m are w
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I'rlce Five Cent 2Z
In The
II y I-HANK JKNKINH
Oeiitirul Elsenhower says thin
morning In n statement Innucd nl
UHAI'li; hnuriquarters In Pulls:
"Vou gentlemen (he was sneak-
Iiik to reporters in Turin who wore
IjcM'i-chliiK lilm for comment on
what ImiiDolcd In Mtiinonmu) prob
ably realize how ft.inmlxhud I was
by the result ot Uio Minnesota prl
miny.
"T1IK MOUNTING NUMBERS
OK MY FKl.t.OW CTITZKNH WHO
AHK VOTING TO M AKK ME THE
KKI'UHLICAN NOMINEE AKK
FORCING ME TO HK -EXAMINF
MV PKHMONAL POSITION AND
PAST UfciCIHION:"
Hi In obvlounly referring to n
Miiienirnt he Issued In Paris on
,1 Miliary 7, Ilia dnv alter hlii back
rrn announced they were going to
ruler him In tpe New Hampshire
Republican primary. In thut state
ment he said:
Henutor Lodge Is correct In
terming me n Retiubllcnii, He In
Ir.o rorrrct III staling Unit 1 will
not nomlnutlon to political
ollico."
He Dim added:
"In the absence of a CLEAR
CUT CALL TO POLITICAL DUTY
1 shall continue to devote my lull
uttentlon and energies to the per
formance ol the vital task to which
I am assigned. "
I'd nv the General' statement
In Paris this morning Indicates he
Is about convinced that New Hump
hire and Minnesota constitute a
ileur cut call to political duty.
Another development:
President Truman says In Wash
Inulon this mornlnir that Elsen
hower Is nt llliertv to return home
ANY TIME HE DEEMS IT SAFE
AND PROPER.
Hear Tke:
I'm Inclined to agree with you
nhnut New Hampshire and Mlnne
sola. They're wonderful. In mv
adult llletlme, nothing like that has
rvcr happened In a political cam
paign. It's beginning to look like
the people have decided that THIS
YEAR the office should seek Uie
man and thai you'ro the man to
be sought.
If that Is true, Tke. It Is some
thing shining and splendid. It hasn't
happened since George Washington.
Even Lincoln had to fight to get
the Republican nomination, If what
seems to bo developing In your
ciine turns out to be true, It could
mark a turning point In our nation
al Hie. It could mean that we are
turning back toward the Ideals of
Uie Founding Fathers.
Ho. whatever you do. DON'T do
anything to shake this FAITH AND
TRUST that (on the evidence ol
New Hampshire and Minnesota)
your countrymen seem to repose In
you.
Go on doing your lob and being
yourself. That's how you've won
these two amazing expressions ol
cunlldcnco In you.
Another tiling. Ike.
Don't be fooled by Harry's crack
Ihnl you're at llliertv to return
home ANY TIME YOU DEEM IT
SAFE AND PROPER. On the stir
luce, It looks like a sportsmanlike
gesture But In It an old wolf would
smell a trap. '
If vou come back nnd start cam
paigning, your enemies will claim
Hint In view of the Importance of
your Job In Europe it WASN'T
SAFE AND PROPER FOR YOU
TO COME BACK.
Beforo you leave your job over
there, be very sure Indeed that it's
(Continued on Page S)
llav'sfcws
Attorney General Hopeful
Sees Possible Demo Win
Dosplte Uie accumulating opin
ion to tho contrary, there Is still
n good chnnco that the Democrats
will win next yenr's nntlonal elec
tions, porsonnblo Bob Thornton,
young Tlllnmook lawyer who Is a
candidate for tho stntc Job of At
torney General, told a gathering
of Democrats Inst night at the Wl
nonm. President Truman, in Thornton's
opinion, won't run again, but, he
said, there are a number of good
Democrats who enn be nominated
by tho party and havo oxcellont
chances of winning.
Ho mentioned none except Sen.
lOstcs Kcfnuvcr of Tennessee, who
has already out-polled President
Truman In tho New Hampshire
nnd Minnesota primaries.
Tho present administration's de
cision to fight In Korea to hull
I he spread of world Communism
will win it voles, Thornton believes,
and another issuo will be Uie fact
I hut the administration wanted
nntl-inflatlon measures will real
teeth, and Congress eliminated the
teeth.
The presence of "rats In the pub
lic granary" the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue and other government
al scandals probably won't be
po much of an Issue, Thornton
declared, if people will hark back
lo tho early 1920s, in President
Harding's administration when the
so-cnllcd Teapot Dome scandals
v
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LAST YEAR AT SALEM, Klamath County's Rep. Hank Semon, Henley spud farmer,
presented members of the Legislature with sacks of home grown potatoes. So today
Bcv Thornton of Tillamook, who was a member of the House of Representatives and
received spuds from Semon, journeyed out to the Semon home to give Hank a gift box of
Tillamook-manufactured cheese. Thornton is a candidate for Attorney General, while
Semon is unopposed for return to the Legislature.
Farm Outlook For Oregon
Shortage
CORVALLIS Wl A hay short-
age was about Uie only Jlaw In the
farm ouilook as spring arrived In
Oregon Thursday,
Crops suffered little from Uie
winter, R. a. Fowler Jr. reported
In his annual Ilrst-dny-of-sprlng
survey. Fowler, an Information
specialist with the Oregon State
College Extension Service, also
reported Uie outlook promising for
lrrlgaUon.
The detnlls of his report:
O. E. Mlkesell. Linn County ex
tension agent, aald that for his
area, "so far there has been little
winter Injury to neia crops, irec
fruits, nuts, and berries. This Is
far different from a year ago when
several thousand acres of field
crops on hill soils were frozen out.
Tree frulls, nuts, and berries were
sevorely Injured In all parts of the
county."
Wlllnmctte valley pastures are
Stock Embargo
To Be Lifted
VICTORIA. B.C. Ifl British
Columbia ordered its livestock em
bargo lifted Wednesday.
Agriculturo Mlnlstor Harry Bow
man told the Provincial Legisla
ture the ban will be removed as
soon as Instructions are sent rail
ways and packing plants, probably
Thursday or Friday.
The ban was Imposed by the
government Feb. 25 because of an
outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease
In Saskatchewan.
reached all the way Into the Cab
inet. Tho Teapot Domo scandal did
not havo the effect of turning the
Republicans out of office.
It's natural, Thornton said, when
people aro hired by tho hundreds
of thousands, as In tho federal gov
ernment, that some bad ones are
going to get In.
As tor stntc offices, the Demo
crats have what may be considered
a very good ticket, Thornton said.
It includes Edith S. Oreen of Port
land, for Secretary of State; Fran
cis Lambert and L. W. Blukeslee,
both of Portland, for State Treas
urer, and Thornton himself, a mom-
oer ot uie isi Legislature for
Attorney General.
Last night's meeting saw the lo
cal Democratic Club reorganized,
wllh former City Councilman Al
Condrey as president. Other offi
cers elected wcro Mrs. Homer
Amniireux, vice president; Mrs.
Wally Moss, secretary, and Hal
Oclger, treasurer.'
Mi's. Mike Petroff was appoint
ed head of a membership commit
too and Homer Amoureux chair
man of an entertainment commit
tee. -
Several candidates for local of
fice, all DemocruLs, were Intro
duced and spoke briefly In their
own behalf. They Included Mur
ray (Red) Brltton, Wally Moss and
Frank Steele, for Sheriff; Mrs.
Phlllis Mahoney for County Clerk;
Otis Motsker and Tom Hess for
Assessor,
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TIIUItHDAY, MARCH 20,
aiiiplpi?imigi
Noted East Of Mountains
far ahead of a year ago. Frank
Richardson, Albany dalrymon,
turned out his purebred Jersey
herd March 8 on pasture 12 Inches
in height. During the IS years he
has farmed In Oregon, he remark
ed, It was Uie best early pasture
growth he had experienced.
Near the Idaho line ond'in some
livestock sections of eastern Ore
gon things are different.
"Hay supplies are Uie lowest In
recent history," said William Far
rcll, Grant county. "In other years,
all a rancher who was short hay
had to do was drive to Vale or
Ontario and bring a load home to
tide him over, but that's out of the
question this year because there's
little or none available.
He said skimpy feed supplies
"mav result in later calving and a
lower calving percentage next
year."
W. T. Frost, Oregon snow survey
leader, Medford, told W. B. Tucker,
Jackson County extension agent,
that Oregon's 1952 water supply
outlook varies from "good" to "ex
cellent," depending on location.
Snow, a boon to Irrigation farm
ers, is a nuisance elsewhere in the
Btote.
"More snow than we have seen
since we started driving automo
biles," Is what Carroll Locey, llle
tlme resident of Ironsides in the
northern part of Malheur county
reported to Horry Sandqulst, his
county extension agent. Spring in
that area, Sandaulst reports, Is the
latest In 15 years. ....
Range operators throughout the
area are predicting an excellent
forage year once snow leaves, al
lowing grass to sprout.
C. A. Henderson, Klamath Coun
ty, said that potato growers In his
county lost an estimated 2 million
dollars as a result of the potato
nrice roll-back. He added thnt his
county's spud acreage will increase
2(1 per cent or more as compared
with , 1051 and may reach 20,000
acres. Acreage prospects for bar
ley and alfalfa are on the down
side.
Spring dormant spraying weath
er In Southern Oregon has been
unfavorable and there is much to
be completed before tho season
runs out, Clifford Cordy, Jackson
county extension horticulture agent
said.- Fruit trees wintered In good
shape.
Lee R.' Foster, Hood River coun
ty, also reported a mild winter
Tourney
Itesiilts
Consolation Hound!
Astoria 48
McMinnville ........ 46
The Dalles 66
Scappoose ..... . ... 52
Salem ...... 45
Klamath Falls ...... 39
11152 Telephone 8111 No. 2776 ' I I
Good; Hay
from the standpoint of tree . Injury,
but saw the lack of farm labor for
Uie coming year as the biggest
problem,
"The winter wheat crop came
through in excellent condition and
soli moisture content rates 'good ,"
said Victor W. Johnson. Pendleton,
adding, "Where sub-soil moisture
will permit and with addition of
nitrogen fertilizer, it looks like
7,000 acres will be re-cropped with
wneat mis spring rainer than al'
lowed to lie fallow."
81milar to other sections. Grav
Thompson, Lincoln County report-
ea a nay snoriage. Also on tne
gloomy side, Thompson said grow
ers of certified Marshall straw.
berries are having their marketing
problems. The crop totaled seven
million plants, he said, but actual
digging will hinge on sales,
Don Rasmussen, Marlon county
said berries came through the win'
tcr In good shape. He expects
yields to be cut this year in nofr
irrigated strawberry fields as an
aftermath of the 1951 summer-long
drouth.
In Douglas County, J. Roland
Parker Indicated that livestock
came through the winter in good
condlUon. Percentage of lambs
saved appears better than average.
He said poultrymen Indicate they
will raise fewer chickens and tur
keys during the coming year due
to an unfavorable iceel price rauo
Game taw
Fine Assessed
Fine of $150 with $100 suspend
edwas levied on Carol Eugene
Horsley, Midland, in District Court
Thursday morning after he plead
ed guilty to killing ducks out of
season.
Horsley was arrested March 13
by federal game officers and ac
cused of killing six ducks. Accord
ing to game officers he claimed
Uie ducks were doing damage to
fields oil the Horsley ranch.
Federal officers told the Herald
and News, "the herding of migra
tory waterfowl Is handled under a
permit system which does not al
low the killing or crippling of the
birds. These permits are issued
by the local office of the U.S Fish
and Wildlife Service. Flare guns
and flash bombs aro furnished
within the available supply.
The officers added, "this permit
i system allows for protection of vul
nerable -Mop areas tnrougn use or
these frightening devices, but does
not allow tne killing of sucli birds."
District Judge M. A. Carter said
circumstances of the case allowed
alloviatlng of the fine.
Per Capita Pay
Goes Out Today
KLAMATH AGENCY - Officials
at Klamath Agenoy today .began
parceling out approximately $570,
000 in payment of $300 each to
members of the Klamath Indian
tribe.
Money for the per capita pay
ment is derived from the proceeds
from the sale of Indian timber.
Livestock
In Nevada
Snowed In
SArfv FRANCISCO Wl Soring
ventured Into California Thursday
with a promise of relief from a
winter of record storms.
Skies were clear over most of
California and Western Nevada.
Temperatures, which were nippy
during the night, were rising. The
Weather Bureau forecast clear
weather through Friday and return
to normal temperatures.
Spring was a day earlier than
usual. And the promise of better
weather was especially welcome to
some 2,000 people virtually ma
rooned In East-Central California
and to livestock growers In Ne
vada. There were no reports of actual
hardships to anyone, although the
situation facing owners of some
600.000 head of livestock In Ne
vada was growing serious.
ROADS BLOCKED
In Mono county, due east nf San
Francisco on the California-Neva
da border, snow blocked roads of
access to people running low on
iuei.
While the storms still were rue.
lng late Wednesday, Mrs. Marjo-
rie oripper, secretary of the Cham
ber Of Commerce at Leevlnfna
Calif., reported that she didn't
mow --wnen wen get out."
oome va still were snowed In at
June Lake Lodge, 180 miles east
of San Francisco, where drifts up
to 45 feet deep covered roads and
many one story houses.
nere we can step out or a
second story window onto snow,"
said George Conn, lodge owner
over Uie only telephone line open
from that community.
Conn reported ample stocks of
food at June Lake but Mrs. Grimier
said food was 'frming low in o'her
snowcouna parts or Mono county.
EMERGENCY
Nevada Gov. Russell proclaimed
a state of emergency to qualify
for federal aid for livestock.
Heavy snows have blocked roads
to 200.000 cattle and 400,000 sheep
in North and Central Nevada.
Gov. Russell said the livestock
Industry was threatened with a loss
of $10,000,000.
In the Sierra Nevada passes
from California to Nevada, all
principal highways were blocked.
Wednesday night, after two days
of diverting trains, Southern Pa-
cmc rotary plows cnewea tnrougn
20 miles of deep drifts and re
opened its rail route over Dormer
summit.
The record snow pack 260 Inches
at Soda Springs. 308 Inches at Don-
ner summit threatens California's
interior valleys with spring floods,
Forest Fire
Damage High
SALEM Ul Forest fires In
Oregon last year caused $3,339,494
damage on state and private lands,
the State Forestry Department
said.
The department reported 997
fires that burned over 132.907 acres
destroying 449 million feet of mer
chantable timber. .
Greatest damage was caused by
logging fires that burned over
111,000 acres. Logging fires caused
about a uura oi tne total loss
Smokers caused 237 fires, log
ging 187, lightning 128, debris 132,
campers 59, and railroads 2b.
Forty-seven fires were purposely
set.
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falls and
vicinity and Northern California
Continued cold, clear through to
morrow. Low tonight 15, high to
morrow 34.
Hlsh, yesterday 31
Low last nlrlu 7
Precln March 19 I8
Precip since Oct. 1 14.08
Same period last year .. 12.58
Normal for period 8.90
US Rearmament
In "Few Guns, Plenty
Bv KI.TON C. FAY
Aso'ciated Tress Military
Affairs Reporter
WASHINGTON m A Senate
watchdog committee says a "don't
disturb the oivilian economy" pol
icy dominates the nation's rearma
ment program. The result, It said,
has been the production of "a
small number of guns and a great
amount of butter, with a consider
able number of lollipops thrown
in."
The Senate Armed Services Pre
paredness Investigating Committee
Wednesday night made public a
report of investigations made since
it started work in July, 1950, soon
after outbreak of the Korean War.
It said Investigations showed this
GRACE COLVIN WELLS
(above) started her working
day this morning by fishing
a parking meter coin out of
her purse. She is home
service director for the Cal
ifornia Oregon Power Com
pany. Bonneville
Funds Voted
Northwest
WASHINGTON Wl The House
Appropriations Committee will ap
prove around 86 million dollars
for Pacific Northwest reclamation
and Uie Bonneville Power Admin
istration, Rep. Jackson (D-Wash)
said. Thursday . .
"'tVhi4oiiumlfa'?Vi expeeterjito
send the Interior Department ap
propriation bill to the House Fri
day. It will apply to the year be
ginning July 1.
Jackson told a reporter the com
mittee will recommend the Bon
v 1 1 1 e construction appropriation
given $66,523,400 of the $70,286,400
it sought for construction.
This includes $2,200,000 for con
struction of transmission and
switching facilities between Mc
Nary Dam-Walla Walla and Uie
Fasco-Kennewick-Richmond area.
For the Columbia Basin recla
mation project, Jackson said the
committee has approved construc
tion funds totaling 19 million dol
lars. Twenty million had been bud
geted. Satus unit No. 3 of the Wapato
project will get the $930,000 which
the Bureau of Indian Affairs re
quested to complete it, the Cong
ressman said.
Biggest cuts made in the Bonne
ville construction appropriation,
Jackson said, included elimination
of $1,173,000 asked to connect Bon
neville with the Idaho Power Co.
at La Grande-Baker. Ore., and
S900.000 for the controversial Bon-neville-Central
Valley, Calif., Inter
connection. FFA Champs
Named Today
CORVALLIS Ml Sixty-nine
State Farmers were named here
Wednesday at the Oregon Future
Farmers of America convention
for outstanding service and leader
ship. They Included BUI Johnston,
Grants Pass; Charles Tucker, Ore
gon City; Roy Timm, Pendleton;
Eugene Cuminings, James Fisher,
Raymond Gibby and Elmer
Stritzke, Roseburg; Jim Klnkaid
and Wayne Simmons, Salem.
Named as honorary members of
Uie FFA were Gov. Douglas
McKay; Elmer McClure, State
Grange master; Joe Southworth,
Portland: Glen Ohllng, Albany: Ira
Forrey. Mllwaukie, and Al Ringo,
Gcrvais.
about the mobilization program:
"Deliveries on defense hard
goods planes, tanks, ammunition
and guns had fallen dangerously
behind schedule; so much so that
the chances of reaching the mini
mum preparedness targets with
in the time set by our military
planners seemed remote."
One basic cause for this, the
committee sold, is "failure of our
responsible officials" to give wea
pons needs top claim on Uie na
on's Industrial capacity. -
And back of this the committee
found "apathy" among some gov
ernment agencies. "Those responsi
ble for the nation's current re
armament program lack the sense
of - urgency that has previously
Candidate Weil
Pleased With
Minnesota Vote
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS,
Allied Powers Europe (p Gen,
Elsenhower said Thursday "the
mounting numbers of my fellow
citizens who are voting to make
me the Republican nominee" may
cause him to change his mind
about refusing acUvely to seek
nomination to political office.
Gen. Elsenhower Issued an In
formal statement at his headquar
ters in response to requests by re
porters for comment on the Min
nesota primary Tuesday In which
more than 100,000 voters wrote in
his name in the Republican pref
erential primary.
The statement said :
"You gentlemen probably realize
how astonished I was by the re
sults of the Minnesota primary.
"The mounting numbers of my
fellow citizens who are voting to
make me the Republican nominee
are forcing me to re-examine my
personal position and past decision.
"I did not imagine that so many
voters in Minnesota would make
me a write-in candidate and, ac
cording to newspaper accounts,
some of them had trouble with my
name.
"I count it an additional compli
ment that some refused to be dis
mayed by the long Eisenhower
name and simply wrote In 'Ike.'"
Eisenhower's reference to his
personal opinion and past decis
ions" apparently referred to a
statement he issued Jan. 7, the
day after Tils backers announced
they would enter him In the New
Hampshire RepubUcan primary.
Rererring to that statement
made by Sen. Lodge, head of the
Eisenhower for President move
ment, Eisenhower said then that
Lodge was correct In terming him
a Republican and added:
He was also correct In stating
that I would not seek nomination
to political office."
Eisenhower issued his statement
a few hours after two develop
ments Sen. Taft withdrew from
the New Jersey preferential pri
mary, and President Truman said
usennower was at noerty to re
turn home any time the general
deems it safe and proper.
The general also said In his Jan.
7 statement that "in the. absence
of a clear-cut call to political duty.
I shall continue to devote my full
attention and energies to the per
formance of the vital task to which
I am assigned."
His statement Thursday that the
primary votes so far "are forcing
me to re-examine that decision"
led to speculation mat ne may re
turn shortly to the TJnied States.
Most observers expect this re
turn to be sometime in late May,
after the last of the preferential
primary elections have been held.
The statement Thursday was Is
sued through the SHAPE Public
Information Office and was pref
aced with a statement by informa
tion officers that it was In response
to repeated requests for comment
John Groves
Dies At 76
MERRILL Johnnie Groves, long
time resident of Klamath County
and resident of Merrill since 1930
died at his home about 12:30 p. m.
yesterday. He was believed to be
76 years old. Death was attributed
to a heart attack although he had
been in ill health for several
months.
During his residence here he op
erated at one time a pool hall and
more recently with his wife Mary
Groves, a cafe. Prior to moving
here he lived in ChUoquin.
Surviving are his widow, Mary
Groves, Merrill and one daughter,
Mrs. John Dillard, Eagle Point.
Funeral arrangements are await
ing arrival of his daughter late to
day. The body is at the Klamath
Funeral Home.
State Grid Title
End In Sight?
PORTLAND ll The Oregon
Journal, in a Eugene dispatch from
Al Gould of its sports staff, said
Thursday that ' school execK'rfves
were expected to vote Saturday
to abolish the state football play
offs. The article pointed- out that
superintendents and principals op
pose the playoffs because they
mean too many games for some
teams and not enough for others.
It goes on to say that talk among
sports followers at the basketball
tournament now under way Is that
a Saturday meeting is Intended to
abolish the system which leads to
a state tiUe. '
Plan Results
goaded Americans into their tre
mendous . preparedness achieve
ments," It said. ' "
Saying the committee Is giving
highest priority to a study of bot
tlenecks now blocking weapons out
put, Chairman Lyndon Johnson (D
Tex) announced the first of such
inquiries into aircraft production
will be held within the next few
weeks.
The Air Force, with the approv
al of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the National Security Council, de
cided last year to start expansion
from about 90 wings to a new level
of 143 wings, 126 of them combat.
The date for reaching that size
was fixed at 1954,
by Gen. Eisenhower on the result
of the Minnesota primary.
The generals statoment was is
sued less than three hours after
President Truman told a news con
ference at Key West, Fla., Elsen
hower is at liberty to return to the
United States any time.
The President said tne general
Is doing an able Job and is the best
judge of when it will be safe for
him to give up nis post, ne saia
he had told him to use his own
Judgment as to when to return.
Scan Farm
Unit Setup
TULELAKE Siskiyou and Mo
doc County Supervisors In Joint
meeting here this morning heard
strong support for the . Tulelake
Farm Advisor setup.
The farm service office, estab
lished In Tulelake In February,
1950, has thus far been supported
bv Uie California Extension Ser
vice, the only such office In the
state in which counties do not
share expenses with the state.
Unless Siskiyou and Modoc coun
ties now agree to share expense
with the state on the Tulelake of
fice, it faces closure.
In a crowd of some 12S persons
attending this morning's hearing,
only one person, rancher Howard
Dayton, raised strong objection to
Uie county participation plan.
Dayton asserted that the farm.
office was founded primarily for
new homesteaders, that lis continu
ance might lead to other areas
seeking similar offices and that ex
pensive of the office was one of
many small items making for a
big tax bill. ,
Many ranchers, however, sun-'
ported the farm office. Principal
among me supporters were ranch
ers Marvin Christy, Marvin Thom
as, Stan Buckingham, Olney Rudd,
Earl Parsons, Paul Christy and
Gewin McCracken.
Also supporting the office was
D T. Batchelder, of the University
of California Extension Service.
Batchelder said the ' Extension
ocivwe ma nau icej naa maae
& mistake" in Betting up the ef
fice. , -,-
If the counties agree to partici
pate in continuance of the farm
office, it is to be on a 60-60 basis
with the state. The countlM srill
have to put up $2,500 annually be
tween them and there will be an
initial expense of some $9,000 rep
resenting value of property and
equipment used by the farm office.
The two county boards said they
would reserve their decisions un
til their next regular meetings.
.inis aiiernoon tne two boards
heard another argument, this one
having to do with proposed estab
lishment of a Tule Basin hospital
district for a hosDltal servlnir a.
kiyou and Modoc areas of the Tula
isosin.
Radioactive
Goop Missing
LOS ALAMOS. N. M. 11
tiny bit of radioactive material
which may be worth as much as
$25,000 and Is dangerous to its
bearer was missing Thursday.
The Public Relations office of this
atomic communitv said the mater
ial has "no security significance"
and is available to engineering
firms.
Officials warned, however, that a
person who carried it In his pocket
would soon notice skin bums and
nausea, followed by possibly ser
ious complications.
The missing material, In a con
tainer 1 1 2 inches high and
inches across is either radium
or radioactive cobalt, publicity
spokesmen said.
If the substance is radium It is
worth about $26,000, AEC sources
estimated.
If it is cobalt, it Is worth about
$800.
There are approximately 1,000
milligrams in the container, smal
ler than a matchbox.
Authorities had no Idea whether
the material was stolen, misplaced
or picked up by mistake. It was
last seen in its proper place; on
March 10.
It was discovered missing from
its usual spot at 6:25 p.m. Wednes
day. it
But mounting troubles In produc
tionwith deliveries of jet engines
and airframes lagging and wllh
new estimates on the time needed
for building modern, complex war.
planes resulted in a decision
early this year to stretch out the
program to 1955 or 1956.
The Air Force claimed this wai
not a cut-back of production, but
an extension ot the time.
Wltnout singling out aircrait pro
duction, the committee report reit
erated a previous declaration, that
defense . production ' schedulei ''
should be geared to the needs In
stead of being revised ' downward
In the face - ot inability to pro
duce." V .
Supervisors
Butter