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And such punishment is in store for a pair f screenwriters who appealed their ' conviction and for eight others who are in the same pair of shoes. in another decision the supreme court sustained as constitutional the provision 6t the Taft-Hartley law which reauires labor unions. to be eligible for recognition by the national labor relations board, to file affidavits of their officers to the effect that they are not members of the communist party and do not believe in the over throw of the United States gov ernment by force or illegal means. Here again political belie! is brought within the scope of legis lative action. It is "open season" on com munists and communi$m now, and for good reason. Yet there is some . risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater in our zeal to purge the reds. In restricting freedom (of opinion) we must be pn guard lest we lose the freedoms we have held sacred. ' . In 'the Case arising under the Taft-Hartley law the vote was five to one sustaining the require ment of filing the affidavits; but it was (Continued on editorial page, 4.) Fire Fighters Hear Blast at in Salem , By John H. White - SUfi Writer, Th SUtesman Hourly wages of beginning Sa lam firemen are less than those of unskilled laborers. State Labor Commissioner W. E. Kimsey told the Oregon State Fire Fighters as sociation here Thursday. The association, along with the Oregon Association of Fire Chiefs, gathered in Salem Thursday for a three-day convention mat nas attracted hundreds of delegates from every point in the state. , i : Addressing an afternoon busi ness session of fire fighters, Kim sey pointed out that beginning firemen draw $225 a month for a 3-hour work week. "Divide that work' week into the wages and you'll find that firemen, who are considered crofessional workers, draw less than laborers, he said. Kimsey said he used Salem as an ; average example. To Hear Barker The fire fighters will meet again 1 this morning to hear Herbert J. Barker, executive secretary of the Salem Trades and Labor council. and to conduct further business sessions. Adoption of resolutions and election Of new officers are scheduled Saturday. The fire, chiefs gatheringebegan ?.t?,:-30 f ThurldrayuWh!n.ff Pay yvmiam miuw ui "l"ilife has been "amazimrJ president, called members to order at crystal uaraens Dauroom. uov, Douglas McKay, Alderman A. n GiUt of Salem, Salem Fire Chief W. P. Jloble and other fire offi cials welcomed delegates. Several afternoon speeches were followed by a "gadget" contest, featuring new, types of fire-fighting' equipment, and at night by a hilarious mixer, "Koble's Riot," Competitive Drills . On tap today, besides business sessions, aire competitive drills and "demonstrations beginning at 1:30 pjn. at Sweetland field on Wil lamette university campus and the main convention banquet at 7 p.m. at Crystal Gardens. Fire Chief William Meinheit f Berkeley, CaL, will be principal speaker at this gathering. . The Rural Fire Protection Dis trict Directors association is hold ing an organizational meeting here In connection with the firemen's conventions. I (Pictures and additional details Animal Crncltcrs ; By WARREN GOODRICH Y4iVt wasting four time,. liiaiHawhft I never, got ant itrihtr than simplt multi- fwm Japan Contract Heralds Start on WV fc;: '""ft - v :- : - :: V:V . v l ';:;.V :: : :fys&i$:vWpi?- Af::: .Ii,ii, '"-'',. r - 'w"r -.rt 'v ' y-. f'j,Y'':' i,lir,.miM....r,.-T i- H--1 W lr',,7i'M Cia. t-iM in i " iiiii fl Dirt win berin to fly in Bash's pasture soon as construction of Willamette university's new McCuIloch txiinm will 1erin In the next few $136,632 contract for the new structure Thursday. Left to right are Coach Chester Stackhouse, Vice President Robert W. Fenlx. President G. Herbert Smith, and Claude H. Post of the Viesko and Post contracting firm. Salem. The vrandstand wiU have dressins and concession facilities; seat 3.500; and will be ready for the one nine came September 13. On October 14 dedicatory ceremonies will be, held as Willamette playi University of Salem' s School District To Vote on Budget Today First of two Salem district school elections slated this month wiU be conducted today,, with all registered Voters eligible to ballot at-one of 10 polling places. This election of the operating budget outside the increase. . The budget, which, totals $1,958,678, will provide lor aaaea - - " -I . - I Atlantic Union Claims ort In Congress WASHINGTON. June 1 4JFh- Potent and growing support in congress was claimed today for the Atlantic Union resolution, which looks to creation of a federal un ion , of democratic countries. Former Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts told the Atlantic Union, committee, inc., that "30 senators have pledged their sup port, and more than 50 congress men." Roberts is president of the na tionwide committee. He told,dele- mittee's progress in its 15-month Senate approval during this ses sionwhile hardly likely in view of the Jammed calendar "is not impossible," he said. From the house side, he said, a steady flow Of ! new assurances of support is arriving. The resolution introduced by Senator Kefauver (D-Tenn); would direct President Truman to invite the original seven members of: the North Atlantic alliance to a convention to explore the pos sibility of forming a political union. 'Timber CarnivaP Float to Travel to Portland by Water The .first float, ever to travel to the Portland Rose -festival by water will stop at the Salem boat houset about noon Sunday. ' The "HM5 Timber carnival," entered by sponsors , of Albany's annual water frolicy will begin, a journey down the Willamette river about. 6 a.m. .Sunday.; Willard Taylor, Salem boathouse man ager, .was notified Thursday the float would tie up for a short per' iod in Salem. ! Taylor said he would run speedboat up the river. Sunday morning to. check on progress of in uoat. - Western International At Tacoma 8, Salem S - l' At Yakima a. Trl-Oty 1 . At Spokan S. Wcnatchea C ' At Vancouver , Victoria T . , t : Coast Ieafue i At Portland 2-S. San Francisco 0-3 ! At SeaUla 4. Los Anfelca 7 I At Hollywood S. Sacramento 4 At Oaklaad 1. San Diefo a American League . . At New York I. Chicaco 5 (10 inn.) At Washington 4. St. Louis I u inn.) At Boto -Cleveland, wet rroundt At Pluladelpnia-Dctrolt. wet frouads National League At St. Louis B, Brooklyn S At Cincinnati 7-4, New York S-! At PltUburgh X. Boston 14 At Qucago 4. FhUadalphU Supp davs. Above are umversuy ana Hawaii. (SUtesman photo.) is to pass on uie o,uo poruon legal 6 per cent limitation on tax . . . teachers ana equipment 10 meei the increased pupil population, plus maintenance and improve ment of buildings. Voting will be from 2 to 8 D.m. (standard tirfe) (3 to 9, DST) at 10 schools. The district has been divided into 10 areas along county precinct boundaries, and ballots must be cast in the area in which the voter is registered. (Map on page 5.) The district's second election will be Monday, June 19, to elect a director for the position now oc cupied by Edward Majek; to pass on a 10-year serial levy of 6 mills and a SI, 000, 000 bond program, both for expansion of elementary school buildings to care for the large increase of pupils. Service ASTORIA, June 1 -(VColum- bia river ferry service halted to day as a firm that submitted the lowest bid oil operating the ferry was struck before it ever started. Three AFL unions struck against the Astoria Navigation company, whose contract to operate the As-toria-Megler ferry went into effect this morning. The highway commission did not enter the dispute, but pointed out that Astoria Navigation com- pany must, under the contract terms, pay a $346 a day penalty when operations halt. Motorists today turned ' to "the Longview bridge or the small Cathlamet-Westport ferry for transportation over the river, i Astoria Ferry Double EscaperDoiible Capture Taiigles Umatilla PENDLETON, June 1 -(P)- Ani Umatilla county's prisoners were back in their cells today after an astonishingly tangled jail break. The sheriffs office counted up noses and sorted opt records and discovered that: 1. There were two jail breaks, not one.' - ; 2. Three " prisoners snafued the whole works by escaping twice, getting captured twice, and getting listed twice - once under , their own names, once under aliases. ! ' Police had listed eight escapees for. hours before discovering that one of the eight was sitting quietly in jail and three more were strict ly mythical. -.The four who actually did es cape were all recaptured. Leonard Smith, 20, Milton, was picked up minutes after yesterday's jail break. The three who had snarled up the works by a double escape Jimmy Williams, 20, Frost, Tex, Thomas Pierce; jr, 20, Kansas City. Mo- and Donald E. Cum mings, 14. Wallula, Wash. were captured near Athena last night. . It mas at 11 am. yesterday that Jailers found hole in the jail ceiling, which prisoners had pried open and crawled tiirough ta tho Grandstand contracting; omciau bikhios me ,j j J s President Says Peace Nearer, Asks for Arms WASHINGTON, June 1 - (JPl - President Truman declared today that the world is closer to peace now than it has been at any time during the last five years.. . He made this observation on world affairs a few ; hours after asking congress for $1,220,500,000 to help rearm nations around the world against the "increasingly lold and menacing" activities of communist Russia. T "The need and urgency for pro- pa,Un f"? pn au" tecting the ramparts of freedom thonties indicated they do not ex has never been more pain," 'the P any serious trouble. How President told congress in a re- ever, metropolitan, police officials port on foreign military assistance, visited occupation auttionties to The President's peace statement discuss preparations to handle vio was made at a news conference. lence- i He did not explain it nor relate Some of the Reds bluntly call it to hisi urgent request for a sec- the demonstration "an anti-Amer- ond round of arms aid funds to follow up this .year's $1,314,010,000 program. ( , Other administration - officials said apparently iMr, Truman meant that the prospects for peace are brighter now because of , the growing power ana umiy oi me western iiauuiis. i Johnson Seeks WASHINGTON; June 1 hfJP) Secretary of Defense Johnson asked senators today for a three year extension of the draft law with no strings on it. ! If trouble comes, he said, the president should , have power to act instantly to put men into uni form without waiting for congress " t0 to assemble and deliberate., mus?nii xesumony, given to the senate armed services com- mitiee, underscored his opposition to the modified selective ? service bill tho house passed May, 24. freedom of the courthouse building- ' ' i : - Jl They took a quick irollcall of the inmates left behind and announced that eight men had escaped.; But later in the day one of the eight turned' out to still be in jail. He just hadn't answered the roll- 1L;?- , . . i .-- I - Three others turned out to be aliases given by Williams, Pierce, and Cummiars. They, the sheriff discovered, had escaped on Mem orial day through the same ceiling hole without anyone ever finding it out. . , i if i C . j- ! They got caught for attempting to break into a car Memorial day evening: gave false names; and were jailed again, f it- - ;l ' ' That i gave the Jail roster six, names for , just three men: Wil liams. Pierce, and Cummin es. list ed upon their first arrest; and thrMt f als MmM Hvn hv Wil- fliams. Pierce, and Cummings when j they i got picked up again, f Yesterday morning the ' three. along" with Smith, broke out through the ceiling. This time the ceiling hole was discovered be cause a passerby saw the men fleeljg down the fire escape. Extended Drai Jail Records 400, 000 to Strike Against :U.S. Occupation ' OffidalsReady f lUlCllLC ; . By Tom Lambert TOKYO, Friday. June 2-UP)- Japan's boastful communists today I predicted more than '400,000 labor unionists and : thousands of stu dents would take part tomorrow in a Red-called political general strike. Occupation and Japanese offi cials were ready to handle any I violence. The strike was called by the in- Officials Scoff at sPlot to Assassinate Gen. MacArthnr' TOKYO, June 2-P)-A top American officii said today occupation headqvarters ha received Japanese reports of a plot to assassinate Gen. Mae Arthur,' but he called them "an absolute fake," The plot story was told by a Japanese policeman. . The source said the police had ar rested a Japanese who "ap parently waa a paranoic" a man who thinks everyone Is against him. The informant, who declin ed use of Ma name, aald head quarters "refuse to accept this story as evidence of a , pic." against MaeArthur. He said no extra guard or other precautions had been assigned to MaeArthur. : i jr tj against the trial of eight Japanese accused of beating fcve U. S. sol- w M.i.vi. i one of General MacArthur's labor officials. . He declared It was "just plain stupid to characterize tomorrow's called demonstration a general strike." The majority of Japan's 6,250,000 union members will not take part he added. p.tloL, nln.d ican strike." (; The strike call is aimed at the United States and the occupation. 1 The demonstration will fuse two volatile elements Red-dominated students and laborere in a public protest against the United States. Weather Meanwhile, the weather man ialf promised the Reds a break "Fair but occasionally cloudy" to morrow. Prime Minister Shi gem Uoshi- da conferred for an hour tonight with General MaeArthur. Pre sumably the growing communist campaign against the Americans i was discussed. The scoDe of the proposed walk outs falls far short o fa general strike, but that is what the com munists call it They are credited with controlling 600,000 of Japan's 6,250,000 organized workers. Dranerville Tired srfA. T IT m. i . T,. iYr . Jt 1,1 ty ljlie. VOieS -r. 1 v "JO DlSmCOrtfOratfe , , JT I DRAPER VILLE, Ore, June 1-(Jf)- Being a city isn't all its cracked up to be and Draperville, youngest of linn county's incor porated places, wants to go back to its old, unfettered ways. i Only five months ago Draper ville's residents voted 26 to 9 to incorporate. Yesterday they vot ed 36 to 26 to disincorporate. The action won't be final until the city council pays all bills. Just at the moment there ism money in the treasury to take care of them, but Mayor Fred Potter said that wouldn't be a problem: enough is expected from the state liquor commission to end Draper ville's municipal life. Abouti Your With the Idee that seme of you might be Interested la just hew. s great mass ef unrelated material and complex nwhln- ery finally rets te be a- stews paper. WENDELL WEBB, man aging editer ef THE OREGON STATESMAN," has written series ef - 21 shert stories en newspaper production. They start today en page 4. sitale -Rfflav ClhaDDeinise lomie 5, ; -r li t : 1 1 . r iiaiuocK isKs iLiuorceu rariving luimii A ban on; all-day parking in front of the capitol and other state buildings, made effective by rigid enforcement, was recommended to the state board of control Thursday by State Highway Engi neer R. H. Baldock: The plan, combined with , some off-street parking, was the result of the board's request to Baldock to study the capitol area traffic sit uation. " , ! . - - Declaring that parking needs of state employes should be subordi nate to those of persons wishing to transact: business at state buildings, the report said no plan would be a success without full enforcement. ', Curb parking on the west side of Capitol street back of the new public service building is opposed in the report. Baldock contended that the full curb-tocurb width of Capitol' street should be re served for moving traffic Parallel Parkin- In connection with extension of the mall from Chemketa street to Center street through projec tion of East ' and West Summer streets northward, as suggested by the state canitol planning com mission, Baldock recommended parallel parking on the east side of East Summer for its entire length and angle parking on the west side of the street. Parking on West Summer would be the reverse. This plan, Baldock aver rea, would provide parking for oo car spaces on the two "streets on an increase of 30 cars. Tt ..n.'IAl "c "iiivi planning commis I"" n T 3 1 &..!l05th of Center street lred by the state for off-street w , ' wear Away Buildings Baldock recommended, in the t the two blocks are purchas- 5f block bounded by Center, Summer, Marion and Capitol be cleared of all buildines. land scaped, paved and used for a park ing area. This area, hesaid, would provioe room' for approximately wu parxuig spaces The'second block Baldock would leave undisturbed until the pro perty is needed for expansion of state buildings. Suggestion also was made by Baldock that the Urea between West Summer street and the al ley between Center and Chemek eta street be used to provide off- street parking for approximately C3 cars. Cites Appropriation ' Extension of the mall, accord ing to Baldock, would be possible under a $113,000 appropriation of 1849 legislature, plus $37,000 from the state highway fund, for purchase of property and mall ex tension, Baldock also said a large num ber of parking spaces In front of Willamette .university could be made available-if the university would provide off -street, parking facilities tor students, The . highway : engineer said he was opposed to use of parking meters in the : capitol zone al though he recommended parking meters for the off-street i parking block, if it is established. DAVID DUBINSKT ELECTED I ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Ji i atIuANau; tin, w. j June MVDavid Dubinsky of New York today was elected by accla- mation to hisi sixth three-year term as president of the Interna tional Ladies Garment Workers union (AFL). 24 Gents per Pound Decreed As Wages for Cherry Pickers By IiUle L. Madsen farm Editor. Tha SUtesman pound, according to word rh farm labor divi- ilon of the Oregon employment service, Thursday. Last year It was recalled the picking price started at 2 cents, and in some cases was upped to S cents be fore the season closed. Robert Shina' of the Willam ette Cherry Growers association, said Thursday that all present indications" were for-, a "heavy crop-TPicklng Is expected to start during the week of June 19 and first picking ' will probably be made on the lower elevations in Polk county. '. " ' - . - ' With the picking of cherries, the time element in a late year Is expected to be back to about normal. Cherry - picking in the valley usually starts around the week of June IB. All indications are now that this will be possible again this season. Strawberry , picking Is advanc ins much more rapidly than ex ptctM rant Iw days ago. Ap (gapStoJ 1 Ta 1 T Census 3,117 AtSilverton Statesman ffews Servlct SILVERTON. June lSilver- ton residents who were expect-1 ing a population of from 4,500 to 6,000 were slightly disap pointed Thursday when official preliminary census figures were, released from Salem district' office, stating population was but 3,117, an increase of 192 over the 1940 figure. It jepre- sents a little over 6 per cent increase. The' city of . Scotts Mills lost nine in population in the 10 years. A report shows the 1950 count at 218. The 1940 figure was 227. McKay Turns Thumbs Down On Session Gov. Douglas McKay said Thurs day he felt certain that Multno mah 'county officials were coming close to a solution of the county's inancial crisis, which . resulted from the rejection of a $2,400,000 extra tax levy at the primary election, without the expensive expedient of a special legislative session. The governor has been giving the Multnomah county financial situation his close attention since the voters rejected the levy. Com missions had asked him to con vene the legislature in special session and . later that the state consider assuming operation of the county tuberculosis pavilion-at Troutdale. 'I have 'taken the position that a special legislative session should be regarded as the last resort in solving a local problem," Gover nor McKay said, "and, more and more, developments in Multno mah county tend to support that attitude." Climb Noted In Beef Price PORTLAND. June' 1 -UFl- Beef prices were reported climbing in Portland today. Some store chains said steaks would be hiked 6 cents tomorrow with good grade T-bone at $1.05 a pound.. Sirloins also are to be higher. Pot roasts generally will be unchanged. Ground beef also is to advance 6 cents. One chain said it would be S3 cents a pound. wnoiesaie prices were 'up cents today. School Season Closes Today in Salem Area By Charles Ireland ' -Etaff Writer. The SUtesman Old swimmin' hole, get ready for a big splash! Today's the day that most of Salem's 9,000 grade and high school students clean out proximately 15 pickers were busy I at the John Ricketts field in La- bish Center Thursday. Other growers reported picking some at spotted intervals ' during j the week. A call at the employment service arrived late Thursday for 40 pickers at the Frank and Mil lard Henny fields in the Brooks area tor Friday morning. Pickers art receiving 4 cents this year with "a cent bonus promised those who remain throughout the season.-. r-JSitr While strawberrier are some what smaller than in some sea sons, the flavor of the sun-ripened berries Is unusually fine. Berries are. found to be much sweeter this season' than is usual with first-picking berries. Rain is bad' ly needed to develop the size of the berry as well as prolong the season to Its normal length. , In the Woodburn and ML Angel districts, gooseberry picking ; got off to e heavy start Thursday, too, with pickers receiving 2 cents a pound. The crop Is reported good and picking "easy" this sea son. ....... i.;- w--.----- OcMfty . ! 1 a m iapuoi Area The state of Oregon may chal lenge the actiom of the Salem city-a ; council in making a zone change of-the tract at Center and North Capitol streets to permit erection or a service station. J. M. Devers, assistant attorney general and counsel for the high way commission, said yesterday , hat he was studying the law and decisions on the subject and, ea amnoruy of the. state and - the V highway department, may file a , suit to restrainThe city from mak- ' : ing the zone change! The highway department has acquired the block V just acrpsJ the street from the tract and so may have right of ac tion. . , J ! The state supreme court In a Portland, case a few years aso 1 held "that the city council did not have the authority to make spot zoning changes. That is the case which Devers is studying to decide as to its applicability to the Salem situation. i 1 , i The application of Georee " A. Rhoten and Sam F. Speestra, to construct a marble-faced service station at North Capitol and Cen ter streets was studied Thursday afternoon by city officials but no decision was reached regarding the application. i City Engineer J. H. Davis said"1 further study and conference with 1 the applicants would be necessary Deiore the construction could be authorized. I - ' PreUminary permission to con struct the station was granted) by the city council which recently passed on, an application i for. - a zone Change In i the area. Thurs day's meeting 'jwas attended by Davis, City Manager J. L. Fran- zen, City Attorney Chris J Kow itz and Ernest Govette. clane checker for the city engineer's of fice. , . j i Car Accident Breaks Bones in Girls' Feet A 3-year-old Salem srlrl inrur. red broken bones in both fret Thursday when her feet were run over by her father as he backed his auto out; of a garage.- Patsy Morton, daughter of Mr. , and Mrs. Harold Morton, waa treated by the city first aid squad ' and at Salem Memorial hospital but was allowed to go home . Thursday, evening. Min. 48 61 S3 Precis, .M joe. " M jM .40 Salem Portland San Francisco Chlcafo S3 78 75 80 53 58 New York 67 Willamette river 2.5 feet. FORECAST I (from US. weather reau. McNary field. Salem): Fair slighUy cooler today and tonight. Kith today near 80 and low tonight near 4J. condiuons favorable for most farm UviUea today except fresh winds will occasionally hinder dusting and spray- ing. SALEM PKECIPITATION This Year Last Year 40.86 Normal 35.7S their desks, write In each other's ' memory books and otherwise demonstrate that it's the last day of choohJ ' Final sessions will be this morn ing . at all i scholls in Salem district, at St Vincent de Paul ! and St Joseph's schools and at Livingstone academy. Sacred Heart academy students finished yesterday. , Report cards will be handed u today at the private schools. But public school students will go back Tuesday for theirs. St Vincent de Paul's 27 eighth " graders also will get their dipkam- . as today. Lest night a program was held at the school depictms; Its 25-year history, in the morn ing seventh graders- honored the upper class at a breakfast. Suburban public scnoois wm picnic this noon when the las4 class u over, ine ust mciuce Swegle, Auburn, Pringie Liberty, Washington and Lincoln. : - Livingstone academrt . sevea , graduating students held, a party at the school following common- cement exercises there last tughs, - St Joseph's 39 eighth graders . graduated yesterday. They had class-day exercises at a breakfast at which the class will end proph ecy were read. ".. j. . r ik.v ' Salem academy graduated 19 students, a record total for the school, last night. ! - -. For Salem high school grado . ates most of the big events arev still coming, A i banquet for; thf, 471 seniors will -be tonight at 4 o'clock at the Oiamber of Com merce. The - Junior-senior protn . will be Saturday night at the hi?i school, baccalaureate services r4 be Sunday and connnencemesit .llonday. . . . . V