislative fiscal committee from 11 to 13. County To Get Recreation Area Emigrant lake recreation area will be turned over to the county April 1, according to James Callan, project engl need for the Talent project. Work will be completed on the control house and outlet works, and rock fill by then, he said. Bids will be opened soon at the bureau of reclamation office at White City on the west lateral rehabilitation and extension, Callan added. The Howard Prairie lake recreation area was turned over to the county court for operation and maintenance in November. "We're Here For The Post-Inaugural Non-Gala" 55th Year Price 10 Cents No. 266 in the Joint Chiefs of Staff for his first conference with the military leaders. Afternoon Conference The chief executive also held an unannounced confer ence on federal fiscal policy and his forthcoming econom ic and budget recommenda iions to Congress. He also scheduled an afternoon con ference on the U.S. economic position with special emphasis on the balance-of-paymenis problem. Kennedy made these State Department appointments: James Harlan Cleveland, dean of the Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Af fairs at Syracuse University, to be assistant secretary for international organizations af fairs. Assistant Secretary William J. Crockett, a ca reer foreign service officer and recently deputy assistant secretary of state for budget and finance, to be assistant secretary for administration. George C. McGhee, Dallas, Tex., oil producer and 1951- 53 ambassador to Turkey, to be assistant secretary for pol icy planning. At the same time, the White House announced that Frank Morcy Coffin, former con gressman from Maine, and recently in private law prac tice in his home town of Lewiston, has been named as director of the development loan fund. Special Assistant Kennedy also named the noted historian, Arthur Sch lesinger Jr., ss s special as sistant to the President with varied duties which will in clude speech writing. Car! T. Sowan, a reporter for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune since 1959, will be named by Secretary of State Dean Rusk as deputy assist ant secretary for public af fairs under Roger Tubby, Ro wan, a Negro, is the author of four books. Duncan Asks Study Of Primary Switch Salem - W8 - House Speak er Robert B. Duncan (D-Med- ford) has asked the house elections committee to look into the feasibility c switch ing Oregon's primary election date from May to September. Such a change wouia elim inate presidential and vice presidential primaries in Ore gon, as well as election of delegates to national nominat ing conventions. Duncan said the present May primary, with its six month interval until general eiections in November, "im poses a terrific burden upon the candidates, intellectually, physically and morally." He said many stales do not have presidential primaries, and delegates io nominating conventions could be chosen through state centra! commit tees or party conventions at the state level. LIFEBOAT ASHORE In one of the first on-the-spot photos, a lifeboat of the iiaer Santa Maria is shown in Use harbor ai Port Castries, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, Tsaes day. Crewmembers o the Portuguese liner were put ashore by a desperate band of Nil yH ' DB JAJfET TRAVEL!, Considered 'Genius Kennedy Selects Woman Doctor For White House Washington -SEF1U Dr. Janet G. ' Traveil, a sliver - haired lady doctor considered a medi cal "genius" by President Ken nedy, has been chosen White House "hysician - the first womar ver to hold the post. Dr. i ,'avell's appointment as official guardian of Ken- nedy's health was expected to be announced soon. She will ! the first civilian White j House doctor since the Hard-j ing administration, breaking j a long line of military phy sicians. Two Daughters The mother of two married i daughters will succeed former j President Dwight D. Eisen hower's White House doctor, Gen. Howard MeC, Sny-; der. Kennedy credits the robust, : 58'ish Dr, Travel! with being i largely responsible for curing ; the back ailment which i plagued him for years and ; put him on crutches at one point, Discovers Short 1-eg The woman doctor discover ed that Kennedys left leg was slightly shorter ihan his right leg, placing an added strain on his back. She pre scribed a quarter-inch lift in the heel of his left shoe. Dr, Travel! and Br, Eugene J, Cohen examined Kennedy recently an1! issued a state ment on inauguration Day pronouncing the new Presi dent's heaiih as "excellent." On Several Trips At the request of ihe Secret Service, Dr, Travel! accom panied Kennedy on several trips after the November election. She has treated Ken nedy and members of his family for Ihe past six years. Giving Up Practice Dr. Travell, an expert in treating athletic injuries, wiii give up her practice in New York City, started in 1828, to become White House phy sician. She will be assisted in her new post by a military doctor, who has not yet been nsmcd. Ashland Man Held For Non-Payment Kenneth Elston Dalley, 24, 513 King si., Ashland, is being held In ihe Jackson county jail on charges of son -payment of a iine for driving while his operator's license was suspended. Daiiey, one of four men charged with the Jan, 8 burg lary of the Oakdaie super market, Medford, was origin ally taken to the jail Tuesday night for attempted suicide, ihe district attorney's office said He was being held Its ituk Jot list ewa protection. ".A , " , l.tft ,iM ' 11 rebels who seized She sissji Monday. In s radio broadcast Tuesday, the msssrgents said the 808 passengers, including 28 Americans, were safe and would be allowed to land at some asdisciosed port. ' tUPl Teiepiioto) Hatfield Appeals For Effort Toward Cabinet System Salem - 8F8 - Gov. Mark be appointed by Use gsvernor, Hatfield, making a rare per-1 sonai appearance before a j legislative committee, appeal-! ed to legislators Tuesday ! night to suppress personal or i political feelings in a tiisitied; effort to achieve a modern, i cabinet-style government for Oregon. Testifying at a hearing crowded with some 288 legis lators and spectators, Hatfield ceiled upon ihe legislature to begin passing reorganization laws Shis session - even if ihe lawmakers chose is postpone She actual changes until after he leaves office. "It is important iijis session is enact legislation thai will move as toward She cabinet; system," Hatfield declared. . , , set your effective date whenever you "wish." The hearing was held by the joint State and Federal Affairs com mittee. j Hairnet Basks Piss TotmET Democratic Gov. Robert Holmes, defeated by Hatfield in IS58, appeared to urge support for the plan. Hatfield spoke crisply of a hodgepodge of some ITS boards, commissions, and semi Independent agencies he said have thwarted and plagued his efforts to carry out pro grams and campaign promises, j "Some agencies have been: unresponsive and even arro- i gant," he said. Hatfield dented, however,; y "grab for power" on his j part. When a governor is elect-; ed, people give him a man-: dale," he said. The governor testified on a : Mil that contains the master: pian for reorganization. Most : agencies would be grouped; sndcr seven major depart ments whose directors would Scannell Joins Ashland Law Firm Former Chief Depaiy Dis trict Attorney Gerald J. Scan nell is now practicing law with Sam B. Davis and Sidney E. Ainsworth at 450 Siskiyou bivd., Ashland. He has been emei deputy district attorney for Jackson county for the past Ihree years. He is a member of ihe Ore gon state bar association, American bar association and the Jackson county bar asso ciation, of which he was treas urer in 1858, He also is a mem ber of ihe Medford YMCA board of directors, Medford Lions club and Ihe Rogae Val ley Country club. He has been active In Rogue Valley civic work ana in church activi ties. Prior to coming to Jackson county, Scsnneil was opuly district attorney In Wasco county. He was also adjudi cator for the bureau of land management In Portland. Scannell, a native of Massa chusetts, is a graduate of American international Col lege with s bachelor of arts and received his law training ai Boston College law school. Bill Planned To Cut Gov. Hatfield's Budget Salem - W -A bill designed to help prevent a tax increase two year irsm now by cut ting $10 million from Gov, Mark Hatfield's $358 million budget will be introduced is the House Thursday, The measure bears the sig natures of IS liepubtleans, headed by Robert Elfstrom ;m-,3?icmj and tlx Democrats. 1 fanning cabinet. Ciiss U.S, Govsramaist The federal government has proven the worth sf the cabinet system," Hatfield said. "it is tested in experience. and proven to be modern at the state levei. And, Baifield told ihe com- miiSee, sssrh a system would permit effective leadership which is willing is explore and to create and experiment. Holmes, who served as vice- chalrsnan sf HsSfleld's ad visory csmjniSSee, wholeheart edly endorsed Hatfield's goals, alllsoiigh lie ssssd the plan might be too "sweeping" for enactment daring 2 single legislative session. Woman Held for Assaulting Child Yreka - Mrs. Esther Mar garet Walker, 22, Happy Camp housewife, was arresied by Siskiyou county sheriffs! deputies early Wednesday tsn charges of assaulting her i3 - monih-oid daughter Shcryi with a deadly weapsn. She was to appear before Judge Phillip Tsieman in Happy Camp justice court to day. Deputies said Mrs. Walker admitted inflicting cuis with a razor blade around ihe little girl's neck. Ai f;30 p.m. Tues day she appeared with the child at a neighbor's house. The infant was suffering from throat cuis which Mrs. Walker said were accidentally hvi fiieied, deputies said. She was taken to a Happy; Camp doctor's sffice where the wounds were closed. The diictor notified the sheriffs office and reported what ihe woman said was an accidenlal incldeni, deputies said. Be cause ihe report was termed accidenlal, no action was taken. At 1 1 p.m. toe dsetor called the sheriffs office again. The woman had reappeared in his office with the little girl. She admitted using a razor blade to reopen the previous wounds and inflict additional deep cuis, deputies reported. Sheriffs men are investi gating. WEATHER Jai fain isftijtsi ijwf txrty Tfcriy. PariSy steady iitif eifNi Uifh TfeTiSy itear 55, Teas : Pfee, ta iS ..rs. Ths? '3c Our Skies Tonight Sft iHta S;i p.m. MilMrf tfiMSBTF-BW .... 3;5S -BJ Fii Stvt&n ,. i3S 3J VtUit& iS.AJfETO Portugal Alerts Coast Points for Rebel Attack Lisbon, Portugal - W - The Portuguese government today ; alerted Navy coastal stations; to he os the lookout for pos-; sible attacks by rebels on; Portugal's possessions in the Aiisntic. Cespite the fact that many Portuguese heard the broad cast made by pirate leader iienrlijue Galvaa from the seized liner Santa Maria pro claiming his intentions to "free ai! Portugal," every thing appeared normal is the eapital, Portuguese Ship Claimed Heading Toward Africa U, S, Destroyer In Hot Pursuit San Juan, Puerto Bscs 2 -The V.S, Mary today located the hijacked Portuguese ship Santa Maria S38 miles east si Trinidad and heading seros iise Atlantic toward Africa. The rebel crew which seised ae 3u,uuu-toa liner at gun point Sunday morning had eluded sesrels vessels and planes for t&rae days and was railway to Portugal's Caps Verde islands off the Airttaa Coast when spotted. Possessions Alerted Portugal already had alert ea her Atlantic possessions against a passible landing by ihe rebel farees. It dispatched additional destroyers and frl. gates today to those areas is eluding the Cape Verdes. The U.S. destroyer H. I, Wilson was reported in hst pursuit of ihe Sania Maria but was 300 miles behind assi tha avy said It probably could not overcome this lead. Two other V.S, destroyers wera dispatched from African wai. ers. The Santa Maria cart cruise at 23 knots and a de strsyer at nearly 30. it was assumed the Porta' guess navy wouid order Us own destroyers to fay to inter cept the big liner wiih lis 883 passengers, 2s of f hem Anseri cans, and its 358 ersw mem bers, But the rebel leade? aboard said today he would noi surrender the ship. A Navy announcement said tlse Sania Maria viss on a course which "if continued would take ser seats o ths Cape Verde Islands asd to ths coast sf Liberia. Fertogal has three major possessions is Africa. Destroyers Bispatehad The Navy said in Washing ton it was dispatching ihe de stroyers Vegeigesassg and Gearing from the port si Abi djas on the Ivory Coast is Sii hops sf effecting an tntarcep- iion. Bat what the destroyer would do vshen they caaghi tlse liner was still sot clear. The resel captain, Hear iqsj GuSvss, said he would steals the luxury liner si a warship approached. And today he re newed ihe threat when ha said "we will sot surrender, jner will vre stop.' Committee Names Working Croups The steering commlUee sf ihe Jackssa county delin quency prevention program has appointed six working committees to carry out ih program. Si was announced to day. The committees, suggested by ihe steering committee under Shelby Tattle, chair man pro iem, ?ere established for early detection si delin quency, family counselling, eoordinaiisn of agencies, em ployment seeds sf youth, youth participation hi delin quency prevention and re sources for youth. Personnel recommended fa? ihe csmmlttee for employ ment needs sf youth includes representatives of varioas service class, empleymesi services, retail merehasis, 4-H, schools, U. S. forest service, press, radio, and fruit asd lumber industries. Aim &t the committee will he to determine seeds ot youth for employment and. resources to meet the seed. It may aiss be a working com mittee to develop plans anil secure sponsorship fer youtil employment programs. i Sf, Rkhmd Sie&f er Suffers Heart Attack Poriiand-W - Dr. Siehard Sleeter, g member st th pediatrics department ai th : University ef Oregsn Medical j School, was reported "resting comfortably today after a ! heart attack Sunday night. Br. Sleeter formerly prae- tieed Is Medford. Except for spirited street- corner cafe discussions ef th spectacular hijacking st ins luxury ship sn ihe Spanish lain last Sunday, there wera no visible signs of agitation or increased police vigilance. Governmeat officials wera skeptical sf the possibilities that the ?8 rebels aboard iha Sania Maria would be able to crass the Atlantic without fee ing intercepted. They said iha Savy alert was purely pr- ,t 0 0 0 (?)
