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MOBUTU PRO-LUMUMBI Regional Edition GIZENGA SAID BEING OUSTED FROM ORIENTAL 55th Year Price 10 Cents Medford Tribune 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1961 No. 306 FORCES IE -.ir-f .- TWISTER DAMAGE A truck belonging to Mac Morgan lies among uprooted trees after a twister leveled his farm near Tipton Ford, Mo. One person was injured in atfield Not ifh Governor Says .Amendments Mow Being Prepared Salem - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield said today he is not satisfied with the proposal to regulate bill boards as it stands. But he added he under stands amendments are being prepared which would make the bill suitable to him. The voters defeated a meas ure last November that would have regulated billboards on main Oregon routes. The bill board industry then promised to work with billboard regu lators for a compromise law this session. Doesn't Meet Standards Hatfield said at present the bill does not meet federal standards by which Oregon could get an additional per centage of funds for high- . ways. He said he hopes tne amendments accomplish this so he has no reservations about the measure. Hatfield said he has long favored billboard regulation and he does not want to see Oregon "lag" in protection of scenery. Answering questions at his weekly news conference, the governor said he is not en thused about a bill that would force the secretary of state and state treasurer to move out of the Capitol building. He prefers his own plan to relieve cramped conditions in the building - $6,400 in plan ning money this biennlum to design a S697.600 wing to the Capitol, giving the legislature more room. Wouldn't Object Hatfield said he would not object to the state helping pay distribution costs of fed eral surplus food if the state's other needs were met. He said the reasonable approach would be to give the food to welfare recipients first. Asked about the controversy over whether federal aid to education should include parochial schools, Hat field said he doesn't think the issue of federal aid siould be "con fused" with debates on church -state relations, civil rights and the like. But he said the premise of the aid as it relates to public schools is "sound." Four Oregonians Die In Week End Accidents By United Preit International An Agate Beach man died In a McMinnville hospital early today from injuries suf fered in a Sunday night traf fice accident, raising to four the number of Oregonians who died on Oregon and Cali fornia highways during the week end. Leonard Neil Eckstrom, 38. Agate Beach, was injured about 10 p.m. when the sta tion wagon in which he was alone left Highway 18 about 8 miles south of McMinnville. Billboard Pro Oregon Coastal Regions Battered By Gale-Force Wind By United Press International Western Oregon lowland areas may have escaped heavy snow this winter but they've had more than their share of rain and wind. Gale- force winds buffeted coastal regions again Sunday with Newport getting gusts to 85 miles per hour. The winds brought shipping almost to a standstill. Inland, Eugene had Confederation Formed in Congo Tananarive, Malagasy Re public (UPD Western diplo mats expressed hope today the newly formed "confederation" of Congo states would end the threat of Communism in the Congo and bring stability to the strife-torn nation. Congolese leaders attending "summit" conference here agreed Sunday to establish a loose confederation of eignt sovereign states on tribal lin es to replace the Congo repub lic. Joseph Kasavubu, president of the central Congolese gov ernment, was unanimously selected president of the new confederation, with the capi tal to remain in Leopoldvillc. Delegates to the week-long conference on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar included Kasavubu, Katanga President Moise Tshombe and Kasai Chief Albert Kalonji. Notably absent was Antoine Gizenga, Communist-indoctrinated leader of leftist follow ers of slain ex-premier Patrice Lumumba in Oriental Prov ince. An invitation had been ex tended to Gizenga, but he re fused to attend and denounc ed the conference. TUESDAY SPEAKERS Ashland E. Duane Lalonde and Keith Lassman, owners of the L Sign company of Ash land, will explain features of their business at the Tuesday noon luncheon of the Ashland Chamber of Commence at the I Mark Antony hotel. He died in 12:10 a.m. hospital at Mrs. Nancy Dalton, 31, Ash land, was injured fatally when she was thrown from her motorcycle near Central Point. ' Howard F. Lawrence, 63, Portland, died when a panel truck he was driving struck a sign post and a parked truck. Maurice L. Hedges, 20. Gar diner, was one of four sailors injured fatally near Pomona, Calif., when the car in which they were riding struck a construction crane-truck. home. Tornadoes towns Snduay night. See story Satis winds of 30 mph with guests to 46. . - . The five-day outlook called for ' more than normal" pre cipitation for all of the state. Off Newport a small fish ing vessel operated by Rudy Schultz radioed it was in trouble early Sunday but was out of danger by afternoon. Muddy cliffs continued to slide into the ocean at New port and Agate Beach. Don Viles, a deep sea sport fishing dock operator at Gari baldi, said crab fishermen have lost thousands of dollars because of bad weather. Slide Removed South of Oregon City on Highway 99E, work crews re moved some 80 tons of rock which tumbled from a cliff Saturday and blocked two lanes. At Salem high winds knocked a billboard onto a house roof and blew over a few trees. There also were mi nor power outages. The Coast Guard was check ing progress of four 16-year-old Portland boys who were drifting down the Columbia to Astoria. It allowed them to continue on their raft. Grants Pass Man Hurt in Accident A Grants Pass man was re ported in fair condition at Rogue Valley hospital this morning suffering from pos sible back injuries following an automobile accident this morning on Bjackwell hill. According to Oregon state police, Floyd William Sny der, 32, of 847 NW Fifth St., Grants Pass, was a passenger in a vehicle operated by Jo seph Russell Derschon, Eu gene, when the car was hit by a small two-wheel trailer after it broke loose from an other vehicle. The Derschon vehicle was reported to have gone off the highway and into a ten-foot ditch, police said. Operator of the car tow ing the trailer was Clyde Eu gene Sutton, 27, Sacramento, Calif. Both vehicles were re ported to be southbound on Highway 99 at the time of the accident. Snyder was taken to the hospital by Medford Ambu lance service. WEATHER FORECAST: flotidy with or rational rain tonight and Tiim fiV. low tonight 3S-40. II I eh Tufsday 52-55. Temp. Illghrit Yrttfrdav 51 Low-rut this Morninf 45 Preclp. to 10 a.m. Today 07 Our Skies Tonight Siinrt today 6:16 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:26 a.m. Tlif Moon rtifi 5:12 a.m. turn or row and H In P'Mrrp. Nrw Moon ... .March IC I'ROMlNhNT STAR ArrttiMH, rtar-i ..., 8:07 p.m. Man, hich In aoiith .. 7:14 p. m nui. im .. 9:03 p.m. jupnvr ana naiurn, ru . 4:12 a.m the Morgan struck several southern on page 2. (UPI Telephoto) Kennedy Confers With Advisers On Foreign Aid Washington -(UPD- President Kennedy met with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other State Department advisers to day for a conference on for eign aid recommendations which will be presented to Congress, . . '"" His crowded schedule on foreign affairs will conclude tonight with a lengthy pro nouncement of Latin Ameri can policy, which he will make at an unusual diplomat ic reception. Brief Holiday Kennedy returned to Wash ington this morning from a brief holiday at his country estate in Middleburg, Va. He plunged immediately into a round of conferences, begin ning with an extended, high level talk with Rusk and a group of Slate Department, Budget Bureau and White House advisers on the new for eign aid recommendations. During the day he also com pleted the 5,500-word state ment on Latin American pol icy which he was to deliver before an audience of 250 Latin American diplomats, of ficials of the Organization of American States and key members of Congress invited to the White House reception. Talked With Mrs. FDR In a variety of other activi ties today, the President had a brief visit with Peter Crot ty, democratic leader from Erie County, N. Y.; a talk with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt about the appointment of women to his administration, and a brief meeting with officials of the New York Stock Exchange who paid a courtesy call. posal "Speeches About The Government Spending Too Much Money" Leopoldville, The Congo - OIPD forces captured three companies of pro-Lumumba troops in an offensive near the Oriental Province border, the Congolese foreign Ministry announced today. Mobutu's long-expected drive was coupled with reports from Stanleyville that Anoine Gizenga was being eased out as boss of Oriental Province, which is in the hands of follow ers of slain ex-Premier Patrice Lumumba. The announcement said one Lumumbist was trapped in the town of Mondombe, about 300 miles southeast of Coquil- hatville in Equatorial Province. Mobutu's force of 1,200 troops then pushed on to the town of Ikela, 40 miles to the south, and captured and dis armed two more companies. Dispatches from the bush country said his troops had captured t h e Lumumbist stronghold. The government did not disclose how many troops were captured by Mobutu's forces. A Congolese company ranges from 50 to 200 men. Mobutu s troops have been in the area for weeks to pre vent Lumumbist troops from pushing further into Equator ial Province. Agree on Confederation The communique came as all Congolese leaders, except uizenga, announced at their "summit" conference in Tan anarive on the island of Mad agascar that they have agreed to form a confederation of Congolese slates. The agreement was expect ed to end the long struggle between warring political fac tions for control of the Congo. it also was a personal tri umph of t h e confederation idea of Katanga President Moise Tshombe over the uni tary state advocated by Lu mumbists. Informed sources said there are indications that Jean Fos ter Manzikala is gradually taking over from the Communist-indoctrinated Gizenga as doss of Oriental. Talks Said Sought Manzikala, a moderate who holds the oficial post of Orl- ental Province premier, was reported seeking to start econ omic and financial talks with the government of Congolese President Joseph Kasavuvu If Manzikala is able to take over control of Oriental Prov ince, sources said it- would pave the way for Oriental's possible participation in the new Congo confederation. Manzikala is considered a more moderate politician than Gizenga and has called on Eu ropeans several times to stay at their jobs to save the prov ince's economy. Planning Group To Meet in Ashland Ashland The Ashland Planning commission will meet tonight to continue dis cussion on zoning two residen tial areas of the city for resi dential and multiple family dwellings. At its Feb. 27 meeting, the commission gave tentative ap proval to a plan which would make Zone 4 a single family unit residential zone. Zone 3 would be classed as a multiple family dwelling unit area. City Attorney Harry Sker ry was directed to prepare an ordinance establishing zoning limits. After the ordinance is considered by the planners, it will be sent to the city council. A public hearing must be held before its adoption. , Washington - (UPI) - The Sen ate today voted $50,000 to continue its subcommittee on migratory labor for another year. - Maj. Gen. Joseph Mobutu's Sterilization Said Valuable Board Function Salem - (UPD - State Health Officer Richard H. Wilcox said today state-ordered steril ization of persons with cer tain sicknesses or socially un acceptable traits is a "valu able function" performed by the state board of eugenics. At a hearing before the House health and welfare committee, the doctor said a bill to do away with all state ordered sterilization is not in the interest of the state. Wilcox s test! mony met head on with that by ReD. George Van Hoomlssen (D- Portland) who said the state does not belong in the sterili zation business. Ihe judiciary committee chairman, a sponsor of the bill, said the 1917 law Dermic ting state-ordered sterilization of persons with certain sick nesses, mental illness or traits ot degeneracy Is both uncon stitutional and medically un supported. .Knowledge of heredity Is loo uncertain to justify sterili zation. Van Hoomlssen added He said the board has an proves sterilization of 347 persons in the past decade Some opponents of the bill said they might go alone with a substitute bill to allow state- oraerea sterilization only me mentally ill or mentally ueuciem., , .... The House already has passed a third bill to do away with state -ordered steriliza tion of epileptics. A measure to let the Voters decide whether the 'tat should pay half th cost of scnoois was introduced in the Mouse. Hep. Robert Elfstrom (R-Salem) was chief sponsor. The question would go on the ballot In 1962. Bills now before the legislature call for gradual Increase in state support over a period of years until the state is paying SO per cent. The state now pays 36 per cent of school' costs. A proposed constitutional amendment to increase high way bonding limits was intro duced in the House at the re quest of the Oregon Coast as sociation. Slain Ohio Officer Has Valley Relatives A Cincinnati, Ohio, patrol man, brother of an Ashland man, was shot in that city early Saturday morning, touching off one of the biggest police manhunts in Cincinnati history. According to United Press International, Patrolman Don al dMartin, 29, brother of Ray Martin, 472 Palm St.. Ashland was slain, apparently with his own service revolver. Five passersby were reported to have witnessed the Incident. An unidentified gunman shot the officer while he was investigating a car tampering incident. Nearly 100 detec tive and patrolmen are con. ducting a house - to - house. room-by-room search of the area. The patrolman was re ported to have died without regaining consciousness. His .38 caliber service revolver with all six cartridges dis charged, was found in a gar bage can a few blocks from the shooting. Ray Martin left Medford by plane Saturday for Clncln' natl, according to Mrs. Mar tin. Interior of House Damaged by Blaze Table Rock-The Interior of a three-hoom house on the Table Top ranch near Table Rock was damaged this morn ing when a flue from a wood stove became overheated. Central Point rural firemen were called at 10:13 a.m. Tho house is owned by the Reter Fruit company. Bill Nowlln Bn employee, was occupying the dwelling. CAMItQON , . , X&jt "j, J IOVAXOK ORIF.MAL f ' Y. STANUYVIllE c o ngo COQUILHATVIltE C v- : , .MONDOMBE f IpAj-j; . Vt. W- vV If:::' My i roi'OLD f. m I uunoi SQ . "ASA! ) - feiiHjp; jr : v . I piilp; s qT"1 . : J' tuAtA8A'i;ij ANGOLA ''' ' IT.S K ATA KG A UTHE CONGOn J 1 . . ::;Vi '"'!rp' '!':'''!'!''':': ' t im i ) .....-.;Tfc PRO-LUMUMBISTS SEIZED Maj. Gen. Joseph Mobutu's forces captured three com panies of pro-Lumumba troops in an of fensive near the Oriental Province border. the Congolese foreign ministry announced today. The announcement said bist company was trapped in Mondombe (1), about 300 miles southeast of Coqullhativlle, in Equatorial province. Mo butu's troops then pushed on to the town of Drop In Anticipated Timber Receipts Is Budget Problem An anticipated 20 per cent cut in estimated O and C tim ber receipts for the next fis cal year is a problem confront ing the Jackson county budget committee this week, County Treasurer Karl Janouch noted, Including the balance in tim ber receipts carried over into the new fiscal year, this would mean $510,000 less than the previous year. Forest service timber receipts are estimated at $54,000 less, Janouch said. Receipts from current tim ber cuttings won't be received by the county until next fall County Students Win in District Miss Aedene Jensen, senior at Eagle Point High school, won first place In the girls' division of the Elks lodge dis trict scholarship competition Sunday in Roscburg. District winner In the boys' division was Jerry Burns, Ash land High school student, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lee Burns, 121 Bush st., Ash land. Miss Jensen's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Burton C. Jen sen, Nick Young rd., Eagle Point. The two county students will compete In the state con test March 25 in Ontario, Ore. Candidates for the Elks scholarships are judged on scholarship, financial need, extra-curricular and out-of-school activities, personality and leadership, and perscrver- ance and resourcefulness. On the state level the two students will compete with winners from the other four districts In the stale. District winners receive $250 scholar ship awards. State winners may receive up to $1,550 schol arships. SOC Name Change Approved by Senate Salem-OIPD-The Senate to. day passed and .sent to the governor a bill changing the name of Southern Oregon Col lege of Education to Southern Oregon College, The measure, HB1264, earlier won approval of the House. Washington -0IPD- President Kennedy will hold a news con ference Wednesday at 7 a.m (pst). Sen. Straub University Crackdown Salem - H1PI) - Sen. Robert Straub (D-Eugenc) warned to day against letting a single scandalous story by a Univer sity of Oregon student lead to a political clampdown on the university s freedom. In a letter to Acting Presi dent William C. Jones, Straub said he was deeply concerned that "the university could well become overly restrictive and unduly cautious" as a result of legislative criticism of a "sat ire" published earlier this month In the literary section of the student paper. Rep, F. T. Montgomery ,R Eugene) called the story "vul gar and obscene." His remarks Ikela, 40 miles south of Mondombe, and captured two more companies. On the above map, arrows from Ikela indicate an expected drive on Stanleyville (2). The map also il lustrates boundaries of the newly-formed Confederation of Congolese states that Western diplomats hope will end the threat of Communism in the Congo and bring stability to the strife-torn nation. (UPI Telephoto) one Lumum the town of the county treasurer pointed out. The bureau of land manage ment reports that sale prices on their government umDer have been running 24 per cent over the appraised prices while, Rogue River national forest otllciais estimate meir sale prices at 14 per cent I resentatives Thursday morn above the appraised price. hng and the health department ' $3 Million Less I Monday morning. Budget sec- "We have collected almost tions directly under the coun- $3 million less in timber sales during the July to January period of this current fiscal year than during the same period last year," John Car negie of the BLM, said today. "This is $13,173,000 from and C lands and $2,104,000 from the contraverted timber lands. During a comparable period last fiscal year O and C timber sales were $15,757, 000 and contraverted land tim ber sales $2,305,000. Contraverted lands are those timber lands which were O and C lands formerly and administered by the forest service and are now under BLM direction. Estimated county receipts from forest service timber sales for the current fiscal year Is $333,857 from the Rogue River national forest. Although Umpqua and Klam- th national forests contribute to this fund, they are not In cluded, a forest service offi cial said. This compares with last year's estimate of $35p, 000, also not including Ump qua and Klamath forests. The forest service now has under contract for cutting 158.7 mil lion board feet. Total Rectipis Janouch estimates that the total receipts from all sources for the new fiscal year budg et, including timber receipts, will be $756,209.50. Total re ceipts for the current fiscal year were $5,276,250.35 com pared to the new fiscal year estimate of $4,520,040.85. The 1959-60 fiscal year receipts were $4,723,922.50 compared to 1900-61 fiscal year's total receipts of $5,276,250.35, or this current fiscal year shows an Increase of $552,227.83 In grand total receipts. Sports Bulletin Kansas City - Hill - Big and fast Grambllng Collag of Louisiana today knocked Llnfi.ld out of tht NAIA baiketball tournament with a 107-85 victory here. Warns on led to a Ways and Means sub committee promise of a full scale hearing, and a call by Rep. Ed Elder (R-Eugcne) for a look Into the faculty. "Growth Is not possible at an institution or in an indl vldual without risks and with out freedom to err," Straub said The Eugene senator said he was proud of the university's record and of the absence of such scandnls over a period of many years. In addition, Straub praised the "prompt responsible action" taken by the university to avoid publi cation of similar stories In the future. Farm Home, Sheriff Make Budget Requests First meeting of the Jack son county budget committea was held this morning start ing ' with the county farm home requested budget. County Sheriff Joe Walsh Hs scheduled to appear beforo ihe committee at 1 p.m. today. the juvenile department rep- ty court's supervision will ba fitted between these sched uled hearings. Chief attention will center on salaries with department heads requesting revision of the present system. Main points to be discussed will be: (1) the proposed merit pay . plan which was never carried out. (2) current salary scales not meeting increased living costs, and (3) job classifica- , tions are considered unrealis tic and should be revised. Request Physical Therapist Millard Hoffman, superin tendent of the county farm home, told the budget com mittee that he Is requesting a budget total of $133,345, rep- . resenting a $13,617 Increase over the current fiscal year's total. His request focused on proposed salary increases. His main request is for a physical therapist at an added salary of $3,700 a year. He illustrated his propose physical therapist program with sound movies showing how many patients could be put back on their feet and tha county save money. The farm home now has 18 stroke pa tients and 18 patients with fractures. A two-month therapy treat ment at an estimated cost of one dollar a day would help recuperate a large percentage, Hoffman said. Top welfare rate for these patients is $182 month. Following the treat ment they could be sent to a local home for the aged at tha $101 welfare rate, saving tha county $90 for $60 spent per patient, Coil Taxpayers $10,964 The county court pointed out that the county farm, home is nearly self-supporting. At one time it was. lha operation last year cost the taxpayer $10,964.29. Tha county farm home budget es timates have shown a steady Increase, however. Tho 1957- 58 budget total was $70, 781.48.' The total requested budget for the sheriff's office will show a slight decrease-$199,- 930 compared to the current fiscal year's budget estimate of $200,240. "We propose to operate on slightly less money for the new fiscal year, Walsh said. One big reason for the re duced budget request is that expenditures for eight vehi cles from the sheriff's office last year need not be repeat- ed this year. Because of the county-owned vehicles, travel expenses will be reduced but some pay Increases are re-' quested. Walsh hopes to employ a woman as an extra matron for the county Jail for the 4 p.m. to midnight shift. The boat law enforcement budget will be the same as for ,the current year, $3,500. Eft 8? ja, 6? 1 : : N
