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Newspaper Page TextMedford United Prtu Full Luad Win 47th Year 16 Pages HOUSE KILLS PRICE CONTROLS Tentative Action Would Include All Unrationed Items Decision Subject To Roll Call Vote Washington (U.R) The House voted tentatively Friday to kill price controls on everything not rationed or allocated an ction which in effect would re tinove price curbs from all but a few metals. No consumer goods are being rationed. The teller vote was 146 to 88. The action is subject to a later p-ollcall vote. The action was taken as the House worked on a bill to ex tend price-wage-rent controls beyond June 30. Action Attacked The de-control amendment was offered by Rep. Henry O. Talle, R-Ia. Administration sup porters attacked It as an indir ect method of killing price con trol. Chairman Brent Spence, D Ky.. of the House Banking committee said: "Of course, there will be no rationing. The people don't want rationing.'' Talle's amendment provides ceiling prices "shall" be sus nended on non-farm products as long as they are "not being allo cated for civilian use." Farm Ceilings Suspended It provides that ceilings on farm products or products pro cessed in whole or part from farm commodities shall be sus pended as long as they are "not being rationed at the retail level of consumer goods for household and personal use." "In essence," complained Rep. Wavne L. Hays, D-O., "there will be no price control law. Why not strike the enacting clause of the bill and do it (kill controls) in a clean way?" Tko Tlnnua measure would Continue in weakened fornVthe Government's autnority to con trol prices, wages, rents and scarce materials. The controls, as contained in the Defense Production Act, are scheduled to expire June 30. Road Snow Removal Started Within Park Snow removal operations on the roads at Crater Lake Na tional park began this week, ac cording to Superintendent John B. Wosky. The roads had been closed through the winter. Because of a record snowfall nd snowpack in the park, it is not known when the snow re moval will be completed. Park officials hope, though, to have the north and east entrances open to public travel by July 4. There are still 48 inches of snow on the ground at the park headquarters. Many drifts ex ceed this depth. , The south and west entrance roads to the 'Rim Village are nnan The cafeteria, lodge and gasoline station opened for the summer season June la. DIRECTORS NAMED Further returns from three rural school elections In Jack son county held June 16 show that Arthur E. Hume was elect ed director at the Elk-Trail dis trict; Frank Edmondson, Butte Falls district director; and Wini fred Uridcl, reelected director in the Howard district, according to the county school office. Respected Montana Rancher Admittedly Former Badman Kcmmerer. W y o . (U.R Frank S. Taylor, respected Mon tana rancher who once rode with a band of western badmen and bank robbers, kept his se cret well for more than 40 years. But when his brother died last October 25. 1950 in Saskatoon. Sask., the 63-year-old rancher got to thinking and finally con cluded: "Since he is gone, I find my self devoid of any incentive to continue this life of sham." Taylor's story was made pub lic for the first time here Thurs day. Bank Robbery Admitted He revealed to Gov. Frank A. Barrett of Wyoming that his real name was Charles Whitney, ex-bank robber and a member of Wyoming's infamous "hole-in-file-wall" gang. He said that he and his broth er. Hugh Whitney, robbed Coke ville, Wyo., State bank in 1911 MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1952 Angry Tones Increase As Taft, Eisenhower Battle Tempo Mounts Washington (U.R) The Taft-, Eisenhower battle for the GOP presidential nomination took on an angrier tone Friday as two former Republican national chairmen traded bare-knuckle political blows on behalf of the rival candidates. Campaign lieutenants for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen. Robert A. Taft clearly felt that it was time to take off the gloves and slug it out until the GOP convention In Chicago July 7. Principals Talk Bluntly Even the principals in the race were beginning to talk more bluntly. In a nationwide broadcast Thursday night, Taft Youthful Prison Inmate Stabbed During Quarrel Salem U.R Claude Wor ley, 17, was killed Thursday in a brawl at the Oregon State Peni tentiary. Warden Virgil O'Mal ley said Worley was stabbed twice by George Harwood, 60, another convict. Harwood told O'Malley that Worley first struck him with' a knife and that in the ensuing fight the youth was stabbed twice, once in the arm and once in. the groin. Dr. Homer Harris of the Oregon state police said it was the groin wound that killed Worley. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the prison hospital. Previtus Trouble p'Malley said the incident' oc curred in cellblock B and that the two-Inmates had had trouble before. - Worley was sent to the peni tentiary Dec. 31, 1951, from Klamath county to serve JO years for robbery and' Harwood was received from Multnomah county in 1932 to serve a life sentence for second degree mur-i der. He was one of the men in volved in the robbery killing of Merle Barr in Portland 20 years ago. Joy Convinced Reds To Stop at Nothing San Francisco (U.R) Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, who argued with the communist truce nego tiators for 10 months In Pan munjom, said Friday the long talks convinced him the Reds will "stop at nothing to gain their ends." ' They are "ruthless ... a very shrewd crowd," Joy said. 1 "The greatest lesson we have learned," he said, "is that, the only thing the Reds respect is unmistakable firmness and ap plied military strength." . Joy, headed for the Job of su perintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., leaves Friday for San Diego for a stop en route to his new as signment. Wallowa, Ore. (U.R) Gus A. Habgers, a pilot employed on the spruce budworm spraying pro ject in Wallowa county, was killed Thursday when his plane crashed into a canyon near the Washington state line. a holdup that touched off one of the west's most widespread manhunts. Whitney, alias Taylor, con fessed a lurid past that he had already described to Gov. John W. Bonner of Montana back on Dec. 1. 1951, a short time after his brother, Hugh, died in Can ada. Barrett listened to his confes sion and immediately sent him to Kemmercr to plead guilty District Judge Robert Christmas put him on five years probation. Wtni to Wisconsin Whitney said after holding up the Cokcville bank he and his brother galloped off on their horses with $600 in loot. They fled to Montana and from there went on to Wisconsin, where they remained for one year be fore returning to Montana. In his confession, Whitney blamed hit early downfall on an uncle, Charles Manning, "that nefarious crook in Cokeville." branded Eisenhower's backers "the New Deal wing of the Re publican party" and said they cannot lead the party to victory in November on a "me-too" cam paign. Taft also claimed that he now has the support of 588 conven tion delegates just 16 short of the number required to win the nomination on the first ballot. Claim Said Exaggerated Eisenhower supporters here pooh-poohed the claim. While unwilling to divulge their own compulation of Taft's delegate strength, they said it was not "anywhere near" what Taft claimed. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr, Mass., Eisenhower's campaign manager, said in a statement Fri day that he has "just completed my first state-by-state canvass of delegate strength since Eisen bower's return and what I have learned exceeds my best expec tation." Promises Avalanche "It shows that uncommitted delegates and delegates formally committed to Senator Taft are pledging their support and this movement is growing in volume and promises to assume the pro portions of an avalanche, Lodge said. "Senator Taft, from the first has smugly predicted that he will win on the first ballot, and all of his committee s efforts the attempted steal, the rigging, the smear are directed toward this goal ... "Directly allied with these tac tics are tne fantastic claims of delegate strength which the Taft forces are now making. These periodic claims have been proved false time and again througout the campaign ... An examination of these synthetic claims', state by state, will .reveal wis lack of substance ..." Taft Credited With Lead ' '.The-. United Press tabulation of, delegates, which is based on formal-pledges and known first ballot preferences, credited Taft with 471 -delegates and Eisen hower. with 405. It showed 120 still uncommitted publicly to either candidate, and 67 con tested,, including Texas' 38 dele gates who have become a major bone of contention between the rival camps. From Denver came word that Eisenhower was ready to speak out sharply about the alleged Taft "steal" of Texas delegates when he delivers a major ad dress in Dallas Saturday night. American Sabrejets Bag Enemy Planes Seoul, Korea (U.R) Amer ican Sabrejets caught four old fashioned propellor-driven Sov iet planes crossing the Manchur ian border Friday and shot down at least two of them. The other two LA-9s were heavily damaged, but escaped across the Yalu river border in to Manchuria. The flight of six Sabres spot ted the LA-9s coming out of An tung, Manchuria, and crossing the Yalu at 4,000 feet, apparent ly on a training mission. The Sabres pounced before the enemy knew of their pres ence, knocking two of them down in the first firing pass. The others fled straight down in an attempt to sneak over the border at tree-top le,vel. Carpenter Reappointed To Welfare Commission Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay said Friday he has re appointed members to several county welfare commissions. These included: Alfred S. V. Carpenter, Med ford, Jackson county; C. H. De maray, Grants Pass, Josephine county, and Fred Peterson of Klamath Falls, Klamath county. Corvallis (U.R) Dr. A. H. Sturtevant, geneticist at the California Institute of Technol ogy, Pasadena, Cal., Friday was named president-elect of the Pa cific Division, American Asso ciation for the Advancement of Science. Weather roarrAST: riurinr umht; (MrllT eleudr wit wld.lr Mattre ihowart gaturdiy. Law tonlfht 41; him Sttur- 7, 7-ji. Tmp. Htfhfrt YMttrtfiv . 14 LoM Ihli Mornlnr 4 rm. u it m. Todsy 04 Tribune United preu Full Leued Kill No. 78 Topeka Attorney Fired in Federal Cleanup Campaign Extra-Curricular Activities Charged Washington (U.R) Attorney General James P. McGranery said Friday the ouster of U, S. District Attorney Lester Luth er, Topeka, Kan., was only the first step in his drive to rid the Justice Department of corrup tion as quickly as I uncover it. McGranery told newsmen he will act swiftly whenever he finds evidence of misconduct, and will announce his action im mediately. "There won't be any secrets," he said. McGranery announced Thurs day night that President Tru man had fired Luther for al legedly accepting outside fees while working for the govern ment. He said Luther will be In vestigated by a federal grand jury. Luther's ouster was the first since McGranery succeeded J. Howard McGrath as attorney general with a pledge to get rid of all wrong-doers. Three assist ant attorney generals resigned last week by request. They were not fired. McGranery said the case which resulted in Luther's oust er also involved Nicholas Lopes a former assistant to Luther and one-time assistant in the Justice Department's criminal division. Moist Air Swings South, Brings Rain A moist air mass from the Pacific ocean veered 300 miles further south than predicted bringing .04 of an inch of rain fall In the Rogue valley by 10:15 a.m. today, according to the weather Jbureau.-'The rainfall started at about 8:45 this morn ing, they said. Clearing skies are forecast for tonight. Saturday is expected to be partly cloudy with widely scattered showers. . This morning's rainfall brought the amount above nor mal for June to .28 of an inch. The excess for the season, which started Sept. 1, 1951, is 4.38 inches. U. S. May Buy Foreign Military Aircraft Washington (U.R) The De fense department said Friday the United States is considering buying foreign military aircraft for use by North Atlantic treaty countries. The department issued an an ann'ounccment for Ambassador William H. Draper Jr., U. S. special representative in Eu rope. It said the North Atlantic council has requested its secre tary to prepare specific recom mendations for the coordinated production of aircraft in Europe to help meet NATO require ments. Southern Pacific Granted Spur Rights Salem (U.R) State public utilities commissioner Charles H. Heltzel granted the Southern Pa cific railway authority Friday to construct an industrial spur track at grade across Mira and Sage streets near Medford. The order was issued after word was received that the Jack son county court had granted the company the go-ahead for the spur. Senate Committee OK's Soca Security Bill Washington (U.R) The Senate Finance Committee un animously approved Friday a bill to boost old age insurance benefits under the social secur ity program by $5 a month. Chairman Walter F. George, D-Ga., said the bill, approved by the House earlier this week, will come up for Senate action next week. Portland (U.R) John H. Jakway, 35, Friday began a one year sentence in jail for beating up his elderly mother and father after they refused him $5. BASEBALL NATIONAL Pittsburgh .... 9 0 Broklyn 5 9 0 Polltt, Wells , and Oarsgi ola; Wade, Branca (, Labine 9, and Campanella. Home runt: for Pittsburgh! Kinert for Biooklyni Schuba. . If ji , in "THIS REALLY IS GOOD" remarks Jake, pride of Pittsburgh zoo as he gleefully faces stream of cold water while temperature hovers in high nineties. Jake's mate Is getting jealous because keeper hasn't turned water In her direction. (International Soundphoto) County May Get Big Sum If Suit Success Jackson county would receive $693,375 if a suit recently filed in a federal court is decided in favor of the plaintiff, according to estimates published in the Oregon Journal this week. The suit was filed by Leonard Lindas, district attorney of Clackamas county, and A. W. Lafferty, Portland, a former congressman. At stake is income from about 400,000 acres of "controverted" land owned by the federal government. There is a jurisdictional dispute as to Close Guard (or Wilsons Ordered Walla Walla, Wash. (U.R) Federal Judge Sam Driver Friday turned down a slate motion to dismiss an appeal by Turman and Utah Wilson, brothers convicted of slaying JoAnn Dewey at Vancouver, Wash., more than two years ago. Walla Walla (U.R) Wash ington authorities took unusual precautions Friday to prevent any escape attempt on the part of Turman and Utah Wilson when they appear at the U, S. courthouse here for a hearing on their petition for a writ of habe as corpus. The two brothers are con demned to hang early Monday morning for the kidnap-murdcr of JoAnn Dewey unless their pe tition is granted. If it is, they will be returned to Vancouver in Clark county for a new trial. The defense claims that evi dence was suppressed during the first trial in June, 1950. t House Expected To Ask Use of T-H Law Washington (U.R) Republi can leaders predicted that the House, by a "sizeable margin," would join the Senate Friday in "requesting" President Truman to invoke the Taft-Hartley act to halt the steel strike. Administration leaders con ceded they did not have enough votes to stop the move. Meanwhile, the National Pro duction Authority announced that the striking CIO United Stcelworkers had agreed to an emergency plan to ship finished steel from 132 selected ware houses and plants to be used for military goods. Relaxing of Steel Controls Postponed Washington (U.R) The government announced Friday the steel strike has forced post ponement of plans to relax con trols July 1 on home building and residential construction. Defense Production Admini strator Henry H. Fowler told a news conference the relaxation orders will not be issued until the strike ends and the entire steel supply situation can be re viewed. Methodists To Assess Members To Support Willamette University Portland (U.R) The Oregon Methodists conference Friday commited itself to work toward annual support of Willamette university in Salem by raising 50 cents per church member. Included In the amount will be any sums raised during the annual Willamette day collec tions. BULLETIN United Natlont, N.Y U.R) The United States proposed Friday that the United Na tions Security Council esk the Red Cross, with the help of International iclentlttt and expertt, to Investigate Com munht charges of germ war fare la Korea. whether the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Manage ment should administer the lands, which originally were set aside by the government for railroad grants, but were never used for this purpose. No Decision Made Since then no decision has been made as to whether they are a part of the Oregon and California revested lands, as the BLM contends, or a part of the national forest lands, as the For est Service contends. Without this decision, pay ments to counties from timber sale receipts from the lands have been held up. Crux of the argument is the differing formu las of the two agencies as to how the counties' share is appor tioned. Under the Forest Service for mula, counties receive far less than under the BLM formula 25 per cent as opposed to 75 per cent. The forest service appor tionment is also limited to use on roads and for schools. The suit now pending seeks a writ of mandamus to force the government to start making payments, and on the BLM for mula. If it is successful, Lindas estimates that some $5,000,000 will be distributed. Largest Share $1,021,875 R Douglas county would receive the greatest amount, $1,021,875, and Benton county the smallest apportionment, $13,987, Lindas estimated. Jackson county's amount Is second-largest. Other counties shares he said, would be: Lane, $509,250: Clackamas, $196,125: Columbia, $77,625: Coos, $230,625: Curry, $16,875: Josephine. $275,625; Klamath $72,375: Lincoln, $18,000; Linn. $129,000; Marion, $70,125: Mult nomah, $38,000; Polk, 106,000; Tijlamook, $28,500; Washington, $30,750. and Yamhill. $35,625. The 18 counties are the so-called "land grant" counties, and funds from forest receipts are based on a formula giving each a specified percentage of the amount to be apportioned. Dog Bites Boy's Nose; Tip Is Sewn Back On . Community hospital report ed this morning that a dog last night bit off the tip of the nose of a 13-year-old youth. The boy was Jack Lilly, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lilly, route 2. box 788, Central Point. He was taken to the hospital where the snipped off piece of proboscis was sewn back on. He was released from the hospital this morning. Some 300 Visitors at Experiment Station See Fields; Hear Farm Research Value Agricultural research means increased production, greater profits, and better living, F. E. Price, dean and director of agri culture at Oregon State college, told more than 300 visitors at the Fifth Annual Farm Crops Field day at Talent on Thurs day. A tour of the experimental farm gave visitors a chance to see and hear about the latest de velopments In farming. ' Conducts Tour Harold H. White, in charge of crops research at the Talent farm, conducted the guided tour. The field day program was arranged In cooperation with County Agents W. B. Tucker, chairman, Jackson county; Har ry E. Clark, Josephine county; and J. Roland Parker, Douglas county. In his talk, Dean Price de clared that the answer to the question-, "Docs Agricultural Re search Pay?" is an emphatic "yes." He pointed out that while the U. S. farm acreage has re mained about the same in recent years, production has made a striking increase. Citing the value of the experi ment station in Oregon, Dean Price explained that 90 per cent 4 RUSSIA ACCUSES SWEDES Stockholm, Sweden (U.R) Friday and insisted that the Catalina flying boat shot down by Soviet planes last Monday fired A Soviet note said Sweden's contentions the Catalina neither was armed nor violated Soviet territory "contradict the facts and are void of all foundation." The note rejected Sweden's protests of Monday and Wednes day against the downing of the plane and simultaneously de manded this country cease violating the Soviet Union's frontiers.- The cabinet was expected to meet Friday or Saturday to con sider this new chapter In Sweden's deteriorating relations with the Soviet Union. It came In the midst of these other developments: Swedish Forces Will Continue Maneuvers 1. The Swedish defense staff announced its naval and air forces would continue their reg ularly scheduled maneuvers and training trips in Swedish and in ternational waters. It said all units have "routine orders" to use "armed force in self-defense." 2. The defense staff finally confirmed reports the Catalina shot down by the, Soviets over the Baltic Monday was the same flying boat which inadvertently flew over Soviet Estonia three days earlier in bad weather. Sweden already has apologized to Russia for this incident. 3. Premier Tage Erlandcr re jected at least temporarily a re quest by Soviet Ambassador Constantin Rodionov for permis sion to interview five Latvian refugees who claimed to have seen Russian planes shoot down the U. S. Navy plane which dis appeared over the Baltic April 8. 1950. Fishermen Disappear 4. Police Chief Arne Groen Hind of Hangoe, Finland, said two Finnish fishermen disap peared last Monday at almost the same point in the Baltic where Spvict fighters shot down the Swedish Catalina, He said the fishermen probably had been captured by "some Russian pa trol boat." When last seen, he said, the fishermen's vessel was heading south toward an area in which the silhouettes of several large ships were visible. 60 Prizes Listed For Catfish Derby Officials of the 16th annual National Catfish derby, sche duled for 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday at TouVelle state park, said to day a total of aboujt 80 prizes have been donated for the event The non-profit derby is spon sored by the Medford 20-30 club, , , The prizes range from $5 to $50, they stated. Awards will be for youngest and oldest contest ants entering a catfish, largest number of catfish caught, and other similar competition. No registration fee Is required for those entering the derby. . According to the official rules, the derby is "open to all male and female persons, single or married, between the ages of six months and 150 years, who are residents of the United States." Special guests at the derby will include members of the Camp White veterans domicil iary, officials stated. President Truman Signs Foreign Aid Measure Washington (U.R) Presi dent Truman signed a $6,447, 730,750 foreign aid bill Friday to keep in motion the free world's build-up against Communist ag grcssion. The bill is nearly $1,500,000,000 less than he re quested from the Congress. TO REVIEW TROOPS Astoria (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay was scheduled to review Friday the 750 troops of the Ore gon National Guard AAA group and attached units at Camp Clat sop here. of the crops grown on Oregon farms today have been develop ed or improved by experiment stations through their plant breeding, variety testing and selecting programs. He pointed to Talent alfalfa and the control program for the lygus bug as specific examples of the southern Oregon research worth. Talent alfalfa, with the increased production it gives, can step up the annual income from the 13.000 acres in Jackson and Josephine counties some $260,000, Dean Price stated. Money Saved The control program develop ed by L. G. Centner, entomolo gist for the southern Oregon branch experiment station, for the lygus bug in ladino clover seed meant about $225,000 in 1950. The cost for this research project was less than $5,000, he said. Frank J. Van Dyke, Medford attorney and member of the Oregon state board of higher education, also praised the work of the station In a brief talk. Jackson County Agent Tucker introduced the speakers and de scribed briefly purposes of the field day in acquainting the farmers of this area with what is being done to help them solve OF LYING Russia accused Sweden of lying first. Missing Youngster Said in Good Shape After Long Ordeal William Glaspie Jr., 19-month-old youngster found Thursday after he had wandered off from home and spent about ,20 hours In the woods in the Thompson creek district, was in "pretty good condition" after his ordeal, according to a report from the Jackson county health office. He was examined there yes terday afternoon by Dr. Law rence Buonocore, acting county health officer.. The fatigued youngster had suffered from In fluenza recently, it was said, and was given a penicillin shot to counteract possible complica tions from the illness and expo sure. . t -Found by Couple . The boy, hunted by some 100 to 200 searchers after he was missed Wednesday, was found Thursday about 12:30 p.m. by Mr. and Mrs. Bud Turnbaugh, who reside in the district. Sheriff's officers said the couple was not actively hunting the boy at the time but were on the alert at their home. They heard crying like that of an In fant or a fawn and Investigated. It was apparent that the child had just awakened. He was tired and scared and considerably scratched, sheriff's officers re ported. '.; The child was 2 to 24 miles from his home when found. He last had been seen when playing with other children on a bridge over Thompson creek. It was first feared theboy had fallen into the stream Reds Say West Berlin Center for Spying Berlin (U.R) Russia has for mally accused the big three Western Allies of using West Berlin as a center for spying against the Communist East German state. . The charge was made in a note sent Thursday by Gen. Vassily I. Chuikov, Russian commander In Germany, to the high commissioner, the United States, Britain and France. It rejected their earlier notes pro testing against Communist re strictions on communications into and out of West Berlin. Chuikov said the restrictive measures, which included har rowing Interference with road and rail traffic and telephone service, were "the result of ter rorist diversion, espionage activ ity and other machinations of the foreign espionage service.' Sport Bulletin The baseball game between the Medford Cheney Studt and the Weed, Calif., nine has been cancelled. It was learned at noon today. The game had' been scheduled for this eve ning at the fairgrounds ball park here. their agricultural problems. On the tour of the farm, Dr. Don D. Hill, head of OSC's farm crops department, discussed the cereals with visitors and report ed on promising varieties. Hen ry H. Rampton, U. S. depart- ; men of agriculture agronomist stationed at OSC, reported on forage and seed experiments. Five Phases The five general phases of re search at the station were cov ered during the tour, and includ- , ed forage crop and range im provement; feed grain and corn improvement; seed crops im provement; weed and insect con trol, and miscellaneous new crops and tests. G e n t n e r reported on the beetle colonics used in the last four years in conjunction with control of St. Johnswort and said they had cleared the weed from about 1,000 acres in south ern Douglas county. In the Jack sonville area, some 20 acres have been freed of the weed since a colony was established two years ago, with control of the weed "surpassing every expectation." An additional 200,000 beetles have been distributed this year through county agents' offices In I both Jackson and Josephine counties.