Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 25, 1952, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWeather Medford RIBUNE United Preu mil Lexetf Wlr. FORECAST: Partly eloudy through Saturday. Showers In the mountain! thli evening Continued mild. Low tonight 44. High Saturday 75-7S. Temp. Hlgheit Yesterday . jj2 Lowest thti Morning 45 United Pren rail Luiel Wlr 47th Year 18 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, FRID . RIL 25, 1952 No. 30 Power i mi ted emergency Described HSTs Un cos HOLDING GUARDS AS HOSTAGES, Ray Young (left) and Russell Jarbo (right) broadcast de mands for cessation of mutiny at Michigan's Jackson Prison. Deputy Warden Vern Fox (cen ter) participated in unprecedented microphone appearance of felpns. (International Soundpnotoj Area VFW Members " Asked To Assist In Sunday Search A call for members of all Vet erans of Foreign Wars posts in this area to assist in a Sunday search for the infant son of the late Mrs. Russell Graham, Shady Cove, went out today, according to County Sheriff Howard Gault. The body of Mrs. Graham was found last Tuesday on a sand bar in the Rogue river, Gault said, and search parties will follow the river banks in an effort to find the three-wceks-old child. The sheriff said that the fath er is a member of the Steelhead post, VFW, Shady Cove, which is leading the search. All those who wish to aid are asked to meet at the Treasure Trove store In Shady Cove at 10 a.m., he added. Besides VFW members, offic ials from the sheriff's office and the Souhtern Oregon Tree Farm association, with radio-equipped vehicles, will assist, Gault said. Another search will also be conducted in the Copper area for J. M. Burrows, last seen on Dec. 27, 1951, according to the sheriff. Members of the Jackson coun ty Sheriff's posse and the Jack son County Police Reserve will conduct the search this Sunday, Gault said. The missing man was In his late 60's or early 70's, and had a cabin on Sturgis creek, flight miles northwest ol Copper, 'lear the Jackson - Josephine county line. vamp miing iiuwuj Fair Begins Sunday Camp White The third an nual Hobby Fair, put on by mem bers of the Camp White veterans domiciliary under the sponsor ship of the 21 organizations which make up the Veterans Administration Voluntary Ser vices, will open at the theater building here at 10 a.m. Sunday. The show, under the general chairmanship of Paul Olsen, Eagle Point is expected to at tract more than 3,000 visitors. It will continue to 5 p.m. Exhibits will be in 10 cate gories, featuring items made by veterans, and include leather, rugs, copper, brass, bronze, wood, gems, stamps and other hobby and avocational material and displays. Three prizes will be awarded In each category, with a grand prize for the most unique ex hibit, and consolation prize. , The southern Oregon and northern California public is in vited, according to Paul Hatton, domiciliary manager. Barbara Payton Loses First Divorce Round Hollywood (ll.R) The first round in the stormy Barbara Pavton Franchot Tone divorce squabble backfired Friday as the honey blondes petition for Si,' 500 temporary alimony was dis missed on a technicality. But the voluptuous actress, ac- cused by her estranged husband of adultery with he-man actor Tom Ncal, said through her at torney she would immediately refile an amended petition for the alimony. 'Ultimatum1 Bad Word Washington (UP) The worst word a person could use around the White House Friday was "ultimatum." Members of President Tru man's staff flinched at the mere thought of the word and hoped that their boss would not use it again in discussing international affairs. Truman Responsible Mr. Truman himself was re sponsible for the allergy. Thurs day he told his news conference that he personally sent a stinging lultimatum to Soviet Marshal Josef Stalin that ran the Russians out of Iran. Two boun later, the White Prison Mutiny Ends; Debate Looms Over andling of Rioters Jackson, Mich. (U.R South ern Michigan Prison's four-day, $2,500,000 mutiny that cost the life of one inmate was over Fri day, but the debate over wheth er it was handled property was just beginning. The 172 convicts barricaded in Cellblock 15 surrendered and released their eight guard host ages after Gov. G. Mennens Wil liams agreed to an 11-point "re form" program that included "no reprisals." Discipline Said Ruined Auditor General John B. Mar tin Jr., a candidate for the Re publican nomination for the U.S. Senate, said the state s capitula tion "ruined prison discipline in Medford-Klamath Air Service Talked Twenty-five Medford men at tended a joint meeting of the av iation committees of the Jack son County and Klamath Coun ty Chambers of Commerce at Klamath Falls last night. The discussion centered on the need for airline service between the two communities. The groups agreed that joint ly they will seek to expedite a hearing on the matter which the Civil Aeronautics Board has in dicated it will hold. The Medford-Klamath service proposal was originally a part of another case, but it was indicated last night that it would be made a separate cause for hearing in itself. At the meeting Medford City Councilman Dwight Houghton pointed out the need for service, and for an ultimate air route di rectly to the east. He added that the groups are not backing any particular airline, but will con centrate their activiitcs on pro moting the service, no matter which airline handles it. Most of the Medford group made the trip in a chartered bus. Kansas City Levees Hold Flood Waters Kansas City (U.R) The on rushing flood waters of the Mis sour river crumbled additional farm levees Friday but much of their fury was spent. After churning harmlessly between Kansas City's reinforc ed levees, the crest which had boiled to record levels upstream moved into a widening channel, and officials said the "worst has come and passed." Kansas City's 47-foot levees held fast against the full weight of the flood-tide, which reached a height of 30.66 late Thursday and then began a gradual drop. By 6 a.m. Friday the level had receded to 29.2. The jittery metropolis, scene of last year's billion dollar flood by the tributary Kansas river, began to relax. (See Slory on Pag 6) Seattle (U.R) Sixteen civil defense officials from four northwest states met with three Sixth Army officers Thursday to discuss plans for emergency use of highways. House ruefully admitted that no such an ultimatum ever was sent. White House aides said Mr. Truman was speaking in non technical terms and did not mean the word ultimatum in the usi'il diplomatic sense. They argued that he was speaking generally of this country ! opposition to Russian post war occupation of Iran. Note Said Sent They pointed out. too, that this government did send the Soviet government a note on March 6. 1946. outlining the American position. Mr. Truman said bit ultimatum Michigan for years to come. Gov. Williams is a Democrat. "Prisoners throughout .the country now know," Martin said, "that all they have to do is seize a few guards and barricade themselves in a cellblock to get anything they want." Williams replied, "It is easy to indulge in Monday-morning quarter-backing after it is all over." Should Have Asked Penalty Martin said that within hours after the outbreak of the mutiny, Williams should have called the State Legislature into emergency session and asked the death pen alty for any convict who killed or injured a guard. Michigan does not have a capital punish ment law. Williams pointed out that the legislature is still in session, al though not currently holding meetings, and that he thought legislative leaders were wise in allowing the hysteria concerning the mutiny to blow over before taking action. Will Keep Promise Williams said stale officials would live up to the promise of no reprisals "to the last word." But he agreed with Republican Attorney General Frank G. Mil lard that all crimes committed during the uprising must be pun ished "according to law." (See Story on Page 2) Seed Company Theft Reported to Police City police today reported the theft of some $115 Wednesday night or Thursday morning from Medford Feed and Seed com pany, 224 North Fir street. The money, in small denomination bills and rolled pennies, was tak en from a drawer in the firm's sales office, they said. Entry to the building was gain ed by climbing a wire fence to a loading dock and breaking a window to the main office, ac cording to investigating officers. They said an unsuccessful at tempt was made to break into a cash register in the office. The window through which the thief or thieves entered the building was 20 inches by 13 in ches, police stated. They be lieve the building was entered by a small man or a boy. Finding of U.S. Jet In Manchuria Possible Seoul, Korea (UR) The Far Eastern Air Force said Friday that Communist reports an American F-86 Sabrejet pilot and his crashed plane were found inside Manchuria may be true. American fliers have received specific orders not to cress the Yalu river into Manchuria. However, Air Force authorities said the Allied Jet might have glided north of the river boun dary and crashed after the pilot was killed. The Reds announced the dis covery of a crashed Sabre and the body of Maj. George V. Wendling in an attempt to prove their propaganda charge that U. S. planes have been bombing Manchuria. Around White House was disclosed Thursday for the first time. A White House spokes man said later that the only note he knew anything about was the March message which was re leased to the entire world at the i time. I Quick Clarification Mr. Truman's off-hand descrip tion of the way he told Stalin to clear out of Iran gave the State Dennrtmcnl Its worst start since the fail of 1950 when the Presi - dent told reporters that use of the atom bomb in Korea was un - der active consideration. This broueht a auick "clarification" from the Whitt House just as his statement Thridy tiid. The State department oflic - Daylight Saving Attitude in State One of 'Wait-See' Major Cities Lack Furor, Survey Shows By UNITED PDESS Official attitude throughout most of Oregon to Gov. Douglas McKay's standard time procla mation Friday was one of "wait and see." A survey by United Press of major cities in the state showed none of the furor raised in Port land over the governor's decis ion to keep the state on standard time this summer. Some city of ficials said they contemplated no action whatever until it was de termined what the city and busi ness firms in Portland decide to do about advancing working hours. Others said they would go along with the governor. Resolution Adopted In Portland the city council adopted a resolution calling on all businesses and industries to adopt daylight saving time on a voluntary basis. At Bend there was an over whelming sentiment among busi nessmen to follow whatever course Portland takes. But of ficially the city plans to do nothing. Letters of Protest Mayor Peter Cosovlch of As toria had no comment on what, if any. action the city cnuncil might take. He said he had re ceived numerous letters protest ing the governor s action in keep ing the state on standard time. The Warrenton chamber of com merce sent a protest message to Gov. McKay but no official stand was announced. " The La Grande city commis sion plans to do mothing to ad vance the time unless city em ployees petition for a change in working hours. So far there has been no move on the part of city workers to ask for daylight sav ing time. Favored at The Dalles A poll taken by The Dalles merchants' mureau showed 73 per cent of those polled favored daylight saving time but the merchants did not say whether they planned to open their busi nesses at 7 a.m. instead of the standard 8 a.m. Mayor Marshall Nelson said the city probably would wait and see what Port land does before taking any of ficial action. Petition Circulated At Eugene, Salem and Corval lis the situation was the same. Some city employees at Cor vallis were circulating a petition to advance working hours but the chamber of commerce said it planned no action. At Medford, Mayor Diamond L. Flynn denied rumors that the southern Oregon city was con sidering an ordinance adopting daylight saving time. He said that while all "main street" favored fast time Jackson coun ty had a law favoring standard time. Drunk Driving Guilty Verdict Given by Jury A unanimous verdict of guilty was returned yesterday in dis trict court against George Jo seph Supernant, Medford, for drunk driving, according to De puty District Attorney Bob Dickey. The trial, which lasted for three days, involved a car col lision between the defendant and Harold Martin 2'4 miles north of Eagle Point on the Crater Lake highway, March 30, accord ing to Dickey. Supernant was represented by Attorney Ed Hanley and Bruce Manley, Medford. He will be sentenced next Wednesday, according to Dickey. ially had "no comment" on the latest Incident. Some diplomatic experts said privately that the error was caught and corrected so rapidly that it probably would have "lit tle, if any" adverse effect abroad. Might Take Exception Had it not been quickly cor rected, they said some foreign countries might have been con- siderablv irked at the idea of the ! President claiming credit for (ousting the Russians from Iran. 1 They pointed out that this teat long ago has been attributed to the United Nations, and was. In ! fact, the first b'g accor. - ipl'fh - .r.itnt to wi'ch U. :i. f.atesmen 1 could point with pride. . Third Drink Blamed For Domestic Quarrel Butte (U.R) It's always the third drink that causes domestic squabbles between a man and his divorced wife. Police Judge John Selon was told by the estranged hus band. The defendant was accused of hitting his former wife on the leg with a hammer as she tried to call police. "She hit me with a bottle," the man said and displayed a discolored left elbow. Judge Selon said, "they'd probably get along fine if they could skip the third drink and take up with the fourth." District 3 Active Club Convention Starts Saturday The 1952 convention of trict 3, Active International, start here tomorrow at 10 Dis will a.m. at the Medford hotel. The district includes all Active clubs in Ore gon and the Vancouver, Wash., club. The convention is expected to attract between 150 and 200 Ac tivians and wives, according to Al Bradford, convention chair man. James Shclton, Grants Pass, governor of the district, will preside. There will be a pre-convention party tonight at the Medford hotel. At the Saturday noon lunch eon for Activians, the Rev. Don ald H. Byers of the Central Church of Christ will give the invocation, and the acting mayor of Medford will welcome the delegates to the city. Presiding at the luncheon will be .George Schuler, Medford club president. and Dick Woodcock will serve as toastmaster. The district pub lic speaking contest will follow with Jimmy Dunlevy, Dan Hull and Devere Taylor acting as judges. Judge To Speak The afternoon will be devoted to business. A banquet for Activ ians and wives is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. with Robert Duncan as toastmaster. George Rossman, associate judge of the Oregon Supreme court, will speak on "Our American Heritage." Dancing will follow with mu sic by Satch Beonke and his band. Sunday morning's breakfast, honoring International officers present, will start at 9 a.m., fol lowed by resolutions and the election of officers Ladies attending the conven tion will be guests of Medford Active club wives Saturday noon at a luncheon at the Rogue Val ley Country club, and at a breakfast Sunday morning in the Rogue room of the Medford hotel. WSB Investigation May Curtail Power Washington, (U.R) The Wage Stabilization board may have Its power curtailed as the result of a sweeping congressional inves tigation starting next Tuesday. The House, by a 255-88 vole Thursday, ordered its Labor Committee to Investigate the board which has recommended a 28-cent hourly package wage increase and union shop as a settlement in the steel dispute. The committee last summer recommended that the board be stripped of its power to handle labor disputes and be limited to setting over-all wage control pol icy. The House at the lime re jected the commitce s advice by a fairly close vote. City Officers Plan To Attend Ceremony Mayor D. L. Flynn and City Councilman John Snider will leave Medford Saturday for Sac ramento, Calif., where they will attend retirement ceremonies for Gen. Junius Jones at Mc Clollan air force base. The Med ford officials were invited to attend the ceremonies by the air force. General Jones, commanding I officer of the Sacramento air materiel command, is retiring after 40 years service In the air force. He has frequently been In 1 contact with Medford officials , rrMrding the Medford munici j pal airport. Courts May Not Interfere, Lawyer Tells U.S. Judge Congress Limited, Attorney Believes Washington (U.R) The eminent asserted Friday gov that President Truman has unlimited emergency powers and that the courts may not Interfere with his exercise of them. The doctrine was voiced be fore Federal Judge David A. Pine by Assistant Attorney Gen eral Holmes Baldridge in argu ing against an industry request for return of government-seized steel mills to their owners. "Is" that your concept of our government?'' Pine asked. Baldridge said it was. There followed this question and ans wer: Executive Unlimited "Then the Constitution limits Congress and it limits the judic iary but does not limit the executive?" "That's the way we read the Constitution." Pine commented that he "nev er heard that expressed in any authoritative case' before. The industry asked Pine Thursday to do one of two things: Grant an Injunction in validing the seizure or, if that calls for further study, Issue an immediate order forbidding a government-imposed wage boevt. Mr. Truman seized the steel mills April 8 to prevent a pro duction slopping strike by the CIO United Steelworkers union. No Injunction Relief Baldridge argued that the steel companies can file damage actions against the government under the federal tort claims act but cannot get injunctive relief. He also said that if the gov ernment imposes a wage In crease on the Industry, it is not traveling on "a one-way street" because it is ready to grant price adjustments under tne Economics Controls Act. In arguing that the courts may not interfere with presidential acts, Baldridge said: 'My concept is that this Is a government of separation of powers. Except for an occasional lapse there are no instances where one branch of the gov ernment has tended to encroach on the power and authority of another. Ultimate Arbitrator Clarence B. Randall, presi dent of the Inland Steel Co., de clared that in seizing the steel mills President Truman had "made himself the ullmate arbi trator of every labor dispute In the country." Randall spoke at a National Press Club luncheon. He said the steel seizure means that wages and working conditions through out all Industry "will hereafter be determined In the last an aylysis by executive order." Baldridge also argued that the courts may not make any rulings against Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer In his role of operator of the steel mills. Sawyer, he said, Is merely the president's ' alter ego. The government attorney re minded Pine that the seizure "has also taken away from the unions the only weapon they have the right to strike." He added that the damage to the steel companies is not so great as their lawyers have tried to make out. 30 Sailors Killed in Explosion Aboard Cruiser in Action Off Coast of Korea Tokyo, Saturday (U.R) An explosion In the forward turret of the United States heavy cruiser Saint Paul killed 30 men Monday while the ship was fir ing on Communist targets In Ko rea, the Navy announced Friday. . The explosion was not caused by enemy action, the Navy said. Heaviest Caiually It was the heaviest casualty suffered by an U. S. ship in the Korean war. The previous high casualty list was 26, suffered when the destroyer Walke hit a mine near Wonsan June 12, 1951. Details were lacking. A Navy spokesman In Tokyo said pow der bag may have caught fire, leading to a heavy explosion in side the turret. The explosion may have flashed down inside the turret'i armor to kill the men Warren Planning 2-lVeeks For Oregon Votes Portland U.R) Gov. Earl Warren of California, on a fly ing trip to Portland to meet his followers and set up a campaign organization for the May 16 pri mary, was scheduled to fly home at noon Friday. It is his idea to return next week and visit some of the other cities in the state, but he em phasized this is not the main campaign he intends to wage for Oregon's 18 delegates to the Re publican national convention. That campaign will include vis its to all parts of the state and last about two weeks. Faces Five Opponents He faces five opponents In the GOP primary: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gen, Douglas Mac Arthur, Harold Stassen, Sen. Wayne Morse and W. R. Schnei der, a St. Louis attorney. The California governor verb ally blasted the size and spend ing activities of the federal gov ernment in talks with newsmen Wednesday. Warren said the federal gov ernment in the past 20 years has gone far afield in adding to its powers. He said "it creates an agency and if that does not work, it creates another one and then another and they all do the same thing and overlap." Many Employees He said he read in a California newspaper that the federal gov ernment has 300,000 people on the payroll In his state. "This mpre than the payroll in Washington, DC ," he said, He emphasized that no re- Gift of Ike's Photo To Travelers Rapped Washington (U.R) Thou sands of Americans traveling abroad have been given a pam phlet bearing Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's picture as a gift from the State department. The small brochure, enclosed with passports Isued for Europe, tells of Eisenhower's contribu tion to victory in World War II and his efforts on behalf of West ern defense since then. Former Republican National Chairman B. Carroll Reece charges that the pamphlets are part of an administration drive to promote Eisenhower for the GOP presidential nomination. The State Department vigor ously denied playing politics In the pamphlets and revealed it halted distribution several days ago in face of the criticism. First Siskiyou Forest Fire of Season Reported Grants Pass, Ore. (U.R) Sis kiyou National forest officials Friday reported the first fire of the season in national forest areas. The fire, which burned over about one-eighth of an acre of slash timber, started from a spark In a controlled debris fire near Takllma, according to J. R. Phllbrick, forester. Grand Rapids, Mich, (U.R) Max Barnes, local restaurant proprietor, featured "Cellblock 15, riotous steaks, convict qua! I Hy," on his menu Friday. in the upper ammunition handl ing room. Every man within the vicinity of the explosion was killed, the Navy said. There were no wounded. Notification Delayed In Washington the Navy said notification of next of kin would be delayed slightly because of the Western Union strike. A Navy spokesman said the noti fications would be sent by spec ial delivery air mail instead of the customary telegram. The Saint Paul retired from the action only long enough to put the dead aboard the Ameri can hospital ship Haven, which steamed north from Pusan to the scene of the accident, just off Komo, a North Korean coastal town about halfway between the front battle lines and Woman on Campaign GOV. EARL WARREN Plans Oregon Campaign sponsible agency or official In California has proposed or is proposing to divert Columbia river water into California. "That scheme was started by the reclamation service," he said, "and not from any of our people." Tentative County Budget Prepared Jackson county's budget for the next fiscal year was tenta tively agreed to last night by members of the committee and county court, but will be held up pending further Information on the status of the 1943 Oregon statute involving excess money, according to County Judge J. B. Coleman this morning. Judge Coleman explained the statute provides for the placing of excess money received into the sinking fund for use In build ing projects, mainly roads and bridges, throughout the county. "The statute wa3 to be In force during the war," he said," and for three years following the signing of a peace treaty or pro clamation of the emergency end ing by the president." The judge pointed out that the court Isn't sure right now what the status of the law is, and has asked for clarification by the district attorney. Increased rev enues, If allowed, from O and C lands would be affected by the law, Judge Coleman noted. A meeting by the budget groups would have to be called If the law Is not In effect, the Judge concluded. Grants Pass Man Dies When Struck by Auto Grants Pass, Ore. (U.R) Stanton Rowcll, 86, a leading figure In Grants Pass civic af fairs for many years, was killed Thursday night when he was struck by a newspaper delivery car. Rowell was hit by a Daily Courier ear making an emer gency delivery in Grants Pass. Driver of the car, Robert Rowen Molne, 10, was not held. the sea of Japan. Rear Adm. Earl E. Stone, com mander of Cruiser Division 1, who uses the Saint Paul as his flagship, ordered an Immediate investigation of the accident. Ship Continues Action The Saint Paul's commander, Capt. Roy A. Gano, Falls Church, Va., kept his ship In position and continued action against the Communists. The Navy withheld all Infor mation of the explosion until the families of the dead had been notified. The nephew of a Medford cou ple Is aboard the USS Saint Paul, they reported today. Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Johnson, 120 Washington street, said that Rob ert Nelson, Henry, S.D., is mak ing his first tea voyage aboard the cruiser.