The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 20, 1940, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextThe OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning:, January 20, 1940 icial Washington Pays Deep Tribute to Famous Statesman Lite of Famous Idaho Senator Most Color iul oi Westerners Borah's Death .Moves Leaders PAGE TWO Roosevelt Says "Superh Courage" to Be Long "" Remembered 'WASHINGTON. Jan. President Rooieelt tonight praised Senator Borah a ' emique figure whose passing leaves a .void in American life." The presidential statement said: The senate and the nation are Sadly bereft by the passing of Sen ator Borah. We shall miss him, and mourn him and long remem ber the superb courage which was bis. He dared often to stand alone a-od ereo at times to subordinate i party Interest when he presumably ' saw a diTergence of party inter- at and the national interest. ' "Fair-minded, firm in princl- pie and shrewd in Judgment, he sometimes gave and often re- celved bard blows; but be had great persoiial charm and a ' retrteous manner which had ' lis source in a fcfnd heart. He had thought deeply and studied patiently all the great social, political and economic questions which bad so vitally concerned his coantrymrn during the long ' period of bis public service. "His utterances commanded the close attention of the senate and of a far-flung audience whenever he spoke. A unique figure, his : faeslng leaves a void in American . public life." Legislators of all political faiths were quick to express their sor- Senator Berkley (D-Ky ) and Senator McNary (R-Ore) the ma- Jorlty and minority leaders. Joined 0 praising the Idaho veteran and ethers of hia colleagues Tolced deep sorrow. AH paid tribute to Borah's cour tage, and many linked this wltn his inerrtng couTtesy in, his rela tions with fellow senators. Among the comments were the following: Barkley "It is a great blow to the congress and to the nation, fie la one of the men whose death erill make an impression around the world." tUSmry "Xo one ran ever fill him place. He had a unique pesi la the senate and his losa arUl be greatly felt." Speaker Bankhead: "I think that It la universally recognized tiitat there has been no debater In congress for the last quarter f a century who was Ms superior In. presenting his views upon both Comes tic and international prob lems and his presence and services - will be greatly missed in that form, which he has adorned tor so many years. House Majority leader Raytarmyla repotted to have lost 34 to, (D-Tex): "Senator Borah i tanks and armored cars, 18 1 can- bum sras aa ontstandinaly useful Am eriraa and statesman. He will be terribly missed. House Minority Leader Martin (R-Masa) : "The death of Senator Borah removes a picturesqe and utstandlng statesman, an ardent champion of popular causes. He will lire long In the memories of the American people. A virile, forceful character passes and his death is a great loss to the sen ate and the country." Tourist Industry Backs FDR's Plan , (Continued from Page 1) tlon urging that "we in the Amer icas further consolidate our unity by a- better knowledge of our w and each other's countries three gh the Instrumentality of triTel." Officials said that up to re eeatly Americans have been pending t357.000.000 more each Tear In travel hi Europe and oth er trans oeeanic countries than foreigners spend in the United States. The officials hope to Chung this picture. -W. Brace McNamae, chief of the TJS travel -bureau, announced the decision of the private tour ist industry to cooperate. He said tt dUT a . 5.72, 000.000 business annually andthat It would devote "substantial" warns to the adver tf slag' of travel advaaUges in the "Vt astern Hemisphere. i Private cooperation with the coternxoeat'e program. McNamee aid. w4 stlmalated by addresses by? taoadtan. Alaskan. Latin, Amarlcaa. Pnerto Elcaa. Virgin Inland. and -other spekeamen. . Leo DcOan. chief of the Ca akdian travel bureau, told the Meeting . that Canada would go long with the program en the theory that "travel invites trav el." He said that If more Cana dians traveled In other American rountrlea, tourist travel In Cana da from the south would Increase to like proportion. Ernest Omening, governor of Alaska, said that since the Euro pean war had disturbed American travel to Switzerland and other Eastern - Hemisphere countries. Americans would find "plenty of SwitierUnda la. Alaska." ' i f .' 1. 1. . d . a. Oku. . a. Herbal remedies for ailments ; of stomach. Jlver. icidner. akin. I; blood, glands, ek urinary. sys tem of bus womea. 22 years service. Naturopathic Physf- biana, - Ask yaur neighbors Ubout CHAN JLAU. i-DiL-nmii Liiri CHIN CSC MEDICINE CO. 2 S Court Ets, comer Ltber- s ar day cull. It ssu to 1 p.m.. -few y j 3 to 1 p.m. Consaltatloa. blood ; pressure A urine tests are tree j of chargs..i -- : " ' YS , vOrV ' T'-- Seeahiag peso Vvf V . . v; h-;- I - r5 ZTrt ' t'V 1 . j" - V " - - I I - '-r .- - s '- 'nt ;- --"-j;- r : ?":') . v . w,. , I ' ' ,,, f. . IV v-j. ' " i ri" ' i JH. t 5 ' i 1 t ion I i i i I ' ' Swede Pilots Aiding Finns Volunteer Airmen Meet Swarms of Soviet Fighting Ships Continued from Page 1) have their own commanders. A number of them are housed in barracks " in northern Finland. (Presumably the Swedish pilots are I lying jsriusomaue piaaes, owned by Finland. Unolfieial Finnish report! showed tonight that the great Russian aerial invasion has been at .heavy cost. These reports es timated that 204 sariet planes had been downed in the first seven weeks of war. Finns said they cost an average of 2200,000 each. During the same period the red non. 282 machine guns ana 62 z lorries. No ltn Indicafted In Bitter Fighting There was no indication of a let-up in the bitter fighting at Markajarvi, SO .miles from the so viet frontier and southwest of Sal la. Here the Russians, after abandoning a vast attempt to cut Finland in two by reaching the Kemrjarvl-Rovanieml-Keral rail way, were forced to fight a rear guard battle to protect their gen eral retreat. Although raiders which ap proached Helsinki this afternoon were driven off before they reach ed the city, distant detonations could be heard at the temporary United States legation in suburban Grankulla, and electric lights blinked out. Yesterday's air raids, the Finns said, involved 260 planes over the Karelian Isthmus and 450 over the whole country, but the casual ties swere only one dead and four wounded. Two Plays Given By Speech Class Two -plays were presented be fore Willamette university stu dent and faculty yesterday after noon by the public- speaking erase -of the eoBtianatlea depart meat .of. Salsa high school. Miss Julia Fogleeon, practice teacher.- directed the . dramas. "Tsowfelas at an Editor" and "Be fore the- Mike," under the super vision of Violet T. Swaason, head eg. the continuation department. The former play won first place. Music duriag the intermission waa turnishad by Seth Jayne and Cordon Wlncbcomb and Herman DomagaUa. Mk Angel Youths Enlisted in Army The enlistment in the ordnance department of the United States army of two ML Angel young men Is announced by. Lieutenant Colonel H. D. Bagnall, Portland recruiting officer. They are Rich ard J. H asset,, son of Mr. andMrs. Joseph Hassel. and waiter J. Has sleri son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hassler. Tney were accepted for enlistment at the Salem recruiting sub-station and forwarded to Port land for i final examinations and enlistment. iThS two will serve in Hawaii sad are scheduled to sail Febru ary 10 from San. Francisco aboard the army transport "Republic The ordnance branch of the army has a limited enlisted personnel. Bus Service to Resort Approved Saturday,: Sunday sad holiday bus i servlca.; from' Government camp to Tlmberliae lodge ia the Mi, Hood winter sports area was authorized yesterday in a permit issued t the Cray lias Toots, Inc.. by Ormond R. Bean, stats public utilities commissioner.' i Tba permit nut to May 1. SENATOR WILLIAM M M Club Notes Greetings and salutations, Mice. Heigh-ho. and here we go, with preparations well under way for another swell Mickey Mouse show last Saturday I introduced our new doorman to you. I don't think you could forget him as he made such a hit on the show. His name Is Sammy Wishard, and his whistling abilities are nothing to be sneezed at. It was good to hare Herman Domogalla, master of the "stomach Steinway" back with as again. Also on the show were Lu cille Hoifert, Ella Staples, Allison Jones, Eileen Fisher, and Alice Johnson. r MMC $ -We like to keep track of all yon members, so give us your new ad dress when you move. When you come to Mickey Mouse this after noon stop by the secretary's desk and check your address. Gang, let me present none other than Miss Marie Saaford, as pretty a little secretary as ever sat behind s desk. MMC The show is pretty well lined up for this week, but I think I can squeeze a few more on. Come on down to rehearsal anyway, at 10:45 and we'll see what we can do. And, too, Marie and I have been working hard this past week ordering new tunes. MMC On the screen this weak Man ager Porter baa lined up a swell "Merris Melodic" all-color car toon called the "Good Egg." Also, another chapter of the "Green Hornet" and two big features. MMC That's all for now, and I'll see you at one. So long, DEAN, Mickey Mouse Chief. Winch Reelected Newspaper Head PORTLAND, Jan. lS-WV-The Pacific Northwest Newspaper as sociation reelected President S. R. Winch of the Oregon Journal, Portland, at a meeting here yes terday. Other officers included W. H. Cowles, jr., of the Spokesman-Review, Spokane, and John Russell of the Vancouver, B. C province. vice-presidents; Palmer Hoyt of the Oregonian. Portland, treasur er, and W. W. Knight, Portland. secretary Eugene Mackinnon, Chicago, chairman of s special standing committee of the American News paper Publishers' association, dis cussed "labor relations and legis lation affecting newspapers." Silver Falls Area Money Solicited Funds to publicise the scenic and recreational attractions of ths Silver- Fells area are being solic ited by the publicity committee of the Salem chamber of com merce. The plan Is to Issue a pamphlet containing pictures ' of ths various rails, and descriptive matter, and to prepare large pic tures ta colors mounted oa card board,, to be placed where they will catch the tourist's eye. Gardner Knapp Is chairman of ths commit tee and ia charge of the solicita tion. Order of Cooties Bills Big Scratch Cooties of Oregon will have their annual "big scratch" at ths Labor temple la Salem tonight starting at S o'clock. Their wives will be entertained at the Wom an's club. .. ; ?.; - The Portland dram corps1 will gtva a 'concert ea ths streets after which' shout 2 candidates will bo Inducted into the order, han- lorair degree of ths Veterans of Foreign wars. E. BORAH Cain Shown in Health Reports Eight Fewer Deaths From Tuberculosis Noted in Annual Cheek The Marion county department of health annual report states that there is a great Improvement In some conditions. The report shows that there wers 11 deaths in 139 from tuberculosis while ia 1938 there were 19 deaths. At the same time 85 cases were re ported this year while only 34 for last year. This Is considered due to a more thorough check. The complete statistics for the year 1939 shows that there were four cases of infantile paralysis as compared with none last year. Births in 1939 in Marlon county numbered 1234 as compared with 1250 m the year 1938. In 1925 there were 98 babies born In hos pitals while, the year 939 num bered 822. Deaths also decreased. with 7C8 in 1938 and T18 In 1939 with males outnumbering the fe males 407 to 311. Diseases oi heart, cancer, apo plexy, kidney and arteries were the principal causes of death Heart disease was charged with 199 deaths and showed an in crease of 18 deaths. Automobile accidents took 17 llres with s de crease of five. Denmark Votes to Hold Neutrality (Continued from Page 1) "the Question of aa all-party gov ernment as proposed by the left sad the peasant party might be discussed when Norway has ons task to do." Observers interpre ted this as meaning the time for such discussion would be rips when and ft Norway bad to de fend herself. Ib neighboring Sweden, mean while, Stockholm authorities an nounced s new program of sir raid defenses, including trenches In parks and additional shelters. Framed by tba six largest polit ical parties, the Danish declara tion was designed partly to cor rect impressions abroad that Den mark, because of limited arma ments, would not resist attack. The vote la the lower house, or folkethlng, was 18S to none but there was ons abstention, Jans Moeller, German minority member from Sehleswig, was the non-voter. He never has recorded a rots on a matter of foreign poMcy on the grounds he is not Danish. Even the three communist mem bers of the Totkethlng. whose par ty was not consulted when the declaration was drafted, joined in the vote of approval. Widow Possible Borah Successor (Continued from Psgs 1) be in line. If he wanted it. So would Esra Whltla of Coeur D'Alene, the national committee man. An appointee to succeed Borah would hold office only until Jan uary, 1941. less than a year. Vot ers would name at the 1940 elec tion a successor to serve the bal ance of Borah's term expiring la 1943. Valley Products Dinner Planned A Willamette raHey products dinner st which articles of food produced In this vicinity .will be not only consumed bat briefly described by qualified speakers. Is planned for the Salem Realty board's amndkl banquet oa Thurs day, .February 15, it was an nounced by Leo N. Chflds. gen eral chairman, Vat the board's luncheon Friday noon. ""Preliminary arrangements for the event In which the- realty board will cooperate with; the state real estate association ln- clude the appelatntent of William McGilchrist, jr.. F. H. Wier and President William Bliven, who was chairman of last year's ban quet, on the house commutes; E. A. Miller, C. V. Johnson and H. P. Grant on the speakers com mittee and Mrs. Winnie Petty john, P, H. Bell and W. G. Krue ger on the decorations committee. Hans C. Pfund of the Federal Horns Land bank In Portland will be the speaker at next Friday's luncheon at the Quelle, which all real estate brokers and salesmen will be urged to attend. N. J. Llndgren was sleeted to member ship in the board at yesterday's meeting. President Speaks At Child Conclave (Continued from Page 1) 30-year series, ths first bsvlng been held in 1909. President Roosevelt, in his speech, enclosed conference propo- f sals which hs described as fol lows: ( 1 ) "A program for the perma nent resettlement of at least one million people" who are now mi gratory (2) "A national com mission, sunder private auspices, to study leisure-time needs and recr eatlonal resources," (3 ) "Complete service for all women during maternity and for all new born infants" and (4) "That I appoint a national nutrition com mittee to review our present knowledge and coordinate our ef forts, looking toward ths devel opment of nutrition policies based oa the newest and best knowl edge." US Establishes Time of Absence (Continued from Psgs 1) and a third that of Albert Henry Richards Bedaeht said slowly that the photograph attached to each "looks like Mr. Browder." Late in the day, ths government rested its case after offering the testimony ef Walter Blackburn, a technician of the federal bursas of Investigation, that ths hand writing on each application was that of Browder. At ths adjournment of court until Monday It had not been sta ted definitely whether Browder would testify. Shooting Climaxes Old Land Dispute (Continued from Page 1) to penetrate the right leg four inches above the knee. Weddle then returned home, where he remained until the ar rival of officers. The wounded man, after lying on the ground for half sn hour, was able to stagger down the road approximately a quarter of a mile to obtain assistance. The controversy was believed to have arisen partly because of a long-standing argument be tween the two farmers aa to an casement permitting Weddle to cross Costelbws land to property which Weddle owns on the, other side. 1 Justice of the Peace Miller B. Haydes Indicated last night that preliminary hearing for Weddle will be held next week. ' . liquor Board Hits Work in Politics ! PORTLAND, Jan. lS-fpV-Poll- tlcal activity' by employes and agents will bring Immediate dis missal, the state liquor control commission said ta a resolution Adopted todsy. Ths ruling, patterned after the federal Hatch law, prohibits com mission workers from sctively supporting "or opposing any can- aldate for of nee, eencittng doner tions for any political campaign; and signing- a petition In support of any candidate or any measure op lor rote by the people. Stirling Admits Station Robbery Two-Year Sentence Meted; Kessler Is Paroled by Judge McMahan Judge L. H. McMahan yester day sentenced James L. Stirling to two years in state penitentiary end then patroled him to the county sheriff to be held for in vestigation, by Immigration an thorities. Stirling, who gave his true name as Mead, had previously pleaded guilty, together with Har old and Bertha Wilson, to bur glary not in a dwelling in a build ing owned by the Allen brothers in Silverton. On petition of Silverton people, the case involving the Wilsons was held over to the June term of court. Vernon Kessler was paroled to John Swanson after having been given a year's sentence on s charge of burglary not in a dwell ing, and a two years' sentence on another charge of assault with in tent to rob. No plea was entered by Joe Williams, appealing a Justice court sentence on two charges of hit and run driving and driving without license. The court as signed David Weld to represent him. Complaint Seeks Cas Tax Refunds Complaint for s writ of man damus ordering Secretary of State Karl Snell to refund 1244.80 in gasoline tax refunds was filed yesterday tn circuit court by ths Crater Lake National Park com pany, private concern operating the Crater Lake lodge under fed eral franchise. The complaint, which also names State Treasurer Walter S. Pearson as defendant, recites that the park company operates motor basses between the ledes and .Klamath Falls aad Medford; that these bosses operate aver 12 miles of road ewned sad main tained by the federal government: aad that gasoline ao used is not aubject to the state tax. The company states that It sur ceased 1921 gallons of meter fuel ia 1927, 157i gallons In 1931. and 1940 gallons la 1929, en all of which it clatms tax refunds of S24S.80. Such refunds the secretary of state has preriously denied, snd ths present sction is to force ac tion in the matter favorable to the park concern. Olympians Puzzle Nazi Propaganda OLYMPIA, Jan. 19-p-Gr:- many's propaganda machine has several Olympians puzzled. C. R. May bury, Olympta busi ness man and former director of licenses, and JR. W. Clifford, Olympia attorney, each received what they believe to be propa ganda from Berlin the catch, however, is that in each run tha material was addressed with their fall names. Both men say they haven't used their middle names for about 2 o years or more and they srs won dering, how the Germans learned them. Colorado Rancher Frozen to Death LAS ANIMAS. Colo.'. Jan. II- (!p) Ramon Chacon 14, ranch nana, was rrexen to oeath and his employer, Robert Lv Rounds, if. suffered frozen feet when their track stalled en the barren, wind swept prairie 2$ miles south of Las Animas. ' r 'They "Were found today by Claude Jones, -a mail carrier. - ' 'For two nights and a day. they had huddled tn the- light track while the temperature dropped to 20 degrees below sere. The hide had slipped fx the read. Nation Mourns Borah's Death Veteran of US Senate Dies in Capital Following 4-Days' Illness (Continued from Psgs 1) announced that hs wss critically 111. Then Mrs. Borah said that his physician. Dr. Worth Daniels, held no hope of his recovery. With his death, one of the long est snd most colorful careers in Americsn polities came to sn end. An uncompromising foe of trusts and monopolies from the time of President Theodore Roosevelt, be was famous, too, as a staunch champion of complete United States Independence in foreign af fairs. He shared with Senator Hiram Johnson, republican colleague from California, and the late Sen ator liry Cabot Lodge, the leadership in the successful fight against President Wilson's pro posal to have the United States become a member of the League of Nations. Senator Active In US Affairs Until Death Despite the fact that some of his last years were handicapped by illness, he remained until re cent days sn active participant In senate affairs. Borah took his seat as a fledg ling senator on March 4, 1907. He would have completed 32 years of service next March 4. Born In. Wayne county. 111., June 29, 18 tS, he made his home In Boise, Idaho, but spent most of his senate years in Washing ton. He and Mrs. Borah lived in an apartment here. They had no children. The senator's only close rela tives sre a sister, Mrs. Mattle Rinard of Fairfield, 111., and a nephew, Wayne G. Borah, who is a federal Judge in New Orleans. Widow With Veteran At Time ef Death In the Borah apartment as the senator died was bis widow and three members of his secretarial staff. A nurse, in attendance, hur riedly called the Borah physician but the senator was dead when the doctor reached the apartment. The senator died in the pro found coma into which he had slipped many hours before. Those at his bedside said death apparently occurred "as if it hap pened while he was asleep," with out pain. Four hours before his death the physician reported that the senator's pulse wss grestly weak ened. Sirs. Borah Reported Opposed to big Fnneral Senator McNary of Oregon, the republican leader, said Borah would be gjven a state funeral, perhaps Sunday or Monday, but that final details had not been decided upon. He said hs snd Senstor Clark (D, Idaho) would confer tomorrow on the arrange ment. There hrl been reports that Mrs. Borah was opposed to a stats funeral, preferring simpler exercises, but McNary said she had not raised objections. A state funeral for a senator Is usually held in the senate chamber, with the president, the cabinet, diplomatic corps, snd other Washington leaders present, as well as legislators. The burial is expected to be at Boise, Idaho, friends of Borah said. Ail decisions regarding the fu neral naturally win be made by Mrs. Borah. January Income Tax Take Heavy Jsnusrr recelnts from the 194 A state laeeme tax, based on 19S9 incomes, will exceed $100,090, the state tax commission reported Friday. Total income tax Mlnt tar this year was estimated at approx imately IM00.000, as against 24.200,0Q0 in 1919. The law nrovlAea that ninnu for the year 1940 shall be filed by April 1. Last Instalment payments srs due October 1. Penalty and Interest accrues on returns not filed with the state tax commission by April 1. Committees Named By Credit Board Committees for the coming year were named at the soon luncheon meeting of the Salem Retail Cred it association yesterday noon at the Argo hotel by President Wal ter Larson. Committee members are: pro rate, W. J. Braua, James Clark, Ralph Glover, Elton -Thompson and Hugh Adams; essay contest, J. L. Whltehouse-, Francis Smith, Mervia Fidler, James Clark, How ard Grimm, Philip Corbett; enter tainment. Dr. Floyd Utter, Mrs. Medora Woodry, Hugh Adams, Catherine Mackay, Wilbur Curry and Philip Holmes; attendance, Mervin Fidler, . Ralph Glover, Chris " Seely, Don Madison and Paul Wilson; membership educa tion, C. A. Suing. Ruth Norrla, Ray Poff, Kay Tsylor, Petsr Foelkl snd Wsldo Gibbons. 104 Drivers Lose Operator Permits There were 104 revocations snd suspensions of motor vehicle driv ers licenses In Oregon during De cember, Secretary of State Earl Snell reported. Friday. ' . . , Drunken: driving was responsi ble ,for 69 revocations. Six of these revocations were recom mended by ths : Portland' courts while the remaining IS revoca tions were In other sections of the StStSw --::-r; v-:.-;:; Sixteen licenses were suspended or rseaiess driving. - Half Million To Settle NW Columbia River Basin Development Seen Coulee Result (Continued from Page 1) principally used by house snd sen ate members themselves. The appropriations were sliced from the bill by parliamentary objections based on the fact that the agencies hsd not been au thorised specifically by legisla tion. That was perfectly all right, Mr. Roosevelt said, -adding that that la the way the house com ducts its business and it is not subject to criticism from another branch of the government. But, he said, he hoped to see the money for tbe agencies re stored by tacking it on to some appropriation bill in the senate or by adding it to a relief appro priation measure. 80,000 Families Likely On Coalee Project Amplifying on the projected settlement of the Columbia val ley, Mr. Roosevelt declared that when Grand Coulee started pump ing water, it would mean irrigat ed land for about 80,000 families and another 20,000 families would be needed to serve the 80,000 an eventual population of half a million. Obviously Implying that plan ning was the answer, the presi dent aslred:, What are we going to do with tbe people who get to go there or dont get to go there? Are ws going to turn over the area to sugar beets and add to the vol ume of the sugar problem? Are we going to make it pure ly agricultural and are they go ing in for one crop like tbe Yaki ma valley one crop of apples which flooded the market? How is the government going te sand s recommendstion to con gress when no ons department has the qualifications to make a complete study of the economic, social and agricultural problems involved? There has to be some agency to do the planning, with ths aid of other government departments, private Industry and agriculture. Mr. Roosevelt said, and that agen cy is the resources board. Norton Denounces Japan's Conquest Robert Norton, associate editor of the periodical "China Today." denounced Japan's program of conquest in China snd opposed continuing sale of war materials to tbe aggressor nation by the United States in an address given at the Salem YMCA last night. The speaker, who is the son of a former Portlsnd newspsper man. asserted that American trade with Japan may continue on a day to day basis following the expiration on January 21 of the commercial treaty of 1911 , or that it may continue unrestrfotA In all save war materials under new treaty obligations. The latter, declared, would re dress ths balance of Japanese American trade, which formerly 'comprised an exchange of silk for cotton oa aa approximately equal oasis, out wntcn now includes a moderate amount of silk coupled with much gold exchange la re turn for some cotton and a vast c.lintlty of raw materials. Norton roiced optimistic hopes for ultimate Chinese victory, and praised the century-old American far eastern policy of upholding ths integrity of ths Chinese gov. ernment and of ths rights of western traders in the orient. Londoners Stage Biggest Air Drill LONDON. Jan. 1 9-(jP-Loadon-ers tonight staged their biggest wartime air raid rehearsal, cov ering fire boroughs south of ths T names. The exercises kept 2000 air raid precautions workers b a s y battling simulated fires, bombs end gas attacks la Battersea, where London's big powder plant is located: Camberwell, Lambeth, Southwark, and Wandsworth. A make-believe ahr raid began when "enemy" planes crossed the Thames to drop imaginary gas, high explosive snd incendiary bombs oa Southwark. Auxiliary tire service squads got a real workout when they went to the rescue of 20 work men trapped for a time In s fac tory where a genuine fire started. Robert Brown Is Named at Parrish Robert Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, 1710 South Winter, was yesterday elected pres ident of thS Leslie ianlor hlKb school student body for the new term. Brown, a nlnth-e-rsder. won he honor over John Johnson. umers elected : Mary East, vies president; Ruth Anderson, secre tary; Ann Marks, sons: leader: Lloyd Merk. yell leader; Wally t-aim steer, treasurer; Eddie Her man, sergeant-at-arms. frade Discusses Hed vlrxramzation The exgaalxailoaw and methods of the eoxnmanist party tn Amer ica was-tbe subject ef a talk by Glen; Wade at aa opening of the Salem Disabled American Veter ans Thursday- night. ; . . The speaker told of communist activities on the Pacific coast snd the movement to eaUst World war veterans la the eanse with ths of fer of financial aid.