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Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 47th Year Brilliant Nevada Atomic Flash Seen 735 Miles Away . Nuclear Explosion Seen in Montana Las Vegas, Nev. (U.R) At omic scientists exploded a nu clear device at 5:45 a. m. CST Thursday atop a 300-foot steel tower on the Yucca Flat prov ing ground 75 miles northeast of here. . The flash was reported seen near the Canadian border in Montana. The blast gave off only a short flash that appeared less than half as large at its base as one last Sunday that was seen for 450 miles. Seen in Kalispell But the glare of the explod ing atom was reported seen in Kalispell, Mont., about 735 miles northeast of here. It was not seen, however, at a vantage point about 350 miles from the test site near Williams, Ariz., where observers have seen each of the previous pre-dawn blasts in the Southern Nevada desert. This was probably due to at mospheric conditions. Desert Sky Lighted The explosion was neither felt nor heard here, but it was very bright and lighted the des ert sky like the sunrise. Less than a half hour after the test, the Atomic Energy , Commission confirmed that it had been held and that it was a tower "shot." During the cur rent series of tests here, the AEC has fired four tower "shots" and dropped four atom ic devices from high-flying bom bers. Thursday's test was the 20th on the Nevada desert and the 21st in the continental United States. The AEC also announced that troops did not take part in the test, but that 751 mice were used for experimental purposes. 59th High School Graduation Tonight Medford senior high school will hold the 59th annual com mencement tonight at 8 o'clock in the football steadium. Dr. Vic tor P. Morris, dean of business administration at the University of Oregon, will give the address. Dr. Morris was also the speaker at the first graduation cere monies held in the present build ing in 1932. A total of 208 students will be graduated tonight. The class is slightly smaller than last year. Mrs. Stephen G. Nye, school board chairman, will present the dimplomas. The school has announced that the middle section of the stand is reserved for families of the graduates, who have been issued tickets. Sections A and C, how ever, are open to the general public and anyone interested may attend. U.S. Protests Russ Blockade of Village Berlin (U.R) The United Slates protested to the Soviets Thursday against the Russian blockade of an American district in East Berlin and West Berlin police toughened their security measures after an outbreak of Communist shootings and kid napings. Cecil B. Lyon, director of the U. S. high commission, went to Soviet headquarters to deliver the protest against the blockade of Steinstuecken, a community of 160 perrons, which has been cut off from West Berlin food and other supplies since Sun Taft Appears To Be Winner In Close South Dakota Vote Pierre, S. D. U.R) Sen. Rob ert A. Taft was the apparent winner, by a hairline margin, over Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in South Dakota's presidential pr' -?ry. !' :'t!cn precincts had still not roTorted the results of Tues day's balloting, but election of ficials estimated Thursday there were only 285 votes unrecorded. Refuse To Concede An Eisenhower backer said it "a "?art at this time" that Taft hu won the primary, the closest of the year, but he refused to concede victory. With 1.937 of 1.953 precincts reporting. Taft had 64.485 votes to Eisenhower's 63,658 a mar g t-t 827. Mcids in the coi'ntles con- ti.umg the unreported precincts I 22 Pages BULLETINS Washington U.R Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall de controlled prices of white potatoes Thursday. Arnall said that it would be "virtually impossible" to en force ceiling prices on white potatoes during the current shortage. Montreal (U.R) The 1.-200-ton Cunard liner Scythi collided with the coal freight er Wabana near the mouth of the St. Lawrence river Thurs day and all ships in the area were alerted to speed to their aid. Washington (U.R) The House gave final approval Thursday to a compromise $6,447,730,750 foreign aid bill, nearly $1,500,000,000 less than President Truman requested. College Boy Drowns In Emigrant Lake During Swim Party Ashland Richard Lee Wilcox, 19, a nephew of Mrs. Wilma Bui len, route 1, box 470, Ashland, drowned in Emigrant lake yes terday afternoon, according to state police. The youth, a student at Reed college in Portland, was at the lake with the Arthur M. Ham ilton family, route 1 box 459, police said, and William Allen Self, Box 464, Ashland, also was a member of the party. Details of the mishap which led to the boy's death were not reported clearly to police, but other reports said he had been swimming and at about 2:45 p.m. he was seen to be in trouble. Res cue attempts failed. His body was recovered from 15 or 20 feet of water about 40 feet off shore about 1V4 hours later, po lice reported. Wilcox, reportedly was an experienced swimmer. Relatives Notified ' Officers said that Mrs. Bui len and young Wilcox's brother. Jack, were notified of the death yesterday afternoon. !, The police office also report ed that an officer is today again in the Casey state park area of the Rogue river, searching for any trace of the body of Gary Larson, 8, who has been missing and presumed drowned since he fell in the river while fishing last Sunday. The boy's father, Einer Lar son, 1011 West 11th street, told police that he is arranging to have a diving aparatus brought here to make an underwater search for the boy's body. Steel Officials, Union Start Talks Washington (U.R) Six major steel company presidents and top officials of the CIO Steclworkcrs held their first bar gaining talks Thursday since the start of the nationwide steel strike. Neither side would comment on the chances of reaching a set tlement. They met in the office of John R. Steelman, president ial assistant and acting defense mobilizer in response to a sum mons from Steelman. . President Truman, at whose instructions the session was call ed, said he is not planning now to ask Congress for additional legislative authority to deal with strikes in vital industries. Albany, Ore. (U.R) The United Presbyterian church gen eral assembly adopted a recom mendation here Wednesday to continue membership in the Na tional Council of Churches of Christ and the World Council. said they believed results had not been received because of heavy rains which turned back country roads into ' impassable gumbo. In three of the 16 precincts the ballots were sealed with the poll books and will not be available until the official county can vasses of votes begin Saturday. Winner Takes All The South Dakota contest was a winner-take-all affair in which the voters pick an entire slate of delegates, rather than individual delegates, thus handing the vic tor all 14 convention votes. The election was the last test of popular strength between the two presidential hopefuls before the GOP Convention July 7, and record 128.000 Republican votes were cast. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1952 'DON'T HURT MET PLEA EXPECTED BY KEFAUVER Democrats Predict Tennessean Submit Request Political Pow-Wow Holds Spotlight Washington U.R) Informed Democratic , circles predicted that Sen. Estes Kefauver would approach President Truman Thursday with an "if-you-won't-help-me-don't-hurt-me" plea. The Tennessee Democrat's White House visit came amid re ports that administration forces are considering what to do in case they are forced to side with either Kefauver or Sen. Richard B. Russell, D-Ga., at the party's presidential nominating conven tion in Chicago .next month. Holds Spotlight The Truman-Kefauver politi cal pow-wow held the spotlight in Democratic circles as Repub lican eyes turned again toward Abilene, Kan., where Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower schedul ed his first frankly-political news conference. The retired officer delivered his first campaign speech for the GOP nomination before a home town audience in Abilene Wednesday night, promising to fight inflation, "excessive" taxa tion, bureaucratic waste, and corruption in government. Response Divided The response among Republi can congressmen here was sharp ly divided: Pro-Eisenhower Re publican thought it was a ''magnificent" address; support ers of Sen. Robert A. Taft found it a collection of glittering gen eralities ,and demanded that the general "get ' down to,, brass -tacks," - 'Kefauver had two fresh vic tories under his belt in the Cal ifornia and South Dakota Demo cratic primaries Tuesday. Calif ornia's 88 convention votes, plus South Dakota's eight, ran his delegate score up to 251 in the United Press tabulation. Kids' Show Planned To Open'52 Roundup A children's show, on Satur day, June 14, at 1 p.m. will open the two-day 10th annual Rogue River roundup, under the spon sorship of the Jackson County Mounted Sheriff's posse, accord ing to Max Lemmon, captain, and Frank Christian, show chair man. The public is invited with out charge and children 6 to 18 years may participate. A parent must accompany the contestants, the officers pointed out.. There will be a scramble for a 4-H and FFA calf; and numer ous games. A pony donated by Barnes Chevrolet company will be awarded to a child 12 years or under, the chairman said. The event will be held at the posse gronuds in Sage road. Other events during the two day roundup celebration will in clude a parade and two rodeo performances, Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Judge Refuses Plea To Withdraw Charges Boston (U.R) Mrs. Winfred Buettner tried to withdraw an assault charge against her hus band, who had knocked her un conscious with a chair, but Mu nicipal Judge Jacob Lewiton re fused her plea. ' , "Hitting women on the head with a chair is not my idea of good community policy even if the wife does like it," he said in giving Buettner a one-month suspended sentence Wednesday. BASEBALL AMERICAN Cleveland - S Boston 0 11 4 Wynn and Hegant Kinder, Gumpert I, and White. NATIONAL New York I 7 1 Chicago 3 1 Koslo and Westrumi Minner and Pramesa. Home runs: Westrum. N.Y.. 7, none on; Miksis. Chicago, one on. Broeklrn . 2 0 Pittsburgh 0 S 0 Wad and Campanellat Kline, Main I, Laptlme t, and Geragiole. .i . . n - - I - r i - m t . ir TIGHT SQUEEZE Pictured above, wedged between a box car and a cement building, is a car owned by Robert Purkey, Eugene, which was caught when the box car got away from a switch engine yesterday morning. A railroad crew released the car by using heavy-duty jacks to lift the box car, which blocked traffic on Fouth street for about an hour. (Brainerd Photo) City's Budget Group Gives Tentative OK To 1952-53 Expenses The city council and the citi zens' budget committee virtually completed their work on the 1952-53 Medford city budget last night, and gave it their tenta- Survey Scheduled By Forest Service : Oil Beetle Damage An extensive survey of dam age done by Douglas fir beetles in national forests in Jackson county is slated to get underway here this week, Rogue River Na tional forest authorities said to day. ' The first flight of the survey was to have been made today, but was postponed because the airplane was not available, they said. Ashland District Ranger Harold Thomas will conduct the survey in a plane rented from Medford Air Service. From the air, Thomas will spot, and mark on a map, timber recently killed by" fir beetle, ac cording to M. L. Tedrow of the forest service. The timber can be spotted from the air by means of a red coloration of the needles, he said. After it is mapped," ground crews will be sent in to deter mine if control measures should be taken. In addition to cleaning up the beetle-killed timber, fire killed and blown down timber, prime breeding sources for the beetles, will be salvaged early this year, Tedrow said. American Troops Split Koje Compound Koje Island, Korea (U.R) American troops split a prison compound in two with barbed wire Thursday while 3,000 Com munist prisoners shouted de fiance and waved North Korean flags. The imprisoned North Korean civilians had watched silently as 400 gas-masked troops with fix ed bayonets and shovels entered the Compound 607 behind three tanks. But the Reds' arrogance re turned as the GI's strung barb ed wire down the middle of the enclosure. They sang, roared Red cheers, waved flags, gave the Communist salute and chant ed: "We will win!" 81 -Year-Old Man Gets Degree in Philosophy New York (U.R) Thirty-eight years ago, John J, Lenny began working toward a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Lenny, of Miami, Fla., will re ceive his doctorate Thursday from Columbia university, he is 81. Weather FORECAST: Afternoon Mil fv. nftif Ihtindtritormt In hlflier motinuini, otherwttc fair and warm through Friday. Low tonlfht SS. Hlh Friday Temp. Hlfheit Yriterdir Loweit this Mornlni ' Triune live approval. A public hearing on the budget will be held July 8. The committee approved the budget only in detail, and com pilation of totals was under way today by City Recorder Ralph Woodford. He said the general fund levy will be under the con stitutional limitation of 6 per cent on increases. General Fund $559,039 . The general fund - will' amount to some $55H,u3i, wooaiord said. Of that amount ' $385,855 will be provided through cash on hand and receipts during the year, leaving a total of $173,176 to be raised through taxes. The over-all budget, including the general fund and special tax levies for bond retirement and interest, the city library, the city swimming pool and the fire de partment, will total $857,246, Woodford said. Deducting cash and receipts, the over-all total to be raised by taxes is $471,383. Millagt Down ' Woodford said this morning that on the basis of estimated assessed valuation, the actual tax load on city taxpayers will prob ably decrease somewhat per haps 1V4 mills from last year. This is due to a decrease in the sum set aside for retirement of bonds, and to increases in as sessed valuation, he said. A. R. Manno was chairman of the budget committee for the second year. The group is com posed of the eight members of the city council, and a like num ber of citizens appointed by the mayor. They began considera tion of the budget in detail last week. ' Changes Made A number of 1 r changes were made last night in the bud get as proposed to the commit tee by Woodford. The salaries of Woodford and of City Treas urer Darell Huson will be kept the same, $4,500, until the end of their terms on Dec. '31, 1952, rather than going Up July 1, the committee voted. The proposed increase is to $4,800. Other minor changes were made, as were several recom mendations to the city council. Among the latter was a proposal that the building permit setup be changed to provide for dual permits, one portion issued be fore construction work starts, the other upon completion of construction. Members explained they feel that . frequently per- mils are taken out for less than the actual cost 01 construction, and that the new system wouia eliminate this abuse. , The committee also , recom mended that the pay of firemen and policemen be equalized, al though the two budgets were passed largely as submitted, with $113,660 for the police de partment and $131,363 for the fire department. There is a slight) differential in pay at present which favors policemen. The committee also restored $400 of $800 which had been' cut from the total amount re-: quested by the city library; board. Of the $400 restored, $300 1 was for the purchase of new! books. The library's budget as pared to 118,086 last year, one nt (he ljirsrer nrnnortinnale ln - creases of any department. No. 65 Truman Denounces Reports of Plot To Get Nomination Rumor Said Product Of Warped Minds Washington (U.R) President Truman Thursday denounced as the product of warped minds a report that he is secretly plot ting to capture the Democratic presidential nomination for him self. The president told his weekly news conference that he would attend the Democratic National Convention, but only as the re tiring President and only after a new presidential nominee has been selected. Won't Occupy White House Furthermore, the president said that the 1952 Democratic nominee would not be the. pres ent occupant of the White House. He emphasized that the reporters could be sure of that. A reporter told Mr. Truman that there had been several 'charges" from Republicans re cently that the president is se cretly plotting to get the nomin ation. . " This sort of thing, the presi dent said, came from warped minds and represented what these people would do if they were in his position. Un-American Plot Charged Rep. Daniel A. Reed, R-N.Y charged in a statement put in the congressional record last Satur day that Mr. Truman was taking part in a "sinister and un-Amer ican" plot to get the nomination. Reed said the president's March 29 annuncement that he would not run again was merely a ruse to divert campaign criticism of administration scandals. At the last moment, with no other can didate for the Democratic nom ination possessing a clear major ity, Mr. Truman would step in and accept a draft, Reed pre dicted. . Up to People To Decide . A fpr Gn. Dwight D. Eisen hower's -statement Wednesday that one party has been in power too long, the president said that ii Up to the people to decide. . He declined to disCuss further the Eisenhower speech on the grounds that he is not running the Republican pre-convention contest. 'Hoppers Destroy Barley Acreage Klamath Falls (U.R) Millions of grasshoppers have destroyed an estimated 500 acres of barley southwest of Tulelake, Calif., and specialists Thursday increas ed efforts to stamp out the in sects. The battle of man against the grasshoppers centered along the edge of the Lava Beds National monument, where the famous Indian chief, Capt. Jack, made his last stand against federal troops. Planes have been In the air over the area dropping poisoned bait, but rough flying weather has lnoeded their operations. Rollers and ground rigs have killed millions of insects which threaten 23,000 acres of grain. A plant to mix the poison and bran was set up at Newell, Calif., and federal prisoners from New ell prison were assigned to work at the poison plant. Queen Elizabeth Opens New Hizabethan Age London (U.R) Britain's 26 mally ushered in a new Eliza year-old Queen Elizabeth II, riding proudly on horseback, for mally ushered in a new Eliza bethan age Thursday, For the first time in history a reigning queen took the salute as colonel-ln-chicf of the Brigade 0f Guards at her nations most 'mprcssive military ceremony the 180-year-old trooping the color in honor of the sovereign's official birthday, Three Klamath Employers For Violating State Wage Salem (U.R) Conviction of three Klamath county emv ployers for violating the state wape and hour act has wound up , an intensive two-month survey by labor department officials In that area, W. E. Klmscy, state labor commissioner, said Thurs- day. . Refused 10 Open Records une Kiamath employer was mica lor rciuing 10 open pay- -.roll records for labor depart- inert Inspection as required by i In Omann law uhlrh pi.ffiilntf.fl 'the working conditions, hours Ike Indicates Appointment of Gen. MacArthur Spending. Excessive Taxes Criticized :n First Talk Abilene, Kan. "PI Dwieht D. Eisenhower pitched his presidential campaign Thursday on a "lib erty versus Socialism" platform adopted by the Re publican Party two years ago. In his first news conference as a civilian and out right candidate for the Republican presidential nomi nation, the retired general said he is in "general accord" with that statement of principles. He referred to a sort of mid-term platform ap proved by Republican members of Congress and the GOP national committee at their Lincoln Day observ ance Feb. 6, 1950 as their stand in that year's con gressional elections. Eisenhower said he assumed the ReDublican nlat- form this year, on which he would run if nominated at the Chicago convention, would conform to the prin ciples laid down in that document. The 1950 declaration contained rineinff criticisms of the Democrats' administrations since 1932, on both domestic and foreign affairs, and concluded that the real difference between the two parties is one of liberty versus Socialism." Abilene, Kan. (U.R) Dwight day that he probably would reappoint Gen. Douglas MacArthur to a high post if Eisenhower is nominated and then elected to the presiaency. Eisenhower told the first political news conference of his career that he had "tremendous respect" for MacArthur'i Intel lectual and military ability - - There is nothing that I would allow to bar me from seeking access to the finest brains," Eisenhower said. " If a man of his (MacArthur's) expert knowledge on the Far East were available, I would seek him out." No Solution for Korean War Eisenhower also said he has Korean war to a successful end mere manes retreat from present United Nations lines impractical. "I do not believe our forces in Korea can carrv throueh." Eisenhower said when asked how successfully. Peace and security, Eisenhower said in reply to a query on his idea of the "paramount issue" of the campaign, stands foremost before the people today. Elsenhower launched his campaign for the Republican presi dential nomination Wednesday coming speech in which he criticized deficit spending, excessive, taxation and said the Democrats have been too long In power. wants To Review Political Background - He said he wanted to review his political background Thurs day in anticipation of questions along that line. He called attention to the statement of political principles, and objectives laid down by the Republican leadership on Feb. 6, 1950, "I am In general accord with that statement of political philosophy," Eisenhower said. "Certainly specific details are a little different from what I would say, however. :' . -. : ;' . Elsenhower said, "I have never voted any Democratic ticket." That brought applause from a large group of Eisenhower-for-President folk who also attended the news conference. . Elsenhower declined to talk about Sen. Robert A. Taft on grounds that he is not going into support Taft if the Ohioan wins the nomination. No Idea on Nomination Chances . Asked about his own chances to win the nomination in Chi cago next month, Elsenhower said: "I haven't the slighest idea." ' Elsenhower was asked if he would support the FEPC. " "That is a shotgun question," h said. "But I have no objec tion to stating that fairness and every power in command of the He said in declining to fix the blame for the loss of China to Communism that he was not going to indulge In personalities, "but I do know that the party in power at the time has to take its share of the blame." He called the loss of China a "major international disaster." Eisenhower sidestepped whether or not he would support Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.) for reelection, and then spoke briefly on the issue of Communism In the government. Feels Communism Can Be Uprooted "No one has wished more than I that Communism be uprooted. But I feel it can be done under existing agencies and laws and without besmirching the good name of persons who are unable to defend themselves against attack." He felt that since the U. S. Supreme Court now has ruled against the steel seizure, that ruling should stand. Eisenhower said that although he technically is a general, "I would be delighted If you would call me Mr. Eisenhower." In closing minutes Elsenhower was asked a scries of questions about federal aid to education, farm price supports, soil conser vation, reciprocal trade agreement and Inflation. He was asked If he had any specific policy in mind to meet the problem of inflation. Confidence in Law of Supply, Demand "I have far more confidence In the law of supply and demand than I have in any direct controls," he said. A3ked If he had any plans to alter the leadership of the Eisen-hower-for-Presidcnt organization, he said: "I have never proposed any coalition, I will make no deals in a situation of this kind ... I have had no part in any move ment Involving my name. I have kept out of it. "I have the greatest faith in the honor and integrity of the kind of-people who have been putting my name forward In the various states." (See Story on Page Five, Main Section) Dallas, Ore. (U.R) - J. R. I Portland (U.R) Trial of Allgood, 68, Dallas businessman I Jada Z. Kader, 21-year-old mo and city councilman for the past I ther accused of murdering .her 33 years, died at his home here ' young daughter Sherrie, will op Wednesday after suffering a en Monday in the circuit court attack. . I of Judge Frank J. Lonergan. and wages of women and minors under 18. The two other employ-1 t were convicted for flagrant . i r.1 . 1 : .111,. ; .nt;An of the taw which set. the "maxi- mum work day at eight hours j , and the work week at 44 hours. Long Work Week Set These men were charged with ! setting a work week of 56 and 63 hours. Another court com- , piaim is pending against a fourth enipiuycr lor similar oiii'iis?, Kimsey said. The labor commissioner said - Mhur pmntnvnri In th ara hart been ordered to reimburse their D. Eisenhower indicated Thurs. ' no prescription for brinelns the. but that the ideological situation the Korean war could be ended with a nationally-televised home personalities. He said he would equality should be pursued with federal government." Convicted and Hour Law workers for hours worked In ex cess of the legal maximum. In one case this overtime pay am- un,c ' 428 7S ,or tw0 em' ployecs Some Paid Under Minimum Reimbursement was ordered In two cases where the workers ' were being paid less than the minimum set by Oregon law. The-labor department also scored three large Klamath Falls firms for lack of sanita tion In employees rest rooms. One plant was referred to the county health officer,
