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Informed sources said one major purpose of the meeting would be to demonstrate sol id three-power determination to remain in Berlin despite Communist harassment and possible efforts to force them out. American officials, mean time, saw grounds for hoping that the Soviet challenge in Berlin would ease without developing into a full-fledged crisis such as the 1948 Berlin blockade. r l 11:1 I Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was reported adopting a calm attitude and trying to work out strategy to keep the Berlin situation from becoming more explos ive. One of Dulles' top aides on Germany, U.S. Ambassador to Bonn David K. E. Bruce, was at the state department conferring with officials Bruce, who has been in Wash ington about a week for con sultations, will return to Bonn, Tuesday for the pos sible Big Three ambassador ial meeting. Tension Develops Tension over future Com munist moves in Berlin devel oped recently when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said Russia would turn over its remainng functions in Ber lin to Communist East Ger many. - ' " - ; The statement was inter preted as a move to force Western recognition of East Germany, perhaps a forerun ner to trying to force the Al lies out of Berlin and maybe a preliminary to demanding that U.S. forces even leave West Germany. But Khrushchev said Fri day night that the Soviet Un ion would present proposals for the government of Occu pied Berlin to the Allies. Of ficials here ereeted the re mark with a sigh of relief. They interpreted it to mean TChrushchev wanted to ease the crisis atmosphere sur rounding Berlin and discuss future moves calmly with the West through diplomatic channels. County to Survey Recreation Site Further steps will be nec essary before the county court can obtain clear title on two acres of a proposed recreation site on Dead In dian rd. members of the county court said Friday. Suggestions as to the best use of the acreage will be requested from national park service representatives, coun ty Judge Rodney Keating said. The county will make a survey of the site, he said. At Wednesday's county planning commission meeting, Commissioner Jerry Latham said the county could obtain clear title to the acreage from the owners by installing a pipe under the road and a drinking trough for cattle. The acreage is desireable for a roadside recreation site since it is on the road to the Howard Prairie reservoir, he pointed out. Make Medford Beautiful WEEDS AND DEBRIS This assortment of spare lum ber, rubbish and (on the far right) an airplane carcass is scat tered behind a building on the approach to Medford's airport terminal: It is in plain view of visitors en route to or from the terminal, and presents a rather poor first or last impression. The weeds are no asset either. Cleaning this up would be a good "Make Medford Beautiful" project for some one, f WINTER SCENE This tree on the north slope of Roxy Ann. butte is typical of scene confronting area residents yesterday morning following the first substantial bit of winter. Cold air is expected to remain the next couple days, but chances of more snow flurries are slim, weather bureau officials City Officials Plan to Attend League Convention in Eugene A host of city officials are packing their bags this week end for the 33rd annual League of Oregon Cities con vention in Eugene, which gets under way this after noon. A list of 26 from Medford are planning to attend. Dele gations from other Jackson county communities are also turning north. Several Medford officials are to take an active part in the three-day program. - Mayor John W. Snider, who is a director of the league, is scheduled to preside at a luncheon Tuesday at which Governor-elect Mark Hatfield is to extend greetings. Discuss Tree Program John Williams, member of the city's street tree commit tee, is to discuss Medford's tree program Monday morn ing at a planning and zoning meeting. Robert L. Lee, water super intendent, is slated to discuss special assessment procedures and financing as applied to water mains that afternoon. City Attorney E. Roy Bashaw is to address an attor ney's meeting at the same time. He is to lead a discus sion on recent Oregon deci sions on municipal law. Frank J. Van Dyke, a Med ford lawyer who while not a city official is a member of the state legislative interim committee on judicial admin istration, is scheduled to lead a discussion- of proposed changes in traffic law and procedures Tuesday morning. Other Topics Other discussion topics of particular interest to Medford officials and residents include current city off-street parking programs, improvement re quirements in subdivision reg ulations, tappmg community resources for park and recrea tion programs, local coopera tion in entertaining Centen nial visitors, new provisions I of building codes, crime and said. Lows this morning and tomorrow morning are expected to be about 22 de grees at the Medford airport with highs about 45. An inch of snow was recorded at the Medford weather bureau station during the storm Friday. the community and, "what of the future?" . The league's current mem bership includes nearly all of the over 20O Oregon cities eli gible. It was formally organ ized in 1925, at a meeting attended by representatives of 26 cities. Its primary objectives are these: 1. To secure cooperation among cities for thorough study of local problems and for application of efficient methods to local government; Exchange Ideas 2. To serve as a focal point where officials can exchange ideas and experiences and pb tain expert advice; 3. 'To gather and distribute Information about municipal government; 4. To study and draw up uniform ordinances and prac tices; 5. To originate and promote in the state legislature meas ures benefiting cities and their citizens ' and to oppose detrimental measures; 6. To secure harmonious ac tion between cities in matters affecting their rights and lia bilities; Assist Member Cities 7. To assist member cities in the courts in matters rela tive to municipal rights and liabilities under "the constitu tion, statutes or ordinances; 8. To do anything else nec essary or proper for the bene fit of Oregon's cities. In pursuing these goals the league's program includes re gional meetings and training Clearing House for Baskets Organized Robert L. Jones, secretary at the Medford Young Men's Christian association, has been named chairman of a committee in charge of locat ing and distributing Christ mas food baskets to under privileged families in the area. Other members of the com mittee, which is made up of representatives from the Council of Social Agencies, include James Pullman, ad ministrator of the welfare commission here; Capt. Wil liam Ricken of the Salvation Army; and Mrs. Norris Por ter of the Jackson county chapter of the American Red Cross. The committee serves as a clearing house for churches, civic groups and other organ izations wishing to contribute food baskets to underprivil eged families at Christmas. Committee headquarters will be in the Red Cross building, 60 Hawthorne ave. The group ,was organized last year to help avoid dupli- conferences as well as the an nual conventiop. It offers a wide range of publications. Technical arm of the league is the bureau, of, municipal re search and. service at the Uni versity of Oregon. Bureau offi cials, for example, are cur rently assembling material for a study and model ordi nance for trailer parks. Herman Kehrli since the mid-3 0's has served as director of the bureau and executive secretary of the league itself. Officials To Attend Among Medford officials planning to attend the conven tion this week-besides those already mentioned - are City Manager Robert A. Duff, Pub lic Works Director Vernon Thorpe, Police Chief Charles Champlin, Fire Chief Gordon Barker, Building Inspector Oliver R. McNeel, Recorder- Treasurer Darrel Huson, Mu nicipal Court Judge Noreen Kelly; Purchasing Agent and Airport Manager Richard Ho- gan; and Mrs. Dorothy Sned- den, the mayor's secretary. Others, include all eight city councilmen plus Council man-elect Stanley Stark (Ward IV); Paul Selby, Jack Edson and Charles Crary of the city planning commission; and Jerry Poulos, chairman of the parks and recreation commis sion. 1 Personal expenses in mak ing the trip are provided for by "schools and conferences" allotments in the city s budg et. The sum of $1,170 was set aside in the current budget as dues for league member ship cation by groups contributing to the same families. A total of 350 persons received food baskets last Christmas, Jones said. Organizations or individ uals who wish to donate to an underprivileged family may contact the office in the Red Cross building. Resi dents who have names of Dersons who may receive such baskets are asked to con tact the committee's office. Jones said donations of money also will be accepted to purchase meat for the bas kets, 16,761 Votes Cast For Boundary Fixing Total vote results on the measure of fixing state bound aries was 16,761 yes votes and 3,801 no votes, according to xhe final canvass of votes in the county elections depart ment. A typographical error in the Mail Tribune had given 1.676 as the total number of yes votes cast. Hollywood Star, Tyrone Power, Dies in Madrid Collapses on Movie Set After Scene . Madrid, Spain (UPD Holly wood Star Tyrone Power, 44, died of a heart attack Satur day after collapsing on a movie set here. Power died on the way to a hospital. He had collapsed half an hour earlier just after the filming of a fencing scene for the movie 'Solomon and Sheba." He was carried un conscious to a car and rushed to the Ruber hospital. Dead on Arrival A spokesman at the hos pital said he was dead on arrival. A doctor said Power died of angina pectoris. The body will be flown to the United States by military plane for burial, probably to day. It was removed from the hospital and taken to the U.S. Air Force base at Torrejon, 13 miles from Madrid. Plans for disposition of the body had been delayed because the widow was too distraught for several hours to discuss the matter with U.S. embassy officials. All work halted on the color film which still had a month of shooting. Director King Vidor said the United Artists company in Holly wood would have to decide whether it should be scrapped. Studio officials said Power had complained recently of not feeling well, and had a heart checkup a few weeks ago. Although some concern was felt about his health, no one realized his life was in danger. Saturday he worked in a dagger-dueling scene in which he was supposed to be thrown to the ground to avoid an assassin's knife. . As soon as it was finished, he called for brandy and went into his dressing trailer. A moment later, makeup man Ray Sebastian came out to report that the actor com plained of pains in both "arms and had difficulty ' in breath ing.' j Producer Ted Richmond, called for a car. By the time it arrived, Power was uncon scious. Power made his first movie appearance in 1931 as an ex tra. Later that year, he played a small part in a Chi cago stage production of "The Merchant of Venice" and then went on to New York with the Chicago . Civic Shake speare company as a page in "Hamlet." First Film The first film role for which he is remembered was the lead in the 1936 movie, "Lloyds of London." Power was the son of Fred erick Tyrone Edmond and Patia Emma Power. He at tended public school in Cin cinnati, Dayton preparatory school and St. Xavier Univer sity. He was descended from a line of distinguished actors, and was the fourth to act un der the name Tyrone Power. WEATHER FORECAST? Partly cloudy to day; clearing tonight. Mostly clear and a little warmer Monday. High today 43; low tonight 22; high Monday 48. TEMP. Highest Saturday 39 Lowest Saturday 29 PRECIP. To 5 p.m. Yesterdy .01 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:49 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow : 7:05 a.m. Moonset tonight 10:40 p.m. PROMINENT STARS Aldebaron, rises 6:20 p.m Vega, low in north west 10:50 p.m.- VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, sets 6:09 p.m. Mars, due east 7:22 pja. Russia Rejects One Western Proposal For Nuclear - Geneva (UPD - Russian Sat urday repected one western proposal for nuclear-age peace as a "waste of time" and indicated it would turn down another at the two deadlocked East-West confer ences here. Observers said there was no hope of any early break at the separate meetings on ways to prevent surprise at tack and ban nuclear test ex plosions. At a one-hour meeting of the surprise attack talks, So viet first deputy foreign min ister Vasili V. Kuznetzov in sisted that there must be a po TO Verbal Barrages Hurled by Oregon Solons, Hatfield Neuberger Invites ' Gov-Elect to Tea Portland (UPD .Verbal bar rages were hurled by the two Oregon senators and the gov ernor - elect Friday with one result being an invitation to tea extended to Mark Hatfield and his wife by Sen. Richard L Neuberger. Oregon's senior senator, Wayne Morse, accused Neu berger of "s n i d e political backknifing" Friday after Neuberger had stated it was regrettable that Morse had re jected Hatfield's request for a conference with the Oregon congressional delegation. " Hatfield had asked for the conference in a letter to Morse because it would "have bene fit in giving me a better ap preciation of our delegation's plans for the next session of congress." Morse Refuses Morse refused because he said that he did not know of any purpose by which the con ference could be constructive. Hatfield expressed regret at Morse's refusal and said, "this is no time for pride and prej udice." ; Neuberger observed after the refusal, "it will be very unfortunate if the great and urgent needs of our state are neglected while Sen. Morse and Gov,-elect Hatfield jockey politically for 1962." Morse will be up for re election in 1962, and Hatfield has been mentioned as a can didate for t'h e Republican nomination for senator in 1962.' Later Statement Neuberger, in a later state ment, said that, " .. . . to do my own part toward putting an end to this distressing bick ering, I have invited Governor-elect Hatfield and Mrs. Hatfield to . have tea with Maurine and me at our home the day after Thanksgiving, where I trust we can discuss problems of federal-state re lation which Oregon con fronts." Morse said he would send copies of the Hatfield proposal to other members of the Ore gon congressional delegation. He also assured Hatfield that the services of his office would be available to Hatfield on any matter withm. the juris diction of the federal govern ment concerning Oregon. Policemen Being Trained in Radar All Medford policemen are currently being trained in use of the department's new "Pa trolmaster" radar set, accord ing to Police Chief Charles Champlin. Champlin said Friday the department hasi received a temporary operating permit from the federal government with a regular permit to fol low. He reported that Patrol man Duane Franklin and Robert H. Larson, of Max-Sig Communications at the Med ford airport, are in charge of instruction. Both the police department and the public "works depart ment are scheduled to use the set. It will see service in rou tine detection of speeders, checking on special com plaints of basic rule violations and traffic studies. Age Peace; Another Seen litical settlement. He was sec onded by delegates from Czechoslovakia and Poland in rejecting the proposal of the United States, Britain, France, Canada and Italy for considering only technical means of preventing any sud den attack. Kuznetzov said the west ern argument was a "waste of time" and that nuclear dis armament and scraping of for eign military bases must be included in any agreement on preventing of surprise at tack. The delegates agreed only to meet again on Monday. e "Can You Make Out If They Look Real Determined?" Consolidation Being Studied by Boards In Talent, Phoenix The educational, legal, and financial questions involved in a proposed consolidation of Phoenix school district 4 and Talent school district 22 are being discussed and stud ied by school boards and ad ministrators of both districts. School officials said that under . the proposed plan, high school students of both districts would attend school at Phoenix, occupying the present high school plant there. Junior high school students from both districts would attend and utilize the present Talent High school plant. Officials feel that such con solidation would enrich the high school program for stud ents from both districts, and will help to fill small classes conducted in college prepar atory subjects in both high schools at the present time. ' New school names would be considered for the high school at Phoenix, and the junior high school at Talent, they noted. Phoenix is now a first class district with an en rollment of 820 students, and Talent is a second class dis trict with 580 students. Administration of the con solidated district would pass into the hands of the school Officials of "the most popu Sports Bulletins Eagle Point battled its way into the Oregon A-2 .high school football semi finals by licking Oakridge 33 to 6 her last night. The Eagles will play Vale in this area next week and for the right to enter the cham pionship finals. Getting off to a 20-poini jump. Eagle Point led 20-6 at the half and scored 1 w i c in the fourth quarter. Salem-OJPp - Ray Sharrah scored three touchdowns to lead Pendleton to a 26 to 14 win over North Salem in the state class A-l quarter final game here last night. The score was tied 7 to 7 at halftime. Pendleton will meet Medford in Medford next week end in the state semi-final game. The conference on a nuclear test ban apeared headed for deeper quarrels. The official Tass Soviet News Agency Friday night denounced the United States and Britain for "continuing to raise obstacles" in the path of a nuclear test ban. It ac cused them of "hedging" with "meaningless declara tions." Observers took this to mean the Soviets will reject the western roposal present ed at the conference Thurs day for a treaty with built-in controls providing for an East-West test ban. i m to lous district" as defined by Oregon law, in this case the Phoenix school district. After such consolidation residents of both districts will be eligible for school di rector at regular school elec tions. Employees of both dis tricts would be retained in the combined system. School officials said it has been agreed that each district j would retain, its own bonded and other indebtedness. Petitioning and voting pro cedure in both district to ef fect the consolidation will be initiated at an early date, of ficials said. $2,000 Raised at Smorgasbord Nearly $2,000 for the Med ford High school band fund was raised Friday ,by the Southern Oregon Salesmen's club. Almost 6,000 tickets were purchased for the feed at the Big Y market, according to Nick Egbert, who with Milt Evans, a fellow Grants Pass resident, headed up the ef fort. Proceeds will go toward ex penses for sending the Med ford band to the Shrine East West All-Star Football game, Dec. 27, at San Francisco. A smorgasbord was held a week ago at Grants Pass. An other one will be held Dee. 12 at Klamath Falls. Bands of all three? southern Oregon cities have been invited to participate in pre-game arid half-time activities at the all star game. - The salesmen, who obtain large amounts of food dona tions, offered "all you can eat" for 25 cents. They said that some people, however, paid as much as 50 cents and others $1. Mothers of band members baked pies with do nated pumpkin pie crust mix. Jayceettes and store clerks helped salesmen. Manager Named for VA Domiciliary Washington (UPD The Vet erans administration Friday announced that Henry C. Her zoz, assistant manager of the VA center at Wadsworth, Kans., has been named man ager of the domiciliary home at Camp White, near Med ford. ' - Grants Pass Woman Killed in Accident Roseburg-flJPD-Gladys Horn aday, Grants Pass, was killed Saturday when the car in which she was riding went out of control after striking an icy spot on Highway 99 and crashed into an abutment at Ford's bridge about 25 miles south of Roseburg. Mrs. Ruth Hollands, Grants Pass, driver of the car, was taken to a' Canyonville hos pital for treatment of facial cuts and shock. Phoenix Accident Fatal to Women From Washington Five Are Killed In Past Six Days Two persons were killed and two others injured in a two-car accident just south of Phoenix on Highway 99 about 7 oclock Friday night. Mrs. Rannah Dawson, 81, of Seattle, Wash., was killed . almost instantly, state police said. Mrs. Hannah Jane Olson, 52, of Langley,- Wash., died in a, Medford hospital Saturday morning of injuries received in the accident. The fatalities brought to five the number killed in traffic accidents in Jackson county in the past six days, and it was the second crash in which more than one per son has been killed in a week. Last Saturday night, two per sons were killed in an acci dent just north of Ashland. 18 Dead This Year Eighteen persons have been killed in traffic accidents so far this year in the county. Last. year at this time, there were 23 traffic fatalities. Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Ol son were passengers in a car operated by Arthur Efraim Olson, 55, of Langley, Wash, police said. Treated at Medford Osteo pathic hospital were Richard L. Wessell, 21. of 180 Sherman St., Ashland, driver of the other car involved, and his wife, Mrs. Sandra Lee Wes sell, 20. Police said Wessell suffered bruises and a sprain ed arm, and Mrs. Wessell suf fered lacerations. Both were reported in good condition Saturday morning. In Front Seat Police said Mrs. Dawson was sitting in the front seat next to the door when the Olson vehicle was struck bradside by the Wessell car. Olson, traveling south on Highvay 99, started ' across highway separator islands to enter a motel where the high way divides south of Phoenix. The Wessel car, travelling north, struck the Olson car in the right side, police said. Mrs. Dawson was killed al most instantly, police said. Mrs. Olson suffered internal injuries. The bodies of Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Olson were taken to Seattle, Wash., by Conger- Morris Funeral home for serv ices. FOOTBALL SOUTHWEST Texas A&M 28. Rice 21 Texas Christian 22 Tex as 8 Oklahoma State 6. Kan sas 3 Oklahoma 39, Missouri 0 WEST Arizona State .7. Willa metis 0 Brigham Young 22, Den ver 7 Montana State 20, Mon tana 6 Air Force Academy 21, Wyoming 6 California 12. Washing ton 7 - Colorado 7. Utah 0 UCLA 7, Oregon 3 Oregon State 24, Stan ford 16 Idaho 34, Utah State 7 SOUTH Duke 29, Wake Forest 0 Alabama 17, Georgia Tech 8 ' Citadel 14, V.M.I. 6 Auburn 21, Georgia 6 Vanderbilt 12, Tulan 0 MIDWEST Indiana 8, Michigan 6 Wisconsin 31, Illinois 12 Kansas State 14, Iowa State 6 Notre Dame 34, North Carolina .24 Minnesota 39, Michigan State 12 Ohio State 38, Iowa 28 Purdue' 23, Northwest ern 6 EAST Dartmouth 32, Cornell 15 ' Brown 29, Harvard 22 Princeton 50, Yale 14 Pennsylvania 42, Colum bia 0 Tufts 16, Lafayette 8 Army 26. Villanova 0 Qufntico Marines 13, Rutgers 12 Navy 28, George Wash ington 8
