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t GIs Tell of Commie Experiments; Crudity Of Red Medical Work Panmunjom U.R Ameri cans newly returned to freedom told Saturday of cold-blooded "mercy" killings and medical experiments on human "guinea pigs" in Communist prisons as inhuman as the Nazi "horror camps" of Belsen and Buchen wald. A medical officer described the incredible crudity of Com munist military medicine even when it was sincerely intended to help the man being treated. Other prisoners said the Com munist medics often set out de liberately to kill their patients, DRIVE 111 theatre TONITE THRU WED. JOSE FERRER PLUS SHE'LL f& GIVE fmki&l Blom)e YOU and INfr V with HARD Mi rceny in I ! TIMi!X2SA't! Confidence Girl LJ NEWS CARTOON Gates Open 7:00 First Show jt Dusk Choice Selection It's fun to sit down and choose from an exciting array of meals. You'll find a large and choice se lection here. Try us" soon. Bateman's Cafes OLYMPIC CAFE Hiwoy 99 South RICHFIELD CAFE Hiway 99 North or to break their wills , or to test Russian medical theories on them. . Three Men Died Pvt. Cleveland Clairmont, 23, of Mission, S. D., (aid that he knew of three tick American prisoners in a Red camp at Py oktong who died within five minutes after being given"shots" by Communist doctors. Pfc. Charles H. Matthews, 23, Jayess, Miss., and Negro CpL Leonard Rohman, 24, New Or leans, also told of instances in which ailing prisoners were kil led by "mercy" shots. Three Negro soldiers told of medical experiments, apparently intended to verify the Russian theory that complete organs can be grafted into living bodies a technique said to be in wide use in Communist-held China. "One time a woman doctor, who said she was educated in Detroit, put some sort of meat under my skin," said Pvt. God frey Jones, 21, of Scarburo, W. Va. Two of his friends, Pvt. An derson Battle, Bartow, Fla., and Cpl. Tommie Hampton, 33, Chi cago, told of similar incidents. "That's all they were doing experimenting on us," Hampton said. "They did a lot of that." Pvt. Robert W. Fletcher, 20, Ypsilanti, Mich., and Pfc. Rob ert L. Brooks, 23, Keidsvme, xm. C. said the Reds encouraged prisoners to smoke a narcoflc weed, "something like mariju ana" which made them more pliable to their captor's will. "We called the stuff sun-chi," Fletcher said. "Quite a few of the men smoked it." "The Reds tried at first to stop it," Brooks added, "but later they found they could maKe a iunkie (narcotic addict)' of you, I believe they encouraged it, al though not openly." Medical service corps Capt. James R. Curry, Mt. Vernon, O., said that Communist medical care was crude and dangerously unsanitary even when it was well meant. Lumber Firm Opens Forest Fire Suit Portland U.R) A federal court suit filed by the Long'-Bell Lumber company and the Gardi ner Lumber company Saturday rfpmanded damages of $2,717,020 resulting from the August, 1951, forest fire in Douglas county. The firms seek the sum Irom the E. K. Wood Lumber com pany. The complaint asserts it was this company's negligence in blasting operations which started the fire which destroyed 13 mil lion feet of cold-decked timber owned by the Gardiner Lumber company, and 11 thousand acres of young timber owned by Long Bell. Jurisdiction Accepted On Reapportionment Salem -U.R) Marion County Circuit Judge Rex Kimmell ac cepted jurisdiction Saturday in the suit of State Rep. Dave Baum cf La Grande challenging the constitutionality of the legisla tive reapportionment measure passed by the voters last No vember. Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry and intervenors, includ ing Walter Dodd of Eugene, filed a motion to strike the suit on grounds the Marion county cir cuit court did not have jurisdic tion. - Judge Kimmell overruled the demurrer on ground the suit was PROBLEM Ob the shoulders of Judge Lorna Lockwood (above) of Phoenix, Ariz., will fall the prob lem of what to do with wme 150 children of Short Creek, Ariz. The entire adult population of Short Creek were arrested for polyg amy. Judge Lockwood said every attempt would be made to keep the children with their mothers. OMAR'S Restaurant And New Lounge IS NOW OPEN 4:30 p.m. to Midnight INCLUDING SUNDAYS Closed Tuesdays Ashland, Oregon HELD OVER 7 tit ire wtJ Jmimm --x-tc-J,. tern m ' MITZI MEADE FOURSOME COMEDY SONGS SATIRE Come out and watch your fa vorite Television program. Also try one of Emil's Famous. Steaks. NO COVER CHARGE TONIGHT AT STAN'S V CLUB Plywood Industry Cuts Production Portland U.R) Cuts in pro duction in plywood plants in the Douglas Fir belt of the Pacific Northwest were announced Sat urday. A lumber and shingle mill in Aberdeen, Wash., report ed it had shut down completely. A few of the owners said here a seasonal improvement in mar ket conditions in the fall would probably permit their plants to resume full schedules next month. But poor marketing con ditions were blamed for cuts in production of about 35 per cent in some plants and reduced work-weeks of four days. The McCleary and Shelton plants of the Simpson logging company will be placed on a four-day basis Aug. 17. A 35 per cent cut in production, fol lowing on the heels of a 16 per cent cut in June, was reported by Paragon Plywood corporation, Crescent City, Calif.; Brookings Plywood corporation, Brookings, Ore., and Northwest Door Co., Tacoma, Wash. of great public interest and therefore his court had every right to hear the case. The secretary of state and in tervenors were given 10 days in which to file an answer. ENJOY w In the pleasant atmosphere of the TIKI ROOM TABU 305 So. Riverside FINE FOODS Served in Tabu'f Dining Room -Lunchts from 11 a.m. to 3 p.i Dinner 5 p.m- to 1 1 p.m. POPULAR PRICES On The Side y . v. Du,ung , (Dbtrlfcrtee' fcy Kins ftmrn Sytitut. lac) Sunday. August t. IMS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THTRTEEH Country homes built in the dim oast were reallv designed for large families and week end nouse parties. Recently sold In Pleasant Hill. Md was the hnme of one C. Wilbur Miller. This house has fifty rooms, twenty two baths and ten fireplaces. It required a minimum of fifteen servants to-operate. At present inrougnout the country, large houses can be purchased for Ian money than small houses. Some young couples have taken advan tage oi this by getting together and buvine a laree hnuw nil living together. That's not a new iaea. My mother and father and tw oother young counles lived in a large house on East 120th St., near Pleasant ave. in Manhattan, when all were in very moderate circumtsances. I was born in that house. Sidelights An expert on the subject says brunettes see better than blondes. Could be the reason the brunettes have better look ing husbands than blondes? Or, why so many blondes . feature so many curious color combina tions in their attire . , . Am asked if I know a cure for corns. All I know is that when I started to wear woolen sox I ceased to have corns. Please Note There never has been a film star who used "Mrs." in her billing. Yet such a billing has proven very effective in the legitimate theater. Three out standing stage stars use it: Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Mrs. Leslie Carter and Mrs. Langtry. In her first New York appearance, the last named, ordered all posters reading "Lilly Langtry" de stroyed and new ones made reading "Mrs. Langtry.' Her tour was a terrific success. She was paid $3,500 a week when the dollar had four times its present buying power, and there was no income tax. All the aforementioned stars who used "Mrs." in their billing were red heads. The names they used were of their first husbands. All' of their stage careers began after they had lost or were divorced from their original spouses. Anon Has there aver been published a book or group of books titled "The Works of Anon?" Seems it would be a good idea. Some of the greatest things ever writ ten are of unknown authorship. Incidentally, three of the great est sets of popular song lyrics are by "Anon." I refer to "Frankie and Johnnie," "Casey Jones" and "Abdul, the Bul-Bul Emir." The lyrics of "Casey Jones" include two of my fa- r--r- -. yiJr;r.Ji.i.iiiM u . . ii, ji. i Tuesday Night August 11 at the Rogue Valley Ballroom Jackson Hotel SMORGASBORD SUNDAYS 12 NOON TO 8 P.M. IN The Pioneer Room Bring The Family And Enjoy Your Sunday Dinner In A Cool Quiet Atmosphere! o ADULTS $2.00 CHILDREN $1.00 Chef Adrian Personally In Charge! vorite lines of popular song, namely: The switchmen could tell by the engine's moans, that the man at the throttle was Casey Jones." Among the Married Did your wife marry you for love? Don't answer me, it is none of my business. However, if she did you are in an unusual spot. Only one out of ten wo men in this country marry for love. Or, so a nationwide poll indicates. Ninety per cent of the women questioned frankly said that the most important quality in a husband is to be able to provide a good income for his family. Only 10 per cent con sidered love the most important factor in matrimony. Briefly ."My Three Angels" is a suc cessful play. Have you ever con sidered the number of successful plays and films with three lead ing characters, such as "Three Live Ghosts," "Three Mustke teers," Three Smart Girls," Three Wise Fools," ets.? . . .One Manhattan hostelry announces the installation of a telephone in every bath room. The ques tion arises is it safe to use the telephone while in a tub full of water? Get It Right A widely circulated claim is that sculptors have a code for Ex-Willamette Dean Succumbs at Home Salem U.PJ Miss' Olive M. Dahl, former dean of women at Willamette university, was found dead in bed in her home Friday. She was 65. Dr. Ralph Purvine said death was due to a heart condition. Miss Dahl, born at Ashley, N. D., came to Oregon in 1927. She was dean of women from then until she resigned in 1948. She served as professor of German at the university from 1946 until her retirement in 1952. equestrian statues of generals that is observed all over the world. The alleged code is as follows: If a general's horse in a statue has two feet in the air, it indicates the general was kil led in action. If the horse has one foot up, it indicates the gen eral was wounded. There is nothing to this claim. In the equestrian statue of Gen. An drew Jackson in Washington, D. C, the horse's forefeet are in the air. Jackson died at home. The horse in the General Sher man statue in New York has two feet in the air. Sherman died at home many years after the Civil War. In Baltimore, the statue of General LaFayette has the horse's forefeet in the air. LaFayette also died peacefully at home. Wadsworth New Head Of Roseburg Hospital Washington UJ0 Appoint ment of Dr. George L. Wads worth as manager of the veter ans hospital at Roseburg, Ore., was announced here Saturday by the veterans administration. Dr. Wadsworth, now manager of the veterans hospital at To man, Wis., will take over his duties at Roseburg in about 30 days, the VA said. AS II LAND 33 y- MpjscjpjTOoim.jMTL liwwMc.ianDr-MMu PLUS a Hilarious fa 3-D Spooks torn i swraucr nm tmm Hodler, in Line for Portland PM Job Portland tUPJ Rep. Hom er Angell of Oregon confirmed here Saturday that Albert M. Hodler, 54-year-old Portland attorney, will get the Job of postmaster in Portland pending a civil service examination for permanent appointment. - Angell said he received word from Norman R. Abrams, assist ant postmaster general, saying Hodler's qualifications for the post have been approved and that plans are being made for his installation. He will replace the' late Dr. E. T.'Hedlund. D d bM Suooay itonn Saturdays ifi.WY THE d NEW o 0 0 rCl. 1P.M. Today Continuous from GUNSLINGER'S GIRL! Robert TAYLOR Ava GARDNER Howard KEEL 2i Qui itt S desw 0 lbyon "'oostoten 3Til II 111! i' Mil ro IWhonv eoo If UE3 OVER! 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