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i . .. .11. ' -I : Berlin Police Grapple icith Communist Hecklers POUNDOI 1651 ' . 88th Y 12 PAGES Thm Oregon Statesman, Sein Orecjcm, Saturday, Dcmbtr 4, 1848 Prlca 5c No. 227 IFaoDiidI , - H silks .i i i 9 BERLIN, Dee. 3 Berlin western sector police grapple with Communist heckler (right center, bare headed), at Christian Democratic rally in Borough of; Spandau in British zone of city last night. Another demonstrator (right, cigarette in month)! pushes way toward police in attempt U aid com panion. (AP Wirephoto via radio from Berlin to The Statesman.) 0S3UO0 WD GODS Walter Reuther, head of the UAW-CIO, says his union would n refer a rollback in prices to a wage increase. When he. says this he recognizes a fundamental truth, that the true measure of a wage is its buying power in the market. There is one other simple truth to be understood and that is, be fore more goods can be consumed they must- be produced. Wo matter how fast and how far wages may be increased, or how greatly the working day may be shortened, the standard of living for the peo ple as a whole will not be lifted unless production of goods and services is increased. - These are simple economic prin ciples admitted by everyone no matter what type of economic or ganization prevails. But while the total to be enjoyed depends on the total produced, it is possible for some individuals or groups to get a larger share than others. Thus labor unions foster the be lief that their members are better off than unorganized workers be cause through : organization they are able to .balgatta to. better ad vantage. Unless: they increase pro duction commensurate with their wage increases what gains they enjoy are at the expense of other groups. There exists continuous and sharp competition among in dividuals and groups to retain or to increase their share of the na tional production. Rewards are unequal, and often unfair; but so far in America our system has functioned better than any other in any country. To get back to a price rollback: This will not come by law. The 81st congress will not order it for two reasons: 1st, rollback to where and to what? and 2nd, prices in many lines consumers are most interested in are in retreat, par ticularly foods. What will push prices up fur ther is higher wages or increased government spending. Most busi nessmen are reconciled to some business recession with lower profits. But if the spiral of wage Increases goes ahead without cor responding increase in production prices will go up, too, until the economic machinery gets out of gear and suffers a lot of break downs and slowdowns to the hurt of both workers and em ployers. State Pay Rise Cost Estimated '. The proposed salary increase of $30 a month for virtually all state employes starting July 1, 1949, in lieu - of" the emergency - salary boost of $20 a month which ex pires December 31 of this year, would cost the state approxi mately $3,500,000 during the next biennium. State Budget Director George Aiken announced Friday. Aiken said he based his esti mate on 1,100 state workers. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "I have to keep spying over and over they're reil, they to Customers." I 111 -V Anti-Commie Fists Provide Protection For Berlin Rallies BERLIN, Dec. 3-tP)-Fighting mad social democrats in West Berlin tonight threw communist invaders out of their election cam paign rally and served defiant no tice that they are "too tough" to bend under Red dictatorship. The communist hecklers, follow ing a week-long pattern, tried to break up one of the final rallies of the powerful social : democratic party and bumped into hard and willing fists. Social democratic party guards bounced a half dozen of the heck lers around. Then party physicians waiting at a specially-erected first aid station dressed the victims' cuts and bruises. Sec. Sawyer Calms Fears of Business Men NEW YORK, Dec. Z-JF-Secre-tary of Commerce Charles Sawy er, speaking with President Tru man's blessing, sought tonight to end the 'fears of business over the administration's forthcoming eco nomic program. He left the way open, however, for further eco nomic controls : and increased taxes. Sawyer, in the major speech before the closing session of the National Association of Manufac turers' 53rd Annual Congress of American Industry, said controls might have to be imposed if the military budget for the next fiscal year exceeds the; current budget. He also cautioned businessmen to consider "the inflationary ef fect of large profits and unreason ably high prices" and asked that big business cooperate with the small businessman. Sawyer's reassurance apparent ly was aimed at those businessmen who felt that President Truman's unexpected election victory would be a signal for a renewed drive to get legislation that businessmen have opposed. . ; Snow Clous Pass Roads ' By The Associated Presc More' snow was forecast for eastern Oregon ; and high eleva tions tonight in the wake of Thursday's fairly general snow fall. The season's first -$now struck the Rogue valley Thursday, block ing traffic temporarily and black ing out Grants Pass, Med ford and the adjacent countryside. Six inches of snow covered the Klamath Falls area Friday. Snow lay deep on all Oregon's moun tain passes.and the state highway commission warned motorists to carry chains. Skiing was reported excellent. ! The Santiam river rose out of its banks a half foot! at Jefferson Thursday night, but receded be low flood stage yesterday morning. Probable Hop Supply to Exceed Demand in 1949, Official States By LUlie L. Madsea Farm Editor. Th Statesman Outstanding testimonies at the hearing on the proposed hop mar keting agreement, which went into its second day Friday at the Salem Chamber of Commerce, were presented by Dr. D. B. La Roach, consultant to chief of the bureau of agricultural economics in the department of agriculture, Washington, D. C. and, by Dean Walker, Independence hop grow er. . i j Dr. La Roach flatly stated that there would be some "real prob lems ahead for the growers in 1949, adding that unless there is an "abnormal increase in the con sumption of beer or an unusually high net export trade in hops, or a material j increase in the hops-beer ratio.' or ia crop fail ure" the probable annual supply of hops after 1948 will exceed the annual demand: by several million pounds. . He Suggested as a remedy the development and use of the uniform standards for grading hops which are now in CIO Ends Dock Walkout, AFL Block Remains SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3 -(JF) The west coast maritime strike ended officially at noon today. But there was no certainty that long-idled ships would sail in the immediate future. No sooner did the last of the striking CIO and independent unions come to terms in their 93-day strike than a new mari time hitch developed in demands of th non-striking AFL. Sailors Union of the Pacific. Harry Lundeberg, head of the AFL-SUP. announced his men would sail no ships unless cer tain jurisdictional guarantees were acknowledged and contract wage provisions met. Before going into a meeting ! with shipowners this afternoon. the blunt-talking sailors' boss j said "it's all up to the shipown- ers" whether his men stay on the beach or not. I mi . u n - u.... . I ll mcjr wdill lu live up iu their agreement, everything will be all right. Otherwise, we can't guarantee anything." After the meeting. Lundeberg indicated progress had been made. He said the owners "pledged themselves to live up to their existing agreements" with his union regarding cargo working and other jurisdictional issues. But he added his men would not return to work until a detailed agreement has been reached. Specifically, the AFL-SUP de manded guarantees that the new CIO longshore and cooks con tracts do not infringe on its juris diction over longshore rights on coastwise steam schooner crews, and over cooks and stewards on the Alaska steamship run. Mme. Chiang, Marshall Talk WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 - P -Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek conferred with Secretary of State Marshall today for the second time in 24 hours and told reporters she came away "encouraged." The Chinese president's wife Is here seeking stepped-up help for i the nationalist government in its war against the Chinese Reds. She visited Marshall at Walter Reed hospital, where he is undergoing a physical check-up. "We talked about China and I am encouraged," Mme. Chiang told reporters as she emerged from a visit which lasted nearly four hours. Dallas Lumber Mill to Close DALLAS, Dec. 3 -tJP)- The Pope and Talbot lumber mill here will close Monday, laying off its 125 employes. Company officials said the closure was due to insufficient demand for lumber. The mill probably will not resume opera tions until spring. progress by the department of agriculture. Walker briefly reviewed the abnormal situation brought on by the war which caused imports to cease, exports to increase and sent the production of beer up. Brewers and dealers entered a campaign to Increase production by buying and planting hop yards and getting growers to increase acreage. This resulted in the post war troubles of large unsold stocks, exports down and increas ed imports. He predicted the con tinued increase in imports be cause of lowered duty, the need of dollars abroad and the in creased production of hops abroad. He explained the down-trend in the hop-beer ratio as a "belief, in the desire for milder beer" and "planned competition with the soda fountain trade," which he dubbed as "undesirable any way you look at it " In his belief, the only remedies will be the old one of supply and demand, which he termed "cruel." or the proposed market ing agreement and order. (Addi tional details on page 2.) Death Parts Seeing Eye9 Dog From Blind Canine Companion DALLAS, Dec 3-( Special )-"Buzzie," a blind Boston terrier and perhaps the only dog served by a "seeing-eye" dog, passed on to a brighter home this week. Fourteen-year-old "Buzzie belonged to R. R. Turner, operator of a Dallas book store He had been partially blind for several years, but with the aid of "Sportie," his "seeing-eye" dog companion, he trotted about town without much difficulty. "Sportie" was trained by Turn er two years ago to help "Buzzie," and the two were a familiar sight to most Dallas folks as "Sportie" led his master about. The malady that caused "Buz zie's" partial blindness became worse a few weeks ago and the dog became totally sightless. When he grew weaker and severely ill. Turner called a veterinary to end the suffering. "Sportie" hasn't been the same since "Buzzie" passed on Turner said Friday. "He just keeps look ing for his pal and doesn't seem to care about anything." McNary Dam to Start Power Output in 1954 WALLA WALLA, Dec. 3 - Jt -The date of April 1, 1954, was set today for the first production of electric power from the huge Mc Nary dam now rising across the Columbia river. Col. William Whip ple, army engineer for the Walla Walla district, announced. Colonel Whipple disclosed the date at the signing of a contract with the General Electric company for the manufacture, installation and servicing of four generators for the dam powerhouse. The contract is for $7,302,674, largest contract yet let during the dam construction. Each generator will be rated as 73,698-TVA, he saidv 'Didn't Know It Was Loaded' PORTLAND, Dec. 3-P-Andrew Frantz, 31, knows all about not handling "unloaded guns," but he shot himself anyway. And he doesn't think he's to blame, either. Who would expect it of a bicycle handlebar? That's what- shot him. It seems the handlebar left in the garage where he works had a 16-gauge shotgun shell inside. Yesterday, as he was trying to make the handle bar into a welding torch handle, the shell exploded and struck him the stomach. The hospital reported Frantz in good condition today. Young Republicans Gather at Salem; Discontent with National Policy Seen Starting off the Taang KepaMJeaas Oregaa eanventien here la Salens late Friday were the local party workers shown above at the begiaaing af registration la the Senator hotel. Left ta right are. Jack Schopprt, Felk eaftnty TS chairman. Edith Wlsseneach, assistant registrar; Steve Anderson state YR president; Lee Zahler. eeeretary Marian county Y R: Mrs. Lester Cour, secretary state federation; and K. H. Spaaner. member atatsHtxeeativc board. (FhoU by Doa Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) Club's State Convention to Hear Mors& Tonight By Thomas Wright SUff Writer. Tb Statesman Discontent with party policy on the national level dominated most discussions of the resolutions com mittee at Friday night's session of the 10th annual Federations of Young Republican clubs meeting in Salem. But, apparently the Young Re publicans were going to seek a re organization of the party from the top level down rather than request ouster of GOP powers. Heavy floor discussion is anticipated at today's sessions in the armory. Some members of the delegation hoping to clear the party of "Old 3,000 Refugees Feared Drowned In China Ship Blast SHAN C.H AI, Dee. 4 (JP- At least 3.090 refugees from war torn Central China were feared drowned today when an ever loaded ship sank after an ex plosion near the mouth of the Yangtze river. The China Merchant Steam ship company's 2 .099 -ton Klan gya. loaded with a boot 4,000 pas sengers, blew np In what ap peared to be China's worst ma line disaster In recent history. Rescue vessels reported fewer than 700 survivors had been picked up. As far as could be learned no foreigners were aboard. Survivors said the explosion eaued the ship to sink within a few minutes. They said most of the victims had no chance to reach the decks. Suburban Bus Runs Revised, Starts Monday Slight schedule changes affect ing Salem suburban routes of Oregon Motor Stages will go into effect Monday, Robert J. David son, local manager, announced Friday. He said the revision was made "due to the lack of revenue in the suburban areas." The new schedules, now avail able on the buses, include three fewer trips daily to Fruitland and Swegle, a change in times for the Keizer run and improved serv ice to Chemawa. Fruitland buses will leave Salem at intervals of one hour and 20 minutes from 0:40 a.m. to 6:55 p.m. Swegle buses will have same intervals from 6:20 a.m. to 6:20 p.m. Keizer buses will leave from downtown Salem at 6:10 a.m., 6:45 a.m. and then at 45-minute inter vals until the night schedules be gin at 6:45 p.m. Chemawa bus route will add an outgoing bus from downtown Sa lem at 5:15 p.m. daily. Revised Chemawa Sunday schedule calls for departure from Chemawa at 9:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 6:10 p.m. and departure from downtown Sa lem at 12:20 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Guard" blamed for defeats in the November election, were ruled down in the committee meetings at the Senator hotel Friday night Two other resolutions promis ing fireworks on the floor of the convention today are reapportion ment of legislative districts and in crease in salary for state legisla tors. A resolution to temper the Taft-Hartley act is also included in the list to be considered by dele gates today. Highlight of Saturday's packed schedule will be the keynote speech by Wayne L. Morse, United States senator from Oregon, at the ban quet in the chamber of commerce Railroad Crossing Work Set City councl complaints of poor grade crossinjg maintenance in Sa lem were countered Friday by a Southern Pacific announcement of trackage and crossing improve ments due early,, in 1949. Reconditioning of trackage on 12th street from Marion to Mill streets, and frepaving of crossings in that area,! will be started soon, it was declared Friday by H. M. Williamson, 5P assistant division engineer from Portland. Many tiesjwill be replaced and new rails laid, Williamson said. No official j figures were made public but sellable sources have estimated cost around 325,000. Four crossings rin other areas also are to ibe repaired two on the Gear branch in the 20th street district and two on spurs on South 14th street. At the last cjty council meet ing, Salem aldermen directed the city attorney to draft a bill to provide penalty for railroads oper ating without franchise in Salem. This action followed suggestions by Aldermad Albert H. Gille that neglect of railroad crossings by both railroads operating in Salem was subject! of widespread com plaint and that suspension of spur track franchises might be the only way to! force necessary im provements jby the railroads. In the case of the mainline, it was explained, franchise violations would be determined by the state public utilities commission. The 12th Streek rtretch Avas re conditioned jby the SP six years ago. Unsettled ground conditions have necessitated the new work, Williamson said. Vote to Decide Future of Fete Whether and when Salem is to have a 19491 Cherryland festival will be asked of local merchants during the coming week, the fes tival association board decided Fri day, i Questionnaires will be dispatch ed to find out if businessmen want another celebration, such as held the past two Julys, and if they would prefer it at tnat time earl ier or later, i Other maljters concerning the festival, such; as professional pro motion, werf ,laid on the table pending results -of the survey, said Sidney L- Stevens, association pre sident, f 1 at 8:30 p.m. Morse's speech "The Elephant's Future" will be broad cast over KSLM and NBC. Opening session today will be at 10 a.m. lii the armory. A pre view of convention business, and committee meetings will occupy the momingj schedule, with the business session coming to order at 1 :45. Reports, resolutions and election of officers top the after noon agenda! Russell Ttjipp, Albany, will be toastmaster at the evening banquet which begins at 7 p.m. Honored guests and pew officers will be introduced, followed by Morse's keynote addf ess. - 1 ! Chambers Reveals Microfilm Evidence Hidden in Pumpkin WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-(P-The House Un-American Activi ties committee tonight declared a bunch of microfilms, found in a hollow pumpkin on a Maryland farm, offers conclusive evi dence that national security information was "fed out of the stata department" before the war. Rep. Mundt (R-SD), who made the announcement on behalf of the committee, said the micro- I films were obtained from Whittak er Chambers, a self -described for mer communist who now is a sen ior editor on Time magazine. In a statement, Mundt said the copied documents were given Chambers by an unidentified "member of the communist under ground." Robert E. Stripling, chief inves tigator for the committee, told re porters Chambers was subpoenaed yesterday to produce the docu ments. Took Aa-enta t Farm Then, according to Stripling's account Chambers took two committee agents to his farm near Westmin ster, Md. He . Jed them to a spot back of the farmhouse and showed them a pumpkin, hollowed out. Jack-O'-Lantern fashion, but min us a ' face. Chambers lifted the top off the pumpkin and fished out the micro films, Stripling said. Mundt's statement said: "There is now in the possession of the committee, under 24 hour guard, microfilmed copies of docu ments of tremendous importance, which were removed from the of fices; of the state department and turned over to Chambers for the purpose of transmittal to Russian communist agents. Said 'Startling' These microfilms are of such startling and significant import ance, and reveal such a vast net work of communist espionage with in the state department, that they far exceed anything yet brought before the committee In its 10-year nistory -"These documents have been the object of a ten -year search by agents of the U.S. government and provide definite proof of one of the most extensive espionage rings in the history of the United States. Proof Said Established "On the basis of evidence now before the committee, it appears that conclusive proof has been es tablished that secret documents of direct sifnificance to our national security were fed out of the state department by a member of the communist underground to Whit taker Chambers, who at that time was operating as one of the Wash ington contacts for the communist underground operating in Ameri ca. Mundt, chairman of a subcom mittee, released the new informa tion on behalf of the entire un American activities group. He announced that he is getting in touch with other members with the aim of reopening the commit tee's hearing into alleged commun ist espionage as soon as possible. Comimiiiily Sing At Dallas Today DALLAS, Ore.. Dec. 3 A com munity sing and a Christmas film are to be presented on the court house lawn here Saturday at 3 p. m.. under sponsorship of Dallas Ministerial association. The pro gram will be in the armory in case of bad weather. The film will be "A Savior Is Born," according to the Rev. Ar thur Hoenisch, chairman of the committee. The prorram was re quested by the merchants com mittee of Dallas Chamber of Com merce. (Additional church news on page 12). Opposing Armies Converge in China NANKING. Dec. 3 -UP)- Com munists columns on the Hwai river line 100 miles from Nanking swung back north today to meet the threat of large Chinese gov ernment forces marching south from Suchow. Collision of these armies of more than 100,000 combatants on ich side at some still-to-be -determined point was expected to pro duce decisive results. ' Weather Max. Min. Preelp. Salem S Portland traco Ran Franctaeo SO 44 Jl Chlraro ss SO New York S2 41 XH Willamette river 10.1 feet. FORECAST tfrom U.S. weather bu reau. McNary flekl. Salem) : Partly cloudy wtth aunahtn during th morn ing hour. becominK cloudy with rains tonlht. High today near 44. Low to night near 3S. salem rarciriTATio? (Septi I to Dee. 4) TpU Year HD2 Lact Year 13 83 Average 11.23 Silverton Road Change Lacks Rights-of-Way The state highway commlssioa Friday, asked Marion county to fur nish rights-of-way for the propos ed realignment of the Salem-Sil-verton highway from the Pudding river to Silverton. ' In a letter to the court the com mission said it was considering the construction of the new road in Its 1949-50 program. The length of the section is 3.4 miles and its estimat ed cost is $325,000. : "As this road is not on the stata highway system," the letter stated, "the commission will consider its improvement with state and feder al funds only in the event that necessary rights-of-way will be ac quired by the county without cost to the state." The project is to include a new bridge over the Pudding river and a railroad overpass. Marion County Commissioner Ed Rogers said Friday the commis sion's request came as a "surprise to the court. He indicated, bow ever, the matter would be studied. Forrest Cooper of the highway commission is to meet with the court soon to go over the project. A federal aid project In realign ing the Salem-Silverton road from Middle Grove school northeast of Salem to Central Howell has just been completed. Radiant-Heat j To Road Passes Freezing Test i KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec, 3 -()- Oregon's radiant-heated highway had its first test today and came out dry and warm. : Snow piled down heavily in 14-degree temperature. The high way's surface temperature was 62 degrees and O. Roy Kennen, resident engineer for the state highway department, said the system was "working beautifully.1 The state installed pipes carry ing a heated anti-freeze solution in the pavement to prevent ac cumulation of ice and snow along a grade at the north entrance to the city. Believed to be the first application of - radiant heating principles to a public road, the experiment aroused wide interest in engineering circles. The anti-freeze solution ;ui heated In a- natural hot-water well. It leaves the well at 13S degrees and returns at 84. The heated stretch Is on a new section of U. S. highway 97, not yet opened to travel. Churches Ask ; Race Bars Fall i - '; - CINCINNATI, Dec. J AVTha Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America went all out today for elimination of racial segregation. In so doing. America' largest Protestant church group approved President Truman's Civil Rights program in principle and then went further. Delegates adopted a . report which says in effect that it Is iirio to pass m law abousning racial segregation, but what really .la needed is to have every man be lieve in his heart Jhat non-segregation is 100 percent right, and practice it. 1 O SHOPPING- s I