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It SOUTH COipUHIST-LED TEWS mm lEuOLT SEEN Israel Orders Neveg Forces to ase rire Tribune Medford SALE APPROVED MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Request Comes After Lengthy Discussion on United Nations Demand Tel Aviv, Oct. 20 U.R) The government of Israel ordered its forces in the Negev district of Palestine tonight to cease fire in compliance with a United Nations order. The Israeli cease fire order was issued after the cabinet had debated the UN order for several hours. However, the fiehtine went on unabated during the discussion, and both Arabs and Jews were reported throwing in reinforcements in hope of scoring hour gains. All reports indicated that the Egyptians also would accept the UN security council oraer tor an south Palestine.

STATE OFF CES First clue in the eight-year-old search for Mr. and Mrs. C. E. (Dick) Walbert, above, missing lino November 29, 1940, when thav took off from Madford aimort in a liaht nlant) bound for Portland, was reported today.

A wreckage and bones in the Prospect region. Walbert Plane, Reported Found by Hunter State Senator Lew Wallace, democratic nominee for gover-' nor of Oregon, a representative of Manley J. Wilson, candidate for U. S. senator, and two local candidates, will speak at a preelection meeting at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m.

tonight. The meeting is being sponsored by the Southern Oregon League for Political Education, a non-partisan group affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Wallace will speak on behalf of his candidacy, and is expected to discuss current state affairs. James W. Lowman, representing Wilson, will discuss the latter's candidacy.

Wilson, a democrat, is opposing Senator Guy Cordon on the November 2 ballot. Othen to Speak Lloyd Rupp and Mrs. Marie Bosworth, democratic candidates for the state legislature, will also speak. The meeting at the auditorium will feature entertainment, with several short skits, music from an Hawaiian band, and the singing of Miss Theresa McManus. 1 Preceding the meeting a parade will proceed through Medford streets, starting at the city park near the library.

It will go down Main street to the center of town, and back out Main, then to the high school. The parade is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Heavy Fog Covers Willamette Valley Portland, Oct. 20 (U.R) Heavy fog blanketed the Willamette valley from Portland to Eugene today and covered an extensive area of western Washington. Airline schedules were disrupted at the Portland-Columbia airport and planes were grounded at the Troutdale airport, where visibility was zero.

AIM OF UPRISING BY CONSTABULARY, Government Arms Police: With Automatic Weapons' To Stem Demonstration. Seoul. Korea. Ctnt 9niim Nearly 4,000 communist-led con-starulary troops attempted to overthrow the south Korean government today as Soviet Russia began a withdrawal of its forces from the nprthern occupation zone. The government armed its police force with machine-guns and other automatic weapons in a move to stamp out the revolt, but hesitated to throw other constabulary troops into the fight, fearing the entire United States-sponsored, army was infested with communist cells.

Cabinet Meets President Syngman Rhee called an emergency cabinet meeting to cope with the crisis. Rhee was expected to declare martial law, but shortly before midnight no word had come from the closely-guarded meeting of the heads of the new United Nations sponsored government. It was believed possible Rhee would call on U.S. army forces to assist In checking the uprising, which police branded "an attempt to overthrow" the government during Rhee's recent absence In Japan. Rumors Circulate Meanwhile, wild rumors circulated in Seoul as jittery south Koreans awaited developments.

Ner outbreak; of violence were reDorted spreading throughout U.S occupied Korea. According to one rumor, the rebel forces were furnished weapons by a ship from Soviet-held north Korea. Maj. Gen. John Coulter, American commander, said It was an "Internal Korean affair" and that Americans would not Intervene of their own volition except to protect American property and lives.

Unofficial reports said the rebellion was spreading among leftists and communists who In filtrated into the south Korean constabulary. Evaluation Started Simultaneously with reports of he rebellion, radio Moscow sal' soviet troops began their schoduled evacuation of north Korea: Moscow previously announced the evacuation would be finished by January 1. Although soviet troops were reported abandoning their horde outposts several days ago, it was believed they were leaving behind them a native army of 203,000. The rebellion reportedly was tojehed off this morning at Yosu, a southern harbor city, when 2,500 communist attacked the police station capturing rifles and ma- chli.e guns. LAST OF THREE ESCAPEES TAKEN Wayne Moody, last of three young county jail escapees to be apprehended, was taken into custody last night by police at Vallejo, and he will be returned here the first of next week.

Sheriff Howard Gault stated. Moody and his jail-breaking companions, Robert Taylor and Jesse Burns, have been cited in justice court for "the crime of escaping from the county Jail." Ray Harphnm has been cited for allegedly assisting them to escape. He reportedly drove the auto in which the trio made their way Into California Saturday morning. Taylor and Harpham were taken at Oakland and Burns at Burney. HOTEL MEN MEET Spokane, Oct.

20 U.R Hotel men from the 11 western states arrived here today for the opening of a three-day Joint meeting of the Washington and Oregon Hotel associations tomorrow. Beside the Rogue By Dale Vincent Sitting on a bare hilltop today, our attention was attracted by a slight movement 30 feet In front of us on the barren soil. Two little gray birds, about the size of a warbler, were picking weed seeds off the scant vegetation. Because of the slow movement of the birds, and the way their coior blended completely with the soil, it was impossible to observe more than one bird at a time. Most birds this size are quick and alert, and attract attention with their action.

But these little fellows, whatever their species, were so deliberate in their seed-gathering activity that we began to wonder. Then we thought of a likely explanation: These birds, destined to pick their living from barren, unprotected terrain, were equipped by nature with plumage that blended perfectly with their surroundings ami the slow, deliberate movement was part ot the camouflage to protect them. BY CITYCOUNCIL U. S. Bank, Blyth Company, Are Bidders On Camp White Sewer Securities.

Sale to the United States Na tional bank of Portland and Blyth and company of the in bonds for construction of the trunk sewer to Camp White was approved last night by Medford city council. Theirs were the only bids sub mitted, and proposed three per cent interest on the 1950 to 1958 series, two and one-half per cent on the 1959 to 1964 series and two and three-fourths per cent on the 1965 to 1969 series Bonds will be in $1,000 denom inations and per annum will be retired. The firms Dreviously had been awarded purchase of the bonds but the sale was voided by attorneys because of an advertis ing technicality. More Area Sought Acting Mayor Frank Runtz was authorized to apply in behalf of the city to war assets ad ministration tor approximaieiy 800 acres surrounding the former military sewage disposal plant acquired by Medford. City acquisition of me property would serve to isolate the plant and dump ground.

The council designated Edward N. McKinstry city engineer rather than assistant engineer. Mc Kinstry, now engineer and acting city manager at Grants Pass, is taking over his duties here on November 15. City Attorney Frank Farrell was instructed to prepare a zone change ordinance permitting construction of an apartment house at 11th and King streets. It was pointed out that the zone change was automatically accomplished by a petition signed by more than half of the prop erty owners in me lmmeaiaie area.

Final action has been delayed for some time because of objections of some residents. Annexation Upheld Action on the request of James K. James to operate a woodworking shop at 1627 Bryant street was again postponed, The building and light committee will make a definite report on the matter at the next regular session, November 3. The planning commission Monday for the second time disapproved spot zoning of the property. The planning commission recommended upholding annexation of South Riverside avenue properties until a plat showing dedicated streets is approved by county officials.

Properties involved include the Crater Inn motel, Pierce Freight lines and a warehouse leased by Montgomery Ward. Rent Discussed Planning commissioners also recommended against a council proposal to make a part of Morey's addition on Main street near Sixth street a business zone. They said they felt the residents should have the say rather than have the change initiated by the council. A spokesman for the air force voiced objections to the rent wanted by the city for new quarters to be provided at the airport when the present hangar in razed. It was stated, however.

that the hangar would not be torn down for some time since negotiations with the civil aeronautics authority concerning a new administration building arc movlntf slowlv. The matter of having trees topped on property near tne air-Dort was discussed. This would be a step toward obtaining high intensitv ngnt lanaing system for the field. RUSSIANS GIVEN U.S. Vienna, Oct.

20 (UP.) Two d. fnrro officer who fled by plane from the Soviet Ukraine nave neen given mikiu-ary over Russian protest by the a -J forpp here. U. S. headquarters in Austria an nounced looay.

The officers, whose names were not disclosed, crash-landed a twin-engined Russian bomber at an American airfield at Hoer-sching. in western Austria, on nrtnher fl. Neither they nor a Russian sergeant, who was not involved In the escape plot, were Tha aprcmant warn re turned to Russian authorities at his own request. But the two officers, although deenly concerned about the possibility of retribution against the families they left behind in Soviet territory, refused in nine hours of Interviews with Russian liaision officers to return to Soviet soil. Weather FORECAST: Contlniid flr and mild tonlfht and Thort- Tfmn.

Hlfhrit Lrrst this Marninf 20, 1948 NO. 179. TIVE'SAYS STATElfNESS Testifying in Judge Orval J. Millard's circuit court In the retrial of the state's first degree mu-dcr case against Forrest Wilson, Orval K. White said yesterday that he couli "positively" identify the defendant as the n-au who shot and killed John B.

Camden November 10, 1946. White said that he was co-owner of the gambling den in a garage at 624 Hamilton str-aet where the crime occurred and tha-. he was present when was killed. In questioning the witness, District Attorney Grge Neilson asked White, 'Are you positive that it was the defendant Wilson that you saw wi.h the gun In the doorway of thd garage?" White replied, "I Ex-Officer Testifies The other owner of the gambling business, Lewis G. Chambers, told the court that it was he who had called the police when he discovered that a man hai been killed while a poker game was in progress in the garage.

He said that he had been in his mother's home, adjacent tt the garage when the crime w- committed. Cecil Morris, former Medford police officer, who was called to Hamilton street on the night of the murder, was called to the witness stand yesterday after noon and continued his testi mony this morning. He testified that he had found pellets imbedded In the wall of the gar-ag opposite the door, and wadding lying on the floor amidst a litter of beer bottles. Shell Seen Evidence When shown a super ,12 gauge shotgun shell, Morris said that it was one he had found In the compartment under the back seat of Wilson's car. In his examination, Defense Attorney Edward C.

Kelly asked Morris if the crime did not oc cur just after the pheasant season In 1948. The witness said he did not recall whether it was or Kelly then asked If people do not carry shells in their car an-1 purchase shells during bird hunting season. Morris said he supposed they did. The last witness to take the star.d this mornina was Joe Cave, assistant chic; of police In Medford. Cave said that he had accompanied Morris to the Hamilton street garage after receiving the call from Chambers.

Wilson Arrives Cave said that after he arrived the defendant Wilson also reached the scene. He reported the conversation he had with Wilson at that time. According to the testimony, Wilson had asked Cove, "What's going on here? A raid? Cave said he then asked Wilson what was do ing there and the defendant in the case had told him that he had been playing poker there car.ler In the evening and had lost some money and his watch. He said he had returned to make ai.angements for redeeming the watch. On a motion of the defense attorney.

Judge Millard ordered the testimony of Tom Gondcr-mon, in regard to Gondcrmon'i conversation with Cave the night of the crime, stricken from the record and ordered the Jury to disregard that portion of Gon-dermon's testimony, which conflicted In some respects with Cave's statement. CHARGES FILED Woodland, Oct. 20 (U.R) Charges of Involuntary man slaughter In the operation of an automobile have been filed hero against Vern Hastings, Ashland, driver of an automobile which was involved In a collision near here on September 28. John L. Stevens was injured fatally in the accident.

Hastings, an employee of the Sclby Chevrolet company, Ashland, and three other men had been to San Francisco to drive back cars. Joye Swaptsley, Ashland, was injured seriously In the accident, and Is being returned to Ashland from a Woodland hospital on Saturday. Others riding in the car were Roy Robl-son and George Farquhar Radio Highlights Station KYJC (1230 kc) and Station KM ED (1440 kc) will broadcast a "Salute to Medford" program at 7 p.m. today. Henry.

Wallace, progressive party candidate for president, will speak over the Columbia Broadcasting company and Station KOIN, Portland (970 kc) at 9:15 p.m. today. WILSON TOSI Forty-third Year LIFTEDf COAST San Francisco, Oct. Gasoline production has been so favorable in California despite the 47-day strike of CIO oil workers that all rationing of gasoline was lifted today by the industry's voluntary allocation committee. A.

C. Stewart, chairman of the committee, said production was satisfactory and allocation no longer necessary, ine next l.n i.fntilrt he in rorom- mend an increase in the present gasoline, after which "first ttmAa' TTfhvl ffneolinp would o-. be restored to the market. For the present, however, n-m nniniiA in make only one grade of gasoline be cause of miliary aemnnas, ovew-art said. The voluntary allocation has been in effect in six western states.

Hawaii and Alaska since shortly after the strike of petroleum workers early in SeotemDer. Tha ciMinn pnme as negotia tions to settle the six-week walk out were resumed in San ran-cisco. The industry studied a proposal by the CIO oil workers international union to accept the Industry's offer ot a li'Jj- hourly wage Increase. The union, however, conditioned nrhltrntion of cases of workers charged with violence during the strike in picket line battles. Reese H.

Tayior, A TTnlnn Oil COITI- SpOKeSlUHIl nuu oany president, said his "consider" re tiring strikers who engaged in picket line disturbances. FRENCH CABINET URGENT TALKS on fli.R) The runs, French cabinet was called Into urgent session today to consuii-i the serious shortage of gas, nj rftunHintf from the 17-day communist-led strike of 350,000 coal miners. As cabinet ministers debated possible new measures, Including further seizures of struck mines, inese were me latest developments: 1. Ten thousand French troops massed near St. Etienne in the strife-torn central coal fields mraltlnd rtnccihlp orders to storm the Couriot mine which 2,000 striking miners have convenea into a miniature fortress.

9 A Ann.hpri hosnitnl In the northern coal belt town of Lens had to suspend surgery and prepared to send some of its patients home. 3. Bakers sold flour to customers and told them to bake thfiir own nfi'-fld hecause of the cooking gas shortage. 4. New sympatny strmes were threatened.

YOUTH SHOT IN Hood River. Oct. 20 U.R) Willie Dee Curlin, seven-year-old son of a Hood River orchard worker, was shot and seriously wounded late Tuesday as the climax to a schoolboys' fight, Sheriff R. L. Gillmouthe reported today.

Two other boys. David Min-ner, 13, and Melvin Curlin, 9, brother of Willie, were taken into custody. The Mlnner youth, according to the sheriff's office, allegedly fired three shots at young Curlin. Sheriff Gillmouthe said the boys quarrelled while they were walking home from school. The Curlin boys teased Minner, who struck them with his fists.

The Curlin threw rocks at Minner, who went to his father's cabin, obtained a .22 caliber rifle and fired it at the Curlins, according to the sheriff. One bullet struck the Curlin boy In the abdomen. During the fight, the older Curlin boy was reported to have fired a shotgun at Minner twice. Minner is the son of Mrs. Rose Lee Minner, Portland.

ASSAULT CHARGE BRINGS 30 -DAY JAIL SENTENCE Duve E. Wasson was sentenced to iO days in and assessed court cost In justice court this morning on an assault charge, allegedly arising from a family altercation at a local trailer park last night. The complaint was signed by his wife, Betty, according to Judge W. P. Tucker.

Wasson was said to be a preach er. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF GASOLINE immediate and effective truce in To Keco Positions The cabinet reached its deci sion after detailed discussion of the situation with military ad visers. The Jewish troops were or. dered to stay in the positions they now hold until discussions expected to stem from the nroDOsals are concluded. A Cairo dirpatch said reliable sources there reported that Egypt already had accepted the order, but no official announce ment had been made.

Official sources reported that the Jews virtually had isolated Gaza, seat of the new Arab gov ernment. and that the Egyptians were trying to supply it by sea EavDt Accepts A Cairo disDatch said Egypt wnc rennrted reliably to have accepted the UN oraer, as naa been expected. T.t Col Moseh Perlman Israeli military sDOkesman, said the Arab situation in uaza was "desperate." The EevDtians moved consid erable forces from the southern Jerusalem front to the Negev desert area and intensified their attacks against newly-won Is raeli positions with artillery and mnrtar fire. The Israeli army meantime tightened its siege of Uaza, ma jor Egyptian base in southern Palestine, sealing an roaas ex cept the one to the sea. EATON ELD BY Salem, Oct.

20 (U.R) The Oregon civil service com mission has upheld the dismis sal of Julia Eaton, 41, Dy tne state public welfare commission on charges of writing criticisms of the welfare commission's work for the Daily People's World, San Francisco left-wing publication. The civil service commission made its decision public in an order released here yesterday afternoon. 1 Mrs. Eaton had been employ ed by the welfare commission as a stenographer. She was dis charged July 26 and given a hearing before the civil service board August 24.

Her attorneys charged at that time that she was dismissed because of her po litical and union activities. Writings Admitted At the hearing. Mrs. Eaton ad mitted she wrote for several publications, including the Daily People's World; Ebony, a Negro magazine; The Nation; The New Work, a weekly larjor newspa-nei- at Seattle, and the Federat ed Press Service. She also said she had served with the Harry Bridges' defense committee in Portland in 1939.

She said she was active in the progressive party. The civil service commission said it could "find no facts which would indicate that polit ical affiliation or political views of the employe were considered by the state welfare commission in its action." The commission also held it could find no ground to substantiate Mrs. Eaton com plaint that the dismissal was prompted because of her labor union activities. Ashland. Oct.

20 Carlos E. Morrison, 248 Laurel street, Ashland, was wounded painfully but not seriously at about 8:30 a.m today when struck by a bullet from the gun of William Hunting, Almond street, Ashland, as the two men were hunting near Peavine lookout Just off the Tiller-Trail road. Morrison suffered a flesh-wound with the bullet passing beneath the tendon leading from the neck to the shoulder. Hunting was about 175 or 200 yards away from Morrison at the time, Morrison said, and fired at an angle of about 45 degrees away from Morrison. The hunters believe that the bullet ricocheted from a stone and struck Morrison.

TO RESUME SESSIONS Tokyo. Oct. 20 (U.PJ The international war crimes court to-da. announced that it would resume sessions on, or "reasonably close to," November 1 foi verdicts on Tojo and other top Japanese wartime leaden. ASHLAND HUNTER SUFFERS INJUR! hunter Is said to have found the Lost in 1940 Earle E.

Vborhles, managing editor of the Grants Pass Courier who climbed up through a hole in the prevailing clouds to a height of 2000 feet on the following Monday when the fact that the pair were missing became known. Voorhies reported that the terrain about Grants Pass was obliterated by a fog blanket 300 feet thick as far as the eye could see. Searching planes at Medford were unable to take to the air here where the fog was even thicker. Thomas A. Culbcrtson then superintendent of Medford municipal airport, was placed in charge of the search by the civil aeronautics authority and forest service, state police and other agencies were alerted for aid In the ground effqrts Planes from Portland! Eugene and Roseburg joined with Edward Tepper, Dick Witt and.

Chester Hubbard, Medford fliers in prosecuting the search as icon as weather permitted. The missing plane bore the license number NC-27818 and was owned by the Medford Flying club, of which Walbert. Witt and Hubbard were members. A reward of $200 was posted by the club in an effort to spur the search, and the sum was later raised to $500 bv rnlntlv of the Walberts. Chester Huh.

bard said today the reward had been withdrawn by the flying club some years ago and the relatives had also withdrawn their portion when the Walberts' estate was finally settled. The missing pair became legally dead in April, 1941, when three sisters and a brother were made the heirs through action of the circuit court here. Paris, Oct. 20 (U.R) The United Nations political committee today overwhelmingly endorsed the western plan for con trol of atomic energy as a neces sary basis for eventual elimina tion of atomic weapons. Only the Soviet bloc objected.

The vote was taken paragraph by paragraph on a Canadian resolution, with the final roll call approving it 41 to 6. The resolution now goes to the plen ary session of the general assembly for what will be routine final approval. The effect of the committee proceedings was to turn the atomic energv control problem over to the Big Five and Can ada. The committee voted to ask those nations to confer privately and try to find a basis for agreement on atomic energy and elimination of atomic weapons from natinna) armaments. TALKS ON BALLOT MEASURES SLATED A panel discussion of the measures that will be on the general election ballot is being arranged by Attorney Warren Lesseg for presentation at a meeting of the Jackson County Young Republican club Thursday at 8 p.m.

at the Medford armory. Republican candidates for office are especially invited to attend the session. President Paul Havlland stated. The organization will consider plans for pre-election rallies in communities throughout the county. Young Republican) from smaller towns and rural communities are especially urged to come and help plan for the series.

Friday afternoon, November 29, 1940, C. E. (Dick) Walbert, 42, and his wife took off in a Piper Cub coupe from Medford municipal airport, their destina tion fortlana. The wainerts nev er reached Portland, in fact they and ther plane were never seen again. The first clue to their fate came today, approximately eight years later with the reported finding in the frospect region of plane wreckage, bones, and a watch bearing Walbert's name.

The find, according to word' received here, was made by a hunter who is said to be delaying making an official report in order to check on possible reward money. No report had been made to the civil aeronautics authority or state police here up to noon today; Long Search The search for Mr. and Mrs. Walbert continued for many weeks, one of the first efforts to find them being made by Silverton, Oct. 20 U.R) Police today were looking for a man who slugged a nurse and robbed a 65-year-old invalid widow of her life savings which she had concealed in her stockings.

The nurse, Mrs. Anna Rice, told Chief of Police V. S. Gross-nlckle that a masked man broke into her ward's home about 10 p.m. last night, demanded money, slugged her, and robbed bedridden Mrs.

Ike Worden of $4,500. Mrs. Rice said she was stunned but managed to run from the house to summon neighbors. When she and the neighbors returned they found Mrs. Worden, who was described as "very ill," stripped of her stockings and her life savings which she kept there day and night.

Mrs. Rice described the man as about five feet, three Inches tall and wearing waist overalls. She said he appeared young and active. Grossnlckle said there were no clues but added that the man must have been familiar with the household to know that Mrs. Worden kept her moncv In her stockings.

Salem, Oct. 20 (U.R) Each of Oregon's 36 counties today got a slice of $1,447,943.22 of state highway revenues. That amount represents 19 per cent of the net receipts to the highway fund from motor vehicle registration fees, motor vehicle fuels taxes, motor carrier fees and fines for violation of traffic laws during July, August and September. The apportionment id distributed on the basis of the number of motor vehicles registered in each county during 1947 Shares included: Jackson. Josephine.

Klamath, $48,882. OREGON DEER SEASON TO END AT SUNDOWN Portland, Oct. 20 (U.R Oregon's 21-day general deer hunting season was to end sundown today. Elk season will open In eastern Oregon October 26, to run through November 11, with special dates for localized areas. MASKED ROBBER SLUGS NVALID In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS New move on the atom war chessboard: The United States demands at Paris that United Nations turn the deadlocked atomic energy problem over to the five "great powers" and Canada for direct negotiations.

Direct statements to that effect are carefully avoided, but presumably the result would be to TOSS OUT THIS KUSS1AN UARREN R. AUSTIN, U.S. chief delegate at Paris, as serted flatly: "Communist states desire to live in a secret world of their own in which, for all we know, they may arm and prepare their people for war. We do not de- side to live in such a world. That riled Russia's spokesman, who retorted: "No fairy tales about alleged closed doors and iron curtains can show that the Soviet proposal (to destroy OUR bombs and set us an atomic comroi organization at the SAME TIME) is inacceptable." Whereupon Austin shot back: "The United State does not intend to give up its atomic weapons except upder a system of control sufficiently effective to guarantee that other nations do not have and can not secure these weapons." IN an attempt to understand these complicated and tricky diolomatic moves, let's take ourselves back to the old days of our early West, when In the general interest of peace and tranquility those who went to dances ps'ked their guns at the door.

If you lived in those days, wot'ld vou have consented to i-ir tro'tr gun if NOBODY WAS P'SKED FOR HARDWARE and vou simply had to take everybody- WORD that he had pa'ked his artillery' Probably not. vnti'd have wanted DENCE first. (Continuid oa Pag 10).