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CDQ oOO OOO OOQO QDiS oo jo O ' O O OOO o o Missing Minesweepers Sighted Arrested ' By FBI in Portland if POUNDDD 1651 O O ODO j'V V" v.-.'.. 1 1:1-.. ...vY m I - - A'.- '. Kif.- "'tr-iT - A 1 V v ' . Ml :ZmTm"'" "'"' l - u-" I NINETY -SEVENTH YEAB Hurricane Sweeps Directly Over Twa at&tetnenta in the newt last . week merit amplification. One was by Secretary of Agri culture Anderson who told luncheon audience in i Washington that the United SUtes must , "break down" Russia's political and economic wall through cen tral Europe or keep feeding west ern Europe for a long time to come or else withdraw from Europe entirely. The second was a statement by Undersecretary of State Clayton at a press conference to the ef fect that full-scale resumption of trade between eastern and west ern Europe Is "inevitable." He wentlon to say that the econo mies i eastern and western Europe are complementary. For centuries eastern Europe has shipped to the western indus trialized nations food and raw materials and received In ex change manufactured goods. ' The proper development of the Marshall plan calls for a restora tion of this flow of commerce, If for no other reason than this, that the United SUtes cannot assume on any permanent basis the furnishing of foodstuffs and supplies and materials on the scale It has done since the be ginning of lend-lease. Through most of these years our country was t blessed ' with favorable weather which oennitted enorm ous crop production. We cannot count on sucn favor oi nature Indefinitely we had a weather reverse which seriously damaged our corn rron this year and a lack of fall moisture in the great winter wheat Dell or tne souin west threatens our wheat crop of 1948. Other countries such as s Canada, Argentina, Australia are yei una Die vy uu (Continued on editorial page) States' Census Gain Tabulated 1 WASHINGTON, Oct 11 -UP) All but 11 of the 48 states gain ed population during the seven year period before last July 1, the census bureau reported today. And even In those 11 states North and South Dakota, Nebras ka. West - Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Montana and Idaho the decline was halted in the jast year, the bureau said. Provisional census estimates cf the population by states last July 1, excluding members of the armed forces stationed overseas, and the per cent of increase or decrease from 1940 to 1947 in clude; Pet gain Slate July 1, 194? or loss Idaho 488,000 Washington 2,233,000 Oregon ...1.S17,000 California .. .. 9,876.000 -7j0 28.6 29.2 43 0 Wilson Predicts Car Price to Rise DETROIT. Oct 11 HJF)- Presi dent C. E. Wilson of General Mo. tors Corporation said today that 1948 automobile prices would rise and only increased production would cure inflation. ) In an interview with Ed Brand, Detroit Times reporter, Wilson de clared: i "Even If there is no Increase in wages; certain engineering changes and coat of materials will make am increase necessary. .. 'Animal Crackers I By WARREN GOODRICH k "Jktt hm'i Lrf I all himZ 24 PAGES The) Oregon 71mph Wind in Florida I da v I tjp The weather bureau reported at 2:15 a. m. (EST) that a calm hovering over the south west section of Miami and extend ing into Hieleah indicated that the center of the tropical hurri cane was passing directly over-L this resort city. Winds which had reached a maximum sustained velocity of 71 miles an hour about 130 a. m. had receded to less than 15 miles an hour in the section and the di rection, of the wind was swing ing around to the northwest, the bureau reported. ' The barometer was rising slow ly. ' The danger to the west coast of Florida was over and the ominous black and red hurricane flags were ordered down. The area over which the hurri cane was slated to pass appeared to have come through with only minor damage. Everglades City, which was to have borne the brunt of the storm, reported no loss of life and very little property dam age. Water Over Bead The Florida highway patrol re ported three feet of water over the Tamiami trail in some places and a bridge on that main artery of travel between the east and west coasts through the everglades was out , ' ; A foot of water was ' reported in Everglades City, on the west coast about SO miles south of Fort Myers, and communication lines to that town were out Two evacuation trains of 75 cars left Fort Pierce for the Lake Okeechobee region, to bring out the population ' if flood waters threatened that area. Miami Area Drenched Torrential rams drenched the Miami area, accompanied by sharp displays of lightning. In 10 min utes, from 8:58 to 9:08 p. m. (EST) the weather bureau recorded a record 1.34 inches of rain in Mi ami. Norton said winds of 125 to 140 miles per hour were reported by the lighthouse keeper at Dry Tortugas, 60 miles off Key West, before instruments were swept away by the wind. The hurricane was the , second major one within a- month to lash the Florida and gulf coasts. One on 'September 17 caused damage estimated at $75,000,000 and 22 lives were lost in South Florida before it struck the Mississippi coast and New Orleans, leaving 21 dead and 654 Injured in Missis sippi 'and 14 dead and 95 Injured in Louisiana. . Congress Group lo . Hear Oregon Witnesses PORTLAND, Oct 11 - UP) -Business, farm and consumer wit nesses to appear before the West em ' Congressional' subcommittee here October 20-21 and testify on consumer prices were announced today by the district bureau of the Department of Commerce. Those appearing include: O. F. Snider, Pacific Northwest Can ners, Salem; E. L. Peterson, di rector of the Oregon Department of Agriculture; Morton Tompkins, Oregon state grange and Ronald E. Jones, Oregon farmers union. 37th Pacific International Livestock Exposition In Portland Draws Praise; FFA Holds Spotlight By Lillle L. Madsen farm Editor, The Statesman PORTLAND. Oct 11 The 37th annual Pacific International Live stock exposition came to an end Saturday night following the horse show, with the conviction of the thousands of people who at tended, that this was one of the best events of its kind ever held in the Pacific Northwest. Future Farmers of America were in spotlight the closing three days, with judging not completed until Saturday afternoon. In the third fat stock auction in as many days, held Friday. bidding continued good on sheep, hogs and cattle owned by FFA youths although the 4-H club sale on Wednesday brought higher prices. In the FFA sale, top price was $1.20 per pound, paid by Swift & Co., for the grand cham pion FFA lamb, a Southdown we ther exhibited by Rex Vollstadt of Albany. Grand champion barrow, a Chester White owned by Harold Watts of'SUverton went to the Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday, October 12. 1947 U.S. BacEss (Partition Plan .-for Palestine No Military Commitments Made LAKE SUCCESS, Oct ll-()-The United States today endorsed in principle the partition of Palestine but made no commitment of American military forces to guard the peace in the turbulent Holy Land. The long-awaited policy declaration before the United Nations as sembly's 57-nation Palestine committee touched off a bitter attack Realtor Eiig ene Grabenhorst Eugene B. Grabenhorst, 52, 210 E. Washington at, prominent Sa lem realtor and civic leader, died in a local hospital Saturday at 8:20 p.m. from a heart attack suffered at his home Thursday. Funeral services will be held in the Clough-Barrick chapel Tuesday at 10:30 am Grabenhorst was a partner in the firm of Grabenhorst Broth ers. Salem realtors, which re cently completed sale of 27 houses near North Capitol and Center streets to make way for construction of .a new shopping center. He served two terms as a member of the city council and one on the old water commis sion. He was long-time member of the Salem Lions club and past president fit the organiza tion. He was aUo a member of the Salem Chamber of Com merce, American Legion, Elks club and the Salem Realty board. Grabenhorst was born in Day ton, Iowa, on Dec. 14, 1894, and moved to Salem with his parents in 1902. He served with the 22nd army engineers in Europe from 1917 to 1919. In 1919 he mar ried Helen H. Harris of Salem who survives him, and entered the Grabenhorst real estate firm the same year. Besides his widow lie is sur vived by a daughter, Mrs. Anna Mae DaWson of Salem; two sis ters, Mrs. Evelyn Doane of Val setz and Mrs. Lillian Busch of Yakima,, Wash.; three brothers, George Grabenhorst Charles Grabenhorst and William Gra benhorst, all of Salem; an aunt, Carrie Grabenhorst ' and three grandchildren, all of Salem. Gotham Fices Transit Strike NEW YORK, Oct 11 - (P) -Proposals for settling the 24-day old railway express agency strike in New York were agreed upon Saturday; bdt the big city was faced with a bus and street car tieup which Mayor William H. O'Dwye said would affect 1,000,- 000 persons. . . The Express company strike of 4,000 AFL teamsters disrupted numerous New York businesses and was felt in many parts of the country. The threatened strike of bus and street car operators, members of the CIO Transport Workers union, is set for Monday against the Third Avenue Transit Corp., which operates lines' in Man hattan, the Bronx and lower West chester county. same buyer for cents, and Pacific Meat company paid 524 cents to Tom Byers, Cheney, Wash., for his 1000-pound Short horn, the grand champion steer. This was the first FFA stock auction held at the Pacific Inter national, and brought out 150 ani mals selling at a total price of $21,061.53, with sheep averaging 39 cents, hogs 33 and beef 29.4. , A general summary of the ex position . shows that in the open classes, while roost tops in cattle went to out. of state breeders, sheep and hog awards were pret ty well captured by Oregon breed ers. But competition was stronger from out-of-state exhibitors in the cattle divisions than in those of hogs and sheep. The one cattle breed to make the exception was the Red Polls, all won by Oregon breeders, with C. E. Lewis of Aumsville capturing most of the ribbons. Gath Brothers of Turner, won all awards, in Shropshire sheep, three Jn Suffolk and two in Hamp shire. E. J. Handle? oX McMlnn- Dies in Hospital from the Arabs and drew ex- pressions of satisfaction from the Zionists. Selecting his words carefully, U. S. Delegate Herschel V. John son told the committee that the U. S. was willing to participate in a U. N. program to assist the parties involved in the establish ment of a workable political set tlement "We refer to assistance through the United Nations In meeting economic and financial problems and the problem of internal law and order during the transition period," be said. , Johnson then added quickly that the "latter problem might require the establishment of a special constabulary or police force recruited on a volunteer basis by the United Nations." Delegates listened intently as Johnson said in effect that Brit' ain, as the mandatory power, was obligated to continue ruling Pal estine until the U. N. undertakes "to assume responsibility." Ballon Border Watch Okehed By U.N. Board LAKE SUCCESS, Oct ll-UPh The United Nations assembly's political committee finally ap proved tonight a toned-down United States resolution calling for a border watch commission in the Balkans but failing to find three . Russian satellites guilty of helping Greek guerrillas. The vote on the complete reso lution, as amended after days of wrangling over a "responsibility section which finally was water ed down, was 36 to 8. The entire Russian bloc, in eluding Czechoslovakia, was against the resolution. Ten na tions abstained. Five were absent. The committee also approved by a 34 to 7 vote that portion of the compromise amendment which called upon the three so viet satellites "to do nothing which could furnish aid. and as sistance to the said guerrillas." Reds Seek Reply To Korea Scheme LONDON, Sunday, Oct. 12 -UP) - The Moscow radio said to day Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov had complained to Sec retary of State George C. Mar shall that the United States had not replied to a Russian proposal for withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea and thus was hinder ing a solution to the Korean ques tion. Molotov sent a letter' to Mar shall October 9, the radio said, and in it the Russian foreign min ister said Russian troops would be ready to leave Korea at the same time as American troops and sug gested that the U. S. agree to withdraw troops at the beginning of next year. ville won 11 awards in Columbia sheep, while Marcus . Vetter, Wood burn, took three honors in that class, and Charles E. Evans of Independence, one. Claude Steusloff, Salem, took 13 firsts in Southdown sheep, and Karl B. Wipper St Son, Turner, one. Arthur Frank, Jr., Salem, took 11 firsts for his spotted Poland China hogs, while Arthur Franke Si Son, received four first places in that breed. Walter P.. Hubbard, Junction City, won four firsts in Hampshire sheep and 11 in Suffolk. In the FFA showman contest, Marvin Jahn, Silverton, won the Guernsey ' placing; Jim McDow ell, Salem, Holsteins. Merlin Hal derson, Eugene, was champion swine showman and Rex Voll stadt, Albany, champion sheep showman. Rex also had the cham pion fat lamb and the champion pen of lambs of the FFA show, while Robert Kouns of Albany won championship placing on his ram lamb, and Gene Muller, Al bany on his ewe. (Additional details en page 2) i Price Sc No. 170 Miami Tito, Chile To Recall Diplomats BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. Oct. 11 P)-Declaring that Chile no longer regulates "its relations with other states independently," Yugoslavia announced today she had decided to break diplomatic relations with the South American republic be cause of the deportation of two of her diplomats. The break, announced by Mar shall Tito's foreign ministry, was an aftermath of the expulsion Wednesday night by Chile of the two Yugoslav diplomats who were alleged to be operating under di rection of the new communal in ternational information bureau in Belgrade and fomenting labor strikes in Chile. Yugoslavs Charge Yugoslavia charged that the rea sons given, for the expulsion were "without any foundation" and were accompanied by a "whole number of most fantastic libels," against the Yugoslav government. (Hours before the Yugoslav step was disclosed in Belgrade, the soviet press and radio in Moscow quoted a Tass dispatch from New York asserting that the United States was behind the expulsion move. The dispatch termed "silly" the Chilean allegations that the Yugo slav diplomats were acting as rep resentatives of "international com munism." Pravda, communist par ty organ in the Russian capital, called Chiles act "a lackey-like service to American imperialism.") Chile Disdains SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 11-UT) Chile expressed the "highest dis dain" tonight at Yugoslavia's rup ture of diplomatic relations, an nounced in Belgrade as a reaction to Chile's expulsion of two Yugo slav diplomats. A foreign ministry statement de clared this . country's "absolute disinterest in maintaining rela tions with the puppet government of Belgrade." Mayors Asked To Back Drive To Save Food WASHINGTON, Oct. 1M4V President Truman's citizens food committee tonight asked the may ors of 1,000 American cities to back the voluntary food saving for Europe drive by organizing local conservation committees. Mr. Truman is expected to fol low up, early next week, by tele graphing a similar appeal to the 48 state governors for proclama tions endorsing meatless and poultry less days and creating ci tizens committees in each state. The telegrams dispatched to night to the mayors of all cities of 10,000 or more population bore vthe signature of Charles Luckman, national committee chairman. They called attention to "the grave emergency confronting the hun gry people of Europe and the re sponsibility this places on us as a free people." 2 Hunters Missing In Tillamook Burn MCM INNVILLE. Oct. W Sixteen, men, led by Sheriff George Manning, entered the Til lamook burn today to search for two deer hunters reported mis sing since last Tuesday. Mrs. Jack P. Terry, Oswego, said her husband reported that Hugh J. McLean, Multnomah, and Henry Nauck, Portland, left the trio's hunting camp Tuesday mor ning aryl never returned. QUICKIE 'Here's a three-quarter mattress for sale In The Statesman Want Ada I wonder who got the ether - quarter !" n PEARL HARBOR. Oct 11 Three men. shown above, as they left the tug Edward M. Grimm 140 miles northwest ef Palmyra stall. U board minesweepers en September 24. were sighted today by a navy search plane, after IS days of drifting la the minesweepers cat Im by the tug In heavy seas aad backing headwinds. Radio re porta said the men seemed well, despite . their harrowing sea voyage. (AP Wirephoto to The Statesman) (Story on page 2) Firm Will Not Contest Parking Meter Switch By Les Ceur v SUM Writer. The Statesman The Michaels Art Bronze company, Covington, Ky., contrary to previous rumors, will take no legal action against the city of Salem to contest removal of 1,163 of its manually-operated Mico meters from city streets, Allan ' Carson, Salem attorney representing the company, announced Saturday night. . The Mico meters were rejected by the city council early in September after a majority of its members said a six-month trial of the meters on city streets had Droven them unsatisfactory. The meters were installed under contract which gave the city the right to reject or accept the me ters after a six-month trial. City police and councilmen said the meters were out of order too freauently and collected water during wet weather. After re jecting the Mico meters, the coun cil voted to buy 1,000 automatic Park-O-Meters, manufactured by the Magee-Hale company Issues Statement Carson, in a statement for the Statesman Saturday, said: "The Michaels Art Bronze com pany will make no attempt to contest the exercise by the com mon council of its clear option to terminate the contract with Michaels, nor will Michaels make any effort to upset the Park-O Meter contract." "The Michael meter is the vic tim of a combination of factors, namely: novelty, constitutional opposition of some people to parking meters in general in any form, want in some people of the coordination necessary to insert the coin and turn the han dle to the right, and certain matters which operated so as not to give the true picture to the council, city administrator and the public in general.1 Repairs Carried Over Carson said that repairs on the Mico meters bad been allowed to carry over from one day to another and pyramid to a figure which distorted the true repair record. He refuted a statement by police that four full-time po licemen were required to serv ice the Mico meters, pointing out that the four men repaired, made collections and issued tickets for violations in connection with the meters, Carson also pointed out that the city would lose a sizeable sum which has already been paid toward the cost of the meters. (The meter cost is amortized by payment of half of the receipts to the manufacturer.) Fort Vancouver Site Uncovered VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 11- fiPi-Discovery of the old Fort Vancouver stockade of the Hudson Bay company was reported today. Fragments of bone, china, spode, willoware, shell casings, and metal containers were discovered on the site, excavated in a national mon ument project. The historic ob jects will be displayed here to morrow. Louis R. Caywood, Portland ar cheoiogist, said the old stockade enclosed a 700 by 300 foot area. Digging has been halted by rainy weather, Caywood said, and prob ably will be resumed next spring. OCE ENROLLMENT SOARS MONMOUTH, Oct 11 -V?h A 36 per cent increase in the Ore gon College of Education enroll ment over last year was reported today. Students total 403, nearly half of them veterans. MAN LOST IN COAST WILDS BROOKINGS. Oct. -JVy- Ri chard Watson, 20, who walked off alone Thursday evening in the rough Carpenterville area, was sought by sheriff's officials and foresters today. Stormy weather increased fears for Watson. Weather Salem .. PorUand ' Ban Francisco Chicago New York Max. .. tl ss - ss so Min. Prerip. SI Ware 49 .13 1 .00 .SO sa SO M W 11 Lame tie river -2 i feet. FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu reau, McNary field, Salem): Fair today and tonight. High temperature today 70. low tonight 4. Weather wlU be iavorable lor all farm acuviuos today. Football Scores Willamette 19, CoL Idaho 6. UCLA 24, Oregon 7. Oregon State 33, Idaho 6. Nevada 51, Portland U 6. USC 32, Ohio State 0. California 48, Wisconsin 7. Mich. State 21, Wash State 7. Linfield 6, Lewis-Clark 6. Pacific U 25, Whitman 6. Army 0, Illinois 0, Notre Dame 22. Purdue 7. Texas 31, Oklahoma 14. Storm-Tossed Freighter Asks For Assistance TOKYO, Sunday, Oct 12-WV The 7,216 - ton freighter, Louis Sloss, reported today she was in danger of capsizing west of Iwo Jima in storm - tossed seas and that her crew, believed to total nearly 40, "might have to abandon ship." The navy received reports that the Pacific Far East Lines Liberty ship, which left- San Francisco Sept. 19 with a general cargo for Okinawa, was floundering in winds of between 55 and 65 knots (approximately between 63 and 75 statute mil an hour). The navy diverted the tanker Kaskaskia from attending another typhoon, the coaster Jim, but said it probably would require 20 hours to Teach the Louis Sloss. The freighter reported she was without power and was being tos sed by the winds. Milk Hearing Ends with Plea for Price Stability PORTLAND. Oct 1MJP-The state milk control board closed its hearing on price policy here to day with a plea of consumer groups and one retail distributor on the record asking bo boost in retail prices. Milk producers and distributors earlier in the five-day session had asked a minimum retail price In crease of two cents a quart from the present 17 cents in order to assure the continued flow of grade A milk to the Portland area mar ket What Stalin Said i - Around the conference tables at Yalta and Potsdam fateful words were spoken not by mere shadowy representatives of the big powers but by flesh and blood human beings. What did they say to one another? How did they get along as people? What was the effect of these perseaalhlee on the course of history? Only one man present is fully qualified to tell all. He is former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes whose invaluable short hand notes now serve him well In bis resolution to take the public behind the conference barricades. Here is a series of articles so vitally important so charged with interest that no reader who considers himself really informed will want to miss it Jir&lUltllU UJ&IHIU a by Jaanes F. Byrnes STARTING WEDNESDAY IN r Off aonCjfitattraan This serialization of "Speaking cnapier et- lb aooa so PORTLAND, Ore, Oct 11 -JP) The arrest of three men tonigtt and recovery of all but few dol lars of the fll.343 loot taken in the Carlton, Ore., State and Sav ings bank holdup Friday mornina was reported by the rederal Bu reau of Investigation here. FBI Agent Howard L Bobbitt said the three were residents of Eugene, Ore, and the vicinity and have already been charged before) U. S. Commissioner R. A Leedy with the daylight robbery of the bank. Bobbitt identified the trio mm. Frank Thomas Davenport 7iv? Wallace Ray Watts. 27; and Wtt- burn Washington Early. 22. and said they are held at the Multno mah county Rocky Butte Jail. Money Recovered t The federal agent said III. 11 of the bank loot had been recov ered form a small wooden box hid den in the woods fire miles east of Carlton. The trio was arrested together on the street in Portland by stato police officers and the automobile used In the .get-away from the small up-state banking institution was located in a PorUand parkins; lot x - . -v." With the recovered cash waa found German Luger pistol and a 42 caliber revolver used by two of the three in the holdup of the) bank at 10 a. m. Friday. Another $60 was found under the dash board of the car, the FBI report ed. The arrests were followed with in a few hours by the arraignment and formal charges before the fed eral commissioner. Ne Preview Record Bobbitt said none of the trio has a previous criminal record and said they had been employed in logging operations In the Lane county area in various capacities. He Identified Davenport as -the leader of the holdup and the gun man who entered the vault of the small bank and carried oft the cash in a gunny sack. Watts was identified as the gunman who held bank patrons and clerks under threat with the German pistol. - Gasoline Tank Blast Rocks BuffalofN;Y. ; BUFFALO, N.Y Oct 12Sun- day)-OP-A refinery gaaoline tanat of 13.000 cubic foot capacity ex- ' ploded early today In a Standard ; Oil company refinery and at least one person was injured as all the city's available fire fightinaf equipment was rushed to th . scene. Three men were reported in a company garage on the property, but Assistant Superintendent Her- ' bert Shepard said he did not t think anyone was on the premise r since all the facilities were locked up at night A fourth alarm was sounded ' believed to be the first time her in more than decade and emer gency police squads and arr.bu- lanes were rushed to the scene. Mrs. John Sullivan, who lives) across the street from the refin ery, said her husband rushed into the street found a man with hia clothes aflame and summoned an ambulance for him. "His hair was burned right off hi bead," she said. "He had big blisters all over his body." The man waa Identified at Mt Mercy bocptial as Albert Herman. Manzanita Used in Button Making The lowly Manzanita of south ern Oregon, heretofore considered of value only as a watershed pro tection, is now being 'utilized for the manufacture of buttons for feminine wear, state forestry de partment officials reported Satur day. The product Is being "manufac- tured by Baxter Kavanaugh and Herbert Houston of Ashland. An order for 10,000 buttons waa re celved recently along with other smsller orders. - . at Yalta fit Frankly" wQI cover tlx of fifteen iwwian can. is ay storpoe at