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In Pamlico River
No Lost of Lift
Noted in Wilmington
Wilmington. N. C. (U.R)
O Hurricane Diane blew Itself to
1j pieces 60 miles inland from the
O North Carolina coast today,
leaving a flooded town and con
siderable damage behind.
q Diane caused little wind dam
O age but considerable by the
water route.
The winds pushed flood waters
over historic Washington, N.
C, a Pamlico river city and
forced hundreds to flee to high
ground.
High Tide Trapped
O The Washington flood oc
O curred when the high tide was
trapped in the river by the
wnds of Diane and could not
return to the ocean.
"We've got more water than
we've ever seen here," Lt.
Sheperd Grist, a National
Guard commander, said.
"There's six feet of water out
side the armory."
This afternoon, however, Col.
James R. Smith, highway pa
trol commander, said every
thing at Washington "was under
control" and there was no loss
of life. .
Although gusts up to 95 miles
per hour struck points just off-shore,
winds were down to 74
Vliiiles an hour, just under hurri
Qcane strength, as the hurricane
passed over Wilmington.
The tropic howler was fol
lowing a north-northwest course.
Crops May Be Hard Hit
First reports of Diane's ravages
indicated comparatively light
Qdamage but eastern North Car
olina crops, valued in the mil
lions of dollars, were expected
to be hard hit only a week after
the year's first full-fledged hur
ricane unleashed its fury.
City officials declared an
emergency at Kinston, N. C,
and business was at a standstill.
Also in Diane's path were the
cities of Wilson, Rocky Mount,
Raleigh, and Durham, all of
Ctvhich felt only a few gusts as
hurricane Connie hit North Car
olina last week.
U.S. Asked To End
Armistice in Korea
Washington (U.R) Korean
OAmbassador You Yang called
(-pn the United States today to
declare the Korean armistice
"null and void" and to build free
Korea's military strength to
reet . a "sneak, attack by the
Communists,
In an exclusive United Press
interview, Yang described the
Polish and Czech members of
the .United Nations Truce Super
visory Commission as "thieves
in our parlor." The Reds, he
said, must be ousted from South
Korea "the sooner the better,
by force if necessary."
Yang said one-sided observ-
ance of the 1953 Korean armis
tice with the Communists had
left the Republic of Korea weak
and had strengthened North
Korea. T8e Red strategy, he said,
is to "attack again when they
,avp thp frp world relaxed and
slumbering in sweet' dreams of
peace.
Yang traced his recent talks
on the Korean crisis with high
State Department officials.
Weather
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FORECAST: Fair and warm
through Thursday. Low to
O night 50. High Thursday 95.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 91
Lowest this Morning , . 51
Appeal Planned in Ruling
By Judge on
O Salem ttJ.RJ Attorney John
GR. McCullough of the state pub
lic utilities commission said to-(-day
he is preparing an appeal
cJlo the state supreme court from
c decision of Circuit Judge Val
nSloper whgh enjoined the PUC
ofrom enforcing an order to the
PortlandD Traction company.
GJ The PUC sougftt to direct the
(Sirm to continue interurban pas
fenger runs on a current basis.
jThe traction company had an
nounced plans to reduce service
obetween Portland and Oregon
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IN HURRICANE'S PATH Gigantic mushrooms of boiling black smoke rise skyward
from burning pine-tree stumps at Brunswick, Ga. The fire, started by lightning, de
stroyed stumps valued at $100,000. Fearful of what approaching hurricane "Diane"
might do if blaze continued, firemen fought all night to bring blaze, under control.
Winners Announced
As Annual Fair Starts
About 20 champions and over
40 blue ribbon winners emerg
ed from home economics, poultry
and rabbit judging at the county
4-H and FFA fair yesterday. The
fair continues today at the fair
grounds, open to the public at
noon.
Champions Listed
In home economics, yesterday's
champions included: Jane West-
over, Eagle Point, and Catherine
Carroll, Eagle Point, frozen
foods; Nancy Barnes, Howard,
Cathie Carroll, Eagle Point,
bread; Sandra Ghelardi, Central
Point, camp cookery; Joan Do
brot, Central Point, special jam
and jelly exhibit contest; Susan
Wright, Oak Grove, cakes; Ray
mond Nouguier, Medford, Kathy
Zimmerlee, Ashland, Elaine Mc
Kay, Central Point, Starlene Wil
kins, "Talent, cooking; Mary
Kay Harris, Medford, Suzanne
Palm, Eagle Point, and Susie
Carroll, Eagle Point, clothing.
Lucille Lowry, Valley View,
and Rose Marie Machado, Evans
Valley showed the champion
buck and doe rabbits. Nylia Coo
per, Valley View, took the grand
champion exhibit.
Poultry Winners
Jean Debrot, Central Point,
was judged champion in poultry
showmanship. Showing champ
ion chickens were Bobby Kuest,
Central Point, Carolyn Tieg, Val-
Drivers Uninjured
In Car-Truck Crash
State police reported a head
on log truck-auto accident on
McKee bridge in the Upper
Applegate late yesterday morn
ing. There were no injuries.
Officers said a car driven by
Jerome Bernard Roberts, 56, of
Parker, Ariz., was traveling
south on the bridge. When it
neared the south end, a logging
truck and trailer operated by
Montie Wayland Walser, 22,
Grants Pass, rounded the curve
north of the bridge.
The Roberts car stopped be
fore the impact. The truck was
unable to stop and hit the auto
head-on. Heavy damage was
done to the front of the Roberts
car.
No citations were issued.
Rail Service
Judge Sloper ruled that Public
Utilities Commissioner Charles
Heltzel had no authority to order
continuance of current schedules
until a hearing is held.
McCullough said the appeal
will be completed within a day
or two.
The attorney said it has not
been determined definitely . if
hearings will be held in connec
tion with the case and that of
the Southern Pacific railroad's
recent action in halting passen
ger service between Portland
and Ashland.
Stores Will Remain Open
SeDff
MEDFORD, OREGON.
ley View, and Mary Daniels,
Westside.
Carolyn Tiegs, Valley View,
showed the grand champion
chicken.
Sheila Couey, Southwest Med
ford, and Carolyn Tiegs, Valley
View, took championships for
eggs.
Fair schedule for tomorrow
is:
6 a.m. Fat stock weighed. 9
a.m. Swine showmanship 10:30
a.m. Dairy judging contest. 1
p.m. Beef judging. 1 p.m. Sheep
judging. 1-8 p.m. Home econom
ics contests and demonstrations.
7 p.m. Swine judging.
Flume Break Cuts
Water to EPID
Eagle Point The entire area
irrigated through the Eagle
Point irrigation district, some
5,500 acres, is without water as
the result of a break in a flume
near the intake just outside of
Butte Falls, according to a re
port from the district office to
day. About 30 feet of a 600 foot
flume broke out from pressure
of the water it carried. The dist
rict crew will work day and
night until the line is repaired,
it is reported. Because the break
is in the main line the entire
area serviced through the Eagle
Point district is affected. In ad
dition to crops, ranchers there
depend on irrigation water for
their stock.
Testimony Continues
In U.S. Court Trial
The federal district court this
afternoon was still hearing testi
mony in the case Pacific Engine
and Machine Works vs. John C.
and Ruth V. Rogers of Del Norte
Laundry.
The two day old fire damage
suit was expected to go to the
jury late today. H. B. Collins and
J. Everett Barr, Yreka, are at
torneys for the plaintiff, and
George W. Mead and Charles S.
Crookham, both of Portland, for
the defendant.
Rural Firemen Called
To Extinguish Blaze
Central Point Three units
of the Central Point rural fire
department were called to ex
tinguish a stubble field fire about
noon yesterday on property be
longing to Elk Lumber company.
The blaze, covering several
acres in rather high stubble,
was south of Beall lane and west
of Highway 99. Rural firemen
said it was thought that the
blaze started from a tractor
working in the field.
Rural firemen and some Elk
Lumber employees extinguished
the fire and a good sized crew
of the lumber firm worked at
putting a trail around the area.
Elk's road grader was pressed
into service.
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Owners of Logs
Have Year To Make
Recovery Claims
Salem (U.R) Who owns the
logs on Oregon beaches . and
shore frontages?
Attorney General Robert Y.
Thornton ruled today that an
owner does not lose title to trees
and logs when lodged upon pri
vate property, and has a one
year period to recover them "be-
fore they are considered
abandoned ....... .. '
Thornton gave his opinion at
request of Harry Dorman, state
finance director. He said that
the question had arisen prev
iously but this was the first
time a state official had asked
the question.
The problem exists parties
larly on ocean frontages, where
"drift,' fugitive or strayed" logs
cast by the ocean above ordinary
high tide, would rest on private
property.
Owners who float logs on nav
igable streams may still retain
title 'to the logs even though
they may become strayed, drift
ed or dedelict logs, Thornton
said. Also, logs which become
water-logged and sink are not
lost to the owner. As logs do not
deteriorate quickly under water,
the act of permitting them to
remain submerged does not indi
cate legal abandonment. Thorn
ton said it is the burden of the
person who claims abandonment
to prove the existence of this
condition. The owner may claim
sunken logs by properly identi1-
fying them by recorded brand.
or marks or other means.
South Koreans Stone
American Army Man
Seoul, Korea (U.R) Angry
South Koreans stoned an Amer
ican Army officer today in a
new outbreak of violence against
Communist truce inspectors.
A mob of about 300 stone-toss-tcssing
demonstrators attempted
to storm the causeway leading
to tiny Wolmi island in Inchon
harbor. They were driven back
by U.S. troops with tear gas and
streams of water from fire hoses.
One of the rocks hurled by the
demonstrators struck 1st. Lt.
Wayne W. Hansen, 25, of Augus
ta, Ga. on the head. He was
given emergency treatment in
Inchon and then was rushed by
an ambulance to a U.S. military
hospital at Azcom City, 10 miles
from Inchon.
An Eighth Army spokesman
said Hansen suffered a "slight
concussion" but described his
condition as "not serious."
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Nehru Apologizes
For Riots in India
New Delhi (U.R) The wide
spread riots in India yesterday
have brought an apology from
Prime Minister Nehru.
The Indian leader told! parlia
ment this morning he deeply
regrets mob attacks on Portugese
consulates. He said his govern
ment is willing to pay the damages.
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Arleigh A. Burke
Assumes Command
Of American Fleet
Admiral Warns
Of Great Challenge
Annapolis, Md (U.R) Adm.
Arleigh A. Burke took command
of America's mighty fleets to
day and warned that U. S. sea
supremacy' faces a "greater
challenge" than ever before in
this atomic age.
As the new chief of naval
operations, the 53-year-old admir
al promised to push for "even
higher preparations" to keep the
Navy the world's best.
The oath-taking ceremony, at
which Burke formally took over
from Adm. Robert B. Carney, 60,
was held in the Naval academy's
mammoth drill hall before more
than 2000 spectators including
two squadrons' of midshipmen
and Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin
of Maryland.
It was the most colorful in
modern naval annals. Booming
guns from a nearby battery, 1163
smartly dressed midshipmen and
a 37-piece academy band saluted
the new Navy chief.
It was the first time a chief
of naval operations had been in
ducted outside of a Washington
office since the post was created
in 1915.
This was Burke's personal
wish. The admiral, promoted
over 90 other officers who had
greater service seniority, sought
to emphasize the close connec
tion between his Pentagon post
and the Navy's seagoing fighting
men.tr His original plan to hold
tue ceremony aboard an aircraft
carrier at Norfolk, Va., had to
be cancelled because of the
threat of hurricane Diane.
Rain clouds scuddling ahead
of the hurricane also broke up
plans to hold the ceremony out
doors on the Naval Academy's
Tecumseh court, and it was mov
ed inside to the drill 'hall.
Booming out 72 times, a naval
battery delivered a 17-gun salute
each to Burke and Carney and
two 19-gun salutes to mark the
arrival and departure of Navy
Secretary Charles A. Thomas.
Eisenhower Signs
New Military Code
Fraser, Colo. (U.R) President
Eisenhower today signed an
executive order setting up a
new code of conduct for Ameri
can servicemen captured by the
enemy and pledged that "no
American prisoner of war will
be forgotten by the United
States."
The President signed the
executive order putting the code
into effect immediately.
The code sets up for the first
time uniform standards for per
sonnel of all branches of the
service when they are captured,
and is an indirect outgrowth of
incidents involving Americans
captured by the Red Chinese
during the Korean fighting.
Under the code, each Amer
ican serviceman pledges to
"never surrender of my own
free will," and to "resist by all
means available" if captured. It
also provides that "if in com
mand, I will never surrender
m men while they still have
the means to resist."
The President said in the
executive order that "every
member of the armed forces of
the United States is expected to
measure up to the standards
embodied in this code of con
duct while he is in combat or in
captivity."
Blaze Damages Home
While Owner Absent
Fire at the R. J. Edwards resi
dence, 629 North Central ave.,
yesterday afternoon extended to
the roof and attic. Contents of
one room were slightly damaged,
firemen said.
They reported that the blaze
apparently started from an elec
trical short in wiring on the
back porch. t
Neighbors discovered the fire
during the owner's absence. Two
pumper trucks were dispatched
to the blaze at about 4:10 p.m.
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City Council! (Gives
Authorization for
Pact With district
The city council last night
authorized City Manager Robert
Duff and City Attorney Frank
Farrell to enter into a contract
with South Bear Creek Sanitary
district, which would connect
with Medfbrd's sewer system at
a later date in a location desig
noted by the city.
Mrs. Jeanette Marshall, attor
ney representing the district,
pointed out that the district
wanted to start construction as
soon as possible before winter
weather started, and that a con
nection to Medford's system
could be determined later.
Action Delayed
The contract has been under
consideration by ' the council,
but action has been delayed be
cause pending disposition of fi
nancing and construction of a
truck line between the north
district boundary and the south
city limit.
Mrs. Marshall said the dis
trict could not at this time fi
nance construction o the con
necting line, but that perhaps
with financial assistance from
the City of Phoenix a line could
be financed later.
Phoenix residents recently ap
proved a $40,u00 .bond issue for
installation of a system at Phoe
nix. The system would connect
with the South Bear Creek Sani
tary district and into the Med
ford system. Mrs. Marshall
pointed out that Phoenix will
not go ahead with its project
until after a contract had been
signed between the district and
Medford.
Approve Participation
The council approved Phoenix
participation in the over-all
project.
Mrs. Marshall said district of
President's Grandson
Fishes, Rides Horse
Fraser, Colo. (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower's seven-year-old
grandson, David, had a full mor
ning of fly casting and horse
back riding today on his first
day of sharing the chief execu
tive's mountain fishing sojourn.
The boy, who joined Mr. Eis
enhower here last night, tried
his hand at casting in a new,
heavily stocked trout pond close
by the new three-bedroom guest
house built on the ranch of Aksel
Nielsen, Mr. Eisenhower's host
for the five-day visit.
First National
By City; Rezoning Proposal
Ordinances were adopted by
the city council last night ac
cepting First National Bank of
Portland bids on Medford water
and general obligation bonds
totaling $43,238.36. The bonds,
issued under the Bancroft act,
are for recent improvements of
water mains and streets.
' First National's bid on water
bonds, which totaled $6,886.47,
was at an interest rate of 2.723
per cent, or a net cost to Med
ford of $1,875.19. United States
National Bank of Portland sub
mitted a bid with a 2.973 per
cent interest rate, or a net cost
to Medford of $2,047.35.
General obligation bonds to
taled $36,351.89. First National's
bid was at a 2.659 per cent in
terest rate, or a cost of $6,561.34
to Medford, while United States'
bid was at a rate of 2.722 per
cent interest, or $6,715.28 net
cost.
May Request Payment
Under the Bancroft act, resi
dents may request payment on
the installment plan. The city
finances improvements through
bond sales, and residents reim
burse the city to pay off bonds.
In other action last night, the
council postponed indefinitely
action on rezoning to commercial
district East Jackson st. between
Genessee and Hawthorne sts.
Residents of the area will be
notified when the request is
considered by the council in the
future.
Attorney Edward Kelly, who
represented residents requesting
the change, suggested postpone
ment indefinitely pending out
come of a decision by the Ore
gon State Highway commission
location of a proposed freeway.
Earlier this week, State High
way Engineer R. H. Baldock
said the Genessee st. route was
the most logical one of three
proposed freeway routes. He
pointed out, however, that no
A7im
ficials would have to know
whether or not Phoenix would
be permitted to connect onto the
trunk line so specifications for
trunk line size may be deter
mined before bids are called for
construction.
She said if a contract is signed,
construction would start as soon
as possible.
City Manager Robert Duff
said Medford's present lines
would carry sewage loads from
the district and Phoenix for a
limited time. He said he believed
present lines would- be suffic
ient for about 10 years.
Contractor Starts
Construction Work
At Four Mile Lake
Construction work on Four
Mile lake reservoir facilities is
now under way, according to
John Hatch, of the Bureau of
Reclamation's Medford office.
The project, consisting of re
placing a concrete spillway and
construction of a parapet wall
along the crest of the dam, is be
ing done by R. K. Construction
of Roseburg, Hatch said.
The firm will be allowed 120
days to finish the work on both
the Four-Mile and Fish lake pro
jects. A 1 0-hour day, six days
a week schedule will be used in
order to complete the work be
fore bad weather sets in, Hatch
added.
The contract for the project
was awarded to the Roseburg
firm earlier this month after
their bid of $69,551.50, almost
less than estimate by Bureau
engineers, was accepted by Har
old T. Nelson, Boise Ida., reg
ional director of the bureau.
The Medford and Rogue Val
ley irrigation districts will pay
the $1,712,000 total cost of these
and other extensive rehabilita
tion projects over a 40-year per
iod. The entire project will take
six years for completion.
Riprapping of the upstream
face of the earth and rock fill
dike, and a new concrete spill
way for Fish lake will probab
ly be started in the near future,
Hatch said.
Bid on Bonds Accepted
decision has been made, because
it will require completion of
surveys, approval by the high
way commission, and the con
sent and cooperation of both
the city and county.
At last night's public hearing
on rezoning the block to com
mercial, Edwin Harper submit
ted a petition with 56 signatures
opposing rezoning. He said sig
natures were obtained from
within a three-block radius.
The council denied a request
that three lots in Queen Anne
addition be rezoned from single
family to single and two family
residences. A petition with 57
residents opposing rezoning was
submitted earlier, and several
residents appeared at last night's
public hearing opposing rezon
ing. The planning' commission pre
viously had recommended the
request be denied on the basis
that it constituted spot zoning.
The council also:
Grant Leave
Granted City Manager Robert
Duff leave of absence between
Aug. 25 and Sept. 5 and approved-
Vernon Thorpe, public
works director, as acting city
manager in Duff's absence.
Received a planning commis
sion report, but deferred action.
Granted extensions of time to,
J. C. Compton company on the
airport project and to W. H.
Conrad . company on Eastwood
hills project. Both time exten
sions were recommended by
Duff.
Rejected a bid of $7,700 by
J. C. Compton for paving Capi
tal ave. between Valley View
dr. and Sunrise ave. after resi
dents of the area desired to defer
paving because bids were more
than 10 per cent higher than
engineer's estimates.
Awarded a contract to E. O.
Stevens for construction of a
sanitary sewer on the north side
of Stewart ave. 251 feet west of
9 o'clock
Convicts Meekly
Scamper for Cells
On Warden's Order
Nebraska Prison
Buildings Burned
Lincoln,' Neb." (U.R) Angry
Nebraska Penitentiary officials
determined to regain control of
the prison, broke a 13-hour re
bellion tody with an ultimatum
to the rioters to get back in their
cells or die.
Warden Joseph Bovey gave the
more than 200 rebels "just two
minutes" to return to their in
dividual cells. He then threw in
more than a dozen state troopers
into the east cellblock with, or
ders to "shoot on sight" anyone
outside his cell.
Rush for Cells
The prisoners did not deliber
ate long in the face of the brist
ling riot guns. They rushed
meekly into their cells, well in
side the two-minute limit.
The rebels had rioted through
the night in the east cellblock
after starting fires which de
stroyed four buildings, damaged
another, and caused $100,000
damage.
No shots were fired at inmates
although one blast was accident
ally discharged Into the prison
yard before the officers rushed
the rebels. s
Bovey issued an angry state
ment: "It's time that the warden
directed the inmates what to do
instead xf the inmates, directing
the warden."
He said the troopers probably
saved the life of Jack Stover,
64, a transient serving time for
grand larceny from Omaha. Bpv
ey said Stover was brutally beat
en, thrown into a cell by the
maddened rebels, and his mat
tress and clothing set afire.
His condition was such, off ic
ials said, that they thought he
was dead when they pulled him
from the burning cell.
Two inmates beaten by the
rioters last night and left lying
in the prison yard were Donald
R. Ryun, 34, a transient, and
Charles R, Crammer, 46, Omaha.
Both were in good condition in
a downtown hospitaL
Crew Mopping Up o
Log Slash Fire
State forest patrol men this
morning were mopping up a fire
in the Siskiyous that burned
over 30 acres of old logging
slash.
Forest patrol offices said the
fire started Monday afternoon
at the head of Immigrant creek
just under the north side of Pilot
Rock. About 50 men from the
state, Elk lumber company, and
C. J. Miller logging operation
helped in controlling the blaze.
Postponed
Hamilton st. The bid of $808.95
was 56 per cent over engineer's
estimates and the proposed im
provement was referred back
to residents for their approval.
Adopted an ordinance calling
for a public hearing at the next
regular council meeting on a
zone change from single and
two family to heavy industrial
for property on the north side
of Clark st. between McAndrews
rd. and Narregan st. The change
is recommended by the plan
ning commission.
Appointed Kenneth Randle to
replace Herbert N. Ellis in the
fire department. Randle has
served as a volunteer fireman
for about a year, and was rec
ommended for the position by
Duff and Fire Chief Gordon
Barker.
Receive Notice O
Received official notice that
$34,500 has been tentatively
allocated to Medford by the
Civil Aeronautics administra
tion to complete reconstruction
of the airport's main runway.
Adopted ordinances deeding
to Jackson county a 10-foot strip
of land on the north side of
Belknap rd. at the fairgrounds
for road purposes, authorizing
transfer of funds to provide
working funds for the airport
paving project, and for a quit
claim easement for sanitary
sewer line through Tom Hight
property at East Main st. and
Modoc ave. which formerly was
owned by Walter Young. Hie
lstter ordinance also accepted
relocation of the easement.
Approved a change of owner
ship from M. H. Shook to Robert
M Anderson for a package store
Referred to the traffic depart
class B license at O. K." Market
on North Riverside, ave.
ment a request from 25 resi
dents near West 13th st. and
Peach st. for traffic control at
that corner. Several accidents
haye occurred there recently. ;
Tonight
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