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PORTLAND! (Thursday) Sept.
IJ-c4)-A fire that pread rapidly
through the third floor of the Cof-
fey Memorial hospital here early
this morning wa under control an
Hmnr Wallace ha agreed to,
make no more addreve on for
etgn policy for the duratwm of
. n . . ... . . j.. i f
?! V" Z rVJdv l-en : ht'ur after 125 patient, had
dme by his pee h
Thm j v That .e notice
u i the world that there a a No one w as injured, nor no dis-
dijiion of opinion within the top , order reported a paralytic pati
ctrrle of the administration. It j t-rtts were cauHiously moved to the
era el. v imoenUed the effort of j waiting elevator by the nurses
S-rfUrv Byrne and hi col
Senator Dies
in New York I bn ""'ved to safety by staff
league in Pari and put a ques
toimark in front of every
A mer an ernba-fy In F.urie.
The (4irlure that Mr. Wal
lace two month ago at the presi
dent's request wrote a long letter
outlining hi view on foreign
I. I icy metelv adl to the evi
dence thl it wa Mr. Truman's
ewn bungling which let the pres
ent itujUn develop. From the
first letter he knew what Wal
lace' position wa, and since he
had an advance copy of the New
York peech and gave it hi ap
proval he cannot escape respon
sibility for the off-key tone of
the latter.
It is not unusual for the presi
dent to get the views of men
Inside and ouMide the cabinet.
Secretary Mnrgenthau for exam
ple submitted memorandum on
how to treat -Germany, though he
was jut secretary of the treas
ury. The document became pub
lic but Pre idem t Rovelt never
gave it his stamp of approval.
When Abraham Lincoln firt be
came president Secretary Seward
submitted a recommendati'm for
stirring up trouble with -a for
eign nation In hope thatf would
ie:d the country together, but
Lincoln widely pocketed the
communication.
The proper ure for Truman.
If WatUre had point which he
approed of. wa to have the
matter diM-uH.-ed thoroughly with
the secretary of state so that a
unified course would be followed.
I (n see one possible good
from the whole affair and that
i to err.phaMe to the whole
world tr.it we are not going out
see-king war w:th any nation.
There hut been altogether too
mo' h K.e t.VIk alult dropping
atom txmb , on Moscow. 'Such
talk i not Jut silly; it is dan
gerous. Our country i anxious for;
race. Secretary Byrnes has said
that over and oer again. Repub
lican leadership all endorses It.
I tut we no not crave the peace
nt apement; and we have not
fought one war to overthrow a
tyrant t open the world to other
totalitarian aggression. Mr. Wal
lace needs to learn that point
Kimwlf
tw iismei. r'atienf were removed
from the third floor ! first, and
evientually from all wings of the
hpill. They were taken to
other hospital in the city for the
night. ;
(Thief fire Inspector William!
Oerz reported the blaze had
started in the attic. The central
portion of the building was worst
nit.
All ether containers were brok
en as the blazie spread to prevent
explosions.
The fire was first thought to
have started in the furnace room
and spread to the upper levels,
according to witnesses helping
with the patients In the streets.
The institution has 100 beds
and covers eight city lots In the
edge of the city's downtown sec
tion. It was built in 1918.
The fire department headquar
ters saia it was a three alarm fire.
Marshal Tito
Holds Catholic
Priests in Jail
Operation of the Salem alumina plant for production of am
monium sulphate for fertilizer is assured for the remainder of 1847.
reported P. J. Gallagher, president of Columbia Metals corporation.
wno nas recently returned from? Washington where he conferred
with, government officials. In addition the federal bureau of mines
is. including it requested budget for 1947-48, $1,500,000 for continuing
the -plant and further testing of
processing alumina from ctay.
Part of this money if made avail
able would be used for making
changes and renewals in machine
ry which early tests showed are
needed. This would not interfere
with manufacture of ammonium
sulphate.
Columbia Metals has taken
over operation of the plant from
Chemical Construction Co., who
built it and operated it for a
period. Sydney Nashner Is serving
-as plant superintendent and Arch
Metzger as business manager.
Columbia Metals has first option
on acquiring the plant for pri
vate operation and there Is a
possibility that it might exercise
the option If costs are such that
operation appears practical.
Currently the fertilizer is dis
tributed under disposal . of the
state college extension service.
However some of the product may
be required for foreign shipment!
under one of the international
organizations.
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BELGRADE; Sept. 18-T)-Mar-
nai I no government announced
today the arrest of Archbishop
aiojzijc steninac. head of the
Human Catholic church in Yugo
slavia, and began, preparation of
an indictment to bring him to
trial next week on charges of
-crime atffinit the people."
A trial of IS persons 12 of
mem t atholii priests on charges
of collaboration with the ustachl.
wartime terrorist organization of
the Croation regime, was halted
oytne public prosecutor when a
prosecution witness linked the
arrhbifthop with an aide of Dr.
Ante r'avelic. dud net
premier still sought by the gov
rriuneni.
Main defendant In the trial Is
toi. eic LAuk, chief of security
WASniNGTON. Sept. 18-Charles
O. Andrews, 99. i democratic
senater from Florida, died In
the naval hospital at jWashing-
Ua, D. C Sept. 18. A former
Justice of the Florida supreme
court, he was first elected to
the senate U 1938. (AP Wire
phoU.)
8tli Graders at
Lahor Camp to
Attend Leslie
The eighth grade children
cf the farm labir camp school in
the Prmgle-Rn key ditrict will
attend Leslie junior high school in
an effort to help alleviate tic
od-t i onilitiorm there, t'lty
S h n 1 S. i-ermteridrnt Friink B.
Bennett aid yesterd.iv.
Schoi.I facilities for the remain
ing 120 puptls Will be provided
in one fjf tbr .buildings of the
camp, foimeily an army air base.
Only expense ' to the two school
district wilt be for salaries of
thiee teai: hem An order for it
survey of the bound-ine of the
districts, to determine the appor
tieriment of cut. was hetured tiom
the ditrict bundaiy board Wed
nesday mornimr.
Liquor Petition
Sponsor Seans
Signatures
Mrs. S. M. Laws, co-chairman
of the recent S petition drive to
place . a local (option ' prohibiting
Crotlan eMle ' .oholicj liquors in
luariun ruyii ij en me novemoer
ballot assisted by the Rev. George
Martin Wednesday began check
ing petition signatures which the
IK.Uce under Chetnik Gen. Dra a fTS ",C' n? a aec,arM
Mihailovic. recently executed for lnVjtd' 1 . 1
war crimes. Uak fled to Aui. The measure lacked 122 valid
tria with Pa velic after the r signatures of making the ballot.
and Yugoslavs charge Pavelic is' P count3r lrks office had in
still neid- in the British occupa- vauaaiea 92U name ine two
tion zone of Austria. The Yugo- j fneckers are attempting to salvage
lav war crimes commission I the number of signatures neces-
charge him with crimes against rJr to Pl the bill on the bal
Yugoslavs and Jews during the lot although the deadline for fil-
war. ing the petitions was September 5
Ivan Schaliri er.tarJ the ballot has already been
archbihon tMsifiai t i. i. made up. County Clerk Harlan
ho returned to Yugoslavia illee-' JufLd M'd- . . K
ally after the war to organize Tbe signatures are being check
ustarhi band in the anti -govern- to det" " the needed 122
meni crusader movement, spent l.'Zi ,1 IT V "v.-ij
a night at the prelate's house, and M" t".1'! of a ruling made by
uiai me cru matter flag had been I ' K
Diesseci in the archbishop's ch- "lrr'."c w"n ; o 'w in a sun
Shipo
wners
Get Blame for
Long Walkout
By the Associated Press
Joseph Curran, president of the
National Maritime union (CIO),
cnargea yesterday that "the ar
bitrary attitude of Jack Bryan
(chairman of the Pacific Ship
owners association) and some
rnysterious forces in high places"
were stopping settlement of the
shipping strike.
"We're looking for these forces
nd we'll expoce them when we
find them," he told a news con
ference after a meeting of the
committee for maritime unity at
WMU headquarters.
Curran declined to indicate
identity of the "forces."
The NMU president asserted the
committee for. maritime unity had
received reports from all ports
that the strike was "100 per cent
effective." and that 1,100 ships
Were strikebound on both coasts
and In the gulf.
OUNDID 1651
NINETY-SIXTH YEAR 12 PAGES Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning. September 19. 194$ Price 5c
No, 149
Fate Of
Plane, 44
Unknown
NEW YORK, Sept. 18-fP)-A
trans-Atlantic plane operated by
Sabena Airlines of Belgium and
carrying 44 persons remained un
reported and overdue tonight en-
route from Brussels to New York.
The plane, piloted by Capt, Jean
Ester, RAF and Belgian air force
pilot, was last 'heard from at 3:37
a.m. as It was approaching Gan
der. At that time it reported Its
fuel supply sufficient to last until
10:57 (EDT).
The coast guard said a flying
boat searching for the missing
plane late today sighted three
wrecks, one "apparently new," but
poor visibility prevented satisfac
tory examination from the air or
landing on a lake in the area. The
search plane crew said no sign
of life was seen near any of the
three wrecks.
ofleous
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DoerflW lo Head
State Nurserymen
"rar.k A. Doerfler. 150 Lan
caster dr.. 1 the new president of
the Oregon Association of nursery
men. ha ing been elected Wednes
day before the adjournment of the
association's fall meeting, the As
sociated Pre report. Doerfler
a elected Tueiay to the vice
y residency of the Oregon chap
ter. American association 'of nur
sery men.
Oher officer named are Avery
Steinmetz, vire-pieident; Julia
Haunch, secretary, and Sigward
Edstrom. treasurer. All are of Portland.
pel.
liar case, Mrs. .Laws stated.
Gunmen Tie Up
I axi Driver
Board
Ponders
Forced at gun point to drive
two men frorri Albanv. Prank
Crane, Scio, driver of an Albany that return of ceilings for all
Milk Ceiliiics
WASHINGTON. Sept IS -W
Price Administrator Paul Porter
told the decontrol board today
Animal Crackers
Pr WARREN GOODRICH
'
46 cw "- ,''
"Com on seven baby
rteW 12 pair ol $hosI
taxi, was tied hand and foot and
en at a gravel pit! south of Fair
view home earljr Wednesday
morning, city polil-e reports in
dicate. 1
Crane freed himself from his
bond, rode with a truck driver
dairy products! "is essential to
the stabilization program.' while
2000 retail grocers telegraphed
plea that the: products remain
uncontrolled. ;
The independent board took
these end other arguments for
to Salem where She reported the nd against 'dairy price ceilings
incident to Salem police at 2:20 under study. Aides $ld there
am., The abandoned taxi was probably will be no decision be-
found at Church and Center fore Friday.
streets by two cruising policemen 1 ' '
slightly less than an hour later. AUTHOR SUCCUMBS i
The man with the revolver was SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S-(JP)
described by Crane as about 22 Stewart Edward White! 74, who
years old and six feet tall, the wrote The Blazed Trail" and 40
other about 26 to 30 years old. other novels, died today after an
State police will investigate the operation at the UniVersity of
case. ! California hospital.
Reds Invoke Two-Thirds Rule
After Losing Peace Meet Votes
PARIS. Sept, 18KP)-RusRia in
voked the two-thirds rule in a
peace conference commission for
the first time today, indicating
an intention to fight in the
plenary session and, in the foreign
ministers council againtt at least
some of the decisions she' op
posed, f
At the same 'time the Soviet
Union proposed in another com
mission session to limit the au
thority cif the United Nations
appointed governor in the projec
ted free territory of Trieste to a
mere veto power , over legisla
tion. . i
Russian Deputy Foreign Minis
ter A. I. Vishinsky told the sub
committee studying a permanent
Trieste statute that ' he opposed
giving the governor the right to
initiate legislation, as proposed in
drafts, submitted by Britain, the
Uruted SUtts and franco.
In the Bulgarian political and
territorial commission Russia was
defeated, 8 to 9, in her opposition
to a British-American amendment
to refer treaty enforcement dis
putes to the United Nations inter
national court' of justice. Soviet
delegate Nicolai V. Novikov then
demanded a minority' report to
the peace conference's plenary
session.
Russia, White Russia, the
Ukraine, Czechoslovakia and Yu
goslavia voted against the amend
ment, which was supported by
France, Australia, Greece, India,
New Zealand and South Africa.
The same1 vote along the East
West lines defeated Russia's pro
posal for direct negotiation of
treaty enforcement disputes in the
capital of the defeated nation in
volved in this case by the Amer
ican, Russian and British ambas
sadors in Sofia.
Gold Vein Scorned
Mineralogist
s GRANTS PASS, Sept. i-(JP)
A local mineralogist, Erie Annes,
today said he was unenthused
fcbout the Crescent City gold
Strike after examining a sample
of the ore.
I Annes said the rock sent by the
Crescent City chamber of com
merce "showed only the slightest
trace of gold, definitely not
enough to be profitable for min
ing."
BOY DIES FROM BURNS
SILVERTON, September 18.
Edward Rlckard, 4-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. David G. Rlckard,
of: the Howell Prairie district, died
today in a local hospital of burns
received Tuesday when he fell in
container of boiling water. The
body was taken to the Ekman fu
neral home. .
AMVETS RECOGNIZED
WASHINGTON. Sept.
The veterans administration an
nounced today it has recognized
the-American veterans of World
War II-(Amvets) as an official
veterans group empowered to
handle veterans' claims before the
administration.
REMODELLING REQUESTED .
The Valley Motor company, 37S
Center st., has requested approval
of ''the civilian production admin
istration for remodeling a building
at 375 Center st. for an appliance
store, Associated Press in Port
land reports.
RINEANNA. Erie. Sept. 18 -7P)
ine passing nours made it virtu
ally certain tonight that the At
lantic flight of the Sabena-Bel
gian Airlines Skymaster which
left the big Shannon airport here
Tuesday night with 44 persons
aboard had ended in disaster.
The airport was Idle tonight
with all planes grounded by
communications blackout.
The list of 37 passengers aboard
the Belgian place released by the
airport offices showed that six
were American citizens.
Statesman Carrier
Club Honored by
Secretary Snyder
WASHINGTON. Sept. 18-iVP)
Secretary of the Treasury Sny
der today awarded charters for
news boy thrift clubs to the
first 81 daily newspapers to or
ganise such associations among
their carriers.
More than 50,000 carrier boys
have, enrolled In these clubs
pledging to save a part of their
earnings through regular pur
chase of U.S. savings stamps
and bonds.
Newspapers- Issued the first
81 charters Include: Oregon
Astoria Astorian Budget, Port-
land Journal. Salem Oregon
Statesman, Medford Mall Tri
bune. The formation of the States
man club was under the direc
tion of Hunt Clark, circulation
manager.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Sent. i-a
The maritime strike -eased some
what in Portland harbor today as
the Cip committee for maritime
Unity Withdrew pickets from ship
repair yards and vessels manned
by AFL seamen and the working
pi army supply and relief ships
S The action allowed crews to re
turn to two vessels tonight and
a third tomorrow. Foreign owned
craft have not been picketed.
State Assigned
Army Units
; Units of the 104th division
have been allocated for activation
in Oregon and Washington. Gen
Joseph Stilwell, commanding the
Sixth army, said yesterday, ac
Cording to Associated Press re-
I This is In keeping with theJepartmntI ,nd u number of
program to activate three army
infantry divisions and one arm
red division in the eight-state
western area.
' Headquarters reserve command
1vill be activated in Oregon and
104th. division headquarters and
headquarters company, and head
quarters and headquarters bat
very, division artillery, will be
activated In Oregon and Wash
irigton.
Stocks Take
New Tnmhle
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-7P)-
Leading stocks tumbled 1 to more
than 7 points in today's market as
a late selling wave engulfed all
issues at new lows for the year or
longer or before supporting bids
stemmed the tide.
Brokerage quarters generally
attributed the fresh bear thrust to
pessimism over strikes, particu
larly in the automotive field;
wage-price problems affecting in
dustry and persistently c 1 o u d y
domestic ahd foreign political affairs.
Transfers expanded to 2.100.000
shares compared with Tuesday's
smallest turnover for the month
to date of 1,390,000.
30t POUND SAFE STOLEN
A 300-pound safe containing
about 8400 in cash and checks
was taken during Tuesday night
from the Slentz Feed and Seed
company, 2700 Portland rd..
police report. Detectives investi
gation showed that the safe was'
taken out the . rear door, down a
spur railroad track and to a hop
warehouse, where it was loaded
onto a truck and hauled away.
Like the Easy Chair at Home
i m
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Denies
Fact
Pretty UAL stewardess Anna Anderson of Ft. Wayne, Ind., sees that
Mrs. Helen Bow en, Salem, Is made comfortable for her recent! the
flight from Salem to Tacoma. Wash. Mrs. Bourn loves to fly and
thinks that no other mode of travel can compare. In spite of her
90 years of age, Mrs. Bowen would "buy a ticket for a trip to the
moon If they sold them," and -has never been airsick on the six
or seven flights that she has made. (Photo by. Don Dill, Statesman
staff photographer.)
ions
Seek War
WASHINGTON, Sept. lf.-,
President Truman silenced Sec
retary f Commerce Wallace to
night, while keeping him in the
cabinet, and rushed out a reassur
ance that this nation has no. idea
of attacking Russia.
Wallace, in a letter made public
yesterday, said "a school of rrSA
tary thinking" advocated a pre
ventive war on Russia before the
Soviets have atom bombs. Wal
lace denounced such thinking.
Mr. Truman took two decisive
steps in fhort ordr late today:
1. He arranged 1 for a gag on
Wallace for the duration of the
Paris peace conference. Coinciden-
( tally, it may last through much cf
congressional campaign as
Truman Orders Review
Of Wage, Price Policies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18-71VTrie future of the wae M;ibilii
tion board darkened today (is. President Truman asked a review.
of the government's wage and price policy.
Mr. Truman called upon the advisory board of the office of
war mobilization and reconversion to examine the stabilizntron pro
gram and report its recommendations.
An OWMR spokesman, reveal-, ' . :
Niglit School
Pupils Enroll
Twenty-eight night school stu
dents in the 16-17 year age group
attended pre-rfegistiaticm exercis
es last night at the senior high
school, George Porter, head of the
Ing so much, told a reporter there
was "no thought of scrapping
WSB" but one advisory board
member voiced the view private
ly that Mr, Truman wanted the
study to cover these questions:
whether to dissolve the board and
if so, what machinery to set up
as a replacement.
The WSB has been attacked by
both AFL and CIO. AFL Presi
dent William Green last week de-'
claredr Its public and Industry
members "should resign at once.
CIO President Philip Murray said
CIQ's executive board probably
will ask the board to resign "for
the good of the nation."
Murray was named to a tub-
committee of the advisory board
set up to make the presidential
study. The sulcommittee is he td
ed by Dr. George W. Taylor,
former chairman of the war labor
board, now chairman of the
OWMR advisory panel.
Other members are Eric John
ston, president of the Motion Pic
ture Producers and Distributors
of America; Mrs. Anna Rosen
berg, New York, and Nathaniel
Dyke of the Federal Deposit In
surance corporation.
night schools, ' reporti
registration was to hi
The pie
p determine
Snell Asked to
Pick Mahoncy
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18-()
Multnomah county Democratic
Chairman Jack Wahl announced
tonight he had asked Gov. Snell
to appoint Thomas R. Mahoncy,
democratic candidate for district
attorney, to the post for the un
expired term of the late Thomiis
nanaiey, repuDiican.
Wahl said that Mahoney's re
fusal to run for district attorney
in 1042 had enabled James R.
Bain to receive both the republi
can and democratic nominations.
Bain, a republican, was elected
circuit judge in 1044 and Hahdley
was appointed to succeed him.
UN Offered Three Plans to Halt
'Incidents' on Balkan Borders
the needs and' desires) of students
who will begin schoif attendance
October 7, Porter hid.
Students in this group who were
not present last night are request
ed to sec. Porter In the public
school building before the begin
ning of school. 4
Also offered! in the night school
will be adult educ-iifkui classes in
any field in demand, related for
apprentices both for veterans and
non-veterans, and college exten
sion courses offered by the state
system of higher education.
well.
Deadlines set last week for the
Paris c onference provide that
conference commissions end their
work October 5 and the confer
ence as a whole end October 15.
2. He got from Secretary of War
Patterson and Secretary of the
Navy Forrcstal a joint letter com
pletely disavowing any such
"thinking" as Wallace referred to,
aiu had his aides relea.e it to
newsmen immediately without
comment.
The text of the fetter follows:
"In the letter of Secretary of
WaHace dated July 23, published
in the newpapers this momirg.
the statement is made that 'A
school of military thinking i ad
vocating 'a preventive war. an at
tack on Russia now before Russia
has atornic bombs." .
"There is ;no batis for this
statement. There Is nj such mil
itary thinking in the war and the
navy departments. We know of
no responsible officer in the army
or navy who has- ever advocated
or even suggested a policy or plan
of attacking Russia."
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sept, 18
(VP)-The Netherlands tonight
called upon the United Nations
security council to ask the gov
ernments of Greece, Yugoslavia,
Albania and Bulgaria to stop "re
grettable incidents" along their
national frontiers.
Dr. Eelco N. Van Kief fens, The
Netherlands delegate, presented a
formal resolution to the council
after the United States had sug
gested that a council fact-finding
commission Inquire into the "un
settled and disquieting situation"
along the northern frontiers of
Greece and the problem of na
tional minorities in that area.
The Netherlands resolution was
the third formal proposal before
the council!
The ' council, however, ad
journed at 6:35 p.m. E.D.T. until
3 p.m. Friday without acting on
aiy vl the resolutions.
Herschel V. Johnson, U.S. dele
gate, also hit at Poland for bring
ing the Polish boundary issue into
the security council debate on the
soviet Ukrainian complaint that
the Greek government, supported
by British troops in Greece, was
threatening the peace of the Bal
kans. He said this was not the
time nor the place for a discussion
of Poland's western frontier.
'Russia's Andrei A. Groniyko,
presiding, charged his was a "tac
tical maneuver aimed at deflect
ing attention" from the Ukrainian
charges to other matters,
Australia's Paul Hasluck, who
has proposed that the council drop
the Ukrainian case and get on
with its business, opposed the
United States plan on the ground
that, it was "simply a way out of
a difficult and complicated politi
cal situation."
Pupil Transfers
Necessitated by
High Enrollment
Efforts to equalize the record
student enrollment in the Salem
public school system were under
way today.
Superintendent Frank Bennett
announced Tuesday that the board
had authorized these, changes, ef
fective Friday.
(1) All grade school students oh
the Morningside (South 12 street)
school bus, except first graders,
will be taken to Richmond instead
of Bush.
(2) All first graders who- have
been taking the Capitola bus to
Highland school will take the bus
from Capitola to Washington
school instead. ;
(3) A third first-grade teacher
wilL be added to Bush sc hool.
Total school enrollment approx
imates 150 in excess of last year's.
Modification Pomhi'Mp hi
Meal Price Rollback
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -(VP)
The OPA's action In rolling back
meat menu prices to 'June 30
levels brought a nationwide
chorus of protest today including
predictions of Court i action and
statesments that restaurants
would be forced to close. -
An OPA spokesman said in
Washington modification la pos
sible if the restaurant Industry
can present proof the new ceil
ings are too low.
Mr. Itooevelt Slantl
Behind Wallace Speech;
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 .-.TV-Secretary
of Commerce Wallace's
announcement that he would
make no more speeches until aft
jer the Paris peace conference ends
was characterized by Rep. Slaugh
ter (D-Mo) today as striking a
"new. low in cowardice so far as
Our foreign policy is concerned,"
SlauKlitcr's remarks, nude in an
intervievf, were among seer&l
critical comments from i both re
publican and -democratic congressional-
sources.
. On the other hard Mrs. meaner"
Roosevelt declared at a liberal
party meeting in New York that
she believed "Henry Wallace
wants exactly what the president,
the secretary of state and all cf us
want."
From Rep. Engle (R-Mich).
rme the suggestion that when a 5
cabinet member does not agree
with his president he should get
out of the cabinet.
Senii-Cirele of Fire"
Burning Stubble
A "large semi-circle of fire
reported by Polk county resi
dents to the state forester's office
and, The Statesman last . night
proved to be caused by a fire set
to burn 'off 'a stubble and grs
area. Foresters said that it cover
ed a large area about 12' miles
northwest of Salem but did little
damage.
The fire was first reported aXT
7:10 p,m. It was under control at
midnight and one bulldozer and
three men were left there to keep
vigil. Foresters reported that ro
permit had been issued for the
fire.
AtiMlraliu to Quia da
Flight Inaugurated
VANCOUVER, Sept.' 18 -(CP)-The
first commercial passenger
flight from Sydney, Australia, to
Vancouver, B.. C' was completed
here late today with the arrival
of the big transport, a four-en-gined
DC -4 Skymaster of the
Australian National Airways.
13,500,000 Leave Pay
Bond Heady "for Vets
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -tvPV-Secretary
Synder said today the
treasury would put 13,500,000 G.
I. terminaLieave pay bonds in the
,hands of the armed forces next
week to distribute to their qual
ified dischargees.
Officials estimate it will tike
I about seven months for the serv
ices to get all the bonds, plus some
12,500,000 checks for odd amounts,
out to the veterans.
The Weather
Max.
Salem ..-.! S
Portland ... 78
San Francisco M
Chleaso i S
New York S3
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, i
Win. Precip.
J ,M
44 .ro
st xo
S3 .fO
.60
WillarrM-tte river -3 1 feet.
rOHKCAST -Cfrom U S. weather bu
reau. MfNary field. Salami: Clearer
toclav and tonight with earlv morning
10 ditpallns by a m. Hlstveat Um
peisture S3. Lowest 44.