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47th Year 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1952
No. 106
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QUAKE AFTER-SHOCKS CONTINUE
Two after-shocks of the Monday earthquake that
shattered Tehachapi, Calif., rippled across south
ern California early Wednesday. There were
no reports of new damage although buildings in
Los Angeles swayed gently and light fixtures
and some equipment moved with the rocking
motion. Rough estimates at Tehachapi were
placed at $2,800,000 and in nearby Arvin the
toll was placed unofficially at 5500,000. In all
Shooting Victim Also
Another Missing Man
A. M. Jones. 56-year-old Con
cord, Calif., auto parts firm exe
cutive, was beaten before he was
shot to death . in Crater Lake
National park xtyet :'"the je'eSr
end, it was, . revealed Jjy .Jan.
- autopsy performed in Klamath
Falls yesterday.
Dr. George Adler, - Klamath
county coroner, said that Jones'
skull was fractured,, apparently
by a blunt instrument, and his
lower abdomen was severely
bruised.
The other murder victim, C,
P. Culhane, 52, Detroit, Mich.,
apparently had not been beaten.
Both were shot to death through
the head with a .32 caliber auto
matic pistol. The men. top sales
executives of United Motors Ser
vice, a General Motors parts
subsidiary, were found Monday
afternoon after having been
missing since Saturday after
noon. Checking Licences
Meanwhile, Federal Bureau
of Investigation agents began a
check of license numbers of all
cars which entered the park
Saturday, the day the men were
killed
The job of tracking the killer
or killers of the two men has
become a painstaking detective
job. It is theorized that the mur
der motive may have been rob
bery, and police said that the
men had been robbed of sev
eral hundred dollars. Their
wrist watches also had been tak
en. Ira J. Kennedy, Detroit, an
executive of the firm which em
ployed the shooting victims, has
arranged to return Culhane's
body to his home i& Detroit
Jones' widow, Betty Mae, also
arrived in Klamath Falls to
claim her husband's body. Cul
hane is survived by his widow,
Irene, and two sons, Charles Jr.,
23, and David, 21.
Dunkin Theory Discounted
Suspicion that the double
murder had been committed by
George Baker Dunkin, 67, who
is wanted for the killing of State
Government To Buy
Fresh Bartlett Pears
Washington (U.R) The Agri
culture department Wednesday
offered to buy an undisclosed
amount of fresh Bartlett pears
to help raise producer prices and
remove surpluses from the
market.
It said the quantity to be pur
chased will depend on market
ing conditions.
Initial purchases are expected
to begin in about a week in
California.
Pears purchased will be used
in non-profit school lunch pro
grams and other eligible outlets.
In 1949 the department
bought 832,000 boxes at a cost
of 1,762,300 from producers in
California, Oregon and Wash
Policeman Phil Lowd on June
24, has largely been discounted
by authorities. It is argued that
there is still reason to believe
fie As in. the area where.' he was
first sought, some 0 air- miles
west of the lake; that "the mur
der of the two men presumably
was committed by more than
one man, and that' Dunkin's
temperament probably would
have led to a different type of
crime than the apparently
coolly-performed robbery and
cold-blooded shooting.
Another man was reported
Egypt Army Grabs
Control of Cairo
Beirut, Lebanon (U.R) A
Cairo radio broadcast Moni
tored here said Wednesday
lhat Premier Naguib el Hilaly
Pasha of Egypt has resigned
and lhat King Farouk asked
former Premier Aly Maher
Pasha, an independent, to
form a new Cabinet.
Cairo (U.fc The Army
seized control of Cairo Wednes
day and reportedly all of
Egypt on the ground that
"traitors have trifled with the
nation's interests."
Lt. Gen. Mohamed Naguib
Bey, commanding the Cairo gar
rison, took command, in the capi
tal at 4 a.m.
Naguib announced his action
in a statement read over the of
ficial radio.
He said that the Army, with
the cooperation of the police,
would maintain order, assured
foreigners they are "absolutely
secure," and announced he . in
tends to purge the -Army of
traitors."
Mexican Nationals Needed
In PearHarvest This Year
A group of Mexican nationals
will be brought to Medford the
latter part of this week to sup
plement local help in the pear
harvest, it was announced today
by the Jackson County Fruit
Growers league.
The exact number . in -,the
group will not be known until
they arrive. The Mexicans have
been harvesting peas in Athena,
Ore., since June, and that crop
is now in. They will-come here
to await the pear harvest, ex
pected to begin about August 11.
Depend on Local Help .
Local people are being depend
ed upon primarily . for the pear
harvest, the league's statement
said, and thus only enough Mex
icans are being brought here to
supplement local labor, which
is in short supply this year. Lat
er in August, when the number
of harvest workers usually de
creases rapidly, others' will be
brought here.
The use of Mexicans has work
of Kern county damage may run as high as
$50,000,, 000, plus less spectacular damage in
Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara coun
ties. Eleven persons were reported dead at
Tehachapi. The above photo shows fires raging
through a butane refinery near Buena Vista
Lake after the jolting temblor hit the area. The
lower picture shows the main business street
of Tehachapi as it lies in ruins in the wake
of the devastating quake.
Beaten;
Reported
missing yesterday in an unre
lated case. Sheriff's deputies
were sent to Butte Falls today
to investigate , : the report that
James Marion" Hurst, 32, a trac
tor driver employed on construe
tion of the Willow Creek dam
nine miles above Butte Falls,
was lost.
Quit Work
' Mrs. Hurst told U. S. Forest
Ranger Bob Beeman of the
Butte Falls district that her hus
band had not returned from
work yesterday, and Beeman as
signed two men to look for him
last night. He reportedly report
ed for work at 5 a.m. yesterday,
then quit at 8:30 a.m.. telling his
foreman to mail his check to his
wife.
Beeman learned this morning
that he was seen twice on the
road between the dam and Butte
Falls, and that he had hitched
two. rides to that community.
There is speculation, he said,
that he may have left for a trip
without informing his wife.
Hurst, who with his wife moved
to Butte Falls about three weeks
ago, is described as being 5
feet 11 inches tall, weighing 220
pounds, having blue eyes, blond
hair and a limp in his left leg
Astoria (U.R) Astoria city
employes, including police and
firemen, have been granted an
8 per cent pay increase, retro
active to July 1.
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and Walker
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Brooklyn Hodges.
ed out satisfactorily in past years
when employment generally is
high, as it is this year, the state
ment added.
The use of Mexicans is expen
sive, and is . resorted to only
when local workers are unavail
able, it was explained. In addi
tion to the "going rate" of pay,
employers must finance the re
cruiting of Mexicans in Mexico,
and must pay for transportation
between harvest areas. Meals are
supplied for any work day a
worker is idle, and a camp must
be maintained and staffed.
Spend S30.000 on Camp
Last year fruit growers here
spent - S20.000 to improve the
camp at the airport, and have
spent $10,000 more this year
to prepare the camp.
As a result, Mexican labor
costs about 20 per cent
more than local labor, which
fruit men definitely prefer and
will use to the utmost, the state
ment concluded. . . J
Steps Taken To
Avert Baffle On
Convention Floor
Agreement Follows
10-Hour Session
Chicago (U.R) ' New Deal
Democrats compromised their
civil rights platform dispute with
the South Wednesday in an 11th
hour move to avert a fight on the
convention floor.
The compromise came after al
most 10 hours of shouting, table
thumping argument among 19
members of a subcommittee
chosen to draft the platform on
which the Democrats will try to
beat Dwight D. Eisenhower's Re
publican ticket in November.
Sen. Herbert H. Lehman of
New York, his face gray and
drawn with fatigue, told news
men he had given up his fight
to write into the civil rights
plank a clause binding the Demo
crats to end the Senate filibus
ter, which the South tradition
ally has used to kill FEPC legis
lation.
The subcommittee accepted a
proposal by Sen. John J. Spark-
man of Alabama to write a gen
eralized anti-filibuster pledge
into a separate section of the
platform dealing with congres
sional reorganization.
Both Lehman and Sparkman
believed the compromise would
prevent the convention floor
fight which all hands had re
garded as inevitable before the
final platform writing session be
gan. "It doesn't look to me as if
there will be a fight on the
floor," Lehman said, ''because
thjs platform represents a great
step forward on civil rights."
JSone. --of ..the--, subcommittee
members would give any details
of the civil rights plank, but
Lehman said it was an improve
ment over the 1948 platform,
which fell just short of com
mitting the Democrats to a com
pulsory fair employment prac
tices law.
Lehman acknowledged, how
ever, that he did not know
whether other New Deal Demo
crats, such as the Americans for
Democratic Action group led by
Sen. Hubert Humphrey of Min
nesota, might try to revive the
civil rights fight.
The compromise apparently
had the blessing of Democratic
National Committee Chairman
Frank McKinney.
Seven City Paving
Contracts Awarded
To E. C. Conrad
E. C. Conrad was awarded the
contract for seven city paving
projects during an adjourned
city council meeting last night
at city hall. The total bid was
$58,809.90.
Conrad's bids were accepted
for the paving of Keene Way
drive, Main street to Woodlawn
drive; Haven street, Oak to
Woodstock and Woodstock to
Grape streets; Welch street,
Jackson street to the railroad
tracks; Crown avenue, Oregon
terrace to Berkeley way; Ben
nett street, Crater Lake avenue
to the end, and South Peach
street, 13th street to Dakota av
enue. Bids submitted for paving of
Taylor street from Myrtle street
to the end and an alley in New
town addition were far above
the engineer's estimate. Bids
and estimates on the two pro
jects were referred back to the
superintendent's office and will
be brought up at. the next meet
ing. Conrad's bids were the
lowest for these jobs, but they
were more than 26 per cent
above the engineer's estimates.
The only other official busin
ess was the removal of the lic
ense for a card table at The
Tavern, 43 South Front street.
Youngster Injured
In Accident Today
Daniel Mamwaring, 5, route
2, box 502, Central Point, was
struck by an automobile at
12:05 p.m. today at the Willow
Springs service station north of
Central Point, . and is believed
"pretty seriously injured," ac
cording to Conger-Morris am
bulance attendants.
Attendants at Community hos
pital said he had a broken teg.
hip and ribs. .
MRS. FDR GETS BIG HAND
Ki CONVENTION ADDRESS
Convention Hall, Chicago U.R) Mrs. Elea
nor Roosevelt walked down to the speakers' plat
form and into the heart of the 31st Democratic
National Convention.
She had come to talk about the United Na
tions. She carried a prepared speech in which she
said this country, but for the U. N., "would walk
alone, ruled by fear instead of confidence and
hope."
But the delegates, the alternates and the
galleries firs.t wanted to get something in the
record about Mrs. Roosevelt. They loved her,
and said so for 17 straight minutes with whistles,
shouts, applause and stamping feet.
Gallery Yells Approval
Temporary Convention Chairman Paul A.
Dever introduced Mrs. Roosevelt. She took her
place on the podium and the tumult began. It
looked for a time that she never would get to
speak.
The delegates waggled their state standards
in Mrs. Roosevelt's face. The alternates tried to
crowd their way through the delegates, packed
elbow to elbow in front of the platform. The gal
Defense Program
Geis First Jolt
By Steel Strike
Washington (U.R) The 52
day strike hit at the heart of the
defense program Wednesday as
worried White House officials
exerted new pressure on indus
try and union leaders to negoti
ate an agreement.
Act ing Defense Mobilizer
John R. Steelman was in almost
constant communication by tele
phone with both sides in further
attempts to find some break, in
the completely deadlocked dis
pute. First Drastic Effects
As Steelman struggled for re
sumption of collective bargain
ing, the prolonged nationwide
walkout of 600,000 CIO Steel-
workers had its first drastic ef
fects on defense production.
The Army announced the
shutdown of the nation's largest
artillery shell plant the Chev
rolet shell plant at St. Louis.
Defense officials predicted the
list of defense facilities forced
to close down for lack of steel
would grow rapidly.
Large Stockpile Credited
Until now they said, the strike
has primarily hurt the civilian
economy, orcing a halt in pro
duction of automobiles and oth
er consumer goods and causing
layoffs of workers not directly
in the steel industry. The
strike's effect on defense pro
duction was delayed due to the
large stockpile of steel when
the walkout started June 2.
Malpractice Suit
Filed in Court
A pivil complaint asking $50,
000 general damages and $15.
000 special damages was filed
yesterday in Jackson county cir
cuit court against two Ashland
doctors by Guy E. Clarke.
The complaint alleges that
Charles A. Haines and Robert
M. Turner, both medical doctors
practicing in Ashland, were
"negligent, careless and unskill
ful" in treating Clarke for a dis
located and broken left hip and
other injuries received in an
automobile accident occurring
July 27. 1951.
It further alleges that the pa
tient was under their care from
July 27 until November, 1951;
that the "hip joint was not prop
erly set or reduced by the de
fendants," and that Clarke was
forced to spend 60 additional
days in a hospital undergoing
further operations which left
him "permanently injured and
crippled."
Truck-Trailer Damaged
By Flames Early Today
Central Point A large truck-
trailer en route to Medford from
Yakima, Wash., bust into flames
here this morning, according to
the Central Pomt fire depart
ment. The truck was carrying box
lumber from Yakima. There
were considerable flames, but
the fire was put out before much
damage was done to the truck or
its load. The truck was stopped
at Laurel and Front streets and
the fireput out with fire exting
uishers by the fire department.
County X-Ray Survey
Showed 180 TB Cases
A total of 180 cases of tuber
culosis in Jackson county was
aiscoverea tnrough the mass
x-ray program conducted here
last January, Dr. A. Erin Mar
ket has reported. In addition,
there were 81 persons whose x
rays showed some doubt as to
whether or not they had the
disease.
These results were given fol
lowing readings of the "follow-
up" x-rays of suspected TB vie
tims, Dr. Merkel said.
Of those-having the disease,
150 cases were "very early'
28 were moderately advanced,
and only, two were advanced..
Dr. Merkel said "due to the fact
that many chest conditions are
similar to TB, it takes consid
erable time for a differential
diagnosis."
Six Steps
He explained that there are
six definite steps in determining
the disease. First, the small film
x-ray is taken by the mobile
unit. This is followed by the
large "confirmatory" film x-ray
(14 by 17 inches) and interview
by a nurse, for questionable
cases. This information is then
sent to the State Board of
Helath, where specialized x-ray
readers make their diagnosis.
The latter step was the basis
of the statistics given by Dr.
Merkel.
After the reports are returned
to the county office, a laboratory
analysis is made of the patient's
sputum, and an observation pe
riod, which takes several months
if needed, is made. "So far," Dr.
Merkel . said, "the tests have
been pretty accurate in substan
tiating the reading of the x
rays." If the case is declared TB
after this final examination, the
patient is refered to his private
physician or handled by the
county health department. Ap
propriate action is then taken
to clear the disease up as soon
as possible, the doctor explain
ed. 185 Other Cases
Besides TB cases, the x-rays
Grand Jury Adjourns
Until Next Tuesday
Jackson county's grand jury
adjourned on its own motion
yesterday, according to District
Attorney Paul Haviland. It will
reconvene next Tuesday.
Haviland said the reason for
adjournment was to complete
the investigation of a number of
pending matters, including the
Rogue River bridge safety
matter.
He also said that the jury had
voted on several matters and
would return all indictments at
next Tuesday's meeting. Pend
ing cases include the investiga
tion of the shooting of Police Of
ficer Phil Lowd and two delin
quency cases.
One of the delinquency cases
involves Arthur Emil Hansen,
35 Riviera court, Grants Pass,
and .Mrs.-Rosie Leland Peebler,
30, general delivery, Rogue Riv
er. The other concerns Everett
Stephen Baker, 60, route 1, box
181, Gold Hill, according to the
district attorney.
lery whistled and yelled its approval.
Mrs. India Edwards, vice chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, sought to quiet
the uproar. She retreated when her efforts in
tensified it. Dever gaveled nine futile times, then
gave up grinning when no one paid attention.
Mrs. Roosevelt stood smiling, her glasses in
her hand, waving. She tried again and again to
shush the uproar, extending her hands palm
downward in a gesture that proved wholly futile.
Band Recalls Old Times
The band struck up "Happy Days Are Here
Again," the theme song that set earlier conven
tions wild during the tenure of Mrs. Roosevelt's
late husband. The result was like old times.
It was the biggest demonstration so far at a
convention that so far had seemed calm by com
parison to the Republican meeting here two
weeks ago.
Finally Mrs. Roosevelt had her say. She spoke
of the United Nations with sincerity and emo
tion. She said that to weaken or hamstring the
U. N. now, through lack of faith or lack of vision,
would be "to condemn ourselves to endless strug
gle for survival in a jungle world."
showed 185 cases of non-tuberculosis
disease. Most numerous
were 34 cases of inflammatory
diseases, consisting of 18 cases
of localized pneumonia, 14 cases
of bronchiectasis (lung dilitation
due to inflamation), and one
case each of interstitial pnumon
ia and osteomyelitis (bone infec
tion); and 75 tumor 'cases, both
mild and malignant.
In the mass survey, 65.5 per
cent of the estimated number
eligible for the survey were x-
rayed, a total of 29,518 out of
45,038. Of this number there
were 1,099 recalls issued and
1,021 responded. The latter fig
ure was the basis for the sec
ond group of x-rays.
Four Forest Areas
To Be Closed Today
Four portions of Jackson
county forests will be closed to
the public at midnight tonight,
according rto Rogue River Na
tional forest officials.
The areas will be closed be
cause of the extreme fire haz
ard created by-the logging slash
present.
The closures are not expected
to inconvenience the public, be
cause the main traveled roads
will be left open. Permits to en-;
ter the closed area can be ob
tained at the Medford office of
the national forest or at any
ranger headquarters.
Jackson county'areas affected
by the closures are the Ashland
canyon watershed ,the Rustler
creek and Bessie creek areas,
the Deer-Whiskey creek area,
the Abbott-McCall creek area
near Huckleberry Gap, and the
Section One timber area near
Union creek.
Mercury and Tempers Cool
At Democratic Convention
By R. W. RUHL
Chicago, July 23 (Special Wire From Convention Hall) The
big news as the third day opens, is the climate. Not only the wea
ther but the political climate. Very likely the latter is the direct
result of the former at least like the former it is cooler.
Yesterday at this time not only was the mercury (aided and
abetted by the humidity) boiling skyward but so were the dele
gates tempers.
It looked like a political civil war, with the south taking a
beating again but taking a large section of solid south with them.
After an all-night session in which Oregon's member of the
National Committee, Monroe Sweetland, played a leading part,
tempers gradually went down with the mercury and now a spirit
of peace and tranquility prevails.
This may end before this dispatch reaches Medford. The only
certain thing about this convention or most any national con
vention is its UNcertainty.
. But that is the way it looks now and from here.
The truth is the south, unlike its ancestry, does not want to
secede. It can't forget the Civil War, but it doesn't want to fight
another one. The Democrats of the north, realizing they have the
fight of their lives on their hands coming November, don't want
pny war either, they want party peace at any price or almost
any party harmony and unity at least, on the surface.
- Where there is such a strong common desire, there is seldom
failure to achieve a common end.
So-o-o- , .
As Stevenson is the candidate best fitted to restore this har
mony, as well as the candidate best equipped to beat Eisenhower,
it still looks like the governor of Illinois won't be able to resist the
pressure much longer, because it is imperative also to placate the
solid south, the best guess is Russell of Georgia to run with him.
Finally it should be borne in mind reporting on this conven
tionor any convention is like reporting on a 6-day bicycle race,
the picture changes constantly and the couple leading, for example,
at the third day may take a spill and be out .before that day is over.
Voting Privilege
Of Two Groups
Left in Jeopardy
Virginia, S. Carolina
Turn Down Pledge
Convention Hall, Chicago
(U.R) The Democrats seated all
contested delegations at their
national convention today, but
the voting rights of Virginia and
South Carolina were left in
jeopardy because they refused
to sign a "loyalty" pledge.
In a confused and noisy third
day session the convention
shouted down impassioned pro
tests against the anti-Truman
"regulars" of Texas, and also
seated the "regulars" from Mis
sissippi. In Parliamentary Tangle
But then it got into a parlia
mentary tangle over the Vir
ginia and South Carolina voting
rights.
While all this commanded
delegates' attention, the band
wagon carrying Gov. Adlai E.
Stevenson toward the presiden
tial nomination appeared to
have picked up irresistible mo
mentum. While the confusion over
rules and votes was at its height.
Sen. Estes Kefauver created a
diversion by appearing in the
mezzanine, accompanied by his
81-year-old father. His appear
ance set off a demonstration
punctuated with chants of "We
want Kefauver" which lasted 12
minutes until the Tennessean
left the hall.
Nomination Thursday
Stevenson, Kefauver, and oth
er candidates for the presiden
tial bid will be put in nomina
tion Thursday. Before that hur
dle is reached, however, the con
vention must adopt a campaign
platform at a session tonight in
which another North-South bat
tle is expected over civil rights.
The voting privilege issue
erupted when the convention
was told that the Louisiana,
South Carolina, and Virginia
delegations had refused to take
the watered down "loyalty"
pledge pushed through the con
vention early Tuesday.
Louisiana Signs
Louisiana signed up shortly
after that.
There was less hope of peace
Wednesday night when the reso
lution committee presents a
platform carrying a strong civil
rights plank. The men of Dixie
are likely to fight for a watered-
down version.
(See story on Page 7)
Portland (U.R) Leon E.
Carey, 26, a transient logger
was killed Tuesday in a logging
accident on the outskirts of
Portland.
Corvallis OJ.R) The Earl
Gillespie livestock barns and
outbuildings' one mile south of
Corvallis were destroyed by fire
shortly after midnight Wednes
day killing 33 head of livestock
and doing an estimated $75,000
to $100,000 damage.
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