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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1947)
L i The Slat' Salem, Ort Sunday. December 23, 1947 Snell Crash Voted Top Spot on 1947 List of State News Stories By the Associated fmt ? . Oregon's biggest news story of 1947 was the tragic plan crash which carried Governor Earl Snell, Secretary of State Robert S. Terrell Jr, Senate President Marshall Cornett, and Pilot Cliff Hogue to their deaths. 4, Every' editor voting on the year's "ten biggest Oregon news stories" gave first place to the disaster and the unprecedented gov ern mental changes it invoked. Nearly all the editors selected the "flying MUcerC-Hhe myster ious speeding discs J which . were first reported sighted In June and still go unexplained' Oregon's second biggest story of 1947. The Associated Press member papers, radio stations, and staff editors who balloted ea the year's Disloyal Acts, TIT V 1WUD - . . inions NO MAN CAN GrET ON VERY WELL IP HE IS ALWAYS WILLING- TO LET SOMCOME. TELL WIM WHERE HE OFF. GrETS i - Tonll get off lighter ea yew fuel east wheat fM rely Mebilheat. the dependable feel for' steve ar"feraee. Produced by refiners ef MebUgaa- and Mobiles, here's a fael that mer tts first and lasting considers tt- I fit yatro I i . i 'y major stories were less unanimous about the next choices. - Sales Tax Third : --.' The sales tax's defeat in Octo berfifth time the state's voters rejected such tax was ranked as the third most important news story. Three stories came next, separ ated by a half -point in the vot ing. The Mormon cricket plague in eastern Oregon wheat and farm lands of May and June was In fourth place; the state legislative session longest in Oregon history in fifth place; and the rash of daylight bank holdups in sixth place. I . The fantastic Broadhurst mur der case, which ended with much married Gladys Broadhurst con victed of persuading young lover to kill her wealthy , husband, was ranked Oregon's seventh best news story of the year. , The appearance -of floating Ja panese mines in shipping lanes off the Oregon coast placed eighth in the balloting. Like the flying sau-cers.-thls story left a mystery still unsolved: the fate of the fishing boat Zarembo III, which left As toria Sept. t and never returned. Some thought a Japanese mine might have sunk it The pitiful tale of "Little: Miss X",-a 2-year-old girl found beaten and abandoned in northern-Cali fornia, wall Judged, by the editors as the ninth story of the year. The babe was identified -eg the cnua of a -southern Oregon woman, who was: later sentenced to imprison ment. The telephone strike, which up set communication last spring, placed last among the ten best stories. Used in Probe "WASHINGTON, Bee 27 -ff) Chairman Seth W. Richardson of the government's loyalty review board today announced a rule of strict secrecy in disposing of the cases ' of government employes suspected of disloyal acts. And he emphasized that acts not opinions are the chief con cern of his agency, the "supreme court in the check that it being made 'on federal worker' loyalty. Everyone concerned with the check, he asserted; has been in structed "to pay no attention to American differences of opinion." Releasing the first comprehen sive statement on board aims and procedures.4 Richardson said: "The board feels strongly that advocacy of whatever change in the form of government or the economic system of the United States, or both, however far reaching such change may be, is not disloyalty, unless ' that advo cacy is coupled with the advocacy or approval, either singly or in concert with others, of the use of unconstitutional means to ef fect, such change. "We strongly believe that per sons holding beliefs "calling for a change in our form of government through the use of force or other unconstitutional means, who in dicate these beliefs by associa tion or conduct, and persons who demonstrate that their allegiance is primarily to some foreign pow er or influence, and that they de sire to remain in, or enter upon, uie service or our nauon. - Boy Killed as Sled Hits Car WXNATCHEE, Wash- Dec 27 (AV One boy was killed and an other seriously injured near here today .when their speeding tobog gan struck a car neadon on the Squichuck hill road. . i i . - Ted Miles, lB-year-oid wen a tehee youth, died soon after he was taken to a local hospital. His companion, - Richard Hogg, 13, was reported in critical condition by attendants tonight. Police said tne boys were siea ing on the hill and mat their to boggan had just rounded a turn when it struck the car. Radio Eepairj AO Makes Appliance Repairs 9221 - rheae 340 Court Glebe Wernicke Filing Cabinet and Syxlcrrs Ge Hand in Hand ie Speed UP YdSinpliiy Year Office Decortb See Safeguard System for filing: letters, in voices, etc Fits Into any cabinet. Oxford Pendaflex , Hanging- Folders for any filing cabinet or desk drawer. Small Business Bookkeeping, Systems . . . Ideal Systems, Shaws All Facts Books, National Sim plex outfit . . . for all kinds of business, mer chants, restaurants, service stations, etc. ' Set Us For Your Office Needs fteedham's Book Store 465 Statt St Phone 5S02 Aoto nd-Vicc by "C Shrodi THAT GOOD tGQMMr OSED CAR AT snnocn riOTon co. . This Tim It's Hudson ' Church A ChemekeU St. " Hungarians Deny Russians Invited9 to Stay BUDAPEST. Dec 27-tfP)-The Hungarian foreign minis try de nounced as "a gross lie" last night what it said was an assertion by the Associated Press that Soviet troops were still in Hungary at the invitation of the Hungarian gov ernment An Associated Press dispatch, summarizing an eyewitness sur vey of Russian garrisons in west ern Hungary, had reported their troop strength at 25,000 and quot ed Hungarians in provincial towns occupied by the Soviet army as saying they had been told by Rus sians the troops were remaining an additional three months by re auesf of the government. The government as the dispatch pointed out, never has officially explained the continued presence of strong. Russian tactical forces beyond the peaceKtreaty deadline of December IS, when these forces were to have been reduced to lines of communications units. -V'-tf Fund Added for Insurance on Housing Loans WASHINGTON, Dec ! 27 -flV President Truman today signed legislation increasing by $750,000,- 000 the authority of fne federal housing administration to Insure loans on housing construction. The loans are made under Title VI of the federal housing act. . . Federal housing administration officials said that the new author! zation will make possible immedi ate resumption of "effective aid to private industry In providing urgently needed housing for vet erans. t The measure, passed in closing days ox the special session of con gress, increases the insurance au thorization $250,000,000 at once and makes another $500,000,000 available up to March 31 at the discretion of President Truman. FHA stopped processing Title VI applications from-home builders when , the original $4200,000,000 authorization ran out In late No vember. Builders advocated emer gency action by congress to pre vent a housing slump, noting that almost one-third of new dwelling construction is financed by Title Vi insurance. PEES and ether See Itching, Praia pee, t a I disorderes corrected. (Heeasaerhelds) Flstala, Fissure, it HIM Treatment Ne BestftaJlsauea Cad fee , examination or write for free Descriptive Booklet. Drat beeeaae bearable by de lay. - . Dr. R. Revnolda Clinic , Natare-Precteleclst 21$ N. liberty St, Sales, Ore. GOP Chiefs to Talk of Added ion Braat Family Has Holiday Time Party FAIR VIEW Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Andrews were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Doud of Dayton and Mr. and Mrs. George Doud and daughter of Webfoot; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Osborne and Boy Han villa of Newberg. Guests at the Andrews home are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Burcnett and Johnny of Bandon. Having Christinas dinner; with their parents. Mr, and Mrs. J. C Church were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Church and family of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Church and Mr, and Mrs. Merle Church. Members of the family of Mrs. Leah Braat had Christmas dinner with her son-in-law and daugh ter. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Finnicum. Later they returned to Braats for the tree. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Braat and family, Doris Braat of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fowler and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Estelle of Myrtle Point, Arnold Braat, Mrs. Leah Braat and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fin nicum and family. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Church visited Tuesday and Wednesday with their brother and family, Mr. jand Mrs. Paul Church in Port land ! Home for Christmas were Mr. and Mrs. Leon Church and Carol Lee Church of McMinnviile with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Church and Judy. WASHINGTON, Dec 27 -UP) The senate republican policy com mittee will -consider further anti- inflation proposals along with raft of other congressional is sues wnen it meets eanv next month. Senator Taft (R-Ohio) said today. Taft. chairman of this commit tee and a - candidate for the re publican presidential nomination, outlined a heavy schedule for possible action in the new ses sion of congress. Meanwhile, house leaders indi cated top places will be given to tax reduction, extension of rent controls and a felash In govern ment spending to supplement the "voluntary action legislation of the special session . Taft said several : anti-Inflation proposals will be laid before the senate GOP policy gulden. These include the extension ox rent con- Cain Requests Aid to Germany PORTLAND, Dec. 11 -UP) -A recommendation that Germany be rebuilt in order to reconstruct EU rope came today from Sen. Harry P. Cain (R-Wash). who was a colonel in the Italy and Germany campaigns-. Cain declared that he found i construction almost at a standstill when he j visited Europe two months ago. ."There has been but a single change In Germany sine inarched out of there in 1945," he said. "The Germans have moved the rubble from the center of the street to the alleys. That is alL The rest of the country is the The -Washington senator de clared that "trying to build up tho nations outside Germany and leaving Germany to the last won't work. Germany must be built up first, because it is the key to Xu- rope s economy Too Late to CUaalfy WOi. PARTY who fount a black puna on Highland bus Sat. call Mrs. Hal. Ph. 7004. Will (ira literal rjaward YOUNG Ldis to hcln with tnvvn lory. 1,M pr hr. Apply Sunday after m p.m. fit. 4SS7 lurvrT- ' To the paraoa who stoto our ffra aaOUUmobil. w hop yaw naad tham World War II Tt amputoa with four cnuoran. Boiling - Leaking Oadialors Neod tho ottonfloa of on radiator expert Wo haw comploto iacfl UIm widi which to repedr, clean and flush radiators and cooling systems ... 1 Day 1 Stop Sorrlcs Saflslactloa Guarantosd Lodcr Bros. 4ZS Center Phono 1133 Reliable Tree Service - Teppiaa - FeUlag Kemeving lasured Operator rnone Mill Trade ft For Goaf -$5X3 . Incredible? Not at sJL That new $500 far coat could be stolen,' chewed bj a dor or just plain "lost." $5.00 guarantees replacement at fALDri GENUAL OF AMZMCA'AGCNCT -U u irjsunAncu "Oregon's Largest Upstate Agenc' 129 N. Commercial Salem - Dial 9119 v Salem and Coos Bay : Mexican Plane Cnrbs troL possible regulation of trad ing on the commodity exchanges, proposed restrictions on bank cre dit and "other anti-inflation mea sures" which he did not define specifically. Taft told reporters it mar be Impossible to settle on a legisla tive Jbudget a sort of counter part to the 1 president's recom mendations on income and outgo until after some decision has been reached as to the amount of money congress expects to ap prove for long range economic aid to Europe. High Tension Wire Draws Four to Death MARTIN. Ky Dec. 11 -UP)- Four persons were found electro cuted today, their bodies piled up in the back yard of one of the vie tuns, who waa putting up a radio aerial which came in contact with a high tension wire. Floyd county coroner Braddie Shepherd said Robert Flanary, 38, was ' electrocuted first, and his six-year-old son, ' John Hugh Flarary, was killed when he touched his father. Flanary's brother-in-law, Hugh Norris, 30, who lived next door, ran to the scene and he too was electrocuted, ; the coroner added. Norris wifa, Edith, 28, tried to help -the three and she died when she reached the ground near the bodies. l ; The bodies were piled up when the coroner arrived and a crowd of about300 persons had gathered at the scene.: Shepherd said Mrs. Flanary had to Dei neld back from running to ner nusbano. Tne victim taxi zus widow and three children. , ' - A neirhbor. Everett Clark. S5. helped separate the victims with a piece of dry wood. ; r ) , , The coroner said the aerial be came tangled with" a line of the Kentucky and West Virginia Pow er company, which carried 6,900 volts. Company officials immedi ately began an investigation of the accident. Now Showing Watercolprs BY Paul Immel - OF SEATTLE I. ! The Northwest's Famous Painter of Flowers j r ; ART GALLERIES Third Floor -3 " . 340 Court Crashes in Gity LEON. Mex, Dec 27-W)-A Panini Airlines passenger plane crashed four blocks from the Leon public square today, killing eight persons, seriously injuring 10, and destroying three houses.. The two-eneihed plane, en route from Durango to Mexico City, had Just taken off from the Leon air port, police said, when it apparent ly developed engine trouble. It was attempting to return to the airport when , It crashed, they adoed. Of the eight dead, five were plane passengers and three were residents of the destroyed houses. Four of the 10 injured were pas sengers. Anderson Told To Bare Grain Trading Prohe WASHINGTON, Dec 27 -6fV Chairman Andresen (R-Minn.) of s house tovestigsting committee. called upon Secretary of Agri culture Anderson today to dis close the names of ZOO federal employes In Chicago who alleg edly speculated in the commodi ties market on the strength of "inside" government information. Andresen said in a letter to An derson that his house committee on commodity speculation wants the facts concerning "the inves tigation conducted by the com modity exchange authority dur ing the fall of 1947" involving the 200 federal workers. ! Andresen told newsmen late to- dav that? ha had received infor mation vtnr. reliable uunt" that tha eofntnoditv ex change authority conducted an in vestigation of alleged gambling on the Chicago commodity mart in August or septenwer rano nev er made it public" '' HCL Blamed for New Year's Eve Reservations Slip PORTLAND. Dec 27-UP)-No- body predicts it will be a quiet New Year's eve tout ' the public night club . owners Wish it were even less so. j Club operators agreed today that high.living coats have crimped the usual big demand, for New Year's eve reservations. "People aren't coming in like they should," commented one owner. "I figure there's a 49 per cent difference from last year. There's only one answer tht high cost of living." Another commented mat "only big names will pull people into night spots these days." Ordinary floor show talent, ho added, leaves the. tables empty. ' -' A&MS BAN OKDEXED SINGAPORE, Sunday, Dec 28 ()-The Sunday Tribune said to day that the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions . has ordered a boycott of ,r ships carrying arms from Canada to China when they pass through Singapore. FOOD RIOTS IN MUKDEN NANKING, Dec 27-tfVCom- munists are harassing isolated Mukden with increasing, boldness and food riots have broken out in 'that shivering Manchurian city, reports seeping through the newly-established censorship said to- DEMAND Z5-CENT RAISE SAGINAW, Mich- Dec. 27-GP)- Leaders of 12,000 CIO auto work ers here Joined today in the grow ing rank and file demand on their union to seek a 25 cents an hour wage increase from the car industry. College Skiers r dash Today SUN VALLEY, Idaho, Dec 17 (AVSnow was packed today on the downhill ski course at Galena summit ; In preparation for the sixth annual intercollegiate ski meet which will get underway to morrow morning. 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