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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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." -