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TAFT SWEEPS VOTE
COUNCILMEN MAY
DECIDE ON CLOCK
MOVE THURSDAY
A decision on daylight saving time for Medford will probably
be made at a noon public meeting of the city council Thursday in
Ihe city hall. ,
At a regular council meeting last night, some 40 local resi
dents, including a representative of 200 Bear Creek Orchards em
ployees, urged that the council enact daylight saving time for
Medford. Two persons appeared to oppose such action.
Otto Ewaldsen, chairman of the Medford Retail Merchants
association, told the council that failure to go on daylight time lo
cally has cut the time in which Medford residents can dd business
with areas now on daylight time to four hours a day.
Hardship Said Worked
On Local Merchants
He pointed out that local busi
ness firms are an hour off of day
light time in their opening and
closing hours and lose two hours
in the middle of the day because
of a one-hour difference in lunch
Members of the Medford
city council will hold a meet
ing on the 1952-1953 citf bud
get t 7:30 p.m. today in the
council chambers of the city
hall. Department heads have
prepared estimates of their
costs for the coming fiscal
year, according to City Super
intendent Robert Duff. The
deadline for completion of
the budget is July 15. '
hours. This difference is work
ing a hardship on local mer
chants, he said.
Ewaldsen stated that much of
Medford's inter-city business is
with areas now on daylight
time. These include California,
Portland, Eugene and Klamath
Falls, he said.
Jimmy Dunlevy, station mana
ger of radio station KVJC, and
Jennings Pierce, manager of sta
tion KMED, told the council that
failure of Medford to go on day
light time is bringing many diffi
cult problems to both stations.
They pointed out that their na
tional networks are operating on
a daylight time basis, a fact
which makes scheduling of pro
grams here to conform with local
advertising very difficult.
Tn rnnversation. five of theJ
eight councilmen indicated that
they were in favor of daylight
time here. One definitely oppos
ed it and the other two indicated
that they personally are not in
favor or opposed to daylight
time.
Persons against changing the
clocks locally stated that it
would be disadvantageous to per
sons living in the area surround
ing Medford. They stated that
the council should make no
change until Gov. Douglas Mc
Kay orders daylight saving time
fnr the entire state.
The council's delay of a deci
sion on the subject until Thurs
day was made to allow City At
torney Frank Farrcll time to
study time-changing ordinances
nasspH bv Portland and other
cities.
Several members of the coun
cil expressed doubt that the city
could legally proclaim aayngm
time here in view of Governor
McKay's proclamation of stand
ard time for the entire state.
(See Story on Page 7)
Fairgrounds Seen
As Site for Armory
The Jackson county fair
grounds appear to be the favored
site for reconstruction of the
Medford armory which was par
tially destroyed by fire last year.
city officials said today. Mayor
D. L. Flynn and other city repre
sentatives met yesterday with
Oregon National Guard officers.
Thev indicated that the federal
government will appropriate
about $138,000 for construction
of a new armory and the state
of Oregon will contribute about
S46.000. Property on the present
armory site will be sold after
the next meeting of the state
legislature and the money thus
derived will go into a restoration
fund, they said.
Plans are still being discussed
for construction of a civic audi
. torium in connection with the
1 armory building. Funds for such
a project would be provided by
me city or Jackson county.
Medford.
United Prii Full Lcai.d Wirt
47th Year 18 Pages
Council Accepls
Appraisal for
8th Street Opening
The Medford city council last
night accepted an appraisal of
the Myron Root properties need
ed for the opening of West
Eighth street across the South
ern Pacific railroad tracks.
Amount of the appraisal was
withheld by the council.
On a motion by Councilman
Paul Selby, City Superintendent
Robert Duff was instructed to.
go ahead with plans for opening
the street and to determine what
costs will be involved. The mat
ter was also referred to the coun
cil streets and roadr and finance
committees for further investi
gation. John Niedermeyer, Route 2,
Medford, appeared before the
councjl to urge opening of the
street. "Now is the time to- act,"
Niedermeyer said. He pointed
out that the traffic situation on
Main and Sixth streets, the
streets which now cross the
tracks in the downtown area,
"is very bad."
Culbertson Letter Heard
The council also heard a letter
from Thomas A. Culbertson Jr.,
2509 Lyman avenue, urging
opening of the street. Culbert
son has circulated petitions re
questing the street opening and
stated in his letter that he would
bring more signatures before
the council if they were needed.
Councilmen Selby and Dwight
Houghton requested that the
amount of the appraisal be with
held in the interest of better
negotiations. Houghton stated
that, as in private business, it
is the city's duty to obtain the
property for the best possible
price." He stated that revealing
the amount of the appraisal
would be tantamount to making
an offer for the property.
Councilman Harold Fry urged
that in planning the opening,
consideration be given to con
struction of an underpass. He
stated that, in the future, it
will be necessary to have a free
flow of traffic which will not be
hindered by passing trains and
now is the time to give thought
to such a project.
Sen. Wayne Morse
Visitor in Medford
Sen. Wayne Morse arrived in
Medford by plane this morning
on the first laD of a state-cover
ing tour in" an attempt to per
suade voterj to vote against him
for the Republican presidential
nomination.
The' junior senator, whose
name was pu t on the ballot
against his will, is an Eisenhow-
er supporter. In another phase of
the same campaign he is seeking
support for his candidacy as
delegate at large to the Republi
can convention.
Morse was to speak at the Ki-
wanis ekib's noon luncheon .to
day, and later had talks sched
uled at Southern Oregon college
in Ashland, and in Coos Bay to
night.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN
Chicago i t S 0
Boston 7 9 1
-Holcombe, Kennedy 2,
Siobbt and Lollari Henry and
While, ,
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY
Kefauver Suffers
First Defeat in
Primary Contest
Taft Claims All
Ohio Delegates
Washington (U.R) Sen. Estes
Kefauver suffered his first de
feat in a presidential primary
Wednesday, losing to Sen. Rich
ard B. Russell in the Florida pri
mary, as Sen. Robert A. Taft
claimed all of Ohio's 56 Repub
lican delegates in a "tremendous
landslide victory."
Returns from 1,370 of Flori
da's l,ti83 precincts gave Russell
269,362 votes to 246,394 for Ke
fauver. However the stringbean
Tennesseean apparently prevent
ed Russell from winning the de
cisive victory which the Geor
gian's supporters said was need
ed to win non-Southern support
at the Democratic National con
vention. Lead Changes Hands
The lead in the Florida contest
changed hands eight times dur
ing the night before Russel fi
naly pulled ahead for good.
Taft's headquarters said the
senator now has 401 delegates to
the GOP convention, two-thirds
of the 604 needed for nomina
tion. Taft claims some elected
delegates who are not publicly
committed to any candidate.
A United Press tabulation
prior to the . Ohio primary show
ed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
with 291 pledged or publicly an
nounced delegates 1o 274 for
Taft:
Florida Race Surprises
The see-saw Florida race was
somewhat of a surprise. Kefau
ver had said he thought he had
"a good chance of winning," but
was opposed by Florida's two
Democratic senators, Spessard
L. Holland and George A. Sma
ters, and Florida Go.v. Fuller
Warren. Russell's supporters had
predicted a 2-to-l victory.
Kefauver got heavy support
in Miami and the surrounding,
heavily populated "Gold Coast,"
counties in which his Senate
Crime Committe helped wipe out
gambling. Russell appeared es
pecially strong in rural voting
in North Florida and inland
counties.
The outcome of the popularity
contest was sure to have a strong
influence when the South's two
presidential hopefuls clash again
May 27 in the election of Flor
ida's national convention dele
gates. Administration Plans
Gambling Tax Flight
Washington (U.R) Adminis
tration ' officials, who once op
posed a federal tax on gamblers,
were ready Wednesday to fight
all the way up to the Supreme
Court if necessary to keep it.
They said the tax has proved a
flop as expected from the
standpoint of bringing revenue
into the treasury. But it has. ap
parently been surprisingly ef
fective in putting big-time book
makers out of business.
40 and 8 Voyageurs From
On City Saturday for Annu
Voyageurs of the 40 and 8
from California, Nevada and
Oregon will converge on Med
ford Saturday for the annual
Tri-State South wreck. It will
also be known as the Bogus
Creek wreck, according to S. S.
Humphries. Tri-State wreck
chairman. Wreck is the term for
initiation of "poor goofs" into
the fun and honor society of
the American Legion.
Merle Jarmin, chef de gare
of the local voiture is housing
chairman for the wreck. Regis
tration will be at the Legion
club Friday afternoon and Sat
urday morning and the initia
tion will take place Saturday
evening in the Elks Temple base
ment. The candidates will en
tertain with street stunts during
the afternoon.
Officials Coming
Charlea Wells, Portland, Tri
State commander; Harry Bahl
man, Portland, state commander
of the 40 and 8; Dr. F. J. Ernest,
jlTRIBlE
FL
o
CANDIDATES QUIZZED Senator Estes Kefauver (left) of
Tennessee and Senator. Richard Russell of Georgia appear on a
television show at Miami on the eve of the Florida democratic
presidential primary. The candidates answered questions put by
three newsmen during panel discussion. Senator Russell is examin
ing a magazine article presented at the panel by Senator Kefauver.
Nevada Atomic Blast
Gives Brilliant Flash
Mt. Charleston. Nev. (U.R)
Atomic scientists fired a nuclear
blast atop a steel tower before
dawn Wednesday at the Yucca
Flat proving grounds.
, The brillianJT flash momentar-
Motorists Watch
Gas Gauges as Oil
Strike Continues
Denver, Colo. (U.R) The
nation's motorists kept an anx
ious eye on their gasoline fuel
gauges Wednesday, hoping that
90,000 striking oil workers
would bow to a government re
quest for return to work before
the needle pointed to "zero."
A spokesman for the coalition
of 22 striking CIO, AFL and in
dependent oil unions said in Den
ver that the decision "possibly",
would be made Wednesday.
The Wage Stabilization Board
requested that the week-old
strike of oil workers be ended
"immediately" and summoned
union and industry leaders to a
board meeting in Washington
next Tuesday.
' WSB Chairman Nathan Fein
singer told representatives of
the unions and officials of 75 oil
companies that they should con
tinue collective bargaining and
be prepared to make a "full re
port" to the board Tuesday on
the status of the dispute.
Breakdown Seen
Although union officials said
they would attend the meeting,
they said, "We regret the board's
action at this time and point out
that it might cause an immedi
ate breakdown in negotiations,
which have been Droarcssing
' favorably in several areas."
Portland, past national vice com
mander; Bert Haffenden, Port
land, past state commander;
Fred Paulus, Salem, past state
attorney for 40 and 8; Charles
Whipps, Cottage Grove, past
slate chaplain and Earl Newbryi
Salem, secretary of state of Ore
gon, have notified the committee
that they will be here for the
ceremonies. Newbry and Carl
Y. Tcngwald are on the distin
guished guests committee.
The society of forty men and
eight horses was conceived in
1920. It grew out of the happy
habit that the American service
men had of laughing off their
troubles, difficulties and . dis
comforts. A group of Legion
naires decided that the funniest
sight in War I was the way they
packed forty full sized American
soldiers, with all of their gear
and equipment into a half size
French boxcar, while the horses
rode In the roomy comfort of
eight to car.
United Preii ru'l Leased WIm
7,' 1952
No, 40
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ily blinded observers 45 miles
away and then dissolved into a
beautifully colored fireball.
Observers Blinded
Observers on this 11,000-foot
mountain peak were 'blinded for
several seconds' by a flash more
brilliant than a desert sunrise
as the power of the atom un
folded on the desert below.
Under cloudy skies, the flash
condensed into a colorful fire
bad that lasted about five sec
onds, dying down unusually
quickly in a rainbow of reds,
whites, yellows and oranges.
Mushroom Cloud Follows
The spectacular display was
followed by the usual mushroom-
shaped cloud that is the trade
mark of atomic explosions, but
it was barely visible because of
the darkness.
The flash of the atomic de
vice blast was seen in Prescott
and Williams, Ariz., more than
200 miles southeast of the prov
ing grounds..
The flash and ensuing shock
wave caused one small child who
observed it from Las Vegas,
Nev., to become hysterical. She
was taken to a hospital for treat
ment. Brightest Flash
. The nuclear device was fired
at 5:15 a.m. (PST) at the top of
a 300-foot steel tower, produc
ing a colorful flash far brighter
than any seen during the 16 pre
vious tests at the desolate Ne
vada desert firing range.
No troops were employed in
the test although a number of
military observers, mostly sen
ior officers, were on hand as
usual.
Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas
McKay was back in his office
Wednesday after a trip to San
Francisco for a meeting of the
Pacific Coast Board of Inter
governmental Relations.
Three States Will Converge
al Tri-State South Wreck
When the boys from the
French box cars got back home
they needed laughs to carry
them through the difficulties of
the yars following the war.
They laugTied off their troubles
when they tried to buy a com
plete outfit of civilian clothes,
with the $60 dollars to walk the
streets to try to find a job. There
was no American Legion dur
ing War I to fight for the rights
of the men who were away fight
ing a war. Needing a place to
blow off steam and laugh at
their troubles, the young vet
erans remembered the close
brotherhood of the French box
car and , decided to reproduce
It in an inner organization of
chosen Legionnaires.
The first thing the new or
ganization did was to assess It
self for $50,000 to be used for
needy children of veterans who
were being neglected. Bringing
help and happiness to children
Eisenhower Favors
Control by States
In Flood Program
National Farm
Program Favored,
Paris (U.R) Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower discussed Missouri
River flood control, a national
farm program and foreign af
fairs Wednesday with two visit
ors from the United States.
Eisenhower was quoted as
saying he favored Missouri flood
control measures, but with as
much authority as possible re
served for individual states.
Favors State Level
Similarly, in a farm program
which would include govern
ment help to farmers against
some of the risks they take in
growing the country's food
Eisenhower was quoted as say
ing that authority should be re
served as far as possible on a
state level as opposed to a cen
tral federal authority.
Eisenhower, preparing to go
home to become a candidate for
the Republican presidential nom
ination, discussed the domestic
issues with former Republican
Governor T. Mickelson of South
Dakota, one of his leading Mid
west boosters.
Hour-Long Conference
He talked foreign affairs at a
one-hour conference with John
Foster Dulles, Republican for
eign policy expert who is men
tioncd as possible secretary of
state if the Republicans win the
November election.
Nothing was said of the Eisen
hower-Dulles talk but Mickelson
told of his two-hour ta'.k with
Eisenhower, .whom he had seen
previously during the week-end
"After my six hours of talk
ing to Eisenhower in two ses
sions I'm convinced he knows
and appreciates and is sincerely
interested in farm problems,
Mickelson said. "He is for the
federal government talking a
rightful part in a federal agri
cultural program with the ad
ministration on a local level.'
Seattle (U.R) Gen. Dwight
Eisenhower will answer ques
tions on "all essential issues" of
the Presidential campaign at a
press conference in Abilene,
Kan., July 5, Sen. Henry Cabot
Lodge Jr., said here Tuesday-
Airport Terminal
Bids Will Be Called
Plans for construction of a
modern terminal building at
Medford municipal airport came
a step nearer realization Tuesday
when the city council authorized
City Superintendent Robert Duff
to call for bids on the structure.
Bids on the terminal building
will be operled on June 6.
The council also authorized
j Mayor D. L. Flynn to file an
application with the civil aero
nautics administration for gov
ernment funds to be used in con
struction of the terminal.
Duff pointed out to council
men that, although the deadlthe
for application for federal funds
is drawing near, it will be pos
sible to' readvertise the project
if bids received June 6 are not
acceptable.
City officials Indicated today
that construction on the building
will start as soon after accept
ance of bids as possible. They
pointed out the desirability of
having the structure "under
cover" before bad weather
starts in the fall.
Excessive Requirements
Of Plane Pilot Charged
Los Angeles (U.R) The Civil
Aeronautics Administration
charged Wednesday that North
Continent Airlines required
Pilot Lewis R. Powell to fly 16
hours out of 24 just prior to the
crash of his non-scheduled C-46
I airliner that killed 29 persons
near here April 18.
is still the major 40 and 8 ac
tivity. Meiring's local committees for
the wreck are: registration and
finance, Earl Bigalow, chairnnfo,
Oliver Gustafson, Cole Holmes.
Earl York, Morris Leonard Sr..
and Roy Stoy; entertainment,
Eddie Randall, chairman and
A. Eugene Orr; food, Ernest
Reinking. chairman, Glen Bjork,
John Holmer and Bud Fisher;
refreshments. Ray Huson, chair
man, Hugh Williams, Fred Luv.
Hugh McKenzie, E. L. Knight;
wreck and street stunts. Jack
Peters, chairman, Ed Russell,
Charles Wiley, Bert Staats, Rich
ard Smith, Robert Dames, Pat
Finney, Cap Hampton and Ed
ward Kelly; publicity, Bud Fish
er, chairman, and Tom Glnn;
ritual, Harry Goold, chairman,
and Ellis Capp;.
The wives of the -10 and 8'ers
will be entertained by Mrs. H.
L. Melrlng and Mrs. Howard
McClurt at the country club,
ON THE MEND Actress Marilyn
Monroe smiles from her hospital
bed in Hollywood following a re
cent appendectomy. Upon com
plete recovery she will journey
tn Niagara Falls to film a new
picture.
Bill Force, Former
Tribune Reporter,
Gets Press Award
Portland Bill Force, former
ly a reporter on The Mail Trib
une, Medford, last night was pre
sented with a Press Club of
Oregon award for the best news-
writing in a downstate paper
during the year 1951. The award
was for a series of articles on
taxation which appeared in the
Medford paper last winter.
Force, who is now with the
United Press in Portland, was
one of several Oregon newsmen
who were honored with Press
Club awards at the fourth an
nual awards dinner of the club.
Gov. Earl Warren of California
was the speaker.
Covered Tax Structure
Writing under the title, "Pub
lic Money; The Tax Dollar is a
Fast Buck Here's Its Story,"
Force covered various phases
of the complicated tax structure
in Oregon, with emphasis on
how it affects each citizen.
He was presented with the
award first honorable mention
for writing in non-metropolitan
newspapers, by Eric Allen jr.
cltv editor of The Mall Tribune
Other awards presented at the
dinner included:
Rolla Crick of the Oregon
Journal and Wallace Turner of
The Oregonian top awards in
the metropolitan field for re
porters. Crick was honored for
investigation and coverage of
the abortion situation in Port
land. Turner was honored for
gathering, evidence that led to
a gambling raid in Clackamas
county that led to 11 indict
ments. Warren Campaigns
In Willamette Valley
Portland (U.R) Gov. Earl
Warren of California Wednes
day headed into Oregon's Wil
lamette valley in his campaign
for the state's 18-man Republican
delegation in the May 16 primary
election after questioning some
of the "inherent powers" of the
presidency in a speech here Tues
day night.
After a breakfast meeting at
McMinnvHle and a luncheon at
Corvallis, Warren was scheduled
to speak at Albany Wednesday
night. He will fly to Los Ange
les Thursday and return to Salem
Friday afternoon.
In an address at the annual
awards banquet of the Press Club
of Oregon, the Republican presi
dential nomination aspirant said
the trend of federal officials to
determine what Is news and
what is confidential was brought
home to the American people
when the President sairrhe had
the Inherent power to take over
the press and radio. f
Suspect Arrested
In Local Burglaries
James Turney Eakln. 31, of
707 Clark street, Apartment 3,
was arrested last night by city
police. He is being held for in
vestigation in a total of more
than 12 burglaries here, officers
stated.
Police indicated that Eakln
will be arraigned on a burglary
charge today. They said that he
has admitted taking part in sev
eral burglaries.
Burglaries believed to have
been cleared up by Enkln's ar
rest Include three at the Junior
Red Cross building, two at Med
ford Lumber company, two at
Big Pines Lumber company, the
First Presbyterian church, the
Medford Public library, Crater
Lake Lumber company, Key's
Second Hand store and Smith-
Dynge Lumber companies.
Portland (U.R) Seventeen-year-old
Valerie Cowls Wednes
day ruled as Roosevelt high
schools choice for the 1952 Port
land Rose Festival princess.
Prisoner Problem
Still Snarls Plan
For Peace in Korea
Communists Withdraw
Russia Nomination
Panmunjom, Korea (U.R)
United Nations and Communist
negotiators tentatively settled
two of their three truce dead
locks Wednesday, but Red de
mands for forcible repatriation
of 62,000 war prisoners still
blocked a Korean armistice.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway
promptly informed the Reds in
a virtual ultimatum that there
can be no cease fire in Korea
unless they drop their Insistence
on the forcible return of prison
ers who have renounced Com
munism. Agreement Disclosed
Lifting of the secrecy agree
ment that has cloaked meetings
of the truce teams during the
pasi wees disclosed that the
UN and Reds were In agreement
on two of the last three disputed
issues noming up an armistice.
Red negotiators offered tn
withdraw their nomination of
Russia to the neutral truce in
spection commission, and the Al
lies offered to drop their demand
for a ban on military airfield
construction during an armistice.
contingent on Issue
But both offers were contin
gent on settlement of the prison
er problem. The Communists de
manded the return of all 132,000
prisoners held by the Allies; the
UN offered to return .only tha
70,000 prisoners who have said
they would not resist reoatrla-
tion.'
Thus only the single issue of a
prsoner exchange still blocks a
Korean cease fire. But the issue
Is so fundamental that unless
one side or the other yields, it
can prolong the war indefin
itely." UN Cannot Retreat
Both Ridgway, as supreme
United Nations commander, and
Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy,
chief Allied truce delegate, told
the Communists that the U. N.
"can not and shall not retreat"
from its stand against forcible
repatriation of prisoners,
Joy even proposed at Wednea
day's armistice session that tha
truce talks be broken off until
the Communistf "desire to meet
again."
Washington (U.R) United
States military and diplomatic
authorities said Wednesday Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway'i latest
truce offer to the Communistf in
Korea is final.
Secretary of State Dean Ache
son told a news conference tha
Allied recommendations were
fair and reasonable measurei
and anyone who wanted a truce
in Korea would have accepted
them.
Deputy Defense Secretary
William C. Foster said there
would be no compromise in tha
Allied stand on return of war
prisoners, the point on which tha
peace talks are deadlocked.
Eisenhower Leader
To Speak Here Friday
U. S. Senator Frank Carlson,
former governor of Kansas and
one of the leaders in the national
Eisenhower for President cam
paign, Will speak here May 9 at
a public rally, Elsenhower, boost
ers were reminded today. The
rally is scheduled for 8 p.m. In
the Medford high school auditorium.-
.
Senator Carlson will meet
with Medford and Jackson coun
ty Eisenhower workers at the
Medford hotel at 6:15 p.m. Fri
day. Carlson served as a member
of the United States house of
representatives from 1937 to
1947, and In 1950 was elected to
the senate. He was a member of
the Kansas legislature in 1929
and 1931, served as chairman of
the Kansas Republican state com
mittee from 1932 to 1934, and in
1047 was elected governor of
the state.
Baker, Ore. (U.R) Stata
Policeman Roger Armstrong sig
naled the eastbound Union Pa
cific streamliner City of Port
land to a halt about five miles
west of here early Tuesday after
seeing flames leaping from tha
big diesel engine.
BULLETINS
Washington (U.R) Tha
Federal Reserve Board Wed
nesday suspended controls
over installment buying of
automobiles and olher such
consumer goods as furniture,
radios and household appli
ances. Washington (U.R) The
Defense Department reported
Wednesday that announced
American battle casualties tn
Korea now total 108,172. an
Increase of 207 over last
week's report.