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Free for 12 hcidenf na issues ame FOREST FIRE DANGER TOMORROW KEEP OREGON GREEN Ike Reports to Kennedy On Recent European Tour Thornton Blames Gov. Hatfield for High Power Rates Candidate Raps Boardman Deal Cods Bay IUPB Atty. Gen. Kobert Y. Thornton Sunday blamed Gov. Mark Hatfield for high power rates in the state and attacked the state's Boardman bombing range deal. The Democratic nominee for governor spoke at a meet ing of Fourth Congressional District Young Democrats here. He offered figures showing that power rates for Oregon cities are higher than those in Washington and California. He said the rates retard the growth of industry in Oregon. He criticized the Boardman deal on the grounds that there is no restriction against the Boeing Co. sub leasing the area and said the state is hold ing the land idle while it has no commitment that Boeing is going to use it. Thornton said the main is sue in the gubernatorial elec tion is which man can do the most for the people of Oregon. Bryan Hodges, vice presi dent of the Oregon Young Democratic Clubs, also charg ed Hatfield had shown "cyni cal political opportunism" in the state's time problem. State Rep. Robert Duncan (D-Medford) told the meeting that the main issues in the Fourth District Congressional race are peace and medical care for the aged. He is run ning against Republican State Sen. Carl Fisher of Eugene. Salem School Plan Gets Approval Salem - (UPD With reluc tance, the State Board of Edu cation today approved a re vised plan of the Salem school district calling for strictly a vocational - technical school, and not af ull-fledged junior college. The board, voting unani mously, agreed to delete col lege transfer courses after the Salem school board and the State Education Department got in to a tangle over long range planning. The revised plan calls for a 21-acre site in northeast Sa lem, to accommodate 800 stu dents by 1971-73. The department estimates that post high school needs of the Salem area by 1971-73 will involve 2,000 students. A state staff report said initial plans of the local district were inadequate, but the Salem board strongly disagreed, say ing immediate needs are of greatest import. Officers To Attend Shooting Range Drill Sheriff Paul Bettiol and Medford Police Chief Charles Champlin plan to attend an FBI shooting range drill near Orego: City Wednesday. The shoot will be held at the newly formed Oregon po lice academy at Camp Withy combe, Bettiol said. Some sher iff's deputies and Medford po lice officers are now under going basic police training there, he added. Both Bettiol and Champlin are graduates of the FBI's National Police academy in Washington, D. C. MEWS&hBRIEFS rriMi from y INTEGRATION ATTENDANCE UP ! New Orlnni-'tPI-Atlendance rose today at integrated j Homan Catholic schools in Weitwego and Burn, La., and ! police cracked own on demonstralioni at the Weitwego; schools. 1 ACCESS RIGHTS DEMONSTRATED Btrlin-LPI-Tht U. S, Army made new demonstration of its Berlin access rights todiy by sending three convoys along the 110-mile highway through East Germany. The convoys totaled 391 man in 62 trucks and Jeeps. EXPLODING CAR KILLS RACE DRIVER Bonneville Salt Flats, Ulah-TPKHigh speed race driver Glenn Leasher was killed this morning when his jet power car ex "oded during run on 1 Bonneville Salt Flats In Veitern Utah. Regional Edition MEDFORD, 18 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1962 No. 147 I. M ft- x GREETINGS President Kennedy greets his Republican predecessor, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as the latter arrives for a luncheon at the White House. Eisen hower was to report on his recent tour of Europe. (UPI) Marty Wyatt To Return Tonight After Week in East Martha Louise Wyalt, Miss Oregon ot 1963, will arrive at in Medford air port at 9:20 o'clock tonight via United Air Lines, The Jacksonville girl has been in Atlantic City, N. J., the past week, where she com peted for the title of Miss America. She was named one of the ten seiri-finalisls in the contest. Atlantic City, N.J. (Special) - A dream ended yesterday for Miss Oregon, lovely Marty Wyatt, of Jacksonville. The beautiful Miss America pageant contestant concluded her week-long stay here at the pageant awards luncheon in the Chalfonte hotel. She re ceived a $1,000 semi-finalist award from the Miss America scholarship foundation. It was a hectic, but fabulous week for Marty. She arrived Light Rain Eases Oregon Fire Danger By United Press International A light rain eased Oregon's forest fire danger today but it resulted in power outages. Rain was reported over most of the state with clear ing conditions expected again Tuesday. Amounts were light with Astoria's .33 of an inch the most reported until 4 a.m. Power was knocked out at the Marion county town of Dallas for an hour early this morning. A Pacific Power & Light Co. spokesman said a "cross-arm" fire was responsi ble. These result in short cir cuits when dust accumulates on wooden cross-arms and a light rain falls. Another outage was report ed between Camas, Wash., and PP&L's Condit power plant on the White Salmon river. A spokesman said the cause was believed the same and that other outages were likely during the day. ATTENDANCE ESTIMATED Portland UPI' Some 76,000 youngsters returned to public schools in Portland today. School officials expected 52. 900 in elementary grades and 23,100 in high schools. AROUND THl 01OM HTribune in Atlantic City on Saturday and met her sister beauties Monday afternoon at registra tion in the Dennis hotel. After meeting with the press photographers and re porters in her swimsuit Tues day morning, she attended the first of a series of lengthy re hearsals which lasted almost until the time of the big boardwalk beauty parade, which introduced the 54 con test, beauties to a crowd of some 100,000 lining the wood en way in the rain. High Spot of Contest That parade was one of the high spots of the contest for Marty. She said she'd never been in such a procession nor seen as many people, all cheering tor her. It was a night she'll remember always, she said. After rehearsals Wednes day, Marty participated in the first of three preliminary con tests in Convention hall that night. A first-night crowd of 6.633 watched as she partici pated in the talent judging. She was a popular contestant with the audience, which cheered her loudly during her first competitive appearance. Thursday night she was in the swimsuit judging, and the arena's 7,269 spectators thought she was great, as their cheers and applause in dicated. Evening Gowns In Friday's prelim i n a r y round Marty was in the eve ning gown judging, and was a popular choice with the 7,412 present in the hall. Saturday Miss Oregon spent the day wondering if she'd be among the 10 semi - finalists whose names the girls were to find out at curtain time. A day-long rehearsal of slightly varied routines necessary for Saturday night's telecast of the contest finals kept Marty and her sister beauties' minds occupied most of the day. When 9 p.m. arrived, and master of ceremonies Bert Parks read the fateful roster of semi-finalists. Miss Oregon was thrilled when she was among them. Saturday night, with some 80 million people looking on in front of television sets across the country, Marty competed in the same three phases of judging - gown, swimsuit, and talent. Miti America Crowned Then the group was nar rowed to five, eliminating Miss Oregon, and finally, the Miss America - Jacquelyn Mayer of Sandusky, Ohio -was crowned. Sunday Miss Oregon voted for "Miss Congeniality," an honor with a $1,000 scholar ship prize attached to its trophy, which was won by Miss New Hampshire. Peggy Waits of Keene. So now it's all over, and Marty, a tired but happy beau ty, is en route home. But she said she'll never forget her week as one of America's beauty queens, and the wonderful girls she met at Ji)C Miss America pageant of 1963. 57th Year Price 10 Cents Chief Executive Plans Quick Tour Of Space Centers Former President Guest at Luncheon Washington -(UPD- President Kennedy arrived back in the nation's capital today for a meeting with former Presi dent Dwight D. Eisenhower on Berlin. Kennedy spent the week end with his family at New port, R.I. Kennedy and Eisenhower were expected to discuss European problems in general at a lunch meeting. The chief executive wrote to Eisenhower recently asking for a first hand report on the former president's recent tour of Europe and Great Britain. Kennedy will be back in Washington only briefly. He leaves early Tuesday with Vice ' President Lyndon B Johnson for a survey of mili tary and civilian space instal lations at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Huntsville, Ala.; Hous ton, Tex., where he will speak Wednesday morning at Rice University, and St. Louis. He is due back in Washington Wednesday night and will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. (PST) Thursday. Attended Reunion The Kennedys had a full week end in New England. They flew with their two young children to Ilyannis Port, Mass., late Saturday for a 74th birthday reunion with the President's ailing father, former Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy. Returning from Hy annis Port their helicopter made a night landing on the lawn of Hammersmith Farm, the estate of Mrs. Kennedy's stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Auchin closs. Sunday the President and his wife went to mass at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Newport where they were married nine years ago. Their anniversary is next Wednesday, but indications were that he would be in Washington and Mrs. Ken nedy in Newport. Soblen's Brain Declared Damaged London - (UPD - Dr. Robert A. Soblen, 61, hovered un conscious between life and death for the fifth day today and doctors disclosed his brain has been damaged. The Lithuanian -born con victed Soviet spy was "less deeply comatized" than he had been previously, a morn ing hospital bulletin reported, but he still was suffering fre quent convulsions. The con vulsions began Saturday, pre sumably as a result of the brain damage. Soblen entered the coma shortly before 10 a.m. last Thursday while being driven in an ambulance to London airport for deportation to the United States, which he fled June 25 to escape a life prison term as a convicted spy. It was announced he had drug ged himself with an overdose of barbiturates, the source of which remains unknown. Jet Stratotanker Overdue at Spokane Spokane-(UPD-A KC-135 Jet stratotanker was reported one hour overdue at Fairchild Air Force base near here this noon and Air Force officials said radio contact had been lost with the plane north ot Mount Spokane in Eastern Washington. Cars from the Spokane county sheriff's office and the State Patrol were ent to the area. The Air Force said heli copters from Fairchild also had been dispatched to the Mount Spokane area to de termine if the plane had crashed. SOC MAN NAMED Salem-dTIi-The State Board of Education today appointed Dr. William T. Ward, an as sociate professor at Southern Oregon College, as director of teacher education for the $3.5 million Oregon program for advancement of education. MYSTERY TOT IDENTIFIED Policewoman Mrs. Barbara Hanley, right, says "Little Miss Q", now Identified does not want to go home. Little Jeannie Lee Odom was found Aug. 20 huddled in a doorway in downtown Indianapolis, Leo V. Thompson, Salem, Charged With Setting Fire A third man, Leo Vincent Thompson, 39, Salem, was ar rested and lodged in the Jack son county jail this morning in connection with a series of fires in Josephine and Jack son counties July 16. Thompson is being held on a charge of setting a fire on forest land and was indicted by a grand jury in August District Attorney Alan Holmes said Thompson turned himself in to the state police in Salem, and is being questioned to day. "We expect a substantial break in the case momentar ily," Holmes said this morn ing. Two other men charged with the same crime, Harry Warren Stumbo, 34 of Wolf Creek, and Walter Chase, 41, of Route 2, Box 668B, Central Point, have been released af ter maintaining their Inno cence, and posting $2,500 bail each. Stumbo's circuit court trial has been set for Oct. 16 and Chase's for Oct. 30. The series of fires broke out in an area north and east of Grants Pass within a two hour period the afternoon of July 16. Twelve were small and quickly extinguished, but one burned 250 acres in the Granite hill area, one mile north of Grants Pass. Week End Traffic Takes Six Lives By United Press International Two fatal accidents in east ern Oregon Sunday sent the state's week-end traffic death toll up to six. The victims were Pauline C. Farra, 58, of Mt. Vernon, and Alden George Coppins, 57, of Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Farra was killed when a car driven by .her brother- in-law, Sam Farra, struck the back of a truck on State High way 19 south of Fossil in Wheeler county. Farra's wife, Daisy, 63, was injured slightly. Accidents earlier in the week end took the lives of Belle Gindhart, 73, Beavcrton; Aloysius F. Kwiatkowski, 26 Portland; Lillian Fish, 80 Portland, and Diane Smith, 23 months, of St. Helens. GRANT APPROVED Washington - IUPD - The Health, Education and Wel fare Department today award ed a $27,500 grant to the Lane County Health Department. WEATHER FORKC AST: Riln bpfinnlng thlt evcnlnc. Cloudy with shower. Tuesday mornlni, becoming portly clou fly Tuetday after noon. I'ontlderahly cooler both days. Low tonight 4I-S4. High Tuesday JS-IO, Temp. Highest Yesterday tl Lowest This Morning 43 Our Skies Tonight unset today 1:11 p.m. tunrlse tomorrow 1:4 1 a.m. The Moon rises 4:32 p.m. today. During the night It will past dirertly tn front ot Saturn, com pletely hiding that planet for about an hour. r sail Moon (Harvest Moon) wir'i.fiMyrv",,''iy Area Schools Open Today With Increase Noted in Medford Crowded c:idition prevail ed at Medford High school this morning as 1,750 students enrolled for classes. Elliott Becken, assis t a n t superintendent of schools, re ported a 16 per cent Increase from last year's first day en rollment of 1,515. The in crease is caused by the first influx of post-war children, Becken said. The total enrollment in the Medford school .system, -this morning was 8.547, close to the figure estimated. Last year 8,120 registered for classes the first day, making this year's increase of 427 students, slightly more than five per cent. Broken down by schools, Hedrick Junior High school reported 982 students, as com pared to 961 last year, and M c Loughlin reported 1,176 registered, an increase of one student over last year's 1,175. Distrtict s Grade Schools In the grade schools in the Medford school district, Grit fin Creek reported 278, Hoov er 362, Howard 349, Jackson 426, Jacksonville 223, Jef ferson 375, Lincoln 195, Lone Pine 272, Oak Grove 304, Roosevelt 576, Ruch 112, Washington 546, Westside 126, and Wilson 452, for a total of 4,639. This is an increase of 170 students, or four per cent, Becken stated. All elementary schools In creased their enrollment with the exceptions of Jackson, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Oak Grove, Washington, and West side schools. Enrollment In Ashland by schools at 11 o'clock this morning showed: Ashland High school 563, Ashland Jun ior high school 678, Briscoe 342, Lincoln 412, Walker 397, Political Ad Said To Be in Violation A political advertisement in a new shopping news on Sept. 6 is a clear violation of the law, but both parties involved have agreed to publish a re traction. District Attorney Alan Holmes said this morn ing. The advertisement in ques tion consisted of a small block at the bottom of a U.S. Ma rine Corps recruiting ad which stated: "Berle Ste phens, candidate for sheriff, elect a veteran, 'By far the best qualified man' " No "paid political advertisement" line appeared at the bottom as required by law. "This was the first publica tion for the paper and I feel it was unintentional. Both parties have admitted to their error and I (eel it won't hap pen again," Holmes said this morning. Kennedy's Request for Callup Authority OK'd Washington -(UPD- The Sen ate Armed Services committee today unanimously approved President Kcnnedy'i request for standby authority to call up 150,000 military reservists to meet cold war emergencies whllrjCongreas is out of session.' i.'SSy T' " 4 ' V Ind. Her mother, Mrs. Lola Littler, 27, of Chicago, upper left, and her grandmother, Mrs. Ruby St. Clair, 44, lower left, have been arrested on charges of child neglect. (UPI) and Bellview 250. Enrollment was reported about average with actual increases not to be known until later this week. Registration figures for schools in Central Point and Phoenix school districts were not available, as enrollment was not completed until this afternoon. Registration will continue troughout the week. lake Activities Report Scheduled A summary of Labor Day week end activities at Howard Prairie and Emigrant recrea tion areas will be given to the Jackson county parks and recreation commission when it meets at 8 o'clock tonight in the county court room. County Parks and Recrea tion Director Neil Ledward noted that 800 people stayed two extra days at Howard Prairie during the Labor Day week end, and 4,700 day users visited the area. Nirnbers were recorded by ' traffic counters installed at entrance roads to Emigrant and How- ard Prairie lakes Aug. 31, Ledward said. At Emigrant 673 cars were recorded during the holiday and 2,350 day visitors. The water level at Emi grant lake is dropping rapidly making proper location of floats and docks a problem, Ledward said. Mr. and Mrs. James Hut chinson will locate as resi dent caretakers at Emigrant lake starting next week, Led ward reported. Ledward will also report tonight on his consultation with a Winema National for est official on suggestions for operation of riding stables at Howard Prairie. Four Medford Students Pass Oregon State Bar Examinations Salem -(UPD- The Oregon Su preme Court announced today that 103 students passed the 1962 Oregon State Bar exam ination. Fifty failed. The per centage of those passing was 67.3. Graduates of the University of Oregon racked up the best percentage by school, with 84.8 per cent. By percentage, Willamette university was second with 75. Graduates of Northwest ern College of Law had a 60 per cent total and 55.8 per cent of those from out of state schools passed. Those who passed Included: Portland area - Stanley Adams, Clifford Allison, Rich ard Amato, Morris Arntson Jr., Harvey Barragnr, Jerome Barton, Jcrold L, Billings, David Blunt, Brian Booth, James Breathouwer, Lon Bry ant, John Burns, James Carr- ladon Jr., Mcldon Coffey, Rob ert Cook, James Damis, George DcsBrisay, Frances Dudleston, Virgil D u g g e r , Jimei Fournier, Barbara tJ. JbV" . ' V. Si!.. A' uuie miss u Identified; Mother Detained Indianapolis, Ind. - IUPD The mother and grandmother of "Little Miss Q," a 4-year- old tot that lots of people wanted, faced a court appear ance today on child neglect charges, ,- The mystery of "Little Miss Q," the nickname given the girl three weeks ago when she was found huddled in a door way ' near the bus terminal here, was solved Saturday. Her name la Jeannie Z,ee Odom. Her mother, Mrs. Louis Littler, 27, and grandmother, Mrs. Ruby St. Clair, 44, both of Chicago, identified her Sat urday night. They then were arrested on charges of neglect. There also were indications they may be formally accused of child abandonment. The reunion solved a mys tery of Identity which had led persons throughout the coun try to inquire about the child to see if she was their own. Great Affection Felt The police department here came to feel great affection for the tiny waif, and prom ised she would not be released until it is certain she will "receive better care than she received before." Police said it is "not normal for a good parent to wait 19 days before attempting to find a lost child." Mrs. Littler said she was at the bus terminal station Aug. 20 but became ill and left Jeannie Lee with Mrs. St, Clair while she went to a washroom. Police said Mrs. St. Clair apparently continued on to Kentucky, leaving the girl in the waiting room. The child wandered away. They said when Mrs. Littler returned to discover her child gone, she assumed Jeannie Lee was with Mrs. St. Clair Goodier, Stuart Grant. Howard Hedrick, Robert Ireland, Garry Kahn, Mitchell Karaman, George Kirklin, Mi chael Killorgan, Larry F. Klang, Gary Lelas, Frcdric Merrill, Thomas Moore, Frank Mowry, James Nelson.AIarvin Nepom, Andrew Niebergall Jr., Martin Parelius, Gerald Pullen, David Ramstead, Les ter Rawls, Arden Shenker, Ralph Slpprcll, Kenneth Solo mon, Ronald Somcrs, Leigh Stephenson, Herbert Titus, Stanley Urblckeit, and Carl ton Warren. Eugene - Roy Dwyer, Ger ald Gilbert, John Grove, Wayne Helikson, Gary Her mann, Frank Knight, David Saari, J. Michael Starr, Wal ter Sweek and Leo Young. Salem - Wallace Carson Jr., Charles Howe, David Landis, Richard Lang, William McAl lister, Conrad Moore, Emll Muhs Jr., Jainei Nevin, Jer ome Noble, Thomas O'Dell, Norma Jean Pulus, Tatsto Aa- tot Btsola, Evelyn N. Scott, John Smallmon, Herman Win eiping Radio Blisters U. S.; Details Withheld Plane Downed Over Southeast China Taipei, Formosa-IUPD - Na. tionalist China today assumed full responsibility for the flight of an American-made U2 plane which the Commu nists claim to have shot down over the China mainland. Peiping practically ignored Taipei and laid the whole blame on the United Stales. It loosed a propaganda bar rage that blistered U.S. pol icies on Cuba, Berlin, South east Asia and other trouble spots around the world. Peiping Radio said the plane was shot down Sunday over southeast China by "an air force unit." It gave no further details and did not disclose the pilot's fate. Nationalist Chinese officials said intelligence experts were trying to learn just what hap pened whether the extreme ly high altitude plane was forced down to lower alti tudes by engine trouble or whether the Chinese Reds pos sibly had used Soviet ground-to-air missiles to knock It down. Tells of Missiles A Chinese Communist pilot. Liu Chen, who defected to the Nationalists last March, said he had learned before leaving the mainland that Peiping had received ground-to-air missiles from the Russians. Officials in Taipei and Washington disclosed for the first time that Nationalist China had bought two U2 planes from the Lockheed Air craft Corp. in July 1960. - A State Department official in Washington said so far as he knew no restrictions had been imposed at that time as to how and where the Nation alists might use the planes. A National spokesman said the planes arrived in Decern ber, I960,, and had been mak ing successful flights over Communist China ever since. Government spokesman James Shen, confirming that ' one of the two planes wai missing, said it was owned and operated entirely by Na tionalist China. Xt was "strict ly Chinese operation," h said. But Peiping linked the flight with the current Far East tour . of Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, who is to become chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Ameri can "failure" in Laos and other cold war issues. "The Intrusion of the Ul plane of the Chiang Kai-shek gang was by no means an isolated incident," the Peiping People's Dally proclaimed. "It was an integral part of the stepped-up spying activi ties against the socialist coun tries carried out by U.S. U2 planes, mostly based in Japan. Highway 99 Traffic South Reported Up Hornbrook-Traffic through the California quarantine sta tion here over the three-day Labor Day week end was al most twice as heavy as during the equivalent 1961 period. A total of 11,061 vehicles checked through the station this year as compared to 6,588 last year. The busiest single day of 1962 at the station was Labor Day when 3,892 vehicles went through. Since the holiday, however, traffic has settled down to near normal pace. ter, James Yacos, Donald Yo- kom and Charles Leierer. Other Oregon cities - Sid ney Bartels, Gresham; Wil liam Brandsness, George Brandt, Fairy Jodine Gardner and Marvin Nerseth, all of Klamath Falls; John Cooney, Donald Denman, Bruce Kel lington and Justin Smith, all of Medford; Lawrence Gildea, Blue riiver; rilchard Kropp, Albany; William Lass we II and Lauren Loveland, both of Koseburg; Dale Liberty Sr., West Linn; James McCaffrey, Aloha; Michael McClain, Cor- vallis; Donald Reiling, Ger vals; Charles Seagraves Jr., Mllwaukie; Richard Shaw, Beaverton; Douglas Shepard, Bend; Robert Swift, Newberg; Robert Walberg, North Bend; and William Wallace, Gold Beach. Out of state - Robert D. Volvln, Indianapolis, Ind.; Charles Shea III, San Jose, Calif.; Lou Williams, San Francisco; William H. Wis wall, Spokane, and David Zundel, Honolulu. . . - ,. .V.-4 ...4. r.r.'-c-t'j'.-.'.a!'
