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,