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TEK MEDrOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Two Men Trapped In Steam Shovel Riverdale, N.J. 'U.R Hun dreds of rescue workers and po lice today dug for the bodies of two men known to be trapped in a steam shovel under 50.000 tons of boulders in a stone quarry. The men were presumed dead. The body of Wallace Van Or- den, 32, Bloomingdale, was re covered from the debris at about 9 p.m. Van Orden was the father of three children. The two missing men, Charles Baldwin. SO, Cedar Grove, and Grant Harris, 50, Pompton Lakes, were inside a steam shovel when an avalanche of rock and earth cascaded into the quarry Monday afternoon. A fourth man, Richard Van Zile, 41. Butler, escaped when the 105-foot wall to the quarry collapsed. Police pet up flood lights around the quarry to aid rescue workers using bulldozers, cranes and a steam shovel. Police from 10 nearby communities rein forced local authorities to keep roads clear of curious sightseers. Adlai-Esfes Team Seen Sure Winner Atlanta U.R A Democratic ticket with Adlai E. Stevenson for President and Estes Kefau ver for vice president could de feat the Eisenhower-Nixon com bination this fall. Rep. James Roosevelt said Monday night. Roosevelt, son of the late President, spoke at the annual convention of the Georgia Asso ciation of Petroleum Retailers here. The California Democrat said he believes President Eisenhow er's health is "a proper issue" and called Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon a "vulnerable can didate in many respects." "Americans must decide whether they want to run the risk of having Nixon as their president," he said. New Methodist Church Starts at Cave Junction Cave Junction Elwood Hus sey, longtime mayor and civic leader of Cave Junction, broke ground Sunday at a public cere mony for a new Methodist church, on which construction will begin immediately. It will be situated one block off U.S. Highway 199 in the business section. It is estimated to cost approximately $40,000. A hundred or more leading citizens of the Illinois Valley community attended the ceremony. Maine Governor ' Gets Renominafion Portland, Me. OJ.R) Demo cratic Gov. Edmund S. Muskie, renominated without opposition in Monday's Maine primary, opened his campaign for reelec tion today. His Republican opponent said he would take a short "breath er" after the gruelling campaign. Muskie, who startled the na- tion in 1954 by becoming Maine's first Democratic gover nor in 20 years, did not have to campaign for renomination. But he scheduled his first election eering address for a rally to night in Gray. Willis A. Trafton Jr., Auburn, speaker of the Maine House, bested two opponents to take the GOP nomination for gover nor. With 611 of the states 630 precincts reported, Muskie had 26.631 votes. Trafton polled 41, 408 votes compare to 23,696 for State Sen. Philip Chapman Jr. Former Maine Attorney General Alexander La Fleur had 16,159 votes. Oregon, Washington Guardsmen in Training Fort Lewis U.R) Some 9500 Oregon and Washington Nation al Guardsmen started two weeks of summer training here yester day. Routine training programs were initiated immediately. A special 786-inan recruit training battalion, composed of recruits who enlisted since April 1, was formed at the first daji's training. Read and Us Classified Ad . . . The Community 'a Biggest Marketflaea Restrictions Ended On Third Polio Shots Portland (U.R) The State Board of Health yesterday end ed restrictions against third shots of Salk polio vaccine in an effort to cut down the disease during the coming seasonal peak. I The board also extended vac cination priorities to include all persons through the age of 19. The board said that polio cases had been running well below totals of the past several years but that the incidence could in crease sharply before the ex pected peak in September and October. Dr. Harold Erickson. state health officer, urged parents of eligible children to m-ke ap pointments soon to insure maxi mum protective levels before the seasonal high. The Newest the neweil developments in home building materials, home furnishings, home appliances the newest in everythint for the home inside and outl The Finest- the finest in entertainment. Heck Horper and his Ranch Hands, popular Portland radio and television stars plus southern Oregon's top entertainers. All appearing in SIX BIG SHOWS EVERY DAY! I The Best- the best food, soft drinks, dairy products you can get a snack or a full meal right at the show! The Most Interesting the most interesting exhibits you've ever seen. Many products shipped here directly from the manufacturers BEFORE THEY GO ON THE MARKET! The Most Fun the most fun for everyone in the family. Rides for kids free prizes, favors, samples! The Most Unusual the most unusual home in the Rogue Valley the Finish-It-Yourself home the first of its kind in the Northwest open all day right next to the exhibit halt! The Valley's First. Do-It-Yourself Fair and Home Show JUNE 22, 23, 24 North of Central Point on Highway 99 Blue Moon Ranch Tuesday. June 19, 19SS , UA,L.r C C From Gorilla's Grasp 'Save Our Sons' Said Communist Controlled Washington (U.R) A former FBI undercover informant told the House Committee on Un American Activities Monday that the "Save Our Sons com mittee" was a Communist con trolled organization. Anzeln A. Czafnowski. of Argo, 111., told the committee, investigating propaganda among U.S. prisoners of war in Korea, that the SOSC was designed to undermine this country's Korean war effort. Czarnowski reported to the FBI about Communist ac tivities in Illinois from 1944 to 1955. He testified that Mrs. Flor ence Gowgiel, chairman of the "Save Our Sons" organization, has been a Communist party member since 1946. He said Mrs. Gowgiel, also of Argo, ran the organization to foster Commu nist purpose. Alcoa Foundation Awards Six Grants Vancouver, Wash. (U.R) ' Grants amounting to $3000 were awarded today by the Alcoa Foundation to six colleges and universities in the Pacific North west that do not receive tax support. C. S. Thayer, northwest opera tions manager for Aluminum Company of America at Van couver, said S500 grants each would go to Lewis & Clark Col lege. University of Portland, and Reed College, all in Portland; Gonzaga University and Whit worth College, both Spokane and Whitman College, Walla Walla. Dr. O. C. McCreery, assistant secretary of the foundation, said "the Alcoa Foundation realizes tiie needs of independent col leges and is glad to support the important work they are doing." Mandatory Poultry Inspections Urged Washington tU.R) Public health officers, union butchers and veterinarians urged Con gress today to make inspection of poultry mandatory. Dr. Aaron H. Haskins, health officer for Newark, N.J., told Senate Agriculture Subcommit tee that 250.000 pounds of poul try were condemned by his of fice in the 20 months the city has required inspection. S. W. Barker of the Meat Cutters and Butchers Union said steps should be taken immedi ately "to stop the flow of filthy, adulterated and diseased poul try through processing plants to markets." Harry E. Kingman Jr. said the American Veterinary Medical Association favors combining a poultry inspection service with federal meat inspection. Cannery Officials Discuss Contract ' Portland (U.R) Officials of the cannery workers union : were scheduled to meet at Hills boro late today with representa tives of General Foods to dis cuss contract demands. i Cliff Evanson, secretary of lo cal 809 of the union, said a strike deadline, voted 3 to 1 by union membership, was Thurs day morning instead of Tuesday as previously reported. He said workers demand a 10 cent raise per hour and a pension plan. A strike would affect 12 plants and some 4000 workers at the peak of the berry picking season. Court Records POLICE COURT Gary Herbert Woodward. excessive noise itirea). S10; violation of basic rule. S10. John Henry Hillman. violation of basic rule. S10. Homer Donald Marshal, no stop at stop light. $5. Kay Fonff Lee. no atop at atop fifn. S5. Arnold Gene Pence, excessive none (pioesl. SIO. Paul Charles Ccsgml. no operator's lii-n s.v Marvin James Varga. no operator's license. $5. Roy Lee Jenkins, failure to yield right' of way to traffic. SIO. DISTRICT COURT Larry Gray Fraaer, defective brakw, $6 James Egbert Seely. overwidth. SIO. David Lawrence Mincks, driving while operator's license suspended. MO Kipton Dell Mainey, violation of basic rule. SIO. James Richmond Hodgea. reckless drying. S1O0. bau forfeited. Dale Dean Reed, no operator's li cense. S15. bail forfeited. James Thomas Rath, switched h cense plates. S15. bail forfeited. Richard Ferdericlt Gravelle. over load. S44 Charles Homer France, overload. : S32. Russell Parke Johnson, no motor vehicle license. So. Harry Clyde Bradford, no signal de vice. S10. bail forfeited. Lloyd Harold Gaxman, failure to signal. S5. W. H. Baker, no oversixe permit. S15. bail forfeited. David Eugene Rasmmsen. no op erators license, si i. so. David Milton Setness. inadequate muffler. S15. Conrad Johnson, failure to yield right of w-ay to oncoming n-aitic. 515. Lloyd Elmer Pitts, parkins on paved ; portion of highway. $10. CIRCUIT COURT Elizabeth May Reeves vs. Bethel Bishop Reeves, divorce complaint. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Paul Charles Coggins. 22. 1329 Beek man st . and Janice Ethel Shoemaker, ' 18, 827 GUman rd. London (U.R) A mother fought and won a tug- of- war Monday with a 300-pound goril la that grabbed her seven-year old son as he tried to feed the animal a corned beef sandwich at London's Whipsnade Zoo. The gorilla seized young Ken neth Kennan's hand as he offer ed the sandwich. The mother, Mrs. Peggy Kennan, 33, had lifted her son over the protec tive, wiring around the cage so he could get close. When the gorilla seized her son Mrs. Kennan grabbed his other hand and pulled until the animal turned him loose- Ken neth was bitten on the hand and fingers. Two weeks ago, a ten-year old boy, Tony Murphy, was fatally mauled by a lion at the Whip snade Zoo when he climbed over the protective railing around the cage. 45 Cases of Disease Reported Last Week A total of 45 cases of commun icable diseases, two of them amebic dysentery, were reported last week to the Jackson county health department. Among those reported were seven cases of chicken pox, one infectious hepatitis, two cases of infectious mononucleosis, four influenza, 26 cases of measles. one salmonella, and one whoop ing cough. Astoria Voters Approve School District Budget Astoria U.R) Voters here yesterday approved by a vote of 247 to 137 a 5431,000 school dis trict budget. The sum was SI 17, 000 over the six per cent limit ation. The North Dakota Agriculture college says that sowing flax early at wheat or oats time helps get flax ahead of weeds and summer heat. Reed sport Accountant Sentenced To Prison Portland (U.R) R. H. W. Leathers, a Reedsport account ant, was sentenced to 30 months in prison here yesterday on a charge of violating the federal income tax law. , - A jury had found the 58-year- old Leathers guilty of preparing a false tax return for a client, Russel A. Peterson. Testimony Ends in Federal Case Here1 Testimony ended Monday aft ernoon in the federal case against Noble C. Standley, James Adamek and Wilbur Merchen of Standley Bros. Logging Co., Powers, charged with income tax evasion. Standley left the witness stand shortly after 3 p.m., and Judge Gus Solomon dismissed the jury until 9 a.m. Tuesday. Arguments by counsel and the judge's instructions to the jury are expected to consume most of the day. The case began last week. Standley, Adamek and Mer chen are accused of evading S300.000 government taxes dur ing the years 1949-51. Allen Dulles Rapped For Soviet Estimates Washington 01.R) Senate Democrats criticized Director Allen W. Dulles of the Central Intelligence Agency today for making estimates of Russia's progress in intercontinental mis siles and atomic power on a tele vision program. Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D N.M.), chairman of the House Senate Atomic Committee, noted Monday that Dulles consistently has declined to give such esti mates in public session of Sen ate committees. Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D Wash.), said he supported Dulles, previous position. But he said now Dulles has an obligation to testify on such matters in public session of the appropriate Sen ate committees. Two Boys Missing In Kelso Vicinity Kelso, Wash. (U.R) Two boys were reported missing in rugged mountain country about 60 miles northeast of here today and some 30 men were out searching for them. Missing were William Reese, about 18, and Rocky Hendricks, who had gone on a hike Sunday afternoon. They were believed to be in the vicinity of Lakeview Peak lake near Lake Merril, ac cording to the Cowlitz county sheriff's office. Reese is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reese of Yale and was reported to be an exper ienced woodsman. Portland Mayor Signs Pinball Ordinance Portland (U.R) Pinball ma chines became illegal in Port land city limits at 1:15 p. m. when Mayor Fred Peterson af fixed his signature to the elec tion results that showed voters favored ban of the devices in the May 18 primary. The mayor notified Police Chief Jim Purcell Jr., that the ordinance was now in effect and ordered him to proceed immed iately to enforce it. All owners of establishments open to the public that have the machines will be subject to ar rest if they fail to have the ma chines removed. The official proclamation of the vote had business owners scurrying to have machines removed. Ex-Defense Secretary Ford Foundation Trustee New York (U.R) RoBert B. Anderson, former deputy sec retary of defense, has been elect ed a trustee of the Ford Founda tion, it was announced today. Anderson, who also served briefly as secretary of the Navy, and as a civilian aide to the sec retary of the Army, is president of Ventures, Ltd., a Canadian holding company with interna tional mining interests. Sunday, Feature Editors In Portland Conference Portland U.R The annual meeting of the American Asso ciation of Sunday and Feature Editors opened here yesterday. A round table discussion is scheduled for tonight between the journalists and members of the medical profession with the subject "Behind the Antiseptic Curtain." Vandervelden Named State DAY Commander Salem Joseph Vandervelden of Forest Grove, a- veteran of the Korean conflict, was elected state commander of the Oregon department of Disabled Ameri can Veterans at the four-day convention here recently'. Other officers elected includ ed William H. Manley, Eugene, senior vice commander; Lloyd DeLat, Klamath Falls, junior vice commander; Dorr Quayle, Portland, treasurer: -and Mrs. Olive Adamson, Klamath Falls, chaplain.' The DAV adopted a resolution as not favoring the retrogressive movement away from the na tional policy regarding veterans' pensions as advocated by the President's commission on veter ans affairs. LOSCUTOFF SIGNS Boston, Mass. (U.R) The Bos ton Celtics of the National Bas ketball Association announced here yesterday that former Ore gon star Jim Loscutoff has sign ed his contract with the club for next season. 80 MERCURY 1 PHAETONS IN ED SULLIVAN'S '425,000 MERCURY CONTEST JUNE 11th AUGUST 4th 1 st PRIZE: MONTCLAIR PHAETON one each week 2nd -10th PRIZES: MONTEREY PHAETONS 9 each week ' PLUS 200 G.E. 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