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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1962
No. 174
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CATHOLIC COUNCIL OPENS - This is a
general view of the main nave in St. Peter's
Basilica in Vatican City showing Vatican
Council II looking towards Altar Major
' Cuban Ransom
Report Brings
Probe Demands
Washington -(UNI- A Repub
lican House member today de
manded a congressional inves
tigation of reports that the
U. S. government might pay
part of the ransom for Cuban
Invasion prisoners.
Rep. William C. Cramer (R
Fla.) asked for immediate
hearings on negotiations be
tween New York attorney
James B. Donovan and Cuban
Premier Fidel Castro for re
lease of the prisoners.
He made the demand in
identical letters to Chairman
Clarence Cannon (D-Mo.) of
the House appropriations com
mittee and Thomas Morgan
(D-Pa.) of the House foreign
affairs committee.
Deeply Disturbed
Cramer said he was deeply
disturbed by the negotiations,
especially by reports of pro
posals to pay some of the ran
som in dollars from CIA funds.
"This is about the greatest
abuse of presidential discre
tion as I can remember in the
history of this country," Cra
mer wrote. He said he nevr
had voted for any bill "that
would permit the President to
. . . give in to blackmail
threats by an enemy govern
ment and, in particular, Fidel
Castro."
"If Congress does not stop
this unwholesome, degradine
and humiliating blackmail
deal, the prestige of the Unit
ed States will be forever ir
reparably harmed," he said.
Speech in House
Cramer later voiced t h e
same demands in a brief
speech on the House floor,
bringing an acid rejoinder
from Rep. Barratt O'Hara (D
111,), the only surviving vet
eran of the Spanish-American
War left in Congress.
O'Hara suggested that Cra
mer might be a good man "to
lead the army" if an Ameri
can force ever should have to
go into Cuba.
"If he shoots as loud as he
talks." O'Hara told the House.
"Lord help the enemy!"
ITIMS FROM
HEWStVJHEFS
CUBAN PRISONER TALKS BOG DOWN
Havana-m-Negotitioni lor the release of 1,113 captured
Cuban invadert begged down Wednesday night in discuision
of undisclosed "details," and it appeared the talks might con
tinue for some time to come.
INDIAN. COMMUNIST FORCES CLASH
New Delhi-lPI'-A Foreign Ministry spokesman today re
ported "seere" fighting between Indian and Communist
Chinese forces in the disputed border area between Tibet s.'d
India's Northeast Frontier Agency.
SOUTH VIET NAM STAGES OFFENSIVE
Saigon, South Viet Nam-IN-The South Vietnamese gov
ernment threw several thousand troops today into what was
described by informed military sources at the biggest offen
sive to dale against the Communists.
21st Ecumenical
Council Opened
In Church Rites
Vatican City-OIPD-Pope John
XXIII, 80, a portly, fatherly
figure in white, today opened
the 21st Ecumenical Council
of the Roman Catholic Church
that he said may pave the way
for the "unity of mankind."
Willi the scene and the pon
tiff's words broadcast through
space by the Telstar satellite,
the church in a 4-hour and 3ii
minute .ceremony began the
task of attuning to the nuclear
age.
From the great Basilica of
St. Peter's the Pope addressed
his words to all peoples as
well as to the 3.000 Roman
Catholic leaders and about 50
Williams Store Is
Destroyed by Fire
Williams - Fire of undeter
mined origin last night des
troyed a seven bedroom
home, store and service sta
tion at the intersection of
Williams highway and East
and West Fork rds. here.
Known locally as Varncr's
store, it was reoponed about
a month ago by Ken Robcers,
who operated a second-hand
store and service station.
Robcers, who lived alone
in the house, was not at home
at the time of the fire, ac
cording to reports. The fire
was reported to have started
at the rear of the structure
about. 8:30 p.m. yesterday.
Recent heavy rains were
credited with saving the
nearby school, church and
office building, area residents
said.
One piece of fire fighting
equipment was at the scene,
but efforts to control the
blaze were unsuccessful. The
.structure was destroyed in
about an hour, according to
reports.
SITE PURCHASED
Portland iL'PJi Crown-Zcl-lcrbach
Corp. officials said to
day the firm had purchased
an industrial site at the Co
lumbia River town of Wauna.
about 30 miles east of Astoria.
AROUND THI OlOII
where Pope John's throne is situated. Coun
cil Fathers are seated on stands on both
sides for the 21st Ecumenical Council. (UPI)
observers from other Chris
tian faiths assembled for the
council.
Pope John spoke for 37
minutes after an inaugural
mass and a magnificient pro
cession of richly garbed pre
lates which made its way
through St. Peter's Square to
the sound of pealing church
bells and the cheers of more
than 150,000 spectators.
"Long live the Pope," they
cried in a multitude of lan
guages. The Pope, who descended
from his portable throne to
enter and walk down the aisle
of the ancient church con
verted into a modern council
chamber with electronic nov
elties, was buoyant in the
enthusiasm of opening the
first Ecumenical Council in
almost a century.
Fed Christians to Lions
Historically, it will be
known as the Second Vatican
Council, held on the site
where the Roman Emperor
Nero once fed Christians to
the lions. It is the largest
council in history, with pre
lates present from 53 coun
tries on the six continents,
and the first to be attended
by Protestant observers.
The Pope set the tone of
optimism with his opening
words: "Mother Church re
joices." For those of the non-Catholic
observers who did not com
prehend the ancient Latin
tongue, Vatican interpreters
murmured discreetly the
translation in modern lan
guages. A few minutes after the
ceremonies ended, the pontiff
appeared at the window of
his apartment to Impart his
benediction to 8.000 persons
in the square below - includ
ing many of the council fa-
I thers who had just left the
1 basilica.
i County Voter List
lis Sent To State
I
j The list of Jackson county's
registered voters was sent
Wednesday to the secretary of
state in preparation for mail
' ing of the voter's pamphlets,
! according to E. E. Madden,
' county clerk.
Madden said the pamnhlets
are expected to be mailed
from Salem with local regis
1 tered voters to start receiving
them next week.
The county elections depart
, ment is starting to mail absen
; lee ballots. Madden stressed
. that requests for abtentce bal-
lots must be early enough so
that the ballots may be re-
1 ceived by the elections depart
ment by 8 p m. Nov. 6.
: Sample ballots are expected
; to be ready sometime next
: week, Madden said.
At the present lime the
county clerk is nriianmng ihe
i schedule for distribution of
roll booths.
Washington -IITH- President
Kennedy today signed a bill
which will raise postal rat.-s
by one cent on first class let
ters, air mail and post cards
next Jan. 7.
The double-barreled meas
ure also carries a $1 billion
pay raise for 1.6 million fed
eral employees, starting with
their next payday.
Ktnnedy said he was "de
lighted" to sign the legisla
tion. On hand for the bill
signing ceremony at the While
House were House and Senate
Post Office committee mem
bers and officials of federal
postal employee unions and
associations.
The President said that the
postage increases, to produce
about $605 million a year in
new revenues when fully ef
fective in 1065, would repre
sent an "important step to
ward a self sustaining postal
system."
The price of a stamp for a
regular first class letter will
be boosted from 4 cents to a
nickel. Air mail stamps will
cost 8 cents, regular post cerris
4 cents, and airmail postcards
6 cents.
He said the employee pay
increases would help reduce
turnover of federal employees,
improve morale and make the
salaries of government work
ers more on a par with pay
in private enterprise.
Rates also will raise fo"
publications using second class
mail and advertisers using
third class. The piece rate for
bulk third class mail, the sub
ject of much controversy, will
increase from 2.5 cents to 27,s
cents over a three-year period.
The new rates will not bal
ance the postal budget even
though Congress wrote off
$373 million in post office ex
penses as "public service"
charges.
But if the Interstate Com
merce commission grants the
post office its request for
$145 million in parcel post in
creases and postal officials can
make promised savings
through efficiency improve
ments, the gap may be nesrly
closed despite the additional
burden of $275 million in pay
Burglaries Are
Reported in Area
Two buildings in Rogue
River and Talent were enter
ed during the night, Jackson
county sheriff's deputies re
ported today.
Entered in Rogue River
were the high school and ele
mentary school buildings.
Sonsiderable damage was
done in the offices at the high
school where less than $50
was taken.
The Hogue River High
school was entered earlier
this week. Deputies said that
filing cabinets were torn open
and the offices ransacked.
Offices in the elementary
school also were reported to
have been entered. Several
filing cabinets were opened,
one of them pried open since
it was locked, but nothing
else in the building was dis
turbed. Rear doors had been pried
open for entry in both of the
Rogue River schools as well
as the Talent city hall.
In the city hall two filing
cabinets in the police office
were pried open with nothing
reported missing. The office
j was not ransacked, deputies
i said.
j The other Talent entry was
the elementary school where
burglars got a little more
than $33.75 in change from
the principal's desk and a pen
cil and paper vending ma
chine. Nothing else i.i the
building was reported dis
turbed. Deputies are not cer
tain how entry was made, but
pry marks were discovered
on several outbuildings at the
school where entry had not
been made.
Reward Offered for
Mining Calif ornian j
Roscburg -1TI The family !
of Herbert W. Warden Jr.. 86. j
missing Santa Barbara. Calif., j
man has offered a $500 re- j
ward tor his discovery. War-1
den's car wa found last week
otf the North Lmpqua High-
way stuck on a logging road.
tal Rates
raises for 525,000 postal work
ers.
The hill also restores re
strictions on the delivery of
Communist propaganda mail
imposed by former President
Harrv S. Truman but relaxed
last year by Kennedy.
Pending a specific request
for delivery by the addressee,
the post office will hold up
all unsealed Communist prop
aganda originating abroad.
Sealed mail and matter ad
dressed to government agen
cies schools, libraries and re
search institutions would be
exempt from the provision.
Morse Promised
Move To Restore
Funds for Oregon
By United Press International
Sen. Wayne Morse said
Wednesday the White House
and Democratic congressional
leaders have promised to see
what can be done about re
storing funds cut from certain
Oregon water projects.
Morse said President Ken
nedy assured him the White
House would support Inclu
sion of the Oregon projects in
a supplementary appropria
tion bill.
Rep. Michael Kirwan ID
Ohio) led the battle to knock
funds for the Blue river,
Yaquina Bay and Columbia
river channel projects out of
the Public Works bill after
Morse and Rep. .Edith Green
(D-Orc.) opposed his bill for
a national aquarium in Wash
ington, D.C.
Mrs. Green returned to Ore
gon Wednesday and said she
was confident funds would be
restored.
Douglas To Campaign
It was announced that Sen.
Paul Douglas (D-I1I.) would
campaign for Morse Friday
and Saturday. He scheduled
Friday talks at Portland Stale,
Oregon State and Lake Os
wego and Saturday talks at
Eugene and at Reed college
in Portland.
Gov. Mark Hatflied told
the Oregon Nurses Associa
tion in Salem Wednesday the
number one aim of his admin
istration the past four years
has been to provide more job
opportunities. "During the
past four years we have ex
perienced success," he said.
Atly. Gen. Robert Y. Thorn
ton said in Eugene today if
he is elected governor he will
seek repeal of the three tim
ber tax bills. passed in 1961
and signed into law by Hat
field. He said because of
these bills property owners
in all timbered counties can
expect "sharp boosts" in their
county tax bills.
Praises Peace Corps
Rep. Al Ulman (D-Ore.) in
Klamath Falls Wednesday
night, praised the Peace
Corps as "a new concept in
International relations that
has caught the imagination of
the world." He criticized "vio
lent partisan opposition" to
the program when It was pro
posed by President Ken
nedy." Blaine Whipple, Democrat
ic nominee opposing Rep.
Walter Norblad, criticized
Norblad for voting "against
most water and air polution
control legislation." He spoke
in Astoria Wednesday.
Medical Society '
Endorses Measure
A resolution endorsing the
fluoridation measure on the
November ballot was unani
mously passed at the monthly
meeting of the Jackson Coun
ty Medical Society lost night
al the Rogue Valley Country
club.
According to Dr. Ralph
Hibbs, president of the so
ciety, a committee was ap
pointed to work to inform
the public In Jackson county
about fluoridation and Its
beneficial qualities.
"We want to do everything
we can to bring the true facts
about fluoridation before the
public," Dr. Hibbs said, "and
to encourage the people of
Jackson county to pass the
measure in November."
AND MORE RAIN - The drip splash patter bleep bloop
of the rain drops continued in the Rogue River valley lor
the third straight day, but so far the dry earth has ab
sorbed much of it and no serious flooding has been report
ed. Brisk southerly winds that came up during the night
Festival Names
Five Directors;
Receives Reports
Ashland Five area resi
dents were elected to the
board of directors of the Ore
gonian Shakespearean Festi
val association al its annunl
meeting last night in the Mark
Antony hotel here. .
Elected for three year
terms were Frank Bash, MPd
ford, Mrs. John Cotton, Arch
ie Fries and Robert Reinholdt,
all of Ashland, and Rudolf
Vest, Yreka.
At a meeting of the board
of directors following the reg
ular association meeting, Mrs.
Cotton was elected president
of the board, Bash was elected
vice president, Frank Pinnock
was reelected secretary, and
Vest was reelected treasurt-r
of the board.
Financial Report
A financial report for the
previous year's activities was
presented to the association.
Receipts from al sources to
talled $131,376.34, while total
disbursements were $130,
216.26. A net cash gain of
$1,998.38.
Operating expenses for the
association totalled $110,
816.75. Ticket sales for the
past season totalled $104,
937.20, it was reported.
Annual reports of the pro
ducing director and the gen
eral manager were presented
to the association, in which a
resume of the past season was
made and future needs were
outlined.
Mrs. Vida Zupan, represent
ing Beta Sigma Phi, presented
a check for $1,200 to the asso
ciation scholarship fund. The
Soroptlmists club donated a
check of $300 for a scholar
ship. Mrs. Flora MacCrackcn,
representing Tudor Guild, told
the association her group
hopes to donate a check for
$3,500 for scholarship pur
poses. A proposal was made to
establish a trust fund for re
ceipt of gifts and sale of mem
berships to perpetuate scholar
ships for actors.
Salem -tlfli- James B. Hall,
Roseburg, has been named
president-elect of the Orocon
Nurses Association, meaning
he will take over the top po
sition in 1963. He is the first
man to be tapped for president
in the Oregon nurses group.
WEATHER
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nhoweri tonight. Clntidy Frlday
tvlth rln and (littv tnuthrlv
wind Krldav iltfirnoon nd nliht
and Saturday mnrnlnir. Low to.
mini tu-11. inch trlday nrar
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To 10 a.m. Today
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Our Skies Tonight
SuntFt today .. . S:1T p.m.
Knnrhp tomorrow . . t:29 a.m.
MMinrltp today 5:05 p.m.
toll Moon Humeri Moonj
Saturday.
PHDM1NKNT CONKTKI.I.ATTON
Taorui, In lha at 10:10 p.m.
VISII1LC I'LAMIS
Venm, ipll .. . H:9 p.m.
Jupiter, due aouth . 9:13 p.m.
Saturn, low In southweit
!:; p m.
Man, huh In rait 4:39 a.m.
Rainfall Total in
Area Continues to
Mount; More Seen
The Medford area rainfall
total continued to mount to
day as the October aggregate
passed the five-inch mark al
the U.S. weather station at
the airport.
The weather bureau report
ed a precipitation total of .61
of an inch from midnight up
to 1 1 o'clock this morning
bringing the overall amount
for this month up to 5.2.2
inches.
And, forecasts indicated
more rainfall. Weather is ex
pected to be cloudy with
showers tonight. Rain and
gusty winds are foreseen from
Friday afternoon into Satur
day morning.
Most of the rain this month,
4.40 inches, has fallen since
Monday evening. Yesterday's
total was .84. Heaviest day of
rain was Tuesday when 1.85
Inches fell - more than the
1.91 average for October.
Mora Than Normal
The 4.61 Inches which had
fallen up to midnight last
night were 4.11 more than
normal. A total of 5.37 from
Sept. 1 up to last midnight
was 4.22 more than normal
for the season.
The weather bureau report
ed sustained winds up to 21
miles per hour here this morn
ing with gusts up to 31 mph.
Small limbs were blown
from trees, and part of the
service station al the Toy
Deer restaurant south of Ash
land was blown down. Winds
in the Ashland area were re
ported stronger, resulting in
more damage In that area
than in other areas.
County roads crews were
reported patroling to check
Tentative Plans for Amendment to
Subdivision Ordinance Are Approved
A resolution and tentative
plans for an amendment to the
county subdivision ordinance
were approved by the Jackson
county planning commission
last evening.
It also referred three cases
of violation of the subdivision
ordinance to the county court
for action by the district at
torney's office and discussed
sanitation regulations for
building homes.
A legal opinion was sought
to determine if the county
planning commission can use
numbers as names for identi
fying subdivisions under the
present state law.
Rasolution Requaited
The resolution requested
the county court to slate the
planning commission's posi
tion in planning county build
ings and facilities.
Commissioner G. I. Peoples
in commenting on the use of
numbers instead of names for
subdivisions explained the
lengthy location descriptions
now used on deeds and other
legal land descriptions.
lie cited duplication of sub
division names in the county
brought quantities of leaves from the trees and some storm
drains, like the one above, on Crater Lake avc., were not
functioning as they should. For most people (except for
orchardlsts, loggers, farmers, construction workers, and
people with holes in their roof) the rain is doing little harm.
on possible danger spots, but
the office has received only
a few calls on flooded drain
pipes and ditches, County En
gineer Robert Curslensen said
this morning.
A tree was reported across
Thompson Creek rd. about a
mile from the end of the
pavement, but crews were
checking to see If It was in
Josephine county.
Johnson, Morse
To Attend Rally
Vice President Lyndon B.
Johnson has tentatively
agreed to attend a Democratic
night rally in Medford, Fri
day, Oct. 10, according to Sen.
Wayne Morse,
Scheduled appearances this
Friday for Senator Morse in
the Grants Pass-Medford area
have had to be postponed due
to Congress remaining in ses
sion poslbly into next week.
Senator Morse hopes to
keep his commitment for the
Jane - Jefferson dinner in
Grants Pass at the Josephine
county fairgrounds at 0:30
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.
The events scheduled for
Friday which had to be can
celled were an appearance be
fore the Eugene Chamber of
Commerce, a night rally and
breakfast In Medford, and the
dedication of the Grants Pass
Plywood project. The ply
wood project dedication has
been rescheduled for Friday, ley's first degree murder con
Oct, 19. viction.
and cities. Peoples explained
that he had talked to county
officials in various parts of the
state as well as Jackson coun
ty cities. All appeared en
thusiastic about the sugges
tion. ,
In discussing the building
of county government offices,
commissioners mentioned that
the group had not been con
sulted regarding on over -all
plan.
President C. O. Lovejoy
cited the civic building de
velopment plan that was pre
pared for Medford by the
bureau of municipal research.
It was felt that a study of
county building expansion
plans, including la new fair
grounds, should be made in
relation to the city's plans.
Commissioners authorized
the planning staff to prepare
an amendment to the present
county subdivision ordinance.
It would give the county jur
isdiction over subdivisions in
cluding lots in excess of five
acres and those which include
less than four lots.
The amendment will be pre
sented at the November meet
Western Oregon
Power Disrupted,
Tree Limbs Down
By United Press International
A Pacific storm lashed at
Western Oregon today caus
ing power - o u t a g e s and
dropping tree limbs along the
coast and in Portland.
A 70 - mile - an hour wind
ripped the roof from a house
at Gold Beach and hurled It
against a Bonneville Power
Administration tower near a .
substation al 6:36 a.m.
The flying roof tore down
a 115 kilovolt line and knock
ed oul power to Langlois, Port
Orford and Gold Beach. Serv
ice was restored at the north
ern end of the line.
Portland Power Out
In Portland, heavy rain and
gusly winds caused power
outages In the northeast sec
tion of the city for about an
hour shortly After 6 a.m.
In Southeast Oregon, a
snowfall, sweeping down from
the mountains after 36 hours
of rain dumped a blanket of
heavy, wot snow across the
KJnmnth Basin. It brought a
temporary halt to the potato
harvest.
Most of the snow was gone
today except in the higher
elevations where 16 inches
was reported at Sycan Butte
northwest of Klamath Falls.
Elsewhere, Lakcview re
ported 1.6 inches of rain, giv
ing It more than 3 inches in
48 hours.
TO ASK REHEARING
Newport, Ore. -IUPH- Eugene
nichardson, attorney for con
demned slayer Larry West
Shipley, 21, said today he
plans to ask the Oregon Su
preme Court for a rehearing
of its decision affirming Ship-
ing for further discussion.
Also referred to the Novem
ber session was the discussion
of a permit system requiring
new houses be checked for
santilation requirements prior
to occupancy. The use of such
a permit set-up will be re
ferred to the county court for
a legal opinion of the district
attorney.
The commission approved
the referral of three subdi
vision violations to the county
court for action by the dis
trict attorney.
Additional information re
garding two other subdivisions
was asked by the commission.
The commission also ap-
i proved proposed roads In the
White City subdivision area
requested by Bud Hoover. One
is the continuation of Merry
lane east to Lake View dr.
and on east of Kershaw rd.
and the other, the extension
south of Lake View dr.
The board of adjustment re
ported that an illegal billboard
in the south Talent interim
zoned area had been removed
Monday by the National Ad
vertising company.