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"j " ' " Sals Taji loli ly : Sana! Sroiop 1 47 V?-V:v::;f ":': FLIERS KILLED Maj. Robert S. Fitzger- crashed 60 miles from Lai Vegas while on aid, 38, left, of New York City, commander a training mission. Just three days ago of the famous U.S. Air Force Thunderblrds Major Fitzgerald had received the Distln preclsion flying team, and his co-pilot, Capt. guished Flying Cross for participating in 31 George . A. Niel,' 31, Ft. Xauderc'.ale,' Fla., " aerial demonstrations during a two-month were killed Thursday when theuf F100F jet - Far East good will tour in 1959. (UPITelcphoto) $300 in Prizes io be Parade Winners 1 ; Nearly $300 'in cash prizes will be awardedjito,' winners iniix categories and the grand . sweepstakes at the eighth an nual Pear Blossom Festival parade Saturday afternoon, April 8. Members t.of, the , Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce will' marshal ' the young en trants into parade line at the Library park at.'. 1:30 p.m., a rt d the ' march- will' begin down Main st. at 2:30 p.m. ,V o 1 u nt e e r ... from ..the Knights of Columbus will-as sist during the parade by help ing youngsters with the heavi er, floats as they maneuver down the' hill, at the" Main st. bridge leading to Hawthorne park. - Bands To Perform sr.nc, v. ' Bands: which ' will perform include those of-Phoenix, Hed rick and' McLoughlin junior High . schools, Phoenix, Med ford and Crater High schools and --the 1 Ashland. Elks i-. Kilty band. Members of the Central; Point Junior High" school band will play a short concert at Hawthorn p'arkSduring pre-) The ;$&ceesb,w-nl-i-man"in-.,f Qr,matlQn,.baqths. near ,the. Lk brary park and oh.. Ivy . st. near- Sixth, st. to - assist - en trants in locating their proper place in the line. News commentator Frank Hemingway will be grand marshal, Others' in; the. line will include a National Guard color Euard. Boy Scouts, the official Pear- .Biossom float carrying the king .and. queen and royal court, and the many young paraders..Medford city police will take charge of downtown traffic control dur ing the "parade. "" .''"" :' Elliott Becken, chairman, of the judging committee, report ed that, all- entrants fwill re ceive an award Tibbon and. judging, by public school' in structors, will take place, be-, fore the parade begins. . The line' of march will be fromi the Library park down Main st.' to Hawthorne "jark. t : ' -r .-- , , Former California Man Arrested in Ashland 8 Ashland Ashland -police yesterday arrested ' William Francis Hinch, 50, of 446 Al lison st., Ashland, 'Upon-noti fication ; of a warrant from Los Angeles county, Califor nia, charging him with-escape from a prison road camp in 1959. :.:'' Hinch was lodged " in the Jackson county jail pending arrival of California authori ties. Herb Hays, police chief, said Hinch has been Hying, in Asmand .for several montns. WOOLEN MILL PLANNED McMinnville -IUPD- Plans to construct a new woolen mill employing 90 people were an nounced here ... Thursday by Norwest Fabrics,-Inc. Tliree Men Jailed foi j Using 'Switched' Plates A car without tail lights was spotted by a Medford po lice officer this morning, and the subsequent investigation of six vehicles involved law enforcement agencies through out the northwest. The car was one of six en route from a used car agency in Tacoma, Wash., to the Olds mobUe garage in Medford to which.; they had been sold. Three cars were each' towing another car, police said, -and all displayed "switched" li cense plates. The three driv ers were cited on this charge, and '- were sentenced to one day in the city jail in munici pal court , this morning.' "Switched" license plates was the only charge involved in the incident. Jailed, were1 Floyd Clayton Soles, 50; Emit Strabul, and Charles Freeman Hampton, all Portland. . They pleaded Aiilty.--" " " - a-' Executive New Mission Site .'oAn'executive'.board -of the' Medford: Gospel Mission this week voted to exercise -its op tion -on. the North. Front st. property" for a new mission. : .-The missioq has 60 days in which to raise the $4,000 need ed for the .down, payment, ac- Former Ashlanders;; Enter Innocent Pleas -7.A1" former 'Ashland' (couple and their son pleaded inno cent in circuit-court yesterday to charges of arson. i ' :.. ' .' ti Their -triaPjvUl be set in May,'; pending the; return of their' attorney, Robert,!). Hef fernan, from, Hawaii. ? . " Thfe -trio was ' arresfed in Bend; where - they i now live, by .state . police arson ! squad officers, and charged: with first degree arson. -They are Herman Evans, 57," his wife, Celestia C. Evans; 50, and his son, Cecil Norman Evans, 27. -..The .trio's. arre6tG followed an , indictment by a J ackson pijuhty grand .'jury Apt)l 3 on evldence presertted by the dis trict aUprney involving a fire Which damaged "i house" at 1307. Iowa st.,.Ashland. ; Each of the three is being held in the. Jackson i county jaiKirf lieu of $1,600 bail. .' Hatfiefd Seen Choice j To Oppose Kennedy ( 0 Pbrtland'-fllPB-CRep. Ken Ma-: her. (R-Po'rtland); named Gov. Mark Hatfield Thursday as the 'man best qualified :to vie with President Kennedy, for the .presidency-in 1964. . I Speaking to members of the East County Republican Club, Maher said Hatfield, in his opinion,, had the flair and the "new look", needed to "coun teract the young,, fresh image of President Kennedy." Circulating Fan Takes Snoopy Cat's Odor j Into Parts of Manor I . A civet cat was harmless ly snooping around a base ment storage, room at the Rogue Valley Manor Thurs day morning harmlenly, that is, until a Manor m ployu decided io remove it. -' i The incident might have gone unnoticed if the cir culating fan in the Manor's -air conditioning system had hot taken 30 seconds to stop; . Th resulting odor was evi- ' dent In a few places In the building, , Walter -Hfggins. .Manor ' executive , director; said, although 11 did not last .-long, 'n :) i .. The cat? It is being kept by the brave employee who captured it, and who ' plans , to keep it for a pet - after it has been deodorised. I According' to city; police, the drivers did not have reg istration or titles for the cars they were operating and tow ing. They were also operating on a public "utilities commis sioner permit without the au thority of the owner. . . The investigation .required assistance from the federal bu reau --of investigation,- Port land police department; sher iff's offices . in- Eugene and Portland, Oregon state .police, PUC and the Seattle and San Francisco offices of the Na tlonal Auto Theft bureau. Police said the caravan of six cars apparently left Ta coma with valid Washington license plates. Arriving in this state,. Oregon license plates were attached. The plates are believed to come from an auto auction yard in Portland The six cars were released to the consignee later this morning, police said, and the cst closed. Board to 'i ion on cording to Clarence Wilson. president of the Mission board. No organized drive has been planned to raise the necessary siu.auu lor the property which is 75 by, 150 feet, Wil son said. -; '-" --'j-.-;.. : A no-host dinner has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 11, at the . Jackson hotel at 5:30 p.m. for members of the executive board, and all per sons wno : are interested in helping to raise the -' needed funds. The proposed site is across from the Medford fire station. Wilson said that he had receiv ed only one objection -to the site'. .The objection was that it was felt that, the property was too valuable for a mission and was better suited for an industrial site. .' " .. i Approximately 31 churches from throughout the bounty assist r in J the support of . the Gospel Mission.-They are in c h a r g e of conducting the nightly religious services at the . present s i t e'-on South Front st.- - ChrisfiMfpdi Frank "Christian;". Talent.l was-appointed; 'this morning to .me., recently lorrnea stray animal--"committee1 - by 'the Jackson county. court. County - Judge '. Earl Miller emphasized that the appoint ment enables Christian to be come, a me.T.ber of ' the com mittee -if he desires, the ap pointnient;: but does not moke him chairman. The committee will ...have to elect it? -own chairman,-he said.- '!'1' '. 1 Eugene. V. .Hunt, Medford, submitted his letter 'of resig nation : fa the county 'court this morning, -..i ';': ,; During the committee's or ganizational meeting Wednes day '.' night, Christian : was elected - committee chairman although he was: not a mem ber of the appointed group. county . Commissioner Ed win Taylor," an .. ex-officio member, said he had advised the - advisory committee that Christian, could not serve as chairman unless he is appoint ed to the committee by the county judge. The 10 mem bers were appointed by the county judge last Friday to consider ; the county's stray small animal problem. " : . , Bids Called for ; Lake Concession : Bids for concession at Emi grant. .lake will -be received at 10 a.mr Wednesday, April 26, the county court announc ed this morning. . i The bid requirements- call for operation of a mobile type store to supply soft drinks, other refreshments and staple goods. 'The successful' bidder will be required to' submit a $500 bond ..to protect the county against any liability incurred, v The county rourt today re ceived a letter of transmittal from the bureau of reclama tion giving the county formal control of the Emigrant lake recreation area. The letter announced v that the basic recreation facilities, parking area, access road and boat ramp have been com pleted. Further development of the area may be made when the plans are approved by the naional park service and the. bureau of reclama tion, the letter stated. Tshombv Army Says Rail Center Seized Eiisabethvllle, Katonga, The Congo -CPU- President Moise Tshombe's army claimed to day it captured the rail cen ter town of Kabalo, the last major Baluba tribe strong hold In northern Katanga. It was reported striking west ward to clean up remaining poqketf of resistance, ' oeeti of i Three Per Cent Tax Money Would Pay (or Schools Direct Offset . ' To Property Taxes Salem (UPD - The Senate Tax Committee today intro duced a substitute sales tax machinery measure which would set-a 10 mill tax limit and allow all money- derived from a three per cent, sales tax to pay for schools.', . Senate Joint Resolution No. 39 replaces SJR31 which put a ceiling .of . 20 tax . mills on all taxing districts. j Would Be "Plenty- .'., ! Sen. Walter; J.- Pearson (p Portland) said the 10 mills would be "plepty" for schools and. other- tax i n g districts would -still" come under . the six per cerit: limitation. : . -. j The. amount of sales tax money for; schools .would be a direot . offset . to property taxes -,. levied by. school dis tricts.::.. ; - ' ! : The., constitutional' amend ment would go before the voters' in 1962 and if approved would .permit , the 1963 legis lature to; enact a sales tax. - Racing- Bill Revived ' - j !; The House, voting 30-23, re considered.' a .-bill that- would fatten; the racing purses paid to ho r s e breeders. HB1399 was . defeated Tuesday 31-27. The House today sent the bill back 'to the planning and de velopment.) committee ... for amending.- - ., ..' . i i , , The '.bill providing for com munity colleges was sent from the Senate to the Ways' and Means Committee for a check on-the- impact on the-state's budget. The bill would allo cate $2.5 million over the next two years. ' .' ; Notice Required.". . " The Seriate Committee.on' State and -Federal i Affairs in trdduced a, substitute bill re- auirlna the State Land Board. to give notice when applica tions are filed with it. for ease ments or licenses.- ", The new policywould be effective Aug. 15, and. would require the board, to publish such notice In a newspaper of general statewide circulation, and iri papers in each county where the involved lands are locate.- : '.' '. '- v The bill also, would make decisions of the board subject to court review. ' - . 5-.,'H Electric Iron Gone Central Point-Crater Osteo pathic hospital in- Central Point had an uninvited guest Wednesday night, and he con veyed his gratitude by mak ing off with .a hospital elec tric iron. . - ' ; ,' Police Chief Wallace Bowen said hospital . officials re-' ported someone spent Wednes day . night la. the hospital laundry. He helped himself to blankets, and spent the night sleeping on the floor, Bowen said. He - apparently ' spent some: time contemplating the problems of the world while having a relaxing smoke. Pipe ashes -were: dumped next to the'bunk'. - I' Bowen said the man appar ently gained entry through an open door. There was no evi dence he had forced it. Police believe he left early Thursday .morning, , taking an iron as a souvenir. "They're ALL Communists Except Thee And Me " '"' "' ' ' " 1 . -' . J BOY MISSING A distraught father said he. was "nearly desperate"- abou the disap pearance : more than ' two weeks ago of 'his 13-year-old son. The father said he be lieved the boy, Randall Cobb, above, had run away because he' was- disciplined for . skip ping school. The youngster is five feet, two inches tall, has blonde hair 'and weighs about 110 pounds- He has run away three, times before and was picked up once . while hitch hiking to Los Angeles. He has a.cast. on .-.his right arm and Was wearing a' brown zipper jacket, buff-colored trousers and black loafer shoes. . . (UPI Telephoto) Chrysler Accused 01 Unlawful '. Washington' - (UPD -. "T h e Justice .Department today ac cused Chrysler v Corp;, ' third largest U. S. auto manufactur er, of applying illegal pressure on Chrysler dealers who also sell cars made by the Stude- baker-Packard .Corp;.';: is-lv : v Atty.'.'Gen.' Robert '-FXKen- nedy announced the filing of a- civil antitrust action in U.S: District Court in Ft Wayne, Ind. against Chrysler and its . subsidiary, . Chrysler. ' Motors Corp.;.T '- .-.f .v. -r-"- r Chrysler' Motors: distributes and sells; vehicles for the par ent firm.' V; ; ; io No Comment ' ' The complaint charged, that Chrysler, unlawfully, has re quired, retail. dealers tot give up franchises for other cars particularly Studebaker-Pack-ard - in violation of the Sher man Antitrust Act., Kennedy said. ' ' ' : :'; In Detroit. Chrysler had no comment. -- , Chrysler,, with 1,147,001 units sold in 1960, is approxi mately 10 times the size of Studebaker-Packard, smallest U. S. car maker which sold 105,958 vehicles last year. Lark, Valiant Involved - Of appro ximately 2,258 Studebaker-Packard dealers, nearly a third also sell cars of other makes, including Chrysler-products; ' 1 ' : -The principal cars Involved in -the complaint are Stude-baker-Packard's Lark and Chrysler's Valiant. Both are compact cars. A number of Chrysler deal ers sold the Lark' before Chrysler went' into the1 com pact field. '' '-' - : ' Kennedy said that after the Valiant' became available in late 1959, Chrysler represent atives ."on numerous occa sions" told dealers that they could not sell the Valiant un less they s t o p p e d selling Larks. - '--:-, A t I Regional Edition Medford 20 PAGES m. Will lemain Firm on Full Oease Fire in Laos ' ' l L-l 1 : l - 'Strong Support' Is Pledged To South Viet Nam Steps Necessary Before Conference Washington. -flJPU- Secretary of' State. Dean Rusk indicated today the United States will stand firm on its demand for a full cease fire in Laos be fore an international confer ence Is held on the war-torn country. 'It will be awfully hard to hold a conference while peo ple are still shooting," Rusk said. - ; Support Pledged At the same time, the Unit ed States pledged "strong support" to South Viet .Nam In its mounting struggle with Communist guerrillas. - The pledge was made In a State Department '. statement after President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmlllan agreed on the urg ent need for action to meet the mounting campaign of murder and sabotage in Viet Nam which borders Laos. Military Aid Increased" Officials said that U.S. mill- "taryaid was being Increased In response to an appeal from South Viet Nam President NgodinH Diem. The secretary also said it is ' urgent for . Laos political factions to move ahead In forming a coalition , govern ment. - ''-, ' He declined to.' spell out what degree of .Communist participation : in a coalition government the United States would agree to when. the mat ter is settled.: He said "this is a matter for the Laotians to work out." Permit Issued for MHS Shop Project Eight Medford High school students and their shop In structor, Vern Voss, applied for a building permit Thurs day to construct a $16,000 residence at 921 Jasper st. The house building project for high school students was approved last month by the Medford school board. The house will be constructed on a district-owned lot in the vi cinity of the high school shops. The lot is 50 by 100 feet. City building department officials commented today that- before the $104.25 was paid for the permit, the stu dents checked as to why it cost so much, and just what they would be getting for their money. Officials added that they asked many "intelli gent" questions. : The permit was issued to School District 649C. , 30 Appointments For Blood Made Only 30 appointments have been made so far for the Mon day and Tuesday visits of the Red Cross Bloodmobile, Red Cross officials reported today. The Bloodmobile's visit will be used as an experiment this time, according to Mrs. J. W. Burba, blood program chair man. She said that residents had complained of the early afternoon hours for the visit and were therefore unable to donate. Monday, April 10, the Blood mobile will be at the Red Cross chapter house, 60 Haw thorne ave., from 3 to 7 p.m. On Tuesday the hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. . Appointments may be made by telephoning SPring 3-3813. A total of 350 donors is needed to obtain the 300 pint quota for this month's visit, Mrs. Burba said. - PAY HIKES APPROVED Salem -(UPD- The full Ways and Means committee today approved pay increases for the tifte's top officials. ' TV ALA, XI 56th Year - MEDFORD, OREGON, GROUNDWORK LAID-Vlce President Lyn- for talks between President Kennedy and don Johnson, left,; akes leave of Frenoh ' President de' Gaulle aimed at harmonizing Premier Michel Debre alter a 45-minute French-American relations. L conference 'which saw the groundwork laid" " . " (UPI Radlote'lephoto) Upturn in County Employment Noted During Late March Good weather, in the latter part of March brought a de crease In . job layoffs and a small upturn In- employment in Jackson county, John J. Patton, manager of the Med ford office of the state em ployment service, said today. Several logging firms ana some . sawmills resumed op erations,' and there was a small increase in construction work in the area, he said. " These changes took place in firms which had been shut down because of bad weather,, he added. ' "There were no major lay offs,, and no. large callbacks of employees," Patton . said, "but some improvement in the local work situation took place." One indication of this trend was a 50 per 'cent increase in job placements through the local; employment service of- Fire Season Starts In CP Rural District ''Central Point - Fire season in Central Point rural fire protection district will begin on Monday, April 10, Fire Chief L. C. Lisenbee- an nounced today. ..... ' , - - From-that -date, until fur ther notice, permits, must be obtained before trash or de bris is burned or other type burning is dom Permits will be -granted at the rural fire station at Central Point, only. Permission may be obtained by- telephoning - NOrmandy 4-2244. SECURITY UNIT CLOSING - A'toriai - (UPD The Coast Guard's port , security unit is officially closing here Monday after 10 years of operation. Boivin Urges House To Pass Timber Tax Measure , Salerrt - fOTD - Senate Presi dent Harry Boivin today ask ed the House to get busy and pass a timber tax bill so the Senate can start to work on it; ; "".'':', " " The Klamath Falls Demo crat declared timber taxation changes "are "one of the most important vital" issues before this session. "I do not want toct this session close with- FRIDAY, APRIL 7, .1961 u ff an flee over the month of Febru ary.' i Patten said there has been speculation in this area about the effect of increased popu lation on unemployment, and said that "this factor stands out prominently" at the pres ent time. . ' He -said the number of unemployment compensation claims based on employment in ' other states, : indicating short-time or no employment in Oregon, are at an all-time high. These claims represent people who have located here in recent months,, but have not yet established a firm job attachment in this area, Pat ton added. -, - --; . During the current school year, the state employment service , has given aptitude tests to many Jackson county high school seniors who do not plan to attend a college or university. These students will be . seeking permanent employment when school is out in June. ' . '; -V- , Patton said the students are registered with, the employ ment service, and employers are ' Invited to contact the Medford office for specific in formation about possible em ployees. ' - WEATHER FORECAST: Continued ' fair Uirouih Saturday. Low tonight 12. Hllt Saturday SI. ... Temp. Rlfheit YHUrday . 67 Lowit Thll Morning ).,-,,.;' 31 Our Skies Tonight . ' Suniet todays. :44 p.m. Sunrlie tomorrow .... 5:43 a.m. Moonrlie tomorrow 1:32 a.m. Lalt Quarter tomorrow 2:1 a.m. PROMINENT STAR et and low In wtit 12:1S a.m. It If one or ute neareit itari, only 11 Hint yean Irom the Earth. out some action on timber taxes." . The House Tax Committee has before it several timber tax plans, but it has been un able to muster enough support to approve any of the bills. Doesn't Cart Which ; Boivin declared it did not matter which bill the House shipped over to the Senate. He added House delay could put off adjournment proposed for Aprtj22. i. Price 10 Cents No. 14 Boat Patrol Will Start on County lakes This Week .'.-' .' . '. . " ' X ' ' . I.' ' A boat natrol will start op erating this week end ' in Jackson county, Sheriff Jos Walsh said today, ' The Rogue Aqua Ski club will be asked to assist, ho said, ..-.--. ." , The patrol is now a roving one, making spot checks at all boating areas in the coun ty. However, Walsh has asked for $3,500 in the 1061-62 budget to cover marine equip ment and to purchase a sec ond boat. This would ba kept at Emigrant lake where most of the boating traffic Is ex pected, he said. V "We will have a patrol at Howard Prairie lake when general trout season opens April 22," the sheriff an nounced. , ' ;! ' "The ' public has always been cooperative when we Were there," Walsh said with a grin. "But we have had some trouble witV fishermen moving directly in' front of ski-boats," he added. The sheriff said all safety regulations will be enforced, including carrying proper st.fety equipment and obeying the zoning restrictions. Zones for fishing and skiing were established last year for How ard Prairie. - " A new regulation , expected for legislative approval is one requiring a person to act as lookout in each boat towing a water-skier, or require a rear-view mirror on the boat. Walsh noted four serious water-skiing accidents last season in which skiers were run over by boats towing them. Main violations of the state marine boating regula tlons last season were reck less operation of boats, Walsh said. That law went into op eration for the first time last summer. k- s .. Most of last season s boat Ing law enforcement was con centrated on the Rogue river since Howard Prairie water was low and Emigrant was dry due to construction, the sheriff said. . Bomb Explodes in Downtown Havana t ..Havana -4JPD- A powerful bomb planted in the once-fa-. shionable El Encanto depart ment store by foes of Premier Fidel Castro blew ,out wlr;. dows of buildings on all four corners of a busy downtown Intersection here Thursday night. ... . t - 7T
