The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, June 06, 1950, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text2 Th Sttrietman ' fealm, Oregon, TuealaT. Tup 61SQ Union Officials Refuse iliremen -TnliiiilcRsicnihtinii T?psnlnlinTl Both officers and men of the Oregon Fire Fighters association ex pressed surprise in Salem ; Monday night I that the group's adoption fast week of a resolution condemning city manager government should affect the resignation of Chief W. P. Koble. - Rnhle. who resigned Mondar as Salem's fire chief after three years service here, cited the rsolution as a "dim ax" to several years H his move. Leo Butts, Portland, association president, met with Salem firemen Monday night and said, "It has been with alarm that I have veiw cd newspaper reports in Salem concerning this resolution." (Lite. Opposition -. "It is unfortunate that city em ployes, some of whom must work under the city manager govern ment, must point out to the' gen eral public the deficiencies and shortcomings tot such a system of governing," he continued. Butts added, "The implications that our resolution resulted in the voluntary resignation of Fire Chief Roble of Salem makes us feel that the real' reason for his resignation may lie hidden in the autocratic power of the city man ager." . , Not New Campaign ' S. P. Stevens, International Fire Fi enters association vice-presi dent, also attended the meeting and said, luis resoiuuon wu nothing new and shouldn't have prompted such a move by Roble. We have campaigned for years against the city manager type of government." V ' Th state resolution charged that city manager government provided "economies of short du ration at the expense of the public employe and his standard of liv ing. -Worked In Seattle ' , nnhic was aoDointed as Salem's fire chief on March 1, 1947, by Franzen. He previously had serv ed li years with the Spokane, Wash., fire department where he began as a fireman andw, orked ' up to a captaincy. During World ; War II he was assistant chief of the navy's Seattle base hospital fire crew. . His program in Salem was marked by lowering of fire in 1 su ranee rates in the city, stand '. .rHiTation of drills, a fight for higher pay for firemen, and ad-( dition of new equipment and a new station. He has written four . manuals on firengnung. Chief Roble submitted his I ignation Monday in the following . letter to City Manager j. u. rran- en? .-. - l ' "It is with deep; regret that cir : cumstances developing over a per. : Jod of several months compel me now to hand you herewith my resignation as fire chief of the city of Salem, Oregon, to be ef fective at I ijil, Friday, July 14, , 1950. DiitT Ends July 1 "This particular date is stated ' because of the fact that accumul- ated vacation leave, which I have ;: earned, totals 13 days and actually relieves me of my duties at t sum, ' Katurda-r. Julv 1. - ' i "Both Mrs. Roble and myself ' have 'given the most serious con- ; aideration to this decision. In ugh of recent circumstances affecting the fire department of the city of Salem, I find this decision to be Inescapable and irrevocable.1 T" "The - citizens of the city of Ealenrv have at all times shown a confidence In me and in the pol icies under which th. Salem fire department bras functioned for these past 33 months, which leavi me humble and deeply grateful. "I mm grateful to the city gov- , ernment and all of its officers for the encouragement and coopera tion which J-have Invariably re reived from them. 'P "The chief officer personnel of the Salem fire department has been all that any man in my posi tion could ask for and I express ; to them my heartfelt thanks. Honest Effort "I am convinced that the bulk of the rank and file of the depart ment have made an honest and praiseworthy effort to furnisn to the citizens of this community 'the best fire protection possible.' "I think it must be recognized that the reorganization of the Salem fire department, which I was appointed to accomplish, has now largely been completed. I want to point out that this has not been don. without staggering de mands upon my health and mental -' resources. Had it not been for th. fact that Battalion Chief Ellsworth Smith took upon himself many of the demanding details of admin istration of the department, I would have been unable to carry this burden to this point ; "I commend Battalion Chief El lsworth L. Smith to the city man ager, to the Salem City Council and to the citizens of Salem as a . most capable fir. executive and solicit your consideration of him as my successor in the interests of an efficiently functioning fire de partment .i i TTo all thos. others, members and non-members of the depart ment alike, who' have been so kind and helpful to m. over the. past M months, I extend my sin- cerest thanks. "Very truly yours, W. P. Roble, -niei, urm aeparxmeni,- Pope Consecrates Altar as Resting Place of Peter ! VATICAN CITY, Jan. B -W- 5p. Pius XII descended deep in Vatican grottos today , to con aecrat an altar over what h. be II eves to be the final resting place oi th. first pope Saint Peter. The solemn, private ceremony took piaot alter long years of ex cavations. Following th. consecration, the pope celebrated th. first mass at the shrine, whose ston. includes slabs from th. original basilica built by the emperor Constantino in 537. ... v . -" ' Then he descended with archi tects and archeolocises to the low tr levtl where Saint Peter is be ' Sieved to hav b-en buried. There Jaban Voters . 4 Support U.S., Nationalism TOKYO. Tuesday, June MV Japan's voter's took a stand for national independence in Sunday's election despite the fact they also bolstered the position of their pro- occupation government. Prune Minister Shigeru Yoshi- da's liberal party won a plurality in the house of councillors for the first time. But the liberals picked up most of their strength where members were elected by districts. la 40 races when, members are i elected by the nation at large. candidates oposing future U. S. military bases in Japan won 28 seats; the liberals 14. In alL the liberals captured 50 1 seats with only eight contests re maining to be decided. With 23 holdovers, this gives them 73 in; the 250-member upper house. Fro-occupation sentiment won out again in the astonishing set back of the Green Wind (conser vative) society. With 71 seats, it I had been the dominant power in the upper house. It led th. fight that blocked the occupation-pro posed tax reform bill in the last session. The society elected only 10 of its 57. candidates. With holdovers it now has 52 seats. The socialists, who did a comeback by picking 1 up 30 Seats, are second only to the liberals with 55. That is a net gain for the socialists of 13 members. The communists, who raised the military base issue and concen trated their fire on Yoshida's gov- ernment elected Only three of 50 candidates. Brannan Plan in Iowa ; DES MOINES, June 3-aVThe Brannan farm plan was getting a widening endorsement in early r turns from today's primary elec tion in agricultural Iswa. This was based on the democratic senatorial race. Albert J. Loveland, former U. S. undersecretary of agriculture and out-and-out Brannan plan advo cate, was leading a field of six can gaining strength. Th. principal opponent of the Brannan plan. former governor Nelson G, schel, was running second. Kra Senator B. B. HickenlooDer was way to a flying start for rebubli can renomination in a three-man field. The senator, who zained prominence in the atomic energy commission investigation and the current state department probe, had a lead over the combined to tal of his opponents. With 512 of 3.474 precincts re ported, Lioveland's total was 8,702 ana jurascnei's 0.078. Th. ore Cincts were scattered over the state. In the latest 200 precincts t report Loveland gained about 1,100 votes and Kraschel approxi mately I.7UP. uoDosinc mcjcenioontr wr Earl P. Wisdom, attorner. and Harry B. Thompson, truck farmer. Thompson defeated the senator for the republican nomination for lieu tenant governor in 1938. but latr wunarew and the GOP convention nominated Hickenlooper. j- wita 873 precincts reported, Hickenlooper's vote total was 38, 907, Wisdom's 9,268, and Thomp son 9,V0J. Band to Play in Salem Salem aDDearanc. of thm fm TJJS. Army Field band of Wash ington, D.C.. will be Sundav at S P-m. in Willson park, the army and air fore recruiting service, soon sor, announced Monday. Hickenlooper Army Th. free, open-air concert winltuents presented him a huge cake D. lor iVi hours from th. capital's west steps. The 100-niec. orran. ization includes a 40-voic chorus. OUara was fully surprised as : This is th. group which opened the" dty budget meeting . was in last fall's musical season in Car- terrupted for the presentation by negie hall. Th. band is directed Earl Bushnell and Zero Polaire, by Capt. Chester E. Whiting, and in. cnorus oy xo. sgt. Arthur V. uonomo. Legion Post Nominates IL TurnbuU were nominated for commander of Capital post 9, Am erican Legion, Monday night Fourteen former commanders were honored in annual past com manders-night ceremonies. Others nominated for office: First vice-cxrnmander. Conrad Paulson; second vice-commander. John P, crocxatt; adjutant James Garvin: finance officer. Edward Cherry; chaplain, th. Rev. Gorg IL Swift; sergeant-at-arms, Allen Foreman and Carl T. Wilson; quartermaster. Dr. Lloyd Hockett; l)euice Aids Police LOS ANGELES, Jon. 5 Lt Hugh county (Calif) sheriff's department operates a new -muia a xace detection device which was credited with helping convict a man of kidnaping and assault with Intent to murder. The device projects a series of facial features a screen while witnesses select those features which most resemble th. criminal The composite face then Is compared to pictures in police flies. (AT Wires-ho to to xne statesman). Truman May Order Probe of McCarthy Case . By Soger D. Greene WASHINGTON, June 5 -WV President Truman today was re ported leaning toward the ap pointment of a special panel to investigate the cases of 81 state department employes cited by Senator McCarthy (R-Wis.) as al leeed pro-communists. A White House informant said Mr. Truman has not yet made a final decision, but there is a "strong possibility" he may set up such a group. A White House an nouncement is expected tomorrow. Senator Tydings (D-ud.) paid a zo-minute visit to ine wniie House late this afternoon amid speculation on capitol hill that he would talk with the president about the creation of a bi-partisan naneL . Tydings told newsmen ne naa absolutely no comment on what he discussed with Mr. Truman. The Maryland senator is chairman of a senate subcommittee which is looking into McCarthy's claims. A nfra laell I xTLlllAJ Vxl CJJJL Kills 2 Stars Of Ice Follies BEND." June 5 -UPh An auto mobile crash killed two star per formers of the Ice Follies' cast four miles north of Bend today. The driver. Charles Davidson, Ontario. Canada, apparently fell asleep at the wheel. He was kill ed outright So was Jeanne Crys tall, Brooklyn, N.Y. Davidson, a member of Ship- s tads' and Johnson's Ice Follies for a number of years, starred in the opening ballet of this year's show. Miss Cry stall was a skater and featured vocalist with the troupe. A third member of the cast Nancy MacKenzie, London, On tario, was hospitalized her. with serious injuries,-She was a mem ber of the skating chorus. Th. show had closed an en gagement at Portland, and the three were en route to San Fran cisco. The car plowed Into a rock- pile. . O'Hara Given Cdke as Dean Business not on th. agenda I swept David OUara almost out of I his budget committee chairman's Iseat Monday night as his const!- n nonor ox ms zs years as a aawm councilman. representing . th. north-end 5 th ward. They expressed appreciation for his ferrice. Mayor R. L. Elfstrom said. "Sa lem people are indebted to you for long . service.' Gov. Douglas McKay, -en. of th. seven mayors with whom OUara has served, praised nun xor doing a thank' less job with such a high salary." Casctsll Tcr.!:ht Sc!:n Senators v. Virtcria 8:15 PJ1 .Waters Field Bax Seal Reservations Pbona S-4M7 Of City Council McDonald of th. Los Angeles W1 1 I nniifi I Till PI IS i -V- WW JL' U Uig JL UCJL WASHINGTON. June 5 - UP) Housing Expeditor Tighe E. Woods, today cancelled an order tiring 2,700 workers who,' administer rental ceilings. ' i Woods explained that his agency still is "virtually broke.? In can celling the dismissal notices, Woods said the workers have agreed' to take "voluntary payless leaves" of from a week up to carry the agen cy's staff at least on the records until June 30. Britain Drafts OwnPlanfor Coal, Steel Pact LONDON, June 5-(-BritaIn is drawing up her owh proposals steel industries, a foreign office spokesman told a news conference tonight. Britain thus hopes to keep the1 door open to the new i industrial structure projected by French Mon?rt -,.J - . XWOCTC acnuman. viltUKt UIVWMl DOW anown as me acnuman pian cmra lur union ox uia cou ana steel industries of France and Ger- many, with membership open to oiner European countries. The outlines of the British Ideas are still secret and are being fill ed in by a top level committee. I involving most government de partments under the direction of Britain's chief economic planner, Sir Jul win Piowden. Youth Arrested In Stolen Gar 1 A 15-year-old Salem youth was arrested by two- Marion county sheriffs deputies Monday night in an auto he admitted stealing from Elmer Londberg, 1073 Highland ave. . Deputies nabbed the youth, who was released May 16 after another admitted auto theft on the North River road in the Keizer area. He was being held in the county jail early this mormng. ; Officers said the boy was not connected with 17 other Juveniles who have been arrested for burg lary and larceny in recent days. More loot including tools, a grease gun and a camp stove, was re covered Monday night officers said, after on. of th. 17 boys ad mitted additional larcenies. , - Cab Driver's Trial June 19 TOLEDO, Ore-June S-WVHar- ry Thomas, Newport cab driver accused of killing Dale TulL Jr. Salem, will go on trial in circuit court her. June 19. i J Thomas pleaded innocent to the charge of slaying Tull and also denied a charge of assault with intent to kill his ex-wife, Lola Tnomas. ' : . ' - ! Tull, Mrs. Thomas and Thomas an were wounded in a street shooting' affray in Newport 1 lihrvrflriU Ends Today Open f:4S SAMUEL GOLD WYN irimii Dm Axcrr-susiN mum M tl SECOND FEATURE JIGGS AND MAGGIE IN "JACKPOT JITTEKS- 'Supreme Court VlUcfWr Varied Gases (Story also on pege one.) WASHINGTON. June 5 - UPl The U. S. supreme court,1 In clear- ing its calendar until fall, ruled on a wide variety of cases today. Among otner oeosions, tne ugn court: 1. Affirmed the conviction on a charge of stuffing ballot boxes of Edward F. Prichard, Jr of Lex ington, Ky, a former favorite of President Franklin D. Roosevelt 2. Agreed to review next term a lower court decision inai me federal government may discharge any employe whose loyalty to the United States is in "reasonable doubt The appeal was filed by Miss Dorothy Bailey, 39, who was fired from an $8,000-a-year gov ernment Job on disloyalty grounds. Miss Bailey denied an accusation of communist membership.- . 3. Refused to review a decision that negroes may be excluded a big New York City housing de velopment Stuyvesant town. 4. Upheld a New York federal district f court decree requiring three film companies to submit within six months plans for di vorcing their production and dis tribution businesses from that of exhibiting movies. The firms are Lowes, Inc., Warner "Brothers Pic tures, Inc., and Twentieth Century Fox Corp. 5. Refused to review a Virginia court ruling which affirmed the convictions of seven negroes con demned to death on charges of raping a white woman. They had argued that "an atmosphere of prejudice and hostility" existed against them in Martinsville, where they were tried. J .' Ruled on a six-three divisioi that aliens Jailed by U.S. author! Ruled on a six-three division . 1 J V- 4V. -I-V.4 to apply for court hearings in this country. Gov.Talmadge igh ses Court Rulings (Story also on page 1) ATTJVNTA. JnnA 5 vPl-Hprman Talmadge of Georgia shouted de- ! nance today in first southern re- actions to fUDwmt court ions hitting at racial segregation, Others hailed the opinions as putting the south "in the parade of democracy." I ! The court ruled that a negro law student must be admitted to the all-white University of Texas because sparate facilities for ne groes there are not equal. I It said white and negro stu dents in graduate work at the University of Oklahoma cannot mfa,?r Declared Talmadge: "As long as I am governor, negroes will not be admitted to white schools.' The line is drawn. The threats that have been held over the head I Poised Uke a dagger ready V of the south for years are not I plunged into the very heart of louthem tradition. I TalmiH riiwllnnl in what ht uHll Hn f nnuirta nrrio. wnari. I fically an end of segregation in I Qeorgla. W. A. Fowlkea. nunirlnv editor of the AtlanU Daily World, negro I newspaper, said 1 th. decisions I "certainly will be a means by which the south will Join in the parade of democracy. SALEM FRIDAY JUNE Fairgrounds Parking Lot 18th St. Entrance TM mr mmtlm m mm Stw it M Umt mi laM la M Unm SMhn. ImMm4 CLYDE BEAT1Y ! rrs Tut utstsT ann iww tr win t rtitciMt iiritiui tii turn ii tm suttrr tr tit wmi MULTilUDt Of KW G2CUS WUASSS HARRIET BEATTY nnrt am Mtms tm utat Twnrtl StfTWS Tt SHUT Iltt'tf tF TI tmi was ct rtcTiitc BOB STEELE i;WK NONE BUT STAR i tsc cmr iimi, tim CAttHU SISTil ESS. BMW itmn fUtS NtU, tit wm titiuin KHHinUS ISMPt. BIS MEMASEkIE iwwirt TWKI BAH.T :M 4 S M. 1 0rULAt aoou ortM tja,i rj.taicis Children IS and vnder . Afternoon Only 35c Special reduced price for reser ved seats in the afternoon oniy. Tickets sal. Shaw Day at lloward Maple Sporting Goods S72 Stat. Street Oppo Boat Bounds unwuryLana VANCOUVER, Wash June 5-(JPh-A xnotorboat zipped off Van couver Lake onto : dry land and bounded into a willow grove yes terday. Startled onlookers found no one inside. The-boat proved to be that of Don Berger, 27, who built it him- I recently. He took it out for fa SDin wniie his wife and child stayed at a shore picnic. The lake was being dragged for his body todayr- Edgar Smith Speaks at SHS Graduation -; . .. "X By Gilbert Bateson , Statesman School Correspondent Imagination, enthusiasm and work are requirements without which no one can attain success, Salem high school's 470 graduat ing students were told at com mencement exercises last night by Edgar W. Smith, president of the state board of higher education. Smith emphasized the necessity of hard work in our society, say ing, "The real curse of man is laziness" and "work is an honor and a glory." He condemned ex cuses for failure as an escape form the reality that work is imperative to success. Day Dreams Necessary Smith also praised imagination, stating that day dreams are ne cessary for progress. "With cour age fired by. enthusiasm you can succeed." Smith said, citing the physical handicaps of Helen Kel ler and the speech handicaps that the ancient Greek Demosthenes overcame to become one of the world's greatest orators. Salem high school received fav orable comment from Smith. He said it rated very high in the eyes of the state board of education. School Superintendent Frank B. Bennett congratulated the gradu ating class and presented diplo mas as is. A. carieton, nigh schooi principal, read the names. Musical Numbers Pebble DeSart sang two num bers accompanied by Dorothy Pe dersoh, and Loren Bartlett played a clarinet solo accompanied by Ann Gibbens. The Rev. E. A. Trietch, Church of God pastor, gave the invocation. oeneoicuon. I Officers of the class of 1950 were: President, Tom Angle; vice- prwaent, unra uoe; secretary. Joyce Armstrong; treasurer, Lois cnamberiauv. Student body officers were: President Merlin Schulze; first vice-president Mary Campbell; second vice-president Elizabeth Cooley; secretary, Dorothy Can non. IS PLEAS OF GUILTY PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, June SiJP-Tht prosecution obtained guilty pleas from all IS Czechs accused of high treason and spy ing for-the West The last four defendants testified today. FOREIGN AID BILL SIGNED WASHINGTON, June 5(flVTh. $3,121,450,090 foreign economic aid authorization bill was signed by fresiaent Truman today. PHONE S-3467 MATINEE DAILT FROM 1 P.M. STARTS T0I10RB0V7! T l-m il One Forest Fire Still Alive By The Associated Press Only one forest fir. stayed alive in Oregon today. A score of others succumbed to moist winds and fire crews. - The one blaze still posing threat was the Little Fail creek fire in Lane county, which jump ed a fire-break on the north edge. FREE PONY RIDES Donald O'Connor Patricia Medina Zam Pitts TRANCIS" Franchot Ton Jean Wallac -JIGSAW' I C ruui STARTS TODAY! ROOTED III ' IGNORANCE, VIOLATED III SECRECY! It kpseas ft fas Sttttj, tit Iks sis' fit f Mr swan mt sirasTmois, IUBSI0NS Mt ITPOCtlSltSt r-.wwMuasm ttsirum innxcts AH SmIs 60 Cad. Tax) twt " d T V J, ' f""a-7CS3- I Last Times Toaitel )f ill Vtn " SUft Plttk Ifl BftsnrA I,. HOBS f L.;" i J i .. " f I 1 EOAEHIG E2A CO-FEATUEIl - irv sua j gushed by a strong west wind. Six undred fought the Games. . -roggy weather helped 'control' the 1200-Scre Humbug fire on tht southern Oregon coast Fir. jflght- ers encircled it with fire-breaks. All other fires either were ex tinguished or were being mopped up.' v. . Ends Tonight! -CAPTAIN CAXET, BAA." "PAID TV FULL" TOMORROWl SO Tonng! . . 4 ' 8. Beaatifal! . ; . . 8. Innocent! . . . . She was made for lev. and kisses bat she met with terror and betrayal! Extra Treats! Color Cartoon Fun Brevity Speaking of Animals Novelty - Warner News Your Top Show Bargain! Ends Tonight! "Ticket to Tomahawk" 1 -East Side, West Side" HEW TOMORROWl Trajcaa ic Ac. Companion Hit! Extrat - Cotor Caxtooa News ENDS TODAY! (TTJEJ Montgomery Gift i-BiaurT- ynilard Parkir "BODY-HOLD" X. ' - COLOR CARTOON AIRMAIL FOX MOVIETONE KEWSl ilsf j we pop. knelt in prayer. historian, Don duj.