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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1949)
J j I t mm LAVU 1 Caught; Bars Berit Manhunt for Escapees Starts mnm V In Flu I S . - . ! I ! I " : i wm 2) ine ' POUNDDD ' 1651 . ; f T,.f - -ir. -" ' I t 83tb YEAH 20 PAGES eonate Approves Steel Strike Stalled; Miners Face ' Shot Special Session of Parliamen t (killed By Glenn Williams LONDON, Sept. 22-)-Prime Minister Attlee tonight summnnH parliament to an emergency session next Tuesday far a debate on Britain's economic crisis. K The order went out after a long cabinet discussioh.V An announcement issued from owning street said both houses Last week I wrote a piece about the growing use of light-weight mineral aggregates In concrete mixes. I mentioned perlite, a light-weight mineral mined, near Maupin, and said it was used In Insulation. The column brought latter from H. C. Purvine of Dant & Russell, Portland, who are min ing perlite and selling it under the trade name of Dantore chiefly for use as an aggregate in plaster mix. His letter contains a great deal ef Information about this new Sroduct as employed in one of le oldest of the trades, that of plastering, so I am going to rt- firlnt a number of paragraphs rotn it. "The perlite (a geological name) to which you refer in your column is marketed under tha trade name f Dantore and Is commonly re ferred to as exploded volcanic glass. Dantore is a properly grad ed lightweight (12 pounds per cu. ft.) aggregate and is used in the place of sand with gypsum plaster and cement. Many tons of ' unnecessary weight are eliminat ed in all tyoet of structures, there by minimizing the chances of plaster 'breaks.' Many people think Dlaster cracks, but this Is not true. "Any "breaks' that occur In plastered walls are caused by a structural movement and are not the fault of the plaster. Plaster is not designed to hold up the walls the walls are supposed to hold up the plaster. Dantore and plaster, properly applied, create lightweight, tough, fibrous wall with a certain amount oi resu lency as compared with hard, brittle-. land and plaster which will 'break more readily than Dantore In case of a structural movement. "Approximately 80 (Continued on editorial page 4) Jews Schedule Services Tonight, Honor New Year Members of Salem's Jewish congregation will have special services tonight and Saturday in . observance of Rosh Hashonoh, the Jewish New Year beginning the year 5710 in the Hebrew calendar The high holiday will be cele brated with services at Temple Beth Sholom, Broadway and Madi son streets, at 8 o'clock tonight and all day tomorrow, in charge of Cantor Max Solomonof Port land, assisted by Dr. Harry A. Brown of the congregation. Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH Henry, of jrouVea thwttthvC CRT 2D0DDQS "Htnrr. el course Thai Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. Friday. September S3. Attlce's office-residence at No. 10 will debate Sunday's slash in the sterling exchange rate from $4.03 to $2.80 and the Washington dol lar conference of the UnitecKStates. Britain and Canada that preceded the slash. Meantime, the political foothold of Attlee's labor government a- peared to be slipping. A source, close to the Drime minister ex pressed a private dninion the gov ernment stands a 50-50 chance of being forced to call an election this autumn. I Government sources disclosed it was Attlee himself who decided on devaluation and not his chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, as was generally supposed. This may chance the picture some what. Attlee, mild mannered for mer social worker has, great polit ical strength among 'workers. Cripps' following jis largely con fined to socialist Intellectuals. Elliott Recall 379 Signers From Finish PORTLAND, SepL 22flVT h e campaign for a i recall election against Sheriff M. L. Elliott near ed its goal today, with only 179 more certified signatures needed to complete the necessary 80,565. Meanwhile the sheriff, who ear lier said he would publish a se ries of articles exposing his politi cal opponents, said he planned to write a second next Monday. But Nick 'Granet, j chairman of the democratic - county central committee, hinted that if the arti cle attacks democratsthe com mittee might turn against Elliott. Granet said he had warned El liott to "lay off fellow-democrats, after the central committee voted, 148 to 51, to support the sheriff. "Members of the central com mittee urged me: to call another meeting. If necessary, to repudiate him if he attacked: any more demo crats," Granet said. "We are wait ing to see what happens." Battle Rages For China Port CANTON, Friday, Sept. 23-(JP)-Nationallst air and sea forces have been thrown into the flaming bat tle for Amoy, vital port on China's southeast coast,: pro-government dispatches said (today. (The pro-communist newspaper HVA Shiang Po in Hong Kong said red troops had landed on the island on which Amoy is lo cated. This was not confirmed,) The reports said the red attack ers had suffered, heavy losses. DAUGHTER OF ACTRESS DIFS NEW YORK. Sept. 22-(P)-Mary MacArthur, 19-year-old daughter of Actress Helen? Hayes and Play wright Charles MacArthur, died tonight. Q3iss MacArthur, also an actress, died at the Lenox Hill hos- : pital of what officials termed j generalized virus infection." ' Near 10,000 Visit Opening Day of Woodburn North Marion County Fair WOODBURN.; Sept. 22-(Spec-lal) -Thousands of Willamette val ley residents Jammed Woodburn streets today for the opening of the 1949 North Marion county fair. i Fair officials estimated the day's crowd at 10.000, by tonight. The fair wasj opened officially by Gov. Douglas McKay who cut a length of cord stalks at the en trance of the local national guard armory. Some 20 mayors, count and state officials were on hand for the opening day's activities. Highlight of! today's Judging centered in novelty divisions in which contestants iwere awarded prizes for their entries of largest or tallest plants and vegetables. "Much, - interest centered In the outdoor exhibits of! farm machin- cry by principal national manu- Eon rope Mm CIO, Operators Agree to New Steel Talks PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22 -UP)-The nation today escaped a steel strike at least for a week and maybe indefinitely. CIO and steel are going to renew contract talks tomorrow. President Truman told a news conference in Washington that the outlook is very hopeful for settle ment of the prolonged labor dis pute and no strike. Philip Murray's United Steel workers went along with industry and abided by President Truman's K wishes for extension of the strike armistice from Saturday midnight until 12:01 a.m., October 1. ToBargain Again , The million - member union's policy committee also authorized Murray, to go back to the bargain ing table in an effort to settle promptly the insurance - pension war. Thaf. also is Mr. Truman's expressed w,ish. Within anhour Murray called on the powerful United States Steel corporation it's the lead er and Industry usually follows for renewal of ha r gaining talks at 9.30 a.m. in Pittsburgh tomor row. U. S. Steel President Ben jamin F. Fairless accepted. ALTOONA, Pa., Sepfi 22 -(AV Reporting threatened violence in the Blair county coal fields. Sher iff J. H. Summers telegraphed to Governor James H. Duff tonight ror neip. Used Shotguns anerin summers said mina opv erators today used shotguns t&i hold about 300 roving mine, pick ets at bay until state police arriv ed at the Kenner mine near Cou-ton- Then, Summers said, four truck loads of coal, which the pickets had threatened to dump, were driven away from the mina and the pickets dispersed. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va.. Sept.. 22 -UP)- John L. Lewis said today the coal industry is on a "no-day work week" un til a new contract Is reached. No Flan for Kaiae Shortly before his ultimatum, coal operators from the north and west declared they had no inten tion of raising miners wages. They reported they had offered to put the old contract back in force for another two years and got an abrupt "no" from the United Mine workers boss. Sources close to the industry, viewing the two announcements, foresaw the possibility of a long, drawn out strike. Klamath County Sells Federal Jail, Now Wants It Back KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sept. 22 -(P)- With $51.50 and a red face, Klamath county would like to buy back a Jail It sold. Seems it was a federal jail. The jail was built some 20 years ago at Beatty on the Klamath Indian reservation. Last year the lot, by some courthouse mixup, was listed as vacant and for sale. Mrs. Ethel Casey of Beatty bought it for $51.50, kept it for a year, then handed the Klam ath Indian agency a bill for rental at $30 a month. The agency advised the coun ty it didn't want to pay rent on its jail. The county offered Mrs. Cacy a check for the pur chase price. Mrs. Casey hasn't replied. facturers. Governor McKay, in his speech here, pledged government effic iency "to the end that taxes on farmers and others may be held at a minimum.' ' The governor pointed out that agricultural income, nationally, is down some 18 per cent, based on recent government reports, and has declined between 30 and 40 per cent since the end of World War IL He said Oregon is feeling this decline because of sharp price reductions involving filberts, hops, prunes, peaches, pears and some other projects- "Wheat, eggs, hogs and dairy products also have dipped but are short of hitting a disastrous low", Governor McKay saidL He com mented that the factory milk pro- dueer has just about reached the PRICE AWSS 3 Men Missing, Coroner Called As Trains Collide i THE DALLES, Ore., Sept tt -UP)-Two Spokane, Portland St Seattle railway freight trains collided near Sherar' bridge, la miles west of Maupin, about 10 p.m. tonight- . The station master at Maupin reports that three train crewmen were missing and two were In jured. The coroner and two ambu lances were called from The Dalles to the scene, about SO miles south of here. The wreck knocked out pow er lines and shut off the area from' outside communication. Rail traffic was stalled on the main route east. Arclibisl nop JL Says St. Peter s Remains Found By Frank Brutto ROME, Sept. 22 JP)- An Am erican archbishop's word that "the remains of St. Peter's body have been found" stirred Rome today. The Most Rev. Joseph F. Rum mell, archbishop of New Orleans, made the statement just before sailing aboard the Queen Mary from Southampton for New York. But Vatican officialdom re mained as silent as the tomb Pope us XII already has aald "was and Is" the place where the Prince Apostles was laid to rest AvVatican press office spokes man said he could neither confirm nor deny that the remains had been found. All who have been and are working dn the excavations under St PeteysX basilico have been sworn to secrec by the pope, the spokesmanratd. the pope is expected to make an announcement himself on the findings, either during holy year which begins Christmas eve or possibly .at the consistory earlier. Newbry Heads Motor Vehicle Administrators OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 22-VP) E. T. Newbry, Oregon secretary of state, today was elected president of the American Association of Motor Vehicle administrators. The association Is holding its 17th annual conference here. Some 200 delegates are attending the meet ing. Newbry succeeds M. C. Connors, secretary of the Oklahoma tax commission. Max. Mln. Precep. 43 .M 44 .00 S8 .00 1 .01 Salrm ; Portland San Francisco Chicago - S3 ao 88 65 .. 77 New York 60 J3 Willamette River -2 9 feet. FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Fog and low clouds this moraine, burning off and becoming fair by noon. Fair this afternoon and tomorrow. High today near SO and low tonight near 45. Weather will be excellent for aU farm activities today. SALEM PRECIPITATION This Year Last Year Normal 1J1 .81 10 breaking point but the fluid milk producer is in a better position be cause j of controls. Mention also was made of the freight rate situa tion which. Governor McKay said, "has practically abut us out, ao far as disposing of certain commodi ties in the eastern markets is con cerned". "One of the outstanding means of expanding Oregon agriculture is through Increased efficiency which wilt enable the fanner to produce more per acre,'" Governor McKay aald. He predicted im provement in opportunities for sheep raisers and seed growers in the Willamette valley and reveal ed that some 200,000 more acres would be under cultivation when the present Willamette basin pro ject la completed. No. 188 to 24 (LODDS Taft Opposes Vandenberg in Debate on Bill WASHINGTON. Sept. 22 -IJP)-The; senate tonight approved a $1,314,010,000 program of arms aid for nations in the shadow of Russia's great military machine. The vote was 55 to ',24. (Sen.; Morse favored the bill, Sen. Cor don opposed it.) Final passage came after ad ministration forces defeated two moves to cut down the size of the aid program. The most potent of ,5 these, an amendment by Senator George (D-Ga) to trim $200,000, 000 off the funds for Atlantic Pact nations, lost 46-32. This action set the United States firmly on a policy of re arming friendly nations in the world-wide effort to bar the doors against communist aggression. Aid Subdivided In its final form the senate bill authorizes arms aid totaling: $1,000,000,000 for the North At lantic Pact nations in Europe. $211,370,000 for Grf?ce and Turkey. $27,640,000 for Iran, Korea and the Philippines. $75,000,000 to be used in the China area at the discretion of the president. The cash must yet be provided by appropriation. The bill also permits sending $450,000,000 In surplus arms. The final amount which con gress will authorize for military assistance overseas remains to be decided by a conference of senate and house members. House Version Lower The house approved an arms bill, totalling $869,505,000 or $444,505,000 less than the senate bill. Their differences will be worked out in conference. In a warm debate before' the voting Senator Taft (R-Ohio) I' rotestect mat arming western urope "is likely to Incite Russia to war." Senator Vandenberg (R Mich) replied that the arms pro gram and other foreign aid voted by congress to stem the spread of communism are "the cheapest way to stop World War III befbra it starts." Nash Prices Drop Sharply DETROIT, Sept. 22 -(IP)- Nash in the face of what It described X as Increasing demand. The reductions range from $73 to $140 and apply to 1950 models that go on display tomorrow. For Nash the slash Is the sec ond this year. The Nash announcement said the reduction was made possible by lowered production costs. Most industry sources have Indi cated price cuts might not be expected unless a falling off in demand developed. Gen. Marshall to Head Red Cross WASHINGTON. Sept 22 -UP) President Truman announced to day that Gen. George C. Marshall will emerge once more from pri-; vate life to become chairman of the American Red Cross. The retired five-star general and former secretary of state will succeed Basil O'Connor, chairman for the past five years, on Octo-' ber 1. I Marshall resigned as secretary of state last January a month after undergoing a major opera tion for removal of a kidney. :' FRATERNIZATION BAN EASED TOKYO, Friday, Sept. 1Z-VP)-General MacArthur today relaxed stern occupation regulations for bidding fraternizing with Japan ese. His order said military and civilian personnel in Japan should show "an attitude of friendly In terest and guidance toward the Japanese.' i Cease Leagwe : . I At Oakland T, Portland S At Hollywood t. Seattle 4 J At Sacramento 12, San rraneiaee 1 i At San hege L Loa Anselca 1 J National League At St Louts C. Brooklyn It At Ptttaburgh I. Boston a At Chicago 1. Philadelphia 1 At Onclnnatt 1-4, Mew York t-4 American lesgM At Washington-New York (rata) (Onljr gaaa sabe4ule41 5c Leo Gilbert Williams ilium mm - - 1 in ii Ti ll "-" Earl R. Railsback. 20. one ef three convicts which escaped. Is shown heinu questioned by ruard shortly after his capture Thursday night. Railsback. serving three years on a burglary sentence from Des chutes county, was caught an hour after the break. Questioning Railsback is Guard Newt Anderson, 557 S. 23rd at, at right. m, m , i ' ''iv-v V: - .... i , ; j H. C. Cupp, 840 Shipping sL. prison guard. Inspects the small hole made in bars at wall junction of the prison wall where three con victs made their break to freedom Thursday evening. Convicts used tools taken from a locker to splinter a heavy three by twelve inch plank rovcrin? the bars, and then using concrete reinforcing wire they bent the bars by twisting the wire with a short piece of iron rod. ;w " ..' n tv - if 'Pa.rUrfMtlna' ha th man fcant far C 1. CMlcr. 1227 Franklia at- tM hela hnnt r hearlna- ( break white Vtsltins: an mncte east el Four Coraers. At right is Gaard E. E. Norflect 1711 Creaa st The pair arc shewn as they searched Uireugh m hep yard east ef Feer Cerners. Crews ef guards, state sad city peliee aJeag with tecal veluteers Derated late the early morning with flashlight, and car spot- lights seearing the area, (rhetea by Den Dill, f talesman staff phetographer.) William John Terkins .k . fVA -7 y&n tb 'three escaoed Drisenerg were West Salem, at left waa veluateered f f' TI1 .... I - al epen, By John H. White Staff Writer. The SUteamaa Three convicts hacked through an outside wall of the state peni tentiary here Thursday evening. Two of them wiere still at large early today. j jj j , Heaily armed prison guards, state, county and city police of ficers continued j their search east of Salem in the! early morning hours, after recapturing ne Of the escaped convicts within an hour of their 5:45 p.m. break. ;i i Object of the search is William John Perkins, 24; of Silvertod. un der a 40-year sentence fori rape and sodomy convictions In Clack amas county, and Leo Gilbert Wil liams, 21, under a three-year burg lary sentence from Union county. Caught Third Maa . f State police who Caught th third man. Earl Richard Railaback. believed they had just missed the other two when; they took Rails back, without resistance, In a bam near State street about one-half mile east of Four Corners. Rails back, 19. was serving three iyeara from Deschutes i county? for burg lary. j i Scene of the wall break thorough Is the now-ln-contruc- tion spillway for the millrace at the southeast wall. The convict trio used a saw, brace and bit and a six-foot crowbar to rip out planks and spread bars at that point. I ! Perkins, Railsback and Williams all had been working in ai con struction crew on the spillway all day Thursday. They were accoun ted for at end of the workday but were missed soon afterat dinner, leading Prison Warden George Alexander to established time of the escape at about 3:45 p.rh Broke into Toolbox Officials saRl the three ; men broke into a toolbox to get the escape tools. j I ! Williams has a light complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair, weighs 150 pounds, and is 5 feet, 10 Inches in height. f Perkins has brown eyes, brown hair, light complexion, weighs 139 pounds, and is 5 feet, 9 inches tall. " Grimy-unifortned guards and of ficers were still! searching the es cape area this morning. Alii night they walked through fields; spot ting trees and bushes iby ; flash light Cars on gravei and dirt roads in the area had been stopped since 7 p.m. Guards ere jposted along railroad tracks. 5 A possible lead on the two con victs disappeared Thursday night when an auto stolen in Turner was recovered in Eugene with a Fair- j view home escapee at the wheel. Car Reported Stolen State police were Investigating the possibility that the prisoners might, have reached TUrnef by I p.m., when the car was reported stolen form Bob Ball. Driving the. -auto when it was recovered was Donald Bulllngton, who had es caped from Fairview earlier in the day. More than a dozen gtiards, arm ed -with rifles and automatic pis tols, immediaely responded to the" first prison break alarm. I They were joined within 10 minutes by 10 state patrolmen, six city police men and three Marion county sheriffs deputies. Previously Escaped Prison records showed that Wil liams previously escaped from the Oregon penitentiary April 21, 1947, while serving a threeyear burg lary term. He was captured the next day. He was discharged af ter completing his first sentence in January last year bat was com mitted again, less than a month later, on another burglary charge. Perkins, serving two 20-year sentences that; run consecutively and one 15-year sentence that runs concurrently, was committed last March. He was out on parole at the time from a three-year sen tence for assault with attempt to rob. i X Railsback, who was captured, entered prison March 13, 1948. Officials said he escaped years ago "rom a Colorado reform school. State policemen who captured Oailsback were? Russell Haynes and Verlin Combs.! I Tools used ta jaU break lneld4 crewbar, hanuner. aawt brmesj and Wt wrenches sad length el wire. All were taken from a teel lacker which cenrlcta ' braka i , .... , WW. m a . X - t