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Newspaper Page TextMe United Prw Fufl Leased Wiie 47th Year Lai Vegas, Nev. U.R) An atomic bomb dropped from high flying U. S. Air Force bomber over Frenchman'! Flats nrovine grounds 75 miles north of here exploded and gently shook this resort city Tuesday just as merchants were opening doors for the city s business. The air drop was confirmed by atomic energy officials charged with a new series of A-tests which got under way with Tues day morning s detonation- They would not reveal the . type of bomber or the height from which it was dropped. Mo Troops Involved No troops or animals partici pated in the test, the AEC said. The AEC said the test was the first held at Frenchman's Flat since early in 1951. The last, se ries of "shots" detonated last fall, were held on Yucca Flat, border ing Frenchman s Flat, and in cluded atomic troop maneuvers! Tuesday's blast was barely vis ible and was not audible to ob - servers here. It was several min utes before the usual after-ef fect, the mushrooming atomic New Copco Unit On Umpqua River Now in Operation Toketee Falls The . Soda Springs generating plant, most recently completed of the eight planned in the Toketee develop ment of the California Oregon Power company, went into par tial operation last week." -The new unit which, when completed, will add some 11,250 kilowatts of power to Copco's system, was tested early last week, and began limited service oa Thursday. It is the third unit to begin operation in the Toke tee area. Others were Toketee Itself, and the Slide creek unit. Regulating Dam Built at a cost of some $3,500,- 000, the newest power unit in cludes a regulating dam down stream from Toketee, but above Slide creek. Water from the up stream plants is collected by the Soda Springs dam, and is then released in a steady flow, per mitting the uninterrupted gener ation of water downstream. The next unit to be completed will be the Fish Creek plant, which will add another 6,000 kil owatts to the project's power po tential. It will cost some $1,000, 000, and is above the Slide Creek and Soda Springs plants. It may be in operation by June. Two Others Started Preliminary construction . has been started on Clearwater No. 1 and No. 2 plants. No. 1 is scheduled for completion early in 1953. Other construction this year will include transmission line additions. The three completed units Toketee, Slide Creek and Soda Springs have added some 71, 750 kilowatts to the Copco sys tem. With the completion of Fish Creek, the two Clearwater plants, and two contemplated units near Lemolo Falls, a total of 145,000 kilowatts will be available from the entire North Umpqua river project. Yeather FORECAST: Cloudy and mild through Wednesday. Occasional light showers Wednesday. Low tonight 31. High Wednesday 33 SS. ''(- Temp. ' Highest Yesterday ". 38 Lowest this Morning IS terial Qrop:- p mil Bonus Applications Hike To More Than 1,000 Daily Salem (U.R) Since , the federal government gave the green light to state bonus bond issues a weeklago, applications have mushroomed from a low of less than 100 to a crest of more than 1,000 at the bonus division of the Oregon state De partment of Veterans' Affairs here. v ; ' Dwindled to 75 . Hub Saalfeld, director of.tK bonus division disclosed Tu day that the applications re ceived at the downtown Salem headquarters had dwindled to 75 the day before President Tru man announced he had directed federal officials to lift the res triction, on state and local gov ernment bond issues, including .bonus bonds. - The reaction was immediate. The next day the total of appli-' cations rose to 281; then, last BFOi 20 Pages off "Atomic cloud, rose above the bank of cumulus clouds on the north horizon. - Light shock waves shook the city minutes after the blast. No reports of damage were received. The AEC announced that two high explosive shots preceded the actual bomb drop to check shock wave direction. The blast was the 14th nuclear explosion within the continental U. S.' and the 25th, including the two bombs the U. S. dropped during the Pacific war in the summer of 1945. There was no immediate of ficial confirmation of the blast from the Atomic Energy Com mission headquarters here. Eight shock waves shook the city minutes after the blast. Thousands of curious tourists flooded the . streets and were packed sardine-like on rooftops, all eyes focused north to witness the- blast. Most of them were dis appointed, expecting a much more spectacular show. V . Tipoff -that the blast might be an air drop came .when the Civil Aeronautics Administration is inq Tentacles Shoot From Atomic Bomb in Experiment Mt. Charleston, Nev. (U.P.) Nuclear scientists pulled anoth er atomic "device", Tuesday from their growing bag of weap ons and exploded it in an air drop that shot out flaming ten tacles unlike the . photo-bulb flash of earlier A-bomb weap ons. . . . It was the initial blast in the 1952 spring . atomic Y weapons tests . - at . the frenchman s flat nuclear proving grpunosA Fingers Whirl From Core , The fiery fingers, surround ing the nucleus of . flash of-medium intensity and taking the brief appearance of a ' "rising sun, wmried out from the core of the explosion, lasting three to five seconds on impact of the air-dropped missile at 9 a. m. (PST). . The tentacles were hundreds of feet ' long, like the fingers Montana Residents Flee Flash Flood Havre; Mont. (U.R) A flash flood caused by an ice jam in the Milk river sent an estimat ed 1,500 northside residents flee ing from their homes in sub- freezing weather Tuesday. . Havre's two hospitals report ed no loss of life. Water backed up by an ice gorge 13 miles east of here spilled into lowland farms and brimmed over banks within this city of 8,086 persons. The north section of the city was complete ly inundated, and a waterlogged earthen dike between the resi dential district and downtown Havre was 'crumbling and threatening to give way," city officials reported. "Water is still rising and evacuation continues," Mayor Oval Hatler reported at 5 a. m. (PST). "The entire population of the northside residential dis trict has been evacuated. The dike is being reinforced by 100 flood workers, but may give way any moment." Planes prepared to take off to -dynamite the huge ice floe to relieve upstream areas. Friday, to 429. And Monday the total reached 1,024. More than 70,000 applications have been received to date or about half of the estimated total of 135,000 to 140,000. ' The average bonus for living veterans, as indicated by appli cations filed to date, is around $420. . But Saalfeld noted . that those who have the most money coming are naturally the first to file and the man with only $50 or $60 coming, say, may take it easy and file later. He estimated that the aver age bonus finally will be around $410 for the living veteran. The average to .date for benefici aries, survivors of veterans, is $552. The average for survivors is higher - because in any case where a veteran died while in service, his beneficiary is en titled to the full $600 maximum bonus. -" - i MEDFORD, OREJGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, Toste- sued a special bulletin shortly before midnight, warning flyers to stay clear of the air route be tween Las Vegas and Kirtland Air Force base at Albuquerque, N. M. When blasts were scheduled as ground detonations no CAA warning has been forthcoming. In past air drops, bombers carrying the missiles have taken off from the New Mexico base and have made their drop from the 12.000 to 14,000 foot level. Steel Towers Said Built It was reported four steel towers 100 feet or more high have been built at the Yucca Flat proving grounds 80 miles north of here. There also were reports the Atomic Energy Commission has built a launching platform at the desert test site. But an informed source discredited the report. A launching platform would probably be used for a guided atomic missile or an A-shell. The towers, in addition to their use as mounts for atomic charges, also are used for mounting cam eras and instruments. j shooting out 'from a phosphorus bomb explosion and indicated the Atomic Energy commission had pulled a new trick out of its sleeve. " When'the fingers folded,, the tell-tale after effect of the atomic cloud boiled upwards, a dirty brown slender stalk with a small mushroom, head, almost miniature- compared ; to some of the large r detonations of the ' past! The " slimnessof ' the "'stalk and its head indicated, the "device" probably was of the - baby A-bomb family.-- Head Breaks Off The mushroom head broke off quickly and assumed the shape of a giant purple squid, with tentacles dangling in the sky only a few thousands of feet up. Other blasts have, shot a boiling smoke column to 40,000 feet in a few minutes. ' When the head broke away, a black streak showed in the cen ter of the . stem, coming up from the ground. The head be gan to dissipate 10 minutes later. It took the shape of a giant eagle with wings outstretched. An hour after the test the cloud still hung in the sky 10, 000 to 15,000 feet high. Mrs. Maud Kubli Taken By Death Mrs. Maud Kubli, a member of one of Jackson county's best known pioneer families, passed away at a local hospital at noon today. Mrs. Kubli, who made her home with her son Ed Kub li of the Applegate, had lived in this region since her birth on September 24, 1870. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m., at the Perl funeral home and interment will be In the IOOF cemetery at Jacksonville. , ', Pendleton Firm Sues Revenue Collector Portland U.R) Gillanders & Burroughs, Inc.,- Pendleton real estate and wholesale grocery firm, has sued the internal rev enue collector" for a refund of $32,321 in income taxes. , The suit, filed here Monday charged the firm's claim for the refund had been filed July 27, 1951, with Collector Hugh H. Earle " but had not been an swered. The amount was paid "unwil- ungiy in two installments in December, , 1950, and January, 1951, the suit asserted, on the "arbitrary assertion" by the gov ernment that the Pendleton firm had improperly accumulated surplus funds in the years 1947- 49. . v . ACCIDENTS REPORTED Two accidents were reported to state police today. One oc curred at Voorhies crossing, on Highway. 99 south, this morning, and the other was reported from the Siskiyous near the California line, officers said. No details were available on either, since the investigating officers were still out, but the police officer here said no calls for ambulances were made to either accident. ' Break Seen Today In Mill Stike, Situation Here Company and Union To Issue Statement A break in the strike situation which has hampered operations at the Southern Oregon Planing Mill in Central Point for more than five weeks was expected here early this afternoon. An official of the company and a spokesman for Local 3030, Lumber and Sawmill Workers union, AFL, said that a joint statement setting forth the de velopments would be issued to day. They gave no indications as to -What the developments were Whether the strike has been celled off or whether ne gotiations to end it have re sumed. ; First Word in Court The i first public indication that tle company .and union may be nearing an end of their dispute was given in circuit court here today. Circuit Judge O. J. Millard has been presiding at a hearing on the company's suit for a tem porary injunction against pick eting and other practices. Yes terday, Judge Millard said the evidence indicated that the po sitions of the two parties were not unreconcilable, and suggest ed a recess for them to discuss their differences. He was inform ed by the parties this morning that a continuation of the hear ing would not be necessary, ac cording to circuit court sources. Neither Gene Tedrick, busi ness agent of the union, nor A. W. Lingaas, secretary of the plan ing mill company, would com ment on the contents of the joint statement until it had been fi nally approved and Issued. The dispute between the com pany and the union has been under way since February 18, when the -tin ion seniority .status of a .f ormerifdreman led to the walkout. i "' ' " School District Bond Vote Saturday Central Point Patrons of con solidated school District 6 will vote on a $195,000 bond issue here Saturday. The bond issued is needed to complete the classroom wing at the new Crater high school and the shop building there, and to build four new rooms at the junior high school, according to school board members: Polls will be located in the Gold Hill school and at the jun: ior high school in Central Point. They will be open from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5. The rapid increase in school enrollment has made the work necessary, school board mem bers said. ' Flat bush Corporal 1 00,000th Returnee Seattle (U.R) A corporal from Flatbush was crowned King of Seattle Tuesday when he walked down the gangplank of a Navy transport and became the 100,000th war veteran to arrive here' from Korea on rotation furlough. Cpl. Casper C. De Angelis, 24, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was draped in a brilliant red cape and a crown was placed on; his head when he reached the dock from the vessel, the Pvt. Joe P. Mar tinez. , , The Andrews' sisters singing trio planted big kisses on his cheeks and actor Edward G. Robinson "shook his hand. Then he was introduced to pretty Frary Hager, lfJ-yearold Seattle Port of Embarkation secretary, who was named queen for the day. . Septuagenarian Falls From Horse; Spends Whole Night on Ground Robert Wockner, a 77-year-' old resident of Trail, spent the night on the 'ground with a' broken hip last night, after falling from a horse. But he was reported in "good" condi- : tion at Community hospital : this morning. V Conger - Morris ambulance ' men, who brought him to the hospital early today said Wockner was riding horse back in the Sams Valley area . last night. At about 8 p.m. he : fell or was thrown from the horse, and spent the night in the open, since his injury pre vented him from moving or attracting, help. . He was . found at about 7 jb. today, according to Mrs. R. E. Carley of Sams Valley who , telephoned '. tor. the ambulance RIBU1 1952 0.1 . --Sap FAR FROM HOME Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower rests an on the globe during an informal talk with the new United States ambassador to France," James C. Dunn. Ambassador Dunn visited the general at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe at Rocquenfort, France. Taft's Hopes Hinge On Wisconsin Primary; Nebraska Vote Heavy Milwaukee c (U.R) The presidential hopes of Sen. Rob ert A. Taft may be decided Tues day when nearly 1,000,000 vot ers cast their ballots in the Wis consin primary, a "graveyard" for many presidential hopefuls in the past. Despite a forecast of cloudy with some rain, a record vote was expected to climax the cam paigns here of Taft and his fore most opponents, Harod E. Stas sen and Gov. Earl Warren of California. : li;; . ; , Past' Primaries Cited'.-V '. Political, observers' pointed 'to Wisconsin primaries -of the past in gauging the outcome of Tues day's balloting. .The , late' . Went dell Willkie said his 1944 bid for the GOP nomination would stand or ball on the result of the Dairy state's primary. He did not get a delegate and it fell. In 1948, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York entered the pri mary and was defeated. He lost the November general election. The missing factor on the Re publican ballot was the name of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The firm stand of election of ficials against any write-in votes ruled out any chance that he might make a showing. On the Democratic side, Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee was opposed by two stand-ins for President Truman Jerome Fox and Charles Broughton. But the announcement by Mr. Truman that he would not run in November sapped the Demo cratic race of most of its vitality and Kefauver was expected to defeat Fox and Broughton with out difficulty or so his backers said. ' 23 Communist MIGs Destroyed, Damaged Seoul (U.PJ American Sabre- jets destroyed or damaged 23 Communist MIG-15s Tuesday, setting a record for the most number of Red jets hit in a sin gle day of dogfighting in the Korean war. Sabreguns shot down 10 MIGs, probably destroyed three and crippled 10 others, inflicting the second largest number of kills" since December 13, when 13 Communist jets were downed. However, on December 13, only two MIGs . were, probably destroyed and only one damaged for a total of 16 MIGs hit by UN bullets. - i BULLETINS Washington (U.R). Vice President Alben W. Berkley said Tuesday he is giving' "careful consideration" to the possibility seeking the Democratic presidential nom ination.. - Leaving the White House after a talk with President Truman, Berkley said, how- ever, he did not know when he . would announce any decision. Albuquerque, N. M. (U.R) Two Air Force F-86 Sabrejet fighter planes collided in flight 15 miles couth of Kirt land field here Tuesday, but both pilots survived the crash. Washington 'U.R) Attor ney General J. Howard Mc Graih. target of a congression al inquiry. Informed House investigators-Tuesday he will not be able to testify Wednes day because he has zti appoint meal with President Truman United Press Full Leased Wire No. 9 Omaha (U.R) Heavy early voting was reported in Nebras ka's presidential primary elec tion Tuesday as "almost perfect" weather and interest in the sig nificant contests in both parties indicated a huge turnout. The weather was sunny and crisp across the state as polls opened. The- final vote may ex ceed 300,000. Visit Polling Places ' Sen. Estes Kefauver and Sen. Robert Kerr-, ' thej. Democratic candidates, visited .polling places in Omaha where the early, turn-; oiit ranged from ""very-- hea vyj' to "average", county election Commissioner Herman Kupping er said, .. ,.Ar;,.V'j:;. ; -Ti:V. In Lincoln, Commissioner Har old Gillett said voting was "aw fully heavy" with some precincts reporting' a voter a minute, de spite the long, complicated bal lot which carried names also of 100 convention delegates and a full slate of state candidates. Gil lett predicted a possible record vote in the state capital city. Good Response Indicated ; First reports from the agricul tural sections of the state indi cated good response to the heat ed campaign by both Democrats and Republicans. Country roads generally were in good shape, enabling farmers . and ranchers to get to the polls easily. t ' Only Harold E. Stassen, form er Minnesota governor, and Mrs. Mary Kenny, a stand-in for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, were on the Republican ballot, but there was a last-ditch scramble for write in votes between backers of Gen. Dwight D.- Eisenhower and Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio. San Francisco Hotel Fire Kills 4 Persons San Francisco (U.P.) Four persons died Tuesday in a flash fire which roared through a four floor wooden hotel in San Fran cisco's western addition, causing 560,000 damage. An additional 17 were injured, including four firemen overcome by smoke while combatting the blaze. " - None died of burns. Fire Chief Edward P. Walsh said the vic tims were trapped in bed by flames which spread with "as tonishing rapidity" after erupt ing through a light-well at .the rear of the Casa Loma hotel. Walsh had no idea how the lire started. An investigation was underway. The dead, emergency hospi tals reported, were Lena Shift, 60; Mtlvin Sutherland, 8, and his mother, Mildred Sutherland, 48, Margaret Hambly, 65. Turmoil Over Was Misunderstanding, Governor Says ' Salem (U.R) Controversy over hiring of a Japanese-American by the State Tax commis sion has- proved to be a matter of misunderstanding, Gov. Doug las McKay said Tuesday. No Discrimination The governor said that after conferring with the tax commis sioners, it was indicated no dis crimination was made -because of Sagie Nishioka's ancestry. .The governor issued this state ment that said In "part: ' . - ."During the past frw;days considerable publicity ha "been wiiduii ays iraws Of Dollar On Steel Dispute Washington 0J.R) Charles E. Wilson packed up to "go fish ing" Tuesday with a final warning that the fate of the U.S. dollar hangs on President Truman's solution of the steel wage-price dispute. Wilson officially threw up his job as defense mobilizer Mon day night rather than go along with Mr. Truman in sanctioning m steel wage raise without a compensating increase in steel prices. The 65-year-old industrialist, who has helped rearm America in two national emergencies, bowed out with an angry blast at the President and a reassuring word to the nation as a whole that the mobilization job he undertook in the dark days after Korea is two- thirds completed. Fast Overtaking Russia On War Production "I believe that we are fast overtaking Russia in the quan tity of production of war mate rials," he announced to a hurriedly-summoned news confer ence just an hour before his res ignation became effective. "In quality of . production, I believe that we already have passed them. "We and our allies, in view of the way production is rolling, now have the balance of world power." The outgoing mobilizer was less optimistic about the future of the wage-price . stabilization program. He told newsmen he still be lieves the steel pay raises of 26 cents an hour, recommended by the Wage Stabilization board and -approved by Mr. Truman over his objections, are a seri ous threat to the stability of the American economy. "I haven't changed my mind one bit on that," he said em phatically. Wilson, who gave up a $175,- 000-a-year job as president of General Electric company . to become defense mobilizer, said he has no plans to return to pri vate business. "I haven't any more -plans than a baby, except to go fish ing," he said. Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman took over as act ing defense mobilizer and called immediate conferences with Eco nomic Stabilizer Roger L. Put nam and Price Controller Ellis Arnall to search for a way out of . the steel dilemma, which threatens to erupt . in . nation wide: strike 'April 8. ' v Eleven street paving contracts will be awarded at a meeting of the Medford city council at 7:30 p.m. today. Bids for the con tracts were opened last Friday. Streets to be surfaced are Soyth Peach from Eleventh to Twelfth,' and from Twelfth to Thirteenth; . Murray from South Peach to Hamilton; Lincoln from Main to Eleventh; Pine from Maple to Jackson; Beekman, end of pavement, to end of street; Madison place, from Jackson to Reddy; Pennsylvania from Rose to. Peach; Pennsylvania . from Summit to Rose; West Thirteenth from Peach to Newtown ; and Maple from Central to Riverside. To Receive Petitions Councilmen also expect to re ceive petitions for paving on a number of other city streets at tonight's meeting, and also on the agenda is the adoption of plans and specifications for pav ing of still another group of streets. Hearings will be set on these projects. Hearings will be held tonight on the proposed paving of Wash ington street between West Main and West 10th streets, and Fifth street between Oakdale avenue and Grape street. Weather Bureau Plans New Balloon Station The weather bureau plans to construct a new, temporary balloon inflation station at the airport, it was learned today. The bureau's application will be considered by the Medford city council tonight. Plans call for a 20 foot square building with concrete floor and steel beam construction, with the direction-finding equipment located on the roof. A $4,000 contract has been awarded to E. J. Hepp, according to weather bureau spokesmen, who said the bureau has "outgrown" its pres ent inflation facilities,- located on Biddle lane. Paving Planned by Council Hiring Japanese-American given to an alleged discrimina tion to the employment of Sagie Nishioka, and as a result I called a meeting of the Board of Con trol and the tax commission to review the circumstances. Not Commission Policy "It has been found that it has not been the policy of the State Tax commission to discriminate against anyone because of race, religion. . color or national ori gin."'.; -' : In; reviewing the facts, the Board of Control learned that Nishioka's application was for a Pangs Russia as Neutral Inspector Placed Before Superiors Panmunjonv (U.R) Allied and Communist staff officers, unable to agree on naming Russia as a "neutral" truce inspector, turn ed the problem over to their su periors Tuesday. The Communists last Sunday had proposed referring the mat ter to a higher leveL-iThe United Nations officers submitted ' the Communist suggestion to Adm. C. Turner , Joy, chief UN nego tiator, and relayed his agreement Tuesday. ' 4 To Talk Minor Details The staff officers, ranking as colonels, will hold . one more meeting Wednesday to iron but several minor details of truce supervision. Then admirals and generals in the sub-delegations will meet on the Russian issue for the first time Thursday. ' The Communists insist that Russia be one of the six neutral nations policing ' the armistice. The demand was rejected by the Allies. Along with prisoner ex change and the Red demands for rebuilding North Korean air fields, it is one of the major blocks to peace in Korea. Name To Be Discussed Among the minor issues on Wednesday's agenda is expected to be, what name to use for Korea- ia the . Korean language version of ' the armistice. The- Reds want to call Korea Chosen. while the UN prefers Han Kuk, the : name used by the South Korean government The UN has suggested it be written both ways. -- Youngster Injured When Hit by Auto - Eight-year-old Edwin LeRoy Andren, son of Bernard Andren. 1037 Maple Park drive suffered fractures of both legs and his right arm . yesterday when he was hit by a car. He was taken to Community hospital by Conger-Morris am bulance, and hospital reports this morning said he was in fair" condition after spending a good right. Accident reports from state and city police and from ambu lance men said the youngster was going home from a store after buying a Popsicle at about 5:30 p. m. yesterday when he was struck by a car driven by Arnold John Fein, 7V4 Chest nut street. The accident occurred in front of the driveway at 1813 West Main street, near Western avenue. Witnesses to the accident said the boy apparently was blinded by the sun and walked in front of the car.. Fein was not cited. Reef Cross Campaign Now at 43.1 of Goaf Collections in the annual Jack son county drive for funds for the American Red Cross totaled $11,651.52 this morning, leaders of the campaign reported. The amount is 43.1 per cent of the $27,000 goal this year. Radio Highlights First returns from the Wis consin and Nebraska presi dential primaries, plus a study of the issues and personali ties involved, will be present ed in a special "Election Sto ry" broadcast over station KYJC and ABC's Pacific radio networks today from 6:45 to 7 p. m. junior accountant, and not as an income tax auditor. At the pres ent time there is a vacancy in the classification of junior ac countant,, and the tax commis sion asked for a list of eligible from the state civil service com mission. Position Available The list was received Monday: and Nishioka's name was the first of three certified. Nishioka was advised by letter that the position is available to him if he wants to accept it. . .. 3 (See Story on Pag S. Section 2)