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United States Charged
Official Russian
Newspaper Claims
Charter Violated
Pravda Fails to
Tell Intended Steps
Moscow, June 28 (U.R) The
official newspaper Fravda
charged the United States today
with "a direct act of aggression"
against north Korea and the
(communist) Chinese people's re-
public. The newspaper demand
ed: "Haven't they gone too far?"
Pravda s a i d President Tru
j man's announcement that the
i U. S. navy and air force will
help protect Formosa and south
Korea violated the United Na
tions' charter. The U. S. acted as
if the UN did not exist, it said.
Steps Not Indicated
But Pravda did not indicate
what Russia intended to do
about it.
(Russia is bound to commu
nist China by a 30-ycar treaty of
friendship, alliance and mutual
aid, signed in Moscow last Feb
ruary. It binds either country to
give immediate help to the other
if it is attacked by Japan "or any
state allied with her." Although
no Soviet-north Korean alliance
has been announced, Russia set
up the communist government
in north Korea and trained and
supplied its army.)
Pravda said President Tru
man's order to the seventh fleet
to protect Formosa constituted
"factual occupation of part of
China's territory by the Ameri
can armed forces."
Editorial Comment
Both Pravda and the govern
ment newspaper Izvestia report
ed President Truman's an
nouncement in 24 lines on the
third from the last page and
cited the "New York radio" as
its source.
Only Pravda commented edi
torially on the announcement.
"Who authorized, the U. S.
government to take such a step?"
k Pravda demanded.
' "In deploying its armed
forces, did the United States
government conform its policy
with the UN faithfulness, which
President Truman and Secretary
of State Acheson are proclaim
ing? "When did the security coun
cil decide to untie the hands of
the U. S. government so as to
undertake direct aggression?
"As is well - known, neither
the UN nor any other interna
tional organization authorized
the U. S. government to under
take those actions ... by under
taking this open, aggressive act,
the American government ob
viously intended to present the
accomplished fact before the
UN."
Statehood Approved
For Alaska, Hawaii
Washington, June 28. (U.R)
the senate interior committee
today approved legislation to
grant statehood to Alaska and
Hawaii.
The committee voted 9 to 1
in favor of Hawaiian statehood,
rtnri 8 to 2 in favor of Alaska. In
both cases, three senators did
not vote.
The house has passed bills to
admit both to the union. The
senate committee's action was
taken after 10 weeks of hear
ings and discussion.
Senate Majority Leader Scott
W. Lucas has not set a date for
consideration by the senate.
The bills were approved after
members defeated 9 to 4 a mo
tion by Sen. Arthur V. Watkins,
(R., Utah), to send the bills to
the senate floor without recom
mendation. Among those voting against
Alaskan statehood was Guy Cor
don, (R., Ore.). Cordon voted for
Hawaii statehood.
Central Point Budget
Hearing Slated Today
Central Point, June 28 A
public hearing on the proposed
1950-1951 city budget is. sched
uled at the Central Point city
hall at 8 p.m. today.
The general fund levy has
been placed within the six per
cent statutory limitation. Vot.
crs twice rejected a measure to
exceed the limit.
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45th Year. 14 Pages.
Draft Extension Goes to White House
Ashland Man Dies
In Highway Crash;
3 Others Injured
Truck Leaves Highway
North of City Limits
Ashland, June 28 Marion D.
Posey, 23, of 928 B street, Ash
land, was killed about 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday when the Ashland San
itary Service company truck he
was driving left highway 99 on
the hill north of Ashland be
tween the railroad underpass
and the Jackson Hot springs.
State police said Posey had at
tempted to pass an automobile
operated by Luke W. Davis,
route 4, box 544, Grants Pass.
After starting to pass, police
said, Posey saw an oncoming
vehicle and tried to pull back in
his own traffic lane, striking
Davis' vehicle. The truck went
off the road embankment and
into an orchard, crushing
Posey's head, police reports said.
Litwiller funeral home, which
will be in charge of funeral ar
rangements, said Posey is mar
ried and has two children.
Three Injured
Three persons were injured
in a three-car automobile crash
on highway 99 north, near the
Ed Niles Lumber company, at
about 5:30 p.m. yesterday, ac
cording to state police and Conger-Morris
ambulance attend
ants, who took two of them to
the hospital.
Gordon LaBarr, 16, Los An
leges, and a passenger in his car,
Thomas Meyers, 15, Glendale,
Cal., were treated for cuts and
bruises and released from the
Community hospital this morn
ing. Mrs. Roberta Kennicott,
passenger in a car operated by
Ace J. Kennicott, Redding, Cal.,
was also treated for minor lac
erations at the hospital.
State police said Kennicott's
car and one driven by Harold
F. Ireland, 1629 Kings highway,
were travelling north, and both
were struck by the southbound
LaBarr car when the driver
apparently fell asleep.
Sen. Taft Requests
Acheson Resignation
Washington, June 28 (U.R)
Sen. Robert A. Taft (R., O.),
called today for the resignation
of Secretary of State Dean Ache
son because his Far Eastern pol
icy has been "reversed" by Pres
ident Truman.
In a senate speech, Taft de
clared his support for Mr. Tru
man's decision to aid the south
Koreans with U. S. planes and
warships. But he said Mr. Tru
man's timing was wrong and
that the chief executive exceed
ed his constitutional powers.
The GOP policy committee
chairman declared that Acheson
must go.
"Whether the president chose
the right time for his new pol
icy," Taft said, "or the right
place can be discussed in the
future.
"I suggest, however, that any
secretary of state who has been
so reversed in his superiors and
whose policies have precipitated
the danger of war, had better
resign and let someone else ad
minister the program to which
he was, and perhaps still is, so
violently opposed."
Americans Urged
To Remain Calm
Washington, June 28 (U.R)
President Truman and Secretary
of State Dean Acheson said to
day the Korean war poses a ser
ious situation but they advised
the American people to keep
calm.
Mr. Truman told the reserve
officers association of the Unit
ed States in an off-the-cuff
speech that the only reason he
ordered U. S. air and sea forces
into the Korean fighting was
"the hope that we would finally
arrive at peace."
"We face a serious situation,"
he said.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE
Americans Escape
Capture by Koreans
Suwon, Korea, June 28. (U.R)
Fifty-five members of an Ameri
can military advisory group
swam and paddled across the
Han river to escape capture in
Seoul today only a few jumps
ahead of a Russian-made North
Korean tank.
The group, headed by Col.
Sterling Wright, now is en route
to new headquarters here.
Bridges Blown Up.
South Koreans blew up three
bridges over the Han river in
an attempt to slow the advance
of North Korean forces.
Jury Expected to
Get Wilson Case
This Afternoon
Vancouver, Wash., June 28
(U.R) Prosecutor R. DeWitt
Jones, in an hour-long summa
tion, told a murder trial jury to
day that evidence showed clear
ly that Turman and Utah Wil
son abducted, ravished and kill
ed 18-year-old JoAnn Dewey
March 19.
Defense Attorney Irvin Good
man replied that -none of tha
state's 34 witnesses had contrib
uted testimony to show that
either Utah or Turman was
guilty of the crime.
Ready for Jury
The murder-kidnap case was
expected to go to the Clark
county court jury this afternoon
at conclusion of the defense
statement and final instructions
from the bench.
"The facts point with no de
viation to the guilt of these two
defendants," Jones said. "These
defendants took JoAnn Dewey
away and violated her, and then
did away with her by carbon
monoxide poisoning.
He pictured the two brothers
as a fugitive pair who used al
iases, switched automobiles,
owned cars under a brother's
name and finally fled to Sacra
mento only two days after the
battered body of Miss Dewey
was found in the Wind river.
He recalled how witnesses had
reported seeing two assailants
beating the girl on a Vancouver
street while "she used that
equipment God had given her
to protect herself" and screamed
in terror for help.
Jones said a beer bottle bear
ing three of Utah's fingerprints
had been found at the scene of
the kidnaping, and that the
body of the victim contained
beer that was "fresh and bub
bly." Jones said the brothers "con
victed themselves beyod all re
demption" when they told an
other brother, Grant, that they
could not drive the black Buick
car to the Wilson home in Green
Mountain and instead took a
creanvcolored Pontiac.
British Navy Forces
At Disposal of U.S.
London, June 28 (U.R) Prime
Minister Clement R. Attlce an
nounced today that British nav
al forces in Japanese waters had
been put at the disposal of the
United States.
Atlee said he thought the
royal navy assignment would
make a "substantial contribu
tion to the efforts to check com
munist aggression in Korea."
In addition to the warships,
Attlce said, other British action
with regard to the Far Eastern
situation is under close consid
eration. Attlee Interrupted the normal
procedure in commons to make
his brief announcement. He said:
"We have decided to support
the U. S. action In Korea by Im
mediately placing our naval
forces in Japanese waters at the
disposal of the U. S. authorities
to operate on behalf of the se
curity council and in support of
south Korea,"
With Direct ct
Four Americans traveling in
a jeep in the dark managed to
get over one of the bridges be
fore it was blown up. Burton
Crane, correspondent for the
New York Times, and Frank
Gibney of Time magazine also
tried to cross it but the bridge
was blown up before they could
get across. Crane and Gibney
were slightly injured.
First Lt. Gordon Mohr qf
Minot, N. D., and Capt. Elmer
Lowery of San Diego, Cal., ran
in front of the Russian tank for
eight blocks before they could
cross the river to safety.
Men Too Close.
"It was the damnedest thing I
ever have been through," Mohr
said. "The tank was firing like
crazy but we were so close it
couldn't hit us."
Mohr was captured In a guer
rilla uprising at Yosp two years
ago and was sentenced to be
shot, but he escaped.
KMED Ownership
To Change Hands
Saturday, July I ,
Radio Medford, Inc., will take
over ownership of radio station
KMED as of July 1 under terms
of sale now in Drocess of mm.
pletion, it was reported today by
V. J. Robinson, president of the
recently-formed corporation.
ADDroval of the S2!)0 (MO salp
was given last week by the fed
eral communications commis
sion in Washington. Seller is
Mrs. W. J. Virgin Randle, who
has owned the station for a num
ber of years. Previous prospec
tive sales have been held up
through FCC disapproval, litiga
tion or the inability of the parties
to reach an agreement.
Radio Medford, Int., was
formed early this year for the
express purpose of purchasing
and operating the station. Beside
Robinson, officers include J. L.
DeArmond, vice-president; H. B.
Murphy, treasurer, and William
McAllister, secretary. Other
stockholders include Drs. Dwight
H. Findley and B. L. Lagcson.
Announcement of the condi
tional sale was made April 7.
Robinson said the station will
retain its present staff, with
Bernard Cooney continuing as
manager.
Radio Highlights
Henry Enderi, general co .
mitteeman of the 4th of July
celebration at Ashland, will be
Dick Schuchard's guest at 7:45
a. m., tomorrow over station
KYJC (1230 kc).
Independence Day Week-end At Ashland
To Be Full; Other Celebrations Slated
Ashland, June 28. Western
clad Ashland residents have be
gun the final week's prepara
tions for the thousands of visit
ors that are expected here over
the Independence day holiday,
beginning Sunday, July 2.
A full program, Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, is In the mak
ing and Ashland groups assigned
to different phases of the ar
rangements are enthusiastic
about the prospects for a suc
cessful celebration.
Sunday, July 2, with its band
and organ concerts In Lithla
park, registered horse exhibi
tion, kid's western parade, fire
works display, carnival, and on
top of it all, a religious service
outdoors In Lithla park with the
combined churches of the val
ley participating with choirs,
singing and talent, will be the
red letter day.
Monday Events
The tempo of events will be
repeated Monday with special
sales in all Ashland stores, trout
fishing contest for the kids in
Ashland creek, races, games, or
Tribune
28, 1950 NO. 82
Measure Gives
President Power
To Call Reserves
No Present Plans
For Use of Law
Washington, June 28 (U.R)
The senate today passed over
whelmingly and sent to the
White House a bill to extend the
draft law for a year and author
ize the president to call up re
serves at any time.
Although the measure contin
ues the draft law to July 9,
1951. and actually strengthens
the present authority to put re
servists and national guardsmen
on active duty, the armed serv
ices said they had no present
plans for using it.
Quick Passage
The senate finished congres
sional action on the measure less
than 28 hours after it was
hatched as a compromise by
house-senate draft conferees un
der the mounting pressure of
the Korean crisis. The house ap
proved it 315 to 4 yesterday.
Senate action came after vir
tually no debate. Sen. James P.
Kcm, (R., Mo.), who had delayed
a vote last night, did not press
his fight against the bill's "im
portant constitutional principle"
of passing from congress to the
president the power to put men
in unifornii.
Draft machinery, idle since
January 1949, is ready to go if
and when needed. All It needs is
word from the military.
Only 30,000 men have been
drafted under the two-year-old
law, which now is being extend
ed for another year. There were
three calls, all for the army, In
November and December, 1948,
and January, 1949.
But 3659 local boards are still
on the job, registering men as
they become 18 and keeping all
registrants classified. There is a
draft board is almost every
county, and more than one in
some.
Dr. Sander's Medical
License Reinstated
Concord, N. H., June 28 (U.R)
Dr. Herman N. Sander today
regained tha medical license that
was revoked after his acquittal
in the mercy murder of a cancer-doomed
woman patient.
Sander's immediate reinstate
ment was voted unanimously at
a meeting of all five members
of the state board of registration
in medicine.
It was not known immediately
how this action would affect
Sander's status at certain hos
pitals that barred him after his
trial.
Hubbard, Ore., June 28 (U.R)
Willamette v a 1 1 ey loganberry
growers will ask 10 cerits a
pound for their crop this season.
gan recitals, band concerts, car
nival and fire department water
fights In the plaza.
Climax of the celebration will
come Tuesday, July 4, when
there will be a western-style
parade, more band concerts, ro
deo and horse racing, barbe
cues, organ recitals In the shell
at Lithia park, fireworks and
a big street dance.
Welcome Extended
William Briggs, co-chairman
of the celebration, said "Ash
land is going all out this year,
and extends its hospitality and
the facilities of its lovely park
and Its free public entertain
ment to southern Oregon famil
ies." In a proclamation designating
the week of June 26 to July 4
"Western Week" In Ashland,
Mayor Phil Stansbury suggested
that all residents enter Into the
spirit of the celebration, said to
be one of the largest ever held
here, by appearing In western
attire on the streets and In their
places of business.
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RED INVASION Arrow on map shows tank-led North Korean
forces drove through Dljongbu corridor to within four miles of Seoul,
capital city ot South Korea. At the western end of the peninsula,
two South Korean rifle companies on the Ongjtn Peninsula (1)
counter-attacked and captured Hneju (2), a manufacturing center.
Communists meanwhile captured Pochon 3 and Tongduchonnt
(4), 25 miles north and northeast of Seoul, respectively. The soft
spot at Uijongbu was the only place along the now-famous 18th
parallel where South Koreans were unable to hold their own.
Commission Planning
To Widen Underpass
The state highway commission
today informed Jackson County
Engineer Paul Rynning that bids
will be opened for three high
way department projects In the
county on July 10.
The largest is the project to
widen highway 99 to three lanes
at the point where it passes un
der the Southern 'Pacific rail
road through the treacherous un
derpass just north of Ashland.
The other two local projects
were those to lay down a quarter
20 Mexicans in
Country Illegally
Apprehended Here
Twenty Mexican nationals
have been arrested in the Med
ford area for illegal entry into
the United States and officials
of the immigration service to
day are still engaged in the
round-up of other contraband
aliens, it was disclosed this
afternoon.
The 20 Mexicans apprehended
here are part of 26 being held
in Multnomah county jail in
Portland after a widespread
search conducted by four immi
gration officers In the Willam
ette valley and in southern Ore
gon. Five were arrested In
Salem, according to the United
Press.
The immigration service In
Portland told the United Press
that the aliens will be sent back
to Mexico within 30 days, after
deportation proceedings. Three
of the 26 entered the country as
agricultural workers but aban
doned their status. The other 23
entered the country without per
mits. The first of the 20 aliens ar
rested here were committed to
the county jail Sunday with
other arrests following since
then. Today's report from the
immigration service in Port
land was the first Information
that has been released about
the wholesale arrests. Immigra
tion service agents still active In
the Medford area were not avail
able for comment early this
afternoon and the specific lo
cals of the arrests is not known.
Riddle, June 28. The Riddle
Roping club's third annual ro
deo, to be staged July 3 and 4,
will include at least eight events
promising fast action, according
to officials of the club. South
ern Oregon communities have
been Invited to enter floats In
the July 4 parade and a candi
date for rodeo queen. In addi
tion to the rodeo itself, two
street dances, a carnival and a
fireworks display will be a fea
tures of the celebration.
Bandon, Ore., June 28. Sev
eral thousand pounds of deep
sea fish caught on sports
tackle by chamber of commerce
members will be served free
to visitors at the Bandon Fourth
of July celebration which will
run from July 1 to 4 this year
Last year some 4,000 visitors
from all parts of the nation at
tended. Many events, Includ
ing dances, fireworks displays,
golf competition, music concerts
and the free fish fry have been
scheduled during the long weekend.
mile of paving within the city
limits of Eagle Point, and to
build a highway maintenance
building at Prospect. The ex
pected call for bids on construc
tion of a new bridge to replace
Bybee bridge over the Rogue
river at Tou Velle state park was
not Issued, Rynning said.
In a report on other Jackson
county road conditions and act
ivities, Rynning said the county
court has ordered permanent
log hauling closures on five
stretches of roads in the Medford
and Ashland areas. Affected by
the order are Corey road, Sticky
lane, 401 road, Oak street road
north of Ashland, and the Old
Stage road from Jacksonville to
Scenic avenue. The roads are
deemed unsulted for heavy traf
fic, Rynning said, and alterna
tive routes are available,
With the dust palliative pro
gram nearly completed through
out the county, county crews
will begin to put down coats of
soon after July 4. Roads to get
the heavy oil coat Include a road
in the vicinity of the Lone Pine
school, Stewart avenue, parts of
the Table Rock road, Applegate
road between McCameron and
McKee bridge, Evans Creek
road between Rogue River and
Wimer, portions of the Scenic
avenue, Dead Indian and Geb
hard roads, the road between
Prospect and Red Blanket, the
Agate road near Camp White
and the Carpenter road west of
Phoenix.
Seal coating will also be ap
plied on old pavements In the
county that have begun to go to
pieces. The city of Central Point
and the county are to cooperate
on improvement and oiling of
Upton road past the site of the
new District 6 high school.
Rynning reported today that
the contractor building the new
steel and concrete bridge across
Rogue river at the town of
Rogue river tentatively expects
the span to be completed some
time in September. Structural
shipments were delayed for
three months but have arrived
and the central span is now be
ing erected and riveted in place.
Pouring of concrete decks and
sidewalks will complete the pro
ject. Papers Continue
Despite Walkout
By United Press
The Klamath Falls Herald and
News and the Roseburg News
Review continued to publish to
day despite a strike called by the
International Typogr a p h 1 c a 1
union (AFL) to support demands
for Jurisdiction over operators of
teletype-setters.
Twelve linotype operators
struck at the News-Review and
15 at the Herald and News. They
picketed both plants in what
they termed a "friendly" man
ner. Both newspapers are owned
by the Southern Oregon News
paper Publishing company.
The News-Review published a
10-pnge edition yesterday and
planned a 12-page paper today.
It assigned editorial workers to
machines left idle by the strik
ing printers.
The Herald and News also
used other employees to replace
strikers yesterday.
Production and makeup were
handled by news and advertising
department employees. Commer
cial and staff artists prepared
most advertisements which were
processed through the engrav
ing plants. Engravers, pressmen
and stereotyper did not strike,
Republican Troops
Flee in Disorder;
Munsan Attacked
America Suffers
Two Plane Losses
Tokyo, Thursday, June 29
(U.R) North Korean communist
forces have captured the south
Korean capital city of Seoul and
are pressing southward in pur
suit of republican Ucops report"
ed fleeing ,n hopeless confusion.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters announced early
today that the U. S. air forca
had carried out its first "suc
cessful" bombing of north Ko-
Tokyo,-June 28 (U.R) Tha
first American ground troops
have been assigned to the Ko
rean war.
They are a signal corps unit
and ground crews for the
planes of the United States air
force.
rean concentrations. The Amer
ican suffered their first plane
losses an F-82 fighter and a
B-26 assault bomber destroyed
aground by strafing after they
made emergency landings south
of Stoul.
The U. S. air attack was con
centrated on Munsan. 22 miles
north of Seoul. North Korean
troops, truck convoys and rail
yards were pounded and gunned
at this key supply center of tha
invaders.
The northern forces already
were 10 miles beyond Seoul and
S3 miles inside south Korea with
seemingly little prospect of
meeting any ground resistance
short of the river, another 60.
miles to the south.
Front reports said broken ele
ments of the seventh and second
divisions, defenders of Seoul,
were fleeing south In hopeless
confusion, all their heavy Amer
ican equipment lost.
The U. S. air force smashed
at the north Koreans' Russian
made tanks with bombs, rockets
and bullets In an all-out effort
to stem the advance.
F-80 Shooting Star jet fight
ers and A-26 attack bombers
were taking off in relays from
Southern Japan to hammer the
north Korean communication
lines.
U. S. forces which set up head
quarters at Suwon, 20 miles
south of Seoul, only yesterday
expected momentarily to get or
ders to leave. Kimpo airfield, 1?
miles northwest of Seoul, fell
to the north Koreans during last
night and Suwon Is the last ef
fective air base in south Korea.
American officers blamed tha
south Koreans' fear of tanks and
far-ranging 120-millimeter guns
for their collapse.
The south Korean government
under president syngman Rhea
fled Seoul to Taejon, 85 miles to
the south, just ahead of the ad
vancing communists.
First reports of the city's fall
came from the Seoul radio, now
operated by the communist in
vaders, and the north Korean
government radio at Pyongyang,
the northern capital.
They reported that red troops
had "liberated" government of
fices, the U. S. embassy, the
radio station and newspapers in
Seoul and completely occupied
the city.
Last Three Events in -Lamb
Show Due Today
The three final events of the
1950 4-H clubs' home economics
and spring lamb show will ba
presented to the public begin
ning at 7:30 p.m. today. A style
review, a presentation of special
awards and a lamb sale will
wind up this year's show.
Awards will be presented to
4-H club members who have
earned special recognition with
their exhibits and demonstra
tions during the three-day show
and prize-winning fat lambs,
grown and groomed by the
youthful farmers, will be placed
on the auction block for sale.
The annual style review will
give the young 4-H seamstresses
an opportunity to model the
dresses they have made as part
of their clothing projects.
A list of top place winners In
the two divisions of the show
will be published later.
Local Boy Scouts
Arrive at Jamboree
Just before press time today
The Mall Tribune received a
wire from Dr. Charles Lemery,
local Boy scout council Jamboree
chairman. The wire, sent from
Valley Forge park. Pa., said:
ARRIVED CAMP SAFELY.
BOYS WELL NOW. ALL BUSY
GRAND SHOW.
LEMERY
Seventy-one boys from this
area, and eight leaders, are at
the jamboree.
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