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Local Guardsmen! Work at Ft. Lewis POUNOBD 99th YEAH 12 PAGES Th Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oreaon. Tuesday. Jime 21. 1949 PRICE 5c No. 94 Call Issued 1 Cherry Pickers for 00 UN rs- . v. .r- "A t , IT. LEWIS. Wash.. JuneUo While the rest of Sal ern national guard company B prepares for firing " on the known distance range. Capt Bifrl Cox. (right) company commander, coni'ers with other com pany officer at guard summer encampment here, now In its second and final week- The company, ,ri r th. 162nd Infantrv reximenL Is rettinr drill in modern infantry weapons. Left to rint are 2nd Lt Rofer Todd. 2nd LL Louis Osborn. 1st Lt Byron W. Ilaxelton and Cox. RJ 0HHQ3 The latest episode in th? ktruggle between communist re gimes and the Roman Catholic church is the heckling of , Arch bishop Josef Beran as he began to preach in St. Vitus cathedral in Prague, capital of Czechoslovak ia. So great was the disturbance the cleric finally desisted in hi attempt to preach and returned to his palace residence which now is under police guard. Archbishop Beran is resisting efforts of the 'ommunist government to set up a Catholic organization that will comply with the demands of the state. - . The principals in this struggle are a monolithic state and a mono lithic church; so the result is like that when an irresistible force meets' an immovable body. The shock is terrific. In this country where government is organized on federal lines "and where no oe CDQH church is predominant we do noTTthe money will serv e as a healthy t miitA tinnersiana me imuavi. bui in Hungary where Cardinal Min d.szenty imprisoned the Catholics number 65 per cent of the pula tion, and they are ,lfkewise jn-the majority in Czechslovaki'a. In these countries the contest , be tween church and state must rive their souls: they want to be loyal to theirchurch and they must be, outwardly at least, loyal to their government. This contest between church d stateiy not new, but goes away baciFn history. Sometimes rulers have, been humbled by the church; sometimes bishops and even popes have been humiliated by kings. The classic example of the former was the penance of Emperor Henry IV of Germany at i Canossa in 1037 at the command ot Gregory VII. But Henry VIII of England broko with the pope "and the Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury was beheaded in con sequence of the quarrel. Napoleon Bonaparte arrested Pope Pius VIII In 1809 and deported him. though Napoleon was a professing Catho- . lie. In later -2" (Continued on editorial page) FIRE' DESTROYS THEATRE MULTNOMAH. June 20-;P)-A ! pre-dawn fire destroyed the Mult- ! nomah Theatre today, at a loss'; estimated aV more than $75,000. Iso one was in the structure at ' the time. The blaze apparently ! originated near the stage; ! Animal Crackers By WARREIHGOODRiCH W!I, H looks Hk thit t ftftlfing tun U lack tgiin" . o -i- . V FT. LEWIS. Wash.. June 20Sgt Kenneth Johnson eoacnes W'ayne Berry on the firing line ss the second battalion of 186th infantry reriment fires the Ml rifle for record. Ail the members of this outfit are from Salem.; Oregon: I '. . $2.8 BUlion in " '" 'I d GI Insurance Dividends Due WASHINGTON. June Cash refunds totalling $2,800,000. 000 will begin about next January to some 16.000,000 world war II veterans who took out GI life in surance policies, it was announced today. Oovernmeht officials Dredicted nui in mc aim iui uujhicm m shot in the arm 1950. ' These officials noted that the $2,000,000,000 payoff an terminal leave bonds in 1947 provided a sizeable stimulus as,, reflected on sales charts. Most veterans prompt ly cashed their bonds.: Under the new payments,' an nounced by Veterans Administra tor Carl R, Gray, jr., each ex serviceman or his heirs would re ceive an average of about $175. Gray said, however, the calcula tions on th vast operation have not been completed. The VA chiei indicated the checks will start go ing out "sometime in January, 1950." but on Capitol Hill, Rep. Keating (R-NY) demanded that congress sei October j 15 as the deadline. : .Keating introduced a bill to that efftf ; (Additional details on page 2) TheVe Are Fine Photos! And The Oregon Statesman is interested in bringing them to light. The deadline for the second week's contest in The States man's surnmer photo competi tion . is midnight , Wednesday, June 22. Weekly awards of $7. 50 await winners in each of three classifications - - children, animals, portrait-character stu dy, pictorial-scenery 1 Twenty dollar grand prizes also will be awarded, y Winners of this week's con test will be published next Sun day. I Rules are simple pictures must have been taken since last January 1 J be printed on glossy paper no smaller than 5x7; be taken only by amateurs, and be accompanied by information as to name and address of the en trant, identity of the subject matter, classification chosen, snd data qn the equipment used (shutter ipeed, liltri, camera, lens, etc.) j ' Entries should be: brought or mailed to the Photo Depart ment of I . i -, : 17 C fc 'SO- "j.... . tfyr ft FT. LEWIS. Wash- Jane 20 Through the use of small field switch boards, suih as shown here, battalion headquarters is able to be In constant communication with component units during national guard summer training here. Ret Fred II. Saunders of Silverton. Is the operator of this switchboard In the second battalion bead quarters 'of the 162nd infantry regiment Polk County Area Passes School Budget INDEPENDENCE. June 20 (Special A $53,416 slice Jot the Monmouth - Independence School district 13-C budget outside the 6 reH cent limitation wafs aDDrov- i voterf turn-out. ' The measure was approved 193 j to 73. The district budget for j 1S49$0. to go into effect July 1, is jnow $259,731. . Three new district board mem bers also were elected today. They are FJdon Riddell. for a three-year term,' 250 votes; Dr. Donald Sear ing. Lfour-year term, 230 votes, and Mrs. Jack Stump, five-year termj 145 votes. '. , ' Hold-over board members are Dr. C- A. Fatzke, chairman, and Bev jWalker, Dr: Lewis Britt is retiring board chairman. New members will take office July 1. It wis estimated that only about IS per cent of the voters turned out for the ballotiiW in both In dependence and Monmouth. The board is to organize in about 10 days. It expects to have first plans for the proposed new district high school soon. The school will be built on the Kelly farm midway between Monmouth M 1 j md Independence. Nationalist Planes Bomb British Ship, Shell Oil Depot SHANGHAI, Tuesday. June 21- (JP)-A British ship and a Shell Oil j Company warehouse were hit by Nationalist planes raiding Shang hai today. Earlier reports that the Blue Funnel Lines' freighter Anchises had be hit were confirmed by But terfield and Swire. Shanghai agents for the company. The ship, which carried eight or nine passengers, was moving up the river from the Yangtze when attacked. She was near Gough Island, site of the fired Shell ware house. A large fire was touched off by the attack on the ware house, which was stacked With drums of oiL Eutterfield and Swire said it did not" know whether the attack on the Anchises was intentional or accidental. She was the fifth British ship hit in the Chinese civil war. ? (A dispatch from Hong Kong ouoted representatives of the Tovnc tr o r 'A rr it-I ro r fnt rrA 01 1 m firm ."vin th- Rritkh hi n I suffered four casualties and that the ship was sinking by the stern. Its source was not given). 4 Summer -to egin Today Today is the first day of sum mer and the new season is ex pected to bring with it higher )M,t for torlav least lor loaay. f-iw er'an field predicts a mercury reading of about 78 degrees- today, up live points from Monday's cloudy cool ness, bhoweri Wednesday. are lore t for Nationalist Form Blockade CANTON, June 20 -UP- The Chinese nationalist ' governme tonight officially declared a block ade, of all the coast of communisf-' held China, effective June 26. ; Foreign envoys were formally notified. This means that if for eign ships ignore the blockade and are damaged or sunk, the nationalist government bears no responsibility. The blockade area was listed as from the estuary of the Min river, at the southeast 6ast port of Foochow, to the estuary of he Liao river in Manchuria, a dis .tanct ot more than 1,200 miles. A Rumors Cut Labor Supply a . i : i - . ii I .nil uicui muu imiueuiaie can for 1,000 cherry pickers in the Wil lamette valley was issued Monday by William H. Baillie, Salem man ager of the state employment of- "Farmers have worked an en- ! tire year to prepare tne crop, ne said, "and the next three or four days W'ill determine the succes? or failure or the harvest. Robert E. Shinn, secretary of Willamette Cherry Growers as sociation, said there was no rain damage and he repeated Bailie's plea for more pickers. He said little of the crop has been picked and with the heavy work just starting the picker shortage is a- : cute. I Many migrant workers are stay ' ing away, Shinn said, because i of the unfounded rumor that growers aren't harvesting crops be "Hj ' i0.?""5 Shinn denied 11115 triiipiiaiicany, The employment office appeal ed to everyone in the Salem area to pitch in and help save the crops. The olfice opens at 6 a.m., each day, and trucks are waiting to take workers to the fields. The office is tryingJo secure ad ditional help from southern Oregon and Portland branches of the state employment service. Group to Seek Answers to Rail Problems The multi-sided railroad prob lem with which Salem city plan ners have been wrestling for years will be considerd tonight from many angles as local and railroad officials meet in what is expected to be the first of a series of ses- cinne a rrt o oa1ii4 The dinner meeting, at 6 o-clockJ mm oviuwvil. I frfthe Senator hotel, will consider the local situation, highlighted by the problem of tracks hemming in the business district on all four sides. Here for Xhe session from Sou thern Pacific railroad will be J. W. CorbeTt of San Francisco, vice president, and L. P. Hopkins, Port- ! land district superintendent. J. N. Chambers, chairman of the Salem long range planning Commission, is to be in charge. Others present will include C. A. Sprague, George Putnam and W. W. Chadwick of the long range body; Mayor R. L. Elfstrom and Manager J. L. Franzen for the city; Marion County Engineer") Hedda Swart for the city planning j and zoning commission; Engineer R. II . Baldock for the state high way commission, and Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry for the state board of control. Summer Term Draws 200 to WU Campus Willamette university s campus quiet for the past week following graduation exercises, was alive again Monday with nearly 200 summer session registrantsZUni versity officials estimated that 175 completed registration Mondayand that slightly more than 200 would be signed up for classes by ithe end of the week. ! Classes for the eight-week term j ending August 13 begin today. j Courses given "during the ses- j sion will be in the fields of chem-' istry, education. English, history,! physical education, political sci ence and psychology irwthe liberal arts college and piano, voice, clari net arid organ in the college of music. The laculty consists of 15 ! members, four in the college of ,nH in.i.,H nrhf, a Benes. visiting professor, who wilt taH fll, r i rii.ioi ence. No courses will be offered during the session by the law j school. j The university will offer no:i housing or board facilities during the session, according to Dean Robert D. Gregg. Oufeide activities during the semester include a complete social program, concerts, special lectures, and excursions to mountains, beaches and historical points in or near Salem. Max. 1 tl IT Mia. ss S3 92 69 Frertp. a .00 -.00 .00 Saleaa Portland San Francisco Chicago New York Willamette -1 feet. FORECAST (from UJ S. weather bu reau. McNarr field. Salem): fair to day becoming partly cloudy with few showers Wednesday. Highest temper ature todav. near 78: : lowest tonight near SO. Conditions favorable for most farm activity 'today. SALEM rUCIFITATIOX Sent. 1 to June 211 This Year Last Year : Normal 41.41 44.40 MM Tra mroaini Orders Welfare Cabinet PosdSooito Forinniedl LeRoy Stewart Elected To Salem School Board v Eola Area Rejects Coif SolidiUioil Plan Although .heavily favored in Salem, proposed annexation of the Eola school district failed Monday night by virtue of a 59-18 vote in Eola. Directors chosen were LeRoy Salem vote by precincts: For director- Hall Harris Stewart East . Wf! South North 4 4 2 30 1 c 4 II 39 YES .... 2 23 . 40 123 32 25 40 132 229 NO a 4 52 Total 40 On consolidation East West South North Totals - 21 J. Stewart in Salem, to succeed Donald Young, who was not a candidate, -and Everett McNall in Eola, to continue-for three years in the position to which he was recently appointed. Salem district continued its almost unanimous record of ap proving consolidations by a vote of 216 to 71. However, Eola rejected the proposal as it had in March, 1947. In a comparatively light turn out, Salem elected Stewart, of fice manager of Valley Motor company, by 229 votes to 40 for Big 4 End Meet, Clear Path for Austria Pact PARIS, June 20OP)-The western powers and Russia tonipht cleared away obstacles to an Austrian independence treaty and agreed A - A a. 1 1 -a. a. lo lo el alo" Delle.r. These were the results of a of foreign ministers which ended here in a flurry of excitement as Russia sought unsuccessfully to make a last-minute change in the big Bakery Driver Strike Slated In Portland PORTLAND, June 20 -(JP)- A strike of bakery drivers, which would leave this city short of bread is scheduled for Wednesday. An attempt to reach a settle ment broke up vainly today, but Federal Conciliator Lee Kotkin still held hope that an agreement might be reached tomorrow. The union drivers have asked 20 bakeries for a -75 a week sal ary, instead of the present $70. The effects of the strike would be felt over most of the state. The drivers normally deliver Portland bakery products as far into east ern Oregon as Baker. Jinto 'central Oregon, down the Willamette val ley as far as the Eugene area, and to the coastal area. Woodburn Doctor Joins School Board WOODBURN, June 20-(Special) Dr. Delbert Reed, local physician, was elected to a five-year term on the Woodburn school district board in an election today. He defeated Earl Dunn, incum bent, by a vote of 267 to 75. Dunn is a local real estate dealer. New Set of Parking Regulations Drafted for Courthouse Square Marion county courthouse square soon will have a new set of rtarkin regulations. I New regulations were drafted to ing of city and county officials Monday afternoon at the court house. The new rules, to be ordered by the courSty commission on the ad vice of Salem lire Chief W. ir. Roble, will include: 1) Euminataoa of an parking on the square between approximate ly 6:30 p. m. and 7 a. m. 2) Two spaces directly opposite driveway entrances on both the north and south sides of the court house will be permanently vacat ed to permit access to lire equip ment i 3) Aj parallel curb parking will be eliminated on the outer curbs of the driveways. Judge Grant Murphy said court order will be drawn as soon as District Attorney Ed Stadter can attend to ui matter. Fire Chid Robl told Monday's "1 ' ,u"3s-r w a IX . LeRoy J. Stewart C. William Hall and 29 for H. H. Harris. Eola. according to Mrs. Floyd DeLapp, district clerk, approved its budget of $11.155,, including a levy of $2,130 above the 6 per cenj limitation, and also approv ed the Polk county non-high school budget with its levy of $40,656 above the 6 per cent limit. , four - week conference of the council four's communique. Russia promised not to i impose a blockade of Berlin, in return for efforts to . revive east-west trade in Germany. This was con tained in a six-point statement of principles by the big fotrr to guide negotiations in Germany. The west accepted the $150,000, 000 Soviet claim on Austria for German assets. The Russians toss ed over Yugoslav Premier Marshal Tito by dropping their support of Yugoslav claims on Austria. These developments cleared the way for an Austrian treaty wnicn tne ministers told their deputies to produce by September 1. Hanf ord School Cost Said High WASHINGTON. June 20-)-Senator Hickenlooper (R-Iowa) accused the atomjc energy com mission today of paying $2,000, 000 more than the original esti mate for a school built for the commission at Hanford, Wash. Hanford is the site of the big atomic plant. Hickenloooer cited the school cost increase as part of his oard charge of "incredible i mismanage- r-i j p t l- - iI M hl man pavd E. Lilienthal and the commission. The senator said the cost of the Carmichael junior high school at Hanford was originally estimated at SI. 1 88,000, but the final cost went over $3,900,000. meeting that present parking con- j ditions would seriously hamper movement of equipment and evac- uation of the courthouse in cafe of fire. He said firemen need jeasyj access to the building because of heavy equipment, such as five-ton hoses. The meeting stirred discussion of plans for a fire hazard-less parking area when the new court house is built. Chief Roble sug gested that all parking should be done at some point away from the buildings Commissioner Roy Rice said perhaps grass could be plant ed right up to the walli of the building with sr parking lot in stalled across the lawn from the courthouse. The sheriffs office will be charged with enforcing new park ing regulations. At the meeting also were Sheriff Denver Young, Deputy District Attorney Gordon Moore, Commis sioner Ed Roeers and District Judge Joseph Felton- Reorganization Bill Results in Quick Action WASHINGTON, June 20-(Th Presider.t Truman today got iho power to reorganize the govern ment and Immediately ordeit-d seven far-reaching reforms. Thy become effective in 60 days un less con stress votes him down. The Truman changes call f a tenth cabinet officer the secre tary of welfare." They reach it-Am-many departments. He sent tho plans to congress upon signing tlo long-disputed reorganization till. Reaction Favorablo First reaction in congress was largely favorable. Member, in dicated the proposals would pet friendly consideration. Mr. Tin man retained a bipartisan fljivrr in the vast undertaking by m.ting that thev follow closely the H c recommendations. Mr. Truman ii dicated he would havemjy e yim later. V The plaifs take effect unlrsa either house or congress, wilt in 60 days, vetoes them by a n;j i ity of the full , membership 41 votes in the senate or 218 in 1 houe. They will be consKiciwl separately. Howos-.t, if congress quits te- fore that time, the plans wtu)d die automatically. Although leaders indicated congress uinitd still be in session then, a nx ve was under dicu?ion to cut m time limit by congressional in tic. Chance Listed Brieily, the President rhcrigei would: (a) T'.irn the Federal Secuiity agenry into a cabinet rank lie partment of vefare (it hanr!le health, education and Soiii.1 S curity matters), fb) Shift the Fub lic Road. adiriinis'.ration from tht Federal Work, agency to the Com merce department, (c) Put Iho Bureau of Employment Security (joules pay and -job rtplat f rmnt) in the Labor department, (ri) he organize the Postoffice deprtrntnt, (e) Enlarge the scope of tho President's executive office, (f) Streamline the Civil Service m mission, jmd (?) Give the t h.-ni-man of tne Maritime comn-mMnn more authority. PGEtoMove Business Office Plans for moving Salem busi ness offices of Portland G n ral Electric company, and to ust tl space for retail purposes, wire dis closed Monday. ; The chance k scheduled for completion by Sep tember 1. PGE. now at 237 N. Liberly tt, will move to I36-142 S. High M ia quarters now occupied by Jaquith Music company and 'the Fashion Lounge, in the Pacific building. Officials of Liberty Investment company, which purchased 1he building now occupied by FGE last year, said Monday the rite will be leased to a retail fiim, whose identity was nt disch wd. The two firms now in the Paci fic building are to move by Aug ust 1, but neither was ready Mon day toannounce its future lca- 4 i rr off,ces kave been in 1h- present location since 1817, whesi ; e building was erectK, ,or th . c.,,.i, f-f , Large Cattle' Run Reaches Portland PORTLAND, June 20 -Wt- Tras largest run of cattle in three year reached the Portland livestock market today and price Flumped as much as S3 a hundred pounds. Lower retail meat prices w-pb) predicted by the end of the week. The sharpest declines were cm grass fed cattle Good fed steT were $1 to $2 lower. The run tif 3350 cattle came when tmm slaughter-houses alreadywere overstocked with dressed beef. WESTE&N INTERNATIONAL At Vancouver S, Spokane At Victoria 4, Wenatchce t Only carries scheduled. COAST LEAGUE At San Diego S, Hollywood J Kq other games scheduled. ; AMERICAN LEAGl t M New York 4. St. Louis 1 At Boston d. Detroit 1 A- Philadelphia 4. Cleveland At Washington 4. Chicago NAT10N'ALLEAGiT At Chicago 2. Boston S At Pittsburgh I. Philadelphia At St. Louis 7. New York 2 Only games scheduled.