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f ' ' 1 i " O) Gunboat Sets U.S; Ra& to! Shanghai if Ills B1 - . MiiMtM iHteil Afire; iii r . .A CSth YEAH 12 PAGES r Th Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Monday. January 9. 1950 . PBICE 5c " . No. 305 - . i : 7T 1 : .. .. ...... ...... ' " T . . . . " 9S33JG0 'LPCD QEBEg The Advertising Association of the West has designated this as Advertising Recognition - week. Just why special promotion is t.MiiM to" eet advertising recog- nized isn't dear. It takes up half . the space in newspapers and mag azines, punctures radio time, glares nt of billboards and bounds out of twoceht envelopes., Advertising Is. just part of the modern scene. The unique thing would J9 to find' some " place where advertis ing isn't. . ;" .;.v; A,tirrttctnff can DO ODnOXlOUS. that is true. The violent protests of commuters .induced w York Central railroad to suspend the talkie commercials that it al lowed to blare in the cavernous concourse' and aisles and waiting rooms of Grand Central station. An caHsh tint interrupting a , view of magnificent scenery makes - one want to go oac lor mn w)n o4vrtllnff? Simnlv stated it is the method employed to attract patrons for one's goods or services. Jnrom ine aays oi wie vnsfar rrvinff his wares as he peddled them in the streets or sat In the bazaars to tne present aays of four-color spreads in magazines, 'fiamin neon lirnj. lavish tele- " vision shows and .workhorse news paper displays advertising" has come a long way. it nas aeveiopea tools and techniques; has become a real profession. : ' . .. The ads of yesteryear are as . queer and as quaint as the styles, whirh is not surnrislnsr. Adver tising is the agent of change and of progress; . Without advertising automobiles would still be luxur ies, bathtubs the; possession only of the very rich, and the tooth-brush -an oddity. ' The commercial highway is Ut tered with the slogans of the past: . "Good . morning, have : you $ used Peaf soap?"; and the : slogan whose impact i : (Continued on editorial 'page, 4) Freedom Bid Proves Brief .A brief bid for freedom ended in Albany early this morning for an Oregon prison trusty who fled from the penitentiary annex in a truck about 11:20 p. m. Sunday. He was identified as Leslie Caldwell, a kitchen worker at the . annex. He had been sent up from Umatilla county. - State police here said he was nabbed by city authorities at Al bany after apparently taking back roads to elude highway patrolmen On 89-E. .. .; v, "- - ', He was apprehended at 1220 a.m. while driving the state-owned flatbed truck he escaped in. He reportedly headed west on leaving the annex. Penitentiary officials left for Al bany Immediately following his capture to return him here. , " " ' "" ; -: Atlantic Pact Nati6ns Combine Maneuvers k HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. -MV Five thousand Norwegian, Danish and British troops march' ed through mud and snow today Into positions for a week of com bined military maneuvers. ' At dawn Monday they will go Into Joint action on Lueneburg Heath, traditional German train ing ground between Hamburg and Hanover. The mock war, called "Exercise Finnmark," " wUl end January 15. : ..'.-,'''': "'. -::: Animal Cracltcrs By WARREN GOODRICH l "Look t At thow-oM All . thos came hir eotist Pen Trusty iSain, Snow AI4eriraa4e,:Over Salem' Area; East Oregon Traffic Lumber Mill LAWRENCE, HL. Jan. f 'Lumber mill and ether buildings In the north section ef Lawreneeville, HL. are surrounded by flood waters after levee gave way en the Embarrass River. (AP. Wirepheto to The Statesman.) (Story en page 5.) ?Jlne Workers Launch : New Wildcat Walltout PrrrSBXJRGHJan. 9 (Monday The second wildcat United Mine Workers walkout In a week got underway today. ..''Nearly 2,000 men were Idled Immediately. There are indications that possibly 20,000 -miners will be out of work before the day is out , . , The walkout similar to one which Idled 18.000 UMW members In niinois last week began at five West Virginia pits or Dig ntts burgh Consolidation Coal com pany. There Is no Indication of an Im mediate nationwide walkout which would hit all ef John L Lewis' 480,000 duespayers. At least twa mines "w. one in West Virginia and another In Pen nsylvania reported their over night shifts had reported. . The work stoppage seems aimed at certain key companies, among them Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal, world's largest commercial producer of soft coal. Pittsburgh Consolidation Is headed by George H. Love. It is Love who has been leading opera tor opposition to demands of John L. Lewis for a new contract em bodying a 95-cent day wage in crease and a 15-cent tonnage boost in royalties paid to the UMW's health and welfare fund. ? L r The first reported work stop page tonight came from West Vir ginia where the night shift of 75 men failed to report at the Rlves- ville mine of the Consolidation Coal company.' An official of the mine said a sign "no contract, no work" was posted by the union at the mine. ; Union officials could not be reached for comment. Shortly after the West Virginia action, the night shift of 250 men failed to show up at the Isabella mine of Weirton Coal company near Uniontown, Pa. The - com pany is a subsidiary of Weirton Steel company and is considered a captive mine., It .employes 1050 men. . r -'-: . ATTLEE VISITS KING LONDON, Monday, Jan. 9 -()-Prime Minister Attlee made a rare Sunday visit to King Georce VI yesterday, strengthening the belief of many that Attlee will call for a general parliamentary election. OPPONENT FOR THOMAS OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. xvev. niuun.; n. Aiexanaer, a, widely known Oklahoma City pas tor and youth leader, ,told his con gregation, today he will be. a can didate for the senate seat now oc cupied by Sen. Elmer Thomas (D-Qkla). f L March of Dimes eters The March of Dimes drive com mittee will, ask the city council tonight to let Salem's parking meters assist in their, forthcoming fund raising campaign. Howard Ragan, March of Dimes chairman for this county, said he will seek city council permission to place stickers in the meters in forming the parking public that any iimes dropped into the meters will -be used in 'the campaign against poliomyelitis. : first contribution to this year's campaign is S50 donated by Salem Millmen's local 1411, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of-America, according to Ragan. - ' - 'I' Ragan and several campaign of ficials will appear before the state board of control Tuesday morning requesting permission to - solicit state employes. - The Dimes drive will open with Parking M Surrounded by Flood Waters ; , i . ', ;. : 11 ;j. . Reappointment Boards Made Reappointment of all members of municipal boards whose terms expire this month was announced Saturday by Salem Mayor R. L. Elfstrom. - The entire, boxing commission was retained, comprising Clifford Parker, Howard Maple, Dr. M. E. Gadwa, Allan Carson and L. H. Schnuelle. .Arthur Bates was named again to the Salem housing authority, for a five-year term. . Retained for three-year terms on the city library board were Mrs, F. H. Spears, Charles Heltzel and Mabel Robertson. : Elfstrom: also reappointed G. R. Boatwright, L. P. Bartholomew and E. E. Batterman as the griev ance board lor the building code board of appeals. " . " "" Dies Crash in ' MEDFORD, Jan. 9-UPhA prl vate pilot! was killed today when an airplane crashed on' a Siskiyou mountain i slope where' friends were skiing and tobogganing. Injured i fatally - was . Arlo B Barnes, -Medford apartment house owner and contractor. He died in the Ashland General hospital. His passenger,! J. O. Davis, also of Medford. was not hurt. ' - Jackson County Coroner Carlos Morris reported the plane was circling over the group frolicking in the snow ! on the Dollarhide ranch 30 miles south of here. Tne wing of the plane snagged on a power line and it crashed into the toboggan slide area. The accident occurred at about J pjn. to in Drive a rally on the courthouse square Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Bands, speakers and entertainment will be followed by a dime-collecting contest between Girl and Boy Scouts. . The show presented for the past several years at the -state prison by inmates .will not be held this year, said Ragan. Instead a public talent contest will be staged on the nights of January 18 and 17 at Salem high school auditorium. Contestants should be Marion county residents and willing to travel over the county with the talent "unit selected. Winners will be chosen January 17 with prizes or 150. S30 and SZ0. Those wish ing to enter the contest may con tact the Marcn of Dimes nead quarters, 409 Oregon building, giv ing aze and tvne of talent A re hearsal will be held January 10 at Of Municipal Medford Pilot Assist 7 pjn. Beath .Laid 4o no.w -5 f i Bonus Looms As Hot Issue InCongress WASHINGTON. Jan. S -WV Bonuses for : veterans of World War II may become a hot issue at this 'session of congress,' some members ' of the house veterans affairs" committee said today-."' The committee next week will hear spokesmen for veterans or ganizations outline their programs for 1950. It has taken no formal action. - Chairman Rankin (D-Miss.) would risk no prediction on the fate of bonus bills. "We will work out our pro gram of legislation after we hear what the veterans groups want," he told newsmen. Bills Piceonholed Rankin has introduced one of the two major bonus bills' now in a committee pigeonhole. The other carries the name of Rep. Pace (D- ua.) as its author. One committee member, who wouldn't permit his name to be used said he would "not be sur prised if a bonus bill comes out of our committee .this year." There is strong pressure for such action, he said, from con gressional groups who want to curb foreign spending and who believe veterans have not been adequately compensated for their economic losses. Hard ie Beat Bonus - From a practical political noint of View, he said, "it would be hard to beat a bonus bill this year if one-" gets out of our committee." This is a congressional election year, he pointed out. . The bonus bill bearing Rankin's name would give veterans S3 for each day of domestic service and ?4 a dayor foreign service, with a minimum of $100 and a maxi mum of $4,500, in addition to $500 for any bonafide battle wound. Deducted would be any amounts the veteran has already received in educational or unemployment neneius under the Gi bill of rights. The bonus would be Daid in 10 year, interest-bearins; bonds unless tne amount due is less than $300. Then it would be in cash. The Pace bill would pay $5 for each day -of foreign service and $4 for each day of domestic serv ice. Gale Leaves Salem One Less Plane, One More Car t Salem's naval air 'facility lost an airplane and gained an auto, at least overnight; because of Sun day's weather.. One of the reserve pilots, Lt (J. g.) I O. Laswell of Corvallls. was off ona practice flight in a single engine ' craft when . the weather closed in end he landed at Corvallls municipal airport about 4:30 p. m. Ha reported low clouds and snow flurries over the hills squth of Salem. If weather permits,, Laswell Is expected to bring the plane ba.ck today.,..- r..-. ... .; ,f; . . MBBMHaMMMBMSBSMWeMMMSW ' STRIKE DEADLINE DUE -DETROIT, Jan. 8 -AV Repre sentatives of 80,000 Chrysler em ployes today authorized their na tional bargaining committee to set a strike deadline to reinforce pen sion demands on the auto firm. . Crews Drive Piling Under Sinking Bridge - - Rain and snow showers dumped another load on Salem and the Willamette valley Sunday. The precipitation measured .27 inches here and oscilated between pure rain and snow, according to -weather men at McNary field station. . The mixture was still turning to, slush as it hit downtown streets at midnight but the airport report ed a snow covering an inch deep. Weathermen there said - they had unofficial reports of three inches of snow on the ground 10 miles north of Salem and nearly as much in the hills to the south. For the valley another two days of the "Tain-snow formula was forecast The temperture here ( is expected to fluctuate between' a high of 38 degrees today and a low of 30 tonight It was 33 here at midnight State police reported more snow and more cars in the ditch in the Portland and Eugene areas than locally. They said roads , around Salem were still slushy early to day. No serious accidents had been ; reported here. The road to Detroit was termed I passable but slick roost of the way Sunday night New snow totaled! four inches in the Idanha-Detroit sector. Chains and careful driving were recommended. Telephone service to Mill City was reported still impaired Sunday aue-fo unes knocked down by Fri day's storm. , - .' Bolster Trestle - - - . -i An emergency crew drove niline under an Oregon Electric trestle bridge here in time for mainline service to be resumed at 9 mm. Sunday,- The trestle. Just south of Oregon Pulp and Paper company mill, was undermined Saturday following two days heavy rain. .Work on raising a spur line to the mill that sank about a. foot was to be completed soon, according to John Henshaw, Salem agent for tne railroad. He said the crew was rushing because power lines had to be taken down for the pile driv er to operate. One Oregon highway death was attributed to the weather Sunday. At Milton, David McConnell, 14, was killed when the family car plunged off a snowy highway as the mother drove her children home from church. No Flood Threat There was no threat, of serious flooding in sight alone the Wil lamette valley. The main stream had raised 2.1 feet in three days but tributaries were dropping. The reading at Salem Sunday night was 11 feet nearly 10 feet below flood stage. . , Eastern Oregon remained in the sub-freezing division of the state and more snow was predicted there for today. A United Air lines flight from Portland to the Seattle-Tacoma airport had to return to its take off point after circling the Wash ington airport for 45 minutes, un able to land. Scientist Willing to Bet on Rocket To Moon by 1960 COLUMBUS, 0 Jan. 8 -UP)-Will American scientists land an unmanned rocket on the moon within the next 10 year? .. Answering that question today, Dr. James R. Arnold of the insti tute of nuclear studies at the Uni versity of Chicago said: "Physicist friend of mine has offered to bet $10 that an unman ned rocket will be 4anded on the moon before 1960." He declined to name the scien tist, but said he had not found any other scientist around the uni versity willing to take the bet. Bay A rea Businessman Bids Wife Goodby r SAN4 FRANCISCO, Jan. SH5) Donald D. Foster, having turned his back on his worldly goods, to day was en route to religious se clusion in an abbey. ; The 50-year-old San Francisco businessman, after disposing" of his t54,000-a-year hobby shop, bid his wife goobye last night and depart ed for St. John's abbey at College ville, Minn. . " - Foster's exact travel schedule could not be learned. His wife said she was not sure of it. She dis closed, however, that he left last night for Portland, Ore. Railroad ollidala said tbat If he followed normal travel procedure he prob ably boarded the Great Northern Empire Builder which was sched uled to leave Portland at S pjn. (PST) today for Minneapolis. . SaysFareivell wjj.y ji inmi vf'm vjst juw,i.noimi imin NEW YORK, Jan. I Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, wife ef the Chinese Nationalist military leader, pre pared to leave the United States today te Join her has band en the isle ef Formosa. Mme. Chiang Predicts Revolt Against Reds NEW YORK, Jan. 8-MV-Mme Chiang Kai-shek today pledged unremitting guerrilla warfare and propaganda and eventually a general uprising against the Chi nese communist regime. In a radio speech before leaving for the island 'of Formosa to Join her husband, the wife of the Chi nese nationalist leader promised he would wage a last-ditch battle from the island. In addition, she said, "every where in China's mainland our guerrilla's will keep the torch of liberty'' ' . - - - .J5hc added:'" , . . " 4 The "enemy's- liesand deceit their treachery .and propaganda-, will be defeated not only with bul lets but also with truth. rOverthrew Yoke . . . t The oppressed people on the mainland will be prepared so that at a given signal they will rise up simultaneously and overthrow the yoke of communist domination with our returning armies.' Mme. Chiang, who will . leave the country this week, spoke over the National Broadcasting Co. net work from the home of her broth-, er-in-law. Dr. H. H. Kung. He is a former premier and fi nance minister of nationalist China and former governor of the Cen tral Bank of China. NBC said her 15-roinute speech was a public service broadcast for which the network was not paid. Although she referred to the Chinese nationalists as "abandoned and alone," Mme. Chiang told the American people: "Yours has been a contribution of affection. . . . Your name among us will always be cherished for its friendship and kindliness." Blasts Britain But she charged that Britain's recognition of communist China was the. action of a "moral weak ling." i "Britain has bartered, the soul of a nation for a few pieces of sil ver." she said. "j say 'for shame to Britain. One day these pieces of silver will bear interest in British blood, sweat and tears on the battleground of free dom." " "Russia." she said, "will never know one day of peace in China. Russia will never own China. China will remain free." . 1 ffigiG MQgflWQQ I Max. Mln. Prerfp. 33 ' 47 t M. 1 .00 17 trace galea , .., ; Portland San Francisco Chtearo Mew York 3 ss 3T , 30 Willamette river 11 feet- FORECAST (from TJ.Sl weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Mostly cloudy with occasional rain or rain and snow mixed for Monday and Tuesday but mottly today and tonight. Not much change in temperture with hi today near as and low tomgnt near SALEM raxcrjTTATioH This Year 11.41 La it Year Normal , UM In Portland, railroad offices were closed for the weekend and agents said they knew nothing of Foster's itinerary. He spent his last day here dis posing of his business and his car, and then attending a family din ner at the home of his brother, Tom Foster. His wife. May, previously said that if Foster was accepted as a lay brother or a priest, she would enter a convent. Their daughter. Mary Jean, became a nun everal years ago. But today, asked again whether she still planned to enter church service, she told a reporter, "we'll see." She will remain here in the meantime. : . "I'm still a wife and mother," she said. "Trust in God and live - EDITO? NOTZ: AsMdaUa PrM OrTMpondemt Waya Mchara toa la the enly aewraaaa afcar tb Flying Arrow. Richardson, bead, - af the Associated Frem barcaa at Hong Konc, li earanta to th t'aitrd State oa homo leave. He chose to to aboard the riylnf Arrow la the exaectattoa he woaM bo covering Jast each a story as this. BY WAYNE RICHARDSON ABOARD FLYING ARROW; Monday, Jan. 9-(AP) ; Chinese nationalist warships shelled this blockade run ning American freighter today in international waters off cominnnist China. There were no casualties, j i . . ' ' One shell started a fire on the Flying Arrow's after deck. Another set a blaze in the No. 5 hold. Ten shells perforated the steering room. At last 38 shells were fired before the first direct hit. V ' The attack began shortly after this 6,214-torT Ia brandtsen Line ship arrived in international waters two Bob Hop As Gar Skids in California Rain RIVERSIDE, Calif, Jan. 8-V Bob .Hope--was injured tonight when his car skidded off a road during a rainstorm and overturned 16 miles south of here. The comedian, who was driv ing, and bis passenger, Fred Wil liams, one of his gag-writers, both were hurled from the machine. They were returning from a week end in Palm Springs. Hope, taken with Williams" to to Riverside community nospiuu, said: - I feel fine. The doc says my shoulder is dislocated but be may be underplaying it." , The physician, who requested that his name not .be used, said Hope suffered only , from a dis location between. the clavicle and shoulder.- l,- ' : ,.".v.- '" The accident happened on the Box Springs grade, east , of here near March air base. The car ram med into a walnut -tree beside the highway. Hope and Williams were brought here by a motorist Williams was treated for bruis- fesT - Attet Slope's shoulder was X- raved. his arrti'"W pteced in sling. Later both were fciven per mission to leave for Hollywood. Re-Elected by Scout Council ' Gardner KnaDp, Salem business man, was re-elected president of Cascade area Boy ' Scout council Sunday at the council's annual all- day conference here attended by about 250 s routers and their wives. At the night dinner meeting in the chamber of .commerce rooms three Silver Beavers, the council's highest individual award, went to Knaop. George Strozut council ex ecutive board member from Hayes- viller and Charles Davis, Silver ton scoutmaster. They were cited for "outstanding" scout work. Four Eagle badges, scouting's highest rank, were awarded to George and Donald Bowlsby, brothers in Hazel Green troop 57, and Herbert Hampton and Thad Roberts, both of Mill City troop 49. ".- - Jack Versteeg of Hayesvffle troop 20 was given a livesaving award for saving the life of a fish ing companion. Walter Bradley of Salem, on the Alsea river last June 28. . The boat in which the boys were fishing overturned. Scouters training awards went to Mrs. Hatel Rhodaback of Al bany cub pack 100 and to Mrs. Mildred Yunker of Keizer pack 41. At .the dinner session, Frank Bennett, superintendent of Salem schools, was the main speaker. He spoke on the task facing scouters in molding the growing years of scouts in their charge. Officers elected in addition to Knapp included vice presidents, I A. WhiteAlbany; Pat McLaugh lin. Woodburn, and Otto Adolf, Dallas; treasurer, W. I Phillips, sr.; commissioner, Norman Frees, and auditor, Floyd Bowers, all of Salem. (Additional details on page 5). lv-'ft'. "1 Sells Store, each day. None of us know about tomorrow and what well do then." ' She attended mass at a catholic church this morning. In the after noon she visited her daughter, now Sister Mary Matthew of the Pre sentation Order. Mrs. Foster said she had receiv ed 300 letters from all over the country. They were "all kinds" most of them praising the husband and wife for their announced in tention to seek a cloistered life, but some criticizing tne couple. Her husband left his lob as a supervising sales tax investigator for the state board ef equalization to enter St John's Abbey. The Fosters started their hobby shop In 1945. They said it grossed $3V 000 last year, j , mues on tne moutn oz tne Yang tze river. ' '. ' ' The ship is running the Chinese nationalist blockade of red China ports in "defiance of warnings by the United States state depart ment. The nationalists asserted. the -Yangtze mouth had been rain-' ed. ' ' - - - The Flying Arrow is the fourth Isbrandtsen ship shelled by thex nationalists while ' running ! the blockade of ShanghaL The Flyin Trader was fired on October 13" but not hit. The Flying Cloud was shelled November IS and the Nationalists Take -" Ship into Custody : . TAIPEI. Formosa (Mon.), Jan, f -JPr Nationalist C h i n a an nounced today her warships de tained the C. 8. freighter Try ing Arrow off the month ef the Yangfae river. Naval headquarters said the ship was taken late custody af ter she was shelled and damage! this . morning while attempting te ran the nationalist blockade ef Chinese communist porta. A headquarters spokesman said the Flying Arrow was shell ed after she Icnered repeated Warnings te halt. Sir John Franklin November 28. .- Both were hit but suffered no casualties. Several other ships of the line have been stopped by the , nationalists and released. , . " ; . (At Hon? . Kong, it -was an- -nounced tody that IsbranuUen'ss Brooklyn Heights wi'J it-..from : ftor. for -Shanghai Y.'t.r.cr-ay.) , The British sloop Black Swan came to the aid of the Flying Ar row after Capt. David Jones e Chicago sent this radio call to alf American and British warsnipa in the area: :. ... C , "Fire on afterdeck by Chinese warship." British Ship Helps The Black Swan, herself shelled ; by Chinese communist shore bat teries in the Yangtze last spring; quickly pulled up within 50 yard of this ship. Her captain said through a meohone: "I cannot take part In this war but if you cannot extinguish - the , fire with your own resources, we will board and help." -w Shortly afterward. British sail ors swarmed over the Flying Ar row's side and aided in fighting the flames. There were no American war shios in sight. ' ' The United States and .Britain do not recognize the nationalist blockade. However, the U. S. has warned American ships they run the blockade at their own risk. The Flying Arrow left Hong Kong early Saturday with a $10, 000,000 cargo of high grade gen eral merchandise, caustic soda, in dustrial chemicals, : petroleum in drums and bales of cotton. . Preparing for possible attack. Captain Jones barricaded section I of the. midship house with .250 ; bales of cotton adequate to stop shells from three-Inch guns, of ficers said. - The Flying Arrow also expected the . possibility of mines in the Yangtze mouth. Chinese national ists had warned that mines had , been laid there. - (The day the ship sailed from Hong Kong, the nationalist navy commander in chief announced from Formosa that the minelaying job had been completed. However, a mine scare that stopped ship ping in and out of Shanghai in the early days of the red occupa- - , tion had proved groundless.) " - Chief Engineer Martin I Gross? of Clearfield, Pa., announced aftatr the attack: -'---" .. "I have ten big holes in my steering room but they missed my steering gear." - -Service Under Fir ' . .Gross is a veteran of one tor pedoing off the "northern Rus sian coast during the war. Other members of the crew also had war service under fire. Eleven members signed off the ship before she left Hong Kong. The . state -department advised crewmen who did not wish to make the hazardous trip to Shang hai that they could leave the ves sel. They were replaced by British and other foreign sailors. : Twenty-nine of the ship's 43- -man crew earlier had petitioned the state department to provide naval protection for the Flying Arrow. In addition to the crew, the Flying Arrow carries 12 pas sengers, seven of them women. The Flying Arrow sailed despite a state department warHing that , its master might lose his license. To this Jones had retorted: - - "I am working for Hans Is brandtsen in New York and if be says that I am to take the Flying Arrow into Shanghai, then I will take the Flying Arrow intow Shanghai.'" : ' -