t MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Triursday, February 19, 1959
Miss Thebom Wins
Over Audience at
Civic Concert Here
By R. D. WERNER
The much-heralded Blanche
Thebom, mezzo-soprano, was
heard last night at the Med
ford High school auditorium
in the third concert of the
season for Jackson County
Civic Music association. She
was accompanied at the piano
by William Hughes.
Endowed "With a lovely
voice, with an ingratiating
personality and arresting
stage presence, Miss Thebom
soon won over her audience.
The program began with a
not-too familiar aria by Mo
zart, followed by five lieder
by Brahms. This was a most
decided contrast in musical
styles and the singer made
the most of the opportunity
thus presented. Displaying a
certain amount of agility, the
aria was done with sympathy
and understanding.
Phrasing High Order
In the lieder, of which five
by Brahms are too many,
Miss Thebom showed a good
share of musicianship and a
certain amount of coloring.
Her phrasing was of a high
order, but her diction left
much to be desired. This was
true all through the program.
Since the music is created as
a result of the words, it seems
to us that any interpreter is
duty-bound to deliver the
message, else the composer's
effort is in vain. And it is this
failing that left the three
arias from "Carmen" by Bi
zet meaningless.
After the intermission, four
Traffic Commission
Upholds Speed Law
Salem-TCPD-Oregon's traffic
safety commission stuck by
the state's basic speed law
rule Wednesday for the
second time in less than a
year when it defeated by a 5-2
vote a recommendation that
it endorse a speed law with a
top maximum speed.
Last June the same recom
mendation failed to get Com
mission blessing.
The issue was re-submitted
the commission because of
plans of the Association of
Chiefs of Police and the High
way Lifesavers to urge maxi
mum speeds in cities of the
state.
Several members expressed
the opinion that the state's
speed law should be uniform
in cities and in rural areas.
Court Records
DISTRICT COURT
Stella W. Worthington, violation
of basic rule, $15.
Alfred J. Hardav. Pelton Orch
ards, drunk on public highway. $30.
Leland D. Meeker, failure to
make traffic stop. $10.
CIRCUIT COURT
Ruby Fein vs. Arnold Fein, di
vorce complaint.
Roy A. Anderson vs. Anna E. An
derson, divorce complaint.
Katheryn P. Cole vs. Robert Hu
bert Cole, divorce complaint.
songs by PaladUhe-very love
ly, delicate and very French,
were Dresented with the love
ly tone, but no meaning. In
this group Mr. Hughes cud
his best work.
The last group was one of
announced songs in English,
mostly humorous and greatly
enjoyed by the audience.
Even here, diction was not
evident.
But withal, the remem
brance of the beautiful voice
and the lovely lady made it
an evening well spent. Bon
Voyage!
Martial Law Set
In Congo Rioti
Brazzaville, Congo - (UPD -
French led troops and police
clamped virtual martial law
on Brazzaville today to euro
the savage rioting which has
killed at least 54 Negroes and
injured about 100 here this
week.
Under the direction of
French high commissioner
Georges Guy, about 5,000
riflemen brought in from
nearbv Chad set about en
forcing a dusk-to-dawn cur
few and other features ot a
drastic "Drotection plan.
Thev set up checkpoints
and barriers in an effort to
keep rival M'Bochi and Balah
tribesmen, living in the
squalid shantytowns which
fringe this trpoical capital,
from flying at each others
throats.
Although riotous raiders
have been passing back and
forth through the modern dis
tricts of central Brazzaville,
none of the. city's 4,000-odd
white residents has been
molested.
Wallace Discloses
Eisenhower Vote
South Salem, N. Y. - (UPD -
Henry A. Wallace disclosed to
day that he voted for Dwight
D. Eisenhower for president
in 1956.
The 70 - year - old former
Democratic vice president of
the United States, said he does
not know whether he will
vote Democratic or Republi
can in 1960.
"I will be for the person
who will do a real, imagina
tive job on the foreign front,
in the interest of world peace.
That's why I voted for Ike."
Wallace said it "looks in
evitable" that the House and
Senate will ,go Democratic in
1960.
"T don't see one chance in
ten that it will be otherwise," '
he added.
"Will a Democratic presi
dent be elected next year?"
he was asked.
"Not necessarily," he re
plied.
One-Way Traffic
On Two Highways
Salem-(UPD-One-way traffic
on Highways 101 and 42
south and east of Coquille re
mained in effect today and
snow hampered traffic on the
Columbia river highway.
The Highway Department
reported snow on the water
grade Columbia river route
from mile post 27 east with a
silver thaw on the Crown
Point secondary highway
from Springdale to Latourelle
falls.
There was one-way traffic
on the Wasco-Heppner route
because of snow.
Prankster Blamed
For Bomb Threat
Portland (UPD United Air
Lines officials today Warned
a prankster for a telephoned
bomb threat which resulted
in a delay of three planes
here and one in Pendleton
Wednesday.
A juvenile voice called
UAL in Seattle about 9 a.m.
Wednesday and said "There's
a bomb on one of your
planes." Three flights here
and one in Pendleton were
searched but no bomb was
found.
Some 200 passengers in the
four planes had about a two-
hour delay as a result of the
call.
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Woman Witnesses
Selection of Jury
Ventura, Calif. - (UPD -Mrs.
Elizabeth Duncan, 54, accused
of masterminding the murder
of her pregnant daughter-in-law,
returns to court today to
witness the drawn out
struggle of selecting a jury
to try her for her life.
there was hope a jury
would be selected by late to
day or Friday.
The grandmotherly apear
ing Santa Barbara, Calif.,
matron has watched with in
terest since, opening of the
trial Monday while a panel of
150 prospective jurors was
questioned on whether they
believe she hired two ex-convicts
to kill her son's wife,
Olga, 30, last Nov. 17.
Many members of the un
usually large panel which by
the end of Wednesday had
dwindled to 86 admitted they
believed her guilty and were
excused.
Mrs. Duncan has been pic
tured as being so jealous of
her son, Frank, 30, an attor
ney, that she paid to have his
wife of six months killed.
Search Continues
For Woman's Body
Tiiuana. Mexico - (UPD -
Police joined by FBI agents
and American police continu
ed their search today for the
dismembered body of a
woman believed to have been
murdered in the U.S.
Two legs and two hand-
less arms were found Tues
day, along the Ensenada-Ti-
juana road three miles south
of here.
Police said the victim was
a caucasion woman, about 5
feet 3 inches tall and around
30 years of age. '
"An examination of the re
mains indicates someone tried
to destroy them by fire and
then brought them here for
disposal" George Benjamin
Lugo, chief of the state police
here, announced.
Lueo said it apeared the
woman was murdered in the
U.S. and the body dismem
bered before an attempt was
made to drive across the bor
der for disposal. x
The victim was believed
killed about midnight Mon
day.
Convair Reveals Plan
For 'Swing-Tail' Plane
San Diego - (UPD - Convair
division of General Dynamics
Corp. has revealed plans for a
"swing tail" version of the
636 mile an hour Convair
600 jet passenger plane.
The cargo craft would pro-
provide for easier loading by
having a tail section that
swings aside and lowered to
truck-bed height, a spokes
man for Convair said. The
cargo area in the plane would
be 80 feet long, 10 feet wide
and seven feet high.
Debbie Reynolds Receives Divorce In Brief Hearing
Grants Pass Junkman
Assigned Penalty
Salem (UPD Public Utility
Commisisoner Jonel C. Hill
today assigned a penalty of
$100 against Clifford J. Shoe
maker of the Ashland Junk
Company, a Grants Pass pri
vate motor carrier.
He was charged with haul
ing tractor carts from Port
land to Grants Pass without
a proper permit. :
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Hollywood -4CPD "My hus
band has become interested
in another woman," actress
Debbie Reynolds testified to
day in receiving a divorce
from boyish singer Eddie
Fisher.
In obvious reference to
sultry "screen siren Elizabeth
Taylor, the actress told the
court, "It began early in Sep
tember but there was great
publicity and there were pic
tures in the papers. It still
continues," she said in re
ceiving her decree in less than
10 minutes. Miss Taylor's
name was not mentioned dur
ing the brief trial.
Divorce Discussed
Asked if she had discussed
divorce at 'the time with the
tousle-haired singer, Miss Rey
nolds said:
"Yes, we did discuss di
vorce and he said he wished
to have one. To say the least,
I was very distressed."
The actress looked pert and
cheerful and she walked into
the courtroom of Superior
Judge Roger Pfaff. She wore
a simple black gray suit with
black velvet collar.
Fisher, 30, who gained his
freedom and an opportunity
to marry Miss Taylor, was not
in court, nor was his attorney.
The dark-eyed Liz was wid
owed last year when million
aire showman Mike Todd died
in a New Mexico plane crash.
Miss Reynolds was given
custody of the couple's two
children, Carrie, 2, and Todd,
1.
A property settlement ne
gotiated between the 26-year-old
Debbie and her husband
gave her the $150,000 family
mansion and $40,000 yearly
alimony and child support.
She was awarded the home,
"subject to existing encum-1
brances," certain securities,
and a $100,000 life insurance
policy on the singer. Miss
Reynolds also retains all her
own property, including her
Palm Springs resort home.
The alimony payments are
to be based on Fishers earn
ings and he also agreed to pay
portions of the children's edu
cational and -medical ex
penses.
Camiole
Williams, a ' close
friend of the young actress,
corroborated testimony that
Fisher had treated his wife in
a cruel and inhuman" man
ner. "Debbie was deeply shocked
True Magazine Has
Article on John Day
The March issue of True
magazine, on sale today, in
cludes an illustrated article
on the mountaineering
achievements of John S. Day,
Central Point rancher.
The article, entitled "I Took
the High Road," relates Day's
feat last summer in climbing
17 west coast mountain peaks
within an eight-week period.
The list includes Mt. Rainier,
Mt. Shasta and Mt. Whitney
as well as Mt. Hood, nearby
Mt. McLoughlin and six other
Oregon peaks.
His ascent of Mt. Whitney
in just over five hours, and
descent in just under three,
equal the all-time record for
the round trip on that peak,
the article reports.
Nine color photographs
show techniques and obstacles
in climbing, and dramatic
scenery.
Day's training included a
daily routine . of 40 minutes
with weights, a 400-yard swim
and a three-mile run. The ar
ticle gives his age as 50.
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and tried to keep the marriage
together," Miss Williams said.
"I'm glad the legal proceed
ings are over," Debbie said
when the "brief trial ended.
Asked by reporters if she was
glad the marriage had come
to an end, she answered, "I
wouldn't say that."
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Statewide Curfew
Proposal Tabled
Salem (UPD A proposal for
statewide curfew law to re
place varying local curfew
ordinances was tabled by the
House Judiciary Committee
here Wednesday.
The bill would have set the
curfew for minors under 18
at midnight on week days nd
at 1 a.m. on week ends and
legal holidays.
Also tabled was a bill
which would have required
all drivers to take tests for
drunkenness at the request of i
a police officer.
Now drivers must consent
in writing to such a test.
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Britain Announces
Armed Forces Cut
London-(UPD-Britain will cut
its army to 252,000 in the
coming year from 312,000 at :
me ena oi iyo, it was an
nounced today.
Net estimated expenditure
on the "atomic age" army for
1959-60 is 431,350,000 pounds
($1,207,780,280) 50,000 pounds
($140,000) less than for 1958
1959. The figures were included
In a white paper published to
day, along with a report by
war minister Christopher
Soames.
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