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Newspaper Page TextAgoomi in omipremose Step Up Tempo NegroesTo Noon Edition 58th Year Price 10 Cents Medford Tribune Of Mississippi Campaign 28 Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1963 No. 60 Barton Promise To Promote Sales Tax Bill Sought Meeting Climaxes Defeat for House Salem - ilPU - The Oregon Senate voted 22-8 today to refer a 3 per cent salei tax measure to the voters in November of 1964. '' The measure now frees to the House for aclicrt. Demonstrators, Policemen Battle In Philadelphia , Florida Judge Issues Injunction Br United Press International Negroes promised to step up their antisegregation cam- palgn in Jackson, Miss., today despite the possibility of more arrests. There also were racial dem onstrations in Florida, North Carolina and Louisiana Wednesday but the most vio lent protest against discrimin ation happened in the North at Philadelphia. Around 250 demonstrators, protesting discrimination in hiring practices, fought with 300 policemen at a school con struction site in Philadelphia andeight policemen and two pickets, including a minister, were hurt. A Negro leader, Cecil B. .Moore, said more than 4,000 pickets would be at the school site Friday and -20,000- next Monday. Moore said .there would not be enough police men in Philadelphia to face all the pickets. . , . , . Demonstrators Arrested Police arrested 19 demon strators at Jackspn Wednes day during demonstrations in the Mississippi capital. Large crowds or white . persons watched the activity, but po lice kept theni from approach ing the demonstrators. Integration strategist Med gar Evers told a rally of about 600 Negroes Wednes day night that fne demonstra tions would continue in Jack son until "we are recognized as first class eitjzens.". , A 90-minute demonstration in front of a segregated .theater at Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday' drew a" crowd of about 900 persons, Whites and Negroes. Police kept the crowds orderly, however, and a judge issued a temporary injunction against further demonstrations. Negroes were to appear in court Wednesday to show cause why the injunc tion should not be made per manent. More than 2,000 whites gathered in downtown High Point, N.C., Wednesday night for an expected demonstration that did not materialize. About 250 police officers kept the crowd under control. Earlier, two white youths were arrested for throwing rocks and brickbats at 400 Negroes staging a "freedom march." Plans Abandoned At Baton Rouge, La., Ne groes abandoned plans for a large demonstration after 50 hclmeted state troopers sur rounded the Louisiana Capitol and 300 others were reported on standby alert. About 20 pickets appeared briefly in front of the Baton Rouge Municipal Building and later at the Capitol but there were no incidents. The Birmingham, Ala., City Council said Wednesday that 500 state troopers and other officers on duty in the steel city were still necessary be cause of possible new racial violence. CASE CONSIDERED Tillamook HIPP Circuit Judge Every Combs took a suit against the Tillamook County Creamery association by the Tillamook Cheese and Dairy association under con sideration Wednesday. MEWSBRIEFS rriMi ntoM k around thi oiom LAOTIAN MINISTER DEMANDS MEETING i Vientiane-Wli-Prime Minister Prince Eouvanna Phouma demanded today that Laotian Communist leader Prince Soup hanouvong meet with him en grounds of Souvanna's choosing. He said that if Souphanourong fails to da so, the Com munist Lao would be held "solely responsible" for the con sequences of the failure of the current Laotian peace talks. TREASURY ABLE TO PAY BILLS Washington-JlPI-The Treasury Department was able to eav its bills today following swift action by President Ken nedy before the national debt RAIL NEGOTIATORS SEEK TO AVERT STRIKE Wathington-'tPI'-Negotiatort for the nation's railroads and five railroad unions gave up their holiday today in an effort to avert a nationwide rail strike. CIVIL RIGHTS TIMETABLE SPEEDED WashingtonlPI-The administration was reported today lo have speeded up Its timetable lor presenting new civil rights legislation to Congress because of mounting racial tension, DEMONSTRATION - The sit-in demonstra tion, a silent weapon perfected by Southern Negroes fighting for civil ' rights, moved into the state capitol building at Sacramen to, Calif., to protest the delay of action on a ' civil rights bill. Members of the Congress of Braceros Bill Is Defeated in House, Congressman Notes Washington, D. C. The Braceros bill, debated by the House of Representatives Wednesday, was defeated by vote of 178 to 158, Con gressman KoDert, a. uuacau reported yesterday afternoon. Duncan voted for the bin wbietv.'w&ild, iiaye. extended the authority for U. S. farmers including Rogue valley fruit growers, to import Mexican labor through Dec. 31, 1965. The authority to import the braceros as the matter stands will expire Dec. 31. Duncan said he voted for the bill because of the pe culiar circumstances in his U. S. Keeps Eye on Berlin Air Lines Berlin OIPli The United States was watching the Ber lin air lanes today to deter mine whether the Russians have launched a new cam paign to harass western flights. The buzzing Wednesday of a U. S. Air Force C97 trans port by a Soviet jet brought an American protest and prompted fears the Russians might be up to their o 1 d tricks. The jet flew within 200 iaA of Hie four-engine Strato freighter as it approached Berlin. The Russian jet maneuver ed -near the transport over Berlin until the C97 made it final low-level landing ap proach at Tempelhof airfield. It is the first announced Russian harassment of a West ern Allied military aircraft en route to Berlin since last September when both military and commercial flights were jeopardized by reckless Rus-' sian flying in the three 20-mile-wide air corridors over East Germany. burst through its legal ceiling. Racial Equality are shown around the sec ond floor rotunda of the capitol building, making use of pillows and sleeping bags which were brought in by "sympathizers. (UPD own district, where the do mestic labor is. hired before the Mexicans are imported. He also considered the fine migratory labor which the Medford area has obtained .under this, program when making his decision. . "He had'Offered two amend ments to the bill and he feels now that the only hope of salvaging the program is through a new bill prepared with the Duncan amendments included His amendments provide workmen's compensa tion for American migratory workers, which is at least as good as that offered the Mexi cans (the present requirement is far below Oregon's, Duncan said), and housing, or its equivalent in value. Duncan said he had been subjected to some criticism for offering amendments and he gave two reasons for his action. First, he said, he believes that jobs should be offered migratory Americans on the same basis as Mexicans. His second reason was that he anticipated difficulty in pass age of the bill and felt that the amendments would help. He spoke for the bill before the full House Wednesday and did not anticipate the deleat it was given. He did not, how ever, expect it to pass yester day. When Duncan was speaker of the Oregon House of Rep resentatives, legislation tor protection of migratory work ers was passed which has been viewed as outstanding by many critics. It included li censing of crew leaders, sani tary protections, safety regu lations and a pilot educational program. In the Congress, Duncan is a member of the subcommit tee on agriculture, from which the bill for extension of Mex ican labor came - it was writ ten by Rep. Morris K. Udall (D-Ariz - and of the agricul tural committee, where it was cleared before coming before the House. Compensation Bill Approval Urged Salem -ilW- Hoping their cooperation Isn't loo late, labor and management joined today in urging UV legislature to pass its big workmen's com pensation bill. i TVin mnuviirn was HisrtlKsrd I before two Ways and Means subcommittees by William Mnshnfsky, spokesman for a group of - employers, and Marr of the Oregon I James AFL-CIO. The bill, known as - "tl ree way'' bill, has been subject to intensive pressures during a stormy career in two sessions of the Oregon Legislature. It is now considered nearer to paysaae than ever before if it isn't ru'. off by pending 1 adjournment. Flag, Standard, Equipment Pieces Dedicated at Park A flag and standard and several pieces of playground equipment, donated by Crater Lake Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, were dedicated this morning in ceremonies at Jackson park. The ceremony was part of a variety, oXM,eaior4Bj Day uvuics planned lor uus mud by the Jackson county Allied Veterans council. Arrange. ments for the events were made by E. D. Smith, adjutant of the Medford VFW post. In accepting the playground apparatus and flagpole, Jack son School Principal Bruce H. Metzger said the schools are interested in instilling in youth a patriotism and love of country which is "not an emotional outburst" but rather the 'sleady dedication of a lifetime." Delivers Invocation The Rev. David Brown of the First Presbyterian church delivered the invocation. Members of the Jackson school Cub Scout pack raised the American flag on the new standard and then lowered it to half-mast. A number of VFW mem. bers who had been instru mental in making the dona tion of the equipment to the park were introduced. A plaque at the base of the flag standard bore an inscrip tion which noted the pole had been donated by the VFW ". . . in memory of their com rades who served in various wars so these children might grow in a free country."- Among the pieces of play ground equipment dedicated was "Snavely," the free-form play structure designed by former Ashland Sculptor Charles Forrester. Finishing details on Snavely were com pleted last week by Mrs. Belty Allen, 48 Windsor ave., Med ford, in cooperation with the Medford park and recreation department. Education Bills Making Progress Salem - HOT - Four major education bills advanced Wednesday in the legislature. A measure appropriating 8141 million for local school districts and $5 8 million for special programs passed the I Senate and went to the House. The House passed three 1 bills and sent them to the Senate. One provides S8.4 million for the Department of Educa tion, including commu n i t y colleges and vocational re habilitation. One authorizes the issuance of an additional $9 5 million in higher education revenue bonds for pay-for-themselves buildings, part of an overall building program of S44 mil lion for 11)63 85. The third measure author izes the construction of a self liquidating parking facility at i Portland State college. Salem-lUPli-Agreemeiit on a compromise income tax pro gram, subject to a promise by House Speaker Clarence Barton that he will promote a "reasonable" sales tax bill, was reached Wednesday night by the third set of Sen-ate-HouBe tax conferees. The compromise bill Is de signed to raise an additional $48 million to finance a $405 million general fund budget for next biennium. A dramatic face to face meeting between Barton and Senate conferee Robert Elf strom (R-Salem) climaxed a stinging defeat for the House- proposed net receipts and cigarette taxes. Wants Assurance As tentative agreement was reached on the new income tax compromise, Elfstrom told Barton "I will hold up this report until I get assurance that you will appoint reason able conferees for the sales tax bill." Barton replied "Suppose I discuss this with Senate Pres ident Ben Musa" The Senate is slated to vote today on a 3 per cent sales tax that would be referred to the voters at the Novem ber, 1964, election. Half the $180 million a biennium sales tax revenue would be an offset against property taxes, 25 per cent would go to offset income taxes, and the rest would go to the general fund. Elfstrom wants a "liberal" sales tax that would not ap ply to items such as food. Barton opposes a sales tax. Elfstrom fears the House will amend the bill to make it so rigid that voters would reject It. Wednesday's series of spec- taculaivveyentt , began., when the Senate rejected a net re ceipts income tax compro mise 27-3, and a 4-ccnt a pack cigarette tax 24-6. Third Committee Barton then named a third set of House conferees. He reappointed Rep. Richard E y m a n n (D-Marcola) and named Rep. W. O. Kelsay (D Roseburg) to succeed House Minority Leader F. F. Mont gomery who served on the second conference try. Musa renamed the Senate's first set of conferees, Boyd Overhulse (D- Madras) and Elfstrom, to succeed Sens. Glen Stadler (D-Eugene) and Donald Husband (R-Eugene), who served on the committee which bowed to House de mands for the net receipts and cigarette tax proposals. At a 20-minute conference Wednesday afternoon Eymann and Kelsay abandoned the net receipts and cigarette tax pro posals. Eymann pointed out that House Republicans had failed to support either pro gram. Draft Accepted Eymann then agreed to ac cept the program drafted by the first team of conferees. He also agreed to hold the one shot speedup of withholding tax collections as an emer gency measure to be used only if needed. Eymann also proposed to work to get the Senate sales tax "Into conference and write a fair, broad-based bill." It was this feature that re sulted in Elfstrom's demand for a "reasonable" sales tax. At the 40-minute long eve ning session Overhulse said he would accept the compromise, and Elfstrom said he would go along if he got Barton's as surance of "reasonable" treat ment of the sales tax bill. Victory for Senate It was a spectacular victory for the Senate, as the only House-favored feature in the compromise is a tax credit in place of the present $600 de duction. Other features of the com promise include elimination of federal deductions, a 5 per cent standard deduction, un limited medical expense de duction over 5 per cent of in come, and fractional rates ranging from 2 to Tl per cent. Also included In the pack age is a revision of the stale capital gains law, and an in crease in corporate excise taxes. POPE SENDS THANKS Washliigton-'UPl-Popc John XXIII tent a message today thanking President Kennedy for his expressions of sympa thy over the pontiff s critical illness. , 1 i DEAD HONORED - In a ceremony in honor ot Memorial Day at the National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Pfc. Michael G. Hayuic, Roanoke, Va., places a small flag at Americans Honor Dead; Highway Toll Reaches 48 By United Press International Americans honored t h e i r dead with quiet trips to the cemetery and patriotic speech es on Memorial Day today and took to the roads on the first holiday of the vacation sea son. -."Irh-donius-o. townt squares in the land, In hundreds of grassy cemeteries, from the site of the Battle of Little Big Hort t the aircraft carrier Bennington, Americans recall ed memories of war dead and offered prayers for world peace. The holiday also maikcd the end of school for thou sands of youngsters and the start of vacation time. Hun dreds of thousands took ad vantage of sunny weather and warm temperatures to flock to the beach, picnic grounds, woods or any place convenient to relax. Toll Rises Slowly The accident toll rose slow ly during the first hours of the holiday. The United Press International count at H:H0 a.m. (pdt) showed 48 persons killed in traffic since Iho holi day began at 6 p.m. Wednes day. The breakdown showed 48 dead in traffic, 3 by drowning, miscellaneous deaths for a to tal of 55. The National Safety Coun cil predicted that between 45(1 and 550 persons could die in traffic accidents during the 102-hour holiday period from 8 o'clock Wednesday night un til midnight Sunday. An additional 20.000 lo 24, 000 could suffer disabling In juries, the council said. Dur ing a similar non - holiday week end about 400 persons would die and 18,000 suller disabling injuries. Twisters Dampen Holiday in Texas By United Press International , Twibters swept down on I Texas today in what other-! wise was a sunny and mild , Memorial Day for most of the land. The twisters hit near Burk- burnctt and Brownficld, both In the south plains of West Texas, near Hopcvlllc in the Lubbock Brea, and In the air north of Amarillo. There were no injuries re ported, and must of the dam age was to fences and shrubs. Eighty mile an hour winds : smashed store w I n d o w s. downed trees and flattened a revival tent in Amarillo. An organ and other equipment . in the tent received S4.5MI)' damage, An climated 5' 2 inches of rain fill in Hockley county in Texas' Panhandle. Hail pounded Shallowater north west of Lubbock Hail and heavy rain also hit Alpint In extreme southwest T'xas . r President Places Wreath at Foot of Tomb of Unknowns Washington -lUPli- President Kennedy laid a wreath at the foot of the Tomb of the Un knowns today, .then paid a sentimental visit to the grave side of James Forrestal, the nation's first secretary of de fense. , . .,-.( .. . In b r ijE.t. jWwioriul,, Day ceremonies in crisp, sunny weather at Arlington Nation al Cemetery, Kennedy placed a red, while and blue flower wreath at the tomb, which is inscribed with the words: "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God." Stood Before Marker The President then was driven to an isolated area of the national cemetery to visit the plain graveside of For restal. Kennedy stood silently before the simple slab marker for several minutes, then left by limousine for the return (rip to the White House. Forrestal became the na tion's first defense chief in 1047. He died in 11)41) In a fall from his hospital room at the Belhesda (Md.) Naval hos pital. A 21-gun salute boomed across the rolling hills of the cemetery as Kennedy's limou sine drove to the top of the hill to the Tomb of the Un knowns. Military honor guards stood at rigid attcn- Timber Operators Offer Wage Boost Portland -IUPII- The Timber Operators Council said Wed nesday it had offered the In ternational Woodworkers of America a wage increase of 20 ccnls an hour over a three ycaro period, The lumber producers man agement group and union of ficials are Involved in nego tiations over a new contract. The present contract expires Friday night and workers have authorized a strike. A spokesman for the TOC said negotiations were re cessed after the offer was made, subject to call by fed eral mediators. Executive Vice President Carl F. Gloj said he believed some prog ress was made, despite failure to reach an agreement yet. The union originally de manded a wage increase of j 4(1 cents an hour. Glos said loggeri now re-, ceive an average of $:i.08i ! hourly and sawmill workers i receive $3.22. Including fringe bcnefils. WEATHER IMIOK AhT: tair thrnurh rl- itlav. i.iimt hulh nlflilt near ii. High i rlday us. Tf mil, tllltirtt Yrttrrtlair HI I LotarM lhli Moinlnc 46 ' Our Skies Tonight fttinM iortv I I i m nun rue tnmorrnw .... J:3 a m. Mionri tomimotfr . ?:M i.m. t ttll Moon Jim? I Oftirholi the filrlv bright lUr irrn ihnvf lhf Mmm t nifjht. Il tiiimr. Arahtr in n ri ll n, nteani "111 of (ht lion." one of the graves. Morc than 1 12,000 graves were decor ated by members of the 1st Battle Group, 3rd Infantry, who annually pay tribute to, the nation's war dead. (UPI) . tion and a lone bugler played taps as Kennedy performed the brief ceremonial function in honor of the nation's war dead. Accompanied by Son ' , His son, two-year-old John Jr., accompanied the Presi dent on the , yisit,. holding tightly lo the hand'bf a Secret Service agent. Mrs. Kennedy and Caroline did not attend the ceremonies. Kennedy and his family left shortly before, noon by helicopter lo spend one day at Camp David. Asio accompanying the Presidcnl In other helicopters were actor David Nivcn and his wife,- and Ben Bradlec, Washington bureau manager for Newsweek, and Mrs. Brad lee. Ecuadoran Navy Holding Tuna Boats Quito, Ecuador UPD Twenty-one American tuna boats remained In custody of the Ecuadnrean navy as alleged poachers today despite a tele phoned plea by Secretary of Sate Dean Rusk for their release. The boals, out of San Diego, Calif., were being herded lo lhc Ecuadorean port of Sa linas by two destroyers and some gunboats. Dcspilc Rusk's call lo For eign Minister Benjamin Peral- ta and a statement by Ecua dor's Ambassador N e f t a 1 1 Ponce Mirandi in San Fran cisco thai there had been an agreement to free the boals, the navy and foreign minis tries Issued a joint communi que late Wednesday stating llieir "unbreakable resolution to maintain national sover eignly sacrod above all other considerations" In lhc case. The ministries said the 21 boats were operating Illegally In Ecuador's territorial wa ters. SEX BILL PASSES Salem -1UPI1-Cenlral report ing of sex offenses would be required under a bill that passed the Senate Wednesday. It returned to the House for concurrence In Senate amend ments. Pope Continues To Rally; Internal Bleeding Halted Vatican City - UPI) - Pope John XXIII rallied further to day In his fight for life as internal bleeding which has slipped his strength finally stopped. An official Vatican medical bulletin Issued at 5 40 a.m. Irxlt) said the 81-year-old pont iff, confined to bed with an abnormal stomach growth -or tumor - and other compli cations, "showed a marked rally" from Ills ailments. Internal bleeding was stop ped for the moment and lie was strengthened with a series Trucker Killed Portland Bridge Portland -OIPli- One truck driver , died and another was badly injured Wednesday night in a fiery collision be tween two tank trucks at the west approach to tho St. John's Bridge. ' The ! crash set oft a five j)lprnnjre Uut brought 23 fire companies ftepiihj.Ho the scene. A foam truck from Portland Air Base and fire boats joined in controlling the blaze which burned trees" and brush on. a hillside near the bridge. . . Killed in the crash was Kenneth Donald Goodrich, about 30, of Reedville. The other driver, Clair D. Boyd, 26, Portland, was listed in serious condition with burns and a fractured ankle. . . Boyd was driving a Shell Oil Co. tanker loaded with gasoline. Goodrich was driv ing a Hercules Powder Co. truck and trailer loaded with a non-combustible substance known as tall oil, used in the manufacture of paper and similar products. Police said the trucks side- swiped. Goodrich died in his cab, but Boyd was thrown some 50 feet by the impact and pulled to safely by three unidentified teen-age boys. The fire closed St. Helens rd. for several hours and caused power outages In Llnn lon and Northwest Portland. Hearing Scheduled For Fire District A hearing for the 1903-64 budget for the Medford Rural Fire Protection district will be held Monday, June 3 at 7:80 p.m. at Oak Grove school, according lo Chester Guches, secreary of the district. Purpose of the hearing is lo offer an opportunity to resi dents of the district to discuss estimates included ' in Ihe budget with t h e levying board. Members of the budget committee included Clark Thomas, Swain Jensen, M. M. Huggins, L. M. Frlnk and Charles Hoppe. Directors for the- Fire Protection district are Ashcr Neff, president; Glenn Allen, Kenneth Hill hurt, Max Prlcbe and Guches, of blood transfusions. In addition, the Tope's prin cipal physician said tho pont iff "got out of bed for several minutes" Wednesday. The most competent Vati can and church officials admit privately the pope may be dying. Ceremonial officials alread were meeting to discuss complicated details of neral and plans fur clave of cardinals to new spiritual leader world's half-billioiy Catholics.