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IN IrlniiyjlrU Nl n Kegional Edition Medford 18 Pages Two Sections 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1963 No. 245 39 Changes in Laws Proposed By Highway Legislative Committee Castro Ridicules U.S. for Paying 'Indemnification' Kennedy Compared To Pirate Chief Havana (UPD Premier Fidel Castro lashed out at President Kennedy today and ridiculed the United States for paying "indemnification" for 1,113 ransomed Cuban invasion prisoners. "They call it ransomj" Cas tro said. "We don't care what they call it. "They had to agree to pay indemnification. "For the first time in his tory, imperialism has paid . war indemnification." Anniversary Highlight Castro's speech was the highlight of his regime's ob servance of its fourth anni versary in power. He spoke after a two-hour review of Cuba's armed might before a reviewing stand of 400 Com munist notables. Castro tried to poke fun at Kennedy's action in welcom ing home the invasion pris oners and pledging that their flag would be returned to a "free Havana." Castro suggested that per haps there was a bar in Mi ami called the "Free Havana" and speculated that Kennedy may have had "too much to drink" when he spoke with the prisoners. 11 v ' He said Kennedy "acted like a vulgar pirate chief" when he met with "the invasion cow ards . . . They have hood winked Kennedy," he shouted. Castro said the only reason the United States paid the ransom he demanded for the release of the invasion prison ers was "because they were defeated . . . "At Giron Beach (a refer ence to the April, 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion attempt) they (imperialists) suffered their first defeat in Latin America." Courts Invited to Meeting on Monday The Rogue Basin Flood Control and Water Resources association has invited the Jackson and Josephine coun ty courts to attend a meeting of the group Monday, Jan. 7, at the Rogue Riviera, Gold Hill. Progress last year toward making the Rogue basin proj ect a reality, and plans for the new year will be reviewed by the association's board of di rectors. Association President Ben Hilton said representatives probably will fly to Washing ton. D.C., in the near future to request supple m e n t a r y funds for planning. "So far we are right on schedule," Hilton commented this morning. "The project was authorized just before Congress adjourned. Supple mental funds would carry us through on planning until July 1, or the beginning of the new fiscal year. If ap proved, the annusl appropria tion for further planning funds would come about Sept. 1." ARCADE.- - DUILDINO : Q&ECOM A ft C M I T EC f 5 ARCADE PLANS Plans for remodeling ing by Jack A. Edson and Walter J. Pappaa of Edson and Pappas, architects, was made this week. Small shops and business offices will occupy the arcade which will extend from Main st. to an alley. the building formerly owned and occupied by the Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan association include an arcade structure for the ground floor. Announce ment of the purchase of the two-story build- Arcade Planned for Downtown Location By Local Architects The purchase of the former office building of the Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan association at 126 East Main st, by Jack A. Edson and Walter J. Pappas of Ed son and Pappas, architects, was announced this week by H. J. Field, association president. The architects, who now have offices at 44 North Front st., plan to remodel the build ing to include small shops or business offices on the ground floor served by an arcade which will extend from Main st. to an alley between Ginn's Flower shop and The Fash ionette apparel shop, it has been announced. The structure also will give access to the parking lot be- HEWSBRIffS ITIM FROM XS AROUND THI 91011 LEMNITZER TAKES OVER AS NATO CHIEF Paris-Wli-Gen. Lyman L. Ltmnliier took over a supreme commander of NATO force, in Europe today with a pledge to carry on the slliance ' collective defense "lor the preser vation of peace and security." SEARCH FOR STORM VICTIMS CONTINUES Bo.ton-'iri'-Reicue team, today continued their round-the-clock earch (or iamilie., motorist, and ice fishermen trapped by the worst blui.rd ol the! century In northern Maine. hind the Robinson Brothers store, from South Central ave., to the arcade. Offices on the second floor of the building, formerly oc cupied by the late Kenneth Denman, attorney, and more recently by his son, Donald K. Denman, attorney, will be re modeled to serve the archi tectural firm. The building has been own ed by the association since 1932 when it housed the Model Clothing store. In 1934 the association offices were moved into the building where the firm continued in operation until December, 1960, when a new building at I bast Main st., was com pleted and occupied by the association. RED CHINA PLEDGES TO SUPPORT CUBA Tokyo-'IPI-Communiii China, in a New Year's blast at the United Stales, today pledged it. lull support to Cuba in maintaining a foothold lor communism "en the American continent." THIRD BLIZZARD HITS WESTERN ENGLAND London-IPI-The third bliitard since Christma. gathered force In we.tern England today bringing new woes to Britain, already sutlering its worst winter in 82 years. Two Freeway Jobs Planned in County Two Jackson county proj ccts, both on Interstate 5, are among state highway projects scheduled for contracting in 1963, according to the high way department', annual sum mary of completed and pro posed projects. The two projects will total an estimated $7,900,000. They are for grading and paving of the South Ashland-Wall Creek section of Interstate S and for grading, paving, and struc tures ol the Wall Creek-Siskl- you station section of the freeway. The South Ashland-Wall Creek addition to the Inter state S construction was an nounced at the highway com I mission's meeting in Medford Dec. 20. No Indication Seen of Major Milk Price War Salem - (UPD - The Oregon dairymen were watching and waiting today but so far no major milk price war had de veloped as the result of the expiriation of the milk stabil ization act. The milk price control law expired at midnight Dec. 31. Kenneth Sawyer, chief of the milk audit and stabiliza tion division of the Depart ment of Agriculture, said this morning that no other notices of price reductions had been received. Last week he revealed that one distributor had filed no tice for a price cut to be ef fective Jan. 1. Meanwhile, Orcgion dairy industry committee members were preparing for a meeting to be held here next Monday at which a proposed draft of a new milk marketing law will be presented. If approved by the industry committee, the new law would be proposed for enactment by the legislature. The committee meeting will take place on the first tiay of the three-day Oregon Dairy men s Association meeting scheduled here. Reports of possible milk price cuts caused concern throughout the dairy industry last week, just before the temporary stabilization law expired. Sawyer said today he doubt' cd there would be any im mediate major price cuts. "I have no crystal ball, however, he added. "I think probably everyone in the industry is watching ana waiting. An emergency meeting of producers from throughout the state, called for Thurs day, was canceled because of next Monday'i meeting. Traffic Safety, Drunk Driving Proposals Listed Report Submitted To Gov. Hatfield Salem-flffD-Thirty-nine leg islative changes including establishment of speed laws and drunk driving regulations - were proposed today by the Oregon Legislative Highway Interim committee. Rep. Norman R. Howard (D-Portland) submitted the committee's report to Gov. Mark Hatfield today. Seven of the proposed changes involved traffic safety. One would set the speed limit at 25 miles per hour in school and business zones, 30 miles per hour in residential zones, 65 miles per hour on open highways other than freeways where the limit would be 70. Retention of Basic Rule 'The proposal contemplates a retention of the basic rule in its present form," the com mittee said. The basic rule makes it illegal to drive in a manner that is unsafe in view of weather and road condi tions. The drunk driving provi sions call for arrest on "prob able cause for drunk driv ing. Another would permit chemical tests for intoxication of a person ' arrested for drunken driving. A third would make it unlawful for a person to drive or be in physical control of a vehicle while drunk. The committee ureed the legislature to adoDt standards ior seat belts, even though present law does not require installation of seat belts. Wrong Way Unlawful Another recommendut i o n would make it unlawful to drive the wrong way on a one-way road or one-way sec tion of a freeway. At present there is no statute which clearly lists wrong-way driv ing as a violation, the commit tee stated. Authorizing the use of flashing amber lamps on state, county or other political sub division vehicles when used for official business also was recommended. Other members of the In terim committee include Sens. Melvin R. Goode (R-Albany), Walter J. Pearson (D-P'ort- land), and Anthony Yturrl (R-Ontario), and Reps. Robert L. Elfstrom (R-Salcm) W. O. Kclsay (D-Roseburg), and Wil liam Bradley (D-Gresham). MISS 1963 The first baby born in Jackson county this year, Susan June Yost, above, seemed pretty blase about holding the title of Miss 1963 when she posed for her pic ture at Rogue Valley hospital Tuesday. In fact, she slept through the whole procedure. She is shown with her mother, Mrs. Fred Yost, Delta Waters rd., Medford. Susan was born at 6:07 a.m. new years day, weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Highway Toll Edges Upward; 388 Dead Listed By United Press International The New Years holiday traffic toll edged upward to day, dashing hopes that the nation's drivers had set a safe ty record. The National Safety Coun cil, however, said the final death count for the four-day holiday week end still would be below advance estimates. The council estimated be fore the week end began that from 420 to 480 persons would be killed in traffic accidents between 6 p.m. local time Fri day and 12:01 a.m. Wednes day. United Press international counted 388 persons dead in traffic accidents as late re ports trickled In. Fires Claim 73 - The' breakdown shows traf fic claimed 388 lives, 73 riled in fires, 12 in airplane crash es and 132 from miscellaneous causes for a total of 605. California led the nation with 47 highway fatalities, Texas had 35, Illinois 20, New York and Oklahoma 19 each, and Pennsylvania 16. Florida and Georgia reported 14 each, Ohio and North Carolina 13 each, and Michigan and Vir ginia 12 each. No deaths were reported in Alaska, Hawaii, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, New Hamp shire, Rhode Island and Wyoming. The record low in traffic deaths for a four-day New Year's holiday was 375 in 1951-52. The worst year was the 1956-57 102-hour New Year's observance when 409 persons were killed. Flood Sufferers May Contact Hoover C. C. Hoover, Eagle Point. chairman of the Jackson County Flood Relief commit tee, today urged persons who suffered flood damage last month but who have not made arrangements to obtain loans or aid to contact him. Hoover pointed out that be cause there are several or ganizations and agencies Unit can offer aid in cases where property was damaged, some individuals may be uncertain which one they should contact. Persons wishing advice of this nature may call Hoover at 826-9221. City Receives No Payment From Service The city of Medford has re ceived none of the more than $8,000 owed it by the Rogue Flying Service, City Manager Robert A. Duff said this morning. WEATHER FOttKCAHT: Cloudy and moky with occasional period of mln through Thurtday. Poatlhle southerly wind, In Ahland and other hlrher loallile tonight, low tonight 25. High Ihuii day 40-41. Temp. Highest Yeiterday 34 Lowell Thl Morning ... 30 Pret. to io a.m. Today, Trait Our Skies Tonight Muntet t'dy 4:50 p.m. ftiinnt tomorrow .. 1:41 am. Mooni't tomorrow 12:11 a m. Hrt (fuartrr tonltlit . p.m. The planet, Venua, goea around the Hun tn 22S day and It now In Perihelion or on Ihr point of tta orbit nearest the Hun. fin Friday tht tarlh will he. In Perihelion. Tshombe's Plea for Cease Fire Vetoed United Nations, N.Y. -0IPD-The United Nations today re jected Katanga President Moisc Tshombe's request for a cease fire in his secessionist province. "It is too late for negotia tions," a spokesman said but he added that UN troops in Katanga will "resort to fire only when fired upon." In replying to a Tshombe plea for negotiations in the current clash between United Nations and KatanRa troops, a UN spokesman said that secretary general Thant "Is definitely not seeking a re sumption of negotiations over the Katanga problem." He "sees no need for furth er discussions except at the technical level, ' the official statement said. These technical talks would concern implementation of Thant's plan to reunify the Congo. Seven Persons Die In Oregon Traffic Durina Week End By United Pres. International , bed. His body was found Tucs- At least seven persons died in accidents in Oregon during the long New Year's holiday week end. Four died in traf fic, one person died In a fire, an industrial accident took a life, and a man was killed on a private road when he fell from a car. The official 1062 traffic death toll was 480, five less than the previous year. One person died on New Year's Day. Not Officially Listed The Stale Motor Vehicles Department safety division said Waller Doran Frazier, 28 Bates, was killed on a private road and his death is not officially listed as a traffic death. Mrs. Anna May Shadey, 80, Eugene, was the new year's first official traffic fatality. She was killed when the car in which she was riding was struck from behind by anoth er car on the Willamette Pass highway east of Goshen. A fire at Tigard early Tues day took the life of Mrs. Vir ginia Grey, 84. She was trapped inside an old frame house when the fire broke out. Edmund W. Currier, 59, Newbcrg, was killed Monday when a pile of sawdust fell and suffocated him as he worked to load It into a truck Two Burglaries Are Reported in City The Public Library of Med ford and Jackson county was one of two buildings entered during the long week end, ac cording to Medford police. The entry at the library was discovered Tuesday afternoon by Librarian Omar E. Bacon. Police said a rear window in the building was broken to gain entry to the structure. Burglars pried open seven locked doors to enter various offices. Nothing was reported missing or ransacked, offi cers noted. In the other entry, reported at 8 a.m., the Cash and Save OH company, 3802 North Pa cific highway, lost approxi mately $100 in cash and some auto accessories. City police reported that an overhead door was opened to gain entry. The money was taken from a cash box in the office. Also checked by police Tuesday was a case of mali cious mischief at Snidcr's Dairy, 28 North Bartlctt st. The door handle on the ex terior of the office was report ed bent. day. Three persons died in traf fic Saturday. Leslie Peterson, 6, Kettle Falls, Wash., was killed in one-car crash near John Day. Guy L y, 66, Eureka, Calif., died when struck by a car near Lakeside. Agda Johnson, 21, Port land, was killed in .a head-on crash near Dayton. The Motor Vehicles De partment said 47 persons died in December, 1962, compared to 40 traffic deaths in De cember, 1961. Railroad Crossing Hearing Is Slated The public utilities commis sioner Tuesday will hear new evidence on an application for a grade crossing of the South ern Pacific railroad tracks at Barnctt rd. by the city of Medford. The hearing is scheduled in Salem at the PUC office at 1:30 p.m. Attending from Medford will be City Manager Robert A. Duff, and Citv En gineer Vernon Thorpe. further evidence also will be presented by the city re garding safety at all present railroad crossings in the city showing that it will not de crease with an additional grade crossing. The hearing Is the first scheduled on a new applica tion for the crossing filed by the city with PUC in July. The PUC, In an earlier appli cation, ruled in favor of the crossing on the condition that the 11th st. crossing be closed. The city appealed the ruling to Jackson county circuit court. Earlier this year Southern Pacific and Medford entered into a stipulation agreeing that the circuit court could remand the matter to the PUC. The order was signed by the court. Forest Service Mistakes Result In Large Gains Values Declared Under-Estimated Washington-dlPO - Govern ment auditors disclosed today Forest Service mistakes had resulted in windfall profits to unidentified private interests that acquired timber lands in the Rogue River National For est in Oregon. The general accounting of fice reported to Congress a review of two land exchanges showed that the forest service had under-estimated timber values. The result, it said, was that private parties were able to sell timber lands they ac quired in the exchange for $207,000 more than the ap. praised value. Sold for Profit In one exchange, In Jan. ' uary 1960, timber lands were acquired at the appraised price of $76,060 and a month later sold for $225,000, ac cording to the report. It added that in the second exchange, in May 1960, the timber land was appraised at $25,260 but the following month sold for $83,500. GAO examiner said that in one case the ultimate pur chasers of the timber lands had cut 98 per cent more tim ber than the forest service had estimated. The GAO report said Car roll E. Brown, forest super visor for the Rogue River service, had told examiners that the major part of the dif ferences between estimates and the actual cut had been due "to the use of improper volume tables." Siu.law Exchanges Probed The examiner said they also had studied two ex changes in the Siuslaw Nation al Forest. Although they said there was "erroneous and un supported data" in reports of the transactions, they did not report significant under-esti-mates of timber values. The four exchanges review ed by the examiners were among nine made during Urn period under study. The GAO said it had recom mended to Forest Service Chief Edward P. Cliff that appraisal methods be tighten ed up to prevent inaccurate estimates. - Cliff agreed that the find- ings showed a need for a re view of appraisal procedures but expressed fear that the GAO comments on the two cases would "reflect unfavor ably on the land exchange program as a whole." He said land exchanges had been "outstandingly suc cessful" in providing a more logical pattern of federal own ership through acquisition of private lands within national forest boundaries. St umbo Sentencing Is Scheduled on Thursday Sentencing of Harry War ren Stumbo, 34, Wolf Creek, who has been charged with setting a forest fire, has been set for 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Circuit Judge Edward C. Kel ly said this morning. Stumbo's attorney, Robert Boycr, Medford, has been out of town and could not be in court today. Stumbo had pleaded guilty earlier to the charge, which arose out of a scries of forest fires act last July in Jackson and Josephine counties. Bodies of Father, His Son Are Found Happy Camp-The bodies of Floyd H. Pettlt, missing Au burn, Calif., attorney, and his 10-year-old son were found at the edge of the Klamath river about three miles west of here yesterday. Authorities found no trace of Pcttit's other son, age 8, and the pickup, truck in which all three apparently were rid ing. They theorized that the vehicle must have gone Into the river, possibly with the other boy still In it. Pettlt and his sons were re ported missing Sunday when they failed to return from a hunting trip In the Happy Camp area. The two bodies were dis covered about 11 a.m. yester day by Dick Bolkum of Hap py Camp, the California high way patrol said. The 10-year-old son's body was found on some rocks by the river, while Pettlt was found in water at the edge of the river. A watch that had stopped at 9:07 was found at the scene. Seven Bodies Discovered in Wreckage Of Meat-Packing Plant in Indiana Terrc Haute, Ind. -UPD- An explosion shattered a meat packing plant today, burying dead and injured workmen under tons of debris and en dangering survivors and res cue workers with deadly am monia fumes. At least seven persons were known to be dead and police feared the toil might rise to 17 In the blast at the Home Paekinn Co. At least 4K Dcr- tons were injured, some of them critically. The plant was a total loss. Police Chief Frank Riddle said 12 to 13 men were un accounted for. Nine of the missing were believed to be trapped inside a freezer buried beneath a stack of debris. Riddle said any men trapped In such a fashion were un doubtedly dead. Other missing men were buried under the collapsed east wing of the building. They Included Donald Scott, brother of tht- plant owner, who was sitting at his office desk when the explosion oc curred. Rescue workers, many of them wearing gas masks to protect them from ammonia, managed to clear the rubble from the head and shoulders of another trapped workman, John Fisher. Fisher was still alive and was given a shot of morphine to dull his pain. The known fatalities were pronounced dead upon arrival at two Terro Hau'e hospitals. Of the 250 men reported working in the plant when the explosion occurred, 230 were accounted for four hourj later. The blast released lethal ammonia fumes from ruptured refrigeration units and the gas spread over the wreck age. I
