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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Anti-Subversive Legislation Will Be Taken Up by Committee By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) Senator James O. Eastland (D-Miss.) told frr;.w Press today that his Internal Secur ity Subcommit tee would take up again anti subversive leg islation which died when Con gress adjourn ed last year. Eastland suc c e e d e d Sen. William E. Jen- Lyle C Wilson n e r (R -1 n d), committee chairman in the 83rd Republican Congress. There were five anti-subversive bills hanging when Congress broke away in 1954 for the congres sional campaign. One of them directly affects an employer who finds a Com munist employee on his hands and cannot get the offender off the payroll. This bill was Senate No. 23. introduced by the late Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nev.), who was chairman of the Judi ciary Committee of which East land's committee is a part. Trade Union Protection S. 23 undertook to protect trade unions from Communist infiltration by making it unlaw ful for party members to hold union office and similar restric tions. It spelled out authority for an employer to fire a Com munist employee or any other subversive without being held accountable for an unfair labor practice. Eastland said this bill would be among those to be considered again, all such bills having died with the 1954 adjournment. Two others by McCarran would pre vent U. S. citizens of question able loyalty from accepting em ployment by the United Nations, and suspend the statute of limita tions during the period an offi cer or an employee of the federal government is in the public fervice. On Covers Veterans A bill by Sen. Barry Goldwa fer (R-Ariz.), would authorize Housing Market May Be Saturated Washington U.R) The gov ernment is concerned over the possibility that the home-building boom may saturate the hous ing market. . - Albert M. Cole, federal hous ing chiefs, made the disclosure in secret testimony made public today by a House Appropria tions Subcommittee. He testified March 9. "We are concerned," Cole said, but "we have no alarm about the situation." He said "we think" the mar ket can support a continued high level of housing construction. Nevertheless, he said, housing officials are watching the mar ket very carefully because "we must be aware of the possibility of saturating the market." Cole said it is possible that hous ng construction this year will reach, and may even sur pass, the 1,300,000 units fore cast last November by the Com merce and Labor departments. Moreover, he said, "we think" that upwards of 1,200.000 or 1.300,000 units will be built in 1956. Calvert Satisfies ... like no whiskey! Rich, full-bodied . ' smoother going down . . . that's why millions have switched to Calvert Keserve now one of the world's two largest-selling whiskies 1 Ask for Calvert today ! Wig... end vou . switch to CALVERT mt iiuur-ii.i nw-i 11111 iimui ifiiiu. cuuit iiitiueis ci i. t. & discontinuance of veterans' edu cational benefits to an individual whose pursuit of such activity is not in the best interests of the individual or the government. Former Sen. Homer Ferguson (R-Mich.). offered a bill to au thorize the government to bar from strategic defense facilities individuals who are subversive A Nichol's Worth of . . Comment On By HARMAN United PrtM Washington (U.R) My friend who has been watching bombs bursting in air over the Nevada desert has come up with a .nice little behind the scenes yarn. It seems that the Las Vegas gamblers are laying odds on when an atom ic bomb will riarman lucnois be fired. Las Vegas is 70 miles, or in seeing and hearing distance, of the proving grounds where the tests are being held. Well, there is one gambler in a Las Vegas spot who is going to think again before he puts up. The weather has caused a number of delays in the tests this year. Some have been call ed off only minutes before a nuclear explosion was sched uled. An Army lieutenant from Camp Desert Rock had picked up some change on the first 10 delays. Well, some time back the Army man found himself in possession of a leave slip on the day a bomb was to be set off. So he went to Las Vegas to try his good right hand on the slot machines. No Payoff It was early in the morning, just an hour before a scheduled atomic shoot. He pulled and he hauled at the one-armed bandit, but the critter was stubborn. Nickel after nickel was gulped in. Finally one of those cheroot chewing gamblers in a purple vest sauntered up. "Say," said the soldier, "what are the odds this shot goes to day?" Apparently the gambler Jiad learned the hard way that you can't trust an A bomb. "Ten to one she doesn't," he said. "I'll take 10 of that." said the lieutenant, dropping another nickel into the machine. Half an hour later, the lieu tenant, who still hadn't licked the iron robber for more than five or 10 nickels, turned to the gambler again. VWhat are the odds now?" "Five to one she's no go." ' The shavetail put up another sawbuck. t Both watched their time pieces for the big boom that might or might not come. Even Odds With the zero hour seconds away, the lieutenant spoke again. "What now, man?" "Even." "You're on for $100" said . . and $405 45 Qt. $065 Pint other L Thursday, March 24. 1955 I or who may be dispised toward sabotage, espionage, or other subversion. The McCarran, Goldwater and Ferguson bills passed the Senate in the 83rd Congress but died with adjournment of the House. S. 23 had not been acted on in either house when Congress ad journed. . This and That W. NICHOLS Future Writer the soldier, fishing in his pock et. A nonce later, a brilliant flash lighted the countryside for miles about. There also was a thund erous boom. The gambler turned the color of his vest, and started peeling off fives and 10s and 20s, con siderably reducing the size 'of his green bundle. "How the devil did you hit it? You know something? The oddsmaker asked." "Sure," said the soldier, wad ding the bills into his pocket. "I know this was the 11th time the shot was scheduled. This is the seventh of the month. Seven come 11. And thanks, sir." Just for luck, the lieutenant put another nickel in the slot machine to take a five nickel winner. Out came almost $10 in nick els from the jackpot. He put the jitneys in his cap, bid the gamblin man adieu, and headed back for camp. LAKE CREEK DANCE Lake Creek There will be a square dance and modern dancing at Lake Creek Grange hall, Saturday, March 26. at 8 p.m. No admission will be charged. A door prize will be given. Refreshments will be served for a nominal charge and the public is invited. Medfo Tornado Cinder Gang Won't Have Meet This Week A short-distance track meet, tentatively scheduled by Med ford high with Crater and Ashland, won't be held this Sat urday, Tornado Coach Bob New land reported. Crater is having meet with Rogue River instead and the Medford mentor chose to have time trials within his squad alone rather than a suggested joint time trial session with Ash land. Concentration will be on the Medford invitational on April 2. Newland reported that Eldon Francis has hurled the javelin 171 feet, considerable farther than at the stage of the season last year when he was a ninth grader. He said that Wilcie Win chell, Les Lingscheit and Jack Pool are looking great in half mile workouts and that Don Crowl is impressive in his prep arations to run the quarter-mile. Ned Garver Has Edge In Duel With Gromek Tampa, Fla. (U.R) Ned Gar ver and Steve Gromek are con ducting an interesting duel for the honor of serving as the De troit Tigers' opening day pitcher this season. Garver appeared to get the jump on his rival Wednesday when he pitched five innings in leading the Tigers to a 5-1 vic tory over the Cincinnati Red legs. The veteran right-hander scattered five hits and gave up one run. BOLLING HURT - Sarasota. Fla. (U.R) The Boston Red Sox are trying out shortstop replacements for Milt Boiling, definitely lost for at. least six weeks with a frac tured bone in his left elbow. Boiling, a .249 hitter last season, had nailed down the starting shortstop job. But in the third inning of Wednesday's 5-4 exhi bition loss to the St. Louis Car dinals, he was injured making a diving tag on Dick Rand of the Cards in a play at second base. PIN MEET TO START Fort Wayne, Ind. (U.R) This summit city, not yet over its high school basketball fever, becomes the "nerve center" of the nation's bowling Saturday. For 71 days pins will tumble in Memorial Coliseum in the an nual American Bowling Cong ress. Between March 26 and June 4, ABC Secretary Frank K. Baker . estimated $430,000 In prize money will be awarded. MOORE COACH OF YEAR .Philadelphia (U.R) The Philadelphia Basketball Writers association named Coach Don ald (Dudley) Moore of Duquesne university coach of the year Wednesday night at its ninth annual award dinner. Negro Family Unable To Obtain Home in Portland Portland (U.R) A young Negro navyman said today he and his family are having a dif ficult time finding a home in Portland's northeast district. Steward 3-C George J. Hunter, who is stationed at the Astoria Navy Base, said he has found several suitable homes but he has been unable to buy them, even though he has $2000 for a down payment. He said real estate agents are reluctant to close a deal with him. The homes are in white neighbor hoods. Two Children Hunter and his wife, Frances, have two children, an adopted son, Steven, 5i, and a daugh ter. Georgette, 14 months. Fran ces is of Mexican and German descent. The 10-year veteran sailor said his family wants to live permanently in Portland. He plans to make the Navy his career. Hunter said they found one home in a housing project east of the city but the real estate agent warned them "You'll just have trouble out there. I couldn't take the responsibility for approving a deal for you." The Hunters said they have run into the same attitude a number of times. Attitude Not Understood "We don't understand the at titude we've been running into," said Mrs. Hunter. "We feel we're respectable. We have no debt on our 1954 model car, and can make a good down payment on a home. We want to settle where we can send the children to a Catholic school. Charles Paine, president of the Portland Realty Board, said the 360 realtors in the organi zation have a code of ethics which prohibits them from sell ing houses in white districts to colored persons without the con sent of neighbors. Tribune RalSy by Lakers Beats Pistons By UNITED PRESS An overtime triumph in a punch-marred game kept the Minneapolis Lakers' hopes of keeping the National Basketball Association championship flick ering today. - The Lakers, trailing by nine points at half time, rallied to beat the Fort Wayne Pistons, 99-91, in overtime at Minneapolis Wednes day night. The victory cut the Pistons' lead in the best-of-five Western Division finals to 2-1 in games. The Lakers and Pistons clash again in Minneapolis Sunday. Jim Owens Causes Stir By 11 Shutout Innings Clearwater, Fla. (U.R) Rookie right-hander Jim Owens was causing quite a stir among the Philadelphia Phillies today as they returned to their home camp for a game with the Wash ington Senators. Owens held the Milwaukee Braves hitless during a four inning relief stint Wednesday as the Phillies triumphed, 3-1. The 21-year-old youth from Gifford, Pa., has 11 shutout innings to his credit thus far this spring. Furillo, Reese Hitting Ball at Torrid Rate Vero Beach, Fla. (U.R) Carl Furillo and Pee Wee Reese were hitting at a tremendous clip to day as the Brooklyn Dodgers broke camp and headed towards Florida's west coast for a final series of exhibition games be fore moving northward. Furillo upped his aveage to .372 and Reese was hitting .438 following Wednesday's 15-4 vic tory over the Kansas City Ath letics. New York Yanks Happy St. Petersburg, Fla. (U.R) Officials of the New York Yan kees today were happy they talked relief pitcher Johnny Sain out of his latest retire ment plans. Sain made his spring debut Wednesday against the Washing ton Senators and allowed only one hit in three innings as the Yaks won, 10-4, on an eight-run rally in the eighth inning. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Brainwashed KVIedicaS Student insists He Speed on toi Ghana; Family Tearful New York U.R) Malcolm Bersohn, brainwashed victim of almost four years of Chinese Communist imprisonment, se cluded himself with his heart broken, bewildered family today still insisting he spied on Red China. Bersohn, 27, a former medical student, arrived home Wednes day night with a five-page, hand written "confession," he insisted Auto Parking Problem Prevalent in Sweden San Francisco (U.R) Sweden like the United States, has its parking problems, according to Swedish Ambassador Erik Bo heinan. "We increased the number of cars in Sweden 60 per cent last year," Boheman said, "so bow we must limit the number of automobiles imported until our road building program catches up." "You may think you have a parking problem here, but to me your streets look like wide open spaces." w lOfi Wi,n Purchase of 6 Jan Unly I VC 0f Any Heinz Baby Food Friday and Saturday at OK Market. 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"This is obviously a sick boy, and you are doing harm by doing this," Mrs. Elkin said. Bersohn shook off his sister's grasp. "Keep your mouth shut," Ber sohn warned. "You'll be sorry for saying that." He began reading his state ment which he held in trem bling hands: "In July, 1945, in China I worked for the United States government Office of Strategic Services. This was the beginning of espionage against the forces of peace and democracy every where. I did some secret work for ... a part of the'U. S. espi onage organization and a part JJ IbS. Brand DEC Choice DLL perfect flavor Roasts Blade Guts 49c lb. Round Bone 55c lb. 1 of the Central Intelligence agency." A reporter interrupted to ask if his confession had been beaten out of him. Blasts Capitalists "No," Bersohn said emprat ically. "That is forbidden in the Chinese People's Republic." Then he began bitterly criti cizing the "capitalistic war mongers" who are plotting for "a new world war." His mother, Mrs. Jessie Bersohn, of New York, finally cut short his tirade by shouting at him. "Keep your mouth shut," she said. "You EVERY NIGHT! ENJOY JOE NEWMAN And His Piano in the Popular Lion Desir Leopard Room IF IT'S AND IT'S GOOD, O.K. HAS IT! TRY O.K. FIRST Some other new items are Dromedary One Step Cake Mixes, Towne Pride Ready-to-Spread Frost ing,, 3-Jay Fresh Milk by the Gallon, Dole's Pine Apple Pie Mix, Petite Marshmallows (tiny salad size). PRUNES HillsS Oregon Or Calif. CsFFEE 2 ibs'4ic 8ic'Ck 2 lbs. 39 With a Breath of Spring Summer and Zucliini Squash . . . .29c lb. Fresh Green Asparagus large 29s lb. Fresh Local Green Onions. ... .2 bcl 9c Solid Sweet Cabbage 5c lb. Romaine, Endive, Red Lettuce, Turnips, Beets 2 bcl 29c Fresh Tomatoes, field grown . . . . 29c lb. Tender Green Broccoli 15c lb. Large Red Yams 19c lb. SMOOTH RUSSET POTATOES,!;. StZ 39 NEW COACHELLA VALLEY VALENCIA ORANGES ..3d... 99 Sweet-Heavy with Juice. Never before offered in this ar Now at O.K. Market! Easy Squeezin. 1202 N. RIVERSIDE don't know what you're talking about." Bersohn's relatives edged him toward a waiting car, a gray Cad illac. When he left the micro phone he was saying something about the atom bomb. Bersohn was released in Hong Kong last Feb. 27 after three-and-one-half years of imprison ment on charges of spying. A former student at Peiping Union Medical College in Peip ing, Bersohn made similar state ments when he was released by the Communists at the Hong Kong border. NEW produce NO. 1 NO. 2 FREE KITES With Each 24-ox. Bottle Sunny Jim SYRUP
