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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.
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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
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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.