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Soldiers, Sailors Unloading
Perishables on London Dock
London, Apr. 24 4U.R) The
harried labor government sent
1.000 soldiers and sailors into
the paralyzed London water
front today to unload foodstuffs
tied up by a communist-fomented
wildcat strike of 1,300 steve
dores.
Service men swarmed onto the
docks for the second time in less
than a year after the strike al
most doubled in size tis morn
ing and Labor Minister George
Isaacs saw no nope of an early
settlement.
Dubbed "operation spring
time," the service intervention
began just after noon. Cold
stream, Scots and Irish guards
and royal navy technicians
swarmed from their barracks
into waiting vans. They were off
to unload rotting tomatoes and
other perishable foodstuffs
aboard some of the 81 ships tied
I up by the six-day strike.
The dispute which bottled up
one of the greatest ports in the
world revolved around three
men labeled by the British press
as "pocket Napoleons." They
were the trio who led the long
and costly dock strike last year
in sympathy with striking Cana
dian seamen.
Dismissed from their jobs,
they had enrolled half the steve
dores in London to aid their
i I i ties Company
Announces Lower
Rate Schedules
A reduction in gas rates
amounting to 2.2 cents per
therm, and applicable to all the
company's customers in Oregon,
was announced today by the
California-Pacific Utilities com
pany here.
The rates have been filed with
and approved by the state pub
lic utilities commissioner, the
company said, under terms of
the firm's "escalotor" clause in
the rate schedules, which re
flects price changes in the de
livered cost of fuel whether up
or down.
The lower rates will apply to
all meter readings taken on and
after May 15, the company said,
and will appear on July bills.
It is estimated that Oregon con
sumers will save about $115,000
each year.
The reduction is the second
downward revision in rates with
in two years made by the com
pany. The two reductions
amount to a total of 4.3 cents
per therm, a total savings of some
$250,000 yearly to Oregon con
sumers. Beside California towns, the
company serves La Grande, Rose
burg. Grants Pass, Medford,
Phoenix, Talent, Ashland and
Klamath Falls in Oregon.
Range Improvement
Talks Set by Group
The Jackson county land clas
sification committee will meet in
the county agent's office in the
courthouse at 9:30 a.m. Wednes
day to consider applications from
seven landowners for brush re
moval, burning and range re
seeding services on their prop
erty. Under the provisions of the
Oregon forest land classifica
tion act, the state and county
stand 50 per cent of the cost of
this work and the individual
landowners stand the other half,
contributed generally in the
form of labor and materials.
State Representative
Victim of Assassin
St. Petersburg, Fla Apr. 24
(U.R State Rep. Charles Schuh
was shot to death in his down
town oflice today.
Police arrested Charley Ross.
71. of Boy City. Tex. They said
Ross had admitted the shooting
but so far had said only that it
was the result of "a personal
fight."
Ross had a cut on his head
when arrested.
Schuh was up for re-election
from his district. He was not op
posed by a democrat although a
republican also is seeking his
post in the state legislature.
Central Point Firm
Low Bidder for Job
Portland, Ore.. Apr. 24 UB
The state highway commission
today took the first step toward
construction of a new highway
bridge over the Willamette river
at Salem when it opened bids
for building of five piers.
Suite Construction company
price of S172.699.
R. and M. Construction com
pany. Central Point, was low
bidder on improving the Colum
bia river highway roadside be
tween Troutdale and Multnomah
Falls.
COUNCIL TO MEET
Medford city council will con
vene at 7:30 p.m. today at the
citv hall regarding a building
setback matter in connection
with proDosed construction of a
seven-story apartment house at
10th street and Oakdale avenue.
cause. The government said they
were pro-communist.
When the service men were
ordered out, 81 of 110 ships at
the Thames pier were tied up.
As the troops arrived at the
Victoria, Albert and George
docks, where the strike started
last week, hundreds of addition
al workers walked out in pro
test. Walkout Spreads
The decision to use troops on
the waterfront coincided with an
announcement by the board of
trade that Britain's exports had
Eleven Lose Lives
In Week-End Mishaps
By United Pre
Eleven persons died and seven
others were injured Sunday as
Pacific northwest residents took
to the highways, air and fish
streams under generally sunny
skies.
Taxi Driver Ralph Kachel
mier, 47, was killed when his
cab plunged off the highway
south of Grangerville. Ida. Fran
cis O. Schmitz was injured in the
accident.
Fishermen Drown
Edward J. Griffiths. 47, Van
couver, B. C, drowned while
fishing off West Vancouver.
Te bodies of William Mertz.
about 21. and Darrell Etzel, about
21, both of Dayton, Ore., and
Adam S. Mach, about 21, Aums
ville. Ore., were recovered from
Police Report
Five Crimes Here
During Week-End
Two cases of shoplifting, two
breaks and entries and an arrest
on check charges during the
week-end were reported by city
police today.
They said that Mrs. Leo W.
Smith, Pardee court, posted $50
bail on a shoplifting citation
and was to appear in police court
this afternoon. She allegedly
hid bacon, sausage and cheese in
her dress at the Groceteria and
paid for pineapple and ham at
the counter, police reported.
Mable Catherine Meeker, 34,
Is held in the county jail and is
accused of taking a Schick razor
at Wainscott's pharmacy Friday,
according to police. She was to
be arraigned this afternoon.
Sparkplugs Stolen
Baker's Texaco service sta
tion, Jackson street and River
side avenue, and Hawkinson
Tire and Tread service, 204
North Riverside avenue, were
broken into last night. Ten car
tons of sparkplugs valued at
$75, oil and possibly a flashlight
were taken from the service sta
tion and pennies and four tires
were removed from the other
establishment, it was said.
James D. Hampton waived
preliminary hearing in justice
court this morning and was
bound over to the grand jury on
a citation of attempting to ob
tain money under false pre
tenses. Police said he attempted
to pass a bad cheejt at J. C. Pen
ney company.
Police here have been In
formed of the arrest in Portland
of Charles A. Shanafelt on
check charges. He allegedly
passed spurious checks here to
have eyeglasses fixed and to
purchase motors, omcers saia.
Speeder Crashes Into
Passenger Train
Kimball. W. Va.. Apr. 24 U.R
A small speeder car carrying six
men to a railroad bridge repair
job smashed head-on with a Nor
folk & Western passenger train
in a tunnel here today, killing
five and injuring one.
The motor flatcar and the en
gine of the Columbus-Norfolk
Fiver came together about half
way through a quarter-mile tun
nel. The train had been switched
from the regular eastbound track
to an alternate line while the
regular track was under repair.
Witnesses said two of the
bodies were on the front of the
locomotive when it emerged
from the tunnel.
No one on the passenger ex-1
press. Powhatan Arrow, was in
jured. Music Students Slate
Benefit Concert Here
Some 220 high school music
students who received "superior"
ratings in recent competitions at
Grants Pass will present an "On
to Eugene" concert at the high
school auditorium tomorrow eve
ning. The concert is to raise
funds so that the students can
travel to Eugene next month for
the state music contest.
Tickets are on sale bv music
students, and those wishing to
give financial aid for the pro
ject may do so through school
officials.
reached an all-time high of 184.
400,000 pounds ($516,320,000)
last month.
Before the order was issued,
the strike spread to almost ev
ery section of the sprawling Lon
don waterfront. Loading and un
loading operations continued on
only 29 ships.
Some 13,000 dock workers
have not joined the strike but
many of them were forced out
of work by the tieup.
Labor Minister George Isaacs
labeled the walkout "clearly
communist inspired."
the Alsea river near the mouth
of Canal creek, near WaldporK
Ore.
Charles F. Hennc. a commer
cial fisherman, said the trio
launched their craft about 8:30
a. m. Sunday for a fishing jaunt.
A Portland detective sergeant
fishing in the area reported he
heard cries for help but his ef
forts to save the men failed.
Henne said the river was calm
and the capsizing was probably
caused when the boat made a
sharp turn. It was only 35 feet
from shore, he added.
Auto Crash Fatal
Everett. 32, and Lcnzie Wat
son, 36. died in the Moses Lake
air force base hospital late Sun
day from injuries received when
their car went out of control and
rolled over three times on the
highway between Moses Lake
and Ephrata, Wash.
David Watson, 58. their father,
was described as in "fair" con
dition in the hospital.
Willis D. Blacklcr. about 25,
Tacoma. Wash., was instantly
killed when a private plane he
and Larry Coomer. about 25,
Tacoma. were in. crashed in a
field north of the Fife, Wash.,
high school.
Paul Melinger. Pierce county
coroner, said Coomer was suf
fering severe head and chest in
juries and a broken leg. .
Two Die in Air Crash
The civil aeronautics adminis
tration said a Stinson Voyagcur
crashed at Lewiston, Ida., shortly
after taking off from the Clark-
ston, Wash., airport, killing the
pilot and one of his three passen
gers. None were identified Immedi
ately. Kenneth C. Borders of The
Dalles, Ore., was killed in a traf
fic accident at Salem.
Heavy Smudge Over
Rogue Valley Floor
A minimum temperature of 25
degrees in the coldest spots last
night forced orchardists to
blacken the valley with a heavy
smudge that was general
throughout the area. County
Agent C. B. Cordy said that
while extent of firings was "by
no means" unusual, it was the
heaviest of the 1950 season.
Cordy said it is reasonable to
assume there was some commer
cial damage to the valley's ex
tensive fruit crop in the unheat
ed orchards and that only the
heavy smudge kept cold damage
from being severe. Firing began
in most orchards at about mid
night last night.
The weather bureau said this
morning that somewhat warmer
temperatures are expected to
night so that what smudging is
necessary may be much lighter
than last night.
Fruit trees are now in full
bloom in the valley. At that
stage of development, bartletts
can stand 28 degree tempera
tures for 30 minutes, bosc 29,
anjou 30. cornice 28, nclis 28 and
howell 29.
Klamath Hospital
Hopes Brightened
Washington, Apr. 24 (UP
The house, in an uproarious re
buke to President Truman, ap
proved legislation today restor
ing to the veterans hospital
building program 16.000 beds
that had been cut out on his
order.
The legislation was called up
out of regular order as the house
temporarily laid aside an omni
bus government appropriations
bill from which a republican
economy bloc was vowed to trim
at least $1 billion.
Onlv a scattering of "no" votes
were heard as the house passed
the legislation on a voice vote.
It still must pass the senate and
faces a possible veto by the pres
ident. The new hospitals Include a
200-bed general medical hospital
at Klamath Falls, Ore.
Lions Director To Be'
Anniversary Speaker
Jack Pcddycord. Seattle, di
rector of Lions International,
will be the guest of Medford
Linns when they observe the
25th anniversary of the found
ing of local Lions club Wednes
day. The anniversary observance
will be held at the Y club
Vednesday evening when Lions
will take over the club for din
ner and a social get-together.
Medford
45th Year. 10 Pages
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Government Urges
Postponement in
Scheduled Walkout
Pennsylvania Lines
To Curtail Service
Chicago, Apr. 24 (U.R) The
Pennsylvania railroad an
nounced plans today to halt all
service on a major portion of its
system because of a threatened
rail strike Wednesday, and the
government stepped in with an
urgent appeal that the walkout
be postponed.
The national mediation board
at Washington "urgently re
quested" the Brotherhood of
Railroad Firemen and Engine
men to put off for two weeks its
strike scheduled for 6 a.m. Wed
nesday against seven major
roads. A union spokesman said
in Chicago the union had no im
mediate reply to the appeal.
PRR To Curtail Service
The Pennsylvania said that it
would start curtailing long dis
tance passenger service tonight
west and north of Harrisburg,
Pa., and ultimately stop all
service in this section of the sys
tem. The union ordered the strike
in support of demands for a sec
ond fireman on multiple-diesel
engines.
The mediation board's appeal
was made in a telegram from
Chairman Francis A. O'Neill Jr.,
to Ben Robertson, brotherhood
chief.
O'Neill said the board would
make its services immediately
available jf the brotherhood
would postpone the walkout.
' . The 'railroads o be affected,
'lit addition to the Pennsylvania,
are the New York Central, San
ta Fe, Michigan Central, South
ern Railway, Ohio Central and
Big Four.
I00F ToCeTebrate
131st Anniversary
Medford Odd Fellows will
celebrate the 131st anniversary
of the founding of the Interna
tional Order of Odd Fellows at
a party planned for Tuesday,
April 25. in the lodge hall at
Sixth and Holly streets.
The event is set for 8 p.m.,
and there will be special enter
tainment, followed by refresh
ments. It is open to members of
all branches. Patriarchs Militant
and the auxiliary, Rebckahs and
others.
A. ,1. Handby, who has held
office in the Medford lodge for
more than 30 years, is chairman
of the committee on arrange
ments. Chrysler Considers
Secret Proposal
Detroit, Mich., Apr. 24 U.R
Chrysler negotiators consider a
new secret proposal by the CIO
united auto workers today in
hopes of ending the 90-day pen
sion strike.
Without hinting of the offer's
nature, UAW officials indicated
they were giving ground in a
fresh attempt to settle the na
tion's biggest current walkout.
UAW Chrysler Director Nor
man Matthews would not dis
close details of the new plan but
said:
"The union has staled before
that its stand on the issues still
in dispute is not an arbitrarily
fixed position."
Bids Due Tomorrow
For Sale of Timber
Scaled bids are to be opened
at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the office
of the Rogue River national for
est in the federal building for
the purchase 789.000 board feet
of timber in the Baker Flat area
10 miles east of Butte Falls.
The successful bidder will be
required to furnish a cash or
surety bond In the sum of 10 per
cent of the total sale value with
in 15 days from the receipt of
the award notice.
Douglas fir, white fir. Incense
cedar and ponderosa pine tim
ber is involved in the sale.
WEATHER
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HOODLUMS Members of one of the two "wolf packs' that spread terror and Injury In a southside
secuon of Los Angeles, graphically show their guilt after they were arrested and charged with sus
picion of assault with a deadly weapon. They axe a.-cused of brutally beating two men and throwing a
bottle at a mother and her baby. Left to right: Frank Schrober, 32; Ralph Cons, 18; John Morales. 21,
and Manuel Schrober, 18. The second gang ot hoodlums, whose tactics resulted in the death of one man,
Is still at large.
Floodwaters Surge Th
In Dam; 300 Homes
Crookston, Minn., Apr. 24
Floodwaters from a broken dam
30 miles away surged toward
Crookston today, where 300
homes were inundated in the
worst flood in the city's history.
Some residents moved into the
upper stories of their homes,
and Polk County Red Cross
Chairman Philip Anderson fear
ed they might begin to suffer
from the cold. Snow flurries
whisked across the flood-ravaged
city of 9,000 persons today.
Fore Dissipated
The ice-choked floodwaters of
-the Red Lake river, which bat
tered a 120-foot gap in a power
dam 3U miles northeast ot nere
yesterday, were rising slowly.
But as the crest invaded the
Crookston area the waters dissi
pated some of their force by fan
ning out over the surrounding
area. About 200 families had fled
from the river flood in this area.
Anderson said that the regu
lar river level had dropped
about 18 inches overnight, and
he said that "we're hoping to get
off lighter from the second
crest."
A rescue worker said that
Fire Destroys Brown
Home on Stage Road
Fire of unknown origin razed
the Harold H. Brown home on
Old Stage road near Beall lane
about 4 p.m. Sunday. The
Browns were outside the house
at the time fire was discovered
by their nephew, Spencer
Drown, who saw smoke coming
from the upper story.
From the attic the fire spread
to the entire structure. The walls
collapsed about 5:30 p.m.
Ward Bebb, another nephew,
and young Brown were able to
save some clothing and furniture
from the upper story, and nearly
all furnishings and equipment
were removed from the lower
floor.
The building was well-known
to many valley residents. The
Browns had owned the property
for about the past six years. It
had previously been the Harold
Thorniley residence and is said
to have been built by the Thorn
ileys in the early 1920s.
The Browns are staying with
the Harry C. Phillips at 727
Grant street. The loss was cov
ered by insurance, and they plan
to rebuild.
Use of Baltic
War Provoker
Boise, Ida.. Apr. 24 U R)
Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias,
retired, who broke the Japanese
code early in the war and served
as deputy director of naval In
telligence, doubts that Soviet
Russia is using the Baltic plane
incident to provoke war.
Here to address the Knife and
Fork Club of Idaho, Zacharias
said in an interview today that
he does not think it suits the
Soviet Union's purpose to start
war at this time.
Stan As 'Pansy Incident'
"The shooting down of the
navy privateer in the Baltic,"
said Zacharias, "might very well
develop into another Panay inci
dent." He was referring to Ihe pre
war sinking of the U. S. navy's
Yangtze river gunboat Panay by
Japanese airmen, an incident
which led to a Japanese apolngy
and the payment of indemnity.
"Russia does not want war
certainly not at this time," Zach
arias continued. "A matter ol
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"morale is higher than the
floods ever will get" here, but it
was feared that Grand Forks,
N.D., was likely to suffer from
the Red Lake river crest. Large
scale evacuations already had
been started at Grand Forks and
at nearby East Grand Forks,
Minn. Observers estimated that
the Red river, affected by the
Red Lake river flood, rose about
a half-inch an hour after hitting
a 43.24 foot stage' last night.
The Red Cross estimated that
FBI Probes
Of Atomic
Berkeley, Cal., Apr. 24 (U.R)
Scores of FBI agents dug into the
wreckage of a two-story frame
building in the heart of the
University of California's super
secret atomic energy plant today
in an effort to find the cause of
a fire that threatened to destroy
Irrcplacable research documents
and priceless atom-smashing
machines.
FBI Agents Silent
Federal agents were tight-lipped
and refused to talk about the
possibility of sabotage. The only
public statement the FBI made
was a terse announcement say
ing "We are attempting to deter
mine all of the facts in the case.
DC-4 Gives Preview
Of Regular Flights
More than 130 Rogue valley
residents were guests of United
airlines yesterday aboard a
Douglas DC-4 United Mainliner
on three courtesy flight over the
Cascade mountain area north and
cast of here.
Beginning next Sunday, Unit
ed will inaugurate regular serv
ice north and south from Med
ford with the four-motored ships
and the three courtesy flights
offered yesterday were designed
to acquaint potential air travel
ers in this area with the new
facilities that will be available
here for the first time.
Arrangements for the flight
were made by Walter Carson,
Unltcd's station manager in Med
ford. Incident As
Is Doubted
fact, I don't think the Russians
ever want war if they can reach
their objective by other means.
"Of course, if they have illus
ions that they could be success
ful by provoking a war, they
would find a way of starting it
and placing the onus for it on us.
"But 1 don't think they have
such illusions at this time."
Lattimora Guilt Doubtad
Questioned about his knowl
edge of Owen Lattimorc, who
figures in Soviet py charges by
U. S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, (Ft.,
Wis.), Zacharias said he doubted
that the former state depart
ment adviser was subversive.
He said he had a slight ac
quaintance with Lattimnre when
th elattcr served with the office
of war information.
"I have read his writings and
find nothing prejudicial in
them," Zacharias added. "My
impression is that he has at
torn pod to become the number
one sinologist -expert on China
but nothing ele."
Tribune
1950
NO. 28
ASK
rough Gap
Inundated
more than 5,000 families had
suffered in the floods which
poured over the table-like low
lands of the Red River of the
North and its tributaries.
Flood effects extended into
Canada, where 30 persons got
out of their homes at Emerson
in southern Manitoba and resi
dents of a half-dozen other
towns kept a 24-hour watch on
the rising water. Highways were
closed between Winnipeg and
Emerson by floods.
Wreckage
Building
The fire raged for mora than
an hour and a half and destroyed
t he administration building,
which contained engineering and
research offices. Nearby con
crete structures, housing the
cyclotrons, betatrons and other
atom-smashers, escaped damage.
Fire precautions at the labor
atory are extremely rigid since
the project is located high on the
Berkeley hills behind the uni
versity campus and fire-fighting
resources are limited. Water
pressure atop the hill is low and
there are few mains available.
Loss "Very Serious"
Rexford A. Barton, manager
of the atomic laboratory, said
the loss was "very serious." But,
he said, he did not think the fire
destroyed any irreplacable docu
ments. So complete were security
measures ordered by the FBI and
atomic energy commission offic
ials that Berkeley firemen who
helped control the blaze were or
dered not to speak to newspaper
men. The fire broke out at 10:25
p.m. (PST) in building eight, one
of a dozen in the atmic project
area.
The Dalles Autoist
Killed in Accident
Salem, Ore., Apr. 24 (U.R)
Kenneth C. Borders, The Dalles,
Ore., was killed Sunday in a two
car crash which hurled him be
neath the wheels of a third on
Pacific highway 15 miles south
of here.
State police said Borders' car
sideswippd one driven by Frank
Hustcd of Salem and the Impact
threw him Into the path of a
northbound auto driven by Theo
dore H. Bccman Sr., of Portland.
Medical Service Units
Training Session Topic
A training meeting for the
8310th logistical division at
8 p. m. today will cover the staff
principles involved in the selec
tion and functioning of medical
service units in the theater of
operations, according to Maj.
Walter Fingcrhut. ORC Instruct
or here.
The instruction learn is com
posed of Mndford's city engineer,
Capl. Edward N. McKlnstry of
the medical sanitary corps re
serve, and Cnpt. William F.
Kennedy Jr., mathematics and
science teacher at the Gold Hill
high school.
Lt. Col. Walter W. Abbey and
Maj. Gregory H. Swick. from
the office of the senior army In
structor, Portland, will attend the
meeting to inspect the status of
training of Mcdford's logistical
division. Colonel Abbey, a for
mer Medford resident, for many
years operated the Nash automo
bile agency in town, leaving to
report for active duly shortly
before Pearl Harbor,
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43 Stales Hit
By Union Action
As Deadline Nears
General Walkout
Scheduled Tuesday
New York, Apr. 24 (U.P.V
Western Electric installation
workers walked off their jobs in
43 states today, but refrained
from disrupting telephone serv
ice by picketing exchanges.
Federal mediators pushed con
ferences between management
and labor, hoping still to head
off an industry-wide, coast- to
coast telephone strike set for
midnight Tuesday when Presi
dent Truman's 60-day truce ex
pires. They acknowledged that
the outlook was bad.
11.000 Laave Jobs
United Press survey showed
that the 11,000-man membership
of division 6, representing the
installers, of the Communica
tions Workers of America (CIO)
obeyed the strike call when the
6 a.m. (local time) walkout hour
moved across the nation's time
belts.
More than 1,600 installers
were employed in New York
state, of whom 600 were assign
ed to New York City. Union of
ficials in Cleveland said none of
the 800 installation workers in
Ohio was at work. An equal
number were idle in the Illinois,
Wisconsin and northwest Indi
ana area.
Local union headquarters in
Atlanta, Ga., said 700 members
were out in nine southeastern
states.
Similar reports were received
from other cities throughout the
country, with the exception of
four New England states and
Montana. Central office instal
lations the work done by divi
sion 6 members are not nan
died by Western Elaetria
employees in those states.
Two Legs Lost as
Man Falls Under
Moving Train Here
Amputation of both legs wat
necessary, yesterday -when Ber
nard P. Kruse, 47, of 320 South
Fir street, apparently lost his
balance and fell beneath a mov
ing box car on the railway sid
ing near Medford Feed and Seed
company, city police reported.
According to the police re
port, Kruse, sleeping in the car,
was awakened as a switch engine
was coupling the car. He evi
dently tried to jump, hit the
embankment and rolled under
the car, police said.
Given Transfusions
Kruse's right leg was almost
severed above the knee and hia
left leg was badly mangled. He
also suffered a scalp cut, it was
said. Police stated that five
blood transfusions were given
Kruse at Community hospital.
Jack and Frank Morris report
ed the accident to police. It oc
curred about noon. Conger-Morris
took Kruse to the hospital
where an attending physician
said his condition was satisfac
tory today.
Kruse reportedly came here
recently from Livermore, Cal.,
and was employed as a tree
topper.
A ear onerated by Mrs. Nona
arren, Medford, and a South
ern Pacific company engine
were involved in an accident at '
the 11th street railway crossing
this morning. Both vehicles re
portedly were moving slowly
and the engine stopped within
a few feet after the impact.
Dr. Ralph Thompsen
Opens Medford Office
Dr. Ralph Thompsen today an
nounced the opening of his of
fice here for the practice of or
thopedic surgery and treatment
of fractures. He will be tempo
rarily located at 301 Fluhrer
building.
A graduate of Willamette uni
versity in 1937, Dr. Thompsen
attended the University of Ore
gon medical school beginning in
1H4II. and graduated in 1944. He
served in the medical corps dur
ing the war, practicing ortho
pedics at Madigan General hos
pital at Ft. Lewis. His experi
ence also includes work at the
University of Oregon hospital
and clinic, Emanuel hospital and
the Shriners' Hospital for Crip
pled Children, all in Portland.
Dr. Thompson is married and
the father of three daughters. He
and Mrs. Thompsen are making
their home at 2130 Capitol ave
nue. School District Vote
Today on Bond Issue
Central Point, Apr. 24 Resi
dents of consolidated school
district No. 6 are rcvoting today
on a $500,000 bond issue for new
high school construction at Cen
tral Point.
Polls at the Central Point
high school gymnasium and Gold
Hill school gymnasium will be
open until 8 p.m. The bond!
were a proved In November, but
a revote Is necessary because ot
Portland bonding attorney'! in
terpretation of law.