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Low Ifoeiriry --Price Levels j rowers' Threats 1 Leave Crop omi Trees? FOUNOBD 89tb YEAR 12 PAGES The Orogon Statesman Salem, Onqon. Saturday, Jiina 11 1949 PRICE 5c No. 84 BrDong Off 6 I05I ; LL ; Salem's Rose i maim in 1 1 ft mii " ' 1' " f ' i-" - 71 T' "lV?11"'''1 " 11 1 II' 1 in 'in I WffWW!- -'UJ 5i -r r-., ,vl rORTLANI). June 10 (8pfil) Fair aklet With onlr arattrred clouds befriended the annaal Portland roue festival parade anl 1U aeorea f flower-bedecked float Friday. Abo v. t Unr-up of floata in th Multnomah civic stadium preceding the parade. (All photoa by Don 1)111. Slateainan Staff Photographer.) j . mom Bernard DeVoto wrote a txxjk entitled "1846, A Year of Decis ion." If he were to write a book about 1949 he would surely bave . to label it A Year of Indecision. Here we are five months along in the year, with nothing much decided except in China where the reds have. it. At Paris the foreign ministers are meeting again, so far again in 1 futility, with nothing decided. The Russians announced resumption of railway traffic at Berlin, but a workers strike has tied up opera tions, so the airlift continues to do 4he freighting. , The 8 lit congress Is strictly a do-nothing congress to date. It refuses to vote up or down th? im portant measurer which are be fore that foody. Time is consumed in hearings and arguments; but congress avoids making decisions. The appropriations committee of the house has approved an approp riation of $62,200,000 for paying the expenses of congress in the next fiscal year. Thi is $688,000 more th;m was spent this year, but $1 1 ,607,000 le.-s than the budget asked for. In view of the blank record of congress people may wonder if the country is getting '. its money's worth from this great legislative body. Lifjlit Quakes Keep California Sliakin: BfERKELEY. Calif.. June lOHn A third lisht earthquake In 20 hours was recorded on the Uni versity of California seismograph at 247.37 p.m. (PST) today. It continued two and a half minutes. A "very small" quake was reg istered at 1:23.18 p.m. (PST) to day. No damage was reported in any of the shocks. Animal Crackers By WARREN 'GOODRICH ish George wouldn't keep Business is indecisive too. Thece KvV'trV . r'-t u it J .rlll 'tl'TA is a falling off in prcKluction be- SJClVW cause buyers hold off purchasing- r ... 7- v X 6 C.Wt ' jj f . & fKk indecision prompts by fear of the r, 'V-. , ,V-. .V. 'T.M?? Of course indecision Is decision. . V '.V.'e. H AvV,' .HV'n";: of a negative character.. Holding rf. f-A: .7v VtHt:!'' ' 'U -VX?!; .tT.?l' WTAWT off voting means a bill isn't pas-! SlW I J. YVpJ This paralysis is just a tempor- A fr'nf i- AV V?t tfyTiJiJ - V M ary condition (though with eon- L-V ' J Kfti't . ' . Jlrtl gress it seems to be getting chron-! i - ,, r PL" ' , zJlit'-rTiT'1 1 ' ' "I k). Action is the normal human j " l A J H 2' jit f f fVT ' inclination. The can't-make-up- , uJU- TT "ffi M VfiST' ' 'H their-mind folk are in a minority. , . T "r Vi't f7' H Pil FvHr!'- -. When leader, get a "fix- )they I U . h cl ; J-' T' ' ' fc , can chart a course and gain cour- i 1 JLiLl f JJl:r I 5. . , 9Xi mm ' ril" agt to set out the decisions w.ll i -j ri:!.! fT.- L .r-J-S come. If they fail new leadership 1 . .'J -L - tVl'."' ' '. S'V ' r erupts and points arrow, in new j ffjfTf i ' & t 12V. . jX- 7tf directions. We can look for that ; W il4 . I4VVsi i Tin lW .ajwi., . r fi if congress continue, to hang it-. ' L U k' r. r 'fy I fdf up on the .idlngs. i A.VS Jl 'fL. ' " . .. 1 -'V' r" .V; I ! Jtng mj iwuwi-iwui. Fete Float urk tv w " .... . V4 J - "A. PORTLAND. Jun 19 (Special) Salem'i float ear ried out the Portland rose f stival musical theme with "Heigh: Mo! Come ; To The Fair, showing a flow ery steer, turkey, borse heads, cherries, flax and other sgrlealtural product topping a base of white-painted fern trimmed in beautiful roses. Riding the float were 411 club members from Marion county. Seated In front are (left to right Doris Lane, Sa lem route 9: and Donna Widerkehr. Jeff enwn. In b ark (left to right) are Jerry Winner. Turner; Lol Eggers. 1948 Cherry Festival queen; and Floyd Fo x, Silverton. The float was driven by Henry Hanson, 4145 McCleary st. I rev PORTLAND. June 10 (SpecUl) Id by the Salem band (In foreground), the Salem Cherrians float H fthown just reundinc the turn at the packed Multnomah Civic stadium during Rose festival activities today. The Cherrians themselves (almost hidden by the band) also were In the line of march. Two ears carrying the royal jeourt of the Sa'em Cherry land festival are ahown Just pulling out toward IV. track, preceded by the Saem police escort, ' Salem Delegation Joins Rose Parade TORTLAKD, Juni 10 -PH (Special ta the Oregon States man) Salem goodwill ambas sadors to the land of Rosaria held lead position in the famed Port land rose festival parade today and won acclaim-with their prize winngin float, amart stepping band and the Cherrytand royal court led by marthing Cherrians. The colorful float with its bright flowers, wholesome looking 4-H club members and the 1948 Cherry land Queen Lois Eggers carried out the festival parade I theme of -Heigh! Hot Come To The Fair" to win fourth place in its division Urges 'Come lisyVir of cities outside of Portland. A fteer, turkeys, sheep, horses heads and brilliant cherries all made out of flowers, were set ofi with a cornucopia spilling out the bounties of Marion county. On the float were Doris Lane, Salem route 9; Donna Wiederkehr, Jefferson; Jerry; Wipper, Turner; Floyd Fox, Silveton; and Queen Lois. Driver was Henry Hanson, 4145,McCleay st. ji (The Salem rose festival float ill be en display today and San day, at the Marion covnty eevrt- houseL). v Two new, flower covered con- :i-hrh? rrvite.n,,"' i i -!' - , f ..-Vt , r- "WM.sa.i-frin.ios sif i fin wi n m lua inin rmM w mnm mmm " " to the Fair' V-4" l1" i. t vertibles carried the 949 Salem V Cherry land court in the parade. driven by Cherrians Claude Bird and Joe Randall. Riding in the cart ..were ..Princesses .Jeannie Bentley, Stayton: Dorothy Neu feld, Dallas Grace Kirk. St, Paul: Katherine apecht. Jefferson; and Pat O'Connor, Salem; and Chaper one Mrs. Arthur Weddle. . Preced ing the cars on motorcycles were Patrolmen O. O. White and Ro bert Keefer. Leading the court and float were the Salem senior high school band and a marching unit of the Salem Cherrians. (Additional details on page ?) City Plans War on fSkeeters The city of Salem will fight the scrappy mosquito today at his favorite breeding ground, wea ther permitting. Aerial war of extermination will be waged thi. morning unlc t to. ..trong a wind blows, it was dis closed last night by City Manager J. L. Franzen. He said Ace Flying service has been commissioned to pray DDT from a plane on the Willamette sloiiah and adjacent areas as far north and cat as the cemetery area. This 'is the. biggest area for mosquito mass production. Franzen said a super-line solu tion in light oil will be laid down from the air.' He noted that 'a-.t year's .attempts ait hand ?praymi did not get the result desired, and citizens' complaint to the city already have come to his atten tion this year. Taxpayers fo Pay 80.9 Mill Rate in Salem Taxpayers in the city of Salem will be assessed at the rate of BOO mills in the coming year, it was estimated Friday by City Treas urer Paul Hauser on the basis of tentative city budget plus already aporoved school and county bud gets. This would compare with the current 73.5 mills and with 69.2 mills in 1947-48. The city budget, if approved by the budget committee and council Monday night, will total $1,658, 355. Of this amount an estimated $572,320 is to be raised by taxa tion, as against $457,250 for the current year and $473,267 in 1947 48. Of the total levy, an estimated $326,094 will be levied from the general fund, compared with $307, 836 for the current budget and $290,218 last year. Assessed valuation of Salem property is estimated at $25,800, 000. This compares with $22,352. 447 for 1948-49 and $21,168,801 for 1947-48. The city tax for the coming fis cal year is computed at 22.2 mills. Currently it is 20.5 mills and last year it was 22.5 mills. School tax for district 24 will be 41.7 mills, compared with 36 this year and 29.7 last year. County tax is t be 17 mills. It is 17 mills now and was 17.1 last year. Truman to Give 'Major' Speech LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. June 10 ?')- President Truman came to Ark s s today to join old com rades of the 35th division in their annual reunion and to deliver an important foreign policy address. The "C'apt. Harry" of battery D of the 129th field artillery brought along a gold-headed ebony cane the girt of his old battery buddies to swing as he marchps in the reunion parade tomorrow morn ing. His speech, which the White House has called a "major" ad dress, is to be delivered tomorrow afternoon in dedicating a war memorial park. Escapee Back at State Pen Sailing Around in Pool One of the escapees from the state penitentiary was returned Friday and was apparently pleas ed to be under Warden George Alexander's jurisdiction again. O. B. Chanman. Salem route 6. said he found the escapee unhappy and hungry near the Bethel school four miles east of here and return ed him to the state's care. The uhite swan, missing from the penitentiary ground for some time, was today happily sailing about the pen pond and wonder ing why he ever flew the coop. CHINA REDS SEEK TRADE SHANGHI. June 10-(PrTh communists set up foreign ex change control and Invited tariff free Imports of cotton today. Max. . 11 Mm. ss S8 11 Prctp. . .00 M0 Salem .. Portland y San frsncisco 3 Chicso S4 SS S7 N-w York 71 .00 Willamette" rivor , of a toot. FORECAST (from US. thr bu reau. McNary tela. Salem : Except for lom morninf rloudm-. general ly fair weather will prevail today and Sunday. Hifh todav near U, low to night near 50. ArtcuJture outlook CeneraUy fair for moat activities today and Sunday. SAI.F.M PRRCtPITATIOM (Sept. 1 t June II) . Thin Year Lat Year Normal 40 77 43 S7 3A.U Preston Fqce CHICAGO, June 0-(A -Preston T. Tucker, would-be mass producer of rear engine autos, was indicted on federal charges today. Seven of his associates, one an ex-convict, also were ac cused. The charges were mail fraud, violating regulations of the se curities and exchange commis sion, and conspiracy. Tucker answered the federal grand jury with a statement de claring "1 don't intend to take it lying down." He said he'll ask the senate to investigate. The grand jury's 31 -count in dictment came after 54 days of viewing documents and listening to testimony about the organiza tion, financing and operations of the Tucker Corp, Although Tucker was reported in Michigan, his son-in-law, R. Wall Street Again to Two-Year Low NEW YORK, June 10 -lPi- The stork market dropped to a two year low today in a fresh display of weakness. Key issues l-t fractions to as much as 2 points or so although most declines were a pointpi le.-s. Despite a flight show of icsistancc late in the day, final prices in numerous cases were at the low.s ot the session , Another batch of unfavorable business and. labor reports helped to stifle demand. Trading activity 'increased to 800.000 shares from 590.000 yester day one of the slowest days of s the year but, at that. wai enough to get Wall street excite Today's decline more than wip out the gains painfully scored on Tuesday and Wednesday and put the general run of prices a bit be low Mondavi. On Monday the mar ket nosedived to what was then u two-year low. The .Associated Press average of 60 stocks dropped .6 of one point to 59.2, with the railroad and in dustrial groups the heaviest losers. Not since May 20, 1947. when the average hit 58.7 (low tor that year), has the market boeta lower. The latest spell of weakness has driven prices back into the critical price territory toward which the market has been heading for the past month. A largo bloc of opinion in Wall street holds that the mar ket will crack below this area.de- I spite the fact that a decisive bi eak ! through was averted in 1946, 1947 ; and 1948. Solon Cusses Wallace Man 1 WASHINGTON. June 10-OP)-Henry A. Wallace's campaign man ager was called a G.D.S.O.B, by a senator today, only the senator ; used the epithet in full. The fighting wnrdwere tossed 1 by Senator Eastland (I)-Miss) at C. B. Baldwin, secretary-treasurer of Wallace's Progressive party, at a hearing on legislation to curb communists. f Just previously, Baldwin had i been curtly dismissed from the witness stand for failing to say S whether or not he was a commu- nist. He accused Eastland of "fighting against Negro rights" and it was 'then that Eastland ap plied the strong language to him. Sturgeon Didn't Need Much Urgin' OREGON CITY. June 10 ,Pi A. B Sannon and his 12-year- ! old grand-daughter, Wilma Jean ) McNamara. Bend, decided to go i fishing, but they didn't care where. Tl.y dropped a light line with a small hook into the Wil i lamette river right in downtown i Oregon City. Then something 'hit the hook ! and all Sannon and Wilma Jean j could do was holtj on. Finally a i passerby helped them land a 21 'z .pound sturgeon. Ex-GI from Oregon Fails in Try Ta Visit Wife, Child in Germany FRANKFURT. Germahy. June 10 -iJP- Daniel Little, former GI from Portland. Ore., who stowed away on an army transport to see his wife arrd , child in Germany, was in a Bremerhaven jail tonight, j Little had almost reached his wife's home. But It looked as if; the army would send him back to , New York before he could seej either the wife or their 15-rrionth- j old son. ; j The army said Little had stowed away on the General Maurice Ro: e whejt that transport left New; York about 10 days ago. Little became hungry and gave himself up to the ship's captain when the transport was three days out in the Atlantic. When the ship reached Bremer haven yesterday, Little was turned over to VS. military government authorities. Brought to court today on a; charge of entering Germany il- j legally. Little a husky, curb-. Tucker. Aides Federal Charges W, Parsons, distributed the state ment here and said the 48-year-old corporation founder prepared it. It said the Tucker corp. had been a victim of "wrecking tact ics of the SF,C." Ke reiterated his claim that the firm has assets of $14,000,000 and debts of only $1,800,000. The indictment , named with Tucker: Harold A. Karstcn, 58, former Minneapolis lawyer who was dis barred and served three years in the Illinois state jx-nitentiary for fraud. Karsten, who once used the name Abraham Karatz, lives in North Hollywood. Calif. It also named Floyd D. Ccrf, 60, Cricago; Robert Pierce, 50, Detroit; Fred Rockelman, 63. Chicago; Mitchell W. Duttan. 55, Oak Park. Ill ; and Otis Rad ford, 4, Evergreen Park, III. Stocks Skid Hoffman Told To Resign by sen. MeKellar WASHINGTON. June 10-OT) -Senator MeKellar (D-Tenn.) get hi dander u$ against Paul Hofl man todav. bluntly telling the Marshall.Plan boss: "The sooner vou rcMgh. the better it will be forj.the United States." Then as Hotfman vainly tried to break in. MeKellar shouted th-it the ECA chief was using resign ation "threats" in an effort to keep theenate aopropriutions commit tee from cutting European recov ery; funds. 'You have undertaken to do It liefdre."! he stormed at Hoffman But. he added, "You ate not going to do it this time." Hoffman finally managed to gt a Word In. "Nothing I said Implied any threat," he told MeKellar "I said if I - came to the conclusion I could not administer the program successfully then would resign" The exchange came as a follow up to Hoffman's testimony yester day that lie believes the loicign an! program cannot be carrier) on sin -cesslully on ies than $4. 000. 000, 000 for the fiscal year starting July 1 The House, however, votrd only $3,508,470,000, with authority to spend that amount in 10' months if nTeary. HAffmliti lttlrt 1 Kfiwrl J,lf Urftnr yesterday that if it makes a rieeirf-r cut than the Housedid it would j 'wreck" the recovery program and that he "wouldnV wwmt the rt- tht sponsibilit.v" for carrying job in such circumstanifs. on 100 to Join in Dam Site Tour Approximately 100 men and wo men will tour1 the. Willamette val ley dam and reservoir projects to day and tomorrow, under guidance of the U. S. army engineers The party will leave in about 25 cars from the state house at 7:30 a m., todav, stop at Detroit for in - . rlT i..l.r,k BJJZ" j i ii n r o pr vvin. i'ini? 1 ; Most are planning to stay at Eu 1 gene tonight and continue the tour Sunday.. Besides Salem representatives and engineer jruides, the party will include carloads from Ore gon City. Silverton and fevera! 1 other communities. hfdred former corporal told this story: He said he was a combat veter an and had received a purp'e heart award.,. When he was in Germany after the war, he tried to get per mission to marry a German girl in Darmstadt. His commanding of ficer refused permission, so Little married the girl secretly under German law,. Little said he had tried ail the regular channels to get his wife and child to the United States. But, he added, he had no-luck be cause UJS. authorities would not acknowledge his marriage. So he decided to try to stowaway to Germany. He Mid his wife. In Darmstadt knew nothing about his plans. , The military government court said it was sorry but that little was in Germany Illegally. It rul ed he must return to the V S. aboard the General Maurice Rose when it sails from Bremerhaven Sunday. Association to Harvest Crop Despite Price Some Win.irrvMte valley cherry growers may inc their 1M9 crops on the 'ices if prices fall to levels already reported jn then cherry pr.Kiuctn? areas, it in dicate! hre Friday. At Newberi? several growers said they would hire no vitw. picking onlyytn much as they n .!! thcmselvesY But members of the WiJlam tie Cherry Growers association. v.hw 3,500 acres make u,j about rr cent of the cr p around Sjili-tn, will harvest and pack their (top as uual. Robert Shinn, m.-im.i-erj of the assocMtion, said :r'noty night. Grower Disappointed "Price h.ive .developed only in other area." said Shinn. "N; 1 urally our growers are disapi ird ed in the prices reported t le where, but there is nothing t bo alarmed abouf." Briners hive indicated they t-would pay five . to six. crnts a pound for Royal Annes and d w n ,to 4'a cents frr other varut in-cording to jn Associated 1'nss dipatch from Portland. At Uw jston, Idaho, Friday, the buvirig price of fresh cherries for inn ing was lowered for the M-corw! time in two djvs A frOen Jrtil firm there announced It would ppy 4l7 and 5 cents" a pound fur black and white cherries' it-si tv tivelv. " 1946 Price Illeh Thev. prices compare with 12 to 15c a pound paid in Salem tor 1946's bumjier crop Light cn'-f in hte Willamette valley the pat two seasons h.ve brought about lit. a pound. A grower in This area. Mrs. Otter GotildfGervais route 1. said Frid.iv thjf -ih' didn't m hew any!'.8 co'u) afford to pic k their crops at the prices quoted le where. Picking rates feiKitiily ha e been st at 2 ' a t ents. Bihl O 1 1 Census1 Tops l,000-ilark Daily vacation Bible schorls In Salem reached the l400' -j upil mark in enrollment during 1ha first week this year, reports dis closed Friday. While most of tfics programs will continue thrcogh next vvt'ek, one school clif lo d;iy and another will get under way 'Monday. Closing d I'instration Jwr'rams are sl.i'cd Cor niot of the m hi c Is on Frii'. i.v evening. The tne-we'k school of Fust I're;.bvt,r i aii-St. Paul's Eihm ca rd church,n had an enrollment r f l0 Closing pidgrn'm will be tcmht it St. Paul's Jean Quick ncU St., P.itii'4 y in1! wrk,r ai'i-Icetoi-. ai 'ed the Km .Ii h'n Goodpnbi'r;;"r, ai-istant ial.y tcrianpatrr. Other e'irormentr were -p, thel Taptist 4i, Evangelistic 'IiNr l nnc le 121. Firit-Haycsvlll hi.p tist 117. Couit Street Chriftian U4, Christian Missionary Alliance VO, Calvary Chapel M. St. John'r Lu theran 54. St Mark I.uthenai ii. First N iarfne -123, Kin we ed Bible 1U0, First United Jin Hut 8 Pupils may s!i!! enroll in th mornnig clasrj,. A ri-fw frrluul will start Monday at Cnfjst Luth eran church. (Additional church news pan 12) nonuiiiltee to Study ( .OlllltV-I OrtK'IIKl j - i Giiwoliilatioi. fPhin PORTLAND. June IfK-Scntd President William ?.. Walh. Cm Bay, wiliwppoint a legislativi in terim committee to study coriM.lid ation of Portland and lVJultrHmh county within a week. Tliat's what he told the Oregonian today. Wafch added that he first mut confer wilh Frank J. Van Dyke, fptv'iker of the House. 1 They atienrir d state board of control' rra ting in Salem together yesterday, but ha-d no time to talk. The interim tommi4tee was au thorized by the lesislatue. Arril 1 on a memorial; submittteri by Si n. Richard L Neuberger. Portland! Its appointment. Walsh said ht been delayed by other presring matters. Western International j At Victoria I. Salem 7 i At Vancouver , Yakima 14 j: At Bremerton . Spokane 1 lit Inn.) At Tacoma S. Wenatchee I j Coast League I At Portland t, San Francisco I At 8-attie 2. Lrc An c leu 1 At Oakland S, Sacramento At Hollywood 5-. San Otes National League At New York f. Pituburgfc C At tVmton . Chu-ao a At Brooklyn 10. Cincinnati t At PhiUdIpnla . St. Louk S American League At Cleveland 2. New York S At Chicagi 4. Boetott 3 At St. Louia-Philoelphla, raw - Only games scheduled. I !