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n, TO 1 IIIIS '"Everything's Under Him On A v.- 1. - i .- -if v ' ,.'s '-jtj Sergeanf Tried To Hade Vodka Bottle, Sentry Te!!s Parris Island. S. C. "-P. Trip s' ntr xy ho 5 . arr1 t S:jl. Mat:he-,p C s'(Ke'!i .-'rr - Parr;- I.iand d'-lh msrih en ficd tndi that MoKc pl ; e-' i hide a bottle rf vt-cKa sr.i-:e r.il been in his room. McKeon. a 31-year-nid drH in structor charged l t 1- i.-.an-slauglncr in the d a'iis of nx rrorii'ts be led into a lidal stream is accused r f drinking vodka !:k nay of t'nr ttagedv. Pfr. Fred A. Magrudrr. Jack inn. Mn- ., a mpmher of the Board thr night of April 3 when thp tragic march occurred, told a scven-off icer general court mar tial that McKcon took a bottle of ncika about one-fourth lull from his barrack? room in" thp lava tory and placed it behind toiirt. Previous wiine-SPs havp testi fied that McKeon was drinking vodka a' norm on the da-.- of tbp march and that be lumen 'ne bottle to bis Isp a"H '-; ably drank iu-t ,i fr':, n!in!r bpforp bp e.rrierrd the !i;,roi 8 30 on a chilly Rtsn.ia-. i"Stf Ac Macntrlcr te-lifi.d. tin--prnpcvition sctt icil -tii'pci.js for IS former Marine- I ::pi'Car ac defence v imr-sr.-. T'-f ten. e ha annonnc"d that tne ! R. who received their recruit trairini: hp'e. will testify fna: niL'hl marches into swamps and tidal waters, although unautlion-ed in tbe traimiiE manual or by of ficial rule, were a cs' a hi i.-N ci practice at this famed Marine recruit depot. Chief defense attorney KmiV Late News Briefs BILL FORBIDS DRINKS Washington L' - House today pa,-.-cd a lull to forbid sellins or scrvms alcohol ic drinks aboard airliners. CZECHS TO CUT ARMS Vienna U.R Co-nmiiiii.-t Czechoslovakia lias ci i i tbri M rut its armed force- oy I'MMMI men immediately, Prasuf Raiiio announ.ced today. CHAIRLIFT FALLS Gilford. N il. -UP (h-e person ua killed and lour were injured today when a chaniift carrying 2a pcrsins up Rowc Mountain dropped to the ground. William M. Kiroy. ji. saiem. M ..... w as killed. SMITH TO BE GUEST Salem UP Gov. Elmo Smith will be the guest and a representative of all western governors on the NBC western regional network TV show. "To dav in the West" originating in Hollywood. Friday morning July 27. from 10:30 to lPHo. Clark Anderson Heads Oregon Typographers Clark Anderson. Mail Tribune linotype operator. has been elected president of the Oregon Typographical conference. Other officers lected were Milt Dunn. The Dalies, vice president: Lyle Sw eetland. Eugene, secretary -treasurer, and Millard Bevms. Bend, and F. C. Hoyt. Eugene, board members. Anderson resides wyh f am ilv at 1017 Sunset ave. Salem UP The first !:s::ng of Oregon's traffic acc.der pre vention reeds is being rrrtyi"t d by the sta-c traffic ' com mission s opera'ing ov-im ' U o for consideration a' i::-! commission meeting ;n Ai;g :s Salem U.R Manr C'V: grand timers tomon-ow v;i! launch an mv e - ga' :en ef sale; of alleged iiiecrr: ru'ehea' :op. the county. Control. I've Got Leash" 3 j Court Zola Herman contends such irr- ' . a part of the teachinc :! c'svciPiii e and boosting of - -.. -i-ilf ne(o-sary to make a f:';'.!;r.- .".lar-oe. bad hern the pi-.irnn un'il the April 8 t rag ed v. Cermnn handed the list to Mf.j. Charles B. Sevier, the pros- cculinc trial counsel, whose ciuty under court martial regulations :s to procure witnesses for both! sides at Enverpment expense. J Sevier said that the defense i wanted the 15 men here by Men-: day nicht. I McKeon now has three of his brothers and one si 'er in the 1 courtroom daily to bolster his! morale. His brothers. Edward, 1 HO. anr Francis. UR. both of 'rr- j ce-ter. Mas;.. iMirl his si-ter. Mrs. j Thomas C'ostrlli, nf New York ! arrived Tiiodav and said they ' wouid stay until tjir trial end.-. ! (Sc Story on Paqe 6t ; House Cites Milter On Contempt Charge j V.'a.-hinion ) The liou-p today ci'cd Puliter prir.e iiiiinui; playwright Arthur Mil ler for contempt, of Congress. Miiier is now honeymooning I m E.nsiand w ith his bride, actress Marilyn Monroe. The House cited Miller for re-fu-mv: to name before the House l ii-Amencan Activ ities commit tee other persons with whom he attended meetings of alleged Communis! writers in 1947. i The citation will be referred io the .Justice Department for prosecution. The maximum pen ; ally fop conviction on contempt of Concrers charges is one year in prison and S1.U00 fine. ; Miiier. in his appearance be- fore (he committee June 21, i spoke freely of his own past brushes with Communism but re peatedly refused to name anyone e!.-e. He said his "conscience" would not permit it. Miiier, who won the Pulitzer av. ard for his play. "Death of a Saie.-man." said that he himself had nc er been a Communist. Girl, 14, Survives Try at Strangulation Portland -.U.R: Alice God ! rey. 14. was in a Portland hos pital today recovering from an (attempt to strangle her. The girl was found in the bed i room of her sister's home near i the body of her brother-in-law, Eugene Walter Kasner. 19. fa ther of four children. Police said ! Kasner apparently had taken his ! own life with a gun. Mrs. Frances Kasner returned i home last night from a Bible 'study meeting to find her hus band dead and her young sister . uncons. ious near the bed. A pair of paiama trousers was knotted around her neck. Mrs. Kasner called authorities, and the girl was rushed to the hos pital. Weather F O K F C S T F?i- Oi-nttpb Thu-fCo. low tnniEht Hi) H.zh riin.sday SO. pi. Ti-rnn Hi;h.-.t y. i-i i OS tlii-ii Our Skies Tonight M.-rn-:.i- . . ( Ii i rr-. I jsl Oill'tr- ... J'UV 1H PRO VIN I XT ST R F"rr.-,"-..c lo;v ,n 11.-M-' 1 1 -1 r w . X.. of :hr -.t hr';h'i-! stir-. - O-r e. -. t. ri . h r f -. r h r s t - r. , i T h lO Cr,.- hlrf F - n, S I - i,,,.. ,-. ,h..... -i luht tO-t fr! Herfer 'Honored' Al Opportunity To Nominate Nixon Governor Holds 'Great Respect' Boston LP Ma.-.-achusetts Gov. Chri.-:if.n A. Herter said today he uill be "honored" to iViiiiinaie Vice President Rich rd M. Nixon as President Eis enhowers runninc mate at the Rf publican National convention. Hcvter, v. ho v. as boosted as a GOP v:ce presidential cancu aaie by Presidential Aide Har old E. Stassen, said Nixon "is pleased to have rne do this." The governor l.-sucd a state ment in which he formally an nouncer; lie would piace .Mx on's name in nomination for re-; election. It previously had been: indicated lie would hold a press ; conference to make the an- nounccment. j Friend of Nixon Herter s statement said: '"Chairman Leonard Hail of the Republican National commit tee has announced that I am po- ; ins to nominate Dick Nixon for ', vice president at the Republican ! National convention. This is cor- j red. ' "Dick Nixon and I have talk- ; ed it over and I am honored that ( he is pleased to have me do this. We have been close friends for j many years. We were colleagues in the House of Rcpresi ntat ivcs and scried together on the spec- ' ial commute" on toreisn aid. of which hie was ai invaluable! mo moor. Great Respect "I have had great respect for him as a legislator and feel that he has given outstanding service : and lent new- importance to the; office of vice president. He is ' clearlv acyep'ab'e to the Prci- ( dent with whom bp bas worked' 50 closely and faithfully. ''Ac an early supporter of the ; President 1 consider it a privil-; ege lo make the nominating' speech for this valuable member , of the Eisenhower team." Capitol police kept a cloe watch on Jlerler because of a telephoned ihreat. Tue-riy his life. The governors press secretary, Emmanuel Goldberg, j said it was probab! iiio unrk of a rr.-.nk but v e are- taking precaution.-." The 6 l-v par-old Mer'cr w:' onre orered -i-ot i-- ilic Co,r-! mans s a spy during World 5 War 1. ! Traffic Resumes on Airport Main Runway Central Heating company of Eugene completed resurfacing of the main runway al the Medford airport yesterday, according to Vern Thorpe, public works di rector. The main runway opened to air traffic at 6 a.m. today. About 1.820 feet of runway was sur faced, he said. About 3.530 feet of runway was resurfaced last year but the operation was not completed because of insuffic ient funds in the CAA federal aid program account. Thorpe also said that the Rogue River Paving company completed pavinc of South Whit man st. from Holmes to Garfield sts. yesterday. The Hughes and j Dodd Construction company. subcontractors, of Medford. com pleted paving on Fairmount st. from Summit ave. to the north end of the street. Thorpe said. Gold Hill Woman's Son Killed in Crash Austin. Tex. u a. Lt. John H. Lockwood. 27. w as killed when his F-84F fighter plane crashed last night at Eiclson air force base near Fairbanks. Alas ka. Bergstrom air force base au thorities said today. Lockwood. attached to the 559th strategic fighter squadron at Bergstrom air force base here, was on temporary dutv in Alas ka. He is survived by his widow. Virginia: his mother. Mrs. Mary McDaniel of Gold Hill. Ore., and his father. Henry P. Lockwood. Castle Rock. Wash. Farm Output Washington '-' ? The Aeri-' c.unsre Department said today that ou'put of farm products in .1956 is likely to be below the record levels reached in 1955. Prod-, c'ion pf livestock prori ur s prehs, ivv vvi'l top ?st yea" pe,k. '' e department said, but rmp nyput likely will he sub-s!a'-t:t- peow the 1P55 cron if we5"hrr conditions are average the res: of t!-p year. Fence's-, sts .eft- rPVlPWPd the rrep ou'looP of early July The- fni-con- a Porn errlP Of Sbout'3,5aC,DOC,000 bushels. Mr Pan uings May Bt Hayed in Murder Trial Today State Rests Case Late This Morning Portions cf tape recordings made in Alturas, Calif., May 3 were to be played at 1:30 p.m. today by defense attorneys in I1-!; first degree murder trial of Ijilly Junior Nunn. 2R-year-old Klamath Fails millworkcr. charged with the sex-slaving of Aivin Eacrct. 14. Klamath Falls. The recordings arc of conver sations between the defendant and investigating officers the day following Nuims arrest in Alturas. They were turned over lo Nunn s court-appointed attor ney. Sam Harbison, Monday afternoon by District Attorney Waiter Xiinlry, who said they would be inadmissabic as state's evidence. The state rested its case at 10:45 a.m. today following testi mony by Dr. James Lium. Port land pathologist, and Manuel Covi s. c: i rector of the stale crime ox'ectirn laboratory at Portland. Austin J. Murray, slate police olticer. also testified this morn ing thai he had taken several photographs at the scene of the crime and had taken color pic tures at Dr. Lium's request dur ing the autopsy. i.'r, 1 i-im. who examined tbr b".-v in '.ieciford on April 30 at the rer;iK of 'Coir- said the f-arret boy oied of avtlv xia due to si ran gu h. ; ;. "i. ilr also testi fied !!':;' finrimgs nrl rr I r hoy was air. e betoro a n;o-rov belt was wund around his throat throe lunes. Tes!imnnv by i n yes; i ga i nrs concerning an oral runi'.-.-inn from Nunn sourrl ihe defendant had tit'-! slrangleri llm you'h into unc nnrciousncs;., then ti-;hl-!y w ound the belt around Alvin's lnrn.nl . Rpq-.irM PicluroR P- l,u::n :'( .iiir-IH :,.,t O.ur of I Op J :; r"l"r piet ur - ta ken during Ihe autopsy be shown in thp courtroom to illustrate his testimony as to cause of death. Harbison objected to showing of the photographs, claiming Ihev were being introduced to inject prejudice in the case through their grursomc nature. The jury was taken out of the courtroom for a few minutes while the matter was being de cided. Judge H. K. lianna ruled three of the pictures could be shown. The pathologist said he took "smears" from three parts of the victim s body and sent them to Eoyes at the crime detection laboratory . Boyes said laboratory findings concluded the Eacret boy had been sexually assaulted before being strangled. Stales witnesses at Tuesday afternoon's session were A. F. Worth ington of Sweet Home, who found Alvin's jacket 22.3 miles east of Tub Springs about 73 feet from the highway: Dcl bert Summers. Klamath county deputy sheriff, who returned with Worthington to t he location of the jacket: and Glen Wright. Jackson county deputy sheriff, who testified he yvas unable to locate one of the states wit nesses. Art Hill, a local barber. Earlier testimony indicated Nunn borrowed money from Hill in Medford to purchase gas for his return to Klamath Falls on the day of the murder. April 19. Wright said Hill is currently in Eureka. Calif., and is out of the jurisdiction of this court. The tape recordings are ex pected to be the only evidence the defense will present during the trial. Harbison said this morning that Sunn's step-father, with whom he has hren closely as sociated most of his life, died within the last few days at Santa Cruz. Calif. N'unn's mother, yvho has been at her husband's bed side, is expected to arrive in Medford before the trial is over. To Be Below bout thr same as last ypar: a big decline in oats and barmy and a smaller decline in sorghum crops: and a smaller spring wheat crop that would offset the larger production of winter wheat so that total wheat output would be down about 2 per cent. Decidious fruits production was estimated to be about 5 per cent smaller than a year ago. while tobacco, rice. hay. and dry beans will be hrlnw last year if growing conditions continue average. Cotton prrrr in cul,i fatinn on Jul''' 1 was dejw-n sbOU1. 3 pT ceit frcm 1355. t ; i -a f -x. -vEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1956 ? 40 -W -40 -p - -JOOf W f I Is. "t r JAMMED SWITCH BLAMED IN DERAIL-MENT Wrecked cars of the Santa Fe rail road's San Francisco Chief block tracks near Carrollton, Mo., following derailment in which 27 persons were injured. Railroad officials said the derailment apparently was caused by a piece of metal lodged in a switch. Cain, Loyalty-Security signs as V.'a hi igtnn UP1 Harry P.: , Cam. outspoken critic of Ihe ad- j iy. ii- i:-; rat ion's loyalty - security program, re-i-;ned today as a ! i 'i-er of fie Subversive Ac I tiv hi. s. Control Board. ills resignation was announced by !'. White House, iffeetiyc i Aug. ! w hen Cain s current j tili'ee ': U f '. pil'l ,. 1 I-1W- I tempera n i.1 en )c. uoard if his sue ?:-;'!! nas not ben ra;n'-'- oy 'hen. Ca a former To-pnhhcan sriia'i"!' Insil Washington who .was defeah'd for reelection, in : ciicah d in tiie past that he would 1 be w illing lo serve another term on the board. But he also indi cat(d he did not expect reap-: 1 pomtmen!. The board determine- what organisations are Commu i nis! fronts anrl should be re- qu'red to register with the at-: ; torin-y general. i Cain once reported that Tresi : dentail Assistant Sherman Adams railed him and gave him "umhirled hell" for his public : criticism of the administration : security program fer govern ment employees. Cain's running battle with the administration over the loyalty security program was climaxed by a face to face meeting with Mr. Eisenhower last montti. Cain emerged from the meet ing "hopeful'' of reforms in tiie program. Earlier, he told an audience in Denver that he had outlived his usefulness to the administration. At the same time he warned fel low Republicans against playing Bank Debits Show Rise Over Last Year Eugene Bank debits for June in the southern Oregon area, in cluding Medford. showed a 14.7 per cent increase over June of a vear ago. and a 13.5 per cent decrease from May. The debits are collected monthly from 152 Oregon banks by tiie bureau of business re search at the University of Ore gon. Bank debits represent the dollar value of checks drawn against the deposit accounts of individuals and business firms. Debits are regarded as good indi cators of current business activity. Totals for the slate for June were SI. 475. 934. 047: a decrease of 1.5 per cent Irom June 1955 and a 6.2 per cent, decrease from Mav. Level of 1955 Mca prorJuction th.p last half of 1 P e probably will fall below a year earlier, the department said. But wi-h total output in the January-June period about one-tenth a'oee r D55. the total for this vear likely will be a leeord M:;k. poultry, and eggs a" promise to set new produc ; tion records this year. I Prices received by farmers in I mid-June .tumped 2 per cent over 'mid-May 'n a level about 11 per cent above the lows of last De cember an about 2': per cent i higher than June last year. Member of a "numbers game" with security dismissals in the coming elec tions, a reference to Democratic charges that the administration tried to inflate the total number of employees it has dismissed as sccorhy risks. Cains :iio.-l rrcen' ev.posurr of abal be UTl,.,-f l!v i'liUS 1 ires" ' f 1 ' e . ;; il v' p-- i"a' of an Am- Force rmpl ney ilaik in. Cain brought- thp H; tkin mat Progress Said Made To End Steel Strike New York U P1 Steel man agement and union negotiators have agreed on the main out lines of a new contract, it was reported today, and the union said further progress was being made toward a final settlement of the 25-day steel strike. Eight bargainers, four from each side, met today. Progress Continues David J. McDonald. United Steelworkers president, said "we are continuing to make progress'' on writing a new contract that would send (iaO.000 sicel work ers back to work. The USW's 170-member wage Policy Committee has been sum moned to a meeting Thursday ap parently in the expectation of passing upon a proposed new contract. Both McDonald and John A. Stephens. U.S. Steel vice presi dent and chief industry negoti ator, said no formal settlement offer has been made, but said none is necessary "so long as we are exchanging ideas and ad iusting our views." Three-Year Pact Expected Some industry sources have predicted the new contract will run for three years and will pro- Dr. Casterline Named Representative to UMC Dr. Ray Casterline has been appointed representative of the Oregon division of the arthritis and rheumatism foundation on the board of directors of the United Medford Crusade. Jack M. Chesebro. executive director of the foundation in Oregon, has announced. Dr. Casterline will replace Cliff D. Ouellette. who recently completed his one-year term as representative. BASEBALL NATIONAL Milwaukee 7 1 2 New York 4 11 0 Buhl and Atwell: Worthing ton. Grissom (6). McCall (8). House (9) and Sarni. Home runs: Matthewi. Milwaukee; Thompson. Milwaukee: While, New York. AMERICAN Washington J I J Cleveland 11 7 0 Paseual, Griggs (7) and Fitzgerald: Score and Hegen. Home runs: Avilla, Cleveland; Feon. Cleveland; Steven, Washinjisn. Tribune United Pres Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 107 Critic, Board ter into the public spotlight after unsuccessful attempts to discuss the case with Attorney General Herbert Brcwnell Jr. and with Adams. Cam said he never received a reply from the key administra tion efi;e:,-,s ;md derided to rr.rr the matter l.ef, Mt.ikii I..!, r v by Air !-o;-cr sO'- I A. t-jtnarles and ass ' sensii ive" posh ion igucd a "non ivide annua direct wage in ' creases of between 9 and 10 cents : an hour each .year. Steel wages now average about i $2.47 an hour. j The total increase in benefits in the first year was expected to ; amount to about 20 cents an hour Total package increase for j the three years would be about 50 cents an hour, including pro : visions for a form of guaranteed 1 annual wage, or layoff pay, these sources said. Coffee Break Ruled Beneficial To Boss ! Denver U.R; The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that when an employee takes a coffee break, he's doing the boss a favor. The appeals court reversed a district court decision which had held that Los Wigwam Weavers Company in Denver did not have to pay employees for the time they spent on coffee breaks. Coffee breaks "are beneficial : to the employees'' and are "equally beneficial to the cm : plover in that they promote more efficiency and result in a ! greater output." the appeals court decision said. I "This increased production is one of the primary lactors. if not i the prime factor, which leads the employer to institute such break i periods . . . We may well take judicial knowledge of the fact t . . . that coffee breaks . . . are j rapidly becoming an accepted ; part of employment generally," ! the court said. Washington Official Visiting BLM Office Walter Horning, in charge of forestry for the Bureau of Land management at the Washington, D.C., office, is viewing activities in the Medford forestry district. ! according to E. K. Peterson, dis ! trict forester. I Horning was chief forester for I the O and C administration in 1 933. and was regional adminis trator for the ELM until 1950, 'when he was transferred to the ! Wasnington. D. C. off ice. ! La Grande U.P. William C. ! Burnett, 41, Salem, assistant 'state veterinarian, is hospitalized herp following an auto accident ;n Highway S2 East of Elgin Hp iufferpd a fractured shoulder and lup. Delegates Said Noi Given Free Choice To Pick Candidate Stassen On Way Out, According to Rumors Washington U.R Harold E. Stassen today accused Republi can National Chairman Leonard W. Hall of trying to force Vice President Richard M. Nixon on the GOP National Convention delegates without Riving them a free choice. Stassen declared he will con tinue to fight for Massachusetts Gov. Christian A. Herter as GOP vice presidential candidate de spite Herter's rug-pulling an nouncement in Boston today that he will formally put Nixon's name in nomination at the con vention opening in San Fran cisco Aug. 20 Stassen Rumored Out Rumors spread here that Stas sen would be fired or eased out. as President Eisenhower's dis armament adviser. But White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said today he knew of no plans for Stassen to leave the government. Stassen served notice that he is continuing his dump Nixon campaign in a letter to 20 Re publican members of the Housa who had demanded his resigna tion as President Eisenhower's disarmament adviser. "My action would not have been necessary." Stas.-en wrote, "if the national chairman (Halli had not endeavored to foreclose the choice of the convention delegates before they met. con trary to Republican tradition and wise practice.'' Created Sensation Stassen created a sensation Monday by annoupcinc he plan ned to campaign to get ti1P vjre presidential nominal iop fr rr. ter in. toad of NiXon. !p salfl polls showed that an Eisenhow-er-Hertrr t.,-kel would run 6 per nt bettor Nixon cor: nation ,n v, 1 i.a-l ru.oo,- in W. hv-en ! ,hfll Stjssspn wouid get the av I for ereatmg 3 squabble ln ,-l2 I P'1'-"" i i's oij.eial family. No Break on Policy Put 1.,-re observ ers caw strong arguments against j!P prr-a. i dent's firing Sta.wn. The-e in 1 i lurlcd tiie fact that Stassen got, j or thought he got, Mr. Eisen I bower's permission to speak his ' mind and that ihe former Minne sota governor had in no way broken with the administration on basic policy. In his letter to the 20 con gressmen who demanded point edly asserted thai his i Nixon move was intended, in 1 part at least, to "save your seats j from a serious danger posed bv an avoidable weakness." namely j the proposed Nixon renomina. tion. "I am steadfastly onrieavorimj to place the superb leadership of President Eisenhower for peace in the strongest possible position for November rather than have it under a handicap in the elec tion." He urged the congressmen to come out for H'Ttor instead of Nixon, and said he still hopes Nixon himself will decide to withdraw and throw his support to Herter. Portlander To Seek Election To Senate Salem 11. D Victor N". Mil- 1 ler of Portland said lociay he be lieved he stands a good chance of becoming Oregon s independ ent candidate for the United i States Senate. He needs 17.002 signatures on nominating certificates filed with ! Elections Director Dave O'Hara i by Aug. 27 to become a candi date with his name on the No- ; vembcr ballot. j Certificates bearing 546 Yam ' hill county names were filed with the county clerk at Mc ! Mmnville today. Miller said he ' had covered more than half the i stale since spring gathering sig natures. He was circulating peti ; lions in Marion county today, j He said he hoped to have all his I petitions filed by Aug. 15 to give ! county clerks a chance to check ' the signatures. Forestry Department Holds Safety Classes Classes in safety on fires and i in first aid were being conducted 1 for foremen and crew members : today at the state forestry de partment southwest district headquarters on Table Rock rd. ! Wm. Hughes. Salem, state training officer for the forestry j department, was giving safety j instructions. The first aid class was being conducted by O. H. ' Srrelt7. Oregon industrial acci dent rommicsion afety inspec tion supervisor for the Medford area-