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Newspaper Page TextDF0KD United Press full Leased Wire United Press Fun Leased Wire 46th Year 12 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1952 No. 293 iriKtami Asikedl die MAT ME GENERAL D WIGHT EISENHOWER Background Series Starts Thursday Mail Tribune Series To Tell lice's Stand Starting Thursday, February 28, The Mail Tribune will publish a series of articles designed to answer the question, "Where does Ike stand?" The bulk of the material will be direct quotes from the private and public utterances of General D wight D. Eisenhower, arranged by the man who was the General's top assistant in Washington, at Columbia university and SHAPE headquarters. As Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe, General Eisenhower has, to date, restricted many of his political opinions to his personal correspondence and private conversations. It has remained for Kevin McCann, who was associated with the Gen eral from 1945 until August 1951, to assemble "Eisenhower's Political Creed" from these off-the-record sources. On special occasions, General Eisenhower has touched upon political questions in his public statements, some of which have also been incorporated in the articles. "Eisenhower's Political Creed" will trace the pattern of the General's thinking, in terms of domestic and foreign policy, from the close of World War. II to the present. It will outline the chief elements of Dwight Eisenhower's political philosophy. Since last' August, McCann has been president of Defiance college, Ohio. A former industrial engineer and newspaperman, McCann saw active service in World War II in the Pacific, and served for many months as assistant to the late Robert P. Patter son, one-time Secretary of War. McCann's articles on General Eisenhower will be published in book form by Doubleday after their aDpearance in The Mail Tribune. UN Offers Norway in Panmun job, Korea (U.R) The United Nations offered Monday to withdraw their nomination of Norway to the truce supervision commission if the Communists withdraw Russia. .Under the UN compromise plan, the supervision commis sion would comprise four instead Rayburn Bans Radio Broadcast of Hearings Washington (U.R) Speaker Sam Rayburn disclosed Monday he has banned radio and tele vision broadcasts of House com mittee hearings. He said the ban includes shooting movies of such proceedings. Shortly after the Texas Demo crat disclosed his ruling at a news conference, House Republi can leader Joseph W. Martin Jr., Mass., raised a "parliamentary inquiry" whether Rayburn was within his rights. - Rayburn told newsmen that house rules do not . authorize broadcasts of the proceedings of the House itself, and that he has interpreted these rules as apply ing to the committees as well as to the House. Inmates of Prison Thanked by Banquet Walla Walla (U.R) Some 1,- 600 inmates at the state prison here received the surprise of their lives recently when Warden John R. Cranor presented them with an "honor" banquet as his way of saying "thanks" for ex emplary conduct during 1951. Ham and eggs, ice cream and pie were on the banquet , menu and the prison's western swing band played dinner music. Warden Cranor said he decid ed on the banquet after he had found that only 292 men in the prison had been cited for rule infractions. , "'. Man Admits Burglary Of Service Station Leon Burton Finchen, 22, who gives the Allen hotel as a tem porary address, was ' arrested here Saturday by city police fol lowing the early morning burg lary of- Goodman's Service sta? tion, 144 South Central avenue, police stated today. -; Officers said they ; have a signed statement from Finchen in which he admits breaking a window of the service station and - taking a sack containing $19.35. - To Drop;j Truce Role of the previously agreed six neu tral nations. No Grounds for Objection The two Communist nominees would be Poland and Czechoslo vakia. The UN has nominated Sweden and Switzerland. ' Chinese Col. Pu Shan retorted that the Allies had "no justifi cation" to object to Russia'! inclusion on the commission, but did not flatly reject the pro posal; UN Col. Don O. Darrow sug gested that the Reds reconsider the proposal seriously as a means of breaking a 10-day deadlock in staff officers' talks on Russia's eligibility, to-sit on the "neu tral" commission. Delay Said Obvious "It is obvious that you intend to delay these negotiations if you do not accept our proposal," Darrow said. "Rejection can be interpreted only as an indica tion that you do not want a so lution - to the neutral nations problem." ..The staff officers also failed to settle the number of porta through which a maximum of 35,000 troops a month will be rotated during a truce. The UN wanted six ports, but the Com munists refused to go above five.' A second group of staff offi cers got nowhere in attempts to resolve further problems in volved in an exchange of pris oners. - The Reds stuck to their in sistence they would hold out for ever rather than yield to the UN demand that prisoners be given the right to refuse repatriation. Pancake Racers Jvtibkc Ready For International Contest - Liberal, Kari. (U.R) This southwestern Kansas town's pan cake racers were confident Mon day of victory in their interna tional competition with the housewives of Olney, England, Tuesday. Despite 30-degree weather,. 28 women .went, through, their last practice Sunday over the 415 yard "S"-shaped course, each holding a skillet containing one pancake. New Record' Seen Likely A group of men from the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce sports committee, who have served as trainers, said a new record was likely to replace the one minute, 13 seconds. mark an Olney wom an won with last year. One Liberal housewife scoot ed over the' track in less' than one minute and two others ran it in 1.5. . - - - MacArthur Favors Election of Taft, Friends Declare Taft Unconcerned With Mac Rumors Washington (U.R) Gen. Douglas MacArthur has person ally assured Sen. Robert A. Taft that he favors him for president, friends of the Ohio senator said Monday. They said Taft has accepted MacArthur's assurances at face value and therefore is not con cerned about the growing spec ulation that the general might become a candidate for the Re publican presidential nomination in his own right Mae Discourages Moves While Taft has been campaigning- intensively for the nomination, MacArthur has pub licly discouraged moves to make him a candidate. Accord ing to reports here, he has pri vately endorsed Taft to many callers, although he has made no clear-cut public endorse ment. Among most Republicans here, MacArthur is viewed as a seri ous possibility for the nomina tion primarily in case of a dead lock between Taft and Eisenhow er at the nominating convention next July. While Eisenhower is at his military headquarters in Eu rope, silent on campaign issues, his supporters are trying to show that his stand on current issues is no mystery. Quotes From Speeches In a Rollins college speech at frinicr ruTK, ia., aunaay nigni. Sen. James H. Duff (R., Pa.) quoted from Eisenhower speeches which dealt with war, peace, civil rights, human free dow, taxes and free enterprise. Duff said the quotations "show that Eisenhower ia a middle-of-the-roader." On the other side of the po litical fence. Sen. Estcs Kefau ver of Tennessee, only avowed candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, took another of the thinly-veiled swipes at President Truman which have featured most of his recent speeches. Speaks oa Corruption Speaking before the American Association of School Adminis trators in St. Louis. Kefauver said that the head of a govern ment "has no right to wait for corruption to take the form of scandalbefore he does some thing about it" Situation in Strike Reported Unchanged The situation was unchanged today in the strike against the Southern Oregon Planing Mill company at Central Point The strike has been in progress about a week. Both company officials and union representatives indicated no progress has been made to ward a settlement of the conflict which arose over the status of a former foreman at the company. Pickets are stationed at the plant union representatives said. About 01 employees, members of Local 3030 of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers union. AFL, ar involved. Salem (U.R) The condition of Walter M. Pierce, former Ore gon governor and congressman, was reported about the same, "perhaps a little weaker," at Salem Memorial hospital, Mon day. Several of the runners wore jackets over their gingham house dresses and aprons, traditional attire at Olney sine the Shrove Tuesday pancake race was begun five centuries ago. The Liberal-Olney series was started in 1930 and the English won the title that year and in 1951. . . A steady snowfall has made the Liberal track wet and slip pery, but local experts predict a dry, fast "track- for the big event Tuesday." Goveraot To Attend Gov. Edward F. Arn and Lt Gov. Fred Hall will be in Liber for the race and related activi ties, including five-state beauty contests and the feeding of pan cakes to 25,000 persons. The governor will bestow' the traditional chaste "kiss of peace" on the pancake raco winner. BUILETM Washington (U Draft calls may have to bo increased sharply this summer and fall 1o replace draftees, rsnrves and National Guardsmen whoso service terms are expir ing, defense officials Indicat ed Monday. They refused to make any flat predictions on the slse of draft calls later this rear en the grounds there were "too many unpredictable." such oa the outcome of the Korean truce talks and the rate of en listments. . Canadian Cattle Disease Nets Ban On U. S. Shipments Washington UP The U. S. (government closed the border Monday to all imports from Can ada of fresh meat and live meat animals of all kinds because of a hoof and mouth disease outbreak in Saskatchewan province. Only canned and cured Cana dian meat will be allowed to enter this country. Full Extent Unknown Dr. B. T. Sims, chief of the Agriculture Department's Bu reau of Animal Husbandry, said diseased animals had been found on 22 different farms in (he area around Regina. He said winter conditions have slowed up inves tigation and the full extent of the outbreak is not known. Simms said Dr. M. S. Shahan. the department's top expert on hoof and mouth disease, confirm ed the Canadian diagnosis Mon day. Rep. W. R. Page. D-Tex.. told reporters he thought the ban would be lifted later except for shipments from the affected areas of Canada. Under the tariff act of 1930. however, the United States may keep the ban in effect until the Secretary of Agriculture deter mines that the disease no longer exists. . s - The United States has embar goed Mexican meat and cattle shipmenU since 1948. when a se vers hoof and mouth outbreak occurred. In fiscal 1931. the U.S. import ed about 100.000.000 pounds of fresh or frozen meat and more than 400.000 live animals, most ly dairy stock, from Canada. Portland UP The North Portland livestock yards said Monday that cattle from the Ca nadian province of Saskatche wan ordinarily are not marketed in this area. Theodore T. Swtnson. market news service repmentative. said only scattered loads of Canadian slaughter beef have been distrib uted here in recent years. Flar,3$ Damage Sherwood Grocery Sherwood. Ore. UR Fire which broke out in the attic of a grocery store here shortly be fore midnight resulted in heavy damage, mostly from water, be fore it was brought under control early Monday. Cause of the blare was not known. Heavy smoke hampered members of the local and Tuala tin valley fire departments who fought the blase for two hours. No immediate estimate of damage was made. Most of it was confined to the grocery, al though a hardware store in the same building wss also damaged. The postoffic also was threat ened but was saved from the flames. Rudio Wilholm Seeks Reeledhn to Houto Salem 4UARudio WOhelm Jr. Portland, who has been prominently mentioned for speaker of the House ia the 1933 Oregon legislature, filed his can didacy with the state election bureau Monday for reelection as state representative from the Sin district Multnomah county. CAR FIRE REPORTED Firemen ar.rwered a summons this morning to a car -fir at Geneva and Sherman streets. They stated that a short over heated wiring next to the starter motor. The auto was registered to Baleria Maguin, 37 North Peach street Damage was con fined to the wiring, firemen said. DOW JORXS AERAGES . New York 0l Closing av erages of New York stocks' Thirty industrials ZS30.M. off 12; 20 railroads M 32. off .44: IS utilities 4&.1I. off .23, and tS stocks 97.10, off JL -7-7 -S , I '. '".A tsw SGT. FLOYD DOLAND JR. AND WIFE ARRIVE HERE Valley's First Japanese War Bride is Greeted by Husband's Family , (Brainerd Photo) Valley's First Japanese Greeted Affectionately Sgt Floyd Doland Jr.. Sams Valley, arrived in Medford by bus Friday night from Japan with his bride of a year, the first Japanese war bride to be brought home by a Jackson county senci iceman. The couple was met at the depot here by a somewhat ner vous Mr. and Mrs. Floyd DoUnd Sr. and their daughter, Decnniv But their jitters were not the result of any mUgivings. They had not seen their 22-year-old son since he was 19 and greeting a new daughter-in-law for the first time is a tense experience for any parents. Affectionate Greeting The Dolands had received let ters and photographs from their son's bride while she was still in Japan and all their anxieties had been pretty well dispelled by the time she arrived here, pert and pretty in her chic west ern clothes. Their greeting was easy and affectionate. While they waited at the ter minal for the storm-delayed bus Friday nieht Mrs. DoUnd ad mitted that when she first learned of her son's marriage to a Japanese girl she had felt pangs of doubt and worry. "You hear so much about things that can go wrong." She had immediately told all her neighbors and friends that young Floyd would be bringing l!o Authority Granted For Marines lo Europe Washington (UJKt Senate Democratic Leader Ernest W. McFarland said Monday that President Truman has granted no authority to send a U. S. Ma rine division to Europe. The Arixona Democrat made the statement after meeting at the White House with President Truman and congressional lead ers. McFarland said the preisdent had made clear at the conference that there has been no commit ment on sending a Marine divi sion to defend Western Europe. Intermittent Rain Duo Western Oregon By UNITED PRESS The weather man says Oregon will get intermittent rain in the west and rain or snow in the Cas cades through Tuesday. The state's cold spot Monday was Lakeview with an official reading of above cero. It was IV aoove at Burns ana onunay, while Portland bad a low of 4& at the airport Vealher roatrasT; nan aaS Tanaar. Law k ( SS. Sttsk Tawter S. SXtwt TMtniay il SS M home a Japanese wife when he came back from the service. As she spread the news, the young looking mother watched closely for unfriendly reactions but "they didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it." So the Doland9 breathed easier and were able to prepare their son's homecoming with normal pleas ure. They were obviously pleased when the attractive girl, smiling and gay, stepped out of the bus with her husband. Young Doland had been in Japan with the United States Air Force for three years as tech nician and announcer with the armed forces radio service. Since his marriage he has begun to acquire a mastery of both written and spoken Japanese, and his university-trained bride already knew English. After a month-long leave with his parents on their Sams Valley Airmen, Forced Down; Make Way to McCloud McCloud. Calif . (U.R) Four Air Force enlisted men Monday told the story of a two-day ad venture in the snow-covered Sis kiyou county wilderness where they made a forced landing in a private plane. Three of the four airmen, who disappeared on a flight from Geigcr Field. Spokane, to Sacra' mento last Friday, strolled into this tiny mountain town Sunday morning. Fourth Man Rescued They said the fourth man. too ill to make the rugged 24-hour hike to civilization, was waiting at the forced landing scene to be rescued. He was brought out several hours later by the daring pilot of a ski-equipped light plane Hi-ho landed in a clearing on the r t . nu.L casv siope 01 dibck cox moun tain, approximately 10 miles northeast of here. The three enlisted men who made the walk out were Harley Fallen, 30. of Sacramento; Cpl Ernest KidwelL 19, of Del Paso Heights. Calif.; and Cpl. Bruce Print, Sacramento. The fourth man was Cpl. James Sims, 19, of Fair Oaks, Calif. Ray Joyner, a McCloud private pilot volunteered to rescue Sims in his ski-equipped light plane and was directed to the scene by Pallett The airmen said they were breed to land in the clearing after running out of gas while bucking a snowstorm. Kidwell had high praise for Pallett's skill as a pilot We ran out of gas and Pallett spotted this clearing and set her down on about seven feet of crusted snow," he said. The plane wasn't damaged at all He's a doggone good pilot" The men said they remained beside the plane Friday and Fri day sight with only two candy Bride Here ranch, Doland and his wife will report to Kansas where he will be reassigned, ' in the United States, he hopes... He has reen- listed .for another hitch in the Air Force. The Dolands have lived in the valley for about 10 years and their son attended Sams Valley and Gold Hill schools before he went into the service. ' His happy homecoming could stand as a model for others who return from tours of duty in the Orient with Asiatic brides. "They're going to be happy and we're going to help them," his mother declared. Grants Pass Man Files For District Attorney Salem (U.R) Frank R. Alder son of Grants Pass filed with the State Election bureau Monday as candidate for the Republican nomination for district attorney of Josephine county. bars to eat. They melted snow for drinking water and "kept pretty warm" under two over coats and a blanket. Walked toward Lights Saturday morning three of them started on foot towards some lights they had seen from the air. They camped that night in a grove of trees and made an other fire. Kidwell said they resumed their hike at dawn Sunday and finally reached some railroad tracks. "Then we just followed the tracks info town," he said. Scouters on 'Survival Hike1 Eat Porcupine, Get Hungry Eleven senior Boy Scouts and four leaders returned hungry and wiser from a two-day sur vival hike" Sunday. The hike, first of its kind ever conducted in Scout Region 11,-was termed "highly successful." Idea behind the hike was to give the boys experience in methods of obtaining food and taking care of them elves with a minimum of , equipment. The boys will prepare recommenda tions based on the two-day or deal, which will be used in later similar experiments. Little Equipment Food The hikers each had warm clothing, sleeping bags and knives and hatchets. They also took a minimum of food, mostly salt and flour, into the wild country about eight miles east of Butte Falls. The camp was established Fri day morning in about 18 inches of snow. The boys and their leaders succeeded in killing a c.rcupine during the two days they were out which was their principle source of food. ' Leaders explained that the Sir Oliver Franks, Ambassador to U. S. Offered Position Raising of Funds For Airfields Faced Lisbon, Portugal (U.R) The North Atlantic Treaty council Monday asked Sir Oliver Franks, British ambassador to the United States, to become its first secre tary general when the organiza tion sets up permanent head quarters to Paris. The NATO council's first choice was Canadian External Affairs minister Lester B. Pear son. But Pearson replied that he was not available. Contacted by Phono After Pearson declined the job, Franks was contacted by telephone in Washington as the council met to complete its ses sion here. After approving a master plan to give Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower about 50 divisions and 4,000 warplanes by the end of 1952, the NATO council faced the problem of raising funds to build west European airfields and communications. The United States has offered to put up 38 per cent of the $500,000,000 total cost but the other NATO members are reluc tant to pay the balance. A high American source said the U. S. would make available seven divisions six Army and one Marine for west European defense. However, the Marine division was expected to remain in the U. S. unless an emergency arises. After the NATO council ad journs, Big Three representatives will meet here in special session Tuesday to give their final ap proval to West Germany's con tribution to western def ensa and perhaps to review the Austrian treaty problem. Under the master military plan announced by NATO's council of ministers Sunday night, France would make the largest contribution to Eisen hower's forces 12 divisions, in cluding two in reserve. Italy would raise 11 divisions, Belgium and Luxembourg to gether five, Britain four, and Canada one. The rest would come from Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. Accused Kidnaper Hunted in 3 Stales Tacoma U.R) Search for a 35-year-old Orting, Wash., man accused of the second : degree kidnaping of Shirley Winegar, 14, of South Prairie, Wash., has been broadened into a three-state hunt, sheriff's officers said Mon day. Lewis Duval was being hunt ed in southern California where he was last week with the girL He is accused of kidnaping the girl January 7, although it is believed by authorities she went with him voluntarily and that Duval intended to marry her. Chief Criminal Deputy Dick McCreadie said the FBI has is sued a fugitive warrant for the half-Indian's arrest. - Kirkland, Wash. (U.R) Suse- ann Fisher, 2, drowned Sunday when she fell into a puddle on her father's farm near here, the coroner's office reported. hike is not designed to give a "luxury outing," but does give an idea of conditions which might be encountered in an emergency situation. Precautions for the boys' safety, including food concealed nearby, were taken. Only one casualty a cut on a boy's knee was reported. Loses Six Pounds All participating were hungry by the time they got home, but one leader said that the campers were hungriest Friday night and that the hunger abated somewhat by Sunday. One leader lost six pounds in the two days. Adults on the trip were Ken Fykerude, scout commissioner; Bill McConnell, scoutmaster of Troop 5; Maurice Hise, assistant scoutmaster of Troop S, and Bill McNeel, adviser to Explorer Post 8. Boys making the trip were John Alexandra, Bob Tedrick, Eob Burns and Leon McDougall, all Post 8; George Knight, Troop 2; Darrel Brown, Craig Philips and Tom Gail, Post 3; and Mack Stelle, Gary Shaffer and Larry von Ausdale, Troop 5.