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Newspaper Page TextWomids Udke Midwest; ECini'owini Dead Regional Edition Medford 16 PAGES Two Americans Held in South Viet Nam Saved Saigon, South Viet Nam-OIPD-Two U.S. Army sergeants captured by the Communists three weeks ago were rescued early today by South Vietnamese soldiers, the South Viet Nam government said today. The two men, both reported in good condition, are Sgt. 1. C. Francis Quinn, Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Sgt. George E. Groom, St. Joseph, Mo., members of the elite U.S. special forces who have been training government troops in their fight to crush widespread Com mounist guerrilla activity. While the South Vietnamese government said the two men were "rescued," the De fence Department in Washington said they were "returned to the control" of the U.S. Army This could mean they were rescued by a friendly force, or it could mean they were released by the Reds. The De fense Department could not clarify its statement on the basis of Information it had available. Quinn and Groom were cap tured when Communist Viet Cong guerrillas swept out of the jungles and attacked a vil lage, where they and two other American soldiers were training civilian militia volun teers. The other two Americans were slain by their Red cap tors. U.S. Army spokesmen said the two men were taken from the place where they were re covered to a U.S. special forces camp near Danang this morning. Col. G. B. Layton, Washing ton, Iowa, chief of the U.S. special forces in South Viet Nam, said he had "never" ex pected the men to be rescued. Layton said he was "tre mendously surprised" by the news that Groom and Quinn had been taken from the Viet Cong by the South Vietna mese forces. He said he was overjoyed by the news, but could scarcely believe it until he actually saw the men U the Saigon airport. , Woodworkers To Seek Wage Boost Portland - IUPD - The Inter national Woodworkers of America (1WA) said Monday the union will seek a "sub stantial wage increase" this spring. Members of the union, one of the two big lumber unions in the Northwest, now work at hourly rates ranging from a base of $2.09 plus benefits to more than $4. Harvey R. Nelson of Port land, chairman of the regional IWA negotiating committee, said the union will not seek increases of SO cents an hour, as urged by some locals. "But we are not talking about two and one-half or five cents an hour either," he said. The IWA contract reopens for wage adjustments June 1. The IWA requested meetings on the wage question to start May 18. Hillsboro Man Air Crash Victim Redmond - 1IPH - Guilford Wikander. 40, co-owner of Wik's Air Service at Hills boro, was injured fatally in the crash of a Cessna 172 plane at Blue Lake air strip northwest of here. Three other persons were Injured. Wikander suffered multiple Injuries in the crash and died early today at a Redmond hospital. Kenneth Lovegren, 36. Eu gene, was listed in serious condition with back injuries. Don Standberg. 30. and his daughter, Karla, 5. of Boa verton. were released after tresimcnt for minor injuries. Wikander was a World War II aviation cadet and later an Army aviator. Survivors in clude his widow, Betty, and five children. i!EWSff)BRIEFS B 1 rtlMS OM AROUND 1HI OlOM SALINGER PLANS VISIT TO MOSCOW Washinglon-IH-White House Press Secretary Pierre Sal ing.r hai revived plans to visit Russia and wilt spend nearly a week in the Soviet Union later this month, it wis an nounced today. BERLINERS STAGE MAY DAY RALLIES Berlin-lPI-A million Berliners massed today in rival May day rallies on opposite sides of the "wall of shame" that divides the city. There were no eleshei in this quietest My Day on record here. VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN VENEZUELA Caracas. Veneiuela-lrt-Street violence broke out lodsy with Communists and leftists burning cers in the streets and exchanging gunfire with anti-Communist groups observing the traditional May Dy holiday. I 4 MEDFORD, OREGON, Group of Sponsors For Salvation Army Fund Drive Planned A citizens' committee of sponsors for the forthcoming Salvation Army Building fund campaign will be organized at a dinner meeting Monday, May 7, according to Richard Hensley, general chairman of the fund appeal. The no-host dinner will be held at the Rogue Valley Country club at 6 p.m. Reser vations may be made in ad vance, if desired, by telephon ing the campaign headquar ters at SPring 3-7796. Some 300 Jackson county community leaders have been invited to attend the event. Architect's plans for the new building, to be located at Beatty and Edwards sts., will be shown. O. D. Martin, Salvation Budget Requests Are Reduced The Jackson county budget committee this morning re vised the county contribution to the welfare program down ward to $208,717. Original total of the request was $254,658 and current total budget allocation is $221,480. Most of the alloca tions under welfare were re vised downward, and some left as presented originally in the budget request. The budget committee also discussed increased fringe benefits requested by the Jackson County Employees' association. It decided to continue pay ing half of both insurance policies instead of the full premium as requested. How ever, it added $10,000 to the current $5,000 allocation to make the total allowed for two insurance policies sup ported by the county and em ployees $15,500. Sick leave benefits as re quested were denied. The policy of allowing 45 days of accumulated sick leave was j continued. The request to al low payment tor accumulated sick leave if an employee should resign in good standing was also denied. Vacation time was set at two weeks after one year and three weeks alter 10 years. Relocation of Navy Bombing Range OK'd Salem - il'PP - Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) advised Gov. Mark Hatfield late Monday the Defense Department has approved relocation of the Navy's practice bombing range at Boardman. TRUCKERS PAY TAXES Salem - tUPI' - Oregon truck ers naiH a record SI. 242. 776 in state weight-mile taxes in April. Public Utility Commis - sioner Jonel C. Hill said to - day. mis was v.i per cem above April. 1961. Tribune TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1962 Army advisory board chair man, said the meeting will be for informational purposes only. Hensley stressed that the building fund campaign to raise a minimum of $137,185 is necessary due to the con demnation of The Army's present headquarters and the serious water damage to the Transient shelter on Crews rd. A new citadel for housing administrative, welfare, youth and adult group activities, and religious services will be built at the site of Beatty and Ed wards sts. The former Seventh-day Adventist church on the property will be remodel ed for youth activities, class rooms and an auditorium. Two new buildings will be con structed, according to Sr. Capt. William Ricken, com manding officer of the Med ford Corps. Repairs Necessary Extensive repairs were nec essary in January at the Tran sient shelter due to water pipes bursting in the attic which damaged the inside walls and floor tiles. Captain Ricken said all new floor coverings had to be installed and inside walls of the building repainted. Re pairs were completed so that the Shelter would not have to be closed, he explained, but now costs must be paid through the campaign. The loss was not covered by insur ance, he noted. The Shelter will continue to operate on Crews rd. and the Thrift shop at the 30 North Holly st. address. William Johnston, dinner chairman, said tickets for the Monday dinner will be avail able at the door. Search Continues For Man's Body Jackson county sheriff's deputies continued their search today for the body of Merie Harris Logeais, 39-year-old Grants Pass man pre sumed to have drowned in a boating accident on the Rogue river Sunday. Deputies left this morning with grappling hooks and skin diving gear hoping to lo cate the body from the acci dent which occurred on the Rogue river near Evans creek. Recent rains adding to the muddy condition of the river makes it almost impossible to see anything under water, ac cording to the deputies. Nickerson "You need to believe in something so strongly that . you are willing to fight for j it." Dr. Francis B. Nickerson, : galem. challenged a group of 27 honor students at the sec - nnH annual scholastic recog- nitinn dinner last evening. What is really important, he stressed, is to stand for something, face up to problems as they arrive and find trie solution to the major ones. "Then your life will have been worth living." Dr. Nick erson said. The speaker, assistant to the chancellor and executive secretary of the high school- j college relations committee ; f the Oregon state system of higher education, cited love of country, home and religion as things worth fighting for. Kinds of Talent The educator reminded the seniors that it takes a lot of different kinds of talent to run the world, and academic talent is one kind. ! "This makes you no better than others." he continued. ; 'just little different, but it , 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 35 Bids Opened for MHS Grandstand; Under Advisement Bids to construct a 4,000- seat grandstand at the Med ford High school football field have been taken under advise ment by the senior high school stadium bid committee, Chair man R. H. (Bud) Parsons has announced. Three offers to construct the stand were opened by the committee yesterday with Graff and James Contractors, Medford, apparent low bidder. Parsons said that a decision on the bids will be made as soon as possible. Graff and James made a base bid of $90,997 with an alternate of $2,000 to be added if seat riser width is increased from 30 to 32 inches. M. O. Bassonette, Medford, bid $94,- 750 basic with an added $12, 000 with wider seat risers. Pittsburgh DeMoines Steel company offered $110,166, but Parsons said the bid was not considered acceptable because it was not up to minimum specifications. Parsons declared that the bid committee "feels good" about the prices submitted and plans and specifications presented. They would give Medford "undoubtedly one of the finest high school stands in the state," he commented. The 4,000-seat stand of basic concrete construction would replace a present 1,200-seat frame stand on the west side of the field. A citizen com mittee has conducted a sale of five-year reserved seats to fi nance the project. Coupon Books for Vaccine Planned Coupon books for the Sabin oral polio vaccine clinics in Jackson county May 12 and 13 are expected to be in the hands of all pharmacies in the area by the middle of this week, according to Dr. Wil liam J. Miller, general chair man of the vaccine campaign. The clinics, to he held from noon to 6 p.m. each day, will be at McLoughlin and Hod- rick Junior High schools Medford, Ashland High school, Crater High school in Central Point, Phoenix grade school, Shady Cove school and Rogue River school. All residents are urged to obtain coupon books prior to visiting the clinics to speed passage through the lines The books, however, also will be sold at the clinics. The books, each containing three coupons good for the three doses of oral vaccine are being sold for $1 each or a maximum of $5 for a fam ily regardless of number. Those unable to afford the books will be given them without charge, Dr. Miller said. Since the Sabin vaccine is permanent and eliminates carrier possibilities, doctors are urging that everyone re ceive the three doses, even if they have received the Salk vaccine. BUDGET APPROVED St. Paul, Ore. - H'PH - Vot ers of the St. Paul school dis trict approved a 1962-63 budg et Mondav 48-3. The budget totals $82,270. Tells Honor Students takes all of us to make the world go." "You have the responsibil- ity to lead the country," Dr. Nickerson explained, "it is 1 not an opportunity, but an ob - ligation, iou win nave proo- : lems you havent even i thought of yet." j The speaker challenged the young people to have enough nerve to change if they see that their elders are wrong, and asked if they wanted their children to face the same problems they are fac ing in respect to the nation's morals. "How do you know what you want to do?" he asked hi audience. "Many of the jobs which you will do aren't even invented ye;." He added that not all people would ever find their spot in the world, since they must do what they be come acquainted with. -You must find that which is worth fighting for.'' he said, "come out swinging - hard, fast and early, and stay at it long and late." Nine Medford service clubs 145 Persons Hurt In Nine States; Floods Reported School Roof Falls Killing Young Boy By United Press International Killer tornadoes and hurri cane r force winds slashed through sections of nine states Monday and early today, claiming at least eight lives and injuring 145 persons. Illinois had five dead. Mich igan listed one fatality and Indiana reported two. Illinois had at least 50 per sons injured. Indiana had at least 43 persons injured, 40 of them in South Bend. Michi gan reported 25 injuries. Five were hurt in Ohio and one at Fenton, Mo. Kentucky had 18 injuries. Arkansas had three. Flash Floods Reported Tornadoes also raked Texas and damaging winds hit west ern Pennsylvania. Flash floods were reported in St. Louis, Mo., suburbs. Collapse of a school roof at Springfield, 111., killed a 12-year-old boy. A similar acci dent at Sheldon, 111., injured teacher and two students. A elderly man suffered a fatal heart attack when an un confirmed tornado skipped through West Frankfort, 111. A young stone mason was struck and killed by a falling grain elevator at Frankfort, Ind. Two persons were killed when an advertising sign came crashing through the roof of a Rantoul, 111., super market Monday. A workman died when a wind toppled a chimney at a Pontiac, 111., stone works. An elderly wom an guest lost her life when a hotel roof caved in at Pontiac, Mich. A man who was dashing to shelter from the South Bend, Ind., storm darted in front of a car and was killed. Authorities at Springfield, 111., credited principal John Cauitt with averting a major tragedy at the McClernand School, where Gary Keller, 12, was killed when the roof of the three-story brick build ing collapsed. Cauitt held most of trie 375 children in the basement cafeteria until Just before the storm struck. "I thought a plane had hit the school," Cauitt said. Youth Government Day in Ashland Ashland-Today was youth government day in Ashland and a number of high school students got a taste of what it is like to be a city official. Seventeen boys and girls from Ashland High school participated, each filling a city post for several hours this morning. The students began the day with a general meeting at 8 a.m. in the city council cham bers. Then each worked with his counterpart until 11:30 a.m., at which time lunch was served in the Elks lodge. James Lamb was mayor of the day, while the city coun cil was composed of Phil Til ford, Craig Pennington, Ted Hess, Betty Martin. Claudia Everett and Terry McKinnis. Other city posts were filled by Nancy Latimer, recorder; Rick Pierce, city superintend ent; James S. Smith, chief of police; Ron Whillock, fire chief; Doree Wooddall, city judg; Chuck Hillestad, city attorney; Carol Ann James, sanitary superintending Jane Hennick, water superintend ent; Steve Watt?, park super intendent: and Howard John son, street superintendent. sponsored the banquet which was a salute to academic ex- cellence at the Rogue Valley ! Country club. It was attend- : ed by 27 honor students from 1 Medford and St. Mary s Hign scnoois. parents, icaciicrs uu friends. James Dunlevy was master of ceremonies, and intro- j duced Frank J. Van Dyke, who thanked the clubs for their assistance. They include the American Legion, the Medford Business and Profes sional Women's club. Crater Lions. Junior Chamber of Commerce. Medford Chamber of Commerce. Medford Elks lodse. Medford Kiwanis, Med ford Lions, and Medford Ro tary clubs. Van Dyke said the real sponsors of the event are the parents, teachers and many friends - the whole commu : nity - that influenced their lives. He reminded the young people that excellence and achievement are not new to Medford. mentioning that the chief justice of the Oregon supreme court, speaker of the o MOTHER OF YEAR Gov. Mark Hatfield is shown present ing the Oregon Mother of the Year award to Mrs. Peter J. Kirsch, wife of a retired Maupin rancher, at ceremonies in his office at Salem Monday. Mrs. Kirsch, 72, will compete with other state mothers of the year in New York later this month for national honors. (UPI) Justice Brand Asks People To Look to Stars in Ceremony Look to the stars," Retired Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court James T. Brand urged people attend ing the annual Law Day cere monies in Jackson county cir cuit court this morning. The retired chief justice and judge at the war criminal trials in Nurnberg, Germany, indicated the "stars" were the ideals of law and order, jus tice, freedom and peacel Brand noted there are two forces in conflict: that of law and order which is attempting to gain "peace in our time," and that of the Soviet Union bent on world domination. Fitting Time May 1 or "May Day" is a fitting time to have Law Day since it is the anniversary of Communism celebrated with a parade of troops and weap ons in the Red Square in Mos cow, the retired chief justice said. "We must go back to Plato for the basis of international law." Brand slated. "But, it was not Plato or Aristotle, the Greek philosophers, but a Salem Girl, 9, Follows Ideas And Gets Results Salem -01PI- When 9-year old Susan Skinner of Sa lem qeis a biq idea, she doesn't fool around. She takes action. Her fourth grade class at West Salem Elementary school is studying stale government. So she sat down and wrote Gov. Mark Hatfield, inviting him to address the class as a gov ernment expert. The governor accepted, but school officials were a bit stunned when Hatfield's office called to set up the date and lime. Susan forgot to tell her teacher and her parents that she was writing to the gov ernor. Hatfield will address an assembly of the 3rd, 4th. 5th and 6th grades at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. To Meet Problems house of representatives, and nition banquet, the instruc the chairman of the state j tors, and the administration highway commission are all staffs. from Medford. I The Very Rev. Carl Mai, William McKibben intro- 1 duced the St. Mary s students, I They are Marilyn o. ouiaan, , vaii-uiLiui jumn h. ho- vis. salutatorian; Kathryn K. Fitzpatrick. and Douglas S. Snider. The Medford High school academic honors students were introduced by James Johnston. They include John A. Alansky, Jim A. Albright. Jill Barnes. Hannah Booth, Victoria L. Enders. Susan A.attemptingto lay a fourda- Elder. Dennis I. Caster, Nick F Gier. Frank S. Graham. Joel W. Gregory, Mike W. Higgins. Wallace W. Huff man. Norma J. Jenks. Jon Jensen. JoAnn Johnson. Rich ard L. Knights. Julie L. La tham. Ellen L. Montgomery. Sandra D. S'nugart. Nola J. Shurtleff. Carl L. Washburn. Marsha H. Watson, and Carol A- Wiesjand Douslas Snider and Joel Gregory gave the student re sponses, both thanked the ! service clubs for the recof- president of the United States who pointed out, 'Man does not make law, he only discov ers it.' " The United States cannot obtain peace by throwing down its arms before the rob ber nations of the world, Brand said, but must rely on armed forces to establish the rule of law and order. Found ations for peace must be built first, he said. Master of Ceremonies Harry Skerry, Ashland law- year, acted as master of cere monies. Circuit Judges James M. Main and Edward C. Kelly presided over Law Day with the retired chief justice and District Court Judge L. L. Sawyer sitting on the bench with them. Eugene Piazza, Medford lawyer, presented a certificate of merit from the Oregon bar association and a S25 check from the Jackson County Bar association to Miss Mary Clare Stuart. 2650 Beall lane. Cen tral Point, Crater High school senior, for her editorial on the theme of Law Day. This was the third year in a row that a Crater High school stu dent has won the award, it was pointed out. George RbotreM.s efodolf George Roberts, Medford lawyer who is celebrating his 50th anniversary of law prac tice this year, pinned a cor sage on Mrs. Brand. Paul Haviland, Medford lawyer, in troduced Retired Justice Brand. Klamath Area Wildlife Refugee Bill Approved Washington - WPli - The Sen ate Interior Committee today unanimously approved a bill to stabilize the Tulelake, Up per Klamath and Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuges in California and Oregon. The bill, introduced by Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel (R-Calif.) would provide for retention of the refuges in federal owner ship with some land being leased out for agricultural use. Revenues from the leases would be shared with the counties. speaking for St. Mary's High j school, cited their advance auring me past year oi con- , -,i.ut,.,,6 stressing that it gives a bet-1 ter opportunity to enlarge the ! students' knowledge. He men- j tioned that in Europe where he was educated, there was never anything like a banquet I to honor the students. ' He said that all of the Med- j ford schools are together in i tion for the students on which to build to make a better world. Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield, superintendent of Medford public schools, cited educa - Hon as the most important business which will carry the world through "these trying times." He mentioned that our ability to invent has ex- ceeded our ability to man - ag"" Entertainment was provid- ed hv the Coachmen trio from Medford High school. Kennedy, AMA Fail To Agree OnMedicalPlan Washington (UPD President Kennedy and leaders of the American Medical Association conferred for nearly an hour today without resolving their impasse over Kennedy's plan to extend medical care to the aged under social security. The doctors emerged trom the President's office still flatly opposed to his plan, which they contend amounts to socialized medicine. According to K e n n e d y's secretary of health, education and welfare. Abraham Ribi- coff, the President remained equally convinced that his proposal is best and will be enacted by congress. Ribicoft attended the session. Support Said Decreasing 'We told linn In no uncer tain terms that we don't be lieve that," said Dr. Leonard W. Larson, Bismarck, N.D., AMA president. "That is not our intelli gence - we have a very good line of communication with the grass roots and the sup port of the old people for the administration plan Is de creasing now that they real ize what it will mean to them." Before he met with the AMA leaders, Kennedy was told by Democratic congres sional leaders that they found overwhelming favor for the administration's medical care for the aged program during trips home while Congress was in Easter recess. The congressional report came during the weekly Russia To Loft More Cosmonauts Washington - (liri) - One of Russia's leading space scien tists said today the Soviet Union will launch more cos monauts into orbit this year. The scientist, academician A. A. Blagonravov, also said Russia expects to put up its first weather satellite this year. Blagonravuv gave a report on Soviet space science at the third inter national space science symposium being sponsored here by the World Committee on Space Research. Blagonrarov is one of two vice presidents of COSPAR. The other is Dr. Richard W. Porter of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He said in a report on the U.S. space program that this country hopes all nations will cooper ate to "increase man's knowl edge and bring him closer to the stars." Boeing Stockholders Hear Earning Report Seattle - HIPli - First quarter net earnings of $8,041,027, equivalent to SI. 01 per share, were reported here today by President William M. Allen at the Boeing Co.'s annual stock holders' meeting. The figures compared with a net of $5,956,820, or 75 cents per share, for the first quarter of 1961. FLEMMING TO SPEAK Walla Walla - CPU - Dr Arthur S. Flemming, presi dent of the University of Ore gon, will speak at Whitman College's 103rd commence-1 ment May 27. I "What Are You, Some Kind Of A Fresh Air Nut?" ; j . ; j ! j i breakfast meeting between the President and his lieu tenants in Congress. The touchy issue came up at Kennedy's meeting with an AMA delegation. There was a difference of opinion over who asked for the meeting. Neither Kennedy nor the AMA seemed particularly anxious to meet. A spokes- I man for the President said the doctors asked to see Ken nedy. Not so, said the AMA, the President asked to see the doctors. "1 don't choose to gel Into an argument," said Press Secretary Pierre Salinger. "All I can say is that they are seeing the President at their request. If they don't want to see the President, they should notify the Pres ident and the conference will not go forward." Delinquent Tax Story Criticized By Judge Miller Jackson County Judge Earl M. Miller severely criticized yesterday's story in the Mail Tribune on delinquency in personal property taxes. 'Don t you realize this is personal political dynamite for me?" the incumbent Re publican candidate for county judge asked a Mail Tribune reporter. Delinquency does not boost the taxes for other county tax payers, he indicated by saying that the headline Is not true. County Auditor George Stacey did not tell the county court to publish the delin quent! taxes, Miller argued further. "He merely asked us to make an observation of them. Our only decision was in which paper to publish the list. It's up to the sheriff to collect them!" Never Received List "We have never received any certified personal proper ty tax list and former judges will bear this out, too," Mil ler said. Arnold Bohnert, chairman of the Jackson county budget committee, emphasized that the law stated collection of taxes is solely the sheriff's responsibility and not that of the county court. "You arc pointing the fin ger at mc and criticizing my integrity. Miller said in de manding a correction. County Treasurer Karl Ja- nouch declared If was a fair story. This was confirmed by another county official who did not wish to be named. WEATHER FORECAST: Considerable clou dlneii with occasional Hunt rain tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 38. High tomor row 60. Temp. Highest Veilerday 65 l.nwfit ThU Morning . 3 ft Free, to 5 p.m. YeHerday .09 I'rec. to 10 a.m. Tutiay, trace. Our Skies Tonight Sun net today 71 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 5:06 a.m. The Moon rlei . ... 4:38 a.m. tomorrow and li In Perigee.. ... Highlight of the phenomena In the ikiei above thla month will he the return of Merrury to the evrnlng iky next week. It will appear north of Aldebaran and below Venui.