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WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and continue ed warm tonight and Tun. Subscribers Tribune EDFORD day. To report bn proper or bob delivery of the Mall Tribune phono 2-4141 fccforo 4:45 p. m. dally tut a. m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrtree shortly erter you call, please aoufy office, thus ellmlnaOnc special messenger service. Temp. . 1$ Highest Yesterday Lowest this Morning . United Press Full Lease Win United Press Full Leie Win 45th Year. 10 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, MO MAY 22, 1950 No. 52 PIAGU M HUNGER, THREflTE QUAKE ravaged eiTY Bidault Urged to Meet With Stalin To Air Cold War Trygve Lie Suggests Talk With Premier Paris, May 22 U.R Trygve Lie, secretary general of the United Nations urged Premier Georges Bidault today to sit down with Premier Josef Stalin and other world leaders in an effort to settle the cold war be- fort it 15 too late. Lie talked for 90 minutes with Stalin last week in Moscow. He 'went there to feel out Russian leaders on the possibility of set tling the differences between the east and the west. Not Dissatisfied Now Lie had returned to the west to confer with leaders of the Big Three in the light of his mission to Moscow. He said at a press conference just before he left Moscow that he had no reas on to be dissatisfied with his talks there, but some time would be required before he could tell whether his efforts would bear fruit. Tomorrow Lie will repeat his arguments for a top level cold war peace effort to Foreign Sec retary Ernest Bevin of Britain, and possibly Prime Minister Clement Attlee. Keynote of Talks Wednesday he will fly to the United States for similar talks with President Truman and Sec retary of State Dean Acheson. His exortation to Bidault to meet with Stalin and other world leaders appeared to be the keynote of his talks with western leaders. If his goal was a big four con ference at the top level, he was keeping the idea to nimseu until he had consulted further with the American and British gov ernment chiefs. Work Starts on Diamond Cutoff r State highway crews today be gan plowing out the mountain ous drifts of snow that have clog ged the 27-mile length of the Dia mond lake cut-off road since last fall. J. G. Bromley, resident en gineer for the state highway de partment at Grants Pass, said he expected the plows would have the road open and ready for the new season's travel in about one week. Superintendent E. P. Leavitt of Crater Lake national park said crews will be placed on the north and east entrance roads in to the park sometime in June, as usual, with July 4 the goal for having them open for full ser vice to summer visitors. Snow in the park is melting steadily it is now down to 109 inches and as soon as it is more manageable the plows will work on it from 4 a.m. until 8 p.m. in preparation for the season s heaviest travel. Accommodations will not be available at the park until June 15. Only south and west entrance roads are open at the present time. Partial service is now avail able at Oregon Caves. Leavitt said, and full summertime ser vice will go into effect May 29. Meals and lodging are. both of fered now in the chateau. Ashland Council To Canvass City Ballots Ashland. May 22 The Ash 1 land city council will meet Tues day evening to canvass the municipal election vote, it has been announced by Fred Homes, chairman of the council and acting mayor. He will serve in tiiis capacity until the council picks a succes sor to Thomas Williams, who was recalled from the position of mayor in Friday's election. The council will probably pick Williams' successor, and one for Elmer Sheldon, who was recall ed as a city councilman, at the first meeting in June. Homes also reiterated his previously announced decision not to seek the mayor's post. Senate Approves Plan To Reorganize FTC Washington. May 22 .UP) The senate today approved, 37 to 34. President Truman's plan to reorganize the federal trade commission. The olan eoes into effect Wed nesday. There is no opposition to j the plan in the house. Paradoxically the senate ve toed practically identical reor ganization plans last week for the interstate commerce commis sion and the federal communica tions commissiop. The FTC plan centralizes con trol of the commission in the hands of a commission chairman and allows the president to ap point the chairman. At present the commission choose it own chairman. ' lis ! " - I iU i i V 'Acme Tftrphottt) LIVE SHELLS PERIL BLASTED PORT-Captam Hugh McCaf fery. New Jersey National Guard, cautiously nudges an unexploded 60-mm. shell (arrow) aiay from chair in office where tt was blown by explosion of four munitions barges in South Amboy. N. J. Diur. age was estimated at 30 million dollars in the blast which killed at least 24 and injured an estimated 400 persons. Death Toll in Dock Blast Climbs to 28 South Amboy. N. J . May 22 t U p.i The indicated death toll in : Friday's munitions explosion rose throughout the city by the ex to 28' todav when a stevedoring plosion. firm added two more names to ; the list of persons missing. : The Healing company, whose 1 crews were working on the docks at the time of the blast, said John over portions of the city during Krinetskv, Jersey City and Wal- the night, adding to uneasiness ter Sullivan. 36". Hoboken. had brought by daylong dock area been missing since the disaster, i explosions. The company's announcement The blaze flared yesterday af boosted the number of missing to i ternoon exploding 50 or more of 24. There were four known dead. the scattered 1. nd and "bouncing Sullivan had been out of work i befty" anti-personnel bombs, for two weeks when he was or- j Damage Estimated dered to report for the week-end. ! This city of 10.000 persons still the company said. Krinetsky's looked like a front-line war area car was found near tne scene oi j town, insurance experts esti the blast. I mated the damage at S7.500.000 Authorities feared that many British Ship Ordered Away From Russians London. May 22 tU.PJ The British navy ordered its secret, newly-fitted aircraft carrier The seus to move out of sight of 31 Soviet shins anchored off Eng land's southwest coast today. The Theseus sailed into Mounts bay in southwest Eng land vesterdav on the way to tests in the Scilly isles. Aboard the carrier were the navv's latest operational air craft, presumably jet-propelled, so secret the admiralty refused to discuss them "on security grounds." One of the Soviet vessels which appeared mysteriously in British waters last Fridav and have been hanging around ever since moved into Mounts bay this morning to a point within sight of the aircraft on the decks of the Theseus. No Special Session Planned by McKay Salem, Ore.. May 22 U R! Gov. Douglas McKay issued an endorsement today for the poppy sale for veterans next week-end. His statement follows: "Thousands of brightly-col ored paper flowers will bloom on every street corner in Oregon next Friday and Saturday. May 2R and 27. and they will bloom for a purpose that is vital and j fu moaninB I Next week-end will bring the ! annual Doppy sale by veterans organizations. The object is to raise funds to continue rehabili-1 tation programs for those men ! and women who sacrificed so much in order that the republic , might survive the threat oi two great wars Poking Nose in Other's Business Proves Costly Detroit Mav 22 I' P Miles Nelson. 26. decided todav to oe more careful about poking his nose in other people s business Nelson intervened in a family spat between Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Henderson and Henderson bit off the end of his nose with one bite Henderson wa held for inves t'gi'ion of felonious assault Nelson went to a veteran, hos pital in hop of getting a new DOM. land mines and anti-personnel mines had been scattered Irritating smoke from a white phosphorus fire that broke out in the devastated American Agri- culture company plant drifted piiospnorus nre um orune uui Hundreds of state troopers, na tional guardsmen and regular troops patrolled the streets. Big army trucks rumbled to and from the explosion scene. Residents picked their way past piles of broken glass and other debris. Nearly every window in town was boarded over or covered with sheets or blankets. Schools were closed and entry into the city was forbidden ex cept to relatives of residents and other persons on necessary mis sions of work and relief. Oregon University Students Go to Polls Eugene. Ore.. May 22 lU.PJ Students at the University of Oregon went to the polls today after one of the stormiest polit ical campaigns in the school's history. Pre-election campaigns were marked by violence, name calling and charges of conspir acy. The names of three candidates for major campus offices were stricken from the Associated Green Students' slate yesterday AGS President Hob Deuel of Medford said the names were re moved "in the interests of good student government." Deuel said removal of the trio was prompted by their alleged membership in an outlawed se cret society Theta Nu Epsilon. The three removed were Jerry Smith. Portland, candidate or student body president: Will Ur ban. Portland, running for a seat on the student executive council, and Dick McLaughlin Portland candidate for iunior class representative. AGS is a legitimate organiza- tion at Oregon, composed of Greek-letter fraternities and sororities. Crowd-Greeting English Garbage Truck Driver Fired for Ridicule of Bebington. England. May 22 U Pi Garbage truck Driver Syd ney Cooper said today he must have lost his head when he drove his bright orange vehicle behind Queen Elizabeth's pro cession, nodding and waving to the crowd. For this ridicule of royalty. Cooper. 36. was fired from the job he held for 17 years and denied his pension. In the old days he probably would have been beheaded. Three other miscreants were nuitaied tor t week without United Nations Still Regarded as World Peace Guardian, President Says Washington. May 22 (U P) President Truman told congress today the United States will con tinue to regard the United Na tions as the chief guardian of world peace despite Russia's "willful flouting" of the charter. Reported in Letter In a letter transmitting to con gress a report on UN accomplish ments during 1949. Mr. Truman said: "We are endeavoring in the Up'ed Nations ... to make clear to thi Soviet Union that we seek to carry out the charter in deed as in word, and that we ask nn more or less from any other member. He said UN accomplishment.' Fire Department Effort Promised By Acting Chief As a result of Friday's over whelming vote in approval of new funds for the Medford fire department. Acting Chief Leo Weidner said today that "i.ery man in the organization will con tinue to give his every effort" to give the people of Medford a top flight department. "We know that it is going to take a lot of planning, work and time to develop the kind of fire defense system that the people have risked for, and are willing to pay for," he said. "However, the overwhelming vote of confi dence is inspiripg. and with this type of cooperation and supnort from the people, we know that in the not too distant future we will be equipped and prepared to give them a service second to none for a city our size," he continued. Pin Three To One The two measures, at S125.000 hnnH tsnp for new enuinmpnt. ; sub-stations and alarm system. and a four-mill continuing city tax levy, passed bv margins of better than three to one. Weidner sounded a note of caution in regard to creation of a new department. "We wish to remind everyone that money is not everything." he said. "We would like them to come to the fire stations and help in the de velopment and oroeress of our organization with their sugges tions and interest. Proud of Wof "This will give us a chance to talk over our mutual problems in our never-ending fight against the ravages of fire. It also af fords us an opportunity to ex plain and demonstrate some of the inner workings of our or ganization into whirh we put a lot of time and effort and of which we are quite proud," Weidner continued. "Most people know verv little about the functioning of their fire fighting forces, and conse ouently do not get the maximum benefit from their services. In many cases this lack of under standing results in confusion and delaved action in emergen cies, with resultant loss of life and increased destruction by fire, flood, explosion or other damaging elements," he con cluded. Budget Vote Slated By School District Patrons of the Medford school district will vote Tusdav. Mav 23. on a proposed S998.888 26 budget for fiscal vear 1950-1951. The budget is $2i3.617.60 in ex cess of the six per cent limit, thus requiring the election. It exceeds the previous budget by $47,443.76. Voting hours will be 3 to 9 p.m. (2 to 8 p.m. Pacific stan dard time) at the girls gymna sium at the Medford senior high school. NEW GRAND JURY A new Jackson county grand jury was sworn in this morning and Deputy District Attorney Paul Haviland said only routine matters would be on the agenda. The seven jurors are G. A. Left- house. Lucille Grieves. Bernard Governor. J. A. Kaufman. Ethel i Gibson. Merle P. Hughes and I Dave Hutchins. pay. The incident occurred Kay 3. when Queen Elizabeth passed through Bebington en route to the shipyards for Ihe launching of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal. The town council tomorrow will consider a union request that Cooper be reinstated If the plea fails, the townspeople have collected 10.000 signatures for a petition to the queen. She was too far ahead to notice Cooper's antics. Cooper, who has eight chil dren, Mid h tad tbt otiier three in 1949 were "impressive" but that many were overlooked "in the clamor of daily difficulties." He again affirmed that "support of the United Nations is and must be point one of our foreign pol icy. '' Effortr Pointed Out He called attention to the UN's peacemaking efforts in Palestine. Kashmir and Indonesia, and said, "many lives have been saved ... in moving such con flicts indoors from the battle grounds to conference tables." The president also pointed to UN accomplishments in econom ic and social fields; in assisting cfusees. and in bringing the in ternational court of justice intn i Mrvne Tettphaio) JOYOUS REUNION Marine Sergeant Elmer C. Bender Is joyously greeted by his wife and daughter. Kachy. on his arrival at Olenvtew Naval Air Station, Chicago, after being held prisoner y the Chinese Communists for 18 months. Also taken prisoner with Bender and released u Nary Chief petty Officer William Smith, woo waa reunited with his family In Long Beach. Calif. Austin Flegel Still Retains Margin in Portland. Ore., May 22 U.R) State Senator Austin Flegel lost ground but still maintained a hair-breadth lead over Lew Wallace in the race for demo cratic nomination for governor today on the basis of almost complete returns from Friday's primary- election. Circuit Judge Walter L. Tooze. boosted by final vote counting in Multnomah county. Set Formation of New Naval Reserve Unit Men interested in joining an organized naval reserve unit specializing in electronics are asked to meet at the Federal building. 33 North Riverside avenue, at 7:30 p.m. today. The unit will incorporate the activi ties of the present volunteer electronics warfare group, and members of that unit will make up the nucleus of the new company. Upon activation, the electron ics unit will receive pay for the weekly two-hour drill sessions. Enlisted men will be furnished complete sea bags. Especially needed to complete organization of the company are men who can qualify as in structors in electronics, radio, sonar, and radar. An officer with the rank of lieutenant command er and classification of D. T. or C is needed for duty as com manding officer. SCHOOLS OUT The five students attending the Brownsboro school will be dis missed today for the summer va cation, the county school super intendent's office reported to dav. The Shady Cove school will close tomorrow, according to Principal William Shepherd. The two schools are the earliest in the i roiintv to begin their summer vacations Most schools in tne county close in June or the last of May. Royalty persons in his garbage truck did not know they were tailing the royal procession until they caught up with it while en route to a garbage depot. "I could not get off the road because of the crowd." he said. "Perhaps I lost my head a bit. but it was an embarrassing sit uation and the police on duty all along the way made no attempt to stop me. I meant no disrespect. "I was just thankful when the queen s .ar turned into Birken' hed and I was abie to carry on U the depot," increased use for settling interna-1 He said the United tSates will tional disputes. (press its program of forcing Rus- "These constructive activities sia to abide by its international have been overshadowed by the agreement by creating "condi unsolved problems arising from ! tions under which it will be to the policies and acts of the Soviet Union which lead to tension and impairment of security in inter national relations." he said. Problem Foremost The president indicated the United States will continue to press for effective international control of atomic energy, which, he said, "stands foremost among the urgent problems calling for agreement." Regulation of arma ments and armed forces, he said, "is a related problem of urgency." Gubernatorial Race won a clear majority over Rob ert F. McGuire and Austin Dunn and was elected to the Oregon supreme court bench. Tooze's vote exceeded the Maguire-Dunn total by more than 7,000. Flegel Win Seen Most of the remaining untabu lated precincts in the guberna torial race were from counties where Flegel had been leading Wallace. If the ratio of the count remained the same, it was indicated Flegel would draw away slightly in the final count and win by a close but comfort able margin. With only 29 precincts still unreported, Flegel was leading Wallace by 1.317 votes. Sen. Wayne Morse's victory over Dave Hoover In the repub lican contest for the U. S. sena tor nomination was almost two to one. Morse said he would re turn to the senate " a free man. not under obligation to any pressure group, lobby or individ uals." Republican Victory "Must" Morse's opponent in Novem ber will be Howard Latourette, Corporation Tax Boost Seen Likely Washington. May 22 (UP) A boost in corporation taxes ap peared today to be the way left for house tax writers to make up a $1,100,000 000 revenue loss in excise tax cuts. The tax-framing house ways and means committee has ten tatively decided to plug some "loopholes" in present laws to bring in another $3S0 million a year. It may add $150 million to $200 million more by plug ging other "loopholes." But even so. the committee still would be perhaps $500 mil lion short of the revenue expect ed to be lost through excise cuts on such items as furs, jewelry, travel tickets, telephone bills and cosmetics. Several members said the only avenue left open to the commit tee is an increase in corporation taxes. Corvallis. Ore., May 22 UP) Ensel A. Evans, graduate stu dent in chemistry at Oregon State college, has been awarded a $2,800 graduate fellowship by the Du Pont De Nemours com pany, school officials announced today. Rhododendron. Ore.. Mav 22 UPi Robert Charles Miller, four-year-old ion of Mrs. Kath leen Huber of Bnghlwnod. Ore . was drowned In the Zigzag river near here Saturday. the interest of the Soviet Union to enter into and keep agree ments." UN Complimented Mr Truninn complimented the UN for refusing to let Russia's walkouts over admission of Red China interrupt its activities. "In the presence of this wilful flouting by the Soviet govern ment of obligations assumed by it under the charter, the United Nations has taken the common sense attitude of proceeding with its business as usual," he said. Oregon City attorney, who led Dr. Louis Wood of Eugene by al most 10.000 votes. "We must now carry the quali fications of the party's candi dates to the individual voters of the state." Morse said. "A re publican victory in 1950 is a must, not only in the state but in the nation." Democrat David C. Shaw, Curry county, won a warm-contested race over Walter A. Swan son of Lane county and will op pose incumbent Harris Ells worth in the 4th congressional district In November. Ellsworth was given a complimentary vote of 22.617 in Coos. Curry, Doug las, Jackson, Josephine and Lane counties. Homer Angell, dean of Ore gon's all-republican congres sional delegation, piled up an overwhelming victory over R. J. Jensen and Donald Walker and will oppose Democrat Carl C. DnnaiiEh. former U. S. attorney, who defeated young Phil Dreyer and II. H. Stallard. Ti nnMu Stockman Vernon Bull. La Grande, de feated Hugh Bowman of Uma tilla county and Benjamin C Garske, Bend, for the congres sional nomination In the nd Hi.inrt and will run against Rep. Lowell Stockman In the general election. Roy R. Hewitt of Marion county defrated L. T. Ward. Philomath publisher, for the democratic nomination for con gress in the 1st district and will tackle incumbent republican Walter Nnrblad. Dean Bryson defeated Adm. Thomas L. Catch. Ret., for the republican nomination for state senator in the 13th district and former Gov. John Hall was beat en by Irving Rand for the GOP nomination for state senator in the 14th district. WALTER L. TOOZE Wiai Court PesiUoa : C Ax - LAC I Ancient Capital Of incas Damaged In Sunday Trew Contamination of Water System Feared Cuzco, Peru, May 22 (U P) Hunger and plague threatened today to increase the ravages of an earthquake which left hard ly an undamaged building in this ancient lnca capital two miles high in the Andes. The stricken city had no bread or electricity, and author ities feared that the water avail able from the damaged system might be contaminated. Scores Hospitalised The known dead was near 50, and authorities feared the toll woina oe considerably higher. Scores were hospitalized. (In Washington the state de partment reported that original estimates of casualties in the quake were 100 dead and 200 injured.) Most of the buildings still itanding were cracked and sag- Fin,. X tarda nArMn.n buildings were damaged so bad ly that it seemed they would not withstand a strong gust of wind. Many survivors in this city of 50.000 spent the night in plazas and nrtfn fieMc fnorfi.l iun, other temblor might send weak- enea structures crashing down upon them. Structures Toppled , ine earthquake, most violent this city's history, struck at 1:35 n m vpatnrrlnv structures which had stood for vemunes toppled into the cobble- stnned t root . .J ; .. . clouds of dust which hung over Ky xor nours. Parrln u,n. .it. . . v...uk, w4 suuie ot Cuzco s most modem and finest mines, was completely leveled. The entire suburb of San Sebas- nan was wiped out. Almost all of the city's scores of churches, including some that withstood the severe earth quake of 1650, suffered some damage. The towers of the churches of Santo Domingo and Belen fell, and the National College of Sciences was partly destroyed. Among the building damaged was the convent of Sonto Do mingo, which incorporates in its wnllc narr n , l, . aiiuieiii inc temple of the sun (Coricancha). - "u.uai, iuwq escapes One of the buildings which suffered th l,at t u - i . - - - - - - ,nc mini- em four-story hotel Cuzco. fill ed with foreign tourists when the mialra ctriiflr Cn. walls cracked but none of the gursi was injured. Officials said casualties prob ably would have been far heav ier out lor the fact that 15.000 city's population, were attend ing a football game when the quake hit. All these escaped. Governor Endorses Week-End Poppy Sale Salem, Ore.. May 22 (U.R1 Gov. Douglas McKay said today that he has no intention to call a special meeting of the state legislature. A Multnomah county commis sioner had indicated McKay would be asked to call a special session to help that county out of its financial dilemma after voters rejected several money raising proposals at the polls Friday. "The regular session of the (legislature will convene in Janu ary, oov. McKay said, "and the indications are the county will have eiKJugh money to run at least until then. If any relief action is found necessary, that should be soon enough to take care of it." Gov. McKay had no comment to make on the Oregon primary election other than to say he was pleased at the size of the vote. Party to Honor Chief And Oldtime Firemen A dinner party honoring Fire Chief Leo Weidner and the "old-time" members of Protec tion companies No. 1 and 2 will be held tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in the fire hall. Guests will in clude the oldest alumni of the department and their wives, present "call men" and their wives and the regular firemen and wives. It will be the last social gathering at the fire de partment before Acting Chief Weidner leaves to resume his work with the Portland depart ment. Third Malheur County Jail Escapee Seized Vale. Ore.. May 22 (UP) State police said today that Har old E. Collins, who escaped from the Malheur county jail last week with two other prisoners, has been captured at Elko, Nev. Charles Melton of Bend and Er nest Crawford of Myrtle Creek, the other two. were cafitured earlier at Rome, Ore,
