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Subscribers WEATHER Medford FORECAST: Fair tonight with lowly rlilng temperature! tonight and Wednesday. Temp. Hlghett yeiterdar 41 Lowest this morning 2t Free. To 4:30 a.m. today .01 To report Improper or bob delivery of tht Mali Tribune phone 2-6141 before S:43 p. m. daily ud 10:30 a. m. Sunday. If rccular d 1 1 t r y arrives ihorUy after you call, pleaie notify office, thin eliminating special meuenger lenrlce. t o r United Press Full Lease Wire United Press Full Leas Wire 44th Year 14 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH '50 NO. 311 fo) 0 ivi nS0 Jl fRIBUNE lltLLLS i i Chinese Nationals Send Landing Force Ashore; Commies Repulsed Taipei, Formosa, Mar. 28 (U.R) The Chinese nationalists said today they have smashed the first major communist inva sion of strategic Hainan island and landed a raiding force of their own on the Chinese main land. Nationalist regulars returned to the China coast this afternoon for the second time since they fled to Formosa and Hainan is lands three months ago, it was announced. 500 Reds Killed Supported by naval gunfire, they went ashore at Nanhwci. 25 miles southeast of Shanghai, killed at least 500 communist troops and cleaned out junk con centrations in the Hangchow bay area, a communique said. The nationalists did not report on the strength of the force and did not say whether it pulled out after completing its mission or went inland. The action today came about 12 hours after a landing on Hai- Clearing Weather Spurs Search For 4 Portland Fliers Redmond, Ore., Mar. 28 .U.R) Clearing weather predicted for today raised hopes of finding four flying Portland residents believed to have gone down in north-central Oregon. At least six volunteer rivil'Pn nilots. directed bv Search-Coor dinator Al Mocabecr Klamath Falls, will try to get to Ollalie lake and Clackamas river coun try, then west to Estacada. Ground Obicured Mocabee said an attempt to move search operations to The Dalles Monday failed because of bad weather. Only two light planes took off from here yes terday, screening the Paulina mountain area. An air force B-17 traced Blak kolb's probable route from Klamath Falls to Portland but clouds obscured the ground in some sections. Plans to fly a special snow traversing vehicle to northern Oreeon were abandoned when the air force's C-82 flying boxcar was forced to return to McChord field, Wash., for maintenance. Aboard the Beechcraft biplane were Pilot Lee Blakkolb. his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lundstrom. The craft took off from Lakcview Tuesday noon after refueling. Blakkolb was familiar with the area of today's search and once said he would try to land near one of the government's cabins which are stocked with emergency rations. Ground parties will search as far south as Government Camp, high in the Cascades south of Mt. Hood. Mocabee said. Medford Firms File Incorporation Papers L Salem, Ore.. Mar. 28 U.R) (Articles of incorporation were filed here today by the Medford Millwork company, of Medford, Ore. Capitalization was listed at $100,000. Signing the articles were V. J. Namitz. Charles C. Lcibbrand and Horace M. Doolcn. Salem. Ore.. Mar. 28 (U.R) The Western Thrift Stores of Medford, Ore., filed articles of incorporation here today. Signing the articles were John C. Crawford. Janet Mann Craw ford. Wayne R. Welty and Helene S. Welty. Atlantic Council, Big 3 Ministers To Washington, Mar. 28 U.R) The North Atlantic council and the western Big Three foreign ministers will meet in London about the middle of May. the state department announced to day. Foreign ministers of all 12 At lantic pact powers will be in vited to the council meeting the first important policy session yet held by that group. Simultaneously. Secretary of State Dean Acheson. British For eign Minister Ernest Bevin and French Foreign Secretary Rob ert Sc human will confer private ly on a global re-examination of the cold war. Representatives of the Atlan tic powers' diplomatic missions in Washington discussed the plans here yesterday, the Hate nan by 4,000 Red troops, the nationalists said. The Reds were annihilated in a 17-hour battle, the nationalists reported. One report said not one invader survived. Crushing Defeat Nationalists' reports said it was the first major communist landing on the island and ended in a crushing communist defeat. Private reports from Hainan to day said fighting has ceased and the island is back to normal. The nationalists who landed at Nanhwei met stubborn resist- ance on the part of the commu- Ashland Targets Ashland, Mar. 28 A selected group of about 30 Ashland citi zens met last night in the ball room of the Lithia hotel to set in motion a recall movement against Mayor Thomas Williams and Councilman Elmer Sheldon, those who attended reported to day. At a meeting from which the press was excluded, the group elected Harry Morris chairman, and Henry Enders secretary treasurer of the recall commit- Local Star To Receive Bill Stern Award Medford high school today was to receive the Bill Stern award for its stellar athlete, Jack Morris. Presentation of the plaque, on which Morris' name will be in scribed, was to be made during a special program at 4:15 p. m. on radio station KMED by Bud Ho hensec, station sports and news editor. Medford high school is one of 50 schools in the United States at which the award is made on the basis of its athletic record. The athlete is chosen by school officials on the basis of scholar ship, character, leadership and all-round sports ability. Morris has starred in football, basket ball and track. Scheduled to participate in the presentation ceremonies were Morris, School Principal Lester Harris, Athletic Director Lee Ragsdalc and Sports Editor Hank Green of The Mail Tribune. Stern is a National Broadcast ing company sportscaster. Bill Mills of Medford high was se lected for the award last year. Trial On Sex Charges Starts In Court Here Jackson county's second sex crime trial within a wee got underway in circuit court today with selection of a jury expected to take most of the morning. At torneys began examining venire men to hear the case of the state of Oregon against Rex Joseph Coy on a charge of assault with intent to commit rape on an 11-ycar-old girl. A grand jury in dictment returned February 23 charges Coy with assaulting the child on the eyening of Febru ary 8. The defendant's case is being handled by two court-appointed attorneys Manville Heiset and Stanlpy C. Jones Jr. Meet In May department disclosed. While sonic governments still had to give formal approval to detailed plans, it was stated authoritative ly that the twin meetings un doubtedly will be held. Bevin, it was disclosed, for mally invited the council and foreign ministers to convene in London. The United Stats promptly urged the other pact nations to accept. Diplomatic sources revealed that Great Britain already has offered the United States and France a proposed agenda for the foreign ministers' meeting. Diplomats said it included "just about everything under the sun." But special attention was sched uled to be given to communist threats to Germany, the far east and the western democracies in general. nist garrison, which tried to cling to the beaches and the har bor, the communique said. The report did not say how long the fighting lasted, but it said the entire communist gar rison was wiped out. The communist landing on Hainan tested nationalist prepar edness there to the full. Planes, Ships Used Shore batteries, warships and planes were said to have joined ground troops in destroying Com munist Gen. Lin Piao's 118th di vision of the 40th Red army. The fighting raged from dawn until Mayor, Gouncilman Of Recall tee. Ralph Koozer, former chair man of the county republican central committee, who attend ed the meeting, reported this morning the citizens present were unanimously agreed that Williams and Sheldon should be recalled in the interests of sound city government. "Incompetency" Is Charge Koozer said the mayor was charged with incompetency and lack of ability and leadership in the execution of his office and with allowing personalities to interfere in city affairs. Mayor Williams was also scored for the "dictatorial policies" of his ad ministration and for the "lack of accomplishment" during his term of office, according to Koozer. The same source said Sheldon was called "dictatorial and incompetent" and was charged with failure to cooper ate with other councilmen. Only those Ashland residents asked to attend were admitted to the closed meeting, and the recall committee member who guarded the door said it was be-l Second Libel Threat Faces Sen. McCarthy Washington, Mar. 28 (U.R) Chairman Millard E. Tydingi (D Md.) of ins senate inves 1 1 g a t i n g subcommittee an nounced today he has issued subpoenas for the loyalty files of state department employes accused by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R., Wis.) of being pro-communist. Washington. Mar. 28 (U.R) Haldore Hanson said today he will sue Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for libel if the senator ever gives up his congressional immunity and repeats his charge that the state department aide is pro- communist. Hanson swore before a senate foreign relations investigating Weather Delays Try To Influence Weather New York, Mar. 28 (U.R) Weather delayed New York city's first weather-making at tempt today. Fog closed in on Floyd Ben nett field, where a police plane loaded with 100 pounds of dry ice, a water commissioner, a Harvard rainmaker, a physics professor, and two policemen, was ready for the take-off on the city's first attempt at making rain. The cloud-seeding flight over the upstate Catskill mountain watersheds had been scheduled to begin early today. However, Rainmaker Wallace E. Howell, whom the city has hired at $100 a day to help solve its critical water shortage, said fog and other difficulties would delay the take off. The idea was for the police plane to fly over the clouds in the watershed area and sow dry ice pellets into the super-cooled moisture. That in theory should produce showers. Friends Questioned In Slaying ot Girl i Vancouver, Wash., Mar. 28 U Ri Police began intensive questioning today of all the friends of pretty JoAnn Dewey in hope they could lead officers to her slayers. A medical expert said she died from breathing carbon monox ide. The coroner's office said she bad not been raped. 10:30 p. m. in the Linkow area west of Hoihow. Hundreds of invasion junks were sunk. A nationalist Central News agency dispatch said 1,500 bodies were counted in the water alone. Hainan is the southernmost of the last two main nationalist strongholds. It lies off the south east tip of the Chinese mainland and serves as a base for air at tacks on all south China and naval raids along the mainland coast. It is exceeded in impor tance only by Formosa, to the northeast. Movement lieved those attending would feel freer to speak their minds if representatives of the press were excluded. To Circulate Petitioni The erourj drafted recall peti tions that will be circulated through the city beginning to day, Koozer said. The law will require 493 signatures before the recall measure can be placed on the Mav primary ballots. It mor ris' group succeeds in bringing the issue to a vote, it win De me spconri recall election within year that has been characterized bv squabbles and dissension in Ashland's municipal govern- ment. In March, 1949, a similar movement was successful in un seatine three councilmen. Mayor Williams was elected in the general election of Novem ber, 1848, and still has two ana a half vears to serve in his pres ent term. Councilman Sheldon was appointed to his post a year ago to replace one of the recalled councilmen and his present term expires December 31 of this year. committee that: "I am not a communist. I have never been a communist. I have never belonged to an organiza tion cited by the attorney general a.s being a communist front or ganization. I have never know ingly associated with an espion age agent of a foreign power." 'Man With Mission' McCarthy has called Hanson a man "with a mission to commu nize the world." The Wisconsin republican also charged that Hanson is known for his "pro communist proclivities." Hanson told the subcommittee that if McCarthy will repeat these charges without benefit ot immunity. "I will assure him that he will be called upon to answer me in a court of justice at the earliest practicable mo ment." It was the second threat of court action against McCarthy in as many days. Attorneys for Owen J. Lattimore, far eastern expert, yesterday called upon McCarthy to retract charges that Lattimore is the "top" Russian espionage agent in this country. But they added that a retraction would not free the senator from liability. Would Resign McCarthy on February 20 told the senate that if the time came when he would not repeat with out immunity anything he said on the senate floor he would re sign from the senate. Thus far in the three-wcck-old investiga tion the senator has not reiter ated charges under circumstances that would permit court action against him. Hanson told senate investiga tors that McCarthy had charged him with the "nastiest" word in the English language that of communist. "I deeply resent this attack upon my loyalty," he said. Continuance Granted To William Gebhardt Enterprise. Ore., Mar. 28 (U P.) William Gebhardt. Medford cabi net maker, has been granted a continuance of his trial on in voluntary manslaughter charges until April 19.' The continuance was granted by Circuit Judge HomeTr Watts. Pendleton, In the case involving the accidental shooting of Reed Wade, Lostine, during the elk hunting season last fall. Wade died while hunting companions were rushing him out of wilderness. H JLt W i I (Arm Telephmo) SAIGON RIOT Truck load of police block street In Saigon, French Indo-Chlna, to stop Communist led antl-Amcrican rioting that ended the goodwill m Ission of two O. S. destroyers. The riots left three persons dead. Injured 60, caused widespread damage and resulted in the arrest of 15. French soldiers patrolled a 45-mlle stretch of the Mekong River as the American destroyers Richard B. Anderson and Stickcll headed for the open sea on schedule, their four-day mission spoiled by Communist agitators. Operation of Rent Control Hard Hit By Deficiency Bill Washington, Mar. 28 (U.R) The White House announced that President Truman today signed a 5709,000,000 urgent deficiency mil carrying sharply reduced funds for operation of rent con trots between now and June 30, when the present rent law ex pires. Mr. Truman signed the bill at Key West, Fa., where he is vacationing. The bill provides money to tide over for the rest of this fis cal year a number of govern ment agencies including the vet erans' administration, the atomic energy commission and the office of the housing expediter, which administers federal rent ceil ings. Of the $4 million allotted to the rent office S2.600.000 was earmarked specifically for pay ment of terminal leave to em ployees discharged as the rent program tapers off. Mr. Truman asked for $3,600, 000 to keep the rent law in force for the rest of the fiscal year. What he got, after subtrac tion of the sum allotted tbe ter minal leave, was $1,400,000. Rent control officials said this obviously means that heavy cuts must be made. They said plans are not complete on how and where the cuts will be applied. Flying Saucers Seen Over Portland Area Portland, Ore., Mar. 28 U.R) Portland air base officials main tained a stoic silence today. But two Multnomah county patrolmen asserted they had seen those flying saucers again, this time giving off an eerie light over Rocky butte, east of Port land, last night. Patrolmen Don Carlson and Hal Lynn said the saucers hov ered over the bulle shortly be fore midnight and then vanished in opposite directions. One with a definite saucer shape and an orange light underneath, took off into a cloudbank to the south west, they said, and the other sailed away over the Columbia river. - Dallas, Tex.. Mar. 28 (U.R) Radio Commentator Henry J. Taylor was convinced today that the flying saucer is real. In a nation-wide broadcast or iginating at Dallas. Taylor said last night that the nation should not become alarmed about re peated accounts of flying sau cers -hurtling through the skies. "These discs that are flying in our air are very real." Taylor said in an American Broadcasting company program. "The answer will be wonderfully reassuring when the army air force is pre pared to give it." Court Candidate To Speak Here Twice Walter L. Tooze. presiding Judge of the Multnomah county circuit court, will speak at to morrow noon's meeting of the Medford Kiwanis club, and at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Medford Lions club. His topic at both meetings will be Constitutional uovernment. Judge Tooze Is a candidate for the state supreme court position being vacated thii year by Jus tice J. O. Bailey. i Atlantic Pact Chiefs Okay Defense Plan The Hague, Netherlands, Mar. 28 (U.R) Chiefs of staff of the 12 Atlantic pact countries today approved a master plan for their common defense. A formal statement said they had assigned zones of responsi bility to meet any possible at tack. The plan will be submitted to the defense ministers meeting here April 1. It was adopted un animously, the statement said. "This plan is based on the agreed strategic concept of the North Atlantic pact countries," it said. "It emphasizes the re- Foster Home For Youngsters Found The county Juvenile office to day reported that a temporary foster home for the three small youngsters who had been lolt neglected at their home over the week-end has been found and that the children are now receiv ing proper care. After the case was first made public yesterday, Deputy Proba tion Officer Helen Busenhark said she was swamped with tele phone calls from persons anxious to help care for the children un til permanent disposition of the case has been made by the ju venile court. There were several offers to adopt the children, she said, but she pointed out that they are not to be placed for adoption, that her office is not an adoption agency, and that the county juvenile department only rarely deprives parents of the custody of their children perma nently. A court hearing on this the most recent example of the county's need for a detention home is tentatively set for this week and Miss Busenbark said an effort will be made to place the children with relatives. Medford Man Killed In Kansas Auto Crash Garden City, Kan., Mar. 28 (U.R) Frank E. Lofland, 43, of Medford. Ore., and E. F. Lofland, 20, Stafford, Kan., were fatally injured in an automobile colli sion east of here yesterday. The younger man died early today. Tender-Hearted Bank Teller Permits Patrons to Overdraw Estimated $300,000 Westphalia, Mich., Mar. 28 (U.R) Cashier Robert Bohr of the tiny Westphalia State bank said today that he let depositors over draw an estimated $300,000 "be cause I Just didn't have the heart to turn them down." "I felt sorry for the folks," Bohr said. "I knew all of them, and I was sure they'd pay back the money eventually." FBI agents entered the hank investigation as many depositors, frightened by reports of the shortage, flocked to withdraw their money. "Nobody s going to lose any thing," Bohr said. "Everybody's confused about the whole thing. I let the folks have the money because I Just didn't have the heart to turn them down." JOT" . spnnsibllities assumed bv each nation to participate, with the maximum forces it can provide, in assuring the continued se curity of the territories covered by the North Atlantic organiza tion." The chiefs of staff met here under the chairmanship of Gen. Omar N. Bradley of the United States. They met not only to approve the defense plan, but also for what informed sources said was a comprehensive study of Russian war potential. Allocation unmentioned The communique Issued after the session did not mention the allocation of land, sea and air responsibility among the mem bers. Informed sources said the general division was: United States Strategic bomb ing and a supply mission role as the "arsenal of the Atlantic." The United States, Britain, France and Holland responsi bility for naval superiority. Britain and France Anti-aircraft and radar screens for west ern Europe, fighter planes and medium range tactical bombing in support of ground forces and to harass communication lines of an aaurossor. France and other continental participation provision of ground forces needed immedi ately to resist attack pending full mobilization by partners across the sea. Speedy Target Drones Being Constructed Austin, Tex., Mar. 28 U.R) Tamct drones of apparently fan tastic speed are being created by Universityof Texas scientists for sky scrimmages with new guia ed missiles, it was revealed to dav. The work, a terse, carefully- ordered university announce ment said, is being done at the school s defense research labora torv. The university announcement carefully omitted any mention of design of the target drones, ann a snokesman said it was released with full knowledge that it prob ably would give rise to specula tion linking drones with recur ring stories about "saucers." The announcement did not make clear whether any drone has been perfected and put into actual use. Joseph C. Murphy, chief as sistant U. S. district attorney, said two state bank examiners made the shortage estimate after a quick check of the bank's books. The 375 residents of this farm community near Lansing first learned of the "irregularities" when a depositor, trying to with draw a considerable amount from his account, was told that bank records did not check with the sum in his pass book. The alleged shortage far ex ceeds the bank's $65,000 capital ization and $45,000 surety bond. The FBI said, however, that It had "not uncovered any criminal evidence yet." Bohr aid that "this situation arose when bank txamineri Veteran Envoy, 4 Members Of Staff In Canada Mishap Engine Explodes On Air Force Transport Ramsayville. Ont.. Mar. 28 U. S. Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt, a veteran of the American foreign service, and four members of his embassy staff were killed today when an engine on their air force plane "blew up" shortly after taking off from Rockcliffe airport at Ottawa. The plane, a twin-engined C-47 transport, crashed in flames in a snow-covered field three miles south of this farming commu nity. Master Sgt. Gynne A. Lone. crew chief of the aircraft, para- cnuieo to satety. Plane Noses Over He told Russell Scharfe, a farmer and the first person at the scene: "The port engine blew up." The pilot. Caot. Thomas Archi. bald, tried for an emergency landing in a field on the farm of Arthur Gould, but the plane nosed over into a ditch and burat into flames. All on board were killed, ex cept Long. Volunteer firemen hurried to the scene but they were equip ped with only hand extinguish ers and were unable to douse the flames. When the fire wai burned out, the bodies of the victims were placed on sleds and removed to ambulances. They were taken to Ottawa where an examination ot dental work will be made to identify them. Suffered Sprained Knee Sgt. Long was taken to-the RCAF hospital In Ottawa. Schartc said he "looked dazed" but said he suffered only a sprained knee when he landed..' In addition to Steinhardt, the victims were Alan Harrington, son of Julian Harrington, U. S. minister to Canada; Lt. Col. W. F. Trueblood, an exchange offi cer attached to the U. S. embas sy; Capt. Thomas Archibald, as sistant air attache at the em bassy, and Lt, Mark Belanger, also an exchange officer. Witnesses said the plane left the airport In a routine takeoff but was unable to maintain al titude, " GOP Voters Have Slim Lead Over Democrats The balance of potential vot ing power between the two major political parties in the county is still tipped slightly in favor of the republicans, accord ing to the latest count made by the county clerk's office. As of March 25, there was a gap of 1.861 separating republi can and democratic registration! with 12,383 republicans and 10, 522 democrats on the official vot ing books. Last December, when another count was made, the democrats had 1.887 fewer voters than the republicans. At that time the registration figures stood at 12, 215 republicans and 10,328 demo crats. The deadline for registering to vote in the May 19 primary election Is April 18 and Gov. Douelas McKay this week Issued a statement urging every resi ri?nt of legal age to register be fore that date so that votine may be a proper reflection of the state's popular opinion. NOW IT CAN BE TOLD Warrington, Eng., Mar. 28 (U.R) Princess Margaret smokes. She settled the hotly debated question today when she took a cigarette from her bag at an of ficial luncheon here and smoked it. She used an ornamental gold ba nded cigarette holder. came in on a routine check and found there was too much over draft where people had pre sented checks for more than they had on deposit, had promised to make good later, and then did not show up in time. "Everyone who has overdrawn has been contacted and I can't see where anybody will lose any thing," he said. The federal deposit insurance corporation said examination! of the Institution would take at least a week. Herman G. Taylor, deputy state banking commissioner, said that the bank would stay open. Its deposits will be switched to the state bank In neighboring Portland, he said. The FDIC said it would guarantee the Weatpha lia bank's deposits.
