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Newspaper Page TextHENS A Io)M7 fnM Padgham Says He Will Accept II He Is Nominated Letter to Spencer Clarifies Position Henry F. Padgham Jr.. Medford, said today he would accept the nomination as Democratic candidate for slate senator from Jackson county if he receives a favor able vote. Padgham previously had an nounced he was withdrawing as Democratic candidate after the Jackson County Democra tic Central committee adopted a resolution opposing the pro posed Home Rule charter. Padgham, in a letter to E. D. Spencer, chairman of the Democratic Party of Oregon, said: "A small group within the (Central) Committee, drew up a resolution which was engi neered through the meeting and passed by a big majority, 29 to 3. The resolution placed the Democratic Party of Jack son County as being opposed to the adoption of the County Home Rule Charter, a non partisan measure on the May 18 ballot. Bound by Policies "I believe that candidates are bound by the policies of the Central Committee and the procedures used by the hackers of the resolution in dicated that they also held that belief "I do not subscribe to the resolution and have with drawn my affiliation with the committee and have ceased to campaign for the primary. As my name remains on the bal lot, I shall accept the nomina tion if I receive a favorable vote. Should I receive the nomination in the primary, I will actively campaign for election as a candidate repre senting the real Democrats of our county and without affili ation with the Central Com mittee as it is now. consti? luted. ..'...: "Except for a few of the candidates for county offices, I am actively supporting the candidates representing the Democratic Party in the pri nt a r y campaign," Padgham said. 80 Men Affected By Union Strike Approximately 80 construc tion workers and carpenters on three valley projects have been affected by the Carpent ers union strike. An additional dozen men may be affected if the strike continues another week, ac cording to local contractors. Major firms affected are the Peter Kiewit Sons' com pany, which is building the freeway viaduct through Med ford, and Lillibo Construction company, Reedsport, contrac tor for the freeway structures between Medford and Ash land. About 40 men are con cerned in the Medford area and 35 persons were cm ployed by Lillibo prior to a complete shutdown of its op erations with the start of the strike Monday morning. Pickets also are reported on the Riverside ave. widen ing project, shutting down the work of the subcontractor, Auslanri Construction com pany. The firm has the con crete part of the contract from Hughes and Dodd com pany. About five men are cur rently not working on the curbing and concrete part of the work, but it was stated that a dozen more men would be affected if the strike con tinues much longer. These men now are continuing with the grading part of the contract. NEWS(!)BRIEFS ITEMS FROM TjT AROUND THI OLOII AGENTS WATCH FOR FORMER DIPLOMATS London-IPI-Security agents were reported keeping watch at air and tea porli today while Britons argued over the motives behind the arrest warrants issued for Guy Burgess and Donald MacLean, the two former dip lomats who delected to Russia 10 years ago. PUBLISHER TALKS WITH SOVIET LEADER Moscow-iri-Gardner Cowles, American newspaper and magaiine publisher, talked privately with Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev for nearly three hours today and said he came away feeling the Soviet leader it "a man who wants peace." GUIDO MAY HAVE WON DELAY Buenos Aires-IPt-President Jose M. Guido wat believed today to have won at least a 48-hour postponement of a military demand that he crack down immediately on Peronuls. 1 1 i t o - - . - ---cfX . - - v , , ' ' , . , LAST TOUCHES Bob Bosworth, Medford artist and designer, checks over Oregon s representation at the Seattle Worlds Fair, which he supervised during construction. City Council Votes In Favor of Plan Of Viaduct Parking The Medford city council last night approved a plan to provide off-street parking un der the freeway viaduct, but postponed until its next meet ing a decision on where the money will come from to pay for the project. Tentative cost estimates for the project range from $35, 000 to $37,000. That amount would provide for installing about 130 parking spaces un der the viaduct, riprapping the bank of Bear creek adja cent to Hawthorne park, and realigning a section of the stream channel. The decision was not a unanimous one, and several of the councilmcn seemed to have serious reservations about the project. Not at This Tim Councilman Stan Stark said he was in favor of the off street parking proposal, but not at this time. "I feel we have a chance to obtain outside financial help on the project, and I would prefer to hold off until we see how that turns out," he said. It has been proposed that the money to finance the proj ect be taken from park and Kennedy Continues Holiday Schedule J Palm Beach. Fla-IOT-Prcs dent Kennedy continued an easy holiday schedule here to day with family plans for Good Friday observance a pri vate matter. Kennedy passed up a yacht trip Thursday aboard the Honey Fitz. Last touches were put on Wednesday as State of Oregon seal went on doors. Exhibit features murals, running fountains, native greenery, and benches for sitting. (UP1) recreation department funds with repayment to be madciolhcr 14, have been missing from the city's general fund ! in the Dry Creek - Antelope over a period of years. Park and Recreation Com missioner Dr. Robert DeLornie addressed the council and ob jected to any funds being taken from the park and rec reation department budget. 1 "As far as we're concern ed," Dr. DeLorme said, "our funds are already budgeted and spent for other priority itcms-we hope with your ap proval." Would Be Undone Park and Recreation Com mission Chairman Lloyd Carr said "a year and a half's work would be undone if the coun cil were to take funds for the off-street parking project from depaiment monies." City Manager Robert Duff pointed out that if the off street parking project is to be done, there is some urgency involved. Peter Kiewit and Sons construction company, whose equipment is already on the scene engaged in con structing the freeway, is avail able to do the work, Duff said, but they would want to begin by the middle of May. The council decided to study the matter until its next meeting May 3. Grand Jury Returns Three Indictments A Jackson county grand jury yesterday afternoon in dicted Floyd William Snider, I Bend. Ore., on charges of bur glary not in a dwelling. Snider is charged with Army to send its disaster bus breaking into the Montgom-'to the area to provide lunch cry Ward store in Medford. ! and coffee for the searchers He is being held in the Jack- this noon. son county jail in lieu of: si. 500 bail. Reaistralion Fiaures Lester Lee Price. Buttc Falls, was indicted on charges of non-support. He posted S730 bail, and was released. Doyle Dwarif Trapp. 721 Alder a'.., Medford, was in dicted on charges of obtain- ' ins property by false pre-teri.-os lie is charged with is sulns a $20 check to Hunter's tavern. Trapp posted $1,500 .bail and was released. ! A not true bill was re turned on Elmer Roy Vague, route 2. box. 569. Central Point, who had been charged with concealing stolen prop erty He had been charged with receiving and conceal ing a ;toen mechanical post .hole digger. Search Continues For Boys Missing In Antelope Area Two boys, one 13 and the area northeast of Roxy Ann buttc since 5 p.m. yesterday, the Jackson county sheriff's office said this morning. Kenneth Dowe. 14, and Dennis Harper, 13. both of Antelope area, told their par ents they were going out to hunt, but did not return. Mrs. Vern Harper, mother of one of the boys told state police last night that they took no food or weapons with them. They usually returned about 7 p.m., she said, and she thought maybe they were rock hunting. Two state police officers searched the area around Dry Creek until daylight this morning. Then sheriff's depu ties and 40 civilians continued the search. Sheriff Joe Walsh said at noon today that the Air Force was flying bloodhounds from Portland to further aid in the search. The area is do- scribed as steep and rocky, and the boys may have had an accident, it was suggested. The Harper boy is describ ed as weighing about 85 pounds with brown hair and eyes and wearing an old fad ed set of blue jeans and green wool shirt. Young Dowe is blond with blue eyes, wear ing glasses and a brown leath er jacket. A sheriff's deputy said an airplane from Rogue Flying Service is aiding in the search, "hut there is a lot of country out there," he com mented. Walsh asked the Salvation Show 36,728 Voters Final pre primary election registration shows that 36,728 voters have registered in Jackson county, according to the election departments. This includes 18.400 Demo crats, 007 miscellaneous and 17,421 Republicans. This re flects an increase of 200 since T u e s d a y's report, it was stated. BEING 'CONSIDERED Portland-'OT-Sen. Maurine j e u b e r g e r (D-Orc ) said Thursday that Burdctt F. Emery, a federal probation and parole officer, is being considered for appointment as U. S. tnarthal tor. Oregon. Regional Edition Medford 32 Pages Two Sections Army Suspends Major Roberts For PAH Susech Washington-ilTli- The Army lean Iirvoliilion I DAR, who has suspended a one-time aide j responded with a rousing ova of former Ma). Gen. Edwin A. jtion. Walker for a speech accusing i Within a few hours after he mayor of Los Angeles of (the speech: having a. Communist back-! -Mayor Sam Vorty, in Los ground. j Angeles, denied the accusa- Maj. Arch E. Robert? made j lion and said "such a loose the statement in an off-thc-1 charge" actually aided sub- cuff speech Thursday night to ' the Daughters of the Ameri-1 Easter Pilgrims Make Journey to Mount Calvary Jerusalem - OTD - Thou sands of Easter pilgrims com memorated Good Friday in the Holy Land today by fol lowing the footsteps of Jesus Christ on the final journey to His crucifixion on Mount Cal vary. Msgr. Albert Gori, Latin patriarch in the Holy City, will be robed in black for the solemn occasion and will cele brate the Mass of the Pre Sanctified on Calvary. This will be followed by the way of the cross proces sion, -which will begin at An- tonia, where the trial of Jesus was held. The procession of mourners will wend their way through the 1 1 stations of the class. At each station, there will be a pause while the sig nificance of the spot is ex plained to the pilgrims. l?oly Sepulchre The final station ceremony will tnke place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In the evening, the burial of Christ ceremony will take place with sermons preached in Greek. Italian, German, English, French, Spanish and Arabic. It is the Easter season for both Western and Eastern Christians. But It also is holy week for the Jews and the few remaining Samaritans. Butte Falls-Fish Lake Road Open Rogue River National for est, has advised prospective anglers that the Butte Falls Fish lake road is open and in good condition. Trailers can be taken as far as Fish lake. The forest highway from Eagle Point is not recommend ed by the forest service be cause of road construction. Big Elk rd. is closed as is the road from Fish lake to Lake of the Woods. Snow fell in the Fish lake I area yesterday, but was re- I ported melting today DONAHOO ELECTED Portland - tUPli Elmer V. Donahoo, Medford, Jackson County Veterans' Service Office, was elected vice presi dent of the Oregon County Service Officers' association at conclusion of a three day semi-annual meeting here. "Ah Yes, Comrade Great Natural MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, versives. ' The Army announced that Roberts had been "suspended i from performance of military duty pending further investi- gation" of the speech. -Roberts, who learned of his suspension from a radio broadcast while driving back to his home at Ft. Lee, Va., said he was "not backing dovn" on his charges. Emergency Resolution The DAR convention today adopted an emergency resolu tion vigorously protesting Roberts' suspension and re questing Congress to investi gate "this arbitrary exercise of power." The resolution was spon sored by Mrs. Henry L. Jones ol Marshfield, Wis. Roberts said he did not know the Army had a man in the crowd taking notes of his speech. "That's prettj sneaky, isn't it?" he remarked. The Army said it had not assigned anyone to be present during Roberts' DAR appear ance. A spokesman said Army authorities learned of his statements from news reports. The Army had rejected the original speech Roberts want' ed to deliver to the DAR. It was based on Walker's "pro blue" troop information pro gram. Russia Threatens lo Leave Talks Geneva -Wll- Russia threat ened today to walk out of the 17-nation disarmament conference because the United Slates refused to postpone its nuclear testing for the dura tion of these talks. The American statement and Soviet threat came in an un usual Good Friday meeting ol the conference forced by the Soviet Union, which kept filibustering in a last-ditch ef fort lo block renewed Ameri can nuclear testing in the at mosphere, scheduled to start next week. At the end of more than three hours of wrangling, the conference adjourned until Tuesday morning, with East and West apparently agreed to accept a neutral proposal for breaking the nuclear test stalemate as one, but not as the exclusive, basis for fur ther negotiations. But Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin still refused to accept the Western point of view that compulsory on-site inspection of a suspect ed violator by an internation al organization must be part of a nuclear lest ban treaty. We Have Had Some Calamities" f as - SALAN ARRESTED French ex-General Raoul Salan, chief of the outlawed Secret Army Organization (OAS) and number one enemy of President Charles tie Gaulle in Algeria, day. (UP1) Sen. Newbry Calls For Investigation Of Infante Matter State Sen. -L. W. Newbry, Ashland, has urged Gov. Mark O. Hatfield to have a "full and complete investigation" of Marcantonio Diaz-Infante's employment with the state of Oregon. , A man known by that name started a political stir in the state this week when he signed a letter to the Unit ed Nations threatening armed uprising in Mexico unless the UN intervenes in the conduct of the present Mexican re gime. Senator Seeks End lo Dunes Hassle Sen. Maurine Neuberger called for an end to "caprici ous controversy" she said blocking her Oregon Dunes bill. The Oregon Democrat Is In the state for a bit of politick ing during the Easter recess of Congress. Addressing a Portland lunch of the Dunes Committee, Mrs. Neuberger blamed smoke screen issues for wayslding her plan to make the Dunes a national seashore. She and Gov. Mark Hatfield have been engaged in running con troversy over who has delay ed the bill. Mrs. Neuberger defended the condemnation feature of her bill as "a last resort only." Calling for support, she added, "Time is critical. A few years from now costs could be prohibitively high and the area's unexcelled characteris tics destroyed." Boat Patrols Set For Areas Lakes The Jackson county sher iff's office will have two boat patrols operating at Howard Prairie and Emigrant lakes, respectively, when fishing sea son opens tomorrow, Sheriff Joe Walsh said today. "If the weather is good tomorrow and brings out a lot of water-skiers and fisher men on Emigrant lake, we will strictly enforce zoning for each water activity," Walsh said. The patrols will check to see if boats have licenses, and arc properly equipped as spe cified by the slate boating law, he added. Shell Claims GOP Brass Asked Aid Los Angelas - HJPli - State Assemblyman Joseph C. Shell said today high ranking Re publicans asked him if he would help unify the state party should former Vice President Richard Nixon win the GOP gubernatorial nomi nation. Shell, who has strong back ing of the conservatives and is Nixon's major opponent for the GOP nomination, said several national and state party leaders fear Nixon can not defeat Democratic Gov. Edmund G. Brown In the No vember election without con servative votes. PATENT PRESENTED Salem HOT The patent lo 17.600 acres of land at the Boardman site was presented I to Gov. Mark Hatfield in a special ceremony here this Inioruin. 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 1962 No. 26 security forces have arrested authoritative sources said to- A man going by the name of Dr. Mark M. Infante, and thought to be the same man, worked as a field representa tive for the Oregon bureau of labor from September, 1957, to April, 1060. Newbry said that during the last session of the legisla ture he was given "a consid erable amount of material" about a "Doctor Infante." Doubtful Character "Thl tnfnrmntinn al ub A me, Newbry said, "indicated Ihil IM. m. I j,uti nharH-lor anrt - f,,nillo f, Mexico City police said the! man involved in Mexican pol itics had a police record in the United States., . Newbry said, "tt now ap- - pears ' that the Information is given to me was substantial basis In fact. In view of the fact that this man was em pioyea oy me state or Oregon in a responsible position and had considerable influence on labor legislation, I would re- speclfully urge that a com- steps toward solving the marl plcte investigation as to In- time situation. t fante's activities be made at the earliest date." Senator Newbry continued: "Mr. (Norman) Nilscn's use of tax money to hire a man of this character is inexcusable. The reports made by Infante are still being referred to by the bureau of labor In formu lating their policy with re spect to migratory labor, even though It has been pointed out to Mr. Nilscn that these reports are misrepresentation of facts. "As a result of these re ports the Oregon farmers have been riisrriminnterl I against by both the bureau of labor and the U.S. department of labor. By virtue of the sta ture gained by Infante as an employee of the bureau of labor ho gained recognition which is now bringing about international complications.' WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudv to night and Saturday. A little warmer Saturday. Low tonltht 33. Illth Saturday ti. Temp. Itlshest Yesterday 54 Lowest This Mornlnt . 3T Free, to la a.m. Today 13 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:SS p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... S:22 a.m. Mnonrlse tonight 7:48 p.m. I.asl quarter April 27 Smith of the Monn tonight Is the telesrnplr planet, Nep tune, whlrh takes 165 years to complete Its orbit around tht Hun. Neptune Is now In the constellation, Libra. Mercy Flights Plane Carries 1400th Patient A Mercy Flights air am bulance plane left the Med ford airport at noon today, carrying its 1400th patient. He is M. A. (Abby) Green, 1118 East Main St.. well known valley musician who for many years has played the piano and organ at the Rogue Valley Country club. Green was being taken to Portland for emergency med ical treatment of a foot In fection at the Good Samaritan hospital. He has been In poor health lately, and for a time was confined to Sacred Heart hospital. Mercy Flights' first patient flight was made In January, 1950, after a six-month fund raising campaign raited the money lo purchase its first Ex-General Salan Arrested in Big Algerian Roundup Leader Netted in Search for Radio Algiers-WPD - French force in Algiers today captured ex Gen. Raoul Salan, chief of the outlawed Secret Army Or, ganization and immediately flew him to France for trial that could result in a sentence of death. Salan once France's most CI decorated army officer but more recently its Public En emy No. 1 was seized by French security forces as they launched a giant drive to wipe out the terrorist OAS and seize its leaders. -An official announcement said Salan, 63, was picked up in a building near the Algiers University this morning. Accidental Capture . Reliable reports said Salan was found when a strong se curity force cordoned off a buildinig in the Rue des Fon taines in central Algiers to search for a clandestine OAS radio transmitter. . Arrested with Salan was his former aide de camp, a cap tain named Ferrandi. Terror Fight Salan went underground after the four-day uprising collapsed and since has led the OAS in its terror fight against De Gaulle's policy of giving Algeria its independ ence under Moslem rule. . News of the arrest leaked out in Algeries this afternoon when it became known that "an important personage" of the OAS had been picked up in the search that began in the university section shortly after lunchtimc. Later, officials at the Roch- ' . ' Wimnuiw " '- Kcr' TOIHUlneu lire 11111 I rnvtaH uin Satan. 1 Coast Shipping I Nearly Normal j gan Francisco - IUPH - West Coast shipping approached - near-normal operation today ; after a federal court clarified ! provisions of Taft-Hartley ae- tion In the suspended strike and Congress took several But Stanley Neyhart, attor ney for the Marine Firemen)s Union, said he planned to ap peal one provision of the court order, possibly today. ; Shipping sources indicated full operation would be reach ed next week and at that time negotiations between the Pa cific Maritime Association and the unions, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine Cooks and Stewards and the firemen, would probably re sume, i Easter Egg Hunts ; Set for Saturday Medford Kiwanis club's an nual Easter egg hunt for chil dren of the Medford commu nity will be held Saturday at Hawthorne park. 1 The egg gathering will start at 9 a.m. Youngsters will participate in three areas ac cording to age. The divisions are 1 to 3, 4 to 6 and 7 to 10 years of age. 1 A total of 13,000 candy eggs will be scattered over the park by Kiwanians. Eggs afe wrapped and some of them will be marked for prizes. - An Easter egg hunt also Is scheduled at the Eagle Point High school football field starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The Eagle Point hunt Is be ing sponsored by the Eagle Point Jaycees and Jaycettes. plane. During the ensuing years it has operated a num ber of different planes. ' The non-profit organization is now supported by annual subscriptions as well as flight feet from non-subscribers. Bttt for many years it was operaj ed on a shoestring. A recent fund-raising appeal resulted in enough contributions tp purchase one of the two gov ernment owned planes it has been operating under lease, in cooperation with Rogue Val ley hospital. " . The 1400th patient-flight marks a milestone tor th? volunteer organization. It has been flying a steady average of about ISO patients a year, or about three each week, In recent years. ;