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Evidence
Enticed'
Defense Official's
Statement Comes
As Big Surprise
Testimony Said
To Support Claim
Waihington IP A high de
fense official exploded a bomb
hell in the Cirard case today
by disclosing government evi
dence that GI William, S. Gir
ard "enticed"' a Japanese wo
man closer toward a guarded
area before killing her.
Robert Dccliert, Defense De
partment general counsel, said
in Coral Cables, Fla., that testi
mony of all Japanese witnesses
plus that of Girard s "American
noldier-companion" made it ap
pear the 21-year-old specialist
3-C "enticed" Japanese civilians
prior to his deadly act.
Cirard had been ordered to
guard a machine gun emplace
ment on a firing range in Japan
where Japanese were accustom
ed lo pick up fired shells to sell
scrap. The defense official
said the evidence showed Gir
ard enticed trie Japanese closer
to the guarded area "by throw
ing them expended shell cas
ings." then fired a shot that kill
ed Mrs. Naka Sakai.
Departure From Duty
"No one says he dcliberatly
killed the woman," Dechert
aid. But he added the Ottaw?.,
111., soldier's action was "such a
romplete departure from his
duty . . . that he coujd not have
been considered on duty."
Japan, to whose jurisdiction
the United States has surrend
ered Girard. has made the claim
he enticed the Japanese shell
gatherers. But heretofore this
country has said only that Gir
ard denied the charge.
Dechert s surprise statement
amounted to a bombshell in the
rase. Previously Defense Depart
ment spokesmen had indicated
thnr would not reveal evidence
against Girard for fear of pre
judicing his case in the Japan
ese courts.
U. S. Attorney Oliver Gasch,
who will argue the government s
case against Girard s return to
this country before Federal
Judge Joseph McGarraghy to
day, told the United Press:
"I didn't know Mr. Dcchcrl
was going to say that."
Earl J. Carroll of New York,
Girard'j chief American coun
sel, denounced Dcchert's state
ment in the most biting terms.
Eisenhower Declared
'Virtually Recovered'
Washington 'IP President
Eisenhower returned to his of
fice today, "virtually recovered"
from a stomach upset which
kept him in bed all day Jlon
rinv. The chief executive, stricken
Sunday nicht with nausea and
painful vomiting, returned to
his desk a few minutes before
Bam. (TSTi. and went to work
on accumulated mail.
On the recommendation of his
doctor. Mai. Gen. Howard McC.
Snvdcr. the President took it
relatively easy today and sched
uled no official callers.
Advanced Detachments to Set Up Camp
For National Guard's Annual Training
Advanced National Guard de-1 Saturday. June 29. after two I three Army Reserve units in
tachmer.ts from both Medford
units w ill leave about 12:30 a m.
Wednesday for Ft. Lewis. Wash.,
in a motor vehicle convoy to
make preparations for the
Guard's annual two-week sum
mer camp.
The vanguard, consisting of
about 13 Guardsmen of Com
pany A and Headquarters com
pany. 18fi'.h infantry regiment,
Oregon National Guard. Med
ford. will prepare camp facil
ities at Ft. Lewis for more than
200 local troops who will join
11. cm by tram Saturday.
The main body of Guardsmen
will board Southern Pacific
Pullman cars about midnight
Friday and arrive at Ft. Lewis
ab:ut 6 p.m. Saturday. A troop
formation will be held at 6 p.m.
Friday at the National Guard
armory. Thev are scheduled to
return to Medford about noon
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WARMER THAN SALMON RIVER School
children from the town of "Forks of the
Salmon, Calif., found the water in Vic
Milnes's pool a lot better for swimming than
their own cold mountain stream when a group
of about 25 children and adults visited Med
ford Saturday. The group, guests of the Jack
son county Chamber of Commerce, appeared
on KBES-TV Saturday and attended a party
Firm Will Develop
Nickel Deposits in
Illinois Valley Area
Cave Junction, Ore. HP Ed
ward M. White, president of
New Delhi Mines Ltd., Toronto,
Canada, announced here yester
day the entry of Canadian capi
tal into nickel mining in the
I United States with the formation
of the Nickel Corporation of
America.
NCA will develop vast nickel
deposits in the Illinois valley
area of southwestern Oregon,
White said. The area, about 80
miles from the Hanna nickel
mine development at Riddle,
Ore., is rich in millions of tons
of ore. according to White, and
i he added the Cave Junction po
tential may be compared to the
' vast Mystery and Moak Lake de
velopments in northern Mani
toba. The newly formed company
Rural Fire District
To Discuss Budget
Central Point The Central
Point Rural Fire District budget
will be discussed at a meeting nf
the rural board at the fire hall in
Central Point at 8 p.m. today.
The board is meeting to con
sider possible revisions in the
planned budget due to a loss of
valuation when the Berrydale
district was annexed by the city
of Medford.
weeks nf tactical, field and class
room training.
Attending summer camp from
Company A will be about 110
enlisted men and six officers,
commanded by Capt. Bert Riebe.
About 90 enlisted men and 11
officers will attend from Head
quarters company. Capt. S. J.
Fagone is commanding officer
of the unit.
At Ft. Lewis. Medford Guards
men will join more than 10.000
Guard troops from Oregon and
Washington, all members of the
41st infantry division.
Summer camp will be high
lighted by the annual governor s
day parade Saturday. June 22
During the ceremonies National
Guard members will honor gov
ernors from Oregon and Wash
ington and the division com
mander. Gen. George S. Cook,
of Washington.
About 111 members of the
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SDAY, JUNE
has already begun the final
stages of exploration, and four
drills are constantly working on
"Eight-Dollar" and Woodcock
mountains at Cave Junction, he
said.
The New Delhi president said
the production of nickel in
America is "in short supply,"
and that the metal is "vitally im
portant to the U.S. defense."
The Nickel Corporation of
America is jointly owned by
New Delhi and Chemical and
Metallurgical Enterprises. Inc.,
Salt Lake City. New Delhi's
White is president of NCA, and
John H. White, of the Salt Lake
firm, is vice president of the
new operating company.
In pointing up the importance
of the new venture. White said
that the only other nickel pro
duction in the U.S. comes from
the Hanna plant at Riddle, and
that otherwise, the U.S. depends
on imports of the metal.
He said a San Francisco assay
ing firm. Abbott A. Hanks, has
already opened a branch office
in Cave Junction, and that they
are processing near 100 samples
daily.
Other directors of NCA are
H. H. Heller, Alfred S. Perry,
;and Clark Campbell, all of Tor
jonto; John Hopkins. Salt Lake
City; and Bruce Manley, Med
ford. Medford will attend two week
summer camps later in the sum
mer. Summer camp will be held
July 8 to 20 for about 18 Re
serve troops of headquarters de
tachment. 382nd QM battalion,
at Camp Roberts. Calif. Lt. Col.
Jack Hartley is the unit's com
manding officer.
Headquarters company, 2nd
battalion, 413th infantry regi
ment, will attend summer camp
A igust 19 to 31 at the Yakima
firing range. The unit has about
27 Army Reserve members. Maj.
Robert A. Elliott is commanding
officer.
About 56 Reserve troops of
headquarters company. 417th
engineer's brigade, will attend
summer camp July 22 to Aug
3 at the Yakima firing range.
The unit is commanded by Col.
William H. Prentice.
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Tribune
11, 1957
held for them at the Milnes home later in the
afternoon. The purpose of their visit, as in
1955, was to exchange ideas with local cham
ber members and sho,w the children the
"sights" of more metropolitan Medford.
Above, Russ Jamison, Clyde Fichtner and Vic
Milnes talk with Salmon River school teacher
Arielle Brown while four of her students take
their first swim in a pool.
Donors Needed
For Bloodmobi'e
Red Cross bloodmobile offic
ials today reported that 150
more blood donor appointments
are needed if Medford is to meet
its 290 pint quota when the
bloodmobile visits here tomor
row. The bloodmobile unit will be
stationed at the Elks temple from
I 1 to 6 p.m. Two hundred people
have made appointments so far.
Appointments may be made by
phoning SP 3-3813.
Officials said drop-in donors
will be welcome. Blood will
again be accepted from donors
who have had malaria. Previ
ously, former malaria patients
have not been allowed to donate
blood, but may now do so and
their blood will be used in plaz
ma for Civil Defense purposes.
Baby sitter service will be of
fered for housewives who would
not otherwise be able to leave
home long enough to donate
blood, officials said.
Johnsons Are Bound
Over to Grand Jury
Clarence Johnson. 63, and his
wife. Nola. 49. of 781'? Beatty
st., Medford, were bound over
to the grand jury this morning
after appearing for arraignment
in district court on cnarges ot
unlawfully obtaining public
assistance.
The Johnsons, represented by
Gene Piazza and Sam Harbison.
Medford, attorneys, waived pre
liminary hearing and were re
leased on S1.000 bail each.
They were arrested Thursday
by sheriff's deputies after their
13-year-old daughter had applied
for a marriage license. Deputies
said investigation of the John
son's financial status began
when marriage license bureau
officials questioned the daugh
ter's age.
Investigation indicated the
Johnsons received approxi
mately S3. 200 plus medical ex
penses from the Jackson county
welfare department last year.
Both also were working as jani
tors for the Mail Tribune while
receiving welfare aid, reports
state.
Queen Elizabeth Plans
U.S. Visit Oct. 16-21
Washington HP. The White
House announced today that
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Brit
am will visit the United States
Oct. 16-21.
The White House said the
Queen and her husband. Prince
Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh,
would go first to Canada.
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Monthly Radio-TV
Swap With Russia
Favored by U.S.
Duiles Tells of Plan
At News Conference
Washington .'IP Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles said
today the United States favors a
30-minute monthly radio-TV pro
gram on a reciprocal basis with
Russia to inform people in each
country about East-West prob
lems. Dulles told a news confer
ance that the U. S. is pressing
this plan on the Soviet Union.
Proposed in 1955
He said the idea was first
proposed to the Soviet Union by
the U. S., Britain and France
at the Geneva foreign ministers
conference in 1955.
Dulles said he lias doubts as
to value of a one-shot appear
ance such as that of Soviet Com
munist Party boss Nikila
Khrushchev on a recent Ameri
can radio television network
program.
"We should have an opportun
ity on a regular reciprocal basis
to speak to each other's peo
ples," Dulles said.
Rusi Opposed Plan
He recalled that the big three
proposals in 1955 envisaged a
monthly 30-minute program
which Russia opposed then, and
presumably docs now.
Dulles said leading Ameri
cans could participate in such a
monthly broadcast or telecast to
the Soviet Union.
He said he would be delight
ed for example, if the Russians
wanted to carry a filmed version
of one of his weekly news con
ferences. Or he said he would
welcome a special news confer
ance geared to Soviet-American
relations.
Central Point Tax
Levies To Be Down
Next Fiscal Year
Central Point Total tax lev
ies for fiscal year 1957-58 for
Central Point will be S25.424.
with a millage rate estimated at
less than 16 mills, according to
Mayor Donald E. Faber. Both
figures are down from this year.
These figures were determined
at a special meeting of the city
council last night, and at a meet
ing of the budget committee
which followed.
The budget committee cut sev
eral small expenditures and cor
rected minor errors which caused
erroneous calculations in the
budget as published in a weekly
newspaper last week.
Council Reconvenes
After the budget committee
meeting, the city council recon
vened and called a public hear
ing on the budget for July 8.
In the budget as it now stands,
total estimated expenditures are
$103,407.75; total estimated re
ceipts are $106,983.75. This
leaves an amount necessary to
balance (for which taxes must be
levied) of $25,424.
Rata Decrease
The 1956-57 millage rate was
16.9 compared to the expected
less than 16 mill rate for the
coming year. The rate decreased
despite a slight increase in taxes
needed. The reduction is possible
because of a higher assessed
valuation of Central Point prop
erty. Total assessed valuation for
Central Point in 1957-58 is $1.
701.348.59. The figure for 1956
57 was SI. 507. 639.
Present at last night's budget
committee meeting were regular
committee members and Mayor
Faber, city attorney Kent Black
hurst, city auditor Leland Knox,
former city recorder Arden Pink
ham, and city recorder Lyle
Paul. Pinkham served as special
consultant to the committee.
Cheney, Ewaldsen Are
Director Candidates
Francis Cheney and Otto A.
Ewaldsen are the only candi
dates for a position on the Med
ford board of education in the
election Monday. June 17.
Deadline for filing candidacy
petitions was 5 p.m. yesterday.
Cheney and Ewaldsen, present
board chairman whose term ex
pires this year, filed for a five
year term as board director.
Election of directors in all
county school districts will be
held June 17. One director will
be elected in each district.
Planners Discuss
Annexation Effects
The Medford planning com
mission has decided there is a
need to '"stop and digest" effects
of recent annexations to the
city.
The commission devoted about
a half-hour of its meeting last
night discussing the problem.
It was pointed out about 3,500
acres have been annexed to the
city in the past two years, which
means the size of Medford has
more than doubled. Members
also noted annexation has solved
many problems, including need
for sanitation and more build
ing lots.
Consider Cost
However, they said there is a
need to consider the cost of pres
ent city services and to prevail
on other sources, such as the
county, to increase financial par
ticipation. They emphasized a
need to know when to stop an
nexing property in order to
guard against loading the city
with too heavy financial obliga
tion. It was also mentioned that an
nexing too many areas to the
city could result in "diluting"
too thinly the city's services.
Members of the commission
suggested some good could come
of holding joint meetings on the
matter with the county court,
city water commission and pub
lic works department. It was in
dicated that meetings of this
type would be arranged in the
near future.
Direct Effects
Water Superintendent Robert
Lee pointed out that actions of
the planning commission and the
council, particularly on annexa
tions and zone changes, have di
rect effects upon operations of
the water department.
In other business last night,
the commission called a special
meeting for 7:30 p.m. Monday,
June 24, when a hearing will be
held on rezoning from single
family to light industrial, four
lots facing North Pacific high
way in the recently annexed
Berrydale addition. The property
is owned by L. E. Juniper of
Pacific Machinery company.
Frank VanDyke, Medford attor
ney representing Juniper, said
his client desires to construct
business building there.
A hearing will be held at the
commission's next regular nice:
ing, Monday, July 8, to adopt
new regulations governing sub
divisions. The regulations were
prepared by Hahn, Wise and As
sociates, planning consultants
from Redwood City, Calif.
Tables Report
The commission tabled a re
port on the proposed Edgemont
subdivision south of Barnett rd.
and east of Crsetbrook rd. Ralph
Pierce submitted a tentative plat
of the subdivision several
months ago. Several revisions
were suggested by the commis
sion at that time, but it was re
ported at last night's meeting
that the subdivider has evi
denced a lack of interest in ma
king the changes.
Members of the commission
denied a petition submitted by
A. W. Adams requesting a
change of setback from 20 feet
to 9 feet for property at 13th and
Hamilton sts. Adams said he
needed the additional space for
building expansion. The commis
sion recommended to the city
council that negotiations be un
dertaken for the city to acquire
Girl
Injured
in Fall
From
Moving
Vehicle
Paula Harris. 3-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Harris.
1792 Houston rd.. Medford, suf
fered head abrasions this morn
ing when she fell from a car
traveling north on the Phoenix
bypass, Highway 99, according
to state police.
The girl was taken to Rogue
valley hospital by Medford am
bulance service. Hospital attend
ants said late this morning her
condition was "satisfactory" but
did not know the extent of her
injuries.
According to police the acci
dent occurred when the girl pull
ed down on the door handle
while playing in the car. The
vehicle was operated by Pauline
Baker. 1526 Camp Baker rd.,
Medford, police said. Mrs. Har
ris was a passenger in the car.
Park Facilities
To Open Saturday
The north entrance road to
Crater Lake National park.
Highway 209, will be opened
Wednesday morning to two-way
traffic and tourist facilities at
the park will open this week
end. according to Tom Williams,
park superintendent.
The highway will be narrow
in spots but will be safe for two
way traffic, Williams said. The
park lodge, dining room and
tourist cabin facilities will open
Saturday, June 15, he said. He
added it may be three weeks
before park rrews clear the rim
road to traffic.
all or part of the Adams lot.
Adams had requested the city
acquire the entire lot if his pet
ition were denied.
Committe Named
A committee was appointed to
investigate a petition from Alvin
C. Lucas for change of setback
on his property on the southeast
corner of Oak and Clark sts.
Lucas is requesting the change
in order to expand a garage
there. Named to the committee
were Don Root and W. E. Ruck,
newly-appointed member of the
commission.
A committee appeared before
the commission last night to ask
advice on the proposed annexa
tion of about 47 acres of prop
erty west of South Peach st.
and south of Stewart ave. The
commission requested the water
commission and public works de
partment to submit complete re
ports on the area before annex
ation proceedings begin.
Employment Gain
Continues in May
In Jackson County
The seasonal gain in employ
ment continued during May. but
the general level of employment
was below the period of a year
ago, John J. Patton, manager of
the Medford office of the Ore
gon State Employment service,
said today.
Unemployment in Jackson
county as of May 31 was esti
mated at 965. Patton said. The
figure is 37 per cent below last
month and 61 per cent above the
same time a year ago, when sea
sonal employment was more ad
vanced. Much of the recent reduction
in unemployment has been due
to regular employees being
called back after temporary lay
offs, Patton said. There was rela
tively little new hiring compared
to that usually experienced at
this time of the year, Patton said.
Migration Heavy
Migration into the area, he
noted, continues to be heavy
with some people seeking new
locations. Many are unskilled or
semi-skilled men who have been
displaced by the reduction in em
ployment in both construction
and lumber industries.
Unskilled labor is plentiful at
the present, he noted, but some
skjlled occupations are in short
supply. School closing the last
few days in May released high
school students who were look
ing for summer work or perma
nent jobs.
Work opportunities are ex
pected to increase slowly during
the next 60 days, but the next
large demand will not come until
the start of the pear harvest in
August, Patton said. A consider
able shortage of labor is antici
pated due to crop activity reach
ing a peak in many places at that
time, he added.
361 Enroll in Summer
School at College
Ashland A total of 361 en
rolled by late yesterday for sum
mer school classes at Southern
Oregon college. Classes started
today, but students may register
throughout this week, college of
ficials said.
Last year at this time. 345 had
enrolled for summer school. Of
the total this year. 28 are vete
rans, compared to 55 a year ago.
Among those enrolling were
97 men compared to 100 a year
ago .and 264 women, compared
to 245 last year.
"Leggo! You're Interfering With Our Rites"
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Involvement of
U.S. Navy Hinted;
Autopsy Performed
No Statement From
Coroner's Inquest
Chichester. England W
British police enshrouded the
case of the headless frogman in
wartime secrecy today on direct
orders from the government of
Prime Minister Harold Mac
millan. There were hints the U.S.
Navy might be involved.
A day and night guard was
mounted at the mortuary where
the body lay and a coroner's
inquest called for today, was
expected to adjourn immediate
ly without a statement.
Believed To Be Crabb o
The body was generally be
lieved to be that of former Navy
frogman Lionel (Busier) Crabb,
a Naval hero who disappeared
beneath the Soviet cruiser Ord
zhonikidze during last year's
Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai
Bulganui visit.
Mrs. Margaret Crabb, 43-year-old
ex-wife of the Royal Navy
commander, was summoned to
Chichester for the inquest and
a possible identification of the
body which has lain beneath the
waters for 14 months. She said
Crabb had two deformed toes.
Bt't any official findings re
mained secret and the British
press fell back on the specula
tion which has marked the cold
war mystery from the begin
ning. One. The Daily Express,
said Crabb had died while car
rying out a hush-hush assign
ment for the U.S. Navy.
Death Never Confirmed
Crabb's death was never offi
cially confirmed. The Admiralty
admitted he disappeared while
diving near the Soviet cruiser,
reported to be of secret new
design below the waterline, and
said he was "presumed" to be
dead.
Today Daily Express corres
pondent Chapman Pincher re
ported from Washington that
Crabb had approached U.S.
Navy headquarters in London
offering to examine the hull of
the Ordzhonikidze on the Navy's
- (behalf. He said the Navy agreed
and that Britain gave tacit as
sent. Findings Not Ascertained
Doctors studied the body yes
terday and during the night to
see whether the frogman had
died by accident or violence.
There had been speculation lie
was killed by Sovi-H frogmen
who caught him swimming be
neath their ship.
But the doctors' findings were
not ascertained. Aside from the
fact an autopsy was performed
there was little to go on. Dr.
Donald King, consultant patholo
gist to a Chichester hospitals
group, told newsmen his autopsy
had not determined the cause
of death.
Salem 'U"i A proclamation
designating June as City of
Hope Month in Oregon has been
signed by Gov. Robert D.
Holmes.
Weather
FORECAST: ronnldf nhte
rloudinfij thrnueh Udnk
dav. with a rhan of some
lieht rain lht vninc and
Isolated showers Wednesday
afternoon. I.ow tonight 55,
high Wednesday 78.
Temp.
Hithest Yesterdav HZ
Lowest this Morning 51
Our Skies Tonight
sunrise 4:34 a n.
nns.et 7:4 t m.
The Moon rie at 7:17 p.m.
nd rtriex low.
Fult Moon Wednesday 2.02 a.m.
PROMINENT STAR
Spira. in the aouth-
wet 10:35 p.m.
VISIBLE PLACETS
Saturn, leads the Moon.
Venus, sets . p m.
Mars, setn 9:33 p m.
Jupiter, low in west 12:08 a.m.