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7 nn nnr nn n n r Aim c coo1 N n Medford 45th Year. 26 Pages Primary Elections Slated This Week; Talt Not Opposed Truman, Ohio Solon, Pepper Star in Fight Washington, Apr. 29 (U.R) President Truman, Sen. Robert A. Taft and Sen. Claude Pepper star this week in primary elec tions in three states with Taft sitting pretty because he can't 'lose this one. f The senator is unopposed for republican renomination in Tuesday's Ohio primary. Seven democrats are contesting for the privilege of opposing him next November for the United States senate. Democrats Race Senate Auditor Joseph T. Fer guson and Mayor Michael V. IJisalle, toledo, appear to te leading the democratic pack. Taft has prepared and cam paigned carefully for the 1950 election but his target has been November throughout because of the certainty that the repub lican nomination was his for the taking. Six years ago Taft was re elected to the senate by a skim py 72.000 votes out of nearly 3.uuu.uuu cast, mis snow ot weakness at the polls convinced millions of Republicans that Taft lacked vote appeal. The other primaries Tuesday are in Alabama. Florida and In diana. President Truman has a big stake in Alabama and Flor ida pollings. There is no Indi ana contest of national signifi cance. Alabama Big Test Alabama will elect a state democratic executive committee Tuesday in addition to nominat ing candidates for federal and state office. Anti-Truman demo crats won control of the execu tive committee by vote of the people in 1948 and Mr. Truman was barred from the Alabama ballot. The state cast its elec toral votes for J. Strom Thur mond, states rights candidate. Tuesday's committee contest is to determine whether states rights or Truman democrat forces control Alabama's party machinery. If states rights com mitteemen win Mr. Truman sure ly can expect no help in 1952 from Alabama. Mr. Truman's prestige is back ing the campaign of Sen. Claude Pepper, of Florida, for demo cratic renomination. Three Girls, Youth Forensic Champions Kenosha, Wis., Apr. 29 U.R Three girls and a boy walked away with the National Forensic league championships here Sat urday night. Virginia Landwehr, Elgin, 111., became the first girl to win the extemporaneous speaking con test; Grant Barnes, San Fran cisco, Calif., took honors in original oratory; Kathryn Bow ser. Springfield, O., won the radio speaking division; and Sandra Lee Kitchen. Bluefield, W. Va. won the poetry reading contest. Runners up tn Barnes were Wesley Johnson. North Phoenix, Ariz., Carol McKuen, Nashville, Tenn., Bob Slavens. Davenport, la., and Ben Porad, Miami Beach, Fla. Most of State Turns Clock Ahead to DST By United Prtu There will be some dissenters east of the Cascade mountains, but elsewhere the cities and towns of the Pacific northwest will move their clocks ahead one hour Sunday morning to "gain" daylight during spring and sum mer months. Daylight saving time was op tional in Oregon and Washington again this year, but most of the major cities of the two states de cided to follow the lead of Cali fornia and Nevada. The province of British Columbia also will be on fast time. Contempt Action Asked Against Earl Browder Washington, Apr. 29 U,R A senate sub-committee investi gating charges of communism in the state department today or dered contempt actions against Earl Browder and Frederick Vanderbilt Field for refusing to answer certain questions under oath. Browder is the deposed boss of the American communist par ty. Field has been described as a financial "angel'' for commun ist causes. YREKA MAN ELECTED Yreka. Cal., Apr. 23 .U.R) Ernest T. Johnson. Yreka, was elected president of the Califor nia County Recorders' associa tion at conclusion of the group's 39th annual conference today. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL Telephone Installers Picket Lines Monday New York. Apr. 29 U.R Western Electric telephone equipment installers announced Saturday night they would set up picket lines around key tele phone exchanges Monday and the government moved immedi ately to prevent a nationwide telephone strike. The installers, members of Division 6 of The Communica tions Workers of America, announced their intention to establish picket lines in 43 states after negotiations with the com pany broke down over wage issues. Observe Picket Lines Joseph Beirne, international president of the CWA, has said: "It is our irrevocable policy to observe picket lines." Henry M a y e r, attorney for Division 6. said he had been in contact with international head quarters today and expected the 320,000 CWA members to re spect the picket lines. Clyde Mills, chief assistant to Federal Mediation Chief Cyrus Cyrus Ching, asked Division 6 Medford Sees 'Flying Saucer Green Streak The phantom "flying saucer' has finally made its way to Med ford. At least, the illusion of it hovered near Medford for sev eral minutes last week, accord ing to reports. The "saucer" was described as being "bright and shiny and about half the size of the moon, was said to have traveled stead ily northward at a low altitude. Those sighting the object did not believe it was a real flying Acheson, Marshall Say Laftimore Not Policy 'Architect' Washington, Apr. 29 (U.R)- Three former secretaries of state and the present secretary, Dean Acheson, said today that Owen Lattimore was not the architect of U. S. policy for China and the far east. The former secretaries, who took issue with the charges made by Sen. Joseph R. McCar thy, are Gen. George C. Mar shall, Cordell Hull, and James F. Byrnes. Marshall said McCarthy's charges against the state depart ment lend assistance to the pow ers that would destroy us." All four took direct issue with McCarthy's statement that Latti more. a far eastern expert and professor at Johns Hopkins uni versity, Baltimore, is tne prin cipal architect of our far east ern policy." The Wisconsin republican has charged that Lattimore is a com munist and a Russian spy. Unidentified Planes Engage in Gun Fight Trento. Italy. Apr. 29 (U.R) A police chief said today three uniricntifed planes encaged in a machinegun fight over the Alpine village of Ruffre, near the Aus trian border. Maj. B. Tornello, head of the Trento carabinieri (federal po lice) headquarters, said the planes appeared over the village at an altitude of about 15.000 feet "and fired at each other." "Shells carrying the inscrip tion PM43 were found by our investigators in the streets and on rooftops. None of the vil lagers was injured," Tornello said. (An American spokesman In Vienna said no United States planes could possibly have been involved in the reported dog fight because no fighter planes were stationed in Austria. Aus trian officials said they knew nothing of the incident.) Belgian Parliament Out; Election Dated Brussels. Apr. 29 (U.R) Prince Regent Charles dissolved the Belgian parliament today and ordered a general election June 4. This will be the third attempt in less than a year to decide whether King Leopold III shall , return to his throne after five years of exile. Tiny Belgium is almost hopelessly split on the I royal question. Equipment to Set Up union officials to "stand by in hopes the government people would find a solution to this particular problem.' Intervention Asked Thomas R. Steutel, federal mediator who has been meeting with Western Electric and union officials, said he would ask for immediate government interven tion to prevent the union from setting up its picket lines. In Washington a spokesman for the communications workers union would not say whether other union members would re- SDect the installers picket lines, Asked whether picket lines would be respected, he reminded reporters that Union President Joseph A. Beirne directed that there be no picket lines when the threatened nationwide strike was called off last Tuesday. Paul M. Williams, strike direc tor for the installers, said in Chicago that if other CWA mem bers "are union-minded people, they will refuse to cross picket lines whether their union leaders tell them to or not." saucer, however. They were among on-lookers at the Harold H. Brown residence fire on Old Stage road Sunday. They be lieved it to be a olane which they saw through high-billowing smoke from the fire. An eerie blue-green streak that sped over Medford about 9:15 p. m Friday mystified Clyde Wilson. Delta Waters road, he reported yesterday. He said the .streak appeared over Medford about one-half mile above the town. Wilson es timated that it was about 20 feel long and perhaps a foot wide. He spotted the weird light through a kitchen window watched it a few seconds then looked out the door but could not see it again. There was no noise, Wilson said. One or two third hand reports were heard yesterday also con cerning the mysterious light. It was speculated by some people that Wilson might have seen the exhaust of a jet propelled plane but a check with air force flight service indicated no plane of that type in the area at that time. Mixed Pear Crop in Prospect, Group Says The Pacific coast winter pear committee meeting in Portland Fridav forecast a mixed pear crop for the 1950 growing season. In California, crops probably will be good to excellent, the committee said, but are highly uncertain in the northwest be cause of considerable winter damage in the Hood River and Yakima districts. ' The pear committee said that indications pointed to a good crop in the Medford district, but growers were warned that there is still a possibility of frost damase. and it was pointed out that orchard heating or smudg ing has been necessary several times. California fruit may be shipped to the northwest from California for processing because of the over-all light fruit crop prospects in the northwest, it was indicated. Americans Evacuated From Tientsin, China San Francisco. Apr. 29 0J.R The American President Liner General Gordon departed from the port of Tientsin tonight bound for Hong Kong with 154 Americans and 546 other per sons aboard in the last major evacuation of westerners from Communist China. The ship's sailing was report ed by the President Lines head office here. A spokesman said the company had been advised by radio that the repatriation ship left Taku Bar. off Tientsin. at 10 a.m. Sunday. (Tientsin time) 6 p. m. Saturday, PST. Ski Conditions Rain last night and poor skiing today were predictions late yeiterday for Crater Lake National park. It was expect ed that mow surface would be icy early in the morning but wet after warmed by the sun. The lunch counter will oper ate today. The commercial ski tow U out (or the season. Tribune 30, 1950 NO. 33 Grand Jury Reports Shocking Evidence K. C. Law Violation County Prosecutor Fires His Assistant Kansas City. Mo., Apr. 29 (U.R) The federal grand jury which has been investigating underworld activities here at the instigation of President Tru man today reported "shocking" evidence of state law violations and corruption in public office. The c 9 u n t y prosecutor an nounced tonight he would re quest a county jury be impan eled immediately. Henry H. Fox Jr., Jackson county prosecutor, said also he had fired Sam Hayden, an as sistant prosecutor, who was list ed in the grand jury report .as a "partner" in a gambling house here prior to 1948. Fox set 7 p. m. as a deadline for Hayden to resign. When Hayden failed to act, Fox fired him. The grand jury reported that it was helped along considerably in it inquiry by one of the so called "tough men" of the local underworld, slain Charles Gar gotta. The 49-year-old hoodlum, long known as an underworld "enforcer," was shot to death along with Charles Binaggio, north end democratic boss and gambler, April 5. Gargotta feared the federal government. He "sang" when questioned. Good Illustration The jury remarked that it was the "most striking illustration of salutary awe and respect for the federal government" to lis ten as Gargotta became the first witness to "violate the code of the underworld by disclos ing the names of his partners and associates in the race horse wire news and gambling enter prises." Having uncovered numerous instances of state law violations. the jury reported it was making its interim presentment in the hope that its information would be made available to county au- inoriues, upun prupur u-iiumi, so that this "blight upon our community may be extermin ated." Millions Americans In Loyalty Parades Chicaco. Anr. 29 (U.R) Mil lions of Americans watcned and marched in "Loyalty day" par ades todav held to counteract any May day demonstrations by left-winccrs. Mav dav traditionally has been a day ot ceiepration ana display by radical groups, in Russia it is a holiday and com munist leaders make jingoistic speeches. But the veterans ot foreign Wars decided that "loyal" Amer icans should celebrate too and VFW officials said the parades today and tomorrow will more than offset any demonstrations the reds attempt. Governors of 40 states and Alaska and Hawaii issued Loyal ty day proclamations and at New York an estimated 100,000 per sons marched down 5th avenue. About 30,000 marched at Chit-ago, including 1,000 firemen, 1,000 reserve army officers and members of 15 brass bands. Marines in Command As War Games Held Camp Lcjcune, N. C, Apr. 29 U. S. marines entrenched themselves on the "island of San Lejeune in operation cross over" today hoping to prove thBt amphibious assaults are not outmoded. Some 6.000 combat-hardened marines who swarmed onto the beach on amphibian tractors ex panded their beachhead to com plete the first phase of the war games operation. A navy pilot became the first casualty of operation crossover when his F8F bearcat plane collided with a marine corsair and plunged to earth. The ma rine plane was damaged by its pilot was not seriously hurt. The name of the navy pilot was withheld until next of kin could be notified. Maj. Gen. Franklin A. Hart, commander of the assault forces of the operation, disagreed with a statement of General of the Army Omar Bradley that the atomic bomb has outmoded am phibious operations. COMMIE PARTY OUTLAWED Panama, Republic of Panama, Apr. 39 (U.R) An executive resolution today outlawed the communist party as the "abso lute negation of all democracy, contrary to Christian civilization and a menace to all democratic regimes,'' grr rO'sSi (V O&W survived. Jet Fighter Plane Crashes Landing . At Airport Here One of a flight of five F-86 "Sabre" jet fighter planes under shot the runway, tore off its landing gear and skidded to a stop about a thousand yards away, at the Medford airport yesterday afternoon. The pilot, Lt. B. E. Gibson, was uninjured, and walked away from the crash. The crash occurred at 3:55 p.m., and the plane which crashed was the third to land. The other two are still at the field. The last two in the flight, which was understood to be from McClellan air force base in California, were forced to return to the airstrip at Montague, Cal., because the crashed jet blocked the runway. The two jets had only a small supply of fuel left, but made it safely to the nor thern California field. Crowd Assembles An estimated 3,000 people were at the airport Saturday afternoon; as spectators came out to see the jets land, and to see the crashed plane. The latter was resisting efforts of air force men to drag it from the runway late in the afternoon. The airport was a swarm of activity due to the crash and because of other planes. Six navy F6F fighters landed here, and one of them blew out a tire as it landed. They were flown by. navy reservists from Los Angeles en route to Seattle. In addition, two F4U marine corps fighters landed here to spend the night. A C-46 Curtis "Commando" of the Oregon air reserve, landed and departed during the afternoon and two, navy personnel transport planes also came in. Normal civilian and commercial transport traffic continued unabated during the day. Three other jet F-86's arrived from .the south later in the after noon, and landed after the crashed plane had been removed from the runway. Cigarette Excise Tax Reduction Foreseen Washington, Apr. 29 (U.R) House tax writers said tonight the excise levy on the cheaper brands of cigarettes may be re duced. The house ways and means committee, which has already tentatively agreed to cut federal excise taxes on some items $987,000,000 a year, prolably will get around the cigaret tax next week. Cigarette taxes now are seven cents a pack on all brands, re gardless of nricc. The proposal before the committee is to re duce by two cents the lax on brands selling for 12 cents a package or less. This would enable retailers to sell the so-called economy brands a nickel cheaper than they sell the standard brands, it was said. Rubble Marks Tornado Swept Oklahoma Town Hoidenvillc. Okla., Apr. 29 (U.Ri Rubble and road blocks, clay-after signs of disaster,, to day marked this city ripped open by a hell-bent tornado. Five Holdcnville residents were dead, along with seven other persons accounted for by a series of twisters that bounced across Oklahoma and west Texas last night. Twenty-two victims still lay in hospitals here, four critically hurt. WEATHER roftKCAflT C 1 i r to nariiy cloudv today. Cloudy tonight, Pomble rain Monday. Tamp. HUlieat YMtrrfav .......- Lowe it Yesterday lt Doctors described his condition u SPORTS BULLETINS Venture. Cel.. Apr. 29 (U.R) Ventura defeated the Stock ton Ports here tonight 8 to 5 to stay at the top of the crowd ed California league ladder. Sacramento, Apr. 29 (U.R) Three Portland Beaver pitch ers gave the Sacramento Sol ons a total of four measly hit here Saturday night as Portland took a 3 to 0 Coast league shutout. Pullman, Wash., Apr. 29 (U.R) Washington State col lege defeated Oregon State col lege 84-47 in a northern divi sion track meet here today, taking eight firsts out of 15 events. Idaho Falls. Ida., Apr. 29 (U.R) Chuck Cheshire, former Medford. Ore., Nuggets infield er, was catcher for the Idaho Falls team Saturday night in its game with Billings, Mont., which is managed by a former Medford Dodger, Larry Shep ard. Idaho Falls won 9 to 1. Reno. Nev.. Apr. 29 (U.R) Sparked by the hitting of Al Bolen. the Medford Rogues defeated the Reno Silver Sox 4 to 3 in a Far West league game here Saturday night. Bolen stood out in what was otherwise a pitchers duel as he. slashed out a double and a single to drive in three runs. Winning pitcher Carl Hu eners who came in in the inning struck out seven batters and allowed ten hits . Short scorei Medford 4 80 Reno 3 10 1 Dykes. Hueners (3) and Gug lielmo; Trestler and Borich. Chrysler Walkouts Still Not Settled Chicago, Apr. 20 (U.R) Fed eral mediators drove today for a weekend settlement of the Chry sler strike. Meanwhile, a new railroad disnute arose to plague the New York area, already beset by a building service strike. Marathon negotiations in the 95-day strike by the CIO United Automobile against Chrysler Corp. were reported "in the home stretch." "Cliff dwellers" in the sky scraper apartment buildings of Manhattan's society belt faced the prospect of a "lost weekend" as hope dimmed for settlement of a strike which has tied up elevators and garbage disposal. Washington. Apr. 29 U.R) Standard Oil company (N. J.) Inst year paid its 17 officers and directors salaries and bonuses of $1,420,637. $125,000 Slated for Crater Lake Reconstruction of Crater Lake highway from Prospect to Cas cade Gorge at an estimated cost of $125,000 has been approved, it was learned definitely from the state highway commission yesterday. County Engineer Paul B. Rynning said thai state highway engineers were here this week end looking for rock quarries and indicated that they would get right to work on the project. He understood that the work would Include widening the shoulders In spots and reinfor cing parts of the road with better pavement. Economics Influence Rynning reported to Jackson County Chamber of Commerce directors Friday that economic factors involved in use of the highway by the lumber industry had apparently influenced the commission's attention to the portion of highway. The highway stretch is Impor tant to valley lumbering opera tions. Lumbermen and chamber of commerce- representatives al a recent conference with com missioners here pointed to need for improvement of the road to remove the necessity for para serious. 'Daylight Saving' Starts in Medford Area This Morning Most people are reading their morning papers todav an hour earlier than usual except those, of course, who forget to set their clocks ahead before they went to bed last night. Those who neglected to get on the daylight saving time wagon last night should take care of that detail this morning or they will be out of step with just about everyone on the west coast. Some confusion is expected as to whether clocks should go for ward or backward. They should be set ahead in other words, clocks that read 8 a.m., for ex ample, now, should be set up to 9 a.m. That is a process being follow ed by nearly every community m the stale, by most government agencies, bus lines, Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph company, California-Oregon Power com pany, Camp White domiciliary center, ' Rogue River national forest and all its field offices and services. Here is a list of some of the towns and services that have proclaimed daylight saving time: Medford. Ashland. Grants Pass. Central Point, Gold Hill, Eagle Point, Jacksonville, Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Malin, Oakland, Rogue River, Phoenix and Butte Falls. Siskiyou Area Road Improvements Asked Sacramento. Cal.. Apr. 29 (U.R) The Sacramento Valley council, California State Cham ber of Commerce, announced to day a list of highway projects It will recommend next month to the state highway commission. They included: Siskiyou county U. S. 99, Dunsmuir to Bin Canyon, four- lane divided. U. S. 99. Weed to six miles north, grade and sur face. Sign route 96, Klamath river route to Hamburg, grade and surface portions. Sign route 89, McCloud to Junction with U. S. 99, plans and survey. Capt. Crommelin To Seek U. S. Senator Position Montgomery, Ala., Apr. 29 (U.R) Capt. John Crommelin, Storm center of the recent unifi cation row, today laid aside his navy blues and embarked on Alabama's stormy political seas. He said that he would run for the U. S. senate from Alabama on an independent ticket. Highway lyzing wintertime load limit reductions. Other representa tions had been made to the com mission last winter, by wire, letter and telephone. The commission has instructed engineers to install truck scales where necessary to enforce ade quate check on log hauling overloading, with scales to be maintained permanently and at such hours as needed to control weight limits on the highway. A policy of cancelling log hauling permits after one warning for second violation of weight limit, was also adopted. Cooperation Assured It is understood that Iunmber men here have agreed to cooper ate with the commission in seeing that weight limits are observed. The commission has also auth orized reconstruction of the high way from Cave Junction to the California line to repair damage from heavy traffic and overloading.- Cost is estimated at $300,000. Grading and top dressing of the Lake o' Woods highway In Klamath county was approved as permitted by a $230,000 allowance, . . Private Airplane Overdue in Flight From Oregon Town Pilot 67 Years Old; Jordan Valley Eyed Boise. Ida.. Anr. 29 (UP) Idaho air search and rescue units went into action early tonight to search for an overdue private plane with two Portland, Ore., men ueuevect aDoara. Piloting the craft was W. T. Peters, who celebrated his 67th birthday in Portland todav. Peters is the owner of the Weld ers' Supply company of Portland. Visit Sick Relative Also aboard when the plane took off from Portland this morning was Frank Fraser. Peters was flying him to Boise to visit Fraser's father, who had been seriously ill. The plane, a maroon and yel low Navion bearing registration numbers NC4284K, apparently had lost its way while en route from John Dav. Ore. tn Rni and was now unreported and overdue, according to State Aeronautics Director Chet Moul ton. "We've got five or si nlanes out searching the area arnunH Jordan Valley," Moulton said. Assistance Asked Jordan Vallev l in Oregon, near the Idaho line. The pilot, Moulton said, had asked for assistance about 4:40 p.m., indicating he was confused as to his whereabouts. He repor ted an hour's gas supply left at the time. He made some refpr. enee Jordan Valley and the CAA station suggested he land at an airstrip there. 'But he didn't seem tn he able to find it and the CAA gave mm a neaaing oi zd degrees and told him to make for Boise," Moulton added. Weak Signals Heard "About six o'clock some weak signals were received from him and there was no evidence he was able to receive signals from tne laa. nothing more was heard after that." Moulton added that he tried to telephone Jordan Valley but iiiod infntmnfl f nnm m in tions were severed shortly be fore 6 p.m. In Portland, Mrs. Peters said her husband had been flying about five years and .was an ex tremely cautious pilot. She said' the pair planned to be Boise by noon, stay overnight, and fly to a pilots' breakfast in Pendleton, Ore., Sunday morning. Loudspeakers Fight Expected in Berlin Berlin, Apr. 29 (U.R) An estimated 1,000,000 persons will jam midtown Berlin's flag draped streets Monday for the May day "battle of the loud speakers." All over the continent, other millions will be demonstrating in smaller rallies of communists, anti-cominunlsts and, in many cases, a mixture of both. Police will be at full strength In almost every city, but a sur vey of western Europe by the United Press indicates that po lice do not anticipate any major disturbances. Berlin and Paris are potential trouble spots. In both cities huge demonstrations of opposed factions are scheduled only short distances from each other. An estimated 200,000 pro-communists will rally behind their red banners in the Russian sec tor of Berlin. Less than a mile away, on the British side of the flag-covered Brandenburg gate, an estimated 300,000 anti-Reds will Jam the Ticrgarten park around the burned-out Reichstag parliament building. 146,500 Army Troops Located in Germany Washinglon. Apr. 29 (U.R) The defense department disclosed today for the first time that thia country has about 146.500 army troops in western Germany. Until now this information along with the general deploy ment of other overseas troops, has been kept top secret. The department said an addi tional 123,500 troops are In the far esst. By far the greatest num ber are in Japan. The others are in Okinawa, Korea, some of the islands formerly held by Japan. Of the troops In Germany, an army spokesman said, 85.500 are concentrated In Berlin where U. S. officials are set for trouble in connection wilh a communist vouth march scheduled for May 28. Another 10,000 U. S. troops are stationed in Austria. Fast Train Hits Truck At Colorado Crossing Longmont, Ccyo., Apr. 29 (U.R) The Burlington Zephyr, en route from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Denver, plowed Into a water tank truck near here today in juring the fireman of the train. The train did not leave the rails and no one else was in jured, according to Burlington officials. In critical condition at a Long mont hospital was D. M. Gram ted oi Denver,
