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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1957)
TWELVE MEDrOHD (OREGON) Fiye Die in Fall of Construction Hoist; 14 Seriously Hurt Jacksonville, Fla. (U.R) Docton in five hospitals battled today to lave the lives of 14 workmen who were injured crit ically when a construction hoist fell five stories, killing five of the riders. The big hoist, operating in an open frame outside the new Du val county courthouse, hit the bottom with an explosive sound when a cable broke at the end of the work shift Tuesday. waring R. Barbee. who ran to the scene from his motor company across the street, said the man 'couldn't talk, they couldn't scream most of them just lay there stunned or out "ed. Like Explosion Barbee said he heard a noise "that sounded like an acetlyene leak exploding" and when he frrived, "all I could see were mangled men piled on top of taeh other like cordwood." Four men were Rilled in the hoist and another died at a hos pital. All the injured were serious condition at hospitals, wheie 10 underwent surgery during the night. Doctors said ed that they could not safely be iven needed surgery. The men had boarded the plat form at the fifth floor. Others waiting on the fourth floor 'Human Error' Seen Blast Cause Tacoma (U.R) "Human er ror" may have been the cause of the explosion which blew four men to bits and obliterated the gelatin packaging plant at the Columbia Powder Works six milf stmth of here yesterday. The dead were identified as O Buddy Albert Coon, Tacoma; Richard Nelson and Robert D. Schultj. both of Yelm, and James Capps, Frederickson. Etch of the victims had three fcfrildra except Capps, who had one. Ed torga. supervisor of the safety division of the state De partment of Labor and Indust ries conducted an investigation after alia blast and said there was na evidence of carelessness on the part ef the company. Sorfe m4 tha explosion ap parently was "caused by some type of human error." As a result of the explosion and a similar blast that killed six men Jan. 13 at the Pacific said h would propose legisla tion that no more than two q "stuffers" ba permitted to work In an explosive jelly house. The Ntw DEMPSTER Furniture Company was overwhelmed by your response to O their bankrupt sale of Medford Furniture Stock. Management forced to halt the sale long enough to remove sold merchandise and to move remaining bankrupt stock from the warehouse to store. THE STORE WILL BE CLOSED , Far a Few Days Starting THURSDAY Watch Next Sunday's Ad for our Re-open lntj Date, featuring: o BANKRUPT PRICES ON . RUGS MATTRESSES TABLES - LAMPS SOFAS MAIL TRIBUNE watched helplessly as the cable frayed, and then snapped, drop ping the men more than 100 feet. Lawrence Knight, 62, suffer ing from fractures of both legs and internal injuries, said, "It all happened so quick no warning that nobody jumped. They didn't have time. We were falling, then we hit." The death toll rose to five when David Atmore, a Negro, died at a hospital several hours after the accident. Those killed on the spot were Dewey Woods, 45; George Leach, 31; Glen Idol, 25; and Jack Thomasson, 24. Among the horrified witness es on the fourth floor was Ern est E. Thompson, who said that when he saw the cable begin to give way and then snap. "I shut my eyes and shut my ears I knew what was going to hap pen." George D. Auchter Jr., presi dent of the George D. Auchter Co., general contractor, said that although more men boarded the hoist than usual it was "not ov erloaded." A company spokesman said the hoist had been in opera tion for a year during latter stages of the construction and its safety devices, believed to be "foolproof," had been checked frequently. Salem Area Plumbers Plan Return To Jobs Salem (U.R) Federal Me diator Clyde Deal said today that some 80 striking plumbers in tbc Salem area planned to re turn to work at 25 plumbing shops today. Deal reported that an agree ment in substance had been reached between the plumbers and management and that he hoped to have a new contract approved by Thursday or Fri day. He said, however, that money matters were among the issues at dispute that were still unsettled. Jury Selection for Cramer Trial Continues Klamath Falls (U.R) The selection of the jury for the first degree murder trial of Guy Earl (Bill) Cramer resumed here to day. Cramer is on trial for the fatal shooting of Fred Peterson, Klamath county welfare com mission chairman, last Jan. 14. Eleven jurors were tentative ly passed yesterday. Wadnesday. March 20, I9S7 Briefs From Salem :U.rV Formation of an Indian affairs interim committee has been approved here by the Senate State and Federal Affairs Committee which sent the reso lution to the floor with a favor able recommendation. The committee will be charged with a study of all Indian prob-l " , T 7"! lems in the state, working close-! ly with congressional commit tees concerned with the same problem. Salem V.P., The Senate Com mittee on Highways held a hear ing on Senate bill 84, which would provide that signboards could not be erected closer than 500 feet to the pavement edge of a freeway. The measure was up held by the Oregon Roadside SHADY COVE-TRAIL Breakfast Slated Sunday By EVALYN P. WATSON Shady Cove-Trail A sausage, pancake and egg brunch will be served between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at Our Lady of Fatima hall in Shady Cove. The breakfast is being pre pared and served by the ladies of the parish and everyone has been invited. Proceeds will go toward the building fund. On Monday, Feb. 18, an in quiry class was held at the church hall with the Rev. John T. Ilg in charge. A meeting of the Shady Cove Trail Teenagers was held March 14 at the church hall with 19 present. The advisory committee consisting of William Schultz, Tony Phelan, Mrs. Fred Mor gan, Mrs. Eva Segessenman, Mrs. Arnold Winslow, Mrs. Clar ence Meyers and Richard Pfeifer were present as well as parents of some of the teenagers. Some discussion was held on money raising projects. It was decided that those young people who were not able to attend the meeting who had received cards of invitation would still be eligi ble to attend the next meeting March 28 at the hall. The Cub Scout Planning com mittee met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sackett of Shady Cove Monday, Feb. 18, to make plans for the Cub Scout meeting March 25. It was decid ed to sponsor the Indians through the next month. The charter review was given by Jack Holmes, Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Chamber lain of Trail have returned from their vacation trip to Arizona and California. They visited sev eral former residents of the area. 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House bill 340 provides that all candidates for judicial office shall appear on one ballot and that slogans shall be removed Mr. and Mrs. Lee Merriman and family of Ashland were din ner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greenley on St. Patrick's day. Considerable work has been done at the building site of the Country playhouse on Elk creek with several volunteers working last week end leveling the ground and excavating for the furnace room, and clearing the brush. At the last meeting sev eral new members were taken into the Country playhouse. They are Mrs. Roy Porcher and son, Tommy, Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Rogers and son, Bobby; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moorehead, Jerry Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Segessenman, Mrs. Dolf Larson and Mrs. Clara Thurman were hostesses at the meeting. Work is progressing on the new house being built by Mr. and Mrs. Dclbert Spain in back of the Mobil station in Shady Cove. A blessed event took place last Wednesday at the Eldon Grow residence when their weimaran- er dog gave birth to six puppies. At last reports both mother and puppies were doing well. Mrs. Richard Pfeifer, her son, Billy, and her father, J. W. Ham mons, of Sheridan, Ore., have returned from their trip to Palos Verdes and San Fernando, Calif, ' munutuM . V f usT-To-sri tiM ?XlF-nj 1 rat comouia t. "nIt "vPs' 1 StqncH light ipmtat wlw. ' bacon, eggs, pancakes, chicken, etc Jfater sealed element lets rem immerse the entire pan in water up to the control panel for quick, easy washing. High dome covers of either aluminum or beat-resistant glass are available for fried chicken from the judicial ballot unless they are needed to clarify simi larities to names. Salem 4U.R The Senate Ju diciary Committee has approved a bill to allow a county to have two grand juries in operation at the same time. The measure stems from the Multnomah county vice investigation which saw regular criminal cases wait for another investigation. Salem !U.P.) A second hear ing on House -bill 459 which would enable consumers to find out if eggs were freshly laid or from cold storage, has been scheduled for Friday. Salem U.R) The House Highways Committee has recom mended a bill increasing the au thority of weighmasters to the floor of the House with a do-pass tag. Apartment Damaged By Fire Early Today Considerable damage to one room resulted from a cigarette dropped on a davenport early this morning in an apartment oc cupied by Tod McVay at 245 North Grape St., firemen re ported. They said that much of the furniture in the room was de stroyed and that heavy smoke and heat damage occurred. Fire men stated that the fire flared up some time after McVay had retired for the night. They were called out at 12:45 a.m. Owner of the apartment house is Ray L. Burchfield, who re sides there. Nixon Leaves Africa Without Seeing Lion En Route With Nixon (U.R) Vice-President Richard M. Nixon leaves Africa without even see ing a lion or elephant. Nixon got within about 3,000 feet of some of Africa's best game land while flying from Etebbe, Uganda, to Addis Aba ba. That was how high his plane flew over the area. The vice-president's only brush with African wildlife was a hasty look at a 12-foot python captured at the Bomi hill iron mine in Liberia about a week before he visited there. a perfect fp'V for The Famous $uiibe(tm AUTOMATIC FRYPAN U ! Everything yen cook toste to mvh bettor with Sunbeam Con trolled Heat Only the Sunbeam it available in medium, large, and super sixes ta meet your family needs Square shape cooks 20 more than an ordinary round pan. Never before has new electric appliance captured the whole hearted enthusiasm of America like the famous Sunbeam Con trolled Heat Automatic Frypan. The reason is that everything is so much more delicious when cooked with Sunbeam Controlled Heat and other foods requiring w" Crown Witness TeSIs Of Discussing Case With Another Nurse London (U.R) A crown wit- ness admitted in court today that another prosecution witness warned her only an hour earlier not to reveal that drugs pre scribed by Dr. John Bodkin Adams for a patient he is charged with murdering were kept in an unlocked drawer. Nurse Annie Mason-Ellis re luctantly admitted under cross examination that another nurse warned her, "Don't you say that or you will get me into trouble." i Drawn by Defense Counsel The testimony wa drawn from the nurse by chief defense counsel Geoffrey Lawrence after the witness vainly appealed to the bench for permission to ig nore the question. Lawrence did not pursue this revelation, but it was believed he established the groundwork he wanted for an attempt to prove that this might explain why Adams had to prescribe large quantities of drugs fr the alleged victim, 81-year-old Mrs. Edith Alice Morrell. Lawrence opened the third day of the trial by asking Miss Mason-Ellis about a conversation she allegedly had with two other nurses in the case while riding to London from Eastbourne this morning in the same train com partment. I All three nurses had attended ' Mrs. Morrell whose death in her Eastbourne mansion in 1950 is alleged by the crown to have been caused by overdoses of narcotics administered by Adams so he could benefit from her will. Discussion Admitted Lawrence drew from the nurses the admission they had discussed the case in the court room corridors although they had been warned by Detective Superintendent Herbert Han nam. 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