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Magsajsay's Body
Arrives in Manila
As Crowds Mourn
Filipinos Fight
Cordon of Poli
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Manila U.R The body of
President Ramon Magsaysay
came home to sorrowing Manila
today and thousands of Filipinos
fought through police lines at
tempting to touch his flag
draped casket.
Later the near hysterical
crowds broke down the gates of
Malancanang palace, named by
Magsaysay "the palace of the
people." in a desperate attempt
to see the remains of their be
loved president.
Plan in Slow Circle
As new President Carlos P.
Garcia and Magsaysay 's beauti
ful widow Luz wept, the "Bula
can," a C47 transport plane car
rying the remains of the late
president, flew in a low slow
circle over the quiet, city. Its un
derside was painted black in
mourning.
The plane brought the re
mains from Cebu City, where
Magsaysay and 25 of his retinue
died in a flaming crash Sunday.
A crowd -estimated at 100, 00U
persons broke through police
lines when the plane touched
down. They surged around bat
talions of massed troops toward
the plane.
This was the way the people
had always greeted popular
President Magsaysay.
It was no different in death.
The flag-draped casket was re
moved from the plane amid the
booming of a 21 gun salute.
Crowd Gives Way
Only after an official pleaded
desperately over a loud speaker
for the crowd to move back "in
respect to our beloved presi
dent" did the crowd give way.
i As the procession moved slow
ly through the mourning city
towards Malacanang, hundreds
ran beside and behind the
hearse?
Magsaysay's closed casket will
lie in state at Malacanang pal
ace until noon Friday. Then a
high mass will be held in Lune
ta park, a public area in down
town Manila. The President will
be buried in Manila's Old North
cemetery.
The nation started an official
30-day morning period Monday.
While the nation mourned, in
telligence, security and air force
experts continued their exhaus
tive investigatioi of possible
causes of the plane crash.
Donat's Death Is
Found Self-Inflicted
A self-inflicted explosive force
caused the death of Arthur Cyril
Donat, 75. of route 1, box 235D,
Rogue River, March 6, accord
ing to County Coroner Carlos
Morris.
The verdict was reached yes
terday afternoon after an in
quest at Wimer in which seven
witnesses and three law enforce
ment off t)ials testified. About 50
people were present at the in
quest. Testifying were Joe Walsh
and Dean Duberry, sheriffs dep
uties, and Robert Wievesiek, Ore
gon state police, who were called
to the scene. Seven residents of
the Wimer area who heard the
explosion also testified.
Mrs. Florence M. Little, for
whom Donat was employed, said
Donat had been despondent re
cently, and had threatened to
take his own life on two other
occasions.
Morris conducted the inquest
at the Wimer Grange hall.
London U.R Queen Eliza
beth and Prince Philip will ar
rive in Jamestown, Va., Sept. 9
to begin their North . American
tour.
Khrushchev Says War Not
'Fatalistically Inevitable7
Moscow (U.R) Soviet Com
munist party chief Nikita S.
Khrushchev said Monday night
that Russia does not think war
is "fatalistically inevitable." He
said that world peace would be
maintained and strengthened if
the west were willing to pursue
a policy of peaceful coexistence.
The Soviet leader called for im
provement of Soviet-American
relations which, he said, would
favorably affect the entire inter
national situation.
Raphes To Questions
Khrushchev made his state
ments in reply to written quest
ions submitted by Managing Ed
itor Charles L. Clapp of the
Grand Rapids. Mich., Herald.
It was the second interview re
leased by Khrushchev Monday.
Earlier he told Japanese journ
alist Masuhary Hatanaka that
Russian would not unilaterally
discontinue nuclear test explo
sions, contending that such a
"Now, In This Case,
Government But We Don't
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Ford Plant Explosion
Kills One, Hurts 25
Detroit 'U.R) An explosion
ripped through a huge paint dry
ing oven at the Ford Motor com
pany's Rouge plant late Monday j
night, fatally injuring one work-1
er and burning 25 others, five
critically.
John Goodwin, 56, a final in
spector in the frame plant, died
Bids Called for
Three Reclamation
Jobs in County
Denver The bureau of're
clamation has issued bid calls
for three projects in Jackson
county. One is part of the Talent
project, and the other two are
rehabilitation work in the Med
ford Irrigation district system.
Bids will be opened at the
bureau's Camp White office at
10 a.m. April 25. for work on
the Howard Prairie Delivery
canal and Soda Creek Feeder
canal. The work is southeast of
Ashland.
The job involves about 11.8
miles of canal with bottom
widths varying from two to six
feet with concrete lining. About
one-half mile of 48-inch precast
concrete pipe siphon will be in
stalled, a 400-foot long diver
sion dam averaging 13 feet high
will be provided, and concrete
structures and a timber bridge
are required.
Completion Timt
Completion time for the Tal
ent project work is 660 days.
Bids are due at 10 a.m. April
9 for earthwork, pipe lines and
structures on the Yankee Creek
and Antelope creek siphon and
wasteway in the Medford Irri
gation district.
Construction will be done be
tween irrigation seasons. The
season is from April. 1 to Sept.
30. Completion time is 280 days
the bureau said.
Bids will be received at 10
a.m. next Sept. 13 for work on
the Osborne Wash siphon and
for removingt hree metal flumes
ande recting bench flumes and
concrete retaining walls in the
Medford Irrigation district canal
system.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 473.93, up 1.63; 20 rail
roads 142.67, up 0.78; 15 utilities
71.30. off 0.04. and 65 stocks
167.38. up 0.52. Sales today
were about 1.540.000 shares com
pared with 1,450,000 shares
Monday.
move would be interpreted as
a sign of weakness.
Khrushchev told Clapp that
"recent events in Egypt have re
affirmed that forces coming out
for maintenance of peace can
curb aggressors and avert war."
He said the Soviet Union rea
lized that capitalist and Com
munist countries could live side
by side despite different social
systems.
'Open Skies' Accepted
"If the Wetern powers, and
primarily the United States,
would also adhere in their policy
to the principle of peaceful co
existence, it could be said confi
dently that peace would be
maintained and strengthened."
Khrushchev said.
Khrushchev's remarks coincid
ed with a Moscow radio report
that Russia has "accepted" the
Eisenhower "open sky" disarma
ment plan during the secret five
power disarmament conference
now underway in London.
We Recognize the
See The Machine Gun"
BL. K
today at Henry Ford hospital of
burns suffered in the blast,
which rocked the giant plant in
suburban Dearborn.
About 2.000 employees were
in the plant when the blast went
off. It wrecked the paint drying
oven and part of a conveyor line
and blew out a section of the
building wall. The explosion
was followed by a fire which
was quickly put out by company
firemen.
Some of the injured men were
working atop catwalk platforms
near the oven when the blast
occurred, hurling the workers to
the ground.
Fir Damage Minor
The oven in which the blast
occurred is used to dry paint on
auto body frames. The blast was
believed to have originated in a
paint drain tank running be
neath the giant oven.
Ford officials said fire damage
to the building was minor com
pared with the damage caused
by the Explosion. Production
was not disrupted, according to
a company spokesman.
Foreign Students
Due in Medford
A public potluck dinner and
meeting honoring 29 University
of Oregon foreign students will
be held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
at the YMCA.
The group will arrive in Med
ford about 11 a.m. tomorrow
through arrangements of the
University Foreign Student
Friendship Foundation, and will
be overnight guests in local
homes, according to Y Director
Bob Jones. They also will visit
Roscburg, Grants Pass, Ashland
and Klamath Falls.
A panel discussion of their
countries' relations with the
United States will be presented
at 7:30 p.m. following the din
ner. The students also will talk
informally later with those at
tending. Jones said residents have been
invited to the dinner and dis
cussion. Each should bring his
own table service, he said.
Those taking part in the
"Great Decisions . . . 1957" pro
gram which ended last week
have been extended a special
invitation.
Frost Forecasts Set
On Regular Schedule
Frost Forecaster William Rog
ers is now broadcasting frost
warnings to fruit growers in the
valley on a regular basis over
three radio stations in the
county.
Broadcasts are made at 8 and
10:15 p.m. over KMED, 8 p.m..
9:15 p.m., 10 p.m.. 11 p.m. and
midnight over KWIN, and 8 p.m
and at intervals later in the eve
ning over KYJC. Television sta
tion KBES-TV will be carrying
frost warnings later in the rea
son, it was reported.
County Horticulture Agent
C. B. Cordy said there has been
no orchard heating here to date.
Ruch School District
Awarded $1,280
Ruch school district 3C has
been awarded tentative entitle
ment of Sl.280.95 by the office
of education of the department
of health, education and welfare
under public law 874. Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger, reported to
day. The district has been certified
for immediate payment of Sl.
024. according to the report.
Public law 874 provides for fed
eral assistance to school districts
where federal holdings increase
the district's financial burden.
West Coast Boss
Says Money Spent
For Contributions
Brewster Can't Recall
$4,000 House Payment
Washington (U.R) The Sen
ate Labor Rackets committee
said today nearly $100,000 was !
withdrawn from Seattle Team- j
sters Union local for a "special j
fund" which does not exist.
But West Coast teamsters boss
Frank W. Brewster swore the
fund did exist once. He said it
was used for political contribu
tions. Asked whether S4.000 of
it was used as a down payment
on his house, he said he could
not remember.
Indicted for Contempt
Brewster, president of the 11-
state Western Conference of the
giant Tamslers Union, was in
dicted Monday on charges of con
tempt of Congress for refusing to
answer questions last January
before another Senate commit
tee. He was being quizzed today
by the new Senate Rackets com
mittee to pave the way for later
questioning of Teamsters Presi
dent Dave Beck.
Committee counsel Robert F.
Kennedy said $99,999.65 was
drawn from Sattle's big team
sters Local 174 from June, 1950,
to November, 1953. Brewster
said he was secretary-treasurer
of the local at the time.
Kennedy said the checks were
made out to "Local 174 special
fund" in the Seattle First Na
tional Bank.
No Such Fund
"We have checked and found
there is no special fund," Ken
nedy said.
Brewster said there was such
a special fund for 10 years before
1953.
"It was a political fund, to be
spent on candidates that Claude
O'Reilly was in favor of, with
approval of the Executive
Board," the teamster leader said.
O'Reilly, once president of Lo
cal 174, died April 14, 1952.
Brewster said he could not ac
count for how the money was
spent. He said O'Reilly spent it.
Kennedy asked if Brewster
ever got any of the money.
I have not received any of
that money for my personal
use." Brewster said.
Chairman John L. McClcllan
(D-Ark.) showed Brewster a pho
tostatic copy of a S4.000 check
to the "special fund," signed by
Brewster and O'Reilly and dated
Feb. 27, 1951, on the First Na
tional Bank of Seattle.
He then showed him a $4,000
cashier's check purchased by
O'Reilly from the same bank the
same day, initialled "F.W.B.",
and made out to the Palm Desert
Properties Corp. Brewster con
ceded he had a house in Palm
Desert, Calif.
Forger House Payment
"I don't recall this trans
action," said Brewster. "I'll have
to refresh my memory."
"Did you make a down pay
ment of S4.000 on a house in
March. 1951, to Palm Desert
Corp?" Kennedy asked.
"I don't remember," said
Brewster. "I don't recall the
transaction."
To Kennedy's blunt question
whether the $4,000 had not
"ended in your home in Palm
Springs" Brewster replied:
"I'm not too positive that
wasn't paid back . . .That prob
ably has been corrected."
Kennedy said records of the
Springs, show Brewster made a
$4,000 down payment March 7,
1951.
McClellan said nearly $100,
000 was a lot of money from
working people to go into
politics.
"It sounds like a big figure,
but spread over everybody that
knocks at your door it isn't so
much," Brewster said.
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Council to Consider
Aid Application
The Medford city council to
night will consider filing an ap
plication to the bureau of muni
cipal research at the University
of Oregon for possible federal
aid on an urban planning assist
ance program for Medford. The
meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in
the city hall.
The council also will consider
renewing a contract with Hahn,
Wise and Associates, planning
consultant firm in Redwood
City. Calif. Hobart (Art) Pritch
ard has been the firm's consult
ant with the city of Medford for
the past six months.
Public hearings will be held
on construction of a water main
on South Grape st. from Melrose
to Stewart aves. and a sanitary
sewer in block 4, South Sea ad
dition. Washington (U.R) Post
master General Arthur E. Sum
merfield told Congress that if it
does not raise postal rates, it
will be nullifying much of its
effort to reduce President Eisen
hower's S71.8 billion budget.
51st Year
Medford
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Egypt Assures U.S.
No Plans To Send
Troops Into Gaza
Plans Outlined on
Operation of Suez
By UNITED PRESS
Egypt has assured the United
States that it has no present
plans to send troops into the
Gaza Strip, along whose borders
Israeli sources reported new
minor violence today.
Cairo dispatches also reported
that Esypt has assured the Unit
ed Nations it has no intention
of pushing the U.N. Emergency
Force out of the disputed strip.
At the same time, Cairo has
outlined its views on future
Egyptian operation of the Suez
Canal in a memorandum handed
to representatives of the United
States, the Soviet Union, India
and the United Nations.
The three moves eased the
tensions in the Mid-East, where
officials feared the minor Gaza
border incidents might mush
room into maior trouble.
Threats Are Reduced
Israel has warned against the
return of a "belligerent" Egypt
to Gaza and the United States
and other nations have been
working in secret to slow down
Egypt's moves in that direction.
Cairo already has a general
in Gaza acting as civil governor
and the UNEF command was re
ported moving its headquarters
from the area. But President
Gamal Abdel Nasser's assur
ances that he has no intention
of sending Egyptian troops into
Gaza at the moment reduces
the chance of any new military
activity by Israel to protect its
interests in that region.
Position Kept Secret
The Egyptian position on the
future operation of the Suez
Canal was kept secret, although
Nasser already" 'has announced
that all tolls must be paid to
Egypt and not shared with any
international agency as suggest
ed by the West. The new Egyp
tian memorandum is Dcuevea
to re-emphasize this stand. One
report said it also stated that
Egypt will insist that all ships
obey Egypt's laws and regula
tions governing use of the canal
and that Egypt, will brook no
interference from any nation in
operating the waterway.
Arraignment Slated
Fcr Barry Baer
Barry Eugene Baer, 21, Cen
tral Point, is scheduled to be ar
raigned in district court at 10
a.m. Wednesday on a charge of
failure to stop at the scene of an
accident involving bodily injury.
Baer was arrested by Central
Point police Sunday morning
after the car he was driving al
legedly failed to stop at a red
v,ht nnH struck a car driven by
Mrs. Ethel Mae Bennett, Selma,
at the corner of Pine st. and
Highway 99.
Mrs. Bennett's four daughters,
who were passengers in her car,
were all injured in the collision,
police said. Baer's auto was
overtaken three miles from the
accident scene when the car's
radiator went dry.
Baer's 18-year-old passenger,
Donald Dean Goyette, Central
Point, originally charged with
failure to give information at
the scene of an accident, is to
appear in district court tomor
row on a charge of being drunk
on a public highway.
Elkins, Clark Seek1
90-Day Trial Delay
Portland (U.R) A delay
of at least 90 days was sought
today by James B. Elkins and
Raymond Clark in their trial on
charges of violating federal wire
tapping laws. Federal Judge
William East said he would hear
arguments on the motion Wed
nesday. The trial has been sched
uled for March 26.
Weather
FORECAST: Inereanlnr hlih
cloudiness tonicht and
Wednesday. Chance f show
f n ttednesdav afternoon.
Low tonicht 33-34, high to
morrow 55-58.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday fiO
Lowest this Morning 32
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise fi:! a.m.
Sunset fi:23 p.m.
Moon rise ..11:05 p.m.
Last Quarter Friday night
PROMINENT STARS
Rieel. in southwest 8:11 p.m.
Brtelcense. hieh above RigeL
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, high in south
east 0:no p.m.
Mars, sets 11 :1 l.p.m.
Saturn, low In south
east .... 2:05 a.m.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1957
Advisory Council Discusses
increasing Juvenile Problem
About 48 per cent of larceny,
car theft, rape, aggravated as
sault and similar charges han
dled by the Medford police de
partment last year were juvenile
offenses. Police Chief Charles
Champlin said last nights
He added that about half the
juveniles involved in these cases
were less than 15 years old.
The advisory council of. the
Jackson county juvenile court
discussed "The Increase in Ju
venile Delinquency in the Coun
ty" at a meeting last night. The
panel included Mrs. Kay Crow
ell, chief juvenile officer for the
county, moderator; Joseph
Walsh, chief deputy sheriff;
Champlin; and Russell Brendle,
state police sergeant.
Held in Jail
Walsh said 217 juveniles were
held in the county jail during
1956, in addition to about 67
runaways from other areas who
were apprehended here.
Chief Champlin cited "a break
down in the American home"
as the biggest problem of all
in juvenile delinquency here
and everywhere. He said some
Jackson-Douglas Joint
District Discussed
Salem (U.R) A move to
add one member to the Senate
and one member to the House
to avoid such a deadlock as the
choice of Senate president at the
start of the 1957 session was
given a hearing today, with most
witnesses favoring the proposal.
Senate joint resolution 9 by
Sens. Rudie Wilhelm Jr. of Port
land and Howard Beltori of Can
by would provide for a referen
dum on a constitutional amend
ment to create a new Senate and
House district jointly in Jack
son and Douglas counties. That
would make the Senate member
ship 31 and the House member
ship 61.
Favored by Lowry
Sen. Philip Lowry of Medford
told the Senate Elections and
Privileges committee that he felt
the joint district would work
in well because the two counties
have similar economic interests.
Belton said he thought the ad
dition of one member to each
House would be the best method
to avoid any such similar tie
in the future because he didn't
think there was enough activity
yet to justify creation of a
lieutenant governorship in Ore
gon. Voicing similar sentiments
were Sen. C. A. Cameron of
Grants Pass and Rep. E. A. Lit
trell of Medford.
Bartenders, Owners
To Enter Plea
Four men arrested in a Friday
night raid in connection with al
leged pinball machine pay-offs
are scheduled to enter pleas in
district court at 3 p.m. Wednes
day. Arraigned In district court
Monday afternoon were Joseph
Edward Stratman, bartender at
the Medford hotel lounge,
charged with operating a game
of chance; Lloyd Keller, opera
tor of The Tavern, charged with
possessing and operating a game
of chance; Sam Prough, owner of
the Talent club, charged with
possessing, operating and dis
playing a game of chance; and
Charles Will Gleim, bartender
at the Talent club, charged with"
operating a game of chance.
All four were lodged in jail
Friday and were released later
that night on $100 bail. Edward
Kelly, Medford attorney, is rep
resenting each of them.
Trading Stamp Bill
Tabled by Committee
Salem (U.R) A bill to author
ize redemption in cash of trad
ing stamps was tabled today
by the Senate Stale and Federal
Affairs Committee.
The bill had been introduced
by Sen. Monroe Sweetland, Mil
waukie Democrat, and Rep.
Sam Wilderman, Portland Re
publican. It would have provid
ed that trading stamps have the
cash value printed on them and
that they would be redeemed
either in merchandise or cash
with no redemption for less than
SI.
The tabling action in effect
kills the bill.
parents are hostile when their
children are brought to the po
lice station and refuse to ac
knowledge their youngsters'
guilt even after the youngsters
have admitted it. Champlin
added, "Many parents expect
teachers, police officers and
ministers to rear their children."
Walsh said there are only one
or two cells in which to quarter
juveniles at the jail and com
mented, "There have been few
occasions when damage to the
cell or equipment didn't occur."'
Attitudes of Juveniles
Walsh stated the attitude of
juveniles lodged in jail here is
worse than the attitude dis
played at McLaren school at
Woodburn. He suggested this
has been because the McLaren
school does not so strongly re
sAnble a jail.
The handling of felony cases
out of court, and principles
of "informal probation," or
strengthening of parental super
vision over youngsters who have
been in trouble, also were dis
cussed. Chief Champlin said station-
Also speaking for the resolu
tion were Robert McKean of Co
lumbia Empire Industries and
Judge F. L. Phipps of The Dalles
representing the County Judges
association.
James T. Marr of the Oregon
State Labor Council spoke
against the resolution, express
ing belief that if a resolution
now before the Legislature to
refer the matter of a lieutenant
governor to the voters does not
pass, the people themselves will
initiate a constitutional amend
ment necessary to create the
post.
Two Seattle Men
Arrested Monday
Elbert Arnold Ometh, 26, and
his brother, Donald Harry Om
eth, 32, both of Seattle, Wash.,
were arrested by state police
south of Ashland about 12:30
p.m. yesterday after police found
two revolvers, two rifles and
two shotguns in the vehicle they
were operating.
Police said the men were
stopped in a routine check after
an officer became suspicious of
their actions. The officers cited
the driver of the vehicle for hav
ing no operator's license, then
searched the car, police said.
The revolvers, complete with
holsters and belts with shells,
were concealed under the front
seat, police said. The officer
also found two rifles and two
shotguns, but none of them were
loaded, police said.
During questioning, police
said, the Omeths admitted bur
glarizing a Seattle establish
ment, where they obtained the
guns, and some payroll checks.
Police said the establishment
was burglarized about March
14 or IS, and that some of the
checks had been cashed. The
men had about $1,080 on them
when they were arrested, police
said. Some checks were found
in the car, they added.
The Om'eths were lodged in
county jail for Seattle authori
ties. They waived extradition,
police said.
Sheridan Formally Notified
Of Ouster From OLCC Post
Portland (U.R) The Ore
gon Liquor Control commission
yesterday formally notified
Thomas J. Sheridan, assistant
state administrator, of his dis
missal. Sheridan said he would appeal
the dismissal to the State Civil
Service Board.
The commission's action came
after Sheridan had declined a
request to resign.
Discredit Upon Service
A letter of dismissal, effective
March 31, said in part: "You
are being dismissed from service
because certain of your actions
while employed by the commis
sion have reflected discredit
upon the service and in certain
instances have been a hindrance
to effective performance of your
duties."
Hugh Kirkpatrick, chairman
of the three-man board, said
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ing of off-duty officers, who are
paid by establishment proprie
tors or school districts, at public
dances - and school games has
helped decrease delinquency of
fenses to some extent.
Officers said juveniles who
are apprehended are released to
their parents' custody and cited
to appear later in court when
ever possible. When this is not
possible, the youths are lodged
in the county jail or in a pro
tection home pending disposition
of their cases.
The possibility, of handling all
juvenile offenses, including traf
fic violations and illegal pos
session of alcohol in the juvenile
office rather than in district
court was discussed.
Obtaining Records
Mrs. Crowell pointed out the
present difficulty in obtaining
complete records for juveniles
brought to her office is because
such charges as traffic violations
and illegal possession of alcohol
are handled in district court.
Other juvenile offenses are han
dled in her office. Mrs. Crowell
said in many cases the juvenile
otlicers are unaware of other
charges against juveniles
brought to that office and advo
cated complete jurisdiction of ju
venile cases in juvenile court.
It was also pointed out that
lack of personnel and an exces
sive number of cases would
make such a plan impractical
at the present time.
Sergeant Brendle explained
that most juveniles coming to
the attention of the stale police
are involved in traffic viola
tions. When they are stopped,
he said, officers occasionally
find out they are involved in
some crime.
Walsh said the sheriff's office
is confronted with the problem
of " juveniles largely through
complaints made at the office
and to a lesser degree through
traffic control and routine
checking of teenage dances and
late hour cafes.
Referred to Court
Chief Champlin noted the
Medford police department re
ferred 169 cases to juvenile
court last year. "The juveniles
in Medford are behaving about
like everyplace else," he said.
Champlin added that delinquen
cy here is less than the national
average and said this might be
mostly because of the stable
population here.
Prior to the panel discussion,
County Judge Rodney Keating
described changes adopted in
plans for the juvenile detention
home. .
Among those attending the
program were representatives
of police departments in Phoe
nix, Talent, Jacksonville and
Central Point, the county court,
district attorney, Parent-Teacher
association representatives,
school officials, representatives
of the American Association of
University Women, and several
Rogue valley churches.
Driver Fined $255 in
District Court Today
Harry Clair Hewitt, 52. of
2347 Howard ave., Medford,
was fined S255 in district court
yesterday after pleading guilty
to a charge of driving while un
der the influence of intoxicat
ing liquor.
Hewitt was arrested by state
police Saturday night after his
vehicle was involved in a col
lision with another car on High
way 99 in north Medford. His
operator's license was suspended
for 90 days and he also received
a 30-day suspended jail sentence.
members voted unanimously at
a special meeting last week to
call for Sheridan's resignation. v
Other members are Barney Lu
cas and Martin Buchanan. All
are recent appointees of Gov.
Robert Holmes.
Sheridan said he would defer
until the civil service hearing
any comment on the action of
the commission.
With OLCC Six Years
Sheridan has been with the
OLCC for the past six years and
before that was a state police
officer for 20 years.
In 1954 Sheridan received a
30-day suspension after being ac
cused of accepting a $41 gratui
ty from a distiller's agent in part
payment of a hotel bill three
years previous. He recently ap
peared before the Senate Rack
ets Committee in Washington,
D. C.