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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 $12,000, and create
new full time district attor
neys in Clatsop, Columbia,
Deschutes. Wasco and Yam
hill counties. The bill went
to the Ways and Means com
mittee. Search Continues
For Man's Body
Sheriff's deputies and a
number of volunteers were
searching the Rogue River
near Gold Ray dam for the
second day today for the body
of Ralph Ferguson, 44, of
,iitp i hnv S3 lUprifnrri.
p.l. i. miino after
th hnat in which he and two i
other men were riding, cap-1
sized after passing through
Horseshoe raDids Sunday,
Ferguson clung to the boat
when his two companions
John Gomer, 2456 Nieto Way
Medford, and Ronald Claw
son. 119 Portland ave.. Med
ford, swam for shore.
Yesterday two deputies
searched the water while an
other deputy acted as observ
er with a pilot from the
Rogue Air Service, Medford.
Deputies said they search
ed the river bottom for 2 or
3 miles and in the area where
the capsized boat hung on
rocks.
NEWS(WiBRIEF$
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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
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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.