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Against high pressures built up
for adding training of elementary
school teachers at the state college
and state university the state
- board o, higher education held
firm, accepting the report and
recommendation of Dr. Henry M.
Gunn, president of Oregon (Col
lege of Education and director of
elementary teacher training for
the . state system. His-report in
dicated that supply would be in
balance . with demand this year,
with prospect of an increasing
number of elementary teachers in
years ahead.1 In the face of this
it seemed quite unnecessary to
install new departments at the
two big state institutions. Exper
ience in California also shows that
those planning to teach In elemen
tary schools simply do not attend
the big universities. They prefer
to go to the colleges which spe
cialize in such instruction.
It Is sensible to avoid more du
plication, more thinning the cour
ses and the available funds in our
higher institutions. The big
schools are soread out widely en
ough now. They need to empha
size quality of instruction more
than variety. likewise the col
leges of education should not be
depressed by further competition
' from the larger Schools. Granted
that the shortage of teachers for
elementary schools has been
acute, that condition can change
very rapidly. Already there is a
reported over-supply of teachers
for high schools, an an adequate
number for the upper grades. The
natural thing is for the .flow to
run towards the present deficien
cy, curing it completely within a
very few years. "
There is talk about raising the
standards for elementary teach
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noon and tonight; high today near 73;
low tonight near S3. Agricultural out
look : Weather generally fair for most
activities with dusting and gprayinj
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disposal plant on the North River road where a logging crew is
falling about 50 large, second-growth fir trees. Top picture taken
Wednesday stops a lSOfooter as it toppled earthward. One of the
busiest spots in the Willamette
lem's new sewage disposal plant
River road. Lower photo shows
vating- for the plant. Trucks haul
.the excavation daily. (Statesman
Keizer Area
Schedule Festival Day
...Statesman
KEIZER, June 21 Residents of this district will turn out in full
force Saturday to celebrate the first annual Keizer day. s
Sponsored by the Keizer Commercial club, the day's festivities
will include S grand parade starting from the grade school at 1:15
pan., several contests, tnree grand
openings and a street dance.
Three new businesses opening
will be the Richlee Ice Cream
store, the Keizer Plumbing and
Keating company and the Keizer
Paint shop. Three businesses open
ing in new location are Goldie's
Dress shop, Al's Radio shop and
the Oak Jan Shoe Repair shop.
The Specialty bakery will observe
its first anniversary. All will serve
cake and coffee to customers dur
ing the day. "
'More than 300 youngsters and
business houses are expected to
enter the grand parade. Prizes will
be given by the business men for
the most original, funniest and
most' decorative entries. A baby
photo contest will also be held.
A group of Coats and decorated
cars will be escorted through Sa
lem following the parade. Salem
police will meet the units at the
city limits.
The free street dance in front of
the fire hall will start at 8:45. Mu
sic will , be furnished by Wayne
Donnelly and his "Rambling Play
boys. Several prizes will be given
away during the dance. .
Backers of 70-Group
Air Force Make Gain
WASHINGTON, June 21-fTV
Backers of a 70-group air force
won a victory .at least in words to
day through a senate-house con
ference agreement to authorize
that top' strength . for the aerial
arm. - .
, Both houses are expected to ap
prove the agreement. The actual
size oi the ah force, however, will
depend on how much money con
gress puts up for planes, equip
ment and men.
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tear. Is tie Cmrtk sf Ongta
sound at the site of Salem's sewage
valley these days is the site of Sa
near the city limits on the North
two big shovels are shown exca
more than 300 loads away from
photo by Les cour.)
Residents
Newt Service
Bakery Strike
At Stalemate
PORTLAND. June 21-fiSVThe
bakery strike remained stalemated
m Portland today, despite: a meet
ing of the union and management.
The federal mediation service
induced both sides to confer, but
the met ting ended with announce'
ment that no progress had been
made. In dispute are nighttime
wages, the union seeking a 10-cent
hourly increase, and total working
hours. The union wants a 35-hour
week, management. 36.
A meeting of the AFL union is
scheduled tomorrow.
LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR
MARSHALL, Tex., June 21-(P)-
Four negroes were , killed - today
when lightning struck a sweet gum
tree in the Gill community.
miles south .of this east Texas city.
Tight-Mouth Witnesses
Face Contempt Charges
WASHINGTON, June 21-P)-The
house un-American activities
committee desided today to bring
contempt of congress proceedings
against all witnesses who refuse to
answer its questions.
In addition to persons who may
decline to talk in the future, the
decision applies to those who have
clammed up .during . t ' sessions
of this congress reaching back
into last year.
As a starter, the committee vo
ted for contempt proceedings
against 39 witnesses who refused
to answer questions during an in
vestigation of communism in Ha
waii in ApriL
Rep. Walter (D-Pa) told report
ers that Philip Bart, general man
ager of the Daily Worker,' New
York communist newspaper, "pro
bably" will be among the first
added to the list
Fire Gaptaiiras TJ3ay
Dispositions
Asked Soon
By Chief Roble
Two Salem fire captains recent
ly demoted by Fire. Chief ,W, P.
Roble will be given an opportun
ity to bring their cases before the
city civil service-commission, n
was decided Wednesday oy me
three commissioners. . -
They filed, the demotion orders
pending any hearing and confer
red with Chief Roble informally
on the matter of hearing. Back
ground of the demotions was noi
discussed.
In formal correspondence to the
two officers, separately, the fire
chief charged J. F. Baggett with
insubordination, inefficiency and
discourteous treatment or lire-
men, and charged Ben Faught
with discourteous treatment of
others on the force.
Baggett Reassigned
Baggett, an east Salem captain
who ioined the force in 1920, was
reassigned as a fireman to the
new west Salem station. Faught,
member of the city fire preven
tibn bureau and a local firefight
er since 1926. was assigned to
fireman's duty at central station.
Chief Roble asked the commis
sion yesterday for an early dis
Dosition of the case so he could
proceed with departmental reor
ganization July l wnen star oi a
new fiscal year wUl add five men
to the force.
In other action at their regular
June meeting yesterday, the com
mission authorized appointor nt
of Royce Linhart to the fire de-
partment despite that he has pas
sed the age ceiling, of 32 'ttnet
cettin on the eligible list
throueh a recent examination.
Commissioners ruled in at ne was
qualified at the time he passed
the examination.
List Exhausted -
Police Chief Clyde Warren re
ported that the eligible list for
new policeman appointments has
been exhausted with appointment
of Charles F. Nortness this month
to succeed James F. Hunter who
resigned for personal reasons.
The commission confirmed both
and planned tentatively to call
new police examinations eariy in
the falL
Meanwhile, the police chief was
advised to make temporary ap
pointments to add the six police
men authorized by the new city
budget -
At the meeting yesterday Bag
gett was a spectator who offered
no comment to the commission.
Neither he nor Faught, who
started his vacation immediately
following the demotion letter, has
Indicated whether he would ap
peal to the commissioners from
the chief's action.
Flick of Tall Ties
Bossy Up to Tree
REDMOND, June 21-WVA cow
belonging to Rancher Barney
Madsen can tie knots. She proba
bly wishes she- couldn't
Madsen missed the cow; found
her at the end of the pasture with
her tail tied firmly around a tree.
She ! had apparently swished it
around the tree, and the end of
the tail dropped into the loop to
form a knot
He had to cut off six inches of
tail hair to free the animal.
PRICE SUPPORT VOTED
WASHINGTON, June 2V-(Ph
The house passed . today, and
checked to the senate for its fina
approval, a bill making $2,000,-
000,000 more available for the
support of farm crop prices. The
house vote was zj to oz.
Bart a witness today, declined
to answer ''almost all questions jut
to him. These included whether
he had used an alias in obtaining
a passport in 1932.;
Walter said the committee will
consider later this week whether
to proceed against Marcel Scher-
er who followed Bart on the wit
ness stand.
Bart ' and Scherer were called
primarily' for questioning about a
passport issued to John William
Fox in 1940. The application was
witnessed by Scherer. . :
Bart refused to say whether the
photograph on the passport was
nisi whether he used the passport:
whether he went to Russia on it
Scherer refused to say whether
he signed the passport applica
tion: whether he knew John Wil
liam Fox; whether Fox and Bart
are the same person.
Three Airmen Report
Seeing Flying Saucer
HAMILTON FIELD. Calif.. June
21-')-Three airmen told today of
sighting a mysterious flying object
over their base, traveling "at a
great rate of speed," and spraying
a blue-green flame. 5 '
It was first sighted at 1:35 am.
they told newsmen, and they saw
it repeatedly.
But because of the speed and
the darkness, they couldn't discern
its shape. 1
But all agreed it was not a jet
plane, at least not a conventional
jet plane. There are many jets at
this big air force base, and the
airmen said they have seen them
countless times at night. '
The first report on the flying
object said the men described it
Rent Control Extension
Bill Voted by Congress
-WASHINGTON, June 21-(VCongress voted six more months of
rent control today plus another six months for cities that ask for it)
Both houses .accepted a conference agreement which had settled
on the extension formula originating in the senate.
Pageant Cast
Get Plaudits
From Citizens
With a well-earned "well done"
from their' fellow citizens some
1,500 Salem folks Wednesday
night gave final performance to
their Pageant of Progress, the
1950 feature attraction of the Sa
lem Cherryland festival.
The hometown cast unflustered
by rainy weather which had in
terfered' with last week's rehear
sals and scheduled performances.
enacted the history of Salem like
"real troupers" In Identical shows
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights at the state fairgrounds.
Costumes and events chosen to
portray different periods of Sa
lem history, as well artha appro
priate musical and stage back
grounds, were acclaimed by pag
eantgoers as adding to the talents
of the cast for Salem's most elab
orate local show in many years.
Weather breaks were blamed
by festival officials for a disap
pointing attendance of the pag
eant Attendance for the three
three nights was estimated at over
5.000 by Sidney L. Stevens, presi
dent of the Salem Cherryland Fes
tival association.
Stevens said last night, how
ever, that the 1950 festival would
show a profit "It might not be
enough profit to wipe out a defi
cit of past years, but ticket sales
and other receipts indicate we're
definitely in the profit column,'
Stevens said.
The festival pagents was stag'
ed under the direction of Geller
Productions, with. William Croar
kin as pageant master. Civic or
ganizations Joined hands in cast
ing the pageant, with all acting
done in pantomime while the ac
tion was traced by narrators.
Each, pageant performance was
preceded by presentation of the
Cherryland court and an Arm
strong dance revue...
Jackson County Group
Enters Protest to DST
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MEDFORD, June 21-tfVA
group of 2,300 Jackson county res
idents were rebelling at daylight
saving time today.
- They submitted a petition for
an initiative in November on for
bidding daylight time in this
county.'-. ; : v..v :.f;
WESTEKN INTERNATIONAL .. j .
-At Salem 4, Vancouver 3 '
At Wenatchee 6-3. Spokane l-t
At Tri-City 4-6. Victoria S-13 i
At Yakima 19. Tacoma 4
COAST LEAGITK
At Portland S.' Seattle 4
At Oakland 3, Los Angeles t
'" At Hollywood 7. San Francisco S
At San Diego S, Sacramento a
NATIONAL LSAGCK
At Brooklyn S. Cincinnati
At New York 6. St Louis 14
At Boston O. Chicago S
At Philadelphia , Pittsburgh I
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Cleveland S. Nw York 1
At Chicago S. Boston I
At Detroit 4, Washington IS.
At St Louis 2. Philadelphia 4
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as "disc-shaped." But at a news
conference they said they couldn't
discern its shape.
The three men agreed that the
craft came first from the direction
of; the nearby Pacific ocean, and
on the last pass over the field, dis
appeared toward the sea.
Air force intelligence men ques
tioned the trio all morning. Head
quarters of the 4th air force here
had no comment. It said a report
was being sent to Washington.
Major James E. Johnston, public
information officer, said there
were no planes reported over Ham
ilton field at the time the "my
stery object"
none landed.
was reported, and
Now the legislation goes to the
White house, with no doubts ex
pressed that President Truman
will sign it, even though he had
asked for a full year more of con
trols without the local option fea
ture. Last action was in the senate.
where the vote to approve the
conference agreement was 40 o 24.
House adoption of the conference
report came on a roll call vote, 174
to 166. Republicans generally op
posed the measure as they had
done when it was passed in differ
ent form earlier.
' The pressure was on for speed,
since federal controls under exist
ing law expire June 30. .
Originally the house had voted
for a seven-month extension with
cities allowed to keep the curbs
another five months If they ask
for them.
Under the senate schedule con
trols end Dec. 31. but can be car
ried on until June 30, 1951, where
ernes or tneir local governments
vote for them.
Other provisions In the bill re
tain controls on permanent accom.
modations in Chicago transient hot
els, and allow counties to decon
trol unincorporated areas at any
time, as cities and states already
can ao.
Rail Strike
Called Sunday
CHICAGO. June 21 JJP- AFL
switchmen today called a strike
for Sunday against five big west
ern and midwestern lines. The
carriers said a nationwide tieup
is threatened for July IS by a
walkout of two other unions. -
The Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific, one of the five lines nam
ed in the switchmen's strike call,
said it will shut down completely
Sunday if the men go out The
Rock Island operates an 8.000
mile rail system between Chicago
and the west coast It also serves
the southwest
, The Western Pacific made a si
milar announcement in San Fran
cisco. The AFL Switchmen's union of
North America also called a strike
for 8 . a. m. local time Sunday
against the Great Northern, Chi
cago Great Western, Denver and
Rio Grande Western and the
Western Pacific lines.
Segregation
Appeal
Loses in Draft Measure
WASHINGTON, June 21-ff)-A
combination of republicans and
northern democrats in the senate
tonight removed a controversial
racial segregation provision from
a proposed renewal oi the peace
time draft act -The
vote was 42 to 29,
On the ballot 16 democrats
WASHINGTON, Jane tl -(AF)-Only
one Pacifie north
west senator, Cordom of Ore
gon, was against (lie Semite's
eLuninatioB tonight ef a racial
- segregation amendment from
: the draft act extension. C
teamed with 28 republicans to re
ject , the segregation - proposal.
Voting for it were 23 democrats
and four GOP senators.
This vote left hgW until
Thursday final action on the pro
posed ihree-year extension of
selective service.
Majority Leader Lucas (D-Hl)
asked the senate to meet an hour
earlier than usual at 10 a. zn.
emotions
Reader's Tip
Sends Police
For Fugitive
A 19-year-old fugitive, wanted
on a murder charge in Pennsyl
vania, was nabbed Wednesday by
Salem police on a tip from a res
ident who read the youth's des
cription in The Oregon Statesman.
Charles Johnson of Philadelphia
was in the city jail a few hours
after the newspaper hit the streets.
He is charged with the murder
and robbery of Thomas' Rispoli,
51, on a Philadelphia street May
28. "
Read Description
Police Chief Clyde A. Warren
said his department received a
rail frnm an tatt Salpm resident
who read in the DaDer that a man
answering Johnson's descriDtionTPredlcted fo"f today. The river w
was. wanted. The resident inform
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ed police where Johnson lived and
detective was sent immediately
to pick him up. He was booked at
10.55 ajn.
Johnson denied any knowledge
of the crime, but - Warren said
Wednesday night, after telephon
ing Philadelphia police, that auth
orities there would come west im
mediately to pick up the youth.
Police Were Alerted
City, state and county police had
been alerted to watch for the fugi
tive who was known to have left
West Virginia May 30, bound
either for Seattle or Salem. A tat
too "Mother" on his left forearm
was the most positive factor in his
identification.
.Warren said Philadelphia police
were amazed to learn Wednesday
that Johnson had been apprehend
ed so quickly. Fingerprints are be
ing forwarded from Pennsylvania
to . check with those of Johnson
here in Salem.
Chief Warren did not disclose
the identity of the resident who
tipped off police about Johnson
or the whereabouts of his arrest
saying It might place people In
volvej in a "hot" position..
MacArthur,
Dulles Confer
TOKYO. Thursday. June 22-(P)
John Foster Dulles conferred with
General MacArthur today on communist-menaced
Asia and pre
dicted "positive action" by the
United States to preserve peace in
the far east
The republican special adviser
to the state' department told a
news conference his conclusions
formulated on this visit will be
pooled in Washington with those
of Defense Secretary Johnson tnd
General Bradley, the chairman of
the joint chiefs of staff.
"I think they will form the basis
for some positive action, but I
cannot forecast what," Dulles said.
By "positive action," he added,
he meant the U. S. Intends to
"preserve international peace,
security and Justice in the world
and that includes this part of the
world as well as the so-called
western world."
Portland Dentist
May Stay in U. S.
WASHINGTON,'. June 21 -(")-Mrs.
Karin M. Hellen. a dental
surgeon doing research work at
Portland, Ore., may stay in the
United States.
President Truman signed a bill
granting Mrs. Hellen and her son,
Olaf, the right to remain in the
country. They came here from
Finland in 1948.
Provision
(EST) in hopes of speeding a de
cision on the draft act extension
which military officials say is es
sential to this country's prephred-
ness program. '
The lawmakers previously had
been told that the present draft
act expires at midnight Saturday.
but Lucas said congressional legal
experts had informed him that the
deadline is midnight Friday.
Lucas said that if the senate
cannot meet that target date it
may be necessary to rush through
a stop-gap extension to prevent
legal and technical tangles which
would result from a lapse in the
law.
Rejection of the segregation
amendment sponsored by Senator
Russell (D-Ga) cleared the way
for a final decision on the mea
sure.
Under Russell's proposal fu
ture draftee or enlistee would
have been permitted to request
service i with persons "of his own
race."
Guards Escape
Br The Associated Press
Northern Idaho was the critical
spot today along the chain t
floodip" rivers , in the Pacific
Northwest
Tremendous pressure from the
Kootenai river ripped canine holes
in two major dikes near Bonn era
Ferry, Idaho. ;
ilood waters from five to 15 feet
deep streamed over 3,700 acres of
farming land In the vaUey. The
river was rising steadily toward
the 35-foot stage it reached in the ,
flood disaster of 1948. Some 30,000
acres were flooded through broken
dikes then.
Ho lives were lost in vesterdav'a
break-through. . .
May Reach 35 Feet
There was cooler weather over .
the melting snowfields, but weath
er forecasters at Spokane said it,
wouldn't lower the river flow in
the next two days. Water already
on the way downstream will keep
tne river going up for two days.
A 34-foot stage -one foot above!
most iarm district diXes was
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auuve oj leei.jate yesieraay. u
may reach 35 ieet by Sunday.
The Columbia was weU above
flood stage almost its entire lensth
from Canada to the Pacifie
ocean west of Portland, Ore.
Lowlands were - flooded - near
Portland. Families and livestock
in areas normally flooded every
year were being evacuated. Dikes
in' the lower Columbia area were
declared in good condition after a
survey by army engineers.
Guards Use "Ducks'
"Along the Kootenai, Idaho na
tional guardsmen were using
"ducks" amphibious trucks to
evacuate stranded farm residents.
Engineer troops from Fort Lewis,
Wash., 250 of them were to
join the battle against the flood '
last night .
Several guardsmen escaped in
their sea-going truck early yester
day when, the dike they were
working on crumpled.,,
The first big dike went to pieces
at 4:30 a.m. A rush of water pour
ed through a series of breaks over
900 acres-of land. The second maj
or . rupture came shortly before
noon. The river surged through
the gap to flood 2,100 acres of
crops. Earlier, an emergency levee
fell before the flood and let water
into a residential area north of
Bonners Ferry. Two sawmills and
17 homes are endangered.
Six-hundred acres were flooded
when three small dikes went out
two days ago.
Balcony Falls,
Injures Eight
REDWOOD CITY, Calif- June
22 -OP)- An estimated eight per
sons were injured tonight when
a theater balcony collapsed.
Jack Steine, assistant manager
of the Sequoia theater; said there
were not more than 100 persons '
in the balcony when It tumbled.
The balcony feu amid billowing
dust and the screams of those in
the balcony and on the first floor
below, estimated at less than the
number in the balcony.
. Ambulances from nearby cities
were rushed to the scene.
Apparently none of the eight
was hurt very seriously," Steine
said a few minutes after the bal
cony collapsed at 1123 pjn.
(PUT). ....
SHRINERS PICK TEACHER
LOS ANGELES, June 21-fFV-
The Ancient Arabic Order of
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine elect
ed a Latin professor today as im
perial potentate. Hubert M. Po
test of Wake Forest, N. C uni
versity, was unanimously chosen
by imperial council delegates to
succeed Harold Lloyd, Los An-
geles. Poteat wil be Installed to
morrow. , i ,
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
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twty for a few weeks
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