Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 28, 1952, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPrice Increase on Many BUS SIANS New Street Blocks Erected Between East, West Zones No-Alan's Land Prepared by Reds Berlin ttJ.R) The Com munists threw up new street bar ricades between the Eastern and Western sectors of Berlin Wed' nesaay ana began clearing a 375-mile-long no-man's-land be tween East and West Germany. The sealing off of both East Germany and East Berlin was another step in the Communist retaliatory campaign against West Germany and the Western Big Three for concluding a sep arate peace and creating a Euro pean army. Guards Ruled Off Road At the same time, Soviet bor der guards for the second straight day ruled American and British military police patrols off the main super-highway link ing Berlin and West Germany. But the Reds did not interfere with other traffic along the 110 mile autobahn across the Soviet tone. It still was too early to tell whether the Russians and their East German satellite govern ment Intend to try to renew their 1948-49 blockade of West ern Berlin. West Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter called on West Ber liners to "keep their nerves." Streets Barricaded Inside Berlin, East German Communist "People's Police" threw up three new street barri cades of brick, stone and steel girders to prevent passage be tween the Soviet sector of the city and the American, British and French sectors. Between the Eastern and Western sectors 163 of the 190 streets were blocked. The prev ious 160 barriers had been erect ed last summer. All along the 375-mile border dividing East and West Ger many, from the Baltic sea to the Czechoslovak frontier, jackboot ed German "People's Police," Soviet zone workers and even Russian soldiers were busy dig ging trenches, setting up road blocks and felling trees. Paris (U.R) The Western Big Three agreed on the outlines of a new note to Russia on Ger man Unification Wednesday and discussed the threat of a new So viet blockade of Berlin. At a meeting which lasted nearly 3Vi hours, with French Premier Antoine Pinay attend ing, the three foreign ministers reviewed the Communist threat throughout the world, from Ko rea and French Indo-China to Berlin. They decided that the situa tion in (he Allied sectors of Ber lin, where the Russians are clamping down new restrictions, did not require emergency ac tion yet. Aggressive Allies Jab at Communists Seoul, Korea (U.R) An Al lied tank task force and patrols jabbed aggressively at Commu njst outposts Wednesday to learn whether their threats of a new offensive are real or propa ganda. An 8th Army spokesman said there has been no "military evi dence' 'of an imminent offensive such as has been threatened by Red delegates at the Panmunjom truce talks. Infantrymen and tanks "clean ed up" a hill position only a few miles from Panmunjom where Communists might assemble a spearhead for an attack. Lead in Armaments Race Necessary, Baruch Claims Washington iU.R) Bernard Baruch told a Senate subcom mittee Wednesday that the United States must wake up to the fact that there can be no "profits as usual, social reforms as usual and politics as usual" until we have taken the lead in the armaments race with Russia. Importance Emphasised Testifying before the Pre paredness Investigating subcom mittee of the Committee on Armed Forces, the 81-year-old elder statesman emphasized gain and again the supreme im portance of building up a re serve of weapons and ammuni tion. Baruch said such a- program of stockpiling "would lift our I IflfflOflOE HAMBURG - - rfr BRITISH "mm ... l "' ',' i ', GERMANY tfU SOVIET SQUEEZE PLAY Newsmap shows where Soviet forces sealed off the 110-mile highway into Berlin against Anglo-American E! fyJrces in a traffic s1ueeze resembling the blockade of 1948-49. The Soviet guards did not interfere with non-military Allied and German traffic traveling in both directions along the autobahn across the Russian zone. Inset shows how Berlin is divided among the Big Four. , , Senate Turns Down Efforts To Reduce Foreign Aid Funds Washington (U.R) The Senate rejected three efforts to cut the $6,300,000,000 for eign aid bill by $400,000,000 and $500,000,000 Wednesday. Washington (U.R) The Senate rejected efforts to cut $400,000,000 and $500,000,000 from the $6,900,000,000 foreign am Diu Wednesday, By a roll call vote of 41 to 33 the Senate defeated a proposal Larceny Charges Result in Arrest Grant Everett Morrison, alias Swede Ulysses Morrison and other names, whose last address was listed as 3910 North Sitka street, Apt. 14, Portland, was arrested at St. Helen, Ore., yes terday on a warrant from Jack son county charging larceny by bailee, according to state police. I he complaint upon which the warrant was issued was signed by Fred L. Walker, 907 West 10th street, and charges theft of two saddles owned by Walker. Morrison is wanted on similar charges in Bassett, Neb.. Van couver, Wash., Huntersville, Cal., ana oiner places, according to police records. They said he had married a 16-year-old girl in Yuma. Ariz., and abandoned her in Portland, after leaving Meri. ford. He was already legally married to a Portland woman before the Yuma marriage, they added. Prior to leaving the Rocue valley, the defendant allegedly had been involved in several "confidence" deals Involving substntial real estate transac tions which led to an investiga tion by police, they reported. 6-36 Bomber Crashes At Carswell Air Base Fort Worth, Tex (U.R) A B-36 global superbomber crash ed and burst into flames Wednesday ns it came in for a landing at Carswell Air Force Base. Seven men were believed burned to death. Salem (U.R) Harold Otto Roesler is the new manager of the Salem employment office of the State Unemployment Com pensation commission. foreign policy from the mire of military weakness and give it a new mobility which would help stabilize the whole world." He said he was sure that the Ameri can economy could bear the vast cost of increased munitions pro vided our resources are chan neled from "less essential to more essential activities." Survival at Stake "Tragically unpleasant as it is. we have been forced into an armaments race with our very survival at stake," the financier said. "To forestall persistent So viet aggression, we must be ca pable of opening other fronts where we can choose the condi tions of struggle, where w can take the initiative." . . ' EXTEND by Sen. Herman Welker, R-Ida., and 10 other Republicans for a $500,000,000 cut. Then, by 40 to 37, it rejected a move by Sen. Russell Long, D-La., to trim $400,000,000 from the bill. Follows Other Rejection The votes followed Tuesday's 'Senate action in defeating anoth er proposal by Welker for a $1,000,000,000 from the amount requested by President Truman for the 1953 fiscal year starting uiy i. , Wednesday's " administration victories came after the Demo c r a 1 1 c leadership succeeded Tuesday in delaying the crucial votes until it could round up ab sentee senators. Demos Join Republicans Ten Republicans joined 31 Democrats in voting against Wei ker's proposed $500,000,000 cut. The Long proposal was defeat ed by a combination of 30 Dem ocrats and 10 Republicans. Vot ing in favor of the proposed $400,000,000 reduction were 27 Republicans and 10 Democrats. Communists Renew Korean War Threat Panmunjom, Korea (U.R) The Communists threatened again Wednesday to hurl their 1,000,000-man army against United Nations forces in retalia tion, for what they called the "wanton murder" of prisoners of war. The promised revenge specifi cally against units of the six na tions forming the Koje Island guard the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Greece, The Netherlands and the Republic of Korea. North Korean Gen. Nam Il's repetition of the charges during a one-hour truce meeting indi cated he expected the U. N. to take the threat seriously. Seamen Prepared for Indefinite Strike San Francisco (U.R) Harrv Lundeberg, powerful chief of the AFL Sailors Union of the Paci fic, warned West Coast shipown ers Wednesday that his men are prepared to stay on strike in definitely. "The union is in a strong posi tion," Lundeberg said. "It will have ships chartered by the mili tary sea transport service as a cushion to maintain employ ment. The shipowners can't win." BULLETINS Portland (U.R) Threat of a statewide strike by 2.500 truck drivers against the Truck Operators League of Oregon at midnight Friday apparently ended Wednesday when a union spokesman said thai negotiations would con tinue. Paris (U.R) Tough, steel helmeted riot police smashed into Communists with clubs swinging Wednesday night to break up attempted Red dem onstrations against Gen, Mat thew B. Ridgwsy. Food Items Receives Approval From OPS Frozen Foods, Canned Goods To Be Marked Higher 'Scare Tactics' Charged to Board Washington (U.R) The Office of Price Stabilization has com pleted a regulation permitting retail price boosts on frozen foods and many canned goods, including meats and vegetables. The increases will be an nounced Thursday and probably will go into effect next week. They are expected to add several cents to the retail prices of some average-size packages of food. The boosts will result from an increase in the amount grocers are permitted to mark up their prices over wholesale costs. Arnall Has Regrets Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall told the House Banking Com mittee Tuesday that ,"I regret to have to report on Thursday the public will learn that food prices are going up again." Four food distribution groups accused the OPS Wednesday of using "scare tactics" in an ef fort to make the public believe that the new food regulation will mean "sharply higher prices." A joint statement by the Na tional Association of Retail Gro cers, the Cooperative Food Dis tributors of America, the Nation al Association of Food Chains and the Super Market Institute said "the truth is the the ad justments being made by OPS . . . will have little effect on the prices the consumer pays for food." ' . Close Vote Predicted A leading Democratic senator forecast a "very close" vote on a Republican proposal to let wage and price controls die next month. The senator, who declined to be quoted by name, said it was impossible to predict whether the Senate would approve or re ject the proposal. The Senate is scheduled to start debate Thursday on exten sion of wage, price, rent and pro duction controls. The government announced a boost in metals allocations for civilian manufacturers during the July-September period. Man- ufacturtrs will, get 10 pc,'- :ttni more steel, 15 per cent more copper and 50 per cent more aluminum than is now available. Fourth Koje Officer Relieved of Command Koje Island, Korea (U.R) A fourth iiigh-ranking U.S. officer connected with the Koje Island prison riots was fired Wednes day and Maj. Gen. Blackshear M. Bryan said the prison situa tion is "in hand." Lt. Col. Wilbur Raven, New ton, Tex., was relieved of his command of tough prison Com pound 76 and the job given to Lt. Col. Walter M. Redden, An niston, Ala. Both Raven and Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd, then Koje com mandant, were seized by Com pound 76 prisoners May 7. Ra ven squirmed free, but the Reds held Dodd hostage for 78 hours. Prowler Feasting On Fasting Money Sweet Home, Ore. (U.R) Somewhere a prowler is feast ing Wednesday on money he stole from a- church fund that was raised by fasting. Police said Wednesday that the funds were stolen from the home of Sylvian Bergevin Sun day night probably while the family was at church. The $55 belonged to- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, money raised by church members by going with out meals twice a week to fi nance care of the needy in churches throughout the coun try. Medford Man Suffers Gunshot Wound in Arm Kenneth Melvin Fykerude, 1509 Wilson place, was treated at Sacred Heart hospital yester day for a gunshot wound in his arm, according to city police, who said the wound was self inflicted. The wound, from a .38 caliber pistol, was suffered at his home at about 7:15 last night, officers stated. Hospital reports indicated the wound was not serious. Fykerude's wife was using the phone when she heard the shot, police stated. They said first aid was administered at Fykerude's home before he was taken to the hospital. Portland (uiT-The first degree murder trial of Jada Z. Kader, 21-year-old mother ac cused of slaying her daughter, Wednesday was scheduled to get underway during the June term of the Multnomah county circuit court. United Prtie fuU Luted Wire 47th Year 20 Pages s RURL FYR DEPT. Busily engaged in wetting down the lot, each other and everything but the fire are members of the Ko Keel Rurl Fyr Dept., who provided comedy relief for the joint annual convention of the Oregon State Fire Chiefs asso-' Sen. Russell Gains Southern Support With Florida Win Washington (U.R) Sen. Richard B. Russell won impor tant Southern support with a victory in the Florida primary as Texas Republican and Demo crats, split by bitter intra-party feuds, each named two delega tions to the national conventions Wednesday, In Connecticut, Republicans boosted Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower back into a neck-and-neck race with Sen. Robert ' A. Taft in their contest for national con vention delegates. The general picked up 20 of Connecticut's 22 delegates in that state's con vention. Taft In Slim Lead The United Press tabulation of delegates based on formal pledges and known first-ballot preferences gave Taft 398, Eis enhower 390, Harold E. Stassen 25, Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin of Maryland 24, Gov. Earl War ren of California 8 and Gen. Douglas MacArthur 2. There are 65 contested delegates, 129 who are uncommitted or whose pre ference is unknown, and 19 still to be chosen. It takes 604 votes for nomination. Russell Margin Wide Russell beat Sen. Estes Kefau ver of Tennessee by an apparent three-to-one margin in Florida. The Georgian had handed Ke fauver his first defeat as a pres idential candidate in Florida's "popularity contest" May 6. The credentials committee at each national convention will have to decide which Texas del egations will.be recognized. Texas Republicans supporting Taft seized control of the GOP state convention. Eisenhower backers bolted the meeting and immediately organized a second convention a half a block away. After the Eisenhower follow ers had left, the regular GOP organization elected 38 national convention delegates, at least 30 of whom support Taft. Eisen hower may get the votes of two to five of the others. Other Delegates Elected The general's supporters el ected 38 other delegates, 33 of whom were instructed to vote for Eisenhower and five for the Ohio senator. Texas Democrats elected two 52-vote delegations, one pledged to support President Truman's stand on state's rights and tide lands oil, and the other opposed to these policies. Kentucky Democrats gave Vice President Alben W. Bark ley his first votes at (he national convention. Although the "Veep" has not said whether he is a presidential candidate, Democrats in his home 3tate pledged their 26 votes to him. BASEBALL NATIONAL New York 6 8 3 Brooklyn ... 2 4 1 Hearn and Westrumi Loss, Labine 9, and Walker. Home runs, for New York Williams, 1 on; Mueller. 1 on. St Louis 2 9 2 Chicago 7 II 0 Brecheen, Bok.lmen 7, and D. Bice, Fusielmaiu Hairln and Edward. MF" RD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY r r Rural Fire Districts Association Elects; Convention Near End Harold Jacobson, Portland, representing Multnomah rural fire district No. 13, this morning was elected president of the Ore gon Rural Fire Protection Dist ricts association at a meeting in the Jackson hotel. Jackson succeeds Glenn E. Leininger, Parkrose, In the pres idency. Other officers elected by the group include Leon Judd, Sub urban fire . district, Klamath Falls, first vice-president; Mrs. Norma Pfeiffer, Eugene District no. l, second vice-president, and Harold A. Rosebaugh, Salem, Salem-Liberty Heights district, secretary-treasurer. ' Named to the board of direc tors were Leininger. W. Keith Lage, Pine Grove district, Hood River; Al E. LaBranch, Four Cor ners district, Salem; Clyde Wil liams, Suburban district, Kla math Falls, and Charles Gilles pie, District No. 12, Portland. Chiefs To Elect The Oregon State Fire Chief's association, which is convening jointly with the rural districts association here, was scheduled to elect officers this afternoon at the closing session of its conven tion. Business of the fire chiefs as sociation this morning included a discussion of "Insurance Spec- Germ Warfare Use Said Russian Lie Washington (U.R) President Thuman has rejected as Kremlin lies tho charge that the United States had used germ warfare in Korea. "There Isn't a word of truth in that," the President said. "We have never broken the Geneva Convention in our operations in Korea." Mr. Truman made the state ment in an informal talk Wed nesday in the While House rose garden to a delegation from the American Action Committee Against Mass Deportations in Romania. Consumer Prices Near Record High New York (U.R) Consum er's prices In April reached al most to the all-time high of Jan uary, 1952, the National Indus trial Conference board, reported Wednesday. Prices rose 1 per cent from March to April to a figure of 179.9, only 0.2 per cent below the record high of January. It also was reported that the purchasing power of the dollar was 55.6 cents in April, a de crease of 0.9 per cent from March and a slump of 3 per cent from April, 1951. Staff Control Slated For Air National Guard Portlr.nd (U.R) Maj. Gen Thomas E. Rilea, state adjutant general, said Wednesday the Oregon Air National Guard will fly under state control before the end of 1952. The air guard was called into federal service on Feb. 1, 1951. 4 i ft elation and the Oregon Rural Fire Protection Districti associa- . tion, which was to end here this afternoon. The baggy-uniform- ed "fyrmen" are members of the Coquille Fire department, which also built the "fyrtruck." (Brainerd photo) ial Agent and the Fire Chief" by A. Gordon Eraser, special agent of the First Association group, Portland; "Cooperation Between Water and Fire Departments," by Robert A. Duff, Medford city superintendent; "Precent Fires and save lives," by Chief Jav W. Stevens, chairman of the Inter national Fire Prevention com mittee, San Francisco, and "City Manager Form of Government," by Oren- L, King, -Eugene- city manager. . Copco Tax Writeoff OK'd for Tokefee Job The California Oregon Power company has been granted a spe cial tax allowance for construc tion in Douglas county, related to the defense effort, it was re ported here today. Part of the $30,036,540 cost of a proposed construction program was approved for a tax writeofl within five years. This compares with normal depreciation over a period up to 25 years. The pur pose of the fast tax writeoff is to encourage expansion or produc tion of new plants. It Includes construction of new power-generating facilities at the Toketee project on the North Umpqua river. The Copco writeoff was among 470 approved Monday. Total value of the propects Is $479 121,881. 310 Deaths Predicted Over Memorial Day Chicago (U.R) The Nation al Safety Council estimated that 310 persons will be killed in traffic accidents during the Me morial day week-end. Last year only 82 persons per ished on the highways In the saf est and sanest holiday in recent years. If the weather Is good this week-end the council said it ex pects "very heavy travel. "The end of the gasoline short age, the first summer holiday of tne year and the start of the vacation season are expected to Jam the highways with more than 35,000.000 vehicles," the council said. 'Don't Sell Me Short Kerr Tells Oregon Demos Portland (U.R) Sen. Rob ert S. Kerr of Oklahoma Wed nesday told voters not to sell his candidacy for the Democrat ic preidentlal nomination short. He said he is "hopeful" Pres ident Truman will steer admin istration delegates his way at the Democratic national convention and that he also is attempting to win Missouri's uninstructed delegates. The wealthy Okla homan reminded interviewers that political favorites don't al ways win at the conventions. Draft Seen Unlikely Asked about Gov. Adlai Ste venson of Illinois, reported to be President Truman's choice for the nomination, Kerr re plied: "There are so many well qualified applicants for the nom Tribune U-JUtJ PrH FuU Leuad WU 28, 1952 No. 58 .4 Patriotic Program For Memorial Day Listed by Chairman The program for the patriotic observances to be held here the morning of Friday, Memorial day, were announced today by Col. W. H. Paine, who is in charge of the program. Veterans and other patriotic groups are sponsoring the observance. The traditional parade will form at the Old City park, and at .19 a.nv..wlUmoveait ,m . Main street to the Bear Creek bridge. A brief ceremony there will include an invocation and strewing of flowers on the water in memory of those who have given their lives in service to the nation on the oceans, lakes and rivers of the world. A salute will be fired and taps sounded. The parade will then move on to Hawthorne park, where it will disband. A public program will be held, and will be called to order by President Ruby Mai lory of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The program will Include! Program Listed Pledge of allegiance to tho flag; reading of General Logan's first Memorial day general or der; Lincoln's Gettysburg ad dress deviisred by Stephen Nye Jr., of Medford high school, a recitation of "Flanders Field" by Richard Dickenson of Medford high school; placing of a wreath in honor of the memory of de parted veterans of all wars, and members of patriotic soclties; an address by Dan Hull, quartet singing and group singing of America, and a benediction. All social, fraternal and civls b e 1 1 e rment organizations of Medford and other valley com munities have been invited to take part in the parade, accord ing to Colonel Paine. They and the general public are also invit ed and urgea to attend the . park program, he said. Weather FORECAST: V.rUbl. hlh rloudtnrsi tonlsht and Tburi day. Mild temperature!. Low tonliht 10. Iliih Thuradar near 80. Tama. Httheit Yeitrrday Loweit thla Mornini 19 ination that I cannot believe the Democrats will draft someone unwilling to take the Job." Kerr addressed a Young Dem-. acrats group here Tuesday night and was scheduled to speak at a luncheon sponsored by the Democratic Party of Oregon Wednesday at the Columbia Ath lntlc club. Reporter May Win Prlsa In an aside on Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower, whom he has called "the greatest living Am erican Un-Known Soldier," Kerr said the first reporter who gets him to answer a question on his return to the United States will win the Pulitzer Prize. And of Sen. Robert A. Taft, he said "he has been on every side of every public issue In the past 15 years. "