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G o 1 Weather Recommended Tribune DFORD FORECAST: Fair Oireuf " day. High Sunday 9S. Low -night 55. High Monday St. Ten. Highest Yesterday Lowest Vesterday Morning -3 J Feature tnH mm Jihui (1 cnuntatm travelinf abroad and 01 prrmintRcy" hy r.lK Lumbrr company apptar on pate 12 of today Mail Trlban. United Press hull Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire 50th Yt.r 28 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1955 Price 5c No. 12? 7 WM 6 ME I lA'wwrwrf Al mm& Three Americans Bmg Released JFiroimi Red Jails Pannunjom U.R) The North Korean Communists admitted Saturday they are holding one of two American fliers shot down by Red guns Wednesday over the Korean truce xone but the Reds id the second American is dead. O North Korean General Jung Kook Rok told U.S. Air Force Ma. Gen. Harland Parks during a meeting of the Korean Military Xrimistie Commission that the Reds held 2nd Lt. Guy H. Bumpass Jr.. of Myrtle, Miss. Washington (U.R) Three ray Fiedls of Bayside, N. Y., Americans, including a man that nobody knows," are being released by Russia after years of imprisonment, the State de partment announced Saturday. They are Pvt. Wilfred Cumish Amesbury, Mass., Pvt. Mur- Chiang's Personal Aide Resigns; Full Cnu Inrmirv I afar! OTaipei, Formosa (U.R) Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's flrsonal chief of staff has re signed as "an admission of neg ligence" in connection with a Communist spy ring operating within the Nationalist army, the government announced Satur- cChiang accepted the resigna tion of American-trained Gen. (on Li-Jen, former commander f all Nationalist forces, and r (Sered a full investigation of (Sun's "responsibility" in connec tion with the spy ring. He was (Considered the most pro-Ameri can of the Nationalist military leaders. Spy Operation Charged Maj. Kou Ting-Liang, one of (un's long-time subordinates was (fgarged with operating a Com (jnunist spy ring in Nationalist (jjjlitary training camps. The government said Kou and (Others involved in a plot to create a subversive incident, ru rgpred to be an assisination plot against Chiang, were arrested mt May. urdu readily admitted that he is working for the Commun ists, the government said. JbdmitsrNegligenc The-1 presidential order said Sun, who recently became Chiang's personal chief of staff, "tendered his resignation as an admission of negligence in con nection with the case of the Communist agent Kou Ting Liang and has requested for a full investigation of the case and his respsonibility thereof. O "A commission of inquiry shall be Jt up to make a thor ough, impartial investigation of trie matter and submit a report of its findings for consideration and action," the order said. British Bicyclist o . . Reaches Los Angeles 0 Los Angeles (U.R) Johnny Hathaway, of Coventry, England, (planned SOurday to pedal his iiicycle cross-country to the At lantic coast. Hathaway, 30, arrived here Friday after a 1900-mile trip from Vancouver, British Columbia, which he pedaled in 19 days. Hathaway said he planned to make his cross-country bike trip via Las Vegas, Nev., the Grand Canyon, Denver, New Mexico and Texas, across the Gulf states and up the Atlantic coast to Montreal, Canada. He said he will sail for England from Can gfta on Nov. 8. Hathaway stopped in Medford 01 Aug. 9 after visiting Crater Qlake. He left here the following day on his way to the California coast. Sports Bulletin Portland (U.R) The Metropolitan and State foot ball teams battled lo a 7-7 tie ("jn the annual Shriners high school all-star game here Sat urday night. CP Seattle. Wash. U.R) Art Schult singled home the win ning run with two out in the eleventh inning lo give Seattle 6-5 victory over the Port Jxlfpd Bvr Surdy sight. O , I O oo O an(j Frederick Charles Hopkins, whose home address, family and background the State depart ment has tried in vain to trace. Spelling Wrong Although the name of the Massachusetts soldier was listed in government records as "Cum ish," members of the family in Amesbury told reporters the correct spelling is "Kumis." The department said the So viet government informed the U. S. embassy in Moscow that the men will be released, but did not specify when or where. The department said it also is making "urgent" inquiries into the case of William G. Bau meister, of St. Paul, Minn., . a fighter pilot whose plane was shot down over Burma in 1944. Austrian prisoners returning home from Russia said he may be in a Soviet slave labor camp. Father Urges Action Department press officer John Meagher said the pilot's father, William G. Baumeister, had written to President Eisenhower urging -action. '- Although the department is checking up on the Austrian prisoners' stories, Meagher said, to date the government has "no records that Baumeister is alive and being held in the Soviet Union." Festival Broadcast Slated for Today The fifth annual NBC Shake spearean festival radio show will be broadcast over station KMED in Medford at 8 p.m. today. A 30 minute adaption of scenes from Macbeth was re corded on the fesitval stage last weekend for the program to night. At the same time, three short programs for the NBC Monitor service were recorded, to be broadcast this weekend. Included in the Monitor sports are an interview with Jennings Pierce, Medford, Angus L. Bow' mer, festival founder and pro ducing director, and Dr. Margery Bailey, festival director of edu cation. Excerpts from Timon of Athens and All's Well That Ends Well are also on the Monitor recording. The radio Macbeth features Robert Loper in the lead, with Marjorie Schaffer as Lady Mac beth. Narration is done by the play's director, H. Paul Kliss, now in his fifth season with the Ashland enterprise. GSA Issues Certificate to Northwest Mining Company General Service administra tion regional offices in Seattle Friday issued a operating certi ficate to Northwest Mining com pany of Medford, according to United Press. Northwest' Mining is operat ing a tungsten mine in the Foots Creek area. General Service ad ministration is a division of the government which purchases metals for the United States. Newt Grabill, spokesman for the GSA regional office, said that issuance of the operating certifi cate is the extent of the GSA re lationship with the Medford firm so far. "This does not mean we are buying, or even will buy tung sten from that group," he said. Grabill declared it is his under standing that Northwest Mining has just started operations. "GSA, under the domestic minerals act, will not consider purchases from any operator until after at least one ton of concentrates, equivalent to 60 per cent pure tungsten, have gg x- a cmuxji m. o jioo .ciaan, a sophomore, inspects the Future America shop exhibit. Eldon has Ir imscrwij o jsl 4-H'ER CLEANS STALL Ann Higday, member of the Antelope 4-H club, cleans the stall for her Herefords entered in the judging for the annual county 4-H1 and FFA fair. Ann Government To Examine Guiit-by-Kinship Case Washington (U.R) The Civil Service Commission said Satur day it will "re-examine" the guilt- by -kinship case of a Cleveland government research scientist who was discharged because his parents once bought insurance policies from an al leged Communist front. been accumulated," Grabill said, Noting quoted figures of 1 to 3.7 per cent tungsten on the ore from the Northwest Mining com pany mine on Foots creek, Gra bill said these assay per centage figures "would be good provided they can achieve this 60 per cent concentrate." Four partners lister for North west Mining company are Glenn Badley and Charles Jackson, both of Medford; William Rhea, Central Point, and Ivan W. Lan ham, Gold Hill. The firm is said to have some 200 acres inthe Foots creek area. At the present time, six trucks are hauling ore to a concentrates plant leased at Eagle Point from Laughlin Alloy Steel company. The mine is not expected to get into full production until spring. State department of geology officials in Grants Pass said Fri day that they have been contact ed by the owners of the com pany, but that department men have not yet been on the scene. crater iigh Farmers of leased a 26- 1955 County Fair Ends With Awards To Club Members Jackson county's annual 4-H and FFA fair ended last night after a five-day run at the coun ty fairgrounds. Final event on the program was a special awards program and style review. Names of the winners of awards and other honors are included in a story on Page 2 of today's issue of The Mail Tribune. ' Another highlight of the week's , program was . the fat stock auction Friday night. The auction attracted one of the largest audiences to attend the five-day show. Full results of the auction will be found on Page 12 of today's Mail Tribune. Competition in the Future Farmers of America division of the fair this year was restricted to members of the Crater High chapter, the only FFA group in the county. The FFA competi tion will be expanded during the next two years with the addition of chapters now being organized at Eagle Point and Phoenix high schools. - Results of the week's FFA events are listed on Page 12 of today's issue of The Mail Trib une. . Competition in 4-H club events included groups through out the county. Results of Fri day and Saturday 4-H club com petition are listed on Page 9 of today's Mail Tribune. acre xarrn ana raises registered Deer., trucK crops, and hay. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eldon, Central Point. (Brainerd photo) jtm. 'T V- ' 4 and her brother, Don, also entering exhibits, live at route 1, box 181, Eagle Point. (Brainerd photo) Fraser, Colo. U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower gave 32 joyous kids from grandson David's summer camp the time of their lives Saturday with an outdoor picnic luncheon on his vacation guest ranch. Medford Man Surprise During Trip to New York City Life has moved in a rapid whirl during the past few days for James P. Dunphy, 903 Win chester st., and now the Califor nia Oregon Power company journeyman lineman is the cele brity of his neighborhood. Dunphy was flown to New York City last week. He saw the glittering sights of the big city, appeared on the premier of a television show and learned that he was heir to a $10,000 inher itance. Came As Surprise The Medford man knew of a possible inheritance but he had no inkling of the fact that it was involved in his trip to New York. Contacted by telephone by the Walter Framer studios a week ago, he was told that a human interest story was want ed on his work and military ser vice. He left for the east last Mon day, traveling by United and American Air lines. In New York Dunphy thought he was being groomed for an appear ance on the. "Strike It Rich" television show. On Wednesday night he was sitting in the au dience, with a Walter Framer staff member, at the premier, JOD destroys VACATION RESORT IN PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia U.R) Camp Davis, with about 46 women and children vacationers, was swept away by rampaging flood waters near East Stroudsburg, leaving only nine known survivors, it was disclosed Saturday. State police managed to reach the stricken camp site to find the 14 cabins gone. Twenty-sevn bodies were recovered about a miie and a half downstream. The other persons were missing and presumed dead. Governor Pledges Full Cooperation To Multnomah DA Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul Patterson of Oregon Saturday offered full cooperation and help to Multnomah District Attorney William Langley in a probe of the Oregon Liquor Control Com mission. At the same time, Gov. Patter son criticized the attorney gen eral's office for attempting to "usurp" authority in the case, which he said properly belonged to the county district attorney. The probe concerns a recent investigation into allegations that OLCC employees accepted bribes. It was conducted by two Portland attorneys, at the re quest of the governor. Patterson declared "the attor ney general contended, in ef fect, that he could supercede the governor, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the Civil Service Commission and the dis trict attorney of Multnomah county, and make his own in vestigation." ' He added that Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton "went to court to prove his position and was told by the court that he was trying to usurp powers that were not his." Langley announced Friday that he would order a grand jury investigation into the charges against the OLCC. (See story on Page 8) Violent Rioting in North Africa Reported Algiers, Algeria (U.R) Violence rioting and fighting broke out across a 1,000-mile arc of French North Africa Saturday and at least 450 persons were killed. Government sources said 351 Arab terrorists, French soldiers and civilians were slain in fight ing in and around the city of Constantine, ear the Mediter ranean sea. In Morocco, the government reported the death toll at more than 100 after a day of violence which saw foreign legion para troopers battle robed Berber tribesmen in the Atlas mountains. Learns of Inheritance in limited to New York, of the new TV program "Billion Dollar Giveaway." Saw Mother. Teacher One principal had already ap peared on the program and Dun phy was talking to the staff member when he was startled to see his mother, Mrs. Irene Dun hy, and his first grade school teacher, Miss Elsie Chambers, both of North Beach, Md., ap pear on the stage. The Medford man reported that he could hardly restrain himself but man aged to wait until cameras and attention were focused on him. Then, he ran to the stage. After the amenities, Master of Ceremonies Mike Wallace re vealed that Dunphy was one of six heirs to the $60,000 estate of his uncle, Edwin P. Dunphy, Williamsburg, Mass., who died last April. Also on the program was Milton S. Altshuler of Gen ealogical Research Institute, Dal las, Tex. Altshuler had written Dunphy previously concerning the inheritance. Dunphy report ed that he hadn't taken much stock in the letter but had turned the matter over to an attorney. Seeing the sights of New York, the Copco employee visited the V. Worst Tragedy Of Record Flood Survivors of the worst single tragedy of the record flood were identified as Mrs. Jennie John son, Jersey City, N. J.; her daughter, Nancy, 19; Beth Lid die, 11; Sarah Lacropane, Brook lyn, N. Y.; Elizabeth Lacropane, Brooklyn; ' Linda Christiansen, Staten Island, N. Y.; Elizabeth Dubel, Bellville, N. J.; Rowan Lawyer, Orange, N. J., and War ren Baker of Brooklyn. The camp disaster brought to 87 the total known dead in Pennsylvania with an unaccount able number missing and feared dead. Mrs. Johnson, found clinging to a floating island of debris in the swirling waters along with Beth, said she, her daughter and her two sons were sitting in their bungalow .Thursday night when a wall of water crashed against the structure. "It seemed as though a dam had broken," she said. Forced Into Attic She quickly herded her chil dren to the camp headquarters where other members of the camp had gathered. The water rose rapidly, and the campers were forced to move to the sec ond floor, and then to the attic. Children were screaming hys terically as the flood waters continued to mount and seep into the attic. "And then the building col lapsed," Mrs. Johnson said. The women and children were hurled into the rampaging waters." Mrs. Johnson said she clung to her jdaughter, but they be came separated in the torrential rain. The cries of children and women filled the night as the roaring waters scattered the campers. Grabbed Wood "I went down in the water. Then, the first thing I remem bered was grabbing hold of a piece of wood, then a bigger one. Finally something stopped me, as though I had struck a log jam," Mrs. Johnson said. While holding frantically to the board, she heard little Beth shouting for help. "I reached out and touched her and pulled her in. We spent the night there until we were rescued in the morning by firemen in a motor boat," she said. It was not until Mrs. Johnson was taken to the hospital that she learned her daughter was safe. Her two sons were among the missing.' Empire State building and the United Nations building. He saw the Rockettes at RCA Music hall and the Phil Spitalny All Girl orchestra at another the after. Dunphy occupied a room at the Governor Clinton hotel. Traveling by air for the first time and riding first class Dun phy flew east by a central route. The home leg of the transcontin ental round trip was by North west Orient airlines over a nor thern route and by United. Hard rains from Hurricane Diana de layed his departure from New York three hours. He returned here Friday. A number of neighbors gath ered at the Dunphy home Fri day night to hear about his trip. He indicated that he was happy to be home. The estate is still in probate and the Dunphys are yet unde cided as to what use they'll make of the money. It may go to pay off their home and their car. Dunphy also mentioned a further inheritance and ' the possibility of going to New York for another program. If he goes east again, his wife, Helen, and sori, Mike, will go along, too, he said. Death Toll Mounts r" To Near 150 Along Eastern Seaboard Business District Of Town Wiped Out Hartford. Conn. (U.R) The G a death toll from the Eeastern Sea board's worst floods approached 150 Saturday, thousands were homeless and property damage was in the billions of dollars. High water receded Saturday night, but the number of known dead seemed certain to increase as rescue workers probed into the hardest hit sections. The floods caused by record rains from hurricanes Connie and Diane, hit Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. Connecticut, Vir ginia, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Delaware be ginning Thursday night. Burst ing dams, buckling bridges and torrents of water continued to plea sue the area Saturday. There were 147 known dead. Pennsylvania counted 87 dead, Connecticut 30, Massachusetts 17, New York 4, New Jersey 5, Virginia 2, Delaware 1, and Rhode Island 1. These were the day's chief developments: Camp Davis. Pa. This sum mer camp was washed away in the worst single tragedy of theO floods. About 46 women and children were in the camp on Thursday night when a wall of water hit it. The campers took refuge in a three story house but water rose all the way to the attic and it collapsed. There were only nine known survivors. T'.venty-seven bodies wee recor ded Saturday a mile and a half downstream near East Strouds burg in the Pocono mountain re sort area. Eisenhower President Eis enhower designated the entire states of Pennsylvania, Massa chusetts and Connecticut, all flooded areas in New Jersey and the city of Woonsocket, R.I., as major disaster- areas. He order ed the military to extend every possible aid to the distressed areas. Red Cross Disaster teams were ordered from all parts of the country into the flooded areas. The national organiza tion made an initial allotment of $2,000,000 for flood relief and appealed for more money from the public. Chairman E. Roland Harriman said, "without a doubt a great catastrophe has occur red." Pennsylvania Authorities said there was no way of tell ing how high the number of dead would go. Every affected community reported missing persons. Numerous sections, in cluding the city of Scranton and East Stroudsboro, had their wa ter supplies cut off. Thousands were homeless and the threat of disease hung over the entire east ern section of the state. Prop- ' erty damage was in the millions of dollars. Connecticut The town of Winsted was reported beyond salvage by a tearful ham radio operator. Three men who reach ed Hartford from the flood sur rounded city of 10,000 persons reported "terrible lack of food, shelter and utilities." Fires rang ed at Putnam, where the busin ess district was almost wiped out Friday by other fires and floods. Gov. Abraham Ribicoff reported "staggering" blows to industry, business, schools, sew ers, streets and public buildings through a wide portion of the state. New Jersey Looters work ing from motorboats were re ported operating in flooded areas along the Delaware river. Civil Defense officials and po lice moved in quickly. Damagv from the floods was reported to be the worst in the history of the state. Helicopters Navy and Mar ine helicopter pilots rescued at least 900 persons marooned by the floods in New England in one of the greatest civil mercy missions ever attempted by the whirlybirds, the Navy said. The helicopters plucked men, women and children from rooftops and trees and flew medical supplies and rescue workers to flooded sections. Washington (U.R) Sen. Estes Kefauver said Saturday he has had "calls, letters and visits" from political supporters across the country urging him to seek the 1956 Democratic presi dential nomination. O Q
