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. - - ! Columbia Highway 0W i f V V I' r i, V SEKEDOB mo axis I X see where the president of mm national organization sol emnly pontificates that The coun try is In a mess. Others lament the "confusion that abounds. j I That talk strikes me as pretty illy a fospel of futility. It ex aggerates present ills and invites do-nothing attitude toward them". I Actually the country isn't in Such a bad fix. except for the coal Strike, which all hope will be of short duration. Where is there any general distress? Our lineuos are not for free soup but for pur chasing nylons or theatre ticket. Employment is general; wages are high; profits in most businesses are good; farmers are. well off from their year's cropping and harvest. We ha OPA. but that is nearly washed out. We lack many items but the dearth causes less real suffering than did the one-time super-abundance. Why let ourselves get Into the Kychological rut of complaining, ie the old woman who got her real Joy out of never feeling bet ter, than, "toler'ble?" If we should consider what we have and en Joy it, this miasma of self-induced confusion would disappear. Our Ills are chiefly illusory, but we have made hypochondriacs out of ourselves. Besides, what do we have brains In our heads for if not to employ them to solve problems as they arise? The troubles are chiefly those of human relationships, not of the perversity of nature; and if we use intelligence we can readily resolve them. In some respects the bilious ness is Just a pose. Even under poor, condemned OPA most busi nessmen prospered. Despite the high cost of necessities, workers have enjoyed more luxuries than ever before In their lives. Why not change the national anthem from this "in-s-mess" theme-song? We suggest this: Back to Work We Go,"' or the old hymn "Count Your Many Blessings." Release of . Dam Projects' Fluid Forecast WASHINGTON. Nov. 22 Sen. Guy Cordon predicted today that the budget bureau would shortly announce release of more funds for flood control work. In cluding Dorena dam. Lookout PointrMeridian dam. Detroit dam, and Willamette river bank pro tection. Cordon said an expected re laxation of the federal economy order, which' sharply cut army engineers' funds, would provide only a small amount for McNary dam. He expressed hope that more funds for rivers and har bors projects would be available later, too. Cordon had urged that the Ore gon projects be allowed to con tinue, declaring that the Willam ette channel could not be kept open after Jan. 1 under the re- duced program. The expected relaxation. Cor don said, would enable the army engineers in Portland to keep their present payroll. Aiken Predicts Budget Deficit George Aiken, state budget di rector, despite the contention of some state officials here that the state's financial condition is not s bad as pictured, still insists that Oregon taxpayers will face a $13,000,000 deficit for the 1947-4S biennium. Aiken blames the state retire ment law of the 1945 legislature for much of the current financial difficulty. This law involves ap proximately 7000 state employes. Governor Earl Snell has re fused to discuss the state's finan cial condition but indicated that he would present balanced budget to th Ijm legislature. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOO0R1CH mBat I tell yea white thxrts just aren't availabUJ' . . -13 Gorge to Be Open By Noon By the Associated Press ; An early winter has apparently set in over the Pacific northwest, with blocked passes and highways, the worst situation in 20 years on the Columbia river heavy snow at high elevations and icy rains and a coal shortage to ag gravate it all. - R. H. Baldock, highway en gineer, said last night, however. the Columbia river would be free for travel by noon today, barring further snow. Salem continued to escape freezing weather, but rain, .64 of an inch of which fell in the city Friday, was scheduled to continue over the weekend. ! A blizzard raged yesterday at Sand Point,- Ida., and Bonners Ferry, Ida., with a. low of 15 de grees, bad 33 inches of snow on the ground. Dig Into SnowsUde ; Oregon state highway crews dug into a deep snowslide a mile and a 'half east of Multnomah falls to locate an automobile bur led ".with two hitch-hiking sol diers aa passengers. The owner, seeking; help after it stalled, found 25 feet of snow over the spot on his return. The .soldiers were not in the buried ear. -; The fatalities rose to eight to day when Frank McNeil, 55, tripped in the-darkness and fell down stairs, breaking his neck, at Bandon, Ore., where the storm had blacked out lights. McKenzie .Pass, between Bend and Eugene.; Ore,, was blocked, probably for the winter. Schools Dismissed Walla Walla schools were d6 i missed last ; night until further notice to save coal, with -the na tionwide strike on. Snowplows on the Columbia river highway of Oregon freed a Greyhound bus which had been snowbound since Thursday night. The bus with 37 passengers was driven back to Hood River, where the passengers changed to busses that were being re-routed to Portland on ' the Evergreen high way on the Washington bank of the Columbia. Ten foot snow drifts left sev eral score of passenger cars stall ed in the Columbia gorge, but there were no reports of motorists suffering exposure. All were be lieved to have hiked back to safe ty. The cars are expected to be freed today. Baldock warned that chains are required in all mountain passes. Friday s road report: Santiam Summit Roads slushy because snow turned to rain Thursday night. Slide at Hogg Rock has been plowed out and is i now open to two-way traffic. Willamette Highway Chains required because of packed snow. Sisklyea Summit Chains re quired bee arise of packed snow on Pacific highway. Klamath Falls All roads nor mal. Sun Pass, The Dalles-California highway Chains advised. Astoria Rain, roads wet and slippery. Pendletea Overcast, with sil ver thaw. ' Tes, We Have Some Bananas' The old song, "Yes, we have no bananas" doesn't hold true this week-end, so far as Salem is con cerned. , A leading wholesaler has re ceived the. first full carload of Central American bananas to be received for sole distribution in the Salem area since shortly after Pearl Harbor. Retail price, the firm said, would approximate IS to 18 cents a pound. The ceiling, when there was one, was 14 cents. The ban anas are declared considerably superior in quality to the Cuban product which, when available, has sold for 23 to 25 cents a pound. Incidentally, the carload ap proximated 312 bunches, 25,000 pounds or around 100.000 bananas. C. OF C. BACKS HAWAII BID WASHINGTON. Nov. 22-A The board of directors of the United States chamber of com merce tonight announced it would support Hawaii's efforts to become a state. Glider to Try Glacier Landing To Aid Eleven Wrecked in Alps INTERLAKEN. Switzerland, Nov. 22 -W)- Swiss mountain climbers began tonight a gruelling race and a glider crew and para chutists prepared for desperate ventures to reach 11 passengers of a crashed American army transport plane who had survived three days and nights of bitter cold on the icy slopes of an 8000 foot Alpine glacier. Experienced Alpinists said the ground party faced a 20-hour climb over rugged and treacher ous terrain the last lap on hands 'and knees to the scene of the crash, 13 miles southeast of here. But there was a chance that - a . glider and parachutists would get there first.- - - Thomas Frewin. pilot of a big British glider, said In Paris he was going to attempt to land to morrow on the 30 degree slope of the glacier in the face of pre vailing 70-mile an hour winds and despite the fears of many imam Miiiiii ' qJim (Siiioferi NINETY-SIXTH YEAB rf 12 PAGES Satan. Oregon, Scrrarday Plan Mav Of Trieste NEW. YORK. Nov. 22-GF)-Th United States offered a new com promise tonight to meet; a Rus ian demand for a definite dead line on removal of foreign troops from Trieste. Persons present at the delibe rations of the foreign ministers' council said that Secretary of State Byrnes suggested a clause which would call for simultan eous withdrawal of all foreign troops front the area within 45 days after the governor of Trieste notifies the united Nations secur itv council that he is able to maintain order without them. Soviet Foreign Minister Molo tov as yet has not approved the compromise offer, still insisting that it shows lack of confidence in the people of Trieste, -Bad Feeling' Present Byrnes said that the existing feeling between Italians and Yugoslavs In the territory was the reason for setting up an in ternational administration there. Byrnes laid down an eight point program for administration of Trieste in the interim period after conclusion of the Italian peace treaty and before; the es tablishment of a permanent gov ernment. It called for these pow ers for the provisional governor: 1. The right to organize a tem porary government May Name Council 2. To appoint a provisional council of government from repre sentative groups of the, popula tion. 3. The right to issue decrees with the force of law. 4. To make appointments to public office. 5. To determine the system and procedure for election of a gen eral assembly. 6. To issue a decree for elec tions at the earliest possible mo ment when conditions permit. 7. To organize a police force and to take necessary security measures. 8. To recommend withdrawal of foreign troops when conditions permit. Molotov wanted time to think lit over. Soviet Police Said in U.'S. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -UP) Louis F. 3udenz, former com munist editor, testified today that Russian secret police probably are operating in America as part of a soviet conspiracy "against the people and safety of the 'Unit ed States." Budenz, who renounced com munism and the editorship of the Daily Worker to rejoin the Cath olic church, told the house com mittee on unAmerican: activities that "military conflict"" could flow from the conspiracy be de scribed. He testified he knew secret Russian police "were here be cause I dealt with them for two years." He added that "they were here for a number of months" in 1936 or 1937 and, when asked whether they "still are, Budenz replied: "I certainly am of the opinion they are." that the feat could not be done. An American or British medical team may accompany Frewin and his six-man volunteer crew. In Frankfurt 70 volunteer U. S. army parachutists were standing by for orders to make a hazard ous mercy jump on the glacier tomorrow. Darkness prevented them .from trying today. The commandant of the Swiss military i airport at "Wilderswil near here said that according to his best; Information' five of the survivors, all military ; personnel, were seen at the scene -of the crash. I The plane was sighted earlier today after perhaps the greatest search in the history of the con tinent, in which 100 planes and many more - men participated. Food and supplies were dropped at the scene by U. S. army planes. At the controls of one was Brig. Gen. Ralph Snavely, whose wife is one of the 11 passengers awaiting the arrival of rescuers. Aid Issue "Something for - il f.! ''X ; , f ? ' ' k f I I ) il A ii - r ' li II WASHINGTON. D. C. Nrr. M UMW Chief John L. Lewis, cane In hand, steps freaa his ear fat front of his Washington offiee aa he eame out ef seclusion at his home in nearby Alexandria, Va. A few minutes later be accepted service an a summons calling for him to answer a contempt . citation resulting from the soft coal strike. (AP WtrepbeU to The. AFL Compiles ' Vote, May End Seamen Strike SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22-(P) -The AFL masters, mates and pilots tonight completed their re turn to work vote, which if af firmative, will end the labor dis pute that has tied up the Pacific coast waterfront for 53 days. Capt. Charles F. May, president of the West Coast deck officers union, said the tabulation would begin at midnight and the results would be announced at 8 a. m. (PST) tomorrow. The CIO unions of the commit tee for maritime unity, their shipping strikes settled, crossed the AFL picket lines in some areas today but many union workers balked at "doing so despite the CMU announcement that its mem bers would work all ships except those operated by the Pacific American Shipowners association. CIO longshoremen in Portland crossed the MMP line to unload cargoes from three foreign ves sels. CIO Re-elects Philip Murray ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 22-P-Philip Murray reelected by acclamation to his seventh year as president brought to a close today the eighth CIO con vention which saw any factional disputes kept far in the back ground. Noteworthy at the closing ses sion was the ascendancy of the United Auto Workers in CIO councils. Their 39-year-old president, Walter Reuther, and their vice president, R. J. Thomas, both were named CIO vice presidents. Their secretary-treasurer, George Addes, was elected to the execu tive board. Suit Charges Failure To Build 600 Homes PORTLAND, Nov. 22-iflP)-A $231,718 damage suit involving a Eugene housing project was on file in circuit court today against John C. Webb. Fred G. Snyder, Harry A. Lundgren and Erwin T. Ellis, do ing business as the Ace Construc tion company, charged ; In the complaint that Webb had breached a contract to build some 600 houses at Eugene. The Weather Max. SI 41 - 4 29 Min. Preetp. - Jt.. 39: i M S3; XI , ' . 47) Portland Saa Francisco Chicago ., Mew York . S Willamette river 13 fet FORECAST (from VS. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Cloudy with intermittent rain today and to night. Highest today 12. Lowest to night 2&. Morning. Koreinber 23. 1948 You. Mr. Lewis" Statesman.) New Radio Station Receives Permit To Operate Locally Loring Schmidt, 1717 John St., received notice Friday from the Federal Communica tions commission authorizing him to operate a Salem radio station at 1490 kilocycles with 250 watts power, and unlimited time on the air. Schmidt originally planned to build a combination theater-radio studio in West Sa lem, but the CPA rejected his application to build. Schmidt said last night that work would continue to win approval for construction of a studio, transmitting station, and tower, in or near Salem, and authorization for a site. The station, for which Schmidt asked the call letters KOCO, is planned to be in operation within six months, according to Schmidt. Extradition Waived On Kidnap Charge PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 22-JP) Sheriff Robert Goad said tonight that Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris had waived extradition to Olym pia, Wash., to face second-degree kidnaping charges. They are accused of taking a child from a Tumwater, Wash., home. Mrs. Morris told Goad the child was hers by a former mar riage, and showed the sheriff what she said was the. child's birth certificate, made out in Napa, Calif., to Mrs. Florence Griffin. Coal, Wood Low in Milton-Freewater MILTON - FREEWATER, Nov. 22 tP)-Coal and wood supplies were virtually exhausted in this town today, despite rationing of coal 200 or 300 pounds to a cus tomer. Dealers said 10 carloads of coal due this week had been delayed, possibly cancelled, by the coal mines shutdown. Schools had suf ficient stocks to run until Febru ary 1, but many homes were burning their last few lumps of coal. Committee Planning for Giant Christmas Tree A committee of the! Salem Cherrians with Sidney McNeil as chairman was at work today on 'plans for the annual Christmas lighting of the fir tree j on the courthouse lawn. More than 1000 bulbs illuminated the tree last year. With the exception of the World War II dim-out years, the tree has been lighted annually by the Cherrians since 1913. The lights for the 1940 season will be turned on the week preceding i Christmas. No. 205 New Drop In Budget Predicted .WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-i)-R eduction of federal expenditures in the next fiscal year by $12, 000,000,000 $3,000,000,000 more than his previous estimates--was declared to be feasible today by Rep. Taber (R.-N. Y.) Taber is to becofne chairman of the house appropriations commit tee in January. "I believe we can cut $3,000, 000,000 from the nation's debt and still reduce individual in come taxes, he also told report ers. Strike Threatens Plans However, another leading Re publican, Rep.; Carlson, who be comes governor of Kansas in January, admonished that the coal strike "gravely; threatens" Repub lican plans to slash the personal income taxes by 20 per cent, but cutting national income. Last week Taber told newsmen the number of federal employes should be cut by 1,000,000 and the budget trimmed back next year at least $9,000,000,000 from the present $41,000,000,000 level. Moreover, Taber declared to day, there will be "no effort to impair needed national defense." Institutes Inquiries "I intend to make every effort to prevent duplication and waste in government," he said. "I al ready have instituted inquiries along the line of getting the proper information i and proper basis for proper appropriation procedure. We do not want any more waste. FFA Honors Mrs. Cooley Mrs. Earl Cooley, home economics- teacher In Salem high school, was made an honorary member of the Albany chapter of the Future Farmers of America at a banquet Friday night at Al bany. The banquet was held in cele bration of the chapter being awarded the gold clock in this section of the country for the third consecutive year. This is the FFA's high national award. Mrs. Cooley is one of the few women members of the Future Farmers, for .it was not until the national meeting this year that women wore admitted into mem bership. Earl Cooley, until his death last fall, was state super visor of vocational agricultural education and state supervisor of Future Farmers. DAV to Start Drive Soon A drive to raise $100,000 for the construction of a Memorial hall dedicated to Americans who lost their lives in the last war will be started immediately by members of the DAV and Gold Star Mothers, according to Mrs. Jessie M. Sanders, president of the Salem Gold Star Mothers. The executive committee of the DAV and Gold Star Mothers met Fri day to complete plans for the campaign. A life contract by the DAV liv ing memorial association with the Gold Star .Mothers will make available a meeting place in the memorial hall for both organiza tions as long as both organiza tions exists, according to the meeting report. Plans will be made for the hall which is expect ed to be built next spring. Prica 5c Senators Taf t, Vandenberg Bid For 'Freshman' Solon Support WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-iJP Senators Taft (R-Ohio) and Van denberx (R-Mich) bid today for cooperation of the 17 republican 4 "freshmen i in a 17 -point pro gram to be laid before the senate majority conference of the new congress. ' I In a letter to all GOP senators, released by his office tonight, Taft aaid the party steering com mittee which met here last week nlanned to submit only recom mendations to the conference, ad ding that "the decision - on all matters is Reserved for that con ference." In a similar letter, Vandenberg expressed hope that the newcom ers will work with the older tieeD Foirmnis (SoaS H IProdlaacftDoinio n toealk7 WASHINGTON, Not. 22-(P-The government decreed 4 pre-Christmas dimout for a large part-of the nation to night and drastic steps to save coal as John L. Lewis, readily accepting service of a contempt citation, indicated deter mination to fight it out. Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small or dered sharp curtailment of the use of electricity generated from coal in 21 states and the nation's capital starting Mon day, as the strike of 400,000 coal miners passed into its sec ond day. Advertising signs and store windows will be dark, Walter Pugh, Pioneer State Architect, Dies Walter David Pugh, 83, pioneer Salem " resident and well known Oregon architect, died Friday at his residence, 441 N. 18th st., after a short illness. Many of Salem's older build ings and houses were designed by Pugh, among them being the ' state capitol building, as well as many residences. As state archi tect under Gov. Penoyer, Pugh designed many state institution buildings. Kidder hall at Oregon State college, halls at Chemawa Indian school, and buildings for the Indian reservation at Phoe nix, Ariz., were also part of Pugh's work. Pugh was born in a small house on the corner" of Winter and Union streets April 4, 1863, of David H. and Catherine Pugh, and attend ed Prof. Selwood's private school and Willamette university. He re ceived architectural training while he was in apprenticeship to the Portland architectural firm of McCall and Wickersham, after which he set up his own firm in Salem. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Jessie H. Q. Pugh; three daugh ters, Mrs. Inez E. Cable, Port land, and Mrs. Katherine Mont gomery and Mrs. Mildred Em mons, both of Salem; a son, Allan E. Pugh, Hermiston, Ore.; a brother, Dave W. Pugh, Salem; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be an nounced later by the Clough Barrick company. County Corn Show Dec. 6 The ninth annual Marion county corn show will be held at Central Howell school Friday, December 6, and is sponsored by the Central Howell Farmers Union and its auxiliary will serve dinner that night in the school basement. All corn growers of the county may exhibit, each display to con sist of six ears either in the open class. Future Farmers, or 4-H club class. Judging will take place in the afternoon, - Harry Riches, Marion county agricultural agent, has announced. 8 Die as Bus Hit by Bomber . LOCKING, England. Nov. 22 W) Eight Royal Air Force mem bers were killed and. about 30 were injured today when a bomb ing plane crashed into the double deck bus in which they were set ting out on weekend leave. The bus, carrying 57 RAF men, was just leaving an RAF station near Locking when the plane, a two-engine Douglas attack bomb er, coming in for a landing, sheared off most of the upper deck, hurling the passengers into the roadway. The crew escaped injury. members in "common and mutual partnership" in the forthcoming session. Taft listed 17 assignments of subcommittees, all composed of present members, to study prob lems tho steering committee thought will face the republicans in the new congress. . The assignments include: Labor legislation Ball, Smith, Morse. Taft and members of the education and , labor committee. ' Federal program for education Taft; Aiken, Morse and other members of education and labor committee. j Federal aid ' to scientific re search Smith, Cordon, Rever comb. . iini SisdM: refrigeration and air conditioning cut off except in factories and where health os safety requires it, all "decorative and ornamental lighting" switched off, indoors and out. Christmas shopping crowds will find elevator service reduced cne fourth in the department stores and in offices and other buildings as well. And the ornamental light ing ban will even hit the Christ mas trees. " ' States affected were Connecti cut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massa chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New . Coal SllOrtaCC OoseS Denver Public Schools DENVER, Nov. 22-(V Do ver's public schools shot dewn tonight sntil farther notice be cause of the eoal shortage. The pablie school shutdown . affected 78 school bnildings and approximately 56,00 v stu dents. Schoolmen reported eight schools had less than a. day's sapplyon hand. Jersey, New York. Ohio, Penn sylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. West Virginia, VUsconaan and tho . District of Columbia. The first scattered layoffs were reported in industries dependent on coal for continued operations and industry spokesmen predict ed the number of unemployed would swell into the millions if the dispute were prolonged. Embargo Delayed However, ODT Director.- Mon roe. Johnson announced a planned embargo on rail freight traffic would be postponed "for several days." The official industry organ "Steel" said a continued coal short-. age would drive production down to 50 per cent of capacity within two weeks. General Motors re ported it had only a 24 hour steel supply. The Carnegie-Illinois Steel cor poration announced a drastic cut in its steel production in the Gary South Chicago district, effectiva Monday. ' The federal power commission urged electric utilities to inter connect their lines to draw aa much power as possible from hy droelectric and other non-coal sources. "Jail Subordinates" Meanwhile Senator Byrd (D Va) released a telegram to. At torney General Clark urging that legal proceeding like, those against Lewis be brought against the of ficials of all' his local unions in their respective districts. "Lewis' lieutenants are just as guilty as he," Byrd declared. ' Lewis -himself appeared in ge nial mood as he went about" his business - during the' day. He ac cepted service of the contempt citation from two federal mar shals at his office, the first thing in the morning. Gas May Sub For Coal Fuel' WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-(JFh-The house surplus property com mittee, in a move obviously aimed at the strike of John L. Lewis coal miners, called today for a hearing on the' possible emergency use of war-built big inch and lit tle inch pipe lines to carry na tural gas that could ease the coal shortage. Chairman Slaughter (D-Mo) set the hearing for Monday. He told reporters that Gordon Symonds of Houston, Texas,, pres ident of the Tennessee Gas and Transmission company, says that his company could begin pushing Texas gas to the east coast within 30 days after getting a go-ahead. Symonds said late today, how ever, that Slaughter had misquot ed him. - ; "We have offered to send about 50,000,000 cubic feet of gas a day to Ohio on an emergency basis." The offer, he said, had been made in view of the "general situation," and not particularly because; of the threat cf a strike of coal miners. .- -v' , - . :, ASKS BOATS REGISTERED CORVALXJS, Nov. 22--In precaution against possible future floods, the Benton county Red Cross chapter today asked all power boat owners to register their boats for emergency use. - I i. if: