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of hicher, There are in about has 88 can as probably EMBARGOES MEDFORD TRIBUNE 45th Year. 20 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 No. 277. REMOVED Nine Persons Die As Train Crashes Into Canadian Bus Sudbury, Feb. A transconental passenger train struck a commuters' bus today in a dense fog, killing nine persons and injuring 22, police reported.

Only 12 of the 43 persons aboard the bus escaped death or injury. None of the passengers or credmen aboard the train was hurt. The bus driver, Edward Carriere, who was only slightly 'Dick' Kay, Well Known in Valley, Dies Yesterday Dayton Dewey "Dick" Kay, owner and operator of the Kay Paper Products died at a local hospital yesterday afternoon. He was 52. A native of Bell Fountain, Mr.

Kay had lived in the state all his life, and had been a resident of southern Oregon for 20 years. He made his home on the Old Military road west of Medford. He was married to the former Beryl V. Davis, of Bend, in April, 1921. They moved to Medford from Eugene 10 years later, and shortly thereafter he established the firm now known as Kay Paper Products, at 34 South Fir street.

Active In Civic Life Mr. Kay was active in many phases of civic and community life. He was perhaps best known for his activities in connection with the Jackson County Sheriff's Mounted posse, and its annual Round-Up. A Mason and Shriner for many years, having joined in Eugene, Mr. Kay continued his Shrine and Masonic activities after moving here.

He was a member of the Rogue River Valley Traffic association, the Izaak Walton league and the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and also maintained an interest in other groups and activities. He was a civilian defense worker during World War II. Survivors include Mrs. Kay, a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Pitts: a sister, Mrs.

H. J. Meiring, and a granddaughter, Teresa Lynn Pitts, all of Medford. Perl funeral home is in charge of arrangements for the funeral, which will be held Tuesday at a time to be announced later. The body will lie in state at the funeral home from Saturday noon to Tuesday noon for those who wish to pay their last respects.

EMERGENCY LANDING A two-engined C-47 air force plane made an emergency ing at Medford municipal airport about 12:30 p.m. today when one engine began "run ning rough" and a leak developed in a hydraulic fluid line. Air force and Medford firemen were on hand in case fire broke out, but the plane made a landing. hurt, said, "I didn't see or hear the train." He said he stopped at the crossing as usual, and even opened, the the tracks door before and starting looked across. "You couldn't see a thing," he said.

"The frost fog was as thick as molasses. I didn't hear any train whistle, so I closed the door and moved on. Then it came--a terrific crash. The train caught the rear corner of the bus and swung us around. knocking us into a snowbank." All the victims were passengers aboard the bus.

They were smelter workers just off the night shift at a plant of the International Nickel company, Running 40 minutes late in 47 degrees below zero weather, the Canadian Pacific Montrealto Vancouver flier was just getting up speed after stopping at Coniston when the accident occurred at about 8 a. m. The locomotive, shrouded in frost fog. ripped through the bus and hurled it into deep snowdrifts beside the tracks. Hospital attendants said some of the injured were in "bad shape." The screams of the injured pierced the frigid morning air in the coldest weather in this region in 18 years.

Grants Pass Unit To Attend Guard Demonstration The newly formed Grants Pass VFW military affairs committee will attend Saturday evening's military demonstration at the armory here in order to secure pattern for activities to be commenced in Josephine county, local VFW committeemen reported today. Past Department Commander Ira Canfield will represent the present department commander of the VFW department of Oregon. M. A. Benecke will present a new garrison flag, to be flown over the armory, to the local guard units as a token of good will to the guardsmen from the members of Crater Lake Post 1933.

VFW. Mayor To Attend Mayor Diamond Flynn will give a short talk on progress of defense organization local, while Joe Neil. civilian member of the VFW military affairs committee now in San Francisco, will fly back to Medford in time to speak on "Survival." H. B. Wales.

VFW state military affairs coordinator, today urged all citizens, regardless of age, attend the demonstration. "Weapons used by our troops now actively fighting communism on the battlefield will be displayed." he said. "Their uses be explained, leaving nothing to the imagination when news releases about the war are published." Snow Water Supplies 'Generally Excellent' A "generally excellent" water supply outlook for the state as a whole was reported today by the federal cooperative snow survey here. Supplies in southern Oregon range from "good." for water users supplied by the Rogue river, to "fair" for those supplied from Bear creek and its tributaries. The report was prepared jointly by W.

T. Frost and Robert Beaumont for the soil conservation service and the southern Oregon experiment station. Bear Creek "Fair" Present water content of the snow in Bear Creek watershed is 67 per cent of last year's at this date, and 104 per cent of average, the report, prepared as This of February 1, showed. supply was classified "fair." Hyatt Prarie per cent of average water content, and Fish lake shows 78 per cent. Higher in the mountains the water content of runs to the according report.

4,000 acre-feet water Hyatt reservoir, the report said, and if winter conditions continue about average that much more again be ed between April and Septem- ber. The reservoir will not filled to be capacity this year, the report says. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy with rain tonight and Saturday. Gusty southerly wind Saturday. Warmer tonight.

Temp. Highest Yesterday 59 Lowest This Morning 35 Tank-Led Americans Drive to Han River SIMULATED DISASTER--The aircraft shown here enveloped in flames was purposely destroyed yesterday at the Medford airport to give Medford firemen, air force personnel and airport employees experience in combatting aircraft fires. The firemen shown cowering from the intense heat are training a stream of chemical foam on an asbestos clad demonstrator barely discernible in the midst of the flames. Two drums of high octane gasoline reduced the stripped and cast-off plane to molten wreckage within two minutes. The demonstrations were conducted here by air force firefighters from McClellan field in California.

Sending of Columbus Holiday Bill to Committee Draws Protest Salem, Feb. 9 (U.P.) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, Portland, protested to Speaker of the House John Steelhammer, Salem, today for sending a Columbus day holiday measure to the ways and means commithouse, "burial" and the repercussions had Senate President Paul Patterson, Hillsboro, busily banging his gavel. Said President Patterson: "The chair rules it is not possible for this house to conduct the affairs of the other house.

We are a bicameral legislature." Would Cost State Money Despite the chair's ruling, Sens. Frank Hilton, Portland, and Rex Ellis, Pendleton, put in a pitch in defense of Steelhammer's referral to the Columbus day proposal to the ways and means committee. Each argued that such a holiday would cost the state money in closed courts and institutions, and therefore was the concern of the ways and means committee. And Sen. Angus Gibson of Junction City, member of the senate ways and means committee, rose to protest that the committee was a "burial ground." He said "not any more bills are bur- 'Today is the Day We Give Autos Says Medford Dealer Local Automobile Dealer J.

Orbin Cooksey gave a car away yesterday and enjoyed it. In fact, he liked it so much he plans to start giving away two or three more cars every month. Cooksey advertised in yesterday's Mail Tribune that he would give a 1935 coupe to high school student needing transportation, no strings attached. All the student had to do was bring a note from his or her parents saying portation was needed. There were 21 answers 10 the advertisement, Cooksey said, including three calls to his home.

The car went to Patricia Hampson, 16, a ior at the high school. who needs the car because she is helping handicapped dent and has numerous sitting jobs, the dealer said. Cooksey said he will probably give two or three old cars away each month. "They won't be beauties, but they will be sound mechanically and will give students adequate transportation." he said. Ski Conditions Skiing conditions at Crater lake were good today and the weather clear, park headquar.

ters reported this morning. Snow depth is 147 inches and all roads are open in the park area. Park officials said that. if good conditions continue, the ski tow and lunch concession will be open over the week-end. Chains are advised for travel on the south and west entrance roads and are required from Annie Springs to the rim road.

Freight and Mail Orders Lifted as Switchmen Return Task of Clearing Yards Under Way Forces Closing Pincers Around 20,000 Communists Allies Continue To Close In on Seoul Tokyo, Saturday, Feb. 10. (U.P)-Tank-led American troops smashed to the Han river south east of Seoul Friday and began closing a pincers around 20,000 communists caught in 30- square pocket below the river. The right arm of the pincers hit the Han miles southeast of Seoul. Ten miles west, another tank task force swept within one mile of Seoul's big industrial suburb of Yongdongpo.

Here they were miles southwest of the Red-held capital. Other Forces Roll Other powerful allied forces in the mountains six miles south of the Han began plunging downhill toward the river, rolling up the Reds in a climactic phase of the five-dway-old allied "meatgrinder" offensive. The pincers assault tightened the jaws of an 8th army death trap around some 20,000 battered Chinese and Korean Reds on the south bank of the Han--all that's left of a 100.000-man communist army which tried to stem the allied advance. Enemy Equipment Seized. The communists fled along a broad front south and southwest of Seoul.

Whole carloads of abandoned enemy equipment fell into American hands. Tanks, anti-aircraft trucks and armored troop carriers had advanced more than four miles in one hour. Representative Mann a On Brief Home Visit State Representative E. Mann of Jackson county arrived home today for a two day visit during a lull in legislative matters at Salem. Mann said he plans to interview as many local people as possible during his brief stay in order to gain an insight on the voters' views of proposed legislation.

A number of highly controversial measures have been introduced and will be up for action in the coming days, Representative Mann stated. He that the general feeling in the house close application the session's work in order to adjourn within the time allotted. Spotty Observance Of Lincoln's Birthday Scheduled in Medford There will be spotty observance of Lincoln's birthday in Medford Monday. February 12 is designated a judicial holiday but observance is optional for judicial offices. Schools will be open on nor.

mal schedules Monday: city offices will remain open; the county courthouse and its offices will be closed; the United States tional bank will be closed but the First National bank will remain open. Retail merchants of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce have not recommended store closures for February 12, nor for February 22, Washington's birthday. Elk Creek Man Charged With Threat to Life Theodore B. Miller, about 45. Elk Creek, was arraigned in district court yesterday for threatening to commit a felony.

A complaint signed in the district attorney's office claims that Miller threatened to kill Roland D. Miller, also of the Elk Creek area. Miller was given until February 19 to obtain counsel. The dependant in the case was also arrested by state police for possession of parts of a deer carcass. Judge Rawles Moore imposed a $25 fine and $5 court costs on that charge.

BLIND MAN ARRESTED Bell Gardens, Feb. 9- William W. Allard, 32, was arrested yesterday for allegedly firing rocks at children with his slingshot. Police said he told them the children taunted him. Medford Man Held For Questioning In Armed Robbery Thief Holds Up Top Notch Cafe at 2 a.m.

City police reported this morning that they are holding Francis Earl Higgins, 30, of 60 North Peach street, for questioning about an armed robbery of the Top Notch cafe, 12-14 South Central avenue. The robbery, which netted more than $100, occurred at about 2 a.m. today, they said. Cafe employees told police the thief entered the cafe at a time when no customers were present. He his hand in his overcoat pocket, giving the impression that he had gun, they said.

After ordering the employees to lie flat on the floor, the man rifled the cash register and then locked them in a large walk-in refrigerator, police said. A customer let them out of the refrigerator a few minutes later. Higgins was arrested at another cafe at about 3:40 a.m. when officers noticed he fitted the description of the thief. Police said Higgins was carrying $172 in bills when arrested.

He was later picked out of a police lineup by cafe employees. Police said Higgins was not carrying a gun when arrested. No formal charges had been brought against the man this morning. Governor Pens Name To 11 Measures Salem, Feb. 9 (U.P.) Gov.

Douglas McKay today penned his signature onto 11 bills making 32 the number of new laws written into the books during the first five weeks of Oregon's 1951 legislative session. Six house bills were signed. They remove the one year waiting period before maintenance which suit for remove separate may be filed; requirement of licensing of vocational schools teaching weaving. knitting. crocheting.

fine arts and ceramics taught as hobbles: allow more total than of veteran's loan up to provide that teachers with three years' experience must be en hearing before demotion: and raise the salaries of Wasco and Josephine county officials. five house bills signed which would include the midwest stock exchange under the "blue sky law" requiring registration of stock certificates sold in Oregon: relieve common carriers of passengers and property from self-insurance regulations if covered by the federal interstate commerce commission: provide that Public Utilities commission mits are to remain valid until revoked upon hearing, require logging truck operators to apply directly to county officials for permission to use local roads: and to provide that collect on delivery bonds posted by common carriers cannot be cancelled without notice. Ashlander Sees Atom Explosion but Fails To Get Photograph Ashland, Feb. 9. Lynn How.

ard of the Commercial Finance company here, journeyed to the top of Mt. Ashland last Tuesday morning in hopes that he could see the final test explosion of atomic weapons near Las Vegas, Nev. He took two cameras with him to record the flash, if it were sufficiently bright. He reported today that the flash was, indeed, visible, but amounted only to a faint and momentary glow. Negatives of films in both cameras turned out totally black, he said.

By United Press Railroad switchmen ended their nationwide strike today, the Railway Express agency lifted freight embargoes and the post office department removed restrictions on mail service. Thousands of switchmen at rail centers across the nation taken, the huge task, expected to week or more, of clearing jammed switchyards of freight cars idled by the 10-day walkout. At Washington, Postmaster Jesse M. Donaldson lifted the embargo imposed last week on practically all mail except letters, newspapers, bank notes and medicines and other emergency supplies. Switchmen Grumble As they set to work restoring the nation's basic transportation system to normal, the men grumbled feelingly about the army's "work-or-be-fired" order, the hourly pay boost handed them with the order, and the president's charge that their union leaders acted like a bunch of Russians.

The switchmen, members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, let it be known that they were "sore" and that they were returning only to retain their jobs and seniority rights. Their attitude was typified by group of Birmingham, switchmen. "I we could be' ordered to work for lousy raise we might as well be said William L. Moore. "They can't be much worse off." In the big Chicago switchyards, a normal complement of men worked throughout the night shift but barely made dent in the work of clearing up 10,000 freight cars which lay idle there for past week.

Ironically, the men who had struck to enforce demands for overtime pay after 40 hours week, today were working extra hours at straight time to clean up the snarl that their wildcat work stoppage had created. ied in ways and means than in any other committee." Beer Sale Discussed A bill to prohibit the sale of beer as a "loss leader" in retail stores was defeated by a 28 to 28 tie vote in the house today, Rep. John Logan, Portland, came in for a ribbing when he argued in favor of the bill, which would have prohibited the sale of beer for less than 20 per cent above wholesale cost. "Does that mean that 8 bartender can't give a guy a free glass of beer?" Rep. J.

O. Johnson, Tigard, wanted to know. "That's already against the Drownings Claim Two at Grants Pass Grants Pass, Feb. 9. (U.P.) Olin LeRoy George, 29, died yesterday in a futile attempt to save his stepson, seven-year-old chael LeRoy Mandell, from an ice-cold millpond.

George, his wife and stepson were at the Dick Every hop yards when the double fatality occurred. Michael and an unidentified small girl were fishing in the pond when he slipped and fell in. The other child called George, who was in the company's office. He raced to the water and plunged in. Mrs.

George said neither the boy nor his step father reappeared on the surface, Sheriff's officers were called and the bodies recovered. Authorities believed the pair may have died of shock from immersion in the near -freezing water rather than drowning. Milk Prices Increase In Five Communities By United Press Milk prices took an upward jump in at least five Oregon munities Friday, with Pendleton and Umatilla county getting the highest price for the state, cents a quart. The milk marketing administration ordered the price boosts on behalf of producers, raising the Pendleton price cents a standard quart in a hike similar to one granted the Eugene area Thursday. Eugene milk prices be cents, the same as for the Portland area.

Consumers at The Dalles and Hood River will begin paying 23 cents a quart. File Burglary Charges Against Three Youths Burglary charges were for. mally brought against three youths yesterday in district court. Don R. Shugart, Medford: Norbert R.

Schieber. Ashland. and William E. Lewis. Talent, were arraigned before Judge Rawles for the burglary of the Southern Oregon Equipment company on January 28.

They waived preliminary hearing and were bound over to the sheriff under $2,000 bail each. law," replied Rep. Logan, formerly a Multnomah county deputy district attorney. It was also pointed out that Rep. Logan is one of the strongest opponents against price control over the cost of milk.

And Rep. Francis W. Ziegler, Corvallis, said: "I'm glad to see that Logan is for price control for once." Jumps To Feet "Let me answer that," said Logan, jumping to his feet. "Milk is a commodity everyone must use. Beer is a permissive modity.

We can live without but not without milk." The house defeated by voice vote a measure to require cities and countjes to call for bids and private construction on contracts over $10,000. The house likewise killed a measure to require cities and counties to give Oregon industries 10 per cent preference on bids over out-of-state industries. Both bills were killed by indefinite postponement. The house passed and sent to the senate legislation to require newly built county roads to be not less than 30 feet wide. Frigid Temperatures Over Most of Nation By United Press Bitter cold weather covered the nation today from the mountains to the Atlantic coast and forecasters said no real relief was in sight.

Frigid temperatures ranged over the plains, the Great Lakes area and New England with the mercury taking dives to -35 at Grantsburg, and -12 at Caribou, Me. New York City recorded its low for the new year with 11.4 degrees above zero early this morning. New Yorkers were subected to rain, sleet, snow and high winds before the cold wave moved in to glaze streets and highways, making travel danger ous. Switching operations in the Medford Southern Pacific rail yards were at "full steam" today, according to Robert H. Holmes, district freight and passenger agent.

All crews have returned to their jobs, he said, but it will be 48 to 72 hours before "normal" operations can be resumed, due to the backlog of work which must be done. In addition, Holmes said, it will be a couple of weeks before accumulations of cars, and the congestion on the lines resulting, will be cleaned up. Fire Still Smoulders In Michigan Capitol Lansing, Feb. 9 (U.P) Groggy, ice-flecked firemen fought grimly today to control fire which still smouldered in the two top floors of the sevenstory State Office building after 24 hours. Although the $4 million blaze was discovered about noon yesterday, it has defied the best efforts of firefighters from five cities, eating its way through priceless state documents and files.

Fire Chief Hugh Fisher and six firemen were hospitalized when overcome by smoke and exhaustion. Rescue crews entered the steaming seventh floor at noon to remove a seventh fireman who had been overcome. Emigrant reservoir now stores 6.500 acre-feet, and can easily be filled to capacity, but the report said the outlook for water for the Talent Irrigation district is only "fair" at present. Fish Lake Average Supplies Fish lake should be about average, and with sonable winter weather" water supplies for the Medford and Rogue River Irrigation districts should be sufficient, the survey indicated. Both Applegate and Illinois river watersheds have a snow blanket containg 125 and 107 per cent of average water supplies respectively, giving them "an excellent start on a good ter supply for 1951," the report said.

Throughout the state, will be generally excellent except for the Owyhee, Silvies, Malheur and main Grande Ronde drainages and Bear creek. The Cascade mountain snow blanket is 120 to 175 per cent of average, and reservoired supplies of water are good with few exceptions. Only "poor" supplies noted were in the Warmsprings and Agency valley reservoirs, the report said. Watershed soils throughout the state are extremely wet, the report said, 'Deep Freeze' Woman Makes Remarkable Survival Fight in Chicago Hospital Chicago, Feb. go's "deep freeze" woman made remarkable fight for survival and appeared to be gaining strength today, 24 hours after she was.

found with her body temperature down to at least 64 degrees. Responds to Treatment Surprised doctors watched the case closely as Mrs. Dorothy Mae Stevens, 23, responded to administration of plasma and cortisone. She was brought into Michael Reese hospital yesterday after she had been found in an alley virtually frozen stiff. Policemen who found her described her as "stiff like rigor mortis." After doctors had thawed her out at room temperature, her body temperature rose stead last night to the normal 98.6 casionally.

degrees and climbed today to Doctors said they could not say whether she would survive. 101, "We've simply never seen A search of medical records case like this before." one said. showed no case in which a hu- The effect of cortisone, new a man being survived after body drug, remained to be detertemperature dropped below 68 mined. Cortisone has proved efdegrees, doctors said. It is rare fective in overcoming shock in for anyone to survive with the severe burn eases, doctors said, temperature below 80 or 85 de- and they hoped it would as sucgrees.

cessfully "fortify the adrenal Pulse Increases functions" in severe frostbite. Mrs. Stevens, a Negro, had a Amputation Feared pulse of 12 per minute when Even if their patient survived, she entered the hospital at 8:15 they feared they would be forced a. m. yesterday.

It was 100 to to amputate some or all of her day, Her blood pressure, virtual- limbs, which turned deep ly at zero yesterday, was near black from exposure to 11-denormal today. She recovered gree below zero temperatures. consciousness last night and They said it would take "three gasped to a nurse: or four days" to determine "My hands and feet are cold." whether amputations would be She was fed warm liquids o- necessary..