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1 Tho Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Saturday; July 8. Outlook for -Excise Tax Cut Dimmed WASHINGTON. July 7-WFV-The outlook for s $1,010,000,000 exdse tax slash or any reduction at'all .dimmed today in the shadow of ka imvernment'j move to mobilize new forces for the fight against Minmiinlcti In Korea. senator! Eastland (D-Miss.) told newsmen "it would be foolish to . cut taxes I at a time like this," and he announced he expects to vote crainst ahv tax reduction. Senator Robertson (D-Va.) said defense Tnnditures seem certain to go up. and that certainly would have i h taken into consideration in connection with any action on tax Snm lawmakers, however, took wait-and-see attitude. Chairman George (D-Ga.) of the senate finance committee, now Muisiderin the house-approved bill that would reduce the excises by a billion dollars-plus, said the group would ' proceed with Its ctnriip unless some new word Is iTwpived from the treasury depart ment on 1 the money needs of the Korean war. But another influential member of the tax-writinfr committee told rnnrten nrivatelv he believes the whole idea of any reductions prob ably will! be called off.. Secretary of the Treasury Snyder told the committee Wednesday to tiroceed with the bill, but with an understanding that it would be put aside if the money neeas ior me military establishment mount. Senator MillikJn of Colorado, senior finance committe republl can, said! after the draft announce ment today: I think we aU realize that this situation can develop where it would be unrealistic to cut taxes, not say." Whether this is it I can DAIICE. Collonwoods ( - " Glenn Woodry And Ki Modem Music I Foaturlna VERN ESCH Singing Your Favorites ; Ladles Free Till 9:31 Dancing Till 1 AM. Dance lo "Urs" 7olters 6 Piece Band , at the Haunted C : Mill 1 DicIcreaU Every Sat Nil to 12 Standard Time Admission 75e plus tax . r. f In that Tropical Boom to Bill DoSousas Modern Music! ii In the Gay 90's Room to POP EDWARDS Old Tim Orchestra 1 WOSBSl Crystal Gardens 2 Bands 2 He 1 Prk74cj Tax Incld. SAEfl BASEBALL SALEM SENATORS PORTLAND BEAVERS Waters Field 8:15 P.M., Monday, July 10 Genera! Admission Grandstand: Adults, 90c, Children, 25c Bleachers: Adults,. 50e, Children, 14c For Box Seat Reservations Call 3-4647 Passes Not Valid for This Gam (sCDQCJA cb i (last Before Tarn Get to Famous Chinos and American Dishes "ORDERS TO TAKE OUt" Opsn 4:30 PJJL to 2.-C0 AM. - Saturday TJ 3 AJUL WI CLOSS MONDAYS Falrgrovmb fioad ' i ' Phono 2-6595 1350 MacArthur Named IL N. Commander, To Fly U.N. Flag By Francis W. Carpenter LAKE SUCCESS, July 7-flV The united nations today cleared the way for appointment of Gen. Douglas MacArthur to be the first supreme commander of -U. si. forces In Korea. It also authorized him to fly the blue and white U. N. flag beside the start and stripes. The U. N. asked nations supply ing forces in the battle against communist North Korea to put them under a unified command headed by the United States. The action was taken by the security council by a 7 to 0 vote. Three members, Egypt, Yugoslav ia and India, abstained and the Ilth member, the Soviet Union, continued its boycott! of the coun cil. ' , Boy Admits Firing Shot at Polo Grounds NEW YORK, July 7 -WV A 14- year-old boy today admitted fir ing a .45 calibre bullet from a rooftop near the Polo Grounds at the time a baseball fan in the ball park was killed July 4 by a slug that size, police reported. Police said the boy. Robert M. Peebles, whote and signed a state ment that he fired the shot from an automatic pistol he found in Central park six months ago. It was tne only shell in the weapon, oiucer quoted tne boy assaying. The spectator. Bernard Law rence Doyle, 54, of Fairview, N. Jn was shot in the head as he sat In the stands waiting for a double- header between the Giants and Dodgers to begin. Peebles has been held since early Wednesday by police be cause of his alleged possession of two -22 calibre rifles, a JZ2 calibre pistol and ammunition which police said they found in his apartment. But he denied, until today, that he possessed a .45 calibre pistol, police said. CROONER TO PAY SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 7 (P)-. Crooner Frank Sinatra was ordered today to pay temporary support of $2,750 monthly to his estranged wife, Nancy, and their three children, pending trial Sep tember 8 of her separate main tenance suit , Ends Tonight "Young Man with a Horn" & ' "Golden Stallion" Starts Tomorrow Claadette Colbert F. Desmond In "THREE CAME HOME" News Cartoon UA1IUL Saturday Night Aamsville Fsvillion Tommy and His West Coast Ramblers 9:30 to 1239 t , an Highway No. 221 It mi. SX. of Salem Old Tim DAIICE Every Sal. Ilighi " Over Western Auto 259 Court St DICK'S ORCHESTRA A dm. 60c Inc. Tax Sm the noTlywoad Stoplights) f lJJjtJ( Dallas,! Oregon Phone 0346 m aw nAx Rnrrrrpctc Egypt to Back Chinese Reds CAIRO. Egypt, July 7-(flV-India opened a campaign today to get Egypt's support for artmmion oz the Chinese communists to the United Nations. India thus hoped to ease the danger of general war. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Neh ru sent India's ambassador to Eg ypt Asaf Fyzee, a cable early to day containing Instructions. He left immediately for Alexandria, Eg ypt's summer capital, to consult with Premier Nahas Pasha. - Nehru ' believes, it was learned on high authority here, that Egypt's ballot for admission ol the Chinese Reds would end the security coun cil deadlock over China, bring Soviet Russia back Into the United xxauons ana reauce we cnancc i war. The India prime minister told newsmen in New Delhi today that return of Russia to the U.N. and seating of the Chinese communists are "necessary prerequisites to ending the Korean hostilities." He dded that India has been working through diplomatic chan nels to get U.N. membership for the Peiping government as "the best way to restore normality In the working of the United Na tions." A spokesman for the Egyptian foreign minis tery said "our vote will apparently be decisive." in- put a zo-sunute wait for mater dia apparently believes that If llals spoiled the schedule. City po- Egypt can be won over, France will go along, giving the Chinese communists the seven votes iney need for admission. , i - The UJS.. Ecuador and Cuba op- Dose recognition, but the UJS. has said it will not veto any majority decision granting a seat to the Chinese communists. Russia. Britain. Yugoslavia, In dia and Norway reportedly favor admission of the Peiping govern ment. The Soviet Union has boy cotted all U.N. meetings because : of the presence of Chinese Nation alist delegates. Dulles Urges Production of Arms Speeded HAMILTON. N.Y July 7-(i&V John Foster Dulles said tonight the United States should step up ied communist forces. military production to prevent fur ther aggressions by Kussian-equip- The republican foreign policy adviser to the state department said the Soviet Union may not be prepared to commit its total might to total war "because of its rel ative economic weakness." But. Dulles said, "International communism is prepared to use. in open warfare, the armed forces of ouDDet and satellite communist states which are equipped with armament of Russian manufac ture.' KVifAt vstnr If (a nAf 4aa laf m trt put peace onto a more stable basis uum ever uciuic, uuua npjtri in an address at the opening ses sion of a week-long conference on American foreign policy at Colgate university. Salem People Hurt in Crash Two Salem residents remained in serious condition Friday from injuries incurred In an auto crash near Grand Coulee dam In Wash ington last Saturday. " . .Zelma King, 640 Beiber st, and Edward J. Kirchoff, 1890 N. Church st- were the victims. Relatives said Miss King suf fered a skull fracture, and a brok en leg, elbow and knee. Kirchoff s chest was .crushed and his nose was fractured. Both are hospital ized In Washington. Miss King is employed at the Arbuckle shoe store and Kirchoff by the Salem Automobile com pany. The wreck occurred when their car collided with a truck. NEA BARS COMMUNISTS ST. LOUIS. July 7-(PV-The na tional education association, larg est professional organization in the country, voted today to bar com munists and other subversives from membership. Paradise Islands NOW OPEN Plcnlckincj, Swimming, Dancing t Miles Out on Airport Road SADDLE HORSES For Dent i Dally $1 per Br. Son days S 1.25 per Hr. D. D. DELP 3670 Silverton Rd. A STOCK GAR Saturday, July Cili Time Trials 8 VXL Salen's Ucllywcsd Dot?! iNewberg Youth Killedin California SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 7-WVDouglas McNabb, 19, ol Newber&v Ore, was killed today when struck by an empty ore car In a tunnel being excavated to carry water from Cachuma dam. He was employed as a chuck tend er on the project. Coroner-Sheriff John D. Ross said McNabb died of a skull fracture. . alt Job Stalls Salem Bridge Traffic A rush-hour traffic lam result ed at both ends of the Marion Polk county bridge yesterday af ternoon while a state crew put as- phalt and rocks on approaches to uie uriage. Several hundred motorists were caught in the snarl which backed up traffic on Center, Front. Edge- water and adjacent streets be tween, 4:30 and 5:30 pjn. Some reported delays of 45 minutes. Laying the asphalt in late after noon was necessary for a satis factory job, reported R. W. Farrar, highway maintenance suDerinten- oant. tie said heat from the sun made the rocks stick in the tar to create a non-skid surface which was the purpose of the job. Farrar said the operation had been timed to beat the rush hour lice detailed traffic officers to Center street Intersections to cope wiinine jam. "The motorists got sore." said Farrar, "but- they'll feel better about that new surface next win ter when the bridge gets icy." er's Wounds Fatal - Itatetaua News Service ALBANY, July 7 Walter Hoskins, 52, who stabbed his wife to death Thursday, died in an Al bany hospital today from self-in flicted knife wounds. He had slashed his wrists. Linn County Coroner Glenn Huston said he found a suicide note in Hoskin's wallet dated July 2, telling of his intentions to car ry out the murder-suicide pact. "I love my wife," the note read, "but will not let her live and treat the children as she has treat ed me." The couple moved to Albany six years ago from Oklahoma They leave eight children, three of i whom live at home. Hoskins was employed as a poultry house laborer and his wife by a can nery. The Tisher Funeral home Is in charge of funeral arrangements (Additional details in valley obituary column, page 8.) Atlantic Flights Cut to Aid Far East Airlift WASHINGTON, July 7-WVThe air force said today a "material" cut has been made in military transport flights to Europe to meet a demand for air lift to the Far East The reduction was expected to be for only a short time, officials stated. Italian Commie Leader Sounds Calming Note ROME, July 7-m-Italys com munist boss told the chamber of deputies tonight that "war is not inevitable despite the outbreak in Korea. Palmiro Togliatti, chief of the big Italian communist party, said "Russia does not make war unless directly attacked" and "does not lose her head in the face of provo cations." Asph Wife-Slay hs. l OVE- AND EUZABEttf TAy. ' : r r- w AM, . r r ' eizAomiTAYum The Big Hangover A imo-atwTM-iAYH ricruii with Leas Ames -ft- Fay Holdea Percy , Waraaa -ft Gene Lockhart ' ft Edgar Buchanan i i-Fmed C-Blt! Kaymond Walbnrn Walter Catlett ba "Father Makes God" Extra! Calar Cartooa Wan BudwomiWar Deaths Laid To Rush Factor i By Ttom Associated JPrcsa CAA. officials cited the rush of operations Friday as a maVor fact or in the series of . crashes oft spruce Duaworm spraying pianes. R, a. uecunger, the civil aero nautics administration's regional director, said inspectors had de cided at a two-day session in Seattle to take immediate steps on an "on-the-spot safety education program" among all personnel in volved. v Six pilots have been killed and a seventh is missing and presumed dead. All the casualties? have been in the forest spraying cam paign in the Blue mountain area of southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. Kosred Terrain Bedinger said the CAA. con ferees cited two other major fact ors: The mountainous terrain and the inexperience of some of the pilots in the rugged areas. The rush factor is involved. Bedinger explained, because of the short time in which tne spray ing has to be done to be effective. t involves about 100 planes, 125 pilots and-an estimated 2,000,000 acres of forest lands wmcn are in fested with the budworms. The; larse number of aircraft were thrown into the fight against the infestation this year after suc cessful spraying operations on a small scale last year. Contracts were given to several flying firms. No Accidents Bob Johnson, who heads a group of veteran timberland fliers based at Missoula, Mont., said that none of his pilots had had as much as close call In spraying 95,000 acres. t He credited the good record of his fliers to proper training and the best type of equipment for the lob. "I wouldn't hire a pilot unless he had 2,000 hours of mountain time, Johnson said at Pendleton, Ore. He said the best plane for the mountain job was the old Ford Tri-Motor, which was last pro duced in the late 1920 a. Worker Falls, Injures Spiiie Howard Holland. 28. of 2200 Hawthorne st, suffered a possible spine fracture Friday while stack ing barrels at the Willamette Cherry Growers plant on Smith street, first aidmen reported. Holland was taken to Salem General hospital where the extent of his injury had not been def initely determined Friday night. Motorist Cited After Collision With Deputy's Car A Salem man was charged with reckless driving Friday night after his car collided with one driven by a Marion county deputy sheriff. Vernon Ray Sweeney, 22, of 714 S. 19th st- was cited to appear In the county district court this morning to answer the. charge. Driving .the county-owned car was Deputy Sheriff Everett D. Atkin son. . i The wreck occurred in the 3200 block of Portland road at 10:45 pjn. xne crash smashed a rear fender of the county car and snap ped a headlight on Sweeney's auto. Dana Clark" Rath Roman Raymond Maasey "BABMCADET and Alaa Ladd In "Capt. Carey, USA" "NX It's Tops In Riotous Fun! AMkeaMfji-G.t selves crl weafcnMt tttn wUh ' loli of ymmmq Um. yewflfaal Starts TODAY! Continuous Today and Tomorrow! News zLL Chest Group to Vote on Budget The Marion County Community Chest's executive, committee will meet here Tuesday night to ap prove a budget and decide what organizations will be admitted to the chest campaign, i ! ; The meeting was called by Jos eph A. H. Dodd of Salem, presi- dent The meeting Is preparatory to one to which representatives of all communities in the county will be invited. " .. War Games In East Zone BERLIN, July 7 -LfV- Eieht Soviet divisions are churning ud the dust of east Germany's olains In extensive war games, American authorities reported today. VS. observers think the Rus sians' maneuvers have been step- pea up because of the influx of thousands of young, untrained troops. UJS. High Commissioner John J, McCloy told a news conference in Frankfurt today there are no signs of any immediate attack on western Germany "and I dont think there is going to be any at- tacJc" "ln fact, I think the develop ments In Korea may make such an attack less likely," McCloy said. Hollywood Kids Matinee Today lS to 4:ttS TM. S CARTOONS SERIAL Special Matinee Feature Trouble la Sundown" with 1 George O'Brien, Ray Whitley also Benson's Birthday Cake for Linda Parker, Laurence Greene. Edna Hasthay, William Hess, Keith Boyer, Dixielee Cater, Jimmy Justis. Mary Jane Hasthay, Richard Smart, Mich ael Try on, Wayne Sears, Ber nell Flicker. PhiliD Worden. Phyllis Bender, Eleanor Jones, Karne Lermon, Vonnie Ander son, Jill Steinke Eve Shew Cont. After 50 YJ&. Ends Today! , Second Feature. "TATTOOED STRANGER" Starts Tomorrow - Cont. 1:45 "WABASH AVENUE in Technicolor with Betty Grable, Victor Mature Co Feature "Saa Demetrio, London" Exeitim! ROGUES adventurer W siZ. LZXZ-, seven seas! f- f, WLOW CNVi; 1 S.t-'i iJ i i ra , .m.mj, , pSSIlJOlSlfffil JUML, SBSSawBSBSBSSSSBB, Sa . MSHSSBSSw Clear Skies Aid to Airmen Over Korea ' (Story also on page one.) TOKYO. July -t5V Clear skies Friday gave American air- power a better chance; to make itself felt in i the Korean war. Fifth ! airforce light bombers swooped on red tank concentrations- north of Pyongtaek and left an unspecified number of them crackling in flames. Mustang F-5 Is strafed the invaders in close sup port of the ground forces, ripped into enemy ' trucks. . tanks, half tracks, troop cars, and one loco motive. . Total enemy tank losses added up to a possible sixteen. A communique announced loss of two B-26 attack bombers and three Mustang fighters. This made the announced loss of U. S. planes 27 since the United States en tered the conflict June 28. The 20th airforce sent its B-29 Superfortresses deep inside North Korea to smash again at tne Japa nese 1 built Rising Sun Oil com pany refinery at Wonsan on the east coast. Railroad yards and bridges near red occupied Seoul Ends Todayl Hody (Sat) & THE LTTTLE HOUSE WfTH THE BQ HITS . ' : -? . O Ph. 3-3721 O ConL From 1 PJ4L O Tomorrov?! Two Big Re-Issned IMlls! Mardor! MatfnT! JOHII WAYIIE 'ADVEIITURES EIID" , DIANA GIBSON ' WAED BOND COLOR CARTOON "QUACK-A-DOODLE" ANDJLATE WORLD NEWS O Hw M487 O Matinso DallT inm 1 VM. O AdTestsre Cs-plt! also were bit with results do-' scribed as "good tcj excellent" , The naval forces of the Tar East command, providing mobile artillery support, cruised both the i east and west coasts of Korea. Warships bombarded oil tanks and bridges, particularly along the east coast where the invaders have established three widely separated beachheads. Ends Tonitol Open t Starts at Dusk Fro Pony Bids Aadie Marphy Gale Storm - Ia Technicolor -"Kid From Texas" i i William Holden "Father Is BaefceUr" Battis For ICorea Lamaar MY UFE" "BLACK SHADOWS" Thrill Co-Hit . Jack London's Famous 'Abysmal Brute JOHII JEAN ROGERS mat ' ADDED! COLOR CARTOON! AIRMAIL FOX MOVIETONE NEWS J f 2-7C23 It J