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It was made pub lic by McCarthy's office a short time after the state department announced that Jessup had been granted access to atomic infor mation In connection with his duties at the department. AEC Okays Jessup The atomic energy commission eleared Jessup at Acheson's re quest. Sen. Bourke B. wicKen looper (R., Wis.) ranking repub- Coy Sentenced, to Penitentiary for 15-Year Period Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna Saturday morning sentenced Rex Joseph Coy to an Indeterminate period not to exceed 13 years in the state penitentiary for as saulting an 11 year-old girl with Intent to commit rape on the evening of February 8. Coy was the second sex criminal to be sentenced in county circuit court within a week. Judge Hanna heard a report on Coy's criminal record from District Attorney George Neil son before pronouncing sentence. Neilson said th 28-year-old de fendant had pleaded guilty in Jackson county to a larceny of livestock charge in 1941 but was released because of his youth. In Pendleton, in 1947, an indecent exposure charge was reduced to disorderly conduct for which Coy served a 90-day sentence in the Umatilla county jail and paid a $100 fine. On March 10, 1948. Coy pleaded guilty in En terprise to assault and battery charges in a case that involved a 14-ycar-old girl. Declaring there were no exten uating circumstances in the case and no grounds for leniency, Judge Hanna told Coy, "you have been convicted of a crime which society does not tolerate." Coy's two court-appointed at torneys did not state, in court Saturday morning, whether they would appeal the case or move for a new trial. Maximum penalty for the of fense of which Coy was con victed is life imprisonment. OREGON SKEET SHOOT Portland, Ore., April 1 (U.R: Oregon's 1950 skoet shooting titles for all divisions will be decided at a two-day tournament at the Pendleton Gun club April 22-23, It was announced today. Late Sports New Haven. Apr. 1 (U.R) John Marshal, the phenome nal 20-year-old Yale fresh man, set two more world records Saturday night as he won the 440-yard freestyle event in the national A.A.U. champiomhipt in 4:31.2- Splashing hii way to victory with amaiing ease, the youth ful Australian also was clocked in world record 4:29.5 for the 400-meter distance. State College, Pa.. Apr. 1 (U.R: Idaho and Gonsaga shar ed the National Collegiate Ath letic aiiociation'i 1950 boxing championships Saturday night as each placed two individual titleholders. EXHIBITION GAME St. Louis (A) i 12 1 Chicago (N) 3 10 2 Starr, Overmir (6) and Lol lar; Kuiaxa. Gumpert (3) Pieretii (5), Brunei (9), end Malone. XI -I t- -.77 !! t- J : jf - j7-f lican member of the congression al atomic committee and a mem ber of the senate foreign rela tions subcommittee investigat ing McCarthy's charges against Jessup and others, criticized the AEC. "They cleared him on an emergency clearance without any investigation at all," Hicken looper said. "Furthermore, only a part of the commission par ticipated in that clearance." Commissioner Lewis L. Strauss had no part in the action, Hick enlooper said. Made Last Week Hickenlooper said the AEC had "no information on him (Jes sup) at all" and cleared him merely at the state department's request, made last Thursday. McCarthy said the "commu nist" money he spoke of was in the form of checks, photostats of which he exhibited while making a sejiate speech on Thursday. They allegedly were written by William Vanderbilt Field, whose name often has been as sociated at congressional hear ings with communist causes. The checks were payable to the American Council of the Insti tute of Pacific Relations, an or ganization Jessup admits he was associated with. Red Cross Drive Short of Quota The 1950 fund drive -of the American Red Cross ended Fri dav evening, slightly less than $7,000 from its goal of $25,000 for Jackson county. Col. Ben Stafford, vice-chairman and executive officer of the drive, said Saturday that some what more than $18,000 has been collected, and all returns have not yet been made. While the official collection pe riod ended Friday, Colonel Staf ford said that Red Cross work ers will continue their efforts to raise funds needed by the organ ization. Donations may be made to the county chapter office in the courthouse after the closing of the fund drive office, which has been donated by the Cali fornia Pacific Gas company. Credit Given Much credit for hard, volun teer effort should go to the many workers who gave their time and energies to the drive. Colonel Stafford said. He added that there is some thought of chang ing the date of the drive, so that other fund raising campaigns, and income tax payment time, will not conflict. It may have been that the other campaigns had much to do with the county goal not being reached. Red Cross officials be lieve. Vancouver, B. C. April 1 luK) Police searched for Mrs. Elizabeth Epstman, 90, reported missing today by her daughter. Bulletins New York. Anr. 1 HIP) College basketball stars from the far west and midwest com bined to give the West a 6B to 59 victory over the East Satur day night In the New York Herald Tribune's fifth annual allstar game at Madison eSquare Garden Hubbard's Hardware took top place in the ladies' division of the Southern Oregon Bowl ing tournament here Saturday night with 2,531 in competi tion with five teams from Med ford and Roteburg. Elk Lumber was second with 2.493, Mann's Department store 2.455, Western Decorat ing 2.443. ill of Medford, and Schemer's Squirts 2.436 and Roieburg Jewelry 2,393. Sacramento, Apr. 1 'UP' Pitcher Max Surkont hurled six-hit ball and got two dou bles Saturday night to help Stcramenio to I 5-4 win over Lot Angeles. N. Y. Rainmakers Call Off Attempt Coax Wafer Fall New York. Apr. 1 U.R) Rainmakers had a new excuse today for calling off another scheduled attempt to coax water from clouds over New . York City's watershed. This time they were afraid they might succeed too well They feared a flood. The first big plan to seed clouds with dry ice from air planes fell through because it was too cloudy and rainy for the planes to take off. Second Flopped The second flopped because the clouds got away. The third attempt was to have been made today. The clouds were there, all right, hovering over the watershed like ripe to matoes about to fall off the vine. Mother nature had beaten him to the draw, it was said. With out any urging from man what soever, clouds had filled streams and reservoirs in the area during the last few days. New Libel Suit May Face Sen. McCarthy New York, Apr. 1 (U.R) Prof. Owen Lattimore said today he may file libel charges against Sen. Joseph K. McCarthy, wno, he said, should be decorated by the Russians. Lattimore, denying any con nection with the commumsis, rharced that McCarthy. (R., Wis.) was playing into the hands of Russian propagandists wun his charges that the state depart ment has been infiltrated by reds and that Lattimore is a Soviet espionage agent. The dinlomat-educalor re turned by air today from Af ghanistan, where he was serving on a united Nations commission. He came home to defend himself aeainst McCarthy s charges- He said he had not had time to go very far into the matter but that he would talk to his lawyers about the possibility of suing McCarthy for libel. Atlantic Countries Okay Defense Plans ' The Hague, Netherlands, Apr. (U.R) Eleven Atlantic pact defense ministers today unani mously approved a plan for their collective self defense against at tack by Russia. United States Defense Minister Louis Johnson, who presided over the full dress meeting, said their goal was "to deter and de feat" any one who wanted war. Johnson and his colleagues said the master plan called "for an integrated defense of the en tire North Atlantic area. The U. S., it was reported, was assigned the job of long range strategic bombing. Ben Day Leaving Today For Committee Meeting State Representative Ben Day, Gold Hill, will leave today for Salem and Portland to attend meetings of the state legislative interim committee on natural resources. He is chairman. Day said yesterday that the committee may release a draft draft of a proposed bill to set up a stale department of natural re sources. Other members of the com mittee are Senators Jack Lynch, Portland, and Austin Dunn, Bak er, and Representatives Robert Gile. Roseburg. and Joe Dyer, Astoria. Day plans to return to Gold Hill Wednesday. WEATHER r n r r. c a i t rir mmy nd ,MonlT. Little change In tem perature. Temp. Hirh'it YMterdiiy . 5 Loweit Yesterday 47 Prerlp. To 19:10 p.m. Yeterday 01 Medford 44th Year 22 Pages Detectives In Jo Ann Police Say Nothing New To Report on Vancouver Crime Brothers Continue To Deny Any Connection Sacramento, Apr. 1 (U.R) De tectives from Vancouver, Wash., put Turman and Utah Wilson un der intensive questioning tonight about the kidnaping and murder of 18-year-old Jo Ann Dewey March 19, but said there were no new developments. The Wilson brothers were cap tured here Thursday and charg ed with first degree murder for the slaying of Miss Dewey near Vancouver. They said they would not fight extradition to Washington and were expected to be returned there Monday. Questioning Pushed Detective Julian A. Ulmer said Utah, 20, the younger of the two brothers, was questioned all morning and the questioning was continued in the afternoon. "We learned a few things about their whereabouts the night of the crime but we got mostly lies," Ulmer said. He and Detective Floyd W. Borgan arrived by plane last night. Police Chief Harry Dia mond and Sheriff Earl Anderson of Clark county were expected tonight. Deny Any Connection The brothers continued to deny to reporters any connection with the crime "We left Vancouver a week ago because of Utah," Turman said. "He is on parole and the police were checking him out in connection with a saw which was stolen from a mill where he worked for a few days. "Utah was afraid he would be picked up for violating his pa role and wanted to leave. I couldn't let him go by himself. We left on a Saturday afternoon in a car we bought from a used car lot in Portland." Yet Died as Hospital Closed, Solon Claims Washington. Apr. 1 (U.R) A Michigan congressman said to day a veteran died because he could not get into a hospital ordered closed by the defense department. He said others are dying "all over the country." His statement followed a com plaint by a California represent ative that President Truman has refused to hold up an economy cutback order in military hospi tals pending a congressional study. Rep. Paul W. Shafer, (R-. Mich.), cited the case of Lloyd W. Landon, 54, World War I veteran and father of two chil dren. Shafer said Landon was refused admittance to the Percy Jones hospital at Battle Creek, Mich-, on March 1, the day he became sick. Lee Sf others Places In Speech Tournament Lee Stothers was the only Medford high school student who placed at the speech tournament at Eugene yesterday, according to a report from the University of Oregon news bureau. Stoth ers took first place in the panel discussion competition. In division A debate. Salem was first and Eugene was sec ond, the news bureau said, and in B division debate Concordia academv of Portland was first and Hermiston was second. The after-dinner speech com petitions were scheduled for Sat urday night but there were no Medford entries. Two Medfordites were final ists. Beverlv Hampson in radio speaking and Gloria Robinette in humorous reading. Home in Jacksonville Badly Damaged by Fire Jacksonville, Apr, 1 A three room house on the Percy Dick property on East California street here was badly damaged by fire Saturday. Origin of the blaze and name of the occupant were not learned. The Dicks occupy a larger house on the property. They lived in the smaller one last win ter while fire damage to the other was beini repaired. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUN i, APRIL Question Wilsons Dewey Murder Case Commie Attempt Hong Kong. April 1 (U.R) -The Chinese nationalists an nounced today they had smashed a new Chinese communist inva sion attempt on strategic Hainan Island. A naval communique said the red troops 50 boatloads came over in two waves in a vain at tempt to gain a foothold on the island off the south China coast. It was the sixth such invasion at tempt in recent days. 20 Vessels Sunk The communique said naval patrols Friday night intercepted 30 red invasion vessels off the north Hainan coast and sank 20 of them. A few hours later, the patrols encountered 20 additional ships Klamath Resident Charged in Murder Of 6-Year-0ld Son Klamath Falls, Ore., Apr. 1 (U.R) First degree murder charges faced a 26-year-old di vorcee here today as she lay critically wounded by her own hand in Klamath valley hospital. Mrs. Lola Katherine Patrick was charged with the fatal shooting of her six-year-old son, Lindcll, Fri;',-iy morning. Mrs. Patrick shot herself in the chest after killing her son in the women's re.st room of a ser vice station at Beaver Marsh, 69 miles north of Klamath Falls. Posts Guard on Watch Sheriff Jack Franey has posted a 24-hour guard at the. injured woman's bedside. f-he en route to the home of her parents with the child. They live in Jefferson, Ore. A note found under the boy's body read: "Life broke badly for me. I intend to take my own life and take my son with me. He needs a daddy. I can't stand to see him live in poverty." Twin Sister Slayer Committed Hospital Fresno, Cal,, Apr. 1 U.R) Alice Richard, 14, who "hated" her twin sister, Sally, so much she murdered her, was commit ted to a state mental hospital to day. The pretty blonde girl" was ordered to an institution for at least "some months" after a Ju venile court judge, Arthur C. Shepard, heard psychiatricts' re ports and stated "a fairly clear picture of mental illness is now presented." Alice, a parochial student, was brought Into court in a beige coal, colorful scarf and her usu al bobby sox, to hear the order that sent her to the hospital. She could have been placed on trial for murder as an adult in su perior court. Three alienists had exhaust ively examined her over the past week and the detailed results of their findings were ordered kept secret by Judge Shepard. Reported Wreck Bend Area Proves To Be Log Bend, Ore.. Apr. 1 (U.R) A report that the wreckage of a plane had been sighted In the Hampton buttes area proved un founded today. Searchers checking the report said the "wreckage" turned out to be a "yellowish log" on a hill side between Bend ami Burns. London, Apr. 1 (U.R) Radio Moscow said tonight that Russia and communist China signed a civil aviation agreement. Ski Conditions Snow at Cratsr Lak yes terday afternoon was a "man of soddin wttnssi" ind ski ing was "very poor," th na tional park ringer's offic r porttd. Rain amounting to .77 of an Inch had fallen tinct Friday nighf, it was stated, and snow was wal bfor lh rain began. Tha ranger's offic rsportsd that th ski tow would not op erate if rain continued io fall last night and this morning. Th lunch counter was scheduled to oparal. Roads war opn yiilirdir and chains wr not rqulrd. Invasion Stopped and sank half of them, the com munique said. After daylight today, national ist warships kept up a wide spread search for the ships which escaped. Nationalist sources said the communist landing attempts, which have been occurring with increasing regularity in recent nights, wore meant to test the defensive strength of the island's defenders in preparation for an all-out invasion attack shortly. Reds Eliminated The new attack came as Hai non dispatches said red troops who established a beachhead on the island Monday had apparent ly been eliminated aflcr two days of fighting. Dispatches from the island made no further mention of an estimated 1 ,000 communist troops who landed Monday and maintained a toehold until Wednesday. It was thought possible they might have fought their way in land to Join red guerilla units' Club Swinging Cops Break Up Commies March Into Berlin Berlin, Apr. 1 (U.R) German police, swinging clubs, broke tip an attempt by 50 commumst youths, armed with knives, to force their way into west Berlin today. One policeman was stabbed in the arm in a five-minute melee on the border between the French and Russian sectors of the divided city. No communists were arrested. There were no reports of serious injuries suf fered by the communists. The riot climaxed the latest of a series of anti-Allied rallies on sector borders. Two hundred police were on hand, expecting trouble, when a crowd of 300 to 400 reds assembled in Soviet held territory today and the knife attack was quickly repelled. It was the first time the com munists had used arms In clashes on the city's borders. The communist raiders dashed across the boundary into French territory while others in the crowd shouted anti-western slogans and jeered at the police- Charles Austin Dies Portland Rest Home Charles W. Austin, milk and dairy Inspector in Jackson coun ty until retirement several years ago, died Friday evening at a Portland re.st home, it was re ported here yesterday. Austin, who resided in Med until moving to Portland about one month ago, was well known throughout the Rogue River val ley. He was active in the Chris tian Science church here. His wife preceded him in death sev eral years ago. Survivors include a stepdaugh ter, Mrs. Nellie Branch, Port land, and a niece. Miss Jessie M. Austin, and a nephew, Carl N. Austin, bolh in Illinois. Funeral services will be in Portland. Salem. Ore., Apr. 1 'U.R) New buildings at Hillcrest School for Girls were dedicated today. Flying Bixbys Head for Paris On Planned Trip Around World Newark, N. J., Apr. 1 (U.R) The Flying Bixbys, a man and wife team trying to beat the late Bill Odom's round-the-world speed record, took off for Paris today on the second leg of their flight. The Bixbys, Dianna, 27, and Robert, 36, landed "at Newark airport at 4:04 p.m. (EST) to re fuel their twin-engined con verted British built plywood bomber for the Atlantic cross ing. Thev had left San Francisco at 0:02:36 a.m. (EST) Dianna. a pretty blonde with a smudge of grease on her nose, was at the controls when the plane took off for Paris. They expect to arrive there at about 3:30 a.m (EST) tomorrow. Robert, who flew th first leg Tribune 2, 1950 NO. 315 Three Injured, 200 Routed as 5-Alarm Blaze Hits Building Grope Through Dark As Lights Go Out Hong Kong, Sunday, Apr. 2 At least three persons were in jured and nearly 200 others were routed Saturday night when a five-alarm fire swept a five- story apartment house. Residents who fled the flames had to grope their way through darkness when the building's lighting system failed shortly after the blaze broke out. Police emergency cars and fire apparatus that first reported to the scene helped in the evacua tion by shining their search lights on the darkened building. Some of the persons who fled the flames had to be carried or led from the building. The fire broke out shortly be fore midnight and firemen ap peared to have it under control aflcr battling the flames for about an hour when a sudden blast in the basement sent sheets of flame roaring upward again through the building. Fed by the basement blast, the fire spread through the entire building and at one point the flames burst through the roof. Teen-Ager Captured After Kidnaping Two Banning, Cal., Apr. 1 (U.R- A two-gun teen-ager was cap tured today after he kidnaped two persons, including a police man, and fought a running B5 mile-an-hour gun battle with of ficers. Ralph Overturf, 18, was caught when he smashed a stolen police car into a roadblock between here and Beaumont. He will be returned to Escondldo, Cal., to face charges. The youth started the night by overpowering Police Lt. George W. Pierce, who stopped him for questioning on the outskirts of Escondido. He took the police car ana forced fierce to accom pany him. At Redlands, Pierce said, he forced Motorist Howard Wood- stra, 26, to the side of the road and pushed him into the car. When the car reached the des ert area, Overturf turned off the main highway and ordered the officer and Wooristra to disrobe and kneel. Instead they fled from the car, Overturf firing af ter them. Radio Announcers Die When Boat Overturns Moses Lake, Wash.. Apr. 1 (U.R) Jack Hardy, 23, news edi tor of radio station KSEM, Moses Lake, Wash., and Don Maas, 27, announcer-engineer, were drowned today when a gust of wind overturned their sailboat on Moses lake. Sgt. Lurious Foster, Moses Lake Air Force base, swam to saiety. He was the third pas senger in tne IB-loot boat owned by Maas. Foster said the three clung to the overturned boat a few minutes before attempting to swim Jul) yards to shore in the bitterly cold water. He said Maas and Hardy went down belore reaching the shore Hardy's body was recovered to night, but dragging crews put off further operations until morning because of a high wind and darkness. of the trip, appeared tired and drawn when he landed the ship. But he told reporters "I feel fine" and said that he was sure that so far they were ahead of Odom's time "His plane couldn't go that fast," he said. Their speed was more than 350 miles an hour all the way on the flight from San Francisco, made at about 25,000 feet. Odom's time for a solo round the world flight in August, 1047 at 73 hours and five minutes. He flew a converted army A-26 stretching their legs and eating a meal of beef, rice, peas and (-alad while their plane was being loaded with 1,2.13 gallons of gas, the Bixby started warm ing up the ship. No Sign of Verdict After 15 Hours of Discussing Issues Perjury, Conspiracy Case Lasts Long Time San Francisco, Apr. 1 (U.R) The Harry Bridges jury called it a day and went to bed Satur day night with 15 hours and 30 minutes of deliberation behind them and no sign of a verdict in the perjury-conspiracy case in sight. As they did last night, th jury of eight men and four wom en hustled out to a waiting bus to be driven two blocks to the Whitcomb hotel their home for the duration of deliberations. Half Holiday Due Shortly before the jury re tired, Federal Judge George B. Harris announced they would be given a half-day holiday to morrow "for spiritual devotion and physical relaxation." He said the jury would resum deliberations at 1:30 p.m. and would halt at 6 p.m. if no verdict had been reached. There will be no evening session tomorrow. The silence from the iurv chambers was interrupted fre quently during the day as th talesmen either sent out notes sking questions about testimony or emerged in person to have testimony re-hashed for them in the assembled courtroom. Eat Two Mals At noon and shortly after 6 p.m. the jurors trooped out with an escort of court attaches for meals that took approximately three hours total time out of their deliberations. The rest of the time their in terest as far as could be deter mined from the outside cen tered on the testimony of John Schomaker, former longshore man and still a member of Bridges' longshore union. Schomaker testified he saw party application card bearing Bridges' signature. Saw Dun Paid Schomaker, self-confessed ex communist, said he was thera when that application was turned in to party headquarters and that he saw Bridges pay party dues. Sunday has been designated a deliberating day, with the pro viso that those jurors who want to go to church can take time off to do so. Prosecutor F. Joseph Donohu read the government's side of Schomaker'a story; Cftief De fense Counsel Vincent HSllinan read through the defense cross examination. Explosions Damage Airfield's Planes Philadelphia, Apr. 1 (U.R) (U.R) A series of explosions ear ly today at Kaitak airfield bad ly damaged seven planes recent ly awarded to the Chinese com munists by the Hong Kong su preme court. The incident was believed to have been carried out by nation alist agents. The nationalist gov ernment formerly owned the planes. A series of blasts occurred among the planes, lined up near , a wire fence that formed the field's perimeter. Large hole were blown in the fuselages and engines and the planes were ren dered unsuitable for flying. Other craft were damaged to a lesser extent by bomb frag ments. Two Minor Fires Coma Close Together Here; Car, Oil Stove Scenes The city fire department's 750- gallon pump truck was sent to car fire In front of the Mont gomery Ward stare on South Central avenue yesterday morn ing alter the department s smal ler truck had been dispatched to tend to an overheated oil stove. Firemen said the car was reg istered to Ray R. Baker and the back seat was badly burned by cigarette. The overheated stove was at the residence of Gene Davis. Ill Almond street. Firemen were called out Fri day evening when a stove over heated at the home of E. J. Smith, 6 Newtown street. Then the plane streaked down the 4,000 foot runway and was airborne in less than 20 seconds. The 3,400 mile hop to Paris is the longest single flight planned on the speed run. They plan to refuel in Paris, Cairo, Karachi, Calcutta. Tokyo, and Midway. The flying Bixbys, who first met when they were bolh flying for the now-defunct Eagle Air Freight lines out of Burbank, Cal., said they were financing the trip themselves doing lt just "for the fun of it." Dianna, only five foot two Inches tall, has been flying since 1943 and has logged more than 3,000 hours In the air. She learned to fly from Paul Mantz. the speed pilot. She wore khaki pants and a gray hard-cloth Jacket with t fur trim today.
