t'
NINETY EIGHTH YEAH
WGDiift
Stasspn
U rooted Emuropeaou
Assemmblly Object
Off Qhamrchill Plan
By Louis Nevin
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, May l-IJPy-Winston Churchill
today urged immediate formation of a United European assembly and
asked European nations to sacrifice some measure of national sov
ereignty to permit eventual establishment of a federation. He envis
aged this federation as part of a
the main grouping of mankind.
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Many have remarked that the
Tom Dewey now barnstorming
through Oregon on a campaign
mission is quite different from
the formal, unapproachable can
didate of 1040 and 1944. Now he
la affable, delightfully human,
personable. And . he wears his
friendliness not as though it was
a new suit, but with a great de
gree of naturalness. Either the
yean of experience in campaign
ing or the urgent necessity of
winning individual votes seems
to have made of him a different
Dewey.
Perhaps it is we, the people,
who are different, in this sense:
Dewey was a stranger out here,
known only by reputation. Few
had contact with him. He came,
gave fine address each time to a
big audience, received a few
groups, then hurried on his way.
The people didn't get to know
him. This time he's out among
them shaking hands, talking
informally, meeting them on a
familiar level, listening to ordi
nary citizens (who have the
votes). So they find him quite
an agreeable individual, a gen
uine personality and not Just a
name. The public response there
fore is different.
It is that way with many peo
ple in public positions. Concep
tions of them form In the public
mind which may not be authentic
likenesses at all. Coolidge for ex
ample was regarded as dour and
uncommunicative; but some who
knew him snore intimately re
ported that he was quite garru
lous when with a congenial com
pany, though that Is hard to
credit Bob Taft is not so much
cold as he is stiff and intellectual.
But no one may know all the
voters, save in a very small com
munity. So people have to vote
by the pictures they have formed
In their minds from what they
have read and seen, false or true
or distorted though they be. Re
gardless of how .this primary
comes out Oregonians who were
privileged to meet Dewey this
time will have quite different
impression than the one the most
of them gained on his earlier
visits.
ALXM rUCinTATIOM
(rresa SfC 1 to May S)
Thte Tmt Lt Year Average
411. a LIS S4.4S
Animo! Crachcrs
By WARREN GOODRICH
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"Oh, oA-Aara's foam thtir
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Mbuis
Challenges Dewey to
larger world government based
on
Britain's wartime prime minis
ter addressed 600 members of a
22 -nation "congress of Europe" in
a city decorated with a new flag
for the proposed European feder
ation. The flag is a large red E
on a white background.
The forum was held In the tulip
decorated Hall of Knights, meet
ing place of the Dutch senate.
National hatreds of the past
must be forgotten so the continent
can live in peace, Churchill said.
He described the movement for
European unity as one of peoples
and not of political parties.
"We aim at the eventual par
ticipation of all peoples through
out the continent whose society
and way of life are not in discord
with the charter of human rights
and sincere expression of free de
mocracy," Churchill said. "We
welcome any country where the
people own the government, and
not the government the people."
Churchill did not elaborate on
his call for the establishment of
a European assembly. However,
the delegates from 22 nations at
tending the forum have before
them a resolution urging the es
tablishment of such a body. Until
elections can be held, each par
liament of Europe should appoint
representatives to the assembly.
The assembly would advise an
emergency council. The latter
body would have almost super
governmental powers. It would be
charged with directing Joint action
for economic recovery and mili
tary defense. The council also
would plan the federation of
Europe.
Capitol Zone
Delay Sought
More time to prepare a gen
eral plan for zoning control of
the capitol area was requested
by the public grounds committee
of the Salem long range planning
commission which met Friday.
The civic design committee of
the Oregon chapter, American
Institute of Architects suggested
that sufficient time be given to
make the necessary studies and
reports. Accordingly the local
committee recommended that
this time be granted and that no
changes In the capitol zone be
made pending their report.
This will be before the city
council Monday night when it
considers the matter of the re
quest for change of zone at the
corner of Court and Winter
streets to permit erection of a
new telephone building.
Politics on Parade . . .
Who's Running for What in the May Primaries I
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Earl T. Newbry (r)
Candidate for
Secretary ef State
One of the strongest endorse
ments of Karl T. Newbry , comes
from the attitude of the more than
600 employes of the secretary of
state. Prohibited r
Dy civil service -rules
from en- f
gaging in a poll- ',
tical 'campaign, t
these i employes
-if
are very vocal
I
wnen n come to
Questions of - the F
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friendliness, con- f
aiders tion, and
1 i CVt .1
efficiency
their "chief.-
This . ability to arl Newer
make friends of associates, and to
honestly . consider the welfare of
the other fellow has been charac
teristic' of Earl Newbry In a -ca
reer marked by many successes.
Sound planning, thrift and
The Oregon
TaiDlks FsM
Dewey's Aides
Say No Debate
In Prospect
WASHINGTON, May 7 - (A1) -Harold
E. Stassen said tonight he
is ready to debate the issue with
Thomas E. Dewey.
Answering a question on Mu
tual' "Meet the Press" radio pro
gram, the former Minnesota gov
ernor said:
"Of course, I want to debate
with Governor Dewey in Oregon.
I am making arrangements to fly
to Oregon to do so."
Dewey and Stassen are oppo
nents in Oregon's presidential
preference primary May 21.
Repeating his prediction that he
will have 340 votes on the first
ballot at the republican national
convention, Stassen said he would
not consider second place on the
GOP presidential ticket.
"My position," he said, "has not
changed. We will not make any
deals or withdrawals along the
road."
MEDFORD, Ore., May 7 - (JP) -Aides
of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York said tonight no de
bate had been arranged with Har
old E. Stassen and none was in
prospect.
Alexander J. Woehrle, Dewey's
press assistant, said no arrange
ment had been made even for the
New York governor to meet Stas
sen when the Minnesotan comes
to Oregon later.
"Any other report is something
somebody dreamed up. said
Woehrle.
Hail Barrage
Falls on Salem
Old mother nature continued
her relentless bombardment of the
Salem area Friday, using marble
sized hailstones and .48 of an inch
of rain for ammunition.
Hail, one shower shaped like
miniature ice cream cones, fell in
three separate afternoon barrages.
Rain showers were scattered over
the entire day and night
Friday's total brought May rain
to 2.31 Inches J29 inches more
than the average total for the
month in former years. The US
weather bureau at McNary field
predicted more rain for the week
end and unfavorable conditions
for all farm work.
Third Anniversary
Of V-E Surrender
NEW YORK, May 7 - OP) To
morrow will mark the third anni
versa ry of the official end of the
fighting in Europe.
A statement of unconditional
surrender was signed by German
military leaders on May 7, 1945,
at Rheims, France.
An act of surrender, embody
ing virtually the same provisions,
was signed in Berlin May 8, 194S.
The May 8 date was officially des
ignated as "V-E" day.
ergy brought him outstanding
success as a grower and shipper
of Oregon pears and apples. By
application of these same practi
cal principles to public office, Earl
Newbry has established an envi
able record of services to his state.
During the years that he 'built
a small orchard into a large payroll-producing
organization. Earl
Newbry found time to serve his
district and state as a member of
the house of representatives for
two sessions and as a member of
the senate for two sessions.
In addition, he was active in
community charitable campaigns,
in youth character building organ
izations, in a number of fraternal
orders, and In veteran affairs.
As secretary of state and as a
member of the board of control.
Earl . Newbry has shown that ha
believes in working; as hard at the
public's business as at his own.
With an unbounded faith in the
future of Oregon, Earl . Newbry
firmly believes that one of the
prime functions of state govern
ment is prompt and - economical
service to the public requirements
of the state's citizens.
(Teaaeftewi . X. ateaeley)
Statesman, Salem, Oregon. Saturday, May 8,
$20,000 Prize Won
By Lebanon Woman
HOLLYWOOD, May 7 - (JP) -Mrs.
Ward S. George, 32-year-old
wife of a disabled war vet
eran of Lebanon, Ore., was the
Cinderella winner today of the
$20,000 prize on NBC's "People
Are Funny."
She gave the correct answer,
"Cairo, Egypt," to the riddle that
has baffled 29 other contestants
during the eight-week contest.
The winnings: A three-bedroom
home with double garage,
complete furnishings worth
$4,600, a 1948 sedan. $2,000 for
a lot of her choice in Los Ange
les county on which to place the
house, and her pick of a job in
one of a score of southern Cali
fornia industries.
Mrs. George'said the clue that
led her to the winning answer
lay in the third line of the rid
dle: "Old Chief Wind Bag,
McKay Questions Land
Board's Tidelands Sale
PORTLAND, May 7-P-State Sen. Douglas McKay, Salem, re
publican candidate for nomination
state land board of opening "the
ducible school fund."
Truce to Start
In Jenisalem,
Factions Agree
JERUSALEM, May 7-(;P)-Arab
military leaders gave orders to
their forces to cease firing in
Jerusalem at noon tomorrow (2
ajn., Pacific standard time) pro
viding the Jews also observe a
truce, an official statement said.
Informed of this development,
a spokesman for the Jewish ag
ency said: The moment the
Arabs stop firing we shall stop
also."
The statement said Arab league
leaders agreed to the truce at a
meeting in the Jericho police sta
tlon with Gen. Sir Alan Gordon
Cunningham. Palestine high com
missioner. A three-power United
Nations consular team partlcipat
ed In the truce talks.
An information officer of the
Palestine government made pub
lic the communique just as Jeru
salem experienced its bitterest
outbreak of fighting in week.
Arabs at the Jaffa gate to the
old walled city and Jews In the
Yemin Moshe district fired on
each other for half an hour. Both
sides finally were silenced when
the British army intervened with
six pounder cannon.
Lightning Storm
Hits Portland Area
PORTLAND, Ore, May 1-JP)
A brief lightning storm struck
southwest Portland tonight, and
half-dozen bolts damaged the
cower system. Service was re
stored quickly.
Two bolts struck houses, but
damage was BghL One knocked
off a roof gutter, and the other
burned out a water heater. In
the ; power system, one line was
knocked down and several trans
formers were put out of commis
sion. Polk Grand Jury
Frees Harvatt
DALLAS, May T-AVRaymond
Harvatt, 31, accused of killing a
man In a hopyard brawL was freed
from Jail today after a grand jury
failed to indict him.
Harvatt was arrested April 4 af
ter the death of Wallace Felix No-
wak, 48. He had been stabbed wth
a butcher knife. The grand jury
met three times before returning
a not-true hill. It was told an par
ticipants were intoxicated, and
were vague on what happened. -
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GXEEX CASUALTIES '
ATHENS. May 1 -UPS- The
Greek army has Inflicted 3,425
casualties an leftist guerrillas
since the start of the sprina? of-
fensive April IS, it was disclosed
tonight. Ureex - army casualties
during the same period were
ft
Debate
gloomy and gay; I'm one over
others that lie in decay. Where
can I be found? Upon low
ground. That's all, that's all I
will say."
She said she guessed Cairo
because she knew it lies on low
ground.
Mrs. George and her husband
live in Lebanon in a 16 by 20
shack. The floors are bare wood,
the walls fiber board. The couple
owes 9600 of the $850 purchase
price.
George works in a Lebanon
nursery in the GI on-the-job
training program. She works part
time in the nursery office.
Mrs. George told the radio
audience. "We have wanted for
some time to move to southern
California, but couldn't afford
the move up to now."
as governor, tonight accused the
door to looting of the state's irre
In a radio talk here McKay as
serted the board sold tidelands
near Coos Bay in March for
$1237.66. He said the board's own
appraisers evaluated the property
in excess of $9000 and the "ap
praiser and the clerk of the land
board told the board it should not
be sold because its value Justi
fied an annual lease of $223 a
year.
McKay said this was reminis
cent of early-day "political pirat
ing of state lands, and added.
the "governor may be destroying
established and far-sighted poli
cies while he still maintains an
appearance of doing a good job
Stepfather Held
For Kicking
Child to Death
GRANTS PASS, May t-(iF)-A.
23-year-old man was accused here'
today of kicking his 10-months-old
stepson to death.
He is Charles Wesley Miller,
six-foot, five-inch, 195-pounder.
He was charged with second de
gree murder.
District Attorney William John
son said Miller was wearing a hea
vy loggers' boot. An autopsy dis
closed that a five-inch fracture in
the back of the baby's skull caus
ed death.
The baby, known- both as
Charles Cox and Lloyd Dean Cox,
was brought to Josephine General
hospital by Miller Tuesday night.
He was pronounced dead on ar
rival. Miller signed a statement,
Johnson said, admitting that he
kicked the baby as- he was at
tempting to rise after having fal
len from the crib.
Mt. Angel, Stayton, St. Paul Cherryland Coprt
Candidates Win Right to Compete for Queen
By Marguerite Wright
Staff Writer. The Statesman
Two blondes and a brunette.
representing small high schools in
th Salem area, were added to
Cherryland royalty in. a princess
selection contest In Waller hall on
the Willamette university campus
last night.
Stately Lois Egger, ML Angel
academy; pert Anita.. Forrest,
Stayton high school, and lovely
Jane Smith from St. Paul, 'were
chosen from a group of ten can
didates to be members of the
queen's, court ruling the Cherry
land festival, July 15 to 18.
These rirls. with six others al
ready chosen to iepiesent larger
schools in Marion and PoDx coun
ties, will' enter the lists for the
oueen's crown in a nnaa juuiu
at Salem xugn scnooi wune
seven candidate eliminated from
the court last night will neverthe
Imi he riven certificates and hon-
ored as Cherryland princesses st
the .festival, Sidney . I. Stevens,
president of the Cherryland Festi
val association, explained. i
The princesses wars juagsa en
Negotiates
WASHINGTON, May 7 Presi
dential Adviser John R. Steel
man who met with railroad and
onion officials at the White
House today and win meet
with them again tomorrow In
an attempt to avert a nation
wide train strike set for next
Tuesday.
Rail Tie-up
Would Idle
240 in Salem
About 240 Salem railroad em
ployes may be idled and numer
ous local businesses endangered
by lack of shipping facilities if the
national railroad strike is called
at 6 a. m. next Tuesday, spokes
men Indicated Friday.
The Southern Pacific railroad
said only 120 men would be Jjid
off if the strike lasts for a short
period, but stated another 100
would be sent home if the tieup is
prolonged. Transportation men
would be off first, officials ex
plained, and track and bridge
crews later.
Only 19 Oregon Electric com
pany men would be involved, of
ficials said, 10 train crewmen and
nine office employes. Both com
panies effected an embargo Fri
day on perishable commodities
which could not reach their des
tinations before Tuesday. Dead
freight will still be accepted, sub
ject to delay by the impending
strike.
Several Salem comoanies. In
cluding the Valley Packing com
pany and the National Battery
company's West Salem plant, in
dicated they would be seriously
hampered if shipping by rail ceas
es, u. F. Chambers, Valley rack
ing company president, said about
73 per cent of the firm's hogs are
shipped by rail from the east.
Most other cattle are received by
truck, he said.
Cannery officials said they
would be lacking storage space if
they are unable to ship products
before the new canning
gets underway.
PLANTS DISMANTLED
BERLIN, May 7 -OPh- An Amer
ican official said tonight disman
tling of German plants for repar
ations has been virtually complet
ed in the U. S. zone.
the basis of poise, appearance and
short talks given last night. Tall,
blonde Miss Egger, Introduced by
her escort' Bede Annen, talked
about cherries. She is an outstand
ing student interested in sociolo
gy and business courses but takes
equal interest in scnooi acuviuca,
her piano and vpcal lessons, danc
ing and bicycling, Annen said.
Another blonde musician is An
ita Forrest from Stayton. She
plays in -the school band and does
especially-well -on the-accordian.
Bill Mertx. her escort, told the au
dience. A lifetime resident of the
area. Miss Forrest takes, part in
many school activities is out
standing in her classwork and bar
vests cherries and ' beans on the
side. Her address concerned the
part znesic has played in the na
tion's cultural Ufa. v v.;...xn
Bob Davidson, mtroducing dark-
haired Jane Smith ex St Paul,
emphasized that she needed no
"build no or sales talk." Besides
active participation xn all school
activities, poise sad beauty. Miss
Smith has intalllrence. he explain
ed shs has taken gpssial intsr
ITDSD
Series of
;
Meetings
Set Today
By Francis J. KeUy
WASHINGTON, May 7-0P)-A
day-long round of White House
conferences today failed to pro
duce a formula to head off the
threatened railroad strike.
Negotiators were shunted in and
out of the White House on make
shift schedules all "without def
inite results."
That was the way one of Presi
dent Truman's helpers summed up
the situation after these develop
ments: 1. The heads of three key rail
road unions which have voted to
strike next Tuesday conferred
twice with John R. Steelman, the
president's labor trouble-shooter.
The union men said things were
just discussed "in a general way"
and that Steelman presented no
formula for heading off the
strike.
To CoaMnae Talks
2. Steelman instructed the rail
roads to send their negotiating
committee to the White House "as
early as possible" tomorrow morn
ing. 3. Immediately after his second
conference with the union men,
Steelman called in W. T. Farley,
president of the Association of
American Railroads.
4. The word went around that
the Whit' House, as a last resort,
is ready to ask for a 20-day post
ponement of the strike.
Present at the two meetings
were AlvanJey Johnston of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin
eers, David B. Robertson of the
Firemen and Enginemen, Arthur
J. Glover, Jr., of the Switchmen,
and Steelman.
Subject Matter Secret
Mr. Truman went over the sit
uation with his cabinet at an
hour-long meeting, without any
evidence that any conclusions
were reached.
CHICAGO. May 7-V-Prepar
ations for Tuesday's railroad
strike threatened to hit American
food tables a long range wallop
today.
Handling of any new shipments
of Derlshable foods, ; poultry or
livestock were refused under
bargo orders put into effect by six
railroads last midnight. At least
34 other railroads have announced
similar embargoes will be In effeet
by tomorrow or Sunday.
Walnwright Ask
MacArthur Return
WASHINGTON, May 1-UP)-
General Jonathan M. Walnwright,
the Bataan hero, told congress to
day: Bring General Douglas Mac
Arthur home, because the "ene
mies of the United States seek civil
war and revolution in this coun
try."
Walnwright said m a letter to
republican leaders of
congress,
a of the
"Why does the congress
United States not order General
MacArthur back to testify before
it and give the country the bene
fit of his vast knowledge and these
dominant, all-consuming necessi
ties of today?"
est in working on the school pa
per. She talked about school spirit
In fact, school spirit, participa
tion in numerous activities, popu
larity, charm and talent seemed to
be a common characteristic of all
the other princesses. At least, that
is what their escorts claimed. The
girls and their escort are Patri
cia Burrell and Douglas Dougher
ty, Sacred Heart academy; Doro
thy Burke and Sale Nusom, Ger-
vais; Hazel Da vies and Marian Da
vies, Hubbard; Delores Dunaway
and Jim Boman, Falls City; Lu
cille Jaquet and Millard -Bates,
AumsvIHe: Drosula Minden and
John SturckarV Sublimity, and
Virginia Monson and! BUI Goar,
Jefferson. . . -v.. j - . i
Charles Barclay. Willamette
public relations chief,; was master
of ceremonies and Charles Glag
gett, KlnaTBinx of the Salem Cher
rians, participated in the drawing
for. precedence. Members of the
Cherrlans escorted ihe princesses
to the stage.- - I
Speeches made ny the gins and
parts of the ceremony will be re
broadcast over KSLM. from S:20
to 9 pm, Wednesday May 12. '
SEOUL Slay 8 -PV- Sor
iet Commander Klrotkor to
day announced arrangement
had been made for the inuner
diate withdrawal f Russian
troop from North Korea to
Mmak American troops with
draw from South Korea sJ
mnltaneonslj. I
Both Russia and Korean
communists have been campaign
ing of late for the withdrawal ct
American troops from South Kor
ea. - - !
LL Gen. KirtkoVs announce
ment was contained in the broad
cast over Tyongyang radio of a
letter to Kim Doo-Bon& chairman
of the north Korea labor party, ,
and chairman of the recent north
south unity conference at Tyong
yang. .3
The communist-dominated con
ference urged that: all foreign
troops be withdrawn from Korea,
to let the people chose their own
government. j -
Kirotkov expressed sympathy",
with the conference's demand and
recalled the soviet government had -proposed
simultaneous withdraw
al of troops at the United States
Sovdet joint commission and , be
fore the United Nations assem
bly, i i
The U. S. did net accept the
Russian proposal. U. S. officials s.
here had anticipated some such'.
move. i
The announcement came as hew
violence flared in South Korea,
where a free election to name a
constituent assembly, will be held
Monday. ; i
One election official was shot
to death today and a- building
housing three newspapers were
burned ni the first - outbreak ta
Seoul of red pre - election terror--
ism. I
South Korea and Cheju islandc-
off the south coast have borne the
brunt of previous violence which,
American authorities tay are' fo
mented by the communists I op
posed to the May 10 election.
So far since the attacks began
in February nearly 400 Koreans'
have been killed. Of these IS were
election officials. Forty - six oth
er election workers have been
wounded. : -
A gang stopped a train hear
Seoul last night and destroyed its
steam valves. Another rang of sa
boteurs rammed locomotives head-
on at Taejon and Chongju. Power
lines were cut at four points.
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Local Option,'
Anti-Belting
Petitions Filed
. Proposed Oregon laws to make
dog race betting illegal and to al
low local option in any voting pre
cinct, are the subject ef initiative v
measure petitions now lm circula
tion, i
Sponsors of both proposals no 4
titled the state elections bureau
Friday they win seek the required
18,696 signatures to set each issue -on
the general eleettom ballot la
November. S
Pari-mutuel or any other form
of betting on dog races would be a
misdemeanor punishable by fines
ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 and
imprisonment up to five years.
Original petition for this measure
is signed by Wallace Lee, Virgil
DeLsp and Darrell D. Marks, alle
Portland. r j
The liquor measure to extend,
local option privileges to individu
al prednets would amend i the'
Knox liquor control law. Original
p petitioners are Paul G. Ganten-
bein, Arma belle Thomas, Ruth
Tooxe. Walter H. -Wetrlec land
Wallaee, all of Portland, sad Jess
Fisher, Crash am, : . j
Puppy 'Digests' j I
Book on Trainiiig
woman apologized " today iol the
librarian at the public library for
the sad stats of a book she . was
returning!. - 1
The embarrassed young lady -
explained that her; puppy i had
chewed up the book she had bor-
The book's title- "How to Train
Your Puppy"
Burmese Die for
Assassination Try
RANGOON.. Burma. Saturday?
May 8-CTVForiner Premier U Saw
and five conspirators were hanged
at dawn today for the attempted
coup and assassination of seven
cabinet members last July lt.:
U Saw was executed at 8:13 a.ra.
The, others followed hftn tot the
execution grounds st Intervals. -
Traffic Death T6I1 4
Decrease Continues I
Oregon's traffic death toll con
tinued . to decrease durtag April -with
only 20 fatalities reported '
compared with 28 in the same
month last- year, ; Secretary cf'.
State Earl T. Newbry said Fri
day. ; - - !
The Z9 per cent decrease main
tains a trend established durics.
the first .three months of i this
year. Total deaths for 184 are
89. against 149 fatalities m! tsr
same period ta 1847i
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