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KILLER KILLED Gunman Edward (Snakes) Ryan lies on New
York sidewalk after a gun battle with patrolman Vincent Langan
(upper left). Ryan was killed after be bad shot and killed Thomas
E. Lewis, an AFL official..
More Reds in Labor
Than Anywhere Else,
Washington U.R) Atty. Gen.
Herbert Brownell Jr. said today
he believes more Communists
are to be found in labor than
anywhere else in this country.
In reply to a question, he said
Communists have not concen
trated in the clergy.
Brownell's statement in an in
terview with U. S. News &
World Report, a weekly maga
zine, was the latest development
In a controversy over the extent
of Communist infiltration of the
churches.
Prosecutions Planned
Asked what the Justice De
partment plans to do about Reds
in labor unions, the attorney
general said he expects to work
in cooperation with a congres
sional committee which plans to
investigate the problem.
In addition, he said, there are
prosecutions pending under the
T a f t-Hartley law involving
union leaders ' charged with
swearing falsely they are not
Communists.
Brownell said the congression
al committee will determine
"whether there is any need for
additional legislation to elimin
ate the Communist influence."
No Big Unions
He said there are some unions
that are run by Communists
Arnold Grisham
Returned to Jail
Army Pvt. Arnold Fay Grish
am, 19, of Box 524, Jacksonville,
was back in Jackson county's
Jail again yesterday on the sec
ond AWOL charge in a montn
according to the sheriffs office.
Grisham had been a member
of the trio which broke jail on
Aug. 9. He was recaptured the
next day near Ruch. At that
time, he was being held for mili
tary authorities on an AWOL
charge and after his recapture
was turned over to the military
at the Presidio, San Francisco.
He was there only three days
when he "left" again, according
to state police. A state police of
ficer arrested him again at a cab
in between Ruch and Applegate
yesterday, while investigating a
report of some young man in a
cabin belonging to someone else.
Police reported they have noti
fied Army authorities that he is
in custody. A local charge may
possibly be brought against the
young man for the jail break.
they added.
51 Neighbors
With Barn Raising Party
A barn raising party was held
yesterday at the Kerby .Tant
borne on highway 99 north of
Medford.
. More than 51 of the Tant's
neighbors gathered at their home
at 6:30 a.m. to begin the barn
raising which was a complete
surprise to the Tants.
.Have Bad Luck
The family has recently suf
fered a streak of bad luck. First
Mrs. Tant underwent surgery,
then Mr- Tant was injured in an
automobile accident and finally
the family's barn burned with
70 tons of hay. ,
All the neighbors brought food
end the group took time out for
a trial run for the hounds after
a cub bear. As much of the con
struction work as was possible
with the material available was
completed, and some of the
neighbors donated hay to the
Tants.
Believes
"but they are not big L or
CIO unions."
Brownell estimated that Com
munist party membership has
been cut about 75 per cent since
the prosecutions of top Commu
nist leaders under the Smith act
There are .now about 25,000
Communist party members in
this country, compared with
about 100.000 when the trials
started, he said.
However. Brownell warned
that the party "is a greater men
ace now than at any time."
"The Communists have gone
underground since the Smith act
trials started," Brownell said,
"They are better organized and
detection is more difficult."
Italians Keeping
Eye on Yugoslavia
Rome (U.R) Three Italian
warships lay at anchor today
in Venice harbor, across the
Adriatic Sea from Trieste, and
postal officials said letters re
calling army reservists to the
colors are awaiting dispatch in
event of an emergency.
Italian officials seemed con
vinced still that Yugoslavia may
attempt to annex its occupation
zone of Trieste Free Territory
and they seemed ready to act if
necessary.
The government of Premier
Guiseppe Pella was reported to
be hoping that it might receive
some gesture of support from the
United States, Great Britain and
France against any Yugoslav
move.
A British Foreign Office
spokesman said in London that
the three Allied governments
are consulting on the situation
and authoritative sources there
were quoted as saying that both
Italy and Yugoslavia will be ad
vised informally against making
any "adventurous move."
PHOENIX COUNCIL
Mayor Kathryn Stancliffe,
Phoenix, has called a special
meeting of the Phoenix council
for 8 p.m. today to discuss prob
lems in connection with the
highway project through Phoe
nix. Any interested citizens are
urged to attend the meeting
Mayor Stancliffe said.
Salem U.PJ William Jensen
of Junction City has been ap
pointed field man for the Ore
gon tSate Farmers union
Aid Family
Neighbors who took part in
the barn raising were Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Morris and family,
Jay and David Larance, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim West and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Gardener and son,
Mr. and Mrs- Barney Jeabo, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Conner and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Oliver and family, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Jones and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Hannaford, Mr- and
Mrs., James Woods. .
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walford
and their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Kay
Walch and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Renfro and family, Mr. and
Mrs- Mel Whitehead, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Allen and son, Herman
and Butch Connor, Marvin Burg,
Porter Allen, X R. Peile and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fritz, Chet
Flury, E- P. Kurz. Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Conner, Ted Flury, and Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Briley.
Medford
United
48th Year 14 Pages
East Swelters
As Thermometer
Sets Hew Records
Thousands Flee
Texas Cloudburst
Br UNITED PRESS
The worst heat wave of the
year entered its second week
today with little relief in sight
as flooding Texas streams forced
thousands of persons out of their
homes.
Weathermen forecast more
95 plus heat today and tomorrow
for the eastern two thirds of the
country and only mild relief
tomorrow night, to be followed
by 90 degree weather for sev
eral days.
No rain was in sight for the
parched Midwest, and Iowa corn
crops were in acute danger.
In Chicago, every aise in the
temperature meant a new rec
ord was being set. Yesterday was
the seventh consecutive day of
over 90 degree heat. The high for
the day, a blistering 96 3, set a
new mark. .
The East Coast sweltered
along with most of the rest of
the country as millions of per
sons jammed New York state
beaches.
A hieh of 95.9 was reached in
New York City, topping the
previous Aug. 30 high of 92.1
set in 1945. As in Chicago, yes
terday was the seventh straight
90-plus day.
Beaches Arc Jammed
The Rockaway beaches re
ported more than 1,200,000 per
sons for the day, famed Coney
Island 1,250,000 and Jones Beach
150,000. Hundreds of persons
rode the Hudson river ferry
boats in an aparent attempt to
cool off. and the animals at
Bronx Zoo were repeatedly
hosed down.
Meanwhile, a.t Robstown, Tex-,
some 2000 persons prepared to
move back into their flooded and
silt filled homes as soon as dirty
floodwater recedes.
The new flood was caused by
a three-inch cloudburst last night
that followed another heavy
storm Saturday and a total of
about 20 inches of rain in South
Texas in the last week.
Serious flash flooding hit
Robstown, Stinton, Tex., and 11
ether towns and thousands of
acres of farm land Saturday.
Metals Company Head
Fishes Rogue River
A party headed by Richard
Reynolds Jr., Richmond. Va.,
president of Reynolds Metals
company, left Medford yester
day after a three-day fishing trip
on the Rogue river.
The group flew in Thursday
from San Francisco on Reynolds'
plane, and left Sunday evening
from the Medford municipal air
port. Those in the party Included
Mrs. Reynolds, their 16-year-old
Bryan Whitfield and Susan
son Sergent, and his two guests,
Whitfield; John H. Krey, assist
ant to the Reynolds president,
and his wife; Frank Sargent, and
executive in the firm; Ed Appel,
Portland, Reynolds northwest
manager, and E. C. Lesser, Port
land. They stayed at Hill's Flycaster
Inn, near Rogue River, during
their stay in the valley, and Sat
urday were guests of Mr- and
Mrs. Jerry Tobin, 147 Highland
drive, at the Rogue Valley Coun
try club.
Fish were caught by all mem
bers of the party.
The suspense is killing us.
Hera it is five 'days tine the
new Yokum baby was bora
and Lil Abner and Daisy Maa
became parents, and still no
body seems to know whether
it's a boy or a girl!
And. horror or horrors soma
weak-brained individual has
turned the Infant over to
Weakeyes Yokum, the bow
undo, for bathing. Weakeyes.
to-called oa account of ho
can't see so good. Is liable to
make a terrible mess of the
whole affair.
It's too sad to contemplate,
so if you want farther details,
ton to the comics page.
FLASH
MEDFORD, OREGON,
SEVERAL SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS
TO SNUB CHICAGO PARTY RALLY
Chicago (U.R) Enmities begun
year ago at the Democratic National Convention
boiled over again today as several pro-Eisenhower
Southern Democrats said they would not at
tend a party rally next month.
One of the primary purposes
15 rally was to honor defeated
didate Adlai E. Stevenson.
The Southern boycott was not
good number of prominent Dixie
already promised to attend or
absences.
Daniel. Shivers To Stay Horn
Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas,
Stevenson on the issue of tidelands oil, said he
would not attend because of "prior commitments."
Sen Price Daniel (D.-Tex.) who plugged for
President Eisenhower last November, also turned
thumbs down on the Chicago rally. Sen. Lyndon
Johnson, senior Senator from Texas and minority
Registration Dates
Slated Next Week
For City Students
Registration dates for students
new to Medford junior and
senior high schools were an
nounced today by Elliott Beck
en, assistant superintendent of
schools.
Students not in school last
spring are asked to register in
the junior and senior high
schools from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept.
9 and 10, or during the day on
Sept. 10 and 11. Senior high
school students also may regis
ter during the day from Sept
14 through 18.
Tuition Slips Needed
Students from non-high school
districts planning to enter
grades 9 through 12 here are
asked to secure tuition slips
from the county schools office
in the courthouse.
Elementary students can reg
ister Sept. 14, opening day for
the report cards or transfer slips
from the school which they last
attended.
Becken reminded senior high
high school students that they
must have student body tickets
to get in to the first football
game, scheduled for Sept. 11 at
the senior high school stadium.
Founder of Local
Candy Firm Dies
William A. Whitelaw, of 20
South Newtown st, 80, founder
of the Whitelaw Candy com
pany, died last night.
Mr. Whitelaw, whose wife,
Beda, died in 1943, came to Med
ford in 1926 to start the candy
company. He sold a candy com
pany in Minneapolis and came
to the Rogue valley for his wife's
health.
A member of the Rotarians
and the Elks, Mr. Whitelaw is
survived by a daughter, Aileen
Whitelaw, ElMonte, Calif. He
was a member of St. Mark's
Episcopal church.
He had been ill for the past
five years.
- Chapel Mortuary is in charge
of funeral arrangements, which
are pending.
Merchant of Venice
Ends Festival Season
. Ashland Closing play of
the 1953 Oregon Shakespearean
Festival season will be present
ed tonight in the festival shell.
The play is the popular "Mer
chant of Venice" which stars
Angus Bowmer, founder and
producing director of the festi
val in the role of Shylock. This
is the seventh season that Bow
mer has played the role of the
money-lending Jew, one of
Shakespeare's greaest charac
ters.
Tickets are still available, ac
cording to the box office, and
curtain time is 8:30 p.m.
Special Meeting of
Council Postponed
. A special council meeting re
garding a report on the current
Medford police department in
vestigation was postponed from
12:30 p.m. today until further in
formation can be gained by
Howard I. Bobbitt, special inves
tigator, according to Robert
Duff, city superintendent.
Duff stated that a complete re
port' would not be made by the
investigator until he is done, but
that a progress report would
probably be available at tomor
row's regular council meeting,
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MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1953
more than
of the Sept. 14-
presidential can
general, and a
Democrats have
explained their
who split with
Committee Rejects
Offer for Survey of
Oregon Highway
Salem (U.R) The Legisla
tive interim committee on High
way Study today turned down
an offer of the Automotive Safe
ty foundation to make a survey
of Oregon's highway laws after
hearing statements that Oregon
already leads the 48 states in
highway legislation.
The committee, headed by
Rep. Edward A. Geary of Klam
ath Falls, met her this morning
then journeyed to Oregon City
for its first in a series of meet
ings in the five cw.rict int0
which Oregon's highway system
is divided.
Chairman Geary said the pur
pose of the Oregon City meeting
was to give citizens of that area
chance to express their views
on highway matters.
Cliff Enfield, representing the
Automotive Safety foundation,
acknowledged that survey of
North Dakota highway laws, the
first completed by the founda
tion, disclosed that most of that
state's legislation was patterned
after laws originated in Oregon.
The committee then voted to re
ject the foundation's offer "at
this time."
One objective of the founda
tion's studies is to work toward
uniform highway laws through
out the states. Committee mem
bers pointed out and Enfield
agreed that because of condi
tions imposed by the different
constitutions of the several
states, it would be close to im
possible to get uniform Jaws in
Navy Rocket Plane
Reaches 83,235 Feet
Washington (U.R) The Navy
announced today that its rocket
powered plane, the Skyrocket.
has set a new unofficial world's
altitude record of 83,235 feet.
The new mark, almost 16
miles, was set Friday, Aug- 21,
by Lt. Col. Marion E. Carl,
USMC, during tests of a new
Navy high altitude pressure suit
at Edwards Air Force Base,
Muroc. Calif.
The previous altitude record
was 79,494 feet, set by Bill
Bridgeman, a civilian test pilot,
in a Douglas built Skyrocket
Aug. 15, 1951.
The record breaking plane.
called the D-558-II, was carried
to a height of 34,000 feet by a
"mother" B29 before it was
launched for its spectacular
climb.
Juveniles Plead Guilty
To Possession of Beer
Nine juveniles pleaded guilty
this morning to illegal posession
of beer charges at a district court
hearing, according to court rec
ords.
Six of the youths were ar
rested with beer in their poses
sion near the Jackson county
fairgrounds, while the other
three were arrested at Rogue
River onthe same charge Satur
day nignt.
Included in the group were
two girls, age 16 and 17, and
three boys who were 18. The ut
ter group included Thomas Earl
Stephenson, of 440 North Front
st., Medford; Samuel Donald An
derson, 492 Fordyce St., Ashland;
and Winf ord Cloid Saylors, route
3, box 380, Medford. Saylors and
Anderson were fined $30, while
Stephenson was fined $55. The
rest of the juveniles were fined
$30 or $25 each, according to
records.
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No. 139
leader, has not announced his plans.
"We never expected people like Jimmy
Byrnes to attend anyway," a spokesman said.
James F. Byrnes, governor of South Carolina,
led the fight against the so-called loyalty oath, a
pledge to support any Democratic nominee, at
last summer's convention. He later endorsed Mr.
Eisenhower,
No Large'Scale Snub Under Way
However, three party leaders from Byrnes'
own state promised to attend, and the list of
other Democrats who have accepted invitations
made it clear that no large scale, general South
ern snub is under way. Former presidential hope
ful Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee will attend,
along with Sen. Stuart Symington of Missouri,
who has beeen mentioned as a candidate for 1956.
' Former President Harry S. Truman will be
on hand and may make his first full scale attack
on the new GOF administration since he left
office.
detail, but the attempt would be
made. to promote uniformity in
substance.
The offer of the foundation
was turned down, at least tem
porarily, after the committee
asked State Engineer R. H. Bal-
dock who replied that there
was "no crying need for it now,'
although it might do some good
eventually. Chairman Geary not
ed that the revision of Oregon's
statutes accomplished by the
1953 Legislature had put Ore
gon's highway laws into good
shape.
Fluoride Forum
Slated at RVCC
Some 200 persons are expected
to attend a forum discussion of
fluoridation of Medford water
scheduled for this evening at the
Rogue Valley Country club.
Speakers will be Dr. David
M. Witter, head of the dental
health section of the State Board
of Health, favoring fluaridation,
and Dr. A. B. MacWhinnie, Se
attle dentist, in opposition to flu
oridation.
The debate will be over the
relative merits of the use of flu
orine in city water for the pre
vention of tooth decay, princi
pally in children.
Tickets will be available until
5 p.m. at the Chamber of Com
merce, and after 6 at the country
club. The dinner meeting will
start at 7 p.m.
This will be the first public
debate in Medford on fluorida
tion. Other meetings will be held
at later dates.
Radio Highlights
Radio station KYJC (130
kc) will broadcast the fluori
dation quorum, to be held at
the Rogue Valley Country
club, tonight, starting at 9:15
a.m.
Cpl. Frank Williams Returns
Home After 27 Months as POW
The first Jackson county
man to be released from a 1
North Korean Communist
prisoner of war camp was
home today.
He is Cpl. Henry Frank Wil
liams, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Williams, 48 Mace rd.,
who arrived in San Francisco
Saturday. He was released
from a Red POW camp Aug
ust 11 after almost 27 months
of imprisonment
Greeted by Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Williams were
among the hundreds on the
dock Saturday as the Navy
transport William F. Hase ar
rived in San Francisco with
437 freed war prisoners, in
cluding their son.
Although security regula
tions tightly restricted Corpor
al Vflliams conversation, he
made it plain this morning
that "It's great to be back.1"
He is now home on 30-day
leave, and will report back to
Camp Stoneman, Calif., where
he -will receive his discharge.
When asked what impressed
him most about his return' to
the United States, Corporal
Williams by-passed the gala
reception in San Francisco.
The most impressive part of
his return was "seeing my par
ents again," be said.
Weather
FORECAST: Generally lair
tfcrouf h Tuesday. Law tonight
IS. High Tuesday St.
Highest Yesterday . !TVt
Lowest this Moraiaf
Oregon Telephone
Workers Threaten
Hew Strike Ideas
Strike Vote To Be
Completed Tuesday
Portland, (U.R) Oregon tele
phone workers will spring some
thing new in strike tactics if
state locals of the CIO Communi
cations Workers fi America
stage a walkout against Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
State director of the union.
Arne Gravem, said here today
we have devised some new
method which the telephone
company never has seen before,"
but he refused to elaborate-
Strategy Planned
Representatives of Oregon lo
cals met here yesterday to plan
their strategy in case a strike
develops. A strike vote is being
taken among locals but will not
be completed until Tuesday.
Gravem predicted approval of
the strike question by balloting
union members.
The CWA in Oregon has been
without a contract since Aug. 18.
Negotiations under Federal
Conciliator Robert McClelland
resumed today. Gravem said
wages are not a major issue in
the talks and that the chief areas
of dispute are questions of sen
iority in layoffs, promotions and
dismissals. He indicated that the
basis of the settlement in Wash
ingtoh state, reached Saturday
night, would be generally ac
ceptable to the Oregon locals.
Dillon To Testify
At Dodson Trial
Former Medford city -police
officer David Milton Dillon. 39,
of Los Angeles, arrived in Med
ford today as the state's prin
cipal witness in the trial of
Chester Lee Dodson,' 42, begin
ning tomorrow, according to
James McGoodwin, deputy dist
rict attorney.
Dodson is charged with as
sault with intent to kill in a com
plaint involving the shooting of
Dillon on Aug. 30, 1951, accord
ing to records. At that time, Dil
lon was a Medford police officer
and attempted to arrest Dodson
at an apartment house at 305
East Jackson st A scuffle took
place in a shower and Dodson is
alleged to have taken Dillon's
gun away from him and shot the
former officer once in each leg.
Dodson escaped and was not
apprehented until this year in
Butte, Mont. He waived indict
ment on July 1 and pleaded in
nocent to the charge. Ashland
Attorney Ben Lombard will de
fend him in the trial.
McGoodwin stated that im
paneling of a jury in circuit
court would begin about 10 a.m.
tomorrow.
Dillon is now employed as a
film laboratory technician by
Warner Brothers studio in Holly
wood. Corporal Williams is "just
going to relax and take it
easy," for the next few weeks.
He says his health is "fair."
but his mother promises "to
get him back up there" as
soon as possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams have
no special plans for the next
few days other than to let
Ifl" tAAMal Wii.UAMs
Returns to Medford
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Record Number
Of U.S. Airmen
Released by Reds
Returnees Refuse
To Answer Newsmen
Panmunjom, Korea 0U9
The. Communists released a rec
ord number of American airmen
today and officers returning to
freedom said the Allies may ra .
ceive up to 500 "bonus" prison
ers.
Fifty-one captured ' airmen
went through Freedom gate
along with 99 other Americans, .
the, largest number of fliers re
leased in one day sine "Oper
ation Big Switch" began 27 days
ago.
Some of the officers said the
Communists may return more
than 3313 Americans they had
listed for repatriation.
Seen in Camps
The 150 Americans repatriat
ed today brought the number of
UJ5. personnel freed by the Com
munists to 2827, which would
leave only 486 in the nearby Red
camp of Kaesong.
But the returnees said there
were from 1000 to 1200 Ameri
can, British and other non-Korean
prisoners awaiting repatria
tion in Kaesong. They estimated
the Reds would release at least
400 more Americana than orig
inally promised.
There was no way of knowing
whether the "bonus" Americans
had been captured in the late
days of the fighting or were
prisoners whom the Reds had
not intended to release.
Communist Promise
The Communists, however.
announced Saturday they would
repatriate all prisoners, includ
ing those convicted of real or
imaginary "crimes."
San Francisco (U.B The
last of 437 American ex-prisoners
of war some of whom proved
susceptible to Communist prop
aganda while in POW camps,
were en route to their widely
scattered homes today.
The ex-POWs arrived in San
Francisco Saturday abroad the
Navy transport General William
F. Hase, the second shipload of
repatriates to return to the
United States since the truce.
The returnees stirred up a
"censorship" controversy on
their arrival when many of
them refused to talk to newsmen
and said only that they had been
ordered by the Army to keep
mum about their experiences.
Fights Aboard Ssbip
However the Army denied
it had "muzzled" the men and
said they were under a "mis
apprehension." Several of the former prison
ers hinted broadly that some of
the "progressives" in t h e i r
midst, who had been influenced
by communist propaganda while
in camps in Korea were beat
en up aboard ship while en route
across the Pacific.
But when pressed for details
they became uncommunicative.
Shady Cove Soldier
On List of WoUnded
The Department of Defense,
Washington D.C., has reported
Pfc. Robert A. Angel as a battle
casualty in the Korean area.
Private First Class Engel, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur V. Engel,
box 33, Shady Cove, is listed as
wounded. His parents are not
listed in the local telephone di
rectory. their son "get rested and do
what he wants." They stated
that he definitely does not
want to make any public ap
pearances. Corporal Williams' arrival
in Medford marked his first
trip home in almost three
years. He entered the service
in the fall of 1950 and was
first reported missing in ac
tion on June 29, 1951. He was
listed as a prisoner of war on
December 19 of that year.
Hope Rogers Sale
Mr. and Mrs. Williams, with
their own prayers answered,
had time today to think of
another valley family which
is still watching the Korean
prisoner exchanges from hour
to hour.
Both expressed the hope
that word will be received
soon that Sgt Harvey L. Rog
ers, 20- son of Mr. and Mrs.
James H. Rogers, 1491 Thom
as rd., has been released by
the Communists.
A third Medford man. Ma
rine Pfc. Leonard E. Steege,
20, son of Mrs. A. H. Webstt r,
401 East 12th St., is schedule
to arrive in the United States
soon. He was released from a
Red POW camp about a week
ago.
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