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Arkansas unction. "This Is An Explosive Situation" u DOT Targfst of Seta Opaiitei Dulles Sees Settlement Washington (IP! Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today he believes the crisis in Syria will be settled peacefully. Dulles emphasized that the U. S. does not favor peace at any price, and is ready to act, if necessary, to meet Russia's efforts to undermine the inde pendence of Middle Eastern states. Fleet Patrols Waters He spoke as major elements of the powerful U. S. Sixth Fleet patrolled the "east-central Med iterranean" and jet fighters and other arms were being sent to several Middle East countries. Administration officials said the U. S. plane deliveries are in various stages. A dozen speedy F86 Sabre jets already have been flown into Saudi Ar abia. Dulles, at a news conference, virtually ruled out the use of armed force by this country un less the situation becomes much worse. He said he does not believe there will be outright aggression by Syria. Should it occur, he added, it could be dealt with by nations in the area. Erents Could Chang Dulles said this is the way he sees the situation today but that events could happen which Bids Opened Today For Talent Work Camp White Bids were opened here this morning by the bureau of reclamation for construction of Keene creek dam and Green Springs power con duit, both part of the Talent project. Cheney, C h e r f, Sandjay, Green and Birch, a joint com pany of Seattle, Wash., submit ted a low bid of $2,894,330, the lowest of seven bids opened. Next lowest bid with $2,942,764, submitted by Kemper Construc tion company of Los Angeles, Calif. Bids will be forwarded to the Denver bureau of reclamation of fice for study. It takes about 30 days before a contract is award ed after bids are forwarded to Denver. Bids will be opened Thurs day at Camp White on construc tion of a section of the Howard Prairie delivery canal which will be used for transporting water from Howard Prairie dam to King Creek reservoir. The first 10 miles of canal is under construction by Cherf Bro thers Construction company of Euphrata, Wash. The second sec tion is nine miles long. Salem W The State Civil Service Commission has an nounced the need for qualified occupation and recreational therapists for Eastern Oregon State hospital at Pendleton. Persons Found In City To Be Municipal Court Judge Norene Kelly has instructed city police to arrest all persons found dis charging firearms within the city limits. This includes hunt ers. Police Chief Charles P. Champlin said. Up to this time hunters have received warnings and have been asked to move outside the city limits. The worst trouble spot has been in the Grandview addition, the chief said. It con tains large open fields but is in the city. The airport is another trouble spot for firearms. Although the airport it not in the city limits, Peaceful in Syria would change the picture com pletely. .One basis for this judgment, he said, is that the U. S. is taking the situation seriously, is doing something about it, and there fore a peaceful solution is likely to be found. Dulles' somewhat calm view suggested that the administra tion has decided to put the brakes on rising fears of war in the Middle East. Planners Overrule Permit Refusal A decision of the city building inspector refusing a permit for a corrugated metal building in Siskiyou Memorial park was overruled by the city planning commission last night. Owners of the park, at 605 Highland dr., appealed to the commission after their plans for a 40 by 60 foot metal building were turned down by the build ing inspector. The commission voted to al low construction. This action forces the inspector to grant a permit to the park. The planning commission took action as an appeal body under rulings of a recent ordinance granting a zoning variance to the park. The park is situated in a residential district. The variance allows it to carry on business and construct what buildings it needs, preserving "so far as pos sible" the integrity of the resi dential surroundings. If the city building inspector is opposed to a type of building proposed by the park, appeal may be made to the city plan ning commission. This was done last night, resulting in a favor able decision for the park. Gold Hill Woman Assaulted in Home Miss Helen Herbert, 53, of route 1, box 239, Gold Hill, was assaulted and injured by an un identified male in her home about 10 p.m. yesterday, state police reported today. She was taken to Sacred Heart hospital by Medford Am bulance service. Police said Miss Herbert told tiem she had been cleaning house and went into the bed room, where she opened a closet door. She told police a man jumped from the closet. When she refused his improper de mands, he struck her with a gun and then fled, she said. Nothing was disturbed in the house, according to police, who ! continued their investigation to day. Salem (IP) The annual meet ing of the Association of State Foresters will convene in Long view, Wash., Wednesday. Shooting Arrested it is city property and falls un der the same laws as the city proper. In the past large num bers of hunters have been warn ed off the runways and fields of the airport, Champlin said. According to the city ordi nance no birds can be shot inside of the city limits. Although com plaints have been turned in by city residents about woodpeck ers, pigeons and. other birds, no one, including police, have the authority to shoot, throw ob jects or do anything with intent to kill the birds. Several amendments to the ordinances are now under con struction, city officials said. Crackdown on Segregationists Started by Police Explosion Leaves Only Exterior Walls Erect Nashville, Tenn. OPI A thun derous dynamite blast wrecked a newly integrated school here early today and police began a vigorous crackdown on segre gationists demonstrating against racial mixing at the first grade level. . Three white men sitting in a car plastered with Ku Klux Klan signs were arrested near another of the seven integrated Nashville schools and taken in for questioning about the ex plosion. Eleven Persons Arrested Police began a methodical roundup of disorderly demon strators who gathered around the schools at class opening time today. Eleven persons had teen ar rested for various acts of disor derly conduct by midmorning. One was a negro, the others white. The dynamite explosion that demolished Hattie Cotton school, where one negro child attended classes Monday, spread fear throughout the city and hun dreds of children were kept j home by their parents. Students Slay Home Unofficial attendance reports indicated about 70 per cent of the registered pupils at Nash ville's six remaining integrated elementary-schools stayed away from class today. A parents' boy cott movement begun Monday in protest against racial mixing apparently accounted for some of the absences and others could possibly be" attributed to fear of violence. The $500,000 Hattie Cotton school was shattejed at 12:45 a.m. (c.s.t.) by a dynamite ex plosion that left only the exte rior walls standing. No one was injured but near by residents were knocked from their beds and windovs were blown out over an area of sever al blocks. Schools Roped Off Police officials, angry over the early morning school bomb ing, roped off integrated ele mentary schools and in some in stances let nobody through the lines but the youngsters them selves. Even the parents accom panying them were turned back Russia Accused of Unending Repression -United Nations,. N.Y. (IP) The United States today accus ed Russia of unending repres sion and denial of liberty in Hungary. Along with 35 other countries, the U. S. demanded a new United Nations condemna tion of the Soviet Union for its brutal suppression of last year's Hungarian revolt. U. S. Ambassador Henry Ca bot Lodge told a special session of the UN General Assembly that "repressive measures and denials of liberty have been vis ited upon the Hungarian people even since the events of Octo ber and November by the re gime which Soviet military pow er still maintains in Hungary." Logging Closure In Western Oregon Salem (IP) Most of western Oregon was closed to logging at midnight, the state forestry department reported today. Areas in which no machinery will be permitted to run include: The Tillamook Burn, Polk and Benton counties, eastern Lincoln county, western Lane county, the coastal areas of Coos county, all of Curry county and all the eastern slope of the Cascades from Douglas county to the Co lumbia river. Recreational use of the forests will be unaffected by the logging closure, but persons entering forests should consult local rang ers for information. PT&T Crews Repair Antenna on Old Baldy Crews of the Pacific Tele phone company last night re paired an antenna at the radio relay station on Od Baldy south east of Medford. Jack Creager, Medford man ager for PT&T, said crews worked last night to repair the trouble as scon as possible. Yard lights around the structure could be seen throughout the valley. Gov. Holmes Asserts Tour of Oregon Producing Some Valuable Experience By DICK HUMPHREY United Press Correspondent Salem (IP) Gov. Robert D. Holmes is learning some things on his current development tour of Oregon. Over a cold cheese sandwich and a quick cup of coffee the governor confided that getting out to 16 Oregon cities and towns and listening to local problems was an invaluable ex perience for him and the state's new development director, Ju lius Jensen. More Meetings Scheduled The tour continued today with two meetings each at The Dalles and Pendleton. Monday, Tues day, Thursday and Friday of next week will see more meet ings at Albany, Salem, Tilla mook, Astoria, Portland and Roseburg. The problem of attracting in 100 YEARS OLD Charlie Hopson Lorton, of Medford, who celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday, is shown above with some of many cards and letters he received on the occasion. One of them was a note of congratulations from President Eisen hower. Lorton, who writes a good deal to his many friends and relatives, intends to answer all the correspondence himself. A birthday party was held for him at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Reich, on Dark Hollow rd. Local Man 100th Year Charlie Hopson Lorton, of Medford, who has seen a good part of the history of the west unfold during his lifetime, cele brated his 100th birthday Satur day at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Reich, on Dark Hol low rd. Lorton, who looks and talks like a man 20 years younger, ob served the occasion with a good deal of excitement as relatives from as far away as Chelsea, Okla., gathered to congratulate him. One of the things that pleased him most was a note of congratu lations from the president of the United States. He also received numerous cards from friends and relatives. Born in Missouri Lorton was born in Montgom ery county, Missouri, Sept. 7, 1857, and after his marriage in 1882 he and his wife, Bardalice, Weather FORECAST: Fair and warm with extremelv low humidity tnnijht and Wednesday. Low tonight 50, high tomorrow 92. Temp. HiEhest Yesterday 9fi Lowest this Morning 49 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 5:46 a.m. Sunset 6:31 p.m. Moonrise 6:59 p.m. Last Quarter Sept. 16 PROMINENT STARS Deneb. high overhead 9:30 p.m. Capella, low in north east 10:56 p.m., will be hieh overhead at sun rise. Halfway between these two stars is seen the constella tion, Cassiopeia. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1957 dustry to Oregon in relation to the state's tax structure is an extremely complex one, the gov ernor emphasized. One angle the governor felt had been overlooked was that industries, in deciding where to locate, should look at a state's tax history as well as its cur rent situation to see what the state Legislature might be like ly to do about taxes in future years. Fiscal Picture Important The state's fiscal picture is also important, the governor said. "Whether you think my call ing a special session of the Leg islature to. return tax money to the people is right or wrong," the governor said, "industries should look atthatand the state's surplus and compare it, for instance, with Washington Observes Saturday settled in the Idaho territory. They later moved to Oklahoma where he eventually became en gaged in the cattle buying busi ness. He was also affiliated with the Sinclair Oil company prior to coming to Medford in 1928. His wife died March 1, 1931. Lorton looks back through the years with a twinkle in his eye, and among the numerous things he remembers is the num ber of girl friends he had as a young man. He said, "Whatever a man makes of himself L up to him alone. You can't depend on anyone but yourself it's up to you!" Lorton has five daughters, 32 grandchildren, 57 great, grand children and six great great grandchildren. He has been a member of the Christian church all his life, and has always been a meticulous dresser. Even now he insists that his collars and cuffs are starched for everyday wear, and a necktie is a part of Jiis regular attire. Lorton writes a lot to his many friends and relatives all over the west, but complains that his eyesight is not what it used to be. Trailways Bus Service To Lake Suspended Bus service by Pacific Trail ways from Bend, Klamath Falls and Medford to Crater Lake Na tioi al park, including the rim drive, has been suspended, act ing Superintendent Ray Rundell announced today. United with its big deficit. That money will eventually have to be paid." The governor thinks that pro fessional people of the new State Department of Planning and De velopment can play a vital role in getting together with indust rialists and the State Tax com mission on these kinds of prob lems. Gov. Holmes said he thought more face-to-face meeting with Development Department peo ple, industrialists and Tax Com mission experts to iron out spe cific tax problems and general economic problems would be very helpful in attracting in dustry to Oregon. Minor Changes Often Help He said he felt that often times relatively minor changes in the tax structure to take care of specific problems would be more valuable to industry than Enrollment In Medford Enrollment in Medford schools increased today, according to figures furnished by Elliott Becken, assistant superintendent of district 549C. Today's total of 5,383 students showed an increase of 92 more than the number enrolled yester day, the first day of school in Medford and several Jackson county schools. Largest increase, Becken said, was in Medford High school, where enrollment rose to 1,035 students. There were 990 en rolled in Medford High yester day. Becken said school officials expected high school enrollment to exceed 1,100 by the time all students have enrolled. Many of them, he noted still are working in the fruit harvest. Breakdown of Classes A breakdown of high school classes shows 485 sophomores enrolled today, the largest class ever registering in the high school's history. There are 307 juniors and 241 seniors. A total Fire Danger Said 'Extremely High' Forest and grass lands in the Rogue valley are in "extremely high danger" from fire today, with humidities dropping to 10 per cent and below. Lowest humidity reported at the airport weather bureau sta tion yesterday was 10 per cent. At noon today, humidity was 21 per cent with temperature of 86. Yesterday the humidity was 25 per cent at an 81 degree temperature. Both U.S. forest service "and state forestry department of fices locally were alert to the fire danger. Khrushchev Orders Tight Army Control London (IP) Soviet Com munist chief Nikta Khrushchev has ordered tightened party con trol of the Russian armed forces in a move apparently foreshad owing conflict with Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov, diplo matic reports revealed today. The reports said that special party cells are to be established in the Red Army, navy and air force. This was one of the late Josef Stalin's means of main taining direct control over the military. Officers Instructed To Issue Citations Medford Police Chief Charles P. Champlin today instructed of ficers to begin issuing citations for violation of the new require ments in beginners' driving li cense law. All persons taking out begin ning permits after Aug. 20 must be accompanied by a licensed driver at least 18 years of age. Under the new law, the begin ning driver can be cited for vio lation if the instructor is less than 18 years old. Price 10 Cents TRIBUNE Press Full Leased Wire No. 147 an overhaul of the whole tax structure. One thing that surprised the governor, he said, was the number of people who got up at local meetings and unburden ed themselves of some problem with a state agency that had been rankling for some time. "Oftentimes these problems can be solved quickly by get ting the person with a gripe and the head of the agency involved together for mediation," Gov. Holmes said. But, he continued, you actual ly had to get out in the cities and towns to become aware of some of the problems before they got serious. "A lot more can often be done in a 10-minute talk than with four exchanges of letters," he concluded. "Closer liaison is what is needed." Increases Schools of 501 have enrolled in the ninth grade, Becken said, and will move intd high school next year. He added that more students are expected to enroll in the ninth grade. The total enrollment in junior high schools today was 28 more than yesterday, and 19 more stu dents enrolled in elementary schools. Comparative figures with last year will be available early next week, Becken said, when the first permanent enroll ment figures are compiled. First day enrollment figures for Jackson county schools indi cate a possible drop of about 107 students, according to Alf B. Mekvold, county school super intendent. Tentative total figures show 14,317 pupils enrolled the first day, compared to 14,421 the first day last year. Mekvold said there are sev eral reasons for lower opening enrollment figures. Five county high schools are opening a week earlier than last year, and many families still are on vacation. Some high school students have received permission to work an extra week in the fruit harvest, he added. School opened a week earlier since school officials anticipated the fruit harvest would be a week earlier this year. The early opening was planned in order to have all county schools open and close about the same time. "An accurate tabulation of this year's enrollment figures will not be available until the September attendance reports are made to the county office," Mekvold stated. "Indications are that enrollments should be up over last year when the final re ports are computed." r3&P$ te?V: THIRD M-T CONTEST WINNER Mrs. Pearl Kitchen, 702. Sterling rd., Jacksonville, was winner of the third Mail Tribune Bargain Days picture contest. She is shown above getting her year's free subscription to the paper from carrier Bobby Mit chell, who is her next door neighbor. Mrs. Kitchen has been a subscriber to the Mail Tribune ever since she came to the valley in 1S28. In 1954 she was injured in an automobile accident and only recently was able to walk again. Mrs. Kitchen said she likes the society section of the Mail Tribune best, but takes a keen interest in all local news. Subpoena Served Chief Executive Without incident Governor Accepts Summons in Mansion Little Rock, Ark. M- The Justice department, acting to "protect the integrity" of the federal courts, filed an injunc tion petition against Gov. Orval Faubus today for his continued defiance of school integration mandates. U. S. District Judge Ronald N. Davies, who requested the drastic measure against the Ar kansas chief executive, immed iately ordered a subpoena serv ed on Faubus and two National Guard officers commanding troops stationed at a Little Rock high school. Summons Accepted Faubus accepted the summons from the court which was 'de livered to him in person by U. S. Marshal Beal Kidd. The mar shal was admitted to the man sion without incident by Lt. Col Hobart Copeland of the Nation al Guard. The governor, smiling, walked with Kidd after the subpoena was served, then returned to his official residence. Davis set a hearing for Sept. 20. The government asked for both temporary and permanent injunctions against Faubus, Maj. Gen. Sherman T. Clinger, state adjutant general who is com mander of the National Guard, and Lt. Col. Marion T. Johnson, unit commander of troops sta tioned at Central High school to prevent its integration. It was announced, meanwhile, that almost every radio station in Arkansas would broadcast a lo-minute address by the gov ernor Wednesday. He will fol low it up with 45 minutes of answering questions submitted Dy listeners. Today's action came too late to permit entry of Negroes into Central High this semester. The fall term began there last Tues day. The petition said in part that "in order to protect and pre serve the integrity of the judic ial process of the courts of the United States and maintain the due and proper administration of justice, it is necessary that Gov. Faubus, Gen. Clinger and Lt. Col. Johnson be . . . enjoin ed from obstructing or inter f erring -with the carrying out and effectuation" the Court's or ders. Ben Day Plans to Practice in Medford Three men from Jackson coun ty have passed the state bar examinations held last July in Salem, the state supreme court announced Monday. Earl Benjamin (Ben) Day Jr., former state representative and senator from Jackson county, and Gold Hill resident, plans to begin private practice in Medford soon. Elliott Walter, address listed as Medford, also passed the exams. A third county resident, who will set up an office in Medford, is John Hall Chaney. Chaney is a University of Oregon law school graduate. He and his wife now live at 45 North Ninth st., Central Point. '"S. fvf K 'JjrS
