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i I 4 ' ' ' f t J Tobo ggah Accident OSCj Student; 6M Kills i Injures Football Staff CORVALOS, Jan. 3-W-One Oregon State college- student was killed and, Stan McGuire, out standing Beaver lineman ot the 1949 season, was injured seriously , when they were struck by an au- tomobile while tobogganing on the campus. Killed was: Bill Corvallis, 21, Portland, a pitcher for the Brook lyn Dodgers baseball farm club at Santa-Barbara, Calif., during the past season. ':". C-5 - McOuire, a junior and captain elect for the 1950 season, incurred fractured skull. Dr. Waldo Ball, college athletic physician, said Mc Guire is in a very serious condl ". tion. . Provosts oni Buses Piromroots CGiain .: : U 1 Two new developments were announced Tuesday in the contro versy over whether City Transit Lines buses should continue to op crate In the Fruitland-Swegle area. " ' j Tuesday mornin bus comDany officers conferred with city offie , mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I see that ex-President Hoover recommends that the United States tse armed force if necessary to keep Formosa out of the hands of che Chinese communists. And Sen ator Taft Joins with a statement 'hat the U. S. should .immediately consider establishing air and naval bases on the island. Two reasons are urged for this policy: first, it is necessary for American' security; second, it will help erect a wall against commun ism in the far east. Why is Formosa essential to American security? It offers air bases for a possible enemy, but there are plenty of other bases on the mainland available for a pos sible Russo-Chinese alliance against the United States. We could bomb Formosa as easily from Okinawa as planes from Formosa . could reach Okinawa. And who doubts that in a showdown in the far east -J but what Japan would be our ma jor base? - - . But this looks for a military solution to the Russo - American crisis. I do no think that is the necessary or the desirable solution. True, we must keep our powder dry, but that does not mean we have to scatter our powder all over the globe. From strictly a defense standpoint our security might best be preserved by retiring benina our Gaum, Hawaii outposts.' As for erecting a VaU against communism in the far east our military action In Formosa would breach whatever wall) there is. It would offend India which has al ready clven recognition to the Chi nese red government. It would fan the fires of communism in Indo china for the natives rebelling against French colonialism would cather strength " (Continued on editorial page 4.) Business Couple To Quit Worldly Work for Church SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S-0P)- A successful San Francisco bus! nessman and his wife announced today they will abandon worldly affairs and seek the seclusion of Catholic cloistered life. . - Donald D. Foster, 80, and his wife. May, said It was no hurried decision to terminate their $54,000 a year hobby shop business and enter church service. ' - . Married for 29 years, Foster said for the past 20 years he and his wife have consulted with themsel . ves on their mutual desire for the spiritual satisfaction of cloistered me. ., . ... .. - Animcl Crocftcrs . By Goodrich "Mrs. Gopher mf I art very unhappy iboui t he people ia ( the house vpsUkstZ TTmnr - REAL I I IT "Two others escaped injury. They are Lloyd Anderson, Oakland Ore, and Bud Coons, 1310 N Summer st, Salem. City Police Officers PJW. Har ris and the students were being towed behind an auto driven by Bill Austin, Woodburn, a graduate student and professional football player with the New York Giants during the 1949 season. j Police said the toboggan broke loose as it was being towed up Harrison street and swung into the path of a car driven by Vera Heckj ert, Corvallis businessman. The accident was unavoidable, police said. iges dais and agreed to operate buses on temporary basis while rurtn- ixrvesttgaUon or me situation is conducted. . ,. - . ,; , Tuesday nkht petitions protest ing proposed schedule curtailment, signed by several hundred per sons, were presented at a meeting in Four Comers of about 7a resi dent in the area involved. These will be forwarded to the city coun cil. , ; .m The bus lines had announced they planned schedule changes which would tighten schedules in the city and in some suburban routes but would have eliminated service to Fruitland, Swegler and Fisher road areas. - i Although the announced new plan will go into effect Thursday morning, the company will add to t four trips into the Swegie-rruitr land area. The four compromise trips will be made until a com. mittee formed by Mayor k. i. Elistrom completes its study of the entire local bus situation. I Committee Chairman M. B. Rudd said the committee probably would have a report ready by March. I Rudd said his committee would continue its investigation of the situation by meeting with but route residents, with dty officers and with bus-officials. "We want to help the company stay in bust irjess," he said, "and we want to give bus patrons the best service possible, f-)"'--- u ' (Additional details on page 12) Effi Demand Zgg prices were up one cent in Salem Tuesday as cold weather cut production and demand con tinued to increase. ; - - It was the first boost line the egg market started on a prolonged slump, two months ago. Oren F. Ryals. manager of the Northwest Poultry & Dairy products in Sa lem, said he expected the egg mar ket "to continue to get stronger this month. t After the boost large AAs were retailing for about 43 cents a doz en large As, 40; medium AAs, 37: medium As, 35; pullets, 31, and cneacs, ao. . . . NewMari-Linn Scllilin Use Fiirst Times r sutcnua News Servlc GATES, Jan. 3 There was none of the usual lagging along the paths here today as children returned to school from Christmas vacations. The reason: Pupils attended the new Mari-Linn grade school for the first time. The recently completed school cost : $82,000, houses eight class- rooms and the latest features In school design. Three buses, driven by Thomas Putnam, Wilson Stev ens and Gordon Heineck, brought eager pupils from Marion and linn counties to the L-shaped building located on the North Santiam high way between Lyons and Mehama. Mrs. Wilson Stevens is principal and eighth grade teacher.- Other teachers . are . Mrs. Hazel Worth, seventh; Thomas Putnam, sixth; Mrs, A. R. Lafky. fifth; Mrs. Gla dys Poole, fourth; Mrs. Eva Kui- ken, third; Mrs. Katie Skillings, second, and Mrs. R. M. Smith, first. UpsPriees Sov WIS Of -Council Again TOKYO, Wednesday, Jan. 4-ff Russia's member of the allied coun cil for 'Japan walked out again today as the United States charged thousands of missing Japanese pri soners of war still are In soviet hands or dead. - Lfc Gen. K. N. Derevyanko stalk ed out of this morning's special session of the Four-Power group, refusing for the second time in two weeks to discuss Russia's failure to complete repatriation of prison ers taken in World War II. "I do not think it possible for me to take part in any discussion,' Derevyanko said. 89th YEAR ji j 14 PAGES ) - The Oregon Statesman. Sodn Oregon. WelneiaT. Jmuarr C 1930 ' ' PB1CE 5c T : Ko 3C3 Slight War Expeqtd I. - Frigid winds fromj the south drifted snow to depths of five inches in the Salem area Tuesday night as temperatures in the Willamette valley hovered in the! 20s. The weather bureau predicted readings would drop to 27 degrees again in this area tonight following 1 a slightly "wanner" 35-degree high and more snow, flurries today. ' Resigns '; i ; N 4 Mrs. Kathryn Loalza tion Submitte Hillcrest Head Mrs. Kathryn Loahia, superin tendent of Hillcrest state school for girls for the past I five years, submitted her resignation to the state board of control Tuesday to be effective next June; 15. Mrs. Loaiza said the! resignation was submitted "in view! of the fact that my personal plans jinclude my marriage in the latter part oi May, (Her engagement to Lieut. John Eric Tucker of Portland, of the Oregon State police, was announc ed recently). ! The retiring superintendent, in her statement to the board, said that the school (Hillcrest) now is "excellently staffed is all res pects," She said she was making her resignation known at this time so that the board would) have time to obtain and evaluate; applicants to succeed her and added she be lieved it "most desirable for a new superintendent to be in residence here while I am still available to assist her." ! -1 Additional details page 8). ' Waf dist Party Ahead in Egypt CAIRO. Egypt. Wednesday, Jan. 4 -JPy- Egypt's tWafdist party4 out of power since it controlled the pro-allied wartime i government form 1942 to 1844 piled up a com manding lead today- far early re-; turns from Tuesday s general el ection. . ' j ; i Some violence accompanied the voting. Dispatches to Cairo news papers reported four killings out side the Egyptian capital. The ministry of the Interior early today gave these figures on seats in parliament: - Wafdists 25, liberal constitution alists 4, saadists 2, nationalists 2, independents S. Both saadist seats were uncontested. They had yet to win a single contested seat. DERAILMENT HURTS NINE LAMBERT, Mont, Jan. 3 -Pi-Nine persons were injured," two of them seriously, in the derailment of a Great Northern railway train here today. Cause of the derail ment was not known. The train plower up 300 feet of track and then slid down an embankment, i After they left. Chairman Wil liam J. Sebald, the U. S. member, read the text of an American note from Secretary of State Dean Ach eson to the Russian ambassador in Washington. 1 This note said the American gov ernment believes thousands of Jap. anese prisoners are still being held or have died in Russian camps. It asked for Moscow's agreement to an impartQ Investigation. ; L The Russians returned to the council for the regular meeting this morning and the walkout came at the special meeting which follow ed immediately. Resigna i dby Walk Out mup Today Mnct nr Tunrfari maw TP II be tween 5 and 10:30 pjn. and wasl lem weather bureau. A 25- to 37fl mile gale with gusts to 53 miles an hour accompanied it The wind was fairly calm after 10 pjn. The temperature was up to 33 degrees early this morning follow ing a high of 31 degrees Monday. Few Accidents The storm broke after a day of mixed sleet, snow and rain that glazed highways with an icy frost ing and snarled traffic in the busy Portland area where three inches of snow fell. . . State police reported no serious accidents in the Salem area , but said there were half a dozen cars in the ditch nearly every direction from town. ?' ., Low Tuesday readings in Ore gon included Salem's 11 above,, at Bend and Klamath Falls, and 22 below at Chemult in the Cascades. At Chester, Mont., the official low was 50 below zero. Lone Butte, B.C. reported 60 below. Bridge Loosed At Pasco, Wash., ice Goes swept a 900-foot emergency ponton bridge spanning the Snake river from its moorings. It drifted near ly three miles and lodged against a railroad bridge. (Story on page 2). Salem school buses were plan ning to make all runs again this morning. W. J. Buck, bus shop superintendent, said onlj two short stretches were by-passed Tuesday. The Canby grade and high school was to be closed today. 1 Commercial travel was hamper ed on all services except rail. Most buses were operating behind schedule. Portland airlines opera tions shut down at 9 pjn. Spokes men said ice formed on the wings as rapidly as one coat was washed oft Logging Stopped . Logging camps in upper Willa mette valley and along the Cas cades were continuing to close. An estimated dozen logging opera tions in the Eugene area had clos ed Tuesday. ' - City police reported little traffic and no . serious accidents in Sa lem. The first aid squad made one run attributed to the weather. George Gilman, 12, of 1710 Holly wood dr. fell on ice in the under nass between Parrlsh Junior Hi eh and Salem High school, fracturing two bones in his wrist. The drifting snow made long' time residents recall two of Sa lem's record snow storms. A three day storm starting Feb. 1, 1937 left Z7 inches on city streets. In Janu ary, 1943, snow fell at the rate of an inch an hour for 24 hours to paralyze traffic and cause con siderable damage. Silver Thaw Possible - Strong possibility of a "silver thaw" in some western Oregon and Washington localities was hinted by the Seattle weather bureau. A blizzard whipped at Chehalis and Centralia, Wash., Tuesday night. Snow "hard as sand parti cles" stung the faces of the few on the streets. A power failure kept much of Chehalis dark for three and a half hours. Truman Asks Rent 3 . . Control Extension, New Housing Bill WASHINGTON, Jan.J President Truman wants rent con trol extended and a new housing program" for middle income fam ilies . enacted. Senator Sparkman (D-Ala) said after a conference with the president today. Mr. Truman is expected to call for both in his state of the union message to congress tomorrow. The present rent law expires June 30. Sparkman told a report er he got the impression Mr. Tru man will ask at least a 12-month extension. Baby Sitter Sticks to Job Tbree Days it :-.-:vr-.v! - J,-: STEUBENVILLE, O, Jan. 3-(P)-JOBephine Cereone, 19, takes some sort of a prize for baby sit ting. Hired Friday night, the Follansbee, W. Va woman sat withJBilly Pratt. 1, until last night. Then when Mrs. Wanda Pratt, 17, still did not return to her home, in Steubenville, Joseph called the sheriffs office. The family service organization has placed the child in the Jeffer son County Orphan's home and Dr. V. H. Stevens, county humane officer, is hunting the mother, j TORNADO BITS HOUSES ' i B ALTON, DJU Jan. S -VPh A small tornado tore into about 50 homes on both sides of the Missis sippi river near here today. Fif teen of the houses were flattened, but there were no severe Injuries. DHW 1 .', ' " Snow and kids go together like popcorn and apples, the one making the other even better. Here are pupils of the Garfield school enraged In a lively snow fight daring noon recess Tuesday. Outside of freezing Congressmen Urge Curbs oira Speinidiinig; Coast Tribes Awarded $1 S,SOO,OO0 ClaioB Shares Still To Be Decided WASHINGTON. Jan. 3-(-Four Oregon Indian tribes won $18,500,- 000 in a U. 5. court of . claims award today. The money is payment for 2,- 775,000 acres taken from the Indi ans in 1855. More than half of Oregon's ocean frontage lies in the land. Tho five Judges on the court of claims voted unanimously to give the money to the Tillamook, Co quille, Too-Too-To-Ney andChet co tribes, ending legal proceedings that started in 1935 when congress referred the question to the court. Five Per Cent Interest The court valued the lands at 11.23 an acre when they were sei zed in November of 1855. Interest has been figured at about 5 per cent since that time. . The sum will be divided as fol lows: To the Tillamook tribe, $7,- 008,276; the Coquille, $4,485475; Too-Too-To-Ney. $2,440,000: Chet- CO. IZJ8IJ552. , The decision did not ena the problem. Still to be determined are the tribal members who will share the payment, and the exact share to go to each, In Portland, L. P. Towle. acting area director of the Indian serv ice, commented, "You'll be amazed at the number of persons who will try to get into the act - - lnclud ing white-skinned Indians." How many Oregon Indians will share in a $16,500,000 claim award from the federal government re mains to be determined by the In dian service of the U. S. depart ment of the interior, it was stated in Salem Tuesday by E. I Craw ford, Salem attorney whoihas help ed represent the Indians in their suit for payment to cover lands taken from their tribes by the U. S. nearly a century ago. Crawford, who has had a part in the litigation over the past 10 years, cuessed the number of el igible Indians might be around 6, 000 and that determination of their payments would not be comple ted before 195Z. Census Expected An Indian service census, as an administrative matter, is expected Crawford said. ; Crawford expressed satisfaction over the judgment, but added that testimony offered before the court of claims might have indicated an award as high as $25,000,000. "It's a wonderful thing, any way," Crawford declared, ?that bur government Is correcting an error soinr back to the taking of their lands in 1855. What other government in this world would do that?" Ncuberger Says He'll Not Run for Congress - PORTLAND. Jan. 3 -(Special)- State Sen. Richard Neuberger (d) "will not run" for the VS. senate or house of representatives this year, and he is "not disposed to run for governor.'1 But he has "not definitely decided" about the latter office, he said today. . Max. Mln. Prcdp. Silent Portland -,-San Francisco Chtcaro 31 11 S,JU as w JJ 44 34 .00 60 50 A .41 JOT New York WU1.mt4 rhnr 11 feet- roBFTAST frram U. s. weather bu reau. McNary field, Salem): Mostly cloudy oday with occasional light snow Harries. Clearlnf and eoldar to ntht. Hirh today near 35: tow to night nr 17. - tu tu -airmTATioW T?xut ' um jtS DTI R3iM Snowy Weather Isn't All Discomfort Two Hungarian Consul Offices WASHINGTON. Jan. 3-UPV-The garian consulates in New York and communist Hungarys treatment of A sharp note charging gross Change Sought On Courthouse Changes designed to minimize the "overchanging effect" on the front of the proposed new Marion county courthouse ' were ordered Erepared as the courthouse build lg commission reviewed west en trance plans Tuesday. No agreement of possible changes was reached at the meeting, re ported County Judge Grant Mur phy, but commissioners asked Ar chitect Fietro Beuuscm to orait a change which would extend the ground 'floor wings, on either side of the main, (west) entrance. The Judge said this proposal might tend to eliminate the "over hang" appearance which has drawn some unfavorable comment. Office, Annexing Issues On Mill Gty Special Vote gtatessaaa News Icrrlea MILL CITY. Jan. 3 Voters will go to the polls here Monday, Jan uary 18, to elect new city officials and to decide on proposed annexe tion of five adjacent areas. The election follows a vote this fall which incorporated Mill City under a new charter. Residents in the five areas proposed for an nexation have indicated their de sire to merge with Mill City , in prelmnary pettions seekng an an nexaton vote. TO SEEK SHERIFF POST PORTLAND, Jan. S--Glenn C. Ackerman, Portland real estate agent i today filed a notice of in tention to seek the republican nomination for nomah county. sheriff of Mult-1 Ordered Saving of Formosa from Reds Left Up to U.S. Administration WASHINGTON, Jan. 3--The state department disclosed bela tedly today that the Chinese na tionalists have put the issue of saving Formosa directly up to the administration with an urgent new plea for American aid. Ambassador Welling ton Koo submitted the plea December 23. It came to light amid an increas ing flurry of controversy in the new congress over what course the United States should follow to wards China. ' ! Koo asked in a formal memor andum for ! military support, the unfreezing of nearly $100,000,000 once earmarked for China and the dispatch of military, political, and economic -advisers to help save Formosa from conquest by the Chinese communists. The answers may already have been decided upon, at least in part, at last week's meeting of President Truman with the national security council. This was followed by au thoritative reports that Mr. Tru man ruled out the idea of direct military assistance. The adminis- 1 tration stand 03 economic aid and m trickles dewa the neck no Injury was suffered and the brief flurry la the snow probably mad the afternoon session of school go a lot better. (Statesman photo). s f ' Closed United States today ordered Hun Cleveland to be closed because of two jailed Americans. 1 violation oi me ivzo iiungarian- Amencan commercial ana consu lar treaty gave the two establish ments until midnight January 15 to shut down. The brusque action forecast a figber- attitude toward other Wiet bloc states where Ameri cans have been Jailed as "spies" or. have dropped from sight. Po land and Czechoslovakia already have been warned that positive measures are under consideration to reinforce repeated official pro tests. I ..' No break in formal relations with Hungary was involved ia the closing order. Its effect will be to channel into the Hungarian lega tion in Washington the trade probelms and other matters the Now York and Cleveland consu lates have been handling. The United State has only a single establishment at Budapest to handle all diplomatic and consu lar affairs. Identical notes delivered to the foreign office there and to Minis ter Imre Horvath here recited that Hungary for the last 40 days has kept Robert Vogeler, American communications company official, in Jail and has repeatedly rebuffed American demands that a U. S. consul be allowed to talk with him. It noted that another Ameri can, Israel Jacobson, was held incommunicado for nearly two weeks in December by the Hun garian police and then was ex pelled without explanation. Crewmen Ask Naval Protection for Ship HONG KONG, Wednesday. Jan. 4 i&y Twenty-nine crewmen of the U. S. Freighter Flying Arrow asked the state department today to arrange naval protection for the ship's trip to Shanghai or auth orize their release from contract. The crewmen, also asked the state department to arrange re patriation of, any seaman who choose to leave the Flying Arrow rather, than risk the voyage to the 'Chinese communist por. the dispatch of advisers has not been spelled out. The nationalist appeal for help was reevaled only after Senator Knowland (R-Calif) prodded the state department. Last Friday, Dec. 30, Michael J. McDermott, depart ment nress officer, said he knew of no such formal request. Last night Knowland said the request was made about Dec. 23 and "11 Mr. McDermott is not fully advis ed, he should get himself fully in formed." The time has come for the peo ple to get the full facts," said Knowland. McDermott, in disclosing the Chinese plea today, said he had not been informed of it last Friday and was trying to find out why. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is trying to turn Formosa, big Is land off the Chinese coast. Into a stronghold against his communist foes. An Associated Press dispatch today from Taipeh, Formosa, said informed sources there were con fident U. S. aid wUl come If the nationalists can hold out another six or eight weeks. , , 'J v - U l : I ;V..;: .H; A ; a '' : :.A:.U. .. , i:A" , ; State of Union t Sneec -1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 3-FVThe 81st congress returned to Capitol, hill for its second session today and immediately a clamor arose for curbs on red-ink spending. A number of republicans an democrats alike joined in the cry ' lor a tighter rein on jeaerai ex penditures. ) 1 . House Republican Leader Mar tin of Massachusetts t announced. ' the creation of a , special GOP "price tag committee! to keep . public watch on President Tru-f man's fair deal S spending. ! To Speak at It Chairman Doughton (D-NC) of the tax-writing ; house j ways and means committee-told newsmen: The people are .clamoring for economy in government and tax relief - , - - In general 1 terms. President ' Truman is expected to touch on both those Issues in his annual "State of the Union" address be fore a Joint senate-house session at 1 p. m, (10 a. m. PST) tomor row. . . ,-...-.-.!.-...? (A brodcast of President Tru- . man's message will be heard in Salem at 10 a. m. over KSLM MutuaL) I Mr. Truman will deliver hie message - personally. Adminlstra-' tion lieutenants indicated today that the president will speak with high optimism of prospects for ex panding prosperity. ' " . ; Favor Single Package House Sneaker Rayburn fD- Tex) said he and other democratie leaders discussed taxes today with Mr. Truman in a 65-minute ses sion and suggested a "single pack-. age- xax Dili, cutting levies "where they pinch" and finding revenue in other places to make up any loss. - r ' Many officials expect Mr. Tru man's message tomorrow to re-" commend some tax increases possibly on corporations - as move toward balancing the fed- erai budget. h Today Snoicbound Miners Live Life of Ease By Jean Roberts ' '" - I tat !. News Srrleo " MEHAMA, Jan. 3 Mining com pany officials living at the 14 Amalgamated: mine located up th -little North Fork 13 miles above Elkhorn are in danger .of beinf isolated again this winter, - - More than two feet of snow ie ' already on the ground in that area, periously hampering transport- tion. , - . .. ' V Mr. and Mrs. Ercill Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Myran Fender of ; Mehama who were New Year's din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. ' Hewitt, mine superintendent, said ' it required a five-hour trip to get to- the mines via jeep with chains on all four wheels. ; Residing at the mine this winter are the Hewitts, Mr. and Mrs. Jus tin Trippett and Mr; and Mrs. Bill . Boeman, relatives of the Hewitts. ' Last winter they were maroon ed for two months, and when pro- ' visions ran low Trippett snow- , shoed but for help, and employed two cats which worked seven days to rescue them.- . Although nearly-. 30 miles from the nearest town and accessibte only by a narrow rocky ledge et a road, the mining camp is cons- fortable and attractive. Electricity Is generated locally, and an un expected eye catcher Is the grand piano which graces the living room of Hewitt! home.