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Pair Within Sight
Of Cars, People
For Nearly Week
Tripped on Ledge
Without Feod, Water
O Portland (U.R) Two Port'
land women were rescued from
the mountain wilderness over
looking the Columbia river gorge
yesterday and doctors said to
day they were in surprisingly
. good condition although strand
ed tor nearly a week without
food or water in sight .of cars
and people. ,
Mrs. Bernice Sharkey, 73, and
Mrs. Avera Ferguson, were
found about 7 a.m. yesterday by
two searchers, Frank Riley and
Harry Fisher of Portland. They
were trying to hike out of the
rugged brushy area near scenic
Multnomah falls. .
The two women said they
were trapped on a ledge from
where they could see cars driv
ing on the highway below and
other people. "But we couldn't
attract their attention, Mrs.
Ferguson said. e
It was the second "miracle
rescue" in this general area in
eight days. A week ago Saturday
two elderly uranium prospectors
were found, alive after being lost
six days near St. Helens in
southwest Washington.
Mrs. Ferguson told rescuers
. that lack of .water was the worst.
She said that from the time they
left a shelter at 6:15 ajn. last
Monday they didn't have a drink
until they were rescued. She
said they could hear water run
ning down the cliff on the other
side of a big rock which blocked
their path. "It never stopped, it
never stopped, she said.
Lost Way on Trail
The two women went for a
drive a week ago Sunday when
their car became stuck in a road
east of Multnomah falls. They
spent the first night in a wo.
men's dormitory at Trail Club
camp. They started out for Bridal
Veil on foot the next morning
but lost their, way and got
stranded on the ledge overlook
ing the highway.
During the long ordeal they
shouted down at .a parking lot
below and waved clothing, but
no one saw them.
Finally on Saturday morning
fhey decided to try the hazard
ous trek back the way they, had
come. They slept Saturday night
"with our feet against a tree J
keep from rolling down run.
' They were climbing hand over
hand Sunday morning when
they heaird men's voices. They
cried out. 'Their first cry was
for water." Riley said. He fill
ed his hat with water from a
creek and gave some to them.
Mrs. Sharkey said they had
holed up in a small cave. She
said it was dry, but was cold at
nights.
Rescuers carried the women
back to a road. Neither wanted
to go to a hospital, but doctors
said relatives insisted. Attend
ants at Providence hospital here
said they were in amazing con
dition considering their ordeal.
Mrs. Ferguson said she knew
where they were "I just couldn't
get us out of there. j
SOC Registration Up
5.7 Per Cent From '54
Ashland Enrolment at
Southern Oregon college so far
this term is up 5.7 per cent from
1954, it was reported this morn
ing by Hugh Simpson, college
public relations director.
The number registering so far
is 614, Simpson said, compared
to 581 at the same time last year.
Greatest increase is in the
freshman class, where 243 sign
ed up, compared to 218 last year,
an increase of 11.4 per cent.
The total, includes 367 men
:and 247 women.
Neuberger and Coon
Start Debates Tonight
Hood River (U.R) Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger, Democrat,
and Rept Sam Coon, Republic
an, start their series of 10 de
bates here tonight on Coon's
bill for partnership construction
of jTohn Day dam.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEF
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"BRING ME MY BABY" Dr. Sanford Marcos, on verge of collapse himself, keeps a
vigil at the bedside of his wife, Hanna, at ML Zion Hospital in San Francisco. The ordeal
of waiting for news of their son, Robert, who was kidnaped from the hospital nursery
when only three days old, has taken its toll on the young couple. "She is going down
hill rapidly," said the 34-year-old physician. "She just answers, 'Bring me my baby."
Reach Hong Kong; 2
Said Seriously III
Hong Kong U.R)- Five
Americans arrived in Hong
Kong ' today from Red China
aboard two British freighters
which had run the Chinese Na
tionalist blockade from Shang
hai., , ' .'-. ,
One American, a Catholic nun,
was so weak she had to be car
ried ashore. Another, a young
Houston, Tex., cotton broker,
was reported in serious physical
condition. .... '
Released Under, Agreement
The five' civilians, detained in
Red China for many years, were
released under terms of a Gene
va agreement between Commu
nist China and the United
States.
Those reaching the free world
today were:
Eva Stella Dugay, Sister The
resa, 62, a native ?f New ' York
who was a nun at the Roman
Catholic Carmelite convent in
Shanghai. She had been serious
ly ill in Shanghai but the Com
munists refused her an exit per
mit. She had to be carried
ashore; .- s
Dilmus T. Kanady, 36, Hous
ton, Tex., last of 10 Americans
charged with "crimes" by the
Chinese Communists and sen
tenced to "expulsion. He was
reported in poor physical con
dition but declined hospital
treatment on arrival.
Underwent Operation
Robert Howard Parker, 83, a
native of Philadelphia who has
lived in China for more than 70
years. Parker, in life insurance
and real estate business for 50
years in Shanghai, disclosed the
Chinese -had operated on his eyes
and that he had become blind in
one of them.
Boxcar Shortage in Medford Area Hits
Lumber Production; Prospects Gloomy
A shortage of railroad box
cars, which apparently is the
worst so far this summer, slow
ed lumber production in the
Medford area today.
Several of the larger mills
reported they , bad received -no
cars at all today, and they said
the prospects for the coming
week are "pretty rough.".
Only Three Cars ,
B. L. Nutting,, manager of the
Medford corporation, said the
big company has only three or
four cars, delivered over the
week end, on hand, and has re
ceived none today. '
Nutting, who is chirman of
a special car supply committee
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Mrs. Peter Huizer, American
wife of . a Dutch businessman
who was freed with her. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mun
sterman, live in Wolcott, Ind.
Lost Boys Found '
On Mount Shasta
Mt. Shasta, Calif. -U.R) Two
boys were reported missing in
the Mt. Shasta area of northern
California during the week end,
but both were found safely.
Seven-year-old Bobby Thomp
son, son of Mrs. Margaret
Thompson of Weed, was found
about 3 p.m. yesterday after he
had wandered lost over rough
terrain near Panther Meadows
on Mt. Shasta for nearly five
hours. The boy was found by
John Pallerico of Weed who
had gone to the Panther Mead
ows' area for a picnic. The boy
had crossed two ridges and a
small creek.
The search for Jsftnes Guppy,
15, Yreka, ended yesterday
when it was learned a Klamath
Forest ranger picked him ' up
Saturday night.. - "
The boy was missing from the
family hunting camp ) between
Whaleback mountain and Mt.
Shasta Saturday. He . had been
with his grandDarents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Calhoun. .
Salem U.R) The Salem
Portland expressway should be
open all the way to light traffic
this fall if the weather remains
as clear for the next couple of
weeks, State Engineer R. H.
Baldock said. .
association, said the boxcar
shortage is about 11,000 or 12,
tfDO cars daily throughout the
nation. He said locally the
shortage started getting worse
the latter part of last week, and
"it's going to be pretty rough
this week as nearly as I can
find out."
Elk Lumber company, which
has a normal emergency quota
of seven cars daily, compared
to a usual demand of 12, re
ceived no cars today, and has
only two on hand, Which arrived
last week. The company is now
processing "the smallest, slow
est kind of production" it can
to keep men busy, and to slow
tha loading of can.
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Today; Enrollment
Up 6.3 Per Cent r J
: Medford High school reopened
for the 1955-56 school year this
morning with enrollment up 6.3
per cent from first day last year.
The opening was delayed be
cause of the lateness of the fruit
season. Many high school stu
dents work in the orchards and
packing plants at this time of
year. School authorities expect
total registration to approach
900 within the next week. : .
Last year the high school andH
junior high and elementary
schools opened earlier, because
an early-season freeze cut down
orchard employmet.
The number this year is about
what was expected, school offi
cials " said. The1 total first-day
registration was 865, compared
to 814 at the same time last year,
arid 781 opening day in 1953.
Last year was 4.1 per cent over
1953, so that this year's registra
tion total is 10.4 per cent higher
than it was two years ago.
County Receives O&C
Check for $1,373,541
A check for $1,373,541.11
from the department of interi
or's bureau of land management
has been received by the Jack
son county treasurer's office.
The amount represents the coun
ty's share of funds from O and
C lands receipts.
: The amount is from a two
year allotment of $3,254,626.43
for fiscal years 1954-55 and 1955
56. r Previously, $1,881,085.32
was received for O and C lands.
The money has been included
in the 1955-56 budget.
A spokesman said the com
pany may have to send men
home tomorrow if it receives no
more cars. '
Not 10 Per Cent
Ross Lumber co-mnanv which
shut down for several' days re
cently because of the lack of
cars, reported it is not receiving
10 per cent of the cars it needs,
and has been advised by the
Southern Pacific that the lum
ber firm cannot be assured of
any cars at all for the next
three days. .
Other lumber firms were ex
periencing similar difficulty,
with the' result that production
has slowed down and the threat
of layoffs loomed for tmployeea.
Six Persons Hurt
In Car Accidents,
One) Critically
35-Y ear-Old Woman
Suffers Bruises
Six persons were injured, one
of them critically, and several
others were cut and bruised in
automobile accidents in Jack
son county over the week end.
Most seriosly hurt was Vir
ginia Mahoney, 19, of 2445 Hap
py Valley rd., Medford, who sus
tained "critical" head injuries.
She was a passenger in a car
driven by George Howard Har
per, 24, route 1, box 127, Mur
phy,' according to investigating
police officers. '
Crash Head-On
The Harper car collided head
on with one driven by Edward
James Henderson, 17, Areata,
Calif.', Sunday evening near the
Applegate bridge on Highway
238, the police report said. Har
per was cited for failure to oper
ate his car on the right side of
the highway.
Harper ' and Miss Mahoney
were taken to Sacred Heart hos
pital by Medford Ambulance
service. He suffered a cut on his
head and bruises, and was report
edly in good condition today.
Passengers in the other car
were John William Henderson,
18, and Alan Feuerwerker, both
Areata, who suffered cuts and
bruises.
Two Hospitalized'
Two other persons were taken
to Community hospital by Med
ford ambulance at approximately
the same time, following a one
car accident near the Cascade
Gorge store on Highway 62 The
injured were Donald Dean De
vore, 25, Redding, ' Calif ., the
driver, and Nancy Alexander, 16,
Central Valley, Calif. He suffer
td a broken leg. Her injuries
were not fully determined, but
both were reported in good con
dition today.
Donald Alexander, 13, and
Ross Pierce, 14, both Central
Valley were other passengers,
and "suffered J cuts arid bruises.
Police said the car skidded and
hit a stump as the driver applied
his brakes in gravel at the side
of the road. "
Woman, 102. in Crash
In a third accident, all persons
involved, including 102-year-old
Mrs. Sarah C. Wing 327 Morton
St., Ashland, suffered only cuts
and bruises, investigating offi
cers reported. '
' The accident happened near
the junction of old and new High
way 99 routes in the Siskiyous,
and involved cars driven by
Jesse Howard Addington, 47,
Happy Camp, Calif., and James
Henderson ' McGee, 77, of the
Morton st. address. Other passen
ger in his car was -Mrs. Olive
McGee, of the same address. v
' .Police said the accident occur
red as the McGee car came off
the old road onto the highway
without stopping, and hit the
side of the1 Addington car. Mc
Gee was cited for' failure to yield
the right of way. -
Both cars "were heavily dam
aged and had to be towed away. '
Girl Injured
Wanda Black, 18, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Black,
Jacksonville, was admitted to
Osteopathic hospital this morn
ing for injuries she suffered
while driving on the Jacksonville-Phoenix
highway, accord
ing to a hospital report. She has
a possible concussion but extent
of her injuries has not been de
termined. She was in "fair" con
dition and was taken to the hos
pital by private car. Details of
the accident were unavailable,
but she evidently was alone in
the car at the time.
Medford police reported three
accidents in which one person
was injured over the week end.
Suffers Cut
'- - Donald Edward Cullop, 25, of
32 Cottage st., Medford, suffered
a cut over his left eye when the
vehicle he was driving collided
with a parked log truck owned
by Floyd Doland Sr. and Floyd
Doland Jr., 375 South Central
ave.,-early Sunday morning. Po
lice issued a citation to the truck
owners for all night truck park
ing on South Riverside ave.
Dullop was not hospitalized.
A car operated by Mrs. Bev
erly Garrett Roberts, 622 Stew
art ave., struck Warren Collin
Schilep, 6, of 523 South Ivy st.,
Medford, about 5:20 pjn. Sun
day. Mrs. Roberts reported to
police she thought she struck a
child. The boy later was taken to
Sacred Heart hospital where he
was given a ' physical examina
tion and a tetanus shot. He ap
parently suffered no injuries,
police said.
Ran Into Street -
Mrs.-" Roberts told police she
thought the boy ran into the
street on South Holly st. from in
front of a parked pickup truck.
No citations were issued, - . .
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Mixon fisserts
Washington (U.R) Vice
President Richard M. Nixon met
with other high administration
officials at the White House t
day to make plans for running
the government during Presi
dent Eisenhower's illness.
1 Nixon arrived' at the White
House grave-faced and strode
briskly from his limousine
through a' crowd of reporters
and photographers into the ex
ecutive offices.
There he had a lunch meeting
with Presidential Assistant
Sherman Adams, Dep. Atty. Gen.
William P. Rogers and Maj. Gen.
Wiltoh B. Persons, deputy presi
dential assistant.
Nixon said the meeting was
"mutually arranged" to discuss
"technical details" of operating
the government during Mr. Eis
enhower's illness.
Meeting Scheduled '
The vice-president also disclos
ed that he will preside Thursday
at a meeting of the National Se
curity Council. Atty. Gen. Her
bert Brownell Jr., who is not a
regular member, will attend the
council session, which presum
ably will - discuss constitutional
and legal problems arising out
of the President's illness.
Nixon said he had no plans
to move his office from the Sen
ate wing of the' Capital. He said
he planned to continue, operating
just as usual.
Many Legal Problems
Nixon told reporters before
the meeting that "there are
many legal problems involved"
and . a ruling from the attorney
general is needed. "
The 'Constitution provides that
the powers of the President
"shall devolve, on the vice-president"
in case of the President's
"inability" to - discharge them.
However, there are no historical
precedents for a vice - president
taking over as "acting Presi
dent." .
One question is what kind of
proclamations or - other legal
steps might be necessary to give
Nixon authority to relieve Mr.
Prominent Lumber
Executive Dies
Charles Henry Herman, 64, a
resident of Medford since 1921
and a . well-known lumberman
here, died unexpectedly yester
day morning while attending
church.'
' He was a vice-president of
Timber Products company, and
was a director of the firm, al
though he was partially retired.
He had long been active in busi
ness and civic affairs.
A native of Blackfoot, Ida.,
he was born June 2,. 1891. Sur
vivors include his wife, Mrs.
Ella J. Herman; a daughter, Mrs.
Donald B. Whalin; a son, Charles
Henry Herman Jr., four grand
children; a brother, C. J. Her
man, Helena, Mont., and a sis
ter, Mrs. O. F. Mays, Washing
ton, D.C.
; Conger-Morris funeral home
is in charge of funeral arrange
ments, which are pending.
Medford Selected
As Convention Site
Portland (U.R) A five-cent
increase in per capita tax per
dues paying members was ap
proved by a 65-34 margin at the
18th annual convention of the
Oregon State Industrial Union
Council yesterday.
The increase will be submitted
to council locals for approval or
rejection. If approved, affiliated
unions will pay a per capita tax
of 15 cents per month a dues
paying member. The - increase
would go to the legislative fund.
The council nominated Fran
cis Lenaburg of Willamina and
Jess Bell of Portland for presi
dent, and Fred Strassen and Ken
Thorstad, both of Portland, for
vice president.- George - Brown
was renominated for secretary
and also was named delegate to
the national convention.
-, Medford was chosen for next
year's convention.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair tonight and
Tuesday with some high
cloudiness. Low tinjht 40.
High Tuesday 74. .
- . t Temp.
Highest Yesterday IS
Lowest this Morning 38
Usual
Eisenhower of some of the te
dious routine of signing official
papers which is vested by law
in the President.
Adams returned from Europe
by plane today, in- accordance
with a schedule set before the
President was stricken by a
heart attack Saturday. Bownell
was expected to return to the
capital tomorrow t from a Euro
pean trip.
Business as Usual
Rogers had been asked for a
ruling on the legal aspects of
delegating the President's pow
ers. The Justice Department said
a formal legal opinion will be
transmitted to the summer White
House as soon as possible. Offic
ials said it will be up to the sum
mer White House to make the
ruling public.
Nixon said the whole govern
ment will operate on a "business
as usual" basis while the Presi
dent is ill.
The-vice-president said he is
keeping in touch with Denver,
but would receive xno special re
ports "unless there is a substant
ial change."
(See Story on Page 4)
Fire in La Grande
Apartment House
Kills Two Persons
La Grande (U.R) Two per
sons died here yesterday when
a fire consumed 13-room ap
artment house.
The dead were identified as
John Metcalf, 77, a semi-invalid,
and Mrs. Naoma Elder, about 40,
operator of the apartments. Met
calf 's body was found at the foot
of his bed in his first floor ap
artment and Mrs. Elder's body
was found crumpled over the
remains of a litter of puppies on
a side porch.-
Firemen fought the blaze for
four hours before it was brought
under control. It was feared last
night thajt there might be other
bodies in the ruins but Fire Chief
Charley Hutchison said today,
after a check of the building,
that he was convinced" there
were no other fatalities. The
third resident of the building,
John Hopkins, escaped.
Homes on either side of the
apartment house were partially
damaged. Firemen had" not
learned the cause of the blaze.
The building was owned by J.
E. Bess of La Grande who leased
it to Mrs. Elder for sublease.
Elk City Wafer Vole
Continues lo 8 p.m.
A poll will be open until 8
p.m. today at the Haupert Trac
tor company office for residents
of the Elk City Water district,
who will vote a $187,000 bond
issue.
The money would be for con
struction of a new water distri
bution system, including a 20
inch main and laterals. "
Any bona fide resident of the
district, which is located gener
ally along both sides of Highway
99 north of Medford and to Cen
tral Point, and who is registered
to vote, is eligible to cast a
ballot.
Redecking Under, Way
On East Main Street
City street crews today re
decked with asphaltic concrete
East Main st. between Myrte
and Willamette sts., and the Cra
ter Lake ave. intersection.'
. The redecking coat is to pre
serve streets from deterioration.
Qity crews also have started
repainting center lines on prin
cipal arterial streets. Repainting
is done with white paint to con
form with a recent change by
the state ' highway commission
from yellow to white.
4 Log Truck Drivers
Cited on Basic Rule
Four Klamath Falls log truck
drivers have been cited to ap
pear in Jackson county district
court for violation of basic rule
on South Stage rd.
: They are Donald Irving Klem.
31, Jim Arthur Ritchey, 25, Carl
Adrain Nichelson, 28,' and Vic
tor C. McElfresh, 28. They were
cited on a complaint that log
trucks have been speeding on
South Stage rd. near Rogue
River academy. - j
Heart Specialist
Sees Possibility
For Second Term
Oxygen Tent Lifted
, For Brief Intervals
Denver (U.R) President"
Eisenhower's top heart specialist
said today prospects arc "reason,
ably good.' for the President's
complete recovery and that bar
ring ' unforeseen ' complications
he should be able to run for his .
second term.
Dr. Paul Dudley Whit of
Boston said the President's con
dition is so satisfactory that he
flew back to Boston today.
For the first time since he
entered Fitzsimons Army hospi
tal Saturday afternoon, the Pres
ident was removed from an oxy- ,
gen tent for brief intervals to- .
day. -No
Complications
Dr. White told newsmen that ;
as of 9:10 a.m. (PST), "the presi- .
dent's condition continues to be
satisfactory,, without complica
tions.
I White's bulletin 'said that he
enjoyed a breakfast of fruit.
oatmeal, a soft boiled egg, toast
and milk." '
It was the most the President .
had eaten since he was stricken,
early Saturday morning. The
heart specialist told newsmen
the President will not-be able to
engage in any strenuous activity
for two weeks and possibly, a
month to insure complete rest.
Mr. Eisenhower, it was dis
closed, had a slight fever late
yesterday, but White said this is
according to Hoyle" for that
stage of a heart attack.
First Explanation '
The Boston specialist who flew
here yesterday, gave reporters
the Iirst detailed, technical ex
planation of the President's ill
ness in a news conference at the
temporary White House at
Lowry Air Force Base.
He. described the President's
attack as an '.'average case" of
coronary thrombosis. Mr. Eisen
hower's "morale! is ; "excellent,"
White said.
Under intense questioning,
iVhite said that if Mr. Eisenhower
"has a good recovery, as we
hope, and is able to resume his
normal type of life," he would '
not rule out a possibility of Mr.
Eisenhower being able to run
for a second- term. '
Tlje doctor carefully refused
to say whether he thinks Mr.
Eisenhower should run again or
whether he . would advise him
to.
If he recovers satisfactorily,
the Boston specialist said, the
President should be iWie to re
sume his beloved golf.
President Feels Good
White said the President was
"very comfortable" this morn
ing and probably fet good
enough to tackle a golf course.
However, the doctorsaid. the
President understands the need
for complete rest in order to
let the damaged heart muscle
form a hard scar and recover
completely. , ' .
The specialist explained that
formation of the scar usually
takes place in the second week
of illness and. that normally a
third week of complete rest is
necessary fof the scar to hard-'
en.
After that, he said, several
more .weeks of restful conval
escence are necessary , for com
plete recovery.
White said that if Mr. Eisen
hower continues to progress sat
isfactorily, he could be removed
by plane to Wasfiington or "pre-'
ferably" to his Gettysburg, Pa,
farm for convalescense after
about three weeks.
But he said the first month
should be preferably spent in a
hospital. . : '
Complications Possible
The specialist said afterward
that "about the second week"
the President should be able to
read . documents and possibly
confer quietly with Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles and
other government officials.
Although he was optimistic
about prospects for the Presi
dents recovery, White pointed
out the ever present possibility
of complications which can arise
in such cases, especially during
the first week.
Meantime, the temporary
White House asked the Justice
Department for an opinion on
what steps could be taken if it
becomes necessary for the Presi
dent to delegate some of his au
thority.
Common Illness
The doctor scoffed at the idea 1
that "mile high" Denver altitude
or the President's rigorous golf
playing had anything to do with
the attack. He said such at
tacks are one of the most com
mon ailments of American men
in the 40s through the 80s and
often cannot be predicted.
(See story on page 10) ' u