ft t School Board Votes Budget; Includes 15 Raise for Teachers A salary increase of about 15 per cent tor aU teachers and other employes of Salem school district, plus a general belt-tightening in other departments of school operations, feature a 19-48-49 budget adopted Tuesday night by the district school board and citizens' budget committee. The budget calls for a general fund of $1,620,850 to 'be financed ' by tax millage estimated at 32.5. DIP 1.4 X a i i 13 i : i 'DTDODDDJ Travel letter No. 5 BOSTON Spring arrived here at 1157 am today (Mar. 21) and really' Bright sunshine, tem perature 60 degree-, balmy wind And the snow monuments of win ter are fast disappearing There u a great contrast be tween downtown Boston and resi dential Boston. The former with its narrow, winding streets, its crowded buildings and traffic jams has given Boston a reputa tion for congestion which is rvt borne out in the outlying resi dential areas There a -paciounes abounds hich quite belies the crooked cramping of the old town of Boston. Flaming parkways, de tached hou-er; on luts with space for yard and trees. frequent tracts of woodland. numerous ponds, occasional shopping cen ters, gjve more of a smajl-city character to Greater Boston Of course there are plenty of apurtments adjacent to the busi ness district, and tenements bor dering on slums in certain sec twms. but f inning ouf south and west and north are attractive resi dential commuiuUos. Greater Bos ton' , is m fact, a cluster of town?: Milton. Dedham. Brokline. the Nektons, Hoxbury. Arlington and farther out are Lexington and Concrd and Wellesley Binding them i t .cry satis factory trarusit sytem. buses, trolley cars, subway and elevated; also commuter train n the rail road. The subway is superior to New York City'.-. -- cars more modern, more comfortable, sta tions ard facilities far cleaner. Here the fare is Kc New York City (Continued on editorial page) Neuner Denies Liquor Law Loo ji rihole Valid There are no loopholes in the Knox liquor control law permit ting persons who own or operate a private club or any other place without a license to allow patrons, frequenters or others to congre gate for the purpose of mixing al coholic drinks containing more than 14 per cent alcohcl by vol ume or escape the penalties there for, Attorney General George Neuner ruled Tuesday Neuner said it was the duty of the liquor control commission to cau.se the arrest of every person who owns or operates such a place, anil every agent r serant connected therewith, for main taining a common nuisance For a second offense abatement pro ceedings should be started. Neuner said " The attorney general said neith er a sale nor operating at a finan cial profit is a necessary element. Jews to Form Government JERUSALEM. March 23 4 Repcesentati ves cf P a 1 e s t i n e's 600,000 Jews announced tonight a provisional Jewish government would begin operation in the holy land May 16. a day after the Brit ish yield their mandate In a joint meeting of the Jew ish agency and Jewish national council in Tel Aviv, the Jews re jected any plan for a holy land trusteeship, as suggested hy the United States to the United Na tions. A statement said that prior to lay 18 the Jews will "do our ut- May most to minimize the chaos ere- ated by the present government and we shall maintain so far as lies within our power the public service neglected by it." Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "Mind H I rtd over your up M mills irom last years a mill levy for school purposes. Total school tax levy is expected to be higher, however, due to bond funds already levied for or contemplated in the district. Salem taxpayers will pay an additional 25 levy for a bond fund already in effect, down .2 mill from last year, and taxpay ers of Salem and districts which consolidated with this district a year ago would pay another 1.9 mills if a proposed $1,500,000 bond issue for school expansion is approved. This would make the total school tax levy within Salem an estimated 36 9 mills, up 7.2 mills from last year. Beth the new bond issue and the $420,083 needed, outside the 6 per cent budget increase ceiling under Oregon law, to balance the budget for 1948-49 will be voted on in a school election April 16 (Additional details, page 2) Contracts Let For Buildings At Hillcrest A low bid of $688,151 from a Portland contracting firm was ap proved by the state board of con trol Tuesday for the construction of buildings and a tunnel at HilU crest school for girLs and work will probably get under way with in a few weeks, officials said. The bid, one of five, was re ceived from Malarkey and Moore, contractors, for the building of a dormitory, school building, food locker and tunnel. The state emer gency board has. been called here Friday to approve or reject the low bid State architects had esti mated the ctst of the project at more than $800,000 Approval also was given an $18,000 claim of the state forestry board covering fire damage to a CCC building taken over by the forestry department in 1942 The structure was located a few miles south of Corvallis. Frances Keally. New York City, one of the architects who designed the state capitol. advised the board of control he would arrive in Sa lem in June to confer with board members with relation to any changes contemplated in the struc ture Only immediate improve ments now being considered in volve installation of air condi tioning Theie was no opposition to a request from the Marion county health department to locate a port able tuberculosa X-ray machine in the state capitol building for a few days about May 3. Klamath Snow Closes Sehools KLAMATH FALLS, March 23 Heavy snows disrupted pov. -er service and forced closuie of all Klamath county schools here today Only7 schools iru-ide Klamath Falls were able to continue classes?- The others were called off becau-e school buses could not operate on roads in the county. The snow knocked out the pow er line to Lakeview and points east of here addition, minor service breaks were reported The snow was a foot deep in Klamath Falls. Peterson Refuses Hearing on Milk Price Adjustments PORTLAND. March 23 --4') The Portland Milk Distributors association annunced today that State Agriculture Director E L. Peterson had refused a new hear ing for milk price revision. ? The distributors had a-ked price adjustments because of ris- ln "Plating cost, Peterson said "I can find no reason lor noiding a hearing at tnis lime on tne oasis oi laciors , outlined by the distributors. j J L. Skinner, president of the distributors, said the dealers may j call another meeting to formu late policy. I don t see how we can keep on losing money," he added. 82 Billion Increase in Mortgage Limit Passes WASHINGTON, March 23--A $2,000,000,000 increase in the government's authority to insure mortgages on new housing con struction was approved by voice vote in. the house today. The measure, which now goes to the senate, is intended to boost housing construction. FINNISH ENVOY TO LEAVE HELSINKI. March 23-(Pr-Fin-nish Premier Mauno Pekkala will leave for Moscow tomorrow to participate in discussions on a treaty between Russia and Fin land, it was reported tonight. TORNADO CUTS CAPERS CHARLOTTE, N. C, March 23 (Jfy-A tornado swept across North Carolina early tonight, striking first in .Mecklenburg county near the South Carolina line. Reports indicated little damage was done. (She NINETY-EIGHTH YEAR 8 Dead; W r eckage Reached WOODLAND, Wash., March 23 -CPV- Capt. A. B. Little of the Washington state patrol radioed from the scene of a crashed C-47 air force transport late tonight that searchers had found eight bodies of air force personnel in the snow blanketed mountains. Two others survived. Cowlitz County Coroner Gordon Quarnstrom said two bodies were found by searchers at considerable distance from the shattered place several hours after six olliers were located in and near the wreckage. The coroner said the six bodies and two survivors earlier had ten tatively accounted for the eight men listed by the air force, but that the search was continued af ter Major John B, Harding, pilot, reported 10 men were aboard the aircraft. Quarnstrom said the last two bodies found were located by fol lowing tracks down a stream on the north slope of the mountain side where the plane struck. The scene is five miles north of Davis peak. The plane vanished early Sun day afternoon during a torrential rain-storm w h i le approaching Portland for an instrument land ing. It had left Fairfield-Suisun base in California. Both survivors are under treat ment at the Barns General hos pital, Vancouver. Wash. They are Major Harding and Pfc. John M. Belmont, East Boston, Mass. They had rrawd through the mountain snows to a logging cabin Monday, staved there overnight and got the attention of loggers. Announced 8 Aboard Fairfield-Suisun officials had announced eight aboard, listing them as. Major John B. Harding. Port land, the pilot: Capt. Frederic J. Ziegler. jr. Portland; Capt. Wil liam H. Tillery, Fairfield. Calif.: Capt. Wiley A. Garber. Oakland. Calif : 1st Lt David H Greiss, VaT lejo. Calif : Sgt. Stephen J. Pres sey, Oakland, Calif.; PFC John M. Belmonte, Fast Boston. Mass , and Pvt Olm Ralph Horn, Longview. Wash. The Barnes General hospital in Vancouver said both Harding and Belmonte would recover The hos pital said the major had a broken leg. second degree burns on the hands and feet which later froze, and was suffering from shock. His condition, however, was described as "fairly good .' Belmonte suffered numerous cuts and shock in the crash and fioze his hands and feet in the two nights ;n the hills. (lommunist Pressure Forced Mac to Move NEENAH. Wis.. March 23-OP)-Thre threat of pressure by the American communist party against Gen. Douglas MacArthur prompt ed him. the general says, to an nounce his availability for politi cal office. MacArthur's statement was made in a letter to a Neenah attor ney, Charles H. Velte. Politics on Who Running for What (Editor! note: Comments In this series are made by or for the candi date without restriction, and may or may not reflect the policy of this newspaper Today's subject: Roy Houek (r), candidate for State Representative I respectfully submit my candi dacy for the republican nomina tion as Marion county representa tive. My education and experience including ownership and operation of a farm near Salem for 22 years. and the con tracting and building of many sections ot major Ore gon highways ould appear to qualify me to discuss and aid in the solution of the larger problems con fronting us. Key Heaek Farm market ing and management are of prime importance in being enabled to pass on agriculture legislation; good roads always have been of major importance to agriculture, industry and commerce. I believe power and irrigation dams, and flood control should be undertaken by the federal government but with power dis tribution carried, on by private enterprise, public utilities or mu nicipalities. And as a graduate' 10 PAGES Brought Word WOODLAND, Wash.. March 23- MaJ. John B. Harding, pilot of a wrecked C-47, who, with a fellow passenger, crawled through mountain snows with a broken leg and severe burns to tell searchers today the loca tion of the wrecked craft. Eight others died in or after the crash. House to Pass 'Veto-Proof Tax Cut Today WASHINGTON. March 23-P-The house got set today to pass the $4,800,000,000 income tax cut bill along to President Truman tomorrow. The rules committee decreed only one hour of debate before the vote. Speaker Martin (R-Mass) pre dicted the house will approve the senate's version of the bill by more than a 3-to-l margin. "The tax cut is certain," he said. He added that if the president vetoes the bill, as is widely ex pected, the veto will be over ridden. Chairman Leo Allen (R-Ill ) told the rules committee: "I hope the president is as eager to sign this bill giving American taxpayers $4,800,000,000 as he is to sign the Marshall plan to give other nations $6,200,000,000." Actress 4Too Busy' To Call for 2,300 LOS ANGELES. March 2Z-4A)-"Lauren Bacall finally found time to drop in at the county clerk's office today and pick up $2,300 worth of government bonds w hich had been held for her since she wa.s a minor. The actress, now 23, explained: '"This is the first day I've really had time to come in. I've been so busy working and have been away on location a lot." Parade . . in the Mav Primaries! electrical engineer of OSC I feel qualified to pass on these sub jects. Also, war-time surveys show that promotion of public health and education are mandatory. Our educational and health standards must be increased, and my convic tion to that end is exemplified in work on the Community Chest, the Red Cross, infantile paralysis control and as school board chair man. I believe, too, that harmonious relations between labor and man agement is a "must," and that the principles of organized labor, properly administered, can be kept intact. I also believe promises to our veterans must be kept and that those who won World War II should receive just consideration. Aviation knowledge is important for good legislation. I enlisted for pilot's training in World War I and am now a registered pilot. I am a 32nd degree Mason, Knights Templer, and a Rajah of AJJcader Temple; member of chamber of commerce, Kiwanis, Elks 336, and building board of DA Vs. I am 52, married and have three children, one in OSC and two in Salem high. Your support at the primaries would be appre ciated. (Temerrow: H. R. Jones). (A few of the 17 candidates for rep rrsentaUvc have not yet provided their story and picture. Their "deadline" is Friday, March M.) t ire? f j My FOUND The Oroqon Stat mem, Saltm. Oregon. Wednesday. March Senate Gen. Clay To Stay in Germany WASHINGTON. March 23-OPH The United States posted new "communism keep out" signs to day in western Germany, in Tur key and in Greece. President Truman announced that a military man, Lt. Gen.' Lu cius D. Clay, would stay in com mand of our German occupation zone indefinitely. A plan to let the state department take over next July 1 went out the window. The White House said this was decided after "a review of. the present situation." Some officials said this country was acting to prevent any weakening of its po sition in so vital an outpost of western Europe. ! Then the senate approved, with-' ! out even the formality of a record ! vote, a $275,000,000 program for two other countries on the east ' west boundary Greece and Tur key. The purpose: to provide those countries with arms, equipment and U. S. military advice. The house started debate on its ' $6,205,000,000 bill covering Greek Turkish aid and military, along with economic, aid to China. But , the big item in the bill was "ERP" the $5.300.000,000 'European re covery program. Mr. Truman conferred for more , than an hour with the nation's highest defense chiefs. His press secretary, Charles G. Ross, said they talked about "budget prob . lems in connection with the armed services nothing more." , British Watch Trieste Border ROME, March 23-P)-British military police reinforced the bor der in Trieste free state tonight as precautionary measure. A foreign ministry spokesman in Rome said Italy would reject Yugoslavia's second offer to bar ter her claims to Trieste for Ital ian Gorizia. Maj. Gen. Terence S. Airey. chief civil officer of the allied military government in Trieste, said fresh detachments had been moved into the border area divid ing Trieste territory between Yu j goslav and British-American oc j cupation zones "in case there are j repetitions of the September 15 ; incidents" in which a Yugoslav ; detachment attempted to move in i to the British-American zone. The border was reinforced after an Italian civil policeman was ! wounded last night by a Yugoslav patrol which opened fire during a dispute as to where the boun dary lay. Log Crushes Boy on Beach NEWPORT, March 23-P-Cene Cranford, 17. former Hubbard res ident, was killed on the beach here today when crushed under a log on which he sought refuge from an incoming wave. Witnesses said the log was lift ed by the wave, toppled the youth to the sand and rolled upon him. Young Cranford was visiting at the home of John C. Millican, To ledo, ad was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Cranford, who moved recently from Hubbard district to Corning, Calif. Torrential Rains Beat on California SAN FRANCISCO, March 23- . P)-Torrential rains, driven by j strong winds, drenched the San i Francisco bay region and the up j per Sacramento valley tcday, and ! more of the same was forecast for tomorrow. More than four inches of rain fell on the Pit river watershed in a few hours. Cazadero. in upper Sonoma county had 3.55 inches. The storm was expected to spread over the dry San Joaquin valley today. Weather Salesa - Portland San Francisco Chicago New York Max. .. 34 55 51 .. S3 43 Mln. 21 32 37 X 38 Precip. .M .01 .84 .00 - J4 Willamette river S.7 feet. FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu reau, McNary field. Salem): Cloudy with occasional light rain showers to day and tonight. High today iS, low tonight 38. SALEM PKECIPITATIOH (Frosa Sept. 1 to March 24) This Year 37.55 Last Year 29.64 Average 30.40 EX Passes To G0eDp U.S. Calls for Showdown on Berlin Council j BERLIN, March 23 - P) - The j United States, Britain and France asked today for a showdown on j whether the Soviet Union wants ; to maintain four-power rule over ! Germany. This came in a demand upon Soviet Marshal Vassily Sokolov sky to set a date for the next ' meeting of the allied control coun 1 cil before taking up work of less , er four-power committees. Late today the Russians par tially ended their boycott of four : power government by calling for ' a meeting of subcommittees on currency reiorm ana currency! printing lor later in the week. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, the Amer ican military governor, declared his own boycott, however, by in forming Sokolovsky that the Americans would not attend any subcommittee meetings until a date is set for another council meeting, which Sokolovsky, as temporary chairman, must call. The Russians had previously cancelled seven meetings and a top American official said: "We are tired of being pushed : around. The Soviets think they can I cancel meetings on subjects they I don't want to discuss and call ' meetings on subjects they want to discuss." 'Dozer Digs Wliale's Grave SEASIDE, Ore., March 23-;P The problem of a whale that would not quit wandering even after death finally was solved here today. The city got out a bulldozer and buried the 32 foot mammal. The whale washed ashore south of town yesterday, just 40 feet outside city limits. High tide last night moved it inside city limits. Another high tide today carried it farther north. Gearhart, neighboring city to the north, got wind of this trend, and called an emergency council ses sion. But Seaside ended the problem. A bulldozer pushed the carcass onto dry beach, then scooped out a ditch and buried the derelict. Test Pilot Lays Claim To Altitude Record HATFIELD. England. March 23 JF- Test Pilot John Cunningham said he flew almost lO'i miles above the earth today. Climbing out of his jet pro pelled De Havilland Vampire fighter, Cunningham said he was certain he had broken the world altitude record of 56.017 feet set in 1938 by Italian Pilot Mario Pezzi. " "65! ( . .. School Board Severs Religion Classes; Talk with Pastors Due Religious education classes as now conducted for Salem district public school children were or dered terminated in order to com ply with a recent U. S. supreme court decision, when the district school board considered the issue last night at the public school administration building. Board members instructed the school administration to confer with the Salem Ministerial asso ciation's weekday religious edu cation committee to carry out the order at least by the end of the present school semester. The board action apparently did not close the gate to possible ar rangements for the conduct- of church-sponsored religious classes off school premises, but during school time. This arrangement is permitted without violating the law, it was asserted last week by Attorney General George Neu ner in an interpretation of the U. S. supreme court decision. Schools Superintendent- Frank B. Bennett recommended the board action, stating that local religious classes held in public school buildings "are not in ac cord with the supreme court rul ing." The board ' approved the superintendent's recommendation by unanimous voice vote, with out comment" 24. 1943 Pries Greek -Turk Aid ii . ... Stop all J)iplomat ieH:-.jaW"l r ' . : . 4' r" o NEW YORK, Mareh 23 Youth fnl Soviet Ambassador Alexander S. Panyushkin, in his first major l.8. address, tonight, empha sized an international "slander campaign" Is being waged against a "peaceful Russia. Soviet Envoy to U.S. Stresses Hope for Peace NEW YORK, March 23 -(A1) Soviet Ambassador Alexander S. Panyushkin charged tonight that a "monstrous" slander campaign is being waged against Russia a nation that "has always stood and stands now for peace and international cooperation." In his first major speech in this country the youthful envoy charged that Winston Churchill and American forces of "interna tional reaction" are trying to stir up enmity against the Soviet Union. He said, however, in an address delivered at a dinner meeting of the national council of American- Soviet friendship: j "It is not the Soviet Union, but I certain circles from the camp of international reaction, which are i well known to all of us, which I have lowered the 'iron curtain' ! in order to conceal beyond it the j truth about the Soviet Union and about countries in eastern Eu- rope." f Eleven times in the 1,600-word I speech Panyushkin said Russia . wants to live at peace with the United States and all other coun tries. FIRE IN HOME FOR AGED OMAHA, March 23-(P)-Fire which broke out in an old peo ples' home here early today killed fte people and left seven in jured, three critically. Meanwhile, local church educa tion leaders had pointed out that no change is likely for the few weeks of religious classes remain ing, as the classwork normally close early in May. Walter Sny der of the state education de partment, one of four lay mem bers, heads the local committee of the ministerial association sponsoring the religious class program. Commenting on the school board's stand. Dr. Chester Hamb lin. local pastor who heads the Oregon Council of Churches and formerly was one of the leaders in the local weekday class pro gram, stated: "In most of our communities it will be possible for ministers to work out a released-time program wherein religious training may be given in various churches.' This has been the established practice in Portland and any community can work out a similar method. "However, this supreme court decision causes all of us to re think our total program of. re ligious education. All of our churches ought to examine their church school teaching program and make every possible improve ment. In addition, we must work out closer relationship between borne and church." - , No. 8 ; , ' m WaflCswS U.S. Allowed tor1 5c. Ask Injunction ' After 13 Days By John B. Owen ; t WASHINGTON; March 23 -GFH President Truman feet the TafW Hartley labor law in motion lata today to try to stop the nine-day old coal strike. . -, i , He ordered af board of . inquiry; to bring to him within 13 days tbei ; facts of the miners.' pension dis-' pute between John jL. Lewis and the operators. - j , j When this is done, the govern- men can ask the federal court td " issue an injunction - to 'halt ' tb walkout. This carries . with it threat of contempt of court npna'- ties jail or fines if it is ignored.- - Mr. Truman acted six hours af ter Lewis, president? of the United Mine Workers, scorned a govern- ment plan to settle his quarrel witH me son coat operators. f s Went to White House - Federal Conciliator Cyrus S. Ching wer.t immediately to tbw White House to announce failum in his efforts to make peace. Mr. Truman, in accordance with, language of the Taft-Hartley act. said the strike if .continued will imperil the national health and safety. ? . Hardly had Mr. Truman issued his order than he d new sharp crit- icism from John D. Battle, execu-' ! tive secretary of the National Coal ' ? association. Battle obiected ta nl-! lowing the board until April 5 to report. i. Deplores Lost lime: .' "It should require only a matter of hours." Battle complained in a -statement. He saidj the facts art) well known in the: case and that "there is absolutely no justifica tion" for bringing.on a shortage of coal. i Ching's settlement plan, which; Lewis spurned, called for a fact finding board to. investigate the dispute over payment of miners', -pensions and recommended action. But first Lewis would have had ta send his 400.000 men; back to work ! Three of his associates waved it' aside as "grotesque" and Lewis) didn't bother to sign! their reply to Ching. i v Farm Groups ' -Oppose Draft ' Washington; March 23-ph? Three farm organizations went on " record today as opposing the draft and universal military training 4 unless the nation j faces m was crisis. J 1 And if such a crisis exists, thert the country should; be told, and not only the draft and UMT, but industrial production of war sup4 plies should be pushed, one group said. -. " Represenatives of the Ameri can farm bureau' federation, th national grange and the national Farmers Union testified today be fore the senate armed services committee wnich isi holding hear ings on the proposed legislation. . OCE Officials Hurt iii Wreck 4 SEASIDE, March 23 -J- Dr. Henry M. Gunn, president of Ore , gon College of Education, Moo- : mouth, and Robert - Knox, tr.aT" " school's basketball) coach,, werti treated at a hospital here toda jr. for injuries received in an auto mobile mishap. Gunn suffered . fractured leg and! facial cuts, Knox was only bruised. The two educators were en route to Astoria on school business. Mother Breaks Baby's Arni, Flees i With PiggyijBank , DENVER, March S-OlVDetec tive Cornelius ; Wykstra said v young mother .broke her five-month-old : baby iboy's arm - and! . fled with $20 from his piggy bank today. - tf J . Wykstra said William Terrell came home and found the baby lying in his crib, bruised and his arm broken. Mrs.. Terrell had left a note telling her husband to call a doctor for the child. Wykstra " said she had taken their two-year-old daughter and the baby's bank containing $20. - i