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Overcrowding Woes
Stressed; Speeches
Urge 'Investments'
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Stressing the need for improving Salem hospital facilities in; the
immediate future, leaders and workers in the $1,100,000 Salem Hos
pital Development program Monday night phinged into the general
campaign for funds which opens today, i
The 160 citizens gathered for dinner and final instructions at tne
Marion hotel last night heard these major points emphasized; by
speakers for the occasion: ; J ,
Local hospitals are definitely overcrowded and barely able to
meet present demands for hospitalization.
As community institutions both Salem Memorial and Salem Gen
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A charred stump at Owl C
In Tillamook burn was the VC
DoroDriate platform for lau-i.'ld
ing Oregon's program for fv WairHAnd
rehabilitation. Governor McJCayJ i&f . ejfrsee. '"V Vjon:
described it as taking "a Ions, rn. ,1p-iVTttrt,nshfw:
bold step lorwara to insure
Oregon timberlands win oe max
tained in full production," 1 1
The importance of this progf. t-..r
cannot be overestimated. Uresui i
sold $600,000,000 worth of lorc:
products last year, making lorsi
ry the chief bulwark of the state;
economy. But we nave rcc"j
many of those that remain are
i.otAH in remote mountain nook
hard to set at with roads knJ t
eauioment. Some 700,000 acrwi I
cutover lands lie -ianow.
Iires nave aesirocu f.":
Thus if the state is lo avfia
exhaustion of its timber resourcej
gnawing ai toresis naiuic utu vditaiiiv
hundreds of years in growing- jHnjreroeii
Kaif th virein forests are gone? i Charles J
it must move iwmiy w xesTnkU.?., X
the'eutover lands, inis now w
comes possible through Imancipa
provided in a censuiuuvn-j i
amendment ana an aci oi we ztl
legislature. Bonds up to sjme
$10,000,000 may be i5aWlTVST&
limited amount each year,
penditures will be under the
"1". ' fnrln ltT4Q ro6rtt hospital beds for th Vast
duty the state department of -TiVaIJ .t - i
fw ha. worked out a cartful .f."or Aim Set :
program, starting Fr
Continued on editorial pase,; ft-
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t FlllSPlI IO Cl&t'oranlzatIoh orheahvaasv
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As Male Head
For Interim
AoDointment of a state milk, ad
ministrator and reorganization oi t are Mrs. Ralph Moody, Mrs. Chan
the state board of agriculture were dierlBrown. Cbarlea Edward
deferred by boar 3 members Mon- j
day, but Thomas L. unisen -wasj
named acting milk administrator,
jnisen nas wen unrgun a ucj j
uty milk administrator 16 years
under the setup wnich r a i fn-jrrr
administration of milk contro
the state director of agricul
Oregon's 1949 legislature cha
the law to create .a separate
Control department with its
administrator, to receive $
.r',um'"7' r :v r;; rrnrrxmimeivr lrcr-
be decided at a later meeting be-
cause one member was absent
Monday, G. H. Fullenwider, who
was ill. j fire wjiich burned the hospital at
Selected temporary board chair- Oregon Fairview home for feeble
man until election by full board j minded persons May 18.
membership was Fred Cockell of
Milwaukie. He represents the j
poultry industry on the agricult- j
ure board. I
Other board members are A. F.
Hayes, Brooks; E. R. Lage, Hood j
River; Lee Holliday, Klamath !
Falls; Mrs. A. J. Larson. Portland; :
Harry I. Stearns, Prineville.
Shipyarcls' Finale
Today at Portland
PORTLAND, July 18-(P)-Port-land's
shipwork, a giant in the
war, will come to virtual halt here
tomorrow with the completion of
the last big conversion job now
under way.
The Swan Island yard will finish
ct aversion of the C-2 troopship
Sea Cat into a merchant vessel.
It was a $646,000 job that has given
employment to 400 men. They will
be laid off.
Animal Crackers
- By WARREN GOODRICH
HEALTHY
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WAafs Mtin' him?
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eral nospiiais aepena entirely upon
the generosity and public spirit of
Salem citizens.
The $1,100,000 plan definitely is
needed and Salem residents can
fulfill that need.
Distribution Told
Under the development program,
it was explained, the first $100,000
goes to Salem Memorial hospital
to pay for extensive remodeling
already undertaken. Of the re
mainder subscribed, 9 per cent will
go to! Memorial for further-improvement
and 91 per cent to Sa-
jGeneraljKjspital tohfi. addfidjafi
SM Ur ct.... k'Jt
.'wonic cfc 4whklvCnolEVlr
Ji?ipai;u, 5ifAine?Xht
iu,,...ructiqrnDren
can tcln.fHibtVeV;
plctesgoirws VenttW,1
. jeild' XZgj
utrMT-rrwH
alHpfpiwV
ixyes t TJ"aXtei
inehf;rfiara
r.t?ed camp
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ADtofc'wWiSafi
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1 the hosDilAi de
L "v4.Hv vj?etaTnT.'jjy.-oricera is lor
ijrnrm irorafW-pWTWiai-row
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iFouiiKcn f)L.nf?KriinL fiwns iifniPinHiiii
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4 tor trt im -for at liast-S4nn In w.
eit.The;letfgelM,'alis-fr-six..
payments, over, a Deriod - - bhree.L -
iiambaien were' introdufl -Thv
CobuGrlnhorr,JEachdivl-j
ston has renrnamders an-1 ach
comgiander supervises fiyeegmi
uMA iiii;iiivfs- eaerr,-inciuamg'
team captain. : : ,-.
mafc-Z- .Alh'reets.
14TT IfTtl oitrAm10iet(dDoed-''VhortlT
A 16-year-old natient confessed
Monday that, he set the $100,000
I IT Hill lirUkMhtf.nr.Ht I lt.A
home, said the boy had a good' tie sure They Were
record at the institution. j rr ir n i
The boy also admitted setting
fire to a patient's cottage last Fri-
day which caused no damage. The
latter fire led to his confession
of both, eccording to Lt. J. Eric
Tucker, stale police arson squad,
who investigated. His presence in
the Vicinity of the cottage fire re
sulted in questioning which
brought the admission, said: Tuc
ker. The boy told Tucker he started
the major conflagration by strik
ing a match to some equipment
which was packed in excelsior and
stored in the basement. Tucker
said; the boy had no record a;
an arsonist but admitted starting
at least one other fire as a child
before he was committed to the
institution.
After starting the hospital fire
the youth was quite active in
carrying other patients to safety.
He was transferred to Oregon state
hospital Monday, said Hill.
Bt'ltN AREA OPENED
The Tillamook burn was re
operied to logging at 1 a.m., to
i day it was announced by the state1
: forester's1 office. Logging was sus-
penqe diast rriday due to advrese
weather conditions,
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Portland
San Francisco
Chicago
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WUlirnctt river -2 1 Utt,
FORECAST (from U. S. weather bu
reaui McNary field. Saleml : Partly
cloud r today, tonight and early Wed
nesday with clearinK during the after
noon. Hicit today near 78: low tonitht
near; 49. Agricolture outlooK: Fair
weather, for most activities except for
moderate .westerly wind during the
anernocn o( today and Wednesday.
SALEM PBECIPITATIOH
L iScnt. 1 to Jury 191
ThfS Year Last Year Normal
4J.I1 4C.S3 , Sl Jm
99th YEAR
12 PAGES
Scott to
Quit GOP
Top Post
WASHINGTON, July 18 -JF-Hugh
D. Scott announced tonight
that he will resign as chairman of
the Republican National commit
tee next month.
Rep. Scott, who has been under
avy 1
nJlletL
Sm
l,.Uaaua vy"",l
tor anWiyar
atemeh (Shat I
on"'T!" J
ttJtuthf.pararno- ;
kUrT t
ffcd-r torTttiavt h rnr-
Icfereflte
JtiOnVSfigcV
r,rScoU;Weld
,rrnw:twd: t
-te rtm -cseewcrj
:lvU5Uils1biUtyii? ieVaid. tZTZado by
5rTs WotrM-setVo ttsjriut pufptTWogj Jm
in ftiatbese differeniAmt ftt ?' nartirination in "the
N-' ii-ir- ' v 1 I
fhin.trv iad th Rouhlian 1
uon a ife
t thi4om wlS I Nalfonal fcguardsLn, 'mobilized
U'wSca ZAi
Jnfldee that t)
RpubiiranMirty, to
1 natii
ine
1 ehairmanJnH a
will hel'elrnyl full
support 4
rnf H
T" i
mi
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ualSaiaTdii
1 1
fBalace Raided
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lV-Tanks andrmoredVcartt.w" . v
t?dte4,MHlVp.l!i
ttAirAMl kMt. -. r. 1L I
Ii: v"lr"3 v",er Sheriff McCaU asked for ha
.ei ox.-wie naoons armea:iorces
r-.i ..i -.i. t . ,t - jt. .i ,
r m.v.. -""rpatrbl; Groveland
HteP'anesoometf over the
palace and armed civilians roamed
the ? streets of ? the city, decoite
police orders thajcitizens keep off
Wica'ubn' of-vhether the fihtini'
way fcvef'or-U was merel a lull.
Tiwjeijwfe-e'ntr . casualty reports'
nd;, somerS6ns had been
killed or wounded.
Both President Juan Jose Are
valo and the congress decreed a
state of emergency, suspending all
constitutional guarantees.
(Additional details on page X)
" wwamng rOUf
AUSTIN. Minn.. July lg-(AP)-Well
- meaning compan
ions pat a tourniquet around
Thomas Downer's neck after he
suffered a head cut in a fall
from a truck Sunday.
A woman passerby persuaded
them to loosen lt Downey, 25,
was reviving when an ambu
lance arrived. He was released
from the hospital today.
Fact-Finding
WASHINGTON; Jaly IS Members ef the faet-fiading beard in the steel labor dispete stand at the White
Heose deer today with Dr. John K. Steehnan, presidential assistant, after fceldin their first meeting.
Left to right: Saansel I. Kombibm of New Terk. Steelmaa. Dr. CarreU R. Daarberty ef Evaastea, UL.
beard chairman, and David I Cela. ef Patersen. N. J. (AT Wrepbeto to The Stotesaaaa).
Flames
Racial
Violence
Flares
July 18-(ff)
e out in . vus
section .to-
lo a group of
miles west of
eatlier,.l4e
i-leCall had
Ef uac cp a mob
rode shooting
commtmrtjnve mues irum umvi-
. The riotinir was the sftermath of
beatins and robbery of
white man early Saturday-morn-
m)f by jour negroes who the sher
four - negroes.- Three - ne-
; have been arrested and have
ouht.
Five houses in the crouiT were
Hn. Af thm mi the
home of the father ifloneJW the
ccfcn-Ifrom me'netfroeetion of Grove-
WftndXf. JL. ? - r .
SherUfs request, Strrrotmded
negr section here ttf: forestall any
vlolenc
tutrediften congregatea on vie mgn-i
. . ... m . .
way fatt Masqotte.f-another iQSilrittee wKier
ITVniiMWiltMaiMf h.r Th I
mi m irnuna . dux, xoia i omn
tbereiwould 'be no; vklen:e if )
officers would leave." r-y t" V'
men when informed of the shoot
mg7-AnHattaieajjo
wexj irea tnw jin -if .
Negi blwppear' : '
not Ion
: " "
tinf uirHm xr.in tonight tn
. 1
Sheriff McCall followed the mob
to a country road where he talked
to them and they agreed to dts
band. iAs the crowd broke yp. one
ttmdenttCecLmenaber said:
; ,We. know; we-ant -fight the
law.?; Ki4 -"M;
t v ue ana several otners said mere
would, be' no more trouble. v i . ,
: ; vAdAiUonal -details page "3)
Pahce Quell
London Fight
mm.
LONDON, Tuesday, July l9-(JPi
-More than 100 police were called
out to quell a three-hour fight
between white men and negroes
last night and early today in east
London.
Two negroes were hurt severely
and three policemen suffered
slight' Injuries. Eight white men
and eight negroes were arrested,
some on charges of assault and
others for insulting behavior.
In addition to their fists, the
combatants used knives, iron bars,
chairs, bottles and live coals.
Trouble between whites and
negroes in Britain is unusual.
Board Lays Plans on Dispute
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POUNDDD 1651
The Oregon Statesman, Salem,
Sweep
Bridges Agrees
To Parley with
Firm on Hawaii
WASHINGTON, July 18 - (JP)
Harry Bridges today accepted a
senator's suggestion that he sit
down with a management repre
sentative and try to settle the 79
day Hawaiian dock 'strike which
has paralyzed the Islands' ship
Pin. ';,
Bridges agreed to meet Imme
diately within an hour and a half
after an all-day hearing before
the senate labor committee with
representatives of the t Hawaiian
stevedoring' companies and the
USniliaUon sen-ice. V"-,:;:-
They were." to . work out. plans
for an extraordinary peace con
ference here. The senate commit
tee is studying a bill calling on the
president to appoint a board of
arbitration to end the strike. -
.The proposal fori the meeting
was . made by . . Senator - Douglas
(D-IU); a former professor at the
University of " Chicago who has
had; Ion experience' in labor eco
nomics, -He suggested that Brid
ges, bead of the CIO Longshore
men's Junidn, meet with Concilia
tion Dirertof Cyrus S. Chmgand
James P.,7 Blaisd!! attorney
! rrrhrBlaijeJUf7lid heJWas ot 0-
l xnonzeq to mKf an agreement on
eji-houTiv!! Wcreas'e, but prora-
isedj to have it negotiator rought
iffcfrord HawaUjfdr the metingf
sible.l J I H f1 v- i
The fKjugla pretrial met wfth
intint innrrfv
on the I senate
had wUnesseeVk
i .. X
Ygnse ana' soraetlma
rout running debate between
Bridges! and tea. Taft R.Ohio1. 1
v.- ciagM, onep'cxsjsea-i Detttg
pro-contiunIs& d .edth J?e-s
his tirunnrere;.trying to commun-
ue. ine niwuun isoanas. - a.-.
HONOLULU.C July J8iff-Rei
publican and democratic4-leaders
predicted today the Hawaii legis
lature, despite union and employer
opposition, would authorise seizure
and operationof " ptrike -bound
docks. .... L ' " . ' 4 -- ' v
) WASHlNGTOguly" H Ukh
President Truman's fact-finding
board Vtoday ; st July & for th.
start of public hearings in New
York on the question of a fourth
round of postwar wage increases
in the steel industry.
Chairman Carroll Daugherty
told newsmen after a 45-minute
organization meeting at the White
House that he expects cooperation
from both sides in the dispute
over wages, pensions and insur
ance. .
Daugherty, professor of business
economics at Northwestern uni
versity, also predicted that the
three-man board will be ready to
make its recommendations well
within the 45-day period specified
by Mr. Truman.
The board was appointed bj
Mr. Truman in a successful
eleventh-hour move last week to
avert a threatened strike in the
steel Industry.
Oregon. Tuesday, July 19. 1949
Truman Augments
Defen
Committee Gkehs
Pay Raise Bill
WASHINGTON, July 18 - (P)
The $300,000,000 pay raise bill for
the uniformed services was ap
proved 9 to 1 today by the senate
armed services committee.
The group made some changes
affecting higher officers in the
bill as passed by the house.
Lowest ranking enlisted men
receive pay boosts of S per cent.
From there the increases would
range upward to 40 per cent for
brigadier generals, with - higher
generals receiving a somewhat
smaller increase. When the legis
lation was introduced it was ex
plained that officers, unlike en
listed men, have not had a general
raise for years.
Spain Omission
From Pact Hit
'ejiaterTalk
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i wjufwrTnvwii,!,, ilsla i
MMlnAtl. ! 1 m a m a
eompliint that theyrarrtts-s of Ihef
North Atlantic Settrity pact made
a mistake by, omitunTrlMwb
SpauxVas-enade H the senate $0.
day by! Senator Cain (t-nTash)u
i t Calaj stressed, .hatt hi 1 tenned
.Spain's, strategic
of a -oenfliet-with
also aald the! door
open, for fStvede
jAurs.ey 10 jom
1 - ri
TttfettiftbaOT), tne pace it te
Iau iovoieai e p in.' illp hP
Thursday with, .backets.-of, it.ti.H-kt-x T-V
treaty erjftdentaVthe neeeseary
two-third Will' be. mustered -and
f$.aV the- treaty will-be gratified
without reservation. - " -;f '
Senator Cain, World War II
paratrooper, said he intends .to
vote for the treaty, but he iriti-
cized several phases of it. . "
Cahvparticularly- 'spoke; out
a pains t the - treaty's mission" "of
Tnnra Snain 1ustljprifeLhe said,
some Europeaa pcliticians3art
like the color of Franco's nose' -
- Senator Kem fR-Mo), flatly op
posing : the treaty; said . it ; means
that nhe initiative will be "With
Rujua-tbat"Rss5a wilf be': cal
ing the tune for us -for 20 years
- Kem'Said. England and" Franc-e,
both v. signers v of the Atlantic
tireatj'noW -have f"miliUryvlT4hee
liances with Russia," and he ask
ed:
Can we be certain which coun
try Britain and France will sup
port if war breaks out between
Russia and the United States?
-What would happen if Italy
goes communistic at the next elec
tion?" he demanded. "The reds
would be free to take over the
arms to use them against us.
"Then, too, if Russia should de
cide to go to war, she would find
we had placed much of our best
military equipment at her very
doorstep, where we would be in
no position to protect it.
"This has already happened in
China."
.U. S. to Protest
Information Gag
By China Commies
WASHINGTON, July 18 JPh
The United States, which hitherto
has held its verbal fire against
the Chinese communists, sudden
ly denounced them today for
closing down official U.S. infor
mation agencies in Shanghai and
Hankow.
The "communist captors" of
China realize that "public enlight
enment is their greatest enemy,"
said a statement by Assistant
Secretary of State .George V. Al
len. The state department said it will
lodge strong protests.
WESTEaUr INTERNATIONAL
- At Spokane S. Vancouver U
At Wenatcbe IT, Victoria t
(Only games scheduled.)
COAST LEAGCE
At Oakland 1. San Francisco 1
(Only gam scheduled.) .
AMERICAN LEAGCE
At IDetrort S. Philadelphia 12
At Cleveland 1, Boaton
At Chicago , New York
(Only games scheduled.)
NATIONAL LEACCE
At New York tTst. Louis 4
At Boaton 1. Cincinnati
At Philadelphia X. Fltta burgh T
At Breoklya , ChVMge a.
PRICE
1 Unity
Secretary Would
Add Authority
: WASHlNGTtntr7tJyBt3' -'r-'
President Truman today bsue.j tn
order welding the armed font
into closer unity, by strengthen
ing the powers of the secretary
of defense. .
The decree becomes effective in
60 days unless the senate or house
should disapprove It meantime.
Mr. Truman -acted under powers
given him by the recent reorgani
zation act.'" '"" "U'-r :- v-:.:,'
A short time after he notified
capitol hill of his action, the house
passed a bill designed to reform
and centralize the financial con
trols over the army navy and air
force. Mr. Truman, in his state
ment accompanying his reorgani
sation order, had , criticized this
bill as defective. ;
But the house went ahead and
passed it unchanged jjy voice vote
and without dissent. - ' . ;
The senate had passed a broader
bill. It contained the stronger
for Secretary of Defense
as advocated by the
Hoover'-commission on eovern-
jmem reorganization, ana as pro-
-e ...
ttiWrtjiv tn Truman nrnrr imiv.
iS iiat-fteAhouse armed service
-cAcfytilttee stripped this bill jatnttt,
selV it .-contained only a section
presiding, for tf' new budget and
ace-4ing system ior rne armeti
, s. '.TXacXers. of this; section
;:TV''Ti '
Reforesting of
mdolcai.:
FOREST CBOVBaOre'J
-W-Oregon launched its jrQ.cttQ.-
UTOQ reforestation progra m we, m-
day frf ceremonies WtM'e
day rrfwemom'eshyOTfWK' System falls t
nela yfJtay..iJ:v . of the water sy?nm
The-, money for the 3eaiUu,c '-,,,'tr-1 u"
. j: v i 'r?7. Tfrtellv. but extra renervoir rumi
plan " a3tteeding burned-over
lands was voted bxJPle last
November. It starts the! -4nlo
the -largest -reforestation presto
ever, undertaken In this county.
- Most of the program will be in
the rTDIamook-burn area west of
out the best virgin timber stand
In Oregon there, destroying nearly
500 square miles of lumber that
would be worth $ 100,000,000 to
day. Governor McKay commented in
the ceremonies at Owl Camp west
of here that . the people "have
taken a long, bold step forward
to insure that Oregon timberlands
will be maintained iri full pro
duction. "Just as private timberland
owners in the past decade have
been putting their timberhouse
in order, setting up sound man
agement programs, turning to sus
tained yield principles, to tree
farming and better utilization and
improved protection and applying
the teachings of trained foresters,
so will the state handle its forests."
The state board of forestry will
supervise the reseeding of 669,000
acres. Plans also call for protec-
! tion of 0?e areas while the trees
are growing.
Meiers on Job
At Silvertdn;
Shirts. Also
SILVERTON, July 18-(Special)
-Visitors to Silverton Monday had
two new things to wonder about:
Were the parking meters effective,
and (2) Why were all the men a
bout town wearing maroon shirts
and no coats?
Henry Smith, police on duty
Monday, stated that only warning
tickets were being issued Tuesday
with 75 of these passed out by
early afternoon. Tuesday, howevef
fines would be meted out to those
failing to feed the parking meters
installed last week. Plenty of
parking spaces were available in
downtown Silverton Monday. One
of the- purposes of installing the
meters, city officials states, was
Mo control the excessive all-day
parking. The , other purpose was
to raise sufficient funds to meet
the city budget
Maroon shirts and yellow ties
figured with horses appeared on
Silverton business men Monday as
a publicity . gesture for the wes
tern horseshow here August A. :
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No. 123
Buildings
Peril Honiesj,
Loss Estimated
Over $800,000
HEFPNER, Ore.. Jutv 18-.',TVA
gTain elevator fire that spread to
twfl large warehouses, burned up
"-tn railroad boxcirs and tr
I led coal sheds was brought u
..rcontrol late tonight.
- rtmage estimates excteded
JCO.t00 in rain andiproperiy f
ter the flames wiped put this tart
era Oregon wheat f area . tewna
largest buildingi.
Officials of the Marrow County
Farmers' elevator and warehc4i
and the Interior Grin comrny
reported 190.00(1 bushels of bal
were lost. Value of the two were- '
boues and the elevator was ttove
$250,000. t
.The boxcars were owned bv the.
Union Pacific railr wii and wens
on a spur alongside the uaie-
houtcs. 1
Ctal sheds of the Tum-A-Ljina
timber company and the Ed
Bretlin coal yard, Utaied with li
tons of coal, were leled.
Ere Chief Chai les ;Ruggies mi
lh fire appeared to: start at tl
tcp'of one elevator . presumb)y
byvVn electric shert Circuit.
Cr.mes were prevented firm
hing three oil storage Itr.ks
across a road frm tre lire ?r.
llOrfes were threatened Joe mm
hvJt.
Jnjurles Rr ported
I Biere were r. i rxrts of in
jtifhs among the volunteer iiie
raeji and scores of townspt pie.
wKa turned out to -help on the
hbte lines and'- fight grass fiiea.
rTh grass was ignited by burning
ffffii blown from trie top ci rm
i t.ed-out elevator and scorched
AJ several acres.
V'Blephone sefvice jnto the t m
'ritflity was kriecked out- britly,
fwfia lone country Ine was tinf
tjVtl for emergency calls. Ti
I he operator' at nearby Arlin
U I said the main! circuit into
lit pner passed through the fire
remen gave up hope of tsv
the Morrow CfHJijty proper lie
an hour after the flames vre
Xered. They then conctn-
ld jon the Interior wareht use
Zti $ oil and gasoline tanks, but
W unable to savefthe grain f
tWtfjes.
trieiiy, but extra renprvoir pumi
were thrown into operation. Me-"
bile tankers of the :U. S. Fciet
-sei5;ice and from harvest eqinp-
V or tne rancnerp in tne area.
tliOk were called in and used 'to
augment the regular water supply.
:Sfarks showered ii across tho
ewsfttryside by the northerly wind
had set off scattered grass f;rr
in the area. Townspeople tuird
out en mass with brms and fbi
deri hose to wet dw?i the flamee,
The municipal fire department
had appealed to al neighboimg
communities to rush available tiro
etjuipment. f
Chinese Gain,
Lose Positions
CANTON, China, fuesday.
lft-OPHChinese nationalists tcdy
reported recapture of Kian, 2tfl
miles north of Canton, in renewed
central China fightihg.
However, they adpflted loss of
Chishui, 10 miles j!northeast ef
Kian. to communist; troops under
one-eyed Gen. Liu ;Po-Cheng.
Nationalists said trjey had halted
a westward thrUst b the reds t-
wards the coal mining town I
Pingsiang, in the Same area ao
Kian. ;i k
Last Chance
Tomorrow!
The final week of The Ore
goo Statesman's S jrnmer Photo
contest is underlay and the
deadline for the last entries is
midnight tomorrow. t f
k ' f
SO far, 15;wee!V pri2es of
$70 have been awarded. Three
more will be giiren for thia
week's competition. And th
$20 will be giver to, each, cf
three grand prize : wrhners (ia
three divisions children - ani
mals, portrait -chiracter study
and pictorial-scenery).-
i- - -
Tinners of the! final week's
contest will be piblished next
Sunday, July 24; the grand
prize winners Sunday, July
31 in i "