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High Mh lam leata Gommitte Mouse n 52nd Year MEDF United Prou Full Lrwd Wlra 24 Pages Body Discovered Recovery Ends Videspread Hunt By Volunteers Five-Year-Old Girl Mijsing Since Saturday The body of Cheryl Lea John ston, 5-year-old Grants Pass girl missing since Saturday in the Finley dam area on the Rogue river, was recovered late this morning from the river. The body was found near Robertson bridge, about eight miles down stream from Mattson park where she was last seen alive, accord ing to Medford state police of ficers. Her body was spotted from an airplane piloted by Dr. Frank A. Freeburger, a Medford optom itrist. Police said the Josephine county coroner was at the scene and it was assumed the girl had drowned. The youngster had been the object of a widespread search with nearly 1500 volunteers tak ing part in the hunt since she disappeared at 5 p.m. Saturday while on a picnic. She was the daughter of Mrs. Maxine John ston, 414 SE I St., Grants Pass, and Norman Johnston, Chula Vista. Calif. Skin divers, airplanes and boatmen had conducted the ex tensive search, along with nu merous other volunteers who plodded through the wooded area along the stream in the hope that the youngster had wandered off away from the water. Dogs Join Hunt Bloodhounds owned by Nor man Wilson of Dallas, Ore., had joined the search early today and reportedly had picked up a scent and were following a trail, raising hopes that the child might 'be found alive. A light rain fell over the area Monday night but failed to de ter the searchers, many of whom had to crawl through dense un dergrowth on their hands and knees. Permission had been obtained from Washington, DC, to bor row a Bonneville Power Admin istration helicopter to aid in the search. The copter was to ar rive early this afternoon. Porcupine Bounty Reduced in County The Jackson county court yes terday ordered porcupine boun ty reduced from one dollar to 50 cents, effective July 1. The court said reason for the reduction was that a similar re duction has been ordered in Klamath county. It was also or dered that no more than 25 por cupine noses be placed in a sin gle container for presentation at the county clerk's office. Porcupine noses turned in for bounty should be salted and at tached to strings. Members of the court said rules for prepar ation of porcupine noses prior to collecting bounty have not been closely observed lately. Salem ilfl Gov. Robert D. Holmes has appointed Clarence Jackson, operator of a 60-acre filbert orchard in Lane county, to the Oregon State Filbert Commission Police Seek Third Man in Connection With Robbery A man last reported heading into California on Highway 99 is wanted by state police for the armed robbery of a Medford man last night. Grady Allen Conner, apart ment 6 724 Victory St., said he rfjk-as robbed at the point of a gun. Then kicked out of a car on Sun crest road outside of Talent about 9 p.m. Three men. he re ported, took between $500 and $700 cash, a. wallet, ring and wrist watch. At 11:40 p.m. Grants Pass city police arrested two suspects in the robbery. They are Willie Woodrow Wolfe. 36. Los Angeles, Calif., and Glen Eugene. John son, 36, Live Oak, Calif. The KCC?UO Off "You're Drunk fil J 1 I -w: II fagHtM 1 04ft-M uAMuiTMI Mir ti Dulles Sees Eventual Free Governments in Russia and Red China Washington (IP Secretary of I State John Foster Dulles said to day that free governments even tually will supplant Communist despotism in Russia and Re-, China. Dulles told a news conference that changes in the two countries toward free governments even-t-ially will come about by evolu tionary or possibly even revolu tionary means. Trend Toward Freedom , Dulles said, indeed, the trend in the Soviet Union today is toward greater freedom. He said there are more revolutionary elements in Communist China than in Russia. But he would make no flat predictions of revo lution in either country, or when freedom would prevail over Com munism. Dulles also affirmed President Eisenhower's statement on June 19 that Red China would not have to be brought into a world wide disarmament agreement. He said, however, that a system can be devised which would provide for calling off a disarmament if Red China, even though not a signatory, violated terms of any agreement. Dulles voiced doubt that Red China would attempt to produce atomic or hydrogen weapons. He said the U.S. assumption is that Communist China would not get nuclear weapons aid from Russia if an East-West disarma ment agreement is signed. He said provisions of such an agree- WOMAN ARRAIGNED Jean Ardith Starr, 38, Ash land, was arraigned in circuit court this morning on a charge of making and uttering' a false check. She was given until July 9 to enter a plea. Mrs. Starr was arrested in Los Angeles. Calif., recently and was returned here to face the charge. ring and wrist watch were re covered, police said. The two were turned over to state police today and brought to the Jackson county jail. . A third man involved is still wanted. State police said the California inspection station re ported a car similar to the one the fugitive is believed to he driving passed through at 8:50 a.m. State police notified author ities in northern California. Conner said he met the three men on Front st. yesterday eve ning, and rode with them in their car to the road outside Talent. There he was held up at the point of a .38 caliber automatic pistol, he said. o 3D u UESDAY, JULY IP. Chi in Wish Pewer" ment would preclude such a transfer, and any violations un doubtedly would become known. Dulles' news conference cen tered almost entirely on Red Chi na. He said his San Francisco speech last Friday restating U.S. opposition to the Chinese Com munist regime was approved by the President. Briscoe Loses Office; 'Not Disappointed' Dublin HP Robert Briscoe, first Jew to become lord mayor of Dublin in the city's 1.000-year history, said today he was not disappointed because he lost the office. Briscoe surrendered his chain of office Monday night to James Carroll. He lost the post the same way he won it a year ago, by the luck of the draw. Carroll won the office when his name was pulled out of a hat. The draw was made necessary when Briscoe and Carroll tied 21 to 21 in the voting of the City Council. R. V. Hogan Appointed City Purchasing Agent Richard V. Hogan, 506 Whit man place, Medford, assumed duties Monday as a new purchas ing agent and airport superin tendent for the city of Medford. Hogan graduated this spring from the University of Oregon with a bachelor of arts degree in political and public adminis tration. Previously he spent 14 years in the Army, most of them in administrative ca pacities. Hogan's chief function will be to establish a central city pur chasing agency, through which all city departments will submit orders and requisitions for sup plies and equipment. The city water department and Medford library will continue to operate independently. To Solicit Bids City Manager Robert Duff said Hogan's duties will consist of soliciting bids from suppliers and consolidating requirements on supplies and equipment re quested by city departments. Previously each department head was in charge of supplying the department and did not have time to sufficiently study costs on equipment, according to Duff. Competitive bidding occurred occurred only for a few large purchases, he said. City purchasing will be cen tralized in order to economize on city buying with bulk pur- chases and competitive 'bidding Tribune 2, 1957 aver Sack's Sentence Changed To Life By Gov. Holmes Billy Junior Nunn Only One in Death Row Salem Ofl Gov. Robert D. Holmes today commuted the death sentence of convicted wife slayer George F. Sack to lif2 imprisonment. Action in the case of the for mer Portland apartment house owner was in line with the gov ernor's efforts to get the death penalty abolished in Oregon Sack, convicted Sept. 29 1954, of the murder of his wife, Goldie, in Portland, was re-sentenced by Judge Frank J. Lon ergan Monday to die in the gas chamber of July 19. Gov. Holmes said he was tak ing the action to commute Sack's sentence to life because he was opposed to the death penalty and because the 1957 Legislature had adopted a reso lution providing for a vote in November, 1958, on the ques tion of repeal of capital punish ment in Oregon. No Appeal Received The governor said he had re ceived no appeal from Sack or Sack's attorneys for clemency. In the commutation order, Gov. Holmes said: "I am opposed to capital pun ishment and in my inaugural message stated that it is my feeling that state government has an obligation to be civilized, even in the exercise of its obli gation to protect society, and 1 find nothing' in enlightened re ligion or the ethics of modern civilization that justified capit al punishment. "It has been established that the imposition of capital pun ishment does not prevent th commission of murder," lie added. With good behavior Sack could be released from prison in 7',2 years. Previously his ap peal to the State Supreme Court was rejected and the United States Supreme Court refused to hear his case. Jensen Sentence Commuted Sack had been convicted of suffocating his wife by placing her in the luggage compartment of his car. Her body was found in a Portland vacant lot. The governor earlier had giv en James Norman Jensen, con victed Medford slayer, commu tation. Only man remaining in death row is Billy Junior Nunn, also convicted from Jackson county. oYi all city equipment, Duff noted. Manage Airport Eventually Hogan will assume management of the Medford municipal airport During the past nine months Gilbert Gut jahr, administrative assistant, has been acting airport man ager. Hogan's new position will give Gutjahr more time to re lieve the city manager of rou tine administrative work.' Gut jahr was retained by the city late last summer to be an assist ant to the city manager. Hogan's immediate responsi bilities will be preliminary con sultations with city department heads on purchases, setting up purchasing procedures and writ ing a purchasing manual for the information of all departments. Hogan was discharged from the Army in 1953 at the rank of captain. He was a veteran of World War II and the Ko rean war. Before graduating from the University of Oregon he attended Pacific university in 1955 and Amarillo college, Texas, in 1937-38. Polls Open Until 8 p.m. For CPRFPD Voting Central Point Polls will remain open until 8 pjn. today for residents of the Central Point Rural Fire Protection dis trict to vote on increasing the levy to $6,555.52 id Price 10c United Press Full Leased Wire No. 88 Western Powers Formally Offer To Suspend Tests Russia Must Stop Building Stockpile London Of) The Western powers today formally offered to suspend nuclear tests on con dition Russia stops building up its nuclear bomb stockpile and trims the size of its conven tional armed forces. British Foreign Secretary Sel wyn Lloyd delivered the offer on behalf of the United States, Britain, France and Canada at the London Disarmament Con ference. He said Russia's agreement last month to allow atomic test observation stations on Soviet territory "now brings within the realm of possibility a temporary suspension of nuclear testing." Big Concession Lloyd offered the West's big gest disarmament concession yet to Soviet Deputy Foreign Minis ter Valerian Zorin at a 2'2 hour meeting of the five-power con ference. Zorin's reaction to the 300 word western "common docu ment" was not immediately available. Lloyd suggested that experts from the five nations start im mediate work on the details of setting up inspection stations in Russia, the United States, Brit ain and the Pacific to enforce a suspension of tests. He also proposed that the chief delegates get right down to work on "consideration of the necessary relationship of this provision for the temporary sus pension of nuclear testing to the other provisions of the first stage disarmament agreement." But there was nothing in the common document" on possi ble compromise with Russia's de mand that use of nuplear weap ons be banned from warfare. as is the case with poison gas. Victory for Stassen The West was reported ready. nonetheless, to offer a partial ban allowing nuclear weapons only for self-defense. The four-power declaration was a victory for American dele gate Harold E. Stassen, who sold the idea of suspension to dubious Britain and France. The western offer was the biggest concession yet to the Communists in the thus-far stale mated disarmament discussions. The offer, for a 10-month trial suspension of tests while nego tiations take place on ending manufacture of bombs, is the key point disarmament policy. Russia's final offer is not ex pected for at least a week. Witness Said Cleared In Death of Fisherman Santa Rosa, Calif. (in Sher iff Harry L. Patterson today said Calixto Galvez has been virtually cleared" in the mys terious death of fishing boat cap tain Elwood V. ,Rost, an Eureka fisherman formerly of Medford and Ashland, Ore. Galvez' expected release fol lowed four dys of questioning as potential material witness. 'We feel he's telling the truth," Patterson said. Host's body was found in Bodega Bay the day before the debris of the wrecked fishing boat Judy Ann was found strewn along the shore. - Galvez was believed to have been the last man seen with a San Francisco fisherman, Homer Gibson, now being sought for questioning. Air Force Pilot, Missing For Sierras, Finally Makes Way Castle Air Force Base, Calif. (tPi A handsome Air Force pilot lost in the snowy wilder ness of the High Sierra for two months said today he is looking forward to a "second honeymoon in Florida" with his wife. Thin and tired but apparently in good health, Lt. David Steeves, 23, of Trumbull, Conn., was recovering from his ordeal at this central California Air Force base. Steeves, wearihg a luxuriant beard, reached civilization Mon day. He told an incredible story of hardship and courage that be gan May 9 when he bailed out of his T33 jet trainer over Kings Canyon National Park. iFF 11 1 " - '-jr-.'"!... - - MAKES LAST TRIP Motor route postman Alva R. Allen, of Medford, retired Saturday after 35 years service with the post office department. He is shown above he he loads up his car for his last trip. Allen was first employed by the depart ment on June 22, 1922, and has been on rural route one in Medford for the last 10 years. As a gift, fellow employees presented him with a bowling ball. Several Activities Planned in Valley On Independence Day A night time fireworks display around the theme "Americana will be set off at the Medfdrd High school stadium Thursday, The display, sponsored by the YMCA, will begin at 8:30 p.m. It is the second annual Fourth of July show to be given by the Y, and will feature some $2,000 worth of fireworks. Preliminary Events Preliminary events will start at 7:45 pjn. with a hot rod and home car demonstration by the Southern Oregon Timing associa- U.S. Eases Conditions On Loan to Jordan Washington (If) The United States has loosened usual terms of control in the grant of some $30 million worth of aid to Jor dan, administration sources said today. U. S. officials had no other choice as long as they wanted to help pro-Western King Hussein. The young monarch needed aid desperately but could not risk the political consequences of seeming to take American aid "with strings attached-." For that reason, the United States gave the pivotal Arab kingdom S20 million in economic aid without nailing it all down to specfic projects, as has been the practce in the past. For the same reason, the ad ministration granted Jordan $10 million in military aid without asking that Hussein accept a U.S. military mission to see how the aid is used, the sources added. Major Flood Disaster Threatens St. Louis By UNITED PRESS A major flood disaster threat ened portions of the St. Louis, Mo., area today in the wake of torrential rains laced with tor nado funnels. The Merrimac river was ris ing faster than expected at Val ley Park, Mo., southwest of St. Louis and was expected to 15 feet above flood stage. Some 200 persons in 75 homes were warned to evacuate. About 75 of the refugees were housed at a Red Cross disaster center in Valley Park High School over night. Others moved in with friends and relatives. I prayed continuously, he said. "I felt that others must have been praying for me because the Lord must have been guiding my steps." Forest rangers estimated Steeves must have wandered 100 miles through the most rugged terrain in the Sierras. He had lost 50 to 60 of his 195 pounds. Found Small Cabin Fifteen days after he bailed out Steeves came across a small cabin used as an emergency tool shed by the Park Service. "I was pretty weak by then, but I was sure Td find some food," he related. "I found a can of beans, a can of ham and some sugar and wood and Aatches. tion. Members of the Wheelers, Road Knights, Swiftans and other car clubs will be on hand to answer questions about their dragsters and roadsters. At 8 p.m., Medford police and firemen will present a demon stration with firefighting equip ment. The fireworks show will begin at dark, directed by Glenn Jennings. John Lusk ill be or gan accompanist. Proceeds from the show go to improvements at the Diamond Lake YMCA camp. Installation of showers and sanitation facili ties are planned this year, along with improvement of water front equipment. The "Fourth" in Ashland will be celebrated by a parade begin ning at 10 a.m., and a band con cert, following. Parade divisions will include youth groups, serv ice clubs, commercial floats, eras of local history churches, and mounted entries. Individuals may also participate. Cochairmen of Parade Cochairmen of the parade are Don Lewis and Malcolm Blohn. The First National bank is offer ing a grand prize of $25 for the best entry. Ribbons will go to first and second winners in each division, and will be presented at the band concert. Floats will follow a line of r,arch from the junior high school, down Lithia Way to Oak st., across to Main st., and back to the school. Most retail stores and stale, f deral and local public offices in Medford will close for the holiday. This includes the public library, banks, post office, city hall, court house, and state liquor stores and agencies. The Medford police station "'ill remain open, and the crimi nal division of the sheriff's of fice. The Mai Tribune will pub lish a noon editon. Safety Experiment Held At AEC Proving Grounds Las Vegas, Nev. (IP) Th; Atomic Energy commission an nounced today that it has con ducted the second safety exper iment in the 1957 series of at omic tests at its Nevada proving ground. AEC officials said the safety test was made yesterday to de termine if nuclear blasts could result from accidents in the handling and storage of atom c devices. They said no noticeable off-site radiation was detected as a result-of the test. Two Months Out To Civilization I had my first meal in almost 20 days." Later, Steeves found a couple of rusty fishhooks and some thread. ."I used grubs from trees for bait and some days I managed to catch one or two fish." Caught Deer in Trap Steeves also rigged a trap and caught a deer. "Most of it was eaten before I got to it. That was about June 1. I rationed it for 20 days." He also ate some wild straw berries and even garter snakes. After he was in the cabin for about two weeks, he thought he was strong enough to try walk ing out. But the winter snow was Opponents Declare Action Leaves No Bill To Consider Project Claimed Now 'Deader Than Door Nail' Washington Wl The House Irrigation and Reclamation, sub committee today approved, 13 to 12, a motion which could scut tle legislation calling for a fed eral high dam project at Hell Canyon. Opponents of the single dam said the action kills the proposed federal dam project "deader than a door nail." Only Preamble Remains Thirteen Republicans and two Democrats voted for an amend ment striking out all but the preamble of a Hells Canyon bill before sending it on to the full Interior committee. The 12 mem bers .who voted against the mo tion were Democrats. Republican opponents of the measure said the effect of the action was that the full com mittee was left with no bill to consider. Chairman Rep. Wayne Aspin all (D-Colo.), declined to inter pret the subcommittee's action. But he noted that the vote was taken on a House measure by Rep. Gracie Pfost (D-Idaho). He said the full committee sti'l could consider a similar Senate bill which passed 10 days ago. However, Rep. John P. Say lar (R-Pa.), said that if Demo cratic supporters made further attempts to approve Hells Can yon legislation in the House "we've got two more votes we haven't used yet." "In other words, there are some things that are dead in this country and one of them is the federal . Hells Canyon dam," Saylor said. "It's deader than a door nail." If so, this would be a major defeat for supporters of the high dam who scored a surprise vic tory by getting the bill through the Senate. 63 Boy Scouts Leave For National Jamboree About 63 Boy Scouts and seven leaders of the Crater Lake Area Council, on their way to the Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington, D.C., were to meet in Klamth Falls at 4 p.m. today for a final "shakedown" inspec tion, according to Scout Execu tive J. W. Compton. The boys will bed down for the night in Klamath Union High school, and after breakfast in the cafeteria will walk to the depot to board a special 9:40 a.m. train. The train will stop in Eugene, Salem and Portland to pick up other Scout groups be fore continuing east. The group will return July 27 after a ten-day stay at Valley Forge. Along the way the group will visit numerous points of interest. Count Officials Make Visit to Local Banks County Judge Rodney Keat ing, Treasurer Karl Janouch and the county auditor were making their routine visit to banks m the county today to examine safety deposit boxes and check on the county's fi nancial condition. The judge, treasurer and aud itor make visits of this type to banks in the county at the be ginning of each fiscal year. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night, and Wednesday. A lit Lie warmer Wednesday. Low tonight 50, hi(b to morrow 80. Temp. Highest Yesterday 74 Lowest this Morninr 57 Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today, Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunrise . 4:38 a.m. Sunset .. 7:52 p.m. The Moon sets ..10:35 p.m. Above it Is seen the planet, Jupiter. First Quarter July 4 The Karth is in Aphelion to day, the point on lis orbit at the greatest distance from the Run. Last year it was In Aphe lion on July 4. in High beginning to melt and high water from swollen creeks forced him to return. He decided Saturday to try again. After a day's hiking, he reacted Granite Basin where he found two campers, Albert Ade, Squaw Valley and Dr. Charles Howard, a Fresno dentist. Wife Can't Believa It "They were the f.rst people I had seen since May 9," he said. "They were just wonderful to me." Steeves talked Monday night to his wife, Rita, and their 14-month-old daughter, Leisa, in Connecticut. "She couldn't believe it," he said. "Neither could I." -
