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SftSM CUSHS THOOSA A Regional Edition 58th Year Price 10 Cents Medford Tribune 40 PAGES Five Sections MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1963 No. 174 Letter Indicates He Won't Resign As Prime Minister BLACKPOOL, England (UPI) Prime Minister Harold Mac millan today surrendered lead ership of the ruling Conserva tive party for the coming gen eral elections and said he could not hope to be prime minister "for any extended period." He did not resign as prime minister, although that action i was indicated tor the future. In a letter issued from h i s bed in a London hospital where he underwent a successful pros tate gland operation this morn ing, Macmillan urged the Con servative party to choose a new leader. Macmillan's decision was con tained in a letter to Foreign Secretary Lord Home.- It was read to the 4,200 del egates to the annual Conserv ative party meeting. They were stunned by the announcement. Macmillan's letter said that even if the operation proved successful, "it is clear ' that I will need a considerable peri od of convalescence," . "I would not be able, to face all that is involved in a long electoral campaign," he ; said. "Nor could I hope to fulfill the tasks of prime minister for any extended period, and .Irhuve so informed the queen," . However, a Buck'iOgfcam Pal lace spokesman said: "He has not resigned as premier,;,' .,. The effect of his action ap peared to be tJial he was turn ing over the reins of govern ment to Deputy Prime Min ister R. A. (Rati) Butler. Flora Moves Qui Into Aflanfic MIAMI (LTD - Hurricane Flora, with an estimated death toll of nearly 4.(K10 and oiher thousands unaccounted for in the Caribbean, churned toward its death today in the Atlantic . fjlmed ncre today t0 urge sup Ocean, i port of the legislature's tax Forecasters said the storm's measure at next Tuesday's 115 mile per hour peak winds special referendum election, posed no threat to land but j Gov. Mark Hatfield, former would send gale winds and , Gov. Charles Sprague, and Uni heavy surf against the British ! versify of Oregon student body resort island of Bermuda during i President Phil Sherburne par the day. ticipated in the paid political Devastated regions of Haiti 1 advertisement, and Cuba struggled through de-; Sherburne said the program bris and mud lo trv to bury its will be financed from pledges dead. Contamimilcd water rais-'of breakage fee refunds from ed the threat of a typhoid fever i epidemic in stricken southwest Haiti. Duff Plans To Attend Conference in Denver City Manager Robert A. Duff will 'leave tomorrow to attend I the International City Managers ; conference Oct. 13-16 in Denver, 1,010. ; All nhases of mnnicinal work are scheduled to be discussed for radio advertising, at the conference. Duff said. A j In the telecast, Hatfield an number of city managers from swered questions of both foreign countries are expected j Sprague and Sherburne, to be present. The governor said he was not Duff will be away for nine , for the tax program adopted by davs. taking a brief vacation t the legislature, but he wants before and after the conference, the measure supported at Tucs- KWSBBEFS nw from RUSSIA WILL PLY WHEAT WASHINGTON' (UPI) Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gro mvko said tnriav Russia would accept the American offer lo sell surplus grain and called for further "practical steps" to develop the spirit of the test han treaty." DELEGATES MAY WALK OUT UNITED NATIONS. X.V. (UPI) Communist and Afro Asian delegalrs are expected to walk out todav when Soirth Africa makes its policy speech In the General Assembly. MARINES DIE IN COPTER CRASH DANANG. South Viet Nam (UPI) All 12 men aboard two U.S. Marine Corps helicopters which crashed in Communist held jungle highlands north of Saigon late Tuesday were killed, a U.S. military spokesman said today. COUNCIL DEBATE TO END SOON VATICAN CITY (UPI) Moderator of the Ecumenical Council ere einerird todav lo act soon to end debate on the clergy and move on In long-awaited definition of the lay man'! place In the Roman Catholic Church. i -4"i4 4. RESPONDS TO URGE This pear tree, blooming in October, is just responding to a natural urge to grow, although out of season. according to Jackson County Horticultural Agent C. B. Cordy; The tree is one of a number in the Newbry orchard on Phoenix 'road acting in the same manner. The chief danger from this fall bloom is that it often invites blight infection. It also weakens the tree, but will not prevent it blooming again in the spring, the county agent SioVWhen' trees dry""out too early and then gain4 late moisture from irrigation or storms this urge to grow again occurs. If such trees are numerous they should be treated with copper spray to prevent blight. (Knackstedt photo) MOH Films Telecast Urging Support of State Tax Measure I SALEM (UPI) - A 15-min- , ntn nairl nnlitinnl tplpPflst W3S University of Oregon students. He said $14,000 in breakage fees had been pledged. I The telecast is sponsored by the "Save Our Students Commit I lee," of which Sherburne is chairman. Money Allotted He said about $6,000 will be spent on the television cam- paign, $4,000 has been planned ior mewspapei iniiraumimi and $3,000 has been budgeted AROUND THI OlOM ives onsena day's election because "I am fighting for state services." He also said "if the tax meas ure is defeated, the day of the sales tax is near." Hatfield said he did not believe a special ses sion of the legislature if one is called would adopt a sales tax bill, but he expects sales tax supporters to get together and agree to initiate a sales tax. Surplus Used Hatfield also noted tax in creases were needed because the state had used up its surplus funds, and because of the in crease in student populations in state - supported schools, col leges and universities. Hatfield also carried his cam paign for the tax measure to the editorial pages of the state's daily newspapers today. In letters addressed to the cdi- tors he made a pea for pass. age o( bj1 lnat ..tne formance of essential state serviccs ed. will not be endanger- Fire Damages Home On Phoenix Road Fire at the Walter E. Baker residence on Nortii Phoenix rd. did extensive damage early this morning to the roof and attic and to the wall and ceiling of lk. .. m .1nAfvA lira- !. ' ti,...1V:j .'u.i .u. ui,,. discovered by the owner who was awakened hv a net doe. Firemen received the alarm i cen gumy oi oversiaiemems. about 3:15 o'clock this morning. "Prcss releases by s o m e The fire apparently started at ! state agencies as lo the spe a i..i it,. ui.ii cific cuts that would result from ' ..... stove Hue and extended lo tne roof before it was discovered, firemen reported. First truck crew dispatched to the fire requested that a second pumper be sent when flames were observed in the sky en route. NAMED FOR HONOR PORTLAND (UPI) William i grams would undoubtedly re-: the foundation "to perpetuate Idle, executive secretary of the ' suit from a negative vote in i the memory of a great Ameri Railway Clerks Credit Union, ! these circumstances. I can by carrying forward some Portland, was named Oregon I "I think the truth lies s me- j of her primary interests in the Hilidicapped Man of the Yearjwncre between the extteme field of human relations, and at an awaals luncheon here to-1 claims bcing'mado hv both the health and welfare of peo- , day. MacCracken Is Head of Festival Group at Ashland ASHLAND - Dr. Elliott B. MacCracken, head of the science and mathematics division at Southern Oregon College, last night was elected president of the Oregon Shakespearean Fes tival Association. William Moffat, Medford busi nessman and former president oof the Association, was named vice president. Rudi Vest Jr., Yreka, was re-elected treasurer, and Frank Pinnock, Ashland, was re-elected secretary. The new officers were named by their fellow members of the board of directors following the annual meeting of the Associa tion's membership, held at the Mark Antony Hotel. About 100 attended. Mrs. John Cotton, retiring president, resigned from the board for personal reasons. Ke-clcctcd To Board MacCracken and Pinnock were re-elected to three - year terms on the board. Other new members elected were James Backen, Central Point, head of the English department at Med foord High school; and, for the first time, two Portland men, Robert D. Holmes, foromer Gov ernor of Oregon, now a public relations executive and tele visin personality, and Ronald G. Schmidt, public relations man ager for Lloyd Center and for merly on the Festival's public relations stall. The members; in additioo-Uo electing the , board members, heard annual reports from An gus i,. Bowmer, founder and producing director; William Pat- ton, general manager: Vest, treasurer, Ed Fitzpatrick, on the first apprentice workshop, and Dr. William Sammons, on the Institute of Rennaissance Studies. Two allied organizations, the Soroptimists and the Tudor Guild, announced contributions of $1,300 and $3,800 respective ly for scholarships. Formation of a Festival Foun dation, to handle money left in trust for scholarships and simi lar purposes, was approved by members. ( Payments to Blind Ordered Restored SALEM (UPI) - Gov. Mark Hatfield Wednesday ordered the State Blind commission to re store the monthly maintenance stipend for blind students at tending Oregon colleges and universities. The maximum paid under the program is $100 a student, and about 10 students were believed eligible for the program. The Blind Commission re vealed Tuesday it had suspend ed the payments for fear of budget cutbacks which would result if the state's 60 million measure is defeated in Tues day's referendum. Charles C. Brown, director of rehabilitative services for the commission, said "we felt this was the cut that could most easily be absorbed." Overstatements Seen on Tax Issue SALEM (UPI) Secretary f State Howell Annline Jr. said todav he believed both sides in ; he controversy over the legis-. i s tax meaurse "have, . n - u... .V, , ""j " " V been designed In play on fears ( to the maximum," Appling said. I " ?' ' nix ui a lorceu rcuuci on n siaie agency budgets and in state aid to local schools adds to the I difficulty of accomplishing re. form in an orderly, discerning way. some reduction in the lev - ; el of service of important nro- sides," Appling commented. ' 1 V SHATTERED VILLAGES Flood survivors look at devastation caused by stream of water and mud that shattered half a dozen villages near Longarone, Italy, and left an estimated 3,000 dead late Wednesday. Flood was caused by a massive Appeal for Funds For Radio Free Europe Is Friday Mail Tribune carriers join thousands of newspaper boys throughout the nation this week in an appeal for funds in sup port of Radio Free Europe. They will leave envelopes with each subscriber when they de liver the newspaper Friday, Oct. 11, enabling readers to donate to the American oper ated network which supplies news and information lo tne countries behind the Iron Cur tain. The envelopes to be distrib uted here tomorrow have the address of the local treasurer I for the Newspaperboys' cam paign. The donations of the newspa perboys campaign nave been an important source oi tunas since 1955, wnen tne drive was initiated by the International Circulation Managers Associa tion.' The Radio Free Europe pro gram, founded by Gen. Lucius Clay, is now in its 13th year of broadcasting. Ten minutes of news every hour on the hour constitutes the most important element in the programing, pro viding the captive people with a "free press" in answer to Communist attempts to suppress or distort- news from the Free World, spokesmen of the drive pointed out. Other programs include po litical commentaries, religious services, national music sup pressed by the Communists and answers to Communist claims. This year's appeal for funds for the program has the en dorsement of more than 70 na tional organizations, including Kiwanis International, General Federation of Women's Clubs, American Legion, B'nai Brith, National Council of Catholic Men and International Circula tion Managers association. GOP Leaders Gather For Eugene Meeting EUGENE, Ore. (UPI) Na tional Republican leaders be gan assembling here today for the four - day Western Repub lican conference which opens tonight with an Oregon recep tion. Attention will be focused on Saturday's scheduled speeches by New York Gov. Nelson Rock efeller and Arizona Sen. Bar ry Goldwatcr. The two, possible front run- ners for the GOP presidential nomination, will speak in the ! 10,000 - seat MacArthur Court Basketball Pavilion - Rocke- feller at noon, Goldwater at 7 p.m. RKcfcller is expected to rive here Friday night, Cold- water Saturday afternoon Oregon Gov. Mark Hatfield will keynote the conference Fri mnrnino "-' ' - 1 Governor Endorses Mflm,; f1,J.;- SALEM (UPI) Gov. Mark Hatfield today voiced endorse. ment of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation and urged 1 support oi its goals. Congress recently chartered ' pie throughout the world. t ,1 1 II ' I 3 I IK I I Lil il nn t iniic n&itf iNin Gets Peace Prize Famed Chemist Given 1962 Nobel Prize for Peace OSLO, Norway (UPI) Linus Pauling, American chemist and adamant foe of nuclear testing, today was awarded the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. At the same time, the Nor wegian Nobel Prize committee announced thai it had divided the 1963 Peace Prize between the International Red Cross com mittee and the Red Cross League. Although the committee did not say why Pauling had been honored, it was believed here he won the prize of $43,105.32 for his efforts to outlaw nuclear tests. Treaty Signed The announcement of his award came on the day that a limited nuclear test ban agree ment by the United States, Brit ain and the Soviet Union for mally came into force. The treaty was signed in Moscow Aug. 5. ' It was the second Nobel Prize for Pauling, who won the 1954 Nobel Prize in chemistry. To day's award was the 12th Nobe! Prize awarded to Americans. The Red Cross twice before has received the award. The 1963 Peace Prize to be divided equally between the two Red Cross bodies was worth $50,961.53. The 62-year-old Pauling, who was born In Portland, Ore., on Feb. 28, 1901, was a professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology when he won his first Nobel Prize. He is still at Cal Tech. Innocent Plea Entered By Driver of Auto Mrs. Doris Ruth Evanson, 39, of 1251 Kings highway, pleaded innocent in Jackson county dis trict court this morning to a charge of improperly changing lanes. Trial was set to start at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12. She posted $10 bail. Mrs. Evanson was cited by Oregon stale police following a two-vehicle accident Sept. 26 south of Medford on Highway 99. Driver of the other car, Rob ert Edlow Whitlock, 51, Cole ville, Calif., died of injuries suf- APPOINTED CHIEF ABERDEEN, Wash. (UPI) Capt. David Aucr, a veteran of 25 years service, Wednesday night was appointed police chief I here by Mayor Walter Failor. landslide that fell into a reservoir behind the Vajont Dam in northern Italy, forcing millions of tons of water over the top of the dam. (UPI) Kennedy Sale of To Soviet WASHINGTON (UPI) - Pros - dent Kennedy's politically ex- plosive approval of a "one shot" yao million u.t. wneat sale to Russia won a measure of bipar- tisan backing today in Congress, But some Republicans, includ- ernment currently pays an ex- """'""". o ""b1 -ing House GOP Leader Charles port subsidy of about 55 cents . .fr . " Pu !L- A. Halleck of Indiana. Question. ed the wisdom of the move an nounced by the President at his news conference Wednesday. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater (R- Ariz.) had urged that the sale be made conditional on with drawal of Soviet troops and mil itary equipment from Cuba. Kennedy said tne sale of 4 million tons (about 150 million bushels) of surplus U.S. wheat the largest Soviet-American transaction since the multi-bil lion dollar lend-lease deals of World War II was a "hopeful sign" that progress toward peace is possible. He promised a special report to Congress on the matter today. Sell at World Prices The President said the gov ernment would permit private U.S. traders to sell the surplus wheat "over the next several months' to Russia and her Eastern European satellites at regular world prices, currently about $1.79 a bushel. This would be approximately 55 cents a Absentee Ballots Issued by County A total of 394 absentee ballots had been issued by the Jackson county elections department as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, deadline (or voting prior to election day, Oct, 15, except in emergencies. Elections department officials noted that from now through Monday absentee voting will be only in cases of emergencies. Voting on election day for hos pital patients has been arranged with hospital auxiliaries. The polls in Jackson county's 128 precincts will be open elec tion day from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Only item to be voted on will be the tax referendum. Bloodmobile Plans 4 The Bloodmobile will spend four days in Jackson county next week, according to Red Cross officials. It will be at the Red Cross chapter house in Medford, 60 Hawthorne ave., from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, and again the name of any person or nr on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 10 ; ganization they wish during the 1 a.m. until z p.m. On Wednesday. Oct. 16. the Bloodmobile will move to Britt hall on the Southern Oregon col - lege campus in Ashland, from I to 8 p.m. Central Point residents will be able to donate blood on Thurs - day, Oct. IB, from 3 to 6 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be located at the Jewett school during those hours. Open Heart Surgery Set In addition to the regular drawing in Medford, there will be another open heart surgery drawing. Thirty pints of A posi- 'vY Okays , Union , bushel lower than covernment- supported domestic prices at prnt, . : To allow U.S. exporters to buy at the American price and sell at the world price, the gov- bushel. But Kennedy said that, even though export prices on the So viet sale would be below domes tic prices, "there i.r in such transactions no subsidy lo the foreign purchaser: only a sav ings to tne American taxpayer on wheal (lie government has already purchased and stored at the hieher domestic price which is maintained to assist our farmers." 19 Per Cent Rise AI5C Reported ASHLAND An increase of 19 per cent in enrollment at Southern Oregon college was re ported today to bring the total to an all time record high for fall term. The increase in number of stu dents was 200 over the 19B2 record high of 1,856. Total regis tration Tuesday was 2,pfil. Reg istration will he continued through Oct. 14. An interesting comparison of figures was presented by Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, college president, in announcing the 1963 enrollment. He referred lo a newspaper, dated Oct. 1. 1931, which carried the headline, "360 enroll fall term." That was when the college was still called "Ashland Normal." County Courf Plans Discussion of Audit Among 12 items on the Jack son county court's agenda Fri day morning will be a discussion of a requested audit of the How ard Prairie concession books. The court session are open to the public and arc held in the county court on the second floor of the courthouse. The session starts at 10 a.m. live blood will be collected Mon- day and flown to Portland by John L. Gregory of the Civil Air Patrol. Donors for the special giving have already been con - tactcd. Persons may donate blood in Bloodmobile visits, and appoint- i mcnts may be made in advance by telephoning 77.1-3)113. Appoint- 1 ments are not necessary, how- ever, and drop-in donors will be I welcomed, Red Cross officials noted. ! Persons between IB and 59 I years of age are eligible to do - ' nate, but those between 18 and 21 years of age must have written consent from their par ents or guardian unless they are married. Services Available Transportation and baby sit ters will be available for per- Landslide Sweeps 300-Foot High Vave Over Dam Whole Villages Smashed by Flood LONGARONE, , Italy (UPD More than 3,000 persons were feared today to have been swept to their deaths when a massive landslide poured a 300 foot-high wall of water over a dam onto the sleeping villages of an Al pine valley. Millions of tons of water spill ed over the lip of the dam Wednesday night, poured into the valley, wiped out villages, and caught thousands in their beds. The effect of the landslide into the reservoir behind the dam was like that of a stone dropped into a teacup. shock of Vtave The dam itself was not col lapsed by the rushing water, but a part of its crest on the right side crumbled under the shock of the wave. The concrete structure, highest arch dam in the worldr held firm except for the minor damage along the top, although officials first had believed that it had collapsed and hurled the water into the valley. i The disaster was triggered by the landslide that plopped into the reservoir behind the 860 foot Vajont Dam at 10:43 p.m., 5:43 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday. The force of the landslide was so great that it registered on several Italian seismographs as an "earth movement." Officials believed that the shock regis tered at the observatories was that of the landslide itself, rath er than that of an earthquake setting off the disaster. Shattered Villases Rescue officials estimated that more than 3,000 persons died in ,1 ,lus' ' ' ' " ao"5 ar- "LJ? X 3T. : """l lmo v, I , S . '"'. "r" , u Hood. Almost every building in tne town was destroyed. "There are more than 3,00n persons buried under some three square miles of stone, rocks, dirt and gravel," said Lt. Col. Eros Ortore, the chief of rescue operations. "There is no hope of survival or any of them." Public Hearings On Group's Agenda Eleven public hearings and seven petitions and requests are on the agenda for tonights meeting of the Medford plan ning commission. Six of the hearings are sched uled on various requests for changes of zone. Three are on requests for variances to sign requirements, one for a vari ance to minimum lot width and one to consider an amendment to sign requirements. The petitions and other re quests to be studied include two for a zone change, two for vari ances to setback requirements, one for .vacation of part of a street, one for small annexa tion and one to operate a busi ness from a home. WEATHER FORECAST: Vartatilr rlnudl nfss tonight and Friday. Show er this evening. Patchy (tronnti fri Fridav rooming, low tonight 18. High Friday 70, Temp 71 46 Hlrhf t Yptrrd.iv Loucsi This Morning .... .... , Our Skies Toniqht Sunset tndav . . . fi:39 p.m. MiiirUp tomorrow .... T : 1 H a.m. Miinnrl? tomorrow.. 1:12 a.m. rrw .iiuon UCU 17 PROMINENT STARR Thft Twins, above the Moon as It rises. Pollux Is the lower and brighter of the Twins; Cantor la above I'olluz at this time. - Day Visit' j sons wishing the services. j Red Cross officials pointed out that too often blood is donated only to help a neighbor who : needs assistance at the moment. Sickness, accidents and disaster cannot he predicted and often strike when least expected, they pointed out. . 1.1 i ! cvuiy tail iui inutMi is an emergency because it can and j often docs mean the difference between life and death, officials ; said. A reserve supply of each j blood type is vital to life itself, but can only be maintained , through continued support of the " l-ross wood program by j 'he community. The hope was c.xpressca inai uie lour-nay visn would offer ample opportunity for residents to meet the quota for this visit of the Bloodmobile. The goal for this week's visit will be 350 pints for Medford, 150 pints for Ashland and 100 pints for Central Point. 5 ) 1
