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NINETY-SEVENTH YEAR
10 PAGES
The) Oregon S talesman. Salem, Ore Wednesday July 9. 1947
No. tt
Price Se
D(ssil Hator atroup to ns
W W F n - r " r " " " " "
'Who's Looney Now?9 Asks Victorious
Lewis
Miners to Start Work;
Pad Snubs Labor Law
By Harold W. Ward
WASHINGTON, July -(P)-John L. Lewis ordered three-fourths
c his 400,000 soft coal miners back to the pits tonight to work for
another year when "able and willing" at the biggest wage increase
he ever won,
"Who's looney now?" he demanded of his critics In general as he
Jubilantly told reporters of the precedent-shattering pact
Coal operators paraded to
On the Spot
"4
I
Woik contracts-have been re
newed in the northern coal fields
and southern operators will have
to follow along if they want to
mume business. The country is
spared a prolonged strike in an
industry essential in our econ
omy. The terms, however, were
sUH. The price of peace was vir
tual fjirjitulation to the terms
Uid down by John L. Lewi.
With the idea of really lmprov-,
ins the lot of coal miners and
their families there will be gen
eral sympathy, though a wage in-crM-
may be squandered with
no real benefit to the spender.
But the wage Increase is sure to
I at or.S IS
mean a prae increase o (
70c per ton. Tms win oe iei t
.v. tin in mnnuiaciur-I r
eivns m --
Ing, in transportation, in electric
generation, in homes and tene
ments. following along are demands
cl railroad employes far wage
Increases and rules changes. Al
teady the railroads are asking for
increases in freight rates 'averag
ing 16 per cent, with warning
that the request will be enlarged
... - - i u . 'vllniar iirMMlt
I t teight rate in- WASHINGTON J.ly t - James
crease also penetrates the whole .
mevfe fleodllghte as he is told
by Eep. Mxon (E-Cal) at
house labor committee hearing
today to study the new labor
law thoroughly before carrying
est bis threat to bar anion
masldaaa from radio network
shews. (AP Wlrepheto to The
Statesman).
economy.
Thm um have a revival of fears
of further inflation. Instead of
the buina recession ana pn
cutting which many have been
uredicting the virus of wage-
prtce increases is sUll infectious
The time-table for economic re
adjustment is thrown askew.
The arcument may be offered
that higher wages are needed to
(Continued on editorial page) Brain Surgery
13 Acceptances, Successful III
One Refusal Latest Mental Cases
Europe Meet Tally
United Mine Workers headquart
ers to sign on Lewis terms. For
thoe who didn't sign, the terms
were: Take it or leave it
The Southern Coal Producers
association was the only sizeable
group to leave it They hit Lewis
for modifications of his 44A cents
per hour raise demands in a closed
meeting, apparently got nowhere,
and decided to convene tomorrow
at noon for a "final decision."
One of the routherners predict
ed they would be "forced to ac
cept group or Individually.
Price Increases
One dollar a ton increases In
the price of coal and steel were
forecast as a result of the new
contract
Washington marveled most at
the manner in which the contract
nose-thumbed the brand new
Taft-Hartley act which was writ
ten with John L. Lewis uppermost
In mind. v
The contract says the miners
shall work "during such time
as they are "able and willing,
work stoppages in violation
contract are outlawed and made
punishable by suit under the Taft
Hartley law. But under the "able
pnd willing" language, the miners
apparently could quit without
breaking the contract
Contains Ne Penalties
The , contract repeals all no
strike clauses in existing local
contracts, as well as all wage de
ductions and other penalties for
wildcat strikes.
Both parties are pledged not
to go to the national labor rela
tions board, which has power to
delay certain strikes and lockouts
by injunction.
Salem's Band Practices for Thursday Concert
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The rrbJraft-bckd KJUX).
000.000 inrome tss rJixlxm tut
!.! .COO taspayers sa:4
through the houao agotn lay If
an cverwhelmirg vole of C2 to
112. T.a sa 21 rnre thaw t
to-lhirda nrexVa to tertido a
Mtttd prMtentiai vet
Spoaer MarUa (R.Maaa) t
onally Uv4 Ue fltor atd Mfce4
the btidy to make lu rote a
risive m to persuade the re-
oettt that the poop; hou4 r
this delayed Justlre."
ArdJCipoUng another prkWe
Ul veta. MorUii ortf4 the
hentfo rot fronts tho furxtameui
queaUon 4 bother xwtm
ahall reUia lu right to perttmai
Its rctfwUUftieoaal hwrttia of e
let rruror 4 what Usee ahaQ t
levied on the poo.o "
Orders to vacate and clooe the 1 221 reut.larna wo wnaMi t
Salem farm labor ramp, ei Tur- tS drewrata la svxmrt ef t
ner road near the city airport. ! bin. Ommir were lot oefnn.
by September 10. wero roreited rraU Mad two rvp-jUns Kl
here Tuesday from the Portland ef Witmnaln ar.l It Carl AnOrr.
divUion office of lh U. S. t mm of Minneoota -and tho Air.
partment of agriculture's produc-1 ku Ubce portv member, rp.
ton and maikrting labor branch, i MarrantnrJo f New York.
Jay Schreckendgmt camp man- I House action. tho rrnio
ager. said the dinrrute afferted Lrana in romtXe cr lr.t. s4
all such rampa and was attnbut- ; lowed Irfeot 211 to III rfutt
tn tno oepartment
Purchase
Plan Still
In 0
rang
ed to ruts
budget
Salem Agricultural Itouair.L
Inc. hlch aUU in spontorahip
of the camp. (Uns no action to
ward buying 1 ramp from tho
war assets edminUtraUon unUl
reports of required moneUry aid
aro received from local ore pre
I ducers and prorrsaora. The Silent
Cnamber of Ccenmrrre has al
ready approprlaled tt00 toward
ouch a project.
Seasonal Oceepenry
Tentative plana for foture local
oorraUon cf tho tamo ralWvt emit
Members of Salem clvle band for thla samrner are shown aa they practice for Tharaday ereahigs eeaeert for seasonal occupancy, although
la Wlllsoa park. By rows, aa pictured iron the lower left, they are: Tom neraea. ueaa Aupon. iiera tho camp houwd many fmil
Steed. Bob Watson. Jack Kortscbora. Carl Batte. Glea WUIUsm and Doa KUodeasnef er. MUlard Ut winter.
Donihton, Don MacMaster. Bill Fox. Glea Garrett Alaa Bobertson. Erie niaslaaasoM and Bob Schreckendgust staled that his
Singleton. Jack Proctor, Wllmer Lamb, Henry Steadeameyer. Baser Middle toa. Lac lea Janes, aad directive said all occupancy per-
Bill Stark. Francis Allen. -Art Crosiey. Bob Schanke and Charles Thosnson. SUndlns at tho rUl I nuts are to bo revoked for tho
la Maarlce Brennen, Willamette anlversity band Instrartor. who b directlnc the rlvie bead la Mon
day and Thursday concerts this samnser. ( States ansa photo by Doa Dilt staff photographer.)
of
Nation Still 'Disc Mappy'; Radar
Target Causes Bevy of Rumors
Weather Balloon Mistaken for 4Di8c
PARIS. July 8. -OPi-Thirteen
nations, including .Czechoslovakia
tn tho soviet sohere. have accept
ed French-British bids to the
Paris conference on the Marshall
plan. Crech sources in Prague
hinted that Russia herself might
finally be represented
The Trench foreign ministry an
nounced that 10 nations --Bel
PORTLAND, Ore., July S-HJF)
Two surgical operations on the
front lobes of the brains of two
women, one a patient of the state
hospital in Salem and the other
at Fairview home, have been suc
cessful, the Good Samaritan hos
pital reported today. .
The woman from the hospital
now can be cared for at home,
instead of by the state physicians,
and the other, patient for 14
fium, Italy, Portugal, Eire, Greece, yeart at Fairview, will be manage
Turkey. The Netherlands, Luxem
Lours. Czechoslovakia and Ice
land - - have turned in formal ac
ceptances.
Associated Press dispatches said
that Switzerland. Australia and
Denmark decided officially to par
tiripate in the reconstruction par
ley.
Confusion concerning what was
going on in the Russian zone states
mounted as the lnursosy oeaa
line for accepting the invitations
drew near.
able and be able to perform small
tasks at the sanitarium.
Dr. John Raaf, associate clinical
professor of surgery in the Uni
versity of Oregon medical school
here, performed the operations.
Senators Add to
Army Budget Bill
WASHINGTON, July 8 -UPi
The senate appropriations com-
miltaA 4u4smw a tirirraw4 ea . Alii
SOFIA. July S.-OJVThe Bui- r ZZ m "V" ."iC": l'-
m t t 'a. j a 9iv,ivff uiviivr Stasa tvi vss w o
ganan council of minlaleirs i decid- departrnenfs fiscal 1948 expenses
ed late last night that thlscoun-1',,,,.. ts.r.oooofl in noLuh
.wou,d -noi- PflJ" contract authorlzaUons.
r1"?!,." ' T".' Senator Gurney (R-SD) said
vm warsnou pion wr tumu .h. th ftllll.v i. nnlv 1100 -
172,701 less than President Tru
man requested in his budget esti
mate and Is 1333,038,370 more
than the house approved.
reconstruction.
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOOORICH
Lebanon Man's
Body Found
ALBANY, July 8.-The body of
Jennings F. Waters, 29, Lebanon,
route j, wno drowned in the San
tiam river Monday night was re
covered today about one-half mile
below the highway bridge at Jef
ferson. The body was located on
the Linn county side of the river.
Waters was born on April 19.
1919. at Marion. N. C and had
lived near Lebanon for about two
years. He was a veteran of World
war II and was employed at farm
Ing there.
Shipment of the body will be
made by the Fisher Funeral home
here to Old Fort, N. C, where his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wa
ters, reside.
Delayed Welfare
Checks in Mails
PORTLAND. July 8 -UTt- De
layed public welfare checks
totaling $944,000 went out from
the state public welfare office
hero yesterday.
They were to have gone July
1, but the counties share of the
county-state-federal allotments
were delayed. The checks went to
the state's 23,000 recipients of old
age assistance, aid to dependent
children, aid to the blind and gen
eral assistance.
46 CWapi Sua SyaSirala 77 I
Princess' Engagement
Announcement Said Due
LONDON, Wednesday. July
OrVThe Daily Mail said today in
a dispatch from Athens that the
engagement of Princess Elizabeth
to Li. Philip Mountbatten, the
former Prince Philip of Greece,
would be announced Thursday by
King George VL
a TAKE BAft EXAM
Sixty applicants were on hand
Tuesday to write In the annual
state bar examinations which are
being conducted in Salem by the
state board of bar examiners. The
examinations will Continue until
Wednesday night.
"Waif, Baby-l like the
emeu cf cabbage cooking.
BISHOP'S WILL FILED
PORTLAND, July 8 -(ffj- The
will of Methodist Bishop Bruce R
Baxter, filed in circuit court here
today, named his widow to inherit
his entire estate. The estate was
' not valued.
449 persons now residing la tho
camp. It has bora at that rapa
city figure for tho post three
weeks with no changes in resi
dent personnel.
Eratdents Concerned
When residents heard tho or
ders they expressed their
Russ Call for
U.N. Control
Of Greek Aid
LAKE SUCCESS, July 8 -UP)
Russia late today charged that
the situation in Greece was the
result of American and British
interference and demanded that
the United Nations order foreign
military personnel off Greek soil.
The soviet union also called
for U. N. supervision of all econ
omic aid to Greece in a renewed
attempt to place the American
program of direct support under
international control.
"Direct interventian through
the presence of foreign troops
has been supplemented lately by
new forms of intervention in
sending to Greece so-called mili
tary instructors and in supplying
war equipment," Deputy Foreign
Minister Andrei A. Gromyko said
In his new attack on the Ameri
can aid program.
FORT WORTH. Tex, July MTV-An obect found near RoswelL
N. which created a storm of speculation today that It might be
one of the mysterious flying "discs" or "saucers" was a weather bal
loon and its kite, the eighth air force announced tonight.
The announcment was made by Brig. Gen Roger M. Ramey. com
mander of the eighth air force with headquarters at Fort Worth.
The object was flown from Ro
well to Fort Worth by the air
force, where it was identified by
Warrant Officer Irving Newton
of Medford. Wis, of the bae
weather station.
The balloon and the object it
carries are technically known as
"ray wind high altitude sounding
device," popularly known as
"weather radar target."
The flurry of excitement over
at probable trouble flndine
jobs" now (Sue to the lightened
harvest and cannery labor re
quirements Many reported they
expect to settle somewhere la the
northwest aa POtia.es possible,
Tho manager said his staff had
already been rrduced by one
half and now ram prised himself,
a clerk and a anamtenanco man.
Grange Opposes
Bus Terminal Plan
LIBERTY, July 8-The Red Hills
grange, meeting here tonight
passed unanimously the following
resolution: -
"Be it resolved by the Red Hills
Grange that we heartily support
the county court of Marion county
in its opposition to the erection of
any form of bus shelter on any
portion of the courthouse lawn or
parking strip around the county
court house."
Don't Let It Gctcha!
EVERETT. Jaly S-AVA
woman, bible In hand, marched
aroand Lake Steve as today,
pray int.
Deputy Sheriff Chick Berry,
who took the woman Into cus
tody for examination, said she
spoke only of "discs' and the
end of the world. The woman
never had been known to be Ir
rational, tho depaty said.
Station KOCO
Starts Today
A new Salem radio station
Elks to Boost
Cherry Fete
At State Meet
Salem Hks lodre 118 t!l hnml
KOCO with offices and station In Salem and tho Cherry festival
West Salem will b-gn regular at tho national Dka convenUoa
broadcasting at 6 p. m. today. which opens tn Portland next
Loring Schmidt, owner and op- week, according to Char lea Clag-
erator cf the new station, made felt, general chairman of tho Sa-
the announcement of KOCO op- lens convention committee,
en ing Tuesday upon notification In the Salem headquarters at
from the federal communication tho Portland armory, 10th and
commision that final approval Couch streets, will bo an 11-
had been given the new station, panel display showing the activt-
Test broadcasts late at night were ties. Industries, recreation and
made last week. resources of Salem and tho Wil-
KOCO. a 250-watt station, op- lametle valley, Claggett said. The
erates at 1490 kilocycles. Schmidt Elks also will gl out
tempt ty admirjttraU3n-wf rwrt
ing oemcrrau to aabatututo a 13
that would redco Uses UJ:t
bO0O a year anl remove 4
000 lew Income poraons fxtea tt
tax less rrnf4r!ely.
Senate rinance Cora ml tV,
Chairman TtfJltkia fR-C.'e feo
dieted eonfwWwUy that the ros
nutte wul rleor tho House t3
tcenterew. It wtH be takes
n the aonote after tho ow
unifxaUoM HI it out of tho wy
(XMiUy Thursday.
School Board
Backs Break
In Zoning Rule
Endoeuesnoat of Hty WcaUc
epesung reoldentlol aonoa m
eon- schools and flaygrmJs ui lo
reocod by SoJem sxtMof dartrnt
directors before the, city cvumd
Monday night In rtry baX
TbJo wao docsded last t'tf.t at
the ecbeicl aRtce as the iMT-ea
at hew J koard ln: j-.g, nra mem
ber Edward la)ek organised iy
e lectin Rcy HarUM rriairmooi
and Dunaid Young tint rr.irmn.
Directors st .j their rH
ereneo for an ardjumoo to a.kw
schools and tlaygraun4s in ary
reaidowUaJ Aaetrtct without rota
tion or city council acUon, and
ft needed as aa imprvrrmmt crr
I the preorat pt.Uin ersa aai
wo-pnuuMf aiiernauve U.U (rv
mg rtxmrtl discrrtlarj ,i pem.it a
specific school icstaaUua after
public tioorifvg.
Directors accepted rogra Un
of rrarJk Beer, b-gh school tk-o-gy
teacher who has accepted a
faculty appointment at Oregm
State eoliege, and Cmer 1UU
stood, apprenticeship conrdineu
who hoo ben caw a stato mu
al education ovporrtar. Now urtr
teacher ctmtrarts were Brprmrd
including one for a Salens rr
doet. Ldna Uao SUngVy. ttl
Spruce SU who wt3 trach fast
grade at McKialey oHmoI.
The board also authorirod eea
ploysnent af a ITUi teacher for
Cherry Lesito sthooi. a teacher net fx
Mve I uroa sn vno nuegn out later irvna
ANDERSON TO TOUR FORESTS
PORTLAND, July g-4VAgTi-culture
Secretary Clinton P. An
derson Is expected In Portland
July 23 to start a three-day tour
of the Pacific Northwest's timber
areas.
the mystery object was started by
Lt. Warren Haught, public In
formation officer at tho Roswell
army air field.
Inquiries from as far away as
London still clogged the telephone
circuits into Roswell. a medium-
sized eastern New Mexico town.
Sheriff George Wilcox' line was
tho busiest.
The London Daily Mail called
and I've just finished talking to
New York." he told a reporter late
in the afternoon. "I also had
calls from two other London pa
pers I forgot to get their names
and there were more from ev
ery big newspaper in tho United
States, the radio networks and
still others.
Flagg Refuses to Delay Ruling
On Emergency Phone Rate Rise
Public Utilities Commissioner
George H. Flagg. Tuesday denied
motion submitted by the city of
Portland at the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company rate in
crease hearing here that the com
pany's petition for an Initial
emergency rate Increase of $862,
000 be deferred for six months. '
Edgar L. Martin, deputy city
attorney of Portland, said that the
city wanted a period, of six months
in which to analyze the petition's
contents and prepare for cross ex
amination. Flagg said commission
regulations would give the city
ample opportunity to cross-ex
amine the company's officials with
relation to the application for an
emergency rate increase as well
as the application for an over-all
increase.
The emergency rate increase.
funds from which would partially
be used for recent wage boosts
within 'the telephone company.
was filed at the opening of the
hearing Monday. Martin declared
that , the city was taken by com
plete surprise In connection with
the emergency application and
that considerable time would bo
required for an investigation, but
made It clear that he had no ob
jection to continuation of the hear
ing on the company's original pe
tition for annual rate increases
Fletcher Rockwood, Portlandl
attorney for the telephone com
pany, declared that the city of
Portland had knowledge of the
hearing for two months but apparently-had
done nothing about
it.
has announced his station will of-1 festival Information
fer locally-arranged programs, visitors an eixht-naee booklet ' nocesaary because of greater ea
featuring news and activities of printed especially for the lodge peeled enroUsnoct. Business Man-
the Salem area. Among local fea- showing pictures of outstanding
ture will be broadcasts of the Salem buildings and containing
Salem Senator's home baseball data about the rity and vicinity,
games. The local lodge to making pro-
Daily programs of the new sta- para lions for participation in the
tion. Salem's second radio, will be national convention parade next
printed in The Statesman, begin- Thursday afternoon. Including the
ning Thursday. Salem high school bond, a group
or uMiormed Eks and the Salem
Elks Jeep. Tart AuFranc will pre
side In the line of march as
exalted ruler of the Salem lodge.
Committee chairmen and co
chairmen for the convention are:
Reception. Clinton SUndiah and
SYDNEY, Australia. Wednesday C- & Wynkoop; publicity, Mar-
July sWJVUnited States army vtn Keadrick and Onral Lama;
fliers reported today that Ma la its parade and band, Vernon Wiacar
inlanders had "declared war" on son and Glenn Burrlght; beta and
the British settlement on Cuadal- ties, LeRoy Card and Jamea
canal in the "Solomon Islands be-1 Brers; Salem headquarters. Ar-
rause of dissatisfaction over food mia Dergcr and Joseph TL fellm.
supplies.
said the MalaiUna,
DALLAS. July WAV -Flying
discs' broke up a couple of ball
games and temporarily caused an
uproar over the wide area of east
Texas tonight, but they were
found to be merely the reflection
from clouds on the beams of a
pair of powerful searchlights pub
licizing the opening of a new gro
cery at Tyler.
Residents of the section swsmp-
ed switchboard operators with re
ports and queries concerning tne
spectacle.
Solomon Islanders
To Attack British
ager Conns n C Ward waa auth
orised to seek bids on ad hUi.
systems for Auburn. West E-aietn,
Middle Grew aad Leae )ucvk
high schools, a new famere tee"
Garfield arhool and a bus aho4
maintenance shop.
Western Union
To Trade Wires
For Radio Beams
The fliers
at
landed
morning from war canoes.
One flier said the British ex
pected the islanders would launch
full scale attack on the 200 in
habitants of the British settle
ment during the day.
Record Crowds
Visit Oregon Caves
Approximately 24139 vUllors
were checked through the Ore
gon caves in Josephine county
July 4 and S to establish a new
all-time record, the state highway
commission travel bureau was ad
vised here Tuesday.
The travel bureau received
similar reports from Crater lake
where travel over the recent
Fourth of July holidays was 40
per cent more than the previous
record year of 1941.
rmed with spears and blowpipes, LOrUOIl UpDOSCS
snded on Guadalcanal yesterday 1 as
bale of Housing
PORTLAXD. Ore, July -UT-Senstor
Cordon (R-Ort) told the
Portland chapter of the American
veterans committee by telegram
today that he waa eppuaod to tho
Cain and Wolcott bill which would
reouire earle sale of federal knit.
tasl 1'olk Utility District m projects.
' I AVC units la Washington have
PORTLAND, July I -OT) The been rirrulaUng petitions railing
state hydroelectric commission I for recall of Senator Caia (R
made no decision today on the I Wash.)
Issue of whether to establish an
East Polk People's Utility district. I
George W. Joseph, commission
thalrman. sakl tne. matter was
continued under advisement.
PHILAD1XPK1A. July
The Western Union Te-egrstoi
company ssnreClod today a X-
000.000 installation here which la
described aa marking "i
of push-but Um teiecraphy."
at the eassat time said cwcartrtirb
of a new radia boom tetegraf
network ultima tely w!l retUaa
pole Its, long a symbol al tho
telegraph.
The puah-button system here at
the first and largest ta a tew-
DrrUion Drlayctl on
STABILITY PLAN r&OrOiED
WASHINGTON. July -JrV
Albert Goes, master of the Na
tional Grange prnpeeed to
rxusTurxT age i I "r ,u,uni' "
mond F. Olson Tuesday received " r"-
a telegram from Washington. D.
C. that President Truman has ap
proved legislation authorizing en
listment of 17-year-olds in the
national guard, effective as of July
I. The previous age limit was IS
years.
CHH7 OF POLICE DIES
HOOD RTVXR. July i-oT)
Chief of Police Howard F. Hollen
beck, 41. succumbed in a hospital
here today to a heart attack.
triples the capacity of p it ta-
IliUea. The snechaaical marvel wt3
permit switching clerks as relay
asaagso as aay mt XTa Qoi irm
Uone try ansrsly puohg the 0 g
hated button.
With the new system, each anee-
aage wiU be trpd mci'-w onro, at
the poant of artgla. ani by a sya
tem tt puah buttons aal automata
relays, wtu prist the
ready far delivery, at Is
auen.
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