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EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1952
CITY EDITION
Phone 5-1551
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Faces Belcher Boy
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THE RACING GREYHOUND appeared on Oregon highways again Wednesday as
drivers of Pacific Greyhound and of Northwest Greyhound buses went back to work
with contracts that mean pay increases and eventually shorter work weeks. Above,
passengers board one of Eugene's 21 northbound buses. Sixteen regular buses leave
Eugene southbound. Driver Bruce Peterson, Portland, brother of Ralph Peterson, suc
cessful Florence candidate for nomination as county commissioner, grins at wheel of bus.
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Allied Guard Kills
Chinese Prisoner
KOJE ISLAND, Korea (AP) A Chinese prisoner was
killed by an Allied guard Saturday in the third prisoner of
war incident reported in a four-day span on this riot-ridden
rock.
The other two occurred at a woman's POW camp and a
prisoner hospital.
The shooting of the Chinese prisoner announced only
Wednesday was the first fatality reported from the tough
Koje stockade since Brig. Gen.
Aggies to Get
Panty Supply
Courtesy UO
A plan to turn college students'
devilish little impulses into con.
structive channels was announced
Wednesday afternoon by Univer
sity of Oregon officials.
Taking a cue from the "panty
raids" which have become major
sport on campuses across the na
tion, University of Oregon students
tonight will conduct an all-
campus clothing drive for charity.
Most of what they collect will
go to Clothing for Korea.
But unmentionables collected in
the drive will be sent to Oregon
state college for relief of unfet
tered and pantyless co-eds on the
Corvallis campus. Lvle Nelson.
director of information, said.
ine use campus Monday night
was the scene of a "panty raid" in
which male students sought to
collect frilly undergarments from
women's living organizations,
wnnout saying please.
Men at the Unlversitv will
solicit clothing from women's liv
ing organizations at 10:30 p.m.
Women will tour men's organiza
tions at 11 p.m.
This might be 'scanty satis-
raction for red-blnnrieH American
boys, wolves in sheep's clothing,
some of whom were pvnnptnrt in
regard the drive as a panty-waste
euori.
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Heart Ailment
Causes Death
Of Movie Star
NEW YORK (P) John Gar-
lle'd, 39, stage and screen "tough
guy, died of a heart ailment
Wednesday in the Gramercy Park
apartment of an actress friend,
Iris Whitney.
She barred police from- the
apartment for more than a half
hour, thinking they were, news
men. The actor was pronounced dead
at about 9 a.m. by Dr, Charles H.
nammack, a private physician,
wno had submitted a routine tele
phone report to the medicar exam
iner's office.
Detective John Barrett quoted
miss Whitney as saying the actor
became ill while visiting the
apartment Tuesday night and had
decided to stay overnight.
Miss Whitney told police she
nad known the star "not too long."
-a medtl examiner's office
said a cardiac condition caused
ath and there was "nothing
suspicious."
Whitney appeared in the
ay Play. "Dark of the
Moon" last year.
a fleld aine acting fame in
Play Golden Boy," in 1937.
wiih s nnme nad been "iked
wim various organizations labeled
as subversive, but he denied before
Am.ri e, Committee on Un-
hT ad been a Communist.
Hoiil. P ved Mifts'er roles in
"n an?'00ud ,ilms and ws barred
tloiii" ot Broadway produc-
Haydon L. Boatner took com'
mand a week ago.
Boatner said a preliminary in
vestigation indicated the prisoner
was shot when he resisted search
on his return from a work detail
outside an enclosure holding 5,000
Chinese Communists.
BOATNER said he conferred
with prisoner spokesman, Maj.
Wei Ling, shortly after the shoot
ing. On the camp commander's
order Wei returned to the barbed
wire enclosure and within 35 min
utes halted a demonstration begun
by Chinese POWs within minutes
after the shooting.
Boatner said Wei and 11 other
prisoners were permitted to visit
the cemetery where the slain Chi
nese was buried.
Wei made a "lot of demands
that had no reference to the in
cident," Boatner told a news con
ference. The American general
added:
"I answered him In Chinese and
his teeth almost fell out. I told
him I could make no statements
until an investigation had been
completed."
The camp commander said
about 400 prisoners had been
brought to Koje Tuesday from the
POW enclosure near Pusan where
Allied guards quelled rioting
prisoners,
THE TJ.S. Eighth Army at Seoul
said combat-wise American infan
trymen used concussion grenades
and a show of force to put down
violence Tuesday at the Pusan
POW hospital.
The Army said the Eed rioters
were armed with makeshift
spears, barbed wire flails, rocks
and similar weapons.
Concussion grenades are de
signed to stun their victims. They
do not burst into many small,
sharp 'flying pieces as do deadly
fragmentation grenades.
One prisoner was killed in the
vicious fighting at the hospital in
Camp No. 10.
The Army did not say how he
died, but correspondents In Pusan
said he may have been bayoneted.
Eighty-five POWs were injured.
Half their injuries were minor.
One American guard suffered a
minor injury.
THE ARMY said segregation of
prisoner orderlies from prison pa
tients, which touched off the out
break, is proceeding "without in
cident." The Army said Communist
fanatics began fashioning weapons
of long, sharp steel- pointed
spears from litter rails and tent
poles when ordered to get ready
to be moved.
When camp officers noted their
activity, American Infantry guards
laid aside' their nightsticks for
rifles and bayonets and entered
the hospital enclosure.
Vicious fighting broke out. No
rifle shots were fired, the Army
said, but the concussion gren
ades were brought into action.
The outbreak was quelled in 2Vi
hours.
RICE SHORTAGE
MANILA m The govern
ment has awarded contracts for
importation of 123,000 tons of rice,
mainly from Burma, to help re
liava a ihortaga of th itapl food,
Progress Made
In NW Strikes
PORTLAND (U.R) Pacific
and Northwest Greyhound lines
resumed normal service Wednes
day in the Pacific Northwest as
attempts were made to find new
settlements of the region's labor
disputes.
Late TuesdE , the AFL bus em
ployes union completed balloting
on a proposed settlement of their
strike against Northwest Grey
hound and the company said
members had accepted a new
agreement.
WILLIAM PHIPPS, Portland
superintendent for Northwest,
said ' service would be resumed
from the local depot at 8:15 a. m.
Federal mediators and Overland
Greyhound held conferences with
the union and operators on pro
posals to settle along the same
lines as brought about peace in
the Pacific and Northwest Grey
hound disputes.
Meanwhile, strikes against the
Blue-Gray bus line which serves
towns in the Puyallup valley east
of Tacoma, Wash., and Oregon
Motor Stages, serving many West
ern Oregon communities, con
tinued. ... i.
ANOTHER NEW move for
peace jwas started Tuesday with
exploratory talks between strik
ing AFL bakers and representa
tives of the 25 major bakeries in
Portland, but the talks were re
cessed tuitil Friday.
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis oot nn 0003 a!
New York 010 000 000 0 4 0
Chambers and D. Rice; Janserit Lanier
(8. Wilhelm 9i and Wars.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, night.
Chicapo at Boston, night.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, night,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Now York 000 000 401 S 12 1
Chicago 000 100 000 ISO
Reynolds and Berra; Pierce, Judson
(0) and Lollar.
Washington at St. Louis, night.
European Allies
Plan on Arming
4 Million Men
Also to Produce
Weapon Supply
WASHINGTON (AP)
Rep. Richards (D-SC) told the
House Wednesday that Amer
ica's European Allies will
raise and support" about
four million soldiers and will
produce $3V2 billion worth of
weapons next year.
This force, if placed on active
duty, would be an increase of ap
proximately 1,600,000 men over
present European strength.
Richards said Allied forces al
ready have over 5 Vi million men
under tarms or quickly available
throughout the world.
THE ACTIVE armies of the
Soviet Union, including satellite
forces, total around four million
men, according to recent estimates.
Richards, chairman of the For
eign Affairs Committee, opened
the fight for House support of $6,
880,100,000 in foreign military and
economic aid for the year starting
July 1.
The brll, already one billion
dollars less than President Tru
manr requested, faced strong de
mands for further cuts.
Reductions of another $1 billion
have been predicted.
Committee officials said Rich
ards' outline of European troop
strength included Greece and
Turkey,, which have a total force
of around 500,000:
Richards said in a prepared
speech the active forces of West
ern Europe, excluding Greece and
Turkey, totalled 1,800,000 in Jan
uary, 1952.
THEREFORE a buildup to four
million men would mean an in
crease of about 1,600,000.
The total worldwide force of
active and mobilizable troops,
Richards said, has increased about
million in the past two years.
"It seems to me," the chairman
added, "that only the most stub
born defeatist could fail to be im
mensely encouraged by the in
crease and improvement in Allied
military strength over two short
years."
Budget Group to Meet
The Eugene budget committee
will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
to continue work on the proposed
?i $1,535,675 budget for 1952-53.
freceaing me meeting in uity
Hall, the City Council will con
sider the proposed sale ot 20 acres
of Eugene Water and Electric
Board land below Leaburg Dam.
EWEB proposes to sell the prop
erty to the U.S. Engineers for 1
trout hatchery site. Sale price has
been set at $8,900 by appraisals.
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ELMER BELCHER
Found Guilty of Murder
Approval Given
To McGranery
WASHINGTON IP) A lop
sided Senate vote cleared the way
for James P. McGranery to walk
into the Justice Department Wed
nesday and take over as the boss.
By a 52 to 18 vote, the Senate
Tuesday night confirmed Presi
dent Truman's nomination of. the
56-year old Philadelphia jurist to
succeed J. Howard McGrath as
attorney general,
- ALL THE VOTES against the
appointment were cast by Repub
lican's, but 14 other Republicans
joined 38 Democrats in voting for
confirmation.
Pennsylvania's two Republican
senators, Duff and Martin, were
among those voting approval.
McGranery, a former House
member, has been a federal judge
in the Eastern District of Penn
sylvania since 1946.
During the war he served as the
No. 2 official in the Justice De
partment, as assistant to the at
torney general.:
MR. TRUMAN sent McGran
ery's nomination to the Senate
last April 3 in a lightning af
termath to McGrath's resignation
after firing Newbold Morris as
government clean-up man.
McGranery told the Senate
Judiciary Committee he would ex
pose and prosecute corruption
wherever he found it.
He also pledged to fire any in
competent, disloyal or dishonest
Justice Department employes.
Sens. Ferguson (R-Mich) and
Watkins (R-Utah), who led the
fight against McGranery, said he
did not believe his performance
would match his promise.
Murder in First Degree
Is Verdici of Jurors;
Leniency Recommended
By MARVIN A. TIMS
Kec liter-Quard Still Writer
Elmer Belcher in a hushed court room Tuesday evening
was found guilty of first-degree murder with recommenda
tion for leniency four hours after the jury of 10 women
and two men received the case. The verdict was read at 8 p.m.
Fifteen-year-old Elmer, youngest defendant ever tried in
Lane County on a first-degree murder charge, sat stoically
beside his mother while the verdict was read by Judge G. F.
Skipworth.
Defense Attornev Herbert Lombard would not comment
f M 1 Wednesday "one way or the other" on whether the case
. w J would he annpalprl
Judge Skipworth set time for sentencing at 10 a.m. Friday;
According to law, first-degree murder with the recom
mendation means life imprisonment. A person sentenced to
the penitentiary for life is eligible for parole in seven years
if his behavior in custody has been good.
Mrs. Harlan Belcher, the boy s mother, gripped her son S
hand when the verdict was read and held back tears until
she reached the rear of the court room. There she broke
down and. sobbed loudly as her husband and other children
tried to comfort her.
Harlan Belcher, the youth's father, sat at the rear of the court
room. He bowed his head and fought to keep back tears.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Campbell, parents of Mary Ellen Campbell,
walked slowly from the court room. They left without speaking to
the Belcher family. - -
No Emotion Detected
If there were emotions seething within the youth, they could not
be detected. His expression remained unchanged. He did not cry.
His face and jaw remained stern. He left the court room without
help. The six-day trial was over. Solemn-faced Jurora went home. -.
Just before the jury returned its verdict, a University of Oregon
Law School mock trial was in progress. Several students were In
the audience and twelve student-jurors were sitting in the-jury box.
They apparently weren't aware of the tense drama that was about
to unfold. Rathet. than dismiss the group, Judge Skipworth allowed
everyone to remain vfhlle the Belcher verdict was read. The mock
trial continued after Elme was led away.
During the trial an estimated 250,000 words ot testimony wr
recorded. Numerous witnesses testified for the state and the defense.
At least 20 exhibits were introduced into evidence.
From the maze of conflicting statements the jury had the arduouf
task of sifting fact from fancy and weighing the testimony of each
witness. Finally, jurors had the final and heavy responsibility of
rendering a verdict.
What were some of the contentions presented by the state and
defense? What were the main points on which the trial revolved?
What, in effect, seemed to be the vital factors Influencing final out
come of the case? On what did the jury base its decision?
By sifting through testimony and evidence presented in the case,
it is possible to evaluate the key points of the trial.
The Case of the Defense
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(AP Wlrephoto)
U. S. GUARDS at -Compound 76 on Koje Island where
Communists prisoners of war are held, man a machine gun
and quad 50 caliber machine guns while behind the barbed
wire fence a Communist prisoner stands atop a building
as a lookout (to left of telephone pole). Note North Korean
flag ilying in background .
1 Killed, 3 Hurt
By Falling Log
First, what of the defense's case? On what ground was Elmer
Belcher's position defended? Here, in general, is the case for Elmer:
Defense Attorneys Frank Reid and Herbert Lombard contended
the youth didn't fire the fatal bullet that killed Mary Ellen Camp
bell, that the bullet was fired by William Howard, the girl' grand
father, r '
Here is the scene on the evening of April 4 shortly before Mary
Ellen was killed in a area about four miles south of Cottage Grove:
Elmer was working on a Model A Ford which was parked in a
neighbor's yard a short distance south of his own home. He had been
helping the neighbor haul some dirt and when the car stalled he
was trying to fix the starter which apparently stuck.
It was about 6 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Dana Campbell, parents of
Mary Ellen, left their house a short distance to the north and- drove
down the road past Elmer on their way to milk the family cow.
They left Mary Ellen alone in the house. The Campbells saw Elmer
as they drove past.
A few minutes later, according to the defense, William Howard,
the grandfather, suddenly emerged from some brush just west of
Elmer and asked him if his father had a gun.
SWEET HOME (IP) One man "ner lesimea ne was scaieu mm juinpuu lira, i,imci
was killed and three critically in.!owara s -narsn commanu inen iwra 10 n.s nome, goi.a . cai.oer
jured Tuesday when a car was ' automatic pistol, took off his shoes and put on a pair of rubber
crushed under a log which rolled 1 kts, and returned to the grandfather.
off a truck. I Elmer, testified he then took off his boots at Howard s command
Dead is Oliver D. Goodman, 23 and that the grandfather put the boots on, leaving his own shoes
Lebanon. The injured are Arthur 'in the Model A. Elmer said the man then went toward tne Campbell
Starr, Wilmer Greer and William ' home and motioned for Mary Ellen, who was looking out the win
Cooper, also of Lebanon. j dow, to follow him.
A 13-foot log rolled nff a truck i Elmer said he saw Howard and the girl walk In a westerly dlrec-
driven by Selmer Norlyn Brown : tion up a hill past a pump house and disappear. In two or three
of Sweet Home on to the Good- minutes Elmer said he heard two shots.
man's as the two vehicles were' The youth testified he then ran to .a fence nearby and saw
passing through a stretch of high- i Howard come running down past the pump house. The grandfather
way known as "The Narrows" in then save Elmer back the eun and told him to eet rid of the boots.
the Santiam River Canyon. I Elmer testified
Weighmaster Robert Wyatt.l .H- .-in u. ,ij .hnrt me if T HirWt hlH h wit T ...
Albany, said Brown's load, even' red Elm... id ,.H. also told me to keerJ mv mouth shut It
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Elmer still at the car approximately 20 minutes after they left
home to go milking.
According to the defense, Elmer returned home shortly and put
the gun secretly back in a bedroom dresser, He then started polish
ing his shoes for the family was getting ready to visit some friends.
However, according to testimony, several people stopped at the
Belcher place shortly thereafter, so the family decided to stay home.
Elmer went into the kitchen and baked a cake and made coffee for
More than 500 local junior and ; the visitors and then played some table game in the kitchen with
senior nign scnooi music suiaenis a girl whose family had come to visit, according to the defense.
win participate in ine annual
junior-senior high music festival
at 8 p.m. Thursday at McArthur
Court.
Free to the public, the festival
will feature five choruses, five
Goodman car, was
over the maximum
Brown was cited for
with a shifting load.
500 Students
Slate Festival
Search Party Formed
About 8:15 p.m. Mrs. Campbell came over and said Mary Ellen
was missing. A search party was formed and Mr. Belcher, Kenneth
iohhnra siarivH pombing the area. Elmer
bands, and a combined string or- 1 did not participate in a second search later in the evening when
chostra.
Nine school music directors will
share leadership of the groups.
Featured numbers will include
Dvorak's "New World Symphony,"
"Poor Man Lazarus," a Jester
Hairston Spiritual by the com
bined chorus, and "One World,"
by the combined ehoiri with band
iioaompanimtnt,
the hnriv wan found. He slaved home with his mother.
This, in essence, is the story presented by the defense to account
for Elmer's action at the time the girl was killed admittedly some
time between 6 and 6:30 p.m., April 4, according to testimony. ., ,
In contrast, here is the state's case for contending Elmer killed
the deaf-mute girl:
The state claimed Elmer left the Model A I'ord after the Camp-
LIFE IN
PRISON
(Continued en Pag I).