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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1949)
I&5hVittaflak:Sc3& i Unemployment Doubles Among si War Veterans WASHINGTON, 'Feb, 22-4SV Unemployment among, war veter ns has more than doubled in the past four months, the veterans ad ministration said today. Spokesmen lor the agency point ed out, however, that much of the Increase in joblessness, is seasonal, since major construction projects lay off workers during the winter. As of January 31, the agency gaid, 570,539 World war II veter ans were drawing "readjustment allowances - - unemplo y m e n t checks up to $20 a week each. Pay ments during the month totaled $37,921,000. A month earlier 354.711 veter ans were receiving the checks, whereas in October only 230,000 were on the jobless lists. The peak weekly average of vet erans claiming the unemployment allowances was 1,800,000 in July, 1946. In July, 1947, the average was 750,000. and by last July it had declined to 400,000. About 8,000,000 of the nation's 14,500,000 World war II veterans hive received one or more unem ployment checks, the agency said. -Payments from the start of the 'program in September, 1944, through last November 30 totaled $2,781,201,814. Among the areas where unem ployment increases (figures are for October and January): Alaska, 159 to 647; California 20,000 to 57,000; Idaho. 51 to 5, 000; Oregon 1.400 to 19.500, and ' Washington, 2,700 to 18,500. Bulgar Church Croups Refute yl5 Churchmen SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 22 -JP) The communist party newspaper quoted various Bulgarian protest- ant churches today as denouncing 15 protestant churchmen accused of spying for the United States and Britain. The churchmen are scheduled to go on trial here Friday. The gov ' ernment has announced it has con fessions from some of the accused. The Sofia press has printed de- tailed accounts of three or tne pur ported confessions. (Dr. Paul N. Garber, Methodist bUhop for central and southern Europe, charged in Geneva that one of the defendants was tortured until he confessed crimes of which he was innocent. He said this was ; confession attributed to the Rev. Ymko N. Ivanov, Methodist :. church supervisor in Bulgaria. (Bishop Garber said he learned Ivanov was offered freedom if he would pledge loyalty to the com munist regime in Bulgaria and aerve as a spy for the government. The clergyman refused, and the mistreatment of Ivanov and Mrs. Ivanov resulted, Bishop Garber aid.) The 15 churchmen, of the Bap- tist, Congregational, Pentecost and Methodist churches, are charged with spying for the United States and Britain, treason and black market dealings in foreign curren- The Sofia press has published purported confessions by Ziapkov, Ivanov and Georgi Chemev, head of the Pentecost churches, that they were spies. Farmers Union Night Meeting At Canby High (Story also on page one) AURORA, Feb. 22 The Oregon State Farmers Union which open ed its three day convention at Maplewood Grange hall here to day, will hold its annual night meeting, tomorrow with a pro gram arranged at Canby Union high school auditorium. The fea tured speaker will be Glenn Tal bot, president of the North Dakota Farmers union and chairman of the national executive committee. The program starts at 8 p. m. Other numbers planned for this program are musical selections by the girls' trio, Theresa Zillig. Marilyn Fish and Susan Yost, and band numbers by the Canby high school band directed by Don Covey. The Wednesday session opens at 9:30 a. m. at Maplewood hall with reports of the county presi dent This is followed by a panel discussion headed by George Hud son northwest representative, U. S.4department of agriculture. In surance discussion will occupy the afternoon. Adoption cf resolutions and election of officers will be held Thursday. LEffllAII'S SEAFOOD gjjr Yaquina Bay f OYSTERS 1 I For Delicious I 1 Oyster Stew I Cocktails I 2605 Portland Rd. 2-6413 1949 Homing Pigeon Helps Prove Boys3 Story SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ; Feb. 22 -(&)- A homing pigeon with unerring aim rescued his master from trouble today. Prowling police found : four youngsters r sleeping in a tent on the beach during the night. They hauled them to the station, ques tioned them as possible runaways. The boys said they were on a holiday outing,- but police couldn't check the parents, 80 miles south of here in Venice, because none of the four has home telephones. I bought same earner pigeons along," said Hal Meyers, 15 J hap pily. "Ill send one home with a message." ; "Fine." said : the desk sergeant "And while we're waiting, you'll sleep better in juvenile hall." An Associated Press dispatch was relayed to Mrs. George Mey ers, Hal's mother. She checked his pigeon loft. Sure enough, there was one .with a message. She hurried . to a telephone. "They had full permission," she explained. $52,000 Goal Of Red Cross "Over-all objective" of the an nual Marion county Red Cross fund campaign in March will be $52,000, it was announced Tues oday by Charles H. Huggins, chair man of the county chapter. He added that $43,000 is the minimum requirement for Marion county's Red Cross fund, accord ing to computations by the area office and : the local chapter, but that this sum would mean curtail ment of somcpresent services by the Red Cross organization here. The fund objective and the min imum requirement are amounts to be made up of contributions from members throughout the entire county, Huggins said. Wesley E. Stewart, Jr., and Coburn Graben horst head the campaign which will begin iwith a kick-off lunch eon at Salem Chamber of Com merce Monday: noon. Parents Hear SHS Orchestra, Band Soloists Members of the Salem High School Band and Orchestra-Parents club heard several selections by members of the orchestra at a regular meeting of the group in the band room at the high school Tuesday night. Deryl Peters played the "Con certo for Trombone" accompanied by Virginia Benner; Phil Ringle presented a violin solo accompa nied by Mrs. Victor Palmason; Ro nald Little played a Souzaphone solo accompanied by Mrs. Donald Jessup, and a. woodwind quintet comprising Marilyn Broer on flute, Anne Gibbens on oboe, Loren Bartlett on the clarinet. Merlin Schultze on the French horn and Layton Gilson on the bassoon, played numbers. The club heard a report on sale of concert tickets. More than $500 has been netted for purchase of band uniforms. Plans for the March 10 concert of the orchestra featuring Dorothy Peterson and Anne Gibbens were studied. Ned Day Slips In Pin Classic ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Feb. 22 Vf- Ned Day of Westalis. Wis., defending all - events champion in the American Bowling Congress tournament, today finished out of the first ten in that division with a total of 1,813 pins. The all - events lead is held by Joe Van Winkle of Charleston, West Va with 1,872. Day bowled only 584 in singles but with his mate, Buddy Bo mar, of Chicago, moved into second place in the doubles. Day rolled 612 and Bo mar registered 654 for a total of 1,266. The current dou bles leaders! are Charles Carnegie and Ed Montgomery of Philadel phia, with 1,306. Starts Today Open 6:45 Second Feature THE COUNTERFEITERS" John Sutton, Doris Merrick c?jj J iSri X'" iflofe MNJj ip rRotert WHHU3 ' Mine Owners' Warn Not to 1011 T-H Law By Marvin L. Arrow-smith WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -JPf A spokesman for mine owners told congress today the country may be confronted with another crip pling coal strike "unless the safe guards in the Taft - Hartley law are continued." The statement. was made to the senate labor committee by Joseph E. Moody, president of the South ern Coal Producers' association. He said the T-H law forced John L. Lewis United Mine Workers to bargain collectively with the association last yearfter Lewis first refused to recognize the op erators' group. Moody sounded his warning about a possible new strike after another coal industry official, with a wary eye on Lewis, urged the committee to keep the Ta't-Hart-ley law provision authorising 80 day injunctions against critical strikes. Recounted Strikes James W. Haley, secretary and general counsel of the National Coal association, pointed up his arguments with figures showing 12 "major' strikes in the soft coal mines since 1935. Moody told the committee: "We feel that unless the safeguards in the Taft - Hartley law which en abled us to reach a contract in 1948 are continued, the country may again face a crisis in coal. He added: "Since the Taft - Hartley act has been in effect, there has been but one strike and today the coun try has the best supply of coal on hand in over 10 years." Sen. Morse Replies Haley's advocacy of the Taft Hartley injunction provision prompted Sen. Morse (R-Ore.J to tell him: "You may labor under the im pression that you can mine coal with an injunction, but I don't share your view." Morse said that regardless of the injunction granted in last year's strike, the miners actually did not return to the pits until they got what they wanted and Lewis then ordered them back to work. Demos Rally To Wallgren OLYMPIA. Feb. 22 -iJPy-VTash-ington democrats rallied to the defense of former Gov. Mon C. Wallgren today. Three different statements were issued in support of Wallgren whose appointment as chairman of the national security resources board is being opposed by Sen. Harry P. Cain. One was in the form of a re solution passed by democratic members of the state house of rep resentatives. The other two were statements by the present and for mer chairmen of the democratic state central committee. Art Gar ton and . Earl Coe, respectively. Coe, now secretary of state, as serted Cain "has tried to drag the traditional 'red herring' of com munism into the hearing in an ef fort to misinform the members of the senate committee." Red Army Told Keep Ready For Combat9 LONDON. Feb. 2 -UP)- Mar shal Nikolai A. Bulganin, Soviet minister of armed forces, said to night Russian fighting men must "maintain constant combat pre paredness on a high level" be cause of America's "policy of ag gression," the Moscow radio re ported. He made the statement in an order of the day marking the 31st anniversary of the Soviet army. Tass, the official Soviet news agency, reported his declaration. "The ruling circles of the Unit ed States which seek to establish their world domination by force pursue a policy of aggression and of unleashing of a new war," Bul ganin said. "In these conditions the Soviet armed forces must indefatigably maintain constant combat pre paredness on a high level. Your Top Show Value! ENDS TONIGHT! -Pitfair "Tho Checkered Coal" TOMORROW! W. UM : f:- MAM OA ' .'auaay HEGERAiD 2 Mottrv 'hqT mm Sfffff snd majoe urn 5l 1 -i'ii;k ii.i 'J! I " v.i- l k ar WrMtts Tratii Equipment nim-M4KssAu 1 lis I I '' -' -- CLEVELAND, Feb. 22 Corporal John R. De Mllle, 28, of Framlnf . m hM In KAlice rnstodv today after authorities re ported he wrecked about S1.000 Central train. Detective John wrecking rampage after a civilian fellow passenger tola mm we army Is "No good." (AP Wlrephoto to The Statesman). School Board Delegates Back Fund Increase A delegation to promote the in crease of the basic school support fund from $50 to $95 per capita will meet with Marion county rep resentatives in the state house this morning. The group of five headed by Paul Berndt, Rosedale, was select ed at a meeting of the Marjon County Association of District School Boards at the Hayesville school Tuesday night. Represen tatives of 28 districts attended the meet and voted unanimously for the amendment to the school sup port bill which is now being con sidered by the state legislature. Church Members Asked to Join in Worldwide Prayer PORTLAND, Feb. 22-iJPy-Ort-gon church members were asked today to join March 26 in "one great hour" of worldwide prayer being sponsored by Protestant de nominations. Dr. Robert W. Baratow, associ ate director of Church World Ser vice, told the Oregon council of churches tonight that the next day, Sunday, March 27, a special gift offering would be asked of church members. He explained the oney is to be used to feed, clothe and shelter needy European families, through the Church World Service. He said the cash gifts may be allo cated to CARE for distribution by that rehabilitation agency. Dr. Chester Hamblin, of Salem, read a i-er from Governor Doug las McKay in which the governor said that "churchmen must be more conscious of their individual responsibilities." Mat. Daily from 1 P. M. NOW -SHOWING! bbw m m ma bl m as THRILL CO-HIT! ANDY rfnTi n i Opens :45 P. M. Now! A Doable Mlrthqoake! Now! Opens :45 P. M. Victor Mature CAPT. CAUTION" Brian Aberne "CAPT. FURY" r H I 111 i 4 s worth of equipment on a New York Corso said De Mille went on his 99 Association Drive Aims at Bettering Road ROSEBURG, Feb. 2 2 -(-Oregon members of the U.S. Highway 09 association are planning a cam paign aimed at clearance of bot tlenecks and reconstruction of ob solete sections of the route. Harvey Blythe, executive sec retary, . reported here that the highway which carries the heavi est traffic load is in such condition that travel is reduced virtually to "horse and buggy" day speeds. He said the piling of passenger vehicles behind trucks on the mountain grades is a safety haz ard which can only be eliminated by widening of the inter-regional highway. Blythe said the association would ask the state highway com mission to confer with federal agencies for financial assistance in the work. He said that both Highway 30 and 99 are vital to defense plans for the continent. He added that the association considers 125 miles of the Pacific highway, particularly the ap proaches to cities, need complete reconstruction. US Badminton Team Eliminated GLASGOW, Scotland. Feb. 22-(,iP)-Malaya eliminated the United States today in the semifinals of the Thomas cup, international badminton competition. The mar gin was 5-4 in the best-of-nine match series. The doubles team of Yeoh Chye and Chan Kon Leong clinched the triumph by defeating Dave Free man, the U. S. captain from San Diego. Calif., and Wynn Rogers of Arcadia, Calif., 15-9, 15-9. Samuel Goldwyn The BEST of Our Lives starring Mynu Lot Frcdnc Dani Andrews Teresa Wrifht l r Virginia Mayo Hoagy CannkhaeJ f -J Q'fWmn and W w 1 i Extra!-: DONALD DUCK COLOR CARTOON The Interior Decorator" Agririflfure : Department Revision Urged By Ovid Martin WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -JP)-A reorganized agriculture depart ment with a simile office in each farm county to nanaie tne gov ernment's multiple farmer-aid Srograms was advocated by the oover commission today. Such an agency, said the com mission, would end one of .the major criticisms of the depart-: ment that the farmer must now deal with many separate agencies which "too frequently follow con flicting policies." Under the present set-up, many counties have separate department agencies dealing with crop con trol, farm credit, price supports, soil conservation, school lunch ac tivities, and forestry. The department's rapid growth from 22,000 to 82,000 employes in the last 20 years, the commission said, has resulted in some 20 dif ferent offices reporting directly to the secretary and causing "un necessary diffusion" of author ity. Would Save Tax Money "It Is a loose confederation of independent bureaus and agen cies," the commission said in a report to congress. The commission, a bipartisan group on government reorganiza tion headed by Former President Herbert Hoover, said a reorgin ization of the department could save taxpayers at least $80,000,000 a year as well as save farmers a lot of confusion. Action of the commission's "task airrirultural activities in taking sides on a controversial is cn nf future farm Drice suDDorts attracted attention. The commis sion itself did not mention the subject It did say, however, that crop adjustment programs should be operated on a "standby, rather than continuous, basis." Asks Bureaus Transferred The commission recommended that land, forestry and soil-saving activities of the Interior depart ment be transferred to the agri culture department. Water devel opment activities of the agricul ture department, on the other hand, would be transferred to the interior department. The commission urged a dras tic change in the present system of farmer committees, first set up under AAA crop control pro grams of the thirties. These com-OT,-tfA nnw helD administer var ious department programs in the ty. fwnmfssSon said such com mittees should be divorced from administrative duties, and should act only in advisory capacities. Tk. minitrativ work WOUld be done by regular department employes In unified iocai iarm oi fices. Spokane Magazine Salesman Held d Bertil Ljung, Spokane, Tuesday night on a charge of soliciting magazine subscriptions without a permit after several complaints naa Dera phoned into the pouco aeparv mant Ljung posted $50 bail and was r-uA tn annear in municipal court today. Claiming to be a displaced person, Ljung oirerea a passjwu as identification to potential cus tomers. One complainant said af ter the man had been turned down on the subscription he requested entry to the house to inspect water pipes, police reported. IIEW TODAY! The Screen s Greatest Love Story is the Best Film ear: r Filled with all the Love and Warmth and Joy the human heart can hold! Shown At REGULAR PRICES! Year March Harold Rssseil - Warner News d Congress Hears . . . Farewell Talk of Geo. Washington ! WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -(JP)-Congress led the nation today in observing the 217th anniversary of George Washington's birth. The senate and house listened to the reading of the first presi dent's farewell address. Senator Margaret Chase Smith R - Me) and Rep. Corbett (R-Pa) perform ed that traditional duty this year. It is traditional for republicans to read the address one year and democrats the next. Government employes took a Your Chef is William Wong when you din at 99 Cafe Chinese - American Dishes Vx mile So. on 99E Official -ICE KUWEIT Tonight, 8:30 P. M. Salem Hornets vs. Reserva Seat On Sale at Howard N. c...... SALEII 010 IIARIIIELLO BEAUTY SHOP 245 No. High St., Salem I Thursday, Friday, Feb. Z5th 7 P. II Sharp! COSMETICS - SUPPLIES - EQUIPIIEIIT Now Open for Inspection No Reserve T.fnsfirkfl. Powders. Rotiees Hand Lotions Revlon - - Chen Yu Dermetics - - Lajolie Colognes Marinello and others Cold Wave EQUIPIIEIIT 10 Prof. Hair Dryers 2 Hydrau. Swivel Chairs Manicure tables & chairs Wash Bowl - - Mirror 2 Durart Perm. Wavo Machines Electric Clippers 2 Clothes Cases 1 Display Case HOUSEHOLD 6-pc. Walnut Bedrm. Set 6-fi. Coldspot Refrigera tor 1941 Model Hotpoint Elect. 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