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No. 81.
Boys Flee Summer
Camps in Wake of
Torrential Rains
Lightning Starts
Oil Fire in Texas
By UNITED PRESS
Flash floods sent hundreds of
boys fleeing from Pennsylvania
summer camps Saturday and
lightning triggered a huge oil
tank fire in Texas.
The storms, thrown up by a
battle between cool air and a
two-week heat wave, raged from
the Southwest, to the Appala
chian Mountains.
The torrential rains in Penn
sylvania's Lawrence County sent
little Slippery Rock Creek roar
ing three feet high down U.5.
Route 19 "like a rapids." Big
Kashannock Creek also over
flowed. Hundreds of boys were evacu
ated from summer camps in the
areal The floodwaters washed
out at least five small bridges,
carried away boulders, logs and
debris, and cut off some roads
leading into the college town of
Slipper Rock.
Hundreds of volunteer fire
men, state police and civil de
fense workers turned out. They
warned residents of summer cot
tages and campers to get out of
the area and turned back frame.
Warnings were sent out to rural
residents to be on their guard.
A freak storm sent lightning
bolts lashing down to two 55,-
000-barrel oil tanks near Mid
land, Tex. They broke into flam
es almost simultaneously.
Firemen fought to keep the
flames from spreading to adja
cent tanks on the sprawling
Magnolia Petroleum Co. tank
farm. Hundreds of motorists
blocked streets and roads in the
area, slowing down Midland
firemen trying to get to the
blaze.
The storm poured won 1.5
inches of rain on the powder
dry city of Midland in less than
an hour, sending waters pouring
over the street curbs.
Up to seven inches of rain,
some the heaviest since 1932,
drenched Indiana Friday and
more was expected today.
At Indianapolis, the front half
of a brick two-story building
near the Statehouse collapsed
"like a little earthquake" dur
ing a downpour. Five of the 25
persons Inside were injured. A
contractor working on the build
ing said the rains probably
weakened the walls.
It was the second night of vio
lent weather in the Midlands.
Weathermen blamed the out
break on a marathon heat
wave's last ditch fight to stay on.
Six Drown As Boal
Tips Over in Utah
Scofield. Utah J.R
oersons. including three
5ix
chil
dren, drowned Saturday when a
windstorm tipped over their boat
while fishing on Scofield reser
voir in central Utah.
Two others in the boat were
able to swim to safety.
The victims were identified as
John Kanakis, 30, his 29-year old
wife. Yolanda, their three chil
dren, John 9, Connie 7, and Gust
4. and Angelo Kanakis, 18, a
younger brother of John. All
were from Price, Utah, a coal
mining community about 25
miles southwest of the isolated
mountain reservoir.
Lynn Kanakis, 14, and Charles
Swasey. 31. also of Price, swam
to safety.
' Mrs. Kanakis was pulled from
the waters of the deep reservoir
shortly after the mishap. She
still had a feeble pulse when res
cued but died shortly afterward.
' Law officers with grappling
hooks were probing from boats
for the other victims:
Sports Bulletins
VaneouTr, B. C. (U P.)
Jim McDonald's seven-hitter
combined with a two-run
eighth-inning uprising gave
the Vancouver Mounties a 2-1
lead in their series against
the) Portland Beavers last
night as lhey won the last
half of their Pacific Coast
baseball twin bill 3-1.
Third Baseman Bill Martell.
newest addition la the team,
broke a 5-all deadlock with
a basee-loaded homer last
night as the Medford Cheney
Studs downed the Bend Log
gers 10 to 5 in a Southern
Oregon League baseball game.
Victory gave the Studs a 2
up edge in their week end
series at the fairgrounds dia
mond here. Series conduder
is slated for 2 p-m. today.
Medford wem I to 1 yeetorday
afbernooa.
COMRADES AGAIN Yugoslav President Tito (right) shakes
hands with Soviet Union President Klimenti Voroshilov at Mos
cow's Kiev station just before starting on return trip to his home
land. Watching between them is Russian Communist Boss Nikita
Khrushchev. Tito wound up his visit to Russia by signing pacts of
"cooperation" with Soviet leaders.
Rural School Board
Approves New Levy
A total levy of $1,404,257.38
for the year 1956-57 was ap
proved by the Jackson county
rural school board at its last
meeting of the year Friday.
Glenn Smith. Lyle Van Scoy,
and Alf. B. Mekvold were re
elected as chairman, vice chair
man, and the secretary of the
board for the coming year.
The board canvassed results
of the election of new board
members and verified results as:
zone three (Lone Pine district
10 and Howard district 100).
Paul Gasparati, 79 votes; zone
four (Jacksonville district 1,
Griffin Creek district 2, Ruch
district 3, Applegate district 40
Oak Grove district 69, and West
Side district 95), Glenn Smith,
incumbent, 121 votes; zone five
(Pinehurst district 94. and Tal
ents district 22), John Spangler,
60 votes.
Five districts were allocated
sums amounting to $7,427.87 in
emergency funds. The districts
were Jacksonville number l
Talent number 22. Rogue River
Cydms Governor
Back From London
Nicosia! Cyprus (U.R) Cyprus
Gov. Sir John Harding arrived
back from London Saturday1,
possibly with a new British
plan for the future of this strife
torn island.
British security forces cordon
ed off the airport to prevent
attacks on Harding by pro
Greek Cypriots.
Harding, who had been away
from Cyprus 20 days, refused
to comment at the airport on
his trip.
But a statement issued later
by government house quoted
him as saying the British gov
ernment would make a state
ment soon on his talks in Lond
on with Prime Minister Anthony
Eden and other British officials.
He said he had "full discus
sions with taen ana ouiei
British ministers and they were
"all in full agreement on the
position" Britain should take on
Cyprus.
Leaders of the U.S., British,
Greek Cypriot and Turkish
Cyproit communities crowded
St Paul's Anglican Church here
vesterday for a memorial service
for U.S. vice-consul William f.
Boteler. killed in a bombing
attack last Saturday.
The 26-year-old Boteler was
the first American to die in
the violence spearheaded by the
underground Eoka organization
He was killed by a bomB tossed
into the "Little Soho" restur
ant here.
Weather
Forecast: CletT to partly flout.
with mild temperatures through
Mondiv. Hlth Sundiv 7. Lw
Sunday night 45. Hih Monday
xn.
TEMPERATURE
HithfA ytfrdv '
Lowest yesterday 4
Our Skies Tonight
Sun r is , ." 4:35 a.m.
Sunsrt 7:53 p.m.
The Moon rise 8:9 p.m.
and hi in Apte.
PROMINENT STAR
Arrrums. hijh in
southwest $:3T p m.
will hi in the wet at midnight.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, in the et 9'W p-m.
Sararm. in the south .. 9:40 p.m.
Mar;, in the tmitheist 2:10 am.
number 35, Applegate number
40. and Shady Cove number 89.
Final arrangements were made
for the two special classes for
slow learning children to be
conducted at the Talent elem
entary building.
Board members present were
Alf B. Mekvold, county super
intendent of schools, Glenn
Smith, William Starsinger, Lyle
Van Scoy, H. F. Padgham, Paul
Gasparati. and John Spangler.
Wind, Rain Delay
Tests of H-Bomb
Honolulu (U.R) Erratic
winds and rainstorms apparent
ly have been forcing postpone
ment of what observers believe
will be "the most interesting"
test of the current H-bomb series
at the Pacific proving grounds.
The Honolulu Advertiser said
Saturday it learned that winds
in the Bikini-Eniwetok area had
been blowing from the wrong
direction" since the arrival of
Atomic energy chief Lewis L.
Strauss and central intelligence
boss Allen Dulles.
The newspaper sent a series of
questions to Strauss and Dulles
through Joint Atomic Task Force
Seven, but Task Force Com
mander Rear Adm. B. Hall Han.
Ion teplied: "Chairman Strauss
will not be able to consider your
questions until after his return
to Washington."
The questions dealt with se
curity leaks which occurred since
the May 21 H-bomb explosion.
Although the Advertiser did
not get answers to its questions,
it said it learned that weather
conditions "make it highly im
probable" that Strauss and
Dulles will witness any new H
bomb tests.
U.S. Offers Help in
Building Aswan Dam
Washington (U.R) The Unit
ed States has told Egypt "quite
recently" that its offer to help
build the giant Aswan dam still
stands' despite pro-Soviet ac
tions of Premier Gamal Abdel
Nasser; it was learned Saturday.
Informed sources said the
United States reaffirmed its of
fer to help harness the Nile just
before Dmitri Shepilov, new
Russian foreign minister, arriv
ed in Cairo last week on a "good
will mission."
Land Exchange to Affect 61,000
Approximately 61,000 acres of
land in Jackson county and 6,000
in Klamath county will be af
fected by the federal land ex
change order signed in Wash
ington Thursday, according to
Jack Wood, supervisor of the
Rogue River National forest.
The order, signed by secretar
ies of agriculture and interior,
authorized the two agencies to
exchange certain lands under
thier respective administrations.
A total of 241.137 acres of na
tional forest lands and 242,734
acres of revested Oregon and
California railroad grant lands in
13 Oregon counties are involved
in the exchange.
The lands exchanged have
formed a checkerboard pattern
with the forest service adminis
tering the even number sections
and the bureau of land manage-
ment, tha odd. Tta exchaag
AF Officers Arrive
In Moscow to See
Soviet Airpower
Twining, Party Get
No Fanfare on Arrival
Moscow (U.R) U.S. Air Force
Chief of Staff Gen. Nathan T.
Twining and six lower-ranking
air force officers arrived with
out fanfare Saturday for an
eight-day "look and listen" size
up of Soviet airpower.
The seven American officers
touched down for the unprece
dented visit at Moscow's Vnu
kovo airport aboard a shining
DC-6 four-engine military trans
port. There were no bands, dec
orations or flags.
Twining Greeted
Soviet Deputy Defense Min
ister Marshal Ivan - S. Konev
greeted Twining who was first
out of the plane, looking fresh
in crisp suntans. A crowd of 200
Russians gaped from behind a
fence.
Moments later, a British Com
et II jetliner shrieked in for a
landing at Vnukovo carrying
British Secretary of State for
Air Nigel Birch for the big Rus
sian air show tomorrow.
French Gen. Paul Bailly was
en route to represent his nation.
Twining summed up the pur
pose of the visit in a planeside
statement.
"My group will look and lis
ten and I am sure we will bene
fit a great deal," he said. "After
that we will report to the presi
dent and the pentagon and
through them, to the general
public."
The U.S. plane flew in from
Berlin with a Russian naviga
tor, radio operator and two in
terpreters. Strike Deadline Set
For Airline Pilots
Chicago (U.R) The Air Line
Pilot's Association AFL-CIO has
set a strike deadline of one
minute before midnight June 27
against West Coast Airlines,
which operates in Washington,
Oregon and Idaho.
Union President Clarence
Sayen said the strike date was
set after negotiations over a
five-month period failed to pro
duce agreement on a pension
plan and a wage boost.
The union refused to reveal
the wage demands but described
the rates now paid by West
Coast Airlines as "substandard
and infefior."
Increased Fares Are
Authorized for Busses
Salem (U.R) . The Oregon
public utilities commissioner
said Saturday that Pacific Grey
hound and Pacific Trailways bus
lines had been authorized to
increase fares 15 per cent as
partial relief from operating
losses.
Northwest Greyhound will be
allowed a six per cent increase
starting after July 10. Commis
sioner Charles Heltzel said the
increases would not cover the
full losses sustained by the three
lines.
Coast Guard Tug Goes
To Rescue of Freighter
Los Angeles U.R) The.
7,000-ton' freighter Venus last
night awaited arrival of a tug
sent to its rescue after the Lib
erty ship encountered fuel line
trouble some 116 miles west of
Los Angeles'! harbor, the Coast
Guard said. '
The ship, sailing under the
Liberian flag, was enroute here
from Honolulu when its fuel
lines clogged and it was left
without power.
fplan was designed to simplify
timber sales administration, to
reduce expense in maintenance
and to reduce confusion over
differing procedures, which the
two agencies find necessary un
der existing laws.
Wood explained that these
purposes will be accomplished by
localizing land administered by
one agency in a single area and
land administered by the other
agency in another single area.
The lands became intermin
gled after the federal govern
ment granted odd sections of
land to the Oregon and Califor
nia railroad in 1866. The land
was revested and given to the
Bureau of Land Management to
administer after the railroad fail
ed to comply with stipulations of
the grant.
The even sections had been m-
excluded in nation, ioretu uuLj
WEEKEND NEGOTIATIONS START
Russia Woos Iran,
Arab States; Seeks
Uranium, Influence
Reds Offer Money for
Construction of Dam
London (U.R! Russia wooed
Iran and the Arab States Satur
day with chilled caviar and cold
cash. In return the Soviets
sought uranium, oil and influ
ence in the strategic region.
Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin
and his deputy premiers were en
tertained by Yemen officials at
a reception in Moscow.
Foreign Minister Dmitri Shep
ilov talked with Syrian leaders
after leaving Egypt where offi
cials mulled over his offer of
cash to build the high Aswan
dam.
Russia and Yemen signed a
joint communique of friendship
and agreement to exchange di
plomatic representatives. The
communique ended a two-week
state visit by Crown Prince Self
Ul Islam El Badr.
Dickering for Uranium
London sources reported that
Russia appeared to be dickering
for concessions to dig for uran
ium and oil in Yemen on the
Arabian peninsula. Mining men
believe Yemen has both vital
commodities, although the coun
try is undeveloped.
Shepilov and Syrian officials
discussed "general questions" on
the international situation, par
ticularly the Middle East. It is
believed in London that the talks
will result in Communist arms
shipments to Syria similar to
those to Egypt.
In Iran, a non-Arab state and
a member of the Baghdad pact,
the Soviets offered technical and
other assistance. The Soviet em
bassy -in Tehran said Russia
wanted only to be friends -with
its southern neighbor and had
aid to give "without any ulterior
motives or commitments of
military or political nature."
Bill May Be Tacked
On Arkansas Work
Washington (U.R) Spon
sors of the controversial federal
Hells Canyon Dam bill consider
ed a move Saturday to tack it
onto legislation sponsored by the
administration.
A source said a maneuver is
being discussed to bring up in
the Senate first a bill to author
ize the $156 million Frying Pan
Arkansas reclamation project in
Colorado. Then a motion would
be made to tack on the Hells
Canyon measure as a rider.
The Hells Canyon bill is
prime Democratic objective in
this congress. It was sent to the
floor by the Senate Interior Com
mittee last week. The house In
terior Committee takes a second
try at getting a vote on a similar
bill on Tuesday.
Backers of the plan argue it
would corral more Republican
votes than could be brought in
by any other procedure.
WIA Officials Approve
Passenger Fare Slash
Cannes. France U.R) Ex
ecutives of World International
airlines have approved a 20 per
cent slash in trans-Atlantic pas
senger fares, unofficial sources
reported here last night.
However, the executives con
firmed only the fact that they
ended two days of voting on de
mands for reduced fares and
other problems facing the air
lines.
eoverned by the forest, service
along with other timber and wa
tershed lands from the public do
main. The new order stipulates that
revested O&C lands' and national
forest lands in the exchange be
of approximately equal aggre
gate value for the over-all ex
change. Wood pointed out that
value of timber land is determin
ed by several factors, including
species of timber, condition of
the timber and relative accessi
bility. According to the ruling, O&C
and national forest .lands being
exchanged in any one county
must be approximately equal in
area unless otherwise agreed by
the counties concerned. The for
est supervisor explained that ex
change of an exact equal num
ber of acres in some areas is
physically impossible. In such
cases, he said, u agrtvfflftnt
Search Continues for
Berserk Ohio Killer
Warren," Ohio (U.R) Mem
bers of a posse searching for
mad killer" Alfred Wilson fired
shots Saturday when one saw
fleeing figure in a heavily
wooded area just outside this
city.
The Trumbull county sheriffs
office said the searcher fired two
shots to notify other posse mem
bers, acording to instructions.
The search party rushed to the
area and found footprints of
crepe-soled shoes. Wilson, 37,
was reported wearing crepe-
soled shoes when he began a
frenzied auto tour of this area
which led to death for three.
A posses of SO peace offiers
was bolstered by some 1G0 civil
ian volunteers armed with rifles',
shotguns and clubs. The sher
iff's office said all members of
the posse had been told to fire
into the air as a signal if Wilson
were sighted.
Resumes Search
The man hunt centered in a
wild, heavily-wooded section of
abandoned quarries.
The posses resumed a search
of the quarry area at dawn Sat
urday in an effort to take the
berserk killer dead or alive.
Wilson began his rampage of
death Thursday night, enraged
because his common law wife
had left him. He vowed never
to be arrested alive.
Authorities discounted a sui
cide note left in Wilson's aband
oned car in the search area on
the theory he would not have
left the car had he intended to
kill himself.
The note was addressed to
Wilson's estranged common-law
wife. Juanita. 37. It read: "I
wanted to get you," Juanita. I'm
sorry for you. Say goodbye to
the kids. I hope to see you in
the other world."
Held in Protection
Mrs. Wilson was held in pro
tection custody in Trumbull
County Jail with her three chil
dren, Alfred Jr., 3; Sandra
Louise, 7. and Stril, 13, by a
previous marriage.
The killer left three victims
in his bloody wake since his re
lease from Trumbull County
Jail Tuesday on $100 bond. He
had been held on an assault and
battery complaint filed by his
wife.
When Wilson left the jail he
gestured at a pistol a deputy
was wearing, saying: "This is
the last time you'll arrest me
alive. I have one of those things
too."
Wilson was believed still arm
Ike's Reelection Is
Important, Doug Says
Hood River U.R) Reelec
tion of President Eisenhower
and putting in office officials
who support his program is the
most important issue facing the
country today, Douglas McKay,
Republican nominee for U. S.
senator, told a Hood River
county fund-raising dinner group
Friday night.
The former Interior secretary
said during the first three years
of the Eisenhower ' administra
tion labor's share of total na
tional income rose to 69 per
cent, as compared to 65 per cent
in the seven year Truman ad
ministration. McKay was introduced to the
200 persons attending the din
ner by Phil Hitchcock, his op
ponent in the primary election.
Acres Here
reached by the counties involved
and a workable trade is arrang
ed. He pointed out, however,
that exchanges on the overall
statewide basis are worked out
on an equal pattern.
In Jackson county approxi
mately 61,000 acres of land for
merly governed by the forest
service is being exchanged for
about the same amount of land
formerly governed by the Bu
reau of Land Management. In
Klamath county the exchange in
volves approximately 6,000 acres
each.
Wood praised the departments
or the decision. "It's the only
logical arrangement. It should
save a lot of inconvenience and
expense for both agencies.
The order carries out public
law 426 of June 24, 1954, spon
sored by Senator Guy Cordon
and Representative Harm Ells-
iewortn oi Oregon.
ed with the German Luger with
which he killed two sisters of
his estranged wife and a 16-
year-old girl.
The dead were: Mrs. Hazel
Botts, 32, mother of three: Mrs.
Geraldine Brown, 30, mother of
two, and Nancy Worthington, 16
Leavittsburg, Ohio.
Doctor's Say Ike
May Leave Walter
Reed Hospital Soon
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower's doctors told him
Saturday he should be able to
leave the hospital in about a
week.
They gave him this good news
during a busy morning in which
Mrs Eisenhower talked politics
with a member of his staff, and
diplomatic matters with Secre
tary John Foster Dulles.
During the busy schedule in
his hospital room the President
did nothing to squelch Republi
can National Chairman Leonard
W. Hall's flat statement Friday
that he "hasn't the slightest
doubt" the chief executive will
run for a second term.
Impatient to Leave
The president, impatient to
leave Walter Reed Army Medi
cal center, asked the doctors
when he could be discharged.
They advised him that if his
convalescence from his intesti
nal operation two weeks ago
Saturday continues at the pres
ent rate he could leave "in about
a week." - ......
The doctors yesterday cut the
deep stitches taken in Mr. Ei
senhower's abdomen during the
operation. They said the sutures
"will be removed within 24
hours." Surface stitches were
removed earlier this week.
Hagerty said he probably will
be able to say early next week
where the president will go to
recuperate. Mr. Eisenhower's
Gettysburg, Pa., farm is regard
ed as likely. It has been recom
mended by his doctors.
Festival Box Office .
Hours Are Announced
Ashland The Oregon
Shakespearean Festival box of
fice at the outdoor theater here
will be open between 9:30 a m.
and 5 p.m. daily except Sunday
during June, Mrs. Ralph Mc
Culloch, box office chairman,
has announced.
Sustaining membership may
be purchased until July 31, Mrs.
McCulloch said. The member
ship entitles holders to full vot
ing privileges in the Festival as
sociation, and entrance to the
five plays during August.
Festival rehearsals are now in
progress. "Cymbeline" and "Ro
meo and Juliet" are rehearsed
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days and "Love's Labour's Lost'M
and rucnard 111 are rehearsed
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays. Beginning this week,
"Titus Andronicus" will be re
hearsed daily between 1 and 2
p.m.
"I Feel Fine, Doc. I Just Want An Analysis
Of The Political Situation"
H
Big Three Steel
Negotiators Meet
In All-Out Effort
Length of Contract
Stumbling Block
New York (U.R) The big
three steel wage negotiators met
Saturday in another all-out ef
fort to break the deadlock which
threatens to trigger a crippling
steel strike June 30.
Representatives of the United
Steelworkers of America and
the industry's big three U. S.
Steel, Bethlehem Steel and Re
public Steel appeared relaxed
as they began their weekend ne
gotiations for a new contract to
cover 650,000 steelworkers.
The length of the contract ap
pears to be one of the major
stumbling blocks in current ne
gotiations, which began in Pitta
burgh May 2.
Length Is Issue
The companies are holding out
for a five-year contract on the
grounds it would bring about a
stability in the steel industry
beneficial to producers and con
sumers alike. The union has re
jected the contract as "too long."
some informed sources here
have suggested that a three-year
contract or a five-year contract
with a wage-reopener at the end
of three years may prove tha
key for unlocking the present
stalemate. .
Only one top industry source
voiced any note of optimism. He
said he believed the negotiators
will finally agree to a three-year
contract giving a 20-cent an hour
increase in the first year.
"I don't think either side is
willing to torpedo the nation's
economic prosperity simply on
tne issue of a five-year contract,
the source said.
Both the United Steelworkers
union and the industry's Big
Three steel producers have blast,
ed each other with practically
every adjective in the book.
Apparent Tight Deadlock
Both sides have accused each
other of issuing ultimatums and
of refusing to bargain in good
faith. They appear tightly dead
locked and seem to be bargain
ing from irreconcilable positions.
The companies have offered a
five-year contract calling for a
total package increase of 65
cents an hour per man, including
a direct wage increase each year
averaging 7.3 cents an hour and
52 weeks of layoff pay.
Guilty Verdict Is
Returned by Jury
A district court jury returned "
a verdict of guilty against Ro
land Albert Maurer, 49, of 4264
Hilsinger rd., Friday afternoon.
Maurer was arrested June 2
and charged with driving while
under the influence of intoxi
cating liquor. He was involved
in an auto accident at the Lith
ia Drive-In theater at the time
of his arrest.
He will be sentenced Monday
morning. Alan Holmes, deputy
district attorney, represented
the state and James Main and
Stanley Jones Jr., represented
the defendant.
The case began Thursday
morning, going to the jury Fri.
day afternoon. The jury delib
erated nearly four hours before
returning its verdict. . "