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Carol Paight In As RKO prepare to distribute copies of, the movie "Stromboli to theatres a mounting chorus of protests - against its showing Is heard. Church groups in particu lar urge theatres to bar it; one church appeals to Eric Johnston, movie czar, to stop the circulation of the film. The objections are offered of course because of the scandal involving Roberto Ros sellini, who "directed the produc tion and Ingrid Bergman who starred in it. The affaire Bergman on top of the affaire Rita Hayworth are Just too much for stomachs of decent folk to stand. Hollywood has glamorized seduction and capitalized sex in its product; nd its flow of news of di voices and remarriages .has served to de base, morals all over the country. ' But the industry is not In posi tion to order ,Stromboli" film kept sealed in its tin containers. It has no machinery to try per sons accused of moral turpitude. If it did invoke a ban on Berg man's film what would it do about all the other films produced by violators of the seventh com mandment? What about films by Charlie Chaplin and Errol Flynn, to mention two whose ) extra marital episodes have dotted the news and engaged the courts? It must be admitted that the conflict between art and morals Is long. Applying the anU-"Strom-boli" rule would bar Rembrandt s paintings from exhibition, and Byron's : poems ' from the library and Dickens's novels. This doesn't condone Bergman and Rossellini, nor explain their conduct. It merely includes them in ! a long list of artists who have defied the moral code. '" . . Such h V-s 'stench from the Bergm an-Rossellini mesalliance that thousands of persons will boycott their picture. Attendance is a matter for personal decision, Just as showing "Stromboli' is a matter for the theatre owner's decision. Eric Johnston will do nothing to prevent its exhibition monitoring the conduct of all of moviedom is beyond a ."czar's" capacity. . - ' j - f Movies suffer now from too ligious. I do not refer to censor ship of morals but to censorship of the content of films, i Many times the bit of great stories is extracted for fear of offending some established group. So much care is taken not to offend any sect or race or group that the movie is often made both innoc uous and worthless. Ideas may be dangerous so dilute them to pallid, platitudes. Willamette U Bequeathed $10,000 in Will PORTLAND, Feb. 7-(flVA weal thy lumberman who had no chil dren of his own left $340,000 for the care of orphaned and handi capped little children. Max D. Tucker, who died here Feb. 2, made charitable and public-use bequests totaling $665,000 in his will admitted to probate to day. ; i Largest single bequest was 1250.000 to the Maxon Oral school of Portland, an institution that .teaches deaf children to talk. Chil dren's homes and hospitals recei ved a total of $90,000. His will also set up a $100,000 scholarship fund and gave $25,000 to Lewis and Clark college, Port land, and $10,000 to Willamette university, Salem. The scholar ships are for 10 of $1,000 each an nually to be used , at tne univer sity of Oregon. Oregon State, Wil lamette or Lewis and Clark. Hos pitals got $60,000. Tucker, one-time executive ol the old Saxon Motor Car Co, De troit, and later vice president of Evans Products Co., Detroit, Mich., and Coos Bay, Ore., was president of Cascade Plywood cor poration at his death. Its Leban on, Ore., plant is one of the world s largest. .- Animal Craclccrs By WARREN GOODRICH : TAe way you waste things you'd think nuts grow on feesf Uff I v ' : . - Acquitted Mercy Killing BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Feb. 7-(JP)- Carol Ann Paight was acquit ted tonight in the mercy slaying of her father. . The verdict came less than five hours after the second degree murder case went to an all-parent Jury of nine women and three men. Carol, 21, shot her cancer-rid dled policeman father while he lay in. his hospital bed. The verdict was returned at 8:07 p.m. The tall blonde college girl col lapsed sobbing and was half car ried from the court room. Mother Collapses Her mother, Mrs. Mary Paight, widowed in the Sept. 23 mercy shooting of Sgt, Carl Paight, also broke down in convulsive sob bing. She recovered, however, and told newsmen, smiling through her tears: "Oh, I'm s happy I could die." The jury was out four hours and 51 minutes. Defense Attorney David Gold stein at once moved for the im mediate discharge of the blonde defendant Superior Judge John A. Cornell approved. The state said it had no objection. Cheers Greet Verdict Judge Cornell had sternly warn ed the jam-packed courtroom against - any demonstration, and demanded absolute silence. However, his warning failed to suppress the throng that had kept vigil for the verdict. A wave or applause drowned out the pounding of the courtroom gavel. Carol, an attractive six foot tall girl with shoulder length golden hair, 'admitted shooting her father to death in the Stamford, Conn., hospital after she learned he had cancer. ' But she pleaded temporary in sanity and testified she did not remember the shooting. The jury had three choices acquittal, conviction of second de gree murder or conviction of man slaughter. When Carol and her mother em braced in a sheriffs anteroom af ter the verdict, neither was able to say much. "Oh Mommy, sobbed the girl. "Oh Carol," cried Mrs. Paight, FBI Chief Says 540.000 Reds Nowin Country WASHINGTON1. Feb. 7 -JP- FBI. Chief J. Edgar Hoover was reported to have told senators to day there are about 540.000 com munists and fellow travelers now in the United States. Of this number, about one- tenth were described as card-car rying members of the communist party. Commenting on Hoover s re ported disclosure, Senator Cape hart (R-Ind) told a reporter: "I am flabbergasted. It is the most alarming thing I have heard in a long time. Just think what a powerful fifth column' that would make if we ever got into a war." Approve Request Meanwhile, senators, indicated strong approval of Hoover's re ported request for 300 new FBI agents to help tighten security lines around the nation's atomic secrets. For the third time in five days. Hoover talked with senators be hind closed doors about develop ments in the London atomic es pionage case involving Dr. Klaus Fuchs, 38, a top British scientist, who is accused of passing Ameri can hydrogen bomb data to Mos cow. Hoover is said to have presented the figures on communists in this country to support his request to a senate appropriations subcom mittee for funds to hire 700 more employes. Including 300 new FBI operatives. Annoyed at Leak A committee member, who withheld use of his name, said that under the circumstances of the Fuchs case. Hoover can. get "just about anything he wants." Hoover was closeted with the committee for more than two hours. Committee members were un usually close-mouthed about the Fuchs case after. Hoover' latest appearance. Two of the lawmakers said the FBI chief apparently was annoyed because the gist of what he told the committee at a secret session last week turned up in the newspapers. SUFFICIENT REASON . I PATERSON, N. J, Feb. 7 John A. Greider was dismissed from Jury duty in a contract suit base in Passaic county court today, He turned out to be the defendant. Politics Bubbling In Anticipation of Deadline for Filings on March 10 Politics bubbled along quite merrily Tuesday in anticipation of the deadline for filing on state offices March 10, and a lively race was shaping up for the republican nominations for state representa tive from Marion county. Four representatives are to be chosen. Latest in the "prominently men tioned" column are B. E. (Kelly) Owens, formerly republican county chairman and state com mander of the American Legion, and Prof. Mark O. Hatfield of Wil lamette university, alternate chair man of the Marion County Young Republican club. Lloyd Girod of Idanha, former Salem educator, already has an nounced his candidacy; Rep. John Steelhammer is regarded as cer tain candidate, and H. R. (Farm Case Transferred DETROIT Lt. CoL John .Miles, resident U.S. engineer for the Detroit dam project since March. 1949, who has been transferred to new duties In Okinawa, lie will , be replaced by Lt CoL Clarence C. Davis, former civil ian engineer in Portland. Colonel Miles Transferred to Okinawa Post Statesman News Service DETROIT, Feb. 7-Lt. Col. John W. Miles, resident engineer for the U. S. corps of engineers at the De troit dam project since March, 1949, todav was assigned ib duty with the 20th air force in Okin awa. The announcement was made by Col. Donald S. Burns, Portland, district engineer, who revealed that Miles will be succeeded by Lt. Col. Clarence C. Davis. Davis, a former civilian engi neer with the operations division of the Portland office, will take over at Detroit Saturday, Febru ary 11. Davis is enroute from Bos ton where he has been on active duty with the corps of engineers reserve. Recognised Authority Lt. Col. Miles, recognized as a leading authority on the entire Willamette river basin project, was assigned to the Detroit dam project by Col. O. E. Walsh, now northwest division engineer, and then Portland district engineer. Previous to that time he served as special assistant to Walsh in charge of all flood control design and construction programs in the Portland district. Miles was a resident engineer at the Portland air base before as suming active duty in 1942. He served in Mexico, England, France and Belgium during the late war and , is also a veteran of World War I. ' Helped Plan Dam , "I deeply regret leaving the De troit dam project at this time,1 Miles said Tuesday. "I've been as sociated with it so long I have learned to think of it as my baby. " Lt CoL Davis was recalled to active duty in October, 1946, when he reported at Fort Belvoir, Va., and was assigned as executive of ficer of the Albuquerque, N. M., district. He was later operations and executive officer of the Ok inawa district before being trans ferred to Boston. As a civilian, he was engaged in construction planning of the De troit and Lookout Point dams. During the late war he served as lieutenant colonel in the Mediter ranean and European theatres. Miles announced he would spend about a month in Portland before jeaving for Okinawa. Kleinsorge Will Be Re-appointed Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge of Silver ton, member of the state board of higher , education whose term ex pires March 2, will be re-appointed, it was indicated by the office of GoY. Douglas McKay Tuesday. DAM BIDS OPENED PORTLAND, Feb. 7 -MFV The Willamette Iron it Steel Co., Portland, today submitted a low bid of $356,938 for four outlet gate assemblies at Detroit dam. The work involves design, manu facture and delivery of . the as semblies. There were 11 other bidders. er) Jones, former representative, and Roy Houck, contractor and a 1948 candidate, are believed all set for the race. 1 Owens said Tuesday he was "undecided" but was "thinking strongly" of seeking one of the four posts "it certainly has been flattering to have been approach ed so many times to run." Hatfield said he was "thinking about it but I have reached no decision." ; So far,; no democrat has an nounced a candidacy, W. W.Chadwick and Douglas Yeater, incumbent representatives, are to be candidates for the state senate, and Rep. Frank Doerfler also expected to announce for the senate soon. Present senators from Marion county are Allan Carson and Fred Lamport The latter has signified V ; . -I ' I h 1 93th YEAR 14 PAGES Th Oregon Stcrtesmanu Salem, Oregon,' Wednesdo; Tebntary 8, 1950 PRICE Sc No. 333 Sfearch Plane M Dakota's Signals Heard By Graham Trotter Canadian Press Staff Writer WHITEHORSE, Y. T., Feb. 7 (CP)- Two planes and jround radio posts tonight were check ing signals heard from a jpnited States air force Dakota hich failed to return,, to base (while searching for a missing American transport with 44 persons aboard. The Dakota, carrying 12 Cana dian and American personnel, was heard from only once today after taking oft for the search but to night SOS signals were picked up from it on the 8280 distress fre quency! Different Signals Search officials said the signals tonight were not the same as those reported early today along the Pacific coast area. Radio sig nals have been heard from time to time since the search for the missing transport began Jan. 27. Four planes were diverted to the Aishihik area, about 100 miles northwest of here, to cover a 900-square-mile area where the Da kota started searching today. But two were forced to return to base when a heavy overcast formed and light snow started. There are two landing strips and' two lakes in the area, Lakes Kluane and Aishihik, on which the missing Dakota could have landed but poor visibility made a thorough check of them impossi ble tonight. Planes Circle Area Radio posts at search headquar ters here were unable to get an accurate bearing on the signals picked up tonight but they will remain on the distress frequency in an effort to get a "fix." A B-17 and a C-47 still were droning over the Aishihik area in hopes of spotting flares or a fire from the missing .Dakota. ' A nine-mile-an-hour breeze drove light snow across the mountainous country and temper atures dropped to 22 below. How ever, the search craft was equip ped with emergency Arctie sur vival equipment. The Dakota was the second to become missing since the huge aerial search began. A week ago, a United States air force Dakota crashed on a mountain peak 21 miles south of here but all six aboard were rescued. Signals Traced Seach officials said that the signals heard tonight were iden tified as not , the same as those heard earlier in the day. From their general locality. It was fair ly certain they came from the Dakota. Meanwhile, repeated SOS sig nals were picked up by radios in aircraft and at ground stations from the United States to Alaska, providing possible clues to the whereabouts of the missing trans port. . U. S. coast guard stations from California to Alaska were alerted to attempt to locate the source of the SOS , calls, which came in a series of two followed by a long pause and then a third. The signals started during the noon hour and ceased shortly after 3 pjn. (PST). A coast guard plane with spe cial direction finding equipment was directed northward from Port Angeles, Wash., but was forced to turn back because of weather. Four More Candidates File for House Posts Filing of four candidates for state representative at the repub lican primary election in May were received at the state depart ment Tuesday. They are Giles French, Moro; Raymond. C. Coulter, Grants Pass; Pat Lonergan, Portland, and J. S. (Jack) Greenwood, Wemme. All are incumbents. his intention of running for an other term. Meanwhile. Sen. Dean Walker of Independence appeared to be a certain candidate to succeed him self in the Benton-Polk district. although it is known Walker has offeredto step out of the picture. He has the endorsement, of the Benton County Republican orga nization, despite his residence in Polk county. Rep. Lyle Thomas, also of Polk county, has not announced his plans but friends have indicated it was improbable he would run for the congressional seat now held by Rep. Walter Jiorblad. Thomas was urged to run for con gress some time ago. It has been indicated he would seek another term, in state house of represen tatives but be baa not committed himself. , eals9 Force Postal Aide to ESeisfsrt' AE(C Member Quits. jHlimits Adm. Strauss' Resignation Accepted WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 -P- Rear Admiral Lewis L. Strauss resigned from the atomic energy, commission today with a broad hint that there had been conflict among A EC members over devel opment of the hydrogen super bomb. In a letter to President Truman, Strauss said pointedly he had de cided to leave now that the "is sues" have been decided "as I had hoped and recommended." Just a week ago, Mr. Truman gave thelnomentous order to add the H-bomb to the nation's ar senal, and congress generally ap plauded the decision to eet the jump on Russia in development of ine new atomic weapon. Numerous Reports There have been numerous re ports of an A EC split on the super bomb question, with Chairman David E. Lilienthal reputedly heading one faction urging caution while Strauss led the other side. A congress member who declin ed to be quoted by name said Strauss fought "sometimes almost single-handed" to speed the H bomb into reality. Strauss is the fourth member to resign from the original fivei man panel named by Mr. Truman in uciooer, i46, when the army's wartime control of atomic energy was shifted to civilian direction. Fourth Resignation Chairman Lilienthal resigned some weeks ago, but has agreed to stay on until Feb. 15. Two oth ers resigned earlier. Now, with Strauss about to leave, Sumner T. Pike willbe the last of the ori ginal five.. A member of the congressional atomic committee, who asked that his name be withheld, said Strauss had been sueeested tn President Truman as a successor to; Lilienthal as AEC chairman. Morgan to Ask Post of Labor Commissioner Howard Morgan, former state representative from Multnomah county and now a resident of the Monmouth area, will file for the democratic nomination for state labor commissioner, it appeared Tuesday. Morgan last night declined to confirm or deny the report, saying any definite information would be "premature." But authoratative sources said his candidacy was as sured. Present labor commissioner is W. E. Kimsey, republican. Morgan served, in the last ses sion of the legislature, resigning as representative several months ago to accept a brief naval assign ment. The office of labor commission er is one of three state-wide posts to be filled at this year's election. The other two with terms expir ing this year are now filled by U. S. Sen. Wayne Morse nd Gov. Douglas McKay, both republi cans. . . So far, fio known major demo crat opponents to Morse have been mentioned. Listed without confirmation as potential aspirants to the gov ernorship are such democrats as State Sen. Austin Flegel, ' State Treasurer Walter Pearson, State Sen. Richard Neuberger, former State Sen. Lew Wallace: and De mocratic Chieftain W. ii. Josslin. Reporters Photos Find Produces Portland Sensation PORTLAND, Feb. 7 -(JP)- A routine raid on what police said was a bawdy house today turned into a local sensation. Inside, officers found photo graphs of 29 Portland newspaper reporters, mounted on a large card. These were: quickly identi fied as duplicates! of photos made in the . sheriffs Office for press passes. I The question was: how did the photos get from the sheriffs office to the raided house? Sheriff Terry Schrunk, ' whose deputies conducted the raid, said he would investigate. The reporters said the photos all were taken, before Schrunk enter ed office last fall. He was, appoint ed sheriff to succeed Marion Le Roy (Mike) Elliott, who was re called in November. Elliott said today. i"l don't know anything about it" issing in Phone Workers Postpone Strike WASHINGTON, Feb. 7- -The threat of a nationwide telephone strike was pot off today until Feb. 24 to make way for federal mediation efforts. The CIO-C ommnnication Workers of America had set the walkout for 6 a.m. local time to morrow but. U. S. Conciliation mei cyrus . cning obtained a 16-day postponement on a plea of public interest. Chinr at the same time called on the CWA and the Bell Tele- Lewis, Coalmen Confer With Fact Finder Board By Francis J. KeHy WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -(VP)- -President Truman's fact-finding board in the soft coal crisis conferred informally today with John Lb Lewis and the mine operators with whom -he is locked in a contract dispute. Formal hearings will start to morrow. The three-man board is racing to meet a Monday' deadline fixed by Mr. Truman for a report. After it is made, he can seek a court order directing the striking miners to return to work. It was learned on good author ity that both sides agreed to co operate with the three man board. That meant that Lewis planned to appear without a court subpoena such as was needed to bring him before a similar board in the pen sion strike of March and April, 1948. Coal operators George H. Love of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co., Joseph E. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers associa tion and Harry M. Moses of U. S. Steel corporation's coal mining subsidiary, the H. C. Frick Coke Co., all were contacted by the board in preliminary sessions. None of the parties would dis cuss what they told the board. Lewis himself declined to say whether he would "accept the board's invitation to explain his side of the situation. FALL KILLS LINEMAN PORTLAND, Feb. 7-(iP)-Power Lineman Joseph L. Nelson, 461, Beaverton, fell from a 30-foot high perch to his death today. He was employed by the Portland General Eletcric Co. 4-Story Fire Tower Going Up a sst 1 1 11 J: w if.t J I hi .: V f IS -.. . y V.ifl tin l ' Salem's fire laddies will soon be holding their practice drills on the fire tower now being constructed at the city's ntility lot Sooth 20th street The tower, equivalent of a four-story building. Is being fabricated by Timber Structures, Inc., Portland, and win have windows, stairs and ether - features : found In standard buildings which present specific fire fighting problem. Work mn the tower was delayed during the cold weather. (Statesman photo). Wilds of Yukon; phone System to "intensify bar gaining." . He got a measure of agreement on that too, but each side kept on taking verbal Jabs at the other. ( .Both sides were not nnder ad ditional pressure by an apparent hint from Chinr that congressional action might be aimed at them. and ether onions and employers, unless sound labor-management relations are demonstrated in their critical industry. Captain Bpown Relieved as Missouri Chief NORFOLK, Va . Feb. 7 -VPh- The Battleship Missouri came out of drydock today as her command ing officer, navigator and opera tions officer sat as defendants be fore a naval court of inquiry. Workers have repaired the bot tom damage the Big Mo sustained when she ran aground in Chesa peake bay January 17. She will sail tomorrow for two-day post- repair sea trials, with a new com mandihg officer on the bridge. He is Capt H. P. Smith, who will replace Capt William D. Brown as skipper, Atlantic fleet headquarters announced, "at least until legal proceedings are com pleted." -Smith h)ad preceded Brown as skipper. Capt Brown and the ship's nav igator, Lt. Cmdr. Frank G. Mor ris, were named defendants at the court's opening session last Friday. Today the court named as the third defendant the Missouri's op erations officer, Cmdr. John R. Millett. 'if5 tU 1: -i ir i V ' x P5i r cU-'l A r a - i I-; sr 1 a.,iiiai -Conflict; Scheme to Buy, Sell Rare Stamps Aired WASHINGTON, Feb. 7- CP) -Postmaster General Donaldson said tonight his special assistant in charge of public relations has resigned by request In connection with, reports of proposed deals in Special stamp issues. Harold F. Ambrose, the public relations chief for the department, was asked to resign on Jan. 11 and did so the same day, Donaldson told a reporter in response to an inquiry. The postmaster general said that no charges have been filed. He added that the enure matter is "still under investigation by the postoffice inspectors.' Details Not Disclosed ' He said that because the case was under investigation he could not discuss it in detail. From other sources, it was learned that the investigation deals with reports that "investors" have lost hundreds of, thousands qf dollars in connection with pro posed transactions in special com memorative stamp issues. Donaldson said he could con-' firm only that he based his re quest for Ambrose's resignation on . reports that the public relations official had offered to act as an agent for others in purchase of large blocks of commemorative stamp issues. Relative of Senator Ambrose, who had held the $10, 000 a year job for several years, could not be reached for com ment. He was reported enroute back to Washington from his fam ily home in Massachusetts. Ambrose, long prominent in the post office department, Is the hus band of a niece of Senator O'Ma honey (D-Wyo). The senator' wife confirmed to newsmen to night that Ambrose has resigned. She said that Ambrose had come to the senator and told him he was "in a jam,', and that the senator advised him to go to the postmaster general, tell the whole No Charges Filed An informed source said no charges have been filed, but that the investigation is being pressed by the postal inspectors division. This source said that the Ambrose resignation had been turned In "by request" louowing a series ci conferences with Donaldson., Ambrose's resignation followed reports that a postal official had been promising investors a 50 per cent profit on their money In, 90 days if they would invest in a scheme to buy and sell special Is sues of postage stamps. Officials said they understood nearly $400,000 had been so -invested and that the early invest ors got their money back, with the promised profits. But th scheme blew up and other invest ors were left with losses exceeding $200,000, it was reported. Used Stationery Mrs. O'Mahoney, whose niece Ambrose married, said that as far as she knows he "didn't make a dime" out of the scheme which reportedly involved sales In BalU-' more. New York and other east ern cities. ; ; Officials said that postal Ins pec- tors and the justice department have been investieatinz for sever al days, but so far there has been no determination that any law was violated. No postoffice funds were involved, officials said, al though they said they understood Ambrose used postoffice station- ery in connection with his deals. Ambrose, who Is in his late 30's, lives in a modest row house la Fairlington, a Washington suburb. He is the father of five children. Weather Damage to Linn County's Roads Heavy ALBANY, Feb. 7 --Preliminary inspection indicates street damage in Albany is more severe from this winter's storms than last year. Oiled streets particular ly suffered,- the city street super intendent said. County officials expressed fear county roads also were broken up badly, and added that no repair funds are on hand. Max. Mia. rrcciyw Salem 49 3 .! Portland , 47 37 .10 San Francisco 55 41 .00 Chicago - M 4 SX Mew York 41 S3 traco Willamette river SJ feet FORECAST (from U.S. weather bur eau. McNary field. Salem): Cloudy with showers today and tonight. LitUa. change in temperature with high today near 45; low tonight near U, SAIXM PKXCrPITATION Thla Year Last Year Normal U21 $3M 23.8?