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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
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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.
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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
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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
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mnrnlni. Low tonight 2S-3Q.
Hich Tutsdaj 4t-4V
Temp.
Hi (heft tfrd5r 44
l.owrMt Thi Mnrntrtf 23
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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
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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.