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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1962)
' k ' -iff 97 YEARS OLD - The Navy's oldest living ex-chaplain, re tired Capt. Curtis H. Dickins, celebrates his 97th birthday at his home in San Diego, Calif. Dickins, who smokes six cigars a day, said he is still living because he loves people and life. (UPI) Medford RIBUNE SECTION C MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 26. 1962 PAGES 1 to 10 Five Accidents Are Reported to Police Five automobile accidents Involving cars, two of them hit and run, were reported to Medford city police Tuesday. The hit and run accidents involved parked vehicles. One car was owned by Ray mond R. Reter, 327 South Fir St., which was hit shortly after 8 a.m. while parked on First., between 10th and 11th sts., and the other parked ve hicle was owned by Joseph Benjamin Sparks, 9 Rose St., which was damaged near his residence about 8:35 p.m. Three vehicles were in volved in a collision about 4:45 p.m. in front of 2391 North Pacific highway, ac cording to city police. The l cars were operated by Ed ward Wayne Morris, 47, of route 1, box 596, Cave Junc tion: Victor Eledge Noel, 49, of 231 North Second St., Cen tral Point, and Thomas Fran cis Vasche, 26, of 319 Bridge st., Ashland. Vasche was cited by city police for vio lation of the basic rule. Glenn S. Taylor, 65, of 1554 Webster St., Ashland, suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 11:38 a. m. at the intersection of Central ave. and Main st. He was cited by city police for disobeying a red light. The operator of the other car in volved was Thomas Ewing Austin, 31, of 1541 South Ivy St., police reports show. Reginald Paul Breeze, 20, of 912 Murray St., was cited by city police for failing to yield the right of way to a ve hicle on the right after the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident with a car operated by Lloyd Harold Wales. 33, of 466 North Second st., Central Point. The accident occurred at the intersection of Summit and Palm sts., about 4:50 p.m., according to police. POSITIVE REACTION London - IUPD - A man was reported on the Westminster Bridge Wednesday holding a water divining twig over the Thames. "He sot a positive reaction," said the Daily Telegraph. Historic Hacienda Found in Caracas By CLAIRE COX Unittd Prttt International Caracas, Venezuela - il'Pfl -A house that dates to 1590 nestles as an oasis in the heart of this traffic-jammed,-modernizing South American cap ital. Believed to be the oldest Inhabited place in the West ern Hemisphere, the Hacien da La Vega belongs to the descendants of the original owner, one of the conquista dores of the Valley of Carac as. Like New York City. Ca racas is constantly tearing down and rebuilding. Sleek, modernistic apartment houses and commercial buildings are replacing much of the old Spanish-style architecture. The Herrera Uslar family hopes to cling to their haci enda, however, as one of the truly historic places in the new world. It once was situat ed in the middle of a thousand-acre ranch where horses grazed and carriages were the principal means of travel. Half the acreage has been sold, and a broad avenue pass es the hacienda. Nearby are glass and stucco apartment houses. Dr. Jose Herrera Uslar, a lawyer and former diplomat, owns the hacienda. He moved from it eight years ago to a new Georgian mansion from which he has a view of Carac as, and his brother, Reinaldo, occupies the hacienda now with his family. Original Thick Walls The original section of the house was built by Garcl Gon zales de Silva at a time when there were only 700 Span iards in Caracas. It was con structed with walls two feel thick. The living quarters were upstairs, the patio and stables below. Now a Rolls is parked in the stable and the patio is equipped with the latest in charcoal grills. Gonzales married a mem ber of a Spanish family nam ed Rojas Herrera. One of his descendants lost the house when he went into debt, but in 1890 Dr. Herrera's grand father bought it back. By the time the house had returned to Herrera hands, it had been added to and im proved considerably. The Count of Tovar, a president of Venezuela, made the alter ations in 1760. The 80-room arrangement has remained largely as it was except for the addition of spacious, col orfully tiled bathrooms throughout the house and ce ment floors. Electricity long since has been added. Tropical Growths A high wall surrounds the gardens adjacent to the house. Orchids grow on trees in the garden and other tropical growths abound. The original section of the house is cov ered with ivy. A Spanish tile roof covers the yellow stucco building and the interior floors are mainly of tile. There are several patios, each with trees and shrubs. A veranda runs along two sides of the house, with doors from bedrooms opening onto it. The rooms are furnished with priceless antiques, four poster beds of rare woods, paintings anad other objects dart. "Like all old houses, this one has a ghost," Herrera said. "He is one of the Tovars who was assassinated. He used to come around when I lived there. I have felt hia presence." The hacienda, with its fortress-like walls, has withstood two great earthquakes. Whether it will withstand the pressure of twentieth century growth of Caracas is a matter of concern to the Horreras. "We would like to see it preserved," Herrera said, "whether we occupy It or not. It is one of the truly historic places in the entire world." 2nd BIG WEEK Refer to Page 2B for Swift's Ad Chicken Stawl few yffis SWIFT'S AWARD ffi (SMIMMI SALE SwiftninUives you C? . V .1.1. J I qigestipniiy.-pius. i i mm, ..tthRmstim mto mm """......iTiniif f 50 FREE T1ir With This Coupon! 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