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Newspaper Page Textr irA iir 53 fd Year Pric 10 Cents Subscribers Recommended . o A story about the SanwD report on tit feasibly of pulp and paper mill devopmsjit is southern Oregon - appears oa pace 10 ot today's Mall Tribune. To report Improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford phone SF 2-6141. Ash land MU 2-1021. Yreka 841W before 6:45 p.m. daily and 12 JO a-m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call please notify office thus eliminating special messenger service. BOTE Uattad Press Full Leased Wire, tisM 9m run Lmtaed 46-)Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1958 No. 91 Cubans Release Three Americans; 42 Still Are HeJd HelicopterBrings 0 Prisoners ToBas Havana (UPIVr The Cu ban rebels resumed releasing American prisosen Saturday. A U. S. helicopter flew three American civilians employed by United Fruit company the U. S. Naval Base at Guan tanamo, leaving 42 Africans and civilians , still in rebel hands. . O The rebels had released five prisoners Wednesday before halting flights to Guantanamo for their hideout in the Sier ra Mastre mountains. ' However, the flights were resumed Saturday after U. S. Consul Park Wollam flew to the camp of rebel Captain Raoul Castro, Fidel Castro's brother, for new negotiations. The helicopter made a sec ond flight to the rebel hide out in the mountains, but re turned without any more Americans. Mo Passengers a HelicoDter Pilot Lt. Cmdr. "Tfohn V. Gorman, of Grand T9 TVTrt eairi Wollam tnld .... V, .-- $m "here were "no further ' o passengers to pick up." He said he believed that the kidnapeorAmericans were being held in groups scatter ed throughout the mountains and that it was difficult to get them to Raoul Castro's camf for rescue. The three released Saturday , were identified as Alfred F. Smith, of Gilford, N.H., agri- " culture superintendant of the United Fruit Cuban division; A. F. Sparks, of ' Frankfurt, Ind., and Jesse G. Ford of $illon, S. c. O They were kidnaped Tues day from United Fruit's sugag and agriculture school at uu aro. Sources said Sparks was ill and needed chest surgery ... and that one of the other men, not identified, was a diar betic and needed regular in sulin shots. All three appeared in good condition when they arrived at Guantanamo base. Six Drown Over Fourth in State By United Press International Six persons drowned in Oregon in the first 24 hours of the lone Fourth of July holiday week end. One boating accident oa the Oregon .coast claimed three lives and another otook two victims. The bodies of Martin Leon Fisher, 46, North Bend, and his 19-year-old son, Allen Martin Fisher, were picked up by a commercial fishing boat shortly after noon Fri day about three miles south of Cape Arago state park. An uncle of the elder Fish er. William A. Young, Oregon City, apparently drowned in the same accident but his body was not recovered im mediately, the Coast Guard said. The three launched a small boat at Sunset Beach about nine miles south of Coos Bay early Friday and were not seen again. Two Eugene fishermen, William Seavey, 38. and Fred erick Ortloff, 30, drowned Thursday niaht near Flor ence. Thy had set out on the Suislaw river late Thurs day in a 15-foot skiff which apparerOv overturned. Their bodies were recovered near Winchester Bay Friday ' aft ernoon. ' Jean Jenkins, 13. darter of Mr. and Mrs. Sally Jenkins of Sweet Home, drowned in the Santiam river Friday eve ning. ! Democratic Leaders Seek Benefits Hike q Washington (UPI) Demo cratic leaders have decided to launch a drive for quick en , actment of an increase in so cial security benefits, it was learned yesterday. ;They were working on a plan to increase monthly cash benefits for old folks without raising payroll taxes on work ers unless they earn more than $350 a month. Belgrade, Yugoslavia (UPI) Twenty Yugoslav travelers were killed dast night when ' a tourist bus smashed through a row of trees on a mountain road and plunged into a ravine 1,000 feet below. ' fill 01 Bf Vnked View Xetieael The death toll en the na- ftion highways climed well past th 200 mark Saturday night aad safety officials madburfent appeals for driv ers, to '"police themselves" on tjaJfi veeit end. A United Press Internation al coant at 1a.m. (edt) Sunday showed 240 traffic fatalities since3 the holiday period be gan at pan. Thursday. In ad dition, there were 120 drown ings, S crtaths from plane crashes and 59 fatalities stem ming from miscellaneous causes let an overall holiday t8ll of it. Employment Rises In County in June Employment increased rap idly in June despite some bad weather during the middle of the month, John J. Patton, manager of the local Oregon State employment service of fice reported. Many students and teach ers who recently entered the labor imarket looking for sum mer employment were suc cessful but the younger stu dents appear to be having U.S. Told to Deal . With E. Germany ' Berlin (UPI) The Com munists said flatly last night that the 'only way for the United States to win freedom for nine American service men held captive since June 7 was to deal with East Ger many as a diplomatic equal. East German Foreign Min ister Otto Winzer said all U.S. overtures to the Soviet Union to secure - release of the men were in vain. He told the East German News Service that U.S. oc cupation agreements with the Soviets on the return of sold iers who stray into the Soviet zone no longer were valid. The U.S. has made several demands on the Soviets to have the men released, basing its position on four-power agreements made during the occupation. The U.S. has not recognized East Germany and refuses to deal with it on a diplomatic basis, but the Soviets had declared the whole matter is in East Ger man hands. The nine servicemen were members of the U.S. Army's Third Armored Division. They were aboard a helicopter en route to the maneuver area at Grafenwohr when . the craft wandered across the Iron Curtain during bad weather. Chamoun Successor Urged by States Washington (UPI) The United States is urging pro western Lebanese President Camille Chamoun to give way to a compromise succes sor who might win support of some of the rebels who have been fighting his government, it was disclosed Saturday. American officials said the United States has told Cham oun it will support his desire to serve the remainder of his six-year term, which expires Sept. 23. But it believes he must stop trying to hand-pick his successor. Such a concession on Cham oun's part, officials said, might drastically weaken the rebels. Otherwise, they said, there may be no end to the civil strife which has erupted into an international issue and has United Nations ob servers trying to discover how much aid the rebels are get ting from neighboring Syria of the United Arab Republic. Philippines Parties . Favor U.S. Missiles Manila (UPI) The Philip pines two major opposition parties joined . forces yester day in favoring the installa tion of U.S. missile bases in this country. The Progressive party placed its stamp of approval on the. missile bases, follow ing a similar resolution passed by the Liberals two months ago. V IVl California, with 21 high way deaths, led the 49 states in highway slaughter. Texas reported 16 traffic fatalities, Ohio 14, Georgia 12, New York 11 and Louisiana 10. "The holiday toll means not only that a certain number of people have died on high ways," National Safety Coun cil President Ned H. Dear born said Saturday night, "but that more than 7,000 have suffered disabling injur ies. Safety Council officials said the traffic fatality rate for the Fourth of July week end was running "a little more difficulty , than usual finding summer work, he said. Construction of two grade schools plus an addition to Medford High school is pro viding activity in Medford, and heavy construction work on the Talent project is con tinuing, Patton noted. Supply Adequate The local labor supply has been adequate so far this season, he reported, and it is already difficult to fill most skilled and semiskilled jobs in the lumber industry. Total unemployment in .Jackson county at the end of June was 25 per cent below May and about 20 per cent below the level of a year ago. Non-agricultural job place ments continued about the same level as last month, and about 10 per cent above this time last year, the local man ager said. In agriculture the labor de mand, has been slow because the orchards have required little thinning this year, but Patton predicted that demand for. workers, will increase rap idly by the start of the fruit harvest about Aug. 1. Patton announced that in view of thee considerable amount of unemployment in Oregon during the past win ter and the current surplus of labor in some parts of the state, a special effort will be made to recruit harvest help from all parts of Oregon. 12 June Fires Make SW Oregon Total 33 Twelve fires were fought in the Southwest Oregon district during June, according to the state department, of forestry officials. They brought the season's total for the district to 33, three more than for last year at this time. Officials attributed four fires to lightning, three to burning debris, two to smok ers, one to campers and- two to miscellaneous. The largest fire -was near Reese creek, in the Medford unit. Of the 33 fires this sea son, officials said 17 were caused by human careless nesss and 16 by lightning. , Smoke Jumpers Go To Mt. Baker Area Bellingham (UPI) For est service smoke-jumpers Friday were ordered into nothern Washington from the Siskiyou National forest of Oregon for possible use in combating lightning - ignited fires in the Mount Baker Na tional forest. The jumpers were to be held in readiness at smoke jumper headquarters at. Win throp in Okanogan county. Forest Service officials said Friday about 20 fires had been reported in the past 36 hours. Subcommittee Expects to Call Adams Washington (UPI) Rep Morgan M. Moulder, (D-Mo.), said Saturday he expects the House Influence Investigating committee to .recall President ial Aide Sherman Adams for more questioning about his dealings with Boston Million aire Bernard Goldfine. Moulder, a member of the group, saidt he subcommittee should "and I assume will" invite Adams to make a second appearance on the wit ness stand after Goldfine fin ishes testifying. Adams last month volun tarily went before the sub above" the rate for last Me morial day's holiday period. Thera were 207 deaths at this time during the Memo rial Day holiday period. Almost five persons were killed every hour as the holi day week end reached its halfway point, running just slightly behind the record In dependence Day toll of 391 set in 1933, Safety Officials said. "Huge as the traffie death list, the toll is slowing down a bit," Dearborn said. The National Safety Council had predicted 410 traffic deaths for the holiday. SAMUEL G. SCHWARTZ To Attend Convention ' Regional Director Of Operations to Be At Convention Samuel G. Schwartz, "re gional operations director for the post office department, will attend the annual conven tion of Oregon Postmasters here July 8, 9 and 10. Regional headquarters are in Portland, and the region comprises the states of Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, ' and Montana, and ;the territory of Alaska. Schwartz is respon sible for all post office opera tions in the region. Schwartz entered the postal service on July 1, 1921, as a clerk in the Cottage Grove of fice. He was appointed to the postal inspection service in 1930, and except for time served in the army in World War II, was in the inspection service until appointed re gional director in 1955. While in the Army, he di rected the postal service for 3,500,000 troops, serving un der the command of General Eisenhower in the European theater of operations. Schwartz was awarded the Legion of Merit, and wag dis charged from the Army a colonel. He lives in Portland with his wife and three chil dren. The convention starts here Tuesday, continuing through Thursday. Sports Bulletins Phoenix (UPr) Aided by superb infield play. Err Palica of the Vancouver Mounties beat the Phoenix Giants, t-3, on 12 well spaced hits in Pacific Coast league game . here last night. Memorial Field, Camp White Rogue Valley Dairy Maids defeated Astoria girls' softball eam 12 io S and 3 to 0 in a double bill here last night. Ellen Cal laghan pitched a no-hitter for the Maids in the five inning second game. committee to answer charges he exerted pressure on feder al agencies which were study ing Goldfine's actions as a financier and woolen mill owner. The president's chief assist ant acknowledged " he may have been "'imprudent" in ac cepting gifts and hospitality from Goldfine but denied any wrongdoing on behalf of his old friend. Moulder said Adams should be called back for pin-point questioning about other de tails of his friendship with Goldfine and to be asked if he had interceded for ether ' ' " ' Rooftop Snipers Exchange Shots in Downtown Beirut Lebanon Government Decides To Move Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Government troops and rebel rooftop snipers exchanged shots in downtown Beirut for the second successive day Saturday, sending bullets whizzing past shoppers and U. S. business offices, i In Cairo, the semi-official Middle East News agency said Lebanon's - government had decided to move the capitol from battle-scarred Beirut to the town of Dohoor Elshweir 10 miles away. It said Presi dent Camille Chamoun and his cabinet would be included in the move, but it did not say when the switch was ex pected. The U.S. Embassy disclosed that 25 American families totaling 69 persons had left Lebanon since the rebellion started two months ago. ' However, an embassy spokesman estimated there still were about 300 American families left in Lebanon be sides those of the U. S. em bassy employees. " Heaviest fighting in Beirut centered around the city's main Riad Solh Square, where many U. S. firms have offices, and around the government headquarters which sits on top of a hill overlooking the square. - Heavy fighting which oc curred in the northern port city of Tripoli Friday night tapered off into near quiet yesterday morning. But rebel leader Rashid Ka rami said he refused a truce offer from the Tripol city govT ernor and expected the fight ing to break out again shortly. Lebanese government offi cials were bitter about the first report of the United Na tions observation corps which said the observers so far, .had found nothing to.support Leb anese charges of "massive in filtration" by the United Arab republic on the side of the rebels. New Public Welfare Commissioner Here Mrs. Henry Padgham, 2707 Springbrook rd., was appoint ed public welfare commission er for Jackson county Thurs day by Gov. Robert Holmes. Mrs. Padgham succeeds Mrs. Rosemary Keeney, also of Medford. She is one of four county commissioners, ap pointed by the governor, who with the county '.court make up the seven-member welfare commission. r. Governor Holmes appointed welfare commissioners Thurs day for 21 counties and reap pointed 10 others to four-year terms, expiring June 30, 1962. Selection of commissioners lor the five remaining counties is due next week. Ike Invites DeGaulle To Make U.S. Visit Paris : (UPI) President Eisenhower Saturday invited Premier Charles de Gaulle to visit the United States in the near future. The invitation was deliv ered by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles at a 2V6 hour talk with de Gaulle dur ing which the premier told the United States bluntly that France was determined to be come a nuclear power and had the right to do so regard less of U.S. opposition. The personal message from the President to de Gaulle was described by a U.S. spokesman as "not a specific invitation for a specific date but it expresses the hope that it will be feasible." friends with federal agencies Subcommittee Republicans differed with Moulder on re calling Adams. Rep. John P. O'Hara' (R Minn.), . said Adams' earlier testimony "covered the water front" and that unless some thing new develops, there is no reason for further ques tions. "If it's just to harass him I wouldn't be ror that'" O'Hara added. . Rep. John W. Heselton (Mass.), a friend of Adams, said he had "no idea" wheth er the subcommittee might fewpti lisp IisiM ' ! I Search for Crash Survivors Halted Early Saturday Navy Says Men Will, Not Be Found Alive Honolulu (UPI) The search for possible survivors from Friday's crash of an Air Force Globemaster was ealled off Saturday after the Navy decided there was no chance any of the four men still not accounted for would be found, alive. , Nine men were aboard the 90-ton, four-engined c a r go plane when it crashed into the ocean 610 miles southwest of here. A propellor was thrown through the fuselage. Three were rescued by a helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Boxer; One body was recovered. The rescued men reported one more had died shortly after the crash. Search Called Off, The search was called off only after ships, planes, heli copters, the aircraft carrier, destroyers and small boats re peatedly swept the area. The Navy said Capt. J. E. Vose, skipper of the Boxer and on-the-scene commander of the search, "considers that no possibility exists for recov ery of additional survivors." Searchers picked up 52 bags of mailancL'Jiumerous pieces of the plane including the main landing gear and two landing wheels. They were certain if there had been more survivors or bodies they would have found them. . Dispatches from the Boxer did not make clear if the body, recovered was one of the five. The Navy said only that two of the five "did not survive," according to word ; from the survivors. ; . . , A. ... The survivors said at least one other man was heard call ing in the darkness and was seen flashing a light, presum ably the one on his life jacket, immediately after the crash. Nothing more was known of him. County Utilities Are Assigned Tax Ratio Salem Utility property in Jackson county will be as sessed this year at an assigned ratio of 33 per cent of its true cash value, the tax com mission has reported. This ra tio is 17 per cent above the ratio posted by the Jackson county as&essor earlier this year. ' The statewide policy of as signing ratios uniformly 17 per cent above the posted ra tios is" in line with a resolu tion adopted by the Oregon House of Representatives and policies set by the state board of equalization in 1957. . A gradual reduction . in as signed ratios has been going on since 191. This, according to the commission, will bring the assessed values of utility property into line with those of locally assessed property, as required by law. An equal ization between utility prop erties and other classes of lo cally assessed, properties is ex pected by 1961, the commis sion stated. , invite him to come back. Moulder also served notice that he wants to quiz Gold fine about the fact he failed to pay Massachusetts state in come tax for 1956 and obtain ed an extension for paying his 1057 taxes. . Associate Tax Commission er John Dane, Jr., said in Boston that Goldfine filed no personal state income tax re turn for 1956 and got an extension on his 1957 return But Dane refused to give any additional information, i Goldfine, weekending in Massachusetts, was not avail able ior comment. ' Time To (Herblock h Fireworks Display Seen by 2,000 Here A crowd of more than 2,000 persons attended the third an nual, fireworks display Fri day evening at Medford High school stadium. In addition to the fireworks display, the Rogue Valley Quarter Midget Racing asso ciation, held time trials and a race with six drivers par ticipating. Miss Janet Young, Medford, displayed two of her horses, "Talsman," a golden palamino harness horse that was : 1951 champion parade horse in the United States, itish Officer Kills 2 Cypriots ' Nicosia, Cyprus (UPI) British security forces fired on a howling mob of 300 rock throwing Greek Cypriots last night killing two persons in the worst outbreak of vio lence on Cyprus in recent weeks. , A young officer killed a Greek Cypriot man and a wo man with a short burst from a machine gun. Thirteen oth er Cypriots and 22 British soldiers were injured in the fighting. Greek sources said the fighting occurred at the vil lage of Avghorou near Fama gusta. They said the dead wo man was six months pregnant but this was not confirmed. ; The sources dispuated a government report that the machine gun was fired at a 45-degree angle over the heads . of ' the crowd. According to reports from the scene the trouble started when a security patrol in three armored cars arrested a youth who refused to re move Greek Cypriot slogans. Russia Offers Glimpse Of Detection Secrets Geneva (UPI) Russia gave the West a glimpse of its atomic detection secrets yesterday but claimed it has received nothing new in re turn from the West in the technical talks on policing nu clear explosions. Soviet scientists took the wraps off some of their tech nical information on tracing atomic and hydrogen blasts at the fourth session of the sci entific conference that may pave the wayto fool-proof in ternational nuclear disarma ment. Columbia River Is Searched for Body Portland (UPI) Multno mah county sheriff's officers began grappling operations yesterday in ' the Columbia river after a car belonging to John A. SchneU, 64, Portland, was found parked near Ma ine dr. and Campbell rd. near the river. Police said he had not Ipeen seen - since he left home Wednesday after telling his family he was going to have the car washed. Chan Ug on Vacation) and "Stonewall's ' Mad," a three-gaited saddle horse. Also included on the pro gram was a demonstration of the: Medford fire department's aerial ladder truck. A Tucker Sno-Cat also was displayed as well as a 1913 Pierce-Arrow, driven by its owner, E. M. Tucker, president of Tucker Sno-Cat corporation. All Ground Displays ; The fireworks, all ground displays, depicted the devel opment of Oregon from fron tier, , territory, . to state; cir cus animals and performers, and some displays more than 100 feet long. These included twirling sparklers, Niagara falls, peacock tails, and oth ers. Drivers in the midget races for the program were Eddie McCoy,.Buddy Richnian, Dana Carter, Joan Richman, Mike Meyers and Bobby Bruce. Organ music was furnished during the program by John Lusk and Dr. and Mrs. Mil ton Snow sang "The Star Spangled Banner . Blaze in Toppenish Burns 3 Businesses Toppenish, Wash. (UPI Fire swept through three downtown businesses here Friday causing an estimated $150,000 to $200,000 damage. . The blaze destroyed a furni ture store, a transfer company and a bowling establishment, all of which were housed in a brick building half the size of a city block. Telephone service . was knocked out in the Toppenish area when the fire melted a trunk line wire of the Washington-Oregon Telephone Co. Firemen from Toppenish and surrounding communities fought the blaze for more than two hours before bring ing it under control. Twin Girls Survive From Quadruplets .Mankato, Minn. (UPI) Twin girls were the only sur vivors last night of premature quadruplets born to an ele mentary school teacher and his 26-year-old wife. The death of Deborah, the fourth-born, came only two hours after Christine, the second-born, had died. At that time, doctors described the condition of the three remain ing infants under f incubation as "satisfactory." ' The girls were born to Mr and Mrs. Gerald Hansen dur ing a nearly two-hour period. Still struggling for life were Rebecca, the first-born and Penelope. Quinby, Va. (UPI) A flaming Marine Corps dive bomber crashed in a farm field here Saturday, killing one crewman - and burning two others before they para chuted to safety. Girl Killed, 26 Kurt in Blast Early Saturday Five Homes Reported Destroyed in Blast ' Portland (UPIA little girl was killed and at least 26 other persons were injured early Saturday when a fire works warehouse exploded and burned in a spectacular display of noise and destruc tion here. Five nearby homes were de stroyed and scores of others were damaged. Windows were shattered for blocks around. . Nine of the 26 injured re mained hospitalized after treatment. Most of those hurt suffered from shock and cuts. Authorities probed the ruins for other possible victims. - The little girl was identified as Mary Beth Howe, 4V4, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Howe Jr., Portland. The parents were treated at a hos- pitaL Their home, located near the warehouse, was burned. 289 Homes Damaged'.' The Red Cross tentatively estimated overall damage at more than $400,000.. It said 289 dwellings received some damage with 111 of them hav ing $1,500 or more. Twenty businesses were damaged. The loss to dwellings was estimat ed at $340,000 and to busi nesses at $94,000. . The explosion rocked houses over a wide area and awaken ed Portland area residents for miles - around. Those living nearby reported a steady se ries of blasts lasting about 10 minutes which sounded like a continuous thunderstorm. , The warehouse contained an estimated $40,000 worth of fireworks. The state fire marshal was investigating case of the blast which occurrecl less than two hours after the end of Fourth of July holiday. Car Hits Policeman Residents up to eight miles away reported hearing two loud explosions. The resulting fire led to a. big traffic jam and one policeman was slight ly injured when "struck by a car while directing traffic, po lice said. Doors were Tipped from the hinges at a nearby motel and part of the roof was lost. Two cars were reported burned and limbs were knocked off trees. The front of a market two .blocks away was blown in. A crowd at a drive-in thea ter reported seeing an orange- shaped mushroom cloud ris ing after the blast and shouts of "Atomic bomb" were heard. . ' Carol Coburn, a waitress at a nearby restaurant, said "I thought it was the end." Break-In Suspected The explosion occurred at the Signal Fireworks and Spe cialty company warehouse lo cated just outside the city lim its. The Red Cross set up emer-. gency relief for families made " homeless by the explosion. Howard Grohs, owner of the fireworks company, said he believed the blaze may have been touched off by someone who broke into the building. He said break-ins were com mon" around the Fourth of July. Grohs said no one was in the building when the explos ions started "so far as we know." WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and warm through Monday with some af ternoon and evening cloudiness and possibly a few scattered thundershowers over the high er mountains. High today 95 100. A littlf cooler Monday. TEMPERATURES Highest Saturday 97 Lowest Saturday Morning 11 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today Sunrise tomorrow . Moonrise tonight . Last Quarter - 7:51 pjn. - 4:41 a.m. -10:51 p.m. Tuesday PROMINENT STAR Antares, in the south.. 9:37 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter In the south west 0:11p.m. Saturn, due south 10:33 p.m. Mars, low in east 12:59 a.m. Venus, rises . 2:57 ajn.