Medford mail tribune., June 27, 1952, Image 1

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Muddy Going Stalls
Searching Patrols
In Elk Creek Area
More Rain Expected
For Next Five Days
-A "loblolly of mud" caused
by a heavy rainfall in the area
at the head of Elk Creek has
slowed the search for George
Baker Dunkin, state police re
ported this morning. Dunkin has
been charged with the murder
Tuesday of State Policeman Phil
B. Lowd.
The terrain in the searcharea,
extremely difficult to cover un
der normal conditions, has be
come almost impassable in spots
because of the downpour, offi
cers reported. "You can't get
within 20 miles of the area, ex
cept on foot," one officer said.
More Rain Forecast
The Medford weather bureau
predicted this morning that In
termittent rain can be expected
for the next five days.
A warrant" for Dunkin's arrest
-was issued late yesterday after
noon by District Judge Rawles
Moore. The complainant in the
murder charge was State Police
Officer Charles Offenbacher,
who was standing a few feet
away from Officer f Lowd when
he was shot and killed.
The officers had been sent into
the Elk creek area to investigate
charges that Dunkin had fired
shots at a national forest trail
crew.
May Have Shelter
State police officers were un
able to speculate on what ef
fect the rainfall would have on
Dunkin's efforts to elude patrol
ling law enforcement officers.
They pointed out that it is pos
sible that Dunkin has found shelr
ter in one of the many mine
shafts in the area, or that he
may have found a shack which
had not been destroyed by offi
cers yesterday.
Prior to start of tne rainfall,
sheriffs deputies reported they
bad fired tear gas shells into sev-
eral mine - shafts in hopes of
flushing Dunkin out into the
open. However, because of the
large number of such shafts, it
was believed unlikely that such
action would be continued.
Watch Officeri
Officers believe that Dunkin
is probably still in the vicinity
of his cabin. Lt. Paul Morgan of
the local state police office, said
last night that he feels "abso
lutely certain," that Dunkin is
in the area being patrolled and
it is believed that at one -time,
the man was actually watching
officers. Morgan said tracks in
dicate that Dunkin had been in
at least one place which patrols
had covered.
Refused Comment
Police refused to comment on
statements by Dunkin's friends
and relatives that he probably
would come out of the moun
tains "with his hands up," when
he is over one of his "spells."
Officer's said they had not talk
ed to any of the persons who
claim to know Dunkin and could
only hope he would, come out
peaceably.
Funeral services for Officer
Lowd were held today at Conger
Morris funeral home. A large
number of state officials were
here for the services.
BULLETIN
Oklahoma City (UP)
Leaders of the National Associ
ation for Advancement of Col
ored People said Friday nomi
nation of Sen. Richard Russell
as either presidential or vice
presidential candidate - would
force a wholesale bolt of Ne
gro voters to the Republicans..
Pensioners Get Assurance
Of $5 Increase Per Month
Washington flJ.R) Old age
pensioners were assured today
. of getting an increase of at least
$5 a month in their social secur
ity checks.
The increase is authorized in a
bill which was passed by the
House last week and approved
by the Senate late Thursday.
Amendment Attached
Before approving the measure
by voice vote, the Senate tacked
on an amendment which would
extend the increase to the "pub
lic assistance" phase of the so
cial security program, at almost
double the cost.
It will be up to a Senate-House
conference committee to recon
cile the differences between the
two versions.
The basic legislation will
boost old age insurance benefits
RATED OUTSTANDING among American youth in 1951, two- boys
and girls are given medals by President Truman at White House.
From left: Stewart W. Oberg, 17, Millinocket, Me., for outstanding
service to school, town and country; Mr. Truman; Parker E. Strati,
10, Coral Gables, Fla., for risking life to save girl attacked by huge
alligator, and Margaret Galassi, 16, Springfield, HI., for saving lives
of seven children when home burned to ground. (International)
UN War Planes Make
Another Assault on
North Korea Plants
Washington U.R) The American air strikes on North Korean
power plants were ordered because the Communists had begun to
use them for Manchurian fighter bases and radar networks, it was
learned Friday.
Seoul, Korea (U.R) United
Nations war planes were dis
closed Friday to have made their
third raid in four days on North
Korea's power plants, but this
time they shunned controversial
installations just south of the
Yal!i river Manchurian border.
One hundred and fifty fighter
bombers from the U.S., Austra
lian, South African and Korean
Jackson County
Artists Receive
Art Show Awards
Five Jackson county aAists
won ribbons and awards in the
fifth annual Southern Oregon
Art show which opened in
Grants Pass yesterday. The
show, sponsored by the Grants
Pass branch, American Associa
tion of University Women, was
judged Wednesday night by
Rachael Griffin and Michele
Russo,- both from the Portland
Art Museum staff.
, Eugene Bennett, Medford;
winner of tne sweepstaKes
award three years ago, won a
blue ribbon for a watercolor en
titled "Yacht Basin." In the oils
division P h i 11 i p Henselman,
Jacksonville, won honorable
mentio n for his "Clown by
Night," Bennett for a work en
titled "Engineer" and Bob Bos
worth, Medford, for a painting
entitled "By the Lake."
In the utilitarian division hon
orable mention went to Hal Bis
hop, Medford, for a picture
called "Green Gold" and to Mrs.
Ethel Yerkey, Trail, for "In
dian." -
Sweepstakes winner was Wal
ter Holm, Grants Pass, who won
the award for "Seascape at
White Rocks." ; . '
The show held at the Grants
Pass high school library, will be
open through Sunday, June 29.
San Francisco (U.R) Strik
ing AFL sailors expanded their
tieup of West Coast shipping
Friday by staying off all ships
except military vessels carrying
essential cargoes.
under the social security pro
gram by 55 a month or 12Vz per
cent, whichever is greater.
The amendment, by Democratic-Leader
Ernest W. McFar
land, would boost federal pay
ments for the needy aged, blind
and disabled by $5 a month and
$3 a month for .dependent chit
dren. r
House Support Doubted
Chairman Walter F. George of
the Senate Finance Committee
said chances are poor that the
House will go along with Mc
Farland's amendment
The bill would not increase
social security taxes. The insur
ance boost would be financed
from the present insurance fund.
Money for the public assistance
increase would come from the
general treasury.
- . ,
air forces Thursday blasted
transformers, switches and gen
erating plants of power installa
tions in the Chosen and Fusen
reservoir areas, which missed
the devastating raids earlier this
week. .
Centers Made Shambles
The three raids made a sham
bles of four enemy hydro-electric
power., centers in northeast
Korea, -. '.j . . r
However, in Thursday's raids
the Allied' bombers avoided the
Suiho dam power station on the
Yalu Viver in northwest Korea,
which was hit by American
planes Monday. The Monday
raid touched off a political fight
in Great Britain, because the
target was near the Communist
Manchurian border.
Planes Team Up
TLS. Air Force F-84 Thunder
jets and F-80' Shooting Stars,
F-51 Mustangs and Marine Cor
sairs teamed up in the third at
tack on the Chosen and Fusen
plants scene of the epic Marine
battle out of a Red encirclement
in December, 1950.
In the ground war, 8th Army
Commander Gen. James A. Van
Fleet sent his infantrymen
smashing into two hill positions
west of Chorwon. The Allied
foot soldiers knocked Chinese
off both hills after bitter strug
gles. An Allied report said 824
Chinese were killed in the two
attacks.
Youfh Faces Court
In Death of Girl
Vancouver, Wash. (U.R) Sev
enteeff-year-old William Perry
Randolph of Camas, Wash., was
remanded to Superior Court Fri
day to face charges in the fatal
shoting of 17-year-old Mrs. Fran
cine Miller, also of Camas,
Thursday during a scuffle in a
parked car.
Charles W. Hall, juvenile
court judge, also ordered a com
panion, Robert Brazney, 17, Ca
mas, held as a material witness
under jurisdiction of the juve
nile court. :
No time was set for Randolph's
arraignment.
Mrs. Miller died on her 17th
birthday.
Lyndel Newbry Elected
Association President
Lyndel Newbry, Ashland, yes;
terday was elected president of
the Rogue Valley Traffic associa
tion for the coming year, accord
ing' to members of the organiza
tion. David Holmes, Medford,
was elected vice-president, and
Fred Morlan, Medford, was re
elected secretary-treasurer.
The traffic association is com
posed of Rogue valley peat ship
pers and its purpose is to bring
about co-operative solution of
problems of the industry.
MINERS ON VACATION-'
Washington (U.E) The Unit
ed Mine Workers announced Fri
day that 475,000 bituminous and
anthracite miners will, begin
their annual 10 day vacation Sat
urday, halting practically all
U.S. coal production during the
period. . -. j
Democrats Accused
Of Unprecedented
Corruption in U.S.
Address Climaxes '
Rally at Denver
Denver (U.R) Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower accused the
Democrats Thursday - night of
causing unprecedented corrup
tion at home and perhaps a need
less war abroad.
'Eisenhower called for a "re
turn oi honesty" in the federal
government in a nationwide ra
dio broadcast climaxing a politi
cal rally, at Denver's Coliseum.
Some 11,000 persons crowded
into the Coliseum to hear the
general.
No Answer to Problems
The general said there was no
answer to the nation's future
problems "under the leadership
of men in a party too- long in
power." x
"We have had corruption be
fore, but never before has it
reached such epidemic propor
tions," Eisenhower said. "In a
little more than 12 months, 177
persons in the Bureau of Intern
al Revenue alone were fired for
dishonesty and other improper
activities, and that number does
not include those who were al
lowed to quit because of ill
health."
Deviates from Subject
The general's speech, directed
to the nation's youth, was billed
as primarily an address on
domestic issues, but Eisenhower
deviated from his subject to lash
the Democrats for putting their
"trust in a Godless dictator
ship," "Today the consequences of
that misplaced trust come home
to' each of us in the war in Ko
rea," he said. "If we had been
less trusting, if we had been "less
soft and weak, there might
easily have been no war."
New Experience
Eisenhower said that as a re
sult of the Democrats' willing
ness to trust the "God-less dicta
torship," the nation was under
going a new experience.
"For the first-time in history,
young Americans find their
country, as it faces the world,
fearful and indecisive," he said.
Eisenhower said there was no
cause for defeatism in this na
tion. - . ... , - - ' .
July 1 Deadline For Mine Filings
Jilly 1 is the deadline for fil
ing assessment notices of all un
patented mining claims, accord
ing to the Jackson county
clerk's office.
Any miner who has an unpat
ented claim must file by noon
on this day and must show that
he has dne $100 worth of work,
or more, during the past year
Medford Boy Hurt
In Fall From Tree
Joel Dahlin, 1-1-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Verus W. Dah
lin, 132 Vancouver avenue, was
in Community hospital today
with a fractured skull after fall
ing from a tree onto the pave
ment yesterday afternoon, ac
cording to his parents.
The boy's father says that
Joel was constructing a platform
about 20 feet above the ground
when the limb he was on started
to crack. He grabbed for another
limb. It broke and fell to the
pavement with him, where he
hit his head on the curbing..
Joel's father took him to Com
munity hospital, where he was
admitted at .2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Today his condition was said to
be improved.
City Council Accepts
US Funds for Airport
An offer of the federal govern
ment to participate in the recent
purchase of property at the mu
nicipal airport, was accepted this
afternoon in a special meeting
of the ity council, according to
City Recorder J. Ralph Wood
ford. ' The government offer -was to
pay for 56.02 per "cent of the
S65.000 Biddle property, which
the city purchased in December.
The property was acquired to en
able installation of an instru
ment landing system, according
to City Superintendent Robert
Duff:
Veto of Immigration
Measure Overriden
Washington (U.R) The Mc-Carran-Walter
bill to revise and
codify the nation's hodge-podge
immigration laws was written
into law Friday over President
Truman's veto. The Senate fol
lowed'the House's example and
voted 57 to 26 to override the
President's veto.
Medford
Col ted Press Full Leased Wire
47th Year 20 Pages
PRISONERS' 'ULTIMATUM'
Eisenhower Views
Seem to Be Hazy,
Taft Declares
Stand on T-H Law
Appears Uncertain
Charlottesville, Va. (U.R)
Sen. Robert A. Taft" said Friday
that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhow
er's views on labor and farm
policies seem to be "hazy."
Taft told a news conference
that Eisenhower's stand on the
Taft-Hartley Law appear to be
"uncertain," and subject to con
stant modifications.
And as for farm policy, Taft
said his chief rival for the Re
publican presidential nomina
tion appears willing to accept
"whatever farm , editors want
him to say."
Winding Up Campaign
Taft came here to wind up his
cross-country campaigning be
fore moving his headquarters to
Chicago next Monday. He met
with members of Virgina's na
tional convention delegates.
Most of the committed Virginia
delegates are pledged to Taft.
Taft told newsmen that Eisen
hower seems to be coming closer
to his own views on some issues.
He cited Eisenhower's speech
Thursday night at which the gen
eral hit out onthe issue of cor
ruption in the" Democratic ad
ministration.
Denouncement Easy
"Of course, it's easy to de
nounce, corruption," Taft said
"Everyone wants to do that."
Taft estimated that in his pre-
convention campaigning he has
met about 600 or roughly half
of the Republican convention
delegates. He said he thinks
about half the total delegate
votes are for me."
There are . 1206 . Republican
delegates. It takes 604 votes to
win the GOP nomination.
(July 1, 1951 to July 1, 1952). If
an assessment filing is not made
by this date the claim will re
vert, back to the government.
If the claim is on O and C
lands (odd sections along old O
and C railroad right of way) the
above must be done, and, in ad
dition, a copy of -the assessment
mailed to the Portland O and C
office within 60 days of filing
locally.
The law stipulates that "in
order that a claim may be main
tained by the performance of
assessment work, the work per
formed must be of a type that
will develop the mineral de
posits of claim, ordinary work
consists of shafts, drifts, test
pits, drill holes, and other forms
of exploration, excavation or ac
tual mining. In some instances
road work or trail construction
is . applicable ' as assessment
work."
Boost Requested in
Parcel Post Rates
Washington (U.R) Postmaster
General Josse M. Donaldson Fri
day asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission' for its con
sent to increase parcel post rates.
He told the commission, how
ever, that -he did not know at
this time how muclAof an in
crease may be necessary to put
parcel post on a paying basis.
Through similar proceedings
in 1951. the Post Office depart
ment put through a 25 per cent
hike which brought about $100,
000,000 annually in additional
revenues. This failed to meet
new costs resulting from higher
wages and righer rates paid rail
roads for carrying the mail.
Truck Firm Violates
Permit Requirements
Salem (UP) State Public
Utilities Commissioner Charles
H. Heltzel said Friday he has im
posed a penalty of $1000 against
the Gilmore Trucking Co. of
Sunnyville, Calif., for engaging
in Oregon intrastate trucking
without a permit.
Heltzel said a formal hearing
showed that the company had
transported prunes and contain
ers between ' Canyonville and
Medford in Oregon without a
permit authorizing, this type of
service, and otherwise had failed
to comply with the Oregon mo
tor transportation code. ,
MEDFORD, OREGON,
HOLDING UP NOTE BOOK filled with 604 four-leaf clovers, Sena
tor Robert A. Taft (R), O... tells Washington press conference his
nomination as GOP's presidential candidate Is foregone conclu
sion. Clovers were gift of Waterville, O., admirer. (International)
Kefauver Challenges
Democratic 'Bosses7
To Block Nomination
Washington (UP) Sen. Es
tes Kefauver threw down a new
challenge to Democratic "bosses"
Friday to block his bid for the
presidential, nomination if they
can.
"It's not going to work," the
Tennessee Democrat declared
confidently in a speech prepared
for the National Junior Chamber
of Commerce at Dallas, Tex.
Confident Of Victory
Kefauver said he knows that
"some of the so-called ""bosses' of
the Democratic Party have gotten
together in a last ditch effort
to block my nomination." -""
. But "the voters have respond
ed" to his appeal, he said, and
he is confident of winning.
Kefauver- joined ' one of his
leading Democratic opponents,
Sen. Richard B. Russell, D-Ga.,
in taking pokes at the Republi
cans. The Tennesee senator said "It
would come with more grace
from Republican mouths when
Allied Delegates
Quit Truce Parley
Panmunjom, Korea (U.R)
United Nations delegates walked
out on sputtering Communist
truce negotiators Friday for the
third time this month and told
them they would not be back for
three days.
Maj. Gen. William K. Harri
son, chief U. N. delegate, called
the "respite from .propaganda"
after, lie said, the Reds demon
strated they had nothing new to
offer. '
North Korean Gen. Nam II,
head of the Red delegation, pro
tested strongly against recessing
the deadlocked armistice talks
until next Tuesday.
"Nam's tone was very high,"
U. N. spokesman Brig. Gen. Wil
liam P. Nuckols said. ' Toward
the end it was approaching a
strident scream."
County Highway Bids
Called for June 11
Bids on two important Jack
son county highway improve
ment" projects will be opened
Friday, July 11, in Portland, the
state highway commission re
ported today. A total of $1,430,-
000 has been allocated for the
projects, according to previous
announcements.
O'f the sum, $825,000 ha.s been
allocated for relocation of High
way 99 in the Gold Hill area.
The highway commission says
the project, called the Rock
Point-Blackwell Hill section, in
volves 5 1 miles of grading and
paving.
The projected widening of the
Medford-county farm section of
Hiehwav 99, for which $60o,000
has been allocated, calls for 5.36
miles of grading and paving.
Weather
FORECAST: Showery and cool
tonight and Saturday. Low
tonight SO. High Saturday
65-8.
TEMPERATURE:
Highest Yesterday - 91
' Lowest This Morning 58
PRECIPITATION:
To 10:30 A. M. Today . J7
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1952
they denounce corruption in tax
es, if they weren't at the same
time accusing one another of
stealing Texas."
Democrats Rejoice
Russell said earlier in Salt
Lake City, Utah, that "good
Democrats" are "rejoicing" at
the squabble between GOP aspi
rants Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Sen. Robert A. Taft.
Russell's campaign manager,
Sen. Edwin C. Johnson, D-Colo.,
predicted Thursday that the
Georgia senator will take
Democratic nomination or
early" ballot. '" --"V-.' ...
the
Medford Youths
Elected to Posts
At. Boys Stale
Salem (U.R) Leonard Andis
of Bend did what Teddy Roose
velt failed to do in his famous
Bull Moose bolt of the Republi
can party.
Andis bolted the Federalist
party of Boys State and was
elected governor, over both the
Federalist and Nationalist regu
lar candidates.
Andis? runner-up in the pri
mary for the Federalist party
nomination, defeated the regular
party nominee, Don Jambura of
Pendleton, and the Nationalist
party nominee, Douglas Basham
of Portland.
Federalists Control House
The Federalists won control of
the House of Representatives but
the Senate was about equally
divided between the two parties.
Election winners include:
Charles Frost, Medford. state
treasurer; William Hamilton,
Grants Pass, labor commission
er; Craig Phillip and Jim Gun
ton, both of Medford, elected to
the Senate; James York, Gary
Gustafson, Carl Mohr and Lewis
Bright, all of Medford, and Bob
Hurd, Talent, all elected to the
House.
Midwest Heat
East, South Continue Hot
By UNITED PRESS
Cool air broke the heat wave
in the Midwest Friday but it
continued hot along the East
Coast and in the South.
The cool air mass moved
down from Canada through the
Great Lakes region and across
Ohio.
At least 74 persons were dead
32 from heat prostration.
Many others drowned.
Maryland's poultry industry
was hard hit by the heat. Poul
trymen said an estimated 50,000
baby chicks had been killed.'
Grain Fields Suffer
; Hay and grain fields in Ten
nessee were drying up and cat
tlemen flooded the Knoxville
market with cattle, driving the
price down $2 per hundred
pounds.
Arkansas was in the 34th day
of a dry spelL and conservation
authorities said . lakes and
streams were drying up, endan
gering 10,000 fish. The. Game
and Fish Commission sent out
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STUDIED
Warden's Warning
Brings Surrender
After 10 Hours
Uneasy Quiet Hangs
Over Penitentiary
Eddyville, Ky. (U.R) Guards
at the Kentucky State Prison
kept a watchful eye Friday on
more than 100 surly prisoners
who staged a 10-hour riot Thurs
day in which nine convicts were
wounded.
An uneasy quiet hung over
the prison as Warden Jesse Bu
chanan studied a 10-point "ulti
matum" which the prisoners
sent to him at the peak of the
riot. The rebellious inmates sur
rendered Thursday night after
the 300-pound warden warned
them to "come out or we'll shoot
you out."
Hostages Seized
The rioters, led by 40 of the
state's most hardened criminals,
seized two guards and the fore
man of the garment factory as
hostages early Thursday and
took over the factory and the
prison commissary. Guard Hen
ry Darnell was beaten with a
club before he was released.
Buchanan described Chaplain
Paul Jaggers as "the real hero of
this thing." Jaggers" acted as
messenger between the rebel
lious convicts and the warden.
"He went among those tough
babies like he was invited to
their party," the warden said.
No Promises Made
Buchanan said he made "no
promises" to the prisoners be
lore they surrendered.
"I told them we were coming
after them with guns," he said.
'Thank God they had enough'
sense to give up peacefully."
At one point Buchanan order
ed guards to open fire when it
appeared the rioters were going
to storm other prison buildings.
Nine prisoners were wounded by
shotgun pellets.
The rampage started because
the prisoners were angry when '
power was turned off while they
were listening to an account of
a boxing match on their radios
Wednesday night, and at the
morning exercise period they re
fused to drill in the sun.
Local Sub-Post Office
To Be Moved on Monday
The sub-post office, a contract
station, presently located at 28
South Central avenue, will be
moved to Halls Drug Store at
323 East Main street, according
to Postmaster Moore Hamilton
who said today the change will
become effective Monday morn
ing, June 30.
The sub-post office in the new
quarters will be open from 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., .Monday
through Friday, and from 8:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on Saturdays,
Hamilton stated.
Radio Highlights
Sen. Richard B. Russell will
reply to Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower's Abilene speech
in a program over station
KMED (1440 kc) Friday at
10:30 p.m.
Wave Broken;
emergency crews to rescue fish
and dump them into oxygen
spiked waten
At Raleigh, N.C., a dairyman
passed out free ice cream to
state highway department em
ployees Thursday when the tem
perature hit 104. At Charlotte,
N.C., where the temperature
reached 102, an overworked ice
cream machine caught fire.
A woman was treated for
frost-bite during the peak of the
heat wave at Rockville, Md.,
when her hand stuck to an ice
tray in her refrigerator.
Mayor's Order Refused
At Detroit a woman mayor'
was the hero of 4,000 policemen.
When the mercury skipped to
around the 100 mark, Acting
Mayor Mary V. Beck gave per
mission for the cops to remove
their neckties during the heat
wave.
But Police Commissioner
George F. Boos refused to fol
low her orders and told police
to keep fully clothed despite
"unbearably hot weather.,