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Newspaper Page Textrare Bill ait h s aw in Ji if It i A. fey THY OUT SNAVELY - This group of Cub Scouts from Jackson school wasted no time trying out "Snavely" yesterday morning following ceremonies dedicating the piece of play apparatus, and other equipment, which has been donated to Jackson park by the Crater Lake post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. About $1,500 was con Several Injured In Philadelphia Racial Protests By United Press International Two policemen were slash ed and several persons were injured today in a new flare up of violence at a Philadel phia construction site where hundreds of Negro demonstra tors protested alleged Job dis crimination. One patrolman was slashed on the wrist and another on the arm during a fight which broke out when Negro pick ets refused to move to permit workers to report, to their jobs. Five other policemen and about 200 pickets were cut and bruised in the melee. The workers got. through to the school construction site which 'ha'dTSeeh the target of protests for a week. It is lo cated in a largely Negro neighborhood in North Phila delphia. Agreement Reached The violence broke out two hours before a seven-point agreement was reached to end the mass picketing and cm ploy Negroes in skilled jobs on public construction proj ects in Philadelphia. It called for the immediate hiring of a qualified Negro plumber, steamf itter, two electricians and a sheetmetal worker at the school site. In the South, authorities at Jackson, Miss., were prepared to arrest racial demonstrators by the thousands. Two large buildings at the state fair grounds were set up as tem porary jails. The city of Durham, N.C., announced it would open its municipal swimming pools on a desegregated basis, a move taken earlier in the week by Atlanta. New Administrative Assistant Named Mrs. Marlin Sandvig today assumed her new duties as ad ministrative assistant to the county assessor. She had been undergoing a year's training for the job with Mrs. Elva Jennings, who retired Wednesday after 39 years as a county employee. Mrs. Sandvig has been in the assessor's office for six years and was principal clerk before taking her promotion. GOLF PRO DIES Portland-ilPH-Boyd Bustard. 66, retired golf professional, died at his home here Wednesday. NEWS: '.BRIEFS ECUADOR REJECTS APPEAL BY RUSK Washington - '1 PI' - Ecuador today rejected a personal appeal from Secretary of State Dean Busk for the immediate relaEie of two American tuna boats charged with lull ing without licenses. PEACE CORPS ARRIVES IN INDONESIA Jekarta - 'IPI' - The first U.S. Peace Corps contingent to Indonesia arrived Thursday night to shouts of "Peace Corps go home" by hundreds ol young Indonesians. POLICE PATROL ARGENTINE STREETS Buenos Aires - IPI - Federal police armed with sub machine guns and tear gat bombs pitroled the streets of Argentine cities lodey to prevent possible violence during t one-day nelionwide "general strike." tributed by the VFW for a flag, stand ard and pieces of playground equipment for the park. "Snavely," named after the snake in the comic strip "Pogo," was de signed by Charles Forrester, formerly of Ashland. Final work on the piece was done by Mrs. Betty Allen, Medford. Parade Saturday to Start Events for River 'Boatnik' Grants Pass - Festivities for the Fifth Annual "Boat-1 nik" will get under way here Saturday at 10 a.m. when the Boatnik parade takes off from I the Josephine county court house with State Seriate Pres ident Ben Musa and his wife. Bill Failure May Jeopardize Crop "The failure of congress to extend Public Law 78, admis sion of Mexican Nationals into the U.S. for harvesting fruit, will jeopardize the Rogue valley future pear crop," Don Root, president of the Jackson County Fruit Growers League, said today. Root emphasized he is speaking only as president of the league and his opinion does not represent that of tile board of directors. The league will hold a special meeting to determine what should be done. The pear crop normally has a value of S15 million to Jackson county and the stale, Root said. "Pear growers lime and time again have proven there are just not enough domestic workers available to harvest all of this valuable crop even though qualified pickers av erage $1.75 per hour," Root continued. "It has been our experi ence after utilizing every do mestic worker which the growers, slate employment service and tile U.S. labor de partment can attract that do mestics can harvest only two thirds of the crop." the league president emphasized. "Grow ers and the community can not conceivably afford the loss of any of this crop," he added. Medford Youth Cited For Damaging Property A 17 -year -old Medford youth was cited by city police Wednesday evening for ma licious destruction of public property after he was appre hended riding a motorbike on the lawn at Hawthorne park. An appearance in municipal court will be scheduled lor the youth. He was cited on a complaint by Medford Park and Recreation Director Rob ert L. Haworth. The incident occurred about 8:17 p.m., ac cording to police reports. AROUND THI OlOU Rep. Katharine Musa, as mar shals. Forty-two entries will be represented in the parade, in cluding floats, bands, march ing and equestrian units, vint age cars, the Boatnik court, the Grants Pass Cavemen and the Roseburg Paul Bunyans. The parade will terminate in the city's Riverside park south of the Caveman bridge, to be followed by an after noon program of boat races and entertainment starting at 1 p.m. with the coronation of a Boatnik Queen from the court of. six princesses: Sandy Jubcra, Janet Brockus, Rheua Rcid, Eva Zicgler, Grants Pass; Lynn Riggan, Illinois Vailey, and- Arlene -Webb, Rogue River. Six Races Scheduled The boat race program will include six closed course races, five in various classes willi motors of 25 cupic-inch maximum, and one for pleas ure craft. Sunday's race will be the "Boatnik." the famed 50-mile white water chase between Grants Pass and Galice. which will climax the week end's events. This starts from the city park at 1 p.m., and ends there about an hour lalcr. During both afternoons re freshments and entertainment will be Drovidcd at the city park, including such events as a lumberjack competition and demonstration, and bar bershop quartet singing. The barbershop quartet also will perform Saturday night at South Junior High school. Retreat by Reds Seen in Berlin Berlin -lUPIj- Western diplo mats saw another Communist retreat today from demands the Western Allies abandon West Berlin. They cited T h u r s d a y's speech by East German Com munist chief Walter Ulbricht in which he said a German peace treaty is only of sec ondary importance. Ulbricht has insisted In the past that conclusion of a peace treaty and the withdrawal of Western Allied troops from West Berlin were urgent mat ters thai could not be delayed. But Thursday, Ulbricht said the arms race is the main problem facing the world and that a big power agreement on disarmament must pre cede a Germaadpcace treaty. Fleet of Flowers Held at Depoe Bay Depoe Bay fl'PI The 18th annual Fleet of Flowers, hon oring those who have died at sea. was held Thursday. Adm. P"ter Colmar. com mander of Ihc 13th Coast Guard district, and State Rep. Robert E. Jones, (R-Portland). representing Gov. Mark Hat field, were featured speakers. Jet fighter planes flew overhead as a procession of flower-ladrn vessels put to sea. MUST WORK TOGETHER Gettysburg. Pa - 'IPI' - Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson believes whites and Negroes must work together to solve racial tensions because ' It is not our respective races which are at state - it is our nation." Regional Edition Medford 18 Pages Accidents in One-Car Crash in Portland Takes Lives of Three Powers Man Dies As Car Leaves Road By United Press International Three persons were killed in a one-car accident in North Portland early today and another accident claimed a life in Coos county, raising the state's Memorial week end death toll to eight. Three persons died In earlier traffic accidents and another man drowned. In ad dition, an Oregon man was killed in a California acci dent. Walker Fred Aflughaupt, 58, Powers, was killed this morning when his car went off the road near Gaylord south of Powers. His wife, Ida Mae, 51, was injured. Killed early today when a car piled up at IME Columbia and Union in Portland were Albert C. Tweedy, 51; Mrs. Maxine Hogc, 37, and Mrs. Helen Stankard, 35, all of Portland. Tweedy's daughter, Mrs. Alphea Summers, 25, was injured. Drowns in Ocean Joseph G. Reed. 23, Port land, drowned in the Pacific Ocean about four miles south of Cannon Beach while he was attempting to rescue two Portland girls. The girls, Lin da DeMarre, 15, and Rose Le Vasseur, 17, of Portland, made their way to safety after being caught momentarily in an undertow. State police said two other men vho went out in a rub ber raft to look for Reed's body narrowly missed being swept out to sea. Police threw a lifeline to the raft carrying Bud Douthit, 24, of Beaver ton and Ross Bridges, Van couver, Wash. Traffic accidents Wednes day night and Thursday morning took the lives of Kenne'h D. Goodrich, 32, of Reedville; Carolyn Turner, 20. of Roseburg, and Seaman Clifford Igou of Denison, Iowa. Klamath Man Killed William Hansen, 24, of Kla math Falls was killed Thurs day when his car plunged over a 500-foot cliff Into the Trinity river five miles north of Hoopa, Calif. In addition to the deaths, there were a number of near misses as Orcgonians flocked to the beaches, streams and parks for the long week end. The Coast Guard reported that three Eugene residents were rescued when their 19 foot pleasure boat captized at Ihc mouth of the Umpqua ri ver. Life jackets kept them afloat until John W. Ander son of Roseburg could maneu ver his boat to pick them up. They were identified as James W. Wilson, 42; his nephew Darwin 1. Wilson, 25, and Darwin's wife, Linda, 18. Wilbert Jones of Lake Os wego was injured when he was thrown out of his 14-fool boat on the lake and struck by the propeller. He was re ported in good condition in a Portland hospital. Fire Regulations Effective in State Salem -tlPli- All of Oregon will be under closed fire sea son regulations beginning at midnight, the State Forestry Department announced today. Most of the state Is already observing fire season regula- : tions. I Coming under the regula tions at midnight are Baker, , Union, Umatilla and Wallowa I counties, and the Baker, Vale, Burns and Lakeview Grazing j Districts. WEATHER FORECAST: Vnrtib.c rleadil tomrht, oihrwle fair. Lot tonlihi nmr A). Htfh tumor row DPir 81. 1 mp, HUhfMt tirdr .... Hi Lowr.t Thl Mfirnlng . . . 42 Our Skies Toniqht ftuntt tod Minriir lomorrow Mnrt tumor row lull Moon lonUhf the pUnrl, HI p m. i 1H i m 1:04 m Junr T Mart, li im quit Mit thr tr. Rriti'ui, Man rlrrlM the Sun ; In Ml dv and waa latt arm : so nnr Rfutu In June, 191.1 MEDFORD, CRASH KILLS SEVEN - Seven persons died in this auto collision in Cornwall, Conn., Thursday. The sports car skidded into the sedan carrying Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Holiday Traffic Deaths Threaten To Break Record By United Press International Americans were in danger today of setting a record for highway death over the long Memorial Day week end. More than 170 persons had died in traffic in the first 42 hours of the 102-hour holiday which began at 6 p.m. Wednes day. The National Safety Council had estimated be tween 450 and 460 persons might die in auto crashes be fore the holiday's end at mid night Sunday. The previous record for highway death over a four day Memorial Day holiday was 402, set in I960. A Safety Council spokesman warned thai if Ihis week end's death pace continues "it will set a new record high for Memorial Day." A United Press Internation al count at 0:30 a.m. (pelt) showed 177 dead in traffic, 41 by drowning, 6 in airplanes and 22 miscellaneous deaths for a total of 246. New York Slate led the death count with 23 auto fa talities and California follow ed with 22. There were 10 in Pennsylvania, 9 in Missouri, 8 each in Connecticut and Oregon, 7 each in Illinois an- Indiana, and 6 each in Texas and Utah. The worst tragedy look seven lives near Cornwall, Conn. Crackups in Missouri and Utah claimed five lives each. 'Green Belt' Law Sent To Governor Salem-'liPH-A revised "green belt" law wenl to the gover nor today when the House ac cepted Senate amendments. The measure allows a tax deferral to agricultural prop erty near cities but not inside specific farm zones. Agricultudral land in green bell zones is taxed as farm land, not at its higher poten tial value as suburban land. The revised law would al low farm property outside a green bell zone to be taxed at the agricultural rate as long as it is used for farming. The deterred higher taxes would become payable if the land is sold or converted to a non-farm use. Oregon State Will Confer 1,836 Degrees Corvallis - UPlt - Oregon State University will confer a total of 1,630 degrees at com mencement exercises in the Coliseum Sunday. The pro ceedings will be televised on state channels 7 and 10, at 2 p.m. Idaho Loyalty Oath To Be Tesfed in Court Boic -IPI1- A sroup of edu cators and lt-kislators today brought suit In U.S. District Court here to test the con stitutionality of Idaho's con troversial new state loyally oath. OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY Oregon Claim State Income Tax Measure Approved By 35 To Salem -tUPB The House vol' ed 35-24 today to approve a $48 million increase in the state income lax. The House has nol yet act ed on a companion sales tax measure. The income lax bill now goes to the Senate for action. When the roll call vote was completed on the Income lax bill, there were 33 voles against it. The measure won the need ed 31st yes vote to pass when Man Arrested for Threat on Kennedy Klamath Falls -IUPD- A man was arrested here today on a federal warrant issued in Charleston, W. Va., charging him with threatening the life of President Kennedy, stale police reported. The man was identified as Alex L. Holcomb, 30, Hunt ington, W. Va. State police, acting on a tip, arrested him in front of the local employ ment office. They said he for merly lived here. Frank Kcnncy, in charge of the Secret Service in Port land, said the charge Involved a letter mailed to the Presi dent from Huntington on May 11 "in which the text con tained a threat against the president." Holcomb was being held in the city jail here and was ex pected to be taken to Portlnnd for arraignment next Mon day, Kenney said. State police said the war rant was issued by the U. S. marshal in Charleston, W. Va. Civil Defense Head May Visit Hatfield Wellington - UJPU - Civil Defense Chief Steuarl L. Pitt man today was said to he will ing to confer with Oregon Gov. Mark Hatfield or any state, congressional or local officials over civil defense funds In Oregon. Pittman, assistant secretary ! of tH'fi '"civil defense, was described by a spokesman as being willing to go to Oregon or to meet the officials here. The Portland City Council last week voted down funds for the cily'a civil defense pro gram and Hatfield has met legislative oppos 'ion in his effort to salvage U dcral funds for the state program. Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Oro.), in a recent Senate speech, took notice of the Portland City Council's action and call ed for a critical review of the national civil defense pro gram. HIKER INJURED Seattle -Wl'- E. H Murray, who was injured in a rock ulide while mountain climbing in the Cascades Thursday, was reported by hospital attend ant; to day to be In satisfac tory condition. Tribune 31, 1963 Wilklew and their flames. (UPI) 24 Vote Rep. Victor Atiyeh (R-Port-land) changed his no vote to yes. Five Democrats and IB Republicans opposed the measure. Those voting no included Reps. Bazett, Bennett, Bone stecle, Branchficld, Chappcl, Chuinard, Crolhers, Dellcn back, Detering, Dickinson, El der, Field, Gallagher, Hagan, Howard, Hunt; "Jo'riesVlirahor, Montgomery, Orr, Riddcr busch, Rogers, Robert Smith and Whelan. Vii Switched The parade of vote switches came after House Tax Com mittee Chairman Richard Ey mann (D - Marcola) charged that Republicans had voted to spend money, but were un willing to vote for a tax in crease to finance the added spending. The income lax hike was designed to raise an addition al $48 million needed to fi nance a $405 million general fund budget for the 1063-63 blnnnium. It was backed up by a one shot speedup of withholding tax collections if needed, and carried a provision that if the income tax raised more money than anticipated, any surplus in excess of $10 mil lion would be used as a prop erty tax offset. Vol in 1964 The 3 per cent sales tax would be referred to Hie vot ers at the November, 1D84, election. It was designed to raise $1 25 million a bicn nlum. Half this amount would be used as an offscl against property taxes. The legisla ture would be "morally obli gated" to use 25 per cent to offset state income taxes, with the balance to go into the general fund. While agreement on the In come tax measure waa reach ed Wednesday, Sen. Robert Elfstrom (R-Siilcm) refused to sign the committee report un til tile sales tax question was settled. Compromise Drafted EKstrom and Sen. Boyd Ovcrhulsc (D Madrus) worked with Rep. Richard Eymann (D-Marcola) and Rep. W. O. Kclsny (D-Roseburgi to draft the Income tax compromise. Elfstrom anticipated trou ble with Houje members in reaching agreement on the sales tax measure - which at the lime hadn't even been p'id by the Senate - and re fused to sign the report. Thursday morning the Sen ate voted 22-8 for a sales tax measure which was Immedi ately thrown Into conference committee by the House. Tallow Box Lookout Is Placed by Department The southwest dixUlit of the state forestry department placed a lookout Wednesday on Tallow Box in the Apple gate area. Manning the station is John Groner. He Is the first lookout to be placed in the district this season. 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 61 Eight three children. Both cars burst into Photos Showing Thresher To Be Studied by Board Boston - UPD - Photographs of the Ill-fated nuclear sub marine Thresher lying in 8,000 feel of water off the New England Coasl were to be flown today to a Navy board of inquiry investigat ing history's worst submarine disaster. The pictures were taken by the Lamont laboratory Te search ship Conrad whtch-lo-catcd the Thresher Thursday in a 700-by-200 yard area about 220 miles cast of Bos ton. The Thresher sank April 10 with 129 men aboard. Vice Adm. Alton W. Gren fcl, commander of the Atlan tic submarine force, said the photographs would be flown to Portsmouth, N.H., for study by the board of in quiry. Tile Conrad was due here this afternoon. To Make Decision A spokesman said the board will decide whether to send the deep diving bathyscaph Trieste to the scene to lake more photographs. The Tri este holds the world's diving record of 35,800 feet. Atlantic Fleet headquarters in Norfolk, Va., said a rup tured section of the Thresh er's hull and diving fins were clearly visible in the photo graphs, along with the sub marine's conning tower and other vertical deck equip ment. A Navy spokesman said the Trieste could obtain additional photographs of the Thresher. Higher Education Board Receives Grant Washignlon-iliPH-The Urban Renewal Administration has granted the Oregon Board of Higher Education $30,14(1 for urban planning assistance, Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Orc.), said today. The federal grant covers about two thirds of the total cost of planning work to be undertaken for each of sev eral localities In Washington county, Norblad said. - CONTRACT EXTENDED Lcwlston, Idaho - llll'li - The contract between Pntlatch Forests Inc. and the Interna tional Woodworkers of Amer ica, scheduled to expire Sat urday, has been extended to July I, company and union officials shUI today. Pakistan Cyclone Toll Expected To Dacca, Pakistan All thoritles feared today that the death loll from a cyclone and tidal waves in East Pasklstan would exceed 10.000. The toll mounted every hour as delayed reports from the stricken areas reached Dacca. Officials believed the casualties would leap to be- tween 10.000 and 15,000. Press reports estimated that 10,000 other persons were missing and 2 million home- less in tile affected 178 mile Pontiff Said To Be in Pain As Death Nears Crowds in Square Offer Prayers Vatican City -4IPD- Pope John XXIII slipped painfully toward death tonight. The Pope was given the Ro man Catholic church's' last rites for the dying, and a late Vatican announcement isii his condition was "worsen ing." At 10:45 a.m. (pdt) the Vat ican press office said there was "a further worsening" of ' his condition. It added that he was "suffering a lot of pain." As crowds massed In St. Peter's Square and offered prayers, a Vatican spokesman said', "The pontiff, in his suf fering, prays.", , A Vatican communique said Ihe Pope's condition worsened during the evening with com plications of "generalized pe ritonitis." Peritonitis Is an in flammation of membrane lin ing tile abdominal cavity. The communique said the ontiff's pulse rate "and the cardio circulatory system , . . are deteriorating now because of respiratory difficulties." "The holy father is still lu cid and is fully conscious of his own condition despite heavy suffering which he is bearing with , , , resignation," the communique added. Pope John himself seemed to sense that the end was near as he requested tile ad ministering of the rite of Ex treme . Unction, the final anointing with oils of Catho lics, before death. Shortly fater 9:30 a.m. (pdt) Father- .-.'.anno da Milano, a Vatican priest who is close to the Pope, told newsmen at the Vatican press office after he visited' the pontiff: "The Pope looked as if he had only a few minutes to live." . .' Perhaps bis final act was to be. a secret consistory vrhich Vatican sources said he might hold at his bedside this eve ning to reveal the names of three princes of the church he -had created on March 28, 1980, but whose Identity has been held secret. Turn For Worse The 81 -year -old spiritual leader of the world's half bil lion Roman Catholics took a sudden turn for the worse dur ing the night and his condi tion became "critical." ' Up to that point, he had been reported Improving in his buttle with a stomach tumor that medical men say is cancerous. The Vatican had announced he had "spent. .a tranquil night." Suddenly Turns Worse Then, with stunning sud denness, the Vatican an nounced: "There has been a sudden worsening of the condition of the holy father." Recreation Group Gets New Members Gird Levering, Shady Cove motel operator, was appointed this morning to the Jackson county parks and recreation commission by the county court. , The appointment of Lever ing and recently Gerald Wol lam. Rogue Valley Manor, completes the nine-member commission. The two men re place John Lcyen, Rogue Riv er mayor, and Don Ashpolc, Eagle Point. Leyen had re signed and Ashpole had been inactive for some time. Gov. Hatfield Names Portlander To Board !.ulcmJUPi-Gnv. Mark Hat field today named Nell Farn ham of Portland to the State Board of Architect Examin ers. He succeeds Neil Kochen doerfer of Portland. Hatfield reappointed Ray C. Cates of Salem lo the Public Welfare Commission. Pass 10,000 stretch along the Bay of Ben gal. The district deputy commis sioner at Chittagong said 1, 200 had died in that area alone. Chittagong is 120 miles southeast of hre. The casualty figure could I rise drastically when the fate I is known of a million persons who Inhabited SCO offshore Islands These islands were said to have been swept away by the tidal upsurge which followed the cyclone earlier 'this week.