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ib OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon. Sunday Morning. April 21. 1948
Army Justice
Upheld by War
Department
WASHINGTON. April 20-JP-The
war department today called
-house military subcommittee's
criticism of army Justice "unjusti
fied. ' And -drawing anr conclusion
from the committee's report,
which mentioned that 142 soldiers
were executed under court mar
ffal sentence, would be "grossly
tmfair," Undersecretary of War
Kenneth C Royal said.
i la av 23.C00 wee analysis, the
aub-ecaamittee headed by Rep.
Carl Durham fT-f?C, had been
highly critical a what it called
injustice, extreme severity of
sentences and partiality stemming
from the present court martisl
system.
Although the subcommittee do
cument was reported to have been
temporarily put aside by the full
ctxnmittee at the suggestion of
the war department, committee-
pcqen said privately there probably
will he open hearing on the en
tire problem.
The subcommittee said that be
tween Dec 7, 1941 and Feb. 22.
1141, 71 soldiers were executed
tar murder; 31 for rape; 18 for
snurder and rape; and one for de
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Immediate - .construction of s
1300,000,000 air engineering de-
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tastic aerial weapons for the
atomic age was proposed today
bj unm army air rorces.
f Disclosing hitherto confidential
plans, Maj. Gen. Curtis E. Lemay
asserted the center was. "nece
ary to the defense of the nation
and Indispensable if we are to
ma in tail supremacy in the air."
Reports of the undertaking prev
iously had been voiced from
Capitol Kill. . "j
The proposal calls for 100.
square miles of laboratories and
penal facilities, including five I
wind tunnels, to apply the re
sults of research and invention to
the development of such weapons
a aircraft taster than sound,
winged missiles of meteor-like
apeed, atomic power engines, and
space vehicles and "pace bases'
for use ' above the
morphere.
earths at-'
It ; would be separate from
Wright field at Dayton. O . pres
ent AAF headquarters for re
search and development, which
Lemay said could not provide
apace and power for the addi
tional installations.
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Theatres, here in Salem, are on the official unfair
list of the Salem Trades and Labor Council. They
are being: picketed by the Building: Service Em
ployees Union No. 160 of Salem.
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renewal af activities since the war. Hundreds of cars, from the Willamette valley and other areas
la Oregon and southern Washington, are expected to traverse these roads today.
Electric Shop Oivner Reports
Appliances Diverted to Coast
Most of the first of post-war manufactured items .turned out by
eastern and mid-western industries will find their way to the Pacific
coast, according to Vince Rodakowski. owner of Vipce's Electric
hop, who recently returned from a three weeks tour of eastern
and mid-western manufacturing centers.
"The West coast is favored," Rodakowski said. "Most of Jlhe
electrical sppliance plants with
whom I placed orders indicated
that their first batch of manufac
tured items will be sent west
Most other industries are follow
ing the same pattern."
He predicted that st least a
year would be required before sn
adequate supply of electrical ap
plances would reach Salem mar
ket. Manufacture of radios leads
the field, he said, and within six
months will "glut the market."
vacuum-cleaners "are coming
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iterators "are slow" because of
the difficulty of getting motors
intb production. Electric ranges
would not be available in ade
ctate quantities for some time,
fie declared.
The reason for the slow-down
in manufactured goods was
blamed by all plants which he
contacted on the OPA price ceil
ings, Rodakowski stated. Most big
plants automobile manufactur
ers for instance "farm out" the
manufacture of component parts
to smaller "parts-plants." And it
is these smaller plants, not oper
ating because of OPA price regu
lations, which stymie the whole
set-up, he explained. However,
this situation should be alleviated
by an OPA price adjustment to
be made this week, he said.
In contrast to the unemploy
ment picture in Salem, Rodakow
ski said that eastern and mid
western industries are clamoring
for workers. Daily newspapers
carry large ads calling for work
men, and in most of the larger
cities office space can be found
easily.
On his return trip Rodakowski
visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Rodakowski, at Bellfield,
N.D.
KIWAXIANS FETE BASEBALL
Baseball day will be observed
Tuesday by the Salem Ki'wanis
lub when players and officials of
the Salem Senators are to be
luncheon guests of the club at Ho
tel Marion. Cliff Parker, head of
the local booster club, will speak.
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Friends.
H. E. Barker, Sec'y-Treas.
Salem. Trades A Labor Council.
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Wreck Victim
Reported fFair'
Norma Jean Kennedy, route 8,
box 315B, regained . consciousness
Saturday evening and was re
ported in "fair" condition at Sa
lem General hospital where she
is under treatment for internal
injuries incurred Friday midnight
in a West Salem auto crash that
was fatal to Lester Eugene
Marymee, a sailor whose home is
in Alabama. ' s
Douglas Brown, route '6, box
343, who also; was in the. coupe
which crashed into a parked bus,
received emergency treatment at
the hospital and was released
early Saturday. State police last
night were continuing thejr in
vestigation of the crash.
Marymee was jgrandSOn of
Richard Anderson" and neprieW of
Mrs. C. P. Christensen, both of
Salem.
6,500 Veterans
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Dock JLoday
More than 6500 service person
nel on eight transports are sched
uled to arrive today 'at New York
and two West coast porlst The
Queen Mary, with 2335 brides
and children of American service
men, also is due at New York
from Southampton. f
Ships and units arriving'
At New York
Hospital ship Blanche Sigman
from Le Havre, Lehigh Victory
from Le Havre Benjamin iBrew
ster from Marseilles.
At San Francisce '. V
Gen, Mitchell; from Guam. Casa
Grande from Pearl Harbor. Ocean
Chief from Sa.-ebo,. Competent
from Pearl Harbor.
At San Diego
Calvert from China, 12t navy
and marines'
INTERCEDES FOR, SHIP
OREGON CITY. Ore., April 12.
Secretary of the Navy ames
Forestal has been asked by Con
gressman Walter Norblad (R-Ore)
to intercede in having the new
cruiser U.S.S. Oregon Cityjtaken
off the list of ships to be Inacti
vated because of the end of the
-var.
Obituary
Una
Glenn Deary late resident of 244 Mar
ion at., at a local hoiiUl April 20.
' Survived by hli tyidqw, Mr. iGlenn
i O. Dean. Salem. Announcement of
service later by Clough-Barrick com
pany. Sf
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Truman Talks
With Lewis
By th Associated Press.
President Truman discussed the
soft coal strike yesterday (Satur
day) with John L. Lewis and Sec
retary of labor Schwellenbach but
the White House said the conver
sations had "no conclusive re
sult." The labor secretary arranged to
confer today with Ezra Van Horn,
chairman of the mine operators
joint negotiating committee.
Schwellenbach said broken off
negotiations between Lewis and
the coal operators could not be re
vived before Tuesday at the ear
liest. OPA Blamed for
Slaughter Halt
TILLAMOOK, Ore., April 20-7P)-The
Christensen Meat com
pany, which supplies the coast
area 'from Seaside to Coos Bay
and some Salem area butchers,
today announced a "down grad
ing" action by federal inspectors
would result in curtailment of
slaughtering here beginning Mon
day. C. H. Christensen reported
killing would be limited to a few
hogs and a few 'low grade
cows" after inspectors had issued
"commercial and good" grades
for 55 steers his firm had pur
chased as "choice" beef.
Willamette Speakers
Lose in Final Rounds
Willamette university speakers
won preliminary rounds of the
Western Association of Speech
Teachers' contest at Los Angeles
Saturday afternoon, but failed to
place in the winner's circle. As
sociated Press revealed last night.
The team from Willamette won
early rounds in the impromptu
and extemporaneous speaking
sections.
DR. ERICKSON TQ TALK
Dr. H. M. Erickson will dis
cuss "The Protection of the Health
of Oregon's Visitors" before the
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Celebrate Peace-Time Easter
By the Associated Press
A world at peace for the first
time in nearly a decade today
, celebrated the joyous christian
festival of Easter.
The feast fell on the same date
in both eastern and western
churches for the -first time since
1943.
The difference in calendars
used by the two churches the
Julian in the east and the Gre
. gorian in the west brought
Easter to the eastern churches
on May 6 last year, while the
west celebrated on April 1. The
- year before the east observed the
holiday on April 16 and the west
on April 9.
The celebration came to Rus
sians for the first time since the
Russian revolution more than 20
years ago.
Japanese filed into Christian
churches in an atmosphere of
peace for the first time since the
Si no-Japanese war began nine
years ago.
Americans and Europeans to
day marked the Easter holiday in
complete peace for the first time
Since 1939.
In Jerusalem
In Jerusalem the coinciding
eastern and western feasts filled
churches to overflowing, despite
the air of tension caused by re
cent riots and the continuing
strike of 50,000 civil workers,
Shades of the
Past, Flag-Pole
Sitting's Back
COSHOCTON? O . April 20-)
The self-styled "world's g treat est
steeplejack and human fly" is
wondering if he can prevail on
the elements to withhold any
electrical storms between Me
morial day and the Fourth of
July.
Thirty-seven year old Marshall
P. Jacobs, who plans to spend
those 35 days setting on a 16
inch square box mounted atop a
308-foot pole, looked at the half
finished metal pole today and
said his only worry was light
ning. Worried A bo at Lightning
But he added that a bolt of
lightning, which might knock him
off the pole, was the only thing
that would keep him from com
pleting his 35-day stay in this
revival of flag-pole sitting.
Jacobs is building his pole on,
the bank of the Muskingum river
on his father's farm at Cones
ville, near here.
The -pole will represent an ex
penditure of about $3000. It will
be made of eight tons of steel
casing and will be 12 inches in
diameter at the bottom and three
inches at the top.
T Sway 20 Feet
Several guy- wires will steady
the pole but, even so, Jacobs
says it. will sway about 20 feet
in a strong wind.
Jacobs, who plans to while
away part of his time by fishing
in the Muskingum river from
atop the pole, will have his
meals sent to him by a rope
pulley. His 15-year-old dog, Bob,
also will be hoisted daily for a
visit.
Road Conditions in
State Reported Good
All roads in the state continue
in good condition, with no new
snow reported either in central
or eastern Oregon during the past
48 hours, R. H. Baldock, state
highway engineer, reported Sat
urday.
Baldock said two-way traffic
on the South Santiam . highway
would be restored late Saturday
or early Sunday. One-way traffic
was ordered there Friday by in
stallation of a new culvert and
other improvements.
Salem Rotary club Wednesday
noon at Hotel Marion.
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Armed Arab legionnaires ming
led among the worshippers, their
eyes watching for any signs of
violence.
The annual passover of the
Jews and the religious observ
ances of Moslems contributed to
the religious atmosphere in the
city. ,
la eraaaay
German priests and ministers
preached sermons and conducted
services, free at last from the
shadow of Hitler's gestapo. .
Hundreds of thousands of Rus
sians filled churches in Moscow
as church bells called the faith
ful to worship. Churchmen said
the celebration was reminiscent
of the age-old Russian Easter
ritual.
In Japan American and Japa
nese christians stood side by side
at sunrise services in Tokyo's
Meiji stadium. Radio Tokyo
broadcast Roman Catholic 'aerv
ices at which Archbishop Paul
Marella, Apostolic delegate to
Japan, and Tokyo's archbishop,
Peter Tatsuo Dei; presided.
From Vatican City, Pope Pius
XII called on leaders to be cour
ageous and to fight ! "godless"
political theories. He listed "di
vorce, godless schools! and un
bridled books and licentious en
tertainment" as threats' to chris
tian morality.
Political Guns
Levelled at
Crucial States
WASHINGTON. April Z0HX)
Both political parties are aim
ing their biggest guns today on
a half dozen states where they
expect the issue of house of rep
resentatives control to be settled
.in the November elections.
Although there will be hot con
tests in many areas, democratic
and republican leaders apparent
ly are in one of their rare agree
ments that the results I in New
York. Pennsylvania, California,
Illinois, Ohio and Missouri will
pretty well tell the tale of who
is 'going to control the next con
gress. Republicans say they think they
can gain in these areas a major
portion of the 27 seats they now
need for numerical control of the
house. Democrats counter this
with the assertion that they will
more than hold their own on these
,main battlegrounds.
Democrats further contend that
they are almost certain to retain
control of the senate, where with
35 members running for re-election
the " republicans must make
a net gain of ten seats to organ
ize that body. Republicans are
hopeful, rather than convinced,
that they can turn the trick be
cause only five of the posts at
stake are to be filled in the solid
South.
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Troubles Ahead
For British Loan
WASHINGTON. April 20.--New
indications of a rocky road
for the proposed $3,750,000,000
British loan arose, today with dis
closure of a secret republican
poll showing an opposition major
ity of 23 to 16 among that party's
members in the senate.
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