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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1949)
.: '" -i 1 - I. T j POUNfiBD IA5I Judged Best of Fall Opening Displays mtmrn S3tb YEAB 12 PAGES - The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, September 21, 1949 PRICE Sc No. I8t r The formal men's wear above featured the Man's shop window display which won top sweepstakes award in the window decoration Penney's third in the sweepstakes Crowds View Many In Salem sous mi mora Last summer Robert MacLean, recently appointed tax commis sioner, on tho behest of Sen. Tom iiahoney and State Treasurer Walter Pearson, appointed John ny Kelly, veteran newsman, as "in formation representative." There Is one story, however, which John ny hasnt sent out That is the one on how Miss Emma Shifferer, who had been employed for 18 years In tho department, was euchered out of her job. So I hall under take to tell it , . Miss Shifferer, who maintains homo at 835 Belmont street, had begun -work with the tax commis sion shortly after it was reorgan ized in 1929. When it was divided into sections she went with the assessment division headed by the late Charles Galloway. She organ ized ahd directed tho secretarial tide of tho officeEearly this year she suffered an attack of bursitis and her doctor advised her to take rest Wallace Wharton, then head of the division approved a leave of hwnct for her of three months. Tho civil service commission also gave its approval. Then cams tne appointment of MacLean to suc ceed Wharton. Tho latter explain ed the leave that had been granted Miss Shifferer, and MacLean as sented to the arrangement. Miss Bhifferor herself conferred with Mr. MacLean to confirm tho un derstanding that she would take her vacation of two weeks nd an additional leave of two and one half months and would return to work September 1. With the assurance that she oould take the leave without (Continued on editorial page, 4) ----- j Catholic PrieiU, Nuns Arrests In Prague Aired PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Sept. f 0 -UP)- Church sources reported tonight more than 200 Roman Catholic priests and nuns have been arrested in an intensified drive to force the church to bow to Czechoslovak government con trols. At tho same time tho Czecho slovak communist party, the pow er behind tho government an nounced a purge of its member ship which will reduce the; card holders to those who can pass certain ideological tests. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH . . and In conclusion let mo say, tho slums must go and wo must Jo our part to help dear them up." . .j Tiy i . ..-IP n contest of last night Fall openlnr Judging. (Statesman photo.) 's Big Fall The Man's f hop Gets Top Prize 1 It Salem merchants treated local window shoppers Tuesday night to as elaborate a showing of fall merchandise as they jihad ever seen. ji Occasion was the Fall opening sponsored by nearly 100 business firms ranging from - leading de partment, women's and men's wear stores to automobile dealers, theatres and restaurants. The Man's shop at 416 State st. rated top honors in the window decoration contest judged by three Portland store display jj managers, followed by Leon's, second, and J. C. Penney Co., third.! Win in Divisions I f Each winner of .sweepstakes honors had been judged first in its division the Man's shop in men's wear, Leon's in jfhoe stores and Penney's in department stores. Six other divisions wert Judged Window shoppers thfonged the streets to take in th glittering display of merchandisejjin special ly prepared show, windows- Esti mates of the crowd ranged as high as 40,000 during the course of the evening, according to James R. Beard, president of thejSalefti Re tail Trade bureau which coordin ated! arrangments for the event. Features Tuxedo j The Man's shop featured a mid night blue tuxedc witjj appropri ately formal accessories, along with a blue-gray: sharkskin suit with overplaid pattern!' a gray co vert topcoat and other men's furnishings. i Leon's presented In window featuring different styles of black shoes in series, each with match ing purse and appropriate hosiery. Another of its windows featured new rich tan and gray colors In corduroy wear. The J. C. Penney windows of fered women's fashions and men's and women's sports wear arranged with special lighting ind docora tions on the dual theme of "Touch- down favorites" and he hunting season. f Jj Winners by divisions were: Drug-florists: (1) (plson's, (2) Breithaupt's, (3) Cooke Station ery, i I Department stores:! (1) J. C. Penney Co., (2) Robert's Bros., (3) Miller's. . f. ft Specialty shops: (lKToy & Hob by shop, (2) Lambert's, (3) Gay's Candy shop. ? fi Ladies ready-to-weir: (I) Anita shop, (2) Schlesingerli, (3) John son's. ? j; Shoe stores: (1) Leon's, (2) Ar- buckles, (3) Marilyn's.- Men s clothing (1M Man's shop, (2) Jay son's. (3) Bishops. Home furnishings: (1) Stiffs, (Z) uisirom s, (5) Hogg Bros. Jewelry: (1) ; Stevens & Son, tZ) Jackson, (31 Alexander. Sporting goods," (1) ;Salem Hard. ware, (2) Brambles, (3) Allen's. (Additional details! on page 2). u 1 Stayton Merchants Form Corporation To Build Airstrip A corporation" is tyeing formed by a group of Staytonj businessmen to purchase land fori development of a close-in airstrip, the state aeronautics board announced Tues day. . The corporation proposes to is sue shares with a pa value of $50 each bearing interest at the rate of four per cent. Sponsors said the project had been presented to the city council which has indicated a willingness to grant fan option for purchase of the stria? from one to 10 years after completion. Engineering work lis being pro vided by the aeronautics board. Site of the proposed lirstrip Is one mile west of Stayton. LEONARD KEELEK DIES STURGEON :BAV, Wis, Sept 20 -jP) Leonard Keeler, 45, who developed the denjfce of lit de tection and became lone of Amer ica's leading criminologists, died of heart disease: today. 1 I! here. Leon's was second and J. C. Displays Opening Death Claims Movie Actor Richard Dix HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 2HF) Richard Dix, who spanned the shift from silent films to talkies with rare succees, died today of heart trouble. He was 54. An outdoor type who laid his popularity to virile portrayals of what the average man would like to be and what the average man's wife would like him to be Dix was in pictures for more than a quarter of a century. Unlike many of his colleagues in the palmy days before high in-: come taxes, Dix saved his money. ms late years were spent on a luxurious ranch In' Topanga - can yon where he refused to have a telephone with his wife, the former Actress Virginia Webster, ana ineir tnree children, twins Richard and Robert, 13, and daughter Sue, 9. He had suffered several heart attacks in recent years, spending monins in a sanitarium after one of them. His death came a few hours be fore Hollywood buried another its veteran actors, Frank Morgan, who died Sunday. Sawyer Discounts Devaluation Effect PORTLAND, Sept. 20-UPWSec- retary of Commerce Charles Saw yer said here tonight he thought me eiiect or devaluation of the British pound on the American economy had been overestimated. "There will probably be less price changes than have been an ticipated in some quarters," the cabinet officer said. FIVE KILLED IN CRASH HOLLISTER, Calif., Sept. 20-(iP)-A truck which state highway patrolmen said had no brakes plunged into a river today, kill ing five and injuring 24 transient farm laborers. Good Lighting - , 'j-S :. - - I ileMMEvri a. ,' wjL--. . jaseasBBsSelMBMsaei light and lots of It Is the keynot of Salem' sew Iincola school (which opened this week). All ent side walls of each, classroom are of prismatie brick for best transmission I ef light. Each side of the room reta aa even amount or Ught, and even roe ms facing en the north side ef the bnildinr are well illuminated. Above is the fourth trade with students at modem desks. At the back are some students werains in me science ana project corner which has s long work table and sink, all ef which is In each eUssreem. Teacher is Evelyn Smith, (rhete by Den Dill. Statesman staff pbotocraoher; story tacr puetoe en pae z. Marion Street Bridg One-Way Grid Plan Approved By Lester F. Cost Staff Writer, The Statesman PORTLAND, Sept 20-(Special) The state highway commission to day unanimously approved the first phase of the Salem traffice control plan a $2,385,000 project including a new bridge over the Willamette river to West Salem and a grid of one-way streets. But Commission Chairman T. H. Banfield informed a 20-man Salem delegation at a meeting that the remainder of Salem and Marion county's highway program would have to wait until funds are avail able. Banfield also stated that no state funds would be available immediately to finance the pro posed Mehama-Mill City highway onj the Marion county side of the North Santiam river. Building Action Delayed jln other major businesses be fore the commission, Ralph & Horwitz, Portland contractors, submitted only bid for construc tion of the new state highway of fiie building in Salem. The bid of $1,934,264 was taken under con sideration. (Additional details on Pdge 2). First traffic project work in Sa letn., the bridge construction, will itself require nine months to com plete after actual building begins inj the spring, explained State Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock. Approval of the initial part of the Baldock traffic improvement plan came after Salem Chamber of Commerce President Roy Harland urged approval of a five-point highway program. TO Start Immediately jThe commission indicated plan ning work would commence im mediately on the $2,385,000 pro gram to construct a new bridge oter the Willa.aette at Marion stjreet Estimated cost of the Mar ion street bridge is $1,250,000. j Reconstruction of the present Center street bridge, also part of the project, will cost $750,000. Street construction will absorb the remaining $350,000 of the total. j The plan calls for a truck by pass turning west on Pine street immediately south of the under pass on Portland road; west to dommercial street and then south oh Commercial through the city. Northbound truck travel will fol low the present route. Routes Approved j Southbound passenger car traf fic will follow Fairgrounds road from Tile road ,in Hollywood to lis intersection with North Sum mer, street; south along North Summer to Chemeketa street; west on Chemeketa street to South Commercial and south on Com mercial. j Northbound traffic on .99E will turn off South Commercial street at Oxford street; proceed on a "dia gonal street to Liberty; proceed rjorth on Liberty to Court; east on Court to Capitol and north Capitol through the city. I (Other Salem delegation news on page 2). FIRE DAMAGES BUILDING PORTLAND. Sept. 20-UP) Smoke and water damage in the thousands of dollars resulted to fcight when firemen fought a Stubborn roof fire on a block-long automobile equipment building. 'Keynotes Neic FoirdI lum British Labor j Partly Shaken, Fear Censure LONDON, Wednesday, Sept 21 -iffy-Tht stampede of currency re valuation caught up with Belgium early today. In Britain where it started the labor government was threatened with a fight for Its life. ! Yesterday a day of feverish speculation in the world's gold, stock and commodity markets saw Greece Join the 20 other na tions who already had decided to cheapen their money in terms of dollars, i The spectre of inflationary prices went down to the roots of the labor party. v Cannot Atree The division in British labor ranks backbone of the govern ment was reflected when the gen eral council of the trades union congress was unable to come to an agreement on devaluation poli cy. Italy and; western Germany seem ed likely j to devalue their money In a few days. The labor government is expect ed to call parliament back tnto session Tuesday , in response to a demand by Winston Chufthlll for a debate Ion devaluation. To support its stand, the gov ernment was expected to put out to labor members a so-called three line whip. This, in effect, is an order to labor members to attend and support the government or face party disciplinary action, Churchill Feared Such orders would indicate a fear Churchill may demand a vote of censuije. Government defeat on a motion of censure by tradition calls for a new general election. The Belgian cabinet announced that the devaluation of the Bel gian frahc would become effec tive tomorrow. The U. S. dollar then will be worth 50 Belgian francs a4 compared with the pre vious 43182 Belgian francs. . Dr. Konrad Adenauer, chancel lor of the new West German Re public, said the west mark, will have to be devalued. Mathiesoii Elected To Glass Position At Satem high school Tuesday the new sophomore class elected James Mathieson as its president. Others chosen are: Vice presi dent, Bruce King; secretary, Ro berta Sjoding; treasurer, Mike Deeney, j sergeant-at-arms, Gary Jones, song queen, Helen Calla ghan; yell king, Eddie Bower. ENGINEER TO REPORT PORTLAND, Sept. 20-0P)-Col. Donalds S. Burns will report here Nov. 15 from Washington, D. C to become Portland district army engineer. He will succeed Col. O. E. Walsh, who moved up to North Pacific division engineer, July 1. Lincoln School n. ,K ' j. 0 " 'if'"' j Mods DerafltmatiioirQ U.N. Assembly's 0 - '''' : . - ' v. - nn rf i if i iSsi -' w iMyventttbAlt ' NEW YORK. Sept 20 Brlr. Gen Carlos P. Romulo of the Phlllip ines waves a greeting- at the United Nations assembly at Flashing Meadows today. A few moments later Romulo was elected president of the general assembly. (AT wire photo to the Statesman.) U.N. Vote Tally Indicates Yugoslavia NEW YORK. Sept. 20-(;P)-Brig. munist campaigner from the Philippines, was elected president of the fourth United Nations assembly nations of the soviet bloc voted against him. Yugoslavia apparently voted against the soviet bloc for the first time in the secret ballot for president, but declined to admit it publicly. Five votes - - presumaoiy uiuse of the soviet bloc - - were cast for Vladimir Clementis, Czechoslovak foreign minister, for president, in previous assemDiies me nusswu group always nas poiiea ai ieasi six votes. There was one invalid ballot in 89 cast for Dresident. Many dele gates speculated Yugoslavia eith er voted for Komuio or pui in we invalid ballot. No Yugoslav would comment. Romulo's election to succeed Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, Austrauan foreign minister, has been a fore gone conclusion for weeks. Colonel Carl ; Flies F-86 at 700 Miles Per EL TORO MARINE AIR BASE, Calif.. Sept. 20-(P)-Lt- Col. Mar ion E. Carl, 32, former world air speed record holder, flew an air force F-86 Sabre at 700 miles an hour last week, public information officers disclosed today. It was while Col. Carl was visit ing Wright-Patterson air force base at Dayton, O, that he made the flight, the marine announce ment said. He took an F-86 to 47,000 feet. started downward and reached 700 miles an hour, the statement added. Later he said the speed was "easily attained." The world record is 870.981 miles an hour, set by air force Maj. Richard L. Johnson Sept. 18, 1948, in an F-88 at Muroc Air Base, Calif, this was in level flight, four passes over a three-kilo meter course. There was no official comment from air material command headquarters at Wright-Patterson field. However, a source close to the field test division said the ship probably would be able to do 700 miles per hour In a dive "with little effort" since the ship has done almost 671 mph in level flight. Ml. Ttttp. SO M 40 -04 1 JB9 44 ' .CO CO XO Sa!e. 14 73 87 Portland Saa Francisco Chicago 1 to New York WUlamette rt-cr -. feci. FORJE CAST (from VS. weather bu reau. McNary field : Generally fair to day with increasing cloudiness tocUftit and Thursday. Probable light rain late Thursday. High today near 73 and low tonight near 46. Generally fair weather today and most of Thursday for farm activities. SALEM PMCTFrTATlOl Tbis Tear Lest Year Normal Ul -2 41 e Project New President I? u Against Bloc Gen. Carlos P. Romulo. anti-com today wun as votes, utuy ino live Trio Saws Way Out of Polk County's Jail DALLAS. Sept. 20 (Special) POlk County authorities and state police were searching late today for three prisoners who sawed their way from the county jail Kre early this morning. Sheriff T. B. Hooker said the trio used a hacksaw, evidently smuggled into the jail, to saw a b&r loose from their cell and then used the bar to pry open a second story window. The men were listed as Wesley James Edwards, 40; John Theo dore Forrester, 45; and William H. Phillips, 29. jFour other prisoners remained in the cell while the trio escaped. 1 The escape, believed planned by Edwards who is a federal parole violator, was discovered on a rputine jail check at 10 a. m. Ed wards was being held for federal authorities on charged of violating parole from McNeil Island.- He had been serving a two-year sentence for concealing stolen property. j Forrester had served three Weeks of a 10-month sentence for drunkness and disorderly con duct Phillips was being held for the grand jury on a charge ne naa Obtained money under false pre tenses. ! U.S. Opens Talks to Insure Continued Supply of Uranium WASHINGTON. Sept 20 -VPh The United States began negotiat ing with Britain and Canada to jday for a new long-term agree knent ot assure this nation steady supply of uranium, the raw ma- rrial for atomic energy. The Belgian Congo is the great est producer of uranium ore for ithe nations of the west The Uni fted States and Britain buy the out put of those mines, and divide It !by common agreement between themselves. Canada produces some own needs and selling the res to the United States. In asking for a greater share of the Congo ore, American officials could, If necessary, present the last-ditch argument that large quantities of uranium are vitally needed for the manufacture and stockpiling of the atomic weapons which are the present foundation of western military strategy. r However, responsible officials here observed that the United States, Britain and Canada usually NaftbM Steel Industry Sets Furnaces, Awaits Strike By The Aaaociatcd Pria The steel industry began bank ing its glowing furnaces Tuesday! for s nationwide shutdown; and the two day coal strike ate lntd the nation's fuel supplies at the rate of 1,000,000 tons a dayj Meanwhile, a united automobile worker source said that the Ford Motor company, in an . effort tq avert a strike has submitted art offer, in the contract negotiations! in lme with the president s steel fact-finding board's recommenda tions on pensions. These recom mendations the steel companies have rejected. Ford was reported to have dffered workers aj comp-i any financed pension plan. These were the developments:! 1 Cyrus S. Chin, federal medl iation director, reported "no pro gross" in two days of efforts td stave off a scheduled 1 strike of 1,000,000 CIO steelworkers Sati urday midnight. The steel indusj , try started slowing down operaj tions. Z Idleness In the two-day reel strike passed the 500,000 mark More than 27,000 rail employes were furloughed by a half dozeil coal carrying roads. Some 480, , 000 united mine workers stopped work Monday to back demands tot a new contract and to protect k halt in mine welfare fund pave ments by southern operators. This southern operators have suspend ed payments uotil a new contract Is agreed upon. j S Charles G. Ross, white house press secretary, said ill Washing ton that President Truman has "nothing In the works" and "notr ing is in sight" for settling either the coal or steel disputes. j 4 Union sources in Detroit saM Ford tentatively offered compan financed pensions equivalent to 8 cents an hour. These pay? ments would provide pensions of about $50 a month for worker reaching age 68 exclusive of social security benefits. The union has set a strike of 115,000 workers for Sept. 29 if settlement is not readi ed on demands for pensions and Is wage boost. j The company already contrib utes li cents an hour to an in surance plan already In effect It Ford. Thus, the additional H cents reported offered to the UAw would bring Ford's pension cont ribution to a total of 10 cents, the figure recommended by the st T fact finders. May Renew Demands In expectation of a steel strike. Bethlehem Steel co., started dol ing down some of its mammoth furnaces In Buffalo, N. Y., other producers are expected to slow operations gradually. The union gave Jones and Laughlin steel company formal notice that it hid better bank its furnaces in ex pectation of a shutdown Saturdtf midnight j The steelworkers union threat ened to renew its original de mands for a. fourth round wage hike If owners won't accept J ft presidential board's peace form ula. These demands were for 12H cents hourly wage hike and a pension-insurance program costing 17 hi cents an hour, if The coal strike caused the fur lough of a growing number pi rail workers. L fin hnslriMi in such a war that' last ditch arguments are needed to bring about satisfactory agree ments. I A complication, however, arise from the fact that President Tin man is committed not to enter b- ' to any atomic agreement without consultation with congress. j Coast League At Oakland S, Portland 1 At HoUrwood 4. Seattle At Sacramento . Sen Francisco S) At San Diego . Loo Angeles i, (It inn.) . f National t-esgne At Chtcaro Brooklyn At St. Louis T, Philadelphia At Pittsburgh J. Boston 4 Only games scheduled. . -' - - American Laaroe At Boston S. Cleveland 1 At New York S. Chicago 1 At Philadelphia S, Detroit S At W sailing ton S, St. Louis 13 liaiiL
