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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
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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."
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