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US i s Bus Strike Negotiations KmTTY-SIXTH TEAR U PAGES fFTP A hundred yemrs ago some mn in ! Ftuladelphia,' concerned for tkcir city's future, aolicited sub criptioca to stock in a railroad company. Tb stock was priced at yy a share, payable in $3 install ments. On April 13 the railroad company, begun the century be fore, celebrated its 100th anniver sary and for the 100th year paid a dividend on its stock. It was the Pennsylvania Railroad whose charter was (ranted by the Penn- sybrania legislature on April 13. 1146. Thtladelphia during colonial times was the principal city on th continent. In the early part of thai 19th century, however, New Yofk was benefiting by the con struction of the Erie canal. From Baltimore a wagon road was pushed over the Alleghanies and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad had been projected. Philadel phians feared their city would lose out in the race for the rapid ly expanding western trade. The state of Pennsylvania owned most c-f the railroad' between Philadelphia and Ilarrisburg, so the object of the new Petinsyl vaniav railroad was to construct a line from Harrisburg to Pitts burgh. This was not finished un til 1832, but In the meantime the company had operated so profit ably that it began dividends In 1847. The organizer , and managers of the, road were men of vision nbo looked beyond Pittsburgh. They invested in stocks of rail Toad lines being built westward and durmg the 1850s they suc ceeded In controlling lines ex tending from Philadelphia to Chi cago. They put together by lease nd purchase (Continued on Editorial Page) i Poles Suggest Spauv Making Secret Weapon 1 NEW YORK. April 17 -(JF) Poland told the United Nations security council today there were aome indications of nazi scien tific efforts to carry on atomic research' In Spain and suggested-AA" tlfrt weapons even more terrible - than the atomic bomb might be under experimentation there. i The statement was made by FtJifch Delegate Oscar Lange with hit demand that the United Na ttos collectively break off dip lomatic relations with the regime " eft Generalissimo Francisco Fran- - eoil prance and Mexico joined in PotaiKTs effort to LoIate Franco Spain from all the fifty-one mem bers of the United Nations. Edward R. Stettinius, jr., the 1 United States delegate, ended the day's debate with a brief re- tJtatement of American objec 'tives: ( 1 ) That the Franco govern ment should be removed by the Spanish people and (2) that the overthrow should be peaceful, lie did not say definitely how the U. S. would vote on the Polish resolution. Animal Craclccrs Bf WARREN GOODRICH kt& va it igrt't necessary m csi a-s w t9 takm thsm oil ery , f nigfaT NUNDU 1651 J Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning. April 18. 1946 v. cueerto Cherrians! They're back n Easter Sanday. Leaders af the group, which has kept ita rganlsatlon Intact despite curtailment of activities, include these council members s (left ta right): John Meyers. E. Burr Miller. Hal Randall. King Bin- W. W. Chad wick. Phil Schaelf, Fred Carstense, Uoyd Demarest and II. M. Boesch. (Photo by Neis Tanning) Additional 60 Housing Units Offered to City An additional SO apartment units, ot 15 buildings, may be applied for by the Salem Veter ans Housing committee. It has been notified. The first of the .30 buildings which were previously assigned to Salem are expected here with in a, day or so and the area en gineer for the federal housing authority, Norbert C. "Kulser, is now in Salem. The units were cut tn panels at the Guild's lake project In Portland for transportation. Fur niture for the entire project is being moved here and will be stored at the itate prison, W. J. Braun, chairman of the local com mittee, said. Applications are on file for many more apartments than will be available, Braun said, although he admits he stopped counting after the first 300. Most buildings will have four apartments each. Two buildings of two-story construction will have six apartments. The con tract calls for them to be in place by August 10. The water main for the local project is ready to lay and is now awaiting the plans. The buildings will be heated by wood and coal, will be of vary ing size and will be located on the Otto Klett tract, bounded on VJlw Ivie" vacx TOUnaw ? P1 wst b 16th on north b7 1 lines, on the swxth by,Wilbur and on the east b the alley between 19th and 20th. Braun is chairman of the com mittee and other members are R. L. Elf strom, George K. Aiken, Steve Anderson and Ralph Nohl gren. Registration Tabulation To Get Underway Soon Tabulation of the registration for the primary election. May 17, will get under way in the state elec tions bureau here within the next few days. Secretary of State Rob ert S. Farrell, jr., announced Wed nesday. . Officials said the registration for this year's primary election prob ably would be under that for the primary election two years ago. LUMBER CEILING RISES WASHINGTON, April 17,-P)-OPA today authorized increases which it said will average $4.50 per 1000 board feet in mill price ceilings for western red cedar lumber. v Proposed YWCA Building to Include Quarters for 52 Women Quarters for 52 women, a large swimming pool and a standard gymnasium are features of the proposed new Salem YWCA build ing, architectural details of which were made public Wednesday by the YWCA'q board of directors. Directors gave final approval to plans for the modernized Gregor ian style building to be erected on the YW's present 82 by 150 foot site at 768 State st The architect is the distinguished Port land designer, Pietro BelluschL Cherrians and Cherry Blossoms r sr- i ! again with pre-war vigor, aU set to China Reds Push Into Changcliun, Port lander Lost (Editors Note: The following- frag mentary .dispatch was received last night from Associated Press correspon dent Tom Maaterson. Cuoff with four other American reporters la besieged Changchun, Manchuria.) By Tom Mastersen CHANGCHUN, Manchuria, April 17 -(P)- Chinese communist forces captured the soviet-managed .Yamoto hotel today as they pushed back Chinese government troops In this embattled capital city of Manchuria. There! was no word of Maj. Robert B. Rigg of Chicago, as sistant military attache; or his pilot, MSgt Clayton fPond of Portland, Ore., who bad been staying at the hotel. Telephone communicatSpns were broken. The Chinese goveirirhent air force continued to drop ammuni tion to the imall nationalist gar rison. Program to Conserve Food WASHINGTON, April J7 -(JP) A far-reaching program designed to conserve food and spifed ex ports to famished peoples' abroad was urged .tonight by President Truman's famine emergency committee which declared that the present Voluntary whjtat-sav-ing program is not enough. A boost ih' corn price iceiiings to discourage the feeding, of this grain to livestock, and steps to end strikes hampering: farm pro duction were among the meas ures proposed- Higher Rate Asked For Motor Freight Common motor carriers in Ore gon Wednesday filed with George H. Flagg, public utilities TConimis sioner here, application, fq author ity .to increase all moto carrier freight rates applicable on intra state traffic approximately 18 per cent. "; M Hearing on the application will be held In the commissioner's of fice here Monday, April 49. The application for increased fates was based largely on increased oper ating costs. EXILED PRESIDENT DIES LOS ANGELES, April 17-P)-Dr. Juan B. Sacasa, former presi dent of Nicaragua who has lived here in exile for nine years, died at his home tonight. i Date for construction 'Will de pend upon outcome of tl YWCA building; fund campaign which be gins May 1, but association offic ials are hopeful that work on the building will begin' by the summer of 1947. 5 The reinforced concrete struc ture with tb r e e floors above ground and two basements was designed to fit in with the sur rounding buildings but still have its own distinctive pattern, it was announced. (Additional details on page 2). to Start Friday mum Pric 5c No. 19 resume their Blossom Day events Iran Clamps Censorship on Nevs Reports By John M. Hightower WASHINGTON, April 17.-(P)-An iron censorship, which some American officials suspect origi nated in Moscow, was clamped by Iran today upon all news dis patches by foreign correspondents In that country, The United States state depart ment, announcing the development as soon as word of It was received here from the embassy at Tehran, was considering tonight what ac tion It should take in protest. A strong formal objection may be registered with the government of Premier Ahmed Qavam. " The censorship is of the "blind type which denies to the authors of dispatches any information as to how their stories are being chang ed. Newsmen regard this as a most dangerous form of news control since it allows governments to dis tort the meaning of stories with-, out any recourse permitted the writer. Local Mercury Climbs to 77 The sun over Salem Wednesday drew the mercury to its highest level since Oct. 8, 1945, and kept the temperature in the 70s all af ternoon. Salem's high of 77 in mid-afternoon compared with 77 last Oc tober 9 and 82 last October 8, ac cording to the McNary field weather station. The highest tem perature this spring was one re cent recording of 73. Central Oregon and coastal points were cooler, while similar temperatures in the high 70's oc curred in the Willamette valley and 82 was noted at Medford. B3FC AluDnniinia Maun Dye; Crops to Suffieir Union Meets Today Expecting word from both Re construction Finance corporation and the regional wage stabiliza tion board today concerning the local alumina plant strike, Secre tary F. D. VanSweringen of the Salem building trades council has called a meeting of the local chemical workers union for 7 this evening in the labor temple. At the request of the RFC, which finances the plant, the con tract calling for a 20 cents per hour increase has; been referred to the Seattle board for the third time, VanSwerlnger said. The board's decision is expected to day. If the Seattle board reaffirms its ! former decisions then the RFC w.ill have until Friday afternoon to approve the wage increases, but may indicate its decision Thursday," VanSweringen de clared last night. First Sign Of Break In Dispute Relief of the Salem bus tieup loomed as an early possibility Wednesday when a conciliation meeting was set for 1 p.m. Friday ini Portland. Mayor I. M. Dougbton will Join the Eugene mayor, U. S. Concil iator George D. Brewer and State Public Service Commissioner George H. Flagg in the meeting wkh representatives of the Ore gon Motor Stages Co. and the striking Motor Coach Employes union, local 1055. First Parley It will be the first negotiations between the parties in the wage increase dispute since the strike began April 5 in Salem and Eu gene and on the intercity routes of Oregon Motor Stages. Meanwhile in Salem some re lief was offered when two buses of the Salem Suburban Lines be gan city passenger service Wed nesday, under authority of the city council. May Buy Buses Chairman Albert H. Gille of the council's public utility com mittee reported Wednesday that dealings with the McClean Trans portation Co. for possible use of school ubses in the city runs were at a standstill, but that at least one and probably more of the striking bus drivers are consider ing purchase of buses to be put into immediate operation. The city's licensing ordinance would permit such operators in addition to Oregon Motor Stages even after the strike emergency passes, provided, council gives its permission, Gille said. W.U. Summer Term Features 5-Day Week The summer session at Willam ette university will feature a five-day week with seven 60-min-ute periods offered each day, in stead of the customary six-day week of most summer sessions. The new schedule for the eight week term beginning on July 8 and ending August 31, will make it possible for students attending to earn eight full semester hours of credit. Varied summer activities in cluding an historical tour of Sa lem and vicinity led by Dr. R. M. Gatke, head of the department of political science, and a trip to Silver Creek falls under the lead ership of Prof. Herman Clark, head of the department of physi cal science, are planned. A barn dance at the beginning of the ses sion is planned as a mixer for the expected new students. Young GOP Names Delegates to Meet The Young Republican club last night named eight delegates to the regional and state conven tions in Portland April 26 and 27. Delegates, besides officers and directors, are Jack Hay, George Neuner, jr., Pat Emmons, John Stark. Richard Wick, E. E. Bor ing, Howard Teeple and Robert deArmond. President Adam F. Lefor said Gordon Allott, Lamar, Colo., na tional president, plans to attend the regional session Friday. Fertilizer Needed Reduction in crop yields and acreage in Oregon this year may result if the Salem alumina plant strike is not settled soon to allow production of fertilizer, stated Arthur S. King. Oregon State college extension soils specialist, Wednesday. He pointed out that approval for resumption of ammonium sulphate production until May 15 was received Monday. Production had been stopped several months ago by RFC order. "Every day of lost production now means the loss of $80,000 of food crops that would otherwise be produced by Oregon growers," he stated, since it is almost the only source of nitrogen available for this season. Loss of fertilizer will reduce yields of many crops, King said, and will cause reduction in acre age of commercial vegetables for canneries and other processors. Letter Answered V.jX -&tt '-)f; y x SAN RAN CISCO, April 17 Joan Dewey MaeKay (above), t-vear-eld orphan, yesterday received the Pvrple Heart. Wen by her father before his; death la a Japanese prises easnp. Jooa. In a letter addressed to Gen. MaeArthnr said -Please try and find his Purple Heart and send It to me I have nothing ef his. I pray for yon every night f Gen MaeArthnr issued an order a ad Ma J. Gen4 Homer M. Gronlnger (left), commanding the Saa Francisco Port of Embarkation.! made, the presentation; (AP Wlrephoto to The Oregon Statesman) - - J V 1 Realtor Says Meddling By V, S. Blocks Building Federal government interference is blocking construction of hundreds of new homes for veterans: in this area, Ed D. j Potter, president or the Salem Board of Realtors, charged Wednesday. Potter declared that 'this interference not only is delaying the start of construction of many housing development, but also has delayed or blocked the completion of scores of homes already started. "Local home building indus tries are eager to go ahead with the job of providing homes for veterans," Potter said. "This can be done only if the government will permit the building material manufacturers to get into full production." Seckv 300,000 Homes Permission has been! asked to build more than 300,000 homes throughout the nation under the veterans housing program since it Was started last January 15, Potter stated. Applications for home construction under this program are being made at the rate of more than 1,500.000 dwelling units per year, he said, but doubt exists as to the possi bility of that much construction unless the government changes, its policy with regard ; to build ing material prices. Solution Simple Potter asserted that the solu tion to the problem of J producing more housing in Salem is rea sonably simple. "Building mater ial manufacturers cannot reach maximum production without re lief from existing price curbs," he said. "Small lumber mills have shut down entirely. Brickyards that had resumed production have closed down again and nail factories have curtailed their output" Garment Firm Seeking Site 1 An inquiry has been received by the local office of the U. S. employment service from an east ern garment manufacturer seek ing a location in this section, the office reported Wednesday. The company plans to establish a plant in some locality where women are available for factory work, the USES office said. The factory would require ia building with approximately 35,000 square feet of floor space and would em ploy 200 people to start. This would later be increased to 350, the company indicated. FIRST FIRE OF SEASON REDMOND, Ore., April 17-P-A small forest fire, the first of the season, was fought today about six miles west of Sisters. Salem Meat Wholesaler Closes- Doors as Protest to 0PA Curbs Edwards & Drakeley, local meat wholesaler, has suspended opera tion in protest against OPA and other small wholesalers may soon follow suit, William C. Drakeley stated last night "And we will stay "down until OPA regulations are changed to permit us a fair profit Drakeley declared. I He said his action had decreased the : local meat supply in retail markets. However, the slaughter house connected with his firm, Edwards it Isom, continues to op erate, doing mostly custom slaugh Mrs. Mott to Dedicate Navy Basin April 1 24 ! ASTORIA, April , 17-(P)Mrs. James W. Mott, the widow of Oregon's congressman for whom the $6,000,000 navy berthing ba sin 'here Is named, will dedicate the 1 basin at the Tongue Point naval station' here Wednesday, April 24. J "Mott basin" wijl bold 500 ships of the navy's inactive 19th fleet. Dredging is already under- Uway, and the navy plans to open ids Friday at Seattle for a con tract to build eight piers, j Rep. W. Sterling Cole, New York congressman who heads the house naval affairs subcommittee, will make the principal address at the dedication ceremony. Other speakers will include Gov. Earl Snetl and Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, commandant of the 13th naval district all of Oregon's congressional representatives are expected to attend. Capt. L. B. Ard, commandant of the Tongue Point berthing area, said the Tongue Point sta tion would be thrown open to the public for the ceremony, j Royalist Forms Greek Government ATHENS, ! April 17--ip-Con-stantin T&aldaris a strong pro ponent of an immediate plebiscite on the question of the return of King Georgej II to th Greek throne proceeded to form a new government tonight after Premier Panayotis Poulitsas and! three leaders of the National bloc re signed. j : A new cabinet of only royalists and rightist elements appeared in prospect, he added. POLISH FOOD CRISIS WARSAW, April 17-P-UN-RRA officials; said today that the "Polish government is. faced with the immediate decision of accept ing wide-spread starvation! as in evitable or using the remaining seed reserve for human consump tion, i , ! tering for the farmer trade. Explaining -his shutdown, Drake ley said the "straw that broke the camel's back" was OPA's j recent threat to take away one month's subsidy for each month in which his cattle cost above the ("maxi mum permissible cost" and the latter can only be determined, by complicated formula, after slaugh tering Is completed and the meat dressed and graded. This system. Drakeley maintatins, is unfair be cause costs cannot be figured far enough in advance to always com ply with the regulations. ' ost Plus Profit To Be Factor Representatives " Cut Extension To Nine Months WASHINGTON, April 17 -ijp) In an uproarious night session, the house rusted toward final pass age tonighVan OPA, bill so load ed . with restrictions - that . Price Administrator Paui Porter term ed it "repeal ef price control." t One I amendment; whooped) through on a roll call vote of 25S to 137, iwculd require the OPA to make a drastic overhaul of ita price ceilings. H provides that they must .reflect cast, plus a "reasonable profit" to producers and distributors. , An. amendment to drop ' all price controls on meat. 1iowever, was defeated, 172 to 223. on a roll cal after the house earlier had approved it on a tentative ballot, 139 to, 122. A requirement that the govern ment halt its ; $2,000,000,000 an nual subsidy program by. Jinu ary 1 was adopted on a "record vote of 245 to 150. The amend ment by Rep. Wolcott (R-Mich). stipulates that as subsidies are reduced corresponding increases in prices shaU be allowed by OPA. The actions were in the form of amendments tb OPA extension legislation which were subject, te la ter roll call votes. The bill baa yet to be acted upon by thm senate. I - ' . ' $750,000 Local Cannery Wins Building Nod PORTLAND. Ore, April 17-Tt Approval f $3,671,000 worth of non-housing construction in S( Oregon building projects was an nounced today by Nelm Er.g lish, state director of the civlhiit production administration. : t Upstate projects approved in clude: Paulus Bros.. Packing Co., cannery Salem, $150,000: Cas cade Plywood Corp, factcrj sawmill, Lebanon, $375,000; Ali bany Ice and .Coal Storage, Ir.c Albany, i $179,000. Rejected were! W. W. Chadwick, hotel. Salem, $80,000. i Although ;j Paulus Bros, has made no announcement of ita building project locally, the firm and other property owners, near Oxford and 1 4th streets have pe titioned the city for a zone change, to permit construction of a can nery there. Tentative approval for the ; necessary zone j change was granted by the zoning com mission which called a putUe hearing cn it for April 241 Labor Camp May Hold 400 Possibility that Salem's pro jected farm labor camp, to house 400 migrant workers families dur ing the harvesting and canning season, may be located in the army buildings at the local air port was indicated Wednesday by the state farm labor office ia Corvallils, according to Associated Press. he Salem chamber of ccrrv merce last week decided to raise $7500 to join' canners and farm ers in establishing housing as H inducement to the greatly-needed itinerant labor. ; But details and site of such a project were co$ announced. Migrant camps at Milton-Free water. The Dalles, Coburg and Marlin will be expanded and tr camps will be set up at Forest Grove, Salem and Adrian in Mal heur county, the Corvailis oif.ee reported. j Record Number Seek Realtor Licenses I , Ninety-six applicants wrote In the state real estate examinations held here Wednesday under the direction of Claude IL Murphy, state real estate commissioner. Other similar examinations will be held in Portland Thursday and Friday. . . - Murphy said more applicants are appearing for real estate li censes this year than at any time in the history of his department Weather V(X. . JUin. n 43 . T7 43 TT 4T .C4 S4 4S Trc Salem Eur" : Portland San Franclsc Seattle 3 1 : jC Willamette riw 11 ft. FORECAST from U.S. wthr. fcti- rtau. McNary Meld. Salem U Oeu4y today, occasional Uht rains. Hibcit temperature B aegreea.