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6:3 el So C-.3 IM 3 f s O O O O Patterson Clashes With Thornton on OLCC Probe Details Attorney General Wants More Data So Salem (U.R) A clash that sounded on the political side cbroke out between Gov. Paul GL. Patterson, Republican, and rAttorney General Robert Y. Thornton, Democrat, today over a. recent Oregon Liquor Control Commission investigation into charges of bribery and corrup tion on the part of a few of its personnel. (-Ask for Details " Thornton formally asked the governor for details of the re port Howard Bobbitt and Rob ert MaGuire made for the Liquor tCortrol Commission. Gov. Patterson renlied todav Ci that Thornton has all the infor mation that he or the 'Mult nomah county district attorney has in the investigations. Marion County Circuit Judge George Duncan ruled yesterday tftst the OLCC cannot be com pelled to disclose the contents p the MaGuire investigation mto recent charges of alleged bribery and pay-offs Inside the liquor commission. Thornton said: "Since Gov Patterson and the attorney for i the liquor commission have made statements to the press concerning the court's decision (J wish to reply by pointing out .(that this decision does not settle (he broader Dublic question, and Jt is this: Why have the liquor commission and Gov. Patterson (teen fit to- keep what is properly public information away from both the attorney general and tho public?" Patterson's Reply G To this Gov. Patterson replied: The attorney general has all the information that this office it the Oregon Liquor Control Commission has. He has a copy O ofthe report this office received. Apparently what he wants is the work sheets from which the iri$estigators made their re ports. That , would be like de manding of a reporter to see the notes upon which he has based the story he writes for his newspaper." The governor added strongly: "The attorney general has not presented any evidence that the district attorney of Multnomah county has been derelict in his ' duties. Until he does, the juris diction in these matters is in the hands of the district attorney." Gov. Patterson added: "I have no information, secret or other wise, that the district attorney of Multnomah county or the attor ney general does not have." Governor Refuse Comment Asked if this was a? matter of politics Democrat against Re- ublian Gov. Patterson said 5!'I have no comment.' o The3 governor said "the de cision of Judge Duncan clearly holds tlttt the power of sub- poena to obtain information lies Cin the hands of the constituted authorities and this office and '-he liquor control commission fare anxio&s to cooperate. The decision simply hold that the attorney general hasn't the pow der by mandamus to make his own or different investigation than is provided for by law G) Thornton said, -when asked the same question, "there is' no politics as far as I am concern ed." He added that in his statement asking the governor for added information: "I have spoken my ptece and there it stands as far asr- I am concerned Gov. Langlie Sticks With Prison Officials 0 Olympia (U.R) Gov. Ar thur B. Langlie stuck behind his (T-iinstitions director and prison warden today as "competent men" he will not fire, and at the same time authorized the warden to "deal forcefully with disturbers and insurrectionists even by extreme means if necessary. The governor issued the state ment today in the wake of the second riot at the prison in Wal la Walla in six weeks. The Wal la Walla Union-Bulletin had ask ed the governor to fire Dr. Thomas Harris, director of state institutions as a means for clear ing up a bad situation at .the ; prison. Weather FORECAST: Fair and hot through Fridav. Low tonight 55. Hieh Friday 95-98. Temp. Highest Yesterday " Lowest this Morning 52 MOB TACTICS South Koreans jeer at U. S. Army troops at Hileah Compound in Pusan during demonstrations against the protection of Communist members of the Neutral Nations Truce Team. The troops, with the aid of tear gas and fire hoses, kept the Koreans out of the compound. New violence flared as some 100 demonstrators stoned American guards at the 5th Air Force Compound in Kunsan. . ROK Reveals Trade Ban With Seoul, Korea '(U.R) The Republic of Korea said today it had severed all trade relations with Japan in a move that plunged diplomatic relations between the two nations into deeper crisis. In Washington, American officials said the trade ban apparently violates part of the 1954 U. S. agreement with the Republic of Korea. That agreement provided that Korea would buy supplies "wherever in non - Communist countries goods of required qual ity can be obtained at the best price." The provision was de signed to make Korea buy some of its supplies from nearby Jap an. A spokesman for the Korean Office . of -Informatiocu.said..,.the trade ban was included in a formal action banning travel by Koreans between the two na tions and declaring that rela tions with Japan were "reaching the breaking point." Japanese business circles and government officials in Tokyo said they were not surprised by the trade ban but they refused to comment until officially noti fied. The Foreign office planned to send a represtative to the ROK, Diplomatic Mission Friday seek ing clarification. Washington Canners Reject Pear Offer Wenatchee, Wash. (U.P) The board of directors of the Washington Canning Pear assoc iation yesterday turned down a cannery offer of $67.50 per ton for Bartlett pears. Director Desmond Shearer said the vote was "almost unani mous" to hold out for the $70 ton price agreed on by the as sociation members earlier. The group originally had ask ed $75 a ton but dropped the price when canneries refused to buy. Shearer said any drop be low $70 would "disturb normal levels" between California and Washington. The California growers are getting $75 a ton. This year's pear crop has been estimated to be better than those of the past several years. Yreka Girl, 15f Gets Three-Year Probation Yreka (U.R) A 15-year-old Weed, Calif., girl today was under a 60-day suspended jail sentence and a three-year pro bation for driving while unli censed. The girl was previously charged with manslaughter in connection wjth the auto acci dent death of Mrs. Beatrice Deuel, Tulelake, Calif., last April. Judge Kenneth Stone dis missed the manslaughter charge and sentenced the young defend ant on the license count. Coastguardsman Waits Commission Clearance Washington (U.R) Seaman Apprentice N. Pierre Gaston said today he feels sure the Coast Guard will clear him for his ensign's commission despite his mother's past associations with groups alleged to be sub versive. Gaston said in an interview, he is "waiting patiently" as a file clerk and typist in Washington Coast Guard headquarters. He said he harbors no grudge for the delay. (St story on Pag 12) Japanese Sunbather Killed By Passing Auto Eugene (U.R) Mrs. Mary Wilberg. 39. Eugene, was fatally injured in the Fall Cieek recreation area yester day when a car drove over her as s.he was sunbathing. She died in a Eugene hospital. Driver of the car, Mrs, Lois Huffman 20,- Eugene, ---war hospitalized for treatment of shock. Southern Pacific Orders Freight Cars Portland (U.R) Southern Pacific railroad today announced plans to acquire 2725 new freight cars costing more than $23,000, 000. An announcement by D. J. Russell, president of the rail road, said it was the second large order within seven weeks. Boxcars will number 2350, augmenting 950 ordered last July 1, Russell said. The rest of the new order is for 275 hopper cars and 100 flatcars for pulp wood. Russell said the new order raises the number of freight cars acquired or " on order by SP since World War II to about 47.000, of which some '28,350 are box cars. Deliveries of the new cars in the order announced today are expected to start this fall and continue through 1956. The SP shops in Sacramento will build the box cars in the new order. Train Plunges Into Rain-Swollen River Russell, Mass. (U.R) Both locomotives and three cars of the Lake Shore -Limited were derailed and plunged into rain swollen Westfield river today. Several persons were injured. The Chicago to Boston passen ger train of the Boston & Albany Railroad ran ito a washout. The train carried 78 passen gers and five crew members. Two diesel engines and the baggage, mail and Railway Ex press cars toppled into the river. A passenger car dangled half way into the water. Four other cars, including two sleepers and a diner, remained on the tracks. Harlow Bound Over To County Grand Jury William Boyd Harlow, 64, of 329 Apple st., Medford, was bound over to a grand jury in district court yesterday when -he waived counsel and preliminary hearing on charges of contrib uting to the delinquency of a minor. The charge involved a nine-year-old girl. Harlow's bond was set at $1,500. Portland" U.R) Plans for construction of a new Catholic high school to replace Columbia Preparatory School have been revealed hers. United Press Full ' Rioting Flares in Casablanca Over Return of Sultan Casablanca, Morocco (U.R) Rioting flared in Casablanca to day in a bloody prelude to the country wide demonstrations called for Saturday to force the return of exiled Sultan Sidi Mo hammed Ben Youssef. French Premier Edgar Faure met urgently with his cabinet in Pafis to study the situation, but critics said the fresh blood being spilled in the protectorate meant a compromise offer had come too late. Summoned To Meeting ' ; Resident General Gilbert Grandval: was .reported . sum-j moned to Paris to meet with Faure Friday afternoon in a last minute effort to avert the ex pected street fighting between terrorists and French troops who have poured into the protector ate all week. In Casablanca, focal, point for the anti-French terrorism, "ex tremely violent" tracts were be ing circulated by "The Black Crescent" terror organization calling for a 24-hour general strike and uprising on Saturday. The rioting began about mid night when Moroccans attacked a car driven by a European, Seraphim Zimmermann, and tried to lynch him. They over turned his car and set it afire but a grenade-throwing French patrol saved him and took him to a hospital. Ike Concentrates On Oil Painting Fraser, Colo. (U.R) President Eisenhower put in two hours of concentration on his latest oil painting today before heading for his favorite trout stream in a determined effort to better his own record catch for the year. Meanwhile, his seven-year-old grandson, David, wearing a Davy Crockett coonskin cap, played catch with a Softball and sat on the corral fence with ranch hands just like a grown up cowboy. Mr. Eisenhower landed a two pound 17-inch trout on his first effort yesterday and apparently was trying to top it today. Linda Malloroy, David Wo Champion Showman Honors Champion showman honors in the annual Jackson county 4-H and FFA fair have been taken by Linda Malloroy and David Wolfolk, both of Antelope. Miss Malloroy was named champion heifer showman, and Wolfolk received champion steer showman honors. Other placings in showman ship contests included: Advanced Hereford 1. David Wolfolk. 2. Tessie Ragsdale, Antelope. 3. Martin Heitkamp, Antelope. Advanced Other Breeds 1. Lfcida Malloroy. 2. Bob Hayes, Antelope. 3. Lucy Gardner, An telope. Intermediate Herefords 1. Judy Bradshaw, Antelope. 2. Leon Small, Valley View. 3. Bill Anhorn, Central Point. Intermediate Other Breeds 2. JoAnna Malloroy, Antelope. 1. Dave Christianson, Applegate. 3. Gary Smith, Applegate. Beginning Herefords 1. John James, Valley View. 2. Mary Sue Chittock, Applegate. 3. ORD, OREGON, .uberger Claims Misrepresentation By Rep. Sam Coon Support for John Day Dam Declared Wrong Washington (U.R) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.), today accused Rep. Sam Coon (R-Ore.), of misrepresenting the position of some Oregon organi zations in testimony about the John Day dam project. Neuberger made the charge in a letter to Chairman Clifford Davis (D-Tenn.), of a house sub committee on flood control. Coon testified before the subcommit tee on July 26. Favors Federal Operation - Neuberger favors federal op eration of the dam which has been authorized by Congress. Coon favors legislation which would put the project under the administration's "partnership program" for joint development by the government and private utility companies. Neuberger said Coon told the Davis subcommittee that he had "quite" a list of organizations favoring his "partnership" bill. He said Coon listed, among 53 groups favoring the partnership construction, the Port of Umatil la, Ore. and the Portland Com mission of Public docks. Letters Deny Stand Neuberger told Davis he has letters from Rear Adm. Gordon Rowe, manager of the Port of Umatilla, and Thomas P. Guer in, manager of the Portland Dock Commission, denying that their -organizations - h&ve- taken --any stand in the controversy. "It is obvious," Neuberger told Davis, "that these emphatic cor rections by Adm. Rowe and by Mr. Guerin throw doubt over the 'relevance of the whole list of organizations read by Mr. Coon before your subcommittee as ostensibly supporting his bill-" Neuberger asked that the sub committee "scrutinize" the posi tion of other groups listed by Coon as favoring partnership de velopment. Ex-Radio-TV Official Defies Red Probers New York (U.R) A former top echelon radio and television executive defied attempts of a House Un-American Activities Subcommittee today to probe into his alleged Communist past. The balky witness, Tony Kra- ber, 50, was formerly program director of Dumont television network and was director of spe cial events for the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1951, ac cording to his testimony. He was the 19th show business personality to appear before the investigating group, headed by Rep. Francis E. Walter (D-Pa.), during a four-day series of hear ings at the federal courthouse. Walter said he expects to wind up the hearings today. Salem '(U.R) The first com pleted section of the new San tiam highway at Salem is open, acording to the State Highway Department. , Nancy Lusk, Bellview. Beginning Other Breeds 1. Jim Chrjstianson, Applegate. 2. Ken Steward, Bellview. 3. Judy Lee Key, Upper Rogue. Top rating in the advanced beef fitting contest went to Tes sie Ragsdale, Antelope. Second was Dave Wolfolk, Antelope. Lucy Gardner, Antelope, was third, and Mildred Gail, Gold Hill, fourth. In intermediate beef fitting, the top four were Dave Chris tianson, Applegate; Judy Brad shaw, Antelope; Annette Drager, Bellview, and Vernon Harper, Antelope. The top four in beginning beef fitting were Nancy Lusk, Bellview; Carol von der Helen, Central Point; Mary, Lee Key, Upper Rogue, and Mary Sue Chittock, Applegate. In the hobby division of the fair, winners included: Stamp Album first, John Foley, West Side. Honey first, Norman Barnes, West Side. Field Crop (Hay first, John THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1955 Price 5c No. 127 Joseph IP. lRyain Indicted by Jury For Tax Evasion! New York i(U.R) Joseph P. Ryan, 71, retired president of the International Longshoremen's Association, was indicted by a fed eral Grand Jury today on charges of evading more than $32,000 in income taxes over a four-year period. The indictment claimed Ryan failed to report $81,000 income for the years 1949 through 1952. The Longshore leader was charged also with falsely claiming as dependents in 1949 and 1950 a sister and sister-in-law who had actually died before the claim was made. Ryan resigned his 26 - year - pres - idency of the ILA after the union was kicked out of the AFL in 1953 for corrupt operations. He was promptly elected president emeritus at a salary of $10,000 a year. The aging union leader would be subject to a possible sentence of 20 years in prison and fines totaling $40,000 if convicted on the tax indictment? The case is the third major one brought against him as a result of financial disclosures made in 1952y and 1953 during public hearings of the New York State Crime Committee into the union's activities. A grand larceny trial in which Ryan was charged with stealing union funds for his personal use ended last year in a hung jury. LAUSMANN QUITS A. A. Lausmann, above, Medford lum berman, has resigned as presi dent of the Oregon Republican clubs. Laussman said his doctor had ordered him to rest. A meeting has been called for Sat urday to select a successor. Temporary 'No Parking' Signs on Fir Street Medford street department workmen today placed tempor ary "No Parking" signs onSouth Fir st. between Eighth and 13th sts., according to Vernon Thorpe, city public works director. The signs are being placed on the street to relieve congestion due to incoming and outgoing pear trucks, Thorpe said. The signs, which are used almost every year, will be removed from the area after the end of the fruit season, he added. If oik Receive at County Fair Foley, West Side. Fishing first, PiiIIiiii. .i if David Wolfolk, Antelope; Alice Wolfolk, Antelope, and James Cochran, Antelope. Electricity first, Jerome Peterson, Jacksonville. Farm Woodworking first, David Daniels, Central Point. Home Woodworking first, Allen Barnes, Medford. Forestry I champion, James Scott, Medford. first, Larry Meyer, Eagle Point; Joan Do brot, Central Point; Sharon Coff man, Central Point; Lottie Mae Combs, Medford; Daryl Stock ton, Central Point; Margaret Taylor, Central Point. Forestry II first, Charles Elmore, Applegate; John James, Talent. Forestry III first, Bruce Boldenow, Medford; Stephen Smith, Medford. Tractor first, . Henry Scott, Medford; Don Kucera, Apple gate; Francis Krouse, Murphy; Raymond Swingle, Medford; Gary Krouse, Murphy. (Sn story en Page 10) 1 Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire 1 Z 77Z "1 I laiitornia loupie, Baby Uninjured in Foots Creek Mishap A young Red Bluff, .Calif., couple and their 17-months-old daughter escaped injury Wednes day -afternoon when their car rolled after being involved in a collision with another vehicle, according to state police. The accident occurred at Foots Creek bridge, on Highway, 99 near Rogue River, shortly after 4 p.m. Police said the California car, driven by Kathryn Mae Knight, 17, of Red Bluff, collided with a sedan operated by Merlin H. Jorgensen, 39, of route 1, box 372, Gold Hill. Passengers in the. Knight car were the driver's husband, Robert, and their 17- months-old daughter. Jorgensen also was uninjured, according to investigating of Ticers. They reported severe damage to the Knight car. - The accident was the second at Foots Creek within a period of about half an hour. Earlier, at about 3:30 p.m., cars driven by Gladys Mae Sutton, 28, of route 1, box 542, Gold Hill, and R. C. Antonissen, Hempstead, N. Y., were involved in a colli sion. Damage to both cars was reported and there were no in juries. Three vehicles," one of them parked, were involved in an ac cident at about 3:20 p.m. on Highway 99 at Talent. Police said cars driven by Levi D. Hicks, 57, El Monte, Calif., and Charles F. Casey, 65, of route 1, box 448, Talent, collided on the highway. They reported that the Casey vehicle then collided with a parked truck, in the custody of Keith Thoreson, Talent, in the parking lot of Tally Ho restaurant, push ins it into a planter box in front of the restaurant. There were no injuries, and damage to all three vehicles was listed. Massachusetts Lists Polio Death Increase Boston (U.R) A sharp rise in polio deaths in the Massachu setts' epidemic was reported to day as the cases continued to increase. There were eight deaths in the state yesterday for a total this year of 52. Two of the latest victims were in the same family. The 93 polio cases yesterday boosted the year's total to 1464, some 10 times greater than dur ing the.corresponding period last year. .The steady increase in cases apparently meant the state was headed" for another record week. During the first three days last week 290 cases were reported compared with 306 so far this week. Last week was the sea son's record with 411 cases. Farm Labor Office Hours Announced The Oregon State Employ ment service farm labor office will be open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.; it was announced today. The office is located at 1100 South Riverside ave. Hours on Saturdays will be from 6 a.m. until noon. Former West Salem Mayor Dies in Hospital Salem (U.R) Walter C. Musgrave, West Salem realtor and mayor of West Salem before that community was incorporat ed with Salem, died yesterday in a Salem hospital where he was being treated for polio. He was 43 years old. 'Trigger Happyr Reds Accused By UN Command Incident Occurs Over Demilitarized Zone Munsan, Korea (U.R) The U. N. Command today accused "trigger happy" Communists of wilfully shooting down an un armed U.S. Air Force plane over the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Ko rea. A second American plane, searching for the wreckage and possible survivors from the downed plane, was fired upon well inside U. N. territory, pre sumably by "friendly" guns. The T6 training plane, un armed and with two Americans aboard, was knocked down yes terday by Communist guns near the Korean truce lines. The fate of the Americans, a captain and a lieutenant, .was not known. U. S. Maj. Gen. Harlan C. Parks charged in a letter de livered to the Communist side of the Military Armistice Com mission that the incident repre- O sented a "barberous" Commun ist attack. Plena Strayed The plane was fired unon. the U. N. protest said, when it in- advertently strayed into the de militarized zone. It never en tered Communist air, the U. N. Command said. The plane was subiected' to continuous, murderous and dev astating ground fire" until it finally crashed in Communist North Korean territory. No parachutes were seen to leave the training plane before me crasn. In Tokyo, the U. S. Far East ern Air Force said a C-47 trans port plane, searching for wreck age and possible survivors "was fired upon this morning approx- imately 50 miles northeast of Seoul." 0 r.. One Wing Hit g r. The brief Tokyo announce ment did not say who shot at the cargo . plane.. But .the loca tion given is approximately 13 miles south of the demarcation line separating North and Smith Korea, indicated it was fired up on over U.N. controlled territory and presumably bv "friendlv" forces. The Air Force said the sec ond incident is being investieat- O, ed. The C-47 was struck bv nn bullet which punctured a wine. but it returned safely to its base. The U.N. Drotest said thpre hud been nine instances durins the last 10 months of the Commun ists firing on unarmed aircraft and said the "trigger haDDv" Red gunners "seem to derive a fiendish delight" in the action. Carolina Coast Counts Storm Damage Raleigh. N.C. (U.R) The storm battered coast of the Caro- linas today counted millions of dollars in damage from Hurri cane Diane, the second great storm to pass over the area with in two weeks. The howler, the second with hurricane-force winds to mater ialize in the Atlantic this season, dissipated into heavy rains and weak winds of 20 to 35 miles an hour over Virginia Wednes day night after smashing into the North Carolina coast. Gov. Luther H. Hodees and a hurricane "task force" of top state officials met oday to sur vey damage caused by Diane and its predecessor Connie. The once-powerful Diane lost its killing punch by the time it hit heavily populated areas alon? the coast Wednesday. Only one death was attributed directly to Diane. Case Continuing In Federal Court G Testimony in a fire damage suit in federal district court here continued today. The case. Pacific Engine and Machine Works vs. John C. and Ruth V. Rogers of Del Norte Laundry, started late Monday before Federal Judge James Alger Fee. Baseball NATIONAL e Brooklyn 8 13 2 New York 5 6 1 Spooner, Bessent (4) and Campanella; Hearn, Giel (1), Wilhelm (4), McCall (7). Liddle (9) and Katt. Chicago 1 6 -0 Cincinnati 2 9 0 Minner, Treml (9) and Coop er, Chili (9); Fowler and Burgess. 0 0 O O o
