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BUILD UP The cuimiliK clouds tliul have been nliowlnK
themselves (or the Inst few days In southern Oregon hull-
cute an tinensy situation In the area'i tlmbcrlnnds, as a rash
of liKhtnliig-causcd fires have been reported in the Siskiyou
and Cascade ranges. Although not "full-blown" thunder-
Ruling May Result
In Purchase of
Sheriff's Cars
Thret'more sheriff's cars
may hiva to b purchased be
rausa of recent , tllofhoy
general' ruling. It was learn
ed In county court this morn
f ' Vo privately owned cars
can b covered by mileage
. allowance when used on crlm-
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few exceptions, the opinion
tstrd.
This would affect three prl
vately owned cars, one In the
tax department, one In the
civil division and one In the
criminal division, Sheriff Joe
watsh snid ths mornng.
. Five cars purchased June 30
are to be delivered soon to
the criminal division, Walsh
said. Five other cars were re
ceived In April, also for the
criminal division. .
May Daclara Emergency
County Judge Earl Miller
aald it may be necessary to
declare an emergency exists
and purchase thrco more cars
for the sheriffs department
without the usual bid pro
cedure, but District Attorney
Thomas J. Rccder said today
he doubts if this could be
done legally.
Although the attorney gen
eral's opinion would be effec
tive Aug. 1, about 30 days
could bq allowed in which to
con. ply with the opinion, he
explained. The opinion applies
to all counties with a populiv
tion of more than 50.000 per
sons, the . district attorney
added.
The matter of mileage al
lownnces and travel allow
ances for the sheriff's office
was originally investigated by
County Clerk Marvin Mnd
den. Walsh said he had. asked
for- tho attorney general's
opinion through the district
attorney s office a year ago,
It was dnted July 7, but due
in nrnaaiifn nt hiiDlnn,. Il.n
matter wasn't brought to the
county court's attention until
this morning, Reedor snld.
County Commissioner Rnlnh
Jnines denied that the prob
lem had been brought up be
cause or political reasons.
Mofad Exceptions
Reedor noted some excep
tions to the ruling would be
when a member of the sher
iff a department must travel
out of the county in making
an arrest, to return prisoners
or to transport convicts, The
opinion stated Hint the form
In which mileage claims are
. prcscnlcd can bo decided by
tlm county court.
Tho shorlff snld this ruling
would work a hardship, par
ticularly on certain dcputlos
who are buying their cars and
applying mileage allowances
tn those payments, The crim
inal division could double up
on cars, but this would leave
certain areas unprotected
while deputies , come to the
courthouse to pick up the of
ficial county cars, he ex
plained. ' ' ' 1
30-Man Crew Mopping Up
400-Acre Fire Near Ashland
A 30-man crew Is mopping
up today on a fire which
(lashed over a 400-acre area
yesterday on Walker creek off
Dead Indian rd. east of Ash
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thunderstorm and Is one of
some 25 which were ignited
by lightning on slate forestry
Switch Engine Hits
Car at Main Street
A Soutliern Pacific switch
engine crashed into a car at
the Main st. rnllrond crossing
in downtown Medford early
Oils morning. There were no
injuries. '
The car was operated by
William Forbes Lynch, H8,
Jacksonville, nccording to po
lice. They said the enr sus
tained only moderate damage
to the front end.
Witnesses told police that
the signals at the intersection
were working but Lynch ap
parently failed to heed them.
The accident occurred at
2:45 a.m.
High Temperature
Of Season Recorded
Highest tcmpcrnturc for
Medford vicinity tills summer
was recorded yesterday when
the mercury climbed to 105
degrees al the airport station
of the U. S. weather bureau.
The 105 was also a record
high for July 28. Highest pre
vious temperature on that dntc
hero, according to weather bu
reau flics, was 102 In 1 958.
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heads, the clouds In the picture above, taken yesterday
afternoon, show thunderstorm potential east of Medford.
A total of some IB fires have been brought under control,
and area fire crews expect to deal with a number of
"sleeper" fires resulting from recent storms.
department protected and
Rogue National forest lands.
Flames on Walker creok
swept through foxtail and
grass, brush and some oak
and .nlnvlnjbr,.. Uio,ouU
wtsl district office of 'the
slato forestry department re
ported. A line wu put around
the fire by 10 o'clock 'last
night and it was declared un
der control by 10:30 p.m.
Little If any further trouble
from the blaze was anticipat
ed, forest patrolmen said.
Some 40 men were on the
fire at its height.
Of eight other fires on land
under state protection, the
largest was a lli-acre blaze
on Poole hill. Others were
under an acre in size. Crews
were mopping up on these and
they were described as in
"pretty good shnpo."
SixKen Biases Reported
Sixteen blazes on the Rogue
forest were reported out or
in the mop-up stage, except
a new one on Poole hilt on
the forest boundary. Largest
of the 16 was about one acre.
The forest service has man
aged fire suppression with its
own personnel despite being
short of help because of men
sent to other areas.
Threat of additional fires
still hangs over the area. The
state forestry department re
ported some lightning and
light rnln In the southeast
part of the district this morn
ing. More lightning activity
was foreseen this afternoon
and evening. "We hope we
can get through today. It
looks a little rough" a state
forestry spokesman stated.
The district had a recon
naissance plane In the air
looking for possible "hold
over" fires. There's a chance
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some are still smouldering
from lightning strikes, it was
said.
The 30 mopping up on
Walker creek today included
,12 men from .the Ray O fiord
longfng -!irflv:aiMl Hill' Beagle
Ashland, with his tread trac
tor.-.. Others were forest ua
trol crews and "pick-up" help,
Spring Lake Fire
Considered Worsi
By United Press International
Six mountain climbers with
cables and winches attacked
remote sections of the Spring
Lake fire today after being
dispatched into the rugged
Snake River canyon country
Thursdiy.
The stubborn 6,700 - acre
blaze was considered the
worst still burning in eastern
Oregon. In rough, craggy
country, the fire has resisted
efforts of ground and air fire
fighters to bring it under con
trol. -
Forest service officials said
the mountain climbers would
try to prevent the fire from
crawling across rocky faces
of land to cn'cr new timber
land. In other areas, fire control
centers reported most fires
under control today, including
40 small fires started by
lightning Tuesday and Wed
nesday. Board Considers
Leasing Fair Area
Possibility bf leasing the
south end of the county fair
grounds fronting the baseball
park is being considered by
the Jackson county fair board,
C. H. Buffington, fair board
member, said today.
The fair board had been
leasing the arcn to Kognp
Lumber Industries, Medford,
and Inter, part of It for Go
Knrt racing. However, the two
Interests seem to conflict, and
Kognp no longer wished to
lease the property, Buffing
ton explained.
Revenue from the lease Is
used for operation of the fair
grounds buildings, he said.'
McLeod Bridge To
Be Closed Two Days
County Engineer Robert
Carslenscn announced todny
that the McLeod bridge over
Rogue river at McLeod will
be closed during Monday,
Monday night and Tuesday,
Aug. ,1 and 2, for reconstruc
tion. The blrdge will be open
Tuesday evening for resident
traffic. Carstcnsen said the
bridge does not meet state
loading standards, as the load
limit restrict! ita us.
Belgium Pulls
1,500 Troops
From Congo
Receipt Increases
Noted in County
During Past Year
Substantial increases in
county receipts during the
1050-60 fiscal year are noted
in the annual statement by
the county treasurer to
Jackson county court.
Treasurer Karl L. Janouch
reported total receipts of $13,
504, 772.29 during the period,
compared to $10,970,434.14
during the previous year.
Largest increases were noted
in payments from the U. S.
government, up $722,550.18,
county taxes and fees, up
$549,473.46, and from the
state of Oregon, up $118,-
163.91.
Income from interest on
deposit and investment earn
ings more than doubled dur
ing the last year, 'a.'.uch
said. During the 1959-60 fis
cal year a total of $118,806 98
was received for interest,
compared to $54,457.23 dur
ing 1958-1959. This money
was distributed $73,312.14 to
county government; $44,949-
.84 school funds; and $545
irrigation districts.
Four Reasons Noted
Janouch gave four reasons
for the increase in Interest
earnings.
1. More money on deposit.
2. Earlier receipts, a $2,
314,670.07 Oregon and Cali
fornia fund check arrived one
month early; .
3. Prompter deposits of
money with treasurer by
county offices: and '
4. Higher Interest iratesr
"Total receiptsplus $2,337,-
270.06 cash on hand July 1,
1959, totaled $15,842,042.60,
for the year. Total disburse
ments were $12,802,754.60,
leaving a cash balance June
30 from all taxing units of
$3,759,287.75. These figures
include both county tunas.
and money collected and dis
bursed on behalf of cities,
school districts, and other
taxing units of the county.
The county government
ended the year with a net
cash balance of $1,446,145.4.1
in the budget accounts. The
county treasurer stressed that
this amount is not a sur
plus." Ho stated that the fis
cal year ends June nv ana
sufficient funds must be on
hand at that time for operat
ing expenses until the arrival
of the O and C fund check.
The check has been receiv
er by the treasurer as early
as mid - August and as late as
October. Average monthly
operating expenses is $380,-
000, Janouch said.
The remainder of the cash
balance is in accounts of oth
er taxing units, schools, wa
ter districts, et cetera.
Denver - (UPD - President
Eisenhower feels Republicans
face a hard fight for the White
House this year, but with the
"strong and experienced
ticket they picked at Chicago
he is sure they will won.
MORTON REELECTED Top Republican
leaders engaged in a three-way handshake'
before the GOP National committee meet
ing in Chicago's Hilton hotel today after
Senator Thruston Morton (left) of Kentucky
Lcopoldville, The Congo -
(DPIi- Belgium announced to
day It would recall lmmcdate-
ly 1,500 of its 10,000 troops in
tho Congo in view of the Unit
ed Nations emergency forces
growing strength in main
taining law and order here.
The U.N. Security Council
ordered Belgium to withdraw
its troops but set no time lim
it. The Belgian cabinet met to
day in Brussels and a spokes
man announced the first 1,500
would be flown out "in the
next few days." 1
"Belgium's military inter
vention in The Congo was
purely to save the lives of
our countrymen," Belgian
Health Minister Paul Meyers
said after the Cabinet meet
ing. Status Not Clear
The announcement did not
clarify the status of Katanga
Province which has declared
its independence from Congo
and asked Belgium to keep its
troops there.
U. N. Secretary-general Dag
Hammarskjold was disclosed
today to have rejected sug
gestions he visit Katanga, ap
parently for fear a visit there
would lead support to Katan
ga's secession from the Congo.
Observers said he appeared
to have rejected the idea be
cause a visit would amount to
some form of recognition of
the rebel government of Pre
mier Moise Tshombe.
Hammarskjold's spokesman
said he would leave for South
Africa on Tuesday and re
turn here Aug. 7 to -meet
Premier Patrice Lumumba
who would have returned
from bis American trip by
then,-,. , . , ..
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He's Misquoted
Hyannis Port, Mass. CUFD
Democratic presidential can
didate John F. Kennedy said
today GOP leaders know they
are misquoting him when they
say or imply he favored apol
ogizing to Soviet Premier Ni
kita Khrushchev for the U2
spy plane incident.
Kennedy again denied any
such proposal and said that
he had stated only that it
"might have been useful to
express regrets" if this would
have saved the summit con
ference. He told newsmen Vice Presi
dent Richard M. Nixon and
former Gov. Thomas E. Dew
ey of New York, who raised
the apology issue, both "knew
very well" the extent of his
"regret s" statement when
they raised the issue at the
GOP National Convention.
Kennedy said he listened
to Nixon's speech on televi
sion Thursday night and
found it "interesting."
Los Angles IUPD A Minne
sota ex-convict was called
back today to testify about
his claim of bargaining with
Carole Trcgoff over the price
to kill 1 her co-defendant's
wife, socialite Barbara Finch.
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SPACE TEST FAILS The first major test of the Mercury
space capsule riding aboard an ICBM Atlas missile met fail
ure about six miles off Cape Canaveral today when the
booster exploded and the missile and capsule plunged into
the Atlantic. Above photo was taken just before launching.
GOP Starting From
Behind, But 'We'll
Win Says Nixon
Chicago IUPD Richard M.
Nixon, pledging to campaign
until our throats are raw,
said today he believes he is
"starting from behind" in the
race for the presidency but
that he will win in November.
The Republican presidential
nominee said anyone would
have a hole in his head who
did not admit that the GOP
national ticket was "starting
Koreans Stage
On Election Day ;
Seoul, Korea - (UPD - Twen
ty thousand Koreans demon-
started in Masan today against
a former government mem
ber as the nation elected a
parliament to replace the one
named in "rigged elections"
of the Syngman Rhee regime.
The demonstrators marched
on the county office and
threatened to burn the build
ing down if former Liberal
candidate Lee Young Bum
took an election lead. Lee,
victim of such demonstrations
for two weeks, was arrested
Thursday on an attempted
murder charge.
The election committee de
layed opening the ballot box
es because of the threatened
violence, the only reported
throughout South Korea.
Masan is the South Korean
town where students sparked
the demonstrations that led
to the ouster of Rhee.
Sacramento -(UPD- The mail
arrived in Sacramento right
on, time Thursday night, 10
days after it left St Joseph,
Mo., on the 100th birthday of
the Pony Express.
was reelected the party's, national chair
man. Vice President Nixon and U.N. Am
bassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Presidential
and Vice Presidential nominees respectively,
addressed the committee. (UPI Telephoto)
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behind" in the race with the
Democrats.
Nixon also:
-Outlined a whirlwind
schedule of early campaigning
that will take him next week
to Nevada, California, Hawaii
and Washington State before
he returns to the nation's cap
ital lor the congressional ses
sion beginning Aug. 8.
-Said the Republicans have
a fighting chance to win
control of the House of Rep
resentatives. .3 He said .' that
chance rests on the. party's
farm program: -which he vflll
sycii uui i nis campaign.
Most Democrats Registered
In explaining why he is
"starting behind," Nixon ex
plained that ' the Democrats
have a larger registration of
voters and have far more
members of Congress, whose
presence on the ballot would
strengthen local tickets in the
Nov. 8 elecaon.
Hence, he said he believed
at this point that his opponent,
Sen. John F. Kennedy, "be
gins with an advantage."
However, he said there is
a tendency for voters to sup
port men instead of parties
and that "We start with no
pesslmism-we believe we'll
win." ' '
No Overconfidenca
Nixon suggested that there
was some advantage in start
ing behind because there was
no possibility that the party'
workers would be overconfi
dent as ' they were when
Thomas E. Dewey lost the
1948 election . to President
Truman. .
Nixon told a news confer
ence, his meeting Saturday
with Midwest farm leaders
will be' "primarily a listen
ing session" for him. He said
sometime in the next two
weeks he will set a date for
the "major farm speech" he
will make early in the cam
paign.
Nixon added that the GOP
farm program "must be one
the farm members can run
on", and that so far the Re
publican farm plank has been
very favorably received .
Nixon's news conference
followed an appearance be
fore the Republican National
Committee.
Preliminary Report
On Parks Received
A preliminary report con
taining a comprehensive study
of Medfords park problems
was presented to the city plan
ning commission Thursday
night during a special "execu
tive session. '
The report was prepared by
the planning staff under the
joint federal - city planning
program. It reportedly con
tains an analysis of the exist
ing park situation and recom
mendations for future park
policy.
It was submitted to the
planning commission for its
consideration and will next
go to the parks and recrea
tion commission and city coun
cil. ' , ;
City Manager Robert A.
Duff today refused to permit
Inspection of the report by the
press, pending its presentation
to the council. He emphasized
it Is purely tentative, and sub
ject to revision, rejection or
approval.
Atlas Explodes
65 Seconds After
Smooth Launch v
Mercury CaptuU's v
Maiden Flight Fails
Cape Canaveral, Fla - (DPI
-The first working model of
America's man-lnto-spaca cap
sule apparently was blown to
bits miles high in the sky to
day when the Atlas misslla
it was riding exploded 69 sec
onds after a smooth launch
The National Aeronautic!
and Spate administration
made this terse anr ounce
ment little more than two
hours after the inaugural
flight of the type space craft
that soon will carry an Amer
ican on an adventure into
space:
Probably an Explosion ' :
"Some event occurred o(
a catastrophic nature; prob
ably an explosion" about 65
seconds after the big rocket
and its bell-shaped capsule
were fired at 6:13 a.m.
Scientists said the one-ton
capsule probably plunged into
the Atlantic Ocean and sank
between four and 12 miles
east of Cape Canaveral. ' .,'
Hunt for Wreckage
The capsule tipped Atlat
was fired in the rain and dis
appeared Into a bank of cloud
just a few second later. .
It was soon announced that
scientists attempting to track
the capsule's scheduled 1,500
mile un-manned flight had
lost radio contact 65 seconds
after takeoff. '
Crews Comb Area '"
Search crews combed the
area in an attempt to recover
the wreckage. '
This was to have been the
Mercury capsule's maiden
flight on th- Atlas and a mile
stone that would have gotten
Project Mercury, the nation's)
high-priority and high-priced
dream for manned conauest
of space well off the ground
Government
tnroarl in Tiifia t
Havana (UPD A rapid fire
series of political develop
ments following the illness of
Premier Fidel . Castro raised
speculation today of major
changes in Cuban policy and
a shakeup of the Castro gov
ernment . .
These developments includ
ed a Cairo announcement that
Raul Castro, , brother of tha
premier, bad cut short his vis
it and was rushing back to
Cuba, a decision by Foreign
Minister Raul Roa to post
pone a Sunday television ad
dress, and mounting criticism
of the Venezuelan govern
ment. ' -j '
There was only govern
ment silence here on Raul
Castro's quick return but un
confirmed rumors aid it was
connected both with his broth,
er's illness and with Roa's de-
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Organization . of American
States meeting in Costa Rica
Aug. 15. . .
Rumors on Illness Spread
The OAS is to take up tho
question of Russian Interven
tion in Cuba. Raul Castro is
a violent opponent of the or
ganization and it was believ
ed he would insist that Cuba
boycott the meeting. Roa had
been expected to outline
Cuba's position Sunday.
The wildest rumors swept
Havana as to the nature of
the illness of Castro, who. has
been reported recovering;
from an attack of pneumonia.
The consensus of doctor!
here appeared to be that ha
was suffering from something
other than the effects of
pneumonia, but what it wal
remained uncertain.
rnii-n II A R. - (UPD - Th
United Arab Republic Thurs
day nigh, called on the peo
ple of Iran to revolt against
Shnh Mnhnmmed Reza Pah-
lev! for his "crime" of grant
ing diplomatic recognition to
Israel. It urgea omer Ann
atntf tn follow Cairo's lead
and break relations with tha
Tehran government,
WEATHER
FORECASTS! VtrUnl cloudi
ness win thuniUrihoweri In vi
cinity throuih Ssturdsy. Low
tonliht IS. Illih Urdu 3.
Temp.
Illlhm Yesterday I0S
Lowest this Mornlni ... 17
Our Skies Tonight :
Unmet todiy . .......... 7:11 p.m.
sunrise tomorrow ..m.
Moontet tonliht ..tl:4 f.m.
First Quarter July 11
PROMINENT STARS
Splca, near the Moon, -Arr.turut,
hifh ahovf. Spies
Aldebaran, rises , . 1:11 a.m.
The Preladet, well abova Alde-baran.
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