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Execution of
Ex-Premier Nagy
Shocks President
Discussion Chance
Said Jeopardized
Washington (UPI) Pres
ident Eisenhower said today
that the ijviet execution of
former Hungarian Premier
Imre Nagy has shocked the
conscience of the Free World
and set back negotiations for
a possible summit conference
To Pursue Own Policies
The President told his news
conference that the Soviet
Union clearly intends to pur
sue its own policies of terror
and intimidation. He said the
Hungarian executions were
proof that the Free World
could place no confidence in
the words and actions of Mos
cow. The execution of Nagy and
-Jus fellow freedom fighters in
the November, 1956 revolu
tion, was, the President said,
the most shocking instance of
this sort he could think of.
He said it jeopardizes chances
of any fruitful discussions
with the Russians.
Breach of Promise "
The President said Nagy
and his compatriots were not
guilty of evil but were only
seekiift to remove their coun
try from Soviet domination.
He said their execution vio
lated good faith. This appar
ently was a reference to the
promise of safe conduct giv
en by the Russians when Nagy
relinquished his refuge in the
.Yugoslav Embassy in Buda
pest. Court Affirms
Ashland Verdict
Salem (UPI) The Ore
gon Supreme court today af
firmed" judgments for $2,500
general damages and $2,500
punitive damages each against
Lottie Bestwick, Ashland, and
her sister, .Sarah Bestwick.
The two cases were consoli
dated for purposes of appeal.
The slander action grew
out of the purported loss of
a $1,000 water bond which
the two women had turned
over to Barbara Phelan, an
employee of the city of Ash
land, for redemption.
When the bond could not
be found, the two women
complained to city officials,
making nubile statements
which formed the basis of the
action.
The high court said there
was enough eisidence for the
jury to consider both general
and punitive damages.
The court reversed a $12,-
500 judgment for James Per
due in an automobile accident
case and remanded the case
back for a new trial.
The accident occurred on
Highway 99 in Josephine
county when Perdue tried to
pass a truck which was mak
ing a left turn. The court said
the question of whether the
driver of the overtaking car
was exercising reasonable
watchfulness in determining
whether he could pass the
truck should have been sub
mitted to the trial jury.
Lookouts All Placed
In Southwest Area
The 16 lookout stations in
the Southwest district of the
state forestry department are
now staffed, the district head
quarters here reported today,
v A lookout was "placed at
Chimney Rock in the Antelope
reek area today to complete
the staffing. Lookouts went
on duty at Round Top in the
Evans Creek area and at White
Point near Prospect yester
day. Eleven of the lookouts are
in Jackson county and five in
Josephine county.
Holmes Details Capital Punishment
View; Urges Fulltime Parole Board
Portland (UPI) Gov,
Ibert D. Holmes detailed his
position on capital punish
ment, reaffirmed his view
that Oregon still needs a full
time parole board and urged
greater emphasis on rehabil
itation in the state's penal irf
stitutions in a statement de
livered to an Oregon Prison
association luncheon here to
day. Read By Brother
The statement was read for
the governor by his brother,
Harold Holmes, - Portland.
Gov Holmes is in Washing
53rd Year
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D'Autremont Said
Nearer Freedom
By U. 5. Sentence
Pleaded Guilty to
Indictment May 1
Portland Freedom may
be a step nearer today for
Hugh D'Autremont, who has
been in the state penitentiary
for 31 years for murder, in
connection with a 1923 Sis
kiyou mail train robbery.
U. S. District Judge Gus J.
Solomon Tuesday placed
D'Autremont on five years
probation with imposition of
sentence suspended. It is to be
served concurrently with the
state sentence. The sentencing
was on his May 1 plea of
guilty to a federal charge of
felonious assault of a mail
clerk by use of a dangerous
weapon, with intent to rob
and steal mail matter.
The 54-year-old prisoner's
older brothers also are serving
life terms for their part in, the
holdup in which four members
of the. train crew were shot
to death.
D'Autremont's plea to the
federal charge has been inter
preted as a step toward gain
ing parole.
No Opinion -
. Judge Solomon said he was
in no way expressing an opin
ion or whether D'Autremont
should be paroled. "On that
issue I am merely saying that
it is a matter for the state of
Oregon to decide," he said.
Judge Solomon said that
during the past two months
he had received more letters
with reference to D'Autre
mont's recent plea of guilty
than he had received in any
other case he had handled as
a federal judge. Many urged
that probation be granted and
others urged a heavy; penalty,
he said.
The judge, in pointing out
that D'Autremont has been a
prisoner for 31 years, said
prison records indicate he has
been a model prisoner. For
many years he has held the
position of chief prison print
er and lithographer, and has
edited "Shadows," the prison's
literary magazine.
The judge's statement also
mentioned that not only has
the defendant's personal ad
iustment been good, but he
has counseled other prisoners,
particularly young offenders.
The mail clerk assault case
carried a maximum penalty of
25 years.
Schedule of Play
Rehearsals Set
Ashland Rehearsals for
the Oregon Shakespearean
Festival association plays for
this year have been announced
by William Patton, general
manager.
Rehearsals are under the
guidance of directors Robert
Loper'and James Sandoe.
"Much Ado About Nothing"
will be rehearsed at the Eliza
bethan theater in Ashland
Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day at 2 p.m.; ."The Merchant
of Venice" will be at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day. Night rehearsals will
start at 7 p.m. with "Troilus
and Cressida" set for Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, and
King Lear" on the alternate
nights.
ton, D. C.
"Nothing in my experience
during the past 18 months has
changed my opinion for a full
time parole board," Gov.
Holmes said.
"Since paroles are both so
cially and economically de
sirable,, we have the obligation
to see ; that we are paroling
and supervising as many peo
ple as possible."
Killing Said No Answer. .
On capital punishment he
said: '"When we kill some
thing, it seems to me we are
admitting that life has de
feated us; has posed a prob
MEDFORD,
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'All We Want Is The
Ashland Council
Protests Proposed
Telephone Increase
, Ashland The Ashland city
council passed a 1 resolution
last night to send to the Pub
lic Utilities commission pro
testing the proposed tele
phone rate increase for the
city.
The resolution, plus a ietter
written by City Attorney
Harry Skerry, will be sent to
Public Utilities Commission
er Howard Morgan in Salem,
City Recorder W. E. Bartelt
said.
The resolution states,
Whereas the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph com
pany a year ago requested tie
citizens of Ashland to sup
port a proposal that Ashland
be placed on an extended area
rate service with Medford
and several other communi
ties in Jackson county, at
which time representatives of
the telephone company as
sured members of the city
council and citizens of Ash
land that rates equal to the
Medford rates would be es
tablished; and whereas the
telephone company filed pro
posed rate increases with the
PUC to increase business and
residential rates within Ash
land about 20 per cent and
business and residential rates
in Medford approximately 8.7
per cent, this would make
Ashland and Gold Hill cities
having the highest rates in
Jackson county."
Patrons Protest
An estimated 200 Ashland
telephone patrons earlier had
signed petitions against
the I
proposed rate increases
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Negotiations Over
Downed Fliers Broken
Berlin (UPI) Negotia
tions broke down today be
tween U.S. Army officers and
East German officials over
the release of nine American
servicemen held by the East
German Communists.
lem we are not prepared to
face and that we do not have
the energy to try to solve."
"I know there are too many
atrocious murders" committed
by perverts and by psycho
paths," the governor contin
ued, "but we do not solve the
problem of perversion by kill
ing the pervert, nor the ter
rors and abnormalities of the
psychopath by leading one to
the gas chamber." . .
Banishment Hoped . . ,
The governor said he hoped
Oregon would banish the
death sentence when it votes
on the issue this fall.
OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
Truth A$ We See It'
fecting the Gold HdlJ and Ash
land areas. v..
Rate increases would be
$2.25 for one party business
and residence telephones,
$1.75 for two-party business
telephones and 80 cents , for
two-p arty residence tele
phones. Rate ; increases for
f o u r-party residence tele
phones is 60 cents. .
Present rates are $11.25 for
one-party business, 5.75 for
one-party residence and $8.75
for two-party business., A
rate of $3.50 is charged for
four-party lines.- The monthly
charges do not include the
tax.
In other business, the city
council passed an ordinance
approving the finaL form of
the city budget for the next
fiscal year at a total of $1,
327,318, with a total tax
amount of $112,888. The
budget was approved by the
citizens' budget committee a
month ago.
Authorize Bonds
An ordinance authorizing
the issuance of Bancroft
bonds totalling $24,829.90 for
street improvement projects
also was passed. Sections of
streets which will be im
proved' are Park, Webster,
Stadium, Helman, Chestnut,
Oregon, Skidmore, High, Hill
crest, Fairview, Litway and
an alley in back of East Main
st. between First and Second
sts.
Another ordinance passed
authorizes city police to place
a notice on the windshield of
an abandoned car if it is not
recovered in two days.- The
owner or driver nas noma
in which to notify the police
station of . ownership before
the car is removed and im
pounded by city police. A pe
riod of 10 days is allowed
state residents and 20 days
out-of-state residents in which
to claim the car after receiv
ing an official notification. If
no word is received, the city
shall publish a notice of pub
lic auction and the car will
be sold, according to the or
dinance. County Budget
Published Today
The Jackson county budget,
which totals $3,435,887.09 for
fiscal year 1958-59, i's being
published on pages 4A,- 5A and
6A of today's Mail Tribune.
The proposed budget is
$323,191.37 larger than the
budget for the present: fiscal
year of $3,112,695.72.
No county property tax will
be. levied during the next fis
cal year, and as a result the
county will operate withbut a
tax base during the year.. '
A public hearing on the pro
posed budget will be held
Wednesday, July 9.
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JUNE 18, 1958
Mid-East Warned
United Stales
Prepared To Act
Order in Lebanon
Of Prime Concern
Washington (UPI) Mid
East troublemakers were on
notice today the United States
is prepared to take swift mili
tary action in Lebanon if the
United Nations is unable to
preserve the independence of
that revolt-torn country.
American officials empha
sized the hope that presence
of U.N. observers will help
restore order and prevent the
infiltration of leaders and
arms for the rebels from
neighboring Syria, a part of
the United Arab Republic.
Not to Sit Idly By
But they made it clear the
United States, with its pow
erful Sixth Fleet cruising in
the eastern. Mediterranean,
will not sit idly by and watch
the tides of chaos engulf the
government of pro-western
Lebanese President Camille
Chamoun.
Disclosure of the firm
American position came after
Secretary of State John Fos
ter Dulles told a news con
ference Tuesday there were
"nossible contingencies" in
which U.S. Marines would be
sent into Lebanon apart from
any U.N. action.
Officials said any American
action would have to be based
on a direct appeal from Cha
moun, accompanied by evi
dence the U.N. could not act
fast enough to salvage the
situation.
VA Has No Need
For CW Buildings
Sumner G. Whittier, admin
istrator of the veterans ad
ministration, has notified
Rep. Charles O. Porter that
the administration "has no
present need for the four
emptv buildings at the Camp
White Domiciliary in , Med
ford and they have been
closed."
In a letter to Porter, Whit
tier said: "The General Serv
ices administration on May
23. 1958. was informed that
they could be made available
forlhe use" of other Federal
agencies.- nroviaea me use
was compatible with the oper
ations of the domiciliary. Any
use of the buildings would be
on a revocable permit basis
so that any Federal agency
would have to vacate the
buildings in event the Veter
ans administration has any
future need for them."
Attempts are under way to
establish a general medical
and surgical hospital for vet
erans in the unused buildings
at Camp White.
Building Permits Total
$204,513 Tuesday
Building permits totaling
$204,513 were issued by the
city building department' on
Tuesday. Major portion of the
amount was for the high
school shop building to be
constructed by the Medford
school district for $187,113:
Other permits were issued
to Carroll Johnson, 2633 How
ard st., $8,000 to erect-a gar
age; Dr. Fred Lorish, 820 Min
nesota ave., $8,000 to remodel
his residence; George Potu
cek, 387 O'Gara ave., to re
model his residence; and Eu
gene Trower, 912 Alta st.,
$400 to remodel residence.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Afternoon thun
derstorms in mountains; other
wise fair through ' Thursday.
Low tonight . 60. High Thurs
day 93.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 94
Lowest this Morning 61
Prec .to 10 a.m. Today, Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 4:34 a.m.
Sunset 7:51 p.m.
Moonset 8:53 p.m.
First Quarter June 24
Jupiter, in the south at sunset,
has been moving westward
among the stars of Virgo since
February. This week it resumes
its usual eastward course along
the ecliptic.
Price 10 Cents
WOMAN SCIENTIST Engineer Florence
Cain, one of the few women in a highly
technical field, posed by the tail of the new
Lockheed X-7 ramjet-powered test missile
she helped design! The new 37-foot long X-7
Gollaps
iridge:
Skin Divers Hunt
V
Among Wreckage
For Other Bodies
Vancouver, B. C. - (UPI)
Skin divers today, searched
among the twisted wreckage
of a partially completed $16
million bridge that collapsed
Tuesday carrying at least 16
men to their deaths.
The bodies of the 15th and
16th victims . were recovered
early this morning after an
all night search.
Skin divers continued their
silent search below the sur
face for at least two other
workers still unaccounted for.
Survivors Hospitalized
Twenty survivors of the
tragedy were hospitalized but
none was reported critically
injured.
One of the survivors said
he believed the weight of a
180-ton mobile crane that was
perched near the end of one
of the sections was too heavy
for the temporary pier to sup
port. '
The huge crane was driven
close to the end oi a new
section a few minutes before
the thundering collapse. The
crane toppled into Burrard
Inlet as the section fell.
Cement Pilon Bent
The force of the first sec
tion giving away bent a ce
ment pilon by about 10 de
grrees which dislodged the
second section. Damage was
estimated at $3 million and
engineers said the collapse
would delay completion of
the bridge by about six
months. '
A, full investigation into the
disaster got underway today
as Attorney General Robert
Bonner and Chief Justice
Sherwood Lett met to discuss
the matter.
Sputnik Rocket
Seen from Valley
The rocket of Russia's
Sputnik III was seen by at
least one valley resident early
this morning.
Pat Powers, a switchboard
operator at the Camp White
Domiciliary, reported he saw
the rocket at 3:15 a.m. today.
He said he recalled reading
it would be visible in the
northwest, and stepped out
side just in time to view it.
He said the satellite rocket
appeared bright and then dim
as it went from the southwest
to northeast.
In Portland, members of
the Oregon Moonwatch team
said the rocket should be vis
ible again about 3:40 a.m.
Thursday. The Moonwatch
team said it was unable to
spot the Sputnik itself, which
is believed following its own
rocket and much dimmer.
Rivers and Harbors
Bill Passed by House
Washington (UPI) The
House today overwhelmingly
passed a $1,555,746,000 re
vised compromise version of
the twice-vetoed rivers and
harbors bill.
House approval was by a
roll call vote of 374 to 17. .
The Senate Tuesday night
passed a similar measure, 75
to 1.
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MRS. E. E. VEHRS
Elected PEO President "
G. Pass Woman
Elected President
Of PEO Sisterhood
: Mrs. E. E. Vehrs, Grants
Pass, was elected president of
the state chapter of PEO Sis
terhood at the Tuesday ses
sion of the state convention in
Medford.
(Also elected to the state
board were two Medford
worhen, Mrs. E. L. Bartholo
mew, recording secretary, and
Mrs. Fletcher Fish, treasurer.
Other officers include Mrs.
Emerson . B. Hough, Milton
Freewater, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. Kenneth Ratich,
Portland, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. R. C. Lindberg,
Portland, organizer; and Mrs.
Joe Longfellow, Corvallis,
corresponding secretary.
Yesterday's sessions includ
ed reports on PEO projects
including the Home Fund
committee which is working
for a home for older members
of the Sisterhood. Chapter BE,
Medford, presented $100. in
memory of Mrs. Lawrence
Butler and Mrs. R. A. Holmes;
chapter BX, Portland, pre
sented $100 in honor of Delia
Miller; and chapter AV,. Port
land, gave $500 in honor of
Mrs. Ralph Day, state presi
dent who presided at the con
vention. The group voted to
accept the home property of
the late Evelyn Houghton, The
Dalles, to be kept as a memor
ial to her.
Honors ' were, given Mrs.
Wilfrid P. Jones, Portland,
who has been active in the
Oregon state chapter since
1912 and has been a member
of the board of the -supreme
chapter since 1933.
Chapter BF, The Dalles,
was hostess for lunch Tuesday
noon. Table decorations were
materials native to that area.
During the afternoon ses
sio( chapter BN, Ashland,
under the supervision of Mrs.
Kenneth Rauch, organizer,
demonstrated a "model meet
ing." The 20-voice choral group
from, the Medford chapters
furnished music.
Tuesday evening the annual
banquet was held in the Rogue
Valley Country club. The ses
sion closed at noon today.
Washington (UPI) Presi
dent Eisenhower went to
Burning J"ree Club today for
a round of golf.
was developed at Van Nuys, Calif., to test
the latest huge ramjet engines that will
propel the Air Force's advanced intercept
tor missiles.
Juvenile Advisory
Council Elects
Officers, Board
New officers and members
of the executive board were
elected at last night's meet
ing of ' the Jackson County
Juvenile Advisory council.
Wayne R. Welty, Medford,
was elected chairman; James
V. - McGoodwin, Medford,
vice chairman; and Mrs. L,
W. Buonocore, Medford, sec
retary-treasurer. They, will
serve one year terms starting
in July.
New members of the execu
tive board who will' start
their "three-year ' terms in
July are Bruce L. Turner.
Central Point; Miss Josephine
Kirtley, Medford, and Shelby
Tuttle, Medford.
Retiring officers are H.
Dewey Wilson, Medford,
chairman; Wayne Welty, Med
ford, vice chairman. The of
fice of secretary- treasurer
was vacant pending the elec
tion, Wilson said.
Retiring Board
Retiring members of the
executive board are Dr. Fred
erick Trost, of Southern Ore
gon college, Ashland; Mrs. W.
I. House, Fern Valley rd., and
H. Dewey Wilson. Medford.
The council reviewed the
year's work, the . opening of
the new juvenile detention
home and the acceptance of
the home. It was pointed out
that the home has been in al
most constant use, 'Wilson
said. - f
Jackson county is the first
largely rural county to estab
lish such quarters for juven
iles and many inquiries have
been received from other
counties, Wilson added.
'A strong. need for addition
al juvenile counselors was
also pointed out during the
meeting, the retiring chair
man noted.
Unander Will Ask
Censure of Adams
Salem (UPI) State Treas
urer Sig Unander said today
he will ask the State Repub
lican Central Committee to
censure White House Aide
Sherman Adams as a result
of Adams' relations with Ber
nard Goldfine, Boston industrialist.
300 Entries Expected
At Rooster Crow Event
Rogue River The sixth
annual National Rooster
Crowing contest in Rogue
River Saturday, June 21, is
expected to attract approxi
mately 300 -entries, according
to President Floyd Jones of
the sponsoring Rogue River
Boosters club.
Birds from as far away as
San Francisco will compete
for the $500 in prize money.
Last year, Jones said, 198
roosters crowed" for the priz
es.
The Boosters' president said
that as of Tuesday noon there
were approximately 25 .en
tries recorded, but he point
ed out entries are permitted
up to one hour before the
Invaluable Aide,
Eisenhower Tells
News Conference
President's Tone
Stern at Reading
Washington (UPI) Presi
dent Eisenhower , agreed to
day that Sherman Adams had
been "improudent" in his re
lations with Boston industrial
ist Bernard Goldfine. But he
said he needs Adams as his
assistant.
The President opened his
news conference with a pre
pared statement in which he
said: .
"Admitting the lack of that
careful prudence int his inci
dent that Governor Adams
yesterday referred to, I. be
lieve with my whole heart
that he is an invaluable pub
lic servant, doing a difficult
job efficiently, honestly and
tirelessly."
Query Brushed Aside
This, the President said, was
"all that I can, all that I shall
say" about Adams;
He brushed aside a query
whether he would respond to
some Republican demands to
fire his chief White House
aide. 1
In response to that ques
tion, the President said he con
sidered his prepared state
ment what was demanded and
needed and expected of him.
Eisenhower's face was flush
ed and his tone was stern as
he read the statement at a
rapid pace. t
Defends Adams' Honesty
He said he had dictated it
because he wanted it to be
taken down exactly as he in
tended. Reading from five by
seven-inch cards on which it
was typed in large letters, Ei
senhower led off by saying:
"The intense publicity late
ly surrounding the name of
Sherman Adams makes it de
sirable, even necessary,, that
I start this conference with
an expression of my own
views about the matter.".
He told the "257 newsmen
that "anyone who knows
Sherman Adams has never
had any doubt of his personal
integrity and honesty."
"No one has believed that
he could be bought," the Pres
ident said.
But Eisenhower said "there
is a feeling or belief that, he
he was not sufficiently alert
in making certain that the
gifts, of which he was the re
cipient, could be so misinter
preted as to be considered as
attempts to influence his offi
cial actions." '
Tells of Cloth
"To that extent he has been.
as he stated yesterday, impru
dent," Eisenhower declared.
Adams testified Tuesday be- i
fore a House influence-investigating
subcommittee that
Goldfine gave him vicuna
cloth for a coat; loaned him a
rug for his rented Washing
ton home and paid bills at ho
tels in New York, Boston and
Plymouth, Mass. Adams de
nied he exerted any influ
ence on Goldfine's behalf, be
fore government agencies but
acknowledged that if he had
to do it over again he might
have acted "more prudently."
Must Avoid Carelessness
The President said today
that "the utmost prudence
must necessarily be observed
by everyone attached to the
White House because of the
possible effect of any slightest
inquiry, suggestion or obser
vation emanating from this
office and reaching any other
part of the government."
"Carelessness must be
avoided," he added.
Portland (UPI) Hot wea
ther . continued in Oregon to
day although temperatures
were not expected to reach
Tuesday's highs when The
Dalles had 100 and Portland
97.
contest begins. He said they
anticipate a crowd of about
5,000 persons to witness the
event.
The champion rooster is the
one which crows the most
times during a specified 30
minute period. The 1953 . rec
ord of 109 crows in that per
iod is still recognized by the
Boosters as the world's rec
ord. In addition to the first
prize of $250, second through
tenth place prizes are award
ed and a cash award is given
for the most unique cage.
Jones pointed out that any
one is welcome to enter a
rooster and no entry fee is
charged. The public jj invit
ed to attend the crowi