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Newspaper Page TextO o o V J 53rd year , Price 10 cents Tribune A House Built Upon The Sand Medford 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1958 No. 106 Ibis :jic ; o " :. . , ..:;: - . -- ' . ' - ? r f 1 hthi in 1 ihiy iir -i.nu ,m.i RADIO ANTENNA The transmitting antenna for a new radio station, KDOV, was installed yesterday and today at the station's location at 2471 South Pacific highway, Med ford. Tentatively scheduled to start broadcasting Aug. 10, Oie station will emphasize music, news and weather, and will broadcast at 5,000 watts on 1,300 kilocycles. The antenna is 405 feet high. Partners in the station are Vernon Ludwig and Paul Ward, both of Medford, and K. C. (Ken) Lawrence, Gold Hill. Ludwig formerly was an engineer at station KMED and Ward was an announcer at KBOY. (Kenn Knackstedt photo) British Round Up Greek Cypriots To Prevent Civil War Nicosia, Cyprus (UPD Brit ish troops rounded up 1,200 Greek Cypriots and 40 to 50 Turks in the past 36 hours to prevent "civil war," Gov. Sir Hugh Foot announced today. Terrorist Campaign Feared Foot said he ordered the 'Hold-Over' Fire Reported Tuesday A "hold-over" lightning fire showed up yesterday evening, the southwest district office of the state department of forestry reported. It was on the ridge between Sardine "eek and Ramsey canyon. The strike was thought to have been from the Thursday, July 17, elec trical storm. The fire is the 63rd lightning-caused blaze in the south west district this season. Thirty-three man-caused fires have been reported, making a season overall total of 96. Garbage Dump Plan Public Hearing Tonight A public hearing on the proposed garbage dump site in the Jacksonville area will be held at 8 o'clock tonight by the county planning com mission in the courthouse au ditorium, according to Lloyd Selby, commission member. A nvfmber of Jacksonville Residents and city officials are expected to attend the meet ing. Several residents in the area have protestd the loca tion of the dump since A. Boitano, operator of the City Sanitary Service, announced plans to utilize the site for a garbage dump. drastic island-wide round-up after learning the Greek Cy priot underground organiza tion planned to unleash a new terrorist campaign. The oper ation was screened by a se curity blackout that included cutting communications with the outside world. The governor said British security forces went into ac tion because he learned the EOKA was about to step up attacks on Turkish Cypriots fend launch a campaign of sa botage and attacks on the se curity forces. He said Turkish Cypriots at the same time were threatening new attacks on Greeks. All of Cyprus was placed under house c u r f e w con fined to their homes at 4:30 ajn. Tuesday. The security forces then went into action. Sent To Detention Camp Eyewitnesses said they saw hundreds of Cypriots herded by British troops into a de tention camp near Nicosia. Sources said it was the largest mass detention during the island's three-year emer gency brought on by Greek Cypriot demands for the end of British rule and union with Greece. WEATHER FORECAST: Continued fair and warm through Thursday. Low tonight 56. High Thursday 94. Temp. Highest Yesterday 93 Lowest this Morning 59 Our Skies Tonight sunset today 7:41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 4 "56 a.m. The Moon, at First Quarter 6:19 .m. today, sets tonight at 11:46 p.m. and will be Full July 30 In its background tonight is the telescopic planet, Neptune, whose orbit carries it around the Sun every 165 years. LEBANON -ELECTIOG.S SLOT! FOA'JULY 31 First Report on Oregon Tax Structure Sent to Governor Salem (UPD- The first of three reports on Oregon's tax structure was presented to Gov. Robert D. Holmes today. The governor said the re port showed that the state's total economic resources and the total tax liabilities of its people for state and local gov ernments were in reasonable balance. Bids Called for Construction at Crater Lake Park Bids will be opened at 2 .p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, for con struction of three small build ings and a covered entrance to the administration building at Crater .Lake National park. . The buildings include two comfort stations and one en trance station with a side booth. The covered entrance on the administration build ing will replace the temporary structure which 1 is installed each fall and dismantled each spring. Bids were opened for the work earlier this summer, but were rejected by the regional office for being too high. In eluded in the previous bid opening was three apartment units. They are not included in the present bid call. Mazama Campground The comfort stations will be constructed at the Mazama campground in the Annie Spring area, and the entrance station is at Annie Spring. Park service personnel said plans and specifications for three apartment buildings will be reviewed and bids recalled at a later date. The buildings include one three story, four unit structure, one three unit building and one duplex. The work is part of the Mission 66 program of the national park service. Bids will be opened at the national park office in the fetieral building in Medford. Hospital District Declared Valid Salem (UPD The Oregon Supreme court today declared the Blue Mountain hospital district in Grant county to be a valid municipal corporation in a decision that had far reaching effects on other simi lar districts. The decision affirmed a judgment of the Grant county Circuit Court. The suit had been brought by taxpayers of the district who contended that the 90 day residence provision for electors in the district was un constitutional and the election creating the district therefore invalid. The high court in an opinion by Justice Harold Warner held, that the 90-day require ment added nothing to a con stitutional requirement that a voter must have resided in the state at least six months before partcipating in an elec tion and that therefore the hospital district was validly created. Many other districts and political subdivisions of the state have similar requre ments. Crews Start Work on Jackson St. Extension Medford city street crews started work this week on the strip of Jackson st. between Barneburg rd. and Sunrise st., it was reported today. The completed street will be 36 feet wide for two lane traf fic. With the completion of this section, Jackson st. will be a through street from Hillcrest rd. to MacAndrews rd. Dr. John F. Sly, director of Princeton Surveys, Princeton University, made the study for the State Department of Plan, ning and Development. He was hired by the .state to sur vey its total tax picture. The first report dealt with a review of Oregon's econom ic tax base and an analysis of the practical side of its tax policy. Two others to come later this year will deal with the present and potential tax structure and a future tax pol icy for Oregon. The governor said he thought the report was the "first independent study of state and local tax problems ever sponsored by the execu tive branch of the state gov ernment." Conclusions Listed Some major conclusions of the study: . . . Oregon's manufacturing is growing with gains made during the war decade of 1940. 50 being maintained. Diversity of industry is ex panding slowly but increasing with metal industries expand ing rapidly and textiles hold ing their place. . . .As measured by income received by individuals, Ore gon is a "natural resource state" with 22 per cent of in- Central Point Lady Injured in Crash Central' Point Mrs. Clara Ethel Miller, 62, of 2361 Scenic ave., Central Point, was injured about 4:40 p.m. yesterday when the car she was operating was involved in an accident with a cement truck at the intersection of Highway 99 and Pine st., Central Point police reported. .She was taken to Rogue Valley hospital by Medford Ambulance service. Her con dition was reported as good this morning. Her physician said she suffered fractured ribs, fractured collar bone and shoulder blade. Police said the truck, driv en by Edward Asbury Shultz of Klamath Falls, was going north when Mrs. Miller turn ed left onto Pine st. into the path of the truck. . The car was extensively damaged, and the truck sus tained considerable damage, police said. No citations were issued, police reported. Survey, Discussion Set on Middle-East A six-member panel will conduct a grass-roots survey and discuss a policy for the Middle-East at the Girls Com munity club at 8 p.m. Thurs day, July 24. , The discussion is being sponsored by the Medford chapter of the Oregon United Nations association. Members of the panel are Dr. Verne Blue, former state department historian now at Southern Oregon college, Ash land; Mrs. Tucker McEvory, a journalist from Washington, D.C.; Bill Smith, Central Point, a member of the Great Decisions program; Mrs. Har lan Bosworth, Medford, a member of the local United Nations chapter; Don Stathos, Medford, chairman of the county Republican Central committee: and George Pearce, Medford, formerly with the British Army in the Middle-East. Mrs. Bosworth saij the "panel is arranged to provide information and to help peo ple make up their own minds" about the policy in the Middle-East. , ' Palma, Mallorca (UPD American opera star Patricia Munsel gave birth to a pre mature son Tuesday. come derived from farms, food products and forest products. Retail and wholesale trade is the next largest single pro- ducer about 19 per cent a larger ratio than any other state of the far west! Govern ment is third at 16 per cent. . . .A larger ratio of in come is distributed to the mid dle income groups $2,500 to $7,000 than in any other far western state except Idaho. . . .Per capita personal in come after all personal taxes is $1,614- about the same as the average for the United States of $1,681, but substan tially less than the other far western states except Idaho. Problem Causes Noted The report showed that Ore gon's economic problems arose from high transportation costs lack of large local marketing areas, seasonal employment and strong dependence on nat ural resources. 'The report showed that 76 per cent of the total state and local taxes came from the income- and property tax 45 per cent from property and 31 per cent from income. The ratio of property taxes was high among far western states, but close to the U. S. average. , The ratio of income taxes was almost four times that of comparable far western states and more than four times the U. S. average. Question of Service The . broad, question faced. by Oregon in its tax policy, the report stated, was wheth er the state wished to meet in. creasing service costs on its present income and property tax base or to supplement these bases. If the state retains present taxes, it must be prepared to accept still higher income and property taxes. If it wishes to supplement these taxes it has three choices or a combina tion of them increased ex cises, additional sales taxes or non-property taxes at the local level. County Officials To Attend Meeting Three Jackson county of ficials have been selected to serve on committees at the National Association of Coun ty Officials' convention Aug. 10-13 in Portland. County Judge Rodney Keating will serve as chair man of the press, program and public relations committee, and Commissioner Ralph A. James and County Clerk Ber eth Hopkins have been nam ed to the hospital and recep tion committee. ' County officials from throughout the nation plan to attend the four-day conven tion, according to officials. Youth Presented Award For Work in Recent Fire Ken Bailey, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bailey, Rogue River, has been presented the "service under fire" award of the Keep Ore gon Green association for his help in preventing a recent fire from spreading. Young Bailey saw lightning strike a tree and went to it the night of July 16, accord ing to Delbert K. Eells, forest warden at Rogue . River. Bailey trailed the fire 'on the ground and watched the snag until the fire burned out. He checked it again the fol lowing morning, and then walked up the mountain to help Eells and crew on anoth er snag fire, Eells told Albert Wisendanger, executive sec retary of the Keep Oregon Green association. The fire which young Bail ey controlled was about V-A Decision Brings Hope for Quick End To Revolt American Planes In Show of Strength Beirut, Lebanon (UPD Pro-government Lebanese leg islators agreed today to hold a presidential election a week from Thursday. The decision brought hope for a quick end to the 12-week-old revolt and subsequent departure of U.S. armed forces. Speaker of Parliament Adel Osseiran accepted a recom mendation that Parliament meet July 31 to vote for a suc cessor to embattled President Camille Chamoun. He tele graphed the 66 deputies of the unicameral (single chamber) Parliament at once summon ing them to the capital. The announcement came 'as U.S. planes, operating from 6th Fleet carriers and air bases in Turkey staged an im pressive show of strength over major Lebanese cities to day in a "salute to the people of Lebanon." Hopes for Peace Adm. James (Lord Jim) Holloway, commander of all U.S. military forces in Leba non, said he thought his troops "are going to be able to get out of here without a fight." He assured the coun try his forces were here to "help and not to take over." The situation had grown tense - after- Osseiran t an nounced Tuesday that the presidential election sched uled for Thursday had been postponed indefinitely. But the new date was agreed upon at a pro-government majority caucus today. The caucus gave peace hopes a further boost by agreeing to back a presidential candidate from outside Parliament if one could not be found on whom both sides in the revolt could agree. Fear Prompted Assurance In , an exclusive inerview with United Press Interna tional Correspondent George Bitar today, Lebanese Pre mier Sami Es Solh said fear of an economic collapse in Iraq forced the new Iraqi re gime to assure that the West would continue to receive. Iraqi oil. "The whole Iraqi economy is tied up in the West," Solh said. "Iraqi oil, dates, wool and cereals find their market in the West." He said he did not see how Iraquis could turn to the East economically "even if they wanted to." Much Resentment Solh said there was so much resentment in Iraq against the slaying of King Faisal during the coup a week ago Monday that the new government will be able to exist only as a military re gime. ' miles northwest of Rogue Riv er and about a mile from the family residence. One of three children, Ken has been active in Boy Scouts and up until recently had not expressed too much interest in- forestry work. However, Eells reported that Bailey has now become interested in the work, and has expressed the hope to work for the forestry department when he becomes old enough. Eells said he "would like to see all of the youngsters in Rogue River area more con scious of fire dangers and the importance of its prevention." The Keep Oregon Green as sociation also sent . young Bailey an Oregon Green Guard membership kit, ' a badge and pocket knife for his efforts in preventing the fire from spreading. "v.r:.. " (Herblock Is on Consumer Record Fractional Increases in June Washington (UPD Con sumer prices edged up to a new all-time record peak in June, the government report ed today. The consumer price index went up less than one-tenth of 1 per cent to reach 123.7 per cent of average prices in 1947-49. This was 2.9 per cent higher than a year ago. Labor Department experts said that living costs were practically at a standstill and described the increase as "tiny" and "fractional." Take-Home Pay at Peak The department's Bureau of Labor Statistics also an nounced that the take-home pay of the average factory Report on Road Said Premature A report from Klamath Falls last week, to the effect that the proposed Lake of the Woods highway had been ap proved by the bureau of pub lic roads, apparently was pre mature, it was learned today. The, stor,y, based on infor mation from a Kiamatn county commissioner, said the bureau had approved the road for inclusion in the forest highway network a prereq uisite for federal construction funds. But Carroll Brown, super visor of the Rogue River Na tional forest in Medford, said today he had checked with the roads bureau office in Port land, and learned that the ap proval has not yet been given, and that the proposal is still being studied. Local officals are optimistic about eventual approval of the route, which has already received the unofficial appro val of the state highway com mission, which would main tain it, and the forest service, for it runs through national forest land. Origin of the erroneous Klamath Falls report was un determined today, but it may have been due to a misunder standing on the part of mem bers of the county court there, . it wa indicated here today. Jacobs Submits Low Bid for Building Don Jacobs Constructon company, 307 North Peach st., Medford, was apparent low bidder for construction of a security buildmg at 48 Haw thorne st., according to Sei bert and Sites, Medford archi tects. Jacobs' bid was $42, 588. Other bidders were Myers D. Jones, $42,700; John Mc Cann, $43,150; Armin Richter and associates, $44,240; Batz er Construction company, $44,490; and Dwight Seely, $44,500. All are of Medford. The building will be rein forced concrete block and will contain five offices and real estate, bookkeeping, confer ence, storage and mechanical rooms. A large clerical room is planned in the center of the building. Oregon's FEP Law Starts Tenth Year Salem (UPD The ninth anniversary of Oregon's fair employment practices law this month reveals a rate of civil rights progress beyond the ex pectations of even minority groups, Mark A. Smith, Ore gon civil rights administrator, said toda. f -rue Vacation) worker reached a record high last month. The earnings of the typical factory hand after federal tax deductions were $75.55 for a worker with three depend ents. But the buying power of his paycheck was trimmed by the rise in living costs and was 2Vt per cent under a year ago, the department said. Slight advances in the costs of transportation, reading and recreational, medical and per sonal care pushed up the index. Food prices, a main factor in the inflationary picture earlier this year, remained unchanged for the second month in a row. Sharp de clines in fresh ' vegetable prices offset higher costs for fresh fruits, meats and res taurant meals. Food prices in June, 'how ever were 4.6 per cent above a year ago. , Pay Increase Due The 20th rise in the index in the last 22 months will bring a pay increase for about 575,000 workers whose wages are tied by escalator clauses to the index. About 350,000 workers in the electrical, metal working, aircraft and chemical indus tries will receive 1 or 2 cents an hour pay boosts. Another 200,000 in the trucking industry will receive 3 cents an hour more. About 70,000 aircraft workers will not get any pay increase be cause the June rise" was not large enough to justify a change in their pay. Preliminary Plans For Store Studied Preliminary dans for a new Sears Roebuck and company store in Medford have been filed with the city of Medford for initial checking, it was learnecf today." The company has not yet reauested a building permit, but in accordance with usual procedure, has sent in tenta tive dans so that they can be inspected by the city building inspector s office. The store will be construct ed on the new shopping center site at East Jackson st. and Biddle rd., according to plans announced last year. Leveling of the area is nearly com pleted. Other structures on the center will include a Safeway store and several others, ac cording to the development firm, Buttress and McClellan, of Los Angeles. Severe Sform Lashes Japan; Five Said Dead Tokyo (UPD Typhoon "Al ice" lashed Japan with winds of 130 miles an hour today and then swept into the Pa cific ocean, leaving five dead, six missing, scores injured and thousands homeless. $8,373,850 Loaned for Vets' Farms, Homes Salem (UPD The State De partment of Veterans' Affairs reported today it made $8, 373,850 in loans enabling 843 veterans to buy farms and homes during the first six months of 1958. The total for the first half of last year was $13,754,300. Anchorage, Alaska (UPD Alaska's Governor Mike Step ovich will declare his politi cal future within the next few days. Nehru, Arab Representatives Would Be Invited Monday Suggested To Start Sessions Moscow (UPD The Soviet government agreed tonight to attend a UN summit confer ence on condition that India's Jawaharlal Nehru and Arab representatives also are invit ed. Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev suggested in a let ter released by the Foreign Ministry that the session be held Monday. . ' The conditional acceptance was announced a day after Britain proposed that Middle East summit conference be held within the framework of the UN Security Council. Unusually Quick Reply Newsmen were summoned to the Foreign Ministry on short notice to receive the un usually quick Soviet reply in the diplomatic exchange. It was broadcast simultaneously by Moscow Radio. Under the formula proposed by Khrushchev, the Security Council presumably would have to appoint a special sub committee including Nehru and the Arab countries. India is not at present on the Security Council and of the "Arab states, only Iraq is represented. However, the UN has not yet recognized the new Baghdad regime. Leban on and Jordan sat in on Secur ity Council sessions this week by invitation. The United Arab Republic also has been represented. Nehru Agrees Nehru already has agreed to participate in a five-power summit conference as origin ally suggested by Khrushchev Saturday. Khrushchev's proposal, .If accepted by the West, raised the prospect of an unprece dented visit by a Soviet ruler to the United .States al though it still was possible for the security council to sit somewhere else, for ex ample in Geneva. ICC Retains Order; Sets Rate Hearing Washington (UPD The In terstate Commerce Commis sion refused today to cancel an order blocking a cut in rail road lumber rates on the West Coast. The commission however. scheduled a public hearing on the projected rate reductions Aug. 18 at San Francisco be fore ICC Examiner Walter L. Baumgartnir. The railroads have proposed a major slash in rates on lum ber moving from Oregon and California producers to Cali fornia and Arizona. The proposed reductions were blocked by a three-man ICC panel after California and Arizona lumber produc ers complained that the ad justments would give Oregon mills an advantage. The railroads, joined by Oregon interests, had asked the full 11-member commis sion to overrule the action. But the commission ruled today it is barred from re viewing the order at this stage. Local Woman Hurt In Auto Accident Miss Helen Nelson, 50, of 3224 Forest ave., Medford, was admitted to Rogue Val ley hospital with undeter mined injuries shortly after noon today following a two car accident on Highway 99 south of Medford, state police reported. The Nelson automobile and another vehicle collided in front of Bear Creek Orchards and blocked both southbound lanes of Highway 99, accord ing to police. The injured woman, an em ployee of Bear Creek Orch ards, was taken to the hos tal by a plant employee. No other information ws( available at press time. Salem (UPD The State Board of Control has awarded a $37,900 contract to C. -A. Lantz, Salem, for construct ing a superintendent's' resi dence at Oregon State correc tional institution here. s TV Highlight A special program, "Kuwait. Middle East Oil Prize," will be seen over station KBES-TV at 5:30 p.m. today.