Defense Secretary Johnson
Jolts Congress By Refusal
To Permit Army Plane Use
Bv JAMES MARLOW
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (JPi
Defense Secretary Loul Johnson,
a big man with a bald head,
caused a lot of jrine in Washing
ton with the jolt he has just harm
ed a bunch oi senators.
When Johrnon, a businessman
himself, took over the Defence
department last spring, he said
hed "knock heads together" if
he had to, to make the armed
forces work all right.
Since he has been in office, he
has heard senators preaching the
virtues of the free enterprise sys
tem and the need for economy in
government spending.
Then Johnson got a letter from
Senator Elmer Thomas. Oklaho
ma Democrat and chairman of
a subcommittee of the Appropri
ations committee.
Seems in his letter Thomas told
Johnson about 11 members of his
committee wanted to take an "of
ficial" Inspection trip to Europe,
and some wanted to go around
the world, and pleasa, would he
send them around in an Air Force
plane.
(Since this was to be an "offi
cial" trip, it would be at govern
ment expense anyway, whether
they went by Air Force plane or
one of the airlines, or by boat
Johnson wrote Thomas he was
sorry but there was economy to
worry about In the armed serv
ices, and It cost about $130 an
hour to keep a plane in the ir
on such a trip, and please, wouKl
they just go by commercial
plane. In short, he said no Air
Force plane for the senators.
Won't Compete
Then he put in the little re
minder about free enterprise: ".
I have felt that I could not justify
placing the armed services in
competition with commercial
carriers. . ."
That's another way of saying
that, since the government is go
ing to have to foot the travel
bill for the senators anyway, let
them spend it on .-egular airline
planes which stay In business by
carrying passengers.
' This must have been a shock to
Thomas the Air Force has al
ways jumped when congressmen
wanted to make "official" trips--tor
he said later: "I know sena
tors will not be pleased."
Every year when Congress
closes, or Is near closing, as this
one Is, senators and representa
tives scamper off in all directions
around the world by plane or
boat.
When they go singly or In
groups, as a committee on "of
ficial" business. It's at govern
ment expense. Which means that
you, the taxpayer, pav for the
ride, hotel, meals and so on.
One veteran House member,
who hasn't missed a trip abroad
for years, predicted that this
year around half the 435 House
members will be out of he coun
try by the end of the year.
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Maj. Gen. Short's
Body Arrives At
Washington. D. C.
DALLAS, Sept. 7. PV The
body or Maj. lien. Walter C
Short, 69, army commander at
Pearl Harbor when the Japanese
attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, arrived
at Washington Tuesday.
Short died Saturday night of
chronic heart disease. Burial will
be In Arlington National ceme
tery.
Short was relieved of his com
mand within 10 days after the
r-eari riaroor disaster thrust
America into World War II. A
few weeks later he retired.
In 1946, a congressional Invest!
gating committee cleared Short's
name of charges he was derelict
of duty at Pearl Harbor.
A presidential board of inquiry
had pinned that label on Short
and Admiral Husband E. Kim
mel, naval commander at Pearl
Harbor. The congressional group
saia mey maae errors or Judg
ment but were not derelict.
Short is survived by his widow
and son, Maj. Walter Dean Short
Refrigerated Vessel
Weathers Jap Typhoon
ASTORIA, Sept. 7.-lThe
unian, reirigerated vessel of the
Columbia River Packers' associ
ation, went unseamed through
Ihe recent Inngnua t .... I.
" w..k'" iMllWII,
The vessel's master cabled the
i- nere tnat it was not dam
aged, and would sail soon for As
toria with a cargo of tuna. The
Tinian was in Yokohama during
the typhoon.
The Tinian's sister ship Saipan
Is off the Galapagos islands neir
Equador. gathering vellowfin
tuna for processing here.
I OS
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Tacoma-Bosed
Fishing Boat To
Sail For Hawaii
TACOMA. Sept. 7. I.P The
Tacoma-based fishing boat "Pa
cific Queen" will sail from Seat
tle Wednesday with a "million
dollar cargo" of meat and other
foods lor strikebound Honolulu,
her owners revealed.
The big boat, which recently
returned from a successful fish
ing voyage in Alaskan waters, Is
loading 800 tons In Seattle, ac
cording to Robert Breskovich of
the Puget Sound Boatbuilding
Corp., owners of the converted
army repair and salvage vessel.
Breskovich said the Pacific
Queen had been chartered to the
E. A. Shamlin and (J. u. Tee
Hod Co. Ltd.. of Honolulu. The
charter calls for 45 days, with an
estimated 10 days required for a
one-way vovage, but Breskovich
said there is a "good possiDinty
the boat will make another trip
or two. even if the four-month-
old longshore strike In Hawaii
should suddenly end." It will take
months, he explained; for the Is
landers to replenish their food
stores.
Unloading In Honolulu will be
accomplished through an agree
ment between stevedoring com
panies and the striking long
shoremen. Breskovich said. Suf
ficient funds to cover the 32-cent-an-hour
increase for which the
dock workers are striking have
been deposited In escrow by the
stevedoung firms. When the tie
up ends, a full settlement for
time worked will be made.
In addition to fresh meat,
which will make up the major
share of the refrigerated ship's
cargo, fresh fruit, vegetables and
dairy products are being loaded.
Breskovich said.
W4 Stpt. 7, 1949-Tht N.wi-Rtviaw, RoMburf, Ore. 3
Yoncalla
By MRS. GEORGE EDES
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Senseth
spent the Labor day weekend at
their cabin on the Umpqua, near
Scottsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Conner
spent the weekend visiting at the
parental Dave Rogers home.
Ernest Helliwell spent last
week at Sunset Bay on the coat.
with his daughter and her hus
band, and his grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kelso
spent the weekend visiting
lriends and relatives at Tilla
mook. Their daughter, Mrs. Tom
Palmer, had charge of the post
office during their absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Merk and
daughter, Louise, are vacation
ing in Canada for a couple of
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Richards
and Harry Westenheiser will
leave this week for two weeks
with relatives In Canada.
who left this week for Portland
to make their home, were guests
of honor at a farewell party given
at Halo Hall recently, by mem
bers of the Yoncalla Legion and
Auxiliary. Mr. and Mrs. Shirley
received a beautiful wool blanket
from their friends.
At the business meeting, the
r ntw1 tn innnmr Mis Kk.
ther Benner for princess at the
Nortn uougias t,uniy jair. inc
t..vlllpu hnM m fnnri sale Fri
Aat th nrrw-peHs to ffO towards
the fund for the princess.
KTimw.b tMiiH apvprfll nri7.?s
on. their sheep and heifers at the
Douglas county lair new in iukw
burg last week.
Four Weekend Fires
Keep Department Busy'
Four seoarate fires kept the
city fire department occupied over
the weekend, dui no oamaKe
reported following any of the
blazes, Fire Chief William
"Dutch" Mills said.
Crass fires Friday afternoon
and evening at the sewage dis
nosal Dlant and Reservoir hill
were quickly extinguished, the
cruet said.
A call Sunday arternoon at
1018 Winchester was classed by
the chief as a "false" alarm when
firemen found a blaze In a car
owned by Cecil Miller was out on
arrival. The fourth call, to the
home of Mrs. Etta M. Swanson,
560 Pltzer, came in answer to a
Dlea for help when her oil stove
became overheated.
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