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Newspaper Page TextCcaonyoini co D Oil S men Israel-Syria Border Situation Declared 'Grave' Soviet Union Said Urging Syria Attacks Jerusalem, Israel W Is rael officials described the Sy rian border situation today as "grave" and there were reports the Soviet Union was urging Syria on to further attacks on Israeli villages. But the officials said it was unlikely Tuesday's 10-hour ar tillery duel would precipitate an all out war; observers though it more likely Israeli troops might attack, occupy and destroy the Syrian positions, then retire across the border into Israel. Each Blame Othtr Syrian and Israeli troops bom barded each pther for 10 hours Tuesday across their mountain ous farmland frontier. The fight ing did not end until United Nations truce observers ordered a sixth cease fire. Each side blamed the other. Israeli sources said the battle started when Israeli police at tempted to investigate a strip of no man's land illegally plowed up by Syrian farmers last week. They said Syrian troops opened up with artillery and mortars and that Israel was forced to reply. Syrian Version The Syrian account was dif ferent. A spokesman in Damas cus said the duel started when an Israeli force equipped with armored cars entered Syrian territory. He said Israel ignored a UN cease fire after the Syr ians obeyed it and that Syrian troops were forced to resume firing in self defense. The Israeli army reported one Israeli civilian killed and seven wounded in the fighting. A Sy rian spokesman in Damascus said there were no Syrian mili tary casualties but that two Arab women and two children were wounded. Thompson Named CPRFPD Director Central Point Claude Thomp son, who resides on Scenic ave., was appointed last night to the board of directors of the Cen tral Point Rural Fire Protec tion district. Thompson succeeds Bert Smith, whose resignation was accepted by the board also last light. Smith gave ill health as is reason for resigning. The new director is considered well acquainted with the opera tion of the rural district. He has fceen chairman of the district's budget committee for the past mo years. Thompson is the second ap eintee to the board in recent efeeks. B. Sam Taylor was earned recently to replace Al 0 eYohannon, whose residence was peaced out of the district by an nexation of the Berrydale area Medford. Both Thompson and Taylor will serve until the fire protec Aon district's annual election in 0 December. Smith was a former chairman of the board. Survey of 077 Facilities Approved Salem HP) Hiring of a Port land consulting engineering firm to make the survey of physical plant facilities at Oregon Tech nical Institute at Klamath Falls has been approved by Gov. Rob ert D. Holmes. The Department of Finance and Administration, which was directed to make the engineer ing survey by the 1957 legisla ture, has retained the firm of Stevens and Thompson, Port land, the governor reported. Cost of the survey will be $9,000. Washington ilfi President Eisenhower has nominated Don Paarlbergto be a director of the Commodity Credit corporation. Teen-age Scooter Travelers Arrive in Medford Tuesday Two teen-age motor-scooter travelers arrived in Medford at about noon yesterday on a tour of the seven western states. The travelers. Bill Arnold. 16, and Kevin McDonald, 17, both of San Francisco, expect to leave about Friday on a pleas ure trp which they hope will take three weeks. While here the youths are seeking odd jobs. Money earned will be used to finance at least a part of then trip. The pair left San Francisco July 3 after obtaining sponsor ship of a motor scooter firm, an oil company, and a television station in San Francisco. Most distance made in one 52nd Year United Press 22 Pager UN Glull RIGHTS BILL South Assured of No Expedition Of Punishment Major Compromise Agreement Lacking Washington HP) President Eisenhower assured the South today that the administration has no intention of launching a "punitive expedition" under its proposed civil rights law. Sen. Richard B. Russell (D.- Ga.) leader of the southern fight against the -controversial rights bill, took the opposition's case to the White House today. i He apparently failed to win Eisenhower's agreement to any major compromise. But he said the President's mind; is "not closed" to a "clarifying" amend ment. "I found no intention of pur pose on his part to go to any punitive expedition against the South," the Georgia senator said after the 50-minute hearing. Long Debate Expected The Senate moved into the third day of debate on a motion to bring the bill up for imme diate consideration, by-passing a heavy backlog bf other legisla tion. Key senators predicted the vote on this motion will not come before next Tuesday or Wednesday. After that, a mara thon civil rights debate of four to eight weeks was predicted. Russell declined to go into de tails of what kind of amendment the President would consider. Senate Republican Leader Wil liam F. Knowland said after a White House session Tuesday that his party would oppose con fining the bill to a simple pro tection of voting rights. Better Understanding Russell requested the meeting with the President after Eisen hower told h(s news conference last week that he did not under stand certain clauses in the ad ministration's civil rights bill. The President also has said he could not understand Russell's fears about the bill. "We both have a much better understanding of the other's views," Russell said after the conference. But he refused to say whether a civil rights compromise now is more likely. (See Story on Page 16) OBJECTING to appointment of Rev. Nelson B. Higgins as pastor, congregation of former all-white Normandie Ave. Methodist Church, Los Angeles, resigns from insti tution. (International) day so far was 195 miles. Only mishap occurred south of Eu reka when Arnold's sleeping bag bounced off the back of his scooter. Yesterday they appeared at a meeting of the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce and Rotary club They also visited District Attorney Tom Reeder at the request of a California friend of Reeder's. Various Jaycee clubs along the route have been asked by San Francisco Jaycees to help the youths obtain jobs and tem porary housing. The lengthy itin ery includes California. Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah. V ' iDLurf-'- 1 0 OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1957 "T..":: "I Got A Good Mind D Mrs. Eve Nye Named Chairman of Board The Medford school board last 1 night appointed a new chair man, approved educational spec ifications for two proposed ele mentary schools, approved the school calendar for 1957-58, and hired five new teachers. Mrs. Eve Nye was appointed Woman Injured in Accident in Medford Mrs. Elaine Carol Hardin" suffered bruises, abrasions and a broken wrist Tuesday when the car she was operating, col lided with another car at West 14th and Newtown sts., accord ing to city" police. ' Mrs. Harding, whose address was not immediately learned by officers, was taken by Medford Ambulance service to ' Rogue Valley hospital, where she was treated and released later yester day. The accident occurred when Mrs. Harding's car collided with a car operated by Robert Alan Foster, route 3, box 238A, Med ford, turning her car over on its side, police said. As a result of the collision the gas tank cap on the over turned car was broken off and a Medford fire truck was sum moned to flush gasoline off the street at the scene. No citations were' issued, police said. Boys, Girl Aid Office Closes Here The Boys and Girls Aid Soc iety of Oregon has closed its branch office at Medford because it could not obtain money to staff it, according to Seymour Coblens, president. Southern Oregon children will now be cared for through the state headquarters in Portland, Coblens said. The office, opened four years ago, has been operating at a sub stantial deficit, he explained. Jackson Welfare Leader Reappointed ' Salem HPi Appointment of 20 new members of county public welfare commissions and reappointment of eight others was announced today by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. The governor appoints four public members of each of the 36 county welfare commissions for four-year terms. The new appointees will serve until June 30, 1961. Included is: Jackson: Mrs. Frances L. Hamilton, Central Point Demo crat, reappointed. Salem ilPi V. B. Kenworthy, The Dalles, has been reappoined to the State Civil Service Com mission by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. To Cut You Adrift" to her second term as chairman of board of education, succeed ing Otto Ewaldsen, and Frank Bash was .named vice chairman J Mrs. Rebecca Jensen was reap pointed clerk. Educational specifications for architects working on two pro posed elementary schools were approved and will be presented to the architects for use in pre liminary planning. School Calendar Teachers in the district will report to an in-service training period, Sept. 3 through 6, and students will report for classes Monday, Sept. 9, the board de cided last night. The early start ing date was set because offi cials said it appears that the fruit harvest will be early this year. School is scheduled to close June 6. The five teachers hired are Keith Robert Carr, who will teach science and physical edu cation at McLoughlin Junior High; Carroll L. Graber, who will instruct vocal music at Hedrick Junior High; Eugene I. Helm, physical education and health at McLoughlin; Cornelius M. Janzen, intermediate at Jef ferson school; and Otis D. Swish er, social studies at Hedrick. The resignation of Nancy Speight, primary teacher at Jef ferson, was accepted. Joint Meeting Set The board decided to hold a joint meeting with the Phoenix school board Aug. 13 to consider possibilities of changing bound ary lines between the districts. The board also approved a resolution authorizing the coun ty treasurer to transfer $12 from the school district 59 building fund to district 549C bond fund. The transfer was necessary to conform with legal require ments. Weekly Lumber Output 183,747,000 Board Feet Portland OP) The weekly average of West Coast lumber production in June was 183,747. 000 board feet, Harris E. Smith, secretary of the West Coast Lumbermen's association, said today. Smith said the production amounted to 100.6 per cent of the 1952-1956 average. Second Prison Inmate Dies After Drink Binge ' Walla Walla OP) A second Washington State penitentiary inmate died Tuesday as a result of a ditto-fluid binge Saturday. Warden Bob Rhay said Charles Miller, 45, Tacoma, died about 48 hours after, his brother, Clar ence, 48. Three more prisoners were back in the prison hospital complaining of headaches and other minor ailments. Washington OPl The Agricul ture Department forecasts a 1957 corn crop of 3.011,912,000 bu shels and a wheat crop of 940, 093,000 bushels. jjf Price 10c Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire No. 95 File Claims Shot Fired Over Head Buddy's Statement Claims Direct Aim Washington (IP! The secret Defense department file on Wil liam S. Girard shows that the Army specialist third class claimed he fired from the hip and over the head of the Japa nese woman he killed. Girard also said he did not be lieve the empty cartridge he fired would hurt anyone even if it hit them. Knew Accuracy He acknowledged he knew the grenade launcher he used to hurl the cartridge like a missile was accurate and that it would fire an empty shell "quite a ways." But the file also contains a sworn statement by Girard's Army buddy, Specialist 3-c Vic tor M. Nicke, that Girard fired from the shoulder' after aiming directly at the woman. Nickel, who was with Girard when Girard fired the fatal shot also said he and Girard first coaxed the woman and other Japanese civilians close enough so Girard "could take a shot at them." Copy Made Available A copy of the secret Defense department file 10 pages in all was made available to the United Press today. Other copies were given to the Supreme court as part of the evidence on which it could base its decision on whether Girard should be tried by a U.S. Army court martial or a Japanese court.' """" Eight Supreme court justices conferred for two arid a half hours on the case Tuesday morn ing and another two hours in the afternoon. There was no in dication when the court will rule. The ninth justice, William O. Douglas, is on a tour of the Near East. Last of Powder Puff Contestants Lands Philadelphia 0PI The 11th annual Powder Puff Derby came to an end today with the last of the 49 planes landing three hours before the 1 P.m. (PDT) deadline set lor completion of the 2,567-mile cross country flight from Sah Mateo, Calif., to North Philadelphia airport. Thirty-six planes in the all women race had arrived by Tuesday, 10 more landed this morning and the last three this afternoon. The final three to arrive were Betty Clinton, Menlo Park, Calif., and Mrs. Marilyn Ander son, San Carlos, Calif.; Margaret Farkas, North Highlands, Calif., and Thelma Syrek, Parks Air Force Base, Calif., and Mrs. Bar bara Reithmaier, Florissant, Mo. CANADA'S CHOICE Eigh-teen-year,-old Gloria Noakes of Toronto is the Canadian choice for Jthe Miss Universe contest at Long Beach, Calif. Gloria wears a "MounHe's" uniform in which she will make one of her appear ances before the judges and in the Miss Universe parade. Lack of Quorum Forces Delay of Interior Session Backers' Strategy Brings Postponement Washington (IPl Propon ents of legislation for a federal bigh dam at Hells Canyon took advantage of absenteeism today to win at least a one week re prieve for the embattled meas ure. "The House Interior committee was scheduled to meet this mor ning to vote on the measure. Op ponents claimed in advance that they had enough votes to kill the bill. But a combination of circum stances, some of them apparent ly planned in advance, resulted in postponement of committee action for lack of a quorum. The strategy of proponents ap parently called for a boycott of the meeting and counted on absenteeism or tardiness by op ponents. The strategy worked. Short of Quorum Promptly at 10 a.m.,. Chair man Clair Engle (D-Calif.), a backer of the measure, ordered the committee clerk to call the roll. Only 12 members, one back er and 11 opponents, were pres ent. Sixteen are needed for a quorum. Engle called off the meeting over the strong objections of Rep. A. L. Miller (Neb.), ranking Republican member. ' One of the GOP leaders in the fight against the measure, Rep. John P. Saylor (Pa.), arriv ed too late because of an ironic set of circumstances. Miller, realizing the import ance of having all of the anti Hells Canyon committee mem bers there on time, called Say lor's office shortly before 10 a.m. to make sure he would be at the meeting. Saylor said he was in the hallway en route to the commit tee room when he was called back to answer the telephone. By the time he got to the com mittee the meeting was called off. Hints at Reprisals Saylor.. .obviously- angered, said the Democrats had "out smarted themselves." He pre dicted Hells Canyon "will die on the vine. He also hinted that the Re publicans could use the same tactics at future meetings and prevent the committee from act ing on other bills. "This sort of thing could kill the House Interior committee," Saylor said. Miller protested to Engle that the rules of the House require at least two roll calls before a committee can be adjourned. But Engle banged down the gav el after the first call and walk ed out. Hypnosis May Work To Give Up Smoking . Singapore HP) Doctors here agreed today that hypnosis may be the answer for the smoker who wants to give up cigarettes but lacks the will power. A demonstration of the effect iveness of post-hypnotic sugges tion was given before a gather ing at the American Club re cently. The hypnotist used a veteran smoker as his subject. Whjle the smoker was under hypnosis, the hypnotist told him he could not smoke because he would feel a flame in his chest and a lump of fire in his throat. After he was awakened, the smoker lighted a cigarette, puffed once and dropped it like a hot coal. He tried again 10 minutes later with the same re sult. The hypnotist said it would take about 10 sessions to make a chain-smoker give up cigarettes. Roseburg Man Dies After Fall From Horse Bend (IB-rDeath of J. E. Emerson, 49, Roseburg, Monday afternoon was reported here to day by hospital attendants who said the man had been thrown from a horse. The report said Emerson was brought to the hospital by a companion who said he had been thrown by the animal while riding at the Hydspeth ranch at Prineville. Emerson died a short time later. Court Judge Portland's Miss Universe Contestant Portland IP Presiding Circuit Judge James W. Craw ford today got the chore of choosing Miss Portland in the Miss Universe contest after the beauty contest judges muffed the job. Judge Crowford said, how ever, his decision would be based on equity, not on the di mensions of two elegantly-en dowed beauties scrapping over Bulganin Gives Khrushchev Full Credit for Purge Prague UPI Soviet Premier I Nikolai Bulganin gave Nikita Krushchev full credit for "un covering and destroying" the Molotov-Malenkov opposition. Bulganin, who arrived in Prague with Khrushcnev on a "friendly visit" this morning, told a gathering of Czech and Soviet leaders in the president ial palace: "It is necessary to emphasize especially that the Beck Testifies . Freely Before Ki County Grand Jury Seattle TO Teamsters Presi dent Dave Beck testified freely before the King County Grand jury for 50 minutes today. "Did you testify?" Beck was asked afterwards. "Very definitely," Beck re plied. And then his attorney, William Wesselhoeft said, "That is no comment." "That's right," Beck said. "No comment." Teamsters Investigated The Grand Jury was called specifically to investigate activi ties of the Tamsters Union in this area and Beck after the Senate Rackets committee dis closed possible improper activi ties by Beck and other teamsters leaders. A ha If -hour after Beck went into the jury room. Special Dep uty Prosecutor Victor Lawrence came out and said Beck had not taken the Fifth amendment. Grand Jury proceedings are secret. Four Men Apear In Circuit Court' Four men appeared for sent encing in circuit court today by Judge H. K. Hanna. Sentenced to two years in the Oregon state penitentiary was Robert L. McCulloch, 22, of Klamath Falls, for parole viola tion. Julius Hagen, 126V4 South Grape St., Medford, received a three year suspended sentence for charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. Sentencing of William Lloyd Johnston, 32, Huron, Calif., who pleaded guilty to charges of larceny from a person, was con tinued pending Federal Bureau of Investigation reports. John ston was one of three men ar- resiea last week and returnea from Crescent City, Calif., on charges of assault and robbery while not armed with a danger ous weapon. ' John Warren, 45, 1167V4 North Main St., Ashland, was ordered sent to the state hos pital at Salem for 30 days for observation. He w a s charged with sodomy. Ed Coss Reportedly 'Resting Comfortably' Ed Earl Coss, 10-year-old son of Earl S. Coss, 728V4 East Jack son st.t was "resting comfort ably" at Rogue Valley hospital today, members of the family reported. Young Coss was injured when the bicycle he was riding cross ing the street collided with a car operated by Mrs. Clara Mae Smith, 115 Florence ave., on East Ninth St., Monday, accord ing to police. Yeather FORECAST: Variable cloudi ness tonight and Thursday. Chance of " thunderstorms Thursday afternoon. Low to niiht 55. High Thursday 90. Temp. Hirhest Yesterday 9 Lowest this Morning 34 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 4:44 a.m. Sunset 7:49 p.m.. Moonrise fi:49 p.m. Full Moon Thursday VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sets . S:4S p.m. lupiter, low In west 10:34 p.m. Saturn, low In south- wst 12:31 a.m. !Mars will return as a morning (tar in November) Gets Chore of the right to go to Long Beach, Calif., for finals of the Miss Uni verse contest. Sonja Landsom was picked to be Miss Portland from six final ists who paraded before contest judges at the Paramount the ater. But Miss Lila Carlberg cried "Foul" and hired an at torney. He tried to get a restrain ing order to keep Miss Landsom from boarding a plane ior Loog great merit in uncovering and destroying the anti-party opposi tion goes to the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, Comrade Khrushchev." Coincides With Reports Bulganin's fulsome praise, the first official Soviet identifica tion of Khrushchev as the mov ing force behind the recent Mos cow shake-up, coincided with re ports that Bulganin might be on the way out. There was speculation that Bujganin had supported Georgi Malenkov and V. M. Molotov in the row with Khrushchev. No information had emerged yet from reliable sources, however, and Bulganin's position in the Kremlin hierachy appeared un changed , when he and Khrush chev reached Prague today. Throngs of Czechs flooded the downtown area to greet the vis iting Soviet leaders. The crowd in City Hall square had been matched only once be fore this year when American Olympic athlete Harold Conolly of Boston cut through the Iron Curtain red tape to marry his Czech Olympic sweetheart, Olga Fikotova. Crowd Packs Square The globe trotting Soviet glad handers arrived by train at 9 a.m. (midnight PST) at Prague's Central station and were greet ed by a crowd of 200,000 which packed the square in front of the station. Czech Communist Party lead ers including President Antonin Zatopocky were in the reception committee. Czech and Soviet flags decor ated the entire city. There were huge banners proclaiming "Long live Russian-Czech friendship." Troops and police lined the Rus sians' route. Whistle-Stop Campaign Bulganin and Krushchev ar rived in Czechoslovakia from Lvov in the Ukraine where they had flown from Moscow. They immediately set out on a whistle stop campaign through the east ern provinces like two election eering politicians. They kissed small girls received bouquets and made speeches from railroad cars. At one point Khrushchev re ferred to the Soviet purge of last week of the Molotov trio: We took the black sheep by the tails and threw them out. The Communist party of Czech oslovakia fully supports us and the decisions of the Soviet party congress. That is friendship." (See story page 8) Firm Starts Paving On South Front Street Crews of M. C. Lininger and Sons Construction company. Medford, Tuesday started paving South Front st. between 12th and 13th sts., the first of six streets to be paved during the city's summer paving program, according to Vera Thorpe, pub lic works director. A contract for the work was awarded to the company last month. Cost of the project will be about $2,597.25, Thorpe said. The construction company also is under contract to pave South Grape st. between Melrose and Stewart ave. for $18,988. New town st. between Belmont st. and Stewart ave. for $7,822.50, and Rose ave. from Pennsylvan ia ave. to Fourth st for $3,725. 50. according to Thorpe. The Rogue River Paving com pany, Medford, was awarded a contract to pave Lyman ave. from Hillcrest rd. to Scheffel ave. , , Thorns said bids will be op ened at 11 p.m. Monday, July 15, paving Marie st. from baling ave. to Jackson st. Completion date for all the paving projects is- Sept. 30, Thorpe said. Caldwell. Idaho HP) Lee Montgomery, 50, Boise, was re Dorted in good condition at the Nyssa, Ore., hospital today after being pinned underneath his ov erturned cattle truck for two hours Tuesday. Selecting Beach. Judge Crawford denied that request but granted a show cause order that would bring the dispute into court. Lila .contends that the voting by the contest judges was '"rigged" because Chief Judge Irving Rotenberg is Sonja'a em ployer. Rotenb-rg said the vote was a tie and that he broke the tie by voting for Sonja.