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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
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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
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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.