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C0UHC1L UNANIMOUS;
TRIBUNE, JURY HIT
A unanimous vote of confi
dence for Police Chief Clatous
McCredie was given by Med
ford's city council at a meeting
in the city hall yesterday after
noon. The vote came after the coun
cil voted 5 to 3 to table another
motion, which had been drawn
up by Councilmen Paul Selby
and Stanley Jones Jr. just prior
to the meeting.
The majority of the council
would not accept the two men's
entire statement. Members said
they felt it might harm the cur
rent investigation of police de
partment procedure and prac
tices. Voting against the majori
tv were Jones, Selby and Earl
Miller.
Hava Faith In Chief
Although not specifically
stated in the motion which
passed, the council, through
earlier expression, voiced opin
ions of faith in Chief McCredie's
personal integrity and character,
and desired to put them public
ly on record.
The meeting, which was at
tended oy some 45 citizens, was
originally scheduled as a closed
police committee meeting to con
tinue the investigation concern
ing police department activities.
Chairman John Snider declined
to hold the committee's hearing,
because in his opinion, the testi
mony should be confidential.
Mayor Diamond Flynn then
conducted the meeting as an
open session of the full council,
stating that he had had "hun
dreds of requests" for attend
ance at the session.
Policy Reviewed
In the statement prepared by
Jones and Selby, they said "very
limited" statements have been
published regarding the death
oi Lester Hurley, 62-year-old
Camp White member, who died
on July 4. In general, the state
ment reviewed the city's police
policy and defended action taken
following the 1951 report on
William P. Beall Jr. of the
Berkeley, Calif., police depart
ment. In speaking of the 100 recom
mendations by Sgt. Eeall, the
statement read, ". . . Insofar as
jl has been financially possible,
the police department has com
plied with these recommenda
tions." It noted an April, 1952,
letter showing Beall's findings
on progress since the first re
port. The letter said "a number
of problems had been solved,'
and it was the writer's belief
"that personnel of the police de
partment . . . have done an ex
cellent job." The next step for
the people of Medford and the
city council was to provide wage
and working conditions similar
to those existing in the local
labor industry, the letter said.
Get What Pay For
Beall added that although ma
ny of the recommendations have
been initiated, there was very
little more the police department
could do unless wages were
raised, and that the "city would
get just about what it paid for. '
The Jones Selby statement
strongly criticized the district
attorney and The Mail Tribune.
It read, "The insinuation by the
district attorney and The Mail
Tribune that Hurley probably
met his death as a result of
brutal treatment by the police
department was wholly unwar
ranted and without foundation.
Such irresponsible attacks have
served only to undermine the
confidence of the people in their
police department ..."
(Editor's note: The grand
jury's report said: "Lester Hur
ley's injuries, which resulted in
his death, were caused by an
accidental fall. There is no evi
dence of any criminal responsi
bility for Lester Hurley's death.'
The Mail Tribune has made no
insinuation that Hurley was
brutally treated. It reported the
fact that he was confined to the
city jail , for 41 hours without
medical attention while suffer
ing from a skull fracture that
later proved fatal.)
Heading "Irresponsible"
The statement rejected by the
council majority also called the
headlines in the Wednesday edi
tion of the M-T "an irresponsible
outrage."
Councilman Dick Woodcock,
speaking against the motion,
said he felt the council should
not judge the editorial policy of
The Mail Tribune nor the work
ing of the district attorney's of
fice. "We should run our own
city," he said, and he added his
belief that the police committee
should continue its investigation
of the police department.
Five citizens from the audi
ence spoke on the Hurley in
vestigation, and expressed their
confidence in Chief McCredie.
They were Medford Attorneys
Charles Reames and Paul Havi
land; two former mayors, J. C.
Collins and Halbert S. Deuel Sr.;
and R. B. Gibson, 209 Girard dr.
Reames attested to the per
sonal integrity of McCredie and
directed an attack at the grand
jury. He stated that the grand
jury had no jurisdiction over the
matter when no criminal act
had been found.
Questions Jury's Act
The latter point of law was
reiterated by Haviland, former
district attorney of Jackson
county. He reported that " . . .
it seems to me that where a
grand jury has determined that
no crime has ben committed that
they are acting beyond their
authority in recommending that
any city administration dis
charge any public official of
any city who has been guilty
of no crime. Actually this grand
iury has besmirched the char
acter of Chief McCredie and in
terfered with the city adminis
tration without the right by the
law to do so."
He spoke at length on the
Beall report and stated that after
the report had been submitted
and approved it was given to the
police department for execu
tion," . . . notwithstanding the
fact that it was recognized in
the report that certain individ
uals, from a police administra
tion standpoint, had certain
shortcomings as to background
and ability with which to carry
out those recommendations."
Says "Scapegoat" Demanded
Continuing, Haviland said, "I
do not recollect during the past
two years that the Medford Mail
Tribue or the mayor or the
council as a whole have made
any statement indicating that
they were dissatisfied with the
speed with which the recom
mendations were being adopted.
He stated further that "... those
that we depend upon for the
functioning of our public de
partments failed us and I mean
specifically the mayor, the coun
cil and the press, but now, be
cause of the unfortunate situa
tion relating to Lester Hurley,
certain elements are demanding
a scapegoat."
He placed the responsibility
for the present situation with the
three groups cited and asked for
correction of any wrong condi
tions "as quickly as possible.-
Haviland later stated, "It may
be necessary that Chief Mc
Credie step aside, entirely or to
a degree necessary to effect these
changes, but none of us should
be a party to condemning him
and for turning him out, after
many years of public service, in
disgrace."
Commends Investigation
He concluded by commending
the council for continuing their
investigation of all phases of
police administration.
Councilman Snider at the be
ginning of the session placed the
responsibility of the present sit
uation on no one person, but on
tne present city administration
and previous administrations
who have allowed conditions de
scribed in Beall's report to de
velop. Former Mayor Deuel
agreed with Snider's placement
ot responsibility and stated he
would never feel happy if Cla
tous "is made the goat for us.'
Fire Damages Cupp
Furniture Barn
Central Point Some roof and
water damage resulted yester
day when a fire started at the
John Cupp Furniture barn just
south of the Central Point city
limits as about 5 p.m., according
to Dick Krupp, fire chief of the
city's rural fire protection dist
rict.
The call was answered by
both the city's department and
rural group, Krupp said, and
with the aid of the city's salvage
covers most of the furniture was
protected.
Cupp reported this morning
he was in "fine shape" although
there was some water damage
not yet estimated. He praised
the quick action by both Central
Point fire groups and said their
handling of the fire was "a won
derful job."
The owner stated that he had
just begun re-shingling with fire
proof material and about one
fourth of the roof was complet
ed. About one-half of the old
roof was partially burned.
Cause of the blaze was not de
termined, but one theory was
that a spark from a sawmill
burner started the blaze.
Weather
FORECAST: Fair and slightly
- warmer. PomIM afternooa
and evening thowere. Law to
night J. Hifh Wednesday ST.
Temn.
Highest Yestrday . " , 1)
Lowest this Morning
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United Press Full Leased Wire
48th Year.
Americans Must
Continue To Bear
Economic Burden
Eisenhower Reviews
Major Accomplishments
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower declared soberly last
night that the American people
must continue to bear a "stag
gering economic burden" be
cause the danger of war has not
ended in spite of the Korean
truce.
In a nationwide radio broad
cast, Mr. Eisenhower credited
his administration and the Re
publican controlled 83rd Con
gress with major accomplish
ments in the past seven months.
But he conceded these were
"little more than a beginning."
It would be "foolish," he said,
to claim the Republicans "have
seen and conquered all the prob
lems of our nation."
Future Is Uncertain
"The future, both immediate
and distant, remains full of trial
and hazard," he declared. "The
end of our staggering economic
burden is not yet in sight. The
end of the peril to peace is not
clearly in view."
The broadcast was the Presi
dent's first detailed report to the
people on the GOP stewardship
that began last January after 20
years of Democratic rule. It was
a mixture of pride for the
"bright beginnings" and a reali
zation of the heavy tasks that lie
ahead.
Mr. Eisenhower pledged Amer
ica to fight any new outbreak of
aggression in Asia or other parts
of the world. He praised rebel
lious East Germans for opposing
Russian domination. He said the
Korean truce was good, but no
cause for "wild rejoicing."
Lists Accomplishments
In addition to the Korean
truce, he listed these major ac
complishments of the first seven
months of GOP rule:
1. Stringent economies pared
nearly $13,000,000,000 from the
budget requests of the Truman
administration, a saving of "some
$80 for every American."
2. Teamwork between Con
gress and the executive branch
has been restored so that the
government is no longer "di
vided against itself." He paid
high tribute to the late Sen.
Robert A. Taft for his contribu
tion to this effort.
3. The nation's economy has
been freed from "a labyrinth of
needless controls." .
Government Reorganised
4. "Repair and reorganiza
tion" of the colossal machinery
of government is well advanced
because Congress approved all
10 of his reorganization plans,
"an unprecedented record."
5. Congress did what "sense
and honesty" dictated by ex
tending for six months the
"onerous but needed" excess
profits tax, and by postponing
tax reliefs in other fields until
next year.
He said the government as the
Republicans found it in January
required "repair and reorganiza
tion." "We have made a good start,"
he said.
Estimated $586 Taken
In Ashland Burglary
Cash and checks estimated at
$586 was taken Aug. 5 in a safe
burglary at Busch Motors, Ash
land, Sheriff Howard Gault said
this morning. Some $270 in cash
was believed missing.ihe sheriff
said.
Reports by investigating of
ficers indicated that experienced
safe crackers were involved in
"punching" of the safe. Entry to
the buildins was sained throueh
a rear window, they stated.
More POWs May Be Held for Political
Reasons, General Clark Tells UN Newsmen
United Nations, N,Y. U.R)
Gen. Mark W. Clark said to
day the Communists might be
holding unlisted American pris
oners as hostages for political
purposes. '
The Far East commander told
United Nations newsmen that
he "never knew what motiva
ted" the Reds. But he said in
answer to a question that their
purpose "might" be to use pris
oner hostages as a bargaining
weapon to extract political con
cessions from the free world.. .
Wait Suggested
However, Clark suggested
that "we should wait until the
exchange of prisoners is over
before we make this protest that
I'm sure my government would
make" if it is proved that the
Reds hold more prisoners than
they admit.
Clark first raised the issue
yesterday in Washington, saying
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District Attorney
Declines Comment
On Judge's Rebuke
Misunderstanding
Said Cause of Act
District Attorney Walter Nun
ley today refused to comment
on a rebuke against him made
earlier this week by Circuit
Judge H. K. Hanna following re
lease of a grand jury report to
the press.
"I do not wish to enter into a
public controversy with my su
perior," Nunley said.
Judge Hanna said he was
"shocked and incensed by the
violation of the oath of secrecy"
in the release to the press of a
grand jury report recommend
ing dismissal of Medford Police
Chief Clatous McCredie.
Exonerates Jury, Press
In issuing the rebuke against
Nunley, Judge Hanna exonerat
ed the jury and The Medford
Mail Tribune after Jury Fore
man J. E. . Crawford informed
the judge that Nunley had urged
the jury "to speed its report" so
that it could be released to the
press Wednesday.
In open court Nunley replied
that the allegedly premature re
lease was the result of a mis
understanding based on the
method in which the report of
a previous jury was handled.
Nunley spoke both to the full
jury and to individual members
of the group. He said he accept
ed full responsibility for the re
lease and explained that in re
leasing the report he believed
that he was following the wishes
of the court.
Judge Hanna said he had no
word of the grand jury's report
until he read his paper in the
afternoon. Referring to Nunley's
action, the judge said he had
never before witnessed such a
move in his career on the bench.
Dismissal Advised
The jury recommended Mc
Credie's dismissal after investi
gating the death in the city jail
of Lester Hurley, a member of
the Camp White veterans domi
ciliary center. Hurley died of re
sults of an accidental fall and
the jury said there was no evi
dence of criminal responsibility
in his death, but suggested that
McCredie be replaced by an out
sider. Judge Hanna said he question
ed the jury's authority to make
such a report when it did not
return a true bill.
Dulles, Rhee Reach
Alliance Agreement
Seoul, Korea U.R) Final
agreement was reached today on
the terms o a defense alliance
pledging the United States to
come to the aid of South Korea
to repel any future aggression.
A State Department spokes
man announced the treaty which
will be subject to ratification
by the U.S. Senate, will be in
itialed at p.m. (PDT) today by
U.S. Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles and South Korean
President Syngman Rhee.
Korean officials said the de
fense pact pledges ihe United
States to take "military action"
in support of the South Korean
republic against any further
Communis! aggression. It also
gives the United States the right
to base armed forces in South
Korea, they said.
the UN command had some evi
dence that the Reds might be
holding from 2,000 to 3,000
more American prisoners than
the 3,313 listed for exchange.
Clark expressed the hope that
the other 15 United Nation
members that participated in
the Korean campaign would
Washington (U.R) Sev
eral congressmen urged the
administration today to do
everything possible to learn if
the Communists are holding
back U.S. prisoners and, if
so, to take action to got them
back.
"keep their troops there" dur
ing this "difficult period." .
He said the "disintegration of
the UN aspect of the Korean
operation would be a very ser
ious blow to the free world and
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MERCY SHUTTLE SERVICE Prisoners of war released by the Reds and brought to this point by
ambulance near Panmunjom wait for returning helicopters. The men are being airlifted by shuttling
'copters to processing centers and hospitals.
Eight Allies Swallowed Red Line
Returned Enemy Captives Reveal
Panmunjom, Korea (U.R)
Prisoners of war returning to
freedom disclosed today that
seven Americans and one Briton
swallowed the Communist propa
ganda line and refused to go
home.
The defections were reported
at nearby Freedom Village
shortly after 81 Americans in
good condition went through the
Panmunjom reception center in
the third day "Operation Big
Switch."
Each of the soldiers told of the
relentless attempts by the Reds
to convert prisoners to Com
munism. Friction With British
Cpl. Donald R. Disney of Pond
Creek and Ashland, Ky., and
Pvt. Steve Glowacki of Brook
lyn, said the seven men's deci
sion to "stay with the Commies"
was kept secret until the last
day.
"Camp No. 5 is now empty ex
cept for the seven who stayed
plus one American who was sen
tenced to a year in jail," Disney
said.
No. 5 is the Communist "holi
day camp as described by Peip
ing radio, on the shore of the
Yalu river near the Suiho reser
voir. Pfc. William C. Hansens, 21,
Maspath, N. Y., said the British
soldiers were more impressed
by Communist propaganda than
the Americans, causing friction
in the camp.
Fight Threatened
"A lot of the British seemed to
take to the Communist propa
ganda," Pfc. Donald Deumas of
Wadington, N. Y., said. "Most of
the Americans did not. The Brit
ish seemed to fare better than
we did."
"There was some trouble be
tween us," Hansen told news
men. "It did not break out into
fighting but when we started to
Hells Canyon Dam
Hearings Recessed
Washington U.R) The
Federal Power commission's
"hearing on Idaho Power Co.'s
plan to develop Hells canyon
was recessed today for six
weeks.
give aid and comfort to the
enemy."
The commander came to UN
headquarters to "pay my re
spects" to the world organiza
tion which opened the campaign
against Red aggression in Korea
in 1950.
He called on UN Secretary
General Dag Hammarskjold in
the UN chief s 38th floor office.
Then Clark came downstairs to
the blue and gold Security coifrv
cil chamber to make a brief
statement and answer questions
of newsmen.
Intelligence Report
In the course of the news con
ference, Clark said:
1. Evidence that the Commun
ists may be holding unlisted pris
oners comes from intelligence
sources and from evidence of
those prisoners of war who came
back in the sick and wounded
exchange.
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celebrate . Fourth of July, the
British threatened to start a
fight, so we did not celebrate."
Hansen, Deumas and Pfc.
Thomas R. Murray, 23, Balti
more, each told Of Communist
treachery in jailing prisoners at
the last minute, backing up Maj.
John Daujat's report last Wed
nesday that Americans were be
ing imprisoned for "instigating
against peace."
One Third Died
"I guess one out of every three
Americans died," Deumas said.
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Red Toughs' Storm
West Berlin Sector
Berlin (U.R) More than
3,000 Red toughs stormed the
Western sectors of Berlin today
under orders to break up distri
bution of "Eisenhower Food par
dels" to hungry Soviet zone
Germans.
The Communists battled West
Berlin police in the streets of
the American, British and
French sectors before being
Frozen Foods Worth
$225 Said Stolen
The theft of $225 worth of
frozen foods from a locker at
413 Benson st. was reported to
city police yesterday.
The food was taken sometime
between 8:30 p.m. Aug. 4 and 6
p.m. on Aug. 6, they reported.
Entry was gained to the house
through a broken kitchen win
dow and unlocking the , door's
hasp.
The complainant. Lee Bethel
Butler, 401 South Newtown st.,
was in the process of moving
things from the houe when the
theft was discovered.
A former tenant, Gordon Clif
ford Satterlee, 38, alias Dick Sat
terlee, Gordon Barnes and oth
ers, was arrested at a local auto
court as a suspect in the case
and was booked on a charge of
drunkenness, police noted. Sat
terlee had recently moved from
the house where he was a
roomer.
I 2 "I think the Communists
wanted a truce badly for rea
sons best known to themselves.
They had taken very heavy pun
ishment." 3. Some of the discrepancy be
tween the number of prisoners
listed for exchange and the much
larger total of missing Ameri
cans may be accounted for when
the Communists hand over a
list of those who died in captiv
ity, as provided in the armistice
agreement.
4. "The only thing we can
do short of force, and I don't
advocate that, to compel the re
turn of additional prisoners is
to use political and diplomatic
means." ,
5. Clark repeated his state
ment of yesterday that the UN
"could have won a military vic
tory" if "we had massed the
means in air, sea and land
forces."
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"It was malnutrition. Frostbite
got some of them and others
just gave up hope."
Deumas said he knew of "at
least 2,000" Americans who died.
The new exchange of prison
ers today was accomplished
quickly.
Russian trucks brought the 81
Americans down the graveled
road from Kaesong.
Only one American was ill.
He had influenza. None of them
looked like the gaunt Americans
exchanged on the second day.
driven back behind Berlin's lit
tle Iron Curtain.
Western police used clubs and
powerful "water cannon"
mounted on trucks to beat off
the Red invaders bent on wreck
ing food distribution centers.
'American Swine'
They shouted "American
swine" and "give back the food
packages" at thousands of East
Germans collecting the Ameri
can food parcels.
Police said several members
of the Red goon squads were
sent to West Sector hospitals suf
fering scalp and head injuries.
A score or more of the Commu
nist hot heads were arrested.
It was the second Red raid in
a week. Wednesday, 5,000 Com
munist agitators demonstrated
before two breadlines until West
Berlin police drove them off
with water hoses and night
sticks.
Send in Troops
Meanwhile, the Soviets were
reported rushing troops into
strife torn East Germany from
Poland to strengthen their forc
es in the face of a growing anti
Communist rebellion.
This report was given West
ern authorities by East German
railway men who came into
West Berlin to receive "Eisen
hower parcels" of American
food.
They reported the movement
of trainload after trainload of
Soviet troops into East Germany
from Poland beginning last
week end.
North Korea Official
Accused of Spying
Tokyo (U.R) Pyongyang
radio said today that North Kor
ean Vice-Premier Pak Hung
Yong has been accused of spy
ing for the United States and
implicated in a plot to over
throw the Red regime.
Pak, recently booted out as
foreign minister, was involved
in the activities of 12 North
Korean officials prosecuted for
spying and attempting to seize
the government
i The broadcast said Lee Sung
Yap, inspector general of the
North Korean People Council
and one of the arrested officials
implicated Pak in his confession.
Lee was quoted as saying Pak
and two other planned to build
up an armed force of 3,900 men
with which to seize power.
Coos Bay (U.R) The first an
nual Coos Bay Timberoo opens
here tomorrow in conjunction
with the city of Empire' Cen
tennial celebration.
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No. 119
Airline, Subway,
Bus Employees
Join in Strikes
Action in Protest
Of Premier's Demands
ParU OJ.PJ The Socialist
.party moved tonight to have
the National Assembly recon
vened in emergency session
and have Premier Joseph Lan
iel explain the economy meas
ures which have brought on
France's most paralysing gen
eral strike since 1936.
Paris (U.R) Airline, suhwav
and bus employees today joined
a mushrooming strike of mnrp
than 2,000,000 French civil ser
vants and nationalized job hold
ers which brought life in France
to an almost complete standstill.
Paris radio and television sta
tions went off the air when
their employees staged a nina
hour walkout in support of the
rapiaiy spreading strikes.
The wholesale walkouts,
which have criDDled telonhnno
telegraph, gas, electric and post
al Services. Was in nrntacf
against government economies
demanded bv Premier
Laniel.
Protest Economy Moves
The government answered the
strikers with an annaunnmpnt
that Laniel's drastic economic
decrees will be pushed through
in spite of the paralyzing pro
tests. Latest grouD to ioin the sfrik
were the ground personnel of
the nationalized Air France Air
Lines. Many flights wen
grounded at Le Bourget and
Orly fields.
Subway and hm
walked off their jobs earlier.
nauway men, miners, gas and
electric workers, street cleaners,
garbage collectors and even
undertakers had joined in the
nationwide shutdown, the most
crippling since the series of
strikes in 1936 which brought
the Socialist Popular Front into
power.
Government Challenged
The Socialists launched th
campaign in a challenge to the
new right wing government of
Laniel. They stole the thunder
of the flabbergasted Communist
party which had talked vaeuelv
of launching an attack against
the government this fall.
No incidents were reported in
contrast to the serious Commu
nist attempt to seize power in
the winter of 1947-48 with th
long and bloody mine and rail
strikes.
But for the average French
man or tourist there was
plenty of annoyance.
1 nousands of would be travel
ers sat on their trunks and suit
cases as railroad stations closed
their gates and only about one
out of every 50 trains arrived
or departed.
Telephones except for urgent
medical or police calls and dial
phones were out. Cable lines
urora Aut pvrpnf fnr pmprppn-
cies. Mail remained undelivered
for a second day and thousands
of Parisians who use the postal
savings system as their bank
found themselves without
money.
Roseburg Cabbie
Slain by Officer
Roseburg (U.R) Loran
Kenneth Arthur, 52-year-old
Roseburg cab driver, was slain
early today and a Roseburg po
lice officer seriously wounded
in a gun battle outside a local
hotel.
Hospital attendants said the
condition of Sgt. Carl Smith
was "fair" after he suffered two
gunshot wounds in the fight with
Arthur.
Smith was leaving the hotel
after making a routine investi
gation, police said,' when the
desk clerk told him Arthur was
in the lobby with a gun. Smith
ordered the cab driver to come
to the police station with him
when Arthur opened fire with
a revolver. Smith was struck
in the left leg before he could
draw his own gun and return
the fire.
As he ran for a parked taxi
for cover, he was struck by an
other bullet in the back. He was
knocked to the ground and drop
ped his pistol but managed to
retrieve it and fire the fatal
shots at Arthur through the
window of the cab.
Douglas County Coroner L. L.
Powers said a coroner'i inquest
would be held tonight.
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