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! 'J o o q a o I o ' O i ' poo t- 3 amidlDdlafte .Stewey (Cjhainriros Salemni irowjdls TtoinDonslh) rOdaosei Deamioinis SOS Deicey 'Victory Special' Smile i 1 . 1! 4 T V- iQ -x ... . .- .r. m j OTP Thomas Carlyle said of the Sev en. Years War (1757-63) that alt er 1759, England having defeated France in great battles at Quebec ,br North America, Plassey in In dia and Minden in Prussia, it was "a race between spent horses. The phrase comes to mind in connection with the current presi dential campaign. It is a race, not between spent horses, but between "spent" people. The candidates are not physically exhausted though their schedules are strenuous; and the voters are not exhausted. They appear to have made up their minds. As one eastern reporter on the Dewey train told me, it seems though the election had already been "written oft" And Larry Smyth of the Portland Journal said he had raised a familiar Ques tion: "Is this trip really neces sary. But while the staff on the Dew ey train exude confidence they are overlooking no moves to translate prospects into victory. A thorough job is being done in organization and in carrying the campaign to the people. Besides the "regulars on the Dewey staff like Paul Lock wood, his secretary, and Jim Hag gerty. his press representative, are advisers such as Allen W. Dulles, New York lawyer whose brother, John Foster Dulles, is one of the U. S. delegates at the UN general assembly, and former Sen. John Townsend of Delaware. The latter came out in 1940 to attend the no tification ceremony for the late (Continued on Editorial Page) Gev. aad Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey smile approvingly at a large Sa lem audience en hand at the railroad depot Monday morning. The current trip through Ore gen is the first on which Mrs. Dewey accompanied her hus band. (Photo by Don Dill. Statesman staff : photographer). IIILLSBORO MAN NAMED WASHINGTON, Sept 21 - MP) - Jllelvin I Alter of Hillssoro, Ore, was named today among five per' sons appointed to Jobs with the U. S. military government for Ger many. . Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH Expansion of Water Power Urged in Talk By Marvin L Arrowsmith SEATTLE, Sept 27-;P)-Gov. Thomas E. Dewey urged tonight a big western water power expan sion to bolster U. S. security in a world where Russia is "repudiat ing all normal means of solving international differences. "Just as we needed vast amounts of hydro-electric power to develop the atomic bomb, we now need more power to wage the peace, the republican presidential nominee said in a campaign ad dress prepared for delivery in Civic auditorium (11:30 p.m. EST) Dewey figured that the nation's water power will have to be in creased by almost 20 per cent In the next five years. On his way to Seattle, the New York governor told an overflow audience in a 4,000-seat auditor ium in Portland, Ore.:: "It is a time when the shadow of serious conflict again hangs over the meetings of the United Nations; when our former ally Is again repudiating all of the nor mal means of solving international differences. Dewey added that all the rules of the world should know that his presidential campaign is being waged: "For the purpose of strengthen ing our country. Of bringing to it a new unity, and adopting a com petence in our foreign policy which it does not have. He said those leaders should be aware that "we have a way of closing ranks Immediately when a debate is settled. In his Seattle : speech tonight. Dewey placed emphasis on reg ional development of the nation's rivers. He stressed home rule as against the sweeping federal con trol which applies in the Tennes see valley authority. Calling for power and reclama tion development to build a stronger nation, the New York governor said "we are determined to be strong enough to live in peace. West Salem'i Paving Project Near Completion WESTALEM Sept 27 Pav ing of Seventh street between Patterson avenue and Wallace road, is scheduled for i completion by October 15. the state highway department said Monday. Inquiries were made by the several indus tries which the paving will serve. About one-half of the curbing has been laid on a sub-contract. Street paving halt not yet begun. Warren Northwest has the paving contract for the city-state proj ects. By Wendell Webb Managing Editor, The Statesman Thomas E. Dewey, cheerful and in good voice, returned Monday to the state which all but made him president And he brought his wife this time, too. The republican standard bearer, far j more confident and far less tousled than the time he whipped into Salem on a bus last May 4, found an estimated 2.500 persons awaiting him on the Salem rail road station platform at 8:30 a.m., and; from a public relations stand point he made the most of it (' Quotes Statesman Trim in a dark blue suit and white dress shirt, the New York governor Sold his audience he had "three happy weeks" in Oregon, when j he ind Harold Stassen were drumming up votes in a veritable dog-fight iup and down the state. Ajnd he! quoted almost verbatim from i a I story in The Oregon Statesnan which said that, if Dewey Were elected, many an Oregqniari would be able to say: "Sure I know the president: he j oratically lived around these parts : once." Dewey I touched on no major subject lri his 15-minute talk from his -observation car platform. But he made! a few promises to ap point competent cabinet officers; to cpnduct a thorough house clean ing to get rid of "backbiting, quarrelling and bickering" in Washington, and to eliminate the need j for j tossing out communist office-holders by not appointing them in the first place. Jokes About Students To college, high school and jun ior high school students who made up a good; share of his Salem audi ence, i Dewey laughingly observed he was "again glad to be an ex cuse" for them to have escaped classes. And to -the audience as a whole he declared he hoped to take to Washington "the cordial unity of Oregon" and a sense of respon sibility in the affairs of the world." Dewey jwas introduced to the crowd byU. S. Sen. Guy Cordon as "the next president of the United States," and in turn re ferred to Cordon as "your magni ficent senator." Preliminary in troductions were conducted by B. E. j Owens, county republican chairman, who presented State Senj Douglas McKay, U. S. Rep. Walter Norblad. Secretary of State Ear Newbry, State Sen. Howard Beltpn and Cordon. Owens was at Dewey's right throughout the pro gram. Mrs. Dewey, in fur-trimmed coati with purple corsage, smiled and waved but left nhe speech making to her husband. The crowd applauded her warmly. Dewey. I referring repeatedly to his two whirlwind trips through Oregon last May. left no doubt thati he considered Oregon in the same light as the so-called poll tical experts the turning point of his Campaign for the G.O.P. nomi nation arid expressed the hope he could return again. ! I 1651 ! j ' i POUNDS NINETY-EIGHTH YEAR 14-PAGES Thai Oregon Satan .Oregon. Tdaexiar. September 28. 1948 Pile 8c Now 169 Ui. S. Soldiers Airrested in Russian Zone HOf. Germany, Sept 27-(tf')-Four members of an American constab ulary unit were arrested by Sov iet border guards today after cross ing 'the Russian zonal boundary. Gerald Teran. Military govern ment j spokesman, said the men have not been returned. Police who witnessed the arrest said; the Americans apparently had overlooked a sign warning that the border was closed. Today's; arrests boosted to 12 the humber of constabulary troop ers habbed by the Russians in the past! week along the American Soviet zonal frontier. Oh Thursday, the V. army said eight troopers had been arrested by tjhe Russians during the prev ious) three days. All of these were returned, j Harmful Comics to Leave City Stands; 46 IBooks on Lists N't Mayor R. L. Elfstrom indicated Monday that 46 comic books, jud ged nationally to be harmful to ju veniles, will be taken off maga zine stands in Salem. Elfstrom said two major distrib uting companies furnishing the books to Salem stores have agreed to cooperate in the ban. The books involved, branded harmful to both children and adults alike, illustrate murder arid criminal activities, and in some j instances, glamourize criminal characters. Elfstrom said the 48-book list has I been ! furnished to all local dealers. He said some negotiation with publishers may be necessary to halt sales. Critical Situation Reflected BONHAM, Tex., Sept. 21.-(JP-Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith conferred with President Truman tonight and said that relations with Russia are very ' critical but not on the verge of war. Smith told reporters conditions at no time since the war have been more critical. Asked whether that means we are going to war, Smith replied: "That's too deep for me-to answer. But 1 11 modify critical and say serious." "I don't by critical mean we are trembling on the verge of war. Informal Talk Smith talked informally with re porters in the press car of the cam paign train. Before switching his description of present relations with Russia from critical to serious, Smith said he thought he was reflecting the president's 'views and he certainly TnrAin9 rii num Presidential Secretary Charles? G. Ross said the meeting did "not necessarily foreshadow new ac tion by the chief executive of the United States. Wanted Account He said Mr. Truman wanted from Smith "a complete account" of the American-British-France-Russian consultations in Moscow which had failed to provide any formulae for settling east-west dif ferences in troubled Europe. This, he said, seemed to be the first convenient opportunity for Smith to leave his post But the dramatic flight Smith made to the president's side un derscored the seriousness of the in ternational picture. Only last night the United States, Britain and France declared the soviet block ade of Berlin is a threat to world peace and took the case to the Un ited Nations security council. IfflDBti" Heat Problem Hands Pupils Short Break The weather and delays in heat ing installations combined Mon lay to provide an unexpected va cation of at least two days to approximately 700 pupils of three three Salem schools, West Salem junior high and elementary and Garfield elementary. Changeover to oil fuel at the buildings was held up by lack of parts, according to Superintendent Frank B. Bennett Although elec tric heaters were used in two of the three buildings Sunday night, they failed to raise the room tem perature above 62. Children were dismissed after reporting to schools Monday morning. Resumption of classes depends upon the weather and progress in the installation. Bennett said it is hoped to have Garfield warmed sufficiently again by Wednesday and West Salem later in the week. Notification will be through the press and radio. vGarfield'i new heating plant Is replacing a wood fuel setup. West Salem's is replacing a sSwdust burner. Hands Across the Aisle 4 PARIS. Sept 27-Secretary of State George Marshall (left) reaches across the aisle to congratulate Brit-j isn foreign Minister Ernest ztevin (rignt) after the utter told the United Nations General Assembly in Paris that Russia will be to blame If a "black fury, the Incalculable disaster Of atomic war," falls upon! the world. Bevin made his blistering attack on Russia as the western powers prepared to ask the secur ity council to act on tne tseriin crisis: (AT Wlrepnote via radio from Paris to The Statesman.) Long - Planned Airport Improvement Project Given Impetus by City Council Football Fans Die as Plane Hits Mountain PORTLAND, Sept. 25-LTVFive football fans were killed near here yesterday in a plane erash while flying back to California from Fresno State-Portland game. All students of Fresno State their light plane hit Mount Syl vania south of here, shortly after taking off from the Portland air port. Visibility was poor and the pilot, Wesley R. Trumble, 22, was un familiar with the area. Others found in the wreckage which was strewn with school pennants, caps and megaphones used at the Saturday game were Edward L. Marbut, 23; James D. Robinson, 21: William P. Grogan Jr., 22, and Charles O. Price Jr., 22. All were Fresno residents. World Uncertainty Hits Stock Market In Selling Wave NEW YORK, Sept 27-UP-IJsted stocks lost more than $1,500,000, 000 in market values today in t selling wave that followed a deep ening of the Berlin crisis. Individual stocks declined from $1 to more than $4 a share in trad ing that expanded to 1,210,000 shares for the day. Tne Associated Press average price of 80 stocks fell $1.60 to $65.- 90, the lowest since April 14. Road Work Near Completion it 1 pife - MrssraaassMBaeBassJft Weather Sateei i Portland 4 Saa francisco uucac is 79 76 71 SI Min. 4 49 47 49 C Precip. J .01 .00 .00 J00 New York J Willamette rtvr -2.1 feet. rOHKCAST (from U.S. weather bu reau, McNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy i today and tonlfht; cloudy to morrow with occasional light rain showers. Cooler today; high 64. low tonight II. Weather only fair for farm work, j SALEM PRECtPITATIOW (frem Sept. 1 to Sept. ZS) ThU Year IS Last Year tOl Average LM - ,S -. '' .'V. - ; '' "iV mU mt II aMMall MWIIIIaMMMasasMSil ISJIIBSMItJ lllll I IIJI Jill J SHI ll BlimL TSTi 11 V Fair weather Monday made possible completion of laying the base for a new strip on the Salem-Silverton highway between Middle Grove school and the Padding river bridge, about 5.4 miles long. Two miles of topping and building of shoulders will be finished in a week If the weather holds. (Photo by Don Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) Br Robert E. Gangware City Editor, The Statesman A long-planned $80,000 Salem airport improvement program was set in motion by the city council Monday night and the aldermen were given notice that new plans will be rushed for another $80,000 project Including first unit of an administration building at the air port. Official council action taken at a city hall meeting was1 acceptance of federal matching funds ($43,000 to the city's $35,000) 'or develop ment of the west side of the air port. This project, for which C. T. Malcolm Co. is low bidder at a figure just under $80,000, includes an access road, drainage runway, taxiway and apron improvements City Manager J. L. Franzen, who has headed city administra tion planning and negotiations with the civil aeronautics admimstra tion on the project during the past year, advised council members that the next step of providing an administration building at the air port must begin at once. Franzen recommended a build ing to be erected in three units, as city financing will permit starting with an $80,000 wing for present necessary administrative purposes This would be followed next he added, by a central section to pro vide waiting room, weather bu reau and control tower facilities. Present airport facilities on the east side of the field will be main tained, for leasing to private con cerns or possibly to the govern ment for navy air reserve train ing, Franzen said. City bond issue money is on hand for the $35,000 share in the west end development project. The balance of $15,000 in available funds will have to be augmented by salvage, possible land sale and other means, in the city manager's opinion, until Salem can match the government's $40,000 now ear marked for use here. Morever, the next city budget should include street funds for improving the part of 25th street not actually crossing airport land and hence not an eli gible part of the airport project (Council news also on page 2) Robert Sawyer Mentioned for Interior Post WASHINGTON. Sept. 27 -W) Robert W. Sawyer, Bend publish er, was mentioned here today as possible secretary of interior In case of a Dewey victory in the No vember election. Sawyer is a former president of the National Reclamation associa tion and long has been prominent in western reclamation affairs. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York has promised that if he is elected a westerner will be ap pointed to the job. Earlier Sen. Guy Cordon of Ore gon was mentioned as a possible appointee, but some believe now that Cordon is interested only in holding his senate job. Cordon has refused comment New Bauxite Find Reported In Clackamas PORTLAND, Sept. 21-ifP)-K new bauxite field was reported to day In Clackamas county i although! it may not be of importance to the aluminum industry. i The state department of geology and mineral industries said the silica content was too high for pro duction of alumina by the Bayer process. ! ! The field, which so far; has been found to be at least a mile in length, is six miles from Estacada, or about 35 miles southeast of Portland. The department said samples to a depth of eight feet indicated Jiis composition: Alumina 43 per cent, silica 21.5 per cent; iron 10 per cent, titania 1 per cent other materials 14.5 per cent. I WAGE 0FFER INCREASED NEW ;YORK, Sept 27-;P-The long lines department of the Amer ican Telephone and Telegraph company today increased a wage offer it had made last week to the 25,000-member CIO American un ion of telephone workers; but the company offer still is "entirely un acceptable," the union said. GUN PRODUCTION UPPED SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 27 -CVProduction of M-l rifles for infantry and M-3 machine, guns for jet planes is being stepped up to record proportions at (the big Springfield armory, army officials revealed; today. I VOOfl ' . Moscow Answer Awaited By tho Associated Press i- f British Foreign Secretary Ern est Bevin declared yesterday that f Russia must bear the blame if tho East-West conflict leads to "the black fury" of atomic war. I Accusing Russia of Insinceritr. untruthfulness and evasion, he said: "It Is better to have our dif ficulties now than to live In a fool's paradise." he added: "If the black fury, the incalcul able disaster of atomic war should fall upon us, all I can say is. that one power will alone be responsi ble for the evils which may be visited upon mankind," No Reply Yet Bevin spoke before the United Nations general assembly as the three big western nowers moved swiftly for security council action to end the growing Berlin crisis. Russia did not reply immediate to Bevin's denunciation nor to the western moves to bring the Berlin Issue to the security council. One eastern diplomat however. indicated Russia might use the veto to bar admission of the Ber lin question to the council's agen da. He was Juliusz Katz-Suchv, Poland's permanent delegate to the U. N. May Use Veto This would be the first time Russia ever used the veto to block council discussion. Some observers in Paris thought the Russians in stead would either walk out of the council or use the veto at the end of debate to prevent any council action. Moscow radio, withholding de tailed comment on Bevin's speech. described his declaration as "an attempt to veil his rejection of i Soviet proposals for peace and security." j Notes Completed The western powers, mean while, completed their notes to the security council charging Russia with threatening world neaco through her land and water ' blockade of Berlin. ) In Berlin the city government j told the allied occupation powers they should get together on a Berlin settlement or get out and j let the Germans run the city, j In Wiesbaden Lt. Gen. Curtis E. Lemay, U. S. air force commander, said he wasn't worried about the Russians trying to halt the British-y American air lift. He Indicated the western powers were going ahead with plans to expand it Critical Gasoline Shortage in State Reported at End PORTLAND. Sept 21-tJPThm critical gasoline period in Oregon over. So said Robert O. Case, state- oil coordinator, today, reporting that Oregon service stations are getting 93 per cent of their July gasoline supply. He said rainstorms reduced pleasure driving, enabling sta tions to stabilize supplies at an ight-day reserve. He predicted that level would be maintained. Two more tankers are due in this week. - $1,100 Top Paid for Heref ords a ! ',: At Fairgrounds Auction Sale Br Lillie L. Madsen Farm Editor, The Statesman Two Polled Hereford cattle brought j $1,100 each and a third $1,000 ajt the Bonelli-Wird-Cook sale Monday at the state fair grounds when 52 head of that breed averaged better than $560. Two of the top animals remain ed in the valley, with George Bun- ke of Molalla paying $1,100 for Bonmaid 5th, a 14-month old heif er! from! the Bonelli Cat lie com pany of Saugus, Calif., and Harold Bernier of Oregon City, $1,000 for another Bonmaid heifer. The other top animal was Bonmode 30th, bought jointly by Margaret Ed wards arid Son of Walla Walla and Zeb Lewis of Cove. Dr. Mi C. Findley paid $550 for WM Mischief Dan of Domino breeding; to Willamette Polled Her eford ranch, owned by R. A. Ward at Halsey. Another Salem buyer was Eugene Renfro, who took home six animals. ( Clackamas county ranchers were consistent buyers, reflecting di rectly the heavy permanent pas ture program which has been car ried on there in recent years. Polk i I county had only one buyer. Char--! les Ryan of Dallas who paid $925 for the first bull sold, Br Comprest Pr 4th, consigned by the Bonelli Cattle company. Marion county buyers were not entirely missing, including besides Renfro and Dr. Findley, Gale A. Hart of Jefferson and Paul Town, send of Gervais. The sale, which totaled $29,145, was cried by Colonel H. B. Sager of Bozman, Mont and Colonel Earl Gillespie of Corvallis. Mrs. Gillis pie served as cleric with T. R. Ho bart of the Ladd Sc Bush bank, as assistant. Mrs. Ben Bonelli was in charge of transfers. Assisting in the ring were D. W. Chittenden of the American Polled Hereford associa tion; Bob Teale of Western Live stock Journal, A. Smith, Pacific . Stockman and Howard Brown of the American Hereford Journal. Robert Sears, president of the Oregon Polled Hereford associa tion, was also introduced and Paul Shepherd of the First National bank, brought greetings from the Salem Chamber of Commerce. More than 350 people attended the auction. (See complete report Page o)