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Sterns lit It with Medford United Press l 51st Year 34 Pages x9: v can COOLING OFF The Hawthorne park swimming pool proves to be a popular place for valley youngsters and adults seeking relief from hot afternoon temperatures. Shown above are sev eral children using the wading pool at the park with the regu President Slates Conference With Chairman of GOP Gettysburg, Pa. iU.R) Presi- dent Eisenhower will start his second term campaign rolling Thursday with a conference with Republican National Chair man Leonard W. Hall. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said Hall will meet with the President at his farm here to discuss plans for the second term campaign and the GOP National Convention in San Francisco starting Aug. 20. This will be Hall's first meet ing with Mr. Eisenhower since the President became ill June 8. To Sea Slassen Announcement of the meeting with Hall followed Tuesday's announcement that the Presi dent is still a candidate for a second term. Hall will hold a news conference in downtown Gettysburg before returning to Washington. Hagerty would not say wheth er the President already has made plans to go to the con vention. The President also will con fer Thursday with Harold E. Stassen, presidential adviser on disarmament, and Presidential Assistant Shermqn Adams. The President signed 35 bills and other documents during a work session this morning. Hagerty said he does not ex pect the President will meet at Gettysburg this week with the Cabinet or the National Secur ity Council. He said he has "an idea" when Mr. Eisenhower will return to the White House, but "I can't tell you yet." Trip To Panama Previous plans have been for the President to spend "a few days" at the White House before leaving for Panama the night of July 20. Hagerty also said he did not know whether the Presi dent will hold a news conference before going to Panama. Outdoor Band Concert Slated Here Tonight The first outdoor band con cert by the Summer High school band will be presented at 8 p.m. today in the old city park. The band is part of the sum mer recreation program spon sored by the Medford city schools. The band is directed by I. A. Mirick. Paris U.R; Princess Grace of Monaco today gracefully de clined to say whether she is ex pecting an heir. Air-Rescue Operation Set For CAP Here This Sunday Eight Civil Air Patrol planes from southern Oregon will fan cut over a 25-mile radius from the Medford airport Sunday in one of the most elaborate simu lated air-rescue operations ever staged in this area by the CAP. All CAP units in southern 'regon will participate plus .-ee planes from the Portland aadron. Other squadrons in .ude Roseburgt Lakeview, iZlamath Falls and Medford. Air Force observers will plant a target somewhere within the 25 mile radius. It will then be Incased wire MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY School Project Bids Opened by Board Here Bids for renovation and addi- tions to Medford High and Hed- rick Junior High schools were cpened by the board of educa tion of district 549C here last n'ght. . Work at Medford High in eludes utilization of permanent seating in the boys gymnasium by converting it to four class rooms, and an addition to the southwest corner of the present building which will include two classrooms and increased dress ing room facilities. Two exist ing walls of the building will be used to provide economy in construction, school officials said. Hedrick Construction Work at Hedrick Junior High includes the first room of a pro jected wing extending north Late News Briefs NIXON RETURNS Washington (U.R) Vice President Richard M. Nixon re turned from an 11-day round the world trip today and was wel comed by a delegation made up of Republican leaders and for eign diplomats. Speaking into newsreel canv eras Nixon said he is still avail able for renomination as candi date for vice president. FUND FIGHT HINTED Washington (U.R) House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. hinted strongly today that administration supporters would fight to restore cuts made in foreign aid funds sought by President Eisenhower. CONVICTION AFFIRMED Salem (U.R) The convic tion of George F. Sack of Port land for first degree murder of his wife Goldie Sack, on Feb. 16, 1954, has been affirmed by the Oregon Supreme Court. Humane Society to . Discuss Dissolution The Southern Oregon Humane society will discuss dissolution and settlement of business and disposal of property at a meet ing at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Jackson county courthouse aud itorium. , The board of trustees said the action is being considered be cause of increased financial problems. If members concur, assets will be sold, and after payment of expenses and liabil ities, the remaining funds will be distributed to some other charitable organization. the tactical problem of the planes to find it as though in an actual air search. Ground rescue will be direct ed from a radio equipped Land rover truck donated by Lea motors of Medford, an Air Force command car and private radio equipped vehicles of CAP mem bers. Al Randies of the Medford CAP equadron. in charge of publicity for the event, stated that the public is invited to observe the operation from the bese headquarters at the airport. -r, lar pool shown in the background. Swimming classes, with 235 children enrolled, are held daily between 9 a.m. and noon. Classes will be held this week and next week. from the north center of the building, and utilization of space in the second level for two classrooms, and a textbook li brary. A covered walkway will be constructed along the north edge of the building. Minshall Construction com pany of Jacksonville submitted a base bid of $38,590 for work fct Medford High; Myers D. Jones bid $39,780, and Bessonette and Graff bid $39,980 on a base bid. Minshall submitted the only bid of $24,929 for work at Hedrick Junior High school. Electronic Service, Medford, submitted a bid of -$5,480 for electrical work at Medford High school, and $2,659 for work at Hedrick. Trowbridge and Flynn, Medford. submitted a bid of $6,242 for. work at Medford" High, and $4,375 for work at Hedrick. Alternates Listed Contracts will be awarded at a later date. Several alternates vere listed for work at Hedrick Junior High school,, all of which will be considered before the contract is awarded, officials said. In other action last night, the board elected new officers, re affirmed teacher elections, set opening dates for school, and accepted a resignation. Otto Ewaldsen was elected chairman, replacing Edward Branchfield, and Mrs. Stephen Nye was elected vice chairman, replacing Ewaldsen. Mrs. Re becca Jensen was reelected clerk for the district. The board set Sept. 10 as the opening date for classes in ele mentary and junior high schools, and Sept. 17 for opening date at Medford High school. School officials said the high school opening date was postponed a week to allow students to work in the fruit harvest here. Resignation Accepted The resignation of Karl Kahle, mathematics teacher and coach at Hedrick Junior High school, was accepted. Kahle has accept ed a position as principal at Sil vcrton High school. Donald Littman, who moved here recently from St. Peters burg, Fla., was hired as a new fifth grade teacher at Roosevelt school. Elections of teachers by pa trons of the Oak Grove and West Side districts last spring were reaffirmed by the Medford board. On the Oak Grove staff are H. Bruce Metzger. Elmer Ayres, Audrey Berry, Florence Conners, Dena DeKorte, ' Mar- jorie Gandee. Max Killingsworth and Hugh Shurtleff. Ernst V. Ludwig was reaffirmed for the West Side school. The action was necessary by the Medford board because the two districts were recently con solidated with the Medford dis trict. The board adopted a resolu tion acknowledging the new designation number of 549C as of July 1, when consolidation of the West Side and Oak Grove districts and annexation of the Dewey and Kenwood districts became effective. The board also approved in creasing insurance on the West Side school from $76,500 to $100,000 based on a new ap praisal of the facilities by the U S. Appraisal company, which is appraising buildings in the Medford district. Tribune rej Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 95 Biggest D'Anjou Crop in Several Years Expected This year's d'anjou pear crop in the Rogue valley is expected to be the biggest in several years according to Cliff B. Cordy, the county extension agent for horti culture. He added, however, that bart lett, bosc and cornice pear yields are expected to be somewhat smaller than last year's record crop. While the d'anjou crop in Hood River is also anticipated to be abundant, Cordy said all fruit crops in the state of Washington will, be reduced, this year as the result of freezing weather last winter. . Peach Crop The peach crop in this area is also expected to be the "best in a long time," Cordy stated. He attributed the success of this year's peach crop to good weath er during the bloom season and care by growers. The county agent explained that more orch ardists than usual this year aid ed Hale peach pollination by planting pollinators in the orch ards and supplying pollination bouquets. Peach yields elsewhere in the Northwest are descibed as "very poor" because of last winter's freeze. Cordy reported this is the peak of the cherry harvest and that those desiring cherries should get them soon. PUC Orders Hearing On Bus Rate Change The Oregon public utilities commissioner has ordered a hear ing on a proposed rate adjust ment for Evergreen Bus lines, it was reported today. The order automatically post pones the effective date of the change, originally set for July 10, until after the hearing, will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, in the courthouse auditor ium. The bus company's proposal was to set a minimum fare of 35 cents on the Medford-Ashland run, and a minimum fare of 20 cents on the Central Point and Jacksonville runs.1 The changes would affect intermediate ser vice, and not the maximum fares already charged between the cities involved. County Road Workers 6o On 40-Hour Week The Jackson county court has announced road department per sonnel, as well as other court house employees, are now work ing a 40-hour week and have re ceived salary increases of ap proximately 10 per cent. The action, taken by the coun ty court early this week, was approved by members of the county budget committee. Road department personnel previously worked a 44-hour week. Commissioners said they will receive the same amount of money for the shorter week as they did for the 44-hour week. San Francisco (U.R) The armed forces have established a new defense barrier 300 miles off the West Coast to protect the United States from attack by enemy aircraft. Soviet Industrial Production Said Up by 12 Per Cent Bulganin Reports To Supreme Soviet Moscow (U.R) Premier Niko lai Bulganin announced today that Soviet industrial output this far in 1956 is up 12 per cent over the same period in 1955. The report was made to a joint session of the Supreme So viet, this country's parliament. It was an indication that prog ress is being made on pledges to step up industrial production when the regime of Bulganin and Communist party leader Nikita Khrushchev succeeded Premier Georgi Malenkov last year. Khrushchev Absent. ' Khrushchev was absent from separate sessions held this morn ing by the two houses of the Su preme Soviet, the Council of Nationalists, and the Council of the Union. But he was pres ent when the two chambers met in joint session to hear Bulga nin's speech this afternoon. Observers attributed no sig nificance to Khrushchev's ab sence at tne morning session. They noted that his principal of ficial role is that of Communist party leader and not a govern ment office holder. However, London newspapers were filled with dispatches about Khrushchev's latest drink ing episode at a Moscow recep- tion last week, in which he is reported to have insulted U.S., Britisri and French . aviation leaders. The London publica tions speculated that Khrush chev's excessive addiction to al cohol might cost him his leader ship in the Soviet Union. In his report, Bulganin said the rate of industrial output this year exceeds by 2 per cent the schedule laid down by the sixth five-year plan. The Shah of Iran and Queen Soraya sat in a place of honor on the front row beside the ros trum. Deputies applauded the royal couple, the first reigning monarens ever to attend a ses sion of the Supreme Soviet. North Korean Premier Kim II Sung also was a guest. Federal Court Case Continues Today Witnesses continued to testify today in federal court in the post office building in the case between Juanita and Claude Easton Bird, of Salem, and How ard DeSully Hodson, of Seattle, suing each other for damages suffered when the cars they were operating collided Jan. 26, 1955, on Highway 99 in front of the Laurel motel. Both Hodson and Bird claim the other was negligent in oper ating his vehicle. In the accident Bird suffered broken ribs, a broken leg and a broken arm. Hodson suffered broken ribs and lacerations. Bird testified he has been unable to return to work because of his injuries. Monday the jury was sworn in and Tuesday the attorneys for both plaintiffs gave their open ing statements. The case is ex pected to go to jury late this afternoon. Federal District Judge Gus Solomon is presiding. Copco Seeks Permit For Single Project Washington California Ore gon Power company has asked the federal power commission to license as a single project a proposed hydroelectric develop ment on the Klamath River. The company previously pro poses to undertake the work in two projects known as Big Bend Nos. 1 and 2. However, a license issued by the commission in 1954 for the second development has never been accepted by the com pany. Its new proposal, estimated to cost $12,403,500, involves con struction of a 650 foot long div ersion dam at the Big Bend No. 1 site, and a power house, at Big Bend No. 2 with installed capacity of 80,000 kilowatts. Weather FORECAST: Thunderstorms over mountains this evening. Partly cloudy tonijrht and Thursday. Low tonight 55. . High Thursday 85-88. Temp. Highest Yesterday S7 Lowest this Morning 57 Our Skies Tonight The Sun rises . 4:45 p.m. and sets 7:49 p.m. Over 94.000.000 miles away, its light reach ps the Earth in a little over eight minutes. The Moon sets 9:55 p.m. Now about 230. 00O miles away, its light reaches the Earth in less than two seconds. First Quarter July 14 "Poor Little Kid" Dulles Asks Russia To Liberate Captive Peoples of Washington OI.R) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles called on Russia today to liber ate captive peoples in Eastern Europe and thus undo "the evil done in Stalin's name." Dulles made the statement in commenting on a resolution passed last month by the cen tral committee of the Soviet Communist party which explain ed abuses by the late Josef Sta lin and measures taken to pre vent their recurrence. Dulles told a news conference he believes the world can hope fully look forward to the trans formation of the international scene. Sees Less Fear of War He said he believes forces now at work eventually will prove irresistible in bringing freedom to the enslaved peoples of the world. : Other highlights of Dulles' news conference: 1. He said he sees less fear of war at present than in recent times. He said the Free World pays a price in lack of willing. ness to arm but he is willing to pay that price. 2. He agreed with Vice Presi- dent Richard M. Nixon that there is almost certainly a risk involved for any country accept ing Communist aid. Nixon in his recent Far East tour, had direct ed the warning to neutrals, Dulles said that because of the poverty in Iron Curtain coun tries only a strong political mo tive would make them share their goods with others. Soviet Protest 3. Asked about the cut in for eign aid appropriations by Con gress, Dulles said that if this country has to alter its aid poli cies drastically without cushion ing the shock a disastrous effect could result in such countries Eugene Firms Starts Airport Resurfacing Central Heating company of Eugene started resurfacing of the main runway at the Medford airport Tuesday, according : to Vern Thorpe, director of public works. About 1,820 feet of runway will be resurfaced, Thorpe said. About 3,580 feet of runway was resurfaced last year but the operation was not completed be cause of insufficient funds in the CAA federal aid program ac count. The paving project on South Ivy st. in the Garfield subdivi sion wag- completed yesterday by Central Heating . company, he said. Rogue River Paving com pany is resurfacing Sixth st. be tween Front it. and Central ave. today. Klamath Radio Station Owner Taken by Death Klamath Falls U.R) W. D. Miller, head of one of the larg est construction companies in southern Oregon and northern California and owner of radio station KFJI in Klamath Falls, died here today. He was 70. Miller recently sold his inter est in radio station KWIN in Ashland to San Jose, Calif., in terests and sold his construction permit for KFJI-TV in Klamath Falls to KBES-TV in Medford. Washington (U.R) The Ag riculture Department expects American farmers this year to harvest a total crop "consider ably below" last year'i near rec ord crop. Europe as Korea, Formosa and Vietnam. 4. He denied any knowledge of a possible violation of Soviet air space by U.S. military planes. Russia charged such a violation Tuesday in a protest note to Dulles. He said the note has been referred to the Defense department. Soviet Ambassador Georgi N. Zaroubin handed Dulles the note of protest Tuesday during a 10 minute interview at the State department. Moscow Broadcasts Note ine note broadcast later in English by Radio Moscow charged that U.S. planes invad ed Soviet territory up to 200 miles in the Baltic July 4, 5 and S. It said the planes also violat ed the frontiers of Communist Poland and East Germany. It said lone medium bombers made three of. the flights and "American aircraft" made others. Osteopath Group Endorses Vaccine The Southern Oregon Society of Physicians and Surgeons has added its endorsement to the polio vaqeine program currently being conducted by the Jack son county chapter of the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. "We heartily endorse the vac cine and urge everyone to get it now," a Society spokesman said. Only about half of the esti mated eligible age group, up to 19 years and expectant mothers, have received the vaccine, ac cording to estimates of the county health department. Per sons receiving the vaccine now still can develop considerable immunity before the expected polio season starts in August, it has been pointed out. A spot check in Ashland yes terday failed to turn up a fam ily which has taken advantage of the vaccine, according to a polio chapter officer. However, other sources there reported a good response to the vaccine program. Residents Asked to Keep Dogs from Park Darell Huson, Medford fi nance director has urged resi dents to keep dogs away from Hawthorne park. Huson warned that dogs be come cross in hot weather and are inclined to bite. He said there are too many dogs near the park playground and pools where there are small children. Malm Farm Worker Faces Charges of Manslaughter Klamath Falls (U.R) Kla math County District Attorney Richard Beesley filed a man slaughter charge late yesterday against Earl Graham, 31-year-old Malin farm worker. He said that Graham was the driver of the car which killed a nine-year-old girl from Merrill, Ore., Sunday night. Second Girl Improving Victim of the accident was Sherilyn Kay Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith of Merrill. Her 11-year-old com panion, Sbanna Hinz, was re ported improving in a Klamath Falls hospital from injuries suf fered in the accident. Graham and two other men, Freeman Lee Graham, 52, and Claude Leamoa Woods, 32, were Hail, Rain Leave Intersections Flooded at K. F. Highway Washed Out In Eastern Oregon By UNITED PRESS Residents of Ml. Vernon in central Oregon began moving back into their homes from surrounding hills today in the wake of one of the biggest flash floods ever to strike tho desert-like area. Two-thirdi of the town's population of 500 persons fled their homes last night as the waters of Beech creek and the John Day river rushed "into 20 to 25 homes. Torrential thunder showers made rivers of gulches and ra vines that had been dry for years. By UNITED PRESS Summer storms lashed at op posite ends of Oregon with sav age fury last night in the wake of the state's first real heat wave of the year. Greatest damage was reported in the Pendleton area where a flash flood washed out a five mile section of highway 395, a main north-south route. Another major outage was re ported on highway 26 between Mt. Vernon and Dayville, where water depths of from 5 to 10 feet last night when torrential rains drenched the area. Hail at Klamath At Klamath Falls a sudden hail storm," dropping hail stones up to three-eights of an inch in diameter, struck the city. Heavy rains followed, leaving city in tersections flooded and forced closure of the East Main under pass for nearly five hours. Some residents in the city of John Day started to evacuate their homes near the John Day river last night in the wake of pouring rains. Don Brown, assistant deputy coroner of Grant county, report ed that a cloudburst struck the John Day area, sending residents out of their homes in fear the river would engulf them. Larry Smitton, supervisor of the Oregon highway mainten ance department at Pendleton, said it possibly would be several days before, highway traffic could be restored over the wash ed out routes in the Pendleton area. Crews To Surrey Damage Crews were to be dispatched this morning to barricade the im passable routes and survey the extent of damage. The washout on route 395 was located about five miles north of Mt. Vernon where Beach creek flows into the John Day river. In Klamath Falls, businessmen on South Sixth street sandbagged their stores in an effort to keep back the fast moving water. Preliminary estimates of dam age in the Klamath Falls area indicated the loss as light but some crops were either destroy ed or damaged. Wind and heavy rain was blamed for knocking down some wheat and potato vines with the heaviest damage reported in the ' Mt. Laki area about 12 miles south of Klamath Falls. Farmers in the John Day and Pendleton area were surveying damage today where, in many areas, the wheat harvest was either underway lor only days distant. The storm hit as many sections of the state were mopping up from storms that struck Monday night, leaving power lines down in some areas and small light ning fires burning in others. A crew of smoke jumpers was dropped in the Umatilla nation al forest about 65 miles south west of Pendleton last night where six fires were still burn ing after lightning strikes Mon day night. Portland (U.R) Stockhold ers in the bankrupt National Ply wood Co-operative at Independ ence have; failed in an attempt to reorganize the concern. arrested and charged with drunk enness after the accident, which occurred while the girls were wheeling a bicycle along the highway one mile east of Malin, Ore. Returned to Scene , After fleeing the scene, Free man Graham returned and was arrested by police. Earl Graham, who has been charged with man slaughter, was arrested near his home in Malin. Woods was ar rested in a Malin tavern Each Graham brother contend ed the other was the driver of the car. Witnesses have identi fied the younger brother. Earl, as the driver. . . ,
