. The Ctato man, ioltm, Oregon, ThuredaT. Jury 13, 18S0
Formal Charges Against Two
Firemen Aired at Hearing on
" Demotions; Chief on Stand
(Photo on page 1)
Charges of two Salem fire captains' asserted inefficiency and In
subordination were detailed Wednesday by Fire Chief W. P. Roble
at formal demotion bearing before the Salem civil service com-
.mission. . .. . ; ' f -- . . .
the chief himself was on the witness stand for three hours before
ommissioners recessed the hearing until 1:30 p. m. Friday,
Much of the cniers testimony
was given under cross-examina
tion by Allan Carson, attorney rep
resenting Ben O. Faugh t and J.
F. Baggett, both veteran Salem
fire department members who are
appealing their; demotion from
captain to fireman. .
.The men were demoted June 15
when their chief charged them la
demotion letters with insubordi
nation, inefficiency and discourt
esy in their conduct in 'the de
partment. . :
Specific Charges Given'
Fire Chief Roble's sworn testi
mony contained these specific
charges against Faught, who was
head of the fire prevention bureau:
That he did not keep the 'chief
informed of his inspection work;!
.that he did not turn out tor tne
Guardian building fire in 1947 as
required by department general
orders of all off-duty men in sec
ond alarm and bigger fires; that
he had never worn the uniform as
i prescribed for all firemen; that he
had not inspected some downtown
! buildings frequently enough; that
: he had not reported to the chief
as requested on several occasions;
( that he had been rude in instruct
ink firemen on tours of business
buildings. '
Drill Held Insufficient
' Chief Roble made these charges!
i against Baggett, who was captain
in charge of a shift at the east Sa
lem station; -
That he did not drill his men
. enough; that his shift had per
' formed too little hose and .motor
' maintenance: window and ! brass
I cleaning; that he had criticized the
department's salvage policies; tnat
; he was "antagonistic and vitrio-
; lie toward any changes"; that he
i often referred to the chief in pro-
, fane and vulgar language.
Chief Roble maintained that the
i attitudes of both Faught and Bag
, ! gett had been persistent since he
t became chief in March, 1947, and
, that he considered their demotion
, necessary to promote the morale
: and efficiency of the entire force.
' Other Witnesses Called
Under cross examination the
' chief denied that the demotions
I stemmed in. any way from the re-
cent firemen's convention which
: opposed city manager govern'
Other witnesses called iri the
" ., four-hour hearing at city hall yes
terday afternoon were M. J. Gil
" son and Jack A. Hayes, deputy
i state fire marshals, and William.X.
write, chief engineer for the Ore'
gon insurance. rating; bureau.
. They were called by the fire
; chief through his counsel for the
hearing. Attorney Bruce Williams,
.; The city attorney, Chris J. Kowitz,
,, hi in u adviser to tne civil servf
i ice commission, comnosed of Wil
liam J. En tress, chairman, Kenneth
C. Perry and Monroe Cheek. '
. There was a quiet, attentive au
i dience of nearly 80 in the city
' council chamber during the hear
ing. Most of them were firemen
; and their wives. Over 20 firemen
; were subpoenaed for the hearing.
I Hunt Started for
; I I i .1.
Jr Boy Fishermen '
i In Wild Country
' .MEDFORD, July 12 -UPh- Six-
; teen-year-old Thomas Williams
Richey. missing on a fishing trln
aince yesterday, was hunted in the
wild Rogue river region near Pros-
fpect today.
; Art .Close, state forest lookout
. on Bald mountain, reported that
. the, youth's fishing gear had been
. found on a cable car across the
j Rogue river not far from his home
at wiidwood.
, Richey was fishing alone.
.
Work to Start
J, Immediately on
Water Tank
- Iblwaui Nwa Scrrlc
SALEM HEIGHTS Footings
are to be poured immediately for
new 83,000-gallon water tank
' xor tne Vista Heights water dls-
' trnrt. it has been announced by
wonn uougias, manager, wednes
! day. - . ! I '
The new tank win relieve the
: high area near the Douglas prop
erty at the end of Salem Heights
avenue, where the tank will be lo
cated. Dimensions of the tank will
! be 20 feet diameter and 23 feet
. in height, i Walter Barkus is presl-
dent of the district. j
Husband Dies,
Wife Injured
In Car Mishap
Statesman New Service
(Story also on page 1)
MT. ANGEL, July 12 Funeral
services for Anton a. Berg, 82,
Woodbum, who was killed today
in an auto accident near here,
were still pending tonight at Un
ger funeral home.
Berg, a Willamette valley resi
dent since 1939; was born April
7. 1877. in North Dakota where
he was married in 1902. His wid
ow. Mrs. Ellen Berg, was criti
cally Injured in today's crash and
is confined at Silverton hospital
i Survivors include nine children,
Isaac Berg, Underwood, Wash.;
Mrs. Doris Rade and A. H. Berg,
both of Woodburn: and Gerald
Berg. Mrs. Edward Orgard, Mrs.
Leola Inyart, Mrs. Floyd Linn,
Mrs. Walter Ruther and Mrs.
Meril Pomroy, all in North Da
kota; and Mrs. Laura Strand,
Vogla, Calif.
Bad, But Not
Serious, Day
For the Kids
Salem youngsters, one merely
trying to bathe a cat. ran into all
kinds of minor! injuries Wednesday
as they played in the hot summer
sunshine, but most of them were
patched up by the city Xlrst aid
squad. -
Gary Cunningham, 8, of 1315 N
19th st.. ran into the side of
parked car and cut one side of his
mouth, and 3-year-old Dick Col-
lette, 1880 S. 22nd St., apparently
fell out of a barn and cut the left
side of his cheek. Neither injury
was serious, squadmen said.
Then 3-year-old Roy Waten
paugh, 3435 Portland rd fell on
stick which poked a hole in his
tongue, and 4-year-old Kenneth
Hall, 2266 Mission st, cut his left
foot when he stepped on some
glass. Both were patched up.
The final daytime call sent the
squad to 190 N. 24th st. where 0
year-old Melvin Doney had incur
red a badly scratched leg. His
mother told first aid, men her son
was hurt when he tried to give
cat a bath, with a water hose.
U.S. Machine-sun Unit Moves to Front
Vv
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Two Brush
Quelled
Two brush fires, one in a lot on
Oak between South 16th and 17th
streets and another in a lot in the
3200 block on South Commercial
street, were extinguished Wednes
day by city firemen. .;-
Little damage was reported from
either olaze. Firemen also were
called Wednesday afternoon to put
out a small fire at the residence of
Mrs. Lottie Hoover, 345 Division
st. Firemen said the fire started
in radio, and only the radio was
damaged. . .
Senate Kills
FEPC Bill
For Session
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SOUTH KOREA, July 12 Members of a
U. S. . machine-gun unit set up their
equipment along a read somewhere en
the South Korean front as they move
forward to bolster Sooth Korean and
American unit engaged with the com
munists of the north. (AP Wlrepboto to
The Statesman).
Carriers, Freighters Are Yanked
Out of Storage for Korean War
By The Associated Press
Navy carriers and freight vessels were yanked out of storage in
the Pacific northwest today as one phase of fast-moving activities
related to the Korean war.
The 13th naval district in Seattle reported two 7.800-ton escort
carriers from the reserve fleet at Tacoma the. Cape Esperance and
the Sitkoh Bay would be "de-mothballed" and ready for service
in 30 days. In Washington, D. C, a navy spokesman-said the two baby
carriers would be used strictly lor transport purposes.
In Bremerton, Wash. ,the navy reported the ammunition ship
USS Paricutin, now at Mare Island, Calif , would be reactivated at
Hunter's Point, Calif, under "highest priority."
The maritime administration in Washington' announced 16 ships
from the west coast reserve fleets, including seven from Astoria, Ore.,
and three from dympia. Wash, would be chartered to six coast
steamship lines to provide shipping for the war in Korea.
Four were removed today. The Wake Forrest Victory and the
New World Victory were moved from Olympia to Seattle, and the
Joplin Victory and Navajo Victory "Vera towed frmom Astoria to
roruana iu oe reaaiea ior service. '
A clamp-down on ship movement Information occurred.
Nebraska Gets
More Rain to
Boost Damage
OMAHA, Neb, July -(P)-Ne-
braska rain clouds, which have
been dumping water in fabulous
amounts since Saturday night, let
loose again today with rains of six
to eight inches.
- Fortunately, the new drenching
by-passed the big Blue River wa
tershed, still tiring to get rid of
runoff from a 13-inch weekend
downpour. Anticipated heavy
flooding at Beatrice, largest Ne
braska city on the Big Blue, failed
to materialize.
However, Beatrice got a dren
ching of 1.99 inches about noon
today and Wilber, another Big
Blue river town farther upstream
got two Inches in about an hour
and a half. Neither rain appeared
to be having much effect on the
stream.
Attributed Indirectly to rain was
the1 death in a cave-in today of
James Otredosky, 24, of Cedar
Bluffs, a town about 40 miles west
of Omaha.
Spotted at best, the new rains
hit hardest at Omaha on the east
era border, in the D anbury area
of southwest Nebraska and around
Fullerton in central Nebraska. It
was near Fullerton where five
persons were drowned early Sun
day when caught by a flash flood
on a highway.
The Omaha rain, as heavy as
six Inches in one neighborhood,
caught the city hall with its roof
down. The roof had been torn up
for repairs and water cascaded
into offices throughout the down
town building.
Some low-lying streets carried
several feet of water and many
Navy Denies Aircraft Carrier
Valley Forge Sunk Off Korea -
WASHINGTON, July 12-(iTVThe navy said tonight there is noth
ing to rumors that the Aircraft Carrier Valley Forge has been torpe
doed in Korean waters.
Capt Walter Karig, a spokesman for the navy department, said
contact has been made with the ship following reports that the vessel
had been hit.
"I checked position and heading at 7 p. m. (5 p. m. PDT) and at
that time I knew where she was heading and she was not going
down," Karig told a reporter. ,
Asked if the ship had been torpedoed or otherwise damaged in
any way, the navy officer said: I am authorized to deny that, too."
The navy said It was unable to give the position of the ship "lor
security reasons." Karig reported, however, the vessel was "in Asia.
tic waters where she has been since before the fiehtina- in Korea
sxarxea.
Water-logged
Girl Rescued
From Pool
A possible drowning was avert'
ed Wednesday morning at Olinger
pool when a 14-year-old Salem
girl rescued a 7-year-old girl who
was unconscious at the bottom; of
the pool. ... ,
Maria Bossert, 7. . who lives at
1170 N. 14th st, lost consciousness
after she swallowed too much wa
ter. Helen Beck, 14, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beck, 234 N.
21st st, saw Maria in the water
and quickly dived in and brought
her to the surface.
First aid men applied artificial
respiration which revived the girl.
She was examined at Salem Gen
era! hospital and wasj released
Wednesday night.
Brunswick, Germany has a pop
ulation or about zoo.ooo.
BERLIN, July 12 -UP- Reports
multiplied in Berlin today that de
tachments oi ast German police
troopers in new field gray uni
forms are being shipped to myster
ious destinations. A senior United
States intelligence officer said he
did not exclude the possibility that
the police are being dispatched to
Korea. The Berlin anti-communist
press has been reporting recently
that East German police would be
used in "International brigades''
there.
cars were stalled during the downpour.
Flooding at Fullerton and in the
rain-hit southwest Nebraska area
was not extensive. Some railroad
tracks were washed out and a few
homes were flooded.
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C 1950 Aom ftrtwertet W f rendtee
CAK REPORTED STOLEN
A 1937 Chevrolet coach, license
number 221-021, was reported
stolen Wednesday night from Ray
mond C Watkins, 1540 Shady In.
Watkins told city police the auto
was parked in the 100 block on
North Church street
The Jersej Giant, whita or
black. It on of the largest breeds
of chickens. Roosters will weigh
m much as 12 pounds or more
the size of small turkey.
Salca Centers
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fcl5P.IL
j Yftxtas ruid
Sox Seed CMaTTcrSons -i
Hum 14217
Rom whero I $tJy Joo Marsh
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Easy Roberta sieved Ida lava
early last Saturday. Taea lie sat
a tke perch, aaJ watakei Saady
Petaraea eattlmg JUs graaa.
The Eobtrta' property and t&i
- Feterson'a border eaak ether-
with B hedge e Xeaee between
them. So, when Easy aotieea Bandy
hi& left about four-foot atrip
vnmewed along the boundary, he
walks ever and asks why. "
, "That's your land," aays Candy.
I&ine ends here. See, it lines cp
witi that oak tree aarou the'
road I Easy dldnt Chink ee, so
they went p and down looking for
Thoro It 'lat
Right In Tho MIddIo!
the surveyor's marksr. Where Hi
thty finl It? iM in the middle
ef their "no nan's land l
. Wen; they both grin and take
teres faliLhj tks Jcb ts4 tta rt
treat te Eaaya far a Meafiy sdaai
ef beer tegetkec, rreea where 1 alt,
little aearektnf areud for tk
tratk ef the Butter cftaa gieri
that the ether f euew Is aa ataeft
rtgfci aa yen are-t vkUh polal
the whole tkiag doent aeeai a4
baportaat aayray.
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Now Shewing Open 6:45
The Sundowners'
Robert Preston, Robert Sterling
and Introducing
John Barrymore, Jr.
PLUS I
Big Time Vaudeville on
The Screen
"Hollywood Varlefleft"
WASHINGTON, July 12 -(-
The senate killed FEPC today.
No prospect remains for revival
this session of the hotly disputed
proposal to set up a fair employ
ment practices commission to pre
vent racial or religious discrimin
ation in the hiring, firing and ad
vancement of workers.
Twenty-seven democrats, most
of tvem from the south, and six
republicans delivered the death
blow.
Together, their 33 votes repre
sented more than one-third of the
total membership of 96 senators,
and under the circumstances this
was an absolute block against con
sideration of the bilL The FEPC
advocates would have had to tal
ly 64 votes two thirds of the
entire, membership to win.
Clam Chowder
Tillamook Pay
Clam chowder will be served to
visitors at various points along the
Tillamook county coastline Sunday
in ooservance ex Tillamook Hospit
ality day.
Chowder will be served from 10
ajn. to 4 p.m. at Netarts, Ocean-
side, Tillamook, Baryiew, . Rock
away, Manhattan and Wheeler.
Guest books from the 1949 Chow
der day showed registrations from
zo states, Alaska and Hawaii.
Threat of Rail
Strike lifted;
Docks Tied Up
: By The Associated. Press -
The last threat of an immediate
strike against the nation's railroads
was lifted Wednesday. But
longshoremen's dispute hit New
Jersey shipping and a strike was
called against Branixz Airways.
The Railroad Yardmasters of
America notified President Tru
man its men would "forego for the
present their right to strike" Sat
urday because of "the situation our
country finds Itself in today."
The AFL longshoremen's diS'
pute brought to a standstill, ship
ping activities on all major piers
on New Jersey's Hudson river
waterfront.
Contract talks between Braniff
International Airways and AFL
Brotherhood of Railway . Clerks,
airline division, collapsed at Dal
las. Tex. A union spokesman said
a strike would begin at 6 ajn. Fri
day.
HOT ROD
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Sal. Eve., 8 P.II.
Tim Trials) 8 P. M.
Salem's
Hollywood Bowl
BABT CHRISTENED :
GERVAIS The Christening
of Gregory Oakea, six-week-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Oakea
of Portland, took : place Sunday,
July 2, at a 11 o'clock ceremony
performed by the Rev. Saalfeld at
the Sacred Heart church. Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley DeJardin of
Gervals were sponsors. ' A dinner
followed at the home of hit
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cuts
forth. - .. , 1
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