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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1952
. No. 36
r 75r -vera STEEL WORKERS RETURN
Wfcli UNDER MURRAY'S ORDER
mmM&-Jk Anti-Smudge Smoke
AMERICAN AUTOS BURNED One overturned American-owned auto burns furiously and two more
are about to catch fire during May Day riot of 300,000 Communists in downtown Tokyo. Reds overturned
10 American autos and burned them by hurling gasoline-filled "Molotov cocktail" bottles and torches.
Commies Turn Down UN Proposal
To Break
Panmunjom, Korea (U.R)
Communist negotiators have re
jected a United Nations "over
all" plan for settling the Korean
truce deadlock, but they were
believed to have submitted a
counter-proposal of their own.
The Communists turned down
the U. N. plan in a one hour and
18 minute meeting, the first since
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy sub
mitted the proposal to them last
Monday.
Details Withheld
Details of the meeting were
withheld by mutual agreement,
but North Korean Gen. Nam II
was presumed to have offered
the Allies a compromise that
might end the Korean war. The
10 negotiators agreed to meet
again Saturday at 11 a.m.
"I think it is obvious that no
greement was reached on the
over-all solution introduced by
the U.N. command April 28,"
said Brig. Gen. William P. Nuck
ols, official spokesman for the
U.N. "But I do not mean to im
ply that the discussions were con
fined entirely to the United Na
tions proposal."
Nuckols' statement and the
Awards Presented
To Top Students
Medford and Crater high
school students last night re
ceived state and Medford dis
trict awards from the local Elks
lodge for leadership and as win
ners of a most valuable student
contest. The awards were pre
sented at the Medford Elks
temple during Youth Day cere
monies. Top award went to Bill Mc
Allister Jr., Medford, state and
district winner in a boys' league
contest. The state prize was a
$100 sayings bond and he re
ceived a $50 bond as district
winner. His record has also been
forwarded for entry in a nation
al contest sponsored by the Elks
lodge.
Marilyn Bohnert, Crater high
school, received a $75 bond as
second place winner in a state
girls' leadership contest and a
$50 bond as winner of the Med
ford district competition.
In the Medford area most val
i'i uable student contest, winners
and prizes included Roy Rogers,
Medford, first, $50 bond; Neil
Richardson, Crater, second, $25
bond; Sue Harris, Medford. third,
, $10 check, and Shirley Edison,
Crater, fourth, $10 check. Roy
Rogers also received a $60
check as winner of Southern
Oregon competition.
LONGER OPEN HOURS
The Medford telegraph office
is now open from 8 a.m. to 11
p.m. instead of closing at 8 p.m.,
it. was reported today. The hours
have been effective since
Wednesday. The earlier closing
hour was started in the early
days of the current strike against
the company.
State GOP Voters Claimed
To Outnumber Democrats
Robert A. Elliott, Medford in
surance man and chairman of
the Oregon State Republican
Central committee, said today
that the number of Republican
registered voters in the state is
larger than the Democrats for
the first time in more than two
years.
Elliott, who has been checking
final county Voter registration
tabulations through the county
committees ever since registra
tion was halted April 15, said
the margin of Republican over
Democratic voters is now more
than 7.250, and may go higher
by the time all counties are in.
Before the general election in
Korea Truce Deadlock
lengthy study given the Allied
proposals by the Reds convinced
most observers that the Com
munists have submitted a plan
of their own, possibly based on
the U.N. offer.
Joy and Nuckols refused to say
whether progress was made or
whether the Reds had made a
counter-proposal. They said any
comment would violate the se
Strife Threat Alerts
Police in WU Strike
Portland (U.R) Police Friday
were alerted for possible vio
lence on the Western Unk-n
picket line here after a man told
officers he was attacked by four
men, a woman said she was
squirted in the eye with some
liquid and another woman said
she received a telephone threat.
Police on Duty
Police, Chief Donald I. Mc
Namara said police would be on
duty 24 hours a day at the main
Western Union office. ' '
Sam H. Walker, 48, told offic
ers he was attacked by four men
Thursday afternoon as he left
the building. He said his glasses
and dentures were broken.
An unidentified -woman was
squirted in the eye with some
liquid Friday morning as she
started through the picket line,
police said. Officers said the
Dallas Hotel Swept
By Fire, 30 Flee
Dalas, Ore. (U.R) Fire
swept through the only hotel in
this town Friday and 30 persons
were evacuated from the frame
building and an adjoining struc
ture. Dan Friesen, hotel operator
said he believed everyone got
out safely.
The fire broke out in the attic
shortly after 6:30 a.m. PST.
Seven trucks from the Dallas
fire department were pouring
water on the blaze two hours
later.
Most of the occupants of the
hotel were permanent residents.
Olympia (U.R) The 1952
traffic death toll in Washington
state Friday stood at 150, six
more than the 1951 death count
on this date a year ago,' the
State Patrol reported.
BULLETIN
Washington (U.R) The
government prepared today to
order curtailment of "flying
in general" early next week
In order to ensure mainten
ance of "essential" military
and civilian services.
Bruke K. Brown, deputy
chief of the petroleum admin
istration for defense, said the
curb It necessary io conserve
aviation gasoline supplies
while the oil strike is on.
1950, registered Democrats in
the state outnumbered Republi
cans by a margin of 17,199. On
the basis -of his figure so far,
Elliott said this means the GOP
has gained and the Democrats
have lost a combined total of
more than 24.300 voters.
Ellott added that his figures
are complete for 30 of Oregon's
36 counties, arid that the figures
from the other six are recent,
though not complete and final.
Final registration figures in
Jackson county were totaled last
week, and showed that the Re
publicans here had Increased
their margin from around 1,200
to more than 4,100
crecy agreement between both
sides.
Red Correspondent Alan Win
nington of the London Daily
Worker said the Reds "might"
charge a violation of the secrecy
agreement. The violation, he
said, would be a hard fact re
port from Washington purport
ing to outline the U.N. s over
all solution" proposal.
woman turned and scratched a
woman picket.
Given Police Protection
Another woman, not employ
ed by Western Union but who
works in the building occupied
by the company, said a caller
warned her not to go through
the picket line. She asked for
and received police protection.
Bend, Eugene Added
To Daylight Time List
' By UNITED PRESS
Bend and Eugene were added
Friday to the list of Oregon
cities going on Daylight Saving
lime.
Both were to go on fast time
Sunday morning. The Eugene
city council, at a special meeting
mursaay, proclaimed fast time.
In Bend, the council passed a
resolution putting city employes
on fast time and urging others
to follow suit.
Several other state cities were
expected to follow suit after the
state Supreme Court refused to
take jurisdiction in a case against
Portland's fast time shift.
Northwest Bakers
In Contract Dispute
Seattle (U.R) At least 3,000
bakers were on strike in major
Washington cities Friday, and
1,500 more ' in Portland may
leave their jobs by Saturday
night.
In all, 10,000 members of the
International Bakery and Con
fectionery Workers' union (AFL)
were expected to be idled by the
contract dispute. Strike notirpq
were posted in wholesale baker
ies in bpokane, Tacoma, Seattle,
Yakima, Everett, Bremerton and
other cities in Washington.
HE'S GONE! -Mrs. Nora Smith
weeps for her 3 -year -old son,
Terry, in her Cincinnati home.
The boy darted between parked
cars, chasing his baseball. He
was killed by in auto.
Ad Draws
Dale Newton, who operates a
printing establishment on Pacific
highway south and resides at 807
Grant avenue, today identified
himself as the one who sponsor
ed the "How Do You Like the
Smudge?" advertisement which
apeared in The Mail Tribune last
week.
Response to his ad has been
tremendous, Newton said, and
he has received more thtan 820
ad coupons, letters and cards In
dicating opposition to the smoke
resulting from orchard heating
operations, which fruitgrowers
use to protect tender pear buds
in spring months.
Checking Laws
He reported today that on the
basis of this response, he is
checking with Attorney Bruce
Manley to see if any Oregon law
covers the situation, and also has
sent for copies of California laws
governing air pollution.
When the possibility of an
anti-smoke law has been determ
ined, he will take steps to see if
such regulation can be invoked
in the Rogue valley, he stated.
It may be necessary to place an
initiative "measure on the No
vember general election ballot
he pointed out, and if so, peti
tions will be sent out to those
who have indicated their inter
est so that signatures may be ob
tained and filed well in advance
of the July 1 deadline.,
Meeting Planned .
A mass meeting of those In
terested will, be called to .explain
the situation as soon as.it has
been clarified, he said.
'Newton cited an article con
cerning' improved and virtually
smokeless - heaters,' now being
used in California, which ap
peared in the October 1950, edi
tion of the Country Gentlemen.
Fruitgrowers, meanwhile, have
explained that they are aware
of the nuisance that orchard
heating smoke causes residents,
but pointed out that the new
Admitted Burglars
Given Sentences
Ray Floyd Harpham and Rob
ert Leland Taylor, both of Ash
land, who pleaded guilty of burg
lary not in a dwelling on April
28, were sentenced in circuit
court to three years In the Ore
gon penitentiary yesterday, ac
cording to District Attorney Paul
Haviland.
Both men had prior prison
records. Taylor served three
years for rape in 1949, and
Harpham served one year in the
state penitentiary for contribut
ing to the delinquency of a
minor.
They admitted the burglaries
of Eberhardt's Sporting Goods
store and Gates Furniture store
in Ashland.
Edwin Raymond Phillips, 330
North Front street, pleaded
guilty yesterday to a charge of
obtaining money under false
pretenses, and was arraigned in
circuit court with sentencing
continued until complete records
are available, Haviland staled.
Sabrejets in Brief
Skirmish With Enemy
Seoul, Korea (U.R) Ameri
can Sabrejets clashed briefly
with Communist MIGs Friday
and probably destroyed one.
Fighter-bombers followed up
their biggest punch of the war
with new attacks on Red armor,
transport, supplies and front
line troops
BASEBALL
NATIONAL '
Brooklyn 3 3 0
Chicago 16 1
Labine, Loes 9, and Campa
nula; Lown and Atwell.
AMERICAN
St. Louis 6 8 1
Boston .13 16 2
Carver, Bearden 6, Fannin 6,
and Moss; Henry and White.
Home runs: Dropo, 6th,
Detroit 1 ' 2 1
New York 4 6 2
Gray and Balls; Lopat and
Berra,
Response
heaters cost far more than the
ones presently being used. Cost
of converting would amount to
several thousand dollars per
acre, they said.
Responses Vary
Newton said thai the responses
to his advertisement have rang
ed from mild support to violent
partisanship. One coupon had
written across it: "Let's go, Med
ford. Was planning on moving
because of it." Others offered
help in the campaign, and sev
eral cited the need for a general
anti-air pollution law, which
would control smoke from saw
mill burners as well as from
orchard heating pots.
Some of those responding
charged that orchardists this
year were burning old tires and
sawdust, and crankcase oil, in
addition to regular heating oil.
A few others cited the current
petitions against cloud-seeding as
another measure which they
favored.
Gov. Stevenson
Visits in City
En Route South
Gov. Adlal Stevenson of Illi
nois was scheduled to be a Med
ford visitor briefly today. He
had reservations on the south
bound United Airlines plane
leaving here at 5:25 p.m.
A The noted Democrat, who In
sists he is not a candidate for
nomination as president, break
fasted In Salem this morning
with Gov. Dougles McKay, Sec
retary of State Earl Newbry and
State Treasurer Walter Pearson.
Later he paid his respects at
Governor McKay's office, and
then left by car for Medford.
He will fly from here to Sac
ramento. A group of local Democratic
leaders were planning to greet
the governor at the airport be
fore he takes off.
' Portland (U.R) Gov. Adlal
E. Stevenson of Illinois, who
said lhat he himself will not be
a Democratic candidate for pres
ident, called the GOP a "divided
and lcaderless" party.
Stevenson told Democrats as
sembled al a Jefferson-Jackson
day rally Thursday night that
such West Coast Republican lu
minaries as Gov. Earl Warren
of California and Sen, Wayne
Morse, R-Orc., are "kissing
cousins" of the Democrats.
Republicans are "bereft of
common purpose, policy, princi
ples or program," the Illinois
executive said.
"They have only a common
name Republican and behind
it lies deep and bitter conflict
and confusion," he told the
gathered politicians and party
faithful.
'Copter Will Attempt
To Reach Plane Wreck
Belcm, Brazil U.R) A hell
copter was to try to land a
ground search parly Friday on a
desolate jungle hillside where a
Pan American Airways Strato
cruiser crashed and burned three
days ago. '
All 50 passengers and crew
men Including 19 Americans
on the double-deck luxury air
liner apparently were killed. No
sign of life was visible from the
air among the fire-blackened
wreckage scattered over a quar-ter-milo
area on the 1,500-foot
ridge.
Woodworkers Committee
And Medco Officials Meet
A committee from the local
CIO Woodworkers union met
with the management of the
Medford corporation yesterday
In an attempt to arrive at a set
tlement of the strike which has
idled some 150 woods and rail
road employees of the firm sinct
Tuesday.
Discussion centered around
health and welfare demands
made by the union. B. L. Nut
ting, Medco manager, said that
no agreement was reached dur
ing the session.
Eisenhower Leads
Sen. Taft in Race
For GOP Delegates
Latest Figures
Show 286 for Ike
Washington (U.R) Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower has
forged ahead of Sen. Robert A.
Taft in their neck-and-neck race
for Republican National Con
vention delegates, a United
Press tabulation showed today.
Latest figures, based on the
selection of six more Eisenhow
er delegates in Missouri and
later information on previous
chosen delegates elsewhere,
showed Eisenhower leading Taft
286 to 273 in delegate votes.
The tabulation is based on a
compilation of legally-committed
or publicly-announced delegates
who have ben formally selected
up to this time.
Taft Claims 344
Taft headquarters, in its latest
compilation made public Friday,
claimed 344 delegate votes for
the Ohio senatpr and gave Eisen
hower 268. The Taft tally sheet
listed 50 uncommitted delegates.
The United Press tabulation
showed 125 uncommitted dele
gates. It takes 604 delegate votes to
win the Republican presidential
nomination.
Increase Predicted
David S. Ingalls, Taft cam
paign manager, predicted that
Taft's delegate count "will be
increased substantially" during
the next two weeks "by victories
in the Ohio and West Virginia
primaries and by conventions in
other states."-' " "
Meanwhile, Sen. Bilen Mc
Mahon's entry into the presi
dential campaign gave the Demo
crats five avowed candidates
with none yet showing the
strength to Indicate a command
ing lead by convention time,
Three Hospitalized
In Thursday Accident
Three persons were hospital
ized in a two-car accident near
Camp While last night, accord
ing to state police.
Thomas J. Fuson, 2005 East
Main street, and his passenger,
Mrs. A. F. Stennett, 325 South
Riverside avenue, were taken to
Community hospital with cuts
and bruises, after their car was
involved In a rear-end collision
with one driven by James Mar
tin Burt, 821 Nianllc street, po
lice said.
Burt, an employee at the Camp
White domiciliary, was taken to
the station hospital where he was
undergoing x-rays this morning.
He is not thought to be seriously
hurt.
First Break Told
In Oil Dispute
Denver U.R) The first con
tract between a refinery and
striking oil workers since begin
ning of the nationwide walkout
two davs ago was signed Friday
with a small Independent Mon
tana refinery, union headquar
ters here announced.
The Oil Workers International
union, CIO, which made the new
agreement with the Farmers Un
ion Central Exchange, Inc., re
finery at Laurel, Mont., said the
contract provided for an Imme
diate wage increase of 18 cents
an hour, and an Increase of night
shift differentials to six cents an
hour on the evening shift and 12
cents on the graveyard shift.
No Sign Indicated To
Washington (U.R) American
officials said Friday that Czecho
slovakia still shows no signs of
freeing William N -Oatis even
though It has finally let U. S.
authorities see him.
Wave of Optimism
But their warning failed to
quell the wave of optimism that
followed an announcement
Thursday that Ambassador Ellis
O. Briggs had visited the im
prisoned American reporter
Wednesday.
It was the first time that any
American had been allowed to
see Oatis since he was Jailed on
trumped-up spy charges a little
more than a year ago, He was
CIO PRESIDENT BOWS
TO TRUMAN'S APPEAL
Washington (U.R) Philip Murray has ordered his 650,000
striking stoelworkers to return to work for the government.
The CIO president bowed to President Truman's appeal as the
industry and the government both appealed the legality of Mr.
Truman's steel seizure to the Supreme Court.
In a brief filed with the court clerk, the industry asked for
return of its mills, and said the high court must decide whether
the President has "unlimited power" to seize the industry. Federal
District Judge David A. Pine has ruled he has not. ;
A few hours later the government filed Its brief, contending
that Pine's decision, if allowed to stand, would halt steel production
and thwart any future action necessary to meet "other and unpre
dictable emergencies" the nation might face.
Primary Election
Sample Ballots
Are Now Available
County Clerk George Carter
reminded voters who will be ab
sent from their homes on pri
mary election day, May 16, that
Monday, May 5, is the last day
on which absentee ballots can be
mailed out, '
Applications for such absentee
ballots must be in on time for
them to be mailed out Monday,
he pointed out.
The ballots, to be counted,
should be returned to his office
not later than Friday, May 9,
Carter explained. He has to turn
over the sealed jouches of ab
sentee ballots to the sheriff on
Saturday, May 10.
Republican and Democratic
sample ballots for the May, 16
primary election May now be
obtained at the county clerk's
office in the Jackson county
courthouse, It was reported to
day, The Republican ballot is the
longest In many years. A total of
50 persons are candidates for 10
positions as delegates at large
to the national convention.
Twelve candidates are seeking
to be elected to two positions as
delegates to the national con
vention from the fourth con
gressional district,
Eleven Republicans appear on
the ballot as candidates for
electors of president and vice
president of the United States.
Six will be elected.
Six For President
Six candidates appear on the
Republican ballot as candidates
for nomination for president of
the United Slates. They are Har
old E. Stassen, Earl Warren,
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas
MacArthur, Wayne L. Morse and
William R. Schneider.
Sixteen Democrats appear on
the primary ballot as candidates
for four positions as delegates at
large to the national convention.
Eight Democrats are contending
for two positions as delegates
from the fourth congressional
district. Seven Democrats are
candidates for six positions as
electors of president and vice
president. Three men appear on the
Democratic ballot as candidates
for president. They are William
O. Douglas, Estes Kefauvcr and
Adlal E, Stevenson.
Charles S. Newhall,
Orchardisl, Passes
Charles S. Newhall, long-time
orchard owner on the Old Stage
road, died Thursday afternoon
in a local hospital. Obituary and
funeral arrangement details will
be published Sunday, The Perl
funeral home is in charge.
Associated Press correspondent
in Prague.
Diplomatic observers said the
concession the first the Com
munists have granted in the
angry U, S.-Czech controversy
may have been designed to set
the stage for Oatis' release.
Experts Skeptical
But American expeVts follow
ing the case were skeptical.- In
spite of the surprise Czech
action, they said all the evidence
indicates Oatis' release is not Im
minent. The Stale Department an
nounced that Briggs reported
Oatis in-good health but anxious
to get copy of Shakespeare's
Murray Agrees To Meet
With Truman) Officials
In the normal course the Su
preme Cour,t justices would con
sider the petitions at their usual
Saturday conference. It was pos
sible they , might get together
later Friday. The Supreme
Court's first action would be a
decision simply whether or not
to consider the case.
Murray agreed to meet with
Mr. Truman and officials of the
Big Six steel companies in the
White House Saturday. Mr. Tru
man was taking over the per
sonal role of mediator in a labor
dispute for the first time since
the 1946 railroad crisis. ;
Murray called the Steelwork
ers out on strike Tuesday im-"
mediately after Federal Judge
David A. Pine ruled Mr. Tru
man's seizure of the industry
illegal. Murray told them Friday
to return to work "as soon as
possible" since Pine's ruling has
been stayed and the mills remain
in government possession.
Full Production Slow
There, was-little prospect of
much resumption of work until
next week. Full production was
not expected for two weeks even
if the return to work is speedy.
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer, who is nominal
boss of the steel industry, was
"pleased and happy" by Mur
ray's decision.
Sawyer said he still was opti
mistic about getting a union-Industry
settlement. He thinks
there Is enough "leeway" on
both wage and price issues to
permit an agreement.
The Wage Stabilization Board
has recommended a 26-cent an
hour "package" increase for the
Steelworkers. The "official"
government offer on prices is $3
a ton. Sawyer's comments indi
cated the government would go
beyond this.
Legal Struggle Shunted
Murray's action shunted to
the background somewhat the
great legal struggle between the
steel industry, and the govern
ment over the legality of Mr.
Truman's seizure.
The steel industry attorneys
jumped the gun on the govern
ment by appearing at the Su
preme Court at 9 o'clock Friday
morning. The government did
not have to file Its papers be-
fore 2:30 p.m. CST.
Hearing on Highways '
Slated Here Saturday
A public hearing on highway
matters will begin at 10 a.m. to
morrow in the circuit courtroom
of the Jackson county court
house, according to State Rep.
Robort W. Root, Medford, mem
ber of the state legislative high
way interim committee.
Any one who has any type of
problem concerning highways or
other highway Information, is
urged to attend the hearing, Root
added. Following a noon recess,
the hearing will continue at 1
p.m., he added.
Free Oatis
plays and a book on harmony
and composition.
St. Paul, Minn. (U.R) "This,
is Just about the best news that
could be," Mrs. William N. Oatis
said when she heard that U. S.
Ambassador Ellis O. Briggs had
visited her reporter husband In
a Communist prison in Czecho
slovakia. Statement Qualified '
"Next to hearing that he was
released," she said, qualifying
the statement.
"Hearing that he is well and
well taken care of is encouraging
and very good news," Mrs. Oatis
caid,