Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 30, 1961, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPersons Pensh A ' t t ' i. ik"o a y:;'','T- 4 Tenement House - - - i.nntr" GV6I1 E'' '"W 4 Fire P vvWDM I ,,' - .v--, - i 1 ....... r . -. , , t . 51 . UNDERWATER "LOGGING" Skin diving is considered by most people to be a sport, but diving into the inky depths of a mill pond falls far short of being "fun," ac cording to the three young men in the picture above. They are currently at work salvaging "sinker" logs at the Ross Lumber Company, White City. Over the last six or eight years, hundreds of logs, large and small, have gone to the bottom, and the only other way to get them is to Durno To Offer Alternate Dunes Bill in Congress Salem -IUPD- Rep. Edwin Durno (R-Ore.) says he will introduce an alternate Oregon Dunes park bill in Congress. He opposes Sen. Maurine Neu berger's bill for a national seashore park. Durno unveiled the propos al following a talk with Gov. Mark Hatfield Wednesday. Hatfield took it under advise ment. Durno said he will soon in troduce a "national shore lands bill" for the Oregon dunes and the dunes area would become first of its kind in the nation. Durno's plan would put the area under the National For est service rather than the Na tional Park service, as Mrs. Neuberger proposes'--.-'; '.. The area involved would be less than the Neuberger pro posal, Durno said, and his bill would provide cooperation be tween state parks and present private landowners in the area in developing a recreation area. Durno's bid calls for $6 mil lion over a 10-year period to develop the recreation poten tial of the dunes. Durno said he doesn't think the dunes offer the "scenic grandeur" for national park status, but that they do have great value and worth for de veloping for recreation. The Durno plan . is expected to come up at the next meet ing of the governor's advisory committee on natural resourc es as well as a review of the Neuberger proposal. Easter Recess Set At St. Mary's School The annual Easter recess for students at St. Mary's ele mentary and high school will be held Monday and Tuesday. Classes for grade school stu dents will resume Wednesday morning. High school stu dents will return Wednesday to start their annual three-day retreat, which will be con ducted this year by the Rev. William Stone. Madras. Catechism classes for chil dren attending public grade schools will be dismissed Sat urday, and will resume again at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 8 TRICHINOSIS Portland -I1IPD- An outbreak of trichinosis in Tillamook county has been reported by the State Board of Health. Good Friday Southern Oregon, Northern California Good Friday services will be held throughout Jackson and Siskiyou counties tomor row. The Good Friday services sponsored by the Medford Ministerial association will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian church, Eighth and Holly sts. It will be for both adults and senior high school students. Two services will be held from 1:25 to 2:10 p.m. for junior high school stu dents. McLoughlin J u n I or High school students will at tend services at the First Church of the Nazarene, and Hcdrick students will go to Eastwood Baptist church. Services will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic church at 2 p.m. for Roman Catholic students attending public schools. St. Mark's Episcopal will hold a Three Hour Vigil at the Cross from noon to 3 p.m. Work Program for County Jail Prisoners Suggested to Court Establishment of a work program for Jackson county jail prisoners has been sug gested by Sheriff Joseph D. Walsh, District Attorney Alan B. Holmes and District Court Judge L. L. Sawyer. In a letter to the county court, they outlined reasons for establishing such a pro gram, and ways in which it could be instituted here. They also seek to discuss the pro posal in more detail with the county court. FCC Recommends Construction of Second TV Station The federal communications commission late yesterday recommeneded granting Radio Medford, Inc., permission to construct a new television sta tion on Channel 10 here. Ray Johnson, general man ager of the corporation which operates radio station KMED, said the recommendation will be reviewed and a final per mit for actual construction probably will be issued with in 50 days. FCC requires a waiting pe riod of between 30 to 50 days between decisions to allow objections or comment from interested parties. Johnson said he expects the final per mit for construction to be is sued no later than May 15. He said "we are looking forward to getting KMED-TV on the air with network color on Labor Day if possible, in time for full fall program ming." The network affilia tion will be the National Broadcasting Company. Financially Able FCC Examiner H. Gifford Irion said that Radio Medford is financially able to own and operate the proposed tele vision station, and that all other issues are rendered moot by dismissal of the two other applications. TOT Industries and Med ford Telecasting, both of whom submitted applications for the Channel 10 station, withdrew last January through arrangements with Radio Medford. Studios and offices for KMED-TV will be located on Ross lane, the present site of KMED studios and offices, The building will be remodel-1 Services Are with the Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rector; the Rev. Theo dore J. Ehrlich, the Rev. Eric O. Robathan, and Canon Ed win Moss leading meditations on the Seven Last Words. The service will be so arranged that worshippers may come and go at indicated intervals during the afternoon. Services that will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday include those at Ascension Lutheran church, 2501 Barnett rd.; East wood Baptist church. North Keeneway dr. at Ridgeway ave.; First Baptist church, Fifth st. and Central ave.; Philadelphia church. 1851 Grandview ave.; St. Peter's Lutheran church, 1020 East Main St., and the Salvation Army, Fourth and Bartlett sts. The Philadelphia church service will include the ob servance of the Lord's supper followed by the foot-washing service. drain the pond, which would shut down operations. The men are Norman Adkins, Medford; Dick Adkins, Central Point, and Fletch Baker, Shady Cove. They are shown on their specially-made pontoon float as they bring a water-soaked log to the surface by means of a power winch. The men built the equipment themselves . . . and hope the idea will pay off. They get paid by the unit, according to a Ross Lumber Company official. The officials recommended that 61 acres of county-owned property be used for truck farming purposes. They esti mated that by developing a truck farm for prisoners, food costs could be reduced by 10 or 12 cents per meal. Could Be Enlarged - "The program could be en larged to include production for other county institutions, such as the county farm home and the juvenile detention home," they said. Jail food ed and an addition construct ed to handle both radio and television studios and offices. The KMED-TV transmitter will be on Blaekwell hill, site of the transmitter for Channel 5, the California Oregon Tele vision, Inc., station. Use of Blaekwell hill is through a lease arrangement with the firm that operates KBES-TV. KMED-TV will man and op erate its own transmitting equipment at the site, Radio Medford officials said, just as KBES-TV does its equipment. Johnson said "the two trans mitters at the local location will eliminate the need for antenna adjustments for tele vision viewers." Radio Medford now em ploys 15 people, and this num ber will be increased to 34 when the new television chan nel goes on the air, Johnson said. Hail Not Enough To Damage Fruit Some hall fell last week but not enough to damage fruit trees, according to Jud son (Jud) Parsons, Medford, head of hail research here. Hail which fell during last week's rain storms covered the valley. It was heavier on the east side of the valley, Parsons said. A few samples of the shot-sized hail were collected. ' Parsons asked residents who see hail falling to put It In small cartons and put it in the deep freeze. It will be picked up by calling SPring 3-4088. Scheduled in In Ashland a three -hour service will be held starting at noon at Trinity Episcopal church. At 7:30 p.m. services will be held at Grace Luther an church, Frances lane. A community Good FwJ-'iy service will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Phoenix at the First Presbyterian church. Services in Talent will be at the Talent Friends church from 10 to 11 a.m. In Yreka the Methodist Episcopal church will be open for prayer and meditation from 1 to 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. James McAdams playing a background of sacred music. A brief service will be held at the Nazarene church, Klam ath St., Friday from noon to 1 p.m. The Last Words of Christ on the Cross will be the theme for the three-hour serv ice at St. Mark's Episcopal church, Fourth and Lane sts., starting at noon. costs alone could be reduced about $6,000 per year, they added. Also recommended was con struction of a low cost, mini mum security building to house such workers, "there by reducing the need to board prisoners at Multnomah coun ty, and circumvent the neces sity of enlarging the existing county jail to accommodate its growth." Such a building is neces sary, they said, because pres ent facilities are only capable of housing 24 inmates, utiliz ing a single toilet and shower. Also noted was the desire to separate working prisoners from prisoners not eligible for such a work program. Would Reduce Costs "We can foresee the actual construction labors being per formed by Inmates assigned under the program," they said. Such labor would reduce construction costs. . They said that it is possible that construction of such a fa cility would eventually result in the transfer of all jail facili ties to an outside location, leaving room for expansion of county office space in the courthouse. The work program is being proposed for several reasons, they said. These include dimin ishing housing facilities; in creased cost of maintenance; inmate inactivity and lack of exercise, which lends nothing constructive to the commu nity, but creates imaginary ills and problems which in creases costs; and the fact that idleness produces discontent ment resulting in "outbursts that have taken their toll in repair costs." 'Accept Advantages' They also noted that many prisoners apparently appreci ate "confinement that encour ages their participation in lack of initiative and industri- ousness and accept the advan tages of warm housing and be ing well fed as a just reward for their acts against society." Jail records show that the number of misdemeanor re peaters prove the contention that penalties meted have not discouraged repeating similar offenses, they noted. These trends, they noted, will continue unless construc tive measures are undertaken to correct it. Bloodmobile Plans Two-Day Visit The Red Cross Bloodmobile will .be In Medford two days ncxt'month, Mrs. J. W. Bur ba, blood program chairman announced today. With the two-day visit on April 10 and 11 those who have been unable to donate previously due to the hour limitation may do so now, either in the morning or eve ning, Mrs. Burba explained. On Monday, April 10. the Bloodmobile will be at the Red Cross chapter house from 3 to 7 p.m. and on Tuesday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments may be made bv telephoning SPring 3-3813. The quota Is 150 pints for each day, with 350 donors needed to obtain the 300 pint quota. ALTITUDE RECORD Edwards AFB, Calif. -The X15 rocket plane zoom ed today to a world altitude record of 165.000 feet, in which pilot Joseph A. Walker flew the plane 31.26 miles above the earth. Rundown Section Of Cleveland Scene of Blaze Several Jump From Windows Cleveland, Ohio-fflPD-Seven persons were killed early to day in a four-alarm fire that ripped through a three-story tenement building in a run down section of the city's east side. Ten persons were injured fleeing their apartments. Firemen identified the known victims as William Merriweathcr, 58, who leaped from the third floor; Linda Joyce Carr, 5, Ollie and Gus Arnold, building custodians; Mrs. Naomi Simpson, her daughter, Deborah, 2, and one of her sons. The two boys, Tommy, 3, and James, 4 were among those missing, and one still is unaccounted for. In Fair Condition Six of the injured were listed in fair condition at Poly clinic Hospital. The others were treated and released. Fire Lt. Thomas Mooney said when he and other fire men arrived "we could hear the people scream inside as we jumped off the truck. Flames were shooting out of all the windows. "As we pulled up, we saw two people jump from a sec ond floor and land in an alley. We broke down an iron gate and carried them out. Neither could walk." Three persons suffered brok en legs in leaping from win dows. Hearing Ordered Coroner Samuel R. Gerber ordered Sanford Malkin, own er of the building, to appear at a hearing this afternoon. Gerber said he wanted Mai kin's views on what caused the fire in the tenement house which had a long history of violations of the city building codes. Damage ' to the structure was estimated at $80,000. Fourth Batallion Chief Bor- nard W. Mulcahy said the fire probably started oh the first floor stairwell in the middle of the building, or in an un occupied first floor apartment. Cause of the fire was unde termined. Shot Heard; Dead Bird Falls From Tree It may have been purely a coincidence, or it may have been that the marksman was an exceptionally good shot. Whatever it was, Benjamin Lee Hunter heard an air rifle shot yesterday afternoon while working in his yard at 705 South Oakdale ave. The next thing he knew a dead bird had fallen from a tree and hit him on top of the head. Medford police searched the area, but were unable to locate the marksman. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable clou ni nes tonight and Friday. Chance of showers Friday eve ning. Low tonight 33. High Friday 65. Temp. Highest Yesterday 70 Lowest this Morning 33 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:35 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 5:56 a.m Moonrlse today 5:t7 FULL Moon Friday Slrlus, In the louth- weist 9:18 p.m VISIIILE PLANETS Venus, sets 7:54 p.m Mars, In the went ..10:30 p.m. Jupiter and Saturn, In the southeast 4:40 a.m "Saddle Up. We Can Still Head 'Em Off At The Gulch" Regional Edition' Medford 40 PAGES Duncan To Pace Salem-IUPll-Mrs. Robert Duncan, wife of the Oregon speak er of the House, was rushed morning for delivery of her Duncan, 40-year-old Medford attorney, took his wife to the hospital at 7:15 a.m. The speaker and his wife, dren. They are Nancy Jane Jamie 8, and Laurie Ann 6. The speaker spent most Tear-Gas Supply Ordered by City For Police Use For the first time in Its 75-year-old history, Medford's city police department will have its own tear-gas equip ment. Police Chief Charles P. Champlin ordered the equip ment Wednesday following a demonstration at the depart ment's White City shooting range. Included in the equipment will be a gun to fire tear-gas projectiles, numerous projec tiles, some tear gas grenades and two gas masks. The tear gas kit cost the department $289, and the masks cost $22 apiece. Funds for the equip ment were provided in the department's 1900-61 budget. Although the department has never before used tear- gas except on the practice range, Champlin said he has felt for a long time that lt was needed. As the city in creases in size, the need be comes more apparent, he said, The primary purpose in ac quiring tear - gas, Champlin said, is to be able to drive a barricaded crlrrtlnal or crim inally insane person from his barricade without shooting him. "This is a much more humane way than shooting," he added. Tear-gas Is not physically injurious. It affects the tear ducts of the eyes, causing them to water profusely, and also causes a stinging sensa tion in the eyes. These effects are only temporary, however. Situations have arisen in the past in which tear-gas would have been used here had it been available, accord ing to Champlin. Yesterday, the department watched a demonstration of the tear-gas equipment at the White City shooting range. The demonstration was given by a representative of the George Cake company, Berke ley, Calif., from whom the de partment purchased the tear gas equipment. NO HEATING NECESSARY With valley temperature dipping to the low 30s this morning, no heating was necessary in valley orchards, Clifford B. ' Cordy, county horticulturist said. The tem perature was well above the danger point, he added. PLANT DESTROYED Eugenc-fllPU-Firo early to day destroyed the Western Patch Manufacturing Co. in the Glenwood area between Eugene and Springfield. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1961 Deserts Corridor in Hospital to Salem General hospital this sixth child. also 40, have five other chil 16, Angus 14, David Bruce 9, of the morning by his wife's WVUiil... RIGHT TO VOTE District of Columbia residents have finally won the right to vote for, President and Vice President. The 23rd amendment to the United States Constitu tion, extending the presidential voting priv- D.C. Residents Finally Get Privilege To Cast Ballots Washington -(IPII- Residents of the District of Columbia will have to wait nearly four years to exercise a privilege they waited 161 years for, and some said the battle still was only half won. The nation s capital won a long fight Wednesday when Kansas became the crucial 38th state to ratify the 23rd Amendment to the Constitu tion, giving District residents the right to vote for president and vice president. But it won't do them any good until 1964, when the next national elections will be held. Macdoel Man Taken Into Custody Yreka The Siskiyou coun ty sheriff's department took Hansford Theodore Williams 90, of Macdoel, into custody Wednesday on charges of making a false report of a felony. A warrant for his arrest was Issued from the Dorrls justice court March 2. Wil liams reported he was kid naped and robbed Feb. 22. He said two men and a woman kidnaping him shortly after he had arrived at the Mac doel cafe. A car occupied by the trio pulled alongside Wll Hams' car, he claimed. He said one of the men entered his car and shoved a pistol in his ribs, ordering him to "drive south." He claims he drove about eight miles and was ordered to stop. His clothing was transferred from his car to the kidnap vehicle, Williams told sheriff's deputies. After returning to Macdoel, he was taken to a house some dis tance away. He said he was robbed of $1,200 and was re leased Feb. 24. Williams has been In Red mond, Ore., since reporting the Incident. The sheriff's de partment has conducted an intensive investigation. SATELLITE LAUNCHED Vandenbcrg AFB, Calif.-fllPD -A Discoverer satellite shot skyward today with a recov erable capsule containing liv ing tissue samples to check cosmic radiation the first U.S. astronaut might face. Tribune Speaker Role side but returned to the capitol at 11 a.m. to preside during action on bills In which he was especially Interested. Mrs. Duncan was expected to deliver the child later in the day. Rep. William Holmstrom (D-Clatsop) presided over tha House while Duncan was pacing the hosiptal corridors. The expectant blessed event Is not the only thing on Duncan's mind today. His favorite horse, Goldy, was ex pected to foal soon. ' K I llC Ci N.H. and fcansMP 1 - ."ri-!i.f..-u3tr- nd tfans. ompiere of 23d AMBl Action President Kennedy led a group of District residents who refused to be totally sat isfied by permission to vote for the first time In American history. Kennedy called ap proval of the amendment "a major step In the right direc tion." But he urged Congress to let Washington residents have home rule, too, "It is equally Important that residents of the District of Columbia have Senate Asked To Investigate Birch Society Washington - 01PD - Sen ate Republican Whip Thom as H. Kuchel (Calif.) and Sen. Thomas J. Dodd ID Conn.) today denounced tht anti-Cammuniit John Birch Society at "outrageous." Kuchel called for a Senat investigation of its activi ties. Dodd, vice chairman of the Senate internal security subcommittee, and Kuchel arose In the Senate in suc cession to attack the leml ecret society, headed by Robert Welch. They partic ularly cited Welch's attacks on former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and other of ficials. The second in a series of lhr articles on the John Birch Society appears on page 4C of today's Mail Tribune. House Defeats Bill To Extend Political. Powers Salem fUPP - The House to day defeated by a close vote a bill to extend political party powers by letting state party conventions select national convention delegates and na tional committee officers. Changes Vote Rep. Bculah Hand (D-Mil-waukie) changed her vote from yes to no in order to be able to move for reconsidera tion of the bill. Final vote was 33-27, In a roll call that completely crossed party lines. The bill itself was drawn up by a bi 56th Year Price 10 Cents No. 7 i i on ,s ; , T, GETS MOTE, Ucge to Washingtonians for the first time ' in history, was ratified Wednesday. Mrs. Lena F. Fisher, 84, above, a native of Wash-. ington, will finally get to vote in 1964. . ; (UPI Telephoto) ; the right to select the officials who govern the district,'' he said. " . . ' : The Democrats Immediately1 predicted they would win the three electoral votes alloterl the District. Republicans hail, ed the move but made no po litical predictions. The Dis trict estimates it has 500,000 persons of voting age, about 100,000 whom have been ab sentee voters in other states. Many of these probably will begin voting in the District. ; Klamath Forest Snow Depth Rises Yreka - Snow depth along the Marble valley snow course in Klamath National forest is more than the past 10-year average, but water content is less than average, according to James Mello and Henry Eiscnman of the Ft. Jones for est service station. . . Average depth measured Wednesday was 120.6 Inches with a water content of 46.8 inches. During the past 10 years, the snow depth has av eraged 118 inches with a wa ter content of 53 inches. District Ranger Lue Haan said the snow depth at this time last year 91.5 inches with a water content of 42.6 inches. The course is located In the head of Oregon Canyon creek near the Marble valley guard station in the Marble Moun tain Wilderness area of north? ern California. partisan committee of state party members. National committee officers and convention delegates now are elected during May pri maries. The bill would have let a challenger, via a petition, carry any state convention se lection to the polls. Rep. Ken. Maher (R-Port-land) said the bill would have Infused purpose into party work, since the state conven tions would be drawn from precinct committee levels. ' Maher said It would give "grass roots" participation In party work.