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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1'
No. 40
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FIERY DEATH The driver of this gasoline truck-trailer unit was burned beyond recognition
when he was caught under the trailer after it plunged down a 30-foot embankment following an ac
cident with a car near Martins Ferry, O. He had been employed by the owner of the truck fpr a day
and a half. The driver of the car was also killed.
Heavy Losses Seen
Through Disposition
Of Surplus Articles
Washington, May 8 The gov
ernment expects to lose about 83
cents on the dollar in disposing
of more than $200 million in but
ter, cheese, dried eggs and dried
milk, it was disclosed today.
These products were pur
chased by Uncle Sam under the
farm price support program.
Price support buying of these
products alone now is costing
about $10 million a week. And
if forecasts of "losses" are cor
rect, the government currently
is losing about $8 million a week
on eggs ' and dairy products
alone.
Disclosed in Report
The loss estimates were dis
closed in commodity credit cor
poration's latest financial report.
CCC finances price support pro
grams. Explaining the heavy loss
Juvenile Officer
Resigns Post To
Take Private Job
County Juvenile Officer John
Richard this morning submitted
his resignation to Circuit Judge
H. K. Hanna. It is to be effective
June 30. Richard, who has served
as juvenile officer for Jackson
county since Nov. 1, 1947, said
he has accepted a position with
a private agency that offers se
curity and an opportunity for ad
vancement. In a letter dated today, Rich
ard wrote, "As you are well
aware, this has not been a sud
den decision on my part. When I
first considered this action a
year ago. I agreed to remain at
your request until the juvenile
court program was in a more
adequate stage of development.
With the addition to the proba
tion staff of a woman probation
officer, the case load has been
reduced to the point where indi
vidual attention can be given to
each child. Plans are established
for the use of a private home for
emergency care of younger chil
dren who can. as a result, be
kept out of jail."
Judge Regrets Loss
Judge Hanna said he deeply
regrets the loss of Richard's serv
ices in view of the splendid rec
ord he has marie here. Jackson
county has attracted state-wide
attention for the excellence of
its juvenile program since Rich-
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rants Willi muiiiiuiimii uu uuuv .
counties in the type of treatment
and rehabilitation work given to i
delinquent and dependent chil-1
dren.
Richard said he wished to ex
press his appreciation for the
help and cooperation he has re
ceived from the sheriff's depart
ment, the Oregon state police,
Mcriford and Ashland police, the
public welfare commission, the
county health department, all
school systems in the county and
all the civic and fraternal organ
izations that have given his de-
partment both personal and fi-
nancial support.
MEETING SET
The retail trade committee of
the Jackson County Chamber of i
Commerce meets in extraordin
ary session at 7 p.m. today at
the Medford hotel to "inject a
spirit of enthusiastic cooperation
into the retailing group." Chair
man Bob Agard said today. The
meeting will be open to the public.
I forecast, officials said the agency
rtiuiiici lua a iciigc jjui null ui lis
eggs and dairy products will be
"given away" for relief feedings
at home and abroad.
CCC's report, as of March 31,
showed these inventories:
Butter $54,007,810 wr-th,
which the agency expeeteu to
dispose of at a loss of $40,500,
000. or 75 cents on the dollar.
Cheese $7,325,000 worth, on
which CCC expected to lose $4,
520,000, or 61.7 cents on the dol
lar.
D-rt-ed -milk $38,857,805
worth, which the agency expect
ed to dispose of at a loss of $30.
500,000, or 78.5 cents on the dol
lar. 90.5c Loss on Eggs
Dried eggs $104,446,705
worth. The expected loss on this
was $94,531,000, or 90.5 cents on
the dollar.
On the four items combined,
the investment was $204,600,000
and the anticipated loss was $170
million.
The government is giving
away some of the milk and eggs
to welfare agencies serving needy
Americans and hungry people
in foreign lands. Also, some but
ter and cheese has been offered
free to domestic welfare agen
cies. But the agencies must pay
costs of handling and shipping
the free food from storage points.
The house agriculture committee
is considering a measure to have
the government pay these
charges.
Communists Lose
Vienna Election
Vienna, Austria. May 8 (U.R)
The communists lost control of
all city and town councils in
yesterday's elections in the Rus
sian-occupicd province of lower
Austria, final official returns
showed today.
The nghtwing Catholic peo
ples party, which based its cam
paign on an anti-marxist plat
form, won majorities of council
: seats and of other posts while
polling 51.9 per cent of the
popular vote.
I Unprecedented Defeat
Central government officials
I here said the election had "re
sulted in an almost unprecedent
ed defeat of the communists in
'an area under Soviet control."
Lower Austria, where the clec-
I tions were held, is about four-
fifths of the Soviet zone in both
area and population.
Slightly less than 730,000
voters in
a districts ana i,oy
... . 4 n
con,t cs went to the
Thev save the peoples party
13.462 council seats, the social
ists 6.233, the communists 307,
the league of independents 12
and unaffiliated candidates 722
The peoples party polled 389.-
058 votes, the socialists 299,323
and the communists 39,147.
Dr. Durno Again To
Head Medical Board
Portland. May 8 (U.R) Dr
Edwin R. Durno. Medford. has
been re-elected president of the
slate board of medical examin
ers. according to Executive Sec
retary Howard I. Bobbitt. Dr,
Wilmot C. roster, Portland, was
re-elected secretarv-treasurer.
Gov. Douglas McKay recently
reappointed Dr. Durno to a five
year term on the examining
board.
At a meeting held here last
week, the board also licensed
John Aarnnson to practice osteo
pathy and (urgcry in Medford.
Equalization Board
To Hear Appraisal
Tax Grievances
The board of equalization for
Jackson county is accustomed
to poorly attended sessions. Most
years they convene at the re
quired times, pass their time
without seeing a protesting tax
payer. This year, with last winter's
tax uproar still fresh in the pub
lic mind, there will apparently
be plenty of business. A number
of taxpayers were standing out
side the office of County Asses
sor C. A. Myers for more than
an hour this morning before the
Doaro convened at 11 a.m. (DST),
To Meet All Week
The board, composed to Coun
ty uuage j. a. uoieman, county
Commissioners Robert Lytle and
L. G. Morthland, County Clerk
ueorge K. carter and Myers,
will convene at 11 a.m. each day
this week to hear complaints
aDout property valuations set by
the assessor's office. They will
publicly examine the assessment
rolls and correct any errors in
valuation, description or quali
ties of property that are pointed
out to them by property owners.
Persons seeking redress for
what they consider unfair or in
correct valuation must file a
written application for any re-
auction in assessments.
Last year few or no protests
were filed with the board, and
after tax statements were mail
ed out later in the year, a wide
spread protest movement mush
roomed in several communities
until the state tax commission
itself held a hearing here to in
vestigate the situation. County
officials feel that if the public
would air grievances before the
board now, considerable trouble
could be saved later.
Later Cresting of
Columbia Indicated
Portland. Ore.. Mav 8 (U.R)
Cold weather is lowering the Col
umbia river and its major tribu
taries and the main crest of the
spring freshet may be later this
year than for the past two years,
the weather bureau said today.
Only a slight rise for the
lower Snake river was forecast
during the next three days.
The drop in Columbia tribu
taries was climaxed by a drop
of 1.3 feet in the Cowlitz river
at Kelso, Wash., during the past.
24 hours. The Columbia fell .7
of a foot at Vancouver to 7.4.
Although recent freshets have
crested around Memorial day,
the average for 70 years is near
June 15.
Twenty-one Patrols Win Honors During
Scout Camp-O-Ree; 350 Boys Participate
Twenty-one Boy scout patrols
out of 53 atending, won the top
blue ribbon rating at the area
council's camp-o-ree this week
end, which was characterized by
scout leaders as one of the most
successful scouting events ever
held in southern Oregon.
Nearly 350 boys camped out
Saturday night at Hilltop ranch,
west of Griffin creek, and en
gaged In a full agenda of camp
ing and scouting activities. More
than 100 parents and friends vis
ited the camp Saturday and Sun
day. Parade Review Held
The cvont closed with a pa
rade review Sunday afternoon,
when Medford'j Mayor Diamond
Flynn and Scout Council Pres
ident H. D. ChrLstensen spoke
Non-Communist
Declarations Ruled
Constitutional
Supreme Court
Upholds Requirements
Washington, May 8 (U.R)
The supreme court ruled today
that the non-communist oath re
quirements of the Taft-Hartley
labor law are constitutional.
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson
delivered the majority opinion.
Judge Hugo L. Black dissented.
Justice Robert H. Jackson en
tered a partial diss t. Justices
William O. Douglas, Tom C.
Clark and Sherman Minton did
not take part.
The law requires that nation
al and local union officers must
swear they are not communists
before their unions can use the
services of the national labor re
lations board in such matters as
collective bargaining elections
and unfair labor practice cases.
They must swear not only that
they are not party members but
also that they do not believe in
the illegal overthrow of the gov
ernment by force.
"Clearly the constitution per
mits the requirement of oaths by
office holders to uphold the con
stitution itself," Vinson said.
"The obvious implication is
that those unwilling to take such
an oath are to he barred from
public office. For the president,
a specific oath was set forth in
the constitution itself. And con
gress has detailed an oath for
other federal officers. Obviously
the framers of the constitution
thought that the exaction of an
affirmation of minimal loyalty to
the government was worth the
price of whatever deprivation of
individual freedom of conscience
was involved."
The decision will leave the
justice department free to carry
through with tts"currenl investi
gation of 25 or more union offi
cials who allegedly made false
affidavits.
Today's cases were brought by
two CIO unions. One was ap
pealed by the United Steelwork
ers, whose president, Philip
Murray, also heads the CIO it
self. The other union was the
American Communications asso
ciation, which clashed with a ri
val union over an election.
The majority opinion said, in
part:
"We do not suggest that labor
unions which utilize the facili
ties of the national labor rela
tions board become government
agencies or may be regulated as
such. But it is plain that when
congress clothed the bargaining
representatives 'with powers
comparable to those possessed by
a legislative body both to create
and restrict the rights of those
whom it represents', the public
interest in the good faith exer
cise of that power is very great."
Chase Russian Fears,
Admiral Gatch Says
Champoeg, Ore., May 8 (U.R)
Americans should "get over their
jitters and fears of Russia." Vice
Adm. Thomas E. Gatch, USN, re
tired, told a Champoeg day audi
ence Sunday.
- Admiral Gatch, now of Port
land, addressed more than 200
descendants of Champoeg pio
neers gathered at Champoeg
state park on the banks of the
Willamette river on the spot
considered by many to be the
place where the decision was
reached for the Oregon country
to become part of the United
States instead of Great Britain.
The meeting was sponsored by
the sons and daughters of Ore
gon pioneers.
Gatch said: "I am convinced
that only America matters. Let
the rest of the world follow if it
can. Joe Stalin and his politbu
reau are scared of us."
briefly praising the boys and
leaders who made the camp-o-ree
possible and successful.
Saturday and Sunday morn
ing were spent pitching camps
in the square-mile area devoted
to the project, and in such scout
activities as competition in fire
building, nature lore and out
door proficiency. Saturday night
was featured by the traditional
campfire, when troops present
ed a number of skits around the
open fire.
Snow, Hail, Salurday
Sunday the weather was per
fect, but on Saturday it was
marred by snow and hail flur
ries which occurred, as one
scout protested, "every time we
were called out for a formation."
Blue-ribbon-winning patrols
United States To Give
Economic Assistance to
Soldiers, Firemen
Extinguish Fires
In Canadian Town
900 Left Homeless
By Conflagration
Rimouski. Que., May 8 (U.R)
Solciwrs and firemen today put
out the last fires of a conflagra
tion that destroyed more than
one-third of this town, made 900
homeless and caused approxi
mately $10 million worth of de
struction.
The fire that started in a lum
ber pile wiped out an area more
than one mile square in the cen
ter of this French Canadian town
of 15,000 persons on the St. Law
rence river.
No Death Reported
No deaths were reported. But
authorities planned a close day
light check of the ruins on the
chance that there were some.
The fire-blackened heart of the
town still smouldered when 300
soldiers joined in extinguishing
the last coals and flames.
The troops stood guard against
looting. Offices, some homes and
buildings had been looted during
the frantic battle of hundreds of
volunteers with the fire yester
day. The inferno was touched off
Saturday and burned throughout
Sunday before the army of fire
fighters brought it under control.
People Flee Homes
Brig. J. V. Allard, eastern Que
bec area commander, said the
fire" started when live electric
wires were blown across a -lumber
pile.
Guy Carron, manager of radio
station CBJK. said the fire "sud
denly seemed to encircle the
town," enveloping it in a "doomsday-glare
of red light."
Townspeople fled their homes
with whatever they could carry.
They were scattered over an
area 50 miles around, in neigh
boring communities which open
ed their homes and provided
food.
"Something more than a third
of Rimouski has been destroyed,"
Allard reported officially.
Rearmament by
Germany Outlawed
Bonn, Germany, May 8 (U.R)
Five years to the day after nazi
Germany surrendered, the west
ern Big Three issued a new law
against German rearmament.
The American, British and
French high commissions jointly
proclaimed the law. The com
missioners said it was "designed
to prevent German rearmament
and to insure the maintenance
of disarmament and demilitari
zation in the industrial field in
Germany."
The law,' together with six
supporting regulations, was pro
claimed in the face of a long
standing debate over the role of
Germany in any future war.
It was aimed at putting to
gether in one package all exist
ing regulations and agreements
on watchdog control of German
industry of potential signifi
cance in case of war.
ORCHARDS HEATED
Oil pots were lighted In most
valley orchards at about 2:45
a.m. today to protect fruit from
the 27 degree temperatures that
were recorded in the coldest or
chards. Orchardists in the north
and east parts of the valley also
had to smudge at about 1:30
a.m. Sunday morning.
included the Indian patrol of
Troop 5, Medford, which scored
higher than any other patrol at
the camo-o-ree: Flying Eagle,
Troop 1, Medford; Lone Pine
and Explorer crew, Troon 112,
Ashland; Termite and Rattle
snake. Troop 40, Central Point;
Flying Eagle. Troop 7, Medford;
Wolf, Troop 46, Shady Cove;
Beaver, Daniel Boone, Flaming
Arrow and Flying Eagle, Troop
9. Medford; I lying Liigle and
Jolly Roger, Troop 5, Medford;
Flaming Arrow, Black Bear and
Eagle, Troon 4, Oak Grove, and
Eagle, Kigmie and Shmoo, Troop
3, Medford.
Eighteen other patrols receiv
ed red ribbons, and all others
were si..-n the yellow participa
tion ribbon.
Next Few
Determine
President
Aboard Truman Train, May 8
(U.R) President Truman said to
day that the next few months
will determine whether there is
a third world war and he warned
that "terrible weapons" could
"tear up our cities by the roots."
Mr. Truman, barnstorming
across the midwest, said his tour
"non-political" and that he
has a "perfect right to make it."
He stopped at Chicago, Gales
burg, 111., and Burlington and
Ottumwa, la.
Congressional Record Better
At Galesburg, he said that If
isolationists have their way the
Wage Increases,
Insurance Offered
CIO Woodworkers
Portland, Ore., May 8 (U.R)
Wage increases and company
paid insurance have been offer
ed to 40,000 CIO woodworkers
threatening to go on strike May
5, operators announced today.
Negotiations on the new con
tract were scheduled to continue
this morning, Walter A. Durham
Jr., secretary-manager of the
lumbermen's Industrial relations
committee said.
Offers Made
The employers' offer included
a $3,000 company-paid life in
surance policy, $25 a week company-paid
sickness and accident
insurance, an across-the-board
wage increase of 2'i cents an
hour, and other benefits.
The International Woodwork
ers of America received the of
fer late Saturday, Durham said.
Leo Koton of the federal media
tion and conciliation service is
presiding over negotiations.
The wage hike was offered In
lieu of union-demanded paid
holidays, Durham explained.
Another benefit offered by the
operators was hospital, medical
and surgical contracts, paid
equally by employer and
employee.
4 One-Car Wrecks
Reported Sunday
Four single car accidents re
sulting in Injuries to at least two
drivers early Sunday morning
were reported today.
Pfc. Neil Sullivan, 19, Lack
land air force base, San Antonio,
Tex., was confined to Sacred
Heart hospital after a car he was
operating left Central avenue at
Jackson street and crashed into
a tree. Conger-Morris ambulance
men said. The car was said to be
a total wreck. Police stated that
Sullivan apparently fell asleep.
Ills doctor said he had a fractured
nose, concussion and cuts and
bruises.
Hite Poles
A car driven by Vern Lcroy
Fields struck two telephone
poies ai tne winow springs junc
tion north of Central Point and
was totally wrecked when he al
so evidently fell asleep, he told
sheriff's officers. Conger-Morris
ambulance took him to Commu
nity hospital for treatment for
minor injuries.
A sedan operated by Robert
Litlrcll, 1461 Myers lane, was
severely damaged when it skid
ded in gravel and hit a tree on
Stewart avenue near Oakdale
avenue, according to a report
filed with police.
State police said a car regis
tered to Salvalore Ortega, Ash
land, was found on its Bide In I
ditch on highway 99 south of
Asniano.
Walkout of Bakery
Workers Postponed
Washington. May 8 U.R)
A strike of 2,500 AFL bakers In
29 cities, scheduled for midnight
tonight, has been postponed in
definitely, the fcdeial mediation
service announced todny.
The mediation service said at
torneys for the Continental B ik
ing company, the nation's largest
bread producer, and the Bakery
and Confectionery Bakers' union
(AFL) met again today "and con
tinued to make progress,"
Months to
3rd War,
Declares
U.S. will 'renege" on its allies as
it did after World War I, and
there will be another world con
flict. At Burlington, he told a rail
road station throng that the rec
ord of the democratic-controlled
81st congress was "much better"
than that of the GOP-dominated
80th congress.
He told Iowa farms at Burling
ton that later he will discuss
legislation that will give them
adequate income, but he did not
mention the controversial Bran-
nan plan by name.
At Ottumwa, the president
shook hands with nine-year-old
Bobby Cowell, Queen City, Mo.,
farmer's son who is crippled
with infantile paralysis.
Bobby wrote in advance for
permission to meet the president
because they both are celebrat
ing their birthday anniversary
today.
At each stop along the way,
the president was met by thou
sands. And at each stop, he pre
sented his wife and daughter and
was in turn presented with a
birthday cake, in honor of his
Both birthday anniversary.
At Galesburg, where he made
the first rear platform speech of
his 16-state tour, he said:
"I don't think I need tell you
that another world war would
not.be fought and carried on on
foreign soil, as the last two have
been.
The terrible weapons now
available could be used to tear
up our cities by the roots."
He said "some people get hys
terical in the face of problems
like these."
"But he said "we should meet
this challenge calmly."
High Priority in
M-Day Plan Given
To Reserve Units
A high priority In the armed
forces mobilization day plan has
been given to two Medford army
reserve units under the broad
reorganization of the reserve, it
was reported today by Mat. Wal
tcr Fingerhut, ORC instructor
here.
The units' new designations
are 382nd quartermaster batta
lion, Lt. Col. William H. Pren
tice commanding, and as yet un
numbered logistical command,
with Col. Thomas F. Gunn In
charge. The quartermaster unit
has 1 1 officers and 33 men, and
the logistical command has 55
officers and 92 men.
To Tell Details
Details of the organization,
with emphasis on what the new
ratings will mean to Medford re
servists, will be explained at a
meeting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow
by Capt. Spencer Gorham, of the
Oregon military district head
quarters. The units will provide this
community with 54 vacancies
for non-commissioned officers of
the top three grades. Major Fin
gerhut said this is a greater num
ber than In any other Oregon
city except Portland.
Personnel assigned to both
units will now be eligible for
one day's pay for each training
session, and for promotion.
Disaster Averted at
Fairgrounds Ball Park
Disaster at the Fairgrounds
baseball park was averted last
night by discovery of a fire In
the Willows dressing room while
it was still in the smouldering
stage.
Manager Mel Carpenter said
today that apparently a burning
cigarette, discarded by a specta
tor at the Mcdford-Willows
game, had fallen through a
crack onto a beam In the dress
ing room and was smouldering
in peanut shells. A Willows play
er noted the smoke.
Carpenter Issued a note of
caution today to smokers at ball
games, pointing out that wind
could whip up a serious blaze
through the drafty wooden
stands. He said that the profes
sional Medford Rogues would
be "out of luck" if the stand
burned entirely aside from the
danger to spectators' lives.
Military,
France
America Pledges
Aid in Threat of
Soviet Imperialism
Schuman, Acheson
Exchange Views
Paris. Mav R t'UPl tt,-
ed States promised France mili-
iary ana economic aid today to
fieht "the mpnaw nf Cm,;., 1
perialism" in Indo-China.
Secretary of State Dean Ache
sen, Foreign Minister Robert
Schuman and their assistants
conferred for nearly five hours
in uic uycmng pnase oi western
Big Three talks on the cold war.
General Agreement
After the meptinn Ai-heenn fa.
sued a statement. It said th
United States government con
sidered the situation in Indo
China uArrnntori mw. n,j fl
e'al aid both to French forces
mere ana to the semi-independent
Indo-Chinese states.
"Fnrpifyn MiniefA. e-i
, . , oiiiuuiaii
and I have just had an exchange
ul v.uus on me situation in Indo-China,
and are in general
agreement both as to the urgency
of the situation in that area and
as to tne necessity for remedial
action," Acheson said.
"We noted the fact that the
problem of meeting the threat to
i lie security oi viet mam, Cam
bodia and Laos free states In Indo-China,
which now enjoy inde-
penoence witnin the French
union is primarily the responsi
bility of the French government .. .
and the governments and peoples
of Indo-China, .......
Should Contribute
"The United States recognizes
that the solution of the Indo
Chinese nrnhlpm rienAnria kAth
on the restoration of security and
upon tne aeveiopment of genu
ine nnt.innnliem nn4 that TTM;t..J
.tint UllllCU
State. assistance man anA ihniiU
contribute to these major objec
tives.
Schuman asked Acheson for
financial and mntnt-Iol BM
help carry on the war against
the communist-led rebels In Indo
China. The request was made at
the first meeting of the foreign
ministers. F o r e 1 g n Secretary
Ernest Bevin of Britain will join
uie cunsuiiauons later.
Medford CAP Unit
State Champions
In Drill Contest
Mcdford's civil air patrol
squadron .cadets climaxed
months of preparation yesterday
by winning the Oregon wing
CAP drill championship in a con
test on the Medford high school
football field .
Drilled by Sgt. Albert Eaton,
the Medford squadron amassed
382 points compared to 361
scored by the visiting Portland
squadron No. 1. A small, enthu
siastic crowd attended.
In Finals
By its victory the Medford
unit earned the opportunity to
compete in the western regional
finals on July 3 at Hill field,
Ogden, Utah. Lt. Donald Stew
art, commander of the unit, said
the cadet- will get a two day
trip to Ogden with all expenses
paid. Winners from six other
states and Hawaii will vie and
the finalist will go to the na
tional competition.
Judges for the event were Col.
W. G. Dye, Oregon wing com
mander; Capt. Billie R. Wise,
air force liaison officer to the
wing; Lt. Max L. Barker, Port
land; Lt. Col. E. J. Briggs, na
tional guard instructor here, and
Maj. Walter Fingerhut, army or
ganized reserve instructor here
Flag Raised
MSgt. Sam R. Bailey and
Cpl. Ray Bowler of the national
guard and a Portland CAP cadet
raised the flag and Dick Baize
was bugler.
Here also with the Portland
delegation was Lt. Col. Hugh An
gle. CAP air inspector, and
Jack Ensign, Portland squadron
commander. Colonel Angle in
spected the Medford unit and
Its program, particularly prais
ing the care the unit has given
to its airplane.
LARCENY CHARGE
Everett Cash was arraigned in
Justice court Saturday on a
charge of larceny from a motor
vehicle. He waived preliminary
hearing and was remanded to
the custody of the sheriff in lieu
oi $1,500 bail.