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Vessel To Test Jlockad
Canal
e of Suez
Britain Sending
Treogi Planes
To kpporf Sultan
Of Jrnwrf) of Oman
tnto& Britain dis
ck$p 'C vmi aiding troops and
naMM H8tf lo wipport the Sui
ts b a4 Oman whose
oiWich riB)m near the south
ern bfeTr Saudi Arabia is
threenr1 y rebel tribes. The
War Office said a company of
Scots Highlanders of the Cam
eronians 8as alerted at Bahrein
on the Persian Culf and was ex
pected to fly today to Sharjauz,
200 miles north of the trouble
center in Qgrian.
Jt Planes Sent
The Royal Air Force was re
ported flying Vampire and Hunt
er jet fighters up from Aden to
aid the Sultan in his ficht
against the rebels. The navy also
was understood to have sent a
aloo to Muscat to "show the
flag."
The sheikdom is one of sev
eral British protectorates along
the Persian Gulf. The rebel
forces are followers of the Imam
of Oman, a religious leader who
claims he and not the Sultan is
the real ruler of the protector
ate.
British sources said there was
evidence that Saudi Arabia had
intervened on behalf of the
Imam in past troubles in the
area. Because of Saudi interest
open intervention by Britain
could be embarrassing since
Saudi Arabia is one of the key
nations for U.S. Middle East
policy.
New Following
The Sultan with his tiny Brit
ish-officered army of 2,000 men.
chased the Imam out of his deso
late kingdom last year into the
uncharted wastes of the desert
interior. But last week the Imam
came back with a new following
and rapidly gained control of
practically the entire interior of
the protectorate.
Mayor Signs Two
Ordinances Today
Mayor John. Snider this morn
ing signed two ordinances, one
which clears the way for con
struction of a big new shopping
center, the other which launches
the city on its arterial and storm
sewer construction programs.
; The first, which rezones 28.3
acres of land at the corner of
Riddle lane and Jackson St.,
from "single family" to "limited
commercial," will permit de
velopment of a SI Va million
shopping center there, to in
clude a Sears, Roebuck and com
pany store, a Safeway store, and
others now being planned.
Mayor Snider said the ordi
nance has his full approval, and
will be a big step forward in the
economic development of Med
ford as a retail trade center for
southern Oregon and northern
California.
The other ordinance author
ized issuance of $195,000 in
bonds, $100,000 for the first
work on the street program,
which will go toward making
Eighth st. a one-way couplet
with Main St., and $95,000 for
work on a cross-town section of
the storm sewer program.
Both were authorized by the
yoters of Medford in last No
vember's general election as part
of a capital development pro
gram, which also will include
sanitary sewer work.
Weather
FORECAST Inrreasinic htrh
rloudinrss tonht and Tues
day. Low tonight 5J. Hth
Tuesday 7X-80. Temp.
Highest Yesterday 83
Lowest This Morning 34
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise .". 4:54 a.m.
Sunset - 7:41 p.m.
Moon rite Tuesday 1:24 a.m.
New Moon July 26
PROMINENT STAR
Aldeharan. near the Moon.
VIMIU.K PL WETS
Venn, low In wet .... :S p.m.
Saturn, due south .... X:l. p.m.
Jupiter, low in west - 9:43 p.m.
Reservations
For Kiwanis Club Holiday
Reservations for booth space
and outdoor display areas for
the Town and Country Holiday
should be completed by the end
of the week, according to Harry
Barker and Lou McLaughlin, co
chairmen of the sales commit
tee. Exhibitors are urged to place
space orders immediately by con
tacting either of the co-chairmen
or by phoning the Holiday
headquarters office at SP 2-8131.
"Early placement of orders is
jieeded," Barker said, "to allow
exhibitors time to plan exhibits
or demonstrations. Also, time is
needed to make final axrange-
"Horse-and-Rabbit
Senate Votes Repeal
Of Troops To Enforce
School Segregation
Washington 0P The Sen
ate voted unanimously today to
repeal the post Civil War law
that would empower President
Eisenhower to use troops to en
force school segregation under
the civil rights bill.
The roll call vote was 90 to
0.
Eisenhower and Attorney
General Herbert Brownell Jr.
have emphasized that they have
no intention of using such pow
ers. But the Senate adopted an
Three Arraigned
In Circuit Court
Three men were arraigned in
circuit court this morning before
Judge H. Kj. Hanna, and a fourth
waived preliminary hearing in
district court.
E. W. Bish, 36, Eugene, was
held pending receipt of Federal
Bureau of Investigation files
after he pleaded guiHy to a
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. He was extra
dited from Idaho following his
release from the Idaho State
penitentiary. The charge in
volves passing of a check at
Andy's Jewelers in Medford in
December, 1955.
Also continued awaiting FBI
information is the case of K. L.
Chambers, 30, no permanent ad
dress, who was brought from
San Quentin state prison, Calif ,
and pleaded guilt to a charge of
obtaining money under false pre
tenses. He is alleged to have
passed a bad check at Monarch
Feed and Seed company in No
vember, 1955.
Royal W. Calkins, 27, of 418
Plum St., pleaded innocent to a
charge of using a motor vehicle
without permission of the owner.
He was arrested by state police
June 14 at Jacksonville, and
charged with using a pickup
truck owned by Wesley Ober,
Griffin Creek. The'case was con
tinued for trial date.
Archie Ernest Trott, 44, route
1, Medford, charged with rape
was jailed under S5.000 bail fol
lowing arraignment in district
court. He was extradited from
Yreka, Calif.
Paving Starts on
Dead Indian Road
Asphaltic paving of a three-
mile section of the Dead Indian
rd. from Ashland to Lake of the
Woods was started today by
county crews.
Workers finished a section of
East Main st. near Ashland last
I cek and expect to move to the
Applegate area next. The roads
department plans to have all
paving completed by Sept. 15,
according to County Engineer
Paul Rynning.
Being Taken
mentts for additional electrical.
gas or water connections to ex
hibit spaces."
Chairmen of the Kiwanis club
sponsored event held a break
fast report meeting this morning
at the Medford hotel. Another
meeting is scheduled for 7 a.m
Wednesday morning.
The Holiday will open at the
same time with the annual 4-H
and FFA fair. The fair opens
Tuesday afternoon Aug. 20 and
will continue through Saturday
Aug. 24. The Kiwanis Holiday
opens Thursday, Aug. 22, and
will close Aug. 25 in the new
National Guard Armory.
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amendment to the bill to revoke
them, anyway.
The amendment to repeal the
so-called forces act, used in the
South during the reconstruction
period, was sponsored by Senate
Republican leader William H.
Humphrey (D-Minn.). They are
leaders of a coalition supporting
the rights bill.
Administration forces backed
the amendment to allay south
ern fears that military might
would be used to enforce racial
integration in schools and other
public places in the South.
Attorney General's Powers
After adopting the amend
ment, the Senate resumed de
bate on knocking out the hotly
disputed provision that would
give the attorney general broad
injunctive powers to enforce a
variety of individual rights.
Two Republican champions of
the House passed bill joined the
drive to eliminate the provision.
Sens. Leverett Saltonstall
(Mass.) and H. Alexander Smith
(N.J.) came out in opposition to
the bill's much debated Part III.
Earlier Senate Democratic
leader Lyndon B. Johnson urged
the Senate to eliminate that sec
tion. He said it only "compli
cates and confuses" the civil
rights measure and that he
would mak-i every effort to
bring the issue to a vote today
or Tuesday.
Part III would authorize the
government to seek federal
court injunctions to head off
civil rights violations. Southern
opponents argue this would be
used to force school integration
on the South.
An amendment by Sens. Clint
on P. Anderson (D-N.M.) and
George D. Aiken (R-Vt.) would
eliminate Part III.
Anderson and Aiken, mean
while, announced that they
were modifying their amend
ment to preserve a portion of
Part III designed to protect vot
ing rights.
Planners to Hold ':
Hearing on Requests
A public hearing will be held
by the Medford planning com
mission tonight to consider a re
quest from Siskiyou Memorial
park for a variance in the zoning
ordinance.
The hearing will be at 7:30
p.m. in the city hall council
chambers.
Also on the agenda is a pub
lic hearing concerning a change
of zone "single family" to "lim
ited commercial" on Crater Lake
ave. from Stevens st. to Buck
shot Hill rd.
The commission also will con
sider a request of the Medford
Irrigation district for the city
to annex about an acre of land
on the southwest corner of Bar
nett rd and Stewart ave. The
property adjoins the fairgrounds.
Pope Gives Papal Medal
To Red Skelton's Son
Vatican City OPl Richard
Skelton, 9, fingered a silver pa
pal medal today and for once,
he didn't laugh at his father's
jokes.
He received the medal from
Pope Pius XII during a 30-min-ute'
private audience Sunday
morning during which' the pon
tiff received comedian Red Skel
ton, Richard, his sister, Valen
tina. 11, and Skelton's wife.
The Pope had read about Skel
ton's voyage to show his son the
splendors of the world before
death from leukemia overtakes
him and he immediately grant
ed the family's request for an
audience.
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Pickets Stationed
At Three Entrances
To Medco Mill Area
Woodworkers Local
Establishes Line
Pickets were established at
three entrances to the Medford
Corporation mill area about 7
a.m. today by Local 6-221,
International Woodworkers of
America, AFL-CIO.
Operations at Medco contin
ued, and no trouble was report
ed when mill employees of the
company crossed the line to
work this morning, according to
B. L. (Bud) Nutting, Medco
manager.
Nutting said the company was
purchasing logs from outside
sources.
The strike against Medco was
authorized by the local union
late last week because of a fail
ure to arrive at an agreement in
wage negotiations which have
been in progress since last April.
Been Off Jobs
Members of the union have
been off the job since June 25
as the result of another strike
in which three truckers have
picketed the logging operation
of Austin King, Medford, who
has been hauling logs for Medco.
The Medco employees would not
cross the picket line, thus clos
ing down the corporation's oper
ation in the woods. The strike
arose over disagreements in
volved in renting trucking
equipment.
Bruce McDonald, president of
Local 6-221, said .the union has
demanded a 15 cents an hour
wage increase, a third week of
vacation after 10 years of em
ployment and other benefits in
cluding a pension plan.
Nutting said the company
takes the position that no cost
increase is warranted at this
time because of the condition of
the lumber market, which has
been in a slump since last year.
Sailor Held on
Assault Charges
Lucien Heber LeBaron, 18,
home on leave here from the
Navy, is being held in Jackson
county jail today on charges of
assult with a deadly weapon, ac
cording to state police.
LeBaron, of Arnold lane, Med
ford, was apprehended with two
companions at Cubby's drive-in
near Medford after threatening
a waitress with a butcher knue
early Sunday morning, state po
lice said.
James Wesley Moore, 20, and
Kenneth Wayne Shockley, 18, a
witness, both of Jacksonville,
were cited for illegal possession
of liquor and are to appear in
district court on Tuesday.
A complaint against LeBaron
was signed by the waitress, po
lice said. The district attorney's
office said LeBaron would prob
ably be arraigned in district
court this afternoon.
State police said LeBaron and
his companions drove into the
drive-in early Sunday. When the
waitress approached the car, Le
Baron held a butcher knife at
her throat.
Police said the waitress turn
ed away, and LeBaron ran after
her carrying the Knife. State po
lice arrested the youths at the
drive-in.
Brewster Reelected
By Teamster Council
Seattle (ID Frank W.
Brewster was reelected presi
dent of Teamsters Union Joint
Council 28 at a meeting here
Sunday. He was unopposed and
was elected by acclamation. '
Brewster ordered the election.
Other officers elected Sunday in
clude Sam DeMoss, vice-president;
Don Elis, secretary-treasurer,
and B. L. Bowen, record
ing secretary.
Bruce Lewis, Chehalis, Char
les Jewell, Wenatchee, and Har
ry Satterlee, Tacoma, were
elected to the oBard of Trustees.
Delegates from 45 union locals
in Washington State and North
ern Idaho participated.
Baseball
HALL OF FAME GAME
St. Louis (N) 4 10 1
Chicago (A) 13 17 3
Miller. Mizell (6) and Coop
er; Derrington, Fischer (8) and
Battey.
MEDFORD, C
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NAVY BOUND Two Tucker Sno-Cats were
loaded aboard a railroad car at the Tucker
plant south of Medford recently, to be sent
to the east coast and from there to U.S. Navy
operations in the Antarctic. A total of 18 Sno
Cats, equipped with heavy duty tracks, were
Negotiations Set
On Contract for
Cement Workers
Gold Hill Local negotia
tions on a contract for the com
ing year affecting about 150
employees of Ideal Cement com
pany's plant here begin the
week of Aug. 5. according to
plant manager FrankSutcliffe.
The company's central office
in Denver, Colo., announced
that a basic labor contract has
been signed with the United
Cement, Lime and Gypsum
Workers International union.
The contract covers all 11 of
the company's 14 plants, and in
cludes the Gold Hill operation.
The contract calls for a 16.48
cents per hour wage increase.
Minor Items
Minor items of a local nature
will be discussed in meetings
next month, Sutcliffe said.
The Gold Hill plant employs
about 125 members of the
cement, lime and gypsum inter
national, and about 25 others be
longing to the Teamsters and
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers.
Negotiations will be conduct
ed with all three locals of those
unions.
Meeting to consider items for
the new ontract will be R. E.
Hussey, labor relations manager
for Ideal Cement in the Pacific
region; Fred Lewis, secretary,
the United Cement, Lime and
and William Byers, president of
Gypsum Workers International,
Local 136; and Sutcliffe.
Neuberger Admits
Hells Canyon Failure
Washington (IPl A long-time
champion of the proposed fed
eral Hells Canyon Dam admitted
today that the project has "fail
ed in House committee."
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger CD-
Ore.) said "Republican hostility"
was "mainly responsible for the
defeat ef Hells Canyon.
Neuberger's statement was the
first outright admission from a
Hells Canyon advocate that
the controversial legislation has
been beaten.
,The senator made the com
merits in a statement in which
he noted that there has been
"some criticism" of Rep. Al Ull-
man (D-Ore.) "because the Hells
Canyon bill has failed in House
committee."
Neuberger said the criticism
had come from Ullman's oppo
nents in his home Second Dis
trict in Oregon.
Lightning Starts
Fires in Klamath
Klamath Falls (IP) A light
ning storm caused seven small
forest fires and a power failure
Sunday night.
Lightning struck a California
Oregon power pole in north
Klamath Falls and caused the
power interruption from 9: J 9
p.m. to 10:10 p.m. Six surround
ing communities were also with
out power.
The small forest fires were
brought under quick control by
the Klamath Forest Protective
association.
Two of the fires were located
on Sycan Butte and two others
near the Sycan river north of
Riverbed butte. The forest serv
ice also reported two in the
Panhandle area near Crater
Lake.'
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(DAY, JULY 22, 1957
Democrats Urged To
Nominate Warren for
President in 1960
Washington API Rep.
Frank Thompson (D-N.J.) has
urged his fellow Democrats to
consider nominating Chief Jus
tice Earl Warren, a Republican,
for President in 1960.
Warren is "as much a Demo
crat as he is a Republican,"
Thompson said, adding he would
be "unbeatable" heading the
Democratic ticket.
As possible vice presidential
candidates he suggested Sen.
John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) or
New Jersey Gov. Robert B.
Eeyner.
Thompson issued a formal
statement Sunday night praising
the Chief Justice 'for his role
in the Supreme Court's public
school desegregation ruling and
other recent controversial civil
rights decisions.
Chief Justice Lauded
Defending Warren against at
tacks by Southern Democrats
and others, Thompson said that
"to those who would deny Amer
ican citizens their civil liberties
and civil rights, Warren has be
come an anathema."
He said Warren "has led the
court back to a road of con
stitutional liberalism remi
niscent" of the days of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He said the Chief Justice will
be 69 at the time of the next
presidential nominating conven
tion. "Perhaps he has no desire to
run for office again, and per
haps he will consider himself
too old," Thompson said, "but I
suggest that the Democratic
party give serious thought to
nominating Warren as its next
standard bearer."
"A Democratic ticket with
Warren at its head, coupled with
a Meyner or Kennedy would
symbolize the very best of
American ideals and, from the
Low Stream Flow
Affecting Irrigation
Low stream flow in the small
tributaries has affected irriga
tion from "streams in parts of
Jackson county, acocrdfhg to
David C. Hendrix, county water
master.
The low water is about nor
mal for this time of year, Hen
drix explained. However, stream
flow is higher than anticipated,
due to heavy ground storage
which alleviated the light snow
pack.
Irrigation of about 12 farms
has been stopped along Neil and
Wagner creeks in the' Talent
Ashland district, and along
Evans and Pleasant creeks in
the Wimer district, he said.
County Planners to
Discuss Subdivisions
Discussion of a subdivision or
dinance is scheduled for the
meeting of the Jackson county
planning . commission at 7:30
p m. today in the commission
room, third floor, courthouse.
John -Pletsch is- president of
the nine-man group.
Salem (IP The national
convention of the Forestry Con
servation. Communications As
sociation opens here Tuesday
and will run through Friday.
Washington (IPl Mining
state senators claim foreign com
petition threatens the survival
of the nation's lead and zinc
producer!.
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purchased by the Navy and shipped aboard
seven boxcars last week. The loading job
took five days. The Navy will use the vehicles
for work connected with the International
Geophysical Year program in the Antarctic.
(Kenn Knackstedt photo)
practical standpoint, it would be
unbeatable," he said.
"Men are often judged by the
company they keep, and some
times by who their enemies are.
Warren is well qualified by
either method. He deserves ser
ious consideration for the na
tion's highest office at a time
when a man of his ability and
pnuosophy is badly needed."
Newark, N.J. (IPl Gov.
Robert B. Meyner said Sunday
night he was not interested in
running on a 1960 Democratic
presidential ticket headed by
Chief Justice Earl Warren.
"My concern right now is to
be reelected governor of New
Jersey,' the Democratic gover
nor said.
Senate Confirmation
Urged by Neuberger
Washington OP) Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.)
today proposed legislation which
would require Senate confirma
tion of presidential appointees
to the internation joint commis
sion. He said the move was an aft
ermath of President Eisenhow
er's appointment of former sec
retary of Interior Douglas Mc
Kay to the chairmanship of the
agency which deals with ' U.S.
Canadian waterways problems.
"Considering that the most
important and difficult issue be
fore the international joint com
nlission is the development of
the Columbia river basin, it is
hard to imagine a more inap
propriate federal assignment to
give to Mr. McKay," Neuberger
said. "I think it Is safe to say
that everyone familiar with the
current problems of the commis
sion has been amazed by Mr.
McKay's appointment. The sin
gular inappropriateness of this
choice demonstrates the need for
Senate confirmation of these im
portant appointments."
Unmasked Bank Robber
MakeiOff With $42,475
Asheville, N. C. (IPl A big
bandit with a sawed-off shotgun
held up a suburban branch bank
today, herded seven persons into
a vault and fled with $42,475.
T. C. Tallent, acting manager
of the North Branch of -the
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.,
said the unmasked bandit was
about six-four and weighed
250 pounds.
State Fair Premium Lists
Available at County Office
Salem HP) Premium lists
for Oregon's 92nd State . Fan-
may be obtained at the office of
any county - agent, Howard
Maple, state fair manager, said
today.
'We hope to have entries in
all divisions-from every Oregon
county," Maple said. "Anyone
in the state unable to get to a
county agent's office may obtain
one by dropping a request to
the State Fair office, Salem."
The new booklet features on
the cover this year's fair slogan
"Oregon Grows On What Ore
gon Grows."
Pictures of Gov. Robert D.
Holmes and the new fair com
mission are included. New board
members are" John H, Travis,
Ship Overdue;
Fate Anxiously
Waited by Agents
Two Fires Reported
During Long Journey
Jerusalem, Israel (IPl Israel
today anxiously awaited news
of the fate of the Israeli-chartered
ship Brigitte Toft which was
scheduled to enter the Suez
Canal this morning in an unoffi
cial test of Egypt's blockade.
Hull, Blyth, agents for the
ship, said in Cairo the ship was
14 hours overdue. They said the
Toft reported twice during the
journey from Rangoon to Suez
having a fire in the engine room
but that no serious damage or
casualties occurred. The fires
were reported June 23 and
July 1.
The 355-ton Danish ship was
en route to the Israeli port of
Haifa from Burma with a cargo
of rice. It was on Egypt's black
list because last spring it be
came the first major vessel to
use the Gulf of Aqaba and Is
rael's newly-developed port of
Eilat.
Leased Two Islands
The Aqaba sea route was open
ed when Israel cleared the Sinai
Peninsula and Tiran and Sana-'"
fir Islands at the mouth of the
gulf last fall. Egypt had leased
the two islands controlling the
Strait of Tiran from Saudi
Arabia.
Israel sources said the two is
lands were still unoccupied al
though there have been reports
Saudi Arabia was placing guns
there to renew the blockade. The
Sinai shore opposite the islands
is held now by troops of the
U.N. emergency force.
The Brigitte Toft, under char
ter to the Shoham Israeli Na
tional Shipping Co., left Eilat in
April with cement for Burma.
Rumors of Sabotage
Fire broke out aboard the
ship while it was docked in Ran
goon in May and there were
rumors of sabotage at the time.
Officials denied the reports.
Israeli officials said they were
planning counter action should
Egypt hold up or confiscate the
cargo or prevent Suez Canal
passage. But they said action
would be limited to political
moves, probably in the Security
Council.
However, officials said any
hostile Egyptian action against
the ship was likely to bring
Egyptian-Israeli relations to a
renewed crisis and disrupt the
comparative quiet which has
reigned for several weeks.
Bish Escapes From
State Hospital
Lowell Allen Bish, 23, form
er Medford resident, escaped
from the state hospital at Salem
yesterday, state police said
today.
Officers this morning said
Bish was considered dangerous.
His absence was noted yester
day when he failed to show up
for "the usual check," state po
lice said.
Bish was arrested June 17
after state police and sheriff's
deputies shot at the tires of his
car 12 times before apprehend
ing him.
Bish was later committed to
the state hospital for observation
following a hearing here.
Bish was arrested on a war
rant charging him with assault
with a dangerous weapon.
Glenn Jackson Renamed
To Chamber Committee
Washington (IPl The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce today an
nounced reappointment of four
Oregon men to two of its com
mittees.
Stuart Moir, forestry expert.
and Frank E. McCalin, cement
executive, both of Portland,
were named to new terms on the
National Resources committee,
along with Glenn L. Jackson,
Medford power executive.
Dean Robert D. Gregg of Wil
lamette university, Salem,, was
renamed to the Committee on
Foreign Policy.
Hood River, chairman; Marguer
ite Berg, Salem; Ursel C. Narv
er, Portland; Del Milne, Salem,
and A. M. Roush, Myrtle Point.
Earl Schar, Silverton, will
again superintend the cattle div
ision for this year's fair. Max
Manchester will direct the horse
division with a new halter class
added. And J. J. Thompson, vet
eran Marion county sheep breed
er, remains as superintendent
of the sheep and goat division.
Edwin C. Ridder, Sherwood,
heads the swine division with
Kenneth Jennings, Salem, In
charge of an enlarged poultry,
rabbit and pigeon division.
The land products show will
be headed by Marvin Black of
Salem who directed last vear'
show.
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