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Ridgway Said Recommended To Succeed Eisenhower As NATO Chief 'PEOPLE FAVOR SEN. KEFAUVER,' DOUGLAS SAYS IN ENDORSEMENT Washington (U.R) Sen. Paul H. Douglas, a "Northern liberal," has endorsed Tennes see's Sen, Estes Kefauver for the presidency and said "the peo ple" are for him. "Some of the politicians, bu reaucrats and king-makers may not like you because they know they cannot control you," the Illinois Democrat said in a mes-. sage to Kefauver. "But the peo ple are for you. Let the voice of the people be heard." Best Available Man Douglas made public his mes sage to Kefauver a day after Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois announced that he would not ac cept the Democratic presidential nomination. "Now that Governor Steven son has withdrawn as a possible candidate for the presidency, I firmly believe that you are by all odds the best available can Last-Minute 'Run' Of Blood Donors 'S! 1 Puis Program Over A surprising last minute "run" of blood donors put the blood collection program "over the top" yesterday, gratified workers in the program reported this morning. -During the early part of the two-day collection it was feared that the county would fall far below its quota, which had been set at 425 pints from 500 donors. On Monday, only 250 donors had Indicated their intention of giv ing blood. But appeals through The Mail Tribune and over Medford's radio stations brought a "tre mendous" response, bringing a total of 501 donors to the blood mobile at the Elks temple dur ing the drive, and netting 428 pints. The program was the first to last for two days here, and blood collection workers said that it was particularly essential at this time to meet the goals, as sup plies of blood and plasma are dwindling below military needs. Tribute was paid to the part i taken in this week's campaign Thy the Junior Service league, Grey Ladies, staff aides, regis tered nurses, nurse's aides, the motor service, Junior Red Cross and Boy scouts, and to the asso ciation of osteopathic physi cians and surgeons, who turned out about 100 per cent to give blood yesterday. Demo Candidates Will Attend Dinner Democratic candidates for sev eral state offices, as well as gpokesman for Gov. Adlai Ste- venson and Sen. Estes Kefauver will attend the Democratic par ty's Roosevelt Memorial dinner at 6:30 p.m., it was reported to day by Mrs. Edward C. Kelly, chairman of the Jackson County Democratic Central committee. David C. Shaw, Gold Beach attorney who was a candidate for Congress in 1950, will be the main speaker. The dinner will be at the Medford hotel, and reservations may be made by telephoning 2-2801, 2-5131 or 2-8400. Daylight Time Decision Is Expected Next Week Salem (U.R) Oregonians probably won t know until next week whether or not they will set their clocks an hour ahead April 27. Gov. Douglas McKay said Thursday he probably would decide early next week whether or not lo proclaim daylight sav ing time for Oregon this year. He said he has received many letters both for and against fast time but wants to give the mat ter further study. Plans and Circulation of petitions for three proposed rural fire dis tricts in the Central Point, Jack sonville and Medford areas is now ready to begin, according to Richard Krupp, Central Point fire chief. Residents from each of the three areas attended a meeting last Tuesday evening at the Cen tral Point fire hall and received the proposed boundary descrip tions and petitions which have been approved by the state fire marshal's office in Salem, Krupp stated. The next step, according to Krupp, is for each proposed dis trict to secure solicitors who will obtain 200 signatures, or 25 per cent of the registered prop erty owners in the area, which ever is lower. "After- thii Is done." he continued, "the peti tions will be submitted to the county clerk for legality check didate of our party," the message said. Douglas told news confer ence that he "most certainly" believes that Kefauver, as the Democratic nominee, could de feat Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, one of the chief contenders for the Republican presidential nom ination. Chance To Beat Ik Asked if he believes the Ten nessean crime-buster could beat Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, an other major GOP possibility, he replied he did not know but that Kefauver would "have a very good chance." Kefauver managers hoped Douglas' endorsement would en courage other doubtful Demo crats to climb, aboard the Ten nessean's bandwagon. Douglas has a wide personal following among the "northern liberal" ele ments of the Democratic Party which had been plumping for Medford Telephone Buildings Picketed Three Medford buildings of the Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company were picketed, starting at 6 a.m. today, as the labor dispute which involves two unions spread to southern Ore gon. J. H. Creager, manager of the Medford-Ashland exchange, said that pickets were posted at the company's garage at 124 South Fir street, at the main business office at Bartlett and Fifth streets, and at the new equip ment building on North Central avenue. Service is normal today, Crea ger said, with "about 85 per cent" of inside workers report ing for work. He said that only a skeleton force of outside con struction, installation and serv icemen is on duty, and that this type of work will be "meager." Portland (U.R) Charges of unfair labor practices against the Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company were on file here Group To Talk Air Service Tomorrow The possibility of Inaugurat ing United Air lines service be tween Medford and Klamath Falls will be discussed at a breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Jackson hotel, ac cording to Frank VanDyke, chairman of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce airport committee. VanDyke s commit tee will meet with the Medford city council airport committee. In addition to discussion of a possible meeting between local and Klamath county representa tives on the question, a proposed air show, proceeds from which would go toward construction of a public auditorium here, will also be discussed. Van Dyke said. He will also announce sub committee appointments for the coming year. Taft Views Seizure As Impeachment Case Boston (U.R) Sen. Robert A, Taft said Thursday that Presi dent Truman's seizure of the steel industry constitutes a "valid case for impeachment. Taft made the statement at a press conference as he opened his quest of Massachusetts' 38 delegates and the write-in popu larity poll in the primary April Taft said impeachment pro ceedings against Mr. Truman "ought to be considered by the House" where such measures originate. "The seizure is a valid case for impeachment but whether the House will do it or not I don't know however, it is a valid case, ne said. Boundaries and the county court will then schedule a public hearing and special election." Since Central Point already has a rural fire department which is Incorporated at $15,000, Krupp, together with Harry Tonn, president of the Central Point Rural Fire Department, Incorporated, has summarized the disadvantages of the present organization and the advantages of a tax-based district. The dis advantages are: 1. The insurance rating bu reau will not give an insurance reduction which the present group has sought because there has to be- an organized district before such approval can be given. 2. The present set-up is not classified as a "regular" fire de partment. 3. Only a relatively small number of subscribers (350; now for Stevenson. Douglas said he was not speak ing for Illinois Democrats in en dorsing Kefauver. However, he said he expects "a considerable proportion" of the .Illinois dele gates to the Democratic National Convention to support Kefauver. Mr. Truman's only comment to reporters regarding Stevenson's announcement he would not ac cept the nomination was that "I may be able to talk to you about it" at his weekly news confer ence Thursday. Truman Displeased Persons standing near Mr. Tru man and Stevenson just before the President took off from Omaha after inspecting the Mid west flood area said the governor asked Mr. Truman if he had heard about his announcement. They quoted the President as re plying: "Yes, I have, and I don't like it." Thursday as a general strike by telephone workers spread throughout Oregon. The charges, filed by the In dependent Order of Repeater and Toll Testboardmen with the Na tional Labor Relations Board, alleged "the company has uni latterally imposed discrimina tion employment conditions upon our members in retaliation for our observance of picket lines established by the Western Elec tric installers of the CIO Com munication Workers Union in a labor dispute between that or ganization and the company. Repeatermen Join CWA The action was taken after the repeatermen joined the CWA members in a walkout that brought pickets to all but eight communities served by the com pany in Oregon. Installations at The Dalles, Pendleton, Bend, Prineville, Ashland, Medford Grants Pass and Oswego were not picketed Wednesday, The company said service was almost normal with all boards fully manned,. Until Tuesday, picketing in Oregon was limited to .Western Electric installers, whose nation al union, a division of CWA, walked off the job to back up demands for new contract bene fits. Operators, members of an other division of CWA, have re spected the Western Electric em ployees' picket lines and so had the repeatermen. Board Stands Pat To Fire Merlin Teacher Grants Pass, Ore. (U.R) The Josephine county school board Thursday stood pat on its deci sion not to offer a contract re newal to Royal Ivory, Merlin school principal. ' Over the protest of parents of Merlin students, the board said it would not rehire the principal because of his lack of coopera tion. Merlin eighth-graders receiv ed publicity recently by taking a three-day trip to San Francisco Mercy Flights Plane Flies to Los Angeles The longest one-day round trip flight ever made by Mercy Flights pilots was completed last night, officials of the non-profit air ambulance firm reported this morning. , Pilot George Milligan and Tuny Bullis took the twin-en gined Cessna ambulance plane owned by the firm to Los An geles, carrying a 92-year-old woman patient, the oldest car ried so far by the firm's planes. The round-trip flight took 8V4 hours. The plane left here at 6:30 a.m. The patient was Mrs. Alma Mather, mother-In law of Fred Hawkins, 919 Whitman avenue. Announced supports the group. 4. Tlie size of the present cor poration is just a little bit too big for the small group to direct. Krupp said the advantages of a tax-based district would be: 1. Obtaining a 5 to 15 per cent insurance reduction based on location, equipment and the employment of permanent per sonnel. 2. Everyone within the dis trict will share in the payment of a tax levy not to exceed 4 mills, unless a special election is held to sanction any excess. (Tonn pointed out that the In surance rate reduction would more than offset a 4 mill levy.) 3. The possibility of a mutual aid working agreement among the three districts to assist each other, either actively or on standby, during a fire, which would unify and strengthen each district ! protection. Name Suggested To 13 Countries In Treaty Group Announcement Would Await Ike's Leave San Francisco (U.R) Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, supreme commander of UN forces in the Far Eas,l, has been recommended to succeed Gen. Dwight D Eis enhower as commander of NATO forces in Europe, the San Fran cisco Chronicle said Thursday. Name Suggested In a copyrighted dispatch from Washington, the Chronicle said Ridgway was recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The dispatch said Ridgway's name was suggested to 13 other coun tries in the North Atlantic Trea ty Organization. Their approval is expected soon, the Chronicle said. How ever, annnouncement of his se lection will be delayed until aft er Eisenhower leaves Europe in June by which time it is hoped Ridgway may conclude a truce in Korea, the newspaper said. Washington (U.R) Gen. Al fred M. Gruenther said that he will be "delighted' 'if Gen. Mat thew B. Ridgway is made chief of the North Atlantic Defense Command. Gruenther, chief of staff to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, has himself been prominently men-i tioned as NATO commander when Eisenhower retires June 1. The San Francisco Chronicle said the staff chiefs want Gen. Mark Clark to succeed Ridgway and Gruenther to take over Clark's present job as chief of Army field forces. Asked about this report, Gruenther said he had not heard it. Budge) for Rural Schools $1,081,652 A proposed budget of $1,081, 652.21, highest in history, for Jackson county second and third class school districts during the 1952-53 fiscal year, was an nounced today by the county school superintendent's office. An election to allow the districts to exceed the six per cent limi tation has been scheduled for May 19. The proposed budget exceeds the county's extremely low tax base amount by $818,377.2, and last year's budget of $941,006.11 by $140,646.10. County school officials explained that much of the increase over the 1951-52 budget is caused by a general increase in teachers salaries throughout the county. The highest previous budget in Jackson county was approxi mately $1,040,000 in 1949-50 when there were six more dis tricts in the county. Schools Will Receive Support Fund Warrants Salem (U.R) Public schools in Oregon's 36 counties will re ceive $14,870,300.07 in warrants this week as the second half of the 1951-52 apportionment of the basic school support fund, Secretary of State Earl T. New bry said Thursday. Sums to counties include: J a a k s o n , $661,171.73; Jose phine, $397,931.70. Kader Murder Indictment Upheld by Circuit Judge Portland (U.R) Circuit Judge MacCormac Snow Wednesday upheld the first-degree murder Indictment of Mrs. Jada Z. Ka der, 21-year-old Portland mother accused of slaying her three- year-old daughter, Sherrie. Mrs. Kader's attorney had at tacked the indictment on grounds that it was too vague. Salem (U.R) Jack A. Hayes Oregon's civil defense director, leaves Friday for Las Vegas, Ne vada, to witness atomic blast tests. for Three The two fire officials pointed out that In lieu of the present More-Inclusive Fire District Sought by Rural Committee A committee of residents liv Ing in the country around Med ford. who feel tMt the proposed Medford Rural Fire district should be largy and more in clusive, have called a meeting to discuss the matter next Tuesday. The meeting will be held at the Jackson school at 7:30 p.m., according to Mrs. W. M. Neal, 2104 Roberts road, a committee member. Mrs. N;l said many residents feel that areas in which they live, all located within a 4Vi mile radius of Medford district it well advanced, they are now concentrating on methods which Medford Jllti Cnltd Preu mil Lui4 W t . 47th Year 20 Pages . Accident Victim ! Dies at Hospital; Wife Badly Injured Elderly Washington Couple on Visit Here John E. Bohan, 71, Winlock, Wash., who was seriously in jured in an automobile accident at Table Rock Four Corners yes terday morning, died at a hos pital here at 7:15 p.m. yesterday. His wife, Julia. 68, suffered a serious head injury, a broken collar bone, spinal injuries and many cuts and bruises, but she is expected to recover, according to Mrs. Leo V. Bartsch, Coos Bay, a daughter of the Bohans. Mrs. Bartsch and the couple's only other child, Mrs. George A. Hash, Eugene, arrived here only a few minutes before Mr. Bohan died. Other relatives include a grandson, Charles Batman, Ore- tech, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Bohan were here visiting Mrs. Bohan's sisters, Mrs. Mary Watkins, Cen tral Point, and Mrs. Pearl Stolle, Eagle Point. Mr. Bohan never lived In the valley, but Mrs. Bohan was born in Central Point. Mr. Bohan was born in San Francisco, and was a veteran of World War I, and belonged to the American Legion. Funeral arrangements, with Perl funeral home in charge, are pending. In terment will be in the Central Point cemetery, where Mrs. Bo han's father and other relatives are buried, Mrs. Bartsch said. Mutinous Convicts Continue Hold-Qut Trenton, N.. J. (U.R) Sixty eight mutinous convicts held out in their captured New Jersey prison print shop Thursday, but the warden predicted hunger would force them to surrender by nightfall. The convicts, including several 'desperate" criminals, seized the two-story frame building at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the third rebel lion against Warden William H. Carty's administration in 17 days. Carty said that so far as he knew the men had gone without food and water since they muti nied, although sandwiches had been passed through a broken window periodically for two guards and two civilian instruc tors held as hostages by the rioters. Telegraph Office Pickets Removed Pickets who appeared in front Of the Western Union nffir-o in Medford Monday have been with- orawn, ii was reported today. John R. Fitzmartin, Seattle, chairman of the strike committee of Local 40, Commercial Teleg raphers union, AFL, checked out of his hotel Wednesday after noon. Manager Frank Gray said that there are no other developments in the strike situation locally, but said he has been informed that more WU offices through out the country are being opened. Weather FORECAST! Variable rtaudlnna with mild tpmpenlilrpi through Friday, I.nw tonight 10. High Friday 12-13. Temp. Illlhrit Yeitrrdav li l.owral this Momlni 19 Rural Fire t Central Point district, If the I voters sanction the new district. can be used to Join the district on a cooperative basis, Mrs. Neal reported. She pointed out that the boundary line in most instances follows the middle of roads, which might work a hardship on residents living "on the wrong side of the road." Mcrvin Gilson, Salem, a depu ty state fire marshal, will attend the Tuesday meeting, Mrs. Neal said, to explain exactly what steps can be taken to circulate petitions for Joining the Medford district. All residents of the erea Involved are Invited, Mrs. Neal added. Oi MEDFORD, OE N, o BLASTED While trace talks drag been working on the railroad, at supply train attests. Crisis Said At Hand In Big Missouri Flood Omaha, Neb. (U.R -r- The mighty Missouri river hurled its weight against the soggy levees here Thursday and Army Engi: neers warned that a crisis was at hand and that the dikes could "disintegrate."- I. W. Tritt, liaison officer for the engineers in Council Bluffs, la., across the river, warned that "there may be too much op timism." The "Big MuIIy" was rising sleadily toward a record-break ing crest of 31 va feet expected Thursday night, and Tritt warned that the crest might en dure for three days. The crucial point was the anchor levee protecting the north edge of Council Bluffs. A break there could send water pouring into a 600-square block residential area, already va cated by its inhabitants. Urgent Plea Issued Council Bluffs officials issued an urgent plea for 500 more volunteers' to strengthen the levees, and asked for "250 men hourly thereafter." The Omaha - Council Bluffs area was the most critical point in the floods along the Missouri, the Mississippi and the Red river which have driven an es- Huge Fire in Japan Levels 4500 Homes Tollorl, Japan (U.R) Japan's biggest post-war fire, a wind whipped blaze that has left at least 15,000 persons homeless, raged out of contra! early Thurs day and threatened destruction of this entire city, . National police said 140 per sons were injured and 4500 homes, destroyed in this coastal city of 60,000 reslacnts 300 miles southwest of Tokyo. There are no United States military Installations In Tottori. Protection the present organization's In vestments would either be sold to the new district or Central Point and the money would be pro rated at the" present cash value to the original contribu tors. The district owns a 750 gallon pumper and 1,000-gal-lon tank truck. The boundary descriptions ap proved by the state fire marshal for the three proposed districts include everything within their boundaries except property with in incorporated cities, railroad properly and state forest sta tions. They are: Cei tral Point: On the north, all of lower Table Rock east through upper Table Rock and across Rogue river; on the east, south to the Crater lake high way, east to Foothill road, south to Coker Butte road; on the south, west 'to SchuU road and THURSDAY, APRIL 17, Bate on, U S. Air Force pilots hro damage to this North Koreaa timated 87,000 persons from their dwellings. Elsewhere;:; the outlook was brighter. Upstream on the Mis souri floodwaters receded at Sioux City, la., and officials said the embargo on cattle and hog shipments to the stockyards there would be lifted Saturday, North Dakota River Falls In North Dakota, the Red River of the North fell slowly at Fargo after forcing more than 4,000 persons from their homes and cresting at Its highest level since 1897. On the Mississippi, a record crest swept downstream from St. Paul, where It caused an esti mated $10,000,000 damage. Mrs. Rosemary Mohr, 28, drowned at St. Paul Thursday night when she and a male companion fell out of a boat at the rear of a tavern. In Omaha, four persons were Injured when a truck carrying crushed rock to reinforce the dikes collided with an automo bile. Washington (U.R) Presi dent Truman got Immediate con greslonal support for his plea for an overall flood control pro gram to prevent future disasters in the Missouri river basin. But some congressmen ex pressed fear that Mr. Truman might use the Midwestern floods as an "excuse" to plug for his controversial Missouri River Valley Authority plan. Sen. Kerr Will Speak , In Portland On May 8 Portland (U.R Sen. Robert S. Kerr, Democratic presidential nomination aspirant, will speak at a luncheon here May 8, Demo cratic National Committeeman Monroe Swcetland said Wednes day. The Oklahoma Democrat is not a candidate in the Oregon prl mary May 16. Districts in the Table Rock Market road. south to De Barr road, south at Howard avenue across the Pa cific highway and west to meet Ross lane; on the west, north paralleling Military road until II rejoins the Old Stige road, then west 1 Vi miles, then north passing just west of Tolo to the Goldray dam and lower Table Rock. Medford: On the north, the same as Central Point's south boundary; on the east, south on Foothill road from Coker Butte road to Hillcrcst road, east to Cherry Lane, south on North Phoenix road including Coal Mine, Graffis and Campbell roads to the Phoenix city limits; on the south, following the Houston, Carpenter Hill and Pioneer roads to the Griffin Creek road; on the west, north on Griffin Creek road to the Jacksonville Phoenix highway. Tribune United Preia mil Uutt Wlr. 1952 No. 23 Wage Negotiations Failure Threatens National Walkout April 30 Slated As Strike Deadline Denver (U.R) The nation's oil unions have warned that a nation-wide strike will begin on April 30 if wage negotiations in the industry faiL Union officials, representing some 275,000 oil workers, "re luctantly" agreed to a third post ponement of a threatened oil strike Wednesday night after the Wage Stabilization Board "tem porarily" gave up its efforts to settle the critical wage dispute. Postponement Obtained The strike deadline originally had been set for March 3 in sup port of the oil workers' demands for a 25-cent an hour general wage increase. But Federal Me diation Chief Cyrus Ching ob tained a week's postponement and then President Truman ask ed that it be put off for an in definite period to allow time for federal hearings. Now the WSB has abandoned Its efforts to conduct the hear ings and to recommend a settle ment In the wage dispute. Most of the 75 oil companies involved in the dispute refused to parti cipate in the hearings set up by the board. Bowed To Demands By a 10-2 vote, with AFL members dissenting, the WSB bowed to oil company demands and voted to return the case to collective bargaining. But it maintained technical control over the dispute and asked to ba kept advised of any progress. ' The board said it would take -some action "in a few weeks" if no settlement is reached through collective bargaining. Probers Winning Fight For Look at Files Washington (UJ) House in vestigators are winning their fight to inspect confidential files of the Justice Department for evidence of possible corruption. Informed sourcei reported that a House Judiciary subcom mittee already has gained access to the files of six controversial cases which previously were withheld. Sub committee Investigators probably will be able to see five other dossiers later, informants said. Chairman Frank L. Chelf, D Ky., said last week that the sub committee had been denied a chance to inspect the files on 11 cases about which it was espec ially curious. . Owyhee River Sends Families From Homes Ontario, Ore. (U.R) Flood waters of the snow-swollen Owy hee river threatened farm famil ies near here Thursday after eight families were forced to evacuate their homes. One bridge was washed out and two others were closed. The families carted household furnishings to higher land. No appreciable loss of livestock or property was reported. The Owyhee reservoir was filled to capacity and the over flow roared through the emer gency outlet of Owyhee dam to inundate farmlands downstream. the County then west to Arnold lane, then north, crossing the Medtord Jacksonville highway to Ross lane. Jacksonville: On the east, the same as Medford's west boun dary; on the north, west on Ross lane several miles beyond the Old Stage road; on the west, south to the section line paral leling and north of Poormaa creek road; on the south, east on the section line, then south and cast to the Poorman-Grlffin creek road intersection. Citizens desiring to circulate petitions are urged to contact any of 'the following: For Cen tral Point, Krupp at his service station on Highway 99 or Tonn at the Grange Supply Co-op store; for Jacksonville, H. L. Markwith; and for Medford, Os car Chlnn, 1821 North. River tide avenue. Set V
