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Newspaper Page TextMM JEW BEDFORD - KF HIGHWAY PROPOSED Ulfl LAKE O'UOODS Construction of a primary standards highway connecting Medford and Klamath Falls by vay of Lake O' Woods has been proposed to the state highway commission by State Represen tative Robert Root, he revealed here today. The route, as proposed by Representative Root, would fol low the existing Lake Creek road, which dead ends at Mc Allister Soda springs on the Jackson Klamath county line3, about 30 miles east of Medford. Proposes Extension Representative Root proposes that that road be extended 16 miles to meet a road now being improved to primary standards from Klamath Falls to Rocky Point. The work is being done by the state highway commission at a cost of $866,000. Approximately six miles of road already have been con structed by Klamath county from the Lake O Woods Wocus marsh area due west in the direc tion of the proposed link with the Lake Creek road. Representative Root points out that the proposed link would tap more than a billion board feet of forest service timber, much of which is ripe or over ripe. Would Open Timber It would make an estimated 30,000,000 to 50,000,000 board feet available annually under a sustained yield cutting program, and would make both Medford and Klamath Falls railroad dis tribution points for wholesalers In the two areas, he said. In a letter written to the high way commission, Root stated "At the request of interested groups of citizens, I made an inspection trip of this route ... in company with the highway department's division engineer, Tom Edward3, and was impressed by the fav orable topography and the many advantages that such a route ap pears to offer." He requested that the high way department conduct an economic survey to determine the feasibility, necessity, eco nomic value and urgency of the route. Few Sharp Curvet The maximum grade on the Lake O Woods route would be "5.3 or less," Representatives P.oot said. The Greensprings highway has a 6.3 grade, he stated. Root added that the pro posed highway, if built to maxi mum standards would have few sharp curves, and at least 600 feet visibility. He pointed out that interest Rogue Valley Youth Loses in Big Race Charles (Chuck) Mansfield, Grants Pass, lost his chance to participate in yesterday's all- American Soap Box Derby at Akron, O., when he was nosed out during his first round race, according to a report today from Akron. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Mansfield. He was one of three Oregon lads who qualified for finals in the race, and was winner July 12 in Medford of the second an nual Rogue Valley Soap box derby. Young Mansfield left for Akron last week by United Air lines accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jerome, Medford. As a participant in the nation al event he is winner of a Bulo va sweep second wrist watch and a framed Ail-American Soap Box derby racing diploma, presented during a ceremony and banquet August 9 at Akron. National winner, Freddy Moh - ler, Indianapolis, Ind., won a $5,000 four-year scholarship. Vancouver. Wash. !U.R) Mayor Ralph E. Carter suggests that Vancouver change its name to Ft. Vancouver. Population of 160,000,000 Washington U.R) The population of the United States reached 160,000,000 at 7:02.07 a.m. (PST) today. The number was recorded on the Commerce department's au tomatic population calculator which lit up like a juke box and rang a bell as the figure 160, 000,000 fell into place. Brief Ceremony The milestone was marked by a brief ceremony in front of the calculator of "census clock." Census Director Robert W. Burgess told a crowd of 200, mostly newsmen and photogra phers, who gathered to watch in the new Medford 'Klamath Falls route has been developed with general recognition of the fact that the location of the Greensprings highway does not appear to lend itself to moderni zation at reasonable cost, while a route via Lake O' Woods appears to be much less expensive. Highway Officials To Inspect State Roads in County Members of the state high way commission and the state legislature's interim highway committee are scheduled to be in Medford tomorrow to meet with local officials and to in spect state highways in 'this area. They are slated to arrive here from Klamath Falls at about neon, after inspecting the Greensprings highway and por tions of Highway 99 en route, In Klamath county they will inspect the Wocus marsh road To Have Lunch Here Members of the group will have lunch at Rogue Valley Country club with members of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce highway committee, other chamber representatives and county and state officials including Representatives Rob ert Root and Ed Mann, accord ing to Paul Rynning, chairman of the chamber highway group. Following the luncheon, they will leave Medford for Crater lake, by way of Gold Hill, where they will inspect new highway work, and Sams Valley secondary highway. They plau to stay overnight at Crater lake lodge. Those in the group include R H. Baldock, state engineer; H. B. Glaisyer, secretary; Ben R. Chandler, Coos Bay, chairman; Charles H. Reynolds, La Grande, member, and Milo K. Mclver, Portland, member. Administration Praised, Demos Hit at GOP Meet Portland (U.R) Most of Oregon's congressional delega tion and Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay fanned out over the state today after attending week end Republican meetings here at which the Eisenhower administration was praised and Democrats got some raps. Picnic Ends Activities The Republicans ended their activities in Portland yesterday with a picnic attended by some 1000 persons. That event was preceded by a $100-a-plate steak dinner Saturday night to which some 400 persons purchased tickets, bringing about $40,000 into the treasury. Gov. Paul Patterson yesterday rapped the Democratic leaders who he said have been saying they want a return to two-party government. He said that when the Democrats adopt the proper principles and proper candi dates, they will be accepted and the dual party system will re turn. McKay Defends Policies Secretary McKay took the occasion to defend policies of his department, assuring his listen ers that if there is any give away, it will "not be to' any particular private enterprise or special group, but to the people." Leonard Hall, GOP national chairman who was principal speaker at the fund-raising din ner, told party members that the truce in Korea and a num ber of "cracks in the Iron Cur tain" are results of the Eisen hower administration. United States on Automatic the population rise that "it is now appropriate for all Fourth of July orators to use the fig ure 160,000,000 when referring to our nation's population." The calculator is a map of the nation standing 10 feet high, topped by a gadget which registers population as an auto mobile speedometer registers mileage. Colored Strings Used It adds a new resident every 12 seconds by calculating a birth every eighth second, a death every 21 seconds, an immigrant every two minutes and someone leaving the country every 17 Medford United Pr Full Laaaad Wire 48th Year 18 Pages US Contemplates No Drastic Change In Defense Plans Russia's H-Bomb Boast Taken Calmly Washington U.R) Highly placed officials said today Rus sia's H-bomb anouncement does not call for any drastic change in U.S. defense plans. They said the Eisenhower ad ministration is taking the Sov iet boast calmly, and has no pre sent intention of undertaking a "crisis program" of building bomb shelters, dispersing cities, moving industry underground or hastily expanding the air and radar defenses of the North Am erican continent. Authorities gave two reasons for the government's unruffled reaction to Soviet Premier Georgi M. Malenkov's assertion Saturday that "the United States no longer has the monopoly of the hydrogen bomb.' 1. There is a strong suspicion here that Malenkov may have been bluffing. This suspicion is based on the fact that delicate scientific instruments, capable of detecting atomic blasts in any part of the world, have detected no test explosions in Russia since October, 1951. 2. Even if Russia has succeed ed in making a super-bomb, the basic facts of world atomic pow er have not changed. Long be fore Malenkov spoke out Sat urday, U.S. officials were warn ing that the Soviet Union pos sessed enough ordinary A-bombs and long range planes to lay waste most of America's cities in a single devastating raid. The administration's unper turbed attitude was demonstra ted by President . Eisenhower, who left for a four week vaca tion in Colorado soon after news of the Malenkov announcement reached the capital. Officials emphasized that there is no disposition in the ad ministration to belittle Russian atomic capabilities. On the con trary it has long been taken for granted here that the Russians were working on the H-bomb, and that they had received valu able aid from Dr. Klaus Fuchs, the British atomic spy, and Dr. Bruno Pontecorvo, the Italian born physicist who deserted to the Reds after working on the U.S. atomic project. Salem Newsboys Extortion Victims Salem (U.R) The Marion county sheriff's office was told today that 12-year-old Salem newspaper carrier had been "shaken down" for nickels and dimes by two older boys for a month, then beaten when he ob jected to paying stepped-up de mands. The sheriffs office was told two older boys, one of them 16, had been taking nickels and dimes from the 12-year-old regu larly after threatening to beat him. Saturday night the boys sought more money, the news boy objected and the older two beat him at the Hollywood bowl. The sheriff's office learn ed the lad managed to hide his wallet containing $8 and his re ceipt book. He stumbled home with a black eye and cuts on the mouth. Salem city first aid men treated him. The sheriffs office said it is investigating the inci dents. Portland U.R) A syndi cate of West Coast businessmen, including J. Elroy McCaw, Seat tle, and Jack Keating, Portland, has purchased the Crosley Broadcasting corporation. Reaches Calculator minutes. A different colored string of lights marks each ar rival and departure, and a bell signals each net increase of one resident. The calculator's figures are only an estimate, but a careful ly taken one. Faster Than India The Population Reference bur eau, a private agency, reports that the population of the United States is mounting at a faster rate than that of India or of the world as a whole. The nation's population has been growing at a rate of more than 2,500.000 a year since 1947. Last year it added 2,684,000. ' MEDFORD, OREGON, THREE ESCAPE GOUEITy j : : 1 in ii hi an jw i - n : -fwi" v.ip" -v i . . imK-r- - x x - v ' y, 1 v Tr -f 7 t - y . GETTING TOGETHER South Korean President Syngman Rhee drinks a cool drink as U. S. Secy, of State John Foster Dulles (left) gestures a point. The two have been engaged in post-armistice talks in Seoul They have reportedly initialed a security pact which provides for U. S. troop bases in South Ko rea. It also stipulates that the United States will aid South Korea in the event of a new Communist attack. Reds Hope to Use Turncoats For US Revolution, P0l7s Say Panmuniom. Koera U.R) Returned U.S. war prisoners said today the Keas nope to use a prnun of Americans turned Communist while in Red prison camps to spark a communist rev olution in the United States in about four years. . Thev said at least 124 of the U.S. turncoats are being kept be hind, at their own will, for spe cial training. Others of these spies and would be revolutionary leaders, thev said, have infiltrated among war prisoners now being readied lor return nome to me United States. Hunt For Spies American authorities took these reports seriously enough to plant trained counterspies among the released prisoners in an attempt to weed out the Yanks who have gone Red. The disclosure came as the Communists stepped up the num ber of U.S. prisoners being re leased. The Reds unexpectedly freed 125 Americans, largest number for any single day, after an nouncing that only 100 would be returned in tonight's phase of "Operation Big Switch." Predict Revolution Among the returnees were sev eral men who reported at least 186 American and British sol diers had chosen to remain be hind the Iron Curtain. The latest group of prisoners, including 25 Britons, 25 Turks and 239 South Koreans, said their Communist captors had predicted their. American con verts will start a revolution in the United States within four years. Those who remained behind at their own choosing, the returnees said, will study Communism be hind the Bamboo and Iron Cur tains and try to slip into the United States later. Of Weak Will Cpl. Purvis Webster, a Negro soldier who said he knew his way around notorious camp No. 5, told newsmen in the presence of censors that 124 Americans remained behind "for sure." Cpl. L. F. Mansfield, Hamilton, O., said British prisoners told him that 51 other Britons swal lowed the Communist line and Washing Machines Okay But Banks Have Points At least one Medford woman has come to the conclusion that banks have a few advantages that washing machines can't offer. Late yesterday she notified police that the S2.000 she had hidden under a washing ma chine at her home had been stolen. An officer was rushed to the "scene-of the crime." and a detailed report was taken. Then, just to be sure, the officer suggested another search nnder the washing ma chine. The "missing" $2,000 was still there. Salem U.R) Gov. Paul Patterson is back at his desk in Salem after attending the National Governor's conference. United Pr MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1953 stayed with their captors. Cpl. Donald R. Staten, New ton, N. C, said he believed those who remained behind were men of weak will who couldn't stand up under constant Communist in doctrination. - . The release of 125 Americans brought the number of U.S. sol diers repatriated to 448. Altogether 1,946 of the Com munist captives have been re leased, while the United Nations has turned 13,896 back to the Reds. " Inchon. Korea U.R) An In diana corporal said today 30 American victims of Communist indoctrination plan to meet in the United States and join labor Premier of Relieved of Followers Toppled Ttnmhav MR) Premier Shiekh Mohammed Abdullah of Kashmir has been ousted in a coup d'etat, and the Times of India reported today that Labor Minister Mirzaafzal Baig and 30 others of Abdullah's followers were toppled with him. Police were reported to have fired into crowds of demonstra tors in the streets of Srinagar, capital of Kashmir, when they shouted their support of Ab dullah and urged union of Kash mir with Pakistan. Undetermined Number Killed The Times of India, in a dis patch from Srinagar, said an undetermined number of per sons was killed and injured. Reports of the coup said Ab dulla, who has indicated he favors independence for the principality which is disputed by India and Pakistan, was charged with corruption, disrup tion, nepotism, mal-administra-tion and establishing foreign contacts dangerous to peace. Abdullah was reported under "house arrest." The "Iron Man of Kashmir," African Methodists Protest Sen. Gill Portland (U.R) Members of the African Methodist Epis copal church today protested possible appointment of State Senator Warren C. Gill as United States district attorney for Oregon on grounds he op posed passage of civil rights legislation in the last Oregon legislature. The protest was formulated yesterday in a resolution ap proved at the 62nd annual ses sion of the Puget Sound AME conference in session here. Although the conference in cluded AME churches in Ore gon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia, delegates felt they were within their rights in taking the action, officials amid. Tribune rial Leased Wire No. 121 ciLai - unions and peace organizations. Cpl. Leslie E. Scales, 22, Fol- somville, Ind., said he believed the 30 "progressives" were among the 328 repatriates who boarded a troop ship here today for return to the United States, They were repatriated with him Friday, he said.- "You'll hear about them,' Scales said. "Someone will be assassinating them or kicking the -damn soapbox out from under them." He said the men talked freely of their plans to meet in Calif ornia at the house of another "oroEressive" released during the exchange of sick and wound ed prisoners last April. Kashmir Duties; Takshi Ghulam Mohammed, was sworn in as premier. Serious Disorders Feared Fears were felt here and at New Delhi that serious dis orders might develop if Ab dullah's Moslem followers came to his support against the Hindu groups which for generations have ruled Kashmir. The new premier is a Moslem but has declared his support for union . of Kashmir with Hindu India. . Kashmir has been in " dis pute since Britain granted in dependence to India and Pakis tain in 1947. Kremlin Makes Move Toward Iranian Oil London (U.R) The Kremlin has made its first move to enter into the Iranian oil dispute. This is how observers here in terpreted the cryptic announce ment in the Soviet press today that a joint commission will be created at Tehran to "strengthen existing friendly relations be tween the USSR and Iran." The announcement said the commission will open negotia tions "to eliminate all differences as regards finance, frontier and other problems." It follows closely the special mention of Iran as one of Rus sia's neighbors in a speech Sat urday by Soviet Premier George M. Malenkov. Malenkov indi cated Russia was especially in terested in maintaining good re lations with Iran. TRUCK AFIRE Two state forest patrol fire crews were dispatched to High way 99 south of Ashland near Siskiyou summit at about 1 p.m. today when a dump truck was reported afire, according to for est patrol officials. They were unable to furnish details of the blaze. Vealher FORECAST: rah ul warn tkrantk Taeaday. Law te al (ht ts, kick Tataday SI. Ttma. if haat Yaaterday St Lawwt tela Meralaf li JAIL Coast-Vide Search Underway, Jailers Foil Fourth Break Escapees Use Blanket Strips To Flee Cell A coast-wide search is under way today for three men who escaped late yesterday from the Jackson county jail. Two alert county jailers foiled another attempted escape earlier in the day in a hand to hand battle that lasted several minutes in a hallway of the jail. The escapees are Floyd Earl Denno, 23, of Sun Valley, Calif., who was jailed July 30 on a lar ceny by bailee charge, and two Bpruirpmpn Marino rionruo M Edwards, 20, of Box 73, Butte calls, and Army rot. Arnold r ay Grisham, 19, of Box 524, Jack sonville who were being held on AWOL charges. Kept in "Bull Pen" All thrw mpn wn in the "bull pen" of the jail where les ser violators are kept, according In Shpriff Howard OaulL Six other prisoners were in the large pen at the time, but did not leave the cell, the sheriff added. According to Inmates, the break was made at about 11 p.m., Gault said. The trio appar ently worked all during the day to secure their escape, which was made Dy Dreamng on a win dnw bar bv use of a radiator piece, leaving an opening of about 14 by 1Z inches. After crawling through the opening the men lowered them selves down from the third-story jail window by tieing blanket itrin& together. They climbed to the ground after reaching the roof of a small shed. Gault described the window bars as "not too secure," and added that maximum security prisoners are not kept in the cell. The room is the only one from which escapes have been made in the county iail. The last such escape was made Oct. 19, 1948, when Robert J-eiana layior, parole violator, broke a bar in the same manner. Earlier in the day at about o a.m., Raymond Clifford Hodge, 38, of San Francisco, held on a charge of illegal possession of ....onnm inH aa a susnect in a California murder, attempted escape from a single ceu in me north wing, Gault said. Hon? was being given his breakfast by relief jailer George Mead when the incident nappen ed. Mead passed the food tnrough the jail door opening and Hodge dropped it on the floor. A trustee was called by uh tn plean un the food. When Mead opened the door, Hodge rushed him and Knocea unconscious. Chokes Jailer Gaming the corridor, Hodge ran into regular jailer R. L. (Smitty) Janren, and the two scuffled in the hallway and en trance to the jail lobby. Janzen struck Hodge several blows wim a heavy bunch of keys and the prisoner struck back at Janzen and attempted to choke him, Gault said. - Mead revived consciousness during the fisht and assisted Janzen in getting Hodge back into the cell. Janzen required three sitches for a cut received in the fight. Stroudsburg, Pa. (U.R) Sen. Malone, (R-Nev.) is reported in good condition at Monroe county hospital here, where he is recovering from a fractured pelvis suffered in a fall from a horse. Beria, Ousted by Soviets, Referred for Prosecution Mocow (U.R) The Supreme Council of the Soviet Union has turned over the case of Lavrenti Beria, ousted minister of inter nal aeeuritv. to the Supreme Court for prosecution, it was announced today. ExpeUed in July The order ratifying the re moval of Beria and legal action against him was signed by Klem enti E. Voroshilov, president of the Presidium, and Nikolai M. Pegov, secretary. Beria, No. 2 man in Premier Renrgi Malenkov's government, was fired and expelled from the Communist party last July iu as U.tl. Steps Against Chinese, Koreans May Be Necessary Statement Follows Meeting With Ike Denver U.R) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles re ported after a conference with President Eisenhower here today that the United Nations might be forced to take retaliatory steps agains the Chinese Com munists and the North Koreans if the Communists do not re turn all of the war prisoner they now hold. Dulles said after 70 minutes with the President that the fear some U.S. prisoners might not be exchanged by the Commun ists was a source of great con cern. Leave for Washington If all of the American pris soners are not returned, "we presumably would adopt recip rocal measures with the prison ers we hold." Dulles, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge-Jr., chief VS. rep resentative to the United Na tions, and Assistant Secretary of State Walter S. Robertson, flew here non-stop from Hono lulu to report to the President on their recent conferences with leaders of the South Korean and Japanese governments. Dulles said the precautionary measures were still in a form ative stage, but that among oth er things the Army was doing wan checking with American ' prisoners as they are released by the Communists in an effort to identify those still known to be in captivity. Prisoner Exchange The secretary and Lodge, both told newsmen they were deeply Impressed by the prisoner ex change which they saw in op eration only a few days ago at Freedom Village in Korea. Lodge was struck particularly by the better treatment the Un ited Nations was giving its pris oners turned back to them in conrast to the sterner reception the Communists were giving their prisoners. Other high points of news dis cussed by the secretary following his meeting with the President 1. His talks with President Syngman Rhee of South Korea ended on a note of "complete agreement and cordiality." 2. He wanted to emphasize a portion of his communique with Rhee stating that there were no secret agreements reached in their talks. "The whole world knows what we talked about rnd what we agreed to do." Treaty Action Coming 3. He emphasized that Rhee had assured him that until mutual defense pact between this country and South Korea can be expected to come into effect, the South Korean forces will remain under the United Nations com mand and abide by the armistice. Dulles said the treaty would be submitted to Congress for ratifi cation in January and he hoped it would come up for action in February. 4. Out of the talks with Prem ier Yoshida of Japan, came the announced conclusion by Dulles that Japan should be given a role of greater responsibility in her own area. Malenkov Speech Not Studied 5. He had not had an oppor tunity to study the recent speech by Soviet Premier George Mal enkov and that he had seen only meager accounts of the address in which the . Russian leader claimed that the United States had no monopoly on the hydro gen bomb. Wove Sinks Small Boat; Two Occupants Escape A big wave struck and sank a small fishing boat yesterday eve ning but the two men aboard es caped. Edward Johansen, operator of the craft, and George Toivonen, clung to life preservers until a gillnet boat operated by Leo Haiks arrived and they were plucked from the water. i a traitor and enemy of the people. The order announced today v said anti-government activities of Beria were intended to under mine the Soviet government for the benefit of foreign capital. Action Ratified The order ratified the Presi dium's action in stripping Beria of his post on the Supreme Coun cil and Council of Ministers and his position as minister of inter nal affairs. It also removed all his titles and decorations and specified that the dossier of his activities be transmitted to the Supreme Tribunal of the U.S.S.R.