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Newspaper Page TextMorris Ready To Back Up Charges Of Regime 'Fear' 1 Accepts Invitation To Give Testimony Washington (U.PJ Newbold Morris said Wednesday he is ready to back up his charges that the Truman administration is afraid of a "real" corruption In vestigation. He "willingly" accepted an in vitation to testify Thursday be fore a House Judiciary subcom mittee which is investigating his angry backstage feud with for mer Attorney General J. How ard McGrath. McGrath fired Morris as government cleanup chief last Thursday, and was in turn fired by President Truman. May Call McGrath The subcommittee may call McGrath to the witness stand later. Chairman Frank L. Chelf, D-Ky., said subcommittee inves tigators are now in McGrath's home state of Rhode Island, checking on his affairs. Morris indicated he might give a preview of his congres sional testimony in his speech before a National Press club luncheon Wednesday. Wouldn't Need Suppoena He said he did not prepare a formal address for the Press club function because "I wouldn't want to appear before the na tion's best newspapermen and . hand them a press release." Chelf said Morris would be subpoenaed if he declined the subcommittee's "invitation" to testify. "They won't need a subpoena for me," Morris snorted. "I'm a citizen of the United States and 1 try to help people out." 2 Guard Companies Undergo Federal Inspection Here The annual federal inspection of National Guard units was in its second day here today as 6th Army officers and representa tives of the state adjutant gen eral's office in Salem inspected Headquarters company, 1st bat talion, 180th infantry, Oregon National Guard. The inspection team yesterday looked over records and person nel of Company A, Medford's other National Guard unit. Members of the team include Col. Robert C. Harris, senior Army instructor, Portland; Maj. Louis F. deLesdernier, assistant inspector general, 6th Army, Presidio, San Francisco and Sgt. John E. Benning, IG section, 6th Army. Others Aid Also aiding the inspection team are Maj. Olaf I. Carlson, Army advisor, 1st battalion, 186th infantry; Capt. George Bennett, Ashland, commanding officer of Company A; Lt Ken neth Black, Camp White, com manding officer of Headquarters company; Sgt. Alex J. Austin, National Guard administrative assistant here, and Master. Sgt. Henry H. Lind, Army instructor, 1st battalion, 186th infantry. Items inspected by the team include records, administration, regulations, security, funds, phy sical facilities and training. In spections are conducted annually before National Guard units leave for Ft. Lewis, Wash., for two weeks of summer training. The Medford units will leave for Ft. Lewis June 9. The inspection here had been scheduled for an earlier date but was delayed by the fire which destroyed a large portion of the armory last fall. Prospective Blood Donors Sought Here Prospective donors may now make appointments to give blood .during the next visit of the American Red Cross collection unit in Medford, according to Mrs. Leston Huntley of the coun ty Red Cross blood collection program. The unit will be at the Elks temple from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, and 10 a.m. to 2 pan., Wednesday, April 16. ' Appointments -may be made by telephoning 3-3813 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Draff Board Inducts Six County Residents Six young Jackson county men have been sent to the in duction station fh Portland to enter the armed forces through the selective service system, it was reported today by Jackson county draft board No. 17, Med ford. They are Donald Campbell Browne and Donald Lee Harper, Medford; Alfred Coffman and Tad V. Gandee, Ashland; Odell William Sallee, Gold Hill, and Chan Albert Stokes Jr., Lake Creek. Oregon City (U.PJ John Cal vin Reagen 59, burned to death Tuesday night. in a fire which destroyed his two-room shack 14 miles east of here, Coroner Ray Rilance reported. f fl' Marshal Stalin in Mcsccw, In - - . AwaiAAi nan (above) says time has ar rived for peace meeting of world Statesmen. (International) Enemy Negotiators Accused of Raising 'Phony' Russ Issue Panmunjom, Korea (U.R) A United Nations truce negotiator has accused the Communists of raising the "phony" issue of Rus sia in order to trade it against the "vital" issue vof building air fields in North Korea during an armistice. Maj. Gen. William K. Harri son said the Communists were trying to trade "nothing for something." Such a bargain is "absolutely not acceptable" to the UN command, he warned. Trad Hints Recognised In an extensive press briefing. Harrison formally recognized for the first time three Communist hints for a trade. The Reds have indicated through their newsmen and across the bargaining table that they would give up trying to make the Soviet Union one of the neutral armistice supervisors if the UN would drop its demand for a ban on airfield reconstruc tion during an armistice. "Absolutely not." Harrison snapped when asked if the UN would consider such a trade. "The USSR is strictly a phony issue. Said Bargaining Issue "I am convinced the issue was raised only to bargain it against airfields. Restrictions- on air fields is really a vital matter in regard to the stability of an armistice." Harrison's statement dampen ed hopes that a compromise is in the making on the twin issues blocking agreement on armistice supervision. Man Pleads Guilty; Writes Bad Checks 'Wayne Myers, 37, of 837 How ard street, Roseburg, was ar raigned in court here today and entered a plea of guilty to charges of passing worthless checks. Myers, a disabled veter an working in southern Oregon as an insurance salesman, was arrested Monday in Roseburg by state police. In a signed statement given city police, who returned him here, Myers stated that at the present time he has outstanding bad checks amounting to some $632.40. The checks include eight passed in Medford and var ious others passed in seven other southern Oregon towns. . Myers told officers that in "bad times" he wrote worthless checks and when his income in creased he paid them off. A note book which he carried appeared to verify this. He said he started writing the checks in September, 1951, and had about $1,000 out when he started paying money back. Myers stated he cut the total down to about $200 at one time. Myers is married and the fa ther of two children. He said his wife helped him pay back money on the bad checks. Two Medals Awarded To Navy Man's Widow ' Jacksonville Presentation of two gold stars in lieu of addi tional air medals was made Sat urday" to Mrs. John L. Mitchell, Jacksonville. Award of the post humous medals was made by members of the Naval Reserve Volunteer Aviation unit com manded by Lt. Cmdr. Loren E. Messenger, USNR, Ashland. Mrs. Mitchell is the widow of Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John L. Mitchell, USN, who died in the Korean theater Dec. 14, 1951.' The, gold stars were pre sented in recognition of Chief Mitchell's service with Patrol Squadron 6 while on aerial re connaissance during' the period Oct. 1 to Dec. 29, 1950. Attending the simple home ceremony " with Mrs. Mitchell were her children John, 8, and twins Carol and DarreL 5. The citations were forwarded by V.ice Admiral C. T. Joy, USN, commander of the Far East na val forces. General Suffers Worst Setback In Illinois Vote Stevenson Write-In Lags Far Behind Chicago (U.PJ Sen. Robert A. Taft won his most impressive victory in the Illinois Republican presidential primary, and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered his worst setback. The Ohio senator took a com manding lead at the outset and made the race a runaway. With about two thirds of the pre cincts counted he held a lead of better than 5 to 1 over Harold E. Stas&en on the GOP ballot, with Eisenhower in third place on write-in votes. In addition, Taft captured 48 of the 50 delegates up for elec tion. Ten more will be selected at the state Republican conven tion, and Taft seemed sure to get all of them. 182 Delegates Garnered On a nationwide basis. Taft appeared to have garnered 182 delegates to Eisenhower's 83 in primaries and state conventions held thus far. It was Taft's third Midwestern victory in a week in the torrid presidential race. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Ten nessee, unopposed on the Demo cratic presidential ballot was an easy victor. A write-in effort for Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illi nois lagged far behind. Taft Holds Lead Returns from 8.473 of the state's 9,611 precincts gave Taft 777,271 votes to Stassen's 124,- 755. Eisenhower had 119,131 from 8.324 precincts. Kefauver got 397,909 votes in 7,267 pre cincts to Stevenson's 52,697 votes in 6,336 precincts. A Taft spokesman at his Illi nois headquarters said it was Taft's "most significant victory to date, overshadowing Wiscov sin and Nebraska." "In it, he won the largest number of delegates he has re ceived in any primary," the spokesman said. Illinois delegates are un pledged, but a pre-primary poll showed that 66 of the 91 dele gate candidates favored Taft, and it was expected that he would win most of the 50 delegate-seats at stake. Eisenhower's backers had no immediate comment A stassen spokesman said that the former Minnesota governor got "nearly twice the percentage of votes predicted for him by Chicago newspapers.' Drew Solid Support Taft drew solid support from the Illinois GOP organization, which apparently handcuffed all opposition. The Einscnhower or ganization in Illinois did not issue a formal bid for write-in support, but sent Gov. John Lodge of Connecticut on a two day stumping tour in the gen eral's behalf. A darkhorse presidential pos sibility, Stevenson has not an nounced that he would accept the nomination. He'is said to be President Truman's personal choice. Vandals Ransack, Damage Church Here Police reported this morning that vandals broke windows and ransacked the building early yesterday at the Full Gospel church. 608 Western avenue. Nothing was reported stolen by the vandals, who ransacked the church pulpit and a cabinet, overturned a desk and scattered papers around the church floor. Windows were also broken from a small utility building near the church. Entry to the building was gain ed through a rear window, ac cording to investigating officers Council OtC's Names; Appointments to three city groups, made by Mayor Dia mond Flynn, were confirmed by the city council at a special meeting at the city hall last night. They included: ' William H. Fisher, an engi neer for the California Oregon Power company, on the city planning commission, succeed ing R. S. Daniels, who resigned. Chet Hubbard and H. D. Christensen, as members of the airport zoning committee. Two other members will be appoint ed by the county court, and the four will select a fifth member. The committee is set up under state law to regulate new struc tures near airports to prevent air hazards from being con structed. It works in close co operation with the state board of aeronautics. Te Library Board . Elwood Uedberf and Jack CCeffotuiveir Medford Cattae 47th Year 18 Pages Gold Hill Asked To Give Up Park For Hew Highway Survey Puts Road Through Picnic Spot Gold Hill The city of Gold HilL which actively opposed the plan to reroute Highway 99 so that it will by-pass the town, is now -asked to give up one of its prized possessions, Ben Hur Lampman park, located across the river from Gold Hill, in order to provide the necessary right-of way for the new highway route. The request was made at Mon day night's meeting of the city council. W. G. Stuntz. right-of-way agent for the State Highway de partment, appeared before the council and displayed a map showing the route of the new four-lane, limited-access stretch of highway to be built on the south side of the river across from Gold Hill. Park Is Picnic Spot He showed that in order to maintain the straight line which the highway engineers have sur veyed for the new road, the state must acquire the park which was donated to Gold Hill by Jackson county two years ago. The park was to have been main tained as a picnic spot and to give access to the river for fish ermen. The right-of-way agent said that funds allocated for the high way project would not permit any possibility of changing the route to go around the park. September Start Stuntz said that bids would be advertised in June for con struction of the new highway section, and it was expected that the work would start in Septem ber. The council discussed the mat ter and several members stated their objections to the manner in which the public hearing held in Gold Hill last winter on the proposed rerouting of the high way had been handled, and the fact that R- H. Baldock. state highway engineer, would make no promises about allowing Gold Hill to have a reasonably close access road to the new highway portion. Stuntz showed the access road on his map. It is to be located Just east of where the Old Suae road Joins 99 highway at the present time. He said it would provide better access than the town now has to the other side of the river. Upon being questioned about the rumor that the Sams Valley highway is to be joined to 99 highway at a cloverleaf on the Davis cafe property on Black well hill, Stuntz stated that he had telephoned Salem in regard to that rumor, and had been told that no such plan was contem plated. He said that as far as he knew, the Sams Valley Junction would remain in Gold Hill where it is at the present time. The council took no action on the request to allow the state to acquire Ben Hur Lampman park, but referred the matter to its "Highway 89'' committee, the committee which was appointed last year to work to prevent the rerouting of the highway to by pass Gold HilL Salem JU.R) Gov. Douglas McKay Wednesday appointed George Russell of Vale as a member of the State Livestock Advisory committee. Fitzgerald as members of the city library board. They succeed Otto Frohnmayer. resigned, and Mrs. W. E. Lantis, who has moved from the city. Mrs. Fran ces Cochran and Mrs. Allen R. Smith were reappointed. The council also beard Coun cilman John Snider discuss the advisability of amending the city ordinance which requires that all dogs within the city limits, be confined during the gardening months of April, May, June and July. Snider revealed that there are 397 licensed dogs in the city limits. He contrasted this num ber with the amount of money budgeted this year for the en forcement of the ordinance, $1,100. Snider also said he ia checking with veterinarians re garding the effect confinement has on dogs, and he cited a re- cent incident where an ordi- narily gcntla dog bit two chil MEDFORD, OREGON; ;4-- h 141 FLEE BIG SIOUX FLOOD Flood waters of the Big Sioux River inundate Sioux Falls, S. Dn after the river brake throueh a'dike, forcing some 1400 persons from their homes. Warning of Hew Flood Menace Made In Upper Midwest Sioux City. I?. (U.R) A warning of a new flood menace was issued for the Upper Mid west where the Misouri. Red and Big Sioux rivers have driv en hundreds of persons from their homes and poured over thousands of acres of land. Critical Period Forecast The Weather Bureau warned of new flood crests, on. the Mis sissippi and Its' swollen tribu taries. The critical period was expected to arrive late this week or early next week. The Missis sippi was expected to go 3 feet above flood stage at Aitkin, Minn., by April 14. While the Mississippi rose, the Misouri and the Big Sioux broke through dikes in the Dakotas and Iowa. Highest ia 71 Tears The Misouri was expected to crest at 22 feet Monday at Sioux City. Ia.. it highest point in 71 years. Downstream the rushing waters broke dikes in the Blen- coe area, flooding thousands of acres of farmland, and cutting off highways. The northern portion of South Sioux City. Neb., was aban doned and sealed off by a 3-foot dike. Authorities hoped to keep the waters from swamping the remainder of the city, but the dike was heavily battered and not expected to last. Jap Musicians Snafued; Play Wrong Selection TekTO UP. It was Instal lation night for officers of the Tokyo post of Veterans of For eign Wars. "We will now have the na tional anthem." said the mas ter of ceremonies. The Japanese band obliged or thought it did. It played toe "Missouri Walts." Weather roacCAST: fair u wane IkrMtk Tfcar4ar. Paaatbla thaaarataraM Thandar !(. Law tMtfkt IS. Bllsb Tfearaeav 11-4. Trap. Mtkt Trrrt4T LaM this Maraias Hears Dog Law Dissent dren when he was tied up. ' Cites "Discrimination" The councilman also stated he feels the ordinance discrimi nates against dogs, and said that he has been told that cats are Just as much a hazard to gardens as are dogs. The ordi nance should either be fully en forced, or should be repealed, he added. In other business. Snider also reported that airport committee conferences with representatives of the three airlines serving Medford have resulted in almost complete agreement about the design of the new terminal-administration building, and that he believes it will be possible to construct the building on sched ule this year. Recorder Ralph Woodford re ported to councilmen that a new mechanical accounting system is being set up. and will be ready for operation by July 1- ' Wood Promoirv WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, Telephone Break Seen e ,; ' t ?rwv C,Tfa IT h Pickets appeared at both Medford offices of the Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph company at Sixth and Bartlett streets and Jackson street and Central avenua at about 12:30 p.m. today, They were placed there by the Communications Workers of Amer ica. CIO. in what appeared to be "hit-and-run" picketing in Oregon. A. E. Nitcher. Eugene union representative, is in town to or ganise the pickets, he said, and added that pickets were also as signed to the Grants Pass telephone company office at the same time. All are employees of Western Electric company, and no tele phone company employees are involved. There was one picket at the Central avenua office and two at the Bartlett street office. Whether or not telephone company workers will observe the picket line could not be determined immediately as shifts are not doe to cnange until later this anernoon. New York (U.R) Hit-and-run pickets and work-stopping mass meetings threatened widespread disruption of telephone service in 43 states and the nation's cap ital Wednesday but Michigan ne gotiators appeared nearing a wage agreement which could lead to a quick strike settlement across the nation. To Discuss Issue Non-striking members of the Communications Workers of America CIO were called off their switchboards and other jobs in 400 exchanges through out the country for meetings to discuss the three-day-old strike of 68,000 CWA members against GOP Registration Lead Increases The Republican party has in creased its lead in the number of voter, in Jackson county from 1,949 to 2,087 over the Demo crats, it was reported today at the county clerk's office. With the registration deadline only five days away, the total number of residents registered to vote in the primary election is now 29.090, clerks said, compar ed with 28.591 on April 1, an in crease of 499 in six days. The breakdown shows that as of Monday evening, there were 13.261 Republican voters; 13,174 Democratic voters and 655 with miscellaneous registrations. It has been estimated that there are still some 6,000 to 6,500 residents otherwise eligible to vote who will be unable to do so unless they register by April 15, next Tuesday. Fire Station Problem The council also discussed the problem of securing an adequate location for the new east side fire station. The principal diffi culty, it was brought out, is the reluctance of east side residents to have such a station located in their neighborhood. This brought the remark from Councilman Frank Runtz that west side residents have always been more cooperative along these lines than have those on the east side. A few more possi ble locations are being checked, councilmen said. The council also authorized the city administration to lease the recently - acquired Biddle property north of the airport for $100 per month. The prop erty was purchased so that a new instrument landing system could be located on it, but the ILS will not prevent use of the property for other purposes. Tribune Unite pre -Ful Lease Wire 1952 No. 16 Dispute Hearing part of the union's strategy of the ' Western Electric Co. and Bell System companies in New Jersey, Michigan, Ohio and Northern California. West Virginia telephone work ers walked out m nine, cities over a local dispute. To Curtail Service American Telephone and Tele graph Co. spokesmen acknowl edged the meetings would cur tail long distance service but said they hoped to keep service on a "pretty good level" with supervisors on the boards. Roving picket lines increased their harassing "surprise" ap pearances, striking at long lines exchanges in Detroit, Kansas City, Cleveland and Cincinnati, O., early Wednesday and, for the first time at local exchanges in St. Louis and nearby Illinois towns. Violence Reported ' First "violence" of the strike was reported from Fairmond, W. Va., where a woman picket was arrested for allegedly tearing the coat of a woman worker who was attempting to pass through a picket line. In Detroit, Walter Schaar, CWA director for Michigan and Ohio, said negotiators were "driving for a settlement today" in the wage dispute with the Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Federal mediation trouble:shoot ed E. Mervin Sconyers kept the union and company in round-the-clock sessions and the union ap peared ready to accept a $4 to $7 offered weekly wage increase if the company will "remove the strings attached to it." Teacher Resignations Accepted by Board The Medford city school board last night accepted resig nations from two teachers and elected three others for the coming year. Resignations were accepted from Miss Nancy Kirkpatrick, high school vocal music in structor, and Mrs. Mabel Denny Grimes, first grade teacher at Jackson school. Both resigna tions are effective immediately and were requested because of illness. Miss Kirkpatrick has re turned to her home in Lebanon, Ore., and Mrs. Grimes to her home in Pennsylvania. Three junior high school in structors elected by the board included Donald D. Davis, for mer teacher here who has. been affiliated with the state rehabil itation service for the past year, James King, Portland, who is now attending Lewis and Clark college, and Miss Janet Ruther ford, McMinnville, now attend ing Oregon State college. V J j Companies Appeal To Federal Courts To Nullify Move President Orders Possession Taken Washington (U.R) Federal Judge Alexander Holtsoff Wednesday refused to issue an injunction against President Truman's seizure of the steel industry. Washington (U.R) Steel com panies have appealed to the fed eral courts to nullify their seiz ure by the government in the most controversial federal action ever taken against private in dustry. By direction of President Tru man, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer at midnight took nominal possession of the indus try to prevent a strike by 650, 000 CIO United Steelworkers set for that hour. Hearing Ordered Mr. Truman's action set off these tvents: 1. Federal Judge Walter M. Bastion ordered an immediate hearing on a petition by two big steel companies for a court order blocking the seizure. 2. CIO President Philip Mur ray ordered his steelworkers to stay on the job, putting off a strike for the fifth time. 3. Acting Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman set un meet ings with the union and steel company negotiators at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Industry spokesmen saw little hope for an early agreement Three Days Needed 4. Industry managers in Pitts burgh said it would take about three days to get open hearths, which had been banked Sunday, into full operation again. They said morning shifts Wednesday would go to work as usual, in keeping with the President's re quest to keep production going for defense. 5. Sawyer sent telegrams to the presidents, of the 86 basic steel companies, designating them as "operating managers" of their plants and ordering them to fly the U. S. flag and post notice of the government taking possession. He told them to set up separate books for the period of government operation, although profits will revert to the private owners. Industry Blamed Mr. Truman announced his action in a radio-television broadcast to the nation Tuesday night. Blaming the industry for the deadlock, he said the steel companies could grant the full 26-cent hourly wage increase recommended by the wage sta bilization board and still clear profits of about $17 a ton on steel without any price increase. John C. Gall, attorney for Re public Steel Corp. and Youngs town Sheet and Tube Co., the na tion's third and sixth largest producers, arrived at Federal Judge Walter M. Bastion's home 27 minutes after Mr. Truman fin ished speaking with a request for an injunction forbidding Sawyer to implement the sei zure order. Violation Contended Gall, who predicted that other major steelmakers would join the case, contended that the seizure was a violation of the constitut ional prohibition against depriving a person of property without due process of law. Gall said the companies fear ed that Sawyer would order into effect the wage increases recom mended by the wage board. ' But Sawyer said he had no present plans for signing a new wage contract with the union. He said he would "await the re sult" of the new union-manage ment talks convened by Steel man "before doing anything about putting the higher wage scale into effect Mr. Truman's order specifi cally authorized Sawyer to "bar gain collectively" with the un- m ion and "prescribe terms and conditions of employment" There were indications that the government may sign a wage in crease contract with the union if there is any protracted delay in reaching a settlement to re turn the industry to private hands. Steelmakers Blasted Mr. Truman blasted the steel makers in the most bitter tones he has used against industry in seven years in office, accusing them of being "greedy" and making "outrageous" price de mands to offset wage boosts. He asserted that the compa nies "have said, in snort, tnat unleec ihv ran TlAV0 what thpv want, the steel industry will shut down."