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The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Friday, August 22. 1947
Price 5c
No. 128
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Car shortages are plaguing Ore
gon lumber mills. Some have been
forced to close for lack of boxcars
to move out lumber. Other mills
re barging or trucking lumber to
shipfide for water shipment.
At usual there is an exchange
cf fire between railroads and
hippers over responsibility. The
railroads bkme the ICC ruling
lor turnover of cars to other roads
for the grain movement. Shippers
blame the Southern Pacific for
not getting enough cars at the
Portland gateway and letting oth
ers go at the time of the threat
tf a strike.
This is the best season of the
j ear fcr work in woods and mills
unless weather gets hot and dry).
The demand for lumber has
bounced back after the rpring
lump. Everycne in the industry
wants to extract the maximum I
benefit out of present conditions.
The railroads themselves lose
current earnings when they can't
furnish enough cars. So lack of
cars is costly all around.
The car shortage is not a local
condition however. It is national,
and the west heretofore has not
suffered nearly so much as some
ether sections. Out here we re
cognize the prime necessity of
petting the grain crop out of the
fields and into granaries. This
means grain must be moved from
the primary shipping points to're
rional and terminal elevators.
With fewer cars than before .the
war. but with capacity of ears
averaging J
(Continued on editorial page
U. S. Protests
Soviet Closing
Of Dairen Port
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21
The United States and Russia wid
ened their breach today with a
new exchange of diplomatic blows
ever Germany's future industry
and the red army's continued con
trol of the Chinese port of. Dai
ren, while pulling further apart
on other issues too.
A Moscow note protesting the
British - French - American con
ference due to open tomorrow in
London on a proposed increase in
production for Germany .brought
word from the state department
that the conference will be held
regardless of Russian objections.
Then the department disclosed
that the United States has pro
tested for a second time against
Russia's failure to turn Dairen
back to Chinese control And to
open the port to international
trade.
'American ships, and business
men are barred by red army or
der. The new United States note,
delivered Aug. 14 at Moscow by
Ambassador Walter B. Smith, said
Russia will 1 be held responsible
for the treatment accorded Amer
ican interests during the prolonged
occupation. ; j
State Frosty;
Midwest Heat
Toll Hits 53
PORTLAND, Aug. 2-(JPy- The
calendar says August, but the
sweatered, coated residents don't
The week's frosty mornings
"ank to a new point-today: Bend
recorded two degrees below freez
ing. The temperature dropped to
39 in Klamath Falls and 41 in
Eugene.
By the Associated Prets
Coel, pleasant weather was the
rule of both coasts Thursday, but
almost everywhere in between it
was hot, sticky and uncomfort
able. The midwest's tenacious heat
wave still hum on. with no nros-
pect cf relief in sight At least if
deaths were attributed to the heat
! 26 in Chicago, one in downstate
Illinois, 21 in Ohio, three in In
diana and two in Minnesota.
POCKET MONEY GROWS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21-(P)-Money
in circulation increased
$16,000,000 in the week ended
August 20, the federal reserve
board reported today. That made
the total outstanding $28,239,000,
""00, which is $126,000,000 lower
than a year ago.
Animal Crackers
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manications system In keeping psee with Salem's grewlng popula
tion and grewlng need tor police and fire protection. Shewn in top
photo Is the control panel of the central communications room In the
city balL Seated at left is Roy Morris, 420 Hickory st., operating the
new FM radio with which he can contact Salem police and fire de
partment units; Marion county sheriff cars and units ef West Salem,
Dallas, Siiverton, Woodburn, Portland and Oregon state police.
Standing Is day operator Don Foujade, 2535 Lee st, and seated at
right is night operator Julius Pincus, 845 N. Liberty st, using the in
tercommunications system which connects all city hall offices and
departments as well as fire department stations. Contrasting with
the new radio room Is the old room (lower photo), formerly located
Jit the police station. Shown above at the mlcropohone in the old
setep Is Don Poejade. (Photos by Don Dill, Statesman staff photographer.)
Labor Law im Force;
Ford and UAW Sign
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-(Friday)-P-The Taft-Hartley law
went into full effect at midnight last night, marked by a last minute
agreement in which the Ford Motor Co. granted a union shop to 107,
000 production worker.
In New York AFL longshoremen and shippers announced settle
More Boxcars
Slated Soon
Over Oregon
EUGENE, Aug. 2 1 .--Shippers
on the Portland division of
the Southern Pacific railroad can
expect more empty cars to be
available to them for loading in
the immediate future, Rep. Har
ris Ellsworth told a meeting of
Willamette valley lumbermen and
railroad officials here tonight.
The meeting had been called by
Guy Haynes, president of the Wil
lamette Valley Lumbermen's as
sociation, to explore possibilities
of relieving the serious car short
age which has curtailed riill op
erations in the Willamette valley
and the Roseburg district as well.
Ellsworth reported that he had
been informed of an office of de
fense transportation order "which
suspends for four days a previous
order on the S. P. for 100 cars a
day, to be delivered at its south
ern California junction for use in
the midwest where the cars are
needed for moving the bumper
grain crop.
Theatre Ceiling
Crash Hurts 50
MEADVILLE, Pa.n Aug. 21 -JP)-Police
reported approximately 50
people were injured tonight in the
collapse of a 20 by 25-foot section
of ceiling in the central part of
the theatre, whose manager said
there was little panic.
Two hours after the accident 34
persons had been treated or ad
mitted to the city's two hospitals.
The others received first aid at the
scene. At least two were reported
in critical condition.
Sodas
Use of New Communications
eperatleiu ef Salem's new com-
ment half an hour before the law
took force of a one-year contract
granting 10 cents an hour increas
es to 65,000 workers and a pref
erential shop clause, forbidden by
the law if the contract had been
signed after the midnight dead
line. The new law also provides, In
relation to the Ford contract, that
a majority of employes must vote
for a union shop.
Other repercussions of the new
law, which establishes a new era
in r, labor - management relations,
already were apparent throughout
the nation.
In Washington the government
issued new rules and its concilia
tion service headed for a shakeup.
(Additional details page 2)
Buckley Takes
Portland Job
SILVERTON, Aug. 21 Harry
Buckley, with the national park
service in charge of the Silver
Creek recreation area since 1935,
announced Thursday that he had
accepted a position with the Port
land bureau of parks to begin Oc
tober 1.
The Buckleys came here 12
years ago. He has been in charge
of the recreational area through
its acquisition, development and
later years of administration. The
area now consists of 6000 acres,
including the recently acquired
2000 from the Oregon-California
revested land grants. This area is
to be turned over to the Oregon
state park division shortly to form
8000 acres in Silver Falls state
park, the largest state' park in Or
egon. INDIAN CITIZENS URGED
SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 21 -OP)
Senator William Langer (R-ND),
long a critic of the bureau of In
dian affairs, tonight urged rapid
steps toward full citizenship for
all Indians now wards of the government.
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Phone Setup
In Use, Proves
'Satisfactory'
City Manager J. L. Franzen
Thursday said the initial opera
tion of the city's new switchboard
had proven "very satisfactory"
and the new equipment should
definitely improve the efficiency
of all city departments.
The exchange, which began
operation Thursday, is located on
the second floor of the city hall
and will handle all calls to police
and fire departments, first aid
and other city offices. It will also
handle two-way radio communi
cations, city fire, first : i and
police vehicles.
In contrast to the old switch
board located in a corner of police
headquarters, the new exchange
is situated in spacious, well
lighted and soundproof quarters
isolated from noise and confusion.
The switchboard operators will
have access to direct communica
tion with state police and Port
land police radio stations.
The new equipment will be
manned by the city police radio
force, headed by Don Poujade.
Telephone company instructors
from Portland spent Thursday in
structing the radio staff in oper
ation of the complex exchange.
Persons wishing to call any city
office, police department or first
aid may do so by calling 2-4191.
In case of fire the number to call
is 3144 or 3145.
Franzen said the fire depart
ment was given separate numbers
to avoid delay in cae of emergen
cy. Stores to Close
Early Salem Day
Salem merchants Thursday de
cided to close their stores at 1
p.m. on Wednesday, September 3,
which has been designated Salem
day for the Oregon state fair here.
. They agreed to open one-half
hour earlier than usual in order
to provide approximately four
hours of shopping time and still
give employes an opportunity to
get to the fair. They took no ac
tion on proposed store closing on
this year's Armistice day.
November Butter
At All-Tinie High
CHICAGO, Aug. 21-P)-Butter
for delivery in November sold
at the highest level in history for
that contract on the Chicoga mer
cantile exchange today.
November butter reached a high
of 71.75 cents a pound, closing
at 71:05 cents.
Cash butter rose 3,4 to l'i cents
a pound in the wholesale market.
Best quality butter (93 score)
sold at 77'zi cents a pound, high
est for the year and up 19'2 cents
since April 22.
38 Seek Billets in Naval
Approximately 38 applications
for billets in the new Salem naval
reserve unit were received at an
information meeting T h u r s d ay
night of officers and men inter
ested in forming a local reserve
division.
Lt. Comdr. Vernon Gilmore,
unit commander, said activation
will take place as soon as suffi
cient personnel is mustered.
The organization will meet
again next Thursday night in
building T514 at Salem airport.
Billets are still open in the unit's
rate structure, which will consist
of 200 enlisted men and 10 offi
cers at full complement.
Meanwhile the reserve unit
opened its new office Thursday on
Lnumft to
Britain
Calls on
Colonies
LONDON. Aug. 21-in Britain
brushed aside a lat-minute Soviet
protest at being left mil today and
went,' ahead with plans lor a
private French-British-American
huddle in London tomorrow on
setting a higher ceiling for in
dustrial activ ity in wojtci n Ger
many. In notes to the British and
American governments but not
to the French-Russia protested
that the projected conference was
a violation of the four-power Pots
dam accord of 1945. The Russians
said the accord provided for Ger
man industrial levels and any
revision should be a matter for
the consideration by the four
power foreign ministers council.
Most Cut Purchases
LONDON, Aug. 21-ilvRritain
prepared to cut drastically her
purchases in the United States
and called on her colonies through
out the world tonight to produce
more goods and draw less from
the mother country to help cushion
the impact of the freeze on her
dollar supply.
The London Star said a "crisis
conference" with representatives
of the dominions and colonies was
likely to be held soon in London
in the wake of the British-American
agreement to abandon the
convertibility of Britain's sterling
into dollars.
Loan Nearly Gone
The agreement found the $3,
750,000,000 purse, which the
United States loaned Britain last
year, virtually empty so far as
current spending is concerned.
Only $850,000,000 of the loan re
mained undrawn. Britain has ap
plied and received approval to
draw out $450,000,000 of that. The
agreement provided that the re
maining $400,000,00tV would be
frozen until -British and Ameri
can economic experts decide on
the next step. British newspapers
said the loan had come to an end.
In a drive to make Britain more
self-sufficient, ' Minister of Agri
culture Tom Williams announced
a series of widespread increases
in farm prices and subsidies to
British farmers.
The emphasis, he explained, is
on increasing Britain's production
of "dollar-saving products, par
ticularly pig meat, eggs, beef
mutton, cereals and linneed."
Tanker Blaze
Quelled inN.Y.
ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 21 -Vr
A fire in the tanker Newmarket
was brought under control at the
port of Albany tonight in about an
hour and half after firemen had
responded to three alarms.
The blaze, caused by a blown
out generator, was confined to the
engine room.
The entire port district was
barred to the public while firemen
fought the blaze because of the
danger of an explosion from the
ship's gasoline and oil cargo or of
spread of the fire- to the storage
tanks of the nearby Socony Vacu
um company.
Chinese Drive
Cuts Off Reds
NANKING, Friday. Aug. 22-(T)
An unannounced Chinese govern-
ment drive has all but cut off
the communist-held Shantung
i Deninsula and its nnrt af Che(nc
reputed red depot for supplies
from Manchuria, Held dispatches
reported today.
These pro-government accounts
said Chiang Kai-Shek's troops
had? seized control of all the rail
way linking the porj of Tsingt;io
with , Tsinan, Shantung capital.
The fommunjsts long have held
stretclies of this route.
the third floor of the city hall. In
formation and applications for
membership in V-6 or in the unit
are available there tlail'y from 0
a. m. to noon and from 1 to 4:30
p. m. and from 9 to noon on Sat
urdays. The phone '. number is
2-1692. The office is commanded
by Gilmore arid Lt. Comdr. Roger
Lasley, assistant district director
of the navy reserve, who is also
assisting i in activating a reserve
unit in Eugene.
Gilmore explained at the meet
ing that ratings to be trained are
radiomen, electronic technicians'
mates, carpenters' mates, electri
cians' mates, storekeepers, ma
chinists' mates and motor machin
(DBiitl3DrDdl Mfaifiis
Former Owners Request
Return of Camp Lands
Former owners of land taken over by the government in 1942 for
the enlargement of Salem airport, have petitioned the Marion county
court to extend them priority rights in buying back the land.-
A group of tix persons have joined in an effort to reclaim proper
ty they formerly owned at the north end of the airport, it is stated in
a letter received by the county court this week. They are James D,
i fyvie. chairman of the group:
i George B. Hager. Thomas Fitz-
Patrick, Gus Schhcker, Adolph J.
' Hager and Edith M. Andrews.
Roy Hewitt. Salem attorney, is
their counsel.
The property in question is
the site of the farm labor camp.
Papers are now being drawn for
; transfer of the camp area from
'the war assets administration to
Marion county and for subsequent
lease to Salem Agricultural Hous
ing. Inc., for operation as a labor
camp.
j "You are doubtless awarcV' the
; letter advises the court, "that at
the time of taking these lands,
the owners were informed by the
government that they would be
'given the first opportunity to re
purchase Vieir lands, paying the
price paid by the government, less
a reasonable rent for the time the
properties were in the use of the
government."
The petition states that these
lands have increased in value
which the signers aver they should
"be permitted to enjoy." They
ask the court to yielojhe priority
to purchase these lands to them.
It also is stated in the letter
that the former owners will con
tinue to operate and maintain a
labor camp there, if "it is de
sirable and for the Interest of
the community."'
Died in Crash
Staff Set. Irs Harrison, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Harrison of El
liott Prairie nesr Woodburn,
who was killed in the crash -landing-
ef a B-17 west of
Honolulu Sunday. The family
was informed by the war de
partment that his body was re
covered and that military ser
vices would be held st the Pre
sidio In San Francisco, proba
bly In October. Harrison was a
radio operator.
Loyalists Hold
All Paraguay
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Aug. 21
WP)-President Higinio Morinigo's
government announced tonight
that it had won a "smashing vic-
; tory" in the Paraguayan civil war
and now was in control of the
! entire country for the first time
I since iwarcn i.
Tne communique declared that
: all insurgent leaders had abandon-
' ed their units and sought refuge in
neighboring countries. Large
amounts of war materials have
been captured from rebel units
which "disbanded under the vic
torious drive in our troops,"
bulletin added.
,
ine
Reserve Unit
ists" mates, three yeoman and a
pharmacist's mate. Those not hav
ing a qualifying rate may attend
the unit's activities as associate
members, Gilmore said.
Only members of the V-8, inac
tive naval reserve, may transfer
to the active naval reserve unit
now being formed. Veterans need
not take physical examinations.
Drill pay will begin when the
unit is Bctiated. Those interested
in the naval air reserve may be
come associated with the unit
now forming and then later trans
fer if a naval sir reserve unit
comes to Salem, he stated.
Lasley revealed last night that
the total annual payroll of the
unit will be $40,000
28th Polk Fair
Features Farm
Shows, Judging
By Llllie L. Msdsen
Farm Editor. The Statesman
MONMOUTH. Aug. 21 Every
thing from bright Gay Way and
commercials to agriculture, home
economics i and livestock can be
found in Polk county's 28th an
nual fair which opened here to
day and will carry through to
Saturday midnight.
Exhibits are exceptionally at
tractive, with community displays
outstanding. In every way the
1947 show is great improve
ment over that of a year ago,
the first since 1941.
The relie f; from sugar rationing
is evident in the cooked food de
partments, where cakes and cook
ies predominated. The canned
and baked food displays are both
large and fine.
Don Rasmussen, assistant Mar
ion county agent, judge of hor
ticulture, commented on the fine
quality and variety. Mrs. O. C.
Sloper, flower Judge, was equally
complimentary. Gladioli displays
were outstanding;.
Livestock entries were limited
to 4-H members, with winners
expecting to go on to the state
fair.
Today was observed as Inde
pendence day. Friday has been
designated as Dallas day and the
closing day for Monmouth. Gen
eral judging will be completed
Friday, with Marvin May of Salt
Creek Judging the poultry; Ray
Hobson of Amity, dairy ; show
manship; A. L. Pulliam, assistant
Linn county agent, hog showman
ship. ' 1
Also slated for Friday are live
stock demonstration and Judging
contests.
Prof. E. I Potter of Oregon
State college will Judge the saddle
horse classes at 8:30 Saturday
morning. At 1:30 p.m. will be the
grand entry and exhibit of Dal
las and Red Prairie Saddle clubs.
Free vaudevilles are staged at
3:30 snd 9:30 p.m. ach day.
Responsible for the show is the
Polk county fair board of which
L. H. McBee is president; Josiah
Wills, secretary,' and Eldon RJd
dell and Clarence Primus, members.
Hop Picking
Needs Glimb;
2,000 Called
Due to the increased demand for
hop pickers and orders from
growers Thursday, Mrs. Gladys
TurnbuM, farm labor assistant, an
nounced that the need for hop
pickers has been upped to 2,000
today. ' '
Hopmen, concerned with the
weather outlook, she said, have
deluged the local farm labor of
fice for more pickers for late hops.
She reminded local citizens of
j the need for their support in har-
vesting the hop crop this year. Al
though seven western state infor
mation offices have been contact
ed for pickers, Mrs. Turnbull said
she believed the few pickers re
ceived by this method would hard
ly fulfill the demand.
Pickers, are still needed for
blackberries. Mrs, Turnbull said
sh hnrtr! uith h hfin r-mn
I r " '
I nearly 75 per cent harvested, that
I children working on the bean har
dest would turn out , to complete
the blackberry harvest. J
Lightning Hits
Bridge in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Aug. 21 -(A1)-Six
persons were hospitalized to
night for injuries received when
lightning smashed a crowded
Broad street bridge across the Sci
oto river in downtown Columbus.
At least four of the injured were
pulled from the river and others
were picked up on the bridge after
the lightning struck about 8 p.m.
Firemen discounted reports that
one, and possibly two, automobiles
were also hurled into the river.
Dragging operations failed to lo
cate any cars
Economic
Conclave
Backed
QUITANDINHA, Brazil. AugY
21-tAy-Agrentina formally pro
posed to the inter-American con
ference tonight a mutual defence
treaty- which would provide foe
Joint military action against an
attack from outside the hemis
phere but would permit "no re
course to force" in dealing with
controversies within the Ameri
cas. If adopted, such a proposal
would amend provision of the
act of Chapultepec calling fur
Joint action against aggression
from any source.
Mexican Ask Economic
The surprise proposal was in
troduced after submission of a
Mexican resolution calling for the
convening of a special inr
Ameriran economic conference'
during; the second half of L948.
It wa supported by 14 countries,
including the United States, cut
of the 20 fathered here.
Adoption of the Mexican pro
posal would be an apparent vic
tory for the United States which
has insisted that economic ques
tions should not come before the
meeting here, called to draft a
hemispheric defense treaty.
The Mexican draft, scheduled to
be voted tpon at a special meet
ing of the steering committee to
morrow and at a later plenary
conference session provides for:
Date To Be Set
J". The drafting by an inter
American economic and social
council of a "basic convention on
inter-American , economic cooper
ation for presentation" to a con
ference in Bogota, Columbia, in
January.
2. Inclusion ef the necessary
economic and financial specialists
on the staff of the council to do
the preparatory work.
3. Calling of the special con
ference in the second half of 1948
on a date to be determined by the
Bogota meeting'.
The Mexican draft noted that
economic security is "indispens
able to the progress of all the
American , people" and would be
the best guarantee for the sucres
of Joint efforts for maintenance
of peace in the hemisphere.
Senator Bilbo
Dies, Without
Congress Seat '
NEW ORLEANS, La., Aug 21
-OP)-Death come today for Theo
dore G. (The Man) Bilbo, ending
a two-weeks fight for his life
and stilling his strident claims to
a seat in the 80th congress as
Mississippi's senior senator. He
was 89.
The vinegar-tongued, wizened
politician, who won election in
1946 en platform of "white su
premacy," succumbed suddenly f.t
Foundation hospital. It was a swift
reversal of an apparent improve
ment yesterday when Bilbo sat up
and declared he was "feel in g
fine."
Doctors gave "progressive heart
failure" as the immediate raute
of death. They said he had never
rallied from an i operation Mon
day to tie a vein' and seal off the
blood clot from the heart. .
Bilbo maintained to the end his
unqualified determination ta take
his seat in Washington. He denied
charges that he had intimidated
negro voters in Mississippi's 19441
democratic primary, and rejected
allegations that he had accepted
bribes from war contractors. Both
accusations were made by senate
investigating committees.
He publicly acknowledged mem
bership in the Ku Klux Klan, and
introduced legislation in congress
to ship 13,000.000 American ne
groes back to Africa.
OIL OUTLOOK TIGHT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -opy-Secretary
of the Interior Krug
said today the outlook for next
winter's oil and gasoline supplies .
is still "tight" but that farmers
have enough gasoline to harvest
their crops.
Our Senators
Los!
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