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ADDITIONAL B-29 UNITS ORDERED TO FAR EAST Air Force armorers install 50-caliber
machine guns in lower forward turret of B-29 Superfortress at March Air Force Base, Cal. Three
B-29 squadrons are being outfitted for combat duty at March Air Force Base and are awaiting
final orders before taking off for the Korean war area. Additional B-29 units based at Spokane
Air Force Base have been ordered to the Far East to assist B-29s already in action against North
Korean forces.
Budget, Tax Levies for Year
Approved
The 1950-1951 city budget was
approved, tax levies for the new
fiscal year were authorized and
dates were set for the sale of
$2,800,000 worth 'of water sys
tem enlargement bonds and
$125,000 worth of fire depart
ment expansion and improve
ment bonds by city councilmen
last night.
An operating expenditure out
lay of $597,905.98 is provided
for In the new budget. Of this
$399,670 is in the general fund.
Outside the general fund are
$42,887.50 for parks and swim
ming pool, $74,854 for the fire
department, 560,785 for the po
lice traffic department, and $19,
799.48 for the library.
Tax Levy Told
The entire tax levy is $239,
S99, plus a four mill fire depart
ment levy and a one-mill park
i levy. General fund levy is $154,
200, which is $30 inside the six
per cent limitation.
Hearing on the budget was
held last night. Outline of the
fire department allocation and
xplanation of the police budget
were made at the request of
Frank Howell, 205 Laurel street.
Bid Opening Set
Bids on the two sets of bonds
will be opened on August 1. The
Issues were approved by Med
ford residents on a special bal
lot at the primary election. Wa
ter bonds will be used to con
struct a second pipeline from
Big Butte springs. An aerial lad
der truck, two fire substations,
a telegraphic alarm system and
additional hose will be provided
with the fire department bond
money.
An ordinance passed by the
council last night will limit
parking to one side of the street
only on Oakdale avenue be
tween Second and Sixth streets
and Eighth street and Stewart
avenue. Parking of autos will
be prohibited on the west side
of the street. The measure was
enacted because of heavy traffic
and narrowness of the street.
The ordinance will be effec
tive in 10 to 15 days.
Fire Hazard Seen
I Fire hazard created by stor
age along South Fir street of
empty fruit lug boxes was men
tioned by Councilman Earl Mil-
No Polio Epidemic
At Scout Jamboree
Valley Forge, Pa., July 6
U.R) Officials of the second na
tional boy scout jamboree em
phasized today there was "no
evidence whatever" of an epi
demic of polio among the 47.000
scouts camped at historic Valley
Forge park.
Gordon Taylor, 13 -year -old
Rock Springs, Tex., scout died
of the disease in the U. S. naval
hospital at Philadelphia Tues
day and two other scouts were
in the same hospital with "mild"
cases of polio.
Dr. William J. McAnally of
the U. S. public health service,
chief medical officer at the jam
boree, said, however, that the
incidence of the disease in three
boys out of 47.000 was no cause
for alarm.
Weather
FORECAST: rnntinurd clfir
and wsrm tonight and Fri
ly. Temp.
Hlcnnt YrstrrilaT 92
Lowrtl tht Mornlm J
By Medford
lcr who said investigation should
be made. Boxes were threatened
by a recent grass fire in the area.
Discussion with Fire Chief
Ed Canoose brought out that
grass has been cleared from
around most of the boxes. Ca
noose said that he had talked
to fruitmen and that a number
have signified willingness to co
operate in alleviating fire dan
ger. Firemen are to make an
other check on the matter.
Cites "Cracker" Danger
Telling of police efforts to en
force the firecracker ordinance.
Mayor Diamond Flynn said he
felt the council should ask the
state legislature to ban sale of
fireworks in Oregon. He spoke
of the problem created by sale
of fireworks outside the city
limits to youngsters whose
homes are within the city, and
who cannot legally dschargs
them in the' city after ' buying
them.
Flynn expressed his backing
for a police clamp-down in traf
fic ordinance enforcement. He
said that additional personnel
provided by the budget will help
in enforcement of traffic regu
lations, which complaints have
indicated are being violated. A
number of the complaints refer
to improper parking.
Accept Offer
The council accepted the of
fer of Erwih and1 Denslow to
construct a 10-inch water line
on West Second street between
Columbus and Western avenues
and a 12-inch line on Western
between Second and Humphrey
streets for $7,859.51. Other bid-
Anfi-DST Measure
To Go on Ballot
County Clerk George Carter
reported this morning that the
petitions submitted to him re
cently calling for a county vote
on daylight saving time have
been checked and that there are
sufficient valid signatures on the
petitions to insure the measure
going on the ballot at the gen
eral election this November.
The petition was drawn up
under provisions of a state law
which permits initiative and
referendum measures at the
county level. If passed, it would
prohibit the use of DST in the
county.
Carter said he had no idea
what the effect would be if both
this measure and the state day
light saving time referendum, to
be voted on at the same time,
were to pass. The state measurp
provides the governor may de
clare DST time in the state, but
only if neighboring states are
operating on the fast time.
LOGGER INJURED
Donald C. Main, 23, was tak
en to Sacred Heart hospital this
noon for surgery following an
accident at the Roy Moore saw
mill in the Applegate district
when a log twisted off a stump
and pinned him between two
logs. Exact extent of his injuries
was not known this noon but
Conger-Morris ambulance at
tendants reported he apparently
was seriously hurt.
SALEM MAN NAMED
Salem, Ore., July 6 01 Rl
Gov. Douglas McKay was ad
vised today of the appointment
of A. Harvey Wright of Salem,
state director of Indian educa
tion, as chairman of the educa
tion committee of th 14-stato
governors' interstate Indian
council.
Council
dors were F. W. Scheffel and
W. H. Conrad
Hearings were set for August
1 on intention to lay water
mains on King street between
Belmont and Stewart avenues
in one project and Jackson
street between Grace street and
Hillhouse avenue and on Grace
between Jackson and Oregon
avenue in another,
The council approved paving
of the alley in block 23 original
town after a hearing. The alley
runs beside the city hall.
City Attorney Frank Farrell
was instructed to draw up a
document leasing to Lausmann
Lumber company property at
the old airstrip at the fair
grounds for 10 years. The firm
will improve the property for
log decking. Lease fee will be
$1,200.
-.(See 6t.oucs.on pages 3 and 3.)
Reorganization of
City Government
At Ashland Slated
Ashland, July 6 A prepar
atory draft of an ordinance pro
posed to reorganize Ashland's
city government is being drawn
up by City Attorney Harry A.
Skerry Jr. and will be present
ed at a regular city council
meeting tonight, according to
J. B. Austin, city recorder.
The proposal would re-create
an office of city superintendent,
the recorder stated. All city de
partments would be responsible
to the superintendent and
would create a "better-knit su
pervision," he added.
Other points to be brought
out at the 7:30 p. m. meeting
will be presentation of an in
ventory of working capital as
sets of all departments, and re
ports from special investigating
committees.
Ashland Loop Road
Now Open to Traffic
Ashland, July 6 The Ashland
loop road is now open to traf
fic, according to Harold Thomas,
district ranger here for Rogue
River National forest. The road
has been maintained and is in
good shape, he stated.
The loop drive may be
reached from Ashland or from
the upper Applegate road to the
left of McKee bridge.
Pearl Harbor Again War Preparedness Center
Honolulu, T. H., July 8 !U.R)
Pearl Harbor, the sprawling na
val base where Americans first
saw and felt World War II, r
turncd to a warlike schedule
today as a vital shuttling and
supply base for U. S. forces In
Korea.
Wartime secrecy covered all
shipping and aircraft move
ments, although dispatches still
are not censored. The air force,
however, has requested volun
tary censorship of stories on its
activities here.
Lights Burning
Lights at Pearl Harbor supply
depots and along the docks again
are burning through the night
as warships are fueled and
readied and men and equipment
shunted through their numbers
and missions a secret.
At the same time, the sky
above Hawaii xumbiei with th
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Casualty Costs
Mount in Budworm
Spray Operations
Five Pilots Killed
In 8-Day Period
La Grande, Ore., July 6
(U.R) The toll of spraying
plane lost in the $1,000,000
war against th sprue bud
worm rot lo seven today
when another aircraft crashed
in the Tiger creek area short
ly after its takeoff.
Wayne Irwin of th Pendle
ton aircraft service said in
plane was piloted by Bob
Matlock. Vancouver, Wash.
Wreckage was sighted from
the air and, according to Ir
win, there was no sign of life.
La Grande, Ore., July 6 (U.R)
The cost in human casualties
and airplanes mounted today as
a $1 million war against the
spruce budworm neared its
close.
Five pilots have been killed,
one is missing and two have
escaped injury; six planes have
been destroyed and one is
missing all in a series of
crashes over an eight-day period
resulting from aerial spraying
operations against the destruc
tive timber pest. , ,
.Investigation Begins----- ' "
Official investigation by the
civil aeronautics administration
was to begin today in Seattle.
But, unofficially, state for
estry officials guessed that "im
ported" pilots, accustomed to,
spraying grasshopper areas in
the Wyoming and Nevada flat
lands, ran into trouble with
mountainous terrain and "dead
air" conditions when they flew
after the budworm. ,
At least five of the downed
planes were owned by the Rob
erts Flying Service of Lovelock,
Nev., and the home towns of the
dead pilots ranged from Bridge
port, Conn., for Robert Loner
gan, to Ephrata, Wash., for Cecil
Hamm.
Pilots' Quality Undoubted
Forestry officials do not doubt
the quality of the pilots' flying
abilities', but they stated that
"dusting" in mountainous coun
try where downdrafts are the
order of the day can stop any
pilot from growing old.
The bulk of the 955,000-acre
spraying project against the de
foliating larvae called the
spruce budworm will be finished
within a week.
Cost of the spraying operation
is a little more than $1 an acre,
and as many as 25 planes a day
have been spraying 40,000 acres
in southeast Washington near
Walla Walla and 885.000 in
northwestern Oregon. Another
30.000 acres in southwestern
Oregon is nearly completed.
OIL MAGNATE DIES
Santa Monica, Cal., July 6
.U.R) Funeral services will be
held tomorrow for oil and cattle
magnate Frank A. Gillespie, 82,
of Tulsa, Okla., Gila Bend, Ariz.,
and Santa Monica.
sound of giant B-29 bombers
arriving from the mainland or
taking off for the Korean war
theater. A total of 30 of the
four-cngined bombers already
have landed or were scheduled
to land within the next few
hours en route to Korean.
Will Double Strength
There has been no official .an
nouncement on the number of
B-29 now in action, but it is
estimated that the latest flight
will double U. S, bomber
strength in the Korean theater.
Navy strength In the combat
area is known to include the
big carrier Valley Forge, the
cruisers Juneau and Rochester,
and a destroyer unit. However,
the navy is believed rushing
plans to increase the size of the
Korean fleet or send another
task force into combat waters.
The escort carrier Sicily ap
MEDFO' vv jREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 6,
COLL S OH
Circus Announcer's
Voice Averts Panic
During Thunderstorm
Jersey City, N. J., July 6
(U.R) The voice of a circus an
nouncer droning over the roar of
a violent thunderstorm quieted
a terrorized crowd of 4,000 par
ents and children last night and
halted a panicked rush for exits
which injured 12 persons.
The near tragedy developed as
a ttoupe of high wire artists bal-
Hoarding Evident;
Portland Dealers
See No Shortage
Portland, Or?., July 6 (U.R)
Hoarding of auto and truck tires,
sugar, nails and hunting ammuni
tion was evident here today, but
dealers declared that no short
ages appeared likely because of
the Korean war.
Tire dealers said automobile
tires were plentiful and that
"we can build them a lot faster
if we have to than the public
can use them." Truck tires were
in short supply, but, distributors
blamed ithe "shortage" on rayon
industry strikes and not the
Korean war or any rubber short
age. Dealers said a major tire
shortage is unlikely because
synthetic tires, developed since
the end of the last war, could
keep the nation's traffic moving.
Hysteria Blamed
A grocery chain spokesman
blamed the sugar run partly on
a peak canning season and part
ly on war hysteria. He said no
shortages in Oregon appeared
likely.
"The usual flurry of rumors"
was blamed by a hardware deal
er for a run on nails, but he
blamed the railroad strike on
the shortage of pipe.
A manager for a national
hardware company said hunters
were buying large quantities of
ammunition because they fear
ed a third world war would cut
off their supply.
Despite assurances that there
are ample supplies to go around,
Medford people this week also
were reported to be, making
"runs" on some items which ru
mor said may be scarce. Heavy
purchases of tires were report
ed by at least one local store
this week, and sales of some
grocery Items were also said to
be above average.
WORKERS TO VOTE
Non seasonal employees at
Bear Creek orchards will vote
in a national labor relations
board election tomorrow, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 3
to 6 p.m., at the courthouse, to
determine whether Local 962-A,
Packing House Workers union,
affiliated with the AFL team
sters, will represent them in col
lective bargaining.
parently Is en route to the far
east carrying fresh planes to the
Korean fighting front. It left
San Diego Monday, but its mis
sion was not disclosed.
The Sicily will pass another
escort carrier at sea, the Bado
eng Strait, which left its support
ships at- Pearl Harbor and is
steaming toward San Diego for
"other operational duly."
Plants Aboard Ship
Meanwhile, the 27,000 ton air
craft carrier USS Philippine
Sea steamed today toward Pearl
Harbor from San Diego loaded
to the flight deck with war
planes. The Essex class carrier
put to sea late yesterday, her
only send-off the docksicle waves
of crew members' families.
The navy made no announce
ment of the Philippine Seas'
sailin?. It had said earlier, how
ever, that the flattop would be
OF
anced dangerously high above
the crowd in the big top of the
Cole Brothers circus.
Suddenly, a thunderstorm un
leashed its full fury on the tent.
Lightning flashed, thunder
roared, and rain pelted down.
Gusts of wind reached 45 miles
an hour.
The small tent ever the main
entrance crashed down. Seconds
later a second tent housing 50
trick horses collapsed.
Panicky spectators were
drenched by driving rain when
stakes holding down the main
tent side flaps pulled out of the
sodden ground.
The crowd began to run wild
ly for the exits.
The city policemen and circus
employees sprang into action to
prevent a fatal stampede.
The voice of the circus an
nouncer boomed over an emer
gency sound truck parked near
the center ring:
"Take it easy, take it easy."
Lions, Tigers Growl
The big top swayed and sag
ged under the onslaught of wind
and rain.
Lions and Tigers caged after
their opening act roaded and
growled. .. f.v
But gradually police and cir
cus handlers got control of the
milling crowd. Many returned to
their seats.
The tension relaxed with the
abating storm, but not before 12
persons, most of them children,
were bruised and cut in a rush
to leave the grounds.
Gold Hill Girl Hurt
Motorcycle Accident
Gold Hill, July 6 A motor
cycle accident near Glendale,
Ore., Tuesday night, resulted In
severe injuries ot Lolita Reuth,
16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Routh, Gold Hill, according
to reports received today. Miss
Routh is confined to Josephine
General hospital, Grants Pass,
where it is reported she received
a skull fracture and multiple
face lacerations.
The accident occurred when
the motorcycle on which she was
a passenger hit a rough spot at
the south end of new road con
struction north of Glendale. Op
erator of the machine was not
learned.
Talent Man Charged
With Money Fraud
Dnmnn Samuel Wytcherlcy,
Talent, arrested yesterday by
sheriff's officers on a charge of
obtaining money under false
pretenses, was arraigned in jus
tice court this morning.
According to the sheriff's of
fice, the charge involves pas
sage of a number of different
bad checks, at various Med
ford business firms. Preliminary
hearing on the case was con
tinued by Justice of the Peace
W. P. -Tucker in order to permit
Wytcherlcy to obtain an at
torney. the flagship of a new task force
to be formed at Pearl Harbor.
The task force, designated
Yoke, will be composed of
"more than 12 ships" with a
total complement of at least
6,000 men, the navy said. Its
mission will be to backstop the
Seventh fleet, now in action In
Korean waters.
Left moored to a pier in San
Diego was another huge car
rier, the Boxer, believed to be
the ship which will ferry units
of the First marine air wing to
the far east.
Observers said they watched
F-4-U Corsair fighter planes, I
conventional-engine type, being
hoisted from the Philippine Sea
before she sailed and later
stowed aboard the Boxer, When
the flagship got under way, her
flight deck carried only F-9-F
Panther jet lighten, they laid.
Tribune
1950
NO. 88
Two Streamliners
In Freak Wreck
On Parallel Track
48 Persons Taken to
Illinois Hospitals
Monica, 111., July 6 (U.R) -
Ten persona were killed and 70
injured today when the Santa
Fe s Kansas City Chief plowed
into the El Capitan which had
jumped off a parallel track at
90 miles an hour.
Peoria County Coroner Chaun
cey E. Wood said nine persons
were killed in the freak wreck
Peoria, 111.. July fl (U P.) The
Injured In the wreck of two passen
ger trnlns at Monica. 111., Included:
In Methodist hospital here:
Ivan Wierman. 40, Burbank, Cal.:
Caroline Wierman, 7, daughter of
Ivan: Paul Wierman. 4. ion of Ivan.
In St. Francis hospital here:
Mrs. Irene Wierman, 35, Burbank.
Cal., wife of Ivan; Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Moonev. North Hollywood, Cal.; Mr.
Fred Starr, Pasadena. Cal.; Mn. J. N.
Klemz. Compton, Cal.
At Proctor hospital here:
Mrs. George Harkness, S3. Long
Beach, Cart: Mfss Alhtna Ynpel. 18,
Lor Angt-lfV: Mrs. Jennie Ynpel, 50.
mother of Albina; E. L. Manning. 66.
Yucipa. Cal.; Mrs. Bessie Manning,
46, wile of . L. Manning, Yucipa,
Cal.
At Galesburg. 111.. Cottage hospital:
Mlsa Dolores Keith. 16. Los Anseles;
Mrs. Rose Carlone, Alhambra. Cal.;
Mm. Violn Rinlllifv San Gabriel. Cal.:
Sandra Smillie, about 10, daughter of
Mrs. aniline: jwr. - werina inyior,
er, Whlttic'r. Caf.; Mrs. Bernlce Olson,
Los Angeles.
Th irOntirierf dead Included:
John Hunt Moore. Cleveland, O.:
Initnra I.inllv Rrnnlrlvn. NY' W. E.
Hardness. Long Beach, Cal.; Victor
S. Revnolds. ChicaRo: Davie Brown,
no home address. Mn. Cora Rollins,
Cleveland. O.
Others still were unidentified, in
cluding one woman who was dead on
arrival at St. Francis hospital.
of the two deluxe streamliners
and another died at St. Francis
hospital in Peoria.
Forty-eight persons were tak
en to Peoria and Galesburg hos
pitals. Others were treated at
the scene.
Cars Jackknife
The collision occurred when
the El Capitan, speeding east
ward, jumped the tracks Just aft
er it passed the Chief which also
was heading east on the parallel
track at 65 miles per hour.
Two of the El Capitan's cars
jacknifed across the other track
and the Chief ripped into them,
slicing through their steel sides
like "a knife through chunks of
cheese."
Thirteen of the El Capitan's
16 coaches were derailed but,
miraculously, all remained up
right Including one that was
tossed down a 10-foot embank
ment into a field where it snap
ped off a telegraph pole.
All of the Chief's 10 coaches
stayed on the tracks.
Track Torn Up
The freak collision tore up
1.000 feet of the El Capitan's
trackage and 400 feet of that be
ing used by the Chief.
As the Chief ripped Into the
two El Capitan coaches, tearing
them away from the forward
portion of the train. Engineer
C. E. Croull of Fort Madison,
la., slammed on the brakes. But
he went on almost a mile from
the El Capitan's diescl before
coming to a halt with the two
baggage cars and a crew dormi
tory that had stayed on the
tracks.
Passengers inside the two
coaches hit directly by the Chief
were tossed around like rubber
bnlls In a box, witnesses said.
Four men were killed instantly
In a washroom. 1
Metal Traps Many
' Baggage and clothing were
tossed about among the reclln-
Ing chairs and heaped upon the
bodies of the dead and Injured.
Twisted metal trapped many
of the victims in their seats.
The El Capitan's two steward
esses, both registered nurses, be-
gaq treating the injured who
screamed and moaned as rescue
workers pulled them from the
wreckage.
Children wandered about
weeping as they sought their
parents. Mothers crawled
through the Jumbled coaches,
seeking their youngsters.
(See story en Page U
E LIVES
TRAINS
Communis) Victory
Threatens Railroad
Communications
50,000 Red Troopi
Pursue Yank Forest
Tokyo. Fridav. Julv 7 (IIP)
The Americana are making a
general retreat In Korea, pur
sued by 50,000 communist troope
and 100 tanks.
The Americans have been roll
ed back 25 miles and the latest
communist victory has threat
ened rail communications from
the Korean port city of Pusan to
the battle field.
Communist forces swept south
ward from the Seoul-Suwon sec
tor and pushed the Americans
back through strategic Pyon
taek. The G.I.'s were driven out
of a defense line on the south
bank of a river where thejr
made a short-lived stand.
Retreat Described
Midnight dispatches from
U. S. headquarters in Korea told
of the general retreat by the
mauled American forces. Some
50,000 North Korean troops and
mnrp Ih&n inO fanlrc war. altiM-
ging southward from the Suwon
area.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur'a
communique lagged well behind
the field dispatches. It said the
North Koreans were pressing
their offensive along the front
bow Suwon. But it mentioned
uiuveuitrms lowura usan, 11
miles south of Suwon, which
long since had been overrun by
the communists.
A new threat to the advanced
positions, now several mile
south of Pyongtaek and within
50 miles of the provisional capi
tal ot Taejon, was indicated by
MacArthur'e communique.
It said the South Koreans stilt
held Chungju, 47 miles east ot
Pyongtaek. Chungju is a trans
port tub commanding the main
lines between Pusan and the
battlefront.
Reds Massing Strength .
The North Koreans were mass
ing strength in the Samchok
area on the coast 96 miles east
out inland to an undetermined
depth.
At the same time the U. S. re
treat through Pyongtaek laid
open that flank of the Pusan
Chungju transport artery, set
ting up a possible communist pin
cers drive to choke off the flow
of U. S. men and supplies. A
vital rail line runs northwest
from the port of Pusan to
Chungju.
MacArthur reported a general
movement of North Korean
troops, artillery, tanks and sup
plies southward through tha
Seoul-Suwon area in a big scala
reinforcement. Communist
forces which captured the Seoul
port of Inchon also were moving
down through Suwon toward
the front.
Four Tanks Halted
The communique reported a
coordinated assault by commu
nist tanks and infantry on U. 8.
positions. At least four commu
nist tanks were knocked out ty
point blank artillery fire.
"United Slates troops with
drew after the action to a ren
dezvous for regrouping and re
organization," the communiqua
said. It apparently referred to
the U. S. setback south ot u
won where the retreat started.
Despite bad weather which
held down air activity, tha
U. S. air force flew 81 fighter
sorties. Tix trucks, one locomo
tive and eight boxcars were re
ported destroyed.
(See story on Page W
United Press War
Correspondent Seized
okyo, July 6 (U.R) The Ko
rean communist radio says tha
reds have captured Peter Kalis
cher. United Press war corre
spondent.
Kalischer was in the . front
lines yesterday reporting tha
fighting of an American unit
that had been cut off by com
munist tanks and troops.
Kalischer went to the front to
relieve UP War Correspondent
Jack James. Communications
with the advance outpost were
cut soon after James reached
the rear.
Park Manager Called
By Death in Family
Norman Worthley, manager
of Hawthorne park, has been
called to Portland by a death
in his family, it was reported
today by City Superintendent
Vernon Thorpe.
During his absence, expected
to be four or five days, his du
ties at the park and at the mu
nicipal swimming pool will be
taken over by Richard Camdeu,
head We guard.
t