Riverside USO Building Purchased By American Legion
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Fortieth Year
BLOODY
SEIZE CONTROL
OF VESSELS IN
British Vice Admiral Threat
ens to Destroy Fleet if
Necessary to Halt Revolt.
Bombay. Feb. 21 U.R
Mutinous Indian soamen barri
caded in Bombay'! Castle Bar
racks hung out the white flag
and offered to "negotiate" to
day after an official announce
ment that itrong British land,
sea and ait reinforcements
were en route to put down the
mutiny.
London, Feb. 21 U.R
Prime Minister Clement Att
lee announced in commons 10
day that "certain vessels of
the royal nary" were proceed
ing to Bombay, where a muti
ny of Royal Indian nary sai
lors was under way.
Bombay, Feb. 21 U.R) Mu
tiny in the ranks of the Royal
Indian navy erupted in bloody
violence today, prompting a
threat by Vice-Admiral John
Henry Godfrey to put down the
Insurrection at all costs, even
the destruction of the fleet it
self. Mutinous sailors seized con
trol of several ships in the Bom
bay harbor and fought a pitched
K battle with British and Indian
troops around the. Castle Bar
racks in the center of the city.
Stern Warning
Godfrey, commander of the
Royal Indian navy, broadcast a
stern warning from Bombay
headquarters in the face of the
spreading mutiny.
Godfrey said the government
was determined to use its over
whelming forces "to their utter
most, even if K means the de
struction of the navy of which
we have been so proud."
The government, Godfrey
said, will "never give in to vio
lence." He told the mutineers
that it was "the height of folly"
to continue the struggle.
Tentative reports on the bat
tle of the barracks, where a
band of sailors were barricaded
and holding out against besieg
ing troops, said at least 20 per
sons had been wounded. No au
thoritative casualty report was
available.
Four Day Riot
The sailors have been rioting
for four days after striking for
faster demobilization and better
service conditions. Up r i s i n g s
soread tn Karachi and other
Points in India.
One thousand Royal Indian
airforce men struck in Bombay
in svmnathv fnr the navy muti
neers. Military police charged
tho Qipman ...ItV. HotfOTS tO forCC
I them into barracks. Six airmen
were injured.
All O and C Money
Will Go to County
All of the $158,343.92 to be re
ceived by Jackson county as its
Oregon-California land grant
payment from the federal gov
ernment, in lieu of tax, will be
assigned to the county general
fund and none will be alloted to
any school district. County
Treasurer Ralph Sweeney re
Ports. Up to the time of the com
pletion of the 1937 O-C pay
ments, the city of Jacksonville
and a few districts in that area
were allotted small sums. Under
congressional action this has
been discontinued, and no school
districts will receive payments,
as erroneously mentioned in an
article published yesterday,
Treasurer Sweeney states.
Wyoming has only one repre
sentative in congress.
MOTORISTS! SAVE A LIFE
KNOW YOUR TRAFFIC LAWS
Her. U . law for fod.y. Somewhere in the slaj. of Oregon
ilure to observe this law wUl cost someone his life, or serious
MuVfLERS REQUIRED MUFFLER CUTOUTS WOHIWTED
,. . ..!. mniar vehicle on highway un-
. such rnttorvehicU U eped" with a muffler in good working
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MUTINY
Delegates Return From UNO
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Arriving from London UNO conference aboard Clipper at La Ouardia
Field. New York, are delegates ileft to right.) Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg R Mich.), Edward StetUnius Jr., head
of the delegation, and former Senator John W. Townsend (R, Del.),
alternate.
Truman Stands
G. 0. P. Enjoys
Washington, Feb. 21 (U.R)
President Truman today reiter
ated his support for Edwin W.
Pauley, .whom he nominated to
be undersecretary of navy.
Pauley's chances of confirma
tion were skidding rapidly down
hill today as the Senate Naval
Affairs committee probed his oil
dealings.
Mr. Truman asked whether he
intended to withdraw the Pauley
nomination in view of a demand
by Sen. Tom Stewart, D., Tenn.,
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E. H. Hedrick, city school
superintendent, announced today
that Frank P. Farrell, city at
torney, has been selected by the
school board to prepare notices
and do other necessary legal
work in connection with calling
the school bond election set for
March 19. At that time, voters
of School District No. 49 will be
asked to pass on a 10-year bond
issue for $500,000 for repairs,
additions to present buildings
and a general school improve
ment program.
Hedrick further stated, "While
tentative plans and estimates for
the several schools have natural
ly been made as a basis fromi
which to start, it must be recog-
nized that these are, of course,
not final. Within the next year
or so, perhaps before we are
able to carry out our program,
our school picture may chanRe.
making it advisable to do some
things differently. Again, no
architect has yet been employed,
and his studies may result in
some changes. What we are real
ly voting upon is a general school
improvement program which
will give us. in so far as funds
permit, as good and as modern
rhool Dlants as possible with
additional space for our increas
ed enrollment. Then too, we
want whatever we do at this
time to fit well into an over all
picture of long term planning.
VD INCREASES
Sacramento. Feb. 21 (U.R)
Reports of venereal disease cases
during the past three months in
dicate a marked Increase of pros
titution in California, State Di
rector of Public Health Dr. Wil
ton L. Halvcrson declared today
in a report to Gov. Earl Warren.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1946.
IN INDIAN NAVY
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by Pauley;
Discomfiture
that he do so. Mr. Truman said
no.
"Then Pauley still has your
full support?" he was asked.
Truman Consistent
Yes, the president said. He
explained that when he gets be
hind a man he stays behind him.
This has been Mr. Truman's
position consistently since his
nomination of Pauley provoked
the current controversy in con:
gress.
Senate republicans made no
effort to hide their enjoyment of
the discomfiture Pauley's nom
ination has brought the adminis
tration. Stewart's statement marked
the first public break in demo
cratic ranks, and took on added
significance because of Stewart's
friendship with acting Senate
President Kenneth D. McKellar,
D., Tenn., a powerful behind-the-scenes
figure.
There was no immediate com
ment from Pauley.
Demos Oppose
Reps. Jerry Voorhis and Chet
Holifield, two democrats from
Pauley's home state of Califor
nia, also announced opposition to
Pauley, although the house has
nothing to do with confirming
nominations.
Secretary of the Navy James
v. f orrestal didn't help Pauley
much, if any. Forrcstai present
ed a lengthy statement to the
Senate Naval Affairs committee
on Pauley's nomination, but
failed to ask for confirmation of
the man who would hold the
second-highest Job in the depart
ment.
Grants Pass Man
Object of Search
niediord police were asked
today to be on the lookout for
Eddy Bell, 27, in connection
witn the robbery in Grants
fass last night of approximately
S620 from A. I. Rolfson, an em
ployee of the Layton hotel In
Grants Pass.
Kolfson told police he had
spent the night with Bell and
this morning woke to find his
billfold, money and friend miss
ing.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Cherry McGalliard amusing
her friends with her contortions
performed while trying to coax
the fireplace flames into more
action.
Fran Kcmler making smart
remarks after eating a Washing
ton's birthday cherry tart.
Dr. Elmo Stevenson opining
that any speaner was foolish to
deliver a lecture on the subject
of women before a roomful of
women.
Carlos Morris thoughtfully
buying in advance theater tick
ets for his wife only to discover
that he had tickets for the Cra
i tprian and Ah wanted to t the
jshow at the Holly.
POOHS
POSSIBILITY OF
British Foreign Secretary
Says Never Entered Mind
Pravda Fans Friction.
London, Feb. 21 U.R) For
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin
told commons today that he
could conceive of no circum
stances in which Russia and
Britain would go to war.
Bevin addressed commons
amidst open acknowledgement
of deterioration of Anglo-Soviet
relations to near the crisis stage.
aggravated within the last 24
hours by charges and counter
charges growing out of Russian
acquisition ot certain secret in
formation in Canada.
Unconceivable
"It is said we are drifting to
ward war with Russia, or are
likely to," Bevin said. "I cannot
conceive of any circumstances
in which the Soviet and Great
Britain would go to war.
"I cannot see what we have
to fight for, and it never enters
my mind."
He said his belief in friend
ship with Russia was so great
that he would like to see the 20
year Anglo-Soviet pact extend
ed to a 50-year term.
Bevin spoke after Anthony
Eden, his predecessor, told com
mons that Russia wanted to col
laborate with America and Brit
ain, but apparently only on her
own terms.
Prarda Fans Fire
The official communist party
organ Pravda brought the issue
to a head early today with the
blunt charge that the current spy
scare in Canada was part of a
deliberate anti-Russian campaign
bv the British empire.
Pravda accused Canadian
Prime Minister W. L. MacKenne
Kine of exposing the Soviet spy-
ine in a sensational manner only
to divert attention from Bevin s
failures" in the UNO meeting
in London.
COUNTY BILL FOR
PUBLIC WELFARE
General assistance for Jackson
county during January rose to
v9,553 according to the monthly
report of the Jackson County
Public Welfare director present
ed at the February meeting this
week. This was for a total of
196 cases, including 108 fam
ilies and 88 single persons. This
compares to $7,792 needed for
22" cases for January of 1B4S
and $7,606 for 152 cases in De
cember of 1945.
Old age 'assistance totaled
$32,807 for 880 cases, as com
narcd to $27,580 for 833 cases in
January of 1945 and $32,652 for
875 cases in December of 1945.
A total of 171 dependent chil
drcn received assistance amount
ing to $5,732. In January of 1945
157 children were cared for at a
cost of $4,647 and In December.
1945. aid to dependent children
totaled $5,456 for 164 children
Assistance to the blind now
numbers 12 cases as over nine
for January of 1945. and assist
ance totaled $611 for January
of this year as compared to $405
for January o last year. Ten
children were cared for in foster
homes at ( cost of $326.
Serry and Tolle
Automobiles Hit
Considerable damage resulted
to cars driven by Ned Serry of
Jacksonville and Harold Tolle.
route 1,- box 503, when they
collided at the Intersection of
Phoenix - Jacksonville highway
and Dark Hollow road about
7:30 a.m. today, according to
report.
Serry suffered a cut' lip which
required hospital attention. No
one else was injured, the report
said.
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District Leaders Unanimous
For Calling Policy Corr-
mittee in Mar. 11 Session
Washington, Feb. 21 tU.R)
The United Mine Workers touch
ed the button today for a new
wage drive for the nation's 500,
000 coal miners.
After a two-day conference of
district presidents with interna
tional President John L. Lewis,
it was announced that they had
voted unanimously to call the
union's wage policy committee
into session here March 11.
Lewis has given no hint as to
how he may frame new wage
demands this year. There have
been indications, however, that
the union hopes to reduce its
war-time
suffering
earnings.
work week without
loss in take-home
By United Press
The nation's strike-idle pushed
beyond a million again today as
walkout of Detroit dairy work
ers spread and Houston garbage
collections were halted by a
strike of city employes.
At Detroit, 250 CIO United
Dairy Workers employed in five
more dairies went out to support
wage demands. Four creameries
yesterday were affected by a
strike of 1,250 production work
ers, tying .up 60 per cent of the
city's milk deliveries.
Bus and streetcar service was
scheduled to be resumed this aft
ernoon at Lancaster, Pa., where
negotiations for 290 AFL transit
workers agreed to a compromise
wage settlement. Picket vio
lence and a city wide labor walk
out marked the 16-day strike.
Picket Line Broken
The entire picket line at the
strikebound W. A. Jones Foun
dry and Machine Co. at Chicago
was broken, as sporadic fighting
went into a third day. Police
took 131 pickets to court, bring
ing the number of arrests to 187.
President Truman, In trying to
avert a nationwide railroad tie-
up, has interviewed personally
in a wage and rules dispute be
tween two railroad brotherhoods
and major carriers.
Materials shortages caused
further setbacks in automotive
production as efforts to settle the
General Motors strike, now in
its fourth month, were said by
federal Mediator James F.
Dewey to be making "substan
tial progress."
Ford Motor Co. planned to lay
off 2,500 men by Friday at its
Highland Park, Mich., tractor
plant.
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Helsinki. Feb. 21 (U.R) Eight
of Finland's wartime leaders,
headed by Ex-President Risto
Rytl were sentenced to prison
terms ranging from two to 10
years today on charges of tak
Ing their country into war
against the allies.
A Finnish war crimes tribun
al Imposed the sllffest sentence
10 years at hard labor on
Ryti as leader of the govern
ment that plunged Finland into
the world conflict on the side
of Germany.
Former Premier Juko Wil
hclm Rangcll was sentenced to
six years' imprisonment and
terms of 5'4 years each were
Imposed on Ex-Premlcr Edwin
Llnkomici and Ex-Finance Min
ister Vaino Tanner.
2,200 Baby Chicks
Fly to Medford
A shipment of 2.200 baby
chicks made t p the first consign
ment of air ficight received at
the Medford station of the Unit
ed Airlines under the new air
freight plan Max Henne, station
manager, said this morning. The
.hicks arrived this morning.
Henne reported that the chicks
were shipped from Kingston, N.
H., to Anchors Pleasant Valley
hatchery at Grants Pass, coming
by air from Chicago to Medford.
En route two days, but two of
tha chicks died during the trip,
Tribune
Unlt.d Presi Full
Convicted Nazi Spy Witness
Against Ex-Sergeant Hirt
Hamilton .Field, Calif., Feb. 2 1 (U.PJ Herbert Karl Bahr. con
victed Nazi spy serving 30 years in Atlanta federal prison, will be
called to testify as a prosecution witness today in the espionage
trial of SSgt. Frank Hirt.
Bahr, a one-time member of,
the American army, attended the
German spy courses conducted
by the notorious Karl Bauer. It
jwas in these classes, the prose-
'flJL?" met
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Gestapo Trained
A German-born, naturalized
American citizen, Bahr was an
exchange student in Germany
when he was trained by the Ges
tapo as a spy. He was seized tn
July, 1942, as he came off the
Drottningholm, diplomatic ex
change ship, carrying large
amounts of money intended for
Nazi agents in the United States.
Meanwhile, defense counsel
announced it was searching for
"mystery" witness who may
help free Hirt of charges he con
spired to transmit U. S. military
secrets while he was an armv
air force mechanic at the Fair-
field-Suisun, Calif., air base.
Capt. Jean Moroncv revealed
the otherwise unidentified wit
ness was a "friend and army
buddy" of Hirt's. He said he
would not name him "lest we
scare tho kid away."
YREKA VETERAN
HELD AS SLAYER
Yreka, Cal., Feb. 21 U.R
Using a 30-year-old nlstol. Curl
W. Wade, 41-year-old army dis-
cnargee, shot and killed Floyd
Bloxham, 46, Horse Creek me
chanic last night as the climax
to a quarrel and fist fight. Siski
you county authorities reported
today.
Witnesses said Wade and Blox
ham had argued earlier In the
evening and came to blows In a
fight in which Wade apparently
was me loser. The fight took
place In a Yrcka residential dis
trict.
Later, witnesses reported.
Wade entered a pool room owned
by Ray Wallace and, with Bun in
hand, approached Bloxham who
was sitting on a bar stool.
"Look what you did to me
Wade said to Bloxham. Two of
Wi-de's teeth were missing.
As Bloxham turned, Wade fir
ed his old-fashioned pistol at
point-blank range, onlookers told
Sheriff Ben Richardson.
Douglas Reluctant
To Succeed I ekes
Is Capital Rumor
Washington, Feb. 21 (U.R)
President Truman said today
that he had discussed with Asso
ciate Justice William O. Douglas
tl j position of secretary of in
terlor. But Mr Truman also said
he did not think he should have
two cabinet members from the
state of Washington.
Douglas 's from that state, and
so is Secretary of Labor Lewis
B Schv ellenbach.
Reporters were puzzled at the
end of Mr. Truman's news con
ference over Just what Douglas'
status is in Mr. Truman's efforts
to fill the vacancy left by resig
nation of Harold L. Ickes.
Information pieced together
from other sources indicated that
the position had been offered
to Douglas, that many Demo
crats were putting pressure on
Douglas to take It, but that he
was reluctant to leave the su
preme court and probably would
not do so.
29 New Cardinals
Vatican City, Feb. 21 (U.R)
Twenty-nine new cardinals re
ceived their red hats from the
hands of Pope Plus today in one
of the most impressive cere
monies of the Roman Catholic
church.
A throng of 20.000 to 25.000
milled In the huge central nave
of St. Peter's Basilica and over
flowed Into two adjoining naves
to watch the procession of card
inals. Peoples of many nations
rubbed shoulders In the long-high-domed
basilica as the week
long ceremonies reached their
climax of pomp and color.
There were black-veiled Italian
slgnoras, American GI's, Polish
commandos, Chinese priests, tow
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Herbert Knrl Frledrich Bnhr, con
victed Nazi spy, waits In San Fran
cisco city Jail before being taken to
Hamilton Held. Calif., to testify In
courtmnrtial of Frank Hut, U. B.
Army staff sergeant charged with
conspiracy to commit espionage.
Bahr Is serving 30-year sentence at
Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta, Gs,
ALLOTED HERE IF
COST GUARANTEED
Notification from the Federal
Public Housing Authority of Se
attle of the tentative allotment
to the city of Medford of 32 tem
porary dwellings for veterans
has been received by Mark A.
Goldy, executive director of the
housing authority of Jackson
county.
If final sanction Is given the
, roject, the FPHA must approve
the site chosen for erection of
the structures and either the city
or the county must underwrite
any financial obligations which
might arise. Extent of such ob
ligation was not revealed by the
telegram Goldy received Tues
day nor was the type of tempor
ary dwelling specified.
Mr. Goldy said the hope of
local authorities is that the
homes can be erected at the site
of the present federal housing
nroiect on W. Jackson street.
The arrival of Ed Hcrzog from
the Seattle office is expected
s..ortlv and more details should
be available after he i confers
with local officials,
KILLED IN BOUT
Salem, Ore., Feb. 21 (UP.)
Jack Von, 22-year-old 180-pound
Salem boxer, died at a hospital
here last night from what doc
tors said were Injuries received
In a bout with Bobby Ford, 178
pound Portland negro.
An autopsy will be performed
to determine the cause of death,
the coroner's office said.
Ford, who Is 16, and his sec
ond, Adolph A. Caputo, 30, were
being detained by Salem police
pending an Investigation by the
district attorney's office.
Receive Red Hats
ering Swiss guards, and men
from pontifical colleges in
scores of countries.
Among spectators were Prince
Humbert, lieutenant general of
the realm; Gen. Mark Clark,
Janifs A. Farley, Frank Walker
and Duris Duke.
The ceremony was run off In
less than the scheduled time to
reduce the strain on tho nged
cardinals and the pope. The
pontiff was reported very tired.
After climbing 12 steps to the
throne, the cardinals knelt and
kissed the pope's foot.
Quickly, In a businesslike
manner, the pope handed out the
red hats In a 21-mlnuto cere
mony. Wide-brimmed, tlicy tot
tered precariously as Hie pope
placed them on bowed beads.
OIHER VETERANS
INVITED TO SHARE
LARGEJUARTERS
Veterans to Take Possession
With End of USO Activity
In Early Spring.
The Riverside USO builriin
located at the corner of River
side avenue and Sixth street, has
been purchased by Post 15 of
tile American Legion, according
to an announcement todav h
Post Commander Richard
The Legion will take possession
of the building Just as soon as it
is released by the USO, which
will probably be early this
spring, according to Baize.
The Legion commander said
the post has outgrown the small
quarters in the Armory and that
Legionnaires have been working
for the past several months on a
plan to acquire clubrooms, which
will adequately meet the needs
of the post and auxiliary.
Others Invited .
.Other local veterais ornnln.
tions have been invited to par
ticipate In occupation and oper
ation of the veterans service cen
ter. The building, which has ben
operated by the USO since June
1U4J, Is one of the largest and
best equipped USO centers on
the Pacific coast. The Federal
Works Agency suenl $147 nun i
buy. remodel and equip the
premises for a USO. The Le
gion is buying the building com
plctcly equipped and furnished.
The amount to be paid by the
Legion was not announced pend
ing further negotiation.
Entry on Riverside
Main entrance to the buildln
is on Riverside avenue and into
the large lobby, 60 by 75 feet.
The lobby has a fireplace and
is adequately equipped with
lounges, chairs, tables and other
lurnlture. Staff offices and an
Information counter, with check
room attached, open off the lob
by, as does the snack bar and
serving tables. A kitchen and
storeroom connect with tha
snack bar and from the oppo
site aide the' kitchen connects
with the stage of the auditori
um.
Occupying tha west half of tha
building are a music room, small
lounge, library, women's club
room, women's and men's rest
rooms, the latter having a show
er room with 12 shower stalls.
The library has writing desks
and reading tables.
The auditorium Is 42 by 86
feet and will be used for dancinc
as well as plays and programs.
ine stage is 20 by 36 feet and
has dressing rooms.
Attractive, Substantial
Flooring throughout is attrac
tive and substantial asphalt tile
and walls are plastered.
Tho second floor was never
completely finished but Balza
stated that it will be used for
meetings during the American
Legion state convention in Med
ford July 29, 30 and 31. After
that the post is preparing plans
to use the entire building.
HOLIDAY FRIDAY
In observance of Washington's
birthday, Medford banks, tha
courthouse, the city hall and
most Medford offices of federal
agencies will ba closed tomor
row. Federal offices to be closed
Include the postofflce, which
will make no mail deliveries,
office of the Rogue River Forest
service and the Crater Lake Park
service, both Selective Service
boards, the Office of Price Ad
ministration and the O and C
Lands Administration deport
ment. Exceptions are the recruit
ing offices of the army and the
navy located In the basement of
the postofflce building, which
will both observe regular hours
from 8 a. m. until 5 p. m.
In the city hall all offices will
bo closed excepting the superin
tendent of city schools and tha
city police.
Hollywood, Feb. 21 U.R)
Mrs. Virginia Hendrirkson, 25,
being sued for divorce by her
naval lieutenant husband, today
admitted strip poker parties with
a seaman first class but said she
took off only her shoes and stock
ings. Subscribers
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