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Man Holding Deed To
Chicago (U.R) James T. Man
gan, who has a deed to all of
outer space, has protested to De
fense Secretary Charles E. Wil
Rsn the government's plans for
launching a manmade satellite.
"He should have consulted me
first," said Mangan, self-styled
fduJider of Celestia, " otherwise
known as the Nation of Celes
tial Space.
"Anybody who launches a
satellite without my permission
(T trespassing."
Mangan, a public relations
man, said he wrote Wilson last
(5eek and enclosed a copy of the
Dke Wdald Combine
Dsormomeinift Planus
Bulganin Told
01 Willingness
In Private Chats
Washington (U.R) United'
States officials said today Presi
dent Eisenhower's surprise offer
to combine American and So
viet arms inspection plans
leaves it up V Russia to make
the next move toward world
disarmament.
(Officials said the combina
tion offer may be included in
(i)ew formal U. S. disarmament
proposals to, be made to Russia
anrD other major powers during
the next 10 weeks.
Would Broaden Offer
President Eisenhower made
, public Thursday for the first
time that he had told Russian
leaders during the Geneva con
ference of his0 readiness to
S broaden his own unprecedented
' offer to exchange military blue
prints and aerial photo facilities
with the Soviet Union. He made
the statement at his news con
ference a short time after So
viet Premier Nikolai Bulganin
called the President's proposal
s not as realistic as the Soviet
one.
Mr. Eisenhower said he had
, (fcld Bulganin, during private
chats at Geneva, that the United
States would be willing to add
Russia's' May 10, 1955, inspec-
s tion system proposal to his own
plan.
International Agency
The Russian plan would set
up an international control
agency to check against danger-
ous concentration of troops and
supplies at big ports, railway
iunctions. roads and airports.
iv "Speaking informally at Ge
neva, I said if they trusted that
kind of an inspection system it
was all right with us we would
adopt both," the President said,
"and I proposad, let's take them
both."
The President's words
prompted some optimism that
Se Russians still might agree
t-wed the two proposals despite
Bulganin's statement that the
"effectiveness" of the Presi
dent proposal on blueprints
and photos "would not be
great."
Moscow (U.R) Soviet Pre
mier Nikolai Bulganin told the
Russian Parliament today that
he has not slammed the door on
President Eisenhower's proposal
0 for mutual military inspections
in the interests of peace.
Qe told the final meeting of
the two-day parliamentary ses-
j sion that Russia is prepared to
examine the American chief
executive's plan, even though,
as Bulganin said yesterday, he
feels it could have "no great,
real effectiveness."
Today the Soviet Premier
charged that certain news-
papers, presumably Western,
had "erroneously" drawn the
conclusion that this meant the
Soviet Union would refuse flat
ly to even consider the Ameri
can proposal.
Stratocruiser Crashes
Fence in Landing Effort
Chicago (U.R) A Northwest
Airlines Stratocruiser from Min
neapolis crashed through a
fence on landing at Midway Air
port today and came to rest in
m street.
The airline said there were
no injuries to passengers or
crew. i
Ms.
MEDFORD, OREGON,
Celestial charter.
"Your announced plan for
putting a man-made satellite into
space suggests that you will be
trespassing illegally in territory
of the Nation of Celestial
Space," Mangan wrote.
"As a manufacturer, Mr. Wil
son, you would not build a fac
tory on ground you did not own
or had not leased.
"As a believer in the system
of individual enterprise you
might concede it possible that
legal- rights to all space have
been taken. If you cannot
imagine such a possibility you
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SO NEAR And yet so far as Shirley Campbell, 19, of
Fergus, Ontario, is pulled, exhausted, from waters of Lake
Ontario. She failed in her attempt to swim the lake from
Youngstown, N. Y., to Toronto, a distance of 32 miles.
She had been in the water over 20 hours and was within
two miles of her goaL
Annual Jacksonville
Jubilee Set To Open
With Parade, Concert
Jacksonville The eighth an
nual Jacksonville Gold Rush
Jubilee will get under way at
10 a.m. tomorrow with a wel
come address by Major John
Imlah's Sentence
Commuted To Life
Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul L.
Patterson today commuted the
death sentence of Donald
Dwaine Imlah to life imprison
ment. Imlah was convicted of slay
ing Bruce Houck, 30, Hood Riv
er rancher, on July 8, 1953.
Houck had taken Imlah into his
home after securing his parole
from the MacLaren School for
Boys.
In a statement, the governor
said that "the record in the case
discloses facts as to leave a
doubt in my mind that the un
animity of judgment by the jury
contemplated by the spirit of the
law actually existed in this
case."
"I do not feel that society
should exact its highest penalty
if there be any doubt that the
required conditions for that pen
alty exist."
Ike at Gettysburg
For Week of Relaxation
Gettysburg, Pa. (U.R) Pres
ident Eisenhower arrived here
after a 30-minute flight from
Washington to spend the better
part of a week relaxing and
working.
As he stepped from his plane,
he remarked: "It's hot." The
temperature was 99 degrees.
A. TT
FRIDAY, AUG'
All Outt jpace Protests Rockets
might at least be thorough
enough to have -someone make
an accurate investigation.
"There is a seven-year history
of the legality of space owner
ship and your State Department
as well as the United Nations
knows what this history is.
"I am sure that after you have
checked into this matter you will
recognize the rights of the Nation
of Celestial Space and acknowl
edge that 'the use of its space
without permission is . . . pub
licly forbidden to any artificial
thing, project or activity not
commanded entirely by natural
Keaveny from the judge's stand
in front of U.S. Hotel Jubilee
headquarters.
Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to
morrow is a Kiddies Parade
down California st., and a con
cert by Bliss Heine's baton corps
in front of the judge's stand.
Coronation Planned
Coronation of Jubilee Queen
Connie Caton will be at 11:20
a.m. at the judge's stand. Miss
Caton is sponsored by the Crater
Lions club and was selected on
the basis of number of Jubilee
tickets sold.
An art exhibit in the city hall
and flower display in the IOOF
hall will open at noon, and gold
panning will be held" at the
judge's stand starting at 12:15
p.m.
Special Events
Afternoon . events include
greased pole climbing, log buck
ing, ax throwing, chopping,
watermelon eating and pie eat
ing contests, in addition to per
formances by Forest Chapman
Guitar studio, Miss Pat's dan
cers, Mrs. Alexander's Hawaiian
band, Colleen Hope's dancers,
Eve Prentice Accordion band,
and Jim Pierce Modern dance
band. The latter events will be
at the judge's stand.
William A. Miller, district
governor of Lions clubs, will
speak from the judge's stand at
2 p.m., and special entertain
ment will be provided at 6 p.m.
A pageant will be presented at
the school house at 8:15 p.m.
following drawing for the grand
prize at 8 p.m. at the judges'
stand. Dancing will start at 9
p.m. in the community hall
with Jim Pierce furnishing
music until 1 a.m. Sunday. ,
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design or need'."
Mangan said that last quote
was from the Celestial charter.
He first filed claim to outer
space Jan. 4, 1949, but the Cook
county recorder's office refused
to accept the document.
Mangan's lawyers took the
matter up with the state's attor
ney, who in a 2,000-word opin
ion held that the recorder should
issue Mangan a deed. This was
done Jan. 18, 1949, and Celestia
came into official being.
Mangan said that as an Amer
ican citizen he "naturally" would
favor the United States over
Four (People IKIurt
M Blast. Blaze;
Fire Hazes Home
Two fires hit the Medford area
yesterday afternoon and early
this morning, leaving four peo
ple burned, two of them serious
ly, and one family homeless.
Ruby Johnson, 50, of 819 South
Central ave., is in critical con
dition, and her husband, Glenn
H. Johnson, 53, is in poor condi
tion, as the result of an explosion
and fire yesterday afternoon.
The blast occurred at about
5:30 p.m: in a small shop at a
Trucks To Carry
Mail for Medford;
Improves Delivery
New mail service between
Ashland and Portland which goes
into effect tomorrow will pro
vide better delivery service to
Medford and extend mailing
deadline in late afternoon by
about 30 minutes, post office
officials said today.
The new service will be by
trucks. Service by railroad will
be discontinued. The combina
tion highway post office and
truck service will arrive in Med
ford at 7:10 a.m. each morning,
and leave here about 8 p.m
nightly.
Earlier Deliveries
Otto W. DeJarnett, assistant
postmaster here, said the early
arrival will make business de
liveries about four to five hours
earlier than present deliveries,
and rural and residential de
liveries will be about an hour
earlier. Business mail will ad
vance one delivery.
Deadline for dispatching Med
ford mail will be extended from
6:08 p.m. to about 6:30 p.m., De
Jarnett said. The evening mail
will leave Medford at 8 p.m.,
will arrive in Portland at 7:15
a.m., and probably be delivered
that morning. . ,
Will Process Mail
The truck, will arrive in Ash
land about 8:45 a.m. and leave
there about 6 a.m. daily. The van
will be equipped to process mail
en route similar to processing
being done in railroad cars now.
The trucks will serve commu
nities along Highway 99 between
Ashland and Portland, and ar
rangements have been made to
serve communities off the high
way. Southern Pacific railroad,
which has been carrying the
mail, is seeking to discontinue
passenger train service between
Portland and Ashland.
Hope Held for Five
On Missing Airliner
Vancouver, B. C (U.R) Hope
for the safety of five men aboard
a missing Pacific Western Air
lines plane along the upper Brit
ish Columbia coast remained
high today although poor weath
er hampered search operations.
The plane, a Mallard amphib
ian, disappeared Wednesday aft
ernoon on a 35-mile flight from
Kemano to Kitimat, site of the
Aluminum Co. of Canada's giant
smelter.
Three prominent Vancouver
businessmen were aboard the
plane.
Missing are D. Milton Owen,
52; Col. MacGregor Macintosh,
58: Al Gorman, 43 and two
crewmen, Pilot Edward Bell and
Co-Pilot Kendall R. King, 23.
Weather
FORECAST: Continued fair and
hot through Saturday. Low
tonight 58, high Saturday 97.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 97
Lowest this Morning 57
Russia in the race to launch a
satellite.
But he said that if both Russia
and United States asked him
for permission simultaneously he
would have to remain neutral.
"After all," he said, "'Celestia
was founded with the primary
aim of maintaining peace."
So far, Mangan hasn't sold
any of his space property. Walter
H. McKeown, a real estate man
in suburban Evergreen Park,
took an option to buy 10,000
worlds at SI per world a year
ago, but let the option lapse in
June.
trailer court at 1832 North River
side ave.
State police said Johnson was
burning a hole with an acetylene
torch in an old 50-gallon drum
containing a small amount of
oil, which Johnson thought was
water. When the drum was burn
ed through, it exploded. '
Mr. and Mrs. Jonnson were
taken to Community hospital,
where attendants this morning
said they were suffering from
third degree burns.
Gerald Raymond, of the North
Riverside address, and T. R
Iaux, ban Diego, Calif., were
treated at the hospital for hand
and arm burns suffered when
they tried to extinguish the
blaze. " All were taken to the
hospital by Medford Ambulance
service.' " -
t-ity firemen, who sent one
pumper truck to the blaze result
ing from the blast, said the small
fire damaged tools and a boat
The second fire was reported
at about 2:37 a.m. today when
a neignDor discovered me nome
of Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. Smith,
2495 Happy Valley rd., envelop
ed in flames.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith were
awakened by the barking of the
family's small dog, a dachshund.
Smith said he heard the dog
bark, got up and opened a slid
ing door between the bedroom
and living room.
Smoke poured into the room,
and he retreated into the bed
room. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and
their two youngsters, Stevie, 2Vz
years old, and Larry, IVi, escap
ed through a bedroom window,
wearing only their night clothes.
Smith later returned to rescue
the dog.
Home Short Time
Smith had returned home at
1:15 a.m. from Southern Oregon
Planing mill, where he is em
ployed. The blaze, which apparently
started in the rear of the build
ing, had completely enveloped
the house and an attached ga
rage, when firemen arrived with
two pumper trucks. The build
ings, which were partly insured,
were a complete loss. Cause of
the fire is undetermined.
The Smith family is ' staying
with Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs.
Max Wimmer, 1115 West Sec
ond st., temporarily.
Many offers of assistance to
the young couple were being
made this morning, for which
they said they were extremely
grateful and would accept, al
though they are not asking for
help.
A third fire, reported at 12:25
p.m. yesterday, burned over
about 1,000 square feet of grass
in a vacant lot in the 1100 block
of North Riverside ave. There
was no other damage. Two pump
er trucks were dispatched to the
fire.
Three Offices
Next Week; Remodeling Work Under Way
Three offices are expected to
be moved into the new Jackson
county courthouse annex next
week, members of 'the county
court -said today.
Other Moves Slated
The county engineer, water
master and school superinten
dent offices probably will be
moved sometime next week, with
the county clerk and agricultural
stabilization and conservation
committee offices moving in -the
near future.
A wall in the present recorder
Two Men Fatally
Injured in Auto,
Mill Accidents
William Pendley,
Louis Ford Dead
Two men died of injuries re
ceived in Jackson county acci
dents yesterday and early this
morning, according to state po
lice and Coroner Carlos Morris.
They were Louis Ford, 83,
Camp White, fatally injured
when struck by a car, and Wil
liam Arvil Pendley, 28, of route
1, box 519, Gold Hill, who died
as the result of injuries received
in a mill accident.
Struck by Car
Ford was struck by a car
operated by Wilbur G. Fehl, 45,
Box 222, Prospect, at about
10:37 p.m. yesterday while he
was crossing Crater Lake high
way at the Camp White en
trance.
A witness told state police
that Ford walked directly into
the path of the approaching
northbound car.. He suffered
compound fractures of both legs
and one shoulder, and other
injuries.
Ford was taken by Veterans
Administration ambulance to a
local hospital, where he died at
about 2:25 a.m.
Pendley was fatally injured at
about 12:30 a.m. at Stage Coach
Lumber mill on Galls creek,
where he was employed. Investi
gating officers said Pendley was
working on an edger, pushing
2-by-12 pieces of lumber through
the machine.
A two-by-six went through the
edger and came back through a
safety guard, .striking Pendley
just below the ribs on his right
side, pushing him back against
a guard rail and causing him to
strike the back of his head,
police said.
A doctor was summoned, and
was able to revive Pendlev
briefly. The injured man died
at about 1:15 a.m.
Conger-Morris funeral home
is in charge of funeral arrange
ments for both men.
Changes in Armory
Plans Are Advised
The county court and city
council have recommended
changes in specifications for the
proposed Medford armory to
provide a $70,000 cut in con
struction costs. The proposals
are being forwarded to state and
federal officials for their ap
proval.
Largest item pared from the
original plan was $20,000 for a
basement. The city also "infor
mally" withdrew its require
ment for a $1,200 city building
permit, as state inspectors will
handle inspection duties.
The changes were presented
and approved at a meeting of
the joint armory committee yes
terday afternoon.
Funds for construction in
clude $154,000 from the federal
government, $80,000 from the
state restoration fund, $60,000
from the county, $40,000 from
the ciy, and $27,500 from sale
of the old armory property.
Lowest bid received on the
building last month exceeded
the $364,500 in available funds
by $70,380, necessitating trim
ming of the plans.
Four Suffer Minor
Injuries in Mishap
Four people suffered minor
injuries at about 10:50 p.m. yes
terday in a two-car accident on
Highway 66 just east of Ash
land, according to state police.
Investigating officers said a
vehicle drivdn. by Sarah Belle
Bussell, 65, of 2030 Highway 66,
Ashland, was struck from the
rear by a car operated by Jackie
Glen Lyon, Klamath Falls. The
Bussell car was turning at the
time of the accident, and both
vehicles went into a ditch.
Injured were Mrs. Bussell and
Lloyd Davis, 13, same address,
who was a passenger in her car;
Lyon, and Harold Everett Lyon,
Klamath Falls, a passenger in
the second car.
Both cars were heavily dam
aged, police said.
To Move Into
and clerk's office on the second
floor has been removed to ex
tend office facilities into the an
nex, and remodeling work has
started on the third floor to pro
vide a hallway into the annex.
Relocating Wall
The hallway will be between
the circuit court room and the
juvenile office, where a wall is
being relocated. Work on a lower
hallway will start soon and will
extend from across from the ex
tension office to the first floor
of the annex.
DECISION SAID RIGGED
IN FAVOR OF COMPANY
Washington (U.R) The National Hells Canyon Association said
today it will "fight by every means possible, politically and
through the courts" to prevent private hydro-electric develop
ment of Hells Canyon by Idaho Power Co.
A spokesman for the association said the Federal Power Com
mission's decision yesterday to license Idaho Power to build three
dams in Hells Canyon on the Snake river between Idaho and Ore
gon was "rigged" in favor of the company. The association advo
cates development by the federal government.
George H. R. Taylor, a member of the association's board of
directors, said preparations are underway to file an application
for rehearing with FPC. No formal decision will be made until
the board meets in Portland Aug. 15, he said. ,
If a rehearing is denied, Taylor said, the association undoubt
edly will file a petition for review with the Circuit Court of
Appeals.
Morse Deplores
Permit Granted
To Idaho Power
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.),
one of the strongest supporters
of a high federal dam at Hells
Canyon, today deplored the fed
eral power commission's action
in granting a permit to the Idaho
Power company to build three
smaller dams at the Snake river
site.
He pledged a continued fight
for the bigger federal structure.
In a wire to the Mail Tribune,
Senator Morse said:
"The FPC's action comes as
no surprise. The FPC quite ob
viously waited until congress
adjourned to issue these licenses
in the attempt to scuttle the
high dam at Hells Canyon.
"It is remarkable that the
commission could act so speedily.
The FPC heard oral argument
on July 6. It is incredible that
since that time it could have
reviewed the voluminous record
of testimony and exhibits which
took its examiner over a year
to assemble. That record con
sisted' of over 400 documents
and almost 20,000 pages of testi
mony. "A majority of the federal
power commissioners were hand
picked by the' Eisenhower, ad
ministration to do this job, and
they have done it wit hot and
unseemly haste.
"The Hells Canyon fight is far
from over. The people of the Pa
cific Northwest and the nation
deserve the fullest development
of their natural resources for
defense purposes and economic
progress. Without the federal
Hells Canyon dam, that develop
ment would be impossible.
"When this battle is over, the
people's interests will prevail.'
(See Story on Page 7)
Floyd Hart Fund
Established at OSC
Salem (U.R) A scholarship
fund in the memory of the late
Floyd Hart of Medford, one of
the state's best known lumber
men has been established for
future foresters at Oregon State
college.
The Floyd Hart Scholarship
Fund will be directed by a com
mittee for contributions, com
posed of Albert Powers of Coos
Bay, chairman; State Forester
George Spaur of Salem; Dean W,
F. McCulloch of the OSC forestry
school; and Charles E. Ogle of
Associated Forest Industries in
Salem.
M6ney contributed to the fund
will be used to aid deserving for
estry students at Oregon State.
Hart was a pioneer flyer and
a' decorated veteran of two world
wars. He served as a member of
the Oregon State Board of For
estry and 'was instrumental in
development of many of the pro
gressive forest procedures in use
today.
Boy Scout Missing
From Spirit Lake Camp
Longview. Wash. (U.R) A
boy scout was reported missing
today from the Spirit Lake
scout camp near Mt. St. Helens.
The state patrol here said the
scout, who was not immediately
identified, was reported missing
last night. An officer here said
searchers were reported to have
found his tracks this morning
and hoped to find him before too
long.
New Annex
Work on the annex will not
be completed for several weeks,
members of the court said.
Vault Installed
Office space in the first and
second floors will be occupied,
with the basement being used
for storage space. A large vault
has been installed in the base
ment for records. The third floor
will not be occupied until
needed.
A snack bar with coffee facili
ties will be installed on the first
floor.
Meanwhile; Taylor said, the
association will seek, when Con
gress reconvenes, to get con
gressional action to authorize
federal construction of a single
high dam.
Public power advocates have
pushed for a single high dam to
be constructed by the govern
ment while Idaho Power applied
15 years ago for a license to
construct three lower dams in
the Hells Canyon area.
Meanwhile, some Democrats
said that the FPC's decision to
license private dams will ex
plode into another Dixon-Yates
controversy.
They were warned that the 15
year fight between public and
private power interests over hy
droelectric development of the
deepest .river gorge on the North
American continent is not over.
Three Dams Authorized
The five-member power com
mission yesterday unanimously
authorized the Idaho Power Co.
to build three dams on the Snake
river in the rugged canyon di
viding Idaho and Oregon. The
aecision climaxed one of the
biggest public - private nower
fights of the decade and came as
a bitter blow to public power ad
vocates who wanted a single
federal dam to supply the power.
The canyon is one of the last
big undeveloped natural power
sites in the United States. It is
a 7000-foot chasm passing
through wild and sparsely-inhabited
country. The 10,000-foot
Wallowa Mountains 'are on the
west and the "He Devil," "She
Devil" and five lesser Devjjs
peaks on the east.
19.000 Pages Studied
Public power interests ha)
argued -for a government - con?-,
structed single high dam which
would cost twice as much as the
three dams proposed by Idaho
Power.
After hearings lasting longer
than a year, FPC Examiner Wil
liam J. Costello went through
19,000 pages of printed testQ
mony and recommended giving
Idaho Power authority to build
a single cdam, the Browalee
Project. But he withheld the n
other two, Oxbow and Low Hells
Canyon, pending future needs. O
The commission went farther
than Costello and authorized 50
year licenses for all three.
Communist Mailings
Bog Civilian Release
Geneva (U.R) U. S. efforts
to win the early release of 40
American citizens held by the
Peiping government were r
ported bogged down today by
Communist stalling.
Informed sources said Commu
nist envoy Wang Ping-nan was
trying to skip over the civilian
repatriations problem and take
ap the second item of the agenda
problems of common interest.
The meetings themselves were
in adjournment until Monday
while Wang consults with his
government in Peiping on the
latest hitch. O
Wang and U. S. Ambassador
U. Alexis Johnson have met to
gether a total of three hours
and 15 minutes, half of which
time was taken up by transla
tion. Informed sources said they
had made little progress.
Gold Hill Woman Hurt
n Fall Down Enbankment
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman, 58,
of Box 182, Gold Hill, suffered
back injuries at about 8:45 p.m.
yesterday when she fell down a
teep embankment north of
Rock Point bridge on Rogue
river.
It was necessary to use a
stretcher and ropes to get her
from the rocks where she had
fallen, according to Medford
Ambulance service attendants.
Neighbors helped in the rescue
operation.
Mrs. Hoffman was taken by
the ambulance service to Com
munity hospital. (Attendants
there this morning listed her
condition as fair, and said she
spent a fair night. The extent
of her injuries was not known.
this morning.
Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) Fed
eral District Judge Richard M.
Duncan has levied a maximum
fine of $5000 against the Kansas
City Star for monopolization and
fined the newspaper's advertis
ing director, Emil A. Sees, $2500
for attempted monopolization.