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The multiplicity of campaign
to raise money lor worthy pro
jects has led to a decree of public
revolt The people get fed up on
money campaigns, and some com
munities have hailed a "Leave-us-atone"
week. At the Spokane
meeting of representatives of com
munity chests and councils Ralph
B Lane hard, executive director of
the national organization reported
that campaigns have become so
numerous that citizens are unable
to determine the causes that are
most worthy. The community chest
Idea was born out of a similar
feeling a quarter of a century ago.
In this connection some simple
truths should be recognized. This
Ss a free country and there is no
way to stop legitimate organiza
tions and institutions from stag
ing campaigns to raise money.
Second, you cannot put all the ap
peals in one "askit" (as Bishop
Baxter used to say). Third, if you
did get all in one campaign a new
crop would spring up. Few months
outside of summertime weuld be
permitted to lie fallow. The num
ber of meritorious causes is not
limited, and probably will In
crease instead of decrease. Fourth,
Jf all campaigns were included in
one the budget would be so large
it could not be met. Persons might
give $1 a month to charities
though they wouldn't give $12 at
one time.
Is there then no control? Yes,
the surest control is when the
money run out Then the "fringe"
campaigns will languish. Another
possible control would be if bus
inessmen who usually are select
ed to head ' up these campaigns
would refuse to accept unless
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Boeing Rejects
Ching's Of f er
To Mediate
SEATTLE, May 6 - (JP - The
strike-bound Boeing Airplane
company said today it would "re
spectfully decline" to attend joint
union - company conferences in
Washington, D.C., if the purpose
of the meetings was "to bring the
parties into collective bargaining
negotiations."
The company said, however,
that if desired, our representatives
will attend for the purpose of giv
ing those present complete facts
in support of our position that the
Strike Is Illegal."
The statements were made to
U.S. Conciliator Cyrus S. Ching,
who had requested a Joint confer
ence of union and Boeing repre
sentatives in Washington on May
20.
Lane Payroll
Passes Marion
Marion county's 15.7 per cent
gain in covered payroll from .1940
to 1947 compared with an average
20.2 per cent over Oregon, the
state unemployment compensation
commission disclosed Thursday.
Marion's payroll slipped from
second to third place among
counties, surpassed by Lane,
which was included In the rapid
growth reported by the timber
belt
The state's covered payroll last
year was $852,089,322. a gain of
7 per cent over 1944, the previous
high year, and more than double
any pre-war figure.
Marion's payroll rose from S9,
138,311 in 1940 to" $31,552,155 in
1946 and $36,521,261 in 1947, with
12,673 persons employed in compensation-covered
jobs last De
cember. Report Hints at
Gasoline Ration
WASHINGTON, May 6-(P)-The
possible return of gasoline ration
ins: in six months was hinted today
by a house committee.
A serious oil shortage faces the
country, and rationing is in sight
unless a voluntary program of con
servation works within the next
six months, said a report released
by the house armed services com
mittee. "Wi cannot fly Jet air fleets on
undiscovered oil,' the report said.
Animal Cracltcrs
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Walnut Growers in Mid-Valley
Report Frost Damage to Crop
By Linie L. Madsen
Farm Editor, The Statesman
Walnut growers In central Willamette valley report considerable
damage showing up from the frosts. In some sections frost has dam
aged the catkins to such an extent that growers feared they would
have no crop at all, while in other sections many of the blooms were
too badly damaged to pollinize welL A few growers reported Thurs
day, that while some damage is noticed, they believe a partial crop at
least will develop.
As growth advances, damage to
cherry crops show "spotting,"
with practically no development of
fruit in some areas, and as much
as a 50 per cent crop in others.
Early blooming prunes are dam
aged considerably both from frost
and rains but a light set will be
had In many areas.
Word from Yakima Is that ap
ples In that area suffered consid
erable loss, but growers in the Wil
lamette valley do not believe that
their crop has been badly dam
aged. However, predictions arc not
being made, growers said Thurs
day. Continued rains, which have
been warm In recent days, have
made unusual pasture owth,
particularly In the planted pasture
areas. Grass silage demonstrations
are being held in all the valley
counties, and hopes are that this
type of food will be able to replace
itne of the hay and grain In
which shortages are expected.
Some dairy and poultry farmers
said Thursday that they were mill
ing their corn and using this as
substitute feeds' already because of
the exceptionally high cost of reg
ular feeds. .PovVry men ' sref not
doing without egg mashes, tow
ever, they report. ' !
Indications are that corn win
be planted heavily this spring la
the valley, with many of the grow
ers favoring the planting of Ore-
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DOROTHY BURKE
Gervais
Princess Contest
Ten comely high school senior
girls of Marion and Polk county
communities will participate to
night in a princess selection con
test conducted by alem Cherry
land festival association.
At Judging ceremonies in Wal
ler hall on the Willamette uni
versity campus, beginning at t
p. m., three of the girls will be
chosen cherry land princess to
complete the court for this year's
Salem Cherryland festival. July
15-18. Six princesses already are
sponsored toy high schools of lar
ger communities in the Salem
area.
Judges at the public event to
night will choose one girl In each
of three groups of schools, whose
princess candidates will be rat
ed on poise, appearance and
speech.
Contestants In one group In
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HAZEL, DA VIES
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gon 100 because of its earlier ma
turing characteristics. It Is get
ting high time to work up corn
ground even, and fanners are
fearing that time Is growing short
to have ground ready for the types
needing a longer time to mature.
Churchill to Open
Europe Union Meet
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands,
May 6 -iJPy- Delegates of 22 Eur
opean countries gathered tonight
to make plans for organizing a
United States of Europe.
Headed by Britain's Winston
Churchill, who arrived today, the
delegates win open their Con-
Kss of Europe" tomorrow in the
ten parliament building.
4-Power Negotiations for
Austria Pact Suspended
LONDON. May -OV Tour
power negotiations for an Aus
trian peace treaty were suspend
ed indefinitely today on the ini
tiative of the United States.
Austrian Chancellor Leopold
rigl said in Vienna - that the in
terruption "destroys all our hopes
for an early conclusion of the in
dependence treaty."
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PATRICIA BURRELL,
Sacred Heart
Slated Tonight
clude Hazel Da vies .of Hubbard,
Jane Smith of St. Paul (daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clauds
Smith). Dorothy Burke of Ger
vais and Delores Dunaway of
rails City.
In the parochiaj school group
are Lois Eggers of Brooks route
1. representing Mt. Angel a cad
emy; Drusilla Minden of Sub
limity, representing St. Boniface
academy, and Patricia Burrell of
Salem, Sacred Heart academy.
South Marion county contest
ants are Lucille Jaquet of Sil
ver ton route I, representing
Aumsville; Virginia Monson,
Jefferson, and Anita rorrest,
Stayton.
Photos of Miss Dunaway, Miss
Minden. and Miss- Forrest, the on
ly three candidates not picTureo
Jn today's Statesman, appeared in
the paper April 30.
LOIS EGGERS
ML Angel
Pacific Highway
Detours Planned
Near Oregon City
Plans for handling traffic when
the Oregon City - New Era section
of the Pacific highway is widened
were announced Thursday by
State Highway Engineer R. H. Bal
dock. The $657,071 project, which
calls for widening the two-lane
route into a four-lane highway,
will get underway in about a
month. It also calls for widening
the bridge at New Era. .
Baldock said passenger cars
would be detoured over a county
road between New Era and Ore
gon City. This route actually is
slightly shorter than the present
highway.
Truckc4raffic will be detoured
over the state highway between
Woodburn, Molalla and Oregon
City.
Much of the project includes
rock blasting and excavation,
which would make it hazardous
for vehicles to use the highway
while under construction.
Solon Says Spy
Traffic Heavy
WASHINGTON. May tAJPi-Twenty-seven
hundred Russian
spies came Into this country as
diplomatic agents last year.' Rep.
Mundt (R-SLO.) said today,
Mundt made the statement Tn
arguinf successfully for early
house action on his jcurb-commu-nism
bill.
In I saying that 2,700 spies got
in "under the guise of diplomatic
immunity," Mundt did not give
any details. He told a reporter
later) that many communists arc
coming in each year, legally, on
visitors' visas (permits to enter).
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WASHINGTON, May 6-(yf)-The
senate, sizzling with talk of a
"communist threatened world,"
today approved by a landslide 74
to 2 vote a $3,233,200,000 (B)
measure to build up a 70-group
air force.
Only Senators Taylor (D-Ida-ho)
and Cain (R-Wash) voted
against it
The legislation now goes back
to the house, which passed an
almost similar bLU 343 to 3, for
action bn a few minor senate
amendments. Little trouble is ex
pected in reaching a compromise
between the two.
Then the final bill goes to the
president for his signature or veto.
The air force was so confident
of presidential approval that it
announced late today it will imme
diately start plans to buy 2,727
new planes. These include 243
bombers, 1,575 Jet fighters and
909 reconnaissance, t r a n s p o r4,
training, rescue and liaison air
craft. - About 62S will be for delivery
by January, the balance by July
1950.
The new pjanes will consist of
Boeing B-50s, the Republic B-84
Thunder jets, the North American
B45 4-Jet bomber, the Curtiss-
Wright P-87 4-jet all weather
fighter, North America's P-S6 Jet
fighter and the Improved Lock
heed P-80.
Ra.'n Forces
Cancellations; -Clearing
Due
Residents and farmers of the
Salem area received heartening
news this morning when the U.S.
weather bureau at McNary field
forecast only "partly cloudy skies"
for the week end.
The bureau said the entire week
end will be favorable for farm
work, but predicted some showers
may fall in the higher areas of
Marion county.
The latest series of spring
storms moved away from Salem
and Western Oregon Thursday.
but not before events scheduled
to be held here were cancelled.
A circus, slated for Thursday.
moved on to Oregon City when
managers declared the state fair
grounds too muddy for the show.
The Marion county school child
ren's play-day, to be held on the
same site today, was postponed for
the same reason, the county school
superintendent's office announced
Thursday.
Whether a later date will be set
will be decided by the county
committee which will meet later
this week. The revival of the an
nual play-day would haw brought
about 5,000 pupils from 55 county
schools to Salem.
SAXXM PRECIPITATION
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George H. Flagg (r)
Candidate for
Secretary el 8tate
I am a native Oregonian. born
at St Helens, attended public
schools and Capital Business col
lege In Salem, J
then - engaged m
newspaper and
srintine work.
first at St. Hel-?
ens and then in Jf
Eastern Oregon
from ltll .tot
1934, when I re-1
turned to Salem
as chief deputy ;
ta the aecxeUuy
of state' office
under P. .' Sta- Gearg . flagx
delman. ' r-- :.
Also served eight years' in that
capacity with Earl SnelL five
months with Robert S. ParrcIL Jr.
Appointed public utilities com
missioner, - 1943, by ' Governor
Snell; honored by re-appointment
In 1947. Resigned March 15, 1943,
ta became Candida ta for secretary
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Jews, Arabs Rebuff V.S
Palestine Peace Efforts
WASHINGTON, May 6-V
A dramatic new American at
tempt to stop the fighting in
Palestine has been rebuffed by
both Jews and Arabs, it was
learned today.
But President Truman de
clared every possible effort is
still being made through the
United Nations to get the holy
land crisis settled.
Other officials disclosed that
American representatives at the
United Nations In New York,
gave Jews and Arabs a four-
point truce proposal on Monday.
This proposal also would have
required acceptance by the Brit
ish to become effective. It speci
fied that:
1. The United Nations assem
bly's special session on settlement
of the Palestine problem be sus
pended for 10 days.
2. Both Jews and Arabs agree
to a general cease-fire order for
the 10-day period.
3. The British agree to extend
Salem Girl Drowns Jon
School Picnic at Coast
Tragedy marred a Salem school picnic on Wecoma beach at the
ocean Thursday when a 14-year-old Salem girl drowned while swim
ming. Her body had not been recovered late Thursday night.
Geraldine Bales, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bales, Salem
route 6, went into the water on an
outgoing tide during the Sacred
Heart academy's freshman class
picnic and did not get back when
other classmates returned.
Witnesses said she and five com
panions went into the water and
were Immediately ordered back
by their chaperone. Five students
returned. Mary Templis, Wood
burn route 1, and Frank Fritzie,
Salem, said they saw the girl go
under. Fritzie said he tried to get
her ashore, but was thrown back
by the surf.
.A rescue "duck" was sent out
and a search plane petroled the
breakers. Ocean Lake police and
fire departments also sent out
beach patrels.
Break Seen in
Rafters Strike
PORTLAND, Ore, May 6.-yP-
The IWA district council of the
International Woodworkers of
America set up a formula today
for settlement of the CIO rafters
and boom-men's strike.
Carl Winn, secretary of the ne
gotiating committee, said the group
decided today to permit local un
its and employers to end tie-ups,
if each settlement meets the un
ion's full demands. Thus it would
not be necessary for district-wide
settlement.
Winn said suggestions had come
from both locals and employers
for settlement on this basis. He
added that this "might be a break
In the long tie-up.
LONG SHORE STRIKE VOTE
PORTLAND, May 6 -JF- CIO
longshoremen here voted almost
unanimously to strike if necessary
on June IS to enforce contract de
mands, their publicity committee
said today.
of state on the republican ticket.
My state experience and train-
ins; is of value to the people of
Oregon. As utilities commissioner
and chief deputy secretary of
state I have endeavored at -all
times to truly and faithfully rep
resent the public Interest, and if
elected will 'continue to do so.
The office of secretary of state
Is one of the most important of
the state. It deserves full time
service and close attention, and
I will treat it In this manner if
elected. I favor carefully safe
guarding the state's surplus; wise
and careful use of funds for con
struction and expansion, that our
institutions may benefit to the
greatest extent? promotion - and
use of state land -for stockgrower
and farmer, at reasonable charges,
to add -to the irreducible school
fund;, advancement : of . Oregon's
outstanding forestry program; ex
tended conservaUon and develop
ment of fish and game resources;
mora attention to the tourist in
dustry, and adequate old age pen
sions. I pledge dose attention. to
all these matters, and a conscien
tious effort to see that the state
gets full value for every dollar
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their rule over Palestine for 10
days beyond May 15. -
4. President. Trftnan should
provide a special plane to trans
port to Palestine, Jewish and
Arab representatives and mem
bers of the Belgian-Frencb-United
States truce commission
to negotiate a truce.
Responsible officials ald the
Jews turned down this proposi
tion in New York Tuesday night
and the Arabs rejected it early
today.
NEW YORK, May -P)-Tbe
United Nations approved today
the appointment of a neutral
mayor for Jerusalem.:
The vote was 35 to 0. Seven
teen countries abstained.
The Jerusalem mayor would
be appointed by the British high
commissioner for Palestine be
fore the British terminate their
mandate May 15. He would have
to be acceptable to both Jews and
Arabs.
Dewey Terms
gers
COOS BAY. Ore., May
The tagor "carpetbagger was tied
to Secretary of the Interior Julius
A. Krug and bis predecessor, Har
old Ickes, by Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey today.
If elected, be said h would
appoint a man. from the far west
to the interior post. The New
Yorker, refusing to go ! so far as
to name names or possible ap
pointees to the job, told an Oregon
primary campaign audience "the
west should no longer be ruled by
carpetbaggers in the department
of interior. Westerners: for years
have been touchy over the fact
that the west s natural! resources
were not administered by a sec
retary of Interior from one of the
1 1 western states. The resources
of most importance to the people
of the 1 1 western states should
most certainly be under! control of
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Dewey, in response td a report
er's question, said be had no one
in mind.
Dewey announced he! was tak
ing time out at Bend; over the
weekend from his strenuous Ore
gon campaign to attend to New
York state affairs, forcing post
ponement of, a planned trip into
Washington 'state.
Dewey was holding his hot cam
paign pace which has raised Ore
gon primary election Interest to
unusual levels.
The day's schedule numbered
nine speeches and stops at Spring
field, Cottage Grove, Drain, Scotts-
burz. Reedsport. North Bend, CO-
quille and this coastal lumber port
of Coos Bay.
Pickle Packers Pick
Air. Pickle in Person
CHICAGO. May 6 -Wh- The in
dividual selected today by the Na
tional Pickle Packers association
as the "man of the year" was a
cinch to win the title, i
He is Dill L Pickle. 13. of Rol
ling Forks,. Miss a world war U
veteran, who works in his father's
grocery store. i
Vandenberg Favors
2-Year; A-Board Term
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WASHINGTON. May eV7rV
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mlcb)
disclosed today he favors two-year
extensions of the terms of atom
ic energy commission members.
He said be wants-to avert -a
uMitiuveiay which will be most
unfortunate.'! . . , ;l- ; : " -
Greek Parties Agree
To Reshuffle Cabinet
ATHENS. May UpW' The
populist and liberal parties a greed
tonight to reshuffle the - Creek
Parliament has been suspended
for one month, guaranteeing the
existence of liberal Premier .The-
mlrfnklet Sophoulis regime until
early June at least.
Ickes, Krtig
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Peace Try-
'CHICAGO, May C -t$V Many,
railroads began serving - tfcrisf
workers with layoff notices to
day, in preparation for Tueday'sj
scheduled strike. Many others
declared embargoes on perish tie,
freight Some planned to continue
operating, i .
The actions indicated : that any
strike would almost; completely
paralyze the nation's vast rail
way system. The strike call pro
vides for operation only of troop
milk and hospital trains.
However, at least two lines sb
nounced in advance they will try
to continue operating,' despite the
strike. 1 ' i '
The Illinois Central, runnins
between Chicago, gulf ports arxi
Florida, and the - Louisville- and
Nashville said ; they i would at
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President
Works on
tempt to operate skeleton service.
Plans Complete. Layeff '"J ;--: j-
Among railroads announcing
plans for a complete 1 layoff of
workers in event of a. strike' were -the
Baltimore and Ohio and the?
Pennsylvania the nation's larg
est carrier of . passengers and
freight. Both were sharply crit
ical of the strike call of 190,000
engineers, firemen and engininen.
and switchmen,
PORTLAND, May 6 - - "The.
Southern Pacific Railroad here to
night announced an embargo will
be in effect today on shipments; cf
livestock, live, poultry and per
ishables that cannot be delivered"
prior to a threatened railroad -strike
at 8 ajn Tuesday. ;
F. C Nelson, Southern Fadfie
freight traffic manager in Orepcn,
said the embargo, effective at J2.-01
this morning, covered all destin
ations across the United States mnd
included receipt of such shipments
from connecting line. It will rct
effect dead freight, which will be
subject to delay. Nelson said. -1- "
The Railroad Express agency,
also announced an embargo, effec
tive at the same time. j .
WASHINGTON. May V -iff)
President Truman said today the
full strength of the administra
tion and all available resource
of the law, are being thrown ioto
an effort to head off the threat
ened railroad strike, t - I;
He is trying to keep the peace,
he told a news conference trying
to keep the country running.
Steelmajt Cenfers , . ; .
John R. Steelman. the presi
dent's assistant on labor matters-
was present at the news confer
ence. A short time earner sieej-
man had met with W. T. Faricy
president of the Association ol
American Railroads, in a sur
prise session at the White House.
Steelman has a aaie ai io ajru
(EST) tomorrow with the heads
of three key operating brother
hoods which have voted to strike
next Tuesday morning. ! :
Mr. Truman had a definite no
for a reporter who asked whether
the office of defense transporta
tion had been alerted to seize tte
railroads. .
Salem Girl Helps f !
Rescue Boys after
Boat Overturns -!
PORTLAND, May .-Py-A pal
of bobby soxers rescued two beys
whose sailboat capsized ta Lake
Oswego late yesterday. f f
Bob Simpson, IS, and George
HUV 13. of OswegOi were sailings
A gust overturned the small crsff.
The girls. Beverly Young, daugh
ter of Mr, and Mrs. A. M. Young.
Salem, and Diana Stevens, bctix
eighth graders, saw the accident.
They ran to Diana's canoe, bail
ed It out, and paddled to the boys,
who were treading water. Beth
wore heavy clothing, and likely
would have been in ; trouble baf
the girls not arrived.' ; i
They pulled one boy Into the
canoe and the other) held to tho
craft until It reached shore. - i
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KODIAK. Alaska. May 4-CTVA
coast guard cutter battled through
ice floes late tonight toward tho
cannery supply - tender TooUie,
caught tn the ice north of the Alas-
ka peninsula. Thirteen men aio
aboard the vesel. - i
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