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gtp 933DEB mm i 77 ; T Prime Minister Attlee in ad dressing the house of commons Monday reiterated Winston ' Churchill's declaration that his address at Fulton, Mo., last week, was made on his own responsibil ity, that he was not speaking for the British government. Attlee added that he had not seen a copy of the speech in advance of delivery, and that official declara tions of British policy would be found only in statements pf the ruling ministry. In this country President Truman declined com ment on Churchill's proposal of closer affiliation of the United States and Great Britain as foil to the ambitions of Soviet Russia, but did state that he believed the United Nations organization can be made to work. Now, days after the event, comes Pravda to accuse Churchill ef being out of step with the times, with proposing a military Ilia nee of two nations against the third in a return to power politics which would mean the liquidation of the United Nations organization. It is apparent that Churchill's address has created a great stir - ail around the world. He is out tf power in his own country, but his great personality and his rec ord as a leader give weight to his words. Attlee may disown him, Pravda may denounce him but the world has heard him. America has put its faith in the United Nations organization. It is ready to back that organization to the limit with its influence and (CorKjnued on editorial page) U.S. Control Strong in New World Banking SAVANNAH, March U.-UP)-The United States moved Into a dominant position . today in the new world monetary setup", leav ing only a single top-ranking post f pen to the 34 other ' member na tions of the international bank and monetary fund. .r Immediately following the first executive session of the boards of governors of the two institutions. Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson announced: That he had been unanimously elected permanent chairman of the boards of the fund and bank: That the United States would hold the chairmanship of the 12 man executive committee -which would serve as a steering group for the twin agencies; That the United States had de cided, despite some pressure from other nations, to accept only the presidency of the international bank instead of both 'this job and the managing directorship of the monetary fund as well; And that the American delega tion was firmly determined the permanent site for the fund and bank should be In Washington. Strike Control Bill Junked; New Study On WASHINGTON, March U.-iJP)-Senator Ei lender (D La) disclosed tonight that the senate labor com mittee has junked the case strike control bill for a complete new measure centering around an "in dependent federal .medLaJlon board." "The only thing left of the Case bill Is its number and its title," Ellender told a reporter. "Our sub stitute is one in which manage ment, labor and the public will have confidence.' Blender is one of seven com mittee members appointed to study the legislation sponsored fcy Rep. Case (RSD), which the house passed, and numerous proposals by senators and draft a compre hensive plan for dealing with lab or disputes. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH mlti the little (Jung that make me like Farmer Brown Ukm waring gloves them cold mwrmngtJr BfYBl Mukden Factories In Chinese Hands: Puppets Liberated CHUNGKING, Tuesday, March 12.rW)-Russians withdrawing from Mudken formally turned over Soviet barracks and six factories to Chinese government authorities, the Central news agency an nounced today. . . V All available reports here indicated Chinese government troops were in effective control ol much of Mukden, with Chinese com- Dairy Barn, Milk Cows Destroyed In Fire at School WOODBURN, March 11. -(Special) -Fire destroyed the large dairy barn at the Woodburn training school for boys tonight, and at least six milk cows as well as considerable of the school's dry stock died in -the flames. Mrs. M. D. Woolley, wife of the school's superintendent, said the fire started in the hayloft around 10 p. m. The barn was off by itself and the flames did not spread to other buildings. Fixe equipment from nearby towns answered the call to aid. A preliminary checkup indicat ed no one was injured. Goods Pledged To Consumers By Stabilizer WASHINGTON, March U.-4JP) -Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles promised today that the flow of consumer goods the public is waiting for will not be choked off by price disputes. He pledged this at a news con ference as a house and senate conference committee voted tore store OPA and civilian produc tion administration funds which Bowles had termed essential for success of the stabilization pro gram. "I am very determined," Bowles told reporters, 'to get prices out of the way of production.' But at the same, time he termed "fallacious" varloui statements that price control is impeding; the output of goods. He said that "every squawk we receive on this matter" will be investigated, and that relief will be forthcoming whenever it is warranted. Drastic Curb . Oii'Business Building Seen WASHINGTON, March ll-(P)-A "drastic" order curbing com mercial construction in favor of houses took shape today along with a senate move to restore the subsidy and other features of the housing bill which the adminis tration seeks. Housing Administrator Wilson Wyatt said the order will be is sued "in a matter of days." Oth er officials reported it will hold up thousands of non-essential fac tories and business buildings now on blueprints and will require persons seeking to erect amuse ment facilities to show they are needed. The officials who gave these details with .the understanding that their names not be used de scribed the forthcoming order as "drastic and far-reaching." They added that more than $50,000,000 a week in labor and material 1s going Into non-residential build ing and the "new restrictions have got to be slapped on quickly." Nazi Bomber Destined For N.Y. Described LONDON, March ll.--A German plane built to reach New York with a 4,000-pound bomb load was described today in the 1946 edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft. Known as the Messerschmitt ME 164, the four-engine plane first flew in December, 1942, but never was developed sufficiently for transatlantic bombing, the publication said. RAZING VICTORY CENTER PORTLAND, Ore., March 14.-W)-Workmen today began razing the city's World war II victory center in downtown Portland where millions of dollars worth of bonds were sold and where names of 602 Multnomah coun- tians whose lives were lost in service were listed on an honor rolL FLEET AT GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR, March 11 -(JP) The British fleet, with the battle ship Nelson In the van, anchored at Gibraltar today on the annual visit customary prior to World (war II but suspended since 1939. j munists occupying at J most only a section of the city. The Soviets, whose abrupt de parture reportedly had left the Manchurian industrial center a battleground of Chinese commun ist ; and government : troops, also formally asked the Chinese mayor to take care of soviet commercial firms there, the news agency ad ded. 7100 Troops Liberated The dispatch asserted that 7000 puppet Manchurian troops had been "libera ted,M but did not say whether ry Russians ot by Chin ese. I . The soviet commandant at Muk den, Majl Gen. Koutouh Stank evitch, was still In the city with some of I his troops, the report said. j The Central News also reports ed from Changchun that newly arrived soviet troops there were presumably from Mukden ...and their Changchun billeting is defin itely not :of a temporary nature. Both the Chinese communists and government military lead ers were reported speeding rein forcetnents to Mukden today, al though there were no fresh re ports tf fighting there. Communist Swarm In I The Central News report said Chinese communist? from Shan tung province were swarming in to Manchuria an allegation made significant! by the fact that they could get ! there only by crossing the gulf of Chihli to,RussIan-held Dairen. i 1 The same agency said a well equipped force of more than 10,000 communists was concentrated 12 miles outside of the I northern Manchurian city of Harbin, wait ing to make an armed bid for the city should the Russians with draw. Burrell Plans New 30,000 Electric Shop Business i continued to blossom today in Salem's 'downtown as E. H. Burrell revealed plans for erection of a new $30,000 rein forced concrete plant to house his automotive! electrical 'shop on North High5 between Marion and Union streets. Late last week, Greyhound Stage lines announced they would build a new terminal on North Chtrreh between Center and Mar ion streets and a brisk market was reported1 Monday in residential properties in the neighborhood. Burrell, who came to Salem in May, 1918, from Everett; Wash., operated his business lust north of the present stage terminal for seven years and has since been at 464 N. High st., location now outgrown, j - 1 Barham Brothers have the con tract for the new 68 by 165-foot building, directly north of which is to be a 32 by 165-foot parking lot for use of customers. Lyle P. Bartholomew la architect. The property was bought from the Thomas B. Kay estate. I Canning Sugar Ready Without 'Red Tape' PORTLAND, March 11 -JP) Housewives 1 may obtain five pounds of canning sugar merely by presenting spare stamp No. 9 at their corner grocery, Mrs. Mar Jorie Leo, OPA official, said to day. Application blanks are not needed. 1 ! Churchill to Visit Hyde Park 9 . T3 ;1 i WASHINGTON, March 11-Chnrc-blll at White House Winston Chorchlll, .Britain's war time . prime minister, arrives : at the White noose, where he aald farewell today U President Tru man before leaving- for En land vU New York. (AP V'r-photo to The Oregon Statesman) 1) NINETY-FIFTH YEAR 12 PAGES Salem. Oregon. -Tuesday rdp TOUtiS Counties Facing Dilei ma i By Isabel Chllds , : City Editor, The Statesman , The dilemma in which county courts and county welfare com missions over Oregon find them selves to starve some appli cants for assistance or to under nourish all is present in aggra vated; form In Marion county. Here, despite the fact that the court and budget commission have "reached into the hat" to put $10,000 more into the welfare bud get than could have been antici pated under the six per cent limi tation: law (they did it legally, but it took some figuring), ex penditures for public welfare are running behind at least $1682 each month. Cut In Overhead Impossible By close budgeting, the county welfare commission could spend $19,116, but is now spending $20,633 a month out of the coun ty's remaining $76,484.79. i When a household or business budget runs into the red, the exe cutive; head of the establishment figures some way to cut down the overhead, but Director Marion Boweri can't do that. Under the matched money scheme whereby federal, state and county funds are utilized, the pay for salaries, etc., comes out of federal funds, i The i county puts out only for direct payments in old-age as sistance, blind assistance, aid to dependent children and general relief, and only a share of those. Case Lead Increases "Intake," which in the social w-ork profession means the num ber of persons accepted for var ious types of assistance, has jumped approximately 15 per cent this year while the budget has been upped 6 per cent. Military allotments, which helped j many an elderly person, and the days of plenteous Jobs for aging folk are gone, so old age assistance is sought. So is aid to dependent children. A regular "wave"; of father desertions may be explained- in numerous ways but no explanation can lessen the burden put upon funds. Resort to Garbage Cans In the fertile Willamette valley there is actual hunger and Miss Bowen herself bought and split the wood recently for a pregnant mother so that the woman and her many children might have heat and a cooked meal. The comic paper character who eats out of garbage cans Isn't comic to Miss Bowen, who has recently had some clients who did just, that before seeking aid. But neither can the welfare commission refuse to add new ap plicants:, to their lists. And the county has already "robbed" its other funds; the attorney general says the money can't come out of emergency funds; the governor says the meagre old-age assistance can't be cut; even the county court can't this spring budget above 9 per cent more funds than were budgeted last year. j (Additional story page 2) I NEW YORK, March ll.-P)-FOrmer : Prime Minister Winston Churchill will visit the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park tomor row. Churchill will place a wreath on the grave, and later have lunch eon with Mrs. ; Eleanor Roosevelt at j the Roosevelt estate, he an nounced: shortly after he arrived here by train tonight from Wash ington. " Several hundred persons were at the train to greet the Briton. To those who applauded him at the hotel he held up his fingers in the cusfomary "V sign. Mrs, ChurchilL his daughter, Mrs. Sar ah Oliver and other persons were In the party. Churchill will be given a civic reception Friday. He has booked passage lor England on the Queen Mary, scheduled to sail March 21. in Washington today the for mer prirae minister aaid farewell to President Truman and address ed a luncheon of newspapermen. POUNDID 1651 Lewis Opens ft WASHINGTON. March 11 John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, opens meeting of 250-man policy committee ' here today for discussion of upcoming contract nefotUUona with mine operators. With blm (la background) la Thomas Kennery, secretary trcaaurcciAPJYlrjphoto to The Oregon Statesman Churchill Talk Denounced by Russian Paper MOSCOW, March 11 .-(T)-Pravda In a front page editorial today denounced former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as an open1 advocate of power politics whose words urged war against the Soviet union and meant "no thing else than the liquidation of the United Nations organization." The communist party rfiewspap er, breaking silence on Churchill's Missouri speech of March 6, ac cused him of attempting to liqui date the big three coaltion, trying to impose British-American rule upon the world and slandering the Soviet union. Pravda gave a clear indication to its millions of readers, and deputies here from all - parts of the Soviet union for the opening of the supreme Soviet, that it be lieved the people of the United States and Britain would reject Churchill's views. Irish Line Route Of Funeral Cars KINNEGAD, lire March 11. fAVThousands of Irish folk lined the roads of county Westmeath late today as a procession bear ing the body of John Cardinal Glennon sped from Dublin to Mulligar for a second solemn high requiem mass Wednesday. The long line of cars did not pauseln Kinnegad, native village of the cardinal archbishop of St. Louis. It passed his home church, St. Mary's, whose bells tolled a dirge for the death of her most famous son. Throngs knelt at the roadsides. FOOD CONFAB SET LONDON, March 11 -(JP)- An emergency food conference will meet in London April 3 to seek methods of meeting the drastic cereal shortage facing European countries before the next harvest, it was announced tonight The meeting is sponsored by "nine European governments and "the United States. CUT AUSTRIAN RATIONS VIENNA, March 11 -(JP)- The allied control council today an nounced normal food rations In Austria would be reduced from 1550 to 1200 calories daily March 18. The move was made on the advice of UNRRA that the world food shortage made a reduction necessary. Morning, March 12.1946 tifflirt: Faoond StoDDU(dl Policy Meet 560 Enroll at WU First Day of New Term; Expect 700 Unofficial tabulation of regis trants for the spring semester at Willamette university indicated that about 660 enrolled Monday. Many who were unable to com plete registration yesterday will do so today. The registrar's office estimates that final enrollment figures will closely approach the 700 mark. Willamette enrollment was 565 during the semester which ended March 1. Taxpayers Rush To Get In Under Penalty Deadline PORTLAND, March U-iA1)-Income tax refund checks to Ore gonians will bo mailed by June 30, internal revenue collector J. W. Maloney said ' today, adding that 54,000 checks already have been sent. Taxpayers, aware of the Thurs day night deadline, streamed Into the internal revenue office to day, but officials said the rush was not so great as last year. NEW FINNISH PRESIDENT HELSINKI, March 11-tfWuho Kustl Paasikivi became Finland's new president today, taking the oath of office before parliament and the foreign diplomatic corps. '; : v-v ill . hp w f x, ik ' x. a, a - -1 . a a m - Wide Variety of Dogs Will Be Seen at Show Next Weekend Plans for the ninth annual li censed all-breed dog show, to be held in the Salem armory Satur day and Sunday under sponsor ship of the Salem Lions club, were nearing completion today. J.-H. Willett, chairman of the Lions committee in charge of the local arrangements, announced that several hundred dogs are be ing entered, including a wide vari ety of breeds, ranging from small "toys" such as the tiny Chihua huas to such hefty dogs as St Bernards, Great Danes and Bor zois, commonly called Russian wolfhounds. - Probably the oddest entries are eight "barkless" dogs, officially identified as Basenjls. Rare in the United States, this African breed is a tan short-hair dog with curled tall. In the 25-30 pound weight class, Willett said. Premium lists and entry blanks tatmuau Price Sc No. 300 01)0 Medford, Roosevelt Up First Oregon's 27th annual high school basketball tournament, back to a full 16-team entry field after war time curtailment to eight, opens tonight at Willamette university gymnasium, the arena In which it was born. Only two games are on the opening night menu Medford's Black Tornado, Southern Oregon TONIGHT 7:3t Medfard v Rooaevelt f :45 Ben4 vaRataler. WEDNESDAY 1:00 IIilbboro va Emtene. 2:1 S Salem va Marshfleld 3:30 McMlnn. vs Cen. Cath. 4:45 Baker rs Oregon City 7:20 Wash, vs The Dalles :4S Astoria va Lebanon champs, versus the Roosevelt Ted dies of Portland, No. 2 team in the Rose City's pennant derby this season, and Bend's Lava Bear versus the Rainier Columbians. Six Games Wednesday Six championship flight opening round games are scheduled for Wednesday starting at 1:00 p. m. Hillsboro's Spartans go against Eugene's Axemen in the opener and Immediately following, the Salem high Vikings, back In the bluo ribbon romp again after a two-year absence, debuts with the Marshfield Pirates. Then McMinn ville's Grizzlies try the Central Catholic Rams and the Baker Bull dogs tangle with the Oregon City Pioneers. Washington of Portland, defend ing state champion and again the top favorite after waltzing through the metropolitan district, -lots against The Dalles Indians Wed nesday night, with Astoria's Fighting Fishermen and Lebanon's Warriors closing the Wednesday firing. Capacity Crowd Certain Capacity crowds are certain to witness all championship flight games in the slightly-over-2000-capacity gym, for tournament tick ets have been scare as butter for many weeks. Speculators say from 4000 to 5000 would probably watch the 27th classic if there were seat ing space. Games will continue Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the finals to b played Saturday night. (Full details on sports page). Morse Hedges on Peacetime Draft LA GRANDE, March 1 1 Answering a request that he op pose peacetime conscription, Sen ator Morse (R-Ore) told the La Grande Ministerial association he was backing a strong United Na tions organization as the best safeguard for peace. He said he is "keeping an open mind" en the subject of conscrip tion." were distributed by the Dog Fan ciers' association of Oregon, and entries were accepted In Port land last week. Willett's local committee, which is organizing teams of Salem Lions club members to prepare the armory for the show, Includes Dent Reed, Denver Young, Rob ert Fischer, Jr, Don Doerfler, Al Kronen, R. W. Land and Robert E. Gangware. Among other features of the an nual show will be the "children's handling classes," a- competition in which prizes are awardeflkfor the best handling of a dog by children, regardless of the dog. Children art divided Into four groups, the boys and the girls being judged separately in two age groups, to 12 and 12 to 16 years. The four group winners will receiva novelty trophies and the grand winner will receive the major prlzt trophy. am BBaaaa Famine in Foreign Lands Hit Smaller Loaves Of Bread Among Plans Proposed WASHINGTON. March 11- -President Truman'j famine emer gency committee asked Americana tonight to eat 40 per cent ! wheat and 20 per cent !es fat u order to send more to the hungry abroad, and suggested 39 ways 1 do it. The suggestions called for open face pies, buckwheat cakes in stead of wheatcakes, open sand wiches, broiled instead of fried fish, substitution of fruit and other desert for pastries. Baker were ked to cut the weight et single loaves of bread and other products by at least 13 per cent New "victory gardens were ak ed. Would Limit Service Restaurants were asked to ?erve only a single roll or olice ct bread, inteac of putting basketa of rolls on the table They al. were urged to use no more than two pounds of flour per customer a week which wouM make about two pounds of breal and ore half pound of other wheat pro ducts. The committee recommenced also that the use of ttnat as a rr niture with meat, ivxiltry. essi and other entrees be discontin ued. Food ditttibutors were urged to promote the use of alternate and ignore plentiful foods such a currently potatoes, fish, egg. poultry, citrus fruits and season al vegetables. Substitutes Proposed Housewives were re?uet'd to use potatoes, for example, as sub stitutes for bread, to use et cereals and fruits more Often, and to sate and re-use fats and oils from cooking purposes. The committee asked that em phasis be placed upon preventive waste, asserting that America "sutl throws away the"1 richest garbage In the world." Earlier in the day the core mittce urged the agriculture de partment to take steps to curtail feeding of grains to livestock In order to make more cereals avail able, The conservation pattern w.s made public as Herbert Hoover, honorary chairman of the com mittee, made plans t leave for Europe, probably Sunday, to maka a new survey of fod needs m war-torn areas for the American government. Great Emergency Cited "The world faces a gigantic em ergency of famine among 500,000.- 000 people due to war exhaustion of agriculture and drought," the committee raid in a statement. "A great human cry has ccma to us to save them over a ter rible four months until the next harvest. The western hemisphere alone has the aid to give, and heavy part of the burden falia upon the United States." Meanwhile, the agriculture de partment reported that prospert for this country's important winter wheat crop continues favorable. OPA Says It Will Try to Stave Off ! Diversion of Milk PORTLAND, Ore., March 11-(P)-OPA officials said today they would try to meet with Portland area's dairy producers before Friday to stave off a threatened diversion of fluid -milk to other uses. Andrew Trice, district OPA price administrator, said national and regional officers were ready to act quickly, if necessary, ti avert the producers action. The Oregon Milk Control board and several distributors' agen cies have declared dairy herds are being sold because dairy men "can't make profit' under present conditional pro ducers want the fluid milk but terfat price boosted from 85 cents to $1.13 a pound. Chinese Factions Agree On Railroad Repairs CHUNGKING, Tuesday March 12-(jT)-S e m i.-official dispatches reported today an agreement had been reached between nationalists and communists in Shantung; province for immediate repair of the eastern section of the Lung hai railroad and the northern sec tion of the Tientsin-Pukow rail road. Weather Max. 4S Min. 41 34 43 44 talaat -Eugene . Portland .14 Seattle -4 San Franrtseo WUlamctte r!-rr 4.4 ft FORECAST (from US. weather bu reau. MeNary field, Salem): Mcxtlv cloudy today with intermittent light rains. Highest today 00 degrees. Ltf bt to aMdcraU winds.