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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1952)
0 PLANS RESISTANCE Deposed Cuban President Carlos Prio Soccarras leaves Miami's International Airport shortly after bis arrival from Mexico where he has been in exile since his Govern ment was overthrown by Gen Fulgencio Batista. He plans a 10-day stay in Miami to consult with friends and members of his Govern ment and "organize resistance against Gen. Batista." On the right is his sister-in-law, Mrs. Antonio Prio. Seaman Says Him to Bridge Seattle (U.R) A young Cana dian seaman has charged his captain chained him to the bridge of the freighter Clyde L. Seavey for 67 days on a voy age half way around the world. William M. Olynyk, 27, of New Westminster, B. C., asked $100,000 damages from the Isth mian Steamship company be cause of the chaining and be cause "I was made the object of ridicule and curiosity at ports the ship visited." Said Insubordinate Attorneys for the steamship company said Olynyk was dis ciplined because he was "insub ordinate and mutinous. The company accused Olynyk of kicking Capt. Sydney E. Wil liams in the groin during an argument while the ship was at Batavia, Java. Olynyk said when the ship docked at Houston, Tex., he was tried and found innocent of as saulting the captain. He said one of the ship's mates brought a girl friend aboard when the vessel stopped' at" an-' Many Used Cars Said Selling Above Ceiling Portland (U.R) Many used car dealers in Oregon and south west Washington are selling automobiles at a figure two per cent above current ceilings, an Office of Price Stabilization of ficial said. Earl Gregg, head of the indus trial material section of the local OPS office, said "many" dealers were selling cars at a price shown in column 'C of their instructions. According to law, he said, they are supposed to reduce that figure by two per cent until April 1. On April 1, another two per cent cut is supposed to be made, Gregg said. rL&crtf6 We It's Wonder I Ilk i CMtfren love TGI?"2" end las' Captain Tied for 67 Days other port and showed him off as a chained curiosity. Argument Follows Party He said in a court deposition that the original argument start ed after he and his shipmates went aboard following a party in Batavia. "Two days later the captain and two mates came armed to the mess hall, put me in hand cuffs and fastened me to the port rail of the bridge with a leg iron," Olynyk. said. "In a few days I was moved to the starboard bridge rail and at tached to a chain 12 feet long." Commons Orders Funds for Air Force London U.R) The House of Commons has approved a $1,209,392,000 appropriation to build up the Royal Air Force. ,The amount, which includes American - aid, - was --accepted without a record vote after George Ward, parliamentary secretary to the air ministry, warned that Britain's air de fenses were woefully inade quate and that a "super-priority" air program was needed. Rescue Party Sets Out To Reach Stranded Dogs Darrington, Wash. (U.R) A rescue party set out Wednesday in an effort to reach three starv ing dogs stranded without food and harrassed by eagles for 13 days on a 4,000-foot-high ledge on craggy Whitehorse mountain. The dogs were marooned when they chased a cougar up a cliff on the snowy peak 30 miles southeast of this tiny Cascade mountain settlement. I THEY CUAN IT UP THEN IAT IT IT THt I AT BREAKFAST... HANDFUL AFTER SCHOOL I At e ffrtnPDMP? the cereal that STm Crisp in Mill (POSSET OCT MUSHY. SOGGY OR TOUOh) Medford (7 Bit Second Section Rogue River Asks Volunteer Work On New Fire Hall Rogue River Remodeling of the old Odd Fellows building into a fire hall is to begin March 20, according to an " announce ment by Second Assistant Doug las Buckle, in an appeal for laborers to aid with the work. Buckle states in an open letter addressed to the people of Rogue River and the Rural Fire Dis trict: "As most of you know the volunteer Fire Department with cooperation of the City Council and Rural Board of Directors, has started the purchase of the I.O.O.F. building on Broadway in Rogue River.- A lot of remod eling is necessary before the hall can be occupied by the fire trucks. New Doors Needed "The whole front of the north half of the building must be torn out and rebuilt with overhead doors, the sidewalk must be re moved and rebuilt with a heavier base and sloping ramp. The wooden floor must also be torn out and filled with gravel for eventual concreting. These steps are absolutely necessary before occupancy, and are a bare mini mum. "We are now in a position to start work on this project but must have some help from you. the people. We are not asking foF financial support at this time, that will come later when our dance season is nearer. But we are asking for some volunteer help. A few hours work will be a community boost. We hope to start work on this 10b March 20. We also extend an invitation to join our organization. A helping hand is always needed. Sincere ly, Douglas Buckle, R. R. F. D. The Bristol Silica company has responded to the call lor aid and has donated material for the fill which is to replace the old wooden floor, and it is to be de livered as soon as the flooring can be removed, stated Buckle. Youthful Portlanders Held in Auto Thefts Seattle (U.R) Sheriff's offi cers were holding two Portland, Ore., teen-agers Thursday after they confessed stealing five cars from Portland, Seattle and Ever ett, Wash. The boys, 14 and 17 years old, told Sheriff Harlan S. Callahan they burned the last one, a con vertible, because it broke down They said they skipped school in Portland Friday, stole a car and drove to Seattle. They abandoned that vehicle, stole an other and drove to Everett, Wash., where they stole two more cars. Then, they said, they drove back to Seattle, hacksawed a trailer loose from the convertible and drove the car until its brakes failed and its motor over heated. Disgusted, they set the car buretor on fire. Sheriff's depu ties arrested them two blocks away. Wonderful Stuff! flJni&feTBiBUirc MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1952 Former Engineer Asks Immediate End To North Africa Contract Washington U.R) The for mer top engineer for a construc tion combine building Air Force bases in North Africa has recom mended that the contract be "cut off tomorrow and not let go another day." John W. Leahy, Bronxville, N. Y., told the Senate prepared ness subcommittee that "we're just throwing money away" on the Moroccoan bases. Leahy was acting chief en gineer from March 7. 1951, until Aug. 3, 1951, for Atlas Construc tors, the contracting combine building the North African air bases. The program is expected to cost about $455,000,000. Montr Said Wailed Leahy said money spent on the bases is wasted and that the nature of the contract cost phis a fixed fee perm'ts con tinuing waste. "I frankly feel that it should be cut off tomorrow and not let go another day," he said. Leahy, who has been in the construction business 23 years, complained of "unorthodox," un heard of, and "helter-skelter buying" policies in North Africa. He testified that in some in stances engineers' purchase spe cifications were rewritten by procurement officers and even by Miss Bernice Ringold "the girl at the control desk." His engineers were kept busy writing "change orders" to get purchases back on the correct items. Said Sordid Meti Chairman J6hnson said as the hearing opened that the base program is "a sordid mess." He McKay Joins in Honors For Brig. Gen. Walsh Portland (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay has joined members of the Portland Chamber of Com merce in honoring Brig. Gen. Orville E. Walsh, Portland dis trict Army engineer here for four years. Gen Walsh is slated to take command of military construc tion projects in North Africa and parts of Middle East later this month. Gov. McKay, speaking at a dinner held in Walsh's honor, said that work on the Willam ette valley project to provide flood control, power and other public benefits, reached a new peak of development under the administration of Gen. Walsh. BEAK eW m, oU AOtmmt i box playing tht iiifiaf stare sir .uera for it K.M.LD. 4:1S P.M. Mondy thru Friday I'nltea Press FaM Lent Wlr Pages 1-6 said it has cost the taxpayers "millions" of dollars. Johnson added that it may cost lives un less construction errors are cor rected. John M. Griffith, former Army engineer consultant and now a research engineer, testified that insufficient base materials were used under the runways at two North African bases. Eventually there will have to be an overlay, he said, at a cost of "millions." Atlas Constructors declared, however, that its rccora ol i.ei formance in the North African program is "unparalleled in the entire history of construction." Atlas said the firm never has ignored a construction specifi cation. The firm charged that the evi dence in the congressional in quiry was "stacked." Ballet Instruction Ordered for Police San Jose, Calif. (U.R) San Jose State College's police school for undergraduate students plan ning police careers came up with an idea Thursday to keep the "flatfeet" on their toes. Starting with the fall term, a course in ballet will be a re quired subject. 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