Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 29, 1946, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextFirst Big Break jmes in Bitter General Motors Strike UNION, COMPANY AGREE TO MEET Weather FORECAST: Cloudy to parlly cloudy tonight and Wednes day with mixed rain and now tonight. Cooler tonight. Temp. Highest yesterday 42 Lowest tnii morning 31 Prec. to 4:30 a.m. today...... ,06 Tribune EDFORD United Prese Full Leased Win United Press Full Leased Wire Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1946 NO. 263. Truck Drivers Settle Old Walkout CIO Leader Threatens New Walkout. M f Construction work on Medford's new $231,027 city reservoir, being built on the east side of the two present reservoirs, is shown above. The structure, which will have a capacity of 8,200,000 gallons, is shown from the southeast corner of the present two reservoir storage system. BIG FIVE AGREE I London, Jan. 29 (U.R) The Big Five have agreed to recom mend Trygve Lie, Norwegian foreign minister, to be the first secretary general of the United Nations organization, authorita tive sources reported today. The Big Five called an infor mal meeting of the other six members of the UNO security council to inform them of their agreement upon a candidate rep resenting a compromise between the Anglo-Americans and Rus sians. Lie was reported authorita tively to be the compromise can didate. The Anglo Americans had wanted Lester B. Pearson of Canada and the Russians had de sired an eastern European for the key post in the peace organ ization. The agreement was expected to result in the unanimous en dorsement of Lie announced Lee) to the UNO assembly by the security council. The approval of seven of the 11 members of the council, including all of the Big Five permanent members, is necessary for election. NEW LEADS OPEN IN DEGNAN CASE Chicago. Jan. 29 U.R The parents of Suzanne Degnan, lix-year-otd girl who wai kid naped and slain, received a human ear in the mail today police investigated a youth'i tory that he knew the girl's kidnapers. Chicago. Jon. 2!) U.R) A former reformatory inmate told police today that Ms roommate and another man were the ; id- napers of six-'ear-old Suzanne Degnan. The informant was Theodore Campbell, 22, who said he had planned the kidnaping with the two others but had not par ticipated in it. Campbell named Vincent Costello, 18. as one of the two kidnapers, but Costcllo denied it and police were skep tical. The Degnan child was carried sway from her home near Lake Michigan earl" In the morning of Jan. 7 by a kidnapper who left a ransom note demanding $20,000 but killed her and dis membered her body without trying to collect. While police were inclined to doubt Campbell's story, they quickened their investigation after both Campbell and Cos tello admitted making telephone rails to the Degnan horn on the day of the slaying. Both were held on open charges for urther questioning. STEEL DIVIDEND New York, Jan. 29 AJ.R) Di rectors of U. S. Steel Corp. to day declared the regular quar terly dividend of $1 share on common stuck. Construction Work Reaches Halfway Mark On City's New 8,200,000 Gallon Reservoir Construction work on Med ford's new 8,200,000-gallon re servoir on Capital Hill is about 50 per cent complete, according to estimates from Robert A. Duff, city water superintendent, and M. E. Gibbons, project engi neer. Completion date on' the project, which will triple Med ford's reservoir capacity, is March 24. - Building began last June.v-r. Excavation in tough sandstone has proved the hardest work, those in charge say. Except for trenching operations, however, that portion of the job is done. Approximately half of the work on the reservoir walls is finished. Pouring of concrete for the floor is under way on the east side and scaffolding for building the P-.LA.Ti To discuss remodeling, im provement and enlargement of the Medford Junior high school building, a meeting of the Parent-Teacher association of the school will be held Friday at 8 p. m. at the school it was an nounced this morning. Mrs. Ivan Dnvies, president of the asso ciation, urges all parents, and especially fathers, to attend the meeting. It is stated that the school is now attempting to care for ap proximately 250 more students than the building was designed to handle, and incre.-sed enroll ments are anticipated yearly. Parents of new 7B students are given an especial invitation j to attend the meeting. These students, who entered yesterday with the opening or tne second semester, number 51. IS FORES! PROPOSAL Support has been pledged by Senator Guy Cordon in the ef forts of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce to have appropriations made for im provements and rehabilitation of national forest recreational fa cilities according to a wire from i the senator to the local group. A request for a deficiency ap propriation for this matter was turned down by the budget bu reau lart fall. Cordon stated 'that he had been recently appointed mem ber of the senate appropriations committee and in that capacity would do everything possible to secure adequate funds for forest recreational facilities. Cordon further stated that he was equal- j ly interested in appropriations for the National park service. five-and-one-half-inch thick con crete slab roof is being erected in the southeast corner. Con struction of a 300-foot tunnel for the 24-inch pipe which will con nect the reservoir with the city system at Valley View is in pro gress. Cover Latest Method Covering of the reservoir is in line with modern practice since it' prevents contamination and precludes the development of algae which thrive on sun light. Water Superintendent Duff states that construction esti mated to cost $231,027 will be paid out of accumulated water department funds bolstered chief ly by the Camp White contract. Medford's water system will ex pand in the near future to in clude CentTal Point in addition to Camp White and Oak Grove. Added storage capacity of the new reservoir will be more ade quate to meet any emergency situation which might be experi enced by the enlarged system. Duff points out that the 30 miles of pipeline from the Butte creek springs is 20 years old and that, if the pipeline should fail, pat rons might be out of water in half a day under the present set up. Peak use of Medford water has amounted to nine and one half million gallons in one day. Sole purpose of the reservoirs is for emergency storage as the pipeline from the springs flows directly into the city system. 20,000 Sacks Concrete Duff states that the project is taking about 3,000 cubic yards or nearly 20,000 sacks of con crete and that 352,000 pounds of steel will be utilized.- Sixteen inch pipe for drainage and over flow will total 910 feet and 1,600 feet of six-inch pipe will be used for undcr-drains. One thousand feet of 24-inch pipe will be used for intcr-connecting supply lines. Perimeter of the structure is pentagonal with sides extending 260 feet on the south, 180 on the west, 90 on the north, 190 on the northeast and 95 on the east. Height of the reservoir from floor to roof will be 28V4 feet and water depth is planned as 27 'i feet. The structure is being erected on the east side of the present two reservoirs which contain 2,- Decline Noted In List Of Diseases During Past Week A considerable decline in com municable diseases was noted In the county last week according to reports to the county health officer, Dr. A. E. Merkel, with but 14 ca.es listed for the week ending Jan. 25. Five new cases of measles were listed, all in Medford, and four cases of scarlet fever, two in Medford and one each in Lost Creek and Central Point. One case of chiekenpox was listed from Medford and one from Tal ent. One case each of tuberculosis and trench mouth were listed from Medford and one case of influenza from Central Point. Scaffolding for building the concrete slab roof may be seen in the left center of the picture at right. Laying of the concrete floor is in progress in the background of both photos. Steel rods in the foreground are for pouring of concrete for the wall. Dale Vincent Photo 000,000 gallons each. About 35 men are now employed on the project according to Harold C. Adlcr, one of the partners of the Adler Construction company, Seattle, in charge of the job. Al B. McKinney is superintending the work. Medford has an exceptionally pure water supply since the flow from Butte springs, fed by the melting snows of Ml. .McLaugh lin, travels the distance to the household tap unexposed to air or sunlight. E FOR ESCAPE AIO Doris Burtis, 28, plead guilty and was sentenced to a term not to exceed two years in the Ore gon state penitentiary in circuit court today. She was charged with aiding and abetting a jail escape when she smuggled hack saw blades into the county Jail here Jan. 5 permitting her brother, Calvin Burtis, Bobby J. Nelson, Roger Chapman and William Mackey to escape. , Burtis and his sister wore ar rested at Susanvillc, Calif., on an armed robbery charRe. Bur tis is being held by Lassen coun ty authorities on the robbery charge. Nelson, also believed to be implicated in the robbery, escaped arrest. Chapman and Mackey, Neg roes, were arrested soon after their break for freedom. Lee Owen Plympton, charged with burglary not in a dwelling, also was given a term of not to exceed two years In the peni tentiary. He and Miss Burtis will be token to the institution the latter part of the week. Medical Building Planned in Salem Salem, Jan. 29 (U.R) A group of Salem doctors headed by Dr. Charles Campbell and Dr. Rob ert F. Wulf plan to construct an office building here exclusive ly for medical men. The building will be located on the corner of center and north 13th and will be designed by Pietro Belluschi, Portland ar chitect. CLINE GIVEN DELAY IN THEFT HEARING San Francisco. Jan. 29 (U.R) Alfred L. Clinc's arraignment on nine counts of forgery and one of grand theft was post poned until Feb. 8 today, as au thorities of five states announc ed they would conduct a joint investigation of the one-time choir singer's alleged connec tion with the deaths or disap pearances of 11 persons. Cllnc was permitted a delay in entering pleas because his at torney, J. W, Ehrlich was out out of town. 10 SEEK ALLIED AIO FOR FRANCE Paris. Jan. 29 (U.R) The new French government ap pointed former socialist premier Leon Blum today as extraordi nary ambassador to negotiate allied assistance as Premier Felix Gouln priipared to lay be fore the assembly a four-point program for solving the nation's economic crisis. The 73-year-old Blum, who headed the French "New Deal administration in 1936, was de signated after an all night cab inet meeting to negotiate flnan- cial agreements and speed up food deliveries. Look To U. S. A. His appointment stressed the importance Gouin's government attaches to forthcoming negotia tions for a loan from the United States. The newspaper La Vie Fran- caise published unconfirmed re ports last night that a French delegation would ieave for the United States soon to negotiate a loan of three billion francs (approximately $25,000,000). The newspaper also said it was rumored that the resigna tion of Gen. Charles De Gaulle was provoked by American de mands for Information on the French financial situation as prelude to the loan. The gov ernment later officially denied me rumor. CARPENTERS GET E Portland. Jon. 29 (U.R) Ten thousand building construction workers In the Portland area are due for a substantial wage In crease immediately, according to advices from Washington telling of a wage adjustment board ap proval of the wage hike. The new wage agreement was recently negotiated here between the associated general contract ors, building division, and the Portland building and construc tion trades council. The new raises, from 10 to 20 cents an hour increase In dif fering wage brackets, will go Into effect in the Portland area immediately and are retroactive to January 7th. ' LITTLE NAVY TUG SAVES ! CREW OF WRECKED SHIP I Adak, Aleutian Islands, Jan. I 29 !U R) A small navy rescue tug, battling howling Bering Sea gales, has rescued the entire 40-man crew of the 5.100 ton refrigerator ship "Crown Reef er," wrecked off Amchitka Island Sunday, the 17th naval district announced today. The refrigerator ship, loaded with perishables for the army at Kodiak, was hurled onto jag ged rocks on Klrilof Point, Am- jchitka, at the height of a wild I winter storm. Troops Deployed in Holy Land for Roundup After Brazen FJaid On RAF. Jerusalem, Jan. 29 IU.PJ British authorities threatened death for every member of Palestine's outlawed Jewish armies today and deployed thous ands of troops and police for a wholesale roundup of terrorists throughout the Holy Land. Moving swiftly to forestall a threatened terrorist outbreak that veteran observers feared might prove the bloodiest in the mandate's history, the British in voked what amounted to mili tary law for all Palestine. Execute On Spot Army garrisons and police of ficials everywhere were alerted for a mass arrest of known and suspected members of the illegal Zionist organizations, British military commanders were em powered to try and execute the outlaws on the spot. The harsh counter-measures were ordered In the wake of a brazen raid on an RAF station in south Palestine at noon yes terday, when 15 bandits dis guised as British fliers stole 200 machine guns, and a consider able quantity of ammunition. Shortly before midnight, it was announced that British pat rols had recovered all the ma chine guns and were in close pursuit of tho raiders, all be lieved to be members of a Jcvdsh outlaw gang, ., ,,., The raid occurred near the Jewish colony of Rehovot and apparently was part of a well laid plot to seize British weapons for a new terrorist outbreak. Lane Co. Farmers Ask Project Speed Eugene, Jan. 29 (U.R) A res olution asking that construction of the Willamette Valley project be completed as soon as possible has been, passed by a conference of Lane county formers. A report on floods by a land use committee says flood dam age of over $6,000,000 occurring less than three years after a for mer major flood emphasizes the great need for speedy construc tion. SENATOR MORSE FAVORS VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION Chicago, Jan. 29 (U.R) Re publican Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon believes that volun tary arbitration is a better solu tion to labor-management dis putes Hum compulsory arbltra tion or fact-finding. Senator Morse told delegates to the 27th annual associated equipment distributors assembly here that fact finders find the facts they want to bring in. And, he added, under compulsory arbi tration, the mediation tribunal becomes the dictator of economic policy. - Morso added that union books should be as open to public in spection as those of any corpora tion or business. Harry Hopkins. Right-Hand Man of President Roosevelt. Dies Aged 56 New York, Jan. 29 (U.R) Harry Hopkins, who was the confidant of presidents, prime ministers and dictators through out tho world, but never lost his touch with the common man, died today In Memorial hospi tal. London. Jan. 29 (U.R) Mrs. Eleanor Rooht.H, informed today of the death of Harry Hopkins, saldi "I am deeply sorry to hear the news. He really served his country and my husband very well. It Is a greet grief to me and to every other American. Hopkins, plagued by ill health since 1938, was 56 years old. He had been under treatment here for the last 11 weeks, but Dr. Cornelius P. Hhoads, director of the hospital, said the nature of his ailment was "obscure." The man who was constantly at the aids of the late president. Byrnes Confirms Russia's Claim Kuriles Promised Washington, Jan. 29 vU.R) Secretary of State James F. Byrnes said today It was agreed secretly at the Yalta conference to give Russia permanent posses sion of the Kurile Islands which stretch northward from Japan to ward the Aleutians. He said the decision will be formalized in the eventual al lied peace treaty with Japan. Byrnes thus confirmed Rus sian claims of permanent pos session of the Kuriles. Acting secretary of state Dean Achcson said last .week in Byrnes', ab sence, that Russia's occupation of the Kuriles was not final but might well become so. E Enrollment in Medford schools for the second semester, which began yesterday, Is 2.903 pupils, according to a report from the of fice of the city school superin tendent. The number includes: Jackson school, 421; Lincoln, 263; Roosevelt, 302; Washington, 465; junior high, 745, and senior high, 617. "This represents an increase of 272 pupils since January, 1945," according to City Supt. E. H. Hcdrick, who added "It Is also an Increase of 570 since January, two years ago." The In crease in this time has been nearly 25 per cent, he said, and has brought on crowded condi tions. Congestion is worse in Washington .and. Junior high schools. To alleviate the condition, one class from Washington has been moved to the senior high building,' the superintendent said, and in Junior high at least three rooms are shared by more than one teacher. IS Grants Pass, Jan. 29 Facing a charge of forgery, Donald Le Roy Tucker, 37, of Medford, alias David Stone, alias D. L Lucker, alias Harvey Cllne, is held In the Josephine county Jail hero in lieu of $2,500 bail State police said the man ad mitted cashing seven checks last week at Grants Pass business houses. The cheeks were pur portedly issued by Paul C. How ard of Gronts Pass, now believ ed to be residing at Medford. One of the Howard checks bore a good forgery of Howard's sig nature but tho others were ob vious forgeries, police said. State police here said Donald L. Tucker, held on a bad check charge at Grants Pass, has a long record for forgery In Med ford. A warrant had been Issued for his arrest by the sheriff's office some time ago. Prosccu tion will be handled by Jose phlne county authorities. Franklin D. Roosevelt during his more than three terms resigned his $15,U00-a-yciir job last July "to tnke a rest." He returned later, however, to become a spe cial adviser to President Tru man. Dr. Rhoads said that the na ture of Hopkins' illness could not be determined "until further facts arc available." There was no Immediate announcement as to whether an autopsy would be performed. The Memorial hos pital specializes In cancer cases. Funeral arrangements were to be announced later. - Hopkins, frail son of an Iowa harness maker, was a social worker in his earlier years. He became a power in national and International affairs as an assist ant to President Roosevelt He will also be remembered by the nation which for a time was the world's biggest employer as re lief administrator In the depres sion of the 1930'. Pittsburgh. Jan 29 (U.R) The Pittsburgh Press said to day that reports reached labor circles here but were not confirmed by other sources that "Big Steel" has agreed to pay the ID'j-cent Increase suggested by President Tru- By United Press The first major break came to day in the bitter 70-day United Automobile Workers (CIO) strike against General Motors when the union and company agreed to meet with a federal labor mediator in an effort to end the stoppage. Peoria. 111.. Jar.. 29 (U.R) Seven thousand workers at the Caterpillar Tractor company struck in the middle of the day shift today over a demand for $50 monthly increases for all workers. Announcement of the sched uled meeting was made after James F. Dewey, special media tor sent to Detroit by Secretary of Labor Lewis B, Schwellcn bach, met with each party separately, , , Truckers Settle Another break in the critical strike situation came with tha announcement by the Labor de partment in Washington that tha 73-day-old strike of 7,300 mid western truck drivers had been settled. 1.600.000 Idle . Strikes and shutdowns have idled 1,600,000 American workers. In the major labor develop mente: 1. Officials said that if Dewey succeeds as special mediator in the strike of 175,000 GM work ers It will be the first acceptance of mediation by the corporation since the walkout began last' Nov. 21. 2. President Philip Murray ot the CIO Steel Workers and Ben jamin F. Falrless of U. S. Steel Corp. were in Washington, but they denied reports that they had agreed to resume wage price conferences at tha Whlta House. 3. CIO and AFL packing house workers went back to government-seized meat plimts, but a CIO leader threatened a new strike against Armour and Co. The union accused the company of delaying the return of work ers to their Jobs. 4. Ford Motor Co. offered a 15 per cent pay increase to 19, 000 employes not covered by the wage agreement reached with the UAW Saturday. Stocks Soar Easing ot the labor crisis sent stock market prices soaring to their best level in more than 15 years yesterday. A rise In steels reflected a feeling that the steel strike might soon be over. It was believed that wage agreements reached Saturday between Ford and Chrysler and the UAW might provide a pat tern for seizing the steel and General Motors disputes. The strike of 750,000 CIO steel workers already has Idled 150. 000 workers in related Indus tries. HELD UP BY RULE New York, Jan. 29 (U.R) More than 3,000,0(10 men's shirts mado to sell at $3 and up are held on factory shelves because of OPA sales regulations, ths National Association of Shirt and Pajama Manufacturers said todny. Prices of the shirts have been approved by the OPA. The ob stacle to their sale is the lack of low cost shirts. An OPA order requires that manufactur ers must keep the same balance of low-cost shirt production that they did in 1943. Because of a shortage of low cost fabrics, shirt makers say they have been un able to make low cost shirts. NEWCOMER HELD FOR LARCENY HEARING Carl C. Caraway is being held In county jail under $300 bail to await further hearing in Jus tice court following appearance In court yesterday on a charge of larceny from a store building. Caraway, who arrived In Med ford last week, was arrested Sat urday by city police.