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Newspaper Page Text0 California1: Wmi Wins - -Indianapolis-' mm COMMIE RIOTS ERUPT IN JAPAN ' . Tokyo U.R) Two Japanese were killed and three American newsmen were injured Friday as Communist-led riots erupted all over Japan. - Dozens of other Japanese were injured and scores arrested as mobs clashed with police on the third anniversary of the death of a unionist the Reds regard as a martyr. Preliminary police reports said the two dead were rioters who were shot when 200 left-wingers stormed a police box at Itabashi, Just outside Tokyo. . Associated Press Correspondent William C. Barnard was hit on the neck by an incendiary bomb mad from a beer bottle. He auffered minor burns but was able to continue working. KYODO News Agency reported that John Dille, Life magazine photographer, received minor injuries when he was hit on the right cheek during rioting by Korean Communists at Kobe. SeiTiceman Kurt By Thrown Rock One serviceman was reported slightly hurt by a thrown rock. He was Journalist 2-c James L. Ke'rwin of Petoskey, Mich., a re porter for the Army newspaper Stars and Stripes. The Shinjuku outburst, in a teeming area of narrow streets and crowded shops, was the larg est in Tokyo. Rioters captured the main entrance to the station. Violence Widespread There were Communist-led demonstrations and violence in Saporo, Sendai, Osaka, Hiro shima, Fukuokoa, Kobe and nu merous smaller cities. The unionist was Kinji Hashi moto, 24, who died during fight ing between police and a mob three years ago Friday. The U. S. Memorial Day is not a holiday for Japanese. Demon strations began after the work ing day and continued into the night. Berlin (U.R) A Russian sol dier and an East German police man fired warning shots Friday to drive American and other photographers away from the barricaded dividing line between western and eastern Berlin. Photographers including Americans Carl Mydans and Thomas Lambert of Time and Life magazines and Martin Bade know, a German representing the United States Telenews or ganization approached log barri cades at the borderline. Communiit Fir Shot A Communist policeman rais ed his' rifle and fired one shot with it as ' the photographers cattered. . , . .Two Russian soldiers ran up rid one fired a warning shot from his burp gun. Apparently he fired into the ground. Nobody was wounded but the policeman leaped over the bar rier into the American sector and grabbed camera which Badekow had set on the ground. The German jumped back to Red territory with the camera. Repair of Bridge Due by Tonight A "three-foot hole" In the new county bridge at Rogue River will be completely repaired by this evening, according to Paul Rynning, county engineer. (He gave the size as five feet by five feet yesterday before he In spected the hole Thursday after noon.) The hole occurred about 6 p.m. Wednesday when a "piece of bad concrete" fell from the deck of the bridge just after a log truck had gone over the span, the engineer said. . Repair Area Dug Out Rynning said it was necessary to dig out about a seven-foot square opening to form a sub stantial basis for the repair. He described the incident as "Just one of those things that happens occasionally." He said it isn't definitely known what caused it but that "something was wrong with the concrete" and the vibration af fected it. The bridge was completed in September, 1950, with dedica tion ceremonies in October of the same year. It took over a year to construct the bridge by the contracting firm of Lirtd strom Brothers, incorporated, Portland, under county supervision. Townspeople Honor Memory of Unknown Boy Who Used To Greet Railroad Crews Elrod, S.D. (U.R) The mem ory of a little boy who was fas cinated by trains in the 1880 s was kept alive Friday by towns people who observed a 80-year tradition. Nobody even remembers the boy's name. ... Wared at Crew But six decades ago he used to stand beside the tracks here and wave at the crew of the train that went through daily. The railroadmen watched for his greeting and never failed to wave back. Then, one day, the little boy France Accuses Commies of Plot To Seize Power Paris (U.R) The government accused the French Communist party Friday of plotting to seize power and alerted police throughout the country to be ready to crush a Red "insurrec tion." Interior Minister Charles Brune in a nationwide radio broadcast said that the government would put down at once any further violent Red demonstrations, which lie said had developed into a "real insurrection" Wednesday night. Opposed io Ridgway The Reds started demonstrat ing against the arrival of Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, who took over from Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower as Allied supreme com mander. When Jacques Duclos, No. 1 French Communist leader, was arrested on the charge of incit ing the riots and acting against the internal security of France, the Reds ordered mass strikes and demonstrations in protest. Remains in Jail But Duclos remained in jail Friday and Magistrate Pierre Jacquinot, in charge of his case, notified Andre Stil, editor of the Communist newspaper Human' ite, that he, too, faced charges of plotting against the govern ment. Stil, like Duclos, is in jail It was made known that Duclos's home was searched: Sporadic work stoppages were reported all over France in re sponse to the Red call for strikes protesting Duclos's arrest. Wife's Body Hauled In Trailer House, Indian Discloses Burns, Ore. (U.R) Authori ties here Friday checked the story of a Siletz Indian, Lindsey E. John, who traveled through Idaho and got as far as Burns be fore revealing that he was carry ing the body of his dead wife in a trailer house in back of a pick up truck. Jumps From Truck John told police that he and his wife and her' young son by another marriage left Baltimore, Md., recently after his discharge from the Navy. En route to Ore gon, he said, he and his wife quarreled and she jumped out of the truck. That was in Wyom ing. By the time they reached American Falls, Ida., John said, the woman appeared to be dying. He attempted to flag down other cars but none stopped and he later found her dead in the trail er house where he had put her Met by Relatives He appeared before Burns po lice with his story Thursday aft er he was met by his sister and brother-in-law of Salem, whom he had phoned to meet him. John was being held in Har ney county jail here pending an autopsy on the dead woman. Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay said Friday that he has appointed Robert M. Stultz, Roseburg, as district attorney for Douglas county. wasn't there and the crewmen learned that he had died. His parents buried him in a lonely grave at the spot where he stood to wave to the train men. Then they moved away. Never Learned Nam The railroadmen never learn ed' the name of the boy or his family. The grave marker, if there was one, listed no identifi cation. The crew of the train de cided to honor the boy. Every Memorial day. Conduc tor Bill Chambers stopped the train beside the grave and plac ed flowers on the boy's resting place. Annual Memorial Day Parade Draws Several Thousand 19 Organizations Honor Veteran Dead Several thousand persons lined Main street from the old city park to Hawthorne park this morning to witness the annual Memorial day parade, commemo rative ceremonies on the East Main street bridge and a pro gram in Hawthorne park. Representatives of 19 Medford organizations took part in the parade. For the first time in many years, however, the parade included no military units. Local National Guard units marched in a Central Point Memorial day parade. Dan Hull, member of the Med ford Toastmasters club, made the principal address of the Haw thorne park program. He told the audience that "if we can keep the memory of what Amer ican soldiers have died for in our minds, they will not have died in vain." Program Held The program also Included the salute to the flag, reading of General Logan's orders for the first Memorial day in 1868 by Mrs. M. S. Mallory, president of daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, who . acted as mistress . of ceremonies; Gettys burg Address, by Stephen Nye Jr., Medford high school student; "Flanders Fields," by Richard Dickinson, Medford high school stuent; a duet, "Think on Me," by Carol and Joanne Davis, and presentation of a wreath honor ing all veterans of all wars by Edward Smith, local Veterans of Foreign Wars commander. The program closed with group singing of "America," and a prayer by the Rev. Meredith Groves, pastor of the First Meth odist church. Units marching in the parade included the Medford junior high school band, Daughter of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Gold Star Mothers, Colonel Sareent came Spanish-American War veterans, Camp Sargent auxiliary,. American Legion and American Legion auxiliary, Vet erans of Foreign Wars and VFW auxiliary. Also taking part in the parade were Rogue Valley Chapter No. 46, Navy Mothers: the Humane society, the Medford Fire depart ment. Bliss Heine's juniors, De gree of Honor, Girl Scouts and Brownies, Severson's K a n d y Kids, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. Both Youth and Age Youth and age both took part in the parade. Among those re ceiving most comment from the audience were the Spanish American War veterans, headed by Commander Albert Unger, and tiny blonde majorette Arlene Quitt, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Quitt, 28 Chestnut street, who marched the entire parade route with Bliss Heine's juniors. Diamond Lake West Highway Now Open The west highway to Diamond lake, closed all winter by snow, was opened to two-way traffic at 5 oclock yesterday evening, state police reported today. They said the highway is still narrow for a distance north of Muir creek but is passable for the en tire distance. Officers said there is a reduc ed load limit from milepost 80 to 83.29. The limit allows 11,000 pounds ' gross on a single axle, 20,000 pounds maximum on a tandem axle and 36,000 pounds for a gross total load. . Weather FORECAST: Continued flr. Warmer Saturday. Low to nlihl 4(-4l.. Hlihi Saturday ss-ss. . Temp. Hkheit Yellrrdar ' Loweat thia Morning ...... .. 44 When Chambers died, his fam ily continued the custom. Other railroadmen and townspeople joined them each year. . Friday, Chamber's nephew Vince Ford, Aberdeen, S.D., came here for the graveside ceremony which was conducted by the Rev. Clifford Richmond, Clark, S.D. . Paying Respects to All Railroadmen sort of figure that by honoring the unknown youngster they are paying their respects to every little boy who ever nas waved wistfully at speeding trains as they whistle down the rights-of-way. Medford Unltad Praaa FuU Uiii Wit 47th Year 14 Pages FOUR MORE PRISONERS SLAIN BY UN GUARDS AT KOJE CAMP Rioting, Gunfire Boosts Two-Day Toll to 8 Dead Work Detail Target of Guards Koje Island, Korea (U.R) American and South Korean guards killed four North Korean war prisoners Friday in a fresh outburst of rioting and gunfire that boosted the two-day toll in Allied prison camps to eight dead and 17 wounded. In the third and latest inci dent, guards fired into a work detail of 15 prisoners near com pound 85 after one prisonei charged toward the guards. Two prisoners were killed, two died later of wounds, and three oth ers were wounded. Face Questioning , - The two Americans and two South Korean soldiers involved were taken immediately to the headquarters of Brig. Gen. Hay- don L. Bull Boatner, Koje com mandant, for questioning. Three civilian internees were killed and 13 were injured Thursday in a riot among prison ers in the Yongchon camp, 75 miles north of Koje on the South Korean mainland, No allied guards were involved. Red Officer Killed One North Korean officer was killed and another wounded slightly Thursday night when an American guard's Browning au tomatic rifle was discharged ac cidentally during inspection. .At Panmunjom the Commu nists' senior truce delegate, North Korean Gen. Nam II, de manded that the United Nations "immediately stop these atroci ties" and charged that the allies are preparing "for another mass slaughter." Woman in Hospital After Auto Mishap Mrs. Edith Ingle, 338 Bessie street, was thrown from a car and injured in a collision at Third and Grape streets about 9:30 a.m. today, according to city police and ambulance attend ants. She was a passenger in a jeep driven by her husband, Hugh C Ingle. The other car was operat ed by Donald R. Edwards, route 2, box 288R, police reported. Ed wards was cited for violation of the basic rule and Ingle for fail ure to yield the right-of-way Edwards' car was considerably damaged. Mrs. Ingle was taken to Com munity hospital by Perl ambul ance. Extent of her injuries oth er than bruises and scratches was not learned. Other Accidents v Two accidents occurred in Medford yesterday, city police said. Leslie H. Morton, 806' West Main street, and Clyde P. Dalrymple, 315 King street, were listed as drivers of cars which collided at 11th and Hamilton streets at about 11 p.m. Da rymple was cited for failure to yield right of way. Cars driven by Robert E. Rose. 619 South Riverside avenue, and Grace M. Crowell, 214 East Fourth street, collided at Fifth and Bartlett streets at about 11 a.m., police said. ' Rogue River City Budget OK'd. 39-2 Rogue River The 1952-53 budget for the city of Rogue River was approved at a special election here yesterday, accord ing to Councilman Howard Mil ler. The vote was 39 in favor of the budget, 2 against, and 1 ballot disqualified. The total budget amounts to $21,039.46. Estimated receipts for the fiscal year total $11,740. 46, leaving a net tax levy esti mated at $9,299. Of this amount, $5,274 89 is over the state con stitution's limitation on budget increases of six per cent per year. It was for this reason that the election was necessary. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAN o0, k ,t i HOW TO KEEP COOL ON SUMMER DAY cises are part of Carrying a heavy load of ice, the United Stales to the extreme submarine Perch surfaces while on maneuvers water, in the Arctic ocean off Alaska. Training exer- 71 Violent Deaths Recorded Early in Memorial Holiday BY UNITED PRESS The number of traffic fatal! ties and other i violent... deaths Uimbed -Friday -as millions of Americans took to the highways under sunny skies for Memorial Day ceremonies and outings. With the long week-end barely started 71 persons had lost their lives violently. Fifty-two per sons died in traffic accidents, 11 drowned and eight died in mis cellaneous accidents. ' 310 Deaths Expected The National Safety Council expected about 310 persons to die in traffic from the period from 8 p.m. Thursday to mid night Sunday. A young bride-to-be was killed near Audubon, Ia while en route to her wedding. She was Jo Anne Allwood, 20, Kansas City, Mo., -who died instantly when a car driven by her fiance, Airman 3-c Charles G. Lewis, Ayshire, la., crashed into the side of a bridge. They had been en route to his home for their wedding Sunday. Lewis said he fell asleep at the wheel. Plleup Kills Three Three men were killed and 25 others were injured in a pileup of automobiles on a steep hill at Auburn, N. Y. Police said six cars .were involved in the acci dent. Last year's one-day holiday re sulted in 128 accidental deaths, including 82 in traffic. The 1950 Memorial Day toll was the worst in history 577 deaths, including 334 on highways. , BASEBALL ' NATIONAL St. Louis 3 10 0 Pittsburgh 2 8 0 Yuhai, Brail 8, and D. Rlcei Friend, Wilks 8. and Garagl ola, McCullough 8. New York !.' 2 1 Philadelphia 3 7 0 Lanier, Spencer 8, and Weil. rumi Meyer and Burgess. Boston ...4 9 1 Brooklyn 5 8 0 Wilson, Jones 8, and Coop er; Rot, Labln 8, Rutherford 9, and Walker. Home runs! Hodges, 2 on. . AMERICAN 7 Chicago ..:.......7 14 2 Cleveland 2 5 1 Pierce apd Lollar; Wynn, Harris 9, and Hegan. Home Runir Minoio, 2 en; Lollar, none on. Detroit 2 7 0 St. Louis 3 8 1 Trucks, Liltlefleld 8, Trout 9, and Ginsberg; Pilleiie, Paige 9, and Courtney, Washington I 12' 0 Boiton 2 4 0 Shea, Conauegra 7, Ferrick (, Haynts 9, Newsom 9, and Gfiiin Kinder and Whit. Horn Runst Vollmer, 1 on) Jensen, nnn on; Gordon, non on; Yost, 2 on. ..... & Walter Nunley Given Democratic DA Vote Walter Nunley, who received the Republican nomination for Jackson county district attorney In the primary election May 16, also received the Democratic nomination through write in votes, the official canvass of bat- lots -revealed late yesterday.-.. Nunley received 1,335 Demo cratic write-in votes; his oppon ent Paul Haviland received 435, and Edward C. Kelly, a Medford attorney and prominent Demo crat, received 65. The official count for the pri mary election is still incomplete, due to the extreme length of the Republican ballots, but deputy county clerks indicated that it should be finished next week. The most closely-contested race, that between Loyd Whitney, Jacksonville, and C. L. Hocker smith, Phoenix, for the Demo cratic nomination for county commissioner, is still undecided. The official count on the Re publican ballot for district attor ney is Nunley 6,974, and Havi land 4,727; write-ins, for Kelly, 3; B. Kent Blackhurst, 3; Ed Branchfield, 1. ' For the two Republican nomi- 15-Acre Neil Creek Fire Controlled - A 15-acre forest fire on Nell creek, about five miles south of Ashland, was reported to be trailer and under control this morning, according to the state forest patrol. They said the fire which started yesterday after noon, was "probably started by fishermen." " The blaze, which burned from the creek to the top of a ridge, was the first major one of the season. It burned over state and United States forest service tim ber. An eight-man state crew and a forest service crew took part in combatting the fire. The state forest patrol also re ported a small forest fire on For est creek near Ruch and a 10 acre grass fire on Old Crater Lake highway just north of the Medford city limits, Both fires were extinguished yesterday afternoon, they said. Patrol officials urged fisher men, picnickers and other per sons In forest areas to use ex treme caution during the long holiday week-end because the entire area is now starting to try out. President Truman Vetoes Tidelands 07 Measure Washington (U.R) Presi dent Truman Thursday vetoed the bill to give the states title to oil-rich tidelands. He said the measure Ignored the rights of the nation and its whole popula tion. Mr. Truman's principal objec tion to the bill was that It would make "a free gift of immensely valuable resources, which be long to the entlrfe nation, to the slates which hapoened to be lo cated nearest to them." .i3UNE Daltid Ptaaa ruU Laaaa Wlit 1952 No. 60 a program to acclimate crew cold encountered in northern (International Soundphoto) nations for representatives In the state legislature from the 19th district (Jackson county), the of ficial count was Robert Root, 7,771: E. H. Mann, 6,668, and G. A. Dierdorff, 5,399. State Sen. Ben Day received one write-in vote for the representative nomination..- . . , Here Is how the county voted for delegates to the Republican national convention from the fourth congressional district: Ed Boehnke 587; Gene R. Brantley 4,726; Richard F. Dra per 612; George W. Hall 807; Mrs. Bereth Hopkins 4,090; Hal lie Huntington 421; Max M. Lan don 696; A. A. Lausmann 3,849; Estelle O. Morrison 357; Lars P. Peterson 1,930; Eugeine A. Springer 465; and William E. Walsh 1,992. Peterson, Walsh Win Peterson and Walsh, both from Coos Bay, were elected on the basis of votes from through out the fourth district, which in cludes all of southwestern Ore gon. The Republican ballot canvass also showed th fnllnuinff ra. suits in Jackson county: for secretary of state. Earl T. Newbry, Ashland, 10,172 (the larsest number nf vntp rnmivari by any candidate on the ballot). tie was unopposed. For state treasurer, Fred Rob inson, Medford, 7,228; Sig Unan der, Portland, 2,496; and Jack Lynch, Portland, 1,465. Unander received the nomination. For attorney general, Alex. G. Barry, Portland, 1,643; Leonard Lindas, Oregon City, 4,021; John McCourt, Portland, 2.2B9; and E. O. Stadter, Bend, 2,278. Mc Court won the nomination. , .... Southern Oregon Highway Jobs Due for Consideration Several major southern Ore gon highway construction pro jects will be considered at the July meeting of the State High way Commission, according to Jackson county men who at tended the May meeting In Port land this week. These projects Include bids on the widening of Highway 09 be tween Medford and Phoenix, and perhaps the full distance between Central Point and Ash land, and the highway construc tion which will by-pass Gold Hill on the south side of the Rogue River. In Cooperative Endtavor Delegations from both Jack son and Josephine counties at tended the commission meeting, in line with their cooperative endeavor to secure an orderly program of highway construc tion in this area. The chambers of commerce of the two counties have set ;up a priority list of projects In both counties, and both are supporting It before the commission. The delegation was told that It will not be possible to con vert the Caveman bridge across th Rogue at Grants Pa-s into a four-lane span. This project New Track Record Set by Youngest Pilot in Classic Fellow Californian Hits Wall; Uninjured ' Indianapolis, Ind. (U.R) Troy Ruttman, Lynwood, Calif., the youngest driver in the field of 22, won the fastest 500 mils race in history Friday, triumph ing in less than four hours after an earlier leader. Bill Vukovich, hit the wall with only 20 miles to go. Ruttman, who had stayed with Vukovich's breakneck pace all the way, had an average speed of 128.922 miles per hour, sur passing the previous record of 126.244 miles per hour estab lished by Lee Wallard in winning last year. Fourth Attempt It was Ruttman's fourth start in the classic of auto racing, and the 220-pound pilot, largest driver in the field, had all the know-how to make It a winning jaunt for the top prize expected to reach nearly $70,000. 1 But it was a sad finish for Vukovich, a 33-year-old midget star from Fresno, Calif., who wai making his second start in the Memorial Day chase. He had been in control for nearly every lap of the race before he went out after 192 laps. ' He lost control of the car on the northeast turn and slashed into the wall. Luckily he escaped injury, climbed from the car and leaped over the wall to escape the rush of the 20 vehicles still running when Ruttman finished. More than 1 5 0,000 fang watched Vukovich blaze a trail to the checkered flag in a red hot battle with Ruttman and then lose the coveted cloth only minutes trom his goal. Ruttman led the race for 43 ot its 200 laps, while Vukovich wai In front for 151 laps and Jack McGrath paced the field for lix laps. Jim Rathman, Chicago, finish ed second, two laps behind the winner. He, too, was In the chase from the start and never was far off the pace. s Vukovich Com Back Ruttman and Vukovich, though waged the real battle of the day. After McGrath had led for aix laps, Vukovich went in front for five laps before Ruttman took over first place for one lap. Then Vukovich came back and stayed in front until he stopped after 60 laps for fuel and tires. Ruttman held first place then until the 83rd lap when h took on fuel and tires and Vukovich regained the lead. Again Vuko vich had to stop and he came in at 135 laps for tires and fuel and Ruttman held first. Ruttman Maki Stop But Ruttman needed fuel and tires too and after 148 laps ha came in and Vukovich wai In front, to stay until hit mishap. The winning time was thre hours, 52 minutes and 41.11 seconds. Contrary to last year, when new low of only eight car were running at the finish, ther wer 20 still roaring Friday. Duane Carter, Culver City, Cal., won fourth with a speed of 125.259 miles per hour and Art Cross, Morristown, N.J., wai fifth, 124.292. Jimmy Bryan, Phoenix, Ariz., was sixth and Jim Reece, Okla homa City, Okla., was seventh. Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay said Friday he has re appointed Robert L. Jones, Clif ton, as a member of the Stata Fish commission for a four-year term. was one of those on the priority list. Other Items on the list, which will be urged before the com mission possibly at the July meeting (there will be no June meeting) include, In Jackson county, completion of the Cen tral Polnt-Ashland four -lane highway; Improvements between Eagle Point and Prospect on the Crater Lake highway, and im provement of the state highway between Jacksonville and Ruch. Josaphln Projects In Josephine county, they In clude rebuilding the Applegate river bridge on the Redwood highway. Improvement of the Hayes hill-Cave Junction sec tion of that highway, and traffic control at two bridges on the same route over the east and west forks of the Illinois river. Only southern Oregon -pro jects let at the May meeting in cluded street work in Phoenix and Talent. Among those attending from southern Oregon were Paul Ryn ning, chairman of the highwayi committee ot the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce, and Don Lane, secretary and mana ger of the chamber.