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Medford SECTION C MEDFORD, Welch Heckled By Students at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Calif. flJPD Robert welch, founder of the John Birch Society, ran into heckling from university stu dents Wednesday night when he said Chief Justice Earl Warren should be ousted. Welch, 61, a retired Bel mont, Mass., candy maker, spoke before a capacity crowd of 1,000 at San Marcos high school auditorium. About 200 of the listeners were students from the University of Cali- iornia at Santa Barbara. Displeasure Expressed The students expressed their displeasure with boos, hisses, and snickers when Welch praised such figures as the late Sens. Joseph R. McCarthy and Robert A. Taft. While students boosed, an other and larger segment made up of older people, ap plauded vigorously each time Welch mentioned these names. Welch engaged in a heated exchange with Charles Port er, 21-year-old political sci ence major, on the question , of "front organizations." Porter asked Welch wheth er the " Birch society used fronts to achieve its ends. Welch said, "Of course we advocate front organizations. There is nothing ; immoral about fronts. What may be immoral is the purpose of the fronts." In answering a question about Chief Justice Warren, Welch ran into a chorus of cat calls and yells by the stu dents when he said, "I believe it would be for the good of the country to have Mr. War ren removed from his present position." Democracy. Unmeniioned . In his first reaction to the question about Warren, Welch said, "I don't like him. He has taken the lead in a long continued conversion of this republic into a democracy. The difference is vital. There is nothing .our founding -fa thers hated worse than a democracy. The word democ racy is not even mentioned in the Constitution." Welch Is due to, give the next talk in his anti-Communist tour at Phoenix, Ariz., Friday night. Macmillan Sees Promise for Future London IUPD Prime Minis ter Harold Macmillan told the House of commons today his talks with President Kennedy gave good promise for the fu 'ture. Macmillan reported on his trip to the United States, Canada and the West Indies. "I found a welcome readi ness to discuss our problems in a very frank and imagina tive way, which gives a good augury for the future," he said of the talks with Ken nedy. ACTRESS GETS DIVORCE Los Angeles - IUPD - Actress Yvette Vkkers, 31, was grant ed a divorce Wednesday from her husband when she testi fied he awakened her one night shortly after they mar ried and said she wasn't wor thy of him. Miss Vickers did not request alimony from freelance writer Leonard Burns, 37, whom she married June 13, 1959. She. said they separated Aug. 10, 1959. . Every high ball is a hit, SAYS MR. SMOOTH TO MR. SILK , SMOOTH AS SILK n ri I S " r n r-1 1-"v I miss nssu co. udkkebikg. isouu. ncmci OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL C. W. ABBOTT Receives Promotion Abbott Promoted in Firm's Local Office C. W. (Bill) Abbott has been promoted, to assistant resident manager of the Med ford office "of J. Henry Helser and Company, according to Robert G. Balk, Medford resi dent manager. Abbott, a native of Jackson county, was charter president of the Central Point Lions club, served as a director of the Jackson County Centennial- association in 1959, and has been active in a number of community organizations and was recently appointed to the county board of equali zation. The Medford office at 1005 East Main St., Suite A-6, is one of 22 maintained by the company in the three west coast states. Ned Mars Resigns From Commission Ned Mars, a member of the Jackson county planning com mission since June, 1960, sub mitted his resignation to the county court this week. The letter was read at a planning commission meet ing last night. It cited de mands of business as the rea son for his resignation. He ex pressed regrets for having to leave the commission. Mars was appointed to the commission to fill the unex- Klamath Falls Girl Injured in Crash Barbara Helen Thornton, 20, of Klamath Falls, was re ported in good condition this morning at Ashland General hospital after she was injured in an automobile accident on Dead Indian rd. about 11 p.m. Wednesday. , According to state rjolice. Barbara Thornton and her passenger, Roy Shelton Gen try, 22, of Klamath Falls, were thrown from the car she was driving when it failed to make a curve about 7 Mi miles east of the intersection with High way 66 and turned over. Gen try was not injured. Police said that the injured woman was taken to the hospital by Litwillej ambu lance for treatment of facial cuts and bruises. Kessler never ..' bites or burns... , it's smooth as silk with ice. Kessler makes a double play... it scores on taste and price. $2" mm muwrr. k mot nvw earn mna. sunn. Tribune 13, 1961 PAGES 1 to 8 McDonald Appeal In Truck Blasts Heard by Court Salem-IUPD-The Oregon Su preme Court Wednesday heard the appeal of Levi S McDonald, convicted in con nection with dynamiting of newspaper trucks in Portland last year. McDonald's attorney, Wil liam J. Murray, said Multno mah County Circuit Court made 15 errors and that the high court should set aside the verdict. The appeal was on McDonald's conviction in Multnomah county. He also has an appeal pending from Clackamas county. McDonald was given a 10- year prison term and a $500 fine after a Portland jury .found him guilty of compli city in the dynamiting of four trucks Jan. 31, 1960. He has remained free on bail. Murray questioned the con stitutionality of (1) The grand jury which returned the in dictment against McDonald, and (2) The law under which he was convicted, plus the 15 alleged errors during the trial. .." Murray complained of pub licity that accompanied - the case. He charged that Mult nomah County Sheriff Fran cis Lambert had operated a "circus", by having a press "party" to circulate confes sions. This, Murray said, prej udiced the jury. Deputy District Attorney Oscar Howlett said McDonald had a "fair trial," adding: "There was no chance for error." Howlett said the district at torney's office had "nothing to do with the publicity" and "we tried to put a damper on it."- pired term of John Weisbrod. The term will expire Dec. 19, 1963. in action by the commission Wednesday,' V. F. Birdseye, chairman of the building code committee, reminded mem bers of .the public hearing on the proposed code Wednesday, April 19, at .8 p.nw at the courthouse auditorium'. Copies of the building code are now available at the county plan ning office in the courthouse annex. Displays Sign CO. Lovejoy, commission president, displayed a sign which has been approved by the county court to be posted at the main roads leading to zoned areas in the county. The sign states "zoned area by order of county court, Jackson county planning com mission." Henry Conger, Ross lane area farmer and subdivider, complained that he was a "vic tim of the commission" re garding a road he had built in his subdivision on Roxy Ann near the Hillcrest or chards. According to state statute, a person planning to create a street or way for the pur pose of partitioning a parcel of land must seek the approv al of the govening agency. Conger told the commission that "he did not like the tone of a letter" he received from Jack Eaton, planning commis sion, so he did not appear to discuss the matter with him. It was later reported that he may be violating an ordin ance. Conger charged that he had lived here for 54 years and that "I can run my business without orders from the plan ning commission." A letter received from the Jackson County Home Own ers association containing a resolution by the Eagle Point Parent-Teacher association op posing the proposed Medford Corporation logging road was read. No action was taken since itdid not come under the jurisdiction of the com mission. At the close of the meet ing, C. C. Hoover presented members of the commission with evergreen trees. Red Cross Benefit Plant Sale Planned A Red Cross benefit plant sain will be held on the Red Cross patio, 60 Hawthorne ave., Friday, April 14, irom 10 a.m. to 4 D.m.. and Satur day from 9:30-a.m. until sold .... f 1 .1,111 ha available, as well as cuttings, slins. shrubs, potted plants and garden aprons. There also will be baked fnnHe fnr nlp at the Red CrOSS building. Refreshments will be served. Anyone wishing to con tribute plants or food is asked to call SPring 2-4405 or NOr mandy 4-2202, or bring them in Ihn RpH Cross building Thursday afternoon or Friday Eymann To Offer Minority Report On Timber Tax Salem -IUPD- Rep. Richard Eymann declared Wednesday he will seek to substitute a minority report whert the In dustrial Forestry Association compromise timber, tax bill reaches the House floor. The measure was sent to 'the floor late Wednesday, after technical amendments were completed, but action is not expected for several days. The bill won approval Mon day, breaking a long impasse, but was held for the technical changes. The committee passed it out again Wednesday, solidly re buffing a final attempt by Rep. Clarence Barton to make major amendments. More Extreme Measure Barton and Eymann have sought a more extreme meas ure that would favor the slow cutter and the small tree farmer. Most of the Western Oregon timber industry, how ever, in spite of differences, has lined up behind the IFA bill as a substantial improve ment over the present law. Several committee mem bers said they would have liked changes in the bill but felt it was time to get a meas ure to the floor. The commit tee has been in a deadlock over the timber tax issue for nearly three months. , Garrett Arguments Scheduled Monday Portland-ttlPD-Circuit Judge Herbert M. Schwab has set Monday for oral arguments on a motion by attorneys for Mrs. Constance Garrett, 32, for dismissal of a second first degree murder charge. She is accused in the death of one of three Garrett chil dren who died in a fire at the Garrett home along with a governess last Oct. 7. A first murder indictment against her failed when she won acquittal. Her motion for dismissal is based primarily on an alle gation of double jeopardy. Air Force Offers 700 Commissions for Girls One hundred commissions will be offered by- the Air Force to female college gradu ates during fiscal year 1962, it was announced today. MSgt. H. K. O'Leary, local Air Force recruiter, explained that the commissions will be awarded through the Air Force Officer Training school. Qualified college graduates will be commissioned as sec ond lieutenants upon comple tion of a three-month train ing course. Information concerning the OTS program may be obtain ed through the recruiting office in room 222, Medford post office, or by. calling SPring 3-4943. House Vofe Tightens Oregon Divorce Laws Salem-IUPD-A bill-to tighten divorce laws by requiring couples to wait six months for a final decree was approved 32-25 by the House Wednes day and sent to the Senate. The bill would permit an Interlocutory decree to be is sued and settlements to be ironed out during the waiting period. Freighter Aground In Grays Harbor Aberdeen, Wash. IUPD The Philippine freighter Corregi dor ran aground in Grays Harbor Wednesday on the south side of the Chehalis Ri ver channel and was freed several hours later. The ship, Inbound for Aber deen, was freed after, two tugs pushed her around for about an hour and a half. ODD NAMES Manila-One of the 32 atolls in the Marshall islands has the odd name "New Year." the label makes all the difference! QUICK-FROZEN Candlelight Dinners Salisbury Steak . Sliced Beef Fried Chicken Tnrkey with Dreaalntf Meal so tender! Vegetables ao fresh-taatiiigt Gravy ao good I And there's nothing as nouriah ing as a meat dinner. Please all your family with Candlelight Dinners. It's essy! Cet the quick frozen packages that live up to the label . . ."Swift's Premium"! Eisenhowers To End Vacation on Friday Palm Springs, Calif. - IUPD -Former President Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, end their two-month vacajlon in the desert Friday and return to their farm at Gettysburg, Pa. . The Eisenhowers held a party in their rented $100,000 cottage at the Eldorado Coun try Club Wednesday night for about a dozen friends. A Io nian steel oil drum band from Trinidad performed. iliiiii Phone SP jyt t!itl Reserved Ityf Swift's U.S. Good S.v "" " ' and Choice . , teJSs chuck m H RAA3T U GROUND BEEF SLICED BACON Seamless 1st Grade NYLON ISTAM PBJ 51 Gauge Reg. $1.49 ISTAMPSl FOLGER'S COFFEE One Pound VELVEETA 2 lbs. CHEESE STOKELY No 2 M can T cans v M Redeem your Dial & Chiffon Coupons here Bath Size DIAL 2 . . 43 3 JAYS WHIPPING CREAM Istampk Vi Pint Prices effective thru Sunday. Open weekdays 8 P.M. Sunday 10 to 7. 4 Brownie Scouts Tour Newspaper's Plant Brownie Scouts of troop 136, Griffin Creek, visited the Mail Tribune recently. They were accompanied by Mrs. Mable Breedlove, troop lead er, and Mrs, Lila Payton, as sistant. Scouts touring the various departments of the paper were Cheryl Payton, Francie Ble bert, Sharon Darnell, Barbara Hardesty, Tina Cuozzo, Karen Killingsworth, Kay Smith, Julie Ellis, Sharon Breedlove, Sharon Briebler, and Becky Moore. Ground Fresh Daily Swift's Oriole Now is the time to fertilize your lawn! Big assort ment of supplies herel 75 Pr. CQc SI V V Pounds I $117 79 t SLICED APPLES QC 28' . 50 Few Show Up For Salem - (UPD - A taxpayer appealed to. the Senate Tax Committee . Wednesday to clean up Oregon's "mulligan stew" income tax laws, but the chairman declared a House-passed bill was not the "creature" to do the job. ' Only a handful of people showed up for the first Sen ate hearing on the bill to cut income taxes by 10 per cent and reform the entire income tax structure. Their testimony, however, lb. 49 Ortho Lawn & Garden Supplies WE'RE PROUD OF OUR FRESH Large, fresh Artichokes They're extra good OS. 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