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IflTTIRME, ACHES OH SCHEMING, MftRTHY CLAIM M EDFORD United Press Full Leas Wire 45th Year. Weyerhaeuser Timber Operations Closed Strike Called As Negotiations With Company Collapse Springfield Plant Still in Operation Portland, Ore., May 5 W.R) The huge operations of the Wey (krhaeuser Timber company, larg est in the world, were shut down today by a strike of CIO lumber workers. Only at Springfield, Ore., where the union still was nego tiating a contract, were opera tions being carried out as the company's logging camps, ply wood plants, sawmills and boom operations in Oregon and Wash ington were struck by the Inter national Woodworkers of Amer ica. Conference Held Weyerhaeuser had no imme diate comment but a conference on future plans was reported be ing held at company headquar ters in Tacoma. Wash. IWA President J. E.- Fadling said the strike was called after negotia tions with the company broke down Saturday with the main point of dispute the union's de mand for a closed shop. Except on AFL operations, the CIO's action brought the sprawl ing lumber company operations to a shutdown. Loggers, mill hands and other employees fail ed to show up for jobs today. A picket line was maintained J6 miles from the company's Molalla. Ore., camp at a point where a private road leads into a state highway. Pickets were also posted at Klamath Falls, Ore., Raymond, Wash., and else where in the two states. Agreement Reached An industry-wide tieup in the Pacific northwest was averted Saturday, however, when sever al large groups of lumber opera tors reached tentative, agree ments with the union. The agreements, described as "recommendations" of both bar gaining units, provided for a seven and one-half cents an hour pav boost which would be used for a health and welfare pro gram chosen, by the union. The health and welfare pro grams would be financed through pavroll deductions. ederal Mediator Leo Kotin said further meetings between the IWA and Weyerhaeuser of ficials had not been scheduled, but expressed hope for an early settlement. The International Woodwork ers of America. CIO, came to an agreement with the Pine Indus trial Relations committee over the week-end with regard to workers employed by firms rep resented by the committee, it was reported today by B. L. Nut ting, manager of the Medford corporation. Medco and Fir Milling and Planing company, Ashland, wore the only two local firms affected by the IWA strike threat. The two companies em ploy about 250 union members. Terms of the settlement dif fered little from those signed by other northwest lumBer opera tors, and include an across-the-board wage increase of seven and a half cents effective May 1, and three paid holidays a vear. Deductions will be made from wages by participating firms, and the money turned over to a union-administered health and welfare fund, accord ing to C. L. "Chet" Irving, of the Pine employers group. Two Tie for First in Emigrant Boat Races Lon Skinner. Medford. and Buzz Bushley. Eugene, had the best results in yesterday's out board motorboat races on Emi grant lake. The two tied for first in the class B runabout competition. Skinner took the class C run about award and Bushley was .first in C hydroplanes. "'rPirrhfr runabout tests Jack Pellctt. Crriral Point, and Bud Christie, Portland, tied for first in class D and K In hydros Hal Skinner. MedforS was first in class B and Jerry MeGrew, Med ford. was first in clasis D. Ashland Chiropractor To Head Association Dr. E. N. Terrill. Ashland, was elected president of district No. 6. Oregon Association ot Chiropractic Physicians, at a re cent meeting at his office. Dr. B. E. Campbell. Medford. was named vice-president and Dr. C. W. Campbell secretary tie Kru re r. The group completed arrange ments for the state convention at Medford June 2, 3 and 4. Meet ings and a dance will be held at Merrick's hall and a banquet is scheduled for the Jackson ho tel. Tho.e attending the district session held their luncheon at Omeri. 12 Pages ' it -J AID PROMISED Taking time out from the Big Three conference in London. Secretary of State Dean Acheson confers with Mrs. Lu cille Vogeler about the plight of her husband, Robert, serving a prison sentence in Hungary on espionage charges. Although Vogel er'3 16-year sentence was recently upheld by the Hungarian Supreme Court, Secretary Acheson said he would make a new effort to get him released. Senator Morse Slates Defense Talk Today Two public addresses by Unit ed States Sen. Wayne Morse were to feature observance of "Youth day" of National Secur ity week here today. Morse was to talk at 2:30 p. m. at the high school stadium and again this evening following a parade at 7 p. m. The senator arrived here by air this morning. A number of valley high schools were to be represented in the parade this evening, which will a'.so feature many musical and marching organizations. Morse's talk, to be given from the parade reviewing stand at the corner of Main and Front streets, will be concerned with national defense. The senator is a member of the armed forces committee of the senate. To Show Weapons Following the parade and Morse's talk, a display of nation al guard artillery and captured Japanese weapons will be opened at Crater Lake Motor company. Line of march for the parade is along Main street from River side avenue to Fir street. The afternoon event was un der the sponsorship of the Med ford junior and senior high schools and participating were Employment on Rise In Coastal States San Francisco. May 15 Pa cific coast industrial and com mercial employment moved up rapidly in March to about 4,010, 000. an increase of 57.000 from mid-February and within one per cent of the level of March last vear, according to the regional office of the department of la bor's bureau of labor statistics. Oregon and Washington had increases in employment amount ing to about four per cent. Average weekly earnings in Oregon also increased, as did average weekly hours worked, atfafaOA Virttlflv dnmitlDt In Oregon, where the sharpest rise was noted, average earnings rose to S64.15 per week. S3.43 above January. The average work week went from 37.1 to 38 hours, while hourlv earnings went from SI. 64 in January to $1.69 in Feb ruary. Search Continues tor Malheur Jail Escapees Vale, Ore., May 15 (U.R) A statewide search continued today for three men who escaped from the Malheur county jail here yes terday after slugging the jailer and locking him in a cell. The trio, none of whom were considered dangerous, stole a maroon 1940 Mercury sedan and were believed headed for Port land. The escapees were listed as Charles Thomas Melton. 59. charged with larceny: Ernest Richard Crawford, 22 larceny, and Harold Erfcst Collins. 25. charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. FISH LAKE ROAD The route via Butte Fall Is the only road open from Medford to Fish lake, Sid Blood, man ager of the Fish lake resort, stressed today. He said that he had driven over the road several times during the past week. Pre vious reports concerning routes open to Fish lake have been contradictory. MEDFORD, OREGON, (Acme Kodio-TirpMfo SENATOR WAYNE MORSE Defense Speech Scheduled the Medford civil air patrol squadron, and the two high school bands. Morse will inspect the CAP squadron and he will be introduced by Frank J. Van Dyke, speaker of the Oregon house of representatives. Planes Due Three national guard fighter planes were due to fly over the city during the afternoon, call ing attention to air force and guard participation in the Na tional Security week observ ance. Other events will be held dur ing the week will be made, cul minating with a giant parade next Saturday. Vital Tax Public Airing Tomorrow Noon Evervone in Jackson county, especially officials of county and citv government and officials of school districts, has been invited bv the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce to attend a forum meeting it has arranged for to morrow noon with the lecislative interim tax study committee. The meeting will he held in the Med ford hotel's downstairs banquet room. The program will consist of an outline of the present fiscal con dition of the state by State Sen. Howard Belton. chairman of the interim committee. State Rep. Giles French will talk about the financial effect of the proposed school bill to increase state sup port by $30 per census child, and about the proposed bonus bill for veterans. Welfare Costs Mrs. Louise Humphrey, staff assistant for Oregon Business and Tax Research, will discuss welfare problems and probable costs. There are several proposals now being debated in the com mittee but none for new taxes, according to Rep. French. Earl B. Day, former legislator, Jackson county Judge and state tax commissioner, will speak on proposed changes In the corpor ate excise tax and Rep. John Sell, The Dalles, will discuss house joint resolution No. 9 of the 1949 session which would eliminate the right of the state to levy a property tax Mrs. Humphrey has also pre pared a talk about proposed im MONDAY, MAY 15, 1950 Sodden Dikes Hold Fate of Winnipeg As River Crest Reached Winnipeg. Man., May 15 iU.R) The rampaging Red river reach ed its peak crest today, and me fate of greater Winnipeg hung on the strength of its sodden dikes and its weary flood work ers. More than 100.000 persons had been evacuated from this provincial capital as the river leveled off at 30.1 feet 12.1 above ftood level. Hospital Patients Flee More than 2.500 of those who fled were hospital patients. Eleven royal Canadian air force planes flew 164 bed-ridden pa- Richard F. Antle Passes Suddenly At Family Home Richard F. (Dick) Antic, a res ident of Medford for 42 years, passed away at the family home, 127 North Ivy street this morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Antle had re turned only yesterday noon from a several-weeks tour of the mid dle west during which they vis ited relatives, and he had seem ed in fine health. Mr. Antle was born at Atchi son, Kas., on December 16, 1868. He moved to Medford in 1908 and was active in business and civic affairs here until his re tirement some years ago. He was a member of the Masonic lodge of Medford, Knights Templar and Hillah Temple of the Shrine. He is survived by his wife, Annette: two daughters. Mrs. Henry Pringlc-and Mrs.J Milton Schuchard, both of Medford: two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday Funeral services will be held at Perl funeral home Wednes day at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. George P. Bolster, rector of St. Marks Episcopal church, officiat ing. Medrord Lodge 1U3 Af i AM. will participate in the services and interment will take place in Siskiyou Memorial park. It is the request of the family that flowers be omitted at the services. Rural School Board Special Election Today A special election, called by the Jackson county rural school board to gel voters' permission to exceed the six per cent lim itation in the 1950-51 budget, will be held today from 8 p. m. until 10 p. m. (DST). Polling places in most of the 25 school districts involved will be in the school houses. In dis tricts where there are no schools, the polling places normally used for school elections will be open. Problems Slated for provements in assessment meth ods, especially those having to do with personal property assess ments and the six per cent limita tion. Rep. French will explain the proposed business tax. Plan Question Period Chairman Belton will sum up the program, and the public will then be given a chance to ask questions and offer suggestions. Many public officials, as well as the chamber of commerce, "are making an effort to get as many taxpayers as possible to attend the meeting, believing it is the t- Vou mrd " iiiwwi I '" 1 I I STATE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES The two charts above give a graphic illustration of the source and use of state funds. The chart on the left shows where the state dollar came from in the year ended June 30. 1949 The Income represented here totaled $142,581,000. The chart on the right shows how the state dollar was spent. It represents financial expenditures of $143,318, 000 for the same fiscal year. The serious problems confronting the state, as illustrated in these charts, will be described in detail by members of the legislative Interim tax studv committee when they i meet here tomorrow noon at the tients to safety from homes for the aged and nursing institu tions. The Red Cross announced it had evacuated 1.200 hospital natients by train and plane. At least half of them were stretcher cases. Deputy Resources Minister D. M. Stephens announced that the river appeared to have reached its peak and was now leveling off. But he warned that "heavy rains could alter the situation within hours." This prairie metropolis of 320.000 persons was stripped of one third of its residents. Thou sands more women, children and aged continued to stream out to safety. Suburban St. oBniface, direct ly across the river from Winni peg, evacuated 5.000 persons in the last 24 hours. Army water craft and trucks plowed through debris and broken dikes to take the refugees to safety. It was estimated that onlv 10.000 per sons remained in the city. Flood control headouarters warned that the seven-mile dike at St. oBniface and Norwood might be completely undermin ed in the next 24 hours. The peak crest could last for a week. Authorities were afraid the soggv dikes, pounded bv a 30-mile-anhour current, might give way. The river has destroyed or damaged some 6.000 homes in the 65-milc long valley between here and the border town of Emerson. Water covered an esti mated eight square miles on the AO-square mile area of greater Winnipeg. (See photos on page eight) 50-Day Savings Bond Drive Opens In State Today The 50-day Independence sav ings bond drive in Oregon got underway today with a tap of the clapper of Oregon's new Liberty Bell at Pendleton. Heads of service clubs, trade unions and other groups will meet at 7:45 p.m. today at Leonard's Electric store to discuss plans for displaying the bell in Jack son county. The bell is scheduled to arrive in Jackson county on May 24. Plans are being made to take the bell to several communities in the county and it will be shown at Medford schools. Jackson county quota in the bond drive is $i 50,000, accord ing to Morris Leonard Sr., coun ty chairman of the savings bond committee. A sharp upturn in bond sales was marked in Ore gon in April with Jackson coun ty residents purchasing $85,026 worth of which S64.989 worth were in E bonds, Morris said. best opportunity offered local residents for a long time to get an accurate and complete picture 01 a prooiem mat vuauy enecis everyone in the slate. County School Superintendent C. R. Bowman says he is urging all school administrators to attend, since their annual work with school budgets makes full infor mation on taxes almost man datory. Those who are unable to attend In person are advised to have representatives at the meeting. Reservations mav be made by calling the Medford hotel, 2-6151. Medford hotel for a public hearing. iBUNE United Press Full Lease Wire (Acmm Telvpnouti CANT BEET THIS True to his Job, BUI Duflock, secretary-manager of the Chamber of Commerce of El Ccntro, Calif., tries stirring a cup of coffee with a giant sugar beet grown In the Imperial Val ley. The 22-pound beet, bound for the sugar factory, will produce) about two pounds of sugar. Progress Reported In Rail Negotiations Chicago, May 15 UR) Fed eral mediators reported "defi-l nite progress'' toward settlement of the coast-to-coast railroad strike today but the walkout was spreading. Pickets at Pana, 111., prevent ed Chicago & Eastern Illinois freight trains for using tracks of the strike-bound New York Cen tral into St. Louis. The C. & E. I. owns its own tracks from Chicago to Pana in south-central Illinois but uses New York Central tracks to move five freights a day into St. Louis. A dozen pickets halted two Tourist Season Begins in Earnest The 1950 tourist season began In earnest in southern Oregon yesterday with a sudden spurt in attendance reported from the two main tourist attractions in this area Crater Lake National park and the Oregon Vortex. Official figures from the head quarters of Crater Lake National park showed a total of 1,240 vis itors over the week-end, the heaviest volume of week-end travel in the park so far this year. All the travel was through the south entrance, from Ft. Klamath, or through the west en trance from Medford. The other two gateways to the park are still closed. Travel to Oregon Caves Is also picking up, although the main season there does not open until June 15. There is an adequate number of guides on hand now to handle any number of visitors and scheduled tours through the caves are available. It is expect ed that the coffee shop at the chateau will be opened some time this week but overnight ac commodations will not be avail able until the middle of June. Highways Searched For Escaped Convict Salem. Ore., May .' (U.R) State police searched Oregon highways today for Richard Johnson, Oregon state prison convict who escaped Saturday by what police said was a rare ruse. Johnson, up from Lane county for a seven-year sentence on as sault and armed robbery, was working In a strawberry patch at the prison farm on Turner road Saturday. Cars were " passing along the fairly heavily traveled road. One old car stopped. John son made a dash for it, climbed In Bnd was whisked away In the general direction of the State Tuberculosis hospital. Officers, who even were searching automobile trunks in their hunt for the fleeing con vict, said no clue to his where abouts has been uncovered. ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR WED Philadelphia. May 15 iUR) Eugene Ormandy, director of the Philadelphia orchestra, and Mar garet E. Hitsch. 41, of Vienna, were married today in a brief ceremony at city hall. WEATHER FORECAST: Clear fconih; ta ortastng oloudtntH Tutidty, tllfhtly warmer tonight. Temp. Higheit Yeiterdiy Vt Lowest thli Morning ... M No. 46 trains last night. One turned back for re-routing, but the oth er still was halted today. Allowed To Continue Later, however, the train was permitted to continue its north bound trip. The C, & E. t. issued an env bargo under which it will refuse to accept any freight destined for stops between Pana and Mitchell, 111., near St. Louis, The road said it would make no attempt to move trains over the NYC tracks, but would con tinue handling freight to St. Louis over other lines. C. & E. I. spokesmen said the union threatened to "pull out" all C. & E. I. firemen if the picket line was crossed! The six-day strike against four major rail systems spread to a western division of the Union Pacific during the week-end and the number of rail workers idled soared above 160,000. Talks Recessed At Topcka, Kans., 2.500 Santa Fe shop employees faced layoffs at the end of their shifts today. Meanwhile, mediators at Chi cago recessed Joint talks between stripped-down negotiating teams and met separately with union representatives. The meeting recessed at noon and mediators said further sep arate talks were likely with both sides. There was no indication when joint discussions would be resumed. Mediators said they had no plans to confer with President Truman about the strike during his visit here. Equalization Board To Study Applications The Jackson county board of equalization this week begins the job of attempting to equalize as sessed valuations on comparable property. Last week the board received 88 petitions for reduc ed valuations from property owners who appeared In person as well as a number of petitions sent by mail. It was the largest volume of petitions received by the hoard in many years, the county clerk's office reported. The board, composed of the county court, the county clerk and the county assessor, will now consider the applications individually. They exnect their work will take at least two week to complete. Scattered Smudging Last Night; End of Season Approaching Temperatures dropped to be tween 29 and 30 degrees in the coldest orchards last night to make light and scattered smudg ing necessary, the county agent's office reported today. Though a rising temperature trend Is expected, the Medford weather bureau said today that cool nights could make orchard heating necessary as late as the first of June but that prospect is not likely. R. J. Rogers, fed eral meteorologist, said the latest smudging date he can remember is May 28. He will end his frost warning service May 25, Plans to Deliver Asia to Communists Told by Senator Pacific-Asia Plan Called Hoax, Fraud Atlantic City. M. J.. May 15 Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. (R.. Wis.), charged today that a "Lattimore-Acheson axis" nlana to deliver Asia and the Pacifio to the communists while pre tending to fight communism. it is a clever, evil thing to behold," McCarthy told the dia mond UDiiee meeting of the Sons of the American Revolu tion. "It is gigantic in its fraud and complete in its deceit. toughest Speech The speech, which McCarthy billed in advance as "the rough est yet" in his campaign against the state department, was a slashing attack upon Secretary of State Dean Acheson and John Hopkins Professor Owen Latti more. But he did not repeat hia charge that Lattimore is the "top" soviet spy in this country. McCarthy said the Pacific Asia "plan," which he termed a "vicious hoax and fraud," was "masterminded" by Lattimore. He said it will "wreck nations and enslave millions while de ceiving and betraying America." it is tne strategy of the Lattimore-Acheson axis of hitting communists at the front door with a silk handkerchief while they beat the brains out of your friends at the back door," ha said. Denials Ignored The speech, broadcast over the National Broadcasting company network, ignored state depart ment denials corroborated by three former secretaries of state that Lattimore has been influ ential in formulating American foreign policy. McCarthy insist ed that the professor is Ache son's "principal architect" ol ' foreign policy. McCarthy aaid that Lattimore has, in effect, admitted that he is the mastermind of the alleged program to "sell out Asia and the Pacific. He said that Latti more made this statement: "The thing to do, therefore, ia to let South Korea fall, but not to let it look as though we pushed it." "Did you hear what Latti more is saying?" McCarthy asked. "Does the hideous impact of that utterance hit you where it hurls? It should, for here in a sentence we have laid bare the whole scheme of Ideological bar barism that' would betray ui. This, gentlemen, is the plaa conceived by Mr. Acheson'a ar chitect. Mr. Lattimore, conceiv ably and publicly advocated by him for part of the Pacific area," Carthy said, Acheson "suddenly bought it and applied it to thi entire far east." Already ia Effect He said the details of the "Pa cific plan of the Lattimore-Acheson axis" already have been put into effect. He cited the failure of the U. S. government to sup ply aid to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's anti-communist force on Formosa. To camouflage this plan, Mc Carthy said, Acheson" suddenly discovered there was a place called Indo-Chlna, an area in which there is no fighting force to even remotely compare to the troops on the island of Formosa, but a good vehicle for the new plan of 'murder, but make it look like suicide'." 5 Young People Hurt As 'Hot-Rod' Crashes One girl was hospitalized and several other people treated for injuries at Community hospital following an auto mishap early this morning, according to state police and ambulance attend ants. Police reported that a "hot rod" car operated by Robert Lee Johnson failed to make a right curve on highway 90 near Gold Hill this morning. It turned over once and rolled against a barbed wire fence. All occupants of the vehicle were Grants Pass resi dents, it was said. Wanda Bowman, IS, was hos pitalized, and treated were Mari lyn Bryum, 15: Reid Johnson, 20: Jerry Lenhert, 18, and Gene Williams. 15, Conger-Morris am bulance men said. State police said that Donald R. Pruner was also a passenger. . School Board Election Slated Here June 19 Patrons of the Medford school district will be asked to elect one hoard member at the annual election on June IB. The five year term of John P. Moffat expires. The city school office said that it had not been informed of his intentions con cerning reelection. Candidates for the director post have until seven days be fore the election to file at the school office in the city hall. All school districts In the state are scheduled to hold elections on June 19, the third Monday in the month. Dr. Rinehart, Famed Clinic Head, Succumb$ Wheeler, Ore., May 15 U.R) Dr. Harvey E. Rinehart. 65, hud of the famed Oregon Rinehart clinic for arthritis, died here today. 1
