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44 PAGES Three Sections MEDFr 'D, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1962
No. 72
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Khrushchev to Help
en New Laos Coalition
Regional Edition
Medford
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CRAWLS OUT OF TUNNEL One o the six West Berlin
crs who dug a 20-inch wide tunnel under a border street
to East Berlin crawls out after his two-hour sccoping shift
sometime over the week end of June 8 to 10. Sixteen East
Berliners, relatives of the diggers, came through the tunnel
Medford Woman,
Child Injured in
California Crash
Mrs. Monica Joann Thiel,
29, of 117 Elm St., Medford,
is in critical condition at
Sacred Heart hospital today,
following a four-vehicle acci
dent yesterday noon near the
Weed, Calif., city limits.
Her daughter, 6-year-old
Michelle Thiel, was reported
in satisfactory condition this
morning. Hospital attendants
declined to disclose the nature
of the injuries of the mother
and daughter.
William C. Williamson, 43,
of Sacramento, Calif., is be
ing treated at Siskiyou Coun
ty hospital in Yreka, Calif.
He is being held there on
felony charges of drunk driv
ing, the California highway
patrol reported.
On Wrong Sid ' , .
Mrs. Thiel, wife of a Med
ford airport control tower op-'
erator, and her injured child,
were returned to Medford by
a Mercy Flights air ambu
lance plane. They were en
route south for a vacation at
the time of the accident
Police said Williamson was
driving on the wrong side of
the highway when his vehicle
struck one driven by Dorothy
Mae fhedister, 53, of Mc
Loud, Calif. After sideswiping
the Chedister car, the Wil
liamson vehicle struck the car
operated by Mrs. Thiel, po
lice reported.
The Chedister car, after it
was struck, crossed into the
opposite lane of traffic and
onto the highway shoulder
where it hit an unoccupied
state highway truck, officers
said.
A passenger in the William
son car, Robert Lee Midas,
21, of Cottage Grove, Ore.,
was treated for minor injuries
at the Mt. Shasta hospital and
released.
The state highway crew had
erected 25 mile-per-hour signs,
but had no flagman out yet
when the accident occurred
They had just started to work
on the highway, the California
highway patrol said.
NEWS CONFERENCE
Washington (UPD President
Kennedy will hold a news con
ference at 4 p.m. (EDT) Thurs
day. The White House, which
said earlier that there would
be no conference this week,
announced Tuesday that Ken
nedy's schedule had "opened
up" somewhat and would per
mit him to meet reporters.
NEWS(Q)BRIEFS
ITIMS FROM AtOUND IHI 0101
ALGERIANS DENY EUROPEAN DEMANDS
Algiers, Alg;eria-f Pfl-The Tunis-baied Algerian provi
tional government GPRA today turned down demands for
extra privileges for a million Algerian Europeans in iht
future independent Algeria.
At the same time, the Moslem leadership which will
play the dominant role in an independent Algeria reaffirm
ed its intention to confiscate large farm landi and re
distribute the land to the millions of Algerian "fellahs"
peasants.
PEACE SAID TWO YEARS AWAY
Vientiane Leoi-lPI Diplomatic sources predicted today
it would take about two years to restore genuine peace
in Laos despite agreement among the three rival princes
on I coalition gorernment.
SAILORS SAID HELD IN SOLITARY
Tokyo-tH - A California attorney representing two
American tailors allegedly implicated in the slaying of a
Japanese policeman charged today that U.S. Nary authori
ties have kept the teamen in solitary confinement for more
than a month "without necessity."
PEON POLICE ALERT FOR VIOLENCE
Lima, Peru-tPt-Police armed with submachine gum
patrolled the ttreett here Tuetday night, alert for violence
arising tiom uncertainty ever the outcome of Sunday's
presidential election. No trouble wat reported.
Officials of PP&L
Testify at Hearing
On Firm's Request
Officials of Pacific Power
and Light company testified
at an Oregon Public Utility
commissioner's hearing in the
courthouse Tuesday in sup
port of the company's request
to be designated the electric
service agent in the areas of
southern Oregon where it al
ready supplies electric pow
er.
Frank A. Bash, Medford, I
vice president and manager
of the company's Copco divis
ion, told PUC Examiner Char
les Leierer that the neighbor
ing electric utilities of the
areas had reached agreements
regarding service area boun
daries. He also reported they
are in accord as to the alloca
tion of certain unserved areas
adjacent to PP&L's present
service areas.
The only opposition ; came
from spokesmen for Jose
phine County Public Power
association partisans who said
the allocation of Josephine
county areas to PP&L would
adversely affect the efforts of
P'.'D proponents to form a
publicly-owned agency in
that county.
Later, under cross examin
ation by Assistant Attorney
General Richard Sabin, the
Review Time Ends
In McGahuey Case
Salem - (UPli - The 20-day
period for asking the Oregon
Supreme Court to review its
decision affirming the death
sentence of Leeroy Sanford
McGahuey passed Tuesday,
and no petition was filed.
Supreme Court Clerk Jack
F. Sercombe said the high
court's mandate will be sent
to Jackson county soon.
Then, Jackson County Cir
cuit Judge James Main will
issue an order and McGahuey,
44-year-old ex-forest laborer,
will, be taken off death row
here and returned to Medford
where Judge Main will set an
execution date.
McGahuey will be deliver
ed back to the state peniten
tiary to await the trip to the
gas chamber. Oregon hasn't
executed anyone since 1953
McGahuey was convicted
of first degree murder last
year for the claw hammer
slaying of a 2-year-old boy in
I Central Point.
dragging an infant behind them in a wash basin. The tunnel
was believed to have been discovered by the Communists
early Tuesday, a few hours after the 17 reached the West.
(UPI)
chief PUD proponent. Wil
liam Davidson, of Applegate,
admitted the reason he is op
posed to any allocation to
PP&L in Josephine county
was the effect it would have
on the PUD group's intent to
"threaten duplication of ser
vices as a club" to compel
PP&L to sell out rather than
have the PUD have to go
through condemnation of the
company's properties if any
PUD is formed in that coun
ty. The company's application
seeking an allocation of areas
in which it serves was filed
under terms of a 1961 state
law providing for service
area allocations for gas, elec
tric and telephone utilities.
The law is intended to elim
inate duplication of utility
services. . : i .
' Assistant Attorney General
Sabin also questioned PP&L
witnesses at length as to the
justification for the company
asking to be named the agen
cy to serve sectors where
there presently is no electric
service agent. These areas are
adjacent to PP&L's areas, and
are forested or open range-
lands where there are few if
any prospective customers at
present.
Assisting Sabin In his cross
examination was David Don,
chief engineer for the state
utility commissioner.
Details of Pacific Power s
electric generating resources
and the transmission system
supplying its service areas
were placed in the record by
Corbett McLean, Portland,
supervisor of electrical en
gineering, and PP&L's south
ern Oregon district managers,
including Frank A. Benesh,
Medford.
Other district managers
who testified regarding the
company's ability to extend
lines into unserved areas were
P. C. Quisenberry, Roseburg
William J. Moyer, Grants
Pass; S. I. Ritchey, Klamath
Falls; and Harold Baughman
Lakeview. They said the com
pany could extend service
into adjacent areas more
economically than lines
could be extended by any oth
er neighboring electric sys
tem. They explained PP&L's
facilities were closer, and the
distances and topographical
features provided the basis
for the more favorable econ
omic factors.
Central Point Girl
Elected Sheriff
Salem - IUPD - Delegates to
the 21st annual session of
Girls' State elected chairmen
of their mock political parties
Tuesday, and tuned up for
nominating candidates today
for girls' slate governor.
Chairman of the Federalist
party is Kathy Kerwin, Sea
side. Chairman of the Na
tionalist party is Diana Gill,
Lebanon.
The girls also elected var
ious county officials.
County sheriffs are Janice
Mooster, Central Point; Mer
rianne Mctzger, Bandon; Kar
la Madscn, Junction City: Suz
anna Leach, Independence:
Candace Newland. Eugene,
and Clarice Johnston, Port
land. MOVES CUT
Washington-'UPD-Scnale Re
publican Leader Everett M.
Dirksen moved today to cut
the pending $48 S billion de
fense money bill by reducing
funds provided to speed de
velopment of the controversial
RS70 supersonic strike plane.
Rooster Crow at
Rogue River Set
For Saturday
Rogue River - Final prep
arations are being made here
for the annual Rooster Crow
ing contest and parade sched
uled Saturday, June 16.
Mayor Larry Shechan.
chairman for the event, said
parade entries will be accept
ed until Friday. A variety of
entrants already have been
listed in each of the 10 di
visions. The parade will form be
tween 9 a.m. and 9:3U a.m.
Saturday at the site of the
Magnolia Mill. It will start at
10 a.m. The rooster crow will
begin at noon.
Again this year, local young
sters will parade in Huckle
berry Finn style. One of the
participants will be chosen
King of the Rooster Crow.
Judging will be based on orig
inality and suitability of the
costume.
Other Parade Entries
Other entries will include
marching bands, horses and
riders, princesses, novelty
groups, mayors of nearby
cities and other office holders.
The Senior Citizens orches
tra from Medford has been in
vited to participate and
Grange Master Cassie
Golding will give a concert at
the Live Oak Grange hall Sat
urday afternoon. Edward
Root, retired music director at
Rogue River, is leader of the
orchestra.
An art exhibit also is
planned after the crow at the
Grange hall. Artists from
Rogue River, Evans Valley
and Gold Hill have been in
vited to exhibit their art.
Refreshments will be avail
able at the Rooster Crow.
Klamath Falls Man
To Be Arraigned
Earl Henry Farrell, 52, of
1314 North Maple St., Klam
ath Falls, is expected to be ar
raigned in district court this
afternoon on a check charge.
He was arrested by Med
ford police late Monday after
they were notified by Jack
Erwin Barr, employee at Bark
er's that he had a man in
custody who had cashed a
check at the store.
Barr told officers the man
who identified himself as
Harry Bosworth Jackson, had
given him a check for S10
signed by a woman to pay for
a shirt. After Farrell left the
store. Barr contacted the
woman whose name was on
the check by telephone and
learned sne had not written it.
Barr told officers that he
located the suspect on South
Front st. Barr started to take
him to the police station, but
when the suspect started to
struggle, Barr hold him to the
sidewalk until police arrived.
Farrell was lodged in the city
jail on a drunk charge. It was
later his true identity was
learned.
Bids Opened Today
For County Tractor
Haupert Tractor company
and Crater Lake Machinery
were apparent low bidders on
a tractor for the Jackson
county roads department this
morning.
Haupert Tractor submitted
a net bid of $42,625 which
includes $10,000 for a trade
in tractor. Crater Lake Ma
chinery, Medford. submitted
an alternate bid of $42,282 on
a tractor without a torque
converter.
The other bidder was How
ard Cooper Corp , Medford.
with a $45,545 net bid Includ
ing $7,500 lot Uade-tn.
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Administration
Scored for Timber
Ills of Northwest
Attack Made in
GOP Resolution
Seattle - IUPD - The Kennedy
administration was condemn
ed for the timber ills of the
Pacific Northwest here Tues
day by the Republican Na
tional committee.
The committee, which con
cluded its meeting here, ap
proved a resolution which
said the present situation in
the forest products industry
was a serious threat to em
ployment and the economic
welfare of the area.
Condemns Inaction
. The resolution called on the
people of the Pacific North
west to condemn the inaction
of the administration in this
economic area.
In another resolution the
GOP group hit what it called
the "dismal failure of the
Ken nedy administration to
make any effort to effectuate
its pre-election promises in
the field of civil rights except
a few appointments of Ne
groes to public office."
National Chairman William
E. Miller criticized the admin
istration's handling of inter
national affairs and pledged
that "the GOP will not stand
idly by and let such matters
as Berlin, Laos, Cuba and Red
Phina hrnmp HmH lucne "
Excellent Chance
Earlier Tuesday, Sen. John
Tower of Texas said the party
had an excellent chance of
capturing a majority in the
Senate in 1964. He gave his
party little hope of reaching
that goal in elections this fall
but offered a dasj qf optimism
by predicting upsets in some
Southern and border states,
traditionally Democratic
strongholds.
"Keep an eye on some
Southern and border states
this year," he said. "I think
we have an excellent chance
of Betting some seats there
that we least expect."
New Sprinkler Said
Needed at Home
The Jackson county farm-
home must install a different
type sprinkler system, accord
ing to the state fire marshal's
office.
A representative of the
state fire marshal's office ex
plained the ruling to the Jack
son county court this morn
ing. No estimated cost on the
new system was given.
The fire code passed in No
vember, 1950, on new con
struction requires an auto
matic system controlled by a
rise - in - temperature gauge.
The fire marshal felt this was
not meant to apply to the then
existing structures.
However, a new board of
health statute effective Jan.
1, 1962, specified that it could
not grant further licenses to
existing hospitals, convales
cent and nursing homes un
less the state fire marshal
certifies that the building
complies with all the rules
and ordinances and applicable
laws.
A recent attorney general's
ruling interpreted "appli
cable" as applying to existing
structures when the new law
became effective.
Packy Won'i Take
Part in Parade
Portland -4!Pti- Packy, the
first elephant born in this
country in nearly 44 years,
won't lake part in Saturday's
Rose Festival parade.
Zoo officials said separat
ing Packy from his mother,
Belle, would upset the moth
er too much.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly rloudv to
nifht and Thursday. Runny
Thuridty aft moon. Continued
cool with frenh wfitrly afler.
noon wlndi 10-20 ml lei pr
hour. Low tonight Hifh
Thursday fl570.
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Our Skies Tonight
Run! todny 1:4 p.m.
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Mnnnt tomorrow 2:40 a m.
Full Mnon flundiy nljiM
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PFC. LARRY A. ABSHIER
Defects to Reds
Gl Abandons Post
In Korea; Defects
To Communists
Seoul, Korea -(UPD- Pyong
yang Radio reported today
that a U. S. soldier who left
his post near the demilitar
ized zone in Korea almost two
weeks ago has defected to
Communist North Korea be
cause of his "humiliating life"
in the Army.
The Communist broadcast
identified the soldier as Pfc.
Larry A. Abshier, 18, whose
home address was listed by
I the Army as the Illinois Sol
diers and Sailors Home. His
father, George O. Abshier,
lives in Garfield Heights,
Ohio.
Repress Indignation
The broadcast said Abshier
"came over to North Korea
unable to endure the prick of
conscience and, repress indtg.
nation at the doings of the
U. S. Army in South Korea
and the humiliating life in the
U. S. Army unit."
On June 2, the young sol
dier left his post at the edge
of the two and one-half mile
wide demilitarized zone which
divides North and South Ko
rea. His comrades said he was
headed for the Red sector.
If it is true that Abshier
is in North Korea," a UNC
spokesman said, "He would
be the first American to de
fect since the end of the Ko
rean War."
WILL MEET
San Francisco - (UPD - Pres
ident Kennedy's personal rep
resentative will meet with
union and management lead
ers in San Francisco Friday
in an effort to settle the West
Coast Maritime dispute.
View of snow-capped
Metoliuji river.
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Duncan Asks for
Ruling in State
Board Showdown
Medford -IUPD- House
Speaker Robert B. Duncan
said today he is asking Atty.
Gen. Robert Y. Thornton for
an opinion on legality of the
1961 law requiring the State
Board of Control to submit
certain projects to the state
emergency board.
This was the latest develop
ment on what appeared to be
showdown hctween the two
agencies. The control board
part of the executive
branch, and the emergency
board is made up of legisla
tors. Although the law in ques
tion requires the control
board to submit all phases of
the new women's prison to the
emergency board for approv
al, the control board rejected
this Tr.esday - and invited a
court test by the emergency
board of its powers.
Duncan, Medford Demo
crat and a member of the
emergency board, said an
opinion from Thornton "is
the proper way to commence
resolving the problem which
the board of control has cre
ated."
Duncan said perhaps it
would have been better to
Executive Flees
To South America
New York
-fuTD-
.
i -uwaiu m.
Gilbert, 38,
multimillionaire
industrialist, flew to Rio De
Janeiro Tuesday night a few
hours after the board of a com
pany he headed accused him
of unauthorized withdrawal of
$2 million of company funds,
it was disclosed today.
Varig Airlines announced
that Gilbert left New York on
one of its jetliners for Rio
within a matter of hours after
he resigned as president of the
E. L. Bruce Co., Inc., a hard
wood and wax firm with sales
of $42 million last year. He
arrived in Rio this morning.
A spokesman for the Bruce
firm said it had "sought Gil
bert in vain" since late Tues
day afternoon. It has filed no
official charges against Gilbert
with federal or city authori
ties but the American Stock
Market and the over-the-counter
market stopped trading In
E. L. Bruce Co. this morning
shortly before the market
opened.
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Jefferson Is one of many
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give the $356,700 for the new
Women's prison directly to
the emergency board instead
of to the board of control,
headed by Gov. Mark Hat
field.
Proves Unconstitutional
This can and will be done
next time," Duncan said, "if
the technique in chapter 491
(of 1961 laws) proves uncon
stitutional and if the board of
control and the governor in
sist on arrogating to itself
more and more power."
Duncan noted that during
the legislature, only sketches
were available to the lawmak
ers when they appropriated
funds for the women s unit,
for which construction is to
begin this summer. Emergen
cy board approval was writ
ten into the women's prison
allocation, a separate act, so
solons could keep tabs on the
project
via . the emergency
board.
Nehru Considers
Buying MIG Jets
New Delhi - (UPD - Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
said today his government is
considering the purchase of
Soviet MIG jet fighter planes
b
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because they are "more suit-
ahlr than wftfrn nirornft
Nehru told a news confer-
eruw that India definitely is
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in me marKci lur new pianus
mBje f inal decUlon on what
planes to buy
Reports that India might
buy MIGs from the Russians
has caused concern among
British and U.S. officials. De.
fense Minister V. K. Krishma.
Menon has recommended that
India accept Moscow's offer to
I sell on favorable terms.
One reason advanced for
India's need for modern jets
is to counter balance military
aircraft supplied to Pakistan
by the United States under
the Southeast Asia Treaty Or
ganization. India and Pakis
tan are engaged in a dispute
over Kashmir. - -
RETURN TO PORTLAND
Portland-IUPD- Former Port
land mayor Dorothy McCul
lough Lee will return to Port
land in September to teach at
Portland State College and
carry on a private law prac
tice. Scenic Oregon
(Oregon State
attractions at Oregon's famed
Kennedy Message
Answers Red Note
Hailing Accord
Agreement Said
Peace Milestone
Washington-(UPD - President
Kennedy told Soviet Premier
Nikita Khrushchev today that
no . "untoward actions any
where" should be allowed to
disrupt progress represented
by formation of a new gov
ernment In Laos.
The President urged Khru
shchev to join efforts at the
Geneva Conference to solidify
the new government by
completing the agreements
under which it was formed.
Like Khrushchev, Kennedy
said he -found the agreement
on a new Laotian government
"very encouraging."
Kennedy made the points In
message to Khrushchev in
answer to one received from
the Soviet leader Tuesday
night. In his note, Khrushchev
hailed the New Laotian gov-
ernment agreement and said
he thought other world prob
lems might be settled in sim
ilar fashion.
In his brief note, Kennedy
agreed with the major points
made in Khrushchev's mes
sage.
'I agree that continued
progress in the settlement of
the Laotian problem can be
most helpful in leading to
ward the resolution of other
international d 1 f f i c ulties,"
Kennedy said. "If together we
can help in the establishment
?x "n "penaem ananeuww
uru.y
sustained in
this status through time, this
accomplishment will surely
have a significant and posi
tive effect lar beyond the
borders of Laos."
Mel In Vinna . .. ..
The President told Khrush
chev he felt the formation of
a national government under
Prince Souvanna Phouma was
milestone in Laotian peace
efforts, - particularly since
Kennedy and Khrushchev met'
in Vienna about a year ago.
Soarch Continues
For Prison Escapees
San Francisco - (UPD - Air,
sea and ground patrols search
ed the San Francisco bay area
today for three escape artists
bidding for the first known
successful break. from Alca
traz prison.
The three are convicted
bank robbers who were sent
to the island prison for escape
attempts from other penal in
stitutions. Highwey Commission Photo)
House on the Metolius resort on
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