Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 09, 1963, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextA-IHUXK Ml ! Confirmed Losses In Record Robbery ' Reach $8 Million Insurance Firms j Offer Huge Reward London - OJPIt - Confirmed t bank losses in the biggest rob , bery of all time soared today ; toward $8 million. i Insurance companies hit by the loss offered a record re- ward of more than half a s million dollars for capture r;f the mail train robbers and re- i covery of the loot. Officials said the known : loss thus far in Thursday's '. "great train robbery" now to taled $7,005,600 with the ; ultimate figure expected to ; run as high at $8.4 million. Scour Countryside As the reward money piled up in hopes of inducing a '.squealer" to offer informa tion about the gang who stag ed the smoothly-efficient am- , : bush of the Glasgow-to-Lon-' don train, Scotland Yard and post office security men scour , ed the countryside without a single clue. The bandits appeared to ( havp vanicViirf with thoit. Viiictm . , haul of cash and gems which they took from 120 mail sacks ' and carted away in trucks and a car in Thursday's pre dawn darkness. There was a possibility the loot and at least some of the rubbers already were out of : the country. The London Evening News quoted an uni dentified man as saying he : saw an airplane land and take off again in a hurry at a dis used airfield near the site of the train robbery and at about the time it took place Thurs . day. $550,000 Reward As police explored this latest mystery phase of the robbery, staged by bandits whose faces were masked by women's stockings and who were armed with crowbars, blackjacks and guns, the in surance brokers offered $500, 000 in reward money. Individual banks which had shipments of cash in vary ing amounts en route to the Bank of England in London added their own rewards to i the insurance brokers' offer. Ofncials said they felt the amount of the reward money almost certainly would tempt some member of the under world to furnish some leads to the robber gang, whose ,1 number orginally was esti mated at from 20 to 30 hut ;. which may have been smaller. Increases Noted In Fair Entries Most 4-H livestock classes show a marked increase for the Jackson county 4-H and FFA fair starting Tuesday at the Jackson county fair grounds south of Medford, County 4-H Agent Jerry Brog, reported today. Brog reported record num bers of beef, 30 head more than usual, 10 more head of dairy animals, a 50-head in crease of swine, and increases in rabbits and poultry. In spite of the earlier mar ket lamb show, the fair will include 150 head of breeding sheep. This year 45 head of goats are entered. Participation in home ec onomics' classes is also up this year, about 25 per cent, Brog said. From 225 to 250 foods exhibits are expected. The style revue program to be held next Friday in the main show barn will feature more than 100 girls. Due to the current influ enza affecting horses, the horse show has been changed to Aug. 24 and 25 with the hope the epidemic will be under control by that time. IIEWSfVBRIEFS (TIMS FROM m IS A0UND THI 9l0M HAITI INVITES FOREIGN NEWSMEN Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ITI'-The Haitian gov. eminent today invited foreign newsmen to visit the northeast war lone to confirm the rout of this week's invasion force. . CIVIL RIGHTS MEMBERS INDICTED "i Washington-aPKNine members of a bi-racial civil rights , movement have been indicted by a federal grand jury In Macon, Ga Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy announced today. Kennedy said three of them were charged with obstructing justice and six were charged with perjury. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT UNDER ATTACK Washington-VPI-Rep. Harry R. Sheppard (D-Calif.), chair man of a House appropriations subcommittee, has attacked ' the Defense Department for requiring pregnant wivei of ' tervicemen at some bates to seek medical care at private hospitals. r.f. -TT M LEAVES HOSPITAL President Kennedy is shown as he left the hospital today following the death of his infant son. The Chief Executive flew by helicopter to Otis Air Force base to be with his wife. (UPI) Kennedy's Infant Son Loses Short Struggle for Life Boston-IUPD - Patrick Bou- vier Kennedy, infant son of President and Mrs. Kennedy, died today 39 hours after his birth, his heart exhausted in the struggle with a respira tory ailment. The President was with the tiny infant when the end came at4:04 a.m. (edt) in a giant pressure chamber at Children's Hospital Medical Center. He lived just 39 hours and 12 minutes after his birth by Caesarean section Wednes day. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger, in making somber announcement of the child's death, said: "The strug gle of the baby to keep breathing was too much for his heart." Strain Too Much Salinger told newsmen the child simply could not stand the strain put on his 17-inch-long body by the inability to breathe properly. The pressure chamber was a final effort by pediatricians to ease this burden and for a short time it seemed to be working. The official cause of death given by the hospital was pre maturity and hyaline mem brane disease. The disease is a coating of mucous within the lungs. Oxygen is prevent ed from getting into the lungs of the child in sufficient quantities. It was later announced at Hyannis Port that the funeral for the child would be held at 10 a.m. (edt) Saturday in Boston. WEATHER FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with showers nr thundershow ers tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 64, hlfh Saturday 88. Tmp. HichFrt Yesterday 92 Lowest This Mornins 9 Prec. to l a.m. Today, Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 8:22 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow . S:t2 a.m. Moonrtse tonight ... .11:12 p.m. Last Quarter Aug. 11 The planet, .luptter. seen near the Moon tonight, is now he ginning a siow westward movement among the stars that will continue until early in llecemiier. There will be a private Mass of the Angels, said by Richard Cardinal Cushing, a close friend of the Kennedy family, in the chapel at the prelate's home. Only members of the imme diate family will be admitted to the services. The burial, which also will be a private ceremony, will be in a family plot at Holy hood cemetery in suburban Brookline. The plot has not previously been used. (See story on Page 2A) Todd Low Bidder On Ashland Work Ashland - Todd Building company, Roseburg, was ap parent, low bidder for con struction of Unit E of the Cas cade dormitory complex on the Southern Oregon col lege campus In bids opened Thursday in Churchill hall. The Todd bids were low for general construction, rooms and kitchen and the combination. Ausland Con struction company, Grants Pass, was the other bidder. Todd's figures were: $203, 491 for general construction; $331,740 for rooms-kitchen, and $519,567 for the combina tion bid, according to Ken neth Abbey from the office of the vice chancellor of busi ness affairs at the Oregon state system of higher educa tion, Eugene, and Donald E. Lewis, SOC business manager, who presided at the meeting. The unit will house approx imately 100 students and have dining facilities for 400 more. Architect for the structure is Robert J. Keeney, Medford. Bids for mechanical work and other installations involv ed in the construction includ ed the following low contract offers: mechanical work. Stu art Mechanical Inc., Medford, S44.291: rooms-kitchen, Stu art, $156,655; combination bids. Stuart, $199,946; elec trical work. Sleek Electric company, Medford $15,600; rooms-kitchen base bids, Steek $41,600; combination bids, Steek $56,600; built-in furni ture work bids. Educators Manufacturing company, Ta coma, Wash., $33,680 base bid. Former Prisoner of Red Chinese Returns New York -UPC- Lowell D. Skinner, a formei American prisoner nf war who chose to remain in Communist China at the end of the Korea War, stepped onto U.S. soil today for the first time in more than nine years. A flight from Tokyo brought the former GI into New York International airport early to day. He was greeted by nei ther relatives nor friend? when he stepped from the air liner. Only a few newsmen and an immigration official were on hand when the turn coat debarked. Rogue Valley Edition Medford 20 Pages Two Chinese Reds Leader Support for American Sharpening of Class Struggle Noted by Mao Statement Prompted By Refugee in Cuba Tokyo-lliPD-Communist Chi nese leader Mao Tze-tung Thursday called the Ameri can Negroes' civil rights cam paign a "sharpening of the class struggle" and promised them Peking's support. Mao, in a statement issued by the New China News Agen cy, charged that President Kennedy's civil rights pro gram was nothing but "two faced tactics ... an attempt to lull the fighting will of the Negro people and deceive the masses throughout the country." He denied charges made by Moscow that China's own policies were racist. The So viets have accuspd the Chi nese of trying to capture lead ership of nationalist move ments in Africa, Latin Amer ica, and Asia by turning the people there against the "white, hostile," Soviet citi zens. "Our unity is not one of race; it is the unity of com rades and friends," Mao said. His statement on the 13. S. race question was prompted by an American Negro, Rob ert Williams, who is "now taking refuge in Cuba," Mao said. Williams fled to Cuba from North Carolina in 1961 after the alleged kidnaping of a white couple during Negro protest demonstrations in Un ion county, N. C. He had been suspended from the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People before the incident after advocating violent action to meet vio lence from whiles. Mao, chairman of the Chi nese Communist party, said Williams "has twice this year asked me for a statement in support of the American Ne groes' struggle against racial discrimination." "I wish to take this oppor tunity on behalf of the Chi nese people to express our resolute support of the Amer ican Negroes in their struggle against racial discrimination and for freedom and equal rights," he said. Dedication Planned At Lake on Sunday The Jackson county parks and recreation department was still not sure today whether Floyd E. Dominy, U.S. commissioner of recla mation, Washington, D.C.; would be available to attend the Howard Prairie dedica tion ceremonies Sunday after noon. Ceremonies will start at 2 p.m. Sunday. County Judge Earl M. Mil ler will give the welcoming address. L. V. Espey, chair man of the Jackson county parks and recreation commis sion, will introduce guests. Guests include Glenn L. Jackson, Medford, chairman of the Oregon state highway commission; H. T. Nelson, bu reau of reclamation's region al director, Boise, Ida.; Rob ert Carte, lands and minerals specialist, bureau of land management; and Homer Moore, Talent Irrigation Dis trict board president. Judge Miller, Dominy and Moore will unveil the plaque at the developed recreation area. Yreka Man Killed in Accident This Morning Arthur Lewis Schuck, 57, of Yreka, was killed about 8:45 o'clock this morning in an accident at the J. F. Sharp Lumber company in Yreka, the California highway patrol reported today. Schuck was killed when struck by a Hyster lumber car rier, driven by Leonard An thony Johnson, who told po lice Schuck was behind the vehicle when he (Johnson) started to back up. Sections -J r M ' , mi- , "liIl'l in iwa iwirw o-::&-M'""'' ,3ww-'9 SHELL COMPLETED Plans for the first annual Britt Mu sic festival in Jacksonville are ncaring completion. Con struction of the shell is completed and ready for the, musici ans. The first concert 'will be given at-4 p.m. Sunday. A Planners Adopt Policy Regarding Barnett Rd. Land The Medford planning com mission last night unanimous ly adopted a policy statement concerning the use nf land and zoning along Barnett rd. between Bear Creek and Crestbrook rd. The statement, which is the outgrowth of several zone change requests from proper ty owners on Barnett rd., will be forwarded to the city coun cil for its approval. Last night, a request from nine property owners on Bar nett rd. for a change of zone from single-family and multi ple-family to limited com mercial was unanimously de nied after none of the peti tioners showed up at the meet ing to support the request. The policy statement in cluded the following recom mendations: That all property be tween Bear creek and High land dr. should be planned for use by tourist-oriented commercial activities; That the area presently zoned limited commercial be amended and the area re duced to include property presently used for commercial purposes with sufficient addi tional property to provide un developed land which will be available for future commer cial development; That those properties he twecn Highland dr. and the revised commercial area at the intersection of Barnett rd. and Ellendale dr. be con sidered as suitable for multiple-family use and zoning; That the described land uses be recognized as desir able but that zone changes not be made until such lime as a need is indicated in the form of a specifice develop ment proposal submitted by an applicant for a change of zone. The city council at its Aug. 1 meeting granted r change of zone from single family to limited commercial for about five acres of land, owned by Luther and Anne Davis, locat ed on the south side of Bar nett rd. immediately east of Bear creek. KILLED BY TRUCK Portland-aTfi-William Dab ncy, 20, of Vancouver, Wash., was dead on arrival at a hos pital today after he was struck by a freight truck. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, Hostetter Promoted To New Position In Portland Office Robert D. Hostetter, staff officer in charge nf timber, range and wild life for the bureau of land management in this area, has been pro moted to a new position In the Portland office of the state director, Russell E. Getty. He will report to that as signment Aug. 19. and will be succeeded here Aug. 26 by Hall McLatn, now in the Salt Lake office, Donald J. Scho ficld, district manager, an nounced today. The position to which Hos tetter has been assigned is a new one being established in each of the western states in an expansive program to inform the public of the ac tivities of the BLM which has jurisdiction over 15 million acres in Oregon and 300,000 in Washington. Hostetter, in addition to keeping the public informed, will carry on a program of cooperation with the resource users groups, acting as liaison officer in matters concerned with forest products, range, Assessed Valuation Increases in County Total assessed valuation for the Jackson county tax roll for 1063-64 has been set at $110,677,840, an increase of $7,218,911 over the previous year. County Assessor Thad Hatten said today. "The greater portion f this is an increase of $5,719,540 in the valuation of real prop erty to a total assessed alue of $84,820,890 from the pre vious vear's figure of $79, 101.350." Hatten said. "The assessed valuation of personal property is up from $12,831, 730 to $13,070,290, an increase of $238,560." Public utility valuations show an increase of $1,260, 811 for a total for the 1963 64 tax roll of $12,775,660, as compared to the previous year's figure of $11,515,849, the county assessor said. SHERIFF DIES Seattle - (UPI) - King Coun ty Sheriff Don Sprinkle died at his home of a heart at tack early today. He was 47. Tribune AUGUST 9, 1963 Promises Negroes benefit champagne reception hers will he held from 7 In The public has been invited recreation, soil, water, min erals and wild life. All the resources for which BLM Is responsible, Hostetter explained In describing his new position, Rre of concern lo various organizations and the public. Conservation education will be another important phase of Hostelter's position In the public relations field. This will involve work with school children, organizations and communities, dependent upon BLM resources. Another responsibility will be to assist in developing the ability of BLM's own people in the areas of communication with each other and with all people who do business with BLM. There will be training in letter writing, speech and the preparation of publicity. Another responsibility to be assumed by Hostetter will be that of coordinating the development of demonstration areas relating to BLM proj ects. One other type of activity will be development and placement of exhibits and preparation of cduc a t i o n a 1 films, which will be produced in cooperation with the vari ous media, Hostetter stated. Publication of leaflets and other informative materials will be under his direction. Team Teaching Workshop Monday at Final preparations are be ing made today for a two week, elementary team teach ing workshop which will be held at Hoover school start ing Monday. The workshop will be con ducted by a team of teachers from Estabrook Elementary school, Lexington, Mass., un der the auspices of the Ore gon Program in cooperation with Southern Oregon col lege. Members of the team from Lexington, Mass., are Miss Patricia Lcclair, Miss Re gina McKenna, Richard Barnes and William C. Terris. Twenty five teachers from Medford, surrounding school districts and California will participate in the workshop. More than 100 observers, in cluding school bojf mem- 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 121 to honor the orchestra mem. 9 p.m. Saturday at the shell to atlpnd the reception. Dr. Arthur foylor, SOC Professor, Dies at His Home Ashland - Dr. Arthur Tay lor, 69, professor of history at Southern Oregon college and a member of its staff since 1927, died of a heart attack at his home here about 2 o'clock this morning. Dr. Taylor had gone Into semi retirement from teach ing recently, having resigned as chairman of the history department last spring. Only last week he had been named man of the year by the Pres byterian Men here. He was an elder of the First Presbyte rian church of Ashland. During his life here he was a member of numerous histor ical and professional societies, among them the Southern Oregon Historical Society. He was active in efforts toward the restoration of Jackson ville. Dr. Taylor was born March 7, 1894, in Aledo, 111. He was a veteran of World War I, having served In the 123rd field artillery. He received his bachelor's degree from William and Vashti college In Illinois, his master's from the University of Washington and his Ph.D. in 1933 from the University Southern California. He is survived by a daugh ter, Miss Georgia Taylor, at the home address, 163 Meade st., and a brother, Fred Tay lor, Aledo, 111. Hoover; TV Plans Told bcrs, laymen, non-participat ing teachers and area school administrators, are expected to view some of the workshop proceedings over closed cir cuit television. About 100 fourth and fifth graders from the Medford dis trict will be involved in the enrichment program. Morning sessions will be devoted to teaching in teams, and afternoon sessions will be lectures, seminars and discus sions conducted by members of the Lexington team, South ern Oregon college faculty members, and others concern ed with team planning. A seminar on the introduc tion of team teaching will be telecast over closed circuit between 1:30 and 3 p.m. Mon day. Individuals interested in observing television presents- Contract Major Breakthrough in Lumber Dispute Pact Calls for -30Vz Cent Raise Portland - ttfPD - A compro mise contract agreement was signed here Thursday that may be a major breakthrough in the Northwest lumber strike. Georgia-Pacific Corp. and the two lumber unions signed an agreement calling for an approximate 30'i cent hourly raise over the next three years. The agreement was termed compromise between t h Simpson Timber Co. settle ment of two weeks ago and the offers of the Big Six and Timber Operators Council em. ployer groups. Simpson set tied with a 33V4 cent raise for the same period. The Big Six and the TOC have offered 2tj cents. No Comment Big Six officials had no comment on the Georgia-Pa-cific agreement pending a meeting between them and the unions Monday. The Fed eral Mediation Service sched- led the meeting in an at tempt to end the two-month, old strike. Georgia-Pacific President R. B. Pamplin said 5,000 men idled by the G-P strike would return to work early next week. Union membership has yet to ratify the agreement. A spokesman for the Lumber nd Sawmill Workers Union said his union would vote be fore Saturday night and the Regional Council would have the results by Sunday. Struck in Mid-July Georgia-Pacific was struck in mid-July by the two unions and about 5,000 men at IS plants in Oregon, Washington and California were idled. The contract agreed on Thursday provides 10 cents an hbur increase across tha board retroactive to June 1 , 1963; 5 cents effective Dec. 1. of this year; 7 cents effective June 1, 1964, and 6 cents June 1, 1965 - a total of 28 cents. In addition, benefits include a one - cent "bracket" in crease to certain skilled jobs and premium of 6 cents for certain woods employees who travel beyond designated mar shalling points. Both of these are retroactive to June 1. Company officials said the .lO'i cent figure was arrived at by spreading out the pre mium pay. No Mention of Formula The agreement made no mention of the variable work week formula which would eliminate overtime pay on week end days, and which the unions have objected to in Big Six and TOC nego tiations. Georgia - Pacific spokes man said about 65 per cent of its fir lumber and plywood production has been affected by the strike. Return of the approximate ly 5,000 G-P employees and some 14,000 who started back to work this week for Big Six companies who ended their lockout would still leave 10.- 000 to 11,000 men out of work. Still struck are St. Regis Paper Co., and U.S. Plywood Co., both members of the Big Six, and a number of small er firms who are members of the Timber Operators Coun cil. Wirtz Summons Rail Union Heads to Meet Washington-(UPD-Labor Sec retary W. Willard Wirtz call ed in representatives of the five railroad operating unions today In new talks aimed at averting a nationwide rail strike on Aug. 29. To Start tions should notify the Hoo ver school office a day in ad vance so observation sched ules may be worked out, workshop officials said. Four groups of students will rotate through an introduc tion to a science unit between 9 and 10 a.m. Tuesday, an in troduction of social studies unit will be telecast over the closed circuit between 10:30 and 11:45 a.m. and an evalu ation of Tuesday morning's large group lesson will be telecast between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Medford school officials said yesterday that response to observations of workshop proceedings via closed circuit television have been encour aging, and stressed the im portance of making appoint ments in advance.