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NEUTRALISTS SHELLED ON PLAIN OF JARS Word Battle Develops Over Land Fraud Bill Salem -1UPP- A law which i Thurnton. who was unaware would ban fraudulent land of what Barton was doing, schemes was hammered to- drafted a new proposal which gether Wednesday in a meet- included that California buy ing dominated by a verbal out- : er protection provisions, burst between House Speaker I The explosion came as com Clarence Barton and Atty. I mittee members became en Gen. Robert Y. Thornton. i tangled with all three propo The controversy exploded ! sals - some had Thornton's at a two-hour meeting of the ! first draft, some had Barton's House Planning and Develop- ' bill, and some had Thornton's ment Committee which com bincd both Barton's and Thornton's proposals into a law which would provide full disclosure and buyer protec tion provisions. Objected To Loopholes At earlier meetings, Thorn ton objected to loopholes in restrictions proposed by the real estate industry. The in dustry claimed Thornton's de mands were too restrictive and would work a hardship on legitimate subdividers. Barton, an attorney and title company president, be came impatient with ' the i un-onrflno an.H ru,,t Thnrn. ton's original proposal. 18 Jailed During Robert Kennedy's Visit in Alabama Montgomery, Ala. - (UPD -Police today arrested 18 white pickets in a tussle that broke out when Atty. Gen. Robert ' f. riennedy visited with seg regationist Gov. George C. Wallace. Two pickets who resisted arrest were bodily tossed into a paddy wagon. Another plac ard - waving picket landed head-over-heels in the wagon and a retired Navy admiral stood nearby reading aloud from the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Closed Door Session Kennedy and Wallace heldldurin6 this session a closed-door session that last ed 1 hour and 22 minutes. In an impromptu news con ference later, Wallace said, "We had a courteous and frank discussion of the prob lems facing the states and federal government. My posi tion is the same as it was in the governor's campaign; the same as it was when I was elected governor and the same as it was when I was inaugu rated. "I also feel that his (Ken nedy's) position is the same,'' Wallace said. Parading Without Permit Assistane Police Chief D. H. Lackey said the 18 pickets were arrested on charges of parading without a permit. The pickets began parading near the Capitol about an hour and a half before the , Kennedy-Wallace meeting, i Signs carried by the pick- j ets read "Mississippi murder- er." "Wash. D. C, a disgrace to the white people and NO I Kennedy Congo here." Retail Food Prices Decline in Portland San Francisco - UPP - Re- tail food prices in Portland dropped 0.6 per cent between j February and March, accord-1 ing to the Department of La-! bor regional office here. , The department said, how ever, food prices in March were 2.0 per cent above year ago levels. NEWSt&BNEFS rriMs noM SENATE CONFIRMS SATELLITE OFFICERS Washington IPI The jections. today confirmed by voice vote the 14 founding of- ficers of the new Communications Sale line Corp. CLAY sublets lis oiootn Washington ITU- Gen. day thai as much as SaUO million more couia oe cnoppea ( . D..,U.ni VAn,4u' ilraau naroH.Hnwn ftS.S hillinn . -j . , SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SLAYING OF POSTMAN Gadsden, Als. -IPI Police arrested . suspect today In connection with lh. atari., , of JWWta- L Moor. 35 a 7 . .r j ' COST OF LIVING SETS NEW RECORD Wathington IPI The of 1 per cent to a new record lait month despite a drop in food prices, tha Labor Dapartmanl reported today. ANTIFEATHEHBEDDING DISCUSSIONS RESUME Chicago IPI A preiidential emergency board today resumed formal discussions between the nstion't rsilroads end five union! over the carriers' anlifealherbedding work rules pian. NO CLUE GIVEN ON RUSSIAN REACTION Moscow 1H Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev -tiered no clue today to his reection to the latest Anglo - American proposals for breaking the deadlock on a nuclear test ban treely. revised bill Wordi Exchanged Thornton's original draft in cluded provisions which re stricted a subdivider's use of his own funds. Barton said "my proposal doesn't tie up money like Thornton's bill did." Thornton snapped back "You're not fairly represent ing my bill." "Mr. Thornton," Barton said, "I can read better than I you can write." . "Stick to the facts if you're going to represent my bill. th?,"or"ey,g(;neral,,san 1 thlnk ll s lousv. Bal Barton replied After a long moment of si lence Thornton said he felt Barton's proposal was good "as far as it goes," and urged additional language to pro tect a buyer from liens after he has made a down payment. "Clarence gives the buyer full protection at the time he buys," Thornton explained, "but not later." Combined Into Bill A few moments later the committee took most of Bar lo,ys proposals and some of the Thornton suggestions and combined them into a com plete new bill. Committee Chairman Rep. Edward Whelan (D-Portland) appointed Rep. Berkeley Lent (D-P'ortland)) a "committee of one to supervise the assem bly of the different provi sions. Whelan stressed the need for speedy action so the bill could be sent to the floor for action in time to get adopted Miss Rogue Valley Candidates Listed Ten Jackson county girls are candidates for the title of Miss Rogue Valley today. The 10 went through the prelim inary eliminations with 22 others and came out Wednes day night as finalists. The annual event is spon sored by the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce and Pepsi Cola. The finalists are: Joan Cal laghan, Eagle Point; Judy De Haven, White City; Diane Maddox. Jacksonville; Deanna Dean, Ashland: Susan Cum- mings. Central Point, and Lindsay Darneille, Jacquelyn Ayres, Ruth Beyer, Bobbie Gysi and Dorothy Skolfield all of Medford. Events, in which the final jsts will participate next month, were announced by Wayne Medford, chairman of the Rogue Valley contest. They are: May 1 and 2 charm school to be conducted by Joann Burg, first Miss Ore gon: May 11, modeling fash- i0ns at the Jacettees' annual luncheon at North's Chuck Wagon; May 18, the final Miss Rogue Valley contest at Med ford High school. The winner of this contest will enter the Miss Oregon contest at Sen side. MOUND THI MOM Senate, overriding liberal ob-1 runt.iv.ri aiu vut Luciu. D. Clay suggested to- u e-tenth cost of living row on Regional Edition MEDFORD Four Sections 36 Pages DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS Time is of the Ashland interchange. There is no right of essence in construction work, and construe- way for unauthorized motorists in the con- tion workers drive their vehicles at high struction zone, and any driver who goes speeds along the section of Interstate 5 into the area may find construction ve- freeway now under construction between hides barreling down on him. the Barnett rd. interchange and the north Democrats Vote to Reorganize Party; Action Announced The executive committee of the Jackson County Democra tic Central committee at a special meeting last night de cided by unanimous vote to reorganize the party, Ray Lamberg, acting as chairman pro tern, reported today. Lamberg said that "as a first step" toward reorganization, mi. CACLUUVC I. HUM 11 I I IL't.', Ill- eluding Chairman Jean Mills, unanimously voted to submit the resignation of all officers, and the entire executive board. This action will be taken at a special meeting of the central committee to be held May 14. "Th.e central committee will then be in a position to elect officers who reflect the views of a majority of the party," Lamberg said. Attending the Wednesday night meeting were Lamberg, and Attorneys William V. Deatherage and Ted Philips and the following, executive committee members: Jean Mills, whose position as chair man was being filled by Lam berg, not a member of the executive committee; Mrs. Margaret McGinty, Mrs. Eliza beth Poston, Pat Redmond, Mrs. Frank Christian, Mrs. Dee Newton. Tex Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Norton and Mrs. Marvin Madden. Backlog of Steel May Be Building Washington-OJPli-The House Senate Economic committee was told today that the steel industry may be building a backlog of supplies to weath er a possible steel strike next month. pinorttth"." To Join Department they need, Louis J. Paradiso, Medford Police Chief a Commerce Department offi- charies p. champlin an del. said. nounced today the appoint According to Paradiso, the menl of a new policewoman inventory building may be- to fut tne vacancy created re designed to meet "possible un- centiy by the resignation of i a v o r a o i e Developments when the contract talks open with the .steel unions next month. Testifying at a hearing on recent steel price hikes, Para diso said steel production for March of this year was about 20 per cent above last year. He said the first three weeks oi April showed the highest cel production rate since April. 1560. e Lt D A "-'" T SrODDfid fav Deouf iS r , , Sheriff's deputies and vol- unteers discontinued search I ing the Rogue river for the I l RalPh F""f n; 4J' 'ruc box p3 Medford, The t two days deputies and volunteers gen orally covered the river from ' Horseshoe falls to the Gold ay am were unable to una any i-it.' ui me uou;. Ferguson turned up missing i after he and two companions capsized in their boat Sunday j after passing Horsehoe falls. Two of the men swam to I shore, but Ferguson disap- I pcared Salem - ISn - State police were asked today to look for Patrick Philo. 18. who ran 1 away from MacLaren school for boys at Woodburn this ' morning Driving Unopened Freeway Called Extremely Dangerous Motorists who drive onto the new section of Interstate 5 freeway now under con struction between Barnett rd. interchange and the north Ashland interchange do so at considerable peril, Resident Engineer D. H. Haller of the state highway department warned today. Haller said the section of freewayi whicn is between 75 and 80 per cent completed, is Legislature Lauds Youth for Saving Life of Brother Salem - IOTD - A 16-year-old boy stood before the Senate today to receive recognition for heroic action which saved the life of his 12-year-old brother. Greg Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jenkins of Rickreall, was cited by a Sen ate concurrent resolution, and received the governor's 1963 farm safely award "In recog nition of exceptional bravery and mature judgment." Greg's parents watched the ceremonies from the Senate gallery. Greg was honored for ac tion he took on the family farm last fall when his young brother slipped while stepping across a silage feed conveyor. The brother, Bruce, became entangled in the machinery, and both his legs were sev ered, one below the knee, the New Policewoman officer Joan Arant Assuming her new duties Monday, April 29. will be Norma Kay Johnson, 25, of 1211 West Main st. Miss Johnson graduated , frnm Crater High school 1957 and attended George I fox college in Newberg lor three vears. While in New- Derg, she was employed by the city police department in capacity similar to her new ' duties- -ntei yiiuupuu '"; nounced the . appointment i Table Rock rd., as patrolman i uaviu uvc vtcub. ui with the department. A for- ' mer member of the U S Ma- ' mer mmDe,?',, ..m, '"I nne corps. " w..s the 4 p.m. to midnight shift. WEATHER FOll KC AST: Muitly luudy to. N'tghl. Showert nd unny period Friday. Not much tcm ptrature chance. Low tonight Jg. High Friday S7. MlKheit Yesterday f ; Lowett Thlt Morning Free, to 10 a.m. Today SZ ; Our Skies Tonight ' sunset today 7:S p.m. j Sunrise tomorrow j IS a.m Moomet tontfht ' I" p.m. First Quarter April IS PROMINENT STAR xldrbiran. near the Moon. VISIBLE PLANETS Mefeavy, between tile Moon and Ban. Mart, tush In south, west s ee p m. j Saturn, rises - ST am. Venus and Juptler. rise 1:39 a.m. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, jammed with contractors' ve- hides, including between 25 and 30 pieces of heavy equip ment. , "These truckers drive at high speeds on the roadway," Haller said, "because time is very important in construc tion work. There are contract deadlines to meet." Haller said there have been no recent accidents on the new section of freeway, but other above the knee Greg was working in the top of the silo when he heard his brother scream. In the horrible moments that followed, Greg acted without hesitation. He shut off the power to . the feed con veyor auger, used a pocket knife to cut his brother free and ordered a farm hand to get blankets and call an ambu lance. Realizing it was difficult to give directions so the ambu lance could reach the farm quickly, Greg arrhiged to meet the ambulance. He used blankets to slow the bleeding, and held his brother in his arms while the farm hand drove to the meet ing with the ambulance. He continued on to the hos pital, and signed papers neces sary so doctors could perform surgery. The quick thi'.kins and ma ture judgment in the face of horror is cr'dited with sav-; ig Bruce's If .e. Sen. Wal' :r Lcth (R-Salem) said Gre,.' demonstrated "bravery, quick thinking and resourcefulness that is a part of the American tradition." Leth said Greg was active in Demolay, 4-H, and FFA ac , wmunv, -.-n. - ''" ivities. and was a high school t wrestling and football star who hopes to become a police officer Grants Pass Firm Gets Army Contract Grants Pass-Oregon Tech - nical Products of Grants Pass, a division of Textron, Inc.. has received a S960.OU0 contract from the United statp. Armv Enoineers Dro- , mcnl f 1 n 1 8 P"'"" contract. "i""'"" '" " " manufacture of portable me - . tallic mine detecting sets and I .n .1 inn OOO eontmet for the same type of equip- ment received by the firm in 1962. Oregon Technical Products, a newly formed division of Textron, Inc., specializes in the manufacture and assem. bly of multiple-produced ek-c- tronic equipment Report of the contract was released by the Grants Pass ' office of Oregon Technical Products today. DETECTOR BILL PA8SES Salem - IDW - The Senate voted 20-8 today to outlaw the use of lie detectors as ajO (Bum KelsBy (D-Roseburg) i empty yet the bill proposes to condition of employment, and has been elected a member of i increase their unloaded mile forwarded the measure to the I the board of directors of ICOA I age rate by 5 5 mills per governor. I Life Insurance Co. mile ." JAM FREEWAY Construction vehicles motorists who venture onto the unopened and cars of workers shown here on the highway. Resident Engineer Don Haller of stretch of Interstate S freeway between the state highway department said he was Medford and Ashland line the roadway, fearful of a serious accident if area motor create a traffic hazard for unauthorized ists should drive into the construction area. he is fearful that some may occur. He recalled that last December a California motor ist drove around a barricade. Bulletin State police and an am bulance were dispatched early this afternoon to an auto accident in the south bound lane on the unopened section of freeway south of Medford. State police had no details. sped down the unopened free way and crashed into a piece of heavy equipment, com pletely wrecking his car. In addition to all the con struction and state highway department vehicles, Haller said that at times as many as 125 workers are Involved In various construction jobs on the freeway. The engineer warned that motorists who ignore warn ing signs and drive onto the unopened freeway can be cited into court by state po lice or sheriff's deputies. Haller said that depending on favorable weather condi tions, the nine-mile stretch of freeway between Medford and Ashland should be opened to motorists about July 1. Care for Aged Bill Get Committee OK Salem - HOT - A bill to broaden Oregon's program of hospital and nursing home care for the aged has been ap proved by the House Corn- mittee on Public Welfare. The recommendation for passage was unanimous. Oregon participates in Fed eral Kerr-Mills program of grants to persons over 65 with limited incomes. Far fewer persons than ex- pected, however , J,dvantage of , have taken tage of the program since it started two years ago. The new bill has two key features. One would broaden eligibil ity requirements to bring more elderly people into the program. The other would pick up 1 extra federal help by trans- . ferring nursing home patients ! on general assistance to the : medical program, f.f...j..,u.... juw Jiuasm nun . , AU.O MCCiOenr A Southern Oregon college 1 sludent was rcported in fair rtilin ,hi. m,ni .. t " "."."I ,K ,.r ,ui,.u ,h rirt. ing last night turned over on the South Pacific highway south of Ashland, state police said. Judy Elaine Cordell. 18, Cascade hall. Southern Ore - go coHegei , being treated tor a broktn right leg and facial cuts. She was a passenger in a car driven by Gary Blaine Doyle, 19. Siskiyou hall, Southern Oregon college. Salem -I'M- State Rep. W Tribune 1963 Students 'Conduct' County and City Government Today The oath of office for elect ed Student Government day city and county officials was administered at 8:30 o'clock this morning. For city officials it was given by Mayor James Dun levy in city hall. For county officials it was by County. Clerk Marvin Madden in the courthouse Receivine the oath in the cltv were Student. Mavor Jim Snodgrass, Peggy Relchers, Roy Shaw, Ray French, Jim Webb, Jacque Crofoot, Lloyd llammons. Bob Collins and Todd Jones. Webb is a student at St. Mary's High school and the others are from Medford High school. County Elected Officials For the county, receiving the oath were Student Coun ty Judge Paul Bransom, Cra- ter; Laura Griffith, Theresa Diecierich. Hick Kichey, all Phoenix; Steve Gustafson, Ed Hanscom, Eagle Point; Cleve Shafer. Prospect; John Wood, Butic Falls and William Coo per, Becky Irwin, Rogue River. SOCTFA Opposes Bill To Increase Weight Mile Tax The Southern Oregon Con servation and Tree Farm as sociation will send a resolu tion to the Oregon House of Representatives opposing Sen ate Bill 59 which would in crease the weight mile tax on the average logging truck by approximately $703 a year. Darrell Davis, Medford, SOCTFA president, explained the bill would raise the flat fee option on log hauling. E. E. McGrew, Medford, chair man of the truck committee, noted (he present bill would increase the flat fee by 15 pe. cent. This would affect approximately 600 logging trucks in this area, truckers estimated this morning. In his resolution Davis noted that logging trucks would be required to pay more than their fair share of state highway construction and maintenance costs. Operete on Poor Roads "Log trucks operate prin cipally over poorly construct ed and maintained system of secondary roads and under conditions where 50 per cent of their mileage is empty and only during normal dpyllght working hours Davis said i "However, highway trans Porls move loaded both ways, : al nlht and on holidays. The combined total of state ' a,,d federal taxes per loaded mile for the log truck is now : 18 cents compared to tnc transport's 1 1 cents, Jones 1 pointed out Davis said the bill also worked a hardship on veneer and rough lumber trucks. "These movements are vi- tally important to our indus- try," he said. "The trucks I load their trailers and return 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 30 Schools represented were Medford and St. Mary's in Medford, and Crater, Phoe nix, Eagle Point, Prospect, Butte Falls, and Rogue River for the county. City Manager Robert Dull introduced the students to the city's administrative officials. County Judge Earl Miller spoke to the County group. The students were then taken on tours of the city hall or courtnouse, wnere mey were shown the various offices and departments and told how city and county business is conducted. Quests of Lodge Reuel Rians Jr., exalted ruler of the Medford Elks lodge, was on hand this morn ing to greet the students. The Elks lodge hosted a luncheon for lnc students at noon in ihp stik. bafllnle A Student Government day banquet is scheduled for 6 o'clock at Hedrick Junior High school. Featured speak er of the evening Is Dr. Fran cis Nickerson, chairman of college-high school relations board and assistant to the chancellor of the state's sys tem of higher education. A student council meeting was scheduled for 1:30 o'clock today in city hall. Agenda items included several pro posals to improve the appear ance of the city, as well as measures governing traffic flow on certain city streets. Bad Weather Said Joblessness Cause Salem - (UPD - Bad weather was cited as the reason for an increase in claims for unem ployment Insurance benefits during the week ending April 18, It was reported today. David Cameron, department of employment commissioner, said the rate of insured un employment at 5.9 was lower than four weeks earlier when It was 6.2, bui ::-nl up to the same as a year ago. There were 23,838 benefit weeks claimed last week, 24, 746 four weeks earlier, and 23,540 a year ago. Corvallis, at 3.4 had the lowest rate of insured unem ployment In the state. Highest rales were at Grants Pass, 13.4, and Lakeview. 13.3. Young Circus Aerialist Survives 30-Foot Plunge Duluth. Minn. - IUPR - A young circus aerialist plunged in f,...i Imm a ctuinaititf ' r , t , ( pz(, bM Wednesday and wu3 ' jn fair condition at a hospital , (oday The ,.rowd thought his piungc wa, part 0( his act. Ely Albaracen, 22, Bogota, ; Colombia, slipped while hang- I lng he,d down from a swng ing bar and crashed to the concrete floor below. He land ed on his knees and man aged to sit up and wave to the crowd of 2,000 before collapsing on his bach. The crowd, including 200 school children, apparently thought the fall was part of the regular performance. Al baracen lay on the floor al- I most unnoticed while the cir ICC Team Makes Inspection Trip To Battle Zone Vientiane, Laos iirPB Re newed lefist shelling of neu tralist positions on the Plain of Jars was reported today against a backdrop of mount ing Communist claims of a U.S.-inspired rightist buildup. An International Control Commission team made an other one-day flight to the Moscow -4OT- Undersec retary oi Stale W. Averell Herrlmen arrived in Mos cow tonight with an appeal from President Kennedy to Nikila Khruihchev to help lettle the crisis in battle zone on the plain in the continuing diplomatic ef fort to find a solution to the crisis. Considered Dangerous Western observers consid ered the situation highly dan gerous, with indications that Gen. Phouml Nosavan's right wing forces might be pulled into the dispute which hereto fore has Involved only the neutralists and pro - commu nist Pathet L.io. The fresh outbreak of shell ing reportedly came as the Pathet Lao attacked a neu tralist position at Lat Hoang for an hour Wednesday night. Lat Hoang is located on the road from the Plain of Jars airfield to the important town of Xieng Khouang. If the report was true, the shelling was the first break in the shaky cease fire that has prevailed in the critical Plain of Jars region since Sunday. Harriman Watched Aside from the ICC team's visit to the plain, there was little development here in the diplomatic maneuvering for a settlement. Diplomats looked to the visit to Moscow by U.S. u i mci sec i e wti y ui oi.mr . Averell Harriman for the next move. Reports from Washington and London : said Harriman's mission was to remind Soviet I Premier Nlkita S. Khruah- chev of his 1961 pledge to President Kennedy to main- tain Premier Souvanna Phou ma's coalition government In power. Proposed Budget To Be Discussed Phoenix - A meeting to dis- ' cuss a Phoenix school district proposed bond issue and the 1963-64 budget will be held Tuesday, April 30, at 8 p.m. in the Phoenix Grange hall. The bond issue, to be sold in two stages, will finance re modeling of the present high school shep and vocational ag riculture departments, build a separate vocational agricul ture and woodshop building, provide for a gymnasium at Talent Junior High school, construct a new elementary school to handle the increased elementary enrollment, and provide more classrooms for the high and junior high schools. The first bond issue will be for $600,000 and finance the projects except for the new elementary school and addi tional classrooms at the high and junior high schools. These will be issued one to two years later, totaling about $285,000. The bond issue will finance building in the district recom mended by the educational re search bureau of the Uni versity of Oregon. Both the bond issue and the amount of the budget, which exceeds the six per cent limi tation, will be voted on May 6. HATFIELD DELAYED Salem - IUPI) - Fire in the ignition system of an airliner delayed Gov. Mark Hatfield's departure Wednesday from Phoenix, Ariz., where he was attending the Western Gover nors' conference. He returned to Oregon late Wednesday night. i cus went on around him. I Finally, an ambulance was , . I I . , I anH . . ' t . n 1 1 : i I ' . " ,i .1 Albaracen out on a stretcher, ' A witness said the crowd j thought the stretcher bearers were clowns ' The accident occurred at the matinee performance of a Shrine circus. It was the second time in less than a week that an aerialist had fallen at a Shrine circus. In Omaha. Neb., last Thurs day night, Yetta Grotefont, 42, a former member of the Great Wallendas, fell 60 feet to her death from a swaying pole. Two members of the Groat Wallendas died under the big top about two years - 'ago
