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Pre westeii Sail mm Gold Kills Mother Next Door As Flames Engulf Family Residence i Vfctims Rangt From " OrwTo Fjvc Years '; Gold Beach-IUPS-Four small children perished today when lire swept through their home about seven miles north of here, the sheriffs office re ported, The victims, ranging in age from. 1 to 5 years, included two boys and two girls. They were the children of Mr. and Mrs. ' Richard Turnow, who .lived at Nesika beach. Mother Next Door L The home was destroyed. : Sheriffs officers said firemen had to wait for the blaze to cool- down before, an attempt . could be made to -recover the bodies. : ; The fire was reported 'short ly before 8 a.m. -. -The mother had gone to a : home next door for a few min utes' and when she returned the home was ablaze. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined. . :,. : . , The father; a logger, was at worn. . . , ;-. , on arges Two men who have admiv ted 'burglaries "in Jackson ; county recently were arraign ed before Circuit Judge Ed ward e. Kelly yesterday after . noon.' 1 One of the two men, David Melvin Coshow,.ou. of Sunny vale, Calif., pleaded guilty to charges of burglary not in a dwelling lnvolvinsg(jlys.,,Cros- jieii iiuruwtire svorv, ,'i.enu-Hi Point. The C-ase was continued - for -pre-sentence reporfc'WM?-: Hearing on a second charge of burglaiy not in a dwelling involving the Corner club, Central Point, was continued at Coshow's request. David Albert Hoffer, 26, of a local hotel, was arraigned on two charges of burglary not in a dwelling, one involving the Croskell hardware store and the other the Corner club! John Dubals was appointed his attorney and the case was continued. It was incorrectly stated In Tuesday's Mail Tribune that Hoffer was also free on bail from Payette,' Idaho, on a burglary charge. According to the Siskiyou county sheriffs office, they hold a warrant from Payette, Idaho, for Hof fer on a charge of burglary with bail set at $5,000. Hoffer has not appeared on this charge, it was reported. Orchard Heating Is Scattered in Area Orchard heating was light and scattered throughout the valley early this morning, ac cording to County Horticultu ral Agent Clifford B. Cordy. Lowest temperatures were 27 to 28 degrees at 3:30 a.m.' , The preliminary ' forecast for tonight is probably no heating, , according to Meteor ologist. William Rogers.. Indi cations are now that tempera tures will be a degree or two. higher. Although the buds are quite tender no damage was done. Cordy said. - "Politic. It fascinating' J - each Fire (Food Tofts Russia Withdraws Demand On Flight United Nations, N.Y. - IUPD - ma na tor united Nations action against the United States for the flight of an RB47 reconnaissance plane downed over the Barents Sea last July. --- ., :. Soviet Ambassador Valerian A. Zorin attached no strings to the withdrawal of the RB47 auestion from th AssemDiy s agenda, but asked suppression of Hungary and Tshombe Moves To Tighten Grip On Katanga Ellsabethville. K a t a n e a Province, The Congo-fflPD-Ka- tanga President Moise Tshom be,.. proclaiming ' victory over U. N. forces in Ellsabethville, pushed his campaign against Baluba tribesmen today in an attempt to clamp a tight mili tary grip on his entire prov ince.. , '' - ' A mob of 10,000 howling na tives stormed the Ellsabeth ville airfield Tuesday and threatened to attack Swedish U.N. troops who stood guard with fixed bayonets: They were turned back by Katangese policemen who per suaded the U.N. soldiers to seek- safety inside, their own tents and the Swedes remain ed there throughout the after noon. -r'H: - ',.,' v, . :a v Siiuation Quieter : Although the capital still was gripped by tension, the situation had quieted down considerably. . : - '.- However, Katanga forces in the north were moving against rebellious- Baluba -tribesmen. Reports "reaching Ellsabeth ville aakFtr column' of Tshom- be's troops had moved into Kaalo, a Baluba town about 335 miles north of Elisabeth- vllle. . : - ,., ; Katanga reinforcements also were reported to have moved Into Manano, which was cap tured from the Balubas last month. -. : - v i Area Plumbers Are Still Off Work Union plumbers in this area are still not reporting for work, pending the signing of a contract between Plumbers and Steamfltters Union Local 418 and the Plumbers Em ployers, association, it was re ported this morning. ' ..' Negotiations are still under way here between the union and employer officials with a representative of the state conciliation board assisting, The contract expired March 31 and plumbers have not ap peared for work since Mon day.-; - . - Negotiations have been in progress for several weeks. E. S. Bowers, chairman of the Plumbers association explain ed that agreement has . not been reached regarding wages and benefits. - . Board of Control Requests $50,683 - Salem - (WD - - The Board of Control today asked the legislature for $50,683 to cov er an expected population in crease over the next two years at trie state prison and Cor rectional Institution. . -Don't You Think?" for Action of RB47 Russia today withdrew' Its de- that debate on the Communist Tibet also be cancelled. - ' Zorn said Russia had de- cided to -drop the RB47 inci dent because it "has properly assessed the fact that one of the first steps of the new U.S President, : Mr. . Kennedy, on his inauguration, was the is suing of an order prohibiting U.S. military planes from vio lating the airs pace of the soviet union." . , . Ambassador Charles W Yost, deputy chief of the U.S. delegation, welcomed Zorin's announcement but said the Hungarian and Tibetan items "do not,- however, fail in the same category." Yost said the United States would "re serve its position entirely as to the appropriateness and ne cessity of considering" Hun gary- and Tibet atj this as- assemoiy session. -Said Scientific Flight The RB47 reconnaissance plane, carrying electronic equipment on what Washing ton insists was a purely sci entific flight, was shot down by a Soviet fighter 50 miles off the Russian coast July 1. The United States contends the plane was over- inter national waters. The Kremlin last month re leased two survivors of the crew of six who were. on the plane. The fate of the -others has not been learned.;1..; i; : 1 i:t Ashlander Resigns fled Mi:r, Ashland real estate man, has resigned from the Jackson county planning commission. v : Mars was appointed to the commission last June 15. No replacement . has . yet been named, County Judge Earl Miller said. ... .. ' Mars said .pressure of busi ness forced his resignation from the commission. He said he is unable to attend all the commission's regular and special meetings. y Mars wrote that his exrier- ience on the commission has been "both enjoyable and edu cational." He said he enjoyed the cooperation of both the county court and other plan ning commission members. . -. - . Los Angeles Mayor Will Face Runoff Los Angeles - (UPS - Mayor Norris Poulson, seeking his third four-year term, failed to garner the needed 50.01 per cent oi the vote over seven opponents In Tuesday's mu nicipal primary election and must face a runoff in the May ii general election. On ttie basis of semi official retr.rns from 3,500 of the city's 4,712 precincts, Poul son's opponent appeared most likely to be former Rep. Sam W. Yorty. The incomplete returns showed PouLson with 132,369 votes, Yorty with 90,687 and the only other serious con tender, City Councilman Pat rick: D. McGee, with 84.895. None of the Other five can didates was in contention. KFManfnfers Plea of Guilty : Klamath Falls-dJPD-Sentenr. ing will be April 10 for Ar thur A. Phelps, 43, who has pleaded guilty to a charge of second degree murder in connection with the strangu lation death of his wife. Maurine Ruth Phelps, 40, was found strangled in her bed March 27. Phelps, a Kla math Falls eletcrician, had been charged with first de gree murder. Dist. Atty. Dale T. Crab tree allowed Phelps to plead to the reduced charge. Cuban Airplane Said U. 5. Cruiser Target Havana - tan - Acting For eign Minister Carlos Oliveres charged early today a U. S. cruiser fired antiaircraft guns at a Cuban plane two weeks ago near Imlas in eastern cub4j Regional Edition MEDFORD 24 Pages PICTURE SESSION President Kennedy and British, Mime Minister Harold Macmiilan and their aides pose for photographers outside of the President's office in Wash- Highlight of Pear Blossom Festival Be Parade Thousands ' of people are expected in Medford Saturday afternoon to watch the eighth annual Rogue Valley Pear Blossom Festival- narade. Vol- inteers from ithe. Knight of Columbus will, maneuver th young parade participants in to line at.l:30-omifi'w'- - Judges from 'Medford Puis lie schools art department will begin their work at the same time in the vicinity of the Library on West Main st.. All entries' will be judged prior, to the . start of the pa rade at 2:30 p.m., when hun dreds of youngsters in color ful costumes, will ride decor ated .'bicycles : or ; pull gay floats down Main st. Parade Marshal Frank Hemingway, ' ABC radio network commentator, will be parade marshal. Close behind will be this - year's blossom queen and king, The- reasa Lynn Stickley, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Stickley, 509 Beatty St., and Donald Emery, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Emery, 112 Sum mit ave. ' t Contributions by the retail merchants committee of the Medford Chamber of Com merce defray most of the cost of - the event.- Other groups who contribute, are the Med ford Fear Shippers associa tion, . Medford Automobile Dealers association and busi ness firms, clubs and individ uals in the community. Cash prizes are -awarded winners In the parade. - . - The festival is -the only major event of its kind staged; in Medford especially for chil dren and is the only Oregon event which features young sters as king .and queen,1 ac-. cording to the committee in charge.,. This year's theme is Fantasy Land. - Band. from various valley' schools ' will march In the parade and ' present a short concert prior to presentation of awards in Hawthorne park. Washington DST To Start April 30 Olympia, Wash. (UPD - Day light saving time will go into effect on a statewide basis on April 30, Secretary of State Victor A. Meyers said today. The law provides that clocks be advanced one hour at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in April. Daylight saving time will remain in effect until the last Sunday in September. Oregon will stay on stand ard time. Medford Chamber Now In New Building The Medford Chamber of Commerce yesterday moved into its new building' at the corner of Central ave. and 10th st. The new $13,000 building about doubles the amount of floor space in the chamber's quarters in the D'AnJou build ing a block south of trie new bjiding on Central ave. iff Cold War Issues Discussed By Kennedy and Macmillan Washington -(UPD- President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met today in the first of a series of critical talks to co ordinate diplomatic ; strategy on. Laos and other . cold war issues. ....'..':. : ' A major - purpose Yqf 1 the White-.House. - talks -was to tighten the Anglo-American bonds , in .preparatlonfor; .!, newed efforts to reach agree ment with RUssla on a broad range of issues including dis armament, Berlin and Ger many, and the Congo. . Principal attention for the time being centered on Laos, where the Western allies hope to end the! civil war .and lay tne groundwork for creation of an independent and neutral country. :- - - - The British and American leaders met- against a back ground of rising hope that Russia soon would join them Diver Rescued . In Lake Eyauna . Klamath FaiUMllPD-A diver searching for sunken logs in Lake Ewauna here was res cued by his partner Tuesday after his air supply -was cut off.. . v ; Dale Gannon, 33, was work ing about one-fourth mile from shore when a choker used to hoist logs apparently became entangled in his air tubes. He was pulled from the water by his partner, Ben Lawler' Both .men are from Grants; Pass, ' "., ' The lake had been convert ed into the log pond of Modoc Lumber Co. ; ici ' Missing Baker ; ; Man's Auto Found I Boise'-flJPlPA "Car belonging to a missing Baker, Ore., bank official has been' discovered at Boise,- according to the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation. La .Verne Jackson, 31, op erations officer of the Baker branch of the1 U.S. National Bank, disappeared In mid-De cember and a short time later officials discovered. $36,000 in bank funds was missing. . An embezzlement charge has been filed against Jack son. FBI agents said Jack son's car was located at the Boise airport. Officers said there was no Immediate Indi cation of how long the car had been parked there. " WEATHER forecast: Fair throuch Thiimday, Scattered light froit ton I it ht Low tonight U. Hl(h Thursday It. Temp. Hlffhcit Yciterday , 12 LoweU this Mornirif 32 Our Skies Tonight Sunt today :42 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 3:44 a.m. Moonriia tonight .11:3T p.m. Lait Quarter April The star seen a few decreet above the Moon tonight li Bahlk In the constellation, Ophluchus. Its light takes years to reach the Earth. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1961 ill ingtori prior to their meeting Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Macmillan, Kennedy and British Foreign Minister Lord Home. (UPI Telephoto) In a call for a cease fire in Laos, to be followed by a 14-natlon political conference on the Asian crisis. The White House said Ken nedy and Macmillan will hold another conference Thursday afternoon on board the presi dential yacht Honey Fitz dur- Ten Benevolent1 Firms Told To Qiiiit Salem-niPD i Circuit Judge1 val a. , 5Ioper has issued a decree prohibiting 10 corpora tions front engaging ' In any further business involved in the furnishing - of death or disability benefits. ' - : The action was filed against the groups by Atty. Gen. Rob ert Y. Thornton. , Named -In the complaint, and the object of Judge Slop- er s order, . were: Benveolent .Order of Coun trymen; The .Countrymen So ciety, Inc.;' The Independent Countrymen,' Inc.; American Countrymen Association, Inc.; Oregon Benevolent Society, Inc.; Western Benefit Society; Western Mutual Benefit As sociation; Western States Services, Inc.; Order of the Bell Returned To Subdivision Site An old Southern Pacific lo comotive bell is back at Bell air heights today. I ' . It took two teen age Cen tral' I'olnt boys to carry it. away, and one deputy to re turn the 185-pound bell to its position at the entrance to the subdivision east 1 of the Hlll-crest-Phoenlx rd. '. t.', '' Tne bell 'had'been; mls'slng for more than a week when deputies, with the cooperation of school officials,, traced the theft to the two boys, 16 and 17 years old. , The bell was recovered from an Irrigation ditch, and the two boys were turned over to the Jackson county juvenile authorities. Commissiori Seeks Plans for Concessions . Ashland- The Jackson county parks and. recreation commission has requested the county court to ask for' pro posed plans for operating con cessions at Emigrant lake, Robert Haworth, city-county park and recreation director, said Tuesday. : " The proposals submitted to the court would be opened April' 19, and then would be referred to the commislon for study and a final recommen dation. A concessionaire could be operating at Emigrant by May 1, Haworth said. In speaking to the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, Ha worth said the commission has requested funds for construc tion of a concession building at the lake. Us of Lake "We're looking for a conces sionaire who has experience in operating a marine (sales of 56th Tribune today. From left, they are ing a cruise on the Potomac river.'-.-' .... !. The Honey. Fltz, a 92-foot cabin - cruiser . named after Kennedy's maternal grand father; Was known as the Bar bara :Anh. wheh-it was. used by. former -;ptesident Dwight i D; Eisanhdwerj'i.'.'t - t .'!i,t Golden Cross, and the United Benevolent Society. ' Thornton had charged the companies were violating the law by engaging In the in surance business without hav ing ' qualified as insurance companies, ..' , - ' Because of a' previous ac tion, the groups had been op erating for the past year un der a monltorship appointed by the court here. ' Crater Snow Above Average for March March snowfall at Crater Lake National park was con siderably above normal for the month, but ;the winter's total is still below - average, according to Park Superinten dent W. Ward Yeager. i.March snowfall of 149 In ches and ' precipitation of 12.68 Inches were 56 and 55 per cent above normal, Yeag er said. ' r '- During the past 29 . years, March snowfall and precipita tion have exceeded this year's totals during 1938, 1950 and 1957 only. , . ; Cumulative snowfall of 439 Inches and precipitation of 51.71 inches still are below averages of 527 and 57.15 In ches, he noted.. -! i ' ," 'i 'i Yeager said hat while the average snow survey depth at park headquarters was about seven Inches above normal last month, the water content was slightly less than aver age. Normal depth for March is 148 inches, with a water content of 62.6 inches. marine products)," Haworth said. He estimated at least S00 power boats used the lake last week. end. He added that he expects the large number of power boat users at Emi grant to continue. - Fishing prospects are com plicated, Haworth - indicated. He said the state game- com mission has recommended planting of spiny ray. fish (warm water) in Emigrant. This would mean that fishing wouldn't be good for at least two years.' There is a possi bility rainbow trout will be planted, making good fishing available next year, Haworth commented. r ., . The county court has been asked to provide funds for docks and moorings, adequate water supply and sanitary fa cilities and read improvement at Emigrant, he said. he commission has asked Year : Price 10 Cents No. 13 Bill Extending Civil Rights Law House Committee . Votes 'Do Pass' Salem - (UPD - The House Committee on State and Fed eral Affairs today voted out "do pass" a bill extending Or egon's civil rights law after an attempt to strike , Senate amendments failed,. , : . The measure, approved by the Senate, prohibits busi nesses offering . general serv ices and goods to the public from discriminating on the ba sis of race, religion or nation al origin: . , - v Objects To Amendment V Rep. George Van Hoomls sen (D-Portland) objected to the Senate amendment allow ing refusal of service on "just cause." He said this waters down the bill. He preferred the original version which was stronger, v 1 w-i-; ; Rep. Richard Evmnnn rrv Mohawk) agreed and they tried to get the amendment stricken but failed 6-2. Hhe committee then voted unani mously to send the bill out as is. , The committee, itlir imlnff along with Gov. Hatfield on his proposed mental health di vision, voted to have HB1261 reprinted and sent back to committee where final aonrov. ai is expected Friday. This di vision, part of Hatfield's cabi net government plan, includes me state mental institutions. Stalls on Public Safety - The commltUa , stalled on Heield's bill for a depart mi..i of public' safety, one of hherirn8.blnetdePartmenU Rvm.nn V.ita4 Eymann suggested an elahth cabinet agency - the deoart- ment of correctlohs-but no ac tion was. taken. Hatfield pro poses mat corrections b a di vision in the overall public hwv department, v.;. . i'--,-'-' - The Senate was to meet at 2:30 p.m. after soma senators returned from Portland for the swearing in of former Sen; Jean Lewis as a Multnomah County Circuit Judge. Oil Bills Sent - Back To Committee Salem - (UPD - The House voted unanimously today to send three tldelands oil ex ploration bills back to com mittee to spell out some added safeguards for. protection of the scenic Oregon coast. The motion was made by Rep. Richard Eymann, chief sponsor. The bills would let the State Land Board lease 13,000 acre blocks of offshore lands to the highest bidder for oil research and development. Rep. Clinton Halght, co-author, said the amendments probably would Include a pro vision requiring the board to hold public hearings before granting any easements across beaches. , ;i Dallas Mill Expansion Plans Announced - ' 'Dallas, Ore.'- (UPD A $250, 000 expansion of the plywood sheathing mill at Willamette Valley Lumber Co. here was announced today by M. J, Kelly, production manager: ' Construction was scheduled for this month and will In volve a 12,000 square foot structure. , About 30 employees will be added to the payroll, Kelly said that when a concessionaire is selected for Emigrant lake, he be given a preferential con tract. This would mean that If he did a good job, he would be given top consideration for the next year's contract, Ha worth said. . "We have no way of know ing what will happen at How ard Prairie lake on opening day of fishing season April 22," Haworth commented. "However, we are currently working on providing an addi tional parking area in the de veloped zone," he said. He said the access road at How ard Prairie would "probably be adequate." .. - There are 75 developed trailer spaces, space for tents, a launching ramp and sanita tion facilities at Howard Prai rie, Haworth said, He added that the commislon- had re queued funds to develop addi Tails Agreement by Major Powers on Cease Fire Waited -Moscow Assurance ' Still Being Sought Vientiane, Laos - (UPI) -' The pro-Western government de clared today it is ready to lay down arms and talk with the Communist Pathet Lao rebels as soon as the major powers agree on a cease fire. . Brig. Gen. Phouml Nosavan - deputy premier, national de fense minister and the strong man of the government -made the statement through . the government-operated Lao Press news agency. ' He said the objective of the major powers,- particularly the United States, Britain and France - appears identical to . that of the royal Laotian gov ernment: "The end of hostili ties." : The United States and Bri tain still were' seeking assur ances from . Moscow that it agreed on the necessity of an effective cease fire prior to the start of an international conference on the future of Laos.;?-" ;-',' "...,;; Cabinet Meeis - - i ' 1 Phoumi and other Laotian officials discussed the pro posals for .a Laotian settle ment, as outlined in British and Soviet notes, at a two hour - cabinet meeting Tues day., i." , .- ' ,' .. It was called after Phoumi reported that rebel paratroop ers had jumped, in the Vang Vieng area, about 65 miles north of this administrative capital on . the highway to Luang Prabang, the royal cap Ital." ,-. . . ,. - The move appeared to be aimed at seizing a vital air strip but there was, no word on whether they had succeed ed. '. .,, .. ........ ',. Just last Friday the rebels seized Th.a Thorn in a similar drop. Both were carried out from Soviet-built planes. - Letting the Vang Vieng air uVt&P!tDalnTo" 1 ,tdy tflU Supplies to. royal trdops, House Kills Lower 3 Sale m TOPS Th OrnM u a decided Wednesday young people 18 to 21 are too young to vote. : V. The : House. :,votinB 34-2H . killed a proposed constltu- tlonal amendment to Inwor - the voting age. Ren-. Katha rine Musa (D-The Dalles), chief sponsor of the bill. oh. jected the measure should have been passed on to the voters for their decision. Mrs. Musa said she consid ered the young people of to day "well equipped to take on the burden of voting ... they -. have judgment, educa tion, and more understand ing of government than peo ple 30 years ago did. when -they were much older." t Rep. Ken Maher (D-Port-land) retorted he considered "youths under 21 not suffl- ' clently mature or able to com prehend the problems and is sues we fave today," . Student Loan Fund Supplement Asked Salem - IUPD A "critical" shortage of student loan funds at public colleges has led to introduction of a special ap propriation request of $150,- 000. '-li I:- Sen. Monroe Sweetland (D Milwaukie) asked the Senate Rules committee Tuesday for permission to introduce the measure which he said would provide $1.3 million in fed eral matching money. '. Sweetland said student loan funds have "suddenly" run out and there has been an un precedented demand for them the past two years. tional picnic areas and rest room facilities. . ' i Electric Power Generators ' The commission budget re quest also Includes installa tion of electric power gener ators, 'i .-:'-'- V:--'Jivv.' Docks are being constructed for Emigrant and Howard Prairie lakes with present , funds, Haworth said. Six 24 foot sections will be Installed at Howard Prairie and four 24-foot, sections , at Emigrant lake by the middle of this month, he indicated. Haworth was asked if he felt there, was a need for a full-time county recreation di rector. He answered by say ing, "I'm not in a position to say whether a director is need ed." - - - , . However, ha did say that It was his opinion that a full time recreation administrator was not needed,
