regon To Stay on Standard Tre vAcECay Decrees
FIRST OLCC SESSION
IN CITY OPENS TODAY
A regular meeting of the Ore
gon Liquor Control commission,
first ever held here, convened to
day in the Jackson county court
house, with Commissioner W, A.
Spangler, Klamath Falls, In
charge.
George S. Woodworth, attor-
$1,236,422 Budget
For City Schools
Approved at Meet
Completion of a Medford pub
lic school budget calling for a
total of $1,236,422.76 for all pur
poses during fiscal 1952-1953
was announced today by E.
H. Hedrick, superintendent of
schools. The budget was com
pleted last night at a joint meet
ing of the school board and the
"chool budget committee.
The proposed budget is S321,
237.45 in excess of the six per
cent limitation. A special elec
tion to approve the budget ex
cess has been called for May 20
from 2 to 8 p.m., Hedrick said.
Of the approximately $1'4
million asked for in the budget,
$97,528.76 is for bond and in
terest costs and SI. 138,894 is for
operating expenses. The total
figure is an increase of about
$42,000 over the 1951-1952 fis
cal budget.
Hedrick pointed out that this
increase may mean an increase
of one or two mills over last
year's taxes or may bring no in
crease, depending on the value
of new property added to the
district. Medford's total school
tax during the last year was
30.9 mills, 10.1 mills lower tnan
any other district in the county.
Members of the school board
Include Mrs. Evelyn Nye, Frank
C. Bash, Mrs. Eva Hamilton, E.
Honald Rice and Edward C.
Rranehfield. The budget commit
tee is composed of Eugene Thorn-
dyke, James F. Campbell, Wil
liam Barker, Mark Goldy and
John Moffat.
3 Men Arraigned
fin Assault Charge
Carl Blair's condition, follow'
ing a severe stabbing Sunday
morning, remained "fairly good"
today, according to Community
hncnital officials.
Three men being held in con
nection with the brawl in wnicn
the Shady Cove man was knifed
were arraigned yesieraay on
of "assault with a dan
rarnni utpanon." according to
nistrlr-t Attorney Paul Haviland,
iminarv hearing is
nrilna the selection of attor
nevs bv the men. A $7,500 bond
was set at the arraignment yes
terday, according to Haviland.
Those charged with assault
are Monte Stockton, 26, Dee
Stockton and Donald E. Yule,
22. Two of the men live at
Shady Cove, while Monte Stock
ton lives at 118 East McAndrews
road in Medford.
A fourth man. Kenneth (Tex)
Burnette, was released yesterday
by the district attorney after it
was found he wasn't present at
the time of the stabbing.
Former Tax Official
' Refuses To Testify
Washington (U.R) Joseph
D. Nunan Jr., former internal
revenue commissioner, has re
fused on grounds of possible self
, incrimination to explain cash de
posits of S97.328 which did not
show on his income tax returns.
Nunan's cash transactions in
the six -year -period 1945 -50
were described to the House
Ways and Means subcommittee
Wednesday by Andres Saldana,
internal revenue agent in the
second district of New York.
Nunan, himself, had been
slated to appear before the sub
committee, but his physicians
said he was too ill to undergo
questioning.
BULLETINS
Vancouver, B. C (U.R) A
multi-milliondollar grain ter
minal and an unidentified ship
caught fire on the Vancouver
waterfront Wednesday and the
blase raged out of control de
spite the efforts of 400 fire
men, Firt officials said there
was danger of explosions and
all spectators were ordered out
of the area. The United Grain
Growers Terminal, one of the
largest on the waterfront,
caught fire shortly before noon
and the flames raged along Its
two-block length within 30
minutes.
St. Louis, Mo. 0J.RI Fred
M. Saigh Jr., president of the
wSt. Louis Cardinals, said
Wednesday ht will be "com
pletely vindicated" of federal
Income tax ration charges
against him.
ney for the commission, reported
on a letter received from the of
fice of Price Stabilization which
protested a price increase of last
December 1 and asked the com
mission to supply certain infor
mation regarding the increase.
Hat Complied
Woodworth stated that the
commission has complied witn
OPS and has furnished the in
formation asked for. "Our idea
is to cooperate fully with OPS,"
Woodworth added, "and we are
now awaiting an answer from
them." He said that only one let
ter had been received from OPS.
A progress report was made on
the proposed use of a new identi
fication card for purchasers. The
commission said "that the pur
pose of the identification card is
to prevent the sale of liquor to
minors." The proposed card form
includes such matter as a picture
of the bearer, signature, address,
and a personal description, and
is enclosed in a plastic cover.
May Take Legislation
If the card is finally accepted
it may be necessary to "force
the issue of its legality" and to
pass appropriate legislation If
necessary.
The largest number of cases,
82, heard in one month, came be
fore the three examiners in
March, according to Karl Glos,
hearing examiner.
Officials present at the meet
ing, besides Spangler, Wood
worth and Glos. were R. L. Elf
strom, Salem, chairman; J. H
Stroufe, Portland; W. A. Bing
ham, administrator; L. B. Rus
sell, license supervisor, and M. L.
Graham, enforcement supervisor.
Rioting Convicts
Still Holding Out
Jackson, Mich. (U.R)
Fighting broke out among the
besieged convicts in a cell
block at Southern Michigan
Prison Wednesday over who
was to lead their revolt against
prison authority.
Jackson, Mich. (U.R) A clique
of inmates who touched off the
worst riot ever to hit the world's
biggest walled prison continued
to hold out for peace Wednes
day despite a promise by War
den Julian Frisbie their de
mands would be fulfilled.
Holding 10 prison guards host
age as "bargaining power," the
173 diehard convicts in Cell
block 15 sought further assur
ances against reprisals for their
part m uprisings in which one
inmate was killed and eight oth
ers wounded by state police
bullets.
Frisbie "negotiated" with the
rioting element by telephone
into the wee hours of the morn
ing as two squads of state police
quelled the latest flare-up at
Southern Michigan prison.
LEADER IN PRISON RIOT-
Notorious "Crazy Jack" Hyatt
(above) is one of the ring-leaders
in the riot of 2000 inmates al
Southern Michigan Prison in
Jackson. Hyatt was last in the
news 18 months ago when he
pulled a knife on Michigan Gov
ernor G. Mennen Williams, who
was inspecting the prison.
Slay-Down Fliers
Demand Apology
Dallas. Tex (U.R) A group of
reserve officers at Randolph Air
Force Base at Sati Antonio, Tex.
have demanded a public apology
from the Air Force for "lllega
charges" brought- against men
who have refused to fly.
They also demanded that of f i
ccrs who initiated the charges
against eight of 14 known "stay-
down" flyers, including the two
who have been ordered dishonor
ablv dismi5od from service and
sentenced to prison terms, be
court-martialed themselves fo
"imm-ooer use of their positions,
The "vehement protest" by th
unidentified reservists also lash
ed out at the "gross mismanage
ment of the entire reserve pro
eram and the discrimination
against recalled by tome regu
lart. ..."
Medford
United Preii mil Luted WIM
47th Year 18 Pages
Shady Cove Woman
Found Dead; Baby
Son Still Missing
Apparently Suicide,
Coroner Morris Thinks
The body of Mrs. Russell
Graham, Shady Cove, 27-year-old
mother of three children,
was recovered Tuesday after
noon from a sand bar in the
Rogue river, according to state
police. A search is still under
way for her three-weeks-old son,
who disappeared from the family
home with his mother early yes
terday.
The body was discovered by
Dale Goodman, Shady Cove riv
er guide, and his Crater Lake
Aerie Scout Troop 46 about a
mile and a half below Shady
Cove, opposite the Dick Johnson
place. William Plowman and
Carol Watson, both of Shady
Cove, recovered the body from
the bar.
Jackson County Coroner Car
los Morris indicated this morn-
ng that the woman appears to
have committed suicide. How
ever, Morris and sheriff s depu
tes are still investigating Mrs.
Graham's death.
Discovery of her body increased
efforts to find her infant son.
Sheriff's deputies, Shady Cove
residents and Boy scouts are op
erating seven boats on the river
n an area between Dodge bridge
and Shady Cove in an effort to
find the baby. If the child drown
ed, they believe they may find
a blanket, baby clothing or some
other evidence.
Mrs. Graham, wife of a Shady
Cove grocery store operator, and
her son, left the house at about
6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning and
was reported missing later by
members of her family. They
indicated that she probably left
the house while the rest of the
household was still asleep.
Two Other Children
Mrs. Graham was the mother
of two other children, aged two
and three. Authorities said it
has not been established why she
leu the house with the child.
Mrs. Graham had been a resi
dent of the Rogue valley since
August, ido, when she and her
family moved here from Provo
Utah, where she is reported to
have several brothers and sisters.
onRer-iviorns lunerai Home is
in cnarge 01 lunerai arrange
ments.
Truman Condemned
In Adler Resolution
New York (U.R) A resolution
condemning President Truman's
seizure of the steel industries
and the President's press confer
ence statement "implying that he
has power to seize the press" was
presented Wednesday at the an
nual convention of the Ameri
can Newspaper Publishers Asso
ciation.
The resolution was submitted
by Julius Ochs Adler, vice-presi
dent and general manager of
The New York Times. The con
vention will vote on it Thursday
Adler, in an extemporaneous
address prior to offering the
resolution, said that the steel in
dustry has been seized "without
due process of law or compen
sation.
He said the "press seizure
statement which the President
made in a press conference "has
given the press of this nation
great concern."
The resolution said the asso
ciation "deplores and condemns'
the seizure and statement which
Mr. Truman made "under the
guise of the Inherent power of
hn office.
Syndicate Offers Best Bid
For Oregon Veteran Bonus
Salem (U.R) A syndicate of
59 financial institutions was low
bidder on $46,000,000 in Oregon
veterans bonus bonds Wednes
day with a bid of 1.7099 per cent
interest.
Bids were opened In the office
of William Garrenstroom, di
rector of the State Department of
Veterans Affairs, in the presence
of Gov. Douglas McKay, State
Treasurer Walter Pearson and
Secretary of State Earl T. New
bry. Paid in July
All bonus applicants whose
claims have been approved by
June 30 will be paid during July,
Garrenstroom said, with the
first checks going out to Oregon
veterans about July 1.
The successful syndicate of fi
nancial institutions is managed
bv the First National Bank of
Portland, the National City Bank
of New York, and the Harris
Trust and Saving! Co. of Chi
MEDFORD, OREGON,
SERVICES THURSDAY
Services for Maxwell Peirce Sr.,
37 Valley View drive, will be
Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Mark's
Episcopal church. Peirce, owner
of the Medford Investment com
pany, died from a heart attack
Sunday while working in the
yard at his home.
Communists Reveal
UN Proposal (or
Prisoner Exchange
Panmunjom (U.R) The Com
munists revealed Thursday that
the United Nations has propos
ed and the Communists appar
ently rejected a plan for solv
ing the truce talks deadlock on
prisoner exchange by revising
the list of Red captives.
Peiping Radio, in a dispatch
datelined Kaesong, Korea, said
the UN submitted a revised list
of prisoners in a "disgusting
American scheme" to allow the
Communists to save face on their
demand for forced return of all
prisoners.
The Chinese Communist radio
at the same time accused the Al
lies of violating the secrecy
agreement on the prisonter talks.
It said the plan was submit
ted last Saturday. It would be no
different, Peiping said, than out
right voluntary repatriation and
thus was not acceptable to the
Communists.
PLANES BLAST RAILWAY
Seoul, Korea 1U.R) UN
fighter-bombers blasted the vital
railway line running from Suk
chon deep into North Korea
Wednesday, while Sabrejets, un
challenged by Communist MIGs,
poured machine gun fire into
supply buildings and box cars.
The 5th Air Force claimed the
fighter - bombers cratered the
Sukchon line in 147 places. The
Sabres swooped down from their
sub-stratosphere screening post
to riddle IS supply buildings and
four boxcars with 50-caliber
machine gun bullets.
Thunderiets destroyed enemy
artillery positions, troop bunk
ers and trenches on the Central
Front.
Who Said Newspapermen
Ever Become Excited?
Yucca Flat. Nov. (U.R)
Most of the correspondents
covering Operation Big Shot
from News Knob on the edge
of Yucca Flat tried to pretend
they were only mildly excited
by it all.
But when the test was over
it was discovered that one of
the newsmen had his pants on
backwards.
cago. The United States National
Bank of Portland was included
in the syndicate.
To date, more than 50.000 Ore
gon veterans bonus claims have
been approved for a total of $21
500.000 or an average of nearly
$420. Maximum payment under
the bonus law is $600.
The bonds will be retired com
pletely In 20 years, starting with
a retirement of $2,000,000 on
Oct. 1, 1953. Another $2,000,000
will be retired each year there
after until Oct. 1, 1966. From
1967 until the final date on Oct.
1, 1972, the bonds will be retired
at the rate of $.1,000,000 an
nually. Fred Paulus, assistant state
treasurer and secretary to the
Oregon Bond Commission, de
scribed the successful bid as
"very good." Total interest pay
ment on the issue over the 20
years will amount to $9,299,-907.33.
"Ti l '
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23,
Petitions Seek Local
Law Banning Weather
Control Experiments
Circulation of petitions calling
for a vote by Jackson county
residents on outlawing of private
"rainmaking" was underway
here today, according to Dis
trict Attorney Paul Haviland.
The measure would make it
unlawful for any person, firm
Anti-Bee Ordinance
Passed by Council;
In Effect May 2nd
An ordinance forbidding the
keeping of bees within the Med
ford city limits was passed last
night by the city council. The
ordinance will become effective
at the end of a 10-day period, on
Saturday, May 2.
Approximately 20 residents of
two-block area on West 10th
street were present in the audi
ence to request immediate action
on a bee problem in their area.
They included Mrs. Russell John
son, 1106 West 10th street, who
circulated a petition about three
years ago requesting action from
the council. No final action was
taken at that time.
Members of the audience
stated that some 30 hives of bees,
owned by R. E. Salter, 1103
West Ninth street, are particu
larly hazardous to small children
in the area. Even dogs are being
badly stung, Mrs. Johnson told
council members.
Objections Told
Mrs. Kenneth Phillips, 1102
West 10th street, and others said
the bees leave wax on clothing
hung in yards. This wax, when
touched by a hot iron, leaves a
stain which will not come out,
they said. Ben Allison 1027 West
10th street, told the council that
the bees sw"armed in his house
last year and it was necessary to
call a fumigator to get them out.
The council heard all three
readings of the ordinance at once
and passed it unanimously. At
the request of Earl Miller, coun
cilman for Ward 2, Police Chief
Clatous McCredie was instructed
to enforce the ordinance fully.
It provides for a fine of not more
than $100 or not more tnan a au-
day jail sentence, or both, for vio
lations.
(See Story on Paga 9)
Truman Critics Admit
Impeachment Unsure
Washington (U.R) Some of
President Truman's sharpest
critics in Congress have conced
ed that nothing is likely to come
of a pending impeachment reso
lution.
Democratic leaders evidenced
no concern over the resolution,
which was introduced Tuesday
by Rep. Robert Hale (R.-Maine.)
Hale said Mr. Truman violat
ed his oath of office by seizing
the steel mills without statutory
authority. His resolution is the
first step in a complicated proc
ess by which Congres could ex
pel Mr. Truman from office,
"The President took an oath
to defend the Constitution,"
Hale said. "He did not take an
oath to make steel or even to
make bullets."
Hale's resolution, which fol
lows a more-or-less standard Im
peachment form, was referred to
the House Judiciary committee
Some committee members indi
cated they may seek action on
it at the c ommittee's regular
meeting Thursday.
South Might Support
Harriman, Is View
Washington U,R Sen. John
J. Sparkman (D.-Ala.) said Wed
nesday he "thinks" the South
would support W. Averell Harri
man if he were the Democratic
nominee for President.
But he quickly added th
"the South would rather have a
candidate of its own" like Sen,
Richard B. Russell of Georgia.
Olher Southern Democrats
who did not wish to be quoted
by name, were even more re
served in their reaction to Harrl
man's announcement that he will
campaign "actively" for the
nomination.
Washington (U.R) Chairman
James P. Richards of the House
Foreign Affairs committee Wed
nesday called on W. Averell Har
riman to resign as foreign aid
chief because he has declared
himself an "activt candidate'
for president.
. RIBUNE
United preit Fu'l Leaitd fflri
1952
No. 28
or group other than the state
or federal governments, to use
ny mechanical substance to in
terfere with the weather. Ac
cording to Haviland, there is a
question as to whether such a
law would be strictly local, in
volving Jackson county only.
If this were the case, the law
would then be constitutional,
Haviland stated, but if it involv
ed other areas it would not be
constitutional. He stated that the
only method to determine its
constitutionality would be by
testing it in the courts.
Haviland's statements follow
ed a similar ruling by George
Nuener, Oregon attorney gen
eral, on the matter.
Filing of the petition followed
ction by the Moisture Conser
vation League of Jackson Coun
ty, demanding that the people
of the county have an oppor
tunity to vote on the issue.
Harvey Brandau and Eugene
Kooser, both of Medford, have
been hired by fruit-growing and
shipping interests to seed threat
ening clouds in an effort to pro
tect fruit against hail. They have
already made two flights this
year and also made numerous
flights last year.
Some farmers object to the
cloud seeding, contending that
the process also prevents rain
which is badly needed by county
farmers owning summer range
land dependent on summer rain.
The fliers deny they prevent
rain, and have offered weather
bureau figures to support their
statements.
Continuing Rains
Add To Flood Fury
Kansas City, Mo. U.R) Con
tinued light rains added to the
fury of the raging Missouri river
Wednesday as the Big Muddy's
crest moved past St. Joseph and
aimed ill next blow in the direc
tion of Sherman Air Force base
at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.
Fresh troops rushed in to seal
minor break in the north dike
protecting the air base, toiled
nightlong in rain, on slippery,
soggy levees, but early Wednes
day appeared on their way to
ward victory.
'We re doing all right," said
Maj. James Klein, public infor
mation officer. "We haven't lost
any ground and while we know
the worst is yet to come, we are
confident.
Equals All-Tim High
The turbulent river, rumbling
on toward its prime downstream
target at Kansas City, rose to
27.2 foot reading at St. Joseph
at 9 p.m. Tuesday night, equal
ing the all-lime record crest set
in the horrible debacle of 1881
It remained at the 27.2 reading
until 10 p.m. when it dropped to
27.1, but at 1 a.m. Wednesday
the river rose again to 27.2 and
remained constant there through
the early morning hours.
Lt. Lot. ueorge Bennett, as
sistant U.S. Army engineer at
St. Joseph, said:
'The crest has been reached
and we are holding fast. The
worst is over at St. Joseph and
upstream at Forbes. We have
gained at Forbes and now have
8 inches of freeboard where
hours ago the margin was only
6 Inches.
Salem (U.R) A three per cent
tax on theater admissions collect
ed by the city of bugene was
ruled "void and unenforceable'
by the state Supreme Court
Wednesday.
Pro and Con
In Steel Price
Washington (U.R) Eco
nomic Stabiliser Rogit L,
Putnam Wednesday directed
Price Chief Ellli Arnali to is
sue a regulation that will en
'able the steal Industry to raise
prices by about 13 a ton.
Washington (U.R) CIO Presi
dent Philip Murray has accused
the steel industry of deliberately
creating a wage crisis In order
to "blackmail" the government
into approving over-the-ceillng
price Increases.
Murray said Industry leaders
wanted to use the threat of a
steel strike as a "smokescreen
for all-out effort to dictate" the
terms under which they would
supply iteel for national de
fense. The CIO chief testified before
the Senate Labor committee, one
of several Capitol Hill groupi
Weather
roretait: Thlcktnlng and low
ring cloudiness tonifht with oc
casional light showers Thursday.
Low tonight 40. High Thursday
SS-TO.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 72
Lowest this Morning 31
PennsylvaniaNew
York Give Victory
To Eisenhower Men
Backers Claim Most
Of N. Y. Delegation
By UNITED PRESS
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
added two more presidential pri
mary victories to his campaign-by-proxy
by winning Pennsylva
nia's "popularity contest and
giving his backers claim to most
of New York s 06 Republican
National Convention delegates.
The general triumphed in
Pennsylvania's preferential pri
mary Tuesday with almost s
500,000-vote edge over his near
est opponent, Sen. Robert A
Taft of Ohio, whose name was
not on the ballot.
Wins 7 of 12
Eisenhower won seven of 12
GOP contests in New York
whereas Taft had to settle for
The other four winners
were unpledged but belonged to
the state organization headed by
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and GOP
Chairman William L. Pfeiffer,
who favor Eisenhower.
Republicans and Democrats in
Pennsylvania each elected 60
uninstructed delegates. Previous
ly the Democrats had appointed
20 delcgates-at-large, each hav
ing a one-half vote in the July
convention, and the GOP had se
lected 10.
Elsenhower's victory in the
popularity contest did not bind
the unpledged Pennsylvania del
egation to his cause. But Sen
James H. Duff jubilantly declar
ed the general's sweeping victory
"shows that the rank and file
of voters in Pennsylvania over
whelmingly prefer Eisenhower
to Taft."
Support in West
The general s heaviest support
in New York came from the
Western section where he swept
the 42nd, 43rd and 44th Congres
sional districts. Taft won one
delegate In New York City's 16th
Congressional district, with Els
enhower taking the other of the
two races there.
There were no candidates on
Pennsylvania's Democratic bal
lot, but Sen. Estes Kcfauver of
Tennessee led all hopefuls in an
unenthusiastic write-in cam
paign. .
Kefauver picked up one dele
gate in Schenectady, but W.
Averell Harriman, mutual secu
rity administrator, had the back
ing of the New York state Demo
cratic leaders.
90 Chosen
Ninety Republican Conven
tion delegates were chosen in
New York and the state commu
te will appoint six delcgates-at-large
later. The Democrats will
send 94 to their convention, in
cluding four-at-large.
Harold Stassen, a candidate on
Pennsylvania's GOP ballot, ran
almost 20,000 votes behind Taft
but far ahead of Gen. Douglas
MacArthur and Gov. Earl War
ren of California, write-ins,
Afcohof Beverage Tax
Distributed Wednesday
Salem (U.R) A total of $63,
000 representing alcoholic bever
age tax revenues for the first
quarter of 1952, was distributed
to Oregon cities and counties
Wednesday by Secretary of State
Earl T. Ncwbry.
Money going to the counties must
go to finance old age pensions
and direct relief to indigents but
use of money allotcd to cities is
not restricted, Newbry said.
SHADY COVE FIRE
Shady Cove The home of Ed
ward Teppcr here was consider
ably damaged by fire Tuesday.
Arguments Fly
- Wage Crisis
Investigating the dispute be
tween the Industry and Murray's
650,000 United Steelworkcrs.
Murray took his case to Con
gress as an Industry official pre
dieted that the government will
grant producers over the ceiling
price increases to offset wage in
creases and permit a negotiated
settlement that would return the
seized industry to private con
trol.
Washington (U.R) The White
House has announced that Presi
dent Truman's National Advl
sory Board on Mobilization Pol
icy supported the government s
position In the steel wage-price
dispute.
The board, which met at the
White House Monday and Tues
day, relayed its findings and sug
gestions to Mr. Truman through
Acting Defense Mobillzer John
R. Steelman.
Governor Reports
His Studies Show
Change Unjustified
Reaction Here Fast,
Mayor Hears Protests
Salem (U.R) Oregon will stav
on standard time this summer.
Gov. Douglas McKay late
Tuesday, following a thorough
study of the facts, rejected day
light saving time. Under Oregon
law, the governor can proclaim
fast time only if he finds that the
state's economy would be dam
aged by remaining on standard
time. He was given this power
by the legislature.
McKay's decision meani that
Portland (U.R) Portland
City Commissioner J. E. Ben
nett Wednesday ordered the
city attorney to draft an or
dinace changing the working
hours of 3,100 city employees
to 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Portland will be the only major
west oast city on standard
time this summer. California will
go in daylight time Sunday, as
well as Seattle.
Facts Don't Justify
in his proclamation annnimr.
Ing continuance of standard time.
Gov. McKay said, "the facts pre
sented are not sufficient to justi
fy me in making the findinsa
which the law requires that thera
is such a lack of uniformity ex
isting to place our state at a ma
terial economic disadvantage.
I tnerefore cannot conscien.
tlously proclaim daylight saving
time ior uregon."
Gov. McKay added, "however.
that the law provided for a pos
sible future shift to daylight time
it the "economy and general
welfare of this state are placed
at material disadvantage by lack
of uniformity between standard
Oregon time ... and the time in
general use in the states border
ing. . . "
Reverse Position
McKay'a decision to continue
standard time was a reversal ot
his 1951 position which put all
oi uregon on fast time. Farmers'
groups and drive-in theater oper
ators opposed daylight time.
The proclamation brought im
mediate reaction from city
groups, and a move was set
afoot by some groups to launch
a campaign for volunteer day
light time in the Portland area.
In addition to Portland busi
ness men and radio network
stations, which claimed they
would lose thousands of dollars
through tangled program sched
uling, opposition to standard
time in Oregon also came from
transportation, banking, lumber
ing .and investment officials.
Reaction Here Immediate
Reaction here to Gov. Douglas
McKay's action in declining to
proclaim uayught Saving time
In Oregon was immediate and
strong today.
Delegations of men who favor
DST called on Mayor Diamond
flynn this morning, urging him
to call Governor McKay to urge
him to reconsider his decision.
Radio broadcasters are among
the hardest-hit, with complicated
programming problems due to
the fact that Oregon would be
an "island" of standard time in
sea of Daylight time. One sta
tion manager estimated that it
would cost his station alone
$500 monthly In extra salaries
and related costs.
Behind Markets
Lumbermen, who are now
three hours behind New York
markets, would be four houra
behind if the decision stands.
Stock brokers are in the same
situation.
Others who urged the mayor
to take the action include repre
sentatives of the Retail Mer
chants association and the two
Medford banks.
Mayor Flynn said he will
telephone the governor early
this afternoon, conveying the
protests voiced to him.
There Is a possibility that the
city might unofficially go on fast
time, as It did two years ago, it
was pointed out. But at that time
there were two times being ob
served In the city, making for
considerable confusion.
Medford Kiwanis club mem
bers, taking a straw vote on Day
light Saving time at their noon
luncheon, overwhelmingly sup
ported DST, with only three
members advocating standard
time.
Medford postmaster Moore
Hamilton said today that infor
mation on new airmail time
schedules, based on Daylight
Saving time, were mailed out
yesterday in anticipation that
DST would be proclaimed in
Oregon Sunday. He asked that
they be Ignored.
Salem (U.R) Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge Jr., R-Mass na
tional campaign manager for the
Elsenhower-for-presldent forces,
will be In Portland Monday, May
5, to confer with Eisenhower
workers of Oregon, according to
word received Wednesday by
William L. Phillips, chairman of
the Oregon-for-Eisenhower committee.