Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 22, 1962, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textla) mi U11U Ul has Regional Edition MEDFORD 16 Pages Mia Ms Red Chinese Advance TCVSV rKrj CHINA PAKISTAN rrrwrrrs' :) . TIBET imocMahoni il l0V; VL. ' LINE 5 C H I II A ;v Jjtim , . . X KASHMIR ' ",?Ml" CHINESE CONTINUE ADVANCE Attacking Communist Chinese troops continued their advance into India on two widely separated fronts today, knocking out Indian de fense outposts on their way. Defense Minister V. K. Krishna Menon announced. The Chinese, who threw upwards of 20,000 troops into massive "human wave" attacks, ad- Seattle World's Fair Closes; Area Now Lavish Civic Center Seattle-IUPII-Midnight mark ed the end of the Cinderella Seattle World's Fair, but the city did not turn into a pump kin. She still has her fairground castles, spires and royal coaches in the form of the Civic Center, Space Needle, and Science Pavilion. The 74-acre "jewel box" that was the fair until mid night has become a lavish civic center. This includes the $110,000 U.S. Science pavil ion, which Sunday was offi cially turned over to the Paci fic Science Center Founda tion. 10 Million Tickets More than 10 million per sons bought tickets to the six month fair, including about 400,000 unused advance sale tickets. As a result of the at tendance, which surpassed predictions of fair officials, the exposition became the first one-season world's fair in history to realize a profit. Fair President Joseph Can dy, in closing ceremonies Sun day night said, "I now offi cially commit the Seattle World's Fair to history." The fair may now be his tory, but it has left a legacy to the Northwest that will not be soon forgotten. Monorail Left Besides the Civic Center, Science Center, and Space RIMS OM JK RUSSIA BIDS FOB BED CHINA IN UN United Nations, N.Y-Jin-The Soviet Union mad another bid today lo hart the Communist Chineie gorernmen seated in the United Nations. RESCUERS FIND 49 SURVIVOBS Roervik. Norway-'rPt-Norwegin rescue teams, hampered t ..j v.... .inH.. mdav nulled 49 turWors and 9 bodies from the storm-leihed tea. where i coastal vessel j FUNDS RAISED ith nearW 100 persons aboard went iground and epparently Portland - m - Portland s TanE du" n, .he ni9h.. gay Zoom,! auction Saturday ! night resulted in a record EXILE RAIDS NOT CONDONED J total of $83,825 for the Port- Wuhington-'tnTht Stat Depirtmtnl todij rtiitrtUd t land Zoo and the Oregon warning that it doi not "condon" Cuban axil raids from Museum of Science and Indus U.S. ttrritorr against Cuba. j.jy. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER Put Needle, there remains the monorail, a coliseum for sports events and conventions, and performing arts facilities that should put Seattle on the schedule of top touring en tertainment groups. The fair brought visitors from all over the world, vis itors who were struck with the scenic beauty of the Northwest, the moderate sum mer climate, and the enter prise and hospitality of the fair city. Independent re search studies have reported that many of these fair visit ors hope to return and make the Seattle area their home. The fair bowed out with a spectacular closing program featuring fireworks depicting the history of the fair, 17 bands and the Seattle chorale, parades and drill team per formances. An native Washingtonian, Gold Beach Alan's Body Found in River Coid Beach - 0P0 - The body of a 32-year-old man was found in the Rogue river near here Saturday. The man was James Eaton of Gold Beach, who was miss ing since Oct. 11. Eaton's car was taken from the river Fri day night. AtOUND TMI 0101 Wat vanced in the Ladakh area (1), taking "one or two" posts in the Chip Chap Valley, inset. Additionally, new fighting broke out in the Pangong Lake vicinity, in the northwest. In the Northeast Frontier Agency (2), Chinese troops con tinued their push across the McMahon Line, border of India and Tibet, taking at least three positions. (UPI) Metropolitan Opera star Pa trice Munsel, highlighted the program with a rendition of "Auld Lang Syne." A 21-gun salute by a Ft. Lewis artillery battalion and the ringing of carillons brought down the curtain on the production that many said "couldn't be done." Pear Harvest Ends In Some Orchards Three or four large orchard companies completed their late season pear harvest dur ing the week end, industry spokesmen said today. A number of other orchard ists expect to finish this week. Appraisals of the recent storm damage . to the pear crop varies from orchard to or chard. One report this morning is that percentage of culls from the area north of Medford is running as high as 50 pel cent in some orchards. This percentage pertains to fruit left on the trees. One orchardist .said today he may pick until Nov. 1. Meanwhile, pear shippers and growers were meeting again today on possibility of placing surplus Bartlett pebrs from the Medford district in the federal school lunch pro gram. Growers and shippers have until the end of this l week to submit bids to the U.S. department of agricul ture. The Rogue Valley Market ing association, which repre : sents local pear shippers, first ! met on the propo.-al Friday I afternoon. A hundred car loads of Bartlett pears would be available, it was noted. Tribune 22, 1962 Baby Boy Found Abandoned in Local Park Sunday "Baby Boy Doe," a 2 to 3-day-old foundling discovered in the women's restroom in a city park Sunday afternoon, was reported in good condi tion and eating well in Rogue Valley hospital today. City police said the infant was found by a Grants Pass woman about 4:15 p.m. at Parco D'Alba, a city park lo cated at Stewart ave. and South Pacific highway. When found, the baby boy was resting in a cardboard box crib and was covered by two blankets. The box was the kind used to distribute federal surplus food to the needy, officers said. Baby Doe has dark blue eyes and dark brown hair. Hospital attendants said he had no distinguishing marks on his body. After examina tion, he was placed on a nor mal feeding schedule. Officers said a folded sheet was in the bottom of the box. Over the infant were a green and white and a blue blanket. The latter covering had a pat tern of pink and yellow bal loons on it. Furniture Store Destroyed at Albany Albany, Ore. -HW- Fire Sun day destroyed a wooden three story furniture store. Cause of the blaze or dam age estimate were not Imme diately known. WEATHER roRM'AST: l,tr nlht tnd mornlnc fog or low cloudt tn ihr vullrv; otherwtit, fair through TuMdtv, l,ow Innliht neat 4t. Hl(h Tuetday Temp. HlChrtt YMlrnlay . 1 l.owfit Thfi Mornlnc .. Preclp. to IS a.m. Today .. . .81 Our Skies Tonight Snnt today . 1:19 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:11a.m. Moonrt tomorrow . 1:4 a.m. New Moon Oct. 211 The planet, Venaa, It now about II million mtlet away. It ta too near the San to be aeen except In the aouthern part of the L'.S A. where It mlfht be ob aerved for a few mlnutet after 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 183 Prime Minister Predicts Victory In Border Fight Chinese Use Tanks In Undeclared War New Delhi-fOPD-Prime Min ister Jawaharlal Nehru, faced with new Chinese advances the Indian border area, called on India tonight to nut its economy on a war footing and declared: "We shall not sur render." He called Red China an "enemy" for the first time and predicted victory for In dia. Nehru spoke In a nation wide radio broadcast shortly after Red China sent a third wave of troops across the dis puted ' frontier and threw tanks into the undeclared border war for the first time. A Peiping broadcast said that Chinese Communist troops had launched an of fensive against Indian troops on the western frontier be tween Kashmir and China's Sinkiang Province. Indians Said in Flight The New China News Ag ency broadcast, heard tn Tokyo, said the Chinese drive was launched "near the source of the Karakash river." It said Indian troops were in flight in the area, which Indian re ports previously had mention ed as a scene of fighting. "We are not used to the ways of war," Nehru said, "but these have been forced upon us and we have to face them." The prime minister warned that now power "can imperil our freedom" and said: "We will fight the Chinese Com munists out." "We must change our pro cedure from the slow-moving methods of peacetime to those which produce results quick ly," Nehru said in his mes sage to the people on the un declared war raging on the border with Communist China. The prime minister, making his first public statement since the fighting broke out Saturday, told Indians in the broadcast: "We are facing the greatest menace to our free dom." "We must build up our mili tary strength by all the means at our disposal, but it is to be supported by the industry of the nation and by increasing production," Nehru said. He asked Indians to give up strikes and "profiteering" and to buy national savings bonds. Sunday Blaze Burns Home Near Talent Talent The home of a Tal ent area rancher and pear grower burned to the ground Sunday afternoon, but fire men were able to save most of the family furniture. Destroyed was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Combs, Wagner Creek rd. The Collins es were away hunting In the Lakeview area when the fire was reported. A neigbhor saw smoke Footing coming from the property j Edward Zander said the 9:10 early in the afternoon, but j p.m. incident is still under In thought someone was burning ; vestigation and his findings leaves and did not call fire- will be turned over to the men until spotting flames. Talent rural firemen re sponded at approximately 3 p.m. and were awe to save 1 8ts. then sideswiped another furniture out of all of the auto. Zander said. The car con rooms except two bedrooms. I tjnued on 600 feet and Into Jiggs Conner, Talent Rural I Steve's Barber shop at 3.11 Fire department chief, said j pjne Jt hitting the front the the probable cause of the j window, damaging the front fire was a sawdust furnace, i woli Bnd doorway and ,trik. Conner added that he felt j ng tnc barber' chair, Zander more oi me ociongings ana the house could have been saved had another truck and equipment been available. MEETING OPENS La Grande -AIPl)- The State Board ot Higher Education opened a two-day meeting at Eastern Oregon college today. tip- no i-. SUMMONED Congressional leaders were summoned back to Washington today, fol lowing a week end of Intense activity on the part of Administration leaders. Here Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.) right, and Sen. Ecumenical Council Tackles Reform in Church Liturgy Vatican City MPTi The Ecumenical Council settled down to work today with a memDers to the to comm.s . . . . . sions which will direct the Latin-language debnte on pos sible reforms in the church liturgy, including the use of modern languages instead of Latin in certain parts of the mass. A three-hour meeting of the 2,537 Roman Catholic prel ates also heard the results of the election, of members of three vital commissions. The elected members of the seven other council commissions were announced Saturday. A new constitution for church liturgy which could have an important effect on hopes for Christian unity was the first item on the agenda of the council. Since it opened Oct. 11, the council has been Involved in Two Buildings Damaged by Auto Central Point - A Medford man was cited for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and faces possible action by the district attorney's office after his ear damaged city property and two businesses here Saturday night. Cited by Central Point po lice was DcLane Qucnton Powell, 40, of route 2, box 189, Medford. He sustained facial lacerations and a frac tured nose in the incident and was taken lo Sacred Heart hospital. He was re ported in good condition this morning. Central Point Police Chief district attorney's office Powell's car struck a fire hydrant at Second and Pine . Mi(j The car also damaged the adjoining building, the Cen tral Point Beauty salon, doing extensive damage to the in terior, police addei. Powell was unconscious when police arrived at the scene. His car was demolished. w 1 t I organizational problems, In- . eluding the election of 100 work. Five Americans were in cluded in the list released to day, making an over-all total of 18 elected to the commis sions. They Include Most Rev. Joseph McGuckcn, arch bishop of San Francisco; Most Rev. Francis Rch, bishop of Charleston, S. C; Most Rev. Edward Daly, bishop of Des Moines, Iowa; Most Rev. Jo seph McShca, bishop of Allen town, Pa., and Most Rev Msgr. Patrick O'Boylc, arch bishop of Washington, D. C. The council press office in a verbal communique after the closed session in St. Peter Basilica said that 21 mem bers spoke on liturgy, which is the form of prayers, acts and ceremonies used in public worship and, in particular, the mass. "Not all of those who spoke were in favor" of the pro posed constitution, the spokes man said. He refused to give any details. No Lack of Debate But his comment Indicated there would be no lack of debate on the more than 70 items which could come up for discussion at the conclave Observers said Pope John XXIII apparently had select ed the sacred liturgy as the first item because it was like ly to be one on which there was less disagreement among the "council fathers" from throughout the world. However, the press spokes man's remarks Indicated there was disagreement. Hatfield, Thornton Schedule Joint Appearance; By United Press International Candidates had Just two weeks left today to carry their messages to Oregon voters for the Nov. 8 election. Gov. Murk Hatfield and Atty Gen. Hobert Y. Thorn ton, rivals for governor, scheduled their first joint ap pearance of the campaign Tuesday night at a Portland Lloyd Center political rally. They will be joined by Rob ert W a m p I e r , independent candidate for governor. Hatfield, seeking his second term, and Thornton have two more joint appearances plan ned before the end of the campaign. Also at the Portland mvel- i i22"-,va it Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.), center, are shown as they boarded a special Air Force Jet at Chicago's O'Hare Airport this morning. At left is Mnj. C. L. McDonald, pilot of the plane. (UPI) TejitatWe Dates. Set lor Hospital Groundbreaking Groundbreaking for the proposed Sacred Heart hos pital building has been tenia-1 tively set for July 1. 1063. The official opening for the S2.123.000 building is Jan uary, 1969. The tentative time schedule was announced today along with the completion of the executive committee for the building's fund raising cam paign. Medford Mayor John W. Snider is general chairman for the hospital's development program. Executive committee mem bers are Paul W. Haviland, special gifts; Murray S. Gar diner, business and corpora tions; Dr. Robert H. Riechcrs, doctors, and Jennings Pierce, public relations. Full committee action will begin Oct. 29, Snider stated. He said that the advanced phase of the development pro gram has begun. Minimum need is $750,000. The new hospital will be built on 18 acres at Crater Lake ave. and McAndrews rd. It will include 79 general beds and a 10-bcd psychiatric unit Cost of the project will be obtained from $023,000 Hill Burton funds, the local drive, and a mortgage of $730,000 assumed by the Sisters of Charity of Providence. The structure is designed by Ed son and Pappas, Medford architects. COWBOY CHAMPION Portland-lUPU-Doan Oliver of Boise, Idaho, captured the all-around cowboy champion ship of the Pacific Interna tional Livestock Expoiition rodeo here Sunday. Campaign Deadline Nears ing, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, will be Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.), and Stanley Hartman, her third district GOP rival. Sig Unander, Republican senatorial nominee, said Sun day he sent a telegram to President Kennedy urging that "our government take Im mediate steps to assist India In repelling the massive invasion of Communist China." He said help could be in the form of military equipment and advis ors and that U.S. troops would not be involved. Sen. Wayne Morse opened the last two weeks of the cam paign with several appearanc es in the Portland area. Kennedy Calls Leaders; Silence Curtain Lowered No Light Shed on Situation Involved Washington-dPll-Faced with, what was called a world sit uation of "highest national urgency." President Kennedy today recalled congressional leaders and arranged to ad dress the country by radio and television at 3 p.m. today. The President's decision was announced by the White House today. It climaxed two days of mounting speculation that the United States was confronted by some major in ternational crisis. The White House cast no light on the precise nature of the situation involved. The Stale and defense departments were operating behind a cloak of official silence, the like of which has seldom been ex perienced in this capital. Speculation covered the en tire spectrum of international relations, with Cuba emerg ing as the most likely possi bility. Other areas discussed were Berlin, a new military call-up, and India, whose northern borders have been attacked by the Chinese Com munists. The chief executive's de cision to lay the situation be fore the nation came amid these developments: The Defense Department anounced "cancellation" of an amphibious maneuver in which more than 6,000 Ma rines were to have been land ed Tuesday at Vieques Island near Puerto Rico in a simu lated attempt to overthrow a mythical dictator. . -The Pentagon announced II would hold a special brief ing for reporters at 4 p.m. (PST), about 30 minutes after the President speaks to the nation. This added fuel to speculation that some mili tary decision might be In volved. -A report from Mexico City said there was' strong specula tion in the Mexican capital that Kennedy might announce a ' blockade of Cuba. There was no confirmation of the re port In Washington. Hemi spheric economic and finance ministers are meeting here to review the Alliance for Prog ress. "Highest National Urgency" In announcing the Posi dent's television address. White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said it would concern "a subject of the highest national urgency." Funeral Oct. 24 For Homer Conger Henry E. Conger, 86, of 2888 Ross lane, died Sunday at his home. He had been a rancher In Jackson county for approximately 55 years. Mr. Conger, who was born In Centerville, Iowa, was mar ried in Jacksonville to Emma Louise Niedermcyer Nov. 11, 1909. The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniver sarsary in 1959 with a recep tion at First Methodist church. Long active in civic and community affairs, Mr. Cong er was a member of the Cen tral Point Grunge, Pomona Grange, and the Grange on the state and national levels. He is a past chairman of the Jackson County Agricultural committee. Survivors in addition to his wife, are four children, Ho mer Conger, Central Point; Lewis Conger, Medford and Mrs. William E. Caldwell, and Mrs. Leslie Sutherland, both Curvallis; and ten grandchil dren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 1:30 p.m. at Conger-Morris downtown chapel. Interment will be in the Medford Mauso leum. He planned several talks in addition to visiting industrial sites and produce plants today and Tuesday. He has an eve ning rally scheduled In Al bany Tuesday and an address to University of Oregon. Young Democrats In Eugene Wednesday and a public rally speech in Roseburg Wednes day night. Democrat Blaine Whipple asked voters In Newport Sun day to replace Rep. Walter Norblad (R.-Ore.), his oppon ent. He said it would be to the benefit of the first district and the state to send a team work er to Washington to work with Democratic President a& Democratic Cojigress.