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Fridar, August 5, 1949 PRICE 5c No, 139 9 lo) o-Sdss Mr m 1 I 1 -:. v City Hospital Fp,nd Nearly ThirdFilled Additional pledgej of $4,600 reported to the largei; gifts committee Thursdiiy iwelled the Salem Hospital Development) campaign fund to $329,000 oi nearly one-third of the overall goal of $1,100,000. j Latest results of public campaigning which has secured $29,404 in pledge's, will be recorded at noon today. '1 f Plans to strengthen the campaign and Improve methods of solicit- "W SaSEQS vmum h .. ' A cartoon by David Low shows Miss Atlantic Treaty draped in the stars and stripes being gree f r ed by a male Europe as she steps off the gangplank.. At the top of the gangplank porters are wrestling with big boxes labeled "Arms-Aid". The dialogue, is: "Welcome, Ma Cherie! Where is your baggage?! : "It's having-trouble with the customs."- j i .It is, indeed; and necessarily so. When the administration rush ed over tie bill authorizing near- ly biinon and a half to be ipent-In providing arms to for- eign nations, particularly those of western Europe a good many sen ators didn't like the sound of what they read. They found that besides scattering powder and guns from Turkey to Korea it vested in the president authority to scatter the armed personnel wherever he might, wish. It gave hlra broad power to diffuse the military aid as he might see fit. Even democrat gagged at this v grant of power. And Senator Vandenberg said the bill should be worked over. Now the presi dent says ther 'can take that phrasing out, but still authorize the money for the armament. L In addition there is argument lover whether the USA should '&rt the nroeTam of reaming Europe with so larga an amount, or even undertake it at alL That in brief is the trouble the "bag gage" is having with the "cus toms." Just what is the prdgram? -Chiefs of staff of United States military forces have been in Eu rope this week conferring with their opposite numbers on the needs of rearmament and the elan of defense if Europe is at tacked. The trip can hardly be more than window-dressing (Continued on editorial page) Navy Air Unit Debut Today Salem's naval air facility at Mc Nary field will, be formally es tablished at 3 p.m. today. The ceremonies will be at-the navy hanger on the east side of the airport. "Commissioning ceremonies for the Salem aviation volunteer unit. commanded by Lt. Ernest Eld- ridge, will be held at the same time. ' LL Comdr. G... Wallace Hug, who is in charge of the facility, will officiate at the program. Capt A. E. Buckley, naval air officer from Seattle, will make the dedication speech. Gov. Douglas McKay and Mayor Robert L. Elfitrom will speak briefly. B. E. (Kelly) -Owens, Oregon state Legion cornmandcr, also will appear. A navy band from Seattle, flown here for the occasion, will play. An exhibition by tne navy's "Blue Angels", a quartet of pre cision fliers, will follow the cere monies. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH 7 "don't know about yov bat that's whMt I all plunging eecklinn," i ing will be discUssed at today s meeting. , !: I , "It's obvious we have to take up some slack since the goal for public solicitation ,is $100,000 and we have secured roughly only $30, 000," General Chairman j A. W. Loucks said Thursday. j Reviews Objectives , Loucks Thursday reviewed) gen eral objectives of ithe current drive. The first $100,000 raised; and, 9 per cent of any amount collected over that total ill go tcj Mem orial hospital for modernization, he said. The rest will go to Salem General for a new hospital build ing, ii. i Urgency of the campaign was stressed by attendants t one IocaJ hospital Thursday when they said, "One auto accident, involving five persons, . would Overflow our ac commodations, reacly straining at the seams." 5 ' 1 More Beds Needed f All private beds and wards; were filled Thursday. Three of jseven beds in '. the half were occupied. One of these beds was screened from visitors. In it was a woman patient whose critical condition called for better1 quarters, j They just weren't available. . I h ' Earlier this week five ' of the beds were filled j attendants! said. And many times all seven are filled, and patient must be treat ed arid then sent elsewhere tQ rest, they adejed. ! ! Improvement of this situation is the aim of the current drive. Navy Reserve Unit Recruits First Woman! 1 ,v j ;.'!). Ufaxlne Toevs,!18, a state high way department' office . worker, became the first woman recruit of Salem's navy reserve j unit Thursday night when she enlisted during a training session at the, navy-rmarine training ; center. " Her enlistment is the first un der a new navy program of open ing surface reserve unit member ship to women 18 to 45 who have a high school education and have no minor dependents. Women vet erans of the WAVE , have been eligible, the only one. of this? cate gory in the Salem unit being Ann Petty. :: i Possibility of! an all-women's WAVE reserve Unit separate from the standard navy reserve unit also is provided in the new navy procedure, but ho - definite j plans for a Salem women's unit- have developed yet :Se a women's units have formed in larger north west Cities. , j Other recruits signed last night were Earl J. Shank, Jr., and Henry O. Howe, Jr., both of Salem. Prince Philip to Sail withjNavy j LONDON, Aug. 4 -(P)-bince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, is leaving the Royal Family n the fall to carry on; toward his goal of becoming, a seadog admiral of his future queen's navy. j He ;has the, ; consent of I King George VI to go back to sea! in the Mountbatten tradition .for k tour of active duty that could last two years.;-- J f Princess Elizabeth and the in fant Prince Charles will remain at Clarence House, : London, to carry out obligations of heirs-inline for the throne. I NOT TURNING OVER City police received a jreport Thursday someone is speeding around inside the City View ceme tery at 3 a. m. each morning. Board Approves Plans Tuberculosis Hospital! Unit Preliminary plans and specifi cations, for the proposed . tew tuberculosis unit at the 0reyon state hospital here were approv ed Thursday by the state: board of control. Final plans 'for the unit, to cost an estimated $275,000. are expected to bef completed j within 30 days. i ' j The unit will have , a 150-bcd capacity and will be of reinforc ed constructiort It win ! serve about 200 known and suspected tuberculosis "patients now at the state hospital fi , 1 , f William Ryan,1 supervisor of state institutions, told thtf board he hoped to ; optain t one-third of the unit's cost from the ifederal government. Remaining j fsnds would come from a 1949' leeis- lative appropriation of $2,iO0O,OQO lor state building (ynstruction. B. E. Owens Takes Speakers' A I sm x iS , . ... i Irn ir-inlnm d.n Declaring ne American legion's 31st annual Oregon convention of ficially open is B. E. Kelly) Owens pictured at the speaker's ros trum above, surrounded by distinguished speaker and ruests on the Elsinore theatre state Thursday. Left to rif ht in the front row re Col J. L. Lantevin, i senior instructor, Oregon- off icers reserve New Jersey Lawyer to Head GOP National Board j i 1 : i . . ; j'- Truman Eases Demand for Control of Arms Plan WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -Wh President Truman said today he doesn't care if congress fails to give him blank-check power to arm any foreign countries he pleases. But he opposed any com promise on the amount requested $1,450, Ofitf.OOO. And he asked for speedy action. ' , Replying to reporters" questions at a news conference, the, presi dent also: i 1. Said Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has made her annual courtesy offer to resign as a member of the U.S delegation to the United Nations, but that he's not going td accept it. 2. Announced that the state de partment will publish 1 tomorrow a big . volume on UJ5, relations with China. ! 3. Said it will be at least the next session of congress before. anything is done about repealing the wartime excise taxes. -( 14. Smilingly remarked that all he knows about any improvement in the economic situation is what he reads in the papers.! 5. Denied knowing James V. Hunt, who has been mentioned in a senate investigation f five Percenters".. ' 1 The president's abandonment of the section of the foreign arm. bill giving him sweeping powe: to allot arms aid anywhere in the world came in the face of growing opposition. i Mr; Truman "said he; is not in terested in blank check powers. All he wants is to 'see that the European countries in j the North Atlantic pact are properly taken Care of, he said. justice Belt in Hospital After Heart Attack ! SEASIDE, Aug. 4 -P)-Justice H. Belt, 65, of the Oregon supreme Court, is in the Seaside hospital after suffering a heart attack here. Attendants said today! his condi tion was "fair. , t He was vacationing ! here with his wife when he suffered the at tack Tuesday. 1 i . ; i A preliminary floor-plan sketch ot building at the state school for the deaf also was considered favorably by the board. The building, to cost an estimated .$14,000 and house 30 children, probably will not be constructed until 1951. In other board action, a steam line connecting Fairview home and Hill crest school was accepted, and a $100,000 . loan from the state irreducible school fund for construction of a new state office building was approved. These funds will be repaid out of rentals. Lease of additional space in the Spalding . building in Port land for use by the state-, public welfare commission also was ap proved on a total monthly remittal basis- of SZ.Z7Z monthly. The state now is paying $1,750 a month. 'Nil? V3li ri j full--) i! . r . i f Ingrid Bergman Seeks Divorce, to ROME. Friday. Auk. 5 -(At Ingrid Bergman announced to-, day she will divorce her hus band. Dr. Peterj Lindstrom, and retire from pictures. The announcement did' not mention Miss Bergman'sItalian director, Roberto Rossellini, 43. However, wel informed sources close to the Swedish actress' said she intends to mar ry Rossellini after her divorce from Lindstrom. Deep personal torment was re vealed in Miss Bergman's type written statement which was handed to reporters shortly af ter midnight by her personal representative, Joseph Steele. She sad: "It was my ,desire not to make Ea Grande's Drum, Bugle Corps Wilis A crack, green-ciad : drum and bugle corps from LaGrande post 43 marched off with top honors Thursday night in the American Legion state drum and bugle com petition at Sweetland; field. More than 10,000 persons Jam med the field to witness the color ful event, a preliminary to today's festivities - which: include the .kid dies parade at 1:30 p.m. and the grand state convention parade at 7 p.m. Today's program will end with the convention - cavalcade at the state fairground grandstand which starts at 8 pjii It was a repeat performance for the 33-man organization from the Blue mountains, which placed first in last year's convention in As toria. Astoria's 20-piece organ ization placed second, only a fraction of a point behind the winners. Tillamook post 47 marched a close third. The three corps were the only organizations who competed. Not competing, but drawing en thusiastic applause from the spec tators were the "Indians' from Salem's Capital post 9. The color ful drum and bugle corpsmen drew laughs and cheers from the crowd as they poured onto the field field from all sides, whoop ing war cries and wolf calls. Wartime Contract Frauds Numerous,. Comptroller! Says WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 HJP) Comptroller General i Lindsay C. Warren said today that fraud or bribery involving army officers and other government employes was indicated in award of "num erous" wartime contracts. A mere sampling of contracts turned up $6,2S0,000 In fraudulent payments on contract, settlements, he said, indicating that the over all total would be much greater. Rostrum as Legion Meet Opens ?T fcnlt1fl-7.'.ri corps; Adjutant General Thomas ERilea: Gov. Douglas McKay: Mrs. Hubert Goode, national auxiliary president; Mrs. Mitchell Thorn, state auxiliary president: Frank X. Belgrano, past national commander; Salem Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom; the Rev. Georee Bailey, Pendleton, and. Mrs. Ruth Corner, national committeeman. (Statesman photo.) Quit Movies any declaration until the eon elusion of the picture I am now making ('After the Storm'). "But persistent malicious gos sip that has even reached the point where I am made to ap pear as a prisoner has obliged me to break my silence and demonstrate my free will. "I have instructed my lawyer to start divorce , proceedings im mediately. Also, with the con clusion of my present i picture, it is my intention to retire into private life." ; i Miss Bergman's 12-year-old marriage to Swedish Dr. ' Lind strom often had been called the "perfect marriage." They have a daughter, Pia, 10, who is .low in Holly wood: with her father. Aero Board Reduces Staff ; An economy move prompted the discharge of Al Hammond and Carl W. Nelson from the staff of the state aeronautical board last week. Director W. M. (Jack) Bart- lett said Thursday. Bartlett said the board Instruct ed him to cut expenses and the two men were released because they weie, the last two men hired,: in accordance with civil service rules. , "Their release was no reflec tion on their ability as both had good service records,'" Bartlett said. CHINESE LOSS ADMITTED CANTON. Friday, Aug. 5 -m The nationalists today ; officially admitted the loss of Changsha, rice bowl bastion 385 miles north of this refugee capital. Keizer School District to Vote August 10 on $48,000 Bond KEIZER, Aug. 4 (Special) A school bond election today was set for August 10 by directors of Keizer school district 88. Voting hours will be 2 to 8 pan. in the school auditorium. ' The $48,000 bond issue, if ap proved, will be used to construct classrooms for the new building or for moving and enlarging the old building. Preliminary sketches and cost estimates now are being prepared. ' One plan involves moving the old building to a new location north of the playshed behind the grange hall, our new classrooms would be constructed to Increase the building's total to eight. The alternate plan calls-for con struction of four or five new standard classrooms adjoining, the i '.'TV.' By Harold Oliver WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -;p- Guy George Gabrielson, 58-year-old New Jersey lawyer-industrialist, was elected chairman of the republican national committee to day by a bare majority after a stiff aU day battle. The vote was 52 for Gabrielson to 47 for Axel J. Beck, farmer- lawyer of South Dakota, and one for A. T. (Bert) Howard, Nebras ka state chairman and Scottsbluff real estate operator. Gabrielson succeeds Rep. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, a Thomas E. Dewey selection who bowed to demands that he quit -in the In terest of party harmony after serving only a little more than a year of a four-year term. The post carries no salary. Gabrielson was a 194$ support er of Senator Taft of Ohio for the presidential nomination. . Most of the members who voted to Oust Scott at Omaha last Jan uary, but failed 50 to 54, backed Gabrielson. But Sweden-born Beck, a newcomer to the commit tee, drew surprising support from those wanting a westerner and from eastern and southern op ponents of Gabrielson. Berry Growers' Association Backs Nine-Cent Price ' Nine cents a pound to the grow er has been set by. the directors of the Oregon Cane Fruits Control board as the 1949 minimum price on Evergreen and Himalaya blackberries. . A deduction of 75 cents a ton will be collected to pay expenses of the control board, and contracts made with canners must provide for this deduction to be paid by the buyer to the con trol bdard. Serving on the board are K. D. Coomler, Brooks, president; Char les Byers, Alfred Aicher, and A L. Larsen, Woodburn; Russell Co burn, ' Dayton; George Linquist and Harold Horner, Estacada, and Alvin VanCleave, Salem. auditorium on the back and west. While classrooms on first floor level of the' old building would be rmaPer than standard size, the en tire school plant would be improv ed by removal of the old building to a new location. (The building is more than 30 years old but board members con sider it structurally sound and too valuable to tear down, lioving and reconstruction can ' be provided adequate facilities for the next twoi or three years. The new building' has reached what directors believe is the max Iraum desirable size. Completion of one classroom and library will make a total of 1 15 classrooms, an auditorium, kitchen, supply room, health room, teachers room, library and principal's office, , u i - I 9 V. i Ex -Legion Commander Funds Squandered Auxiliary Leader Sharply Opposes Opinions of Banker, llenies 'Failure' " By Conrad G. Prance Staff Writer, The Statesman Power politics ana mismanagment are wrecking the Amer ican Legion, a past national commander charged here Thursday in an explosive speech at the official opening of. the state Legion convention i f Frank N. Belgrano, Portland banker, told a packed audience at Ihe Elsinor theatre that present national officers of thi Legion have forsaken the cardinal principals of the American Legion service to God and country. j i Mrs. Hubert A. Goode, national Legion auxiliary president, also df Portland, followed Belgrano Co the speaker's rostrum. In an emotion-filled voice she con tradicted Belgrano's charges. "You have just heard a past national commander tell you we have failed, Mrs. Goode said. "I tell you we have not failed." Both Get Applause Legionnaires and auxiliary members in the audience attend ing the joint opening session of the 31st state convention, applaused both speakers. Speaking in a dynamic manner, Belgrano charged that since World War II the national officers of the Legion, whom he dubbed "king makers" and "power politicians." have been: 1. "Squandering Legion funds." The legion is headed for bankrup tcy said the man who was national commander in 1943. "We are fast approaching the bottom of the fin ancial barrel." In 1945-46-47 the Legion spent a total of $736,000 over its revenues, he said. Discrimination 2. Discriminating against World War II veterans. "The kingmakers were of the unanimous opinion that World War II veterans were too immature or too inexperienced to hold responsible positions in the Legion. I. however, was convinced their hesitancy was based on their fear Of losing control of the Le gion. 3. Parceling out national com mittee appointments among ' the states on a basis of "power poli tics.' 4. Responsible for the fact that membership has not increased as anticipated, .the Legion has lost prestige, the original aims of the Legion replaced by selfish aims. Change in Command The next national commander of the legion will be a World War II veterans, predicted Belgrano. (The national convention is to be held in Philadelphia later this month.) But Legionnaires must choose whether they want an "in dependent, honest" candidate or one picked, by the "machine in power," he said. The number of regular ana lia ison! committeemen was 441 in 1945i They increased to 773 by 1949 and, said Belgrano, "unless the independent-thinking Legion naires are ready to stop this racxet they can look forward to more and more committees ana more ana more expenses." At Committee Posts The speaker also unleashed a verbal blast at what he termed the slighting of World War II vet erans in national committee ap pointments. Of seven such com mitteemen in Oregon, not one is a veteran of the last war, said Bel grano. Belgrano s remarks came as an apparent surprise to the Legion officials here for the convention. The theme of his talk had not been announced before hand. Mrs. Goode defended National Commander Perry Brown by term ing,' him "a wise and good coun selor." In a tight voice she said the) national Legion program was a sound set-up. "We have many problems," she said, "but we meet them as best we can." She said the national auxiliary has "gone forward in rehabilita tion, membership and child wei fare." The auxiliary, she noted. Is financially sound because It operates on actual income on hand. "We have never lost xaitn in tne Legion,, she said, turning to Bel grano. B. E. (Kelly) Owens, depart meht commander in charge of the joint session, said later the two speeches demonstrated the "dem ocratic spirit" of debate in the Legion. j nraf switches inhaloks PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 4 -fJPh Smith, Kline and French labora tories said today it was withdraw ing "benzedrine" Inhalers from the market in favor pf a new na sal inhaler called ( "benzedrex" which cannot be "misused for stimulation purposes. x :: , . . - MORE PRIESTS ARRESTED PRAGUE; Czechoslovakia, Aug. 4p)-Catholjc authorities report ed several new arrests of priests here today k as the controlled Czechoslovak! press thundered threats of further treason trials against the clergy, t National States Criticizes Frank N. Belgrano, ;PrtIan4 banker and past national Amer ican Legion commander, whe Thursday sharply crltteiiet present administration: ef M Leplon In a state ceavenilesl address here, j Present Legion Chief Denies I Funds Lacking FORT WORTH, Tex.; Aug. 4 (JP)- National -American ' LegiorJ Commander Perry Brown m LBeaumont tonight labeled a4 W At M . . . A t 1 euner misinformation or m o9 liberate attempt to deceive." th4l attack made on national Legion officers by Frank L. Belgrano Portland banker and former na tlonal Legion commander. Brown, here for the etate Le gion convention beginning to morrow, said he had requested transcript of the full text of Bel- rano's speech, made before Ore gon Legionnaires today In Salem, Ore. " I "Anyone who says the Legion is bankrupt doesn't kaow what he is talking about," Perry said. "Such a person iis eitheri misin formed or for! selfish reasons la deliberately trying to deceive." Brown said he had nothing t do with setting his salary, which he Said was $15,000. "All matters i of budget and fi nance," he said, "are referred by the finance committee td mem bers of the national executive committee,, who vote on them, The national commander is pre siding officer! of the executive committee, made up of one mem ber from each state, and only votes in case of a - tie. Brown said ! the Legion lis in "excellent shape. i "We have many problem hmt we are working them out,", k added. j -i SALEM rMCIMTAnOM ' (Sept, 1 to Aug. ) This Year Last Year j Normal 4U7 1 47-00 . Westera f International I t Salem 4. Victoria S. ? ! s t Yakima t. Vancouver; 1. I t Wenatcnee J. Tacoma 13. t Spokane S. Bremertoa S. ; Coast Leagse: ' t Portland 10. Oakland 1. ' t Seattle X Hollywood 7. t San Franciaco , Sacramento g. .t Los Angeles 7. San Diefo X. American Leagne t Boston 12, St LouU J. t Nw York 2. Detroit 3. t Washlnirton S-l. Ckrelarvd S-14 At FIulaoeipRia-ciiicago trainj. National League : t St. Louis 10, Boston X ! Vt Pittsburgh i S, Brooklyn JL Al cnicago i. 1 iww i or At Cincinnati a-9. FhUadelphU t-1. ' 1 I'' j Aj vyL.xx i L : - -J S; .