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't-Tlv Statwnarb SdliifaL'Otgotu MoOdaY. Aoqiirt'T, 1950 Rearming of West Germai Said Needed Bt Wes Gallagher FRANKFURT. Germany. Aug. 8 --Nearly all western military men and most officials here are agreed, on a dont quote me bas is." that Europe cannot be de fended -against Russia without Western Germany .being rearmed and Quickly. Alreadr it may be too late to rearm the Germans. To do it might-provoke the Rus sians. But the iwift aggression in Kor ea convinced most of the few re maining doubters that " Germany could only be defended with the aid of German manpower, and Germany must be defended or the rest of Europe would go down as well, Yet, both the western allies and German officials are doing their I best to avoid facing these con elusions publicly. , German political parties are even more reluctant to bring the subject into the open than allied officials. 1 ! -Rejects Rearmament The largest party, the Christian Democrat, which heads the west I German government coalition at Bona, unreservedly rejected re armament in a recent statement It does not like to. open itself to a charge from its largest opponent, the social democratic party, falling In with any plan for a "cannon fodder" army. ! The occupation powers, during the war and at its close, commit ted themselves to German ' dis . armament so that no new. German aggression ever would be possible. To propose German rearmament Invites political problems with some of the victims of German aggression who still fear German .'power. i i Building Up Army " Meanwhile, the Russians are busily building up their army of East Germans under the guise of " a police force, equipping it with tanks, artillery and all instru merits of war. This army, reported to number 50,000 in May, is now estimated at 70,000. Military men believe that in a year it may total 250.000. When it reaches that size it might be too big for the present western occupation forces to han dle should the communists start an attack in the Korean style, If powerfully supported by Sov iet aircraft and troops it seeming ly could sweep over western Eur ope in almost no time. 35 Divisions Needed The minimum number of divis ions needed in Western Europe is estimated by military men at 35, . heavily armed. A French general a few days ago said this minimum estimate was nonsense. He said 73 divis Ions were necessary. - The Russians, with their satel lites, could mobilhce 170 divisions SSS her are! for an all-out attack in - it U estimated. Already they are . calculated to have 20 combat div Isions in East Germany, with 40 more ready for action in Poland, Austria and satellite states. Counting all occupation troops, the west has less than a dozen. V i Under United States prodding. several members of the Atlantic pact are busy promising increased ' -defense budgets. But the increases - proposed are so far below what is needed that military chiefs here see no prospect that 35 divisions, or anything near that figure, will . be provided, along with support ing arms. Loan Agencies Asked to Help Curb Inflation WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-GP) Five supervisory agencies joined i today in an appeal to banks and ' other lending institutions to avoid making loans that would add to Inflationary pressures. The agencies supervise lending by banks and building and loan associations. They suggested a vol untary "defense loan policy" to help keep down prices and con serve materials for defense pur poses. The federal reserve board. comptroller of the currency, feder al deposit insurance corporation, nome loan bans: board, and na tional association of supervisors Of state banks signed the statement. I U. S. Diplomat in France for Talks t PARIS, Aug. 6 (JPh Charles Spofford, UJS. delegate to the At- lantic Pact council, arrived hero today for conferences with top French officials. Spofford refused to tell report ers anything about his visit ex cept to say that he would "talk about very general subjects." It is t generally believed there that his v purpose is to spur France to great er aeiense efforts, The nomadie Nuntagmiuk Es kimos built portable dome-shaped wuiow nuts. : New Shewing Ope CU LCOXO FSAXE22 L TITirfY MASSHALL Jea nail. Frances Laagferd. I ISbrrrnrHi) I " asscar svmM I x iM aw tm r runt n ' Detroit Dam-Site WHMsVMMi DETROIT DAMSITE, An. 6 With Douglas McKay tells a crowd of ZOO on hand to witness the Initial concrete pouring ol the Detroit dam that the dam will "shape the future of the Willamette valley. Present for the ceremony Saturday afternoon were army engineers, contractor representatives and delegates from valley and Santlam river communities. Host was C. C Davis, resident engineer, seated in foreground. (Photo by Don Dill Statesman photographer). (Picture also on page 1). November Write Decide Justice Belt's Successor "Write-in" votes at the November general election will likely de cide a successor to State Supreme died Sundar. according to David division of the secretary of states If a candidate should file by the procedure would be the same Near 2,000 at State Employes Annual Picnic An estimated 2,000 state work ers and their families gathered at Champoeg park Sunday for the second annual picnic of employes in district two, the Marion-Polk county area. V A two-hour variety show high' lighted a day of sports, short speeches and a basket lunch. Robey S. Ratckffe was general chairman of a committee of 67 that planned the huge gathering, He was introduced by Robert M. Ashby, district director. Both are Salem men. Others introduced Included Har ry Dorm an, state budget director who attended for Governor Doug las McKay, and Harry Confer. Champoeg park director, who was thanked publicly for his coopera tion in assisting- with arrange ments. The picnic reportedly d r e w some 500 more than attended a similar event last year. Methods of Keeping Grain A . O Recommended Six recommendations Involving protection of grain handling and grain shipments, have been filed with the Oregon Farm Bureau at Silverton by its shipping losses committee. Committee members include Art Undberg, Pendleton; Virgil Lar son, Mikkalo: and Paul Kaseberff. The committee met at Pendleton. The recommendations included: 1. Education of grain receiving stations on importance of accurate weighing both In receiving and unloading rains: 2. education and practice of good housekeeping at elevators, involving cleaning scales of dirt both on platform and below ana eliminate faulty , weighs; 3, twice a day cleaning scales and oaiance cnecx; 4, improved sys tems of grain sampling; 5, infor mation to farmers and renort of irregularities: 8. Oregon Farm Bureau to Inform all grain hand lers oi constructive suggestions. FAVOR LICENSING SPOKANE. Aug. 6-MVA reso lution favoring a state licensing law for plasterers was passed by the Northwest Plaster Bureau here today. I H.TliAB.lto Than Ever! I Most End Tonight! "Colt .45" Technicolor! "Three Came Heme" - New Tomorrow! 1-v CLIFT "AND! Visitors Hear Project Praised V- I t. the awe-inspiring Santiam river - in Votes May Court Justice Harry H. Belt who O'Hara. manager of the elections office the deadline, one week from today, as for an independent candidate, U tiara said laie sunaay rugnu But by that date a candidate would have to usbmit petitions bearing 3 per cent of the state's 524,080 voters, O'Hara stated. That means 15,722 signatures. O'Hara said he considered this 'possible with enough workers. but it seems impractical. It is too late for a candidate to be nominated by an assemblage of at least 250 voters prior to the filing deadline, because law re quires that a 10-day notice be giv en for such an assemblage, the election bureau chief said. There is a constitutional provis- on, according to U tiara, to tne effect that any vacancy oc curing more than 20 days before a gen eral election may be filled at the election by the voters. The title of the office would have to bo placed on the ballot. If no candidate files, voters would write in names of their choice and the candidate receiving the most would be duly elected, O'Hara said. , Justice Belt's term would i have expired in January, 1955. J Sen. McCarthy Repeats Claim MILWAUKEE, Aug. MflV Sen ator McCarthy (R-Wis.) renewed his communists - in-government charges today and called Senator Ty dings (D-Md.) the Truman ad ministration's "whimpering lap dog." McCarthy also said he Intends to continue a "bare-knuckle" fight to expose communists "as long as remain in the senate. Ty dines headed the senate for eign relations subcommittee which investigated McCarthy's conten tions that the state department haibors communists and Red sym pathizers. e$jeojefl09d C0TT0IIU00DS Tlrars., Aug. lOlh Dancing Til 1A.M. $1.50 (Incl. Tax) 2nd Tlx EiJ BeddylXeDowallta KDLLEB SHAJUK- mm I -Technicolor f " "Srsss""" I canyon walls as a backdrop Got. Of f icials Give Tributes to Justice Belt (Story also on page 1) The death of Justice Harry H. Belt of the Oregon supreme court at Belllngham, Wash., Sunday, brought immediate tributes from state officials. "His death was a shock to me,' said Gov. Douglas McKay Sun day night. "He had been a very distinguished jurist and a fine citizen." Said. Associate Justice George Rossman, "He had a remarkably quick mind and could see the con trolling point In a case. He also had a remarkably keen sense of justice. Decisions Quoted 'In composition, he could make two or three words do the work of a .dozen. His decisions fre quently were quoted by other courts." Chief Justice Hall S. Lusk and Acting Chief Justice James T. Brand were not available for com ment. Lusk is recuperating from surgery at a Portland hospital. Belt was victim of a hunting ac cident that necessitated amputa tion of an arm when he was youth; nonetheless he was an ac tive outdoors- and sportsman. Ardent Fisherman He annually trekked to the Fra- zier river in Canada to fish. Hia friends considered him an adept angler, an expert hunter and a skilled golfer. Belt was a 32nd degree mason. holding membership in Salem Lodge of Perfection and the Ore gon Consistory at Portland. He was a past Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias and was a member of the Salem Elks lodge. Beit was an active member of St Paul's Episcopal church. He resided at 380 Leslie street J f 2-7S2 Last Times Tonitc! Opcs t-SUrts At Dusk Free Pony Rides John Payne Rhonda Fleming Dennis OHeefe In Color "EAGLE & HAWK" Montgomery Clift Paul Douglas "BIO LIFT" . od oh es Mat Dally from 1 P. M, NOWI ONE OF THE YEAR'S BIGGEST! Tropical Romance! Open :5 F. M. NOWI EXCmNGl via U.S. Offensive In Korea Given Air Support) (Story also on page one) TOKYO. Monday, Aug. 1-JPh The American offensive on the southwestern front today the first infantry combat of the war for the marines was getting wnai MacArthur headquarters spokes man described as powerful air support. This followed Sunday's big day when the air force threw 530 sorties at the Reds and carrier- based navy and marine aircraft flew a record 212 sorties of their own. Fighters and light . bombers worked over Red troop concentra tions and supply lines along the battlefront while Superfortress bombers continued their assaults on bridges and key installations in the North Korean transportation system. A far east air force operational summary said UJS. 5th air force and Royal Australian air force planes attacked, among other tar gets, 52 communist vehicles, 18 locomotives and 18 railway cars. Nine North Korean aircraft were destroyed on the ground and 15 others were damaged. Correspondent Whitehead r e ported the marine-army fore jumped off on the drive toward Chiniu at 6:30 ajn. (1:30 p.m, PDT Sunday) after the artillery of both branches had blasted the Reds with a 20-minute barrage. Then Mustang and jet fighters swooped down and the offensive was under way. Marines Shove Ahead Marine elements on the left flank, he said, . shoved ahead against little, opposition but the army ran into strong enemy posi tions. The Reds countered on the right flank of the American force. Apparently this was the threat raised in the 8th army commun laue which said: "An enemy move on the left Hank of the UJS. 24th division is considered the primary threat at present, especially if the enemy is backing that section with a envis ion or mose." The right flank of the westward pushing American force would be on the left flank of the 24th divis ion just to the north on the front. At 8th army headquarters, AP Correspondent Leif Erlckson said most American communications lines were cut Sunday night. In Tokyo, this was described as prov ing the North Koreans knew the attack was set to go. .ffippks"fr Q 10 J JMi OMi VALLEY MOTOR COMPANY 75 Center Street War. Yet Unwinds ' Fifty Years of, , Army Red Tape LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 6-WV The government finally has set tled accounts with patient Richard Klaber. r ., The army veteran yesterday re ceived a check for $374.30 to re imburse him for travel and sub sistence expenses incurred in get ting home to Chicago after he was discharged from the army in Ma nila. Klaber. who now lives here. Tut in 10 claims before congress acted in 1945 to appropriate the money to take care of him and others with similar claims. The check came more than 50 years after Klaber filed his first claim. Klaber, you see, is 73 years old a veteran of the Spanish American war. State Highway Board to Open BidsAus.21,22 Bids for 31 projects, involving an estimated cost of sz,7UU,ouu, will be opened by the state high way commission at a meeting in Portland August 21 and 22. Officials said this was one of the largest contract-lettings in re cent years. Five Multnomah county- pro jects are included, with others scattered widely throughout the state. Other projects include: Union creek bridge widening at milepost 57.29 on the Crater lake highway in Jackson county, con struct latrine at Cascadia state park on South Santiam highway in Lin county; Furnish and Install traffic sig nals in Corvallis, mile of service road paving and highway connec tion grading and paving on Och oco avenue-Milwaukie section of Pacific highway in Clackamas county, and; Grading and paving .73 mile of Sweet Home section of the Santiam highway in Sweet Home, Linn county. Marion county projects include Grading and paving .37 mile of Aumsville (Main street) section on the North Santiam secondary highway in Aumsville. Grading and paving 3.23 miles of the Pud ding river-Silverton section of Silverton county road 12 miles northeast of Salem. Comstock Lode, the great Ne vada silver mine, was discovered in 1859. For racetvd Drakes! Destroy Tank Assembly Plant TOKYO. Aug. 6-(a-Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Reusser of Santa Ana, Calif , led two flying marine mates Saturday in low-level assaults that destroyed a Korean communist tank assembly plant and exploded an oil tanker. The attacks were made on Inch on, the port for Seoul, fallen cap ital of South Korea. Marine Cor sair fighters raked the area after a two-hour bombardment by two British cruisers and two British destroyers.' Oreron Parents Reusser, i son of the Rev. and Mrs. Fred C Reusser of Portland, Ore., led the marines who had the biggest day. With him were Capt. Charles D. Graber, Tacoma Park, Md., and Orange, Calif., and First Lt Robert Minnick, Baltimore, Md. After flying cover for the Brit ish bombardment, Reusser drop ped down to take a look at a large double-winged factory which had escaped the naval guns. The former University of Geor gia football and wrestling star who won the navy cross and dis tinguished flying cross for action at Guadalcanal . nd Okinawa saw the factory was a tank and truck TrOCSDdKrO' Sk 11 I mil E?E OPE! - Wo Will Be Open Every Monday From Now On casm to? core Will Buy GREEN Fir Cones Now From Vicinity of Salem Bring to Woodsood Drier, South of Salem $2.00 to $2.50 per sack, according to Quality WOODSEEO I P.O. Box 7 SALEM the tecoad straight yeer, rot taw Gold ICedal award i of the Tear." And its good looks owners will teU you, by Hi fine-car quality. Taka a Test Drive" in this 'SO Ford and yovll find kt has the " of America's finest cars, too. We caH it "big-car roadaWHty-yo1i call the smooth; quietest ride oa wheels. YoaTt acre Ford's UMI CAt IMJMl lOW-HKt Mil Compare the '50 Ford, feature for feature, with cars costing hundreds more! Only Ford, 1st the low-price field, offers an engine choke of either the 100 hp. V-8 or its compani on-in-quasty, the 95 hp. Six! Only Ford offers alifeguard" Body! . Only Ford offers 35 eaaier-ectinc King-Size And no car offers a bigger combination of aaringseaTings in original cost, savings m tunning costs and the long run aarincs that resort from Ford's high resale Talua. tut Ptrr it at ion ton haiits jqpayi assembly plant. A naval head quarters release continued: "Leading his flight back to the carrier to report and rearm, ho was given permission to return to Inchon. The enemy, not antic lpaung a revisit, had failed to empty the plant of its moveable rolling stock and six large tanks. signuicanuy bearing the United States army identification mark ing, and a score of trucks were in the courtyard. Total Destruction "Three naDalm homh and . burst of rockets affected the total destruction of the tanks, trucks, factory and contents. "Leaving the area at an altitude of 50 feet, Reusser saw that what had appeared from the greater height to be a pier extension was in reality a tanker cleverly cam ouflaged. His rockets and bombs expend ed, Reusser raked the hull of the vessel with his 20-millimeter guns and the tanker disintegrated with a blast that tossed the navy Cor sair almost out of control, denting the wings and fuselage with de bris. Grand Reopening ( Of the Remodeled Glenwood Ballroom Sat., Aug. 12 Glenn Woodry's Orchestra I I L Salem
