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? 1 O O "o o ro o o o. u . aadDDddt ' , ' 3 l . pounobd 1651 -. I ' xicirrY-EiGimi yxab 'While numerous conferences have been held looking to the unification of western Europe, the net accomplishment remains small Indeed, The "Benelux" countries . (Belgium, The Netherlands, Lux embourg) have effected a form of niitAim union but neighbor coun- Mm have not toined. Paul Hoff man, head of EGA, has had plenty of difficulty in getting Britain ana the countries on the continent to work out the plan for Interchange of goods which was contemplated In the Marshall plan, u progress in ivar when economic unifi cation is urgently needed, how long will it take for actual politi cal unification of western Europe to occur? This rruestion Is treated In chapter of A. J. Toynbee's late book "Civilization on Trial." He refers to the failure of the Greek cities of ancient times and the Italian citv-states of the late mid die. ages to consolidate, though the need was then as aDoarent as it is for Europe today. Why did they fail? he explains: I The answer seems to be that tW muld not escane from the toils of their own great traditions. in. tne great age oi ancient Greece the age in which she had creat mA the Greek civilization which subsequently conquered the world an independent Atnens, an in MwnHwii fVtHnth- an inderjend ent Sparta had been the outstand ing features of the political land- scape. Tronic away tne inaepena anra nf thna sreat eitv-states in the great age, and all that was greatest in that age. and (Continued on editorial page) eec news i Korean Nation SEOUL. Korea. Sunday, Aug. 15 (JPy- The American - sponsored re public formally came to life today, with General MacArthur declar ing the barrier separating it from Russian - Held norm Korea Tnusi and will be torn down." Dr. Syngman Ree, first presi dent of the new republic, square ly blamed the Soviet union for the fact his government embraces only the American - occupied southern half of the country. "On this day of national rejoic ing, our Joy is clouded with sorrow as we look to the north," stated the white - haired Korean inde pendence fi enter. "Nearlv ten mil lions of our fellow citizens who wished to be part of this body have been prevented from taking part in establishment of the re- ' public of Korea by the refusal of tne USSR to permit the United Nations temporary commission ta observe free elections in that part of Korea occupied by the Soviets." Champ Bachelor 106 Years Unwed ROSEBURG, Ore, Aug. H.- WThls country's champion bach elor, Tony Hogan, observed ' his birthday today, He has been 108 years unmarried. "Never - wanted to be tied down," Hogan said between sips ex eozxee ana puns on fus pipe at the county-operated home where he has lived the last 11 years. Born in Chicago, he came to Oregon via covered wagon 100 years ago, worked for a while on a railroad, and then became a gold miner. Animal Crccftcrs By WARREN GOODRICH "If rou are real good Msmma will tmg yoo to sleep wiii M Area." OTP SGHHD8 tjq3 cods ii JbvlViac - aiinnn ' Klow :ii 22 PAGE3 0 mm ired Cuimss Teacher Acceotis v - House Committee Seelvs Evidence Of Perjury in Case WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -(JF) Lie detector machines entered in to the" congressional spy hunt to day as investigators sought back ing for testimony of a key witness. Members of the house un-Amer ican activities committee, con vinced that one or another of the witnesses' already questioned has committed penary, devoted a week end recess in the hearings to trying to run down the-- culprit. Whittaker Chambers, an editor of Time : magazine who said he used to be a communist courier, has testified that a communist underground operated in wartime Washington dealing with some important government figures. Among those he named under oath were Donald Hiss and Alger Hiss. The Hiss brothers asked for a prompt hearing, waived their con stitutional rights, and denied the charges categorically. They testi fied they didn't even know Cham bers. "Frankly," one of them told reporters "I can't figure out who is telling the truth. The testimony has been convincing on both sides." Several members think a lie de tector test might help. They said chambers has offered to submit to such a test Republicans Claim Saving Of $6;3 Billion WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -&h riring first to meet President Tru man's expected two - gun blast at the; GOP fiscal and living cost policies, republicans claimed today they have saved American tax payers nearly $8,350,000,000 by flashing j administration spending plans in the last two years. The G OP boast was issued in a formal statement by Chairman Ta ber (R-N..Y.) of the house appro priations committee. It came as Mr. Truman was re ported as planning to charge. In a mid-year budget review tomor row, that republican tax-cutting has thrown the government back into red ink, after two years of budget surpluses. Some govern ment officials indicated the presi dent will predict a treasury defi cit of about $2,000,000,000 for the year ending next June 30. Meanwhile, a democrat leveled a charge of "statistical sleight-of-hand" at republican claims of congressional cuts in federal spending. Rep. Dingell (D-Mich.) house ways and means committee member; Issued a statement say ing GOP leaders are trying to .cov er up the true budget situation. Taber promised, when republi cans took control of congress in January, 1947, to use a "meat axe" on what he called the democratic administration's "spending spree." He issued a formal, brief report to day on what he contends the meat axe has hacked away. Declaring ethat "peorfe have been misinformed as to the am ount of appropriations made by the 80th congress," he said these reductions I have been made ' in budgets submitted by Mr. Tru man: i In fiscal 1947 (ending June 30, 1947) - $3,600,000,000 saving. In fiscal 1948 (ending June 30, 1948) A $2,741,481,291 saving. Total saved in two years S6.- 341,000,000. Illegal Drug Traffic Grows WASHINGTON. Aua. 14 -YJP The illicit drug traffic is still growing although more and more Dersons axe betas? arrested as vio lators, the treasury reported today. rxarcouc ox tne opium-cocalne-heroin types seized during the 12 months ended June 30 totaled 6,775 ounces, compared with 6,091 ounces the previous year. Approximately 40,000 ounces of marihuana was captured in the fiscal year, about twice the amount seized the past year. Woman Loses Arm in Hop Picker SILVERTON. Aug. 14 Mrs. L. E. Jacobs, 37, had her left arm ahnosfc literally "prilled"- off this morning when she caugt it in a hop picker on the Ed Willig ranch at Monitor. Brought to the Silver ton hospital it was found neces sary to amputate the arm at the shoulder. ? This is the first serious hop nick ing accident of the season. The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oreaan, , . Opposes Operation for Child IK 7 i BBBBWBSSSsWUi4sMSSMMMilBSSSSMBaBS CHICAGO, Aug. 14 Mrs. Irene Lamphere (right) and her husband, . Fred Lamphere, went to court in Chicago where the father asked Judge Walter CMalley, to compel his wife by court order to snb xalt their baby, Pamela Frances (left), ZZ-znonths-old, te an epera tUn. The child was bern with a serious bladder condition. The Judge said he couldn't do anything "without fall medical advice,'' appointed the deans of the medical eeheels ef the Universiues"f Illinois, Chicago, Northwestern, and Loyola to lnvestlxate and re pert to him. (AP Wlrephoto to the Statesman.) Gov- Warren Pauses in Salem En Route to N.Y. By Thomas G. Wrlsht Staff Writer, ThM Statesman Governor Earl Warren, republican vice-presidential candidate, was a brief visitor in Salem Saturday night enroute to Pawling, N. Y, where he will confer with running-mate Thomas E. Dewey. Arriving from Portland by limousine at 10 p. m. to board the United Air lines clane for the east Warren was escorted by two mo torcycled deputies of Multnomah for the delayed plane tne Califor nia governor chatted with his Oregon 'host Governor John H. Hall. V Invites Escort In Governor Warren arrived in Sa lem in! the midst of the area's first rain in weeks. His drenched escorts were invited into the lim ousine for a warming-up period before starting their return jour ney to Portland. Avoiding speaking politically during his Salem pause, Warren talked t briefly of the weather. hopes for Pacific coast football during the 1948 season, and com pared educational systems of Ore gon and California. . Te Discuss Plans Warren will fly directly to the New York home ' of Governor Dewey, There and in Albany, N. the republican team will map their plans and strategy for - the 1948 campaign. Warren and Dew ey win loin otner uojf. leaders in the New York capital. Warren said We plan to lay out the whole campaign in the two-day , meet ing." 1 ,.- -: - Governor Warren has been in the state for the Oregon Territor ial centennial celebration. He at tended the horse show in Oregon City festivities and later spoke at a banquet observing the day con gress created the Oregon territory 100 yeras ago. : . ; :l Speaking briefly at the banquet. Warren said the Pacific coast states have just "begun to scratch the possibilities" of growth and development. "The four million people who have come to the Pa cific states since 1940 are happy and hopeful because no part of the world, offers : more opportunity than our great west," he said. 3 Mine Foremeri Die in Explosion LONACONINO, Md, Aug. 14. HTJ-Three mine "foremen who got up early on a morning off to make a drift mine safer for their men were victims of a shat tering blast today. ; - The men died in the tunnel of Wayne sburg mine No. of the George's Creek Coal Co. at near by Knapp Meadow; St&te Mine inspector Frank T. Powers of rrostburg said he had not yet determined the causa of the ex plosion. Sunday, August 15, 1943 M county. During a 45-minute wait Centennial Festivities End PORTLAND, Aug. 14-fl-Ore-gon observed its 100th birthday today with proper ceremony, and a little whoopla, too. . Most of the celebrating of the territorial centennial, was in Ore gon City. There were parades, a pony express race and a profusion of beards and pioneer costumes. Portland took over the formal part of the centennial celebration. The Pioneer Trails association held its convention there and a governors banquet , was held to night. . , ; i ' " Gov. Earl Warren of California was the principal speaker. Govs. John Hall of Oregon and C A. Robins of Idaho attended. Abo present were six ex-governors of Oregon. 1 They rode tot the banquet in a "parade of transportation." . dis playing a century of progress in wheeled vehicles from the cov ered wagon to the latest automo bile.' " . f ;; : -: The Oregon Mounted'Posse of Salem won first honors in the mounted division event in the grand parade at Oregon City. For Pro auction Workmen have begun remodel ing the movable stage in front of the Oregon state fair racing grandstand. The stage is being converted into a showboat for .the annual Helena Hughes musical production each night of the fair, September 0 to 12. Miss Hughes,-who produced the shows the past two years, has as sured Manager Leo Spitzbart the 1943 showboat will top all her previous efforts here. . Many top vaudeville acts from the Roxy theater in New York, Flamingo club in Las Vegas, Cap itol theater in Washington, D. G, and other outstanding amusement houses will appear here during the Showboat, i Included in the talent secured Showboat Under I II.-. Price Sc No. 132 U.S. Rejects Red Plea for Custody Of Soviet Woman NEW YORK, Aug. 14-(-Mrs. Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina, Russian school teacher, accepted a subpoena from the house un-Am erican activities committee today, thereby coming under the protec tion of the federal government. . The 62 - year t old Women ac cepted the subpoena from Rob ert E. Stripling, the committee's chief investigator. In her Roose velt hospital room at about the same time Russia demanded full control over her custody and the unuea states, in euect, iiauy re jected tne demand. Mrs. Kosenkina is recovering zrom serious injuries she suffered when she leaped from i the third floor of the Soviet consulate here Thursday. She claimed she had been held a prisoner there. Roosevelt hospital authorities tonight said Mrs. Kosenkina was "steadily improving but still on the critical list." The Russian demand was made in Washington by Soviet Ambas sador Alexander S. Panyushkin during an hour and 40 minute con ference with Undersecretary of State Robert A. Lovett, A state department spokesman said the Soviet envoy insisted the itussian consulate be permitted to station a 24-hour guard over Mrs. Kosenkina, that Consul General Iwnakln be permitted to visit her and that the injured woman be moved anywhere the consul gen eral designated. Lovett rejected the demands on the ground the United States does not have the right to reouire Mrs. Kosenkina to place herself unwil lingly under the control of anyone. Meat Prices Ignore Boycott CHICAGO, Aug. 14 -(JP)- Meat prices, ignoring a widespread at tempt by housewives to force them downward, remained at high levels this week: and in some cases even headed upward. Reports from across the country indicated that a buy-no-meat campaign, induced by women in an attempt to create a buyers' market, has been Ineffective for the most part. Generally, retailers reported that although in 1 some instances their business had dropped, prices had not followed suit. The housewives' campaign, which originated in Dallas and caught hold in numerous cities across the country, consisted mainly of chain ' telephone calls and endorsements by women's clubs. Water Supply Suit to Start Gardner Bennett's suit seeking to restrain Salem from taking its entire water supply from Stayton island on the North Santiam river will , start in Marion county cir cuit court here September 27 at 10 an. i Circuit Judge Charles A. Combs. Lakeview, assigned f by the su preme court to the case, set the trial time Saturday In a letter to County Clerk Harlan Judd. Bennett, in his suit, alleges the city is using an excessive amount of water from the Stayton island Intake. He contends' that he and his predecessors have water rights In the area. f t Other defendants in the case are Chandler Brown, Van Wieder, Howard B. Jenks, Edward Rostein and Harold Olinger, members of the water commission when the suit was instituted; Charles E. Stricklin, state engineer; and Floyd E. Siegmund, county water mas ter, v.. . : I ' at State Fair by Miss Hughes are such per formers as Bob Williams, a fa vorite here in: 1941 with his trained dog. Red Dust; Eddie Pea body, king of the banjo players; Jackson and Blackwell. one of the best negro tap teams; the Rockets, whose most "recent Appearance was in the movie. Stormy Weath er, and Day, Dawn and Dusk, who recently created a sensation in Las Vegas. ' ; Supporting the features will be the Helena Hughes dancers from San Francisco and George Bruns and his orchestra from Portland. Captain of the Showboat will be a veteran showman, George West, whose last appearance was at the Los Angeles policemen's show. Construction Army Disappointed Of Teen Year Training to 18-Year-Olds WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-WV The third anniversary of the end of fighting in the second world war finds the V. S. rebuilding its military forces through selec tive service, with bright and dark spots showing up. The big army disappointment is the slowness with which 18-year-olds are volunteering. The selective service law au thorizes the armed forces to take in 181,000 18-year-olds who, if they volunteer for one year's training and six years in the or ganized reserve, are draft exempt. These teenagers would be appor tioned among the three services. It had. been expected the teen agers would rush to sign up, and there were reports the first day the law became effective, July 21, that there were long lines out side recruiting offices. But in totalling up the num ber who volunteered in the first 10 days, the army found it had only 2,655. There were long lines, but they were mainly other age bracket volunteers. Secretary of the Army RoyaU estimated on June 28 that the army would have to induct between 225,000 and 250.000 in fiscal 1949 to bring the army up to the strength of 790, 000, for which funds have been appropriated by congress. Median Wage in Oregon Jumps $474 in Year Median earnings of regular cov ered workers in Oregon trade and industry increased from $2,242 in 1946 to a record high of $2,716 in 1947, according to a recently com pleted study of employers' wage reports, the state unemployment compensation commission an nounced Saturday. . Last year's figure exceeded any wartime median by at least $200, and represented a gain of $880 or 48 per cent since the first employe earnings study was made in isz. The number of all workers in cluded in the survey declined from a wartime high of 567,000 to 014, 110 last year, while those work ing regularly (earnings in all four quarters) in 1947 were zzzso, lower by 36,150 than in the top year of 1944. Practically 40 per cent of the regular workers last year earned $3,000 or more while in 1946 only 24.3 per cent reached this fig ure, and in 1942 it was 11J per cent Those with earnings over $4,000 numbered 34,390 in 1947 compared with 20,260 the previous year, 22,850 in 1944 and ,450 in 1942. Total 1947 payrolls of $864,000, 000 reported by 16,000 covered em ployers exceeded any previous figure by more than $60,000,000. Judging from preliminary tabula tion of employment reports show ing $436,000,000 in covered pay rolls for the first and second quar ters of 1948, a new record high of something over $900,000,000 will be set this year. North County Fair At Woodburn Lists SI ,000 in Prizes A thousand dollars in prizes will hm AMAtA imounf six divisions for the North Marion county fair, io De neia ui w oououiu, ocy temher 24 and 25. It wss an nounced baturoay mgni. Tne rirmtrr union ana granges have each been allotted 9U1 SSitiiM) Tanners af America, 4-H clubs and county Oirden ciuds wui - oiviae iuu Mrh and 200 will fa to non-or- gahization&l winners. Tne xair Doara eiso aucioseu nl,n f -rf mntlminuf enterlsin- ment inside with the commercial displays and scheduling oi a ia h.m tuiriHc. Prize moneT is be ing raised from program adver tising space, concessions and com mercial display space rates. WEAK QUAKE IN JAPAN TfflfYO. Sundav. Aux. 13 -Wi An earthquake described as weak by meteorologists snoox zoayo ana Rn.t 200 miles of the eastern coast of Japan today. No damage was reported, . 21 BRANDIES ENOUGH ' - ' RACINE. Wis, Aug. 14-OT- Mama says she's had enough Brandies. Little Anna Marie is the 21st born to Mrs. Gilbert Brandies, 48, who told nurses at a local hos p.tal that the thinks that's enough. Weather Max. is w Kin. 4S SS 1 Pi eetn. as UmUm - Portland San rrsadsce Cblea.ro 7S U SO New York wmamctt itwr -1.1 fact. rOKCAST (from UJS. weather bw . McNarr field. Salami: Mostly cloudy today and tomorrow with act- tared showers, tiifa toaay. is. ww w nlrht IS. Conditions (nrally unfavor able tor moat farm activities but im proving weather tomorrow wUt make most harvest acUviUes possible. - gAiaCH rxxcirrrATTON (Sept. 1 ta Aasaat U) This Tear LaatTear A vera (a SlatS TJU Tempt , 4 eO toy Mmm -gers "as 35 Inch of Rain Falls in Salem; First Since July 27 Salem's first recorded rainfall since July 27 shoved the year's total to 47.35 inches and threat ened to mark the wettest year since 1937. Saturday's rain ad ded .35 inches to the year's above average total. Precipita tion for 1947 for the same per iod was 38.72 and the average is 37.62 inches. vj It will still have to downpour to match the 1947 all-time high of 633 inches. t Saturday's rainfall limited harvest activities but favorable forecasts for next week Indicate that crops won't be thrown much of schedule. Draft Boards on PORTLAND, Aug. 14-W)-State selective service headquarters an nounced today the appointment of the 30 draft boards for Oregon. Included were: Board 6, Clackamas county Richard G. Hoover. Oregon City; M. S. Schrock, Milwaukie; George EL Swafford, Oregon City. Board 7, Yamhill county-Claude W. Simmons, Carlton; Elliott Cum mings, McMinnvilJe; Ernvt V. Blair, McMinnville. Board 9. Polk county Edward B. Hamilton, Dallas; William Blackley, Dallas; Wiley M. Gard ner, Dallas. Board 10, Marion county Hans Hoffstetter, John BlacV Paul Hendricks and C W. Bartlett, all of Salem. Board 11, Linn county R.'R. Borovicka. Scio; William Merrill, Albany; Walter A. Kropp, Albany. Benton draft board No. 12 S. W. McHugh, W. M. Harper and T. J. Starker, all Corvallis. " .J - ' " ' Bean Pickers Still Needed in j Approximately 1,000 additions bean pickers can be used in the Euaene, Albany and Lebanon areas during the coming week, but the pesk farm labor demand will be reached in about two weeks with late hops, pears and prunes vying for help. Earl R. Love 11. director of the state em ployment service, reported Sat urday. 1 Families with camping equip ment are needed most but exact information regarding accommo dations, wages and other condi tions may be obtained from any local employment office, Lovell said. Principal demand for the thous ands of outside hop pickers will come from the Grants Pass area about August 23 and Eugene and Salem a week or 10 days later, according to ' reports reaching state headquarters here. Early hops already are being harvested. ; The Freewater district will need prune pickers beginning August 24. Pear picking also will start about August 20. to 23 around Medford. Peaches, prunes, mint and heets will help occupy workers in this area most of September with nuts and other harvests coming along m October. Traffic Snarled as Meat Prices Cut j PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. UMJPk -Several thousand bargain-hunt ing shoppers stormed a large su bur ban market today, snarling traffic for blocks and upsetting counters in the crush to gett at meat priced 60- cents or less a pound. An estimated 1,700 cars were in the area during the fore noon. T. F. Staler, market owner, said his crew of butchers had sold 77 beet carcasses by noon. Staley Offered T-bone, sirloin, round and fib steaks, pork loin chops, sliced bacon and beef roasts at 60 cents a pound. Pork roasts were of fered at 49 cents and beef pot roasts at 48. Israel Preparing For War Activities TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 14 -4JFi Israel threatened today to drive the invalding Arab armies out of all Palestine "by means of war unless the United Nations compels their withdrawal. David Ben-Gurion, prime min ister of Israel, told a council of the labor party (Mapal) that the Jews must be prepared for "a re newal of war activities. ' INITIATIVE PLAN FAILS OLYMPIA. Aug. 14-CAVSecre- tary of State Earl S. Coe said today that initiative 187. which would have allowed liquor by the drink in Washington taverns, failed to qualify for the November 2 gen eral election ballot. For Ores Are Appc Many by -JLacls: YoluiiteeFs Impact Falls on Already Tight Labor Market WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 - (JP) -The government needs a million new soldiers and military, supply workers by June 194 a. ' i That's the estimate made today by Robert C. Goodwin, the na tion's top employment specialist, in a survey of draft and military supply manpower requirements due to the expanding defense pro gram. j The increase, Goodwin said, will represent additions to ihe armed forces, civilian employes of the armed forces and workers la civilian plants for producing mil itary equipment ; The impact falls on an already tight labor market Spot shortaces already exist in many localities, particularly for skilled, technical and clerical workers. Jebs at All-Tune High Employment already is at sn all-time high, with 61,800,000 working at jobs. Goodwin, director of the O.S. employment service, said in! his report however that he felt I the new draft and military supply manpower needs can be met with out disrupting the civilian manu facturing and farm economy.! ! Probablv around 2 Onfl Ann rr- sons will be employed by pext summer, he said. j Population Growth This Is the way Goodwin jfecls the military manpower needs can be licked without draining civilian production: "Some will become available as a result of population growth and normal Increases in the civil labor forces. Others Will have to be re- force. . ' . . WWI IA Air... fi Tl tKlrf.... workers are antirinated. lahnr shortages will continue in certain sections oz tne country, and new ones may develop in others." Newest Salem Bank to Hold $ Million Par ty Attainment by Willamette Val ley bank in the Hollywood district of a total of $1,000,000 in deposits since opening 84 months ago, wfis disclosed Saturday night in the organization's "Million Dollar Party. 1 I Carroll Meeks, bank president. made the announcement during the party attended by r ail banls employes. The bank, at 1990 Fair grounds rd., opened its doors last December 1, and has received a heavy patronage in the busy north community. Meeks also revealed that Harry u. Lwrni and Aiired j. iximagaua have been promoted to positions of assistant cashiers with the firm. The men, both employes since the bank started operations, were elected by the board of directors. "The rapid growth of bur in dependent bank." Meeks (stated, "made it necessary to distribute official authority and responsibili ty more widely among our em ployes." f "Ewing and Domogalla have contributed much to the success of our bank," he added. "They cer tainly deserve the recognition giv en them by the board." Caiiaiiians Find Uranium Ore ; t -.1 VANCOUVER. B. C- Xuz. 14 (CP)- Uranium, the rare element used in atomic bombs, has been discovered in c gold-mine town 120 miles from here, it was of ficially reported today. f The find was made by Ernest Johnson; S3, who has been pros pecting 18 years. The strike is lo cated nesr Gunn lake in Briti&h Columbia's Bridge river 1 district near the town of Bralorne. Confirming the find. Dr. J. r. Walker,. B. C's deputy minister of mines, said it was not known how much uranium exists there as tests of ore sent to him bv Johnson have not been completed. "But it's uranium, all riht," be said. "It's the first authentic dis covery in B. C. of which we fcave definite information.' i MAN DIES IS WRECK I HILLSBQRO. Aug. 1UTVA truck-automobile collision here to day killed L. L. Watson, Portland, and seriously injured mi wile. Lucy. Police Chief Melvin DeRock said Watson was believed to have suffered a heart attack before the collision. UUU LlaJiiAi ) ue:i c-7, c-: