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OO O O E3E3 O, O ODD ooo oooo o a oaoo o o ODD -. E3 o o "j I Sharing , Theme Set At Thanksgiving by President Truman By the Associated Press - . . , I l . 1 . . t mm 4 V. A Americans at nome ana aorraa gave uwims jcmciuoj 4 nation's bounty which thousands vowed they must share with a needy world. ' i Thanksgiving, oldest of native holidays, was celebrated in tradi tional style in homes and churches throughout the land and wherever Americans gathered across the seas. But this year the old holiday SJ3JJJ0 RJQDQuQffl The "purge" at Holly wood treads on rather dangerous ground. For example RKO has fired two men who were, cited for contempt ol congress for failing to answer questions as to their political be liefs. But these two are the produ cer and director respectively of "Crossfire,", a movie whose theme is the degrading practice of anti Semitism, rated as one of the bet ter films of the year, bureiy mat -theme cannot be listed as "Un American" yet the truth is that ; many who are loudest to condemn communism are also anti-Semitic, often repulsively o. - Chairman Thomas of the com mittee on subversive activities says that the committee will soon publish a list of "tainted" films, citing chapter and verse, or scene and script, which indoctrinates in alien ideology. Yet the motion pic- ture association in its statement announcing the discharge of the 10 who have offended the commit tee says that "nothing subversive -or unAmerican has appeared on the screen." This statement does not jibe with the committee's opin ions, that is clear. For that matter is there any de pendable definition of what is un American? Some would -regard "Tobacco Road" as "subversive;" others that it is a document of act ual life in certain sections. Like wise "Grapes of Wrath," and in its day, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Privil ege always regards any threat to Itself as "subversive." The risk in all this is that under wave of hysteria we deny essen tial freedoms, accuse unjustly those whose opinions may differ from the norm, deny minority rights which presumably are pro tected by the constitution. We thus . may get through threat or fear a censorship of the movies and of other mediums of express ing opinions -which would paralyze art and sterilize thought in this country. Sorely our political, so cial and economic order is not so frail that it has to "drive dissenf underground. Four 111 from Food Poisoning An illness diagnosed by a phy sician as ptomaine poisoning made four persons occupying a trail er house at 546 Tforth High st., violently ill Thursday morning, ci ty first aid attendants reported. Stricken were Irma Spence, Joyce Spence, Barbara Spence and Bob Davis. Police and first aid attendants called to the trailer said they found all four victims violently ill. A doctor summoned to treat them diagnosed the ill ness as ptomaine poisoning. First aid attendants who ques tioned the victims said they be lieved the poison was caused by a butterscotch pie purchased at a store and eaten by the group Wednesday night. The case was handed over to public health of ficials who will attempt to trace the source of the poison. Teamsters' Boss Supports Warren INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 27 -(JP-Daniel J. Tobin, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (AFL), said today the entrance of Goy., Earl Warren of California "into the scramble for the republican nomination for president of the United States gives a somewhat encouraging as pect to the nominating convention next summer." Tobin, writing in the Interna tional Teamster for December, ad ded, however, that "there is not much hope that Gov. Warren Will get the nomination." Animal Cracltci By WARREN GOODRICH miutrciuc MUSEUM Hi "Soy, fll be glad when this 4l'nwetr was given a new meme as rresi- dent, Truman set aside the day for "generously sharing our boun ty with needy people of other na tions." Turkey was king for Americans from Tokyo to Trieste. President Truman and his fam ily attended church services in the First Baptist church, Wash ington, before sitting down to a turkey dinner in the White House. In conformity with his food con servation program to aid over seas hungry, the president had ordered that no bread be served and the dressing mixed without eggs. Didn't Forget Hungry Groups of Americans through out impoverished Europe cele brated the day with' turkey where it was obtainable. But they did not forget the hungry of Eu rope while they feasted. jewis w. uougias, vne u. a. ambassador to Britain, declared in a brief speech in London that 1 4 I -. A. t aY "we can be thankful" the Amer ican people "are recognizing the distress of people in distant lands across the waters and are pre pared at great sacrifice to extend support, so needed for the resto ration of the ordinary civilization of the world. Turkey In Trieste In Trieste, a trouble spot of Europe, turkey and all the trim mings were consumed by 5,000 U. S. troops. Wherever the American flag flew over U. S. garrisons and navy ships at sea turkey was served to service personnel. In Tokyo, General Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander for the allied powers, maintained business as usual, but he planned to return home to a turkey din ner with his wife and son at the embassy. Woman's Death Raises Toll in Midway Wreck The death loll from a truck-bus collision near Jefferson November 5 stood at two Wednesday as Mrs. Maude Mawhinney, 68, of 3555 S E. 63rd st., Portland, died from injuries in a local hospital. Mrs. Mawhinney was injured critically when a Greyhound bus in which she was -riding crashed head-on into an Oregon Journal truck at Midway. Driver of the truck, Donald W. Billings, Port land, died instantly in the crash. The bus driver, Gerald W. Jones, Eugene, is in the Southern Pacific hospital in San Francisco, recover ing from fractures of both legs. Jones was found guilty of neg ligent driving by a Marion county coroner's jury Tuesday. The jury ruled that Jones was driving the bus on the wrong side of the high way at the time of the crash. Dis trictAttorney Miller Hayden said Tuesday that .Jones would be ci ted tar appear before the grand jury or? a charge of negligent hom icide as soon as he is able to ap pear. Three other bus passengers in jured -in the collision have recov ered. ? Surviving Mrs. Mawhinney are three daughters, Mrs. Henry Hunt of Hillsboro, Mrs. Howard Mans field in the state of Washington and Mrs. Harold Huber in Cali fornia; a son, Edwin Mawhinney of Portland, and a sister, Mrs. John Krebbs of Salem. Announcement of services will be made later by the W. T. Rigdon company. STRIKE SUPPORT WEAK HELSINKI, Finland, Nov. 27tfP) The government said tonight sup port for a strike of more than 40,000 government employes had weanenea" among the workers. LOAN PEGGED FOR BELGIUM WASHINGTON, Nov. TlMm-A loan of $50,000,000 has been ear marked for the use of Belgium, over a five-year period, the export-import bank announced to night. ! Willamette Valley Bank Plans Open House at Holly wood Site The new Willamette Valley bank's plans for open house on Saturday and business opening on Monday were announced Thursday by G. Carroll Meeks, president of the Hollywood in stitution. Meeks invited the public to view the bank's facilities, in a build ing constructed especially for it at 1990 Fairgrounds rd., from 2 to 7 p. m. Saturday. All equipment will be in place and ready for use in the modern and colorful structure. The staff of seven persons has been completed for the opening of business at 10 a. m. Monday. Hours will be from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. daily and until noon Satur days. Safe deposit boxes and night depository equipment were among the last items to arrive for ad dition to the bank. Modem light ing has been provided in the building, whose walls are of pas tel colors. The floor is of asphalt tile over concrete. A 4,600-aquaxe foot parking NINETY-SEVENTH YEAR Ess ' L wC "W T m Russ Seek Jap Walter Winchell's Daughter Missing NEW YORK, Nov. 27 -JPh- Red-haired Walda E. Winchell, 20-year-old actress daughter of Columnist Walter Winchell, was report ed missing today by her mother, who said the girl was ill. In Hollywood, the columnist and radio commentator said his daughter is "very, very ill, according to several doctors, and needs hospitalization and immediate treatment." He added: "This is a helluva Tnanksgiv ine mrs. Winchell informed police her daughter last was seen yet- . . . . M A 1 1 A terday at the Gotham hotel on Fifth avenue where she had been staying. She gave no details of the girl's illness and Winchell said doctors had not disclosed its nature to him. Miss Winchell, using the stage name Toni Eden, has appeared in three Broadway shows, "Up in Central Park," "Dark of the Moon" and "Devils Galore." She married William F. Law less, 29 r year - old Cambridge, Mass., scenic design student, on June 5, 1945, eloping with him to West New York, N. J. Lawless . filed for divorce in Cambridge Sept. 6, 1945, charg ing his wife had treated him cruel ly. On Dec. 9, 1946, Judge John C. Leggat of the Middlesex pro bate court dismissed Lawless' suit, commenting that Lawless could wait three years and sue for divorce on grounds of deser tion. Winchell said he had no idea where his daughter might be. She never has disappeared before, he said, adding she is "the most won derful daughter in the" world." Thanksgiving Services Draw Large Throngs Salem residents, both Protest ant and Catholic, gave thanks for their many blessings in Thanks giving services held throughout the city. A large assemblage gathered at a union service held in the First Methodist church under the spon sorship of the Salem Ministerial association to hear a sermon by the Rev. Orville Jenkins of the First Church of the Nazarene. "Most of us are too prone to take too much for granted," Jen kins said. VOurs is a troubled world and only in God is there hope and courage; just so long as we have God we need not be afraid." Large throngs attended masses at St Vincent DePaul and St. Joseph's Catholic churches. Two services were held at St. Paul's Episcopal church and others at St. J o h n's, Christ Lutheran, St. Mark's and Central Lutheran churches. 330,000 Error Made in Citv Books At Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 27 -UP)-The bookkeeper who made that error in the Indianapolis city ac counts was no piker. The mistake was for $330,000. -i As a result of the error Mayor Elect Al Feeney, a democrat, will take over the city that is busted on Jan. 1 when the republican regime goes out C. S. Ober, city conlroUer, who announced the error, said that In dianapolis has $330,000 less cash on hand than the books show. He blamed "sloppy, haphazard bookr keeping" and said no money was missing. area adjoins the bank on the north, at Fairgrounds road and Hunt street, with entrance on both streets. Parking is to be provided for general Hollywood district use as well as the bank's custo mers. Both business and personal banking are offered,; including checking and savings accounts. The, bank, is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance cor poration. , Cashier, of the bank' is Al H. Flicker. In addition to Meeks, the directors are Ronald : E. Jones, vice-president, Earl H. Moo try. Dr. F. C. Rankin, Frank T. Cuts forth, David O'Hara and Glenn M. Slentz. - i Contractors for the building were Mortarless Block Co., elec tion of walls; Cliff Ellis, concrete; Salem Heating and Sheet Metal, heating; Parker's Hollywood Plumbing and Heating Co, plumbing; Denison and Stone, electrical installation. All are Sa lem firms. 12 PAGES r 1! Rescued OAKLAND. Calif., Nov. 27 Hen ry IL Wolfe (above) of Oakland. Calif, Second Officer of the Army transport Clarksvale Vic tory, Is one ef four known sur vivors of the ship which crashed n rocky Hippa Island off the Northern British Columbia coast. Farty-five other crewmen are reported to have gone down when stern half of -the ship sank. Fear other crewmen were found dead en the island. (AP Wirepbote te the Statesman.) (Additional pictures on page II.) Crews Sight After-Section Of Shipwreck ' 'KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 27-(JPy- A coast guard rescue party completed today the removal of four known survivors of the wrecked army transport Clarks dale Victory from desolate little Hippa island, as the probable death toll was placed at 49. The last three survivors of Mon-, day night's shipwreck were taken aboard the cutter Citrus. One of the trio, unidentified in the dis patch from the scene, has a broken hip. All were reported suffering from shock and exposure. Later Third Mate William M. Rasmussen, Modesto, Calif, and Claire E. Driscoll, Los Angeles, were flown here and were taken immediately to the General hos pital. Second Mate Henry H. Wolfe. Oakland, Calif,' was being flown in another plane to Annette island, and was to be brought here by boat tonight The coast guard also said that the after section of the ship, with a mast protruding, had been def initely located off shore from the grounded bow. The other known survivor, who was found with the others on the beach. Seaman Carlos Sanabria of Honduras, was taken aboard the cutter Wachusett yesterday. Only four bodies have been re covered, two of them unidentified. U. S. Rubber Co. to Raise Tire Prices : NEW -YORK, Nov. 27-WP)-The United States Rubber Co. an nounced today: an increase in prices of its passenger car, truck, farm tractor and implement tires, effective Immediately. ; Passengpr tires will go up t to 8 per cent with the exception of the new low pressure type, which remains unchanged. Truck casings will increase from 5 to 7 per cent, 1 and farm tractor and implement tires will go up 5 to IVr per cent. Inner tubes remain virtually unchanged, II. -....:' ' j r. i r ---,, f . v . - . - OCzl, h ,n ! i i.. m. .i . i .i in in n i. i n ni Jtt FOUNDS Dk 1651 The Orecjon Statesman. Salem sttflflDslS 'T -.T, i r r r Pact Parley in January Suggest 4-Nation Conclave LONDON, Friday, Nov. 28 -(JPh The Russian news agency Tass-said today the Soviet government had suggested 'that foreign ministers of China, the United States, Rus sia and Great Britain meet next January to discuss a peace settle ment for Japan. The Tass report, which was from Moscow and was distributed by the Soviet monitor here, said Rus sia suggested that the proposed special session be held in China provided that "the Chinese gov ernment deems this desirable. Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov, said Tass, made the pro posal in reply to a suggestion for a preliminary conference delivered by Dr. Wang Shih-Chieh, Chinese minister of foreign affairs, through the Chinese embassy in Moscow Conveyed te U.S. Molotov's proposal also was con veyed to the VS. and British gov ernments, the agency said. The Soviet foreign minister's re ply t6 the Chinese foreign min ister was reported to have been given through the acting Soviet charge d'affaires in China yester day. Tass quoted Molotov as say ing: uiisjueniiv ,or uie sane oi , the earliest restoration of peace in j the Far East and affording to Ja- .mii nu r pvupie iwrKponaing conditions of peaceful develop-j aucm, uie oovici government pro-1 poses to Convene in January, 1948 a special session of the council of foreign ministers comprising rep resentatives of China, the U.S-A, the U.S.S.R. and Great Britain to discuss the question of the prepar ation of the peace settlement for Japan." Chinese Proposal The Tass report said the orig inal Chinese note proposed that a preliminary conference of the 11 nation Far Eastern commission be held at "an early date" to be chos en by Great Britain. Russia, the United States and China. This preliminary conference would consider "questions pertain ing to the convocation of a final peace conference. Big 3 Favor German Unity LONDON, Nov. 27 -0P)- The United States, Britain and Russia agreed tonight, informants said, on the necessity of quickly form ing a central government for all of Germany. Russia balked at creating a commission to study j only a few hours after leaders of Germany's final boundaries. i France's 1,000.000 unionized pub Over the protests of the United ' He service workers applied an un- States and Britain, Soviet For eign Minister V, M. Molotov de clared that so far as the Soviet Union was concerned eastern German territory up to the Oder and Neisse rivers was ceded to Poland and required no further study. The Potsdam conference ptoicu iius lemiory unaer pro - visional Polish administration 1 1 ,L!. A . . . pending final determination of Poland's western frontier." I The conference sources said the United States, Russia and Britain reached a tentative agreement that a German government should participate in any peace confer ence. NIP SPECTATORS KILLED TOKYO, Friday, Nov. 28 -JP-A surging crowd in Tottori, anx ious for a glimpse of touring Em peror Hirohito, fell 30 feet when a flimsy wooden overpass at th i been damaged in the rescue ope railway station collapsed. Two ! rations and was proceeding to died and 26 others were seriously Port Elizabeth with, the other injured. ' vessels' crew for repairs. New State - - V Progress en the new addition te the Oregon state hospital located opposite the present hospital en Center street is continuing with the service tunnel finished and some new streets paved. Shewn above Is the main wing ef the treatment betiding aa the forms for the concrete were being dismantled this week. Additional nnlte will include therapy wards, nurses' housing and greater recreational facilities. (Pho to by Deat DHL Statesman staff photographer.). Ore Friday November 28, 1947 on roa'omi Thanksgiving Bay Accident Toll at 105 By the Associated Press A total of 105 persons died violent deaths as the nation ob served the Thankygiving holi day, and the automobile acci dent was the chief killer. Ninety persons lost their lives Motorists by the thousands took to highways la the Salem area-Thanksgiving day as clear skies and a bright m broufht the temperature bp to tt de grees, bat only two minor traf fic accidents were reported by state and city police at a late, hoar this morning. One accident occurred twe miles north of Salem Thursday morning and the other within the city limits, bnt none or the passengers In any ef the ears in volved were seriously Injured, police said. in traffic accidents,, and 15 oth ers died violently of miscellan eous causes, including an air Schuman Regime Wins French Confidence Vote PARIS, Friday, Is'bv. 28 -(&)- Premier Robert Schuman and his new" coalition government won a narrow vote of confidence in the national assemhlv trtdav after he nrnmised tn Hmnnstrnt hfnr th day is out, "proofs of the government's energy" in combatting France's menacing wave of communist-led strikes. jn winning the vote of confidence 322 to 186, Schuman received , nearly 100 fewer votes than he djd iast Saturday when his ap- pointment as premier by Presi- dent Vincent Auriol was approv ed 412 to 184. Eighty - three members abstained from voting todajr. The ballot gave Schuman only 13 votes more than an ab solute . majority needed to sus tain the government. Communists Oppese All but two of the opposition votes came from the communist deputies. The motion was introduced by five deputies representing each of the blocs supporting Schuman, a popular republican. It expressed "confidence in the government to fight by the most energetic means against the high cost of living, io assure imme diately the freedom to work, to repress violence and to guaran tee the liberty and security of the citizens and maintain order in i the republic. Prepared to I'se Force Schuman told the assembly last night at the opening of its all night emergency session that his government was prepared to. use force "as a last recourse' to end the crippling strikes, now involv ing 2,000,000 workers throughout the nation. The confidence vote was taken expected checkrein to the strike wave by voting against a walk out. Crew of 33 Saved As Ship Hits Rocks : - v r? .1 Af Ul I OOlltll AiriCO LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 -(JP Mackay radio today received at its nearby Manhattan Beach sta tion a radio message from Capt. Harry Newak of the Earlham Victory saying it had taken aboard 38 crew members of the South African freighter President ReiU, wrecked today on rocks at Cape St. Francis, near Port Eliza beth, South Africa. The message said the Earlham Victory owned by the J. H. Winchester- Co. of New York, had Hospital Building Rising plane crash in West Virginia, hunting accidents and drown ings. The total passed last year's 83, of which 69 were traffic victims. The traditional fall holiday was marked " by sunny, mild weather in the gulf and south plains states and in most of the western states. Skies were gen erally clear on the east coast, but snow fell over most of the midwest and in western Penn sylvania and western New York. Illinois, beset by icy roads, and New York state, reported the greatest number of traffic deaths with 11 each. India la had eight and Texas and Wash ington six. each. One violent death from mis cellaneous cause was reported in Oregon. A child at Oregon City died after swallowing a pill containing a: quantity of strychnine. Modern Town Grows at Site Of Detroit Dam Construction of a modern town, for the accommodation of thous ands of men who will be em Dloved on the Detroit dam. is ad vancing rapidly and should be completed within a few months, Ivan Oakes, secretary of the Wil lamette River Basin commission, declared in a progress report here Thursday. The town will include standard streets, sewers, a sewage treat ment plant, dormitories, mess hall and various other facilities. Work on relocation of the north Santiam highway, the report said, is progressing slower due to heavy rains. Engineers, in charge of the pro ject, now are located at Fern Ridge dam. They were moved to the new location during the last month. Relocation of the Southern Pa cific railroad involves the major task at the Meridian dam in Lane county. Oaks said. A contract for $1,748,777.50 for construction of the Lost creek section of the rail road has been awarded to Mc Nutt Brothers. Another contract for excavation for a cut off trench on the left abutment of the Mer idian dam has been let to Morri-son-Knudon for $139,295. Concrete pier and abutment construction for three steel bridges on the Southern Pacific lines will be completed within approxi mately 30 days, the report con tinued. Building and utilities at the camp site. will be completed early next year. Weather Max Salraa Z Pprtiand S3 San Franc laco S3 Chicago 37 Min. ss Prcip. 13 trace trac New Yora 3S i Willamette river 2 ft. FORECAST from U.S. weather bu reau. McNarr field. Salem): Fair to day and tonight with lifht foe and early morning cloudine. but clearing before noon. Kirn temperature today 60. low tonight 38. - 1 Price 5c No. 210 BirDBuiKBir Cause of Tragedy Unknown JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 27 -yP-A twin-engine air transport tar ried 13 persons tojiaath in a pre dawn crash today as it approach ed the Yakutat village airport for a scheduled landinz. The DC-3, operated by the Co lumbia Air Cargo company of Portland, Ore., crashed two miles) from the mile-long airport after radioing at 420-a.m. for a straight in approach. Joe Dobbins, presi dent of the company, confirmed that all of the 11 passengers and two-man crew were killed. Townspeople reported two ex plosions after the crash. They Joined coattguardsmen in rush ing to the scene, and the civil aero nautics administration reported! they found only nine bodies, al though the search was continuing. The wreckage was reported "about two-thirds burned." A light drizzle and some fog shrouded the area at the time of the crash, with a 500-foot ceiling and visibility of 14 miles, the Yakutat weather station reported. Yakutat is about 200 miles north west of Juneau and about 250 miles east of Anchorage, from which it had departed. It was headed back for Seattle and-. Pert land after picking up seven phs sengers at Fairbanks and four at Anchorage. ; . Cause Mystery J The cause of the tragedy re mained a mystery. The timbered terrain adjacent to the airport is moderately low, with clear ap proaches. The field is close to the Gulf of Alaska. The Columbia firm is one of several that operate in Alaska tnd between Alaska and the States on a non-schedu'-e basis. It has been operating since May, 1946. Two wartime pilots were at the con trols. They were Pilot Jay B. Haworth, jr, 28, and Co-Pilot T. A. Keranen, 27, both of Portland. Passenger list The passengers were: Harold Ames of Longview, Wash., who was employed by the air firm in Anchorage; Ralph Chinella, Seattle; Edward Novans. Seattle: Ed Marek, of Seattle and An- chorage, who was enoate to his ! former home in Schuyler, Neb., for a holiday visit; T. S. Morgan, Fairbanks; Hugh Wolbert, Spokane. Wah.; Donald C. Smith, Denver, Colo.; A. Miller, Seattle; J. T. Jenkins, Milwaukie, Ore.; Betty Carter, Portland; i R. M. Murdock, La Salle. I'J. ! Haworth, who is survived by his widow and two children, flew with the Royal Canadian air force before transferring to the, United States air force and then was an instructor and flew in the South Pacific. Keranen flew the "hump" route into China during the war. Party Rashes te Scene A ground party was led to the crash scene by the pilot of a Piper Cub who first spotted the wreckage from the air just after dawn. In the party were Richard Aaland, Seattle, and Emmett Flood, Renton, Wash., pilot and co-pilot of a Northern Airline plane which followed the ill-fated craft into Yakutat two hours later. One wing had been torn from the transport, apparently when it hit a tree, and wreckage was found over a 100-yard area. Flood saidj The horizontal stabilizer was ripped from the plane and it was badly burned, he added. The crash was in a level wooded area and the pilots' opinions coincided that the crash resulted from some emer gency other than weather. Driver Escapes as Car Overturns J. Malcolm Pierce, 243 D st.. es caped with minor injuries Thurs day night when his car overturned at North Church and Madison streets, city police reported. Investigating officers said Pierce's car went out of control as he was driving soutfi on Churc h street, skidded 100 feet and rolled over three times. The car came to rest 215 feet from the point where it started to skid, police said. Pierce was thrown out of the car as it irolled over, police said, and he refused medical aid offer ed at the accident scene.