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43 KIDNAP ED WEST GE ELEASEl BY rus is Hied Heaviest Assault Of Korea Conflict Cuts Electricity MIG Jet Fighters Remain on Ground Seoul, Korea U,R) More than 500 Air Force, Marine and Navy planes, combining forces for the biggest air attack of the Korean war, smashed power plants at the huge Suiho dam on r the Yaiu river and four other North Korean hydroelectric dams Monday, The U. S. fighter-bombers pull ed the switch on 90 per cent of North Korea's electrical poten tial in one hour and a half of concentrated raids. fMIGs On Ground The planes that attacked Sui ho on the Yalu counted 208 MIG 15 Communist jet fighters sit ting on the ground at Antung, on the Manchurian side of the Yalu. The MIGs made no effort to break up the smash attack. While the power plants were demolished in the raid, the dams were left standing. The Suiho dam was the world's fourth largest. It was built by the Japanese in World War II. Will Cripple Power While the powerhouses were located conveniently on the North Korean side of the Yalu river, the loss of the stations were expected seriously to crip ple the power available to Man churian factories and cities. Suiho alone generates some 60,000 kilowatts of power daily. Air Force Spokesman Col. John D. Nottingham of Houston, Tex., said that undoubtedly the tower operator at the Manchur ian Air Base at Antung could see what was going on. Howev er, the MIGs, lined up neatly on the airstrip, stayed on the ground during the Allied at tack. Ground War Eases The aerial blow to Red power installations came as the ground war tapered off for the first time jtn more than a week. The 8th Army said only light patrol en gagements were fought along the Korean battlefront since mid night. Lynde Sales Found Dead at Home Here Lynde Allen Sales, 54, of 804 North Riverside avenue, was found dead in a car in front of his home at about 8:30 a. m, to. day. city police reported. Inves- tigating officers said evidence indicated he had taken his own life because of ill health. Sales' body was discovered by his son, Richard Grant Sales, po lice said. Officers sent to the Sales home found a length of vacuum cleaner hose had been connected from the exhaust pipe of the car to the trunk. A com panion of young Sales had turn ed off the car motor, police stat ed Richard Sales told officers he went to his father's insurance office in Phoenix early today and when he found the office still locked he returned to Medford. He found him in the car, he said. Investigating officers said the boy told them his father had gone out to the car at about 7:30 a. m. In addition to his son, Sales is survived by his wife. Conger Morris Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Specialist Delayed . A. E. Finnell, seed certifica tion specialist from Oregon State college, who was expected in the Rogue valley today will not ar rive here until Tuesday, accord ing to County Agent Earle Jossy. Finnell will check grain, seed ing alfalfa and grass for all farm ers with prior application for cer tification. United Nations. N. Y. (U R Japan formally applied for Uni ted Nations membership Mon day. Clyde BeaUy, Trainer, Clawed by Lions Portland U.R The Clyde Bealty Wild Animal Circus left Portland Monday for The Dalles, but it left its famed leader be hind in a Portland hospital. Attacked by Lions Beatty had a close brush with death liere Sunday when two lions attacked him, severely la cerating one leg and putting him out of his act for several days. The incident occurred at the climax of his animal act. Beatty Viad all 18 of his big cats in the arena and had Just commanded them to lie down when two beasts that had been fighting Air Attack Smashes Red UNAWARE STORK WAS DUE, Mrs. Jessie Mary Crum, 20, who unexpectedly gave birth to husky boy In her San Francisco nome, is still plenty puzzled as she admires flowers in hospital. "I guess he's going to be awfully surprised," she said of husband, Al Crum, a Navy man who left last year for duty in Korea. (International) Campaign Smearing Tactics Disgust Taft Washington (U.R) Sen. Rob ert A. Taft Monday condemned what he called the "smearing tactics" used by some persons against Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower and California's Gov. Earl Warren. Taft told a news conference he was "particularly disgusted" by a piece of campaign literature Catfish Derby Champion Named Mrs. Eva Boyd, South Pacific highway, Sunday was named the Grand Champion Catfisherman at the 16th annual National Cat fish derby, held at TouVelle state park on the Rogue river. Mrs. Boyd caught 37 catfish, the largest measuring 13 1-4 inches and weighing 1 1-2 pounds. As grand champion, Mrs. Boyd received a $50 merchan dise award, a fishing reel and a large stainless steel trophy deco- rated with copper catfish. An estimated crowd of 2,800 persons attended the derby, mak ing It the largest in the history of the event. Several hundred fish were entered in competi tion. The largest number enter ed by an individual was 42 and the largest fish measured 15 1-4 inches. Entertainers for the event in cluded an Eve Prentice accordi an group, Ralph Eltel. Dick Spain, Dolly Green, Jody Martin, Beverly Jones, Sandra Buxton, Oveta Walden, Sharon Roberts, Lea Padgett, Karon Britton, Vir ginia Walker, Corabell Racenor Carol David and a group from Colleen Hope studios. Lumber Firm Work Halted by Heavy Rain A three-hour downpour of rain halted operations at White City Lumber company at Camp White Friday night by filling pits and shorting out motors and transformers, company officials said today. The Medford weather bureau reported that the storm apparently was localized to the Camp White area. While City Lumber company officials said today that no dam age was caused by the heavy rainfall. The downpour was so great at times between 8 and 11 p.m. Friday that trucks and lumber moving vehicles were halted because drivers were un able to see, they stated. O.iiv 04 of an inch of rain fell at the weather bureau during the same period. Wild Animal earlier in the day turned on their trainer. Beatty fought off the lion that attacked from the front, but the other charged at him from the rear and managed to claw his right leg. Act Completed Beatty remained in the ring, completed the act and got the lions out of the arena before sub mitting to treatment by a physi cian called from the audience. He was rushed to a hospital where he was treated for loss of blood and 20 stitches were taken in his leg. entitled "Headlines," written by Joseph P. Kamp, executive vice chairman of the Constitutional Educational League Inc., and distributed to the Maryland GOP delegation. No Taft Funds Used . Asked if any Taft organiza tion funds had been used to fi nance such attacks on his two rivals for the GOP presidential nomination, the Ohio Republi can snapped: "Certainly not." At the same time, Taft re jected charges by the Eisen hower camp that his delegate victory in the Texas Republican convention was "a steal." Jfe said he was sure the dispute over the Texas 'delegation would be fought out before the GOP "Na tional Convention which opens in Chicago July 7. Taft said he did not' believe the Texas delegation would vote in a convention contest involv ing its own state. Opposes Suggestion However, he took issue with suggestions made by Eisenhow er's forces that contested dele gations should refrain from all voting in the convention until the contests are settled. "I don't see how General Eisenhower can ask to rule out every contested delegation," Taft said. He said "fake con tests" could be filed by each side in order to disqualify its rivals, down to the point where "You can't run a convention, you would rule out the whole con vention." Taft said he expected to an swer fully Eisenhower charges of a Texas steal in a speech or statement of his own later. Rural School Groups To Meet This Week Organization meetings for two rural school groups will be held this week, according to the coun ty school superintendent's office. The Jackson county rural school board will meet Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., in the superintend ents office, and the county non high school board will meet Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Both groups will count votes with the two board positions open on the rural board and one position on the non-high board. Further returns from the June 16 school election show that Ed mund Ramsey was elected di rector at Ruch, Wallace Brill at Oak Grove and Glen Allen at Griffin Creek. Dr. Hodges Reappointed To Naturopathic Board Salem (U.Ri Robert W. Saw yer. Bend, and Dean Sidney W. Little. Eugene, were reappoint ed Monday ss members of the Capitol Planning Commission for four-year terms. Gov. Douglas McKay also an nounced other reappointments, which included: Dr. A. R. Hodges, Medford, as a member of the State Board of Naturopathic examiners. Phoenix Budget Hearing Phoenix A public hearing will be held tonight In the Phoe nix Community club hall at 8 p. m., concerning the city budget election to be held Tuesday on $10,370 91 in excess of the 6 per cent increase limitation, accord ing to Mrs. Curt Fisher, city recorder. Medford United Press Full Leased Wtre 47th Year 12 Pages Ike's Campaing To Bring Attack On Political Foe Next Two Weekr Critical Period Denver, Colo. (U.R) The tive participation of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination enters its fourth week with signs of a stiff new onslaught against his political foe, Sen. Robert A. Taft. - It is less than a month now since the retired five-star gen eral, who commanded one of the greatest military aggregations in the history of warfare, embarked on. a campaign considerably alien to his past experiences. Next Weeks Critical How well he will succeed in reaching his first objective the GOP presidential nomination- depends not on what has oc curred during the first three weeks since he began actively to seek the presidency, but what will lake place during the next two critical weeks ahead. Eisenhowe will appear on a nationwide telecast Monday night to give a "clear definition" of his foreign policy. Sen. Frank Carlson of Kansas said Eisen hower would make clear how his ideas on international affairs vary from those of Taft. There was a lull in Eisenhow er's campaign last week after he returned to his "second home" of DenVcr to establish his field headquarters. The general's ad visors spoke only in off-the-rec- ord whisper or gave guarded "no comment" replies to most que ries . V- . "'Then, on Friday, one of ?he general's original backers, Paul G. Hoffman, former ECA admin istrator and Ford Foundation president, and Rep. Hugh Scott, R.-Pa., arrived almost simulta neously and things began to move. Hoffman scoffed at Taft's claims of delegates while Scott spoke his mind on the split of the Republican party in Texas. Farley Forecasts Convention Deadlock Washington (U.R) Former Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley Monday fore cast a possible national conven tion deadlock in the "wide-open race" for the Democratic presi dential nomination. Farley, one of America's shrewdest political observers, said Sens. Estes Kcfauvcr of Tennessee and Richard B. Rus sell of Georgia "could easily "deadlock the situation and then someone else would be named." He said In a copyrighted Inter view with the U. S. News and World Report magazine that Vice President Alben W. Barklcy or Speaker Sam Rayburn would be possible Democratic nominees. Canby, Ore. (U.R) The Can by Shingle Co. mill at New Era, Ore., was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. Firemen said origin of the blaze was not known. GERM WAR DEBATE IN U. N. In unexpectedly mild speech to the United Nations Security Council in New York, Soviet Delegate Jecob Malik skips expected charges that the United Stales used germ warfare in Korea and asks that the nations ratify the Geneva protocol outlawing bacteriological weapons. U. S. Ambassador Ernest A. Cross immediately tailed Malik's maneuver a "fraud." Left to right are Malik, Council president for June; Coasts nun Ziocbenko, assistant secretary general; ,BritauXSir Glfdwyn iebb. and Gross. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE WHO S EXCITED? Jack Rogoff, 9 years old. lies asleep under a bed, where he hid from his mother while 40 Chicago policemen combed the neighborhood for him. Jack, playing hookey, hid several hours before Mrs. Irving Rogoff reportedhim missing and started the search, Methodist Church Minister Appointed To Succeed Groves The Rev. Hardwick W. Harsh- man, Ellcnburg, Wash., has been assigned.,as pastor of First Meth odist church qf Medford, suc ceeding the Rev. Meredith Groves who was assigned to Roseburg, it was announced to day. Mr. Harshman, who has been pastor at Ellensburg five years, was previously minister nt Shol lon; Wash. He obtained his bacn- elor of divinity degree from Gar rett school of theology, North western university, and has taught at Seattle Pacific univer sity and University of Wisconsin. His wife, Jewell, has been ac tive in women's organizations ot (lie church. At present she is youth director of the weern jurisdiction of the denomination. To Arrive July 1 Mr. Harshman is expected to arrive here on July 1. Mr. Groves will preach his first sermon next Sunday at his new charge. A reception for Mr. and Mrs. Groves will be held at the Medford church on Thurs day evening. Reassignment of pastors in southern Oregon included, S. Raynor Smith, district superin tendent; J. Ross Knotts, Ash lRnd; H. A. Dicrdorff, Gold Hill: Frank Brown, Grants Pass, and Alice May Wooley, Talent. Everett Fabcr, Medford, was appointed by Bishop Gerald Ken nedy to serve on a committee which will hold conversations with another group from Idaho on a possible merger of the Ore gon and Idaho conferences. . Weather Forerant: Partly floudv fo ment and Tuesday. Few show er In the higher tnoitnlam. Low tonight 50, high Tuesday 74-10. TRMPKR ATL'RE Highest yetterdiy 72. Loweit this morning 5.V PRKCIPITATION To 4:30 a. m. today, .OS. is- Power Wilson Brothers Get Stay of Execution Walla Walla (U.R) Tur- man and Utah Wilson, convicted of the 1950 kidnap-slaying of 18-year-old JoAnn Dewey, have been saved from the gallows for the fourth time. A two - week stay of execu tion was signed Sunday by Judge Albert Stephens of the U. S. Ninth Circuit Court of Ap peals in San Francisco. The double 'execution was to have taken place at 12:05 a. m. Monday. Judge Stephens sighed the or- Armed Robber Nets $30 Early Sunday From Gas Station Money was stolen from the Swayze service station, 1009H West Main street, at the point of a gun early Sunday morning, city police reported today. At 1 a.m. Sunday Attendant Thad P. Coleman told the police that a short, swarthy gunman stole $25 to $30 in one dollar bills from the station cash regis ter. The robber took only one dollar bills, leaving a ten, three fives and some change. The police said the robbery was similar to one committed Thursday night in Grants Pass. The description of the Grants Pass robber was said to be Iden tical with that given Sunday by Coleman. He said the man was about 20 to 25 years of age, that he was very short and dark and that his build was slight. Coleman said the gunman or dered him to lie on the floor for ten minutes after he left. Cole man stayed there until he heard what he thought was the rob ber's car leaving the vicinity. Then he called the police. The city police are cooperat ing with the state police in searching for the robber. laimts Tribune United JVeii Full Leued Wura 23, 1952 No. 80 der after a conference with the Wilson's attorney, Orvin Good man, Portland. The jurist then issued another order directing Goodman to file within 38 hours a formal petition for a certifi cate of probable cause. Actually, the latest turn in the two - year legal battle means the Wilsons will have at least 30 more days of life. If all other av enues of appeal are closed, I new hanging date still 'will have to be set by the Clark county judge who tried them. The death sentence cannot be carried out within 30 days from the time the new date is set. Something Expected When informed of the stay, Turman, 26, said "it's another chance. We've been expecting somethingUtah, 23, refused to comment. Friday, Federal Judge Sam Driver denied a writ of habeas corpus, refused a motion for a stay, and rejected a notice of ap peal. However, he granted a cer tificate of probable cause which led to Judge Stephen's action. Earlier, Gov. Arthur Langlle had refused to Interfere with their scheduled hanging, which would have been the first double execution In 30 years at Wash ington State Penitentiary. Petition Opposing Elfstrom Dismissed Salem (U.R) Marion Coun ty Circuit Judge George Duncan Monday dismissed a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel Gov. Douglas McKay to oust Robert O. Elfstrom of Salem as chairman of the Oregon Liquor Control commission. The petition was filed in be half of State Sen, Richard L. Neubergcr, Portland, by Charles O. Porter, Eugene attorney. Neu bergcr had questioned Elf strom's right to remain on the commission after he became a Republican candidate for state representative, G.P. Man Drowns in Rogue; Six Others Mishap Victims By UNITED PRESS Highway accidents claimed four lives in Oregon during the week-end, a Grants Pass man drowned in a boating accident and two 14-year-old boys wire feared to have drowned in itie John Day river. Bud Litwlller, butcher at a Grants Pass store, drowned Sun day when a boat with four per sons In it capsized 12 miles be low Grants Pass. Lltwlller's wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Owen, Grants Pass, managed to reach shore. Hung On to Tret - Sheriff Lloyd Lewis said Mrs. Owen hung on for 45 minutes to a willow tree growing out of the river until a boat could be rougni irom uprivcr to rescue i her. Litwiller's wit anH riunn I swam ashore. Owen managed to reach Litwillcr, who was pinned under the boat, but could not hold on to him because of the heavy current. Litwiller'a body had not been recovered. Frank Sherrer and Lawrence Soviets Give Up Territory Grabbed In British Zone New Allied Message Demands Patrol Right Berlin (U.R) The Russians freed 43 kidnaped West Ger mans Monday and withdrew from a strip of British Zone ter ritory grabbed by the Reds a week ago. The Soviets' double backdown came as the Western Allied high commissioners sent a new note to the Russians demanding again the right to patrol the 110-mile highway between Berlin and Western Germany. 'Shots Were Firecrackers U. S. Army headquarters also disclosed that "shots" which the Soviets charged had been fired by American troops from a mil-' itary train in Berlin's Commu nist outskirts actually had been firecrackers tossed out by Amer ican Boy Scouts on their way to a lamboree. Forty-two of the 43 West Ger mans set free by the Reds were seized at gunpoint by two Soviet troops and 30 East German po lice in a raid across the border Into the British Zone at Schoen ingen, due west of Berlin. Sun day. Ten other West Germans escaped the kidnapers in a hail of bullets from East German police machincguns. All 52 West Germans had been working in railway yards on the British side of the frontier. Released at Border Following a British protest to Soviet authorities, East German police brought the 42 men and an engineer seized with his loco--motive in the same area Sunday to the border early Monday and released them. The freed men said they had been taken to the Soviet Zone frontier station of Marienborn, opposite Helmstedt. They said they were well treated and were not questioned by the Russians or East Zone police. Easter Lily Parade Slated at Brookings ' Brookings What sponsors' claim is "the world's only Easter lily parade" will be held here Sunday, July 13, in connection with the annual Brookings Lily Blossom Time. During Blossom Time week Croft Easter lilies are In full bloom in the Brookings area. The blooms are stripped from the area's large acreage of plant ings and are given away to all persons passing through Brook ings or attending the event. Blos soms are distributed to bus pass engers going through Brookings during the week preceding the parade. Invitations to take part In the parade have been extended to all cities and organizations In southern Oregon. Groups which have indicated they will take par tinclude the Shrine drum corps from Crescent City, the Grants Pass Cavemen, the Coos Bay Pirates and others. No en try fee will be charged. Seattle (U.RI CIO Wood workers and western Washing ton logging, boom and sawmill operators will vote early this week on a compromise agree ment aimed at settling a 57-day-old strike of 8000 workers. , Sport Bulletin New York (U.R) The Joey Maxim - Ray Robinson light haavyweight e h a m pionthip fight, originality scheduled for Monday night, was postponed until Wednotday night becauia of rain. Kirby have been missing since Friday when they left for an outing on the John Day river. Their footprints were found lead ing to a section of a bluff along the river that had caved into the stream and a straw hat like that worn by one of them was found 50 feet downstream. George C. Bates, 19-year-old -sailor, was killed in a motorcycle-car collision Sunday north of Eugene. Train Kills Trucker John W. Lickiss. 43-year-old Cottage Grove truck driver, died Saturday when the gravel truck he whs driving collided with a Southern Pacific train at a grade crossing south of Cottage Grove. Portland recorded its 25th traf fic death of the year Saturday. Irene Crorrwell, 58, Hilbboro, was killed when her car crashed Into a parked vehicle. Horace Henry Bodenhammer, 80, of Medford, died Saturday night from injuries when he was struck by a car after he stepped off bus in Medford.
