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ww)j-i)'wwa...w.i . la Plain Q1 53rd year Price 10 Cents EDF0RD 18 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1958 No. 132 LA XT M JTRIBUNE MISS AMERICA ARRIVES Nancy Green man, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Green man, Medford, presents Miss Marilyn Van Derbur. Miss America of 1958, with a bou quet of roses at the Medford airport last night on her arrival in Medford. Paul Mey ers, president of the Medford city council, Large Sale Set For 4-H, FFACounty Fair A total of 338 head of live stock wil go through the auc tion ring tonight to make the largest number of animals ever to go on sale in the' 4-H and FFA county fair, accord ing to Glenn Klein, county 4-H agent. Miss America, Miss Marilyn Van Derbur, is scheduled to preside over( the livestock auction to be held at 7:30 o'clock. Owners of champion live stock to be sold fdnight are: Terry Gail, Gold Hill, cham pion lamb and champion pen of three; Don Gail, Gold Hill, reserve champion lamb; Marie Jones, Gold Hill, champion market hog; Allan Barnes, Crater, "champion FFA" hog; Donald Higday, Antelope 4-H club, reserve champion mar ket hog; Russell Frink, Cen tral Point, champion market pen of three hogs; Judy Brad shaw, Antelope club; grand champion steer; Patsy Char ley, Central Point, reserve champion steer; "?raig Wright Oak Grove, champion pen of fryer chickens; and Joyce Fires Reported Under Control All 61 fires which broke out since last Tuesday in the state department of forestry's southwest district or in the Rogue River National forest were under control and in the mop up stage today. The blazes included the 400 acre' burn in the Sardine creek district north of Gold Hill, which is listed now as man-caused, and 60 ignited by Tuesday and Wednesday night electrical storms. Fifty of these were on state patrol protected land and the other 10 in the Rogue Forestl Curt Nesheim, southwest district warden for the state forest agency, said that a pile of broken bottles has been listed as possible origin of the Sardine creek blaze which broke out on private land shortly after noon on Tues day. It is speculated that mag nified sun's rays may have touched off the fire. Forty men were patrolling and mopping up in the burn area today. Nesheim said that no trouble is anticipated. "Everything is in pretty good shape," he remarked. Eleven "smokes" were re ported to Rogue forest fire control officials but one re ported blaze in the Seven Lakes-, region could not be found by ground crewmen. It was surmised that the fire had gone out. Living Costs Go to Hew High Washington (UPD The cost of living climbed to an other all-time high in July, ,the government reported to day. . The' Labor Departments consumer price index ad vanced 0.2 per cent. The cost of transportation, some foods and medical care increased, while prices of housing and recreation dipped slightly. It was the 21st time in the last 23 months that the cost of living climbed to new high ground. , Josephson, West Side club, champion -pen of fryer rab bits. Saturday, the final day for the 4-H and FFA events, will start with sheep judging and will include dairy showman ship, tractor driving and sheep shearing contests, a style revue and finally, a spe cial awards program. Meanwhile, the Kiwanis county fair opened officially at 5:30 p.m. yesterday with an estimated 800 persons at tending. Fair officials consider this about average attendance for an opening night. Julie Joy, Medford, young vocalist took top honors last night during the Oregon srtate fair talent search program. The first portion of the Miss Jackson county pageant was held also last night with the girls entering the evening gown competition. The 14 con tesants are to be judged in bathing suits tonight. Satur day night the contestants will be judged on their talent dur ing the two shows one at 8 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. Sun day night the finalists will be judged. Miss" America will appear on stage at the county fair at 8 o'clock tonight. Jerry Miller will be the featured organist to open the program with Dr. Abner Clark, Medford, acting as master of ceremonies. Par ticipating in tonight's ' stage show will be a comedy dance team of Lou Thurston and Kathleen Classick; the Shad ows, a vocal group; Dave Ash ton, western singer; and an acrobatic dance routine by students of Colleen Hope, Medford. Available for Autographs Miss America will be avail able afterwards for auto graphs and shutterbugs will be given plenty of opportun ity to photograph her, said Russ Jamison, fair manager. Tomorrow the talent search program will be held during the 3 p.m. stage shew. The musical Borden family of Medford will be one of the features at this matinee. Among the many displays is a research project set up by Harold White, superintend ent of the Southern Oregon branch experiment station. In addition there is a Terrier mis sile displayed by the Navy recruiting station in Medford. Many other exhibits include both commercial and non profit organizations. No Negroes at Central High Little Rock.Ark. IUPD No Negro students appeared at Central High school today as some 900 white students started registering for the fall term. Virgil T. Blossom, superin tendent of Little Rock schools, warned Negroes Thursday that Central will not allow them to register for the fall term. The pressure has been re moved, at least temporarily, from Little Rock and shift ed to Washington where the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple prepared a last-ditch ap peal to the Supreme Court that would permit Negro chil dren to reenter the Arkansas school. represented Mayor John Snider, and pre sented Miss Van Derbur with the keys to the city. Miss America's appearance here is in connection with the 4-H, FFA and Kiwa nis club sponsored county fair at the Med ' ford armory. (Knackstedt Photo) Charges Denied On Fair Grounds By County Court Members of the Jackson county court yesterday denied charges by members of the county fair board that they have been repeatedly request ed to sprinkle the fair grounds to lay the dust, and to supply gravel for the main road and around the wash stands. Commissioner Chester Wendt said the first time he heard that gravel had been request ed was Tuesday afternoon when the Mail Tribune asked him if gravel would be sup plied. The other two members of the' court" said they knew. nothing of a request for gravel until they read about it in the newspaper yesterday. Court members also said that the first request that they had to sprinkle down the grounds was Monday when Bill Bigham, chairman of the fair board, met with them. A load of gravel was de livered to the fair grounds this morning for use around the wash stands. The court has also arranged for use of a wa ter wagon and driver from the Kogap Lumber company. County Engineer Paul Ryn ning explained this morning that the county has only three water wagons and the nearest ones are at Butte Falls and at the head of Thompson creek. He also noted that the pile of weeds which Bigham charged the county court has failed to dispose of was form ed when his department cut the weeds as a courtesy to the Fair board. He said that at the time the weeds were cut it was explained they would be removed if and when equipment -was available. Busy Time of Year Rynning concluded that this is the busiest time of year for his men and he couldn't be ex pected to stop road work to help at the fair. "I wouldn't want them (fair officials) to stop the fair to help me ei ther," he said. Members of the court said that the county road program is behind schedule in many respects because of the late rains. Judge Rodney Keating said that there is no allocation in the county budget for the fair but that the county court has always assisted when request ed to do so. County Treasurer Karl Jan ouch explained that racing fees- and a state millage tax for county fairs are earmark ed to support the fair. Last year, he said, the racing fees brought in $12,661.36 and the millage tax another S4.023.56, bringing the total money allo cated for the fair to S31, 215.61. The fair board spent $11,260.78 last year and left a balance for this year of $19, 954.83. Bills are submitted by the fair board and must be ap proved by the county court. Teamsters Enter Third Day of Talks San Diego (UPD Team sters, bolstered by a decision that they were entitled to job less pay benefits from Cali fornia, today entered the third day of talks to end a paralyz ing freight strike-lockout in the West. Restraining Order To Remain, Judge Kelly Rules Today The temporary restraining order issued against County Clerk Bereth Hopkins, prohib iting her from entering the name of any candidate on the November ballot for district judge in Jackson county, will continue in effect, Judge Ed ward C. Kelly ruled this morning. Judge Kelly heard argu ments this morning for contin uance and dismissal of the or der and then ruled that in in terests of justice to all parties concerned the order would continue. Attorney Sidney Ainsworth had argued that if the order was not withdrawn and it de velops that Robert G. Daniel- son is the rightful nominee, he will suffer irreparable damage. Entered Sept. 4 The names of candidates must be entered by Sept. 4 if they are to appear on the bal lot. Judge Kelly set Wednesday, Aug. 27, as the trial date for the Bashaw "vs. Danielson complaint in which E. Roy Bashaw seeks a declaratory judgment from the court nam- nig him the rightful nominee for district judge here. In still another action in volving the disputed primary, the trial of House vs. Daniel- son was still in progress this afternoon. Richard J. House, Medford, has contested the nomination of Danielson as district judge on the grounds that Daniel son was not, and is not eligi ble for the position. , The trial began this morn ing and Ainsworth, defending Danielson, immediately moved for a dismissal of the proceedingsorr ;jthe r grounds that a hearing had not been set within 20 days after the return date fixed in the no tice, and that written notice of the hearing had not been submitted to all parties con cerned five days prior to the trial, as is required by Oregon law. Reserves Ruling . Judge Kelly reserved ruling on the motion and immediate ly Ainsworth argued for a demurrer on the basis that the court where the case in being tried lacks jurisdiction. Stanley Jones Jr., attorney for the plaintiff, defended the court's jurisdiction, and Judge Kelly called for a written de murrer from Ainsworth be fore he would rule on it. In his opening remarks, Jones announced that he in tends to show that Danielson was ineligible for the nomina tion because of his residence status, and that he is still in eligible. Jones sought to call as his first witness Danielson, but he was not in court and had not been subpoenaed. Ains worth told the court that Dan ielson had stayed away from the court at his, Ainsworth's insistance. Jones then called four wit nesses before the morning re cess. In an effort to force the appearance o f Danielson, Jones called Ainsworth as his first witness. However the court refused to order the at torney to produce Danielson. Big Jj US- COURT OF APPEAL u TO V NOMINATING CONVENTION A crowd estimated at 133 persons attended the un successful nominating convention for candi dates for district court judge here. To make the nomination legal 250 registered Voters had to attend. The convention was held in case current candidates E. Roy Bashaw and Meeting Fails To Get Enough Voters To Attend An estimated 133 persons far less than the 250 need ed showed up last night at what was to have been a nom inating convention to select a district judge candidate. -As,.-aresutt, : the - meetings was never called to order-and those persons who did turn out were told about 9 p.m. the meeting had failed in its purpose and they could go home. The meeting was scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Esquire the ater, and at that hour a few more than 100 people had showed up and signed a regis ter. By 8:45 p.m., many at tending had become discour aged and had started to leave. The convention had been called to provide a. "standby" candidate for the district judgeship, pending the out come of legal proceedings de signed to determine the status of the disputed nomination, involving E. Roy Bashaw and Robert G. Danielson. First phases of ' proceedings were being heard in circuit court this morning. . Gerald J. Scannell Jr. and Jim Anicker, both deputies in the district attorney's office, had planned to seek nomina tion for the district court po sition last night. An interest ing sidelight to the issue oyer the district court judgeship'is that an interim committee will recommend to the state legislature this year that the district court judge's salary be set at $10,000. Prineville (UPD Two persons, including a top ro deo performer, were killed and two others were injured near here early today when a car went out of control and struck two logging trucks. Rock n itt mtMMfrtn mm SUSPEND 'Interim7 Ordinance Approved by Council The city council last night approved an "interim" zoning ordinance for the Berrydale area with two qualifications: First, that a joint meeting of the council and planning commission be called to seek sr'derision "on th e "proposed light-industrial zoning of a lot which William Doernbach and other citizens contend should remain single-family; Second, that owners of property not conforming to the new zoning be allowed the right to appeal lor zone changes, The motion to approve the ordinance with the qualifica tions was made by Ed Hall and seconded by Fred Robin son. Both are councilmen from Ward 1 where Berrydale is situated. Approval was unanimous. Purpose of Meeting The purpose of requesting a joint meeting with the plan ning commission was describ ed today by Mayor John W. Snider as an attempt to better understand the issue. Doern bach said at last night's meet- Evans Valley To Vote Again Evans Valley school district voters will go to the polls to morrow to vote on a total levy of $36,737.67 for the new school year. This will be the fourth time this year the school district patrons will vote on the new school levy. Voters of the school district, 12 miles north of Rogue River, had rejected the school levy for the third time., - The new levy proposed is $7,422.50 less than the previ ous total of $44,160.17. The cut had been made previously by the school board just be fore it met with the district budget committee last month. Some of the major altera tions of the school district budget include removal of $7, 000 allowed for a new school bus, $2,000 for cafeteria re modeling, addition of ' $1,170 for' repair of a 10-year-old school bus, inclusion of $500 for emergency expenditures and $70 for the bus drivers' physical examinations as now required by law. County Assessor Ray Schu macher has granted the dis trict an extension of time on condition the board would re vise the budget. The levy must be certified by Aug. 25 so it can be placed on the tax rolls. . Adjournment Seen Saturday Washington (UPD The Eighty-Fifth Congress today was set to chop down some of the few remaining barriers to final adjournment, now ex pected no later than Satur? day night. Robert G. Danielson, now involved in liti gation, are ruled ineligible to appear on the November general election ballot. The scene above was snapped just outside the Esquire theater building, where many of those at tending stood in the open to escape the warm theater. frig-that deed restrictions on the lot in question limited it to residential use. Hall said he did not think the city should involve itself in a dispute over such restrictions. ' . Mayor Snider today said he planned to investigate the deed restrictions himself. He and members of trie council visited the lot July 31. They were shown ' the "area by Doernbach and by Harold Farr, who owns it and plans to expand his adjacent trail er court onto it if the light industrial zoning is approved. "If you set a precedent," Doernbach said, "you'll have real estate men and subdivid es here worried." Joint Meeting Calling for a joint meeting has a second possible signific ance under a, policy an nounced last week by Mayor Snider. By this policy, a joint meeting would be called for whenever it appeared that members of the council dis agreed with a planning com missi o n recommendation. Rather than reversing the commission outright, the coun cil would vote for a meet ing. A joint open meeting on the Farr property had been called for previously, . at the July 17 council meetingsThe two groups subsequently met in closed session as a "joint policy committee." But the open meeting was not held. Instead, Mayor Snider an nounced the policy. In describing the zoning ordinance approved last night. City Manager Robert A. Duff said it "generally fits exist ing uses. It's possible some things might be changed." Duff presented letters from two property-owners desiring a change of zone. The prop erties in question are the Berrydale Flower farm, 2231 Table Rock rd., and the Corn er grocery, Berrydale ave. at Table Rock rd. Both are zoned single family under the plan adopted last night. f The council referred the matters to the planning com mission, for public hearings. Nick Gier, proprietor of a trailer park and trailer rental and sales concern at 2902 North Pacific highway, said he too planned to request a change from single family for his property. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and warm to night and Saturday. Low to night 57. High Saturday 93. Temp. Highest Yesterday 94 Lowest this Morning 54 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:03 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:2S a.m. Moonset tomorrow ..12:08 a.m. Full Moon Aug. 28 The Moon's orbit has again brought it into the constella tion, Ophiuchus, and near Sat urn, the ringed planet. Saturn is nearly ten times as large as the Earth and is now nearly 900 million miles away. President Seeks Inspection, Arms Control Systems Action Depends on Russia Agreement Washington (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower said today the United States is ready to suspend nuclear weapons tests for one year starting Oct. 31 if Russia doesn't resume its tests and agrees to negotiate on a world test ban. The President said that as a result of the recent East-West technical talks at Geneva this country "is prepared to pro ceed promptly to negotiate an agreement" for permanent su spension of tests and establish ment of a control system recommended by the experts. The President said: "If this is accepted in prin ciple by the, other nations which have tested nuclear weapons, then in order to facilitate the detailed negotia tions the United States is pre pared, unless testing is re sumed by the Soviet Union, to withhold further testing on its part of atomic and hydro gen weapons for a period of one year from the beginning of the negotiations." Wants Inspection System The U.S. will be ready to open such negotiations Oct. 31, the President said in a special statement. Eisenhower also' said this country -would be prepared to extend its suspension on a year by year basis upon two conditions. They were that an agreed inspection system was installed " and "working effec tively and that satisfactory progress was being made in reaching agreement on and carrying out substantial arms control measures such as the U.S. has long sought. The President's statement was sent to the U.S. Ambassa dor Llewellyn ' Thompson in Moscow to hand over to the Russian Foreign Office. It also was sent to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council in Paris. The President noted his long-standing position that suspension of nuclear weapons tests "is not, in itself, a measure of disarmament or a limitation of armament." Petition Filed For Robinson A petition nominating in cumbent Fred E. Robinson for reelection as city council man representing Ward 1 was filed at city hall yesterday, according to Darell Huson, city recorder. The 46-signature petition makes Robinson the third candidate for the seat. Peti tions for Roy Wilkes and William Doernbach were sub mitted previously. Donald Hansen, incumbent Ward 2 councilman, an nounced last night that he has definitely decided to seek re election. A petition in his name is currently being cir culated, according to Huson. Deadline for filing petitions for the four city council seats and the office of mayor is the end of this month. Commemoration Planned For Rogue Valley Line The former Rogue River Valley railroad will be com memorated by a plaque dur ing ceremonies starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, according to officials of the Siskiyou Pio neer Sites Foundation. The bronze plaque will mark the site of the old Med ford depot and' will be un veiled at the Grater Lake Mo tors building. Following the unveiling, the dedication ex ercises will be held in the park next to the Medford public library, officials said. . History of the railroad will be given in a talk by Dr. Frank Haines of Southern Oregon college. Albert Gandt, Medford, president of the foundation, will talk on the Assembly Favors Peace Plan Drawn By Arab Nations One of Strongest Resolutions of UN United Nations, N.Y. (UPD U. N. Secretary - general Dag Hammarskjold announced to day that he will leave Mon day for Jordan to put into ef fect the all-Arab Middle East peace plan approved unani mously by the emergency ses sion of the General Assembly. Hammarskjold told a news conference that the measure accepted by an 80-0 vote in the assembly early Thursday evening was "one of the strongest resolutions" ever passed by the U.N. Hammarskjold said if it is agreeable to the governments concerned he would leave for Amman Monday and spend a week at the Jordanian capi tal. He planned to spend the following week end in Gene va for the opening of the sec ond International Conference , on the Peaceful Uses of Atom ic Energy. He then will re turn to Amman, and then go to Cairo. , Plans Vague From that point on, he said, his plans were "vague, but they will cover Beirut and, I guess, also Baghdad." He said he was not certain whether he would visit Saudi Arabia or Israel. Most western diplomats hailed passage of the all-Arab plan, but the United States apparently still had some doubts. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles insisted the fu ture of the Middle East still would be settled by deeds and not by the words of the reso lution putting it up to the Arabs themselves to keep the peace. But the United States be lieved greater good had been done for the Middle East at this session than would have been achieved at the summit conference originally wanted by Russia. Rare Example , The rare example of Arab unanimity the resolution was written by 10 Arab na tionscaused major surprise in Lebanon. The resolution provides: A reaffirmation by the Arabs themselves of the Arab league principles of mutual respect, non-aggression, non interference and mutual bene fit. . Directs Hammarskjold to consult the governments con-, cerned and make practical arrangements in Lebanon and Jordan facilitating the early withdrawal of foreign troops. A s k s Hammarskjold to study with the Arab countries the establishment of a do-it-yourself economic program for the Middle East. Invites Hammarskjold to report progress by Sept. 30. The regular fall session of the General Assembly begins Sept. 16. Attendance High At Afternoon Play Ashland Yesterday after noon's performance of "Troil lus and Cressida" in the Shakespearean Festival the ater was so successful that afternoon matinees may be held next year, a festival spokesman said. Such performances, how ever, would be held possibly only when seats for a certain play are sold out for some time or when weather forces cancellation of a night per formance, the spokesman ex plained. A total of 321 person; at tended the play yesterday afternoon as the cast dripped perspiration from under their heavy costumes. The mercury stayed at 94 degrees. aims and purposes of the Sis kiyou Pioneer Sites Founda tion. The Rogue River Valley railroad, known as the "Jack sonville Cannonball" by the pioneers, was built in 1891 to connect Medford and Jackson ville. This line was an import- ant and colorful pioneer en terprise during its 35 years of operation, Dr. Haines said. The foundation was incor- . porated in 1957 as a non profit corporation to mark and preserve the historic buildings and sites of south ern Oregon. The plaque to be unveiled Saturday marks the. first step in the society's cam paign to preserve the pioneer heritage of the Rogue River valley.
