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UNDER COVER OF FOG - The Rogue valley again is un
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ed to remain for at least another 48 hours. This picture
Big Two Progress
In Discussion of
Nuclear Problems
Nassau, Bahamas - UIPH -President
Kennedy and Prime
Minister Macmillan . have
made progress toward recon
ciling basic differences over
Western nuclear problems,
U.S. sources said today;
The Anglo-American lead
ers discussed the case of in
dependent vs. combined nu
clear deterrent forces with
in the Western Alliance as
tl ey carried their summit
talks into a second day.
Kennedy and Macmillan
then instructed a joint com
mittee of British and Ameri
an defense experts to come
up with a common course of,
action for announcement
sometime Friday.
Agreement Not Reached
The fact that Anglo-American
differences appeared to
be converging toward a com
mon goal did not mean joint
agreement on the controver
sy over the Skybolt missile.
Diplomatic sources said the
conflict over Skybolt, the
bomber-launched, 1,000-mile
nuclear missile which Britain
had counted on, would be
minimized by a broador ap
proach to the over-all matter
of Western defenses.
The President and prime
minister with their top aides
met for almost three hours
this morning at the beach
front quarters of Macmillan's
villa. Then they shifted to
Kennedy's house for lunch.
Another long discussion,
dealing with the Chinese-Indian
conflict, was set for the
afternoon.
Sentencing for Two
Men Is Scheduled
Claude Walter Chase, 41, of
Central Point, is scheduled to
be sentenced in Jackson coun
ty circuit court at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21. He will ap
pear before Judge Edward C.
Kelly.
Chase is charged with set
ting fire to forest land.
Scheduled for sentencing
Dec. 26 on a similar charge
is Henry W. Stumbo, 34. of
Wolf Creek.
The two men pleaded guil
ty to the charges in circuit
court Sept. 11. The two men
with Leo V. Thompson, 39,
Salem, were indicted by a
grand jury in August. Thomp
son is currently serving a 20
month sentence in the Oregon
state penitentiary.
NEV'Sf(t)BRIEFS
ITIMS FROM
X15 PASSES REENTRY TESTS
Edward! AFB, Clif.-IPI-Th X15 hurtled from the fringe
of space today to reenter the earth's atmosphere for the first
time without its lower tail.
Joe Walker, the world's fastest flying pilot for winged
aircraft, also took the stubbed. winged rocket ship to its
highest altitude without lower tail - about 32 miles - before
the crucial reentry.
RED CROSS GATHERING RANSOM SUPPLIES I
Washington-IM'-The American Red Cross is rushing $53;
million worth of food and medical supplies into Florida in
hopes of rensoming the 1,113 prisoners Fidel Castro look in
the Bay of Pigs invasion. j
The Red Cross, directing and coordinating the effort, was;
awaiting word from New York attorney James B. Donovan'
on the results of his negotiatlont in Havana. '
TREASURY AGENTS SEIZE P1NBALLS I
Weshlngton-'l Pi-Treasury agents swooped down on morel
than 500 beer taverns and other places ecross the nation !
Wednesday end trucked away hundreds of pinball machines
classified by a lederal court es gambling devices.
Survey of Freeway
South of Ashland
Approved
A location survey that will
add another 3.9 miles to the
Interstate 5 freeway south of
Ashland was approved this
morning by the state highway
commission at its meeting in
Medford.
The commission authorized
the highway department to be
gin acquisition of right of way
for the new section.
The survey covers the South
Ashland-Wall Creek section,
a project that will cost in ex
cess of $3,000,000, according
to the highway department
estimates. The proposed free
way will follow approximate
ly the existing Pacific high
way, which will be converted
to a four-lane freeway to meet
full interstate highway sys
tem standards.
Award Contracts
In other .action, the commis
sion awarded contracts on 13
highway projects, totaling S8.1
million, including two in Jack
son county and one in Jose
phine. Solomon Aichele, Portland,
with a bid of 5100,075.35 was
awarded a contract for road
side improvement of the Sev
en Oaks-Jackson st. section
of Pacific highway about
three miles north of Central
Point.
Steeck Electric company,
Medford, was awarded a con
tract of illumination installa
tion on Barnett rd. inter
change on the Pacific high
way. The company's bid of
S10.975 was identical with the
Madson and Stokes, Roseburg,
firm. The Medford firm was
awarded contract after a coin
was tossed to decide the win
ner. The Josephine county proj
ect was for 2.72 miles of grad
ing on the Alameda Mine
Dean Placer section about one
mile north of Galice. The con
tract was awarded the Bus
well Brothers firm of Gold
Hill with a bid of $176,195.
Money Allocated
Allocation of $3,746,000 for
county road construction was
made to all 36 counties. The
funds include $2,247,331 in
federal money, with the re
mainder split between county
and state matching monies.
Federal monies allocated to
Jackson county totaled $80,
515 and to Josephine county,
$46,846.
In other action, the commis
sion: Approved a petition to
Rogue River Irrigation district
AROUND THI OLOII
shows how the valley appears
Ann. (Knackstedt Photo)
by Group
to include 7.08 acres of land
within the Crater Lake High
way Interchance on Interstate
5 to provide irrigation for
landscaping the interchange
area.
Approved the sale of 1.36
acres of abandoned railroad
grade land in Josephine coun
ty on the Grants Pass-Hayes
Hill section of Redmond high
way for $250.
Change Speed Limit
Approved the change in
speed limit on Crater Lake
highway in the vicinity of the
Interstate 5 interchange from
25 to 35 miles per hour effec
tive Dec. 13.
Approved erection of traf
fic lights on Crater Lake high
way to control the intersec
tion of Biddle rd. and to con
trol traffic from the west on
and off ramps of Interstate S.
Approved eight projects
in four counties as part of the
construction work authorized
during the 1963 season on the
county federal-aid secondary
system.
The projects will be De
schutes, Douglas, Grant and
Multnomah counties.
Forest Cooper, stale high
way engineer, explained that
the highway department had
provided in excess of $8,000
in crews and equipment in
assisting municipal govern
ments in clearing and repair
work following the Oct. 12
storm. Statements of the
amount of work done will be
sent to the agencies concern
ed, but reimbursement will
not be asked, it was stressed.
Work was done under emer
gency authorization of the
governor.
Extension of Road
Opens for Traffic
The Highland dr. extension
was opened to traffic yester
day, according to Medford
City Engineer Verne Thorpe.
The street extension inter
sects Barnett rd. about 600
feet east of the bridge across
Bear creek.
At the present time there
is a gravel surface on the
street, Thorpe said, but plans
call for the installation of
curbs, gutters and paving
some time next spring or sum
mer. Weight-Mile Tax
Reduction on Agenda
Salem-m-A bill that roll
ed through thick opposition at
the 1961 legislature only to be
halted by a veto will show up
again at the 1 963 legislature.
The Interim Highway com
mittee said it is recommend
ing a $1 million weight-mile
tax reduction for trucks over
44,000 pounds.
WEATHER
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Battle Develops
Over Committees
On Constitution
Salem - ll)PI - A compro
mise was hinted at Wednes
day that could keep alive the
proposed revision of the Ore
gon Constitute n.
A behind-the-scenes Senate
battle has developed over
whether each house would
create a separate legislative
committee on constitutional
revision, or whether a joint
House - Senate committee
would be established.
Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney
(D-Portland) said Ben Musa,
president-designate of the
1963 Senate, would agree to
holding joint hearings and
sharing the same staff "to
save time."
But, said Mahoney, Musa is
adamant that there should
not be a joii.t committee.
Separate Votes Wanted
Mahoney said Musa wants
each house to have its own
committee, to handle its own
reports, and to vole separately-
Mahoney shares Musa's
view.
Calling for the joint com
mittee, according to Mahoney,
are Sens. Walter D. Pearson
(D-Portland) and Al Flegel
(D-Rosoburg).
When asked lo comment on
Mnhoney's stalcnent, Musa
said it reflected his thinking.
"Pearson and I are miles
apart on this. I don't think
we can have a joint commit
tee without -nabling legisla
tion. "I've asked the legislative
counsel for an opinion on
this, but I haven't gotten an
answer, so I assume 1 am
right," Musa said.
Pearson was Senate presi
dent during the 1959 session,
and is recognized as a pow
er in the Senate.
'To Show Strength"
Mahoney said Musa would
remain adamant on the is
sue "to show his strength."
"I think Pearson will be
forced to bow to Musa," Ma
honey said.
Mahoney commented "the
issue probably will be set
tled the first day of the 1963
session."
It has been known for
some til o a split had devel
oped over what type of com
mittee should be established
to handle the proposed re
vision of the constitution.
Some feared if neither side
compromised, plans to revise
the constitution could be stale
mated because of the antici
pated deadlock.
Work Resumes on
New Guard Station
Work has resumed on con
struction of the Ashland guard
station of the state forestry
department.
Doyle Stockton, assistant
warden of the southwest dis
trict, said It Is hoped to have
the structure ready for next
fire season.
The residence and crew
house building Is being erect
ed on Ashland city property
on Tolmnn Creek rd. It is of
frame construction. Tempor
ary quarters were renlcd last
summer on Clover lane.
An equipment shed and
garage eventually are planned
at the new location.
HOLT APPROVED
Salem -TO- The child wel
fare subcommittee of '.he
Stale Welfare Commission to
day approved the application
of Harry Holt, Creswell farm
er, to carry on activities as a
child placement agency in
Oregon.
Regional Edition
Medford
44 Pages Five Sections
Use Sanctioned
Despite Evidence
Of Some Polio
Communities Urged
To 'Move Ahead'
Washington -IUP11- The gov
ernment began a gamble to
day that full use of candy
flavored Sabin oral polio vac
cine would help wipe out the
crippling disease.
Surgeon General Luther L.
Terry Wednesday lifted a
three-month ban on use by
adults of Type 3 Sabin vac
cine, despite the risk some
adults might catch polio from
the vaccine.
The action came on the rec
ommendations of the Public
Health service's special polio
advisory committee which
spent two days this week
weighing evidence against the
controversial live vaccine
doses that may be given in
syrup or a sugar lump.
All Types Endorsed
The advisers endorsed all
three types of Sabin vaccine
even though finding solid evi
dence that use of the vaccine
in nonepidemic areas this year
might have caused:
Eleven polio cases, eight
among persons over age 30,
from 15 million Type 3 doses.
Seven cases, four over
age 30, among 31 million Type
1 doses.
The committee said "The
maximum potential risk lor
Types 1 and 3 is on the order
of one per million or less
over-all, but higher for those
over 30 years of age." For
Type 2, they found, "there is
still no indication of risk."
Urged To 'Move Ahead'
The committee and the sur
geon general urged communi
ties to "move ahead, using all
three types of Sabin oral vac
cine with particular emphasis
on children and young adults."
They added, however, that
"because the need for immu
nization diminishes with ad
vancing age," Sabin vaccine
should be used for adults
"only with full recognition of
its very small risk."
The oral vaccine was rec
ommended for adults who
faced higher than normal risks
of contracting natural polio,
such as parents of young chil
dren, pregnant women, per
sons in epidemic situations
and those planning foreign
travel.
Contract Signed To
Operate Concession
A one-year contract was
signed by the Jackson county
court and Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Wilhelm for the Wilhelm's
to operate a horse concession
at Howard Prairie.
Prior to the contract sign
ing, an agreement had been
reached between the Wll
helms and ranchers In the
area who have cattle grazing
In the 40 acres desired for
recreation purposes.
The Wilhelms, who now op
erate a similar concession at
Lake of the Woods, plan to
have approximately 12 horses.
The contract provides for
about 40 acres to be used for
horse grazing.
The county court said today
the contract is similar to the
contract the Wilhelms have
with the U.S. forest service
for Lake of the Woods.
CHRISTMAS SEALS fltt TB Ml
Itlcr RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Type 3 Sabin Oral
Given Official A
3SK0PPIN&
DAYS LEFT
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
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THE ATLANTA WALL - Pickets, white and
Negro, carry signs protesting a barricade
erected by the City of Atlanta, Ga., in an
attempt to create a "racial buffer zone"
separating white and Negro residential
areas. Vocal and legal protests have come
Groceteria Is
Sold To Junction
City Businessman
The Groceteria Super Food
Market, one of the first self-
service grocery stores In the
state, has been sold to Dean
McKay of Junction City, M
H. Hall, store manager, has
announced. The firm was
owned by Gates and Lydiard,
Inc.
The transaction will become
effective Jan. 1.
The sale includes only the
business, consisting of the gro
cery department, the bakery,,
restaurant and meat depart
ment. The corporation will
continue to own the building
and parking lots.
The Groceteria was found
ed in 1020 by the late W. A.
Gates and W. H. Lydiard, and
Mrs. Lydiard has been an ac
tive member, indirectly and
directly since 1024, serving as
president of the corporation
since the death of Mr. Gates.
The firm first was located
on the present site of the F.
W. Woolworth company store
at Sixth st. and Central ave.
In 1022, the business was
moved to the firm's new build
ing on the property now oc
cupied by the J. C. Penney
company store.
Present Store Opened
In 1930, the present Groce
teria store was opened as a
branch at West Sixth and
Grape sts., and in 1047 the
two stores were consolidated
at the present location. In
1058 the store was remodeled
and enlarged.
Hall has been with the firm
since 1926 and about 1035 be
came the manager. He has
been a member of the board
of United Grocers, a north
west organization of Inde
pendent stores. He also has
been active as a member of
the Rotary club for 15 years,
is a director of the Oregon
Independent Grocers associa
tion and owns and operates a
farm near Jacksonville.
The Groceteria management
pioneered In the self-service
method of merchandising and
has been progressive In meet
ing parking needs of patrons.
Five lots now accommodate
customers. The store has been
well-known in the trade
throughout the West Coast.
Few changes are planned by
the new owners. Ross Mlnneci,
who has been the assistant
manager, and Robert Darnell,
produce manager, will con
tinue with the new owners.
Ray Norton, who will as
sume managership for the new
business, has been transferred
from a Roseburg store owned
by McKay and now lives with
his family on Corona ave. Hull
has no immediate plans.
COLLINS NAMED
Salem -OTIi- Charles S. Col
lins, Medford, was named
chairman of the Oregon Out
door Recreation Council at
the group's first meeting her
Wednesday.
Mar 'ho bond (A.rs orr
Imud " T . J 'imxit- .
County Fair Board
Objects to Carnival
During Fall Event
The Jackson county fair
board yesterday afternoon op
posed operation of a carnival
with the fall 4-H and FFA
fair, then went on to criti
cize . the county court for
"grabbing off land" from the
fairgrounds for building sites.
Three representatives of the
Medford Kiwanis club pro
posed West Coast Shows, op
erating out of San Francisco,
be allowed to operate in the
same area as the county fair.
Money received by the Ki
wanis club would be used for
under privileged children's
projects.
Representing the Kiwanis
were Curtis Neshclm, 1UHJ
president elect, Russell Ren
ncr, vice president elect, and
Glen Allen, Secretary - treas
urer elect.
In Favor of Activities
Ncshcim emphasized that
the Kiwanians arc in favor of
4-H and youth activities, and
would not Injure the program.
A check with police agencies
showed that West Coast
Shows is a "reputable" com
pany, he said. A carnival
would establish a better at-
Grants Pass Council
Discusses Parking
Grants Pass The Grants
Pass city council last night
discussed off-street parking
and considered the recom
mendations of a committee
on off-street parking. The
council moved to initiate
adoption of an amendment to
the zoning ordnance which
would specify requirements
for offstrcct parking with
new use of land In the down
town area.
Also discussed were three
street improvement projects.
which were tabled at the last
meeting. Projects approved
were the improvement of B
st. between Woodson dr. and
Clarke St., and 11th st. be
tween I and M sts. The Im
provement project for 12th
st. from Madrone st. to the
north end of 12th was de
feated.
Three Nabbed in Theft
Of Missile Blueprints
Jackson, Miss - WPH - Three
men were charged with grand
larceny today in connection
with the theft of missile and
aircraft blueprints which they
allegedly tried to sell to a
man they believed was a Cu
ban agent.
Detective Chief M. B.
Pierce said Homer Lee Young,
45. an unemployed ex-convict;
James W. Causey Jr., 22; and
Anthony M. Whitehead, 20,
were arrested Wednesday
night after trying to sell the
blueprints, stolen from a local
firm, to a former resident of
Cuba.
57th Year Price 10 Cents
Tribune
20, 1962 No. 234
accme
pproval
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from citizens of the area. At least three of
five petitioners for a court injunction to
remove the barrier are whites who contend
closing of the street is injurious to their
health, safety and convenience. (UPI)
tendance, he added.
Fair Board Members C. H.
Buffington, Francis Krouse
and William Blgham objected
to the carnival proposal. It
would distract both adults and
young participants from the
fair activities, they said. Peo
ple would spend money on i
a carnival, which in turn
would take it out of the com
munity. Ask Building StBlus
Buffington asked the coun
ty court the status of the pub
lic health building proposed
for tile fairgrounds. County
Commissioner Chester Wendt
said construction is pending
allocation of the matching
Hill-Burton funds. '
Why is It the county court
can just grab land off and
not compensate for it?" Buf
fington asked.
The location of the health
building and some other build
ings at the fairgrounds were
never brought before the fair
board for approval, he said.
The court had discussed the
extension building with the
board before building it on
the fairgrounds, he noted.
Buffington also noted that
the board had approved the
proposed pony track location
adjacent to the Juvenile de
tention home, but the county
court ha l refused it. Wendt
said the county court had
recommended another loca
tion which would not disturb
the detention home garden.
Object to Armory
fair board members also
objected to construction of the
National Guard armory and
the detention home on the
fairgrounds. (The present
county court members were
not in office when the armo
ry was constructed.)
"Outside of the health cen
ter there will be no more
interference with the fair
grounds," Wendt said.
Wendt suggested the cltv
should be oblit, itcd to enlarge
me tairgrounds.
Reno's Riverside Hotel
Will File Bankruptcy
Reno - (UPI) - The Riverside
Hotel closed Its doors early
today because the operating
corporation has run out of
money to meet payrolls and
pay off creditors.
R. B. Fuhrman, manager of
the Northern Nevada Board
of Trade, said a bankruptcy
petition would be filed in
U.S. District Court today or
Friday.
Employees were told to go
home at 2 a.m.
Fuhrman said owner Ray
mond Spector and other cor
poration officials had been
hopeful until late Wednesday
they might bo able to meet
current obligations, but Fuhr
man explained "t was finally
Action Follows
Pressure Seeking
Reunification
Officials Forced
To Take Cover
Elisabethville, Katanga -1TD
-A mob of about 200 stone
throwing white and Negro uni
versity students attacked the
U. S. consulate building today.
The riot followed American
support of UN pressure to
force Katanga back under
Central Congo government
control.
Apparently taking their cue
from President Moise Tshom-
be, the screaming students
from Katanga university
charged the two-story colonial
structure three times. They
ripped down the American
flag, burned an outer build
ing, smashed windows and
rained a hail of rocks on
consulate officials who were
forced to take cover.
No Injuries
There were no reports of
injuries, although several dem
onstrators were roughed up
by police, who were outnum
bered but managed to dis
perse the mob after firing into
the air.
The violence came In the
wake of President Kennedy's
announcement that the United
States was sending a military
mission to the Congo to de
termine whether the situation
was deteriorating in a way
that the Soviet Union could
gain from it. '
Scorched Earth Policy
The students, both Africans
and Europeans, protested U.S.
and UN efforts to force Ka
tanga to end its secession and
return to the fold of the cen
tral Leopoldville government.
Tshombe was reported to
have declared Wednesday that
he would order a "scorched
earth" policy rather than sub
mit to these pressures for in
tegration with the Leopold
ville government.
There have been a number
of proposals considered to
bring about union and to share
the vast tax income Irom the
Union Miniere mining mon
opoly, but thus- far nothing
concrete has been, agreed
upon. UN Secretary General
Thant has called for an eco
nomic crackdown on Katanga
and has urged other methods
to force Tshombe to end his
secession, which is costing the
UN close to $150 million a
year. ,
United Crusade
Nearslfs Goal
The United Crusade has 98.7
per cent of its $167,683 goal,
according to Robert D. Hcf
fcrnan, campaign chairman.
The $2,106 remaining to be
collected will be partially cov
ered by a few anticipated con
tributions expected by cam
paign workers who are still
working to bridge the 1.3 per
cent gap, he said.
Hcffernan is optimistic con
cerning goal achievement in
the next few days. He is sure
that with the comparatively
small amount still to be col
lected, people of Jackson
county who have not contrib
uted will respond, and the
United Crusade will have its
10th consecutive campaign
victory.
The United Crusade board
of directors authorized the full
payment of the first quarter
allocation to member agen
cies this week in the belief
that the campaign will make
100 per cent of the goal.
Hcffernan urged everyone
who has not yet contributed
to send in a pledge or check
to the United Crusade, post
office box 5000, Medford, this
week.
STEPS PROPOSED
Salem (UPU Steps to reduce
the number of Oregon coun
ties and to Increase powers of
area-wide metropolitan auth
orities were proposed Wednes
day by the Legislative Interim
Committee on Local Govern
ment. realized the hotel could not
meet today's payroll or other
needs without added financ
ing." Reliable sources said the
hotel has lost $600,000 since
Spector took over last sum
mer. Shut down was the casino,
the bars and the restaurant.
Present and permanent guests
were advlsd this morning to
find other quarters as soon as
possible.
The hotel executed an as
signment of all assets to the
trade board for the benefit of
creditors.
The Riverside was one of
Reno's four major downtown
hotel-casinos.