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India Flatly Against Eomdemmatioiii LIKE OLD DAYS Coarse yellow gold, that more than a cen tury ago brought prospectors to Jacksonville, was discovered this week in an area being excavated by county road equipment in building a bridge across Jackson creek within the city limits of the small town. The gold is in virgin blue clay in the stream bed, not far from where the original strike was made in the 1850s. Although extraction of the gold cannot be done on a large scale because of limited space, a half-dozen excited prospectors panned out the ore in the bottom of the pit yesterday while numerous townspeople look on. Ernest Dorn, above, whose father was a pioneer gold miner in Jacksonville, holds a pan containing about $7 worth of the yellow metal. Porter Tells of Bid By State Department To Soft-Pedal Probe San Francisco (IP) Rep. Charles O. Porter (D.-Ore.) said today the State department once asked him to "soft pedal" his investigation of the mysterious Galindez case. In a speech to the Common wealth club of California, Por ter reviewed the events that led to the disappearances of Jesus de Galindez, a Basque scholar and avowed foe of Dominican Presi dent Rafael Trujillo, and Ger ald L. Murphy, an Oregon pilot. Had To Consider Agreements "When I began to pursue the strange disappearance of my constituent, a number of high State department officials called on me," Porter said. "At first, they asked me to soft pedal the case. I was told that inter-American solidarity would suffer, that our defensive agreements with the Dominican Republic had to be considered." . Porter said -some of his col leagues in Congress also reacted in this manner. "Now I underestimate neither the importance of inter-American solidary nor the dangers of international Communism," he continued. "But we will not jeopardize the cause of freedom by closing our eyes, in the name of anti-Communism, to other tyrannies which usurp the sov ereignity of the people." Galindez disappeared from New York City March 12, 1956. Porter said New York City po lice investigated his disappear ance, "knowing he had feared for his life at the hands of Tru- Police to Start Talks in Schools Monday On Monday, Sept. 16, 13 city police officers will start a school tour which will reach more than 3,000 children in the Medford school system with safety talks. Officers plan to talk in. each grade school classroom in the city and hold assemblies before the four schools with junior high students. The program will be completed by Sept. 26. The officers will spend about 20 minutes in each classroom. In addition to the lecture, stu dents will receive a pamphlet on bicycle safety tips. The lec ture will consist of four parts, police friendship, bicycle safety, associating with strangers, and suggestions for pedestrians. Police Friendship On police friendship, how po lice work for them and how students can help will be dis cussed. Several crimes in Med ford during the past year have been solved by use of tips from alert students, police said. Bicycle safety in all grades will be stressed, according to Capt. Clyde Fichtner. Laws per taining to bicycles and how to keep them in good condition will be discussed. The need for bicycle licenses will also be ex plained by police. Dangers of accepting rides from strangers will be explain ed -to students, and what to do jillo's thugs." However, no proof of complicity could be found. Accepted Job - Shortly after, Porter said, Murphy accepted a job from Gen. Arturo Espaillat, Domini can consul-general in New York to fly an "invalid" from New York to West Palm Beach. From there he took off for the Domin ican republic. "A few days later he returned to Miami, a good deal richer. The following month he became a copilot for the Dominican Air lines. Later Gen. Espaillat de nied knowing Murphy." Murphy was last seen in the Dominican Republic Dec. 3. The next day his car was found abandoned on a cliff overlook ing the sea. On Jan. 7, the Dominican gov ernment announced that another pilpt, Octavio de la Maza, had hanged himself in his jail cell, leaving a note in which he "con fessed" killing Murphy, Porter said. Note Said Forgery "On March 16, in a formal note delivered to the Dominican government, the State depart ment stated that the suicide note is a forgery, Porter said. ". . . How was Trujillo em boldened to commit crimes upon U.S. citizens and U.S. residents, not only in his own territory, but right in the United States? How does he have the audacity to submit to our government a forged note as explanation of an American citizen's death?" Safety if a ride is offered will be expained. Suggestions for pedestrians will be stressed in the junior high level. Need of obeying good walking habits will be reviewed. The schedule for school visits are Sept. 16, Roosevelt; Sept. 18, Lincoln and Jackson; Sept. 20, Washington and Jefferson; Sept. 24, Oak Grove and West Siac; Sept. 26, Howard and St. Mary s where grades 1-6 will be visited. Special Assemblies Special assemblies will be held at McLoughlin and Hedrick Junior highs while students of junior high grades at Howard and St. Mary's schools also wi'l attend special assemblies. Police officers taking part in the talks will do so on their days off. Officers Gene Dupay, Frank Elsom, Duane Franklin, Ronald Clawson, William Hal!, Garnet Staltenburg, Elvin Ren fro, Charles Chisum.- Berle Ste phens, Keith Vanllorn, Tom Furnace, Bruce Long and Al fred Apparcel will participate in the program. 'A special meeting of all visit ing officers, school officials and police officials was held in the council chambers recently to out line the series and work out a system of visits which would be agreeable to both police and schools. Faubus Takes Off For Session With Ike on Saiurda, No Legal Advisers For Governor at Talk Newport, R.I. (W Arkansas Gov. Orval E. Faubus took off from Little Rock today for a dramatic meeting here Saturday with President Eisenhower on the school integration impasse in Little Rock. Faubus, who has defied a fed eral court order to admit Ne groes to Central High school in Little Rock, was accompanied by two consultants. Route Not Disclosed No information was released as to the route of the six-place Aero-Commarfdcr plane carry ing the gubernatorial party or the estimated time of arrival at the summer White House. But Faubus told reporters he understood he and his compan ions would spend the night "in the Newport area." The conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. (e.d.t.) Saturday. Faubus said he would have no legal advisers with him at the talks with Eisenhower. "The only time I need legal advice is in court, not In a con ference," the governor said. Helicopter Flight The meeting between Eisen hower and the Arkansas gover nor was arranged by Rep. Brooks Hays (D.-Ark.) an old friend of the President. But there was no immediate indica tion Hays would be present at the conference. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said it was likely Faubus and his party would spend the night in Provi dence, R.I. He said they would be picked up by helicopter Sat urday near Providence and flown here for the meeting. Automobile Possible In case bad weather inter fered with this arrangement, Hagerty said, the group will be brought here by automobile. Hagerty said Attorney Gen eral Herbert Brownell Jr. and Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams will arrive here Satur day, half an hour before the president's meeting with Fau bus. Trucking Company Plans New Terminal Building in City Oregon-Nevada-California Fast Freight Inc. will break ground on a new Medford terminal on Biddle rd. Tuesday, according to Michele Rossi, manager of the local operation. ..Construction of the 120 by 50 foot building will be done by Cummings Construction com pany, Grants Pass. The struc ture will be oh a five-acre lot north of the California Oregon Power company substation on Biddle rd., and about one half mile north of the planned shop ping center at the corner of Jackson st. and Biddle rd. Rossi said' the new Medford terminal is one of six being built by the company, with oth ers to be constructed in Rose burg, Coquille ?nd Coos Bay; Redding, Calif., and Reno, Nev. Operation Shifted . The freight company's opera tions here will be shifted to the Biddle rd. terminal upon com pletion of the building. The pres ent terminal is at 433 South Riverside ave. The terminal will include fa cilities for loading and unload ing about 20 hauling units. at the same time, whereas 12 can be loaded and unloaded simultane ously in the present terminal, Rossi said. Oregon- California- Nevada keeps from 15 to 20 line-haul freight units, tractors and trail ers at Medford, in addition to nine pickup trucks. Rossi said conditions at the present termi nal are crowded. The new build ing will allow more room for present operations and have space for future additions. The Grants Pass contractor could not be reached for esti mates of cost or completion date. Weather FORECAST: Afternoon and eve nine thunderstorms over the mountains, with slisht chance of showers in the valley. Otherwise fair throuch Sat urday. Low tonight 50, high tomorrow 90. Hichest Yrstrrday 91 Lowest this Morning 31 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 5:49 a.m. Sunset 6:25 p.m. Moonrise 8:34 p.m. Last Quarter ..." Monday night VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sets 7:27 p.m. Prominent in the evening sky until late in January, it will reach its greatest brilliance in December. Saturn, low in southwest it S:16 p.m. 1 ires Full Leased Wire Giflmo Smith Speaks At Ceremonies for Ued Cross ISuilding Probably the greatest good of the American Red Cross has been making itself a vehicle for use of volunteer personnel," members of the Jackson counly Red Cross chapter were told yesterday at dedication cere monies for the new chapter house at 60 Hawthorne st. Ex-Governor Elmo Smith, now editor and publisher of the Al bany Democrat-Herald, offered the compliment in his address at the luncheon ceremony held in the new building's auditorium. About 200 persons attended. Smith outlined the history and projected the future of the or ganization. He said Red Cross can provide a valuable program in the "hazards of future living." "Through the Red Cross, we have learned to bulwark our selves against disaster," Smith stated. He selected the current blood bank program as the "most severe challenge" ever faced by the organization. Eugene Thorndikcr, outgoing chapter chairman, presided at Juvenile Arrested After High-Speed Chase in County Medford police arrested a 15-year-old boy last night for car theft after he led six city patrol cars on a chase in which speeds sometimes reached more than 110 miles an hour. He was re leased to his parents, police said. The' juvenile was arrested at the Butte Falls intersection on Highway 62 where two police cars formed a roadblock. Police said they had to fire several warning shots at the stolen car's tires to force it to a complete stop. jhe youngster (who, at 15, had no driver's license) was brought into juvenile court this morning. He had been on proba tion for an earlier car theft since Aug. 28, under customary conditions, including an 8 p.m. curfew. After the hearing. Circuit Judge Edward Kelly committed him to McLaren School for Boys at Woodburn. The 1957 car was reported stolen to police by Floyd Les lie Somers, 36 Glen Oak court, from 241 North Pacific highway at 11 p.m. Somers told police the car had been taken between 6 and 11 p.m. While still on the scene of the theft, police report ed seeing the car heading north on Biddle rd. at a high speed. The car failed to obey police sirens and increased speed until police reported they could no longer see the car's tail-lights while traveling about 110 miles an hour on Highway 62. The juvenile later admitted going more than 120 miles per hour, police said. The car was observed again a few minutes later heading to ward Shady Cove. At it neared the Butte Falls intersection, the roadblock was set up. Upon questioning the juvenile admitted he had taken the car atfer seeing the keys in the igni tion and the door 'unlocked, polices aid. Police lost the services of two cars in the chase when an oil line in one broke while en route to the Biddle rd. area and another had a flat tire after fall ing behind the car during the chase. Police said the safety designed tire saved the lives of two officers by releasing air slowly. Aurora Borealls Gives Spectacular Display One of the most spectacular displays of aurora borealis, or northern lights, seen in this area for many years was ob served by many residents last night. Much of the night the north ern portion of the sky was filled wilh pinkish radiance, often- shot through with streaks of white light, "like searchlights," one observed re ported. Cause of the aerial lights, seldom seen in latitudes this far south, has not been defi nately determined, but one theory is that it is caused by magnetic emanations from the sun reacting with the upper atmosphere of the earth over the poles. ZD TV jm&J&L$ MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1957 the luncheon, which served also as the 40th annual chapter meet ing. Following the luncheon, Manville Heisel was announced by the nominating committee as chairman for 1957-58. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, who donated the building to American Red Cross for administration by the local chapter, were honored. A certifi cate commending the work of Mrs. Carpenter, who has been active in Red Cross work for several years, was presented from the national Red Cross chairman. Carpenter said "there will be something for the Red Cross to do in the next 50 years . . . that's why this building is here." At the end 'of the meeting, certificates and awards were given local workers, and the nominating committee announc ed the slate of officers and board members for the coming year. The slate was unanimously ac cepted. Participating in the program were the Rev. George R. V. Bolster, of St. Mark's Episcopal church,, and Bishop Benjamin Dagwell, Portland. Includes Offices The pumice block and stained wood chapter house contains 5,200 square feet of floor space. It includes administrative of fices, conference room, kitchen, laundry, auditorium and disaster warehouse. All non - profit community service organizations may use the building. Nominated and accepted as officers for the coming year were. Manville Heisel, chairman; Dr.' Elmo Stevenson, first vice chairman; Todd Tibbutt, sec ond vice chairman; Kenneth Mc Donald, third vice chairman; Mrs. W. E. Thomas, secretary; and Elwood Hedberg, treasurer. The nominations included in cumbent board members reelect ed for the term 1957 to 1960: Rodney Keating, Miss Helen Bullis, Mrs. Martin Luther, Mrs. W. C. Zieser, Dr. Malcolm By ers, Col. Charles . Stafford, and Mrs. R. E. Carley. Board mem bers newly elected for the same term included Dr. William M. Sammons, Col. William H. Bart lett, Mrs. MacLeod Maurice, Berwick L. Wood, Robert G. Balk, Mrs. David. Lowry and Carl Nelson. Convention Called Of Board Members A convention of all school board members in Jackson coun ty will be held Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. in the courthouse auditorium here to select a nine-member committee to work toward reor ganization of school districts, County School Superintendent Alf B. Mekvold has announced. All members of school boards in the county may attend the convention and any legal voter is eligible to serve on the com mittee. The purpose of the county committee is to plan reorganiza tion of school districts, where necessary, into more efficient administrative utiits to provide better educational program for schools concerned. In addition to nine committee members, five alternates will be selected to fill any vacancies which may occur on the com mittee. An explanation of the school reorganization act and a discussion period also are planned, Mekvold said. The reorganization bill be came effective Aug. 20, 90 days after the close of the 1957 legis lature. Attempts to have the measure referred to a vote of the people failed because the re quired number of signatures for a referendum were not certified before the deadline. baseball AMERICAL LEAGUE Chicago 1 8 3 New York 7 13 0 Pierce. Staley (3), Latman (6) and Lobar; Ford, Grim (7) and Howard. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4 10 0 Chicago 1 8 0 Friend and Foiles; Elston, Lown (8) and Silvera, Fanning (8). United 'Out, Damned Pear Harvest About 75 Per Cent Complete, Spokesmen Indicate Pear industry spokesmen said today the harvest in the Rogue valley is about 75 per cent com pleted. Harvest end is expected by the week of Sept. 23. Earlier harvest finish this year is due to an earlier season with favorable picking weather, with no time lost to rain, and a siightly smaller crop. Better siz ing of the fruit also helped with resultant speeding up of the han dling problem. The Bartlett harvest has been completed and the last of the D'Anjou crop was picked by mid-week. Cornice and Bosc va rities are being picked now. Total production this year will be considerably lower than last year's bumper harvest and slightty under the pre-harvest estimates of three million boxes, spokesmen said. The total, how ever, is anticipated to be close to a normal year's production. Final packout totals will not be available until after harvest. General quality and condition of the. fruit is considered good. Current fresh Bartlett market is firm spokesmen said. The fruit is moving to market at a good rate and prices in general are considered satisfactory. Also, wide distribution for Rogue Val ley pears is being maintained and orders are being taken from all parts of the country. Export demand also looks fa vorable for the winter pear crop, it was reported. Shipments are planned for Sweden, Hol land and Germany. "The estimated $15,000,000 Welding of Syrian and Egyptian Forces Gives Israelis Jitters A tighter welding of the Syr- ian and Egyptian armies gave Israel a new case of the jitters today. Two days of talks between Syrian and Egyptian military leaders in Cairo resulted Thurs day night in binding their two armies even closer under a joint Command controlled by Egypt. 'One Army, One Command' The leftist commander of the Syrian army, Gen. Afif Bizri, said before returning to Damas cus that his army and that of Egypt were "one army, with one command and one strategy." Israeli sources in Jerusalem said there was no doubt in their minds what that strategy is to wipe Israel off the map. But authoritative western sources said the pro-western Arab nations of Lebanon and Jordan, both neighbors of Syria, were considerably concerned that Egypt's military support of Syria might be aimed at them too. Reports from Beirut said 12 persons were killed on the Syrian-Lebanese border Thursday in a clash between armed Syrian civilians and Lebanese gen darmes. King Hussein arrived home from his vacation in Spain late Thursday to confer with govern ment officials in Amman who have shown mounting concern over the Communist threat from Syria. Even before his arrival, of ficials had tightened security Price 10 Cents Tribune Press Full Leased Wire No. 150 Spot! Out, I Say!" pear crop provides a real boost to the local economy which has been recovering from the effects of a soft lumber market," pear industry spokesmen remarked. Employment figures indicate more than 4,500 have been em ployed by the local fruit indus try during harvest season. Ashland Boy Injured When Hit by Car Ashland Clarence Pretty man, 12, of 571 Bulter Creek rd., Ashland, suffered a frac tured ankle Thursday afternoon when he was struck by a car as he ran from behind a parked school bus, according to Ashland city police. The accident occured on East Main st. in Ashland behind the Junior high school building. The car was driven by Robert Lee Jones, 16, of 2249 Buckhorn Springs rd., Ashland. Officers To Be Named At 4-H Council Meeting Annual election of officers for the Jackson county 4-H council will be held starting at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, in Bigham hall at the county fairgrounds. Officers listed by the nomin ating committee include Carolyn Tiegs, Talent,' president; Phillip Krouse, Applegate, vice presi dent; Virginia Martin, Phoenix, secretary; Jo Anna Malloroy, Antelope, reporter. measures both internally and along the borders with Syria and Israel. Occupation Charged In Damascus, a Syrian mili tary spokesman . charged that Israeli troops occupied the vil lage of Altawafik in the de militarized frontier zone be tween Israel and Syria Thursday. i ,j . &' 4j r SIXTH M-T CONTEST WINNER Eugene K. Peterson, 523 Fairmont street, Medford, is shown above getting his frte one year's subscription to the Mail Tribune from carrier Larry Jones after winning the sixth Bargain Days' picture contest.- Peterson is district forester of the bureau of land management and has lived in Medford since 1938, when he first subscribed to the Mail Tribune. He has taken the paper ever since, even though he was gone three years to serve with the BLM in Roseburg and Washington, D.C. Peterson does a lot of traveling in this area and knows the country well. His wife knows a good many people in the area, and between the two of them they were able to solve the picture contest, Peterson said. Mail Tribune Bar gain Days will continue through Monday, Sept. 16. Effort To Weaken Resolution Seen Certainly Doomed Replacing 'Condemns' With 'Deplores' Asked United Nations, N. Y. (ID India declared itself today flatly against any condemnation of Russia and the Hungarian re gime for the brutal suppression of last year's freedom revolt in Hungary. Despite the position taken by India, a recognized leader of the Asian "neutralist" group, efforts to weaken a 37-power resolution condemning the Soviet action appeared certainly doomed. Burma Resolution Rejected The United States, with the unanimous support of the other 36 sponsors, rejected a resolu tion by Burma to replace the word "condemns" with "de plores" in the resolution. Observers foresaw a crushing defeat for this move and an over whelming approval of the reso lution as submitted when it comes to a vote tonight or Satur day. Ambassador Arthur S. Lall told the General Assembly's spe cial session India's attitude "does not mean that we, in any sense, approve of what has taken place in Hungary," he added: "We feel we must, both in the interests of Hungary itself and in the larger interests involved, turn away from the course of condemnation. . ." Supports 'Pull-Back' Lall expressedIndia's support for the proposal of Irish Foreign Minister Frank Aiken that both Soviet and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces be pulled back 60 miles or so from the Iron Curtain frontiers as a first step toward liberating the satellite countries. Travel af Craler Lake Shows Decline Travel to Crater Lake Nation al park during the summer tour ist season this year was slightly below the numbers of visitors in 1956. 1955 and . 1954,. the park office here reported this week. During 1957 through Aug. 31, the park office said 81,472 auto mobiles carrying 278,876 people had visited the park. Both '56 and '55 seasons had larger volumes, of both cars and people, and 1954 saw fewer cars but more people. The totals given were, for 1956, 81,879 cars and 288,786 people; for 1955, 81,725 cars and 290,556 people, and for 1954, 81,359 cars and 296,988 people. Temporary Farm Labor Office Closes Today Oregon State Employment Service temporary farm labor information office, 1665 South Pacific highway, will close for Lthe year at 3 p.m. today. W A 1 W 1 A aii agriculture employment information will be handled through the main Medford office, 119 North Oakdale ave., the re mainder of the year. The highway office was open six weeks, beginning Aug. 5. In Washington, U.S. officials said today the U.S. is not willing now to give Israel new iron clad guarantees against Arab ag gression. They said all Middle Eastern nations and Russia already un derstand what action the U.S. would take under the Eisen hower doctrine and previous U.S. policy statements.
