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U.S. Studies Plan for Beyond By Elton C Fay WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-WP)-The United States, leading in the world weapon race, is now study ing the possibility of creating a military outpost hanging like a tiny "moon" far up in the skies. Disclosure of a fantastic "earth satellite vehicle program was tucked away in an annual report by Secretary of Defense For restal. One theory, completely unof ficial, is that a man-made satel lite platform might be established about nine-tenths of the distance to the moon, beyond the earth's gravity pull. Aside from the name of the project and indication that earli er separate studies by the army, navy and air force now are com bined under the central guided missiles project, there was ho ForiresftaD Annni Ep pop earn ISIoc WASHTNTON. Dec. J-iflVSecretary of Defense Forrestal tonight urged military aid to non-communist Europe, even though the cost may "necessitate bard decisions by our people." Forrestal did not elaborate on his "hard decision" remark. How ever, foreign pending tends to keep than they otherwise would be. at? 8HD0 coxa Again President Truman has set tongues to wagging with one of his off-the-cuff remarks aunng an informal address. Speaking at a luncheon in Kansas city he said that certain leaders In Russia are anxious to reach an understanding with the United States. He later refused to' identify the leaders or amnlifv his remark. It did start wires humming and radio trans mitters to spar long all over tne world. What did the president mean? Does he nave some insine mior xnation that no one else has? Spe culation on these points arose in various capitals' and newspaper offices and, even the man in the street paused to wonder if some break: in the Berlin deadlock might be at hand . . -. or If Russia was on tne verge ox interna revoiu tion. Since the president's observa tion finds no confirmation In in formed circles, and a Moscow AP dispatch, probably from its well informed Eddy Gilmore, discounts the inference of any breach in the politburo, it seems much -safer merely to set President Truman's remark- down to some wishful thinking or a bit of casual conver sation. In Euffene last June the nresi dent sort of talked out of the side of his mouth when he called Uncle Joe (whom he said he liked) a prisoner of the politburo. But again that view found scant sup port in informed circles. Stalin may be more coy or politic than Molotov; but it is hard to prove that he is merely a figurehead for master-minds of the Kremlin. He is too strong-minded and too tough to be a prisoner of any group. The purges of 193? proved that. Do these asides of the president complicate our relations with (Continued on editorial page) Webf dot Fans Leave on Train " PORTLAND, Dee. 29-iJPy-A fifteen car train of Oregon foot ball fans was en route today to Texas. The 240 passengers will cheer the Ducks in the Cotton Bowl clash with Southern Methodist on New Tear's day. The train pulled out of the Union Station late last night and Is scheduled to arrive in Dallas Friday morning. . Among the fans were Governor Elect Douglas McKay and Mrs. McKay and Edgar Smith and Henry F. Cabell, members of the state board of higher education and their wives. Animal Crackers BV WARREN GOODRICH "Who put pop corn ia my atstT . 4V CCfh 0 Earth's Gravity Pull other official information in For restal's report Some scientists believe that the nation which first creates an outer space platform for the guidance or launching of atomic warhead rockets will dominate the earth. Scientists estimate the earth's gravitational pull would become neutralized at between eight tenths and nine-tenths of the dis tance to the moon. The first such . satellite might not be manned, but merely equipped with auto matic instruments. Scientists suggest these uses for artificial satellites: 1. Military in long-range rocket firing, one of the present greatest difficulties is accuracy control. Radar beams for tracking and control are deflected by the Asks U.S. taxes and prices at home higher High prices, in turn, have prom- pted demands from the CIO and other sources for a revival of price controls. Forrestal also laid down a pro gram to bring greater harmony among the often quarreling U. S. armed services. Among other things he recommended that the secretary of defense's authority be strengthened, and that he be pro vided with an undersecretary to take over when he is absent. In his annual report to President Truman, Forrestal also urged a uni versal military training law, to be come effective when the draft is no longer required. Considered Imperative He left no doubt that he con siders it imperative to provide arms to western European nations, now engaged with Canada and the United States in drafting a North Atlantic defense pact against any communist aggression. He did not mean, he said, that me united states must embark im mediately on a vast program of military am, but a "modest" be ginning should be made to bolster the "confidence and hope of Eu rope. Military Status 'Sound Forrestal said he was "able to report mat the state of the nation ax military establishment is soun, that militarily the nation "is less vulnerable today than it was in September 1947" when the unification law became effect ive. His report cited several reas ons for this: 1. The army, naw and air force have more men, more equipment. Their combat capability is better. Z. So far as can be determined. the United States has "a fair mar gin of superiority in practically every technical area of weapon development. He also suggested federalizing the Air National Guard, incorpor ating it and the air .reserve into the air force and removing it from state control. Israel Told to Cease Fire9 PARIS, Dec. 29-OFV-The United Nations security council ordered another cease-fire in Palestine to day after the British delegate charged that Israeli forces attack ed a town in Egypt. The British foreign office in London said it had no reports in dicating a full-scale Israeli inva sion of Egypt, and said it recog nized that a patrol might have crossed the border in error. The resolution on Palestine, on which the United States abstain ed, ordered Israel and Egypt to cease hostilities, and called upon the Jews to withdraw their arm ed forces from the barren Negev desert where fighting has been go ing on since three days before Christmas. Elliott, Purcell Vie for GOP Post PORTLAND, Dec 29-flVRob- ert A. Elliott, Portland insurance man, and Thomas B. Purcell, Gresham publisher, were cam paigning here today for the chair manship'of the Multnomah county republican committee. Elliott, regional director of the Young Republican Federation, was manager for Harold E. Stassen's May primary campaign. Purcell has been a county executive com mittee member for six years and is area chairman for eastern Mult nomah county. Larry Got His $20 Bill Back Larry Brandt 12. has his 120 Christmas savings today - -as well as a lot of faith in human nature. Larry lost a $20 bill two days before the Yuletide, and with it the chance to buy presents for which he had saved his berry picking money. The incident now is ended - - Charles H. Miller, 2390 N. Lib erty st, telephoned the Brandt home that he had found a $20 bill near the place where Larry last had it --"and he wouldn't even take the $5 reward I wanted to give him," Larry grinned shyly. Outpdst curvature of the earth and would be useless for "homing a" rocket into a target on another conti nent. But if an electronic trans mitter were installed on an arti ficial satellite, the rocket could ride the electronic beam to a pre fixed point, then begin its descent toward a target on the earth. 2. Non-military a satellite in a precisely-known and perma nently fixed position could be used to overcome present-day handicaps of radio and television or as a new and easily-located "fix from which : navigators could work out their positions in planes or ships. Radio, television and radar waves could be "bounced" from the satellite and deflected back to spots on the earth permanently or temporarily "blind to ception of such signals. Hides Bandage n NEW YORK, Dec, 29 Elliott Roosevelt's wife Faye hides her bandaged left wrist with a far piece here today. -Investigation into the Christmas night wrist slashing incident was declared closed by the Dutchess county district attorney. (AP Wire photo to The Statesman.) Move Links Traffic Safety Office, Police Coordination of the traffic safe ty division of the secretary of state's office with the state police is the new duty of State Polce Capt. Walter Tensing, it was an nounced by H. G. Maison, super intendent of state police, Wednes day. Lansing has been in charge of the Salem district of the state po lice. He will maintain state police status while working with the sec retary of state. "We feel confident better results will be obtained through this cooperalve arrange ment," Maison said. Maison announced that Lt. Ray G. Howard would be promoted to captain to succeed Lansing as head of the district which embraces Marion, Polk, Linn, Lane, Benton and Lincoln counties and includes patrol offices at Salem, Albany, Eugene, Newport and Florence. Sgt, Farley Mogan is being pro moted to lieutenant to succeed Howard in the Salem office. Pa trolman Robert E. Baker, Pendle ton, will move to Salem as ser geant to fill the spot vacated by Mogan. Lansing, Howard and Mo gan have been connected with the state police department since its creation in 1931. Christian Church Board Rejects Bids Construction of a new First Christian church in Salem was postponed Wednesday night with the decision of the church's build ing committee to reject bids sub mitted by three firms last week. The low bid $388,495 by R. M. Robson, Portland was termed in excess of the amount the commit tee felt the church could spend for the new building. The com mittee was instructed to make a further study of construction costs and report at the next meet ing of the group. Paper Suggests Prince 'Drugged' LONDON,, Dec 29 - P) - The weekly news magazine, News Re view, suggested today that baby Prince Charles was given a small dose of sedative to keep him quiet during the christening ceremony December IS. The magazine noted that the baby dozed peacefully all through the ceremony. It quoted a special ist as saying a sedative wouldn't have done, the young prince any harm. - v t I J " I: 53lh Y( If PAGES Klw Mffliraffoircfl Project Biggest In Peacetime U.S. History WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-VCh- David E. Lilienthal said today a new plutonium-producUon plant under construction at Hanford. Wash., is "the largest peacetime construction job in American his tory" and will cost an estimated $500,000,000. "It has been begun and (con struction) is rolling" LUlienthal told newsmen. The chairman of the atomic en ergy commission said plutonium production at the original Hanford plant - - which figured promin ently in the development of the A-bomb - - was "threatened with discontinuity" two years ago be cause of merchanical trouble. But he said the situation was correct ed before production could fail. Asked how great a volume of production is expected in the new plant Lilienthal replied: "We are now considering in our report to congres just how much may be said about produc tion capacity, but certainly it is intended to increase the produc tion of plutonium as well as to as sure continuity of production. He said the new construction at Hanford would cost- about the same as the wartime investment, which was $350,000,000. Then he went on to say: "In fact, with all the chemical processing plants, it will run more than that - - probably on the or der of half a billion dollars." John Simpson Dies; Pioneer Lumberman DALAS. Dec. 29-(Special)-Jbhn Phy Simpson, pioneer Polk county logger and lifelong resident of this area, died Wednesday in the Dal las hospital at the age of 82. He was born in Lewisville, Ore. After building the Simpson Lum ber Co. sawmill in 1933 he re-log ged the same area at the mouth of Pedee creek which he had first logged with oxen 42 years before. He spent his entire life in logging and lumber activity. He logged at various times for Prescott-Veness, Suiter, G. K. Spaulding, Multnomah Lumber companies and Crown-Willamette Paper Co. He was married in 1896 to Lu vena Sheyphe who survives. A brother, F. A. Simpson of Dallas, also survives. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. H. R. Scheuerman of Monmouth at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Henkle Bollman funeral chapel. Concluding service will be at 2:30 p.m. at the I OOF cemetery in Eu gene. Omnibus Aid Bill Ordered WASHINGTON, Dee. 29 -(JP-President Truman has ordered the state department to wrap up in one package for , presentation to congress all plans for military and economic aid to foreign nations. The state department announced this today, and said that Ernest A. Gross has been designated as coordinator for foreign assistance programs. The aim of the project, officials said, is to provide smooth relation between economic assistance pro grams such as EGA and foreign military assistance, including aid to Greece and Turkey, whatever may be done for China, and pro posed military assistance to west ern Europe. Truman Calm, Aides Worry as Radar Lands President's Plane WASHINGTON, Dee. 29 -JP) President Truman was calm but his friends were on edge today while his plane circled through fog and drizzling rain above Na tional airport for more than 40 minutes. When the White House plane, the "Independence," landed safe ly, Mr. Truman stepped Jauntily down and grinned as newsmen asked whether he had been wor ried up there. "Oh, my goodness, bo!" Mr. Truman chuckled. "I've .been reading and sleeping most of the time." His associates on the ground, however, were more than a little worried. Cabinet ' members, gov ernment officials, reporters and others stared, anxiously, through the dense curtain of mist as the "Independence,' due at 2:23 p. m. Hi Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oraaoa, Thursday, Dctmbr 30 1943 LA?eDD(Dp Rain to Push Rivers li Inches Rain Fall in Salem; Gorge Still Icy Heavy rain and snowfall in western Oregon threatened to send the Willamette river and its tribu taries up again today, but Jeffer son is the, only point in danger of floods. The Santiam is expected to touch flood stage at Jefferson sometime today, and other streams throughout the valley are expect ed to rise sharply during the day, Near an inch and a half of rain fell in Salem in the past 48 hours and the weatherman predicted more for today and tonight. With the rain, however, the cold-snap was thoroughly broken. Wednes day's minimum was well above freezing at 38 degrees and temper atures were expected to stay above the frost level today. Motorists are still having trou bles in the Columbia river gorge highways of both Washington and Oregon. Travelers were warned to stay away from the Columbia riv r and Everereen routes where snow and ice have snarled traffic. Oregon coastal range highways were listed as potentially habard ous. Snow, melting to slush during the day was expected to freeze Thursday morning. Heavy new snow was reported in the Cascade mountain passes Wednesday and chains were re commended for all mountain hiphwav travel. Santiam junction had 12 inches of new snow with roadside depths reaching 118 inches. Ten inches of new snow was reported at Government camp and the Odell lake region had three inches. Crosby Keeps Money Crown HOLLYWOOD, Dec. SO-i-It's getting monotonous. Bing Crosby, for the fifth traieht year, walked on xoaay with Motion Picture Herald's box office tabulation of the movies' best money-makers. The Herald remarked that this Is the first time any star nas racked up so many wins in tne poll's 17-year history- As was the case last year, Betty Qrable finished in the runner-up spot. Abbott and Costello oouncea back into third spot. Others, in order, are Gary Cooper, Bob Hope, TTiimnhrev Boeart. Clark Gable Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman. In the Western division, Roy Rogers edged out Gene Autry. Sen. Walsh States Pre-Session Work Nearly Finished POOS BAY. Dec. 29-iTV-The ore-session organization work of . . . . i i the state senate is nearly iinisneu. Sen. William E. Walsh, Coos Bay, said today. Walsh, scheduled for state sen ate president, said most committee assignments have been made, ana will be announced when the legis lature convenes. Walsh reported an unusually large number of applicants to ap pointive positions. "My policy will be to reappoint old officers of the senate, he said. He did not see a lengthy-session inevitable. There has been a lot of talk . about a long session. but there doesn't need to be one; he remarked. droned through the soupy skies. In the tense 44 minutes before the plane's wheels met the run way, a crossfire of radio conver sation crackled between the pres idential pilot, Lt. Col. Francis (Frenchy) Williams, and the air port control tower. Radar guided the "Indepen dence" in for its landing. Stanley Seltzer, control tower chief at the airport, said the radar guidance was used from the 2,500-foot level until the plane was close to the runway. Even when the presidential DC f started taxiing to the terminal, the crowd of some 100 persons could not see it through the murk. Then the blue-and-silver ship ap peared, aad-Mr. Truman emer ged smiling and carrying several books under his arm. POUNDBD 1651 jN3ofttoGeiratal (Daloferaoa A-Plaint to 80th Congress to Meet Friday, Just to Adjourn By Francis J. Kelly WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-(iip-The republican-dominated 80th con gress is coming back Friday but not for much or lone. The 81st congress, with democratic majorities in both houses, will convene Monday. The SOth's last meeting shapes up as a one-day stand, with lots of swan song oratory and affectionate lament for the casualties in the poli- Dutch Agree To Halt War in Java Friday PARIS, Dec. 29-;p-The Neth erlands told the United Nations Security Council today it would stop fighting in Java by midnight, BATAV1A. Java. Thursday. Dec. SOAVThe Dutch army reported today the capture al most undamaged of the DJambi ell fields In southern Sumatra. The ell fields were the last economically Important area controlled by the Indonesian re public. New Years' eve, and in Sumatra two or three days later. Several delegates, including Philip C. Jessup of the United States, immediately interpreted the Dutch action as defiance of the United Nations. The statement by Dutch Dele gate Jan Herman and Van Royen reolied to yesterday's security council order giving the Dutch 24 hours to release captive Indones ian republican leaders, and call ing on a consular commission in Batavia to report on The Nether lands' compliance with the Christ mas eve order for a cease-xire in Indonesia. Replying to the council's de mand for immediate release oz in donesian republican leaders, in cluding President Soekarno and Premier Mohamed Hatta, 'Van Roven said they would be freed if they promised not to endanger "public security. Van Royen's answer was given iust an hour after the 24-hour deadline. Motorcyclists To Bmld Club, Race Track Salem Motorcycle club will build a clubhouse and race tracK on a 10-acre tract members have acquired six miles east of Salem Just off the Macieay roaa. Robert Harrington, new presi dent of the club, said members are preparing to build the clubhouse themselves. The 25 by 30 foot wood and brick building will in Hurt flremace. Construction is exnected to be finished by sum mer when work on the track can begin, he said. Harrington also announced the club has set January 9 as date for the standard "reliability test sanctioned by American Motor rvrle association for all cyclists in competition for national trophies. A test of timing and steadiness rather than speed, the course will cover 100 miles, with intermediate report points along the circle route east and south from Salem. De tails of the route will not be an nounced until the test begins. 6-Year-Old Girl Old Hand at Taking 'Solo9 Plane Trips Taking long flights on airplanes an old experience for Marie Miller, iust 6. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller, of Salem route 9. Marie took a trip to Los Ange les a month ago with her aunt. Mrs. Herb Lange of Salem. She visited for the month with a grand aunt in Burbank, and Tuesday morning boarded the plane for Salem alone. An interim Dhone call to Salem asked for someone to meet the little girl at McNary field. It was nothing extraordinary ior Marie. She had made the same trip alone last summer. MAKGAKET WHTTTNa WEDS LAS VEGAS. Nev, Dec. 29-4JP) Margaret Whiting, singer, became the bride of Hubbell Robinson, r a vice president of the Colum bia Broadcasting system, here to day. ( osft Up Again .tical wars. Thr mfirtit vn k m i-Knr,,. - two of Auld Lang Syne by some t; . . ' of the uninhibited house members. Reports from Verdi, a small in deference to New Year's eve. mountain community 10 miles west Little Real Business of nere where most of the damage But there'll be little if any real WM centered, said a fissure had business. The republicans can take ou"a " the snow-covered a hint, and the democrats can af- ?? rtn mJle northwest of the town, ford to take their time. " r.aa described as 100 to 15f The date for the curious one-day long, and an inch or two wide, stand was set last August 7, when JfS e ?nk" the dog-days or turnip day extra Vincent P. Gianella. Unl- session came to a close. ver . Nevada seismologist. Republican leaders wanted to made th 'recast of possible f u keep the power to call the law- T9, ! In answering news makers back any time they wish- me" ' ""ons tonight He said ed. They couldn't do that if they 11tJremowere !tW bein r adjourned sine die that is, with- "rded. ton !? . althoush they out a stated date to meet again. JT to uh ML Reno So they hit on December 31. -"fL" f ten thre Plans Go Awry ff thein hn?ly noticeable, esrl- Lots of pumpkins have passed leLWl,J week-. over the witness stand since then, and thine didn't work out in November quite the way the re- publican leaders thought the urn! i irl in A f i crt rt But the 80th wngress is stuck with that date. k. .-.! i i islators will haVe to by-pass the huge wooden stands which have been set up for President Tru- man's inauguration January 20. ,lt was Mr. Truman who gave tne voters his opinion that the 80th was the second worst con gress in the nation's history. AFL Seamen, Owneijs Agree On Contra SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 29-V A federal conciliator announced the reaching of an agreement tonight covering all points of a dispute between the Sailors Union of the between the Sailors' Union of the Pacific (AFL) and the Pacific American Shipowners' association. Federal Conciliator Omar Hos- kins said the agreement was sub- ject to ratification by the member- ship of both groups. . Its terms were withheld pend- ing ratification. The sailors had threatened a strike several weeks hence, but' had postponed a strike ballot for a week to permit smoother sailing for negotiations. The SUP was not a partidDant in the three-months strike by oth- 5 Mo.Th,fn,1ed DmbV 9. However, with its settlement, they issued demands for wage boosts of from 120 to $60 a month. Shipowners countered with, offers i..Kiim uuni fis ro k. Harry Lund?berg, secretary-trea-1 a surer of the SUP. said the uniori negotiating committee would rec-I ommend acceptance of the settle-1 ment at a special membership meeting Friday night. No date was set for a shlpown- ers' meeting, but individual em- ployers predicted unanimous adop- tion. I n two parties lsseud a loint I statement assuring "that not only win mere be no interruption of hinninv nn th TOm r" -. kut that we may all anticipate a pe- I noa aunng which both parties I may use their energies to building P..n.v nL hippinf industry uui uk American inercnani ma I rine. $35,000 Added to Lebanon Hospital Foundation Fund LEBANON. Dec. 29-O'l-A sift ot $33,000 was presented to the Lebanon community hospital foun dation committee today by the j Louise Hill family trust of SL Paul. Minn. The committee will meet after the first of the year to decide the site for the projected hospital. Contributions are still coming in j for the building. The Hill interests own timberland in this county. Sears Roebuck Catalog Shows Price Declines CHICAGO. Dec. 2-WVAn av erage price decline of 1.7 percent is shown in the new 1949 catalog of Sears, Roebuck and company, the big mall order and retail mer chandise firm said today. It is the first decrease on a year-to-year I that dry cleaner - their States basis since the war, the company I sua Wast Ad says they taar- No. SO . New Tremors Expected; Small TownDamaged RENO, Nev, Dec. 29-Pr-A rumbling earthquake brought widely scattered damage in the area west of Reno today, and a seismologist said all indications pointed to further quakes "pos sibly another heavy one." vNo one was injured In this rtorninj'i sham tremor, but nun -telephone and telegraph lines were uown ana Duiidings damaged. It set off "trigger action shocks 1 uirougnout north-central c&lifor . mo" vere tremor shal- tered windows, knocked over chlm- neJ J?d nook Plwter loose. ?.f ?". that -everything in town ,.Y, "Tu lo :,me "lTni 1 11 I wall of the 33-vear-old Verdi en5ral tre,w" knocked over, ,nd , M""i Crump. Jjf. UKV W bvUdln, said l. Violently $ fe'0?1 f4ront .WU m5!l h treet with a (tuiuuic tearing craan- Fhene Lines Broken Overhead transcontinental tele phone lines of the Bell system were broken southwest of, Verdi in the Truckee river canyon. Service was continued uninter rupted through underground cir cuits. The earth shocks were felt across the Sierra as . far west as San Francisco, 200 miles south west of Reno, and southward into the San Joaquin valley to Fresns and Merced, 220 miles southwest ' oz Keno. i oman. I TOT 11 "HIT - f VV 11 OH I ill 111 I V I fi Tl TvT 1 T . 1 eQ X CSierUU V . J nwmmv i , r, I. orww uiova, wno came irom crecnos- l"r?- '"TV?" JJ' " , .Tic. f.Tir..; VkS 352Jt5 Si" 8X5 t5 SfTc iaTecL " wtsffTK' Si ' ,.15. I ' T-7.. uwr .Zll.v- wedding. it is understood they will "ve in Portland where he ir em- ployed as a mechanic Voltm bn writln Km- a -- I. , .ft.- Main ment in a Czech language aews- naoer. He never saw her until ah ls soa-mii nlana Mn mm k- homeland. . Foltyn's parents came from I Czechoslovakia 11 vaara men but Foltyn had lived here many years. The bride and groom have some difficulty talking with each other, He speaks very little Czech, and) the knows practically no English. His parents help out over tousn language spots. Weather Mas. Min. Precis saiaaa Price So 41 SS .7 43 SI M 4 st jua SS 91 M S3 St JM nTcST Chlcaso New York WUlaraatW river l i feet. Forecast (from US. weather bureau.'' McNary field. Salem): MoaUy cloudy today and , tonight with intermittent rain. Little chance in temperatu. Hlch today near 42. Low tonight neas a. SALEM rECIFITATIOW (Sc-4. I ta Dec. M) Thl Year Last Year Average 197 - 1S.11 16 IS QUICKIES Trn afraid te sed my rest aaiee te scsaeve mit spew