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NATO Ships Urged
Not to Carry Red
Supplies to Cuba
U.S. Makes Plea
To Allies Group
Washington (UPD The Unit
ed States has asked several of
its NATO Allies to try to pre
vent their commercial ships
from carrying Soviet goods to
Cuba, official sources said to
day. The action was a follow-up
to President Kennedy's re
mark at a news conference a
week ago that NATO coun
tries should "consider what
steps they could take to dis
courage their private vessels
from being chartered by Rus
sia for the Cuban trade."
The State Department esti
mated that since mid - July
about 60 ships have left So
viet bloc ports for Cuba. Of
these, 25 were said to be
Soviet-owned and most of the
rest were chartered from free
world countries.
A U.S. approach to several
NATO nations was made in
Paris Wednesday by U.S. po
litical representatives to the
NATO Council. But it was
done in private meetings with
European representatives, not
through NATO committee ma
chinery. American officials also are
continuing talks with Euro
pean countries on whether
their trade with Cuba ham
pers U.S. policy of trying to
isolate the Castro regime
economically and whether
goods embargoed to Cuba by
the United States might have
been trans - shipped through
Europe.
The countries approached
on the charter question in
cluded Greece, Norway, Brit
ain and West Germany. These
are said to be the NATO na
tions whose vessels most fre
quently are chartered to Russia.
Shortage of Help
Noted in Region
, A shortage of general field
help in the fruit industry was
noted during the last of Au
gust, according to John J. Pat
ton, manager of the Medford
office of the state employment
service.
Patton said that with the
harvesting of Bartlett pears
starting Aug. 15, there was a
much greater demand for har
vest and processing labor than
usual that early in the month.
Patton attributed this to a
heavy pear crop and the start
of the peach harvest.
He said recruiting programs
throughout the North west
have produced few pickers,
and forecast a substantial
shortage of pickers once the
winter pear harvest begins.
A shortage of workers in
non - agricultural occupations
also was reported by Patton.
Among these are automobile
automatic transmission me
chanics, short order cooks,
specialized sales people, and
all kinds of domestic workers.
He added that while some of
these jobs are seasonal, many
represent permanent opportu
nities for qualified applicants.
The number of unemployed
during the month dropped
sharply, Patton said. The rate
of insured unemployment was
down to 2.8 per cent at the
end of August compared to
3.8 per cent one month earlier.
A further decrease is expected
this month, he said.
HEWS(wjBRIEfS
ITEMS FROM Lr AROUND THI OlOll
VICE PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR HOME
Rome-'IPI-Vice Praiident Lyndon B. Johnson left by
plant today for Washington ending a 17-day, six-naiion
good will tour. Betore hii departure he had an "inspiring
and very optimistic" discussion of world problems with
Pope John XXIII.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES SET UP
Algiers. Algeria-in-Strongman Ahmed Bon Bella's Po
litical Bureau today let up vigilance committees in restive
Willayai (military districts) Three and Four today in an ef
fort to consolidate control over those areas.
NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS CAPTURE
Seoul, Korea-UN-Two Communist North Korean sol
diers were captured in the truce lone gun battle Wednes
day in which three other Reds were killed, the U. N.
Command announced today.
FRENCH ARPEST TERRORIST COMMANDO
Parii-iriFrench police have arretted the ringleader
of the terrorist commandos who attempted to assassinate
President Charles de Gaulle Aug. 26. Minister of Interior
Roger Frey announced today.
CLASPS HANDS-French President Charles
De Gaulle clasps his hands in greeting Ham
burg, Germany, residents from the balcony
of city hall early today. An estimated crowd
of 60,000 persons gave the visiting states
man and his wife, Madame De Gaulle (in
1928 Fire Engine
To Be Loaned To
Valley Museum
The Jacksonville Museum
will be loaned the Medford
fire department's 1928 Stutz
fire engine.
A request by the museum
for the engine was approved
by the Medford city council
last night- following receipt
of a letter from Miss Mary L.
Hanley, curator.
The fire engine, considered
by the department as surplus
property, is parked in a car
port at the East Side fire sta
tion. Miss Hanley said the
equipment will be housed un
der cover in a building now
under construction. '
The council approved the
loan for as long as the mu
seum uses it for display pur
poses in Jackson county.
Department Discussed .. -
The Medford fire depart
ment also was discussed in an
other matter before the coun-
cIE' An old'Testdcnce on Bul
lock rd. near the municipal
airport was approved for re
moval. The building was last used
by the U. S. forest service for
a borate plant last year. It is
now said to be heavily infest
ed with termites.
After an ordinance and sev-
eral amendments, councilmen
gave the city manager the
authority to put the building
up for bid or for the fire de
partment to use it for training
purposes.
Councilmen expressed con
cern about scattering the ter
mites if the structure was
moved.
Fire Chief Gordon Barker
assured council members that
the department would get rid
of the termites if they were
given the building.
Winnemucca-to-f he
Sea Highway Finished
Salem - IUPII - The final 21.5
miles of the Winnemucca-to-the
Sea highway were com
pleted Wednesday. The State
Highway Department said the
state highway - not yet num
bered - was completed with
oiling of the section between
Blizzard Gap and the Nevada
state line. The paving is also
complete in Nevada.
The road runs from Winnc-
mucca, Ncv. over several
routes to the Oregon coast.
white hat) a rousing welcome. A joint com
munique issued in Bonn today stated Ger
many and France will take practical meas
ures to strengthen ties between the two
countries. (UPI)
Truck Traffic cm
Summit Is Limited
By Medford Council
Several matters regarding
traffic and signals were ap
proved by the Medford city
council last night. ,
The council approved a re
quest to limit truck travel on
Summit ave. between Jackson
st. and McAndrews rd. This
section of Summit will be
closed to trucks in excess of
14.000 pounds total weight
except for home deliveries
and truck owners in the area.
The two exceptions, it was
pointed out, would use the
intersection nearest the ad
dress desired.
The ordinance had been
presented with weight limits
by axle, but this was changed
following discussion.
1 The original petition sub
mitted by ..residents on West
Jackson st. and Summit ave.
had sought prohibiting trucks
on the two streets since a self
operated logging truck fuel-
Police Investigate
Theft of Paintings
Ashland - Police here are
investigating the disappear
ance of five paintings, valued
by the artist, Mrs. Veltie
Pruitt of Leaburg, Ore., at a
total of S970.
The loss of the paintings was
discovered this week when an
exhibit of Mrs. Pruitt's works
at the Mark Antony hotel
closed. The paintings were on
exhibit from the end of July
through Sept. 2.
One of the works was a pas
tel; the others were oils. The
artist identified the five miss
ing paintings as follows:
Three scenes of the Steen
mountain area titled "On
Blitzen's Rim," "Up With the
Dawn" and "Brown Solitude;"
a fourth oil painting titled
"Lamp-Lit Hour" picturing an
open Bible, and "Pastel Still
Life," depicting a copper
plate, driftwood and flowers.
Mrs. Pruitt's signature ap
pears on all five works, und
no paintings of hers have been
sold in the Rogue Valley area.
Ashland police said the
paintings apparently were
taken during the last two
weeks of the exhibit, which
was on display in the Caesar
room and mezzanine of the
Mark Antony.
Information Booth
In Ashland to Close
Ashland - The Ashland
Chamber of Commerce tourist
information booth here will
close Sunday night after hav
ing served some 8,000 visitors.
The booth was set up last
June on the northbound loop
of Highway 99 as it passes
through Ashland. Purpose was
to offer free tourist informa
tion to visitors.
Chamber officials estimate
that some 2.000 cars have ston-
ped at the booth since it open
! ed, with an avcage of four
i persons in each car.
NOMINATION APPROVAL
Washington- d'PIi -The Sen
ate Judiciary Committee to
day approved the long-stalled
nomination of Negro Leader
Thurgood Marshall to the fed
eral bench.
ing station at Summit ave.
and McAndrews rd. had in
creased truck traffic in the
area in the early morning.
Construction Noted
City officials noted that
Summit ave. is not of suffic
ient construction to withstand
a substantial amount of truck
traffic. City councilmen felt
that prohibiting truck
traffic on Summit ave. would
not only save the street but
would change the traffic
routes sufficiently to reduce
truck travel on West Jack
son.
Officials plan to study the
effect of the closure on truck
traffic on West Jackson st.
The council also concurred
with a report from the traffic
coordinating committee on re
establishing a traffic signal
at- the intersection of River
side ave. and Manzanita st.
v The signalwas- removed
recently along with the signal
at Riverside ave. and Court
st. to be- relocated on Eighth
st. at Holly and Fir sts. 1
City Manager Robert A.
Duff said thai since the re
moval of the light at the
Manzanita intersection, the
city has received numerous
complaints about increased
traffic speed and the diffi
culty of clearly persons cross
ing Riverside ave.
A check by the Medford
police failed to show a sub
stantial increase in speed in
the area, but that an average
of 15 elderly persons cross
the street each hour. It was
due to the pedestrian traffic
that the recommendation was
made for the reestablishing of
the signal.
The committee suggested
that the intersection's signal
ling be reconsidered after the
opening of the freeway to see
what effect it has on traffic
in the area.
County Court Gets
Camping Fee Check
The Jackson county court
today received a check for
$1,533 for overnight camping
fees collected by Howard
Prairie Concessionaire Bob
Johnston.
Johnston also sent the coun
ty court a check for $846.60.
This includes $300 rent for the
concession building, and
$546.60 covering the county's
percentage of the concession
aire's gross receipts.
Another check received by
the county court was $841
from the Oregon State Public
Welfare commission covering
the state's proportion of the
costs of operating the surplus
foods distribution center here
during August.
WEATHER
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ftunset today P m.
Kunrlse tomorrow ... 5:43 m
Moonset tonight 1 1 :3 p.m.
Full Moon next Thursday nlflH
Jupiter, due wnith at !!:) p.m.,
tt now brighter than all the
tart and every other planet,
except Venus, whlrh ett
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FOREST FIRE
DANGER TOMORROW
KEEP OREGON GREEN
Spy's Condition
Said Grave; Wife
Flies to Bedside
London - (UPP - Dr. Robert
Soblcn's condition became
grave today and his wife flew
to his bedside.
As the fugitive spy's heart
grew weaker, h i s wife, Dr.
Dina Soblen, who put up her
life savings to meet almost
half the $100,000 bail he for
feited when he fled to Israel,
arrived by plane.
Before she left New York,
Dr. Soblen issued a statement
in which she said her husband
was not guilty of spying for
Russia and defended his bail
jumping flight to Israel as an
attempt to prove his inno
cence. Hillingdon Hospital issued
a bulletin shortly after 9 a.m.
(PDT) saying Soblen was still
unconscious for nearly 32
hours from an overdose of
barbiturates.
U.S. Makes Plea
For Test Treaty
At End of Talks
Geneva -(UPD- The 17-nation
Disarmament Con f e r e n c e
wound up five months of dis
cussion today with a plea by
the United States for East and
West to sink their differences
and get to work on a nuclear
test ban treaty.
American Ambassador Ar
thur H. Dean made the appeal
at the 82nd plenary session of
the conference - the last be
fore it recesses for two months
to allow discussion of the dis
armament issue at the United
Nations in New York.
But his appeal brought no
response from Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister Vassili Kuz
netsov. Instead, the Russian launch
ed into a long attack on the
American position here, which
he said was "full of unreali
ties." Dean asked the Russians in
an emotional speech to put
aside political differences sep
arating the two power blocs
and work towards early solu
tion of the nuclear testing is
sue. "Steps to hall the arms race
must soon be taken before the
will to do so degenerates into
despair," he said.
He appealed to the Russians
to put aside the concept that
armaments bring security, to
work for a test ban agreement
despite other political dif
ferences, and to abandon the
Soviet policy of secrecy in
everything.
Bargain Days Start
Tomorrow for M-T
The Mail Tribune's annual
Bargain Days will start Satur
day, Sept. 8, a n d continue
through Monday, Sept. 17.
During the 10 days, the
Mail Tribune circulation of
fice will be open until 6 p.m.
and on the final day, Sept.
17, until 10 p.m.
During Bargain Days per
sons subscribing to the news
paper will save $3. Prices will
be $18 for a year's subscrip
tion to the newspaper by car
rier and $15 when the news
paper is mailed in areas car
rier service is not maintained.
Effective Sept. 1, the Mail
Tribune subscription price
was increased from $1.50 per
month to $1.75 or $21 a year
Dy carrier, and to $18 per
year by mail.
Missing Talent
Family Returns
The missing Bud Giffin
family of Talent returned
home early yesterday after-
; noon, the Jackson county
sheriff's office reported today.
The family of two adults
j and four children left unex
I pectedly upon hearing that a
I relative was seriously ill, it
I was learned.
i The family was reported
j missing by a Phoenix resident
I Wednesday. The Giffins own
and operate the Hard Hat
I Cafe in Talent.
Regional Edition
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22 Pages MEDFORD,
After newsmen protested a
line in the bulletin saying
no further information would
be forthcoming until Satur
day morning, the hospital
spokesman told United Press
International: "His condition
is grave."
81111 Unconscious
The convicted Soviet spy
still was unconscious. His con
dition was so grave that Brit
ish authorities gave up hope
for the present of deporting
him to the United States to
start serving a life term in
prison.
The 61-year-old Lithuanian-
born and American-natural
ized psychiatrist took the bar
biturates sometime Thursday
as he was about to be placed
aboard a New York-bound jet
liner. How he obtained the
drugs and how he managed
to take them despite a tight
security watch were the sub
ject of an intensive Scotland
Yard Investigation.
He was rushed to the hos
pital near the airport and doc
tors started working immedi
ately to try to bring him to
consciousness.
Detectives sat by his bed
side through the night hoping
he would regain consciousness
and tell them how he got the
sedatives.
Street Extension
Checked by Court
Extension of Columbus ave.
to divert some of the heavy
traffic load from Kings high
way was discussed this morn
ing by the county court and
County Engineer Robert J.
Carstensen. - ' '
Carstensen proposed to ex
tend Columbus ave. to connect
with Dark Hollow rd. at one
end and the Columbus ave.
section south of Stewart ave.
at the other.
"This would remove much
of the heavy traffic, particu
larly about 5 p.m. each day,"
County Commissioner Chester
Wondt noted.
No decision was reached,
but Carstensen noted that the
current budget includes an al
location for the work.
A house, barn and other
buildings would have to be
removed from the Ed Stillwell
property on the corner of Grif.
fin Creek rd. and Columbus
ave., Carstensen pointed out.
A house will have to be
moved on property at the cor
ner of Old Stage rd. and Co
lumbus ave., Carstensen said.
The owner of the property
requested the county cover
Crooked creek before he deeds
a right-of-way.
Meeting Planned
With Yard Owner
' The operator of a Talent
wrecking yard believed to
be in violation of both county
zoning ordinance and the
state wrecking yard law will
be Invited to meet with the
county court at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday to discuss the
problem.
County Judge Earl Miller
said numerous complaints
have been made regarding
the wrecking yard. Members
of the county court also
have made follow-up observa
tions, he wrote In a letter to
the operator.
"It is not the desire of the
county court to be unjust or
unfair, but certain adjust
ments should be made in the
best Interests of the court's
responsibility to the people
in the Talent area," Miller
wrote.
"We did discuss this mat
ter (complaints on the wreck
ing yard operation) with you
about a year ago," Miller
added. "It was agreed at that
time to give you reasonable
time to correct the unfavor
able conditions."
Washington - JPU - Sen.
Maurine Ncuborger, (D-Ore.),
flew to Europe Thursday to
find out more about the status
of , women In Scandinavjan
countries.
OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1962 No. 145
OR
WARM RECEPTION Jacksonville's Marty Wyatt, Miss Ore
son in the Miss America contest in Atlantic City, N. J.,
smiles through rain during the
Boardwalk Beauty Parade. The 100,000 drenched spectators
gave the Oregon entrant a warm reception all along the
three-mile parade route. ...........
Jacksonville Girl
Ready for Evening
Dress Competition
Atlantic City, N.J.-(Special)
-Marty Wyatt of Jacksonville
will put on her best gown to
night arid "have a ball."
1 The 19-year-old 1 Southern
Oregon college freshman, com
peting in the Miss American
pageant as Miss Oregon 'this
week, will enter the evening
gown competition In the third
and final round of preliminary
judging in Convention hall
"This is the night I've been
looking forward to all week,
she said today: "I don't have
to rehearse, as I did for the
talent1 judging ' Wednesday,
and-1 won't have to walk
through that huge auditorium
in my swlmsuit, as I did last
night.
I'll just be a happy , girl
In a pretty dress, taking a
long stroll."
Having Tin-it of Life '
And Marty id truly a happy
girl. She's "having the time
of my life" at the Miss Ameri
can pageant "with the most
wonderful girls anyone could
meet anywhere, she said. Al
though she wasn't exactly "at
home" in her swimsult on a
120-foot runway with 10 huge
spotlights focused on her last
night, she was a crowd-plcaser
without doubt.
The 7,629 spectators in the
vast auditorium gave her a
fine hand in the second round
of judging. The judges, how
ever, awarded the first-prize
trophy to Miss Michigan,
Carole Jean Van Valin, whose
measurements were exactly
the same as Marty's.
But considering the Identi
cal curvet and the audience
reaction to the Oregon beau
ty's appearance, it's very like
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high-powered rifle today ended the life of Traffic was snarled and hundreds of persona
this full-grown black bear which wandered were late for work as police cars converged
into a residential area of Portland and then on the area. A similar incident occurred in
led police on i wild, two and a half hour Medford last summer. (UPD
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traditional Pageant-opening
ly that she scored some, of
the valuable runner-up points:
Thrilled Crowd
Miss Oregon- is avare she
thrilled the first-night crowd
with her - interpretive jazz
dance, despife the fact that
Miss Mississippi won the tro
phy for a comedy song-and-dance
routine.
And she suspects she rated
In' the swirnsuit judging '-" at
least she suspects it If she be
lieves her sister beauties, who
assured her she' looked
"great."' '- ' ; .; , ;
I She was told that the names
of gown winners are never
announced during Miss Amer
ica preliminary judging, but
feels ' she- will : impress ; the
panel In her gown tonight,
I m not counting on any
thing," she. laughed today,
'but I'll be giving It iny all
until the last possible moment.
I'm determined to Justify, the
faith the people of Oregon
have In me."
She has received a stream
of encouraging wires and let
ters from back home, which
have - been arriving since
Tuesday
Can Be Proud Of
"But I know that anyone of
these lovely girls will be a
Miss America the entire na
tion can be proud of," she
said today. "I can't stop being
amazed at the spirit of friend
liness and cooperation they
they show one another during
rehearsals, backstage and even
outside Convention hall. - ,
"This is an exceptional
group of girls, and I'll always
be proud that I -was lucky
enough to be one of them,"
she added. ,
A shot from a chase. Shots
150,000 Reserve
Force Needed To
Meet 'Challenges'
Request. Is Second
During JFK's Term
Washiiigton-ilJPP- - President
Kennedy asked Congress to
day for authority to call to ac
tive duty up to 150,000 re
servists so the United States
can be ready to meet "chal
lenges which may be present
ed in any part of the Free
World."
Against the background of
the Soviet arms build-up in
Cuba and increasing tension
in Berlin, the President sent
Congress his second request
since taking office for author
ity to call reserves to crisis
duty if needed.
Midit of Session '
The measure would give
Kennedy the power to call
up the reservists during the
time Congress will be in ad
journment or in the midst of
organizing the new session
next year.
Shortly after the White
House made the announce
ment, the Soviet Union order
ed all youths born in 1943 to
report for military service. It
simultaneously transferred in
to the reserve all servicemen
who have completed their
"fixed term of conscription."
The presidential statement
made no specific mention of
Cuba or Berlin. .
Facing Situation
The Defense Department
said the request was made be
cause, "facing the situation in
the world today, it is clear
that the President needs a
standby authority as provided
in the draft legislation if the
need occurs between the ad
journment of Congress and its -return."
Kennedy, transmitting the
bill to Congress, said "In my -
judgment this renewed , au
thorization, is necessary to
permit prompt- and effective
responses, . as. ; necessary, to
challenges which may be pre
sented In any part ei the Free
World, and I hope that the
Congress will give its prompt
support to this authorization,
as it did, so effectively a year
ago."
Active Duly -' M-i-Z.'-- - .
Specifically, Kennedy asked
for the authority to call the
reservists to active duty dur
ing the period between con
gressional -adjournment ex
pected within the next few
weeks and next Feb. 28, about
two months 'after the next
session of Congress convenes.
The chief executives re
quest was contained . in the
draft of a bill sent to the
House and Senate shortly be
fore Kennedy , departed for
Newport, R. I., to spend the
week end with his family.
36,750 Registered
Voters in County
Registered voters In Jack- -son
county now total 36,750,
according to County Clerk
Marvin Madden,
Of the total, the Democrats
have 18,440 registered voters,
Republicans 17,408 and the
Independents 907. The Demo
crats' margin is 1,032.
This represents a registra
tion gain of 192 over the pre
vious month's total. Most of
the gain was in Democratic
party registration, Madden
said. '
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