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Newspaper Page TextPrice 10 Cents Subscribers 53 rd Year Recommendeti To report Improper or Bon delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford phone .SP 2-6141. Ash land MU 2-1021, Yreka 841W before 6:45 pjn. daily and 1230 ajn. Sunday. K regular delivery arrives shortly, after you call please notifv office thus eliminating special messenger service rRIBUNE The first in a serin of stories about "mobile homes- and the parks in which they are located in this area appears on page 12 of today s Mail Tribune. United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire) No. 133 54 PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1958 iti an ii m ai ii m m ii w ii "a civ ""7t r rs. . A? MitMi'i la iimi s WILLIAM H. PRENTICE Promotion Confirmed William Prenlice Gains Promotion To Brig. General William II. Prentice, 1432 Crown ave., Medford, has been promoted to brigadier general in the Army reserve. The promotion from colonel was confirmed by the Senate Saturday morning. Prentice, commander of the 417th Engineer brigade here, has been commissioned more than 18V years from infantry in the Reserve Officers Train ing Corps at the University of Oregon. He was ordered to active duty at Ft. F. E. Warren, Wyo., as a second lieutenant Jan. 26, 1941, and served, un til May, 1946, when he was. released from active duty as a major. He served three years overseas. Upon his return to Medford, he assumed command as a conlonel April 1, 1947, of headquarters battalion in the reserve. On Sept. 1, 1952, he assumed command of the 304th logistics command. Promoted lo Colonel He was promoted to colonel June 10, 1953, and when the 304th was deactivated in Sep tember. 1955, he assumed command of the 417th en gineer's brigade. Prentice said his promotion was as much due to the men of the 417th, who have made the outfit a good one, as it was to anything else. He said the outfit has "a wonderful bunch of fellows." Brig. Gen. Prentice has at tended courses of instruction at the Army's command and general staff college, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., and the Engineer school, Ft. Belvior, Va. Works for Copco . He is a statistician in the accounting department at the California Oregon Power com pany here, and has been with the company since 1936, work ing both in Klamath Falls and Medford. He is married and has two children, Gail and Chris. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs H. R. Prentice. 810 South Oakdale ave., Medford. Evans Valley Approves Levy Evans Valley A total levy of $36,737.67 was passed 87 to 46 Saturday after three previous failures, according to Alf. B. Mekvold, Jackson county school superintendent, The election was held from 2 D.m. to 8 P-m. in the school gym. The vote totals of 87 "yes" votes and 46 "no" votes are official since the final canvass was made right after the election, Mekvold said. The levy will go on the tax rolls Monday. County Asses sor Ray Schumacher had granted the district an ex tension of time on the condi tion the board would revise ihe budget so any controver sial issues were not in it when submitted to the voters Sat urday. . The new levy passed is S7 442.50 less than the pre vious total of 544,160.17. Some of the major alterations of the budget included re moval of $7,000 allowed for a new school bus, S2.000 for cafeteria remodelling, addi tion of $1,170 for repair of a 10-year-old school bus, inclu sion of $500 for emergency expenditures and $70 for the -bus drivers' physical examin ations as' now required by law. ffli strict Judge Decision Soon Circuit Judge Edward C. Kelly said Friday he would have a decision prepared by Sept. 4, at least, on the case of Richard J. House, Medford, vs. Robert G. Danielson, per taining to the disputed elec tion for district court judge. House, in a petition filed in July, contests the nomin ation of Danielson as district judge in the May 16 primary prior to the election, on the grounds that Danielson had withdrawn as a candidate. Kelly explained at the close of Friday's windup in the case that he hopes to have a decision, if possible, some time this week. However, due to vacations the dockets for both Josephine and Jackson counties are crowding him for time, he said. Judge Kelly also announc ed that Judge Val Sloper, Mar ion county circuit judge would hear the case of E. Roy Bashaw vs. Robert G. Daniel son in which Bashaw seeks a declaratory judgment from the court naming him the rightful nominee for district judge here. Redden Represents Bashaw During Friday afternoon's session, James Redden, Med ford attorney, representing Bashaw testified that on May 17 Danielson, during a con versation had blamed the state election laws for his be ing unable to officially with draw his candidacy. Mrs. H. S. Gilmer, Daniel son's mother-in-law, testified Danielson visits his family here every week. He works in Klamath Falls, she stated. After the trial she stated that Danielson was without a job after being in Klamath Falls for two weeks. The man who was then district attor ney had resigned and a new man had brought another dep uty in with him to replace Danielson, she explained. E. Roy Bashaw, called to the stand, testified that he had resided in Medford continual ly since 1955. He had left the county prior to that to prac tice law elsewhere for a short time, he explained. Editor Identifies Statement Mail Tribune City Editor Earl Adams identified Daniel- son's statement in the paper for May 18 in which Daniel son said he was ineligible since he had left the county. The arguments presented by Sidney Ainsworth, Daniel- son's attorney, and Stanley Jones, House's attorney con centrated on what the legal period is in which to contest an election and whether a candidate's eligibility applies only at the time he flies for the electipn or whether it ex tends to the time of election. Ainsworth declared that the final canvas of votes was made on May 29 and action contesting the nomination was not filed until Jyly 11. These proceedings are therefore false, he contended, since, ac cording to law, an election may not be contested later than 10 days after the final canvass is made. Jones Disagrees Jones contended .the law specifies the 10-day period starts after both the final can vass and the certificate of nomination is issued. Filing was made as soon as the cer Mayor Announces New Appointment Appointments of Charles W. Crary to the city planning commission arid H. Dewey Wilson to the library board were announced by Mayor Snider and approved by the city council at last night's meeting. Crary, 63, is business man ager of Local 659 of the Elec- I trical Workers union, a post he has held since about l4i. He has served as a member of the state apprenticeship board and is presently member of the local board. He is also on the board of Rogue Valley Memorial hosJ pital. Wilson,' 34, is an attorney in the firm of Duncan, Bro phy, Wilson ard Duhaime. He has served as chairman of the Jackson County Juvenile Ad visory Council to the Circuit court and has encouraged de velopment of similar organi zations in other counties and on a Etatewidt basis. tificate was issued, he added. If Danielson's nomination is declared legal, then the voters will be disenfranchised-since they have a right to select a district judge from this county, Jones declared. Ainsworth . concluded his arguments by stating that if a candidate fulfills the re quirements or qualifications as specified by law at the time of his filing that is all that is necessary. City to Finance Part of Sewer For Berrydale The city of Medford will participate to the extent of $29,000 in financing Berry dale's proposed sewer system, according to an agreement voted by the city council at its Thursday night meeting.- City Manager Robert A. Duff presented the council with two alternative plans for the system. The council ap proved Plan B, whereby a gravity line would be extend ed beyond the city limits to a pumping station and pressure line connected with the Camp White trunk line. The city can contribute money from its sanitary sew er fund only when the project in question lies outside the city limits. Under Plan A, the pumping station would have been constructed within the city and financing would have come entirely from the pockets of Berrydale property owners. Reduced Assessments Plan B is $5,000 more ex pensive than Plan A, but with the city's participation it will save Berrydale people as much as $24,000 in reduced assessments. Duff reported that requests for federal aid on the Grand view - Kenwood and Laurel- hurst sewer system had been turned down for lack of funds. The council also approved new electrical code for the city. And it passed an ordi nance placing on the Novem ber ballot a charter amend ment by which the city could assess abutting property own ers for sidewalk construction without requiring a petition requesting the work. Livestock Sale Biggest Ever Although the 4-H, FFA live stock .sale Friday night at the Jackson county fair grounds was the biggest ever held, prices were generally lower than those of last year and the year before, accord ing to County Extension Ag ent Earl Jossy. - - The Groceteria, Medford, was the biggest buyer at the sale and purchased the grand champion in the sheep, swine and beef divisions. The grand champion in the beef division was a hereford steer owned by Judy Brad saw, Antelope 4-H club, which the Groceteria bought for 70 cents per pound. The animal weighed 1,095 pounds, making a total purchase price of $766.50. Reserve champion in the beef division was a hereford owned by Patsy Charley, Cen tral Point, which was pur- csased by the Groceteria for 41 cents per pound. A total of 85,570 pounds of beef were sold at the sale, which aver aged 891 pounds per-animal. Total revenue in the Deei ai- vision was $25,614.09, for an average price per pound of 30 cents. Terry Gail, Gold Hill, took grand champion in the sheep division with a southdown, which was also purchased by the Groceteria. The animal sold for $1.00 per pound. Re serve cnampion was auuuiei southdown owned by Donald Gail, Gold Hill, bought by Cheney Lumber company for 55 cents per pound. A total of 11,570 pounds of sheep were auctioned off, av eraging 92 pounds per animal. Average selling price was 26.4 cents per pound, which brought the total sheep sale to S3.066. Grand champion pen of three in the sheep division al so went to Terry Gail, Gold - OPENS SALE Marilyn "Van Derbur, Miss America for M58, who has been a feature attraction at the Kiwanis county fair this week, was on hand Friday night to officially open the 4-H, FFA auction at Jackson county fair grounds. Upon pronouncing the sale open, she banged the rostrum with the auctioneer's gavel an old claw hammer. Bill Bray, Midway Auction, volunteered his services as auctioneer of the sale. eauty Queens earing Today Two beauty queens will be among the main attractions at the Kiwanis club's sponsored Jackson county fair today, the last day of the four-day event. Miss America, Miss Marilyn Van Derbur, of Denver, Colo., and Miss Oregon, Miss Mary Ellen Vinton of Seaside, will make appearances in the Med ford armory today. Miss Am erica, who arrived here Thurs day, will crown the winner of the Miss Jackson County pag eant about 10 o'clock tonight. Miss Oregon is expected to arrive in Medford this morn ing through the cooperation of the Seaside -Junior Chamber of Commerce. She and Miss America plan to visit prior to Integrationist Is Defeated At Polls New Orleans (UPD Veter an Congressman F. Edward Hebert won a smashing vic tory last night over negro in tegrationist Alexander Tu reaud as near record-breaking crowds turned out 'to vote in a rainy day Democratic primary. Final, imoficial returns from all precincts in Greater New Orleans gave Hebert 60.936 votes to Tureaud's 9,924. , """""" s"s"s m amm""mmf PRIZE BEEF Judy Bradshaw (right), Antelope 4-H club, is shown above hold ing her hereford steed that took grand champion in the beef division at the 4-H " FFA fairlast week. Admiring the animal is Patsy Charley, Central Point, whose hereford was chosen reserve champion. Hill. They were purchased for 22 cents per pound by the Tom Thumb market, Ashland. Reserve champion went to Susan Wright, Oak Grove, and were purchased by Tom Gettling, Grants Pass for 26 cents per pound. In the swine division, Ma rie Jones, Gold Hill, took grand champion with a 210 pound Berkshire. Th animal attending the fair. Friday night, Miss America officially opened the 4-H, Fu ture Farmers of America live stock auction in the fair grounds area. The 4-H, FFA fair ended last night. Officials said this year's 4-H, FFA fair was the largest on record, with the most num ber of animals entered and the largest spectator attendance. Attendance at the Kiwanis sponsored county fair was es timated at 3,500 by early Sat urday evening, club officials said. Another 1,000 or more were expected at Saturday night's session. The Kiwanis club hopes to eventually make the fair into a fair spon sored by the county. To Represent County The winner of the Miss Jackson County pageant will represent this area in the Miss Oregon contest at Seaside next year. The local contest is held under the rules and regulations governing the Miss America pageant. The fair also features com mercial exhibits as well as produce, food, textile and oth er types of displays. Stage shows are featured in the Armory, where the Miss Jack son County pageant is held. sold for 56 cents per pound to the Groceteria. FFA champion swine was a Tamworth owned . by Allan Barnes, Crater FFA chapter, purchased by Leonard Brad shaw for 30 cents per poundt Reserve champion Swine, owned by Donald Higday, An telope, was purchased for 40 cents per pound by Bob.Bev er. J v. fcerte Congress Passes Foreign Aid Bill Washington (UPI) Congress last night gave President Eis enhower $3,298,092,500 for foreign aid after the house forced the senate to pare down the original amount in an ad journment rush compromise. The bill, appropriating funds for military, economic and technical assistance to free world allies, was sent to the White House after senate house conferees - ended a Mexicans Here For Assistance In Pear Harvest The state employment ser vice is making arrangements to import 294 Mexican na tionals to help harvest pears in the Rogue valley, Mrs. Ce celia P. Galey, Salem, chair man of the unemployment compensation commission, an nounced Saturday. The Mexicans are expected to be ready to start work in pear orchards in the Medford area Monday. Aug. 25, she said. Mrs. Galey said, "while in tensive recruitment through out the Pacific northwest has brought many workers into the Medford area for the pear harvest, it has alsojroved to us that there are not enough qualified agricultural work ers available to meet the de mands of the oncoming har vest peak." The Bartlett pear harvest is nearina its end here, and the winter pear harvest is ex pected to reach its peak with in the next week or two. Work Specialized - "Work in the pears is a spe cialized job, requiring large numbers of male workers ca pable of heavy labor," she noted. "We believe the nationals will serve as an adequate stoDeao in situations where labor shortage threatens," Mrs. Galey said. The Groceteria purchased both animals, paying 70 cents per pound for the grand champion and 41 cents per pound for the reserve champion. The beef sale alone brought in a total of, $25,614.09 at the auction Friday night Champion pen of three were Berkshires owned by Russell Frink and were pur chased by Faber's Feed store, Central Point for 24 cents per pound. . Total swine sold at the sale was 19,635 pounds, averaging 184 pounds per animal. The average selling price was 24.5 cents per pound, bringing a total revenue of $4,842.24. Foybtas Legos threatened deadlock by reach ing agreement. President Eisenhower in itially sought $3,900,000,000 for the vital program but lat er said $3,675,092,500 would be eough for "must" opera tions. The senate by voice earlier had approved a total of $3, 518,092,500. This compared with $3,078,092,500 voted previously by the house. Halfway Figure With adjournment pressure on, the conferees agreed on a "halfway" figure The House, then the Senate, promptly ac cepted the compromise. On the four major money items on .which the House and Senate difered the con ferees approved: 1. 750 mililon dollars for so-caled "defense support," or indirect military aid. This was 50 million dollars above the House figure and 40 mil lion below the Senate amount. 2. 400 million dollars for the development loan fund, through which most economic aid is channeled. The com promise was 100 million dol lars above the House figure and 180 million less than the Senate voted. 3. 200 milion dollars for "special assistance" programs under the President s juris diction for a variety of proj ects. The House voted only 185 million dollars and the Senate 200 million. 4. 155 million dollars for the President's special con tingency fund, to be spent virtually without accounting at his discretion. The figure was the same as voted by the Senate but 55 million dollars more than voted by the House. PUC Approves End Of Jacksonville Bus The Public Utilities com mission has approved an ap plication of Henry J. Huber and Evergreen Bus lines, Medford, to abandon service hetweeh Medford and Jack sonville, Howard Morgan, commissioner, has an- f nounced. Present service on the Med ford-Jacksonville route re suits in excessive costs, the PUC order amending the per mit indicated. Service to Ashland will be continued on Highway 99 and old Highway 99 through Tal ent. Eagle Point will be served via state Highway 62, and service to ' Camp White and the Medford will be by Hishwav 99 and connecting public highways. Morgan said Sports Bulletin: Forest Grove The Rogue Valley Dairy Maids lost to the Seattle Ramblers here Saturday night 12-2, largely on errors, according to reports. The one bright spot in the game was the homerun hit by Sis Prentice, shortstop. The Ramblers will play ie loser of the game be tween Linn Fforists and the Forest Grove Meadowlarks this afternoon. Pendleton The East West Shriners game in Pendleton Saturday night ended in a 6-6 tie before a record crowd of over 8.000 fans. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and hot through Monday. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms over mountains south and east Sun day afternoon and evening. High Sunday 100. Low Sunday night 63. High Monday 96. TEMP. Highest Yesterday 102 Lowest Yesterday 57 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today : 7:30 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:28 a.m. Moonset tomorrow .... 2:01 a.m. Tonight Saturn begins an east ward movement among the stars of the ecliptic that will continue until next April. Quite slowly does Saturn move among the stars; It will be early in 1960 before it will be seen near where the Moon appears tonight. Ita4iinire BULLETIN Cape Canaveral. Fla. (IPli An Army Jupiter C rocket blazed into a starlite sky last night with a new Explorer satellite designed to find out how long man can live in space. The rocket was launched at 2:19 a.m. EDT (11:19 p.m. PDT.) The Army said the tube shaped artificial "moon" designated Explorer V, was aimed for an orbit similar to that of Explorer IV which has been in orbit for nearly a month. Explorer V was virtually the 'same size of Explorer IV 80 inches long." 37.55 pounds. The new satellite's mis sion was to take a more ac curate reading of the re cently discovered radiation band which threatens to de lay maned space travel. Barrage By Reds Batters Quemoy Taipei, Formosa (UPD Communist Chinese artillery battered the Nationalist-held Quemoy Islands last night with a massive barrage that came close ' to hitting an American Army hostel. There were no American casualties, although the Na tionalist defense ministry re ported that more than 200 Chinese officers and men were killed, 65 houses were destroyed, and civilian cas ualties stood at 11 killed and 17 wounded. However, the commanding officer of the U. S. military advisory detachment on Que moy reported heavy shelling of the area occupied by the unit's 21 American army offi cers and, men. The official American re port received here said all the doors and windows of the buildings used by the U. S. military detachment were blown out during the bom bardment and 44 of the shells exploded near the U. S. Army hostel. There were no direct hits: Housing Is Sought For New Teachers Houses' and apartments to rent are being sought by the Medford public schools admin istration, it was announced Saturday. Many new teachers will start arriving in the next two week a spokesman explained. Moderately priced housing tor incoming teachers has been a "significant problem" in the past, a spokesman added Those having housing avail able are asked to call the Medford Public schools office. The telephone number is SPring 3-3683. Community cooperation in meeting this need is urgently requested, a spokesman said. "I Wouldn't Let You Use This Old Thing It Might Not Give You Enough Protection" DDs Special Session To Seek Escape From Integration Hints At Danger Of Violent Outbreaks Little Rock, Ark. (UPD Gov. Orval Faubus summoned the Arkansas legislature yes terday to meet in special ses sion next Tuesday and find Central High school an es cape from integration, regard less of what the U.S. Supreme court does. Faubus ' declined to say what he will ask the legisla ture to do to prevent integra tion of Central and other schools, where the majority of white people are against it. But part of his proclama tion, calling the legislature into extraordinary session, specified that it should "reg ulate the administration and financing of public schools and education and make ap propriations for such pur poses." This suggested that he may want the legislature to cut off the public funds of schools integrated against the will of the white population. Probable Violence He spoke in a proclamation, a statement and in a press conference, of probable vio lence, such as broke out last year, if Central is integrated. He said in his proclamation to the legislature that he thinks "conditions" endanger the "peace and tranquility. In a statement with the proclama tion, he mentioned "the al most certain disorders that would ensue." A reporter asked in a news conference whether he had the same information he had last year, that violence would break out at Central if ft were integrated. Kept Guard at Central Faubus kept the National -Guard at Central for 18 days last September to prevent in tegration, because, he said then, he had information that bloody violence would break out. 4 He took the Guard away under federal court order, a riot did break out and Presi dent Eisenhower ordered in 1,000 paratroopers to prevent "anarchy." Faubus said Saturday, "Since I have been questioned so toften on whether I, indeed, had information last fall that violence-would ensue if in tegration was allowed, I choose to say nothing about it this fall. "Rather I would suggest that all you newsmen go out and talk to the people of Lit tle Rock and "l'1"! your con clusion from that." j Washington UPD Pres ident Eisenhower yesterday signed a bill bringing both civilian and military, planes under unified traffic control as a means of increasing air safety.