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liter Products IFira A, Infected Virus Said Contained In Cutter Vaccine Gathered Evidence 'Supports Hypothesis' Atlantic City, N. J. (U.R) Surgeon General Leonard Scheele told the American Medi cal Association today that evi dence accumulated by the U. S. Public Health Service "supports a hypothesis" that polio vaccine produced by the Cutter Labora tories contained "infected virus." Up to May 31 there had been 114 cases of polio with five deaths among approximately 5,500,000 persons who had been injected with the Salk vaccine. Sixty-nine were among the 409, .000 persons who had been vaci llated with vaccine made by Cut ter. This was 61 per cent of all cases and 76 per cent of the paralytic cases. Rat Seven Timet Greater Scheele said the Cutter per centages represented an "at tack" rate of 17 per 100,000 in one month, while the rate for the vaccine of the other manu facturers which were in use at the time was one per 100,000 "or less." He said 49 of the "Cutter associated cases" were in Cali fornia and Idaho. The remain ing 20 were in 15 scattered states. The Cutter vaccine rate, Scheele said, was seven times greater than the rate which could have been expected from spontaneous infection. This, he said, was "striking and statisti cally significant. Coincidental Cases All the evidence concerning the 55 cases which have occurred among the approximately 5,000, 000 vaccinated with the vaccine of the five other manufacturers up to May 31, points to those cases having been coincidental, "Extensive studies of all lots issued by this manufacturer (Cutter) are in progress at the National Institutes of Health and other outside reference labora tories, and have not yet been completed," Scheele said. "The Public Health Service final report on the Cutter plant and -vaccine will be made when vaccine tests are completed," he said. (Sea Stories on Page 8) Postal Pay Bill Approved by House Washington U.R) The House today passed a Senate approvea bill to give all postal workers an average 8 per cent pay raise. The House tacked on minor amendments, which seemed as sured of quick Senate approval. The Senate action would send the measure to the White House for President Eisenhower's sig nature The roll call vote in the House was 407 to 1. The long opposing vote was cast by Rep. W. Sterl ing Cole (R-N.Y.) This was the third effort in less than a year of boost postal Dav. President Eisenhower vetoed a 5 per cent raise approved by Congress last year and an 8.8 per cent boost this year. But he indicated in advance he would sign the latest bill. The pay raises would be retroactive to March 1. The booast is expected to add ahmit SI 60.000.000 to the Post Office Department's annual pay roll. In addition to the pay raise it authorizes a reclassification of jobs, as requested by the Eisen hower administration. Rogue Valley Banker Named To State Group Victoria, B.. C. (U.R) The Oregon Bankers Association to day named C. F. Adams, presi dent of the Portland Trust Bank, as new association president. Executive committee members are H. E. Eakin, Cottage Grove branch of the First National, chairman; H. B. Hager, First Na tional, Clatskanie; W. H. Rags dale, Oregon Mutual Savings, Portland; C. H. Young, Rogue Valley State, Medford; and H. E Shelton, National,. Forest Grove Second of Polio Shots Set Makeup Clinic The second in a series of Salk anti-polio vaccine inoculations will be given in Jackson county during the week of June 20, county health department offic ials said this morning. Details of the vaccination clin ic are being set up this week. The parents of all children who received the first in the series will be notified by mail of the time and place for the second shots. A makeup dink for ohildr e 4 i JOHN S. SERVICE Wants To Clear Name Service Seeking Reinstatement To Foreign Duty Washington (U.R) John Stewart Service, career diplomat who was fired from the State De partment in 1951 in one of the most controversial loyalty cases of the Truman administration, today sought reinstatement in the U.S. Foreign Service on the basis of a new Supreme Court ruling. His attorneys said they would argue, in a formal hearing before Federal District Judge Edward M. Curran today, that Service should be cleared of any taint of disloyalty and restored to his old job under the doctrine which the Supreme Court laid down yesterday in its ruling on the loyalty case of Dr. John R. Peters. Chief Justice Earl Warren, speaking for the majority, said the court did not reach this con stitutional question because the case could be decided on nar rower grounds. Justices William O. Douglas and Hugo L. Black said the court should have seized the chance to declare the "i ace- less informer" system-unconstitutional. . Service's attorneys, Gerard D. Reilly and C. Edward Rhetts, said the procedure which led to his ouster was the same as that which the court ruled improper in the Peters case. McCarthy Target Service, who had been a prime target of Sen. Joseph R. Mc Carthy's charges of Communism in the State Department, was cleared on six different occasions by the State Department's own loyalty board. Then, in late 1951, the Loyalty Review Board in the Civil Service Commission de cided on its own initiative to hold hearings in the case. It found a "reasonable doubt" of Service's loyalty because of his involve ment in the 1945 "Amerasia" stolen documents case. Bowing to the board's ruling, Secretary of State Dean Acheson fired Service on Dec. 13, 1951. Small Business Bill Passes U. S. Senate A bill to extend the life of the small business administration for two years passed the senate yesterday, according to word re ceived here from Sen. Wayne Morse (I-Ore.), who as chairman of the subcommittee on small business of the banking and cur rency committee sponsored the bill. Primary purposes of the bill including increasing the limit on individual loans from $150,000 to $250,000, to enable the SBA to make loans to distressed small businesses in drought areas, Sen ator Morse told the Mail Tribune. He added, "The bill will signifi cantly contribute toward strengthening the small business community of the United States The real backbone of our econ omy is the tens of thousands of small businesses which this bill is designed to aid. The- bill helps small businesses help themselves. This is not a subsidy for small business, but a helping hand." ' Tomorrow with parental consent who miss ed the first shot is scheduled for all day tomorrow at the health department offices in the court house. About 100 children have been scheduled to attend. Ap pointments must be made for all those receiving the shots tomor row It' is expected that about 1,500 first and second graders out of 3,008 eligible, will receive the second inoculation!, Medford united frc -Full Leased Wire 50th Year 20 Pages wi Pressured Moirainrfieedl W Strike Threats Seek To Force Firm To Action Contracts Due To , Expire at Midnight Detroit (U.R) The CIO United Auto Workers Union to day extended its contract with General Motors until midnight Sunday and predicted a "peace ful settlement" without a strike. John Livingston, director of the union's General Motors de partment, said the extension was requested by GM because it needed "more time" to study the UAW-Ford agreement of yester day. Detroit (U.R) The CIO United Auto Workers and the CIO Electrical Workers pressed a twin strike threat today to try to force General Motors into ex tending the new guaranteed pay plan to 385,000 GM workers by midnight. General Motors contracts covering 350,000 auto workers and 35,000 electrical workers run out at midnight. The two un ions threatened strike action un less settlements were reached. Some Quit Jobs Some GM workers, imoatient for a settlement, walked off their jobs last night and this morning. Ahout 3500 workers at the Chevrolet Power-Glide plant in Cleveland stased what they call ed a "pre-contract settlement" strike. They passed out handbills which said "we're authorized but impatient." The walkout in Cleveland started on the mid night shift when 70 workers left their jobs. Sporadic Stoppages In St. Louis sporadic stop pages on the second shift of the Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants hindered operations last night. Picket lines were set up this morning. The plants have a total work force of 6300. CIO President Walter Reuth er was expected to enter the talks with GM in an effort to make the Ford settlement reach ed Monday, or something simi lar, but better, a model for the auto industry. To Report on Progress The. council meeting,' the third since talks started with GM early in April, was designed to work out strategy chances necessitated by the Ford settle ment and to report on the pro gress of the talks. John Livingston, director of the UAW's General Motors de partment, sounded the keynote for the GM talks after the un ion obtained a new contract call ing for a guaranteed wage from Ford. , "I don't see any reason why we can't do better than they did at Ford," he said. "General Mo tors certainly can afford it."t The union switched its atten tion to GM immediately after reaching the Ford agreement. Planning Commission Orders Zone Hearing The Medford planning com mission at a special meeting last night called a public hearing for next Monday night on a petition for zone change on East Jack son st. between Hawthorne and Geessee sts. The request is to change the area south of East Jackson st. from multiple family to business, and the area north from "non conforming" to business. MDetins Moscow (U.R) Russia to day offered to recognize West Germany and invited Chancel lor Konrad Adenauer lo Mos cow to discuss the establish mtnt of diplomatic and trade relations. Washington (U.R) - The Senate today unanimously confirmed the appointment of Judge William G. East of Eu gene to be a TLS. district judge for Oregon. MEDFORD, OREGON, Medford' s 96 Degrees State's 2nd-Hottest Medford. with a high temp erature of 96 yesterday after noon, was the second-hottest city in Oregon, according to the Medford weather bureau. Grants Pass with 98 degrees, was the hottest. The high temperature was far from a record, however, the bureau said. The highest temperature recorded on any June 6 was 109 degrees in 1926. Increasing possibility of thunderstorms in . the moun tains to the south, and combin ed hot weather through Wed nesday, were forecast Varied Business Due Before Council At Meeting Today Retail Merchants association spokesmen will appear before the Medford city council at its 7:30 p.m. meeting today to dis cuss plans for off-street park ing. Also scheduled to appear be fore the council is Attorney Har ry Skyrman regarding reconvey ing land along Bear creek south of Medford to Frank Earhart. The land was deeded to the city several years ago on condition that improvements be done by the city in cooperation with CCC work. The CCC was dissolved before work could be done. Public hearings on paving East Jackson st. and for a san itary sewer on the north side of Stewart ave., also are on the agenda. May Remove Curve ' City Manager Robert Duff will report on plans to remove a haz ardous curve on East Main st. east of Modoc ave. Ordinances to be presented include one authorizing removal of ballot box contents for the coming city election, awarding contract for water main con struction on East Jackson st., renew Bureau of Land Manage ment lease for office space in City Hall, renew CAA lease for remote antenna site at airport, extending completition date for East Jackson st sanitary sewer construction and adopting plans and specifications for sanitary sewer on Oregon ave., and in Highcrof t addition. 135-Vehicle Army Convoy Passes City Traffic in downtown Medford was briefly interrupted this morning as an Army convoy was escorted through the city by Medford police officers. The 135 vehicles in the con voy, divided into two groups for the trip through the city, were from the 2nd battalion, 23rd in fantry regiment, 2nd division, en route from Ft. Lewis, Wash., to Camp Roberts, Calif., for sum mer training. An earlier 20 vehicle convoy which went through Medford last week was an advance group for the larger detachment today, which included anti - aircraft artillery and howitzers. Five Medford police officers worked on the convoy escort. Central ave. was temporarily blocked off and the Army ve hicles went through town at 20 miles per hour. Police praised the cooperation of townspeople in observing the instructions of officers during the movement. Arrangements for the police escort were made by the Army about two months ago. ' House Members Picked For Interim Committee Salem (U.R) House mem bers of the legislative interim committee on taxation were an nounced today by Speaker Ed ward A. Geary. They are Reps. Pat Dooley and Ward H. Cook of Portland, Ed win Earl Cone of Eugene, Wayne R. Giesy of Monroe, Roderick T. McKenzie of Sixes and Charles A. Tom of Ruf us. i United TUt. 7, 1955 fee A; 'Hot Session' Due In Dispute on Tree Assessment Order Orchardists Protest Commission's View A "hot" session" this after noon was predicted as Jackson county orchardists prepared to meet to hear the details of a state tax commission order di recting assessment of orchard trees "at the same percentage of true cash value as other real property." The meeting was slated for 3:30 p.m. in the offices of the county court. Scheduled to at tend were representatives of the Fruit Growers league, members of the county board of equaliza tion, and County Assessor R. G. Fowler. The commission's order was issued following a disagreement concerning the definition of "trees' 'for assessment purposes. Orchardists had contended that the word actually meant timber. However, in the order and opinion sent to the county as sessor, the commission declared, "The attorney general concluded that the world 'trees" is to be interpreted in its broadest sense so as to include within the def inition of real property trees of every variety." It defined "trees" as "an all inclusive term referring to any perennial plant which grows from" therground with -a single, permanent, woody, self-supporting trunk or stem, ordinarily to a heights of 25 to 30 feet." County officials pointed out that this definition also would include shade' trees, which previously have not been assessed. Not Assessed Orchard trees, in the past, have not been assessed in Jack son county, and in this connec tion the commission declared, The fact that it has become cus tomary not to assess the value of orchard trees in a particular county does not, in the opinion of the commission, prevent the exercise of its supervisory power so as to correct an erroneous in terpretation of the statute re quiring such assessments." Noting that the assessment roll is now in the hands of the board of equalization, the com mission ordered the board to as sess the value of orchard trees and include them in the assess ment of real property on which the trees are located. ' Deadline Set The commission also ordered that the board stay in session from day to day until "there has been substantial compliance with this order." A deadline of June 15 was set. County Judge Rodney Keat ing, a member of the board of equalization, noted this morning that the order may delay the final session of the board, which had been set for 1:30 p.m. Friday. That meeting was to ha,ve fol lowed a public hearing on the proposed county budget for 1955-1956. The public hearing will be held Friday at 10 a.m. Timber Grabbing Measure Approved Washington (U.R) The Senate Interior committee ap proved a bill today aimed at preventing "timber grabbing" by persons filing for mining claims. The bill would allow the gov ernment to retain timber and other surface rights on any new claims filed on public lands. It also provides a method for sur render of surface rights on pres ent claims. And it outlaws claims based on deposits of rock, sand and other common mater ials. Sponsors said the bill was de signed to prevent the filing of mining claims sought only for their timber values, and of claims to be used for "summer resorts." A similar bill recently was approved by the House In terior committee. West Point, N.Y. (U.R) Pres ident Eisenhower will hold a press conference in Washington tomorrow at 6:30 a.m. (PST). 1RIBUNE freia full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 67 IT'S ALL OVER CIO United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther (right) shakes hands with Ford Motor Co. Vice President John S. Bugas after announcing that con tract bargaining teams had arrived at an agreement in Detroit Reuther won the "guaranteed semi-annual wage" for 140,500 Ford workers in a new three -year contract with the company. , Eisenhower Warns On Optimism Over Big Four Meeting West Point, N.Y. (U.R) Pres ident Eisenhower today warned the world against "fatuous ex pectations" that . the Big Four "summit" meeting will produce miraculous cures for warlike tensions between the West and the Russians; ' . Speaking at the graduation of 469 men of the U. S. Military Academy, the Chief Executive dealt briefly, but pointedly with his forthcoming meeting with the state heads of Britain, France and the Soviet Union. Details Undecided Details of the meeting have not been decided, but American dip lomats forecast a meeting at "the summit" in Switzerland in mid July. The American government was awaiting a Russian reply to the suggestion of a meeting at Geneva. Mr. Eisenhower said the Big Four meeting might result "in long series of conferences." He did not specify the level. But he warned the public not to expect too much from the conference next month. He said that while this country had reason for confidence, there remained a need for caution and wisdom in international affairs "the wisom and the caution that wisdom enforces at the confer ence table itself, in the halls of government, in every place of business and in every home,. . ." Defines 'Caution' Then the President proceeded to defne his use of the word "cau tion" as applied to world affairs today: By caution, I mean: A pru dent guard against fatuous ex pectations that a world sick with ignorance,' mutual fears and hates, can be miraculously cured Police Question Machinist In Portland Kidnaping Try Portland (U.R) Jesse' Wil liam Moore, 63. early this afternoon was booked on a charge ' of attempted kidnap ing in connection with an ab duction attempt of a six-year-old twin boy yesterday. Chief of Detectives William Browne said Moore had ad mitted, the attempt while he was having lunch with him outside the police station. Bail was set at $20,000. Portland U.R) Police today continued to question a machin ist whose gun was found yester day at the scene of an attempted kidnaping of a six-year-old twin boy. The kidnap attempt was thwarted by the heroic mother and grandmother who screamed and fought with the masked in truder in their home until he fled. Gun Said Stolen Police said the man admitted ownership of the gun, but that he said it had been stolen from him Sunday night. Officers said he denied he was the man who broke into the home of Mrs. Weather FORECAST: Increasing possi bility of thunderstorm! in mountains south. Otherwise fair and increasingly hot through Wednesday. Low to lUght 54. High Wednesday S5-9S. Temp. Highest Yesterday 96 Lowest this Morning St by a single meeting." To the contrary, he said a Big Four meeting called for "a stern determination that we shall not be reckless and witless, relaxing our position merely because a persistent foe may assume a smil ing face and a soft voice. - - Woman, Youngster, Credited in Rescue Terry Turpin, 13-year-old son of Mr . and Mrs. Wayne M. Tur pin, 947 Murray ave., Medford, and Mrs. Jack Wheeler, Central Point, are credited with saving the life of Robert Dorian, 42, of 121 Ashland st., Medford, Sun day night. Dorian narrowly escaped drowning in the Rogue river in TouVelle State park area about 8:30 pjn. Sunday. He was taken to Sacred Heart hospital by Med ford ambulance after being pull ed from the river. His rescuers were not identified yesterday. Young Terry and Mrs. Wheel er, who were walking ahead of Mr. and Mrs. Turpin along the river, heard weak cries for help. They talked to Dorian, whom they said seemed to be exhaust ed and when he was within reach, he held onto Terry's BB gun. The two assisted him from the river and summoned help. Portland (U.R) Eric J. Voorsanger, 20, a . political science student at Reed college here, has been chosen to serve for one year as a "research in tern" on the Washington staff of Sen. Richard L. Neuberger. Lillian Weinstein before dawn yesterday. He did say he knew Mrs. Weinstein and had been in her home several days ago to fix a bed for her. Mrs. Weinstein, daughter of S. J. Zidell of the Zidell Ma chinery & Supply Company, was awakened by her 10-year-old daughter, Leslie, and saw a man leaning over one of the twins' bed. She scuffled with him as he pulled a i45 caliber automatic. One of the sons, Robert, came to her aid and was struck in the mouth. Mrs. Weinstein was knocked to the floor and the in trader had a typewriter raised above her when her mother, Mrs. Bertha Eisenberg, rushed into the room and knocked the machine from his grasp. Dives Out of Window The man dived out of the win dow and a neighbor who was awakened by the noise fired a shot. Left behind was the .43 automatic and a crudely-written ransom note on paper torn from a school spelling pad. The note indicated that one of the boys was to be carried off and held' lor 120,000 xansosa. Mudd Interests Buy Medford Properties Plan No Changes Big Transaction Completed Today Sale of Timber Products com pany, Veneer Products company and 70,000 acres of Jackson and Douglas county Kmberland to Cyprus Mines Corporation of Los Angeles was announced here today. Amount of money involved in the transaction was not an nounced but it was believed to be one of the largest in the his tory of the county. Details of the sale were completed this morn ing. Stockholders of Timber Prod ucts and Veneer Products have started liquidation, and sale of the properties in their entirety to Cyprus Mines Corporation has been authorized. Mudd Family Interests Among the principal stock holders of Cyprus Mines Cor poration are members of the Mudd family of Los Angeles, who are known in this area through their ownership of Rogue River Orchard company, managed by Martin Luther. Purchase of Timber Products and Veneer Products marks the entrance of Cyprus Mines into the timber business. The operations will be con tinued under the name of Tim ber Products Company, Division of Cyprus Mines Corporation. In announcing the transaction this morning, Mudd said Cyprus Mines plans no immediate cnanges in tne plant or person nel of the two firms. Manager Named Thomas K. Oliver has been named general manager. A grad uate of theV University of Cali fornia school of forestry, Oliver has been associated with Feather River Lumber company, Delle- iter, aiu., as general manager, and with the Susanville and Westwood, Calif., operations of r run growers Supply company, which included sawmill and ply wood operations, as resident manager and later as manager of lumber and plywood sales. - Oliver and his wife will make The Medford law firm of Far rell and Blackhurst, Medford, represented the selling interests. Musick, Peeler and Garret, of LOS Aneeles. and Knprner. Young, McColloch and Dezen- aon, Portland, represented the buyer. Since 1918 Timber Products wimnnnv vu organized in 1018 bv John R Tomlin, and was known at that time as the Tomlin Box com pany. Tomlin has been with th company continuously in an ex ecutive capacity, although he was succeeded as president in 1838 by the late Floyd Hart. Other officers nf Timhpr Prod. ucts are Henry Herman, who has been with the company since 1921 and has been vice-president since 1939 and O. M. Anderson, secretary - treasurer, with the company since 1923. Wesley M. ' Durkee has been in charge of lumber manufacture since 1932. Veneer Products was organ ized in 1941, and has grown into a substantial business in nlv- wood and veneer products. Offi cers are Tomlin, president; Her man, treasurer, and Anderson. secretary: Hart served as vice- presment until his death late last month. Clifford W. Lickess has been supervisor of the plywood plant for several years. Founded in 1916 Cyprus Mines was founded in 1916, with Col. Seeley W. Mudd as the first president. The presi rienrv has nasseri in succeeding vears to his son. Harvev S. Mudd, and his grandson, Henry T. Mudd, who was in Medford today in connection with the sale. The comnanv's holdings in clude a copper and pyrites mine on the island ol Cyprus, in the Mediterranean ea an irnn nra mine in Peru, and copper and zinc mines and oil properties in the United States. Oregon State Freshman Drowns Near Corvallis Corvallis (U.R) Warren Al- dridge, a 17-year-old freshman at Oregon State college, drowned yesterday afternoon at Colorado lake, five miles west of here. Aldridge, who was from Pen dleton, was swimming with two companions hen he droned in about 30 feet of ater. Rescue ef forts by Bruce Jones, Belling ham, and Dick Roberts, Port land, were futile. Baseball NATIONAL Cincinnati ... 0 5 Brooklyn .4 10 Podbielan. Nuxhall (7), Mi- narcin (7). Freeman (8) and Burgets Podrea and Campa-
