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Newspaper Page TextSubscribers WEATHER Tribune To report Improper or non delivery of the Mall Tribune phone 2-6141 before 8:45 p. m, daily and 10:30 a. m. Sunday. If regular d e 1 1 t e r y arrlTes shortly after you call, please notify office, thui eliminating- special messenger service. EDFORD FORECASTS Showers tonlfht uid Thursday, cooler tonight, . , Temp. Highest Yesterday il Lowest Ihls Morning .... 47 Free, to 4:30 A.M. Today, Traoe United Press Full Lease Wlr United Press Full Lease Wire 45th Year. 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1950 NO. 18 Marine Guards Forcibly Eject Visitors from Emba? in London M Russ-Reported Sky Duel Protested By Delegation London, Apr. 12 ;U.R) United States marine guards forcibly ejected seven persons who called on the American embassy last night to protest the Russian-reported air duel between an Amer ican and Russian planes, an embassy spokesman said today. The deputation said it came to protest against "an American plane firing on a Russian plane," the spokesman said. They de manded admittance, refused to leave when told the embassy was closed and no responsible official was present, and rejected an offer to have one person enter, the embassy said. Red Version Given The communist version of the incident was given today by the Daily Worker, which said the reputation was composed of London railway workers. The communist paper said the embassy guards drew guns and pointed them at the workers. "When he still stood our ground," one railwaymen was quoted by the Daily Worker, "they took hold of us forcibly and pushed us through the doors. During the scuffle one of the guns clattered onto the floor." No Guns Drawn The embassy said one guard buckled on an unloaded pistol before tackling the workers. But it said no guns were drawn. The guards were quoted as saying '"six or seven" men and one woman appeared at the em bassy door at 10 p.m., five hours after the embassy closed and de manded entrance. They were pushed out when they refused to leave and refus ed to have one of their number act as delegate, the guards said. British police arrived and took down their names before they left. Hoover Favors Tax Reduction Portland, Ore., Apr. 12 IU.R) Dave Hoover of Deadwood, can didate for the republican nom ination for United States sena tor, is for lower taxes but op poses government subsidies, for eign spending and the Columbia valley administration. Hoover, who opposes Sen. Wayne Morse in the may 19 pri mary, expressed his views dur ing an "on the record" radio in terview at the Oregon Press club yesterday. The Lane county dairyman said he would like to see taxes reduced and added that Marshall plan funds should be tapered off as soon as possible. "The sooner we get over pour ing money down the European rat hole the better off we'll be," Hoover declared. Hoover said he was against a CVA and would spend less money for federal power pro jects. Sudden Strike Closes Gravel Operations Portland, Ore., Apr. 12 (U.R A sudden strike of teamsters at the Ross Island Sand and Gravel company here today shut down the plant and halted deliveries of concrete to Broadway and Steel bridge construction proj ects. Eighteen truck drivers, mem bers of Teamsters local No. 162 failed to report for work and 85 company employees refused to cross picket lines. Local union headquarters de clined to comment on the con troversy which caused the walk out. They said it was a "minor issue" over which negotiations had broken down Washington, Apr. 12 (U.R President Truman will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. City Park Name Poll Closes Here At Midnight Tonight Onlv a few hours remain for residents of Medford and vicinity to suggest a name for Medford's newest city park. The poll closes at midnight today and ballots postmarked not later than that time will be accepted by the park advisory committee which is judging entries. City Treasurer Darell Huson, who is sorting the ballots at the city hall, said that 48 separate names have been proposed. The most any one choice has been duplicated is four times. Huson reported that apparently most of those who hBve mailed In bal lots arc adults. New City Park Name Ballot (Note: Voting open to residents of Medford and vicinity. Submit ballot between April 3 and midnight, April 12 ta Park Name Poll, City Hall, Medford, Ore. Winning nam ia be se lected by park advisory cammltttt and appraved by city cauncil.) My choice.. Nam.. Address.. Masters' Council Seats Portland Man at Conclave Delegates to the convention of the Oregon Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters seated A. J. McCallen, Portland, as most illustrous grand master dur ing sessions at the Masonic lodge hall here yesterday. Elton Wal dron, Medford, was installed as grand sentinel. Members of this second York Rite Masonic body to convene in Medford this week conferred degrees and considered organi zational legislation. John M. Littlefield, Auburn, Me., general grand master, addressed the group. Royal Arch Chapter The Grand Commandcry of Knights Templar held its con clave Monday and the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons opened meetings today and will conclude them Thursday. Also elected by the grand council were Fred W. Enke, Portland, deputy grand master: Herbert W. White, Portland, grand conductor of the work;' William Brown, Oregon City, grand treasurer: Henry G. Rich ardson, Portland, grand record er: Sprague H. Carter, Pendle ton, grand captain of the guard: J. W. Palmer, Corvallis, grand conductor of the council: Frank A. Dodge, Oregon City, grand marshal: Willis Brown, Salem, grand steward, and the Rev. A. H. MacDonneli, Ashland, grand chaplain. Dodge Presiding Robert E. Dodge, Ashland, grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, was presiding over ses sions today. Reception of dis tinguished guests and officials was a feature today of the con clave. Sprague Carter, Pendleton, will preside at a round-table dis cussion tomorrow morning, and officers will be installed. Weyerhaeuser Says Decline in Income Tacoina, Wash., Apr. 12 (U.R) The Weyerhaeuser Timber com pany reported today its net in come for 1949 was $24,633,016 as compared with its 1948 net in come of $28,978,246. J. P. Weyerhaeuser Jr., presi dent of the company, said price reductions were chiefly to blame for the drop. "Had it not been for the rather sharp increases in volume, earnings for the year would have been more seriously curtailed." he said. Weyerhaeuser said he expect ed profit margins to drop again in 1950. "Adoption of a pension plan for hourly paid employes will further add to our costs this year," he said. London. Apr. 12 U.R) Brit ish Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin will undergo minor sur gery in a London suburban hos pital tomorrow, it was an nounced today. Advisory committeemen be gin a series of meetings Thurs day to judge the names. They plan to pick out perhaps three they think best for submission to the city council, recommending their first choice. Councilmen will make the final decision. Dedication of the new park cast of Bear creek between Jack son and Main streets is tentative ly scheduled for June 4. City officials believe the park will become the center for civic cele brations. Its principal attractions for summer months include the new swimming pool, the play ground and a picnic area. ..Park FIE, ST DEFINITE CLUES Gird IN HUNT FOR E.ISSIB6 KflOT PRfflflEER PLANE Thirteen Bodies Taken from Wreck f ' ; , Of Superfortress ! ' ' ; B-29 Crashes in i ... v V j Restricted Area b, s . ;i Albuquerque N. M., Apr. 12 - . " wt VViUy - v (U.R) Thirteen bodies were re- j; A ' v CN 5K. - v " v s covered today from the wreck- ' "TSr S! x? ? ' . .S - - ; age of a B-29 Superfort which jK- "xvf O - V ! crashed last night in a restricted , s kV V K, '(H vv X area of the Sandia weapons base j ! I-iOt. jJt '.. N , ' where atomic bombs are assem- ft Sl,,f ... sW V 4"!gMs V - - bled. I' ' lrZ'4 f TP , , i A terse announcement from m4L " '" fjjgt5tJ Ajn 'JSr. ' i ' ., ' authorities at Kirtland air force BVy. iTT .T StVffTi-. - 25,8 base, near the atomic weapons jKlfc-; VVr - 1 Ttt',,r' Roswell. N. M. Apr. II (UP. Walker air force base today released the following list of victims In last nights B-?9 crash at the aanaia atomic weapons base near Albuquer que. All of the men were killed. Can. John Ft. Martin. West Frank fort. III., the pilot: Capt. David H. roust, rayette, iincn.; first 1.1. Kicn ard A. L'oatos. Clrona. Pa.: First Lt. Ralph E. Farmer. Centralia. III.: First l.t. Lewis B. Rank, Altoona. Pa.; First l.t. Thomas J. stultz, Russell, Ky.; Staff Set. Richard E. Cooper, llenver, Colo.; Staff Set. Eugene R. Thomp son. Kansas City. Kan.: Staff Sgt. James B. Karney, New Franklin, Miss.; stall sgt. Walter u. Hoederker, uan vllle. 111.; Staff Sgt. Gerald M. Powell, Leravsville. Pa.: Sat. James A. Chil ton Jr.. Hermon, N. V.; Sgt. Virgil Tennyson, wnon, Tex. center, said the bodies of all 13 crewmen aboard the plane were found. Six bodies were found during the night, the others when a search of the wreckage re sumed after daybreak today. All were burned beyond recogni tion. Secrecy Curtain Lowered A tight curtain of secrecy was lowered over the crash scene by the atomic energy commission The plane crashed in one of the most closely-guarded spots ol the huge base about five minutes after taking off from nearby Kirtland field. Site of the crash was believed to be in the Manzano mountains east of Albuquerque, an area rumored to have been dug out by atomic energy officials for the stockpiling of A-bombs, un derground laboratories and other secret work. -Location Unconfirmed Maj. Charles Phillips, public information officer at Kirtiand, would not confirm location of the crash. He said "it is in a very touchy spot." No other details were released by the base a place so closely guarded that even native Albuquerque resi dents lack knowledge as to its size and exact nature. Col. Hunter Harris, command ing officer at Walker air base at Koswell, N. M nome oase oi ine craft, arrived here to direct an investigation into the misnap. Oregon Mayors Asked To Aid Air Warning Salem, Ore., Apr. 1 2 (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay today asked 92 Oregon mayors If they will aid in the re-activation of the state's air raid warning and ground observation systems by appointing local supervisors and setting up observation posts. Governor McKay told the mayors that the Oregon stale civil defense agency is "operat ing without a budget at a time when its activities and responsi bilities have been greatly in creased." Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson instructed the governor and the Oregon agency last Feb ruary to resume the state's war time civilian air defense machin ery, a project that calls for set ting up 300 observation posts, four key warning points and a filter center at Portland. At least 6,000 volunteers are being sought to staff these facilities, which will be placed on a stand by basis after a few trial runs. Three Wen Shot in St. Louis Union Tiff St. Louis Apr. 12 (U.R) Three men were shot today in a gun battle resulting from a quarrel over jurisdiction between the AFL Carpenters' and Laborers' unions. Police said eight or 10 shots were fired in the pitched battle at a construction project behind the Edward F. Manglcsdorf Seed company. One of the wounded men. Larry Kraft, 36, a laborer, was shot in the stomach and chet. The other wounded were Rich ard Adams, a business agent for the carpenters' union, and Charles Vain, 29, both shot in the legs. f Arm Tflfphotoi BURNING THE PAST The Pat K0"" 'P In smoke as Navy Warrant Officer Roland D. Foster sets fire to an abandoned ferry mole in Altimeda, Cnlif. The mole was destroyed because rotting piers, driven In the last century, have been breaking off and floating Into the path of seaplanes landing and taking off at the Alameda Naval Air Station. The mole hasn't been used since Jan. 1, 1039, when commuter trains on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (left background) supplanted the old ferries. Oregonian's 'Asylum' Said Merely Publicity Portland, Ore., Apr. 12 U.R) Economics Professor George S. Wheeler's request for "asylum" in Czechoslovakia was merely a device to get widespread publi cation of his complaint against American foreign policy, he told the Portland Oregonian in a trans-Atlantic telephone inter view. Wheeler, an American who graduated from Reed college here, made newspaper headlines last week when he announced that he had asked for asylum for himself and family in commu nist governed Czechoslovakia. Many Disagree "Quite a fev people in the United States disagree with the foreign policy, but they very seldom have a chance to say what they think," Wheeler said. "You can say what you want to, but you can't get it printed." Wheeler and his wife an nounced their desire to stay in the Czechoslovakian capital of Prague last Friday in a full-scale press conference held in the min istry of information. Of this con ference, Wheeler summarized: "It was one way of saying what we wanted to say and con tinue to stay here and work as we wanted to continue our work. We wanted to continue on the same basis as we had but at the same time we thought it was time we spoke up against things we knew were wrong." No Pressure He said "there was no pres sure at all" from communist government officials. The ex-Portlander who also PMA Official Urges Filinq of Farm Plans I VranV A Rnu in rhnree nf the Jackson county office of the production and marketing ad ministration of the United States department of agriculture is urging farmers of the county to register their farm plans for 1950, outlining conservation practices which they expect to carry out this year. Farmers may register their plans at Rowc's office in the courthouse any time before May 1. The agricultural conservation program, Rowe explained, is one in which the government coop erates with the farmer, both with financial aid and technical services, in carrying cut ap proved farm practices for the conservation and better utiliza tion of our soil and water re sources. The program for 1950 Includes practices for soil and water con servation such as erosion con trol work, Improvements to farm irrigation systems, development of additional water supplies, seeding of permanent pastures and the control of noxious weeds and competitive plants. Sweden Protests Air Trip Over Navy Base Stockholm, Sweden, Apr. 12 (U.R) Sweden prote.-ted to the United States today that Ameri can planes searching for miss ing U. S. navy nri'Ter air craft had fir, 7.1 ( .?r -iti soun try i largest naval bast. studied at University of Chicago said he probably used the wrong word to describe his request to remain in Czechoslovakia. "I don't feel that I need pro tection. I'm simply asking to stay here for awhile," he said. "I think that the term 'asylum' is an incorrect one. I'm simply ask ing for an indefinite stay here." Wheeler said he had been teaching "the classical business cycle theory" of economics at the Commercial high school of eco- Mrs. FDR Slightly Hurt in Auto Wreck Hyde Park, N. Y Apr. 12 Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt nursed a stiff neck today, the aftermath of a three-.car crash involving the automobile in which she was riding to her Hyde Park home last night. Mrs. Roosevelt, treating the matter lightly, took a taxi home from the scene on route 55 about two miles cast of Poughkeepsie and later reported she was "not injured." However, police said she apparently suffered "shock and a sprained neck." Mrs. Roosevelt was reluming from United Nations headquar ters at Lake Success, N. Y., to attend Hyde Park memorial serv ices for the last president. Today is the fifth anniversary of his death. Warm Springs, Ga., Apr. 12 (U.R) Memorial services were held here today in the "Little White House" where the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt died five years ago. Patients at the Warm Springs Foundation hospital for infantile paralysis gathered at the now enshrined cottage for ceremon ies attended by delegations from New York, Washington and At lanta. Oregon DP Claimed Man Without Country Salem, Ore., Apr. 1 2 (U.R) : rnriv-five-vear-old Hugo Visna ! pu told Gv. Douglas McKay to day that he is a man wiuiuui a i-ountry. Laws concerning displaced t.ersons being what they are, Vlsnapu told McKay, he will have no alternative after July 16 but to "seek domicile on an other planet." His Impending marriage lo an nthnr former Estonian. Linda Sider of Willamina. Ore., is threatened by the complicated situation In which he finds him self, Visnapu said. He told the governor: "I need a home coun try. I want to work in order to have what every man has. Visnapu, Estonian-born cream- :rv plastics specialist, was called to' Ireland by that country's gov- rnmint nearlv two years ago. He was in a DP camp in Gcr- lanv at the time and was want- " in Ireland for his technical as i5tancc In the plastics field. The ipers enabling him to leave Germany were to expire July 16 f this year, but a sub tquent i ! -trifle in DP regulations barred til return to Germany. Request Device nomics in Prague since Novem- ber, 1947. This was tmmediitely after he left the employ of the unuea states army in Berlin where he had been criticized hy a congressman as a poor loyalty risk. ' Not Party Members Neither he nor his wife is a member of the communist party, Wheeler asserted, although he said he Is in agreement with some of the party's aims. "Some of them, such as relate to foreign policy and peace, I certainly agree with," he said. "There are others I hesitate to subscribe to. When they con demn the Marshall plan Just because they condemn it I can not disagree with it," The Oregonian said there were frequent breaks In the conver sation but that the connection was good when Wheeler was dis cussing his feelings toward com munism. It look the paper three days to make contact with Wheeler. Dr. Sander Expected To Give Testimony Concord, N. H., Apr. 12(U.R) Dr. Hermann N. Sander was ex pected to testify today before the New Hampshire Medical Board of Registration at a hear ing where his career will be at stake. The board will gather evi dence to determine whether to revoke the license of the 41-year-old Candian physician who was acquitted of first degree murder last month in inc alleged "mercy death" of a woman cancer patient. Dr. Sunder, who has not prac ticed since January, was ex pected to appear with one of his attorneys or nis own voiuion, since the board only has said he may appear If he wishes. II was believed the general practitioner has been waiting to explain his actions In the death last December 4 of Mrs. Abhic C. Borroto, 59, a Manchester palient doomed to die of Incur able cancer. The board sought to determine whether Dr. Sander was a per son "whose moral character or nersnnnl habits arc such as to unfit him for the practice of medicine" in the state. Moonshiner Doesn't Believe In Taxes; Flour Sack Produces $50,000 Jackpot Atlanta, Apr. 12 U.R) Fed eral Income lax collectors knocked the stuffing out nf a flour sack loday and hit a $50, 000 jackpot that an accused woman "moonshiner" had built up in the pinball machine busi ness. There was little doubt that Mrs. Elizabeth Spear. 50. marie a big mistake when slip insisted on taking the bulging flour sack to police headquarters after she was arrested for bootlegging yes terday. Revenue agents found out that Ihc sack contained $65,042 and -.i:.,:r,,itlv filed an Income tax lien against her. They instruct OIL SLICK, OBJECTS SEEN IN SEA Copenhagen. Denmark. Apr. searching for a United States navy Privateer plane, missing since Saturday with 10 men aboard, sighted a huge oil slick, four yellow objects and possibly a life raft off Bornholm island in the Baltic sea today. Soon afterward, a Danish naval vessel arrived In the oil allele area and picked up several objects, Including a yellow box similar lo those used by fishermen for their tackle. There was no report of any survivors. Believod Plan Fired Upon By Soviets The missing Privateer Diane is believed In have hpen the nn fired upon by Soviet fighters over nine uurn ournuuun on oaiuroay. A Soviet protest note to the United States yesterday said a four-engine American military plane flew 13 miles inside Latvia Saturday, exchanged machine-gun fire with interceptinc Soviet fighters and disappeared over the However, United States air was unarmed. They theorized that the plane's radio and navisa- tional aids may have failed, causing it to blunder over Soviet ter ritory while on a routine round-trip flight between Wiesbaden, Germany, and Copenhagen. Washington, Apr. 12 (U.P.I The navy has announced the names and addresses of 10 persons aboard a U.S. Navy Privateer missing In the Baltic area. They are: l.t. John Henry Fetle, Connellsvllle, Pa.; I.e. Howard William Neesrhaf, Falrlinglon. Va.; I.l. (I.e.) Robert Dttr- ward Reynolds, llattsville, N.Y.; F.nstgn Tummy l.ee Hurgess, Osawatomle, Kans.; CT3 Kdward Josepn I'urcetl, (luakertown, Pa.; All1 Jack William Thomas, Stillwater, N. J.: AII1C Joe Henry nannan Jr., cutnanK, niom.; AT.'IU Frank l.loyd Beckman, New port. Kv.: AT1C Joseph Norrls Rln- liter Jr.. Philadelphia. Pa., and Al.iV Joseph Jay Bourassa, Linwood, Mich. First Definite Clue A B-17 search plane brought back to search headquarters at Kastrun airport here late today the first definite clue to the fate of the Privateer, Crewmen said that at 10 a.m (1 a.m. PST) they say an "oil slick 10 miles In radius and four yellow objects off Bornholm Is land, which lies 25 miles off the southeast tip of Sweden. "I could see no sign of life," Sgt. Winthrop Maddoz of Grif fin, Ga told air rescue officers. He said the B-17 circled the area until 11:50 a.m. (2:50 a.m. PST) when lt had to return to Copenhagen to refuel, The objects also were sighted by a C-54 Skymaster, whose crew thought one of them was an overturned life raft. This Is not confirmed by the Danish naval vessel, however. Object Seen to Northeast The Danish navy information officer reported that another C 54 reported that it had sighted an object believed a life raft in an area considerably northea of the nil slick. The C-54 called a B-17 rescue plane, equipped with a boat which could be dropped by para chute, to the scene. A Danish Catulina flying boat also was dispatched to the spot. The Danish information offic er said moderating winds and calm seas would permit the Cata lina to land on the water if there were any signs of survivors on the raft. The Danish minesweeper Soehesten also was ordered lo the scene. Delegates Arriving For Youth Conclave Salem, Ore., Apr. 12 (U.R! Delegates lo the governor's con ference on children, and youth began to arrive In Salem today, From BOO to 1,000 are expected here for the two-day conference opening Thursday. Mrs. B. F. Tcnnunt, who con ducts the Medford Nursery school at 1125 East Jackson boule vard, will attend the conference. Mrs. Tennant received word of her appointment this week by Governor Douglas McKay as a member of the State Day Care and llnmcmnkcrs' service and Invitation to attend the con ference. ed Police Chief Horhert Jenkins to withhold $50,587.94 of the hoard until further notice. Mrs. Spear, who explained that she kept her "life savings" in the sack because she "didn't believe in banks." apparently didn't be lieve in taxes, either. After learn ing nf the government action, the dnllar-a-pint corn whisky sales woman burst into tears. "A person works hard all their life, scrimps and saves, and then when you get old they try to take it away from you," she com plained. Police had no Inkling of her I'lridcn wealth when they Invad ed her shabby room and seized five gallons ol "white lightning." 4 YELLOW 12 (U.R) American aircraft Soviet Latvia, an hour's flying Baltic. force officials said the Privateer Ashland Officials' Recall Election Appears Certain A recall election aimed at ths jobs of Ashland's Mayor Thomas S, Williams and Councilman El mer Sheldon appeared a certain ty today. Employees of the Jack son county clerk's office have completed a check on recall peti tion signatures which will placa the measure on the Ashland bal lot at the May 19 primary elee tion. On the petition to recall the mayor, the clerk counted 541 valid signatures. The law re quires 493. A deputy clerk said she had stricken 46 names from the list as not belonging to reg istered voters Hi Ashland pre cincts. The petition aimed at the re call of Councilman Sheldon bears the names of 547 legal voters and 48 signers were cross ed off the list. Begun March 28 The recall movement was be gun March 28 by a committee headed by Harry Morris, Ralph Koozer and Henry Endcrs who said they had Initiated the cam paign "in the interests of sound city government." It will be the second recall election in little more than a year in Ashlanda stormy political atmosphere. Last year three councilmen were ousted by narrow margins In re call voting, and Councilman Sheldon was appointed to fill the unexpired term of one of those recalled. Both Sheldon and Willlamf have declared they will not re sign on the strength of the peti tions but will bring the issue to a head at the May election when the recall measure will be plac ed on the primary ballots to save the expense of a special election, City Officials To Meet Here Tonight Citv officials and civic lead ers of 12 cities and towns in Jackson and Josephine counties as wclj as members of the county courts will convene at the Medford hotel at 6:30 p.m. today In a regional dinner meeting of the League of Oregon Cities. The meeting will be in the form of impromptu discussions with the various city delegations exchanging ideas and experi ences. League officials have scheduled the meeting to coin cide with the preliminary plan ning period for city budgets. Mayor llollis S. Smith, Dal las, president of the league, and Mayor Morris Millbank, Grants Pass, vice president, will attend The money, ranging from Sinn in nickels to a stack of S1.000 bills, was locked in a wardrobe. Mrs. Spear agreed to leave it in the jail strongbox for safe keeping only after she painstak ingly counted every cent of it witli police, an operation that took four hours. About $500 that a police matron found In her un derwear was returned. The moonshine police accused her of selling apparently was lust a sideline with Mrs. Spears. At one time, she said, she owned 100 pinball and Jukebox ma chines, did all the repair work herself and kept 50 per cent of the take. She sold them fivt years ago (or $33,000, she said.