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Placards Tell Story of Waldorf Pickets mail m 'qf:A6- -m' 0i I '. ., -V 1 ! . . . .. . - 1651 fOUNDBI .1 89th YEAR 12 PAGES Thm Orgon StcriMznan. Salm, Onqon. Saturday. March 28. 1949 PRICE 5c No. 10 I .. V I ?-. t " u xjuijMi; ' wv , r V : V , yd,'.1 je a t . s ii KEW YORK. March 25 Placard carried br picket inarchlnr around the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel here today, tell the alory of their protest aratast the so-tailed "world peace" conference of Intellectuals sche duled to start la the hotel today. (AJP Wlrepheto to The Statesman). feicEseis-Cbanlt. IPiray Communism Sounding Board9 Begins ' " '.V:'f . ' By Charles E. Mercer NEW YORK, March 25 An In any third world war. the British people will not be "wfioienearteaiy gainst Russia as we were against Germany The speaker. William O. Stapledon, opened Ithe cultural and scientific conference for World Peace at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. - As ho spoke, hundreds of men and women prayed and chanted 9135X108 'UtD COCO " In the yean of farm surpluses new word was coined; "chem tirgy." Farm chemurgy-was the application of scientific knowledge to produce more things from farm products. The. soy bean was held up as an example of the possibili ties of market outlets of crops by means of laboratory experimenta tionthe soy bean with Its multi tude of practical usee from plas tics to cow feed. But the If armer calls on chem istry In other ways, too. In fact, the farm is fast becoming a mar ket for the products of chemistry. Take fertilizer. A late circular of OSC, reviewing agricultural de velopment in Oregon in the last 24 years, says the use of fertilizer on Oregon farms has Increased from 8,000 tons in 1823 to 125,000 tons In 1948. Use of lime has in creased. In 15 years from 10,000 tons to 100,000 tons annually. Farmers have to" know the for mulas to use for. their soils for special crops the right blend of nitrates, sulphates and p h o s -phates: and the quantities to be applied. Strawberries, cane ber ries, hops, truck crops, mint fer tilizers usually are required to give a yield that will prove prof itable. Chemistry has long been of use to farmers in other ways. For years farmers have treated wheat with solution of blue vitrol or with chemical dust to kill smut on seed wheat. They learned long ago to use chemical sprays to get rid of Insects in orchards (Continued on editorial page). Josephine County Passes the Hat for Unpaid Legislators GRANTS PASS. March 25 -iff) They're passing the hat here for unpaid members of the Oregon a A V 1 1 a. legislature xruxn wosepnuie coumj. t The legislators have been work ing without-pay since February 28, when .the 50-day limit for reim bursement under Oregon law was reached. 'Chairman Robert Hart, Jr., and Secretary Tyrell earner of the county republican central commit tee are soliciting contributions for Rep. Raymond C. Coulter and Sen ator Marie Wilcox. They had rais ed $262 by this morning. Animal Crackers By WAUREN GOODRICH s "Room service? When do w get clean sheets around hen?" A'. 1 ConncDave English philosopher said tonight that. I in a mammotn picxet line oa rare venue outside the hoteL Later tonight Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review of of Literature, told the delegates that Americans fdo not want peace at any price" in a speech that was sharply critical; of the convention. Stapledon had told the confer ence previously; that "the true so cialist" In Britain "suspects Ame rica of embarking on a new Im perialism." "And we are not anx ious to sell our souls to America; he said. I s Stpldon was the only British delegate admitted to this country for the conference, i Secretary of State Dean Ache son has called the peace meeting "a sounding board lor communist propaganda." . ? The average British worker," Stspledon ssid, "after decades of admiration of the new Russia, is not going to be suddenly turned against Russia." Neither antl-RusUn propagan da nor "the stupid and unfriendly behavior of the Russian govern ment," Stapledon went on. can de stroy "that vast affection and admiration." Eight hundred critics of the conference knelt fn Park avenue at noon to pray for freedom for people "in enslaved countries of Europe." They recited the fLord's Pray er" and the "Hail Mry" in unison. The dramatic interlude was a break in hours bf marching by the pickets. Seven Deaths Tornadoes arid high winds rip ped through parts of Texas, Mis sissippi and Louisiana Thursday and Friday killing at least seven persons and injuring 54 others. The churning thunderstorms spun into the plains states Friday afternoon, threatening follow - up blows. . ; ' The heaviest v casualties were in communities south of Greenville, Miss. Six negroes were killed in this section and 33 others were injured. El Paso. Tex., was hit Friday by one of its-Worst sandstorms in history. A painter was blown off a rooftop and killed. Car Parking In Courthouse t --if Drive Scored Marion county court was warn ed Friday by Salem Fire Chief W. P. Roble of the danger caused by parked cars in the courthouse square driveway. Remarking In a letter to the court Friday that a blaze in the ancient structure would be diffi cult to control under any circum stances, Roble Isaid that the cars would seriously "hamper life-saving and fire-fighting forces." Roble said that usually, day and night, the courthouse driveway is so congested that it would be vir t u a 1 1 y impossible to maneuver heavy, equipment into place to fight a fire or save Jives. 7' I,3 tf i ?'VQ I Wn. PreHp. 42 jn 41 OS 47 , M 47 .00 S4 M fet. Salem . Portland ran Francisco weiw 9 -j Chicago S3 S3 New York WiHmtn rivr 1.1 FORECAST 4fr6m V. weather tu- reau, McNary lild. i Salem : Cloudy with rain today, f becoming partly cloudy with occasional showers to nlfht. LtttU chance In temperature. High today nmmr SS. Low tonifht near lLi SALEM WlECrprTATIOJf , (Sept. Iff March 4) This Year 27.03 . Lait Year Averace 30. Winds Bring GtyB nsiness. Income Tax for Portland Urged PORTLAND, Ore., March 25 UP)- A sweeping city business and income tax was proposed today as the cure for Portland's financial ailments. Commissioner Ormond R. Bean drew up an ordinance providing a tax of half of 1 per cent on gross business receipts and on sal aries and wages earned within the city. The tax for an Individual separate from state and fed eral income taxes would be $25 en a $9,000 salary. He estimated this' would raise $2,630,000 annually. He also pro posed an amusement tax, ranging from 3 to 12 cents per admission to raise an estimated $370,000 annually. Leahy, Smith Leave Jobs in Administration WASHINGTON, March 25 m Two officials who have played prominent roles in the cold war with Russia stepped down today from key positions In the Truman administration. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith, 53, resigned as U. S. envoy to Moscow, a post he has held sinch March 1046. He Is returning to army service at his regular rank of lieutenant general. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, 73, chief of staff to the late Presi dent Roosevelt and to President Truman, was detached from that White House assignment He will devote his time to writing his memoirs. Their departure, however, does not mean any change in U. S. poli cy, officials emphasized. General Smith is due to be nam ed commander of the first army, with headquarters at Governor's Island, New York. His successor in the Moscow post has not yet been selected. Diplomats are spec ulating that the state department will recommend that Mr. Truman choose a professional diplomat for the job. Rankin Redrafts Vet Pension Bill WASHINGTON, March 25 -UP- Licked once but still confident. Rep. Rankin (D-Mass) bounced back today with a new veterans pension bill to replace' the one killed by the house 24 hours be fore. He said it would provide $72 a month for World War One service men at age C5 so long as their incomes do not exceed $2,000, if single, or $3,000 if married or with dependents. Only yesterday the house re jected Rankin's mutilated propos al which originally called for $90-a-month pensions to all veterans of both world wars st age 65. Metropolitan Opera Artists on Community Concert Series By Maxlne Bereft Statesman Music Editor An evening of two complete op eras, I Pagliacci and Cavaleria Rusticana. sung by artists of the Metropolitan opera company, is in store for holders of Community Concert association . memberships zor next winter, selection of the Wagner, opera and four other at tractions was made Friday by members of the association execu tive board, of which Guy Hickok Is president Licia Albanese soprano, will sing here in October; the Philhar monic Piano Quartet will give a concert in November; Margaret Dilllng, harpist, is scheduled for February; John Carter, tenor, will sing in March, and the operas will be given in April. The Wagner opera company is to be composed of from 75 to 80, with the leads rising young stars of the Metropolitan opera company 7 17. S. Airmen Safe After Crash Landing Above Magnetic Pole RCAF Plane to Attempt Contact Today GOOSE BAY, Labrador, March 23 CP-A11 seven men aboard an American air force plane forced down in the Arctic are safe and un injured a radio message from Resolute Bay on Cornwallis island said tonight. The message was received by search and rescue officials here The message said the plane had made a successful belly landing and that all members of the crew ment and supplies. The craft, a U. S. C-82, crash landed last night on ice at Barrow Strait, about 350 miles north of the magnetic North Pole. It was on a 1,000-mile trip from Fro bisher Bay, on Baffin island, to Resolute Bay, on Cornwallis island, to drop supplies. Cornwallis is north of Barrow Strait An RCAF Lancaster from the search and rescue squadron at Greenwood, Nova Scotia, arrived here today. It will take off tomor row in an attempt to locate the downed plane. The exact position of the craft would be relayed to Resolute Bay. A ski-equipped plane then might pick up the men, or a party might start overland to the crash scene. Several bases are operated by American personnel in northern Canada. U. S. aircraft participate in supplying the bases. Resolute Bay is one of these. It has landing facilities with limited accommo dations for planes. A small detach ment of men from tne u. a. air force Is stationed there. Woman Found Dead in Home By Neighbors j Mrs. Martha Adams, 63, was found dead by neighbors about 11 o'clock Friday morning at her home at 1425 Winter st .Coroner Leston Howell said she apparently had died three days ago. Howell listed the death as acci dental, aparently caused by ex tensive blading. The woman had evidently fallen .striking her head on an oil stove or the floor. There was no evidence of foul play, Howell said. Neighbors became curious after not seeing Mrs. Adams for several days. Morning papers, dated March 23, 24 and 25. lying on the porch, led to the belief that death had occurred sometime Tuesday night. The neighbors saw the body lying on the floor from a window and called the coroner and police. Mrs. Adams, a native of Illinois, was born March 15, 1886. She had lived in Salem for about 12 years. . Surviving aresons, Clifford M. Adams, Albany; Rudy Herbert Adams, Tacoma and Floyd R. Adams, Berlin, Germany; sister, Elsie Brown, and three grand children. Funeral services will be an nounced later by Clough-Barrick company. Kirsch to Manage Farmers Co-op J S1LVERTON, March 25 -(Spe cial)- Bernard Kirsch, 29-year-old World War II veteran, Mt. Angel, will succeed Carl Hande as man ager of the Valley Farmers Co operative association. Hande s resignation as of Marcn 1 was ma'de known some time ago. He had promised, however, to re main on the job until his succes sor was named. Kirsch has been connected with the Farmers un ion warehouse at Mt Angel and is a graduate of Mt Angel college. and the chorus of 22 carefully picked young singers. An orches tra of from 25 to 30 pieces is pro mised. 1 There are to be two sets of prin cipals. Desire Defrere will be ar tistic director and Nicholas Res cigno musical director. Licia Albanese. world famous Metropolitan soprano is well known to opera goers and radio listeners. She starred in the cur rent opera season in Portland, j The piano quartet, which brings its own four instruments, is com posed of gifted young American arists who have just completed a 40-date tour of the United States and Canada. ! Mildred Dilling Is best known harpist of the time. She brings a famous collection, of historic harps. The tenor, John Carter, is con sidered one of. the rising young singers of today and is now on the roster of the Metropolitan opera. safe, with plenty of equip- - , i t a - Mary Rath Dewd CROWN PRINCESS Joan Barnes Reigns at Salem High's Carnival By James Cooke Statesman School Corroapondant Stately Queen-elect Joan Barnes reigned as the annual Civics club carnival was presented with traditional color at the high school audi torium last night to a. capacity .crowd. "The Gay Nineties," presented by members of the French and Crescendo clubs, was judged best of six skits given by club groups on the theme, "So This Is Salem. Snikpoh's production of ''Legislature' Senator States CCC Missing $350 Million WASHINGTON, March 25 -4JPh Senator Williams (R-Del) told the senate late today that books of the government's commodity credit corporation "are $350,000,000 out of balance." He asked unanimous consent, to have the agency's records brought before the senate Immediately for an Investigation. Democratic Leader Lucas of Il linois blocked the request as an attempted "smear" and a "prepos terous proposal." Because of the objection. Vice President Barkley said the Wil liams request must "go over" for later action. Ralph S. Trigg, a member of the board of directors of the cor poration, told a reporter "there has been no misappropriation of fundftSfcy ariyone in this agency." Williams declined to disclose the source of his allegations. Hayesville Sunday School Convention At Quinaby Sunday HAYESVILLE, March 25 The Ha yes ville district Sunday school convention will be conducted Sun day at Quinaby Royal Neighbors hall, south of Hopmere, in charge of J. E. Clark, district president The program will include cla.ses at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11. followed by a basket lunch. At 1:30 pjn. will be a song service led by Mrs. R. Curren, devotional by Kenneth Runner, special num bers by groups from Keizer, North Howell and Middle Grove, business session, discussion of teaching methods by Mrs. J. J. Quiring and convention message by the Rev. Lloyd Anderson, pastor of Salem First Baptist church. Mrs. Wiley Biggins will have charge of children's program. (Additional church news on page 6.) Amity Band Shows Off New Uniforms in Parade AMITY, March 25 -(Special)-The school band uniforms arrived this week, and the band paraded up Trade street in them Wednes day. They have bright blue jack ets, white trousers and blue caps. Plays, musical events and food sales have figured In the efforts to raise .funds for the uniforms. Events scheduled for the future are a minstrel show at the 'high school April 1 and a band concert April 15. mi. 7 gOS CARNIVAL QUEEN i t 4 Mertie PhUllpa CROWN PRINCESS won second, and Ph Historian and Spanish clubs' "Early Salem" took third place. Queen Joan I Is the daughter of Mrs. Chester A. Downs, and sis ter of Suzanne Barnes who was named this week to be Salem high's Cherryland princess. The camaval queen's court con sisted of Crown Princesses Mary Ruth Dowd, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Dowd and Mertie Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Phillips, and 14 other prin cesses. Announcement of Queen Joan's selection and presentation of the entire court began the evening's program. Both "Living Pictures" by Home Economics club and "Indian Days" by the Vikettes brought rounds of applause as specialty skits. "Liv ing Pictures," first place specialty skit, brought back clothes of the past, including bathing "un: forms," and Charleston dresses plus a narrative of Salem's growth by Barbara Senter. "Indian Days" with the buckskin-clad cast dancing and singing cigaret commercials gave the au dience many laughs. (Additional details on page 2 GENERAL IKE STRICKEN WASHINGTON, March 25-P-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower has been stricken With a stomach dis order and will have to undergo complete rest before resuming his military duties, it was announced today. WASHINGTON BARS TO OPEN OLYMPIA. March 25 - (JP) -Washington's first cocktail lounges to offer liquor by the drink will open Monday. The first liquor by the drink licenses were approved today. .: J Decision in Kingwood Annex Case Due Soon t Whether a Polk county area across the Willamette is legally a part of the city of Salem will be decided within a week. Circuit Judge Charles H. Combs of Lake view told The Statesman by tele phone Friday night Judge "Combs heard in Polk county circuit court an injunction suit brought by John L. Lutz, Polk county property owner, challeng ing the merger of 368 acres of Polk county surrounding West Salem with the city of SiUm as voted by citizens on both sides of the Willamette river in November. The Lakeview judge was assign ed to the case, which he heard January 3, after Folk Circuit Judge Arlie Walker disqualified himself. Judge Combs also said he would soon hand down his deci Conferees Agree To Let Governors Rule Rent Control WASHINGTON, March 25 -(JP) A senate-house conference committee voted tonight to let states, cities, towns and villages get rid of federal rent controls If the governor approved. The conferees got over that major hurdle, but still have to iron out other major differences between the separate rent con trol extension bills passed by the two branches of congress. The committee will meet again tomorrow. The present rent law expires next Thursday, March 31. Both senate and house will have to ratify any committee agreement before a bill can be sent to the White House. 4Axis Sally' Sentenced to 10 to 30 Years WASHINGTON. March 25 -4PV- A federal judge today sentenced Mildred E. (Axis Sally) Glllars to serve 10 to 30 years In prison for broadcasting Nazi propaganda during World War II. She also was fined $10,000. The Maine-born woman, now 48, Is the 13th American tried for treason In the last war and the sixth found guilty of the only crime mentioned In the United States Constitution betrayal of her country. White but unflinching. Miss Gll lars : took the sentence dry-eyed with no display of the emotional outbursts that marked her seven week trial. When Judge Edward M. Cur ran finished the brief words of judgment she threw .back her head and walked with swift, short steps from the courtroom. Defense Counsel James J. Laughlin filed a formal notice of appeal immediately after the sen tence, contending she had not had a fair triaL Smelt, Anglers Both Flock to Sandy River PORTLAND. March 25 -AV Hundreds of smelt dippers flock ed to the Sandy river today as the fish run picked up momen tum. Commercial fishermen said the run looked like a good one. Two Oregon state game com mission trailers were at the Trout dale bridge to sell licenses at 6 tjn. Last year, 32,600 were sold. Troutdale took on a carnival as pect, with hastily-painted signs offering to rent dipnets for 50 cents and gunny sacks for a dime. Hot dog and coffee stands boom ed. But the appearance of the fish in the Sandy isnt expected to make much difference in the price on retail markets. Fishing i prohibited from mid night Sunday to midnight Mon day to give the smelt a clear run to their spawning grounds. Bill Paase to Permit Non-Joining School Districts to Consolidate The senate passed and sent to the governor Friday a bill to al low consolidation of school dis tricts which don't touch each oth er. The bill was introduced to al low a district near Corvallls to consolidate with the Corvallis dis trict but the law would be effec tive statewide. sion on another injunction . tuft against the city of Salem a suit brought two years ago by Gardner Bennett of Stayton power canal challenging the city's right to wa ter supply from the North Santiam river during low water stage. Attorneys' briefs were forward ed to Judge Combs from the court at Dallas recently, but the Lake view Judge said he had held up consideration of the case until he definitely learned whether a brief was coming from Attorney George Rhoten who represented five Polk county property owners who inter vened in behalf of the city of Sa lem, Judge Combs said he had been informed today that Rhoten would not file a brief. City Attorney Chris KowlU rep resented the city and Attorney Pawl F. Burris of Salem represent ed Lutz in the suit Stand-By j Bill Urged By Demos Governor Signs j Fair Employment Practices Bill j By Lester F, Cear BUff Writer. Th SUUsmaa j A partisan battle over a pro posed stand-by rent control bill loomed Friday In the 75-dsy-old Oregon legislature. i Democratic leclslators inruntnr. ed they will force the house state and federal affairs committee to act on their bill to set up tate rent control to take over if fed eral rent control is abolished. Reps. Phil Dreyer and Howard Morgan, Portland democrats, said they would take action on the floor Monday to withdraw their bOl from the committee If the group refuses to pass It out. h (Senate and house conferees In congress met Friday In Wash lngton, D. C. attempting to com promise on an extension of the i federal rent control act.) i The stand-by rent act proposed 1 in the legislature would take ef fect when the federal law goes out of existence. The state art would be administered by a super visor appointed by the governor, and would expire June 30, 1932, tease-Senate Tiff ; Meanwhile, the senate hou) disagreement over killing earn other's bills continued. But the house decided- it would adjourn until Monday because it Is caught up on Its work. Some aenate members said the house layoff to day the first Saturday layoff In a month was Intended te make the senate appear to; be holding up proceedings. A check showed, however, that both cham bers have passed about the same number of bills. V One problem was settled Fri-f day when House Speaker Frank! Van Dyke said he would not allow I th tiAtisa) fn nn m hill In ri i law all parl-mutuel betting, oa horses and dogs. ; Change ef Heart ! The house state and federal! af fairs committee Thursday became disgusted when the house sent back its horse-dog bill and voted unanimously to abolish all pari- f mutuel betting. But It apparently had a change of heart Friday nd called off the proposal. The committee worked lout amendments, as instructed by the house, to lower the state's take to the present amount. The state shares of daily betting receipts j would remain at 8 per cent; on the first $66,000, 4 per cent 5 on the next $67,000. and 5 per cent i on amounts between $133,000 fend I $200,000. ! I The bill also gives the state rsc- ! ing commission power to set' all j racing meet dates. Bonus Bill Stymies 1 Meanwhile, a house tax sub-; committee was stymied by a split over drafting a new veterans ' bonus ,bill. and said it couldn't finish the job until some time next week. 'Si - The house Tuesday voted 45 to 12 favoring a maximum $600 bonus -t financed by a cigaret tax. It Pro- f vided for payments over about : 10 years, but veterans organlza ' tlons want the bonus immed- ; lately. The sub-committee Is ponder-i ing whether there should be an ! immediate cash bonus, whether! the bonus should go to the voters ! and if a fair trade- (price rnlni-f mum) provision should be tacked'; to the 2-cent-a-pack cigaret tax.; They also wonder If the bonus should be denied to veterans jvhoj have received state . educational aid or farm and home loans, g FEP BUI Signed - J Gov. Douglas McKay relumed; to Salem Friday afternoon from Idaho and immediately signed into ; law the fair employment prac tice's act. Enforced by the itate labor commissioner, the law (will forbid unions and employers to discriminate against any peiton because of race or religion. '. The house passed and sent to the governor a measure setting; up a seven-man commission to plan development of the state capitol area in Salem. The Salem; planning and zoning commission' and the Salem long-range plan ning commission will be rcpre-l sented on the commission. ' ': The. senate passed and sent to the house a resolution setting up a nine-man legislative Interim committee to investigate condi tions at. the state penitentiary, during the next two years, v The senate voted 16 to 14 to; kill a bill that would have; In creased the required training for barbers from six to nine months., . Monday the house will tackle' a long calendar. and decide whe- ther two 1947 laws restricting la bor should be repealed. The sen ate today expect! to adjourn at noon after acting on a light cal-; . endar..- - . ' - I . f The senate resumes at 10 a m.' today and the house at 9 a.m. oa, Monday. i (Additional details oa page 4-2 1 l