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FUND RAISING LEADER - Alfred S. V. Carpenter, above,
is shown opening last night's "kick-off" dinner for the cam
paign to raise $275,000 for reconstruction of the Shake
spearean Festival's theater in Lithia park, Ashland. He is
chairman of the drive, and last night was paid tribute for
his leadership in this activity as well as in other community
projects throughout the valley. (Smith - Classic).
School Board at
Little Rock Quits;
Blossom Fired
Little Rock, Ark. -0JPD -Five
of six members of the
Little Rock school board Wed
nesday night announced their
resignation effective midnight
Friday, and dismissed school
Supt. Virgil T. Blossom.
A new board will be select
ed in an election on Dec. 6.
At a packed public meeting
the board decided to pay $19,
741 to Blossom in severance
pay, plus $1,100 for this
month. His contract was to
run another 18 months.
One Remains
, The only board member
who did not resign was Dr.
Dale Alford, an outspoken
segregationist who defeated
incumbent Brooks Hays for
Congress in the Nov. 4 gener
al election in a last-minute
write-in campaign.
Wiley A. Branton, chief
lawyer for the National As
sociation for ' the Advance
ment of Colored People in
Arkansas, said the resigna
tions "will not alter our plans
whatsoever."
Branton said he "regretted"
seeing five members of the
board and Blossom out of of
fice, but added that "any new
board will be bound every
bit as much" by federal order
to integrate, as was the old
board.
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ANOTHER APPROACH - The Mail Tribune in its inventory
of unsightly scenes in and around Medford turns today to
what the visitor arriving or departing by air is likely to
notice driving to or from the airport. These signs could use
a coat of paint. Or perhaps new, more attractive signs would
be in order. "
Shakespearean Festival Fund
Drive for Theater Under Way
An enthusiastic group of
some 200 volunteer workers
last night "kicked off" the
drive to raise $275,000 for
reconstruction of the Oregon
Shakespearean Festival asso
ciation theater in Ashland.
The dinner, held at the
Tally-Ho restaurant about
half way between Medford
and Ashland, was marked by
a friendly rivalry between the
two cities, a challenge to "get
the job done fast," and an
announcement that collection
has already started to come
in.
Chairman of the drive is
Alfred S. V. Carpenter, who
presided last night, and who
was paid a glowing tribute
for his long record of civic
generosity which has bene
fitted the Rogue valley in
more ways than most people
are aware.
Made Necessary
The fund drive was made
necessary by condemnation of
the old Elizabethan theater
in Lithia park by the state
fire marshal. New plans,
drawn by Architect Jack Ed
son, Medford, and stage de
signer and technical director
Dick Hay, have been prepar
ed. The old building has been
razed, and Contractor Frank
(Scotty) Fairweather, Med
ford, is ready to start con
struction. Carpenter opened the meet
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FOUNDER REMINISCES - Angus Bowmer, the founder and
present producing director of the Shakespearean Festival, is
shown above during his talk at the fund-raising dinner last
night, as he reminisced about past festivals, predicted success
for the fund drive and the 1959 season, and pointed out that
twice before the people of Ashland have responded to the
challenge to build a "new festival." (Smith Classic).
ing by announcing he had re
ceived a donation for $10,000
just before the dinner. Other
contributions . have ' already
been received by members of
the campaign drive.
Jimmy Dunlevy, master of
ceremonies, introduced a
number of workers, and read
The Medford city council
last night broke precedent
by voting unanimously lo
endorse the fund - raising
campaign to build a new
Shakespearean Festival
theater in Ashland.
The informal action was
based, according to Mayor
John W. Snider, on the fact
thai the festival is an im
mensely important asset to
the entire county and the
state as a whole, and that
the success of the fund
drive will assure continua
tion of the state's outstand
ing cultural event, as well
as one of the three top
tourist attractions.
wires from a number of per
sonages who could not attend
but who are interested in the
drive's success.
He also moderated rivalry
which broke out between
Hugh Coleman, Medford, and
Clarence Bell, Ashland, over
which city would raise its
quota first. Bell bet Coleman
$100 (to go to the fund drive)
that Ashland would, and Cole
man accepted. Bell character
ized a gift to the drive as "an
investment, not a donation."
Some of the others intro
duced included:
Archie Fries, president of
the association, who spoke of
the gratitude of the associa
tion members for the help
and the "magnificent spirit"
evidenced in the drive. He
predicted that it could not
help but .be a success.
Mrs. John Cotton, Ash
land chairman, who spoke of
the important role the Festi
val plays in the life of Jack
son county and Oregon as a
whole.
Bob Vobrhies, Ashland,
who predicted that Ashland
would exceed its $50,000 goal
and said that "it should raise
$150,000."
Mrs. Paul Selby, who re
called acting in the festival
many years ago, and of the
fulfilled dreams of its found
ers. Mayor Richard Neil of
Ashland, who predicted ; his
city would more than carry
its share of the fund-raising
WEATHER
FORECAST: Cloudy and cooler
through Friday with occasional
rain in valleys. Snow level low
ering to 4,000 feet tonight and
3.000 feet Friday. Low tonight
38. High Friday 45. TEMP.
Highest Yesterday 51
Lowest This Morning 44
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today .73
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:52 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:01 a.m.
Moonset tonight 7:32 p.m.
Moon rides low.
First Qaarter . Nov. 17
VISIBLE PLANETS
Saturn, below the Moon.
Mars, high in the south at mid
night, is now noticeably brighter
than Sirius. the bright star low
in the southeast at midnight.
task.
Sid Bassett, Grants Pass
chairman, who reported on
the organization in that city
and promised substantial
help. He said the motel, res
taurant and hotel people
"don't have a very good or
ganization of their own, so
we're organizing them to get
this job done."
-Don Ostensoe, Portland,
assistant vice president of the
First National Bank of Ore
gon, who spoke of the state
wide impact of the festival,
the reasons why the . drive
must succeed, and the "inter
national language" of the
theater which build's Ore
gon's prestige throughout the
world. He reported that out
of 20 calls he made yester
day in Portland, he was given
18 checks including one
from an airline stewardess
who had never seen the festi
val, but who "wanted to
help."
-Glenn Jackson, Medford,
who discussed the economic
importance of the festival to
the valley, and said that in
this area, "what we have is
created by the people of the
area." It was he who paid
tribute to the past and present
generosity of Mr. and Mrs.
Carpenter.
Reminisced on Festival
-Angus Bowmer, founder
and producing director of the
festival, who reminisced brief
ly about festivals past, and
of his predictions for the fu
ture. He said this is the third
time he has seen the festival
faced with "starting from
scratch" again, and he knew
it would open in July, 1959.
He pointed out that both
times in the past it was Ash
land people who got it start
ed, and said, "It's nice to have
some help from outside Ash
land, this time."
Principal speaker was Glenn
Stanton, Portland, distinguish
ed architect and past presi
dent of the American Institute
of Architects, who spoke on
the cultural growth of Amer
ica, and the role the festival
has to play therein. He term
ed it a "great asset" to the
state, and discussed it in
terms of Oregon's Centennial
celebration next year.
Advise Expansion '
He advised an improvement
and expansion of accommoda
tions for visiting tourists, and
urged continued attention to
making the state attractive to
visitors. The festival is "not
a Portland show," he empha
sized, but while located in
Ashland, belongs to the en
tire state.
"One can't think of Ash
land without thinking of the
Shakespearean F e s t i v a 1,"
Stanton declared. "If Ashland
were without the festival, it
would be a calamity."
Wires of support and en
couragement read by Dunlevy
came from Dore Schary, Kath
leen Norris, Radioman Frank
Hemingway, Maurice Evans,
Dr. Margery Bailey and oth
ers who have had an interest
or a part in past festivals.
The Ashland kilty band pror
vided music before the dinner.
28 Pages
Special
Commissioners
Consider Part of
Sudivision Bill
Complaints of Dump
At Jacksonville Heard
The Jackson county plan
ning commission last night
considered part of a revised
subdivision ordinance, heard
further complaints on the
Jacksonville area garbage
dump and recommended a
recreation site to the county
court.
A number of recommenda
tions were made by subdivid
es on the revised ordinance.
Bob Mclntyre, suggested
the ordinance be split into two
parts. One would deal with
general provisions and be a
simplified version. The second
part would go into the techni
calities which subdividers
would have to know.
Another subdivider, Mark
Boyden, suggested that the
planning commission "get
into signing of county plats."
The ordinance should be pass
ed and the revisions made as
problems arise, he suggested.
Criticizes Section
Mclntyre criticized a sec
tion ' requiring a surety be
posted by the subdivider,
which states that on approval
of the final map and prior to
installing improvements the
subdivider must sign a per
sonal surety that improve
ments are installed in com
pliance with county require
ments. Improvements could be
made within the subdivision
being improved for sale, but
a subdivider could operate
without improving the rest of
the plat.
B. M. Hoover, who with
his father, Charles Hoover, is
a Camp White area farmer
and subdivider, agreed with
Mclntyre's criticism of ' the
personal surety section, estab
lishing access roads into or
through subdivisions was nec
essary. Mclntyre pointed out
that no subdivision could be
financed without approval of
the necessary roads by the
county engineer.
Ground Elevation
The section dealing with
ground elevation and contour
lines also is not necessary,
Hoover and Mclntyre said.
Study and discussion of the
ordinance was continued until
the regular meeting Dec. 10.
The commission recom
mended to the county court
that two acres on Dead Indian
rd. be purchased for a road
side recreation site. Commis
sioner Jerry Latham said own
ers would sell if the county
vould install a pipe under the
road and install a drinking
trough for cattle. The acreage
is on the road to the Howard
Prairie reservoir.
Statement of Policy
The commission also rec
ommended to the county court
a statement of policy from
the bureau of land manage
ment regarding possible rec
reation sites obtained from
the bureau in a land exchange
agreement. This, Latham ex
plained, applies to two par
cels of land on the Little
Applegate and Star gulch
which could be used for rec
reation sites.
E. W. Hannen and R. S.
Tretreault, chairman and sec
retary, respectively, of the
Jacksonville planning com
mission, complained of game
carcasses, dead fish and gen
eral garbage which, he said,
have been left uncovered on
the dump grounds near Jack
sonville, owned by the City
Sanitary Service.
Edwin Gebhard, planning
commission chairman, said
there is nothing the county or
the commission can do until
the garbage disposal ordi
nance is approved. Jack Eaton,
planning technician, said the
legality of the proposed ordi
nance is now being studied by
the district attorney's office.
Drivers Urged To
'Winterize' Habits
Salem-(UPD-Twentl-six traf
fic deaths, 18 of them since
last Friday, have caused Ore
gon traffic safety officials to
fear that the state may be
headed toward another record-
killing November unless
drivers '.'winterize'! their driv
ing habits.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1958
'Obviously Not A Presidential Prospect They
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Schools to
Recreation
Medford public schools will
cooperate to the fullest extent
with the city's new park and
recreation commission in re
gard to recreation facilities,
Elliott B e c k e n, assistant
school superintendent, told
the commission last evening.
The schools are in full ac
cord with the ideas behind
the new commission, he said.
School facilities have been
available to the public through
local independent groups, Boy
Scout troops, and church
groups which form the many
organized athletic leagues in
the town, Becken added.
Also representing the
schools at the meeting were
William A. Barker, member
of the schol board, and Keith
Hockersmith, chairman of the
school reorganization commit
tee." In explaining the purpose
for the joint meeting, Com-
Heaviest Rain of
Season Falls Here
Heaviest precipitation of the
season fell in the Medford vi
cinity today.
Medford station of the U. S.
weather bureau reported .73
of an inch of rain from mid
night until 10 a.m. The rain
brought the total for Novem
ber up to 1.18 inches and for
the season to 1.88.
Squally weather with oc
casional precipitation in the
valleys is forecast for tonight
and Friday with the possibil
ity of one or more hard rains
tonight or tomorrow morning.
Snow level is expected to drop
to 4,000 feet tonight and 3,000
on Friday.
Deadline for Tax
Payments Nears
Deadline for paying prop
erty taxes is Saturday, Nov.
15, tax department officials
stressed today.
The county courthouse will
remain open from 8 a.m. until
5 p.m. that day to accommo
date persons wishing to make
payments. The front door of
the courthouse building will
be open for the convenience
of the public.
Those paying their taxes
by mail must have them in
the mail prior to midnight
Nov. 15. - '
CP Junior High
Entered Last Night
Central Point-An estimated
$11.50 was taken from the
Central Point Junior High
school principal's office last
night, Central Point police re
ported today. .
The dial on a safe in the
office was knocked off and
the safe damaged, police said,
but the safe was not entered.
Other desks in the office were
ransacked, they said, and
about 50 cents taken from
the clerk's desk.
ectioii--
Support
Program
mission Chairman Jerry Pou
los stated that the group "had
to start somewhere." He .said
that it was necessary for trie
commission and public schools
to work hand in hand to pro
vide a full recreational pro
gram. He added that the combined
efforts would give the public
more usage of present and
future facilities by avoiding
duplication in many areas.
Becken reviewed for the
commission the school sum
mer recreational programs,
which include baseball, ten
nis, arts and crafts, and music
sessions. He mentioned a defi
nite gap in the program since
it caters to a certain type child
and then only for part of each
aay.
The city needs a much ex
panded recreational program,
he continued, which would in
clude facilities for adults, and
offer a more extensive pro
gram in tennis, golf, and simi
lar activities.
Planned Programs
He mentioned that some of
the outlying areas need plan
ned recreational programs
more than in the downtown
area, but said that at some
schools, both grounds and fa
cilities are adequate and well
used.
Speaking of the present
school recreational facilities
available to the public, Becken
mentioned that the schools
were currently paying the en
tire bill. One specific item
mentioned was the amount of
water used, paid for at the
regular city rate.
He added that in the future
where playgrounds would ad
join school grounds, rest room
facilities in the school build
ing would be . used, thus in
creasing the janitorial load
for the schools. He said that
in such incidents, financial ar
rangements would have to be
made.
Commission members sug
gested that recreational pro
grams be set up in districts to
correspond with those of the
schools. Hockersmith added
that this could cause addi
tional problems, particularly
in areas where the school dis
tricts extend outside of the
city.
Advisory Group
Poulos explained that the
commission serves as an ad
visory group to the city coun
cil regarding park and recrea
tional activities in the city. He
stated that once a recreational
director is hired by the city
he would coordinate his work
with the schools. He would
also check on future school
sites for possible purchase by
the city of adjoining land for
recreational sites.
The director, to be hired
on a 12-month basis, is ex
pected to be hired by the first
of the year in time to pre
pare a program for, the sum
mer, it was announced.
Members of the commission
reviewed for. school repre
sentatives points from a talk
by Dr. Lynn Rodney given
before the group last month.
Dr. Rodney is chairman of the
university's recreation and
outdoor education curriculum.
No. 201
Amendment to
Authorize Bonds
For Parking Units
Dec. 1 0 Set as Date
For Medford Vote
Medford voters are to de
cide Dec. 10 whether the city
should take charge of financ
ing off-street parking facili
ties.
Bonds to be iv;ued under
the proposed charter amend
ment to pay for such facilities
would be general obligations
of the city. But city officials
do not anticipate any general
levy except under extreme cir
cumstances. "
The city council, after call
ing the election at its special
meeting last night, endorsed
the proposal themselves by
unanimous vote of the seven
members present.
An earlier proposal, along
somewhat similar lines, was
defeated at the polls here in
the 1956 general election.
Issue Bonds
If the present amendment
passes, the city could issue up
to $500,000 in bonds to
acquire property for off-street
parking facilities, construct
such facilities and operate
them. The bonds would be
guaranteed by "the full faith
and credit" of the city.
Special assessment districts
comprising the properties ben
efited by the facilities would
be created.
The council's intention is to
establish such a district to in
clude the downtown business
area. The specific boundaries
would be decided later, fol
lowing a public hearing.
The city , could acquire
necessary property by pur
chase or by lease up to 50
years.
Plan Being Studied
The proposal would permit
the "Keeney Plan" multi-level
parking platform straddling
the Southern Pacific railroad
tracks. This plan is currently
being studied by city officials
and other interested groups.
'But the Keeney Plan would
not be the only possibility.
A Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce resolution
urging the mayor and council
to "forthwith initiate proceed
ings ' for adoption of the
Keeney Plan was presented at
lat night's meeting by Otto
Frohnmayer, president of the
chamber. '
' Three primary resources on
a year-to-year basis, would be
available to pay off the bonds.
First would be revenue from
the facilities themselves once
they were in operation.
Second would be a portion
of on-street parking meter
revenue. The proposed amend
ment limits this portion to a
maximum of 25 per cent. The
council would decide the spe
cific amount before the bonds
were issued.
Special Assessment
Third would be the special
assessment on benefiting
properties in the assessment
district.
This assessment would
make up the difference be
tween the first two resources
and the amount required to
pay off the bonds in any one
year.
The city, it is understood,
could go ahead with a bond
ing program without referring
the matter to the voters at all.
Its authority would be a law
passed by the 1957 legislature
in Salem.
(Continued on Page 15) '
West Offers
Ban on Nuclear Testing
Geneva (DPD The United
States, in a new move to
break the present Geneva
deadlock, today offered the
Soviet Union a treaty for an
East-West ban on nuclear tests
and a control system to po
lice it.
Conference Recessed
A draft of the treaty was
handed to the Soviets by U.
S. Ambassador -James J.
Wadsworth when the bogged
down East-Vest conference
on ending nuclear tests met
for its eighth formal session.
The conference recessed
until next Monday to give the
Snow Overnight
Astoria, Portland
Receive Soaking
By United Press International
Gale warnings were flying
along the Oregon coast today
a? Pacific storms continued to
blast away at the Pacific.
Northwest with wind, rain
and snow.
The weather bureau said
gusts of wind up to 65 miles
per hour were expected late
today along the coast. Rain
was expected to slack off to
night and Friday. Snow fell in
mountain areas.
The first big fall of the sea
son was reported in the Toll
gste area of the Blue moun
tains where 15 inches fell
overnight with more coming
down today. Meacham had
four inches of snow and Ka-
mela, between Meacham and
La Grande, had six inches.
Still Snowing
Timberline Lodge at Mt.
Hood reported it snowed all
day Wednesday and was still
snowing today.
A heavy rainstorm struck
Wednesday, bringing 2.50
inches of rain to Astoria. Port
land got an inch of rain in
eight hours during the day,
and liigh water hampered
traffic in several parts of the
city. Gusts of wind up to 39
miles per hour were reported.
Two 13-year-old Milwaukie
boys, Ralph Garber and Paul
Edwards, were stranded for a
time on Elk Rock island in the
Willamette river. They had
walked to the island in the af
ternoon but the water rose
and they had to be removed
by boat.
Truck Swept Away
Near Brothers on Highway
20 in eastern Oregon a gust of
wind swept a truck and trailer
over an embankment but the
driver, Don Comer, Richfield,
Idaho, escaped injury.
Rivers were still within
their banks but the Santiam,
at Jefferson was 11.3 feet this
morning, just 1.7 feet below
flood stage. The weather bu
reau said Cascade tributary
streams would rise sharply
today and the main stem of
the Willamette would have a
moderate rise in the next two
days. But the Willamette at
Albany today was at 4.8 feet,
more than 15 feet below flood
stage.
In western Washington
flood waters from a number
of streams began to recede
today although several low
lying sections still were under
water.
From six inches to three
feet of water covered parts of
the Green River valley and
parts of the Auburn-Kent high
way south of Seattle were
under water.
A rock and earth slide bur
ied alMhe concrete poured to
date for Seattle City Light's
high gorge dam on the upper
Skagit river Wednesday but
no one was hurt.
Official Canvass of
Ballots Progressing
The official canvass of bal
lots cast in the Nov. 4 general
election will not be completed
until late next week, elections
department officials reported
Xoday.
The delay is due to the un
usually high number of write
in candidates which slows con
siderably the official canvass.
The department . reported
that that some errors had been
found, particularly the trans
position of digits, but added
that it was nothing unusuaL
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (IPD -Dow-Jones
closing stock aver
ages: 30 industrials 560.75.
off 1.64; 20 rails 154.48, off
0.51; 15 utilities 85.90, up
0.13; 65 stocks 85.90, off
0.42. Sales today were about
4.200.000 compared with
4.400,000 Wednesday.
Treaty for
Russians time to study it.
The U. S. move to break
the current deadlock in the
nuclear ban talks came a few
hours after a renewed frontal
attack on the West by the
Communist bloc in the other
East-West Geneva conference
now underway-the parley on
prevention of surprise at
tacks. No Signs of Progress
The surprise attacks meet
ing also is deadlocked over
its agenda and showed no
signs of progress today.
Details of the U. S. treaty
were not disclosed. .