Senate Notified 98 Per Cent of U. S. Flour Mills Closed by Today
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Diray BaanDdliirD
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Resident Manager
' Thirty-two apartments should
be ready foroccupancy by July ,
1 at the city bousing Commis
sion's .swr veterana colony" on
South If uV street near Oxford.
Superintendent O. TL El v rum of
Tut and Leighland contractors,
sa fc$ Monday.
; 'rivrum stated that 10 build
ings containing. 40 apartmenla
.are up now. tn various stages of
readiness, and can b completed
within week of arrival of roof
ing materials, which are to be
obtained through surplus sales of
the war- assets administration If
' possible. , ;
Other than the delay in roof-
lng. everything is on schedule at
the project, according to Elvrum
who said the contractors' plan is
to release 32 units July 1 and
about 30 unit week thereafter.
The surplus building represent
ing the first 124 units authorized
Saietn and Willamette university,
have been arriving regularly by
truck, and the last shipment Is
Sunday nighti the Columbia
Broadcasting system featuredV a
broadcast from the auditorium of
the Library of Congress on te
subject of -defense" s gainst the
atomic bomb. It was a carefully
tailored program both as to per
sons In the cast and continent The
script was obviously tailored too.
for cumulative effect. Just what
or saturation. It any other than
CliS, arranged, and carried out
the program I! do not know. It
was however a very neat and
complete Job of propaganda-edu
cation for the American peope-
The ! big names with speaking
parts Included; General Kenney
air force commander. Mr. Justice
pouglas of the supreme court,
Harold L. lekes, Harold EL Stas
en. Mrs. Wendell .Wlllkie. Henry
A. Wallace, secretary of com
merce. These, personages were
balanced by a young Seattle soo
ther, a University of California
senior, a Texas farmer, - me
chanic, and an ex-sergeant who
feed taken pictures of the explo
sion of the bomb ever Hiroshima
. The propaganda tailoring led
sip to this conclusion: the only
safety In this atomic age Is In an
International erganliatlon to
which all countries 'should yield
scene of their sovereignty. How
was this built j MP First. General
Kenney was interviewed to -give
testimony as to the virtual impos
' aibCiry of establishing a defense
curtain which) some bombs could
not penetrate. Harold lckes. was
used to counter the utter indiffer
..ence of an 0-year oldster of Boa
ton, with neither- chirk nor child,
as to what calamities might hap-
Kln an atomic war. Mrs. Will
recited history to prove that
treaties and peace leagues of sov
ereign nations had been futile in
verting j
(Continued 'on Editorial Page)
Italy Divided
On Monarchy
HOME. Tuesday. June 4-4V
Tlrtt-unof ficlal returns from Sun
day's plebiscite showed mixed
trends today with southern Italy
apparently favoring retention of
the monarchy and northern Italy
the establishment of a republic.
The unofficial figures. Which
were too mesger to form the basis
at a definite forecast, also gave
an early lead to the middle-of-the-road
Christian democratic
party In - concurrent . voting for
delegates to the constituent as
sembly. Communists were show
ing considerable strength, how
ever. In cities which were dam
aged most by the war, and the so
cialist party piled up a plurality
in Industrial Milan.
Animal Cracltcrs
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Sought for Units
expected Wednesday, Elvrum
said.
A resident manager for the
housing colony is being sought
. by the city housing commission.
Secretary Steve Anderson an
nounced Monday. He said the
position has been listed with the
local employment office but as
yet no applicants have fileo:
for it.
The manager's job will con
tinue from two to five years.
Anderson said, and will Include
housing for the manager and
family as well as salary, amount
of which has not yet been deter
mined. Applicants may contact
the employment office or mem
bers of the housing commission
Qualifications for the Job are
(hose of "being a good landlord."
Anderson said.
Construction crew at the hous
ing site numbers about 100. Su
perintendent Elvrum stated that
labor supply has been adequate. I
due to cooperation of the car
penters local and the city offi
cials.
30 Carloads of
Wheat Waiting
On Rail Sidings
PORTLAND, iune l.-CP-Thir-
ty carloads of wheat transferred I
front ! famine relief accounts to I
supply Oregon livestock Indus-1
tries are now on millers rail Bid- I
Ings here and throughout the state,
the feed advisory committee an
nounced here today.
Six Portland manufacturers re
reived IS cars and about 100 up
state points received 17 carloads.
The grain will be distributed y
the dealers on. the basis of the ad-
visors committee's recommenda-
tions.
Optlsalsas Delayed I
Some optimism has risen among I
ypoultrymen and wholesale kill-
line f rwkm nrnhahlv ha ended tn I
Oregon as a result of commodity
credit corporation promises to
send much-needed grain for feed
to this state. It was stated Mon- J vnaer new oraers 01 vie pro
H h Ovin I Peterson, state duction and marketing associa-
asTiculture director. .
t r,iH n,.. kn. i-1
adequate to meet the demand, will
the poultry producers. He de-1
elared that everything possible
would be done to obtain future
I suggest that we all pray for
additional grain which is prefer-
rable tb dealing with Washington
officials,' Peterson said.
Street Project
Bids Opened
Two bids for the Salem street
lmprovftment program to be fi-
nanced iby state tax street fund
were opened by the city council at
its regular session last night at
City hall. Warren Northwest. Inc..
of Portland was low with $38,690
and united Contractors oi 1'orl-
.
land bid $43,501.
The bids, alone with re mon-
trances signed by Market and
South 20th street residents pro-
testine wideninsr of the streets,
were referred to the streets com-
mittee.
Oourw-ilmen anoroved a reo-
luUon aimed at Improving North
CaolU.1 street traffic by Dlaclne a
curb In front of Bill's restaurant
and requiring Parrish garage to
move gas pumps and conduct
work behind the sidewalk. C. B
Kosta Was granted a city bus per
mit.
Social Hygiene
Meets Starts Today
J
A social hygiene conference!
bum around ; studies oi Better
Communities'' and "Better
Homes" opens at :20 jn. today
rooms. The second session Is
scheduled to convene at 1 :30 pjn.
and the third, a dinner meeting,
at 7 pju
The conference is held here un- ton hospital following the remov
der the auspices of the Marion al of4 a bullet from his knee. A
County Public' Health association, son of John Goodman he was ac-
and Tinkham Gilbert, president of
the association, is to preside at
the morning session.
West Salem Council Members
Approve $20,385 Gty Budget
WEST SALEM, June S.-(Spe-cial)-No
one appeared at the tax
payers meeting tonight to protest
the budget, and it was adopted by
the icity council as prepared. It
calls for a levy of $20,385, which
Is in excess of the six per cent in
crease permitted by law, and
June It was set for a special bud
get election.
Proposed changes in, parking
regulations on Edgewater street
and on Third between McNary
and Patterson streets were re
ferred to the street committee by.
Major Guy Newgent, and the re
quest for a franchise by the West
Supply Of
Fldur Cut
For State
10,000 Affected by
Orders; Smaller
Loaves Appear
WASHINGTON. Jane 2
Nsnety - elgBt nereen t ef flaar
mills In the United States will be
closed far tomorrow, the Millers
National Federation has notified
the senate small basinets eem
mlttee. T, J. McBreen, chief eeeneasJM
U the eemmitteeteld ef the eU
flcaUen today daring a hearing
n
difflcmlties developing for
11 businesses aa a result ef
diversion of wheat to relief part
Earlier. Secretary Andersen
testified ' the agrtcaltare depart
ment la prepared to lend wheat to
ssre floor supplies
ta areas where there Is- a definite
bread shortage."
Flear Flctare Looks
Increasingly Bad la State
Light-weight loaves of bread
were on the Salem area market
today, but still not in sufficient
quantity ,to meet all demands.
And as for the state institutions
the picture became Increasingly
bad. All : their flour quotas are
cut. . , t
The.'14.4-ounce loaves conform
to the federal wheat-saving order
cutting the pound loaves by 10
per cent. Signs are being pre-
pared informing customers of the
change in cases where new wrap-
pers giving: the modified size are
not yet available. The new loaf
is but slightly if any smaller in
size, the dough merely being al
lowed to rise longer.
Salem bakeries reported, but a
few weeks' supplies of flour on
hand, with no Immediate pros
pects of more. And one of them
Benson s state - street store al
ready was closed because the suc
PIT was exhausted
State AUettments Cat
Tn state, normally using
arounq duo tons or Hour a year
to reea 1U.POO persons, probably
won't receive allottments based
on .more than half that amount
.It was disclosed by Sam
Gillette. state purchasing agent
tion " penitentiary
agslnst a bread shortage la at
night-will receive but
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"r1' . -1 1 .
1; "na Tirv,!,w w'"
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gon and the three teachers' eoU
leges st Monmouth, Ashland and
LaGrande 50 per cent
Pen Kedaced Two-thirds
The state penitentiary, under
the new quota, will get but ! 130
loaves of bread a day, compared
with a 4 50-loaf average consump
tion. The shortage which led to
last . week demonstration and
mil ieht rine1a1ra In nlllsrv
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confinement on a potato and
water diet has been relieved
temporarily by borrowing from
I other state Institutions, some of
which have a few-weeks' supply
remaining
iuiette said Monday that he
I il a a il r a s a. . a
ppnro o me r-wn lasi weanes
I day for assistance In obtaining
nour to tide over the prison and
w other institutions for the re-
mamarr oi june, ana wai ne
now is applying ior me inira-
quarter quota for all state opera-!
Ketail flour Supplies What
mt there are are being snap-
P0 . UP qu'caiy. grocers nave re-
ported, and empty bread shelves
are appearing with Increasing
frequency.
Plan t'nderway
PORTLAND. ORE., June ttT)
Northwest mills will receive al
locations of government wheat t
relieve shortage of bread In some
areas, but details of the program
no bfrn prr?red- z
I partment of agriculture official
here reported tonight
Silverton Boy Wounded
I In Islin Accident
SILVERTON, June 3-(Special)
I Robert Goodman, 14, is in Silver
cidentally shot while cleaning i
gun at his home, 503 Lincoln sL
(Sunday.
Salem taxi company and a pro
posed increase in the sanitary
service charge were both referred
to the police committee.
An ordinance for the vacation
of a portion of Lincoln street
passed third reading.
An ordinance to grant the Port
land General Electric a franchise
on the same terms as the Salem
Electric which passed first and
second readings at a special meet
ing May 28 was up for final read
ing tonight but on motion of
Councilman Arno V. Myers action
was postponed until the July
meeting.
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NINETY -SDTTH YEAR 10 PAGES The Oregon Statesman.
City Fiiie,
Police
Plans Cut
Salem's city budget committee
last night brought into balance a
1946-47 city budget by reluctantly
rejecting proposals for increased
fire and police protection and oth
erwise eliminating additional per
sonne 1 and equipment recom
mended by city departments.
To bring the general fund with
in the $275,392 limit which the
6 per cent limitation law imposes
this year, committeemen slashed
or transferred to oiner runas
$191.303 93 from budgets submit
ted bv various departments of the
city. The 15 'citizen members met
with the city council at city hall
in a four and a half hour session,
presided over by Alderman David
O Hara. budget chairman ' ana
mayor pro tern.
KaJses Held
A $15 monthly salary increase
for all city employes was lncor
ported In the budget despite the
drastic cuts necessary! to eliect a
balance. Alderman j Armstrong,
chairman of the salary subcom
mittee, persistently stressed the
necessity for meeting the increased
living costs of city employes, ana
obtained committee support de
spite early attempts to, pass over
the salary raises.
Fred Paulus, a budget commit
tee veteran, was spokesman for
the overall reduction subcommit
tee which Initiated nearly all the
cuts that finally effected .the bal
ance.
m Increases .
Nearly, all city departments re
ceived some increases over last
year's budget, although their re
quests for this year were reduced,
The police budget was cut $25,000
principally by eliminating the re
quested 12 new policemen. Fire
department was cut $18,100 by i
lectin 12 new men and a new fire
alarm system and arm tower, r u
ty new hydrants remain in the
budget. The firemen s pension
fund was cut $20,000 (to $8023)
Other departments budgets were
cut from $1000 to $5000. the cuts
eliminating such proposals as an
engineer's office assistant, a city
sanitarian, an oil burner for the
library and the bicycle license
clerk. Only department which had
its budget increased was the city
treasurer s in which the $360 add
ed by the budget committee rep
resents its share in the city salary
increase.
MeeUag July 15
The taxpayers' meeting was set
for July 15, at which time the or
dinance adopting the approved
budget will be read and will be
submitted for final passage ' of
the city council. The meeting will
precede the regular council session
at city hall.
Farmer Found
Dead in Barn
Frank Knapp, 53, was found
hanging in the barn of his farm
between St. Paul and Champoeg,
at 10 a.m. Monday. Sheriff Den
ver Young was called to investi
gate. . '
Knapp had been ill and des
pondent, Sheriff Young said he
learned upon investigation. Sur
vivors are the widow, Anna
Knapp; a daughter, Elsie; bro
thers, Albert and Charles of Mar
ion county; and sisters, : Mrs. Em
ma Pierson, and Clara Knapp,
Van NQys, Calif; Mrs. Lena John
son, Seattle; Mrs. Manda DeGrace,
Warrenton, and Mrs. Minnie See
ley, Aurora.
Office Cancels
Homemakers Camp
Marion county homemakers
camp, scheduled for June 17 to 22
has been cancelled it was an
nounced Monday by Marjorie
Tye, home demonstration agent.
While the camp had a capacity
of 65 less than 10 had registered
for it Monday because of the fruit
pickipg at this season, it is be
lieved, Miss Tye said. No camp
has been held since the start of
the war and it is hoped to resume
the project next year with a late
August or September date.
CANADA SEAMEN STRIKE
TORONTO, June 3;P)-Efforts
to settle the week-old strike of
members of the Canadian Sea
men's union (AFX.) were dead
locked tonight after a proposed
meeting failed to materialize in
Ottawa between union and ship
owners
q Ugh
Jersey 4H Junior Champ
1 i i mm mi . im in inn
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Robert MarsrrL. Salem (above) . with
Marian Cennty Jersey Cattle club skew held at the state fairgrounds
Monday. Below Is Bob Barnes. Silverton, with the Jersey calf which
won from the Jersey Cattle clb
brought back to enter la this year's show.
Ross' Entries Take 3 Purple
Ribbons at Jersey Cattle Show
By Lillie L. Madsen
Staff Writer. Th Statesman
T?tr Rn of Mi Ansel took
in the open classes of the Marion County Jersey Cattle club show held
Monday at the state fairgrounds Hid four-year-old cow, Come Son
Observer Lou, winning senior champion, went on to the grand cham
Dlon placing, while his senior yearling heifer was the junior champion.
In the bull classes, his junior yearJlngAdvance Zinnia Standard, was
the reserve champ, topped by .
v :il T-x 1.1. A Im.
year-old. shown by O. C. Welsh
and H. F. Nelson, Salem.
MODeri marggi, oaieiii, wun
junior club cup, and Ronald Bar
nick, Salem, the senior 4-H cup.
"An excellent show, better, than
last year," were the comments of
O. K- Beals, staje department of
agriculture, who judged the 91
head shown. There were 500 peo
ple at the annual noon picnic, fur
nished by the women of the club,
and around 200 hugged the ring
side throughout the day.
(Additional details on page 2)
AFL to f Rebel'
If Bill Passes
NEW YORK, June 3 -(AV Wil
liam Green, president of the Ame
rican Federation of Labor,' de
clared today that if President
Truman permits the Case bill to
become law "the 7,300,000 mem
bers of the AFL will be rebejs"
until it is removed from the sta
tute books.
"We'll elect men who willr re
neal this abhorrent legislation:
We will use our political strength
to have it brought about," Gseeri
told the fifth biennial convention
of the United Hatters, Cap and
Millinery Workers International
union (AFL).
Weather
Salem
Portland
San Francisco ..
Chicago ,
New York
Willamette river
Max.
. S9
tl
Min. Rain
M trace
52 trace
S4 52 trace
65 40 00
.. Max. temp. 74
.6 ft. FORECAST
(from VS. weather bureau. McNary
field. Salem)': Partly cloudy today and
tonight, nighest temperature 73 de
gree.
IASI
Salem. Oregon. Tuesday. June 4.
als 4-H Janior champion at the
at the 1945 show and which be
three of the Dumle ribbons offered
KlWl (Tot 4 fKtllfs'l
MJllAQZl WlVCXXOaj.
At Silverton
SILVERTON, June 3.-(Special)
-A city budget of $73,516.62 was
approved at a joint meeting of the
budget committee and the city
council tonight and sent on for
final consideration at a public
hearing July 1.
Although $13,966.29 greate
than last year's budget, the pro
posed expenditure will mean
reduction in the tax load of 2Vi
mills due to increased population
and values. The proposed budget
Includes a 10 to 20 percent raise
for city employes. ,
IOWAN RENOMINATED
Robert D. Blue, seeking a sec
ond term as governor of Iowa,
won republican renomination last
night over George Olmsted, war
time brigadier general.
Supreme Court Outlaws Racial
Barrier on .Interstate Buses
WASHINGTON,; June
Two sweeping supreme court de
cisions today gavei the press wide
latitude to criticize the courts and
outlawed racial segregation on in
terstate buses.
The segregation statute held un
constitutional wast a Virginia act
which requires negroes to be seat
ed separately from whites on both
interstate and intra-state buses.
Justice Burton, inj a lone dissent,
declared that the decision could
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Stettinius
- .
Definitely
gns
WASHINGTON. June
Edward R. Stettinius,. jr, quit
definitely today as United States
representative to the United Na
tions, a Job which some said he
had come to regard as an "errand
boy's."
President Truman said last
week, when Stettinius intention
was reported, that he hoped to in-'
duce the latter to stay. But Stet
tinius pressed his resignation at
the White House today and the
president announced its accept
ance, at Stettinius' "earnest insist
ence." ' .
Ne Date Fixed
No date was fixed, but it appar
ently takes effect Immediately.
The state department said that
Herschel Johnson, a career diplo
mat whorls deputy U. S'. represen
tative, would fill . the U. N. seat
until a successor was named.
Ne steason
Stettinius gave no reason for
his resignation except to say that
when he entered government
service he expected j to remain
only as long as he was needed
during the war. Now that the U. N.
Is "a going concern," he added,
he felt he could rightfully ask Mr.
Truman to accept his resignation.
682 Enroll in
Daily Vacation
Bible School
Six hundred and eighty two reg
istered at the eight, units of the
Dally Vacation Bible school Mon
day, the opening day, or 107 more
than the first day in 1945. Attend
ance by schools was as follows:
Englewood. 142: First Methodist
138: Jason Lee Methodist, 125:
Calvary Baptist, 109;! First Evan
gellcaL 69; First Nazarene, 60:
Court Street Christian, , 35; and
Leslie Methodist, 24. 4
Buses for the accommodation of
the pupils are operated by the
committee of the Salem (Ministe
rial association which sponsors the
annual school. Many children ride
their own bicycles or, not having a
bicycle, are not attending the
school because they are unaware
of the bus service, the Rev. J. M.
Goodheart, superintendent of the
schools said.
Single-Ballot
Primary Asked
BAKER, Ore., June 2iJP) -Legislation
to provide a "blanket pri
mary" in Oregon whereby all vot
ers would use the same ballot was
urged by State Grange Master
Morton Tompkins today as 'the
annual Grange convention opened
here.
Tompkins told the 225 dele
gates the system which would al
low selection of nominees regard
less' of party affiliation is already
In effect In Washington and other
states.
The convention will continue
until Friday.
Highway Board to Open
Detroit Dam Road Bids
PORTLAND, June 3.-():-Bids
will be opened here tomorrow on
three highway relocation projects,
two in Marion county, the other
on the coast near Port Or ford.
,The two Marion county pro
jects, totaling 5.7 rniles, are on
the North Santiam highway, and
are required by construction of
the Detroit dam.
invalidate similar (laws of nine
other states.
The court in other decisions: .
Ruled unconstitutional an act of
congress cutting off the pay of
three federal employes branded
"subversive" by the former Dies
committee;
Upheld state laws taxing insur
ance premiums and requiring li
censing of agents;
Held that a landlord must repay
to tenants rent money in excess
of OPA ceilings.
Resi
rises
Progress
Made In
WASHINGTON, June S.-P-The
navy tonight called for -volunteers
among its inactive 'per
sonnel for possible duty in th
event the threatened maritime
strike ocfurs June 15. '
An order released by Assistant
Secretary W. John Kennedy for
the secretary of the navy directed,
all naval stations to recruit ex- "
service men "to meet (the); im
minent critical situation confront
ing (the) "country, caused by tha
pending merchant marine strike."
'. "Deck, radio, and engineering -qualifications
are particularly
needed," Forrestal said in his or
der. - : ;
He said that nobody should act
ually be recalled to active1 duty
until further directions. Volun
teers would be on a standby rbaia
for the present,-ready to run mer
chant ships if the CID maritime
strike occurs. -
Giving Ground ' .
- The navy order was announced -Just
as the CIO maritime leaders
and ship operators appeared to'
be giving ground a little In their
bargaining over the lengtlf of the
work-week for members of the
CIO national maritime union.
Ia a separate order to ill con
tinental naval stations. Secretary
Forrestal ordered each id report
within 24 hours the number oC
men and officers with actual ship
ping experience. . i- : "
In his order concerning tha lin
ing up of volunteers, Forrest!
said: -C -
"Reserve officer personnel and
enlisted men now inactive who
volunteer shall be lined up for
active service when aad if re
quired. . j ,
'V- Classification . ' !
In addition, ex-service person
nel qualified., for the naval reserve
V-6 inactive who desire : toj enroll
and volunteer for active duty shall
be recruited iand enrolled in ac
cordance with current Instructions'
' In class V-6 naval reserve. f
Edgar L. Warren, i director of
the U. S. conciliation service. lata
tonight, at the close of the even
ing's last session, held a news
conference in which he disclose
the nature of three proposals: .
1. TRe national mar iume union,
which had previously demanded a .
40-hour week at sea instead of the .
present 26 hours, changed : this So
-42 hours seven days of six hours
each. .
Seamen' In Pert
2. Atlantic and gulf shin oper
ators turned this down but mada
one new concession. They accept ,.
ed a 40-hour week for seamen lav.
port Instead of the present 44
hours. t
3. The union ' then proposed a'
"relief system" under which re
lief personnel would be carried by
ships, bringing- the sea-going
work-week, below 56 hours though,
it would still be above 40 (with
overtime for all hours over 40).
Warren said the operators have
not finished studying this pro
posal. . . j: -
WASHINGTON, June I-C
West coast waterfront employers
said tonight they were ready ta
settle with Harry Bridges' CIO
longshoremen on the basis of a
fact-finding board recent pro
posal of a 20 per cent Inert. s-e.
less 1 cent, an hour. The union
has not declared Its position.
Natives Moved
From New Isle
ABOARD CROSSROADS
FLAGSHIP MT.' MCKINLEY,
June 30T)-Indicative of increasing
worry about radioactivity dangers
from an atomic bomb blast, the
government removed all. natives
today from another island in the
Marshalls group.
The latest evacuation involved
100 men, women ; and children
from Rongelap, 85 miles easf cf
the July 1 bomb test site. .
The action is a precautionary
move, in case the prevailing
north-east trade winds should be
come erratic, at high levels and
carry the poisonous a-bomb cloud
eastward over Rongelap.
State Letter Carriers, ' . t
Elect Milton Blackman
PORTLAND, June 3rCVaXfl-
ton C. - Blackman' of Salem was
elected vice-president of the Ore
gon State Association of Letter
Carriers at the final session of its
two - day convention . yesterday.
Harmon J. Garrett, Salem, was
elected delegate to the national
convention in Detroit in Septem
ber. - : . :
TO CHOOSE RODEO COURT
ST. PAUL, June S-(Special)-The
St. Paul Rodeo association is
to choose the 1946 event's queen
and royal court from tlie unmar
ried girls of 16 to 20, without re
gard to residence-, who attend the
dance here Tuesday night, June 4.
Parley