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s i i Yirsiff-f 5 PirdDtoBeinrDS (0)p) wio By' Robert E. Gangware ; City Editor. Th St-tcsm-a ij J Salem's city council Monday night took steps to remedy tore Jr gistent traffic soresthe State and 12th treet intersection gon Eectric switching operations on Broadway street and city bus stops la the downtown area. - .. . LJ OTP 0 . vintt nourinff of concrete for the new McNary dam on the Col umbia river Just above Umatilla occurred last Friday. Col. Theron D. Weaver, who had surveyed the site before the war, tripped the lever dumping the bucket of con crete into the forms. In the batch to be sealed in the concrete was a time capsule, a grey steel lunch box which contained copies of cur rent papers and various trivia. McNary dam will be completed about 1954, according to present schedule, and will generate 980,000 kilowatts of power. The cost will exceed $200,000,000. Its length will be 7600 feet and height 158 feet. It will be a great addition to the string of multiple purpose dams along the Columbia, pouring . out power for homes, factories, farms. But what of the time capsule? to what aeons of time does it ok? How long will this dam standi When will it be outmoded aa a producer of energy? Will the putting of the atom or the har feessing of cosmic rays make it in Pl course of years an inert heap 4 concrete across a mighty stream? Or how long will It be before the pool will fin with tilt? .' . . centuries, probably, because the Columbia is remarkably free of silt. Then how long before the agents of erosion will wear it down? Or perhaps will there be some great war in which this dam will be blasted to bits? Even then the chunk of concrete will long be imbedded in the earth, with the t capsule sealed within. Our comprehenstions of time are so Inadequate. What are a lew centuries in the time-scale of the earth? Man himself is but a late arrival on the scene. It may be that the capsule itself will be disintegrated when in the distant future the concrete that holds it is wasted or broken-away. But If In that time intelligent beings still tread the earth they will find in the ruins of the dam itself the prime evidence of the energy of this age, not in the" stuff poked into a steel box and buried in the concrete. And until its energy is no longer needed or the dam is destroyed by the elements or the hand of man it will serve the re gion with heat and power and light. That is the prime fact about McNary dam. Jews Accused Of Violating Truce by U.N. PARIS, Dec. 27-;P-United Na tions observers today accused Is raeli forces of attacking Egyptian units in the Negev in violation of truce agreements, but mediator Ralph J. Bunche said he was not blaming either side. The observers lengthy report to the Security council tended to sup port Egyptian complaints that Is raeli forces had reopened hostili ties in violation of the council's truce order. The mediator explained that his report contained statements from observers on the Egyptian side which tended to lay the blame on Israel. He said he was unable to include -statements from observers on fine Israeli side. TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec 27-V Israeli and Egyptian armies clash ed in fierce and spreading desert battle near the Egyptian frontier today and a Jewish communique said Arab sniping had broken out in Jerusalem. It was the first time since the United Nations cease-fire agree ment for the Holy City was signed on Dec 1, that the Jews officially reported sniping from Arab lines. Animal Cracltcrf By WARREN GOODRICH "We, got any other sugges-tionsr e W rut AJl tnree were ic --- sideration after a hearing of bus and railroad officials. ; The council instructed City Manager J. L. Franzen to start negotiations with the state high way department ; and the South ern Pacific railroad for a traffic signal light at j State and 12th streets. Alderman Albert H. Gille, in proposing the move, said the heavily used interesection is the source of growing agitation by ci tizens for traffic relief. Gille said the technical difficul ties of placing a traffic signal light at a railroad crossing are all the more reason for starting negotia tions immediately in order that some improvement eventually be made. Bos Stops Studied A new plan of city bus stops in downtown Salem was taken under consideration after aldermen re ceived a recommendation by Fran zen that the present Commercial street stops be enlarged and moved from the south to the north ends of the block between State and Court streets, and that new curb stops 50 feet long be marked off at five other downtown intersec tions the west fide of Liberty at State, north side of State at High and south sides of Court at Liberty and Chemeketa at both High and Liberty streets, i Carl Wendt, general manager of City Transit Lines, the successor to Oregon Motor Stages as opera tor of the city bus system here, said the Franzen plan represents a compromise with his company. He offered a letter from the bus company's Insurance representa tives terming the Salem bus stop system as dangerous and unique among their clients in being the only city requiring buses: to load and unload passengers while in traffic lanes. ; " Favors Old Flan Wendt maintained the proposed bus stop zones would expedite the flow of downtown traffic and would better serve the public by bringing principal buses Into the downtown area closer together, reducing transfer time now re quiring up to 25 minutes wait. He said merchants near the proposed new stops favored the plan, but some of the aldermen predicted opposition from business interests. Alderman Gille said the plan would take away too many regu lar parking spaces. Final action also was deferred on two proposals affecting Oregoa Electric railroad; spur tracks after the council heard the railroad's case argued by Carl Thomas, OETs chief engineer. Action Postponed Tracks on South High street near Trade street, no longer in use, were discussed, with Thomas favoring paving with blacktop over the rails and City Engineer J. H. Davis taking the position the tracks should be removed. Action on a bill to revoke OETs franchise for a spur granted .last year to serve a new Larmer ware house just off Broadway street was held over for a later meeting after Thomas argued that main tenance of two : switches! In that area reduced the switching time necessary on Broadway to serve both the Larmer warehouses there. The city engineer said the city authorized the new spur last year on. the understanding the OE would eventually remove the old Broadway switch and install one on Larmer property adjacent to it, but that this has not been done. Council members indicated they wished a further opinion by pity Manager J. L. .Franzen who -had prepared the Original plan with OE. (Additional council news, page 2) YMCASeeks Jobs for DPs Assurances of housing and em ployment for : displaced persons whom Salem YMCA is hoping to bring here are being sought this week, in preparation for 'final board action on the project, ac. cording to Carlton Greider, com mittee chairman. Coburn Grabenhorst heads a housing committee and William H. Baillie an employment committee. The YM's interest is primarily in two Estonian men, s both ex perienced Y workers and both with master's degrees, from American schools. One is single and the oth er has a wife and three daughters. DC6 Completes 29-Hour Flight for New: Record MANILA, Tuesday, Dec. 28-P) -A new Douglas DC 8 of the Phil ippines airlines landed in Manila today after what was 'announced as a record-breaking flight of 29 hours from San Francisco - - a dis tance of 6,400 air miles. Previous record for commercial Planes was 30 hours 10 minutes, AL said. James Harper, Doug las test pilot, brought the new plane in to join the PAL sky fleet. Weather Max. - 37 j - 33 . 31 ! 33 ; If in. Free! p. It trace i 23 ' trac '43 S IS trace i IS - t trace Salens Portland , San Francisco Chicago . New York 31 Willamette river 2 feet. FORECAST (from U-5. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem : Mostly cloudy today and tonight with occa sional light snow flurries or rains. HiCh today 40. low tonight 37. SALEM PRECIPITATION (Tram, Sept. i ts Dec it) This Year 1S.&S Last Year i 1M Average S8 Year 12 PAGXS Cease Fire Java Refused by U.N. PARIS, Dec. 27-flVrhe United Nations Security council refused today to command compliance with its cease fire order in Indonesia within 24 hours. The Soviet Union demanded that action. Dutch delegate Jan Herman Van Royan had just told the council his government has not obeyed the order, but is giving it "serious con sideration.' The Netherlands says it is a domestic conflict and that Firemen Work Law Troubles Gty Finances City firemen cannot be compel led to work more than 63 hours a week after January 1, it was ruled Monday night for the city council by City Attorney Chris J. Kowitz. Kowitz said the charter amend ment adopted by Salem voters last month Is effective this January l, even though the taxing provisions to finance additional city firemen cannot take effect before the new fiscal year begins next July 1. The amendment called for a spe cial tax levy of not more than 3 mills to pay salaries of an estimat ed 17 added firemen needed to make possible the reduction in work week from 84 hours to 63 hours. Alderman Thomas Armstrong told the council at its meeting last night in city hall that the special committee to study the firemen's situation was awaiting return of City Manager J. L. Franzen before making its report. Kowitz said it would be possible for the firemen to work voluntar ily over the 63-hour limit until new firemen can be hired with funds earmarked for the purpose in the next city budget in anticipation of the special levy. One-Cent Boost For Gasoline Tax Proposed An extra 1-cent gasoline tax and doubling the motor vehicle registration fee were recommend ed to the legislature Monday by its interim committee on highways. The committee said this extra tax would make it possible to start on its 15-year $705,000,000 program of constructing urgently needed roads. But it emphasized that this, would only be a start, because it would fall far short of producing the money needed. Further study, the committee reported, will bring about recommendations for new taxes to finish the progran-. The gasoline tax now iS 5 cents a gallon, and the new Vfx would be 6 cents. The committee recom mended that no refunds, such as are given for gasoline used on farms, be made for the extra 1 cent tax.: The motor vehicle registration fee now is $5, and the proposed fee would be $10. The committee said it could not finance the entire road program by increasing gasoline taxes. This would be basically wrong because "property would be benefited at the increasing expense of the road user. The committee indicated it eventually would recommend that property: taxes bear part of the load of i the proposed program. But it said, it could not say now how much of the load property should bear, pointing out property already is heavily-burdened. YMCA Busy fir 1 irwtr t . (L ..V i z.f y Salem youths are speading spare IteUday .-omenta this week at the YMCA where they nay swim, play la the gyms er ge en gaided tera ttarevgfc vries Salem lndostrLal plants. Phete shews Al Minn, T swimming instracter, at left with a grenp ef youngsters in front ef the T telling them ef the week's program. (tUtes-nan phete). (ftory page II). Order in the U. N. lacks Jurisdiction. The order, issued Dec. 24, de manded an immediate stop of fighting and release of Indonesian leaders seized by the Dutch, in- hciHding President Soekarno. The council naa reiusea to oraer me Dutch back to the positions they held before the fighting started. It refused to do so again today. The Dutch launched what they called a "police action" in Indo nsia Dec. 18 after falling to reach agreement wit the Republic of Indonesia on their taking part in a United States of Indonesia. The Dutch announced setting up of a Federal Interim government with out participation of the Republic, The Republic charged the Dutch with refusing to continue talks for participation in the government. BATAVIA Java, Dec. 27-0F)-In-donesian Republican troops were said today to have launched their first major guerrilla attack against Netherlands forces which drove them from the major cities of Java. Dutch units, meanwhile, isolated the Republicans on Java from those on Sumatra. A Netherlands communique said the Bantam area, which forms the western tip of Java, had been occupied. It added that the Republicans put up "only very slight resistance" there. Mop ping up operations have begun in the whole of Java, the bulletin said. Snow Flurries Forecast for Valley Areas Snow flurries and slightly warm er temperatures are expected in the Willamette valley today after the frigid Monday that saw the mercury dip to 19 degrees in the early morning, hours. The Salem weather bureau re corded the low of 19 degrees at 5 an. Monday. The sub-freezing reading tied the previous year's low set December 24 as the current cold snap got underway. In Portland the army corps of engineers said the unusually heavy snow blanket on the Cascade moun tain headwaters of the Willamette basin was being watched "Closely. Col. O. E. Walsh said snow sur veys indicate the water content is nearly as great as the normal for the end of the winter season. He explained that a prolonged thaw coupled with heavy coastal rain storm could build up Into another Willamette valley flood. The river reading at Salem was down to 2 feet Monday. SOVIETS RELEASE SOLDIERS FRANKFURT, Germany. Dec. 27 -JPySlx American soldiers cap tured by the Russians were re leased tonight unharmed by a hall of bullets which forced their sur render. LONG BATTLE SEEN NANKING, Dec. 27 -UP) -Con tinuing troop movement into Nan king heightened the general belief today that the Chinese government hopes to hold the Nanking-Shanghai area against the communists indefinitely. Spot During School Vacation I CM ';A n, n Kj-iirncwrir tsWftni mt.m IV- t i POUNDDD 1651 Hi Oregon Statesman, Salem. Oregon, Tuesday, December Salem Samaritan Breaks Arm While Nursing Neighbor A Salem man who went to the aid of a sick neighbor Monday ' ended up in the hospital with a broken arm incurred in the line of duty. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welling ton, 1645 Nebraska St., were nursing an ill neighbor next door when the telephone rang down stairs. Hastening to answer it, Wellington tumbled down the stairway, fracturing his arm, puncturing the skin on one leg and bruising his face. He was taken to Salem Gen eral hospital where he is re covering. Salem first aid men, called to the accident scene, ad ministered treatment at the home. Heart Ailment Strikes Welles; Probe Dropped WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-(JFy- Sumner Welles showed contin ued improvement tonight under treatment for exposure suffered when he collapsed in a frozen field a mile from his home Saturday night and lay for hours-rim sub- freezing cold. 3 He was conscious but still on the "serious condition" list nt a bos pital. There still was tio full diag nosis beyond the exposure report but his family physician called in a heart and circulation specialist for consultation. Investigators had surmised that the 56-year-old for mer diplomat might have suffered a heart attack during and after midnight walk. A sufferer from insomnia, the former undersecretary of state frequently went for such strolls to induce sleep. The physician had kept a watch on his heart condition since he suffered an at tack 18 years ago. The afternoon bulletin on Welles' condition said: "Continues to improve. Other observations in a couple of days The doctor said he could not tell now whether there had been a heart seizure but his patient's heart was under a strain from the exposure. Maryland police, who were call ed in when Welles was found freezing just off a country road Sunday morning, still had not been able to talk with him. Lieut. Elon Turner of Prince Georges county police said, however, that Mrs. Welles "is satisfied that there was no foul play" and that the investigation would be dropped. Some Russian Leaders Seek Peace -Truman KANSAS CITY. Dec. 27-UPV- President Truman disclosed for the first time today that "certain leaders" in Russia are "exceed ingly anxious" to reach an agree ment with the United States to end the "cold war." He made his surprise statement in an unheralded appearance at a luncheon here. Talking "off the cuff" and with no stenographer present, the chief executive accused the Soviets of violating "sacred" agreements and said that government "has a sys tern of morals that are not moral. Then, saying the soviet govern ment has not kept important agreements made at Yalta and Potsdam, he added: .1 ? i A, - HMirorairoffl Rescue Efforts Continue for Stranded Men ABOARD U. S. S. SAIPAN ENROUTE TO GREENLAND, Dec. 27 (7P-An air force offer of help in the navy's plan to snatch a dozen stranded men off the Greenland ice cap with helicopters got a warm welcome on the Sai pan today. But Capt. Joseph L. Kane, skip per of this light carrier, expressed the hope that the air force will be able to rescue the men before the Saipan reaches a! position where it can launch its windmill craft. It will be Thursday noon at the earliest before the Saipan can get close enough to send its helicop ters aloft. The air force has been trying to pick up the men with planes and gliders since shortly after a C-47 with seven men aboard landed on the 7300 foot level of the ice cap Dec. 9. The stranded party has grown to 12 and possibly 13 as a result of thwarted rescue efforts by other aircraft. The Saipan, with five helicop ters, is racing to Davis strait to at tack the problem from offshore. The area ahead is being scouted by coast guard planes while a navy ice breaker, the Edisto, waits off Cape Race, N. F.. to join the Saipan. Capt. Kane expressed doubt that he would enter the fjord which links Bluie West one with the sea. He was invited to go there before continuing north for the actual rescue attempt. Meantime all the strandees were reported in good condition as the navy and airforce began coordin ating their rescue efforts. Hill Named to Command Navy Reserve Units Lt Kenneth P. Hill has been named commanding officer of Sa lem's organized naval reserve di vision, orders received Monday dis close. Hill replaces Lt. Comdr. Samuel H. Mallicoat, who has returned to active duty. The orders also an nounced staff appointments for the new naval air reserve unit. Named to lead the aviation vol unteer unit 13-7 by Lt. Ernest T. Eldridge, commander, were Lt. Ri chard S. Clover, administrative as sistant; Lt. Comdr. Wallace Hug, training officer for both flight and ground work; Lt. Comdr. Mathew R. Thompson, Monmouth, for ground training. Hill was in the navy from May, 1942, to December, 1945. He spent 22 months at Guadalcanal and in the Solomon islands and won the silver star for night landings in New Georgia. He later did sub marine reconnaissance work and lea a scouting party ashore on Bougainville two months before its invasion. Germans Herded in Russ Labor Camps Army Chief Claims BERLIN, Dec. 27-fl)-The Rus sians have herded more than 2, 000,000 Germans, including many women and children, into forced labor camps in the Soviet Union, US. Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall charged today. Royall emphasized this figure is in addition to prisoners of war still held by the Russians. Royall had announced in New York early this month that 13,000, 000 persons are held in Russian forced labor camps. He told the newsmen the total includes 9,000, 000 Russians, 2,080,000 Germans, and 2,000,000 persons of other na tionalities. Many of the latter are Poles and Czechoslovaks, he said. BUS DRIVER CHARGED TOOELE, Utah, Dec. 27-AVAn involuntary manslaughter com plaint was signed today against the but driver who survived a western Utah two-bus crash which killed 14 persons. Whal Hay 1949 Bring? The Associated Press took a long look at the coming year --in domestic economy, the international scene, politics, labor, the farm, science, televi sion, aviation, the art, sports and movies. On page f of today's States man is shown what that look netted, TOUR HOMX NEWSPAPER Ftfc So Holiday Death Toll Reaches 396; Fire Claims Children By The Associated Press Approximately 400 persons died in ! accidents during the nation's observance of the Christmas holi day weekend. Of 396 fatalities reported, traf fic accidents accounted for 277. Approximately half of the re maining 119 deaths were caused by: fire. Fires were the chief cause of children's deaths; at least 32 of 55 youngsters who lost their lives were burned or suffocated in blaz ing homes. Second County Draft Quota to Report Today Fourteen Marion county youths will be bound for probable induc tion into the army when they leave Salem at 8:30 this morning. They are to go by Greyhound bus to the Portland army and air force In duction station for final examina tion. This is the second call from the county. None of the 10 men last month was rejected. The Decem ber quota was for 20 men, which includes those leaving today and two college students and one high school student deferred until the close of the school year. All of the men going this time were born in the years 1923 to 1920. The county selective service board has also received another call for men to report for physl cal examinations 32 on January 14. No other inductions are due here this month, however, even though the Quota was not filled. Leaving today are the follow ing: From Salem Robert Earl Roth, route 0, Box 392; Bill Eugene Dixon, route 2, Box 225; Samuel Paul Schaefer, 570 N. 12th st.; Ja cob Wesley Peters, 1060 Electric ave.; Ralph Dee Wellman, route 2, box 188; Howard Lee Winters, 473 Lancaster dr.; Edgar Wayne Beebe, 635 Churchdale ave. Richard Leroy Bland, Aurora route 1; Harold Joseph Arendt, jr. Aurora route 1; Francis Nickolas Pfiefer, Silverton route 2, box 178; Alfred Edward Smith, Wood burn route 1; , Peter Andrew Etzel, Stayton route 1, box 234; Elmer J. Ezzell, 1185 N. 2nd it. Wood burn; Charles Merle Stewart, Mill City. Trucks May Be Barred Use Of Dirt Roads Heavy Vehicle drivers were warn ed by Marion county court Monday they will probably be ordered off all ; county traveled roads when they begin to thaw from the cur rent cold spell. Trucks may use the roads now. County Judge Grant Murphy said. oecause traffic cannot, harm the frozen earth and gravel. If cir cumstances warrant, he said, the order, may also extend to oiled and paved roads too. "As soon as a thaw sets in, he said, "the roads will be soft and weak. Heavy trucks can do untold damage to surfaces and road beds. School buses and milk trucks will be allowed to operate." GOP Insurgents Voice in Shaping By Marvin L. Arrewsmlth WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 - WP) - Senate republican insurgents came out in the open today with their demand for a stronger voice in shaping party policy. At the same time, present GOP leaders countered talk of a revolt with a proposal to enlarge their policy committee to make places for represen.-tives of the dissatis fied group. Senator Morse of Oregon brought the heretofore back-stage feud in to the open. Describing himself as one of those : "who represent the liberal wing of the republican party," Morse said in a statement that he has written Senator Millikin of Colorado: 1 ... In the Interests of the greatest possible harmony and un ited action among republicans in the senate there should be a broad er distribution of the offices of the republican conference between the conservative and liberal members of the conference. The conference is made up of all the GOP senators. Millikin is chairman now. Morse said he and other mem bers of I the "liberal wing" are 28 1948 Spy .Acftl VD-5es Ho, X47 Church Fears Siberian Exile For Cardinal By Endre Marten I BUDAPEST. ! Dec. 27-(AVHun- gary's communist-dominated gov eminent announced the arrest to day of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty on suspicion of plotting against th government, spying, treason an4 black market money dealings. The announcement gave no de tails. The 58-year-old Romas Catholic 'primate was a rreste4 once before during the Nazi oc cupation of Hungary. f I (Sources in Vatican City Mid If Mindszenty has" been detained by Hungarian authorities any j Cath olic who had a hand in the 'action very likely would be excommunij cated. The Informants said the charges reportedly placed against the Cardinal are of such a nature that he might be sent to exile la Siberia). j - I A high Hungarian authority who requested that his name not be used said a detailed statement will be made in 48 hours and "will contain some surprises. He said the government had "indisputable evidence" against the Cardinal, j Mindszenty, an outspoken cham pion of the Catholic church, Is considered probably 'the only re maining powerful enemy of the presentllungarian government. H long has been under fire on charg es that he misused religious meet ings to Incite against Hungary's present political system. Several weeks ago the police de tained the Rev. jOndras Zakar, pri vate secretary snd close associate of the. Cardinal , on a charge 1 treason. t j The Cardinal has not left residence in Esztergom for a long time. He spent the Christmas holi days there. Budapest's newspapers i head n of the Cardinal's i a lined the story; arrest but carried only the brief official statement without! com ment Residents of . this . largely Catholic city refrained from any outward display of emotion, when they read of the action. j j Istvan Barankovits, leader of the opposition in Parliament, said he was not surprised by the an nouncement. He added that speeches of top politicians, includ ing Premier Istvan Dobi and Deputy Premie Matyas Rakosi (a communist) showed the govern ment was determined to get rid Uf the Cardinal i f Faye Roosevelt Hospitalizedj For Wrist Cuts POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. Dee. 27-(iiP)-Sheriff C. Fred Close sati. today his office has been informed that Faye Emerson Roosevelt, wife of Elliott Roosevelt, had slashed her wrist with a razor early yes terday morning. The Injury wfis not serious and, she was released from a hospital 'today after Spend ing the night there. i "It is my impression that the cutting was deliberate and I am asking Elliott Roosevelt to appear at the district attorney's office to morrow morning at 10 o'clock for further details! the sheriff said. However, Roosevelt, reached by telephone, said it was "purely SO accident, There is nothing to it He added that he had received he word from the sheriffs office. t r Ask Stronger Party Policies I moving to revise the conference rules to provide for: J 1. Election of the chairman 2 of the policy committee by all GOP senators, rather; than by appoint ment as in the ! past by members of the policy group. i .2. Nomination: of policy commit tee members by the conference's committee on committees and con firmation by the full conference, rather than appointment by the chairman of the conference unit and confirmation by the members. - 3. A secret ballo,L whenever there is a contest, or election' of officers of the conference and de termination of committee assign ments. . j 1 i ' In the past, I balloting usually has been oral with the division; so far as individuals are concerned, not recorded. ! i t "We feel," said Morse, "thai these proposals are in keeping with the need for greater democratization of the congress." I j j 1 The discontent of the Insurgents stems in part from the outcome of the November election. They 'are said to feel the general rout4 of republicans was a repudiation: of what they call the conservative GOP leadership In congress.