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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1950
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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.
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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."
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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
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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.
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violence erupted at the strike
bound plant. Textile workers
have been on strike for two
months, seeking higher wages.
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