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Newspaper Page Textmmm : mm A I- i M United Press Full Lease Wire 45th Year. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW SCHOOL The Very Rev. John M. Berger, pastor of the Sacred Heart Catholic church, above, today announced preliminary organization for a fund drive to finance the parish s St. Mary's parochial school's new building. Cost of the project is estimated at $315,000. Larry Schade will head the campaign. St. Mary's to Seek New School Building Preliminary organization for drive for funds to erect a new and modern St. Mary's school was announced today by the Very Rev. John M. Berger, pas tor of Sacred Heart Catholic church. The new school, to be constructed at the corner of Ivy and Eleventh streets, is to be built as an estimated cost of $315,000. Larry Schade, 989 South Oak dale avenue, has been named by the Rev. Father Berger to head the campaign. He will supervise the concerted efforts of a large corps of volunteers, now being enlisted. Every income-producing Cath olic in this area, as well as the public, will be invited to share in the erection of the new struc ture, which will replace the existing building. The old school is no longer adequate to care for the needs of the Catholic youth Haynes Fails in Sealed Car Stunt Ashland Ore. Apr. 13 (U.R) Don Haynes self-labbed "marvel man" was home today after be ing scaled inside his automo bile 13 months 18 days in a fruit less attempflo win a 25-1 bet. He ended a national tour 12 days short of his 14-month goal last Friday at Fort Smith Ark., and lost a possible $25,000 win nings on a 25-1 bet made with Rancher E. B. Maulden of Grants Pass. Ore. Haynes said he quit the tour because he lost contact with his advance man. The wager speci fied that Haynes had to stay in his rolling prison 12 months, travel 140 .000 miles and tour all 48 states. Until he was released from his barred automobile, Haynes had traveled 110.900 miles and had visited 41 states. Legs Bother , "It's swell to be free again," Haynes commented. He said his legs bothered him at first be cause of his long period of in activity. Windows on Haynes' car were barred and the doors were welded shut. He said he had no definite plans for the present, but he does intend to appear on Art Linklater's "People Are Funny" radio show in the near future. Haynes said he might build a service station and place the sealed car on display as a tourist attraction here. Democrats Gain Slowly On Republicans in Voter Registration Registration figures for the two maior parties in the county, as of April 1. stood at 12.499 republicans and 10,643 demo crats, the county clerk's office reported today. On March 25 the comparative voting strength was reported at 12.383 republicans and 10.522 democrats, showing that a few more democrats are showing up at the eountv clerk's office for eleventh hour registering than republicans. Deadline for voters to get their names on poll books for the May 19 primaries is Tues day, April 18. EDFORD 26vPages r fl of the community, Father Berger said. To Start Soon A city-wide campaign, afford ing opportunity for participation through commercial.- -industrial, and professional divisions, as well as lay groups, will get un der way in the near future, Fa ther Berger stated. The definite date will be announced soon. Need lor more adequate facili ties for proper spiritual and cul tural training of the Catholic boys and girls of Medford has long been recognized, Father Berger declared. It is because of this need, he said, that the deci sion was reached that now is the proper time for step's to improve existing conditions. Parish leaders, working under the direction of the pastor, have been at work the past several weeks developing the campaign organization. Leaders of the vari ous divisions are expected to be announced within the coming week. Not Recent Decision . "The decision to provide larg er and more modern educational facilities for the youth of our parish is not a recent one; it has been reached only after long and careful thought with full cog nizance of our immediate needs,'' Father Berger said. "Our pres ent school is woefully inade quate, with crowded classrooms which have denied some of our boys and girls the opportunity of attending our school. Our new school will correct these unde sirable and unfortunate condi tions," he added. "Consideration of the present has not alone been the guiding influence; ample thought to to morrow and to our ever-growing community has been given in the planning of this new school. Not only will it provide adequately for all Catholic youth today, but for many years to come," Father Berger said. "There is a practical appeal for support of this program by all residents of Medford, regard less of religious affiliation,'' Fa ther Berger continued, "for every student enrolled in the new 'school represents a tangible savings to the taxpayers of the community. Save On Taxation "Not onlv are the educational costs of each pupil borne pri vately, rather than by general taxation, but there will be no general bond issue to absorb costs of construction of this new educational edifice. It should be evident to all that the construc tion and maintenance of a school building, such as proposed, rep resents an actual saving in taxa tion to every property holder, he said. "This is an appeal to every far-thinking person in this area. It is a challenge to us which we can no longer afford to ignore, he concluded. WEATHER FORECAST: ntcrrailnc rlnurli nM tontht. Partly i-toudy Frtdav morn. nr. Inrrraalnc rloml.nri In afternoon with ratitrtd thnwtrt. fooler to night, warmfr Friday. Temp. Hlrtt"t YMterdav , 3 I fmrtl this Morntnc 39 Prrc. to 4:3 A M. Today 14 MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1950 STATE TOUGHENS ON PAYMENT OF WITHHOLDING TAX Salem, Ore., Apr. 13 (U.R) , The state has started to get tough with employers who hold out on money they've held out of em ployes' pay checks for the state income tax. Warrants are being issued against employers who fail to come across after ample warn ing and collectors have been put into the field for personal con tact, Ray Smith, head of the in come tax division of the state tax commission, told the United Press today. Distraint warrants have been issued against 415 Oregon em ployers to get the money they've already taken out of their em ployees' wages for state income tax. Smith said. These 415 employers have a total withholding tax liability of $141,155.65. Of this amount, $108,083.07 was due for 1948 withholding money, and $33,072.58 was due for 1949. The employers are given ample warning before distraint warrants are issued. First they are contacted to determine if they might have filed their re turns under some other name. Then they are given two notices within a period of 30 to 45 days. If they haven't kicked through by that time, distraint warrants are filed with the sheriffs of the counties where the employers are doing business. A distraint warrant means the sheriff can take the employer's properly in to possession if he doesn't pay the money due. Smith emphasized that this is not a matter of getting tough with an individual who has fail ed to file his own personal in come tax return. It's a matter of getting tough with employers who nave already taken the money not their money out of pay envelopes for the withhold ing tax. Smith said some employers ap parently don't realize the seri ousness of the offense when they hold out money they have col lected from employees and are in fact holding in trust for the Southerners Called To Rejoin Democrats Washington, Apr. 13 (U.R) Bolting southerners were sum moned today to rejoin the demo cratic party to insure defeat of President Truman's civil rights program. Sen. Lister Hill, (D., Ala.), made the appeal directed espec ially at his home state. Hill was a notable new dealer. He nom inated FDR for a fourth term in Chicago in 1944. In a radio address delivered here last night and broadcast from Alabama stations. Hill said: "I tell you it is the power and influence of your senators and congressmen that has made pos sible defeat of FEPC and the other so-called civil rights bills. They hold this power and influ ence as members of the demo cratic party. "If our group of southern sen ators is to continue to defeat these civil rights bills, we must keep the power and influence we held as members of the democratic party." Two Czech Citizens Get Prison Sentences Prague, Apr. 13 (U.R) A Prague state court convicted two Czech employees of "the U. S. information service tonight of spying for the United States, working against the state and insulting Czechoslovakia's allies. They did so, the court held, on orders of Joseph C. Kolarck, press attache at the U. S. embassy. The court sentenced Dagmar Kacerovska, 23, to 15 years in prison and Lubomir Eisner, 28, to 18 years. Miss Kacerovska had pleaded "partly guilty" to the charges, but Eisner had pleaded innocent. Both defendants also were fin ed 10.000 crowns ($200) and de prived of citizens' rights for 10 years. Heathman Hotel Robbery Thwarted Portland, Ore., Apr. 13 (UP.) An attempted holdup of the downtown Heathman hotel failed early today when a fast-thinking clerk told the would-be robber that no money was available Police nabbed Donald W. Phillips. 39. a half hour later in i taxicab and jailed him on a charge of attempted robbery. state. Most tax payers have a fear of Uncle Sam, he said, but not of the state. Some of the em ployers, when dunned for the money that is the state's and not theirs, get huffy .and threaten to take it up with the governor or witn the legislators of their dist rict. Before last June 1, the state had no authority to issue dis traint warrants to collect de linquent withholding taxes. The 1949 legislature parsed an act granting the authority. Smith said an additional $21,245 is due from employers against whom warrants have not yet been issued. In addition there is an unknown number of employers holding out on the withholding funds which the commission has not yet discov ered, Smith said experience shows. York Rite Bodies Name Portland For : 1951 Conclave The 1951 meeting of all York Rile bodies in the state will be held in Portland next April as the result of action taken yes terday by delegates from the Oregon Masonic orders holding their 1950 meetings here. The final sessions of the meet ing of Royal Arch Masons was being held today with adjourn ment-set for some time this aft ernoon. New officers of the grand chapter installed today were Herbert W. vthite, Port land, grand high priest, succeed ing Robert E. Dodge of Ashland; Floyd M. Edwards, Albany, grand king; Vernon A. Turpin, Medford, grand scribe; Rex W. Davis, Salem, grand treasurer; Richard H. Tusant, Portland, grand secretary, and Ray Kel logg, Portland, grand captain of the host. Other appointive officers were to have been named today. Highlight of the grand chapter meeting was the official visit paid by Earl Dusenberry, gen eral grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of the United States, from Des Moines, la. Appointed officers of the grand chapter named today and an nounced this afternoon are: Sprague H. Carter. Pendleton, grand royal arch captain; Harold R. Patterson, Canyon City, grand principal sojourner; Lyman C. Palmer. Eugene, grand master of the third veil: Aronal H. Mac Donall, Ashland, grand master of the second veil; Daniel Wood son, Portland, grand master of the first veil; the Rev. Edward Wolfe. Portland, grand chaplain, and Ashby C. Dickson, Portland, grand orator. Coos Representative Attacks Statement Made by Clatsop Judge Coquille, Ore., Apr. 13 (U.R) Rep. Ralph T. Moore of Coos Bay. chairman of the Oregon legislative interim highway com mittee, last night said an attack against the committee by Clat sop County Judge Guy Boying- ton was "incoherent and irre sponsible" and contrary to actual facts. Moore's charges were 'made at a meeting of the committee with Coos county groups at the county courthouse here. The Coos Bay representative referred to remarks made by Judge Boyington in Portland Tuesday when he called the com mittee's report "a slap in the face to every taxpayer in the state." Boyington told represen tatives of seven counties in dist rict six that the committee's re port urged removal of control from the state highway commis sion and substituting a "super man dictatorship. Sisters on Relief Take European Tour New York. Apr. 13 (U.R) Two elderly sisters who have been on relief for 10 years spent the last six months visiting friends and relatives in France and Switzerland, the New York World-Telegram and Sun said today. The spinsters, who have been living in a $25 a-month railroad flat paid for by the city, got tired of it and embarked on Euro pean tour last September. They sold most of their furniture be fore leaving, according to the newspaper. Tribune , - - 't fikW - ' k : I (Acmti Trlephalnt HUBBY GOT MAD Mrs. Rosalie Bruce, 22, whose husband, Edward Lee Bruce, 26, cut her hip-length brown hair with a knile "to keep her from running around," surveys her shorn locks following the Samson and Delilah drama In Norwalk, Calif. "Even with her hair off, she's still beautiful," Bruce said as he was booked on suspicion of felonious assault. Baldly speaking, she wants a divorce. Sister Kenny Okays Suit Ag a i nst Chapter San Francisco Apr. 13 (U.R) Sister Elizabeth Kenny, guiding light of the nation-wide polio foundation bearing her name, to day gave her approval to the state's fraud suit agHinsl the foundation's northern California chapter. The Australian nurse arrived here yesterday from Los An geles and signed papers approv ing the state's efforts to find Bixbys Complete Round-World Trip San Francisco, Apr. 13 (U.R) The flying Bixbys completed a 21.000-mile flight around the world today, "disappointed" they were unable to break the speed record set by the late Bill Odom. Bob Bixby and his blond wife, Dianna, set their converted Mos quito bomber. Huntress II, down at San Francisco airport at 3:08 a.m., PST, after a 2.800-mile flight from Midway island. The flight, which took 11 hours and 16 minutes, was the second longest hop of their trip. They flew at 25,000 feet to take advantage of a 30-mile-an-hnur tailwind. Mrs. Bixby was at the controls. "We're dead tired," they said. "We're going to a hotel and sleep all day. Then we'll come back and work on our plane." "We have no future plans," they said in answer to a ques tion whether they would try again to break Odom's record. Air Water Search Underway for Tug San Francisco, Apr. 13 (U.R) A coast guard cutter and B-17 rescue plane today circled a wide area of the Pacific 500 miles southwest of here for the (10 foot tugboat Omar, adrift on the high sca9 since Monday with six men aboard. The coast guard said both the cutter Alert and the converted bomber search plane had ar rived in the area of the hplples tug, but so far had been unable to make visual contact. Hollywood, Apr. 13 U.R) The wife of Actor Mickey Roo ney gave birth to a seven pound three ounce boy at San Fernando Valley hospital last night. Officials of the east end wel fare center did not know they had sailed until they got a let ter from the women requesting their relief checks be forwarded to an address in Switzerland, the newspaper said. The center sent an Investiga tor to their apartment to check on what they thought was a prac tical Joke. However, when the In vestigator returned with verifi cation their relief allotments were withdrawn. But on March 30 the sisters, United Press Full Lease Wire NO. 19 out what happened to the $150 000 raised by the local chapter between 1845 and 1949. She said she gave the local chanter autonomy last October on the condition that the chapter officers give her a full financial statement. "I gave them enough time." she said, "but 'the ac counting was never made." Sister Kenny indicated she would not take sides in the case but would await results of the investigation. "I never condemn anyone until proven guilty," she said. "I will be the happiest woman in the world if every thing comes out all right." Meanwhile. Henry Von Mor ourgo, executive director of the chapter accused of misusing the nolio funds, minimized his role in the chapter's activities. "E. C. Hubbard, the state chairman, and George D. Rob erts, the finance chairman, were the main persons responsible for policy and deciding how funds should be split," he said. "I was the chore boy. I did what I was told. I fronted for them." His statement was contradict ed by Hubbard, president of San Francisco's Hawlcy Terminals. "I don't know how Von Mar- ourgo can make such a state ment." he said. "He ran the or ganization. I only lent my name like Gov. Warren and other people. I was a figurehead. Roberts, senior vice-president of Henry Von Morpurgo, Inc., Diiblic relations firm, could not be reached for comment. The suit, brought by the stale attorney general's office, charges Von Miirpurgo received $65,000 of the funds contributed to the foundation, of which only $1,274.58 was spent to combat oolio over a four-year period. Truck-Scoofer Crash Injures One Today Charles Bennett Jr., 21, of 820 Marshall street, suffered a slight back injury and skinned leg this morning when his motor scooter collided with a pickup driven by Raymond L. 'Herzog, 38, Phoe nix, city police reported today. The accident occurred at about 8 a.m. today at the inter section of Stewart avenue and Kings highway. A Conger-Mor ris ambulance was called to take Bennett to Sacred Heart hospi tal both in their AO's, returned and applied for reinstatement. They were sent to the Amsterdam wel fare center where their stirkered luggage dazzled other relief cli ents, according to the newspaper. The sisters told welfare offi cials they got money for the trip by saving while on relief and by doing needlework. Disposition of their care is un certain but Indications are that the city will have to find anoth er apartment and purchase more furniture for them, the newspaper said. PRE' dENT TAKES FULL CREDIT FOR COUNTRY'S SHAPE Washington, Apr. 13 (U.R) Harry S. Truman In a review of his first five years as president said today that the country is in fine shape and that he deserves the credit. The president told reporters that employment, business and agricultural conditions are better than they have been in a long time. And looking to the future, he said he is hopeful for continued improvement in international relations. As of now, Mr. Truman said, he can see nothing seriously the matter with this country. First Five Years Rather Difficult Yesterday marked the start of Mr. Truman's sixth year as chief executive. Today, at his 222nd news conference, the president said his first five years had been rather difficult but that the country still is on its feet. The president spoke slowly and deliberately as he thought back over the tumultuous years since the death of the late Pres- meni r rankltn u. Roosevelt on Apr. 12, 1945. There is some unemployment, the president said, but more people are at work in this country than in any other country at any time in history. He said that if reports from wall Street may be believed, busi ness conditions are also the best in history. And, he added, the position of the farmer is excellent, surpassed only by the all-time peak year of 1948. Came Out Of War II In Good Shape Mr. Truman's anniversary dissertation was touched off by a question, "are the first five years the hardest?" He said this country came out of World War II easier than from any other war in United States history. He said it is easy for some to give no credit to the president for the currently good position of this country. It would have happened if a moron had been on the Job, if some of the press is to be believed, the president added. President Takes Credit But he said he thinks the chief executive can take the credit and he certainly intends to do that. In his first news conference In the capitol in more than a month, Mr. Truman made these points on immediate matters: 1. He didn't think it possible for him to libel Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R., Wis.), as Sen. Rob ert A. Taft (R., O.) has charged. McCarthy instigated the investi gation of communists in the stale department. The president dismissed Taft's defense of Mc Carty and criticism of the ad ministration as part of Taft s ef fort to -win re-election in Ohio. 2. He said he personally or dered the federal grand jury in vestigation of crime in Kansas City. FEP Bill Scheduled 3. The fair employment prac tices bill which southerners don't want will be taken up In the senate after it approves an other year. of Marshall plan aid. He said there is no point in bringing up FEPC now and de laying the foreign recovery pro gram by a filibuster. 4. He had no comment on the alleged clash between an Amer ican and a Russian aircraft. During his discussion of na tional conditions, a correspond ent for some New England pa oers (May Craig) challenged Mr. Truman's assertion that the farmer is'in better shape than he has been at any time since 1948. She asked the chief executive how he justifies this statement, in view of problems caused by farm surpluses. Brannan Plan Solution Mr. Truman said the solution to surpluses lies in the Brannan plan, which has been before congress for a year. ' He told the reporter that If she would work as hard for the Brannan plan as she does in calling attention to the surpluses, the farmers and the nation would be a lot better off. The chief executive said that he does not regard the Brannan olan as a partisan political issue, because it would benefit all farmers. Including republican farmers. Speaking of GOP farmers, he said if they had been properly educated they would not be re publicans now. 400 Scouters Set Exposition Plans H. N. "Duke" Gladfelrier, chairman of the "Scouting Ad venture" exposition to be pre sented at the Medford armory Saturday evening, said today that advance reservations indi cated that 44 scouting units, in cluding 300 to 400 Boy scouts, will participate In the event. Troops from Medford, Ash land, Grants Pass, Talent, Phoe nix, Jacksonville. Central Point, Prospect, Butte Falls and subur ban areas, will be represented, he said. Gladfelder said the exposition will give the public an oppor tunity to sec more than 30 types of skills and activities of the Boy scout program. Out standing features, he said, will be music by tho new Boy scout drum and bugle corps, from Cen tral Point, and the pioneering camp and "monkey bridge" to be built during the evening. School Superintendent Attends Salem Meeting Superintendent of Medtord Schools E. H. Hedrick Is In Sa lem for several days this week to attend sessions of the gover nor's conference on educational facilities and programs in the state. All superintendents of first class school systems in Oregon are meeting with an educational consultant as part of the $50,000 survey of the state's schools au thorized by the last legislature. Searchers Fear Privateer Plans Crashed in Baltic . Copenhagen, Denmark, Apr. 13 (U.R) Searchers feared to night that a missing U. S. navy Privateer plane carrying 10 men crashed and sank In the Baltic sea without a trace Saturday aft er being fired on by Soviet fighters. A German ship's report today that it sighted airplane wreck age Monday 90 miles northeast of Bornholm island proved to be just another false alarm, search officials reported after rescue planes thoroughly criss-crossed the area for six hours. Dumping Ground Air Force Capt. Michael T, Ognisty of New York, deputy commander of search operations, said at Wiesbaden, Germany, that the searchers decided the area was a dumping ground for surface vessels and contained no debris identifiable as remains of an aircraft. The search planes assigned to cover the area have been re called to Copenhagen, Ognisty said. But the general search went on. The official Moscow newspa per Pravda said the missing navy Privateer was the four-engined military plane which Soviet fighters intercepted Saturday 13 miles inside Soviet Latvia. Plane Unarmed The Soviets contended their fighters fired on the American plane only after it fired first. They said the plane flew out over the Baltic. American au thorities said the Privateer was unarmed. Danish sources suggested that only the anti-communist under ground in Latvia could supply the real story of what had hap pened to the Privateer and its crew of 10. Brig. Gen. Charles Born, dep uty chief of staff for the U. S. air force in Europe, told a press conference here that the Rus sians have not offered to help search for the missing plane and the United States had not asked them to do so. Veteran Released From 'Debtor's' Cell Rutland, Vt.. Apr. 13 U.R War Veteran Bernard J. Smith took a "poor debtor's" oath to day and was released from jail after two years imprisonment for his failure to pay a $2,570 civil judgment. The three county jail commis sioners agreed to accept the 24-year-old ex-Gl's oath that ha has an estate of less than $20. The commissioners released him to the "jail yard" which un der Vermont law means the en tire state. However, Smith will not be freed of his debt. Anything he earns over $10 a week, can be attached to pay off the judgment which was obtained against him by a woman whose son was killed by an automobile driven by Smith. Smith was the last of three war veterans to be released from imprisonment under the state's 142-year-old "poor debt or" law. The other two, Jailed for failure to pay Judgments re sulting from highway accidents, were released last year. One raised the money and the other marie an agreement to work it out on the installment plan. Tokyo. Apr. 13 (U.R) Tha Japanese government proposed todav to grant a SO per cent In come tax reduction to foreignera in Japan until Dec. 31, 1931.