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1 Mmii) !sTO o'BlMMgniFI BDEMKIilnlAM TiBE MIES lOMiHl Regional Edition MEDFORD 18 Pages Two Sections 1 Persons lie in Oregon Accidents Traffic Accounts For Eight Deaths; Fire Claims One Three Die in Crash South of Chemult By United Press International Eleven persons lost their lives in Oregon during the week end as a result of accidents. Eight were traffic victims. Mrs. Bonita Bailey, 48. Coos Bay, died of asphyxiation Sun day in a fire at her home. Fire men said the blaze apparently started in a living room daven port. Her body was found in a bedroom. Three persons were killed and six others injured when two cars collided on rain-slick U.S. Highway 97 six miles south of Chemult Sunday night. Air Force Man Dies The victims were Air Force S. Sgt. William Wall, 28, Dallas, Ore., his son, Raymond, 2, and Mrs. Loris Collins, 22, Cinole. Calif. Wall was stationed at Stead Air Force Base at Reno. Nev. Hospitalized were-Wall'; wife and daughter and Mrs. Collins' husband and their three chil dren. None was critically in jured. Dennis Smith, 23, Eugene, died at a Eugene hospital Sunday afternoon from injuries sulfcr ed in a two-car accident on a Lane county road about 20 miles southwest of Eugene Sept. I;. Frank Sierra, 29. Tampa, Fla., was killed when his truck-trailer plunged off a highway and burned eight miles east of Pendleton early Sunday. David Newell, 21, Portland, died when his sports car failed to make a curve and hit a tree northwest of Portland early Sun day. Wally Taylor, 38, Coos Bay, drowned at Paradise Bar in the Rogue river near Agness while swimming Saturday. His body was recovered Sunday. Killed on Farm George Milne, 50, Grcsham, was killed when a tractor over turned on him at a farm near Boring Saturday. Kenneth Frye, 22, Crawfords villc, died in a one-car accident near Sweet Home and Edward Russell, 63, Coos Bay, lost his life when his pickup truck col lided with a car near Reedsport Friday night. Oregon traffic has taken 31 lives so far this month, com pared to 26 for a similar period in 1962. So far this year 400 persons have died on Oregon highways, compared to 330 for the same period a year a bo. Sports Bulletin PORTLAND (LTD - De fending slate champion Med fnrd ranked in first place in the Journal coaches' poll In day among class A-l high school fonlhall teams, with 78 of a possible 80 points. NEW$d)BR!EFS niMS FROM 1i 17 AROUND THI 6L0M CHINESE ACCL'SE RUSSIANS OF BRUTALITY LONDON (UPI I Communist China today charged the Sniicl Union with "brutality" in Us trralmrnl of Chinese passengers and crew members of a train al the Soiet border last week. BILL WOULD EXEMPT PARENTS OF QUINTS WASHINGTON" (UPI I Sen. George S. MrGnvern ID-S.D.) inlrodurrd a bill today In rxempl the Andrew Fischers of Abrr-: dren. S.D., from federal income and estate taxes until Ihrirj quintuplets attain the age of 21. j KENNEDY TO SPEAK ON TAX REDUCTION ! WASHINGTON (UPI) President Kennedy will speak to the nation on radio and telelsion it 4 p.m. (I'DT) Wednesday In an eflnrt to rally public support for his big lai reduction program. , MARTIAL LAW LIFTED IN SOUTH VIET NAM SAIGON ( UPI President Ngo Dtnh Diem lifted martial law throughout South Met Nam today, but heavily armrd troops and! police continued to occupy lralcgic points in Saigon, Including tje itrceti around the American Fynbassy j ZOO AHHIVAL The newest addition to Port- that time reporters and photographers lived in land Zoo's elephant herd tries to stand alone for the elephant house while awaiting the event the first time. The baby pachyderm was born and Zoo Director Jack Marks fainted when it to Pel Sunday afternoon in sharp contrast to was all over. The newcomer was estimated to the birth of Packy a year and a half ago. At weigh between 100 and 135 pounds. (UPI) Malaysia Federation Formation Ignites Indonesia K1IM.A t.IIMPIIR Malavsia (UPI) The Federation of Ma laysia, a new and anti-Communist member of the British Com monwealth, came into being to day, touching off anti - British riots in neighboring Indonesia. Malaya. Singapore. North Bor neo, and Sarawak joined in the federation, which has a popula tion of 10 million and some of the world's richest natural re sources. But two of Malaysia's neigh bors, Indonesia and the Philip pines, refused to extend recog nition. IitHnnpiia Warned Malayan Prime Minister Ten gku Abdul Rahman, now the premier of Malaysia, warned Sunday night that Indonesia MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, On Week End 1 sur Rioting should "think twice before tak ing any drastic action" against the federation. Thousands of rioters stoned the British Embassy in Jakarta today and burned the British flag and the ambassador's lim ousine. President Sukarno summoned his cabinet to an emergency meeting to discuss Malaysia. In donesia controls two-thirds of Borneo and has attacked the federation as an extension of British imperialism. The United States and repre sentatives of 31 other countries ignored the hostile position of the Philippines and Indonesia and either welcomed or indi cated acceptance of Malaysia by attending the inaugural cere monies. Welcomed hy U.S. U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Slate U. Alexis Johnson, who was President Kennedy's repre sentative, said in a special mes-1 sage: "The United States warm-, ly welcomes the formation of this nation and anticipates close and cordial relations witn Ma laysia." Johnson said that Ma laysia "holds great promise for its people and Southeast Asia as a whole." "Malaysia may well help to form a new pattern of relation ship in the area linking together as it docs nunerto separate stales and people in the great interest of freedom and progress for mankind." the U S. repre sentative said. Sfofe Medical Society To Meef in Portland PORTLAND (L'PI)-The 8:ilh annual meeting of the Oregon State Medical Society will be held Sept. 24-28 at the Memorial Cojjscum here. Tribune SEPTEMBER 16, 1963 La Grande Man Pronounced Dead For Third Time LA GRANDE (L'PI) - A 58-ycar-old La Grande man was pronounced dead for the third time at the Grande Ronde Hos pital here at 5:20 a.m. today. Rice .McHulcy's .brealhing stopped twice after apparent heart attacks over the week end and was twice restored by prompt use of a cardiac de fibrillator. Dr. William Kumblcr, Mc Hnley's physician, said this morning that following a third attack, doctors were unable to record any heart movement, even with the aid of a cardiac monitor. McHaley collapsed in down town La Grande Friday and was given mouth-to-moulh re suscitation and external heart massage by local citizens un til he was taken to the hospital where the defibrillator restored a steady beat. No Blond Pressure McHaley had been pro nounced dead on arrival at the hospital before the defibrillator was used. Union County Med ical examiner Jay Randal Sloop said the patient had no blood pressure and had ceased to breathe With (he defibrillator 440 volts were injected into the man's body and steady breath ing was restored. At approximately 9 a m. Sun day McHaley's heart began to flutter and again regular breathing stopped. For the sec ond time the defibrillator was able to restore his heart to a steady rhythmic beat. Throughout the day his con dition gradually worsened until tj.i& morning when he died. O 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 153 Disappointment Over Legislative Conference Told Honolulu Meeting Said Torn by Fight SALEM ( UPI) Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney (D-Portland) said today the recent legislative con ference in Hawaii "reminded mc more of an Alabama mob than a gathering of responsible officials." Mahoney and other Oregon lawmakers who attended the Ha waii sessions voiced disappoint ment in this year's conference, but said such meetings had proved worthwhile over t h e years. Members Report The comments were made at today's meeting here of the Legislative Counsel Committee as members reported on the re cent Hawaii trip. Fifteen legislators and t w o state officials attended at state expense a week-long series of meetings last month in the island state. Mahoney said he had "mixed feelings" about the value of such conferences, and commented "I had a nice vacation. 1 didn't learn anything that a high school student couldn't have learned in two or three hours of library research. Comparison Made "I don't think the people of Oregon got any more out of the conference than they do when the governor goes to a National Governors' Conference," he said. House Speaker Clarence Bar ton (D-Coquille) said "I'd just as soon never see them (the National Legislative Conference) in Portland if they are going to act like they did in Honolulu. The 1965 conference is slated to be held in Portland. "I still have confidence in the programs, in spite of the Hawaii meet," Barton added. This year's conference was torn by a bitter fight over civil rights. Rep. C. R Hoyt (R-Corvallis) also expressed disappointment at the conference, but pointed to ideas gained that could lead to improvements in Oregon leg islative procedures. Sen. Donald Husband (R-Eu-genc) commented: "1 was some what disappointed. It wasn't the best, or the worst conference. But I do feel 1 learned much of value. It was no vacation for Medford Men Saved As Boat Capsizes BROOKINGS. Ore. (UPI) -Four men from Medford clung to an overturned 17-foot fiber glass boat after it capsized Sun day and reached shore safely. One of them. Leo Webster. 47, was hospitalized at Gold Beach for observation. Attend ants said he would be released today. Others in the boat were Wen dell Sessions. 45, the owner: Willard Barnum, 35, and Oscar Phipps, 40. The Coast Guard said Web ster started to lose his grip on the boat but was held up by his companions until it reached shore. . . The boat capsized when nil by breakers near a small reef about 300 yards south of the south jetty, south of the Chctco river bar. The men managed lo cling to the boat and drilled ashore. ixttkV Till -VII PORTLAND UPI ) The body of Martin Anderson, 55, of Scap poose, was lound in the Willa mette river near the Slecl bridge here Sunday WEATHER I Kill! I AST: I Inurtv with kli'i- I irr miinhi and 1iiMv I tinurft (n.t I w tonight ! i High Tutidiy i" 1r mp l.'i i i0 ' l.owrti Ihii Mornim Our Skies Tonight yrrr ' tn in am Indiiv i Hiintrt tndav I tl V m ; MiMtMf tomorrow . . .11 n Th Moon ri ! "h mniorrow und will ir oo ; junrhon wllh Ihf Min toitfow afternoon PIIDMIM S'T MAHJt AnUrM. tow in M(lUtWt 1 H P "i Arrhinit. ft in .IT p m. , AMharan. rir 11 JO p m. it&4 -'CJ d M CHURCH BOMBED A police officer points out damage to an auto outside the Sixth Avenue Baptist church in Birmingham, Ala., follow Proposed Policy For Recreation To Be Reviewed The Jackson Countv Parks and Recreation commission will discuss a national recreation policy for counties as proposed by the National Association of Counties when the commission meets at 7 o'clock tonight at Bard's Inn in Ashland. Among the 18 points present ed by NACO, possibly the one receiving most discussion, will be the recommendation that counties investigate "the feasi bility of utilizing Ihc user-fee concept in meeting local de mands for public recreation." Another point is that county leaders "should take the init iative lo encourage and assist in providing unsatisfied com munity and neighborhood parks and recreation needs," and rec ommend the means of financ ing such programs by Ihc area lo be served. Received Requests Neil Led ward, county parks and recreation director, noted that he has received a number of requests lo assist with local recreation programs, but has been unable to do so for lack of personnel and pressure from county programs. The commission will also dis cuss renewal of the Lily Glen riding stables concession con tract at Howard Prairie lake for five years instead of the present one year. The use of the riding stables has increased during Ihc latter part of the recreation season, Lcdward said. Labor Day saw a bigger volume at Lily Glen than al the riding stables at Lake of the Woods, Lcdward said. Establishment of speed con trols on Emigrant lake road ways also will be discussed. Queen Elizabeth j Awaiting Birth ' LONDON (UPI)-yuccn Eliz j abeth is expecting a child due to be born next year, Bucking ham Palace announced today. The queen is 37 years old. i The last ot her three children, ; Prince Andrew, was born rcb. i 19. 1W0. i State Representative James With the announcement, it was f Redden in response to the wide slated that all of the Queen's : spread interest in the measure ong.-nmcnts were being cancel-1 to he voted on Oct. 15 at the M fallowing the end of her j special referendum election. ' current holiday at Balmoral, i It as explained that Fvmann's Scotland, next month, j The announcement gave nn I indication of the dale beyond' j the fact that child's birth was! expected next year. Kennedy 'Outraged' Over Bombing of Birmingham Church WASHINGTON (UPI) -Pros- I j?' Kennedy today expressed a aeep sense 01 ouirue anu grief" over the bombing of a Nc- i K,0 church in Binning ham Sunday. He called on whites and Negroes to put passions and pre judices aside in the interests of domestic justice and tranquil ity. After a scries of conferences with Atty. Gen. Robert F. Ken nedy over the Birmingham vio lence Ihe Chief Executive issued a statement at midday reflect ing the depth of his concern. Promises Assistance He promised all possible fed eral assistance in calming the Alabama situation and in bring ing to justice those responsible for Sunday's crime. In making the statement pub lic, White House press secre tary Pierre Salinger said the Rev. Martin Lulher King would receive a reply from Kennedy lo a message King sent Sunday demanding new. fast federal steps to cope with the Birming ham situation. For Ihc lime being the Presi dent planned no message to Gov. George C. Wallace of Ala bama. The White House left open the idea that Kennedy felt Wallace had encouraged violence by disparaging re marks about law and order. The White House did not iden tify Wallace as being connected Representative To Speak on Tax Bill The 1963 Legislature's tax bill will be explained at a meeting in Medford Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Labor Icmpl'c, 24 South Grape St., at 8 p.m. Principal speaker will be Slate Representative Richard Eymann, Lane county legisla tor and chairman of the House Tax committee. Also on Ihe pro gram will be a representative from the Jackson county school superintendent's office who will explain the intricacies of basic school support. Its sources and disposition and what effect de feat of the tax bill on Oct. 15 would have to the local schools. The public meeting was ar ranged by Jackson County visit was not to advocate or criticize the new tux program, but merely to explain it and to, answer questions from the gen- Icjal public. ing a bombing Sunday which killed four per sons and injured at least 12. The blownout win dows indicate the force of the blast. (UPI) with the Kennedy statement but Salinger did nothing to curb speculation that Kennedy had the governor in mind when he said: "It is regrctablc that public disparagement of law and order has encouraged violence which has fallen on the innocent." Zola Vincent Dies in California Mrs. Zola Vincent, foods edi tor whose column appears week ly in the Mail Tribune, died Friday in Pasadena, Calif., after a long battle against cancer. Mrs. Vincent, 65, syndicated her column, "Feeding the Fam ily," through Zola Vincent and Associates in Pasadena. Al the age of I!) she started her own advertising agency in Portland, which she headed for IB years before becoming foods editor of the New York Journal-American. She also was formerly assist ant lo the president of Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc., and a former associate editor of Parents Magazine. Her column will be continued by her daughter, Zolita Vincent Warren. Burglars Get Money From Local Tavern Burglars broke into Sy's Tav ern, 129 North Riverside avc., sometime Sunday morning and look an estimated $40 to $60 from several coin-operated ma chines on the premises. Medford police said the thieves broke into the rear of and adjoining building, Custom House Draperies, 127 North Riv erside ave., and then punched a hole in the wall between the two businesses. Registered Voters Total 32,800; GOP Jackson county now has 32.C00 registered voters follow ing the Saturday night deadline and the Republicans remain ahead of the Democrats in num bers registered, according to Mrs. Clarice Anderson, of the county elections department. The Republicans have 16,005 registered voters, the Demo crats 15,865 and independents i 810. Saturday night, at 8 p.m., was the deadline for registering for all those who had not voted in th. last election or had changed Attendance Off Sharply at Three Alabama Schools Six Persons Die In Sunday Violence BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPI) -Negro students returned to Ihrpa newly - integrated Birmingham schools without incident today in the wake of a church bomb ing and street violence that cli maxed six lives. White attendance at all three schools was down sharply. In Washington, President Ken nedy expressed a "deep sense of outrage and grief" over tha bombing of the 16th Street Bap tist Church. He called on whites and Negroes to put aside pas sions and prejudices in the in terests of justice and tranquility. A force of 1,400 policemen, state troopers and battle-equipped National Guardsmen was ready for action in the tonso atmosphere of this racially troubled city. An informal meeting of tha city council was held this morn ing to discuss security arrange ments to cope with any possible flareups in the aftermath of tha church bombing in which four young Negro girls were killed. two Negro boys were slain hours later in separate inci dents on the streets. Less than one third of the 1,400 member student bodv at West End High scene of rowdy demonstrations last week by white students was on hand today when two Negro girls quietly began their first full week of classes. At Tuskegce, not a sincle white student showed up at tha town s only wnite nigh school. Teachers and 13 Negroes who entered last week had the build ing to themselves. Attendance at Murphy High in Mobile, the third city to admit Negroes for the first time last Wednesday, was about normal, "It's s tragedy," Tuskegea Principal E. W. Wadsworth said. "No one showed up this morn fmr and ft looks like (hey never will again." Three hundred Alabama stale troopers were on duty in Bir mingham lo reinforce the city's 600-man police force. Another 500 guardsmen put on alert by Gov. George C. Wallace re mained at their armory in case they were needed. Regional Meeting Scheduled Here About 100 people mav attend the Oregon School Boards as sociation regional meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the Jackson county courthouse auditorium, according to Alf B. Mekvold, county school superintendent. This would include school ad ministrators, school board clerks and school board members, Mekvold said. During the 45-minute program the state department-local dis trict relation will be discussed, also association activities and fall convention plans. Thomas Rigby, executive secretary o( the Oregon School Boards asso ciation, will report briefly on significant legislation affecting I school districts. Implications of the 1063 tax bill referendum will be discussed. A question and answer period will follow. Bargain Days Ends Tonight at M-T The Mail Tribune's annual Bargain Days ends tonight at 10 o'clock. This will be the last opportuni ty for persons subscribing to tha newspaper to save $3. Prices are $18 for a year's subscription lo the newspaper hy carrier and $15 by mail in Jackson, Jose phine and Siskiyou counties where carrier service is not maintained. Still Ahead their addresses and moved into another precinct if they want to vote in the state lax bill referendum election Oct. 13. The elections department deputy said her office collected 1.500 registration cards Satur day with most of them coming from outside registration places. Mrs. Anderson said her office had purged 9.200 registrations from the files due In failure to vote in recent elections or to re register. The current total of 32,800 registrants compares with 38,181 on Oct, 15, 19l.
