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C " g-The Slalotmcn. ' Cclem? OfqwC Tuwridy. 'frme 17;- 18S0 Pa"--.IK, At By-Pass of U.N. on Korea I By Don Sanders r Story also on pace one) WASHINGTON, June 26-UF)- Senator Connally hinted today that I he nation of the west "might I together pursue a course over and 1 SkOOVe Ul UOiira iuuum I tneeting communist use of force In I such situations as the Invasion of I Rnnfh Korea. i The Texas democrat, an admin- Istration foreign policy stalwart, did not say what action he had in vninri. '(. :n Eut the suggestion came up in I debate concerning the attack , on South Korea by communists from the north. Connally said Russia - inieht not be able to black use of force to enforce a United Nations cease-fire order. . -, i Some nations other than the Soviet might "do a little vetoing" ni "might together pursue a course over and above the United . Nations," he said. Debate In Senate I The week end developments in Korea touched off a fierce debate In the senate and, to a lesser de gree, in the house. In the face of some republican contentions the the Truman ad ministration had been caught un ware bv the invasion, the sen ate appropriations- committee de cided to look into the, matter. - Tt tummnnM Gpar ArfmirSl Ros- h nnienknetter. chief of the I central Intelligence agency, in an tfnr t iam whpth- hiii oreanl-1 ration had prior knowledge that The dst of his secret testimony, as summed . up by senators who heard it, was the military and I oiartA I that North Korea was massing tronm and tanks over the past rear, witn CIA rurmsning me in . . a a I ll . AL i t formation for interpretation by other agencies. Other Developments There were those other devel opments: 3. i dn'ot. nuhliMn a ? r a d I unanimously that the Korean ae-i; velopment should not be allowed to plunge this country Into war. 2. The senate foreign reiauons i committee made' public a month- .afold report from John J. Muccio, U. S. ambassador to Seoul, in which he forsaw little hope for a successful defense of South Korea against an invasion from the North. - a KMTfbirv of State Acheson and Secretary of Defense Johnson underwent what some senators ;rllod 'rouph nuestionine" bv the I : annronriations committee. The two I cabinet officers reportedly parried 1 most questions aboutr Korea. 4. rnnfrKu completed action on f $653,761,808 money, bill carrying! . ft.5n ono.000 for economic aid to South Korea. The measure, a com-1 promise between house and senate versions, now goes to tne wnne ' House. GHerry Picker Demand Starts In Salem Area The cherry harvest is underway i In the Salem area this week and the demand for pickers is already . acute, according to William Baillle, manager of the Salem office of the state employment service. Baillie said a few .warm days have brought the ripening process . sooner than expected, even In higher elevations. He estimated .that about 3,000 pickers will be used in this area's orchards . this season.' About 300 to 500 pickers will be needed this morning at the em' . ployment service office. The Woodburn office wants about 200 pickers and Mt Angel growers also need cherry and strawberry pick ' ers. The strawberry harvest is wind ing up, said Baillie, except in the late Silverton hills area where picking is in full swing. The cherry crop is described as good this year. Picking scale is . 2 V to 3 cents per pound, depend ing on the condition of the orchard. Pickers desiring transportation may be at the office anytime after " T a.m. and drive-outs may call the . office for Information about near by orchards. i Farmer Co-op Board Urges Rule Changes Recommendations to revise by- laws to permit open membership j will be presented to members of the Farmers' Union Cooperative association as a result of a board I meeting in Salem Monday night 5 $50 voting shares were proposed. The move was recommended ; by the board as a solution to Ihe U association's need for working cap- 1UL The directors also decided to ' take option on property on high wayi 83E north ol Salem, for l projected farm supply store pend : lng action of the association on X membership proposal. r The membership meeting is ...scheduled for mid-July with the exact data to be selected later. The board also decided to close ' the association's Corvallis ' store and consolidate interests in the i- Salem - area facilities. Previously 4 they had voted to close branch 5 stores at Woodburn and New- berg, the grocery store in Salem. f and the bulk 5 oil plant in West i feaiem. , i . The 200.000 inhabitants of Hal nan Island are mostly Chinese. 4 Health Meet at llLJ Angel Today ItaUnui Htws tenrle MT. ANGEL A child health conference for pre-school children will , be held Tuesday, June Z7, from 1 to 3 pjn. in the American Legion hall. Immunizations wm be eiven and the film "The Do And Don't Stage to Child Devel opment" will be shown and dis- cussed. A county health department nurse will be in charge. A doctor will be present at the July 25 con- 1CICI11C U1U l cvcxj icivuu umuw conference throughout the year, Conferences will be held every fourth Tuesday of. the month. Im munizations will be given every month. The conferences , in Mt. Angel are sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary. Johnson Evades Question on Use of Troops ' f Storv also on page one.) WASHINGTON, June 2&-4JP)-- answer to a pointed question as to the possibilities of using Ameri can , troops w ueieuu xvui ca, of Defense Louis Johnson answer ed todav: " "That a a good question," ne said. "But what's the answer?" the reporter persisted. "I didnt give an answer, the cabinet officer said. Hih level staff conferences con Itinued one after another. : The president sternly called the communist onslaught a "unprovoked aggression, "lawless action. case oi and He praised the speed with which the United NaUons security coun- cil acted Sunday to order with drawal of the invaders, and pro mised that this nation will "vig orously support the council's ef fort to end what he called "this serious break of the peace Viewed Seriously -mose responsioi ior una of aggression must realize how I . uin m iLt. - .i senousiy me government oi uic umieo auucs views utu uuwu to tne peace oi me wona," jvlt. Truman said in a brief statement. "Willful disregard of the obli- gatioh to keep the peace canno be tolerated by nations that sup port the .United Nations cnarter. Officially, tnere was no men- tion of Russia as tne possiDie in stigator of the overt acts which began saturaay. In Blunt Terms No diplomatic nicetiej bound members of congress, however, and some of them spoke out in the bluntest terms. Johnson and Secrtary of State I Acheson appeared before the sen ate appropriations committee Their engagement, made days ago, I was ior line purpose oi discussing the administration's general for eignarms aid plans. Dr. John M. Chang, the Korean ambassador, said after an after noon conference with the presi dent and Secretary Acheson that he had been given official assur ance that the United States "has and la doing its best to help Korea and also that the United Nations will back up Korea." However, Chang told reporters that his country, to date, has not MA - received any oi tne arms aia au thorized Under the millitary assis tance program. Need More Weapons Chang i said he appealed for "more weapons that we can fight with," at the earliest possible mo ment He declared that "our boys are fighting their best" and said that "quite a number "have died. He said South Korea is not asking for American troops and is able to defend itself "if we get American weapons in time." Salem Youths Given Degrees InDeMolay David TurnbuH and Robert Wip er were awarded the degree of chevalier, highest order in the De- molay, at ceremonies in the Ma sonic temple Monday night Knights Templars conferred the degrees in rites attended by more than 150 persons. Those attending from Portland included Dr. Ed ward B. Beatty, state repersenta tive of the grand council, Ron Blodgett, state master counselor, and George Henderson, state scribe. James Darby, dad advisor for Chemeketa chapter of Demolay presided. Civil Service to Hear Firemen's Appeals July 12 Hearing of appeals by two de moted Salem fire captains was set Monday for 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, by the city civil service commission. Fire Capts. J. T. Baggett and Ben Faught both veterans in the local firefighting service, were de moted to firemen and reassigned June 15 by Fire Chief W. P. Ro ble. The chief charged both with discourtesy to other firemen and charged Baggett, besides, with in subordination and Inefficiency. ' WILLIAM DODSON DDIS ; PORTLAND, June 25-WVWJ1-Uam Daniel "Boone Dodson. 79. representative of the Portland Chamber of Commerce In Wash ington. D.C, died at Oakwood. O- today. Dodson had been general manager and executive trice presi dent of the Portland chamber be fore going to Washington. Guardsmen f! Victoriously back from their second nurd, thaw off trochlea they wen aauid. at Fort Lewis raard camp. the foreground are company leaders, from left, Capt. William C. Dyer. Jr, commanding officer; 2nd Li, Fan! Benage, commanding weapons platoon; Warrant Officer Kenneth Swan; 1st Sgt. Arthur Meiser, and 2nd Lt. Jerry Anderson, commanding rule platoon. (Statesman Gambling Czar Fined, Given 2-Year Term NEW YORK. June 28-WVRich, dapper Bookmaker Frank Erick- son, who has reignea ior years over a nationwide gambling bus iness, went to Jail today for the first time. He was sentenced to serve two years. , The court fined him $30,000, the maximum amount j The penalty was assessed by a three-Judge special sessions court panel, which could have 1 given him up to 60 years for the gam bling counts to which Erickson had pleaded guilty. Admitted boss of a $12,500,000- a - year, coast - to - coast booking network. Erickson heard the sen tence with his usual, poker-faced stoicism. : The portly, balding Erickson, wearing a gray suit, twirled his thumbs as the sentence was pro nounced. His lifted eyebrows gave his round face a questioning ex nression. "I have nothing to say," he told newsmen afterwards. Erickson, who by bis guilty plea had made a bid for mercy, could be freed in 16 months, if he earns full time off for good behavior, correction department o f f i c ials said. He will serve his time in the city penitentiary on Riker's island in the East river. Man Back on Police Blotter After 12 Hours Thomas A. Wood. jr.. 3355 D st, was in trouble with the law again Monday night less than 12 hours after being fined $100 in district court, on a reckless driving charge. ' Wood, with Ronald Hallemn, same address, was arrested by city police on a . charge of vagrancy. The pair also faces a charge of larceny involving theft of three new tires from the Marvin Lewis service station on Wallace road. Police were alerted Monday night when two men were obser ved taking the tires from the sta tion. A chase by city and state po lice ensued, including a run through the Westside auto court, and Wood and Hellemn were caught west of Salem on the Dal las highway. " The pair. In signed confessions, admitted taking the tires, valued at about f 40. A complaint was to be signed this morning charging the pair with gnmd larceny. Hellemn was also charged with reckless driving. More Cows Than People in Vermont I . - - BURLINGTON. Vt, June 26-WP) -Its still true what they say about Vermont having more cows than Eiople - - but the people are gain g. The 1950 census lists 875.830 Vermonters. A survey by the University of Vermont shows 405,000 milk cows in the state. In 1940 there were 359,231 per sons ana 420,000 cows. ' 26 ON AUSTRALIAN PLANE DTE June 27-(iP)-Twenty-six of the 27 occupants of an Australian Nation al Airways Skymaster were killed last night when the plane crashed in rough country 60 miles from Perth, west Australian city. LILT FESTIVAL SLATED BROOKINGS. June 28-PV-How lata U tha growing geasont, WellJ imvti nMd nf trim mttap . T.ii-wi festival here July 2-4. The show! was set Dade because of tha de layed season. BucnEnpo Jdy 2, 3 crd 4 , Molalkc Oregon Back in Salem with Honors 0 summer encampment, the members " ! M i Jl . -M :;! -" as best company in weir oauauon ana ior naving ine oen arm They are shown above lost after Saucer Darts Behind Cloud A "flying saucer." which "dis appeared behind a cloud almost as i a cloud almost as J aft r is quickly as we saw ed seen about 4:30 p x by Mr. and Mrs. John McCulley miuA h M-i,ii,ra I were driving toward Salem a few miles southeast of the Wallace bridge near BuelL It was traveling south. , I "It looked about the size of a I saucer, and was shiny-bright," . . ..... I Mrs. McCulley said. Service Hears Transcript of Talk with Jaf f e WASHINGTON, June 28 - VP) - Senate investigate today con- fronted Diplomat John S. Service with the transcript 01 an t Bi-re- corded conversation between ser vice and Amerasia Editor Philip Jaffa in war-time 1945 Service was questioned for two and one-half hours behind closed doors at a .meeting of a senate foreign relations subcommittee headed by Chiarman Ty dings, (D- Md). At the end of the long forenoon session, oervic was rwauea ior , J 1 1 A luruiw uunuumiiK inver u ujb uaj. The witness, a veteran state de- parent career officer . denied unsuccessfully that "newly dis under oath last week that he ever LM -- knowingly passed U. S. military Committee members said the VDT M 1 J iuu xi (twuuk ut uic wvcsuiwir pea conversauon was reaa 10 jser- .- k k- ama a,. k!!6' LCy decUned to discuss When Service appeared last week, the committee s republican counsel, Robert Morris, said con- fldential FBI testimony had been iwwYtu uui oervice uia pass mu ltary data to Jaffa. Solons Back Gus Solomon VJ A rhtwrthw .Tim. 9a The senate judiciary committee njtnnAo-- .nnn. 4Y of Gus J. Solomon of Portland, Ore. to be federal district ludge for Oregon. Fireworks Stands Told to Halt Sale, Illegal Explosives Operators of fireworks stands were warned Monday by Sheriff Denver Young to cease sale of n- legai nrecracjeers or race arrest, Sheriff Young reminded oper- ators to check the 1949 law gov - erning size ana power oi lire - works sold in the state. Fire - crackers over two-Inches in length are illegal, as are roman candles wlth more than IS balls, and tor- pedoes. "Any person found selling the Illegal fireworks-will be cited in- to court," the sheriff said. FLOOD SLOWS FISHINQ ASTORIA, June 28 -UPy- High water la hampering salmon fish ermen on the Columbia river. On ly about half tha gillnet boats here have ventured Into the swol len river and most of these have gone upriver, with the opening of the summer season. The hippopotamus has scattered tufts of hair on head, neck and taiL Ends Today- Opea f:4S "CAPTAIH CWIIA" JOHN PAYKE GAIL KUSSEU l JEFFEEs M M CHANEY pj-imsEH-iaLMsa ' Second Featare UCTCXN OF WDLDFDXE" 'k'Cv -"mali of Salem's Company G. national detraining at Salem Saturday. In pnoio;. Searchers Find Little Debris l A 1 V rom Airliner ST. JOSEPH, Mich, June 26- f)-Chunks of human flesh, torn iwu woi and metal were all that was left today of the missing normwest airlines plane mat piungea inio jsko micnigan, sou- 1 . 1 1 A. V 1 t ing all -68 person aboard. A coast guard fleet returned to St Joseph after an intensive six hour search of an area 10 to 15 miles off shore without recover ing a single body or any major part of the lost plane. The most generally - accepted theory although still unofficial f was that the giant airliner, miss ing since early Saturday on non-stop New York to Minnea polls flight, hit a line squall from the eastern shore of the lake, then crashed into the water with ter rinc impact I Judith Coplon WASHINGTON. June 28 -UF)- Judith Coplon today was refused a new trial on charges that she I V removed government documents department i fmm th m luetic where she used to work. ' I government had concealed wire- She UUU" SCUWUH Ut 111 UiUll uia 1 g VeSTS Th. .-a a. . in court said the evidence on which she was convicted was not """ w -" O 1 n Oalem lO VHll For Bids on Bond Issue Bids will be called July 24 for $1,630,000 worth of city of Salem bonds, the city council decided Monday night. . An council auuionzea sale oi f a . nds whlc,n had been approved by local voters last month or ear- I Uef and which reflect a widespread P.UD"C improvement program i starring uus summer. .in cvuucu miso iwaraea con tracts for pumps and pipe in con nection with the sewer and drain age parts of this program, Collins Concrete Pipe Co. of Portland was awarded contract for 14,180 feet of drainage pipe of various sizes. on its low overall bid of $93,100. MVin riinmui niant th iwmi accepted bid of Fairbanks-Morse Co. at $377 for a sludges oumD and bids of Worthington Pump and Machinery Co. of $8,267 and $3,944 Ion other pumps needed for the 1 project. 1 The bonds authorized sold in eluded $50,000 for bridges. $280. I ooo ior drainage, $300,000 for wat- r reservoir and related works $430,000 and $550,000 for sewage disposal system (as approved by 7oter" 7rs ago and this year I in separate votes). Hgw iriU caa a dzrettt be? WORE PEOPLE Sf.lOIaE CAT.1ELS thsnany other cigcrette! enigmas ik mlSama mh$ COLE FGHTER Famous song writer has this to say: "Camela cored a hit with sne years ago. great-tastta a meke I An is Camela are mudr Plea Rejected Shooting Laid To Cabbie by Former Wife TOLEDO, Ore., June 28" -P- Mrs. Lola Thomas, central figure in a shooting fray , that took one life and wounded two other per sons at Newport, today accused her ex-husband of shooting her April 28. s The ex-husband, Harry Thomas, himself wounded in the shooting. Is charged with assault with in tent to kill Mrs. Thomas. The gunfire exchange took the life of Dale Tull, Jr., Salem, who was driving the car in which Mrs. Thomas was a pessenger that night Mrs. Thomas testified in circuit court that she, her daughter, Wan da Thomas, Tull and James Bo- gan were at a Newport supper ik ThnmM taxi-cab driver, hanging around outside. They left in early morning, and went doui one diock oeiore iuu . - 1.1..L i m 1H..11 SPk .i?Ttm: TZ. .vl .liA ' I ' un. iuvuuu wuu njc kw i nomas gei oui qi me caD, pistol in his hand. The shooting started at once, and she tost track 01 events, sne conunueo. She remembered being struck in the head twice by bullets fired by Thomas before she could get out of the car, she said, adding I sivumuon tne commission as cuu that Thomas then beat her, using vinced north Korea will not heed the pistol as a club, until she ot H? 'ff11 nof f"1 n I-a M tn tu J I the UNCOK (U. N. Commission on tce more by bullets In head and Now recovered from seven bul- dd noung aoom uie wooang 01 iuu or Thomas. She testified, however, that Thomn rnntHl-r ha1 threatened her life before. Thomas was in court, wearing a casx over ms cnesi rrom a caliber bullet wound. Police said earlier the bullet came from a ri- fie found In Tull's hands when they arrived. i nomas aiso is charged with killing Tull, but trial on that charge was delayed. Mrs. Thomas is to continue on the stand tomorrow. Many Oregon Residents in Korea Zone (Story also on page one) PORTLAND, June 28-0P)-Many Oregonians were in Korea when Northern communist guns opened lire on tne southern Republic Saturday. Stanley Earl, former Oregon CIO leader, was in SeouL the southern capital. He is an assist ant administrator for the economic cooperation administration, spec ializing in labor problems. iwo Astoria teachers, Edward Nlska and David. Shaner, left Seattle by air Thursday, and were to have arrived at Seoul the day the shoot'ng started. They were to teach in the Korean Institute of Technology. Dr. Harold J. Noble, former University of Oregon professor, at ast word, was an attache at the United States embassy at Seoul. uthers included: Viva Leone Anderson, educational director for American forces in Korea; Dr. Edward Chuck, former political science professor at Lewis and Clark college, teacher at Seoul university; Capt. and Mrs. F. K. Peterson and their two children. All these are from Portland. Earl was reached bv a telenhon call from a Portland newsnaoer (the Oregonlan) early today, and said Seoul was quiet at that time caoout 0:30 p.m.. Monday. Seoul time). He said gunfire could be heard in the distance, but that Koreans he had seen seemed "apathetic about the fighting. Earl also said his family was being evacuated, but he planned to stay on "to help these people form some real unions." The conversation with Earl came number of hours before the news turned bad for the South Korean army. 15h ANNUAL: ST. PAUL : Qn)G JULY 1-2-3-4 ST. PAUL ORE rJbrflfffafpflftf t Dmmtlna Ntahtlvl m Rlgat shevs - f sly 1 aaaM - Day" skews - imtr mmM - mm jr. m. VXCKXT8 ON SAjLlJt ST. 9AVL BODKO AMIS- ft. raaL ore. rkeae SIS. or eVaer . y audi. . j. tTcvmsa IftltUeOuMaal rS ThrHI Ce-Hltt j l CTrv'J TlJjJ IsSJF pen MS F : SfS H Newt Adventure! e a f In Technicolor iif II YUt Dirl Dnnw U.S. Expected to Sanctions Against North Korea By Francis W. Carpenter (Story also on page one) LAKE SUCCESS, June 2--The United States was expected tonight to call for strong United Nations sanctions against communist forces of north Korea which defied a security council cease fire order Hints in Washington that the United States might be asked by the U. N. to enforce U. N. decisions against north Korea met only silence here. That la possible under tne u. n. cnarter but no one her. is talking it up yet It The Americans appeared to be readying their demand for to morrow's meeting of the security council (2 d. m. EST). Chief del egate 1 Warren R. Austin sent his No. 1 assistant Ambassador Er nest A Gross, to Washington for too level talks at the state depart ment The United States mission was in conferences all day and al so in contact with Washington by telephone. Dangerous Situation a dark picture of events' in Korea from its commission there. The I mmmMnn said the nortn K.orean advances have created a danger- ious simauon wiua possiouiues " rapid deterioration." 11 laid 11 is uniXKiilUE u csu- I 7T- r. ulu -..-n - ist tomorrow in SeouL As this re- port was received, news dispatch-1 imm uin inn nnnn ivnrnn tditps v,h thimm tsnVa irnitrul Kniil'm outskirts. ' To IrBore u. N. The commission message to Sec- retary-General Trygve Lie con' n- 2 I tinued: "In view of the commission' past experience and the existing SSl ?J'r"v"r.r? - eitheto 0 Questing member governments to undertake immediate mediation, nnmm.n AA K- wuuMisaivu aiun vj Seoul. Danger is that critical op- erations now in progress may end m matter 01 uaya ana question of cease fire and withdrawal of north Korean forces suggested by fc1 resolution prove academ- lc- Freight Car Shortaeein G West Oregon PORTLAND, June 28 A freight car shortage developed In western Oregon todav. ahout i The shortage usually comes at harvest time when farmers and lumbermen compete for rail ser vice. The Southern Pacific blamed i unprecedented lumber shipments for the early shortage. The Una reported three months ago it had built up its largest supply in years, more wan 3300 cars. Open S, Starts at Dusk FREE PONY RIDES i Jane Wymaa Maiiene Dietrich Michael Wilding "STAGE FRIGHT" Jon Hall Frances Lanaford "Deputy Marshal"' Mat. Dally from 1 P-M- Now Showing! I NOW SHOWINfi! I J I C K I .. so::ss f I llA llaL nww HI I llv iiuui UlljH tzi tit TStZs&'t tmt Vxf fun co-nrn Judy Canova i Je I. Brown "JOAN OF OZARXS" e Ask U.N. for Mediators, Struck Rail Workers Talk CHICAGO, June 28 -()- Fed- eral mediators met tonight with representatives of 4,000 AFL owiiuuuto wuose struts naa stopped operations of four major , "N" quKK ,elu- wvani uuu. Tf m. 1. l, . the mediators and the switchmen iince the strike started Sunday murmur. W 1 e n KrnHllat 1its it I. I UilUtllUli Ul Sugar from Wood Starts SPRINGFIELD. Ore . Jun IlL v r"uu 01 Iour wni W)-Production of four tons of iu- w rVpted heT. todaT" I rr Wwln v n,. vised the trial" run said this ina-r Ki.J Lfun .? m&7 uic lorerunner 01 larse scale production of sugar for use in livestock feedj The plant here built by the government in r,, .iv,i from wood waste duirng the war will turn out 1000 pounds of dry sugar from a ton of chipped wood. ut. harm, chemist for the U. S. forest products laboratory of the lorest service, Madison, Wis, said. Commercial production of wax from Douglas fir bark has been underway at the same plant for three months. BOAKDMAN GETS SCROLL rUKlLAND. June 28 .(Pi. Sam Boardman, superintendent of state pars wno will retire oon re ceived a scroll from the Portland .., vl.vom.merc 7 m I ""f iul worn in creat- I 1 i - J m. - m mm mtmm - m iawiaal Hurry Ends Tonight! Jeaa Crawford David Brlaa krhe Damned Den't Cry" r NEW 4 TOMORROWI 2nd "JOE PALOOKA Hit ic MEETS HUMPHKEsT Movies Are BETTER Than Everl Hew Today! 2 Hlta YouH Cheer niLLATiD RUSSELL r OTEEFE JTCn I Extra: Color Cartoea ic News A 5- rl 'vNt'M' yw aim , I I WA C ' jour If If v Colt .4$ 1 M V II 1 . A eare ef " I Treat! - - . l V.'.r, 't n