' 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!
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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.
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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
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Truman Marches tcith Buddies
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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