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imam hi LEGAT I 5) Appling Rejects Re-Election Bid For Second Term Rogue Valley Edition Medford 4XT Ms- a. ;.;. ..irV .y wr 58th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 18 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1963 No. 241 By ZAN STARK sponsibilities to his family and On Dec. 11, United Press In ternational revealed that Ap pling would not run again. That announcement sparked a SALEM (UPI) Secretary of business interests, State Howell Appling Jr., con firmed today that he would not seek re-election to a second four-year term. But the 44-year-old Republican indicated he might be a candi date for governor in 1966. "I would entertain that possi bility if circumstances permit," Appling told a score of news paper, radio and television newsmen. Appling said he would not seek re-election because of re- Druggists Bitter Toward Welfare Payment System SALEM (UPI) - Druggists voiced bitter criticism of the State Welfare Department's pro rate payment system for drugs today. Henry Spcckman, executive secretary of the Oregon Phar maceutical association, said his group was "disappointed in the drug program." Rep. Fred Meek, R-Portland. a druggist, said "people feel welfare should pay the full cost of drugs. The idea of getting payments from relatives is not working." Commission Chairman Dr. Ennis Keizor said "The key to the problem lies with the medi cal profession." He said doctors wanted more, not fewer, drugs on the approved list. Pro-Rate Payments Welfare Commissioner Andrew Juras said the slate made pro rate payments in November of 71 per cent for drugs, 65 per cent for hospital care, and about 54 per cent lur physicians, serv ices on a state wide- avdrage. While the department's rigid control of expenditures has brought many services back within budget allotments, medi cal payments still were over budget for November. Aid to dependent medical was $24,729 over budget, aid to aged medical was $105,509 over, nurs ing home payments were $39, 700 over and hospital services ran $35,590 over. The full text of the state ment by Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr. in which he stated that he will not be a candidate to succeed him self in office during the 1961 election campaign appears on page 2A. Seattle Boy Dies Of Crash Injuries A Seattle. Wash., boy was kill ed and three others were hos pitalized Thursday as the result of a two-car collision on the Sis kiyou Mountains about three miles south of the Oregon state line. According to the California Highway Patrol, a complaint expires behind the scenes drive for backing among prospective can didates who were impatiently waiting for Appling's formal an nouncement. Elfstrom, Zorbctt Mentioned State Sens. Robert Elfstrom, a Republican and former Salem mayor, and Alfred Corbett, a Democratic attorney from Port land, were expected to be the first to fo nally announce their candidacies. Appling said he would dis charge the duties of his office "vigorously and to the best of my ability during the remainder of the present term" which ex pires at the end of next year. He said "I am especially pri vileged to have served under the initial appointment, and dur ing the administration, of Gov. Mark Hatfield. He has my re spect, my support, and my gra titude." Hatfield said of Appling's de cision, "after five years of this administration it would be ex pected that there would be some turnover in the official family, particularly among those serv ing at a great financial sacri fice. "It is with regret I acknow ledge Secretary Appling's deci sion. There are many who hope he will return to public service at some future date. I wish him well." Elfstrom said he would not announce his plans until next week. The former Salem mayor was scheduled to fly to Arizona at noon to join his wife who is caring for her critically ill brother at Phoenix. Corbett said he would an nounce his plans "after the first of the year." Appling said he expected to be a delegate to the Republi can national convention in San Francisco next summer. He said because of Oregon's open primary system, he would not endorse any candidate to succeed him. "I will support good candi dates of my party," he said, making it clear he did not ex pect to "be a campaign man ager" for candidates for state or national office during next year's elections. He said he planned to move back to Portland when his term So What Else Is New? Nation's Cost of Living Soars To Record High WASHINGTON (UPI) The nation's living costs rose to an all time high in November with increases in the costs of food and shelter, the Labor Department said today. The department announced that its consumer price index climbed two-tenths of 1 per cent last month to a record-high level of 107.4 per cent of average 1957-59 prices, the norm used for the index. A department spokesman predicted another record-breaking increase this month because of higher costs for food, housing and services. Increased prices for fresh vegetables and sugar pushed up the cost of groceries, and housing costs advanced across the board except for gas and electricity rates, which held steady. Arnold Chase, assistant commissioner of labor statistics, said that the index was 1.3 per cent up for the year. He said this was "reasonable price stability" although the 1963 rise may be one of the largest since 1958's increase of 1.7 per cent The November rise clipped another two cents off the buying power of a $10 bill, making the $10 worth 13 cents less to the consumer than it was in November, 1962. Prices of new homes, rents, coal and fuel oil, soaps and deter gents, property taxes and other housing costs all went up last month. Fresh vegetable prices soared 7.8 per cent, principally because of sharp rises for lettuce and tomatoes. Sugar prices climbed 6.7 per cent last month. Chase said the drought in recent months contributed to the rise of vegetable prkes. Fruit prices were down for November, along with meats and eggs, but food costs were up 1 per cent over last year. New car prices rose less than expected as dealers offered big concessions to keep sales going at record volumes. Used cars cost more and insurance companies raised their premiums for automo bile liability coverage, Many newspapers increased their prices and so did doctors, dentists and optometrists, the report said. In a separate announcement, the department said take-home pay of factory workers also climbed to a record high in Novem ber. The average earnings for a worker with three dependents rose by 46 cents to $68.77 a week, mainly because of a two cent increase in average hourly pay. The ovcr-thc-ycar gain was about $2.50. Buying power of the factory worker's pay also hit a new peak, but rose less than take home pay because of the increase in consumer prices. Over the year, the buying power has risen by auout i per cent. The department said about 95,000 workers will receive cost-of-living pay increases ranging from 1 to 4 cents an hour because of the November index. REAR-END COLLISION Four cars war involved in this accjaenryanu' uie arlver of one cited by, McdfordVpoIice, in ; front of 614 Ni Riverside Ave,, yesterday. Drivers involved were Herman Cbrnelious Coppcdge. 32, of 230 Sunrise' Ave. ; . Ernest Robert Hook Sr., (W, of 947 Manzanita St., Central Point; Lorlaina Kay' Bright, 17, of. 625 Franquctte St., and charging manslaughter is ex pected to be filed today against James Garrow, 57, of Castro Valley, Calif., driver of a north bound car. Officers said he apparently lost control of his vehicle, caus- Appling is married, and the father of four children. He used $700 mustering out pay to start Independent Dis tributors, a Portland wholesale logging and farm equipment tirm. alter nis cuscnargc irom ing it to cross the ccntcrlinc World War II Navy service. and hit a southbound car oper ated by Norman Small, 52, of Seattle, Wash. The Small ve hicle was knocked over a 100 foot embankment, police said. Killed was David George Small, 14, also Seattle, a passen ger. He died shortly after being taken to the Siskiyou County General Hospital in Yreka. Reported in fair condition at the Yreka hospital are Garrow and his wife, Doris Garrow. 57, a passenger in his car. In good condition at the same hospital suffering from multiple lacera tions is Norman Small. The accident occurred about 2:25 p.m. on U. S. 99. The firm has grown to a multi-million dollar annual sales volume. Mercury Below Zero In Northern Stales Bv United Press International temperatures snapped below zero in sections of the North to day and a freezing drizzle caused hazardous driving warn ings to be posted in parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio. New snow fell in the North ern Rockies and North Plains during the night, with accumu lations up to 3 inches reported. NWSO?)BRIEFS Johnson, McCone Discuss World Trouble Spots JOHNSON CITY, Tex. (UPI) President Johnson today con ferred with the U.S. intelligence chief on world trouble spots and met with advisers on his weekend summit conference with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. Following a breakfast meet ing with John A. McCone. di rector of the Central Intelli gence Agency, the President called in Secretary of Stale Dean Rusk, Agriculture Secre tary Orville Freeman and other advisers for two meetings to prepare for Erhard's arrival Saturday. En Route To Houston Erhard was en route to Hous ton where he would spend the night before going to the LBJ Ranch. Rising early, Johnson confer red with his intelligence chief at breakfast in the ranch house. McCone arrived about midnight at the ranch and spent the night there. The President has been par ticularly concerned over fight ing on the Mediterranean Re public of Cyprus between Greek and Turkish Cypriols. Hcrtcr Joins Discussion Undersecretary of Stale George Ball, named Thursday to head a government commit tee on ways to trim waste from the foreign aid program and make it work more efficiently, joined the conference. Also present were Christian A. Hertcr, the President's rep resentative for foreign trade negotiations and McGcorge Bun- y' T1Z LANSING (UPI) - Gov, ., , , The morning conference was , ucui ye uim-j iu muiaunj expected to continue Jater after he had invited four possible a barbecue lunch at the ranch rjrjp candidates for the 1964 presidential nomination to Mich igan. Romncy said he had extended invitations to Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania, Sen. Barry Goldwater o( Arizona, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York and former Vice President Richard Nixon. Romncy is scheduled to intro duce Scranton at a dinner be fore the Economic Club in De troit on Feb. 10. and said he "would be willing to introduce any of Ihcm" to the people of Michigan. Nut Impressed In rrparri lo Scranlon's pos sible candidacy, Romncy said, "Obviously some people arc un dertaking his support dnd I would assume it is on an or- I ganized basis. "However, I don t happen to be impressed by the fact that he has talked to Gen. Eisen hower. Gen. Eisenhower has talked to quite a few people," Romncy said. Romncy said he had not ex tended an invitation lo 1960 GOP vice presidential candidate Hen ry Cabot Lodge, wno now is ambassador lo South Vict Nam, because "I gather he doesn't feel he could leave Viet Nam right now." United States Protests Killing Of German Youth BERLIN (UPD-The United Stales protested to Russia to day against the Christmas Day killing by Communist border guards of a refugee scaling the Berlin wall. An American snokesman said the protest was sent by Martin Hillenbrand, charge d'affaires al the U.S. Embassy in the Wcsl German capital ol Bonn, lo Pyotr A. Abrasimov, Soviet ambassador lo East Gcrmanv. The written protest note was delivered Demonstrators Break Windows, Overturn Autos Signs Call for Deafh to Traitors VIENNA (UPI)-Hundreds of Bulgarians hurled stones and lumps of coal at the United Slates Legation building in So fia today, breaking every win dow on the first three floors. The demonstrators numbering more than 500, also overturned four American automobiles out side tho delegation before they were dispersed. They carried banners and signs calling for "death to the imperialist trai tors," which were left on the overturned automobiles when uie demonstration broke up. News of the violence came from the U.S. consul in Sofia in a telephone interview with newsmen in Vienna. Coincides Willi Trial The mob action cninridrrl with the trial of a Bulgarian diplomat who was reported by uie Bulgarian news agency to have pleaded guilty to charr-os of spying for the United Stales. wo one was hurt in the dem onstration, which lasted an hour and 15 minutes, he said. Lega tion officials in Sofia had re quested police protection. The Bulgarians apparently were demonstrating against al leged U.S. involvement in tha case of a former high ranking Bulgarian diplomat being tried in Sofia on charges he spied against his own country for tha United States. The trial went into its second day today. ft u.s. consul said nobody tried to enter the building. He said that many windows were, smashed, however, including one display window containing pnotographs on life in the United Stales, i to the East Berlin "7 Th cn5"' "Id i" his opinion lnc American Diolost callnri th rinmncii; u-.ii the shooting of 18-ycar-old Paul well organized. He said tha N-nilll7 "Irntiin" o,l kUJ :i I , , nllu uiami-u iv overturned cars were hart r the Communist damaaed. Schultz on the wall Alvin LeRoy Van Ordcn, 36, of Red Bluff, Calif. Ferno Hook, 61, a passenger in the Hook vehicle,- was taken to (he Sacred Heart Hospital, treated as an out-patient and released, police said. Police cited Coppedge for violation of basic rule. - . (Knackstedl Photo) Romney Invites GOP Hopefuls To Michigan for the press corps covering the Texas White House. AROUND THI OlOU ATTACK ON LEGATION PROTESTED WASHINGTON (LTD The Stale Department today author hci lis representative in Sofia. Bulgaria, to lodge a stiff protest with the Rulgarian government against a mob attack on the American Legation there. SENATE SESSION LASTS TWO SECONDS WASHINGTON (UPI) The U. S. Senate met today, strictly for lLv record, in the shortest session of its history. It lasted two seconds. MEETING OF CHURCH LE.ADERS DISCUSSED VATICAN CITY (L'Pl) A Greek Orthodox Church repre sentative srnt by Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople arrived today lo confer with Pope Paul VI about a possible Holy Land meeting between the two church leaders. CYPRUS CEASE-FIRE BEING ENFORCED NICOSIA. Cyprus (L'Pl) Greek and Turkish troops under British command today patrnllrd the streets of Nicosia In en forre a rrase-fire hrtween the Island ! warring Greek majority and Turkish minority. Lowry Resigns from Planning Board David Lowry, Medford. one of the original appointees to the Jackson County Planning Commission, is resigning effec tive Dec. 31, County Judge Earl M. Miller announced this morn ing. The County Court had ottered to rcappoint'him, but Lowry de clined. He has been on the com mission since 1937. Lowry said he has been on the commission several years and work on (he commission has taken considerable time. "I will continue to be interest ed in the commission's work since planning and zoning is so badly needed by this county," Lowry wrote. The County court nas not yei appointed a replacement. Crater Lake Gets Nine-Inch Snowfall Nine inches of snow fell al Crater Lake National Park yes terday and last night (or a total of 45 inches on the ground, park officials reported this morning. The total for the winter is 127 inches. Chains arc required for travel in the park and the road is icy. officials said. Twelve inches of snow fell in the Diamond Lake cut-off area, for a total of 45 inches on the ground, state highway depart ment olticials reported. The highway, which generally closes about Thanksgiving, is still open. Snowfall this winter has been spasmodic, highway of ficials said, enabling truck plows to keep the road open be tween storms. Once the snow is hard and continuous, requiring the use of rotary plows, the highway will be closed for the winter, offi cials said. Buford Johnson May Be Appointed Civil Defense Director The Jackson County Court this morning agreed to appoint Slier- j iff's Deputy Buford Johnson as part-lime Jackson County Civil Defense director to succeed Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Hicks who will resign effective Dec. 31. Johnson apparently will con tinue in charge of the sheriff's reserves and as safety patrol deputy. The County Court also agreed to draw up a resolution thank ing Gen. Hicks for his "valuable services lo Uie county." County Judge Earl M. Miller praised Hicks for his administrative and organizational ability and par ticularly his work during the Columbus Day storm of 1962, Hicks wrote the County Court that he would be available port that Ihc sheriff's reserve whenever he is needed, lie will continue his work in a similar Israel Reveals Pope's Itinerary For Pilgrimage JERUSALEM, Israel (UPD Israeli authorities have an nounced (he official itinerary (or Pope Paul VPs pilgrimage lo Christian shrines in Israel next week. The pontiff is scheduled to ar rive from Jordan at the town of Megiddo, 18 miles southeast of Haifa, on the morning of Jan. 5. Israeli President Zalman Shazar, Premier Levi Eshkol, other Israeli ministers and five senior mrmhprs n( Inn rlinln- guarded and patiolled a disas- matic .,., wm mcct (nc pope iui died, inc ivii lium iici.t , Megiddo IHKCII LlldlgU 111 ItX'UlliK dilU housing and reestablishing evac uees in their former or other homes, he explained. Hicks noted in his final re- capacity with the. Jackson Coun ty Red Cross cnaptcr. He nas been Civil Defense director since 1957. In making his final report, Gen. Hicks, retired Air Force of ficer, recommended that the County Civil Defense continue to support a coordinated plan of operation with the Red Cross during a disaster. The Civil De fense agency has evacuated per sonnel and furniture, helped to clear transportation channels, East Germans built on Aim. 13 rjui, 10 nan tne ttigtit of refu gees to the West. home of the 10 shots tired at the young electrician's nnnrnn- tice as he was scaline thn wall fell into tho American noctor of Benin and the protest said they i-iiuHiigcrea uvea in mac area. The protest demanded that Uie Kussians take action In son to it that East German border guards halt such dangerous acts. The American protest was rli. reeled not only acainst the brutal killing that shocked Ber lin but against the wall itself. "As long as 'he wail stands in the way of the free exercise of the elementary richl of free dom of movement in Berlin it remains a suurce of tension and an invitation to tragedy." me protest was signed by Hillenbrand, who is in charge of the Bonn Embassy in the ab sence of Ambassador George McGhce in the United States. The American note was sent to the Russians because the West docs not recognize the East German regime, and holds Ihc Soviet Union responsible for all actions in its zone of Germany. Manslaughter Case Continued in Court The case of Lewis Frasicr, 74, of 3424 Delta Waters Road, who is charged with voluntary manslaughter, was continued in Jackson County Circuit Court this morning. Circuit Judge Edward C. hcl- Shazur is to welcome the Pope in Hebrew, presenting him with a special mcdullion struck in his honor. Pope Paul is to be driven lo Nazareth to pray ul thn di-ntln nf thn Amnim-in. now consists of approximately i in rnnnlrvllv the silo where 50 members including a commu-1 an anR(, appeared to announce nications section equipped with i ,hc forthcoming birth of Jesus monnu iraiisucivcr ramus, vivu , Cnns( lo js mother Mary. lciciisc rescue uoiis aiu uiKdii ized at Shady Cove, Roguo Riv er and Eagle Point. The county also has an extensive county radio net of over 50 stations scattered throughout the county. Suit Is Transferred To Marion County It was understood that Eu genia 'Anderson, the U.S. min ister to Sofia, was on vacation in Washington when the dem onstration began. The former Bulgarian diplo mat, J - Ivan-Asscn Ccorgiev, faced a possible death penalty lot allegedly selllne Bulearian secrets 4o the United States for $200,000 over the years. communist press agency re ports said Georaiev. 56. con fessed to all the charges against him Thursday, saying ho spent all the money on "loose women". Roth Comments on Appling's Decision PORTLAND (UPD-Phil Roth. Republican state chairman, said today "it is regrettable that tho financial sacrifice of a public service career many times makes it Impossible for highly qualified people to continue such a career without interruption." Roth was commenting on Sec retary of State Howell Appling's decision not to seek re-election next year. Mr. Appling has been an out standing secretary of state," ho said. "His reasons for not seek ing re-election justify his deci sion." Roth added that the Republi can party in Oregon "has a stable of outstanding prospective SALEM (UPI) -A suit seek ing lo invalidate a Board o f rarii,iaies who will kr-r-n thn "Oregon slate and Jackson K disciples From Nazareth, the Pope will proceed to Mount Tabor, slop ping there at the Basilica of the Transfiguration, revered as the place where Jesus Is believed to have ascended with three of County have two of the finest communications centers in the slate," Hicks commented. The slate center is in Uie Capitol i Kishcs nnd will co on to visit Iv said he will study a demurrer I basement and the county center I Capernaum, in whose syna- filed by Frasicr's attorney, H. In ,he Jackson County court-: R0KUC Christ is said to have The Pope and his party will Ihen proceed to Tabgha to tour Ihc Church of the Loaves and Dewey Wilson, this morning. He house basement. taught. Pharmacy ruling banning the advertisement of prescription drugs has been transferred to Marion County Circuit Court. In the suit, the Oregon News paper Publishers' Association. i and publishers of tho Portland uregonian, Ihc Eugene Rcgislcr Guard, the Roscburg News-Review and the Oregon Statesman seek a declaratory judgment in validating the board's ruling. The suit was originally filed in Lane County in July, 19112. and later was transfired to Douglas County and then here. The newspaper suit claims the board's action is both uncon stitutional and in excess of its statutory authority. Portland Food Prices Follow National Trend SAN FRANCISCO (L'Pl (-Retail fond prices al Portland. Ore., rose two-tenths of one per cent in November, the U. S. Bu reau of Labor Statistics report ed todav. The new level is 1.2 per cent above the level of one year ago. The price increase was mainly the result of increased costs of fruit and vegetables. did nol indicate when he would ,lne Jacuson youmy uvu yc- pnp(. Paul will dine and rest rule the demurrer fcnsc now nas lnt'aU. marked ,on u,c Mount of Beatitudes, tra- Wilson challenged the .suffi-' and Partially to fully cquipppd 19 dition;il site of the Sermon on ciency of the grand jury indict-, fallout shelters located in Med- the Mount and Jesus' selection ment, and said the tails in tne ""u v- oi ins apostics. He will men go to Jerusalem secretary of state's position in the Republican column. Marine Port Suits Being Held Up WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Justice Department has agreed to hold up eight suits against marine port authorities involv ing possible fines totaling mora than $12 million, Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, D-Wash., said today. The suits were filed by Ilia government under a law provid ing penalties up to $1,000 a day for port agreements put into ef fect without the approval of tha Federal Maritime Commission. indictment do not constitute a i proximately iw or more racuo- crime. The law defining the ' '"R'cai 'auoui measuring insiru- charge of voluntary manslaugh- .MAHARAJA CREMATED GANGTOK. Sikkim i L'Pl ) The late Maharaja Sir Tashi ! Namgyal of Sikkim, who died 25 days ago at tne age ol ii, lor stales that such an act is committed "in the sudden heat of passion caused by a provo cation as lo make the commis sion of Ihc crime irresistible." Frasier, then a taxi driver is charged in connection with the death of Clifford Goldsmith, White City Domiciliary, Nov. 9, I2. Frasicr' bail was continued. ACCIDENT FATAL MONMOUTH (UPI) - Yankee. 39. Dallas, Ore., mcnls at various county loca tions, Hicks added. WEATHER Gale was was cremated at midday today; killed Thursday night when his a colorful ceremony atop a auto struck a railroad overpass mountain peak in this liny Him alayan kingdom. abutment three miles south of Iherfj, slate police said f linttAST: Motly tlnuilv llimush Saturdav. PrrlnrU nf rain Ihroiich salurriav noun. Hr inmlni showrrv Saturday all rrnnrin and nlcht. I.nw Ifinlvht l:,-l. Mltli tomorrow 4.1-5U. HlKhMl YVilrrdav 41 Lownt 'Milt Mornlni 59 Prrr, To 10 a in. Todav M , Our Skies Tonight Stlllrt lodav . , 4:IS p.m. HunMT tomorrow ... ):to a.m. .Mnonnrt tomorrow . . 3:1:1 a.m. l ull Moon Ilrr. 30 I'IMIMIM.NT M AR Aldfltaran. follow IhP Moon r-itnMiM.sr t oNhtfci.i.A tins Orion. In tnulh'att .... !:00 p m. and In th south . Il:lft p.m where he will visit the room of the Last Supper on Mount Zinn and sec the Abbey ot Dormi tion. The final slop will be at Man dclhaiim Gate, separating Israeli-held Jerusalem from the old city, which lies in Jordan. The Pope will take leave of the same dignitaries who greeted him at Ihc si art of the visit and then return into Jordan. TERM CORRECT SALEM (UPI) Oregon State Correction Institution is a "cor rectional institution" in the sense ol modern penology, Ally. Gen. Itohrrl V. Thornton today advised the Stale Board of Control Earthquake Rattles Northwest Oregon PORTLAND (UPI) A short, sharp earthquake jnllrd parts nf Northwest Orrgon during the dinner hour Thursday evening, but there was no major damage. It apparently was felt strongest on the roast. The fpiake ttrutk about 0:30 p.m. Ed Chibotiris, Oregon State University seismology student, said II regislrretl I on a scale of 10 and appeared to be centered slightly west of Portland. In .Seattle, Seismologist Norman Rasmiusen of the University of Washington said the quake was felt between Salem and the coast. He also suitl the quake did not exceed 4 on the scale of 10. There were a lew reports of cracked ceilings and walls. In Srasltle. residents ld houses shook, while reports of tho quake also came from other coastal cities between Astoria and Otranlake. In Portland frw residents seemrd aware of II, Chlhnurla naltl the tremor was less severe Ulan one which sXiit na BojUlfjiuk ' November. a
