President ; Considers
Special
ession To leal With food IPrioes
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BURNT OUT J- B. Kelley, 63-year-old Molena, Ga., tanner,
ands with his mule in the middle of his drouth-ruined cornfield
and looks in vain for rain. "This is the first time in 50 years that
I failed to raise corn," said Kelley. Seven additional states may
be added to the drouth disaster area already toucmng 10 states
in the South and New England.
2 Drought-Hit States
To Get $3,000,000
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Truman Thursday alloted
$3,000,000 in emergency funds
to provide feed for dairy and
beef herds in drought-stricken
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Both . states previously had
been declared disaster areas.
Hardest Hit
Mr. Truman told a news con
ference the relief program will
be handled by the Housing and
Home Finance agency and the
Department of -Agriculture. He
said Tennessee and Kentucky
have been the hardest hit but "as
other states ask for help, they
will get immediate considera
tion." The President said he acted
at the request of Govs. Lawrence
Wetherby of Kentucky and Gor
don Browning of Tennessee. .
Mr. Truman' in a statement
said "the federal government
is going to do everything it can
to help the farmers in those
areas."
He said "the Department of
Agriculture, under its own au
thority, has already recognized
disaster conditions in 10 states
Governor Won't Move
To Save Wayne Long
Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas
McKay said Thursday he would
not exercise his executive pow
ers to save Wayne LeRoy Long
from the gas chamber at 7 a.m.
(PST) Friday for the slaying of
Walter Lane Rucker, Portland.
The governor's statement was
issued from Neskowin, where he
is vacationing.
Earlier, Dale Jacobs, one of
Long's attorneys, had said he
would ask the governor to stay
the execution so he could get
more time to prepare an appeal
tn the U. S. SuDreme Court. The
governor said he understood
Jacobs was going to Neskowin to
see him. "The answer is no," he
said. "The law will take its
course."
Valley Servicemen
On Army Rotation
San Francisco (U.R) Forty-
six Oregonians were among
Army rotation personnel who
arrived at San Francisco
Wednesday from the Far East
aboard the transport William
Black.
Included were:
Pfc. Darl W. Barlow, 1065 El
lendale drive, Medford; MSgt.
Raymond C. Frantz, route 1, box
353, Gold Hill; Sgt. George R.
Simon, route 1, box 63, Central
Point, and Cpl. William F.
Wiemers, route 4, box 585,
Grants Pass.
Conservation District
Election Set Tomorrow
An election will be held to
morrow to decide if the north
west corner of Jackson county
will be includede in the Sams
Valley-Beagle soil conservation
district, according to Agricul
tural Agent W. B. Tucker.
The property owners will vote
between noon and 8 p.m. at the
Enterprise Grange hall in Wimer,
the Live Oak Grange hall in
Rogue River and the VFW hall
in Shady Cove. Everyone elibi
ble to vote has already been sent
ballots, Tucker said.
Portland (U.R) The FBI an
nounced here Thursday that Har
ley G. Olson, 29, assistant cash
ier, had been jailed at St. Hel
ens after admitting embezzle
ment of S16.000 from the State
Bank at Rainier, Ore.
and is offering credit and other
assistance."
Burned up pastures and
scorched hay crops have put a
premium on feed and threaten
ruinous livestock losses in Ten-
nessee and Kentucky.
Bismark To Head
Brantley C ommittee
Carl Bismark,. manager of
Hawkinson Tire Service and
president of the Medford Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, has
been named chairman of the
"Brantley for County Judge"
committee.
Gene R. Brantley, an inde
pendent -candidate against' '' incumbent-Judge
J. B. Coleman,
announced the appointment to
day. He announced that his en
tire committee will probably be
formed within the next two
weeks.
At the present time petitions
are being circulated throughout
the county to secure signatures
of registered voters to place
Brantley's name on the ballot.
"I have accepted this job,"
Bismark said, "because I sin
cerely believe' we are overdue
for a change and I believe Brant
ley to be the type of citizen who
will give all citizens a fair hear
ing." Bismark promised a "militant
campaign" in announcing "the
large amount of support Brant
ley has already been assured.
Pacific Security
Conference Success
Honolulu, T.H. (U.R) Pac
ific Mutual Defense Treaty mak
ers got "off to a good start"
Thursday in their campaign to
resist communist aggression.
Top diplomats from the United
States, Australia and New Zeal-
land ended their historic three
day conference at midnight after
setting up a permanent military
body to work out resistance
plans.
"We have got this thing off
to a good start," Secretary of
State Dean Acheson "said. "Ev
eryone is pleased with this meet
ing." Before announcing formation
of the military group, the for
eign ministers of the three con
ferring nations made it plain
they considered Communist
China the greatest , threat to
peace and security in the Pac
ific. Man Wanted in Medford
Arrested in Indianapolis
Indianapolis (U.R) Gov.
Henry F. Schricker Thursday
signed extradition papers for
Milton E. Morgan, 25, wanted
by authorities in Medford, Ore.,
on charges of assault with a
deadly - weapon and attempted
robbery.
Morgan was arrested here in
connection with another case,
the governor's office said.
Morgan is wanted here in con
nection With the 1948 robbery
of Christian's market, 1135 Loz
ier lane, according to District
Attorney Paul Haviland.
ENOUGH SIGNATURES
. The check of the first petition
entered by a candidate for the
city council, Dick Woodcock, has
been taken and ' there were
enough signatures, according to
Miss Neva Samuels, assistant re
corder. There were 36 signers of
Woodcock's petition. Twenty
five good signatures are enough.
Medford
United Press Full Leased Wire
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ATTEMPT TO REGAIN
POSSESSION OF ISLAND
Athens, Greece (U.R) The Greek general staff announced
Thursday night that Bulgarian Reds evacuated the disputed island
of Gamma in the Evros river after undergoing several hours of
concentrated shelling.
A communique said the Bulgarians withdrew Thursday eve
ning. Earlier, Greek observers reported seeing Bulgarians leav
ing the island and crossing to their own side of the river as Greek
troops kept up a rain of mortar shells. The fire was not returned by
the Bulgarians.
Athens, Greece (U.R) The Greek Army shelled disputed
Gamma Island in the Evros river Thursday in an attempt to drive
off Bulgarian Reds who seized it July 23.
Press reports said Greek mortars started fires which shrouded
the island in smoke.
British Cabinet
Studies Possible
Red Coup in Iran
London (U.R) Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill convened
a special cabinet meeting Thurs
day to discuss the' "very grim"
prospects of a Communist; coup
in Iran.
Britain was reported prepar
ing new proposals for a settle
ment of the Anglo-Iranian oil
dispute in an attempt -to keep
Iran from falling to the Reds.
Situation Grim
"The latest reports from Teh
ran indicate the situation is be
coming very grim," a foreign
office spokesman said.
The spokesman said reports
from Tehran by British and
American officials coincided and
anxiety' was mounting in both
countries.
Although other pressing sub
jects also were on the agenda,,
"alarming reports" from Iran
were understood to be the main
reason for the session. .
To Seek Solution
Churchill and his ministers
planned to assess the situation
and determine. what, if anything,
can be done to forestall any Red
grab for power.
The government was believed
to be in close touch with the
United States on the Red threat
and the two powers presumably
would act together. The U. S.
has helped . arm and train the
Iranian army and has made Iran
a key country in its point four
economic assistance program.
Refusal of UN Probe
Brings Red Warning
Panmunjom, Korea (U.R)
Communist propagandists warn
ed Thursday that the refusal of
the United Nations to investigate
an alleged Allied shelling of Pan
munjom was a "serious viola
tion" of the agreement to keep
the truce village a neutral zone
x The Communists seemed intent
on making an issue of the shell
ing, which they said took place
last Saturday. Four pieces of
shrapnel were found. -
Communist and United Na
tions security officers made an
on-the-spot check, but the UN
turned down Red demands for a
formal joint investigation on the
ground there was no evidence
the shell fragments came from
UN guns.
Savage Rapids Dam
Work Planned in 1953
Washington (U.R) The office
of Sen. Guy Cordon, R-Ore., said
Thursday the Bureau of Recla
mation hoped to start in the fall
of 1953 rehabilitation work on
Savage Rapids dam south of
Grants Pass, Ore.
Designs for .the rehabilitated
dam are expected to be com
pleted by May 15, 1953, with
contract-letting about six weeks
later, according to Robert Park
man, Cordon's administrative as
sistant. Parkman said the bureau
hoped to complete the work be
fore the 19.54 irrigation year.
Local Derby Winner
To Compete Sunday
Richard Reeves, Grants Pass,
winner of the Rogue Valley Soap
Box Derby held here July 13,
will compete in the National
Soap Box Derby in Akron, O.,
for the first time on Sunday, ac
cording to a telegram received
from Jimmy Dunlevy. Dunlevy,
chairman of the local derby, ac
companied the 15-year-old boy
to the national derby.
The local winner will com
pete in the sixth heat Monday
against winners from Logans
port, Ind., and Ottawa, 111.
MEDFORD, OREGON,
HELL-BUtGARiU
Bombardment Follows
Warning by Radio
A Greek general staff com
munique" said the bombardment
began an hour and a half earlier
after a radio warning and in the
presence of United Nations ob
servers. "So far, there has been no re
action," the communique said.
In Naples, Italy, an official
spokesman said the Southern
European Atlantic Pact head
quarters of U.S. Adm. Robert B.
Carney was "closely following"
developments in the dispute ov
er Gamma. Greece is a member
of the Atlantic Pact and comes
within Carney's command.
Miles Boy's Death
Caused by Polio
. Lawrence Ray Miles, 11, son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Miles, 605
Highland Drive, Medford, died
Monday in Los Angeles of acute
polio, according to word from
Los Angeles health authorities.
The remains are treirigJTerurned
to Medford for interment.
The deceased was born Sept.
19, 1940, in Medford, and had
lived here all his life. He attend
ed the Roosevelt school, and
would have been in Junior High
school this fall. He was in Los
Angeles at the time of his death
attending the National model air
plane contest, the only entry
from Medford. He flew his plane
on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday, winning first place in
the "B" Class Junior Free
Flight event. -
He is survived by his parents,
a brother, Lloyd M., his pater
nal grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Miles. Srjrin2field. Ore.; and his
maternal grandparents, Dr."R.
P. Mortensen and Mrs. Mabel
E. Wright, Medford.
Funeral services will be pri
vate, with the Rev. George R.
V. Bolster, rector of St. Mark's
EDiscopal church, officiating
The family requests that no flow
ers be sent, but that instead a
contribution be made to the
Jackson county chapter of the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis, in care of Harry
Chipman, 155 Highland drive,
or to the John Mann Memorial,
Community hospital. The family
will be in seclusion until the
first of the week.
Pearson 'Surprised'
Over Pay Increases
Salem (U.R) Oregon State
Treasurer Walter J. Pearson
Thursday declared he was "quite
surprised" over the pay increases
granted some state employees
while Pearson was in Chicago for
the national Democratic conven
tion. INJURED IN FALL
Eugene Higby, 57, Los An
geles, fell and cut his head on
West Sixth street near the Dean
used car lot about 11:30 a.m. to
day and was taken to Communi
ty hospital by Perl ambulance,
according to hospital and am
bulance attendants. "
Spinster Tries Six Weeks
To Return Sister to Life
Detroit (U.R) An elderly
spinster kept her sister's body
at home for six weeks in hopes
of bringing her back to life, po
lice disclosed Thursday.
Miss Mattie Buck, 67, told
Detective Lt. Lawrence Eastman
Wednesday she had washed the
body daily and tried to revive
it with spoonsful of coffee.
Witchcraft Cancer Blamed
"My sister died of witchcraft
cancer, but my prayers' will
bring her back to life," Miss
Buck, a self-styled prophet with
no religious affiliation, said.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7,
CONVICTED COMMUNISTS Fourteen California Communist leaders wait in the U. S. marshal's
office in Los Angeles for return to jail after they were convicted of plotting to teach and advocate the
violent overthrow of the United States Government. Front row, left to right: Dorothy Healey, Rose
Kuznitz, Frank Carlson, Oleta Yates, Ben Dobbs and Loretta Stack. Back row: Henry Steinberg,
Al Richman, Ernest Fox, Philip Connelly, William Schneiderman, Albert Lima, Carl Lambert and
Frank Spector.
Stevenson -
Springfield, 111. (U.R) Sen.
Blair Moody of Michigan propos
ed Thursday that the Republi
can and Democratic presidential
nominees appear together before
television cameras to debate
campaign issues this fall.
He reported he had made the
suggestion during conferences
with Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of
Illinois, the Democratic nominee,
in an overnight stop at the Ill
inois executive mansion. Moody
said he had in mind a. series of.
one-hour debates." ' ! ' ' : -t v""
Stevenson Interested
Moody, who won the Michi
gan Democratic senatorial pri
mary this week, said Stevenson
appeared "interested but he did
not react definitely." He had no
idea how Dwight D. Eisenhower,
the GOP nominee, might react.
The Michigan senator said he
also had invited Stevenson, on
behalf of Gov. G. Mennen Wil
liams, to speak in Detroit and
nearby Michigan communities on
Labor Day next month. He said
Stevenson was seriously consid
ering the invitation.
Moody, Sen. Richard B. Rus
sell of Georgia and Mutual Se-
Bloodmobile Visit
Set for August 13
Appointments are now being
accepted from blood donors for
the Wednesday, August 13, visit
here of the bloodmobile, officials
of the Jackson county blood col
lection program reported today.
The mobile collection unit is
scheduled to be at the Medford
Elk's club, Fifth street and Riv
erside avenue, from 1 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday. .
Collection officials pointed
out that, because those who do
nated blood just four weeks ago
will not be able to donate again,
it is hoped that they will send
new donors to take their places.
The response to the July collec
tion was "good," they stated, but
because of many people now on
vacation, it may be more diffi
cult to reach the August quota.
Persons desiring- to make ap
pointments may do so by calling
Medford 3-3813. The Red Cross
Motor corps will furnish trans
portation for persons requesting
it.
Pendleton (U.R) Jerome
Steiner, 41, co-owner of a taxi
company here, died of suffoca
tion in a fire at his home
Wednesday, Coroner J. A Fol
som reported.
Eastman said the corpse was
propped in bed and the bed
room was aired with an . open
window and an electric fan.
Body Propped on Porch .
Miss Buck revealed she had
propped the body of her 71-year-old
sister Amelia in a chair on
the front porch last July 4 so
she could "watch" the parade.'
The parade turned off two blocks
away.. '
Edward Buck, 59, a bachelor
brother, also lives in the house.
He told Eastman he was almost
deaf and did not know Amelia
was dead until this week,
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No. 119
Ike Debates Proposed
curity Administrator W. .Averell
Harrimari all were overnight
guests at the governor's mansion,
where Stevenson has been mak
ing harmony bids by meeting
with representatives of Northern
and Southern Democratic wings.
Asked if he thinks harmony
has been restored to the party
since the battles at the Demo-
cratic National convention, Har-
Ejnh
With Nomination Foes
Denver (U.R) Dwight D.
Eisenhower expected to make
peace Thursday with two West
ern Republican leaders who had
opposed his presidential nomi
nation. The two, Gov. Len B. Jordan
of Idah'o and George T. Han
sen, Republican national com
mitteeman for Utah, had appoint
ments with the former five-star
general Thursday. '
Taft Supporters
Both Jordan and Hansen sup
ported Sen. Robert A. Taft of
Ohio for the nomination prior
to the Republican National Con
vention last month.
They apparently came here, as
several other former Taft back
ers have, to pledge their support
of Eisenhower in his presidential
campaign against Gov. Adlai Ste
venson of Illinois, the Demo
cratic nominee.
Also on Eisenhower's calling
list Thursday were two national
committeewomen, Mrs. Eethel
Heffelfinger of Minnesota and
Miss Bertha S. Adkins of Mary
land. Supported Stassen
Mrs. Heffelfinger .' originally
supported Harold E. 'Stassen for
Medford Boy Winner
In Model Competition
Detroit, Mich. Jon W. Coop
er, route 3, Medford, today was
named winner of an honorable
mention award in the senior di
vision of the Fisher Body Crafts
man's Guild model car competi
tion. .
With three other Oregon
youths in the senior division,
who won similar awards, he re
ceived a model builder's tool
chest.
Announcement of the state
and regional winners through
out the nation was made today
in Detroit, where judging has
been in progress for three weeks.
In addition to the tool chests,
cash awards totaling $750 went
to seven Oregon winners.
There were two duplicate win
ners in the state. Guild regula
tions provide that when a Gen
eral Motors son wins, duplicate
awards be given. -
Bad Check Reported
To Medford Police
The Bohemian club, 10 South
Fir street, told the police ' Fri
day that a worthless check for
$63.22 had been cashed there.
The check was signed "Val
ley Creamery" and taken from a
Grants Pass bank. Police said
there is no "Valley Creamery'
f in tnis area.
The bad check was reported
by Thomas A. Dwyer, 913 Win
chester avenue. '
Weather
FORECAST: Continued fair
through Friday. Little tem-
. perature change. Low tonight
58. High Friday 9S.
Temf .
Highest Yestrday 94
Lowest this Morning 56
riman replied, "very definitely."
Although he led the fight to
force party loyalty pledges from
Southern delegates at the Na
tional convention, Moody denied
today that he had tried "to drive
the South out of the party."
Without naming Moody, Russell
charged Wednesday night that
some at the convention had tried
to do just that.
the GOP nomination but switch
ed to Eisenhower when it be
came apparent Stassen was out
of the running. Miss Adkins was
for Eisenhower.
The GOP nominee told re
porters Wednesday "this is a
period of intensive study, con
ferences and investigation" in
preparing for the whistle-stop
tour that will begin after Labor
Day.
Medford CAP Cadet
Arrives in England
Cadet Albert R. Eaton Jr.,
son of Mrs. Mildred C. Eaton,
626 Park Place 5, has arrived at
Driffield Air Force Base, Scaro
brough, England, according to
United Press. He is touring Eng
land as an honor cadet in the
Civil Air Patrol's 1952 interna
tional cadet exchange program.
The eighteen-year-old cadet is
representing the Oregon wing of
the Civil Air Patrol in the "good
will" aerial tour. He has just
completed his junior year at
Medford high school.
Cadet Eaton is one of a group
of .50 youths from the United
States included in this-'exchange
program. He and Cadet Roger
K. Menzies, Portland, were
chosen to represent the Oregon
wing. Last year James Merritt,
then a Medford high school stu
dent, was chosen for the ex
change program and visited Den-
mark. .
Sabrejets Claim Four
More Enemy Planes
Seoul, Korea (U.R) Swift
American Sabrejets knocked
four Communist MIG jet planes
out of the skies and damaged
five others today in high alti
tude air duels over North Korea.
On the ground, hard-fighting
South Korean infantrymen
pushed Chinese troops' off vital
Capitol Hill on the Central front.
It was the sixth time the height
has changed hands since Tues
day. Seventy-six Sabres clashed
with 120 MIGs in seven air bat
tles, several cf them taking
place near Sinuiju, only a few
miles south of the Yalu river
boundary between North Korea
and Manchuria.
Astoria U.R) One hundred
and fifty tons of tuna was un
loaded here this week by the
Japanese ' motorship Yamateru
Maru. Fifty tons will be shipped
to Seattle for processing and the
rest is scheduled for canning
here.
MS
Filial Decision
Awaits Verdict
On Necessity
Comment Declined
On Arnall's Plans
Washington (U.R) President
Truman said Thursday he is con
sidering calling a special session
of Congress to deal with the rise
in prices.
However, he told a news con
ference he has made no final de
cision. Will Have To Wail
Mr. Truman said he has the
question under consideration,
but will have to wait and see if
he thinks it is necessary.
He declined to comment on re
ports that Price Stabilizer Ellis
Arnall has resigned. Associates
of Arnall have said he plans to
quit September 1.
Mr. Truman was asked if the
price situation would be the only
reason for calling Congress back
into special session if he decides
to do so. He said it would be.
He gave no indication of at
what time he might call a special
session should he consider it nec
essary. Brickbats Drawn
Meanwhile, Arnall's statement
that Mr. Truman might have to
call the Congress back into ses
sion to deal with the price situa
tion drew brickbats from both
Republicans in Congress and his
own colleagues.
Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott, R-Mich.,
ranking GOP member of the
House Banking committee, said
it was "perfectly ridiculous" for
Arnall to suggest that President
Truman may have to call Con
gress back into special session
to tighten price controls.
Prediction Challenged
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan challenged
Arnall's prediction that the sum
mer-long drought in Eastern and
Southern states will drive up
food prices. And Stabilization Di
rector Roger L. Putnam indi
cated he does not share Arnall's
apprehensions about the recent
steel price increase.
John Robbins Found
Dead in Automobile
The body of John S. Robbins,
41, of route 1, box 315B, Med
ford, was found in his car which
was parked in a field near the
Jacksonville - Phoenix highway
early today, according to state
police and sheriff's deputies. A
note and the condition of the
car indicated he had taken his
own life, Coroner Carlos Morris
said.
The body was discovered at
about 7 a.m. by Don Minear,
owner of the field, the sheriffs
office reported. They said Rob
bins apparently opened the gates
to the field and drove in, cut
the exhaust pipe and ripped up
the floor board of the car. Mor
ris said that he apparently died
of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Investigating officers stated
Robbins may have been despond
ent over recent family troubles.
He is survived by his wife and
two daughters. Diane, 13, and
Judith, 10. Conger-Morris home
is in charge of funeral arrange
ments. Hit-Run Accident
Reported to Police
Wayne Elton Reeves, .320
South Grape street, reported to
the police Wednesday that his
car was struck by a hit and run
driver. The car was parked at .
11th and Orange streets Tuesday .
night and was hit by another car
that failed to stop, police said.
Witnesses got the hit - run
car's license number. Reeves said
he will sign a complaint.
An accident Wednesday in
volved Liebern Victor Peterson,
41 South Central avenue, and
James Brown, 24 North Orange
street. The accident occurred at
Eighth street and Central av
enue. No citations were issued.
Brush Fire Extinguished
On Ginger Rogers' Ranch
No property damage resulted
yesterday from a six-acre brush
fire on the Ginger Rogers ranch
on the Rogue river, according to
the state forest patrol. Two pa
trol crews were sent to the blaze,
which was reported at about 4 t
p.m.. they said. Cause of the fire
was not reported.
A total of 27 fires, all result
ing from lightning storms earlier
this week, were all extinguished
or under control today, forest pa
trolmen said. Some of the fires
are still being "mopped up" and
patrolmen are keeping a close
lookout for a few "sleeper" fires
which are expected to break out
when the woods dry out, they
stated.
No fires were reported on na
tional forest land today, accord
ing to Rogue River National for
est officials.
Miami, Fla. U.R) Flaming
red - haired Marianne O'Brien
Reynolds was granted a $2,000,-
000 settlement and divorce
Thursday from tobacco heir
Richard J. Reynolds.