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40 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1962 No. 49
Fourth District
Candidates Make
Last Appearances
Duncan To Return
To Medford Tonight
The fourth district race for
the Democratic nomination
for Congress, one of the hot
test campaigns on the Oregon
political scene, wound up to
day with the three major can
didates in the Eugene area.
Robert B. Duncan, speaker
o the Oregon House, was
campaigning in the Eugene
Springfield area today. He has
a television appearance sched
uled in Eugene tonight, after
which he will fly to his home
in Medford to await the elec
tion outcome.
Charles O. Porter, also seek
ing the Democratic congres
sional nomination, said in Eu
gene today that grass roots po
litical action plus experienced
congressional representa t i o n
is the means to make medical
care for the aged a reality.
Porter, who served two terms
in Congress, said medical care
through the social security
program is a life and death
issue for which he worked
during his congressional ca
reer. Straub Lists Work Areas
State Sen. Robert Straub
said in Eugene that the three
main areas in which he would
work if elected as the fourth
district Democratic congress
man are medical care for the
aged, development of payrolls
and jobs, education and em
ployment of youth and
achievement of lasting peace.
Patrick Flynn, Eugene fire
man, also is in the muddled
fourth district race.
Meanwhile, Dr. Edwin R.
Durno, Republican candidate
for United States senator, has
based his campaign on- the
theme of a return of "good
old fashioned economy" to the
federal government. Durno
and his wife will spend elec
tion night in San Francisco
visiting with their daughter,
after which they will fly to
Washington.
Plane Missing in
Southwest Oregon
Salem - (UPD - The Oregon
Board of Aeronautics said to
day that a red and white Piper
Comanche airplane piloted by
a Longview, Wash., lumber
man was reported missing on
a flight from Ft. Bragg, Calif.,
to Kelso, Wash. A search was
launched late this morning.
Reported missing was James
Rogers, about 42, Longview.
He was on a business trip to
California with the Aborigine
Lumber Co., Kelso. He hasn't
been heard from since 4:55
p.m. Saturday, the board said.
Ralph McGinnis, assistant
director of the board, said a
number of search planes were
ordered up early today in
southwest Oregon but clouds
hampered the effort and
planes were beginning to take
off at noon.
McGinnis said the search
stretched from the Medford
area near the Oregon-California
border northerly to
Springfield, Ore.
Public Hearings
On Council Agenda
Two public hearings on
proposed street paving proj
ects will be held wnen tne
Medford city council meets
at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
The projects involve paving
portions of Olwell Way and
Velia st.
The agenda also lists call
ing for bids on the Bear creek
improvement project under
the freeway viaduct at Haw
thorne park.
HEWSCBRIEFS
IIIMS FHOM
RUSSIA TO RESUME NUCLEAR TESTS
Tolbuchin, Bulgaria-lW-Sovlet Foreign Miniiltr Andrei
Gromvko laid today the Soviet Union "will resume nuclear
tests."
RAILROADS BREAK OFF NEGOTIATIONS
Chicago-tni-The nation's railroads today broke off nego
tiations with five operating rail brotherhoods with a charge
that the unions had reluied to negotiate on the issue of
'tealherbedding."
SAMNGER SEES NO EXCHANGE PROSPECTS .
Moscow-iUT-Whlte House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger
aid today he sees no immediate prospect of an Increased
ii.. of information and ideas between Russia and the
United States.
Voters to Select
Candidates At
Primary Friday
Registered voters in Jack
son county's two major politi
cal parties will select candi
dates for federal, state and
county office in primary elec
tions tomorrow.
All voters also will have an
opportunity to elect candi
dates for nonpartisan judicial
offices, and pass on three
measures, one of thein the
c o n t r o versial Home Rule
Charter for Jackson county.
Polls will be open between
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the 123
precincts in Jackson county.
(A list of polling places ap
pears on page 4C of today's
Mail Tribune.)
Any registered voter may
vote on the nonpartisan ju
dicial offices and the meas
ures, but only party members
may vote in the Democratic
and Republican primaries, in
which party members select
their candidates for the No
vember general election.
Annexation Election
In addition, residents in an
area proposed for annexation
to Medford will vote on an
nexation, and residents of
Central Point and Butte Falls
will vote on dog control
measures.
Political observers in this
area expect one of the largest
primary election voter turn
outs for many years, princi
pally because of the proposed
County Home Rule Charter.
Federal, state, county and
city offices will be closed to
morrow because of the elec
tion. However, the elections
department in the courthouse
will be open, as will the court
house switchboard, to answer
inquiries from residents con
cerning the election.
Offices Closed
Among state offices closed
are the state department of
motor vehicles, the public
utility commission, and the
liquor commission store.
Jackson County Clerk Mar
vin Madden reminaea resi
dents that several precincts
have been divided and polling
places changed. He asked
voters to check their precinct
and proper polling place be
fore going to the polls.
Voters in doubt about their
precinct or polling place may
telephone the elections depart
m e n t at the courthouse,
SPring 3-6211. Tomorrow, the
telephone will be 77d-bZii.
Madden also reminded resi
dents in the annexation area
to the south and southwest of
Medford that not all residents
in the precincts involved may
vote on the proposal. The
boundary of the annexation
area does not coincide wun
Central Point Man
Hurt in
Jackson county sheriff's
deputies today are investigat
ing an incident shortly after
midnight last night in which
one man was injured.
Medford police were noti
fied today that a man who had
been seriously cut in a fight
was being treated at Sacred
Heart hospital. Treated tor an
axe cut on the nose was Don
Edwards, route 2, box 668H,
Central Point.
After he was treated he was
lodged in the city jail for
being drunk in public. He re
ceived a 10 - day suspended
sentence on the charge in
municipal court this morning.
Although details of the in
cident were not clear, Ed
wards was involved in a fight
with John Alexander De
lorme, also of the Central
Point address, according to
police.
AROUND THI OlOM
precinct boundaries, so elec
tions department person n e 1
have indicated on the poll
books who is eligible to vote
on the annexation and who is
not.
Write-In Procedure
Because of one race in
which there is an active
write - in candidate, Marvin
Madden pointed out that
writing the name itself in con-
situtes a vote, and it Is not
really necessary to mark an
X beside the written in name.
The measures on which resi
dents will vote are:
Six per cent limitation
amendment - Purpose: "Re
vises constitutional provision
governing 6 per cent limita
tion. Prevents loss of tax base
by taxing bodies. Permits first
year levy without election.
Fixes election dates."
Salaries of state leaisla-
lators - Purpose: "To amend
Con stitution by providing
that legislators' salaries shall
be established and paid in the
same manner as the salaries
of other elected state officers."
Proposed Jackson County
Home Rule Charter - "A coun
ty constitution for self gov
ernment in local matters; pro
vides for nonpartisan election
of seven commissioners, ap
pointment by them of five ad
ministrative officers now
elected."
The nonpartisan judiciary
ballot includes:
For judge of the Supreme
Court, position No. 6 (vote for
one): Arno H. Denecke and
Lyle R. Wolff.
For judge of the Oregon tax
court (vote for one): Peter
Gunnar and Raymond L.
Jones.
Candidates seeking nomina
tion in the Democratic party,
are:
For United States Senator;
Charles E. Gilbert and Wayne
Morse.
For fourth congressional
district representative: Pat
rick M. Flynn, Charles O. Por
ter, Robert W. Straub and
Robert B. Duncan.
For governor: Walter J.
Pearson, Robert Y. Thornton,
M. A. (Cap) Yegge, and Dan
N. Cox.
For commissioner of the bu
reau of labor: Vic Davis and
Norman O. Nilsen.
For state senator from Jack
son county: Henry F. Padg
ham Jr. W. A. Morrison has
announced he is seeking the
nomination by write-in; his
name does not appear on the
ballot.
For state representative
from Jackson county: Charles
W. Crary, James A. Redden
and Alva N. (Al) Bradford.
For county assessor: Thad
W. Hatten.
For county clerk: E; M.
Madden.
For county commissioner:
Edward (Old Gunner) Kron
and Larry Sheehan.
For county judge: Ralph A.
James, Evan E. Rasmussen, K.
C. (Swede) Wernmark and
John L. Gregory.
For county sheriff: Harold
Donald Ottosen and Berle E.
(Steve) Stephens.
Candidates seeking the Re
publican nomination are:
For U.S. senator: J. Baca
loff, Glenn E. Brixey, R. F.
Cook, Edward R. Durno, Har
old M. Livingston, Sig Unan-
der.
For fourth congressional
district representative: Carl
Fisher.
For governor: H. G. Altva-
ter, Mark Hatfield.
For commissioner of the
bureau of labor: Alfred (Pat)
Blair.
For state senator from Jack-
ion county: L. W. (Lynn) New-
bry and Donald L. Stathos,
For state representative
from Jackson county: Edward
Branchfield, John R. Dellen-
back and Alexander A. Du
mas. For county assessor: Herb
Hunter.
For county clerk: Bereth P.
Hopkins.
For county commissioner:
David S. Blair, Donald E.
(Don) Faber, Melvin J. Lat
tie, Floyd R. McCabe and
Fred L. Walker.
For county judge: Homer A.
Conger, Harry E. Hawk and
Earl M. Miller.
For county sheriff: Tim J.
Horn, 'Dc' A. Leigh, William
H. Manning. Artyr M. Sav
ard and Jack Rcy Sides.
I
PUBLIC HEARINGS -Sen.
John M c C 1 e 1 1 a n (D-Ark.),
chairman of the Senate Inves
tigations subcommittee has
announced that his group will
hold public hearings on the
Billie Sol Estes case to "get
at the root" of any corruption
or malfeasance. (UPI)
Committee Plans
Public Hearings
In Estes Case
Washington (UPD The Sen
ate investigation subcommit
tee voted unanimously today
to hold public hearings on
Billie Sol Estes multimillion
dollar farm empire to "get to
the root" of any corruption
or malfaesance.
Chairman John L. McClel-
lan (D-Ark.), announced the
subcommittee's action after a
90-minute meeting in his of
fice. He said hearings will be
gin as soon as - the greatly
augmented subcommittee staff
can prepare for them.
The subcommittee also
agreed unanimously to ques
tion certain witnesses behind
closed doors in preparation
for the public sessions.
The action came as Presi
dent Kennedy held a 20-min-ute
meeting with Agriculture
Secretary Orville L. Freeman,
presumably to discuss the
Estes case which already has
involved several of Freeman's
subordinates.
The White House gave no
details but there was specu
lation Freeman and the chief
executive reviewed develop
ments to date in anticipation
of Kennedy's news conference
later in the afternoon.
McClellan said he envis
ioned an investigation of "the
entire situation" in the Agri
culture Department and else
where. He said the hearings
could run "for months."
WEATHER
FORECAST: Increasing cloudi
ness tonight. Considerable
cloudiness and a chance of a
few scattered showers Friday.
Low tonight 38. High Friday 70.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 71
Lowest This Morning 37
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:28 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow .... 4:48 a.m.
Moon rise today 5:38 p.m.
Full Moon May 19
PRO MINK NT STARR
Antares, low In south
east 9:29 p.m.
Reguliis, In the weit..ll:39 p.m.
Arctiirus, high In
south 10:41 p.m.
Allalr, low in east. 10:52 p.m.
Two Candidates Express Charter Opinions
Two candidates this morn
ing expressed their beliefs
concerning the proposed Jack
son County Home Rule Char
ter. L." W. (Lynn Newbry, Re
publican candidate for state
senator, said he would neither
endorse nor oppose the Char
ter, and John R. Dellenback,
Republican candidate for state
representative, said he person
ally favors the proposal.
Newbry raid:
' As an official of the state
of Oregon, I do not believe
it ia proper for me to either
endorse or oppose lf! Charter
as it is presented to the vot
ers. This is a decision that
Kennedy Hopes
To Avoid War
In Asian Jungles
Length of Troop
Service Undecided
Washington (UPD President
Kennedy said today the
United States is counting on
the three princes of Laos to
reach political agree m e n t
which would avoid a "shoot
ing war in the jungles of
Asia."
Asked at a news conference
if he could say how long U.S.
troops would remain in Thai
land, Kennedy replied that he
could not do so at this time
and pointed out that the
American service men have
been there only a short time.
He added that the withdrawal
would depend to a great ex
tent on conditions in Thailand
and the neighboring coun
tries. The President said, "We
continue to hope" that a gov
ernment of national union will
be created in Laos.
He said today's intelligence
reports included no word of
further Communist fighting
in Laos and there are "indi
cations" the three rival Lao
tian leaders will meet soon.
'I hope they will produce
a government," Kennedy said.
He said the "great hazards of
a shooting war in the jungles
of Asia" make a political solu
tion urgent.
During the conference the
President also:
-Said that the question of a
united European political fed
eration is one for the people
of Europe to decide. The in
terest of this country, he said,
is that the freedom and de
fense of Europe involves the
freedom and defense of the
United States.
He said that any federal
employees found to be in
volved in improprieties con
nected with the Billie Sol
Estes case would be "disci
plined immediately."
Dutch Shoot Down
Indonesian Plane
Hollandia, West New Guin
ea -(UPI)- An Indonesian air
force transport carrying para
troopers was shot down this
morning during a new at
tack on West New Guinea,
the local Dutch government
announced.
The plane, a Dakota DC3,
was downed In the sea south
of Fak Fak, where Indones
ian paratroopers have been
dropped this week.
"The plane was shot by air
defense units during a new
Indonesian infiltration at
tempt," the announcement
said.
At the Hague, the defense
ministry said the plane was
knocked down "before it had
dropped the paratroopers It
was carrying to the main
land."
Transportation To
Polls Is Offered
Transportation to the polls
tomorrow has been offered
by two organizations the
Democratic party and the
Stathos for State Senator
committee.
Voters needing transporta
tion to the polls may telephone
Jean Mills or "Tex" Phillips
at 773-3949. The service is
sponsored by the Democratic
party, but any registered
voter, regardless of party
affiliation, may utilize It, they
said.
The Stathos for State Sena
tor committee will offer trans
portation by telephoning 773
2900, headquarters for the
Stathos campaign.
should be made by the people
of Jackson county based on
their sound judgment."
Dellenback noted three rea
sons for favoring the Charter,
and said "without taking the
long, initial step of adopting
such a Charter, we will never
be able to bring about the
major advantages to local gov
ernment available under such
a system."
Dellenback pointed out,
however, that the decision on
the Charter "will be made
and should be made by each
of us individually, but It
should be made after a care
ful consideration of the basic
fundamental issues."
He reviewed three phases
of the matter which seemed
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YANKS IN THAILAND U.S. Air Force jet fighter-bombers
flew into Thailand Wednesday to spearhead American mili
tary reinforcements of Thai defenses against the threat of
communist military units in neighboring Laos. Meanwhile,
1,800 combat-ready Marines prepared to come ashore in the
Gulf of Siam. Above is one of the American servicemen in
Thailand. (UPI) . .
Budget Committee
Urged to Increase
Officers' Salary
Medford Police Chief
Charles P. Champlin urged
the citizen's budget committee
last night to consider raising
the salaries of the senior pa
trolmen on the police force..
Champlin strongly recom
mended a salary of $490 a
month for top patrolmen. The
proposed city budget calls for
$450 a month.
"I'm not urging this salary
increase because of pressure
from, the officers," Champlin
said, "I m asking for it be
cause I believe in it myself."
The chief revealed that be
cause of the salary situation
he is having some difficulty
Morse, Neuberger
Seek Project Funds
Washington - (UPI) - Sens.
Wayne Morse and Maurine B.
Neuberger, both Oregon Dem
ocrats, Wednesday asked Con
gress to appropriate about $93
million for public works proj
ects in Oregon.
The senators appeared be
fore the Senate Public Works
Appropriations subcommittee
to ask that funds budgeted for
the Corps of Engineers for
work in Oregon be increased.
Among construction proj
ects already under way for
which the Orcgonians asked
for increased funds are Fall
Creek Reservoir, $4 million;
Green Peter Reservoir, $11
million; Lower Columbia Riv
er Bank Protection, $800,000;
and Willamette River Bank
protection, $8,000;
They asked that $1 million
be appropriated for the Blue
River Reservoir, for which no
money has been budgeted.
Also included was a request
for $60,000 for planning of a
40-foot channel in the Colum
bia river from the mouth to
the Portland and Vancouver
area.
of particular Importance. They
arc:
1. ". . . Adoption of the
Charter would make It possi
ble for us to settle on a local
level certain special problems
rather than to seek solution
of these problems In Salem,
where I know . . . people of
other sections of the state may
not be particularly under
standing of these local prob
lems. 2. ". . . Adoption of the
Charter would make possible
a better coordination of the
work of our county govern
ment. It will . . . bring ap
pointment rather than flec
tion of certain officials, but
. . . the number of many good
persons who are seeking to
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maintaining the department's
1 high standard when attempt
ing to fill vacancies on the
force.
Three officers, one of whom
had been with the department
for five years, resigned dur
ing the last year, Champlin
said, and two of those men
left "in hopes of making
more money elsewhere. 1
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The beginning salary of
$350 a month for a patrolman
is adequate, : Champlin told
the committee, but he felt a
higher maximum salary for
patrolmen was necessary in
order to provide incentive for
officers - to remain on the
force, i
In support of his request,
Champlin pointed out that as
of July 1 this year a senior
patrolman on the Eugene,
Ore., police department will
receive $480 a month, and
that an Oregon state police
officer currently receives
$540 a month.
In its budget for the com
ing year, the, police depart
ment has proposed several per
sonnel changes.. . .
In order to have an officer
with the rank of lieutenant in
command of each of the de
partment's three platoons, it
is proposed that one position
of sergeant be deleted, and
that one position of lieutenant
be added.
It also is proposed that the
force be increased by five
patrolmen, four of whom
would constitute a new beat
in the event the annexation to
southwest Medford is passed
by the voters tomorrow.
The budget also calls for
the ' addition of one clerk
stenographer.
The proposed grant total
for the department's fiscal
budget for 1962-63 is $343,
814. fulfill these offices will not
be lessened In the event these
offices become appointive.
3. ". . . Adoption of a Char
ter will bring a chance with
out expense to us as taxpayers
to bring Into local govern
ment many people who have
real ability and who are able
to serve on a part-time basis
but would not be able to
scive on a full-time basis. This
will lead to a strengthening
of the caliber and quality of
our local government."
Dellenback said the Char
ter has sufficient flexibility
to permit amendmenfennd "we
will be able r&o make the
changes that experience might
well prove to be necessary or
desirable.
Carpenter Given
50-50 Chance To
Orbit Saturday
Waves in Atlantic
Threaten Launch
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPD
Bad weather at sea and a
plane crash that apparently
wiped out a small emergency
recovery force today left as
tronaut Scott Carpenter with
only a 50-50 chance of mak
ing his scheduled orbital
space flight Saturday.
The weather shaped up as
the chief stumbling block.
Waves seven to ten feet high
were reported in the Atlantic
between Bermuda and the
Azores, where Carpenter
would land if anything went
wrong with his spacecraft
during the early minutes of
his flight.
All Aboard Killed
Officials said the plane that
crushed was en route to a
tracking station at Zanzibar
with support personnel for a
small emergency recovery
team for' Carpenter s flight.
All 14 persons aboard the
plane, a C130, were believed
killed.
Sources at the cape stres
sed that the team that ap
parently was wiped out was
not one of the three main re
covery forces all of which
are stationed in the Atlantic.
Forces Around Glob
During manned orbital
flights the United St: tes posts
small emergency forces
around the globe just in case
the capsule comes down in
other than the pre-arranged
landing areas. It apparently
was such a force that was in
volved In today's crash.
Space agency spokesmen
I said that a substitute team
was being flown to Zanzibar
1 to replace the one killed in
I today's crash. They Indicated
that the loss of the team
would not Impede technical
preparations for the flight
500 Receive Sabin
Vaccine at Clinic
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partment officials said
This is the last day during
which the vaccine will be ad
ministered. The public health
office will be open until 5
o'clock this afternoon.
A line started forming on
the first floor of the court
house about 7:40 a.m., health
officials said, and during the
first hour 230 persons receiv
ed the vaccine.
No Hazards Found
In 837 Dwellings
No hazards were noted in
837 dwellings by Medford
firemen who completed their
annual home Inspection pro
gram yesterday. . (
The firemen,' who began
the program April 23, in
spected 1,277 residences on
east and west-running streets.
They made 696 recommenda
tions for correction of haz
ards. Firemen stopped at 2,871
dwellings. No one was found
home at 1,307. Occupants of
287 residences turned down
the offer of inspection.
"AH I Asked For Was
An Increase In My Allowance!"
Aboard Craft
Rescuers Find
No Survivors
Washington - (UPD - Fourteen
persons apparently were
killed today when an Amer
ican C130 transport crashed
near Nairobi, Kenya, while
flying a support mission for
this country's man-in-space
program, the Air Torce an
nounced. The report i,aid rescue at
tempts "indicate no surviv
ors." Two helicopters were
sent to the scene.
It was presumed that 10 of
the persons aboard ere pas
sengers. The plane normally
carries a crew of four.
Burns on Impact
None of the astronauts
were scheduled to be at any
of the tracking stations in the
area of Africa during this
week end's planned attempt
to put another man in orbit.
The Air Force said the
plane crashed in mountains
near Nairobi and burned on
impact.
The plane was out of Ev
ereux, France. There was no
immediate description of the
nature of its support mission,
but Project Mercury has
tracking and rescue prepara
tions under way around the
world.
En Route to Kenya
The plane apparently was
carrying Project Mercury per
sonnel to a tracking station
in Kenya in preparation for
astronaut Scott Carpenter's
space ride.
Carpenter is to be launched
toward orbit soon from Cape
Canaveral, Fla.
A spokesman for Patrick
Air Force base, headquarters
of the missile range used in
Carpenters flight, said the
plane was definitely carrying
support personnel and. equip
ment for the recovery team.
The plane crashed as it was
making an approach for a
landing at the Nairobi Air
field.
Stocker Discusses
Center lor Blind
Clifford Stocker, Portland,
administrator for the state
commission for the blind, and
Robert Whipple, Salem, direc
tor of the state division of re-
Wednesday 'to discuss the es
tablishment of a district office
ana renaDimanon cemer lor
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I Such a center was approved
I hf th ataf. onrnm oolnn J
March. Stocker said plans are
now under way to organize a
coordinating committee here
to represent various agencies
interested in such a project.
He said the commission
hopes to have an office setup
here on a permanent basis by
September.
The anticipated facility will
not only serve as an employ
men t-vocational evaluation
center for the blind, but will
also be a rehabilitation facil
ity for other seriously dis
abled persons and senior
citizens. '
Persons who are interested
In serving on the coordinat
ing committee may contact
County Judge Earl Miller or
James Pullman, administrator
for the county welfare de
partment. AMERICAN
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Boston 13 1
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