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Newspaper Page TextFn Nl IfL i kiG1 JL UUJ uul ui Viii AW IFLARES KM la Leads Probed In Search for Portland Girl :1 -., . TTimitJi. MONA RAE MINYAHD FBI Helps in Advisory Capacity Portland -(UPI)- Multnomah county detectives were check ing several leads today in the search for six-year-old Mona Rae Mlnyard, missing since noon Saturday from her home east of here. Police began combing files for known sex offenders and questioning suspects. The FBI entered the case in an ad visory capacity and to deter mine if federal law had been violated. Search Abandoned A search of the area around the girl's home was abandon ed Sunday and county detec tive Walter Graven said "At the present time, it doesn't look good for the little girl." The blonde, blue-eyed child left her home to buy some groceries for her mother. She said she was going to, stop at the home of a friend-on her way to the store. She nev er reached either place. Police first thought she had made purchases at the market, but later investigation indi cated the sales had been made to another girl. One witness reported seeing the girl, and her dog at the store, but her parents said the dog never left the house. Father, Stepfather Help A search party of about 40 persons, including 25 Sea Scouts, searched the area Freelands Sell Store In Shopping Center Prospect The Prospect Shopping Center grocery store has been soli, it was an nounced today. Owners, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Freeland have sold their interest in the store to Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Beck, who will assume operations Jan. 2. The Freelands had operated the store for about two years. Oregon Students Rank Ahead of Average Salem - IUPD - High school freshmen and junior In Ore gon have been ranked more than one and one-half years ahead of the national average in educational achievement. The finding was issued by the Oregon Department of Ed ucation on the basis of re ports from Science Research Associates of Chicago. HRVS(t)BRIEFS ITtMS WOM 1i 1? WO"40 ' 010,1 VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT IN HAVANA HTn-TPI-Scattrtd violence broke out in Haven to day after police dispersed an estimated $.000 persons dem onstrating in front of the Swin Embassy for aid in leaving Havana. ESPIONAGE CONVICTION UPHELD Washlngton-IW-The U.S. Court of Appeals today upheld the conviction of Irving C. Scarbeck for passing U.S. Em bassy secrets to Red agents in Poland but recommended that this 30-year sentence be reduced to 10 years in prison. -HE" X If h ,? v or 1-i-rili-tillirr)i,MIif-ji r (UPI) around the girl's home with out finding a clue. The girl's father, Robert Gene Minyard of Sandy, and her stepfather, Samuel Lane, were among the searchers. The girl's mother was plac ed under sedation. ' The missing child is about three feet, nine inches tall and weighs 55 pounds. She was wearing a blue and white check dress, gray coat, blue scarf, black shoes and white socks. Crashes Claim Three in Oregon By United Press International Oregon's traffic death count for the long New Year's holi day week end remained at three today. The week end began at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at mid night Tuesday. The three deaths were recorded Satur day. Leslie Peterson, 6, Kettle Falls, Wash., was killed in a one-car accident on U.S. High way 395 six miles south of John Day. The car went off the highway, overturned sev eral times and hit a tree. Guy Day, 66, Eureka, Calif., died when he was struck by a car on a highway near Lake side and Agda Johnson, 21, Portland, lost her life in a two car, head - on collision near Dayton. In addition, a sailor from Oregon was killed in a one car accident north of South Hill, Va., Sunday. The victim was Stanley Crawford of Springfield. Collision in EP Is first in Over Year Eagle Point-The first two car collision In Eagle Point in over a year occurred late last week. Autos driven by Marilyn Hermann, 19, of Talent, and Charles V. Jacobson, 63, of Eagle Point, collided Thurs day afternoon at C and Fifth sts., according to Eagle Point police. No one was injured and no citations were issued, how ever. The Hermann car went out of control and came to rest in the city park after knocking down a small tree. Dairy Producers Slate Thursday Session in Salem Possible Price Drop Concerns Group " Salem - (UPD - An emergen cy meeting of dairy producers from throughout Oregon has been scheduled here Thursday morning, State Sen. Arthur Ireland (R-Forest Grove) re vealed today. Ireland told United Press International "I expect up to 300 producers from every part of the state will attend." Ireland said producer groups, concerned over possi ble milk price drops when the present milk stabilization law expires at midnight to night, asked him to arrange a meeting place. Confusion Reigns Sen. Ireland, vice chairman of the Legislative Interim Committee on Agriculture, said the meeting was not call ed by the interim committee. The meeting was called so nastily there was confusioi over where the session would be held. Genevieve C. Morgan, head information officer of the State Department of Agricul ture, said she had reserved the agriculture conference room at the request of Sen. Ireland. Ireland, however, said he understood the meeting would be held in room 6 of the Cap itol Building. The session apparently was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Kenneth Sawyer, chief of the milk audit and stabiliza tion division, told UPI he un derstood the agriculture con ference room had been reserv ed, "but it will only seat about 50." One Nolico Filed Sawyer said this morning no other milk price reduction notices had been filed with his office. He announced Saturday that one "average size Wil lamette Valley dairy" had filed notice of intent to re duce the price about 2-cents a quart, beginning Tuesday. Ireland said the hastily called meeting of producers "was caused by reports of pending cuts in the price of milk." "The dairymen are quite concerned. They decided to call a meeting of representa tive dairymen from through out the state to try to fore stall any price cuts. "They also plan to discuss legislation which might cor rect the situation. "The dairymen seem closer now to reaching agreement," he said. Ireland said he did not be lieve processors were being invited to attend the meeting, "although I think some will be there." Ashlander Seriously Hurt in Accident Yreka - Patrick Moran, 23, of Ashland, is in Siskiyou county hospital here with se rious injuries following a one car accident on old Highway 99 north of Hornbrook early Sunday morning. Moran, of 385 North Main st., Ashland, suffered a com pression fracture of the back, elbow injuries and contusions and abrasions, but was de scribed in good condition. The accident occurred when a car driven by Moran failed to negotiate a sharp turn and went off the road, according to California highway patrol The car overturned and burst into flames. A passenger, Anthony Ball man, 20, of 693 Valley View rd., Ashland, sustained minor injuries, and subsequently was lodged in the county jail on drunk charges. When Moran is released from the hospital he faces a citation for driving while un der the influence of intoxicat ing liquor, officers reported. Trailer Destroyed In Gresham Fire Gresham-dTD- Fire destroy ed the 40-foot trailer home of Adolf Amstad, Gresham, Sun day morning. Firemen estimated damage at about $8,500. Amstad and his family were not at home at the time. Two power transformers near the scene exploded and burned causing a power out age over a wide area. Firemen said the blaze be gan in the kitchen of unde termined causes. Little of the metal trailer and one wall of the wooden addition re mained. Four ymday Morning Blaze Believed To Have Started in Big Y Cleaners House and Garage Saved From Damage A building on Table Rock rd., which housed four busi nesses, was heavly damaged by fire and water early Sun day morning. The businesses were Big Y Laundromat, Frank Boone Barber shop, Virginia's Big Y Beauty Salon, and the Big Y Cleaners. Some 15 firemen, includ ing four off-duty men, fought the blaze which was reported at 6 a.m. Cause of the fire has not been determined, but it is believed to have started the cleaners which is at the south end of the struc ture. Flames spread to the other businesses through an attic, firemen snid. Owner of the building is Mashall Bessonette. Walls of the concrete block structure remained standing after the fire. The ceiling collapsed in both the cleaners and laun dry, firemen said. Laundry Damage Raymond Niehaus. owner of the Laundromat, said this morning that the majority of the damage to his firm is cov ered by insurance. He noted that customers' laundry at the firm was not burned and has been taken to another laun dry for cleaning. He added that the majority of the dam age to equipment was caused by falling debris. Majority of the equipment at the barber shop was not damaged, according to Boone. Insulation in the ceiling of the shop was credited with keep ing lire damage to a mini mum. Owner of the cleaners is Adin Hall of Boise, Idaho. Local manager is James A. McCuan who was not avail able for comment this morn ing. Firemen Save Equipment Part of the equipment in the beauty salon, owned by Mrs. Elva Penwell, was saved through the efforts of Mcd ford firemen. Mrs. Penwell said she had received permis sion from the state board of cosmetologists in Portland to open her shop in the garage at her home, 2049 Gary ave., until the shop is rebuilt. She hopes to have the garage re modeled and open for busi ness next week. The business was not insured. Bessonette was not availa ble this morning, but from in formation received from the individual business owners, he plans to resulld the structure. During the fire, firemen sprayed water on a two-story house and a truck garage near by. Several firemen remained at the scene the majority of the day. The city fire marshal today is attempting to deter mine the cause of the blaze. Eagle Attacks Small Car, Hunters Melrose, N.M.-ftlPR-An eagle swooped down on a VolkS' wagen near here Saturday and attacked two rabbit hunt ers inside. Jim McNeil, 23, of Clovia, N.M. and Kent Flemlns, 23 of Mountain Air, N.M., said the eagle clawed them so bad ly they had to go to a doctor. McNeil said he and Flem lns were driving into the rab bit country south of here when the eagle rose from the ground near the highway and flew directly at the small car. The car was traveling about 45 mph and the eable shat tered the windshield and set upon the two men, McNeil said. He said he was able to stop the car and both men Jumped out and began shooting at the bird. It had a wingspan of six feet and they said it took sev eral shots from .22-callbcr rifles to kill It. GETS FEDERAL CONTRACT Portland -H'Pli- The Nation al Biscuit company's Portland plant has been awarded a contract to produce 1,600,000 pounds of crackers for the Civil Defense fallout shelter program, the Defense Subsis tence Center announced today. Firms Damaged in I , ifcSjp-T . -"V i i i - ' " I'.! saST i... jjSeji l jii. nil! muaut'ilil ll"i iii.waM.il,.iMJl.iili . ' ' i I i 1 ' VI rHv.v -as vX - " J , ' jiiMini.Hiniiie r- j - j " v 4 -'TvsJ 7 III r I s 1 1 R'fcn U' ill v MUt BUSINESSES DAMAGED Four firms in one building across from the Big Y Shopping center, were destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. Burned in addition to the Big Y Laundromat (shown here), were the Frank Boone Barber Shop, Virginia's Bia Y Beauty Salon, and the Big Y Deadline Set for Flying Service To Pay Rent Money Rogue Flying Service has been given until 5 o'clock to day to pay 50 per cent of the more than $8,000 It owes the city and offer a plan for pay ment of the balance within six months, according to City Manager Robert Duff. "If these conditions are not met by Rogue Flying Serv ice," Duff said, "we will have no choice but to close down the operation." Duff said the firm was noti fied of the city's intentions in a conversation Friday be tween City Attorney William Mansfield and counsel for Rogue Flying Service, Attor ney John R. Dellenback. Mansfield said Dellenback did not indicate at that time what the firm's intentions were. The city's action was taken Friday as a result of an ordi nance passed by a 7 to 1 vote of the city council Thursday night. Duff told the council at the meeting that the firm has been in arrears for some time and has made no satis factory offer for payment of rent owed on the lease. Notice Posted After Mayor John W. Sni der signed the ordinance Fri day morning, a notice was posted at the airport that the firm's real property was now owned by the city of Medford. "If the firm fails to meet the city's terms today," Mans field said, "the operators will be given a reasonable time to remove their personal prop erty, and then the doors will be padlocked." Airport Manager Gilbert J. Gutjahr said today, "The city has a responsibility to carry out the ordinance. Any fur ther negotiations would have to be carried out on the basis of a temporary permit to con tinue operations. It would be up to the city council to con sider any possible request for a new lease." , The city council, with three new members in the group, will hold Its first regularly scheduled meeting of the new year on Thursday, Jan. 3. Portland - OJPH - The Ore gon Health Board said today Oregon has recorded fewer birth and more deaths this year than last year. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly clnuiy through TueUy, rpt vry fftf or low rl(iualni Tu1ay mnrnlni. Low tonight 2S-3Q. Hich Tutsdaj 4t-4V Temp. Hi (heft tfrd5r 44 l.owrMt Thi Mnrntrtf 23 Prtelp. to It a m. Today . Trarc Our Skies Tonight fliinirt tnday 4:41pm. Riinritv tomorrow T:41 a.m. MnoniH tonicht . tt li p m. Pint Quarter HXIntMday Thli Wfk thr planet, Mrrrtiry makri an appraranrc low In the writ-iouthwMt MMtn afl'T iun art. Mrrrnry la now about t4 million aillM from the r.artii. Kegional Edition Medford 14 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1962 No. 243 Century's Thousands Bangor, Maine - (WD - A surprise blizzard, the worst of the century in this section, trapped thousands of persons today in northern Maine and New Hampshire. Snow was piled to the roof-tops. The snow, whipped to a face . cutting fury by winds up to 75 miles an hour, burled cars and buses and sealed off scores of communities. Power was knocked out in many areas. Hundreds of fam ilies were .without heat for hours in 20-below-zero tem peratures. Snow drifts were 20 feet high. Many Unprepared At least two deaths ,were attributed to the storm, which caught householders, motorists and skiers unpre pared. The Weather Bureau had predicted one foot of snow and flurries in some areas before the blizzard hit. There were at least 13 weather related deaths in the East, Including two In the New England blizzard, six in Virginia and five in Penn sylvania. Freesing and Windy Most of the Northeast was gripped by temperatures near zero and raked by high winds. Up to eight inches of new snow blanketed northern Vir ginia. Scattered snow fell Sunday from Minnesota Into the Great Traffic Toll Soars Past 200 Figure By United Press International Traffic fatalities during the Long New Year's holiday shot past the 200 mark today. The traffic toll had been running relatlcvly low, but quickened at mid-day. The ex perts said the rate might climb in the waning hours of the year as motorists return ing home from holiday trips and parties clog the high ways. There also was danger of heavy fatalities resulting from drivers who take to the road after drinking too much. The breakdown at 11 a.m. showed 201 dead In traffic, 41 in fires, four in airplanes and 60 miscellaneous deaths for a total of 308. REGIONAL WINNER Corvallis - H'Pli - Walt Men denhall of Wlllamlna has been named western regional winner In canning crops by the National Junior Vegetable Growers association, accord ing to vord received here. Hire Cleaners. Firemen saved some of the equipment in the bar ber and beauty shops and falling debris damages some of the equipment in the laundry. Cause of the fire has not been determined. (See pictures on page 2.) Knackstedt photo) Worst Blizzard Traps in Upper Lakes, with " locally heavy snow falling In the "snow belt" on the lee sides of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Maine Gov. John H. Reed described the blizzard as "an emergency situation." Reed asked civil defense aid for stricken families. Roads disappeared in snow. Thousands of cars were left abandoned. Wires and trees were blown down. Scores of highway accidents were re ported. Maine state police at Orono said at least 2,000 persons were stranded In a SO-mlle area around Bangor. About 100 persons left their cars and took refuge in Pilot's Grille, a restaurant, in Bangor. Once at the restaurant, po lice ordered them to stay there for their own safety. A section of Bangor, a city of 40,000, was without elec tricity. In Bangor and else where, the snow was gutter high around low pitched-roof Ton of Squash Taken In Eagle Point Area Someone in Jackson county Is preparing for a large free New Year's dinner. A turkey was stolen from the Mad Dairy at Eagle Point during the week end. Mrs. Dora Elizabeth Dorich, 442 Handley rd., reported the theft of one ton of squash from her field this week end, to the county sheriff's office. County to Pay 70 Per Cent of Indigent And Transient Patients' Hospital Bills The county court agreed this morning to pay 10 per cent of all current hospital bills owed by Indigent or tran sient patients. All bills now owing which the county court will pay a portion of through Its Indigent relief fund arc SO days old, County Commissioner Chester Wcndt said this morning. They were submitted by Rogue Val ley, Sacred Heart and Ashland Community hospitals. The court, In Its discussions with representatives from the three hospitals, agreed, also, to pro rate bills submitted for the remaining six months of the fiscal year from funds availa ble. County Judge Earl Miller said he called the hospital ad ministrators and business managers in because the in digent relief fund has a bal ance of $35,153 to cover six months. Price 10 Cents Tribune Northeast houses. Many families left their homes and moved In with relatives or neighbors who had heat. The Bangor Dally News did not publish today for the first time in Its 125-hlstory, Managing editor John W. Mo ran said, "We could have put out a newspaper but we could not have dispatched it. Men and machines were mo bilized to battle the snow. But even gigantic snowplows were turned back by tower ing drifts. Man Critically Hurt As Train Hits Car Gold Hill Damlan Estre mado, 50, of Gold Hill, was seriously injured this morn ing when his auto was struck by a train at the Sardine Creek rd. railroad crossing west of Gold Hill. He was taken to Rogue Val ley hosiptal, where at noon his condition was described as critical. Estrcmado suffer ed a fractured right arm, head Injury, possible crushed chest and other injuries, according to a hospital spokesman. Full extent of injuries was still being determined. The accident occurred at 9:45 a.m. not far from Estra mado's home on Sardine Creek rd. Further details on the accident were not avail able at press time. If we paid all bills sub mitted now we would exhaust this fund," Judge Miller said. "We orglnally budgeted $80, 000." Rogue Valley hospital has submitted bills totalling $19, 3S3, Sacred Heart $14,380 and Ashland $3,100, for a 'otal of $38,833. Population Increase Charles I. Gustafson, Rogue Valley administrator, said the increased population has brought more poor people to the community hospitals and an increasing number of these are aging people. Twenty-two per cent of the hospital In come is from government sources such as aid to crippled children and state industrial accident commission. When these agencies pro-rate their bills this places greater bur den on the private paying pa tients, Gustafson noted. Public welfare also pro rates Its hospital bills which TshombeReporfed En Route To Lead Embattled Forces Swedish Jets Back UN Ground Forces Leopoldville, The Congo - (UPD - Fighting erupted be tween United Nations and Katangese troops near Kam ina today and Katanga Presi dent Moise Tshombe was re ported heading back to lead his embattled forces. Swedish and Ghanaian UN soldiers moved out from the big Kamina airbase 250 miles northwest of Ellsabethvillo as part of an operation that be gan Christmas Eve. The Swedish Defense Min istry in Stockholm said it had received reports of "heavy" fighting. It said the UN ground forces were supported by Swedish Jet fighters. The Swedish reports said one force of bwedlsn ana Ghanaian soldiers set out for Kamina, aother seized the vil lage of Mitobwe and the rail road station and Lukoka and third took up positions at three bridges six miles south of the airbase. Vows to Resist A dispatch from Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, said Tshombe left there this morn ing to return to somewhere in Katanga. He told newsmen in Salis bury he would return and lead resistance until the very end." He fled Elisabethville when UN forces took it over during the week end. UN planes operating mainly from Kamina have all but de stroyed the small Katangese air force, catching most of Its planes on the ground. The UN command ordered the Katan gese to turn over the rest of their planes by Tuesday under a guarantee of safe passage. Elisabethville itself was quiet today and UN forces, fanning out through other sec tions of Katanga, were report ed meeting little or no resist ance. Despite Tshombe's warlike words, UN Secretary General Thant sent word from New York that no action was to be taken against the Katangese president if he returned to Elisabethville. Castro Demands Airline Schedules Havana - (UPD .- The chances of more relatives of the re leased Bay of Pigs invaders going to the United States in the immediate future were dimmed today by a new price set by Premier Castro. Castro Issued a statement Sunday demanding that Pan American World Airways re sume scheduled airline serv ice to Cuba before he would permit further departures from Cuba. In Miami, a spokesman for Pan American said the airline has no Immediate plans to resume regular flights to Ha vana. "Pan Am is unwilling to operate anywhere In the world where uncertainty lead ing to hazards exists," he said The statement issued by Castro's office said prospec tive exiles can leave the country "whenever they want to oncd flights to Havana are resumed." PROGRESS NOTED Portland - (UPD - A year-end report from the Portland Chamber of Commerce says the Portland metropolitan area recorded more than $26 million in capital plant Invest ment for Industrial expansion this year. caused Sacred Heart hospital to lose $10,000 on welfare pa tients In 10 months, accord-, Ing to Bernard (Jack) Storn berg, business manager. Other Funds Available Commissioner Wendt sug gested the hospital seek funds from public agency sources as soon as they see patients are unable to pay their bills. David Kuhnz, Jackson county public welfare administrator, suggested the hospitals seek money through the welfare's medical aid to the aged pro gram as early as possible. Hos pitals do not make use of this source as much as they could, he said. Also, they have a tendency to Include some patients under the transient classification when they con tinue to live In the area, Kuhnz noted. Many elderly people are not aware of the medicnl aid to the aged program, Kuhnz added.