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STEEL RULING WAITED;
Gen. Clark Tongue-Lashes
Ousted Commanders of Koje
Dodd and Colson
Called on Carpet
For Explanation
Tokyo (U.R) Gen. Mark
Clark was reported to have giv
en a tongue-lashing to the two
ousted commanders of Koje
POW camp after hauling them
on the carpet at headquarters
to explain how the prisoners got
the upper hand.
Official secrecy Wednesday
surrounded the conference be
tween Clark and Brig. Gens.
Dodd and Charles F. Colson,
but the United Press learned
they were "verbally reprimand
ed" by the top U. N. command
er. No Official Clarification
There was no official clarif
ication of what possible further
action may be taken against
Dodd, who was kidnaped and
held three days by inmates of
his own prison, and Colson,
whose sensational "concessions"
to the prisoners caused a storm
of protest from Washington.
Headquarters officials refus
ed to confirm or deny reports
that the key figures may face
courts martial fiasco.
GHQ spokesmen said no in
terviews nor statements would
be made until the investigation
was completed. There was no
indication as to when that would
be.
Clerk, obviously angered by
the turn of events, personally
took over the inquiry after
"spending four hours Wednesday
morning in apparently constant
teletype conservation with the
equally-perturbed joint chiefs of
staff in Washington, presumably
the second in two days.
To Present Questions
Clark was expected to demand
that Dodd and Colson explain:
1. Why Dodd permitted him
self to be placed in a position
where he could be kidnapped.
2. Why there were no guards
inside the camp who might have
rescued Dodd.
3. What Colson meant by ad
mitting to the Communist pris
oners there had been "instances
of bloodshed' 'in the Koje camp
4. What Colson meant by
promising to "rearm prisoners"
in the future.
No Forcible Screening
5. Why Colson promised the
Reds there would be no more
"forcible screening" of Com
munist war prisoners when
there never has been any forci
ble screening of them.
6. Why Colson agreed to per
mit the fanatical 6,000 Reds of
Compound 76, who kidnaped
Dodd, to communicate with all
the other prison compounds on
Koje.
Both Clark and the joint
chiefs of staff Indicated that
' Colson's concessions would not
be honored.
Clark called them "unadult-..
erated blackmail."
Tacoma (U.R) A 25-year-old
College of Puget Sound stu
dent, died here Tuesday from
injuries suffered when he be
came trapped in a moving eleva
tor last Thursday.
Second Boy Scout Circus,
Biggest Ever, Due Saturday
The second annual Boy Scout ing first aid, 10 historic methods
circus will be held in the Med
ford high school football stadium
Saturday evening. More than
1,000 Cubs, Scouts and Explor
ers will take part, according to
Dr. Charles Lemery, circus chair
man. The circus will be the biggest
assembly of Scouts ever held in
the history of the Crater Lake
Area council. Dr. Lemery said.
It will be a demonstration of
Cub and Scout fun and activities,
and will follow the theme of
"World Brotherhood Through
Scouting."
1,000 Boys on Stage
In two of the 12 scheduled
acts, more than 1,000 boys will
be "on stage" at one time. Ray
Frisbie, program director said
that 300 Cubs will put on a dem
onstration of den meetings, and a
"Noah's Ark
animals.
of about 100 weird
The Scouts will show Scouting ,
games, a demonstration of Scout-1
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CANDIDATE Sen. Estes Ke
fauver (D.-Tenn.) above, tomor
row will make one of his last
public appearances before Ore
gon's primary election in Med
ford. The senator will speak on
the courthouse steps at 10:30 a.m.
He is the only willing Demo
cratic candidate for nomination
as president of the United States
in the Oregon primary.
Taft in Runaway
Victory Over Ike
In West Virginia
Washington (U.R) .Sen.
Robert A. Taft has widened his
lead over Gen. Dwight D. Eis
enhower in the scramble for del
egates to the Republican Na
tional convention.
Runaway Victory
The Ohoian scored a runaway
victory in the West Virginia
primary, picking up 15 of that
state's 16 delegates. Taft also
trounced former Minnesota Gov.
Harold E. Stassen in Tuesday's
presidential preference contest
in West Virginia. Returns from
1,037 of the states 2.824 pre
cincts gave Taft 55,240 votes to
Stassen's 13,143. Eisenhower, not
entered in the contest, got 802
write-ins, but under state law
they do not have to be counted.
Results Not Binding
Eisenhower, whose support
ers could claim only one dele
gate, was not entered in the
"popularity poll," the results of
which are not binding on the
national convention delegates.
On the basis of Taft pocketing
15 West Virginia delegates, the
United Press tabulation of dele
gates elected gave the senator
363, Eisenhower 320, Stassen 22,
Gov. Earl Warren of California
7, Gen. Douglas MacArthur 2
and 132 uncommitted. It takes
640 votes to win the nomination.
Two For Kefauver
West Virginia Democrats el
ected 20 delegates, two of whom
publicly announced for Sen. Es
tes Kefauver of Tennessee.
In other action, North Dakota
Democrats postponed until Wed
nesday selection of their 16
member uncommitted delega
tion. of signalling, construction of 25
foot high towers and bridges us
ing only ropes and logs, erection
of a World Jamboree camp, and
authentic Indian dances under
the direction of N. H. "Duke"
Gladfeiter.
From Three Counties
The grand entry and the clos
ing ceremony will feature boys
from Josephine, Jackson and
Siskiyou counties. Twelve scouts
representing foreign countries,
and their flags, will build the
theme and atmosphere for the
circus. Scouts of Troop 9, Med
ford, under the direction of Dr.
William Roberts, scoutmaster,
will be in charge.
The circus will begin at 8 p.m.,
and tickets are now on sale by
Cubs and Scouts in all commu
nities in the council. No admis
sion charge will be made for
anyone less than 17 years old,
j according to Roy Huson and
Adam Richter,
rectors. -
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1952
Plan For Caravan
To Welcome Demo
Candidate Told
Plans to form a caravan of
cars to bring Sen. Estes Kefau
ver to Medford tomorrow were
announced by Democratic sup
porters today.
The Tennessee senator, only
"willing" presidential candidate
on the Democratic primary elec
tion ballot Friday, will arrive in
Ashland early tomorrow, will
talk at an assembly at South
ern Oregon college, and then
will come to Medford for a talk
from the steps of the Jackson
county courthouse at 10:30 a.m.
District Judge Rawles Moore
and Andrew Hawver, Democrat
ic candidate for county assessor,
have been named co-chairmen
of the welcoming committee, ac
cording to Mrs. Mary G. Kelly,
Democratic central committee
chairman.
Officials Invited
The Kefauver caravan will ar
rive at the courthouse with a
police escort, and Mayor D. L.
Flynn and other city and county
officials have been invited to aid
in welcoming the senator. One
of the events of his visit will
be a presentation to him of a
Rogue valley coonskin cap by
Mrs. Lula G. Watson, a last-minute
write-in candidate for the
Democratic nomination for coun
ty clerk.
Accompanying the senator
will be W. L. Josslin, former
state Democratic party chairman
and now state manager of the
Kefauver for President commit
tee; Charles Neese, national Ke
fauver committee chairman;
Donald Vaugh, the senator's per
sonal secretary, and Charles Aid
rich, a secretarial assistant.
Wife on Trip
According to word received
here, Mrs. Kefauver will not be
with her husband on his southern
Oregon trip.
Democratic candidates for var
ious local offices will be given
an opportunity to meet the sena
tor, and the public will be wel
come to hear his talk.
From here he will go to Grants
Pass, where the Oregon Cave
men have plans to greet him, and
later he will go on to Roseburg
for his last campaign talk before
the primary election Friday.
Portland Punchboard
Clause Ruled Valid
Salem (U.R) The Oregon Su
preme court Wednesday held
that the emergency clause on a
Portland city order banning
punchboards was valid.
The opinion reversed the find
ings of Multnomah County Cir
cuit Judge James R. Bain, Frank
J. Loncrgan and MacCormac
Snow, who sat en banc on the
issue.
The opinion was given orally.
The high court said it would is
sue its mandate later Wednesday
together with its written opinion
upholding the Portland city
council.
Nyssa Warehouse
Swept by Flames
Nyssa, Ore. (U.R) Fire
swept through a section of the
Amalgamated Sugar Company's
warehouse here Tuesday night,
destroying about 8000 paper
bags.
The fire broke out about 10
p. m. It was confined to one end
of the warehouse by Nyssa's
volunteer fire crew and two fire
trucks, plus equipment from the
company.
Cause of the fire and the am
ount of damage have not been
determined by firemen' or sugar
company officials.
BASEBALL
NATIONAL
Cincinnati S 6 1
New York 1 12 1
Raffensberger, Hlller 3, Per
kowski 7, Smith 8 and Rossi;
Miglit and Westrum. Home
runs: Mays and Wesirum.
St. Louts . .. S 6 0
Brooklyn 1(0
Staler and D, Hlct; Van
Cuvk, Branca 9 and Campa
nula. Homt runs; Pafko and
Hemus. .
GAS RATIONING
Supreme Court
Begins Work on
Seizure Decision
Petroleum Supplies
In Midwest Dwindle
Washington (U.R) The
Wage Stabilisation Board
Wednesday set a 15-cent an
hour ceiling on wage increases
in agreements already reached
in the oil industry.
, The action was expected to
set a pattern for settlement of
the 15-day nationwide oil
strike.
By UNITED-PRESS
The Supreme Court closeted
itself Wednesday and began
work on a ruling in the bitter
steel seizure as the government
opened the door to possible gas
oline rationing to meet a crisis
in the strike-bound oil industry.
The Wage Stabilization Board,
which has figured heavily in
both major labor squabbles, was
in danger of being eliminated.
Legality Considered
The high court retired to con
sider the legality of President
Truman's seizure of the steel
mills after listening to govern
ment and industry lawyers fin
ish their oral arguments Tues
day. The court is certain to hand
down a decision before the end
of the current spring term, but
no one knows exactly how soon.
One court observer said two
weeks is a good guess.
An order by Interior Secre
tary Oscar L. Chapman, which
went into effect early Wednes
day was the government's first
move toward possible gasoline
rationing.
Petroleum supplies have dwin
died to perilous low in 17 mid
western states because of the
countrywide walkout by 90,000
oil workers. . , .
Chapman's order created fact
finding committees at regional,
state and local levels, to "find
facts as to petroleum supplies
and make recommendations for
meeting shortages."
The committees are under
the authority of the Petroleum
Administration for defense, and
the PAD may later empower the
committees to parcel out oil in
their areas.
In another facet of the oil
strike, the WSB said the walk
out "should and can be settled
through collective bargaining."
The wage panel itself was in
hot water after a Senate Bank
ing committee voted to replace
the board with another, weaker
body.
The WSB recommendation for
a 26-cent hourly wage-fringe
package for the CIO United
Steelworkers is the crux of the
steel dispute. The banking com
mittee began investigating the
WSB shortly after Mr. Truman
seized the steel plants.
The committee voted 7 to 3 to
abolish the present panel, re
place it with one composed of all
public members and strip the
new agency of power to- recom
mend wage settlements in labor
disputes.
Meanwhile Philip Murray's
Steel workers threatened to re
sume their on-again-off-again
strike.
The Steelworkers' sixth bi
ennial convention In Philadel
phia made ready to adopt a reso
lution declaring the workers
will not continue "indefinitely to
work in 1952 for 1950 wages."
Restaurant Owner
Arraigned en Charges
Henry Fong. owner of Kim's
restaurant on Highway 99 south
of Medford,- was arraigned In
district court late this morning
on two criminal complaints
charging threatening commis
sion of a felony and assault
while armed with a dangerous
weapon.
The defendant posted $500
cash bond on the charges and
was allowed time to obtain coun
sel by District Judge Rawles
Moore for a hearing set May 20
at 2 p. m. Another complaint
charging Fong with assault and
battery was not heard this morn
ing. The complaints were sign
ed by Mrs. Grace M. Tceple,
wife of the business agent of
AFL, Local 329, Culinary Al
liance and Bartenders union,
which is currently picketing
Kim's restaurant.
Portland (U.R) There Is
an average of 33 rose bushes at
every home in Portland for a
total of 4,338.629, according to
a "rose census," being conducted
here by the Portland Chamber
of Commerce.
Tribute
BLASTING RED SUPPLY CENTER This dramatic photo of a
U. S. Air Force F-80 Shooting Star fighter-bomber has captured
the flaming action which occurred when day-long flights of Allied
warplan'es blasted this Communist supply center at Suan, North
Korea. A tank of napalm can be seen just after being released
below the left wing of the jet. ,
Allied Bombers Smash
Communist Rail Lines
In Widespread Attack
Seoul, Korea (U.R) Air
Force, Navy and Marine fighter
bombers slashed into the Com
munist rail system in one of the
heaviest attacks of the year,
blasting rolling stock and sever
ing the rail, In 178.plB.ces Wed
niKsrioiy. .,.... ;v..... --'.
Taking up where the night
hecklers of the Air Force left off,
Fantherjets, Corsairs and Sky
raiders from the carriers Prince
ton and Valley Forge ranged the
east coast in a morning attack,
slashing rails in 121 spots and
pouncing on 11 loaded trains
with bombs and cannonfire.
Their score showed nine loco
motives and 49 rail cars de
stroyed. Napalm Bombs Used
Fifty-seven more breaks in
Gambling Virtually
Non-existent Here,
Mayors Tell DA
Vice problems, including gam
bling and racketeers, are virtu
ally non-existent in Jackson
county. District Attorney Paul
W. Haviland said today. He sup
ported his assertion with signed
statements by the mayors or
councilmen of each incorporated
city within the county.
Haviland, who has been at
tacked for non-enforcement of
gambling laws by Walter Nun
ley, who is opposing Haviland in
seeking the Republican nomina
tion for district attorney, wrote
to each mayor In the county. His
letter said:
Asks Information
"I am desirous of gathering in
formation relative to vice con
ditions in Jackson county, and I
am therefore submitting the fol
lowing questions to all mayors
of this county:
"1. Has your city dealt in ac
cordance (with our laws with all
reported vice, matters in your
Jurisdiction?
"2. Are there aijy vice prob
lems, including gambling, with
in your jurisdiction of such a
scope that they require the as
sistance of county or state offic
ials? "3. Do you know of the exist
ence of any organized gambling,
or racketeers, within your Juris
diction?" Answers Given
In each case the answer to the
first question was "yes"; the an
swer to questions 2 and 3 in each
case was "no,'1 or "not to my
knowledge."
The replies were signed by
Mayor Harold Strass of Talent;
Mayor Phil H. Stansbury of Ash
land; Mayor E. R. Claflin of
Phoenix; Mayor Albert Hackert
of Jacksonville; City Council
President Paul Sclby of Med
ford; Mayor Donald E. Burclson
of Central Point; Mayor O. W.
Newland of Gold Hill; Mayor
Fred J. Dengler of Rogue River;
Councilman Keith Scott of
Butte Falls, and Mayor Fred M
Bruegger of Eagle Point.
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the Red rail lines were chalked
up by Air Force fighter bombers
which alro splattered a factory
and mill area with hundreds of
gallons of fiery napalm,
. The fighter-bombers were pro
tected by high-flying Sabrejets
which- Tuesday destroyed five
Communist jets and damaged
seven others. Wednesday, how
ever, the MIGs were showing no
stomach for battle and stayed
discreetly behind the Yalu river.
36 Reds Killed
By 6 p.m., U.N. planes had
destroyed 33 troop and supply
revetments, seven mortar posi
tion?, two artillery positions, 19
buildings, a rail bridge and an
ammuniton dump.
On the ground, the heaviest
action was a U.N. patrol attack
on Communist Central Front po
sition enemy foxholes and killed
36 Reds before withdrawing at
dawn.
Elsewhere, U. N. tanks and In
fantry pulled hit and run raids
north of Kumhwa in the Com
munists' "Iron Triangle" sector.
Talent Voters Reject
Proposed Budget Hike
Talent A proposal to increase
Talent's 1952-53 budget $5,921.12
over the six per cent limitation
was defeated by the city's voters
yesterday, 79 to 63, according to
Mrs. Nona McAbee, city re
corder. City councilmen and budget
committeemen will meet Monday
to discuss the budget, and will
attempt to "work it over" in
view of the lack of voter ap
proval, she said.
The proposed budget had to
taled $23,450, compared to $21,
370 last year. Of the total, some
$11,720 would have been raised
from current income. The pres
ent tax base will provide an esti
mated $2,568. 88 but the voters
had been asked to Increase this
to $5,921.12 from taxation.
Radio Highlights
Sen. Estes Kefauver, candi
date for the Democratic par
ty's nomination for president
of the United Slates, will
speak before the student body
of Southern Oregon college
tomorrow morning. His ad
dress will be broadcast from
9 to 9:30 a. m. by radio sta
tion KWIN (1400 kc).
An Oregon Primary Pre
view, cross-section of elec
tion thinking in the state, will
be broadcast over station
KMED (1440 kc) Thursday at
7 a.m.
Weather
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Election
Hearing
Polls Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday in 84 County Precincts
With only one more day of
active campaigning left before
the primary election Friday, the
races for county and state of
fice were nearing a climax to
day.
Polls will be open from 8 a.
m. to 8 p. m. Friday in Jackson
county's 84 precincts. Polling
places have previously been list
ed. Friday is a legal holiday and
a "nonjudicial day," and the
courts will be closed. Banks,
however, will remain open, as
will schools, most businesses and
offices.
Liquor Stores Closed
The state liquor stores and
agencies will be closed under
state law. Sale of beer or wine
for consumption on the premises
will be illegal while the polls
are open, although sale of pack
aged wine and beer for consump
tion off-premises will be allow
ed. The election contest which
has drawn the greatest inter
est and the hottest debate
in Jackson county has been for
the Republican nomination for
district attorney. Walter Nun
ley, a young Medford attorney,
is opposing District Attorney
Paul Haviland in the race.
Nunley has charged Haviland
with failure to enforce state
criminal statutes, particularly
those against gambling, and with
failures to prosecute on gamb
ling charges.
Cites Experience, Record
Haviland has countered with
statements referring to his ex
perience, and his record as an
attorney, an FBI agent, state
police superintendent, and as
deputy and principal in the
DA s office. He and his support
ers have cited Nunley's relative
inexperience, and have main
tained Haviland has prosecuted
all gambling charges which have
been brought before him.
Another race which has
drawn interest is the contest for
the GOP nomination for county
coroner, with Dr. M. P. Vogel
seeking to unseat Incumbent
Carlos Morris. Vogel has main
tained that the office should be
filled by a physician, who is
professionally equipped to rec
ognize unnatural death, and cites
the fact that some states re
quire a doctor in the job.
Accuses Competitors
Morris, a partner in the Conger-Morris
funeral home, says
that there Is no requirement that
a physician fill the post, and
has cited several authorities to
the effect that doctors do not
make the best coroners. He also
has accused competing funeral
homes Perl's and the Chapel
mortuary with promoting the
candidacy of Dr. Vogel. He has
frankly admitted that holding
the job aids his business, and
said that for this reason he has
a real stake doing the best pos
sible job.
The other election contests
have been less healed. For four
positions there is no competi
tion, and for several others there
is competition only on one par
ty's ballot. The contests which
will be decided In Jackson coun
ty, listed in the order in which
they appear on the ballot, fol
low: Candidates Listed
State Representative, 19th
District (two to be no m
inatcd); Republicans, Robert
Root and Ed Mann, incumbents,
and G. A. Dlerdorff, all Med
ford; Democrats, none.
District Attorney, Jackson
GOP Aspirants Turn
Down Home Stretch
In Oregon Campaign
Portland (U.R) Three pres
idential candidates taking part
in the Oregon primary campaign
and representatives of a fourth
candidate, Gen. Dwight D. Eis
enhower, Wednesday were ready
for the final drive for votes be
fore Friday's balloting.
Gov. Earl Warren of Calif
ornia scheduled a full day of
speeches. He was to talk at Pac
ifif University In Forest Grove,
move on to Hlllsboro and then
deliver a luncheon speech at As
toria. From Astoria, Warren was
to return to Portland.
Stassen To Speak
Harold Stassen was scheduled
to return to Oregon from West
Virginia's primary election to
speak to the Portland Junior
Chamber of Commerce at noon
and then give an address at Pac
ific University later In the day.
Wednesday night Stassen was
booked as the featured speaker
at a Portland "Candidates and
Voters'," forum.
Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tenne
ssee, the only Democratic can
didate campaigning In Oregon,
was billed for a morning speech
at Pendleton, then talks at
Races
Climax
(county Republicans, Paul W,
Haviland, incumbent; and Walter
Nunley, both Medford; Demo
crats, none.
County Judge Republicans.
J. B. Coleman, incumbent, and
Robert L. Brantley both Med
ford; Democrats, none.
County Commissioner Re
publicans, L. G. Morthland, in
cumbent, Medford; Democrats,
Loyd w. Whitney, Jacksonville,
and C. L. Hockersmith, Phoenix.
County Clerk Republicans,
George R. Carter, incumbent,
Mecitord; Democrats, none.
County Assessor Republi
cans, W. P. Tucker, R. G. Fowler
and J. H. Tizckker, all Medford;
Democrats, Andrew Hawver,
Talent.
County Treasurer Repub
licans, H. F. Cope. Medford:
Democrats, Ralph Sweeney, in
cumbent, Medford.
County Coroner Republi
cans, Carlos Morris, incumbent,
and M. P. Vogel, both Medford;
Democrats, none.
County Surveyor Republi
cans. Paul Rynning, incumbent,
Medford; Democrats, none.
There is no competition for
two non-partisan offices, those of
circuit judge for District 1, Po
sition 1, now occupied by Judge
H. K. Hanna, who is a candidate
for reelection, and of county
school superintendent, now held
by Alt Mekvold, also a candidate
to succeed himself.
Since they have no opposition,
they are considered automatical
ly nominated, and no non-partisan
ballot will be distributed at
the primary election. Both, how
ever, will be on the general elec
tion ballot in the fall, according
to the county clerk's office.
Many Candidates
In addition to the local offices,
both Republican and Democratic
voters will be called upon to
nominate or elect a large num
ber of other candidates for state,
national, district and party of
fices. The Republicans have
much the longest ballot, with
106 capdidates appearing on it.
A warning about taking care
In marking ballots has been
issued by a number of groups
and organizations, which have
pointed out that thousands of
ballots In the past have been dis
qualified because of common er
rors made by voters.
Most frequent errors are eras
ing, drawing lines through or
under the names of candidates,
voting for more candidates than
are indicated, or writing in
names without placing an X be
fore them.
Write-In Attempt
One last-minute attempt at
write-in campaign was started
today, when a Democrat urged
his fellow party members to
write in the name of Walter Nun
ley for district attorney, despite
the fact that Nunley is regis
tered and running as a Republi
can. The Oregon election lawg
state specifically that a candi
date defeated for nomination by
one party may not run as the
candidate of another party, nor
as an independent.
Another last-minute write-in
campaign was made known to
day, when It was learned that
a movement is under way to
nominate Mrs. Lula G. Wat
son (Mrs. George A.), as Dem
ocratic candidatet for county
clerk. There is no Democratic
candidate for this office on the
ballot, and if Mrs. Watson were
to receive more write-in votes
than anyone else, she would be
come the Democratic candidate
In the November election. Mrs.
Watson, a Democratic precinct
committee woman, resides a t
1638 Stewart avenue.
Princville, Bend and an evening
speech nt Klamath Falls.
Klamath Falls was to see lots
of "politiking" with an Eisen
hower booster, Gov. Sherman
Adams of New Hampshire, also
scheduled to talk In the south
ern Oregon city. Adams was al
so booked for an address before
(he Oregon Cattlemen's associa
tion convention at Prineville
earlier In the day.
Ike Rally In Portland
Rcgpresentative Hugh Scott of
Pennsylvania, another Ike sup
porter, was scheduled to lead
an "Ike Youth Rally" in Port
land Wednesday night after
noon luncheon in La Grande.
The prize at stake is 18 na
tional convention delegates for
the Republican winning the pop
ularity contest and 12 delegates
for the Democrat topping the
field.
Olympia (U.R) State for
estry division crews fought and
controlled 142 fires covering 438
acres during the first four
months of this year, State For
ester Bernard Orell said Wednesday.