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Hungarians Demand Recall of iTJ.S. Envoy, CiteSlander War Keiurfclhieir Asks PDamie IPBairits TJilalke Houses -DETROIT, Feb. 12-(P-Walt-er Reuther proposed today that America's surplus aircraft plants be converted to the mass pro duction of 20,000,000 pre-fabri-cated houses. The CIO United Auto Workers president said his double-barreled program would keep plants tooled and manned for an instant shift to plane building in case of war. r The plan has been submitted to President Truman. Reuther said the CIO was going to press for federal action to put it over. According to the red-haired union leader, you'd be able to buy one of these mass-produced, two-bedroom .homes for less than $6,000. The government would take'; care of the down payment through a' loan. Your 'Bf Basketball Tourney Moves into Semi-Finals Chemawa, Oregon Deaf School, Sublimity? and Jefferson ad vanced to the semi-final round of the Marion county "B" basketball tournament as a result of four games played on the Willamette uni vmttr floor Saturday night. , Sublimity, the tourney favorite, TWmit ri in 32. Jefferson's Lions An unnamed Dutch jurist has filed a lengthy petition with the court of the new state of Israel asking it to hold, a new trial lor Jesus of Nazareth. He contends that this court is the lawful sue raor to the Jewish Sanhedrin under which Jesus was tried and convicted, nearly 2,000 years ago. He believes that on a retrial Jesus 14 Vim AM-fiiitteri- We may be sure the court of Israel will not assume jurisdic tion. It will-not admit it is suc cessor to the ancient Sanhedrin which functioned as a court in the Jewish theocracy. The state of Israel Is a, political state, founded on democratic, not theocratic lines. Its laws are new, not the laws of ancient Judea or of Rome of which Judea was a part in the lifetime of Jesus. But what if it did assume juris diction? What if it did hold a re trial? And what If, after trial, it found Jesus "guilty" of the charg es then leveled against him? This soeculation is interesting. ; The chief priests accused Christ before Pilate -as one tnat per verteth the people." What a sin cularly modern ring that charge has! The court of Israel, reading Christian literature, would find evidence to support the charge in the story of Christ's triumphal entry, when the people laid palm branches in his path and nanea (Continued on editorial page) Boy Drowns At McMinnville McMinnville. Ore.. Feb. 12 -4JP) Ten-year-old Lynn Watkins drowned today in a deep back water after tumbling from cross beams of a railroad trestle while claying with-a companion. City Police Officer Woodrow Conklin reported Wayne J. Shaw, 13, attempted a rescue when he saw the Watkins boy struggling in the water while the compan Ion, Lynn Iholtz, also 10, stood helpless on the trestle. Conklin said the Shaw boy ran from a nearby hill, peeling his clothing as he ran toward the trestle. He dove in as the strug gling youngster sank for a second tune and disappeared. " The body was recovered from 20 feet of water. The victim was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Watkins, 834 Logan St., McMinn ville. Ammal Crackers By WARREN GOODFICH "I couldn't buy you a valen tine, baby, but this is how I fed." CUP 0KEOOG0 TO) COOS - , , . . me installments; would be little higher than present rentals. "We'd stamp Out whole bath rooms and kitchens just as we do auto bodies,!' Reuther said. "There's no doubt we could put this over. We have the know how." . Where would the money come from? Reuther had two suggestions: 1. Borrow from the $13,500, 000,000 Social Security reserve fund, making repayments within 10 years. 2. Set aside part of the money now allotted for aircraft production. "Were for private concerns running the plants if they will, Reuther said. "But government funds would be needed to get them ready. Tooling alone would cost about $500,000,000. had little trouble in disposing of saueezed out a 30 to 28 overtime victory over l urner, urrgon ucul School came from behind to down Aumsville 49 to 38, and Chemawa turned back Hubbard 53 to 37. In semi-final action next Thurs day, Chemawi meets Oregon Deaf School and Sublimity vies with Jefferson. Finals are set for next Saturday night. - Winner of the ,12-team tourna ment, which is limited to Marion county high schools with an aver age daily attendance of 100 or less, will advance to district play offs. The district winner will in turn earn the right to enter the state "B" tournament at Union next month. $ (Additional details on sports page) Pacific Fruit, Produce Plant Walkout Ends A four an4 a half month old state -wide strike against Pacific Fruit and Produce plants, includ ing operation tit' Salem, AlMny and Corvallis, has been settled, it was reported i here Saturday. Ward Graham, secretary of th Ward Graham, secretary of the Salem Teamsters Union 324, whose members are Involved in the strike here, confirmed the report. All de tails of the negotiations have not been completed yet. Ward said, and a Joint union - management statement is expected. The union won two major con cessions. They are the union's right to retain a five-day work week clause in its work contract and a 12 Vx cents pef hour increase. Main cause of the strike was the com pany's desire to eliminate the con secutive clause calling for five con secutive work days, which the un ion has had for several years. The strike was called here late in September.; Later half the strik ers in the Salem plant returned to their jobs and were expelled from the union. These men have not been accepted back by the Teamsters local, Graham said Sat urday. The Oregon strikers received the backing of the international team sters brotherhood at a national conference of: teamsters in Chica go, 111., late last month.; The teamsters also struck against the firm's branches in Eugene, Pendleton, Klamath Falls, Coos Bay, Astoria, Medford, Bend and Kelso, Wash, t ' Southern Demos Unite with GOP to Praise T-H Law WASHINGTON, Febj 12 -(JP) Senator Byrd (D-Va.) said today that junking the Taft-Hartley law for the Truman labor bill would be "little short of a trage dy" and could "lead to another depression." ? Byrd predicted that congress will keep most of; the Taft-Hartley law, and especially the 80-day in junction provision to block "na tional emergency" strikes. The Virginian s told a reporter that "many"; southern democrats will line up with most of the re publicans to preserve : the basic provisions of the present labor law. ; Foes of the law, on the other hand, are claiming it is doomed. Senator McClellan (D-Ark.), in a separate interview, agreed with Byrd that the injunction section of the T-H measure should be kept Portland Alan Dies as Bicycle Hits Power Pole PORTLAND. Feb. 12-6FWames Smith, jr., 26, died tonight of skull injuries received Friday when his bicycle crashed into a powerline pole on Southeast Milwaukie bou levard. ,1 Police said Smith had been holding onto a truck as it moved along the street r and struck the pole at a fast speed. Pope Warns Of Conspiracy Against Christ By tSe Associated Press Hungary asked yesterday that the United States recall U. S. Min ister Selden Chapin and consider withdrawing an assistant military attache. Authoritative sources in Buda pest said, however, a diplomatic break between Hungary and the U. S. is not intended. "Some other representative of the United States will be welcom ed here," one said, "but we do not want Mr. Chapin to remain." The Hungarian foreign ministry suggested that the U. S. legation "consider the necessity or remov ing" Lt. Col. Peter Kopzsak, who is attached to the American mili tary attache's staff, "before the Hungarian government will re quest them to do so." The foreign minister charged that on a recent trip he became "rather intoxicated," failed to pay a garage bill and created an inci dent when a Hungarian sentry stopped them at the Yugoslav bor der. Connected with Trial A Hungarian official said recall was asked in connection with the activities of Josef Cardinal Mind szenty, under life sentence on charges of treason, espionage and illegal money dealings. The U. S. state department said Chapin will be ordered home "for consultation." The state depart ment ordered the expulsion Friday of the first secretary of the Hun garian legation in retaliation for earlier ejection from Hungary of two secretaries at the U. S. lega tion. In the midst of these exchanges Hungarian Foreign Minister Las zlo Rajk accused President Tru man, Secretary of State Acheson and British Foreign Minister Bev in "of taking part in a "war of slan der against Hungary." Asks Prayers April 3 Pope Pius XII, in an apostolic exhortation issued at the Vatican, called on Roman Catholics for United prayers April 3 to remove world evils which he said are es pecially bad "in those countries where a conspiracy has been form ed against the Lord and against his Christ- The pope praised the "ever closer alliances" of nations at one point in his 1,000 - word apostolic exhortation. Such unity of states. he said, should ward off the dis asters of civil disorders and wars which in the future, with new wea pons, will cause immense destruc tion." Elsewhere in the world: Russia choked off land routes for Swedish Red Cross food ship ments to the children of western Berlin. Heads of all west German states conferring in Hamburg protested international control of the Ruhr, changes under consideration for Germany's western borders, and the failure of Russia "and other countries" to release all German prisoners-of-war. Marion County Elk Herd Fed By Idanha Club Thanks to efforts of the Idanha Rod and Gun club, Marion coun ty's only remaining herd of na tive elk has been saved from starvation in the snow-bound mountains near Detroit. Capt. Bert Walker, head of the game protective division of the state police, said the elk and also deer are trapped in over eight feet of snow on Humbug flat along the Breitenbush river. The Idanha club, using bull dozers, beat a five-mile road into the area. They are feeding the starving beasts hay furnished by the state game commission. They are aided by employes of the for est service and the bureau of roads. Walker said the deer and elk, with nothing to eat, probably would have starved or fallen prey to other beasts. The elk herd, now numbering about 50 head, was discovered several years ago and has been protected and cared for by the state game commission. Oregon 90 Years Old Tomorrow-Pomp, Oratory Marked Previous Birthdays of 'Valentine State' By Winston H. Tayler Staff Writer. Tbc Statesman Oregon's celebration of its 90th anniversary as a state, due Mon day, is apparently bound to be a less conspicuous affair than some of the decennial observances of the past. But Uncle Sam will still have his anniversary present of an ever-growing commonwealth. No formal plans for observance in the legislature have as yet been formulated. Fifty years ago tomorrow, there was a specially built platform in the old capitol's house of repre sentatives, to hold the musicians for a legislative program, w?!ch included addresses by several dignitaries and various musical numbers both morning and after noon. Business downtown was mostly suspended, while an excur i 88th Year 24 Pages 2 Tax Ptaiu Gen. DeGaulle Favors North Atlantic Pact "LILLE, France, Feb. 12 -P)-Gen. Charles DeGaulle tonight declared himself in favor of the proposed North Atlantic pact. But he insisted the alliance be binding on all parties to act auto matically in event of aggression against any one of its members. The general said Russia and her satellites are "pressing with crush ing weight Europe and Asia" and that "only the United States for the moment is able to contain the thrust." He called on the VS. and free Europe "to bind themselves by precise engagements for mutual aid in case of aggression." This alliance should include France's African colonies, he added. Thermometer Dives to Low 20s in Salem Clear skies following a week of rain and snow sent the thermo meter into a dive at Salem Sat urday night and predictions were for a low of near 20 degrees Sun day morning. Weathermen promised a quick end to the new cold spell, how ever, and a return of rain and snow tonight. A ne,w storm, form ing in the Gulf of Alaska, may hit the Pacific northwest Sunday. Winds up to 35 miles an hour are expected on the Oregon coast un less the storm veers off. More snow in the Cascades sent weather men scurrying to check snow depth records for Govern' ment Camp and Timberline. The weather bureau reported the fall above normal for this time of year, and planned, to recheck an nual records to learn whether the depth was a new peak snow pack for the area. Snow continued to pose prob lems for Oregon residents else where. The state highway com mission sent a rotary snow plow up VAeston mountain, hoping to bring skiers home from Tollgate lodge where they have been ma rooned for a week. Ranchers pulled a toboggan in relays to bring Mrs. Harold Gould to Weston through 10 miles of snowdrifts as high as 30 feet. The rancher's wife is expecting her third baby. Philadelphia Strike 'Dented' PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2-iJP)-Federal peacemakers tonight chip ped a dent into the transit dead lock that has cut off trolley, bus and subway travel for Philadel phia's millions since midnight yes terday. A spokesman for the stnKeDOuna Philadelphia Transportation com pany said after day-long negotia tions that U. S. conciliators have "succeeded in breaking the log jam." The spokesman said that nego tiators for the company and for the CIO's transport workers union have agreed to discuss the issues point-by-point "in harmony.." A union official said that "for the first time, the company is bar gaining in good faith." BOILER TO BOOST POWER SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 12 -(JP)- A steam boiler which will boost the capacity of the power plant here to 7,000 kilowatts will be install ed by the Mountain States Power company here by February 25. The project will cost $150,000. sion train ran from Portland to the capital city. Ten years later, at the state's half century mark, the house of representatives had a speaking program. Gov. George E. Cham berlain made only brief remarks because the committee forgot to advise him he was to speak. In 1919, soon after the Armis tice of World War I, the state was too busy with readjustment and seeing the boys come home that the anniversary was not cele brated. The state's success was assured In 1929, when Gov. I. L. Patter son at one breath blew out all 70 candles on a large birthday cake. The ceremony was followed by a public reception and dancing at the statehouse. The old, domed capitol did not survive but another six years, so Sections' The Oregon Statesman Salem, Oregon, Sunday. ROay 3 . . " " j ' , r i n gulf .z r4 ' FAITH, S. D., Feb. 12 Fifth army rotary snowplow near Faith shoots a plume of snow high above tele phone lines as it eats Its way threuzh drifts as h'rh as the plow banked along highway 212. The plow is widening- the highway. (Army photo). (AP V.Trephot to The Statesman). Newspaper Strike Draws Conciliators PORTLAND. Feb. 12-(P)-Feder- al conciliators began new talks to day in an effort to end an AFL pressman s strike that halted pub lication of the Oregonian and the Oregon Journal. The strike tied up the metropoli tan area's two daily and Sunday newspapers. E. P. Marsh, regional director of the federal conciliation service, flew here from Seattle to take charge of the latest conferences aimed at bringing the management and employers together. The federal office said separate talks would be held with the two groups. Non-striking staffs and mechan ical crews were laid off today. About 1,800 workers are involved in the layoffs. Management of both newspapers said sections of the Sunday paper printed before the strike halted the presses Friday morning would be distributed to subscribers along with a statement from the publish ers. The pressmen, numbering about 100 workers, announced they would not return to work until they have a contract. Negotiations bogged down after failure to agree on arbitration methods. The pressmen, whose contract expired last month, sought weekly pay increases of $22.50 for day shifts, $26.50 for night; three weeks vacation; a publisher-financed pension, and reduction of the day shift from llJi to 7 hours and the night shift from 7 to 6. The wage boost would bring the scale to $110 and $115 weekly. SLED RIDE FATAL TO CHILD WENATCHEE, Wash., Feb. 12 OP)- A five-year old boy rode his sled down an embankment today and was killed when the sled was "truck by an automooue. ine vict'n was Larry James Van Etten of Wena tehee. a new one was ready when the SOth year arrived. The pioneer statuary now at the main entrance had arrived only a day earlier. February . 13, and was still in crates. The legislature conducted a speaking program to note the occasion. Oregon had a hard time, both on its own and with congress, in getting to be a state. After territorial status was granted in 1848, the 1849 terri torial legislature tabled a bill for a vote on a constitution. In 1850 a committee for a constitutional convention was set up. The state hood proposition was passed by the house in 1852, but defeated by the council (senate). The 1853 session referred the matter to the people, who voted it down, ',079 to 3,210 in 1854 and by 415 votes in 1855. In 1857, the issue finally carried 7,617 to 1,697, POUND 1651 eirates 'Miv Deliver Message s is 3 ': Mailmen Fail To Recognize Hungry Birds BILLINGS, Mont., Feb. 12 -JP) Rural route mail carriers located Standing Bird, Sitting Bird and Flying Bird, but no Mr. and Mrs Hungry Bird. So a dun card for return post' age was sent to Miss Eleanor W. King at Arlington, Va., whose sixth grade pupils had mailed a package to Billings for "Mr. and Mrs. Hungry Bird." "To say the reply was indig nant might be an under state ment," Postmaster Mearl L. Fagg said today. An aroused Miss King pointed out the package contained seed packets to aid birds in winter-hit areas, as suggested in a national magazine article (Colliers). So Fagg explained that four Billings rural mail routes are ad jacent to the Crow Indian reser vation. And he ordered some hun gry birds fed. Radar Network Plan Advances WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -JP)- A plan to wrap the United States and Alaska in a radar network against sudden air attacks ad vanced in congress today. And a similar warning screen across the whole North American Arctic frontier is in the minds of Canadian and United States of ficials. This came to light as Canada's Prime Minister Louis S. Laurent met for the first time with Pres ident Truman. As the two men conferred, a house armed services subcommit tee approved plans for a $161,000, 000 radar interceptor system tied in with fighter plane and anti aircraft defense for this country. but congress had issues closer at hand and did not rush to help. On Aug. 17, 1857, the constitu tional convention assembled in the old courthouse in Salem and drafted a constitution which -the people approved 7,195 to 3,215 on November of that year. At the ftune time entrance of slavery in to Oregon was turned down. In 1858 Oregon elected two legislatures, one territorial and one state. Both met but the lat ter could do but little until con gress acted, finally on Feb. 14, 1859. - But there was no celebration here that day either, for lt took nearly a month for the Word to D. C. John Whlteaker, a democrat1 elected in 1858, was installed da the first state governor on Mardh 3, 1859. i February 13, 1949 - IDaDflvDinisc7 veo- whu w? New Blizzards Block Rescues In Rockies Area By the AaeocUted Press The arctic hurled a fresh blast of icy wind and snow at the northern plains states Saturday, stalling efforts to dig out the area from 43 days of winter blows. The new storm enveloped Mon tana and most of Wyoming before daybreak then slammed deeply into northern Colorado. It reached also into North and South Dakota and Nebraska. The blizzard dropped new snow ranging, from three to eight inches on Montana, most of Wyo ming and northern Colorado. It prompted renewed relief ac tivities in the southwest part of North Dakota. The army includ ed the state in the official snow disaster area after an appeal by Governor Fred G. Aandahl. Virtually all snow removal op erations had to be halted in South Dakota, where winds up to 45 miles an hour in the western sec tor were accompanied by blowing snow. The winds were expected to abate Sunday, with tempera tures dropping to 15 below zero. Most roads east of the Missouri river remained open, but those in the Black Hills were blocked. The cold sub-zero at midday in the blizzard belt reached in milder form into the northwest and northern California, ending a flood threat to 2,000 persons trapped by deep snows in a can yon of the Sierras. Gunman Robs Taxi-Driver A Salem taxi driver was held up and robbed of $21 and his cab by a fare early Saturday morning on the Dallas road, city police re ported. ' The Yellow cab driver, W. C. Linniger, 633 Ferry sL, told police he picked tip the fare at 498 State sL at about 2 a. m. and was driv ing him out the Salem - Dallas highway between Eola and. the Dallas - Independence junction when the fare pulled a gun on him. He said he was robbed of $21 and the fare drove off towards Salem with the cab. The cab was recovered on a dirt road in the area about two hours later by state police. , The holdup man was described as being 35-40 years old, 5-foot 6-inches tall, black hair and dark complexioned. He was wearing dark trousers and a tan top coat, Linniger said. TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA STILLWATER, Okla, Feb. 12- IJP)-A small tornado dipped into continued northeast to destroy a farmhouse two miles from town. There were no reports of deaths or injuries. No. 283 to SeDdDou: Governor Asks For Decision By Wednesday By Paal W. Harvey, Jr. Acaociated Preaa Staff Writer Gov. Douglas McKay, disgusted at the legislature's lack of pro gress, said Saturday he would de liver a special message on taxa tion unless the house taxation committee makes up its mind by next Wednesday. y "I am tired of the dilly-dallyin around, with nothing done on taxes during the first five wek of the session," the governor said. "If nothing is done by next Wednesday on tha tax program, I will deliver a special message to the legislature on Thursday ot Friday." Would Excese Ceaunittee House Speaker Frank J. Van Dyke, who has been trying hard to pry the tax bills out of the committee, said he would then excuse the tax committee from daily legislative sessions in order that it might spend all of its time on the tax bills. The committee, however, has not -asked to be excused. , v Governor McKay explained he had wanted to keeD out of the legislature's business; but he suid -now it s time tnat something has to be done." The governor wants the lecis- lature to balance the state budgtt. by using income tax receipts to pay state expenses. Now they are used 'to reduce property taxes. Asks Repeal ef Tax The governor also wants the state one per cent' withholding tax on income repealed. The legislature, crawling along like a snail, has passed only 54 of its 618 bills. And not one of those passed amounts to much. , The lawmakers can't get rolling until the tax committee submits its program. Ylrerous Protest The committee, over vigorous protests of some of its members. decided to have public hearings on the tax measures. , The .first hearing will be Monday on two bills to abolish the property tax as a source of state .revenue, and to levy a business tax of 4 of 1 per cent on gross revenue. Chairman Ralph -Moore of the tax committee said, however, thbt neither of those two bills has a Chance of passage. He said the committee already has made up its mind to defeat them. i - The committee did not say when it would begin consideration of the major tax bills, which call for using Income tax funds to pay state expenses, and provide for income tax increases. Tax Decision Needed f ' The joint ways and means com mittee, which makes all appro priations, hasn't even, started work yet. It is helpless until the tax committee gives it some ' idea as to how much money is available for the next two years. ) Many legislators are extremely discouraged, some of them fear ing they might be here 45 or 60 days more. ; On Monday's calendar, the. most important piece of legislation to -be considered is a proposed con stitutional amendment to boot legislators' pay. It would pay each legislator $1,200 for a legislative session, or three times what tiny get now. 4 The communist issue is now Be fore the lawmakers. Sen. Jack Bain, Portland, introduced a bill yesterday calling for firing of communists on tne state payroll, and prohibiting . the hiring ci communists. ii The house will resume at 19 a.m. tomorrow, thefsenate at 11, Delivers 'Coal To Neiccastle' HETTINGER, N. D., Feb. 1Z-OP) -You've got to hand f it to Lyle Markegard. local hardwareman. He delivered the goods. It was 20 below zero last Wed nesday when he took off to make a delivery to a farmer customer 20 miles away. He got to the cus tomer's home all right and de livered the order, but the weather was so bad. he stayed overnight before trying the return trip, i, ' All day Thursday he bucked snow drifts and traveled only four' miles. He (Dent the nieht at an other farmer's home. He managed to get back home yesterday. The goods? A deep freezer. : Max. Mln. Pre I p. Salem .- Portland n San Frandaeo . 32 jMI Chicago New Yi ork 39 IS 4 Willamette river 11.4 feet. FORECAST (from VS. weather bu reau. McNary held. Salem): Fatr dur ing mominf hour with gradually In- ercaain: cloudiness tnls afternoon ana evening wun rain or wow Hlch today near 40. Low tonight nea salcm rescrriTATiOM (Seat. e Fee. 1)) , This Year Last Year 2S.1S Average . S4 Kv 2M Price 10c S