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Newspaper Page Textrui mm iiftah sons Senator Knowland Urges President To Carefully Weigh Ease of Adams Man Overboard Fuchs Depended on Sno-Cafs i?op Trip At PoJe, Says Sir Vivian Fuchs, leadtr of a British expedition croS the continent of Antarticf, r cently told Tucker Sno-Ctt Corp., officials that the jrouo depended on the over-tnov vehicles, and witnoufc tham, the 2,tf 0-mile trip .croti iht unknown cajtinent coulj not have been accomplfchtfl. $.'M. Tucker, Medforf, ict president and generfl Jftin ager of the firm het, with his fnily returned ihi week fbm a month' tou of Europe, said he id not 4e Fuchs personally, but SiS tlk with him via telephone from London to Scotland. Tucker 9'id Fu&s told him the expedition, pgreci- ated the Sno-Cat, . and ex pressed the belief that the trip, which was the first ever made across the continent in a motoSzed vehicle, could not have been completed without them. Us Four Vehicles ' The expedition used four Snow-Cats. One now is tour ing England and Europe, an other is en route to the United 'States to be returned0 to the corporation plant here for display, and the other two are awaiting another assignment from Sc&t base in the Ant arctic. Tucker also talked with David Pratt, transportation and engineering officer for the expedition. Pratt spent two weeks in Medford about two andne-half years ago familiarizing himself with the vehicle. Pratt did all mainte nance work while the vehi cles were traveling across the continent. The only" unusual mainte nance nrohlem. Tucker re- q ported expedition members as saying, was wherPthe vehicles encountered hidden crevasses. Little other mechanical trou ble was reported. 0 Tucker talked with several of the crew members who made up the expedition. He said some crew members re ported they were skeptical when Fuchs went about half way around the world to a relatively unknown town for equipment for the expedition, but all of them were pleas- baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 5 8 0 Pittsburgh t 13 0 Worihinglon. Grissom (7). Miller (8) and Thomas, Schmidt (7); Kline. Face (9). Grosse (9) and Foiles. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 9 17 0 Cleveland . 3-8 0 Jucks and Howard; Bell, Lemon (4) and Nixon. Boston 0 2 0 Chicago . 0 4 11 0 Sullivan, Kiely (8) and While; Wynn and Lollar. Washington 4 7 1 Detroit 3 7 0 Kemmerer, Hyde (9) and . Courtney; Foylack. Aguire (7), Moford (9) and Hegan, , Wiljon (9). antly surprised at the end of the trip. Visit Portuguese Tucker also visited Portu guese Air Force officials who are using three Sno-Cats in connection with radar instal lations. He also made con tacts for the possible sale of Sno-Cats in other European countries," ' ' ' .The ..Medford - corporation will receive the Navy's cer-1 tificate of merit, one of the highest honors the Navy can bestow, at a luncheon in the Medford hotel July 2, Tucker said. The award is being made for the Sno-Cat company's participation in supplying the over-snow vehicles for Opera tion Deep Freeze, the Navy's expedition to the Antarctic in connection with the Inter national Geophysical year. The award will be made by Capt. S. R. Zola, district pub lic works officer of the 13th Naval district, Seattle", Wash. Britain Offers Cyprus Self Rule London (UPI) 'Brit ain offered Cyprus limited in ternal self government for seven years today and invited Greece and Turkey to partici pate in running the island. The offer was announced by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in a statement to the House of Commons. It had been delayed 48 hours while the .North Atlan tic Council in Paris made fe verish 11th hour efforts to win the support of Greece and Turkey. Both were informed 'of the plan last week but re jected it. Compensation Plan Officers of the Jackson County Employees association xoaay approved, "rattier re luctantly," the proposed coun- ty compensation plan for this. year adopted by the county court and budget committee. The association this week received a letter from the county court explaining how they plan to put the compensa tion plan into effect. Spokesmen for the associa tion said they will accept the plan although they believe an other alternative suggested by the civil service commission would be better, and that the money for it is available. Needed Adjustments They added that they hope needed adjustment in some salaries and wages can be made during the coming fiscal year, and they "hope for ac tion not just promises, of the kind we were given last year and the year before, which were never fulfilled." The court's letter was in re sponse to one written June 6 by the association, which had listed several complaints andj Fellow Party Members Increase Demands To Quit November Chances Declared Unknown Washington (UPI) Sen ate Republican leader Wil liam F. Knowland said today President Eisenhower should "carefully weigh" whether Presidential Assistant Sher man Adams has "hurt his use fulness" by taking gifts from Bernard Goldfine. The Californian made this observation at a news con ference as new demands came from Republican members of Congress for Adams' resigna tion. Not That Far Knowland, who is running for governor of California, did not go that far. Asked if he thought Adams should quit, he said: "I think this is something which the President and Ad ams should carefully weigh as to whether Adams has so hurt his- usefulness that it might be harmful to the broa,d policies which the President must car ry out in the remaining two years of his administration." Mistake in Judgment Knowland said a "serious question" was raised by Ad ams' acceptance of gifts from the New England industrial ist. Knowland said he did not think it was "good public pol icy for officials to accept gifts. He added that it is a difficult matter of judgment as to what should be accepted and it is always hard to know where to draw the line." But he said he felt that Ad ams had made a'mistake in judgment" in the Goldfine case. Knowland said he had "no way of knowing what effect if any" the Adams situation would have on the Republican party's chances in the Nov ember election. "But I doubt if it would help any," he said. As more of Adams' fellow party members turned on him a Democrat, - Rep. Peter F. Mack Jr., (111.), demanded that the Justice Department investigate the presidential aide's relations with Goldfine. The department said it had no comment on Mack's state ment. Sen. Charles E. Potter and Rep. John B. Bennett, Michigan Republicans seek ing reelection this fall, called Wednesday for Adams' retire ment. Today Reps. Harry G. Has kell Jr. (R-DeL), and Charles E. Chamberlain (R-Mich.), seconded the motion. Mack also demanded that Adams retire. Maintenance Work Done on City Streets The state highway commis sion summer paving crew has been in the city for the past several days doing annual maintenance work, highway commission officials reported today. ' Paving work is being done on Central ave., Main st., Riv erside ave., and Front st. suggestions regarding compen sation, and the way in which it had been handled during the budgeting sessions this year. . . The court's letter contained three main points: 1. That the court had adopt ed the second of three alterna tive methods of compensation suggested by the civil service commission, which will pro vide that employees whose present wage or salary is in excess of that provided in the plan will be frozen at the present level, and that others would be increased to the next step above, none being adjust ed downward. Future Adjustments 2. A review board to study future adjustments in salaries will be set up "as soon as pos sible." The court rejected a suggestion that $70,000 be set aside in the new budget for possible adjustments found nacessary by the review board. 3. The court will "in the very near future," issue an order setting up fringe bene fel f5VMr iHISpl WILLIAM FROHNMAYER Appointed to Board Knackstedt Photo Medford Resident Named to State Real Estate Board William Frohnmayer, Med ford realtor, has been ap pointed to the state real es tate board, Gov. Robert D. Holmes' office announced to day. NHe succeeds E. M. Chilcot, Klamath Falls, on the five- man board which conducts examinations for brokers and salesmen licenses and advises on the needs and policies of the profession. The appoint ment runs until June 14, 1962. Elected Terasurer Frohnmayer,' who recently was elected treasurer of the Jackson County Democratic Central committee, has been in the real estate business in Medford since 1950. Prior to that he was affiliated with a finance corporation here- and in Klamath Falls, where he lived for 10 years. ' He was born in Portland in 1910, and after attending Reed college there, moved to Medford. He lived in Klam ath Falls between 1938 and 1948. .. 1 , He is a member of - the Med ford. Realty board;., the Med ford Multiple Service, the Ore gon Association 01 neai ro tate Boards, and the National Assdciation of Real Estate Boards. He was president of the Medford Realty board last year, and is on the board of directors for the Realty board and the Multiple Listing Serv ice. Frohnmayer said that since the position is an advisory one, he will maintain his of fice and business at 622 North Riverside ave. Ike Underscores GOP Congress Need Washington .(UPI) President Eisenhower under scored for Republican state leaders today the importance of electing a GOP Congress m November but kept silent on the Sherman Adams case that is worrying them. , GOP National Chairman Meade Alcorn 7 and others at tending a breakfast meeting with the President reported that there was no mention of the Adams' case which linked the top presidential assistant with Boston millionaire Ber nard Goldfine. The President spent about an hour and 20 minutes with 43, Republican state chairmen and other party leaders as sembled here for a "campaign school." ' fits, and will send copies to department heads. The court's letter concluded; "We want you to know that the county court does have the present and future . wel fare of every county employee in mind, and hope that you will bear with us until some time in the very near future, working through a review board, we can work this thing out to the satisfaction of all." Prepared Before Letter , In a 10-page statement, pre pared before the court's let ter to the association was re ceived, the association ex pressed disappointment at no hearing from the court, and then discussed the situation leading up to the negotiations and disagreements concerning the compensation plan. The statement declared that the court's decision of last year, to obtain a job classifica tion survey and compensation plan, was a step in the right direction, but it added the as sociation was in disagreement with the way it had been han dled by the court and budget Committee. Approved by Medford 26 PAGES Aged S From Peiro odd SgV$ VcDird Stayton, Ore. (UPI) An 88-year-old man suffering from malnutrition was reported in fair condition at a hospital here today after deputy sheriffs rescued him from an electric fenced pen in the backyard of his son's home where officers said he had been enclosed "like an animal." The son,., Daniel George Cole, 60, was arrested on an assault and battery charge and held under $2,500 bail. Man Screaming for Mercy Deputy Charles Thornton said he saw the aged man, Eugene W. Cole, being kicked by the son and having water poured over him as he tried to get to his feet. Thornton said the elderly man was screaming for mercy. Deputies made the arrest Wednesday as they were in the process of investigating earlier complaints from neighbors that a man had been heard screaming. Lightning Strike Mopped Up, As Showers Forecast Two crews from the state department of forestry today were mopping up the only lightning strike reported from thunderstorms in southern Oregon. Although no strikes have been reported from last night storm which was generally southwest of Medford, forest agencies said there may be sleeper fires spotted after the weather clears. 1 The lightning strike yester day afternoon was between Butte Falls and Prospect. borne state lookouts were "fogged in" this morning be cause of rainy weather, which also has hampered forest serv ice officials in spotting any strikes which may have oc curred in the Rogue River Na tional forest late yesterday. Reconnaissance flights were scheduled later today by the forest service if the weather clears. Rain Reported Only .02 of an inch of rain was reported at the Medford airpof t during last evening's storm, but heavier - amounts fell in other valley areas. Squally winds also accom panied the storm, but no ex tensive damage has been re ported. California Oregon Power company officials said the only power disturbance was reported in the Ruch area. Personnel at the Star Ran ger station reported heavy lightning south of the station, but had no reports of strikes. The Medford weather bu reau forecast occasional light rain through Friday with a chance of afternoon and eve ning thunderstorms. Oregon Highway Traffic Increases Salem (UPI) Oregon highway traffic increased one per cent in May compared with May of last year, the State Highway Department reported today. Ike Freezes Tariff -Rates on Lead, Zinc Washington (UPI) Presi dent Eisenhower decided to day to freeze for the time being the current tariff rates on lead and zinc imported into this country. ' Officers On June 5, the association's executive committee and seve ral department heads met to review the situation, and then generalized the complaints into six categories: Not Informed 1 1. Employees and many de partment heads have not been informed, of the salary recom mendations within sufficient time for proper consideration. 2. Opportunity to head all complaints for reclassification was not granted. "3. Salary scales are not just and equitable. - 4. Length and quality of service are not recognized. 5. No policy has been stat ed regarding future incre ments for employees. 6. Fringe benefits, such as vacation, sick leave and com pensatory pay for overtime and holiday work . have not been set forth. In their statements today, association spokesmen indicat ed that the court's reply partly satisfied some of these complaints, and that they hope others will be satisfied during the coming year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1958 taytoiro Grants Pass Man Arrested on Bribe Attempt Charges A charge of attempting to bribe a public official was lodged against Allan Adams, Eighth St. Paving Started; Couplet Nears Completion Paving on Eighth st. was started this week by the state highway department in prep aration for the new Main st. Eighth st. one-way couplet for downtown traffic, it was re ported today. Grading . has been com pleted on Eighth st.; between Fir and Front sts., it was re ported, with the base rock being laid in that area. Be tween 14 and 18 inches of base rock will be laid before the 3V inches of asphalt. Officials reported ' that 20 per cent of the work in this block has been completed. Part of the base rock must be laid, they said, before the curbs and gutters may be poured. Complete Curbs, Gutters Workers have, completed the majority of the curbs, gut ters, sidewalks and driveways with some clean-up work needed in a few areas. This work consists mainly of, short patches of sidewalks, curbing at Main and Elm sts., and the traffic separators at Main and Elm sts. , Highway engineers report ed that paving, which start ed at the west end of the couplet, will continue west and should be completed in the near future, weather con ditions permitting. The project is expected to be completed in July, it was reported. Actual completion of the work depends on in stallation of eingt new traffic signals. The signals will be installed at Main and Eighth sts. at Hamilton st., Main and Eighth sts. at Orange st., and Eighth st. at Oakdale ave., Grape st. Front st., and Riverside ave. Trowbridge and Flynn, con tractors for signal installa tion, reported that the sig nal heads are to be shipped July 3 from Moline, 111. Total Cost Total cost of the couplet construction will be $227,- 261.80, 'of which the city is to pay 25 per cent. Approxi mately $56,800 has been placed on deposit as the city's share, officials report.- Construction of a new Bear 'creek bridge, to finish the couplet, will be done later. Officials said that actual con struction on the bridge is not expected to get . under way until next spring. Until the completion of the Bear creek bridge, east-bound traffic on Eighth st., once the couplet is opened, will flow into Riverside ave. City of ficials reported that some con gestion of traffic may neces sitate a traffic officer at the intersection during peak rush hours. Traffic counter statistic fur nished by the city show, dur ing a! 24-hour period; that 10, 600 vehicles travel on River side ave., at Main st., with as mariy vehicles on that section of East Main st. Officials con cluded that approximately 15,000 vehicles will be trav eling on South Riverside ave., between Eighth and Main sts. once the couplet is opened. Mood GSescnaed The officers said the elder Cole's living quarters within the pen consisted of a filth-laden trailer containing a wood heating stove, a single light bulb and a makeshift bed. A large spoon was chained to a table for the aged man and . he had what officers called an "aluminum dog dish" to eat from. Steps Taken for 'Discipline' The younger Cole had been a resident of this mid Willamette valley community for more than 20 years and worked as a partime movie projectionist and gunsmith. Officers quoted him as saying he kept his father penned up to "discipline" him and make him "take care of himself." Stayton Police Chief Everett Norfieet said no water was piped into the trailer area and that toilet facilities were outside. 52, of 577 S. W, "G" St., Grants Pass, after he was ar rested by Jackson county sheriff's deputies and postal authorities Wednesday eve ning. ' Adams is .suspected of be ing the sender of an anony mous letter on June 10 to Judge H. K. Hanna of the cir cuit court, offering him a $500 bribe for a favorable de cision in the civil case of Adams vs. Patton. Request of Husband Officers believe the letter was written by Mrs. Adams at the request of her husband. Handwriting analysis led to the arrest, according tq the sheriff's office here. The suspect is in the coun ty Hair'tmder"' $5,000 - bond while awaiting arraignment, Authorities reported, that he is charged with the violation of a-state statute rather than a federal one because - the judge is a state officials. The Adams vs. Patton case involves a suit brought by Ad ams for reformation of a log ging contract with Charles Patton. Adams was doing business as the Adams Log ging Co. The case was tried on March 6 and the decision is pending. Agreement Inked For Fruit Sales A trade agreement between the U.S. -and the United King dom providing for the sale of up to $20 million dollars worth of American fruit was signed in Washington, D.C., today. - ; The office of Sen Richard L. Neuberger told the Mail LTribune the ceremony in the capitol was witnessed by Ore gon's two senators, a number of other senators, and, among others, Raymond Reter, Med ford fruit packer and presi dent of the International Ap ple association. . The reports said the new agreement increases the pros pects for a considerable in crease in the sale of American fruit to Great Britain. The agreement was signed for the U. S. by Secretary of Agri culture Ezra Taft Benson, and for Britain by members of the British Trade commission. Voters Approve Levy In Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville school district voters yester day approved 166 to 83 a levy for operating the three Jack sonville schools during fiscal year 1958-59. The levy will be $141,322 31. At an election earlier this year, voters defeated a pro posed $153,404.40 levy for operating the district. Reduc tions in the levy were made by cutting transportation al lowance and the reserve to cover unpaid taxes, and by reducing the proposed total for salaries. One vote cast in yesterday's election was void. Dismissal of Hoffa Charges Refused' New York (UPI) Federal Judge Thomas F. Murphy re fused today to dismiss wire tap conspiracy charges against Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa and two others. , Tribune No. 77 Death Toll in Bridge Collapse Figured To Be 18 Vancouver, B. C. (UPI) The death toll in the collapse of the partly completed $16 million bridge over the Bur rard Inlet rose to 18 today, police reported. Fourteen bodies had been recovered and four men were missing, but police listed the missing as dead .and said "It's just a matter of finding their bodies now." Two sections of the huge structure spanning the Sec ond Narrows collapsed Tues day, plunging 40 workmen 145 feet into the Burrard Inlet. Twenty men were hos pitalized. British Cplumbia Chief Jus tice Sherwood Lett was ap pointed by Premier Wi A. C. Bennett to open an investiga tion into the disaster. . Lett s first jjicUwas,. to name .Mon treal consulting engineer Philip L. Pratley to assist him in the technical aspects. , Hearings were expected to start as soon as all the injured were released from the hos pital. ' ; Officials said -there had been no damage to the stand ing sections of the half-corn- nleted cantilever bridge de signed to connect the ' city with the residential north shore. The damage was esti mated at $3,500,000. The col lapse set back completion of the structure six months. (Sea Picture on Pag 10) Divorcee Confesses Canada Kidnaping Toronto (UPI) Toron to police said today that Greta Goede, 46, a German divor cee, confessed kidnaping Joel Reitman, 2V-year-old heir to a clothing chain fortune. The blonde, neatly dressed suspect who emigrated to Canada from Germany in 1954, also faced a charge of attempted extortion here. Police said the extortion case involved Mr. ana Airs. Arthur Cobliam, who had re ceived letters demanding $2, 500 on threats of harming their young son and burning down their home. Farm Area GOP ' Chairmen Confident Washington r(UPI) GOP state chairmen from farm belt states . predicted confi dently today that good crops and high livestock prices will produce a harvest of Republi can votes next fall. "We're going to harvest one of our largest wheat crops and cattle prices are very high," Nebraska GOP chairman Richard E. Spelts Jr., said happily. "The rank and file of our farmers are happy and they're . not going to vote against Republicans." WEATHER FORECAST: Generally cloudy with occasional light rain through Friday. Chance of thunderstorms in afternoon and evening. Low tonight . High Friday 88. Temp. Highest Yesterday 91 Lowest this Morning 64 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today .02 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise .. 4:34 a.n. Sunset ':52 P-m- Moonset :3 P . First Quarter June 24 PROMINENT CONSTELLATION Ariadne's Crown, high in south :5 P-m- VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, In the south west P "- Saturn, due south 11:45 pm. Mars, low in east 1:16 a.m. Venus, in the east at sunnrise. Kremlin Thought Turning Chill 0 Toward West Cultural Pact, Talks Concluded London (UPI) Russia broke off diplomatic negotia tions for a cultural agreement with Britain today in the first sign that Moscow's new cold war may take the West for a, target as well as Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito. The disclosure followed au thoritative reports that the So viet Communist party Central Committee is now meeting in the Kremlin. It was believed to be drafting an over-all pol icy to defeat "revisionists" those who would defy Mos cow's all-out control of tkeir affairs among the satellites. May Underscore Fata The new policy was ex pected to underscore the fate that might be expected by those tempted to follow the path of executed Hungarian former Premier Imre Igy, whose Heath provoked heated anti . communist reaction throughout the world. Kremlin policy appeared suddenly to be hardening against the'satellites with, the execution of Nagy and his companions. Now the new chill was being turned on the West as well. Execution of the leaders of Hungary's anti- Communist revolution brought new and angry repercussions through out the world. There were riots and protest marches in European cities, condemna tion by ' free " nations and shock in neutralist India.' Students in Bern. Switzer land, staged a two-hour torch light parade through the cap ital . Wednesday night. Nor wegian students demonstrated in front of the Russian Em bassy and Hungarian Legation in Oslo. The Hungarian Stu dents Union called for a pro test Tnarch in Loron today. - Heralded By Red China . -"Only Communist China, re- ferred to the Nagy execution as "welcome news." It coupled this announcement with one of its most savage attacks on Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia ; certain to be one of the' main topics of discussion at the Moscow meeting of the Com munist Party Central Com mittee. Authoritative reports reach ing London said the execu tion of Naev was closely con nected with the Moscow Com munist meeting on Tito who has defied the Kremlin with his own brand of "independ ent Communism." Yugoslavia has denounced the Nagy exe cution as a gigantic double cross. Announcement of the death of Nagy and three co-patriots in Hungary s abortive fight for freedom was generally be lieved to herald1 the revival of the Stalinist purges at then worst. Six Hearings on Council's Agenda Six public hearings are on the agenda for the Medford city council at 7:30 o'clock to night in the council chambers at the city hall. ) Hearings are scheduled on sanitary sewer systems in the Laurelhurst and Kenwood Grandview districts, and on paving Eastwood' dr., Kennet st., Beatty st., and Siskiyou blvd. Bids are scheduled to .be called on the projects . for which hearings are scheduled tonight. Also on the agenda Is con sideration of an easement for a water line from Siskiyou Memorial . park 'association, and an easement for power pole relocation and authoriza tion to pay partial cost on East Jackson st. The council also will "consider a policy on low cost street surfacing. Gilchrist Chi Drowns in Pond Gilchrist (UPI) Mary G. Ernest, J 8-month-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ernest, was drowned late Wednesday in a mill pond near her home. The- child was first missed about 6 p.m. and her body was found about 30 minutes later in shallow water near the edge of the pond and close to the boat dock. Efforts to revive the girl failed. Father of the child is an of ficial of the Gilchrist Timber company and the mother is the former Mary Gilchrist. They have one other juld.