2 Thd Stat man. Salem,- QreToiwFrldcry, Decomber 17. 19&8
Citizens Call
JArmed Forces
'Cumbersome'
l WASHINGTON, Dec. 16(JP)-A
citizen's committee declared to
day the nation's military estab
lishment is cumbersome and cost-
l ;M mila nf iini f inn
The members speculated that
Russia may De trying w acnieve
victory by bankruptcy, by forc
ing the United States into con
stantly increasing military expen
ditures. That appraisal came from a
committee of the commission on
organization of the executive
. branch of the government, estab
lished by the last congress. For
mer President Herbert Hoover
beads the whole commission. Fer
dinand Eberstadt, New York fi
nancier, is chairman of the united
reporting on national security.
Other members include educators,
newspapermen and business exe
cutives. The committee said that while
unification had made the United
States "far better prepared," the
costs of defense preparations are
alarmingly high in terms of
money, manpower and drain on
resources.
i The word "calumet" is the name
rthe French gave to the Indian
peacepipe offered Pere Marquette
-when he explored the Chicago ter
jritory in 1675 and in that area
.there remains a river, lake and
harbor by that name.
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Lilienthal Decries
Too Much fear'
Of Atomic Science
DENVER, Dec. 16 -(TV There
is danger in being too fearful of
atomic developments, David E.
Lilienthal. chairman of the U. S.
atomic energy commission, said
today.
Speaking before ; the Denver
Rotary club, Lilienthal said there
has been a theory by some that
"if you scare hell out of people,
they'll do something sensible." He
called such thinking "wrong."
Lilienthal said the theory "un
derestimates man" and "forgets
the divine origin of man."
Contending that panic has been
rare among Americans, he de
clared: "The American people have ex
ercised good, judgment on many
important things."
George Lane
Rites Today
Final rites will be held Friday at
3 p.m. from the Clough-Barrick
chapel for George Lane, 75, re
sident of Salem for the past 26
years, who died at his home, 434
Union st., Wednesday. Interment
will be in City View cemetery.
Born in Patch Grove, Wis., July
12, 1873, Lane moved with his fam
ily to Montana in 1910 before com
ing to Salem in 1922, He was em
ployed at the Masonic temple in
Salem for 21 years until he retired
in 1946. He had been in poor health
about a year
He is survived by his widow,
Mertie E. Lane, Salem; daughter,
Mrs. Charles Pabst, Salem; sister
Mrs. J. W. Goff, Tillamook; grand
children Kenneth Doerfler and
Mrs. Warren Maurer, both of Sa
lem, and two great grandchildren.
Storm Sweeps
North California
SAN FRANCISCO; Dec. 16-4V
A Pacific storm swept over north
ern California late today bringing
ram, gale force winds and snow to
mountain areas.
Full storm warnings were posted
on the coast from Eureka to point
south of Monterey as wind velo
city reached 40 miles an hour with
gusts up to 50 miles an hour. Snow
fell at Malibu.
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Presented by: Salem Civic Players
Sponsored by: Loyal Order of Moose
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17, 18
SALEM CIVIC THEATER
155 So. Liberty Street
Admission 6tc incl. tax
Tickets on sale at Commercial Book Store
Uvil service
Rulebook to
Be Revised
A revised edition of Salem civil
service rules will be prepared by
the city -civil service commission
for distribution to all policemen
and firemen who are under civil
service.
Decision to have the rulebok pub
lished at an early date was made
by the commission Wednesday fol
lowing a discharge appeal hearing
in which defense attorney Paul
Burris elicted testimony from As
sistant Police Chief Carl Charlton
that copies of civil service rules
have not been presented to new
police officers in recent years.
The Wednesday hearing resulted
in reinstatement of Detective Ho
bart Kiggins and Patrolman Ice
land Weaver who had been charg
ed with political activity.
The commissioners Wednesday
inquired informally why they had
not received within 24 hours as
required by law a report from Po
lice Chief Frank A. Minto on the
recent 30-day suspension of Patrol
man Richard Boehringer as a re
sult of an accident involving his
police car while on duty. No ac
tion was taken on this matter by
the commission.
In other non-hearing business
the commission Wednesday elected
William J. Entress as chairman.
Entress joined the commission last
summer when he was appointed to
succeed Arthur H. Moore. Richard
G- Severin assumed duties with
the commission this week following
appointment to replace A. A. Guef
froy, who resigned. Lyle J. Page,
third member, has been on the
commission several years.
Commissioners also approved the
appointment of Earl Sherwood to
the fire department and the re
signation of fireman Dale Seifer.
They set new regular meeting dates
for each third Wednesday at 8 p.m.
lan Held in
Aurora Theft
Alfred Ecker, 4, third man
wanted in connection with the at
tempted burglary of the Aurora
postoffice Tuesday morning, was
arrested at Everett, Wash., state
police reported Thursday night.
Ecker had been released from
the Oregon state penitentiary
Monday morning after serving a
term for larceny. He was arrest
ed at the home of relatives in
Everett. He will be returned to
Marion county for trial.
Two Junction City men, Donald
O. Gartin, 24, and Edson E. Clu
ver, 20, were arrested Tuesday in
connection with the case and are
being held on $2,000 bail each.
Jofc Stalm Best'
British Recruiter
NOTTINGHAM, Eng.. Dec. 16
(P)- "The best recruiting ser
geant we have got is Joe Stalin,'
Maj. Gen. G. W. Richards of the
British army said today.
"Last October, when joe was
thumping the table, was the best
recruiting month we had.
"Now Stalin has quieted down
and recruiting has quieted down,
too.
"When the man in the street
thinks we are in danger he will
jump to it straight away."
$15,000 Bill
Considered by
Liquor Board
PORTLAND, Dec. 16-UP-An at
torney's claim for $15,000 for legal
work in Oregon's purchase of two
whisky distilleries during the war
was taken under advisement by
the state liquor control commis
sion today.
Wilber Henderson, the attorney,
told the commission that legal ser
vices actually were worth $40,000
to $50,000, but that he was char
ging only $15,000 since at the time
he was also regular commission at
torney. Commissioner Thomas L. Gatch
said he did not think the commis
sion could legally pay Henderson
at all, since there was no written
contract.
CRUDE OIL PRICE REDUCED
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 16-(;p)-The
Phillips Petroleum company an
nounced tonight the price of crude
oil would be reduced 35 cents a
barrel at 7 a.m. tomorrow cut
ting it back to the $2.65 level
prevalent September 28 when the
price increase was posted.
V LITTLE JIT HELP
Save Electricity 4:30 to 6:30 p. m. Daily -
In order to keep jobs going the North
west Utilities Conference Committee
urges you to help save electricity daily
between 4:30 and 6:30 P.M. Below are
the household appliances which you use
in your day-to-day living. Check the
list and see what you can do to help
conserve power.
WHY CONSERVATION 18 NECESSARY
Winter brings greater iise of light and
equipment using electricity. It brings a
pick-up in industrial production which
means still more power use. All this
reaches a maximum between 4:30 and
6:30 P.M. when thousands of house
wives start preparing dinner and thou
sands start using water (most of it
heated electrically) to clean up. The
result is that the total power available
from all present Northwest power
sources can barely cope with the de
mand. A serious breakdown can occui
unless you help during these peak hours.
Pon'f use these (4:30 to 6:30 p. mjx
Sewing Machine
Sun Lamp
Vacuum Cleaner
Toaster
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Clothes Drver
Ironer (Mangle)
Washing Machine
Iron
Heater
Reduce use of these (4:30 to 6:30 p. m.Jr
Water Heater
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Refrigerator
Range
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Freezer
0 Radio
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Lamps
Coffee Maker
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Electric Mixer
Dish Washer
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Korea Asks
For China Aid
SEOUL, Friday, Dec. 17 - (yF) -President
Syngman Rhee said to
day that "to throw China into the
lap of the communists at this time
or any other time is unthinkable."
"The moral effect of such a mis
taken policy will be far-reaching,"
he told a news conference, "and
the communists everywhere will
utilize it as a great victory for
communism."
Rhee did not blame any specific
nation for "a mistaken policy." He
told reporters he was referring to
Birth Rate in
Marion Counly
Behind 1947
Although 216 babies were born
in Marion county last month, the
1948 total of 2,191 is 254 le-.s
than the number of births during
the same 11 months of 1947.
These figures were released
Thursday at a meeting of the
Marion county health department
executive committee. An equal
number of boys and girls were
born last month. Boys have an
edge in the 11 -months total.
A total of 81 deaths occurred
in November, bringing the num
ber since January to 755 com
pared with 770 during the first
11 months of 1947. Heart disease
took the largest toll of lives last
month with 30 deaths attributed
to it and 246 so far this year.
Cancer accounted for 12 lives last
month, apoplexy for seven, dia
betes four and automobile acci
dents two.
A special graph covering the
past 20 years was exhibited at
the meeting showing that Marion
county's tuberculosis death rate
is lower than the state average
but the infant death rate here
is higher.
In the communicable diseas
report for November the depart
ment indicated there were 25
cases of mumps, 37 of chicken
pox, 18 of amebiasis, two of
measles and one polimyelitis case
in the Detroit area. This brings
the yearly total of measles in
1948 to 223 as compared with 18
in the same period last year, 210
cases of mumps this year against
69 last year and 50 cases of ring
worm compared with 14 in 1947.
Influenza, however, is down
this year with only 92 cases re
ported compared with 174 last
year. Scarlet fever, too, has drop
ped from 68 cases reported dur
ing the first 11 months of 1947
to only 19 so far this year. Chick-
enpox is about even with 119
cases so far in 1948 compared
with 103 last year.
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Smoza Denies
Backing War
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 16
(JPy-Gen. Anastasio Somoza, war
minister and "strong man" of Nic
aragua, denied today he had pled
ged any support to invasion of
Costa Rica.
He issued the denial in connec
tion with statements of two pris
oners captured by Costa Rican au
thorities in fighting at La Cruz,
17 miles south of the Nicaraguan
frontier.
The prisoners said Somoza pled
ged full support for the invasion
and declared the organizer was
Dr. Rafaelcalderon Guardia, for
mer president of Costa Rica.
GREEK AID BACKED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -UP)-Pre.sident
Truman wants the pro
gram of aid to Greece continued.
Ambassador Henry F. Grady said
today after a call at the White
House.
Training School
Escapees Sought
NORTH BEND, Dec. 16 -iJPh
Two Portland boys who escaped
from the training school at Wood
burn December 8 were in jail here
today, accused of thefts at Eu
gene, Grants Pass, and North
Bend, and the theft of five cars.
Officials said the juveniles ad
mitted stealing cars in Woodburn,
Albany, Eugene, Oakland, and
Roseburg; taking clothing from a
Eugene house, $15 from a Grants
Pass store, and $64 from a gro
cery here.
They were arrested last night
in a Coos Bay bowling alley.
TRANSPORT CRASHES
FAIRFIELD, Calif., Dec. l6-JPf-A
two-engine C-47 transport crash
ed and burned just north of the
Fairfield air force base at 8::50
tonight, killing all three air force
men aboard.
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Skeeter Horde
Invades Texas
ORANGE, Tex., Dec. 1 -(JP)-What
the estimated 300,000 people
living In the Beaumont-Orange-Port
Arthur triangle would like
for Christmas is a good, brisk
north wind.
Tho reason a mosquito in
vasion billions of them, the
Orange Leader said.
This skeeter invasion, unprece
dented in recent history, has the
entire area in a state of mass hee
bie jeebies, the newspaper went
on. .
Normally, at this tim of year the
pests are in a state of hibernation.
But the recent siege of unseason
ably warm weather brought them
to life again.
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Greek Guerrillas
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ATHENS, Greece, Dec. It-iPy-Cari
A. Graessner of Portland, Ore.
was released early today in the
Mount Olympus foothills by com
munist Guerrillas who had kidnap
ped him eight days before.
Graessner, an engineer for Amer
ican contractors, reported by radio
to Athens that he was feeling well.
He was kidnapped while traveling
south along the Kozane-Servia
highway in central Greece-
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