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Newspaper Page TextSubscribers WEATHER FORECAST: Pirtly cloudy to night. Increasing cloudlneti Friday with thoweri by after noon. Rlilng temperature!. Temp. Hijthett Ycattrdav - 60 Lowe it thli Morning 39 Free, to 4:30 A.M. Today ...... .01 Tribune Medford fn rnort lmnroDer it non delivery of the MU XrlBune phone 2.(141 before :45 p. m. dally and 10:30 a. m. Sunday. It ref ular d 1 1 1 T r y arrive! ihortly alter you call, pleate nouly office, thui ellmlnatlni apeclal menenger service. United Press Full Lease Wire United Press Full Leas. Wire 45th Year. 18 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 195.? NO. 65 Fourth Survivor Of B-29 Into Sea Yarmouth, England, June 8 (U.P.) The third and fourth sur vivors and two more bodies from a United States air force B-29 Superfortress which crashed in flames in the North sea last night were found today. This brought the known dead to three and the known sur vivors from the 11-man crew to four. Hope faded for survival of the other four officers and men who were aboard the four-engined plane when it plunged down 36 miles off this east coast port. Twenty American and British planes and helicopters, royal naval vessels and a score of small cratt still searched the North tea for trace of the wrecked plane and the missing men. They found the two bodies today miles from the spot where the plane went down with one of its four engines afire. SSgt. Charles F. Allen of Derry, N. H., was fished out of the chilly sea today after he had floated for hours in a Mae West life jacket with a red light aglow on his shoulder. The other survivor rescued today was not identified at once. Medford High to Graduate Seniors At 9 P. M. Today Principal Lester Harris re ported this morning that every thing is in readiness for the 57th annual commencement at Med ford high school, set for 9 p. m. today in the high school stadium. Apprehension about the weather was dispelled by the day's blue skies and rising temperatures, and it is thought the school's first outdoor commencement will be successful in all details. Dr. G. Herbert Smith, presi dent of Willamette university, will give the address of the eve ning. He arrived in the city this morning and this noon will be a guest of members of Beta Theta Pi fraternity at a luncheon at the Rogue Valley Country club. Dr. Smith is national president of the group. Us East Entrance Harris announced that those attending tonight's ceremonies are to use the east entrances to the stadium. The chutes under the new grandstand will be open for spectators, he said, and re maining gates will be locked un til the entrance of the class, larg est in the history of the school 231. The general public is invited to attend. One section is being reserved for parents and other relatives of the graduates, and remaining sections will be open to anyone interested in attend ing. The principal asked that per sons bringing gifts and flowers leave them in Room 2 of the high school building, instead of taking them to the stadium. Donaldson Ordered To Restore Service Washington, June 8 (U.R) The house postoffice committee today approved a bill to order Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson to restore full mail service. The vote was 12 to 8. Donaldson last month ordered service cutbacks on the advice of the house appropriations com mittee in an effort to cut down his department's $550 million an nual deficit. The cutbacks included resi dential deliveries from two to one a day. a cut of some busi ness deliveries from three to two a day and earlier closing of some postoffice windows. The restoration bill was spon sored by 35 house members. Tokyo, Japan, June 8 UR) Primary school children of 10 i schools in Tokyo began a drive today to send 3.000 cherry trees to border New York's East River drive near the new United Na tions headquarters. (Acmt TtUphoto CALIFORNIA WINNERS HAPPY California'"! Gov. Earl Warren (left) kisses hii daughter, Virginia, as results of Tuesday primary election began to roll in, giving Warren the republican nomination. James Roosevelt (right), checks a map of California, over which he hopes to reign as governor. The ion of the late president won the demosralia Domination in a close rasa. Plunge Found I Put on Fast Launch Allen first was spotted from the air in a rubber dinghy. An unidentified Norwegian ship picked him up and shifted him to a British ship, which in turn put him aboard a last launch. A doctor and ambulance were wait ing at the Yarmouth quay. Both men were reported weak. Capt. Henry J. Walsh of Alton. 111., pilot of the lost plane, and S Sgt. Warren J. Ebert of Min neapolis, Minn., were found in a rubber dinghy last night. by the British trawler Warren. They were towing a second dinghy. Slumped across it was the body of a dead companion, still unidentified. Capt. J. Bridge of the Warren said the two survivors were too upset to talk about the accident. He said they were weak, but the air force reported they were "fit." They were landed at Low estoft. Talk Forbidden The air force forbade the sur vivors to talk and the cause of the crash was a mystery. The plane went down at 6:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. PDT) yesterday while on a routine gunnery mission. It was believed that the B-29 had been flying at about 500 feet through a British coastal gun nery range just before it crashed. However, air force officials dis couraged speculation that a stray artillery shell might have hit the plane. Wreckage of the air craft has not been found, but an empty, half-inflated ri-t";- life raft was picked up by a Btituh vessel. The plane was attached to the 72nd strategic reconnaissance squadron based at Schulthorpe, England. It formerly was station ed at Fairfield-Suisun air base near Sacramento, Cal. The crew arrived from the United States about a month ago. Jet Fighter Planes May Be Sent to Europe Washington, June 8 (U.R) Reports here indicated today that fast jet fightpr planes will be included in military aid sent to western European nations aft er July 1. Defense officials have disclos ed that equipment to be sent to Atlantic pact nations during the next fiscal year will be largely airforce material. Defense Secretary Louis John son has said a relatively small but "modern" European ground force could hold the Russians in the early phases of an invas ion if backed up by an "adequate tactical airforce." Poliomyelitis Cases Reported on Increase Washington, June 8 (U.R) The U. S. health service said to day that 132 new cases of acute poliomyelitis were reported last week, an increase of 29 over the number of cases reported in the preceding week. Of the total. 55 were reported in Texas, which in the preced ing week reported 39. California reported 18. an increase of 9 over the preceding week. Okla homa reported 12, but there was no corresponding figure given. . ' mmmmm ' l t ' ;,. f hJri x , Iff OTTO ESSES CALLEJ Remington Indicted For Perjury by Federal Grand Jury Former Commerce Employe Charged New York, June 8 (U.R) Sus pended commerce department Employee William Remington was indicted for perjury today by a federal grand jury. It charged he gave untruthful in formation in its investigation of subversive activities. A one-count indictment charg ed that Remington did "unlaw fully, knowingly and willingly" lie when he gave a negative an swer to the grand jury's ques tion: "At any time have you ever been a member of the com munist party?" "I never have been." the in dictment said he replied. This I alleged untruth was spoken "on : or about Mav 25, 1950," the in dictment said. Reply Untrue It said that his reply "as he then and there well knew,' was untrue "in that the defendant had been a member of the com munist party." Remington first was called a communist party member in congressional testimony by ex Soviet Spy Elizabeth Bentley in 1948. The department of com merce's security board later gave him a clean bill of health and he sued Miss Bentley when she again called him a communist, but without congressional im munity. He received an out-of-court settlement of the libel suit. Forced To Resign A second charge in congress a few weeks ago that he was a communist brought an ultimat um from Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer that he resign his S10,000-a-year job as depart ment economist or be fired. He refused and was suspended pend ing departmental trial. If convicted Remington would face a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a Jine of $10,; 000. Nations Prepared To Challenge Russia Stockholm, Sweden. June 8 (U.R) Sweden and Denmark are prepared to challenge Russia on the Soviet claim to sovereignty over 12 miles of territorial wa ters all along the Russian coast, informed sources said today. The two Scandinavian nations will demand that Russia meet with their representatives to ne gotiate an agreement acceptable to both sides, these sources said. If Russia refuses the two na tions will haul her before the United Nations for a settlement of the international dispute, it was predicted. General international agree ment limits territorial waters to three miles from shore, but in the Baltic the accepted limit was four miles. Southern Pacific Asks Building Permit The Southern Pacific railroad has applied at the city building inspector's office for a permit to build two one-story houses and nine bunkhouses at the Clark street right of way. Total cost of the project is to be $3,000. Other permits granted by the inspector yesterday were one for $14,500 issued to Alvin Oines to build a home at 2127 Jackson boulevard and one to GeBauer apartments at 48 North Oakdale avenue to fire-proof halls, stair ways and elevator shafts at a cost of $1,000. PLANE CRASH SURVIVORS RESCUED-Destroyer U. S. S. Saufley picks up a line of mbbSf We rafts containing 37 survivors of the C-46 which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 390 miles north rest of Miami. Pla. The plane ditched In the ocean after one of its engines conked out on a flight from Puerto Rico to Wilmington. N. C with 62 Puerto Rican laborers. Five men were found floating dead near the rescue scene and 22 are still missing. Senate May Washington. June 8 (U.R) Senate Democratic Leader Scott W. Lucas conceded today that the senate may let rent controls die at the end of this month. The Illinois democrat said de fections among democratic sen ators may prevent passage of a U. S. Should Fight Soviet Move, Tail Says Washington, June 8 (U.R) Sen. Robert A. Taft (R O.). said today that the United States should fight if Russia moves in to western Europe. But he oppos ed any commitment as to how and where the fighting would be done. Taft told reporters that this country would be stronger if it had "a free hand" in making its war plans, particularly if joint planning under the Atlantic pact ana arms program would com mit the United States to "land mass warfare in Europe." Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R., Mass.), in a separate inter view seemed to be directly at odds with Taft. who is chairman of the senate GOP policy com mittee. Lodge said American ground forces would be fighting in western Europe within "a very short time" after the out break of any future war. Armed Services Group Okays Draft Extension Washington, June 8 (U.R) The senate armed services com mittee today unanimously ap proved a three-year extension of the draft law with no strings at tached. The present law expires June 24. The house had voted a two year extension, but required that both houses of congress must pass a joint resolution be fore any man actually could be inducted. The senate group voted to al low the president to induct men, if he sees fit, without consulting congress. President Truman had request ed, a three-year simple exten sion, which the senate commit tee approved. Czechs Must Pay Penalty of Death Prague. June 8 (U.R) Four of 13 Czechs accused of plotting with American and other for eign diplomats to overthrow Czechoslovakia's communist gov ernment were sentenced to death tonight. The state court sentenced four other defendants to life imprison ment and the remaining five to prison terms of 15 to 25 years.- All 13 had pleaded guilty to treason and espionage charges. Prosecutor Cant. Jurat Vieska said in his final summation that the trial had proved western diplomats interfered in Czecho slovakia's domestic affairs. American diplomats played the leading role, he said. Grain Shipments to Japan Will Decline Portland, Ore., June 8 (U.R) Government grain shipments to Japan from Portland will be much less this month. Only 43,000 long tons are des ignated for loading in the Colum bia rived and Puget Sound, com pared with an average of more than 100,000 Ions a month dur ing the last two years. BULLETIN Glasgow, Scotland, June 8 Fire broke out in the Birmingham-Glasgow express near Glaigow tonight. Firit reports laid at least five perions were burned to death. ins i&Qgraf -eZZJ " mum - Kill Rent pending bill to extend the rent law in limited form for another year. The measure, almost iden tical to one before the house, would end federal controls De cember 31 unless local authori ties take positive action to ex tend them for another six months. Democrats Oppotsed "I don't know whether I have the votes," he told reporters. A lot of democrats are opposed to the bill." Lucas said he did not know whether enough republicans would support the legislation to offset democratic defections. He said he hoped to get a vote some time this week, despite a filibuster staged against the measure by Sen. Harry P. Cain President to Meet With War Buddies Washington, June 8 (U.R) President Truman flies to Mis souri today for his annual bivouac with his buddies of World War I. the veterans of the 35th division, who call him "Captain Harry" instead of "Mr. President." The chief executive and mem bers of his staff were scheduled to take off at 5 p. m. (EDT) for St. Louis, where he planned a quiet evening with close friends. Early tomorrow, Mr. Truman will board a train for Columbia, Mo., where he will receive an honorary degree from the Uni versity of Missouri, plus honor ary membership in Phi Beta Kappa, the scholastic fraternity, and will deliver a major speech on foreign policy. The president then will return to St. Louis by train. A brief rear platform stop is scheduled at Mexico, Mo., where a num ber of his friends have planned a track-side greeting. Soldiers to Converge On Camp Clatsop Astoria, Ore., June 8 (U.R) Convoys of soldiers and anti-aircraft guns will converge on Camp Clatsop Saturday from three directions to start the an nual summer national guard en campment. Advance parties began arriv ing at the camp earlier this week to prepare for the two-week maneuvers of some 1.500 north west guardsmen. A feature of the encampment will be the long-range anti-aircraft firing exercises beginning Monday, Military authorities have alerted fishermen, aviators and coast wise shipping that an area with in a 10-mile radius of the fort would be dangerous. The firing area will extend from the Columbia river south jetty to Gearhart and will range 30.000 feet in the air. the army warned. Sticks of Dynamite Used to End Life Astoria. Ore., June 8 (U.R) Robert Marti, 63, Rainier, Ore., ended his life by touching off two sticks of dynamite with a fuse, authorities said today. Coroner Raymond C. Luce said Marti's body was blown over a 200-foot area. It was fount) yesterday near the Co lumbia River highway on Gnat creek. Luce, who pronounced the death a suicide, said Marti left a note asking that Mrs. Rose Mar ti of Salem be informed. Redmond, Ore., June 8 UR) The new $35,000 administration building at Robert airport will be completed and turned over to the city Saturday. Hennncr. Ore . June 8 (U P) Formal dedication ceremonies for the new Morrow County Me morial hosDilal are planned for Sunday. Ifl AM j: Control (R., Wash.). Lucas said there might be a night session of the senate tomorrow. Cain spoke for three hours and 13 minutes at the start of his filibuster yesterday and promised to talk "as long as my health and good humor hold out." Consent to Continue He sat down only when he ob tained unanimous consent to pick up where he left off when the senate gets some routine business out of the way. That might be tonight, or perhaps tomorrow. The present rent law expires June 30. Almost identical house and senate bills would end con trols on December 31 unless lo crt communities take definite action to extend them for another six months. D e s p i te Cain's filibuster, Chairman Burnet R. Maybank, D., S.C.) of the senate banking committee which drafted the measure said he thought the sen ate would take action Monday. He predicted passage of some kind of extension bill. House to Wait Cain originally planned to try to prevent a senate vote until the house acted on its bill. But Lucas announced yesterday that house leaders, who once intend ed to take up the issue Monday, now intend to wait for senate action. The Washington republican then announced that he would keep up his filibuster "as long as I can stand up." He is confi dent that, with some help from other republicans, he can delay action until next week at least. Columbia, Willamette Rivers Hold Steady Portland, Ore.. June 8 (U.R) Columbia and Willamette river stages held steady above flood level today despite moderately heavy rainfall in the watersheds. Run-off of melting snow was retarded by cool temperatures in upland areas. The tributary Snake river was down one-tenth of a foot at Lew iston, Ida., today. The Colum bia was unchanged at Vancou ver, Wash., but was up .4 of a foot at Trinidad. The Willamette at Portland was unchanged at a stage of 19.4 feet, 1.4 feet above flood stage. The Columbia at Vancouver was 19 6 feet, 4.6 feet above flood stage. Spider Monkey First Television Casualty New York, June 8 (U.R) Mike fright killed Caspar Milquetoast, a two-year-old spi der monkey, Just before he made his television debut. Clyde Cordon, curator of the Staten island zoo, said Caspar died of 'heart failure due to over-exertion" while rehearsing last night for an appearance on NBC's television program "Break the Bank." He was the first reported television casualty. Cowpokes, Buckin' Broncs Arriving in Medford for Roundup This Week-End "Northwest." claimed to be the "ornricst buckin' bronc that ever lifted up all four-feet," will vie with other steeds of his kind In unloading the country's top cowpokes at the Jackson Countv Mounted Sheriffs' posse's ninth annual rodeo at the fairgrounds Saturday night and Sunday. Recently added to the string of Christensen brothers' stock, which will furnish thrills and spills at the rodeo, "Northwest" is reported to have cost $4,000. Suntanned, gaudily outfitted leather-pullers began to arrive In town today getting ready for the big show. To Compete Hera Tackling the nags and bulls for the "big money" here will be imm case SEVERAL CALLED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY Washington, June 8 (U.R) A reliable congressional source said today that a secret federal grand jury in New York City has reopened the 1945 Amerasia stolen document case and has been calling witnesses for several weeks. Among those called as witnesses, the source said, are James M. Mclnerney, head of the justice department's criminal division, and FBI agents who participated in the controversial case. The case involved the theft of hundreds of secret government diplo matic and military papers. The grand jury, it was said, plans to summon Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes, former assistant secretary of state and now United States minister to Britain, and James K. Vardaman Jr., formerly -President Truman's naval aide and now a member of the federal reserve board. Holmes told the senate foreign relations subcommittee yester day that to the best of his recollection it was Vardaman who on May 31, 1945, ordered prosecutions held up in the case. The order was countermanded by President Truman on June 2. On June 6 the FBI arrested six persons, including two state department of ficials. Vardaman has denied he gave the go-slow order. Forreatal Named The committee has been in formed that a note found in jus tice department files indicates that the late Secretary of Navy James Forrestal was the one who actually intervened, apparently seeking to avoid "friction" with Russia over the question of Pa cific mandated islands seized from Japan during the war. Of the six persons arrested, three were indicted. Two of the six Philip Jaffe, editor of the magazine "Amerasia," and Em manuel S. Larsen, former state department officer paid fines. Whitewash Charged Besides Mclnerney, those said to have testified already before the New York grand jury include Myron Gurnea, an FBI agent, and ex-Agent D. M. Ladd, both of whom participated in cracking the original case. Ever since the case was ended with the payment of two fines, some republicans have charged an administration "whitewash" and that the prosecution "bun gled" the job. But justice depart ment officials, however, have maintained that Illegal entry and seizure of the documents without warrant "tainted the available evidence and that the government was lucky to obtain one conviction and payment of two fines. Manslaughter Charge Faces Police Officer Albany, Ore., June 8 (U.R) District Attorney Melvin Goode today filed a manslaughter charge against Sweet Home Po lice Officer Albert Osborn In connection with the fatal shoot ing of Theodore James Sylves ter at Lebanon, Ore., Tuesday morning. Filing of the charge climaxed an investigation of the shooting which resulted from a wild race between Sylvester and officers Osborn and Kakarel Hyer of Sweet Home. After the officers overtook Sylvester, police reported that a gun was discharged during a scuffle in the Sweet Home squad car. as Sylvester was being placed under arrest on a traffic violation charge. Authorities said Sylvester tried to struggle with the officers even to his dying moments as he lay on the operating table at the Le banon general hospital. Decorated Mero Giving Medals Away Hollywood, June 8 (U.R) Actor Auriie Murphy, this coun try's most decorated hero of World War II, has given away his 24 medals to kids all over the country, he revealed today. His congressional medal of honor went to his 8-year-old nephew, Weldon Burn of Farmcrsville, Tex., and a few of his other trophies were given to a son of Ray Wood, Dallas auto dealer. Murphy's last medal, the dis tinguished service cross, will go to Claudine Tipton of Erwin, Tenn., as a high school gradua tion present. Miss Tipton is the daughter of Murphy's war bud dy, Lottie Tipton, who was killed during the war. "I just wanted these folks to have my medals," Murphy said. Champion Cowboy Tom Bride, wnitc salmon, wasn.; r.ticue AK ridgc, Globe. Ariz., all-around 17-ycar-old cowboy: Tuffy Fed erer, Cheyenne. Wyo.. world re nowned bull rider; Jim Mars, Omak, Wash.;Lco Thome, Grants Pass, who won 1949 calf roping event here: Sonny Turcman, Rat tlesnake Butte, Ariz., bareback expert: Bud Linderman, past champion bronc and bull rider. Red Lodge, Mont.; Bill Hartman, El Centro, Cel.; Dave Stout, Tuc son. Ariz.; Aleck Camarcllo, San Jose, Cal.; Jesse Pruitt. Tempe, Ariz.; Jark Sherman, California, and Bill Knunkle, Arizona. Mel Lambert, announcer for Ihe rodeo, is also a rope artist, 8addlt Show V Oregon May Turn To Property Levy As Revenue Source Newport, Ore., June 8 (U.R) The state of Oregon may face an early turn to a levy against prop erty to compensate for decreased income tax revenues, State Sena tor Howard C. Belton of Clacka mas county told a legislative in terim committee hearing here. The committee met with Lin coln county taxpayers to "hear their views" on taxation. Ha said the committee was not try ing 10 promote new taxes. Income Revenues Down Belton said income tax rev enues were down more than $10 million from the 1949 level and that the state was spending about $12 million a year more than it was taking in. Of the $10 million slump, $7 million was accounted for by idrop In personal income taxes and more than $3 million by a decrease in excise tax collec tions, Belton said. v He told the hearing that tax- f layers themselves were respons ble for high taxes because much of the tax now levied on Dron- erty In Oregon was accounted for by special levies voted by the people. "Either you went out and vot ed for these special levies or you stayed home and didn't vota against them, which amounts to the same thing," Belton said. Earl B. Day. Medford. former legislator and former member of the state tax commission, ad vocated appointment of county assessors by the county courts in cooperation with the state tax commission. Day said such a re form would take the office of assessor out of politics. Elks Convention To Open Tomorrow Corvallls, Ore., June 8 (U.R) Elks lodge delegates began ar riving here today for the 1950 state convention tomorrow, Sat urday and Sunday. Hundreds of Elks and their wives were expected to flood the city by tomorrow. Norman Johnson, Corvallis ex alted ruler, urged early regis tration of Elks coming from the immediate vicinity. Most of the delegates were expected to ar rive for opening business sessions tomorrow. A banquet tonight will start festivities. Highlights of the convention include an outdoor barbecue Sat urday, a grand ball Saturday night and a three-mile-long pa rade tomorrow. With local hotels and auto courts filled, many Elks will be housed in Corvallis and Albany homes and Oregon State college fraternity houses which have been opened by the Student Inter-Fraternity council. Salem, Ore., June 8 (U.R) Armed Forces Recruitment week starts in Oregon Monday, the governor's office noted today, and the 107-piccc United States army field band from Washing ton, D. C.. will be here to launch the occasion. On Hisnlnv nt the Medford Chamber of Commerce this week is the hand-made, hand-tooled saddle which will be given the winning cowboy for the season by Christensen brothers. The show promises to be the best ever presented, according to posscmen. who stated that some of the same slock and cowboys here will appear in the Pendle ton roundup. Pacific Interna tional Livestock show. Portland, and the Salem State Fair, later this season. A few box seat tickets are still on sale, according to those in charge of ticket sales. Grand stand and bleacher tickets are also available at Barker's Mcn'i tore.