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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH
'50
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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
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(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.