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Newspaper Page Textto) mmm mmm nvest 6Ato Errors inng Party Shifts In Bed China Tokyo - IUPD - Red China's all-powerful Communist party shook up its leadership today, and publicly admitted that there have been errors in the country's agricultural and economic administration. In a public statement, it promised the Chinese people that domestic reforms would be made. It hinted at the existence of popular discontent and high level incompetence. Shifts of leadership were announced in a communique which reveal that the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist party had concluded a four-day meeting in Peiping Tuesday. This was the first word that such a meeting had been held. The communique's text was broadcast in full by the Communist New China news agency and monitored here. Objection Blocks Speedy Passage Of Postal Bill Washington '-HOT- A House drive for quick action on a rnmbined costal rate increase and government pay raise to day ran into a roadblock which could jeopardize final passage. ' , - Rep. H. R. Gross (R-lowa) barred a unanimous consent request by Rep. Tom Murray (D-Tenn.) chairman of the House Post Office Committee, to set up a House-Senate con ference on differing bills pass ed by the two chambers. Two-Third Vols Gross' objection posed a di lemma for congressional lead ers. Without unanimous con sent by the House, they can get the rate-pay bill to con ference only by two-thirds vote of the House or by ma jority vote after clearance by the Rules Committee. Either route entails, at the very last, some delay. With pressure mounting for ad journment of Congress next week end, this could be fatal to the bill. Gross, in objecting to Mur ray's request, noted that the Senate had tied a House-approved postal rate increase onto a $1 billion annual pay raise for government work ers. Said Not Considered He said the pay raise bill has not been considered by the House although it has been approved by the Post Office Committee. Difficulties still in the way of the rate-pay package ap proved Thursday by the Sen ate were further pointed ud bv Rep. Ken Hechlcr (D W.Va.k Hechler noted that the Sen ate had slashed House-approved mail rate increases for ad vertising matter. He pointedly reminded Murray of the "strong feeling" expressed by the House on this issue. Tongue Point Station Purchase Proposed Astoria - IUPD - The City Council has received a ver- bai offer for purchase oi ihe Sent To President idle Tongue Point Naval Sta-t .... lion property for about SI ! Washington -0IPD- The Sen illion e today sent President Ken- mThe council which will dis- i ncdV a 'pension plan tax bill cuss the offer at a meeting ;'r self-employed persons. But next Monday evening, said the! lhe measure, sought by pro offer came from Howard ; fessional groups for more than Johnson, local logging oper- decade, faced the strong ator and dairyman, and Pete prospect of a presidential veto. McCoy, another Clatsop coun- 7r " ty logging operator. Central Oregon Scenic FLAMES KILL SIX Beverly. Mass. -Wit- Six members of the William Dodd family were killed early to day when a general alarm fire swept their three-story wooden home, police said. HEWS&hBRIEFS ITIMS FROM NORTHWEST WATER PROJECTS PROPOSED Washington - tPP - Th Senati Public Works commit tee Thursday recommended construction of more then SI billion in flood control and navigation projects In the Northwest. ALLIED PLANES CARRY NUCLEAR WEAPONS Washington - 'ITU - Defense Secretary Robert F. Mc Namare said today that U.S. and Allied planet poised on the East German border are armed with nudeer weapons which could be used to guarantee access to Berlin if it ever came to that. RUSSIA REJECTS AMERICAN PROTESTS Berlin - 1PI - The Soviet Union todiy rejected Ameri can protests over Ihe busting of two U.S. Airliners In the Berlin eir corridori this week end said the American pro tests were "merely propeganda." Informed sources teid. GHANA NEWS CENSORSHIP IMPOSED London - 1PV - The Ghana newt agency today teid centorthip hat been impoied on Ghana, whose pretident. Kwame Nkrumah. hit been the target of recent elimina tion ettemptt. "11 snouia De poimea oui that some of our work is not well done," the communique stated. "For instance, because of the incompetence of some of the leading cadres, some production teams, factories and business establishments produced less or became un welcome to the masses, we should endeavor to change this state of affairs and im- ! prove the work of those units without delay. At the same time Commu nist China was admitting its farm failures, the Soviet Un ion was disclosing that Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev in a tour of farm areas had com plained about featherbedding in the agricultural program. "The number of artificial posts must be cut down," he said during his trouble-shooting tour of the Republic of Turk mcnia which has fallen behind its goals for cotton production. Planned Interchange Party Chairman Mao Tse tung presided over the meet ing of the all-powerful Chi nese Central Committee, the communique said. The shake-up-referred to in the communique as "the plan ned interchange of Important leading cadres" - brought pro motion to Lu Ting-yi, Kang Sheng and Lo Juiching to ihe secretariat of the Central Committee. ' Lo, also chief of staff of the Chinese armies, always has been a leading figure in Com munist China's secret police apparatus. Kang has been a shadowy figure to the West and long has been connected with party intelligence, while Lu has been a long-time party mem ber and alternate of the top political bureau of the party. Old Line Soldier Dropped Those dismissed from Ihe secretariat, the communique added, included Huang Ko- cheng and Tan Cheng. Huang is known as an old- line soldier. Tan, who was a leader in the political life of the Chi nese miuinuiiisi armed iurc- CO, HISU HI UI1C tllllC Wd9 KJdU S personal secretary and was thought to be on good terms with and to have the confi dence of the party chairman. There seemed no immediate indication of any loss in Mao's actual power through the dis missal of Huang and Tan. Pension Plan Tax Bill i Areas Established Salem - IUPD - Oregon's Sce nic Area Commission today es tablished four scenic areas in Central Oregon along 53 miles of highway leading to Bend, Redmond and Madras. AROUN0 THI 0101 Bulletins Sen. Wayne Morte ID Ore.) advised the Mail Trib une today that the Senate appropriations com mittee hit approved S439.000 for fiical 1963 lor work on the talent division of the Rogue River Basin project. The committee alio approved $59,000 for operations and maintenance work on the Talent division, $65,000 for dredging work on the Rogue river harbor at Gold Beach, and $100,000 for investiga tion of the Medford division of the Rogue project. The appropriations will now go to the Senate for approval. Morse said. Washington 'll'l Gov ernment officials made clear today that former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker would be courting a con tempt citation if he carried through on his pledge to lead an anti-integration cru sade into Mississippi. Vandenberg AFB. Calif. - tl'PP. - A Minuteman "in stant" missile shot from its underground silo today in its first west coast test, but broke up and plummeted into the Pacific ocean. Rogue Valley Edition MEDFORDsKiTRIBUNE 20 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Storm Front Brings .62 Inches of Rain To Medford Region A storm front bearing tins ( area's "first real fall rain," brought .62 of an inch of pre cipitation on the Medford vi cinity up to 11 o'clock this morning. Of this total, measured at the U.S. weather bureau sta tion at the airport, .30 fell in the hour between 10 and 11 o'clock. ... Rainfall reports up to 8 o'clock this morning showed .54 at Crater lake, .33 at Prospect and .20 at Tallowbox lookout of the state forestry department in the Applegate j singer who became a success region. ! ful actor and television pro- Ashland watershed in the Rogue River National forest remained closed to entry de spite this morning's rain, hunters were reminded. The Rogue forest, however, brought down its lookouts last night for their first day off in many weeks. Another storm front is ex pected to move into this area Saturday afternoon. A Rogue j luieai apuKesmaii oiu nui Iho fnrnct "lilrnlu will hf in nPptv rnnH shnne f il . enme ." Southwest district of the Arizonans Flee Torrents of Water Maricopa. Ariz. - flJPIt - Swift - ly advancing flood waters forced the predawn evacua tion today of the southern part of Maricopa, one of two small communities in this arid region south of Phoenix.. Maricopa has a total popu lation of 500 persons. The muddy brown torrents moved into Maricopa after a dike broke three miles south of here. .' The town of Stanfield was reported still dry, although water was crossing the high way between Casa Grande and Stanfield. Rains sent surging runoffs flooding through the deserts at an estimated speed of six to eight miles an hour. Army helicopters dropped food to hundreds of Indians left stranded and evacuated dozens more. Six-Year-Old Hurt When Hit by Car A six-year-old Medford jation Administrator Najecb j to install a wind tee at a cosi girl suffered a broken leg and ; Halaby has been asked "to jof $15,365 has been awarded multiple abrasions yesterday i (,car personally the evidence." I to Trowbridge and Flynn, Gut when she apparently ran from ijahr said. between two parKea vemcics j lino Wie pdlll ui mi viiwm.- , ;ing car, according to city po- Observes Z5fn Year lice. ' Timbcrlinc Lodge - HPH - Mary Carolyn Kcesec, 6, of ( The Timbcrline Lodge ski re 11026 Tablev Rock rd., was i sort is 25 years old today, taken to Rogue Valley hos-1 Celebration of the lodge's ! pital for treatment, where au-j silver anniversary will be 1 torities reported her condi- i held when the ski season be 1 tlon as fair today. I gins In December. Officers said the girl ran in front of a car driven by Jame, Elmer Alliston. 23, of 830i Taylor St.. about 3:55 p.m. on Table Rock rd iiii.mn ,.f.vr.lini; north: on Table Rock rd. at the time on Motor Hotel association, of the accident, officers said. I A membership meeting at Eu No citation, were issued In: gene Oct. 28-30 will consider connection with the mishap, the proposal. I stale forestry department had rain reported from all o its lookouts this morning. A strong, high southwest wind, bearing rain, was reported at that time. The rain experienced here this morning was a general one covering most of Oregon. Dick Powell Being Treated lor Cancer Hollywood -IUPII- Dick Pow I, onetime banjo - playing duccr, was being treated fo cancer today, hopeful that doc tors can cure the disease. The 57-year-old Powell, president of Four Star Pro ductions, said Thursday the cancer has developed in his neck and chest. Powell entered St. John's hospital in Santa Monica Sept. 13 for treatment of what wa then described as an allergy. He staved in the nosnital tor seven days, spent a few days convalescing at home and returned lo his studio to work on six television shows. The popular star revealed Ihe is being treated by Dr. I Justin Stein at the UCLA I Medical Center. "I have been taking a linac 1 treatment," Powell said. A linac is a device used for ra diation treatment of cancer. Witnesses Called On Airline Hearing . Washington-iUPli- Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Tcx.) said today his House investigating subcom mittee has located a number of former airline stewardesses and flight attendants who ad mil they were permitted take over the controls of a liners in flight - Brooks said they have been called for sworn testimony a public hearing Monday. He added that passengers were 1 aboard the airliners at the time of the alleged incidents, The subcommittee is con- ducting broad inquiry into alleged violations of flight safely regulations aboard com ! mercial aircraft. I The congressman refused to -tor apron construction has identify the witnesses in ad- j been awarded to Tru-Mix Con vince. But i.c said Federal Av-lcrctc comDanv. and a contract j jimberline Lodge ruANCr" VOTED , NME C"AN?E nYJ."? . Portland -'Wl- Director, of nc un-sn elation have voted to change the group's name to the Ore- Price 10 Cents 28, 1962 No. 163 Ml. Ashland Ski Development Appears Assured i Development of the pro-1 posed Ml. Ashland ski area now seems virtually assured, I Jackson County Commissioner j Chester Wendt said this morn-' ins. j Wendt and County Judge Earl M. Miller attended a joint meeting in Eugene yes terday of the Association of O and C counties road and ex ecutive committees. ' ' ' There they learned: (0 That the forest service would pro ceed with construction of an entrance road into the ski area, and (2) That the two committees approved alloca tion of $463,000 for next fiscal year road construction. This will have to be ap proved during the November meeting of the Association of Oregon Counties, Miller not ed. Tentatively planned is an additional allocation of S224,- 000 from O and C funds. But' this has not been approved by either committee, Miller add ed. Money has been approved for the first season of con struction on the Siskiyou sum mit entrance road. Clearing, grading and graveling work will start next spring, accord ing to forest service officials attending the Eugene meeting. Wendt emphasized that a letter indicating a group of Ashland residents proposed to build the ski concession's basic facilities "was a big help" in obtaining preliminary approv al of the fund allocation, along with the forest service's an nouncement to start road con struction this spring. An interested group has in dicated it would form a cor poration of interested county residents to finance construc tion of the lodge and other basic facilities. iVjFAA Approves Jobs At Medford Airport Authority has been receiv cd by the city of Medford from the Federal Aviation agency in Washington, D. C. lo proceed with two improve- ment projects at the municipal airport, according to Gilbert J. Gutjahr, airport manager. A contract for $28,455.60 ! WEATHER fOKKCAHT: Moilly clnudv lo nlfht and flaturdiy mornlni. naln lair Saturday afternoon and nlghl. Hrattcrrd Ihowrra Kundav mornlni. f.nw tonlchl SJ. MlsS s' j day t. mw sat. nrday nlcnl III. Temp IllCheit Vealrrdav ftR l.nweal Thli Morning . 32 free, to II a.m. Today ... .t2 Our Skies Tonight Kuntet today . I:3t p.m. Hunrlte tomorrow . t:0t a.m. The Moon la In conjunction with the Sun (New Mnon) todav at 11:4 a.m. Moonaet today t:Z2 n.m. In Apofre lonllht. the Moon I 7-lMoe mllea away, Ita s'ealett distance from the Earlh Una year. READY FOR SHOWDOWN - Waiting in an ticipation of a showdown between Missis sippi Highway Patrol and Federal officers at Oxford. Miss., highway patrolmen stand on one side of the entrance to the Univer sity of Mississippi and assembled students (Harnett (Boycotts Court Hearing Bench Warrant Being Considered! New Orleans-iUPII-Gov. Ross Barnett defiantly boycotted athc Jackson county Food Sur- fcdcral court contempt hear ing today and the U.S. judges deliberated whether lo issue a bench warrant for the ar rest of the Mississippi chief executive. Barnetl was ,ln jHckson, Miss., when the U.S. 5th Cir cuit Court of Appeals began the hearing at which he had been ordered to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for refusing to admit a Negro to the Univer sity of Mississippi. After a hearing of several ,, nidation, the eiaht-man ourt rulcd tnat Barnett had been legally served with a summons in Oxford, Miss., ordering him to appear at to day's hearing. Attorneys Present - Although he was not pres ent, Barnett was represented by a battery of attorneys, headed by John C. Salter field, former president of the American Bar Association. Chief Judge Elbert Tuttle at first permitted Barnctt'a lawyers to participate In the hearing. Then that decision was reversed and the attor neys were told they could sit in the court only as observers. Garner Green, a Barnett attorney, objected. "Because of the deep con cern and vital interest in this case and, because bloodshed may result. . ." he began Hearing Interrupted Tuttle Interrupted and said: "We have heard about the possibility of bloodshed foi 10 year?." Judge Joseph Hutchinson broke in. "Are you threatening this court with bloodshed?" "No. no," Green replied. He said he wanted the issue settled by civil action. The hearing proceeded. Burke Marshall, a Justice Department lawyer, told the court that the department felt Barnett should be given until Monday to purge him self of contempt. The hearing adjourned for luncheon rece?s with the court not yet having made a ruling. TtSree Men Missing Off Columbia Bar Astoria - lUPP - Three As toria men were missing to day In rough seas off the Co lumbia River bar. They Included Capl. Edgar Quinn. a bar pilot, Don Nel son and William Wells. U. S. SHIPS SAID USED Washington -HIPP- The State Department said today that "five or possibly six mer chant ships which tiie United States loaned Russia during World War II have been used to carry cargoes to &'. k stand on the other side. They waited in vain for James Meredith, a Negro, who was to be escorted into the University by Federal officers under court orders to enroll him. (UPI) Bookkeeping Errors (Found in County's Food Surplus Center j Errors In bookkeeping aUseemed to be the only county plus Center,' it they had not been caught : In time, could, have cost the county $318, County Judge Earl M. Miller said this morning. This sum would have been needed to compensate for ad ditional food supplies needed lo cover shortages at the dis tribution center, the county judge explained. According to tlie center's records, the coun- ly exceeded Its allowable shortages, lit added. "In fact, Jackson county during the past fiscal year Lake Areas May Open for Hunting County administered reser voir recreation areas may be opened to duck hunting this fall. Jackson County Parks and Recreation Director Neil Led ward said this morning Robert Maybe n, Medford, state game agent, will discuss the possibility of opening the areas with the p. rks and rec reation commission at its Monday, Oct. 8, meeting. Lcdward said he understood duck hunting would not af fect local ducks, only migra lorv fowl. At the Seolember commission meeting he saldien by Turner, according to nc was iniorcsica in opening the Howard Prairie lake, oth - cr than the developed recrea tion area, to duck hunting. Slate game commission offi cials have said Howard Prai rie lake Is undesirable for a wildlife refuge or bird refuge since rising reservoir waters tend to drown out ducks' nests along the shore. Meanwhile, Lcdward re ferred to the county court a list of 18 proposed regulations governing public use of coun ty parks and recreation areas. They arc modeled after the state parks regulations, and concern building campfircs, safeguarding flora and fauna, erection of signs or markers, peddlers, vehicle traffic, dogs and horses and length of stay for overnight campers. XI 5 Rocker Plane Flown Without fin Edward, AFB. Calif. - OTP -Space agency pilot John Jack McKay, on an XI5 mission seeking more stability for re entry from flights into space, todhy flew the rocket ship without its ventral fin for the first time. Although McKay did not actually perform the re-entry maneuver, he experimented with the X15's control with out the fin while flying a heat transfer test in I straight flight path. Scientists said similar tests would follow. which exceeded Us allowable percentage of loss," Miller said. ; ... . . , Each county Is allowed Vi of 1 percent shortage In sup plies. The state will cover this- margin of shortage with additional supplies with no extra charge to the county. Anything over this margin brings additional assessments. To Court's Attention Frank M. Turner, field rep resentative, slute department of finance and administration I brought the discrepancies to the attention of the county court. Miller suggested then Turner make a thorough audt of the books which revealed mathematical errors. Turner said he had brought the errors to the attention of Ralph James, county food dis tribution administrator, anu suggested he Investigate, Mil ler said. James said this morning he had investigated, discovered the errors, and was ready with correct figures when Turner made his audit. He said Tur ner had promised him a letter absolving him from any blame. Miller and James are run ning against each other in the November general election for county Judge. Miller is Incum bent Republican candidate, and James, former county commissioner, is Democratic candidate. Examples of shortages giv j me uuumy court minuics are ; allowable shortage of lard 150 pounds, local shortage, 344 pounds; allowable short age of dried beans, 01 pack ages, actual shortage, 112 packages; allowable shortage of dried eggs, 93 packages, actual shortage 187 packages. SYNOD PRESIDENT Seattle -tUPU- The Rev. A. G. Fjcllman, Los Angeles, was elected president of the new Pacific Northwest Synod of lhc Lutheran church in Amcr- ica here Thursday. College Enrollments in Oregon Up Eugene -illPli- Enrollment at Oregon's state-supported col leges and universities is up 10.5 per cent over this time last year, the Board of Higher Education said today. Total enrollment as of to day was 30,711 compared to 27.790 at the same time last year. Ihe chancellor'! office said more registrations were ex pected with final figures prob ably available sometime next week. All schools except the medi cal school in Portland showed an increase. Southern Oregon College's Increase wai a whopping 27.2 per cent. Move Seen as Elimination of Some Criticism Point Raised in Josephine Report Salem -(UPP- The Oregon Welfare Commission today looked into the possibility of hiring its own investigators to hunt down welfare fraud cases. Mrs. Frank Bash, commis sioner from Medford, said this would "reassure people that we're nut running wild with their money." She raised the point by reading from a report by Jo sephine County Welfare Ad- ministartor Arthur M. Van Walk. Van Walk noted that regu lar caseworkers usually do not find much amiss in routine calls during the day. "Perhaps the employment few Investigators who could devote evenings to the study of some of the welfare cases might be one way of eliminating some of the criti cism that is directed toward welfare," he said. No Probers Now The state commission now has no investigators of its own, and relies on county district attorney offices. This doesn't work out too well, Washing ton County Commissioner Clayton Nyberg said. Nyberg complained that there is a "breakdown some where" between law enforce ment officers and welfare agencies. The discussion revolved around instances where wom en on welfare have boy j friends that show up at night when a caseworker is not around. The commission defended its medical care for the aged program, despite the fact that comparatively few persons have signed up for.it. Committee Reactivated Chairman , Ennis Keizer, Norm Bend, rcyqaled that Gov. Mark Half eld has re activated his, advisory com mittee on medicare, to seek Improvements and make rec ommendations to the 1863 leg islature, In the first 10 months of the program through August the total cost was $568,273, including $361,06!) for benefits and $207,203 for administration. Some $10 mil lion was allocated for the pro gram, including $3.5 million in state funds. About 1,200 persons have received benefits, while an estimated 55,000 persons in Oregon 65 or over are eligible. Castro Executions Said To Number 102 By United Press International Cuban Revolutionary Coun cil President Jose Miro Car dona said today reports reach ing him from Havana claim that the Fidel Castro regime nas executed 102 of its politi cal enemies in recent weeks. The new executions, if con firmed, would bring to 1,060 the number of Cuban opposi tionists who have met death before Castro's firing squads In the past 45 months. With only a few exceptions, the Castro regime has stopped the practice of announcing execu tions since late 1961. Mlro said direct reports from Havana underground agents'and recent letters said between 8 to 10 persons a day have faced firing squads at the Cabana Fortress in the last mass executions. Newspaper Problems To Be Hearing Topic New York -IUPD- Economic problem, of the newspaper business and the growing number of mergers will be the main focus of congression al hearings scheduled to be gin in January, Rep. Emanuel Ccllcr (D-N.Y.) said Thursday night. 10.5 Per Cent The 1962 enrollment fig ures, with last year's figures on the comparative date listed last: University of Oregon: 9,221i 8,3-tD, up 10.4 per cent. Oregon State University: 9,802, 8.820, up 11 1 per cent. Portland State: 3,493, 5, OH, up 9.6 per cent. Oregon College of Educa tion: 1,388. 1,249, up 11.1 per cent. Southern Oregon College:' 1,769. 1,391, up 27.2 per cent. Eastern Oregon' College: 1,113, 1,002. up 11.2 per cent. Oregon Tech: 898, 894, up 0.4 per cent. Medical School: 863, 720, down 7.1 per cent.