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Newspaper Page TextrOTJHTEEK MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. October 7. 1953 Work on Earth-Circling Satellite Declared Part of Scientific Venture Prison Inmates End Sit-Down Strike on Penitentiary Tower Pittsburgh (U.R) Three rain- soaked, wind - chilled convicts who sought "easier time" by staging a 15-hour sit-down on a 100-foot water tower in the West ern State prison yard gave up today.. 0 The rebel prisoners clambered down the same foot-wide ladder which they had ascended before noon Thursday. Guards were waiting 'and returned them to their cells. Warden Frank C. Johnstown said the three prisoners had de manded that they be returned to other state prisons from which they had been transferred to the "maximum security" Western Penitentiary in P i 1 1 s b u r g h's Woods Run district. The" prisoners, one under a 6-to-12 year sentence for second degree murder and the others .witn lesser terms for burglary and robbery, left their jobs and took up their positions on a four foot widf catwalk surrounding a 125,000 gallon water tank dur ing morning lull in prison rou tine. They sheeted their demands transfers back to the prison from which they had come to peni- tiary officials in the exercise yard below. Warden Johnston placed relay teams of four unarmed guards . at the base of the water tower and called back to, the rebel pris . oners: "I'll talk to you when you come down. But I'll guarantee you nothing. Come down and talk." Someone outside the prison spotted the convicts parading on the water tower catwalk and sent a call to Pittsburgh city police. The first outside-the-pris-on alarm came at 4 p.m. Two squad cars and a police ambu lance sped to the prison with sirens wide open. Attracted Thousands The clamor attracted thous ands of spectators. ' Rush hour Why Bo Fat? 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Remedies for disorders, sinuses, heart, river, stomach, (as and "leers, constipation, piles, asthma, female complaints, kidney, bladder. Mood, rheumatism, back and headaches. For Male, Female and Children. BRANCH OFFICES: Albany Salem , . ugene North Bend Newport traffic on nearby streets and a high-speed boulevard was snarl ed as motorists stopped to watch the prisoners.. The prison warden said the three men "just wanted atten tion." "Why else would they climb 100 feet into the air," he said. He pointed out that the water tower was well within the walls of the 77-year-old prison. The water tower sit-downers were identified by the warden as George E. Fox, 24, Philadel phia, serving 6-to-12 years for second degree murder; Harry Fricker, 30, Philadelphia, 3-to-10 years 3 for armed robbery and parole violation, and Floyd S. Beck, 24, Lancaster, Pa., VA-to- 3 years for burglary. United Releases List of Western Air Crash Victims Chicago U.R) United Air Lines today released a list of the 66 persons killed in the cra"sh of a DC4 against a Wyom ing mountain yesterday. Those from the West included: ' Robert Ainsley, Ely, Nev. Capt. . Charles Anstadt, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Mrs. D. Beck, Salt Lake City. Dr. James A. Busch, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Helen Collins, Hillsbor ough, Calif. Airline Capt. C. C. Cooke, Menlo Park Calif. Mrs. Inez C. Evans, Salt Lake City. Keith Finlay, Los Angeles. Charles Gesas, Ely, Nev. Gerald Hadley, Brigham City, Utah. Mrs. Edna F. Hanks, Los An geles. Richard D. Hawkins, Eureka, Utah. Mrs. M. Kirk, Salt Lake City. J. Lawrence Malnar, Neola, Utah. . r Myron Manwill, Payson, Utah. R. B. Nurre, Palo Alto, Calif Capt. George Parker, Hill Air Force Base. Utah. Mrs. C. Povlakidas, Ely, Nev, Lowell J. Rachman, Ogden, Utah. .Airline First Officer, R. Salisbury, Palo Alto, Calif. Mrs. Aceodean Schow, Boun tiful, Utah. Mrs. B. Seare, Salt Lake City. Airline Stewardess Patricia Shuttleworth, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Rhea Smurthwaite, Salt Lake City. Edward P. Taylor, Provo, Utah. Mrs. D. C. Tucker and infant daughter, Osden. Mrs. Georgi West, Salt Lake City. ' Earl West Jr., Salt Lake' City. Sgt. Lewis Wood, military personnel, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Loneliness Topic For Sunday Sermon Dr. Raymond E. Balcomb, pas tor of the First Methodist church, has returned after conducting a week's services at Bellingham, wash. He will speak Sunday on the topic, "The Dull Ache of Loneliness." The Youth choir, under the direction of Mrs. George Sloni- ger will sing at the 9:30 a.m. service and the Chancel choir, under the direction of Mrs. C. R Adamson, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Wildon Colbaugh of the Medford Assembly of God will "be the fifth speaker in the current interest group, "Church Around the Corner," for adults at 5:30 p.m. " Other interest groups for all ages are included in"The School of Christian Living." A snack supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. by the Junior High Method ist Youth fellowship, and .the Family worship at 7 p.m, will be conducted by Dr. Balcomb. -I i. FONS Herb Specialist CHARLIE CHAN OFFICE OKN SUNDAYS ONLY 12 NOON TO 4 P.M. CHINESE MEDICINE & HERB CO. 624 S. Riverside Medford No Effort Made To Beat Russia t To Outer Space Washington (U.R) Scientists insisted today . that U.S. work on an earth-circling satellite is part of an international scientific venture and not an effort to beat Russia into outer space. The Defense Department, in announcing Thursday that "work has begun" on the U.S. project, called this country's satellite "the first man-made" satellite. The department said the United States would launch 10 of the gravity-defying spheres, using triple-stage rockets. Russia Also Working But Russia has claimed it also is working on a man-made satel lite. It announced shortly after the White House first disclosed the U.S. project last July 29 that Soviet scientists hoped to have their satellite space-bound within 18 months. If that aim were achieved, the Soviet body would be circling the earth six months before the first U.S. satellite is scheduled to be blasted off about the be ginning of the International Geo physical year. The geophysical year opens in July, 1957. Scientific Purpose Only Scientists conceded the first U.S. satellite may be, launched before the target date.- But if it is, scientists insisted, the pur pose will be scientific and not to claim a first over Russia in man's initial step to break the space barrier. - Scientists involved in the pro ject said no speed-up has been ordered in launching plans be cause of Russian claims about the Soviet satellite. But it was known that U.S. scientists have tended to take the Russian an nouncement with a grain of salt. The Defense Department's an nouncement Thursday strips some of the secrecy away from the U.S. satellite. The depart ment disclosed that the basketball-sized sphere will be shot into space by a triple-stage rock et which will thrust the satellite upward at the fantastic speed of 18,000 miles per hour a speed sufficient to offset the earth's gravitational pull. To Circle Earth When in its elliptical orbit, the satellite will circle the earth once every one or two hours for several days at distances rang ing from 200 to 800 miles from earth.( Gradually it will be brought closer to the earth through the slight drag of the earth's atmosphere and finally disintegrate like a shooting star. The principal contracts for initial work on the satellite went to two firms which played an important role in earlier rocket research. The Glenn L. Martin Co. of Baltimore was awarded the prime contract for a major part of the project-development of the. rocket launch ing vehicle. General Electric Co. will supply the rocket motor which will be used in the initial push of the satellite away from the .earth's surface. Marines Planning Drive for Members The Third Marine Division association, comprised of World War II veterans who fought at Bougainville, Guam and Iwo Jima and Marines now serving with the Third Marine Division overseas, is in the midst of their membership drive. Former Ma rines and Navy personnel who honorably served with the Third Marine division are eligible for membership. The group is a non profit organization. Information regarding the as sociation may be obtained by writing to The Secretary, Third Marine Division Association, P. O. Box 548, Culver City, Calif. Plans for the 1956 reunion are in programs and will be an nounced in the group's maga zine, 'Caltrap," which is sent each month free of charge to air members. Mekvold lo Attend National Conclave County School Superinten dent Alf B. Mekvold will leave today for the 10th National Con ference of County and Rural areas in San Diego. The theme of the conference will be "Leadership and Ser vice for Today's schools." The; meeting opens Sunday with reg istration and vespers. Mekvold. will attend the con ference in the official capacity of state director for the depart ment of rural education in the state of Oregon. Mekvold will be in charge of that area of the conference pro gram having to do with provid ing library services in the total educational program, and espec ially library services on the county level. He is one of 15 leaders se lected nationally to direct areas. J 73 J Uranium Claims Filed at Lakeview Lakeview U.R) Lake coun ty Clerk Zane Gray said today that a total of 1131 mineral claims have been filed since uranium was found July 14 near here, Wall Street. New York (U.R) Stocks fell sharply today and they made a substantial rally from the lows. Closing prices were well above the worst of the day although losses ranged to a point or more from the Previous close. ' Dow-Jones Averages - Dow-Jones final averages: 30 industrials 454.41 off 3.78; 20 rails 151.00 off 1.59; 15 utilities 62.54 off 0.26 and 65 stocks 161.67 off 1.34. Sales today were about 2,150, 000 shares compared with 1,690, 000 yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T .... 179 Anaconda . 66 a Chrysler . 94V Curtis Wright 22 General Electric 48V2 General Motors 136 Montgomery Ward - 88Vi Penn. R. R 25 Penney, J. C 95 Radio 45 Southern Co 2014 Southern Pacific 56 S. Oil of Calif 4SVb Texas Gulf Sulphur 38 Transamerica 41 Tri-Continental . 25 United Aircraft ... Unquoted U. S. Rubber 44 U. S. Steel 56V Youngstown 96 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week 3100. Average choice fed steers Mon day $24.75; lo wto average choice $24; mixed good and choice steers $22.50 $23 with good unevenly $20-21.30: commercial grades $16-19: good and choice-feeder steers $17-18. Good fed heifers $18-20.50. some $21; canner and cutter cows 56.50-b; early to a.ou with beef type to $9 and over; utility and heavy cutter bulls $13-15. . Calves for week 610. Good and choice vealejrs unevenly $17-20.50, little above $19 : good and choice stock calves to $19 early. Hogs for week. 1485. U. S. No. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lbs.. $18.50-19; No. 3 $17.50-18 late; heavier butchers $16.50-17; sows 320 to 50 lbs.,, $14-16; heavier weights $13.50. Sheep fo rweek 3015. Good and choice slaughter lambs $17-19; mostly choice $18.50; sorted range lambs $19. Good nearby feeders $13.50-14.50. range feeders $15-15.5-0, some to $16; good and choice ewes 3.50-5; culls down, to $2. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 62-63c: A large, 55-58c, AA medium, 50-52c: A me dium, 50-51c; small, 36-37c; cartons, l-3c- additional. i Butter To retailers: A A grade prints, 66c lb.: cartons, 67c; A prints, 66c: carton, 67c; B prints. 64e. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar. Oregon singles, 40',2-45V2C: 5-lb-. loaves, 46I2-491,ic. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb-. loaf, 39',i-41-c lb. Farm Market Milton-Freewater gold delicious brought $4.50-5.at the East Side Farm ers' market today: red " gravensteins offered at $3.25-320 for a 42-lb. box: some Jonathans went : at 3.25-3.50 loose packed; cucumbers were up with Oregon, LA lugs, at $2-2.23 and slicing-type around $2.35: local let tuce quoted at $2.50-2.75 for three dozen packs. Poultry, Rabbits live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 2',j to 4 lbs.. 24c; at farm, 23c: roosters. 28c lb.; light hens, 17c; heavy hens, all wts., 18-20c up; old roosters, 11 14c Dressed Chicken No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, New York style, 36 37c lb.; whole drawn, 44-47c lb.; cut up. 49-52c lb.: hens, light type. NeW York style, 27-28c: cut-ups, 40-45c; hens, heavy type, N.Y. style, 28-30c; whole drawn. 41-45c. Turkeys To producers for A grade voung hens, f.o.b. farm. N. Y. dressed, 40c lb.; A grade toms, 33c: live weight basis, toms, 29c; A grade hens. 35'2c; A grade young hens ready to cook, 55c: N. Y. dressed. 48-49c lb.; frver turkeys, 4-8 lbs., "56c; cut-up toms-46-50C. . Rabbits Average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 34-4',i lbs.. 25-26c up; 5-6 lbs., 20-21c: col ored pelts, 4c under; old does, 10-14e lb.,a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 58-81c; cut up. 62-65c. PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Wholesale hav prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. trucks, Portland and Seattle. $35-36 ton. Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white, $7320 ton: No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. test. Coast delivery. $49.50; No. 2 Western barley, $47 f.o.b. Port land Coast delivery: soybean meal, S89 ton cars prompt delivery Portland; No. 2 milo. f.o.b. Portland. $57.50 ton: standard millrun. $44.50-45 cars: No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipments, f.o.b. Portland. $6020. HU3a:iK mama, aranritt Inioy hearth, rest, asm tort end hospitality amidst pleasont sunoundinas. Completely Jurnnhed Sleeping and Housekeeoina Cobl.Hwi,h oH modem facilities. HOT MINERAL mn MUD IATHS ear Rheumatism. Arthritis, Nearm, - Sciatica, Nervousness CARSON DIOXIDE VAPOR BATHS Am excellent fer Enema. Sinus, Skin Inse ". Hiek and Lew stood Praswre Your Health Is Our Business" Jee Reserve tiom an4 information Adeeese Mineral Sanaa. Rt. 1. AsMead, feetoe er Rhone Leaa Bute ace. r. Herman Wexler, Director Chiroproetie Physician Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport SCHEDULED HERE Pictured above is Lefty Frizzell, western recording artist, who will be at Rogue Valley Ballroom Satur day, Oct. 8. Appearing here with him will be Billy Gray and his Western Okies, and Tibby Ed wards. Frizzell, who has made 50 recordings for Columbia rec ords,' is also well known for his radio . and television appear ances. Edwards is a Mercury recording star. Grandview Water Mains Tested by Bacteriologist All water 'mains on Lone Pine, Brookdale, Buckshot and Springbrook rds., and Roberts rd. between Crater Lake ave. and Springbrook rd., have been tested and sterilized, it was an nounced today by officials of Grandview Water district. ' Samples' of water from each main have been tested and ap proved by the Jackson county bacteriologist. Pipe lines for houses in the area have been laid to property lines, and meters have been in stalled. Residents may now con nect to these services with no cross connections to any well or other private supply. Following connection, prop' erty owners may sign turn on orders in the water department offices of the city hall. Satisfactory test and steriliza tion results also have been re ceived for Maple Park district water mains on McAndrews rd., from Sweet rd. southwesterly on Posse lane and Bens lane. Re sults also have been satisfae tory for extensions to the Char lotte Ann Water district mains to Harry and David's new off ice building and to the Phoenix high school. Woman Arrested On Morals Charge Medford police last night ar rested on a charge of prostitu tion and released to Jackson county- sheriff deputies Ada Irene Hawkins, 32, of 1716 North Riverside ave. Police said she was soliciting for prostitu tion on South lYont st. with three men. Augstin G6mez, 26, Ignacio Lopez, 33, and Miguel Lopez, 18, were interrogated by police and released to Mexican labor camp authorities in connection with the case. Housework Monotonous; Miami (U.R) Andrew Waters, 41, told Judge Cecil Curry he went out and got drunk because it was "awfully monotonous" staying at home doing the dishes and making beds while his wife worked. HOW AND featuring LELHhr FRIZZELL With BILLY GRA and The TIBBY EDWARDS, vocalist Mercury's Recording Star from Lousiana Hayride, such hits as: "Cry, "Shifting Gears," Truly a Wonderful Show! Never Better Entertainment . .Anywhere; Get your friends Come on out! Rogue Valley Ballroom 23 Grants Road Jobs Grants Pass A summary of 23 Grants Pass area highway projects recommended by the State Highway commission was presented to the Grants Pass city council this week. The proiects would cost an estimated $10,500,000. The. state New Band Room at Talent Completed Talent A new band room has been completed and musical equipment has been moved into it, Ralph Carroll, band director oi latent schools, has an nounced. The new room was remodeled from the former shop building, and has about 2,000 square feet of floor- space. Acoustical tile was installed on the ceiling, and storage cabinets for instruments and a small- office were include ed. The room will accomodate about 70 students. A marching band of 55 mem bers is practicing for half time activities during the Jackson ville and Eagle Point football games, Oct. 13 and 17, respec tively. A pep band. to play at basketball games will be organ ized in November. BEATS I A BUNDS I STRAINS! r?7) frBtfQsm to 33 tfKEB' '3sEiH fk (03& DRAINS I One The Dance in the Western Oakies PLUS Cry Darling," "Flip, Flop and "Play It Cool Baby." Pass Area Proposed and federal governments would put up $7,500,000 of this total, with the city - of Grants Pass paying $2,000,000 and Josephine county's share amounting to $1,000,000. The two projects given a top priority were ' establishment of a two-way couplet between the 99 Freeway and Redwood high way interchange, and construc tion of a new bridge at the base of Seventh st, a street -connection with Sixth st. south Of M St., and establishment of an; ade quate interchange south of the two bridges. The estimated cost of these two top-rated projects would be about $2,000,000. Most costly of the 23 proposed projects would be construction of a third river, bridge, east of Seventh 1st. to connect the Red wood and .Freeway highways. The cost of this project, given a priority of seven on the list of 23, would be $1,930,000. Negligent Homicide Brings Probation Portland (U.P.) Hiel E. Rob erts, 24, Vancouver, Wash., was placed on two years probation by Circuit Judge James R. Bain after pleading guilty to a charge WHIPS I & . r ar j w ur Fooneer (Hardware HEATER DIVISION 128 North Bartletr Sr. Your Headquarters For Siegler Hesters of Best Bands Land! with ' Fly Cot.. Of i" am jJM.iJniaate. Prison Term Given In Circuit Court ' ' Two men were sentenced in circuit court this morning, a third was jailed on a charge of parole violation and a fourth was ' returned yesterday from Payette, Ida., on an extradition to face a charge of burglary. Paul Eugene Peck was sen tenced in circuit court to three years in Oregon state peniten tiary for rape. Peck was return ed recently from a month of observation at Oregon state hos pital. Gerald Arthur Nolan was sen tenced to three years in Oregon State penitentiary for probation violation. Nolan was given a three year suspended sentence in August, 1953, on a charge of larceny by bailee. He violated probation a few days later. James Kay Rowden, 24, of 528 N. Front St., was jailed this morn ing on a charge of parole vio lation. " Fred Edward Stewart, 38, Payette, Ida., was -returned yes terday from Payette on an extra dition to face a charge of burglary. ' . ' , of negligent homicide. Roberts was driving a car last May which struck and killed a pedestrian, Charles B. Kopp, 42, of Portland. Patented HEAT TUBES rn every Siegler Heater use heat that's 4 TIMES HOTTER ever your floor I Yov get heat In every room of your borne cuts feel bids, tee! f MM Mmmffmem . Warm Floor HEATERS Sm.