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A Weather Recommended A featur story on aa agri culture conservation program being conducted In Jackson county by the Production and Marketing administration ap pears on Page T of today's lssut of The Mai: Tribune. Medford Tribune FORECAST Partly cloudy this morning; lncreaslnc high cloudiness In afternoon and evening; little warmer today. Expected high 74, low tonight 42. Temp. Highest yesterday Sj Lowest yesterday 4s lie y B- y ir. if ha an in United Press Full Leased Wire United P- .1 Leased Wire 47th Year 24 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1952. No. 61 rossing of German Border Forbidden ITS j IT 4 lit . y J j 125 A vvf J -SfJfl. V lit fLdr?" S64(rrSrfj- REDS RIOT IN BERLIN A West German the riot which came on the heels of the peace policeman grabs one of the 6000 Communist treaty signed between the Allies and the youths who attempted to invade the American German Federal Republic. ' sector of Berlin. Police used tear gas to quell EISENHOWER RETURNS TO JOIN GOP BATTLE Full Honors Await General's Arrival In United States Makes Brief Stop In Newfoundland Stephensville, Newfoundland (U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Eis enhower, coming home from his "crusade in Europe" to domest ic political wars, stopped off at Harmon Air Base here late Sat urday. Eisenhower's plane landed at the base at 7:45 p. m.( EST. He was-scheduled to"take a Brief rest and then fly directly to Washington, D. C, where he was to receive full military honors at Washington National airport. To Doff Uniform After that the general will doff his uniform for "civvies" and get into the thick of the fight for the Republican presidential nomination. A spokesman said he did not know how long Eisenhower would remain here, but thought he would leave in time to arrive In Washington at 4 p. m., EST, Sunday. Eisenhower, who turned over his supreme European command to Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway Friday, took off from Paris in his plane, "The Columbine," at 9 a. m,. EST. Before the Paris take-off, a brief farewell ceremony was held at Orly airport with French and U. S. officails seeing off the man who has worked 17 months to build a European defense that will stave off Communist aggres aion. Extraordinary security precau tions were taken to prevent any Communist demonstrations a gainst Eisenhower in the midst of the current French crack . down on Red leaders, but there were no Incidents. French Defense Minister Rene Pleven, SHAPE chief of staff. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenhter. and Ridgway were at the airport to say goodbye. Hamilton said the plan practically bribery." would cost "about a half-million dollars' and would be financed by money "scooped from the deep vaults of Wall streets international bankers." Brooklyn Catholic Church Victim of $100,000 Theft New York (U.R) A priest discovered Saturday that two diamond and ruby encrusted gold crowns valued at $100,000 had been stolen from figures of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus in a Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn. Father James Russo was say ing mass when he discovered that the two crowns wore gone from a mural at Rcgina Pacis Votive shrine. The crowns were made from diamond rings, ru bies, necklaces, and bracelets and other jewelry some 12.000 parishioners had contributed for conversion into the sacred altar piece. There were 500 diamonds and 200 rubies in the ornaments. The Jewelry had been donated by the parishioners in gratitude ' for the safe return of their rela lives from war. The crowns which had been ii -i i ' GENERAL EISENHOWER Returns to United States Gl Bill Measure Expected To Pass Washington U.R) House members Saturday gave Rep. Ol in E. Teague, D-Tex., a good chance for passage Monday of his new GI Bill of Rights for Korean veterans. Opposition to the measure In its present form was slow to take shape. Most observers be lieved that in the absence of an organized drive to block it the bill will clear the House easily. The bill's backers are in a rush to get it though the House and to the Senate, so it can be made law before adjournment. The measure would give the fast-growing new crop of ex-GI's rehabilitation benefits similar to those awarded to veterans of World War II in the original GI Bill of Rights. All men discharged, other-than-dishonorably, after military service since June 27, 1950, and with total service of at least 90 days, would be eligible. They could get free education up to four school years, government guarantees on homes, farm and business loans, and mustering out pay up to $300. blessed by Pope Pius the 12th were bolted to a mural of the Virgin Mother holding the Infant Jesus. The painting stood on the altar behind a bronze grillwork near a window 15 feet above the ground. Father Russo said the thieves apparently stole the crowns by cutting through the grillwork. Alarm Failed A burglar alarm system instal led last week to protect the religious treasure did not go off. The crowns were eliptical rather than round so that they could be affixed to the mural. The one adorning the head of the Virgin Mary was 14 inches inches long and seven inches high and was valued at $60,000. The one over the Infant Jesus was 10 inches long and five in ches high and was valued at $40,000. Nsi JwAi J- Taft Gains Seven Delegates in NM To General's Three "Traveling Delegates" Fight Burns Hotter Washington (U.R) Sen Robert A. Taft widened his lead slightly late Saturday over Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower in their race for delegates to the Repub lican national convention. The Ohio Republican picked up seven delegates in New Mex- ioo, to -bring ii toalto-412 of the 604 votes needed for nomina tion. Eisenhower won three New Mexico delegates he now has a total of 397 and four were uncommitted, although both sides claimed all four. The New Mexico delegate elec tions came as the general flew homeward from the cold war of Europe to a hot political fight in which both Republicans and Democrats accused his organiza tion of trying to "buy" conven tion delegates. John D. M. Hamilton, eastern manager of the campaign of Sen. Robert A. Taft, said the Eisen hower organization's plan to have delegates make the expen ses-paid trip to confer with the general between now and con vention time smacked of mili tarism. The controversy of "traveling delegates" was building up into the hottest fight of the campaign Supporters of Taft Eisenhow er's principal GOP presidential opponent doing the most to ex ploit it. "No delegate is going to like the military tactics of the Eisen hower high command com manding them to appear before the general," said Hamilton. thought it was the custom in this country for a candidate to go to the people ... of course. this is only in line with the general's announced policy that if the people want me for presi dent they will know where to find me.' All expenses paid, that is." SPORTS BULLETINS Sacramento. Calif (U.R) Last-place Seattle scored four runs in the third inning Sat urday night, then depended upon southpaw Jim Davis to pitch his way out of trouble in the ninth inning and post t 5-3 victory over Sacramento, Coquilla The M d f o r d Cheney Studs defeated Co quille, 7 to 2, In a Southwest Oregon league gam played here Saturday night Darrell Woolen was the winning pitch- r and Catcher Frank Roe landt hit a home run with one on in the first frame for the victors. Portland (U.R) J a e k Bre- phy and Norman Chapman, both Medford. placed one-two in the junior division discus throw in the state AAU track meet her Saturday night. Richard Johnson wai second in the mile for the Medford juniors. In the high school di vision Don Spinas, Medford. was first In 21 flat and Dava Newland, Medford, was sec ond lo Ih pole vault. By Russian Orders Even Red Officials Admit Confusion Berlin, Sunday (U.R) Russia formally sealed the frontier of Soviet Germany to western trav elers at 12.01 a. m. today, but the effects of the change were not immediately apparent. Even Red transit officials ad mitted they were confused. The order tightening of Iron Curtain restrictions became ef fective a tew hours after Gen. Thomas T. Handy, U.S. com mander in Europe, had demand ed immediate suspension of an earlier Red order banning Al lied military police from the highway linking Berlin with the West. Forbidden Zone The new Red order created a three-mile "forbidden zone" all along the 375-mile border be tween Communist Germany and the West, policed by guards with orders to 'shoot to kill unau thorized travelers. Forty West Germans living in vacation cottages in a disputed border area were ordered yester day to decide whether they would get out, go to jail, or become citizens of Red Germany. Most of them left at once for Western, Berlin. Details of the new regulations. however, were a mystery. Up to 1 a.m. today the new restrictions had no notable effect. Everything Normal" West Berlin police said "every thing is normal" along the boun dary separating Western districts from the Soviet sector of the divided city. Jn one respect, the situation in Berlin was brighter than be fore. Telephone communications between the Eastern and West ern sectors, abruptly severed by the Reds several days ago, were partially restored late last night, There was no explanation for the relaxation -of tht""wlre blockade.'!: Officials lifere- recal led, however, that the Reds had offered two days ago to restore service on 70 of the 2,000 block ed trunks and it appeared that they had done so despite a West ern rejection of the proposal as inadequate. Medford Boy Gets National Mention Bill McAllister, a graduating senior at the Medford high school and son of Mr. and Mrs, William McAllister, 2615 Hill- crest road, has received honor able mention in the nationwide Elks Grand Lodge "Youth Lead ership contest. Ernest Scott, secretary of the lodge, reported that McAllister was among the first 10 of the state winners, who in turn were chosen from thousands of candidates throughout the na tion in the Elk-sponsored con test. In addition to a certificate, young McAllister will receive a $50 U. S. savings bond. Won State, Local Contest He was entered in the na tional contest after being sel ected as top student leader among boys in the Jackson coun ty phase of the contest, and then going on to win the state wide valuable student contest Other recent honors young Mc Allister has received include hi selection as one of two Medford youths to receive Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps college instruction, and his election as student mayor in the recent Student Government day held here. Communist Tirade Softer than Usual Tokyo, Sunday (U.R) The Communists repeated charges the Allies were "slaughtering war prisoners today but softened their habitual propaganda ti rades in a manner surprising to United Nations armistice nego tiators. "It was noticeably milder tha any statement they have made in recent weeks." said A 11 1 e d spokesman Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols after the 30-minute meeting at Panmunjom. "I don't know whether they have run out of ammunition or whether this is merely a tactical maneuever in their plan and change of pace." - North Korean Gen. Nam II told the U. N. truce delegates "the only thing that blocks an armistice in Korea is your at tempt to retain our captured personnel.'' 304 Die Violently In First Two Days Of Long Week-End By United Prast The highway death toll soared Saturday midway through the big weekend holiday, and a safety expert said it appeared that a record would be set for mechanized slaughter. By late Saturday the nation counted 304 violent deaths since the start of the Memorial day holiday at 6 a.m. Thursday. Traf fic accidents killed 202 of the victims. Fifty-five drowned, 11 died in airplane crashes and 36 died in miscellaneous mishaps New High Expected Ned H. Dearborn, president of the National Safety Council, said it appeared that "the nation is headed for a new all-time high for any three-day Memorial day holiday trafic toll." He said the final figure by midnight Sunday might even sur pass the four-day toll for the 1950 Memorial day holiday, in which 334 were killed on the highways. "So we are honoring the dead by slaughtering the living," Local Man's For Columbia A Rogue River valley resident was among the first 32 whose names were drawn .in the U. S. bureau of reclamation's lottery offering farms for purchase at pre-irngation prices from the giant Columbia Basin Irrigation project' in eastern Washington; according to united tress. He is Robert A Metzger, route 3, box 174-A, Medford, who is married and has three sons, age 3, 9 and 10 years. Metzger, after receiving a telephone call from The Mail Tribune notifying him of the drawing, stated late yes terday "it was all a little bit sudden, but we plan to go up there jventually." He related that he had also applied in two other drawings to the bureau of reclamation but had not been placed in the lot tery. Metzger came to the valtey four years ago from southern California where he was a farm er. He is employed at the Ralph Cook cattle ranch. To qualify for the drawing, applicants had to prove they could pay for the land and sup port themselves for at least a year while they tried to make the land pay, according to UP. There were more than 10,000 applicants, but the drawing Sat urday was from the 3,000 names of veterans of World War II or Korea. The drawing winners earn the right to purchase farms rang ing in size from 10 to 160 acres, UP said, with the ultimate sale pending each drawer's ability to qualify on examination. Othello. Wash. (U.R) Lady Luck gave 32 20th Century pio neer families Saturday a chance to subdue a desert which ha s swallowed hopes and fortunes for more than half a century. The 32 lucky names were picked from a fishbowl in a fed eral land lottery at 3 p. m. They will be the first new settlers on the giant Columbia basin ir rigation project of Eastern Washington the first wave of the West's greatest land rush since the days of the Oklahoma territory. In a hot crowded room here In the heart of the basin, offic ials of the U. S. Bureau of Rec lamation pulled capsules at ran CARS COLLIDE Considerable damage resulted from a two-car collision on the Coleman Creek road near the Voorhies crossing yesterday aft ernoon, according to state police. Drivers were Clifford R. Castor, route 1, box 429-C, Medford, and Morton E. Price, route 1, box 480, Medford. Price re ceived a minor cut on his hand when his fist was shoved through the windshield. Castor was cited for not having an operator's license. Salt lake City (U.R) Dr. Hugh Elmer Brown, for many years one of the top leaden of the Congregational church in America, died here Saturday after a long illness. A native of Dayton, Wash., Brown was 70 yean old last Christmas day, Dearborn said. "This seems to us to be stupid and criminal." He implored motorists to un ite "in a last-ditch effort to hold down this holiday toll" by pled ging to start home early from vacation spots and take their time. California "Leads" California led all other states in traffic deaths with a total of 23. Ohio had 20, New York 13, Illinois 10, Michigan 9 and In diana 8. The National Safety Council estimated in advance that auto mobile accidents would kill 310 persons by the end of the holi day period ' midnight Sunday. Safety experts said the death rate would hit a peak late Sun day when millions of tired va cationers jam the highways for the trip home. During last year's single-day Memorial day holiday, only 82 persons were killed in traffic for the lowest postwar holiday to tal. The worst Memorial day week-end toll on record was in 1950, when 334 persons died on the highways. Name Drawn Basin Farm dom from a giant fishbowl. In each capsule was the name of a land-hungry American who believed he could tame the arid region. Two Jfear Series; Of Crimes Solved By Medford Police A series of burglaries during the past two years in the Med ford area and elsewhere were solved yesterday by Medford city police when Ronald Lewis Ansted, 23, box 1087, Eagle Point, admitted committing the crimes, according to police. Police verified Ansted'a con fession to eight burglaries with in the city and three major lar ceny cases. Also admitted, but not verified, were a series com mitted in eastern Oregon and elsewhere, they said. Included in the list of burg laries admitted were the Modern Plumbing, North Riverside av enue, June 26, 1950, $110 stolen, and same establishment on Aug ust 28, nothing stolen; Runtz Paint store, $290 stolen, July 20, 1950; Surplus store. North Pacific highway, three pairs bin oculars and .22 rifle stolen, July 20, 1950. S and W Lumber company, $5 cash stolen, and R. O. Stevenson Lumber company, $26 cash sto len, Aug 18, 1950; Holland hotel, about $80 stolen, Aug. 29, 1950; Shell Oil company's plant, $2 cash stolen, Oct. 30, 1950; Trac tor Sales and Service, 111 North Fir street, one large bolt cutter Nov. 20, 1950; Shell Oil com pany's plant, nothing stolen, Feb. 17, 1951; General Petroleum Products company, South Cen tral, 23 batteries stolen and sold for $46 cash, March 5, 1951. Cliff's Sport shop, .30-.30 cal iber rifle stolen with aid of com panion, Oct. 13, 1951; Sam's Sporting goods, .32 caliber auto matic pistol stolen, summer 19- 46; doctor's office In Leverette building, $5 cash stolen and stethoscope; Olympic Truck stop, two new tires stolen, about 1V4 years ago; J. C. Penny's, one pair men's shoes, about one year ago; East Side market, at tempted burglary, abandoned when police car neared. Clark Robbed Purucker's Piano house, wal let and $10 stolen from clerk, one year ago; Medford Bargain house, two boxes .22 rifle shells, no date; Star-Lite D r i v e-In Theater, one case milk stolen six weeks ago; Half Moon pro duce, one-half case of eggs stol en, Halloween, 1946. In Grants Pass, Lloyd's groc ery, $200 stolen, about two years ago; Prospect, four tires stolen from service station, about IVi years ago; Eugene, Eugene Coun try club, attempted burglary of pro house, about six months ago; Klamath Falls, $20 stolen from theater cashier, no date; Hood River, spare tire stolen, 1946. FRENCH RED Jacques Duclos (above), acting head of French Communist Party, was arrested after Red rioters, armed with hatchets and guns, attacked po lice in a violent "anti-Ridgway" demonstration at Paris. One rioter was killed and 50 police men were injured. Missing Airplane Found Shattered On Lassen Slopes Redding, Calif. (U.R) The U. S. Forest Service reported Saturday a tourist has found the wreckage of an Air Force C-47 which disappeared last Decem ber 26 on a flight from Spokane. Wash., to Fairfield, Calif., with eight men aboard. The Forest Service and an Englishmen named W. Chapman spotted the airplane wreck on the lower east aide of 10,453-foot Mount Lassen. Chapman notified .the Forest Service off Ice in JLassen National Park arid'an unidentified ranger went to the scene and found wrecked airplane bearing the number "438142." The ranger said the wreck was so deeply em bedded in snow it was impossible to tell how many men were aboard. At Red Bluff, Calif., airport officials said the registration number on the wreckage was the same as that of the missing trans port. The Forest Service said a search'and rescue team had been sent out from Hamilton Field, Calif., to check the wreckage. Army Troops Readied For 19th Atomic Blast Las Vegas, Ncv. U.R) Brig. Gen. Harry P. Storke said Sat urday that his tank-supported "housekeeping" troops were ready for today's dawn blast of a nuclear device above Yucca flat, the atomic energy commis sion's dt-sert site near here. Some 1,000 army foot soldiers completed a realistic preview to the tower "shot" Saturday and Storke said they would climb out of their foxholes and maneu ver behind five rumbling 46 ton tanks as soon after the blast as safety permitted. In addition to combat engi neers, the troops Included cooks, typists and clerks. -They were set to crouch in machine-made foxholes somt 7,000 yards from the ,300-feot steel tower atop wnicn the 19th nuclear explo sion In the southern Nevada desert was to be detonated. Prison Camp Jails Leader Koje Island, Korea, Sunday (U.R) Brig. Gen, Haydon L. Boatncr ordered a North Kor ean Lieutenant Colonel, who di rected Communist prisoners in Thursday's rebellious demonstra tions, thrown into a Special jail today after the surly, high-ranking Red insulted the camp com mandant. The stern action was the first taken by any of the 17 Allied commanders who have directed prison administration on turbu lent Koje Island against inmates for not showing them deference. Talk Not Disclosed Camp authorities did not dis close the nature of the heated conversation that passed be tween Bnatner and the Com munist colonel after the prison er was called into the general's office to be given "hell" for the incident which aroused tough inmates of Compound 68. The North Korean, who was not named, was termed respon sible for the agitation which brought more than 100 U. S. Government Seizes Secret Documents n Surprise Raid Communists Stunned By Swift Tactics Paris U.R) French police smashed the barricaded en trance of the fortress-like Com munist national headquarters Saturday and seized tons of se cret documents which may re veal Kremlin plans for seizing power in France. With coordinated raids in the early morning hours police here and at other key points through out France carried out the stern est action yet taken against Com munism by any western Euro pean government. Examine Documents Government specialists began examining the documents Satur day night for names of party members, Communists secretely inside the government, and for ' evidenco that the Communists are conspiring to overthrow the right-wing government of Pre mier Antoine Plnay. The Communists appeared , stunned and thrown off balance by the swift government tactics. and it may take several dayi before they can receive new or ders from Moscow. The first clue aa to whether the Communists intend to launch new disorders may come today, traditional day for the biggest Communist turnouts. The coun try was calm despite Red Dleai for strikes and Red demonstra tors calling for workers to arise in protest. Only one small-scale demon-. stration was reported. One dem onstrator was injured in the vil lage of Trelaze, 180 miles South west of Paris, when 200 quarry workers, demanding the release of Duclos, clashed with police. . v. Eooal point of the search was the massive, seven-story "storm proof" edifice In the heart of Paris near the Place de L'Opera where Communist headquarters are located. Police squads also broke into at least five other party buildings in Paris. , Crater High School Addition Bid OK'd Central Point School board members of consolidated district No. 6 have accepted the $85, 819.50 offer of Bessonetta end Graff, Medford contractors, to construct a four-room addition to Central Point Junior nigh school. Construction will start Imme diately and will be completed by the opening of achool next fall, board members said. Other bidders were Settergren and Wiley, Ashland; H. Bern hardt, Medford, and R. E. Meade and company, Grants Pass. All bids on construction of a shop building and classroom addition at Crater high school were rejected as too high. A new call for bids was issued. The offers will be opened on June 18. TREE SLOWS TRAFFIC Traffic was forced to one-way travel on Highway 234 near Gold Hill Saturday afternoon when a wind-felled tree was on the road, according to state po lice. Telephone lines were also knocked down and the highway was cleared by evening, police said. Commander of Red Rioters and British soldiers into the compound to quell the distur bance with tear gas bombs and blazing rifles. One prisoner was killed and another was wouHfied as an aftermath of the incident and prison camp riots over the en suing 48 hours brought the toll to nine dead and 16 wounded. Ordered Into Office Boatner ordered the lieuten ant colonel and another prisoner, a spokesman-interpreter, into his office this morning tor an account of the Incident. 1st Lt. William Hall, Koje public Information officer, told newsmen: , "Some time yesterday after noon Gen. Boatner ordered the spokesman (the lieutenant colo nel who speaks tor compound Inmates) to come to his office this morning to give him hell for ordering the demonstration after the fence-cutting Incident . Thursday which led to our hav ing to use tear gas to break it up." ot id lo es is
