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Newspaper Page TextDIM, AMI Ni UUI www 0)0)? u fnnnn n nrr IIIIIH f I M I II II II N MUM luamMM uj Medford 44th Year 20 Pages Bomber Explodes, Plunges To Earth Near Arizona Town Two Airmen Parachute To Safety From Plane Hyder, Ariz., Mar. 23 (U.R) An air force B-50 Superfortress "exploded like a bomb in the sky" today and crashed to the desert 25 miles northwest of here killing at least nine crew members. Two others parachuted to safety. However. Maj. Donald C. Fos ter, public information officer at Davis-Monthan air force base, Tucson, said 14 men boarded the plane this morning prior to take off on a routine training flight. Says 11 On Board Mrs. Fred L. Backketter, sta tion manager of the small rail road section point here, said one of the surviving crew members told her only 11 men were aboard the huge bomber. Mrs. Backketter was in the first group to reach the crash scene an hour after it fell to the earth in flames. Mrs. Backketter said the large craft exploded in the sky and burst into flames as it plunged to the earth. When she reached the crash scene, she said, wreck age was strewn over a two-mile area in a rocky, cactus-studded region. "The plane was a horrible mess," the woman said. "It looked like a crumpled piece of tin." Several bodies, mangled be yond identification, were crushed together in the forward part of the plane. Mrs. Blackketter said a blackened portion of one body was thrown clear of the main wreckage. One of the survivors told the Hyder woman one of the craft's four engines caught fire seconds before the explosion. 5PEBSG5A Chorus To Sing At Play Opening The chorus of the Rogue Val ley chapter of SPEBSQSA will provide curtain-raiser music for the play which Phoenix Little Theater guild will give Friday and Saturday nights in the old gymnasium in Phoenix. This will be the first public appearance of the chorus, which is- directed by Marvin Masters. The basis of the chorus is three barber shop quartets, which have made appearances from time to time, and the quartets will also give numbers. Proceeds of the program and play, scheduled for 7:30 p. m both Friday and Saturday nights, will be used for the building fund of the Phoenix Community Club and Youth center. Cooperative Housing Loses In House Washington. Mar. 23 (U.R) Administra tion Democrats ', blamed the increasing tempo of -Jhe congressional economy drive frday for their resounding defeat 'In the fight over cooperative housing. First the Senate and then the Howe rejected the administra tion's urgent request for congres sional authority to start a broad scale cooperative housing pro gram for middle income families. The Senate turned down the proposal last week by a vote of 43 to 38. The House followed suit vesterriay, 218 to 155. Sale of Bonds 9 KILLS Funds For YMCA Building Details of a bonding program through which construction of the Medford YMCA building w ill be completed were announc ed today by Tony Manno, pres ident of the "Y" board of direc tors. Bonds totaling $45,000 in de nominations of $100 each, will be issued and sold, Manno said. The bonds will be 20-year in struments bearing four per cent interest, and will be callable. Bonds Secured Sale of the bonds will provide funds to nay the balance of the "Y's" construction costs and complete "certain minor phases" of its existing plan. The bonds will be fully secured bv a first mortgage oh the building, and are being handled by the trust department of the Medford branch, First National bank of Portland. The building has been on the bonds will be payable by means of coupons attached to them. MEDFORD, OREGON, 0 IfJ plan 7 muw. wyy- "twfMiff.--S!!S" (Arm Tehphoto) NAMED TROCOMMUNISTrt Owen J. Lattimore iabove, the late President Roosevelt's adviser in China, was named by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy as a "pro Communist" before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mc Carthy said that Lattimore is a bad security risk and may already have done this nation incalculable and irreparable harm. Most Wanted Man Named By FBI As illiam F. Sutton Washington, Mar. 23 (U.R) The FBI todav put its finger on William F. (The Actor) Sutton, suspected leader in the $63,000 New York bank robbery, as one of its "10 most wanted men." Sutton, a 48-year-old native of Brooklyn, replaced William Nes bit on the FBI's list. The 51-year-old Nesbit was smoked out of a cave near St. Paul, Minn., last Saturday by seven young boys with sharp eyes and memories. Sutton, who has a long crim inal record, escaped two years ago from a Pennsylvania state penitentiary. He is believed by police to have been involved in several holdups since then. Employees of the New York bank picked him out of a police rogues gallery as the leader of the gang that staged the recent spectacular daylight holdup there. Three Patients Leave Salem State Hospital Salem, Ore., Mar. 23 (U.R) Three patients at Oregon State hospital here escaped Wednesday night by jumping from a second story window, police reported today. The patients were Lester A. Mann, 44, of Stayton, Ore.; Earl Perry, 20, of Springfield, Ore., and John I. Sneed, 25, of St. Louis, Mo. The escape was not discovered until early today. A broken grill over the window on the second floor of the hospital was the only clue concerning the method of their escape. Dr. C. E. Bates, superintend ent, said all three patients are considered harmless. Sneed is a war veteran recently transferred to the hospital here from the fed eral hospital at Roseburg. Taipei. Formosa, Mar. 23 (U.R Chinese Nationalist military of ficials said today that the Chi nese Communists had concen trated a large number of junks at Shanghai. to Provide The bonds, while they may be first sold only by a duly con i stituted YMCA committee, arc fully negotiable. No record of bund numbers will be kept, and no responsibility can be held by the "Y" for the identity of any bondholder according to terms of the sale. Cook Named Manno said that Ralph Cook, a Medford rancher and member of the board of directors, has been named chairman of the bond sales rommittee, and Al Hcnke, YMCA treasurer, also will act as treasurer of the com mittee. Full Information on the pro ject and on the bonds may be obtained from Henke, from the "Y" or from Manno. Details of the construction program to be completed at the unfinished "Y" building have not been announced. The struc ture has been in full use for more than a year. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, New Jersey to Try Man Charged With Imprisoning Girl San Jose, Cal Mar. 23 (U.R) Federal authorities said today they will let New Jersey try' Frank La Salle, 56, on charges of holding a 12-year-old Camden school girl prisoner lor ii months. Joseph Karesh, assistant U. S. attorney in San Francisco, said federal proceedings against the thin-faced convicted rapist would be given up "temporarily." New Jersey already has indict ed La Salle for abducting Sally Horner, a chubby little blonde. That charge carries a penalty of seven vears. New Jersey authori- Winter Weather Again Hits State, Snow Falls Widely Ont inch of new snow was reported on the ground on , both Siskiyou and Green ' springs mountain passes early this afternoon, with snow con tinuing to fall heavily. State police reported that traffic was moving without difficulty. Portland, Ore., Mar. 23 (U.R) Robust winter weather hit the Pacific northwest again today, and spring seemed far behind. Moderately heavy snowfalls blanketed some sections of Ore gon and Washington as tempera tures fell and winds rose. The weather bureau issued full gale warnings for the Oregon coast this morning, predicting winds of 40 to 50 miles an hour. Six inches of snow fell on the Sunset highway in the uplands southeast of Astoria, and chains were required, according to the state police. Snow In Mountains The state highway department said a continued snow storm in the Cascades made chains neces sary for automobiles in the San tiam pass. Twelve inches of new snow fell in the pass within 24 hours, and ten inches of new snow were reported in the Wil lamette pass. Snow also was fall ing on the Ochoco and Mount Hood highways, and at Bend and Burns, the highway department said. Winds of 90 miles an hour hit the Vancouver Island area early today. The storm was expected to bring rain to most of western Oregon and Washington today, with rain or snow tonight and Friday cast of the Cascades. $500,07ir7rlits Colorado Institution Colorado Springs, Colo.. Mar. 23 (U.R) An overloaded elec trical circuit was blamed today for the half-million-riollar fire which destroyed the three-story administration building of the Colorado Institute for the Deaf and Blind yesterday. Only the walls and foundation of the 61-year-old structure were left intact by the fire, which roared through the structure shortly before noon. Eighty deaf children attending a lecture in the building did not hear the alarm but their teacher signalled to them to exercise a fire drill and they filed out of the building. Sixty others were at recess on the school grounds. Medford Boy Killed, Coast Guard Reports Juneau, Alaska, Mar. 23 (U.R) The body of a coast guardsman who diedjn a fire which swept a duplex House early Tuesday has been identified as Wallis S. Windley, damage conlrolman first class, stationed aboard the coast guard cutter Storis. Coast guard headquarters said Windlcy's mother, Mrs. Irene Windley of Medford, Ore., has been notified of her son's death. The funeral of the second victim of the fire, Mrs. Margaret Curran Taasivigen, was postponed pend ing arrival of relatives. WEATHER roRfXAST; Showpra and r rrpailng wind tonight bfrom Ini partly rlnudr with rattpr d thowtrf Friday. ConUnufd cool. Temp. Hlchrtt VnlfMar - LowMt tnli Mornlnr 5 Free, to 4:J A.M. Today NO. 307 lies said they will press for a grand jury indictment against him charging kidnaping, an of fense which provides a minimum penalty of 30 years. La Salle has been charged with violating the federal Mann act by transporting Sally across state boundaries for immoral purpos es. Karesh said if the department of justice "do desires" he may also be tried on that count later. La Salle will be brought to San Francisco and kept in cus tody by federal authorities until New Jersey officers arrive to take him back east, Karesh said. The attorney said Miss Hor ner will stay at Santa Clara county juvenile detention home here to await arrival of New Jersey police. She, too, will be returned to Camden, he said. La Salle, who has a long rec ord of morals arrests, was jailed Tuesday after Sally telephoned her sister in New Jersey and asked her to "please send the FBI." Sally told authorities La Salle held her in his power by threat ening to expose her schoolgirl prank of stealing a dime store notebook. She said he posed as an FBI officer when he caught her steal ing the notebook in a Camden 10-cent store. Jury Finds Edison ilty Of Rape A circuit court jury, after near ly seven hours of deliberations, last night adjudged Earl Gor man Edison, 51, guilty of the crime of statutory rape as charged in a grand jury indict ment. ' The two-day trial before Judge Herman K. Hanna and a jury of six men and six women ended Wednesday at approximately 2:30 p. m. when the jurors re tired to reach a decision. A poll taken by the clerk at 9:15 a. m. showed the jury in favor of con viction 10 to 2. Two women jur ors dissented. A unanimous de cision is not necessary in this type of case. The grand jury Indictment charged that Edison had had sex ual relations with a 15-year-old girl on July 17. 1949. The girl corroborated the charge from the witness stand although the defense had contended that Edi son was in Yreka, Cal., on that date. The defendant was an em ploye of Medford corporation where he served as general fore man of the firm's railroad. He is being held in county jail In lieu of $5,000 bond. A date for sentencing was ex pected to be set before the end of the week. Edison faces a pos sible term of from three to 20 years' imprisonment. Psychiatrist Report Twin Killing Studied Fresno, Ca'l., Mar. 23 (U.R) A preliminary psychiatric report was studied today for clues to the mental quirk that marie 14-yenr-old Alice Richard kill her viva cious and popular twin sister. Sally. The report was prepared by Dr. Jackson C. Dillon, director of the state mental hygiene clinic at Fresno, after a two-day exami nation of blonde-haired Alice. The girl has admitted shooting her twin slater with a .22 caliber rifle as she slept. Resident Of Prospect Passes Away At Home Prospect, March 23 Chaun- cey Franklin Arant, 75, a resi dent of Prospect for the past 23 years, passed away at his home here early Wednesday after a short illness. The deceased was born In Klamath Falls. December 19, 1874, and spent his early life there. In 1907 he moved to Ash land. He had been a farrjier and more recently had been engaged In the lumber industry. He is survived by his widow, Maude, of Prospect; two sons, A. Howard, Klamath Falls, and Larv C, Phoenix: one daughter, Mrs. L. J. Boothby, Klamath Falls: three brothers. Herbert L. of Dairy, Ore., E. L., Klamath rails, and Jay J.. Bend. He Is also survived by three grandchil dren. Services will be held Satur day at 10 30 a. m. in Litwillcr i funeral parlors, Ashland, and in terment will he at Siskiyou Memorial park, Medford. 1950 e era Troops And Police Stop Riots After Battle In Streets 2 Children, Officer Killed In Fighting Rome, Mar. 23 (UP.) Italian troops and police put down a communist insurrection in San Severo today after a six-hour pitched battle in the streets of the town in the "bloody Puglla" area of south Italy. Preliminary reports said one policeman and two children were killed and at least 15 other persons were wounded in the wild fighting with guns, gren ades and clubs. 10,000 Take Part Authorities said some 10,000 communists took part in the in surrection. They attacked the local police headquarters, over whelmed the badly outnumber ed security force and seized the town of 50.000 on the spur of the Italian boot. The army announced that it gained complete control of San Severo six hours after the fight ing started when a communist band attacked and disarmed two policemen at a butcher shop. The violence flared through the town. Thp ' communists stormed and seized the town ar mory and then the police head quarters. A riot call brought reinforcements from Foeeia. 18 i miles to the south, and the battle was on. The security forces sent ar mored faTs against the com munists who hurled grenades, sniped from rooftops and fought hand to hand with clubs, scythes and rocks. Even after the army announc ed that it had regained control, sporadic bursts of gunfire still could be heard and diehard bands held out in homes, church steeples and on rooftops. The townspeople were ordered into their homes for an indefin ite curfew. Troops scaled off the town. Although the situation seemed to be under control, re inforcements of security forces still were streaming in from neighboring towns. Correspondent Stopped A United Press correspondent who tried to enter San Severo was stopped by troops. For the time being no one was being per mitted to leave. - The battle was the worst of three days of widespread dis orders and unrest touched off by communist defiance of new security measures decreed by the government last Sunday, Portland Ordinance Enactment Delayed Portland, Ore., Mar. 23 (U.R) Enactment of Portland's new civil rights ordinance today ap peared delayed at least 10 days and possibly more than seven months. At least 210 petitions bearing the signatures of 18.003 persons were turned into the office of City Auditor Will Gibson. The petitions ask the ordinance be put to vote in the November general election. The new ordinance was pass ed 19 days ago by the Portland city council despite strong op position from hotel and restaur ant operators. It was to go into effect tomorrow but a citv law blocks enactment until Gibson's staff finishes county signatures on the petitions. At least 13,292 names are needed. Dwight Phipps Named Assistant Forester Salem, Ore., Mar. 23-(U,R Stale Forester George Spaur to day announced the appointment of Dwight L. Phipps, assistant state forester in charge of the protection division, as deputy state forester. T. H. Rainwater, executive assistant, was named assistant state forester In chprge of the administrative division. Phipps, who will continue as head of the protection division, steps Into the position vacated when Spaur was appointed state forester last December to suc ceed the late N. S. Rogers. Unions Agree Extend Rail Strike Deadline Chicago, Mar. 23 (U.R) Two unions representing conductors and trainmen agreed today to extend the deadline for a nation wide railroad strike to Juiy 1. The unions and the nation's railroads agreed that a fact-finding board appointed by President Truman should have until June 1 to file Its report on their wage hour dispute. Under the National Railway Labor act. no strike could be called until 30 days after filing of the report. Radio Highlights The full program In connec tion with the presentation of the motion picture Academy Award "Oscars" will be car ried directly from Hollywood over radio station KYJC (1230 lillocycUs) from 10:15 to U:4S p. m. today. ' , . J RIOTS IN ITALY Police and Italian troops today continued to quell communist insurrections in street battles with Reds. Com munists and red sympathizers are shown above rushing for cover as mobile police (left) employ tear gas to break up a riot in Turin. Furniture was smashed and documents burned. Scores Seek Girl In Vancouver Area Vancouver, Wash., Mar. 23 ;U.R) Scores of officers searched today for 18-year-old Joann Dewey, fearful that she may have been slain by two men who kidnaped her from a city street. Detectives said they were re ceiving numerous "tips" by tele phone from citizens but that none had panned out. The girl, who lived at Battle- Solon Raps Truman For Not Making Files Available Washington, Mar. 23 U.R) Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy told President Truman today his "ar rogant refusal" to grant Con gress full access to government loyalty files is inexcusable and endangers the national security. In a telegram to Mr. Truman at his Key West, Fla., vacation headquarters, the Wisconsin Re-: publican said he is "exceedingly , disturbed" by reports quoting a ' White House spokesman as say ing that "some portion of the files might be, made available to clear innocent people." "It would seem," he said, "that the files should be made avail able for the material they contain regardless of whether it discloses dangerous people working for the department or clears inno cent people." ' McCarthy has said hat the Senate foreign relations subcom mittee can prove or disprove his charge that Communists have infiltrated Into the state depart ment only if It examines all per tinent loyalty files. Mr. Truman has never com mented officially on demands for full disclosure of the files In volved In the current inquiry. He must give the go-ahead to make all or part of them avail able. Union Pacific Decides To Keep Plows Longer La Grande, Ore., Mar. 23 (U.R) The Union Pacific railroad isn't quite ready to admit it's spring. The road said after eyeing yes terday's mixture of sleet, hail, rain and brilliant sunshine that it was delaying putting away its snowplows for the year. Hollywood, Mar. 23. (U.R) Actor Edward Arnold announced today he would be a candidate for U. S. senator as a Republican. 'Oscar' Awards Slated Before Big Hollywood, Mar. 23--(UR) Tonight's the big night In Hol lywood. The "Oscars" are all polished up for the weeping winners . . . the bleachers are built for the screaming fans , . . and Ncvcr Nevcr land's all set for its an nual pal-on-the-baek session. The whole town's In its annual tizzy over who's going to grab the glory for outstanding movie performances In 11)49. Voting Completed Voting long since has been over, the names of the winners are scaled in while envelopes and all the nervous nominees wished the ordeal were over. The festivities lead off at 8 p. m. and everybody who is anybody in Glittcrland will be dressed up in minks and satins and tuxedos to Jhiii into the Hol lywood Pantages theater. Paul Douglas, who used to be t sports announcer, will em -snV (Acmt lattphotoi ground, Wash., was abducted last Sunday as she walked near St. Joseph's hospital, where she planned to stay the night with a girl friend. Witnesses said two men beat her and threw her In their car. Police feared they were sex fiends. Congregations at two churches in the area scheduled meetings for tonight to pray for Miss Dewey's safety. The abduction has caused alarmed parents to keep their children indoors at night and women are refusing to go out alone after dark. One of Miss Dewev's best friends, Jackie Crull, 20, describ ed Joann as "very athletic but also quite effeminate." Miss ru" said "Joann's am bition aPvays had been to be a good homemaker and mother when she got married. She wasn't Interested in a career." She said the missing girl was not "boy crazy" but did date often. Her jolly disposition made everyone of all ages like her, Miss Crull said. Police Investigate Two Auto Accidents City police Investigated two traffic accidents yesrerday after noon and issued a citation to one driver for failure to yield the right of way to another vehicle. Shortly after noon Wednesday ears driven by Frank Archer, 203 Vashti way, and John A. Berg strom, Hnrnbrook, Cal., collided at the intersection of East Main street and Sixth street. Police said both cars were "consider ably damaged." Archer was cited for failure to yield the right of way to Bergstrom. At 8:20 p.m. yesterday cars driven by Frederick C. Sullivan, Klamath Falls, and Ray T. John son, Medford, were involved in a collision on North Riverside ave nue near the Coffee Pot drlve-ln restaurant. Police reports said the Johnson car struck the rear of Sullivan's vehicle as Sullivan was attempting to make a left hand turn. Both cars were badly damaged and Johnson suffered a deep cut on his knee. Grants Pass Hen Lays Egg, Size 1 1 V Inches Grants Pass, Ore., Mar. 23 (U.R) Penny, a New Hampshire pullet, clucked and clucked and clucked and came up with the supreme effort of her young career an egg that measure.! 11', 4 Inches overall and eight and one-half inches around the middle. Fashionable Group cee the shindig. He has his or ders to kcqp things rolling. This means just one thing: Throttle any gushing winner who feels an oration coming on. "I'll do my best," DnuglBS said, "but I've never been to an acad emy thing before. Has Two Assistants His two assistants, Ronald Reagan and Eve Arden. will be on the sidelines to broadcast any humorous Incidents, mishaps or hair-pulling. There's bound to be something going on. Hollywood tempera ments arc touchy things at best and come "Oscar" time they're apt to wear a mite thin. One year, for instance, Olivia Dc Hav illand snubbed sister Joan Fon taine who dashed backstage to congratulate her on her shiny new "Oscar." The tension Is heavy this year, with two close races going on. Tht know-it-alls will tell you the Soil Conservation District Proposal Defeated By Vote Too Few Ballots Cast For Area's Formation The proposed soil conservation district in Jackson county was turned down almost by default in referendum voting yesterday af ternoon. State law requires that 30 per cent of the eligible land owners cast favorable ballots in the election. With Jackson coun ty's 1,875 property owners hold ing more than 10 acres of land, 536 of them would have to cast favorable votes to establish the district. Reports from Claude Hoover, supervisor of the voting, show that only 241 "yes" ballots were cast, out of a total of 400 at the six polling places. There were 159 landowners wh'o turned thumbs down on the proposed district. Votes by polls, with all returns In, were: Medford poll, 72 votes for and 55 against; Eagle Point, 50 votes for, 37 against; Sams Valley, 34 votes for, 7 against; Talent, 37 for, 27 against: Cen tral Point, 34 votes for, 29 against, and Applegate, 14 for and 4 against. Few Votes Cast Though the majority of the votes cast were in favor of the formation of a district in the county, it was the small total of votes that was responsible for the defeat of the measure. The in tent of the law, in requiring a 30 per cent favorable vote, is to as sure a comparatively wide basis of popular support for soil con servation districts since they can succeed only with active support and cooperation. Yesterday's UttUt .ml. BMnaVAntl., InrliMotM that support is lacking here. The referendum was held as the result of widely circulated petitions initiated by Irrigation districts In the area and if the issue had carried, a new legal subdivision of the state would have been established for all of the county except the northwest corner. There are two such dis tricts In Josephine county. Overdue Superfort Lands Safely After Big Search Started Spokane, Mar. 23 (U.R) A large scale search for an overdue B-29 superfortress was called off today when the plane made a safe landing at Spokane air force base after being without radio for 10 hours. 1st Lt. Robert Harris, pilot, brought the big four-engined plane down after Uashlng his landing lights to the SPAFB con trol tower. Air rescue units from McChord air force base, Tacoma, had been on their way here to begin the hunt for the overdue plane when notified it had landed. Capt. K. D. McFarland, base public Information officer, said Harris took his plane over the whole flight pattern which was a round-robin radar bombing mission to Denver, Colo. McFar land said Harris could receive one or two ground stations on his radio but could not transmit. Radio contact with the B-29 and its 12-man crew failed com pletely shortly after its take off from here yesterday. Healthy Month Enjoyed By State In February State Board Reports Portland, Ore., Mar. 23 (U.R) Oregonians last week enjoyed one of their healthiest periods of the year, the Oregon state board of health said today. The board of health, In Its weekly bulletin, said no new cases of polio, meningitis, diph theria, typhoid or dysentery were reported. However, Infections heptatitis (jaundice) continued to spread with Malheur county reporting 10 new cases, Coos county seven and Douglas county two. Tonight best actor" award is toss-uo between Brodcrick Crawford for "All the King's Men" and Kirk Douglns for "Champion." As for the women stars, book ies are giving Olivia ("The Heir ess") De Havilland the edge over Susan ("My Foolish Heart") Hay ward. But one year Loretta Young pulled a surprise upset when everybody thought Rosa lind Russell was a cinch winner. Up for best supporting actress are Ethel Barrymore. Celeste Holm, Elsa Lanchestcr, Mer cedes McCambridge and Ethel Waters. Best supporting actor candi dates are John Ireland, Dean Jagger, Arthur Kennedy, Ralph Richardson and James Whit more. Nominated for the best movie are "All the King's Men,' "Bat tleground," "The Heiress," "A Letter to Three Wives" and "Twelve o'clock High."