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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Hllhflt Vaitardar
Lswtit thll Mornlnf . 31