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Early nd Predicted in C Walkout Oil HOT DA HE The race for the Republican nomination for Jackson county district attorney, hottest elec tion contest observed here in a Both district attorney can didates will make last-minute radio broadcasts in behali of their candidacies tonight. Waller Nunley has sched uled a talk for 10:15 p. m. ov er radio station KMED (1400 kc.) Paul Haviland, or a spokes man for him, will be heard at 8:30 p. m. on KMED: at 3:45 p. m. on both KMED and " KYJC (1230 kc), and at 10:45 p. m. on KMED. cumber of years, was winding up today with a flurry of talks i and charges on both sides. Both candidates are scheduled to make last-minute talks over Medford radio stations tonight. The opponents are Paul Havi land, present DA, and Walter Nunley, young attorney who spoke over KYJC last night. In his talk Nunley charged Haviland with having personally been present in an unnamed fra ternal organization when slot machines were being operated. The candidate also asserted that Haviland "has evaded the Issues, he has attempted to jus tify his policies and he has once again passed the buck on the gambling issue to our police and to our sheriff's office by stating that his office is not an investi gative one." Nunley said that no one has a monopoly when It comes to a love of this valley as a place to live. "However," he added, "many people in this valley, both oldtimers and newcomers alike, are not entirely satisfied with conditions . . . On the other- hand, some people are satisfied with things just as they are they resist any change whatsoever. This valley is a fine place to live, but it could be better . . . The county would be a better place to live if all its citizens received equal treat ment under the laws if all it- the laws were enforced for liiW ' benefit of all, and if protection of the innocent and prosecution of the guilty were a reality rath er than a slogan ..." In answering the charge of inexperience, Nunley cited the fact that he spent nearly five years in the Army, three of them overseas in the South Pacific. Cites Army Experience "In adding up the exper ience ledger of Paul Haviland and myself, don't pass so light ly over five years in he armed forces. I learned one of the most I important things any man can learn I learned about people I learned about . . . the good, f the bad, the rich, the poor. I j learned that they are important, all of them ..." His charge that Haviland was present when gambling was go ing on Nunley described as fol lows: "I should like to ask our dist rict attorney, isn't it true that you were present at one of our local fraternal organizations on Nov. 9, 1950, and again on Dec. 7, 1950, and again on April 5, 1951, and numerous other times? Weren't there nine slot machines -j and other gambling devices in operation in that organization in your immediate presence? As a lawyer, how would you inter pret the phrase of the statute . . . which says 'inform against and diligently prosecute'?" Cites Gambling Denial T (Haviland, in a signed state ment issued this morning, said Mail Tribune, Coverage Frid The full facilities of The Mail Tribune and radio station KYJC will be devoted to coverage of the primary election in Jackson county Friday night. Plans have been made for the fastest possible reporting and Polling places in Jackson county's 84 precincts will be open from 8 a.m. io 8 p.m. to morrow for the primary elec tions. Under Oregon state elec tion laws, no electioneering is allowed in person, on radio broadcasts or by the press en election day. tabulation of election returns from the county's 84 precincts. An experienced crew of tabula tors will be on duly at the news paper office and an outside force of reporters will be assigned to precinct counting boards to tele phone the results as soon as they are available. f Only Organization It is believed the organization is the only one of iU kind in the RAGE END that "Despite the absolute denial by the mayors of all Jackson county cities that no organized gambling is present in their re spective communities, and that all laws are being enforced, Mr. Nunley has persisted in making a campaign issue of gambling." (He explained that the grand jury is advised of any known illegal activities and can make whatever investigations it deems necessary. "Within the next 10 days, persons or publications who have made any such charg es will have the opportunity to bring the true facts before the grand jury," he said. (Haviland added: "I can posi tively state that, as in the past, if there is any evidence of com mercialized or organized gam bling, nothing will be left un done to stamp it out. As for my presence or participation in any form of chance for the benefit of charity, I believe that I share the same opinion with Grange, church and fraternal order mem bers regarding such things".) Nunley, in his radio talk, con tinued, "My opposition . . , can not and have not denied the truth of my statementsA They have instead attempted weakly to justify the gambling on the grounds that the people want it. Which people? The people who reap the profits? If the opposi tion is so sure the people want gambling, let me ask how our anti-gambling laws became law and why they have remained law . . . "I have given you the facts as they presently exist. They stand undisputed . . . You won't be voting for either Mr. Haviland or me on Friday. You will be voting for the kind of law en forcement that you want for your community." Mayor D. L. Flynn today is sued a written statement con firming a report yesterday by Paul Selby, city council presi dent, that no problems of law en forcement, vice and organized gambling exist within the city. He cited a favorable report on Medford law enforcement by Sgt. William Be-all, Berkeley, Calif., police department consult ant. Selby's statement was issued at the request of Paul Haviland, candidate for reelection as dist rict attorney. Gas-Laden Tanker, Freighter Collide Wilmington, Del. (U.R) A coastwise tanker loaded with high octane gasoline exploded and caught fire after colliding with a freighter in the Chesa peake and Delaware Canal early Thursday. Police reported four of the 10-man tanker crew were missing. Six other men were taken to Delaware hospital here where none was reported seriously hurt. Trailway Bus Service To South, East Resumed Bus service to southern Calif ornia and eastern points will be resumed this afternoon from Medford by Trailways bus lines, it was announced by the lines' office here. While most service has been interrupted during the strike of another section of Trailways in the south, service to those two areas has not been possible up to today. The first southbound bus to leave here connecting with southern California and eastern points was to leave at 4:05 p.m. today. KYJC Plan Fast Election ay; Vote Estimate Uncertain county which will be equipped to bring radio listeners fast and accurate election returns. KYJC will begin broadcasting returns as soon after the polls close as they are available. In addition, The Mail Tribune has subscribed to the United Press' high speed special election teletype wire, which will bring statewide returns to the office of the Tribune as soon as they are compiled in Portland. KYJC announcers will be broadcasting from the Tribune office. May Be Slower Tabulation of returns is ex pected to be somewhat slower this year, due to the fact that the ballots,- particularly the Re publican ballot, is considerably longer this year than in the past. The county clerk has authorized precinct.? with two county boards to put one to work at 10 a.m. this year, rather than at noon is in the past, to facilitate return compilation. County Judge J. B. Coleman, Reds Say Captured Prisoners Used For Experiments Charge Denied By UN Delegate Panmunjom, Korea (U.R) Communist truce negotiators ac cused the United Nations Thurs day of using captured prisoners of war for "experiments" with atomic bombs and germ war fare. The U.N. immediately called the charge "ridiculous." It was the first time such a charge had been made at the truce talks here and Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, senior Allied del egate, promptly denied it. 'Criminal Acts' Listed The charge was contained in a list of "criminal acts," submit ted by North Korean Gen. Nam II. It virtually matched wording included in the agreement the Communists obtained for the re lease of Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd, former Koje Island prison camp commander who was cap tured and held for three days. This supported a statement by Gen. Mark Clark, supreme U.N. commander, that the Dodd inci dent was intended by the Reds to "manufacture propaganda." Indefinite Recess Proposed As Communist mortars and Allied artillery thundered in the background Joy again proposed an indefinite recess in the truce talks. But Nam said he wanted another session Friday and Joy agreed. Nam again turned down Joy's offer to let the Communists par ticipate in a joint screening of prisoners to see if any more than 70,000 really want to go back to Communism. The U.N. holds 169,000 soldiers and civilian internees. State Sen. Ben Day Gives Election Support to Nunley State Senator Ben Day today gave his support to Walter Nun ley in his race for the Republi can nomination as district at torney. . : Senator Day said: "Walter Nunley .has my sup port in his candidacy for District Attorney. "It is a basic principle of our form of government that laws shall nt be discriminatory, but shall not be discriminatory, but favoritism is shown in the en forcement of our laws it violates this basic principle of democ racy. Denied Rank, File "At the present time in Jack son County a few people and a few organizations are permitted to conduct commercial gambling for their enrichment in violation of our state laws and constitu tion. This same privilege is de nied to the rank and file of people. "I resent very much being told that in order to have our laws enforced private citizens must go out of their way to sign com plaints and subject themselves to possible embarrassment and trouble as a result. Public offic ials are elected and paid for that purpose and should accept that responsibility.. "In order to assure myself of Mr: Nunley's ability and charac ter, I have personally checked his background and interviewed him. I am convinced that Mr Nunley will make Jackson coun ty a good district attorney.". Salt Lake City (U.R) Police from almost all western states converged on Salt Lake City Thursday for the one-day re gional conference of the Inter national Association of Chiefs of Police. who has been active in Jackson county politics for many years and is regarded as a shrewd ob server of political trends, today said he hesitates to make a firm estimate of the percentage of Jackson county voters who will go to the polls tomorrow. Judge Coleman's estimates in the past have been remarkably accurate, But this year he said that the heated interes't in the race for the Republican nomina tion for district attorney, and in various phases of the preslden tial nomination election, make him uncertain as to how many residents will vote "Because of these factors, I don't believe it will be much less than 80 to 85 per cent of the vote, but it might go much high er," Judge Coleman said. - "If this were an ordinary election without the special interest caus ed by these two situations, I think not over 50 per cent of the registered voters would go to the polls." Medford Unlud Pru FuU Laud Wirt 47th Year 24 Pages CONCESSIONS AT Tough, Fair Policy Be Enforced By New Commander Lack of Authority Charged to Colson Tokyo (U.R) Gen. Mark W. Clark Thursday repudiated con cessions made to prisoners of war to ransom Brig. Gen. Fran cis T. Dodd. His new commander for the Koje Island camps said he is going to enforce a tough but fair policy toward the cap tives there. Clark, supreme United Na tions commander in the Far East, said promises made by Brig. Gen. Charles Colson had "no validity whatsoever" because they were made under "physical threat to the life of a U. N. of ficer." Authority Exceeded The new U.N. commander said Colson exceeded his authority when he accepted the 'vicious and false" charges of U.N. bru tality upon which the agreement for Dodd's release was based. On Koje Island, Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner said the Communist prisoners may .as well stop making demands be cause "prisoners of war do not negotiate. He said he is going to see to it that the prisoners are treated according to the letter of the Geneva convention. Situation Inflammable The situation there is still "in flammable," Boatner said. He said that prisoners in the past have received "extra priv ileges which they have usurped." There will be some changes made, he said, including removal of the Communist flags and ban ners flaunted inside the camps. Boatner ordered all personnel on the islands, regardless, of du ties.' td' carry arms at all times. Clark said the seizure of Dodd was plotted by the Communists for propaganda and "for the pur pose of beclouding the whole prisoner of war issue at the Pan munjom negotiations." Washington (U.R) Demands mounted Thursday for a con gressional Investigation of the Koje Island prison camp inci dent, but Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee advised Congress to go slow. The Georgia Democrat said the issue is a ticklish one that can best be left to the Army and the Defense Department. We should bear in mind that the Communists also have some of our men in their prison camps," Vinson told a reporter. One of the things to be con sidered is the possibility that some action we might take could result in retaliation." Sale Rumor Denied By Pierce Freight Robert W. Frame, Medford, of f i c e manager for Pierce Freight lines, today denied re ports that the firm has been sold. "These rumors crop up from time to time," Frame said, "and there is absolutely no truth to the present story." The statewide freight line has its headquarters in Medford. It was started here by Archie Pierce, Medford, the present owner, who was out of town and could not be reached for com ment on the report. Federal Ban Ends on Amusement Building Washington (U.R) The gov ernment Thursday removed the ban on building projects for amusement and recreation. It also loosened controls on com mercial and other types of con struction. There was good news for home builders too. Starting July 1, they may use 250 pounds of aluminum and 1,300 pounds of structural steel in each one-fam ily house, in addition to theii present small allowances of steel and copper. DOW JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jonei closing stock averages: 30 Indus trials 260.10, off 0.89: 20 rails 93.34, off 0.22; 15 utilities 49.14 off 0.07; 85 stocks 100.10, off 0.27. Sales Thursday totaled 1,050,- 000 shares, compared with 930, 000 Wednesday. JILTribune a- MEDFORD, ORLv RELIEVING SECOND GENERAL of command since Communist prisoners at Koje Island camp held Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd, commandant, as hostage, Gen. James A. Van Fleet appoints Brig. Gen. Haydon L.' Boatner (right) to manage turbulent prison, succeeding Brig. Gen Charles S. Colson (center), who was reported to have made concessions to prisoners. Lieut. Col. Wilbur Raven (left) escaped at the time Gen. Dodd was captured. InternaUonat Soundvhdtot) Candidate Visits Here Lap of Vote "I want to be nominated and elected President of the United States, and am not sitting back and waiting for a draft," Sen. Estes Kefauver, candidate for the Democratic presidential nom ination, told approximately 1,000 people at a court house rally here this morning. In making his 11th speech in the last lap of a whirlwind three-day Oregon tour before the 'state primary tomorrow, the Tennessee senator described his fight for the nomination as one "taken to the people without help from the political bosses." He cited his "alarm" with the Republican party candidates in that no candidate "has been will ing to come forth and call Mc- Carthyism what it really is. Must Practice Democracy Kefauver continued, " we are to lead the world in the fight for democracy, we have to prac tice democracy and show a be lief In our own institutions and stay away from Inuendoes and smears based on inadequate ev idence." Earlier today. Sen, Kefauver spoke to about 500 students and townspeople at Southern ure- gon college and told the group that "I do not agree with many of the present administration policies, but at least they are going in the right direction." GOP Like "Mule In Field" He charged that the Republi can party has not made up" its mind on a foreign policy wtih one group being "international ists" and another "equany-vo- Raf Worker Dies as Train Nears G. Pass Grants Pass, Ore. (U.R) Fred J. Holmes, 58, Milwaukie, Ore., a railway clerk on the Portland Ashland run, collapsed and died aboard his train nearing Grants Pass from the north Thursday Fellow clerks said he apparent ly suffered a heart attack. BULLETINS Washington (U.R) The House Thursday unanimously Toted a $484,000,000 pay raise for ' members of the armed forces and sent the bill on io the Senate for Its certain approval. Klamath. Falls The Pine Industrial Relations council here announced today that it is turning Its labor bargain ing authority back to Its mem ber employer companies. The PIRC has been negotiating with the CIO Woodworkers In the current strike on be half of 22 employers, but only six companies remain which have not settled with the un ion en an individual basis. These Include the Mediord corporation, and the lumber firms in Klamath Falls. Bend, Prinevllle and in California. Chicago (U.R) Gov. Paul A. Devers of Massachusetts was named Thursday as the keynote speaker (or the 1952 Democratic national convention. W, THURSDAY, MAY 15, KOJE REPUDIATED Kefauver on Last Campaign iciferous for splendid isolation. ism." He described the GOP party as like a "mule out in a field trying to decide whicn haystack to go to." The senator stated that "this was the time we ought to be showing a confidence in demo cracy. I am for giving Alaska and Hawaii their statehood and the citizens of the District of Columbia home rule, and self government:"""" ' Hits Steel Seizure In a questioning period fol lowing his prepared speech, Ke fauver voiced his opinion on the president's steel seizure. He said, "my sympathy is with the workers on this question, but I don't like to see a seizure of the industry because it is dang erous to start a precedent. Such use of the power by some other presidents in the future. I think the President could have brought In public figures to work out a compromise." He stated his support for a Columbia Valley Authority, farm price support and said the national debt could be pared by centralizing government pur chasing which would save an estimated $4-3 billion dollars and "avoiding new programs until we can pay as we go." By Car Caravan , A six-car caravan brought the senator to Medford and he mo tored to Grants Pass and will speak at Roscburg later in the day. He was presented a coon- skin cap by Mrs. Lulu G. Wat son, a valley resident and for mer Tenncssecan, on the court house steps in Medford. Other sneakers were W. L. Josslin state manager for the Kefauver movement; Jack Bain, candidate as delegate at large to the Dem ocratic National convention: Mrs. Lillian Burton, Democra tic candidate for national com mittcewoman from Portland; and Mrs. Gladys Last, vice chairman of the state democra tic committee. Mayor Diamond Flynn wel comed the senator to Medford and Mrs. Mary K. Kelly, chair man of the county Democratic central committee, introduced him. Move Planned Releasing State Convention Salem (U.R) Steps to plug up the legal loophole through which a national convention delegate can by-pass Oregon's direct pri mary preference for presidential nominee will be made at the next legislative session, Stale Rep. Mark Hatfield said Thurs day. Abided by Law For 30 years all candidates for delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions had abided by a 1915 law re quiring a pledge to stay with Oregon's choice lor presidential nominee until that nominee re leases the vote. The obvious ob jective of this law was to make the direct primary system effect ive. But for Friday's primary, eight candidates for Republican con United Ptu Full Leued Will 1952 No. 47 Mayor To Discuss Daylight Saving Proclamation Here Medford Mayor D. L. Flynn has scheduled several meetings today and Friday to discuss proclamation of daylight sav ing time here Monday, he said this morning. Under a resolu tion passed by the city council May 8, daylight time will go In. to effect at 2 a. m. Monday If the measure is approved by the mayor. Mayor Flynn returned t o Medford Wednesday from a two day trip through the Willamette valley, where he discussed day' light time with merchants and officials of cities where DST has already gone Into effect. He indicated that his findings during the trip will form a bas is for the local discussions. Grants Pass To Consider In Grants Pass, Mayor Mor ris Milbank said yesterday that the city council there will dis cuss daylight time next Wednes day. , , . , The Ashland Chamber of Commerce has recommended that the city council declare DST for that city and the mat ter of fast time may be brought before the Central Point city council at a regular meeting Monday, Mayor Don Burelson said today. Talent city officials indicated that DST has not been considered there. Forest Fire Season Begins Here Today Burn Permits Needed District Forestry Warden Ted Maul reminded loggers and millmen thai the forest fire season begins today. May 15. As of today, no burning In the woods will be allowed without permit. Maul said, and all operators must have all the tools required by state regula tions or be subject io shut down orders, A meeting of loggers and operators regarding the regu lations, old and new, and in cluding a new sone closure plan, was held at the Forestry Department's headquarters on Table Rock road last night. Maul reported, A story regarding the meet ing appears on Page 6 of to day's Mail Tribune. To Plug Legal Loophole vention delegate. all of them believed by observers here to favor Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio have resorted to an old 1B05 law and filed by petition. That law inadvertently was not repealed by the 1915 law. No Pledges Found And an inquiry by the Salem Capital Journal to each of these eight, brought a pledge from none of them that they would abide by Oregon's choice as ex rfressed at the polls, even on the first convention ballot. Most of them Indicated they would vote for Taft If elected, although Taft's name Is not on the Ore gon primary ballot. Hatfield, who is professor of political science at Willamette university, said the obvious In tention of the Legislature in Official Predicts Return of Workers 'Within 48 Hours' 15-Cent Ceiling Agreement Expected Washington (U.R) A high government official predicted Thursday that most of the 90,000 striking oil workers will be back on the job "within tha next 48 hours." The official, who asked not Denver (U.R) A new wage agreement was reached Thursday between the Oil Workers International union (CIO) and the Globe Refining Co., Lemont, 111., ending a strike there of 400 employees. The Globe settlement was the first reported by the OWIU, largest of 22 unions involved in the nationwide walkout of 90,000 oil work ers since an agreement reach, ed in Washington Wednesday ' virtually assuring an end io the strike. to be named, said he expected agreements to be signed quick ly at the 15-cent-an-hour ceiling imposed by the Wage Stabiliza tion Board Wednesday, Settlement Approved The coordinating committee of the 22 CIO, AFL and inde- pendent unions involved "re luctantly approved settlement" on the basis of the board's ceil ing. The unions had demanded an 18-cent hourly boost. However, B. J. Schafer, vice president of the CIO Oil Work ers, said that since "the comp anies have insisted on plant-by-plant bargaining which is cum bersome, it may be quite a while before all striking groups are back at work. Field Mediators Ready Federal mediators reported field representatives w e r s standing by," ready to push for settlements In hundreds of contract talks across the coun try. Bargaining in the Industry is on a plant-by-plant basis. Shortly after the board acted, union leaders called for "im mediate resumption" of nego tiations.. Collective bargaining had been stalemated for a week awaiting board action. Many of the 75 companies in volved in the dispute were optl mistic about chances for settle ment of the 16-day-old strike. One source said industry offic ials had indicated to the board before it announced the ceiling that the 15-ccnt figure would be acceptable. Gold Hill Youth Killed in Accident Rudolph Robert Kamping, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kamping, route 1, box 472, Gold Hill, was killed in stantly at about 2 p.m. yesterday when struck by a car in Gold Hill, according to Coroner Carlos Morris. Morris said the boy walked in front of a car driven by J. D. Tresham, Box 632, Gold Hill, The accident occurred at the en trance of the Portland Cement company plant, the coroner stated. Tresham was not held by state and city police who investi gated the accident. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Conger Morris Chapel. Committal will be in Rock Point cemetery, Gold Hill. Weather KOHKt AST: Fair and warm through Friday. Low tonight 40. High Friday 80. Temp. II 1 1 h fit Yriterday .... S Loweit thli Morning 38 Delegates 1015 was to make the direct pri mary system effective In Ore gon, and he said he would move at the 1053 legislative session to correct this oversight, which had all but been forgotten be cause all candidates heretofore have abided by the choice of Oregon voters. Candidates Listed The move has support from Democrats as well as Republi cans. The candidates for dele gates described by the Capital Journal as "the unpledged eight" are Lowell Paget, former Stata Senator Irving Rand, R. A. Ben nett, Phil Metscham, Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, John R. Latourette Jr., and Ernest O. Swlgert, all of Portland, and U. S. Ballantlne, Klamath Falls.
