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owrasaei'iit TlniiriiM iff . Sgrair POISONED BY'MOTHER, Mrs. Elizabeth Pinne, 31, Navy flier'i widow, Jonathan, 7, Is In critical condition at Los Angeles General . Hospital. Mother decided to kill herself and son but changed mind after giving him seven pills, called for help. (International) Flood Waters Leave Thousands Homeless Br UNITED PRESS Rampaging waters in the Mis souri River Valley made thous ands homeless Thursday after a state of emergency was declared in a Montana community and the -weather bureau warned of new dangers. Late-winter blizzards clogged streams from Montana through the Dakotas and into Iowa and Minnesota as flood relief crews worked feverishly to throw up new dikes and repair old ones. Havre Disaster Area Hardest struck was the area around Havre, Mont. Acting Gov. Paul Cannon declared North Havre a disaster area when an 80-mile stretch of low land was swamped by the over flowing Milk river. Nearly 2,000 persons were homeless and damage rose toward the million dollar mark. Another 150 persons were forced to flee their homes - at nearby Chinook as the Milk riv er flood tide rose. Four hundred other Chinook residents were protected by a hastily construct ed dike. But a 13-year-old dike at Mal ta, 80 miles to the east, appeared threatened and the National Guard was ordered to stand by for flood control duty. Farmers Move Stock Farmers warned of the ap proaching high waters began moving their stock to higher ground at Harlem, 20 miles east of Chinook. . . . The situation was eased in ex treme Eastern Montana as the Yellowstone river slowly reced ed. About 3,000 acres of land were swamped earlier this week. iMew threats were posed in North Dakota where the weather bureau predicted that another rise in the Missouri river would flood areas north of Garrison. Some 60 persons were driven from their homes near Buford and Trenton flats as the waters swept in and drowned livestock, Steel Allocated for UO Training Hospital Portland (u.PJ The govern ment has allocated the steel nec essary for construction of the proposed $6,000,000 350 -bed teaching hospital at the Univer sity of Oregon medical school, Dr. David W. E. Baird, dean of the school, said Thursday. Dr. Baird said he received word from Washington, D. C, that the National Production Au thority has granted the steel allo cation out of the nation's third quarter steel production period. This means, Dr. Baird said, that plans for the hospital will be presented to the State Board of Higher Education, at its meet ing April 21-22 for approval. Grants Pass Child Drowns in Well Grants Pass, Ore. (U.R) Two-year-old Barbara Sue Wy t c h e r 1 ey drowned late Wednesday when she, fell into a shallow well at her home at Green creek, four miles south of here. The child had been playing with an older sister, Patricia Irene, 'when she was missed by her mother, Mrs. Oliver Wytch erley. The father found Barbara in the well. The board cover had been removed, the father said. Dog Bites Require Hospital Treatment For Two Children Two Medford children were treated at, Sacred Heart hospital for lacerations suffered when each of them was bitten, at dif ferent times, by the same dog, according to a hospital report. Barbara Hampel, 6, daughter of Mrs. Helen Hampel, 44 East wood drive, had numerous stitch es taken in her lips and cheek, according to hospital records, and Richard Barnes, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Barnes, 112 South Keeneway drive, was treated for arm lacerations. Mrs. Barnes said today that the dog, a Great Dane, was properly tied up in the yard of its owner, James L. Van Pelt, Florence street, at the times the children were hurt. The dog has always been friendly with the youngsters, she said, and "added that the Van - Pelts have small children of their own. County dog control officers said that the dog was brought by its owner to the pound for a 10 day observation to determine the possibility of rabies. But they added that the dog is gentle, be haves normally, and is apparent ly in excellent health. It has been accustomed to roaming at large, they added, and the owners built a fence to keep the dog from running loose during the garden ing months. The fence was in need of repair, and .the owners tied the dog while repairs were made, they reported. Since the dog has been friend ly with the children, and appears to be perfectly normal now, the dog control officer believes the dog's difficulty was temporary and due to the fact that it was not adjusted to confinement. Japanese-American Accepts State Job Salem U.R) Sagie Nishioka, Japanese-American war veteran who was turned down for an Oregon state job some months ago, has been offered a job as junior accountant with the State Tax commission and has accept ed, Commission Chairman Ray Smith said Thursday. Nishioka is working as a clerk at Fort Lawton Army post in Se attle. He informed Smith he would be in Salem in 10 days or two weeks to take the job. Value Proa TmU Lom4 Wlr Tribune Cute Ptmj Foil Lent WU 47th Year 22 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1952 No. 11 Weather FORECAST: Fir through Fri day. Low toni(Bt J2-JS. High Friday SS-TB. Temp. Highest Yesterday St Lowest UUs Morning 3$ Moms UESTEM UfJIOGI EMPLOYEES QUIT OVER PAY ISSUE Br UNITED PRESS The vast telegraphic services of Western Union were all but No telegrams are being ac cepted by the Medford West ern Union office, due to the strike of the firm's employees, it was reported today by Man ager Frank Gray. The office stopped accepting wire messages at 9 p. m. yes terday. Gray refused to comment on the local situation, and said he could not say whether any of his employees were out with out prior authorization from his headquarters. shut down Thursday by a strike of 40,000 employees across the BULLETIN Denver (U.R) The Den ver Post in a copyrighted story Thursday said Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will submit his resignation as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe to Pres ident Truman next week. Ashland Boys Admit School Vandalism Ashland Two boys have ad mitted breaking 115 windows early today at the junior high, the senior high and the senior high athletic stadium,. Vern Smith, Ashland chief of police, reported.. - He said the boys, John D. Aus tin, 19, and Roy D. Wiltse, 18, are held in the city jail. They were arraigned in Ashland jus tice court on a complaint signed by Smith.. He requested continu ance of the case until the return of Wiltse's parents, who are out of town. Smith reported that the win dows were broken between mid night and 1 a.m. Red Cross Increases Goal for Flood Aid An additional $490, earmarked for use in the midsouthern tor nado disaster area, has- been added to the 1952 Jackson coun ty Red Cross funds campaign. The decision to increase the goal to $27,500, was made at a noon meeting Wednesday of the county chapter executive committee. Members of the executive com mittee reported this morning that donations now total $12,055, or approximately 43 per cent of the revised goal. They asked for additional donations to meet the increased goal and said the fund drive will continue through Ap ril until the goal is reached. nation and workers were poised to strike in the steel, telephone, oil and manufacturing fields. Limited Telegraph Service Limited telegraphic service was resumed in about 60 ciSes by supervisory, non-striking per sonnel about 12 hours after the Western Union walkout began. The strike was called over a 50-cent hourly "package" pay raise which the company said would put "the industry in bank ruptcy", if it were paid. The Communications Workers of America CIO, meanwhile, postponed four days a scheduled strike by 41,000 telephone work ers in Michigan, Ohio and North ern California to "permit further" negotiations with the companies involved. Time Coincides The strike automatically be came a double threat to the telephone industry because the new 6 a. m. local time deadline Monday coincided with a sched uled walkout by 15,000 tele phone installers and distributors of the Western Electric com pany! - At Cleveland, the threat of a new railroad strike 'was raised by D. B. Robertson, president of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen. Some 200,000 members of CIO, AFL and independent un ions have demanded a 25-cent hourly wage boost and industry wide .bargaining, in a dispute with 75 ; oil companies. The union says a strike , would stop cold the flow of oil. Action Climaxes Quarrel Between Government Men Morris Withholds Comment on Move Washington (U.PJ Presi dent Truman announced late Thursday that Attorney Gen eral J. Howard McGralh has resigned. The ' announcement came only a few hours after Mc Grath had fired Mr. Truman's corruption cleaner upper. Newbold Morris. The president selected J. P. McGranery, U. S. judge for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, to succeed Mc-Grath. Allied Pilots Add To Red Plane Toll Seoul U.R) American Sabre- jet pilots destroyed two Com munist jet fighters Thursday, probably destroyed another and damaged five in four air battles over Nprth Korea to run their three-day toll to 39. Most of the Communist losses were MIG-lSs, but one larger and higher-winged "type-15" jet was probably destroyed and an other damaged. Meanwhile, fighter - bombers made 72 rail cuts and ground troops engaged in several light actions. Portland (U.R) Portland's Western Union office was locked up five minutes after employees walked off their jobs at 9 p.m. Wednesday. W. H. War, Portland office su perintendent, fastened a sign to the door saying the office was closed by the strike. Employees began picketing as soon as the strike was called. Service throughout the North west was suspended. SchooLAdminislrative Changes Reported Changes. in the administrative personnel of four Jackson coun ty schools were reported at the the county school superintend ent's office today. Charles Funk, Prospect super intendent of schools, has re signed and John Harr, former Jacksonville high school instruc tor, has been named to replace him. ' . Dick Boyd, Jacksonville su perintendent of schools, stated today that he will not accept a new contract. Henry Kammann, Ruch school principal for the past three years has resigned to accept a similar position at Lone Pine, where he replaces T. A. Dodge, who has resigned. Ed McPherson, principal at Evans Valley school, has resigned and will be replaced by Hugh Clark, former principal of Rogue River grade school. Spokane (U.R) A. W. Crawford of Huetter, Ida., was the new president of the North west wood products clinic Thursday. Dutch Queen Urges U.S. To Press Cold War Washington (U.R) Queen Juliana of The Netherlands urg ed Congress Thursday to press the "cold war for peace" to build the strength and unity of the free world. The 42-year-old queen appeal ed for continued American aid to dispel the "universal fear of war and annihilation." "Mankind in its distress has to trust largely to your good judgment for its deliverance," she said. Most Congressmen Present Juliana, with Prince' Bern hard at her side, spoke in a quiet, slightly-accented voice in the same chamber in which her mother, Queen Wilhelmina, ad dressed another Congress 10 years - ago. Most of the 531 senators and representatives turned out for the speech. - Some who have been around longer than others, unconsciously compared the daughter with the queen they remembered. In the tradition of modern monarchs, Juliana skirted poll tics. But, in a general way, she made a' ringing plea for con gressional support for the polit ical, economic' and defensive unification of Europe. Expresses Thanks V The queen expressed her peo ple's thanks for American aid and promised that The Nether lands would carry its : "full share" of the Western defense burden. , But . she said she looked for ward to-the day when the money spent for rearmament could be used for peaceful projects. The congressional appearance was billed as the highlight of the royal - couple's 21-day state visit to the United States. But for sheer pageantry, the congressional appearance was no match for the lavish welcome given by the capital when the royal couple arrived late Wed nesday. In a breath-taking seven hours, Juliana and Bernhard re ceived a 21guh salute, Mr. Tru man's personal greetings, a giant parade down flag-decked streets, the key to the city, and a glit tering presidential dinner. Toasted by President - At the state dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Truman, the presi dent toasted Juliana as "the Fairy Queen" the tribute paid to Queen Elizabeth I of England by British poet Edmund Spen ser. Mr. Truman called Princess Elizabfth now Queen Elizabeth II "the Fairy Princess" when she and Prince Philip visited this country in February. Juliana responded with a toast to the Trumans and "the everlasting friendship of our countries." She praised the pres ident as "a great friend of hu manity" and said her country is "full of gratitude to the Ameri can people" for their "invaluable support during and after the war."- . . Dinner Held in Hotel The dinner was held in the Carlton hotel because the reju venated White House still lacks some kitchen equipment Juliana and . Bernhard . will spend ' another day under the capital' klieg. lights and then, in search of America's Main street, will travel to 14 cities, including New York, , Philadelphia, De troit, San Francisco and Los Angeles. , Washington (U.R) A grow ing feud between corruption hunter Newbold Morris and At torney General J. Howard Mc- Grath was brought to head Thursday when McGrath fired Morris. McGrath handed to reporters a brief letter he had just sent to Morris informing him of the action. , Received News at Office Morris, self-described "Abra ham Lincoln"' Republican and former president of the New York City council, apparently got the news at his office from an unidentified Justice Depart ment employee at the same time reporters were giving the information to his shocked sec retary. Morris sent word from his office that he would see report ers later. There was no other immediate comment from the towering New Yorker. Served Under McGrath :. Although Morris- was set up more or 'less as an independent officer, he had the title of spe cial assistant attorney general and therefore was technically under McGrath's command. McGrath declined to answer any questions about the action, including whether President Truman had approved it. McGrath wrote to Morris: "Sir: "Please be informed that your appointment as a special assist ant to the attorney general is hereby terminated and your services as an employee of the Department of Justice shall cease at the close of business to day. "You are hereby requested to deliver all files, records and documents in your office to the Federal Bureau of Investigation "Very Truly Yours, "J. Howard McGrath." Morris' dismissal came two months and two days after he was named ,on McGrath's rec ommendation ,to head Mr. Tru man's anti-corruption campaign Morris and McGrath had a falling out mostly over the de tailed financial questionnaires that the deposed corruption hunter sent to the attorney gen eral to be filled out by McGrath and 595 other justice depart ment officials and employees, McGrath sat on the question naires. Regrets Recommendation McGrath told a House invest! gating subcommittee Monday that if he had it to do over again he would not have recom mended Morris and that he had not decided yet whether he would answer the financial questionnaire. Morris was reported earlier to be irked by the president's ap parent hesitancy to fire Mc Grath and was said to be ready to force the issue. Morris was represented as feeling that his whole anti-cor ruption program will die a-born- ing if McGrath gets away witn his public defiance of the finan cial questionnaire which Morris took' to the justice department for distribution among top de partment officials. McGrath Fights for Life McGrath was fighting for his official life. Besides calling at the White House Wednesday, he en gaged in a spirited conversation with Mr. Truman at Washington National Airport, before the eyes of hundreds of persons who had gathered to welcome Queen Juli ana of The Netherlands. The attorney - general gave every outward indication of su preme confidence that nis posi tion in the Cabinet is secure. One source close to McGrath went so far as to predict "if Morris tries to see the boss, the President won't see him." THEY'RE RARE Mrs. Mary Marcus is 38 and a record holder. Each of her seven children was born by caesarian section. Above, in a Detroit hospital, Mrs. Marcus cuddles her latest, Kathleen, It B " t wtw i are SUPERINTENDENT John Wosky, above, has arrived in Medford to assume his duties as superintendent of Crater Lake National park, succeeding Ernest P. Leavitt. A native of Carbon' dale, la., he is 47. He attended public schools in Des Moines, la., and later studied and practiced architecture; for a number of years he was landscape architect for the park service. Mr. and Mrs. Wosky's daughter, Joan, 19, is in nurse's training at St. Fran cis hospital, San Francisco. Barber Continues 50 Cent Haircuts Portland (U.R) Barber Earl La Forge went on giving hair cuts for 50 cents Thursday and had a state supreme court de cision to back him up. The court has tossed out as un constitutional a 1945 state law which fixed the minimum price of haircuts at 75 cents. Most hair cuts here cost $1.25. The board of barber examin ers got an injunction to prevent La Forge from cutting prices. But Circuit Judge James W. Crawford decided for La Forge and the high court backed him up. Said La Forge: "I ve operated a non-union ship for 18 years . . . and 50 cents is enough for a hair cut." (See story on Page 1, Section 2) Chinese, Nationalist Troops Mix in Burma Rangoon, Burma (U.R) Chi nese Communist and National ist troops clashed in the area of the Burma-China frontier, dis patches from Northern Burma said Thursday. According to the brief ad vices, tne clash occurrea two miles inside the Burma border at Lukaw. This would mean the Chinese Reds had penetrat ed Burmese territory. The report said 30 Commu nists were killed and that the Communists captured 1 Nation alist officer and 10 men. Camp Construction Delay Possibility Seen in Crops OK Possibility that the construc tion of Camp White, originally scheduled to begin May 1, may be considerably delayed was seen today in . a statement to ranchers of the area that it would be permissible for' them to plant spring crops in the camp area. - The reactivation of the war time Army training site - has been in an on-again-off-again status for nearly a year and a half. This development, indicated that the Army still may have no definite time schedule for the limited reactivation previously announced. A committee of Camp White area landowners were advised yesterday by an Army officer here from Washington, D. C, on an inspection tour, that they could plant crops which would not be harvested until sometime in August. Previously it had been an nounced that some $5,500,000 had been allocated for construc tion of limited stand-by facilities in the area, and that contracts would be let ab5ut April 15, with construction to begin May 1. ' Behind-f he-Scenes Maneuvers Toward Settlement Told Spokesmen Talking Louder and Tougher New York (U.R) Steel wage talks collapsed abruptly Thursday, all but assuring an industry-wide strike beginning at 12:01 a. m. April 9. - Washington (U.R) The steel industry publicly defied govern ment seizure threats Thursday, but reports circulated that both sides were maneuvering behind the scenes for a peaceful wage price settlement to prevent a nationwide strike set for April 8. Industry and government spokesmen were talking louder and tougher than ever. The steel makers announced that they would risk a strike rather than give Phillip Murray's- CIO- Unit ed Steelworkers a pay raise without matching price increas es. Acting Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman ordered the justice and defense departments to "prepare for all eventualities" including government seizure of the industry. Progress Said Made But informed quarters insisted that considerable backstage progress was being made toward agreement They said there was an outside chance that Presi dent Truman might unveil a compromise solution soon. The Kaiser Steel company bolted the solid industry line Wednesday night by signing up with the steelworkers on terms recommended by the Wage Stab ilization Board 26 cents an hour in three installments spread over the next 18 months. Kaiser agreed to take what ever price settlement the gov ernment finally grants. Producers Holding Firm The big steel producers stTU were holding firm, however. They scheduled negotiations with Murray in New York, but both parties agreed there would be no real bargaining until the price issue is settled in Wash ington. Informed sources reported that Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam informally assured the Kaiser company that the government will "stretch" its price rules far enough to grant : x i i. A A steel. ' ....That Is about twice as much as Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall has previously contended that the steel industry is entitled to get under the so-called "Cape hart" regulation, which permits manufacturers to raise prices to cover cost increases through July 26, 1951. ' But it is only one third of the S12 a ton increase which the steel industry claims it must have to cover the increase rec ommended by the wage board. Kefauver To Visit Oregon Next Week Portland (U.R) Democratic presidential aspirant Estes Ke fauver will pay an overnight vis it to Oregon next week, his sup porters.here said Thursday. The Tennessee senator will speak at a Democrat rally at Benson Tech auditorium at 8:40 p.m. April 10. He will leave here the next day for Boise, Ida. Kefauver, who said Oregon's May 16 primary was his next big test, will arrive here by plane from San Francisco at 12:40 p.m. next Thursday. Purpose of his visit is to map a plan for his campaign between now and the primary and to confer with his backers here. Gen. Ridgway, Joy Hold Discussions Panmunjom, Korea (U.R) Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway met Thursday with Vice Adm. C. Tur ner Joy, senior UN delegate to the Korean truce talks, and other top-ranking officers in a confer ence -that may lead to a break in the deadlocked armistice nego tiations. The supreme commander flew to Korea from Japan in what he said was a "regular visit." After visiting Fifth Air Force facilities, he then flew to Mun san, the UN base camp, where Joy was waiting for him. Authorities refused to comment on the significance, if any, of Ridgway's visit. Portland Retail Group Approves Daylight Time Portland (U.R) The Port land retail trade bureau an nounced Thursday its board of trustees has voted in favor of daylight saving time for the state and will inform Gov. Douglas McKay of the action. Lodge Believes Eisenhower Can Win Without Campaign Paris (U.R) Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., "I Like Ike" campaign manager, arrived Thursday for conferences with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and said the general could win the Republican presidential nomina tion even if he did not go home to campaign. Discounting Sen. Robert A. Taft's successes in Nebraska and Wisconsin, Lodge expressed com plete confidence in an Eisenhow er virtory. f i Wanted by Americans "He is the man the American people want," Lodge said. "He is the man the Republicans want, the Democrats want and the in dependents want. ", The Massachusetts Republican Astoria (U.R) Melvin G. Smith, 35, Redmond, has been appointed principal of the Lewis i said he would start his talks, and Clark consolidated school which will be frankly political, here for the next term, succeed-j Friday. . ins i Dewey Van, who resigned. ; It i expected that they will include the date when the su preme allied commander may ask for relief from his job and the time he will return home, probably after the Oregon pri mary May 16. "The general can win without going back to campaign," Lodge said when he arrived at Orly airport. . Confident of Nomination He said he was more confident than ever that Eisenhower will be the Republican candidate. "I have always said that he quite conceivably could win on the first ballot of the conven tion," Lodge said. "Now I say it is quite possible." Lodge will hold his first con ference with Eisenhower at Al lied Supreme headquarters' at Rocquencourt Friday. They will lunch together afterward.
