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RECORD BALLOTING
Ideal Weather Aids
Voters; Noon-Time
'Totals Double '50
Republicans Outnumber
Democrats in Voting
Ideal weather clear skies and
a warm sun today aided in
bringing out what may prove to
be a record vote in a primary
election in Jackson county.
Up to noon today, an approxi
mate 20 per cent of the regis
tered voters had turned out to
cast their ballots well - over
twice as many as had voted by
the same time o day in the pri
mary election of 1950.
Republican voters, with a long
er ballot and contests which have
drawn more interest than those
in the Democratic races, were
showing up at the polls in num
bers far exceeding Democrats
in one instance a 1 to 4 up to
noon, and in most instances
about 4 to 1.
Precincti Checked
A noon-hour check of nine se-J
lected precincts showed turnouts
of 16, 14, 20, 23, 24. 21, 15, 17
and 23 per cent of the registered
voters. This compares to an esti
mated 6V2 per cent of all voters
two years ago, an election which
drew les than 50 per cent of the
vote throughout the day.
Each precinct checked showed
conclusively that Republicans
were far outnumbering Demo
crats in voting. In one, 62 Repub
licans had voted compared to 24
Democrats; in another they had
a margin of 5 to 3, but in two
others the margin was 4 to 1; in
another it was i'A to 1, and in
another 2 to 1.
Many voters will not cast their
ballots until this evening. Polls
will remain open until 8 o'clock.
Vote Count Prepared
Elaborate preparations have
been completed to make a fast
and accurate tabulation of votes
and bring them to radio listeners
of Jackson county tonight. The
Mail Tribune and radio station
KYJC have combined facilities
to obtain returns rapidly and the
station will put the first results
on the air as soon after the polls
close as they are available.
Broadcasts will continue
through the night as long as new
totals are available, in both state
wide and local election races.
Radio station KMED also has
announced plans for an "election
party" starting at 9:30 p.m., with
United Press election wire serv
ice and telephoned reports from
throughout the county.
Portland iU.R) Oregon vot
ers Friday voiced Far Western
presidential sentiment in the
state's preferential primary in
which 18 Republican and 12
Democratic national convention
ielegates were at stake.
Main battle on the GOP bal
lot was between Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower and Gov. Earl War
ren of California with the gen
eral the odds-on favorite to win
the popular vote and the 18 dele
gates. I Kefauver Seen Winner
On the Democratic side, Sen.
Estes Kefauver was considered
likely to pick up the 12 Demo
cratic delegates who go with the
popular vote.
The polls opened at 8 a.m.
(PST) and voting in the first four
hours was relatively light. Dave
O'Hara, state elections registrar,
predicted 56 per cent of a record
registration of 778,000 voters
would cast ballots before the
polls close at 8 p.m. (PST).
Blamed on Time Mix-up
The light early vote was blam
ed on the standard time-daylight
time mix-up in Oregon. The state
officially is on standard time
and most of the larger cities are
on daylight time. Many voters
who normally cast ballots before
they go to work were unable to
do so today.
The weather was warm and
sunny with temperatures in the
70s throughout the state.
Man;' Names, Issues
Confronting the voters of both
parties was a staggering list of
more than 400 names of candi
dates down through county and
municipal levels. In addition,
voters also had to decide on
many local issues.
y The bulky ballots were expect
ed to make counting slow, espec
ially in some of the upstate pre
cincts.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1952
pr Mm
BORN in Santa Monica, son of
Princess Fatemeh, sister of Iran's
Shah and husband, Vincent Hill
yer, Los Banos, Cal., is presented
to the press. (International)
Union Spokesman
Denies Early End
To Oil Dispute
Denver (U.R) A government
forecast that the 17-day-old
strike of 90,000 CIO. AFL and
independent union oil workers
would be over "within the next
48 hours" was disputed by union
spokesmen.
O. A. Knight, Denver, presi
dent of the CIO Oil Workers
Union, the largest involved in
the nationwide walkout, repudi
ated a statement attributed to
him Thursday in Washington.
Want Full Amount
He was reported to have said:
"We are calling off the strike
and we expect the men back at
work soon."
Knight said the striking work
ers "are not expected to return
to work until they have agree
ments giving them the full
amount of wage increases ap
proved by the Wage Stabiliza
tion Board."
He then added that "any other
statements upon whidh I have
been quoted are inaccurate if
they vary from this."
Hinge On Retroactivity
Another union spokesman in
Denver, pointing to the threat
ened breakdown in negotiations
between 31 CIO union employees
and the Wyco Pipeline Co., Cas
per, Wyo., said "most of the dis
cussions arc hung up on the ques
tion of retroactivity." Wyco re
portedly has offered the union a
flat $50 per man in lieu of retro
active pay on the agreed 15 cent
increase.
Federal mediators reported
field representatives were
"standing by," ready to push for
settlements in hundreds of con
tract talks across the country.
Many of the 75 companies in
volved in the dispute were op
timistic about chances for a set
tlement. New Meeting Slated
In Newspaper Row
Portland (U.R) Representa
tives of the Portland Newspaper
Guild (CIO) set another meeting
with management of the Oregon
Journal and Oregonian Friday
after Guild membership Thurs
day night rejected a manage
ment contract offer.
The management offer includ
ed pay raises ranging from 3.6
per cent or SI 50 a week mini
mum up to S3. 50 a week for top
newsmen. Top Portland scale
under the offer would be $102.50
minimum.
BULLETINS
Washington (U.R) The
House voted late Friday to
make the Marine commandant
a member of the joint chiefs
of staff end to forbid a reduc
tion in the Marine Corps be
low its present strength.
Philadelphia (U.R) The
CIO United Steelworkers rais
ed dues and initiation feet Fri
day after their president.
Philip Murray, told opponents
of the move to quit "belly
aching" about it.
Kansas City. Kan. 0JR)
A county grand jury Friday
recommended the ouster of
Mayor Clark E. Tucker and
four other Kansas City, Kan.,
officials for a!!:;ed official
misconduct.
Tornado-Like
Hits Northern Utah;
Ten Persons Hurt
Ogden, Utah (U.R) Winds,
of tornado velocity hit northern
Utah early Friday injuring 10
persons, disrupting transporta
tion and communications, and
causing thousands of dollars in
damage. ,
The worst trouble was at Hill
Air Force Base near Ogden,
where the winds were measured
at velocities up to 100 miles an
hour.
Planes Damaged
Ten men were injured by fly
ing debris at the base. One,
Richard Thornley, was taken to
an Ogden hospital where his con
dition was reported serious. Base
officials declined to estimate
damage to planes and the field
but observers estimated it would
exceed 50,000.
Box Elder county sheriff War
ren Hyde said damage in his
county alone to property and
fruit trees would exceed $1,
000.000. Ogden's municipal airport was
hit hard by the wind. Six planes
there were demolished and many
others damaged. The loss was
at least $30,000.
Electricity Out
Half of Ogden was without
electricity for about four hours
after three high voltage Utah
Power and Light Company lines
were blown down between Og
den and Cutler, Ida.
The wind bent six heavy steel
power towers near Willard until
their tops touched the ground.
Power service to all of the Salt
Lake City-Ogden metropolitan
area was on an emergency basis.
All three of Ogden's radio sta
tions were off the air for a time
because of the power failure and
the Ogden transmitter of the
Utah Highway Patrol was also
without power.
Barn Breaks Wires
Just north of Ogden, between
Hot Springs and Willard, a large
barn was blown across an open
span of Mountain States Tele
phone and Telegraph Company
circuits, breaking all the wires.
The break cut off all but emer
gency telephone service from
northern Utah communities to
border cities such as Brigham
City and Logan and to all points
in Idaho, Oregon and Washing
ton. Press association leased
wires from Utah to the North
west were cut for more than an
hour and a half by the Willard
break.
Trees Blown Down
Brigham City reported hun
dreds of trees were blown down
including a pair of stately
pines that long had decorated the
Box Elder county courthouse
grounds. Many trees around
Brigham City's Tabernacle
square were uprooted and sev
eral roofs were blown off. Scores
of sign boards were knocked
down.
The winds hit northern Utah
cherry orchards at a critical
UN Will Stand Firm
On Prisoner Issue
Panmunjom, Korea (U.R)
Allied truce negotiators told the
Communists they will stand firm
"indefinitely" against the Red
demand for forced return of
prisoners.
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, sen
ior United Nations delegate, im
patiently sat through another
Communist propaganda filibus
ter at a 30-minute session in the
truce tent Friday. He dismissed
the Red biases as "unworthy of
notice."
North Korean Lt. Gen. Nam II.
spoke for 28 minutes. He said
the "resolute persistence" of cap
tured Communist soldiers has
"bankrupted'' the U. N. policy of
voluntary repatriation.
Tacoma U.R Mayor John
H. Anderson Friday proclaimed
that T,acoma will adopt daylight
saving time effective at 2 a.m.
Monday, May 19.
Seattle (U.R) Northwest
Airlines announced Friday the
cancellation of 13 weekly flights
to Alaska because of the strike
induced oil shortage.
Tribune
United Preu t'ull Leud WU
No. 48
SEEN
Wind
'time just as a bountiful crop of
fruit was forming. One Brigham
City orchardists said at least
nan ot nis cherry crop was
knocked off the trees and onto
the ground.
The weather bureau predicted
that winds of gale velocity
would continue into the night
particularly around Salt Lake
City ,but should diminish by
Saturday.
Election on Budget
Excess Scheduled
In County Schools
An election on exceeding the
six per cent limitation on the
county rural school budget will
be held in the county's 23 rural
schol districts Monday from 7 to
9 p.m., County School Superin
tendent Alf B. Mekvold said
today.
Polling places all of which are
posted with three or more elec
tion notices, are located in grade
and high school buildings in the
various districts.
The proposed budget for the
1952-1953 fiscal year amounts to
$1,081,852.21. It exceeds..the. six
per cent limitation by $819,-
377.12 and last year's budget by
$140,646.10. The increase from
the 1951-1952 budget is caused
by an increase in salaries for
teachers and by various school
building projects.
Low Base Figure
Mekvold explained that it is
impossible to operate the county
schools within the six per cent
limitation because of the ex
tremely low base figure which
was set several years ago. He
said that the depression and
World War II halted all school
improvement work and were im
mediately followed by a tremen
dous increase in school popula
tion. These facts have combined
to bring a great increase in costs,
he said.
If the county-wide budge is
defeated in the Monday elec
tions, fiscal plans for the coming
year will go back to the individ
ual districts, Mekvold said.
Weather
MiKKCAST: Pair and warm
through Saturday. Low to
night 45. High Saturday M-M.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 76
Lowest thlf Morning 42
County's 84
Polls Remain
Following is a complete list of
Jackson county's 84 polling
places, where voters may cast
their ballots up to 8 o'clock. Pa
cific Standard Time, this eve
ning: No. 32. Holland hotel; No. 33,
201 South Holly street; No. 34.
city hall; No. 35, 305 East eighth;
No. 36, 610 South Central ave
nue; No. 37, Lincoln school; No.
38, 422 Bcatty street; No. 39,
Latter Day Saint church (Ivy
and Monroe streets.)
No. 40, courthouse: No. 41,
519 King street; No. 42. Crater
Lake Lumber company; No. 43.
Boy Scout headquarters; No. 44,
1112 East Main street; No. 45.
Roosevelt school; No. 46, 1914
Westerlund avenue: No. 47,
Washington school; No. 48. new
fire hall (Eighth and Lincoln
streets): No. 49. 23 Rose avenue.
No. 50, 137 Kenwood: No. 51.
Jackson school; No. 52, 520
Western (corner Western and
Humphrey): No. 53, Zion Luth
eran church (fourth and Oak
dale); No. 54, 908 West 11th
street; No. 55, senior high school
girls' gym; No. 58, 45 Glen Oak
court.
Ashland's Precincts
No. 1, public library; No. 2,
city hall; No. 3. 139 Granite
treet: No. 4, armory: No. 5.
First Presbyterian church; No. 6,
Calls City Council
Meeting Tomorr
To Hear Messages
Flynn Thinks Decision
Will Be Sustained
Mayor Diamond L. Flynn to
day vetoed the city council's ac
tion of last week which would
have placed Medford on daylight
saving time next Monday.
As a result unless the coun
cil overrides the mayor's veto
by a two-thirds majority Med
ford will remain on Pacific
standard time.
Technically, the mayor's ac
tion consisted of two veto mes
sages, one on a resolution pro
viding for daylight time in the
city, and the other on an ordin
ance changing the city's offic
ial business hours.
Calls Council Meeting
He has filed the two veto
messages with the city record
er, and has called a special meet
ing of the city council for 12:30
p. m. Saturday, at which time
it will have the opportunity to
sustain his veto, or to override
it. The mayor said he is confi
dent the council will support his
decision.
Flynn said three main reasons
impelled him to arrive at what
he termed "a difficult decision."
They were:
1. T h e people of Jackson
county voted by a substantial
majority in 1950 to prohibit the
observance of daylight time in
the county.
2. The people of Oregon at
the same election voted to give
the governor authority to make
a study of the state's welfare,
and to set the time as a result of
his study.
3. Medford'g action in going
on TJST would have a consider
able effect on nearby communi
ties which might remain on
standard time Ashland, Tal
ent, Phoenix, Grants Pass and
others as well as on the coun
ty government, which is requir
ed to remain on standard time.
Would be "Island"
"Medford would have been an
island of daylight time in a sea
of standard time If the meas
ures had gone Into effect," May
or Flynn said.. He' added that
sentient cems pretty evenly
divided within the city of Med
ford, and that rural sentiment
strongly favors standard time,
The mayor returned yesterday
from a trip to the Willamette
valley, where he consulted with
officials of Eugene and Spring
field, and with city officials of
Roseburg on his way back. They
have found that when DST has
been proclaimed this year there
has been uncertainty and confu
sion, the mayor reported, and
that considerable pressure and
bickering has also resulted.
Will Stick To Decision
Mayor Flynn said he feels
that city councils should not
have to shoulder the responsib
ility of deciding such a contro
versial isfue, but that since the
issue has come up in this man
ner, he has made his decision
on the basis of the best informa
tion available to him, and will
stick to it.
He added that he hopes the
decision will be accepted, and
that all concerned will now "get
together" on the time without
further agitation.
In his veto message the mayor
said, "I realize that this action
will cause inconvenience to some
of the people within the city,
but I believe the matter should
be settled once and for all by a
vote of the people at a later
date."
Precinct Polling
Open Until 8
Free Methodist church basement
No. 7, junior high school; No. 8
521 North Main; No. 9, Lincoln
school; No. 10. Briscoe school.
No. 11, 130 Fourth street; No.
12, 368 Bridge street; No. 13,
Southern Oregon college gym;
No. 14, (Ashland West), Valley
View school.
Other Precincts
Barron precinct, No. 15, Klam
ath Junction cafe; Bellvlew No.
16, Bellview Grange: Pinchurst
No. 17, Lincoln school; Colcstine
No. 18, Siskiyou maintenance
station.
Lake Creek No. 19. Lake
Creek store; Butte Falls No. 20,
town hall; Eagle Point No. 21,
north. Brown's store: Eagle
Point No. 22, south, high school
gym; Flounce Rock No. 23, Pros
pect gym; Trail No. 24, Rogue
River lodge; Shady Cove No. 25,
Veterans of Foreign wars hall:
Reese Creek No. 26, Dinner Bell
cafe; Derby No. 27, Derby
school.
Howard No. 28, Howard
school gym; Howard east No. 29,
Building 401. airport Roxy Ann
No. 30, 538 Mary street Hillcrest
No. 31, Hillcrest orchard house.
Orchard Home east No. 57,
798 Marshall avenue; Orchard
Home west No. 58, 1840 Stewart.
Phoenix, Talent, JacVsonvllle
, Phoenix east No. 59, Oakwood
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CANAL COLLISION DESTROYS SHIP-This coastwise tanker, loaded with 700,000 gallons of high.
octane gasoline, burns furiously after colliding with a freighter in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
near Wilmington, Del. The fire started from exploding gasoline and is believed to have claimed the
lives of four of the 10 crew members. The freighter moved on into Delaware Bay with a damaged bow. '
Quick Action Saves
Man From Death
In Suicide Attempt
Quick action by two Medford
youths and a tennant of the
Crater hotel yesterday saved
Norman Delbert Magnus, 26,
from possible death by hang
ing in what police officers term
ed a suicide attempt.
The teenage youths, Harold
Ashton, 624 Benson street, and
Angelo Mathews, 635 Palm
street, called bystanders who
helped hold Magnus up while
Dale Albert Puddy, a resident
of the hotel, cut the ropes, po
lice said.
Climbs Out of Window
Officers reports said the two
boys were walking In front of
the Crater hotel, 30 South Cen
tral avenue, at about 8:20 p. m.,
when they saw Magnus climb
out a window of the hotel with
a rope.;. The boys said they
thought., he--wasjjoing to work
on a neon sign until he placed
the rope around his neck and
lowered hlmrelf hand-over-hand
until he was hanging by his
neck.
The boys held up Magnus'
feel, hanging about six feet from
the sidewalk and called other
bystanders who helped until
Puddy, aroused by the noise,
cut the rope. The man was unin
jured, attending physicians said
Magnus- is being held in the
county jail for investigation, city
police slated.
Delbert C. Goddard,
Fruit Inspector, Dies
Ashlmd Delbert C. God
dard, 66, of Route 1, Talent, a
federal fruit inspector in Jack
son county for 19 years, died
here this morning. He was a
lifelong resident of this area.
Mr. Goddard was born July 1,
1885 and was educated in the
Wagner Creek schools.
Survivors include his wife.
Donna: two children, Delbert L.
Goddard, Talent, and Mrs. Gla
dys Casly, Salem; a grandson,
Larry Allen Goddard Talent,
and a brother, Ormy, Talent.
Litwillcr funeral home, Ash
land, is in charge of funeral ar
rangements. Places Given;
O'Clock, PST
motel; Phoenix west No. 60
new school gym; Phoenix south
west No. 61, Grange hall.
Talent west No. 62, high
school music room: Talent east
No. 63, city hall; Griffin Creek
No. 64. Griffin Creek school.
Jacksonville north No. 65, U.
S. hotel; Jacksonville south, No
66, city hall; Perrydale north,
No. 67, Oakgrove school - gym
Perrydale south, No. 68, 38 Ren
ault avenue.
Central Point. Rogue River
Central Point west, No. 69,
Townsend hall; Central Point
northeast. No. 70. Crater high
school gym Central Point south,
No. 71, east Legion hall: Willow
Springs, No. 72, Willow Springs
school; Mound No. 73, 105 ad
ministration building, Camp
White: Sams Valley, No, 74,
Sams Valley school; Wimcr, No.
75, Grange hall.
Rogue River east. No. 76
Grange hull; Rngue River west,
No. 77, VFW hall.
Gold Hill north, No. 78, city
hall; Gold Hill south, No. 79
Brownell motel residence.
Foots Creek, No, 80, commun
ity hall; Applegate, No. 81, com
munity hall; Union. No. 82. Ruch
school; Walkins, No. 83, Upper
Applegate Grange: and Sterling
No. 84, Old West place, route 2,
box 27.
Congressmen Figure
Ways To Whack Own
I ncome Tax Payments
Washington (U.R) Feder
al income taxes have been going
up and up for most Americans.
Congressmen have figured a
way to whack theirs.
The tax-reduction plan for
congressmen was approved un
animously by the House Thurs
day without a word of debate
or explanation.
Costs Charged Off
Rep. John W. McCormack of
Massachusetts, Democratic floor
leader, sponsored the congress
ional tax cut as an amendment
to the $63,390,000 legislative ap
propriations bill, which the
House approved by voice vote
and sent to the Senate.
The amendment would allow
congressmen to charge off their
Washington living costs as "bus-
Fire Destroys
2 Talent Homes
Talent Two homes were
destroyed and a third was dam
aged by fire Wednesday evening
near the Valley Auto Wreckers
south of Talent, according to
Andrew Hawver, chairman of
the Talent Rural Fire associa
tion. Destroyed were homes be
longing to George Walker, route
1, box 225, and Mrs. Evelyn
Hildcbrand, route 1, box 222.
The home of Ray Walker was
partially burned. Hawver re
ported the estimated loss at
the George Walker place at a
bout $9,500, Including the furni
ture. No damage figures were
available for the other property
involved, Hawver said.
Cause of the fire was thought
to be a butane water heater in
the George Walker home. The
distance between the three
dwellings was about eight feet,
Hawver reported.
The rural fire association's
chairman said that the assoeia
tion does not as yet own enough
hose to handle more than one
blaze. "It might have been pos
sible to save the Hildcbrand
home if the firemen had the
hose, he said.
Commander Backs
Tough Koje Policy
Koje Island, Korea (U.R)
The new commander of the Koje
Island prisoner of war camps
backed his tough but fair" pol
Icy Friday with sandbag pill
boxes and re-located firepower
But the Communists, who seiz
cd the former commander and
held him for ransom, still flaunt
ed propaganda' banners Inside
their compounds.
The present commander, Brig.
Gen. Haydon L. Boatner,- said he
did not think there would be any
more unruly emdonstrations.
Oregon Man Awarded
Silver Star by Army
With 3rd Infantry Division,
Korea (U.R) First Lt. Lee
R. Stickler, Enterprise-, Ore., has
been awarded the Silver Star
the nation's third highest dec
oration, for gallantry In action
in the Korean war. ...
The Army officer was cited
for two hazardous flights over
the enemy at low altitude to ad-
Just friendly artillery fire.
Olvmpia (U.R) An initiative
which would permit the sale of
oleomargarine in any color ex
cept "butter yellow" in Washing
ton was on file In the secretary
of state a office Friday,
mess expenses" which are de
ductible on income tax returns.
Experts said the "McCormack
plan" would mean a consider
able tax saving for all lawmak
ers, and a fat tax cut indeed for
those members who live in
swank Washington hotels, dine
in expensive restaurants, and
otherwise run up heavy "ex
penses" in the capital.
Office Rental Voted
In the same bill House mem
bers also voted themselves up to '
$900 a year each for renting of-
lice space in their home dist
ricts unless such space Is avail
able in Postoffice or other fed
eral buildings. Senators already
have a similar allowance.
The Idea of cutting congress
ional taxes won immediate sup
port in the Senate. Chairman
Allen J. Ellender, D-La., of the
Senate subcommittee on legis
lations, said he is "sure" hia
group will approve the House
measure.
Endorsed by Bridges
Senate Republican Leader
Styles Bridges, N.H., also en
dorsed the House move as "rea
sonable." McCormack told reporters the
sole purpose of his amendment
was to eliminate "discrimina
tion against members of Con
gress by the Internal Revenue
bureau."
The bureau has ruled that,
for tax purposes, they reside
both In their home districts and
in Washington.
As a result, congressmen can
not now charge off as business
expenses the costs of remaining
in Washington while Congress
is in session.
Gold Hill Voters
Pass City Budget
Gold Hill The proposed
city budget increase over the
6 per cent increase limitation,
and all charter amendments,
were passed at a special election
here Thursday, according to Fred
Lester, councilman.
The budget was approved by
a vote of 52 to 29. Charter am
endments approved two which
would combine the recorder's
with the treasurer's jobs, and
one for electing three council
men every two years with three
holding office for four years and
three for two years beginning
Jan. 1, 1953.
The time for holding the reg
ular general election was chang
ed to coincide with the same date
as the state blcnniel election, the
first Tuesday after the first
Monday, and compensation for
Judges and clerks will now be
determined by the council. It
has been a set fee of $2.50 in
the past.
Portland (U.R) The burned
Danish motorship Erria left here
Friday, in tow of the 4,200-horse-power
Dutch tug Zwarte Aee.
The Erria will be taken to Rot
terdam to be converted Into a
freighter.
BASEBALL
NATIONAL i
Chicago 3 12 1
New York J It
Rush and Edwards, Aiwell).
Koslo. Wilhelm 6. Spencer 8,
and Westrum, Noble.' Home
run: Mueller.
Pittsburgh 4(0
Brooklyn 8 13 1
Friend, Main t. Wilks 7. and
Garagiola, McCullough, Fits
gerald; Ersklne, Black 2. La.
bine 3, and Campanella. Home
turn Duke Snider. .