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PAGE TWO jThe OREGON STATESMAN Satan, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, March 19, 194b PFC O'Connor Given Medal Posthumously "Frr conspicuous gallantry and Intrepidity while serving with the. Third battalion, 28th marines, Fifth marine diviwon. In action against enemy Japanese forces n irmg the seizure Iwo Jima, in tre Volcano islands, on 17 March, 1345." the silver star medal awarded posthumously ta PFC James J. 0'C'iKr has been Airrttd to his parents. j Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. O'Con nor. 3P3 Virginia at., Stayton, re ceived the medal Sunday, one year after the 16-year-old ma rine's death, at their home from the hand of Maj. E P. Dupras. Jr., USMC, officer in charge of the Portland recruiting district. The citation, which accompan Id the medal, first portion of whirh is quoted alx-e, continues: "When his platoon was held up i by a devastating rain of fire from mutuiiiy supporting hostile gun ini?!ii:tions. Private First Class O Conner fearlessly made his way ever extremely difficult terrain in j an tffort to neutralize the fanatic reifUinre and, taking position on j the h;gtj, open ground, boldly ex- loosed himself to deadly sniper j and m&chine-gun fire as he initia ted a determined ne-man assault. Directing the searing fire of his fiame thrower ae,jinst the stub born enemy position, he pressed the attack with furious aggress iveness and succeeded in destroy ing the Japanese strng point be fore lie fell, mortally.. wounded by rotfie gunfire. An indomitable fighter, Private First Class O'Con nor. by his dauntless courage and crol decision in the face of tre- Cont. Frota t r.M. NOW! The Gay Musical That's All 'Dolled' Up! aotx Fmm. News! rnrrsniT CONT. FROM 1 P.M. -Nowl Delicious Fun! i t mut unniiEiw C8UEIT ItnMM " "" "' 1 o co-feature: o KOBEKT LOWERV "Dangerous Pasta?" FJ.DS TODAY! (TIES.) An Sotbera "MAISIE GOES TO RENO" e Don 'Red' Brry "CALIFORNIA JOE OPENS 8:45 T. M. ( ""I Tomorrow ! 7; Ruffn 7't'r Tuff: s l As You Like I I Him Best! co-feature: Wild Bill Elliott Wagon Track West" Plas! Last Chapter, MONSTER AND APE" 0 ) "mi,-. rin! Latest Honored V ' .71 Sixteen-year-old PFC James J. O'Connor, L8MCK. Stayton, 'who died at Iwo Jima on St Patrick's day, 1S4S, waa posthu mously awarded the Silver Star medal. It waa presented Son day to his parents a year to the day after the gallantry whieh earned the medal and cost him his life. mendaus odds, inspired his troops to continue their relentless ad- -vance,; and his resolute conduct throughout upheld the highest traditions of the United States na val service. He gallantly gave his life for his country." Buick Workers Reject Contract At Flint, Mich., a mass picket line was ordered thrown around GM's Buick plant in Baltimore, Md. today after tho largest GM local in tha country voted 2767 to 1510 not to return to work until settlement of local plant grievances. Weekend settlement of several strikes lowered the nation's to tal of workers idle because of la bor disputes to 558,000, with the return to work of another 175,000 workers apparently dependent on settlement of local issues in some of the 96 General Motors plants. A 62-day strike by 100,000 CIO United Electrical workers, em ployes of General Electric com pany in 16 states, ended formally yesterday on the basis of an 18',-i cent hourly wage increaae. Snell Urges Larger Loans PORTLAND, Ore., March 18 CSV-Loan limits on the Oregon state veterans' act should be in creased from $3000 to $5000, Gov, Earl Snell declared In an address at an American Legion meeting here tonight. Gov. Snell said values have changed materially since tho act was passed in 1943. "If the veteran is to realize the full benefits intended, tho loan limit must be increased. I recom mend a ceiling of $5000.M Molalla Theft Nets $25,000 MOLALLA, March 18.-P- Clackamas county sheriffs offi cials today were attempting- to track down the robber who took $25,000 in bonds and cash from Molalla union high school over the weekend. Principal M. C. Deller, who dis covered the loss yesterday, said a steel vault door had been forced, records scattered and the bonds - - mostly series E. F and C - -taken. The loot included about $400 in student funds. T ';..:' - fry V Thursday! J l EHD ; or the ) BOAD JJ Pins Color Cartoon Zone Change Hearing Called B v Citv Council (Story also on Page 1.) : Calling j a public hearing for 7:30 p.m. Friday, the city council last night 'again faced the problem of a proposed zone change to enable Cascade Plywood Corp. to erect a factory In Condlt's addi tion, j i -j The city planning and rsming commission's ' recommendation to change the area from zone III to zone IV .! was received by the council, and first and sedond readings Were heard on a new bill providing vacation of alleys and streets in the undeveloped section that would be the new industrial (site. j After re-hearing the strongly contested j issue in which many property owners of the affected and adjacent areas are opposing the Keith Brown interests and local chamber of commerce de sires, the jfouncil this Friday will go into special session to take what is expected to be final ac tion on the zone change. 8P to CONTINUE LINE In other action Monday the council vpted a one-year fran chise for Southern Pacific toicon tinue train operation on Union street, approved a committee re port recommending no general wage increase for; city employes in the new budget, and instructed city Attorney Lawrence Brofn to take the city s parking meter con tract arrangements, recently found illegal by circuit court, up to the state supreme court. J In the latter case, it was ex plained that the county court find ings embraced two points without precedent,! one that tho city! had not budgeted for the meters and also that the city entered into con tract with ithe parking meter com pany for si specific (six months) period which might interfere with subsequent traffic ; necessities. Referred- to the ways and means committee!! was a proposal to es tablish a i: city housing service. primarily for returning veterans An office with full time adminis trator would bet set up in j city nail to assist veterans in house hunting. Reqneot Annexation Two new annexation requests were received, one from 60 resi dents in a north section between Willamette river and Valley Pack and the other from 47 residents in a south section from Commer cial to Summer and Hoyt to Fair- view street. Removal, of a garage from the 400 block of Bellevu street with- in 60 days was ordered, after representatives of property own ers argued for both sides of ; the issue. Vacation of a city alley sur rounded by Terminal ice prop erty on D street between Front and Commercial was ordered; A beer license was granted the concessionaire for Salem's baseball park, after some opposi tion on grounds that ch-ildren might have-access to beer there, It was stated that the concession will operate only at one end of the park and drinking will not be permitted elsewhere. Final approval was given a new bicycle licensing ordinance, i 1 Still Onef-way Traffic on Wilson River Highway One-way Straff ic continued on the Wilson -jiver highway Mon day, 27 miles east of Tillamook, but the Wilsonville ferry resumed operations Sunday as high water receded, it Was reported Monday by. R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer. f Baldock also reported packed snow on. the road between mile posts 76 and 86 in the Santiam Junction area. Erma L. Graham, pharmacist's mate, third j class, WAVES, Mill City, Ore., was discharged recent ly at the naval personnel separa tion unit, Balboa Park, San Fran dsco, Calif. STARTS WHfJ JTKA8S -THIHCS ME t LAIIA ayi ei.ixiii - 1.1 fe5SJ COMPANION FEATURE i:e mmikizttnununi Goering Clings In War Crimes By Wes NUERNBERG, March 18. - W) - iclv by one of his accusers for the doctrine today, reaffirmed his devotion to Hitler, and regrelted he did not have more bombers and Britain in the closing days of the Under cross examination by States prosecutor, the former reichsmarshal displayed an atti tude in sharp contrast to that of other nazi leaders facing the in ternational military tribunal. Most of the others have attempted to show they secretly had opposed Hitler and plotted his overthrow. Jackson asked Goering to name any ot his fellow defendants who "did not cooperate to the end as far as possible" with Hitler's aims. Goering replied ; "none of them was in opposition or ob structed the fuehrer at any time." He added, however, that differen tiation in periods of time must be taken into consideration. Much of Goering's defiant tes timony sounded almost word for word like the official nazi party line tefore the war. Under at tack by Jackson for rearming Germany, he smiled sardonically and quoted the proverb: "Who ever has a strong sword has peace." Asked if he still held that opinion, he retorted, "more and more, as I see developments to day." SP Petitions To Vacate Line WASHINGTON, March 18 -() Authority to abandon the 20-mile Southern Pacific lino between Gates and Idanha, Ore., was sought by the railroad company today in an application filed with the interstate commerce com mission. Approximately eight miles of tha line will bo submerged when tho federal government con structs the Detroit dam on the North Santiam river, the appli cation said, adding that this would make the remaining por tion useless for railroad purposes, 4517 Returning VrU Arriving in U. S. Today By the Associated Pra Two east and west coast ports today expect arrival of seven ves sels carrying 4517 returning serv ice personnel. , At New York - - Aiken Victory, Mexico Victory and Tusculum Victory. At San Francisco - - Cape New enham, Earl B. Hall, Ray K. Ed wards, and Panay. Homer Brown Dieg at Sil verton SILVERTON, March 18.-Homer Bfown, 74 years of age, died this evening. He was born in Adrian Illinois, and came to Silverton in 1929. Services are in charge of Ekman Funeral home. Survivors are four sons: Roy and William of Silverton, Claude of Portland and Homer jr., of Es tacada; two daughters, Mrs. Ed ward Crokcr and Mrs. Lulu Glimes of Portland. Hurry Today and Wed. Doors Open 6:15 P. M. Feature - 7:05 - 9:50 BING stars 5 songs ALL SENSATIONAL! IN GRID sings! It's a brand new thrill! ENDS TODAY! "HOUSE ON 92nd STREET "LADY ON A TRAIN" ( II0MCAIIY1 A i w fit T0M0RR0W! grn-ANO LOVE 1 BOUND TO HAW.! KROGER PIDGFO! rum jwaaiaiitt"' - t i to Nazi Ideolog y Trial Testimony Gallagher Hermann Goering, questioned pub- first time, cluna dozaedlv to ruizl V-weapons for reprisals against war. Robert H. Jackson, chief United Senate Group Adds to Flood Control Fund WASHINGTON, March 18-(;P)- The senate appropriations com mittee approved today a fund of $359,000,000 for rivers, harbors, flood control and. other war de partment civil functions during the year beginning next July, This is an increase of approx imately $70,000,000 over the sum in the bill as passed by the house. Among the projects added by the senate committee: Rivers and harbors: Columbia river, Ore. and Wash., Umatilla dam, $4,400,000 in ad dition to $39,000 in house bill: Columbia river above Celilo falls to mouth of Snake river, Ore. and Wash., $30,000. Flood control: Detroit reservoir. Ore., $500,000 in addition to $1,500,000 in house bill; Lookout Point reservoir, Ore. $4,000,000; Willamette, Ore., bank protection. Decrease in Election Registration Predicted Registration of voters for tho primary election May 17 closes April 17, the state elections bur eau warned Monday. Most of tho officials predicted that the total registration for the 1948 primary election would show a decrease of from five to 10 per cent, when compared with the registration for the primary election two years ago. ILSTS MP FEEMS8KE MIFIMM I' . . x- . ,i . .1 L-- I . Lt. Allan Bynon Dies from Car Wreck Injuries Lt. Allan Bynon, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bynon of Portland and a veteran of the European war, died Saturday In Washington, D.C., from injuries received Friday in an automo bile accident. The 24-year-old army man is survived by his par ents, former Salem residents, and one sister, all now residents of Portland. His mother was Flor ence Hofer prior to ber mar riage. Bynon, wounded In Europe, had recovered and returned to his out fit before the armistice. Not yet discharged from the army, he had been in conference with Sen. Guy Cordon of Oregon 30 minutes be fore the fatal accident occurred. Allan Bynon, sr., a former state senator, is ill in a Portland hos pital, his brother Fred S. Bynon, jr., of Salem, who received the death message here, said Mon day. Keep Oregon Green Trustees Name Ogle Secretary, Manager PORTLAND, March 13.H7P) The Keep Oregon Green associa tion board of trustees today named Paul M. Dunn, dean of the Oregon State college forestry school, vice president and execu tive committee chairman. Holding their first meeting, trustees chose Charles Ogle, Sa lem, as secretary and manager; Carl Hersey, Portland, treasurer. Dunn succeeds Edmund Hayes, chairman of the fire prevention group since its organization in 1940. Governor Snell soon will name a smaller executive committee, to actively direct the fire prevention campaign, from among the 14 man board of trustees, officials reported. X ou know what happens .. . ici inn wioijt nni mppcning w ou know what happens . . . When you continue to spend more than you make and . . . Keep on borrowing to make up the dif ference t You know too, that a big chunk of every dollar you earn and every dollar you spend goes to pay the cost of government. That's why it's important for you to take a good look at tho way the government spends your dollars. Government should begin now to liv within Its means During; die war government necessarily spent huge sums of money. Yet, with the war over, the government plans to spend four timet at much in the coming year as it spent in tho highest pre-war year. Most thoughtful people believe that gov ernment expenditures are now far greater than they need be. They believe that government, like a family, should live within its means that it should not spend more than it takes in . . . that It should not keep on going deeper into debt. YOU ft DOLLARS. . pttcmrd I tki S'mthnml AtfciatUn Manufactmrtrs, 14 W$t 49th Street, Stw Ytrh 20, S, Y will irini yur cpy this inftrma tip hkUt frPtrnmtnt $ptndii subject which it sll-impprUwt t you. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS For a Beiier Tomorrow for Everybody Salem Police Investigate Thefts, PurseSnatching on Weekend Salem police during the weekend Investigated two rases of purse-snatching and several thefts, in addition to the usual weekend auomobile accidents. Mrs. Winnie Hamman, 44S University it., was stopped near her home by a motorist who inquired where Vista street was, then grabbed her purse and drove off. The woman said he was a young man and that two other young men were in the car. Her purse contained $9, keys and bankbooks, she said. The other victim of purse snat ching also was questioned as to where Vista street was, before a man on foot ran off with her purse. Both instances took place at about 9:30 p. m. Saturday, the latter being reported by Mrs. B. D. Cross, 463 N. Front st. Purse Taken Lila Clark, Dallas, reported that she left her car a few minutes Saturday night to go into the postoffice and returned to find her purse, containing more than $40, had been taken. His car was stolen from the 200 block of South Commercial street Monday morning, Vernon C, Da vis, Hillsboro, told police. Several thefts of items from au- ! tomobiles were reported over the j weekend, including theft of the j battery from Robert Arthur's car in his garage at .1970 S. Cottage i st., of two hub caps from the car i of William Brund, Eugene, parked j on Court street near tne slate house, and of fishing tackle from the car John Mimisie, 2248 Mill st.t had parked in the 100 block of South Church. Break and F.ntrr Police also investigated three cases of breaking and entering, in which they reported a new tire OPENS 6:45 P. M. "CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT- With Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan CO-FEATURE ROY ROGERS, "UTAH" Yet that is exactly what's happening to day. Our government is spending billions more than it takes in. And it continues to borrow to make up the difference. This is the kind of money-handling that causes inflation. Economy In government moans money In your pocket If the American people through Con gress will reduce government spending and take steps to encourage production, inflation will be stopped . . . and this is the only way it can be stopped. Write your representatives in Congress today. Urge them to cut the cost of government, eliminating all waste ... all unnecessary services . . . and postponing all expendi tures that can be put off until our wajr bills have been paid. Urge them to make the government start living within its means ... at a level that you and your neighbors can afford to pay. Youll see the results soon in the cost of everything that you buy . . . food, clothing and everything else. And you'll be doing your country a real service. 1 . ; and new battery were taken from Howell's garage, 430 S. Commer cial it., some blank checks from Anderson's used car lot, 240 Cen ter st., and that an attempted en try at Pete's sen-ice station, 811 S. 12th st. had not been made. Two apparently stolen cars were recovered over the weekend, one with license plate numbered 336 597 and the other 239-853. Salem Figure Skaling Club f resents "ICE REVELS of 1946" liar. 19lh ihrn 23rd 8 P.M. at Salem Ice Arena Admission: Lower Floor $1.00 Loges $1.20 Tickets en Sale at ' Salem Ice Arena 610 N. Capitol Barbara's Sweet Shop Next to Capitol Theatre FIRST EPISODE OF NEW SERIAL . . . BRE1IDA STABR, REPOBTEB"