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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.
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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. ,
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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.