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vmin Jvui M 1 1 fo)Po)(g i 1 iy5di s y lit Ice lake, in Oregon's Wallowa mountains, is visited by wilderness area. Lightning Starts Small Fires in Northeast Oregon By United Press International An epidemic of small fires started by a lightning storm in northeast Oregon Tuesday night were reported under control today. A national forest dispatcher said 12 fires had been started in one township alone in the Wallowa-W h i t man National forest west of La Grande. State Forestry officials re ported nine fires on their lands Tuesday. Four were cause by lightning and five were man-caused. Crews Mopping Up Meanwhile, crews were mopping up a 160-acre blaze in the Deschutes National for est 12 miles southwest of Bend. Thp fire burned to within a few yards of Fort Benham, a replica of a fron tier fort which has been used by motion picture and tele"i sion film companies. Charles Graham. Deschutes' National Forest fire rrew foreman, was hospitalized af ter suffering a heart attack while fighting the flames. The fire also left parts of three counties without electricity when it burned some poles. Girls End Stay On Prison Tower Terminal Island, Calif.-iUPP -Two young women voluntar ily climbed down today from their perch atop a 40-foot smokestack at this federal prison which once housed Al Capone. They had spent about 38 hours on the smokestack, blithely waving to sailors on ships in the harbor and laugh ing off attempts to persuade them to come down. Prison authorities had no immediate comment to make about possible disciplinary ac tion against the young women Other prisoners had tossed notes to newsmen on the street identifying the pcrchers as Betty Smithlcy, 20, of Texas, and Barbara Roberts. 20, Sacramento. Calif. NEWStfpRIEFS TIMS FROM JJr AKOUN0 THI OlOII POLICE BREAK UP HELSINKI DEMONSTRATION Helnnlci-in-Polict uted tear gi lo break up another nti-Communiit demonstration Tuesday night in rioting film-; ed by television cameramen from Moicow. tpsntor of the World Youth Festival in this neutral nation. HICH ALTITUDE BALLOON LAUNCHED Sunnyvale, CellfWI-The second in series of high altitude balloons wn launched today at Cooje Bay, Labrador, the Amei Research Center here announced. PORTLAND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT CHOSEN j Portland-lPtUniversily ol Portland Pteiident Rev. Hov ard J. Kenna. C.S.C., Tuesday was appointed Provincial of j the Indiana Province of the Congregation of Holy Crot. 77ie Beauties of Entertainment, Activities Slated During Jacksonville Two and one-half days of celebration arc planned for the Jackson ville Gotr' Rush Jubilee, be ginning Friday, Aug. 3. . Keturning to tneir nome town for festivities will be Miss Martha Wvalt. Miss Ore gon of 1062. and "Pinto" Col- vig, "Bozo the Clown. Col vig is a former associate of Walt Disney. The Jubilee, which is spon sored annually by the Jack sonville Lions club, is one of the main sources of revenue for the projects of restoration and preservation of the earlv day mining and trading town. Envoy To France Resigns Position Washington - HOT - James M. Gavin resigned today as U.S. ambassador to France be cause of "compelling personal reasons," the White House an nounced. White House sources said that financial problems and not policy difference prompt ed the resignation of the form er World War II paratroop general. President Kennedy, in a "Dear Jim" letter, accepted Gavin's resignation with "deep rcRrets." Gavin, whose resignation has been rumored frequently in recent months, is expected to return to a job as executive with Arthur D. Little, Inc., a Massachusetts electronic firm. His successor as ambassa dor to France, one of the ma jor diplomatic posts, is expect ed to be announced shortly. Umatilla Democrats Plan Political Rally Pendleton - (UPTI - Umatilla County Democrats will spon sor a two day political rally here Aug. 10-11. The list of speakers includes Sen. Wayne Morse, state Democratic Chairman E. D Spencer, Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton, and Labor Commissioner Norman Neilsen. Scenic Oregon (Oegon State a group of packs. ers out In enjoy 2-Day Event Among the buildings current ly being restored is the U.S. Hotel, where Mayor E. O. Graham will deliver a short address at 9:45 a.m. Saturday. A variety of activities is planned for the Jubilee. Fea tured as entertainment at various times will be the 1907 Jacksonville Silver Cornet band with several original members, including Colvig; the Ashland Kilty band; the Star Promenaders, square dance group; the Kratcr Kords, regional winners in barbershop quartet singing; Ralph Ettcl and his Bouquet of Music; the Astronauts, fea turing Art Kenton; and a comedy routine by "Bozo the Clown" and his son, "Sraps." Contest Scheduled Several contests also are scheduled ranging from gold panning to fiddle playing. A treasure hunt will be held, and a complelc carnival will be featured during the week end. Friday evening, Aug. 3, the main business section of Jack sonville will be closed and concession booths will be in stalled. The booths will be in operation by 10 a.m. both Sat urday and Sunday. An old-timers parade will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday. Old er residents of the area will be dressed in pioneer and mining costume. A western pageant, written and directed by Mrs. Edna G. Sawyer, will be presented at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the Jacksonville Community hall. This will be followed by a dance at 9 p.m. Sunday's festivities will be gin at 1 p.m. with the grand parade. Featured in the pa rade will be Miss Wyatt and Pinto Colvig. Also entered are the Jacksonville Stage line's Concord Stagecoach, covered wagons, float., and antique cars. Art displays will be set in the 1855 Brunncr building and the 1870 Maury and Davis general store. Theme for the displays will be "Paintings of the Old land New) West." The two buildings are currently being used as the Jackson ville Library and the city hall. John Kcaveny. Jubilee chair man, noted that entertain ment is planned for all age groups. Those attending are requested to wear western or pioneer costume. WEATHER r n it r r a t- (-mimam fir ; and ml)4 throuch Thtirsdiy. ; l ow tonight O. Hich Thnrftdy i '3- I Tfml HtchrM 'fttrrfliiv 97 ; Lowft This Mornlne S2 Our Skies Tonight Sun?! tniliv Sunrt tomorrow Moonvt tomcht 1:32 p m. HI am. 1:24 pro Hrt Qmrtrr Thr two brunt "tM" i, thf t ou(hrn kv ml mitlnlKht thia I I month r thr lrent nUnrt ' i In th' oltr vtrm. Jupltrr ' unit sturn. Thrtr dumctm ! arr- ! Jupiter ta.toe mtlr ' Saturn ll.lnfl nnlri . Highwtv Commission Pioo) the cool relaxation of this Resident of Alba Arrives for Six Weeks Visit Here An Alba, Italy, resident ar rived in Mcdford this morning after a four-day bus trip from Washington, DC, tired, but not too tired to talk with sev eral dozen visitors in Medford Mayor John W. Snider's of fice. Alba is Medford's sister city. Pino Dutto. 25, who left Washington, D.C., July 28, described the trip as an "ex citing experience," although his luggage was lost "some where near Salt Lake City." Reviewing his trip, the Italian, in hesitant English, commented on the extremes in the United States, moun- I tains, plains, deserts - which I are not found in Italy. He particularly remembered Wy oming during a rain storm where the sun, rain, and clouds formed a "sandwich." "Everyone talked with me," Dutto said, "this is not so in Italy. Every grandmother gives pictures of their chil dren." he continued, "not just black and white, but colored." Dutto said he did not like Reno, noting there isn't any thing like it in Italy. He did not approve of all the people - young and old - "putting in a nickel and pulling the han dle," he said. The majority of the Mcd- ford city employees and other interested persons greeted him j during an informal reception in the mayor's office. A sheath of red and white carnations with green ribbon streamers, I which was inscribed "Wel i come Pino," was presented ; him. The card was signed from "Citizens of Medford." ; Red, white and green are the Italian national colors. , Among the people who ! greeted Dutto was Jack iCrcagcr. manager af Pacific Northwest Bell Tele phone company. He was introduced by Mayor Snider as one who j "works for the company that made Telstar possible." I During Dutto's six -week visit in the Rogue valley, he will live for two weeks with j three area families. They arc j t he Ron Ricketts. the Curtis I Ncsheims, and the Donald Qucsenberrys. He will leave 1 for New York City in mid j September and plans to visit an uncle there prior to return ing to Italy. Real Estate Broker's License Suspended The real estate broker's li cense of James C. Nistler. un der the business name of American Home and Land i company, was suspended for six weeks beginning today, by ! Robert J. Jensen, real estate commissioner nf the state of i Oregon. The company was located in the lobby nf the Medford hottl. Reason for Nistler's sus pension was given by the com missioner as violations of the Oregon Real Estate Brokers law. The decision is the result of a hearing held in Salem 1 July 10. FOREST FIRE DANGER TOMORROW KEEP OREGON GREEK Father of Two Victims Loses Arm by Impact Search Fails To Locate Other Body Ttfew WamhnrB-dlPD-A ene- car New York Central train plowed into four children and an adult on a drawbridge Tnesriav nieht. Three of the children were killed, one was missing and presumed dead and the adult's arm was torn off. The father of two of the victims was al the north end of the bridge when the train smashed into his children. their cousins and his brother- in-law. State police said Francis J. rhaiman Sr.. 32. of North Merrick, N.Y., was at the op posite end of the luu-tooi long bridge over Wappingers creek near the Hudson river when the. "Beeliner" train struck the others. Backs to Train Police said the victims, who had been fishing at the south end of the bridge, apparently were walking with their backs to the northbound train. Cashman told police he did not see the accident but said "they never knew what hit them." Dead were Cashman's son and daughter, Francis Jr., 10, Eileen, 7, and his nephew, James Lynch, 10. Robert Lynch, 9, was miss ing and presumed dead. His father Robert Sr., 34, of Poughkeepsie, had his right arm torn from the shoulder by the impact. He was report ed in critical condition in St Francis hospital, Poughkeep sie. Body Not Found A search of the creek and and nearby river failed to turn up the boy's body. Police said it might be located at low tied later. State police quoted the train's engineer, George Feece, 59, of Croton, N.Y., as saying he spotted the group on the bridge when he was about 200 yards away. He said it was dark and foggy. Feece said he blew his whis tle and set his emergency brake and then watched help lessly as the train plowed Into the victims. "There was absolutely noth ing I could do," police quoted him as saying. Traffic Slowed for Riverside Work Traffic was slowed on Riv erside ave. for a time Tuesday during construction on a wa ter main connection at North Riverside ave. and Sixth st., city water officials said today. Officials said that parking has been prohibited today on the west side of Riverside ave. so Highway 99 traffic would not be bottlcneckcd into one lane at the site. Work is expected to be com pleted today on the project which is connecting the water main to the Chalet restaurant. Electric Power Off In Downtown Area Electric power lo a sec tion of the west business district of Medford was off almost an hour early this afternoon. Frank Beneth, district manager for Pacific Power and Light company, said a lead into a pole-mounted oil circuit breaker became dis connected about 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. The breaker it near the inter section of Third Fir tts. Beneth said the entire "west buiinesi circuit" was involved. Thii includes the area west of the railroad tracks and north of Main it. to near Fourth it. Service was restored about 1:25 o'clock this after noon. The power outage result ed in a late edition of the Mail Tribune. Train ' Plows Into Four j : . . i Two Sections MedfordSiTribune 20 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1962 No. 114 i ' ' . w if yy Z.I I I M I 1 ,. it M I m ill1 wyiti-M VICTORY SIGN Gov. and Mrs. Orval close. Faubus, who awaited returns in Little Faubus give victory signs as the Arkansas Rock, held a commanding lead in early Democratic primary election draws to a counting. (UPI) Unemployment Down 445,000 During July Washington - OJPli - The na- lion's jobless rate fell to the j lowest level in more than two years in July when unemploy-1 men! dropped by 445,000, '.he j government announced today. : Labor Secretary Arthur J. I Goldberg described the job figures as encouraging and welcome news. But he noted that other economic indicators have not been favorable. The report may make it more difficult, however, for advocates to convince Presi dent Kennedy of the need for a tax cut to stimulate the economy. The number of jobless drop ped from 4,463,000 lo 4,018, 000 last month. Employment inched up. by 25.000 to a July tccord of 60.5K4.000. Lowest Level The seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment - a key measure of economic health -dropped from 5.5 to 5.3 per cent of the labor force in July. This was the lowest level since May, I960. Goldberg was asked al a news conference whether the figures indicated a tax cut was necessary. He replied that Kennedy had this matter under con sideration and he would give his advice to the chief execu tive privately. He said he would not discuss it in public. The labor secretary pointed out, however, there was a "mixed bag" of economic indi cators for the President and other government officials to consider in reaching a de cision. Chester Wendt Back In County Office Chester H. Wendt, Jackson county commissioner, return ed to his office today follow ing an 18-day study tour of England and Europe with oth er county officials from throughout the United States. The commissioner left Med ford July 4 for New York City where he was a delegate at the National Association of County Officials meeting July 811. He is a member of the as sociation's air pollution com mittee. More than 60 county offi cials left July 12 for the over seas tour. They made the trip on their own funds. Mrs. Wendt accompanied , the commissioner. 7j Faubus Outscores Five Opponents in Arkansas Election Little Rock, Ark.-HPI)-Gov. Orval E. Faubus, a Democrat, and the dean of U.S. gover nors, won an unprecedented fifth term by a majority over five opponents in a primary election Tuesday. He formal ly claimed victory today. Unofficial returns from 2,283 of the state's 2.351 pre cincts showed Faubus with 8.870 votes more than alt the votes of his five opponents. These returns gave 193,397 votes to Faubus; 77,317 to former Gov. Sid McMath; 78, 523 to Rep. Dale Alford; 20, 566 to lumberman David Whitten; 5,878 to lawyer Ken neth Coffelt, and 2,243 lo farmer David Cox. Faubus has served longer than any other U.S. governor. Tatamount To Election Winning a Democratic pri mary in Arkansas is as good as election. Faubus did not formally claim victory until 7 a.m. (PST) today because he feared late returns might throw him in a runoff. Finally claiming victory, he said the people "have spoken for progress." The gubernatorial primary over-shadowed a race for the U.S. Senate, in which J. Wil liam Fulbright continued to hold a 2-1 edge over a con servative opponent, Winston Chandler. "This vote indicates the people do not wish to wander in the thickets nf extremism, to either the right or the left," Faubus said. This was a reference lo Al ford, a segregationist, and Mc Math, who criticized Faubus for his 1957 stand In the Little Rock school intcgralion issue. In that year, Faubus called out the National Guard to keep nine Negroes out of Cen tral High School. A U.S. Dis trict Court judge ordered him to remove the guard or go to jail. Wampler Officially Governor Candidate Salem-fPn-Robert H. Wam pler. 48, Oregon City, today filed a petition making him an independent candidate for governor. He filed with the state elec tions division here. The Clackamas county dep uty sheriff had 300 signa tures. Only 250 were needed. On the November ballot Wampler will face Democrat Robert Y. Thornton and Re publican Mark Hatfield. 57th Year Price 10 Cents :th Faubus did and riots broke out at Central. Then Presi dent Dwight D. Eisen hower sent in 1.000 para troopers to protect the Ne groes. Next session, the high schools of Little Rock remain ed closed under sepecial leg islation sponsored by Faubus. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the special legis lation. Central was peacefully integrated in September, 1959. Faubus contended thai he was never against integration, per se; lie was against it be ing forced upon p c o p 1 e against their will. Carnival Workers Hurt in Accident Jacksonville-Two carnival workers were injured in Jack sonville Tuesdiy. Treated and released at Rogue Valley hospital were George Bennett, Sacramento, Calif., and Jack Frost, Car lylc, Penn. Bennett lost the end of his left forefinger and suffered lacerations of the hand when it was caught in the gears of a winch. Frost received a leg Injury in the same accident, which occurred early in the afternoon. The two men are employed by Robert Brothers carnival, Sacramento, which arrived in Jacksonville Monday to opcr ale a small amusement park during the Gold Rush Jubilee. The amusement center is lo cated behind the Jacksonville Lumber company. Vancouver Aluminum Plant Closed by Strike Vancouver, Wash. -ITO-The I at Troutdale. Ore., and r.nno. Aluminum Trades Council j tion of Aluminum Company lof America here at 12:01 a.m. ! today in conjunction with a I nationwide strike against Al coa and Revnnlds Metals Co. The Alcoa plant at Wenat- i anecica iy tnc closure at We chce was not immediately I natchee, 300 of whom are struck, but the council and 'under trades council contracts, management began preparing i At Vancouver, 1.200 persons for orderly shutdown nf the ! are affected, more than 800 of plant this morning. A 24-hour j whom come under the union grace period was granted for ! contracts, the shutdown to avoid damage 1 The spokesman said the ito equipment. A 48-hour grace period, el- fected by a few employees was granted at, Vancouver for closing down the huge pots. Reynolds Metals Co. plants Total of 30 Plants Involved In 19 States 16,000 Union Men Affected by Call St. Louis - (ITD - The Alumi num Workers of America (AFL-CIO) went on strike to day against the nation's two largest producers of alumi num in a walkout affecting vital plants across the nation. The midnight strike call affected 16.000 union employ ees of the Aluminum Com pany of America and Key nolds Metal Co. 9,000 from Alcoa and 7,000 from Rey nolds. Thousands of workers for other companies were also affected. A total of 30 plants in 19 states were involved directly or indirectly. Job Security Issue The walkout came when company and union negotia tors were unable to reach a decision on issues of job secu rity and protection against job displacement by automation. Wages were not an issue. Federal mediators fought to - keep negotiations going. Fed eral Mediator William Rosa said he was under the Impres sion that "considerable prog ress has been made the last few days, but apparently not sufficient to warrant a settle ment." Union negotiators from Al coa locals at Massena, N.Y.; Lancaster ana Chillicothe, Ohio; Lafayette, Iowa; East St. Louis, III.; Vancouver and Wenatchee, Wash., were in St. Louis. Also on hand were un ion representatives from Rey nolds plants at Massena; Rich mond, Va.: Louisville. Ky.; Sheffield, Ala., and St. Louis. A union spokesman said, "we don't intend to give tn." Pickets Ordered Out Pickets appeared at alumi num plants throughout the country. The Alcoa plants at Lafayette and Newburgh, Ind., were Idled. Pickets were ordered out at the Sheffield, Ala., Reynolds plant, which employs 2,300 persons. Illinois Governor Commutes Sentence Springfield, IlL-dlPD-Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner today grant ed the gift of life to condemn ed killer Paul Crump 58 hours before he was to die in Chi cago's electric chair. Kerner said, "I have com muted the sentence imposed on Paul Crump from death to imprisonment for a term of 199 years, without parole." Crump, 32, was twice con victed of killing unarmed guard Theodore P. Zukowski. 44, during a $20,000 robbery of the Libby, McNeil & Libby food processing plant in tho Chicago stockyards in March, 1953. Crump was a former employee al the plant. He had served a previous prison term for robbery. Crump based his plea for clemency on his claim of com plete rehabilitation during his nine years in jail. During that period he has written a novel, "Burn, Killer, Burn," which is to be published this fall. State GOP Chairman Jakes Slap at Morse Portland - ftlPH - Oregon Re publican Chairman Phil Roth said today Sen. Wayne Morse ID-Ore.) should be made sub ject to a censure vote by the Senate for his "contemptible conduct." Roth referred to Morse's at tacks on Senate Democratic leaders Mike Mansfield and Hubert Humphrey during de bate over the communications satellite bill thai Morse seeks to block. vieWi Wash were not 8ffec( cd. Employees at those plants are under the United Steel workers Union. A company spokesman said some 450 persons would be i ! strike would cause a payroll loss to me cny or Vancouver of more than $100,000 a week. He said this docs not include, transportation, power, taxe and purchases. t
