Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1950)
6 Against U.N. until Nationalists Ousted out Strike iiu 9333306 TO) 0318 If American printers were pious enough to have a saint it would be Benjamin Franklin, If Franklin hadn't been a deist and something of a philanderer. So it isn't St Benjamin, patron saint of the printing industry, but good old Ben Franklin, printer and . type founder whose .greater reputation as diplomat and statesman is cap italized by the printing trades. So we have "Franklin Presses" over the country; and the Saturday Evening Post ties onto Franklin's name as its founder though the pedigree is not exactly authentic. Today is the 244th Anniversary of Franklin's birth in Boston. Ap propriately therefore this is desig nated as Printing Week. (And a good week to check one's needs in printing supplies for 1950 and give orders to one's printer). " Bernard Faye wrote a biography of Benjamm Franklin, with the sub-title "The Apostle of Modern Times." The characterization fits. For Franklin, who as a - youth broke with the old Puritan oli garchy in Boston, was definitely empirical in his thinking. He had a consuming curiosity, as when he flew his kite in a thunderstorm to identify lightning as electricity and trailed a thermometer astern of the ship on hia crossing to Eng land to get the temperature of the Gulf stream. He was constantly breaking new trails. Franklin started the first fire companyta America, and the first circulating library. The academy he' helped organize grew into the University of Pennsylvania. He Invented the lightning rod and the Esonklln stove. J: While he prospered In bis print ing , and bookstore business so (Continued on editorial page, 4) Gustav Krupp, German Arms Maker, Dies SALZBURG, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 17-(AGustav Kxupp von Bohlen. Untf Halbach, one time German ' armaments king, died here yesterday American sources Mid. He was 79. Krupp died in a small cottage he occupied on the grounds of his palatial estate, Schloss Bluehn bach, which now serves as a rec reation center for American troops. American officials said the fu neral would be Thursday In Salz burg. Krupp had been paralyzed since the end of the war. He was excused- from facing a war crimes tribunal because of ill health. ; Krupp headed a vast steel em pire throughout the nazls rearm ament program and through a ma jor part of World war II. His great plants turned out cannon, tanks, submarines and other weapons for German forces in both World wars. Among his survivors are his wi dow. Bertha. -Big Bertha," the famous long-range cannon that bombarded Paris in World war I, was named lor her. v Un-American Activities Committee Plans Jaunt WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 - UP) The house un-American activities committee decided today to send a subcommittee to Hawaii to in vestlgate reported subversive ae tivities. Committee members said the trip would be made when the leg' lslative situation here permits members to leave Washington. , Max. 14 - XI . M -S3 Mln. 14 41 - t PraHp. Salem Portland Saa franc tco , .it . M Chicago Kw York it WHlamrtU rlvar 4.t fct FORECAST I from VS. weather bu. rtata, McNary field, Salens): Increasing cloudiness with rain and snow or snow by afternoon or early erenlnc. Hljrh today 94 to 36; low tonight if to ii. ' SALEM PRECIPITATION ThlaYcar LaatYa Normal lM iim is.m Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "Oh, eh, you're picked up Uttit mi." HI yg? i ) x FRED ROBINSON To Oppose Morse Medford Man Enters Race Against Morse Fred Ellis Robinson, 35-year-old Medford business man, an nounced here Monday he will op pose Sen. Wayne Morse for the latter's seat in congress.9 Robinson Is the first to file his candidacy with the secretary of state. Sen. Morse has not filed yet but has indicated he is out for reelection. Robinson's campaign slogan is, "Elect "a man who will vote with the rest of Oregon's congressional delegation.". "A conservative outlook is need ed in Washington, D. C," said Robinson, "to help swing the bal ance against all this 'liberalism.' This also would help stop deficit spending and would force the government to operate on a business-like pay-as-you-go opera tion." T The young republican was born near Grants Pass, where his father and grandfather were born. He is one of six children and in 1933 met with an accident which re sulted In the amputation of his left leg at the knee. He completed his education at Medford. He has engaged in the transfer business in Medford and is now. partner in a men's clothing store. He is married and has three children. Robinson said he considers Morse "a betrayer of our party," because the senator has "voted against the rest of our delegation on almost every important issue in the senate." The candidate has taken up the cudgel against Ma socialized state program," against "pressure groups, and the "band wagon of the leftist groups." Snow Delays Talent Show A talent discovery show sched uled to start the March of Dimes drive in Salem last night was postponed because of the weather. Campaign Chairman Howard Ragan said the entire schedule of talent shows throughout tne coun ty would be revised. Meanwhile. Ragan naa word from the Lane county March of Dimes chairman. Mrs. C. A. Hor ton, that Lane county again will accept Marion county's challenge to friendly rivalry over which county can raise the largest am ount of money for combatting po lio. Last year Lane county beat out ! Marion by several thousand dollars. A: Horse Can Be Too Smart MADRAS. Ore- Jan.l-rVA horse on the Claude Wilson ranch near here learned to paw the ground whenever he saw Wilson do it It was a cute trick until to day. Then Wilson went to the ranch drinking pond, found it frozen. He began kicking, a hole in the ice, so busy he didn't see the horse come up, reach a hoof onto the ice and begin Imitating. There was a crash. Wilson found himself in two feet of icy water. Application System for 300 Census Jobs Being Devised; Veterans to Contact County Officer An application system for the employment of more than 300 per sons to work on the U. S. census in Salem's five-county district is being worked out by Cornelius Bateson, district census supervisor. Applicants who are war veterans may apply here through the Mar ion county veterans service office, Bateson said Monday, and appli cation blanks in general soon will be available at a district census office In Salem and subof flees in other towns of the area. Both veterans and non-veterans must pass a census bureau written examination, which will be ad ministered later on, said Bateson. Veterans who pass the test will receive credit for their military background, similar to the vet erans' credit in U. S. civil service competition. Asserts Delegates Illegal' By Francis Wi Carpenter LAKE SUCCESS Jan. l-(JPh The Soviet bloc walked out of three United Nations committees today and clamped a general boy cott on all meetings of the U. N. anywhere in the world as long as nationalist China is represented. Persons in high authority in the U. N. do not feel, however, that the Russians are planning to pull out of the U. N. in spite of their walks from the security council last week and from the three groups today. They predict the Russians will merely take a vaca tion until the Chinese issue is set tled. - r i The Russians have! carefully put up the argument that they alone are protecting the U. N. charter; that the nationalist China delega tion represents nobody and is il legal; and that they won't sit at the same table with an illegal delegation. j Nationalist China's top delegate here, T. F. Tsiani, was in high spirits over the Soviet rage, the reported successes of the Chinese air forces at home and the U. S. decision to pull American officials out of red China. Tsiang attended the first 1950 meeting of the year-around little assembly, where the Russians never have been represented, and took no notice of the happenings down the long U. N. corridors in the other committees. He argues his delegation is legal and that the Chinese communists are Mos cow puppets. The groups affected today were: the economic and social council committee on procedure, the sub commission on the prevention of discrimination and the protection of minorities; and the special com mittee on stateless persons. No other meetings were held. Heart Attack Fatal as Man Shovels Snow Ned L. Gamble. Salem resident 60 years, collapsed and died Mon day while attempting to shovel out his snow-bound automobile at his home about five miles east of Salem. He was 63. Marion County Coroner Leston W. HoweU investigated the death and said the cause apparently was a heart attack. Born Aug. 27, 1884, in Carroll- ton, 111., Gamble came to Salem when he was 5 years old. He was employed 42 years by Hansen & Liljequist, inc., 590 Mill st and had retired last September. Gamble was a member of Ma sonic lodge 4, AF te AM; DeMolay Commandry 5, Knights Templar; and the Woodmen of the World. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rita Gamble, Salem; a son, Norval (Bob) Gamble, Portland; a sister, Mrs. Edna McAdams in Illinois; a brother, J. A. Gamble, Salem; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be an nounced later by Clough-Barrick company. Salvation Army Commander for Salem Named New Salvation Army command er for Salem will be MaJ. Charles Bennett, due to arrive January 26 from Pueblo, Colo., Capt. R. B, Leaner, present commander, an nounced Monday. Lesher will leave next week for a new assign ment in northern California. Major Bennett has been with the corps for more than 23 years and has served before in Oregon, said Lesher. He has been at Pueblo since 1947. Bennett has four children, all of school age. , New officers were elected Mon day night at the annual dinner of the Salvation army advisory board honoring Lesher In the Senator hotel. j They were: Leo N. Childs, chair man; Leo G. Page, vice-chairman; and R. A. Forkner, secretary. MaJ. Roderick Durham, Port land, divisional! commander for Oregon and southern Idaho, dis cussed work and problems of the Salvation army at the dinner. Bateson, Pratuon farmer, and as sistant census supervisor Maxine Kent of Salem were just back from a week's training conference in Seattle. Both were -put looking for rental space to accommodate the district census headquarters in Salem. ! . o- , More than 100 letters of appli cation already have been received by i Bateson who eventually will employ a headquarters staff plus 296 census crew chiefs and enum erators. The letter applicants will be mailed application blanks as soon as Bateson receives a supply of them, he said. Veterans may apply at the office of Service Officer H. C (Hub) Saalfeld In the) state veterans af fairs department, state library building. Until a census office is located here, persons may ask for p )rfplttf 111 99th YEAR 12 PAGES The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Tuesday, January 17, 1950 PRICE 5c No. 313 F a a r 'HQlloiPolice? There9 s a Nude Woman in. Our ,4; "Hello, police department? Well, there's a node woman on the lawn at 985 Saginaw st" That was' the report at chilly 1 ajn. Monday and Police Officers Ercel Mnndinger and Kenneth Delist barged out snow-encrusted streets to give someone a dressing down or up. What did they find? They found s well-sculptured snow maiden and eight of Salem's lively telephone operators who climax ed a sledding party by providing this pictore-of -the-season for ' : i l . ' f , f -' - f i Coming down Is fine, hot It's that long pull back to the top of the hill that wears out parents and puts an end to the fun. Of course, that was the situation for the toddlers Sunday as the blocked off streets made a sled ran out of Fry's hill on South High street over the weekend. Older sliding enthusiasts had no trouble for the How About Our Hungry-Birds? Since the many birds In the Willamette valley Just aren't accustomed to this kind of weath er, bird lovers are again suggest ing that people (who aren't used to it either) put out food in snow covered areas. Much of the food normally available to birds has been cover ed by snow and ice for several days. ' It was reminded Ithat, where possible, food should be put on raised platforms or similar places of safety from cats.v application blanks by writing to Salem District Office, U. S. Census Bureau, Salem, Ore. Crew chiefs will be appointed ( early; in March and enumerators will be named later that month. Actual canvassing for the census information will take place in April. Bateson said he would select his administrative clerk this week, in time for a training session at Seat tle next week. The clerk will handle much of the administrative detail of the district census office Three or four applicants are now under consideration. Details for applications in Mar lon and the other counties of this district will be worked out short ly, Bateson said. The district in cludes Polk, Lincoln, Benton, Clackamas and Marion 'counties. Xr 4 : I f L I A. i 'No Contract, No Work1 Idles 74,000 Miners PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16-W-No contract, no work strikes today idled nearly 74,000 United Mine workers in six states and one of the largest coal mine owners shut off credit at company stores. United States Steel corporations, through its subsidiary Union Supply Co., today told the miners in effect: No work no credit. A U. S. Steel spokesman explained: "Since July, bills have gone be yond what would be good busin ess practice. We've helped the miners over the hump many times, not only during strikes, but we've reached a point where we can't go any further with it" Union Supply operates about 100 stores throughout the coun try. They mainly serve employes of H. C. Frick Coke company, U. S. Steel's coal producing sub sidiary. The miners who stayed away from the pits today did so despite John L. Lewis' suggestion --traditionally an order - - that they dig coaL Lewis sent a telegram to dis trict UMW chiefs last week fol lowing a "spontaneous" walkout of some 89.000 UMW members. The wire asked that the leaders transmit to idle members "my suggestion that they resume pro duction next Monday." Restless miners rallying behind a "we want a contract" slogan cut heavily into already depleted coal reserves. But President Truman was quoted as saying he still lacks sufficient evidence to declare a national emergency. TAX COLLECTOR BREAKS LEO PORTLAND, Jan. 16HP)-Hugh Earlie, U. S. collector of internal revenue at Portland, suffered a broken leg in a fall on ice last night. He was hospitalized at the Good Samaritan hospital. fa V V.. :, I e : V.. fa,. - . : W, , t'.-,.r.n, Ernie Eldrf dge, telephone employe who specializes la anlqne photos. Mnndinger ; (right) and Dellnt don't seem anhapity e long as it happens bnt one and Mnndinger -said he really didn't contemplate arresting- the snow-maidea even thonch the photo appear to show hint thinking aboot It. The (iris, left to rtrht: Kneeling, Norm Dallas, Willamina, Sheridan. Falls w r w j I it t u..i.Tnt. . . . i . Jean Laewen. Barbara Jones: standing, Emmaline Bair, Lynn Mael- ler, Alary Ellen Petrasy, Betty trip up was almost as much fun as the trip down. Above is the hill Sunday afternoon with various stares of the art of sledding in evi dence. Police also blocked off portions of Leffelle street la the Fair mount hill sector where hordes of kids and grown-ups, kept the snow flying. (Statesman photo.) Dewey Objects to Legal Gambling ALBANY, N. Jan. 16-iPh Gov. Thomas E Dewey tonight castigated New York Mayor Wil liam O'Dwyer's proposal that the state legalize gambling on public sports events as shocking, im moral and indecent" In a special message to the leg' islature, Dewey said he was "un alterably opposed" to the proposal. Good Morning! We hope your Statesman reaches you in good time today, though the weather seems to have quite a bit to do with things right now. The circula tion department has lost all count of how many times its trucks have been dug out of drifts, but the work goes on. Carrier boys have responded loyally to the winter challenge (one of them has pressed a horse into service), and no ef fort will be spared to get Your Home Newspaper to you. To those subscribers who might have been Inconvenienced, our sincere regrets. The Oregon gUtesaaaav Front Yard9 Hunter, Jane Shields, Betty Lake. Mail-Hauling Pact Expires In Polk Gties SUteaauui Newt Service DALLAS, Jan. 16 Oregon Motor Stages quit hauling mail for the Dallas and Falls City post offices Moriday when their con tract expired. Negotions to renew the contract failed due to a lack of agreement on proposed carry ing 'charges. ' Dallas Postmaster Carl Black said that the main effect has been delay in the 6 p.m. outgoing mail, heaviest of the day. It is now held until 7:45 the following morning for transit to Salem via the reg ular star route carrier. Black urged merchants to de posit their afternoon mail before 4 pjnV closing time for the 4:20 pjn. star route schedule- to Sa lem. Mail formerly carried by stage has been shifted to the star carrier, highway post office, and railway express truck. The lareest shift has been la first and second class mail to the star route and in parcel post to the express truck. The district postal inspector is now worftjng on a solution to the dilemma and some sort of settlement is expect ed within two weeks. Destroyed Evit But Not the Smell BANGKOK. Thailand. Jan. 16- Bangkok's Hualampong rail way terminal smelled like an op- Smugglers, tipped that author itiea were waiting for them, burn ed a quantity of crude opium in the firebox of a locomotive pull ing into the station. Schools To Open In Salem Temperatures down to 14 de grees replaced falling snow in Sa lem and the valley Monday nigfit. The weather bureau called for re lief starting Wednesday Jaut said readings might dip to a Seasonal low early today. Salem public schools will re open this morning and buses win operate. But Woodburn Joined the list of schools that have shnt down. The low temperatures at Salem are due to a cold air mass which is following the week-end storm, the weather bureau reported. The The Oregon state highway de parnefit reported both the oath and north Santiam pass es had been cleared and traffic resumed Monday night : This opened the last of the mala Or egoa routes that had beea blocked by saow during the past several days. mercury dropped to 9 degrees at Portland at midnight and, with the front moving this way, the weather bureau anticipated a reading of 8. to II about 4 o'clock this morning. The low mark to date this year here has been 11 degrees. Other schools that will remain -closed again today arc Gervaia. City. Monmouth and Indenen- dence. ; Rain Expected For most of the Pacific north west at least another 48 hours of snow and cold is in prospect By Wednesday, the weatherman looks for snow to turn into win in most of western Oregon. Two more Inches of snow fell in Salem Monday morning to up the total here since January 1 to 20.4. Not since January, 1943 had there been more. Most Salem motorist ent holiday from parking tickets. Pa trolmen pocketed their citation books in mid-mornin Monday and made the rounds helping drivers pusn cars irom tne curb. . An improvement in the down town parking situation appeared likely today. City workmen toiled late into the nieht with shovels and graders to clear much of the snow away. Death Dae to Weather One death near Salem was aU tributed to the weather. Ned L. Gamble, 65, Macleay, died of a heart attack after shoveling snow. a Toooggan spiu hospitalized a 13-year-old Salem girl with a broken leg. Justene Lewis, 440 Mill st, came off worst when the big sled upset and dumped five girls. It happened near Fir and Lefelle streets on a hillside lot At Klamath Falls, two neero women were taken from a freight train boxcar, hungry and almost frozen. They had been in it since Wednesday, enroute from El Cen tro, Cal. Washington state police report ed many rural 'families in the hills northeast of Vancouver were iso lated. The Oregon game commission asked motorists traveling through -the Tillamook burn section to watch out for deer on the high way. The animals have become ex hausted in the deep snow and have taken to the cleared roads. Several have been injured by autos. dosed la California The Pacific highway was ones in Oregon, but was dosed in north ern California between Redding and Weed. The loss in dollars and lives la the northwest stood high, with possible damage beginning to be spoken of in million dollar figures. Eleven persons are known to have died as a direct result of the cold, wind and snow. Six hundred persons who had been held up near Klamath Falls on three Southern Pacific trains thawed" today when tracks in the Cascades were cleared of a derailed snowplow. State police at Salem reported roads extremely icy Monday night. The state highway commission said road conditions were bad in all sections of the state except along the central and southern Oregon coast. The Wheatland ferry, near Sa lem, is not running because cars can t get up the bank. The In dependence ferry was In operation Monday. The Santiam pass was reported n Monday for the first time la i days. Detroit had B8 in ches of snow. , Schools announcing they would open today were Silverton, Ml Angel, SUyton. Mill City. Dew troit-Idanha, Sublimity and Aumsx lie. The latter two were closed onday. Salem adult education classes' ere slated for tonight.