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wMm IP! Cud!?- Slalraj! IP Skipper Dies in Rescue of IS Youths from Tipped Boat Ends in RuthAberle's Father Dies; lire Dragnet Sea Scout l.aDt r i I i 1 Boy Missing ; LONGVIEW, Wash., March 19 -AV A seat scout skipper gave -, his life preserver and his life today in the rescue of one of about 15 boys and girl thrown from a capsized sailboat into the swilt running Columbia river. 'A 19-year-old Longview boy Is missing. - r The Skipper, William F. Aberle, 47, of nearby West Kelso, was the father of 16-year-old Ruth Aberle, who was. found last December 15 . Charles A. Spragne, writer of "It Seems to Me" which usually appears In this column, is on va cation. "Seems will be resumed upon his return within the next few weeks. . after being lost four days In the Cascade mountain foothills a few miles from here. ; , . - The Aberle girl, who credited her, mariner (girl sea scout) train ing with saving her life last win ter was among those in the sail boat when it overturned on a Sun day outing. . v ' ' 1 , 4. ' , -: r Ildoed In Rescue Aberle, prominent in sea scout work for a number or years, was last seen wrapping bis life pre server around 18-year-old Bonnie Jean Edgell of Longview ' while holding her head above water. Several boats sped to the scene to pick up the floundering young . sters and bring them to shore All were accounted for but David Am . mom, 19, of Longview, and Aberle, who was in charge of the open sea scout boat,' the Wannassey. Sheriffs deputies and state pa trolmen began grappling for their bodies soon after" the Wannassey rolled over In midstream at 2 pjn. (PST). Beads Bowed In Prayer , Many of the rescued, chilled, wet and suffering from shock, sat numbly on a dock overlooking the river channel their heads bowed In prayer. . Swells from a passing freighter were blamed for the tragedy. Aberle's son. Bill, Jr., pilot of a motorboat which had .taken the Wannassey in tow a few minutes earlier, said the sea scout craft was caught In the swells, turned turtle, and drifted away, bottom side, up and , awash. . One of the. boys aboard the Wannassey, Glen Portwood, 16, of Longview, said after his rescue that "it seemed like a wave hit the boat and after it began to tip the wind helped push It over." Indochinese Riot in Protest Against U.S. SAIGON, Vietnam, Indochina, March 19-AVStudents and work men carrying the gold-starred flag of Ho Chi Minn's Moscow-backed ' Vietnamese rioted for four hours today in a demonstration against the presence of tfo American de stroyers in the harbor. Estimates of the wounded ran as high as 80 but no dead were re ported immediately. The 4,000 demonstrators occu pied the market place and burned It down before they were dispers ed by French police using tear gas, Repeated volleys were fired, but French sources - said police fired over the heads of the rioters. The French said about 20 shots were fired at police. : The rioters tore down French and American flags hoisted to honor the Destroyers Stickell and Anderson, and ripped them to pieces. They burned 15 buses and trucks which they overturned to form barricades In the litter- strewn streets. The French aid six arrests were made, and the authorities warned parents they would be held responsible fori the acts of weir cnuoren. , FUEL OIL DRINK FATAL BOSTON, March 19 -Wh Jos eph Fitzpatrick, 14 months, died today after drinking fuel oil from drip pan beneatn a latch en range in his home. Animal Crccltcrc By WARREN GOODRICH "DaughUr, I want yew tohtro thtsi tickets to "South PtcHkT '-your crett-anrtdchiMrta wjll 4 eaw " 1 -- vv ; ...... ' .' :. 1 1 - ;' II I 'Help!' " - " ' - 1 '.' -(')' i ' - I k . ' 'f '. .4 J1 ' ' " I " 1 . ... ? : V )) J " t I 'i 1 ; iLi 1 w v., : I Firemen Fete McCaffery ' looks around for help with a fragile problem u the leal erew mop ped up after a fire at Montgom ery Ward store Friday night. ' - water seeping down . into the light fixture threatened to send the big glaso globe crashing to the floor antil McCaffery came to the rescue. Other firemen came to his rescee. (Statesman photo.) (Plctmre also on page 2.) Meet to Decide Fate of Flax Growers Plant SUtesaum Kwi Service JEFFERSON, March 19 A meeting to determine the fate of the Santiam Flax .Growers plant at Jefferson will take place tonight at 8 o'clock in the local high school. Growers will determine if suf ficient flax acreage Is pledged to continue operating the plant here. If the plant Is to be closed, grow ers will then decide on a disposal plan. Insufficient flax - 'crops in re cent years have 'curtailed the plant's activities, ' growers have declared. Flax Is one of the oldest crops grown in this community. Flax grown by Jesse Parrish and Charles Miller at Parrish Gafrtook all prizes at the Philadelphia cen tennial in 1876. , A total of 800 acres have already been assigned to flax this year, officials of the growers organiza tion revealed. ' Creator of Tarzan Dies ENCTNO, Calit, March 19-flP) -Edgar Bice Burroughs, whose creation of the fabulous Jungle hero Tarzan carried him to fame and fortune, died today In his home here. He was 74. Burroughs became ill about three months ago and up to that time ho was still writing the stir ring tales of his apeman and other characters in his favorite locale, the Jungles of Africa, a place the author had never visited. Belgian Socialists Plan Strikes to Fight Leopold BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 19 (AVThe socialists, Belgium's sec ond biggest party, declared today they will call waves of strikes un til King Leopold abdicates.. Partisans and opponents of the exiled king exchanged rifle and pistol fire in clashes at Leuden and Erps-Que, but state police forces stopped the fights and no casualties resulted. Police also announced the . discovery of a large depot of secret arms in a garage. Belgium, torn over the future of the 48-year-old monarch who surrendered himself and his army to the-Germans nearly 10 years ago, thus plunged into deeper crisis, and perhaps toward social strife..' . The nation's government col lapsed yesterday in deadlock over the royal question, which a popu lar referendum failed to solve-a week ago. . . 83th YEAR Spring to Arrive In Oregon Tonight At 8:36 pjn. today it suddenly will be spring, and the Salem weatherman predicted "not quite so cold tonight." Some typical Oregon spring weather, was expected to usher In the new season with rain forecast this afternoon and showers tonight. - "; Two Boys Find Lost Fortune; er - MILWAUKEE, March 19 -WV Two small boys playing in Kil bourn park today found a hand bag loaded with $16,891. . ' They took some samples with them but the news got around, and the money and purse were turned over to authorities.1 Police said a card found in the ?urse bore the - name of Edna oight They quoted Miss Voight, about 50, as saying she had lost the money Saturday night while returning from a shopping trip. She said it was an inheritance from her parents. Police said it appeared it was her money but they were holding it pending a complete check. They gave this account: The boys, six and eight, discov ered the purse near the park bath house. The six-year-old took $500 in bills and the other, eight, help ed himself to $290. The younger boy went home and told his parents how he had acquired sudden wealth. His fa ther and a neighbor hastened to the park. They found an envelope containing eleven $1,000 bills, and the purse which held about an other thousand. Finally they spot ted $1,000 bills under the bath house walL They called police to come and get the money. The other, lad went downtown to buy his mother a present, but a drugstore clerk thought it odd when he offered a $50 bill in pay ment The boy was taken home where he related how he had ob tained his pile. That was given to police also. Boy Shot in Police Chase - HOOD RIVER, Ore., March 19 C-A, 12-year-old Portland boy was wounded by police gunfire early today while driving an auto mobile reported stolen. State policeman Leslie Thou venel fired the shot in, a chase of the automobile. The bullet struck Philip Stelnfeld in the hip and the car plunged intto a ditch. His wound was not serious. The patrolman said Stelnfeld admitted he was running away from home. With him were Duane Screst, age 15, and Gordon Dav lin, age 13, who Were held pending return to Portland. . The car reported stolen had dis appeared from North Portland last night Unlucky Pickpocket Takes Cop's Credentials TOKYO, March 19-(P)-Hajime Takahashi rates Just about tops as the unluckiest pickpocket In Ja pan. When he lifted a wallet from a shopper in a Tokyo store today he discovered that it wasn't a wallet it was a cop's credentials, and it wasn't a shopper, it was a detec tive. 1 f .Takahashi is In JaiL The only authority was the slen der caretaker role of Gaston Eys kens, who remained premier pend ing formation of a new govern ment Eyskens, leader of the pro Leopold Social Christian Catholic party, accepted today from Re gent Prince Charles, brother of the king, the role of "informant" to smooth - negotiations for a new government . This role was not equal to the rank of, premier-designate, though he might be asked to try to organ ize a new government later. A resolution adopted by 'dele gates of all the socialist party's regional federations, said strike action would be continued "until Leopold III, at last understanding the country's interest should pre vail over na own, has left the palace to the fifth king of Bel gium." The fifth king would be Leopold's 19-year-old son, Prince Baudouln. , Own Found 12 PAGES Welcome Home, You Beauty, Welcome Home The 1950 state championship trophy gets a big smack from Coach Harold Hank of the Vikings as the champs celebrate in their dressing room after eonqoering Grants Fase for the title Saturday night at Eugene. Theg tinning athletes behind Hank are (l-r) Larry-Cham Pan-American Report Labels Three Nations as 'Bad Boys' of Caribbean SHS Student Wins Legion Speech Contest John Bone, Salem high school sophomore, won an American Leg ion district oratorical contest in Salem Saturday. Competing with county champ ions from Yamhill and Clackamas counties. Bone spoke on the American constitution. His vic tory permits him to enter the state contest to be held In Port land soon where the winner will earn the right to compete in a regional contest and gain a college scholarship. The contest was held at Willam ette university. Virginia Lubeck, West Linn, was second place win ner and Mary Ann Brown of New berg, third. Gloria Floyd of Dal las, slated to represent Polk county, became ill and did compete. not Chinese Reds Seize Supplies SAN FRANCISCO. March 19 yp- Seizure of American Eco nomic Cooperation administration supplies . in Shanghai was an nounced today by .the Chinese communist radio. The broadcast heard in San Francisco by the Associated Press, said the supplies would be used for relief in famine areas, but gave no indication of the quan tities or types of materials. .Last June, George St Louis, head of the Shanghai EGA office. said ECA had distributed all its food and drugs to the public be fore the reds took over in May, but that a large amount of petrol eum and $12,000,000 to $15,000,000 worth of ECA cotton remained in storage. Drum Majorette Chokes to Death - EAGLE POINT, Ore., March 19 (JPy-A. 12-year-old drum corps majorette, choked to death today in what the coroner said appeared ta have been accidental hanging while practicing high kicks. Jackson county Coroner Carlos Morris said Zoe Dell Walgamott was standing on a box and had slipped a rope loop around her neck. The coroner said this appar ently was done to hold her back straight when she kicked. The box fell over and the girl dropped. the rope tightening about her neck. . - ,: :' ADM. BTRD IX HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, March 19 -Wh Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, polar explorer, has entered a Washington hospital for treatment of a minor aliment, his doctor said tonight The Orocon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Monday March 20, 1950 . . - ' , -- - - - ; : ' . ..- . ...V:.. ."v.'; ' ' 1 ' H - M - - ' A ' . -r , ' . " a ' ;W v ,:;.W .... s ' V a J - 1 j I , By Norman Carignaa 1 WASHINGTON, March lJMflVA five-nation Investigating Com mittee asserted today that Cuba, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic were involved in plots, .conspiracies and attempted invasions which have kept the Caribbean in The committee sternly suggested that any repetition be met neaa on with sanctions under terms of the Rio hemispheric mutual defense treaty. An 18,000-word report brushed aside the usual diplomatic niceties, listed persons in high places, and recommended selection of a five- man watchdog committee to check on how faithfully the three count ries live up to promises to abide by decisions reached. The Investigators turned their bulky report over to the council of the organization of American states, which made it public The OAS council is the central organization of the 21 American republics with headquarters lo cated in the Pan American Union here. The Investigation was prompted by a complaint by Haiti that the Dominican government participat ed in an unsuccessful plot last November and December against her government - The Dominican republic Immed iately hurled similar charges against Cuba, Guatemala and Haiti. Both Haiti and the Domini can Republic, sharing a Caribbean island, asked that the Rio treaty be invoked. This treaty, similar to the North Atlantic pact provides for mut ual assistance to keep the peace In the hemisphere. Exasperated by several previous fruitless attempts to deal with Caribbean feuding and faced with loss of its prestige, the council on January 0 unanimously set the treaty in motion and appointed the fact-finding committee. Headed by Jose More of Uruguay, it Included Paul C Dan iels of the United States, Guiller mo Gutierrez of Bolivia, Alfonso Moscoso of Ecuador and Eduardo Zuleta Angel of Colombia. (Addi tional details on page 2.) McCarthy Asks Acheson Ouster WASHINGTON, March 19-(- Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) said today the country would be better off if Dean Acheson were ousted as secretary of state. "I think the situation would be infinitely improved if not only Acheson but the whole estate de partment) ring of untouchables' were out" McCarthy declared. Repeating his charges that the state department is a haven for communists and other bad securi ty risks, McCarthy said he is con vinced that "we still have most of the Hiss ring in the state depart ment HATES' DAUGHTER DIES IJEWISTON, Me- March 19-P) Mrs. Frances Hayes, only daugh ter and last surviving child of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th presi dent of the United States, died here tonight She was 82 years old- s berlain, Captain Daryl Glrod. Jim Keck, Dong Rogers, Wayne Walling and Layton Gilson. Glrod and' Rogers were named all-state players. Hank's last championship trophy came 19 years la 1949. turmoil for three years. Fire Damages Turner Church Stat smut New Service TURNER, March 19 A fire which broke out in the basement of the Christian church here this morning caused minor damage to the basement and delayed Sunday services for only about IS minutes. An overheated stove In a base ment room started the blaze, which was checked about one-half hour later by Turner firemen. Damage was estimated at several hundred dollars to the church, located in the downtown section. The flames broke out about 9 a. m. and ser vices began an hour later., Eugene Girls Killed by Auto EUGENE, Ore, March 19 -CD Two sisters ages 11 and 9 were killed today when struck by an automobile on River road a mile north of Eugene. A 16-year-old boy was arrested. State police said Marlene Joyce Myers, 11, and Bonnie Jean Myers, 5, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Vir gil S. Myers, Eugene, were struck in front of a roadside market The name of the car driver was not released and police said he had been freed into the custody of his parents pending a decision on charges the district attorney s office may file. a . : Employe Directed Secret Work 15 Months Under Loyalty Glond By Francis M. Lemay WASHINGTON, March U-f The house learned today that a bureau of standards employe sup ervised areas of secret work for 13 months before he got his own loy alty clearance. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, could not enter these restricted areas unless accompan ied by one of his own men. Some atomic problems are studied at the bureau."' . '" The story was told in the record of closed-door hearings of a house appropriations subcom m 1 1 1 e e which brought out a defense of the bureau's course by its chief, Dr. Edward U. Condon. Condon said the bureau knew the facts in the case, that the in investigation - was . unnecessarily protracted, and hinted that unsus tained "improper allegations' had beta made against the man. No. 365E National Guard Pilot Killed in PORTLAND, March 19 -Wh Oregon Air Guard Capt John J. Haley, 29, was killed today in the' crash of a fighter plane he was piloting to a landing at the air base here. ) Witnesses said the plane had circled the field and spun out of a steep left bank at 130 feet alti tude. It was demolished. Capt Haley was unconscious when lifted from the shattered wreckage and was pronounced dead at the Providence hospital. The plane was a single engine P-91 fighter of the 123rd fighter squadron of . the Air National Guard. The victim was captain of the squadron. He had been with the Portland stationed squadron since moving here from Salt Lake City in 1947. His widow and two children survive. Their homo la at 7700 8.W. 30th Drive, Portland. The plane crashed at 10 am Capt Haley was an air force veteran of World War H. He had been assigned as an Instructor with the Mexican air force from Nov. 1944 until March, 1943 when he was sent to the southwest Pa cific theatre. 0 Mill: t?s(a'A ?t!lf3$ Max. U ss M S4 ' Jfln, Freriix 42 JO 41 JU as .it U M so jee Salem ' Portland Saa Francisco . Chicaco New York i TORECAST (from VA. weather bu reau. McNarr field. Salem): IncreMtnf doudineM with occasional rain this af ternoon becoming- partly cloudy with occasional ahowers tonight. Hieh today near M: not quite ao coM toibt with low xr 40. SALEM rBXCIMTATIOJf Thte Year S&51 Last Year 34.(1 Hnrmal The hearing record also showed that 71 of the commerce depart ment's 40,000 employes have quit or been fired as a result of the government loyalty-security pro gram clampdown. The all-govern ment total is 2.658. The subcommittee gave much of its attention to the bureau of stan dards, among the commerce de partment constituent agencies. Dr. Condon, the bureau director, him self, was once described several months ago, in a report by a house subcommittee on un-American ac tivities, as "one of the weakest links" in atomic security. He repeatedly has asked for op- Dortunlty to appear Dczore wis committee to answer the accusa tion but this has sot been granted. The appropriations subcommittee did not deal with this situation, but explored the bureau general ly. ,. . : PRICE 5c Portland Crash OAKRIDGE. Ore- March 19 UPh The police chief of this town . was slain today and 15 hours later state police possemen had a yountf . lumberjack behind jail bars. - t State Police Set Vera Hill eakl James Lloyd Thompson, 27, wpjjld , be charged with the murder of Police Chief Clyde Dubell. Thompson was captured in the Cascade mountain wilderness a few . miles from the p re-dawn shooting scene. The police chief died of two or three bullets fired from his ow run durine .what Lane ' county Sheriff Thomas Swartz said was a scuffle at Thompson's home following: a Saturday night party Thompson had attended. Thompson Shaved !J Thompson, who had three) months growth of beard when he fled the scene about 3 ajn. today.' had since shaved himself. Police assumed he was hoping to break through their dragnet in the woods and highways because they were looking for a bearded man. He did not resist arrest when bo suddenly came upon the state -policemen on -an isolated mount ain road east of here. Armed . possemen . had hunted: for Thompson since ' early thi morning when he dashed from: the home where Police Chief Dubell was mortally wounded. , Followed Party ; The sheriff said-the shootintf followed a party last night at the home of a neighbor. Swartz said Thompson left the party and aa his 17-year-old wife. Mary Am end a neighbor. Herbert Looney. stepped onto the porch two shots were fired at them. Looney later disarmed Thompson of the .11 caliber rifle, the sheriff said: Looney was unharmed and called police. Swartz said the city nolice chief dropped his gun in a scuffle o In eTnom pson porch. Tae sheriff said his Investigation s indicated this sequence: Chief Dubell had accroached: the Thompson house door with his .38 caliber pistol drawn. Thomp son opened the door and the two- men scuffled on the porch, where the police chief lost his gun. The , two then rolled into the house. There the police chief was knock ed down, the sheriff said, and Thompson dashed to the porch, got the gun and shot Dubell two or three times in the stomach. Fled Shooting Scene Sheriff Swartz said Looney ar- rived on the sceneat this point Thompson came out, and . woe quoted as saying "Tbat's it Herb : and ran off into the nearby woods. " That was about 3 ajn. (PST) thle , morning. . v ' Dubell. ago 43, died en route te a Eugene hospital where he was . taken by the lumbering commun ity's only other police officer. Oakridge is a lumbering center. ' of the Pope & Talbot Lumber company's large new operations : located near the Cascade mount ain summit. It is 43 miles south- . east of Eugene and has a popula- -tion of about 3,500. Dubell was sworn In aa police chief Dec. 8, 1949. He was pro- ' viously police chief at Sutherlin. another southern Oregon lumbet- community. Tniman Oregon 1 KLAMATH FALS, March IW (Democratic National Commit teeman Monroe. S weetland said to day that President Truman would make three, and perhaps lousy Oregon stops while in the west iA May. . S weetland said all of the sched uled stops of the presidential train are in northeastern Oregon These are Huntington, Baker and Pendleton. LaGrande may be add ed. The .president will be in the northwest to dedicate Grand Cou lee dam May 1L His Oregon slope are expected to be on May 10. . S weetland was here today fas party rally for democratic eon didates in the third Oregon eon gressional district Hotel in Iowa WATERLOO, Ia March li A savage fire roared ' throuw' downtown Waterloo early today, destroying the three-story Cos gress hotel and three adjacent bus iness places. Damage was estimated at $200, 000. There were no deaths er in juries. Some 60 persons, many of then clad only in night clothes, fled the burning buildings in sub-freezi-a , temperatures. They - included- number of elderly persons and; children. Fire Chief Ray Tiller said th fire broke out in the basement ei a cafe.- V lVice-Looldng "Yeomen ' Missing from Hospital Salem patrolmen had an eye peeled ; for two "nice looking women Sunday night Authorities? at Oregon state hospital provide the description and said they wer escapees. . They were listed as Irene Faxv Guharson, 35, and Barbara Tru,. 22, and reportedly wtre last sec near State and lith streets. Stops FireDestroys Y