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Newspaper Page Textcr Says my Needs Noon Edition MEDFORD N 1 w Mbdehi fcpinis' 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 18 Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1963 No. 244 TRADITIONAL WELCOME Despite the frigid weather crowds throng New York's Times Square to welcome the new year in traditional sty'e. Police described the New Year's Eve crowds as "the smallest and coldest in years". Police, who declined to estimate the number o hardy souls who braved the 10-degree weather for the gathering, said that about 15 minutes after midnight the crowd had dissipated into the normal pedestrian traffic. (UPI) United Nations Troops Control Katanga Positions Leopoldville -IUPII- United Nations troops look control of more positions around bat tered Elisabeth ville today in sporadic fighting against Ka tangese forces. UN patrols were reported to have killed five Katangese gendarmes in the skirmishes which broke out while Elisa bethville was under a new UN-imposed 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. UN officials awaited word on the whereabouts of Moise Tshombe, president of seces sionist Katanga province, to see whether he will bow to UN military might cr lead a guerrilla force in a counter attack. Return Roported Tshombe was reported un officially to have returned from Southern Rhodesia to the Katanga copper mining town of Kolwezi, site of a major Katangese air base 150 miles northwest of Elisabcth ville. But UN sources could not confirm his return. Nor was there any indica tion whether Tshombe came back to fight the United Na tions or negotiate an end to his secession as demanded by UN Secretary General Thant. Gold Hill Man Still In Critical Condition Dnminn Estremado, 59, Gold Hill, remained in critical con dition in Rogue Valley hos pital today after he was in jured yesterday morning when his car was struck by a train lit the Sardine Creek rd. rail road crossing west of Gold Hill. Estremado was reported suf fering from a fractured arm, head and chest injuries, ae cording to a hospital spokes man. The accident occurred About 9:45 a.m. not far from Estramado's home' on Sardine Creek rd., according to re-ports. Santa Monica Float Wins Sweepstakes In Rose Parade Pasadena, Calif. - IUPD - The City of Santa Monica with a float depicting in blossomed beauty the wonderful moment of childhood, the "First Love," today was nar.-ed sweepstakes winner for the most beautiful entry in the 74th annual Tour nament of Roses. The grand prize went to the Florists Telegraph Delivery association for its graceful float that included more than 10,000 orchids in an entry ti tled "A Moment of Happi ness." Santa Monica's entry was a beautiful garden with pink camellias and carnation pet als. A small boy and girl, rep resenting first sweethearts, sat in a swing beneath a flow ered urn. Rose Blooms Added The grand prize winner was one of the largest single dis plays of orchids in the history of the pageant. Over 25.000 rose blooms added to the dis play that carries the message of happiness when one re ceives flowers. Announcement of the win ners was made as the majes tic floats began their course down Colorado blvd. before a million and a half specta tors. The mercury climbed toward the 70-degree mark after a dawn reading of 45. The crowds had gathered during the night in a carnival WEATHER FOKFCAST: Vallry (be or low clmidinf as, thrmifh rdiifsdav. wllh possible brief aftrrnonn clrarlnc In few pfneev Fair above the foe. I.ow tonight 28 to 33. lllch tomorrow 35 to 40. 45 to 5 1) above the fog. Temp. Hlchrtt Yesterday 4 Lowest This Morning 28 Our Skies Tonight Sunset todav 4:4R p.m. Sunrtte tomorrow .... 7:41 a.m. Moonset lonltht ... 11:1$ p.m. First Quarter Jan. 2 This year there will be five eclipses, two of the Sun and three of the Moon. Two of these will he visible over North America, a total eclipse of the Sun on July 20 and a total eclipse of the Moon the ni(ht ,( nee. :,9-i0. NEWSMIEFS ITIMJ FROM AR0UN9 THI OLOII spirit with the mild weather presenting a contrast to mil lions of television viewers watching the pageant in the chilly East and Midwest. Legion Post Wins The prize for the float most fittingly presenting the theme of the parade, "Memorable Moments" went to American Legion Post 707. It was an imaginative entry dramatiz ing the trail-blazing over the Atlantic ocean in 1927 of Charles A. Lindbergh with a flowered replica of the Lone Eagle's plane, "Spirit of St. Louis." Union Oil Co. took the President's prize for its float e in p h a s i z ing "Birth of a Rose," a huge multipetaled, animated rose coming into full bloom. The impressive entry of South Gate, Calif., titled "G r a d u a t i o n," took the Queen's trophy. Three young ladies in traditional cap and gown stood beneath arches of white chrysanthemums to re ceive their diplomas in a set ting of roses. Mexican Float Picked The award for the most beautiful entry outside the territorial United States went to Mexico for "Vacation in the6Sun." The float present ed an elegant stylizing of a sun, whose rays of colored flowers shine down upon the colorful land south of the border. A flower of Mexican origin, the poinsettia, was used to provide contrast. Portland, Ore, won first place in class A-4 cities, a category including cities out side of California between 350.000 and 500,000 population. NEW SNOWS ISOLATE ENGLAND London-'lTi-Ntw tnowt Isolated much of England today Europe's wont winter liege in years continued into the new year. SKYBOLT SALVAGE PLANNED Washington-iri-The administration is seeking to salvage as much as possible from the cancelled Skybolt missile project that employed 16.000 persons in work costing $353.2 million. EAST GERMANS FIRE ON BORDER Berlin-HT-Communist police eariy today opened (ire twice on the American sector border, once at a woman swimming to West Berlin and the second time at West Berlin border police. POLICY TOWARD CUBA SEEN Washington-trt U.S. policy toward Cuba In the new war is expected to emphasise optical and economic pres sir on the Castro regime from Vne American republics. Sen. Robert Kerr Of Oklahoma Dies Washington -(ITU- Sen. Rob ert S. Kerr, 66, one of the most influential men in Con gress, died today in Doctors hospital. The Oklahoma Democrat had been in the hospital about three weeks. His office said he entered the hospital for a virus infection and a routine physical checkup. It was later announced that he had suffer ed a mild heart attack. Kerr's c o 1 1 e a gucs. both friend and foe. called the ac complished legislative warrior "the uncrowned king of the Senate" He was the man President Kennedy relied on to guide many of his legisla tive proposals through Con gress, Kerr was chairman of the Senate Space committee and the No. 2 Democrat on the powerful Finance committee Men, Machines Digging Maine Out of Blizzard Bangor, Maine-tUPIl - Men and machines continued a gi ant task today of digging out northern New England from an arctic-born blizzard which piled snow to rooftops and plunged the mercury far be low the 2ero mark. Three howland men, long overdue on an ice-fishing trip, were the object of an wide spread search early today in an isolated area near Endless lake. Conservation officials and a helicopter from Dow Air Force Base searched a 25-mile radius late Monday and re sumed the hunt today. A Maine couple and their two children were stranded in a small camp seven miles south of Lincoln. State police said George E. Allen and his family were cut off without food. An attempt to airlift them to safety was planned today. The paralyzing storm, pack ing wind gusts up to 90 miles per hour, was hardest felt in northern and central Maine where snow depths of 39 to 44 inches were recorded. The surprise blizzard was described as the worst of its kind in modern times. More than 2,000 persons were stranded and three storm-attributed deaths were reported. Gov. John H. Reed declared a state of emergency as every available piece of snow-fighting equipment was pressed into use. Twelve hours after the storm was over and the sun peered through the clouds, state and local police assisted by Air Force helicopters were still searching for motorists marooned in their cars. Police said the hundreds of abandoned cars made road clearing difficult. Power and telephone lines were still down in several sections o? the stale today. Fifty-foot snow drifts buried Bangor, a city of 50.000. Body of Missing Portland Child Found in Ditch Four Agencies Seeking Slayer Portland-fUPD-The man who abused and strangled a six-year-old "beautiful" girl was sought today by detectives from four agencies. Little Mona Tie Minyard's body was found partially un clothed in a drainage ditch by a road southeast of here Monday. The grim discovery came two days after she van ished while going to a gro cery store for her mother. Clackamas County Coroner Douglas Pratt said the child had been raped. He said she was strangled to death. One suspect agreed to sub mit to a lie detector test. Detectives combed the scene where the body was found for clues. Other detectives questioned possible suspects or persons who might furnish leads. The suspects included known moral? offenders who might have been in the area where the child vanished. The blonde, blue-eyed child was described by neighbors as "very beautiful." Her moth er said Mona was a good child, and fearful of strangers. The mother, Mrs. Joyce M. Lane, 27, was place " under sedation before the girl's body was found. The father, Robert Gene Minyard, 30, of Sandy, sepa rated from the mother, took part in an unsuccessful search Sunday and then identified the body when it was found. Mona left home late Satur day morning to stop at the home of a friend and then go to the store. Investigation in dicated the child never reach ed the home o her friend. Among leads under investi gation was a report of a blue and white station wagon spotted by a deputy with a man and small gir' inside. Searchers failed Sundiy to find any trace of the child in the Southeast Portland area. The body was found Mon day afternoon by two -en, Harry Emerson of Clackamas and Norman Morton of Port land. It was lying face down in a drainage ditch beside Sieben Lane cast of Camp Withycombe in Clackamas county. The road Is a wooded, dead-end road, serving a few scattered farmhouses, off Highway 212. Detectives from Multnomah and Clackamas counties, the state police, and the FBI were working on the case. Family Missing 1 Near Mappy Camp Yreka, Calif.-Two bodies, believed to be those of two members of the missing Floyd H. Pettit family, were reported found this morn ning about two-and-a-half miles west of Happy Camp. The Siskiyou county shrr iff's department said, how ever, that exact identity of the bodies had not yet been determined. JUDGES TO MEET Seaside - VP1- Oregon Juve nile Court Judges association will hold its annual meeting at Abe Seasiiicr Hotel here JanT 16-18. Two Men Injured in Freeway Accident Two men were in fair con dition in Rogue Valley hos pital today after they were injured when their car col lided with a state highway de partment truck which was sanding a sectien cf the Inter state 5 freeway last night, Medford police reported. Driver of the car was Floyd Everett McClurc. 42, Sweet Home, who is reported suffer ing from a broken arm and head lacerations. A passenger. William Ward Pattison. 24. Orleans, Calif., suffered chest injuries in the crash, accord ing to reports. Driver of the sanding truck was Luther Perres Gann, Cen tral Point. McClurc was cited for violation of basic rule. The collision occurred about 7:41 p.m. on the freeway overpays liptwecn Jackson r i Main sfts , according to city police. Yreka, Calif. - HIPP. - An air search was planned today for a California attorney and his two children, missing since Sunday in the wilds south of the Oregon border near here. Floyd H. Pettit of Auburn, Calif., and two children, ages 8 and 10, were reported miss ing when they failed to return from a hunting trip at Happy Camp. A search Monday failed to turn up traces of the family. Also missing was their late model pickup truck. Mrs. Pettit flew into the area Monday with a picture of her husband. Police also were checking hotels and motels. 0CI Of IMf ItttOt JOHN W. SNIDER CITY OF MEDFORD MEDFORD, ORCOON MKWOftDt BUTE ClTVi ALBA, ITALY DECREE By virtue of the authority vested ' in me, I hereby decreej the following'. 1. All political prisoners now being held in the city jail are ordered released.' 2. The poll tax is abolished. 3 . Possum hunting will be permitted, within the city limits. 4.. Bear Creek is promoted to the rank of Barely River. JOHN W. SNIDER Mayor Vale Man Freed In Death of Wife Valc-flIHi-A Vale man has been freed of any connection with the death of his wife Christmas night when the car they were riding in smashed into a downtown utility pole. A coroner's Jury Monday ruled that Leo Helcniak was not guilty of any crime In con nection with the death of his wife, Rcgina Parker Heleniak. BARN DESTROYED Vale - ilPP - The Vale live stock auction sales barn, office anAcafe burned to the ground MSiday. FINAL DECREE Associates of Medford Mayor John W. Snider during his 12 years in city government can attest to his irre pressible sense of humor. He has enlived many a tedious city council meeting with a spontaneous joke or remark. Consistent to the end (he completed his final term of office yesterday). Mayor Snider issued the above decree shortly before leaving office. Kennedy Attends Orange Bowl Football Game Palm Beach, Fla.-IUPD- President Kennedy flew to Miami today to watch the Orange Bowl football game between the universities of Oklahoma and Alabama. The Chief Executive and some guests took off by heli copter from a landing area at the Palm Beach Country Club, near Kennedy's vaca tion home. Kennedy made a similar trip to the Orange Bowl sta dium last Saturday, to ad dress a rally of about 40,000 Cuban exiles in honor of the Bay of Pigs invasion brigade just released from Fidel Cas tro's prisons. A flip of the coin by Ken nedy was to determine which team kicked off but there were no indications Kennedy was rooting for one over the other. Guests in Box The advance list of Ken nedy's guests in a 14th row box on the 50-yard line in cluded Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield; Adm. George Anderson, chief of naval operations; Rep. Dante Fascell and Rep.-cect Claude Pepper, both Democrats from the Miami area, and Grant Stockdalc, former U.S. am bassador to Ireland. Monday night, the Presi dent and Mrs. Kennedy wel comed the new year at an ultra-exclusive party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman, who live several seaside villas away from the vacation White House. Presidential house guests, including M r s. Kennedy's brother-in-law and sister, Prince Stanislas and Lee Rad ziwill, were reported to have been among the socialites at tending the event. Wrights man, an oil magnate and pa tron of the arts, is a close friend of the Kennedys. Mayor Snider Ends 12 Years Service To City of Medford -The Klamath Basin Socked in by Fog Klamath Falls UPH Klamath Basin was socked in by a dense icy fog for the sec ond consecutive day today. Officials said the roads were ice-covered and ex tremely dangerous, but by early Tuesday, only two mi nor accidents had been reported. The airport was closed to jtrafc for an Indefinite John W. Snider yesterday concluded 12 years of service to the city of Medford, six as councilman and three two year terms as mayor. At mid-afternoon, he paid his last visit to the mayor's office in city hall. He sat down in the swivel chair be hind the big curved desk and spent nearly an hour talking with a few friends about Med ford and its government, to which he has devoted over third of his life. Medford Is Different 'I used to think that all small cities were pretty much the same, he said, "but that s not true. Medford is differ ent." Snider pointed to the city's excellent public school sys tem, the many laurels its ath letic teams have won, the number of offices its citizens hold on state boards and com missions and in various civic, professional and fraternal or ganizations. He disclaimed personal credit for the accomplish ments and advancements of the city during his tenure of office. "No individual can take credit in these matters," he said. "What we have accom plished has been done by close cooperation between the eight man city council, this office, and the city employees. "I have a gieat respect for the career people in city gov ernment," he said, "they have done a great job." Among the most important actions which have taken place during his work in city government, Snider cited the development of the park and recreation program ( A re sponse to public need"), and the decision about the loca tion of the Interstate 5 free way through Medford. "I favored the present site of the freeway," he recalled, "and I think it has been, and will be, good for our community." Snider said hi was still con cerned about conditions in the core area of the city. "We have an old downtown business district," he said, "and it will take something dramatic to rejuvenate it. But the leadership for that effort must come from downtown. City government should help with the rehabilitation by of- jing assistance in planning engineering. Adequate off-street parking was a problem when he took office as mayor, Snider said, and while "the miracle of Park and Shop" helped con siderably, the city is still "de ficient" in off-street parking. He glanced up at some pic tures of Alba, Italy, Medford's sister city, which were hang ing on the wall of the office. He spoke with pride of the relationship that has develop ed between the two cities. Las Day of School "It's a good feeling to be ending my work as Medford's mayor," he said, "it's like the last day of school. "I leave office with the feeling I haven't accomplish ed all I'd like to have, but I've given it my best. "I'm truly confident that Medford's city government will go on, and possibly be even belter than it has been. "The future's in good hands," he said. New Judge Quits Democratic Positions C o n d o n (UPD James O. Burns, newly elected judge of Gilliam county, has re signed two positions in the Oregon Democratic party. He resigned as chairman of the Gilliam County Demo cratic Committee, a post he held for 14 years; and he stepped down as chairman of the Stale Credentials committee. Burns said partisan activity is not compatible with his new office. West Warned To Stay Out of Spat With Red China Premier Speaks at New Year Eve Ball Moscow - IUPP - Soviet Pre mier Nikita S. Khrushchev, in half-peaceful, half-bellicose New Year's toast, warned the West today to stay out of his spat with Communist China. The premior also said the Cuban crisis proved that the Soviet a'tiy should be given new modern weapons. He did hot elaborate, but he warned that any Western at tack on the Soviet Union would trigger a retaliation causing the West's destruction in a matter of hours - short hours." In Expansive Mood Khrushchev made his com ments to 1,500 members of the Soviet elite and the Moscow diplomatic corps at the annual Kremlin New Year's Eve ball. He was in a gay and expansive mood and did not give the sig nal for the party to break up until 3:30 a.m. Prior to the lavish banquet in modernistic Palace of Con gresses and the grand ball in the St. George Hall of the Kremlin palace, Khrurhchev and Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev sent a New Year's message to President Kenne dy, expressing the hope for a "great improvement In re lations during 1963. Year of Joint Efforts The message, one of many sent to world leaders, said the two Soviet leaders "hope it will be a year of joint efforts radically to improve the in ternational situation in the in terests of all humanity." The message wished Kennedy, his family and all Americans best wishes in the new year. In a message to Cuba, Khru shchev and Brezhnev praised premier ridel Captro and pledged Russia's full support to his nation. f In his rambling toast at the ball, Khrushchev admitted there vcre differences in the Communist world, but he said the Communist nations will stand together if capitalists try to butt In. he said. "But when some capitalist tries to put his nose in our differences, then we will fight against him together." Slick Pavement Is Blamed for Mishaps Fog, slick pavements and excessive New Year's cele brating combined last night to produce an unusual number of vehicle accidents in' the city. Icy conditions early this morning on sections of the In terstate 5 freeway overpass through Medford were respon sible for at least four crashes within about an hour, city po lice said. Officers began halting traf fic at both ends of the over pass around 9 o'clock this morning following a rash of accidents. Motorists were per mitted to drive on through but were urged to exercise extreme caution. Public works department crews began sanding the over pass about 9 o'clock this morning. Three persons were injured In five separate crashes last night and early this morning, according to police. One dri ver was cited for failure to leave information at the scene of an accident and was lodged in county jail on a charge of driving while under the influ ence of intoxicating bever ages, police said. QUITS WELFARE POST Salem-WPIl-Dr. James Stew art, medical care division di rector of the Public Welfare Comimssion, stepped down Monday to take over today as Washington county health officer. Minor Temblor Rattles Windows in Northwest Seattle - IUPD - A minor earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest Monday, rattling windows from Portland, Ore., to Wenatchee, but there were no reports of damage. Residents of the region, mindful of the quake that did widespread damage and caused several deaths on April 14, 1949, flooded newspaper, radio and police station switchboards, but the shake was a mere nudge compared to that one. Dr. Howard Coombs, Unl verslty of Washington scismo. olnaist, said the temblor regis ter an intensity of 4 on the Mercalll scale of 12. "Minor but moderately strong," he said. Coombs' equipment clocked the temblor at 12:49.46 p.m., with a range from 50 to 60 miles. The seismograph a Mt. St. Michael's at Spokane regis tered the quake at 12:50.25 p.m. as "moderately strong." That reading lasted eight ml, utcs and showed the center 225 to 230 miles distant. Persons in Wenatchee, 98 air-miles east of here, said their windows rattled, and scattered reports also werst received from Portland, wher the quake was banTy felt.