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fo)rn If U EMM Ohio Senator's Political Hopes In Sharp Rebound Ike's Write-in Try . Trails in Nebraska BY UNITED PRESS Sen. Robert A. Taft catapulted back into the Republican presi dential fight Wednesday with al most certain twin victories in the crucial Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries. Taft definitely won 24 of Wis consin's 30 Republican delegates. In Nebraska, he took a widening lead and appeared to be handing Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower his first major defeat at the polls. -" On the Democratic side. Sen. '.Estes' Kefauver romped to an easy . victory in Wisconsin and Omaha U.R) Returns from 1958 of Nebraska's 2058 pre cincts in the presidential primary Wednesday gave: Republican Taft, 54.475; Eisenhower. 41,853; Stassen, 37.384. Democratic Kefauver, 43. 054; Kerr, 30.210. Milwaukee (U.R) Returns : from all but eight small pre cincts of Wisconsin's 3204 . gave in the presidential prim ary Wednesday: Republican Taft, 315.140; : Warren, 261.870; Stassen. 166,- 449; Ritter. MacArthur stand in. 26.324. ! Democratic Kefauver. I 199.512; Fox. 17.974; Brough ! ton. 15.629. then defeated Sen. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma in the Ne braska contest, which was the first Democratic test since Presi dent Truman -withdrew from contention. ' Taft, who entered the Nebras ka primary o na gamble" as a 'write-in ' candidate, was gam ing slowly but steadily as late return came in. Eisenhower, too, was a write-in candidate. Harold Stassen, only major Republican contender on. the ballot, ran third Taft'a Nebraska supports said his apparent victory was a "road block for the Ike blitzkrieg." But Eisenhower backers said they were pleased with the general's write-in showing. He trailed Taft by about 5,000 votes. ' Iks Not ra Wisconsin- . Irt" Wisconsin, Taft defeated Gov, Earl Warren of California and Stassen. Eisenhower was not entered and no write-in votes were allowed. Warren captured six delegates and Stassen, who had promised Eisenhower half of his. aot none. Warren and Stassen had ought support from the Eisen hower forces in Wisconsin, ana together they got about 55 per cent of the total Republican vote. Stassen claimed the Wisconsin vote was a victory for "anti- Taft" forces. Keauver won all 36 of Wiscon sin's Democratic delegates, who have 28 votes at the national con vention. Kefauver easily won the Wis consin Democratic primary which ' lost its sparkle when President Truman announced he wouldn't run for re-election. Ke fauver far out-polled pro-Tru man candidates Jerome Fox and Charles Broughton to win all of the state's 36 Democratic candi dates. With all but eight of the state's 3,204 precincts reporting in the million-ballot primaries Taft had 315.140 votes, Warren 261,870, Stassen 166,449, and Grant Rit ter, a stand-in for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, had 26,324. The same precincts, in the Democratic balloting, gave Ke fauver 199,512, Fox 17,974, and Broughton 15,629. With 1,472 of the 2,058 Ne braska precincts complete, Taft had 49,786, Eisenhower 38,865, and Stassen 34,632. Kefauver got 41,935, and Kerr 27,998. (See Story en Page 14) Vielbig Ordered To Serve Four-Year Prison Sentence Jerome Oden Vielbig, 20, of 401 last 12th street, yesterday afternoon was ordered by Cir cuit Judge H. K. Hanna to serve a four-year term in Oregon state penitentiary. vielbig renruary 15 was giv en a four-year suspended sen-(to tence on a charge df contribut-! ins to the delinquency of a mi nor, one of the two daughters of Raymond Painter, Centi al Point. He was warned at that time by Judge Hanna that he would have to observe terms of the proba tion strictly. Falsa Identification Earlier this week, Vielbig con fessed to using falsified identi fication to purchase beer. Dis trict Attorney Paul Haviland stated that the youth also quit his job last week without good cause. Both were violations of probation, Haviland stated. Also sentenced to a peniten tiary term yesterday was Bonnie jesffl Lewis, also known as Bon- United Press Full leased Wire 47th Year YUM, YUM Catherine Lorraine, 42, Princess Katalin of Hungary, offers a tasty spoonful of her cooking to ner princess daughters, Sarolta (left), 12, and Katalin, 10, during their weekend visit from the Mount St Joseph's School for Girls in San Francisco. Divorced from her husband, Archduke Albrecht, Mrs. Lorraine has signed a petition in Sah Francisco Superior Court for the guardianship of the princesses and seeks to establish the responsibility of the archduke for the support of his children. Price Boost Mandatory Steel Pact New York U.R The top steel industry negotiator said Wednesday that tl ? industry cannot sign a new contract with the ' CIO " United Steelwbrkers and stop an April 8 strike with out the promise of off -setting price increases. , '.. John A., Stephens, United States Steel Corp. vice-president, said the steelmakers "would be fool-hardy and derelict' in their duty" to accept the Wage Stabi lization Board's 26-cents-an-hour package wage recommendations without adequate price relief. Hates To Have Strike "I bate to have a strike," Stephens said at a news confer- Welcome Extended To Queen Juliana - Washington (U.R) The na tion's capital blossomed out in Dutch tulips and flags Wednes day to extend a merry, spring time welcome to Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. . President , and Mrs. Truman arranged to greet the royal cou ple personally at National Air port and to -lead the welcoming parade into the bunting-bedecked city. . The royal couple spent , the night at Gander, Nfld.,J at the request of Queen Juliana who wanted to arrive in Washing ton "looking fresh." They left Amsterdam Tuesday aboard their special plane. The 42-year-old monarch and her younger husband " planned to spend three days in Washing ton on the first stop of a 21 day tour of the United States... nie Jean Biles, 22,' of 615V North Central avenue. She was given a three-year sentence on a charge of larceny from a motor vehicle which involved the theft of several articles here March 26. In a signed statement given police the woman admitted several other , minor thefts and stated that she had served a two- year term in a Missouri peniten tiary for bootlegging. v Two Plead Guilty f v George Wilkins Hatcher, alias Edward M. Smith, 31, of Seattle, and Tom James Blevins, alias Albert Dawson Smith, 35, of Chickasha, Okla., entered pleas of guilty in circuit court yester day and their cases are being continued pending receipt of records. . ' . Blevins is charged with theft of a set of golf clubs March 23 in Ashland from Robert Pritch- ard. . Hatcher was arrested here March 26 by city police and was charged with attempted forgery, .20 Pages Said Before Signed ence. cut he added ne naa no reason . to be "optimistic or .encouraged'- that an industry-wide walkout 'can be averted. ' Stephens talked to--reporters shortly after -, announcing that the industry negotiators will meet with the union at 10:30 a.m. ; Thursday to start .nego tiating. : Still Hopeful But he said the industry has had no word from U. S. Steel Corp. President Benjamin Fair less or price officials on in creases it says it needs to offset a wage hike. Stephens said he is "still hope ful" that Fairless, who is meet ing in Washington with price of ficials, can win. a commitment for a price increase well over the $2 a ton now permitted by stabilization rules. President Truman's legal ad visers, meanwhile are studying alternative methods he could use to f eize the industry and avert a strike to save an esti mated 300,000 tons of steel daily for vital defense needs. Crash, Gasoline Fire Fighting School Set A crash and gasoline fire fight ing school is being .conducted at the Medford municipal airport today, Thursday and Friday, Medford Fire Chief Gordon Bar ker .reported today. Battalion Chief Harry Hargis, crash fire instructor at- McClellan, Calif., Air . Force base, is in charge of the school. - Local Air Force detachment fire fighters and local fire de partments will take part, in the school. Firemen will be given demonstrations of methods 'and procedure of rescue from crash ed, and burning .planes where large quantities of gasoline may be involved. - A bomber fuselage has been made available by the air force and will be used in demonstrat ing "actual crash fire rescue work- about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Spectators will be welcome but are warned to remain at a safe distance from the fires, accord ing to Chief Barker. Bond Issue Election Planned by District Ashland A bond issue total ing $635,000 will be voted on by natrons of the Ashland . school district on May 1, it was decided at a meeting of the school-board this week. According to Leland P. Linn, school superintendent, the bond ing plan is the culmination of a long study of the district's hous ing problems. He. said the con struction program calls for ex pansion of school facilities at the Ashland high school, and at Bell- view and Walker schools. MEDFORD (OREGON) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 5 so on En Mill Strikes End; Union and Company Settle Differences Joint Statement Tells of Agreement t Strikes at two Medford-area lumber and planing mills were settled, today.' A joint statement, issued by union and company officials this morning, said berth plants have resumed normal operations. The brief statement said: "Officials of Local 3030, Lum ber and Sawmill Workers union, and officials of Southern Oregon Planing Mill company and Jack son Creek Lumber company are happy to announce that differ ences have . been settled, and both plants are operating nor mally, effective today." The union struck the planing mill, in Central Point, on Feb ruary 18 over a matter of union seniority. The strike at the lum ber mill, which followed the first strike by only a few days, was for union recognition. De tails of the" settlement were not announced. First Break in the labor dis pute came Monday, when Circuit Judge Orval J. Millard, in lis tening to arguments in a court hearing on one phase of the case, told the parties he felt the strike originated because of a misunder standing; He -recessed the hear ing and suggested the union and company talk over the matter, He was informed yesterday morning that the matter was being discussed, and that a re sumption of the hearing, on the company's suit for a court order against picketing and other ac tions, was not necessary. The statement telling of the settlement was issued this morn ing after discussions between the disputing parties. Council OKs Paving Contracts, ILS Job The Medford city council last night awarded contracts on paving projects totaling about $101,000, and called for hear ings and project specifications on a number - of other street jobs. Details of the street jobs will be found in a story on page 14. The council also authorized licensing of the installation of an instrument landing system at the Medford airport by the fed eral government. The $125,000 system is to be put up at federal expense, and will be completed late this year, under present plans. - . ' The council safety committee reported that the State Highway Commission will aid in installa tion of traffic signals on 12th street at Riverside and Central avenues. Work will begin after July 1. The council also dis cussed installation of a signal at Front and Sixth streets. . In other business the council voted to issue $48,523 in city bonds under the Bancroft act for the payment of street paving expenses. McGrath in Brief Talk With Truman i Washington (U.R) --Attorney General J. Howard McGrath conferred for 15 minutes with President Truman Wednesday, but there was no immediate word whether he or corruption hunter Newbold Morris will re sign. . y i ' It seemed evident that either McGrath or Morris will have to leave the government.' ' McGrath brushed off all questions by reporters on this phase of the situation,' saying merely: -. - Y "I discussed , departmental matters with the president and anything that is to be said will have to be said by the president or members of his staff." ' The crisis centered on Mc Grath's opposition to a financial questionnaire sent by Morris to 596 Justice Department of ficials. ' w ir ddh C BULLETIN Washington (U.R) Union officials said Wednesday that 30,000 Western Union em ployees across the country will "very definitely" strike at midnight unless the com pany makes an "acceptable" wage offer. Adolph Brungs. president of the Western Union division of the AFL Commercial Tele graphs Union, said that "as matters stand now. there'll be a strike." Superintendent Of Crater Lake Park Arrives Here John R. Woskv. recently named by the . National Park Sprvipp tn succeed Ernest . P. Leavitt as superintendent of Crater Lake National parR, ar rived in Medford to take over his new duties yesterday. . : Wosky was transferred here from Yosemite National park, where he has been assistant su perintendent since 1935. He joined the park service in 1926. and served until 1935 as an architect with the park serv ice s landscape division, worKing mainly on landscape problems in Yosemite National nark. Before joining the park service he was a member of tne arcnnecnirai firm of Gilbert' Stanley Under wood and company.' In Residence Here """ Mr .-and. Mrs. Wosky will live in f th nark suDerintendent's home in Medford at 1317 Queen Anne avenue, and" during tne summer season ' will " reside at park headquarters. They are the parents of a daughter, who is now in nurse's rtaining. . Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt have moved to their home on the Old March 15 after 42 years of serv ice with the park service in a number of responsible positions on the west coast ana in nawaii. Republicans Increase Lead in Registration Jackson county Republicans continued to increase their lead over Democrats during the past month according to figures re leased . today - by the county clerk's office. ' , The figures show that, of a total , of 28,591 persons now registered to vote in Jackson county, 14,948 are Republicans, 12,999 are Democrats and. 644 list miscellaneous affiliations. The GOP margin is now 1,949. Similar figures compiled on February 29 listed 14,300 Repub licans, 12,639 Democrats and 235 miscellaneous. The increase dur ing the past month has been 648 Republicans, 360 Democrats and 409 miscellaneous. United Nations Will Stick to Russia Veto Panmunjom, Korea (U.R) The United Nations have warn ed the Communists that the Al lies will not withdraw their veto of Russia at a higher-level truce meeting Thursday. " Col. Don O. Darrow of the UN said the Allies never would accept the Reds' nomination of Russia to the neutral truce in spection commission because, the Soviets cannot be consid ered neutral in the Korean war. Other staff officers in a neigh boring tent reported "no pro gress" after a futile 65-minute debate on exchanging war pris oners. ' Rain Storm Moves In Along Pacific Coast BY UNITED PRESS .'A rain-laden storm moved in off the Pacific Wednesday to put a temporary end to spring-like weather in the Northwest.' , Rain was ffeneral.- hut relative ly light with Portland's one fourth inch the heaviest ; total reported in Oregon. Snow fell in the mountains, with a new fall of five filches1 at Oregon's San tiam pass and three inches at Willamette pass. nn-mK-rr 1952 S All Camps Agree With Eisenhower's European Report Divided Response Reflects ike's Role Washington (U.R) Congres sional Democrats and Republi cans of all camps agreed whole heartedly Wednesday with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's warning that the United States cannot long continue multi-billion dollar foreign aid programs without risking bankruptcy. . But Eisenhower's political role as a Republican presidential can didate was -reflected in the di vided response to other parts of his 12,000 word report on his stewardship as supreme com mander of North Atlantic treaty defenses in Europe. Lauded As Masterpiece Pro - Eisenhower congressmen lauded the whole report as a masterpiece of statesmanship. Partisans of Sen. Robert A. Taft took sharp exception to Eisen hower's veiled crack at Ameri can isolationism. House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack said Eisenhow er's report "confirms" his belief that the general should take off his uniform and come home. "Eisenhower's- position as su preme commander and as an ac tive candidate for nolitical nomi nation'' at the same time are decidedly- inconsistent with each other," the Massachusetts Demo crat said. Taft Backer Disagrees Rep. George H. Bender, R-O.; a leading Taft supporter, disa greed with the suggestion that Eisenhower was shooting at Taft when he referred to the "strong voices in America" which were raised in opposition to the Atlan tic pact and "the concept of col lective security." "That certainly doesn't apply to Taft," said Bender. "Even though he opposed the Atlantic pact, he advocated a program of support and cooperation with European -nations in the fight against Communism. . Everylastingly Right" Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., R-Mass., chairman of the Eisen- hower-for-president forces, said Eisenhower i s "everlastingly right" in wanting more effective allies and "not more riders on the gravy train." He added that "no one knows more about de veloping truly effective allies than Eisenhower. Fowler Reappointed To Fair Commission Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay said Wednesday he has reappointed R. G." Fowler, Med ford, as a member of the Oregon State Fair commission for a four year term. He also reappointed Dr. w. a. Down of Springfield and Dr. John Kuratli of Portland as members of the State Board of Dental Examiners, each for a three-year term. . uroftoiniyedl Midwest Braces for New Flood Threats; Many Homeless in Wake of By UNITED PRESS Warnings of new floods for the Midwest spurred emergency ef forts Wednesday while martial law and clean-up .operations reigned in the wake of the, sea son's first big flood spell. , At least 2,000 persons were homeless after spring thaws and rains brought flooding - from Montana to Wisconsin and raised river levels in Indiana, Ohio, Kansas and other states. Martial Law Proclaimed . Martial law was proclaimed in Havre. Mont., after 50,000 to 100,000 acres of land were swamped by a 3-foot wall of water which swept over nearby Fresno dam. Some 1,500 persons were ' driven from their homes by the cascade. ., Marmath, N. D., mopped up its streets and homes after a flash flood poured through the city. The Little Missouri river boiled over its banks Monday night driving most of the town's 469 TTh TT TTXTTTI United Press Fufl Leased Wire io!nkir(uip,v 3 Hyir"pe Aid i - NATO Governments Get First Report Paris (U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in a major foreign policy statement as a military commander but with broad political implications, said Wednesday that the United States can not long continue its tremendous aid to Europe without risking bankruptcy. The Allied commander published a 12,000-word report to the governments of the 14 North Atlantic Treaty Organization coun tries as the final returns were coming in from the Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries and amid speculation that he may return home soon to campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Not once, however, did Eisenhower even hint that he may soon ask, to be relieved of his job. . . Eisenhower' made his report on the first anniversary of the establishment of his supreme headquarters here. But U ranged far afield from purely military problems and contained his views on some issues which happen to be major ones in the presidential ; Voter Registration Drive Scheduled By Ike' Committee Bob Dickey, Jackson county assistant district attorney and chairman of the state-wide Ore gon Youth for Eisenhower com mittee, today announced that his organization will "kick-off" a voter registration drive next Monday. . -v - .- The drive will be conducted in every community of the state, he said, and will aim at getting all Eisenhower supporters regis tered to vote for the general in the May 16 pnmary election. The week-long drive will culmin ate on April 15, the deadline for voter registration. - ', Main effort will be directed at' independent voters and regis tered Democrats who support Eisenhower, Dickey said. He said today he differs with W. W. Campbell, Portland, chairman of the Veterans for Eisenhower committee, who Monday suggest ed Democrats write-in Eisen hower's name on the Democratic ballot. -Slogan Told . "Our slogan will be "Make Sure Your Vote for Ike Will Count,' " Dickey explained, and added that Democratic write-ins for Eisenhower might actually hurt the general, because they would tend to increase the pro portionate Republican vote for Eisenhower's opponents. For this reason his committee is urging all Eisenhower men to register Republican. . Ralph B. Seety 204 Vancouver avenue, has been named Jackson county Youth for Eisenhower chairman, Dickey announced, and will be in charge of the regis tration drive. Allies Up Two-Day Bag On Commie Planes to 28 Seoul, Korea (U.R) Allied planes shot down one MIG jet fighter and damaged two others Wednesday, bringing their two day toll of Communist aircraft over Korea to 28. ; Another Red plane probably was damaged. resident from their homes The Missouri river auoeared nearing flood stage in other parts of North uaKota weanpsaay ana the Weather Bureau warned resi dents to be on the lookout for extensive floods during the next 24 hours. ' ' A four foot mud dike held the Big Sioux river within its banks at Sioux Falls, S. D., Wed nesday but constant patching was required to keep the city dry. " ':. : - ' River Seeps Into Homes But the Sioux City area was having trouble controlling the river which seeped into a 200 home district at Springdale, a Sioux City suburb. - - Some of the residents were moved into a Red Cross shelter set up in the National Guard and Naval Reserve armories. . - Heavy late-winter snows turned tn water in Renner and Baltic, S. D.r areas and blocked FORECAST: Cloudy tonlcht. Light shower Thursday. Lit tle temperature chance. Low tonight IS. High Friday ii. Temp. Hirhest Yesterday CZ Lowest this Moraine 41 Prec to 43a ajn. Today M No. 10 campaign. Report Significant For Repercussions Hence the 35-page report was read here as being possibly more significant for its politi cal repercussions in the United States than as a straight mili tary document Eisenhower emphasized the need for continued American aid. He emphasized that to earn it, Europe must help itself. He rejected any new form of Ameri can isolationism. He repeated his faith in the concept of mu tual security. He called on Europe to embark on a monu mental ' program of economic and financial unification. , Militarily, Eisenhower said, "the tide has begun to-flow our way and the situation of the free world is brighter than it was a year ago.". Despite Soviet Army This has come about, Eisen hower said, despite a Soviet army that "casts its shadow over the length and breadth of Europe." It has come about, he said, despite the wars in Korea and- Indo-China, despite "the constant attempts at erosion and subversion of effective govern ment in the Far East and Middle East. ..." And though his own forces are not now sufficient "to stay the hand of an aggressor," he pointed to the superiortiy of the Allied naval fleets, to the Bri tish fighter plane arm, to the American atomic bomber bases in Britain and North Africa, to the "new types of arms" which the allies possess. Europe Warned After emphasizing the neces sity for continued American aid Eisenhower warned Europe: "The United States can not long continue such expenditures without endangering our own economic structure. ". . . It would be fatuous for anyone to assume that the tax payers of America will continue to pour money and resources into Europe unless encouraged by steady progress toward mu tual cooperation and full effec tiveness." Seattle (U.R) Manley MO GUL, 21, died here Wednesday from injuries suffered when his automobile struck a downtown utility pole. High Waters all east-west traffic on county roads. ' Minnehaha county highway crews blasted ice jams along the Big Sioux river hoping to ease the situation in flooded Renner. The river also was reported near the overflow point at Brookings, one of the hardest hit towns in last month's blizzards. The floods interfered to an extent in the Wisconsin presi dential primary when the Ocon to river was backed up by an ice jamb. Voters were taken to the polls by rowboat. Mankato, Minn., the scene last year of serious' floods, was threatened anew by rebellious waters, but authorities hoped new dikes constructed after last year's floods would keep the Minnesota river In' hand. The Blue, Earth river, which forms a junction at Mankato, also was rising, but the Root river at Rushford was holding steady. .,.:-..'..'' '- - i.-
