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Scientist Kills Self Rather
Than Face House Committee
Suicide Letter
Tells Resentment
Oyer Intrusion
Hearing Said Threat
To Life, Livelihood
Pacific Grove, Calif. HP
William K. Sherwood, a cancer
research scientist, killed himself
early Sunday rather than ap
pear before a subcommittee of
the House Un-Amcricari Activ
ities committee.
A committee spokesman said
he may hav taken with him in
death information "that would
have been significant to the se
curity of this country." He said
Sherwood s testimony had been
considered an "very valuable,"
that the committee planned to
offer him immunity to prosecu
tion in return for it.
Scientific colleagues of Sher
wood, 41, sid he was a "bril
liant" scientist. He completed .
paper Friday describing work
through which he believed he
may have established a link be
tween cancer, schizophrenia and
mmp kinds of heart disease.
Sherwood was found dying at
the Hopkins Marine laboratory
by his wife, Barbara. He had
taken poison.
Threat of Publicity
He had left a letter saying:
"my Jife and my livelihood are
now threatened by the House
committee. '
"I will be in two days assas
sinated by publicity ... I would
love to spend the next few years
in laboratories, and I would hate
to spoul them in jail."
A friend. Oakland attorney
ertram Edises. made public a
statement which he said Sher
wood had intended to read to
the committee.
"The committee's trail is
strewn with blasted lives and
the wreckage of youthful car
eers." the statement said. It said
he resented "the intrusion of the
House committee because it cau
s me to lose precious time
from work which is of import
ance to humanity."
Edises said Sherwood had be
come very upset when he learn
ed two days ago that the com
mittee intended to televise its
hearings. He wrote a colleague
that he had "a fierce resentment
of being televised."
Sherwood had been called as
a result of testimony at a Chi
cago hearing in December, 1955.
A witness. Allen Heald. told the
committee that he had been in
vited to participate in a "Com
munist discussion group" in
1938 He said the original con
tact for the group was Victor
Perlo. identified by the commit
tee spokesman as a "Communist
party functionary." Heaid testi
ficd that Perlo was succeeded
by "Bill Sherwood
The scientist Sherwood was!
subpoenaed as a result of this
testimony and "other informa
tion we are not at liberty to di
vulge" the spokesman said.
Honolulu IP Japan's new
Premier Nobusuke Kishi landed
here for a brief stopover today oldest father, the youngest father
en route to Washington for "aland oldest married couple. A
frank and friendly exchange of
views with President Eisenhow
er on matters of common inter
est and concern."
Eastern Half of Country
Sokes in 90 Degree Heat
By UNITED PRESS
The eastern half of the nation
sweltered in the year's first ma
r heat wave today in the wake
of killer storms that caused
flood disasters at St. Louis, Mo.,
and other points in the . Mid
west. At least 20 persons were kill
ed in week end storms that
dumped record rains on the St.
Louis area. Flash floods drove
s.-irr 6.000 persons from their
homes in the area, but many of
them began returning Sunday as
the racing waters receded.
Swimmers Drown
Swimming accidents also has
claimed a heavy toll of lives as
millions of persons thronged to
parks and beaches Sunday in an
effort to escape the 90-degree
plus temperatures.
Eleven persons drowned In
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DERBY CHAMPION Johnny
Mrs. John D. Bowman, of Ashland, was awarded the grand
champion trophy for the best string of catfish at the 21st an
nual catfish derby at TouVelle State park yesterday. Above,
Derby Queen Nancy Picard looks over his catch. Johhny
caught the fish, all of which measured more than a foot long,
from Hiatt lake on night crawlers. The largest fish, entered by
Elasha Warn of Medford, measured more than 17 inches.
Catfish Derby Prize
Won by Ashland Boy
Johnny Bowman, 13-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Bowman, of Ashland walked
away with the grand champion
trophy at the 21st annual cat
fish derby sponsored by the Med
ford 20-30 club at Touvelle park
yesterday.
Other awards in the catfishing
contest went to Doug Phaff for
the most catfish; Elasha Warn,
the largest; and Douglas Paine,
Grants Pass, the smallest. Jules
Pandois, Jacksonville, was
awarded a prize for being the
oldest fisherman.
Several thousand persons were
on hand to watch various con
tests and activities during the
afternoon.
Entertainment c o n s i s ted of
musical numbers by students of
the Muzzioli School of the Ac
cordion, and pupils of the Thur
ston and Colleen Hope dance
studios as well as a square dance
performed on horseback by the
Medford Trail Riders.
Other Events
Other events included a bub
ble gum, pie eating and balloon
blowing contests and prizes were
awarded for the youngest mar
ried couple, the person with the
reddest hair, the most freckles
and to the owner of the oldest
car at the derby. There was also
a fat man and fat lady contest,
and awards were given to the
boys and girls sack race was al
so held.
Richard Schuchard was master
of ceremonies and Queen Nancy
New England and one died in s
ooaung accident, six person?
each drowned in Michigan and i
Wisconsin, four each in Indiana
and Illinois, and two in New
Jersey.
At Scranton, Pa., three golf
ers were killed Sunday and
three others were injured when
a bolt of lightning struck a tree
where they had taken shelter
during a rainstorm. A physician
at the Scranton Country club
said ail three men died instantly.
8.72 Inches Of Rain
A total of 8.72 inches of rain
swamped St. Louis in little more
than 13 hours during a record
downpour Friday night and Sat
urday. Belleville, 111., south
east of St. Louis, was flooded
with a 13.75-inch rainfall. Am
ounts up to 10 inches and more
were common throughout the
area.
3, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE
Bowman, 13, son of Mr. and
Picard and her court reigned
over the Derby, assisted by
Frank Perl. Princesses included
Sylvia Baker, Caron Lcffler,
president, Paul Morris; first vice
president. Jack Veal; second vice
Sharon Blickenstaff and Vickie
Palmer.
Officers of the 20-30 club are
president, Loren Soderlund. and
secretary, Murray Smith. Derby
chairmen were Bert Restel, John
Watkin and Don Wells.
Officials of League
To Meet Here Tonight
Action taken by the last state
legislature concerning city gov
ernment will be discussed at i
meeting of city officials from
Jackson and Josephine counties
and representatives of the
League of Oregon Cities here
tonight.
The meeting will be a no-host
dinner at the Jackson hotel be
ginning at 6:30 p.m.
An open forum discussion will
be used to clarify possible effects
recent legislation will have on
municipal government and de
velopment. In addition, reports
will be given on budget and fi
nance problems, annexation and
city service to fringe areas, cities
and the federal highway pro
gram, and the federal planning
assistance program.
A series of 19 similar meet
ings are scheduled by' the
League of Oregon Cities in the
state. Attending the Jackson ho
tel dinner will be League Presi
dent J. W. Barney, city manag
er of Hillsboro; Herman Kehril.
executive secretary. League of
Oregon Cities and director, bur
eau of municipal research and
service, University of Oregon,
and A. M. Westling. planning
and public
works consultant.
bureau of municipal research
and service.
Railroad Passenger
Rate Hearing Completed
Salem 'V Hearing on a five
per cent increase on first class
passenger fares for railroads was
completed today by the Oregon
Pubhr Utility Commission.
C. W. Ferguson, who conduct
ed the hearings, said no opposi
tion tc the increase was made
at the hearing.
Southern Pacific and Union
Pacific railways filed the peti
tion for the increase.
Fefrguson said a recommenda
tion will be made to Commis
sioner Howard Morgan within
30 days.
Tribune
17, 1957
Morse Quits Move
For Speedy Action
On Civil Rights
Fellow Liberals Warned
Of Possible Boomerang
Washington (IP Sen. Wayne
L. Morse (D-Ore.) reversed him
self today and pulled out of a
campaign by Senate liberals to
speed up floor action on the civil
rights bill.
Morse's unexpected move came
as the House prepared for a final
vote late today on President Ei
senhower's civil rights bill.
Sponsors were confident they
could ward off a last-ditch drive
by southern opponents to weak
en the bill- with eight or more
amendments. If the House passes
the bill, as expected, the fight
then will shift to the Senate
Tuesday.
In the House, southerners
staked their main hope of se?
curing a roll call on an amend
ment to require jury trials for
persons accused of violating
court orders against denial of
voting or other civil rights. The
proposal was rejected Friday on
a 199-167 non record vote.
Says He Was Wrong
Morse told the Senate he was
"wrong" when he agreed to join
a liberal move to by-pass the Ju
diciary Committee and have the
House civil rights bill placed on
the Senate calendar as soon as it
is received.
He warned his fellow liberals
that such tactics could boome
rang against them by prompting
their opponents to use the same
procedure to speed action on
measures the liberals oppose.
The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee has been considering its own
bill for several months and there
is no present indication when it
will act. Morse said he would
offer a motion to discharge the
committee from further consid
eration of the bill if it does not
act within a "reasonable time."
McKay Named to
Alaska Highway,
Rail Commission
Washington W Presi
dent Eisenhower today appoint
ed former Interior Secretary
Douglas McKay to be a member
of the Alaska International Rail
and Highway Commission.
All 13 members of the com
mission will serve without com
pensation. It was set up by the 84th Con
gress to study the economic and
military advantages of rail and
highway connections between U.
S. and Alaska.
McKay resigned as interior
secretary last year to run, un
successfully for the Senate seat
of Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.).
McKay new lives in Salem. Ore.
The other 12 members ap
pointed today are:
Sens. Frank A. Barrett (R
Wyo.) and Warren G. Magnuson
(D-Wash.); Reps. Leo W. O'Bri
en (D-N.Y.); Russell V. Mack
(R-Wash.) and B. F. Sisk (D
Calif.); Louis S. Rothschild, un
dersecretary of commerce; Liv
ingston Satterthwaite, director of
the office of transportation and
communcations at the State De
partment; Roger Charles Ernst,
assistant secretary of interior;
Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Browning,
deputy chief of transporation,
Department of the Army; Norton
Clapp, Seattle. Wash.: Charles
G. Burdick. Juneau. Alaska, and
E. L. Bartlett. the delegate from
Alaska in the House of Repre
sentatives. School Directors
To Be Elected Today
Election for director to the
board of edJcation of Medford
school district S94C will be held
this afternoon and evening. Can
didates are Otto A. Ewaldsen
and Francis I. Cheney.
Polling place will be in the
girls' gym of Medford High
school, and will be open between
2 and 8 p.m.
Elections for board directors
are to be held at the same time
in all county school districts.
Price 10c
United Press Full Ltastd W!r
No. 75
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JOHN L. STICKLY
International President
International Club
President To Speak
At Lions Meeting
John L. Stickly, Charlotte,
N. C, International Lions club
president, will be main speaker
at the Oregon Lions convention
in Medford June 20 through 22.
Stickly, his wife and daughter
Nancy will arrive at the Med
ford airport Thursday, June 20,
at 10:40 p.m. They will be
greeted by a large delegation of
Lions as well as the Grants Pass
Cavemen and Mayor John Sni
der. He was elected president of
the International Association of
Lions clubs at the international
convention in Miami, Fla., in
June, 1956. He served the previ
ous year as first vice-president
of the association and has been
active in Lions club work since
1938. He operates his own tex
tile business, is an officer in a
real estate and packaging com
pany and is sole sales represen
tative for a large textile corpor
ation. 1,000 Expected
More than 1,000 members of
Lions clubs in Oregon and sev
eral from Canada are expected
to attend the 33rd annual state
convention. Medford Lions club
is in charge of arrangements as
sisted by Carter, Ashland, Cen
tral Point, Eagle Point, Gold
Hill, Jacksonville, Phoenix,
Prospect, Rogue River, Shady
Cove-Trail, and Talent Lions
clubs.
The state Lady Lions conven
tion will be held at the same
time.
Convention activities planned
include an appearance of the
Van couvcr, British Columbia,
Lions bagpipe band, consisting
of 25 girls, Saturday, June 22,
at noon probably near the Cra
terian theatre, club officials
said. The band is on its way to
the International Lions conven
tion in San Francisco the follow
ing weekend.
Registration Scheduled
Dr. Lee Mellish is general
chairman of the event Registra
tion will start at 10 a.m. Thurs
day in the Jackson hotel. Fri
day's schedule includes business
sessions, a golf tournament, and
airplane trip over Crater Lake.
That evening the governor's
banquet will be held at Hedrick
Junior High school with Stickly
as principal speaker.
Saturday morning club presi
dents and secretaries will be
honored at a breakfast -which
will be followed by a business
session at the Craterian theatre.
An award luncheon will be held
at noon with a Variety show
Friday evening which will pre
cede the governors' ball at 9:30
p.m. at Hedrick Junior High
school.
Convention chairman for the
Ladies Lions are Mrs. Ken
Campbell and Mrs. Lee Mellish.
Bulletin
Washington HP A House
appropriations subcommittee,
in a move lo ward off a threat
ened cutback in mail service
July 1, today approved a 133
million dollar supplemental
fund for the Post Office De
partment. Weather
FORECAST: Cutitirrahl
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fjsv. Low Tonipht 55. H!k
Tuedav S".
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Lowest this mornini 47
Our Skies Tonight
Sunruf 4:.14 a.m.
Sunwt 7:51 p.m.
Moonrise 11:01 p.m.
Last Quarter June 20
PROMINENT STIR
Arrtiirus. high In So. 8:39 p.m.
Well below it In the southeast
are seen the planet. Saturn, and
the sur. An tare. The planet
Is the brighter ot the two.
V3t
At Least 50 Die
In Outburst of
Week End Violence
Political Prisoners
Locked Up in Jails
Porl-Au-Prince Hf Haiti was
precariously quiet early today
under the muzzles of the army
tommyguns that killed at least
50 persons and wounded 200
in a savage outbreak of week
end violence.
The number of political pris
oners clapped into Port-au-Prince's
jails during the clash
was estimated between 500 and
1,000.
Breg. Gen. Antonio Kebreau,
who ousted provisional Presi
dent Daniel Fignole Friday, ap
peared to be intent on stamping
out opposition to his military
junta regime quickly and at any
cost. Fignole fled into exile.
Most of the casualties of the
week end outbreak were sup
porters of Fignole, but a radio
report said the prisoners includ
ed at least one leading partisan
of Sen. Louis Dejoie, another
candidate for president in the
deferred elections.
Roadblocks Thrown Up
Army roadblocks cut off travel
and communication between
Port-au-Prince and the prov
inces, making it impossible to
obtain first-hand reports on con
ditions outside the capital. No
large-scale violence was re
ported. Unconfirmed reports that Do
minican troops are massing along
the border that bisects this tropi
cal island in preparation for an
invasion of Haiti were denied
by Dominican Ambassador Por
firio Basora.
The junta officially acknow
ledged only that 12 persons
were killed and 20 arrested in
the week end disorders, but the
actual casualty figures wen;
known to be much higher.
The trouble started at mid
night Saturday, a few hours
after word of Fignole's safe ar
rival in New York was received
here. Roving bands of Finnol
ists, defying curfew regulations,
surged out of the slums to set
fire to buildings and heave huge
rocks into the streets.
No Americans Hurt
At least one tourist hotel was
stoned by the mobs, but none
of the handful of Americans vis
iting Port-au-Prince was injured
Shady Cove Man
Killed When Car
Rolls Over Sunday
Garland Dale Winkle, 26
Shady Cove, was killed Sunday
morning when the car he was
operating went out of control on
Highway 62 one mile north of
Shady Cove and rolled over sev
eral times.
State police said the vehicle
apparently was traveling at a
high rate of speed before the
accident occurred. The car went
over a slight bank before it
started rolling. Winkle was be
lieved to have been killed in
stantly. Three passengers in the car
suffered minor injuries and were
released after treatment in a
Medford hospital. They are Da
vid K. Holder, 28, Medford; Wil
liam Vance Zimmerlee, 27. Gold
Beach; and Kenneth.(Tex) Burn
ett. 30, Shady Cove.
Winkle's death brought to 1'
the total of traffic fatalities in
Jackson county since Jan. 1. His
body was taken to Conger-Morris
Funeral home, where services
are pending.
Play Directors
All-Night Session; Rehearsals Start
Ashland New names and
well-known players took top hon
ors in the casting for the Ore
gon Shakespearean Festival's
1957 season.
Producing Director Angus L.
Bowmer met with directors Jam
es Sandoe and Robert Loper in
an all-night session last night to
accomplish the task of balanc
ing about 150 roles with the 36
members of the acting company.
Such Festival favorites from
past seasons as Richard Graham,
William Oyler, David O'Brien,
and Rosalyn Newport received
key roles in this summer's sched
ule. Among the newcomers, the
husband-wife team of George
and Margaret Vafiadis. from
TP3E carnH cot-oral rhntro ml.
a,,... i cj.ii t.-
City, Mo.,
will make her Ash-
land debut
in three coveted
parts.
Here is a partial list of the
casting, play-by-play:
"As You Like it," directed by
Bowmer. features Miss Randall
as Rosalind, Vafiadis portraying
Orlando, and last season's "Ju-
liet." Miss Newport, in the role
of Celia. O'Brien, who took the
The Bird That Got Caught In A Badminton Game
Salary Increases Am
Discussed at Hearing
Public hearing on the 1957-58
Jackson county budget of S2,-
900,446.72 was to resume at 1:30
p.m. today in the courthouse
auditorium.
The hearing started at 10 a.m.
and most of the morning was
spent with discussion of pro
posed salary increases for em
ployees in most county depart
ments. About 60 people attend
ed the morning session.
Several county officials and
others voiced support of the pro
posed salary raises, while others.
particularly farmers, spoke
against the proposal.
Much of the salary discussion
appeared aimed at the sheriff's
office. Proponents of raises for
sheriff's deputies pointed out
higher salaries are being paid
elsewhere and there is danger of
local deputies leaving in favor
of higher salaries. They also
noted difficulty in obtaining
qualified men as sheriff's
deputies.
Basis for Feeling
Opponents appeared lo base
their feelings on fear of higher
taxes if salary raises are grant
ed. One man stated, "The gen
eral farmer hasn't made a darn
ed thing over his taxes. We're
told that just over the hill
deputies and others can get
higher salaries and I can't
figure out why they don't go
over the hill. We can't afford to
keep raising salaries.
If this
is going to continue as an agri
cultural county, we're going to
have to do something about
taxes and start right here in the
courthouse."
Mrs. Bereth P. Hopkins, coun
ty clerk who last week prepared
a job classification and salary
survey for key personnel in the
county, pointed out there is
additional expense to the coun
ty in obtaining personnel re
placements and training them.
She also said salaries account
for 45 per cent of the overall
county operation, while salaries
account for 70 to 75 per cent of
the United States average.
Getting More Service
Mrs. Hopkins added if one
person left each county depart
ment it would cost the county
S5.000 more to replace them
than it would to grant the re
quested salary raises. She
further stated. "We are getting
more service from the sheriff's
office than the state police are
furnishing the county . . . and
their salaries should be com
parable to those paid to state
Complete Casting After
title role in "Cymbeline" last
year, will be Touchstone.
Two first-year members of the
company also earned top billing.
Kenneth Geist of New York is
cast as Jaques, and William
Sharp, of Riverside, Calif., as
Duke.
Two veteran and popular play
ers are slated for the key roles
in Sandoe's production of
"Othello." Graham will play the
title role, and Oyler will enact
Iago. Miss Newport, well-remembered
by last year's audiences,
will portray Desdemona, with
Jerry Turner as Roderigo.
Sandoe is also directing "Two
Gentlemen of Verona." featuring
i"'" " r,a'e' " '
as Julia, and Marcia Thayer do-1
inn T iiPoHa Tho lrev rninoHv rnl .
" 6 , . ' n,i,
, t
Jackson, Walla Walla, Wash., as
Speed.
Loper directs the two plays
that round out the season, and
j both have large casts.
"Henry VIII" will complete
the Festival's chronological pre-
! sentation of the history plays on
police officers."
County Commissioner ChesC
Wendt, also' a memer of tlp
budget committee, spoke lo tl(
group in regard to the job claaa
fication survey which calls filF
raises ranging from a few dol
lars to about $300 a year tip
many employees.
He said the county court A
of the opinion that it "doesn't
give the entire picture'' and sail
it Is proposed to have an outsidJJ
professional agency conduct
classification survey for the
county. It was pointfd out tl
survey would cost $6 per job
classification. County Jude
Rodney Keating said a similar
survey in Lane county cost
SI. 500.
i x-xoiessionai ourvey
Jerry Latham, representing
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, and Mrs. Hopkins
pointed out a professional sur
vey has been urged previously
and charged the budget commit
tee with being "a little slow in
acting on it.
Considerable discussion was
also held on the county health
department budget. Dr. A. Erin
Merkel, public health physician,
said his proposed budget was
S24 under his budget for last
year when submitted to the bud
get committee. However, he said
the committee further cut it by
$2,840.
He said such a budget cut
would seriously undermine ef
ficient operations in his depart
ment. Other representatives of
local public health organizations
supported Dr. Merkel's plea for
more money and urged the com
mittee to raise his salary to
make it comparable to salaries
offered to him by departments
elsewhere.
Suppression Crews
Assume Stations
Southwest district of the Ore
gon state department of forestry
was a't full strength for the fire
fighting season today as suppres
sion crew members came on the
job.
.Twenty crewmen had a train
ing session this morning before
assuming their stations. Nine
have been assigned to the head
quarters on Table Rock rd..
three each to McLeod, Pleasant
and Lincoln and one each to
Ashland and Butte Falls.
the Ashland stage, with Graham
in the title role.
Making his first appearance
with the group will be Michael
O'Sullivan of Chicago playing
Wolscy. William Crossett of Se
attle will also debut locally, do
ing the part of Norfolk. O'Brien
is the show's Buckingham. Miss
Randall will be Katherine, and
Mrs. Vafiadis will appear as Ann
Bullen.
On August 23 and 29, Loner's
staging of "Pericles, Prince of
Tyre" will be offered, with Va
fiadis in the title role, Ed Bru
baker as Gower, Jerry Turner in
the part of Pandar, Sharp doing
Boult, Mrs. Vafiadis as Thaisa,
and Jean Cartwright as Marina.
Much doubling was necessary
to fit the 36 members of the act-
ir, m, :, nsn
.
I required by the five plays. Audi-
I tions concluded about 10:30 p.m.
Directors worked until 4 a.m.
today on the cast list, which was
posted for the company this
morning. Rehearsals have al
ready started, with blocking
started on "As You Like It" this
afternoon, and "Othello" sched-
uled for
30 p.m. tonight.