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ftlcUure 1 ops wange Ballot to
Vie with Tompkins in Run-off
EUGENE,' Jan. 7 -(-State Grange Overseer Elmer McClure of
Milwaukie carried off a majority of the ballots counted today in an
Oregon Grange primary election in which he and veteran Master Mor
ton Tompkins eliminated Victor Boehl of Grants Pass. ,
McClure and Tompkins, who is seeking reelection for a fifth two
year term,-will contend for the state grange leadership in an April
election.
McClure had entered the cam
paign belatedly, in November, af-
, ter Boehl. declared his candidacy
was opposed to the policies of the
Tompkins administration, particu
larly on the Columbia valley ad
ministration proposals. Mc C 1 u r e
and Tompkins were generally in
; accord on all malor issues. ;
McClure . polled 3.083 votes in
the balloting today to hold a 399
lead over Tompkins, 2,684. total.
Boehl drew 1,809. ;
Favors CVA
Tompkins has favored the prin-
. clples of the CVA and last summer
: was critical of the 1949 legislative
votes of a list of state legislators
he claimed ' should be purged if
they sought reelection. Opposition
to the Tompkins policies had crop
ped out at Pomona granges in Kla
math, Hood 'River and . scattered
j southwest Oregon granges.
. Tompkins operates orchards near
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In -tha primary- balloting for
state overseer, William G. Gowes
of Gold 1 1111, now state grange
deputy, drew 3,679. He will be op
posed: by Clarence Carter, Union
county, who had 1,957 in the pri
mary. Walter Ebb, Wasco Pomona
master, was eliminated. Ha drew
1.371 votes. " v!
Candidates Unapposed ,
Unopposed in the primary were
Miss Berth Beck, Portland, for sec
retary, and , Mrs. Beulah Moore,
Aberna thy, grange of Oregon City,
for lecturer. ;
Eliminated from the race for the
three executive committee posts
was Frank H. Woo ten, a seventh
candidate. ' .
Ballots were counted here today
by Miss Beck and Grange Masters
Ralph .Rogers of Lane county;
Claude Sprague of Benton county
and Robert W, Schmidt of linn
county.
Death Claims
Portland J aiVs
Prize Prisoner
PORTLAND. Jan. 7 -UPh- There
.was sorrow in the city Jail today
the Jail's prize prisoner was
dead. . r
A Old Gustav Erickson at the jail
they Just called him "Old Gus"
died at Christmas time, but they
didn't hear about It down at the
barred window country until to
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Old Gus. who'd been In the city
Jail so much he gave it as his home
address, had served 319 different
sentences since 1933. Except once,
all were for drunkenness. . r
The exception was when he
drank a bit too much and accident
ally carried off a small item from
a downtown store. The judge gave
him a double sentence.
That delighted Gus; he got an
extra 30 days of free food and
tedding. '.. . -
Made nim a Trusty
After the first few years of con-:
tlnual arrests, police made Old Gus '
a trusty and let him polish cars
outside. He was a good trusty, too;
he never drank while his sentence!
was underway.
But Just as soon as the current
"sentence ran out, off went Gus for
wine or beer, and gulloped down
enough of it so that officers had
to haul him right back to jail again.
As a trusty, he made a few cents
polishing cars. He didn't- need
much, of course, living In that nice
warm Jail; and some days he'd
spend a whole day polishing just
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Dnat Parking Spate ' '
Other days he'd polish a private
ear if the owner would give him
small tip. Only once did he real
' ly haul In the money: during a
Navy day, when all the prowl cars
left the police parking lot, and
tourists were hunting, parking
SPOtS. ..;.:.
Gus quietly began renting space
to the tourists in the police lot, at
13 cents a car. When police learn
d of his enterprise, Gus had pock
eted in 13.
But the old man's beer and wine
finally caught up with him. Last
spring, a liquor-caused infection
set in; he was taken to a hospital.
He died at Christmas at the Mult
nomah county poor farm.
Rugged Battler
Serves Titojm
U.N. Assembly
Br Francis W. Carpenter "
LAKE SUCCESS,-CfP)-A season
ed communist fighter, equally, at
home on a rugged battlefield or In
the political arena, is ready to take
on the. whole cominform bloc or
anyone else In the United Nations
who might raise a voice against
Yugoslavia and Marshal Tito. -
This battler Is Dr. Ales Bebler.
42-year-old ex-partisan who came
up through the Yugoslav! ranks to
become deputy minister! for for
eign affairs. He Is Yugoslav dele
gate on the 11-nation U. N. securi
ty council. In spite of all that Sov
iet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. VI
shtnsky and the cominform bloc
could da to keep Yugoslavia out
of the council.
Betas Fighting Early I
Bebler started fighting at the
age of 12 and there are no signs
he will quit Now that the wars
are over and the conflict has turn
ed 'to the council tables, he has be
come known as a man to be wary
of in argument He tangled re
peatedly in the Paris E assembly
with Paul Henri Spaak, then pre
mier and foreign minister of Bel
gium and chairman of the as
sembly's political committee, and
he has been known to exhaust the
patience of other chairmen of U.
N. committees.
: But Bebler now Is a changed
man, as far as the U. N; observers
can see. At the 1949 session, he had
little to say from the rostrum.
Yugoslavia had closed her border
with Greece' and the Balkans
question was not so hot for him.
He Intervened only to state Yugo
slavia's position when ( he felt It
necessary-, ' .
Stadled Law In Paris f
: Bebler waj born in 1907 in Id
ri ja, a Slovene town near Trieste
His father was a chemical' engi
neer, who fell into the bad graces
of the Italian authorities In. 1818.
The father fled to Yugoslavia
suddenly and young Ales, then
only 12, . went . across a heavily
guarded border looking for. him.
Guards attacked him but he made
it and found his. lather. The-re
mainder of his family later, joined
Ales and his father, in Yugoslavia.
Young Bebler' later studied law
at the University of 1 Paris. He
joined,, the communist party In
1929 at the age of 22. 'His efforts
In what the Yugoslavs called pro
gressive movements in; those days
were so intense that he was forced
to flee Yugoslavia la! 1932 as a
political emigre. He went to Mos
cow and worked for radio Mos
cow. Later he worked for a trade
union section in' Moscow during
tne second live year plan.
He went back 'Yugoslavia for
a while and then decided to take
up arms in the Spanish CivJJ war
gamsi x ranco. xie Became a cap
tain in me Aoranam Lincoln bri
bade in 1938. .. 1 f
- After the Spanish war he served
time in a Yugoslav prison for his
part In it, being convicted by a
court for what the Yugoslav re
gime then thought was a crime.
He became a partisan when the
Germans attacked Yugoslavia In
1941. Here he had a narrow escape
also. Fascist elements came to a
home in which he was hiding but
could not find him after a four-
hour search. He had gone to an
underground room through a hole
in a huge stove and a fire had
been built in the stove. The po
lice reasoned there could be no
way for a xnan to get through the
flrej When the police left, a bene
factor put out the fire and called
nun, out. i
Bseeeeds TUfaa I '
After the second world war he
served for one month as minister
of finance of Slovenia, one of the
six republics In the federal union
of Yugoslavia. Them he went to
Belgrade and- became undersecre
tary of state for foreign affairs
and then deputy foreign minister.
He succeeds Joxa Vilfan, who
was permanent delegate here with
the rank of ambassador. Vilfan
was recalled to Belgrade and pro
moted to deputy foreign minister
with the assignment of handling
U. N. questions from the Belgrade
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Cobnra L. Grabenhorsi, real estate
man, was named Salem Janler
First Clthten far 1949 Saturday
by a committee ef local Judges.
He Is shewa In' his anlform as
commanding officer ef the local
mavy reserve watt. The can test Is
sponsored by the Salem' Janler
Chamber ef ' Cemmeree .(Story
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Acheson Given
Dollar Crisis
'Hot Potato'
By John M. HUhtower
WASHINGTON, J a n. 7 -(FV-
Secretary of State Acheson has
given an urgent, top priority in
the state department to develop
ment of a new line of attack on
the world dollar shortage, it was
learned today. j
The conviction f s spreading
among some of his top advisers
that more billions for European
and other foreign assistance will
be required after the end of the
Marshall plan In 1952.
Some officials now say privately
that the United States probably
will have to consider continuing
foreign asistance for an indefinite
number 'of years. Eventually this
idea may take the form of an
administration proposal to con
gress. :"-
Emphasise Tariff Cats
Acheson's personal preference
reportedly would be to assure other
nations of tne dollars tney need
to buy American goods by further
opening up American markets for
their products. It is likely that he
win throw his main emphasis on
a tariff cutting, import expanding
policy. .
But his associates, and presum
ably Acheson himself, regard that
as a slow process, beset by politi
cal controversy In this country and
unlikely to reach fuH development
before the Marshall plan ends.
, What the state department ex
perts are reported td be convinced
of is this: Unless the United States
and allied nations begin prepar
ing shortly for the end of the Mar
shall plan, the cold: war gains of
the past two years may easily be
lost , y : ' . -Anti-Red
Llae May. Sag
.Europe's newly von economic
stability, they argue.' may give way
if its American dollar props are
withdrawn completely; the line
against communism may sag, and
the American economy itself wob
ble badly under the Impact of fall
ing exports. -
SUte department studies of the
problem are well advanced. In
Acheson's office it Is now ranked
second only to the China-Far East
situation in urgency. It is a prin
cipal task of the policy planning
chief, Paul Nitze; of the staff of
Economic Assistant Secretary Wil-
lard Thorp, and of other depart'
mental officers and divisions.
Whether the problem will be at
issue In this congress is uncertain,
though it may figure in adminis
tration testimony on Marshall plan
third year funds.
- However, Acheson feels that of
ficial estiamtes of the post-Mar
shall plan outlook must be com
pleted and presented to the Amen
can people as soon as possible, be
cause within a year the questions
involved will raise major congres
sional issues.
Steps to widen the present at
tack on the problem are being con
sidered. These may Include a
broad- administration study, and
creation of an advisory committee
on business labor and other lead
ers to 'make suggestions.
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Increase Air
Raid Tactics J
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By Seymear Topping
HONO KONG, Jan. 7-(0")-The
Chinese Nationalists reported in
creasing air raids and guerrilla
operations today against the com
munists on the mainland.
. The Nationalist defense minis
try on Formosa announced its
guerrillas had captured four coun
ty seat towns in the provinces Fu
kien. Kwangtung and Hunan, all
in south and southeast China, re
cently overrun by the reds.
It . also said Gen. Hu Tsung
Nan's remaining Nationalists were
fighting the reds southeast and
southwest of Chengtu, southwest
China city which was the last Na
tionalist capital on the mainland.
Earlier the Nationalists claim
ed they had used air power to
smash a second red attempt to In
vade Hainan island, Just off the
south coast Their account said
they sank about 500 of a fleet of
junks that was moving slowly
down the Uuchow peninsula and
that the remainder fled. There
was no way of determining the
Little Hoover Commission9
AsM Cooperation of State
Cooperation of all state activi
ties with the "Little Hoover com
mission" of the 1949 Oregon legis
lature is. asked in letters just sent
to all department heads by Com
mittee Chairman Rudie Wlmelm
of Portland.
The committee is studying func
tions of state government in an
attempt to increase efficiency,
eliminate - duplication .of service
and reduce cost to taxpayers.
Wilhelm's letters ask for detail
ed information concerning all state
activities, personnel, work loads
and management facilities. Wil
helm said his committee would
study this information together
with other data which will be se
cured. ...s
Suggestions Asked f ;
In addition, bureau heads and
key assistants have been asked to
give tne committee suggestions wot
eliminating duplication and over
lapping and for improving the
administration of their depart
ments. Such suggestions, Wilhelm
said, will materially aid the com
mittee by pointing out areas for
further, study and possible im
provement Wilhelm stressed that
the committee would encourage
and utilize suggestions of state
government personnel as well as
other Interested groups as wok
of the committee progresses, -Johnson
Begins Sfody
The committee . chairman an
nounced that Robert R. Johnson,
committee director, has started tne
initial study in compiling and re
viewing information concerning
state government structure, bud
gets, historical growth of state
services, nad costs and steps being
taken in the federal government
and In other state governments to
institute better management prac
tices and effect economies in op
erating costs.
Some 20 states are currently
conducting similar studies, Wil
helm said, i
The letter said one of the first
needs of the committee will be a
complete inventory of state de
partment activities and organisa
tions. This should be accompanied
by notations for each activity as to
source of funds used and whether
the activity is authorized by con
stitutional provision, statute or by
executive authority.
Other Inf ermaUoa Asked
Other Information sought in
cludes: Organization charts showing
line of authority and responsibil
ity, major functions performed by
each organizational unit geogra
phic location of units, and the clas
sifications and number of regular
employes working in eahe unit
Estimated biennial budget allow
ance for each organizational unit
for such employes.
Brief statement outlining which
official or group of officials are
responsible for policy determina
tion and top management control
in each department. If these res
ponsibilities are divided among
different Individuals, what is the
division of responsibility and
authority?
Details Needed March 1
Suggestions regarding duplica
tion of functions which may exist
between each department and fed
eral or local government units or
with other state departments; and
ways in which operating, effectiv
eness of each department may be
improved through changes in gen
eral state procedure.
Wilhelm empha sired that
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435 retry St, Soloes
Medford lldg, Medford
acy of the NatiOnali&t figures
whether the reds had attempted
an actual Invasion.
(The communist radio in Pelp
Ing said nothing of current opera
tions but declared the southwest
China campaign was "fundamen
tally concluded December 27.
(The broadcast, heard In San
Francisco by the Associated Press,
said Oen. Liu Po-Cheng announc
ed conclusion of the campaign at
a rally in Chungking January 1.
He was quoted as saying the Na
tionalists have only "several thou
sand men" left now in the far
western province of Sikang and
"some 30,000" in the southwest
provincepf Yunnan.
Hollywood Avenue
Residents Face
Flpod Conditions
Residents in the area near Hol
lywood avenue and Silverton
road, north of Salem, came into
Marion ' county court Saturday
with a complaint about flood
conditions. r
They said one of their neigh
bors had dammed a drainage
ditch leading from Hollywood
avenue causing backwaters to
gather. The court said a county
crew would, Investigate the mat
ter. much of this Information should
be 'available by March 1 so there
will be no delay in completing In
vestigation and preparing a final
report for the 1951 legislature.
Committees named
Members of the committee other
than representative Wilhelm are
Senate President William Walsh,
Coos Bay: Speaker of the House
Frank J. Vandyke, Medford; Sen
ators Angus Gibson, Junction City,
and Phillip S. Hitchcock, Klamath
Falls, and Representatives Paul
Geddes, Roseburg, and Charles K.
McCoUoch, Baker.
The committee is being assisted
by an advisory group which In
cludes Prof. Freeman Holmer,
Willamette university; Dean Eldon
Johnson, University of Oregon;
Herman Kehrli, University of Ore
gon; Prof. Charles McKinley, Reed
college; Prof. J. u. bwartnout
Oregon State college, and Prof.
E. S. Wengert, University of Ore
gon. Several meetings of the com
mittee already have been held.
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all with the eye-catching styling of
bold-lined bumper-guard grilles,
sleek tapering fenders, the over-all
look of jet plane in flight.
Three full series Special, Super
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models available in both standard or
de luxe finish.
Three separate power plants
in five horsepower ratings all more
powerful, higher in compression, all
Fireball valve-in-heads and one
of them, the sensational new F-263,
giving SUTEK models extra brilliance
on the road.
Fotxr wheeXhases all planned for
riding comfort with overhang re
duced to make parking and garaging
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seats as much as 13 inches wider.
Plenty of outlook as welL And the
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Oregon Demo i
Board Adopts
Pro-CVA Stand
PORTLAND, Jan. 7 The
democratic state central commit
tee today adopted a pro-CVA
platform modeled after President
Truman's fair-deal program.
The platform calls for repeal
of the Taft-Hartley act and of
"republican-sponsored anti-labor
law of 1947 in Oregon." It fav
ors aid to small business, urges
expansion of the social -security
program and extension of unem
ployment insurance to all indus
trial and mercantile workers.
It also asks equal educational
opportunities for Oregon children
with the state government pro
viding 50 per cent of the total
cost of elementary, and secondary
education. A four-year training
program for grade school teach
ers was asked with Junior col
leges established wherever need
ed.
Reapportionment of the state
legislature on the basis of popu
lation was advocated. Revision of
tne registration and voting - pro
cedure also was urged. It was
charged that the procedure has
been made difficult by republi
cans. Men Sighted by
Search Plane
EDMONTON, Alta, Jan. 7 Hf-
An RCAF plane seeking seven
men missing in the bleak and cold
northwest territories reported to
night it had sighted a party of
men.
The group spotted have not been
identified but are believed to be
those missing. The number sighted
was not disclosed.
The seven have been overdue
several weeks in reporting to their
base. They are members of a sal
vage crew along the abandoned
Canol pipe line.
The RCAF plane reported It was
returning to Teslin. Yukon, from
where it was dispatched to make
the search.
Much of the coal found in the
Durango, Colo, area is of coking
quality.
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torque-tube drive plus Safety-Ride
rims for comfort plus control.
fit budget?
They range from the, fine-car level
of the ROADMASTBK down to just-,
above-the-lowest figures on the
Special. But eves these are so little
above anything else buy your so
manymore years of happy use
end give you e car of such consist
ently-better trade-in value that
you'll find Buick reachable by
buyers in any price range.
fo why not get the whole story,
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SfMillion Back
Piled Up
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A total of more than a half million dollars In delinquent federal
Income taxes, owed to Uncle Sam by Marion county business estab
lishments, has piled up since 1925.
The delinquencies amount to $511,057 and have been Incurred
mostly in the past several years.. Not many stretch back 25 years
and they are small. Interest and penalties on the unpaid taxes amount
lO S 17,304.
These figures are 'found in the
record of federal tax Lens com
piled in the office of Marion Coun
ty Recorder Herman Lanke.
Some of the companies have
folded and -It is. anyone's guess
whether the government will col
lect the back taxes. The list of
nearly 300 firms which have fail
ed to make their tax payments in
clude logging, lumbering, manu
facturing, cafes, oil companies,
service stations; ' canneries, con
struction enterprises and others.
The largest delinquency, amount
ing to about $104,000, is credited
to a logging outfit A great many
on the list are in the logging and
lumbering business. Ore electrical
company is on the books for about
$35,000 and so is a cannery for
about $3,000.
Washing coal makes It of more
uniform quality and higher heat
value.
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PROGRAM TO CONTINUE
SPOKANE, Jan. 7 The
Great Northern Railway com
pany's maintenance program for
1950 willy equal the $34,000,000
speut during 1949, President
Frank J. Gavin said in Spokane
today.
Some undeveloped coal beds' In
the Durango, Colo., area are es
timated to be 2a inches thick.
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