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MajorCharlton Reviews History
Of Building, Sailing Mayflower
when I told the man
itting next to me on the
plane winging its way from
London to New York that the
'last time I visited the United
States I went across on the
Jlayflower he ordered a
tjuick drink."
So said Maj. Warwick
jCharlton, the moving force
Jehind the construction of
4he Mayflower II, and a mem
Jer of the crew of 33 which
-Sailed it to the United States
Jast year.
"I consider the original
Mayflower the forerunner of
ill the ships which have come
o America bringing people
nvho were seeking an escape
'Tagalong' Suffers
From Sag, Trick
Ending, Ewald Says
By WILLIAM EWALD
United Press International
i New York d'PD Views
and reviews:
CBS-TV's "Studio One"
drama, 'Tagalong." was one
of those good - intentioned
things about prejudice that
suffered from sag around its
jniddle and a cavalry-to-the-rescue
trick ending. James
Gregory, as the meanie who
turns goodie, delivered with
his customary competence.
Princess Margaret's brief
spiel from Nova Scotia, car-
Tied by NBC-TV last evening,
jyas a mediocre American live
JTV debut. She was quite
poised, but injected only a
smidgin of animation into her
talk. She didnt really light
up until her spech was finish
ed, but I can't say I blame
her she may have been as
bored by the yawny conven
tionalities of her discourse as
I was.
Shari Lewis sat in for Jinx
Falkenburg on the panel of
CBS -TV's "Masquerade
Party" Monday night Jinx
.was virus-bugged . . . One of
the clowns on ABC-TV's
"Cowtown Rodeo" Monday
night suffered a bruised leg
in a mix-up with a bull. The
elowns are the best feature of
''Cowtown Rodeo" the cow
boys they can send back to
Wyatt Earp.
It's a shame there are no
plans afoot to keep ABC-TV's
"Stars of Jazz" on through the
winter it's one of the few
really nourishing shows left
on .TV. Paul Desmond on
f Stars of Jazz"- Monday night
'rotted out some marvelous
ly fertile horn on "Someday
My Prince Will Come" and it
.was heartening to note that
Tave Brubeck is beginning to
.nove, away a little from those
nassive chunk chords of his
lhat have almost become a
stylistic cliche.
Dr. Wade Ruby is starting
to move on NBC-TV's "Twen
ly One" Monday night he
Jtnocked over two opponents
to boost his pile to S46.000.
Gordon Polk's comedv caper
-on the NBC-TV "Jack Paar
Show" was funny, but far out
somewhere west of Saturn.
Adolph Green and Betty
Comden were a pretty tedious
tandem on the Parr show, but
Jiidy Holliday was rather re
freshing, if wacky.
1 The Channel Swim: "North
west Passage," the half-hour
eolor series originally ticket
ed for Friday night on NBC
TV this fall, now has been
Shifted to Sunday in the spot
iust above Steve Allen's hour.
Some of the gals scheduled
for featured roles in "North
yest Passage" should give it
fin international flavor Ziva
fcodann. a former Miss Israel,
Jaino Elg of Finland and Lisa
Jlontell of Mexico,
t "Rawhide." the 60-minute
Western that CBS-TV wasl
touting for the fall, now looks
. like a doubtful starter. How-
ever. "Rawhide" films will
continue to be produced with
"an eye toward shoving them
tinto a breach later in the sea
". son. "Pursuit." a one-hour
;'live. series from Hollywood
"with Norman Folton as pro-
ducer, has bobbed up as a
'probable starter for Wednes-
day night on CBS-TV.
" "County Fair," a daily af
ternoon variety half -hour
with Bert Barke as emcee,
' will unpop on NBC-TV Sept.
. 22. "'Modern Romances" and
' the last 15 minutes of "Queen
; lor a Day" will be dropped to
: Peddicord Sentenced
: To Five Years in Jail
: Portland TPD William
; Clarence Peddicord, the
"blind bomber" of a Portland
department store was given
. a five-year term in prison
Monday in federal court
here.
' The, five years, for a mail
fraud conviction, will run
concurrently with the 20-year
term Peddicord is serving for
" the extortion and bombing
"conviction.
from tyranny," Charlton said.
It was his idea to build a sec
ond Mayflower and present it
to the people of the United
States as a symbol of the ties
between them and England,
he continued.
Maj. Charlton, a guest of
Dave Franklin, local agent
for Aero Mayflower Transit
company, Inc., was guest
speaker at the regular Mon
day luncheon of the Jackson
County Chamber of Com
merce at the Jackson hotel.
Included Stipulation
"When I let the contract
for construction of Mayflower
II," the speaker reported, "I
included the stipulation that
make room for it. Jack Barry
pulled a funny boo-boo on last
Friday's NBC-TV "Tic Tac
Dough" a cartoon character
for his toothpaste sponsor fin
ished off the commercial with
"Look, ma. no cavities" and
Jack mumbled, "Look ma. no
teeth," thinking his mike was
off the air. It wasn't.
Rearrangement at
Airport Proposed
By City Manager
A proposal by the city man
ager to move the Avis U-Drive
office as part of a general re
arrangement of the Medford
airport lobby has stirred up
a lively dispute.
Fred Wilcox, the Avis
agent, is in favor of the shift.
But James H. Daily, who rep
resents the rival Hertz agency,
has protested.
Both men appeared at last
week's city council meeting
to state their cases. Wilcox
spoke briefly in favor of the
proposal, which would change
his location from the south
end, of the lobby to a point
near the entrance directly
across from Daily. The pro
posal also includes the instal
lation of baggage lockers at
Wilcox'svpresent location, and
the relocation of . the tele
phones and soft-drink ma
chine. Daily charged Wilcox with
incompetence and with rent
ing "antique models." He said
the Avis office was not man
ned on Sundays and holidays
and only part-time, on Satur
days, while "Hertz is always
manned."
There was no question of
competition. Daily assured
the council. He was interested
only in the welfare of the
customers.
Wilcox has agreed to pay
the costs of shifting his office
and the telephones, which
would be moved from his pro
posed new location. The city
manager proposes that a new
10-year lease be drawn up to
replace Wilcox's present lease.
The councilme after hear
ing both sides, agreed with a
suggestion by Mayor Snider
that they visit the airport
within the next two weeks to
see the situation for them
selves. Bos Drivers Walk Off
Jobs in Eugene, Salem
Eugene (UPD Eugene and
Salem residents were without
city bus service Monday
when drivers walked off the
job after apparently reject
ing a plea from the president
of the City Transit Line that
he was going out of business.
Louis Soukup, who runs
the line, said he had appeal
ed to the drivers to remain
at work for "a while" pend
ing the creation of a coopera
tive ownership deal. He had
notified the Eugene city coun
cil last week end he was go
ing out of business and at the
time said he thought the driv
ers would keep working in
the two towns for a while.
Services Held for
San Dimas Publisher
San Dimas, Calif. (LTD
Funeral services were con
ducted today for Robert E.
Lee Aldrich, 66, editor and
publisher of the San Dimas
Press.
During World War II, Al
drich managed the Temple
City (Calif.) Times. He also
published the La Verne
(Calif.) Leader.
Aldrich died Saturday fol
lowing a heart attack. He
leaves his widow, Kathleen,
two daughters and six grand
children. Matches and smoking ac
count for 26 per cent of all
fires in the U.S., according
to the National Board of Fire
Underwriters.
the builder must help sail the
ship to the United States.
This I feel helped insure a
very sturdy ship."
Twenty months were re
quired in building the ship
which included masts and
spars of Oregon Pine. While
he was trying to raise fi
nances for construction, the
Major said, he encountered
numerous ways in which peo
ple could say no.
Although he needed only
a crew of 33, Maj. Charlton
said that there were 3.000
volunteers to make the trip,
including 500 women. "I left
it up to the captain, Alan
Villiers. whether or not we
would take women on the
voyage," he said. Villiers
later decided on an all male
crew.
Delivery of the ship was
four months late so it was
decided that sea trials would
be conducted during the ac
tual voyage. The crew set sail
from England on April 20,
1957, on what proved to be
a 5,400 mile, 54-day trip.
Carried Canned Food
"Although we carried
canned food on our voyage,''
the speaker said, "we didn't
gain much over the Pilgrims
because our cook was capable
of spoiling anything, and usu
ally did."
The canned food, installa
tion of a wheel for the helms
man, and a two-way radio for
emergencies were about the
only basic variations from the
original ship. However, the
Major said, the Pilgrims car
ried more wine than water
during their trip. "We car
ried no intoxicants other
than some rum for special
occasions such as birthdays.
Consequently there were 33
birthdays during the voyage."
The only power' machinery
used in the construction of
the ship were power saws, he
reported. And in many cases,
17th century tools were used.
Ship Becalmed
After about three and a
half weeks of the trip had
elapsed, the speaker said,
they were becalmed for sev
eral days despite the fact
that they kept picking up the
Washington weather bureau's
report saying there were
good winds. "I can only as
sume that the reason for this
report is that there should
have been winds and the bu
reau didn't expect anyone to
be in the area day after day
to check up on them."
Cargo space on the ship
was sold to help defray ex
penses, and gifts were
brought to many persons in
the United States. Maj.
Charlton said, "We brought
presents to a number of in
dustries, the President and
other government officials
but I assure you we didn't
bring anything for Sherman
Adams."
When the ship reached this
country a reenactment of the
signing of the Mayflower
Charter was conducted. "I
am sorry to report that the
signing was done with ball
point pens," the speaker
grimaced.
Shortly after landing, Maj.
Charlton returned to England
to write a book on the voy
age, "The Second Mayflower
Adventure." He returned to
this country about six months
ago and has been on a speak
ing tour since then.
Before this adventure, the
Major was an author and
newspaperman and he report
ed that he intends to return
to the writing field when this
tour is complete. He arrived
in Medford Monday morning
from San Francisco and has
now moved on to Eugene.
The Mayflower II belongs
to the Plymouth Plantation
of Plymouth, Mass., an his
torical society, he explained.
That organization is now de
veloping' a national shrine
where the ship will be put
on permanent display.
The speaker at next Mon
day's roundtable will be
Lewis L. Huelsdonk of
Downieville, Calif. He is
chairman of the gold commit
tee of the Western Governors'
Mining Advisory council, and
secretary, treasurer and gen
eral manager of Best Mines
Corporation, Downieville. His
topic will be the domestic
gold situation and monetary
policy.
Court Records
DISTRICT COURT
Doree M. Anderson, no operator's
license in possession. S10.
Dick O. Rhoten, overload, S81.
Edith E. Baker, failure to stop,
S10.
Morris D. Cobbs, no motor ve
hicle license. S15.
Vada S. McCough, no operator's
license. S10.
Fredrick D. Parker, failure to
snop. 55.
R. W. Jacks, failure to fell snags,
S55.
Leroy Stubblefield. failure to
yield right of way. S10.
Joseph Gentile, drunk on High
way, S4.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
Clarence Ijeroy Cole, O'Brien,
Ore., and Laura Leona Laborde,
Rogue River.
James William Holsapple, Tal
ent and Sharon Laree Self, Ashland.
COLD SHOULDER President Gamal Abdel Nasser
(right) of the United Arab Republic talks with special
U. S. envoy Robert D. Murphy in Cairo after keeping
Murphy cooling his heels for 10 hours, in what was be
lieved to be a deliberate snub. It was believed the U. A. R.
leader was angered by a statement by John Foster Dulles
that Nasser does not represent true Arab nationalism.
Quotes From the News
By United Press International
Chicago Anthony Sherer, explaining to authorities why
he carried a 20-millimeter anti-tank gun around in his
taxicab:
"You don't want me to keep it home, where the kids can
get at it. do you?"
Minneapolis, Minn. Air Force Capt. David G. Saunders,
on the balloon flight later this week which will send an Air
Force officer up nearly 20 miles locked in a sealed capsule:
"It will be the closest step to a space flight that could be
made."
Hamilton AFB, Calif. An Air Force spokesman,
shrugging off any serious implications in the nation-wide
grounding of the fastest, newest fighter-interceptor, the F-104
Starfighter:
"It's just like an auto. Afisr six months you stop and
tighten the bolts."
Pittsburgh Rear Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, "father" of
the atomic submarine, predicting better things ahead in
underwater craft:
"The first plane which the Wright brothers flew amazed
the world, but every plane built since has been better. The
same holds true of atomic submarines."
New York Rotund comedian Buddy Hackett, on the un
reality of Hollywood:
"I get the feeling that any minute, someone will come
cut on Sunset Boulevard and yell 'Okay . . . Take it all
down.' And they'll carry away the palm trees, the buildings
and the people in trucks."
PRESS CONFERENCE In his first press conference
since July 2, President Eisenhower said he would attend
the United Nations special assembly meeting on the
Middle East if he finds it desirable. Here he is shown
pointing to reporters standing to ask a question. Seated
beside the President is Press Secretary James Hagerty.
The conference was held at the White House in Washington.
Restraining Order Vacated by Judge
Portland ' (UFD A temp
orary restraining order that
had prohibited Harvey Alum
inum company from using
non-union workers to unload
an ore ship here was vacat
ed Monday by Judge Alfred
T. Sulmonetti in Circuit
Court.
The court's ruling permit
ted Harvey Aluminum to re-
Coast-to-Coast Buys
Marshall - Wells
Portland (UPI1 Coast-to-Coast
Stores, Inc., with head
quarters at Minneapolis,
Minn., Monday announced
purchase of the Marshall
Wells wholesale operation
here. Officials said the pur
chase was effective Aug. 1.
The Marshall-Wells whole
sale house here has been in
operation since 1912. Sale
price was not disclosed.
Coast - to - Coast has 637
stores in 18 Midwest and
Northwest states.
APPRECIATION
Osaka, Japan (UPD Musi
cians today expressed their
appreciation to the city's cab
drivers for reducing their
horn-blowing by giving a free
concert in their behalf. City
police also were invited.
WILL AUCTION SHIPS
Washington CPD The Fed
eral Maritime Administration
has put 47 mothballed World
War II Liberty ships on the
auction block. Except for cer
tain machinery and equip
ment the ships may be used
only for scrap.
sume unloading alumina ore
from the Canadian ship Lake
Pennask, despite protests of
the Portland local of the
Longshoremen's union that
the work represented a vio
lation of the union's jurisdic
tion over the Portland water
front. Judge Sulmonetti, however,
ordered Harvey Aluminum to
post a SIO.OOO surety bond
that would cover any damages
the union might collect as a
result of court action. The
dispute will be , tried early
next month.
In vacating the order issued
last Thursday by Judge James
R. Bain, Judge Sulmonetti
said "In weighing the equities,
I feel the defendants are suf
fering the most damage and
therefore I will vacate the
temporary restraining order."
Lawrence A. Harvey of the
Aluminum company said that
the firm would lose S9,000
per day without the ore which
is needed to operate pot lines
at the new aluminum reduc
tion plant at The Dalles.
Phone SP 3-3613
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Englishman Given
Y Camp Award
Richard C. Poulton, Devon,
Eugland, was awarded the D.
Ford McCormick award in
ceremonies at the Young
Men's Christian association
Diamond lake camp.
The "McCormick" award is
an annual memorium award
presented to the outstanding
leader in camp. It bears Mc
Cormick's name because he
exemplified high leadership
characteristics. The award is
in its second year, having been
presented to Ona Liles of
Roseburg last season.
Poulton served as camp
unit leader. He was respon
sible for the program of 24
boys each period. An older
boys' unit, it took many hikes
and participated in older boys'
camping programs. Poulton
arrived at Diamond lake camp
from Massachusetts where he
attended Wesleyan college.
He is an exchange student
from England. Immediately
after camp, Poulton left for
the east coast where he is to
board the Queen Mary for
England, where he will attend
Cambridge university.
The McCormick award
plaque will be on display at
the YMCA all winter.
In other activities, 14 camp
leaders received the white
'rag" award. The white rag
is the highest honor in the
ragger system. The leaders re
ceived their rags for services
during the summer.
Meatcutters to Get
Wage Increase Sept. 1
Seattle (UPD Charles J.
Mentrin, international vice
president of the Amalgamated
Meatcutters and Butcher
Workmen, said today about
4,000 packinghouse workers
in Washington,. Idaho and Ore
gon will receive a 7'2 cent
hourly wage increase Sept. 1.
Mentrin said the increase is
provided for automatically
under a master contract be
tween union and employers,
BUY U.S. ARTIST'S WORKS
London --(UPD The Soviet
Ministry of Culture has pur
chased some of American ar
tist Rockwell Kent's works
for various museums in the
Soviet Union, Moscow Radio
reported Monday night.
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Two County Libraries
Visitors to the Rogue valley
this past weekend included
four library specialists who
surveyed facilities of Jackson
and Josephine county libra
ries. The group included Miss
Eleanor Stephens, Oregon's
state librarian; Miss Loretta
G. Fisher, head of the state
library's reference and circu
lation division; Miss Helen
Luce, library extension spe
cialist, library services branch
of the office of education,
Washington, D.C., and Kasim
Soeleiman, supervisor of pub
lic libraries in Central Su
matra, Indonesia.
Mill Prices for
Lumber Hit High
Mill prices for Northwest
fir lumber have hit a two-year
high, according to yesterday's
"Wall Street Journal."
The key rate for random
length green fir two-by-fours
was quoted as about $67 a
thousand board feet, up from
S64 last week and $59 nearly
a month ago when the price
strength first appeared. This
was compared to a figure of
$62 a year ago.
The article cited increased
demand and lowered produc
tion as accounting for the
strength. It said orders in the
past five weeks have report
edly exceeded production by
40 per cent, and have surpass
ed last year's orders in this
period by 23 per cent. Pro
duction, according to the re
port, is off 6.4 per cent com
pared to last year.
While some wholesalers
warned the strength might
not last, the article said most
lumbermen were optimistic.
SAFETY BILL PASSED
Washington (UPD The Sen
ate passed and sent to the
White House Monday legisla
tion authorizing states to set
up point traffic safety pro
grams. FRENCH SCIENTIST ILL
Paris (UPD Frederic Jo
liot-Curie, 58, French Nobel
Prize-winning physicist, is in
Saint Antoine hospital with
an undisclosed ailment, it
was disclosed today.
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States to study librarianship
at Rutgers university and is
spending his summer vacation
in a survey of county and re
gional libraries in Oregon. He
will also make a study of
libraries in Denmark before
returning to his work in Su
matra. Attends Convention
Miss Luce, who was for 11
years librarian of San Bernar
dino county, California, is
also interested in northwest
ern county and regional libra
ries. She is in Oregon to at
tend the convention of the
National Association of Coun
ty officials this week, where
she will present an informa
tional exhibit on county li
braries. During their visit the libra
rian, Miss Cora Mason, Ash
land librarian, and Miss Helen
Webster, Jackson county li
brarian, and members of their
staffs, examining the organi
zation and routines of the li
braries' extension services.
Some of the newer branch li
brary agencies were also vis
ited.
The group attended a num
ber of Shakespearean , per
formances while they were in
this area.
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Baghdad, Iraq. (UPD The
Iraq revolutionary govern
ment Monday withdrew the
licenses of two Baghdad news
papers, Al Khbar and Al
Nass, in the public interest."
The action brought to three
the number of local journals
banned from publication.
In addition, six Iraqui jour
nalists and two correspond
ents for Western news agen
cies (Associated Press and
Reuter) are facing trial as
supporters of the old regime.
LIGHTNING KILLS THREE
Oxford, Ala. (UPD Three
Negro women were killed and
12 other persons injured Mon
day night when lightning
struck a crowd watching a
softball game near here, po
lice reported. The victims
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