THIIIiEfliu"'Ji.,il"
regon Accidents Account for 19 Deaths
Snowfall Closes
Schools in East
South Bend, lnd.r
Declares State
01 Emergency
Hundreds of Cars
Left on Roads
By United Press International
The East's third big snow
storm in as many days burled
South Bend, Ind., under two
feet of snow today and closed
schools and stranded cars by
the hundreds.
A state of emergency was
declared in South Bend, Indi
ana's fifth largest city, where
four more inches of snow
were expected, and drifts
measured eight feet deep
Practically all public and pa
rochial schools were closed
in the city and businesses
struggled to maintain opera
tions.
Worst in 10 Years
Capt. G. C. Chuttrow of the
sheriff's police said it was the
worst storm to hit South
Bend in 10 years. Hundreds
of cars were abandoned on
roads and in ditches, he said,
but main arteries were still
open. The Chicago Motor Club
advised emergency travel only
in the South Bend-Elkhart-LaPorte
region.
Drifts clogged more roads
in Michigan and Ohio and
schools were closed in many
communities from Indiana to
New York State. At least 76
deaths were blamed on storms
which have roamed the na
tion's eastern half since Wed
nesday. Gripped by Cold
The bitterest weather of the
season gripped the East from
New England to West Vir
ginia. New England had up
to 10 inches of new snow in
some sections, plus heavy
rains along the coast.
There was a foot of snow in
West Virginia mountains,
along with temperatures 8 to
9 degrees below normal. Many
secondary roads were block
ed in Pennsylvania and weath
ermen reported no" relief in
sight.
Temperatures dipped to
wards zero in the Middle
West and included a 5 above
at Valparaiso, Ind., and an
unofficial reading of 4 above
at Crown Point. Ind.
Dixie Feels Freeze
Freezing temperatures pen
etrated deep into Dixie as the
first real cold snap of autumn
froze the Midwest. The mer
cury dipped to 9 degrees be
low zero at International
Falls, Minn., famed as "the
nation's icebox," and to 3 be
low at Bemidji, Minn. Else
where, the morning low was
registered at 9 above in Chi
cago; 8 above at Indianapolis,
and 10 above at Cincinnati.
The mercury generally dip
ped into the 20s through the
East, with both Atlanta, Ga.,
and Washingston, D.C., regis
tering 20, and New York 23.
Policeman Makes
Arrest First Night
Grants Pass-A reserve po
lice officer serving his first
night of duty with the Grants
Pass police department was
credited with clearing up two
burglaries early Sunday
morning.
Ronald E. Thompson, serv
ing in a stakeout around
Caveman bridge apprehended
two 17-year-old youths, one of
whom admitted burglaries
that had taken place Friday
night at a local service station
and at Grants Pass Lumber
company.
The boy had taken a televi
sion set from the lumber com
pany office and had hidden it
under Caveman bridge. Police
discovered the set in its hid
ing place, but deliberately
left it there and kept the area
under surveillance.
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Washington - HPli - President Kennedy returned from
western visit today to begin busy wee 01 activity.
Kennedy's first appointment wis a conference with Sec
retary of State Dean Rusk who is leaving tonight for the
North Atlantic Treaty Council meeting in Paris.
McNAMARA TO DISCUSS SKYBOLT
Washington - UPI' - Defense Secretary Robert S. Me
Namara will fly to London tonight to discuss the late oi the
troubled Skybolt missile with British defense officials.
NEHRU REJECTS WITHDRAWAL TERMS
New Delhi - 'in - Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru today
rejected Red China's withdrawal terms and warned Par
liament the border war could last live years or more.
WEATHER
FORK CAST: Valley fof through
Tuesday with daytime clcarlnc
lit Ashland area. Fair and mild
wllh afternoon temperature In
50s above tog. Low tonight 21
34. High Tuesday 3542,
Temp.
Hlthest Yesterday 37
Lowest This Morning 33
Preclp, to 10 a.m. Today. ...Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:39 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:30 a.m.
Moon rise today 4:35 p.m.
Full Moon tomorrow- 1:28 a.m.
The bright star nearest the
Moon tonight is Aldebaran; the
much brighter star rising at
9:00 p.m. Is Slrlus.
AT CEREMONIES Mitered
Pope John XXIII, above, at
tends canonization ceremonies
of three new saints in St.
Peter's Basilica. The 81-year-old
pontiff who presided over
the closing session of the first
phase of the 21st Ecumenical
Council is still recovering
from a recent bout of anemia
and stomach trouble. (UPI)
Member of Hoffa
Jury Replaced
By Alternate
Nashville, Tenn. -IUPII- One
of the jurors hearing the trial
of teamster union boss James
Hoffa was missing from the
jury box today. Justice De
partment attorneys declined
to comment on a report that
she had been approached in
a possible tampering attempt.
The juror missing today
was Mrs. James Paschal, a
Woodbury, Tenn., housewife.
Rhp was renlaced bv alternate
Walter Harper of Bethpage,
Tenn.
Closed Hearing
Kninht newsDaDers report
er Robert S. Boyd said in a
copyrighted story Sunday tnai
the approach to Mrs. Paschal
was responsible tor a mys
terious closed hearing that
interrupted the trial last
tirook thp riav after a man
who heard "voices" tried to
shoot Hoffa in the courtroom
with a pellet gun.
The seerecv which marked
last Thursday's session was
still evident today as defense
a 1 1 o r ney James Haggerty
hnnrlpri two motions to the
court which Judge William
Miller passed to tne govern
ment to examine and then
ordered sealed.
As the trial resumed i t s
eighth week today defense at
torneys demanded that t h e
government turn over records
relating to their case.
Hatfield Silent on
Jeannace Freeman Bid
Salem-tUPD-Gov. Mark Hat
field said he had "no com
ment" at this lime on the re
quest from condemned child
slayer Jeannace June Free
man, 21, that her death sen
tence be commuted to life
imprisonment.
"I want to study the case,"
he said.
WESTERN VISIT
Hatfield Claims
Cuts Necessary
II Funds Refused
Governor Certain
Return Is Legal
Salem (UPD Drastic cuts In
basic school aid, welfare serv
ices, and closing of state insti
tutions could result next
spring if the $5.5 million ask
ed by the governor is not re
turned to the general fund,
Gov. Mark Hatfield said to
day. But the governor insisted
he was sure the money could
legally be returned to the
general fund in time to pre
vent the cutbacks.
At a hastilly called press
conference, Hatfield said he
was aware of the 1953 opinion
of the attorney general that
return of veterans' fund mon
ies to the general fund would
violate the state's constitution.
Stronger Precedent
He said "we felt the legisla
tive act (in 1951) of returning
$2.5 million from the fund to
the general fund was a strong
er precedent.
"There is no doubt in our
mind on this question."
Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thorn
ton Friday told United Press
International that return of
the $5.5 million would violate
the constitution.
Hatfield, when he announc
ed his proposed 1963-65 bud
get, called for return of the
money to keep the state in
the black through the end of
the current biennium.
Refuses To Duel
The governor refused to en
gage in a verbal duel with
those who have criticized his
proposed budget in recent
days.
The governor strongly de
fended his proposed budget.
saying that in the past admin
istration estimates had proven
to be the most accurate.
He said the major question
at present was to continue
without dropping services.
He explained that return of
the $3.5 million, Receipt of
$900,000 from increased
liquor prices, and stringent
economies in operation of
state agencies for the balance
of the biennium could Jteep
the state in the black.
Would Cut Programs
He said if it became appar
ent the legislature would not
act to return the $5.5 million
to the general fund, then a cut
back of programs would have
to be started. He said an in
dication the legislature would
take action, would enable the
state to continue to provide
the services and delay any cut
backs.
The governor stressed a
need for tax reform was even
more important in the face of
dwindling revenues.
He said the administration
would remain "flexibe" so
the legislature could take al
ternatives. Meeting Tonight
On Flood Damage
Reports on damage from
the Dec. 2 floods will be given
at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Eagle Point school gymna
sium, according to C. C. Hoov
er, who is organizing the
meeting under the auspices of
the Eagle Point Grange.
At the meeting will be rep
resentatives of various agen
cies who can aid flood dam
age victims. They include per
sons from the Small Business
administration, Farmers
Home administration, and In
ternal Revenue Service.
Persons interested in seeing
the Little Butte creek includ
ed in the Rogue Valley Flood
Control program are invited
to attend.
Earle Jossy, Jackson coun
ty extension agent, has made
a survey and study of the
farmers' fields and will have
information to offer the farm
ers. Taylor To Attend
Lands Conference
rnnnlv Commissioner Ed
win Taylor is scheduled to
leave today for a public lands
conference at Las Vegas, Nev.
While there Commissioner
Taylor will present the case
of Jackson county camemen
who are facing possible range
allotment reductions.
Secretary of Agriculture
Orvllle Freeman and his as
sistant John Baker, Washing
ton, D. C, will also be at the
conference at which reduced
grazing allotments on public
lands is expected to be the
main discussion subject.
Much of the information
the county commissioner will
take with him is contained In
the statement issued by Mar
tin Grier, president of the
Applegate Stockmen's asso
ciation, and printed In the
Dc. 6 Mail Tribune.
Regional Edition
Medford.
20 Pages Two Sections
Gastro Planned Nuclear
Attacks on U.S. Cities
Reporter Told
Move Planned To
Curb Aggression
Communist Press
Makes Deletions
New York - (UPI) - Ernesto
(Che) Guevara, international
Communism s "Man in Hav
ana," was disclosed today to
have told a Communist re
porter that Fidel Castro had
planned nuclear attacks on
key U.S. cities, including New
York.
In an exclusive interview
with the European Commu
nist correspondent in Havana
earlier this month, Guevara
said "if the rockets had re
mained, we would have used
them all and directed them
against the very heart of the
United States, including New
York, in our defense against
aggression."
Two weeks before the in
terview with Guevara, Cuba's
economics czar, the Russians
had withdrawn 42 nuclear
missiles from Cuba.
Communist publications in
Europe which used the Gue
vara interview suppressed the
blunt confession, presumably
because it conflicted with
Moscow's current "coexist
ence" policy line.
Careful Deletions Made
UPI's textual transcript of
the Guevara Interview
showed careful deletions In
European Communist pub
lications of the following po
litically embarrassing points:
-lhe Cuban plan for a
merciless nuclear attack on
the United States to stave off
"aggression."
-Cuban advocacy and sup
port of Communist armed in
tervention in Latin America.
-The Cuban belief the Kennedy-Khrushchev
agreement
did not assure Caribbean
peace and only averted a con
frontation of the two world
powers "so far."
-The Cuban "contribution"
to the spread of international
communism in Latin Amer
ica. -Cuban belief that "armed
struggle" is the only "solu
tion" to Latin American prob
lems. Advice on Latin America
In one statement suppressed
by the Communist press, Gue
vara said international com
munism s "most effee live
form of help" in Latin Amer
ica would be in "the armed
struggle already taking place
in a number of Latin Ameri
can countries where the
people are in action to over
throw American imperial
ism." Guevara identified these
countries as Venezuela,
Guatemala, Paraguay, Colom
bia, Nicaragua and Peru.
Session To Check
Timber Sale Plan
A public meeting to consid
er procedures to be followed
in harvesting windblown tim
ber on bureau of land man
agement lands will be held
Friday, Dec. 14, at 1:30 p.m.
To be reviewed will be re
visions to the current timber
sale plan necessitated by the
Columbus day storm. All in
terested persons may attend
the meeting in the BLM's tim
ber sale room in the ware
house area on Armory dr. in
Medford.
Following the meeting the
Medford District Advisory
board will meet to consider
any appropriate items raised.
Since the fiscal year 1064
plan is tentative, comments
concerning it are welcome
during the meeting, according
to Donald J. Schoficld, dis
trict manager. Written com
ments or suggestions received
prior to Jan. 5 will also be
considered, he noted.
TRAFFIC TOLL HEAVY
Salem - flJPI) - Oregon's De
cember traffic toll has taken
on the earmarks of a record
breaker with 21 reported
deaths during the first nine
days of the month, the Ore
gin Traffic Safety Commis
sion said today.
MEDFORD,
SNOW ADDS TO TROUBLES Weary rescue workers re
move snow from a car after a hard night in the Robena
No. 3 mine at Carmichaels, Pa., during a search for vie-
16 Known Dead
In Pennsylvania
Mine Explosion
Carmichaels, Pa. -(DPI)- The
bodies of nine more miners
were sighted today, bringing
to 16 the number of known
killed when a violent explo
sion ripped through the Fros
ty Run mine shaft four days
ago.
Twenty-one miners were
still unaccounted for and hope
diminished that any of the
missing would be found alive.
But rescue units moved ahead
the hope that by "some
miracle" there may be sur
vivors. The ninth body was sighted
little beyond the place"
where eight were spotted this
morning, according to the res
cue teams working toward the
face or working area
where the blast occurred. Res
cuers were within about 1,700
feet of the area.
Seven Identified
The Robena No. 3 mine,
owned by the U. S. Steel
Corp. and considered the mosi.
mechanized in the world, was
ripped by an explosion Thurs
day.
Seven of the dead miners
were identified. Identification
was made difficult because of
the condition of the bodies.
Mine experts described t h e
explosion as "tremendous
Coroner Frank J. Behmand
a U. S. Steel physician, Dr.
Dave Finglc, said in a joint
statement that "The cause of
death of the bodies Identified
was the force of the blast.
Death was instantaneous. '
A U. S. Steel spokesman
said recovery of the bodies
was delayed this morning by
breakdown In the ventila
tion system put up by the res
cue workers. Nevertheless,
the spokesman said, progress
through the rubble-filled shaft
toward the working face was
moving at a quickening pace.
Dog Control Office
Is Burglarized
Thieves broke Into the Jack
son county dog control office
near Talent on the South Pa
cific highway during the
week end and took $37 In
dog license money, it was re
ported to the Jackson counly
sheriff's office Sunday.
The money was kept in a
cash box in the office, It was
reported. An office spokes
man said nothing outside the
cash box was touched. They
are uncertain how the build
ing was entered.
OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1962
, ; - . - I
Bloodmoible Visits
Southern Oregon
Throughout Week
The Red Cross Bloodmo
bile will be at the chapter
house, 60 Hawthorne ave., to
day from 2 to 6 o'clock, Mrs.
J. W. Burba, blood program
chairman reminded residents.
The county need to receive
some 839 pints during the
Bloodmobile's visit today and
tomorrow in Medford and
Wednesday in Ashland to re
place what has been used so
far this year.
The county needs to receive
the Medford chapter house
Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. and in Ashland at the
Elks club Wednesday from
1 to 6 p.m.
Transportation and baby
sitting will be available, Red
Cross officials noted.
Thursday the Bloodmobile
will be in Grants Pass from
2 to 7 p.m. at the Veterans
of Foreign Wars hall and Fri
day in Cave Junction at the
American Legion hall from
3 to 7 p.m.
Local Red Cross officials
said that so far only 30 ap
pointments have been made
for this week's visit. Drop-in
donors will be welcome, they
explained, but shoppers could
save time by making an ap
pointment in advance by tele
phoning 773-3813.
Two Fires Reported
To Talent Rural
Talent - The Talent Rural
Fire department extinguished
a fire under a house on Butler
Creek rd. this morning before
any damage resulted.
Firemen were called at 9:15
a.m. to the home of Richard
Ireland. The fire burned
under the house in a section
near the fireplace.
It was the second alarm for
the department In the last
two days.
At 7 pin. Saturday the
volunteer department re
sponded to a reported fire In
one of the cabins maintained
for migrant workers at the
Suncresl orchards on Suncrest
Orchard rd.
The fire started from an
overheated stove with a pile
of wood placed loo close to It.
the wood pile Igniting. The
cabin was one of two occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bill
iard and their five sons.
The cabin, occupied by the
sons, was gulled and an DC'
; longings Inside were lost. The
Phoenix-Talent PTA clothing
bank is providing needed
clothing for the family.
During Week End
Tribune
tims of last Thursday's explosion deep inside the mine
shaft. (UPI)
Refreshments will be serv
ed donors following the draw
ing, they said.
persons between the ages
of 18 and 59 nre eligible to
donate, but those between the
ages of 18 and 21 must have
a written consent from their
parents or guardian, Mrs. Bur
ba said.
Donors may give blood in
the name of any individual
or organization. Blood is still
needed for John Bratton,
route 4, box 316, Medford,
who was injured last month
in a logging accident in Cal
ifornia.
Deadline Given
For Applications
Friday, Dec. 14, is the dead
line for persons who suffered
damages in the Dec. 2 flood
to return their application
forms to the Red Cross office,
residents were reminded to
day. The applications for assist
ance will be accepted in the
Medford chapter house, 60
Hawthorne ave., Tuesday from
2 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; in Rogue
River at the city hall from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily and
in Eagle Point at the Eagle
Point Lumber company office
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Specially trained disaster
workers have arrived from
other parts of Oregon and
California to estimate dam
ages and arrange assistance
for families who suffered dam
age. Any family In need of as
sistance should contact one of
the Red Cross offices immedi
ately, they stressed.
SHOPPING
DAYS LEFT
CHRISTMAS SEALS light TB ind
Other RESPIRATORY DISEASES
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57th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 225
British Regain
Major hitporl in
Borneo Rebellion
Singapore - (UPD - British
troops were reported today to
have recaptured a strategic
airfield in the Seria oil field
regions of Brunei on the is
land of Borneo In a major ef
fort to break the back of a
nationalist rebellion.
Official reports reaching
Kuchlng, capital of neighbor
ing Sarawak, said about 600
to 800 British troops brought
in by ship seized the Andkuki
airfield and were marching on
the rebel-held town of Serla.
Troops Dispatched
A military spokesman In
Singapore said the British
troops that seized Andkuki
field had linked up with a
police unit later to ring the
town of Seria.
An estimated 1,500 troops
have been dispatched by air
and sea to Brunei to try to
put down the rebellion by na
tionalist forces seeking to end
British control over the pro
tectorate and the neighbor
ing crown colonies of Sara
wak and North Borneo.
In London, Commonwealth
and Colonial Secretary Dun
can Sandys told the House of
Commons that the rebels ap
parently planned to kidnap
tlic sultan of Brunei and as
sassinate leading political fig
ures in Sarawak and North
Borneo.
Irrigation Districts Have
Finished Flood Surveys
Irrigation district managers
have completed their storm
damage surveys, have made
temporary repairs and have
laid out a work schedule for
later this year.
Waller Hiiffbulir, Talent Ir
rigation district manager, es
timated damage to the dis
trict's system at $20,000 to
$25,000. The Medford Irriga
tion district office estimated
damage to its main system at
$10,000 to $15,000. However,
nellher MID Manager Jack
Hotfbuhr nor Rogue River
Valley Irrigation District
Manager Harold Sexton were
available this morning for
comment.
The TID manager said all
temporary repairs have been
made in case of another storm.
All diversions have been open
ed, however, a lot of canal
Medford Woman
Killed in Crash
Near Grants Pass
Drownings Take
Lives ot'' Five
By United Press International
Accidents claimed a grim
total of 19 lives in Oregon
during the week end - one
of the highest tolls on lecord.
Thirteen persons were kill
ed in traffic, five drowned
and one was killed in a log
ging accident. In addition, an
Oregon resident died in an
accident in Northern. Califor
nia. Three persons lost their
lives Sunday.
Agness Hall, 44, Medford,
was killed in a traffic acci
dent on Interstate 5 two miles
east of Grants Pass.
Dr. Peter Lilly, 30, Port
land dentist, died when his
sports car crashed off the
Banfield Freeway.
James Owen, 21, Malm,
was killed in a one-car crash
on State Highway 39 one
mile south of Merrill.
Saturday Toll Big
Sixteen persons died in ac
cidents Saturday,
Hubert Ellison, 43, Spring
field, and his brother. James,
51, Rio Linda, Calif., were
killed when their car and
another collided on Highway
97 five miles north of Klam
ath Falls.
At Oregon City, two per
sons died when their car
smashed into a railroad bridge
abutment. The victims were
Harry Crom, 35, and Guy
Nutt, 67, both of Oregon City.
Donald Didier, 35, Port
land, was killed when his car
crashed into a tree near Beav
erton; Albert Rudisill Jr., 18,
Walport, died when his car
hit a bridge abutment on U. S.
Highway 101 18 miles north
of Florence, and Samuel
Tracey, 20, Portland, was kill
ed in a one-car accident In
Portland.
Ilebert Smith, 66, Kose
burg, was killed in a one-car
crash 3 'i miles north of Can-
yonvllle; Lou Ann Craige, 7,
Kinzua, was crusnea wnen. a
pickup truck driven by her
father overturned near Kin
zua, and Ralph Tewee, 17,
Warm Springs, died when his
car went off a road over a
ridge 10 miles northwest of
Madras.
On U. S. Highway 97 north
of Weed, Calif., a car carry
ing five Oregon youths rolled
over and burned. Killed was
I Colin Flnley, 18, Coquille.
Boy Scout Drowns
Two of the drownings oc
curred on a Boy Scout outing
70 miles cast of Roseburg.
The victims were Duane
Schulze, 14, Roseburg and
Gordon Moore, 33, Roseburg,
a Scout committeeman.
The Schulze boy was lost
In the Pacific Power and
Light Co. Lemolo No. 2 canal
when he went to get a drink
of water during the scouting
trip. Moore died trying to
rescue the boy.
Jesse Smith, 29, and James
Piggott, 40, both o Gold
Beach, drowned when their
15-foot outboard motor boat
capsized in the Pacific Ocean
about one mile from the
mouth of the Rogue river,
i Dotty Mae Smith, 2, Coos
Bay, lost her life in the Coos
river when she tumbled Into
a drainage ditch. The out
going tide pulled her about
40 feet down the ditch and
through a floodgate Into the
river.
Crushed by Log
A logging truck driver was
killed when a log slipped
from his truck and crushed
him. The victim was Marion
Morgan, 40, Eugene. The ac
cident happened about 60
miles cast of Roseburg.
In addition, James Potter,
70, Eugene, died in a Eugene
hospital from injuries suffer
ed in a traffic accident near
Eugene on U. S. Highway 99
Dec. 2.
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and lateral cleaning is still
needed and can be done in a
regular cleaning program lat
er in the year, he said.
Diver sion structures at
Payne and Meyers creekg
need replacing, Hofbuhr said.
The district suffered from
eight slides and four major
canal breaks. One critical
break was adjacent to Butler
creek in the Valley View area
and three occurred In the
Wagner creek area on Fred
ricks and upper west canals.
Some overtopping occurred
on banks which narrowed
them and will require fills.
The old Ashland city bridge
at Mountain ave. crossing
which was washed out In 1955
became wedged at the Oak st.
diversion in Bear creek adja
cent to the city of Ashland,
Hoffhuhr noted.