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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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V been designed In play on fears
( to the maximum," Appling said.
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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. '
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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! 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.
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