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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.