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"Whew!" 86th Congress To End Session Today Washington-IUPD-The House today gave up hope of com promising its dispute with the Senate over U.S. policy to ward the Dominican Republic and voted to terminate the 86th Congress at the close of today s business. The weary lawmakers ap proved the adjournment reso lution by voice vote alter noti fying President Eisenhower it was through with its business unless he had additional legis lative requests. Democratic Leader John W. McCormack, who talked to Eisenhower by telephone, re ported that the President said he had "no further communi cations." Cloakroom Speculation There had been cloakroom speculation the President might call Congress back in (pecial session if it went home without passing legislation he: had demanded to shut off a pending "windfall" sale of sugar by the Dominican Re public. His reply, as relayed by McCormack, appeared to allay that speculation. The House Agriculture Com mittee earlier had voted to stand firm in its battle with the Senate over the sugar bill. House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack told newsmen that "The White House has declared war on the Dominican Republic and I don't think Congress should be a Darty to it." He said he did not think It was "in the national inter est" to break relations with the anti-Communist Domini can government and maintain relations with Cuba's Castro WEATHER FOHKCA8T: Showfry and mild through Friday, how tonight 48; hlnh Friday 73. Temp. HI Chest Yrsterdny 84 Lowest This Morning SI Prec. to 10 a.m. Today, Trace. Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:46 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow HM 5:Jft a.m. Moonstt tomorrow 2:21 a.m. Full Moon Sept. 5 Highlight or the phenomena In the skies above this month will he the total eclipse of the Moon ramlm on Sunday nlthi This erllnse will be visible In part over most of North America VIEW DISPLAYS Over 3,000 units of instructional ma terials, ranging through botony, anatomy, heat, light and sound and other phases of the sciences, were viewed by Jackson county public school teachers this morning. The exhibit was held al Eagle Point grade school gymnasium today and will be moved to various other schools in th er government that "if not Conv munist, is close to it." The Agriculture Committee action was in two steps. It first defeated 19-11 a Re publican proposal that the House accept a Senate amend ment to grant the power un der certain conditions. Then the committee voted 18-11 to direct its chairman, Rep. Harold D. Cooley, (D N.C.), to block any House move to accept the Senate amendments and prevent com promise negotiations unless the Senate specifically re quests them. Cooley said the administration "is going to have to live with the present law." Ag Year Ends With Near Normal Rain The weather bureau's agri cultural year ended at mid night last night with a near normal year, compared to precipitation amounts in other recent years. A total of 15.96 Inches of moisture was recorded during the 12-month period, 2.19 inches below the normal 18.15 inches. The total of 15.96 inches compares with 13.13 inches the year before, and 27.09 inches during the year end ing Aug. 31, 1958. The years 1955 and 1956 saw the driest and wettest records established for the agricultural year. In 1955, rainfall totaled 8.89 inches, and the following year It measured 34.66 inches. The agricultural year is an arbitrary 12-month period geared to start with the be ginning of the rainy season, the wealier bureau said. Sept. 1 if the common date along the west coast, although the actual rain storms do not usually start moving inland from the southwest until about mid-September. Jacksonville, Fla. -(UPD- The city of Jacksonville, racked by a four-day outbreak of racial violence that injured more than 70 persons and killed one, returned to normal today. J III vfc In tf-'ji Regional Edition Medford 36 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1960 No. 141 Khrushchev To Attend U.N. Meeting Sept. 20 Moscow - OIPD - Premier Nikita Khrushchev will head the Soviet delegation to the 15th General Assembly of the United Nations which starts in New York Sept. 20, it was announced today. President Eisenhower also may make an appearance at the U.N. with the United States delegation, and the heads of other western na tions also may attend. But American sources have made it clear in the past that there is absolutely no chance of an under the table informal summit meeting. Khrushchev broke up the East-West summit meeting in Paris in May over the issue of the U. S. U2 spy plane flight over the Soviet Union, and has been critical of Eiscn hour ever since. Proposes Summit Khrushchev addressed mes sages several weeks ago to the leaders of major world Castro Seizes U.S. Rubber Properties Havana. Cuba - (UPD - Pre mier rioei uasiros govern ment seized the Goodyear, Firestone Rubber and United States Rubber companies' Cu ban properties today. They had a total value of about $30 million. The Goodrich Rubber corn- nan v was not immeoiuu:ij seized, apparently because it ic a subsid arv of the Mexico Branch of Goodrich which in turn is a subsidiary of the United States firm. Armed uniformed militia took control of the other three plants early this morning. The U.S. KUDoer insiaiiH tions are-valued at $10 mil lion, and the other two at about $8 or $9 minion eacn. Warned By Raul . The intervention followed by only hours a confiscation warning by Raul Castro, Fi del's brother and armed forces minister. His remarks general ly were interpreted as a flat announcement that the Castro regime plans to take every American investment or en terprise here no matter how small and not leave even "shoe nails." Since the sweeping Aug. 7 confiscation, the government has seized at least 10 major enterprises, including those taken over today. Ashand Man Appears In Circuit Court William Roy Calvary, Ash land, was arraigned in Jack son county circuit court yes terday on charges that he threatened to kill Dewitt Col lins, 117 Morton St., Ashland, Manville M. Heisol was ap pointed counsel. Calvary is alleged to have sent a letter to Collins' wife (Calvary's former wife) threat ening to kill her husband. i I'tvrt al,rf wfet $ jm urr V I J u ,f:.I p county over the next seven duys. The mass display was set up by the Jackson County Curriculum Materials center so that the county's 800 teachers could see what is avail able for classroom use, according to Jim McDonald, director of the center. .. Km powers in which he proposed a summit conference of all heads of government be held in connection with the Gen eral Assembly to discuss dis armament. One of the by-producls of Khrushchev's trip is a possi bls miniature Eastern Commu nist bloc meeting, diplomatic observers said. There have been reports from both Europe and the Far East of a difference in inter pretation between Moscow and Peiping of the Marxist theory of the inevitability of war between Communism and capitalism. Khrushchev has held to the view that coexist ence is possible, thereby per mitting capitalism to topple of its own deficiencies. But Communist Chinese leaders adhere to the classic doctrine of the inevitability of war. Nikita-Mao Meeting Thus far, these differences of interpretation have been The latest seizures were based on the usual charges that the companies were re ducing production and allow ing key American personnel to leave Cuba. Singler Named For Council Post A petition nominating Wil liam A. (Bill) Singler, 124 Ver nada place, for the position of Medford city councilman from Ward I was filed with the city recorder-treasurer Wed nesday. Singler becomes the fifth candidate to file a petition for election to city offices in No vember. Deadline for filing is Sept. 6. Singler is the first non-incumbent to file for city office this year. He is seeking the seat now held by Councilman Ed Hall. Hall told the Mail Tribune yesterday that at the present time he does not plan to seek reelection, but that he "reserves the right to change my mind." Others who have filed their candidacy are Mayor John W. Snider, Councilmen R. L. Van Sickle, Ward 3, Jimmy Dun levy, Ward 4, and Alva N. (Al) Bradford, Ward 2. Singler, who is 31, is owner of Singler Auto Supply com pany, 220 East Jackson st. He and his wife, Suzanne, have four children, Eddie, nine months; Shelley, 4; Tiffany, 5, and Billy, 7. He is a member of the Med ford Kiwanis club, serving as its president in 1958, and serves on both the park and recreation commission and the town affiliation commit tee. He has lived in Medford all his life and has been in business here since 1947. Tribune debated in many ways among the leaders of the Communist states. And there have been unconfirmed reports that a summit meeting may be held later this year between Khru shchev and Communist China's Mao Tze-tung to work out their differences. Before any such meeting. there is apt to be further dis cussion among Khrushchev and the leaders of other Com munist states. Observers said the appoint ment of Party Secretary Gheorghe Gheorghiu - Dej as Romania's representative to the U.N. General Assembly may be the first step toward such a meeting. They pointed out that other Communist countries may fol low Romania's lead and send their top leaders to the U.N. Action Postponed On Criticism Action on a proposal to cri ticize the handling of last week's public meeting here, which five top state adminis trators attended, was post poned today when Medford Chamber of Commerce boa-d members delayed a scheduled meeting. The governor's committee met in Medford last week as part of a plan to prevent 'capitolitis" by having key ad ministrators visit various re gions in the state. Discussion of a proposed let ter to Gov. Mark O. Hatfield, expressing dissatisfaction with the meeting, will be deferred until next week's meeting, ac cording to Gerald Latham, chamber president. The proposal originated Monday at . the chamber's roundtable meeting when sev eral members said they felt that the public meeting had failed in its purpose. They said that they had come to the meeting expecting the administrators to spend most of their time sampling public opinion. As it turned out, they said, the administra tors did most of the talking. explaining present administra tive policies. Council To Call City Election The city council will call for a municipal election and will consider a proposed ad justment in taxi cab fares when it meets at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the city hall. The call for a municipal elec tion is routine. It will be held along with the general elec tion on Nov. 8. A proposed adjustment in taxi cab fares is being re quested by the two taxi cab companies in Medford the Yellow Cab company and Courtesy Cab company. According to City Manager Robert Duff, the only sub stantial change is the reduc tion In size of the 50-cent zone and the establishment of a 65-cent zone in the portion of the 50-cent area that is being eliminated. The council will also hear a report on the city's parking meter problems with the new Jackson County Federal Sav ings and Loan company build ing. A proposed annexation of an area bounded by Alncrt St., to the east city limits line at Columbus ave., from Prune to Dakota sts., will be con sidered by the council if a petition requesting the annex ation bears the necessary 100 per cent signatures of prop erty owners in the area. The city administration re ceived the petition this week, but they are not sure if all of the necessary signatures have been obtained. Physician At Health Office Two Days A doctor will be available at the Jackson county health office on Tuesdays and Fri days from 9 to 11 a.m. only, according to public health of ficials. A previous Mail Tribune story incorrectly said that the service would be made avail able Tuesdays through Fridays. Con "fell k:-.W fi dM . : RAIL STRIKE BEGINS Transport Work ers Union President Mike Quill (center, with hat) leads pickets to begin strike against Pennsylvania Railroad which early today closed the entire line from New York Fish Stranded In Hyatt Lake; Bag Limits Removed Thousands of fish are being stranded at Hyatt reservoir which is being drained to in stall screens in the outlet of the Impoundment this fall, the Oregon state came commission has reported. ' All bag limits were re moved from Hyatt by official atcion of Game Director Phil Schneider Tuesday, Aug. 30. The action was taken to allow the public to salvage and take home as many fish as they are able to use. The fish that are flounder ing are large-moum Dass, crappies, b 1 u e-gills, sunfish and catfish. The game commis sion was going to treat Hyatt this fall to correct a serious over-population of sunfish and crappies. These fish were becoming stunted and were limiting the development and growth of other desirable spiney-rays. Complete draining of the re servoir means that treatment with rotenone will not be necessary. The drawdown is expected to be complete by Sunday, Sept. 4, according to Walt Hoffbuhr, manager of the Tal ent Irrigation district. He and Cole Rivers, field agent for the game commission, urged the public to salvage many of these good fishes to eliminate unnecessary waste. The commission plans to re stock the reservoir in 1961 with blue-gills, catfish and large-mouth ' bass. Because good angling will not be pro duced until about 1963, trout will also be added to furnish somef ishing until the spiney- ravs can grow to large sizes and support a productive fish erv at the reservoir again. The screen installation in the outlet of the reservoir is part of the Talent project of the bureau ol reclamation. Three Plays Remain On Ashland Slate A s h 1 a n d Attendance at last night's production of "Duchess of Malfi" at the Ore gon Shakespearean festival totaled 943, festival officials said this morning. The total seasonal attend ance. including last night, if now 39,409, compared to last year's total of 36,583 for the fall season. All seats are sold for to night's "Taming of the Shrew," but there will be standing room available. Con cluding this season will be "Julius Caesar," Friday; ana "The Tempest," on Saturday night. i 9. Fight Dog Closed Philadelphia -OIPD- On the 111th anniversary of its first train the Pennsylvania Rail road shut down today for the first time in its history. Not a train moved over the biggest U.S. transportation system, and every hour of the strike caused stoppage heightened its impact on eastern industry and the nation's commerce. A midnight walkout by 20,- 000 maintenance workers halt ed all operations on the 13 state, 10,000 -mile network stretching from Virginia to Missouri. At least 30 million Americans were affecteddi rectly or indirectly at the out set. Big city commuters in New York, . Philadelphia, Pitts burgh and Washington were first to feel the cancellation of 722 daily passenger trains. More significant was the im pact on the industrial triangle of coal, steel and automobiles if the strike continues. The Transport Workers Un Sports Bulletins Miss Betty Martin, Long tUw. Wash,, bgan her women's title defense in the Southern Oregon Golf tournament at Rogue Valley Country club today with a 3 and 2 decision over Mrs. C. E. Wheelock, Columbia Edgewater, Portland. Mrs. Helen Daviei, Med ford. the medalist, and a for mer champion defeated Mrs. Raymond Scott, Eattmore land. Portland, 4 and 3 in first round play. In other morning cham pionship flight matches Miss June Robinson, Albany, beat Mrs. Jean Simmons, Broadmoor, Portland, 8 and 6: Miss Pam Stacey, Med ord, won from Mrs. S. A. Peters, Areata, Calif., 2 and 1; Mrs. Tom Harrison, Wav e r 1 y, Portland, bounced Mrs. J. P. Warren, San Ma teo, Calif., 8 and 7: Miss Linda Anderson, Olympia, Wash., defeated Sue Good night, Waverly, 4 and 2; Mits Shirley Slemund, Eu gene, won from Miss Mary Pat Moty, Bend, 6 and 5, and Mrs. Maxine Hammond, Medford, beat Mrs. E. W. Sickels, Medofrd, 5 and 4. Rome -a'PD- The United States won the gold medal today in the Olympic 400 meter swim medley relay. Australia was second and Japan third. to St. Louis. Quill is flanked by John B. Redmond (extreme left), president of the sheet metal workers, and (at extreme right) TWU officer Frank Sheehan. (UPI Telephoto) Railroad By Strike ion said picket lines w getting "good support." .At Chicago, police reported welder William . Roundtree, 4J, was Injured slightly when he tried to halt a locomotive being shuttled in the South Side yards by two supervisory personnel. Police said Round- tree tried to stand in front of the engine and suffered possible back injuries when it grazed him. The federal government was legally powerless to intervene further in a 3-year-old work rules dispute between the railroad and the union, a mili tant new entry Into a rail road field which originally was organized in the New York subways. National Mediation Board Chairman Francis A. O'Neill Jr. began meeting shortly after 10:30 a.m. with a com mittee of union negotiators. O'Neill said it was unlikely that TWU President Michael Quill would attend the meetings. , The federal mediator said he would attempt to meet later today, probably this afternoon, with railroad of ficials. Penn Station Deserted The railroad made no at tempt to keep token service going today even though oper ating employees were not In volved in the dispute. New Yorks big Pennsyl vania station was virtually abandoned. A few pedestrians used it as a shortcut. The shutdown cut off all passenger train service be tween New York and Wash ington and between New York and the South. Malayan King Dies On Day Of Official Installation Kuala Lumpur - (UPD - Ma layan King Hlsamuddin Alam HISAMUDDIN ALAM Malayan King m Kasai Spearmen Said Holding Own Against Soldiers No Prisoners Taken; All Captives Killed Leopoldville, Congo - OIPD -The painted Baluba spearmen of Kasai Province appeared to day to be at least holding their own against the rifles, machine guns and recoilless cannon of Premier Patrice Lumumba's army. Reports from the strife-torn province said 35 soldiers and about 1,000 Balubas - men, women and children - have been killed in fierce fighting around Bakwanga, capital of Albert Kalonji's secessionist "mining state" in southern Kasai. UPI correspondent Glenne Currie reported from Bak wanga that Lumumba's troops control most of the town while the Balubas have a free run of the woods and rolling hills just outside- especially at night. "There have been no pris oners on cither side," Currie said. "All captives have been killed out of hand, both by the troops and by the Balubas, according to the remaining white residents. "Both sides cut off the hands of their dead adversaries and sport them as trophies on their belts." A U.N. detachment of 400 Tunisians is on duty in Bak wanga, protecting the town's white population and main taining order at the airport. There have been no reports of white casualties in the fighting. Currie said a few-perhaps 200-of the Balubas are armed with modern rifles. The oth ers are fighting Lumumba's well-armed troops with an cient muzzle-loading rifles, spears or bows and arrows. "They are no match for . . . Lumumba's troops in direct combat, but they are doing a lot ol damage In night fight ing,"-. Currie reported. -The Balubas seem to be better organized now, and will cer tainly keep up their night attacks." Congo troops overran Kasai last week end without opposi tion, and were preparing to tackle the Belgian-led troops defending "independent" Ka tanga Province when the bat tle with the Balubas started up at Bakwanga. There has been no fighting as yet between Lumumba's forces and troops loyal to Ka tanga's President Moise Tshombe. Tshombe went to (he former Belgian army base at Kamina today to seek assurances from the U.N. troops who "neutral ized" it Wednesday that they will not allow Lumumba's army to use the base airfield. Local Woman Tired Of Beer Bottles Thrown On Lawn A Medford woman got tired of finding empty beer bottles on her lawn every morning. Early yesterday she started throwing them back where they came from the parking lot of a local bowling alley. Police were called at 7:10 a.m. yesterday. They found the woman, who readily ad mitted throwing the bottles. She told police officers that she was tired of picking up the empties every morning, and said that young people drinking beer at the rear of the bowling alley tossed them into her yard in the first place. She admitted being In the wrong, officers reported, and no charges were filed. Police contacted the own er of the bowling alley and he told them he would take measures to try and stop Juveniles from drinking beer in the vicinity of the bowling alley. died early today-exactly five months after the death of his predecessor, Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Ironically, Hisam u d d i n's death caine on the day he was to be officially Installed. The ceremony was postponed three weeks ago due to his illness. The 62-year-old ruler was hospitalized Aug. 5 with a lingering fever that worsened until the end came. On April 1, Abdul Rahman, Malaya's first king, died in his sleep of an apparent heart at tack. Hlsamuddin, who had licen serving as deputy king and sultan of Selangor, was elect' ed subsequently as paramount ruler for a five-year term by the royal rulers of Malays'! II federated states.
