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Oo i o o Body of City Clerk Discovered in River; Inquest Will Be Held Bomedale. Idaho W Owyhee CCmty officials said today they Woml4 continue their efforts to 0 determine whether foul play or i'ci4e caused the death of Bemedale city clerk Bertha Ehr elwt, 3, whose body was found U the Snake river Monday near rfrian. Ore. he dead woman's hands were 3fejn behind her back, but Dr. i'eph Beeman, Boise patholo st, said it would have been .ible for her to have tied the or' herself because of the na ture of the slipknots. There was no other evidence Sf foul play. Beeman said, fewest Planned Dr. William G. Reimer. Owy hee county coroner, said he would hold an inquest to deter mine exactly, if possible, how the woman met her death. Mrs. Ehrhart had disappeared from Homedale under mysteri ous circumstances just three weeks prior to the finding of her body by Hoy Haynes, a rancher. Haynes spotted the remains caught on a snag in water on the Oregon side of the river about a quarter-mile upstream from the Adrian bridge. The spot is about 12 miles downstream from Homedale. Decomposition of the bady made the woman unrecogniza ble, but Homedale Police Chief Jim Hill made positive identifi cation from a set of false teeth and clothing. Last Seen July 8 Mrs. Ehrhart had worked in Slate Funeral Puts End To Career of . Guatemala Chief Guatemala City np A state funeral today put a final period to the meteoric career of Presi dent Carlos Castillo Armas, who rose from obscurity to fame to death in three short years. A pontifical mass for the as sassinated president's soul was celebrated in the Cathedral here this morning. His body was bur ied in the general cemetery. Maj. John Eisenhower, son of America's president, represented his father at Castillo's funeral. He expressed his parents' sym pathy to the slain president's widow, Odilia. Shot by Communist Castillo was shot down by a Communist who had inflitrated his president guard on Friday, barely 37 months after he had led an army of refugees to vic tory against the regime of pro Red President Jacobo Arbenz. The killer, Romeo Vasqucz Sanchez, committed suicide min utes after he had assassinated the president. The government announced Monday that two officers and seven enlisted men of the palace guard are among more than 100 Guatemalans who have been ar rested on suspicion of complicity in the assassination. her office the night of July 8 and was last seen leaving a Homedale night club about 10:30 p.m. Police noticed her car still parked in front of the city hall about 3 a.m. the following day and investigated the darkened office. They found the office door open and the room disarrayed. Her purse, containing a note which apparently threatened Mrs. Ehrhart's life, was found in her office. Officials later discovered that some city records kept by Mrs. Ehrhart were missing and Owy hee County Prosecutor Sylvan Jeppeson said there was evi dence some of them had been burned. Sheriff Jim Tucker is sued a warrant for the clerk's arrest, charging her with de struction of public records. MacArfhur Says 'Lust for Taxes' Threat To Nation New York W Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chairman of Sperry Rand Corp., charged today that the government's "lust for taxes" is the greatest threat to the nation's free enterprise sys tem. MacArthur, in an unusually strong attack on big govern ment, said the nation's tax bur den is "oppressive" and has re sulted "in a creeping inflation which has devitalized the Ameri can dollar to 40 per cent of its previous purchasing power." Threat Internal "The greatest threat to lib erty today is internal, from the consant growth of big govern ment through the constantly in creasing power and spending of the federal government," he said in a speech prepared for de livery at the company's annual meeting. MacArthur told Sperry Rand stockholders that taxes have grown so rapidly in recent years that they now are the largest single item in the cost of living. "Americans will pay for gov ernment this year more than they will spend on food, cloth ing, medical care and religious activities combined," he added. MacArthur said the per capita tax burden has soared from $1.98 in 1885 to an all-time high of $446.86 in 1956. tog Truck Drivers Escape Injury in Crash Two truck drivers escaped in jury in a log truck accident about 4:30 p.m. Monday on the Fish Lake rd., one-half mile cast of Butte Falls, according to slate police. Elbert Ryder White, 46, of 3410 North Pacific highway, was cited for failure to operate on the right side of the highway after his loaded log truck 'col lided with a truck and trailer driven by Sharold Waldo Chap man, 35, Prospect, police said. Ue Mail Tribune Want Ads The Low Cost Way to Sell NOT A FOXHOLE IN SIGHT If anyone wanted a hole to crawl into, it's Marine Pfc Charles E. Baker (right) as he is caught flatfooted by an overwhelming line of brass. Baker tries to keep from dropping that cake he's carrying, come to attention and balance on one foot all at the same time. When asked later what he thought about all those stars (the line was four generals long), he answered, "1 wasn't thinking, I just wanted to get out of the way." Commission Studies Master Schemes for Mall Development Salem IW The Capitol Planning commission Monday was presented some master schemes for long-range develop ment of the Capitol Mall are.i. Nofinal action was taken by the commission on plans pre sented by the Eugene architec tural firm of Wilmsen and En dicott and Francis Kealy, New York architect who designed the state capitoi building. The Eugene firm presented three major studies of possible mall development, the most rad ical of which blocked all streets through the mall areae xcept Center st. Mansion Discussed Architects were thinking in terms of extending the mall north from the capitoi building into a more informal, wooded area with pools, fountains and room for many types of govern ment buildings and a public park. New structures might include a museum, auditorium, exhibit area and a governor's mansion. Broad tree-lined walks were suggested for the mall with os much fringe area parking as possible. Any streets through the area would be sunken so as not to disturb the view if current ideas are followed. , City Cooperation Needed The auditorium might be built as a joint venture of the state and the city of Salem In return for the city's permission to close some streets into 'the area. Architects emphasized that close city- state cooperation would be needed to complete long-range plans for the mall. Chairman of the commission is Robert Sawyer, Bend. Present at the meeting were Gov. Rob ert D. Holmes, Secretary of State Mark Hatfield and State Treas urer Sig Unander. Columbia River Maintains Top Spot Walla Walla OPI The Co lumbia river maintained a top spot in industrial development during the first half of 1957, Herbert G. West, executive vice president of Inland Empire Wa terways Association, said today. West cited the Harvey Aluminum Co. plant at The Dalles, Ore., and the Phillips Pacific Chem ical plant near Kennewick. He said that elsewhere along the river "there is a growing indica tion that industry is interested in the Pacific Northwest." He said industry's need for low-cost barge transportation, water and electric energy was responsible for the trend. Graham Salutes United Nations As Peace Symbol New York npi Billy Graham saluted the United Nations Mon day as "a symbol of man's desire for peace" but added that it would never be successful unless there "is a great moral and spir itual resurgence to supplement it." The North Carolina evangelist made his remarks to a news con ference shortly after a half hour conversation with Secretary Gen eral Dag Hammerskjold at U.N. headquarters. He said the major portion of his talk with Hammar skjold was devoted to moral and spiritual problems. Wouldn't Solve Problems "You could give the whole world economic security and give everybody a doctor of phil osophy degree," Graham said, "but you would still not solve the problems of the world. They are moral and come from with in." He said he did not believe the whole world ever "not in our lifetime at least" would be con yerted to Christianity or to any other one religion. "But a climactic situation is coming," Graham warned, "when this body of people in this building will be at their wit's end and it will look like nothing they can do will prevent a push button war. Then, I think Christ is coming back in person to set up his kingdom." ANYONE FOR SPYING? Francine Yerrick looks pretty sly as she cases the Sheraton-Palace ,. Hotel in . San Francisco for the Na tional Counter Intelligence Corps Association. The NCICA is holding its 10th annual convention there August 2-4. Francine is an entrant in their Miss Cloak 'n Dagger contest and judg ing from that dagger, who'd want to compete? 5 IO S!!! t L r C? ll- , cs , V MwKik. I-- rfv TTT-J4S Voice -boosters stretch your local phoning range Today's cities and towns are ballooning in size. Tele phone men like Ray Anderson (left) are busy putting new phones in nearly every corner of every community in che Pacific West. As a result, your local calls are now shooting fai beyond the limits of yesterday. In many cases, these calls are helped by a special new telephone voice-booster. This small but mighty device works to keep your voice strong and clear as it travels from one place to another. Tuesday, July 30, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Row on TOW of voice-boosters work silently away inside phone centers. They are small and compact. If they need to be replaced it can be done quickly without interrupting your calls. These boosters mean telephone progress. They're a part of our constant effort to improve your service. Working together to serve you better The men and women of Pacific Telephone in Me J ford Tour buiin.u oK!c, 131 N. Bartlett St., Tel. SP 2-6101 Portland Civic Group Counters E-R Effort Portland W Unlimited Progress, a new civic group dedi cated to 'development of the Greater Portland area," Monday voted to balk further delays to complete the Exposition-Recreation center on the Broadway Steel bridge site. About 50 members of the or ganization pledged a campaign to back the E-R commission, and voted to counter efforts of an other group. Tax Savers. Inc., petitioning an E-R center at Delta Park. Handcuffs Lead Vanted Man To Police Station Philadelphia dpi Hcywood Butler, 38, found a pair of hand cuffs in his new apartment Mon day and tried them on. They worked fine. He couldn't get them off. He decided police could best help him and went to a police station. While one cop was fil ing the handcuffs, another made a routine check. He found Butler was wanted by police for failure to pay a $25 fine six years ago. Norwegian Producer Denies Being Married To Ella Fitzgerald Oslo iW A Norwegian assist ant producer told newspapers here today that reports he is married to American Negro singer Ella Fitzgerald are "pure nonsense." Thor Larsen acknowledged, however, that he and Miss Fitz gerald, who is now in Oslo, are good friends. He said they plan to go together from here to Monte Carlo and later to Los Angeles. Oslo newspapers reported yes terday the couple had been se cretly married for two years. HOW TO LIVE LONG West Hartford, Conn. W Mrs. Nellie A. Faxon, 100, ad vises: "Take as good care of yourself as you do of your automobile." Albuquerque, N.M., founded in 1706, was named for the vice roy of New Spain, the Duke of Alburquerque, but the first "r" was later dropped from, tha spelling. S-DAYS ARE COMG! Watch... Wait For the Greatest Food Savings Ever! NEW 1957 WW KELVINATOR jj I ' I LOOK! NEW 1957 STORE EASY. . . SEE EASY. . . 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