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Presides t Requests Legislation
To EC Steel Industry Seizure
'Properly Drafted'
Law Would Assure
Steel Production
President Appears
Before Congress ,
Washington (U.R) The
Senate Republican Policy
committee decided Tuesday to
oppose any move to give Pres
ident Truman any emergency
teel seizure powers, at least
until after he has invoked the
Taft-Hartley law in the steal
dispute.
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Truman asked copgress
Tuesday to enact legislation au
thorizing the government to
seize the steel industry and rJh
it until the contract dispute is
settled..
Mr. Truman, in an extraordi
nary personal appearance be
fore a joint session of congress,
said a "properly drafted" seiz
ure law can assure steel produc
tion, treat both parties "fairly"
and encourage collective bar
gaining. "I hope the congress will act
quickly," Mr. Truman said. .'.'The
issue, of peace or war hangs in
the balance, and steel is a vital
element in the outcome."
"The issue is squarely up to
congress," the'president said. "I
hope the . congress will meet it by
enacting fair and effective legis
lation." .
Mr. Truman 'said use of the
.T a f t-Hartley law injunction
would be "grossly unfair" to the
650,000 striking CIO United
Steelworkers because they had
postponed their walkout many
times before finally striking
June 2.
If, however, congress wants
to obtain an Injunction against
the strike, the president said, ftpeynote speaker Tuesday for the
should direct the president to
seek such a court order without
waiting for the appointment and
report of a fact finding board as
required by the Taft-Hartley
law.
The Taft-Hartley ' approach,
Mr. Truman said, would be "un
wise, unfair, and quite possibly
ineffective."
Mr. Truman went before the
joint session of congress 16 hours
after the steel negotiations col
lapsed at the White House Mon
day night.
Some Plants to Resume
While the nine-day-old strike
of the 650,000. Steelworkers
went on, preparations were
lushed to resume production at
steel plants turning out the
goods for the defense effort.
Acting Defense Mobilizer
John R. Steelman called govern
ment officials to a meeting to
decide which" plants' should re
open to provide the critical
needs of the Korean war.
CIO President Philip Murray
promised Monday night that
workers would return to the
plants the government deems ne
cessary to keep running to turn
out war goods. The Steelworkers
walked out June 2, minutes after
the Supreme Court nullified Mr.
Truman's April 8 seizure of the
industry.
Portland (U.R) Curtiss M.
Everts Jr., Oregon state sani
tary engineer, has been named
president-elect of the western
branch of the American Public
Health Association,
Thunderstorms Skirt Valley
Monday, Trace of Rain Falls
Thunderstorms skirted the
Rogue valley yesterday, the wea
ther bureau said today.
One lightning strike near the
Matthews Guard station on Elk
creek set fire tqa snag, which
was put out by state forest pa
trolmen, the patrol office report
ed. They reported this morning
that snow was falling at higher
elevations in the northern part
of the county.
There was little rain through
out the area yesterday, although
a heavy hailstorm was reported
at Redding. Medford had a trace
of rain yesterday, as did Eugene
and Portland. Early today. .04 of
an inch fell -t the weather bu
reau hers. -
MEDFORD. OREGON, -TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1952
IT WENT IN HERE "I do' see anything," says 4-year-old
Frances Langner as she looks down the throat of her cousin
Beverly Langner, 3, in Minneapolis. The Fire Department rescue
squad had better luck, they extracted a butterscotch ball which
had lodged in Beverly's windpipe.
General MacArthur
Keynote Speaker at
Republican
Chicago (U.R) Gen. Doug
las. MacArthur Tuesday ac"
copted the position of-keynotes
speaker for the COP National
Convention opening here July
7. a spokesman for the party's
Committee on ' Arrangements
announced.
Chicago U.R) Gen. Doug
las MacArthur supporting Sen.
Robert A. Taft for the Republi
can .t nomination, was named
GOP National Convention over
the protests of supporters of
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Bulling Tactics Charged
Ralph Cake, Oregon national
committeeman, ' charged" that
Taft's supporters had "bulled
through a slate of convention
Bridge Concrete
Sent for Analysis
County Engineer Paul Ryn
ning has forwarded a piece of
the defective concrete from the
bridge at Rogue River to the
State Highway Commission la
boratories in Salem for com
plete analysis, he said today.
A section of the bridge deck
ing fell out recently, and the
county court and engineer's of
fice has been under heavy crit
icism from residents of the area
since that time.
Rynning's statement added
that when the concrete analysis
is received, "the county court
and the engineer wiil endeavor
to ascertain how and where the
defect entered the concrete."
The e n g i n e e r's statement,
brought to The Mail Tribune by
County Commissioner L. G.
Morthland, said, "If there is any
criminal intent, the county court
and engineer welcome an inves
tigation by the grand jury which
has been suggested by the city
council of Rogue River. The
county court and the engineer
are most anxious to have this
matter settled."
The pilots contracted to the
Rogue Valley Traffic association
to prevent hail flew during the
storm yesterday, and Eugene
Kooscr reported that the planes
were up for a total of 3 hours 3
minutes, although actual cloud
seeding was done for less than
three hours of that time. ,
The flights were over clouds
building up to 25.000 feet or
more over the Siskiyou moun
tains, he said, and added that
there were high clouds as far
north as he could see.
All seeding operations were
stopped after mid-morning.
Kooser reported, and flights la
ter in the day were for observa
tion only.
Conclave
officials" who, he said, could in
fluence the 'convention ma
chinery ' regardless of tradition
and the wishes of other presi
dential candidates. ' MacArthur
is an avowed supporter of Taft.
Cake charged that the slate of
officers selected was not neu
tral toward the various candi
dates. ...
The 48 - member committee'
named Walter Hallanan of West
Virginia temporary chairman
and Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr.,
Mass., was recommended for
permanent chairman.
Faw 'Noes' Voiced
A spokesman for the conven
tion arrangements committee
said that Hallanan was elected
unanimously and that only a
scattering of "noes" was -voiced
when MacArthur's name was
submitted, as the keynote
speaker.
MacArthur's name was the
only name submitted or the
keynoter. Eisenhower supporters
said Monday they did not, have
a chance in naming a keynoter.
' Martin's acceptance by the
convention as permanent chair
man virtually is assured since he
has,held the post in three previ
ous conventions.
School District's
Voters OK Budget
Central Point Patrons of
school district No. 6C yesterday
voted to approve a school budget,
with $247,410.23 in excess of the
6 per cent increase limitation, by
a vote of 93 to 9, according to
Superintendent H. P. Jewett.
Polls were open in both Gold
Hill and Central Point. The total
levy for the 1952-53 fiscal year is
$320,450, t h e superintendent
said. ,
C. W. fBill) Anthorn was the
only candidate for election to the
school board post which Is being
vacated by Otto Bohnert. Boh
nert has served tvA full, fetms
on the board.
The filing period for candi-
dates closed yesterday, and the
election will be June 16.
Culinary Union Head
Resigns Job June 30 '
Harold Teeplc, business agent
and secretary of AFL Local 329,
Culinary Alliance and Bartend'
ers Union, said today he is resign.
ing his position with the union
effective June 30 "due to condl
tions beyond my control."
Teeple resigned last week
from the Central Labor council.
He was in charge of negotiations
with the employees at Klm'i res
taurant where pickets were in ef-
feet from May 2 to May 24 until
called off following a union-em-ployee
conference at the restau
rant. i
Tribune
United Preu full Leaied WU
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No. 69
Gen. Clark Favors
Bombing of China
If Talks Collapse
Tokyo (U.R) Gen. Mark
W. Clark said Tuesday the
United Nations should bomb
Red China if the truce talks
break down and the Communists
unleash their 2,000-plane Air
Force in support of a new of
fensive in Korea.
The supreme U. N. command
er said there was "nothing
new" in the message sent him
Monday by the Communist high
c mand in North Korea, and
that there still was no military
sign of an offensive in the "im
mediate future."
Expects Air Power Use
But he said he had reason
to expect" that the Communists
would use all available air pow
er if they renew all-out war.
For the time being at least
the truce talks will go on. Clark
and his delegates in Panmun
jom rejected the Red demand
that they cut short the ,U. N.
declared three-day recess, but
the talks will resume Wednes
day as originally scheduled.
Clark told the United Press
in an exclusive interview that
he was preparing an answer to
Circus Opens Here
For One-Day Stand
At Fairgrounds
Clyde Beatty's wild animal
circus opened its two-show, one
day stand here today. Its eve
ning performance is set for 8
o'clock this evening..
The railroad, show played in
Ashland Monday, and is due in
Grants Pass tomorrow. The acres
of canvas and the hundreds of
animals were moved to the Jack
son county fairgrounds from
Ashland during the night, and
the chore of setting up the cir
cus all over again began early
this morning.
It was done by the highly mo
bile and efficient army of men,
machines and elephants which
the circus has developed over
the years. Some of the methods
have changed (a mobile piledriv
er has the job of pounding ' the
stakes for the big top), but many
of the traditional ways are the
same (four-man sledgehammer
crews drive stakes for the small
er tents.)
Still Use Elephants
Tractors now are used to pull
some of the wagons, but the ele
phants still are kept busy, spot
ting the wagons, pushing up the
big tent' center poles, and hoist
ing the tons of canvas.
The show Itself, it is claimed
by advance publicity agents, is
better this year than ever be
fore, with Beatty himself and
his famous wild animal training
act as the main attraction. In ad
dition clowns, horses, aerial acts,
acrobats, spectacle shows and all
the other glitter and glamor of
the sawdust circle are on hand.
The Medford Lions club is a
sponsor of the circus this year,
and will receive- a percentage of
the ticket sales.
CHILD INJURED
Johnny Glenn, ' five-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn
Route 3, Medford. was taken to
Community hospital at -about 1
p.m. today for injuries received
when a car backed into the tri
cycle re was riding, according
to hospital and Conger-Morris
ambulance attendants. Extent of
his injuries and further details
of the accident were not avail
able at press time.
BASEBALL
NATIONAL
Philadelphia 8 2
Chicago 10 18 0
Drews, Konstanly 6, Hansen
8, a n d Lopaliu Minner and
AtwelL
Home runs: For Chicago)
Minner, none oni Sauer, none
en icr Philadelphia: Lopeta,
1 on.
Weather
FORECAST: Occasional Itfht
showers this evening. Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednes
day. Low tonight 46; high
Wednesday 70-15. .
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 78
Lowest this Morning 4fi
Preclp.
To 4:30 a.m. Today T
the Communist letter "after
closelv studying the motives be-
nina it. -
The letter was signed by Gen.
Kim II Sung, North Korean pre
mier and suoreme commander.
and Gen. Peng Tsi Huai, com-
manaer oi tne uninese "volun
teers." Personal Opinion
Clark said it was his personal
opinion that a Communist air
offensive should be countered
"with no holds barred."
So far the Reds hav nsoH
their planes almost entirely to
intercept U. N. fighter-bombers
deeD in North Korea. Th hma
made no major effort against
Ainea ground troops or rear
areas.
"If the enemv. an h hue in
his past offensives, attacks
largely with ernnnri fnrroa and
fails to implement his full air
canabilitv " Plnt-lr eM a t.
likely our air operations' will be
restricted to Korea for the same
reasons as before.
"If on thf nthnp VioikJ K
strikes with his full air strength,
iimi s anpmer story.
AI UlSBdvantaa
- "Since his r o. "
have failed, partly due to lack
nf BiKitnnAri( - ;.lI-t.:7..-
- ""Kfr'vjvv, nave reason
to expect he., would throw his
full air strength fnt o
ture full-scale offensive. If the
restrictions were not lifted, we
would be at a serious disad
vantage." Clark, who visited the front
last week, said the Reds have
used the 11-month lull 'of the
trUCe nPOntintiftne J...UI.
- . - b."""."b nj uuuuie
their air and ground strength.
-iney now nave an estimated
1,000,000 men in the field, out
numbering the Allies i
one half to one.
He said thev have :,, tr;;t
supplies and ammunition stock
oiled in forwnrrt
a powerful offensive."
Court Action Sought
To Reverse Order
A Petition for a writ nf man.
-damus from the circuit court to
reverse Jackson county court's
oeniai or a dance hall license has
oeen ined in the couniv cleric
office.
The petitioners,. Robert C.
Kennedv and T.ilnh .Tonr...
Kennedy, allege that the sole
uasis upon wnich the denial or
der Waff 'ifiAHPrf Vjam a nA4itlAn
filed with the county clerk stat-
iiik uiai inn nance nnii 'u,m,iw
become a nuisance." They say
una statement is unfounded in
fact or In law" and thai th nnn.
ty court's action is "arbitrary and
capricious." 'The dance hall is
at 2624 Merriman mart
The denial took place on April
o, according to the clerk's rec
ords, i
Funeral Arrangements
Pending for Child t '
Funeral arranoomtinte
for
Robert Studebalcur. th
nm son ot Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Studebaker. 717 Smith D...I,
street, are being delayed pending
woro irom nis parents, relatives
earn toaay.
The Child died nt Inilirtae r.
ceived June 5 In an automobile
accident at Rock Springs, Wyo
His parents, a brother,. Douglas,
and a sister, Barbara, were hos
pitalized at Rock Springs follow
ing the accident.
In addition to his parents and
brother. Douglas, and a sister,
Barbara, were hospitalized a
Rock Springs following the accl
dent.
In addition to his parents and
brother and sister, the child is
survived by an aunt, Mrs. Ger
trude bishop, Medford.'
Perl Funeral home Is in
charge of arrangements.
Portland U.R) Philip L
Jackson, president of radio sta
tion KPOJ Inc., and publisher of
the Oregon Journal, announced
Tuesday the station will file Its
television application for chan
nel No. 12 in Portland.
Fanatic Prisoners
Forced To Give Up
In Savage Battle
American Killed
By Enemy Spear
Koje Island, Korea (U.R)
Tough American paratroops
whipped 6,400 fanatic Commun
ist war prisoners into submis
sion Tuesday in a savage battle
of tanks, bayonets, flamethrow
ers and bare fists against prim
itive spears and arrows.
It was announced officially
that one American soldier was
killed when a spear severed a
vein. Thirty-one prisoners were
killed. Fourteen Americans and
139 prisoners were wounded.
Reds Kills Own Men
Twelve prisoners died of
spear wounds inflicted by their
own fanatical Red commissars
because they refused to fight
or tried to obey the Allied order
to move out of Compound 78
into smaller 500-man enclos
ures. The battle raged for two and
one-half hours in Compound 76,
center of resistance for the is
land's 80,000 prisoners.
Tanks and flame-throwers led
the way as the paratroopers
surged through holes cut in the
barbed wire around the com
pound. Communist were dug in
to trenches or barricaded in
compound buildings.
Stones Bounce Off Tanks
A shower of stones, spears
and arrows from home-made
bows bounced harmlessly off
three tanks which spearheaded
the attack.
Twelve other tanks with
flame throwers and 90-millimeter
guns stood outside, their'
crews ready.
Confederate Rebel yells and
the paratroops rallying cry "air
borne!" mingled with the
screams and chants of defiant
Communists as troopers of the
187th Regimental Combat Team
hit the Red lines.
The victory in Comcound 76.
the Red "Headquarters," con
vinced nearly 12,000 prisoners in
two adjoining compounds 77
and 78 that resistance was
futile.
The troops moved 12.759 oris-
oners into the ..smaller com
pounds. They shifted 8,410"from
Compound 76 and 6,349 from
Compound 78. The 6,288 inmates
of Compound 77, whose spokes
man already has said they will
obey, will be moved Wednesday.
It was announced only nine
anti Communists were found
alive in compounds 78 and 78.
Secret Tunnel Found
The paratroopers seized 15
Red commissars, found a secret
tunnel linking Compound 76 and
77 and captured "battle plans"
the Cnrrimunists had prepared
for breaking out and escaping
into the hills.
Many of the Communists ap
parently attempting to surren
der, were killed by their own
leaders
"The Communist leaders have
done their best to goad us into
using force," Brig. Gen. Haydon
L, Boatncr, camp commander
who directed the operation of
splitting up the compounds, said.
"If there must be bloodshed,
let there be bloodshed. After all,
this is war," he said. .
Blood Donors Sought
For Visit Next Week
Appointments are being ac
cepted now for blood donations
during the bloodmobile visit
scheduled June 18 from 1 to 6
p.m., at the Medford Elks temple
according to blood program of
ficials of the Jackson County
Red Cross. Appointments may be
made by telephoning 3-3813.
Since there was no visit during
May in the Medford area, blood
officials urge all citizens in the
area who can to donate a pint nf
their blood. "Collections for the
nation as a whole have dropped
off," an official observed, ' "so
an extra effort on each person's
part Is needed to keep the local
program up to its past high turnout."
Wall Street Leans Toward
Figures Given by Taft Men
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Robert A. Taft's campaign head
quarters said Tuesday a poll of
leading bankers and brokers
showed that "Wall Street is for
Elsenhower."
It said that Rogers C. Dunn
survey polled 1.800 Wall Street
.financial leaders on their pref
erence for the Republican nom
ination. Of 1,008 replying, 55.7
preferred Gen. Dwight D. Eis
enhower and 421 favored Taft.
First Direct Attempt
The statement was the first
direct attempt by the Taft hcad
quarers to pin the "Wall Street"
lpbcl to the Eisenhower pres
id ntial campaign. Some of
Taft's supporters have been fol
lowing that line for some time.
Of the Dunn poll, Ren. How
ard H, Buffett, R-Ney. direc
lb?
ft
THAT OL HOT POTATO Price Stabilizer Ellis ArnaU, speaking
at Atlanta, Ga., was handed this potato. Mr. Arnall's office figura
tively dropped the "hot potato" recently by lifting the price ceiling
after widespread black marketing of the hard-to-get staple.
Second Largest Wheat
Crop on Record Seen
In Estimate for 1952
Washington (U.R) The
Agriculture Department predict
ed Tuesday tnat American zar
mera will raise 1,326,157,000
bushels of wheat in 1952, the
second largest crop on record.
First 1952 Estimate
The estimate was the depart
ment's first of total wheat pro
duction for 1952. The total was
made up of an estimated winter
wheat output of 1,060,298,000 bu
shels and expected production
School Board Here
Has One Candidate
To Fill Vacancy"
Only one candidate formally
entered the race for a position on
the Medford city school board by
the 8 p.m. deadline yesterday,
city schools officials reported to
day. He is Otto A. Ewaldsen, 20
Ross court.
Ewaldsen will win the June 16
election by default unless suffic
ient support develops for a write
in candidate. Persons casting a
write-in ballot must write In the
name and place an X before It to
have the vote counted.
The election, to be held in the
girls' gymnasium at the senior
high school from 2 to 8 p.m. next
Monday, will name the successor
to E. Ronald Rice, 302 Vancouver
avenue, whose term expires July
1 and who is not a candidate for
reelection. The person elected
will serve for a five-year term.
One member of the five-man
board Is elected each year. Pres
ent members of the board, who
will serve during the coming
year, are Mrs. Stephen Nye,
chairman; Mrs. Moore Hamilton,
Frank Bash and Edward Branch
field. Board members will meet
on or about July 1 to elect chair
man and vice-chairman for the
coming year. ,
BULLETINS
Berlin (U.R) A Russian
soldier and a Communist po
liceman kidnaped two West
German press association cor
respondents from the British
sector of Berlin Tuesday night.
Washington (U.R) Attor
ney General James P. Mc
Granery Tuesday ordered a
five-year review of Justice De
partment affairs from coast to
coast.
tor of the Taft campaign Speak
ers Bureau, said:
"Generally speaking, we do
not put much credence in polls
but this particular poll cannot
be ignored. It shows clearly
t!i. truth of what we have been
contending, that Wall Street is
for Eisenhower and Main Street
is for Taft."
Meetings Scheduled
Taft, meanwhile, laid out his
owi, schedule of meetings with
GOP national convention dele-,
gates. Eisenhower already is em
barked on a series of talks with
delegations from many states.
The Ohio senator told report
ers that he intends' to confer
with New Jersey delegates a
majority of whom are com
mitted to Eisenhower at New
York Thursday.
a
of 265,859,000 bushels of spring
planted wheat. -
Only the crops of 1947 beat
the all-wheat ' crop forecast.
The ripnartmimt enit ! engine
wheat estimate was based large
ly on rarmers' planting -Intentions
reported last March. The
croD rennrtern1 .Tunn nraiUnHnn
for fall-planted winter wheat
was up irom me hbb,4ob,ooo bu
shels indicated last month.
Fall Crop Damaged '
Last year's fall-planted winter
wheat crop, damaged by rain
and floods, was a small 645,
469,000 bushels compared to 10
year average output of 799,
977,000 bushels. The estimated
spring wheat crop compares
with output last year of 342,.
005,000 bushels and 10-year av.
erage of 284,687,000 bushels. :
Roseburg Woman
Eastern Star Head
Portland (U.R) Mrs. Leila
Wimberly, Roseburg, Tuesday
was the new worthy grand ma
tron of the grand chapter of Ore
gon, Order of Eastern Star. Elton
Schroeder. 'Myrtle Point, was
elected worthy grand patron.
Other officers elected include
Miss Carlotta Wiseman, Granta
Pass, associate grand conduct
ress, and Herman Johnston, Sa
lem, grand sentinel, both slated
to move up automatically to th
grand chapter's top posts next
year.
Mrs. Irene McKinely. Port
land, was named associate grand
matron and Howard Bel ton, Can
by, associate grand patron. Mrs,
Laura Bretscher, Oregon City,
was .named grand, secretary;
Mrs. Marjory I. Leo, Portland,
grand treasurer, and Mrs. Louise
R. Irving, Madras, grand con
ductress. Salem (U.R) The condition
of Roiland- F. Tangeman, Inde
pendence, who suffered a broken
back in an explosion which de-'
molishcd a West Salem business
building Monday, was reported
good Tuesday at Salem Memor
ial hospital.
Portland (U.R) Another ne
gotiating session between Ore
gon teamsters (AFL), represent
ing 2,300 truck drivers, and the
Truck Operators league of Ore
gon waj scheduled for Thursday
following an all-day session
Monday.
Eisenhower,
Disclose
Taft reported that he also
plans to confer during the next
two weeks with delegates from
Maryland, who have a first bal
lot pledge to "favorite son"
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt Mc
Keldln, and from Delaware.:
To Meet Delegates
He expects to meet with Penn
sylvania delegates at Phil
adtiphia and Pittsburgh on still
undetermined dates. Both the
Eisenhower and Taft camps
have strength in Pennsylvania's.
70-mcmber delegation, but a
bloc of 25 or more looks to the
still uncommitted Gov. John S,
Finu for leadership.
..' Fine had a three -- hour talk
with Elsenhower in New York
St.nday. He emphasized that he
had martn no commitments to
support the general.. J