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? '4 89lh YEAB 24 PAGES Tra in Truman May Ask LongerSteel Truce Board Holds Guards Partly to Blame for Penitentiary Suicide That poor judgment by state prison guards contributed to the sucide of convict Oren Erownlee was the formal opinion of the state toward of control Thursday. I Board members said their probe of the Brownlee death will be followed by fuiher invetsigation and a reorganization of the jtate enitentiary. Darticularly in reicrenne to medical attention for the f i j w mm Winston Churchill declaimed that he had not been called to be Hi Majesty's first minister to 6 reside over the liquidation of the ritish empire. His successor in office had no such compunction. India, the bright star in the crown, was given its freedom. Burma likewise was allowed to separate from the empire. Eire cut the re maining tenuous bond of relation to British' king. So the British turned to Africa to see what pos sibilities there were of developing It as a stronghold of overseas dom inion, a source of materials and market outlook. Kenya was pointed to as the alternative to the easily threat ened route through the Suez canal. Airfields were developed there and military bases projected. A Jood many British citizens came i to settle. The British taw possibilities of obtaining good from Africa which heretofore were obtained in the western hemisphere. John Stra chey, food minister, sponsored a great peanut-ralslng venture in Africa.- The peanuts would sup ply Britain's needs In fats and oils. The project was launched but according to an article by David C. Williams In The Nation (N. Y.): "It has turned out to be a bitter ajf heart - breaking struggle against bush, drought and stone hard ground. With each month the expenses involved mount to fur ther staggering heights, and the expected return to Britain in oils and fats diminishes. It is becom ing apparent that Africa will yield her hidden wealth only at tremen dous cost in work, materials and money. The task is so great that, in the present-day. (Continued on editorial page 4) Blaze Severs Dallas Power DALLAS. Sept. 8-(Speclal)-El-ectrlc power was restored to most of the Dallas area at 1 p. m. Thursday after a ire had inter rupted all service for more than three hours. Falls City and users on one other circuit had service restored about 8 p. m. y Fire of unknown cause ignited a pole near the main sub-station of the Mountain States Power com pany and shorted the 66,000-volt hlghline. CIO ARET BURNS TREES PORTLAND. Sept. S-(JP)-An acre and a half of trees and brush land burned today after someone dropped a lighted cigaret. The fire along the McNamee road northwest of here. No structures burned. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "fm sending Aunt Minnie tinging Ultgum." ' am P.. . -Zl i - ' Q '. 'J POUNDDD 1651 Serbme I: . I i I pris-onrs. Brownlee had bled to death in his state prson cell last March 17 as a result of self-inflicted wrist cuts coupled with a rheumatic', heart, according to ithe prison re port to the board of control. The i board last month began checking into charges i that lack of medical attention had contributed to the convict's deaths i Join in Statement i', . Gov. Douglas McKay,. . State Treasurer Pearson' 'and Secretary of State Earl T. Kewbry, board members, joined in signing a statement which read in part: "Brownlee was psychotic (in sane) and both the inmates and the guards did rjot take him seriously. Twice before, BrOwnlee had cut his BFm in an effort to be sent to the hospital. Both times he was sent there and no serious after effect materialized. "The last , time that he did this it was viewed as more or less a cry-wolf procedure There was an error of judgment on the part of the guards; in charge, and some evidence of carelessness." To Continue Probe The board said it would continue its investigation of the prison but this would require sometime. "We Intend to wx)rk out plans to pre vent a recurrence of such an in cident," itss statement' read. The board said that construc tion of.the new block first such work in the; prisori in 19 years now makes; it possible to improve conditions. Another cell block and possibly a correction block will be added, too. "We are tiot ready, at this time. to disclose J the corrections vhich will be made," the board said, "but we can assure the citizens of the state of Oregon that there will be a substantial improvement in the entire organization." Mrs. Oregon in Quarter-Finals FORT LEE, N. J., Sept MP) Eight young women were selected tonight in the quarter-final round of the Mrs. America contest the nation's number one quest for the glamour girl of the kitchen. Picked from the field of 40 en trants who have; not taken part in any previous preliminaries were eight including, "Mrs. Orepon" Mrs. Joel Wesley, 27, of McMinn ville, Ore! Tonighfs winners will join 24 others named in sectional elimin ations who will gather Saturday at Asbury Park for thesmi-final. Mrs. America will be chosen in the final on Sunday. The way up through the prelim aries is based both on beauty and housekeeping abilities. Two panels of judges rate the contestants, one for beauty and the other for do mestic arts. Police! Find Live Body In Florida Morgue JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 8 -(AVForitwo hours police chased Frank Ray, 19, wanted for ques tioning in a robbery. Finally the suspect darted into a funeral home. The officers went into the mor gue with a flashlight and began feeling the; bodies. Sure enough, they cameiupon a .warm one. It was Ray. County Opposes Cement Hauling on Lancaster; ICC, PUC Given Problem "The county is hot interested in paying put $45,000 In road work on Lancaster drive just to keep 20 cement trucks: a day off North Capitol street," Marion County; Judge Grant Murphy said Thurs-j day affSr attending a public hear-: ing in Portland. The Associated Press reported; that Pat L. Nolet, a partner in; Miles t Sons operations which; will trainsport the cement, said he had reached an l agreement with Murphy on use of Lancaster Drive. In Salem later, however. Mur phy said no such agreement had been made. The Portland hearing considered testimony on the- plan to haul 25, 000 ton! of cement from Portland via Salem to the Detroit dam ait. The hauling company proposes to use the Lancaster drive bypass for the project. The problem was toss ed into" the laps of the interstate commerce commission and the state oublic utilities commission if i POUNDDD The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon, Friday, Fact-Fini i 1 Board to Report WASHINGTON, Sept. Z-.JP)-President Truman disclosed today h may ask for an extension of the sleel truce- to ayeVt a nation wide strike threatened for next Wednesday. j He said aiy extension the i length of which he did not dis- j close is nder consideration. j But headded he will make a j decisionafter reading a report j his steel fact-finding board Is sub- j mitting to him Saturday. The special board originally was allotted 45 days for its study. But it was given a 10-day extension which provides the parties only four full days to reach a settle ment under its terms before the strike rail takesxeffect, Wednesday midnight. The president said Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of the economic advisory council, reported to him today that the nation's production index went up six points in Aug ust, Nourse earlier had told news men the index for July was 162 compared with 169 for June. 4,900 Priests Protest Czech Church Law By Richard Kaslschke PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Sept. 8 - (JP) - Church informants an nounced today that . 4,900 ftoman catholic priests have signed a de fiant declaration rejecting and protesting the govenSnent's pro posed church law. The catholic church thus fired its first round in the battle over the bill which would legalize state control over appointments, finan ces and administrative affairs of all churches in Czechoslovakia. The communist government dis closed details of the measure July 15 and proposes to bring it up before parliament nxt month. The priests.' declaration was made public bychsirch .sources, together with atatement which said 70 per cent of Czechoslovak ia's 7,000 catholic clergy had sign ed the document. The law offers to pay all church salaries. In many cases, present salaries of the clergy would be increased. The priests denounced this fea ture, declaring the avhole purpose of the " law was to "bring the spiritual mission of the church in to complete dependence on politic al agencies." Hurricane Ouits California Coast : LOS ANfcELES, Sept. 8-6P)-A howling hurricane, rare so far north, churned up high -seas off the Baja, California coast today, but apparently is going ta miss Southern California. Chief Forecaster A. K. Showal ter announced that a nav plane had spotted Jhe storm 450 miles southwest of San Diego, moving west-northwest - - or out into the Pacific. "The tension is off for southern California coastal waters," said Showalter. FLOOD CONTROL BIDS OPEN PORTLAND. 'Sept, M-A low bid of $26,536 for flood control works at Wintermantel location on the Santiam river eight miles nor thwest of Jefferson was submitted to the army engineers today by R. A. Heintz, Portland. Thursday. , A protest resolution against use of any city of Salem streets for the hauling was presented at the hearing by yCity Manager J. L. Franzen andf City Attorney Chris Kowitz. Murphy represented Mar ion county. Murphy said that if the county were to receive some help from the army engineers, the project of building up Lancaster .drive, to carry the heavy trucks might be considered, but that the county was not interested in footing the bill at $10,000 a mile for the 4ft mile bypass. Franzen said the company which will do the hauling planned to use Lancaster drive to a t o i d downtown congestion. He said that a top of 40 trips a day would be used at the peak of the concrete work at the dam. Salem' aldermen previously had understood as many as 200 daily truckloadi would be hauled, September 8, 1949 as Strike Wears Today's Fair Friday, Sept 9 8:00 a.m. Gates open 10:00 a.m. Junior fat stock auction 10:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 4:00 6:00 6:30 8:00 a.m. Military manpower display a.m. Free vaudeville p.m. Racine;, Lone Oak pan. Free midway show p.m. 4-11 Style Revue, p.m. Band concert p.m. Free midway show p.m. Helen Hushes Re vue. Horse show and rodeo p.m. Dancing:. George Brun's band 10:00 Cannery to Reopen for Winter Pack Starr Foods, Inc., a new Oregon corporation, has purchased the plant formerly known as Starr Fruits Products and plan winter pack operations beginning this fall, Glenn Lengren, secretary treasurer of the new firm, an nounced Thursday. Lengren, who was production manager for the now-defunct firm for 19 years, said the new com pany has purchased the plant at 595 Mill st. from the First Secur ities company of Portland, receiv ers for Starr Fruits Products. Ralph Quartaroli, Modesto, Cal., Is president of the new firm and vice president is H. G. Hohwies ner, Portland. Hohwiesner will move to Salem soon to take over' active management of the plant along with Lengren. Winter activities of the plant will center on canning, freezing and processing of maraschino cherries. Equipment for proces sing maraschinos has been secured and will be installed soon. Also the firm expects to begin contact ing growers in the near future in preparation for the 1950 canning season. It had not been determined Thursday how many workers will be employed by the plant during the winter months, but Lengren said that peak summer employ ment at the plant in previous years had been about 1200. The Starr Fruits Products firm closed June 2 and did not operate dur ing this summer. Tooth Disrupts Finance Talks WASHINGTON, Sept. MP) Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin of Britain had to interrupt his at tendance at the financial confer ence today to visit a dentist. British embassy officials said he had suffered from a toothache overnight. When it did not im prove this morning, he had the tooth pulled. This made him about an hour late for the afternoon session of the three-power talks on Britain's financial troubles. Tumble from Tree Kills Aped Lebanon Man LEBANON. Sept. 6WP)-A tum ble from an apple tree killed 79-year-old Charles William Rice yesterday. The aged man was picking ap ples when his ladder apparently broke under him. His wife, dis turbed because he did not return home, went out and found him dead on the ground, his ladder broken at the nine-foot mark. Murphy contended that as the trucks would be o p e r a t i rvg throughout the 24-hour period It would not add any great burden to through-town traffic. With 14, 000 vehicles already using North Capitol, Murphy- was of the opin ion that it would be an economic waste to spend the $45,000 requir ed just to prevent the added trucks from using the route. The road use taxes from the hauling which would last from June 1950 to May 1952 would bring the state about $125,000, testimony at the hearing indicated State Highway Engineer R. H. Sal- dock said, however, that he would seriously consider any complaints before granting a permit. . He said the hauling would be hard on highways; that the Salem- Niagara road may have to be clos ed to heavy trucks occasionally; and that many communities doot want to much truck traffic pass- No. 174 Walkout Deadline 4- ST. LOUIS, Sept. MP)- The Missouri Pacific railroad planned to start halting its passenger trains shortly after midnight tonight in advance of a strike by operating employes set for 3 p.m. (EST) tomorrow. President Truman said in Wash ington he is doing eevrything he can to avert the scheduled walk out. He gave no hint of what he might possibly do. And he added i he did not know whether the strike could . be prevented since the government has exhausted Knearly all of its authority. Advised of the president's state-' ment,. a Missouri Pacific spokes man said the railroad would go ahead with plans to shut down operations. "Our plans are un changed," he said. "We are pre paring for the worst." Freight service on the 7,200-mile system already has stopped. An embargo on passenger; mail and baggage service goes into effect at 1 a.m. The railroad management and the four operating' brotherhoods, each charging the other with reson sibility for the walkout, noted the strike will have a crippling effect on industries in the roalroad's ter ritory. About 5,000 operating employes are scheduled to leave their jobs. Lightning Fires In Cascades, Coast Ranges c Six forest fires were reported in the Detroit area Thursday night and another raged unchecked on Marys peak southeast of Corval 11s. An electric storm at 4:30 p.m. was believed the cause of the fires near Detroit, none of which was out-of-control. Forty state foresters and loggers battled rugged terrain on Marys peak in an attempt to bring a fire line around that blaze. More than 15 acres had been consumed at 9 a.m. Foresters from district patrols at Dallas and Corvallis, as well as Salem foresters, answered the alarm. Loggers were using power saws to fall flaming snags on the fire line. In the Detroit area 36 men, many of them loggers, were fighting the fires. Two were on Bugaboo creek, two on Blowout creek, others near Elk lake and Byars ridge. Dallas foresters were summon ed to three minor forest fires earl ier Thursday. They were at Wil lamette camp,- west of Dallas; at Lobster valley, near Alsea, and at Grand.Ronde. i Woodburn, Canby. sy ' Hnbbard Pupils to Start at Newberg NEWBERG. Sept. 8-UP)-School officials prepared today for an enrollment of more than 1,200, a sharp increase. Because of a delayed building program in Marion county, pupils from Woodburn, Capby and Hub bard will be entered in Newerg schools next Monday. The city urged parents living within 15 blocks of school not to Bend their youngsters on School buses, so as to make room for more distant pupils. Salem Animals to Get New Hospital Construction of a new Salem hospital will start in a few days. But it won't ease the bed short age 'here. It's for animals. pr. S. P. Levene obtained a city building permit Thursday for the veterinary hospital. The build ing wll enlarge quarters at .3380 Portland rd. where he has treat ed ailing animals, large and small, for eight years. Cost of the build ing was listed at $5,900. Bermuda Escapes Hurricane Blasts ; , MIAMI, ria Sept S -(P- The weaker side of a huge Atlantic hurricane lashed lightly at Bri tish-owned Bermuda today as the center , swirled Off into the open sea lanes. .The Honeymoon Isles escaped a severe beating. Winds up to 55 miles per hour were reported, with higher gusts, A lew tree limbs blew down but there was no pro perty damage. PRICE 5c Today poiislliide n o ! LLO&gDDUg HealtJiiest Pair at State Fair 3 o Barbara Brown, 14, Corvallis.' and Harold Brost. 11. Portland, chosen the healthiest boy and girl In the state tn the 4-H club's competi tion at the state fair Thursday, are shown demonstrating how they trained for the contest The milk was fresh from the livestock Barns at the fairrrounds. (Statesman photo.) Fair Turnstiles Total Another Jobless Rolls Decline Near Half Million WASHINGTON', Sept. 8 More Americans were at work in Avgust than at any other time this yer 59,947,000 of them. "the number of Jobless dropped 406000. Secretary of Commerce Sawyer surveyed the figures and said: 'Irhe end of the recession may be ht hand." )r. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of ihe president's council of eco nomic advisers, was more re strained in his outlook. He said that business had pick ed lip in August, that such a sea sonal upturn was normal, and that he doubts whether the "process of dis&flation has been completed." LiS. Grants Loan to Tito WASHINGTON, Sept. 8-P)-The! United States today lent $?0, OOOjOOO to Yugoslavia. The Export-Import bank an nouheed the first direct credit grafted to Marshal Tito's govern ment since his break with Mos cowj some 15 months ago. It is part of n American effort to streng then Tito's hand in his quarrel wit& Stalin. The dollars set up as a credit for Yugoslavia may be drawn up on at once to the extent of $12. OOOjDOO for American materials and equipment to rehabilitate that country's mining industry. This would boost Yugoslavia's output of copper, lead, tine, mer cury and bauxite. The other $8,000,00& will be set up (i a credit to be drawn upon as the purchases of goods and services may be agreed upon by the ank and the Yugoslav govern ment, the announcement said. Sda Lion Fainls In; California Heat, But Show Goes 041 HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 8--To- day'i 96-degree heat got "GeoKre.y. Geoffrey is a sea lion and a trouper right to the end, no mat ter how hot it gets. Sea lions usually submerge In shady parts of their pools on hot days and take it easy. But Geoffrey Is ta Hollywood and he's an actor. Milton Berle was clowning about on a movie set toda.y. Geoffrey got hot under the collar and then he fainted. ' They revived him with an Ice cube bath, and you know the old saying about the show. It-went on. Westers International Playoffs At Vancouver S, Wenatchee 1 At Yakima 13. Spokane Coast Learne ' At Portland C. Los Angela T At Seattle 4. Saa Francisco I At Hollywood . San Diego At Oakland ft. Sacramento National Leaguo At St. Louka I, Chicago At Brooklyn 1 New York T At Pittsburgh 1. Cincinnati , At Boston I. Philadelphia 1 1 Asnerieaa Leagste At Kew York-Bostoa (rain) At Chicago LouiaJT At &)fsrtelphU SaUast X-4 Mill flashes 'OregpnfH; ToWoUd Hiflfls Qkt 11 Record Day By Lillie L. Madsen Farm Editor. The Statesman More records fell at the 84th Oregon state fair Thursday as 33.273 persons clicked the turn stiles an all-time high count for the fair's fourth day. It eclip- ATTENDANCE RECORD 1918 1919 Monday 72419 77.879 Tuesday 14.068 25.544 Wednesday 41.844 87.889 Thursday S9.641 83.273' TOTAL 189.363 174.576 ( All-time record for day). sed the throng of 30.641 which set a Thursday record last year. Pari-mutuel betting hit a new high figure for the fourth con secutive day, also. Highlighting the day was the impressive presentation of colors and guards of honor of which there were 24, and the 19-gun salute to the governor. The five 120 mm guns were manned by the representatives of the armed services navy, army, marine, air force and coast guard on duty during the week. Marine Corps Band Coming in from San Francisco to piny for the ceremonies and expected to remain for three days was the Pacific department U. S. marine corps band, directed by Warrant Officer D. C. Sheehan. While Gov. Douglas McKay played hos to the military dig nitaries SoJem Mayor R. L. ELf strom greeted more than 55 mayors coming from throughout the state. Included among the Oretzon mayors attending were Harold Kliewer, Mill Citv; Walter Musgrave. West Salem; Dr. Peter Tweed, Lebanon: Gilbert Looney, Jefferson: Clifford Likes, Stay ton: L. F. DeLespinasse, Hub hard: A. J. Zimmerman, Aurora; John J. Jones. Dayton: Mehin Gildow, Aumsville; Ed Cardwell, Sweet Home, and Francis G. Bradlev, Sheridan. To View Exhibits Since Judging was completed in all open classes, those who had been showing- steadily for te first three days of the fair took time out to view exhibits away from thrir own. Livestock and poultry men and women were noted in the art divisions, and rt and homemakers. tired of admir ing their own blue, red and white ribbons, were out talking over the livestock and chickens. The board of agriculture at tended the state fair following a brief meeting at which Fred Cockell, Milwaukie. presided. Dis cussed were possibilities of Im provements for the quarters for the 4-H and FFA youths, need for which were readily admitted. But getting funds for! such im provements is another thing, the members indicated. All board members other than A. F. Hayes of Brooks, who was too 111 to at tend, were on hand. (Other state fair news on pages 2. 17.) 44-Hour Week V J. May Cripple Fair Concessions An acute shortage of concession workers for the last two days of the Oregon state ; fair loomed Thursday, following notice from the state bureau of labor commis sioner's office that women em ployes at the -fair are expected to observe the prescribed work week of 44 hours maximum. Some ticket takers and other women employed by the fair man agement will be affected. But a fair board spokesman Indicated that concessions restaurants! in particular will be hardest press ad to make last-minute replace ments, i Many women have worked in ihe same fair booths for Years; he Irrigation on Hillside Given Blame for Slide HOOD RIVfcR. Ore., SepL ft. (TVA landslide slashed the smaU logging community of Dee today, smashing one house and snuffln out the life of a girl inside. A refrigerator saved the life of an otljer. Alta Joanne Downard, 18, was helping her sister-in-law Mrs. Reese Howell, 22. in the kitchen when the landslide riDDed dawn. The Howell home splintered, wag carried 100 feet to the brink of the east fork of the Hood river. Miss Downard, buried un der the slide, was suffocated Mrs. rtowell, an expectant mother, was pinned partly under dirt, but she survived because a fallen re frigerator kept her from being crushed. An irrigation ditch at th Ha a of a steep hillside was blamed for tne suae. James d. virnckt gen eral manaeer of .the Orecon I. um ber company, the town's principal industry, said 400 cubic yards of earth and rock were loosened by suD-irrigation, ' The slide ripped out the Lost Lake highway on its plunge to ward the Howell home. A smaU daughter of the Howells escaped because she was playing In a neighbor's vard. The dead girl's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Alma O. Downard, Sun nyvale, Calif. , Mrs. .Howell, whose husband is an employe of the lumber , com ' pany, was hospitalized here, At tendants said she suffered no bro ken bones. McCall States McKay to Run Election Race ThaT Gov. Douglas McKay will be in the thick of a political cam paign for the Oregon govcrnshlp within a few months was predict ed Thursday by Thomas Lawson McCall, secretary to the governor. Leaving the impression that Mc Kay is preparmg to announce his candidacy fo re-election, the governor's aide asserted before tho Salem Lions club that the next gubernatorial campaign irj Ore gon will be the nation's most sign ificant political campaigns. "That's because Oregon is tho last bastion of the republican par ty in the. west," McCall stated. McCall also predicted it will be a "fighting campaign" for Oregon and that McKay will be re-elected if he runs. He spoke at a lunckw eon in the Marion hotel. Horse Tosses Sen. Morse, But Wins Event Sen. Wayne Morse's horse, Itr Laurel Guy took the spotlight at Thursday night's' horse show when he bolted during the roadsters $500 wagon stake class, throwing the senator head first into the tan bark and upsetting the wagon. Running wildly around the arew na. Sir Laurel Guy tore into other vehicles and finally sent another driver, Roy D. Laws of Tigard to the ground. The horse was re harnessed and Senator Morse drove him calmly Into the lineup, with other contenders. For all Sir Laurels headstrong I behavior, he won the class for the jfourth consecutive night.. The de cision had already been made by Jud?e Paul Flynn of Los Angeles. The wagon which figured in the mixup had been ordered by tele- Ehone to be sent from Washington i. C. by fast freight for this event (Additional details on page 2.) Max. :i7 Mia. Precafk .as trace .00 .00 JS Salem ; Portland . .. i. San Francisco S 68 17 M Chlci :aeo : n 68 48 SO N-w Vnrk . Willamette rlvar -4 0 Xeei. FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu reau. McNary field): Partly cloudy and lightly cooler today and tonight wttfe. highest tempratur today near 7S lowest tonight 52. Weather will contin ue favorable for farm aetivttiea today. SALEM PRECIPITATION This Year Latt Year No'nal 0 J02 XI for Women Rule said, while for others It is the only employment sought during the year. I Concession heads have been no tified of j the regulation by; state labor bureau representatives, ac cording to fair: authorities. Most women workers were believed te) be working 8-hour days whicA means they could not work a full shift on j Saturday when another record-smashing crowd is antici pated by: fair men. Leo Spitzbart; state fair mana ger, said he would have to lei ft lot of help go and hire a lot el -green" ticket-takers If the edkt holds up I ( l. t - y