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Smith Rocks in central
California Woman
Killed in Crash
In National Park
Mrs. Lawrence LeGuennec,
54, San Francisco, Calif., was
killed Tuesday in a three-car
collision on Highway 62 two
miles south of the north en
trance to Crater Lake Nation
al park.
' Mrs. LeGuennec was
thrown from the car which
was driven by her husband,
and was struck by another
vehicle, according to state po
lice. The accident occurred when
a car driven by Ralph Still
re c h t, Carmichael, Calif.,
went out of control, striking
the LeGuennec car. Still
rccht's car then rolled over
several times and struck a
third car, driven by John G.
Scrabeck, Oakland, Calif., of
ficers said.
The injured were taken to
Klamath Valley hospital,
where Mrs. Evalyn Stillrecht
and three daughters, Peggy,
13, Betsy 11, and Mary Jo, 9,
and DeAnn Louise Scrabeck,
9, were treated and released.
Stillrecht, LeGuennec, and
John LeGuennec, 12, were re
ported in good condition at
the hospital.
Another fatality occurred
Tuesday in Klamath Falls,
when a car driven by Joseph
N. Kiser, 66, Klamath Falls,
was struck by a truck and
trailer.
Klamath Falls police said
Kiser was traveling the wrong
way on an overpast exit when
the accident happened. The
driver of the truck, John Un
derwood, San Leandro, Calif.,
was not injured, police said.
NEWStChBRIEFS
ITEMS FROM lT AROUND THI OlOil
23RD DETONATION IN PACIFIC
Walhington-'ITITht United Stales set off a nuclear test
in the area of Christmas Iiland today, the 23rd announced
detonation of the current Pacilic series.
ESTES GRANTED TRIAL POSTPONEMENT
Pecot, Tex.-in-Diltrict Judge J. H. Starley today grant
ed .Billie Sol Estei postponement of hit trial on felony
theft charges and indicated that he may move the trial to
San Antonio, Tex.
NATIONAL DEBT HIKE APPROVED
Washington-ATt-The Senate Finance Committee today
approved legislation to temporarily hike the national debt
ceiling from S300 billion to a record high of S308 billion.
TRAVEL TAX BILL GOES TO WHITE HOUSE
Washington-! Pl-Congreis completed action and tent to
the White Home today a bill cutting travel taxes effective
next Nov. 15, but extending for another year about $4
billion in federal excite and corporate taxei.
Oregon is one of the state's
Convicted Russian
Spy Vanishes From
Manhattan Home
New York Dr. Robert A.
Soblcn, 62, who was due to
Case Continued
To Set Hearing
The case against Rodney
Franklin Davis, 23, of 23 Mis
tletoe St., was continued in
district court here this week
pending a preliminary hear
ing on a charge of obtaining
property by false pretenses.
Davis was arrested Friday
by Central Point police in con
nection with passing split $20
and SI bills which were past
ed together and passed as
twenties.
Although a federal com
plaint has been issued against
him, according to secret serv
ice agents in Portland, fed
eral action is pending com
pletion of court action on the
Jackson county charge. The
federal charge is for manu
facturing split notes.
Arrested Tuesday afternoon
in Eureka, Calif., was Jerry
Bobby Reeves, 26, no address
known, who is wanted by fed
eral authorities on a similar
charge. He is not wanted in
Medford, it was noted.
Bail on the federal com
plaints is $1,500 each. Davis
was released from the county
jail on payment of $1,000 cash
bail on the local charge.
Following Davis' appren
hension, officers located four
additional split bills in the car
he had been driving. Officers
were alerted Friday after two
men attempted to pass a split
bill at the Wilderville store,
Wilderville, Ore.
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newest state park areas.
surrender Thursday to begin
a life sentence as a convicted
Soviet spy, has vanished from
his Manhattan apartment and
a federal judge issued a war
rant for his arrest.
Judge William B. Herlands
issued the bench warrant for
Soblen's arrest at the request
of U.S. Atty. Robert M. Mor
genthau. Bond Forfeit Asked
Morgenthau also asked him
to forfeit Soblen's $100,000
bond.
Soblen was first reported
missing by his wife. She said
she did not know where he
was.
Soblen, afflicted with lym
phatic leukemia, is a brother
of Jack Soblc, who already
is serving a prison term on
conviction as a Russian spy.
Soblen's wife told author
ities she had not heard from
her husband since Monday
night. She is a psychiatrist at
Rockland State Hospital about
25 miles northwest of here.
She said she had not been
able to reach him at their
Manhattan apartment.
Case Review Rejected
Soblcn, a Lithuanian-born
psychiatrist, had asked the
U.S. Supreme Court to review
his case. But the high court
turned down the petition Mon
day. Contract Awarded
For Crater Stadium
Central Point R and M
Construction company, Cen
tral Point, was awarded the
contract to build the Crater
High school football stadium
at a special meeting of the
board of directors of School
District 6 Monday.
The winning bid was for a
total of $20,438.50. Another
bid, submitted by Pctrehn
and Purdy Construction com
pany. Central Point, was for
$21,806.
Funds collected through
contributions and ticket rales
so far have amounted to $21.
496.07. This will be used to
erect a 2.000 seal concrete
stadium, and to pay engineers
fees.
At this time funds are not
available to construct the roof
of the stadium, or to build the
concession stand or public
rest rooms. A roof, complete
with press box, will cost
about $13,000, board members
said.
A concentrated drive will
be made by the committee to
complete all aspects of the
stadium, the board said. Ex
cellent seats in the reserved
section are still available, the
board added.
Construction Strike Ends
Bn Northern California
Settlement for
Laborers Lists
70 Cent Pay Hike
AGC Members
Ordered To Work
San Francisco-JUPD - North
ern California construction
employers hoped to resume
work on $3.5 billion worth of
projects today after solving
the major dispute of the eight
week tieup of their industry.
A spokeman for the Associ
ated General Contractors said
employers reached agreement
with the laborers union Tues
day night and ordered AGC
members to resume work to
day. Although contracts had not
yet been signed with team
sters and cement masons.
neither of those unions had
put out pickets since their
contracts expired May 1. Con
tractors hoped they would re
turn to work pending working
out agreements.
Masons To Meet
Teamsters representatives
met with AGC negotiators
during the night, and the
masons were scheduled for
meetings today.
The AGC spokesman said
the laborers' agreement in
cluded increases of 70 cents
an hour over a three-year pe
riod. The spokesman said the
pact would raise construction
costs in Northern California.
The construction dispute be
gan with sporadic picketing
by the laborers on"MaM, the
expiration date of their con
tract. General Shutdown
On May 11, the employers
retaliated with a general shut
down of construction through
out the northern part of the
state. Billions of dollars worth
of public and private projects
have remained at a standstill
since then.
Injured Clerk
Back in Hospital
Central Point Clayton R.
Brown, market clerk who was
injured while aiding in the
arrest of a Medford man at
the Thrift Market, 12H fcasi
Pine st.. Saturday night, was
admitted to Crater Osteo
pathic hospital this morning
for additional observation of
a head laceration.
Brown was struck witn an
ash tray while holding Clar
ence Edward sen, jo, ui
1730V4 North Riverside ave.,
Medford, in custody after Self
had been apprehended by
Martin Gates, market official,
who believed Self responsible
for the theft of a lawnmower
t-nm tho store.
Brown was treated and re
leased from the hospital Sat
urday night, but a swelling
developed in the wound, and
hr. w admitted today for
Self is being held in jacK
son county jail on a charge
of assault while armed with a
dangerous weapon.
He is awaiting circuit court
action after he was ordered
held to answer the charge by
district court Monday. He
waived the right to a pre
liminary hearing and is be
ing held on $1,500 bail.
In a Mail Tribune story
Tuesday it was stated that
Self had entered a plea of
guilty to the charge in district
court. According to Oregon
law, felony charges are under
the jurisdiction of the circuit
court so a plea to such a
charge can not be accepted In
the lower court.
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Washington (UPI)
Preident Kennedy
said today the United
States would help de
fend Quemoy and Matsu
if an attack on them by
Red China were part of
an attack on Formosa
and the Pescadores.
County Budget Is
Increased $13,458
Following Hearing
The new fiscal year county
budget was increased $13,458
last night during a special
budget committee meeting fol
lowing the public hearing on
the budget.
The new budget total is
$4,306,593.98, com pared to
the proposed $4,293,135.98. It
becomes effective July 1.
Trouble-Plagued
College Aid Bill
Delayed Again
Washington - WD - Presi
dent Kennedy's trouble-
plagued college aid bill ran
atoul of the Supreme Court's
ruling against New York's of
ficial school prayer today
and backers expressed con
cern over its fate.
Talks Postponed -
House - Senate conferees
trying to resolve differing
versions of the President's
bill ordered another post
ponement in their frequent
ly delayed talks to allow
further study of the court
ruling and its implications
for federal assistance to
church - related colleges.
The conferees had planned
to meet today for what was
supposed to be a crucial ses
sion on the framework of a
possible compromise between
House and Senate aid bills.
At the last minute, the ses
sion was postponed until the
week of July 9 at request ot
senators who cited the court
ruling as one reason for their
request. They also said they
needed more time to study
proposals offered by the
House a week ago. ,
Federal Aid
Both versions of the bill
carry provisions for federal
con struction assistance to
church - related as well as
other private and public col
leges. Heretofore, the church-
state issue on which proposed
federal aid to grade and high
schools foundered had not
been seriously raised against
this bill.
The snag developed as pro
tests against the high court's
prayer ruling continued to
reverberate across the nation.
Strike Is Called
Against Creamery
Central Point A strike
against Rogue Valley Cream
ery, 311 North Pacific high
way, started Tuesday by
member of the Teamsters and
Chauffeurs Local 962.
Thomas Vella, owner of the
creamery, said today that 15
men walked out Tuesday
morning because "the union
made them do it." The group
included five truck drivers
and 10 processing men. About
150 dairy farmers are indi
rectly involved in the work
stoppage, he noted.
The strike was called be
cause of pension provisions in
the worker's contracts. Vella
said wages were not being
contested. He said his men
did not vote to strike, but the
union made them do it.
Union officials were
available for comment
mcning.
nifl, Westrrherff of
not
this
the
Oregon Milk Producers office
in Medford said this morning
that union members were also
picketing the Rogue Gold
creamery in Grants Pass. He
noted that dairy farmers now
have no place they can take
their milk in Jackson or Jose
phine county.
BODY RECOVERED
Toledo, Ore. - Sher
iff's officers said today a bod.'j)
was recovered from the upper
Silctz river. There was no
immediate identification. Of
ficers were invcsttating.
The committee increased
the salaries of four juvenile
department counselors. The
senior counselor's salary was
raised from $4,908 to $5,148,
the girls' counselor from $4,
452 to $4,680 and the two
boys' counselors from $4,880
to $4,908 each. The director's
salary was not increased over
the $6,444 in the budget as
presented last night.
The salary of the principal
clerk in the county engineer's
office was increased from $4,
452 to $4,680. County Com
missioner Chester Wendt said
the lower figure was set
through a misunderstanding.
A special civil defense
deputy's salary was restored
to its original figure of $5,388.
County Judge Earl M. Mil
ler explained that $9,840 had
to be added to the budget to
cover the deficit in the county
dog control budget.
No Protests Registered
No protests were registered
during the hearing to reduce
any expenditures in the origi
nally proposed $4,293,135.98
budget, but a number of pro
tests were made to increase
one department's budget.
Supporters of the Jackson
county juvenile department
urged salary Increases for Di
rector Kay Crowell and four
counselors.---- - ..-
Chief arguments for salary
Increases were that Jackson
county is behind salary-wise
compared to other Oregon
counties; and that two coun
selors are considering job of
fers from private industry.
They have had training equi
valent to a master s degree,
and have been here from
three to six years.
A member of the audience
asked what philosophy the
budget committee followed in
allowing a salary of $5,388 for
the weed control supervisor
and $5,544 for the curator of
the Jacksonville museum com
pared to the lower salaries
allowed in the juvenile de
partment. Miller said the curator's
salary came under state regu
lation, and the county had
little to do with It.
Misunderstanding Noted
Maj. Gen. J. H. Hicks. Jack
son County Civil Defense di
rector, said that through a
misunderstanding the county
had cut a special deputy's
salary in half. He asked that
it be restored to $5,388. Both
the City of Medford and the
county thought the salary re
quest was for one man where
as it was for two, one deputy
for the city and one for the
county.
.Judge Miller apologized for
the misunderstanding and
promised to correct the mis
take. H. Dewey Wilson, of the
Medford Chamber of Com.
merce government and legis
lative committee, thanked the
county court and budget com
mittee for their work on the
budget and praised them for
holding a fair budget hearing.
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SCHEDULED TO ORBIT The Space Agency announced to- "Any company which refuses
day that astronaut Walter M. Schirra, above, will tly around to agree with the 1961 settle
the earth. as many --as ' si- Umcs..lBter , this .summer, ment will be struck,", he said.
Previous manned flights in orbit by the United States were There have been some scat
limited to three orbits. A six-orbit trip would put Schirra tered strikes in the industry
down in the Pacific Ocean about 300 miles northeast of and the Hii?h sierra Pine Mill
Midway Island. (UPI) ......
AMA Recommends
Active Opposition
To Medicare Plan
Chicago - (UPI) - An Ameri
can Medical association com
mittee today recommended an
AMA program of active oppo
sition to the administration's
medicare program, but reject
ed proposals that doctors re
fuse to participate in the plan
if it becomes law.
The 11th annual session of
the AMA's policy - making
House of Delegates was ex
pected to pass the resolution
by an overwhelming vote
later in the day.
Dr. Arthur A. Lambert,
Rapid City, S. D., chairman
of the AMA's committee on
legislation and public rela
tions, submitted the commit
tee's recommendation oppos
ing the administration - favor
ed King-Anderson bill.
The committee asked the
delegates to "reaffirm their
position to active opposition
to King-Andcrson-type legisla
tion." House of Delegates approv-
Extension Approved
For Building Drive
The United Crusade Tues
day approved the request of
Salvation Army Building
fund campaign leaders for a
two-week extension of the of
ficial campaign for $137,183
Douglas Gordcnicr, UC
president, announced the re
suit of the board's approval
of the continuation of the
Army program through July
15.
Members of the 11-man
campaign steering committee
of the Army program, met
this morning to discuss plans
whereby the additional time
can best be ured. Richard
Hensley, building fund chair
man, said that complete plans
for a two-day special event
which will offer the general
public an opportunity to give
in the building fund cam
paign will be announced later.
Verl G. Walker, steering
committee chairman, reported
that $25,000 has been pledged
to the fund. Persons wishing
to contribute may mail their
gifts to the Salvation Army,
box 467, Medford.
1 of the resolution would
make official the AMA's al
ready bitter fight against the
King - Anderson bill, which
seeks to provide for medical
care of the aged through the
social security system.
The committee did not go
along with proposals that doc
tors should refuse to partici
pate in any King - Anderson
legislation. Such a doctors'
"strike" had been recom
mended in a resolution sub
mitted by the Louisiana dele
gallon. If King-Anderson is passed,
Walker said, "we would work
to overturn the law."
Other AMA committees rec
ommended: -No action on possible
harmful effects of cigarette
smoking pending a report
from the AMA's Council on
Drugs, expected in 12 to 18
months.
-urged automobile manu
facturers to make scat belts
standard equipment on all
new cars.
-Recommended that the
AMA council on national se
curity take over study of pro
posals of chemical and bio
logical warfare.
Central Point Firm Wins
Income Tax Refund Case
Portland - (UPII - A federal
judge ruled Tuesday a tim
ber holding company can
treat profit from sales of tim
ber to loggers and railroad
tie millers as capital gains
rather than ordinary income.
Federal Judge William G.
East said Timber Conserva
tion Co., a Central Point tim
ber holding company, is en
titled to a refund of about
$130,000 in income taxes and
interest due for the years
1952, 1953 and 1955.
The Central Point firm
buys and sells tracts of tim
ber for Investment and in
come. The ruling will allow oth
er timber holding firms to
declare profits as capital
gains.
The Timber Conservation
Co. claim was presented in
Companies Told
To Be Prepared
For Hike in 1963
Lengthy Shutdown
Said Not Warranted
Portland - (UPII - The Inter
national Wood workers of
America announced today il
would not strike the Pacific
Northwest lumber industry in
demands for a 30 cent hourly
wage increase.
Harvey Nelson, president of
the IWA's regional Council
No. 3 which represents some
30,000 workers, said: ". . . the
probable length of a shutdown
necessary to attain the in
crease would not be warrant
ed at this time."
But he served notice on the
industry to be prepared to
grant a substantial increase
in 1963 when the entire work
ing agreement will be open,
or face a strike. Contracts
opened this year for wages
only.
The other big Northwest
lumber union, the Lumber
and Sawmill Workers, was
meeting here today.
Nelson said the decision not
to exercise the strike vote
taken among IWA locals was
made last week at a joint
meeting of the region 3 execu
tive board, the negotiating
committee and the advisory
group made up of representa
tives from participating lo
cals. "This decision was reached
after lengthy consideration of
the issues involved in negoti
ations and effect of a strike,"
Nelson said.
He added the committee did
not question the financial
ability of a "significant part
of the industry to easily pro
vide a wage increase, but felt
that the probable length of a
shutdown necessary to attain
the increase would not ba
warranted at this time."
Employers have said they
could not afford a wage hike.
Nelson '. warned operators
who- have not met terms of the
196.1 contract settlement that
negotiations will be scheduled
i immediately on these issues.
at Twain. Calif., was struck
Monday.
Nelson said a meeting last
week with the Weyerhaeuser
Co. resulted in agreement to
install an "agency shop" pro
vision in the current working '
agreement with the company
as soon as legality of this pro
vision can be determined.
Nelson, in serving notice on
the industry to prepare for
1963 negotiations, said work
ers in other industries have
received pay increases aver
aging about 15Vi cents an
hour in the past two years
while timber industry em
ployees have received only
token raises since June 1.
1960.
Workmen Injured
By Rocket Debris
Washington - (UPD - Two
workmen received minor
scratches from falling bits of
a booster rocket deliberately
exploded over Johnston Is
land June 19 in an unsuccess
ful effort to set off a nuclear
device in space, the Defense
Department said today.
A Pentagon spokesman said
the injuries were so minor
they were not reported to of
ficials of the nuclear test task
force and did not require
treatment.
The fact that the men had
received the scratches, he add
ed, was not known June 13
when the government issued
a statement saying there had
been no injuries as a result
of the test.
a 1960 trial. It opposed the
government contention that
"sales" of timber it made to
loggers and tie mill contract
ors were not sales but were
service agreements and that
the profits would have to be
treated as ordinary income.
Judge East sustained the
firm's claim that the transac
tions constituted a "disposal"
within meaning of sections of
the Internal Revenue Codes
of 1939 and 1954.
The decision said that to
qualify for capital gains
treatment the lands had to
be held by the firm for six
months.
The Judge said most of the
loggers treated the timber as
their own in their business
records and had the risk of
the market in the sale of
their products.