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Newspaper Page TextP-YS 1 . Grim Senate Votes Billion In New Foreign Arms Aid Washington, June 30. (U.R) A grim and tense senate voted $1,222,500,000 in new foreign arms aid today as an evidence of American determination to help nations resisting communism around the globe. Coming shortly after Presi- Injured Logger Flown to Portland By Air Ambulance Eugene Dolenshek, 23, Pros pect, was flown to Portland this morning by the Mercy Flights' ambulance plane for medical treatment at the Good Samari tan hospital there. An employee of the Everett Skeeter Logging company, Pros pect, Dolenshek was critically injured June 20 when a falling tree struck his head, as he was working about five miles north ef Prospect. Since his injury he has been confined to Commu nity hospital here. Dolenshek was taken to the Medford airport at about 6:45 yi.m. today by Conger Morris imbulance, where he was trans ferred to the ambulance plane. Piloted by George Milligan, chairman of the non - profit Mercy Flights, Inc., the plane arrived in Portland at 9:20 a.m. where it was met by an ambu lance which took Dolenshek to the hospital. Dick Woods was co pilot. The plane returned to Med ford early this afternoon. Extra Precaution Urged for Autoists Salem, Ore., June 30 (U.R) The traffic safety division urged Oregon motorists today to take extra precautions during the Fourth of July week-end. nffirialc siii?f?pstert that week end pleasure seekers should "al low plenty of time to reach des tinations without hurrying." They said "traffic will be too heavy for even momentary chance-taking." One of the worst traffic men aces of the year is expected this wek-end, officials said, with an estimated 36 million vehicles ex pected to jam the nation's streets and highways. With Oregon's traffic deaths already exceeding those record ed at this time last year. State Police Superintendent H. G. Maison said extra patrols would be put on all major arterial high ways in an effort to hold holi day accidents to a minimum. FIRE CHIEF QUITS Central Point. June 30 Jack Tharp, fire chief here since 1940, has handed his resignation to the city council. The resignation is effective Saturday, Councilmen have not acted to name a suc cessor. Granls Pass. Ore., June 30 U.R Robert L. Hart Jr. has been re-elected chairman of the Josephine county republican cen tral committee. Alaskan Civilians Given Evacuation Instructions Anchorage, Alaska, June 30 (U.R: Military officers issued or ders today on how civilians should conduct thamsolvcs in case of an attack on Alaska. The orders instructed civilian workers and the families of air men at nearby Elmcndorf field to be prepared for swift evacua tion to the United Stales if an emergency develops. It was reported that other mil- itary installations Were prepar ing similar orders for military dependants. Lt. Gen. Nathan )'. Twining, commander-in-chief of dent Truman's decision to com mit American ground troops in the Korean fighting, the vote found some senators asserting that the amount soon must be increased. Three of the senate's hitherto strongest opponents of the pro gram Root A. Taft. (R. O.), Kenneth S. Wherry. R-. Neb.), and Harry F. Byrd, (D. Va.) announced their support because of sharply altered world condi tions. The vote took place in an at mosphere of perhaps more ten sion than since the close of World War II. Little knots of senators gathered on the floor and cloakrooms for whispered conversations about Mr. Tru- Man Confesses To Setting Hartford Circus Blaze Columbus, O., June 30 (U.R) Robert D. Segee, 21. confessed to setting 10 major fires includ ing the tragic Hartford, Conn., "Big top" blaze six years ago which took 169 lives and to four murders, State Fire Marshal Har ry J. Callan disclosed here to day. Segee, after extensive mental examinations here, made the statement. He has been under investigation since mid -May when he returned to central Ohio and a series of fires broke out in garages, grain elevators and on farms in the area. Responsibility Admitted Callan said Segee admitted that he was responsible for the tragic fire at the Ringling Broth ers and Barnum & Bailey com- bincd circus show at Hartfcrd six years ago. , In addition to the 169 killed in the circus fire, some 412 per sons were injured. Six persons. two of them top officials of the circus, were convicted and jailed on manslaughter charges. Prior to the "big top" disaster, Callan said, two fires occurred at the circus but were extin guished without loss. Both fires broke out after Callan was em ployed by the circus in June, 1944. 15-Year-0ld Arrested For Seven Burglaries A 15-year-old youth was ar rested yesterday by sheriff's of ficers at his home just outside Ashland on a burglary charge. Sheriff Howard Gault said to day that the boy has admitted burglarizing the Shell Radio shop in Ashland seven times since last September. The sher iff's office cooperated with Ash land police in investigating the case. The young burglar was held in Ashland city jail last night and was to be brought to Med ford today to be turned over to county juvenile authorities. A large quantity of stolen radio equipment was found in his pos session. Alaska, was expected to review the situation when he returns from Naknck today. Soldiers at Fort Richardson were under full standby alert with orders to carry field equip ment, including rifle, gas mask and cartridges. Officers insisted, however, that the measures were only "precautionary" and "good training." Brig. Gen. Donald R. Hutchin son, commandant at Elmendorf field, issued complete instruc tions on how civilians would be evacuated from the ba. man's new decision. Others hud dled over the news tickers in the senate anterooms. The Lion's share of the meas ure one billion dollars would go to our Atlantic pact partners in western Europe. About 10 million is earmarked for south ern Korea. This sum can be boosted up as high as 200 million at presidential discretion. Senator after senator took the floor to state that immediate ap proval was necessary to strength en the president's hands at a moment of crisis and to give confidence to nations that live under the shadow of world com munism. The bill actually carries no funds and merely comprises an authorization. But there was no doubt that the dollars, perhaps in increased quantities, would be forthcoming, and soon. The authorization bill now goes to the house for approval. The bill continues the arms assistance program which sprang from the North Atlantic De fense pact last year. It carries specifically: 1 billion to provide munitions to the pact allies; $131,500,000 for Greece, Turkey and Iran; 16 million for the Phil ippines and Korea; and 75 mil lion as an optional fund which Mr. Truman may use in the Far East. Additionally 250 million in excess American equipment can be sent. Canadian Navy Units Heading for Pacific Ottawa. June 30 (U.R) Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent an nounced today that Canadian naval units would be concentrat ed in the Pacific and would be used in Korean waters "if such assistance were required." "Our naval units were to pro ceed to European waters for summer exercises," St. Laurent told parliament. "The arrange ment will be suspended and the move will now be made to Pa cific waters where they might be of assistance to the United Nations and Korea if such assist ance were required. A navy spokesman said the extent of the shift of naval pow er would be made pub"- '-ter. Sydney, Australia, June 30 (U.R) Premier Robert G. Menzies authorized today the use of Japanese-based Austniliar force mustangs in the Korean war. He already had placed Aus tralian fleet unit- in Japanese waters at the disposal of Gen. Douglas McArthur for use in the Korean war. Mexican Nationals Request Deportation Portland, Ore.,. June 30 (U.R The U. S. immigration service said today that 14 of 28 Mexican nationals, arrested in Oregon for illegal entry into the United States, have requested permis sion to leave the country volun tarily at their own expense. Agents said the request would be granted after necessary for malities have been completed. The remaining 14 will be given deportation hearings. Three of the nationals were arrested at Salem, two at The Dalles, two in Portland and 21 in the Medford-Ashland area. Most of the 21 taken in south ern Oregon were employed as railroad section crews. Three arrested in Ashland were work ing as fruit pickers. DOCTOR REAPPOINTED Salem, Ore., June 30 UR) Gov. Douglas McKay announced today that he has reappointed Dr. Bruno A. Bedynck of Port land as a member of the state naturopathic board of examin ers for a three-year term. Dr. Bedynck is secretary of the board. Medford 45th Year. 20 Pages. 1KB 1 HA Russia Declines Intervention in Korean Conflict American Request . Rejected in Note Moscow, June 30 (U.R) Rus sia said today that it will not intervene in the Korean war. The Soviet Union stated its position in a note rejecting an American request that Russia use its influence with north Kor ea "toward the immediate with drawal of their invading forces" from southern Korea. Deputy Soviet Foreign Minis ter Andrei Gromyko read the Soviet reply to the American memorandum of June 27 to U. S. Ambassador Alan Kirk at the Klemlin late yesterday, the of ficial Soviet news agency Tass said. Hands-off Policy The reply disclosed that Rus- ria proposed to follow a com plete hands-off policy so far as any direct intervention in the Korean fighting is concerned. The note said Russia withdrew its troops from northern Korea before the United States quit southern Korea after World War II "and thereby confirmed its traditional principle of non-in terference in the internal affairs of other states." "The Soviet government holds now also to the principle of the inadmissibility of the interfer ence of foreign powers in the in- ternal affairs of Korea," the So viet note said. South Korea Blamed The note also reiterated Rus- ria's charge that south Korean troops provoked the Korean war by attacks on the frontier areas of northern Korea. "Therefore," it said in an obvious reference to the United States, "the responsibility for these events lies with the south Korean authorities and with those who stand behind them Pope Pius Issues Excommunication Vatican City, June 30 (U.R) Pope Pius, in a new blow against the communists in iron curtain countries, today put under ma jor excommunication those who undermine legitimate Catholic authorities and assume high pas- torial office without Vatican ap proval. The excommunication was is sued by a formal decree of the sacred congregation of the coun cil, which regulates the discip line of bishops and priests. The decree said persons who come within its scope incur ma jor excommunication, w h ic h only the Vatican can lift. It was a clear reply to the re cent increase in persecution of Roman Catholic priests in Czec hoslovakia, Hungary and Ro mania, where new trials involv ing the clergy have been pre pared. Pittsburgh Milk Strike Called Off Pittsburgh, Pa., June 30 (U.R) A three-week milk strike by 3,200 dairy workers ended today but 3 million residents of this area will have to wait until to morrow for home deliveries to begin. Home deliveries by milkmen will be resumed tomorrow. Jack E. Davis, spokesman for the dealers said. Radio Highlights President Truman's speech to Boy scouts at the national jamboree at Valley Forge, Pa., will bo rebroadcast over KYJC (1230 kc) from 10:1$ to 10:45 p. m. today. Instead of at an earlier hour as previ ously announced. William Briggs, Ashland lawyer, will be interviewed by Dick Schuchsrd at 7:45 a. m. tomorrow over station KYJC (1230 ke). MEDFOR OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE BULLETINS Santa Maria, Cal Juno 30 U.R) A series of explosions turned the Sun-Ray Oil com pany refinery into a tea of flames here today. On man was missing in the blasts and another injured critically. Mora than an hour after the initial explosion, which cam at 10:35 a.m. (PDT). tho flames still were burning un checked. The missing man was iden tified as F. N. McAdamt of Orcutt. Cal. Walter Peverly. Santa Maria, was badly burned. Tokyo. June 30. U R A reliable source said today that all air transport flights to Korea had suddenly been cancelled. No reason was giv en immediately, but it was believed t h order might mean that the Suwon airfield either was menaced or was no longer in South Korean hands. Suwon is the advanced Amerl ican military headquarters. Quiet Week-End Seen in Medford; Other Events Set In keeping with tradition, Medford will be a refuge of comparative quietness over the Fourth of July week-end, with all public celebrations left to neighboring cities. The largest and loudest observance of Inde pendence day in southern Ore gon will be held in Ashland where all the facilities of (hi town will be turned over to thousands of visitors for a three day blowout. Ashlanders say it will be the largest celebration held there in 25 years. Most of the events will cen ter in Lithia park, including an exhibition of registered horses, numerous band and organ con certs and a unique religious serv ice featuring the massed voices of choirs from churches in southern Oregon and northern California. High point of the celebration will be reached on the Fourth when a western-style parade, with numerous prizes of fered, and rodeo are scheduled under the auspices of the Ash land Riding association. There are at least five other celebrations planned by nearby cities. Celebrants will have their choice of events ranging from a lily festival at Brookings to a stampede at Bend. At Bandon there will be a four-day celebra tion and a fish feed; at Klamath Falls there will be July 4 cele bration and rodeo: at Riddle there will be a wild-west type rodeo and queen contest. The celebration at Bend will also in clude its annual and widely pub licized water pageant on Mirror pond in Drake park. Apparently there will be cele brations for every taste. Badman Receives 4 Years in Prison Munich, Germany, June 30 (U.R) Homer Cook of Muskogee, Okla., was found guilty today of 18 charges ranging from illegal entry into Germany to three jail breaks and was sentenced by a U. S. court to four years and two months in prison. He was acquited on two counts of attempted armed rob bery and assault on army agents. Cook will be returned to the U. S. army stockade at Dachau, from where he escaped twice, pending a higher ruling on where he will serve the bulk of the term. The sentence dates from last April 11 Man finds Religion; Admits Postal Theft Matloon, 111., June 30 (U.R) A trusted postal clerk sat in a jail cell today and wrote a volu minous record of how he "found God" and confessed the theft of $11,000 in postal funds. Omar Burge, 65, Centralia, 111., told postal investigators he spent all but $640 paying off debts he ran up when he tried to go into a concrete block bust- j nesa. MWTribune South Korea Army Re-enters Seoul; Reds Said Fleeing U. S. Plane Attack On Pyongyang Told Tokyo, June 30 U.R South Korean infantry pushed their way back into the east and west outskirts of Seoul today, the south Korean, mission reported, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur or dered U. S. planes for the first time to attack communist bases in north Korea. The Korean mission in Tokyo said the American-supported southern army at last reports was only 2hi miles from the cen ter of the former capital on either side. North Korean tanks are leaving the city by the east gate, it said. River Crossing Unknown However, the mission said It did not know whether the south ern forces actually had crossed the Han river, which curves In a semi-circle around the south ern! edge of the city. The mission said its informa tion was received by telephone from the south Korean govern ment at the provisional capital of Tacjon, where the govern ment had fled just before the northern invaders captured Seoul Wednesday. MacArthur's order to U. S. planes to attack bases in North Korea gave them their first chance to strike at the headquar ters north of the 38th parallel border from which reds mounted and supported their invasion of south Korea. Air Attack Claimed Communist broadcasts claim ed American superfortresses at tacked Pyongyang, capital of north Korea, last night. Mac Arthur's headquarters neither confirmed nor denied it. Radio Pyongyang also claimed that north Korean planes sank 11 ships anchored in Inchon har bor. The west coast port of Inch on, which serves Seoul, has been captured by the communists. The broadcast said northern forces also landed in Kanghwa island and annihilated the garri son there. (See Story on Page S) Central Point Begins Joint Sewer Line Use Central Point, June 30 Cen tral Point began joint use with Medford of the former Camp White sewage treatment plant this week as the final connection with the Medford to Camp White trunk was made. Checks are being made to as certain that Central Point's new pumping station and pipeline are functioning adequately, City Re corder Arden Pinkham said. Construction of the station pipeline began early in Febru ary and actual construction wes completed more than a month ago. Delays in arrival of ma chinery and meters held up pp eration. Mrs. R. E. Green Heads Welfare Group Salem, Ore., June 30 U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay today ap pointed R. H. McAtee of Prine ville to a four-year term on the Crook county public welfare commission. He succeeds Remey Cox of Prineville, who did not wish to be considered for re appointment. The following were among those re-appointed county pub lic welfare commissioners for four-year terms: Mrs. R. E. Green, Medford, Jackson county; George R. Rid dle, Grants Pass, Josephine coun ty; K. B. Hall, Klamath Falls. Klamath county. Portland, Ore., June 30 U.R) Thirteen-year-old Darrcll Pons ford of Salem was injured Thursday night when a frag ment of a tin can under which he had expired a firecracker tore into his chest, police re ported. 30, 1950 NO. 84 BOMB ATTACKS ON COMMUNIST TARGETS OK'D BLOCKADE ORDERED FOR ENTIRE KOREAN COAST Washington, June 30 (UP) President Tru man today authorized "certain supporting ground units" to be thrown into the Korean war. He also announced he has authorized American bombing of military targets in communist north Ko rea and has ordered a naval blockade of the entire Korean coast. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson said that Mr. Truman's orders already have been put into effect. The president did not explain in a brief state ment what ground units will be used, but they pre sumably will be American fighting troops. The president's authorization to Gen. Douglas MacArthur was a signal to the American commander to step up the fighting against the north Korean com munist invaders who have plunged into the heart of the tiny republic in the south. The new instructions probably went out last night or early today. MacArthur already has ordered U. S. bombers to go after military objectives in north Korea. New Decisions Mads At Top Level Conference The president originally authorized the use of onlv U. S. air and naval forces against the north Koreans, and he instructed ; them to confine themselves to action south of the border between north and south Korea the 38th parallel. But this wasn't enough. I Mr. Truman's new decisions were taken after a top-level con ference at the White House late yesterday and after headquarters here received a top secret report from MacArthur on his visit to the fighting front in Korea yesterday. The White House statement said that Mr. Truman's orders aro ! in keeping with the United Nations security council directives to support the republic of Korea. President Met With Cabinet The president met with the U. S. chiefs of staff, his cabinet and key democratic and republican congressional leaders at the White House tins morning. The wnue House statement was issued after the meeting in which Mr. Truman brought all up to date on the situation In hard-pressed southern Korea. In authorizing the bombing of north Korea, Mr. Truman said it would be done against "specific military targets." These would Include the airfields near the north Korean capital of Pyongyang. Fighter planes from these airfields have been harassing U. S. fighter and bomber operations. Now the American airmen will bo able to hit home and destroy them on the ground. To Prevent Amphibious Landings The stringent naval blockade Is designed to prevent the north Korean forces from making amphibious landings in the south and to choke off what supplies the communists may be receiving by sea in the north. The U. S. naval forces presumably soon will be aided by Brtv Ish naval forces and a Canadian squadron. At the White House meeting with his advisers, Mr. Truman briefed them on the Korean situation, including the report that armored spearheads of the communist invaders had breached tho Han river line south of the communist-captured Seoul. No Hope for Quick End .... There has been no hope here for a quick and easy end to tho Korean fighting. More American casualties are to be expected. And there-is nothing to indicate that the Uhitcd Nations can save south Korea without combat troops sluggii.g It out on land. 'Advance Guard' Aid Goes to Indo-Chinese Saigon, French IndoChina. June 30 U.R U. S. Charge d'Affaires Edmund A. Gullion turned over eight C-47 transport planes to Indo-China today and said they are the "Advance Guard" of U. S. aid against pos sible communist attack. The planes were the first de livered to French and Viet Nam officers here under the Ameri can military aid program to Indo-China. Tax-Free Margarine Will Be Offered on Washington, June 30 :U.R For the first time in 64 years, tax-free margarine will go on sale tomorrow In the nation's grocery stores. The government took notice of the July 1 repeal date on the 10-cent tax on yellow margarine by warning the public to be on the look-out for "buttcrleggers." Officials said some racketeers may try to peddle yellow mar garine as butler. Despite tax-repeal, consumers In 15 states will not be able to buy yellow margarine. Its sale is banned by state law. Many housewives In the other WEATHER FORECAST: Cler xc.pt lor occasional nlh cloudlnHi and continued warm tonight and Saturday. limy. Hlsh.it Yesterday Lowest this Morning ft VFW Pledges Support In Korean Situation Salem, Ore., June 30 lU.R! Full support of the U. S. gov ernment in the Korean situation has been pledged by Oregon members of the Veterans of For eign Wars. Delegates to the state conven tion here adopted a resolution Thursday pledging "full sup port" to tha government, stato and other agencies. In another adopted resolution the VFW delegates took a firm stand against any form of com munism in the United States. Saturday 33 states already have benefit ted by a premature slash In oleo prices and won't see any further cut. Some stores reduced prices a week early as many manufac turers responded to keen com petition by cutting prices and paying the 10-cent tax out of their own pockets. With federal taxes off the bonks, yellow oleo in most cities will sell for about 40 cents pound cheaper than butter. Federal Security administra tor Oscar W. Ewing warned that, starting tomorrow. It will be a federal violation to try to palm oU margarine as butter.