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Election of officers was held at the Knights of Pythias building. Pendletwi was choen as the site for next year's Eagles con vention. A parade in downtown Med ford Saturday taj- drill teams and drum and bugle corps climaxed the state organization's conven tion. Outgoing president is Clem Roskoski, Portland. Other officers elected include Bill Bisoni. Portland, vice presi dent: Mark Rusher. Pendleton, chaplain: Bill Kent. Coos Bay, conductor; Jack Weber. Med ford, inside guard: Kenneth Res- trom, Nyssa. outside guard: C. N. Bennett, McMinnville; Marvin Hamstrert. Klamath Falls; and Harold Manney. Hermiston, all trustees. Elected president nf the lady's atate auxiliary was Grayce John- on. Pendleton. Also elected to auxiliary posts were Wuanita Walter. Prineville, vice president; Louise Rogers. La Grande, chaplain; Zoe Wil liams, The Dalles, conductor; Mary Chapman. Salem, secre tary; Barbara Jacques. Nyssa, treasurer; Opal Havlina. Bend, inside guard; Mary Odegaard, Lakeview. outside guard: Car i Kne Roskoski, Portland; Lucil e Lawson. Eugene: Mclba Klatt, Medford: Mable Thomas. Tilla mook; and Irene Cliastain. all trustees: Iris Enck. Salem; mus ician: and Mary Brown. Pendle ton, membership director. Record High Merest Collected on Funds Jackson county collected a rec ord high of S40. 718 50 interest on county government funds dur ing 1556-57. according to Treas urer Karl Janouch. Janouch said he collected S32, 0fi5.07 of the total interest from hanks throughout the county Friday. He said substantial in terest was also earned on school and other funds in the 1956-57 fiscal year. Interest on county government funds the previous year totaled $25,540.79. which was also a rec ord figure The treasurer will ilose his 1956-57 books on Mon day. Sports Bulletins Seatll IP A two -run homer by Bill Causion in th seventh inning powered Holly wood to a 6-3 Pacific Coast league victory over Seattle last night and gave the Stars a 4-1 lead in the series. John Kovenx cracked a three-run homerun with one out in the ninth inning to give the Medford Cheney Studs a 5 to 2 triumph over the Drain Black Sox in a non-league semi-pro baseball game at the fairgrounds diamond here. Hon Bowen solo homered for Drain in th eighth inning. Col. John Nickerson Fined, Reprimanded Huntsville, Ala. W Col. John C. Nickerson, Jr. Saturday was fined, reprimanded and de prived of his rank for a year for his admitted carelessness with military secrets in a "Billy Mitchell fight for the army s guided missiles. A 10-membcr court martial board fined the 41-year-old col onel $1,500 and took away for year his rights even to order Program Planned By Y For July 4 Two' thousand dollars worth of fireworks will be used in the YMCA second annual fireworks show about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4, at the Medford High school stadium. "Americana" will be the theme of this year's show. Cliff Mc Ginty, chairman, has beer, work ing with the Southern Oregon Timing association and Jerry Lausman in constructing a set of ground display and colored lights. Some of the additions to the show will be a star bomb, which will rise out of the ground in cofbred floral fire wreaths. Preliminary events are sched uled to start at 7:45 p.m. with a hot rod and home made car dem onstration by the Southern Ore gon Timing association, the Wheelers and other car clubs. At 8 p.m. Medford policemen and firemen will present a dem onstration of firefighting equip ment. The fireworks show; will begin when darkness occurs. John Lusk will be organ accom panist for the show. The fire works display will be directed by Glenn Jennings, with Howard Lage. Gary Shaffer and others assisting. Proceeds from the show will be used in developing the Dia mond Lake YMCA camp. Instal lation of showers and sanitation facilities are planned this year. as well as improvement of equip ment on the water front. National Guardsmen Return to Medford More than 200 Medford Na tional Guard troops returned home about 1 p.m. yesterday aft er two weeks of tactical combat training at Ft. Lewis, Wash. The "active duty" period was climaxed Thursday with a re view honoring Brig. Gen. Fred erick L. Weigand. who is retir ing as the assistant division com mander of Oregon. All Oregon units participated. Earlier in the week a two day one-night bivouac was held in a wooded area" several miles from a large tent city where 9. 000 Oreson and Washington Guard troops made their base. Here field problems and range maneuvers were set up to re semble a realistic combat situa tion. Late Friday afternoon Med ford Guard troops, of Headquar ters company and Company A, 1st battalion. 186th regiment. Oregon National Guard, boarded pullman cars for the return trip to Medford. hall Friday. The outgoing president usually is included in the club. Officers for the new year were elected yesterday, the last day of the three-day state Eagles convention. Photo by Tompkins, Convention Photographer). a buck private to sweep out his office, if he gets an office. Nickerson's lawyer called the sentence a "magnificent victory," since the colonel could have re ceived up to 30 years at hard la bor. Appears Jubilant Nickerson, appearing jubilant at the light sentence, indicated he would not appeal. The sentence, however, will be reviewed automatically by the commande- of the third army, Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Hick ey, in Atlanta and by an ex amination board in the Judge Advocate General's office in Washington It can be lightened even more but reviewing author ities cannot increase it. Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, who was a target of sharp criticism by Nickerson for his order giving the air force control over 1,500-mile range missiles, declined comment on the sentence, as did army secre tary Wilber Brucker. Technically, Nickerson, as field coordination officer, had no command at Redstone arsenal here. But when he is transferred, which Washington sources said would come this week, he will have to be assigned to a duty where it will not be necessary for him to give orders to sub ordinates. Grants Pass Girl Reported Missing Grants Pass More than 500 volunteers, state police and Jo sephine county sheriff's deputies late Saturday were searching for Sheryl Lee Johnston, 5, of Grants Pass, reported missing since 5 p.m. yesterday from I Mattson park near here. State police said the girl was last seen playing among some rocks on the banks of Rogue riv er which runs through te park. Dragging operations on the river were not scheduled until early today, police said. Several small boys later re ported they saw the girl wander into a heavily wooded area, which led searching parties to canvass the countryside near the river, according to police. The girl was visiting at the park with friends of her parents at the time, police said. Washington (IP Scientists said Saturday they hope to get some good out of evil fallout by using it to trace vast air move ments which determine earth's weather. Mayflower Newport. R.I. OP The Mav flower II faced the most cliff i- cult task of its trans-oceanic voy- age Saturday as it tried to meet a strict New York reception timetable. The 92-foot replica ship was scheduled to depart from its third port of call. Newport, at 8 a.m. on the final leg of a trip that has been alternately two weeks late and two hours early. The Mayflower II. due to star in a huge land-sea-air reception Freight Smashes Into Streamliner; Six Known Dead More Than 20 Hurt In Kentucky Mishap Guthrie, Ky. W A freight train smashed into the side of a Chicago to Miami streamliner, The Dixieland, near a railway station here late Saturday knock ing over the diner and derailing five other cars. Officials of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, which oper ated both trains, said six per sons were known dead and 21 were injured. H. E. Webb, an undertaker and the mayor of this town just north of the Tennessee border. said the injured numbered 25 or more. "The freight train just hit the side of the passenger train," the superintendent of the L&N's Louisville Division said. He was not sure exactly how it hap pened. Two Tracks Cross The accident occurred at a spot where two tracks crossed The streamliner, moving slowly southward through town on the main line, was rammed and six of its cars were sent reeling off the tracks. J. T. Smith, fireman on the freight, said he could see as his train approached the crossing that "we weren't going to make it" without a collision. He said he and the brakeman jumped but that the engineer, Walter Rasberry, "didn't have time to jump." 29 Freight Cars There were 29 cars on th freight, including two engines and the Dixieland carried 13 cars. Witnesses said one of the freight's engines hit one car on the streamliner, breaking it loose from the rest. The other engine ripped into the diner. Twenty or more ambulances sped to the scene from towns in both states and the injured were taken to "a "number of dif ferent hospitals in several towns. Railroad officials said about 300 passengers were on the Dixieland. Presumably, only a few crewmen were on the freight, bound from Louisville to Memphis. Kelly to Be Sworn In as Judge Monday Edward C. Kelly, newly ap pointed judge for Oregon's first judicial district, will be sworn into office Monday at 9 a.m. in the new circuit courtroom of the Jackson county courthouse. Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna will administer the oath to Kelly. Several representatives of the Jackson County Bar association are expected to be present at the public installation ceremony. Kelly, who has practiced law in Medford since 1927, was ap pointed judge on June 14 by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. The ap pointment followed creation of a third judgeship in this district by the legislature. Already serv ing in the district are Judge Hanna of Jacksonville and Judge Orval Millard of Grants Pass. Kelly's term will extend until the next general election in No vember. 1948. The Kelly law firm will be maintained by his daughter, Noreen, who is also Medford municipal judge, and his son. Bernard, who recently completed military service and has been doing post graduate work in Washington, D.C. Weather FORECAST: Fair today and Monday. Charier of thunder storm! over the mountains Mondav afternoon. Uich to dav 86, lnw tonight 50, high Monday n?. Hichm VetterdaT -1 Lowest Yesterday . 50 Our Skies Tonight Sunrie 4:17 a.m. Sunset :53 p.m. The Moon set 9:48 p.m. and is in Perijee. The planet. Mars, is now in the constellation. Cancer. In lt hack c round tonijchl is lranus. a telesmpir planet revolvinr around the Sun well beyond Saturn. II Facing Hard Task at New York Monday morning will be towed the 124-mile dis tance with scheduled off-shore stops designed only to keep the ship on the reception timetable. Staid Newport was shocked and somewhat embarrassed when the Mayflower II pulled into port three hours ahead of its scheduled, arrival Friday. In stead of the planned full-scale welcome, the tiny ship was tow ed to a point in Newport harbor with scarcely a whistle. Wamin oised Jury Unanimous in Innocfent Verdict Of Mayor Schrunk Jubilant Crowd Hears Decision in Court Portland an A Circuit Court jury here Friday night took less than two hours to re turn a unanimous vedict of in nocent in the perjury trial of Mayor Terry D. Schrunk. The verdict, read at 6:38 p.m. touched off the wildest demon stration seen in a Portland court room in recent history and it was rapped to silence only long enough for Judge James W. Crawford to poll the nine wom en and three men on the jury and then adjourn the court. A jubilant crowd of nearly 200 well wishers crowded for ward to congratulate Mayor Schrunk and his tearful family. Returns to Desk The city's chief executive, who faced a five-year prison term if he had been convicted on the perjury charge, returned to his desk in city hall Saturday determined to get on with the job he assumed in January. The state had charged Schrunk with perjuring himself when he denied before a grand jury last summer that he accepted a bribe trom a gambler. A trio of assist ant attorneys general who prose cuted the case had called Robert F. Kennedy of the Senate Labor Rackets committee staff as one of its stellar witnesses. One of the chief accusers of Schrunk had been racketeer and convict ed wire tapper James B. Elkins. The dramatic return of the jury during the dinner hour Fri day and its reading of the verdict was witnessed by Portlanders in their homes via the first tele vision cameras over to be per mitted to telecast a court pro ceedings live west of the Rock ies. Indictments Pending The fate of Schrunk concern ing four indictments still pend ing against him is up to the attorney-general Robert Y. Thornton. Mayor Schrunk has four in dictments still standing against him. They are: Agreeing to re ceive a bribe as a public of ficer, illegally obtaining wire taps, conspiracy for subornation of perjury, conspiracy to illegal ly obtain wiretaps. The consensus of opinion of lawyers around Portland, not connected with the case at all, is that the four remaining indict ments will be thrown out. Attorney-General Thornton is outof state attending an at-tornevs-eeneral convention at Sun Valley, Idaho, and he was not available for comment on the situation. Harry Birch Named State Commander Pendleton (W Election of officers was held here Friday at the annual Veterans of For eign Wars encampment. Elected new commander was Harry A. Birch, 52, Medford, of the Shady Cove Post. Birch serv ed in both World Wars and is a Medford building supplier. His senior vice-commander is former St. Paul, Minn., Army Major Jerry Leibel. Leibel, 44. belongs to Willamette Post 293 in Eugene. Harriet Shumaker of Portland Police Post Auxiliary 2807 was elected President of the Auxili ary unit. Wayne E. Richards. Command er-in-Chief of the VFW, flew into Pendleton early Friday. to speak to the some 1000 VFW's gather ed here. The delegates at the encamp ment voted to hold next year's encampment at Redmond, Ore. The early arrival was in mark ed contrast with the two-week delay in the ship's arrival at both Provincetown and Plym outh, Mass., on its 54-day ocean crossing. Capt. Allan Villiers, explain ed the early arrival as the result of a strong following tide as the ship was towed through the Cape Cod Canal. He said the ship han dles best at four knots and he could take no chances in order ing towing speed reduced. 9 In A I r V " ' V - ,..- 1 1 f f i ffiV FOREST PANORAMA From lofty Dutchman peaK in the Siskiyous, Forest Service Lookout Hal VonStein can see for about a hundred miles in any direction. Other lookouts in southern Oregon, both the state forestry department and the U. S. forest service, are now manned, ready for the coming forest fire season. (See story on page 12). Resources Discuss Rogue Bill The stale vatcr resources board will discuss its study of the Rogue River basin and the flood control bill recently intro duced by Congressman Charles O. Porter Monday at a meeting in Medford. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. in the Jackson county court house. The bill drafted by Porter would authorize several flood control projects in the Rogue Material Witness Held in Rost Case Santa Rosa, Calif W A material witness in the unex plained death of Eureka Fisher man Elwood V. Rost was held by Sonoma county authorities Sat urday. Sheriff's officers held Calixto Galvez of Stockton pending fur ther investigation into the my sterious death of the 38-year-old Rost whose body was found off Bodega bay last week end. Rost died from a deep stab wound at the base of the neck. His wife had reported him miss ing June 16 and said she feared her husband "had met with foul play." Sheriff's deputies emphasized no charges had been filed against Galvez. They said he had volun tarily agreed to remain in cus tody until his story could be checked. Deputies said Galvez was a known companion of Homer Gib son, believed to be the last per son to see Rost alive. Gibson has been sought since Rost's body was found. He has not been apprehended. astion udrey ... . JOs ... 9- f- Board to basin, including a high dam at Lewis creek. Board members will consider effects from the in troduction of this bill on then study of the basin. The Army Corps of Engineers has been sur veying the basin to determine feasibility of a flood control and reclamation program but have not completed their report. Umpqua Project Robert Root of Medford, mem ber of the board, will give a pro gram committee report regard ing the staff draft of the Ump qua basin program. L. C. Bin- ford of Grants Pass will report on a meeting of the Columbia River Compact commission at Spokane, Wash., June 20 and 21 Other reports to be given at the meetini; will include a fin ancial report as of May 30; sec retary's report by Don Lane; chief engineer's report by E. J. Watson; field representative's re port by Quentin Bowman; and state engineer's report by Lewis A. Stanley. Vincent A. Oslrom, newly ap pointed board member, will be introduced at the meeting. He was appointed by Gov. Robert D. Holmes to fill the unexpired term of the late H. E. Maxey. Phil towry fo Speak At Roundtable Meeting State Sen. Phil Lowry will give the first in a series of leg islative reports for the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce roundtable Monday noon in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel. The roundtable meetings are open to the public. Representa tives Al Littrcll and Robert Duncan will give legislative re ports on the two succeeding weeks. Hurricane Disaster,, Shows 150-167 Dead In Coastal Stales 3,000 Injured, Sick; Bodies Being Found Lakes Charles. La. HP A bitter argument developed last night over whether the victims and the survivors of hurricane Audrey's terrible onslaught along the Louisiana coast were warned to flee in time. A clearer picture of the dis aster was emerging from official sources; 1.205 homes in Cameron Parish, La., destroyed and 100 more badly damaged. In addition to the damage and misery hurricane Audrey visited Buffalo, N.Y. UP! Hurri cane Audrey swept into Can ada Saturday after cutting a 1.500-mile path from the Lou isiana coast to Lake Ontario. The first hurricane of the season had lost some of its punch as it slashed through southern and midwestern states. But it whipped up rain, thunder, lightning and a few tornadoes that claimed new victims and smashed mora property. upon Louisiana Thursday, it left 11 dead and six million dollars worth of damage in Texas and killed 19 other persons as it dove north of Louisiana into Canada. Charges Leveled Survivors charged that tha New Orleans weather bureau, which predicted the hurricane's movements, said it would hit the coast Thursday night and that it actually hit Thursday morn ing. Cameron, a fishing town of 2,500 population on the Louis iana coast, and half-a-dozen vil lages were engulfed between 9 and 10 a.m. Thursday by a giant tidal wave. The impression seemed to be growing among leaders close to the tragedy that the eventual total of dead in Louisiana would turn out to be around 150. Bodies Recovered Sixty-one bodies were recover ed. Some, identified, were par celled out to undertakers. A boatload of ice was shipped up from the Texas coast to preserve the others in the icehouse at Cameron. United press reporter James M. Flinchum returned last night to Lake Charles from Cameron on the sheriffs boat wmcn. brought in 17 bodies. Flinchum told of finding the bodies of a mother and three children, all bound together with quarter-inch rope. He said it ap peared the woman had tied her children to her in a vain at tempt to save their lives. Bodies on Fence Welcome W. Wilson, a region al civil defense administrator, told of the discovery of 35 bod ies entangled in a fence two , iles north and eight miles east of Cameron. He said the bodies apparently washed into the fence. The bodies were to be picked up by motor boat, sealed in plastic bags and flown to Lake Charles by helicopter. Flinchum found the commun ity of Holly Beach demolished. Johnson Bayou, another com munity, was 75 per cent wreck ed. Grand" Chenier, where 700 persons lived, was demolished. All these points are 30 to 40 miles below Lake Charles. (See stories on page 7) All But Rath Sign County Budget All members of the Jackson county budget committee who intended to sign the 1957-5S county budget have done so, it was reported Friday night. Members of the county court. who are also members f the budget committee, signed the budget last week. Signatures of Chairman Tom Wray and Arn old Bohnert, committee mem ber, were obtained Friday. Roger Rath of Ashland, an other committee member, re fused to sign the budget because of a S104.000 item designated as an agricultural and horticul tural research station sinking fund, to which he has ieeeej op posed.
