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Enemy Prisoners
Terrorized Reds
Seek Protection
Of Allied Guards
Control Gained,
Boatner Reports
Koje Island, Korea. (U.R)
Four-hundred a n 1 1 - Communist
war prisoners, terrorized by Red
execution squads who murdered
some of their comrades, bolted
to safety Thursday while being
transferred from one compound
to another.
"Now we will live!" they
shouted -as they ran toward
American guards. ,
DU-Hards Jeer
They broke from the march
ing ranks in groups up to 100
while die-hard Reds jeered or
tried to hold them back.
' .Several frightened prisoners,
unable to escape before they
were inside the new Compound
91, tried to run back through the
gate but were seized by Commu
nists and dragged Into a barracks
before guards could interfere.
"If they do that again," Brig.
Gen. Haydon L., Boatner told his
officers, "order them to release
the men. If they resist, bathe
them in tear gas."
Some Get Through
About 40 anti-Communist got
back through the gate or clam
bered over the fence. .
Boatner, camp commander,
supervised the movement of
4,875 prisoners Thursday from
,, Compound 95 to temporary quar
ters in 91. It was the latest step
in his plan to break up all -the
Island compounds.
The deputy camp commander,
Col. Harold L. Taylor, announc
ed 19,000 prisoners have been
transferred to new compounds.
He said at least 1,000 prisoners
have been weeded out of this
number as anti-Communists or
for other reasons.
Of the new compounds, . he
aid, "we have uncontested -control
there, without a doubt."
"Uncontested control" of the
compounds was ordered by Gen.
Mark W. Clark, supreme United
Nations commander.
Draft of Physicians
Ordered in August
Washington (U.R) The De
fense Department Thursday or
dered selective service to draft
450 priority one physicians dur
ing August unless a sufficient
number voluntarily enters the
armed forces.
If they actually are inducted,
they will constitute the first
large group of physicians to be
drafted since World war II.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN
St. Louis S 12 3
Boston 7 10 3
Pilleite, Madison 7, Ma
Honey 8, and Courtney, Moil
4; Hudson, Dtlock 9, and
Whit.
Horn runt: For Boston:
Evert, 1 on.
NATIONAL
Boston 11 13 2
Pittsburgh 2 4 1
Johnion, Burdettt 2, and
Burris; Muir, Main 4, Munger
S, Lapalme 6, and Caragiola.
Home runt: For Boston:
Burrit. 1 en,
Allied Forces
In Red Lines;
Seoul, Korea (U.R) Bayonet-wielding
Allied riflemen,
supported by tanks on the
ground and fighter-bombers in
the air, hack- 1 two wedges into
Communist lines and still held
their newly-won ground Thurs
day night.
Buildup Area Struck
The Allies struck on the
flanks of the old "Iron Triangle."
the Red buildup area on the
central front where Chinese in
nightly attacks have been put
ting increasing pressure on
Unued Nations lines.
The triangle is formed roughly
Lbv Pycnggang, Chorwon and
Kumhwa. Heaviest Allied as
sault was along Its western edge
where the Reds have been try
ing to regain ground the Allies
MEDFORD, OREGON,
m & J! ' - '
MEETING WITH CHURCH DIGNITARIES, Pope Pius XII permits
Frank Mastro, INP photographer, to make exclusive picture as
Pontiff sits on throne In Clementine Hall, St. Peter's, Rome. On
either side of Pope are Francis Cardinal Spellman (left), New York
and Archbishop John F.CHara, Philadelphia (right) .(International)
Drain on Britain's
Gold, Dollar Reserve
Claimed Only Slowed
London U.R) Britain
warned by Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill that she is peril
ously near bankruptcy, was told
Thursday that the drain on her
dwindling gold and dollar re
serves has been only slowed and
not stopped by .drastic economic
restrictions.
Continue To Dwindle' ' 'XytY-
Chancellor, and: Exchequer .R.
A. Butler told the House of Com-
Guard Units Leave
For Camp Tomorrow
Seventy three members of
Medford's two National Guard
units, Headquarters company
and Company A, 186th infantry,
1st battalion, will leave here by
train at midnight tomorrow for
15 days summer training at Ft.
Lewis, Wash.
Three officers and 30 enlisted
men of Company A, commanded
by Capt. George Bennett, Ash
land, will make .the trip. Head
quarters company, commanded
by Lt. Kenneth Black, Camp
White, will be represented by
nine officers and 31 enlisted
men.
The train will also pick up
guard units at points north of
here. The National Guard outfits
are slated to arrive at Ft. Lewis
at 6:30 p. m.
Officers and men of the 304th
logistical command (A), a local
organized reserve corp unit,
commanded by Col. Tom-Gunn,
Grants Pass, will train at Ft.
Lewis from August 3 to 18.
' Birth Reporter
Reports Birth
Salem (U.R) Man bites
dog, or:
Birth reporter reports birth.
James B. Miller, who calls
from the Salem Statesman to
the hospitals to ask about
births, called the Statesman
from the hospital Wednesday
night to report the birth of a
7 pound, 13 ounce son to his
wife at Salem memorial hos
pital. The newcomer, Jeffrey
Burr Miller, and Mrs. Miller
were imported doing well.
Hack Wedges
Hold Ground
won earlier in heavier fighting.
On the eastern leg of the tri
angle, another tank-infantry
team battered its way over two
strongly-dug-in Communist outer
defense lines. " - -
The tank-infantry teams kicked
off the attack at daylight Thurs
day and were still hammering
Red positions at nightfall.
Reds Lot Heavily
A third armor-tipped raiding
party battled Communists east
of Ku.-nsong.
Other Allied troops fought to
defend two hill positions com
manding excellent views of both
Communist and Allied front
lines. The Reds have lost hun
dreds of men in attempts to win
them back since they were taken
by the Allies on Saturday.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12,
Flee To Safety
mons that the vital reserves con
tinued to dwindle. Shortly be
fore he spoke statistics were re
leased revealing that Britain's
import-export balance ran into
the red by $250,000,000 ; last
month. - - .
Churchill said Wednesday
,that Britflh js (n , peril of losing
her possessions and . glory 'because-she
is close to bankruptcy,
Britons, he said, are standing on
"a; treacherous trap door"; but
his warning" was "not a cry of
despair . . . it is more than the
alert. It is the alarm." .
Lots Said Cut ,: -
Butler said the drastic meas
ures taken by the Churchill gov
ernment had cut the loss in gold
and dollar reserves to under 10,
000,000 pounds , ($28,000,000)
during April and May. But he
admitted that the dollar position
had been helped in part because
figures for this quarter include
the first installment of a $300,
000,000 defense aid grant from
the U. S.
Harriman's Oregon
Plans Again Changed
Portland (U.R) A second
change in plans for the Oregon
visit of W. Averill Harrlman,
mutual security administrator
and Democratic presidential as
pirant, was announced : here
Thursday.
William E. Sanborn, secretary
of the Democratic party of Ore
gon, said Herriman will arrive
here the night of June 24 and at
tend a luncheon in his honor
June 25, after a press conference
that morning.
Earlier Harriman was sched
uled to arrive June 19 and
June 26.
Higher Spud Prices
Boost Farmers' Index
Boise U.R The U. S. De
partment of Agriculture report
ed Thursday that a sharp in
crease in Idaho potato prices
boosted the price' index. received
by farmers during May to an all
time high. i'
The May index was set for
327-four points higher than the
record high established in April,
the USDA reported. j
. Average price for potatoes
was $2.35 a bushel. This was ex
ceeded only by April ,1948, when
prices went to $2.40 a bushel. ;
Cutting Off of Voice
Program Brings Protest
Washington (U.R) The Unit
ed States will protest the South
Korean government's action in
cutting off Voice of America
broadcasts relayed by the Kor
ean broadcasting system, the
Slate Department said Thursday.
Department press officer Lin
coln White said U. S. Ambassa
dor John J Muccio it taking up
the question with the South Kor
ean government. . In reply to a
question, White said Muccio is
making an effort to get the
broadcasts reinstated.
Tribune
Uallad Praia Full Leaiad WUa
1952
No. 71
Frank Sawacki,
Juvenile Officer,
Resigns from Post
Cut in Budget Seen
As Among Reasons
Frank Sawacki, Jackson coun
ty juvenile officer since Septem
ber, 1950, has submitted his res
ignation, it was announced today
by Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna,
who is also presiding judge of
the county juvenile court.
Sawacki, in his letter of resig
nation said, "I am accepting an
other position which will offer
salary opportunities that will en
able me to better meet the fin
ancial requirements of my family-""
:
1952 Budget Cut
Members of the Juvenile Ad
visory committee, who were in
strumental in bringing Sawacki
here from Madison, Wis., to
handle, juvenile problems,- ac
knowledged Sawacki 's desire for
a better paying position. But
it is an open secret among com
mittee members that his resigna
tion was at least partly motiva
ted by the fact that the juvenile
court budget was cut this year.
Principal cuts were in the
amounts allowed for institu
tional care for young people, and
in mileage payments, which In
effect would cut down the num
ber of home visits which juv
enile officers could make. Miss
Alice Grace, deputy juvenile of
ficer,, is,, now, on, vacation, .but
committee members have beep
intpwnea- tnar'sneraiso is - con
sidering resigning, and for-much
jthc same reasons. - ; , , . ..
Praises Judge
Sawacki's letter of resignation
however,-made no criticism of
the county budget, which , in to
tal amount is the largest in his
tory. His letter was devoted to
an appraisal of the juvenile de
partment, and had warm praise
for the manner in which it has
been conducted by -Judge Han
na.. . . -I , .- . I
"Your sound application of
juvenile Justice, tempered with
deep understanding of child and
parental problems, has person
ally enriched my experience,"
he said. "You have given our
people a deeper appreciation of
real juvenile law, and in my op
inion, you have made a lasting
contribution -to the .juvenile
court system in our state and
icountry ..."
tommlliM'i Aid Cited
1 His letter also acknowledged
the "tireless effort and devotion
to public service" of the Juven
ile Court Advisory committee,
terming it "commendably un
ique In the cause of juvenile
services and democratic partici
pation in a vital public affair , .
There remains much to - be
done," his letter continued, "and
it is my fond hope that the citi
zens of Jackson county will con
tinue to offer their understand
ing and support in this vital
service to our children and our
community."
Sawacki made no public an
nouncement of his resignation,
and explained that he felt it
might damage his work with
young people if they knew he
was leaving. However, Judge
Hanna made the resignation pub
lic in the hope that residents of
the county could, if familiar
with the circumstances, be of
assistance in finding a qualified
replacement.
BULLETINS
Berlin (U.R) The Rus
sians rejected Thursday a
U. S. protest againtt the June
4 shooting of an American
military policeman patrolling
the Eatt Wait border and
charged that the loldier had
violated Soviet Zona territory
nd threatened a guard.
' Berlin U.R) The Eati
Oerman Communists tighten
ed their border controls
Thursday by giving the Sov
iet Zone tecrat police unspeci
fied but "broadened" powart
to act againtt "spies,- terror
ists and divertionittt" in fron
tier treat.
Washington (U.R) The
...Senate Thursday approved
another lS-day extension of
Pretident Truman's emerg
ency war powers and tent the
bill to conference with the
Homi.
Central Point Boy
Killed When Truck
Rolls Over on Him
Vehicle Hits Ruts
On Road, Police Told
A 14-year-old Central Point
boy was killed outright yester
day afternoon when he was
thrown from a pickup truck,
and then was crushed by it when
it rolled on him, state police re
ported this morning.
The boy was Robert Leland
Rominger, route 2, box 246,
Central Point. His parents are
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Rominger,
of the same address. The father
is employed at the Redskin or
chard. Police said he was a passenger
in a truck driven by Elgin Gene
Robinson, 16, route 2, box 290,
Central Point. Another passeng
er was Robert William Johnston,
14, route 1, box 273, Central
Point.
Hit Road Ruts
The surviving boys, neither of
whom were seriously hurt, told
officers they were coming south
on Antioch road at about 25 or
30 miles per hour. The truck
struck deep ruts of the Beagle
road where it intersects with
Antioch road, they said, and
was thrown out of control. The
Rominger boy was thrown from
the cab of the pickup, and then
the truck skidded, turned over,
rolled on him and crushed him
to death.
The accident occurred at about
5:06 p. m.
The boy's body was taken to
the Lltwiller funeral home in
Ashland by a Conger-Morris fun
eral home vehicle, and an
nouncement of funeral services
is pending. ,
In addition to his parents, the
boy is survived by a brother,
Byron, 10, and a sister, Barbara,
4. :
Major M. Morris
Tells Retirement
from Ice Company
The retirement of Major M.
Morris, president and general
manager of the Medford Ice and
Storage company, after 35 years
with the firm, was announced
today. William Briggs, Ashland
former vice-president, is the
new president of the corpora
tion and A. M. Collier, Klamath
Falls, is vice-president.
Lyle B. Thurman, an ' em
ployee of the company for 26
years, and secretary of the firm.
has been named general manag
er. Earl T. Shepherd, Los An
geles, is another member of the
board of directors. ;
Former President
John R. Tomlin, Medford, for
many years was president of
the company until his retirement
Jan. 1, 1952, when Morris as
sumed that office.
The Medford plant, organized
in 1905, is considered one of the
best and most modern on the
west coast. Its storage capacity.
is 6,000,000 standard boxes of
fruit. Fruit storage is the prin
cipal use made of the plant. In
addition (he plant furnishes all
the let for icing refrigerator
cars from the valley. There also
Is a meat cutting department
with quick freeze and locker
service for individuals.
House Committee
Vetoes Seizure' Power
Washington U.R) The usual
ly pro-administration House
Banking committee rejected 15
to 10 Thursday a move to give
President Truman- power to
seize the steel industry.
, The action was taken as the
committee worked on legislation
to extend the Defense Produc
tion Act the basic controls act
which expires June 30.
The seizure proposal, identi
cal to one already rejected by
the Senate, was offered by Rep,
Richard Boiling, D-Mo.
Five Southern Democrats join
ed 10 Republicans in voting
against It. One Republican join
ed nine Democrats In voting for
it.
The outcome made it plain
that the administration can have
little, if any, hope of getting
seizure legislation through the
House.
Astoria (U.R) Bottom fish
ermen were bringing catches
into Astoria and Newport again
Thursday after the Otter Trawl
er Union and Offshore Fishing
essel Owners association reached
a price agreement with packers.
Astoria OI.R) The Astoria
Plywood corporation has put
$200,000 of preferred stock up
for sale In an effort to liquidate
a portion of the company'! in
debtedness. '
3-lVay Scheme To
Weld tie public an
Delegations Told
Washington (U.R) Gov. Theo
dore R. McKeldin of Maryland
confirmed Thursday that a move
is under way to weld three
pivotal state delegations into a
"harmony" bloc winch possibly
could decide the Republican
presidential nominee.
Tells of Approach
McKeldin, who holds Mary
land's 24 GOP convention votes
as a "favorite son" candidate,
said he had been approached
about the deal Wednesday by a
"Pennsylvania politician" he de
scribed as a friend of Gov. John
S. Fine of Pennsylvania.
The Maryland chief executive
said the politician talked over a
Negligent Homicide
Charged
to Driver
In Fatal Accident
Roylee Howard Newsom, 31,
of 603 North Bartlett street, was
arrested and jailed in lieu of
$2,000 cash or $3,000 security
bail today, state police said. He
was arrested on a warrant
charging negligent homicide in
connection with an accident In
which two people died.
Newsom Was driver of a
truck which collided with a se
dan occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Dudley C. Fullington, Torrance,
Calif., on June 7. The' accident
occurred on a highway curve
north of Central Point, and the
Fullington'8 died instantly.
Question Wiinetiet
The warrant was issued on a
complaint signed-by state police
officers, who have been ques
tioning eye witnesses to the ac
cident, since it happened. The
complaint alleges that. Newsom
whowaa. driving his own truck,
was driving ".with excessive
speed,' failed to keep a proper
lookout, and failed to operate
on the right side of the road,
according to District Attorney
Paul Haviland.
At. the time of the accident,
Newsom told police his empty
flatbed truck and trailer skid
ded into the Fullington vehicle
on pavement wet by a recent
rain. ' . :.
; The case was continued this
morning for preliminary hear
ing, with a date to be set by the
court at a later time. Edward
C. Kelly is counsel for New
som. House Receives Bill
To Continue Controls
Washington (U.R) The
Senate passed and sent to the
House Thursday a bill to con
tinue price- wage- rent controls
to next March 1.
. Passage was by a 58-to-18 roll
call vote.
The bill continues the De
fense Production Act, which is
scheduled to expire June 30.
The Senate bill would keep
wage, price and rent controls
for eight more months, but con
tinues authority for allocation
and consumer credit controls
for an additional year until
June 30, 1953.
The bill now goes to the
House, where the Banking
Committee Is completing its own
version of a controls measure.
American President
Lines Will Be Sold
Washington (U.R) The gov
ernment and the Dollar Steam
ship "Interests Thursday agreed
to offer the American President
Lines Ltd. for public sale for at
least $14,000,000 and divide the
proceeds.
R. Stanley Dollar, San Fran
cisco, made it clear that he will
make a bid for the disputed
steamship line.
The agreement for the public
tale of controlling stock of the
President Line formerly the
Dollar Steamship Line ends a
seven-year legal battle over the
ownership of the line.
Washington (U.R) The Fed
eral Communications commis
sion Thursday received an ap
plication for acquisition of con
trol of radio station KGW, AM
and FM, Portland, Ore., by Sam
uel Newhouse Jr.
Weather
FORECAST: llcht ihowrr! to
night, htramtng pirtlv cloudy
with wldaly Mattered ihow
tra Friday. Slightly warmar
tonight, low tonight 11-4".
High Friday tl-l.
tghMt Yaitarday tl
Lont thli Morning II
three-way proposal which also
would involve Republican Na
tional Committeeman Arthur
Summerfield of Michigan,
Bloct Uncommitted
Large blocs of GOP conven
tion delegates from all three
states now are listed as uncom
mitted in the contest between
Sen. Robert A. Taft and Gen,
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
"I, of course, have no- way of
knowing whether the person
who approached me had author
ity from Governor Fine," Mc
Keldin said by telephone from
Annapolis, Md.
"Perhaps the same person
still is to make contact with Gov
ernor Fine. "However, the initia
tive in this matter certainly is
not mine. ;
"If Governor Fine is riot in
terested, that ends the matter.
On the other hand the news re
ports which I have seen do not
indicate that the governor would
not be Interested in such a har
mony move."
Fine Denies Propotal
However, in Harrlsburg, Pa.,
Fine said that he had not pro
posed that the delegatees from
the three states join in a single
voting bloc.
"I have not proposed any
meeting with anyone from Mary
land or Michigan, nor do I know
of any such meeting," Fine said.
McKeldin referred to publish
ed reports Thursday morning in
the Baltimore Sun and the Wash
ington Times-Herald. The re
ports did not say which way the
three-way bloc would throw its
votes to Eisenhower or Taft.
Body Located in
River Identified
As Gary Larson
A body found yesterday after
noon In the Rogue .river near
Bybee bridge was definitely
.Identified last night as that of
eight-year-old Gary Larson, miss
ing since a fishing accident June
1 near Casey park. State police
said the river had carried the
boy's body about 30 miles from
the scene of the accident.
' Finding of the body, in about
three feet of water, was reported
to police by Craig Orange, 328
North Central avenue. He told
officers the body was near the
banks of the river about half a
mile downstream from the
bridge, on the Table Rock side.
The boy was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elnar F. Larson, 1011 West
,11th street.
Search Conducted
State police and residents of
the area had conducted a search
for the boy from boats and from
the shore since he fell into the
river while attempting to dis
entangle a fish line which was
fouled on a log. The boy was on
a picnic with the Sam Mete fam
ily, 1036 West 11th street, and
was fishing with Alexander
Mete, 12, when the accident
occurred.. ,
The drowning was the fourth
in Jackson county this year.
. Conger Morris funeral home
Is in charge of arrangements.
Minneapolis'Pilot
To Visit Scandinavia
Washington (U.R) Max Con
rad, globe-trotting Minneapolis
aviator, took off Thursday in a
tiny Piper Pacer airplane on the
first leg of a 4,000-mile goodwill
flight'to Scandinavia.
Because of bad weather In the
Goose Bay, Labrador area, Con
rad decided to set down at Old
Town, Me., Thursday night.
'Peace Partisans' Protest
Ridgway Arrival in Italy
Rome (U.R) Italian riot
squads and . plainclothes police
formed a ring around the Communist-controlled
Rome Cham
ber of Labor Thursday as Red
led "peace partisan" leaders met
to protest the arrival In Italy
next week of Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway. '
Matting Banned ,
: PolicB banned s Communist
Partisans' mass meeting planned
for Thursday In a downtown
Rome theater to show their dis
approval of Ridgway, the now
supreme Allied commander In
Europe. . , - ,
The Communists sidestepped
the challenge and met "In pri
vate" in the labor chamber
headquarters which is con
Extensive Damage
Caused by Record
Cold June Night
Tomatoes Wiped Out;
Fruit Harm Uncertain
Widespread damage to Rogue
valley agricultural crops was re
ported this morning, following
an unprecedented mid-June cold
snap.
Last night was the coldest ev
er recorded in this area during
June, July or August, the weath
er bureau said. Minimum tem
perature recorded there was 31
degrees, although reports from
elsewhere in the valley said
some spots were as cold as 28
or 27 degrees.
(Previous record cold during
June was 32 degrees, also on the
12th, in 1917.)
Damage Uncertain
County Agent C. B. Cordy
said that the extent of damage
to the county's $10,000,000 pear
crop is extremely uncertain. "I
haven't the faintest inkling as to
how much damage if any was
caused to pears," Cordy said.
But he reported that the tomato
crop was virtually wiped out, as
were most of the beans, cucum
bers, some corn and many other
truck crops. Tender flowers were
also killed, he said.
Cordy explained that any dol-.
lars and cents estimate of the ex
tent of damage Is impossible to
make today, but it will be heavy,
he said. Frost damage to pears ii
impossible to detect for several
days, he added, although the
damage may not be as bad ' as
was first though this morning. '
Some Heating Don
Most valley orchardists have-
taken in their orchard heating
smudge pots for the season, al-,
though there were a few or
chards where the pots remained..
Most of these were lighted last,
night, and a light cloud of smoke .
over the valley was seen this
morning.'- '!'" :
; Weather bureau temperature
in Ashland was reported -as 29.
and in Grants Pass as 33, with
some spots colder than these re
ports, , ; - ". '
Fred Kuest, Route 2, Box 388,'
reported damage which proba-,
bly is typical of that suffered by,
family gardens. He said that ev
erything tomatoes, . corn, mel-,
ons, except lettuce and carrots
was destroyed by the cold. . His
alfalfa mry have been hurt too, '
he said.. , i . - .
No Hall Damage
No hail was reported from the
heavy cumulr.s clouds which re
mained over the valley yester
day, but a fall of snow pellets, ,
and some flakes, was reported
from a number of spots through-,
out the area. The snow was part
of the general weather pattern
which resulted in the extreme
cold last night.
The anti-hail pilots flew' a to
tal of 11 hours In three planes
yesterday, and Gene Kooser, the
chief pilot here, said that : he
feels the cloud-seeding flights
prevented fruit damage from the
pellets. He explained that the
freezing level was down to about
4,000 feet yesterday, and that '
pellets which fell from the
clouds at around 17,000 to 18,
000. feet would not melt before -reaching
the ground, due to the 1
low freezing level.
Actual seeding time was be
tween five and six hours, Kooser
said.
By UNITED PRESS
The weather was more like
approaching winter than ap
proaching summer in most of
Oregon Wednesday night and
the weather bureau Thursday '
had little hope of immediate re
lief. - I.-'' : ' .; -
Temperatures dipped below '
freezing at several points, snow '
fell at Lakeview and rain and
hail were reported in other sec
tions of the state.
sidered "off limits" to Rome po
lice. -
Police were across the square
from the labor headquarters in
force. Fifteen loads of riot police
and 100 plainclothes police were
moved into the area to surround
the building. .
Individuals Unh.derad
Police did not hinder Individ
uals entering or leaving the la-
bor headquarters. ' ? "
. "But. if they try to hold any i
sort of a demonstration outside t
we will move In," a police offic
ial said
The government has promised
"vigorous" action against any ,
Red demonstrations following
the linr.a of the Rnd riots mark
ing Ridgway's arrival In Paris
last month, - - -