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Atomic Workers
Construction on
2 Vital Projects
Conies to Halt
100 Per Cent Walkout
Of AFL Men Reported
. Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 25
ill.R) Construction on two vital
uranium-separation plants came
to an abrupt halt today when
none of the more than 3,000 AFL
workers showed up at their jobs.
The 100 per cent walkout of
"field force" employees of the
Maxon Construction company in
eluded members of all building
crafts headed by the building
trades council (AFL) at Knox
ville. -Tenn., an atomic energy
spokesman said.
Follows Wildcat Walkout
The general strike followed a
wildcat walkout by about 700
laborers at the K-29 and K-31
plant projects yesterday.
Picket lines appeared at sev
eral of the gates to this atomic
city this morning.
The walkout included electric
ians, plumbers, truck drivers and
laborers, upsetting what com
pany officials called "the deli
cate construction timetable" at
the huge projects.
John Turner, an international
representative of the AFL con
struction laborers union, said the
walkout was not sanctioned by
his union. He said he would meet
with the laborers today and try
to persuade them to return to
their jobs.
Continuation of Dispute
The walkout of the laborers
was a continuation of a dispute
which idled 565 workers for
seven days last month. They re
turned to work pending a deci
sion by the atomic mediation
panel on their demand for pay
increases ranging up to 30 cents
an hour. The laborers now aver
age $1.95 an hour in wages.
An arbitration board appoint
ed by the panel completed hear
ings Tuesday and took the dis
pute under advisement. Observ
ers said the walkout of the
laborers was called in hopes of
bringing forth a speedy decision
from the arbitrators.
Chinese Nationals
Beat Off Red Attack
TaiDei. Formosa. May 25 (U.R)
The Chinese nationalists beat off
Chinese communist attack on
the Wanshan islands southwest
of Hong Kong today and killed
more than 3.000 of the would-be
invaders, an official statement
said.
A communique said a 400-ton
infantry landing craft, several
gunboats and more than 20
motor-driven junks were destroy
ed "in the unsuccessful commun
ist invasion attempt."
However, the communists man
aged to land a number of troops
on Chingchow and Sanchiao
island, the communique said. It
added that those troops "now are
being encircled by government
forces."
Logger Electrocuted
By Tangled Wires '
Willamina, Ore.. May 25 (U.R)
Alex Syron of Ballston. Ore.,
65-year-old logger, was electro
cuted Wednesday when he tried
to remove some wires tangled
with machinery in a truck five
miles west of Willamina.
A first-aid car was called
from Valley Junction, but Syron
was dead when it arrived, police
reported.
Officers said Syron was help
ing transport machinery when
overhead power lines became
entangled with the machinery
as the truck drove under them.
Syron. wearing light gloves,
tried to remove the wires and
was electrocuted.
Ungr
grateful Bear Bites
The Hand That Feeds Him
Portland. Ore.. Mav 25 U.P)
A bear at Portland's Washington
park zoo. apparently ignorant of
the saying "don't bite the hand
that feeds you." accepted food
offered bv Richard A Potter. 21,
and bit oft the tip of Potter's in
dex finger at the same time. Pot
ter did not bite back.
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Pact Commitments
May Force Defense
Spending Figure Up
Washington, May 25 (U.R
Informed sources said today that
national defense spending for the
1952 fiscal year is being planned
around a $13 billion figure but
may be forced higher by Atlantic
pact commitments.
These informants said the
armed forces regard the S13 bil
lion estimate as a spending base,
not a ceiling, for the 12 months
from Julv 1. 1951, to June 30.
1952.
The 1951 defense budget now
before congress started at S13,-
500.000,000 but subsequently was
TO VISIT Theodore Penland,
101 (above), last commander in
chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, will be guest of honor
at ceremonies at Camp White
Sunday at 2 p.m. He will arrive
by air Sunday morning, and will
review a parade at the veterans
center which will include a num
ber of military, veterans, musi
cal and other entries. Sam
Bowe, Grants Pass, state com
mander of the American Legion,
will speak in tribute to Penland,
and will review briefly the
changes which have occurred
since Penland volunteered in the
Union army at the age of 16.
Truman Would Veto
Voluntary FEP Bill
Washington, May 25 (U.R)
President Truman said today
that he would not accept a vol
untary fair employment practices
program if congress should pass
such a plan.
Mr. Truman repeatedly has
advocated congressional adoption
of a permanent and compulsory
FEPC.
The house has passed a volun
tary H.an. Mr. Truman was ask
ed at a news conference today
whether he would accept a simi
lar voluntary system from the
senate where the FEPC legisla
tion is now stymied.
Mr. Truman said emphatically
that he would not accept such a
plan from congress. He added
we have a voluntary plan now.
Salem, Ore., May 25 U.R)
Gov. Douglas McKay appointed
Miss Mary Finlay Graham of
Vale. Ore., as a temporary re
placement for her father. David
F. Graham of Vale as Justice of
the peace.
GOLDSEEKEHS CONTINUED to rush to (he Port Angeles.
ports that prospector had found ore assaying $21 a ton. The newest "find" came alter Mrs. Grace
Mclick, shown at left with her son looking over an assayor's report on gold bearing quartz found on
her farm, disclosed she had found ore samples valued at $124 per ton. Mrs. Mclick's former husband,
Floyd, is shown at right standing guard over his property which is across the road from that of his
ex-wife. State Land Commissioner Jack Taylor said yesterday that 33 oersons have filed claims and
he added that bit office will honor
Go Out On Strike
increased to more than $14 bil
lion. Ceiling Already Set
President Truman told a news
conference today that a ceiling
already has been set on the 1952
defense budget now in prelim
inary preparation. But he re
fused to say whether it will be
higher or lower than the 1951
military spending bill.
At his weekly news confer
ence, the president also:
1 Rejected a proposal by the
Washington Post for creation of
a commission of elder statesmen
to study the nation's internal and
external security. He said he is
trying to run the government
under the constitution and sees
no reason for a super govern
ment. 2 Waved off questions on the
recent mission to Moscow of
Trygve Lie, secretary general of
the United Nations. He said he
knew no details of Lie's con
ferences abroad and consequent
ly could not comment.
3 Refused to express an opin
ion on the possible seating of
communist China in the United
Nations.
4 Told a German correspond
ent that the United Nations and
American occupation authorities
are considering the problem of
eight million refugees now in the
western occupation zone of Ger
many. Comment Declined
5 Declined to say what he
would do about continuing re
quests, one recently from Sen.
Hubert Humphrey (D., Minn.)
for the dismissal of Robert L.
Dehham. general counsel of the
national labor relations board.
6 Said, in response to a ques
tion, that he understood that
both management and labor
were pleased by the new five
year contract between General
Motors and the United Auto
Workers. If both sides are pleas
ed, the president said, he is
pleased, too.
7 As he has said repeatedly
in recent weeks, he is not ready
to announce the selection of a
new atomic energy commission
chairman.
8 He has no plans to see a
group of paraplegic veterans who
are here in an effort to reverse
the White House order closing
Birmingham General hospital at
Van Nuys. Cal.
Largest Portland
Tunnel Nearly Ready
Portland, Ore., May 25 (U.R)
City workers expect to complete
one of the city's largest tunnel
ling operations sometime today
160 feet underground.
Nearly a year ago. workers
began the three-mile-long bore
from each end of the proposed
tunnel, which is to be part of
the sewage disposal system. Its
cost is estimated at nearly
$3 million.
The horseshoe-shaped bore is
B lect hign and 8 feel wide.
About 35.000 man-days have
been spent on the tunneling
operation.
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22 Pages NO. 54
Williams Quits as
Ashland Mayor at
Quiet Session
Undecided on Court
Action on Election
Ashland, May 25 Thomas
Williams quietly stepped down
from his position as mayor of
Ashland at a city council meet
ing last night. His last official
act was to sign a proclamation
certifying the results of the suc
cessful recall measure which re
moved him from office.
Williams said this morning he
was uncertain whether or not he
will proceed with court action
challenging the validity of the
election. He had said previously
he would peek to have it set
aside on the grounds that notice
of the election did not conform
to legal requirements.
Complete Canvass
The city council completed
the official canvass of election
ballots last night, after securing
two missing tally sheets from
the county clerk's office. Coun
cilman Elmer Sheldon was also
removed from office at the same
election.
Fred Homes, chairman of the
council who took the gavel from
Williams, performed his first
official action as acting mayor
last night in appointing Col.
H. R. Jordan as Ashland muni
cipal judge. A unique provision
in the Ashland city charter says
the city judge is to be appointed
by, and serve concurrently with,
the mayor, according to City
Recorder J. B. Austin.
Wilmelh Replaced
This was interpreted to mean
that L. Peers Wilmeth, who has
been serving as city judge, no
longer holds the office due to
Williams' removal. Jordan was
appointed to succeed him.
The council session was quiet
and without incident.
Williams was bitter in his
discussion this morning of events
leading up to the recall election.
He said he and his wife, who
has been ill, will spend several
days on the coast to "rest up,"
and he intimated that his de
cision as to whether or not he
will continue to challenge the
election results will not be an
nounced until he returns.
Cancer Salve Maker
Given Jail Sentence
Portland. Ore., May 25 (U.R)
Otto Soles, 69-year-old creator of
his so-called "cancer salve," yes
terday was sentenced to six
months in jail and fined $500 by
District Judge John R. Mcars for
practicing medicine without a li
cense. Soles treated a woman for 2'j
years. She is near death in a hos
pital with cancer.
L. B. Sandblast. Soles' attor
ney, said he would appeal be
cause ne questioned the constitu
tionality of the law under which
Soles was convicted.
Judge Mears refused clemency
and said:
"Evidence shows that a com
paratively young wife and moth
er treated by him is now ap-
proaenmg dcatn.
Soles operated the Keystone
laboratory.
San Francisco, Mav 25 (U.R)
Sea scouts from Nevada and
Utah were to sail today for
Hawaii on training cruise
aboard the United States navy
transport Thomas Jefferson.
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Wash., area todav followina re
served'' basis.
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FRIEND of Dr. Klaus Fuchs, con
victed British atom spy, Harry
Gold (left;, 39, chemist, is held
in $100,000 bail after admitting
he gave priceless atom secrets to
Russia. Eyes down (right), he
leaves Philadelphia court under
guard. (International Soundphoto)
Frost Warnings
To End Tonight,
Smudge Near End
Roy J. Rogers, federal meter
ologist. will make his final
broadcast of frost warnings to
Rngue Valley orchardists to
night. The nightly service has
been broadcast over all valley
radio stations during the frost
danger season. Rogers will re
main in Medford until June 1 in
case an emergency develops in
the way of untimely cold.
The prospect of any more
frost this season is highly un
likely, however. Robert Church,
official in charge of the Med
ford weather bureau, said to
day it would be "very excep
tional if temperatures were to
drop below freezing this late in
the year. The latest date on rec
ord here that orchardists were
forced to light smudge pots was
May 28.
Pears in local orchards are
now in the midst of a normal
heavy spring drop. Though an
accurate crop report will not
be available until around June
1, County Horticulturist C. B.
Cordy said today that present
indications lead orchardists to
expect a light bartlett crop and
a heavy anjou crop. Cold nights
have produced some fruit mark
ings "in a few areas."
Lack of Wafer Faces
Residents at Bend
Bend, Ore., May 25 (U.R)
Most of the northwest is worried
about too much water in Colum
bia basin streams, but Bend resi
dents have been told to take it
easy on their water.
Domestic water In storage
tanks hit a low mark because of
heavy demand and orders were
out that irrigation hours will be
limited to 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Home own
ers must irrigate only on alter
nate days and no water can be
used on May 31 for irrigation
purposes.
Bend now is looking for new
water sources for domestic and
irri Rational use. Although the
Deschutes river rolls right
through the heart of this Central
Oregon city, all of its water al
ready is portioned out for irriga
tion district use.
Oregon Youths Held
For Jail Break, Theft
Yuma, Ariz., May 25 (U.R)
Three teen-age youths who ad
mitted breaking out of two jails
and stealing three cars were on
their way today to Baker, Ore.,
to face charges.
Two of the youths, both 16,
said they escaped from the Port
land correctional school and met
Leland Curry, 19. at Baker. The
trio told "police they stole a car
and went to Payette, Ida., where
they were jailed for stealing gas.
They escaped jail in Payette,
stole another car, and returned
to Baker.
Thpre they stole a third ear
and came to Arizona. Police said
they robbed gas stations, cafes,
and homes on their way down.
The trio was arrested here
Sunday after a lfl-hour chase
and waived extradition to
Oregon.
Motorcycle Rider
Victim of Injuries
Salem. Ore., May 25 (U.R)
Clarence Horn, 56. of Longview,
Wash., died earlv todav of in
juries suffered Wednesday when
he was thrown from his motor
cycle into a rock beside the Pa
cific highway six miles south of
Salem.
State police said Horn's ma
chine apparently skidded out of
control and crashed alongside
the highway. Horn is survived
by hn widow, Frances, who came
to Salem Wednesday night from
Longview.
Squire Gun Robber
Takes Money From Man
Portland, Ore., Mav 25 'U.R)
Perriel L. Dolph of Portland
complained today that he was
robbed nl J.IH By threr r.;cn alter
one of them shot him in the face
with a squirt gun.
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New Water Pipeline
Construction Slated
To Begin
Construction of the second
pipeline from Big Butte spring,
to ateaioro snouio sian some
time in August, according to the
tentative time table reported to
day. Robert A. Duff, superintend
ent of the Medford water com
mission. '
The line is being financed by
the $2,800,000 bond issue voted
by residents last Friday.
Duff stated that a transcript
of the election is being sent to
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Eugene. Ore.. Mav 25 (U.R)
A 200-acre fire 25 miles east of
here that was temporarily under
control last night jumped a fire
trail early today and burned
over 30 more acres.
Sparks fanned by a light
breeze jumped the western fire
trail, according to Jnke Smith,
in charge, of the eastern Lane
county fire patrol.
The fire's iumo had spread to
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was inreaieiiuig nuiuiugs ui me
Booth-Kelly Lumber company.
Employees of the firm have
joined the crew fighting the
blaze, bringing the total to more
than 100.
The fire, largest so far this
season in Oregon, is believed to
have started from sparks in a j certain bridges in the county un
lngging operation's r i g g i n g sHfe for the maximum load limits
equipment at the Rasor Lumber ; permitted by state law, has im
company holdings Tuesday,
Europe Wants Peace,
Trygve Lie Declares
Lake Success, N. Y., May 25
(U.R) Secretary General Trygve
Lie told 3.000 cheering mem
bers of the United Nations secre
tariat today that Europe wants
Eeace "Both those in eastern
urope and those in western
European countries."
The entire staff of employees
at UN headquarters turned out
to welcome Lie when he return
ed to his office after arriving
this morning from his "pilgrim
age of peace" that carried him
from the White House to the
Kremlin.
Obviously touched by the en
thusiasm of the demonstration.
Lie told the secretariat gathered
on the lawn before headquarters:
"Europe wants peace both
those in the eastern European
and those in the western Euro
pean countries."
Russian War Plane
Expenditures Said High
London, May 25 (U.R) Sir
Richard Fairey, pioneer British
aircraft designer, estimated to
day that Russia is spending $5
billion a year to build war
planes.
That is twice as much as the
United States and five times as
much as Britain and "mav well
be an underestimate," Fairey said
in the 38th annual Wilbur
Wright memorial lecture here.
He reminded the western
world ithat Adolf Hitler built up
his luftwaffe for World War 11
while the United States and
Britain cut aviation expendi
tures.
State of Siege in
Bolivia Declared
La Paz. Bolivia, May 25 (U.R)
Bolivia entered a state of scige
today under a set of decrees em
powering the government to
crack down on communists who
caused last week's general strike
11 which .18 persons were killed
and 141 wounded.
The cabinet declared the state
of selge last night and withdrew
legal recognition from labor
unions said tn contain commun
ist and nazi-fascist elements.
TO RECEIVE BIDS
Salem. Ore.. Mav 25 (U.R)
The slate board of higher educa
tion will receive sealed bids in
Portlan:' June 12 on the Univer
sity of Orege.i mediral school
hospital road la Portland. ,
in August
a Portland bonding attorney for
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be asked in about three weeks.
with bids to be open three weeks
later.
To Call Bids
Construction bids should be
called about July 15 with the
opening a month later, the su
perintendent reported. However,
it is hoped that the procedure
can be expedited to permit ear
lier start of construction, he said.
Bulk of the engineering on the
pipeline has been completed. The
location survey began early last
December and is finished, but
some easements must still be se-
g-, Specifications are ready to
Preliminary work on the earth
fill storage dam is slated this
year, including preparation of
outlet structures, spillway work
and stripping the humus layer
off the area where clay for the
dam will be obtained. Exchange
of land with the forest service
may take some time, according
to Duff. Part of the proposed dam
site is on federal land.
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mer of 1HS1
Load Limits Placed
On County Bridges
The county court, considering
posed reduced mad limits on z
spans throughout the county.
Traffic loads are limited to 11
tons on the following bridges,
according to a recent court order:
McLeod, Big Butte Creek No.
275. Peyton, Netherland, Cob
leigh, Big Butte No. 261, Evans
Creek. Snider Creek, Miller's
Ford. Wimer, Minthorn, Rogue
River, Riley, Thompson Creek
bridges Nos. 459 and 460, Cam
eron, McKee. Copper, Little Ap
plrgate, Yale, Phoenix, Oak
street and Military bridge on
the old Camp While reservation.
Limits of eight tons have been
imposed on Bigham, Bear Creek
No. 168 and Lost creek bridges.
Fifleen ton limits are in effect on
Bybce and Wards Creek bridges.
Red River Flood Level
Drops Foot and a Half
Winnipeg, Man., May 25 (U.R)
The Red river flood level drop
ped a foot and a half from its
crest today and the army said
It no longer was necessary for
residents to leave town.
At the height of the flood
crisis an estimated one third of
Winnipeg's 320,000 population
had been evacuated.
Authorities warn 'd, however,
that the flood level would not
be down to a safe level for sev
eral days and dikes still were
being patrolled.
The official level today stood
at 28.5, still 10.5 feet above
minimum flood level. The level
hit a peak of 30.3 feet IhsI week.
18,753 Committeemen Told
Wrong Tourist Answers
John Snider, whose title is
chairman of the subcommittee
on tourist Information of the
tourist and convention commit
tee of the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce, today an
nounced the creation of a new
agency the "Special commit
tee on 'You Go This Way'."
Snider has appointed some
18,573 persons to serve on the
committee every man, woman
and child in Medford. He has
thus, he said, dramatically in
creased the staff of the chamber
of commerce from three to
nearly 20.000 largest Increase
on record.
Snider estimates that each
committeeman will be asked at
least 10 questions by visiting
tourists during the coming sum
mer, and he today provided a
check-list of wrong answers to
possible questions.
Wrong Answers Given
Here s what not to say
1. "Look, Buddy, this li gro-
Israel and Arab
Nations Will Get
Help From Big 3
Promises Exacted
On Aggression
Washington, May 25 (U.R)
The United States, Britain and
France took joint responsibility
today for maintaining peace in
the near east by agreeing on a
unified policy of sending arm
to Israel and the Arab nations.
The Big Three exacted prom
ises from the new Jewish state
and the six Arab nations that
any arms sent to them would
not be used for aggression
against one another.
Would Use Joint Action
Any threat of agression, a Big
Three agreement said, would be
met by joint action by the Big
Three both within and without
the framework of the United
Nations to prevent any viola,
lion of frontiers. Presumably,
that would mean cutting off
economic assistance.
The agreement was announc
ed simultaneously here, in Lon
don and in Paris. President Tru
man, in making the American
ment as a step that should pro
mote peace ana security in me
area.
American officials, in er-
! plaining tne agreement, said it
, did not mean that arms ship-
pro up. in lact, tney hoped it
miRht have the opposite effect.
Hop to Calm Fears
By asserting the Big Three'i
determination to prevent ag
gression, these officials hoped
to calm the fears of both Israel
and the Arab nations.
Each side since end of the
Jewish-Arab fighting two years
ago has charged the other with
arming for new hostilities. Arabs
and Jews both have been buying
arms in the Big Three countries.
Officials thought these arma
purchases now may decrease.
One American official denied
that the big three stand was di
rected against Russia. But he
stressed (hat the area is a "great
strategic prize" and that it
would be against American pol
icy tor it to exist in "a military
vacuum."
Taxing of Coops
Aired by Committee
Washington, May 25 4U.R
The house ways and means com
mittee came to grips today with
the politically touchy question of
whether to tax the earnings of
farm and other cooperatives.
Rep. Noah M. Mason (R.. III.)
contended that tax-exempt co-ops
do a $14, billion to $13 billion
a year business in competition
with tax-paying private business
firms.
He said they should be subject.
to business taxes and estimated
this would add $600 million a
year to treasury revenues.
Many members of congress are
wary of disturbing the tax-free
status of cooperatives. In many
parts of the country they can
speak with authority at the ballot
box.
Buzzing Belays Briscoe
School Students Study
Ashland. May zs A turioua
bussing threw the Briscoe
school here into confusion yes
terday A swarm of bees chose
the new brick school's play
ground as a temporary heme,
and academic procedure was
suspended to the delight of
most students.
Order was restored shortly,
however, when a fireman with
experience in beekeeping lured
the swarm away.
New York, May 25KV.KI The
Chinatown tenement area will
be transformed into a modern
China village with "Pagoda
touched" architecture by 1955.
New York, May 25 J.fl) The
longest and deepest underwater
motor car tunnel in the western
hemisphere opened today.
BASEBALL
NATIONAL
Pittsburgh 0S0
Philadelphia 3 11 0
Chambers and Turner; Mil
ler and Seminick.
eery store, not the chamber of
commerce.
2. "Jacksonville? I think Iff
up around Eugene."
3. "Well, I'll tell you. If you're
looking for mosquitoes, that's
the place to find them. Man.
they'll eat you alive up there.'
4. "N-a-a-a-h. You can't get to
Phoenix from here."
5. "Crater lake? Get on high
way sixty-something and stay
on it. Not much up there but a
lot of scenery, though. I'll take
Lake Tahoe anytime."
6. "Why ask me? I ain't n
Duncan Mines."
7. "You tourists ask the silli
est questions."
Snider, who Is cooperating in
the statewide tourist host week
observance, said that any one
of these answers is guaranteed
to get tourists out of the Rogue
valley. And his tourist dollars,
which could benefit the entire
community, would go with turn,
Snider pointed out.
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