G'o'o'o E3 a 3l:o rui TO LfU OOO ODCO Q.tD OOOO O ODO SoaCJ QDED O'O'd O'DO NINETY EIGHTH YEAR Streets in Portland Emerge from Flood PORTLAND, June 18 -JP)- The body of their eighth known victim today, as the Columbia riv dropped another half-foot. He was Allen R. Hart, 32, an Vanport dike when that city was destroyed on Memorial Day. The recovery of his body brought the known death toll of the " multi - million dollar Pacific OTP S33HB TKBOUg What would you get to eat if you were a normal adult in Great Britain? The following would be your weekly ration: Meat: twentv cent's worth of which three cents must be spent for cf i red corned meat. The 17c would buy nine ounces of leg of mutton or ten ounces of ribs of beef. Bacon and ham: two ounces. Cheese: one and one-half ounce. Butter: four ounces; margarine; three ounces; cooking fat: one ounce. Sugar: eight ounces. Preserves: four ounces Candy: three ounces. Tea: two ounces. Milk: three pints. Potatoes are not rationed. The egg supply gives the consumer bout one egg per week. The bread ration for the nor mal adult Is four pounds per week, or three pounds of flour. Oranges, are no longer rationed. Also off the ration list are fresh vegetables and fruits, poultry and game and fresh fish. Measured by calories, the daily average is estimated at 2,675 per week, compared with about 3.000 In prewar days. The quantity is adequate, but the monotony is wearing and the lack of meat try ing to the meat-loving Britishers. The consumer does get quite a break in his cost of living, how ever, due to liberal government subsidies which hold prices down spent only $8 80 a week for food i ioi7 fw for example, was 28c per pound; bacon 44c; bread 15c for a 3 lb. loaf; milk 17c (Continued on editorial page) Willamette U. Summer Term Opens Monday Willamette university's eight week summer session, under the direction of Walter E. Erickson for the second consecutive summer, will open Monday. Approximately 150 students, including nearly 100 veterans, are expected to enroll, according to pre-registration fig ures released by Erickson. With 14 professors already sign ed up, another, Carl Hall, was add ed this week to teach elements in design and advanced painting and drawing. Hall, a Salem artist re cently featured in Life magazine, will give an exhibition of his work this week end at the Lincoln coun ty art center. Several extra-curricular activ ities have been scheduled for the summer session Including a four day excursion to a mountain resort July 15-19. Breitenbush lake, last year's site, is under consideration gain. Included in the 15-man faculty re three visiting members. Dr. O. F. Hoffman, associate professor of sociology, Oregon State college; Dr. E. K. Stewart, assistant pro fessor of history, University of San Francisco, and John F. Swan, pro fessor of law at Sacramento Junior pollege. Animal Craclccrs By WAfcREN GOODRICH "7 wish fOid ipetk to Junior about hi c&oic of friends." luMiaies wn cn h -""jct was sponsored by Senators The Food Ministry es u- (R-Wash). Ma gnuson (D average working-class family , Wash)f QoTion (R.0re) and Morse The Oregon S Vanport flood waters yielded the electrician who was working on th northwest flood to 45. There are 29 others still reported missing from Vanport. Several Portland streets and in dustries emerged above the water for the first time in two weeks j today. i The department of agriculture arnounced a field survey of the northwest flood zone indicated damage at $21,000,000 In the three Pacific northwest states and said loss of valuable top soil was ex tremely heavy. The river's drop was clearly visible here for the first time. Sev eral hundred lumber worker, whose mills were marooned by flood, returned to work. Rail ter minal workers walked instead of row-boating to their jobs. Rail tops in the Portland Union depot, unused by trains for two weeks, appeared above the surface. Yard officials said trains might be able to use the station by next week. The army engineers yanked out the plug with which they had dammed the flow of water over a 10-mile lowland strip containing the Portland municipal airport and 5,000 homes. The water up to 20 feet deep in that strip began pouring out again. The Portland housing authority reported that possessions from 340 Vanport apartments have been re covered. The use of trailers was protested by 300 Vanport refugees who appeared before the Portland city council today. They demanded that the city requisition hotels and auto courts for temporary housing, and asked for a city appropriation to cover rehabilitation expenses. Disaster Fund Increase Voted WASHINGTON, June The senate tonight passed a bill to increase from $25,000,000 to $45, 000,000 the Reconstruction Finance corporation's disaster loan fund. The bill, which amends the RFC (R-Ore). Cain obtained unani mous agreement for its passage. The bill increases the amount which the RFC may lend for dis aster relief, including loans to per sons recently made homeless by Columbia river floods. The measure was sent to house. the 10 Increase in Auto Registration Total motor vehicle registrations in Oregon reached 537,388 by the end of May, 10 per cent above the number registered during the same period of 1947, according to the secretary of state's office. During May an additional 10,627 vehicles, three-fourths of them passenger cars, were registered. 16 PAGES Airlines Hold Key to Airport Future; Salem Men After Conference with CAA Officials in Seattle "1 While S committee f SaJea business men are working U Iron eat the fatore of Salem's airfield and Its increased traffic, city crews are busy im pre Tins present facilities aad preridlnx additional faculties such as parkins lots Shown above are two of the lots being' prepared on the east side of the airport. Top photo Is of a lot Just beyond United Air Line Installation, for air passengers and others with air port business. Bottom photo is of a parking- lot for spectators and visitors being- located In area be tween the Eyerly fttannfaetnrlng- company grounds at left and the road leading Into the east side of llxNary field on the right. (Fbotos by Don Dill. Statesman staff photographer.) POUNDBD 1651 talesman, Salem. Oregon. Thursday, Juno 17. 1948 Selection Of Fete ne jRuIerDue Queen of the 1948 Salem Cherry land festival, to reign over the July 15-18 celebration, will be selected Friday night from among nine Marion and Polk county high school girls. i The program will open at 8 o'clock in Salem high school audi- j torium, with admission to be only by festival button, which will also be the ticket to most later festival events. Appearing on the program will be student body presidents of the princesses' schools, festival officials and members of the Salem Cher rians, the high school playgrounds band and students of the Arm strong dancing school. The princesses seeking the crown are Pat Rice of Silverton, Virginia Lewis of Salem, Shirley Klassen of Independence, Jean Bothum of Wood burn, Anita Forrest of Stay ton, Jane Smith of St. Paul, Le Vonne Mull of Monmouth, Mary Dornhecker of Dallas and Lois Eggers of Mt. Angel. Girls' State to Inaugurate' Pat Bellmer Inauguration of "Governor" Pat Bellmer of Cascade Locks today at 10:30 a.m. will be one of the highlights of the annual Girls' State, sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary. The election of state officials and legislators Wed nesday closed a spirited campaign during the week's meeting on Wil lamette university campus. The inauguration, in the house of representatives chambers of the capitol, will be open to the public. Adviser will be State Rep. Marie Wilcox of Grants Pass. Following events of the week will include a legislative session Friday, and demonstration of court and naturalization procedures Sat urday. Salem girls elected to the legis lature are Beverly Krueger, sen ator, and Ruth Ann Morgan, Joyce Folson and Allie Lou Ohling, rep resentatives. Other state officials are Inga Bergen, Parkrose, secretary of state; Jerry Dickey, Vale, treasur er; Jean Kyle, Medford, attorney general; Wanda Thompson, Vale, superintendent of public instruc tion; Janet Carter. Gresham, Janet Shaw, Coos Bay, and Marjie Rob inson, Klamath Falls, Judges. TANKER STILL AGROUND ASTORIA, Ore., June 16-JP)-The tanker Sparrows Point is still aground in a mud bank in the flood widened lower Columbia south of Slcamokawa. Crews worked tonight to lighten part of the gasoline car go into another tanker before tugs try to free the vessel at high tide. -.1- I thj ateamau i Meet rMiss GOP Convention9 PHILADELPHIA, Jane 16 Virginia Davis, 25-year-old soprano who will sing the national anthem at the opening session of the Re publican convention Jane 21, at Philadelphia, models her convention dress, featuring" names and pictures of the presidential candidates. She has been tagged "Miss GOP Convention." (AP Wire photo to The Statesman). French Assembly Backs Western Germany Plan PARIS, Thursday, June 17 -JPy- The national assembly grudging ly authorized the government early today to go along with the six power agreement on Germany provided French security is assured. The deputies tacked six conditions on their authorization before approving it 297 to 289 with 28 abstentions. Last NaUon to Vote The vote meant final approval for the London recommendations, which will give western zone Ger mans the right to handle their in ternal affairs, at least under a minimum of allied control. The other five countries the United States, Great Britain, Bel gium, the Netherlands and Lux embourg already have signi fied their approval of the western Germany agreement. The vote came after four days of bitter debate in the assembly, during which Premier Robert Schuman's government was ac cused of abandoning traditional French policy on Germany and failing to defend France's national interests. Bldault Under Fire The debate was a rough session for Foreign Minister Georges Bl dault and his resignation was, at times, predicted freely. The gov ernment received an unexpected boost yesterday from a bloody strike riot in central Claremont Ferrand, which recalled to many hesitant deputies the specter of communist riots last December. i 1 Prico 5c No. 83 Centennial of Methodist Church Mission Observed PORTLAND. June lS-OPJ-The Centennial of the Oregon-California Methodist church mission was observed tonight as part of the 10th annual session of the church conference. The authorization of the West Coast mission, which followed the foreign missions begun by Jason Lee in 1834, was made in May, 1848. It was formally organized the next year. The program was en titled "Saddlebags Westward." Earlier the ministers and lay delegates approved enlarging the Inter-board council now to be com posed of the bishop, three mem bers of the board of education, the board of missions and church ex tension; two from the board of evangelism, the conference of wo men's society of Christian service and the board of lay activities and one each from six other groups and the district superintendents. By Winston H. Taylor Staff Writer. The Statesman Ceiling remained almost "zero" today on airlines and civil aero nautics authority decisions regard ing the future of Salem's McNary field. Plans of each group ap peared to be highly dependent on the other's. Highlights of the situation Wed nesday included: "Indications" to Portland of ficials that Northwest and Western Air lines, and perhaps United, would soon rwitch operations from here to the private Troutdale air port east of Portland. Conference in Seattle between CAA regional officials and seven Salem officials, which the local group called "optimistic and con structive." Belief of various authorities that airline operations could not be divided feasibly between Salem and Troutdale fields, since only one unit of control tower crew and equipment is presently available. Only funds now earmarked for development here, the Salem group was told, is the (90,000 in federal money appropriated and announced several months ago. This would require about $77,000 in city matching funds, for apron and hangar construction and other projects, of which $33,000 has been authorized by the city. It was understood that what CAA will do in the near future is dependent la rgely upon the air lines, which have been asked, to formulate, plans for operation un til they can return to Portland air port, and have been called to a meeting early next week with CAA and the air transport command. Requires President Issue Gall; Congress Overrides Vetoes; House Scorns Aid Fund Boost Russians Quit Final 4-Power Berlin Council BERLIN, Thursday, June 17 -(A3) The Russians walked out on a meeting of the last functioning four-power governing body in Berlin last night. As they stalked out of the meet ing place of the allied kommanda tura, they shouted angrily that "there won't be any next meet ing." Their threat left in doubt the future of four-power government in Berlin. The apparent reason for the walkout which occurred shortly before midnight after a 13-hour session, was the fact that Col. Frank L. Howley, Thief U. S. dele gate, made his exit a few minutes earlier, leaving his deputy in his place. He pleaded fatigue. The abrupt Russian action was similar to a Russian walkout from the allied council for Germany March 20. It came as the Soviets were blockading American. British and French supply lines into this isand city in the Russian occupa tion zone of Germany. British transport officials said last night the Soviets since Satur day have stopped 250 railroad car loads of supplied, mostly coal, bound for Berlin from the west ern zones. These moves have been inter preted by western circles as at tempts to force the Americans, British and French from jointly occupied Berlin, which lies 120 miles behind the "iron curtain." Strike Wave Grips France CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, June 18-vP)-A new strike wave gripped parts of France tonight and showed signs of mushrooming after pitched battles between po lice and strikers here injured 600 persons. An estimated 50,000 persons were striking here and elsewhere by nightfall. In this French tire capital, con tinuing clashes between 30,000 communist-led strikers and thous ands of police and soldiers have sent about 200 persons to hospitals. Another 400 persons injured in police-striker battles here since midnight have been treated in their homes. The French press agency said 300 persons have been arrested here. School Districts To Consolidate MONITOR, June lo-(Special)-Three reported districts had ap proved a consolidation of five school districts near Monitor to night as results in a special election were tabulated here. Those districts approving the consolidation are Monitor, 19 for and none against and Grassy Pond, 15 for and none against, both in Marion county and Monte Cristo, Clackamas county, 24 for and 18 against. Yet to be reported Thurs day are tabulations from Oak Lawn district, Clackamas county and Harmony district, Marion county. 'Optimistic' Wednesday Western and Northwestern Air lines are seriously considering a transfer to Troutdale airport, but no decisions have yet been reached, local officials said. It is known that United's DC-6s can not use the Troutdale runways. Only immediate plan of Salem Chamber of Commerce to further improvement of McNary field is to inform Oregon congressmen as to the conference with CAA and to the current needs and plans, according to James J. Wal ton, chamber president, who head ed the group in the flight to Seattle. Others were City Man ager J. L. Franzen, Alderman A ht. Oille representing the mayor; W. M. Bartl et t, state director of aeronautics; Clay Cochran, cham ber manager; Robert Sprague of The Statesman and Robert L. Jones of the Capital Journal. They met with R. D. Bedinger, regional CAA administrator; C. C. Lange, assistant administrator; C. W. Larsen, superintendent, air ways operation; Si Perrv, assistant superintendent, airponl; E. L. Yuravich, superintendent, flight operations. BIDS ON ASTORIA HARBOR PORTLAND. June 18 -?VBids on a harbor for small boats at Astoria will be called Friday by the army engineers. The harbor is expected to cost about $1,000, 000 It was authorized by con gress. SEWAGE PLANT EJECTED MILWAUKIE, June 16 HIP)- A $200,000 bond issus to finance sewage treatment system was re jected, 139 to 128, by Milwaukee voters, returns from a special elec tion showed today. House Rules Committee Signs 'Death Warrant' for Public Housing Measure WASHINGTON, June l6P-CongTess took action m three great problems today - - foreign aid, draft and housing - f but failed to reach a final verdict. j ' i With adjournment pretty definitely eel for Saturday night, the lawmakers hare only three days to finish their work for the year. i j. - Senator Taft (R-Ohio) said he is "optimistic that by Sat- urday night we will have handled all the bills w action this year." The day's work shaped op like this: : Foreign aid The house re jected the senate's effort to restore oyer a billion dollars of a house slash in the big foreign aid ap propriation. The issue will have to be fought out in conference com mittee. The senate tried to make it $8,125,710,228. This includes Eur opean recovery funds. Even the higher figure is $408,000,000 less than the administration asked and which congress originally had au thorized. Tirlft The house voted ten XSlclll tamely to trim its tuo year draft bill to one year, and to require that President Tru man say the word if it is to begin at all but not for 75 days. It Would permit induction of men 19 through 25 and would grant de ferment to doctors. The senate has passed a two-year bill. eloes Both houses wip ed out President Truman's veto of a $975,914,700 appropriation bill for the federal security agency and others. Mr. Truman objected to a rider which moves the U. S. employment ser vice from the labor department to the FSA. ; The senate also voted to over ride Mr. Truman's veto of a bill which would excuse railroads from anti-trust prosecution on rate making agreements approved by the interstate commerce com mission. The house has not yet taken up the veto, but it passed the bill previously by on over whelming majority. Housing The house rules committee kil led a housing bill with public housing and slum clearance fea tures. It was about like the Taft-Ellender-Wagner long range hous ing plan passed by the senate. The j house banking committee will try j tomorrow to get together another Dm acceptaoie to me ruies com- mittce. It may recommend a sub- sxuuie providing itutui ixiy iui private enterprise in home build- ing. renewal of government insur- ance for new home mortgages up to 90 per cent of value, and pri ority for war veterans in obtain ing government - owned war built homes. i pVifTTi A long-range farm x ai program was taken Up by the senate but no action was taken tonight It would erect a permanent farm price support structure. The present supports expire at the end of the year, and the house has passed a stopgap extension of 18 months with little change. Interior House - IUICIIUI conferees senate on the 1949 interior department appro priation bill agreed tonight on a total of approximately $400,000, 000. This compared with $375,- 892.591 as passed by the house and $422,179,098 as passed by the sen ate. The compromise still must be accepted by both bodies. j Senator Wherry (R-Neb.) and Rep. Jensen (R-Iowa), chairmen Of the conference groups, said the exact amount in the bill would not be available until clerks to taled it sometime tomorrow. i They said the senate language to require the commissioner of re clamation, his assistant and re gional directors be engineers after next January 31 was kept in the bilL The restoration is designed to discharge Michael W. Straus, commissioner, and Richard L. Boke, California regional director, ii they still are in office at that time. Flood Control Bill Compromise Set WASHINGTON, June 18 -JPh The senate tonight agreed to a compromise $129,400,000 authoriz ation for new flood control and navigation projects. The conference report was made public today. The final figure agreed upon is $3,000,000 less than the senate approved last week but Up $44,000,000 over the house fig ure. I The measure went to the houe jWeather Max. 11 71 S3 70 Win. fl M S3 S3 Precip. J Tr .00 .OS Tr Salem Portland San Francisco Chicaeo Nw Yrk - SO C2 Willamette rrr J foot. I PorccM (from U.S. weathr bureau. XcNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy today ana tonignt witn -wioeiy acaucr- d showers. Hih temperature today. Mar 73; low tonight. 54. Continued fa vorable weather throughout morning and early afternoon for au farm ac- uvkmo witn. wina in anernoon juoocr- ins both dusting and spraying. saxcm parcrrrrATioM From Spt 1 to Jim II) Thla Tear Last Tear JS.4 Average MJ1 1 filch require Union Painters Meet Precedes AFL Conclave Semi-annual conference of the State Painters association, begin ning at 10 ajn. today! at the Salem Labor temple, open! a series of conferences preliminary ; to the main Oregon State Federation of Labor convention slated to start Monday morning; . : j Approximately 50 1 painter dele gates will attend the two-dy con ference, according to! Jackj Cutler," business agent for the Salem locaL General problem! affecting the or ganization will be ; .discussed, he said. i i A semi-annual coniferenqe of the Oregon State Building arjd Con struction Trades council (will bo conducted at the Labor j tempi Saturday and Sunday, according to F. D. Van Swefingen, executive secretary of th Salem building trades council. : j " j Approximately 17$ building and construction trades I delegates aro expected, he said. Volneyj Martin of Portland, president of the state organization, wfil preside Cooks and clerks and telegraphers unions will hold conferences Sunday. Approximately 500 delegates aro registered for the main AFL con vention. To continue for about fiv days, it will be held at trie" Salem armory. Many of the delegates aro accompanied by their wives and families. s Board Refuses to jj -m nnnrt' . XI XI It yyCt ST TOJCt i rw- a f ! ! j 1 O 3DeeU Airiliail i , j i PORTLAND. iJunt 16-kn-Th state highway commission! refused today to halt work on the east Pa cific highway south e Oregon City merely to expedite the ahuttle of mail and air passengers from Sa lem. : j Postmaster E5 T.iHedltind had asked that work ort the highway be stopped during the emergency. He said mail detoured around th project was missing connections In the east and south. j W. C. Williams, highway engi neer, said the 99-ast link must be finished before f inter.) He rec ommended that, the' postal . trucks be routed through Kewbrg, only two miles longer than thd 99-East trip via the detour, i j Cage Filled wih Coal Miners Falls, Report Assert WELCH,, W. Va June? a funeral home here said early today it was told a hoist cage filled witn coal miners had broken loose and fallen down a mine lhaft. The Fanning funeral home said all available ambulances at Welch ha been called to the 03ga Coal company at Carttta six miles west of here. f ) There was no immediate indica tion of how many j men 1 were in the cage or how ; seriously they were hurt. A cage ordinarily can carry from 13 to 23 meri - Stevens hospital attendants said they had been alerted to stand by. South Salem Club To Discuss Signals A discussion on establishing traf fic lights audi pedestriin lanes along South Commercial -street is slated to come CP at a meeting of the South Salem Progress? club to night at 8 o'clock at Friends church Commercial and Washington sis. The public is Invited, according to Secretary J. A. Carlton, who added the club is seeking' to build ud m strong nucleus of residential mem bers as. well as business repre sentatives. ; ii j onn sEWATdns 55 i T7cn 8-5, Led 54 i i ii .