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Newspaper Page TextQ) A M 15) ITQ 1 1 LZ3 IK W(r fm Tfte Beauties of Scenic Driftwood collectors and rock Mexican Crews To Arrive Tuesday For Fruit Picking Thirty-two Mexican Nation als will arrive in the Med ford area Tuesday and start picking pears Wednesday, ac cording to Shelby Tuttle, of the Medford Pear Shippers. Another group of Mexican Nationals will be recruited Aug. 31, Tuttle said. He esti mated that the total working force of Mexican Nationals will be between 200 and 250. "This is less than the 327 Mexican Nationals we had last picking season because we have a pretty good supply of domestic labor this year. Many of these are green card Mexicans, Mexicans who have applied for their U. S. citizen ship papers." Local growers now have 43 Navajo Indians picking pears. They were recruited Aug. 18 and arrived in Medford Sun day, Tuttle said. Pleated With Indians "We are quite pleased with them. They are increasing their pick nearly every day," Tuttle commented. "I would say they are averaging about 70 to 80 boxes a day." Earlier the U. S. depart ment of labor offered the Navajos to fill in the picker supply before bringing in Mexican Nationals. Growers were somewhat dubious be cause they did not know much about them. However, the Navajos are considered the cleanest, neatest and most or derly pickers the labor camp has seen, Tuttle said. The crucial picking period is expected to be about the second week in September when the winter pear harvest is well under way, but when high school student labor has returned to school. The Bart lett harvest is expected to be almost completed in an other week. Seckel picking will overlap Bartlett picking and D'Anjou harvest will start about the same time, growers said. SOBLEN APPEALS London -d'Pt- A High Court judge ruled today that run away Soviet spy Dr. Robert A. Soblen, 61, may be deported to the United States. Soblen immediately appealed the decision. HEWSCBHBS ITtMS FROM STRIKERS RETURN TO HUNTSVILLE Huntsville, Ala.-iri-About two-thirds of the electrical workers whose strike has held up space project construction el the Redstone Arsenal returned to work today. VICE PRESIDENT FOR FRANCE URGED Paris - IP!' - The attempted aisaitination ol President Charles de Gaulle, 71, brought demands today thai the French gorernmen! create the office of rice president who would succeed the president in the erent of his death. RUSK BRIEFS CANADIAN LEADERS Ollawa-'VnScretarr of State Dean Rusk briefed Cenadian leaders for 90 minutes today on fhe developing Berlin crisis. hunters have a field day at Oregon coast. 250-Acre Brush Fire Being Mopped Up On Poorman's Creek A 60-man crew was mop ping up today on a 250-acre i fire on Poorman's creek in the Applegate area. The fire, which broke out early yesterday afternoon, was brought under control about 3:10 o'clock this morn ing. Grass, brush and some scat tered timber burned, the state forestry department reported. Johnson To See Iranian Officials Tehran, Iran - HOT - Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was flying here today for high-level talks with Iranian officials concerned over with drawal of American military aid funds. The vice president, accom panied by his wife and daugh ter, were scheduled to arrive here from Beirut. The highlights of Johnson's first day of his 48-hour stay were a reception by Foreign Minister Abbas Aram and a visit to the shah's summer pal ace for dinner. Johnson started his two week goodwill tour of Mid dle East and Mediterranean countries Thursday in Leb anon. After arriving by presi dential jet from Washington, he spent the day in Beirut mixing with people in the streets and visiting with Leb anese leaders, including Presi dent Fuad Chehab and Pre mier Rashid Karame. Grants Pass Boy Dies in Hospital Richard Dale Cook. 15, Grants Pass, died in Sacred Heart hospital here today of a broken neck suffered when he dived into a shallow irri gation ditch at Grants Prss Thursday. The boy was transferred later from the Josephine Gen eral Hospital in Grants Pajs to Sacred Heart. He was the son of M" and Mrs. Dale E. Cook of Grants Pass. AKOUND THI OlOII Oregon (Oregon State Highway Commission v -ye. Agate beach on the central The fire started along the highway at the foot of Jack sonville hill on the Applegate side. Southwest district officials were not certain how the fire originated, but said it was assumed to be smoker-caused. Approximately 100 men battled the fire'-and three crawl-type tractors were used. The 25-man special U. S. for est service crew stationed at Star Ranger station, went on the blaze about 6 p.m. Two air drops of fire retardent were made by U. S. forest service-contracted planes. A state forestry department dispatcher at district head quarters said one crew lost its tools. It was trailing up a hill when a spark caused a fire across the trail. Crewmen had to drop their tools and run. The fire reportedly first burned to the north. Wind took it to the west and then in the evening to the east. The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. The southwest district office said that a four-acre fire in brush on Bird.seye creek early yesterday afternoon started from allegedly illegal debris burning. One load of fire re tardent was dropped nn the blaze. Traffic Signals Being Removed Medford public works de partment crews today are re moving traffic signals from two intersections along Man zanita St., according to Ver non Thorpe, city public works ' director. I The signals will be installed on Eighth st. at its intersec tions with Holly and Fir sts. ! in three or four weeks. Thorpe said. I Stop signs will be installed at the intersections of Manza nita st. and Riverside ave. and Manzanita and Courts sts i to replace traffic signals. The project is being under taken jointly by the city and the state highway department j since all four intersections are j located on the state highway system, Thorpe said. I The city will furnish most jof the work and installation i costs on the project, Thorpe said, and the highway depart jment will pay the majority of costs for materials. The change in location of the traffic signals was made, Thorpe said, because the need for traffic control was greater !at the Eighth St. intersections, i The Manzanita st. intersec Itions, he pointed out. are of the "T" type and traffic there I Is relatively light. GETS SCHOOL POST Pilot Rock -JITI- Ivan W. Wilson has been named super, intendent of the Pilot Rock school district. FOREST FIRE DANGER TOMORROW KEEP OREGON GREEN Russians Renew Demand for West To Quit Berlin Moscow-OIPP-The Russians made new demands today that Western Allied military forces get out of Berlin. Pravda, the official Communist party newspaper, blamed the increased tension in Berlin on "West German mili tarists" and said that only a speedy end to the four-power occupation status of the divided city could insure peace. In a dispatch from Washington, Pravda reiterated Mos cow's demands that West Berlin be turned into a free, demilitarized city. On Wednesday the Russians abolished their post of com mandant in Berlin. The move was interpreted as another step in the Kremlin's cam paign to sign a peace treaty with Germany and end West ern occupation rights in the city. "American policy makers," said Pravda correspondent S. Vishnevsky, "should consider what tremendous advantages a German peace settlement holds out for the peoples of the United States. How the or dinary American . . . would sigh with relief." The Pravda dispatch said that it is "necessary without wasting time to settle the Ger man problem peacefully, to normalize the situation in West Berlin on the basis of a mutually acceptable treaty which would convert it from a NATO military base into a free demilitarized city." Warning on Patience Coupled with this was a warning about Soviet pa tience. "The Soviet Union and oth er peace loving countries," the dispatch said, "have displayed much good will and patience for a constructive action on the part of Washington. The patience of course cannot last forever." .This .theme, , an apparent reference to the signing of a separate Russian-East German peace treaty, has been stressed by Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev in recent months. The official Soviet govern ment newspaper Izvestia Thursday night charged that recent incidents which have arisen in Berlin following the fatal shooting of an 18-year- old fleeing East Germany were due to West German "revanchists" and "fascists." Two Districts Are Made Administrative Rogue River and Eagle Point are now administrative school districts under the re organization law, according to County School Supt. Alf B. Mekvold. After rejecting it earlier, the slate board of education Aug. 13 reconsidered - par tial plan of school district re organization for Jackson county, according to James L. Turnbull, of the state depart ment of education. Prospect, Central Point, Medford and Ashland school districts earlier had been de clared administrative units. Mekvold said that by be coming an administrative dis trict the present operation is not changed, because the pur poses of the reorganization law largely were accomplish ed prior to the proposed re organization plan, he said. Boundaries are not changed and t h e present district school board continues. However, an administra tive school district can in crease its board to seven or nine members after being declared an administrative district. This is done by peti tion of 50 legal voters cf the district or 10 per cent of the legal voters. The increase must be approved by a ma jority of qualified district voters during an election. I WEATHER j FORFCAST: Filr and warm fhriMirn Ramrnav. ninoi mii Iv lltht and variable. Low In ntrht Se-SS. Hlfh Saturday sa-102. Temp. Hlcheit YPiterday 9S Lowed Thla Morning 49 Our Skies Tonight Knnarl today .. .. 7:01 p m. funrM tomorrow .. . S:? a.m. Th Moon rifles . 1:11 am. tomorrow and Md'i high in Cirmini, PROMINENT STAR HltH. rtft a m. VIMIII.K PI, A NETS nn, low In wit p.m. Jr.pttT, Ti 1:3 p m. Kaiiirn. due south 19:34 p.m. Man, uris th Moon. Rogue Valley Edition Medford 24 PAGES Foster Killing Suspect Held on Murder Charge Reno, Nev.-IUPIl-A teen-age ranch worker was held on a murder charge today after a honeymooning Oregon man died of bullet wounds receiv ed when he and his bride were kidnaped and taken on terror-filled ride to Lake Tahoe. Jack Foster, Medford, who was shot on his 23rd birthday Wednesday, died of two .22 calibur bullet wounds in the head. Lester Morford, 18, Santa Rosa, Calif., was arraigned in Justice Court on the murder charge. He was ordered held with out bail pending a prelimin ary hearing Sept. 14. Officers Alerted Morford was arrested near Carson City when he drove the Foster car into a service station for repairs. Law en- forcement officers were alert ed after Mrs. Patricia Foster staggered into another service station and said a kidnapper had shot, her husband and raped her twice. " The attractive woman and Foster came here Sunday and were married Monday. They were checking out of their motel when they were ap proached by a youthful gun man, who ordered Foster to drive them to Truckee, Calif., and to Lake Tahoe. Two Bullets At a viewpoint overlooking the scenic area, the gunman reached across her and pump ed two bullets into her hus band. Then he dumped him down an embankment. Mrs. Foster said she was raped twice after the shooting, and she was able to Jump out of the car In Carson City. She was placed under sedation. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rector of Medford, were to accompany her here to be interviewed by Dist. Atty. William Raggio. Investigators hinted that Morford, who was staying at he same motel as the Fosters, may have been under the in fluence of intoxicating fumes from mode airplane glue. Foster's mother, Mrs. Irene Turner, went to Reno follow ing the shooting. She was ac companied by a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte McCorkle. The victim's wife, Patricia, had been a student at Medford High school and was graduat ed In 1957. Her husband had worked as a laborer on sev eral jobs in the Medford area. Assault Charge Is Dismissed by Court Charges have been dismiss ed against Sgt. Roger Kent Olson, 29, of San Francisco, Calif., who had pleaded in nocent to a charge of assault and battery, according to Jackson County District Court Judge L. L. Sawyer. Olson was arrested by Med ford police Inst week end after an incident Involving Olson and Sgt. First Class Harvey Cline, of the Army recruiting office, Medford. Judge Sawyer approved the motion for dismissal "after further investigation indicated there was not sufficient evi dence to produce a convic tion." Cuba Blockade Urged To Counter Buildup Washington (ITU Dr. Jose Miro Cardona, president of the Cuban Revolutionary Council, called today for a blockade of Cuba to counter a reported build up there of Soviet bloc troops. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1962 GROCERIES SCATTERED An earthquake ..of 5.5 Eicbter. scale intensity hit northern California Thursday, causing extensive dam age but no injuries. In the above picture Jt FRED E. ROBINSON Candidate for Mayor Fred E. Robinson Will Run for Mayor of Medford Fred E. Robinson, down town Medford merchant and councilman from Ward 1 for the last two terms, announced today that he will be a candi date for mayor in the Novem ber election. He is the third councilman to enter the race for mayor. James Dunlcvy and William Singler filed several weeks ago. In announcing his intention to file for mayor, Robinson said he will run on a plat form of "efficiency and econ omy in government." He promised that if elected he would conduct an admin istration that would bc "pro gressive, efficient and operate on a pay as you go basis." The candidate has served as chairman of the finance committee and past president of the city council. He is a member of the Medford Cham ber of Commerce and at pres ent is chairman of the special activities committee of the Medford Rotary club. Robinson, 4R, resides at 118 Sunrise avc. He is married and has four children and one grandchild. He has been active in estab lishing the Park and Shop pro gram in downtown Medford and is the owner of Robinson Brothers clothing store, 114 F.ast Main st. Tribune A clerks of the Crescent City aisles where shelves. (UPI) Del Norte County Earthquake Damage May Total 5500,000 Eureka, Calif.-(UPII-A sharp earthquake struck a 125-mile area of the northern Califor nia and southern Oregon coast Thursday, causing con siderable damage but no cas ualties. The tremor, measured at 5'ii on the Richter scale at the University of California in Berkeley, was felt between Eureka and Grants Pass. Sheriff Ozzie Hofgard of Del Norte county, Calif., said preliminary estimates indicat ed damage In that county alone might reach $500,000. Merchandise Toppled The quake, reported be tween 12:29 and 12:31 p.m. lopplcd mayonnaise, oil and fruit Juice from grocery store shelves in 'Crescent' City, Calif., creating a useless salad dressing on the floor. Hofgard mid reports indi cated "at least one out of every five buildings In Del Norte county suffered some damage." In Crescent City, where the heaviest damage was report ed, the pla.e glass window of a department store was brok en, the stock of a glassware Medford Picked for Publications Test Washington -ItlPD- Oregon Sens. Wayne Morse and Mau rine Neuberger said today Medford has"Tecn chosen as one of 100 cities where public Interest in government con sumer publications will be tested. The project starts early next month. A display calling attention to government pam phlets on bealth, safety, food, clothing, home building and child care will bc place in the Medford Post Office. The dis play will Include order blanks for the 72 publications. TRIP AplpROVEID , Washington -OIPII- The State Department today approved a trip to Havana by New York attorney James B. Donovan to discuss with Cuban officials possible release of prisoners from last year's abortive Invasion. 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 133 44 4 r Bay City Supermarket at are shown cleaning up the Stocks were dumped from . gift shop was shattered, and the floor in a variety store cracked. University of California Seismologist Don Tocher said the quake was centered 300 miles northwest of Berkeley, offshore near the California Oregon line. A forest ranger In Trinity county, Calif., said his fire lookout tower swayed so vio lently It binged against sup porting cables, Eureka residents said it was the strongest shock felt since 1954, when a temblor caused serious damage. In Brookings, Ore., real dents ran into the streets. In addition to shaking, they heard a rumble, lasting about 25 seconds. Groceries and dishes fell from shelves and a water pipe in an apartment was broken. Communities a 1 1 around the Medford, Ore., area re- ported feeling the quake, and various reports Indicated there were a series of shocks over a 45 minute period. At Gold Hill, one cupboard was overturned NATIONAL Milwaukee 2 10 Chicago 7 IS 1 Cloninger, B u r d e 1 1 (2) Nottebarl (4). Willey (8) and Torre; Buhl and Barragan. mm Russia Rejects Bid For Talks on Berlin Washington-JIIPD-Russia has rejected a Western proposal for a series of four-power talks on Berlin at the deputy foreign minister level, U. S. officials iRld today. The proposal was made in Geneva last month to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gro myko. The proposal was sep arate from four-power talks the West is now seeking on on the recent flare-up of ten sions in Berlin. They would have been Soviets Fail To Carry Out Threat Against Convoys Vehicles Travel Without Incident Berlin (UPD The U.S. Army escorted Soviet troops in three personnel carriers into West Berlin today as Russia charg ed that the recent stonings of its buses had been staged "with the obvious connivance of U.S. occupation author ities." In another development tha U.S. Army sent hundreds of men and vehicles in six con voys along the East German autobahn without incident. The Soviets made no attempt to carry out their threat to insist on a Red army escort for the convoys as a result of U.S. action in escorting Rus sian troops when they came into West Berlin. U.S. Car Stoned As the U.S. troops moved across the autobahn connect ing Berlin with West Ger many it was disclosed that a U.S. military car was stoned and daubed with paint in East Germany Thursday. American military officials said no one was hurt in the attack. Officers at the Heid elberg headquarters of the U.S. Army in Europe said the windshield of the sedan, attached to the liaison mis sion in Potsdam, East Ger many, was broken and green paint splashed on the body. The attack on the Ameri can car apparently was made in retaliation for the stoning of Russian buses by West Ber liners protesting the shooting of an East German refugee. The Soviets warned in a note presented to U.S. officials in Moscow that Russia would take "necessary measures" to protect its diplomatic and mil itary personnel passing through West Berlin. West Berlin Angry It' charged "fascistic ele ments" had staged "dangerous provocations" against Soviet military personnel en route to the Soviet War Memorial in West Berlin. Earlier this week West Berllners stoned buses carrying the Soviet troops in demonstration of their anger over the shooting of a refu gee at the Berlin wall. The convoys involved rou tine shifting of troops, but they gave the Communists a chance to try to impose their threat of military escort. West Berlin police feared the slaying Thursday night of Hans Dieter Wesa, 19, might trigger new riots by West Ber llners In protest against the Communist built antircfugee wall. West Berlin police said they were "absolutely cer tain" that Wesa, a transport policeman, was In Western territory when he was cut down by Communist border guards. Body of Californian Found in Applegate State police officers found the body of Mrs. Anne Os borne Cozine, 28,!of Santa Bar bara, Calif., near the Apple gate shopping center Thurs day afternoon ending a four hour search for her. Police said the woman ap parently drowned in the Ap plegate river. Mrs. Cozine was found about 1:25 p.m. Thursday. Her husband, Herschel Thomas Cozine, had reported her miss ing about 9:23 a.m.. according to Jackson county sheriff's deputies. Cozine said his wife dlsap peared from the Dryden ranch on Highway 238 sometime between midnight and 8 a.m. Thursday. The couple and their 4-year- old son arrived here Sunday to spend the week vacationing in this area. Mrs. Cozine was released recently from a Cali fornia hospital and had been In poor health, deputies said. much broader in scope and designed to replace or supple ment the recent, fruitless scries of U.S.-Sovlct "explora tory talks" seeking some basis for ncgoltating a long-range Berlin solution. Officials said the Idea was rejected In a recent diplo matic contact. The State Department still was pressing for a four-power meeting, preferably in Berlin, on the recent flare tip of ten sions there.