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Chief Executive,
Dulles Confer on
Summit Parley
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Khrushchev Believed
Still in Agreement
"Vashington (UPD Presi
dent EiFnhower held a spe
cial conference with Secre
tary of State John Foster
lilies today on Nikita S.
Khrushchev's latest note ac
cusing the West of stalling on
a summit conference.
There was speculation in
diplomatic circles here that
the President might call the
bluff of the Soviet leader and
suggest that preparations get
under way for holding the
meetgg within the U. N. Se
curity C&incil soon after the
middle of August.
There was no confirmation
Jrm either the State Depart
rt$it or the White House.
V3 Not Ruled Out
Jfvever, high officials sajd
iif,,!r.. still considered that
kr-ushcJtev in a letter last
"ejhesday had agreed to the
'st' proposal for a Security
Council summit meeting on
tie Middle East.
ffhese officials noted that
despite the propaganda charg
es in ?iis latest note of Mon
day.Khrushchev actually did
not withdraw his earlier
agreement, although he now
said he preferred a European
meeting place.
; Dulfes, who returned this
morning from talks with Eu
ropean leaders, was called to
the White House and was in
a huddfe with Eisenhower for
50 minutes.
Europega Conferences
White House Press Secre
tary . James C. Hagerty said
they talked about the latest
letter frosi Khrushchev, and
Dullesalso reported on his
trip ft Bonn and the Baghdad
Pact meeting in London.
Hagerty said there would
be no statement on the Eisenhower-Dulles
conferences and
he did not have any idea
wten the President would re
ply k Khrushchev's note.
Tfi London, it was an
noncd that Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan is confer
ring urgently with Britain's
allies on the document and
will answer it "without
dely."
; British tnd American offi
cials i "Washington reaf
firmed their position that the
immit meeting must be held
within the Security Council
and under its rules, although
London reported that Macmil
lan would not flatly refuse to
consider outside informal
talks at the same time.
Couri Plans Meeting
On Recreation Sites
i. Federal
and state officials
tfill
meet with the county
court at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow
to Sisus an initial contract
for administration of recrea
tion areas in the Talent proj
ect, members of the county
court said today.
The county court also hopes
to learn what the authority
and responsibility of the coun
ty will be regarding the rec
reation sites, County Commis
sioner Chester Wendt said.
; Some .questions which will
be asked of the governmental
agency representatives will
be set aside for water-skiing
and fishing, when-the county
will have to start spending
money for maintenance of the
sites,, when roads will have to
be put in for the home sites
and kinds of fish to be kept
in Hiatt lake, Howard Prai
rie reservoir and Emigrant
lake.
Salem (UPD The State Ag
riculture Department's egg
advisory committee will meet
here Thursday to discuss pos
sible amendments to the state
egg law. -
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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1958.
5)
'The Natives Are Looking Kind of Attractive"
Violations Reported
In Removing Homes
Complaints were voiced to
day that there have been vio
lations of the requirement
that buildings from the now
defunct public housing proj
ect be demolished.
. John Weisbrod, a Medford
realtor, said he has seen a
number of the "temporary"
wartime homes, condemned
for residential use at the for
mer project off West Jackson
st., being transported intact
into the Eagle Point-Shady
Cove area of the the Crater
Lake highway. .
Mark Goldy, chairman of
the Jackson County Housing
Authority, which owns the
project and is handling its
liquidation, said he heard the
reports for the first time this
morning.
Checking on Matter
"If this is true," he said, "it
definitely is a violation of the
understanding under which
the buildings were sold. We
are checking on the matter
and will follow through to do
what we can to make sure the
understandings are honored."
Weisbrod reported that, to
all appearances, the buildings
are being transported whole,
to be used as the basis for
homes. He said the use of the
"junkers" would downgrade
land values and "mess up the
whole area."
(Under the original adver
tisement for bids in May, the
authority specified the build
ings "must be demolished to
at least panel size and all
debris removed from the site.)
Talks With Judge
Weisbrod also talked to
County Judge Rodney Keat
ing, who said he would check
on the matter from the coun
ty's standpoint. Keating said
District Attorney Thomas
Reeder had told him by tele
phone such use is illegal.
Workmen are still removing
the units, with a completion
deadline of Oct. 1. Some of the
new owners of the units said
they plan to use them as tool
sheds, chicken houses and for
general outbuildings. The
county court, however, said
they have received a number
of complaints from adjoining
property owners where the
units are being used as dwel-
taBSetin
Washington (IPD Presi
dent Eisenhower will pro
pose to Soviet Premier Ni
kita S. Krushcher that an
East-West summit meeting
be convened in the United
Nations Security Council
between Aug. 10 and Aug.
15, informed sources said
today. -
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luff
lings.
- About 20 people-frave pur
chased the wood-frame build
ings, and have paid a total of
$2,828 for the two-dozen units,
it was reported.
" Weisbrod, in voicing his
complaint, said he is not
against low-cost housing. "I'm
all for it. But the use of these
sub-standard buildings is def
initely a hazard and a detri
ment to any area in which
they will be used on a piece
meal basis," he declared.
"This down-grading," he
said, "is going to damage the
county as an attraction for po
tential residents. I've never
yet seen a county or city
which was an attraction to
people when it was permitted
ta run down in appearance
and quality.
"It's the worst possible ad
vertisement an area can
have," Weisbrod stated. "It's
about time we woke up and
did some serious thinking and
planning ahead."
12-Year-Old Arrested
On Charge of Sodomy
A 12-year-old boy is being
held in Jackson county Juve
nile Detention home on a
charge of sodomy, city police
reported. He was arrested
July 24 in connection with the
molesting of two boys, ages
6 and 7, near Hawthorne Park
July 23.
Charles P. Champlin, chief
of police, has announced that
special precautions are being
taken in the park area to
prevent further incidents of
this nature.
$7422 Cut
Budget at Meeting With
a totat or. s,4zz.3U was
cut from the Evans Valley
school district budget when
county officials met with
members of the Evans Valley
school board this morning in
the county school superinten
dent's office.
Representatives of the
school district, 12 miles north
of Rogue River, met with
county officials to resolve sev
eral legal and operating prob
lems. The problems arose
when district voters recently
rejected the school levy for
the third time within the last
two months.
Ray Schumacher granted
the school district an exten
sion of time on the condition
that the board would revise
the budget so any controver
sial issues are not in It when
the levy is resubmitted to the
voters.
Answering a question by
school directors, Deputy Dist
Price 10 cents
Tribune
No. Ill
Assassination
Attempt Misses
Lebanon Premier
Move Made To
Call Off Election
Beirut, Lebanon (UPD A
rebel assassination bomb just
missed Premier Sami.Solh to
day and the angered Cabinet
promptly moved to call off
Thursday's presidential elec
tion. Rebels tried to kill Solh by
blowing up an abandoned car
filled with dynamite as he was
speeding along a mountain
road toward Beirut. Solh es
caped but six other persons
were killed.
Opposed To Election
When he reached Beirut,
Solh told the Cabinet he was
opposed to holding a presi
dential election until law and
order was restored in Beirut.
The Cabinet promptly voted
to boycott Thursday's sched
uled voting unless Army Chief
of Staff Maj. Gen. Fuad Che
hab, the top presidential can
didate, mops up rebel pockets
in the capital beforehand.
A boycott by the govern
ment forces would effectively
cancel the election which had
been held put as the only hope
to win a quick peace in Leb
anon and allow withdrawal of
U. S. troops.
The assassins, concealed in
a woods, pushed the plunger
of a detonator too soon and
blasted a private car ahead of
Solh:s. ;
Rebels Open Fire . . .
Five persons in the car
were killed; Fayej Souarek,
his wife, her sister, a small
girl, and a baby who died
later. Also killed was a motor-
cycle trooper riding ;escort f or
Solh
Rebels opened iire from
concealed positions but were
driven off by Solh,'s men.
Farm Labor Office
Opens This Week
The Oregon State Employ
ment Service will open &
temporary farm labor office
in the Armory driveway on
South Pacific Highway Wed
nesday, according to John
Patton, manager - of the em
ployment service office here.
The office, to be main
tained during the harvest
season for the convenience of
local- orchard owners and
transient laborers, will be run
by Glenn Hasty, farm place
ment representative with the
employment service.
Wednesday through Friday
this week the farm labor
office will be open from 8 a.
m. to 3 p.m., according to Pat
ton. Starting next week it will
be open , at 6 a.m.' daily and
will close at 3 p.m. Satur
days the office will be
manned from 6 a.m. to nqon.
The telephone number at the
temporary office will be
SPring 2-8489.
Patton said this will be the
first season in many years
that the picking will ' begin
without the aid of Mexican
nationals. The employment
service is making a statewide
effort to recruit laborers for
the picking season here, he
said.
From Evans Valley School
rict Attorney John C. Anick-
er said it would not be wise
nor legal to hold a teacher to
a contract under present con
ditions. The district can continue to
employ janitors to do regular
summer maintenance and repair-work
out of the existing
funds, it was decided.
The cafeteria can be drop
ped from operating expenses
since its maintenances does
not" affect the school's stan
dard, they decided. This ac
tion would have to be taken
if the people vote down a
fourth attempt to pass a levy.
The people approved bus
transportation when Evans
Valley was a third class dis
trict several years ago, so this
service must be kept, it was
pointed out. The district is
now a second class district.
The district can legally
make expenditures on fuel
supplies, equipment, text
. : VW'Z. -v" -mr l; I
THE TRIBE FEASTING An estimated 850 people
attended the opening night banquet of the 18th Shakes
pearean Festival last night in Lithia park, then attended
the first of the four plays later. The general view above
shows 'many of them standing in line for the food, served
Medford Architect
Appointed to City
Planning Group
The appointment of Jack
A. Edson, Medford, architect,
to the city planning commis
sion was announced today by
Mayor John W. Snider.
' Edson replaces Mark ' A.
Goldy, who resigned recently
because of disagreement with
city council action on com
mission recommendations. Ed
son's term will end Dec. 31,
1959.
Edson, a member of the
American Institute of Archi
tects, came to Medford in
1953. In partnership , with
Robert Keeney, he worked on
plans for E. H. Hedrick junior
high school and the National
Guard, armory.
Established wit - Tirm
He established his own firm
in March, 1955. His office is
presently at 44 North Front
st. He designed the church
school of St. Mark's Episcopal
church, provided plans for
remodeling the medical cen
ter building, the J a c,k s o n
County Title and Trust com
pany, the Hoover, elementary
school and other businesses
and residences. Ke is current
ly working on tentative plans
lor remodeling the Shake
spearean Festival theater in
Ashland.
Edson was graduated with
.honors from the School of
Architecture at the University
of California. He received a
bachelor's degree in 1947 and
master's degree in architec
ture in 1948. He worked for
various firms in an Fran
cisco, including Skidmore
Owings and Merrill,' and
established his own practice
before coming to Medford.
He was born in Ogden,
Utah, May 7, 1924. During
World War II, he was a line
officer on the crusier USS
Santa Fe. His affiliations in
clude the First Presbyterian
church, Kiwanis and the
Young Men's Christian asso
ciation. His family here in Medford
includes his wife, Jean K.
Edson, and four children.
Their home is at 108 Geneva
st.
Washington (UPD , The
Senate Rackets Committee
will resume public hearings
Thursday. , "
Officials
books and library books until
the levy is approved, accord
ing to Anicker. These consti
tute essential, mandatory re
quirements in operating a
school in case the levy is not
approved, he said.
Some of the major altera
tions of the school district
budget were removal of S7,
000 allowed for new school
bus, $2,000. for cafeteria re
modelling, addition of $1,170
for repair of 10-year-old
school bus, inclusion of $500
for emergency expenditures,
and $70 for the bus drivers
physical examinations as now
required by law.
School district patrons were
asked to vote on a levy in
excess of 6 per cent.. How
ever, since the school district
was reorganized this year the
district does not have a tax
base, making the total budget
in excess of the 6 per, cent
limitation.
CRATER STUDENTS Part of a group
of about 100 Crater High school students
who attended the opening night play pf
House Passes Bill
Delaying Sale of
Klamath Timber
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington The House
passed the Klamath Indian
bill Tuesday, virtually assur
ing that the .valuable pine
forests of the reservation will
be saved from "fire sale" de
struction. The Senate passed a similar
bill earlier this year, but
minor . differences will have
to be worked out in a confer
ence. The House took only a few
minutes to dispose of the long
delayed measure. It bypassed
the rules committee, suspend
ed the rules apd whipped the
bill through by -voice vote.
There was no audible opposi
tion. Warns House
Rep. Al Ullman (D-Ore.),
warned the House right before
the vote that "if we fail to
pass' this bill,- there will be
clean-cutting of one of the
finest timber stands in ' all
America. If we vote this
down, it will destroy that
watershed."
The principal point of dif
ference between House and
Senate versions is the termin
ology that will govern sale
of large timber units to pri
vate operators who bid for
the Klamath timber. The
Senate version insists on "sus
tained - yield" management.
The House version eliminates
this term and substitutes "so
as to furnish a continuous
supply of timber."
The forest service' has yet
to report on how it regards
the House language, but it
prefers the .Senate version.
Sen; Richard L. Neuberger has
indicated he will try to get the
House members to agree to
change it back to sustained
yield. Washington (UPD Presi
dent Eisenhower will not hold
a news conference Wednes
day.
cafeteria style, which was catered by Julie Tummers of
Mon Desir Dining inn. At the right members of the Ash
land Kiltie Band can be seen serenading the diners.
Other entertainment was furnished by Festival singers
and dancers. (Dwaine Smith photo.)
Festivities
th Festival Year
Ashland The' 18th Oregon
Shakespearean Festival wasland. president of the Festi-
opened here last night, amid
festivity, gaiety and pag
eantry. .
Culmination of another full
year of work and planning,
most intensive during the past
few. months as actors and
technicians assembled from
throughout the nation, ' the
event was witnessed by the
largest crowd ever to gather
for an opening night more
than 200 over last year's total.
Some 850 persons attended
the pre-play banquet, entitled
"The Feasting of the Tribe of
Will," on a green meadow in
Lithia park,- and about 1,000
persons saw - the. first-night
play, "Much Ado About Noth.
ing,"- later, in the Shakespear
ean Festival theater, the open
a i r auditorium converted
from Ashland's old Chautau
qua building. .
Dignitaries Named
Robert D. Holmes, gover
nor of Oregon, headed the
group of visiting dignitaries,
which also included Secretary
of State Mark Hatfield and
his new-bride;' Frederick M.
Hunter, chancellor emeritus
of the state system of higher
education, Chancellor John
Richards, Dr. Elmo Stevenson,
president of Southern Oregon
college, Dr. G. Herbert Smith,
president of Willamette Uni
versity, Salem, and a large
number of - city, state and
county officials.
More than 100 students
from Crater High school, Cen
tral Point, attended in a boay.
An Irish lass, Barbara Mas
sey. a visiting Girl Guide, had
a seat of honor in .the front
row. Television's "Queen for
a Dav" likewise was seated
in front.
In his brief opening re
marks. Governor Holmes not
ed the growing fame and im
nortance of the festival, and
pledged the best efforts of the
state administration to be of
assistance, "financially, tax
wisp. and however else we
can help."
the Oregon Shakespearean Festival are
shown above. Tte students started what
may become an annual visit last year.
(Dwaine Smith Photo).
Open
I Robert . Reinholdt of Ash-
val association, presided at
the ceremony in the theater,
. Earlier, patrons at the ban
quet ate, cafeteria style,- as
members of the Ashland Kil
tie band performed,' and as
members of the Festival com
pany danced and sang.'
Strong, gusty winds, and a
storm ' which threatened just
before play-time, passed away
and the evening was shirt
sleeve warm. Later a moon
broke through thin clouds
Toniaht's production is
"King Lear," to be followed
on Wednesday by "Merchant
of Venice," and on Thursday
by "Troilus and .Cressida."
The four plays will continue
in nightly rotation throughout
the ' season, which concludes
on Thursday, Sept. 4.
This season is eight days
longer than in .past . years.
Ticket reservations have been
running about double those of
last year,
Curtain time each night is
8:30 p.m.
little Relief o(
Heat Expected Here
Little temperature relief is
in sight during the next few
days, with high temperatures
expected to be in the 90s, the
weather bureau reported to
day. -
The five-day forecast calls
for temperatures in western
Oregon averaging above to
much above normal, with lit
tle or no precipitation. .
Wednesday's forecast pre
dicts limited relief to residents
in the valley, with a high of
92 forecast, compared with
highs tipping 100 during the
past several days.
Scattered thundershowers
are forecast in northern Cali
fornia and there is a slight
chance of evening thunder
storms over the mountains in
this area. .
Followers of 1
Ousted President
Seen Responsible
Two Americans
Reported Killed
Port Au Prince, Haiti (UPD
The government of Presi
dent Francois Duvalier put
down today a revolutionary
coup after several hours of
fighting which left seven per
sons dead and a number of
others wounded.
Two American citizens
were said to be among the
dead. They were identified
tentatively as a former Dade
County (Miami), Flav sheriff
named Payne, whose first
name was not available imme
diately, and a former, air at
tache to the U. S. embassy
here, still unidentified.
Carried No Papers
American Ambassador Ger
ald Drew said he was still un
able to confirm that the two
men were Americans because
they did not carry any papers.
The two were said to have
landed- with an invading rebel
group at St; Marc, a small port
north, of Port Au Prince, Mon
day. "
The abortive coup was said
to have been staged by parti-,
sans of former President Paul
Magloire, who lives in exile
in New York City.
Sentries Killed .
They landed. at St. Marc,.
some 40 miles from Port Au
Prince, at 11 p.m. Monday, to
gether with a small group of.
armed men, said to have in
cluded the two dead Ameri-,
cans. ;
The invaders drove to Port
Au Prince by car some time
after midnight, killed three
sentries at the Dessalines
Army Barracks and took the
bastion by storm, thereby win
ning temporary control of the
army. :
'It was understood that a;
dispute broke out between the
invaders and Magloire parti
sans within the barracks,, re
portedly over plans to assassi
nate Duvalier. .
Barracks Recaptured- '
It appeared," too, that some
of the army officers were un-:
willing to participate in the
restoration of Magloire, who
was overthrown by a coup'
last December, and at the last
minute refused to carry out'
the assassination plans. .
In ' the meantime, Duvalier
partisans armed - themselves
and took to the streets pro
claiming his name. They
x -1 1 ...VAJ tU.'.
siormea ana. recap luicu. ure
barracks.
The lightning revolution
and counter revolution .was.
over by 9 a.m. today but the
city of Port Au -Prince wasg
completely paralyzed.
Markets were empty and all
stores closed. Duvalier parti
sans patrolled the streets in
cars and trucks, brandishing
rifles, pistols and swords. Sus
pected citizens were seaVched'
and warned off the streets.
New Record in Use
Of Water Set Here
A new record for water-use '
was set here yesterday," ac
coridng to Robert L. Lee, city
water superintendent.
As the mercury went above
100 for the third straight day, "
21,500,000 gallons of water
sprinkled lawns, ' cooled air
conditioned rooms, washed
clothes and performed the
many other functions of house .
holds and businesses. It would "
take this much water 13 sec-,
onds to flow over Niagara
Falls.
The previous record was
20,500,000 gallons, set on',
June 24 last year. According
to Lee. the total consumed
over- Saturday, Sunday and
Monday also amounted to a
record for any three-day
period.
"I think we've hit the top,'
Lee said. ''I hope so, anyway."
He added, however, that Med
ford had plenty of water and
there - was no prospect of
rationing.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Slisht chnce of
evening thunder storms over
mountains. Otherwise t a 1 r
through Wednesday. Low to
night 57, high Wednesday 92.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday . 102
Lowest this Morning ..... 61
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:3S p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5:01 a.m.
Moonrise today . 6:44 p.m.
Moonset tomorrow 5:11 a.m.
Full Moon : July 3
MORNING STARS
Mars, rising' at 11:41 p.m.,
-is now about three times a
bright as it was last March.
Venus, rising at .... J:1T a.m.,
Is much brighter than Mars.