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Abraham Lincoln Weather. III! Mex, Jala. Prwfaw lika a. Portland Baa rrancisea , Chicago as 14 Ml Rally Set Tonight . ft . 41 U Mew York SI a Willamette river 10 S fact. 1-OBECAST (from U. S. weather bu reau, McNary field. Salem): Cloudy with rain today becoming showery la lata afternoon and tonight. High to day near 47; low tonight near at Grateful tribute to Abraham Lincoln will be paid by hundreds of valley residents, at 8 o'clock tonight at an old-time rally, com plete with cider and fiddlers, at the Salem armory. I The sweet cider will be served to everyone attending, and each also will be given an unusual scroll picture of the former presi dent whose birthday anniversary Is Sunday. Roy Harland, chairman of the Lincoln Anniversary committee, said last night the program "is all set and It will be a fast one." Numbers will include the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by Mrs. Edith Tairham Gunner and rendition of the Gettysburg address by Elliott Motschenbacher of Roseburg. Principal speaker will . be Frank Branch Riley of Portland, rated as one of the top speakers In the nation. Harland stressed that "there is no admission and there is noth ing to buy; the rally is planned as an informal tribute to a great American and we hope the arm ory is jammed to the roof; we have obtained the finest speaker possible, and the entire program is set to go off in rapid-fire order under Master of Ceremonies Gene Maleckl." Doors of the armory will be open at 7:30 p.m. 89th YEAR 24 PAGES Ta Oregon. Statesman, Salem Oregon, Friday. February 10, 1350 PRICE 5c No. 337 House Votes Death Knell for Penny Postcard Turnabout Vote Passes Korea. Formosa Aid i Non -Stop Revival M pet A I College in 2 7th Hour "WHEATON, 111., Feb. 9-0ip)-All students and teachers at Wheaton college quit classes today and joined in ft non-stop prayer meeting. Tonight it passed its 27th consecutive hour with no sign of ending. A public outburst of religious fervor swept the campus of the non gectarian college. It fired a marathon testimony session. Fifteen hundred students went to chapel at 7, o'clock last night OtP rTl "7l Tl S t V7 tuJLaJJUtD mo ana When the war ended the Joint Organization of British common wealth nations held more tlmn three billion pounds f wool, pro duced chiefly in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The U.S. CCC held 495 million pounds. The huge stockpiles were a worry to governments and to producers, the JO figured its stocks would last for a dozen years. Already, however, the wool ; stores have melted like the late: snow when the south winds came. The British stocks will be down to 200 million pounds by midsummer and the CCC has cut down its holdings. The absorption of I these wools has resulted in higher prices. Last year the Russians entered the Aus tralian auctions and: gobbled up big quantities of wool at premium prices. This year the Australian price oh fine wools has gone from 40 cents a pounds three months ago to 75e -a. poundaecording to Business Week."Pris of Willa mette valley wools are up a few cents from a year ago, with the market very firm. The valley pro duces chiefly coarse grades which take a much lower rice than fine wools. The UJS. price on fine wools. has risen sharply. .The reason for the price markup has been the heavy : postwar con sumption of 'wool. I The United States used an : average of 281 million pounds in the years 1935 39, but consumption jumped to 609 million pounds i in 1946. It , declined steadily after that to 320 ' million pounds in 1949 when mills, suffered a slump in .buying orders. That trend has w j . (Continued on editorial page 4.) Valley Flood Threat Looms MEDFORD, Feb. M)-The fed eral-state cooperative snow survey today reported "generally excell ent" prospects for Irrigation water In Oregon this year. L- Flooding seems possible in the Willamette valley in the spring, the surveys added. A heavy snow blanket in the Cascades, with . above- average water content, could produce extremely high" stream flows in case of heavy rains and melting. IALKM PRECIPITATION .x Thia Yaar UitYwr Normal (Double Crew 1 . ' v-. Winter freexes which caused teelh-JolUar holes la appear la Salem street and bared aid street ear rails are in for a lot af patching by road crews in the nex month. Above la a state highway crew re covering street ear rails at Liberty and Court streets, the state being responsible for maintenance of uiguway routes uroogn Baiem. to near an evangelist give a talk. ! He finallv ent tn srvnlr 5fi hmira later. Until 9 o'clock tonight his audience held the floor. Even then the evangelist, the Rev. Edwin S. Johnson of Seattle, Wash., spoke only briefly. Then more students came for ward with testimonials. By 10:30 others still were waiting for the chance to talk. Before introducing the preach er, Dr. V. Raymond Edman, the president of the college asked whether any of the students- want ed to give a word of testimony or praise "on the blessings of the week. Ten students got up. After they get through, others wanted to have their say. This kept up for hours. Mid night passed. At 3 a.m. the crowd of 1,500 dwindled to 600. But by dawn the word spread, and after breakfast all seats in the chapel were filled again. Classrooms were empty-all day. The teachers were in the chapel, too. - The college, 35 miles . west of Chicago, offers liberal arts courses to 1,500 students. One of the facul ty members is Gil Dodds, famed miler.who ouit the track to preach the gospel. Students are of 30 dif ferent protestant denominations. Morgan Seeks Office of Labor Commissioner A democratic nominee for state labor commissioner was definitely in the field Thursday as former state i legislator Howard Morgan filed his candidacy at the elections bureau in the capitoL Morgan, whose candidacy was predicted by The Statesman earlier this week, represented Multnomah county in the state house of repre sentatives at the last legislature, but recently moved to the Mon mouth area. Incumbent labor commissioner is republican W. E. Kimsey, who is expected to seek re-election. In other political filings at the statehouse State Rep. Ralph T. Moore of Coos Bay, republican and a veteran of several legislative sessions, declared himself a can didate. William G. East, Eugene, filed for re-election as circuit judge of the 4th judicial district which com prises Lane, Douglas, Coos and Cussy counties. Candidates for cir cuit judge run non-partisan. G. Cyrus Bishop of Portland, who urges tax reduction by reduc ing expenditures, filed for Repub lican nomination for state repre sentative from Multnomah equnty. favor mRonrro trial LONDON, Friday, Feb. 10-(P)-Tass said early today that com munist China has agreed to a re cent Soviet proposal that Emperor Hirobito and four former Japan ese generals be tried on charges they waged germ warfare. Works to Patch Holes in r' 'r.J cM' J? lii ff jtta (statesman photo). ; , Reversal by House Sends Bill to Senate WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -JPh The house approved a multi-million dollar economic aid program for Korea and Formosa today de signed to strengthen anti-commun ist defenses m the orient. The house action, on a roll call vote of 240 to 134, was a sharp re versal of its stand two weeks ago when it rejected by one vote the administration's plea to continue Korean aid. The earlier vote was considered a reiiecudn oi aissausiacuon in congress w,ith the administration s far eastern policy, especially its refusal to j grant military backing to the Chinese nationalists on Formosa. The new bill wrapped up economic J aid to Formosa with help for Korea. This was believed to have gained it some votes. The new measure would pro vide $60,000,000 in economic help for the little far eastern republic of Korea jas a supplement to a similar amount congress approved last year. It also would make av ailable for use on Formosa a part of a $103j000,000 China aid fund which the economic cooperation administration is now holding. The combined bill now goes to the senate; where approval is ex pected. Tiaij Spaniard Is Back in Prison Again The Spaniard's back in the mailbox again, looking for a kind- hearted individual with cash, ac cording .to Salem postoffice. It s the oft-recurring "Spanish swin dle" with $385,000 as the "come on." . Several letters reportedly have been recei ved in Salem in recent days from) a man purporting to be in prison ijn Mexico City. For any one who will bring some money and meet him, the "prisoner" promises to provide the key and papers to get a trunk held in a U.S. customs house. He would give the "sucker who succors him one-third of the $385,000 sup posedly in; the trunk.. The postoffice would like to have any copies of the letter re ceived here referred to it for ac tion. Mercury Rises T. degrees The Willamette river crested at 10.0 xeet and started a slow drop here Wednesday as the temnera- ture touched 55 degrees, equaling tne year's) nigh reading. Two weeks ago the Willamette inched above flood stage before cresting ait 20.7 feet Rain arid slightly lower temper atures are predicted for today with a hih of 47 slated. " ATTENDING CONVENTION DONALjD Several ranchers and their! families from this area were in Salem Thursday attend ing the 4(h annual Hop Growers' convention. I WXJ Founders -Wl-U rl'.VeJ feS'- minrt Yu j z W Off cOr A--' mf -r . - ir Hop - r Growers Warned Against Price Supports By Lillie Farm Editor, The Statesman S. R. Smith, who is here from the USDA in Washington, D. C, found himself somewhat between two fires Thursday afternoon on the program at the fourth annual hop -growers convention. The three day meeting opened here Thursday and will close Saturday noon. Ses sions are being. held at Crystal Gardens ballroom, including the Fri day night Hopper's banquet. Judee Labels Demands by Le m l wis illegal WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -(JPh A federal judge labelled four of John' L. Lewis major contract de mands illegal today and drafted an injunction against them, but the ruling does not halt the na tionwide soft coal strike. However, the decision was con sidered a major setback for Lewis and operators were jubilant. ,The ruling deprived Lewis of some of his trading cards at the bargain ing table. A fact finding board meanwhile rushed work on its report to president Truman. The court's action means that Lewis will run afoul of the fed eral court injunction if he insists on: 1. A union shop. 2. Use of the miners' welfare fund for members of his union ex clusively. 3. A clause saying that the miners work only when "able and willing." 4. Provision for "memorial per iods" under which nationwide strikes have been called in the past Egg Prices Jump 2 Cents Egg prices are up two cents a dozen on all grades today follow ing increases on the wholesale market Thursday. Salem wholesalers are buying large AAs for 37 cents a dozen; large As for 34 cents; medium AAs for 35 cents and medium As for 33 cents. Retial prices are about 10 cents a dozen higher. City Streets Damage to city streets during Salem's record cold snap may to tal $10,000, but it was less than a year ago, City Engineer J. Har old Davis said Thursday. A double - strength crew is at work patching holes in paved streets and should have the worst ones repaired within a month, he said. State crews also are busy repairing highways routed through Salem, Marion county roads won't be repaired until money is available. County Road Commissioner Roy Rice reported Thursday. Most oiled roads are in fair shape but rocked roads have softened badly, he said. Brown road, northeast of Salem, was termed particularly bad. Some county roads may be opened for log hauling next Tues day, Rice said. All are closed to loggers at present Salem streets damaged most include Broadway, North Winter, South 25th and Mission, according to Davis. Glen Creek road also was on the list Most of the damage to paved streets was caused by water seep ing through cracks, freezing and buckling the surface. Davis said that snow on the streets' during the coldest weather protected them from greateV. damage. Day Brings Out r- mi r 11 hi L. Madsen Smith, director of the fruit and vegetable branch of the U.S. pro duction and marketing administra tion, spoke on the government's part in the hop industry He ap peared on the program between E. I Peterson, Oregon director of agriculture, and Lowell Steen, president of the Oregon Farm Bu reau, both of whom stressed the need for less government support and more ability "to stand on our own." The question farmer are going to have to answer, Peterson said, is "Are we willing to trade our freedom of action for a few dol lars out of the federal treasury which we ourselves are going to have to dig up?" Mast Give Up Rights Support prices are not possible, he elaborated, without willing- S. R. Smith, director, fruit and vegetable branch, production and marketing administration, U. S. department-of agriculture, Washington, D. C, was one of principal speakers to open na tional hop growers convention in Salem Thursday. (Statesman photo.) ness "to give the government the right to tell you how much you can produce and when." "When we attempt to solve our problems through legislature we can easily be carried too far," he added. In direct reference to hops Pet erson said that Oregon had been leading in production but now Washington is ahead. He foresaw decrease in hop production in this state. ' That less talk about pensions, retirements and subsidy and more talk on "full production per man" would be in order, Steen stressed. Any government program should be merely a stop-gap, he said. Both Oregon men stressed the need for individual efficiency. Secondary Thought Smith although he Indicated that hops might be eligible for support upon the discretion of the secretary of agriculture, he said that he thought "the eligibility of hops for price support under the agricultural act of 1949 should be completely a secondary thought, since the aim of that act basically is to attempt to level out the sup ply and demand situation." He added that the target of leveling: off the supply and demand sit uation is one the hop growers al ready have at hand and is already being done through the market ing act (Additional details on pages 2, 3) L 1 Caps, Gotois f h I r I' Gowned instructors and honored guests formed a colorful procession marking- beginning: of Willamette university Founders day ceremon ies Thursday morning, as pictured above. The crowd of students and alumni heard Jason Lee, distant relative of founder. Jason Lee, tell personal details of the pioneer's life. In picture at right On rostrum, left to right, are President G. Herbert Smith. Jack Gunn, and Dean Melvin Geist (Photos tographer.) (&tory on page 6.) Mrs. Roy Mills Succumbs at Local Hospital Mrs. Beulah M. Mills, wife of Roy H. Mills, secretary of the state board of control, died Thursday night at a local hospital where she had been confined since January 24 with coronary thrombosis. She was 60. Born Oct 6, 1889, in Newberg, the daughter of the late State Sen ator Charles K. and Lorah Spaul ding, Mrs. Mills attended New berg schools and Pacific college. - She was married in 1910 in Newberg to Roy Mills. The couple moved to Salem the same year and have resided here since that time. They have lived recently at 425 Fawk ave. Funeral services will be held at one o'clock Saturday afternoon at the W. T. Rigdon chapel with Dr. Chester Hamblin of the First Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Mills was a member, offici ating. Private entombment will follow at Mt Crest Abbey mausoleum. The casket will be open to friends until noon Saturday. Surviving, besides the widower, are two daughters, Mrs, Elliott Price, Washougal, Wash., and Mrs. Kenneth Hanson, Stayton; a son, Charles K. Mills, Berkeley, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Lewis Griffith, Sa lem; and a brother, H. C. Spauld ing, Newberg. Contract Confirms Plans, f or West Salem Branch Postoffice Plans for a West Salem post office, first branch of its type for the Salem postoffice area, were confirmed Thursday with the an nouncement of a building contract Col. C. A. Robertson, westsido property owner, received a tele gram from the postmaster general confirming his contract to provide the postal facilities for govern ment lease. Robertson said con struction would start immediately at Kingwood and 2nd streets. Salem Postmaster Albert C Gragg said the building would be a classified station, Itaf fed by civil service employes, including two regular clerks, handling all postal business as in the main of fice, except for cancellation. Three city carriers and two rural routes (1 and 8) will oper ate from the office to serve the Bill to Increase Falls Short of WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-AP)-The house Totetl today to raise postal rates $130,000,000 a year less than half the amount President Truman said is urgent ly needed to bring them in lineith other prices. The senate still has to pass on the question, and it appears unlikely that any new scale of charges will by Don Dill, Statesman staff pho Oregon Gold Mine Enthusiast Asks For Free Sample That "gold mine In the sky, far. away" sounds like Salem, Ore., to a North Weymouth, Mass., man. Writing to inquire of gold mining hereabouts, , the man asked Salem Chamber of Com merce for information and a sample. His letter received here Thursday read: "Would you please send me some informa tion about gold mines in your state. I'd like pictures, etc. I would be very pleased if you could send me a bit of gold. Yours very truly, . Jobless Claims Melt Quickly PORTLAND, Feb. 9 -P)- The worst of the winter unemploy ment appeared over today. The aato employment office here said jobless claims have dropped to 20,000 over a week, some 4000 below the rate preva lent at this time last year.. There are fewer applicants for jobs right now than , in previous weeks, too. The improved situa tion was attributed to mills and construction jobs resuming ope rations after a cold -wave shut down.. entire Polk county portion of Sa lem postal area. Robertson, who was low of two bidders, said the structure would be completed by July 1 at a cost of about $25,000. It is to face Kingwood street on property own ed by Robertson. Garages form erly there were rebuilt across the street The ne-story building also will have an 18 by 54-foot store space, which is not yet leased. Of pumice block construction, stuccoed, it will measure 63 feet at the front 40 feet at the back and 58 feet I'ong 2nd street Its exterior wUI include modernistic glass block. Interior plans include the lobby, a work room and a locker room. Designer was H. T. Heaton of Salem, and contractor will do Robert Forster of Salem. Postal Rates Truman's Aim be tacked up In postoffices for several weeks. The bill which the house ap proved by a voice vote calls for increases in every class of ser vice except first-class. Letters still could be sent for three cents an ounce ordinary mail, six cents air, mail. The penny post card would cass out: of the picture. The rates for both cards ("Jenkins creek in moonlight") and postal cards (the unaeco rated government model) would rise to two cents. The in crease from this source was esti mated at $36,000,000 a year. Second class mail, whiah in cludes newspapers and maga zines, would pay $15,000,000 mors I annually third class matter (cir culars and similar matter up to S ounces) $23,600,000; fourth class (parcel post) $40,000,000: regis tered mail $4,000,000. Miscellan eous other services would provide .a- ine oaiance or the increase. President Truman Daid nartirti- lar attention to the post officio department's fiscal - problems in this year's budget message. Ho said that postal rates have not kept pace with rising post-war costs and that the department's operating deficit has reached "ex cessive proportions." He estimat ed the department would go $555, 000,000 in the red in the coming year unless the rates were raised. Amundson, Hauser File As Candidates Elmer M. Amundson and Paul Hauser Thursday became the first two Salem residents to file for municipal offices. Amundson, local attorney and realtor, entered the 1950 race for municipal judge. In bis statement filed with City Recorder Alfred! Mundt, the candidate pledged "justice without prejudice or fa voritism and traffic safety througa education for violators." ' Hauser, city treasurer sine 1937, filed for re-election. "Th word Incumbent' on my filing pa pers tell my story," be said. (Additional details on page 8.) Meet to Discuss High School Needs In Silverton Area i Solution to the problem of in adequate high school facilities in the Silverton area is to be sought at a meeting next Thursday night for Silverton and nine adjacent districts. The session was called by Mrs. Agnes Booth, Marion county school superintendent for 8 pja. in Silverton high school. I Board of Evergreen, Brush Creek, Evans Valley, Central Howell. Victor Point, North How ell, Bethany, Silver Falls Silver Crest and Silverton district havt been asked to attend. All but Sil verton are non-high school area which send their secondary stu dents to that city, whose building is short of room. Dr. Carl Huf faker of University " of Oregon has made a study tt the situation and is to report aV the meeting, said Mrs. Booth. Sb noted the considerable populatioai growth of the area. Animal Craclccrs By WARREN GOODRICH "Car fa rf ep out In iht affej Mndtifthttr