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Newspaper Page TextM ATT !Q) 0)11 i ira M Si u w Z1 JzJ m Z3 Rogue Valley Edition MEDFORD 30 Pages Three Sections Marvin Madden Recommended for Postmaster Job County Clerk Marvin Mad den will be recommended for the temporary appointment as Medford postmaster, the Jack son County Democratic Cen tral committee voted last night. The final vote was Madden, 34, and Al Bradford, Medford barber and recent unsuccess ful candidate for state repre sentative, 30. Jean Mills, Democratic Cen tral committee chairman, said a unanimous recommendation for Madden would be sent Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.). Morse, as senior senator from Oregon, will refer his recom mendation, based on the local committee's vote, to the U.S. Postal Service which will make the appointment. The appointment could be for six months or two years, a cen tral committee member noted. U.S. Civil Service examina tion will determine the per manent postmaster later. Voting Noted Three rounds of votes were taken for the six final nomi nees. Five of these were rec ommendations by the screen ing committee chairmaned by Robert Boyer, Medford lawyer. These were W. G. Beard, local farmer; Brad ford; Tom Duggan, Pacific Power and Light company employee; Richard M o o d y, KMED radio and TV news di rector, and Jack Nichols, of the local bureau of reclama tion office. Madden was nomi nated from the floor by Thom as J. Reeder, former Jackson county district attorney. The first vote was Madden 2ft, Bradford 24, and Moody 9. Then it was discovered there was one more vote than the number of precinct committee men and women present by roll call. The second round was Bradford 31, Madden 30, and Moody 4. Madden Nominated In making his nomination, Reeder declared Madden is the best qualified man through proven administra tive ability as county clerk, had received an unprecedent ed vote as county clerk, is a college graduate and an ac countant. "I refer you to the people of the county and not to Eric Allen (Mail Tribune managing editor). If he (Allen) is not for somebody, he is against him. He never supported Marv and never will. Marv is a man of proven character, intelligence and has Democra tic credentials," Reeder said. "Marv was told at this meeting, after the death of Moore Hamilton (the late postmaster) to wait. He was told the Democrats would lose the office of county clerk if he didn't run. Now it is con sidered a breach of the coun ty trust if he becomes post master. He was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. Don't turn your back on Marv Madden!" Reeder urged. Lawyer Backs Madden A speech by Medford Law yer William Deatherage back- i ed the nomination ot RlacH Hen: "In his editorial attark on Madden Eric Allen relied on certain Democrats for in- i formation who had an axe to! grind against Madden. Two j reasons given by Eric Allen t ITEMS FROM iiEWSBRIEFS MISSISSIPPI STUDENT EDITOR REPRIMANDED Oxford, Mis.-1H-The student governing body of lht Uni versity of Mississippi Tuesday night reprimanded Sidna Brower, 21, editor ol the school's newspaper, for failing to uphold student rights in "a time of grave crisis" created by the presence ol a Negro and lederal forces on the campus. RED CHINESE ACCUSED OF MEDDLING Rome I HI A top Italian Communist today accused the Red Chinese to their facer ol meddling in Italian party al lairs and trying to split its members from the Moscow line. NIKE EXPLOSION KILLS ONE El Paso, Tex.-lPI-A Nike Hercules missile blew up Tues day on the McGregor Missile Range, killing a French lieu, tenant and injuring four other persons. BARNETT CONTEMPT CHARGES DUE Washington-IN-The Justice Department plans to file criminal contempt proceedings next week against Got. Ross Barnetl as a result ol the University of Mississippi Integra , tion not ol Sept. 30. MEDFORD, opposing Marvin Madden for postmaster were false. "It has been stated that Sen ator Morse stayed all night at the Madden home when he was here and Marv took ad vantage of this. He (Madden) is shy and bashful and would never do this. He never sought the job, he refused to apply to the screening com mittee. "It has also been said that I stood on street corners and buttonholed Democrats for Madden. I have not contacted one Democrat. These axe grinders hurt the Democratic party. They have attacked fel low Democrats without justi fication." K. C. (Swede) Wernmark, Central Point, declared he was the only local Democrat who answered Allen's edi torial with a letter to the editor and preceded to read the 650 word letter amidst cries of "no! no! no!" He criti- cized Allen for "copiously editing his letter. He refer red to the Mail Tribune editor as the "Little Lord Dictator of Jackson county." "What concerns me," Boyer interjected, "is that we asked Marv to run for a county of fice just to keep it open. I would like to have that state ment verified before it appears in the Mail Tribune tomor row afternoon. If this happen ed it is an irresponsible action of the party. I for one would not want to participate in a central committee that would be this irresponsible. He does have the right to take the job. It has been said twice here that Marv had to run so the Democrats could hold the of fice." Unanimous Recommendation "I made the motion to post pone the recommendation to keep from squabbling among ourselves," Mark (Red) Nor ton, Phoenix, declared. "I now think whoever gets the recommendation should get a unanimous recommendation." When queried Mrs. Alice Rutter, member of the Dem ocratic executive committee and former chairman of the county home rule committee, explained that the postmas ter opening was only three days old at the time of the earlier meeting, and Madden was the only candidate. The executive committee then de cided to allow fair time for other applications. She urged recommendation of Bradford. (Deatherage -indicated that former Democratic members of the home rule committee had formed a bloc within the local party.) All three rounds of the post master recommendation vote were by secret ballot. (When asked to comment regarding the charges made at the meeting, Allen said, "One of America's greatest in door sports is telling the edi tor how to run the paper. It's good clean fun and any num ber can play. ("As for being a little dic tator, this will be news to evervone I know including daughters") my teen-a SHERIFFS TO MEET Salem - IPli - The Oregon State Sheriffs Association will hold its annual convention here Thursday and Friday. MOUND THI OLOII OREGON, WEDNESDAY, I J. U ' v V ,Vl if ITU ivV " '- l l- ENTERS COURTHOUSE James Hoffa. shown with his attorneys, enters the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., where he is on trial. Shortly afterward a youth iden Student Increase At SOC Benefits reas Ashland - Because South ern Oregon college's .enroll ment increased this fall by 310 more students than had been anticipated, the Ashland area will realize more Uvjn a half million dollars in ad ditional income this year, the Ashland Chamber of Com merce was informed Tuesday. Dr. Elmo Stevenson, college president, addressed chamber members at their weekly luncheon, pointing out the Water Main Under Bear Creek Closed A section of 12-inch water main under Bear creek, weak ened by Sunday's flood, sprang a leak yesterday and had to be shut off, according to Robert Lee, Medford water superintendent. The main, located under the Main st. bridge, is the second one crossing Bear creek to suffer damage from the flood. An 18-inch main which cross-1 es Bear creek north of the Jackson si. bridge separated Sunday during the height of the flood and had to be shut off. Repairs cannot be made on it until next spring, Lee said. But even with two mains closed down, Lee said there is still ample water being pumped through three mains crossing under the creek to provide adequate service and I fire protection for Medford j users. , Plans are to have the main, I which separated yesterday, ; back in service by Friday, if 1 weather conditions remain i favorable, the superintendent said. The main began to fail about noon yesterday. Lee said, and in spite of attempts to make repairs, the leak worsened so that it had to closed off about B:30 p.m. The closure did not result in loss of service to users. Flooding Prompts City Council Action Sunday's Hood prompted action by two Rogue valley cities last night. The Jacksonville City coun cil authorized drawing up of an ordinance designed to less - en the chances of storm drains becoming clogged during emergencies. The Eagle Point City coun cil wont on record favoring government aid tor its city's residents and urging flood control of Little Butte creek. OEA COUNCIL TO MEET Portland - Ifl - The Reprc sentativr Council of the Ore g o n Education Association will meet here Friday and Saturday Tribune DECEMBER 5, 1962 . 4 JVC 1 tified as Warren Swanson, 22, of Washing ton, D.C., fired a gun at Hoffa. Hoffa knock ed him down and marshals arrested the gun man. (UPI) conomy impact the college s expan sion is having on Ashland's economic climate. He described Southern Ore gon college as an "over $100 million business in economic worth" to Ashland and the valley, with the largest bud get of any business in the valley. The enrollment of the col lege increased from 1,465 in the fall of 1961 to 1,855 in the fall of 1962, whereas it had been expected to increase only to 1,545. Additional Income This extra increase of 310 students will bring a total of S581.425 additional income to the area during the com ing 12 months, Stevenson es timated. He arrived at this figure through several steps. First, he pointed out that some of the additional students are living in Ashland and there by can be counted as part of the city s population. The In creased population will in turn increase the city's share of liquor and highway tax re bates, which are apportioned on the basis of population. Next, he estimated that each of the 310 new students would spend an average of $1,500 in the area during the school year, bringing in a total of S465.000. Then, because of the in crease in enrollment, the col lege will receive funds to employ 14 more teachers and five other types of employees Their salaries will add some S125.0OO more to the area's income. Many of the new cm ployei'S will buy homes and become taxpayers, he added Investment Noted Rounding out his remarks Dr. Stevenson pointed out that the more than half a million dollars ot new in come is a direct result of an investment of a mere $1,566 by a chamber of commerce subsidiary, the Southern Ore gon Faculty associates (SOFA). . SOFA is composed of fac- ' nlty members who belong to I the Ashland chamber. A ma jor portion of the dues its 1 members pay to the cham- her is returned in a fund to i be used by the group. I This past summer SOFA sponsored a tour by two col ! lege representatives, who con ducted meetings throughout the western part of Oregon 1 (Q publicize Southern Oregon I C0eBc and Ashland. This tour is credited with bringing about much of the enroll ment Increase at the college this fall. The college's enrollment is expected to increase by 200 next year, by another 500 the following year and by 600-700 ; more the year alter, Dr. Ste venson indicated. One new dormitory to house 100 students is sched i ulcd for construction each i vear for the next six years. 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 221 London Hospitals Told To Prepare For Fog Victims London - (UPD - London hos pitals were warned today to stop all routine admissions and preparator a rush, of vic tims from the worst fog to hit England since a "killer fog" that claimed 4,000 lives 10 years ago. At least 32 have died so far in the current smog. At noon, when the red light emergency signal was flashed to all London hospitals, the black, killing mixture of smoke and sulphur dioxide blanketed this island nation in an opaque shroud. The warning to the hos pitals said; "Stop ordinary routine admissions. Reserve your beds as far as possible for emergency cases only." 10 Times Above Normal Smoke concentration over London was 10 times as heavy as normal, with sulphur di oxide concentration 14 times above normal. Traffic crawled, and one policeman said "even the birds are walking." Metropolitan police said at least 32 deaths had been re ported since midnight Mon day, most of them due to fog. The normal death rate for the 700-square muJ area is 6 to 8. The British Medical associ ation urged outdoor workers to wear masks, bronchitis suf ferers to stay Indoors, and the burning of smokeless fuel to keep down smog. Sponge Left in Body Brings $105,000 Award Portland - WD - A Circuit Court jury Tuesday awarded a Portland woman a judgment oi mho. dimi because a sponge was left in her body after surgery last December. Mrs. Bonnie Jean Roll brought the suit, and received the exact amount she sought. 386 Requests Received For Legislative Drafts Salcm-ilTO-Thc Legislative Counsel Committee has re ceived 388 requests to draft bills for the 196.1 legislature. Committc Counsel Sam Haley said today. SHOPPixe DAYS LEFT CHRISTMAS SEUSIIUTIiil Itker RESPlRATOItr DISEASES 16 mm tm , .... . i-,-r vi-i-ivniiiuuijj Air Gun Pellets Hit Union Chief In Arm and Back Assailant Floored By Teamster Boss Nashville, Tenn. - ll'PD - A young man who said he "had a vision" about killing James Hoffa rushed today into fed eral court where the Team sters Union chief was on trial and fired pellets at him from an air gun. Hoffa, who knocked his as sailant down, was hit several times in the arm and back by the small lead pellets but was not injured. U.S. marshals helped Hofta beat the man to the floor i again. The man was taken i from tlie courtroom hand cuffed and bleeding. The man was identified as Warren Swanson of Washing ton, i Had Vision U. S. Marshall Elmer Diss payne said Swanson told him that he "had a vision" about a month ago to come here and kill Hoffa. "I saw the gun as he ran up and I jumped up and knocked him down," Hoffa said. "He's just some jerk." Hoffa said there is "no question but that this guy is a psycho. He needs medical attention." As the man was taken from the courtroom, Federal Judge William Miller called a re cess and said he wanted a full report on the Incident. Not To Prefer Charges Hoffa's attorney, William Bufalino, said Hoffa would not prefer charges. The incident occurred as government attorneys contin ued cross-examination of one of four defense witnesses called Tuesday in the trial of the teamster chief accused of violating federal law by ac cepting payments from a truck leasing firm. The violence erupted at a time when the jury was out of the courtroom. Miller had lust excused the' Jurors while attorneys argued a legal point. Kicked in Face Disspayne took the weapon from the attacker. The mar shal said he could not Immed iately determine the exact type of the weapon. As the man fell to the floor, one of the spectators rushed through the gate separating the spectator's section and kicked the man in the face. Marshals immediately ordered everyone back as they pulled the man from the courtroom. Before the courtroom cleared Hoffa asked Miller to have the blood on the floor mopped up so the jury would not see it. Guerrillas Deny Invasion Plans Key West, Fla. - (UPD - The leader of a battle-garbed band of guerrillas arrested by U.S. customs agents in a boat In the Florida Keys Tuesday said the group was holding training exercises," said Ger no intention of invading Cuba. "We have been doing this for several months. It has never been anything but training cxreises," said Ger ald Patrick Hemming, a 6-foot-7, bearded former Ma rine. "We supposed they were headed for Cuba," customs agent Wallace Shanley, a U.S. commissioner, said at a pre liminary hearing for the men He said the 31-foot boat the men were aboard "was capa ble of the voyage." Hemming. 25. and his 12 followers were held in lieu of $1,000 bond each. A U S marshal was to bring them to Miami for federal court action. Intersection To Get Traffic Signal Six traffic signal heads are being installed at Jackson and Hawthorne sts., City Engi neer Vernon Thorpe said to day. Plans call for them to be placed in operation next week. The signals arc designed to regulate the traffic flow at the Intersection, which has In creased sufficiently in recent months to warrant the Instal lation, Thorpe said. The signals will control the four lanes of traffic on Jack son st. and the two lanes of traffic on Hawthorne st. Walk ing signals will also be in stalled tor pedestrians Between 6 a m. and 10 p.m. dally, the signals will be in normal operation, Thorpe said. During the remaining eight hours, the signals will be on flashing amber. " 4 ' 1- -., ... X J.-r a n 4 I' V. i 't "t "f t i. , V 1 ; I .. . 4 ) .. r " . 1 v -'ill I " it " i1, " J -vs. i L t : AM 'M-U IN CUSTODY A federal marshal leads Warren Swanson. 2. of Washington, D.C., from ville, Tenn., shortly after an attempt has been made on the life of Teamster Union boss James Hoffa. The youth had walked into the courtroom where Hoffa is on trial and fired what was believed to be an air pistol. (UPI) Gov. Hatfield Hurls 'Blackjack1 Charge In Guard Shakeup Salem - dim - The federal government was accused by Gov. Mark Hatfield of "black jacking'' the stales with its proposed . reorganization of the National Guard Tuesday. "There is no apparent basis for the erratic juggling, be cause the national total num ber has not been -reduced," Hatfield said. "It: Is a black jack effort to reduce the gov ernors and the states to sub servience and dictates frorh Washington." Hatfield reacted after Sec retary of Defense Robert Mc- Namara announced details of a drastic shakeup of th; Na tional Guard and the Army Reserve. Must Approve Changes The governors have no voice in reorganization of the reserves, but under present law, they must approve any changes in the guard within their states. If Hatfield and Gov. Albert Rosellini are in dicative of general guberna torial reaction, the Pentagon may be in for trouble. Rosellini informed Hatfield Tuesday that he will call a meeting of the Governors' Na tional Guard Committee soon. Rosellini, head of the Nation al Governors' Conference, called on all other state execu- tives to oppose the plan. A meeting of National Guard officials has been set Dec. 10 In Washington, at which time state officials will be asked to approve the changes. 41st Not Affected The Defense Department said the proposal would re duce the authorized strength of the Oregon National Guard by 865, from 6.540 to 5,675. Hatfield said the guard's present strength is 5.900. The shakeup would result in inactivation of the 110th OSU Quiz Team Gets Full Scholarships Corvallis IUPI1 Students who have won two consecu tive weeks on a nationally televised quiz program have been awarded full-tuillon scholarships for next year by the Oregon State University Alumni Association. President James II. Jensen said the scholarships, worth a total of $1,650, were de cided upon as a tribute to "student scholars who have distinguished themselves and brought high credit to the university." WEATHER rnWKrAKTr Vlly fi !hruh Ihurtdav. Fair nl quite warm at htihrr Hevatmn. Low to. mi in ii-sn. IHgri lnuriday 30.43. Temp. HlRhMl Vffclrfday 4 Lowrit Dili Morning ., 3t Our Skies Tonight ttuntrt t!v 1 P m- hiinrl' tointfrow .... 1-2 a m. M on -.ft lomorruw .. I Ji a.m. full Mn . I. it Ihc riinftteilaftnii of Orion li In Ihf Miuih al moonwl. h'tf icrutf it high artove l grl and hrtwrrn Ihrm are th 3 tlait ot Orlon'a Belt. 'l f' T -s 1 1 . i i the federal courthouse in Nash Signal Co., Camp Withy- combe, and the 1042nd Heli copter Maintenance Co., Sa lem, plus five units which are part of the 249th Artillery. The 41sv Division, consist- ing of National Guard troops from Oregon and Washington, would not be affected cy the shakeup. The Army Reserve Tcor-1 time following the dedication. . ganlzatlon will not affect the! This section Includes the long 104th Division," Which "Is the principal reserve unit in Ore Ron. the Defense Department said. 10 Units Affected ' It will result' In the inacti vation of five small units and the reorganization of five others in Oregon. Units to be disbanded are the 311th Military Police Bat. tallon headquarters, the 148th Medical Detachment and the 113th Ordnance Detachment in Portland; the 146th Medi cal Detachment in Eugene, and the 160th Medical De tachment In La Grande. Airport Remodeling To Get Under Way Selection of a proposed plan for the remodeling of the restaurant at the Medford municipal airport will be made some time next week, according to Gilbert J. Gut jahr, airport manager. Six restaurant and hotel suppliers, four of them with offices in the Rogue valley, have submitted plans for the remodeling project. The city council has ap proved a maximum expendi ture of $15,000 for the project. Deadline for applications from prospective operators of the remodeled restaurant is Dec. 10. Gutjahr said he would like to be able to select the operator as soon as pos sible so he would be able to participate In the remodeling plans. Persons interested in assum ing operation of the restau rant at the airport should con tact Gutjahr at Medford city hall. CARPENTERS RETURN Piisco, Wash. -UPD - Strik ing carpenters returned to their Jobs at Monumental dam on the Snake river today pending settlement of their jurisdictional dispute with the Iron Workers union. Santa Claus, Reindeer to Arrive in Medford Dec. 7 Santa Claus and five Alas kan reindeer will be in Med ford Friday, Dec. 7, for the Christmas opening. Sponsored by Medford mer chants. Santa Clans, his sled and reindeer will be featured In a 2' a mile parade through out the Medlord shopping district starting at 1 p.m. Following the parade Santa Claus will greet children in Hawthorne park near the East Main st. entrance from 2 to S p.m. In case of rain Interstate 5 To Be Dedicated Near Medford Dec. 20 Highway Group To Meet Here Dedication of more then 15 miles of new Interstate 5 free way by Gov, Mark Hatfield and the award of contracts totaling nearly $10 million will make Medford the unof ficial "Highway Capital of Oregon" on Dec. 20. The Highway commission will hold an official meeting in the morning at the Jack son county courthouse and will award 13 contracts in volving highway and park im provements. In the afternoon Hatfield, the Highway commission, and other civic officials will gath er near the south Medford city limits to dedicate the Rock Point-Barnett rd. section of the Pacific freeway. This new roadway Is 15.4 miles long, and cost $10.5 mil- i lion. It connects on the north with the 24-mile freeway sec tion that continues past Grants Pass to form the state s second longest continuous freeway, nearly 40 miles of uninter rupted four-lane divided high way. The new freeway is approxi mately parallel to the old highway and almost exactly the same length. Unique Feature A unique feature of the new freeway is the 3,200-foot via duct through Medford. High way engineers chose to build a roadway supported by con crete pillars on the east bank of Bear Creek instead of clear ing a path around the city through orchards and crop land. The viaduct is the long est of its kind ever built by tne highway department. Traffic has been using much, of the new highway between Rock Point and the Crater lake highway interchanee at Medford since last. November. 1 Traffic will flow over the I Crater Lake interchange-Bar- tnett ra. section for the first viaduct. For the present, traffic will return to the existing High way 99 route et the Barnett rd. interchange, while con struction continues between Barnett rd. and South Ash land interchange. Next sec tion to be opened will be the 8.5 mile Barnett-North Ash land interchange project. scheduled for completion next summer. Man Critically Hurt in Accident A Medford man Is in criti cal condition and a Medford woman is In fair condition fn Rogue Valley hospital today iter being injured in a truck ii to collision Tuesday after noon. The man, Henry Edwin Car. nell, 71, of 2637 Table Rock rd., is suffering from a frac tured arm and head Injuries, A passenger in his car. Mrs. Hazel E. Flurry, 66, of 523 South Holly st., received mul tiple contusions and abrasions in the crash, hospital spokes men said. Mrs. Flurry had just been discharged from the hos pital and was being driven to her home. The collision occurred about 1:53 p.m. when Carnell at tempted to turn onto River side ave. from Barnett rd., in vestigating city police officers said. The Carnell vehicle was struck broadside by a truck operated by Joseph Herbert Taylor, 47, Pleasantville. Calif. Officers said no cita tions have been issued pend ing further investigation of the collision. FIRE HAZARD SEEN Portland - (UPD - The disss trous Columbus Day wind storm will result In increased forest fire hazards in Oregon and Washington next year, the Northwest Forest Fire Council said today. Santa Claus and his reindeer will be at the Medford Arm ory. The reindeer will be Dash er, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph, eight months old. Children will have an op portunity to pet the reindeer when they see Santa, com mittee officials noted. The majority of the Med ford stores will be open Dec. 10 through Dec. 22 each night until 9 p.m. except for Sat urday, Dec. IS.