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4 Subscribers WEATHER FORECAST: clear and confin ed warm tonlghfc and Friday. Temp. Highest Yesterday 14 Lowest this Morning M Medford Tribune To report Improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune phono 2-6141 before 6:45 p. m. dally and 10:30 a. m. Sunday. If regular del! Tory arrives hortly after you call, please notify office, thus eliminating special messenger service. United Press Full Lease Wire United Press Full Lease Wire 45th Year. 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1950 NO. 59 mm mvAm 1 Tt''-c" tS)S Xeasaaaf MORE morey. ought Central Point Vote Set Monday; Budget Smaller Than in 1949 Central Point, June 1 Resi dents of Central Point will vote on the city's budget for the com ing year from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. next Monday, June 5, at the city library, it was announced today by Arden Pinkham, city recorder. A budget which is $4,513 in excess of the constitutional six per cent limitation but almost May Building Here Highest Ever lor One-Month Period Spurred by a residential con struction boom, building valua tions in Medford skyrocketed in May to an all-time peak for one month, the city building inspect or's office reported today. Total valuation of building tor which permits were request ed last month was $741,435. Previous high was May 1949 with S605.914. 79 Home Projecli Of last month's figure, $600, 350 represented 79 residential propects, surpassing the former record for housing, $431,700 in March 1949, when 81 residence permits were granted. The 136 building permits is sued for May 1950 exceeded he old mark of 126 for March 1949. Two projects by Bruce Bauer, Inc., featured last month. One development numbered 34 homes valued at $208,000 in southwest Medford. The other, 17 houses in Oak Ridge subdi vision, amounted to $129,000 for a $337,000 total. Other Highlights ; Other highlights were the $75,000 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Dav Saints on South Ivy street and the $65,000 A. B. Barnes Jr., apartment, house on Whitman avenue. The May 1950 tabulation in cluded 32 residence renovations, $21,145; five new businesses, $93,000: seven business renova tions, $18,295: seven new ga rages. $4,450; four sheds, S4.245, one demolition permit and one request to move a building. Hope Dwindles in Hunt for Lost Skier Longview, Wash., June 1 (U.R) Members of the Longview ski patrol were making one last sweep of the wooded section at the foot of Mt. St. Helens in search for missing Seattle skier, Joe Carter, 32, lost on the moun tain slopes since May 21. However, hope was fading that the veteran ski and moun tain enthusiast would be found alive. Search headquarters at Spirit lake have been abandoned. Only the Longview group is still searching and it was" to give up the search if no further clues were found today. Carter's father returned to his home in Carmel, Cal., yesterday when state patrolmen, coast guardsmen and forest service members gave up efforts to find Carter. Soil Conservation May Get Hearing June 22 A hearing on the formation of a proposed soil conservation district in the Sams Valley area may be set for June 22, County Agent W. B. Tucker was inform ed today. Landowners in the central agricultural region have petitioned the state soil conser vation committee for the hear ing and if there appears to be sufficient interest in the propos ed soil-saving measure, the com mittee will schedule a referen dum election for the landown ers involved to settle the issue. NOW CAB DRIVER Cedar Rapids, la.. June 1 :U.R) Robert Bednasck, 24, who was found innocent of the murder of his University of Iowa sweet heart, has begun a new life as a taxi-cab driver. ' Man Held .After Body of Brother, Dead Since 1948, Found in San Jose Home San Jose, Cal., June 1 (U.R) A 62-year-old man was held for investigation of murder today after he and a brother led au thorities to 1he house of another brother whe -noarently had been dead since 1948. Under arrest was Peter Boe sen. who aroused the suspicions of deputies when he said he had not seen his brother, Herman, for four years, although they were next door neighbors. The story came to light when Peter's brother. Martin, of Los Altos. Cal . called on Peter yes terday. When he asked how Herman was, Peter replied he $8,000 less than last year, re quires the vote, he said. Last year the budget excess was $15, 023. but the amount this year was trimmed drastically by the budget committee, Pinkham said, and will result in consid erable tax savings for city tax payers in comparison to past years. Budget Down The total budget, this year is $28,135, with estimated receipts of $15,625, leaving a total of $12,510 to be raised by taxation. Last year's budget w,as $36,056, with $20,681 raised by taxes. Thus the tax saving under this year's proposed budget amounts to more than $8,000. "In terms of tax millage. the saving should amount to about eight mills on dollar valuation." Pinkham explained. He added that the school district tax. also, should be about four mills' less than last year for city taxpay ers. Assessments Cut In addition, Pinkham ex plained, recent revisions in as sessed valuations, conducted by the county assessor's office and the state tax commission, repre sent the equivalent of an over- all 16 23 tax reduction. All street funds have been eliminated from the portion of the budget raised by local taxa tion, Pinkham said, and will be paid for entirely from the city's share of gasoline tax funds. Park Visitors One Shy Of All-Time Record If one more person had visited Crater Lake national park over the Memorial day holiday, 1949's all-time record of park travel for the three-day holiday would have been broken. D. D. Crumley, acting park superintendent, said today that 4,114 visitors passed inrougn park entrances Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. That was lust one person short of the record figure reported for the same holiday period last year. The visitors, however, traveled in 1,238 cars, and that figure breaks an all time record at the park for the Memorial day week-end. The heaviest volume of travel at the park last week-end was on Sunday when 1,697 visitors were counted. An additional attraction in the southern Oregon recreation al area was made available to the vacationing public last night. State police here reported that the snow-clogged road into Dia mond Lake has been plowed out and is now open to travel. The last six miles of the route can accommodate only one-way traf fic at present, police said. Pendleton Escapees Returned to Jail Pendleton, Ore., June 1 !U.R) Authorities said today that four youths who escaped from the Umatilla county jail yesterday had been captured. Leonard Smith, 20, was cap tured within an hour of the es cape while trying to fleet afoot down a dead-end street. Jimmy Wayne Williams, 20, Frost. Tex.; Thomas Pierce Jr., 20. Kansas City, Mo., and Don ald Edward Cummings. 14, Wal lula. Wash., were captured late last night at Athena, Ore. The four pried a hole in the jail ceiling after breaking sev eral metal bars loose to use as levers. When they reached the second floor of the courthouse, they fled down a fire escape. SHE DID AND FELL OFF Dawsonville, Ga., June 1 (U.R) Actress Susan Hayward got a dunking, scratches and a bad case of nerves yesterday when she lost her footing while tak ing snapshots during a mountain climb. She is on location here filming a new movie. The title: "I'd Climb the Highest Moun tain." had not seen him for several years. Martin decided they should force their way into Herman's house. There they found the mummi fied body of the 58-year-old car penter lying on a bed. a cover let neatly placed over him. Cor oner deputies described the corpse as decayed to the point where it was merely skin and bones and said it crumbled to dust when touched. Later, several blood stains were found next to the body. There were no money, watches or other valuables an the bouse. A J n FREE TO MARRY WIFE'S BEST FRIEND Mrs. Mary Dulaitis (right) wants to give her hus jand a divorce, so he can marry her .best friend. That's what she told a judge in Chicago, and he said okey, and granted the divorce. Airs. Dulaitis said her friend. Miss Lorraine Lee. is about to bear a child by Dulaitis. Photo at left shows Frank Dulaitis and Miss Lee. (Acme Telephoto). Japan Ready Willing, to Sign Peace Pacts With West Nations Tokyo. June 1 (U.R) Japan announced today that it is ready and willing to sign separate peace treaties with the western powers. The surprise announcement by the Japanese foreign office was unprecedented and showed the government was ready to risk any dangers that might arise from failure to include Russia in a peace treaty. American Protection A separate peace with the United States would put Japan definitely in the anti-communist bloc and probably would call for American protection against possible Soviet retaliation. Japan renounced its right to armed forces for all time in its new post-war constitution. The foreign office statement traced post-war developments and failure of the allies to agree on an over-all Japanese peace treaty. It concluded: "Our nation should embark on a program of steadily achieving normal international status by concluding peace treaties with nations willing to accord it in dependence and equality." Life With Commies Miserable, Flier Says Hong Kong, June 1 (U.R) James McGovern, American air man who was forced down in communist territory during the nationalist retreat from the mainland, said today that six months in Chinese communist hands was "pretty miserable," although he was not mistreated. McGovern. of Elizabeth. N.J., arrived in Hong Kong yesterday after a weeks journey irom Nanning, in Kwangsi Province, where he was released and sent under guard to Canton.. He told his story to the press today. McGovern was forced down December 4 while flying a car go of tin out of South China in a plane of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's civil air transport line. Captured by the Indo-Chinese communists, lie was turned over to the Chinese communists and held for the major part of his imprisonment in a hotel in Nan ning, 150 miles north of the Indo-Chinese border. Eastern Oregon Site To Get Consideration Washington, June 1 U.R) Assurances that eastern Oregon will be considered as a possible site for an $11 million army quartermaster corps research laboratory have been obtained, Rep. Lowell Stockman (R., Ore.), said today. Stockman said the defense de partment's research and develop ment board has promised to con sider the possibility of locating the laboratory in eastern Ore gon. In a rambling story Peter told authorities he had entered Her man's house "six or eight times" since 1948. once "to check on the water" and another time to fix a lock, but he said he never entered the bedroom. A check of official records showed Peter was released from the state mental hospital in Stockton. Cal., in 1943. in care of his brother. Herman. Peter said he and Herman quarreled in 1944 and that he moved out to a house next door. "I haven't seen Herman around for years." he said. "It don't bother me any. He I a kind of hermit." ! t Diplomatic and military quar ters agreed the United States is the most likely nation to sign the first separate peace treaty with Japan. Japanese Premier and Foreign Minister Shigeru Yoshida con ferred with Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur, supreme allied occupa tion commander, about the an nouncement tonight. MacArthur Silent MacArthur made no comment on the foreign office statement. However, his headquarters prob ably approved the statement in advance. In the past he has said Japan faithfully fulfilled its oc cupation obligations and is en titled to a peace treaty. Political observers believed Central Point to Curb Wafer Usage Central Point. June 1 The same water restrictions which are now in effect in Meatora also apply to Central Point, it was reported today by city offic ials. This city obtains its water from the Medford system. Residents of even-numbered houses, or unnumbered houses on the north or east side of streets, may water from 6 to 11 a.m., and from 4 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Fri day, and Sunday morning. Those living in oaa-numoerea houses, or unnumbered houses on south or west side of streets, may water during the same hours on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and Sunday afternoon. Robert Duff, superintendent of Medford's water commission, pointed out today that this may be the last summer watering re strictions will be necessary. Completion of the new pipeline to Big Butte springs, voted last month by city residents, will eliminate the need for restric tions. It is due to be completed next summer perhaps in time for the driest portion of the year. i Springfield Mill Damaged by Flames Springfield, Ore., June 1 U.R) Fire early today caused $200, 000 damage to the Bennett Lum ber company sawmill here. The fire was discovered about 3 a. m. It broke out near the mill's green chain after the night shift had gone home. The Springfield and Eugene fire departments fought the blaze and succeeded in saving some equipment, including two trucks, a fuel loader and a lum ber carrier. The mill, which had been In operation for 10 years, was owned by Ben Bennett of Cali fornia and Robert and Carl Kuhl of Portland. The mill normally employed 35 men. Jackson Gets Money For County Fair Salem, Ore., June 1 (UP) Oregon counties received $68, 716.77 for the benefit of county fairs, Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry said, upon apportioning the annual state millage tax of l20th of a mill. The money is used for the pay ment of premiums and is in ad dition to moneys received by the counties from state racing revenues. Counties participating in cluded: Jackson. $2,359.0'): Josephine, $985.93; Klamath, $2,853.79. the United States may open in formal treaty discussions with Japan later this month. John Foster Dulles, who is handling the treaty question for the state department, plans to come here in mid-June. Bread Scarce as Bakers' Strike Enters 3rd Day A loaf of bread was a scarce item in Medford today, as the strike called by Local 404, Bak ers and Confectionery Workers union, AFL, went into its third day. Struck are Fluhrer's and Beck's bakeries, major whole sale bread producers of southern Oregon and northern California. There was no indication of an impending settlement. Smaller bakeries (including Johnson's Model bakery where striking employees returned to work yesterday) were fulfilling only a part of the demand, al though several stepped up their bread production by cutting down on pastry baking. Some shipments of bread were being received from outside the area, which runs from Grants Pass to Yreka. and east to Lakevicw. (Increased shipments to Klam ath Falls were said to be meet ing demand there). Mediator Returns Guy V. Lintner, national labor relations board mediator, re turned to Medford today, and met briefly with union and bakers' representatives. Out come of the session, if any, was not reported. Charles Moldovan, president pf the local union, said at noon today that there "may be some thing to report tonight," on the progress of negotiations. The offer made by the bakers amounted to a five cents per hour wage increase, plus a guar anteed 44 hour week, with over time over 40 hours. Demands Lilted The union's demand is for a maximum increase of 10 cents per hour, with a two-hour short er week equaling about the same take-home pay but shorter hours, according to Moldovan and Cecil Martin, union business agent. In some categories the increase would amount to eight or nine cents, they said. Current wages for bakers run from a minimum of 91 cents per hour to $1.44 maximum, they re ported. Former Ambassador Named in Czech Plot Prague. June 1 (U.R) A de fendant in the treason trial of 13 Czechs testified today that he took part in a plot to stage an armed revolt in which a former U. S. ambassador and a brother of former President Kduard Be ne plaved leading roles. The third defendant to testify, Jiri Hejda, 55. named the late Laurence A. Steinhardt. one-time American ambassador here, and Vojta Benes, brother of the lale president, as leaders of the al leged plot. (Steinhardt was ambassador to Czechoslovakia from June, 1945. until after the communists took power in February, 1948. He was killed in a plane crash last March 28.) The Czechs were accused of plotting with western diplomats to overthrow the communist re gime. Longview, Wash., June 1 (U.R) More than 150 representatives nf the forest proriut'-s im'iiury opened a three-day safety con ence here today. Truman Asks Huge Sum for Foreign ilitary Spending Program Must Be Part of U.S. Policy Washington, June 1 (U.R) President Truman asked con gress today for $1,222,500,000 in foreign military aid next year because, he said, peace depends on the free world's ability to "stem those forces which seek to cloak the whole earth with the mantle of totalitarianism." The president's request for the second year of the military aid program was contained in the first semi-annual report on the mutual defense assistance pro gram enacted last year. Slightly Smaller He said the program "must continue to be an integral part of the total foreign policy of the United States." Mr. Truman's recommenda tion for fiscal 1951 was slightlv smaller than the $1,314,000,000 voted by congress for the current fiscal year which ends June 30. He proposed that the new money be divided as follows: North Atlantic treaty nations $1 billion (the same as this year). Greece and Turkev $120 mil lion compared with $211,370,000 voted last year. Less for Iran Iran, the Philippines and southern Korea $27,500,000, compared with $27,640,000 voted for this year. 1 General area of China $75 million, the same as this year. Mr. Truman also asked special sland-by authority to use some pf the money to help countries not specifically mentioned in case of a serious emergency af fecting the security of the United States. In this connection, the report said: "With the continuation of So viet oroblngs for weak soots in the security structure of the free world, emergency situations of this character may well arise and require prompt and positive ac tion by the United States." Navy Plane Crash Kills Nine Airmen Ouonset Point. R. I.. June 1 (U.R) A navy patrol plane crash ed and burned in an emergency landing at this base today, kill ing nine of the 11 navy person nel aboard. Only the pilot and co-pilot escaped death, and they were both injured severely. All names were withheld by the navy pending notification of kin. The crash occurred in dense dog. The plane, a twin-engine patrol craft, developed engine trouble and came in for an emer gency landing. It landed hard, turned over and burst into flames. Roswell. N. M June 1 (U.R) An undetermined" number of airmen were killed this morn ing when an air force B-29 bomber crashed about 15 miles southeast of here. Officials at nearby Walker air force base, where the plane was stalioned, were unable to say how many crewmen were aboard the craft. They said, how ever, that there were some survivors. BASEBALL NATIONAL Boston 14 18 0 Pittiburgh 2 7 1 Bickford and Cooper; Queen, Cheines, Walkih. Phil lips and McCullough, Turner, Losing pitcher. Queen. Home runs Gordon, Elliott. CUARDSMEN CALLED IN TEXTILE STRIKE Backed by Tennessee highway patrolmen, i.ational guardsmen with fixed 'bayonets eland at port arms M W39k.e W -r. eju a BW W R U mm v ' ' - ;Acme Tetpphotoj GUILTY? Defense Attorney George T. Davis was to take over final arguments today in an effort to persuade a jury that Thomas P. Talle. above, is inno cent of murdering his wife. The defense asserted Tnlle was "lousy" drunk the night of De cember 23 when his wife was found siiot to death in their Los Gatos, Cal.. home. Truck Driver Dies In Accident; Was Last Load on Job Donald Ray Allen. 22. Ash land, was making his last haul from the Meyer brothers' opera tion in the Carberry creek area when killed in a logging truck wreck yesterday morning. Coro ner Carlos Morris said he was told. Allen, employed by Carroll Smith, Ashland hauler, was to be shifted to another job, according to the report. Morris said the motor of the truck driven by Allen apparently died as the vehicle started down a steep grade a short distance from the loading point and the brakes failed. The driver stayed with the truck which turned into the side of the mountain about 500 yards from the loading point. The impact shifted the logs for ward smashing the cab and crushing the young man. Allen had resided at Ashland two years. The body is at Con ger-Morris funeral home and the parents who reside at Salt Lake City, are being notified. Salem. Ore.. June 1 (U.R) Salem cannery workers will re ceive increased wages this sea son, E. S. Benjamin, executive secrelary of Salem Local 670, Cannery Workers union, said to day. Princville. Ore., June 1 (U.R) Princvillc's new 35-bed Pioneer Memorial hospital will be open to service Saturday, Raymond Adkisson, building committee chairman, reported today. $52,074 Judgment Given In Federal Court Session Attorney Hugh B. Collins to day won a federal district court judgment of $52,074.56, plus at torney s fees of $l,niM), tor nis clients, Cecil L. Bandy and Langdon A. Pope, in a trial be fore Judge James Alger Fee of Portland. The defendants In the case, J. W. McCulley and Blllie Viola Mc Culley, filed petitions in volun tary bankruptcy when the action was started against them and Collins said today that "whether the Judgment remains In force depends on the outcome of the bankruptcy proceedings." Breach Of Contract The case involves a breach of contract and action on a pro U if" while striking textile workers look on at the American Enka corporation mill In Morristown. The guard v. a' called out by Gov. Gordon Browning after Drafting Powers For Three Years Asked by Johnson Needed to Convince Allies of Intentions Washington. June 1 (U.R) Defense Secretary Johnson to day asked congress for a three year extension of the draft act with no strings attached. Johnson told the senate armed services committee that he and President Truman and the joint chiefs of staff object to a house provision to bar inductions un less congress gives a go-ahead. Wants Another Year The house bill would extend the draft, now scheduled to ex pire June 24, for only two years. Johnson asked the senate com mittee to make it three years. He said the United States must hang on to the draft to convince Riussia that "we pro pose to keep ourselves strong" and to assure our allies that we mean to "stand by their side. Johnson interrupted his pre pared testimony to say the ad ministration wants no curb on the military's induction powers. "That's an unequivocal state ment," he said. Supports Commitments Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chair man of the joint chiefs, told the committe that the United States must keep the draft to support Its commitments under the North Atlantic pact. If the draft authority lapses, Bradley said, "the collective de fense measures now in the pro cess of development may suffer a severe psychological blow. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, army chief of staff, said postwar se lective service has shown Rus sia and the world that "although we were desirous of peace, we were prepared for war." Dinner Will Provide Funds for Youngster's Journey to Ashland Bothell. Wash.. June 1 (U.R) Bothell folks will eat turkey Saturday night so Mariano Brown, 8, will hare a chance to be cured of the hiccups. The girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brawn. Woodinvillo, Wash., began hiccuping four years age. The first three years she hiccupped only once In a while, but in the past year it has been con stant, o The shy, priity girl welghe 28 pounds about as much ae a year-old baby. But the Bothell Rebekah lodge, women's auxiliary of the Odd Fellows, will have a turkey dinner Saturday night. The women hope to sell 250 tickets at $1 each and all pro ceeds will be used to send Mar iana to Ashland, Ore., lor treatment. missory note for $20,000. The case was dismissed as to other defendants, James C. Rodgers et al, and action was brought against the McCulleys only. They did not appear in court. They are represented in the bank ruptcy proceedings by O. H. Bengtson. Other cases set for trial In the current term of federal court here are: Greyhound company vs. W. B. Kincaid. and J. A. Peterson v. Southern Pacific company. The case of the office of the federal housing expediter vs. Mrs. M. H. Dufield and Dean A. Dufield was settled in favor of the plaintiff yesterday. - violence erupted at the strike bound plant. Textile workers have been on strike for two months, seeking higher wages. (Acme Telephoto) v ' ; i ""lit H ' LWt U, ,, ,
