" : -t : t ! 1, (SrDDDdMDin)S IF i- - ' 717,475 Extra Tax j: ' Favored ! Smiling Farewell for Acheson 39th YEAR 16 PAGES Recall of Newbry, Pearson Advocated Road Tax Polk County Voters Suggests DALLAS, May 2ft-( Special ) -A 10-mili road tax levy was defeated by mere than 2 to 1 in otir.g throughout Pol isf county today. With 33 of the county's 35 precincts reported at midnight, tr.e Unofficial count showed 1.321 voteis opposed to ;the levy and 595 ii: favor. The special levy was proposed to ra.se S4)Mi.0O0 ever a three-ve.ir - - period for general improvement I Q33DDQB Having seen the dearth of lea': and copper and 7inr l irn to ,,-. excess, the output of steel catch up with demand and th- premium on automobiles come off 1 am not as positive as some that our sup ply of electric energy will prove insuff fient before d..m undei construction are computed Yes terday President Truman pressed a button to start the tenth K'"f lator at Grand Coulee It adds 108.000 kilowatts in Coulees aene rating capacity. Another is to come into production in August, another in September. There is space in the powerhouse for six more units whose installation wil! follow Each side of the river has a powerhouse to accommodate rune units each. When river conditions are un favorable as in periods of low water pi high water production will be cut down from the capa city of 108.000 kilomatts each. Hut Coulee is now tne la i pest hydroelectric plant in the world. National reports show that elec tric power consumption is now levelling off to that of a year ago. The " plus" figure on com parative statistics are running out and by the end of May "minus" signs are expected to appear Thr northwest may not dip into the minu side, but consumption here will taper off too. The brownout of last winter was due not to lar k of generating capacity so much as to severe winter conditions which caused water-flow to drop below levels giving the maximum production of energy. Normal weather in the winters ahead, if we get it. will avert similar loss of power The northwest will continue to grow and demand for electric (Continued on editorial page) (,r'vlioiui(ls Not UmmI to Carrying Anv Passengers IH IRTLAND Mav 20- 4' -Mrs R W hound phone. Do there"' MoConih who raises grey dogs, answered her tele- y-ou have ureyV.ounds asked tie von e said Mrs McCornb "' Ye. "When dves the next one leave for Salem J" aked the voice It doesn't." Mis McCc-mb said, startled A few confused moments later' she discovered the voice iriteixird to call the Greyhound tus line. Station (iartlen ('lull to ' Tour Siherloit (arleu: ! STAYTt)N. May 20 -(SpeeiaD 8tavton Garden club i planning; a tour of Silverton gntciens Sat- I in-day Cars will lenve fiom the Church of Christ at 1 p m Included in the tour will be, the iris gardens and others Those; hav ing cars or in need cf trans-; jxirtation to Silverton ate as ken j to call Mrs. Nettie Downing at Stavten 275. i Animal Crackers Bv W WEN GOODS iCH "timmmt intttttting The Oregon Statesman. Salem. Oragon. Saturday, Killed by county riid. most of w hieh suf fered heii :i v in the seveie weoth er last wtir.er. Some e;f the- amount woi! be come av ail. b!e despite tne . i verse vote, a? rural taxpavers will rontuiue to pay: their 3-miiI rood tax Undei the ballot proposal thes-e taxpaver would have p.od an additional 3.7 mills and the c.'y taxpayers' the full 10 mills. Sheriff T. Ii HH.ker sa.d the voting was especially he.cvv i,i:it tlse tax in southern i'o'k county including the Monmouth Inoependence area. The ma:n ipaiilst the tax was considerably it""- m Dallas, he said, ard all but three or four precincts voted aga.r.st the proposal The approx ima'e'y 'M) per cent vote was cun sidered light The missing precincts are South Falls City ard McCoy. K. of G to Open State Conclave In Salem Today Between 600 and 700 delegates from councils over the state are expected to pour into Salem today for the three-day Knights of Co lumbus Annual state conventiop slated to open today. The schedule for today includes registration of delegates at the Senator iand Marion hotels this morning and a preliminary session at the Salem council clubrooms, 193 N. Commercial st. this after noon. A dinner dance for knights and their ladies will begin at 6 30 p m. at the Mav flower hail on Xorth Portland road. Archbishop I Edward D How ard of Portland will attend the ses sions Suhdav in the council club rooms slated to convene at 11am. A dinner will be held Sunday night atthe Marion hotel and the convention is -to conclude Monday afternoofi. A Sunday morning mas- will be cheated for dele gates at St ' int ent de Paul Cath olic church at 9 am. Tunnel Work 3 .- j. n :;U y: y J ; it K . ,s I " V 34' V 1 I ,- -s- - -," -. j v . i ; s. Oolv av few e able yards of earUt and a enerete steasa taoavel resnaia to be resnaved at Use site of tbe eaaneetiac taBssel keiweea tae sUtehoae and tbe new office feaildiag. View abase Is treat Ceart street leaking aa the taaael towards tbe state hooe. Farsaa are la alaed front tbe office bailding acra Coart street ta Use point fro as which Use photo was lakea aad some eaaerete has beea poared. la r I ad lng the slab aa the ftoor of the taaael fat the fares raand. thUlesrasa phata.) 1651 Ex-Solon Campaign Possibility of a move to reca" Secretarv of State Karl T New -brv arid State Trtau:er Walter J Pearson was indicated m the comment of Hector MacPherson. former protestor at Oregon State college and former member of the legislature from Linn county (1927-29-31 an 1 1939 sessions"'. MdCPher-on expressed his strong opposition to the replacement of Earl Fisher and Wallace S Wriar ton as memoer of the state tax (tflimt-Mcn and indicated his readiness to devote- time and some money in art effort to block the appointment of successors througn recall of Pearson and New bry if necessary. Thought of Recall "When people asked me what could he done the only thing I thought of was to invoke the recall." said MacPherson who ope rates a dan y farm in Lin.i county r.ear Corvallis. "I ee here Senator Hilton raises the question of the eWibility of Rob ert McLean and Ray Smith .or the tax commission place- be cause they are not skilled and experts in the matter of taxation as the law requires. I wish that Hilton would press this matter for a decision. If that fails a recall could be considered." As professor of political sci ence at OSC MacPhemon taotfht courses in taxation and as 1 gis lator and citizen continued his interest in the subject. Praise for Fisher He voiced high praise of Earl Fu.her.-.vteran member of the commission, saying he not only understood the economics of taxa tion but was thoroughly inform ed on tax questions in Oregon and always ready to assist in solving them. He said he was not so well acquainted w ith Wharton but understood he had rendered good service to the state. Before a recall election may be ordered petitions signed by regis tered voters in number equal t-i 25 per rent of the total number voting for all candidates for su preme court justice for the a i tion in which the greatest rr. ru ber of vote were cast at the las general election. BERLIN TRI CKS MOVE BERLIN. May 20-, ..p. The Rus sians allowed West German truck traffic to flow along the Autobahn from Helmstedt to Berlin without the forecast interruptions today. Progressing v - - - - r - ' -4 JLt --r .-It - ' V . 4 V IOUNDBD J . -J , i .. I. ? i re 1 ti fi i Bl .T - W May. 21, 1949 Senate Adds To Detroit WASHINGTON. May 20-oP-The senate today approved an $11. 300.000 appropriation for the Detroit reservoir on the North Santiam nver The house had prev iously voted only $8,185,000 for this project. The bill will now be returned to a joint committee of both houses to reach a compromise. ! The senate economy block suf To Join Ducks k Jerry Lillie, who resigned as ath letie department head at Uil lamette university Friday. Jerry Lillie Resigns as WU Football Coach Jerry Lillie. athletic departmen- U! head at Willamette univ ersity the 4ir .. ' ' past tw o years, has been' ,ln,1 n" al' ' Qocrauc ted a release from his contract ! h?V!! emb"Repfl J!f ? granted bv members of the WU athletic board. Dr. G Herbert Smith, uni versity president announced Fri day. Lillie requested the release. Although Lillie could not be reached to confirm it Friday night, favorer! development of the river it is known that he has, been con-; being carried on under the co fernng with University of Ore- ordmated program of the engi gon offic.als this week and that neers and the reclamation bureau he will sign on there as an assist- Mitchell, in a statement filed ant under Coach Jim Aiken (Ad- the committee, said the co- ditional details on sports page). Jet Crashes Near Maupin MAC PIN". Mav 20 .TV-An air force jet fmhter (F-84) from Ham- il'on Field slipped cut of forma tion on a northbound flight to day ar.d cra-hed into fragments on the desolate tableland near here The pilot was killed. power An evewitr.ess. M. E Otos of Meantime. Chairman Chavex The Dalles, said the craft appear- (U-XMi of the senate public ed to hurtle earthward at top works committee, indicated con speed and disintegrate at the im- gress will take no action on pro pact posed Columbia Vajley Adminis- Fragmer.t? of burned wreckage tration hi Us this session, were scattered over 500 yards of h,. Fa fj his committee will start rargeland. seven miles south of hearings May 27 but he added here A w.r.g tip struck a tele- jter. m a statemert: pr.o.-.e mg el line, temporarily, interrupt v e Hon-" if Moves Kuril it 11 re Too Often ONTARIO. Mar 20 f.APl Like many women. Mrs. Gene Stewart likes to move her furni ture around She shifted things arij MrNarv is going to p ek a abo-.it in the living room the other rame fc.r lty(lf ln , merchant- sponsored "name our town" con Now her husband has a $1,000 ,eM The u.nner b. announ. fire damage bill Mrs Stewart ceti ,t a tommunitv dance Mav 28 moved the davenport over a new . . . ' " furnace outlet, and it got so hot it caught fire BERRY CROP DAMAGED MEDFORD. Mav 20 (API Sixty per cent of the strawberry crop in this area was reported a loss today, because of freezing weather Us: month. Damage to about half the boysenoerry aid nectarberrv crops was also report ed. Baseball Scores H elers I terma stomal At Saiero-Wrialcv rain At Varscfwiver S. Victoria At Bremerton te. Taconva 1 At Spucint S. Ytkjr Caaat Leagae At Port 'a -Oakland, ran At I m Angeles 0-3. Saeraniento 1-J At Seattar 7. oilywood S At Pr.iIo;phia 2. Dvrrair 1 MO inn At Wariincton S, St Lowta At New York-Oucase. ram At Boston -OeveUrvd. ra-n NaUoaaJ Leagae At TPittsOursh 3. Boston 1 At CuacuvjLatt 0. New York S At St. Low- S. Brooklyn 1 At Oucago-etuiaaeipfiia. ruol aaaUvat PRICE 5c No. 61 $3 Million Dam Funds fered it fourth smashing defeat as the chamber passed the overall flood control and waterways bill which totals $751,440,000. The en tire bill contains $158,000,000 more than the house voted. .'The b.ii includes appropriations ftir projects in Oregon, Washing ton. Mon'ana and Idaho. Oregon ! projects include $710,700 for Wil- ; l.ijmette river bank protection, j $T40 C00 for the Cottage Grove i reservoir and $208,000 for the Fern Ridge reservoir. It was a stiff blow to a republican-democratic coalition which has demanded slashes in federal spending so as to avoid a deficit or a big tax increase. Efforts to slash 5 to 40 per cent off tne total were batted down. McKay Backs Alternate to CVA Proposal WASHINGTON. May 20-t&. The house public works committee listened for nearly five hours to- day to testimony on a proposed Columbia River development that it is not officially considering. The hearing developed a sharp difference of opinion between -"'"r uanRi.e or asning- . s - . a ... i r I . t - L inuciieii, over me aurrnriisu anon s Valley Administration to take over development of the river. Lar.glie said he and his state i ordinated program is being u-ed 3 i a "sounding board for one-sided I I till llll OIIU , Tllll'll I J iiic i administration s C A bill Gov Douglas McKay of Oregon came in for criticism at a meeting joined with Langiie in support of of the South Saiem Progress club the coordinated program and es- Friday night for not taking a Ieciallv of projects in the Willam- vote of its membership before ette nver valley in Oregon. taking sides" in the recent con McKay, asserting that the state troversies over the one-way street needed more power and needed it at once from the coordinated pro gram, urged that construction of the W ! lamette valley projects be expedited to prov ide flood con- tro! and snigation as well as "Members of the committee w.ll hold hearings in the Columbia area It may be summer, and af ter a recess of the congress, be fore hearings can be had." CONTEST TO SELECT NAME UMATILLA. Mav 20-i-P-Ore-gon will have a new place name soon The area between Umatiila Conflicting Picking Schedules Seen As Threat to Harvest Labor Situation Bv Conrad G. Praage Staff Writer. The Statesman , TY Diilamette valley stood on the threshold of its 1949 straw berry harvest Friday with an un certain field labor situation on hand. An acute labor shortage with in a month was feared by Salem state employment officials while several growers indicated they could see no critical shortage of workers. The Salem employment office showed concern over these two developments: (1) Strawberry picking is ex pected to reach its peak next week, about 10 days before school vacations will release youths to work in berry patches. ( 2 ) Cherry picking, expected to begin June 13, w ill be enough ear lier this year to conflict, probably with picking seasons at Tbe Dal les and other sections of the state which normally have their pick ing about completed when the big r f all WASHINGTON. Mar X President Truman Cleft) bids Secretary ef State Dean Acheson a smiling farewell at National airport today before the cabinet member took off for Parta and the foreign min isters meeting. Mrs. Aeheson renter) accompanied her husband. (AP Viirephoto to Use Statesman.) Berlin Railway Workers Strike Against Russians BERLIN. Saturday. May 21 (AP) West Berlin railway work ers started a brawling strike against their Russian bosses at one minute past midnight paralyzing vital rail traffic from western Germany and stalling elevated passenger trains wherever they stood. Soviet-controlled railway police and strikers battled with fists and 'stones in the American-occupied Tempelhof district in the early morning nours. A group of strikers uncoupled a locomotive from a freight train in a railway yard and drove it onto a key switch to block traffic. The strikers said they would fight any attempt to run the trains. The west sector union (UGO), "7 , 0oq TO , ZUj:rl to stri&Tr fulf r.v- weeks ago to Strike for full pay- ment of wages In west marks.'"" PPo.c. .u u.e x , o.. L! i .i i frn'e some houm earlier. There wnicn rney say Hiey urn. ioi "' j and tooA South Salem Progress Club Raps C of C. Salem Chamber of Commerce svstem for Salem and the daylight saving time issue. At the business session members also praised "Counciimen Arm strong and O'Hara for their hon est representation of the people at the last city council meeting " The meeting condemmed "one way streets and dav light savings time and those who forced them on us " irate wGavrnm Max. Mm. Precip. lrm Portland . M 4 .St an F rr.ccr . S2 -frf CI-H-ago 57 2 New York 6fl 51 .S2 Wil'a -eire r ver I S feet FORECAST if-om V S viitr-rr r i u McNarv field Salen. VPt: Clondv vsitn ocu'innul hr.er t-' motni.r. clearing corvsiderahlv tM afternoon and lor,ight h an I'Hlav n-a: 70. low ' n nt nrar 4S Farrn '.t."k. iondition senerslly poor for farrr. mc tivitiei todav. IAI.EM rEClFITTIlV (Sept. lt Ma 21) ThU Year 40 34 Lat Yaar i 07 A verase 33 II labor demand for similar help reaches the Willamette alley. Several growers in the Silver ton hills d.stnct heavy straw berry centers said Friday they did not expect to start picking for at least two weeks. They did not anticipate a picker shortage. They based their observations on the fact that early labor needs for hoe ing and other work were filled adequately. Three growers near North Howell said they had enough pick ers to begin their first light harv est. One of these started picking Friday and the other two Intend to start today or Monday. They said picker registration wag hold ing up. William Baillie. manager of the Salem employment office, said b will be able to place 200 or 300 workers at the outset next week. He announced opening of tempo rary summer branch farm labor offices in Silverton and Mt. An-!. Sec. Acheson Leaves for Big 4 Meeting By John M. Ilightow rr WASHINGTON. May 20-4"i-With a friendly "good luck" from Piesident Truman. Secretary of stnt ArhKnn tfwlr off for Paris todav U) fjnd ou, whefhpr RUSJSli, is willing to settle the future of ri..r, -t t.rm. As he departed, officials here were unsure whether the big four foreign ministers conference, opening Monday, would: (1 ) Turn into another east west propaganda battle or (2) open a new and unprecedented period of agreement between the , Soviet Union .nd the km!. I Aeheaon disclosed hi. I cneson naa o"ciioec. n.s gen- " ' T 1. 7.:" Z " V- " ' was no doubt that he whs going j in a determined frame of mind. willing to explore, as he said, "all i possibilities"' to settle the German 1 problem, but ready to accept a ; failure rather than "barter away" i basic western safeguards against the spread of Sov let Communism. Cars Collide Minus Drivers Two "parked"' cats '-o'hde.f in Salem Fridav. and th"re wasn't, a soul in either car. j City police reported a car own ed by F. L Stevens 1055 Market; st. rolled from a r:,in paikingj space on South Liberty street near the Mill creek, crossed !r:e street ! ar.d bumped into the p.i-r.ed car of Ralph F. Weaver, HI'.O Lee M Damage was slight I Xewlier Prineipal NaiiuI State Hiili I School Supervisor i I Superintendent of Public Tn- ! struction Rex fVitriam announced 1 Fr. dav the appointment of Wil- j ldfd B Bear. New berg Union High school principal, as a state high school supervisor. Bear will assume his new duties w ith the state department of edu ! cation on July 1. A native of Ore gon. Bear graduated from Albany college, attended University cf Washington, was for five years a high schcol teacher and has had nine years' experience as a high ! 1 school principal. UNIONVALE. May 20-(Special) Strawberry picking will begin at Alderman Farms the middle or last part of next week, states William Maxwell, office manager. Final check of recent frost damage to strawberries in the Dayton area by members of the county extet- sion staff indicates that makeshift smudge-pots have saved the crop in that area. Alderman Farms burned 100 tons of hay and 2,000 gallons of dieselotl smudging on five frosty nights to save 80 acres of berries. STAYTON, May 20-(Special ) According to Irvm Parberry, of the j Stayton Canning Company coop- j erative, strawberries are beginning I to ripen here and the first are ex-j pected to be brought into the j cannery some time next week. This crop was estimated by Par berry at about 73 per cent of nor mal, attributing the loss to frost damage. tlr Robert F C.ancware . City Editvr. T:e Suiesman A S2.085.00il sch ool budget WM approved and convvidation f Sa le m Heights and Pleasant Point with the Salem -h.Hl distiict ef fected Friday m 1 'rict eiectnvs. Salem district tttx-tors appitved the budget by v;i!:ug 434 to 358 i School Levy Vote bv Preeine Precinct tor Again North 2J M Solh r-ltt 71 West 41 U East . 5 3 TOTAL . 414 SftS t'onolldatln Vote b DUtrirt District For Agaisw Salem (on both) 4 l Pleasant Pt. ti i t Salem Ills. lit M favor of a tax levy $717,475 in ea- cess of the 8 per cent limitat ion. This was approximately at 60 ef cent .favorable vore In the corixiU 1 c.ioii elet iiotva, Saiem Heights v '.ei Im to ao id favcr. Pleasant Pir:t 20 to 2 ia favor and Salem ti 270 11 fa vor of both con, ib ijtions. The school th'n j:u vexed to the i Saiem district jrc jotrt just M uth j of present ch:.i iistnct 14 10- j daries Salem H- ho 223 u pils this ear a:, i Pleasant f eint j 13 Bi tti altfadv c.d tiuith gifad- j cis and high s. n.l pupils tc . So- 1 lem. ' ' . j Opposed Rurally Three of- the four Voting pie- omt favored the tit levy 11J the i Saiem district vote. :Jh the tast trn s-ct:oii. pre-i .mmantly loraL t-pims.ng the levy by 63 to M vc t s West Salem voter in the-das-inct Jov.iifd the levy 42 tc 38, s. uth Salem 112 to 71 and NrrUi Saiern tall 1101 tn of MirsioO sliee within city limits) by 230 to lh6 ;: s Although the e.jst precinct i4 ed aga.rist the ! j l-t. it appievod consolni.uioii by a (J7,to 42 4. In other areas consolidation w approved as fol lows North, 'tA to 136. south, 113 to i)7 and west, 52 to 25. i 17 Teachers Added ! Salem's school budget as' pio p..reri by the schiiol' board arui budget committee includes a ei eral fund 19 per cent 'higher1 ttiaa last year's, with principal extra amounts for 17 a j iitional tea nrr and long-deferred maimer. rc and modernization of school tuild The vote lat night was consid ered fairly heavy for a bi.clgot eleetin although it fell short ear the 1948 vote which favored a levy by 623 to 4J2 votes. A II.' 500.000 bond issue for new school crtnstructiori w as on the same bal j lot. ( j In a 1S47 school ctonsolidatiiaa ' vote. Salem Heights missed fi.er gr witti the Sa'ern Jistnct wheat a tie vote defea'd the pioaJLi Several other c 1 lurtun cnjUirts) joined Saiem sch-)i system at 1tart time. . ' j u I'eter Lor re Files For Hankriiptey; j LOS ANGELES, May 20 -fAPj' Portraying sinister characteis vQ a stage arid scree a appaifntl hasr. t paid off fr Peter Lour, j The actor filed a voluntary tank rtjptcy peUtio. i.-i federal (curt here tolay. . j The petition was notarized ia New York, where Lorre is mats irig a stage appej ranee. I U S Judge Ben Harrison adV1 judicated him in bankruptcy and assignee the case to a referee. Woni-pii' (Jul Fi'mMiing Work on Detroit IJhrary DETROIT, May 20-(Spet ialjJ Plans to continue furnishing ao4 redecorating the library, and cpen it next Tuesday, were maria this week by the Women's Ovla club. Hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. daily plus from 8 to I p.na, Fiidays The club met at fhe home e4 Mrs. Jane Weisgerber. with Mis, Paul Cline as staining hnt Mrs. Ray Johnson presided. MG NATURES ACCUMULATE 1 PORTLAND. Msy 20-VTfse Oregon tax council said torlay M expected to accumulate the reeee sary 13.262 signatures to forestall Portland's new income and profit tax. If the signature are obtairaMt by 5 p. m. Saturday, the ordinarioas) will have to be submitted to i te nendum, it ' ! f All Set for Vacation? You can take a long one or short one, without missing a thing at home, br having The Ores Statessnaa 'sent to voi wherever vu are. Just call Salem ! t-2411. ask for the circulation department (8 30 am. to ft pm .) and ex plain your needs. Aevea-dats-a-week rate Vo cents a month, anywhere An Ore jc i. $1 20 m month outside of Oregon. Tear COMPLETE newspaper Off S3aCa0titf sen j