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Newspaper Page TextCon Execut lives at Koj is 1 John C. Mann Dies In Sudden Illness Sunday Afferoon Weil-Known Merchant Lived Here Since 1910 John C. Mann, head of Mann's Department store since he estab lished it here in October, 1910, died in' his sleep at home yester day afternoon following a brief illness. He recently observed his. 87th birthday. Mr. Mann was probably the best-known of the older resi dents of Medford. He arrived here on what he thought was to be a short visit in 1910, when the city was in the midst of its biggest boom. He had no thought of remaining at the time, and later said, "I had a return trip ticket iiv my pocket." But, except for brief trips, he spent the rest of his life here, and was an active force in the merchandising field of the city, and was also prominent in civic and fraternal affairs. Store Now Largest Under his guidance, Mann's store grew to be the largest in southern Oregon, from the ori ginal 50-foot front store he pur chased the year he arrived. Mr. Mann was born in Gode rich, Ontario, Canada, on March 28, 1865. He lived there until he was 17, part of that time clerk ing in a store at $5 per month. Later he spent 20 years in a store in St. Paul, Minn., before coming to Oregon. His affiliations included the Masons, the Shrine, the Elks club, and the Medford Kiwanis club, of which he was a charter member and former president. A member of St. Mark's Episco pal church, he had served on the vestry on several occasions, and had also been a warden of the church. He was one of two men to have the honorary title of warden emeritus. Served City Mr. Mann also had served terms on the Medford school board and the city council. He was one of the founders and di rectors of the Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan asso ciation, and was its president at the time of his death. He was a past president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include his wife, I Margaret; two daughters, Mrs. Janet Crawford, Medford, and Mrs. Margaret Holmgren, Tulsa., Okla., and five Crawford grand children and two Holmgren grandchildren. Mrs. Holmgren was to arrive here this after noon. Funeral Wednesday Funeral services will be held at St. Mark's church at 11 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. George R. V. Bolster officiatin. The family has requested that no flowers be sent, and that those wishing to honor Mr. Mann's memory make, instead, a donation to Community hos pital for the establishment of a new bed there. Interment will follow at Sis kiyou Memorial park. It will be a private service. Perl's funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Prisoner Uprisings ' Said Crafty Scheme Munsan, Korea (U.R) Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison said Monday the Communist prisoner of war uprisings were "craftily designed" as part of a master plan to embarrass the United Nations Command in the truce talks. Harrison, new Allied senior delegate, returns to Panmunjom Tuesday to resume negotiations after a three-day "cooling-off period" which he suggested to give the Communists a chance' to consider the U.N.'s final offer. He said in an interview that the Koje and Pusan incidents were designed to obscure the fact that almost 100,000 Red prisoners, of 169,000 held by the Allies, refuse to return to Com munism. The Allies never will bargain on that issue, he said. WAREHOUSE ENTERED Vandals entered the Half Moon Fruit and Produce com pany, 334 East McAndrews road, Saturday, and broke the glass in two platform scales, according to Medford city police. The ware house was described by police as in "extreme disarray." TAIPEH, Formosa (U.R) A series of earthquakes shook east ern Formosa Monday, driving panicky residents from their beds. There were no reports of casualties or damage. Weather FORECAST: rtr and warm through Tuptdir. Possibility of thunderstorm! In moun tains Tuesdav afternoon. Low tonight 4i, Hlfh Tundar 9. Temp. Hlfhut YMfrdar M Lowest this Mornlnc 45 ; " r7s 1 JOHN C. MANN Store Owner Passe Camp White Fund Request Reduced, Sen. Cordon Says Funds requested by the De partment of the Army from the federal Budget Bureau for the rehabilitation of Camp White have been reduced by $161,700, it was reported today by Sen. Guy Cordon in Washington, D. C. The reduction is in funds re quested for a railroad spur from the present Southern Pacific spur at White City to the ware house area on the proposed camp site east of the Crater Lake highway. A report from Cordon's office last week stated that $415, 900 had be requested for the railroad, but the amended re quest is for $254,200. The smaller amount will pro vide for some 11,000 feet of track, the report said. To $3,616,000 The total fund request was reduced from $3,777,700 to $3, 616,000. The report from Senator Cor don also explained that the funds requested for land acquisition are for the purchase of 1,324 acres in the area, of which part are now owned by the White City Lumber company, and part are owned by C. C. Hoover and sons. The exact boundaries of the camp were not available. Last week's announcement said that Budget Bureau ap proval of the request for funds is expected this week, and that contracts were to be let within 30 days. Other funds would pay the cost of building a telephone and telegraph building, and re habilitating existing utilities and roadways. Ike's Supporters Eye Delegate Lead Washington (U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's politi cal backers are confident that he will pull into the lead early this week in his neck-and-neck race with Sen. Robert A. Taft for del egates to the Republican presi dential convention. The Eisenhower forces expect to win most, and possibly all, of the 22 delegates to be chosen by the Connecticut GOP State con vention Monday and Tuesday. Eisenhower, wtih 380 delegates in the United Press tabulation, needs 12 to overtake Taft, who is credited with 392. Eisenhower closed the lead on the Ohio senator over the week end when he picked up 20 dele gates in the Washington State GOP convention to Taft's four. HURT IN ACCIDENT Fremont Russell Sanford, 43, Jacksonville, suffered severe head injuries today while work ing on a bridge near the Butte Falls fish hatchery, according to Conger Morris ambulance atten dants. He was hospitalized about 1 p.m. today at Community hos pital. No further details of the accident were available at press time today. County Budget FinishedTotals 32,270,572 Jackson county's 1952-53 bud get will total $2,270,572.02, an increase of $503,115.14 over the current fiscal year, according to the figures released today by County Judge J. B. Coleman. No special election will be necessary. Judge Coleman point ed out, as the 6 per cent increase limitation will not be exceeded. The completed budget will be published following its signing by all committee members. A hearing will then be set, the Judge explained. Levy S598.621 The proposed budget Included a net tax levy of $598,621.82, an Increase over the 1951-52 levy of $25,765.39. Estimated receipts and cash on hand for the next fiscal year total $1,671,950.20. A recapitulation of the 1952 53 budget by departments fol lows: County Court, $15,510; circuit court, $9,725; district court, $13,- Oregon Accidents Claim 14 Lives During Week-End Highway Mishaps Account for Four By UNITED PRESS - Fourteen Oregonlans died vio lent deaths over the week-end in one of the largest non-holiday fatality lists on record. Four died in highway accidents, six were drowed, one died in a burn ing home, one was gored by a bull, one was crushed to death by a tractor, and one died in a mill mishap. Merlin Paul Simmons. 20, and his 16-year-old sister, Carol Grace Simmons, both of Gold Hill, Ore., were killed instantly when the motorcycle they were riding hit a car, bounced into a truck and then back onto the car, north of Central Point Sun day afternoon. , Wreck Claims Two At Riverton, Ore., Al Morrey. 49, and his son-in-law, Donald Herbert Hall, 23, both of Ban don, were fatally injured late Friday when a loaded log truck and trailer that was passing another truck crashed into Mor rey's car. The bodies of four Warm Springs Indians were missing in the waters of the Columbia riv er near The Dalles. The four be lieved drowned are Leonard Polk, 38; Charles Tufti. 38; Tur man Clarke, 15, and Roosevelt Suppah, 30. Boy Drowns at K.F. Michael Savage, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Savage drowned Saturday while swimming with friends in the headwaters of the Link river near Klamath Falls. Mrs. Karl Geissle, an invalid, was burned to death at Pine Grove, several miles southeast of Hood River, Saturday when flames destroyed her home. The body of Raymond Utley, 68-year-old rancher at Lorealla. was found early Saturday by a neighbor near the Oregon-California border. He had been badly gored by a bull and authorities did not know how long the man had been dead. John W. Michael,. 65-year-old Lane county farmer died late Friday when his tractor appar ently toppled on him as he was using it to pull a pipe out of the ground. Six-year-old John Beals, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Beals, drown ed Sunday evening in Tumalo creek near Bend. George H. Patrick, 39, of Eu gene, millwright at the North west Forest Products Co. plant, was crushed to death late Saturday while oiling machin ery under the mill floor. Motion Picture Censorship Forbidden Washington (U.R) The Su preme Court Monday forbade states and cities to censor mo tion pictures on grounds they are sacrilegious. In another far-reaching deci sion, it upheld the legality of radio broadcasts on street cars and busses. The court thus- cleared Its docket of all major cases except the biggest of all the steel seizure case. It probably will not rule on that historic issue until at least next Monday. Idaho Prisoners Undergo Questioning Boise, Idaho (U.R) Prison officials started man-by-man questioning of convicts at Idaho state prison Monday, searching for ringleaders in a riot that broke out Saturday. Nine felons already were In the prison's "Siberia," and War den L. E. Clapp said the same treatment would be given oth ers who had leading parts in the five-hour riot. 338.28; Justice court, Ashland, $4,960; justice court, Gold Hill, $2,547.80; sheriff, $62,048.16; clerk, $49,396; treasurer, $8, 104.10 (down $262,401; school superintendent, $15,744. Assessor, $98,918 (up $38,650); court hou?e expense, $38,534.72; jail, $10,185.20; county farm, $54,147; general assistance, $10, 500; same, medical supplies, $6, 900; dependent children, $27, 840; same, medical supplies, $1, 950; foster home care (children), $7,200. For Assistance Old age assistance, $123,750; same, medical supplies, $6,900; blind assistance, $1,440; same, medical supplies, $150; aid to permanently and totally dis abled, $14,688; same, medical supplies, $2,400: special relief, $52,552.74; miscellaneous relief, $1,000. County compensation, $360; Red Cross, $1,500; Indigent vet Medford L'niltd Pru Full Lad Wirt 47th Year 16 Pages MOTORCYCLISTS KILLED Brother and Sister Die Instantly; Hit Car, Truck in Road Trailerhouse Blocks Traffic on Highway Two Gold Hill young people a brother and sister were kill ed instantly yesterday when the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a car and truck, ac cording to reports from state po lice and the office of the county coroner. Killed were Merlin Paul Sim mons, 20, and his sister, Carold Grace Simmons, 16, both of route 1, box 314, Gold Hill. , The accident occurred on the first curve north of the Toto ov erpass, near Blackwell hill, at about 1:15 p.m., the police re port said. The investigating offi cer reported that a house trailer had lost a wheel, and had skid ded sideways across the high way, blocking traffic. Several trucks and cars had been halted. Hit Car, Truck The motorcycle was coming south from Gold Hill, and police said it was going too fast to stop. It struck the bumper of one stopped car, bounced into a truck, and then bounced back in to the same car, the officer add ed. The boy and his sister are sur vived by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simmons. Mrs. Sim mons is living at the Gold Hill rural address, and their father has been working in Myrtle Point. An older brother . is. em-. ployed in Alaska. Funeral services are pending, and Conger-Morris funeral home will be in charge., Two Bodies Found After Tankers Crash Wilmington, Del. (U.R) Two unidentified bodies were recov ered from the lower Delaware river Monday and eight other men still were missing after two tankers collided in a driving rain storm and burned furiously. The 10,441-ton tanker Michael, en route from the Persian Gulf with a load of crude oil, was steaming upriver and the 240 foot coastwise tanker -A. C. Dodge, carrying 630,000 gallons of gasoline, was headed toward the Atalntic when the accident occurred Sunday night off Au gustine Beach, 22 miles south of here. City Budget Meeting Tomorrow Postponed The Medford city budget meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening has been postponed, ac cording to City Superintendent Robert Duff. He said the council wants to meet once more, probably Wed nesday, before it discusses the completed budget with the com mittee. He said the 6 per cent Increase limitation would not be exceeded. New York (U.R) Portland's own special crooner, Johnny Ray, was honeymooning Mon day with Marilyn Morrison, daughter of a California night club owner. erans, $l,9uo; coroner, sauu; Juvenile, $14,475 (down $450t 20); health, $74,660; surveyor, $4,220; water master, $13,744 (down $1,455.50); district attor ney, $4,625; fruit Inspector, $5. 730; county agents, $15,862; county insurance. $2,600; fire patrol. $125; election expense, $13,880. Auditing, $1,500; advertising, $2,500; bounty, $8,040; county land sales, $800; herd inspec tion, $8,000; publicity, $3,000; weed control, $5,000; O and C land expense, $2,000; miscellan eous expense, $200; retirement, $17,000; tax discount 3 per cent, $15,000; range seeding, $1,000. Other ExpantM Experiment station building, $4,166.66; .social security, $14, 000; Keep Oregon Green. $100; veterans service officer, $5,730; constable, $6,540 (down $840.) The'total figure for the gen eral county fund il $838,633 92 with net levy needed of $202,- MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 26, REDS BOW TO ORDERS North Korean Col. Lee Hak Koo, leader of compound 76 on Koje Island, is returned to his area after con ferring with Gen. Boatner, U. S. commander of the prisoner of war camp. The meeting was at Lee's request. Gen. Boatner told Lee that Red posters "must come down" and that Geneva Conven tion rules require that "prisoners of war must act in a disciplined respectful manner." Col. Lee said that the POWs were now "willing to obey orders!"' 32nd Annual Session Of F i re Chiefs Opens Here This The 32nd annual convention of the Oregon State Fire Chiefs association opened here this morning. The meeting is being held Jointly with the Oregon Rural Fire Protection Districts association for the first time. President LeRoy Fox, chief of the Bend fire department, called the meeting to order at the Holly theater, and the morning was de voted to greetings and talks by officials. The Right Rev. F. P. Leipzig, bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Baker City, pronounc ed the Invocation. Bishop Licp zig is unofficial chaplain of the Chiefs association and came here especially for this purpose. Welcomed To City Others speaking this morning included City Council Chairman Paul Selby, who welcomed the firemen on behalf of the city, and Salem Fire Chief William Roble, who responded to the greeting. Robert Taylor., stale fire marshal, represented Gov. Douglas McKay, who was sched uled to address the meeting, but Phoenix and Talent Paving Bids Opened Portland (U.RI Bids we., opened by the Slate Highway Commission Monday on $3,500,' 00 worth of highway projects, some of which are major links in the program for 1952. Bids included: United Construction Co., Port land, with $24,218 was low for grading and paving .59 miles of streets in Phoenix and Talent in Jackson county. 823.72. The general road fund has a budget of $573,120, no levy needed; market road fund, bud get $243,560; levy $178,540; county library fund, budget and levy $11,550; emergency fund, budget and levy $12,000; civil defense fund, budget and levy, $7,735. Sinking Funds Sinking fund for construction of county roads and bridges, bud get $200,000 (covered by O and C revenues); sinking fund for constructing and equiping an ad dition to Jackson county court house, budget $200,000 (covered by O and C revenues); county school fund, budget $166,310 (levy on 16,631 children at $10 each); county library fund, bud get $1,663.10 (levy on 16,631 children at 10 cents each); and Jackson county historical fund, budget $18,000 (the same levy or one not to exceed one-half mill of the valuation as found by tht assessor In 1952-53 tax roll). ill ' Morning who was prevented from atu..,d ing by an emergency budget meeting in Salem. Taylor also gave the annual report of the state fire marshal, speaking of the problems which are common to city and rural departments and to the state organization. Jack A. Hayes, slate director of civilian defense, who has long been associated with the Fire Chiefs association, spoke on the purposes of the convention. Others Introduced Included Medford Fire Chief Gordon Ba ker, official convention host; Pendleton Chief William Batch elor. first vice-president -of the Pacific Coast Inter-Mountain Association of Fire Chiefs, and Glenn E. Leininger and Harold A. Rosebraugh, president and treasurer- of the rural district association. Memorial Service A memorial service for fire-men-who have died In the line of duty was conducted by the Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rec tor of St. Mark's Episcopal church In Medford. Afternoon sessions todffy were to include a number of talks by various experts in technical as pects of fire fighting, including a discussion of county rural fire protection districts by Loren Bush, chief engineer of the board of fire underwriters of the Pa cific, San Francisco. Fire codes for rural districts will be discus sed by Attorney Frank Sever, Portland. Other sessions will include a party at the Elks club tonight, and further business and educa tional sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, with the concluding business session Wednesday afternoon. Tomorrow the rural district groups will hold separate meet ings. Arrangements for the en tertainment of visiting ladies have also been made. Competitive Drills Set A demonstration nf equip ment, and competitive drills, will I be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at j South Grape and Melrose street -. The public Is invited to watch the drills, which In the past have frequently been spectacular ex hihifs nf fire fighting skill. Dr. F.lmo Stevenson, preHeiit of Southern Oregon colleee, will be principal speaker at a loin! banquet tomorrow night. BASEBALL AMERICAN Philadelphia ............ Washington 8 0 13 2 Zoldak, Kueab t, and Tip torn Hudson and Klults. Horn rum Vilo, nona on. Tribune tolled prau full Ltd WU 1952 No. 56 Western Germany United With Allies By Historic Pact Pact Further Binds Against Russians Berlin (U.R) The Commu nist East German government declared that direct and dras tic measures will be taken against West Berlin because of the signing of the West Ger man peace treaty. Bonn, Germany (U.R) Western Germany Joined the Western Allies in a historic pact against Russian aggression Mon day. The United States, Great Brit ain and France signed a separate peace treaty with the Bonn Re public. Under it 48,000,000 Western Germans, enemies of the Allies in World war II, get back most of their sovereignty They pledge in turn to rearm and provide 12 divisions total ling 300,000 men to serve in a six-nation European army. Sober Occasion It was a sober occasion, there was no rejoicing in Western Germany. The provincial gov ernments In the Bonn Republic refused to make today a holiday in celebration of the signing The powerful West German So- cailist party boycotted the pro ceedings. Secretary of State Dean Ache son, British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman and West German Chancellor Kon- rad Adenauer signed the 400 page German peace treaty in the Senate chamber of the closely guarded West German Parlia ment building here. Acheson took off later in President Tru man's personal plane Indepen dence to attend Tuesday's Army agreement signing in Paris. Ach eson hailed the treaty signing as an effort to ensure peace. New Partner Welcomed "The Federal Republic is at taining the independence In for eign affairs and authority in do mestic affairs which befit a free state," Acheson said after the signing. "The United Kingdom, France and the United States, together with the other free nations, are welcoming a new partner in their great effort to establish peace and security in the world." The strokes of the pen con verted Western Germany from a defeated nation under occupa tion Into a powerful independent ally of the West and raised Ger mans to equal status with 500, 000 U. S., British and French oc cupation troops who came here as conquerors seven years ago. Ridgway Sees New Korea Push Costly Washington (U.R) Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway has told senators a new United Nations offensive in Korea would result in tremendous Allied casualties, according to a reliable source. The former 8th Army and Far East commander cautioned the senators against a new of fensive in secret testimony last week to the Senate Armed Serv ices committee. Ridgway said U. N. forces would suffer big casualties because the Commu nists are well dug-in, their troops have been reinforced, and they now have great concentrations of artillery, a committee source said. Markets To Operate On Summer Schedule By UNITED PRESS Maior securities and commo dity exchanges will begin their summer schedule of long week ends this week with a three-day shutdown beginning with the Memr.rinl Day observance Fri day. On Friday only the London and Canadian mxrkets will oper ate. On Saturday all markets will be closed. The New York Slock and Curb exchanges and the Mid west exchange will c'raene the Saturday shutdown through Sept. 27. Kangaroo Court Sentences Lead To Prisoners' Deaths Reds Arming Selves Inside Compounds By RICHARD APPLEGATE United Press Correspondent Koje Island, Korea (U.R) Kangaroo courts run by Commu nist prisoners of war have sen tenced to death and executed at least 115 of their fellow captives, it was disclosed Monday. The disclosure coincided with an American officer's statement that Koje prisoners, practically all violently pro-Communist, are arming themselves for battle with a deadly collection of home made weapons. Operate at Night The toll of dead from kanga roo court executions since July 2 was higher than the number of prisoners known killed by United Nations guards. These to taled 103 in three riots on Koje and one near Pusan. Kangaroo courts operated in side the compounds, usually at night, while UN guards wera helpless to interfere. It was un derstood most victims were anti- Communists, many of whom had surrendered voluntarily to tha Allies. First Lt. Robert L. Stock of the 187th Airborne Regiment, major guard force here, said a Communist arsenal was operat ing in one compound. The prison ers were "presumed" to be mak ing small guns to resjst any UN effort to enter the compounds. Bloody Fight Seen The officers report made it appear virtually certain that any UN attempt to regain control in side the compounds would re sult In a bloody fight. It was disclosed that the re bellious captives also have built battlefield type defenses inside the compounds and stocked a supply of home-made weapons including gasoline bombs. Army engineers plugged an escape tunnel to the outside from Compound 66. They made ready to collapse another leading from 66 to- the notorious Compound 78, where Col. Francis T. Dodd was kidnaped May 7 and held hostage for 78 hours. Sounds Like Forge It was in this compound, Stock said, that the Communists are turning out knives, tomahawks, steel-tipped spears and gasoline "Molotov cocktails." An officer said there were "sounds , like a forge" coming from Compound 76 Monday. Three Men Sentenced To Penitentiary Terms James Turney Eakln, 707 Clark street, was sentenced in circuit court last Saturday to five years In the state peniten tiary for grand larceny, accord ing to Deputy District Attorney Bob Dickey. . Eakin had pleaded guilty to the theft of a movie projector from the First Presbyterian church on May 8, and had ad mitted a number of other burg laries. He had a prior criminal record. Also sentenced on Saturday were Edwin Raymond Phillips, 33 Norlh Front street, and James Leonard Henning, route 2, box 168, Central Point. Phillipi plead guilty on May 2 to obtain ing money under false pretenses and wa: given a three-year sus pended sentence. He had a prior record. Henning was given a three year suspended sentence for forgery and is to be delivered to Pixley, Cal., authorities where he is also wanted. Sharp Fighting Flares On 155-Mile Korea Front Seoul, Korea ' (U.R) Sharp fighting flared at several points along the 155-mile Korean ground front Monday and Allied battlefield commanders stepped up their patrols after rumors of an impending Communist of fensive. American Sabrejets swept "M1G Alley" all the way to the Yalu River boundary of North Korea without sighting Com munist MIG -15 planes. They downed four Red MIG-15s Sun day and damaged one. Spokane (U.R) Deputy Cor oner Arthur Lien said Monday Mrs. Lydia Blessing, 26, acciden tally was electrocuted Sunday when she apparently touched an electrical outlet while taking a bath. BULLETIN Minaral Walls, Tax. (U.R) San, Hobari A. Taft's forces won tha firit iast of strength in the Ttxas Republican Con vention Monday whan the state GOP executive commit tee voted to seat the contested Taft delagalion from Jeffer son County (Beaumont).