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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1950)
i Mcmg 'lelephotoJ POULt DISPERSE HltKilS Unidentitled man falls to sidewalk during melee between mounted police and pickets outside Town Hall in New York. Demonstrators, protesting against "Hold Berlin" rally being held In the Hall, were dispersed by police. Main toplo of the rally was "Dangers of Communism in Berlin." Production of Alafalfa Meal Now on Increase The production of alfalfa meal has increased seasonably, the Oregon State college extension service reported yesterday; with values of dehydrated meal drop ping some at most markets. The extension service said old crop suncured alfalfa meal is un changed to a little higher as supplies are short. At Portland, suncured alfalfa meal, 15 per cent protein, dropped 50 cents a ton and is now $38 to $38.50. Dehydrated 17 per cent alfalfa meal is $50 to $51 a ton, down $1.50 to $4 a ton. Alfalfa hay trading in the Pacific northwest is said to be quiet and the seasonal slow de mand is prevalent for old-crop supplies. Industry Production Said Booming Again Washington, May 27 U,R) The federal reserve board report ed today that the nation's indus trial production is zooming again. It said in a statement that the April output climbed to the high est level since February 194D, chiefly as a result of increased activity in steel, auto and ma chinery manufacturing. The board added that it expected fur . ther gains to be registered dur y ing May. The board's index of indus trial production in April reach ed 189, two points higher than in March and 10 points above a year ago. But it was still six points short of the postwar high of 195 set in October and No vember of 1948. The board said that if indus trial activity continues at pres ent rates it will "apparently" produce another two-point rise this month. The order of succession to the presidency of the United States extends from the president to the vice president to the speaker of the house of representatives to the president pro tempore of the senate. Rogue River Academy Graduation Saturday Commencement exercises for the secondary school of Rogue River academy were held last night in the Seventh Day Ad ventist church with the Elder George Belleau of Portland as speaker. Consecration and bac calaurette services were held during the morning. Graduates of the academy high schoot were Owen Bristlin, Mari Leta Bratcher, Mabel Bab cock. Roy A. Parmenter. Vanita E. Riley, Jessie Manley, Betty L. Schlinsog. Marlene R. Mariette and Glendon C. Glass. Eighth grade graduation was held Thursday evening at the Valley View church. The pro gram included vocal numbers by Mrs. O. E. Schnepper and Jew elle Thompson. The commence ment address was given by Dr. H. H. Bresee. Members of the class were Harriett Sabo, Jewelle Thompson, Marilyn Bab cock, Jean Wyatt, Donnie Young, Harold Martin and Don Reed. Oregon Forest Fire Now Under Control Eugene, Ore., May 27 (U.R) Two hundred and forty fire fighters, aided by rising humid ity and a cloud cover, today brought Oregon's first major forest fire of the season under control. The fire burned over 650 acres, including more than 50 acres of green timber. Burning snags which fell across the west fire trail threatened for a time last night to spread the blaze but firefighters quickly stopped the spread. A cold deck of 350,000 feet of hemlock logs, earlier thought destroyed, was found today un damaged. The fire broke out on Rasor Lumber company property about 25 miles east of Eugene and spread to holdings of the Booth-Kelly Lumber company. More Than Million Dollars Collected By Timber Taxes Salem, May 27 More than $1 million has been collected from the timber harvest tax since It was enacted by the 1947 legis lative s e s s 1 o n. Commissioner Robert D. Maclean, in charge of the assessment and taxation di vision of the state tax commis sion which has the responsibility of carrying the law into effect, explained that the tax is collec ted from the industry for the express purpose of aiding the lumbering industry. As originally prepared, a 20 cent Der thousand board feet tax was proposed. This met with UppUSlllUU UlUilig I II c scaaiuii, and a compromise was finally made on a five cent basis. No compensation is received by the tax commission for the collec tion and enforcement and all funds are deposited with the state treasurer and Is divided, 40 per cent going to the state board of forestry for rehabili tation of forests and 60 per cent for research in the utilization of waste resulting from harvest ine. Drocessine and manufactur ing of forest crops and other expenses incurred in the forest products laboratory. Snecial Section A special section had to be created to handle the harvest tax, requiring office equipment, automobiles for inspectors t o cover logging operations, a staff of two women to handle office details and two inspectors in the field. The operating expenses since the law became effective amounted to $63,139.16 on April 30. the last tabulation, at which time the gross revenue was $1,002. 421.70. The expense breakdown for the 34 months was salaries. $38,436 25; general operating and maintenance, $16. 0(16.59 and capital outlay, S8,- 756.41. Tax collected from logging op erations was $983,864.28; mis cellaneous tax $7,281.04; and penalty and interest, $11,276.38. Over the period bad checks amounting to $316.01 were re ceived, and tax refunds totaled $3,312.03. Tigertown Resident Dies at Grants Pass Grants Pass, Ore., May 27 U.R) Robert H. Fleming, 82, a miner from the Tigertown dis trict west of Cave Junction, jumped to his death from the fourth floor fire escape of the Redwoods hotel here today, po lice reported. Police officer Lou Grimmer found Fleming in an alley be hind the hotel. The aged miner was rushed to Josephine Gen eral hospital but died without regaining consciousness. Grimmer said it was at first thought Fleming was victim of a heart attack but it was later de termined he had jumped from the fourth floor fire escape. Fleming had been brought to Grants Pass by Sheriff Loyd Lewis of Josephine county as a voluntary witness in an inves tigation of a dynamite blast at Holland near the Tigertown mine yesterday. Tinkering With Meier Expensive for Salem Salem, Ore., May 27 (U.R) V. F. Frahm of Salem, who pleaded guilty in municipal court to tampering with a parking meter to get two hours' free parking time was fined enough to pay for those two hours of parking every day for more than a year. 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X M t pntm Art N SlaM lie, .7? 3 rfH Swad wtj jm mtt As nm ?Y: Nomination of Morse Bring Demo Comment Washington. May 27 (U.R) Democratic National Chairman William M. Boyle Jr., today be littled the liberalism claims of Gov. James H. Duff of Pennsyl vania and Sen. Wayne Morse (R.. Ore.). In his weekly letter to party workers, Boyle noted the recent primary victories of Duff and Morse, in which both men ran as "liberals" against "conserva tives. "If Duff and Morse really be lieved in the kind of liberalism the majority of the people voted for in 1948, he said, "they would be democrats not republicans." As lor Morse, Boyle said, the senator "has campaigned for many reactionary republicans and despite his self-proclaimed tnencisnip tor laoor unions, he is supporting Senator (Robert A.) Taft in the Ohio senatorial cam paign." 'Upside Down Corpse' Puzzle to Officers Vtfalia. Cal.. May 27 UR Police today were seeking the answer to the riddle of the up side down corpse the secret of the body buried head down In a three foot grave beneath an oak tree in a cow pasture near here. The body of a small man dressed in khaki trousers and plaid shirt was found Friday when two men looking for cat tle paused to rest and saw the tips of two black shoes pro truding from the ground, offic ers said. The cattlemen, Garlan Hul lett and Vernon Spray of Vi salia investigated and found the shoes encased feet. Retailers to Meet Here Monday Evening All Medford retailers have been requested to meet with the retail trade committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce tomorrow at 6:30 p. m. in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel. June 5 to 11 has been pro claimed "Medford Rodeo Week," because of the annual Roundup, and all merchants have been asked by the committee to co operate by devoting at least one window to a western or rodeo theme. The committee also re quests that all retail employees appear in western garb during the week. A special committee of the chamber, composed o f Arthur Hess, Roger Shaw, Robert Agard and Gorge Gates is cooperating with the Sheriff's posse in work ing out details for downtown participation. Oregon Driver Killed When Car Rams Truck Detroit, Ore., May 27 (U.R) Leslie A. Allen of Detroit was killed late Friday when his car crashed Into the rear of a logging truck on the Santiam highway. Another passenger, Lowell F. Fleetwood, 25, of Mill City, suf fered cuts and bruises. Sunday, May 28, 1950 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Czechoslovakia Must Close N. Y. Consulate Washington, May 27 U.R The United States today ordered Czechoslovakia to close its con sulate general in New York in reprisal for anti-American ac tions by the Red-dominated Prague government. At the same time, the United States bowed to a Czech de mand to cut the American diplo matic staff in that country to 12. The latest round of rehabili tation will leave both countries on an equal basis each with an embassy and a 12-man diplo matic staff in the capital of the other. Prospect Cafe on the Crater Lake Highway The Place That Duncan Missed Mountain Ail The BEST in fine food All of State's 1,350 School Busses Okayed Salem, Ore., May 27 (U.R) All of Oregon's 1,350 school blisses have been inspected and less than two per cent have been rejected, Capt. Walter Lansing, state traffic safety division di rector, said today. About five per cent of the busses were found defective on original inspection, Lansing said, but defects of three per cent were corrected and the busses now comply with re quirements of the 1949 school bus law. Most of the rejected busses were old and already have been replaced with new vehicles, Lansing reported. Only CROSLEY Puts All the Space At the CONVENIENCE LEVEL f 7 Cu. Ft. 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