Loudspeaker To Aid Look
Plane Crew Lost
Seattle, Feb. 18 (U.PJ A
coast guard airplane equipped
with loudspeakers to direct
search parties and to encourage
possible survivors will take part
tomorrow in the search lor five
crewmen of a crashed B-36
bomber.
Coast guard officers said the
plane, a PBY, would cruise over
the tangled undergrowth of
Princess Royal island, booming
the words "Don't give up hope
. . . We are still looking for
you."
Twelve Already Safe
Twelve men, who parachuted
from the B-36 when its engines
caught fire on a flight from Fair
banks, Alaska, to Fort Worth,
Tex., were rescued earlier this
week from the island and sur
rounding waters.
The loudspeaker plane will
circle the British Columbia is
land directing ground parties to
investigate any clue that might
indicate the presence of the
missing men.
Between messages the PBY's
crew was to play "The Star
Spangled Banner" in hopes the
music would carry throughout
the island and give assurance
to any survivors that help was
on the way.
Missing Since Monday
Flight Commander Capt. Har
old L. Barry, 30, Hillsboro, 111.,
ordered 17 crewmen and observ
ers to abandon the superbomber
Monday night when icing condi
tions and three failigg engines
dropped the plane to 5,000 feet.
Tomorrow, other planes will
fly low over the 60-by-90 mile
island to take aerial photo
graphs. The pictures will be en
larged and examined for para
chutes or other signs of life.
Weather forecasters predicted
milder weather for tomorrow.
High Windi Today
The PBY started its morale
mission with loud speakers today
but high winds forced it to land.
All search planes were ground
ed and 10-foot waves forced
launches, cutters and other sur
face craft to curtail search ac
tivities. On Princess Royal island more
than 150 men pushed through
dense brush and over rugged
hills in an all-out effort to find
the five men.
HANGING CLOTHES DANGER
Hollywood, Feb. 18 lU.R)
Mrs. Susan Schultz, 58. died to
day from a fractured skull suf
fered when she plunged over an
18-foot embankment while hang
ing up her laundry, police re
ported. .
RETIRED BARBER SUICIDE
San Francisco, Feb. 18 (U.R)
Lucius H. Wiseman, 84, a re
tired barber, suffering from an
incurable illness, shot himself to
death in the bathroom of his
home today.
'Acme Telepholot
DANGLED BY ANKLE - staff
Sergt. Vitale Trippodi, radio op
erator who was trapped in a tret
after bailing out of a disaDleo
B-36 bomber over Princess Royal
Island off the coast of Brltisn Co
lumbia, dangled by an ankle tor IS
hours unti' other survivors were
able to reach ntm. rweive ot the
17 men aboard the plane have beer
rescued. The other five airmen
are understood to oe scattered
along a three-mile area of the
island.
Late Sports
Medford hioh's Black Tor
nado basketball team got back
into the winning column Sat
urday night by walloping Illi
nois Valley ((Kerby) 63 to 23
in a Southern Oregon confer-ence-district4
game here Satur
day night. The local boys are
out of the title running.
Don Denman with 13 points
and Bob Shores who scored
12 paced the Tornado attack.
Central Christian pulled a
major upset Saturday night
when it knocked Foursquare
out of the unbeaten class in
ringing up a 28 to 20 Church
Basketball league victory at
the YMCA gymnasium.
Other league tilts saw St.
Peter's Lutheran defeat First
Methodist 40 to 6. St. Mark's
Episcopal down First Chris
tian 37 to 22 and St. Mary's
Catholic dump First Presby
terian 25 to 12.
Davis. Cal., Feb. 18 Cali
fornia Aggies made it two vic
tories in a row over Southern
Oregon college by defeating
the Ashlands 64 to 45 here
Saturday night after leading
31 to 23 at the half.
Captain Keith Wade with
13 points paced the Red Raid
art in their attack while Nel
son garnered 16 to lead Cal
Aggies.
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New Russ Peace Move
Reported Back East
Washington, Feb. 18 (U.R)
Reports of a possible new Rus
sian peace move circulated here
today and Chairman Tom Con
nally of the senate foreign rela
tions committee said "the time
may be near" for direct atomic
control talks with Moscow.
Authoritative quarters said af
ter studying a big sheaf of press
dispatches from the Soviet capi
tal that Russia may be getting
ready to suggest high-level con
ferences with this country on
major world problems, includ
ing control of atomic weapons.
Reaction Cautious
But their first reaction was
cautious. ' They said such over
tures, in the initial stages at least
would be viewed here as a
"peace offensive" intended to
make political and propaganda
capital for the Kremlin.
Robert A. Vogeler
Pleads Guilty To
Charge Of Spying
Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 18
(U.R) U. S. Communications Ex
ecutive Robert A. Vogeler plead
ed guilty today of spying on
Hungary for the United States,
and asked a Hungarian court for
mercy.
Vogeler look the stand three
months to the day after his ar
rest. During that time, no Ameri
can has been allowed to visit
him.
(U. S. minister to Budapest
Nathaniel Davis, reached.by tele
phone from London, said today
that Hungary's communist gov
ernment was still refusing to al
low U.S. officials to visit the
prisoner.)
(In Vienna. Mrs. Vogeler dis
missed her husband's confession
as a "dirty lie," and said "they
must have done something terri
ble to him to make him say he
did tilings like that.")
(Diplomatic observers in
Washington said the trial was
an obvious frameup, apparently
intended to pave the way for
seizure of the Hungarian prop
erties of Vogeler's firm, but that
there was no way now for the
United States to retaliate.)
22 Missing Persons
In Dakota Blizzard
Located Safe, Well
Chicago, Feb. 18iU.K Nine
teen children and three adults,
missing in a North Dakota bliz
zard, were found safe today as a
cold wave whistled into the cen
tral states and floods endangered
two Louisiana towns.
A basketball coach and seven
of the children spent the night
stranded in a car near Drayton,
N.D., in five below zero weather.
The snow blew into a crack in
the door and piled up a foot
deep in the car.
The other children and adults
in two other cars found their
way to a farm house in the night.
A 30-man search party using a
caterpillar tractor cut through
six-foot drifts and rescued the
children and the coach.
"I had to convince the chil
dren they weren't cold and it
was one of the toughest things I
ever did, said Donald H. MHz,
27, coach at the Drayton gram
mar and high school.
His group was 14 and 15 years
old. They spent 14 hours in the
car. that shook in 35-mile-an-hour
winds. The entire party
was en route home from a bas
ketball game at Walhalla, N.D.,
65 miles away. Mitz' car ran out
of gas three miles from Drayton
at 4 p.m. yesterday. Rescuers ar
rived about 8 a.m.
Bulletins
Klamath Falls, Feb. 18 Sa
cred Heart of Klamath Falls
downed Henley high 48 to 33
here Saturday night to win the
Klamath county B basketball
title and the right to play
Paisley at a date to be an
nounced for the southeastern
Oregon B championship.
Winner of the Paisley-Sacred
Heart clash will meet
Rogue River in a Klamath gym
March 1 and 2 tor the right to
go to the state championship
tournament.
Eugene. Ore.. Feb. 18 (U.R)
Oregon and Idaho exchanged
the northern division's cellar
position tonight as the Web
foots defeated the Vandals. 54
to 48. in a Coast conference
basketball game.
SATURDAY SCORES
COP 61. St. Mary's 54.
Western Montana 62, Rocky
Mountain 51.
Montana Mines 67, Carroll 56.
WSC 60. Washington 42.
Eastern Washington college
70. Whitworlh 57.
USC 62, Stanford 59.
Wyoming 48, Utah State 42.
Texas 47, Southern Metho
dist 46.
UCLA 64. California 56.
Gonsaga 65, Montana Slate i
university 42. I
In North
Connally took a slightly more
optimistic view, however, and
Broke away from the adminis
tration line laid down by Presi
dent Truman and Secretary of
State Dean Acheson that noth
ing could be gained for world
peace now by direct negotiations
with Moscow.
Meeting Suggested
The Texas democrat, his par
ty's chief foreign policy spokes
man in congress, told reporters
it might be advisable for Ache-
son and British Foreign Secre
tary Ernest Bevin to meet with
Russian delegates.
But he said the Russians
should be put on notice in ad
vance that if the conference
failed, the United States would
push development and stockpil
ing of hydrogen bombs. And
they should be told, he said, tnai
when better Bombs are Duiu
we will build them."
Taft Has Say
Sen. Robert A. Taft, (R., O.)
said new talks with Russia might
be worth while but only if prior
investigation established "a rea
sonable chance of success.
Taft said that only President
Truman and the state depart
ment could make such a deter
mination, He said he personally
has "no means of knowing"
whether such talks would suc
ceed. Tito Says Nation
Will Not Knuckle
Down To Britain
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Feb. 18
(U.R) Marshal Tito told a cheer
ing crowd of 50,000 tonight that
Yugoslavia would not knuckle
under to Britain and the United
States any more than it had done
to the cominform even for bad
ly needed loans.
Tito delivered a hard-hitting
election campaign speech at
Titovo Uzice the town named
after him at the end of the war.
It is the principal town in the
district where Tito stands for
election in the March 26 parlia
menlary balloting.
No Concessions
Tito warned the United States
and Britain not. to expect-any
concessions in return forprom-
lsed but thus far undelivered fi
nancial aid.
Tito's warning was believed
to have resulted from Yugoslav
hvDor-sensitivity to several re
marks by western sources that
were considered tactless and un
important, combined with delay
in obtaining three pending loans
reauested to the United States.
These involved $5 million
from the Export-ImDort bank.
$25 million from the World bank
and $6 million from the Interna
tlonal bank.
Attlee DefendsWork
As Prime Minister
London, Feb. 18 (U.R) Prime
Minister Clement Attlee said to
night that Britain is "ready and
eaeer" to discuss atomic controls
with Russia and all other nations.
but only through the framework
of the United Nations.
Attlee, in labor's last radio
campaign broadcast before the
February 23 general elections,
did not mention Winston Church
ill's appeal for a Big Three con
ference with Premier Josef Sta
lin to discuss the atom and hy
drogen bomb menace.
But, in effect, he rejected it
as completely as did Chancellor
of the Excnequer sir aiaiiom
Cripps.who earlier today said
Churchill s proposal was a po
litical stunt" which would play
into Russian hands.
Attlee blamed Russia for the
breakdown in international co
operation after the war and said
Britain is always ready to co
operate with the Soviet.
Portland Treasurer
Believed Suicide
Portland, Ore., Feb. 18 (U.R)
Three small boys on bicycles to
day found the body of Cornelius
Patrick Leehan, 63, deputy Port
land city treasurer, hanging
from a tree in Hoyt park arbore
tum, police said.
Leehan, 63, had been ill and
on leave. A relative said he was
despondent over personal finan
cial problems.
The three boys had been rid
ing their bikes down a wooded
path when they saw Leehan's
body swinging from the tree. A
five-foot long rope was tied
about his neck.
They flagged motorists who
called police.
Holger (Jhristofferson, head of
the Multnomah county detec
tives, said Leehan apparently
committed suicide.
Marshall Plan Needs
Money To Help Trade
Washington. Feb. 18 (U.R)
Marshall Plan Administrator
Paul G. Hoffman will ask con
gress next week for about $500,
000,000 in United States back
ing for an inter-European cur
rency fund to unshackle trade
and save his program, senators
said today,
Medford
44th Year 22 Pages
Rogue River High
Wins County Class
B Cage Tournament
Chiefs To Represent
County District Play
Eagle Point, Feb. 18 Rogue
Hiver high captured its second
straight county class B basket,
ball tournament championship
and added this to its regular
season title for 19S0 by wallop
ing Butte Falls high 68 to 44
here Saturday evening.
The Chieftains who will rep
resent Jackson county in the
class D district tourney in
Klamath county March 1 and 2
led 15 to 8 at the first quarter,
34 to 19 at the half and 44 to
31 at the third quarter.
Pete Purrier with 24 points
was high man for Rogue River
and was named most valuable
player to his team in the tour
nament. Darwin Moore and
"Pinochle" Poole each got 14
for Butte Falls.
Rogue River ran up an early
first quarter yead before Butte
Falls could score and the
Chiefs never were behind. The
closest the Loggers could get
was about five points.
The all-star 10-man team se
lected by the coaches from
quintets taking part includes
Pete Purrier and Gene Du
prey (Rogue River), Pinky Pal
mer and Bob Smith (Gold Hill)
Poole and D. Moore. (Butte
Falls). Fred Durry (Phoenix),
and Rollie Hartley. Herb
Combs and Orville Nichols
(Talent).
Gold Hill's cage squad was
named by tourney officials as
the most sportsmanlike.
Secretary Brannan
Talks Farm Bureau
Meet, Des Moines
Des Moines, la., Feb. .lS-UJ.R)
Secretary of Agirculture Charles
F. Brannan, taking the fight for
his farm income plan into the
midwest stronghold of the Amer
ican Farm Bureau federation, ac
cused that organization today of
trying to force little farmers out
of business for the benefit of
"big-scale" farmers.
Farm Bureau President Allan
B. Kline, in a gloves-off cornbelt
debate at the National Farm in
stitute, branded the Brannan
plan "something for nothing"
bait to lure farmers Into a new
despotism based on government
favors and government controls."
It was the first time the two
farm leaders had shared the
same platform since Brannan
anounced his controversial pian
to keep farmers' income up by
giving them direct production
payments that would not affect
market Drices of farm products.
Brannan's bristling attack be
fore some 4,500 farmers and oth
ers was seen as an administration
bid to weaken the hold on their
followers of the leaders of the
nation's biggest farm organiza
tion before this year's elections
in which his farm plan was shap
ing up as a key farm-state issue.
Cal-Ore Place Robbed
Of $3,000 By Two Men
Klamath Falls. Ore., Feb. 18
(U.R) Two armed gunmen robbed
the Cal-Ore tavern of $3,000 Sat
urday night after locking Pro
prietor Mike May in a refrigera
tor, state police said.
May was released 'an hour la
ter by an employee who was
away when the robbery oc
curred. The tavern, situated on the
Oregon -California boundary is
18 miles southwest of here.
May said the two gunmen
drove up in a 1938 sedan. One
was about five-foot-eight, heavy
set. wore a mustache and thick
lensed glasses. His companion
was six feet tall and weighed
about 180 pounds. Both men
wore cast-off army clothes.
Doernbecher Firm
Names New President
Portland. Ore.. Feb. 18 (U.R)
Directors of the Doernbecher
Manufacturing company tonight
announced E. S. Beach had been
named to replace President H.
A. Green.
The action was taken at a spe
cial meeting following an unex
plained closure of the firm's fur
niture plant here.
Doernbecher runs the furni
ture factorv. a lumber mill near
Oregon City and Pacific labora
tories. The board of directors ordered
all these reopened effective Mon
day at 8 a.m. The plants employ
labor force of 700 men and
women.
Los Angeles. Feb. 18 (U.R)
Clark Shaughnessy. the T-forma-
tion specialist, wa fired today
as coach of the Los Angeles
Rams.
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COUNTY CLASS B CHAMPIONS Rogue River high basketball squad which Saturday
night captured the county class B title and earlier had won the regular season championship, is
pictured above. Players shown arc Pete Furrier, Charles Jacobs, Glen Dopuy, Don Poitevint,
Harry Frantz, Jim Boulter, Joe Reid. Jim Martin, John Paisley, Dunwood Carter, Clctis Webb
and Ralph Milton. Coach Millard Webb is in right background and in front of him is Manager
Phillip Hillis. (Brainerd Photo)
Coall Tafllks Eecess
Washington, Feb. 18 (U.R)
Government officials today re
cessed coal contract talks for
the week-end and voiced belief
that "a good many" striking min
ers will return to work Monday.
Reports from the soft coal
fields suggested, however, that
there is little sentiment among
the rank and file for a back-to-work
movement unless and until
a contract is signed.
Five Day Supply
By Monday, the nation's coal
stockpiles will have dropped to
a five-day supply an all-time
low.
But Chairman David L. Cole
N. Hampshire Mercy
Trial Tp Open Monday
Manchester. N. Y., Feb. 18
(U.R) Dr. Herman N Sander
rested in seclusion in his home
atop a sun-warmed Candia hill
today while 10 miles away in
the shadowy valley below lines
were drawn for an historic court
battle over the mercy slaying of
Housewife Abbie C. Borroto.
The 41-year-old country doc
tor, central figure in one of the
nation's most controversial cases,
goes on trial Monday in Hills
borough county superior court on
a charge of first degree murder.
The state says he deliberate
ly injected 40 cubic centimeters
of air into the veins of Mrs. Bor
roto, 59. former nurse, to end
her suffering from an incurable
cancer.
Dr. Sander has pleaded inno
cent. The lines of his defense
were not disclosed but there was
sneculation he could contend the
air allegedly given in four 10
centimcier doses, was insuffi
cient to kill her. Some bclinvc
he might contend she was dead
before the injections.
Nationalists Ready
To Mount Offensive
Tapei, Formosa. Sunday, Feb.
19 (U.R) Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-shek told Chinese , on the
mainland today that the nation
alists are ready to mount a counter-attack
to regain China from
the communists.
Chiang, through leaflets
dropped on the mainland by the
nationalists air force, said that
Josef Stalin and Mac Tze-tung
Would "be brought to justice as
war criminals."
"We are making far-flung
preparations for a counter-offensive
on the mainland," Chiang
said. "With our countrymen in
free China III come to rescue
you through action, not words."
trained strong army, navy and '"" .T" . to. ..Jf1 "ncr.e'e
air force on Formosa and that''dl: " Little Butte sec-
they not only would hold For
mosa against invaders, "but we
are also ready to march back to
the mainland."
Truman Takes Yacht
Trip With Friends
Washington. Feb. 18 (U.R)
President Truman took advan
tage of clear, crisp weather today
to schedule a week end on the
Potomac aboard the presidential
yacht Williamsburg.
He entertained his brother J.
Vivian Truman, and U. S. Mar
shall Canficld, both of Kansas
City, Mo., at luncheon aboard the
yacht.
White House Prexs Secretary
Charles G. Ross said Mr. Tru
man's brother, and Canficld left
shortly after lunch, and the pres
ident was joined by "several
friends" for an overnight cruise.
The yacht was to tie up at Quan
tico. Va.. for the night.
Mr. Truman will i.-turn to
Washington at about 4 p.m. tomorrow.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19,
hurt immm
of President Truman's fact-finding
board reported to the chief
executive that "we are all en
couraged to believe" that enough
miners will go back to "allay
fear of a coal crisis."
Then he called a recess until
2 p. m. Monday in contract talks
between John L. Lewis and the
operators, saying he felt the re
cess "micht be helpful,"
Hope Not Altered
Cole said the recess called
after a two-hour bargaining ses
sion today did not alter his ear
lier hope that "a good many
miners are going back Monday."
The White House said there Is
no likelihood of presidential ac
tion in the coal dispute over the
week-end. But drastic action may
be necessary if the 372,000 strik
ing miners continue to defy the
federal courts and Lewis, who
late yesterday issued a second
back-lo-work order.
Sen. Robert A. Taft (R.. O.), co
author of the Taft-Hartley act,
said he felt that "vigorous action
by the government" would get
the miners back to work. He
Three Central Point
Youths Hurt In Crash
Three Central Point youths
were injured, but not seriously,
at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday
when their car failed to negoti
ate a curve on Hamrick road,
according to state police and
Conger - Morris ambulance at
tendants. Bud Berry, 20, suffered bad
neck and head cuts; Paul Mc
Quaed, 19, and Dale Kilbornc,
21, had multiple bruises and pos
sible back injuries. They are in
Sacred Heart hospital.
A state police officer said
their car was apparently going
too fast to make the curve from
Market road onto Hamrick road.
It went out of control Into a
plowed field and came to rest on
its side.
McQuaed and Kilborne were
thrown through the top of the
car and landed about 20 feet
away, police said. Their injuries
appeared less serious than Ber
ry's, according to reports.
Load Limit Removals
On Some Roads Due
Slate Highway Engineer J. G.
Bromley announced through
state police here yesterday that
load limit restrictions on por
tions of six state highways arc
being removed as of 8 a.m. Mon
day. Restrictions will be lifted on
Crater Lake highway 62 from
Medford to milepost 40.5; on the
Tiller-Trail secondary highway
ondary highway from Eagle
Point to the end of the oil sur
facing; Mcdford-Provolt second
ary from Medford to Provolt; on
the Williams secondary from
Grants Pass to the end of the
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junction with the Redwoods
highway to Grayback creek.
Los Angeles, Feb. 1 8 (U.R)
An unidentied man was found
hanged with his own belt from
a bridge, over one of the city's
busiest streets today.
Ski Conditions
Good skiing and weather at
Crater Lake today ware antl
cipaled yesterday by park ser
vice personnel. Both skiing
and weather were good yes
terday. The day was clear and
warm.
The tow and lunch counter
are scheduled to operate today.
Motorists were advised to car
ry chains for emergency use.
Ski Trail i.i the Sirkiyous has
cloned its facilities for the season.
Tribune
1950
NO. 279
said that violence interfering
with coal production might be
prevented by asking the state
governments involved to pro
tect the mines Willi stale police
or national guardsmen.
Cole Has Conference
Cole, who conferred privately
with Lewis Fridny night, said
the United Mine Workers' presi
dent had given him "no assur
ance" that the miners definitely
will return. But he quoted Lew
is as saying he had sent his sec
ond order to the 2.000 UMW lo
cals "in good faith."
Lewis declined comment after
today's brief bargaining session,
but President Joseph E. Moody
of the Southern Coal Producers'
association suggested that indus
try negotiators wanted to re
main in session over the week
end. . .... . ,
Grants Pass Youth
Shot in Right Eye
Surgeons at Sacred Heart hos
pital last night removed the
right eye of 17-year-old Jerry
M. Tribbcy of 545 Fruildale ave
nue, Grants Pass.
Hospital attendants said the
youth was cleaning his gun when
it was accidentally discharged,
striking him in the eye and in
flicting facial wounds. He was
brought to Medford where the
services of a specialist were
available and underwent surgery
at about 8 p. m. Saturday. His
condition is said to be as good
as can be expected.
Ex-Pilot Faces Bribe
Charge In Washington
Washington, Feb. 18 (U.R)
The FBI arrested a former com
mand pilot late Saturday on
charges that he tried to bribe
federal employees in an attempt
to get a government contract.
Wayne C. Criley, 39, of Flush
ing. N. Y., was arrested by FBI
agents at a downtown Washing
ton hotel.
According to FBI spokesmen.
Criley admitted that he gave
$500 in checks to two employees
of the army's department of en
gineers one of them to an army
major.
Criley declared that he had
struggled for a long time with
government red-tape and finally
tried bribery, the FBI said.
Six Conventions Due
In City This Summer
Chet Hubbard, president of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, yesterday announced
that at least six fraternal, service
I j
i ana
professional organizations
will hold their state conven
tions in Medford during the sum
mer of this year.
Two or three other groups arc
expected to announce Medford
as their 1950 convention city
later.
The six conventions will
bring an estimated total of 2,700
delegates to Medford during the
summer together with an un
known number of wives and oth
er guests. ...
Lions Convention Slated
Largest conclave definitely
scheduled so far is the state con
vention of Lions International to
be held here June 11. 12 and 13.
At least 1,500 delegates are ex
pected to fill every available ho
tel room during the three-day
session.
In April, from 250 to 300 Ma
sons will converge on Medford
for the 1950 state convention of
York Rite Masonic bodies. Grand
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to
day and Monday with a tow
light mowers early today.
Cooler.
Temperature
Highest yesterday ....,..., ,T
Lowest yesterday ......
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New York Trains
Tangle On Single
Long Island Track
State Plans Sweeping
Mishap Investigation
Rockville Centre, Feb. 18
(U.R) The last of the 115 scream
ing injured and 29 dead were
wrenched today from two
tangled Long Island railroad
trains which collided on the only
stretch of single track within 50
miles.
The death toll was expected to
rise, possibly to 34. Thirty-seven
persons still were hosnitalized
late today. Nine were on the crit
ical list and five were in such
serious condition authorities
feared for their lives.
Manslaughter Charge
The state of New York imme
diately mapped plans for a
sweeping investigation of the ac
cident "that couldn't happen" in
modern railroading and Nassau
county District Attorney Frank
Gulotta said that the motorman
of the jam-packed east-b o u n d
train would be arraigned Mon
day morning on second degree
manslaughter charges.
"He ran past a red light," Gu
lotta said in revealing plans to
press charges against Motorman
Jacob Kiefer, 55, Baldwin Long
Island. Kiefer, who was only
slightly injured, is a veteran of
24 years service on the Long Is
land, which carried an average
of 1,000,000 passengers daily,
more than any other line In the
world.
Worst Accident
This was the worst accident in
the line's history. And the sec
ond worst in New York traffic
history. Thirty-two years age 97
persons were killed and 100 hurt
in a tunnel train wreck on the
Brighton Beach subway line.
The strange accident happened
a few minutes before 11 o'clock
Friday night. A homeward bound
train going east headed into a
300-yard stretch of one-way
"gantlet"- track.- A board thia
train were 800 commuters.
At the same moment a west
bound train, carrying 200 and
heading toward New York, was
picking up speed after leaving
the Rockville Centre station.
The westbound train had the
right-of-way. Eyewitnesses said
"slow-down" yellow lights and
then the red lights calling for a
full stop faced the oncoming
train going toward Babylon, 50
miles east of Times Square.
A few seconds difference and
the sickening crash would have
been avoided. It was the only
spot in 50 miles the accident
could have occurred and it was
an accident which railroad men
would have bet couldn't happen
in the day of modern traffic
signals. ;.
Dennis, Phil Crosby
Make Radio Debuts
San Francisco, Feb. 18 (U.R)
Two more chips off the old Cros
bv block made their debut on an
air show tonight and gave every
indication of going pop's way.
Dennis and Phillip Crosby, 14-year-old
twins of the old Groan
er, made an appearance before
an enthusiastic CBS studio aud
ience at the recording of Bing'a
Chesterfield show for March 15.
The twins, following the ex
ample set by their older broth
er, Gary, 18, who appeared on
the program several weeks ago,
just' about took the show away
from the old man.
Phillip, the smaller of the two
and a definite tenor at this stage,
did a creditable job on the song
"Thanks," a ballad made famous
by his father in the 1930's when
the elder Crosby was a rising
star of the airwaves.
Commandery of . the Knights
Templar of Oregon. Grand coun
cil of Royal and Select Masters
oi Oregon and Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of Oregon.
Their meetings will be held
April 9. 10, 11 and 12.
On May 28 and 29, 150 mem
bers of the Oregon Optometrists
association will hold that group'a
state convention here.
Letter Carriers Due
The same number of Oregon
State Letter Carriers will con
vene in Medford 'On June 24
and 25. Also in June, will be the
state convention of Oregon chi
ropractors. A definite date has
not yet been set but about 250
delegates are expected.
And finally, In September, the
Oregon Association of Real Es
tate Boards will send 350 mem
bers for a state-wide gathering
on the 28th, 29th and 30th.
Local host groups are already
making arrangements for hous
ing and entertaining the thou
sands of visitors and theater aud
itoriums have been promised for
full business sessions during the
day.
J