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fcf '-ttiiii riiliaiiMili w iiiiii m iaiiiiiiiiiiliiiri)ialiiieMi NAZI PATTERN REPEATED Shown above are two views of the Red Youth rally held in the Soviet sector of Berlin, Germany, during last week-end. At left, too young to remember similar demonstrations under the old nazi banner, Berlin youngsters (foreground) watch formations of Communist "Youth Pio neers" march into Wulheide sports field. The demonstration is the same used by Hitler to mass young nazis before starting his attempt to conquer Europe. At right, one of the highlights of the Youth rally was the wreath-laying ceremony at the Russian war memorial at Treptow park. Flag-bearing members of FDJ, German Red Youth organization, are shown crowding the monument to the Russian war dead. Medford 45th Year. 16 Pages Acheson Warns on Need for Buildup Of Western Power America Will Support Chiang's UN Delegate Washington, May 31 (U.R) Secretary of State Dean Acheson warned in an extraordinary re port to congress and the Ameri can people today that world Secretary of State Dean . Acheaon's speech to congress will be rebroadcast at 9 p.m. today over ratio station KYJC (1230 kc.) peace- may hang on the swift buildup of western power against Russia. He also disclosed that the United States will not fight to the end to keep communist China out of the United Nations. He said this government will continue to support Generalis simo Chiang Kai-shek's national ist delegation in the UN. But if seven council members vote to seat the communists instead, the U. S. will not use its veto power to bar them. Nation Reassured Acheson reaisured the nation that nothing was said at the re cent western power conferences in London to indicate there is any immediate danger of war. He added emphatically that if the western powers continue to Ibuild up their strength vigorous ly Ihey will not provoke war by their own weakness. Acheson spoke before a joint meeting of the senate and house in the auditorium of the library of congress. The meeting was held there because it was not an official session of congress. He reported to the lawmakers, and bv radio and television to the nation, on the recent strategy 'conicrences of the North Atlantic powers in London. Questioned by Solons At the close of his prepared address, which stressed the de termination of the western world . to stand together against the threat of Soviet aggression, he submitted to an unprecedented open questioning by the sena tors and congressmen. Acheson's audience of some 260 senators and house members included many critics of his for eign policy, but most of the questioning was mild and he drew a warm ovation when he finished. His bitterest critic, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R., Wis.) sat silently throughout. Permit Asked for 17 New Residences Here The city building inspector's office reported today that Bruce Bauer, Inc., has applied to con struct 17 more homes in the Oak Ridge sub-division of the east side residential district. Total cost of the project is listed at $129,000. It was reported today that work will start within two weeks. The homes will be of the same general construction as 18 others aircady erected. Ton of the new homos, with a building value of S8.000. will have three bed rooms, and construction valua tion is set at $7,000 each. Fourlrcn homes will face Ter race drive and three will iront on South Kocne Way drive. The program will virtually complete the residential building planned tor extensions 1 and 2 of the sub division. Washington. May 31 'U.P Preirient Truman will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. (EDT) tomorrow. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, Bakery Strike Affects Big Area; 100 Members Involved Pickett were withdrawn from in front of Johnson's Model bakery today, and a spokesman for the firm said she had been advised that the employees of the union, who had been called out, were free to return to work. About 100 members of the Bakers and Confectionary Work ers union No. 404, AFL, went on strike at Medford's two major wholesale bakeries and one re tail bakery yesterday. Negotia tions over a period of several months failed to bring agree ment between the union and the bakeries. As a result of the strike bread supplies to Medford, Ashland, Subcommittee Has All Information On Amerasia Case Washington. May 31 (U.R) FBI officials told a senate sub committee today that it now has all the information available to the FBI on the 1945 Amerasia stolen documents case. The assurances were given to a senate foreign relations com mittee in closed session by As sistant FBI Director Louis B. Nichols and D. Milton Ladd, as sistant to FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover. Chairman Millard E. Tydings, (D., Md.), quoted Nichols and Ladd as telling the subcommit tee: 'You have all the testimony we have touching on the Amer asia ca.se. Tydings declined comment on reports that some of the stolen documents involved wartime military and diplomatic secrets of the highest order, including the location of 25 U. S. submar ines then m the Pacific and top- secrei messages irom president Roosevelt to Chinese Generalis simo Chiang aKi-Shek. lydings said he himself has not read all the documents in volved in the case. Congress Desires to Quit Work July 31 Washington. May 31 !U.R) Congress wants to ouit work July 31 but Senate Democratic Leader Scott W. Lucas is afraid it won't be able to. It depends largely on FEPC. the Illinois senator said after a White House conference todav. If the senate could get the con troversial civil rights measure out of the way, Lucas said, the democratic and republican lead ership might be able to agree on schedule to speed legislation. Lucas said that he and Sen. Robert A. Taft. (R., O.) will have a talk on pending bills. If they can agree on a speed-up sched ule, "we might make some head way toward adjournment," he said. "But if we cannot." Lucas added. "I fust don't know how long we will be here. CITY FIREMEN CALLED CMv firemen were called to 36 Berkley way this afternoon to see that a smouldering fire in a sawdust pile was not endanger ing nearby property. Portland. Ore., Mav 31 (U.R) The Portland rent advisory com mittee voted down a motion to ak for immediate decontrol of rents in this area by a four to three vote. Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Yreka, Weed, Duns muir and adjoining communi ties will be cut to a trickle. (While representatives of the union could not be contacted to day, it was understood that their most recent demands were for a 10 cent an hour wage increase, with a work-week of 42 instead of 44 hours. (In Portland, Guy V. Lintner, national labor relations board mediator, said he could not re veal the terms asked by the union. He said he would return to Medford tomorrow for anqth- er meeting between union rep resentatives and Bakers' associa tion spokesmen. (The Bakers association here has offered a wage increase of five cents per hour, a guaran teed work week of 44 hours, with overtime pay over 40 hours, according to Eugene Fer rell, manager of Fluhrer's bak ery.) A total of some 200 workers will be affected by the strike., Ferrell estimated. The three bakeries are Fluhrer's and Beck's, which between them supply bread to much of south ern Oregon and northern Cal ifornia, and Model bakery. Also affected by the strike is Fluh rer's Klamath Falls bakery, the only major one in that city. "Can't Stand Increase" Ferrell, speaking for the bakery companies, said they "cannot stand an increase in pro duction costs without increasing the price of bread," and he said the public would not stand for such an increase. Other produc tion costs may go up in the near future, he said, and in an in dustry as competitive as this, a price increase would be dis astrous. Mediator Here Lintner had been in Medford since the middle of April, be fore returning to Portland this week, in an attempt to settle the wage and hour differences be tween operators and union men. Public School Closing Set Week from Friday Medford public schools will close their current year on Fri day, June 9, when students re turn for report cards. School will reopen on September 11, the city school office reported, Semester examinations will commence on Friday. June 2. Fourth, fifth and sixth graders will have exams Friday and Monday, senior high students on Friday afternoon and Monday morning. Junior high pupils will have their tests on Monday. Classes will be out after these exams, except that grade young sters will turn in books next Tuesday. Teachers, however, will remain on duty throughout next week. Senior high school commence ment is scheduled for Thursday evening, June 8. Cloudburst Fails To Help New Yorkers New York. May 31 -(U.R) Not even an artificial cloudburst could help water-conscious New Yorkers fill their reserbvoirs by tomorrow the June 1 target date to have storage facilities brim-full for the summer season. But 8 million residents who have clarned to put up with bathless Thursdays, dried up swimming pols, and a $100-a-day rainmaker, aren't worried. Water Commissioner Stephen J. Carney said the situation has eased considerably, since those days six months ago when the world's largest city was danger ously close to water starvation, Tribune 1950 No. 58 He was brought here at the re quest of Charles Moldovan, president of the local union. Cecil Martin is the union's busi nes agent. Neither could be con tacted by phone today. Wage negotiations have been under way for several months, and were broken off once be fore, April 12, before the NLRB representative entered the nego tiations. The union's first re quest was for a 15 per cent in crease, subsequently lowered to the current demand. Klamath Falls sources said to day that smaller bakeries have stepped up their production of Dread, and that outside bakeries have "doubled" their deliveries to the city. No bread shortage is anticipated there, the sources said. New York Jury Takes Big Step to Crush Gambling New York, May 31 (U.R) The New York county grand jury, taking the first major step by law enforcement authorities to crush organized gambling in the United States, returned a 60 count gambling and conspiracy information against Frank Erick son today. The information, which stemmed from a U. S. senate In quiry into gambling, political bribery and national crime syn dicates, listed one count of con spiracy and 59 counts of book making. Erickson faces a maximum one-year prison sentence and $500 fine on each of the 60 counts if convicted. Witnesses Questioned The grand jury voted the in formation Friday after District Attorney Frank Hogan's office had questioned more than 40 witnesses before it. The 59 bnokmaking counts charged that Erickson had taken close to $100,000 in bets on horse races and basketball and base ball games. They covered a 20 year period, from 19.10 to 1950. The conspiracy count listed 85 overt acts, two involving Christ mas gifts to numerous persons. Hardol Richards, Erickson's bookkeeper, was named as a co conspirator, but not as a defend ant. Richards Is in jail under $100,000 bond as a material wit ness. Mayor Asks Aid in Census Conclusion Mayor Diamond Flynn has is sued a plea to Medford residents missed in the census count to contact the district supervisor in order that a full count of the city can be made. Persons who have been missed by enumerators may contact the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce In person or by tele phone. Flvnn declared that being counted in the census is a civic duty just as important as regis tering to vote and voting. A full count is needed to get Medford's complete share of gasoline reve nues and to gain other credits. He said that establishment of fed eral offices in cities often de pends on size of the town. The district offirc is now striv ing to complete the census. Portland, Ore., May 31 (U.R) Reed college will graduate Its largest class in history June II when 137 students receive their degrees, the ichool announced today. (Acm Telephotot WEATHER FORECAST: Continued fair and warm tonight and Thursday. ' Temp. Highest Yesterday 89 Lowest this Morning 48 Throng Refuses To Submit to Request For Examination Leaders Threaten To Fight Guards Berlin, May 31 (U.R) Nine thousand West German com munist youths heading home from a big Berlin rally massed in the Soviet zone along the British zonal border near I,ue beck tonight and defied West German police to keep them from their homes. They flatly refused to comply with a West German govern ment order that they register and undergo medical examina tion when they cross the bor der. If necessary, their leaders said, they would light rneir way back into western Germany, Hundreds Hourly Communist youths, part of the 500,000 who took part in an Eastern Berlin demonstration last week-end, were pouring in to Luebeck by the hundreds hourly on their way back to their West German residences. Another 3,000 were expected to arrive in Luebeck later to night by train from Berlin. About one-fourth of the com munists were girls and women. Max Reimann, chairman of the West German communist parly, also was reported en route from Berlin. A police commander conceded his forces would have no chance if the thousands of massed com munists made a concerted charge against his thin line. But he be lieved most of the youths, "if left alone," would submit peace ably to medical examination and registration. Passage Barred However, 500 youths in the front communist line locked arms and barred their comrades from passing through the border point. Facing the communist horde were 600 West German police on the British zone side of the bor der. They included reinforce ments rushed to the scene from Hamburg. Ten swift police boats roamed Lucback bay between Hcilingen hafen and Trauvemuende to pre vent any communists from slip ping into western Germany by boat. The police were under orders from the west German govern ment to permit none of the west German communists to cross the border u,'ess they register and submit to a medical examina tion. . The government was concern ed over reports that typhoid fever and smallpox have broken out In some of the tent cities established by the Russians in eastern Berlin to house delegates to the week-end rally. Virgin Timber Burns South of Powers Grants Pass, Ore., May 31 'U.R) Fire covering more than 100 acres of virgin timber today burned out of control 12 miles south of Powers, Ore. The fire started yesterday noon In a slash area of the Evans Lumber company woods opera tion on the South Fork of the Coquille river Forest service officials said the fire was progressing up Johnson mountain. Forty-five men with three bull dozers and five tankers from the Siskiyou forest service and the woods crew were fighting the fire. Wellington. New Zealand. May 31 (URi Gasoline rationing in New Zealand will end tonight. Prime Minister Sidney Nolland announced today. Ed Canoose Named Fire Chief Here; Lesseg New Judge Weidner Ends Duties With Local Department Edward Canoose, assistant fire chief since September, 1939, has been promoted to chief of the Medford fire department. City councilmen made the appoint ment Monday evening at a spec ial meeting. The council appointed Gordon Barker assistant chief, subject to approval of the city civil service board. Warren G. Lesseg was named new judge of city police court. Canoose, a Medford resident since November, 1928, has been a fireman here since July 1, 1929, when the present fire station was opened. He was acting chief for a short time following the retire ment of Chief Roy Elliott Dec. 31, 1949. To Convention Capt. Leo Weidner, on loan from the Portland department as a consultant to the council, has been acting chief since early February. His chief's duties ter minated today. Both he and Ca noose were to leave today for the stale fire chiefs' convention at Salem, where Weidner is on the program. Canoose qualified for his new post under civil service. Barker has served in the Med ford department since Septem ber, 1940, except for about two and one-half years in the army. In the army he attained the rat ing of staff sergeant with allied force headquarters in Italy. A Medford resident since 1935, Bar ker entered city employ in 1937. He has hold a captain's rank as fireman. Along with his assistant chief's duties will go those of fire marshal. Lesseg will succeed Grant H. Nelson as police judge some time this month. Nelson's resignation, for business reasons, was accept ed by the council Monday. A graduate of Willamette univer sity law school, Lesseg has been a Medford attorney since Septem ber, 1947. Badges of office were pinned on Canoose and Barker in cere monies following the meeting. Paul Sclby, chairman of the council safety committee, re minded them of the importance of their duties and pictures were taken of the firemen and other city officials. Mayor Diamond Flynn ex pressed appreciation to Weidner for his work as fire consultant. Weidner responded with thanks for cooperation of the council, civic groups and the press. 3H 'M SR. CAPT. LEO WEIDNER Finishes Consultant Duties Residents Honor Nation's War Dead Many Medford residents paus ed yesterday to pay respects to America s war dead By attend ing and participating in the Me morial day parade. It left the old Medford park on West Main street at 10 a.m. The slow and reverent parade proceeded down Main street to Bear creek bridge where services and salutes were given to the navy's dead. From there parade partici pants progressd to Hawthorne park where memorial services were held. Attorney Manville Helsel gave the dav's address and the Rev. George R. V. Bol ster, rector of St. Mark's Episco pal church, asked the invocation nd benediction. Among patriotic, fraternal, so cial and civic groups participat ing in the parade were Colonel Sergant Camp auxiliary, Crater Lake post auxiliary of the American Legion, Gold Star Mothers, American Red Cross, Jacksonville Brownie troops, iniro and lourin grade brown ies from Jackson school, Med ford senior and junior high bamts. Girl scouts, and Bliss Heine's drum corps. Veteran marchers Included representatives from World Wars I and II of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Canadian legion. 3m m 1L .r J Via Damages Awarded Housing Judge in Federal Court Session Here Judge James Alger Fee. Port land, this morning awarded $210, representing single dam ages, to the office of the federal housing expediter in thp first case tried here today In federal district court. Today's case Involved alleged violation of the national rent control act and action was brought by the housing expedi ter against Mrs. M. H. Dufield and her son, Dean A. Dufield, both of Ashland. The award goes directly to the office of the hous ing expediter and the tenants in volved in the rent overcharge case, Mr. and Mrs. W. Walker, win not recover damages, ac cording to the government at Accidents Claim 542 Persons as Holiday Closes By United Press I he toll of dead In accidents during the Memorial day week end was in worst in the holi day's history, reports from across the nation showed today. United Press tabulations showed that 542 persons were killed during the 102-hour holi- By United Press Edward Ischmael, 33, of Junction City, Ore., was Ore gon's 11th accident victim dur ing the long Memorial day week-end. Ischmael died of in juries Monday night after his car plunged off the road nine miles south of Cottage Grove. Traffic accidents accounted for eight of Oregon's fatalities during the four-day holiday. Two died in a plane crash and one by drowning. day, including 314 in traffic accidents. Sixteen were killed in airplane crashes, 96 persons Superintendent Tells Restrictions On Watering Here Lawn and earden irrigation re strictions, effective at midnight tonight, were announced today by Robert A. Duff, superintend ent of the Medford water com mission. Medford water users will irri gate on alternate days between 6 and 11 a.m. and 4 and 9 p.m. Residents with even - numbered houses will water on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Sun day morning. Those with odd numbers will water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and Sun day afternoon. Rural Areas Affected In the rural sections Medford water users with unnumbered houses but residing on the north or east side of the road will have the same schedule as even-numbered residents in town. Those on the south and west sides un numbered on rural roads will fol low the odd-number program. Duff said restrictions are nec essary because reservoirs are not filling completely at night. He re ported that reservoirs failed by two feet to fill back two nights during the past week. Last night the reservoirs failed to fill by one foot. Mar Restrict Further The superintendent warned that when weather becomes hot ter further restriction may be re quired. He said that a patrolman will check for violations of the hour restrictions and for water waste. No Survivors Found At Air Crash Scene Buckley. 111., May 31 4U.R) An air force B-25 plane crashed and burned on a farm near here today and state police reported that apparently everyone aboard was killed. State Police Sgt. Elden Mur phy reported by radio from the crash scene to his headquarters at Pontias, 111., that there was no sign of life In the burning wreckage. He said, however, that the smouldering craft was "too hot to probe around in" and it might be several hours before the number of victims could be determined. Police said there were no re ports of any parachutes In the area and they believed no one escaped. The plane was from Chanute air base, 20 miles southwest of here, and air force officers were at the scene. Youth Jailed After Car Strikes Woman Charles V. Burchfleld, 18, has been committed to the county jail on a parole violation charge after striking a 76-year-old wom an with his car In Ashland Mon day night, according to Sheriff Howard Gault. The condition of Mrs. William Myer, Ashland ho tel, was described by Sacred Heart hospital attendants this morning as "poor." Her injuries have been tentatively diagnosed as a fractured pelvis and shock. Mrs. Myer was struck by the Burchfleld car on Ashland's Main street near the First Na tional bank, the sheriff said. Burchfield has been on proba tion to the stale parole officer following a suspended sentence on a burglary charge. torney, Roy E. C. Fox. Attorney tor the defendants was George Codding. The trial started at 10 a.m., following pre-trial hearing yes terday. Hearings Yesterday Hearings conducted yesterday and continued for trial Involved the following cases: Cecil L. Bandy et al vs. James C. Rodgers et al. Hugh Collins represented Bandy, and Frank J. Van Dyke represented Rodgers. The case was for action oh a pro misory note. Greyhound company vs. W. B. Kincaid. T. E. Wagner. Port land, Is Greyhound's attorney In the action, and William McAl drowned and miscellaneous vio lent deaths claimed 116. Exceed Previous Toll Both the overall total of acci dental deaths and the number of dead in highway crashes exceed ed any previous Memorial day. And it appeared likely that in final total of traffic deaths would exceed any holiday in history. The nation should be asham ed of this massacre," said Ned H. Dearborn, president of the national safety council. With 30 million cars jamming the roadways, virtually every type of accident occurred during the tour-day holiday, sudden death struck in the form of head-on collisions, side-swipes, rear-end crashes, and accident at railroad grade crossings. Convicts Die At Michigan City, Ind., six prison convicts tried to celebrate the holiday by drinking what they thought was grain alcohol. It actually was typewriter clean ing fluid. Three died and the other three were hospitalized. A Tyler, Tex., man literally was frightened to death when a crashing clap of thunder startled him so that he fell out of bed and died of a heart attack. At Monticello, Ind., two men were killed when the boom of their well-drilling rig touched a , power line and sent 7,200 volts of electricity surging through their bodies. The highest previous traffte toll for Memorial day occurred in 1949 when 229 victims were reported. The overall total of accidental deaths was only 408, however. In 1948, the traffic toll was 212 and the overall to tal of accidental deaths was 453. Experts said the total was boosted because of the "split" holiday which forced many per sons to return to their jobs on Monday before they could take, off again yesterday to complete) the holiday period. Texas suffered the worst toll of all the states with a total of 41 dead Including 21 in traffic, nine drownings, one plane crash victim and 10 dead in miscel laneous mishaps. California wai second with an overall toll of 34, including 21 dead in traffic, six by drowning, one In a plana crash and six miscellaneous. I Michigan was third with a total of 33, including 21 traffic deaths, 4 drownings and 8 deaths in miscellaneous accidents. Formation of Unit Talked by Navymen Additional men Interested in forming an organized naval re serve unit here met Monday eve ning at the Federal building, ac cording to Lt. Henry Fisher, USNR. Plans to activate the electronics company are said to be progressing nicely and it ia hoped that sufficient interest will be shown in several week to complete the organization. Lieutenant Fisher explained that additional seamen recruits are needed to meet minimum complement requirements. Men over 17 years of age are eligible to join the naval reserve and will have an opportunity to draw pay while attending the weekly drills and qualifying for fast advancement. Complete uni forms will be issued as soon as the unit is activated. Deck officers are still needed to complete the administrative staff, according to Lieutenant Fisher. While a number have applied for billets, the require ments of age and experience have limited the number eligible. Knowledge of electronics is not required for administrative work, Lieutenant Fisher said. The unit will meet again next Monday at 7:30 p.m. In the meantime, interested men may get further information by con tacting Lieutenant Fisher at the California Oregon Power com- anv, Roger Shaw at 34 North lartlett street or Chief T. R. Bartholomew at the navy re cruiting office in the post office. BULLETIN State police, sheriff's offi cers and the county coroner were dispatched to the Car berry creek area near Steam boat this morning to investi gate the death of a man be lieved to be Don Allen. Ash land, in a log truck accident. A Conger-Morris vehicle was sent to return the body to Medford but was not expected back until late this afternoon. Neither the sheriff's office nor the state police had received anything more than the bar details of the accident by earl ' this afternoon. Expediter By lister, Medford, la representing Kincaid. The case Is a suit for damages allegedly incurred in 1946. Jay G. McGray et al vs. Henry King. This case was settled out of court yesterday. J. A. Peterson vs. Southern Pa cific company. Edward Branch field represents Peterson, and the Portland firm of Hampson, Koerncr, Young and Swett rep resents the railroad company. Accompanying Judge Fee are Lowell Mandorff, United States federal circuit court clerk, and John Beckwith, court reporter. Paul Hanlln, Medford. is deputy United States marshal. is v
