; : ' ' ' ' i j S .; ' ' . ' II! ' ' ! i ' ' " bay Fimids SaDem TGiainiEssgiviinigl Bciiri'd for Church, iiratieir Table in. ii iiiihmmmiiimiiimiwiiiiiii Hi hiiiiiiiihh rir ir-ii"i" r )i n" 111 -i n nr r f i" i " -n r"" " -i 1 POUND no 88th Year 2 Sections 34 Pa?M Tli Oregon Stat mcpsj rtnw, Oregon, Thursday, Line Cut Darkens SO Passengers Plata 'SifcM on Mremw SWkeMooinidl Sea LSirae T i. t ::::.: till ' ' - i .K ' -c ' s 4 ' - 1 ' - ! ' v -"" - : . . A . s . i vT, ' ' ' ! ; ! i ' '-- ' ' - A ' i ft - kf.V - ; ljovmW 13, 1918 Frii; 8q N.j 11 i I . . : - y 6. : ii ITKDlxDCa The people of the United States celebrate Thanksgiving day in a time of unrivaled prosperity. The farms and orchards have yielded bounteously over the land. Mines and forests have been generous in their -Qutpouring of resources lor man's use, factories have opera ted full kla;;jeople'Sand food have been transported in great: numbers; stores and markets hare; disposed of vast quantities of goods for the people consump tion. In nit of this evidence of phy sical well-being whicli contrasts sharply with the poverty of other nations the American people seem dissatisfied. ; For one thing they areafraid afraid of war. perhaps more afraid of depression; afraid that the abundance may be curtailed, their standard of living lowered. They have taken prosperity as an Am erican right, to be legislated if not earned. They assent to the delu sion of inflation as a device to win a larger share of national pro duction. Fears corrode the happi ness which Americans ought to feel in these times - fears and a reaching for larger helpings. Today we ought to be humble as well as grateful. That we en joy so many material comforts may be by the beneficence of God, though it is hard to see that he would be partial to Americans and withhold from others of His children. vv. And we can reduce our obses sions of fear if we cultivate morel mature philosophy, one that bases happiness not on the mere abundance of our possessions but on the treasures of rich expert ence in family life, in friendships, in useful occupation, in health giving recreation, in trying to live in right relations with God and man. These are not 'measured by the size of a paycheck or of prof its in a business They are shock absorbers against adversity. They yield rich satisfactions to the end of one s days. Nature has been kind to us in America as its liberal annual pro duction proves Man's real enemy is man; and often his chief foes are those within the household of his own mind. "Know thyself" said Thales, one of the seven wise men of ancient Greece; and profit by such knowledge. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "Wht am I ihsnkful for? At YOU kidding?" I 1 ---- . Tcday many Willamette valley folk will be bowing br prayer for the miracle of America, as will their fellow countrymen over the land. Some will be in mijhty and beautiful cathedrals, others in the quiet of their homes beore a festive table. Others will troop to small country, or village churches such as the classic Oak Grove church shown above - - its doors open to all who believe in and five thanks to God.) The Oak Grove church, located in the Oak Grove com munity 'about 19 miles northwest of Salem in Polk county, is one of the early pioneer churches of this region. (Photo by Don Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) School Vacation, Office Closures Mark Holiday At hohie Jn a valley that abundantly provides the turkey and many of the other fixings for the Thanksgiving table. Salem residents and their guests will celebrate that Expression of gratitude for blessings of food, freedom will com prise a prominent portion of the observance as families and friends gather. ! Today, is an official holiday, British 'Offer fomise Palestine Plan Hii By Francis Wi Carpenter PARIS, ! Nov. 24 -JP)- Britain said tonight she had revised her Palestine proposals in an effort to meet American objections. The text of Britain's new pro posals waii not available immed iately. Hpwever, a spokesman said Britain had accepted a U. S recommendation that Jews and Arabs be .allowed to work out a mutually I acceptable settlement on boundaries. Britain originally proposed that the United Nations assembly ap prove the (Bernadotte plan which recommended that Israel give the Negev desert to the Arabs in re turn for western Galilee. The revised resolution seemed to rule out ajajr arbitrary changes in the boundaries of Israel by the present assembly session. The British insisted, however, that a proposed conciliation com mission b4 tofd to; fix the boun daries "oil the specific conclu-i sions" of I Count ; Folke Berna- dotte, slain U, N. mediator. The United States offered amendments yesterday in the assembly's 58-member political committee providing that the Jews and t Arabs work out the boundaries on the basis of both the U. N. I partition plan of Nov, 29, 1947, and the Bernadotte rec ommendations, i- The U. S. has taken the posi tion that; the territory given Israel under the partition plan should not be reduced without Israel's consent. Israel has said she will not give up the NegevJ The British spokesman said the revisions (were worjcea out in consultation with American offi-i dais. An t American spokesman declined comment. Norblad Maj ority Second j Highest in Republican Races U. S. Reb. Walter Norblad, first Oregon district, received the sec ond highest majority of all repub henn congressional candidates in the nation at the general election. complete unofficial figures re ceived here from Washington, D. C, indicated. Norblad's majority was exceed ed only by that of a New York district which cast twice as many votes as the first Oregon district. The final compilation also showed that Norblad was one of three republicans in the country who increased !-- his lead over that of the 1946 republican landslide election, s t ;: Comp 4 4 t- annual American event today. with no governmental offices open except the fire and police depart ments. Schools have closed until next Monday. Mail service Iwill In clude only holiday pickups. Special church services of Thanksgiving will include the fol lowing: 8 and 9 a m., masses at St. Jos eph's Catholic church. ! 9 a.m., mass at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic church. 10 a.m., urion service at First Christian church, services at St. Paul's Episcopal and Christ Luth eran churches. 11 ajn., service at St. Mark Lutheran. Many services are to receive of ferings for food relief to the hun gry in Europe, with emphasis on the contrast between America's prosperity and the need in other lands. The Salvation Army and other groups will also aid in meeting the requirements of the needy at home. Residents of the state Institutions and the Marion county and Salem city Jails will also eat special Thanksgiving dinners, and several will be provided with programs during the day. The prime course for most will be turkey, but the state penitentiary will feature roast pork. A menu, typical for the several state institutions In and hear Sa lem, is the state hospital's, which includes (for 2,803 inmates and at tendants) 3,600 pounds of roast turkey, 920 pounds of dressing, 230 gallons of gravy, 290 gallons of salad, 24 crates of celery, 50 boxes of apples, 275 gallons of cof fee, 175 gallons of cider. 2.000 pounds of mashed potatoes, 475 mince pies, 475 dozen cookies and 225 gallons of jams and iellies. All of this was produced on the hos pital farms, except the seasonings, flour , sugar, coffee and mince meat, officials said. In addition, the state board of control announced it had purchas ed i,oo pounds of mixed nuts. l,uuu pounds of candies and 100 crates of oranges for the various institutions celebrations. S50 Million Art Collection in State PORTLAND, Nov. 24-UP)-Art masterpieces valued at $50,000,000 arrived for their week-long show ing at Portland Art Museum today under the eye of 87 guards. The military police blocked off the streets while the crated mu seum pieces from Germany were brought in. They will be on dis play . from November 20 through December 3. Today's Statesman Section I Editorials Women's section S porta ..... Radio Program Daily comics Classified ads page IS ..- IS 16, 17 Section II Yule gift stories 2. 4, S, 18 Candymaking school i a. IS Church Yule plans 3, 4. 7 Northwest's "Air Lift Salem's new business , ,, , 10 ,rarm news li. 14 Christmas seal sale k- 14. IS School news , , , , U Polk Area WEST SALEM, Nov. 24 A broken Bonneville power line draped a black-out curtain over West Salem for AVt hours Wed nesday night, hindering business operations in the face of the Thanksgiving eve rush and prompting cold snacks instead of hot suppers in several homes. Officials at the Bonneville power station, two miles west of here, said the break occurred In their line just outside the sta tion. Monmouth, also affected by the failure, was blacked out for a short! period and had reduced voltage during the rest of the evening. Only Flickers Except for flickers of a few moments' duration the electricity was off from 5:12 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. when repairs to the line were completed. West Salem, drawing the bulk of its power from Bonneville through the Salem Electric co operative, was darkened at the peak of the evening rush hour. Hardest hit by the failure were the food markets, where pre- Thanksgiving sales were slowed by the failure. Traffic lights were also off causing some confusion to home-f rom-work drivers. Relief Promised Relief from long stoppages In the future was promised by R. E. Nordyke, manager of Salem Electric, Wednesday night, with the announcement that the com pany would begin construction of an interconnecting line between Salem and the Bonneville sub station at the Cherry avenue fer tilizer plant. The line would give the company an auxiliary source of power in case of failures, he said. Nordyke said the company was notified Wednesday that the fran chise Initiative measure approved by the voters November 2 had officially become law. He said construction of the two miles of interconnecting line would be completed within a few weeks. Petition Asks School District Ruled Legal A petition was filed In Marion county circuit court Wednesday asking the court to validate the organization election of union high school district 6 in north Marion county and also the elec tion of the board of directors df the new union district. The peti tion was filed by John P. Mc Crone, William Fobert, Boyd Brown, I. O. Williamson and C. A. Blake, the newly-elected board of directors. The union high district was formed by an election last May 27. The district consists of Don ald, Hubbard, White, Broadacres and those portions of Aurora and Butteville school districts which are in Marion county. Upon motion of the petitioners Judge E. M. Page signed an order requiring opponents of the union organization to appear within 10 days after the filing of hearing notices. These notices are to be filed early next month. Following the May election pe titions seeking dissolution of the union high district were filed. A proposal to dissolve the union was defeated in an election Septem ber 16. Since then other dissolu tion petitions were postponed in definitely by action of the Mar ion county district boundary board in October. TUNING A DEAF EAR CORPUS CHR1STI, Tex., Nov. 24 P-A Corpus Christi woman won an uncontested divorce today because, she said, her husband shut off his hearing aid to keep from hearing her side of family spats. New Method of Flax Weaving May Open Outlet for Product CORVALLIS, Nov. 24 A poss- I l . . i m ri I ible new major outlet for Oregon grown fiber flax is seen here in the work of Joan Patterson, asso ciate professor of clothing and tex tiles at Oregon State college, who has developed a method of weav ing flax yarns into heavy fabrics for draperies and upholstering materials. The results of her work thus far are so impressive that Dr. D. D. Hill, chairman of the Oregon Flax and Linen board, has- called a meeting of that body for Decem ber 7, when the board and other representatives of the Oregon flax industry will study the work that she has done and consider its possible future. Miss Patterson undertook an in tensive study of linen weaving while on sabbatical leave last year at Cranbrook Academy of Arts at Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Many ob stacles had to be overcome as there are no established processes for making such materials from linen. Russians Tell Have Little foi WASHINGTON, Nov. !4-(-Moscow told the rest of the world on the eve of Thanksgiving that Americans have little for which to be thankful. Radio broadcasts recorded to day by government monitors pic tured life in the United States as pretty grim especially for the American "peasants. These were identified as about one and one-half millions fanners who were said to be seeking jobs because "rich usurpers'.' have gradually seized lands of small owners. Because of inflation, the great mass of Americans do not make enough to live on, Moscow assert Army Takes Over Control Of Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 24 (A3)- Lt. Col. Carlos Delgado Chal baud tonight was named presi dent of a military junta that will rule Venezuela provisionally, an official . announcement said. The 'announcement came sev eral hours after the army over threw the government of Presi dent Romulo Gallegos without firing a shot and reported it was in general control of the nation The junta will govern the na tion until a new government is established, the announcement said.; " The army revolt occurred at noon when troops took over all public buildings. Perez announced the army car ried ioMt the coup because of the "incapacity" of Gallegos' admin istration, made up of members of i the democratic action party, and i because "extremist" labor elements were threatening a gen eral strike to support the presi dent, f- U. S, Ambassador Walter Don nelly said reports to him from various sections of the country indicated U. S. citizens and American property were safe, (Private reports from Mara calbo in western Venezuela, the center of the oil industry where American capital has . a stake of about $2,000,000,000, said oil workers had called a general strike throughout the state of Zulia, the region around Lake Maracaibo. The Creole Oil com pany (Standard of New Jersey) shut down, these reports said. There are about 8,000 Americans working in Venezuela.) Seattle to See First Telecast SEATTLE. Nov. 24 Of)- Seat- tleites with television sets will put them to work tomorrow for the first time. The city's first telecast will be made by station KRSC-TV at 1:45 p.m. The subject will be the second annual Thanksgiving day football game, with West Seattle, city co champions meeting Wenatchee for the mythical state championship. The program announced by the station for the regular broadcasts which will follow include local sports and other events and net work shows. Besides teletranscriptions, shows from the outside will include those work. She worked with flax yarn from n 1 : . . I . . : . , 1 . i . Belgium and Russia as well as that from Oregon. She decided that the Oregon fiber is better suited to weaving of this type of material than is the imported fiber. An ex tremely high finished yarn is not needed for making drapery and upholstery fabrics she found. Commercial adaptation of her process is the next step Miss Pat terson hopes to carry out. Regard ing possible cost of production, she reports that comparative cost of materials would indicate that the linen fabrics may be made for no more, and possibly less, than competing materials made of wool and rayon. While studying at Cranbrook, Miss Patterson entered a national design contest sponsored by a New York firm ,and won the $500 first prize among some 200 contestants. Her entry was a Greek key design which will be produced by the company? (See Farm News, second section, pages 12 and 14.) , World. U.Sl 'Peasants9 Which to ed It cited these "official" fig ures: The minimum of existence for a family of four was already $3,500 a year in 1947. But 29.000, 000 American families earned on ly $2,000 a year. "Meanwhile the minimum of existence has in creased further and the worker's situation therefore has worsen ed," said the Soviet radio. (These figures contrast with a UJS. federal reserve board survey which showed that only 13,020,000 American families had an income of less than $2,000 a year in 1947. The board said that of the 42, 000,000 American families, 69 per cent of 28,980,000 had incomes of more than $2,000 last year.) Moscow s description of the Truman, Marshall CHI 6 Id China Policy Discussion J WASHINGTON. Nov. J4-P)-Secretary of State Marshall disclos ed today that President Truman and he arc still trying to decide what the United States can properly do to assist Chink In its present crisis, j Marshall told a crowded news conference that the American gov ernment Is well aware that the situation in China --caused by the southward sweep of Chinese communist armies - - is critical. But, choosing bis words slowly and deliberately, he said that it pre sents ; a difficult problem which has to be very carefully consid ered. The problem, as he defined lt, is td determine what this govern ment properly can do to be of real assistance in the present crisis. One factor in this government's consideration, he disclosed, is the involvement of the United States in China. He 'did not spell out what he meaht by this but other officials say privately that in giving aid to China's anti-communist forces the United States must make certain that jit is not assuming an almost unbearable burden for carrying on ah; indefinite "hot war against the communist forces. Governor-Elect McKay Keturns Filom Vacation Wijth a little sunburn and a lot of enthusiasm over his California vacation, Governor - elect Douglas McKay returned to Salem Wed nesday and prepared to catch up on state news since his successful campaign for the governorship. With Mrs. McKay he had stayed at Palm Springs in the Mojave desert, visited relatives and friends in southern California and went riding on the vast Hearst ranch at San Simeon. McKay said Oregon looked good to him on his return despite the snow! he encountered driving in the Klamath Falls area which con trasted with the desert sunshine and 85 - degree temperatures. The snow delayed his scheduled return a day) and made it impossible for McKay to take advantage of an invitation to fly to Hawaii on the first scheduled flight of Pan Amer ican airways from Portland to Honolulu. Oregon-Hawaii Flights Start (Picture in section 2, page 6.) PORTLAND, Nov. 24 - (P) - A Don. A mariian 1 i i-i rvsa " tKa M,2nii- thern . Crosa flew westward to- night ion the first scheduled com mercial run linking the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii The big plane took off from Portland-Columbia airport at 10:15 pjn. (PST) with 19 passengers and a creV of seven aboard. It is due in Honolulu at 9:30 a.m. (Hawaii time) tomorrow. The clipper flew here from Seattle-Tacoma airport, co-terminal on the mainland with Portland. Aboard were ehambVr of com merce and trade group leaders from Seattle and Portland and a party . jof newspapermen. Cargo included Washington and Oregon fruit and products for dis tribution to island leaders expect ed to greet the plane.-The clipper is due back in Portland Sunday noon, j Weather Max. - SI 50 - S Mln. Praclp. 42 J&t 44 JM 44 .00 SO .00 45 trace taleaa J Portland San Francisco Chicago New York S3 Willamette river SJ feet. FORECAST (from US. weather bu reau. McNarr fteld. Salem): Cloudy to day and tonight with light rain be- Inning about mid -day. Little chant a temperature. High today near Low tonight bear 35. SALEM PKCCIPITATION M (Sept. 1 to Nav. 25) This Year Last Year 15 Jl Average JS 10.71 Be Thankful J, plight or the American -peas ants" was detailed in a Turkish language broadcast to the Middle East. Germany received a report on) "the growing inflation In capi talist countries and the strength ening of Societ currency. Moscow has been hammering hajrd on farm life in the United States because of what It terms the "myth spread by the state department's "Voice of America thbt farmers are prosperous. Counting refrigerators does not give a true picture," said one broadcast: to North America. This quoted an American! economist as reporting 82 per cent of American farm homes have been "condemn- CIO Votes to Support PAC Political Line PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24-4-The CIO convention voted 872 to 49 today for a resolution calling on all CIQ unions to give un- tlntfvitf KinAT'' tf ftV rnl41al act on committee decisions of tbel CIO, ! . Th vota follow another at - tack on communists by President PhiHn Murray. i hra m axa Maw : aav I men who apok a gain ft Use reso lution did so because the commun-1 I erf nrarfv'a 1 4ti as. has ali tfvawf " svw a a - a-aaaa s.iaijiB4, Mentioning three of the sneak ers by name, Murray said were uttering "violent tripe" and aa i lis showing "weakness. Murray said the three were Held Robinson, former president of the! mine, mill, and smelter workers;! Ben Gold, j president of the fur worxers; ana josepn eeiiy, presi-1 dent of the American Communi-1 cations association. I Murray said all three support-1 u similar rnoiuuon on pom-1 leal action at the 1944 CIO con-1 J , a; I vention. He demanded to know I wny tney naa cnengea. ne replied i to his own! question with a dis-1 a a asa I cussion of Communist party strat - egy, land ended by saving the speakers changed because the I line has changed." I Murray said that when he speaks I M il. I 1 . .r I ui me irpreiieiisiue pracuces oi vt iui ils oriKinauiy, will Dere communistsi in the labor move-1 corded for entry in the state !ort ment. he is also addressing him-1 self to every saboteur who aligns I himself with the communist party I anywhere in the world." I .r a , j a i v. m t I i am ui wunu id Know, net said. I amj against them because tney nave subvened every decent I movement into which they navel Infiltrated themselves.' Triirrian Asks Soviet to Join Food! Board trmiAt TV,, I today j to join the United Nations with the Russian, our mutual In. T ' - - - - I vlV jii P IVUtU, k WV UU1U UVJK I be so difficult to discuss or dif- ferences in some the? fields," he said Mr. tation Truman extended the lnvl- in an address to the fon,?!i annual meeting of the FAO here. ,iA k. v, .k c avi sisc iKJr,A sates i z 1 s vuuu- try. old and new. would become members of the InternaUonal food group, He made ipecific mention of Argentina, in addition to the Soviet Union. I Hunger has no nationality" he T T ..u i -Abundance should have none, A principal aim of the FAO is ) I in ftnA win of Beltine mnrt fnnH I to millions who have never had enough. j The president said it Is "most heartening that several . eastern European nations belong to FAO. and he said he hopes this will con tinue to be true Ot'RT1 ENGtlSn CLASSES PEIPING.i Thursday, Nov. 23 (TV Chinese newt papers said to day communist occupation forces had forbidden the teaching of English in .Mukden schools and colleges, and ordered courses in I Russiah instead. Captain Tell 1,500 to LeavM Liner Elizabe i SOUTHAMPTON. Enriand. 24 -Ai- Passengers aboard strike-bound luxury liner Qbn Elizabeth today were ordered t te get orr oy Friday but approximated ly 900 said no and voted fbrfl a -sit-In" strike. i 1 U , Capt. C. M. Ford, the shin's com ma nder, told the passengers the strike would not be tolerated and that water and lights wouh I lib cut off. . ' I I Cabin and tourist class oiwn- eers voted for ih lt-in 4,Hbi! separate meetings and exprUd rope me ow nrsi ciass passerigerf would join them. . s The Cunard White Star line. owners of the ship, had giveri no tice this afternoon to all 1.500 Irihs sengers that they must discmUrk Dy rnaay. Ne Settlement in Sigh i The line said there seemed no Immediate prospect of settle- .aV m AS a a ')'.. uiciu oi me American Jonzsttnrsw men's strike, which has prevented m snip irom sailing. j j The passengers came aboard la,ft Friday in expectation they wpild sail the next day. , . " if li I The notice from the line tfxi'oy was the signal for the DrAtiat meetings. I I Spokesmen for the striking a sengers stressed that many wereBsi "precarious" financial condition! I Cable Sent U U.S. lit The U.S. consul at Southamki ton told the American passenpffrt he had sent a cable to th AmU ican state deDartment ' nkih ' whether financial . aid is poFiit for thn whn nu1 At i II I - . i .... !. The passengers have been tMm Al. . ii - - t S ' ung ineir mean rree aboard, t. ship for th oast five davs. Ti.a. cost of their tickets included Iff a-xl and the eating aboard the luxury y" uwn ine very DC5. I ' ne captain said the decisJ6nlto vnw passengers was r.ec-' essary, oecause the long stylin 1 P" with a full load of DasseKfftrs I mm n""n "n impossible ai- wry conaiuon. James Cooke I H Wins Valley i A w Oratory Title James Cooke, Salem high school senior and The Statesman's srhoM correspondent, won the mld-WjU lamette valley title Wednesday L temoon in the "I Speak for Demd- cracy contest, sponsored by Salem ; - umor nimocr oi Commerce, T V Second place Winner was Alr Koch, a daughter of Mr. and Mri: V . w ' " , jonn jiocn, 5a I em route 0, and third went to James Lancaster." soh of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory LancaW ter, 240 ft S. Commercial sL Both are Sacred Heart academy tUH dents. j i li s Cooke s talk, which hidres nralau J HH J. 1 ; f r . ... . 1 'I test at Klamath Falls pn December . ine youth Is the son of Mr. fcnd Mrs. toward D. Cooke, Mill City, formerly of Salem. ' 1 u. . : . ju.ii.iJi ,t "j '" aia. iinajtHu- laixa um broadcast over KOCO Wednesday: aiiernoon. oene Maieckl is Jayce cnairman lor the Contest . J Cooke's prize was a radio-record player combination and a record aioum, and the other winners ceived radios. re HopeWancsfol 37 on Vessel stormy north Atlantic anoarehtlv c,,imd th British freighter SDanaonea nope lor !th A 1 1 t a. a . - a , a a. at .4 3 'aUndu - ,ed u1.ithe D,ght of 1Jvh,!', b?Un, "X". L, 'i .. . . .J !h " snip was Deuevea to npv '""T - PcVU" "t'CiyJ precluding an SOS. after being: . - . i ' i i - I ntemlv two-day plane nf hiD rch of the area failed! tv "Yr" nj ,ri 04 w" mn,pii 'O ? I .. . . Jf Ri a -mmr n t i J aT ' .m .VJ 1 null oi mm cuui i'jiiu ruirrn m:,V a , , . w I. ,1 I : .... a? 1 tU.I ?f".!X.rJ IZZI surf'- " F.7 . " -J Business Pauses The Oreces) Statesman bus - ness office will be closed all day Thanksgiving. Classified advertising, however, - will be accented via rhone from 3 to 13 this afternoon. There will be rio interruption in publication. T 1 i . - I '