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re o mmE AS 1 .1 SCODDQS TPCDCDQCg What a contrast there is in the situation in defeated Japan and that in occupied Central Europe. A good measure is the yardstick of news Little space is required in daily papers to report the day-to-day matters of news from Jap an. whil Europe's troubles and those of the occupy mi nations takes many a column. L-ack of news from Tokyo is a sign of the smoothness with which rebuilding society there proceeds. There are many reasons for this deference. In the first place Jap an is a unit and the occupying au thority is a unit-General MacAr thur and the American army. Cen tral Europe is not a unit, Germany ari Austna are divided into occu pation Tories and four-power com missions try to run the capitals. Then it must be admitted that the Japanese are cooperating. They have laken their defeat with remarkable good grace and their willingness to adapt their polit ical afid economic structure to American demands appears sin cere, though of course the gov erning element finds it hard to make concessions. The emancipated people in Jap an seem to be rising to use and enjoy their new privilege. They, including women, took part in the voting. Their newspapers have become freer in expressing opin ions. Schools are trying to get way from teaching the supreme virture of war and it sacrifice and away from emperor worship. The economic readjustment will b slower and the task of rebuild ing homes in the bombed cities sterns staggering, but the Japan ese people endure their present destitution (Continued on Editorial Page) Concrete Block Plant to Start At West Salem WEST SALEM. July 25-Pro-ducuon of Pumilite concrete blocks is expected to svirt by Sep tember 1 at the Pumilite Concrete Block Co plant now going into construction at the west end of Edgewater street here. West Salem's newest industry will have a production of 2.000 blocks daily, according to the pro prietors. L. F. Sheridan and A. L. Pierce. The blocks will be half the weight of similar concrete blocks, w ill test at strength sur pawig Pacific coast building code requirements and will offer good Insulation, it was said. In addition, the blocks are fire proof and water - repellent, and w ill hold nails. . The property where grading is already under way. preparatory to the construction, is owned by Wal ter Gerth, It measures 180 by 300, has rail facilities and faces the Salem-Daklas road. 7790 Jammed Waters Park For Benefit The Porttlard vs.1 Salem Tommy Xdward educational fund benefit fame at Waters park Monday night. July 15. played before an actus! paid crowd vf 7790, accord ing to a final tabulation announced yerterdjv by park officials. Every I ticket taken in at the park that r.;ght w a counted to reach the record - smasfvng total. Previous high was 5M0 unpaid and 4865 paid A total of 8082 tickets were sold for the game and the gross Income for the fund. tW'rr gov ernment taxes were deducted, was $6655 50. The 7790 w ill go down -ear-, the Urgent crowd ever to wit ness a :ng!e sports event in Sa )rmi history. I'puafds of $5000 was banked in the educational fund for the four-vear-old son of the late Frisco Xdward. Salem Senator manager who died of a hert attack In May. Animal Crackers Br WARREN GOODRICH What's gotten into people lately they 're so irritable. May Debut at Probe Cancelled Garsson, Officials To Resign WASHINGTON, July 26 -(Frl day )-(,)- Rep. Andrew J. May D-Ky). due to face the senate Mead committee this morning for questioning about his connections with a midwest munitions com bine, is under medical care for a heart attack and his appearance has been postponed. Meanwhile reports that May's condition was such that he might not live through the next .lew days were prevalent. A telegram signed in the name of Joseph Freeman, an attorney for the combine, and addressed to newspapers, said: '"Have just been informed of the statement attributed to me that Mr. May Would not survive the night. My only knowledge of CHICAGO, Jaly 15 -OP)- Dr. Henry M. Canaan, prsmeter f a msuiltton combine laaer la vestbxatlen by a senate eemsnlt tee, announced tonight that he and all ether present fleers and directors of Batavia Metal Product. Inc.. and subsidiaries had tendered their resignation. 4The Batavia company ha been Identified as one f the principal firms in the combine. Mr. May s illness was an an nouncement heard on the radio thai he was stricken with a heart attack." The first announcement of May's condition came late yes terday from Senator Mead (D- NY) of the senate war investi gating committee. It came just after the committee had held a closed hearing at which the sen a tors sought more information on a story that May appealed to Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower on behalf of a munition maker's son who was facing courtmartial for disobedience Later, May's lawyer, Warren Magree, said: "I was told that the doctor had absolutely forbid den Mr. May to get out of bed. Magee said, "and that it would be impossible for him to testify tomorrow. Heart Said Cause "My information. Magee said. "i that he l su fieri nglrom a serious chronic heart condition aggravated by strain and over- exhausttion. Simultaneously with the dis closure of May's collapse, the Mead committee gave permission for newspapers and wire services to buy a transcript of this after noon s testimony by the army witnesses. The first of those witnesses was Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt. chief of the chemical warfare service, who had been identified by the committee as the bearer of the first of two letters which May I addressed to General Eisenhow er. In reference to Capt Joseph H. Garsson, son of Murray Gar sson of the munition combine. At one point in the discussion ; rf travel practices by high army j officers. Senator Connaliy (D- iex) commented mat "it is a scandal in the army. ... I think it is an absolute shame and an outrage and a graft on the gov eminent: Report On Trial The report on young Garsson's trial repeated previous informa tion from the army that he re fused to place his chemical mor tar company in an assigned posi tion, contending that the position was tactically unsound; that he was renevea oi command: mai other officers agreed with his es timate of the position, and that his tuccessor was not required to go into the designated spot. Young Garsson was convicted and sentenced to dismissal or) April 7, 1943, with a recommen dation that the sentence be sus pended. The filial action reported was that of Eisenhower's European headquarters in suspending the sentence. The Weather Max. n sa 09 Mln. SS 7 9 Pr-ip. . .00 .13 .03 Kalewi Portland San franciaco Chicago 78 Nw York Willamette river -J feat. FORF.CAST (from US. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem : Partly cloudy today and tonight with little chance In temperature. Highest today 90 degrees. World Radio Signals Cut Off as Sun Spots Scramble Airwaves NEW YORK, July 25.-(P)-In-ternatinnal radio communications were disrupted for several hours today with fun spots scrambling the airwaves. Dr. Athelston F. Spilhau. pro fessor of meteorology at New York" university, explained that sun spot activity runs in cycles with short period variations. He aid the present activity was not a major cycle of unusual intensity and should last no longer than 24 hours. Transmission from Bikini was blacked out more than five hours due to atmospheric conditions. The radio control office of the communciations department In NINETY-Srxni YEAH 18 PAGES Youngsters Show How to Enjoy Hot Summer Weather :i VVv 'i!V" I SaJem completes a solid week of M''AJX z : - t--s iVr- today. Among advocates of the "do something a boat It doctrine beys in a boat. Bob Brooks and Dick Fleming, who- swim In back are these yoong residents: Lynn Asher, roste S. box XU. and great nd and foregroond, respectively. (Statesman photos by BUI Barbers Baker, rente Z, box 13 C A. Salem, who very evidently Seott) Partly Cloudy With Continued Heat Forecast An official forecast of "partly cloudy is on the Salem weather books for today for the first time In more than week but the weatherman at McNary field sta tion adds that he expects "little change In temperature. Salem had sweltering after noon yesterday tor me eignm consecutive day, with a high mark of 92 degrees attained at about 5 p m. The temperature nere was in the 0's from 2:30 until almost pjn. Summertime weather Continued throughout the state, with reports crediting Ontario with 104-,tem-perature, Arlington 102 and Med- ford 99. Eugene had 99 as its high yesterday, weather statistics showed. State Fair to Feature Large Floral Exhibit Plans were announced Thurs day for the largest floral exhibit in the history of the Oregon state fair when it opens Labor day. Workmen are now altering the nterior of the old 4H exhibit building so that it will provide the most suitable exhibition space possible for floral exhibitors. The building is adjacent to the agri cultural building on the fair's main midway. Mn Verl Goode of Slavton and if. C. Franklin have been named as Joint heads of the floral de partment Competition will be in three divisions, growers, amateurs and garden clubs. ; J Classes in the growers competl on will be in gladiolis, dahlias and floral baskets and decora tions. Tuberous begonias and the best display or at least ten varie ties of garden flowers will be dis play classes for all amateur ex hibitors. Garden clubs Will dis play on the same basis as the amateur division. A projection room for the show ing of motion pictures is being completed in the rear of the floral building. Manager Leo Spitzbart has already booked a number of floral films to be shown by var ious garden clubs free of charge during the fair. Mexico City said a communica tions curtain suddenly was drawn around the Mexico capital, but that the blackout apparently had no connection with the atom bomb testa inasmuch as similar radio noils are experienced two or three times a year. RCA said it experienced a black out but late In the day was re porting reception from London. The Associated Press radio from London was cut from 12:15 p.m. until 4:45 p.m., and AP trans mission to Latin America was cut off from 10:20 am, until about 6:40 p.m. MacKay radio reported static in its ship-to-shore ; beams. ttm Salem. broiling (above M) luuser weather f j v-i. i- Results of A -Bomb Blast Still Being Determined ABOARD U.SJ5. APPALACHIAN Bikini, Friday, July 26.-(JP)-To what extent the giant hand of the atomic bomb-laid its deadly grip on 75 target ships anchored in the radioactive waters of this lagoon: was still being determined today. TTjis much was known ten ships including the battleship Ar kansas! and aircraft carrier Saratoga' were resting on the bottom, Grass Blazes Kebp Salem's Firemen Busy A hjpt) sun and burning dry grass tad city firemen on the run half a dozen times yesterday. At the far southwest corner of army property at the Salem air port, a grass fire spread to a va cant army barracks building, en veloped and destroyed it before two airport pumper trucks and one pumper from central fire sta tion could control the blaze. That was at 11:10 a.m. At 11:20 a fire truck was off to Wilbur and Capitol streets to extinguish another grass fire of minor nature. At 1:40 p.m. the firemen dis patched a truck to Salem Rod and Gun club property at 25th and Mission streets where another grass fire had been started, fire men said, by a tracer fired by one of the men at the club. Last night firemen returned to the Wilbur-Capitol area to re check the grass fire and made quick runs to grass fires at the end of Brooks avenue and in the Hollywood area not far from the north Salem fire station. Turkey Feathers Used in Making Women's Apparel Oregon's turkey growers today were eying a new potential out let for their waste product fea thers in the manufacture of womeh's apparel. The idea was given impetus by Mrs. Barbara On of Roseburg. who has used feathers in natural colors to make hats, purses, dress es and capes. One dress took 1800 hours of work to complete. Her entire output was brought to Sa lem recently for photographing, and a large colored photo of her turkey-feather gown is being ex hibited by the Oregon Turkey Improvement association at the St. Louis meetings of the National Turkey show. No dye is used by Mrs. Orr, and all colors are utilized from the white fluff feathers of the White Holland turkey to the multi-colored coat of the bronze variety. . The oil portrait was executed by Miss Betty Jane Holmes of Salem, from photos taken by Bishop-Mpderne studios which is displaying the varied work. Our Senators (flS! 5-2 OUNDI 1651 Oregon, Friday Morning. July t, , i fiod lee eream eones good, astd sunk by yesterday's first under- water atomic explosion Shfpa Listed Six more, including the battle ships New York and Nagato, the light s carrier - Independence and heavy cruiser Pensacola, were damaged. Observer ships carrying scient ists and navy men eager to assess the full damage to the guinea pig fleet re-entered the lagoon Thurs day, some less than nine hours after the underwater blast was touched off. Preliminary damage assessments showed, however, that the 15 tar get ships sunk or damaged were all close to the detonation center There was no way to estimate the blast pressure on ships' hulls until official observers had free access to lagoon waters. Method Unknown At, Kwajalein. Rear Ad. Ralph A. Oftsie, member of the joint Chiefs of staff evaluation board, pointed out that until divers com- !lete their investigation it will be mpossible to determine whether a capital ship such as the Ar kansas was sunk by pressure exerted from underneath on the comparatively weak bottom or from a beam on her far stronger side armor. He had Just flown over Bikini. How long radiation would keep inspection parties from the Inner ring of the atomic death circle was not at once determined. It was thought that three to five days might elapse before cloe-up target ships would "cool off" to a point where inspection parties could stay aboard. WU to Search For Housing Officials of Willamette univers ity will begin an intensive cam paign Monday in search of hous ing facilities for more than 150 single and married veterans who will be among students enrolling at the university for the fall term in September. A committee headed by Public ity Director Gil Lieser will carry on a door-to-door canvass of all Salem homes within the next two weeks in search of rooms and apartments needed for student veterans. Announcing the cam paign lor housing LJeser stated that "only with the cooperation of all Salem home owners with idle rooms will the 150 veterans without housing be able to obtain the college education guaranteed them under the GI bill." West Salem Askeil To Halt Sprinklers WEST SALEM, July 25 .Water Superintendent Lester Davidson today . called on all West Salem residents, including water users outside city limits, to cease using water for lawns and gardens un til further notice. He said the heavy consumption of water at present is greater than the West Salem water mains can handle. The eight-day hot spell accounts for the increased water use. by Heart AttacBJman 26. 1946 f! Vr;'Tv' w Louis Berry and Jim Anson, the Meat Price to Rise by Fall, Winter Months WASHINGTON, July 25.-7P-The agriculture department esti mated today that meat prices., de spite larger supplies, will be 15 to 35 percent higher this fall and winter than in June. The report said the Increase might be only IS to 20 per cent if price controls on most cost-of-living items were restored and con sumer prices in general rose only moderately. It added, however, that the meat cost rise might run to 35 per cent if the general cost of living climb ed by 20 per cent OPA has estimated that subsi dies, ended June 30, held meat prices down by five to ten cents a pound. The department estimated fall and winter meat supplies at 18 to 20 per cent atxne spring and sum mer levels, but said high Incomes will keep both demand and prices up well Into 1947. Oregon Projects ill Flood Control Bill WASHINGTON. July 25 (JP) More than $9,000,000 has been appropriated for Oregon projects by the second session of the 79th congress now nearing adjourn ment. Senator Cordon (R-Ore) said he considered the Willamette valley appropriations the session's most important woik for Oregon. Con gress authorized $1,700,000 for the Detroit dam and $1,000,000 for the Meridian dam in the Willam ette basin, and $450,000 for bank protection of the Willamette river and tributaries. Clearing House Information on A plan lo set up a central clear- ing agency to keep World war II veterans currently informed rr. j educational amd housing facilities! in all Oregon; institutions of high- j er learning, was adopted at a meeting f educational officials ' called Thursday in Salem by Hex ' Putnam, state superintendent of 1 public instruction The state department of Veter ans' Affairs under Director George E. Sandy was chosen to work with Putnam's office in compiling in formation supplied by the colleges and universities as to openings available to veterans, both in housing facilities and types of courses and instruction available. This information then will be sent to all the schools and to oth er veterans guidance centers throughout the state, and to states contiguous to Oregon which in turn are expected to keep Oregon informed as to available educa tional opportunities, Putnam, who conducted the conference, ex plained. This "pattern," Putnam aaio, conforms to a nationwide plan outlined by the U. S. Office of Education in Washington, D. C, whereby veterans throughout the nation can be kept up-to-date on college openings. Fifteen deans, registrars and No, 102 Civilian A-Control Wins Vote WASHINGTON, July 25 .-(Af-House conferees gave in toriuy and agreed to the M-nate plan for undiluted civilian control of atom ic energy with a virtual monopoly for the government on patents and inventions in the field of the new power. The measure now heads into a probable rough reception in the hou5e where a powerful group wants military representation on the proposed five-man domestic control" commission, and opposes the ban on private atomic patents. The measure is rated as "must" legislation to be cleared to the Price 5c White House before the 79th con- businessmen to cooperate whth the gress adjourns, probably next 1 government's efforts in "the bat week, j tie against inflation. and) deliv- The last meeting ofithe house ered ,n'8 closing femark: and senate agents late t o d a y MT Recall Congress - brought settlement of ; two im-I "J' ' PPars that all Ihe ef portant points: forts of the government ahd the 1. The house members agreed People will not be enough under to acceDt the senate' nrnviinn ' the' present legislation, u shall on patents. This provides that in- venUons and discoveries in the field of atomic energy arid fission- able materials hall not be pat- entable. To spur development, l" '"rmuiawon oi a moqe rig however, a patent compensation orMs tax policyJ Such a tai pro- board would be authorized to make wards to inventors. j pie at a time when we afe do 2. The nt-nators Look ,,,, ; 'ng our utmost jto Increasd Pro- amendment which Mclviahon jn-lduruo,. but ir it Is the only ai terpreted as allowing the armed ; tentative to the tavages of fnfla forces with the president's per- I t10"- w pave no crice. mission to manufacture the cas- i' The Pr'lnt Reiterated hU op ings or containers for atomic P0""0". howevet, Jo the provi weapons,. but not the fissionable I MOr in t&e final act f hich material that goes into them. The &Vtfs the secretary of argiclture atomic energy commisMOn wodld , ,n8,iead. " the OPA the fin41 say have a monopoly on the produc- i .n Kricultural Pfices. Uon of fissionable material, but 1 A?f revea IecreX Beard could arrange for the ooeration of facilities under management ton tract. House Passes Congress Pay Increase Bill WASHINGTON, July 25 A" The house tonight iacd. 229 to 61, a bill to boost salaries of 4 on- .o., mrm i-ugiuie ror pension, ana overnaui me ma- chin5ry.byJwhUh.thry w,,,k The traditiun-hattering mea.- ure. among other things, slashes ut "umur' Ul nouiar t-omrmuee from 48 to 19 and of senate com- mittees from 33 to 15. The senate passed similar legis- lation June 11. The two versions will be sent to a senate-house con ference committee for adjustment of differences. The senate measure would in crease the yearly pav of members from $10,000 to $15,000, but the house voted to limit the raie to $12,500 annually. unaer me noure version, how- ever, a $2500 yearly, tax-free ex- pense fund for members would be retained. Under the M-nate's bill this allowance would be abolished. The senate measure .also pro vided for an $6000-a-ycar admin istrative assistant for each legif lator, but the hou.se refused to ac cept this proposal. for Veterans' Colleges Due other ofm-fals from ' 1 1 Oregon In- A t.ne bid for installation 1 1 dependent and suite colleges ail acourtical material at Salemf hljih universities attended, including- school was accepted Thursd4y by H. B. Jory, division of udmims- 'Donald Young's', buildings j -and' tration Willamette university ; Sis- 'grounds committee of the local ter Idamae, dean of studies, nndlfclmo bonrd. Asbestos Supply Co. Sister Francis Mary, dean of wo- f Oregon, a Portland; firm.l was men. Marylhurst college: the Hew ! instructed to complete! the Work Clement Frank, dean of studies, by August 2H at bid prie of $3440. Mt. Aiiilel college: Thomas K. 1,1m- den, director of admitiiMi atlon. University of Portland; Howard Imp co en, business manager, Multnomah college; Charles W Howard, dean, Lewis and Clark college; EJlis A. Stebbins, regis trar. Oregon College of Education; W. Lee Bricker. registrar. Pacific univeisityf Frank H. Hurley, dean of men, anjd De;m Anderson, direc tor, alumni office. Reed college; Curtis E. Avery, rcgtrar, and E. M. Pallett, assistant to the presi dent. University of Oregon; and D. T. Ordeman, registrar, and E. B. Lemon, dean of administra tion, Oregon State college. Others attending were Veterans Affairs Director Sandy; Wayne Smith, training officer for the Salem office of the Veterans Ad ministration; and Edward Tag gart, educational officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Taggart was named by Sandy to coordinate the data, which will be submitted on forms proposed by the U. S. office of education. signs iew Measure President Calls Hill adequate' In Congres Note WASHINGTON;! Ju!y 25 -J- Preilrnt Truman nigr.f J the new pi ire control act "With rteluctanr today and with: a noure to con gress that if it proved Inadequate, he will call a special (session to strengthen it and perhaps raise taxi's. j 1 The bill was signed iAto law at 4 05 p m. (atern ; stand ird time). At that moment the rent and price ceilings which lapsed Jut e 30 went back into force, except on items specifically exempted. Measure Criticised Two hours later the president sent a message i to congress to pje on the record a statement thrft the mrwAure t falls fjir short" of being one which, his adminif ra t'on tuld guarantee I "stable ( price. 1 Then. he. declared that) because i of its "defects' and "thel months 'of delay" by congress in) passing all the j prior e apparent " more extensive usel of . the power to allocate scarce I mater- al mar be required afd that sterner fiscal and monetart meas ure than would otherwise pe call ed for may prove td be necessary. rie cauea upon consumers and hav no alternative; but to cll the congress oacx inirpeciai session to strengthen the pfice control) laws. i .onsiderationj must be fgiyen ri,rn would, I realize, be dnpal- inr provision imr a dentrI board, the chief executive saM he had; not been epposed to th cre ation of such an aeeficy. He prom ised! to appoint' "men In whose judgment and fairness the ccn gress and the country will have complete confidence. The president declared the I tl "makes the task of sUvin of f in flation even more, difficult than it ha been In the past." He mUi it will f require "some price increases where there) 'will, be no. substantial ex nan ion lr ' nrrwtiiftion hint that ft Mj,iu materially both the number and : the ; size of these Increases. a compared with the vetvd bill. opA Administrator Paul ucd this statement: ! "OPA will rin It. ht t Por make this bill work, and ; we thl nk it will work. Decision on specific i rroblems will be announced as rapidly as possible. - j ! ; I osives m Oakland Fire OAKLAND, July 25 4p)i Four firemen were r-vercorre by rnoke tonight fighting a six alarm fire in a hardware store ronUiinirig 1 dynamite nd ammunition! Ex plosion of some of the amrrtum- tion hbnduapped firemen. I The old three story Broadway hot I: atx-ve the tore, was threat ened with complete : destruction. Firemen .td apparently jalL of the hotel's 150 guest were suided to j.;fty by the manager.! Mrs. 'Kliir- t'amiss. Spectators i were kept three blnks from the blaze for fear the heat might Sf t ; pit the dynamite. j j Bid Aeeepted for Sound proof in' Job The m hool board approved the i protect to reduce noe in. the , building by installing the special material on ceilings of the cafe- teria and the Mairwavji. 'Just when 1 finished clipping The Statesman Want Ads I waat t answer yea nave to sneese" Expl : QUICKIES j