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Right of Russia
To Inspect Secret
Weapons Asked
Adm. Joy Confers
With Gen. Ridgway
Panmunjom (U.R) The Ko
rean truce talks sank . into a
double stalemate Thursday
when Communist negotiators
again sought to give Korean
truce inspectors, including "neu
tral" Russia, the right to exam
ine secret Allied weapons and
equipment. .
Earlier, Allied and Communist
negotiators gave up an attempt
to agree on exchanging prison
ers of war after a meeting that
lasted only 12 minutes.
While the fruitless talks went
on here, Adm. C. Turner Joy,
head of the UN delegation, con
ferred with Gen. Matthew B
Ridgway in Tokyo, presumably
on future truce conference
strategy. ,
Some quarters believed the
high-level meeting might deter
mine whether the UN will move
to break the apparently hopeless
deadlocks on voluntary repatri
ation of prisoners and Russian
participation in policing the
truce.
Red staff officers at Panmun
jom submitted their proposals
that truce inspectors, includ
ing Russia, be authorized to ex
amine military secrets behind
the lines.
UN officers labeled this a
"stalling maneuver" weeks ago
when the Communists were with
holding their nominations of neu
tral nations to the inspection
board.
Red staff officers ceased their
propaganda blasts against the
UN for vetoing Russia as a mem
ber of the six-nation inspection
commission. They may be wait
ing to see whether Joy brings
back a new compromise pro
posal on the issue from Tokyo.
Commulers Seek End
To Greyhound Strike
San Francisco (U.R) Angry
commuters in the San Francisco
bay area scheduled a meeting
Thursday night to discuss pos
sible action to bring about a
settlement of the four-day-old
Pacific Greyhound strike.
The meeting will be held in
San Rafael and was sponsored
by the Marin County Federation
of Commuter Clubs. Also at
tending were representatives
from two Sonoma county com
muters' groups.
The group invited a union
spokesman and a management
representative to address the
commuters.
Tom Hardcastle, president of
the federation, indicated com
muters will vigorously oppose
any attempt to increase fares,
should the strike be settled.
Man Borrows Gun
To Stage Holdup
Denver (U.R) A man entered
the Spencer Sporting Goods
store here Wednesday and asked
Manager E. E. Tyson if he had
a .25 caliber pistol for sale.
The manager brought out such
a gun. The customer examined
it carefully, loaded it with his
own bullets, and said: "This is
a stick-up." '
Tyson and a bystander were
locked into the restroom, while
the "customer" looted the estab
lishment of $52 in cash and $650
in guns, including the .25 cali
ber pistol.
Ed Mann's Condition
Described as 'Good'
Portland (U.R) Condition of
State Rep. Ed Mann of Medford,
undergoing treatment at Provi
dence hospital, Thursday was de
scribed as "good" by hospital at
tendants. Mann has filed for reelection
to the legislature from Jackson
county. He is a Republican.
Only candidate beside Mann
who filed for the legislature
from Jackson county is Robert
Root, also on the Republican
ticket.
Another possible Republican
candidate was reported "unde
cided" about making the race
from here today.
Filings close Friday for can
didates in the primary election, i
MEDFORD, OREGON,
HOLDUP MAN HELD Ex Marine Gail Zenner (right) clutches
a bandit suspect by the throat a few minutes after the man
allegedly held up a department store cashier in Buffalo, N. Y.,
and escaped with $2500. The store doormin (left) holds the
gunman's weapon. A store detective grips the bandit's wrist,
who was captured outside the store by Zenner.
Son Held for Slaying
Of Mother in Idaho
Prescott, Ariz. (U.R) A 26-year-old
former mental patient
explained calmly Thursday how
he shot his mother, stuffed her
body in the trunk of his car and
drove 'here from Idaho to bury
her in .the desert.
Searle M. Ward, an Almo, Ida.,
war ' Veteran, was arrested at
Clarkdale. Ariz., Wednesday by a
state highway patrolman who
found the body of Ward's 60-year-old
mother,' Mrs. Alice
Ward, jammed in the trunk of
his car.
The heavily bearded Ward,
who said he was confined in a
Wyoming mental hospital for
five months, told police he shot
his mother accidentally Tuesday
when she complained about his
coming home late for dinner.
He said he had been shooting
sparrows outside their farm home
prior to the killing, and the .22
caliber rifle he was holding acci
dentally discharged when his
mother began scolding him.
Fired Another Shot
Ward said his mother fell to
the floor of the bathroom, and
he fired another shot into her
body because he "didn't want to
see her suffer."
.Yavapai County Attorney Dave
Palmer said Ward told him he
then put his mother's body in
the trunk of his car and started
the 800-mile trip to Arizona,
Boy's Boast Brings
Arrest in Slaying
Smithtown, ' N. Y. iU.R) Po
lice jailed . a boastful grade
school student Thursday as the
strangler of a 12-year-old girl
because he gave them details of
the slaying that were not. known
to the public.
Suffolk County District At
torney Lindsay R. Henry said
Harold Lorentson, 13, confessed
he killed Lyde Kitchner, a shy
girl who avoided boys,' last No
vember 29 when she refused him
a kiss.
Harold became a suspect after
his seventh-grade classmates
told their parents he had boast
ed to them that he had com
mitted the "perfect crime."
Mahoney1 s Attorney
Enters Innocent Plea
Oregon City (U.R) -An at
torney for State Senator Thomas
R. Mahoney, Portland, entered a
plea of innocent for his client
in Oregon City district court
Wednesday. Mahoney was charg
ed with assault and battery by
Wayne' Hull, Oregon City taxi
driver.,
Hull claims that Mahoney
mistreated him in an argument
over a fare.
BULLETIN
Paris (U.R) The National
Assembly formally Toted busi
nessman Antoine Pinay into
office " as . premier - Thursday
night when 28 supporters of
Gen. Charles De Gaulle, re
belled against a party decision
fo abstain. -
THURSDAY, MARCH 6,
where he planned to bury the
body.
Police at Almo issued an alarm
for the veteran after finding his
home smeared with blood. '
Two service station attendants,
Don Dowell and Bill Humphrey,
were credited With bringing
about the suspect's capture. The
attendants spotted blood"drip
ping from the trunk of Ward's
car when he pulled into their
Cottonwood, Ariz., station.
After Ward drove away, the
attendants notified Highway Pa
trolman Ed Schartzer, who pur
sued the car to Clarksdale.
Ward was brought to Prescott
and held in the Yavapai county
jail for Idaho authorities seeking
him on a first-degree murder
charge.
More Consumer Goods
Seen in Few Months
Washington (U.R) The gov
ernment cleared the way Thurs
day for more consumer goods
including automobiles to be
produced in the next few months
than originally planned.
The easing of restrictions on
civilian production will be pos
sible because of "surplus" alumi
num and copper turned back by
the military, plus a greater sup
ply of many types of steel. .
National Production Adminis
trator Henry H. Fowler said Wed
nesday there is "no question"
that automakers will get a bigger
allotment of metals than they
had expected in the second quar
ter of the year.
Kiwanians Suspected
As Prominent Bovine
Commentator Vanishes
Medford Kiwanians are
frantic. Little Daisy is miss
ing and John Snider, owner of
the valuable bovine creature,
is holding the service club
responsible.
Little Daisy apparently was
cownapped yesterday after
. noon. At least she disappeared
from a busy Medford intersec
tion and Kiwanians indicate
they have no witnesses. The
queen of Snider's Dairy and
Produce company, whose re
marks appear daily in The
Mail Tribune, was last seen
at the interesection of Main
street and Central avenue.
' Before she disappeared, -Little
Daisy had been riding in a
sleek convertible advertising
the Kiwanis Kapers. A sign on
the auto said, "This is no bull.
I'm going to the Kiwanis
Kapers." Chauffeur C. Lyall
Fidler parked the car at the
busy corner and left. When he
returned a half-hour later,
Daisy , was gone. She did not
show up at the Kapers last
night. "
Kiwanians launched their
search yesterday with the as
sistance of stale and city po
lice and the sheriff's office.
Today, members of the Active
club volunteered to aid in the
hunt. '. .. . ... . ' v ..
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1952
No. 302
Morris-Advi
Firm Said Hauler
01 Gas To China
Senate Committee
Hears Nixon's Charge
Washington (U.R) Sen. Rich
ard M. Nixon charged Thursday
that a Chinese-financed company
advised by Newbold Morris' law
firm shipped aviation gasoline to
Communist China.
The California Republican
made the statement as the Sen
ate's permanent- investigating
committee recalled Houston H.
Wasson, law partner of President
Truman s "cleanup chief," for
more questioning.
Nixon said he would question
Wasson about the alleged avia
tion gas shipment.
No Other Ships Involved
He said an exchange of cor
respondence with Vice Adm" E,
L. Cochrane, chairman of the
maritime board, convinced him
that no other American ships
were similarly involved.
Wasson told the investigators
Wednesday that ships controlled
by a Chinese company repre
sented by the law firm traded
with the Chinese Reds for six
months after the Korean out
break.
Wasson also testified that two
tankers owned by another com
pany represented by the law
firm transported oil from Com
munist Romania to Red China in
1949. This was stopped when the
State Department protested, he
said.
Committee counsel Francis D.
Flanagan told the committee that
two surplus American tankers
wound up with the Soviet Oil
Bureau, an official agency of the
Russian government, antfca"rried
oil to Communist - controlled
ports in 1949.
National PTA Urges
Battle on Narcotics
Chicago (U.R) The National
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers Thursday recommended a
progrom of action for PTA
groups combating narcotics ad
diction among 'teen-agers.
The program, drawn up by a
special committee of PTA offic
ials, urged local groups to join
with other organizations in sur
veys to determine the extent of
addiction in their schools.
If needed, the local PTA's
should recruit other groups for a
concentrated drive to wipe out
the illegal traffic, the congress
said.
Eisenhower Inspects
Greek Army Troops
Athens, Greece (U.R) Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower inspected
troops and conferred with mili
tary leaders Thursday on
Greece's contribution to his At
lantic pact forces.
The supreme allied command
er in Europe, who arrived here
from Turkey Wednesday, met for
an hour with the Greek chiefs of
staff, visited army, navy and air
units in the area, and laid a
wreath at the tomb of Greece's
unknown soldier.
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Three-Way Repu blicaii Battle
Expected in New Jersey Primary
Washington U.R) Taft, Eis
enhower and Stassen forces, al
ready fighting an all-out battle
for Republican votes in New
Hampshire, headed Thursday for
a second three-way collision in
New Jersey's preferential pri
mary. Thursday was the deadline for
filing in the April 15 New Jersey
contest, and backers of the three
GOP presidential candidates in
dicated they would all bid for
New Jersey's fat bloc of 38 con
vention votes. Only 14 conven
tion seats are at stake in New
Hampshire, which stages the na
tion's first primary next Tues
day. .
Taft May File in Oregon '
Across the continent, another
leading GOP contender, Gov.
Earl Warren of California, said
he would file in the neighboring
Oregon primary. Eisenhower's
name is already entered there
and Taft's is expected to be filed
soon, to make still another three
way GOP race.
WEATHER
FORECAST Cloudy, occasion
al light rain. Little tempera
ture chance through Friday.
Low tonight 38. High Friday
48-5S.
Temp.
Highest yesterday 44
Lowest this monrning 4
Free.
. To 4:Jt a.m. today trace
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MRS. BERETH HOPKINS
To File as GOP Delegate
County Republican
Leader Seeking
Delegate Position
Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, 'chair
man of the Jackson County Re
publican Central committee, an
nounced today she is a candidate
for election as a delegate to the
national Republican convention
from the fourth congressional
district.
Mrs. Hopkins has long been
active in Republican circles in
the county. She is a former chair
man of Pro America here, and
of the Medford Council of Ore
gon Republican Women; was the
second woman president of the
Medford Lincoln club; was vice
chairman of the centrat commit
tee from 1948 to 1950 and chair
man since 1950, and as such has
been a member of the state GOP
central committee for four years.
During the war Mrs. Hopkins
was service club director at
Camp White. "
Oregonian 19 Years '
She is a native of Montana,
but has lived in Oregon for 19
years. She attended Montana
State Normal college and Mon
tana State university, and taught
school in Montana for five terms.
Her husband, Curtis L. Hopkins,
is a Medford insurance man.
Their son is an Air Force cap
tain who served in World War II,
in the Korean conflict on 82 com
bat missions, and is now attend-'
ing air comptroller staff and com
mand school in Alabama.
Mrs. Hopkins said she believes
a delegate to the convention
should be qualified by knowing
fundamental principles and phi
losophies of the party, knowing
what background of education,
experience, philosophy and char
acter best qualifies a man for
president, being able to evaluate
each candidate by knowledge of
him as a citizen, politician and
public servant, and knowing
party leaders, who will attempt
to influence selection of a candi
date, well enough to evaluate the
worth of their opinions.
She added, "I sincerely believe
I can meet all the above quali
fications. I am for the nomina
tion of a presidential candidate
who, if elected, will bring back
the strength of America through
honesty, loyalty and intelligent
business-like administration."
Albany, Ore. (U.R) Lawrence
Stanley Russell of Albany was
killed Wednesday when the
freight truck he was driving col
lided with a three-car Southern
Pacific freight train.
On the Democratic side, back
ers of Sen. Estes Kefauver of
Tennessee were expected to post
his entry ip the New Jersey race.
Kefauver already is stumping
New Hampshire in an uphill
fight to win the preferential con
test from President Truman.
Truman supporters said the
President's name would not be
entered in the Oregon race. -'
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's
chief New Jersey booster. State
Sen. Malcolm S. Forbes, said he
had 8,000 signatures on a peti
tion for the general, to be filed
Thursday.
First New Jersey Primary
Sen. Robert A. Taft's support
ers announced Wednesday they
would put the Ohioan into the
New Jersey contest. Stassen said
he would go in if Taft did.
' . This is New Jersey's first pref
erential primary. Its results will
not bind the 38 delegates to any
candidate, but Gov. Alfred E.
DriscolL who asked for the elec
Attempt Made To
Set Up New Draft
Board in Lakeview
State Man Seeks
New Officials
Lakeview, Ore. (U.R) Two
state selective service officials
Thursday attempted to line up
a new Lake county draft board
after the former board quit in
protest to a regulation that al
lows Irish nationals to be ex
empt from military service in
this country.
Col. Charles E. Finch, opera
tions officer of the state selec
tive service board, and Arthur
Stringer, legal adviser, came
here after the former board,
headed by local insurance man
Carl Pendleton, resigned Tues
day. It Wasn't Fair
In Portland, Col. Francis Ma
son, deputy state selective serv
ice director, said he expected a
new Lake county draft board
to be organized in the "very
near future."
Pendleton said "we definitely
won't go back." He said, "we
felt it wasn't fair to let these
nationals stay here and not ac
cept the obligations of other
citizens."
Pendleton said the board re
signed after two Irish nationals
refused to be inducted. He said
Ireland was one of several coun
tries having treaties which al
low exemptions of their nation
als from military service here.
There are about 25 or 30
Irish nationals of draft age in
Lake county, Pendleton said. He
said two had been inducted but
that the next two refused to go
into the service. The board's res
ignation followed.
Youthful Gangsters'
Careers Cut Short
San Marino (U.R) Five teen
age boys who police said
planned to stage- a "Dillinger
crime wave" with an arsenal of
stolen guns, found their crime
careers prematurely stalled
Thursday.
The boys were rounded up by
officers who said members of
the "gang," 14 to 16 years old,
admitted stealing 29 guns from
three'Sari Marino and Alhambra,
Calif., stores. -
Police said the boys planned
to "blitz" the San Gabriel valley
with a string of holdups after es
tablishing a hideout in the foot
hills above nearby Pasadena.
The boys told them they had
studied guerrilla warfare - and
practiced with live shells in the
hills, police said.
Allied Planes Smash
Enemy Rail Lines
Eighth Army Headquarters,
Korea (U.R) Six Allied F-86
Sabrejets, outnumbered more
than three to one, shot down a
Communist MIG-15 jet fighter
and damaged another Thursday
in a 10-minute air battle over
Korea.
Fighter-bombers, meanwhile,
destroyed or damaged 50 freight
cars and cut North Korean rail
lines in 92 places north of Son
chon in a day marked by more
than. 550 sorties.
The air strikes followed a
stepped up Communist artillery
barrage on the eastern front
Wednesday. Its strength caused
Allied commanders to watch
closely for signs of a possible
Communist spring offensive.
Harris Ellsworth Files
Salem (U.R) Harris Ellsworth
of Roseburg filed his candidacy
here today for reelection as con
gressman from Oregon's fourth
congressional district. He will
seek the Republican nomination.
tion, said its outcome will be a
"moral obligation."
Forbes returned Wednesday
from a one-hour talk with the
North Atlantic treaty command
er in Paris and said he was con
vinced Eisenhower should not
come home now to campaign for
the GOP nomination.
Concord, N. H. (U.R) Sen.
Robert A. Taft took personal
command of his New Hampshire
political campaign Thursday in
a last-ditch . attempt to upset
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in
the country's first primary con
test. Seeks Rural Vote
Taft scheduled an extensive
three-day "grass roots" tour of
the state in an effort to bring out
a heavy Republican rural vote
next Tuesday.
He planned 29 speeches and
appearances before1 winding up
the trip with a major address at
Concord, the state capital, Sat
urday night -
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Allied Ose
Washington (U.R) President Truman asked Congress Thurs
day to invest another $7,900,000,000 in building up strong Allies
against Communism, and warned that any cuts in foreign aid
spending would be "foolish and dangerous."
In an 8,000-word special message to the House and Senate, the
Chief Executive clashed head-on with economy-minded lawmakers
of both parties who plan to slash upwards of $1,000,000,000 from
his aid program.
- "If there is any question about this amount,' he declared,
"it is not whether it is too large, but whether it is too small. These
funds are needed, all of them. ..." j
Plans Radio Broadcast Tonight
Mr. Truman planned to follow up the strongly-worded message
with a direct appeal to the people over all radio networks tonight
Aware that Congress is particularly reluctant to vote large
new funds for economic aid to Europe, Mr. Truman broke down
his request into three categories instead of the usual two.
He asked $5,350,000,000 in "direct military" aid to free nations
in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Near East, the Pacific and Latin
America; $1,819,000,000 in "defense supporting" aid to increase
on-the-spot arms production in western Europe, and $656,000,000
in outright economic and "point four" aid none of it to be spent
in Europe.
Arms To Western
Europe Ordered Speeded
In his message read by a House
clerk, the president also:
1. Said he has ordered deliv
ery of U. S. arms to western
Europe "greatly speeded up" in
the next few months.
2. Declared that U. S. foreign
aid is making it plain to Russia
Radio stations KYJC (1230
kc) and KMED (1440 kc) will
broadcast an address en mu
tual security by President Tru
man today at 10:30 p. m.
Station KWIN (1400 kc)
will broadcast President Tru
man's address at 8:30 p. m. to
day. that she cannot take over west
ern Europe "so long as the policy
of collective strength continues."
3. Conceded he does not know
how long this country will have
to go on helping Europe. But
"this is not a program for carry
ing the rest of the world on our
backs." He is not taking "one
dollar" more than is needed.
Buys More Strength
4. Said "defense supporting"
aid will buy "more than twice
as much military strength in
Europe" as the same amount of
money would buy in direct arms
shipments from the United
States.
5. Asserted that his $64,000,-
000,000 security budget is not
more than the country can af
ford. "Too little and too late"
now could prove costly in dollars
and lives later.'
6. Described as a "policy of
retreat" leading toward "nation
al suicide" proposals that the
United States rely for security
on its naval and sea power rather
than on defense of western
Europe.
Spain Bases Seen
7. Predicted that arrange
ments will be completed "soon"
for U. S. naval and air bases in
Spain.
8. Reported that the technical
missionaries" and "shirt-sleeve
diplomats" of point four are
helping 40 nations to raise their
living standards.
All of the funds would be
spent during fiscal 1953, which
begins July 1. The presidents
request represented an increase
of about 10 per cent in the for
eign aid funds, totaling $7,218,
000,000 which Congress voted
for the current 1952 fiscal year.
Mr. Truman told Congress that
the United States and its Allies
must not let up in their mutual
defense efforts now because
they are coming within sight of
their goal of "peace, through col
lective strength."
Strength Against Russia
He said the 50-division At
lantic pact defense force agreed
upon at the recent Lisbon con
ference will bring within meas
urable distance the time when
even the most foolhardy man
in the Kremlin will not dare
risk open attack" on western
Europe.
Mr. Truman noted ' that his
foreign aid program would bring
his total national security spend
ing budget to about $64,000,-
000,000, and said that raises "the
serious question" of "whether
the American nation can afford
so much money."
He answered with an unquali
fied "yes".
Richard Baize Sentence
Delayed Pending Report
Sentencing of Richard Baize,
36, of 38 Hawthorne street, is
being delayed pending a pre
sentencing report from state au
thorities. Baize, an employee of the city
public works department and
a former Medford police officer.
Friday admitted the theft of
$1,600 in parking meter funds
over a 25-month period. He was
under a blanket bond during
most of the period, police said.
Bail for Baize has been set
at $2,500, it was reported this
morning. He is represented by
Edward C. Kelly, Medford at
torney. . s . i
Struck Lumber Mill
Resumes Operation
Here This Morning
The Jackson County Lumber
company resumed operation with
a full crew of 23 men this morn
ing, despite pickets at the en
trance to the plant
The company is picketed by
members of Local 3030, Lum
ber and Sawmill Workers' un
ion, AFL, which is seeking rec
ognition as a bargaining agent
for employees there. Some 17
men walked out Thursday and
the union asserts a majority of
the workers are union members.
The company has refused to
recognize the union without an
election supervised by the Na
tional Labor Relations board,
and has applied to the NLRB to
conduct an election.
Pass Pickets
Workers had to pass several
pickets at the entrance today,
who had set up cardboard signs
saying "Strike, We Need Union
Protection," and "No Contract
No Work." There were no in
cidents as the employees passed
the pickets.
At the Central Point plant of
the Southern Oregon Planing
mill, the situation in the 2Vi-week-old
strike remained un
changed. However, Harry Dowion,
president of the firm, said today
that letters are going to all em
ployees of the planing mill in
forming them that operations
will be resumed Monday and
that they are expected to return
to work.
Strikes Said Unrelated
The strike at the planing mill
is over a dispute regarding the
status of a former foreman, and
according to Gene Tedrick, busi
ness agent of the union, is un
related to the strike at the Jack
son Creek Lumber company.
The two firms, while separate
corporations, have overlapping
ownership and management
Revolt Against Attlee
Splits Labor Parly
London (U.R) Britain's labor
party was split wide open Thurs
day by a left-wing revolt against
the leadership of former Prime
Minister Clement R. Attlee.
Aneurin Bevan, making a
supreme bid to supplant Attlee,
led 54 of his followers in open
rebellion against Attlee in the
Commons votes last night on
Britain's $4,094,160,000 rearma
ment program for 1952-53.
The Bevanites first defied the
party leadership by abstaining
when Attlee's own motion of "no
confidence" in the Conservative
government's ability to carry out
the program was put to a vote.
The result was a 314-219 vic
tory for Prime Minister Winston
Churchill. Sixty-two Bevanite
abstentions enabled Churchill to
roll up a majority of 95 his
largest since succeeding Attlee.
Petitions for Water
District on File Here
Petitions requesting a special
election to form a water district
northwest of Medford were filed
with the county clerk yesterday.
The petitions also ask for the
election of a board of five com
missioners for the district
A total of 157 names are on
the petitions, or about 80 per
cent of the legal voters of the
area, which is north of the Jack
sonville highway water district
west. of the city limits, east of
Ross lane and south of McAn
drews road. Following a check
of the names, a date for the
election will be set by the coun
ty court, probably April 15.