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' iTno StaUsmahl SoJenv Oroq War Powers Act Receives Lower Priority WASHINGTON. June The administration is sharply re vWina its peacetime planning for poible future war and has de cided against pressing congress , for early enactment of stand-by war powers. i These decisions were reported I today by responsible officials. They coincide with what on top official called a "quiet, de-militarization" of the national security resources board, under orders from the White House. The blunting of NSRB'i teeth mh accompanied by the departure of perhaps 100 officials from the 4f)0-man agency, one high govern ment source reported privately. NSRB is charge with plan ning the industrial and civilian mobilization of the country for any future war emergency. It is made up of seven cabinet-rank officials plus a chairman temporarily, John R Steelman who run the stwr Mobilization Act T war powers bill, one of NSCfi's major responsibilities, was comived as a detailed mobiliz ation a t to become effective auto nutually on the declaration of a wr emergency by congress. A tentative. 20-point draft was ready In December. It would have provided a full array of priority and seizure powers, along with controls over prices, manpower, production and transportation. The bill never got to congress, and officials today told why: Mr. Truman has decided it would be inappropriate, and perhaps im possible, to attempt passage of surh legislation in peacetime. Keeping It In Readiness Instead, NSRB now is devoting ltelf to perfecting the bill and keeping it tip to date in readiness to le rushed to Capitol Hill. The administration feels there need be no fears over prompt action by congress if and when a war crisis conic Mr. Truman wants NSRB to op erate as a planning and advisory agency,' nt an operating one, it was explained, f'ndcr present policy, it will continue to analyze the country' resources, attempt to spot bottlenecks, and lay plans for swiM and effective mobilization but it won't verge into the operat tIh field, even on a mock-war- : fare basis. Wallren Linked Infoimants said the president's recent unsuccessful attempt to ap point "Mon Wallgren, former governor of Washington, to theJ 4MSJUJ chairmanship was linked with his idea of the role NSRB should play. Although Wallgren was attacked In the senate on the ground he was 'incompetent" because of lack of knowledge of industry, Mr. Tru man reportedly still is not con vinced that a captain f industry U needed for NSRB. "Tlie president wanted Wall gren Iwcause Wallgren could get along with the seven board mem ber and himself," one official ex plained!. Hitler's Yacht On Way to U.S. NEW YORK. June 12-UVAd-l olf Hitler's yacht a luxurious! fluting palace - plowed through ! mid Atlantic waters today en-. rn:i!ei0J?ew York Ci,jr 8nd 111 The vessel, considered the larg est and most magnificent private yacht in the world, is scheduled to arrive Wednesday. It was bought from the British admiral ty by George Arida, middle east industrialist. Arid now is in Ne York. His 22-year old son, George jr., is bringing the yacht, the Grille, from Gibraltar. Arid said he will try to think of a way to use the grille which would have given the nazi dictator the greatest possible pleasure. The yacht, which is 476 feet long and has a top speed of 30 knots, was built at a cost of $4, 000.000. It was built for Hitler as a gift from the German people. Albany Farmer Wreck Victim (Story also on page 1) ALBANY, June 12-(Special-David J. Steckley, who was killed In a pedestrian accident here Sun day night, had farmed in the vl n.iity of Albany for 34 years. He was born at Hartford. Kans.. Sept. 8. 1890. His wife succeeded him in death. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Nelson of Albany, and Mrs. Berda Watson of Bell flower, Calif.; a brother, Albert Steckley, Albany route 1; two sis ters, Mrs. Ye lma ' Linrfsey of Le banon, and Mrs. Matilda John son of Corvallis; and his mother, Mrs. Mary Steckley of Albany. Funeral services will bt an nounced later. RE-ROOFIIIG? He thrifty I . . set tht friendly little Scotchman for a FREE ESTIMATE! on Mdflday, 'frini 13, 1$49 Man Admits Stealing Car A car missing from Portland since last August was recovered early Sunday by city police. Arrested, charged with larceny of the auto was Raymond Frank Whaley, 37, alias Patrick J. Ma lone, of Portland. He was lodged in the city jail; bail was not set. A patrolman apprehended Whaley on finding him asleep in the car which was parked on a lot at 3060 Portland rd. In a signed statement he ad mitted taking the car from Port land Aug. 11, 1948 and registering it in the name of Patrick J. Ma lone by using a registration slip from a similar auto. Salary Issue To Top Council Budget Session Questions on salaries of city de partment heads and on what ef fect different pension planssnould have on city police and fire de partment salaries are expected to highlight tonight's consideration of the 1949-50 city budget by city council and budget committee. The two groups will join' at city hall at 7:30 p. m. in an at tempt to take final faction on a proposed $1,658,000 budget which as drafted is within the 6 per cent increase limitation. Presented by City Manager J. L. Franzen in the new budget and endorsed by'Mayor R. L. Elfstrom is a $20 monthly salary increase for city police officers. Biggest storm at the recent initial budget hearing was the omission of an increase in firemen's salaries which generally have been on S par- wjth policemen's. Elfstrom reromrnended the differential on grounds that the city contributes approximately the difference to wards the firemen's pension plan as compared with city obligation under the state retirement Plan which covers the policemen. ' Plans Recommendation Alderman Albert H. Gille, chair man of a special subcommittee, said last night his committee will bring in several salary recommen dation at Variance with those in the proposed budget, but that overall budget totals would be about the same as already on paper. He declined to elaborate on the committee, report before it reaches the budget: session. Other mem bers are Alderman Daniel J. Fry and J. W. Simerul. Interest In Salaries Appointment ot the subcommit tee was prompted by budget com mittee questions on the wide spread in city department head salaries. Here are the monthly salaries in the proposed budget: City manager, $750: city water manigeif $518; city engineer, $415; city treasurer, $325; city re corder, $355; city, attorney, $440; city librarian, $330; police chief, 400; fire chief, $380. Increases over last year in the department head salaries as now proposed are: City attorney, $75; fire chief, $25; police chief, $45. Other top salaries remain un changed except the water man ager whose salary is $8 less per month because the water depart ment salaries are geared to a cost-of-living sqale. A regular city council session will follow the budget meeting. - - l e Joint iHUlCral IOr After Fire Leaves Only One to Mourn SOMERSET. Pa.. June 12 Charles Faidley, 34, was alone in his grief tonight. Early Thursday morning fire swept the! Faidley Y farm home near here. He and his 24-year-old pregnant wife, Alice,, tried to res cue their four children. But all four Mary Ann, one; Charles, two; Barbara, four, and Gilbert, six burned to death. Faidley was burned slightly and his wife critically. On Fffday she gave premature birth to a son. He was born dead. Yesterday funeral services for the five children were being held when the minister was interrupt ed. He was told Mrs. Faidley had. died of her burns. The little caskets were returned to Somerset. Tomorrow, they'll surround their mother's casket as a joint funeral is held. Greek Guerrillas Penetrate Area ATHENS, June 12 -iA', The Greek government reported today that communist guerillas have penetrated an area 20 miles south of Kastoria. The announcement said "siza ble" rebel forces from the Visti area in the extreme north were being pursued and attacked by the army. It said 88 guerrillas had been killed and 31 captured in the action so far. Army casualties were counted at eight dead and 38 wounded. j Truman Sends sn ? t am T6 Corn Belt WASHINGTON, June 12 President Truman's top political lieutenants art headed for the corn belt with the administration's big farm program as a vote-getting argument for 1950. f 1 They will open a two-day poli tical conference in Des Moines, Iowa, this afternoon, aiming to lay the groundwork for next year's congressional campaigns and to hold democratic farm gains of last fall. From the capital art coming such democratic leaders as Vica President Barkley, Secretary of Agriculture Brannen, Secretary of Labor Tobin. Attorney General Clark, Senator J. Howard Mc Grath of Rhode Island, the dem ocratic national chairman, and Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla homa, chairman of the senate agri culture committee. The farm conference Is the first major field move of the democrats in their battle with the republicans for the farm vote. To Sell Democrats The immediate goal of the meet ing will be to sell the farm-con scious midwest the idea that dem ocrats can and will do more than the republicans to solve the post war problems of agricultural over production and declining prices. The sales talk will center large ly on a new farm plan advanced this spring by Secretary Brannaa The plan features high-level re turns to farmers for their products and cheap food for consumers when there are surpluses. The gap between high returns to producers and low prices for consumers would be bridged by government payments to the farmers. Wherry Opposes But Senator Kenneth S. Wherry, of Nebraska, republican floor fea der in the senate, sought to take the edge off the democratic sales campaign. In a nationally-broadcast speech from Alliance, Neb., last night, Wherry charged that the Brannan plan would "socialize" agriculture. He said its cost would be pro hibitive and that its operation would put farmers under direct control of thousands of govern ment agents. Senate Asked To Guarantee Wheat Exports WASHINGTON, June 12- (TP) -With a forecast of the second larg est wheat crop in the nation's his tory before it, the senate tomor row will be asked to approve a guaranteed export market for 168,000,000 bushels annually for four; years. The market is contingent on ratification of an international wheat agreement worked out by 42 exporting and importing na tions here last March. A two third"! vote of the senate is re quired to permit U. S. participa tion. Announcement of the senate's intentions was made by majority leader Lucas (111) last Thursday, a day in advance of the agricul ture department's June estimate of a 1,337,000,000 ushel wheat crop "j ,s for 1949. Th;. ;..e in Ann nnn Vm.v,- a just v, visw.wv svusiida Ie han the all-time rornrrt rron of 1,367,000,000 produced in 1947. The pact would cover a four year period, beginning next July 1, during which five exporting na tions would shie-456,000,000 bush els of wheat annually to the 37 importing nations. The maximum price of $1.80 a bushel would remain the same throughout the four-year period. But the minimum price would be reduced yearly at the rate of ten cents a bushel, or from $1.50 in 1949-50, to $1.20 in 1952-53. Actor's Wife Out of Coma 9 ' NEW YORK, June 12-;p)-Heien Lee Tracy, wife of Actor Lee TraCy, was reported "definitely recovered" today from a coma in which she had remained since Fri day night. Mrs. Tracy. 37, was taken to St Clare's hospital after being found unconscious on the floor of her Hotel Astor suite. Her condition was reported as critical after she was admitted. Police said a doctor diagnosed the case as "suspected barbiturate poisoning." The sedative barbital has a drugging effect rarmrrogr (( (VT2 - Truman Marches tcith Buddies .Its' -'o .'cr -tPm 4 LITTLE ROCK. Ark-, Jane It Marehinr In front of hb World War I Battery D baddies. President Harry 8. Truman, waves t cheering thousands that line the parade rente In Little Rock, Ark as tlte 35th Division marched in their annual parade. In front row march ers (left U right) Frank Spina, carrying Battery D guidon. See. mt Defense Louis Johnson, Truman, Got. Sid Math of Arkansas ar Major Gen. Harry Vaughan. The president addressed a crowd in Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium in which be called for the rearming of Enrepe and disclosed he soon would ask eongrms to help needy areas of the world. (AP Wirephoto U the Statesman.) Wild West Shooting Leaves Men In Canyon City Hospital, Jail CANYON CITY, Ore.. June 12-UP-Tennessee Billy Schultz was in jail tonight and a drinking companion in a hospital with a bullet wound alter a cowtown shooting at nearby Dayville. District Attorney E. B. Truesdell said no charge had been filed against Schultz pending developments in the condition ot Lloyd Erick son, 37, who is in the Blue Mountain General hspital. Erickson was shot in the groin. when Schultz opened fire with a rifle as Erickson approached ( carrying another rifle. Truesdell said the two had i fought earlier after a drinking i spree. Erickson lost in the fist fight and was quoted by witnesses as saying "I'm going home and get my rifle and kill one Tennessee kid." The county prosecutor said the Grant county official said, Schultz and a companion got a rifle from the Schultz car and then went into the Pastime tav ern. Later Erickson approached Schultz car carrying his rifle. In the shooting Erickson fell in the street. His rifle was not fired, the prosecutor said. Suspects Held In Colorado Student Death BOULDER. Colo., June 12-CP) Boulder authorities announced to day arrest of two suspects in the bludgeon slaying of Roy G. Spore. jr.. 19-year-old Colorado umver- ; . ! siW Sophomore route cniei Myron i eegaraen said one suspect is being held in; jail at Laramie. Wyo, on vag-, rancy cnarges, mm mc sctunu is being neia in uouiaer couniy jan here. Young Spore was beaten and thrown in Boulder creek here Thursday night by an unknown assailant, a coroner's jury said death was by drowning. Police have a partial description of Spore's attacker, however, from Doris Weaver, university coed with whom Spore was on a date at the time of the attack. The man being held at Laramie is reported by police there to fit the description given by Miss Weaver, who said Spore's assail ant was of medium height, sligftt build and dark complexion. Two Laramie policemen spent most of today in Boulder being briefed on details of the killing and are returning to Laramie tonight to continue questioning of the sus pect held there. For the Time of Your Life! "DAFFY AUCTION" Mother Saves Son from Sand SPOKANE. June 12-UPV-A cool quick-thinking mother helped save the life of her four-year-old son today when the overhanging walls of a sand pit collapsed and buried him. Mrs. J. W. Krels told emergency hospital stewards that she and a friend, Leonard Olson, dug in the sand until they uncovered her son, James, then administered ar tificial respiration. James was playing with anoth er youngster when he craweld un der the overhanging bank. The playmate ran to Mrs. Krels when the banks collapsed. She said the boy was blue and apparently unconscious when he was freed from the sand. Teamsler Nine Loses 7-8 to Prison Team ! (ou he elgMh and two in ninth but wereKunable to over. The Salem Teamsters tallied tcntiarv nine Sunday. The final ulIy was g7 for the prisoners. Trailing j7 in the eighth, the ; Teamsters rammed tour runs: across, one Howard Barnwell's homerun. Carl Bock hammered i another homer in the ninth to lead I the futile attempt to close the gap LEAVE FOR TRACK MEETS CHICAGO, June 12 -(&)- The Big Ten all star track team left today for the NCAA track and field meet in Los Angeles June 17-18. The team will also hold a dual meet with the Pacific Coast conference June 21 a t Berkeley. i?p on fneie popular v j KODAK CAMERAS p?, V&P r AND Ytf? KODA8COPE PROJECTORy jWe have them in itock nowTf jr QjJ Baby Brownie Special Camera $ 2.75 Brownie Flash Six-20 Camera 1175 Kodak Tourist Camera, Kodet lm 24. SO Kodak Tourist Camera, 18.8 lens 38.30 Kodak Tourist Camera, f6.3 Itni 47.50 Kodak Flash Bantam f4.5 Camera 49.50 Cine-Kodak Magarine 16 Camero (1 75.00 Kodoscopt Sixteen. 10 Projector, with Luminiztd 2-inch 1 .6 lens 13 5.00 with IwmerWitd 1 V, -inch f2.5 lens 1 29.50 Kodoscopo Sixlttn-20 Projector, with Standard or Projecto Cos 225.00 t&doKOp Eight-33 Projector 75.00 Capital .at at Libortr lArchbishop Defies Decrees Of Czech Reds PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, June 12 -iffV A new clerical letter signed by Archbishop Josef Beran and breathinc defiance of govern ment decrees was disclosed Satur day just after the arrest of the sec retary of the lay organization Catholic Action. A high Roman Catholic church authority said Dr. Antonin Mandl. 30-year-old secular priest and secretary of the church-sponsored organization, was seized at his home by secret police Friday night and "we do not know the charges against him." Iinoortant Arrest It was the first important arrest in the growing church-state con flict, though the church authority estimated that "more than 100" other priests are in prison and more "are being arrested every day." The arrest came at a time when a government-approved Catholic Action was being set up. The Czechoslovak press listed 118 priests who. it said signed a statement entering the new Cath olic Action in the campaign against the church headed by Archbishop Beran. "We cannot know for certain that the priests named actually signed the proclamation," the church authority said. Warns of Penalty Archbishop Beran had predicted the formation of such a group as a step toward a state-controlled Catholic church and has reminded of the penalties of excommunica tion for all participating in such a movement. The clerical letter, sent private ly to priests throughout Czecho slovakia, was approved at a con ference of Bishops at Olomouc last Tuesday. It vowed never to submft to en slavement of the church 'by any body or under any pretext." It banned the use of the word "Catholic" in government- spon sored organizations. New Bus Stops Leave Twenty j Less Meters As Salem's downtown bus stop locations were transferred to new corners Sunday, ! metal posts that a number of have for many months been used only to hold ; cigaret butts, to catch rainwater j and for youngsters to swing on I were put to their intended use ! holding parking meters. But a count Sunday afternoon revealed that there are plenty of meters displaced by the new bus ! stops. A net of 20 metered slots : were lost by parkers in the move, although a half dozen of these may be recovered with the installation ; of new posts and meters in former ; bus stops. With Sunday a light day in bus travel, passengers experienced lit j tie difficulty in finding the buses. I Signs have been placed at former j bus stops, pointing the way to I new locations. Terminals are now on Commercial street adjacent to 'Z : West Salem buses. A Baseball Tonighl Salem Senalors vs. Vancouver 8:00 P. II. NEW GAME TIME WATERS FIELD Box Soat RasonrationJ Phono 3-4647 Drag Store On & Corner" Harvey Moycr Dies in Wreck (Story also on page 1) ALBANY. June 12 - (Special) Harvey E. Moyer, Jefferson route 1, who died Jrvm injuries in curred in an auto accident Sunday morning, was born March 2, 1928, in Hugo, Okla., and came to the Talbot area six years ago with his parents. Qn April 22 1946, he enlisted in the army and was sent to Germany, where he sustained injuries which resulted in his dis charge. He reached the rank of echnician fifth grade. He was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors are the parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie F. Moyer. Jef ferson route 1; four brothers, Sgt. William in the army in Germany, Lonnie,- jr., Chicago, Richard and C. W., both of Jefferson; two sis ters; Mrs. Daisy Chambers, Cor vallis route 3, and Martha Lois Moyer, Jefferson. The Fisher Funeral home here is in charge of funeral arrange ments. 86 of Trieste Voters Flock to Polls Sunday TRIESTE. FREE TERRITORY. June 12-iP)- Nearly 86 per cent of Trieste's registered voters bal loted today in the city's first free elections since 1922. Communism. Tiotoism and Yugoslav - Italian were the confusing issues. No violence was reported dur ing the day. Campaigning had been vigorous and marked by some ten sion. Strong police forces quickly halted a few attempts by com munists to intimidate voters near electoral offices on the outskirts of Trieste. Of a total of 198.309 reg istered voters, 167,000 voted whci the polls closed at 9 p m. More than half of those qualified to ballot were women. Eukenio Laurent!, chief of the pro-Tito communist popular front, complained that some of his fol lowers were not allowed to vote because they had identity cards isl sued in the Yugoslav-controlled zone of the free territory. Lauienti said "We do not consider the Trieste elections as free and im partial ." (In Londot. Tanju& official Yugoslav News agency, charged that many Slovenes with full vot ing rights were not permitted to ballot.) On the other hand, spokesmen for the Italian liberal party. Chris tian Democrat party and the pro Italian bloc of right-wing parties praised the way in which the elec tion was held. Full4- official returns may not be known until Tuesday. Technicolor! GEMKEUY Bmrnmuxuxs Wm. Holden la "The Dark Past New Showlnr Open 8:45 wxi story nnsnr ctvsoi t ttt sisfiai stm tf Isdnrs sMitf f j M-O-M'S y, J Second Rlf Feature first sry Ami Kcaanl PECK BAXTER WIDMARKJ YEUQl7Sty On the State Tonifbt Only Oar Radio Talent Show Theatre V I Afld-'CADGlirJ -i IllHfildJul.lU h.,.,., m T 1 WOOPBURN, ORE. Now Playing! CLARK GABLE A LANA TUXNC1 IN HOMI COMING British Warn Workers in German Ruhr BERLIX. June 12-(-The Brit ish commissioner in the Ruhi warned today that German resis tance to dismantling of four syn thetic oil plants would be answer ed with "force," Maj. Gen. W. H. A. Bishop, in a radio broadcast from Cologne, said dismantling work will start tomor row. "It is my duty." he said, "to Is sue a solemn warning that resist ance to the entry f operations of the dismantling workers is resist ance to the orders of the British Military government If this re sistance is maintained. I shall have no alternative to immediately clos ing down these plants, and if necessary, to employing that de gree of force which is required to achieve this end." Workmen forming a "human wall" prevented dismantling from getting underway in the plants last week. At Duesseldorf British author ities said they will have troops standing by at the plants tomor row. Gen. Bishop, head of military government for north Rhine-Westphalia, which includes the Ruhr, said he would do everything in his power to find other jobs for men who dismantling rendered unem ployed but he was "equally deter mined that the orders of the Allied governments will be obeyed." Doug Fairbanks 'THE FIGHTING OTLYNN" Hedy Lamarr Kobt Cummings "LET'S LIVE A LITTLE" Mat Dally from 1 P. M. NOW SHOWING! UGBEBiJUflLI Jive Co-Hit! Opens 1:45 P. M. NOW I Scott Cesar Romero Nancy Kelly "FRONTIER MARSHAL" And Gono TUrney Dana Andrews Belle Starr" Nw Opens 6:45 P. M. Donald O'Connor "Patrick The Great" John Wayno Vlame Of Bar bar? Coast" ! TONITE A TVKS jlf Free Pony Rides 8 p.m. I Show Starts 9:15 II F MTTTi "1 9eje)8t JksTffaie)este)4fl. sJen ftffefee) MARIMBA ! CONCERT Tonight 8:15 P. M. Bush School Auditorium No Admission Charge Public Invited- Presented by WILTSEY MUSIC STUDIOS Phono 3-7186 1630 N. 20th OOrwc.C PND SONS T$.wAuJff; V.;. 255 N. Commercial Ph. 3-S478
