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Tana Xditor, Tb Statesman.
MACLEAY. Feb. 24 Oregon
'? doesn't produce nearly so much
J pork as its population consumes,
Elton Watts, Silverton, told more
'than one hundred members and
quests of Marion County Livestock
"-: association at a dinner meeting
; : here tonight in the grange halL
Watts, one of a group whose,
members reported action of the
Western Oregon Livestock associ
ation which met recently at Gear
hart, stated it was the recommen
dation of his committee that an in
crease in swine production in Ore
. gon be made on the farm basis and
. not the large industry basis.
Recommendations Heard
Other recommendations made
tonight and coming out from the
- Gearhart meeting included that all
" public lands b seeded to pasture
mixtures immediately after burn
ing in order to conserve moisture,
stop erosion and prevent weed
growth; that because screenings
'brought back to the farms from
- cleaning plants and fed livestock,
scattered obnoxious weed seed,
'this practice be stopped; and that
where industrial plants contamin-
;ating neighboring farm soils which
.bad been used for cattle pasturing.
Jivestockmen should be entitled to
- Indemnities.
In reference to the latter it was
pointed out that forage fields near
,the aluminum plants along the Co
lumbia could no longer be used for
pasturing. Recommendation was
also to urge Oregon chambers of
'commerce to endeavor to have in
dustrial plants to be built in the
future situated on cheaper lands
fiend not near the better farmlands.
,-Oiber Reports
Making reports, other than Mr.
Watts, were Charles Evans, pre
sident of the Western Livestock
-association; T. R. Hobart, Claude
;Eteusloff, Ben Newell and LJoyd
Sletto. Mr. Sletto, president of the
!e Marion county group, was in
charge of tonight's meeting.
Speakers were Dr. Herbert Muth
of Oregon State college, and M. E.
V. Knickerbocker of the state depart
tment of agriculture. Introduced
' were Dr. A. W. Simmons, county
? veterinarian; Harry Lindgren, ex
- - tension specialist, OSC; Anthol Ri
i. ney, Marion county 4-H club lead-
er and Gus Schhcker, president of
the Marion County Farmers Un-
. At a brief business meeting,
3 Paul Townsend, Gervais, was
elected director of the county as
i sociation to replace Mr. Sletp who
ihad been made president at the
recent annual meeting. An invita
:', tion to, hold the next meeting of
the association at Silverton Hills
i grange was accepted.
Pen Escapee
RecapHiFed-
William KidwelL 23, who es-
v raped from the state penitentiary
last July 15, was captured Thurs
' day by SeatUa police, state po-
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, uce reponeo.
Kid well -""was serving a term
for obtaining money by false pre
cis tenses when he escaped. At the
. time he .was employed on con
struction of the new prison wall
Swhen he apparently decided to
vauit work on the wrong side.
I State police report Kid well has
waived extradition and will be re-
turned to the penitentiary to com
v'plete his sentence.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 24 Anna Leu
ise Strong, expelled frem Russia
as SB alleged American spy,
snakes a statement te newsmen
a her arrival here early teday.
AT Wlrephoto te the States-
Anna Strong
Denies Spying
On Russians
NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -UPh- An
na Louise Strong, American writ
er expelled from Russia on
pionage charges, today denied any
spying and blamed the charges on
"war hysteria which the American
press has done so much to stir
up.
The 64-year-old newspaper
woman arrived today by plane
from Europe and was met by FBI
agents who handed her a subpoena
to appear here tomorrow before
federal grand Jury. The grand
jury has been looking into com
munism and espionage matters.
"I have done nothing against the
security of the Soviet state or any
other state, either by espionage
or sabotage, she declared.
"I was very energetically
searching for information which
I considered part of my Journalis
tic task, and if the Soviet govern
ment chose to consider this espi
onage. there is nothing I can do
about it."
Miss Strong would not elabor
ate. Miss Adele E. Kaczkowski,
airline hostess on the plane which
brought the writer from Paris,
said Miss Strong told her:
"I had a little trouble with the
Russian government. I wanted to
go to China through Siberia. The
Russians did not want that road
open, and I didn't know It."
Women's Group
Makes Blouses
PRATUM-MACLEAY Seven
blouses were completed under the
direction of the home extension
agent. Eleanor Trindle, during
Tuesday's meeting of the Pratum-
Macleaay home extension umt at
the home of Mrs. Cornelius Bate-
son. Mrs. Albert E. Man tie was
assisting hostess.
Present were Mesdames A. I.
Bowen, James G. Lauder back.
Robert Hansen. Ralph Wilson,
Edward Powers. Earl Murray,
Harry E. Martin, John Olthoff,
Alvin Zielesch, Robert Anderson,
J. J. Thompson, John Amort, and
special guests. Mrs. V. E. Fitz
gerald and Mrs. Floyd Hamilton
of Lansing Neighbors unit.
Pratum - Macleay unit will mee
March 22 at Mrs. Olthoffs horn
for the project on wall finishes.
led by Mrs. Lauderback and Mrs.
John Hain. Dates for a cotton
dress work shop will be announc
ed. Sweet Home Man Held
William O'Neill Ritchie, Sweet
Home, was held in the Marion
county Jail Thursday night in lieu
of $350 bail following his arrest
on a charge of driving while in
toxicated.
State police, who made the ar
rest, said Ritchie was picked up
on highway 99 1 just south of
Woodburn Thursday evening.
CABINET AIDE CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 -CP)
The senate armed services com
mittee late today recommended
confirmation of Dan A. Kimball
of -Los Angeles as assistant secre
tary of navy for air.
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trot, waits and svrprfse your
friends at your next party.
First of ten lessons to start
at 8.30. Enroll and start to
nite. It will Cost you only
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ICVA Backers,
Opponents Air
Varied Views
Advocates of a Columbia Val
ley Authority said last night it is
vital to develop the northwest's
resources. But opponents claimed
it would be "state socialism" and
would slow up the development.
The testimony was given at a
hearing before the senate utilities
committee on a democratic-sponsored
memorial asking congress to
create a CVA.
However, seven of the nine ad
vocates tonight were republicans.
They represented labor unions, the
state grange, farmers union and
American veterans committee, and
included a fish packer and a man
who heads a bank, newspaper and
college.
The opponents were represen
tatives of the Oregon Farm Bu
reau Federation, irrigation inter
ests, and the Pacific northwest re
sources development committee.
Morton Tompkins, state grange
master, said the CVA is needed to
"stop the buck-passing and over
lapping of effort in federal agen
cies' now concerned with Colum
bia basin development.
E. B. MacNaughton, president of
the Oregonian Publishing com
pany and Reed college and chair
man of the board of the First Na
tional bank of Portland, sent a
statement to the committee that
he favors "unified control of wa
ter and land resources. Nature
knows no state lines."
Lowell Steen, Pendleton, pres
ident of the Oregon Farm Bureau
Federation, sent a statement say
ing The CVA would spread a
mantle of bureaucracy over the
northwest. I oppose removing the
development of the Columbia riv
er from the hands of the people
of the northwest.
NLRB Slaps
'Goon Tactics'
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 - -Goon
squad" tactics, exploited to
intimidate non-strikers in a labor
dispute, were condemned by the
National Labor Relations board
today in a decision against the
ClO-United Furniture Workers.
The board found the union guil
ty of seven unfair labor practices
arising from picket-line violence
in a strike at the Smith Cabinet
Manufacturing Co., Salem, IncL,
which began Sept. 4, 1947. The
plant was re-opened after the
company secured a court injunc
tion. Besides "goon squad" assaults.
witnesses said, nails were scatter
ed in the road, bricks and clubs
were wielded, automobiles over
turned and employes threatened
for not Joining the strike.
The NLRB held both the union
and its Salem local 309 responsi
ble, and said two international of
ficers and eight officials of the
local also violated the Taft-Hart
ley act.
The unions and the 10 officials
were directed to cease restraining
and coercing employes of the
Smith company, and to post noti
ces that they were ending any
such activity.
Milkers Convene
At Middle Grove
MIDDLE GROVE Milkers of
Tomorrow club met at the home
of Wayne Good on Monday. A
new member is Gary Doty.
The seven members present
heard a report by Lewis Patter
son on electing of a Calf.
Lunch was served by Wayne and
Yvonne Good.
Next meeting will be March 21
at the home of Lewis and Steve
Patterson.
Hit-Run Motorist
Strikes Parked Car
City police were seeking a hit-
run driver Thursday night after
Mrs. T. Pardo, 2595 Bluff ave., re
ported that a dark colored 1938
Chevrolet had struck her car park
ed on South 12th street near Ash
about 9 p.m.
Mrs. Pardo said she thought the
hit-run car had been damaged on
the right side by the collision.
'ortlanclers Buv Seattle
'apers; Price 15 Cents
PORTLAND, Feb. 24-p-News-
hungry Portlanders are buying Se
ttle papers at 15 cents a copy.
A group of newsboys, left job
less by the pressmen's strike here,
began buying newspapers in Se
attle at the 5-cent retail price;
trucking them to Portland: selling
them to news dealers at 12 cents.
They retail here at 15 cents.
The mariners compass was first
generally used by Europeans in
the 14th, century.
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way street system. The information was sought in connection with the one-way grid proposed here.
The party was led by Mayer K. L. Elfstrom. They are shewn Just before bearding the bus Thursday
externa a at the Trallways depot.
Salem Men Watch One-Way
Traffic Grid Operate in Eugene
By Kebert E. Gaagware
City Editor. Tba Statesman
EUGENE, Feb. 24-(Special)-
How one-way streets affect traffic
and business in this city was ob
served and discussed by an official
party of 33 Salem civic and busi
ness leaders here today.
Salem city councilmen. Included
in the party here, are studying the
street Man in connection witn
their consideration of a Salem
area highway improvement pro
posal which would include one
way through streets and a grid of
downtown one-way streets in Sa
lem. The Salem group found Eugene
officials and businessmen general
ly agreed that the one-way street
grid moves traffic faster and more
safely by minimising congestion.
Several Eugene leaders asserted
the plan would improve as more
traffic lights are installed at inter
sections.
Open te Question
Whether Eugene business nas
suffered was left open to question.
with city leaders pointing out that
the grid was established only last
December 6 and business since
then has also been affected by sea
sonal lull, bad weather and other
factors.
Salem businessmen of the soutn
Commercial street and Hollywood
areas found some support for tneir
opposition to one-way streets in
interviews . with similar small
business operators they called on
at random. Some proprietors there
said they had lost business since
the grid plan went into effect; oth
ers said there had been no change;
most agreed traffic had been ex
pedited and that their customers
had not voiced objections to driv
ing under the grid plan.
Few Points of Comparison
Salem observers here found lew
points of actual comparison be
tween the Eugene system of han
dling traffic and the Salem high
way proposal, ine Eugene gna
was established at the initiative of
city council and chamber of com
merce as a separate traffic meas
ure; its one-way plan of through
tarif fic along highway ss nas oeen
in operation several years; bridge
and railroad problems are not
comparable with Salem's.
The Salem group inspected wm
Toastmistress
fOscar Goes to
Miss Meusey
Lor a ine Meusey was presented
the Salem Toastmistress club's
"Oscar" Thursday night as win
ner of a speech contest held at
Nohlgren's restaurant.
Each of six contestants ge a
ten-minute prepared speech on the
topic, "Improvement of the In
dividual, and followed with a
three-minute e x t e m p o raneous
speech.
Miss Meusey's speech was on
the topic 'Is Installment Buying
Wise?" Placing second was Mrs.
Emerson Teague, "Is it Better to
Buy a New or a Used Car?"; third,
Mrs. Herbert Simpson, "The Amer
ican Husband;" Ruth Jaynes. "Sta
bilizing Federal Marriage Laws;"
and Amanda Anderson. "What to
Do With the Unemployed."
Judging the speeches were txina
Minffus. former head of ine
speech department at Oregon Col
lege of Education, Professor E. L.
Gibson of Willamette university
and RalDh Nohleren.
The executive board meeting of
the clubs will be held in Albany
Saturday to formulate plans for
the spring council meeting ana
speech contest, it was announced.
The meeting will be held in Salem
in May. Amanda Anderson and
Mrs. Emerson Teague will attend
as
local club representatives.
Dr. Sam Dashes
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new one-way street plan here and
later discussed it with Eugene ci
vic leaders at a dinner given by
the chamber of commerce. Most
of the Salem party came by special
T railways bus this afternoon, with
Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom heading
the party.
Many Represented
Represented in the Salem party
were the city council, city zoning
commission, long range planning
commission, city officials, north
and south Salem business groups
and others.
Members included besides the
mayor, Irl S. McSherry, Dave
Hoss, E. C. Charlton, Roy Harland.
Loyal Warner, Walter Musgrave,
Claud Jorgenson, David O'Hara,
R. A. Forkner, W. W. Rosebraugh.
Robert Stanley, Howard Maple.
Rich L. Reimann, Elmer Amund
son, Clayton Jones, Clare Vibbert,
Louis Neuman, Paul H. Hauser,
Steve Stone, Hedda Swart, C. A.
McClure, W. M. Hamilton, Chris
Kowitz. Fred Williams, J. L. Fran-
zen, Alfred Mundt, Tinkham Gil
bert, Douglas Wallace. Carroll
Meeks, A. H. Gille, Clay Cochran,
Coburn Crabenhorst, Robert E.
Gangware, Robert M. Fischer, T,
M. MedfOrd, Ted Johnson and W.
M. Bartlett.
Outlook Bright
For Reopening
Polk Roads
DALLAS, Feb. 24 -(Specfal)-
Outlook for re-opening Polk coun
ty roads to heavy vehicles is
bright, thanks to cooperation of
families living in regions affected,
Judge Jack Hayes said Thursday.
Hayes paid tribute to men in
rural areas for volunteering their
time and trucks to haul gravel that
will speed road repair.
On certain roads one-cord loads
of wood for fuel may be hauled,
Hayes said. He cautioned persons
concerned to call first, since all re
quests sre considered individual
ly. The Valsetz road remains clos
ed indefinitely to all traffic.
Lemon Holds
Social Night
MT. ANGEL The first strictly
social meeting of the local Amer
ican Legion post and auxiliary
was deemed a success, with about
75 present for the buffet supper.
Dancing, cards and visiting were
entertainment for the evening.
Enough food remained for a late
lunch. Refreshments were also
served.
The new meeting order was
voted in at the last post meeting
at the suggestion of Commander
Hal Bourbonnais and approved by
the unit as a method of making
the meetings more enjoyable. All
business will be relegated to the
first meeting of the month.
VETERINARIAN JAILED
PORTLAND. Feb. 2 4- -Dr.
William E. Rhodes, Portland vet
erinarian, was sentenced to 18
months' imprisonment and fined
$1,000 for income tax evasion to
day. Rhodes pleaded guilty to list
ing his 1945 income as $7,511,
whereas it really was $20,490.
EVEN HOSPITALS DIVIDED
BERLIN, Feb. 24-OP-The east
west struggle over Berlin touched
even the sick today. American,
British and French authorities or
dered western Berlin hospitals to
admit no more patients from. the
soviet sector of the city.
Italy's La'-e Como has been
famous for its scenic beauty since
early Roman days.
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Fruit Growers
Ask Reopening of
Europe Market
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -(JP)-Western
members of congress and
representatives of Western Fruit
Growers urged today that a way
be found to restore European mar
kets for American fruit and nuts.
Industry representatives told a
group of western congressmen that
the economic cooperation adminis
tration does not give fresh fruit
recognition in buying food for Eu
rope. They said that formerly Europe
furnished a market for export of
large quantities of fruit, including
apples and pears.
The loss of this market, they
said, was greatly injuring the in
dustry. Extension Group
At Clear Lake
Discusses Plans
CLEAR LAKE Mrs. Everett
Whelan entertained the Clear
Lake home extension unit Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Anderson from
Corvallis presented the subject,
"Growing Old Gracefully." Mrs.
L. J. Chapin read some poems on
that subject.
Topics for the next year's pro
gram were discussed and plans
were made for the group's par
ticipation in the Homemaker's fes
tival April 8 at First Methodist
church.
The next meeting on "Wall
Finished will be at Mrs. Ted
Girod's home, March 18. Mrs. Rob
ert Asbury and Mrs. Walter Old
enburg will be project leaders and
Mrs. William Smith will be the
March child care leader.
Guests were Mesdames Cecil
Boyd, Dave Schlagg, Guy Smith
and Hugh DeArmond. The follow
ing members were present: Mes
dames Jack R. Chapin. Luther J.
Chapin, Ted Girod, W. W. Graham,
Floyd Herrold, Meredith Mills.
Cobie Orey. Everett Whelan. Ver
non Zornes. William Smith and
A. A. Eichelberger.
Labor Party Wins Test
Parliamentary Election
LONDON. Feb. 24 -(IP)- The
labor party won a major test of
strength against the conservatives
today by keeping its parliamen
tary seat in the Hammersmith
district on London's west side.
The final vote in a spirited by-
election gave laborite Tom Wil
liams 15,233 and conservative An
thony Fell 13,610. It was held to
fill a vacancy in the mostly work
ing class district.
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IReserve Units
Join 'M' Day
Striking Force
Addition of two Salem army
reserve units to the army's 18
division "M-Day" striking force
was learned here Thursday, and
the word will spur activities by
the outfits, according to Capt.
Richard Reynolds, local inspector
instructor. Headquarters company of the
368th engineer boat and shore
regiment and quartermaster com
pany of the 409th engineer special
brigade are the local units among
the M-day supporting troops.
The 369th and the 409th will
have a joint meeting Monday at
7:30 p.m. in the army quonsets
at 2650 Lee st.. with all Interested
veterans invited. Both units have
vacancies for enlisted men of all
grades, who need not be reserv
ists now. Commanders are Col.
George Spaur and Lt. CoL Homer
G. Lyon. jr.. respectively.
The new program win also
mean first priority for the M-day
units over other reserves, accord
ing to word brought here by Lt.
Col. Maurice D. Stratta from the
office of the northern military
district.
The assignment will permit the
units to attain pay status for all
48 drills per year, rather than the
24 paid meetings at present, as
they gain In membership, said
Reynolds. Pay for the reservists
here started last October.
As the units attain "A" status
of membership, which the 369th
is rapidly approaching, they will
be entitled to the 48 paid drills
as well as to a large quantity of
training equipment.
4-H Leaders to
Meet at Dallas
DALLAS. Feb. 24 Polk county
4-H club leaders will meet in Dal
las Methodist church tomorrow,
starting at 9:30 ajn., S. B. Holt,
president of the Polk County Lo
cal Leaders' association announced
today. The association will consi
der the year's program. At noon
the leaders will be guests of Dal
las Chamber of Commerce at lun
cheon. Speakers at the sessions are Bur
ton Hutton and Esther Taskerud,
state agents 4-H club work, N.
John Hansen, Polk county exten
sion agent; Mrs. Thelma Miller
and R. M. Ohling, with the coun
ty extension offices.
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LIVINGSTON, N. J, Feb. if
UP)' Flatfoot, an officious little
ffoose who fnnriM Mmlf Vi.n
dog. Isn't taking any baa's from
we sneep on Bab User's farm.
Flatfoot, credited with , a keen
sense of showmanship, whirled In
like a four-en gin ed bomber and
came to a perfect landing on
BaerXfarm three years ago.
He set himself up immediately
as boss by leaping onto the back
of a sheep and guiding forward
Dy rrequeni naps or his wings.
The ship started bucking, but
Flatfoot fluttered his wings firm
ly along the animal's sides and
hung on. Since then, there's been
no dispute.
Baer, who has no sheep dog,
said he welcomed Flatfoot to' the
family. At feeding time, Flatfoot
leads the flock through the nar
row gate into the barnyard.
Baer sars he Isn't certain wh
type of gander Flatfoot Is, but he's
wild. lalfoot won't permit any.
one in the household to touch him.
At that, Baer says. It may be
just plain aloofness.
Gates Women Visit
Group at Meliama l
GATES Memben nf RifM
Women's club were guests of the
Mehama club Tuesday evening.
Salem beauticians demonstrated
hsir styles and fa da Is. Ladiea
from Mill City and Lyons also
aiienaea.
Attendlne from hero wore llrt.
T. R. Burton, Mrs. M. G. Rambo,
Mrs. Albert Millssp, Mrs. Lincoln
Henness. Mrs. Burrel Cole. Mrt
Joe Joaquin, Mrs. Elmer Stewart
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