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18 Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1963
No. 142
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JFK Warns
Repression
Loss of American
Support Hinted
During Interview
Vietnamese Head
Said Out of Touch
Washington (UPI) Presi
dent Kennedy watched today for
Vietnamese reaction to his warn
ing that continued repression of
Buddhists by the government of
Ngo Dinh Diem could mean loss
of its U.S.-supported war against
Communism.
Kennedy returned to Washing
ton today after a five-day Labor
Day vacation at Hyannis Port,
Mass.
. The President stiffened the
open U.S. position on the Viet
Nam situation Monday in a tel
evision interview in which he
called on the regime of Presi
dent Diem to stop its actions
against the Buddhists.
To Continue Aid
The United States will con
tinue its military assistance,
Kennedy said. But he added:
'1. don't think that the war
can be won unless the Vietna
mese people support the effort,
and in my opinion, in the last
two months,, the government
has gotten out of touch with the
people."
Kennedy, in reply to question
ing by CBS newscaster Walter
Cronkite, made these other
points:
He may lose more Southern
states in 1964 than he did in 1960
because of the administration's
civil rights proposals. . It' is "too
early to tell" but he isn't sure
r that he is "the most popular po
litical 'figure' today in the
South.'.'
The nation's unemployment
rate can be reduced from its 5.5
per cent level and recession can
be staved off if Congress ap
proves his $11 billion tax cut
program and other economic
measures.
Would Be Mistake
It "would be a great mis
take" for the Senate to tack a
formal reservation onto the lim
ited nuclear test ban treaty.
Former President Dwight D.
Eisenhower's proposal for an as
sertion reserving America's
right to use nuclear weapons in
time of war already has been
carried out in U.S. government
statements. But "it would be
better to defeat the treaty" than
force renegotiation of it after
almost 100 countries have signed
it.
The new U.S. ambassador
to Viet Nam, Henry Cabot
Lodge, put national interest
ahead of his political career in
taking his sensitive new post.
Kennedy said he did not send a
Republican to Saigon to keep the
crisis there from being a po
litical issue next year.
Talent Rural to
Select New Chief
Talent Selection of a new
chief for the Talent Rural Fire
Protection district is scheduled
to be made at a meeting of the
district board tonight.
The board will meet at 8
o'clock in the fire hall at High
way 99 and Valley View rd.
Several applications for the
fire chief post have been re
ceived. The new chief will sue
ceed Ralph J. Conner, who re
signed as of Sept. 1.
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AMERICAN SOLDIER SENTENCED TO PRISON
Frankfurt, Germany ( UPI I A U.S. Army court martial to
day sentenced Spec. 4 James Michael Smith. 20. of Longview,
Wash., ta ene year in prison and I bad conduct discharge for
assault and Involuntary manslaughter In the drath of a lil-yrar-old
West German.
BALL ON TROUBLE-SHOOTING MISSION
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (UPI) U.S. Undersecretary of State
George W. Ball began a presidential trouble-shooting mission to
day In atmosphere of tension Intensified by thr presence of Red
Chinese trade negotiators. Ball was meeting with President Mo
hammed Ayub Khan and other high officials to determine how
far Pakistan Intends to go In Its flirtation ith Communist China.
The talks will last three days.
BATHING .PAVILION DAMAGED BY FIRE ( "l
Belmaf". J.UPI A general alarm fire fanned by stiff
ocean breeds rgned an estimated l million damage to a bath
ing r ivillon and l"0 feet of boardwalk In Belmar, N.J.. Monday.
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RECEIVES BADGE Miss Oregon, D'Ann
Fullerton, receives her identification badge
from hostess Mrs. Russel Baker as the Miss
Battle of Beach
At Seaside Becomes
Fight of City Hall
Seaside, Ore (UPI) The 1963 street, but most of the youths
Battle of the Beach between I had already left.
2,000 unruly youths and law en
forcement authorities was suc
ceeded here today by the Battle
of City Hall.
The latest fight broke tout
Monday as the youths, many of
them teen - agcrs, started for
home after two nights of rioting
in which two state policemen
were hurt, thousands of dollars
damage caused, and an esti
mated $100,000 worth of Labor
Day business lost by merchants.
Police arrested about 70 per
sons. It was the second consecutive
year that youths have rioted in
the beach resort. Last year the
city was shocked: this year
Mayor Maurice Pysher, armed
with tough new ordinances, a
new police chief and new emer
gency plans, had predicted the
city would be ready for any dis
turbance. State Help Needed
But before the week end was
over, the crack state police riot
squad and the National Guard
had to be called in. Police said
this year's riots were more vio
lent ana oeiicr organized wan
those of a year ago.
As the teen agers left, Mayor
Pysher, Police Chief Ken Hea
lea, the Chamber of Commerce
and other businessmen drew
battle lines in an apparent at
tempt to fix the blame.
The Chamber of Commerce
was scheduled to hold an open
meeting this afternoon, and
there were rumors a recall
movement would he started
against Pvsher.
Mondav afternoon Pysher
made an impromptu speech to
the 1.500 youths still milling
around the city. He advocated
a beach dance.
Idea Vetoed
But the police chief reported
ly vetoed the idea. He told the
leader of an orchestra he would
be jailed if he or his group
played for the youths.
Shortly thereafter. Seaside
police staged a show of force
by marching down the main
Diem Against
of Buddhists
"I advocated a street dancee
for the youths with an orchestra
paid off by the city," Pysher
said, l think it tne city had
done this. for the young people,-
tne kids themselves would have
helped prevent any trouble."
The mayor said he "stood
alone" in his attempt to cooper
ate with the teenagers.
Dance Said Promised
One youth said city officials
had promised to hold a dance.
'And then the next minute
they charged the beach and
started clobbering and carting
kids off to jail."
Earlier Monday a rescue
truck manned by city author
ities roared down Seaside's
main street and back, scatter
ing children and other specta
tors who had gathered in the
city.
Oregon Journal photographer
Herb Alden told of being clubbed
by a policeman after he identi
fied himself. Another Seaside
Policeman refused to let U.S.
Marshal Paul Kearney into a
closed area.
Waiting Period for
License Extended
A marriage license cannot be
issued until seven days after ap
plication is made, according to
a new state law which became
effective this month, County
Clerk Marvin Madden reminded
residents today.
Only a circuit or probate
court judge can issue a waiver
on this waiting period, Madden
explained.
The county clerk also noted
that divorces are almost keep
ing even with the number of
marriages in Jackson county
The number of marriages Janu
ary through June were 174 and
divorces for the same period
totalled 135.
U.S. Plane Down in
Vietnamese Jungle
Saigon, South Viet Nam
(UPD A Vietnamese bomber
with three U.S. Air Force men
and a Vietnamese crewman
aboard is presumed down in
jungle covered mountains north
of here, a U.S. military spokes
man said today.
The Americans aboard the
B2fi were the pilots, a captain
and a first lieutenant, and a
staff sergeant.
The plane has been missing
since late Monday in the cen
tral highlands near the Laotian
border about 300 miles from Sai
gon, the spokesman said.
The bomber left Danang on
the north coast Monday after
noon to support i U.S. Army
helicopter assault by govern
ment troops against Communist
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City, N.J. Miss America will be crowned Sat
urday night. (UPI)
Fair Attracts
Estimated 54,890
During Labor Day
Salem (UPD Labor Day
was a day for people and poll'
tics at the State Fair here.
Estimated total attendance at
the fair Monday was 54,890,
about 2,000 more than for Labor
Day a year ago.
Gov. and Mrs. Mark Hatfield
spent most of the day at the
fair, looking at exhibits, shak
ing hands, watching shows and
chatting with fairgoers.
U.S. Sen. Wayne Morse flew
from Washington to show his
prize devon cattle. He divided
honors in the show ring with
Glenn Jackson of Medford, Ore
gon State Highway Commission
chairman.
Morse told newsmen he
thought Hatfield would be a
good Republican choice for vice
president. He said it would be
an honor to Oregon to have
Hatfield picked for the office.
Confident of Victory
Morse, a Democrat, added he
was confident the Democrats,
would win the election in 1964,
however.
A 10-year-old girl, blind since
birth, won a Shetland pony.
Teresa Thompson is a student
at the State School for the Blind
here.
Members of the Oregon
Horsemen's Association were so
impressed with Teresa's delight
at having won the pony that
they provided bridle, saddle,
bits and shoes for the animal,
and gave the girl a big cowboy
hat.
At the Gayway nearby, the
Tunnel of Love was declared the
cleanest ride at the fair, and
was closed down for the eve
ning. Someone had poured de
tergent in the water, and a huge
mountain of suds resulted.
Today is "Over 80" Day, with
special activities arranged for
senior citizens.
Local Police Have
Quiet Week End
What was called one of the
quietest week ends in Jackson
county was experienced by Ore
gon state police at the Medford
district office during the Labor
Day week end.
The last automobile accident
involving injuries investigated
by the department was 9:30 p.m.
Saturday with a minor two ve
hicle accident 7:45 p.m. Sun
day. No automobile accidents
were reported to the state police
Monday.
The report from the Medford
police department was similar.
Their last automobile accident
with injuries was reported short
ly after 2 a.m. Sunday with a
minor accident at 5:45 pm.
Monday.
Portlander Captures
Chess Tournament
Portland (UPI) lvars Dal-
bergs of Portland captured the
three-day Oregon Open Chess
tournament Monday.
John Bell of Portland and
James McCormlck of Eugene
took second and third places,
respectively. lma tf;
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Governor Faces
Opposition From
Federal Officers
Wallace Orders
School Closed
Tuskegee, Fla. - (UPI) - A
stern force of more than 200
state troopers turned students
and teachers away from a closed
school today and gave Gov.
George Wallace a first-round
victory in his new battle to
keep Alabama public schools
segregated.
But the little governor faced
opposition from local school and
government authorities in this
predominantly Negro town. They
promised to go to federal court
if the troopers were not re
moved within a week.
Macon (Tuskegee) County
Solicitor Broward Segrest ac
cused Wallace of "invading" the
county with state troops to pre
vent peaceful integration, be
Brest vowed to seek federal re
lief if Wallace doesn't let local
rule prevail.
Wallace closed Tuskegee High
school Monday shortly before 13
Negroes were scheduled to en
roll at the traditional Labor Day
opening of school.
Defied By School
He sent 107 state troopers
here to back up his surprise
closure order and dispatched ad
ditional forces when the county
school board defied his order
and kept the school open.
The troopers surrounded the
block-square school and kept
watch all through the night
Col. Al Lingo, commander of
the state police, supervised the
lines on horseback this morning.
About 15 minutes before the
10 a.m. opening of school, a
group of teachers, including two
women, tried to get through the
human barricade. They were
turned away.
We are teachers," they told
a grim-faced trooper.
we are under orders not to
let anyone into this building,"
the trooper replied.
Shortly after the teachers
were turned away, several
groups of parents accompan
ied by students tried to get
by tne troopers. They also failed.
Assistant for
City Manager
A recent University of Oregon
graduate has been engaged as
an administrative assistant to
Medford City Manager Robert
Duff.
Beginning his new duties in
city hall today was Dudley L.
Ferguson Jr., 30. He and his
wife reside at the Park Terrace
apartments.
Ferguson attended the Uni
versity of Maryland and served
in the U. S. Air Force prior
to receiving his bachelor of arts
degree in political science and
economics from the University
of Oregon last month.
Among other duties Ferguson
will serve as personnel director
and will do research leading to
a reorganization of city depart
mental structure. Duff said.
The new assistant replaces
Harry Baxter, who resigned
about two months ago for per
sonal reasons.
Youth Leaves Name
At Scene of Crime
A 15-year-old juvenile Insured
his apprehension by sheriff's
deputies yesterday by leaving
his name at the scene of the
crime.
Two boys, both 15, broke into
the Pace-Setter's mill, 800 Tul
man Creek rd. in Ashland yes
terday by crawling in through a
hole in the wall, deputies said.
Upon finding some metal sten
cils and paint one of the boys
wrote his name on a piece of
paper. A deputy discovered it
while investigating the break-in.
The pair were released to their
parents pending a hearing.
Nothing was taken, but some
minor damage was done when a
telephone alarm bell was brok
en off, a deputy noted.
Today deputies are investigate
ing the theft of gas from an un
derground tank at Dean and
Taylor Pontiac company, 2177
South Pacific highway.
Man Thrown From Ride
On State fair Grounds
Salem (UPD Three persons
were injured Monday night
when a man was thrown from
the Fly-O-Plane ride at the
State Fair here.
Robert O. Costa, 29. an As
sembly of God evangelist from
Oklahoma City, was thrown
from a cab of the Fly-O-Plane
as It swirled above 20 feet
over the heads of spectators.
Police said Costa fell against
Dale Hildebrand, 13, Dallas,
and Mrs. Rubina Loewcn, ha
lem. The boy was struck on the
head, an Mrs. Loewen on the
back.
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SCHOOL UNDER GUARD Alabama Gov. George Wallace
threw a cordon of state troopers around Tuskegee High school
today to keep 13 Negro students from integrating the class
American Steel
Starts $400,000
Warehouse Here
Construction started this
morning in Medford on a new
60,000 square foot warehouse
and office building to be oc
cupied by American Steel and
Supply company, a branch of
American Steel Warehouse
company of Portland.
The project, to cost $400,000
for land, building, and equip
ment, is located at Stage rd.
and Charles Way on four acres
of land.
According to Howard Hedin-
gcr, Portland, executive vice
president of American Steel
Warehouse company, who
made tile announcement, ' the
new facilities are slated for
completion about Nov.. 15.
The buildings were designed
by Seibert and Hunter, archi
tects, Medford. The warehouse
will be constructed by Strand
Steel, division of National
Steel corporation, Terre. Haute,
Ind. General contractors tor
the entire project are Graff
and James, Medford.
The new warehouse will be of
concrete and steel with fiber
glass panels in the roof to pro
vide natural light. Included in
the warehouse equipment will
be two five ton overhead
cranes. A railroad spur into
the warehouse building will ac
commodate three rail cars.
The shipping office at the cen
ter of the warehouse will be
built on a four foot high con
crete dock.
The office section will be of
wood. Architectural features in
clude exposed beams and white
rock roof surface.
The office section will con
tain five private offices, a
large reception and display
area as well as accounting and
sales offices and an employee
lunchroom.
A large paved parking area
will be provided.
Six OSU Students
Rescued on Glacier
Seattle (UPI) Six Seattle
mnuntainwrs todav told of res
cuing six Oregon State Univer
iiv uiKlpnis nn Mt. Jefferson
in the Oregon Cascades Sunday.
The rescue came ai me h.ouu-
fnnl tnvdl arrnrrlind to Al Ran
dall, Issaquah. Wash., leader of
the Seattle cnmocrs.
Randall said his Dartv was on
its way down the mountain when
it spotted six climbers wno ap
peared to be stranded on a gla
cier. Randall said the OSU stu
dents had only one ice ax be
tween them and were wearing
smooth-soled shoes and light
clothing. He said one of them
had "climbed a couple of moun
tains before and they thought
thnv rnnlH make it."
With the help of the moun
the unidentified stu
dents were returned to safety.
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Duncan Discusses
Congress During
Recent Interview
Congressman Robert B. Dun-1
can drove into Medford over
the Labor Day week end.
His chief objective was to
bring son Angus, 17, back for
his senior year at Medford High
School, and to transact some
personal business and, per
haps, to do a little politicking.
He and Angus drove from Wash-
I ington, D. C, to Oregon in 55'.i
I hours. .
The congressman, now just
one week short of completing
one-third of his first 24-month
term, is cautiously optimistic
about the current session of
Congress. He admits that it has
been moving slowly, concedes
that reforms are needed (and
probably unlikely at any time
Distribution of
Food 'Successful'
Jackson county's surplus food
distribution center, 301 North
Fir St., has been successful in
approximately two years of op
eration. Jackson County Public
Welfare Administrator David
Kuhnz said this morning.
"It would be difficult to de
termine how many people are
kept off the welfare rolls through
distribution of the government
surplus foods," Kuhnz said.
Kuhnz said approximately
half, or a little over 900 people
each month who receive this
food are welfare recipients. This
is approximately half of the
welfare caseload.
A spot check as to why more
welfare recipients didn't receive
surplus foods showed lai'k of
transportation was the chief
reason. Elderly people couldn't
get in to get the food or were
unable to carry it back.
Kuhnz noted a gradual de
crease in surplus food recipients
during the summer months:
2,600 in June, 2,529 in July, and
2,332 in August. This is mainly
due to work being more plenti
ful and people passing the low
income limit. Total net monthly
income allowed is $118 for one
person, $171 for two persons,
$186 for a family of three, $223
for four persons, $269 for a fam
ily of seven or nine.
Part of Street
Opened To Traffic
Contractor's crews will finish
installing blacktop today on part
of the Bamett rd. extension
between Riverside ave and Hol
ly St., according to Vernon
Thorpe, Medford public works
director.
The section of the street be
tween Grape and Holly sts. was
opened to traffic Friday after
noon, Thorpe said.
The section between Orape st.
and Riverside ave. will remain
closed, however, until a traffic
signal is installed at Riverside
ave. and Barnett rd.
Thorpe estimated it will be
about six weeks before the sig
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SHOWS CHAMPION
Salem (UPI Roger Daugh
crty, 15, an FFA member at
Molalla, showed the grand
champion female Shropshire
sheep at the State Fair this
year.
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rooms. However, School Supt. C. A. Prum said tne scnool,
as far as the Macon County Board of Education was con
cerned, was open. (UPI)
soon), but believes that major 1 Salem (UPD Formal cer
legislation will come out of the tification of the 1963 legislature's
session ny the end ot tne year.
"In Salem, said Duncan (who
was a two-term Speaker of the
Oregon House of Representa
tives), we d get together, decide
what do do, and do it. Not in
Washington. Congress does make
progress, in its slow and pon
derous way."
Lack of Caucuses
He remarked on the lack of
caucuses among the Democratic
majority as a way of speeding
legislation, and pointed to the
difficulty encountered by the
party leadership in getting all
members onto the floor for a
vote.
He suggested the possibility
ot a legislative study commis
sion, perhaps along the lines of
the former Hoover commission,
to propose reorganization re
forms which would speed the
work of Congress, but he did
not foresee that within the next
year or two.
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LeMay Sees Offset
Advantages in Ban
Washington - (UPI) - Gen.
Curtis E. LeMay, Air Force
chief of staff, said in testimony
made public today that the nu
clear test ban treaty may pro
duce a great number of po
litical advantages to offset its
military risks.
But the outspoken airman
told the senate Foreign Rela
tions Committee he is "very
suspicious" of military esti
mates that Russia gained little
Information on low-yield atomic
explosions from its 1961-62
tests.
The committee also released
the closed-door testimony of
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, chair
man of the Joint Chief of
Staff. The testimony of both
military leaders was heavily
censored for security reasons.
Both officers reiterated their
endorsement of the pact, which
will come before the Senate for
expected ratification next Mon
day. But their stand was condi
tioned on the United States
carrying out "safeguards" to
assure continued U.S. readiness
to test in the atmoswhere and
to bolster its underground test
ing program.
Mail Tribune
'Body Type'
Observant readers of the
Mail Tribune may have noted
a change in its appearance
which began yesterday.
Use of a new "body type"
that is, the type in which the
reading material in most stor
ies and features is set began
Monday. The new type is
Aurora. It was selected to im
prove readability, and also be
cause the number of units per
line conforms better to new
equipment also placed in use
Monday. It is slightly taller
than that
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tcletypcsctler punching units
whieh produce tape which Is
perforated with a scries of
holes so arranged as to pro
duce coded instructions when
run through a sensing mecha
nism. This mechanism in turn
operates the typesetting
Certification of
Special Election
Expected Today
S60 million tax increase meas-
ure to a special election Oct. 15
was expected sometime today,
according to the secretary ot
state's office.
A review of referral petitions
showed 55,475 valid signatures
on the petitions to refer the tax
bill.
The check of petition signa
tures was made over the holi
day week, end by the elections
department of the secretary of
state's office. ,
Only -23,185 signatures were
needed to, refer the measure t
a special election.
Dale Mallicoat, administrative
assistant to Secretary of Slate
Howell'' Tippling Jr., said the
total of valid signatures may be
increased "by a few dozen" be
fore formal . certification is
made.
He said in addition to (he.
55,475 valid signatures, there
are" a few petitions with "very
minor irregularities," and Elec
tions Supervisor Jack Thompson
has not yet ruled whether these
signatures shall be included in
the total.
Meanwhile, Appling was pre
paring to go before the State
Emergency Board Friday to re
quest release of $300,000 to fi
nance the Oct. 15 election. The
money was set aside by the leg
islature for use in case the tax
measure was referred.
Vice President
Arrives in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden (UPD
Vice President Lyndon B. John
son arrived here today at his
handshaking, campaigning best
to begin a 15,000-mile tour of
five north European nations.
Johnson, his wife and their
19-year-old daughter Lynda Bird
waved to thousands of cheering
Swedes from the open car that
carried them into the heart of
the city.
Johnson said he hoped his
trip here would strengthen the
"old, strong and unbreakable"
ties that bind this nalion and
his.
Johnson, on an unprecedented
visit by a high U.S. official to
this nation, flew in from Wash
ington after a brief stopover in
Hyannis Port, Mass., to confer
with President Kennedy at the
summer White House.
Using New
in Newspaper
chines which produce lines of
metal type.
Later in the fall, news stor
ies received via teletype from
United Press International will
simultaneousy bo received in
the form of punched tape, so
they can be run through the
automatic machines.
Also on Monday, the UPI
teletype printers which bring
news to the stale, nation and
world to the Mail Tribune were
increased in speed from an
average of about 50 words per
minute to some 70 words per
minute. This permits the news
paper to receive news more
rapidly, and also more of it,
providing a greater selection of
news stories and more details
in many of them.
These steps are part, of a
continuing program by the Mail
Tribune to improve Its own
product for the benefit of
tga-8both readers and advertiser,