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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-
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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,
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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. '
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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.
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1952
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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
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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
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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. .,.:-..'..'' '- -
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