Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 30, 1963, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textjr .Au ' -1 ,jf55fj;' -: rr ssr I Jr'AI -- immm' -ti - '-s f , t v-mi BIG LOAD One of the largest, and def initely the longest, carloads of lumber ever to be snipped from this area left Medford today for San Leandro, Calif. The car, a special "piggy back" flat car, measured 85 feet long compared to 53.5 for regular lum ber cars, according to William Longmore, district agent for Southern Pacific Com pany here. The lumber is pencil stock from Gulf Red Cedar company, Tolo, and is one of 210 similar carloads that will be ship ped over the next 35-week period. Long more, left, above, and Trainmaster G. M. Joyce look over the huge load while it was parked in front of the Southern Pacific depot this morning. Consultant Finds Growth Potential In Area Favorable Hubert J. Soher, nationally recognized economic consult ant from San Francisco, said here today that southern Ore gon should have increased food freezing and processing facilities. Soher discussed thi econ omy of southern Oregon at a press conference this morn ing. He spoke this noon at the Kiwanis club luncheon. He said he has received no satisfactory explanation for the lack of food freezing and processing facilities in this area, and noted that with the fruit and related agricultural industries here, such an in dustry should flourish. Impressed With Potential Sober said he was more impressed with the growth potential of southern Oregon than any other area of the state, except Portland. He re cently completed a report on Oregon's economic potential. Ke discussed southern Ore gon's capabilities and prob lems, and said he was im pressed with the area's live ability in terms of climate, natural resources, and scenic benefits. The area should grow ma terially in the fields of tour ism, agriculture, plywood in dustry, hardwood industry and in the favorable retire ment conditions. Soher pointed out that Med ford area pears are recognized internationally as among the best, and said that quality lumber and other products are becoming more in de mand. Oregon, he added, is becoming recognized for the manufacture of quality materials. Fair Board Will Be Expanded To Five The Jackson county fair board at its meeting yester day afternoon approved a five-man fair board instead of the present three-man board, the county court reported. Meeting with t h e fair board, the county court agreed to clean up approxi mately two acres at the fair grounds which was used for storage of county bridge ma terials and equipment. This would provide an area tor 4-H horse activities. The fair board also dis cussed a county ball park with the court, but no action was taken. The Jackson County Horse man's association in a letter to the county court today rec ommended the appointment to the fair board of Francis Cheney, operator of Cheney Stud Mill, Central Point, and Walter D. Nunley, Medford lawyer. County Judge Earl Miller said he did not know when the county court would ap point the additional two mem bers to the fair board. Budget Committee Approves Funds for District Teachers The budget committee of School District 594C last night tentatively approved salaries for principals, teachers, secre tarial and clerical help and for supplies and operation of plant facilities. Work on the budget is ex pected to be completed with in a couple of weeks for final approval. Budget committee members indicated they want ed to complete work as soon as possible to call for an early vote on the amount exceeding the 6 per cent limitation. Increases in principal and teachers salaries, as well as for other salaries, were noted in the tentatively approved budget. Principals salaries were in creased about S12.000 because of an extended contract. All principals will now be on a 12-month contract basis. Taylor Asks Court Minutes Include Profit for Farm County Commissioner Ed win Taylor this morning di rected that Friday's county court minutes include a state ment that the county farm operation had made $1,600 profit for the year. The secretary noted that the farm's financial report was attached to the minutes The minutes were approved as corrected. County Judge Earl Miller said there was a difference of opinion on whether the farm had made a profit. He admitted the farm had good production, but the farm-produced meat and produce had not resulted in a food bill saving to the three county in stitutions. Allocated for Farm Earlier it was explained $1,500 had been allocated in the current budget for the farm, plus S400 for haying help. The money has been used, the county judge said. Taylor had persuaded admin istrators of the juvenile de tention home, the county farm home and jail to use some of their funds for the farm oper ation. Taylor repeated that the farm is not broke and that District Attorney Alan Holmes said farm-producvd hay could be traded for spring seed. Taylor also quoted Holmes as saying niorn-y could be used from the emer gency fund when the budsol ed funds ran out. Judge Mill er retorted that administra tion of the county is his re sponsibility and not Holmes' job. He said three pieces of equipment purchased for the farm could not be depreciated out at 10 per cent. Teachers salaries were in creased about $248,000 be cause of revisions in the teach ers salary schedule and the addition of 12 teachers to the system, which will cost an estimated $72,000. Revisions in the teachers salary schedule were made to provide a more attractive base for starting teachers, and to financially recognize teachers who have extra duties or who show meritorious teaching. Other salaries for instruc tion was increased about $46, 000, chiefly with the addition of 11 teaching associates, esti mated to cost $22,000. and the addition of four teacher aides and four supervisory aides, estimated to cost about $15, 750. The teaching associates are connected with the Oregon Program for Improvement of Education. The associates will be selected Southern Oregon college students in education who will be assigned to teach ers in the secondary and ele mentary levels where needed. Other items considered by the committee last night show ed slight increases, principal ly because of the increase in supplies, services and students expected nex: year. Some items tentatively approved are less than amounts budgeted this year. Supplies for operation rf the plant, except utilities, is down SI, 799 from this year, chiefly because of standardiza tion of equipment. A program of standardizing equipment and supplies used by the dis trict has been under way since J. Russell Achcson, assistant superintendent, joined the staff. During the 1961-62 fiscal year, for example, S3, 740 was budgeted for regular cus todial supplies. This year, $26,980 is budgeted for these supplies. E'SO)BRIEFS ITIM1 MOM m AROUND THI OLOII Meredith to Return To Class for Spring Jackson, Miss. -iliPli- James II. Meredith, 29, said today he has decided to return to the University of Mississippi for the spring semester. The Negro, whose entrance into the university last fall was greeted by rioting which left two dead and hundreds injured, made his announce ment at a news conference here. "Many things have taken place in recent months and I see signs that give me hope that 1 will be able to go to school in the future under adequate, if not ideal, condi tions," Meredith said. His decision came a few days after he had completed his academic work for his first semester of study at the previously all-white univer sity. Meredith skipped one of his final examinations and has been reported in deep scho lastic difficulty, but said that he had been notified Tuesday by the university he was eligible for rcadmission in good standing. EManwa lives Assume uclear Capability If U.S Rogue Valley Edition Medford 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 18 Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1963 No. 269 Legislative Pay Measure Sent To Gov. Hatfield Senate, House Approve Bills Sulpm -HlPli-The legislative nav bill was sicned by Sen- ale President Ben Musa and House Speaker Clarence Bar ton todav and sent to the gov ernor for signature. It is the first bill ot me I9b':i session to be forwarded to the governor's office. The measure increases leg islators' pay to $3,000 a year, with S20 a day expenses up to 120 days. The Senate also approved SRln relating to taxing and bonding limitations on govern mental units, and btsji lo continue the inter agency committee on migratory laoor for four more years. Timber Tax Approved Winning House approval was 1IB1020 relating to the Eastern Orecon timber sever ance tax, and HB1025 relating for a time limit lor defend ants' appearance in small claims. Among bills introduced in the House was one to re designate slate-owned ocean beaches as a "state recreation area." The beaches arc now classified as "public high ways. The bill also calls for man agement of beaches to be un der jurisdiction of the Parks and Recreation Division of the Highway Commission, re quires the State Land Board to confer with resource and recreation agencies before itrantini? nprmils or leases on beaches, and permits the high way commission 10 proniDii motor vehicle traffic on beaches. Covers Visual Defects A bill submitted by Reps. Philip D. Lang (D-Portland), William Holmstrom (D-Gear-hart) and Sidney Lciken (D Rnsphurel would reauire that when a physician or optome trist discovers a visual cten ciency that could affect a per son's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, he immedi ately report the defect to the local health officer. cnmrT DFBSONNET. SAID IN CUBA Wtthington-I Pi-Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told Congress today that about 17,000 Soviet military per sonnel still remain in Cube and that they probably control the principal elements of the island's air defense system, SOUTH VIET NAM VICTORY PREDICTED Washinjton-tPKAdm, Harry D. Fell, U. S. Pacific com mander, predicted today that the American.backed govern ment of South Viet Nam will win its war against Commun nisi Guerrillas within three yeers. PROVING OF NUCLEAR WORTH PLANNED Wuhington-1 Pt-The Atomic Energy Commission said to day it plans lo prove in the next five years that it is practi cal, safe, and cheap to gouge cenals, dig harbors, and blast mineral wealth from the earth with nuclear explosives. I FISHING IMPROVES Olympia. Wash. -IPI- Sal mon fishing in Washington is better now than it was 20 years ago. The State Depart ment of Fisheries said sports fishermen hooked approxi mately 12 5 per cent more sal mon per fisherman in 1958-61 than between l:t8 and 1941, U. S. Steel Earnings Lowest in Decade New York (UPF) The U.S. Steel Corp. has reported iis net earnings were the lowest in a decade in 1962, the year President Kennedy forced the big steel firms to hold the line on prices. But U.S. Steel also an nounced Tuesday that fourth quarter profits were high enough to cover dividend re quirements. The directors voted to continue for the pres ent the 50-cent quarterly divi dend on common stock, which was instituted last spring after Kennedy's action brought cancellation of a $6-a-lon price increase. The firm, biggest steel com pany in the country, before then had been paying 75 con's a share on common since the first quarter of 1957. "Big Steel" produced and sold more steci, yet cleared its smallest profit, last year since 1952. Airliner Landing; Pilot Apparently Overshot Runway; Craft Explodes Five Passengers Among Fatalities Kansas City, Mo. - tl'PIi-A Continental Airlines Viscount crashed and exploded in flames Tuesday night while attempting to land at the downtown municipal airport. All five passengers and three crew members were killed. The crash was the first fatal accident involving a commer cial airliner in the history of the airport and of Continental. An earlier Continental crash, which killed 45 persons, was blamed on a bomb. The $1.1 million, four-engine Viscount crashed into a dike on the south side of the airport, near the partially frozen junction of the Mis souri and Kaw rivers. Wit nesses said the plane, which can carry 59 passengers, broke in'i pieces and burst into flames. The wreckage burned for almost an hour. Overshot Runway The bodies of the victims, all but three found inside the wreckage, were taken lo an airport hangar. R. O. Ziegler, assistant chief of the air traffic division at the airport, said the pilot ap parently overshot the 7.0U.U foot runway and was pulling up for a second attempt when he hit the 30-fool-high dike wall. Wreckage of the plane was found 25 yards behind the dike, with the main wreck age 55 yards beyond the dike and about 150 yards from the river. Ziegler said the plane, flight 290 from Midland, Tex., lo Kansas City with intermedi ate slops in Texas and Okla homa, was on schedule ana was due to land at 10:50 p.m. (CST). The crash occurred six minutes earlier. Crashes During Lose Lives Eight Washington - I PI - The pros pects of President Kennedy's hig new school aid program have been summed up in a single short sentence: "It hn't got prayer." Branchf ield Plans Amendment To Bill Salem - Rep. Ed Branch- field (R-Medford), announced today he would introduce a bill to amend the Oregon statutes so children enrolled in St. Mary's High school, Medford, will be able to par ticipate in the program for educationally advanced chil dren now conducted at South ern Oregon college, Ashland. The program is sponsored by the Jackson county rural school board and students are required to furnish their own transportation lo and from classes. Branchfield said that no tax money would be distribuled to the high school involved. SALES REPORTED Portland - 'I n - Georgia-Pacific Corp. reported today airs for 1!IH2 reached S:tm,- 312.001), compared wnh $2118 million for 19B1 - an increase of 29 3 per rent. PLANE FALLS INTO SEA Norfolk, Va.-WPH-A Navy plane with 14 persons aboard fell into the Atlantic Ocean today and a Coast Guard res cue ship reported sighting bodies in the wreckage. All 14 aboard were appar ently killed. The plane crashed about 125 miles northeast of Cape Henry, Va. SAC BOMBER CRASHES Las Vegas, N.M.-HPH-A B52 Strategic Air Command bomb er crashed early today in mountainous country about 35 miles north of Las Vegas. At least one of its six crew members parachuted to safety- Portland Denfsf Has His license Revoked Portland-iUPH - The Oregon Stale Board of Dental Examin ers has revoked the license of Dr. Harry Semler, Portland, it was announced today by Dr. J. Warner Henderson of Hood River, president of the board. The announcement said basis of the revocation was alleged employment of unaa thnrized and unlicensed per sonnel "who. in certain in stances, practiced ricnti.-liry in his Eugene office. ' Evidence Required for Tongue Point Property Astoria-'IPli - The General Services administration will require evidence from the City of Astoria that Tongue Point Naval Station property will be managed for the bene fit of the city before it will sell it. C. E Oitamb. GSA official, met Tuesday with city of ficials and representatives of Tongue Point, Inc.. a business group which wants the siH for industrial develH",,' CRASH SCENE A woman's high-heeled shoe lies in the snow near the wreckage of a Continental Viscount airliner which crashed at Kansas City Municipal airport Tuesday night, killing eight persons. The pilot apparently overshot the runway and plunged into a river dike, (UPI) Carpenter Center At Harvard Ready For Some Classes Undergraduates of Harvard university and Hadcliffc col lege, both of Cambridge, Mass., will start classes in the new Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts on the Harvard campus Monday, Feb. 4, the university has anno. need. The center, which was giv en through the Program for Harvard College by A. S. V. Carpenter and the laic Mrs. Carpenter, of Medford, will be dedicated late in May with a simple ceremony and an exhibition of the works of the architect, Le Corbusicr. The center is the first build ing in North America design ed by the French architect, Lc Corbusier. It has five floors, includ ing a basement housing a mul-li-purpose experimental audi torium, and with each floor Meeting Boycotted By Market Partners Brussels. Belgium - IUPII -The five Common Market partners of Francj split with President Charles do Gaulle today over his veto of British membership in the European union. All five boycotted a meet ing called by France to dis cuss barriers against Anglo A m e r i can investments in Europe. In Bonn, the West Germany government announced that it will continue efforts to make Britain a full member of the market. The announcement followed a four-hour meeting of Chanceller Konrad Ade nauer's cabinet lo map strate gy in the wake of French veto of British membership hopes Tuesday. weather lOHMAST- I lourlv Htlh iT. hn ul rain and mild irmprr- aluiFft toniihl and Ihurtrlav. low lonlihl 11. Huh lliuriday If inn. tlllhrt Vfslrrlv I MsrKt Thin Mnrnlnr, :!H I'rrnp. lo 10 a.m. lorlay II Our Skies Tonight Slinsfl lodav Minrlf tomorrow 1:-7 Mnontrt lonlehl 11:1 Hri.1 quarter .... Ir I'HO MINI NT STARS Itir'l dor tooth . I llpn MMrlK-U'r, huh to oolh IMHMrrn Ihfsf two are I hriihl tUrt on a Planting n( (firm thf n.ll of th i ywllon, tlrloni p m. a m. p m. I I n m hrff lina eon- having indoor and outdoor terraces. A pedestrian ramp extends through the building at the third floor, connecting Quincy and Prescott sts. of Cambridge. Supported by Columns The building is supported by concrete columns. One of the features includes "brises soleils," or sun breakers con sisting of concrete walls on each floor above the ground connected by window panels of red, yellow, green and white. The sun breakers shield all studio and workshop areas from direct rays of the sun. The building dominates its surroundings by configura tions ranging from rectangles and squares broken by great asymmcriical curves. Course offerings and a varied program of activities and exhibitions to be initialed next fall arc being planned by a faculty committee on the practice of visual arts. Carpenter expressed his hope for the new Center this way: "I think of the building as opening the door of future and present enjoyment lo those who pass lightly through. I sec no need of mak ing It the exclusive path for those who are going lo spend their lives In some ono of the branches of visual arts." Additional details about the new Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts will appear in Sunday's edition of the Mail Tribune. Dr. Stevenson Is Selected lor Trip To Arab Republic Seven Educators To Study UAR Education Ashland - Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, Southern Oregon college president, has been chosen by the American As sociation of Colleges for Teacher Education as one of seven educators to visit the United Arab Republic in April to study and inspect its system of education. According to H. Kenneth Barker, spokesman for the AACTE, the major emphases during the month-long tour will be placed upon the study in depth of UAR teacher training programs and the vital role of teacher educa tion on the international scene. Dr. Stevenson's candidacy for the trip was based upon his long-lime interest in at tracting foreign students to attend SOC, his activities and accomplishments In educa tion, and his endorsement of the objective of the AACTE In furthering the advance. mcnt of teacher education in member teacher-training in stitulions. Funds for the tour of the UAR will be provided by the department of stale, consist ing of reciprocal monies de posited to the credit of the U.S. in Egypt. Others selected for the trip Include J. Andrew Holley, dean, College of Education, Oklahoma State university; Antone K. Romney, dean, Col lege of Education, Brigham Young university; Lindley J. Stiles, dean, School of Edu cation, University of Wiscon sin; D. P. Culp, president, Livingston Slate college; Rob ert E. Markarian, director. School of Teacher Education, Springfield college; and Quill E. Cope, president, Middle Tennessee State college. FBI Files Complaint Against Californian Portland - UTH - .The Fed eral Bureau of Investigation said it filed a complaint to day before the U.S. Commis sioner here naming James Richard Young, 36, formerly of San Diego, as a second sus pect in the robbery of the Eastport Plaza branch of the U.S. National Bank. Jan. 24. Two men took $54,469 from the bank. BLACKBALL DENOUNCED Washington -4'Pli- The State Department today denounced France's blackballing ot Brit ain's entry Into the European Common Market. But It said the action could do no more than delay Atlantic unity. Freezing Rain Falls On Packed Snow Portland - (UPH - Freezing rain fell on top of packed snow today as Western Ore gon reeled under the winter's worst weather. A howling cast wind piled snowdrifts up lo four feet deep in the Portland area. Freezing rain was reported this morning at Salem, Al bany, Eugene and Astoria and was forecast for Portland. State police said Interstate 5 (Highway 99) was hazard ous all the way to the Cali fornia border. Portland school officials changed their mind early to day and kept schools closed as the new storm front piled from 2 to 4 more inches of snow on the city. All Salem public schools were closed as were those in many other areas. Secretary Sees More Signs of Communist Split Committee Hears Annual Report Washington - HTD - Defence Secretary Robert S. MeNa mara told Congress today there was increasing evidence at the Communist unity of Russia and Red Chin., had been "fractured - perhaps ir reparably." 'Although we may draw some comfort from this fall- ng out between the Commu nist giants," he said, "the world situation remains peril ous, nevertheless." Annual Report McNamara made the assess ment in his annual report to the House Armed Services Committee on the status of; U.S. military power. He pre sented the 163-page summary at a closed session. A censored ersion was made public by the committee. The defense secretary as sured the lawmakers tha United States was "fully ca pable" of destroying key So viet targets "even after ab sorbing an initial surprisa attack." Bombers and Missiles He said this country had about 650 bombers on 15- minute ground alert and mora than 200 Atlas, Titan and Min- uieman missiles on launchers along with 144 Polaris mis siles in submarines ready to retaliate. "Allowing for losses from an initial enemy attack and attrition en route to target," ne said, "we calculate that our forces today could still de stroy the Soviet Union with out any help from the deploy ed tactical air units or carrier task forces or Thor or Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missiles."' McNamara said President Kennedy's recommended $53.7 billion defense budget would strengthen U.S. pre. paredness even more whila Russia and Red China "strug gle for power in the Com munist camp." Ultimate Objective He declared that "the de struction of freedom and free nations is still the ultimate ob jective" of both Communist powers, although "each is seeking to attain the objectiva in its own way, and to capture the spoils for itself." McNamara said the Soviet Union continued to be tha major threat, especially in Europe. But of the two Red giants, he added, China was "by far the more belligerent and the more reckless, and therefore very dangerous to the peace of the world." Ho pointed to the Chinese Com munist invasion of India as a prime example. The cabinet officer said Russia "has a great deal to lose in a nuclear war - ma terial wealth as well as hu man life." But, lie said, "the economically Impovcr i s h e d Chinese Communists, to whom human life has littlo value, believe they have much less tq lose." interchange Stop Signs Are Changed Stop signs on Harriett rd. at the off ramps for Inter state 5 interchange have been changed from Barnctt rd. to the off ramp, according to the Oregon state highway de partment. With the change, Barnett rd. is now a through street. Exit speed for the off ramri is 30 miles an hour and "stop' ahead" signs have been post ed, department officials said. Denial of Certificate To Dean N. Bay Upheld Salem - HJPD - The Oregon Supreme Court ruled today that the State Board of Educa tion had a right to deny a teacher's certificate to one time convict Dean N. Bay. The decision reversed a Union County Circuit Court ruling by Judge W. F. Brown ton. The Circuit Court had ordered the board to grant Bay a certificate. The high court, In an opinion written by Justice William C. Perry, said "courts are not permitted to substi tute their judgment for that of the Slate Board of Educa tion where there Is substan tial evidence In support of the board's finding." Bay was convicted of grand larceny In Washington nt 1953. He served 18 months in a reformatory. In 1958, Wash ington restored Bay lo his full rights. Bay moved to La Granda in Eastern Oregon, where ha enrolled In Eastern Oregon College of Education. In 1960, the Oregon super intendent of public instruc tion granted Bay a one-year emergency teaching certifi cate, and he taught elemen tary school while completing college. Educators In Union county praised his character and leaching ability. When he applied for a per manent certificate, however, the board denied it on grounds of his previous conviction.