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Medford United Press Full Lease Win 44th Year 16 era 15 PERSONS KILLED AS PLANE PLOWS INTO HOME Minneapolis, Mar. 8 U.PJ Collision with a cemetery flagpole during a blizzard caused the crash last night of a Northwest Air lines plane which plowed into a frame home and turned it into a funeral pyre lor 15 persons, the airlines said today. An eight-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister died in their beds when the twin-engine plane exploded and set fire to their two-story home. Thirteen persons were in the plane. NWA announced today that the tragedy was "caused when the plane struck a steel flagpole in the Ft. Spelling military ceme tery." "The flag pole had been bent, it said, "and a small piece of the front of the spar of the wing was found nearby. The initial damage was evidently so severe as to finally result in the loss of an outer section of the plane's wing, which was found a short distance from the crash scene." Former Medford Man Named Realty Commission Head . Salem. Ore., Mar. 8 (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay today ap pointed Alvin J. Crose. 62-year-old head of the loan division of the state department of veterans affairs, as state real estate com missioner. Cross will succeed Claude H. Murphy, who resigned last week to return to private business af ter 11 years in the state's top real estate office. Deserving Servant Gov. McKay said the appoint ment of Crose was in line with his policy of elevating "deserv ing and competent public ser vants with outstanding records of work for the state." Crose entered state service in 1928, after eight years in the real 'estate and insurance bus iness in Medford. He was placed in charge of the property man agement division of the world war veterans state aid commis sion. He became head of the loan division of the present vet erans department when the di vision was set up in 1945. In the ensuing 4Va years, he has been in charge of processing some 5,000 loans totaling $18, 000.000. Senior Appraiser Crose holds the rating of sen ior appraiser-in the Internation al Society of Residential Ap praisers. He is president of the society's Salem chapter. He. is a member of the Oregon chapter of the National Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and a member of the Portland and Salem real ty boards. Bridges Testimony Denied By Witness San Francisco, Mar. 8 U.R George Wilson, Los Angeles newspaperman, closed the gov ernment's perjury conspiracy case against Harry Bridges to day by specifically rtsnying tes timony by the CIO longshore union president. Wilson was called as a rebut tal witness by the government to counteract earlier testimony by Bridges in which the union leader claimed the immigration and justice departments "pres sured" Wilson into testifying against him. Denies Statement Prosecutor F. Joseph Donohue asked the newspaperman, "Is it true, as has been testified, that you were brought here to testify under threat of prosecution?" , "That is not true." Wilson re Lnlied. "I have committed no of fense. I was under no threat of prosecution." Donohue then akeu if Wilson had been told by his employer that he must appear. "No." Wilson said. He was then excused. "after ic defense said it had no ques tions, and the government an nounced its rebuttal was over. Radio Highlights Radio Station KWIN (1400 kc) will broadcait the amateur boxing program from the ar mory tonight, starting at 9 o'clock. Community Service Plan Of Red Cross Said First A new community service program, organized in Medford since the first of the year and allied with gray lady commun ity program of the Red Cross, is the first of its kind in the na tion and may become the foun dation for similar activity throughout the country, accord ing to R-d Cros volunteer ser vice leaders here. The new service Is now be ing considered by national Red Cros volunteer services. The service is entirely for lo cal assistance and was organized principally to assist in emergen ces in homes, and where there vtt chronic illesrcs or handi caps. Particular attention will be given the blind. Pages TO Reason Unknown Asked why the veteran pilot, 40-year-old Donald B. Jones of Minneapolis, was flying so low his wing struck the flagpole, an NWA spokesman said: "We don't know." However, Mai Freeburg, a civil aeronautics administration operations officer, speculated that Jones' altitude indicator may not have been functioning properly. " The children, Tommy and Janet Doughty, burned to death as their mother screamed for help and their father tried to hoist a ladder to their room. The desperate attempt to save them failed when the house collapsed onto the wreckage of the plane. Daughter Injured Frank Doughty, 42, and his 41-year-old wife were in fair condi tion at Abbott hospital today. Another daughter, Diane, 15, was in serious condition. All three suffered burns. Hospital authorities said Doughty had confirmed that Mrs, Doughty's mother had been visit ing in the home but was not there at the time of the crash. It was feared for a time that she also had perished. A third daughter, Nancy, 19, was out of the citv. Fourteen bodies, including that of Tommy Doughty, had been recovered by noon CST and 11 of them had been identified by the Hennepin county coroner s office. Coroner Russell R. Heim said identification had been establish ed on bodies of the three crew members Jones; co-Pilot Wil liam McGinn. 28. of South St. Paul. Minn., and Stewardess Mary Alice Kennedy, 27, of St. Paul. Also identified, Heim said, were the bodies of the Doughty bov; D. Eberhardt. Detroit; Mrs. He'len Hott, Holmesville, O.; R. C. Buhmann. Chicago: C. H. Pafford, Madison, Wis., and Richmond, Va.; J. V. Brcitwiser Grand. Forks, N. D.: Emery L Oliver, Madison, and Mrs. Ray mond Noldcr, Tarentun, Pa. Civil aeronautics administra tion officials here said represen tatives of the civil aeronautics board were en route from Chi cago to investigate the crash. (See story on page 12.) More Money Voted For Farm Price Support Washington. Mar. 8 (U.R) The house banking committee to day voted another $2,000,000, 000 for the government's farm Drice suDnort kittv. Secretary of Agricul t u r e Charles F. Brannan had said the nrice support program might be Jeopardized in the 1950 crop year if the extra money is noi forthcoming. The committee vote was 17-2. The measure would expand the borrowing power of the agricul ture department's Commodity Credit Corp. from $4,750,000,- 000 to $6,750,000,000. Masonic Publication Not Authorized Here Persons soliciting advertise ments by phone for a publication called "The Masonic Centennial" have not been approved by the local Masonic lodge nor have they been cleared by the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce, it was learned today. Wallace B. Brill, master of the Medford Masonic lodge, said to day that no solicitation has been authorized by local Masons, and Don Lane, manager of the cham ber of Commerce, said the pub lication's agents have not been cleared through his office. As an example of the work be ing done, a nine-year old boy suffering from rheumatic fever is being furnished materials and taught to tie fishing flies for sale to local fishermen. The boy's physician has commended the group for furnishing this occu pational therapy. The. rase was referred to the service by Jack son county public health service. Mrs. Shelby Tuttle and Mrs. Max Peirce are co-chairman ot the service, which is in addi tion to the present gray lady work at Camp White. The gray ladies, up to now, have received training for hospital work only. Program training courses will include arts and skills, public health, public welfare and fe cial rervicei. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1950 POLE Daylight Saving In City Foreseen By Action Of Council Attorney Instructed To Prepare Resolution The city of Medford will go on daylight saving time at the end of April if sentiment ex pressed by the city council last night still prevails at the next council session. Councilmcn asked City Attor ney Frank Farrell to draft a resolution for. adoption of day light time. They said that they did not like particularly the idea of moving clocks ahead one hour but that they felt the ac tion should be taken to achieve uniformity in time with other Pacific coast areas. Dates Suggested The suggested period for day light time here is from Sunday, April 30 at 2:01 a.m. to Sunday, September 24. at 1:59 a.m. Mayor Diamond Flynn and councilmen reported that there has been considerable pressure from airline and radio station representatives here and from businessmen for adoption of sum mer time for correlation of transportation schedules, radio programs and business relations with other communities. Other Cities Favor Flynn said that other cities in this area have been waiting for Medford to act, and that Klamath Falls and Grants Pass officials feel that daylight sav ing time should be established. A petition advocating daylight time was presented to tha coun cil last night. It had about 40 signatures. The petitioners stated no reason for wanting the time changed. It is understood that the carpenters union here has gone on record in favor of re maining on standard time. (See stories on pages 12 and U). Chamber Office To Be Moved From Hotel President Chet Hubbard of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce today announced that the chamber will move its pres ent quarters in the Medford hotel to new quarters at 5 South Riv erside avenue at the end of the month. Renovation and remodelling work has been started in space formerly occupied by Valen tine's cafe. The chamber will use approximately half of the vacant building. Hubbard said a chamber com mittee composed of Ben Trow bridge. L. C. Taylor, and Otto Frohnmayer chose the location as the best available for the chamber's purposes. The com mittee had been looking for of fice space that would be cen trally located for the conven ience of Medford residents and would also be on a through high way for better service to tour ists. They believed the River side avenue location was the best available. Saturday Deadline In Amateur Hour Voting Saturday midnight Is the dead line for mailing ballots for one of the six amateur performers who were heard in a radio broad cast over station KYJC last night, according to James Dun levy, station manager. The six performers, Keith Mi rick. Frances Thrum, Richard McCorkle, Sue Murphy, Ronald Peyton and Fred Brucner, were elected at an audition Monday. The winners will be named Monday after tabulation of votes. The second of two auditions will be held next Monday at the Cratcrian theater at 4:30 p.m., and the second broadcast will be the following day. Winners of the two broadcasts will appear on a third broad cast when the grand prize win ner will be chosen. He will be sent to Portland for a KEX nrnnniHM, nmi a tuniitr iu , ap pear on the Original Amateur Hour. Ballots may be mailed to KYJC or to McLain'a Drug Centre. Precinct Workers File As Deadline Approaches Eight more person have filed with the county clerk as candi date" for election to precinct committee posts. Republicans filing, and their precinct", arc Richard G. Phair, 31: Betty C. Weller. 7; John Nledcrmeyer, 85, and Glenn W. Smith, 82. Latest democratic filings are Richard J. Smith 37; Florence L Smith, 37: Max Wimmer, 67, and Lavetui Wimmer, 67. Final date for filing for the May 19 primary election is Fri day, March 10, two days from now. CfiUSE mcmmmi? aim imaiii i mi .OJKaa niiim m ijeMajy .1 ll "wc 1 j vlv fir v , f J U i i "."- i-'S it. A at s. a w.sst,'- i-' is -v- Ht -.vS :. ; "':ri' , at ... K.-..8S 0 DISPLACED PERSONS ARRIVE HERE Four displaced persons, who spent many month? in European camps betore they finally succeeded in being admitted to this country, are shown bove as they looked when they first arrived in Medford yesterday morning. From left to right above are Attorney O. H. Bengtson, Powlo Zapoloskic, Powlo Harijenko, Alexandria Harijenko, Galina Zapolos ska, and Ray Baker, manager of the J. C. Penny store here. Bengtson is responsible for the care of Zapoloskie and his 16-year-old daughter, and they will work for him at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Hari jenko will work at the Table Rock area ranch belonging to Baker. Transportation for the refugees was arranged through the Presbyterian church and Church World service. (Brainerd photo). SANDER Manchester N. H., Mar. 8 (U.R) Dr. Hermann N. Sander today completed his defense against a first degree murder charge a defense that took five days and produced a parade of wit nesses who swore his patient was dead of cancer before he "irrationally" injected air Into her body. Louis E. Wyman. the 41-year-old doctor's chirf attorney, rose at 2:34 p.m. and announced to Superior Judge Harold E. Wes cott: "Your honor, the respon dent rests." 13th Day of Trial This was the 13th day of the murder trial before an all-male Jury growing out of the death of Mrs. Abbie C. Borroto, 59, a housewife, on December 4. The slate was set to call ex pert medical witnesses in rebut tal to the last defense witness. Dr. Richard Ford, 35, head of the Harvard school of legal med icine. Dr. Ford testified as a medical expert that the air injection did not kill Mrs. Borroto. He was one of 38 defense witnesses who included Dr. Sander and his wife, Alice, 37, mother of his three young daughters. The prosecution used 16 wit nesses. Own Star Witness Dr. Sander, testifying as his own star witness, said Mrs. Bor roto was dead when he injected 25 to 28 cubic centimeters of air. In that he was corroborated by Dr. Albert Snay. Dr. Sander said he was haunted by the tor lured expression of pain on her face and injected air after "something snapped" in him. He said it was irrational behavior since she was dead. Besides Dr. Sander and his Klamath Air Service Seen Not Necessary Washington, Mar. 8 (U.R) A post office department attorney said Tuesday the department feels that mall service by the West Coast Airlines company nnvlh from Seattle is "useless.' He said the department also sees no need lor west oasi service to Klamath Falls, Ore Louie. .1. Dovle. attorney in the solicitor's office of the de partment, said the riepBrtment will take that position in civil aeronautics board hearings, to De resumed here March 27. The hearings are on west Coast's application for perman cnt authority to serve Pacific coast points and the application of United Air Lines to serve some of the same points. rt..l.. It.. JnnqrliMnnl wants both West Coast and UAL to continue air mail service to Salem, Ore. School Principals To Convene Here March 1 1 The 13th annual southern Ore gon regional conference of ele mentary school principals will be held Saturday, March 11 at Southern Oregon college, ac cording to H. W. Gustin. princi pal of Jackson si'hool here. Rex Putnam, state superinten dent of public instruction, and other state school officials will attend. Theme of the conclave is "Professional Practices of Ele mentary Principals." Sessions will open at 8 45 a m. and conclude at 3:43 p.m. Tribune s O m JlSflSTEE. DEFENSE RESTS wife, and Drs. Ford and Snay, t medical experts, Drs. Ralph Mil the defense called: j ler and Milton Helpern. the lat- Six doctors who attested to Dr. i ter deputy chief medical exam Sander's conscientious and able iner of New York City. practice of medicine, 15 patients Judge Wescott said the state who were unstinting in their had not ordered the autopsy be praise of the physician as a man I cause Attorney General William who exhausted himself in scrv - ice to them; eight nurses who tes tified to various aspects of the death of Mrs. Borroto; three friends dnd neighbors who were character witnesses; the dead woman's daughter Elise; a friend; and Dr. Sander's secre tary. Mrs. Sander tcstifed that just before Mrs. Borroto's death, he had worked himself into an ex hausted, emotional state. After the defense rested, Judge Wescott told the jury that "the parties in the case are in dispute as to the circumstances surrounding the autopsy." The belated autopsy was per formed by Dr. Ford January 21 and was observed by two state Slide Causes Heavy Damage In Astoria Astoria, Ore., Mar. 8 (U.R) Slide damage to 10 homes along Astoria's Irving avenue today was estimated at $100,000 and damages to city streets and utili ties was set at $50,000. The slide, which started dur ing the wee k-e n d, separated houses on the rhilly street from their fireplaces, tore up steps and walks, cracked foundations and tore up streets and water mains. Recent heavy rains following the winter's freeze were blamed for loosening the dirt. Only two of the 10 families whose homes were damaged still were living on their property. The other eight families have moved out, writing off their homes as total losses. VIRGINIA HILL WEDS Sun Valley, Ida.. Mar. 8 (U.R) Virginia Hill, girl friend of slain gangster Benjamin (Bugsy) Sic gel, and Hans Hauscr, an Aus trian skiing instructor, were married in Nevada two weeks ago. a friend of the couple re- porica lonay. Hollywood, Mar. 8 (U.R) Gentleman Jack Evans, the per ennial mayor of movietown's ! Gower Gulch, died at his home PMi-runy. Princess Elizabeth Expecting Second Child In Late Summer, Reports Claim New York, Mar. 8 (U.Ri Re- ports received here said today that Princess fclizanetn oi uri tain Is expecting a second child. While Buckingham palace may Issue a routine denial, report reaching here said the princess probably would give birth to her econd child In late summer or early autumn. The 23-year-old princess was reported to have started shop ping for a new wardrobe of maternitv clothes. Her first child. Prince Charles Philip Arthur was born in Buck ingham palace just 18 months ago. a year after Elizabeth's marriage to Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburg. Prince Philip has been on ac tive duty as a lieutenant with the Britiih Royal navy In the United Press Full Lease Wire NO. 294 1 L. Pmnncy thought it would serve no useful purpose. On Jan uary 13, the Judge said, the de fense gave the state notice of its intention to make an autopsy and the state had no objection. Slot Machine Raids End Building Plans Joseph, Ore., Mar. 8 (U.R) City officials said today that police raids against Wallowa county slot machines have forc ed abandonment of plans to build a $25,000 community cen ter in Joseph. The building was to have been built this year on funds received by the city of Joseph from its share of profit on slot machines. Mayor Ab Daislcy and Joseph Chamber of Commerce Presi dent Chester Collingsworth said they now see no way in which the building can be constructed, because of lost revenue. City and chamber of commerce receipts from slot machine operations to date netted $8,000, all assigned to the proposed community center. Earlier, Enterprise city offic ials said the raids wrecked plans to finance a new fire truck, a sewer system and to pay off bond issues from slot machine proceeds. Earthquake Rocks Golden Gate Region Oakland, Cal., Mar. 8 (U.R) A moderate earthquake, accomp anied by a "rumbling" noise, shook the San Francisco Bay re gion for two minutes beginning at 7:24 o'clock last night. A University of California seismologist said the quake cen tered between San Leanriro and Ilayward along the Haywarri fault in the East Bay. No damage was reported. D. R. Tibbetts, who operates the United Press listening post at Moraga near here, described the temblor as a "good single shock, preceded by a rolling fast rumble. Mediterranean since last Oct ober. Elizabeth left her baby son for the first time to fly to Malta to be with her husband on their second wedding anniversary last November 20. The approaching birth of her first child was announced by the palace five months before Charles was born on Nov. 14, 1948. On that occasion, the court calendar simply announced early in June that the princess "will undertake no public engage ments after the end of June." If a new announcements follows the same timetable, it should come soon. Princess Elizabeth was said to have been shopping for mater nity dresses to suit all the occa sinns of her royal life. This would Include evening si well ;n ft vi EIGHT PERISH Ki SANDY FIRE Sandy, Ore., Mar. 8 (U.R) A family of eight perished ear ly today in a flash fire that de stroyed their cabin at Wilson mill, 11 miles south of here. Burned to death before they had a chance to escape were Le roy A. Ludwig. 34; his wife, Wanda, about 32, and their six children, Rebecca, 15; Jerry, 13; Trail Riders In Favor Of County Fair Resumption The Medford Trail riders, an organization of agriculturists I una nurse ciuiuimusis, nave guuc sumption of the Jackson county fair this year. Members ex pressed their opinion in a letter addressed to the county fair board, and made public today Considerable controversy has centered about the proposal to resume nolrting the lairs, wlln the Ashland Chamber of Com merce, other Ashland groups, and the Jackson County Demo cratic Central committee favor ing it. Others have opposed the proposal. The Trail riders' letter fol lows: Reaions Given "We the Medford Trail riders. whose membership is comprised of sheep, cattle, orchard and agricultural interests from all over Jackson county, wish to go on record as being in favor of a Jackson county fair this year. "We are of the opinion that if the local organizations basically interested in agriculture and stock raising would express their thoughts on 'the subject, we could manage a Jackson county fair this year that would com pare favorably with the neigh boring counties. "We understand that the fruit growers only have expressed their views. We would like to have every progressive dairy farmer, beef raiser, sheep and diversified farmer In Jackson county as well as the merchants, manufacturers and other indus tries interested in the betterment of our community write to the fair board." Highway Sign Said Illegal; Chamber Disclaims Liability A sign calling attention to the advantages of the "Rogue River Route" to California which was recently placed on The Dalles- California highway near the Diamond Lake cutoff, has been declared illegal by the slate highway commission, and the commission has so notified the Upper Rogue Valley chamber of commerce, it was learned here today. v . , , The highway commission said that the sign illegally extends 21 feet on to the highway right-of-way, and in addition bears an arrow, which is also against the law Inasmuch as it "attempts to dircrt the movement of traltic. Disclaims Liability Roy Abbot, secretary of the Upper Rogue Valley Chamber of Commerce, today said that or ganization declaims liability for the sign, which the commission has ordered removed or de stroyed. "While some members of this organization may have made con tributions toward installation of this sign, they did so as indivi duals only." Abbot said in a statement approved by the cham ber of commerce. "The Upper Rogue Valley Chamber of Commerce is co sponsdr for the large 99 highway sign at Weed, Cal.," Abbot point ed out, "and separately main tains the neon Crater Lake high way hign on North Riverside near the Junction of highways 99 and 62." The highway commission said ttmt the sign, "without the ar row, if not objectionable except as to Its present location on the right of way." Mexico City, Mar. 8 (U.R) Mexican "quickie" divorces to foreigners not legally residing In Mexico were abolished today by a nine-lo-sevcn supreme court ruling. Astoria, Ore., Mar. 8 U.R) The 1949 Columbia river salmon pack was third lowest in history, the Pacific Fishermen's year bonk revealed today. as formal and Informal daytime costumes. Like other young mothers, however, she was expected to purchase as small a wardrobe as possible to see her through the last months before her child is born. And since there has been no radical fashion change since Charles' birth. It was pre sumed that some Items of her previous maternity wardrobe might see further service. The birth of Charles was cele brated throughout the British world as happily as no event since the princess' marriage. He is the first male heir to the throne in two generations. Elizabeth's second child, if boy, woul dbe next In line after his older brother, as was the present king to his brother, now Duke of Windsor. Dennis, 10; Michael, 7; Ronnie, 2, and Cathie, five months. Awakened by Dog Carl Wilson, owner of the mill, told authorities he noticed the fire at 1:15 a.m. when he was awakened by the barking of his dog. He said he looked out a window of his home to see the Ludwig cabin In flames, He said the entire interior seemed to be afire with flames shooting out of the windows. After a vain attempt to rescue the family, Wilson summoned me sanoy lire department ana y sheriff's deputies. f "It all happened so fast there was no chance to do a thing toward rescue," Wilson said. Stove Blamed Wilson said an over-heated stove apparently caused the fire. Ludwig had been employed at the mill for the past two years. The Ludwig cabin was one of 14 scattered around tha mill for workers and their fam ilies. Clackamas county Coroner Ray Kilance removed the charred bodi(M to Oregon city ater preliminary investigation at the scene of the tragedy. Johnson Requested To Delay Order To Close Hospitals Washington, Mar. 8 (U.R) The house armed services com mittee today formally asked De fense Secretary Louis Johnson to hold up his order to close some military horpitals. Chairman Carl Vinson served the demand on Johnson after Rear Adm. Joel T. Boone testi fied he was fired as top military medical officer on Johnson's staff on a charge of "non-coopera tion" - presumably because he opposed the hospital cutback. Aim To Save Money The defense department an nounced Boone's reassignment -last night after he told an armed services subcommittee the pro posed cutback was unwarranted and unsound. Johnson has ordered five gen eral hospitals closed and has di rected that a number of other service hospital be reduced in capacity. His aim Is to save money. Boone today confirmed the de fense department's statement that he was advised on February 28that his reassignment "was. in the) bill. No Official Notice He said he got more definite word to this effect yesterday afternoon, after his appearance before the subcommittee. But," he added, he still had not re ceived any official notice that he has been relieved. Dr. Richard L. Meiling, de fense department director of medical services, said in a state ment that he decided last Octo ber It would be necessary to re move Boone. Boone had ' served since last September 1 as chief of the Joint plans and action division of the department's medical ser vices. Easter Seal Month Proclaimed By Mayor Mayor Diamond Flynn today proclaimed the period from March 9 to April 9 as Easter Seal month, and urged the peo ple of Medford to give whole hearted support to the sale of the seals in order that "the fu ture will hold hope for the crip pled youngsters and adults of the state of Oregon." Flynn pointed to many unmet needs of crippled individuals and said these people face a bleak future unless they arc aided by the more fortunate. He stated that if funds are available, the handicapped may be helped by medicine, surgery and vocation al training. The Oregon Society for Crip nlcd Children and Adults, Inc. has helped many handicapped through the seal sales, he said, and that these persons can re ceive assistance from no other ager.iy cither public or private. lewis, Hard Coaf Men Step Up Negotiations Washington, March 8 (U.R) John L. Lewis and nara coai proriucera stepped up their con tract negotiations today in an effort to keep anthracite miners on the Job for the rest of the week. The United Mines Workers 78,000 members in the Pennsyl vania hard coal field have worked only the first three days of each week since last Decem ber. The shortened schedule, or dered by Lewis, has cut the an thracite stockpile to less than a two-week normal supply. Only 272,000 tons of hard coal were on hand for eastern seaboard furnaces last Saturday, a drop of 131.000 tons from the previous week. WEATHER FORF.rAsT: Partly cloudy and rorlfr lonliht. conilderaMa rtnudlneti and occasional llchl rain Thursday. Tame. 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