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Michigan Staters Use Salem as Headquarters pound no 98th Year 18 PAGES Th Orecon Statosmcm, Salom, Oregon, Friday, Octobor 29. 1948 Pric Sc No. 198 1651 ;:-N : . ;: -'! ' . . - "ta T First to land at MeNary Field Thursday were these Michigan State eoller e football players who Saturday play Oregon State at Cervailis. From left to richt are Hal White, United Airlines officer: Dave Lunu den. Spartan eenter who seems to be docking- the raindrops which Erected the arrival: Hank Minarik, end: Ralph Wenger. center: Ed Bagdon, guard; Jules Martinek, manager and Fred SUvlcy, athleUe pablkity director of MSC. The Spartans will practice at 3 p. m. today on the high school field. (Photos by Don Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) j , OTP Q33GOO0 mo mora Next Tuesday ballots will be! cast and counted, terminating an-1 other long election campaign. With due respect for our democratic! system, which rests on the ex-, pression of the popular will by, voting, the truth seems obvious; that our campaigns are top iong and too costly. I In Oregon for example the po litical campaign began shortly af ter the first of the year. It came to one climax in the May primaries; then those who were successful, after a short rest, had to go on to the fall campaign. They nave naa to put in most of their year in campaigning. The cost of the campaigns be comes heavier all the time. I notice that there are 694,635 persons reg istered in Oregon. This means it costs $6,946.35 for postage alone to send a postcard or one-cent mail ing piece, to say nothing of the printing and addressing. Costs for newspaper advertising, billboards, campaign cards, large and small, and circulars runs Into big money if one is trying to do a job on a state-wide scale. The allowance of 15 per cent of year's salary for expenditure in the primaries and 10 per cent for the general election are not ade quate. Hence campaign funds have to be solicited, at best an un pleasant and at worse a sordid thing. In the case of a national elec tion again the campaigns are (Continued on editorial page) 95 Express Preference in Church Census Only five per cent of 30,000 persons Interviewed in connec tion with last Sunday's religious cansus expressed n church pre ference, and 110 declined to an swer the query. The census, taken by the Sa lem Ministerial association, was conducted for the purpose of giving chtrrches information con cerning religious preferences. The numerical-strength of the various denominations will not be disclosed. However, the names of persons expressing preferen ces for different sects will be dis tributed to those churches. Churches engaged in the cen sus met Wednesday night in spe cial sessions and no-host dinners to discuss possible use of the in formation in furthering religious growth in Salem. Mayor Learns Silverton Police Efficiency; Fined SILVERTON, Oct 28-(Special) "Now I know they enforce the law," said Mayor C. H. Dickerson of the local police force as he paid a $1 fine here for overtime park ing in downtown Silverton yes terday. Animal Crackers Bv WARREN GOODRICH "Stop vxwnina nd com to 0 (' V'"- President John A. Hannah (eenter) of! Michigan State collece paused for this pose with Governor John Hall (left) and Roy (Spec) Keene, Oregon State college director of athletics Just after the Michigan State football party landed Thursday at McNary Field in Salem. MSC plays Oregon State at CorvallU Saturday. Michigan State Football Team Arrives by Air Br Al Ltghtner Sports Editor. The Statesman The Michigan State college foot ball party numbering 55 in all and including 36 players who will take part in the. intersectional game at Corvallis with Oregon State Saturday, landed at Mc Nary field Thursday at 3:30 p.m. The group had left from Willow Run airport in Detroit at 9 a.m. (EST). High state, city and Oregon State college officials, including Governor John Hall, Secretary of State Earl Newbry and Oregon State President Dr. A .L. Strand were in the welcoming party of nearly 100. The Willamette uni versity band played MSC school songs as the visitors disembarked from their huge DC-6 United air liner. The trip was made without incident, and was considered "very smooth" by the visitors. The Michigan State sqaad was at full strength in al but one posi tion. Left end Warren Huey, in jured in the Perm State game last week, did not make the trip. Head Coach Clarence L. (Big gie) Munn, confronted with play ing Saturday's game on a wet field, opined it wouldnt bother his squad. "We have been practicing on a wet lield," he stated. The dampness of the Olinger turf, up on which the visitors practiced late Thursday afternoon, seemed to have little " effect on their snappy signal drills. They will again prac tice on Olinger today, at 3 p.m. The party is headquartered at the Senator hotel and will depart for Michigan early Sunday morn ing. (Additional picture and story on sports page.) Turkey Prices Stage Advance; 9 to 10 Cents Above Last Year By LUlie L. Madsen Farm Editor, The Statesman As expected earlier, turkey pric es advanced during the week end ing October 27. reports from the USDA poultry review show. The prices of live poultry were irreg ular on the coast and egg prices were unchanged to higher at coast markets but lower at New York. At Portland turkey prices, net to the producer, on dressed weight basis increased fully 2 cents a pound. At this week's close, grade A young hen turkeys were 53 to 54 cents a pound. This is 9 to 10 cents above the turkey market a year ago. Young torn turkey prices are also advanced this week in Portland. Thursday, theye were quoted at 43 to 44 cents. This is 2 cents above last week's close, and 8 to 9 cents above the same day in 1947. Live poultry , prices remained unchanged to lower in Portland at this week's close, Wednesday night. Fryers at Portland were 37 to 38 cents a pound, from 1 to 2 cents under last week's close. Cold storage holdings of fr Little Newcomer Arrives in Salem There's a newcomer Newcomer in Salem. And if that sounds like double talk it isn't. Born Thursday at Salem Mem orial hospital was Karen Patri- cia, daughter addition to the Al len Newcomer residence at 1965 W. Nob Hill. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George New comer of Salem. Julia Slimak, 8, Struck by Car Julia Slimak, 8, was confined to the Salem General hospital Thurs day night with a broken shoulder after she was struck by a car in front of her home on Silverton road. Jay Erwin Brown, 1855 N. Win ter: St, driver of the car, said he was driving west of Silverton road near Lancaster drive when the girl ran across from a school bus the accident occurred at 4:30 p.m The little girl was taken to the hospital by first aid ambulance. Refinery Walkout Talk j Deadlocked SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. Two conferences between striking CIO oil workers and company rep resentatives adjourned here late today with little progress report ed. ; j Both conferences ran into one major problem whether all strik ers should automatically get their jobs back. The meetings were between un ion leaders and Tidewater Asso ciated Oil company, and CIO of ficials and Shell Oil company. poultry in the United States dur ing; September increased by 21 million pounds. This is higher than the normal rate of increase, being one million pounds above the av erage for September. On the other hand, the USDA explains, poultry moving into cold storage during September this year was smaller than last year, being around 2 mil lion pounds less. Price of eggs to retailers ad vanced at most coast markets dur ing the week just ending. In Ore gon there was less change in prices than In Seattle or San Francisco, however. S Surplus and storage problem fears of : the Pacific Northwest wheat growers have been confirm ed by a United States department of agriculture report placing Ore gon, Washington and Idaho Octo ber 1 wheat stocks at 38 per cent above last year and the second largest on record. Present stocks, the USDA said, are almost entire ly from the record 1948 crop, since the, July 1 carryover of old wheat was very light. Continued Shivers Forecast for Area Continued cold is forecast for Salem with a low of 28 degrees predicted Saturday morning, the weather bureau at McNary field reported. Eastern Oregon shivered un der temperatures ranging from 13 degrees to 25 degrees Thurs day with Baker recording the state's low. It was 15 at La Grande, 16 at Bend, IS at Red mond and 19 at Burns. Thursday's temperature at Sa lem nipped the frosty level with 30. 4 West Salem Councilmen to Boycott Meet WEST SALEM, Oct. 28-(Spec ial)- Four city councilmen. oppo nents of policies advocated by Mayor Walter Musgrave, indi cated today they will not attend Friday's special council meeting as members. The meeting is the second call ed by Musgrave for debate and discussion of certain public issues and will concern civic problems. Thursday 600 leaflets inviting West Salem citizens to attend the meeting were being distributed. Councilmen who indicated they would not attend as councilmen were Roy Stevens, Donald Kuhn, Dr. A. F. Goffrier and W. C. Heise, Musgrave's opponent in the mayor's race. Councilman Stevens said he definitely would not attend the meeting because "I think my past record as a councilman Is good enough for sane-minded West Salem citizens who want to re tain their own city." Referring directly to the Salem- West Salem merger proposal, which he opposes. Stevens de clared: "Mr. Musgrave has not told the public of things we will lose if the two cities are merged. But I can assure West Salem citi zens they will be informed more of what we stand for before the election than they can find out by attending this ham-act meet ing." Dr. Goffrier said: "Musgrave cannot call a meeting for this purpose. I like democracy, not a deal by which the council does not have the say. Council candidates running on Musgrave's ticket in the Novem ber election are A. N. Copen haver, C. A. Rust and Lawrence Sheridan. Copenhaver Is now serving at water commissioner. Mayor Musgrave issued a spe cial plea Thursday night to sup porters of his opponents' views to attend the meeting and ask questions. DPs to Reside At Monmouth Monmouth will become the home for three of some 800 displaced persons arriving from Europe this week to start life anew. They are listed by the Interna tional Refugee Organization as Mrs. Vera Vvedinsky, 40, a teacher-secretary; Alexander Vvedin- iisky, 13, and Iwan Vvedinsky, 9, both students. They are part of the first group of displaced persons entering the United States under a law enact ed by the last congress. They sail ed from Bremerhavenjs Germany, Oct 21, aboard the army trans port General Black. Terms Given Nazi Leaders NUERNBERG, Germany, Oct. 28 - (Jf) - Sentences ranging from three years to life imprisonment were imposed by an American court today on 11 of Germany's high military commanders. The defendants were convicted on war crimes charges after a nine-month trial. Lt. Gens. Walter Warlimont, 54, and Hermann Reinecke, 80, were given life sentences. Warlimont was found to be ope of Hitler's top advisers in drafting summary ex ecution orders against allied com mandos and soviet army political commissars. Reinecke was charged with is suing similar orders. He served as a military member of people's court which tried the group which sought to assassinate Hitler in July 1944. Fall Cains Momentum, Also Participants ROME, Oct. 28 -U?y- Accident report today from Milam: A masonry worker toppled from a 35-foot high scaffold onto an other man on a scaffold just be low. The two fell on a third man and aU plunged to the ground. The third man died. The other two were badly hurt. QUADRUPLET CALVES BORN BERNE, XnL. Oct. 28 -UP- A Holstein eow owmed by Edwin Nussbaum, whose farm is north of Berne, today gave birth to quadruplet calves, three heifers and a bulL Galon fflckdl-oo Cordon Urges Schedule for Dams Speeded Power needs of the northwest are growing rapidly and the area can well use all that could feas ibly be provided by private com panies, the federal government or both. Sen. Guy Cordon said Thursday. The senator was a guest of the Salem Chamber of Commerce at breakfast in the Senator hotel. James Walton, chamber presi dent, presided. Senator Cordon said he was strongly urging the immediate completion of Detroit dam on the North Santiam and the Dorena and Meridan dams on the Mc Kenzie, and that he was hopeful McNary dam on the Columbia, to provide 980,000 kilowatts, would be ready by 1953. The senator also urged more attention to supplementary hri gation, so that full advantage can be taken of such possibilities while dams are being construct ed. He paid high tribute to Ivan Oakes. secretary of the Willam ette Basin commission, for "out standing work." U.S. Troops Use Tanks to Calm Germans STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 28 ()-u-S. army constabulary forces used tanks and cavalry against Germans today to break Up a riot that began when thousands dem onstrated against the high cost of livinc in this American zone city. It was the first time since the war that Germans had fpught with U.S. troops. Two American mili tary policemen were reported to have suffered minor wounds. Twelve demonstrators arid at least two German policemen were in jured. No shots were fired, but German police arrested some 20 "demon strators. " The riot followed a mass meet ing of 40,000 workers in a two hour protest strike. - An estimated 100 German po licemen tried to stop the outbreak and were met by a barrage of sticks and stones. The American military police unit stationed outside the meeting area called for reinforcements from the constabulary. Th e constabulary responded with three platoons including 12 armed tanks and a cavalry outfit. Their weapons included machine guns and teargas. They succeeded in scattering the demonstrators from the streets without using the weapons. Plan May End Recording Ban NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -(JP)- A joint union-recording industry statement tonight announced an agreement which the parties be lieved would lead to a resump tion of phonograph record mak ing. Although the statement did not say so specifically, it indicated that Capitol Records, Inc.. the last major firm to approve the agreement, had given its okay. The statement issued here to night said in part: "As a result of discussions be tween the American Federation of Musicians and representatives of the phonograph recording in dustry, which were resumed this week, both parties believe that under an agreement reached to day the recording ban will be ended." DDT Discoverer Wins Nobel Prize STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 28 -CJVDr. Paul Mueller of Basel, Switzerland, was awarded the 1948 Nobel prize in medicine tonight for discovering the strong insect -killing powers of DDT. The prize will be worth 159 - 772 crowns ($44,000) when Dr. Mueller receive the award at a ceremony In Stockholm December 10. Boy Polio Victim's Bicycle Stolen EUREKA, Calif., Oct IB-(JP)- This city today had its nominee for "the meanest thief." Someone stole the bicycle of Darrel Pahnorse, 13-year-old po lio victim while he slept last night. The lad has been riding the bike daily In an effort to regain the use of his lfmhs. War Policy ? Charge Heads New Reel Propaganda Blows U.S. Official Formally Denies Breaking Berlin Agreements By Eddy Gilmore MOSCOW, Oct. 28-KVPnme Minister Stalin today that the western powers ments on Berlin because they re pursuing a policy of "un leashing: a new war." ! J In six sharp answers to questions by a reporter of Pravda. Communist party newspaper, six neutrals of the U. N. security council who have been seeking a Berlin solution were "lending their support to a policy of aggression." But he declared any instigators jof a new war are doomed to "ig nominious failure' because "the horrors of the recent war at still tvn fresh in the memories of peoples, are too strong. Stalin said the two agreements on August 20, and in Paris during recent unofficial discussions with Argentine Foreign Minister Juan Bramuglia of the security ! council. Both, he said, were disavowed governments of Britain and the PARIS, Oct. 28-iiP)-The United States officially denied tnnfeht Prime Minister Stalin's charges broke an agreement for settling the Dr. Philip C. Jessup, U. S. deputy on the United Nations security council, told a news conference violated any agreed solution. Reds Assert U.S. Jap Naval Base; WASHINGTON. Oct. 28-UP-Prime the United States along with Britain and France is trying to start a nw war got an immediate assist today from his ambassador in Washington. i j Hardly had Stalin's interview with a pravda correspondent come under official study here when Panyushkin made public a demand that the United States explain wxjciiici ainu wtijr u is ouuaing secret military conference" which ocioDer tie declared mat report of October 15 there was American occupation zorces in japan ana jtnai oi preparing measures against a surprise attack on Japan, one tnat nobody threatens Japan." I j He also asserted that the Associated Press reported that military officers who met with MacArthur the fact that the former Japanese converted Into a modern naval base, capable of serving large naval forces, which is in contradition to ations as well as to the decisions the same subject." WASHINGTON, Oct. 28-P)-Thei that the United States is converting the Japanese port of Yokosuka into a modern naval base. A formal statement also termed "wholly without foundation". what it called an implication by ited States is failing to disarm Vishinsky Outlines Proposed f Peace Plan9 for Balkan Issue PARIS, Oct. 28-yP-Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vish insky opened a political counter-offensive ion the Balkans issue today and outlined his own peace plan for Greece. He said the United Nations special commission's report on bor der conditions was a "pile of garbage." j Vishinsky's speech, and Premier Joseph Stalin's interview in Mos cow accusing the western powers of; voiding two agreements on Ber lin in order to follow a policy of unleashing a new war, hit U.N. circles with almost, simultaneous impact.! Western power delegates said they did not know of any kind of agreement reached in Paris except the neutral resolution on which Vishinsky slapped a veto last Monday. 1 i In this they were backed up by Premier Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, one of the six neutrals in the security council who sponsor ed the resolution. I Vishinsky's speech in the political committee of the U.N. assembly went on for two and a half hours and wound up in an ironic at tack! on "American imperialism" and John Foster Dulles, UJS. dele gate. Dulles lashed at communism ill a speech before the committee Tuesday. j ! Vishinsky said he would do everything possible to defeat a pro posal by the United States, France, Britain and China to extend the life of the United i Nations special commission on the Balkans (UN SCOB) which investigates charges of aid to Greek guerrillas by Yu goslavia, Albania and Bulgaria. 1 j State Board of Control Told to Expect Terrific Budget Deficit9 State Budget Director George Aiken told the board of control Thursday that an incomplete tab ulation of Oregon's budget for the next biennium shows "a terrific deficit" which must be met by the 1949 legislature. Aiken said all but a few small state department have handed in their requests for 1949-51 and that the budget will be ready for in spection at next week's board meeting. He said all state department costs have taken a sharp rise and pointed out that requests for main tenance of institutions have almost doubled due to the rising costs of food, labor and supplies. Dr. Irvin B. HilL superintendent of Fairview home near Salem re ported that $5,566 from the restor ation fund would be required to replace a hog house which burned to the ground Monday, killing five sows and 80 suckling pigs. The board voted to accept Dr. Hill's suggestion that the money be applied bulldlsj a mew aad ff charged have backed out of two agree Stalin also charged that the and the bublic forces favorinc nart on Berlin were reached in Mnnmw and declared null and v6id by the United States. i that the United States and Britain crisis lover Berlin. that the ;western powers had never Modernizing Denial Issued Minister Stalin's chars that Soviet (Ambassador Alexander S. up ; us military sirengtn in japan. General MacArthur held in Tokyo, "according to the Associated Press discussed; the question of Increasing ! although it is known for every "expressed great satisfaction with naval base in Yokosuka is being the Cairo and the Potsdam declar of the far eastern commission on j state! department denied tonight ! the soviet ambassador that the Un Japan. I larger hog house which was pre viously I approved by the board. Construction is expected to -start later this year. A proposal by the city of Salem seeking; rental fees on 350 acres of hay and grain fields on city air port property now being farmed by Fairview patients was turned over to! William C. Ryan, director of state institutions, and Dr. HilL Ryan land Dr. Hill will negoti ate rental terms with City Mana ger J. L. Franzen and Airport Manager Wallace Hug. i ;The board deferred until next week's I meeting a request from W. C. Smith, Portland contractor, for $8,63(8 for additional costs in excavating rock from the 600-foot runnel at Fairview home. The figure is above the regular con tract totaL f,j 'The board allowed a request from the Eastern Oregon Tuber culosis hospital at The Dalles to hire a part-time laboratory super visor for $50 a month. ) ' Willamette U. Students Reject Honor System Willamette university students rejected a proposed honor syMem by a 362 to 152 vote, it was an nounced Thursday. j The total number of ballots cast was only 14 over a required 600 votes needed for a quorum vote. To pass, the system for student examination would have needed a three-fourths affirmative vote. The proposed system called for the taking of examinations with out the professor in the classroom and required the signing of a pledge on each paper by the stu dent taking the examination, stat ing he had not given or received help for the test. The system fur ther provided punishment to be meted out by a student judiciary board to any offending student reported for Infractions of the honor code. The system was worked out by a student committee last spring in an effort to stamp out cheating. -Since that time lt had gained the approval of the student council and the faculty. RJarion County Draft Of f ice to Move Today Marlon county selective service headquarters will move today from Salem armory to new quart ers at 359 Court St., formerly oc cupied by the state selective serv ice headquarters. The move will be made this morning and only about an hour's time will be lost, said Mrs. Fern Beakey, Marlon county draft board clerk who is In charge of selective service registration. Draft eligibles may register at ' the new office after about 10 a.m. today. Regular office hours are 9 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday. The board's new offices are lo cated upstairs directly to the rear of Doughton Hardware store, 35S Court st. They are reached through the alley running along the west side of the hardware store. Meanwhile Mrs. Beakey report ed 20 Marion county men had been sent to Portland this week for physical examinations. She stressed, however, that the local board has received no call for in ductions from state headquarters. Appointment of Mrs. Edna Wil helm as assistant to Mrs. Beakey also was announced Thursday. Registering now are men who have just reached their 18th birth days. They are coming to the of fice at the rate of about eight per day, Mrs. Beakey said. Children Die in v Eugene Blaze - EUGENE. Oct. 28 - VP) - Two . children perished and their six- ! month-old baby brother was cri tically hurt in a fire that partly destroyed their home here today. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chudy, were away from the home at the time. The victims were Pauline Chudy, 5, and Henry Chudy, 4. The house was believed empty until a fireman broke into a bed room and discovered the three children on a bed, overcome by smoke. Pauline and Henry -died shortly after being taken to a hos pital. Six-month-old James Joseph was in critical condition. ' The Chudys other child, Paul, was in school. The 'mother re turned home after the children's bodies had been found. Coroner Phil Bartholemew be gan an investigation. Wealher Max. . 4S . 44 . si Mitt Precfp, M .IS 34 .IS 43 . JOO il Salem Portland San Francisco Chicago w 4 - 64 ' 40 J0O New Yorfc Willrrvtt rlvar -2.3 feet. FORECAST (from UJS. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Fog this morning. Partly cloudy today and to night with considerable aunahln In th afternoon. Hifh today near fr. Low to night near 2S. SALEM PBECIPirATIOHr tSepC 1 t Oct 2 This Tear 4.S1 LdtYear X0M A vera c 4JS