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Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 47th Year 16 Pages STEEL "COMMAND PERFORMANCE" C. I. O. President Philip Murray, Joseph Larkin, left, Beth- lehem Steel vice president, and John Morse, general counsel of Bethlehem, meet at a "command performance" to end steel strike. They were not immedaitely able to reach a settlements State Commission Denies Application ForPGE PeltonDam Salem (UP.) Action by the Oregon Hydroelectric commis sion Wednesday blocked con struction of Portland General Electric company's proposed Pelton dam on the Deschutes river. The commission Tuesday de nied the application of the firm for a permit to construct the dam. A report to the commission by Dr. Willis H. Rich, professor of biology at Stanford university said the dam would destroy all fish life above the proposed site. Commission Requested Survey The commission last March di rected the State Fish Commis sion and Portland General Elec tric to try to reach some agree ment on the construction of the dam. When the two organiza tions failed to get together, the Hydroelectric commission re quested Dr. Rich to make his4 survey. The proposed power project has been vigorously opposed by sportsmen and the State Fish commission. The commission operates a hatchery on the Me- tolius river which empties into the Deschutes above the Pelton site in central Oregon. Would Eliminate Fish The order denying the permit stated the proposed dam would eliminate the entire salmon and steelhead runs above the dam. It also said the requirements of the Oregon law for protection of fish life in the Deschutes have not and could not be complied with. Portland General Elctric had offered to replace the hatchery at a site that would not be ef fected by the proposed Pelton dam. But the Hydroelectric com mission was informed, that a suitable hatchery could not be built elsewhere for a price Port land General Electric was will ing to pay. Cooler Temperatures In Rogue Valley Today Cool air which invaded Ore gon Tuesday and lingered re sulted in temperature drop in this area today but a rising trend was forecast for Thursday, the Medford office of the weath er bureau reported. While Medford continued to lead in the state with a 98-de-gree maximum Tuesday, the an ticipated high temperature for today was. about 95. The bureau predicted that the rising trend will being a 98 to 100 maximum on Thursday. Other highs yesterday in Ore gon included Ontario 97, Pendle ton 94, Burns and Eugene 92, The Dalles, Baker and Redmond 91, Portland, 82. North Bend 67, and Newport 64. ' Bad Break Reported In Irrigation Ditch The Medford irrigation dist rict's ditch broke badly at the Eagle Gulch flume yesterday and the area served by the district is expected to be with out water until Saturday, it was learned today. A crew was sent to repair the ditch at 2 p.m. Tuesday when the break occurred.' . County Agent W. B. Tucker said this morning that "it will be very bad for the crops" if they have no water until the nd of the week. He said this was the only ditch the dist rict his, to fax u he katw. . ij New Talks Scheduled By Steel Negotiators Pittsburgh (U.R) Dr. John R. Steelman, acting director of de fense mobilization, was expect ed to make a second try Wednes day to settle the nationwide steel strike which has idled 1,250,000 workers across the na tion. A two-hour conference ar ranged by Steelman Tuesday be tween Philip Murray, president of the United Steelworkers CIO, and Joseph M. Larkin, vice pres ident of Bethlehem Steel, col lapsed over the union shop is sue. Union Blamed Larkin blamed collapse of the latest talks on the Steelworkers' insistence for a "compulsory" union shop. He claimed the union would not discuss other issues, until the union shop "is sue had been solved. Murray countered the com pany charges by-branding the industry's latest offer "inade quate and unsatisfactory." He also accused the steel companies of handing out "distorted propa ganda." An industry statement reveal ed the union had been offered wage increases averaging 16 cents an hour, six paid holidays, improved vacations and in creased shift differentials. Grimness Apparent The grimness of the situation Trunk Water Main Completed by City With the cutting in of a 12 inch trunkline water main this morning on West Main street, a project begun in 1948 was com pleted, according to City Super intendent Robert Duff. The work was started four years ago. Duff pointed out. with a 16-inch line extended from the reservoir down to Bar nett road. The projection was continued up Stewart avenue until even with Chestnut street. It then cut over to Chestnut, fol lowing to Prune street, Jeanette avenue. Western avenue and West Second street. This line by-passed West Main and during the tie-up this morn ing all the water west of the Chestnut street line was turned off from 5 to 10:45 o'clock. Radio Highlights Richard Reeves, Grants Pass, Rogue Valley soap box derby winner, and his father will be feaured on an inter-" view at 5:45 p.m. today on radio station KYJC (1230). 350-Man Crew Battling Big Washington Forest Blaze Marblemount, Wash. (U.R) A grimy 350-man crew fought Wednesday to control a 500-acre forest fire in high timber "east of here after the raging blaze burned to death a man and his son. Foresters said Shirley Cook, about 45, and his 20-year-old son, Charles, perished when flames trapped them. Four other members of a road crew with whom the Cooks were working escaped. Rescue Failed Foresters said the father and son died after the elder Cook collapsed and the. youth failed MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1952 became apparent immediately after the talks broke' off. Mur ray immediately called for a meeting of the union's 175-man wage policy committee to meet here next Monday for what was tantamount to a vote of confi dence. The powerful committee was expected to back .Murray by voting overwhelmingly in favor ef continuing the strike of the 600,000 steel and iron ore work ers. Truman Undergoes Check Up Following 'Mild Infection' Washington -(U.R) President Truman was admitted to Walter Reed Army hospital Wednesday for a checkup following a four day bout with what the White House described as a "mild virus infection." Press Secretary Joseph Short said the Chief Executive might be in the hospital for "two or three days." "But it won't be for very long," Short said. Mr. Truman entered the hos pital on the recommendation of White House physician Maj. Gen. Wallace H. Graham. Short said the president en tered the modern Army medical center because Graham "wanted to do, some checking out there where they have equipment." Short said Mr. Truman had no temperature Wednesday for the first time in several days. Gra ham said, however, there was a possibility that some "slight fever might develop during the day. The president has been con fined to his personal quarters on the second floor of the White house since Monday. He cancel ed all engagements and spent most of his time in bed. While confined, however, he has been able to work on the hundreds of bills left for his signature . by Congress GRAND JURY TO MEET Consideration of a large dock et of criminal matters will be gin Thursday morning by the grand jury which is completing its term of duty with this session according to District Attorney Paul Haviland. Among the cases to be considered is the stabbing of Carl Blair. Shady Cove, last April. A new grand jury will convene next Monday, and will consider, among others, the safe ty cf the county bridge at Rogue River. in an effort to carry him to safety. Cause of the fire was under mined, but some authorities be beve it might have been started from blasting. Burning Through Timber , Every available man in the vi cinity was pressed into service to battle the spreading blaze. The fire was burning through timber on the west slope of the Cascade mountains in northeast ern Skagit county just east of Marblemount. Ruggedness of the terrain pre vented use of mechanical fire fighting equipment and the fire crew was fighting it out hand-to-hand -with.-tae-blaze. President Truman Signs 'Catch Air Appropriation Bill HST Attacks Economy Cuts as 'Dangerous' Washington (U.R) President Truman took another swing at exceedingly dangerous" con gressional economy cuts Tues day night as he signed the Sll, ti)j,i ib,6Si) "catch-all appro priations bill. The measure provides funds for foreign aid, atomic expan sion and construction of a glo bal network of secret air bases during fiscal 1953 which began July 1. ' Last Money Bill The measure was the last of the fiscal 1953 money bills re quiring the president's signature and brought total appropriations to $75,327,182,112. Mr. Truman had asked for $83,963,150,796. Mr. Truman said in a state ment he was particularly con cerned about slashes in appro priations for civil defense, anti inflation controls and mutual security. Repeats Gross Error The president said Congress repeated "the gross error of the last two years" when it chop ped requested civil defense funds by 90 per cent. He said the appropriations for economic stabilization agencies were "another case of reckless slash ing without regard to the conse quences to our people or to de fense." Reductions in foreign aid funds, Mr. Truman said, were "an - exceedingly dangerous thing for the Congress to have done." He said cuts for Asiatic nations were "even more cruel" because they were made at a time when these countries face severe economic pressure. Atomic Program "Saved" Some congressmen succeeded in saving the atomic expansion program from "disastrous cur tailment," .the . president said, but many of the cuts approved during the dying, days of the 82nd Congress will "seriously hamper our total defense ef fort." . Meeting Cancelled Due to Eva's Illness Buenos Aires (U.R) A cabi net meeting was cancelled a few minutes before it was due to start Wednesday. It was under stood the meeting was cancelled because of the increasing se riousness of the condition of Senora Eva Peron, wife of President Juan D. Peron. Work also was stopped on a big new apartment building near the presidential palace to eliminate noise. American Charge d'Affaires Lester Mallory cancelled a re ception set for Thursday for Americans in Buenos Aires' to meet Albert Nufer, the new American ambassador who ar rived Wednesday. Senora Peron's condition was reported unchanged in a medical bulletin Tuesday night. It had been announced a week ago that her condition was unsatisfac tory. Casualties in Korsa Up 715 During Week Washington ,U.R) Amer ican battle casualties in Korea totaled 112.843 through last Fri day, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. This is an increase of 715 "over the report released last week. It covers those whose next of kin have been notified but not necessarily all casualties through last Friday. The summary includes 19,838 deaths, 80,640 wounded, 9,520 missing, 1,460 captured and 1,385 previously 'reported as re turned to service. Negotiations Continue In AFL Sailors Strike San Francisco (U. Rep resentatives of the AFL Sailor's Union of the Pacific and the Pacific Maritime Assn., went in to the third day of joint nego tiations Wednesday in an ef fort to end the seven-week old West Coast shipping strike. Federal Conciliator Omar Hoskins conducted the session. Settlement failed to material ize Tuesday. Harry Lundeberg, SUP secretary, was absent from the negotiations. Instead, Lunde- kberg appeared before the Na tional Labor Relations Board in connection with charges of un fair labor practices filed by the PMA against both the SUP and the . Independent International Longshoremen's and Warehouse men's Union. Tribune ins t r I I fa DEMOS STUDY CONCLAVE SITE -In Chicago's International Amphitheater, Democratic convention "bigwigs" survey scene they'll take over next week for the Democratic national conven tion. Left to right: Frank E. McKinney, chairman of the national committee; Lawrence Westbrook. assistant chairman; Leslie M. Biffle, sergeant at arms; Joseph M. Howard, assistant chairman. Civil Rights Threat To Democratic Unity Chicago (U.R) Sen. Herberti split the 1948 convention wide H. Lehman of New York saidi open- Wednesday that unless the 1952 Democratic platform includes a strong civil rights and anti-filibuster plank the party will face another fight like the one which Senator Byrd Gains Landslide Victory Over Trumanite Foe ""Richmond; V (U.R) Sen. Harry Flood Byrd (D-Va.), swept in by a landslide vote for his fourth six-year term as "watch dog of the treasury," won the most cne-sided victory of his long political career Tuesday in a primary that observers thought would be his closest. United Press returns from 1, 675 of the state's 1780 precincts gave Byrd 212,881 votes to 125, 678 for Col. Francis Pickens Miller. Moderating Influence Byrd immediately expressed a hope that his victory would "act as a moderating influence on the Democratic Party to the ex tent that the Democrats can get back to the real and true prin ciples of the Democratic party." Byrd himself was frankly sur prised at the huge margin by which he defeated Miller. 57-year-old leader of the "anti Byrd" wing of the Virginia Dem ocratic Party. Jubilant Byrd leaders called the renomination, tantamount to election, "a triumph for all that Senator Byrd stands for" and a repudiation by Virginia of Tru man administration policies which Byrd opposes. Klamath Program To Be Directed in KF Sacramento (U.R) The final phase of the Upper Klamath River Basin development pro gram will De directed irom Klamath Falls. Ore., by Donald A. Gray, Richard L. Boke, re gional director for the U. S. Bu rear of Reclamation announced Wednesday. Because he was recently resi dent engineer for the bureau on its Pajaro River, Calif., Basin investiaations. Gray was de scribed as being experienced in this type job. Olympia (U.R) The state of Oregon Wednesday placed a re striction upon the importation of hogs from Washington state. BASEBALL AMERICAN Cleveland 0 7130 New York .... 1313 0 Lemon, Harris 7, Brissie 9, Garcia 10 and Hegan, Tipton; Sain, Morgan 3, Hogue 8, Mc Donald 10 and Berra. Home runs For Cleveland: Lemon; for New York: Berra. Chicago ..3 9 0 Boston 7 130- Dobson, Kretlow 3, Judson 7, Kennedy 8 and Lollar, Masi 4; Parnell and While. - Home run For Boston: Ev er. , United Press Full Leased Wire No. 100 Lehman, member of the pre liminary drafting committee, said his demand for a tough stand on the touchy civil rights issue has the backing of Presi dent Truman and of "a majority" of the convention delegates. It could lead to a Southern bolt. Hearings Open f Lehman spoke at a news con ference as the committee open ed four days of public hearings on all angles of the issues the Democrats will take to the elec torate in November. Leaders of the major farm groups. spoke up for continued flexible price supports. A draft ing committee course said the farm plank probably will favor maintaining supports at 90 per cent of parity. It probably will sidestep the controversial Bran- nan subsidy plan which has been I attacked by most major farm organizations. Platform Ready Wednesday The platform will be submit ted to the full convention next Wednesday. Lehman vowed that he would carry his fight to the conven tion floor next week, if neces sary. His challenge exploded the hopes of some top Democratic Convention leaders that they could arrange a quiet compro mise on civil rights. One compromise proposal al ready has been offered by some supporters of Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia. They sug gested that a federal fair play employment practice commission law be passed with a proviso that the individual states could veto it. Lehman Punctures Plan Lehman punctured that trial balloon. Georgia's Gov. Herman Talmadge, a big Russell boost er, jabbed it from the other side. He said in Atlanta he is against civil rights legislation "in any form whatsoever, cither voluntary or compulsory." Lehman put almost equal em phasis on the anti-filibuster rule. The Southern senators, have clung jealously to their right of unlimited debate as their best weapon against civil rights leg islation. Ontario (U.R) Polio virus continued to plague Malheur county Wednesday as the eighth victim and possibly a ninth case were confined to Malheur me morial hospital. Oswego Postmistress Within Rights in Assigning Numbers Salem (U.R) The post-j mistress of Osweeo was within her legal rights in assigning house numbers to residences outside the city limits but serv ed by the Oswego postoffice, At torney General George Neuner said Wednesday. The opinion involved the vexatious question of identifi cationof houses on rural free de livery routes and was of inter est throughout Oregon. Must Be Sensible But he suggesed that the post mistress should be sure her plan was "sensible.',' . Neuner's opinion was sought by former Clackamas County District Attorney Leonard I. Lindas, who said: "Question has arisen as to who has the juris- imm break moted by new COMMIE MOVES Panmunjom, Korea (U.R) Two surprise moves by the Com munists hinted Wednesday a ma jor break may be imminent in the Korean truce negotiations. In apparently related actions, the Chinese Communists decid ed to recognize the Geneva Con vention for the treatment of war prisoners, and Red Truce Red Mig Shot Down; Destroyer Blasts Communist Train Seoul, Korea (U.R) Ameri can Sabrejets jumped more than 50 Communist MIG-15 jets high over "MIG Alley" Wednesday in three air battles and shot down at least one of the Russian built fighters. Capt. Arthur M. McCarthy, of Dearborn, Mich., was credit ed with knocking the MIG out of the skies. It was his first claim. Best MIG Pilot He described his opponent as "the best MIG pilot I have seen up there," reflecting the aggres siveness of the enemy flier. It was the largest MIG force sighted in several days. The Navy disclosed an Ameri can destroyer trapped and de storyed a 20-car Communist train taking tanks, guns and ammunition to the front Tues day. It was one of the biggest train kills of the year. The destroyer Orleck was pa troling off the Korean East coast when two officers of the early watch heard the train racing south. Smashed Rails The Orleck sped south along the coast, smashed the tracks in front of the train and derailed the last car to prevent the train from escaping by backing up. The Orleck's guns then ham mered the train into junk, blow ing up 14 cars of ammunition, one flat car hauling tanks and five others carrying. 14 heavy-cal iber ' artillery pieces. Little Change Noted In Vegetable Prices By UNITED PRESS A spot check showed Wednes day there has been little overall change in the price of vegetables during the last year. Except for potatoes, fresh vegetables have not been subject to price controls. The ceilings on potatoes were removed recently, and a survey showed that prices have risen, largely because of an overall shortage in the crop. An amendment to the Defense Production Act removed canned and frozen fruits and vegetables from price control effective July 1. and Price Chief Ellis Arnall this week made the order formal. But since June 30 grocers have been free, legally at least, to raise prices on canned and frozen fruits and vegetables. A check of 12 major cities, however, showed that few retail ers availed themselves of the opportunity. . Portland (U.R) The $135. 000 Gold Beach Indian trust timberland case moved a step closer to settlement Wednesday but both sides to the issue in dicated they might appeal the judgment. Weather FORECAST: Connufd fair through Thursdav. Low to night 55. High Thursday 98 100. . Tcmn. Highest Yesterday . 9S Lowest this Morning 51 diction of assigning house num bers to bufldings beyond the limits of an incorporated city but lying within the six mile ra dius thereof." Assigned Numbers The Oswego postmistress, the opinion observed, on her own initiative assigned house num bers to dwellings located within the territory served by the Os wego postoffice but beyond that city's limits. The opinion noted that the numbering system so established "does not follow that within the city nor does it con form to any other established plan." Neuner said the naming of streets and numbering of houses is a legislative matter. Assigning of house numbers is a mutual matter. j I negotiators asked for a further two-day recess in the armistice talks here. Next Meeting Friday An important development seemed likely when the two sides meet next at 11 a.m.. Fri day. The session presumably will be secret, as were the 10 meetings preceding the recess which began Monday. Radio Peiping broadcast Chin ese Communist Premier Chou En-Lai's recognition of the Gen eva Convention. A few hours later, Commun ist liaison officers asked a two day extension of the original two-day recess called at their request. Both sides were to have met again Wednesday. Never Listens to Comment Brig. Gen. William P. Nuck ols, official UN spokesman, said the UN "never listens to. makes any comment on or pays any attention to Communist propa ganda broadcasts," such as to day's. Observors here were convinc ed the Reds either were prepar ing to make a new proposal or working over a United Nations suggestion that a neutral "pro tecting power" be called in to mediate the prisoner exchange deadlock. Might Bring Armistice The move might bring an arm istice in a few days. The ques tion of prisoner exchange would remain open, with the neutral "protecting power" intervening to mediate a solution while the armistice was in effect. The armistice agreement is complete except for the para graph dealing with the return of prisoners. Montana Voters Show Unexpected Interest Helena, Mont. U.R) Dem ocratic and Republican Congres sional races in Montana's west tern district Wednesday stole the show from all other contests in Montana's primary election which attracted a turnout sur prising to political "experts." It appeared political candi dates had underestimated voter interest in this go-round which fell between national GOP and Democratic convention's. After slicing the lead of Lt. Gov. Paul Cannon of Butte to within striking distance, Lee Metcalf of Helena watched his opponent inch away to a 1,500 vote lead in the hot first district race for the post vacr'-d by Democratic Rep. Mike Mans field of Missoula, unopposed for the senatorial nomination. On the Republican side, state Rep. Winfield (Windy) Page of Missoula, who had moved out in front of Helena attorney Well ington Pankin at one time dur ing the night, dropped behind again on the basis of the latest tabluation. Rankin is the bro ther of former Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin. Valley Men Elected By Rural Carriers Bend (U.R) Oregon Rural Letter Carriers will hold their 50th annual convention in Salem next year. The selection of the site for the 1953 convention came at the end of the carriers' 1952 con ference here Tuesday. The conference also elected Warren Coombs, Eugene, as president. Harry E. Root, Esta cada, was the choice for first vice president: E. Loyde John son, Ashland, was named sec ond vice president: and Hans Hammin, Eagle Point, was elect ed treasurer. Wholesale Food Prices Register New Increases New York (U.R) Wholesale food prices registered their third consecutive advance this week a gain of 10 cents which moved the Dun & Bradstreet in dex to the highest level of the year. Higher prices for 13 of the 31 food components used by Dun & Bradstreet in the index moved the figure for the week ended July 15 to 56.61 from 6.51 the week before, giving a three-week cumulative rise of 22 cents. Wholesale food costs still are below the 1952 top of $6.54 es tablished January 1. Washington U.R) Secre tary of State Dean Acheson Wednesday challenged Red China to live up fully to its newly-professed adherence to the Geneva Convention on hu mane treatment of war prison ers. BULLETINS Helsinki (U.R) The U. S. soccer learn was eliminated from the Olympic qualifying tournament by Italy, 8-0, Wednesday.
