Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1962)
Sherri Finkbine Receives Swedish Board's Approval for Abortion The Beauties, of Scenic Sundown at Oswald West Haworth Protests Use Of City Park By Fruit Pickers City Parks and Recreation Director Robert L. Haworth this morning protested fruit pickers using Maple Park. "They camp there over night and completely take over the area crowding other groups out," Haworth told the county court this morn ing. "The farm labor trailer used by the Oregon State Em ployment service on tne fair grounds attracts them. We were told last year that the employment service would not be allowed to locate its trailer there this year." County Judge Earl M. Miller showed Hawnrth a let ter he had written Glen Has ty who operates the farm labor office. In his letter Miller asked Hasty to see that migrant labor does not use the tree-shaded area for ramping. Haworth noted that Hasty closes his office at 5 p.m. each day and cannot be held responsible for the park use after that. Additional Expense "We realize that a central ly located farm labor office and camping grounds are an economic necessity to the pear growers so we have not cracked down . before this," Haworth said. "But. we feel the pear growers should as sume their responsibility here toward providing cen trally located camping grounds for these people." Haworth said his depart ment spent $800 last year on the park because of migratory labor use. This covered new restroom plumbing, two new mirrors and increased labor costs to keep the area clean. The city parks and recreation budget cannot stand such an expenditure, Haworth added. Lane County Loot Recovered by Police Portland -fOPD Police ar rested two men here Thurs day and said they recovered loot valued at $1,200 taken in two burglaries near Veneta in Lane county Monday night. Turned over to the Lane County sheriff's office were Thomas Alan Tucker. 25, Portland, and William D. Campbell, 22, Eugene. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable rloudi nrsi and mild temperatures to night and Saturday. Outlook Sundav fair. Low ton ft hi 48 52, High Saturday 8588. Temp. Highest Yesterday 88 Lowest Thli Morning 58 Our Skies Tonight Sunset tndar 7:tl p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 5:21 a.m. Mnonrisf tonight ... 8:41 p.m. Last quarter Aug. 22 Shooting stars or meteor are soon anv night of the year and are more numerous after mid nlrht. Those seen the last sev eral nights were mostly of the Perield Meteor Shower. NEWSdPEFS ITIMS PROM JT I AROUND THI OlOII POLARIS MISSILE BLOWS UP IN SKY Cape Canaveral. Fla.-'ITI-A Navy Polaris miiiilt blew up in iht iky today less than IS stcondt after it was launched on a planned test flight acrou the Atlantic Ocean. DRIVE LAUNCHED FOR SHORTER WEEK Chicago-WI Members of the AFLCIO's 27-member ex ecutive council prepared today to begin organiied labor't drive for a 35-hour work week. U. S. RECOGNIZES PERU GOVERNMENT Washington-IPI-The United Stales today formally rec-i ognited the month-old military government of Peru and said it ii resuming most economic aid and Peace Corps programs. b (Oregon ft... m,MlVT,J2r52-1-" . jBiLa- - ;.T:iV- oiy WTt - - State park silhouettes vacationers as they walk along the smooth sandy beach. Revised Fire Code Approved; 3-Year Grace Period Set After hashing over the matter for about an hour last night, the Medford city coun cil finally adopted the re vised Medford fire code, but decided to allow building owners a three-year grace period in which to comply with the sprinkler system sec tion of the code. It was touch and go during the whole time, and a number of amendments to the motion to adopt the code were beaten down en route to the final compromise decision. The city administration had amended the fire code to Grants Pass Man, Son Win Lawsuit Red Bluff. Calif.-aiM-A Su perior Court jury Thursday night ruled that the owners and driver of a truck were negligent when the vehicle was stolen and became in volved in an injury accident. The panel ordered Ihe Carl Christy Roofing Co. of Tracy, Calif., and the driver, Roy East, of Gait, Calif., to each pay $30,000 to George Hen genrelher, 40, of Grants Pass, Ore., and his son Richard, 12. The two were both injured July 11, 1961, when their car was involved in an accident with the truck four miles north of Red Bluff. The two-ton vehicle had been stolen in Redding, Calif , where it was left parked in what was termed "a skid row area" with keys in the igni tion. The plaintiffs contended it was negligent to leave a vehicle in such a position. The jury agreed by a 10-2 vote. The Hengrenthcrs had ask ed for $300,000. Boundary Check Set At Howard Prairie County Parks and Recrea tion Director Neil Ledward and Horse Concessionaire Clyde Wilhrlm will check boundaries at the north end of Howard Prairie recreation area Saturday as a step to ward establishing a bridle trail around the lake. The recreation commission Monday night recommended that the county court approve establishing riding stables at the lake, Ledward said. They would be established in the existing farm buildings a( the north end of the lake. TO INSPECT STATION Astoria -UPti- Several mem bers of the State Emergency Board were expected here to night and Saturday to inspect the deactivated Tongue Point Naval Station. Oregon State Highway Commission Pho.oi i - '' - 'Iff provide that sprinkler sys tems had to be installed in buildings with basements of 2.500 square feet or more. Further, the city proposed to require complete installation by Dec. 31, 1963. Medford Attorney Edward Branchfield, representing a group of downtown building owners, argued against the sprinkler system sections of the code. He said tne downtown core area of the city was in a bad financial condition. Current ly, he said, buildings are standing empty or being torn down, and rental office space is unused. "It's a depressing sight," he said. The building owners would derive no benefit from the sprinklers. Branchfield said, and the financial burden of the installation, which he es timated at between $4,000 and $8,000 per building, would be prohibitive at this time. He pleaded that if the coun cil decided to adopt the code, the building owners be given a five or six year period in which to comply with the sprinkler system provisions. Medford Mayor John W. Snider sharply rebutted Branchfield's remarks about the condition of the down town business district. "We have a great down town district in Medford," he said. He admitted the core area was going through a "period of readjustment," but he said Branchfield seriously overstated the situation. Snider's comments were seconded a few minutes later by County Assessor Thad Hat ten, who said his office was currently reassessing the downtown district, and that while the merchants had some problems, he felt they were doing pretty well. Councilman Donald Han sen, arguing that "we can't jeopardize the public safety for financial convenience," offered an amendment pro viding for a 90 day period for compliance with the code. His amendment would have allowed building owners, who for some reason were unable to comply during that period, to come before the council and explain their situation. It failed passage, however. An amendment to extend the compliance period to five years was offered by Council man William Singler, but it too was defeated. The final compromise was made by Councilman Robert Baccus. who moved for a three year extension of time on the sprinkler system pro visions of the code, but called for immediate compliance on all other sections. Petitions Request Fluoridation Vote Ashland - Fluoridation of drinking water may be on the ballot in two valley cities this November. Some 55 petitions request ing that the matter be placed on Ihe ballot in Ashland are now being circulated here, re ported Mrs Marvin A. Kocks, one of the measure's sup porters. Meanwhile, the Medford City council last night took action to place a fluoridation proposal on the November ballot in that city. Ashland fluoridation pro ponents have until Aug. 28 to submit their petitions Operation Will Be Performed On Saturday Mother of Four Weeps for Joy Stockholm-OIPD-Mrs. Sherri Finkbine, 30, today won per mission for the legal abortion she was denied in the United States and entered the hos pital a few hours later for the operation Saturday. Mrs. Finkbine, mother of four, wept with joy and relief when informed that the State Medical Board had approved termination of her pregnancy More Tests Necessary She promptly hurried to Caroline Hospital with her husband in the belief that she would undergo the operation today. But doctors said they would require additional tests and set the operation for Sat urday. Finkbine left the hospital early this evening after talk ing to the doctors. Permission for the abortion was granted by the State Medical Board this morning on the grounds that prolonged pregnancy and birth might en danger her physical health. The Phoenix, Ariz., televi sion performer, had feared her fifth child would be born deformed because she had taken the drug Thalidomide during the early stages of her pregnancy. Mrs. Finkbine, in hope of a favorable decision by . the board, had arranged in ad vanc eto enter the Caroline Hospital this afternoon. Mrs. Finkbine is ending the 13th week of pregnancy. Although she had been told in the Unit ed States that a caesarian op peration might be necessary, Mrs. Finkbine said Swedish doctors have assured her they do not consider such surgery necessary at this stage. Senate Approves Satellite Bill On 66-11 Vote Washington-IUPD-The Senate late today overwhelmingly approved President Kennedy's bill to set up a -worldwide communications satellite net work after a small band of filibustering Democrats ran out of delaying tactics. The vote, climaxing 19 days of often bitter debate, was a victory for the President's plan to establish a privately owned but government-supervised corportion to operate the system and was a defeat for the irreconcilable .oppo nents in his own party who held out for government own ership. Measure Unchanged The measure, which escap ed unchanged from a host of proposed opposition amend ments, now goes to the House. That chamber, which already has passed a similar bill, was expected to accept the Senate version and send it to the President for his signature. Final passage of the bill would mark an historic step toward live television, radio, telephone and telegraph com munications between the Unit ed States and overseas na tions, via space satellites. The technique was dramatically illustrated by theTelstar satel lite. 'Giveaway' Charged To the very end opponents charged the measure would lead to a private monopoly and would be a "giveaway" of the taxpayers' investment in space research. They said the American Telephone & leie craDh Co., developer of Tel- star, would be able to control the new system. The vote was 66-11. Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Orc.), leader of the filibuster bloc, stuck by his guns right up to the vote. In an emotional sum mary, he said flags in Wash ington "should be lowered to half-mast" as the bill passed. Ashland Safe Theft Found Unsuccessful Ashland - An unsuccessful attempt to break open a safe at Ashland Lumber company, 3fl4 Oak St.. was made last night or early this morning. Ashland police reported that someone pried open a side door to the lumber yard and then a rear door into the of fice, but efforts to break into the safe were unsuccessful. five Americans Released in Laos Five Americans, who sometimes were so hun gry they ate weeds. H have been released from pro-oommunisi aus in Laos. The story is on page 2A. FOREST FIRE DANGER TOMORROW Av t KEEP OREGON GREEN n n injymmpimire Srypts m $hu Symington Gavels Adjournment After Uproar Each Questions Other's Integrity Washington - (UPD - George M. Humphrey's appearance before Senate Investigators ended in a furious political uproar today with Democrats saying they would not let the former treasury secretary hide behind former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's back. The Senate hearing erupted in a bitter, shouting exchange between Humphrey and Sen. Stuart Symington, chairman of Senate stockpile investiga tors. Each man questioned the other's integrity. The display of temper stun ned the spectators and set off loud confusion. Symington rapped the hear ing to adjournment, saying he would not continue until the subcommittee could study Humphrey's accusations. Statement in Paper What angered Symington was a statement attributed to the former cabinet officer In this morning's edition of the Christian Science Monitor. "They don't dare attack Ike (former President Dwight D. Eisenhower) direct so they are attacking me," Humphrey was quoted as saying. "This is a stab In the back." Symington read a 10-page statement opening today's scheduled questioning and then rapped his gavel for ad journment. The two Republican sub committee members. Sens. Prescott Bush, Connecticut, and J. Glenn Bell, Maryland, challenged him vigorously. 'Political Exercise' Bush, "demanding" to be heard, said Symington obvi ously was engaged in a "po litical exercise." While the Democrats and the Republicans were shout ing at each other Humphrey broke in to tell Symington, "The statement you have made is ample proof of the extreme presidential atmos phere of this hearing." Humphrey angrily declar ed, "you can't stop me from making any statement," but Symington slammed his gavel again. "This hearing is adjourned," Symington said, "Don't ever tell me as a United States senator what I can do and can not do," he snapped. Humphrey later said he did not intend to level charges against the Senate but rather against Symington's "extreme bitterness." He said he would challenge Symington "in any forum to discuss the issues." Much of Thursday's ques tioning centered around two points: (1) Whether Humphrey wielded influence from his cabinet post to get a better stockpile contract for the Han na Co. and (2) Whether Hanna and its subsidiaries profited too much at the taxpayers' expense. Point Brushed Off Humphrey brushed off the first point by saying the con tract was sealed after months of negotiation on Jan. 16, 1953, four days before the Eisenhower administration took office. "The answer is positively no," he said, noting with a smile that the Truman admin istration stayed in office until Jan. 20. As for Hanna's profits, Humphrey said figures given by his accountants and those given the subcommittee by government auditors would be "very close" if the senators only would concede that the company's payment of $1.7 million for a smelter valued at $17 9 million was really a cash bonus to the taxpayers. Humphrey insisted that the smelter would be worthless if there were no nearby Hanna owned nickel ore to refine. Moreover, he said, the govern ment's advance to build the smelter was paid back In lower-priced nickel. Rogue Valley Edition Medford 22 Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, I K .1 I f I if in I -H I V. - . . . 'Nfe '.' .131 ':.',' !! v- ti Rfj if I J W EL. KB T""" si ;l ." j.-v - ' I I . - ' ii wi WM . r I I ; V i L 1 1 jtoto-LTr-i hi ill, fur CHAMBER READIED The gas chamber at the state peni tentiary in Salem has been readied for the scheduled execu tion of LceRoy Sanford McGahuey early Monday. McGaheuy is one of four persons being Fluoride Measure Planned For Vote In Fall Election A measure p r o v I d i ng for the addition of fluoride to Mcdford's drinking water will appear on the ballot in the fall election as a result of ac tion by the Medford cily coun cil laai night. Medford Attorney Ronald Ricketls, representing a group who petitioned the council to place the fluoridation meas ure on the ballot, said that his clients "did not seek an indication from the council approving fluoridation," but merely asked that the people of Medford be given an op portunity to vote on it. He reminded the council that it has been six years since a fluoridation proposal has been put before the peo ple for a vote. City Manager Robert Duff told the council that the peti tion contained 212 signatures, but that 16 of the signatures were from people who lived outside the city limits. Verne Shanglc. 1445 Kings highway, said he did not think this was the "proper function" of the council. "If this measure is put on the ballot by council action." he said, "it will give the vot ers of Medford the Impression trrat the council is in favor of fluoridation." Following Shangle's re marks, the motion to place the measure on the November ballot was amended by Coun cilman Donald Hansen and the words, "without recom mendation," were added to the resolution. Council vote on the meas ure was unanimous. Meanwhile In Ashland pe titions are being circulated to obtain some 800 signatures by Aug. 28 so that the fluorida tion Issue may appear on the November ballot there. Logging Truck Backs Over Worker at Mill Centralia, Wash. -lUPfu Jo seph W. Suter Jr., 21, Mineral, was killed at the St. Regis Paper Co. operations about 14 miles east of Mineral Thurs day when a logging truck backed over him. Sports Bulletin Helsinki - KNI - Davey Moore of Columbus, Ohio, made the fifth successful defense of his world feather weight boxing champion ship at the outdoor Olympic stadium tonight when he beat Oil! Makl of Finland on a technical knockout after 2:31 of the second round. held in death row. (UP1) Mail Tribune Reporter To Witness McGahuey Execution By GEORGE H. BELL Mail Tribune Staff Writer I've never seen a man die before. But Sunday afternoon I'm going to get in my car and drive to Salem for the ex press purpose of watching LeeRoy Sanford MaGahucy draw his last breath on earth. I will be covering the exe cution of the convicted mur derer for the Mail Tribune. I cannot say the assignment was thrust upon me. I volun teered for it. For the last two weeks, ever since I was told I would be going, I have been trying to imagine what it will be like, with the supposition that if I can see it in my mind's eye before It happens, the ac tual impact of the sight will be lessened. But secretly I know this is a fool's notion. It won't work, and I'm really only kidding myself that there is any preparation one can take beforehand to steel himself against the sight of a man's death. I should say that I am now - and have been for years -completely and totally oppos ed to capital punishment. I am unable rationally to Justify the taking of a human life. Put me down as a dewy eyed bleeding heart if you like, but I do not see how Kennedy Calls for Power Awareness Pierre, S D. -JOT- President Kennedy campaigned in the water - conscious West todny for greater public awareness that the massive government hydroelectric projects are of national, and not merely re gional, importance. The President stood at the base of the huge Oahe Dam, constructed and operated by the Army Corns of Engineers. and told an open-air audience that continued resource de velopment is as important to national security "as any mili tary alliance or missile com plex." "The key to this century is power," he said, "power on the farm as well as the fac tory, power in the country as well as the city." This was the first sIod on a cross-country Jet tour that will take the President to Pueblo, Colo., Yosemlte National Park and Los Angeles before re turning to Washington Mon day. SALES TOTALED Salem-dPH-Sale of products from state lands administered by the Slate Forestry Depart ment amounted to $3,111,778 In the year ending Jun 30. Tribune KieoirDini t WAITS EXECUTION LeeRoy Sanford McGahuey, above, convicted of killing a Central Point child In February, 1061, is scheduled to die in the gas chamber at the state peni tentiary in Salem at 12:15 a.m. Monday. (UPI) the dead boy or his mother will be served by killing Mc Uahuey. Certainly It is not going to deter - even for a single sec ond - any potential killer now walking our streets. Statisti cally, the majority of mur ders arc committed in com pulsive fits of passion or by psychotics, who in the instant they take a n o t h e r's life, couldn't care less what will happen to them afterwards. But these are old argu ments. They've been pro pounded many times before. Some people are moved by them; others are not. Appar ently, judging by what hap pened to an anti-capital pun ishment measure every time it has been put to a vote in recent years, the majority of the citizens of Oregon still believe in the efficacy of re venge. Midnight And so It in that sometime around a quarter past mid night Monday, a human being will be scaled in an air-tight chamber Into which, at a given signal, deadly cyanide pellets will be dropped. I don't know anything about poison gases, but I'm sure it was most humanely selected from among the several ones available. Doubtless, it is col orless, tasteless, odorless and maybe even painless. But we know it will kill. Probably It will be all over within a few minutes, and those of us who were there in one capacity or another to watch it, will file out. Maybe I'll be sick (I've been warned that I will be), or Requests Are For City Sidewalk Sale Requests from the down town merchants to conduct a sidewalk sale during Aug. 30 and 31, and to have all parking meters in the city hooded on those two days were granted at last night's meeting of the Medford city council. The request for the side walk sale passed the council without comment, but the parking meter proposal evok ed considerable discussion. The measure was passed, on a motion by Councilman Stan Stark, with the stipulation that the Park and Shop lots be opened up for free use by the public during the two days. Downtown Medford mer chants Eugene Orr and Mrs. Phil Brainard addressed the council in support of the re quests. Mrs. Brainard said she felt the suspension of the parking 57th Year Price 10 Cents 1962 ' No. 126 A n- maybe I'll be crying - that - often happens too, I hear. Somebody will say, "Let' go get a drink." So that's what we'll do. I expect I'JI have more than one. Tell the Story I. And all the while my mind will be jumbled with Impres sions and thoughts: How can I tell them (you, the readers) about it? What can I say? Will I be able to bring it home to them? When I finally do sit down at the typewriter to do the story, I will have to resist an impulse to over-dramatize or sentimentalize the execu tion. I will have to be careful to Just tell the story as simply as possible. But, then, perhaps that is all that will be necessary. Border Police Trade Tear Gas Berlin -flJPD- East and West Berlin police fought a tear gas duel today over the body of a refugee shot and killed by the Communists as he tried to scale the wall. The 'wounded man died with bullets In his stomach and back. He lay screaming for help for 45 minutes while the Communist police who shot him made no effort to go to his aid. The Communists hurled tear gas grenades over the wall at West Berliners gath ering there shouting "murd erers" and West Beriin police retaliated with tear gas of their own. Approved meters for two days would attract business to the down town area and would provide "a shot in the arm for our merchants." City Manager Robert Duff estimated that the loss in rev enue to the city from the two day suspension of Ihe park ing meters would amount to about $500. Mrs. Brainard was asked by Councilman Donald Han sen why the merchants them selves didn't put money in the meters during the sale to pro vide free parking for their customers. She replied, in ef fect, that the merchant) couldn't afford it. Councilman Robert L. Van Sickle, who joined Hanson In voting against the proposal, warned that this was isi.np y a "stop-gap measure," and that sooner or later the dov n town merchants were gslng to have to take steps to solve their own problems. ts
