TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday. Jun 20, 19S5
SPRAWLED ALONG right of way, three diesel units, 10 cars are off track near Fort Morgan,
Colo., as flash flood undermines rails carrying Union Pacific Streamliner, causing death of
train crewman, injuries to 11 passengers. Traffic was tied up many hours. (International)
Government Reopens
Bridges Civil Suit
San Francisco U.R) The
government reopened a civil
suit against Harry Bridges today I
which is designed to strip the
militant waterfront labor leader
of his naturalized citizenship and
prepare the way for his deporta
tion to his native Australia.
The civil suit, first filed
against Bridges in 1949, charges
he illegally obtained a certifi
cate of naturalization in 1945 be
cause at the time he allegedly
was a member of the Commu
nist party and affiliated with it.
The charges are the same as
those used by the government in
Bridges' 1950 perjury trial when
a jury found him guilty, but
was overruled in 1953 by the
U.S. Supreme Court. The high
court ruled that the statute of
limitations had run out.
Bridges, president of the In
ternational Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's Union, is de
fending himself for the fourth
time in 17 years against charges
he is a Communist who should
be deported.
Bridges Chargtd Twice
The government's efforts to
deport Bridges began with a de
portation order in 1949 with the
Federal Grand Judy indictment
which accused him in civil and
criminal suits of lying about his
Communist affiliation when he
became a citizen.
The civil suit was set aside
pending trial on criminal
charges.
Federal Court proceedings be
ban at 9:30 a.m. before presiding
Federal Judge Edward R Mur
phy, who was expected to as
sign another judge to try the
case. It will be tried without a
jury.
The government has indicated
it will base its case upon testi
mony from four witnesses who
testified for the government in
Bridges' perjury trial and four
new witnesses.
Chief witness will be John H.
Schomaker who testified in 1950
he saw Bridges' application for
Communist party membership,
collected dues from Bridges,
gave him a party membership
card and three renewals and at
tended numerous Communist
meetings with him.
Other 1950 witnesses will be
Mervyn Rathborne, who was
once Bridges' confidant; Law
rence Seton Ross, who declared
Bridges had been a member of
the party's central committee;
and Lewis H. Michener Jr., who
said he saw Bridges at two Com
munist party meetings.
The four new witnesses will
be Harry Hook, former union
chief; Bruce Hannon, who once
testified on Bridges' behalf; Da
vid L. Saunders, admitted ex
Communist; and Charles Pfeif
fer, former president of the Los
Angeles local of the ILWU.
Assistant U.S. Attornys Lynn
Gillard and Robert H. Schnacke
are prosecuting for the govern
ment. Bridges will be defended by
Telford Taylor, former war
crimes prosecutor and retired
Army general, Richard Gladstein
and Norman Leonard.
Problems Facing DAs
Discussed at Meeting
Salem (U.R) Problems Ore
gon district attorneys face were
discussed here today at the open
ing session of the three day third
annual institute for district at
torneys.
The institute is being con
ducted by the State Department
of Jutice under direction of At
torney General Robert Y. Thorn
ton." Elliott B. Cummins district at
torney of Yamhill county,
opened the discussion. He was
followed by Assistant Attorney
General Wolf F. Von Otterstedt,
who explained changes made by
the 1955 Legislature in the Ore
gon penal code.
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Governor Says Mines
Won't Damage Beach
Salem U.R) Gov. Paul Pat
terson said over the week end
that conservationist's fears that
a permit to mine gold along the
beach near Gold Beach, Ore.,
would endanger bathing and
scenery were unfounded.
The governor serves as chair
man of the State Land Board
which recently granted a five
in Curry county, north of the
year permit for seashore mining
Rogue river.
Board officials said the per
mit would be revoked if it inter
fered with beach activities.
Two young men, George J.
Roe and Van May, plan to sepa
rate gold by hand - screening
and panning operation along an
undeveloped stretch of beach.
They have "frog men" suits and
expect to do part of their work
underwater.
Coos Bay Man Chosen
Head Plywood Group
Portland (U.R) Howard B.
Garrison of Coos Bay today was
named president of the Douglas
Fir Plywood association at the
group's 50th anniversary con
vention here.
Garrison, 47, is vice-president
and general manager of the Ev
ans Products company. Western
division, at Coos Bay.
Other officers include: A. W.
Agnew, Sonoma, Calif., vice
president; Monford Orloff, Bell
ingham. Wash., secretary; C.
Henry Bacon Jr., Shelton, Wash.,
treasurer and trustees Martin
Deggeller, Aberdeen, Wash.; Fay
Foval, Longview, Wash.; Cory-
don Wagner Sr., Tacoma, and
Robert N. Kelly, Portland.
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At 1230 on the Dial
Because of
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TRADING POST
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GANG BUSTERS
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Pharmaceutical Group
Opens State Conclave
Pendleton (U.R) An esti
mated 200 delegates were at
tending the 66th annual conven
tion of the Oregon State Pharm
aceutical association and its aux
iliary, which began here today,
John B. Heinz, president of
the American Pharmaceutical
association gave the opening ad
dress in the morning session,
State Sen. Lowell Steen of Mil-ton-Freewater
spoke in the af
ternoon.
The convention ends tomor
row night.
BIRTHS
GLADFELTER To Mr. and
Mrs. Norwood, 911 Reddy ave.,
June 20, 1955, a boy, 83i pounds
at Sacred Heart hospital.
ENLOE To Mr. and Mrs.
Richard, 728 King st., June 19,
1955, a boy, 7 pounds, at the
Community hospital.
KNIGHT To Mr. and Mrs.
George, 519 Mayette st., June
19, 1955, a boy, 4V4 pounds, at
Community hospital.
RIKARD To Mr. and Mrs.
Harold, Route 1, Central Point,
June 20, 1955, a girl, 6 pounds,
at Community hospital.
HOPKINS To Mr. and Mrs.
Jewel, 219 East McAndrews rd.,
June 18, 1955, a boy, 7 pounds
at Sacred Heart hospital.
BISHER To Mr. and Mrs.
Paul, Hornbrook, Calif., June 18,
1955, a girl, 734 pounds, at the
Sacred Heart hospital.
GIBSON To Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie, Route 1, Box 25, Apple
gate, June 19, 1955. a girl, 7V4
pounds, at Sacred Heart hospit
al.
READ To Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin, 1450 Biddle rd., June 19,
1955, a boy, 734' pounds, at the
Sacred Heart hospital.
WILLIAMSON To Mr. and
Mrs. "Dale, - 907 South Central
"ave., June 19, 1955, a girL 734
(-pounds, at the Sacred Heart hos
pital.
MORROW To Mr. and Mrs.
Donald, Gold HilL June 20, 1955
a boy, 8V4 pounds,, at. Osteopa
thic hospital.
Mother Kills Tots,
Takes Own Life
Seattle (U.R)
Charles H.
Reimers found his two small
sons stabbed and bludgeoned to
death early Sunday. Before Fa
thers day had ended, his wife
and the twins she was expected
to give birth to next month were
dead also.
Chief King County Deputy
Sheriff Murray Gamrath, said
all indications were that Reim
ers' wife, Josephine, 29, inflict
ed the fatal injuries on their
children, Thomas W., five, and
Jerry John, one, as they slept.
Sheapparently slashed her ab
domen, wrist and throat, Gam
rath said. The unborn twins
Reimers said were due in July
were killed as a result of the
stab wounds, the Coroner's of
fice reported. Mrs. Reimers died
16 hours after her husband dis
covered the grisly scene at the
family home about 1 a.m.
Gamrath said Reimers told of
nurse, had suffered spells of de
nurse, had suffeder spells of de
spondency in recent weeks.
Parkrose Youth
Road-E-0 Winner
Portland (U.R) Roy Sim
mons of Parkrose goes to Wash
ington, D.C., next month to com
pete in the national Junior
Chamber of Commerce Road-E-O
contest; Simmons won the
state contest here Saturday over
41 other local winners from
throughout the state.
The contest consisted of a
written examination, four driv
ing problems, and a 15-mile trip
through the city.
Simmons had 561 points for
first place. Second was Jack
Pesterfield of Tillamook with
560, third Larry Sequist of Vale
with 559 and fourth Lowell Nich
ols of Madras with 558.
Some $3000 in college schol
arships will be awarded in Wash
ington, D.C., June 25-29.
Eugene Doctor Named
To State Health Board
Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul L.
Patterson has appointed Dr. Carl
H. Phetteplace of Eugene as a
member of the Oregon State
Board of Health, his office said
today.
Dr. Phetteplace succeeds the
late Dr. Charles L. Hunt of Eu
gene. The governor reappointed
John F. Wilkins of Huber, Wash
ington county, as a member of
the Oregon Filbert commission.
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ilia Restaurant
Workers End Dispute
Pendleton (U.R) A dis
pute between Umatilla county
restaurant and culinary workers
and their employers ended to
day with the signing of new
contracts with 18 food and drink
establishments in the west end
of the county.
Waitresses and bartenders in
volved won the same wage in
crease as was recently awarded
to workers in Pendleton, who
struck for eight days to win
their demands.
The new contract gives wait
resses a $1.00 an hour wage,
while bartenders would earn
$1.87V&. Five paid holidays are
included in the agreement.
The Pendleton "area strike
ended early in June.
UNIONS JOW FIGHT ON CATHOLICS Argentine police
search a worshipper at Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos
Aires following a weekend of riots in the capital Between
400 and 600 persons have been arrested in anti-Catholic
moves by President Juan Peron, who is reported discussing
with his cabinet new means of repression against the
church. Meanwhile, Argentine's General Confederation of
Labor called a nine-hour general strike to President Peron's
campaign. Official Vatican spokesmen said nothing but a
high church source, speaking unofficially, said, "Hitler
tried the same tactics.'
US Government Could
Save $4,000,000,000
Washington (U.R) A better
bookkeeping system might save
the federal government $4,000,
000,000 a year, the Hoover com
mission said today.
The commission said Congress
has lost much of its control over
the national purse and should
get it back.
It said Congress has lost this
control because of budgetary
practices which permit agencies
to obtain vast lump sum appro
priations for long-range projects
and then carry unspent portions
over from year to year with
little congressional scrutiny un
til payments are completed.
Would Scrap System
The commission proposed that
this system be scrapped in favor
of an "annual accrued expendi
ture budget" with an account
ing system which would "show
currently, completely, and clear
ly all resources and liabilities,
and the cost of operations."
The commission, headed by
former President Herbert Hoov
er, made this recommendations
in another of its reports to Con
gress on proposals for making
the executive branch of the gov
ernment function better and
more cheaply.
No Effective Control
As things stand, the commis
sion said, neither the legislative
nor the executive branch exer
cises "effective control over ex
penditures." It said federal agen
cies should be required to op
erate like private industry on
"cost-based" . budgets supple
mented "by periodic reports on
performance."
A special commission task
force estimated that budget-
bookkeeping improv elments
could save the government $4
000,000,000 a year in money that
now just goes down the drain.
Coos 6a Man Named
To Springfield Job
Springfield U.R) Walter
A. Commons of Coos Bay has
been . named assistant superin
tendent of school district 19
here, succeeding the late Laur
ence C. Moffitt.
Commons has been principal
of East Side Elementary School
at Coos Bay. He has taught at
Powers, Perrydale and Mosier.
MORE WAITING ,
Hartford, Conn. flj.pj xf
ter waiting four years for a court
hearing on a damage suit, How
ard Williams was told he'd have
to wait some more. A juror ad
mitted she ' knew him and a
mistrial was declared.
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ROAD OPEN
The Dead Indian road short
cut to Fish Lake is now passable,
according to Harold Thomas,
Ashland district ranger. Chuck
holes have been filled and traf
fic is going through, he said.
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