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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1950)
mm o)fmHTl o)iyjjyj Wiwnpimn U " II II II " I own J U.S. Restricts Movements of Romania Envoys Action in Retaliation For Bucharest Orders Washington, May 26 (UP) The United State today restricted the movement of Romanian diplo mats in this country to a 35-mile radius of Washing ton. Acting Secretary of State James E. Webb said the action was in retaliation for Romania's restrictions on American diplomats in Bucharest. He added that j this was part of a pattern of difficulties with Iron Cur tain countries and that the United States may be head ed for a full diplomatic break with both Romania and Czechoslovakia. The United States served notice of the new re strictions in a note delivered to the Romanian foreign office in Bucharest. It said that henceforth no Ro manian diplomat in the United States will be allowed to go more than 35 miles from the District of Colum bia boundaries without special permission from the state department. Webb announced the action at a news confer ence. He said it would be advantageous for the Ro manians to obey but he declined to speculate on how the restrictions would be enforced the first of which the United States ever has imposed on diplomats of a "friendly" country. Webb said the action was one of a series of moves Indicating that the United States might be moving to ward the point where it would be extremely difficult to continue relations of any kind with Romania and Czechoslovakia. The United States already has broken relations with Bulgaria, another of the Soviet satellites which has waged a campaign to hound westerners out from behind the Iron Curtain. Foreign Aid Measure Goes Before Truman Washington, May 26 U.R) President Truman had before him today a $3,248,450,000 for eign aid authorization today, but republicans served natiee they intend to try to cut the actual cash outlay. The authorization, passed 47 to 27, yesterday by the senate, merely sets a ceiling on foreign aid spending in the fiscal year beginning July 1. Congress must aupply the funds in a separate appropriation bill. Fight Intended Republican Leader Kenneth S. Wherry (Neb.), and Sen. Eu gene D. Millikin (R., Colo.), said GOP forces intend to fight for a 1,200 Expected At Shrine Ceremonial Ashland, May 26 Ashland will be host to its first Shrine ceremonial in more than seven years when approximately 1.200 Shriners from all over Oregon will take part Saturday in the Hillah Temple spring event. A program open to the pub lic at the high school athletic field will follow a 2 p.m. parade. In the line of march, beginning at the armory, will be officers, uniformed units, candidates and 1 members. Units will drill at the school field, and Noble Dudley Fortin of Bon Ali Temple. Sac ramento, will present a skit on Shrine hospitals. The ceremonial at 7:30 p.m. will follow a banquet at the Elks club. These activities will be for Shriners only. A class of about Ki5 candidates is expected. Martin Blate, illustrious po tentate of Ben Ali temple, and his entire divan will be guests. Redding, Cal., May 26 !U.R) R. Tull, widely known Califor nia and Oregon lumberman, died suddenly on a business trip to Silverton, Ore., yesterday, rela tives here reported. Beauty Spots Awaiting Holiday A wealth of beauty spots and scenic and sports attractions in southern Oregon and northern California beckon Rogue valley residents thus week-end. many of whom will have a full-three day holiday. Memorial day falls on Tues day this year, and a few retail stores, and cleaning and dyeing establishments and barber shops .vill be closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Many self-empluv-ed and professional people will al.o make the holiday a three day affair, while practically all Ftores and offices will be closed both Sunday and Tuesday. Weather Good Aside from a few possible sprinkles of rain Saturday, the weather bureau today forecast ideal holiday weather for the long week end: cooler on Sun dam warming up again Monday, reduction in the outlay when the appropriation reaches the floor. They referred particularly to funds for President Truman's "point four" program for aiding underdeveloped areas. Millikin and other republicans tried un successfully yesterday to cut the $35,000,000 allocation from the authorization bill. Besides the point four au thorization, the measure would provide $2,977,000,000 for the third year of the Marshal plan, $100 million for aid to Korea, $94 million for aid to China, $27,450,000 for Arab refugees and $15 million for international emergency children's work through the United Nations. Compromise Bill Passed The bill approved by the sen ate was a compromise between earlier versions passed by the house and senate. In the final tally, nine republicans and 38 democrats voted for the measure; while four democrats and 23 re publicans voted against it. During debate yesterday, re publicans concentrated their at tack on point four. Led by Sen. Robert A. Taft (R.. O.), they ar gued that the language of the bill commits the United States to guarantee American invest ments abroad. The economic cooperation ad ministration, which administers the Marshall plan, has asked congress to appropriate $2,658, 000.000 in new funds for the pro gram and to allow ECA to spend the $277 million it has saved from, this year's appropriation. First IO Student Succumbs At Eugene Eugene. Ore., Mav 26 (U.R) W. W. "Billy" Scott, 94, first student to be registered at the University of Oregon, was to be buried at 2 p.m. today. Scott, who died Monday, sign ed up at the university on Oct. 16, 1867. He wrote much poetry during his lifetime, including one book-length poem called "The Oregon Pioneers." with temperatures above aver age from today through Wednes day. Thousands of sports fishermen are expected to take advantage of the climate and the holiday, and wet their lines in the Rogue, from Gold Beach to Prospect, and in the area's many other streams and lakes. Fishing on the upper Rogue was reported good this week, and reports from Gold Beach say that while water is high, it is dropping, and scattered catches have been made, chinooks among them. Limits ai Lakes Fish lake and Squaw lake have been producing many lim its of fish, some up to nine inches. Trout fishing on the up per Applegate has also been good. Several thousand game size fish were planted there by fcha gm commission a few 34th Victim 01 Chicago Disaster Believed Located Trolley-Truck Crash Starts Blast, Fir Chicago, May 2i (U.R) -The conductor of a street car which collided with a gasoline truck, killing at least 33 persons, was arrested today by police on a charge of leaving the scene of n accident. Conductor William Llddell, 29, was taken into custody at offices of the Chicago Transit authority, operator of the street car line. Chicago. May 26 (U.R) Search crews found evidence to day that a baby died with 33 oth er persons in an explosion and fire that blasted a soutn side neighborhood when t rol ley ploughed into a gasoline tank truck last night. Fifty persons were injured in the disasterr Police and firemen dug through the ruins of seven build ings ignited by the searing flames that trapped passengers aboard the crowded streetcar. Baby's Foot Found Patrolman Van Clay found a baby's foot lying in the street near the crash scene. It was sent to the police laboratory. Officials believed the baby's body may have been consumed in the fire that left four of the seven buildings with all interior walls and flooring burned out. Deputy Chief of Police Philip Breitzke said there was a pos sibility, however, that the baby's body was one of the pitifully charred pieces in the Cook county morgue. Search crews preceded gin gerly for fear that the water- soaked walls still standing might collapse. Ihey believed, however, that the bodies of all victims had been found. Inquiry Organised Meanwhile, officials organ ized a sweeping inquiry to de termine whether criminal negli gence was involved in the dis aster. Coroner A. L. Brodie said he would impanel a jury of experts June 1 to investigate. He was ex pected to coordinate inquiries by the fire department, police, state fire marshal, the interstate com merce commission and the state commerce commission. Private investigations were expected by various insurance companies and by petroleum as sociations interested in the ship ment of gasoline and other in flammables. Search Abandoned A search for four children previously reported missing was abandoned after their mother re ported that she personally had handed them through a window of their flaming apartment to a stranger who apparently took mem to nis nome. Kadio stations broadcast a request for the stranger to take the children to the Red Cross for return to their mother. (See Story en Page 5) Car License Renewal Tags Not Sold Here William O'Brien, motor ve hicle registrar for this area, said today that June renewal tags for passenger vehicles will not be available here until after he has moved into his new quarters south of Mcdford. shortly after June 1. O'Brien pointed out that the expiration date marked on ve hicle license plates means that the plates expire on the last day of the month marked, not on the first day. In other words, plates marked "June 50" are good un- iii juiy i oi mis year. Seattle. May 26 (U.R) The University of Washington seis mograph recorded three earth quakes yesterday, one of which was 35 miles from Seattle. WEATHER FORECAST: Clear and warmer r tonight, Increasing high clnudlnPM and cooler flatur day. Temp. HIghett Yesterday 91 Loweit this Morning ........ 4? weeks ago, and some fair-sized cutthroats and steelhead are be ing caught in the mornings and evenings. Aside from potential Izaak Waltons. picnic and camping spots and scenic drives are ex pected to draw their full quota of week-end pleasure seekers. With a few exceptions, all of the area's well-advertised attractions wih be readily available. The Diamond lake cutoff will not be open until next week, and the road between Fish lake and Lake O' Woods is not yet open, although the resorts at both places are operating. Fish lake can be reached by way of Butte Falls and Lake O' Woods by the Dead Indian road. Attractions Listed For holiday-bound motorists, here If a partial list of attrac tion within aaay driving dis Fifteen Prisonei , Two Others Killed In Bloodiest Philippine Prison Escape Medford 45th Year. Bids Awarded For Construction Work On Oregon Roads Portland, Ore., May 26 (U.R) The Rogers Construction com pany was low bidder with $74, 627 for re-oiling 18.27 miles of the winter damaged Warm Springs highway to central Ore gon, the state highway commis sion said today. Other low bids opened by the commission: Douglas, Coos. Jackson and Josephine counties Guard rail and sight post project on Pacific and Oregon coast highways. Meade and Hobson, Grants Pass, $16,612. Jackson county-Cascade gorge Prospect section of the Crater Lake highway. 7.5 miles of wid ening and shaping roadway. Cen tral Heating company, Eugene, $159,010. Jackson, Josephine and Doug las counties Reoiling project on state highwavs. Harr & Horton, Portland, $65,857. Jackson county Construct Prospect maintenance building. H. B. Barnhart, Mcdford, $15, 420. Frank Van Dyke, member of the highway committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, is in Portland today for a meeting of the state high way commission. He is o;ie of four representatives of the cham bers of commerce in Jackson and Josephine counties appeal ing be fore the commission to present the two-county unity on matters of highway improvement that has been developed in this part of the state through a series of meetings between chamber of ficials. Neil Allen, Grants Pass, will state the official position of the Jackson county chamber, the Ashland chamber, and the cham bers at Grants Pass and Cave Junction which have drawn up a priority program for improve m e n t of highway 99 between Central Point and Ashland, the Crater Lake highway, the ap proaches to Caveman bridge in Grants Pass, the Redwood high way and the Applegate valley highway. By showing that this area is unanimously behind a program of this nature, the chambers hope to move the commission to in clude at least part of the pro gram in its 1951 schedule of ex penditures for highway main tenance and improvement. Bond Issue Will Go To Ruch-Sterling Voters A $35,000 bond issue will be submitted to voters in the Ruch Sterling school district Monday, June 5, for the purpose of ac quiring five or six acres or land and to add three new class rooms, a cafeteria, play shed, transportation facilities and equipment to the school at Ruch. If approved, the new building would feature modern, steel re inforced construction, according to officials of the district. The Ruch-Sterling district represents a merger of Uniontown, Forest Creek, Watkins and Little Ap plegate school districts with Ruch-Sterling district No. 3. Voting will be held in the Ruch-Sterling school house from 3 until 9 p.m. (DST), (2 to 8 p.m. Pacific standard time) on June 5. Hollywood, May 26 (U.R) Film Star Joan Crawford' was hospitalized today suffering from a bad cold which she blamed on overwork. Trippers tance: Crater lake (both south and southwest entrances are open), Oregon Caves (where par tial service is available Sunday, and full service starting Mon day), Oregon Vortex near Gold Hill, Applegate valley. Tou Velle state park. Casey state park, many federally-maintained for est camps throughout the area, Roxy Anne butte (roads are re ported In good condition), Union creek, Bjg and Little Butte creek areas, Greensprings mountain pass where many wildflowers were in bloom this week. Mt. Shasta area including Shasta lake, Dunsmulr and McCloud, and Klamath lake and river. Slightly longer drives will take motorMs to the Oregon and northern California coastal beaches and the high pine for est of cential Oregon. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1950 LATEST VICTIMS OF QUICKSAND at Pyramid Lake, Nev., are Raymond Houser. 35, his son, Ray, 15, and Betty Leighton, 21, at tractive Reno telephone operator. They disappeared while fishing northern end of laKe near mouth of TrucKee river. mernatwnalt Arrangements For Penland Visit To Camp Completed Camp White, May 26 Ar rangements have been complet ed for "National GAR day" ceremonies here Sunday, honor ing Theodore Penland, 101, last commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, according to John Kelly, general chairman.-. ... ' The guard of honor which will meet Penland's plane Sunday morning will include four vet erans, Tommv Childers, 23, World War II: Razor Turner, 62, World War I; Rufus Edwards, 58. World Wars I and II, and John J. Miller, 90, Spanish Am erican war. Other dignitaries, in cluding Mayor Diamond Flynn, and Camp White officials, will also meet the aged veteran. Parade ai 2 p.m. A parade including a number of marching and musical groups will be held at the veterans cen ter at 2 p.m. Sunday, and the public is invited to attend. Pen land will review the parade, to gether with high state officers of the major veterans organiza tions. At the conclusion of the pa rade, Sam Bowe, Grants Pass, state commander of the Ameri can Legion, will speak briefly in tribute to Penland. The GAR commander, who dropped the gavel on the last encampment of the Civil war veterans organization at Indian apolis last year, enlisted at 16 in Company A, 152nd regiment, Indiana volunteers. Underage for military service, Penland, the story goes, wrote "18" on a piece of paper, slipped it in the bottom of his shoe, and told the recruiting officer "I am over 18." Active At 101 Despite his age of 101 years, Penland, known as "Daddy" is still active, and much in demand at various veterans meetings throughout the Pacific coast. He has made frequent appearances on the radio, and travels exten sively by air. He composes and sings his own songs, and is a member of 36 different organi zations. Potato Bugs Claimed Dropped By Bombers Berlin, May 26 (U,R) Gerhart Ei.ser's East German propaganda office claimed today that Ameri can planes have been bombing the Soviet zone of Germany with potato bugs. American air force planes flew over the eastern zone Wednes day night and dropped "large amounts of potato bugs" In the area of Zwickau, a statement claimed. "Strong indignation is mount ing among the people over this terrible criminal attack, statement said. the Portland Council To Decide Film Showing Portland, Ore., May 26 'UP) The showing of the controversial Italian film, "The Bicycle Thief," in Portland was up to the city council today. The municipal board of review has turned down an appeal to reconsider its action in censor ing a two-minute scene. When movie officials refused to cut the scene showing a brothel it made Portland in effer-t the first major city in the nation to ban the picture. Juvenile Theft Case Puzzles Authorities The theft of five cases of beer from the Mason Ehrman com pany warehouse in Medford has netted four Ashland juveniles $100 fines and 10-day jail sen tences imposed by the Ashland municipal judge. It has also con-' fronted law enforcement author ities with a legal tangle, it was learned today. The four youths were arrested ed in Ashland Tuesday night by police there and charged with illegal possession of intoxicat ing beverages. The fines were levied and they were given the jail sentences to be served in the county jail, although the county juvenile officer says he believes the municipal judge in Ashland has no authority to commit prisoners to the county jail. Sent To Medford The case was then turned over to Medford authorities who were to prosecute the youths on petty larceny cnarges. inree of the four were turned over to John Richard, county juvenile officer. Richard said this morning, how- Heavy Turnouts Greet Liberty Bell In County Huge turnouts at almost every school to which it was taken in Jackson county yesterday greet ed the Oregon Liberty bell, ac cording to Col. H. J. Meiring, who had charge of the guard of honor. He said that the bell Im pressed youngsters, who eagerly asked many questions. Meiring characterized the bell showing at the schools as a "great suc cess." For Bond Drive The bell was brought here in connection with the Independ ence savings bond drive of the federal treasury. Officials were told that this was the first coun ty in which Boy scouts served as a day-long honor guard for the bell. The Eagle scouts were Jack Bailey, Lee Stnlhera, Lloyd Bishop and Martin Johnson. Morris Leonard Sr., county chairman for the bond cam paign, reported that E bond sales in the first week amounted to $12,919 or 8 per cent of the $150,000 county quota. He said that volunteers are aiming to go far beyond the quota. Leonard said that Col. R. D. Broedlow is contracting labor groups and in dustrial firms, arranging talks on the bond drive and thrift plans. Aumsville Motorist Victim Of Accident Salem, Ore., May 26 (U.R) William Woodrum 48, of Aums ville, was killed late Thursday when his truck swerved from the Aumsville-We.it Stayton highway and turned over several times, state police reported. Eugene Marisen of Aumsville. riding with Woodrum, suffered cuts and bruises. He told police the truck failed to make a turn. Woodrum was caught under the vehicle. In order is permit employ ees to obierve the Memorial Day holiday, The Mail Trib une will not publish on Tues day. May 30. Tribune 18 Pages NO. 55 ever, that he will take no action on the cases since he feels they have already been punished suf ficiently and because they are being held on two charges for the same crime and both as juveniles and as adults. As the case stands now, cnarg es against the three youths in Richard's custody are being held open and no action will be tak en by the juvenile department, unless the Ashland sentences are rescinded. - The - fourth youth, Richard Fulton Vest, 19, Js still being held on the Medford charge and will presumably be prosecuted, courthouse officials said. Redding Sheriffs Deputies Murdered Redding. Cal., May 26 (U,P) Two sheriff's men were found shot to death with their own guns 40 miles north of here to day and two youthful criminals suspected of the shooting were captured later at Truckee, Cal., as they sought to flee to Nevada. The bodies of Under-sheriff Earl Sholes and Deputy Dan Heryford were found hidden in brush about a quarter mile from U. S. highway 99 near Gison, Cal., this morning. They had been returning James McKay, 18, and Robert Sturm, 19, youth au thority camp escapees, from Se attle. Shortly before noon, McKay and Sturm were captured by highway patrolmen three miles from Truckee, where the car they had stolen from the officers had run out of gasoline. Truckee, near the California-Nevada state line, is about 170 miles east of Redding. New Temblors Crumble Residences In Peru Cuzco, Peru, May 26 (U.R) Hundreds of refugees fled from earthquake-shattered Cuzco to day after new temblors crumbled a number of buildings weakened in last Sunday's quake. The known death toll stood at 88 before the new shocks. Offi cials said they expected few new casualties because residents were staying away from weakened buildings. Queen Mary Celebrates 83rd Birthday Anniversary London, May 26 (U.R) Defy ing the years as proudly is ever, Queen Mary celebrated her 83rd birthday anniversary today with the biggest flood of presents and flowers she ever received. Royal navy craft boomed a 21 gun salute to the mother of King George. Every American warship In British waters Joined in the tribute. Awake at the customary hour of 7:15 a.m. Mary had breakfait and then hurried downstairs to unwrap a pile of birthday pres ents in her drawing room. Jade Workbox Given Among them was a magnifi cent antique lade workbox. a joint gift of the royal family. Mary has one of the biggest priv ate collections of jade in Britain. "Everybody, I n c I u d Ing the king and queen, Princess Eliza beth and Princess Margaret, chipped in for the box." a royal source said. "It Is quite price less." Thousand erf oablei and lat Buildings Burned; Army Troops Asked To Quell Break Six Severely Hurt In 3-Hour Battle Manila, Philippines. Mav 26 (U.R) Fifteen convicts, a guard and a civilian employee were killed today in the bloodiest prison break attempt in Philip pine history. Four other prisoners and two guards were wounded severely during a three-hour battle at the new Bilibid state penitentiary, where 6,000 prisoners are con. fined. Two buildings were burn ed. Army troops helped quell the break attempt. Guard Stabbed President Elpidio Quirino said the break was led by "unruly Huks." members of an outlawed communist - led peasant move ment. Prison officials said six con vict ringleaders stabbed a guard to death and seized the prison armory. Helping themselves to 50 caliber machine-guns, they drilled a three-foot hole in the armory wall, squeezed through it, and ran for freedom. Guards In buildings overlook ing the armory and some outside the 12-acre prison compound opened fire. All six ringleaders were killed, along with five oth- prisoners who Joined the break. Four Burned to Death Tracer bullets from guards machine-guns set fire to the ar mory and one other building. Four prisoners burned to death in the armory. Answering a call for reinforce ments, army troops from Camp Murphy, constabulary units from Camp Crane and Quezon City police .. raced 20 miles to the prison. Fire trucks also rushed from Malina to help light the fires. Prison Superintendent Alfredo Bunye said one of the wounded prisoners told him the convict who led the break encouraged some 20 other prisoners to try to escape by informing them that three bands of Huk outlaws were waiting outside to help them. Extra Water Available To Orchardists Now There is still "flood" water available In Talent and Medford Irrigation district canals and or chardists should take advantage of it while it is there, County Agent C. B. Cordy said today. "Flood" water can be used by patrons of the Irrigation districts without having it count against their regular Irrigation quotas since the water la run-off which enters the canals below the dams and reservoirs where water is Impounded for the heavy summer use. Cordy said many orchards are dry now and need any water they can get. The flood water will be available in the Talent canals until June 1 and in tha Mcdford district canals for about a week after that. If it Is not used before that time it will be wasted, he pointed out. Portland Army Man Passes In Cleveland Cleveland, O., May 26 U.B Brig. Gen. J. S. Gay of Portland, Ore., about 64, died In Cleve land's Charity hospital yester day aftar he was stricken at the National Masonic Sojourners' as sociation convention at the Car ter hotel. Cause of death was not known. He was with his wife. His body will be returned to Portland this week. ter came to the private post- office at Buckingham palace, ad dressed to Marv at Marlborough house, where she lives. One of her first birthday call ers was a charity worker. Mrs. McGarvie Munn, who left a bas ket of flowers, a custom she be gan 25 years ago. Little Routine Change The old queen's routine was changed very little for today. It included a family luncheon at Buckingham palace, with about 25 persons attending. There was no champagne the queen never drinks It and no birthday cake. She planned to go to bed early tonight, for she was determined to go to the rirrhy tomorrow a race meeting she never misses. Mary stubbornly refuses to make conceslons to her advanc ing years. She rides in her an cient limousine, sitting as stiff as a ramrod, her ever-present umbrella at her side. Her days are spent doing fins needlework, reading and occa sionally matuiea at Um tfaaaieax
