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Or-" Malm MMmq Severs Power Day's 7Veu;s ScdeniC Community chest workers were hard at it la the heavy rains Thursday, with their $105, 000 goal still a long way oft. The dtywide drive for funds to support eight Salem character buildinar agencies and various state agencies had accounted for subscriptions totaling 137,838 Ay last Bight 1 - : 1. ' Chairman Joseph A. H. Dodd of the-campaign force, who has called on the 350 drive workers to reach the foal by one week .from today, appealed to the public Thursday to give all-out up port to the ' campaign which combines- the various public re quests for .support of a dozen and more worthy organizations. Meanwhile, the day's grist of news pointed up the varied re Three New Reported in Three new polio cases were re Three new oolio cases were reported In the Salem asca Thursday. A possible fourth awaited definite considered critical " Stewart Clark, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Clark, 2615 Hulsey ve lwas admitted to Salem Memorial hospital Thursday afternoon. Paralysis of one arm was the principal involvement His physician Of asnas WOODS If - .'..7"'i"r.;v, vi,;; San Francisco has .been host to the triennial convention of the Protectant Episcopal church. Judg ing by newspaper reports and pictures, it has been a notable event. A ' great v church proces sional was most' Impressive, but much more imnortant was the opening address or sermon of the presjoing Disnojv- xienrj viw Kherrill of Massachusetts. Bishop Ihfrrill called for mort conse cration in the Christian enter prise. He condemned In vigorous language current indifference to matters ote3gJbnorvtner acqui escence in the-forms of religion with no appreciation of its sub stance and its claims for sacrifice. This note was reiterated In the address of Bishop Block of Cali fornia In presenting the annual budget which called for an In crease of $2,000,000. laid Bishop Block: - . "The Christian faith Is besieged from without by a militant, as- . lured, relentless and aggressive secularism. It Is betrayed from within by Inertia, indifference, neglect, frustration and setf-com tjlaeencv." He expressed ' the ' hope that with- exnanded revenues the tnurch could "begin the process of what we hope will be great up aurffe of .faith, or . hope and of . love.'' .. ' .' The indictment voiced by these two eminent clerics is valid as abDlied to many ehurches and inany members. Too often, mem bet-shin la merely a gloss or ve near, a badge of respectability which may not (Continued on editorial page 4) 880,000 Fire Razes Albany Qeaning Plant ALBANY. Oct 6 Firs of un known origin raced through the Hub Cleaning plant here tonight S using damage estimated at $80, 0 by Letter Horton, the owner. Nearly $M,000 of the loss was in clothing destroyed by the blaze, aid; Horton. Total loss was parti ally covered by Insurance, he ad ded. ,!-,,...''-.'- ' The fire, discovered at 10 P-m., gutted the hollow-tile walls of the one-story building and temporarily threatened several nearby homes before it was controlled. The build ing, located on highway 99-E, was erected about 1938. Animal Craclccrs I 0 WARREN GOODRICH ' ' "TAere's ituthin' to Hjust get yourself I hollow log nd J sign." . v Points to sources and services of local chert-supported agencies.,' Catholic ' Charities befriended a needy family of six stranded en route to South Carolina after unforeseen hospital expenses. Salvation Army' announced plans for an expanded youth recreation program. , , ; .. . ,.' And! the Salem YWCA is form ing a class in English foe new local I residents ; who were dis ' placed ' persons from European homelands.."- ..- . (. - In the campaign financial re port late Thursday, the mer cantile division under - Dave Holtzman passed the halfway mark toward its quota, reporting $8,760 of its $18,200 quota. Polio Cases Salem Area diagnosis. None of the;; cases were saia me case was noi serious, xiis condition was termed good by at tendants late Friday night William McKay, 26, St. Paul, was taken to the Portland isolation hospital. His condition was not" be lieved critical. Attendants said he had i general weakening of the legs but no definite paralysis. Considerable weakness also was reported in the case of Mrs. Craig Coyner, 27, of 1694 Broadway st She has been at Salem Memorial hospital since Sunday but the case had not been diagnosed as polio. Her physician said her case was not serious. r Admitted to the same hospital Thursday was Mrs. Ruth Pluard, 26, of S32 N. High st, but her case has not been confirmed as polio. Her condition was termed fair Thursday night. Meanwhile, Herbert Graves, 9, returned to his home following several days of treatment and Lyle Blackwell, 2, was reportecKmprov td. I . .. ' Oil Discovered mm TACOMA, Wash, Oct -( A report was received here to night from unofficial sources that ell was struck; at It pjn. PST) In the Union Oil com pany's test well at Ocean City, a resort town en the Washing ton coast about 20 miles north west of Hoqalam. $ A T acorn owner of property at Ocean City near the site ef the; well said Information from the drilling- erew described the strike as f.tOe barrel a day gaaher." , Company sources at the scene and In Olympta 'could not be reached for confirmation. Hormones May Treat Cancer - ! I I CHICAGO, Oct -VF- The two; new wonder hormones acth and cortisone 4- may . well represent a medicsl advance of history making proportions in the' field of cancer." , This view, was expressed today by a man very close to the sub ject Dr. Charles S. Cameron, medical director of the American Cancer society. t ' " Ht said cortisone had shown "promising" results'! in. treating several cases of leukemia, a cancer-like condition of the blood. iiear noaii ' ' '" iter mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm OriqUp and Anybody9 s Guess Todat I ' " t" -w What will be the scare ef the third world series baseball game today? Thai is the question bothering- V. W. Cbisholm. Salem rente C. left, as he looks ever Wednesday and Thvsdaya scores with Gns Bred hagen In Gas' body snap. 2S5 Ferry st. With both games coming tit with one to nothing scores it Is anybody's guess today. (Statesman photo.) (Story at top of page.) Snow Falls iii Santiam Pass; Frost Forecast ( Titfui rains beat down on Sa lem and ' the - Willamette - valley Thursday, a lightning bolt knock ed wit virtually all power for several minutes in the mid-afternoon and the first snowfall -of the year put snow-plows to work in the Santiam pess. , , -. -' ' . . t Salem experienced one 6f its rainiest days in many a month, with L43 inch falling r.to .shove Salem preciortation ahead of nor mal for the first, time this fait A few more showers and the first frost of the season wer the, weather ' bureau's'" pxedictiofl foj todar and tonight -"' ; -' -' "" '! ; Weather feature of the day. however, was the power failure which! blacked out half of Orei gon and Washington from 3 to 25 minutes it ranged up to 8 minutes in Salem. I Covered Large Area The power outage was the worst in the history of the northwest power pool's western section, caused when a bolt of lightning at 1:39 p.m. olunged out of ser vice two 230,000-volt power lines between Bonneville dam and Vancouver. Wash. Bonneville au thorities said the terrific over load . Caused other lines to black Out almost immediately. In the Salem area both Port land General Electric and Salem Electric service was disrupted completely commercial power, residential lighting and other electrical service. : traffic lights. Nearly all service was restored before 1:50 p.m. ; Lunar Eclipse Seen The intermittent storms all but "borrowed the thunder" from the total i eclipse of the , moon last evening, visible in this area most of the time from 6:35 to 7:33 pjnt when the total phase ended. Local witnesses termed it a beautiful sight.: It was caused by the moon nassine through the shadow of the earth. Snow fell throughout the Cas cade mountains, as much as five Inches on McKenzie pass and Iff Inches at Timberline lodge. Hall fell in Salem, Portland and other communities for a short period preceding the power out age. ' u ' State police had reports of four to five inches of snow long the roadside in Santiam, pass with slush! on the highway and snow plows at work. Rain Brings Auto Measles PADUCAH, Ky, : Oct 8 Now; comes automobile measles. Scores of owners found their auto bodies today suffering from a mysterious outbreak of blisters. It happened here and in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Both are river towns and both have had unusual ly heavy rainfalls in recent days. Only cars left out in the rain seem, to have been attacked. The blisters, ranging in size from match-heads to dimes, dot hoods, tops, fenders and doors of autos exposed to the rains. When broken, the blisters ooze water. But there is no puncture in the paint to indicate how the water got there. ' : SALKM PBECTPITATION Max. If in. Precip. - S3 4S .43 Portland SB 47 .43 Saa Francisco 62 12 .00 Chicaf o 06 ,17 Jti New York 70 58 4 trace FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu ruu,: McNary field. Salem): Consider able cloudtnesa with a few showers to day. Highest temperature today near 5S; Clearing and cooler tonight with local frost. Lowest temperature near - Conditions favorable for most farm activities today. ALEM MtECIPATITIOJf This Year 247 Last Year S.1S Normal S.14 h Wmm4 L . . - - , Killer '.1' I - f& TEAB 14 PAGXS BrooMyu Evens Series with Roe Hurls l ... - - . - 9 Shutout NEW YORK; Oct t-WVPreacn-er Roe, a stringbean guy with a lot of heart and a lot of stuff, put the Brooklyn Dodgers on an even footingi with the New York Yank ees inHhe 1949 World Series to day as he pitched the Bums to a fine '10 decision over the Ameri can Leaguers. The clubs now have one win apiece and wil continue the war- fare tomorrow as they " switch over to Ebbets field, home of the Dodgers, for the third game of the classic. ' Today's tilt was the second straight 1-0 game between the two arch rivals and the sterling duel between Roe and the Yank ee's Vic Rascbi was on a par with that staged by Allie Reynolds and Don Newcombe in the first game. Lone run of today's contest came in the second inning when Jackie Robinson doubled and sub sequently scored on a single by Roe did not walk a man, whil fed three and gave six. hits. Raschi was nicked for six blows up to the time he gave way for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. (Complete details on sports page) Bob Hannegan Succumbs to Heart Attack ST. LOUIS, Oct. (MiTVRobert E. Hannegan, a master politican who helped put Harry S. Truman on the path to the White House, died today of a heart ailment. The former postmaster general and former president of ' the SL uouis uarainais naa oeen in i ail ing health since 1946, but his death was unexpected. He was only , 46. He died at his home here short ly after 10 ajn. (EST). He was ill during the night, and his physi cian had been called. Hannegan resigned as postmas ter general in November, 1947, to head a group buying the St. Louis National league baseball club. Just over a year later he cold his in terest to his major partner, Fred M. Saigh. As national chainnah he was a decisive factor in getting the vice presidential nomination for Tru man at the 1944 convention in Chi cago. New Bids Sought On State Highway Office Building The state highway eommlssion announced Thursday! It would open bids November 7 on the pro posed highway office building to be constructed in Salem- Previous bids were rejected as f too high. The commission hopes to build the building for about $1,600,000. CHINESE FORCES SPLIT CANTONt Friday, Oct. 7-tfV Trustworthy private reports today said communists trebps had en tered Kukong, thus splitting na tionalist forces defending south China. i. y For Bums I ; y . ' : f , y jf - - '1 - ' - V. ' ' i i f ' ' . .J . . ... j l .,; -!" ' .. I MltmmkmmmmmtmmmamMmttimttf'' AtaHaKMsataStatWaSSss Home Donated 1- The Grover Hipps family (above) ; i ill i '-f--fH t 1 . walkint- and ridlnr with strangers tnrongb rain from roruano. a m m X. a Thursday, they look at their new of their plight In The Statesman. dren: left to right. Bob, 12; Donald, 5; Jady.B, ana reggy, m. Salem Rallies to Aid of South Carolina Family By John H. White - Staff Writer. The Statesman Salem rallied to the aid of the Grover Hipps family Thursday. Those blonde little girls and their bashful brothers slept in a new three-room bungalow all their own last night. And today Hipps may find that job that will provide money to take his family back to South Carolina. The new house was donated early Thursday morning by Ernest H. Evans. 3140 Jensen st, who, learned of the family's plight in a Statesman story the same morn ing. And now Hipps is being aided in finding a job to earn that ticket home. A .Statesman reporter drove him to Independence Thursday after noon where a restaurant operator, reading in this newspaper that Hipps is a short-order cook, may find a place for him. Another lead has appeared at Brooks restaurant Meanwhile, union men at the Labor temple are doing their best to find a place for him. S Evans, when asked why he of fered the house so quickly, said simply: , ' "I lost my fcwn boy, Louis, when he was killed in an auto accident April 18. He was Just 14. I'd like to do something for these child ren." Quick Action The juvenile officer jumped in to action and within an hour the family had moved into the home. There are three large beds, lota of furniture and cooking utensils. Neighbors brought in food. Others sent money to the juvenile officer to aid Hipps with instruction that he remain anonymous, j j There is no running water - in the bungalow but Hipps, who still manages a smile after his mis fortunes, grinned and said: Plenty of Water "Wo got plenty of water walk ing between Portland and Oregon City Wednesday. Wo dont mind that - -..'.- . ' ' The Hipps story begain Wed nesday nights when the- family ar rived in Salem after walking and riding with strangers through the rain from Portland. They were homeless and penniless. Two weeks in a .Portland hos pital for Mrs. Hipps, who was seriously ill with a mastoid con dition, took all the money they had saved for train tickets. f . Charities Helped Family Catholic Charities cared for the family Wednesday night, provid ing; meals and a room to sleep. County officials who learned of the troubles have volunteered food and money for the ox-paratrooper, a veteran of seven years military service, and his family. How does the Hipps family like Th Oregon Stataaanan. Sdsm Orwgoa, Friday, for Destitute Arrivals in Salem Lu V BJsa Mswa mttf Vm -na'a ai in m i ml in ilfiwii mm u tm mmm nwaaiii 'm arrived In Salem, bound for South Salem Home, pro via en oy xxnesi n. cvans. jenaen au, wn rca Happily looking at the boose are Mr. and Mrs. Hipps and their chil ' ! ; Salem and their new home? Hipps and his wife expressed their thoughts with a sincere thanks to everyone Thursday. But the best answer came from the happy smiles of young Bobby, 12; Peggy, 10; Judy, 6; and Don ald, 3, as they all played in the backyard apple tree. ' Government Asked To Buy Prunes DALLAS, Oct. 6 The gov ernment was asked by . Polk coun ty prune growers to start buying small dried prunes .immediately. The growers said quick action was necessary to absorb the small sized fruit, which are finding al most no buyers. The government has been contemplating buying prunes for the school lunch pro gram. CHILDREN DIE IN WRECK MIDDLESEX, NXX, Oct. t-(Jff A big school bus crammed with children ripped into an ice truck today, killing seven youngsters. About 20 were hurt. Hawaiian Strike Settled; Fate of Barse Undecided HONOLULU, Od oHSVUnion leaders and am ploy era today reached an agreement to settle Ha waii's 159-day-old dock strike but the time when 2,000 longshoremen will return to work remained in the air. j, ,.,,..y..;-v The negotiating committees met to put on paper the agreement which they arrived at orally ear lier in the day Hi 14-cent hourly increase plus 7 cents more next March 1. Ki.V.' ''-A They could not agree on the lan guage, however. It was decided to hold up everything while negoti ations were wound up at ports other than Honolulu. That may de lay a back-to-work order two or threo days. - j ' . 7 7 " - Union negotiation teams tomor row will bargain with companies on non-stevedoring employes who do everything from mowing lawns October 7, 1943 1 Carolina, homeless and tired after siere, on ineir second nay in saiem, ar-a 1 - aaalak W , A. -M Bill Ms Fund For Completion Of Detroit Dam WASHINGTON, Oct 6-W Completien of the Detroit, Ore., dam construction within three or four years was recommended by the senate public works commit tee i today. An item of $40,000,000 for com pleting the Detroit and the Look out Point dams in Oregon, and a $900,000 reclamation project at Canby were Included in new work authorizations which the committee sent to the senate for approval. Total , authorizations would cost $1,564,228,650. Meanwhile, both senate and house expedited army engineer projects in the Pacific northwest and elsewhere by agreeing on an army civil functions bill approp riating $634,920,090 for projects in the coming year. ' . Oregon projects In the actual appropriation bill, now before President Truman include: Detroit reservoir, $9,300,000; Willamette river (bank protection) $450,000. In the senate public works com mittee consideration, however, it rejected the 'Proposed billion-dol lar comprehensive plan of army engineers and reclamation bureau for the Columbia river basin. This action was described by senator cam (K-Wash.) as "a sacrifice by the administration on the altar of a Columbia valley auinonty. to driving on trucks. The union In sists the separate agreements must be reached before any longshore men return to work. : The 2,000 stevedores, members of the CIO International Long shoremen's and Warehousemen's union; struck May I, demanding 32-cent raise in their $1.40 hourly wage.:- . I- - r ': '.-' iTHE DALLES, Ore., Oct Announced settlement of the long- snore strike in Honolulu left a bargeioad of Hawaiian pineapple here witn an uncertain future. The barge, brought over by the Hawaiian Pineapple company aft er the' strike started, was labeled "hot cargo by the CIO longshore men. Longshore leaders since have In dicated the barge would have to go back to Hawaii before the un ion would touch it - -,. "'.!!- TB1CE 5c fa. 2 - 0 Doctors Claim ' litical Issue - Spurs Probe ; 1 CHICAGO, Oct 6 The do. pertinent of justice has started ass anti-trust investigation of tbsj. American Medical association and 13 affiliated medical organisa tions if . The AMA board of trustees die- closed the Investigation today terming it "a campaign to d la- credit medicine and terrorize phy sicians into abandoning: their op position to compulsory health in surance, s ; The department of justice, oat the other hand, says it Is looking into complaints of an effort to "monopolize" prepaid;; medical care plans Attorney General J. Howard Mcprath got out a statement of ter the AMA board had disclosed the inquiryand complained thai its offices had been broken into in a search for records. A The board had said their private offices were broken Into and thoroughly searched"! 3 February 10 while medical officials weroea charting their campaign In op position to compulsory medical in surance. j; I Dr. George F. LuIL secretary general manager of the AMA. said "No accusations Hare made against the department of jus tice.' But he added the robbery incident is one of "real signifi cance In the chronology of events' since the AMA decided to oppose compulsory health insurance.! , AMA officials called a news Conference to disclose the inves tigation. Newsmen were handed a Justice notice of Investigation tad a police robbery complaint ? The trustees said the board's office in Chicago was broken into in the early hours of the morning during the board's February ses sion. Their statement . said rec ords were thoroughly searched. and brief cases of the trustees, left in the room, also were searched. The facts indicate this was 4 search for . Information,, rathesj than an ordinary burglary," the? said. "Certainly no friends of med lcine would take this means af obtaining medical data." 'i Chief Revealo Dismissal of 1 1 Gty Policeman Dismissal of Patrolman H arias' Cordray from the Salem police do . partment was announced Thursday night by Police Chief Clyde! A. Warren. A violation of civil service rulea resulted in the action, said Warren Cordray said Thursday night hi would not seek a civil service bear ing but would continue operation of a merchant patrol business which serves West Salem, K sizes' and Four Corners as well as Salon, Cordray, who has patroltd th Hollywood district about (out years, started a business known ao Salem Merchant patrol last year. Recently the civil service commis sion cracked down on city em ployes who had. other jobs or a business contrary to regulationa. Farm Federation President Leasei Lakebrook Ranch ' : ' I ' W. Lowell Steen, president ef the Oregon Farm Bureau Federa tion, has leased the 640-acro Lake brook ranch north of Salem from the T. A. Livesley estate, it be came known Thursday. The prop erty, has been leased the past year to Wilfred Weathers.;! -$ : The Lakebrook ranch was-primarily in hops for half a century. More recently, corn, peas and beans have comprised principal crops.. ; -.. j;l . ft- . Steen. who owns a: ranch near Milton In eastern Oregon, came to Salem several weeks ago when the farm bureau federation moved its offices from Pendleton to Salem. - He purchased the new Harold D. Robertson residence near the Soufik 12th street junction, where ho and his family will continue to reside. OsaaaBaBaaBaaBBmaaBaBSBaaaaBaaBBjaBpaasaBBBB k- Newspaper Boy Day Scheduled Tomorrow - !! i' V' day in Oregon, by order of Got. Douglas McKay. - S;R - 1 The governor, who used to gef up at 4:30 ajn. to deliver papers in Portland, urged all citizens if get to know their newspaper boy Doner ana 10 give nun encourage ment V . '..;. ,', , ' '..''-18 ' " :'- i Win n u w - li'