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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1950
NO. 312
1!
Expected Failure
To Reveal Files
Would Bring Act
Defiance of Congress
Irks GOP Members
Washington, Mar. 29 (U.R)
Republicans demanded today
that the senate cite President
Truman for contempt if as ex
pected his administration ig
nores a senate subpoena for its
loyalty files.
Led by Senate GOP Leader
Kenneth S. Wherry, they argued
that a supreme court decision on
such a contempt citation would
determine once and for all
whether the executive has the
legal power to defy the congress.
Could Block Move
But there was little if any
chance that the senate would
heed their demands. It was
pointed out that a contempt cita
tion must be approved by the
whole senate and that he demo
cratic majority could block such
a move if it ever reached the
floor.
A senate foreign relations sub
committee issued the subpoenas
yesterday after Mr. Truman
flatly refused to permit its inves
tigators to have access to govern
ment loyalty files.
The orders were directed
against Secretary of State Dean
Acheson, Attorney General J.
Howard McGrath and President
Harry B. Mitchell of the civil
service commission. It was con
sidered a foregone conclusion
that they would be ignored.
Would Defy Attempt
Joseph C. Duke, the senate
sergeant - at - arms, planned to
serve the subpoenas upon the
three officials today.
Mr. Truman has made it plain
that, upon his orders, officials of
the government would defy any
congressional attempt to obtain
the loyalty records of federal
employees.
Park Committee
To Select Name,
Plan Dedication
City park advisory committee
appointments were confirmed
last night by the city council.
Committeemen were instructed
to arrange the method by which
the new city park will be named
and to plan a park dedication
program.
Named were L. J. "Bill" Cox,
Lions club; James Dunlevy, Ro
tary club; Mrs. Richard Payne,
parent-teachers associations: Vic
tor Milnes, Kiwanis club, and
Darell Huson, donors representa
tive. Cox has been selected general
chairman and Dunlevy publicity
chairman.
Met Saturday
The group, previously picked
by Mayor Diamond Flynn, had a
preliminary session Saturday
and will make more formative
plans at a luncheon session
Thursdav noon at Medford hotel.
Harold Frye and Floyd Watkins.
council park committeemen, are
sitting in on advisory "
meetings. Others who have been
asked to help with the dedica
tion will confer with the group
tomorrow.
Dedication ceremonies are
tentatively scheduled June 4.
City Superintendent Vernon
Thorpe today announced the ap
pointment of Norman Worthley
as city recre'ation director.
Worthley will have charge of the
swimming and wading pools, and
recreation in the new city park.
List Duties
Thorpe said Worthley will be
responsible for lifeguards, for
enforcement of state and local
government rules on health and
safety and for accepting and de
positing cash receipts. The re
creation director will serve from
May until some time in Septem
ber, the superintendent reported,
yln recent months Worthley has
tjren bookkeeper at the city
shops. He is a former Medford
junior high athletic coach, a
golfer at Rogue Valley Country
rlub and has played semi-pro
baseball and basketball here.
$15,577 Donated So
Far to Red Cross
The 1950 campaign of the
Jackson county chapter of the
American Red Cross so far has
obtained $15,577.99 out of their
goal of $25,000. Drive Chairman
' Frank Van Dyke announced to
day. This year's drive will end of
ficially at midnight Friday but
campaign workers said past
years' experience has led them to
expect contributions to continue
for several weeks after March
31. The tempo of contributions
remains strong and Red Cross
officials are hopeful that the
race track graph in the window
of drive headquarters at 227
West Main street will move close
to the final goal before Friday
night.
Salem. Ore., Mar. 29 (U.R)
Dr. T. M. Birkhcck of Milton has
been reappointed to the state
bnf,rd of dental examiners for a
three-year term starting April 2.
Gov. Douglas McKay announced
today.
V Portland, Ore.. Mar. 29 U.R
" two-alarm fire today caused
$10,000 d?mage to the Mixermo
bile Manufacturing company
plant. I
(Acma Telephotoj
RED AGENT? -Owen J. Latti
more (above), one-time political
adviser to General Chiang Kai
shek of China, was named as the
man Sen. Joseph McCarthy had
in mind when he named the top
Russian secret agent in the U. S.
Once associated with the State
Department, Lattimore, an ex
pert on Far Eastern affairs is now
in Afghanistan on a United Na
tions mission.
Dog Control Law
Enforcement To
Start Saturday
Enforcement of Medford's dog
control ordinance will commence
Saturday, April 1, and Ernest G.
Beale, formerly on the county
humane society staff, has been
employed as control officer dur
ing the summer months, Chief
of Police Clatous McCredie said
today.
The ordinance forbids dog
owners to allow their animals to
run loose during April, May and.
June to protect gardens and
flower beds.
McCredie said that Beale will
patrol the streets as well as
answer complaints turned into
the police station. When owners'
are known and can be contacted,
citations will be issued. Other
wise dogs will be picked up and
taken to the humane society.
Penalties Cited
Te redeem their animals own
ers will be required to pay SI
plus cost of board for as many
days as the dog is kept. Mc
Credie reported that the total
charge for three days would be
about S3. Dogs not called for
in three days will be killed. The
fine to be assessed by city court
on citations handled will be SI.
City officials have said they
sympathize with dog owners and
understand their problems but
pointed to the many requests
that the regulations be enforced.
McCredie said that many in
quiries have been received con
cerning the status of dog control
this spring.
In the past the state dog con
trol board has handled the en
forcement. However, there was
some difficulty over financing
here last year.
Similar ordinances also will
be in effect in a number of Rogue
valley communities.
Youngsters Testify
In Rape Case Trial
Three girls, one of them 10
years old and two of them 11.
took the witness stand in county
circuit count yesterday afternoon
to undergo questioning and cross
examination. They were mate
rial witnesses in the case of state
of Oregon against Rex Josepn
Coy, who is charged with as
sault with intent to commit rape
on one of the three.
They testified they had been
skating on the street the evening
of February 8 when a man
walked up to them, asked them
several questions, and then
forced one of them to accompany
him to the rear of a house in the
neighborhood. When asked by
District Attorney George Neilson
if they saw that man in the
courtroom, they all pointed at
Coy where he sat with his wife
and Attorneys Manvillc Heisil
and Stanley C. Jones Jr.
Today the court and jury
heard the testimony of the par
ents of the child who had been
attacked and one of the arresting
officers. The slate still has other
wllne.es to call before it closes
its portion of the case.
Wafer Main Blow-Out
Floods Portland Homes
Portland, Ore., Mar. 29 U.P.)
Homes in a large section of
southeast Portland were without
water for more than an hour late
yesterday when a plug in a 30
inch water main blew out.
spreading water over a large area
and flooding five houses.
Water department officials
said they bel'cved the plug blew
out because of heavy pressure on
it. such as a heavy truck passing
directly over the main.
IHASID
Helicopter Will
Join Search for
Oregon Airplane
Tracks Reported in
Mt. Hood Region
Hood River, Ore., Mar. 29
U.R) A Bonneville power ad
ministration helicopter arrived
here today to join the search for
a private plane missing more
than a week with four persons
aboard.
The helicopter was scheduled
to search the Elk Meadows area,
southeast of Mt. Hood, where
two pilots reported seeing tracks.
Elmer Wagner and Fred Vinton,
both of Portland, said thev saw
footprints in the isolated Elk
Meadows area.
Will Lower Man
If the helicopter spots the foot
prints, a man will be lowered to
search the ground for signs of
the missing persons who were re
turning from a Portland-to-Ha-vana,
Cuba, air tour.
A BPA snow-cat crew was
searching the Olallie lake section
south of Government Camp.
Meanwhile, the civil aeronau
tics administration reported
smoke was seen on Mt. Defiance,
west of Hood River, near the
Columbia river gorge. Cloudy
and showery weather during the
past week has hindered air
search along the Lakeview, Ore.,
to Portland route where the ship
was believed down.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Klakkolb
and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lund
strom, all of Portland, were
aboard the plane on its last leg
of a 7,600-mile round trip Portland-Havana,
Cuba, flight.
QndidaleWill
Speak Saturday
David C. Shaw, 42, candidate
for the democratic nomination
for congressional representative
from the fourth Oregon district,
will speak at a meeting of the
Jackson County Democratic Cen
tral committee at 3 p. m. this
Saturday, it was announced to
day by Mrs. Edward C. Kelly.
The meeting will be in the
YMCA building.
Shaw's appearance here will
be his first in Medford. Mrs.
Kelly said. He is an attorney
practicing in Gold Beach and
Eugene, and has been a lecturer
at the University of Oregon law
school. He was with the national
labor relations board in Wash
ington for 10 years, and during
the war served with the office
of special services (OSS), and
worked with underground resist
ance groups in the Pacific and
eastern theaters.
Jackson county's democratic
candidates will be presented at
the meeting, Mrs. Kelly said, and
potential write-in candidates to
fill precinct office vacancies will
be designated. Registration
Chairman Frank DeSouza will
difcuss the state-wide pre-election
registration drive.
The public will be welcome,
Mrs. Kelly said, and refresh
ments will be served after the
meeting by the Ashland Demo
cratic Women's club.
Chicago. Mar. 29 (U.R) C. R.
Schoby, an Algona, la., dairy
farmer, has been elected presi
dent of the American dairy association.
Census Starts Here Saturday;
55 Enumerators Taking Training
Jackson county'? 55 census
enumerators are going to school
this week to learn the proper
door-side manner they will use
when they begin asking an aver
age of 15 to 20 questions of the
county's 50.000 plus residents
next Saturday.
This year Ihe decennial cen
sus wili really be a combina
tion of three major nose-count
ing and information-seeking sur
veys. Questions this time will
relate to population, housing and
agriculture. The idea is to save
several thousand dollars in field
costs since formerly these cen
suses have been made separate
ly. Also, by taking all the infor
mation on the same date, the
bureau of the census will get a
complete statistical picture of
the nation's people, dwellings,
and farms with all items in prop
er fncu.s
45 Questions
There will be 45 questions put
Wthe population this year, but
only seven of these will be put
to everyone. The rest will be
aked of a sampling of the pop
ulace. All individuals will be
asked: Name? Age? Sex? Mari
tal status and birthplace? Rela
Nation Taking Chance Eisenhower
Washington. Mar. 29 (U.R)
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said
today the nation is "taking
chances" by not spending enough
for the air force, anti-submarine
warfare and Alaskan defenses.
"We do not believe war is im
minent," the former allied su
preme commander told the sen
ate appropriations committee.
But he then urged that some
defense spending increases be
undertaken in what he termed
"vital" defense fields.
Taking Chances
Eisenhower told the members
that:
1. He has been informed that
projected spending for fiscal
1951 will not permit mainte
nance of a "modernized" 48
group minimum air force.
2. He "personally believes"
that "we are taking chances" in
the anti-submarine field by fail
ing to provide adequate sums for
naval equipment and personnel
training.
3. The U. S. would make a
"mistake" in not providing a
small garrison on each of its ma
jor air fields in Alaska because
of the danger of "some kind of
sn air attcick "
4. That the United States has
"gone as far in favor of economy
in military spending as is wise
and "in some specific ways too
far."
Many Surprised
Eisenhower was called before
the committee after he made a
California Solons
Defeat First Plan
For Tobacco Tax
Sacramento, Mar. 29 (U.R)
An initial defeat was recorded
today in the state legislature
against a proposed cigarette and
tobacco tax.
In spite of support for the tax
from politically-powerful school
organizations, the assembly rev
enue and tax committee cut the
tax out of a $30,000,000 school
aid bill.
With both votes unrecorded,
the committee then voted to have
the money taken from a $75,
000.000 "rainy day" reserve. The
action virtually killed the bill,
since Gov. Earl Warren has
threatened to veto such meas
ures. A cigarette and tobacco tax
bill, however, also is pending in
the senate. It would divide an
estimated $47,000,000 in revenue
two-thirds to schools and one
third to counties for relief and
pension costs. School groups
agreed to take that kind of bill
last night.
The assembly bill, by Francis
Dunn (D., Oakland) had been
backed by school groups as a
school aid and tax package. The
tax proposed was 3 cents a pack
age on cigarettes and 15 per cent
on other tobacco products. It got
a preliminary okay from the as
sembly education committee be
fore running into the tax com
mittee. BUS TRAVEL UNAFFECTED
Officials of the Trailways bus
lines here pointed out today that
a strike of bus drivers of the
Continental Santa Fe Trailways
in Los Angeles has no effect
upon bus travel here. Passeng
ers are being accepted for south
ern California points, it was re
ported. tionship to head of household?
One additional question will be
asked of all foreign-born per
sons, to determine whether they
are naturalized. For all persons
14 years old and over there are
additional questions on status of
employment during the week be
fore the census, the number of
hours worked and the kind of I
work done.
The choice of the individuals
to whom the sample questions
will be put will be left entirely
to chance. There is no way of
telling in advance who will be
included in the sample. One in
five will be asked regarding in
come. Word of Assurance
For those who feel some reti
cence In answering what they
may consider personal questions,
the census bureau has a word of
assurance. The census law puts
a heavy penalty on census tak
ers if they reveal confidential in
formation to others than sworn
census employees. The penalty Is
a maximum of $1,000 fine and
two years in jail if they gossip
about information divulged to
them in confidence. But if citi
zens are still shy. the census
taker will be glad to give them
U.S. AID TO
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speech in New York last week
Irt which he said he was con
cerned about the way the coun
try has disarmed. This dismayed
and surprised many congress
men inasmuch as Eisenhower
had helped draft the administra
tion's $13 billion proposed mili
tary budget.
The hearing originally was in
tended to be secret, but it was
thrown open to the public and
press.
Eisenhower emphasized that
Haylift Pondered
For Starving Cattle
Chicago, Mar. 29 (U.R) The
federal government today con
sidered appeals for an emergency
haylift to save starving cattle in
Sawmill Workers'
Council Disclaims
Protest Letter
The Klamath Basin District
council of Lumber and Sawmill
Workers union today disclaimed
the protest recently put forward
by officers of the organization's
local union No. 3063 in regard
to the picketing of Kogap Lum
ber industries by the Medford
Building Trades council.
In a statement signed by Gene
W. Tedrlck, business agent, the
union council said:
"Klamath Basin District coun
cil .. . does not recognize this
protest on the part of local No.
3063 as legitimate. This protest
was not the result of a regular
union meeting but was the action
of individual employees, both un
ion and non-union, taken on the
job. No meeting of the union
was called to discuss this matter
and no authority was given to
any officer of the local union
to write this letter of protest
to the Central Labor council,
nor to release same to press.
"The Klamath Basin District
council," the statement contin
ued, "... recognizes the action
taken by the Medford Central
Labor council as legitimate and
does not sanction the action tak
en by the employees of the Ko
gap Lumber industries in the
name of local No. 3063."
The letter referred to, which
protested the picketing action,
said that the action "if contin
ued, may put at least 100 work
ers out of work." It was signed
by B. A. Bowman, as president,
and Herbert W. Gifford, as re
cording secretary, of the local
union, and was stamped with
the seal of the local union.
Wafer Ballet To Be
Part of Rose Festival
Portland, Ore., Mar. 29 (U.R)
A water ballet will be a part of
the 1950 rose festival, L. W. Mal
lctt, executive manager of the
Portland Rose Festival associa
tion, announced today.
The ballet will be held at Mult
nomah Civic stadium and will be
performed by local swimmers.
Mallett said a 60 by 100 foot
canvas tank would be erected
for the event.
The rose festival will be held
June 7-11.
special forms that can be mailed
direct to the bureau.
Here in town, the 17th decen
nial census will be completed in
about two to four weeks. Out in
the rural areas where homes are
more widely scattered the count
may take longer.
Expect Changes
When they are through with
the job, census officials expect
to have found that there is an
unprecedented gain in the total
number of married couples, an
upward turn in the average size
of young families, a substantial
Increase in the number of house
holds, an increase in the number
of dwelling units, a continuing
long-term decline In the nation's
farm population, a decline in the
number of negro families on
farms, an increased mechaniza
tion of (arms, an Increase in the
number of farms with electricity,
an Increase in the employment
of women, and a change in con
gressional representation.
They still don't know the de
gree of these trends and It's go
ing to cost them $90 million t
find out. Bin consiaering ine
fact thev will collect 15 billion
items of Information, the cost
per unit ii considered small.
greater attention should be paid
to military intelligence functions
and the field of industrial mobili
zation. He did not urge increased
spending here, however,
Eisenhower prefaced his ex
temporaneous remarks by warn
ing at the same time that "ex
cessive expenditures" in the
military field would undermine
the nation's economy and be
"playing into the hands of the
enemy."
Eisenhower recalled that 18
blizzard-ravaged North Dakota.
A district official of the gen
eral service administration hur
ried to Bismarck, N. D., today
to investigate farmers' reports
that their livestock, floundering
in 30 inches of snow, were starv
ing to death.
Road Work Difficult
"Cattle already weak from the
hard winter are dying, and mud
under the snow makes opening
of roads difficult," Gov. Fred
Aandahl said in a telegram to
federal officials in St. Paul,
Minn.
"Heavy further livestock loss
es are indicated," he said.
The huge spring storm which
dumped the snow on the Dakotas
and northern Minnesota moved
across Canada today, and weath
er conditions Improved in the
U. S.
Snow fell from northern Illi
nois to the eastern Great lakes
and light rains were reported in
the South, but elsewhere across
the country skies were generally
clear and temperatures season
able. However, the aftermath of the
cyclonic storm was still being
felt.
Flood Warnings Issued
Precautionary flood warnings
were issued for the upper Mis
sissippi river from Alma to
Prairie du Chien, Wis. The swol
len Mississippi is expected to be
seven feet above normal when
its crest hits La Crosse, Wis.,
Friday.
The state highway department
banned heavy trucks from 27
northern Wisconsin highways
after a warm air mass, spawned
by the turbulent storm, touched
off a sudden thaw.
A ranchhand's frozen body
was found near Elk Mountain,
Wyo., late yesterday. Officials
believed he lost his way in the
storm Saturday night. His death
brought the total of storm vic
tims to 24.
Precinct Vacancies
Listed by Clerk
Although the deadline is past
for candidates to file for elec
tion as county precinct commit
teemen and women, there are
still many vacancies in many of
the county's 84 precincts, coun
ty clerk's records showed today.
The vacancies can still be filled
by writing in names of candi
dates at the May 19 primary
elections.
Precinct committee posts are
filled by a man and a woman
from both parties In each pre
cinct. Vacancies that still exist
are listed below: Republican
Precincts 2 through 10, 12 and
13, 15 through 18, 20, 22, 23, 26,
27. 29, 30. 32. 33, 36 through 41,
46. through 50. 54 and 55, 58, 59,
and 60. 64, 66, 70, 72 through
76. 79 through 83.
For the democrats there arc
vacancies in Precincts I, 3. 4, 6,
7. 8, 10, 13 through 22, 24, 26
and 27. 39. 30. 31, and 32, 34,
35 and 36, 38, 40, 42 and 43, 46,
47 and 48, 50 and 51, 53 and 54,
57, 61, 62 and 63. 65, 88 through
71, 75, 76 and 77, and 80 through
84.
Reward Offered for
Jo Ann Dewey's Killers
Portland, Ore.. Mar. 29 'U.R)
The Oregon Conference of Sev
enth Day Adventists today of
fered a $1,000 reward for infor
mation leading to the arrest and
conviction of those responsible
for the kidnan-slaylng of 18-year-old
JoAnn Dewey.
The reward was offered
through the office of E. U. Sims,
attorney for the conference.
JoAnn, whose body was found
In Wind river, near Stevenson,
Wash., last Sunday, was a mem
ber of the Seventh-Day Adven
tlst church at Mcadowglade.
Wash.
Hollywood. Mar. 29 (U.R)
Johnnv Meyer, much publicized
party-thrower for Plane Maker
Howard Hughes, noneymoonea
here today with Actress Patty
Lydon.
ASIA
months ago while acting as tem
porary chairman of the joint
chiefs of staff he had urged an
outside limit of $15 billion in
cluding stockpile expenses for
the 1951 budget. This outside
amount, he said, had been
trimmed somewhat by President
Truman, but to no great degree.
No Great Change
The general said he does not
recommend "great . . . major or
radical" changes in defense
spending.
But he said he has been ad
vised that the air force would
not be able to maintain 48 fully
modernized air groups under the
proposed budget.
And anything below 48
groups, he said, would dip un
der the line" between prepared
ness and economy.
"On this one point we are go
ing a little bit too far (in reduc
tions)." he said.
Concerning Alaskan defenses.
he said it would be a "clear mis
take not to give each major air
base a small but efficient garri
son with adequate living quar
ters.
He said he believes "we are
taking chances in the anti-submarine
field" by not pushing a
more elaborate program. But he
said he would yield to the judg
ment of Adm. Forrest P. Sher
man, chief of naval operations,
if Sherman differed with him on
this.
The general said some In
creases he proposes would ibe
actually a re-allotment of funds.
The current budget request does
not include about $600 million
for stockpiling which is carried
in another bill.
Figure Trimmed
Eisenhower revealed that his
proposed $15 billion figure was
trimmed. He had gotten the serv
ice chiefs of staff "pretty close
together." But afterward, he ran
into difficulties, he said, To meet
these he had suggested that $250
million to $300 million in the
1951 budget be retained by the
defense secretary for siler allot
ment where needed, probably to
the air force.
This was months before the
budget, as trimmed by the presi
dent, was sent congress.
Eisenhower said industrial mo
bilization plans are vitally need
ed. He said he had discussed this
with Elder Statesman Bernard
M. Baruch. Such plans would
cost little money, he said.
The general defended his pro
posed $15 billion budget as one
that would not over-strain the
economy.
Eisenhower Insisted that the
country has gone as far in favor
of economy as is wise.
Eisenhower testified before a
jam-packed hearing of the senate
appropriations committee. The
hearing, which at first was to be
in secret, was thrown open to
the public after It was under
stood that President Truman
wanted the general to state his
views publicly,
Sams Valley Farmers
Seek Soil District
Residents of tie Snms Valley
community today indicated they
are still interested In the forma
tion of a soil conservation district
in their area despite the defeat
the proposed district recently
suffered In a county-wide refer
endum election.
A meeting has been scheduled
for Thursday at 8 p. m. in the
Sams Valcy school at which
landowners in tlfe central valley
area will attempt to draw UP
tentative boundaries to submit
to the state soil conservation
committee. Following the meet-
ng. they will begin to set In mo
tion the same legal preliminaries
that were followed earlier this
vear when irrigation districts
tried to promote the formation of
a soil conservation aisirici lor
the entire countv.
George Loftin, Sams Valley
rancher who is organizing the
new campaign, said his group
hopes to interest landowners In
Beagle. Meadows and Table Rock
areas in addition to Sams Valley.
Springfield Mayor
Faces Recall Vote
Springfield, Ore., Mar. 29
'U.R) Springfield Mayor Bernard
Peter Larson will face a recall
election in 20 days if he does
not resign by tonight aa a result
of recall petitions filed witli Lane
County Clerk Clarence Chase.
The petitions, filed by the
city's "Good Government
lcamie. had more than 352 re
quired valid signatures, Chase
said. Mayor Larson began his
four-vear term in January, 1949,
A tentative recall election date
was set for April 14.
The league charged that the
mayor did not fulfill his 10 point
nrneram listed during the cam
paign in 1948, and that he has
not cooperated with city resi'
denti and city employees.
Acheson, Experts
Request Finances
To Combat Reds
Hearings To Begin
On Point 4 Program
Washington, Mar. 29 (U.R)
Secretary of -State Dean Ache
son and his top Far Eastern ex
perts today urged increased
United States aid to resist "com
munist infiltration" in southeast
Asia.
Appearing before the senate
foreign relations committee in
an effort to bolster sagging bi
partisan foreign policy, they al
so asked that work begin at once
on President Truman's "point
four" program for aiding eco
nomically undeveloped regions
of the world.
Hearings Ordered
The committee complied by
ordering public hearings to be
gin tomorrow on the "point
four" program, with Acheson as
the first witness.
Committee Chairman Tom
Connally (D., Tex.), in a state
ment released after a closed
meeting, said Acheson and Am-bassador-at-Large
Philip C. Jes-
sup urged availability of a flex
ible fund" for use to provide
aid In "the general area of
China when and where need
might develop."
This apparently referred to
current requests for continued
availability of already appropri
ated money for economic and
arms aid.
Program 'Soft'
Acheson, Jcssup and depart
ment aides met with the com
mittee amid increasing congres
sional attacks on Far Eastern
policy decisions.
Acheson's loyalty program In
the department has been de
scribed as "soft," and Sen.
Joseph R. McCarthy (R Wis.),
has termed Jessup at associate
of pro-communists. Jessup denied
that charge recently while testi
fying under oath.
Before going to the capital,
Acheson already had taken an
other step to strengthen rela
tions with members of congress.
The state department announced
that former Sen. John Sherman
Cooper, Kentucky republican,
will accompany Acheson to the
forthcoming meetings of the
western Big Three foreign mini
sters and the North Atlantic
pact council in London. This
will be the first time in several
years that a republican has sat
in on Big Three deliberations.
Seattle Clubhouse
Damaged by Flames
Seattle, Mar. 29 (U.R) A $40,
000 fire flashed through the
Jackson Park golf course club
house north of Seattle today, ap
parently as a result of a short
circuit in the electrical wiring.
Firemen said the blaze started
when the short circuit ignited
inflammable material in the fin
ishing room of the clubhouse.
The blaze was extinguished
about an hour later by fire com
panies from the Lake City and
Roosevelt districts, along with
two trucks from the Seattle fire
department.
Bruce Igou, north district fire
marshal, said windows at the
front of the club house melted
in the intense heat.
Cfassroom Teachers
To Hear Mrs. Frisbie
Jackson County Classroom
Teachers will meet Saturday at
1 p. m. in the courthouse audi
torium to hear Mrs. Blanche
Frisbie speak on guidance as it
relates to the school, according to
Mrs. Marguerite Black, presi
dent. Following the talk by the
county health nurse there will be
a discussion of school practices
in the field of guidance and
counselling at the primary and
intermediate level. Discussion
Leader Mrs. Dorothy Arney will
be assisted bv Mrs. Elsie Turner,
Mrs. Betty Akerlll, Mrs. Lois
Webb and Miss Helen Andrus.
Two Medical Center
Building Permits Ashed
Two additional permits total
ling $29,000 have been asked for
renovations projects at the Med
ical Center building, the city
building inspector's office re
ported today.
One application for remodel
I. g the interior halls of the sec
ond, third and fourth floors
amounted to $17,000 and the
other for exterior masonry ve
neer work was for $12,000,
M. E. Coley requested t permit
to reroof a residence at 346
South Holly street for $150 and
Burr E. Tye asked to make a $50
Korch addition to a garage at 102
listlctoe.
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