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Chicago, July 1 (U.R) Mil-1
lins of Americans jammed
highways, railroads and airlines
today in a mass exodus to vaca
tion spots for the long July 4
holiday.
The annual . trek developed
rapidly into what the national
safety council predicted would
be the worst traffic jam in his-
tory. Meanwhile, the accidental
w oeatn ton DeKan us meviiHuie
rise.
There were 109 accidental
deaths across the nation by the
end of the first 24 hours since
6 p. m. local time Friday. Traf
fic accidents took 72 lives, 13
persons drowned, 9 died in air
plane crashes and 15 were killed
in miscellaneous accidents.
No deaths were reported from
heat prostration or fireworks.
The safety council predicted
that 36.000000 cars would
crowd the highways during the
"split" holiday, and that traffic
accidents would kill 385 persons
from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight
Tuesday.
All-Time Record
Travel across the Delaware
river bridge between Philadel
phia and Camden, N. J., set an
Two Hurl in Cycle
Upsel Near Medford
Two persons were hurt in a
motorcycle upset about 10:15 p.
m., yesterday, acording to a
Perl ambulance attendant who
took them to Sacred Heart hos
pital. Injured in the mishap on West
Stewart avenue were Clarence
Madden, 844 Stewart, who suf
fered shock, severe lacerations
and nossible head injuries, and
Alice Vinzant, 848 Stewart, who
received lacerations and abra
sions. State police reported a three
scar auto accident near Rogue
Valley ballroom on highway 99
resulting in injury to three per
sons, members of a Jacksonville
family. The injured were a Mr.
and Mrs. Sloan and their daugh
ter. The parents were kept at
Community hospital last night
for observation, police said, and
the girl was released.
State police headquarters had
no further details of the col
lision at press time.
High Temperatures
Seen for Holidays
Portland, Ore., July 1 (U.R)
Temperatures at Rome, Ore., and
Boise, Ida., hit 103 degrees Fri
day as the Portland weather
bureau predicted little change in
weather throughout the Pacific
northwest through the Fourth of
July.
High temperatures in the Co
lumbia basin led Rivers Forecast
er Elmer Fisher to predict rises
by Tuesday in the Columbia and
Willamette at Vancouver, Wash.,
and Portland to within a foot of
Monday's season highs,
v The Columbia and Willamette
began slow declines Monday af-
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tively.
Oregon high temperatures Fri
day: V Rome 103, Ontario 100, Burns
95, Lakcview 94, The Dalles 92,
Klamath Falls and Pendleton 91,
Medford 90, Redmond, Baker
and La Grande 89; Eugene 88,
Roseburg 86, Salem 85, Port
land 83.
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London, July 1 (U.R) Frank
Sinatra said today he'd rather
sing than lalk about his romance
with Ava Gardner.
Late War Bulletins
Tokyo, Sunday, July 2 U.R)
Japanese and Koreans rushed
to volunteer for action against
Korean communists today.
Officials were not sure,
however, that volunteer
armies could be trained before
the war in Korea ends.
London, July 1 (U.R) The
Soviet news agency Tats re
ported tonight that nearly
10.000 South Koreans were
killed or wounded and near
ly 4.000 captured by Korean
communists in battles Thurs
day and Friday.
Tokyo, Sunday, July 2
(U.P)The communist-controlled
Seoul radio reported today
that all electrical services are
functioning normally and
schools have been reopened
Vin that captured Korean capital.
all-time weekday record yester
day when 75,606 vehicles crossed
the span, which forms the gate
way to Atlantic coast resorts.
At St. Paul, Northwest air
lines announced it carried 3,930
passengers yesterday and was
forced to add extra flights in
setting a new record.
About 250 vacationers bound
for South Carolina mountains
or coastal resorts were delayed
when 15 Southern railway
freight cars were derailed this
morning near Newport, Tenn.
The holiday began m near
perfect weather over most of the
nation. But the resort area of
southern California sweltered
for the fourth straight day with
temperatures which have
reached 122 degrees.
Reno-Bound Bus
Overturns; None
Seriously Hurt
Battle Mountain, Nev.; July 1
(U.R) A Reno-bound Grey
hound bus from Salt Lake City,
Utah, overturned on U. S. high
way 40, 22 miles west of here to
night, but all aboard escaped ap
parent serious injury, Constable
Don Maestretti reported.
Maestretti said that "six or
seven" of the 26 passengers
aboard the bus were treated at
Battle Mountain hospital, but
none appeared to be in serious
condition.
Louis Musgraves, 30, Reno,
driver of the bus, told Maestret
ti that the bus hit a wet stretch
of the highway near Primeaux
station, skidded out of control
and overturned.
A passing motorist made the
emergency call to Elko, Nev.,
that sent two doctors and three
ambulances to the scene and
alerted the Elko general hospital
to make ready for "several pa
tients." Kansas City Gambler
Critically Wounded
Kansas City, Mo., July 1 (U.R)
Bullet-torn Gambler Charles
Bruno tonight was given in his
own vernacular, six-to-five, take
your choice odds to live while
police hunted for two assailants
who they believed tried to rob
him.
The 51-year-old gambler, sa
loonkeeper and bondsman was
felled at his southside home
early today when to men step
ped out of the shrubbery, or
dered him to "stand still," and
let fly with two .38 caliber
slugs.
Northern California
Residents on Move
San Francisco, July 1 (U.R)
Pleasure - seeking Californians,
warm under the collar from tem
peratures approximating a heat
wave zipped over the state
highways today.
As more than 1,000,000 cars
rushed to vacation spots over a
f o u r - d a y Independence Day.
weekend, death had already
taken its toll along the highways.
Four accidents in northern
California took four lives in
Monterey and Santa Clara coun
ties, and in San Francisco.
LaGrande Man Captures
VFW Auxiliary Contest
Salem, Ore., July 1 (U.R)
John Greulich of La Grande won
the $35 first prize and a silver
medal in the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Women's Auxiliary Essay
contest yesterday.
The contest theme was "Peace
with honor for America." Greu
lich's entry will go to the nation
al competition.
Fire Danger High in This
Area; Great Caution Asked
An urgent plea for extreme caution in the handling of any
fire-creating objects in forested areas over the July 4 week-end
was voiced today by forest authorities and the weather bureau.
A forecast of continued fair and warm, with high tempera
tures in the 90s, was given, and it was also predicted that winds
ranging from 10 to 15 or more miles an hour will be noted.
Humidities of 30 per cent or less arc also anticipated, and the
combination of heat, winds and dryness create a situation of high
potential fire danger.
Authorities urged the observance of elementary rules of cau
tion in the forest and grass lands of southern Oregon: Don't smoke
while travelling; don't throw burning objects from your car; make
sure the last spark of any camp fire is out before you leave; don't
use fireworks in danger areas, carry fire fighting equipment.
Medford
45th Year. 18 Pages.
RUSSIAN TROOPS REPORTED ..lOVING
New Blockade Fear
In Berlin Giving
Residents Jitters
Take Troop Massing
With Grain of Salt
Berlin, July 1 Reports of ac
celerated Russian troop move
ments in' eastern Germany and
fears of a new blockade gave
Berliners a fresh case of jitters
tonight as both allies and Ger
mans kept a weather eye on de
velopments in Korea.
Rumors of Russian troops on
the move or being concentrated
in specific areas in the eastern
zone, and particularly around
Berlin, filled the former German
capital as the Russians shut off
all power supplies from the So
viet zone.
Not Unduly Alarmed
Western allied intelligence of
ficers were not unduly alarmed
by the reports, however they
said there have been three Soviet
armies within 75 miles of Ber
lin for the past year or more.
The Russians are estimated to
have between 300,000 and 350,
000 troops in Germany, includ
ing army, air force, navy and
secret police units. In addition,
the East German police army is
estimated to have 40,000 mem
ber.s Officials look "eye witness"
reports of massing or troops
around the city with a grain of
salt.
All Reports Chocked
He said western officials make
a careful check of. all reports
of Russian troop movements just
the same.
He admitted another blockade
of Berlin is always a possibility.
But there have been no reports
to indicate such is imminent.
Practically everyone here is
concerned lest the Korean fight
ing explode into a new world
war, in which Berlin obviously
would be swallowed by the Rus
rian flood.
Quiet Week-end
Seen for Medford
Stay-at-home Medfordites were
looking forward to a quiet week
end today, while throngs of oth
ers had packed and left for long-week-end
holidays by this morn
ing. No special observances were
due in the city either today or
Independence day, Tuesday.
Merchants in downtown Med
ford will close, or remain open,
with no pretense of unanimity
on the pre-holiday Monday. Both
banks will remain open, as will
most city and county offices. But
the town will be tightly closed
down Tuesday, with the excep
tion of a few food stores and
drug stores standing by for
emergencies.
Safety officials have issued
pleas for care on the highways,
with fireworks and in the forests,
which are in tinder-like fire con
dition. A wide array of entertain
ments, celebrations are sched
uled in Oregon towns, including
the big Ashland Independence
day and rodeo.
Many Law Violations
With End Oeo Taxes
Washington, July 1 (U.R)
The federal government stopped
taxing margarine today and it's
a safe bet thousands of restaur
ants started violating the law.
In repealing the 10-cent a
pound tax on yellow margarine,
congress decreed that public eat
ing places serving the product
must give patrons double notice
that it isn't butter they're eating.
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Gov. McKay Moves To
Civil Defense Effort in
Salem, Ore., July 1U.R)
Gov. Douglas McKay moved de
cisively today to strengthen civil
ian defense in Oregon.
McKay called on the state
emergency board to meet at the
capitol at 10 a. m. Sunday to
consider an ' authorization of
funds for the state's civil prepar
edness program.
'He conferred by telephone
with Gov. Arthur B. Langlie of
Washington during which the ex
ecutives agreed to a plan for
increased cooperation between
their two states.
Civil Defense Stepped Up
And he issued a directive to
officials of Oregon's civil defense
agency to step up the tempo of
their efforts to reactivate ground
observation and air raid warn
ing systems.
The governor's actions came at
a time when Gov. Earl Warren
of California said the west coast
must rebuild its civilian defense
system. McKay pointed out that
Oregon has been building its
Grants Pass $275,000
Blaze Destroys
Grants Pass, Ore., July 1
U.R) A $275,000 fire partially
destroyed the Merlin lumber
mill here early today.
The loss was estimated by
Manager Harry Terrell, who was
attending a golf tournament in
Coos Bay at the time of the
blaze. The loss was not covered
by insurance, Terrell said.
The fire started from an over
heated gang saw. It burned 200
square feet of the mill and 40,
000 feet of planed lumber in the
yards. A night crew of 30 men
was forced to leap through win
dows to escape the flames.
A state forest patrol crew
saved the planing mill, office,
garage and a large reserve of
logs.
Portland Bakers Turn
Down Latest Offers
Portland, Ore., July 1 (U.R)
The Portland AFL bakers union
today rejected the latest propos
al of the bakery employers coun
cil and negotiations in the two-week-old
strike against local
wholesale bakeries appeared to
be deadlocked.
Representatives of the council
and the union agreed on the pro
posal subject to a vote of un
ion members during a lengthy
joint meeting here Friday.
Vatican City, July 1 (U.R)
Pope Pius XII appealed twice to
day for renewed prayers to keep
war from sweeping the world.
Klamath Boy Learns
Guitar Makes Music
Klamath Falls, Ore., July 1
(U.R) Ten-year-old- Dick Day
couldn't obey when his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, Stewart
Day, told him to turn off the
radio and practice hit electric
guitar.
Dick showed ihem that the
Lone Ranger broadcast was
coming out of the guitar
which was acting is a frealc,
one-frequency radio receiver.
Al American 0-54 plane burns on
strafed by Communist North Korean
civilian defense as fast as time
and so-far limited money would
permit.
Gov McKay requested Louis
A. Starr of Portland, director
of the state civil defense agency,
New Bids Asked
For District 6
School Building
Central Point, July 1 Board
members of school district No.
6 will open new bids on July 21
for construction of a new high
school building here.
At a meeting Friday the board
rejected all six bids opened on
June 24. All offers exceeded the
$500,000 voted by school patrons
for construction and develop
ment of the site. The board took
its Friday action after alter
nates offered by contractors had
been reviewed by architects.
Plans Revised
The new bids will be made on
revised plans and specifications
which the board instructed
Architects Freeman, Haslip and
Tuft, Portland, to draw up. Re
vision will reduce square foot
age yet leave a worknble facil
ity, it was explained. New plans
are to be ready for examination
by contractors by July 10 at the
architects' office.
Bids will be opened at the
high school at Central Point and
will be received until 7 p.m.
standard time (8 p.m. daylight
time) by the school clerk, Mrs.
Merle Obenchain.
3,500 Acres Burned
In California Blaze
Riverside, Cel., July 1 U,R)
An eight-mile-wide wall of flame
crept eastward down Mt. San
Gorgonio today toward a desert
community five miles distant
after blackening 3,500 acres of
brush and timber land.
San Bernardino National For
est officials said the fire started
Friday, apparently by lightning,
probably would not move as far
as the nearby community of Mo
rongo valley because brush was
thin in the path of the flames.
A cordon of 150 fire fighters
surrounded the blazing area as
a helicopter circled overhead di
recting operations. Two bulldoz
ers and four large tankers also
were thrown Into the fight.
FAMOUS TEMPLE BURNS
Kyoto, Japan, Sunday, July 2
(U.R) One of Japan's best known
national treasures, the three
storied Kikakujl temple, was
destroyed by fire early today.
Radio Highlights
Col. Preston B. Waterbury
will tell all about the children's
vents at the Fourth of July
celebration in Ashland on
"Breakfast Sports Page" to
morrow at 7;45 t. m, on
KYJC.
Tribune
2, 1950
NO. 85
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a South Korea landing strip
fighters.
Strengthen
State
and Jack Hayes of Salem, dep
uty Director, to prepare a budget
covering expenditures for "a re
alistic civil defense program"
from now through next Febru
ary 1.
Tentative estimates made dur
ing a conference at the govern
or's office indicated the cost of
such a program would approxi
mate $25,000.
If granted an appropriation by
the emergency board, the con
ferees indicated much of the
money would be spent for toll
charges for practice air alerts,
stenographic services, training
and travel.
Unless the situation becomes
acute, stepped-up cooperation
with defense arrangements can
be managed without an increase
in the current national guard
budget.
GOP Leaders Renew
Acheson Quit Demand
Washington, July 1 U.R)
The senate republican leadership
was united today in its demand
that President Truman fire Sec
retary of State Dean Acheson.
Floor Leader Kenneth S.
Wherry voiced his demand yes
terday. Sen Robert A. Taft, (R.,
O.) chairman of the GOP policy
committee had called for
Acheson's ouster In a floor
speech earlier this week.
Both contended that Ache
son's policy In the Far East
have been repudiated by Mr.
Truman and that, therefore, his
removal from the cabinet should
follow.
France Still Minus
Coalition Cabinet
Paris, July 1 (U.R) Socialists
decided today not to take part
in a coalition government which
Premier Henri Queullle Is trying
to form.
The socialist decision meant
Queullle could form only a right
of center cabinet Instead of the
government of national union
for which he called in the cur
rent critical International situa
tion. Late Sports
No result on the Medford-
Marysville scheduled Far West
league game at Marysville Sat
urday night had been received
here up to 11:30 p. m.
Sacramento, July 1 4J.R)
Or Grove won his second
victory of the week, Saturday
night for Sacramento, a 3 to 2
win over Portland, as he
limited the Beavers to five
hits In a Pacific Coast league
ball game.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(10 innings)
Chicago 3 2 2
Cincinnati' 5 8 0
Minn.r and Walkert Black
well and Howell.
Pittsburg 4 6 1
St. Louis S 9 0
Queen, Dickson (7), Law (8)
and Mueller, Tuner (8)i Pollti,
Bruit (9) and Rice, .
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No Violent Deaths
In Oregon, Four in
Washington State
All Transportation
Facilities at Peak'
By United Press
Northwest holiday deaths
stood at four Saturday night
all of whom were soldiers
stationed In Washington.
No violent deaths had been
reported in Oregon at a late
hour Saturday.
By United Press
The holiday rush Is on. Thou
ands of Oregonians took to
planes and buses Friday and Sat
urday for the start of their four
day Fourth of July weekend.
Spokesmen for railroad and
bus lines generally agree that
business has been good for the
last two weeks but found the
holiday rush lighter than last
year. They attributed it to the
fact that many persons have to
work Monday,
Southern Pacific's two crack
Portland-San Francisco trains,
the Cascade and Shasta Daylight,
are complete sellouts. Bus lines
are working near capacity.
The Greyhound line added 50
extra buses to its trips and Ore
gon Motor stages also put on
extra equipment.
Airlines report a rush of book
ings for the holiday. Some extra
coach flights were added.
Russian Factory
Workers Express
Korean Sympathy
Moscow, July 1 (U.R) Rus
sians, gathered in mass meeting
in Moscow factories, passed reso
lutions of sympathy tonight for
the Korean peoples and demand
ed that the "American aggressors
get out."
The meetings, held in automo
bile, rubber and metal plants,
were the first of the kind here
since Korean hostilities began.
They were held as the Russians
charged that South Korea pre
pared for a "hot war" six days
before fighting started and that
the Americans and Chiang Kai
shek have a secret military pact
for the invasion of the Chinese
mainland by U. S. and Japanese
troops.
Speakers at tonight's mass
meetings declared "the time has
come to curb the American ag
gressors' 'and expressed grati
tude to Premier Josef Stalin for
"waging the peace struggle."
Charges of a U. S. secret pact
with Chiang were made in the
Literary Gazette. The front pages
of all Soviet newspapers were
dominated by stories on the gath
ering of signatures on petitions
banning the atomic bomb.
Missing Plane Wreck
Located in Venezuela
Balboa, Canal Zone, July 1
(U.R) The wreckage of a missing
DC-3 "Missionary" plane with
the bodies of 15 Americans
aboard has been found about 100
miles west of Maracaibo, Vene
zuela, the Caribcan air command
announced.
Bulletins
Yuma. Arii., July 1 (U.R)
Bill Hodges, former Medford,
Ore,, Dodgers player, figured
In i four-run rally Saturday
night when he singled to help
Yuma take 9 to 4 victory
over Tijuana in the Sunset
league.
Seattle, July l;u.R) Se
attle cinched its ninth con
secutive Pacific Coast league
series Saturday night with a
4 to 2 win over the slipping
San Diego Padres.
Boise, Ida., July 1 ,U.R!
Two former Medford players
figured 1 n the scoring here
Saturday as Larry Shepard
allowed four hits and BUI
Pinckard homered with two
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men on ou ana ouungi uwl
ftated Boise 3 lo lin a Plop1
league imi,
GIs Arrive Korea
And Go At Once
To Face Red Troops
Fighter Plane Stalled
Because Bad Weather
Tokyo, Sunday, July 2 (U.R)
U. S. fighting men in full battle
array rolled north from Taejon,
Korea, today toward communist-
threatened Suwon to reinforce
South Korea's battered army.
Combat troops reaching Tae
jon boarded trucks at once and
rolled north toward the battla
line to take up advanced posi
tions as rapidly as they can be
deployed.
Clear Skies Appear
The skies today were clear,
after heavy rains late Saturday
and early today which hampered
all military operations. But tha
road from Taejon to Suwon still
was awash.
U. S. fighter planes and light
bombers, virtually immobilized
yesterday by low overcast and
torrential rains, were expected
soon to resume their pounding of
communist positions Along the
Han river, south of captured
Seoul.
Air Lossei Reported
An official announcement ear
lier today said American air
losses so far totaled 12 planes,
but made no mention of casual
ties. South Korean President Syng
man Rhee, who headed south
from Taejon yesterday after
hearing that American advance
headquarters had evacuated Su
won, was expected to return
today.
Members of the United Na
tions Korea commission arrived
here yesterday and moved north
late last night. It wai believed,
however, that they would atop
somewhere short of Suwon to set
up a temporary headquarters for
their survey of the Korean situa
tion. No Heavy Weapon
The U. S. troops and their
modern equipment will stiffen
the South Korean army, now
virtually without heavy weapona
following a week of bitter battle
with the communist invaders of
their country.
Gen. Chung n Kwon, new
chief of staff of the South Kore
an forces, beamed his gratifica
tion at the arrival of the battle
garbed American reinforcements.
Task Force Grouping
For Trip to Hawaii
Honolulu, T. H., July 1 flJ.R)
Admiral Arthur W. Radford,
commander-in-chief of the Pacif
ic fleet announced tonight that
an American naval task force
of more than a dozen ships is
grouping on the west coast of the
mainland and will arrive In
Hawaiian waters "about the mid
dle of July."
The announcement d i d not
specify the purpose of the new
task force.
Radford said that the group,
known as "Yoke," will consist
of the aircraft carrier Philippine
Sea; heavy cruisers Helena and
Toledo; destroyers Wiltsie,
Parks. Craig, Sutherland, Chand
ler, Hamner, Knox, Chevalier,
Hollister, and "fleet auxiliary
types which can render mobile
logistic support."
Democratic Governor
Candidate Raps GOP
Salem, Ore., July 1 U.R1
State SenistJr Austin Flegel,
democratic gubernatorial nom
inee, today charged the Oregon
republican party with responsi
bility for the "persistent growth
of autonomous governments in
the form of boards and commis
sions , . ,"
Flegel stated that heads of
the "boards and commissions
. . . are not responsible to the
governor, the board of control,
the legislature (or) the voters
. . ." He said they are responsible
only to "special interests and
pressure groups which . . . nev
er have wanted real democracy
in the state of Oregon."
SMUTS MAKES PROGRESS
Pretoria, South Africa, Sun
day, July 2 U.R Doctors re
ported today that 80-year-old
Field Marshal Jan Christian
Smuts had a satisfactory day
yesterday and is continuing to
make progress In his recovery
from an attack of pneumonia.
London, July 1 (U.R) The
average size of the British dally
paper will be reduced from seven
to six pages Monday.
JULY 4 HOLIDAY
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dA-pubTisrTon Tuesday, July