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4 College President, Professor Murdered by discharged Teacher Medford 45th Year. 16 Pages Top Mediator Sent Info Negotiations To Avert Walkout Deadline Set for 6 a. m. Tomorrow Washington. Apr. 2V (U.R) T h CIO Communications Workers of America today in definitely postponed the na tionwide telephone strike which had been scheduled to start at 6 a.m. tomorrow. New York, Apr. 25 (U.R) Federal Mediation Chief Cyrus S. Ching sent another of his top assistants into apparently dead locked negotiations between tele phone management and labor to day, hoping to avert a nation wide tie-up of the phone system scheduled for 6 a.m. tomorrow. Proposal Suspected He rushed Peter Seitz, general counsel of the mediation service, here from Washington perhaps with a proposal for extending President Truman's 60-day truce which expires at midnight. Some sources suggested that appoint ment of a fact-finding board might be the plan., Seitz joined Clyde M. Mills, Ching's special assistant and top aide, in the government's effort to head off a strike, that could have grave repercussions on the nation a everyday life. The issue was simple: The Communication Workers of America (CIO), representing 802.320 workers or 59.6 per cent Of the 500,230 employees of the Bell system, were demanding wage increases. The American Telephone and Telegraph com pany and its subsidiaries were saying, no. Picket Plans Made The union laid plans to picket very major exchange in 42 states, and claimed that a vast majority of the 197.910 tele phone workers who belong to in dependent unions not affiliated with the communication workers would respect the lines. Also planned in detail was a nation-wide campaign of "jam ming" which the union expected to frustrate the companies' plans to maintain a semblance of long distance service and to keep au tomatic dial exchanges running normally with supervisory em ployees. The union plan was to so overload both long distance and dial systems with calls that all would break down. Portland, Ore., Apr. 25 (U.R) Telephone workers have com pleted plans for "jamming" lo cal and long distance telephone lines in Portland in event of a strike. Dan Harris, president of CIO Equipment Installers in Ofregon, Washington and Idaho said today. Harris said his union, division No. 6, of the Communication Workers of America, will have the support of "people friendly to labor." There are 55 Install ers in Oregon, all employed by Western Electric company, Barnes Chevrolet Co. Files Incorporation Salem. Ore., Apr. 25 (U.R) Barnes Chevrolet, Inc., of Med ford. Ore., filed articles of incor poration here todav with capital ization listed at S50.000. Signing the articles were Larry B. Barnes, Lenora Barnes and E. B. Roberts. ism mm Dr. Sander Expects to Be Able to Practice By June Manchester. N.H., Apr. 25 (U.R) Dr. Hermann N. Sander said today that he expected the New Hampshire board of regis tration to allow him to resume his practice in June. For that reason, he added, he would not appeal for a court re view on the board's decision re voking his license for "morally reprehensible'' behavior in in jecting air into the veins of a dying cancer patient. The 41-vear-old physician, ac quitted last month of a murder charge, was not present at a press conference In his attorneys' of fices. His announcement was contained in a single-page typo written statement. The tut board last week re MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL MAIDEN VOTAGE The largest on her maiden voyage to pick up only one of the Great Offices Tell Plans On Observance of Daylight Saving With daylight saving time scheduled to go into effect at 2 a.m. next Sunday, confusion is mounting in regard to what of fices and services', will be avail able at what time. A number of government agencies were con tacted today in an effort to clari fy the issue but inconsistency was found to be the rule, parti cularly in the county building. The Jackson county court has announced it will remain on standard time until it is ordered by the governor to change. But with nearly all business being conducted on "fast" time, many county offices are making ar rangements to conform with the majority practice. To Make Change The district attorney's office. the county agent's office, county justice court and the production and marketing administration of fice will all move their clocks ahead. Though chaos may nrevail for a few days at least, the county clerk's office and the sheriff's office will attempt to keep an eye on two sets of clocks. In keeping with the policy of the county court, they will leave their official clocks set on stand. ard time but will open their doors an hour earlier for the convenience of their patrons who will be on saving time. Others Conform The county school superintend ent's office will conform to the time followed by the majority of the schools in the county: the county treasurer will follow the lead of the court, ignoring all the clock changing going on about him. Most federal agencies with of fices in Medford are expected to conform with the rest of the community and will observe sav ing time. Windows at the post office will be on daylight time but mail deliveries will stay on standard time due to standard time on rail schedules. The state board of control has ordered all state offices to conform to the prevailing time system in com munities where they are located and all city offices will, of course, observe the new time. voked the doctor's license but indicated it would consider a petition for a new license after two months. The statement said Dr. Sander had "decided to rely upon the implied assurance of the board with respect to his right to re sume practice In the future." It added that Dr. Sander "does not filan to take further action un ess our assumptions with respect to the implication of the board's decision prove erroneous." ". . . we believe that the ac tion of the board was wholly un justified under the law and the evidence." his statement added. It said no witnesses appeared before the board to challenge the character of Dr. Sander. (Acme Telephoto) ship ever built on fresh water, the Wilfred Sykes, leaves Lorain, Ohio, a 17,000-ton load of coal in Toledo for Chicago. She will have to crash s Lake's early season hazard spots, the Straits of Mackinac. Board of Education Accepts $26,649.47 Portland, Ore., Apr. 25 (U.R) The Oregon state board of high er education today accepted grants and gifts totaling $26, 649.47, renamed two agricultural experiment- projects - and ap proved personnel cnanges. The University of Oregon Med ical school at Portland received the lion's share of the gifts. The board accepted $14,045 for med ical school work. Grants for Cancer Work The University of Oregon re ceived $4,838.47. Oregon State college $6,956, Eastern Oregon College of Education $810. Three of the grants were from the American Cancer society for researcn projects at Oregon State college and the medical school. A grant-in-aid of $3,996 to the zoology department at OSC was one of these while grants totaling $8,000 were ac cepted from the foundation for the medical school. Among its gifts the Univer- Log Scaling Bureau Set for Discussion Formation of a log scaling and grading bureau for southern Oregon will be discussed at a meeting of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm as sociation next Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Grants Pass Coun try club, according to Lewis L. Simpson, secretary-manager of the group. C. W. Kline, logging engineer for the Harbor Plywood corpo ration, and Howard Haughcn will tell of advantages of such an organization. A similar one has been started in the Roseburg area, and there has been talk of such a service being operated In the Medford and Grants Pass area. Industry leaders have pointed out that the formation of such a bureau could have far reaching effects on log prices. Principal speaker at the meet ing with be Chet Irving of the mousiria neiaiions " mittee. He will report on labor relations in the industry. SOC Professor Named To Head Fraternity Ashland, Apr. 25 Prof. Elliott MacCracken of the Southern Ore gon college mathematics depart ment was elected state president of Theta Delta Phi. men's honor ary scholastic society, when the group met on the SOC campus here last week-end. Seventy-five members from all parts of the state attended. Dr. Ray Hawk of the Lincoln Laboratory school was principal speaker at an evening dinner meeting. He discussed modern education trends. Other state officers elected In cluded Joseph Hall, curriculum specialist with the state depart ment ol education, secretary, and Roy Lieuallen. registrar at Ore gon College of Education, Mon- moutn, ireaiurei, Tribune 25, 1950 NO. 29 sity of Oregon counted a $1,000 scholarship from the University of Oregon Dads' club to the Don ald M. Erb scholarship fund. A gift of $2,327.47 from the w! K. Kellogg foundation was accept ed by the dental school for the post-graduate dental education program. An additional $2,210 wat pre sented to OSC for Dr. Vernon H. Cheldelin's research project on pantothenic acid. Four $90 fresh man tuition scholarships were received Dy eastern Uregon College of Education from the California-Pacific Utilities com pany of Baker, Ore. Projects Renamed The board approved renaming two projects of the school of ag riculture and experiment station in honm- of deceased staff mem bers. Hereafter the Granger farm will be the George Hyslop farm, in memory of the late Prof. George Hyslop, and the Milhollen farm will be the Lewis Brown horticultural station. similarly honoring two late OSC professors. The board also granted the University of Oregon an addi tional $1,500 for soil tests in connection with the stadium and athletic fields. Personnel changes for the uni versity, the state college and the medical school received board approval. . Legion To Honor Past Commanders of Post Past commanders of Post 15. American Legion, will be hon ored tomorrow night at the regu lar post meeting at the armory. Past Commander Cole Holmes will occupy the commander's chair and will be in charge of the meeting. Past adjutant Earl Bigalow will be acting adjutant. There will be a social hour from 7 to 8 p.m. with Jack Peters in charge. Special membership cards and the annual gold and silver mem bership stars will be presented by Holmes. the auxiliary will also hold a business meeting at the armory Wednesday night to hear a talk on child welfare bv Miss Helen Busenbark, assistant juvenile of ficer for Jackson county. A special entertainment pro gram, arranged by Roy Stoy, will be presented in the auxiliary room after the business" meet ings. Lunch will be served by the auxiliary. 28 Degree Temperature Brings Light Smudging Temperatures hovOred around 28 degrees in the coldest spots last night making light, scattered smudging necessary in some val ley orchards. Firing was much lighter than the night before and Medford. which absorbed the bulk of the soot and smoke Mon day morning, was covered with only a thin blanket of the black stuff this morning. The prospect for tonight is for cooler temperatures and many smudge pots may be glowing be fore the night is over. Smudging probably will last until the middle of May, if the season is normal. McCarthy Excluded From Meeting of Senate Committee Lattimore Also Said 'Excluded' Washington, Apr. 25 (U.R) &en. Joseph r. McCarthy, (it., Wis.), angrily charged that sen ate investigators todav "exclud ed" him from a closed session at which his own witness gave secret evidence on charges that Owen Lattimore is a communist spy. McCarthy's witness is Louis F. Budenz, former c o m m u n ist editor. McCarthy, who has made the charges against Lattimore, said a senate foreign relations sub committee also "excluded Lat timore. Originally Invited Both McCarthy and Lattimore originally had been invited to the closed session. After stalking out of the hear ing room, McCarthy promised a statement "in 30 minutes." But at the appointed time, McCarthy told reporters "It is taking some time because I cannot think of the proper swear words." The closed committee session was called to hear Budenz elab orate on his previous public tes timony that his onetime fellow communists considered Latti more under their discipline. McCarthy said he and Latti more were excluded from the hearing before Budenz began his testimony. Shortly before 1 p.m.. McCar thy appeared outside the com mittee room, rapped on the door and handed Sen. Bourke B. Hick enlooper, (R., Ia.), an envelope with the explanation that "it's damned important." He refused to tell reporters what it con tained. Senator Too Busy Asked why he had cancelled his statement, McCarthy said he was too busy but might have one later this afternoon, depend ing on what came out of the committee. McCarthy said Lattimore was to receive a transcript of the Budenz testimony. Asked wheth er he was to be accorded the same privilege, he replied: I didn t ask them thai. Atomic Powered Submarine Asked 1 WashIngtoh;"Aor. :2S(U.R) Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, , chief of naval operations, asked con gressional authority today to day to build four new-type sub marines including one powered by atomic energy. The atomic-driven submarine will cost $40 million, Sherman told the house armed services committee. He said three other experimen tal types will be built at a com bined cost of $50 million. The radical new submarines would be part of a $335 million building and conversion pro gram for which Sherman said he will ask funds in the budget for fiscal 1952. "I would be happy to start work on every item in this bill tomorrow," Sherman said. Golf Course Lessees Arrive in Ashland Ashland, Apr. 25 Merle Rus- ..I nr,A Al William Mnntehelln Cal who have signed a lease with the city of Ashland to oper ate the municipal golf course, ar rived here yesterday. They have formed tentative plans for pre liminary cleaning up m u course. . , , wiiiiam wilt art n instruct or when the course is in opera tion. First steps In preparauu of the course will be piping wat ., f irriontinn nf the fairways, and sowing of the greens, ac- cordlng to nusseu. im . -consists of 87 acres and nine holes. , .. Consic'erable interest course has been shown in both Medford and Ashland. CroD of Croquet Balls Prospect at Creswell ' - . ni .1101 Eugene, ore.. Apr. "''TT mi.- r-. . . Docialar-niinrd SSld Sunday that Mr. and Mrs. How ard Wright of Creswell have croquet ball that has Put?d roots ana tney are their yard. CONCERT TONIGHT The "On to tugene i-u.... . i uinv, crhnnl music students, to raise funds for a trip to the state music comesv in .u l -u ... II ha held gene nexv muiim, - , at 8 p.m. today In the high school auditorium. SPEAKER SLATED A...,l n.mn Dalror .ttomeV nuimi wuiiii, fcF..... ---- - .lot. ..n.lnr i irhedu ed to address Medford Kiwanians at noon Wednesday at rtogue vm lnv Cnuntrv club. He Is a can didate for the state supreme court. WEATHER roHKCAST: p.rily cloudy l nl.ht an WtSncidtr. CooUr tanl'M. Ttml. Hlfhrit Ycittrd.jr " Lewfft this Marnlnf li R? oad Strike N, jOtiations to Resume Thursday Chicago, Apr. 25 U.R) Gov. eminent mediators disclosed to day that they would resume ne gotiations in Chicago Thursday in an attempt to avert a crip pling strike. Francis A. O'Neill Jr., chair man of the national railway me diation Doard. and the other two Doard members leave Washing- ton tomorrow night to meet with railroad representatives and of ficers of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen and Engine- men. The brotherhood called a Hall Million Dollar Bonding Revole OK's High School Central Point, Apr. 25 By a smaller vole but wider margin than in the first election last November, patrons of consolidat ed school district No. 6 yester day reaffirmed a $500,000 bond issue for construction of a new high school here. Yesterday's vote was 308 yes to 61 no compared to 314 yes and 131 no in November. The revote was 213 yes to 14 no at the Central Point polls and 95 yes to 47 no at the Gold Hill polls. The reaffirmation election was held to satisfy a Portland bond ing attorney who questioned the legality of the first bond elec tion. School Superintendent H. P. Jewctt said today that the dist rict is advertising its bond sale for bids to be opened on May 15. Offers for constructing the school will be opened shortly after that, he said. Advertising for this work may be published next week. Judges in the high school nam ing contest will be called togeth er soon to study entries. Dead line ior suDmission oi name sug gestions by students was some time ago. The new hish school will be erected on a 30 acre site just north of Central Point on high way 99. A school accommodating 400 students is planned. The structure. will serve the former smaller districts of Central Point, Gold Hill, Tolo, Willow Springs, Tame Rock and Agaie. Kidnaped Negro Baby Located in New York New York. Apr. 25 (U.R) A 32-day old baby kidnaped from its hospital incubator when it was only nine days old was found today, alive and well in an Improvised incubator in a hotel linen closet. Mrs. Evelyn Jane Jordan, 18. a Neero chambermaid, confes sed she stole the baby because she had not been able to adopt a child after losing twins in a miscarriage. Held on kidnaping charges, Mrs. Jordan told police she sneaked into a Bronx hospital on March 30 and snatched two pound, 11 ounce Chaneta Hold en from its incubator where it had lived since its birth. Police said Mrs. Jordan had taken "good care' of the baby which was returned to Lincoln hospital where it was identified by its parents, a young Negro couple, Mr. ana ivirs. minium Holdcn. Vessels Idled in Port of Antwerp Antwerp. Belgium, Apr. 25 (U.R) Striking dock workers bat tled police today in a violent prelude to the expected arrival this week of Belgium's first ship ment of American arms under the Atlantic pact. Refusal of 10,000 longshore men to work idled at least 109 ships in Antwerp, Belgium's big gest port. Motorized police arrested 13 alleged communist agitators, in cluding Frans Vandcn Branden, communist member of parlia ment and leader of the long shoremen's action committee. A number of police and strikers reported minor injuries. The battle flared a few hours after dockers went on strike. A milling mob of strikers fought through s three-mile long cor don of 500 gendarmes and at tacked non-strikers on the docks. Government officials called the strike "subversive." Camp Employees To Be Reinstated Camp White, Apr. 25 Paul Hatton, manager of the veterans administration veterans domicil iary center here, reported today that he has received instructions from Washington to replace 12 medical employees who were discharged recently in an econ omy move. The wire from VA headquar ters arrived yesterday, Hatton said, and specified the reemploy ment only of medical personnel who bad been released. strike, originally scheduled to begin at 6 a. m. tomorrow, against seven railroads, but agreed last night to postpone the walkout two weeks so the me diation board could make an other attempt at a peaceful set tlement. The new deadline was set for 8 a. m. May 10. The powerful railway union called the strike to enforce its demands for a second fireman in multiple-unit dicscl locomo tives. Railroads were expected to notify the national railway medi ation board today that they had accepted an invitation for new negotiations here with the Broth erhood of Firemen and Engine men. Represents Public Brotherhood President David B. Robertson said the union agreed to the board's "urgent" request lor me delay because "the board is the highest tri bunal dealing with matters of this kind: it is supposed to rep resent the public interest. It appeared likely that Board Chairman Francis A. O'Neill would come here personally to attempt to mediate a settlement. Timber Sold to Three Mills by Forest Service ' Ashland, Apr. 25 Three tracts of forest service timber were sold at an oral auction here yes terday for a total price of $36, 517. The first stand, located in the Dead wood area, was purchased by the White Fir Lumber com oany. Ashland, at a bid price of $9.75 per thousand board feet for douglas fir and $5.50 per thousand for white fir. About 2,200.000 board feet of timber was involved, and the total bid price was $16,470 compared to an appraised value of $10,150. A total of 12 bids was entered by White Fir, Fir Milling and Plan ing, Magnolia and Pine Moun tain companies. Nine Bids There were nine bids on the second tract of 1,200.000 board feet, located near the Moon Prairie guard station. Successful bid was by Magnolia, with offers of $6.85 per thousand for doug las fir. $3.25 for shasta red fir. $1.50 for while fir and $14.75 for ponderosa pine. Total bid was $6,365 while appraised price was $6,059. Other bidder was Lum ber Mills. Beagle Lumber company was high bidder on the third tract of 2,540,000 board feet near Spout Springs. Total bid was almost double the appraised price, $13, 682 compared to $7,812. Individ ual prices were $5.60 per thou sand for douglas fir, $2 for in cense cedar, $5 for white fir and $14.80 for ponderosa pine. A to tal of nine bids was entered by ucagie, Magnolia. Alley Broth ers and Pine Mountain com panies. Policeman Ki By Chicago Bandits Chicago, Apr. 25 (U.R) A veteran patrolman, the father of live children, was killed early today in a gun battle with four drug-crazed bandits but the sin gle shot he fired critically wounded one of his murders. Patrolman William B. Mur phy, 52, who had been with the force for 25 years, engaged the holdup men singlehandcdly while off duty. The bandits Bhot Murphy six times. Murphy Interrupted the ban dits, all Negroes, as they held up a combination liquor store and tavern across the street from his home on the south side. The officer fired only one shot before the gunmen felled him with three slugs in his body. Then the gunmen beat, kicked and Jumped on his prostrate body. Before fleeing the tavern, they also pumped three more bullets into him. Actor Sunny Tufts Booked On Charge of Drunkenness Los Angeles, Apr. 25 IUR) Actor Sonny funs was walking carefully down a white traffic line in me middle nt a street with three companions early to day and police promptly booked him on a drunk charge. I could do a handspring on those double white lines," the husky, Boston-born actor pro tested. "What does that do to you? Do you get a couple of bucks for every man you put in Jail?" Companion Booked Officers Harrison Halley and Emmett A. Bruen said Tufts was staggering and antagonistic. A companion, Weston Harrv Eld ridge, 48, also was booked on a drunk count while the two oth ers with them were released. Eldrldge, Tufts former press agent, said they took along Eld- r ulac s educated Persian cat. Duke, film performer, ai they Faculty Member Commits Suicide; Posse Finds Body Teacher Embittered Over Lost of Job Peru, Neb., Apr. 25 (U.R) A psychology professor who had lost his job walked calmly into the administration building of Peru State college today, shot to death the president and the head of the education department, then went home and killed himself. County Attornev Fred C. KIm. chel said that Dr. Barney Baker, 54, apparently embittered over losing his job as head of the psychology department after 24 years on the faculty, shot and killed Dr. William Nicholas, 51, college presiedent, and Dr. Paul Maxwell of the education de partment. Pone Finds Body Baker then returned to hl own office before going home. wnere a nastily organized posse found his body. He had neatly typed a suicide note in advance, instructing a friend to arrange for nis funeral, and at the bot tom he had scrawled hastilv with a pencil: "Willie (the college president) tried to fire the wrong person." Classes were in nroeress when the shots rang out, and the 400 students were dismissed a few minutes later. Among them was one of Maxwell's two sons, Paul. Associates said Baker gave no hin that his dismissal was prey ing on his mind. Even to the last few minutes he didn't appear to be acting in any abnormal manner," said Dean R. A. Quelle. Murderer Waited Thus, when Baker called at Nicholas' office this morning and sat In a waiting room with two telephone repairmen, Miss uorotny bteparo, Nicholas sec retary, thought nothing of it. But she said he Insisted on "going in." Finally he walked calmly Into Nicholas' office, she said. A minute later she heard five shots and Baker walked out with a gun in his hand. Then, he walked downstairs to Maxwell's office, spoke to his secretary, Mrs. Mary Smith, and went in and shot Maxwell, who was his superior in the education department. Authorities said both Nicholas and Maxwell were shot at their desks and apparently were tak en "completely by surprise." Faculty members said Baker . had been dismissed, effective at the end of the eurrent schrXM year, in a reorganisation pro gram at the college. '-' Near-Blizzard Rages In Flooded Region Grand Forks. N. D.. Apr. 25 A near blizzard lashed the flood ed Red River valley today and aanea to me misery oi iiooa victims. . '....' Riding on high winds, the late spring storm dumped snow on si widespread area of North Da kota and Minnesota already reel ing under the worst floods of the century. U. S. weather forecasters said up to six inches of snow might accumulate before the storm ended, and river observers said the snowfall would clog rivers already overburdened by the run-off from the winter's melt ing snowpack. The Red cross said almost 6.500 families were affected by floods In the two states, and more than 1,000 persons were driven from their homes in southern Manitoba. Soviet Mine Sweeper Chases Swedish Ship Stockholm. Sweden. Apr. 25 U.R) The captain of a Swedish fishing trawler reported today that a Soviet mine sweeper chas ed his vessel from a point off the Polish coast into Swedish terri torial waters. The skinner was Caot. Alrik Johansson of the trawler Larex. The craft was seized and held for a time by the Russians a few months ago. Swedish authorities ordered an immediate Investigation. Johansson said he encountered the mine sweeper while he was fishing for salmon In the Baltic about 24 nautical miles off the Polish coast. started out to "hann one on." "We had lots of fun," Eld ridge said. "On Central avenue. Sonny was even leading the or chestra. I guess we spent $3,000. I've got tabs all over town." A bail bondsman put up $20 each to release them from Jail. Officers' Jobs Threatened "In what way, how am t drunk." Tufts asked the police men as he was told to stop over to a curb and allow traffic to proceed. The officers said he profanely threatened to "get" their Jobs for Interfering with him. The arresting officers said they were cruising in a police car on Central avenue near 32nd street when they saw Sonny and his companions tight-rope walk ing the white traffic line. Tufts was boisterous and he and Eld rldge were booked because of the belligerency, police said.
