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Newspaper Page TextReaional Edition Medford Unlttd Press International full Leased Wire 18 Pages Tornadoes Carve 1 50-Mile Swath Through by United Press Inlet-national i A terrific tornadic on- slauiiht carved a 150-mile swath of destruction through Illinois to the Hoosier capital at Indianapolis. Ind . Monday night and the storm system slammed into the East today. At least 44 persons were injured, although no deaths were reported. A man swept up and carried 350 yards near Illiopolis, 111., was in critical condition. The tornadoes struck after sundown along a northeast path from north of Decatur, Committee Votes Bill To Control Prices of Milk Salem-!UPI1-A bill to con trol milk prices was approved 6-3 today by the House Com mittee on Food and Dairying. It would control prices at the producer, or dairyman, level. It contains provisions for market-wide distribution pools. Voting against the bill in committee were Reps. Jake Bennett (D-Portland). Shirlev Field (R-Portland) and Juan ita Orr (D-Lake Grove). Miss Field said the bill would not do anything about milk coming into Oregon from Washington. She said Oregon controls expired at the start of this year, the Portland area has had a chance to buy cheaper class 2 milk and "I think it's just as good.' Dissention Noted There has been dissention within the industry over whether controls should be re newed. The House Judiciary com mittee approved a bill to cre ate a district court in Jose phine county. The judiciary committee also approved a bill to in crease the salary of the Mult nomah county district attor ney from $13,800 to $14,000, set other district attorney sal aries at $12,000, and create new full time district attor neys in Clatsop, Columbia, Deschutes. Wasco and Yam hill counties. The bill went to the Ways and Means com mittee. Search Continues For Man's Body Sheriff's deputies and a number of volunteers were searching the Rogue River near Gold Ray dam for the second day today for the body of Ralph Ferguson, 44, of ,iitp i hnv S3 lUprifnrri. p.l. i. miino after th hnat in which he and two i other men were riding, cap-1 sized after passing through Horseshoe raDids Sunday, Ferguson clung to the boat when his two companions John Gomer, 2456 Nieto Way Medford, and Ronald Claw son. 119 Portland ave.. Med ford, swam for shore. Yesterday two deputies searched the water while an other deputy acted as observ er with a pilot from the Rogue Air Service, Medford. Deputies said they search ed the river bottom for 2 or 3 miles and in the area where the capsized boat hung on rocks. NEWS(WiBRIEF$ HIM! ATOM trr-m ntm mniurc m X tU ncirv rniLirnnLj Weshington-lPI-The Senal. ... ..j I. ,h. Philippine war damage claims go directly to the fmnppine dividuals. INCENTIVE PAYMENT FOR GOLD URGED Phoenix-lfl-The Western Governors Conference was ask ed today lo go on record urging a federal incentive payment for gold. STEEL PRICE HEARINGS UNDER WAY Washinglon-IPI-The Joint Economic Committee of Con gress opened an investigation today into the recent hike in steel prices with members divided on how it should go. LAOS STRONG MAN OFFERS TROOPS Vintiin. LaotlPI-RigM-wing ifrongman Gen. Phoumi Noiavan accud th toflUt Pathet Lao today o! trying to dtsitroy the Laotian coalition goTernment and offered to lend troops to help the neutralists against the pro-Communists. Midwest 111., to a new subdivision in Indianapolis. notner syndrome of twist ers, lightning and hail slam med the Southwest. A tornado bowled over a dozen 20-foot grain storage tanks at Frisco, north of Dallas, Tex., and all the grain was lost. Several houses were unroof ed, power and phone lines were downed and damage was estimated at $200,000 at the tiny community. Hail pound ed the downtown and eastern residential areas of Dallas. Almost an inch of rain fell at Dayton, Ohio, but no seri ous damage was inflicted. Heavy rains and hail fell at Cleveland, and there were scattered power failures and lightning-caused fires. Lightning Strikes The water was four feet deep in one Columbus suburb. Lightning struck the West Ele mentary school at Celina, Ohio, during the night. In Missouri, a tornado touched down in open coun try south of Lutesville, but no damage was reported. By far the crudest punish ment was meted out to Indi ana and Illinois where only last week more than 50 per sons were hurt in a storm sys tem that focused on the col lege town of Kankakee, 111. The tornadoes' biggest tar get was Indianapolis, a city of 476,000. It swooped in like "a big vacuum, according to one witness, upon the city's northeast edge where a new subdivision stood. At least 14 persons were injured in the Indianapolis blast. Four homes were de molished and 50 more were heavily damaged. Indianapolis police chief Robert Riley, in personal charge of the rescue work, set up a command post in the striken area and caid it would take all night "and then some" to clear the wreckage. Said Worst Disaster "This is the worst disaster to hit Indianapolis in many years," he said. The total of injured in Illi nois mounted to at least 30 7 reported hurt at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, 3 at Cer ro Gordo, 14 at Sandorus, 1 Chrisman, and 5 at Murdock The town of Illiopolis, north of Decatur, was hardest hit. Other Illinois towns and areas swept by the winds in cluded Hoopeston, Pesotum, Philo, Tuscola, Niantic, Ham mond, Argenta, and Newman. Most of them lay along Illi nois 36. a state highway stretching due east of Deca tur. Cameras Lowered To Seek Thresher Washington fUPO The Navy planned to lower under water cameras to the bottom of the Atlantic today to see if it has found the hulk of the submarine Thresher The Navy has located about a dozen objects on the ocean floor, 8,400 feet deep, in the area where the nuclear sub marine disappeared with 129 men April 10. The Navy said six of these objects "look like real good prospects." The search has been nar rowed to an area of 10 square miles 270 miles east of Boston. The Navy said it was confident that the sunken at tack submarine lay some where within that area. MOUND mi MOM IPT riVOnm Foreign Relations Commix- tn rewritu th $73 million act so that tne money wouia governmeni mama 01 in MEDFORD, RESIDENTIAL AREA DEVASTATED This aerial photo astation caused by a tornado which struck a residential area Daylight Saving Time in Oregon To Start Sunday By United Press International j terday wen, on record ,n rtv. said. Daylight time starts Sunday or o the Medord-Provolt Commenting on the com and for the first time in three ki.k . I plalnt tnat a route alon8 'he years summer clocks will be j the same throughout Oregon. 1 ThP rnnf.isinn mi n i i i nol from a 1961 legislative actthe Jacksonville city council aliowing-MuKnomah and foifr touching counties' to adopt daylight time plagued the state in the spring and sum mer of both 1961 and 1962. Multnomah, Hood River, Washington, Clackamas and Columbia counties were offi cially on daylight time both years, while the others tech nically were supposed to stay on standard time. But many areas didn't - and some cities had two times. This year it should be no nrnKlom " . . t , .-. : . proved daylight time for the entire slate to start at 1 a.m. the last Sunday in April. Possible Hilch One possible hitch may be cleared up by the legislature. I has also received a petition Oregon's daylight time is urging that the highway corn scheduled now to end the last mission study alternate routes. Saturday in September. But ; it was learned this morning, a bill which has passed the ! The matter was placed on the Senate and is before the ! court's agenda for tomorrow. House Planning and Develop- In issuing his statement on ment Committee would ex- the highway matter. Mayor tend it until the last Sunday ' Graham emphasized that he in October. This would keep was speaking only for him Oregon in step with Califor-1 self. nia. Washington and many ! "I realize my stand will other states. create some hard feelings, be- Ontario and some areas cause many of my personal near the Idaho border arc friends are opposed to the on mountain time. Students on Tour Of Forest Areas The first of a three - day ; Jackson county school fores- j try tour series, started this morning in the Jacksonville-, Ruch area, according to a joint announcement by the Jackson county extension service and county school of- fice. McLoughlin Junior High school eighth grade pupils !T",td ihC A". thiS mornin; thinning, fire control, seed production and tree planting. Christmas tree culture, tree identification Drp - rnmmrr. ucnuucauun, pre (.omnier- 1 cial thinnini;. Dronine and pruning and H a . : , suii-ruui reiawonsmps. Wednesday morning 115 ..;i, i , , k.. , pupils and four teachers will fw " , " ' , tour the area from Eag e Point and ! Talen, Junior Hiuh schools. Wednesday afternoon tour 67 pupils and five teachers from Rogue River and Apple gate areas will make the tour. The final day, Thursday, 204 Central Point and Buiic Falls Junior High school stu dents will take the outdoor laboratory course BEATTY WOMAN SHOT Klamath Falls - m - The I body of Mrs Eunice Bus, 37. of Beatty was found in the back seat of her car today , , She had been shot through the head with a rifle. OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL Highway Council; Jacksonville Mayor E. O. Graham of Jacksonville ves-1 "'k'"1",' I tlULdllUll 1UUIL ao proposed and surveyed by the state highway department. But at a meeting last night voted 4 to 0, with Graham and Councilman George Brew er abstaining, to request that the highway commission study alternate routes. The council said it decided upon this action "because of the will of the people," refer ring to letters and petitions it had received. Letters and petitions representing 194 per sons were received in opposi tion to the proposed route, compared to 25 in favor of it. The council decided to send a !cIr reporting its de cision to Glenn Jackson, chair man of the highway commis sion. Petitions Presented Court The Jackson county court proposed route, but I feel that everyone is entitled to his opinion and this is mine." The mayor indicated he fa vors the proposed route fol lowing the south side of Jack son creek, because it would be the most economical to construct and because it would take heavy traffic off the main busincss streets, but not ,ake it s0 far aw as to by. pass tnc city compietely. QiS cited H ,H hp ,,, Wn , r . ,. ,. propoS(jd b resjdents - along , tuuJ creek, and around the north IUL U1 vh rcnictcry , - would be more exuensive to construct than the one sur- - . ...... . . veyea by ine nignway depart- - " "A road along the north ' side o( tne would navc to he raised morr than it to be raised more than it .ih ,i !, ,nik iH would along thr south 5de in order to meet the .eve, of WEATHER FORECAST: Clnudv tonight ind W'rdnpkdxy. Low tonight I 3V High Wfdnetday 58. Trmp. Ugliest Yeitcrday 51 I Lowest Thli Morning 30 ; Prer. to 10 a.m. Today. None Our Skies Tonight Snnttt today 7:02 pm Kunmr tomorrow . a.m. New Moon todav 12 :29 p.m. PROMINENT STARS Strlm. In thf kduthwiMt at tttin rt, teti 9Sti p.m. Prorvon. low in wct 11:15 p.m. flplra. due outh 11:25 p.m. Arrturut. high tn touth a.m. 23, 1963 shows the dev- Ind., late Monday. At least 14 persons were in Indianapolis, damaged in the Indianapolis area. (UPI) Route Opposed by Favored by Mayor Oregon St., which is already a raised highway." Graham south side of the creek would necessitate removal of 14 buildings, he added, "The north side of the creek route would lake out possibly few er houses, but just as much assessed valuation." Turning to the suggestion that the highway be construct ed around the north end of the cemetery, the mayor said, "I can't go along with the idea that It would be good to bypass the town complete ly." Graham deplored the con troversy that has arisen around the proposed highway State Needed Cats in 1815, Old Advertisement Shows Oregonians may think they have cat troubles today with a cat control bill coming and going from House to Senate to governor's desk, but Ore gonians in 1851 had worse Survey of Frost Damage Planned A thorough survey of frost damage to fruit orchards will be made. County Horticultur al Agent Clifford Cordy said ; today. into history since retiring 18 He declined to say how j years ago. resulted, as prob soon, but said he wanted to , ably suspected, from a rat wait "until the panic wears off.' "We have nearly 10,000 acres of bearing pears .''nd all of it a little different. We want to take our time and make a thorough survey," Cordy said. T, itmm ,,,,,,.,,.,1 anwllar ,,,,, ,u .!, in the valley will be in short Lim.iv a.. t Mrhn.1 frnd i damage to Ashland area or- i The mercury dropped to 28 : degrees in the coldest places I )., , i., ; ! -- hMtlna al annrox male v 2 I n'Mnek lhi mnrninil and ,'tnn. I A t ft ,1',.i--.l. fh r(.i1 i f ' rf JnM.ii i ln waS gooo. maKing ll easy to hold the same minimum , " r-a ..m ti, arm? upcar " as th I '1 u un rose, he added. No further bud damage occurred. Highway Commission Okays Bond Proposal Salem -th-A compromise S25 million highway bonding proposal, to be financed with a one-half cent a gallon in crease in the gasoline tax, has been approved by the State Highway commission, House Speaker Clarence Barton said i today. I Tribune United i ie-s International Full Leased Wire relocation. "We've received a lot of letters,'' he said, "many of which are completely ridic ulous and show a lack of knowledge of what is involv ed." "Some people are saying that the highway relocation would destroy the historical value of. the town," he went on. "Well, I've lived here for 26 years and have spent nine of them in city government and I'm not about to advocate anything that would hurt or destroy Jacksonville. "To my knowledge no his torical buildings would be af fected by the highway relo cation. It actually would take the highway a little farther away from the historical part of town. cat troubles, according to George M. Robinson of Port land, a Medford visitor. They needed cats, Robinson pointed out, pulling a photo static copy of an advertise ment from Ihc old Oregon City Spectator from his pocket. It reads: "Wanted S00 cats in good condition. For which the high market price will be paid in goods if delivered by the 10th of May. Nol less than 10 cats taken from any one person. Dement and Winston, Oregon City. April 17, 1951." The call for cats, said Rob- inson, who has been delving i and mouse problem Sailing ships tying up at the Oregon City and Portland harbors were inhabited many times by rats, which came ashore. That's why there was a great need for cats in Ore gon in 1851 and nothing was said about controlling them. Robinson noted. Robinson and his wifo are I returning to Portland today I after being guests of the M. L. Dailys of 324 Plum st Mrs. Robinson and Mrs Daily are sisters. Legislators Bumble Way Victory Over Lobbyists in Salem Wli - Sometimes you "win" by losing, and lobbyists put the theory to the test Monday on the mud spattered Capitol Mall when they allowed the leg islators to bumble to a 8-4 victory in the biennial mush - ball classic. Secretary of State Howell Appling and Atty. Gen. Robert Thornton umpired the "baseball' game witli the help of the Oregon Su preme Court, and hindrance of assorted lobbyists and House Speaker Clarence Barton. 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 28 injured and 175 homes were Pro-Communist Withdrawal in Laos Requested Washlngton -IUW1- The State Department called today for the withdrawal of pro - commu nist forces In Laos from me territory which they have "overrun" in recent attacks against neutralist forces. Press officer Lincoln While sadi the U. S. position was "that any effective cease-fire should contain provisions that ,1,.. ,..).;,.. I,-..,., kun nuvrn.n . (hot tho .hnulri ...hi, j ,. .(, nd the neutrals returned to those areas Encouraging Step' The U. S. spokesman said Ihc State Departmenl found the truce agreement negotiat ed Sunday between Neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma and pro-Communist Pathet Lao leaders "to be an encour aging step" as far as it went. He noted, however, that two major provisions remain ed to be fulfilled before the United Slates would consider it really "effective." These were: -The Communists should permit International Control Commission inspection teams to be stationed in the areas they control on the strategic Plain of Jars, which they still refuse to do. ' -The Communists should withdraw from the areas they now control as a result of at tacks in recent weeks against forces of Neutralist Gen. Kong Le. The United States has charged these attacks vi olate the 14-nation peace agreement on Laos. The firm U. S. statement on withdrawals came as some elements of the 7th Fleet were moved into positions near Laos as a precautionary meas ure. Legislature Enters 100th Calendar Day Salem - fUPD - Today was the 100th calendar day of the 1063 legislative session, and despite leaders' claims the ; session may end In another 20 days, there were hints the adjournment may be de- hayed. The final score had I h e legislators with six runs, some hits, and many errors. The lobbyist! scored four runs, fewer hits, and more errors House and Senate pages served as cheerleaders. A band provided music. Rep. Grace Peck handed out pop corn and peanuts to the as sembled crowd "Mystery player" Rep. Ken Miner, who went to the plate lo bat for the lobby ists, was ruled "ineligible" after a rousing session by Supreme Court members. 'Hot Line9 Negotiations Slated Soon Washington-dlPD- The Unit ed States expects to send tech nicians to Geneva in the next two weeks to discuss with Russian representatives the details of establishing a "hot line' communcations link be tween Washington and Mos cow, U.S. disarmament Chief William C. Foster said today. The United States and Rus sia have reached agreement In principle on the direct-line idea, as a means of averting accidental war. The Russians have refused to include a statement of this agreement in a report to the United Nations by the Geneva conference, but Foster indicated he believes they are still interested. Foster told editors and broadcasters attending a State Department foreign policy briefing that at one point In recent discussions, Britain In dicated It might want to plug into the hot line. But Foster said that for the time being this country's al lies seemed willing to have the line run exclusively be tween Russia and the United States Foster said the special line would not be used except in times of emergency. He said it has been sometimes called a "purple phone," but the United States favors a tele printer line capable of han dling two-way simultaneous transmission of messages In both Russian and in English He said he had "reason to believe" the Russians agree tills type of line would be preferable to a telephone cir cuit. Discussing Geneva negotia tions for a nuclear test ban, Foster said the Russians cur rently are "simply playing tlie same record every day saying that until the United States reduced its demand tor on-site inspections to three a year they won't talk about anything else Foster said he believes Rus- I sia haa as much interest as the - United States in signing test ban because of the dan- Highway Project Closes Streets """ ueswcejl rroni st. and Central ave. was clc loD"y state highway department crews connected a storm sew er line on Central ave. The work is part of an $112,000 project to rebuild the curbs, gutters and storm sew ers on portions of Main st. and Central ave. in down town Medford. Seventy-five per cent of the cost is being paid by the state, and the city of Medford is bearing 25 per cent of the total amount. Jack McCormick, state highway department resident engineer, said today storm sewer Installation work will be completed as quickly as possible so as to cause mini mum interference to down town traffic. The engineer said a curb and gutter crew will arrive in Medford Thursday and will begin work on West Main at. The contract for the project calls for completion within 80 working days. McCormick es timated the work will be fin ished by the last of July. Higher Education Board Sells Bonds Portland - fOPD - The State Board of Higher Education today sold some $10.5 million in bonds to finance dormitory construction at statu campus es. The bonds will finance a nine-story dormitory for wom en students at the Medical and Dental schools In Port land, dormitories at Oregon State university and Southern Oregon college, and both apartments and dormitories I at the University of Oregon. To 6 to 4 Mush-Ball Annual Classic at Salem Mailer's Identity was re vealed when his paper mask tore off. A large sign over home plate proclaimed "do unto blind umpires as you would have them do unto dumb legislators." Rep. Joe Rogers, while trying to catch a lead weighted lopsided ball, ran through the "press box" and toppled newsman Dan Si-1 -lard of the Eugene Regis ter Guard, who in turn tumbled over a small girl. Legislator hurler Don ald Husband spattered the gers of a continued arms race, the hazards of nuclear weap ons spreading to other coun tries, the immense cost of testing and the Un ited gains that tests are now producing. Economic Census To Be Conducted Later This Year The government announces that it is preparing forms, which will be sent to busi ness firms in Jackson county later this year, in connection with the forthcoming 1963 Economic census. This is a periodic inventory, conducted by the Department of Commerce. It covers retail trade, wholesale trade, the service industries, manufac tures, minerals and transpor tation. The last such survey was made in 1938. As in the past, local busi ness men will be asked about their payrolls, number of peo ple employed, hours worked, sales volume and, what is new this time, a breakdown of sales by broad merchandise lines. What will the census show as to Jackson county? What economic changes have taken place locally since the last such survey was taken? The answers are important to the merchants and manu facturers themselves, as well as to others who need such information to measure prod uct demand and to set plans for future Inventory require ments. Jackson county's figures will show, according to unof ficial estimates, tnat consid erable progress has been made since the 1958 census, which reported local retail trade lor that year at $88,172,000. Be fore that, in the 1984 census. It was 75,443,uuO. According to latest figures, which 'Indicate the rate of growth since than, the 1983 total is expected to be In the neighborhood of 1109,931,000, This would be a five-year in crease of 27.S per cent The local service) industries have been moving ahead rap idly. Tram a volume of $7, 724,000 in 1984 they rose to $9,280,000 In 1988. This year. allowing for (he same rate of growth, they will reach an estimated $11,148,000. The government states that, while it is mandatory to fill out the questionnaires, the replies will be held confiden tial and will not be made available for any investiga tion purposes. Also, firms may keep dup licates of their reports with out fear of having them Im pounded in any kind of court action. The information in the re turns will be fed into com plex data-processing machines which will turn out the re sults in a shorter time than was required previously. CJ Gets $55r000 Grant for Sewer Cave Junction - City offi cials here were advised to day that a $55,000 federal grant has been approved for construction of new sewage collection facilities. The grant clears the way for the project. Voters here approved a bond issue last month, subject to award of the federal assistance grant. Notification of the grant was received from Senators Wayne Morse and Maurine Neuberger and Congressman Robert Duncan. The grant provides for 68 man-months of labor, with work scheduled to begin in 120 days. The $55,000 supplements a previous grant of $16,730, which was designed to assist in construction of a sewage treatment plant and intercep tor sewer. crowd and nearby players when he made a wild and powerful swing at what turned out to be a canta loupe instead of a baseball. The game took on a fes tive although painful for some air in the final minutes as the quality of pitching, fielding, running and betting became "strain ed." The accumulated aches and pains were soothed later at a post - game party for players and rooters at the American Legion hall here.