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The Oregon Statesman, Sxxlem, Qrocon, Monday, May 8. 1950
PRICE "5c
No. 42
Vl.upn chnnnln dav until .
. nhristma this time, but until
voters in Oregon will - pick out
their party nominees lor various
public offices. Eleven days for
candidates to keep up the feverish
quest for votes.
Thn far the Oregon primary
campaign has been warm only in
-spots. The trio of democratic can
didates for governor has done some
tossing of hot rivets among them-r
celves hoDins to burn hands of
the recipients, and Dave Hoover,
the Lane county dairyman, has
in nut with his tomahawk, bent
tr fettiinff the scalD of Wayne L.
Morse. U. S. senator. In local con
tests the competition has been thus
far quite orderly. . -
We. may expect a quickening of
the campaign tempo this week.
Senator Morse will start his 11-day
round-iin of votes today" with a
speech jat the Salem chamber of
commerce. He says he will' not
Indulge in personalities but will
debate j the issues and even "his
oDDonents will admit he is for
midable in debate.
"But la maior diversion to the
Oregon primary campaign will oc
cur with the Visit of President
Truman1 to the state on Wednes
day. Taking a leaf from the book
of his predecessor who made trips
to "inspect defenses' during the
war Mr, Truman is making this
i "non-political" trip, (at govern-
xnent j- -
(Continued on editorial page I)
Problems of
Reds Claim
j MOSCOW, May 7-(P)-The So
viet press said today Russia is
.i a , i ai l i - m
DOUi w boivb vt woicuia w
Z"At;'l
cal eaUzatlon broadca'sUof
televisions programs to rural
areas' -It--
The magazine Soviet Art also
said Russia will achieve a solution
of color television in the nearest
future, 1-
i All papers carried long articles
In connection with "radio day to
honor Alexander Popov. ' Russia
claims that the Italian, Guglielmo
Marconi, stole the idea for wire
less transmission from Popov.
! The papers credited Russian sci
entists .with a lone list of inven-
: Hons, including radio, television
! and radio location (radar),
i The Moscow television center Is
Uo inaugurate a live sports pro-
! cram May 14 with the broadcast
- izvestia Mia the mass proauc-1
; tlon of television.sets- is famng to
TiT- fJrArA
pUductlon must be increased and
Uie laUlTJ m present ae muyw.
Hoover Galls
For Clarity on
Chinese Issue
WASHINGTON, May 7-tiP)-For
mer President Herbert Hoover says
l l'X'cleAT .u?,0!Pe of
fog" if the administration would
declare, flatly that it will not rec
ognize communist China and will
i- oppose United Jafetions member
ship lor tnat regime,
-Senator Knowland (R Calif)
sent Hoover a copy of a letter
which 35 senators, directed to
President . Truman last week ask
ing for such a declaration. Know-
land asked for the former presl
dent's views.
Today the senator made public
the reply,, which opened with the
observation that Hoover does not
"assume that there Is any such
Intention" as Precognition or ac
quiescence to U. N. membership.
"But it is certain that -such a
declaration would clear up some
of the fog in these questions,"
Hoover added.' and went on:
Certainly the recognition of the
Moscow I satellite government in
c:nina would re a lurtner surren-
der in the cold war which General
x uracuey tuen. umar uraciiey,
chairman of the Joint chiefs of
Animal Craclicrs
By WARREN GOODRICH
"!s ther any smtll more in
tppttjzing in th morning thin
bacon fYVrj?" v
Hi?
Elderly Falls
SUUtmaa Nwi Scrvfae
FALLS CITY, May 7 More
than' 100 residents of this com
munity searched all day today
for, 82-year-old Richard Paul,
who has been missing rrom nis
home here since early this morn
ing. ;
Paul's wife told state police of
ficers, who joined the search,
that he retired about 11 p.m. yes
terday and was gone when she
awoke about 7 a jn. today.
Searchers, directed by the Falls
City fire department, have coirib-
ed hills, creeks and ponds Jn the
area without finding a trace jot
Gatch Tells Champoeg
Meeting Stalin 'Scared'
Valley Editor. Th Statesman j
CHAMPOEG. May 7 A retired navy admiral and a college pro
fessor attacked the American attitude toward Russia and the demo
cratic party's administration, in speeches here today.
Vice-admiral Thomas E. Gatch, USN, retired, urged Americans
"to get over their jitters and fear of Russia."
Dr. Walter C Giersbach, Pacific university president, said the
country "should repair to avmini-
mum of government control and
the faith of the pioneers."
They spoke before more than
200 descendants of Champoeg pio
neers gathered at Champoeg state
nark on the banks of the Willam
ette river In observance of Cham
poeg day sponsorecVSwy the Sons
and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers.
Champoeg pioneers formed, the
west's first provisional government
in 1843.
Stalin "Scared of TJa"
I am convinced that only Am-
-rJca matter (Ratrh
R2S iEffite tSeatcwh(
ch declared,
world follow
if it can. Joe Stalin and his polit-
bureau are scared of us,"The Am
frfcan people demonstrated what
7"" do in wWofld War ,n
Gatch observed, "and now were
all getting the jitters oyer Russia,
blame our lack of faith In our-
selves on the schools and the
churches. Instead of being Jittery
we should be complacent."
Dr. Giersbach said the present
administration has caused "fear in
the minds of many Americans." He
said economic and social trends to
day "imperil the freedom of the
church and schools."
Bits at Tax Program
He criticized the existing tax
program, calling on an old warn
ing, "the power to tax is the power
to destroy," and asked that Am-
ericans unite in a snirit of faith.
ihtir Hnmti. anA n.nat,'nai
problems. "We must adopt a sound
nauonai creed, the party Is. power
ghould not v
Dr. Burt Rrnwn BaV-r tv,aer
of ceremonies, was introduced by
Mrs. William M. Wither. Portland.
president or the Pioneers. Secre
tary of State Earl T. Newbry gave
ine welcome address. Also In
troduced was Genevieve Colton. a
pioneer descendant and "Miss Ore
gon" for the occasion. Music was
provided by the Pacific university
nana, wary Ann Frank, also of
the university, was soloist.
'60,000 Nationalist
Troops Reported
Safe on Formosa
TAIPEI. Formosa. May 7 -(JPV
Chinese nationalist sources in
which the utmost faith can be
placed reported tonight that more
man 60.000 troops from commun
lst-conquered Hainan had safely
reacnea f ormosa.
(This Is about half the total
force which impartial"1 estimates
gave the nationalists on Hainan.
It Is a much larger number than
ine nationalists were believed cap
able of evacuating.)
ine latest arrivals - HcharVoH
from crowded ships at Kaohsiung,
"iern rormosa naval base, In
wuenjr lasnion. iney carried ful
ivmvnx, ana me snips' holds
wrc crammea with war materials,
a - - v.
ACtrCSS rlarCllIl0,
w-r . .
If 111 rt in AfViffnt
oE.v.ivui niu.fi, canr- May
HAVAnn Hardine bruised her
nose, upper lip and both knees to-
pouc saia, wnen her car
collided with a parked auto as she
swerved to avoid hitting an 'on
coming machine. The actress was
treated at the scene by-ambulance
attendants.
MIC!! AEL STRANGE IIX
NEW YORK. May 7-6fn-Michael
i Strange, 60-year-old poet, author
land actress, is a 'patient In New
York CityV Memorial hospital.
Her condition was described to
night as good but the hospital
would give out no other Iniorma
tlon. -.
tMjtO f Hit 60
Max.
Win. Preclp.
41 .M
59 M
44 .00
47 traco
63 M
Sates
Portland . ;
San Francisco
.59
.62
Chicago
.57
New York
J19
FORECAST
(from U.
S. weather
bureau. McNary field. Salem): Variable
cloudiness with coiisiderablo sunshine
today.. Bwrtiy cloudy tonic &i witn a
hlrh today near 64 and
na iow
tonight
near 31. Ai
LtTicultural outlook: Condi
tions excellent for most tarm work
today with light breezes during: most
hours. - -w
SALEM PRECTPITATIOW "
This Year Last Year I Kormal
, 40.7a . 4A.oa I aja
City
ears
the missing man.
State police reported that Paul
has been in failing health. He is
5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 160
pounds and, has grey hair. He
is believed to be wearing a leath-
er jacket, grey trousers, black
' shoes and a brown felt hat. j
Residents here have been at
tempting to contact authorities
in Seattle, Wash, to secure
bloodhounds for the search, but
no dogs had arrived late toni; '
state police reported. I
All transportation agencies
Falls City have been check
but have not revealed any leads
to help searchers.
Two Die as
Aftermatlof
Red'Coup'
MOSINEE, Wis., May 7-P)-Two
persons who figured in Mosiriee's
mock "communist coup" last Mon
day have died within a few hours.
The Rev. Will La Brew Bennett,
72. who was placed behind a
barbed wire "concentration camp"
on May Day, died ac his home to
day after suffering a heart at
tack.
Ralph Kronenwetter, the ! 49
year-old mayor who was dragged
from his bed on the same day, died
at a wausau hospital last night
Rev. Bennett, pastor of the Com
munity Methodist church, had
been in good health up to! the
time of his attack, Dr. J. A. Jack
son said. ' t
When '"security police" spotted
him in Monday's crowd, Rev. Ben
nett struggled with his captors and
shouted, "I'll never yield to com
munism." j
Kronenwetter suffered a cere
bral hemorrhage Monday , night
ust as his village was to have
been "delivered" from the "red
nvaders."
He was taken to the hospital
where he remained unconscious
until his death.
Never Leave
Lace Untied!
NORTH VASSALBORO.
Me.,
May 1-(JP)-An untied shoe
lace
may have saved two lives today,
Because of high winds Mrs.
Lid a Lewis of Athens decided to
move her car, parked beneath a
large tree outside her daughter's
home here.
As she started out. accompanied
by her six year old grandson,
Douglas Denico, he asked her to
tie his shoe.
While Mrs. Lewis tied the lact
heavy limb fell into the car.
crushing it
ARMS AT CHERBOURG
CHERBOURG. France. May 7
(JP)- The American freighter
American Cupper", arrived to
night with a shipment of arms
from the United States. The dock
area was heavily guarded to pre
vent sabotage.
Politics on Parade . . .
V .1 . . . l.f . .
' - ' - il-v
Wlio's Running for What in the May Primaries !
(Editor's note: Comments In this trr-
les are maae by er lor the candidates
without restriction, and may or may
not reflect the opinion of this news
paper). Today's Subject .
Walter Musgrave
Candidate for '
Mayor of Salem
My candidacy offers several im
portant factors to consider when
choosing a mayor.
. I believe myf''111'""
'election would ;
be a logical se-
quence to con--tinue
the "Gre-
ater Salem";
theme which
has come about'
as result of
the merger of
Salem and West
Salem. "
Experience ls
ntir rMHci teach
er, and havin WaUer MasgraTO
been twice elected mayor of West
Salem, having served two terms
as chairman of the Water Board,
with a prior appointment to the
Planning and Zoning commission,
and now serving as alderman for
To)
lo)Ll
Winnipeg
Threat
NNIPEG, Man., May 7
1 swollen Red river pounded
Ui sullen force tonight against
the weakening levees protecting
Winnipeg.
The Canadian army warned an
other 1,450 residents of; low-lying
residential areas to flee at once
because the dikes might break at
any time. Partial collapses' al
ready have occurred in this city's
protective wall against the river.
. Tired, toil-worn' troops wonted
late into the night bolstering the
sagging levees in a last-ditch
battle.
Worst Still to Come
- The worst is still to come. Win
nipeg may face two flood crests as
spring torrents pour down the Red
river from rain-soaked North Da
kota. The first crest is expected
within the next few days.
At least 4,500 residents of this
great prairie city, already have
been evacuated from their homes,
from hospitals and from the city
jaiL As many more have fled
from 10 small Canadian towns in
the 60-mile stretch between here
and the United States border.
Already hundreds of blocks in
greater Winnipeg are buried un
der billions of tons of the silt-
filled water. Communications andj
transportation have been disrup
ted, and more than ; 2,000 resi
dences have been abandoned to
the flood. !
Towns Under Water f
Upstream, every town but one
was under water along the: 60
mile course to the United States
border, where reports said a new
flood was rising.
Morris, 41 miles south, stood de
serted in a lake 25 miles wide. At
St Adolphe, 12 miles south of
here, the waters rose, a foot in 12
hours. ' ' '
Hundreds of farmers moved out.
Four hundred of them arrived
early today from McTavlsh, 23
miles southwest of here, . leaving
their cattle to lend for them
selves.
The Winnipeg Free Press said
8,500 persons have been driven
from their homes in the Red river
flood area of Manitoba.
There Was
No Place to
Go Anyway
WAUPUN, Vis., May 7
Clarence Tomlinson ended
m
34-
hour aerial sit-down strike tonight
by climbing down from the water
tower at Wisconsin state prison,
. Deputy. Warden Ray Stoff el said
Tomlinson, 29, gave no reason for
his lonely, cold vigil except to tay,
"I guess it was one of those fool
ish things I have been doing all
my life." ;
He suffered no apparent ill ef
fects from his stay atop the tower
In 42 degree temperature other
than being sunburned and chilled,
Stoffel said.
After Tomlinson had scrambled
up the tower yesterday, Stoffel
said, "we're not paying any at
tention to him. Well wait for
him to come down of his own ac
cord." i
TYPHOON NEARSf GUAM
. GUAMa Monday, May 8-jp)-
a typnoon was moving slowly to
ward Guam today. The island
went on condition two typhoon
readiness at 11J30 a.m, condi
tion one everything battened
down is expected tomorrow.
Ward 8 by unanimous approval of
the mayor and council, my candi
dacy offers the benefit of knowing
something l the lob itself. ,
I am a Legionaire, a Mason, an
Elk, a director of the Salem Board
of Realtors, a Lion, a past director
or the Chamber of Commerce, past
member of the Long Range Plan
ning commission, served as presi
dent of the "Greater1 Oregon
Bridge association and at present
am campaign chairman for the
Marion County Red Cross.
I was born in Kansas in 1909,
moved to Lebanon. Oreeon in 1911
where my father is still in business.
My folks are members of the Bap
tist church, though one sister is
Presbyterian j missionary.
I am an independent candidate
with no strings attached. You can
depend upon knowing where
stand. :r . ii
If the people want an aggressive
administration dedicated to real
progress in industry, business and
civic development, while empha
sizing, the cultural advantage of
clean, home-loving city, then
believe I am best fitted to serve
as mayor. . '! ' -(Tomorrow
Elmer Amundson)
Growing
'Liz, Conrad, On
Honeymoon to
Sail for Europe
HOLLYWOOD, May 7-P)-Eliz-
abeth Taylor, one of the most
beautiful brides of Hollywood his
tory, and Hotel Heir Conrad Hil
ton, jr. were honeymooning at a
secret spot today, following a gla
morous and exciting wedding. -The
couple married latyeter-
day at the Catholic church of the
Good Shepherd as 2,500: fans
cheered outside. ;
At 8 pjn. the couple disappeared
in a shower of confetti for an
undisclosed destination which Hil
ton described as "not far away.v
The bride's mother said they would
remain nearby for a week. Then
they intend to pick up a car in
Detroit and tour New England.
They will sail on the Queen Mary
May 25 and motor through Europe
for three months.
Divers Claim
Big Treasure
Found in Bay
TOBERMORY. Scotland,. May 7
-Wl-ROyal navy divers .claimed
today they have found a 16th cen
tury Spanish treasure galleon bur
ied in the mud of Tobermory bay.
Ancient legend, not entirely sub
stantiated by historical research,
says there are 30,000,000 gold
ducats ($68,700,000) aboard.
The old stories hereabouts say
the galleon was the Ducfue Flor
encia of the Spanish armada, sup
posed to have been sunK in laoa
while carrying gold to pay Span
ish fighters attempting a conquest
of Britain.-
The divers have been working
for weeks to uncover the old hull.
The climax came with the recov
ery of two silver medallions from
the-mud. '
The navy's agreement with the
11th Duke, of Argyll, who owns
the galleon, if there is one, and
the treasure, if there is any, was
merely to locate the hulk. If the
duke wants to investigate further
about the ducats, he'll now have
to .take the necessary steps.
GM Contract
Threatened in
Union Protest
DETRpiT, May 7-VThe CIO
United Auto Workers threatened
today to cancel its contract with
General Motors Corp. to reinforce
demands of -the union in current
pension and wage negotiations.
The present contract expires May
29.
The union declared notice would
be served on the company "in
the near future" unless better
progress Is made in, bargaining
talks that began March 29. The
union would be free to call
strike 30 days after serving the
notice.
The union's warning to the
world's biggest auto firm came
even before 89,000 Chrysler work
ers were back on the lob after a
100-day strike.
Chrysler workers yesterday rati
fied by overwhelming majorities
strike settlement 1 signed by the
UAW and the company Thursday.
The ratification cleared the way
for a back-to-work movement at
Chrysler plants tomorrow.
Red Dean' Tells
i
Canadians That
U.S. Wants War
TORONTO. May 7-UPV-The Very
Rev. Hewlett Johnson. "Ked Dean'
of Canterbury, told a mass meet
ing sponsored here tonight by the
Canadian peace congress that
American leaders want war, but
the Russians . seek peace.
More than 10.000 persons whis
tled and cheered while Johnson,
in a mingling of scripture end
politics, said "in Christ's final
judgment" Russia '"'and the Iron
curtain orbit would fare better
than the United States and the
west.
Western international
At Spokane S-3, Salem 0-7
At Tscoma 2-11. Victoria 7-9
At Wenatcheo J. Vancouver . -At
Tri-Oty I. Yakima 1ft
racine Coast ,
At Portland 5-3. San Diego 10-1
At Hollywood 11-3. Oakland 4-S
At SMttI 4-1. Sacramento T-0
At Son rrajtcisco i a-X. Loo Anles
B-10 . -.,;y it
, American larne
. At Boston S-e. St. Louis S-l - .
At New York , Detroit S
' At Washington 1ft. Cleveland
At PluladeTphia J-4. Chicago 7-1
- KaUonal tVearno J '
A r-il0 SvX. Kew York 4-S
. At OncinnaU 0-4. PhUadoIphU S-
At St. Louis 15. mston o
At FitUburgh X. Brooklyn S "
BflSEjOt
Five Years
This .Associated "Press portrayal of
h " ; ..ft-!' " i:" "k
snows the Russians snaking nana not iisu wun ine xanks at tne
Elbe.- On that day in Salem (a warm Tuesday), s union service was
held In the First Presbyterian church, the blood bank was filled to
capacity, flag flew, and thousands of citizens wore white re-dedication
tars. On the day previous when VE-Day was assured, an
effigy of Hitler hang for a time from the Livesley building; Wil
lamette's chapel hour and the Salem Chamber of Commerce pro
gram turned into VE observances and McNary field was opened
once more to civilian flying-. And
Pacific declared if the Japanese
They did, under atomic pressure,
Aclieson Set to Demand More
Help from West in 'Cold War'
By Preston
PARIS. May 7-VDean Acheson, U.S. secretary of state, flew
into Paris today evidently determined to get more help from other
western powers in the cold war. , x
Ten minutes ahead of him at Orley Field, American High Com
missioner John J. McCloy flew in from Germany.
Close behind, Philip Jessup, roving U. S. ambassador, and George
Perkins, undersecretary of state
for European affairs, arrived by
train from London, where they
have been doing spadework.
The British - French - American
Foreign Ministers conference will
open there later in the week and
continue until May 17 or later.
A meeting of Atlantic Pact foreign
ministers will being May -15 and
last at least three days.
The secretary of state was met
here by U. S. Ambassador David
K. Bruce and W. Averell Harri-
man, Marshall Plan ambassador.
Though the secretary himself
said nothing, the American posi
tion was made clear by qualified
sources. ' t
- The United States intends to
help the French in the battle to
save Indo-China from the com
munists, but there are limits to
American aid.
The U. S. plans to Intensify Its
own efforts in the cold war but
will ask, and expects to get, less
complaisance and more stiffening
of purpose from the other nations.
In the background Is an estimate
by V. S. state and defense depart
ments that by 1954 Russia will be
armed to the point where she
might overpower the United States
without help.
RADIOLOGISTS ELECT
SPOKANE. May 7-(iirVIr. R.
W. Boyd of Vancouver, B. C, was
named president of the Pacific
Northwest Radiological society as
the group s three-day meeting
ended here today.
Trumau Heads
Counter-Attack to GOP Charge on Communism
By Jack BeU
ENROUTE WEST WITH TRU
MAN, May 7-iiP)-President Tru
man headed west today on a 6,400
mile trip, primed for a furious
counter-attack on republicans
who have tried to hang communist
and socialist labels on his admin
istration. - ,
Mr. Truman made a brief plat
form appearance at" Cumberland,
ML, where about 100 persons
turned out to greet his train. Fol
lowing his custom of avoiding po
litics on Sunday, he did not speak.
Mrs. Truman and their daughter
Margaret joined the president on
the platform. . . .
Someone in thecrowa wamea
to know .what Mr. Truman
thought about the recent" election
of a republican congressman in
Texan.;, -' - ' '
No comment."' the president
renlied. . .
The presidential special train-
its bullet-prooi private car equip-
nd with well tested iotjaspeaxers
rolls across Maryland. Pennsyl
vania,' Ohio, Indiana and part ox
Dlinoig tonight on the way to a
Truman birthday speech on the
farm problem at Lincoln, Neb, to
morrow. - " " '
Mr. Truman was In happy tpir
Its a the medal culled out cf
Wchlntnna union, station at S
p. m.: (EST). Mra. Truman end
their daughter Margaret accom
n n
lnJmiD'BU
Ago Today
east;
mis
WEST'.
4-
VE-Day, five years ago today.
Admr. Chester Nimitx in the far
had any sense they'd Quit, too.
three months later. .
Grover
Polk Fair at
Monmouth on
August 24-26
KUtecmaa News iervies
DALLAS, May 7 The Polk
county fair will be held August
24 to 16 in Monmouth, according
to Josiah Wills, secretary. .
It is thought that this will be the
last Polk county fair held In Mon
mouth as the fair board purchased
fair grounds near Rlckreall a few
months ago. Fair buildings at the
new site should be erected in time
for the 1931 event, according to
board members.
Juvenile, contest prizes have
been added' to the premium list
this year, as well as awards for
showmanship In livestock and do
mestic science and art. Wills', said
Spectacular Fire
Sweeps vDupoht
NEWBURG, N. Y., May 7-V
A spectacular fire in storage
yard of a Dupont fabrics plant
sent up towers of flame today but
no one was Injured. -
Westward Primed for Furious
panied him. The president arriv
ed 20 minutes before train time
and he. spent it saluting, the
crowds, Joking with -bystanders
and posing for photographers.
The president advised report
ers to be prepared to get up early
tomorrow morning.
A brief operating stop at Cum
berland, McL, (8 p. m. EST) of
fered Mr. Truman the first oppor
tunity if he chose to take it to
try out the amplifying system
with a kind of non-political talks
he, usually limits himself, to -on
Sundays.
Citizens oi caiesburg. ul. were
promised the first chance to yell
"happy birthday" to the president
on the sixty-sixth anniversary of
his blrtn in Lamar, mo. ine pre
sident, in return could tell the
folks thatoslection of a "fair deal"
congress in November would be a
nien r resent for him.
In a 16-state tour that will take
him to Grand Coulee dam, in
Washington state, and back to a
oarty rally at Chicago May 13,
Mr. Truman gave all the signs
of taking the offensive against
the renublicana he accuses of
blocking many of his "fair deal"
eroDoaals m conarress. .
Uia chief fire may be concen
trated on the growing oor cnor
us lately joined by the voices of
Got. Thomas E. Dewey of New
Yorak, the 1948 republican presl-
-I . . , ,
mated
Esti
i- ' '.
Loss 20
RIMOUSKL Que- Monday,
May H'PhWeary fire-fighter
claimed victory early today ever
wind - whipped. SZ-hon
blase which burned down one-
third, of this Saint Lawrence
river town.
RIMOUSKI, Que., May
wind-whipped fire today left
this St. Lawrence river city with i
more than 2,000 homeless and
damage estimated as high as $20,
000,000. And exhausted nre-fighters re
ported late tonight that high winds
threatened to revive the blaze.
First unofficial reports were that
10 persons had died during the
30-hour blaze but army and Red
Cross authorities said careful in
vestigation had disclosed no deaths
as a result of the fire.
New Spread Feared
By nightfall firemen thought
they had the big blaze under con
trol. But just before midnight
high winds rose again and began
spreading the flames to the east
ern section of this town of 15,000
persons 180 miles northeast of thn
city of Quebec, firemen reported.
More than 300 houses, a hos
pital, a theater, two hotels and tho
county courthouse were destroyed
by flames which started in a
lumber yard. Most of the wester
section of the town was destroyed.
A report that former Sheriff
Charles Danjou died of a heart
attack while fighting the flames .
was denied by city, officials.
High Winds Cause Start
The fire started early yesterday
evening. High winds,, at time
reaching hurricane velocity of 80
miles an hour, blew down a high
tension power line at the Price
Brothers Co. lumber yards in thoj
west section of Rimouski. Author
ities believe that touched off the
blaze. ...
With the wind serving as a giant
bellows the flames lumped . t
Rimouski f river, which run
through the center of the town,
and ate into buildings on the ease
side. j
Former Mayor Elzear Cote es
timated the damage at $20,000,000.
He said the western section was
deluged by a "rain of fire" when
15.000,000 board feet of drying
lumber burned. Flying embers
showered the east shore.
Two Mule Destroyed
Two of the Price Bros, lumber
mills were destroyed, representing
a loss of $3,000,000. Five hundred
men .due to start work there thia
week were deprived of employ
ment. - ;
Firefighters from Rimouski ano
a dozen other towns along the St.
Lawrence were - handicapped ; by
disruption of the water service as
well as by the high winds.
The winds tore down telegraph
and telephone lines, and for a time
the city's only means of communi
cation was by radio.
Refugees seeking shelter left the)
city by train, bus and automobile
for neighboring towns. , '
Red Cross authorities In Men
treal called the fire "a disaster o
major proportions" and announce
that immediate aid Is being sent
here. .
MRS. KYSER DIES '
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, May t
-(ffy-Mrt. Emily Royster Howell
Kyser, 86, mother of band leader
Kay Kyser, died today after a long
illness. She was the first woman
pharmacist in the state. .
Millions
dential nominee, and former Ger. -m
Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota -that
bis administration is tainted,
with communists.
The president already has boot
ed' at republican claims that hie
regime Is pointing the country to- -ward
.socialism. His general nn- .
swer is that about everything
good "that has happened to th
country in nearly two decades
was Initiated by the democrats. :
It WAS Sold . .
'Immediately
Here was a recent Statesman
classified ad which brought a
purchase promptly and many
others who were too late.'
17 TTl trailer bouse, must bo sold
Immediately, 12S. Butane equip
ped. N. 6th. - ".'
Take It out old was the
call to The I Uteamaa.
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