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KM - 4 I) Drastic Curtailment in Postal Service Ordered Washington, Apr. 19 U.R Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson today ordered sweep ing curtailment of most types of postal service throughout the said reduced appropria tions required a cut in residen tial and business deliveries of almost all kinds of mail. In the department's bi-weekly bulletin, sent to all postmasters today, Donaldson ordered the re duction to be started at once and to be completed by July 1. The curtailments were ordered as follows: 1. All city residential deliv eries will be cut from twice to once a day. Russia Expected to Reject U.S. Note on Plane Shooting Incident Moscow, Apr. 19 (U.R) For eign observers predicted today Russia will reject an American note charging that a Soviet fight er shot down an unarmed U. S. navy privateer plane over the Baltic sea. The note, demanding an apology and indemnity for the plane and its missing crew of 10, was handed Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko by U. S. Ambassador Alan G. Kirk at a five-minute audience in the kremlin Monday night. Note Unmentioned The Soviet press did not mention the American note, but charged that American "imper ialists" provoked the incident by sending the plane over Soviet territory. The Soviet version is that Soviet fighters intercepted the plane, described as ' a four-en-gined bomber "or the B-29 type", 13 miles inside Latvia April 8. When the fighters sig naled the plane to land, the Rus sians said, it opened fire. The lead Soviet fighter returned the fire and the plane disappeared out over the Baltic. In an article obviously writ ten before the American note" was received the authoritative magazine New Times said that the Soviet fighter pilots "execut- Furniture Store Files Damage Suit A $31,300 damages suit case has been filed in circuit court here by Joe R. and Sarah W. Neil, owners of the Medford Fur niture store, against John Cupp, owner of Cupp's Furniture store and the John Cupp Furniture ex change in Central Point. The complaint says the Neils purchased the Medford business from Cupp April 9, 1947, and that the sales contract entered into at that time provided for the use of Cupp's name and good will at the Medford store for five years after the sale. The plaintiffs contend that Cupp was not to use the name "Cupp Fur niture store" in Medford during that period. They now charge that the Cen tral Point businessman is using the name for his two stores and is causing confusion and damage in the Neils' business. They ask a temporary injunction, during the course of the proceedings, re straining Cupp from advertising in Medford newspapers or over Medford radio stations, from making deliveries of furniture in Medford, and from competing in any way with the Medford Fur niture store. They also ask a permanent injunction imposing the same conditions in addition to the $31,500 damages and $.500 attorney's fees. The Neils are represented by Attorneys J. Porler Ncff and Otto Frohn-mayer. Higher Temperatures Seen For Entire Pacific Coast By United Press Fair weather with daytime temperatures as high as 85 de grees was forecast for the en tire west coast, Nevada and Ida ho Wednesday by the U. S. weather bureau. Warmest northwest district is expected to be the southern in terior of Oregon with 75 to 90 degrees Thursday. Elsewhere in the northwest, temperatures ranging between 60 and 75 de grees were forecast for Wednes day and Thursday as easterly and northeasterly winds cleared skies of cloud formations. Portland Records Nighttime temperatures be tween 32 and 43 were expected tonight for eastern Oregon and VYa.-hingtmi. The weather bureau recorded a high of B8 degrees at its down town Portland station Tuesday and 67 degrees at the Portland airport. Other high readings in Oreson included 79 degrees at Mcaford and 72 at Roseburg and Brookings. Fraser valley residents in Brit ish Columbia were warned that the sudden arrival of warm 2. Saturday services of busi ness offices will be cut in some parts of the country from three to two trips and in others from two to one trip a day. 3. Street box collections will be kept at a minimum, with the final collection made by 8:30 p. m. 4. Between 6 p. m. and 6 a. m. only first class mail, parcel post and daily and weekly newspa pers will be handled. Presum ably this means weekly maga zines will not be serviced dur ing the night. Bulk Mailing! 5. Bulk mailings of second, third and fourth class mail will ed their duties perfectly." One Conclusion "The American provocation in the Baltic . testifies that Wash ington pursues the same advent urous, provocative path and kindles international incidents and conflicts just as did the nazis and Japanese fascists," New Times said. The world's popular masses must draw only one conclusion it is necessary to intensify the peace partisans' struggle against the criminal intrigues of the war mongers." New Times ridiculed the Am erican explanation that the missing plane was only on a routine training flight. "It was training in the fabri cation of international inci dents," New Times said. Newspapers Condemned New Times condemned Brit ish, Dutch, French and other Three Escape Injury In 3-Vehicle Crash Occunants of all three vehi cles escaped apparently without serious injury about p.m. yes terday when a logging truck, a pick-up truck and sedan were involved in a wreck on the hill on highway 238 west of Jackson ville. According to account given state police, brakes on the log ging truck became hot as the truck was rolling downhill. Ellsworth F. Dement, driving the truck, tried to pass an east bound vehicle, hooked a west bound machine, went into the bank and then climbed on top of the pickup, operated by Theo Waterfield, Phoenix. State police said the pickup was demolished. Driver of the sedan involved was Oscar Fish er, Jacksonville. He was accom panied by Beulah Fisher. Ervin C. Pool, Jacksonville, was a pas senger in the pickup. Census In City May Take Another Week While progress in "counting noses" in Medford's decennial census is progressing well, it will be another week or 10 days before it is completed, according to Mrs. Dorothy Doty, crew chief in charge of the Medford and nearby area. There is no set completion date, Mrs. Doty explained, and the census in the city will con tinue until it is completed. An nouncement of the ending of the count will be made at that time, she said. It may be May 15 before the count in her area, which includes the Applegate and West Side dis tricts, is finished, she said. weather might plunge the area into severe flood conditions. San Francisco, Apr. 19 (U.R) The weatherman said today Cali fornia may expect more "sum mer" weather for a few days. However, he said it mieht be slightly cooler by tomorrow aft- iiiwii an un-tiii an 1IUWB iniBllQ. There will be some fog or cloud iness along the coast in the morning. 81 at San Franciico San Francisco had the hottest day of the year yesterday with 81 while Los Angeles registered 85. down three degrees from Monday's 88. the highest of the year for that city. Oakland registered 81, the hottest April 18 since the weath er bureau began keeping records there in 1930. But the hottest spots in the state were Indin with 101 and El Centro with 100. Other southern California temperatures includ ed Paradena. 86: Burbank. Bak ersfield. Glendale. Beaumont and Riverside. 85; Westwood 79. Santa Barbara 72 and San Diego 85. be accepted only between 8 a. m. and 6 p. m. 6. All window service at post offices will be stopped at 6 p. m. and, where possible, at 5 p. m, 7, Post offices will be closed all day Saturday if possible and parcel post service will be elim inated whenever possible on Sat urdays. Postmaster Moore Hamilton of Medford said today he has not as yet received the bulletin in which the proposed reductions in postal service are explained. When it arrives, he said, he will announce what changes will be effected in service to Med ford post office patrons. newspapers for "speaking with an American accent and shed ding crocodile tears" over the "heartlessness" of the Russians in their treatment of a lost Am erican plane. "If the American fliers really suffered distress," the magazine said, "they would gladly have taken advantage of the invita tio nto land at the nearest So viet airport to get necessary aid, then return home." 'Cattle at Large' Case Set Friday Justice court proceedings, set for 2 p. m. Friday, are expected to attract a large number of in terested stockmen as Alfred Peile and J. E. Hannah, two stockmen in the Eagle Point-Shady Cove area, appear to face charges of "permitting cattle to run at large in closed areas." Complaint has been filed by Orville C. Krotz. . The case is said to be the be ginning of a test of the legality of a law which says owners of livestock are liable for trespass when stock is being moved to spring range from winter feed grounds. Krotz charges in his complaint that on April 13 Pelie and Han nah did "unlawfully and will fully permit cattle bearing their brand marks to run at large in a livestock district, an area in which stock are not permitted to run at large in Jackson county." Justice of the Peace W. P. Tuck er will hear the case. Hearing Planned on Phone Rate Increases Salem, Ore., Apr. 19 (U.R) Public Utilities Commissioner George H. Flagg said today that new rate increases sought by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company in Oregon would go into effect in 30 days unless sus pended. He said a suspension order will be issued soon and the matter will be set for a hear ing, at which all interested per sons will have a chance to pre sent their views. Two increases in phone rates have been made in this state in the last two years. In 1948 rates were increased 9.4 per cent and in 1949, another 17.4 per cent. The increase now proposed would amount to 9.8 per cent. It would increase the earnings of the company by $1,764,000 but to secure this amount of net revenues the customers would have to pay an added $1, 081,000 of federal corporation tax and about $445,000 in fed eral excise taxes. That would bring the total cost of the in crease to the customers to $3, 365,000. New Hydrants To Cause Water Shutoff Thursday Water supply in all Laurel hurst addition north and south of Saling avenue and in all of the Spring street district will be shut off between 9 a.m. and noon Thursday for installation of three fire hydrants, according to City Water Superintendent Rob ert Duff. He advised housewives to draw reserve water supplies and not to begin washings. Hydrants salvaged from Camp White will be installed on Saling avenue at Mary, Effie and Bes sie streets. They are five-inch hydrants. Cancer To fie Subject Of Radio Program A radio program on cancer will be given over station KYJC Wednesday, April 19. at 9 p.m. undpr the sponsorship of the Jackson county unit of the Am erican Cancer society. Five young musicians will play and sing, and Mrs. John S. Day, county chairman, will speak. Doug Gaines of KYJCs stall will announce the program. Musicians on the program will be Max Peirce, accordionist; Miss Joan Anderson, soprano; rrea Buenner, baritone; Keun T ; .-, ..u .-.,.. i . -j Sonja Peterson, pianist. Medford 45th Year. 14 Pages Water Pipeline, Fire Department Betterment Asked $2,925,000, Four-Mill Tax, for Improvements Two bond issue proposals and a four mill continuing levy prop osition will be placed before voters of the city of Medford at a special election on May 19 in conjunction with the primary election. Citv rouncilmen last night cailed for the election on a $2,800,000 bond issue for con structing a second aqueduct to Medford from Big Butte springs, a $125,000 bond issue for fire department expansion, and an annual four-mill levy for fire department operation and main tenance. Supply Said Inadequate The additional water line was proposed to the city council about one month ago by the board of water commissioners. At that time, commissioners brought out that the present water supply is inadequate and warned of the danger of depend ing upon one line. Commissioners stated that in creased population and aging of the present line were among reasons for need of a new pipe line. Necessity to restrict water use last summer was mentioned. Although the present pipe will serve past its life expectancy more irequeni repairs wnu in terruptions in service are antici pated, and it is virtually impos sible to shut the line down for repairs in summer, according to the commission. Completion Data 1951 Commissioners hope that the aqueduct can be finished by the summer of 1951. An earth-fill dam on Willow creek is included in the project to assure Eagle Point irrigation district its pro rata share of the stream flow from supplemental water. The new line would serve needs of Medford and surround ing communities for the next 50 years. It is indicated by compu tations that no tax levy or in crease in water rates will be needed to pay off the water bonds. The pay-as-you go bonds would be self liquidating. Weidnar's Report Okayed The fire department measures are based on the surveys and studies of Leo Weidner, acting fire chief and consultant to the city of Medford. His report was accepted by the council last night. Weidner stated that the im provements necessary to raise city fire defense to minimum standards include a hydraulic aerial ladder truck estimated to cost $30,000; a fire alarm box system to cover Medford's high value district; fire department substations, one oh the west and one on the east side; an increase of 16 more firemen to bring manpower to 31, and additional fire hose. The $125,000 bond issue would provide for acquisition of the ladder truck, alarm system, the substations and fire hose. The four mill levy would pro duce an estimated $60,000 an nually for manning, mainten ance and operation of the ex panded program, Orer Several Years Councilmcn indicated the in tention to spread the program over a number of years. That wav the bonds would not be sold all at once but portions of the issue will be sold as needed, spreading payments over a long er period of time. Weidner also proposed the formation of rural fire districts when the other program is put into effect In its entirety, point ing out the revenue possible from such arrangements for sup porting the city's fire defense system. Rural district agree ments, Weidner has said, should be so arranged that there is no detriment to fire fighting effic iency within the city. Prevention Bureau He also recommended estab lishment of a fire prevention bureau under a fire marshal; a good set of fire prevention or dinances: organizational rules and regulations that are prac ticable; general orders and card Instructions governing answers to all degrees of alarms, and employment of progressive, cap able, efficient fire chief, all at little or no extra cost. City councilmen have warned of an Increase in fire Insurance rate here uniese the department 2 BOND ISSUE TO BE PLACED MEDFORD, OREGON, Mourning Dog Haunting Jacksonville Cemetery, Couple Seeks Solution Mrs. S. E. Campbell of Jack sonville, reported to The Mail Tribune office this morning that a dog, evidently mourning for its owner, has stayed since Sat urday near the northeast edge of the Jacksonville cemetery. The dog makes mournful sounds day and night. Mrs. Campbell has attempted to find if the dog is mourning someone recently buried in the cemetery. She said that the dog. old and deaf, is solid black in color and part shepherd breed. The animal wears a collar and perhaps a license, but the Camp bells have been unable to get near, though it will eat food they leave. Mrs. Campbell is anxious to find the owner and anyone wishing to contact her may find her residence off the Old Stage road just north of Jacksonville, about one block north of the Judge F. L. Tou Velle residence. 'Hawthorne Park' Name Given New Recreation Area "Hawthorne park" is the name selected fro Medford's newest recreational area. That name for the new city park between Jackson and Main streets and between Bear creek and Hawthorne avenue was ap proved by the city council last night on recommendation of the park advisory committee. Haw thorne avenue runs the full length of the park on the east side. The name was suggested by three people in a recent poll conducted by the committee. The three were Mrs. Hazel Burger, 134 Highland drive; Miss Neva Samuels. 123 Tripp street, and Mrs. Charles Sneddcn. 122 Ken wood avenue. Some recognition, yet to be determined, is planned for them. Other Names Pear City park, proposed by four people, was recommended to the council by the committee as alternative choice. The com mittee also asked the council to consider Evergreen park as des ignation for the old city park on West Main between Ivy and Holly streets. Evergreen was among the 113 separate sugges tions made in tha new city park noil. Councilmen postponed ac tion on this proposal. The advisory group will now concentrated on formulating plans for the new park dedica tion tentatively scheduled for June 4. Insurance Problems To Be Discussed Here Conferences regarding prob lems of insurance men will be held by southern Oregon agents here tomorrow, it was announced today. The sessions will be at the Medford hotel basement room, from 4 to 9 p. m., with dinner at 8 p. m. A team of experts will discuss rating bureau practices, business interruption simplification, agen cy and company relations, and will conduct an open forum on other insurance questions. Those who will conduct the meetings here tomorrow include C. A. Patterson, Norwich Union company, chairman; Bob O'Neall, Firicltiy and Guaranty company; Byron Erdmann, Aet na, and Fred Gatter, of Phil Grossmayer company. A similar meeting was held in Grants Pass yesterday, and a third is scheduled in Ashland Friday. Radio Highlights Radio Station KWIN (1400 kc) will broadcast tha imi iaur boxinq matches from the armory tonight, starting at 9 o'clock. is expanded. They feel that im proving the department will be cheaper for Medfordiles in the long run than boosted insurance rates. (The Mail Tribune plans to publish in a later issue Weidner's complete report, which outlines fully the reasons and bases for his recommendations I (Other city council news on Pages 1 and 1 WEDNESDAY, APRIL S, TAX LEVY OH 'Brains' of Bogus Money Ring Seized Buffalo, N. Y., Apr. 1 9 (U.R) Secret service agents claimed to day the capture of the two mas terminds of a counterfeiting ring which spread $500,000 in bogus money across the nation. Salvatore Salli. 39. and An thony Iraci, 36. both of Buffalo, were arrested yesterday in down towns cafes by treasury agents who had followed a trail which began in Los Angeles three months ago and spread to New York, New Orleans, St. Louis, Cleveland, Atlanta and other cities. Secret Service Supervisor for New York A. E. Whitaker said $230,000 of the phony money made by the ring had been re covered and that banking offi cials had been alerted to be on the lookout for many hundreds of thousands of dollars more of the $10 and $20 bills believed to be in circulation. Whitaker said the money was counterfeited so perfectly that it was extremely difficult to tell the bills from genuine currency. Treasury officials said the bo sus bills bore the symbols of all 12 federal reserve districts from A to L. They said this was an extremely rare and expensive counterfeiting procedure to les- BASEBALL NATIONAL Brooklyn . 7 14 1 ..Philadelphia S 11 a Podbielan and Edwardu Meyer, Donnally (6), Konitan ty (8) and Saminick, Losing pitcher, Meyer. Homa runs Furillo, Jonas, Hodges. Seventh Official Quits at Springfield Springfield, Ore., Apr. 19 (U.R) Resignations of city offi cials reached seven today as Springfield's civic upheaval con tinued, leaving the city with only a skeleton crew of officers. Two councilmen, Frank Bouck and John Ashworth, and City Engineer Dean H o d g e a an nounced their resignations last night. Last week resignations were submitted by City Attorney Marvin Sanders, Police Chief Clell Pryor, City Recorder Ken neth Gile and his secretary-wife. Four policemen who resigned Sunday reconsidered and three were on the job today. The fourth was suspended Monday night. City Manager Fred Chetham was discharged, touching off the series of resignations which stemmed from a controversy be tween the Springfield "Good Government League" and Mayor B. P. Larson's administration. Mayor Larson Friday retained office by a small margin in a re call election. COMMISSIONERS DUE The members of the state high way commission, including Charles H. Reynolds, La Grande; Ben R. Chandler, Coos Bay, and the commission's newest mem ber,. Milo Mclver, Portland, to gether with Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock. were expected to be guests at the Medford hotel tonight. The commission is trav eling in this part of the state on one of Its periodic Inspection tours. Man Who Risked Brain Surgery to Lose Criminal Tendency Again Behind Bars Greenfield, Mass., Apr. 19 (U.R) Charles Hinkley, who risked his life in a delicate brain operation to end his tendencies to steal, blamed his treatment in a Kansas hospital today for the fact that he was behind bars again on a charge of larceny. The 26-year-old habitual crim inal was interviewed at Frank lin county jail, where he is awaiting extradition to New York. Ilinkley, husky scion of a well-to-do New York family, said he had not completed rehabilitation from the operation when he broke out of the winter veterans' hospital at Topeka, Kan., three weeks ago. "I hadn't completed my re habilitation when I walked out of the hospital because it was Just like being in. jail." be Mid. Trl cjne 19, 1950 NO. 24 ALLOT sen chances of detection. Canada Money Involved Whitaker said Salli and Iraci were also "the moving spirits" in widespread counterfeiting of OPA ration ' stamps during the war and the organizers of a ring which counterfeited large amounts of Canadian currency during the past several months. At the time of his arrest, Salli was free in $10,000 bail follow ing his conviction on narcotics charges. Ashland Ordinance Requires Sawmills To Abate Sawdust Ashland. Apr. 19 Ashland city councilmen last night order ed all sawmills within the city limits to install cyclonic type combustion aids in their burners. The ordinance was drawn bv Medford Attorney Edward Branchfield at the request of Owen Gragg, proprietor of Ash land's Twin Plunges. Gragg has long been a leader In activities designed to end what has been termed a "sawdust, soot and cinder" nuisance in the city. The tvne of burner recom mended by the council ts of th type installed at the Elk Lum ber company bv Charles Horje. or some other similar type of equal effectiveness. At least one Ashland mill has already taken steps to eliminate the conditions. Acctpt Mausoleum The council accepted Rest haven mausoleum from the Sis kiyou Investment company, to gether with about $2,400 in trust funds, and will provide perpet ual care for the edifice. The proposed ordinance in creasing water rates in the city passed first reading after con siderable discussion. Final ac tion is contemplated probably at the next meeting. The city's street department is in serious financial difficul ties, the council was told, and City Recorder John Austin said he could draw no more checks for department expenditures. A finance committee meeting will be held soon to consider ways and means of meeting obliga tions. Bridge Engineers in Session Here Today The Medford hotel Is the site for a two-day annual meeting of members of the highway bridge committee of the far wet divi sion of the American Association of State Highway Officials. Raymond Archibald, chairman of the bridge committee of the bureau of public roads in Wash ington, D. C, is here to preside at the sessions. Other delegates include G. S. Paxson, bridge en gineer for the Oregon State high way department; H. Ray Ang win, regional bridge engineer of the bureau of public roads from San Francisco; George Stevens, Washington state bridge engi neer, and F. W. Panhorst, Cali fornia state bridge engineer. There are about 22 highway officials attending the conclave, which Is scheduled to adjourn tomorrow afternoon. Thev kept me in a locked ward where the socitd life was most unsatisfactory. There was no one to talk to and I had no freedom. I don't know how they expected me to come out normal at that rate." Ilinkley persuaded Florida au thorities six months ago to drop bad check charges against him by submitting to the operation which consisted of cutting away the part of his brain which doc tors said led him to break the law. "My original tendencies grew from character make-up that ex tended for years past," said ilinkley. who left college in 11)43 to enlist In the marines. "After the operation I felt less tense ness, little worry and a greater willingness to accommodate peo ple end let along." U. S. Information Service Ordered To Close Doors Six Czechs Placed On Trial for Treason Praan A n 1ft Jlla Czechoslovakia demanded th recall or tne American embassy press attache here today, Ord ered th TTnitA.4 Gtato- tion services shut down, and put six uzeens on trial for alleged treason and spying for the United States. One of the defendants In the spy trial testified that part of his job was to gather informa tion on Czech uranium mines for the United States. Not Delivered As the trial started before tha state court at Pankrac prison, the Czech foreign ministry de livered a note to the United States embassy. It demanded: 1. That the United States in formation service offices In Prague and Bratislava, the lat ter the capitol of Slovakia, be shut down bv noon Saturday. 2. That Joseph Kolarek, United States embassv press at tache who operates the USIS, be recalled within a "reasonable" time. He was accused of abus ing his diplomatic privileges by directing espionage against Czechoslovakia. Employees Triad Within the week two Czech employees of . Kolarek's office had been tried. During the trial he Was anntiMl tt aminnnn- ami other illegal activity. i ne first of the six Czechs who went on trial. Jaromir Nechan sky, former Czech army major, pleaded guilty to the charges of treason and spying for the Unit ed States. He was accused of being a member of a spy ring allegedly directed bv Walter Birge, form er chief of the political division of the United States embassy here. Testifying for three and a half hours, he said American Official- -.nmlaJ 1.1. .... .J .1 group explosives and radio equipment. Flying Saucers Said . Seen Near Los Alamos Los Alamos, N. M., Apr. 19 U.P.) More than 15 persons at this secret atomic energy proj ect reported today that they saw "flying saucers" near the east ern horizon Monday. None of the observers, all em ployees of the University of Cali fornia personnel division at th atomic laboratory, could agree on the shape of the objects, al though some insisted they were circular. John Herzog. one of th ob servers, said he doubted if th objects were carried or moved by wind. "They seemed to move with 'sense,' traveling first in on di rection, then stopping and re versing direction. The air force has debunked all stories of flying saucers after numerous investigations. Registrations Reported Brisk at Last Minute The county clerk's office re ported a steady stream of busi ness last night as th office wai kept open until 8 p.m. to accom modate last minute voters seek ing to register for the May IB primary election. Seven clerk handled the eleventh hour rush but they reported it was not so bad as in past years. Clerk George R. Carter says he expects figures showing th total number of the county's reg istered voters within the next few days. He is urging regis trars in outlying communities to get their reports to his office as soon as possible. As of April 1 the potential voting strength of the two par ties was 12.499 republicans and 10.643 democrats. WEATHER FORECAST: Continued fair and warm tonight and Thursday. Temp. II I r. hut YeMtrday .... 7 Lowest this Morning 40 He said he fell into his old ways after his escape because only six months of the two-to-three year rehabilitation period prescribed by doctors had elapsed and he had not had time to revert to acccptd social be havior. "I'm not convinced that I'm a criminal," he said. "After under going something like that they should have given me more free dom. Not passes Into town, but the run of the hospital at least. "It was disconcerting to be treated as a criminal when I was supposed to forget what it felt like to be one." He said that while he was a the Topeka institution he was permitted to go to th dining room with an attendant "who was Just like a cop except that be didn't have handcuffs.' 7 r
