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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.
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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.
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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. . . ,