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The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday. October 18, 1950
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No. 2CS
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WWiim- KOREA '
TOKYO, Oct. 17 U. N forces are closing In on Pyonryanr, the North
Korean capital, as the three arrow to the south Indicate. They rep
resent the Somth Korean drive throng Siniwon which Is S miles
from the city, and the first Cavalry and British drives from the
south. Another South Korean force Is In the north In the Bunmaxa
area. (AP WlrephoU map.)
There- are iuu eievuuu ,
paigns in Connecticut, Illinois and
California, and even New Yorks
contest is blowing off steam as a
result of claims that Lt Gov.
Hanley was "bought off to clear
the way for Dewey to run for re
election. But the real battle is in
Ohio where a . labor-democrat
combination is out to defeat Sen.
Robert A. Taft Their candidate is
the state auditor Joseph T. Fer
guson, boosted as "just an aver
age man" against Taft, "Mr. Re
publican" whose intellectual sta
ture is recognized even by his op
ponents. A lew months ago Taff s
reelection seemed assured. He had
scared off -the better qualified
possibilities on the democratic
side, but-Ferguson," with a long
record as a vote-getter, whose of
fice had spared him taking sides
in any controversies, essayed the
role of David to the republican
Goliath, and by his tactic of say
ing nothing (and so avoiding
blunders) he is now accounted a
formidable opponent.
In this campaign Taft loses his
most valuable assistant, bis wife.
Martha Taft was credited with
winning his first victory in .1938
when she took a Ford car and
traveled over the state in her
VnchanrT hehalf. This time she is
ill and unable to campaign active
ly. One may be sure jiowever wiai
she is doing what she can by
telephone and letter, and that
Taft himself began campaiging
m vmt. a?n for he knew he had
a hard battle ahead. He visited all
83 counties of his state, and is
repeating
(Continued on Editorial Page, 4.)
British Airliner
Crash Kills 28
LONDON, Oct 17-OVWIth one
engine dead, a British airliner
hurtled out of a mist over a Lon
don suburb today, skimmed thef
tops of several houses and plunged
Into a brick garden wall, killing
all but one of the 29 persons
aboard. y
Two Americans were, killed in
the crash.
The liner was a two-engined
British European Airways Dakota.
It was trying to get back to its
home base at Northold airport
when it crashed at Mill Hill, a
middle class residential neighbor
hood. It crumpled into a garden of one
of the houses, flipped on its back,
exploded and burned. A witness
said the plane looked like a "big
ball of fire."
The only survivor, a steward,
was flung 100 yards. Besides the
-. crew of five, there were 15 men
passengers, eight women and an
infant. - -
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
1 thought I told you to itoo eat'm?
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S35BUQS
South Korean
Push Stopped
By Defenses
U. S. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS IN KOREA, Oct. 18
W) U.S. first cavalry and South
Korean troops were slowed down
today by red Korean defense at
points five and eight miles from
the North Korean capital of
Pyongyang.
The American cavalrymen were
five miles from the red capital in
the race to reach the city.
They were bogged down at Yok
py, to the south of Pyongyang at
2 p. m. (12 midnight EST).
The South Korean first division
was halted eight miles southeast
of the city at the Sangwon river.
The communists threw tanks
and artillery at the United Nations
forces.
Red troops were in well dug in
positions.
The battle of Pyongyang mav
mark the end of the 15-weeks-old
Korean war. ' : "
On the west coast, the fall of
Chinnampo, the port of Prone-;
yang, appeared imminent. J
On the east coast. South Ko
rean troops captured the big in
dustrial center of Hamhung and
its port of Hungnam within 110
air miles of the Manchurian bor
der. -
The navy announced that the
U. S. cruisers Helena and Wor
cester bombarded the east coast
port of Songjin ahead of the ad
vancing troops in a move to cut
off retreating reds,
i The U. S. first cavalry's sev
enth regiment, rolling to Pyong
yang, was trying to achieve yet an
other first for the division. The
outfit was the first into liberated
Manila in 1945 and the first to en
ter Tokyo.
The regiment bypassed Sariwon
in its race up the highway. Mov
ing behind it, the British common
wealth 27th brigade occupied Sar
iwon. i
The seventh regiment headed a
30-mile-long first cavalry tank
column rolling toward Pyongyang.
On the first cavalry's left flank.
the U. S. 24th division the first
American outfit to enter The Ko
rean war swung tip a road to
ward Pyongyang's port of Chin
nampo. British carrier - based
planes supported the Americans.
Fire Destroys
Detroit Home
Statesman News Service
DETROIT. Oct 17 The Ray
Wallace home in Detroit was de
stroyed by fire tonight The Idan
ha, Mongold and forest service fire
departments were called but
flames had consumed the dwelling
ny me tune tney arrived.
The home, occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace and their four chil
dren, was not insured. The family
was away from home when the
blaze broke out about 7:30 cm. An
aiarm was turned in by a neighbor.
Tne Wallaces were reported
staying with neighbors late to
night .
2000 Persons in County
- First details of a civilian de
fense program to be manned by
2,000 Marion " county residents
were announced Tuesday by CoL
Mark Hillary, county defense di
rector.' The master plan was ap
proved Friday, by the county
court -
As organization proceeds, the
public will be advised of its re
sponsibility, said CoL Hillary. No
practice blackouts or alerts, such
as : characterized World War II
home defense, will be conducted,
although the -defense . personnel
will have rehearsals for coordin
ation, he declared.
" While administrative personnel
Is not expected to comprise more
than 38 men, the county will have
a "flying squadron" of 200 men
available for use anywhere on 15
minute notice, for any emergency.
Thex are to be trained in all pha
ses of defense, including - a re
Notice,
U.S. to Give Near
$2 Billion in Arms,
s
Money to France
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-;P)-The United States promised France
today it will provide from $1,800,000,000 to $2,400,000,000 in American
arms and money to French forces in Europe and Indo-China the end
of 1951.
An informed government official said this arrangement was work
ed out daring conferences with the French defense minister and
finance minister which ended to
day.;. ...
' The money would come from
the total of approximately $6,000,
000,000 which - congress . already
has appropriated to rearm nearly
20 friendly countries against Jhe
threat of communist aggression.
France will get from 30 to .40
per cent of this total, this -official
said. The exact amount will be
determined later after further detailed-
discussions between the
United States and its 11 Atlantic
pact allies. -
In a formal announcement, the
state department said it will make
available a fund of $200,000,000
before June 30 to help French fac
tories turn out a bigger flow of
military equipment The formal
announcement did not mention
the larger sum promised.
A French spokesman told re
porters the promised American aid
is intended to equip 10 French di
visions on the European continent
by the end of next year.
Service Club
Alliance Meets
With Approval
By Charles Ireland .
Staff Writer, Tho Statesman
A proposal to form a Civic Al
liance of Salem service clubs met
a favorable reception last night at
an initial gathering of representa
tives of 15 Salem organizations.
Purpose of the alliance would be
to integrate clubs for concerted
action on projects that single
groups could scarcely undertake,
according to Bernard Sllevach who
presided.
Shevach . represented the Salem
Optimist club which called the
meeting. The alliance should in
clude clubs which exist for the
general betterment of the com
munity, he said.
. "Such a group could speak with
a voice that would be heard and
respected," Shevach added.
Those present were asked to ex
plain the proposal to their clubs
and to meet again to discuss the
Interest indicated.
Meanwhile a survey of organiz
ational plans used by similar al
liances in other Cities will be con
ducted. Represented at Tuesday's meet
ing were most men's luncheon
clubs, the Chamber of Commerce,
Boy Scouts, Isaac Walton league,
several veterans organizations and
women's clubs including a spokes
man for the Federation of Wom
en's clubs.
The sponsoring group said in
quiries would be welcomed by
clubs who inadvertantly were not
invited.
French Evacuate
Important Post
SAIGON, Oct 18 French
troops evacuated the vitally im
portant Indochina frontier post of
Dongdang yesterday, a spokesman
announced today. -
Dongdang was the last outpost
guarding the approaches to Lang
son. French headquarters fortress
near the frontier of communist
China.
quirement that they-fire small
arms for . record every three
months. The squadron . will be
drawn from the entire county. .
"We do not fear a direct attack
on Salem," added Hillary. The
greatest peril, he feels, in an at
tack on nearby areas, resulting in
panic among residents. The plan
includes means for control of anyiCameron, of state unemployment
panic - stricken refugees, entering
the county.
From the county court and Its
coordinator. Sheriff Denver
Young, the program's , chain of
command extends down to the di
rector and a coordinating council
comprising the court and three
laymen, then to deputy directors
and their assistants. -
Each incorporated community is
to have its director and assistant
whose defense plans are to be in
tegrated into the county master
plan. Five of some 13 towns al
ready have directors. Some unin
Offers
$27,302,000
State Building
Plan Unveiled
A $27,302,000, six-year state
building program was approved
tentatively Tuesday by the state
board of control.
About $18,802,000 of the total
would be spent at state institu
tions, most of them located in the
Salem area, under direction of the
board of control.
Another $8,500,000 would be ex
pended at higher educational cen
ters by the state board of higher
education.
Of the total estimated expendi
tures, $9,656,200 would be spent
during the 1951-53 biennium, $5,
701,000 during the 1953-55 period
and $3,445,000 during the 1955-57
biennium. ; ;
Board members agreed that a
six-year construction program
was necessary because of an ap
parent shortage of state revenues
during the;- 1951-53 . biennium.
State Treasurer Walter J. Pearson
suggested that money for the pro
gram be borrowed from some
state account or raised through a
bond issue. The total obligation
would be liquidated in 20 years.
A separate budget, including
construction requests, will be pre
sented to the 1951 legislature. Gov.
Douglas McKay said it would be
impossible to Include construc
tion items in the regular state
budget
Meanwhile, Charles Byrne, act
ting chancellor of the state higher
educational system, said in Salem
Tuesday the $8,500,000 earmarked
for state school construction
would not be sufficient for the
six-year period.
' He said his board probably
would ask for $12,500,000 to meet
needs for the 1951-53 biennium
and additional funds during the
succeeding two-year periods.
Board of control members said
they wanted to study the tenta
tive program before making a def
inite recommendation.
Additional details on page 2.)
Arrow Shot
Into the Air
Dims Dallas
DALLAS, Ore., Oct 17-W-In-dustry
halted, lunches went cold,
and telegraph service was cut off
irr Dallas all from an unexplain
ed cause.
All anyone knew was that pow
er service had gone dead.
The manager of an oil distribu
tion plant reported he heard such
a loud bang that he broke out fire
extinguishers in belief his plant
was exploding.
Finally, after two hours, the
trouble was traced down. It came
from a short circuit A small boy
had shot an arrow in the air. It
came to rest squarely across two
12,000-volt power lines.
Defense Plan
corpora ted communities plan to
establish programs, said the col
onel. i
Laymen appointed to the coor
dinating council are W. L. Phil
lips, sr., and Carl Hogg, with a
third to be named later.
The deputies are to be p. H.
compensation commission, person
nel; E. Burr Miller, businessman,
air; A.- J. Crose, state real estate
commissioner, evacuation; Albert
L. Mason, state penitentiary, en
gineering; Paul Lardon, retired
businessman, procurement and
supply; Russell Pratt transfer
firm owner, industrial defense; Dr
Robert Fenix, Willamette univer
sity vice president information;
Dr. Willard J. Stone, county
health officer, public health. The
liaison deputy has not yet been
announced.
(Additional details on page 4.)
Partnership
12S miulhi Hurricane Hits Miami
MIAMI, flaJ; Oct 17 High waves
vi s Aa-mue per agar ourncuis
Power Fails
In Large Parts
Of Florida Gty
MIAMI, Fla, Oct 18 -flp)- A
small but vicious tropical hurri
cane buffeted Miami with slash
ing winds up to 125 miles an hour
tonight,, then swirled on north
ward toward Palm Beach and the
Lake Okeechobee area.
First reports indicated the city,
buffeted by the screeching winds
and drenched by an accompany
ing -downpour., had escaped ex
caped extensive damage, - except
for many broken power lines, up
rooted trees, toppled radio masts
and, In some cases, shattered win
dows. Large parts of Miami were left
In darkness when power lines
snapped. The electricity failures
caused temporary breakdowns of
the water supply in some neigh
borhoods, but auxiliary pumping
units powered by steam or diesel
engines were called into action at
most of the water stations.
Both towers of radio station
WQAM, owned by the Miami Her
ald, collapsed. One was 400 feet
high, the other 275 feet
Radio station WIOD, owned by
the Miami Daily News, also lost
both its masts, each 300 feet high.
Chest Drive
Contributions
Top $90,000
The second Salem Community
chest division was over the top
Tuesday and a third barely missed
its quota as reports brought the
campaign total to $91,060 raised,
or 82 per cent of the $111,000, goal.
Edward Majek s professional di
vision reached $11,977 or 101
per cent of its goal, to join the 111
per cent educational group.- At 99
per cent was general gifts, led by
Edwin Schreder. 'The only other
group on the final 10 per cent was
automotive, with Burr Miller and
Otto J. Wilson as co-chairmen.
One worker lamented . the fact
that the additional income tax
withheld from checks was taken
out first just as the chest cam
paign opened, which caused drops
in some contributions. -
Speaker at the luncheon was
Hilda Swenson, Camp Fire Girls
executive, who declared that chil
dren should learn to laugh and
have a good time so they would be
better equipped to meet problems,
She added that character building
can be done best in leisure-time
activities, because persons are then
more receptive.
DAYLIGHTER DERAILED
MARTINEZ, Calif- Oct 17-(V
A passing cattle train jack-knifed
near here today and derailed
three cars of the northbound
Southern Pacific Shasta Daylight
injuring three persons. .
Southern Pacific officials said
they did not know how long it
would take to clear the tracks.
Max.
Mln.
Preclp.
Salem ,'.
Portland
San Francisco
Chlcaro
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87
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69
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49
Willamette River -2.1 feet
FORECAST (from V. S. weather
bureau, McNary field. Salem): Mostly
cloudy with occasional rain today and
tonight. Little change in temperature
with highest today near S9 and lowest
lonigm near 49.
SALEM raxcrPTATioi
Sines start stf weather Tear Sent. 1
This Year
Last Year
Normal
J7
1M
and high winds en Dade county's
wuica nrau uiu ares (onlglrt.
Dewey Denies Pay-Off to
Hanley for Quitting tace;
Letter Cited as Evidence
NEW YORK, Oct 17--Gov. Thomas E. Dewey denied
today a democratic charge that Lt Gov. Joe R. Hanley had
been bought .off the republican candidacy for governor to ac
cept nomination' for the senate. ; - .
- His statement came in a hectic day ol charges and. coun- -i
?!ges m hitieK repubUcan-democratic state politi-
Dewey calmly tolcTa' hastily called news conferenc here:
Inever personally discussed his ( Hanley 's) debts or his
,V sTltuaUo" Wlth him- I never pried into his private affaSs.
nor did I ever-near anyone else do . . : : , , , ;
Tonight, Hanley added his denial to Dewey's and said the '
democratic charge was "a -new low in political , smears "
tf In.ILlafaddeSS' ?anley eemed surprised that opponents i !
put a pay-off interoretation on a itfi- fn ht ?1t" j
"If I will consent to take the nomination to the United States
eai 1 K,m d.ffmitel?r assured of being able to clean up my M
nancial obligations within 90 days . .
.TJie leer was written to a GOP supporter after a conference '
with Dewey last September. ,
Hanley said there was wnb commitment of any kind" and fi
nancial matters were not discussed "even remotely" when he de
cided to run for the senate leaving the gubernatorial field to
Dewey. -
"If there was anything crooked about IV I wouldn't have
written the letter," he said, a trace of emotion in his voice. "I
have more sense than that" .
In talks with Dewey, Hanley said he was pleased to learn
that a state pension was available to augment his senate salary if
he was elected.
This solved one problem for him, Hanley said. .
bewey Told Him State Job Waiting
Another problem was solved, Hanley added, when Dewey as
sured him that if he was beaten for senator there would be
some sort of a state job for him. . . '
However, the statements lailed to silence critics in and
out of the republican party who demanded a grand Jury probe
of the reported deal. - . ,
Republican Publisher Frank Gannett a pre-campaign back
er of Hanley for governor, suggested a grand jury inquiry. So
did an official of the American labor party.
And Rep. Walter A. Lynch, democratic-liberal opponent of
Dewey for governor, heaped, fuel on the fire at his, own news
conference. -... . '
He said there Is a law 'against offering or taking any con-
sideration for nomination or election to public office. He refer-
red to the Hanley letter as a "confesson" that a deal was ar
ranged at Dewey's New York City headquarters. . .
Democrat Opponent Learns of Letter
Lynch said he first learned of Hanley's now-famous letter
three weeks ago "from a great many republicans-who have no -;
use for Dewey and have knowledge of the circumstances under '
which Hanley withdrew." . ; .' - ,
Lynch added: - - ' - .
"1 was shocked. I did not reveal anything but as the bits of
evidence were revealed to me, I spoke, about lt"
. Later tonight in a radio campaign speech. Lynch said Dew-,
ey would face impeachment if reelected governor and Hanley';
. would be refused a seat in the senate if he wins. 4
He then cited three state laws relating to political activities
which he claimed Hanley and Dewey violated and added: '
"The combined 'penalties for these violations may well see the
"perpetrators spend the next four years in Dannemora (prison)
instead of Albany." ' ' .. -' j ... '
Lynch Asks Both Men Leave Race :
Lynch went on: , - j; - . : ' . -
"They must both withdraw from, the race. There is nothing
else for them in their guilt to do. If they don't act quickly the
anger of the citizenry of the state of New York will force them V
out" : " ' f : ; ;; .
Dewey said today he learned Saturday that the letter existed
and that the democrats had a copy. Political sources believed Han- "
ley released the letter to prevent the democrats from making it
. public first- :- ' " - " ; ' " '
Dewey said at his conference . that he -had urged Hanley to
run for the senate, adding: ' ' y.;'-' r ' -? ,
"I reassured him that his job in the state government re
mained sure. I discussed various possibilities with him. The last
possibility discussed was as counsel to the state thruway author
ity." ., v ,.
He said there was no discussion of the salary the job would
entaiL , ' : ' - '-' : ' ' ' '. - ? . .
Originally Dewey had announced he. would not run for a
third term and Hanley appeared to be the leading candidate for
the office. Then Hanley stepped aside, coming out for Dewey in
the light of the war situation and Dewey expressed his willing
ness to run. v':- -'-
republicans gain
MEDFORD, Oct-n-Cffr-Repub-licans
noted a gain over democra
tic voter registration in -Jackson
county today. The total is 14,667
republicans, 13,164 democrats.
of Peace'( to
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Hanlover beach herald the approach
SATS TJ. N. TO ADMIT BEDS
ASHLAND, Oct 17 -(IVRep.
Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore) today
predicted that the United Nations
would admit communist China . to
the U. N. in three or four weeks.
World
A .
erica
To Back
Free Asia
- By Ernest B. Vaccaro
SAN FRANCISCO, O et. .
17 -(AP)- President Tru
man tonight gave Russia
blunt notice that the United
States will tolerate no fur-; -ther
aggression. Then, at
10:15 P.S.T., he left on his
plane for. Washington.
The president concluded his for
eign policy speech with' this dec
laration: "What we want is a part
nership for peace with all the
world." - -
Speaking before ' a cheering '
crowd in the War Memorial audi
torium where the United Nations
charter was born,' the president
declared that the free nations ot
the world "must oppose strength
with strength" at a time when
vast communist armies in "Europe
and Asia pose a constant threat to
world peace . -
Every effort was made br Mr.
Truman's staff to preserve ia "non
political" atmosphere for the oc
casion. . : . ; - ' t .
The crowd -that overflowed the
3,200-seat opera house included
Republican Governor Earl Warren -
and his family, and Republican
Senator William F. Khowland, as "
well as James Roosevelt and Mrs. -Helen
Gahagan Douglas, demo- '
cratic candidates for governor and
senator, respectively. ;
Not on Stage v - - V
These two : candidates sat in
seats on the floor of the auditor
ium, and not on the stage from
which the president spoke.
It was one of President Tru
man's bluntest speeches. He said
the American people "hate war", '
but "love our liberties'', and "will
not see them destroyed.
The president digressed from his
text once, as he said, To give,
emphasis and to make perfectly
clear that there Is a unanimity ia
our foreign policy." ,
. And again, when he declared:
"I want to see world peace from
Wake islands west and all the way
back again. I want to see world
peace from Wake island east and
all the way back again. And wo"
are going to get it" -; .
Mr. Truman was interrupted
frequently by applause, particul
arly when he praised General
Douglas MacArthur. He flew 7
200 miles to Wake, island to meet
with the general. " .
In one of his departures from
text the president said he wanted
to make it "perfectly clear to the
whole world, that - the United
States has no aggressive designs
"in Korea or anywhere else" in
the world.
A few moments earlier he again
departed from his prepared text to
declare: '
"What we want is a partnership
for peace with all the world."
He pledged this country's grow
ing military might to support th
peoples of all Asia to help "attain
and defend their independence."
Military Aid Given .
He pointed out that the United :
States has been giving military
aid to 44 countries threatened by
aggression" and that Secretary of
State Acheson is pushing a plan in
the U. N. for quick joint action "
"in case of any outbreak of ag
gression." v
And, reminding untold millions
of listeners throughout the world
that "our men are fighting now in
Asia" to' preserve the indepen-a
dence of a small nation, he said
the U. S. will help others in that
area to "attain and defend their
independence." ;
; The president scornfully con
trasted this country's offer to the
far east of a "partnership of
peace" with Russia's desire to turn '
Asiatic peoples into "slaves of a
new imperialism." .
. (Additional details on page 2.)
2 Mnesweepers
Sunk Near Wonsan
'' WASHINGTON, Oct! 17--:
The navy announced today tho
sinking of two more U. S. mine
sweepers by mines in Korean
waters, with a casualty toll of on
dead, 12 missing and 79 injured..
The two- naval vessels, The Pir
ate and The Pledge, were lost Oc
tober 12 off the port of Wonsan.
The sinkings brought to five th
number of navy ships either sunk
or damaged by enemy mines in
Korean naval, operations. - t '
BONNEVILLE SETS RECORD ?
i PORTLAND,"- Oct- 17-(VTha
Bonneville power administration
today reported a new hi?h c
187,515 income from power sale
in the fiscal year of ,l9u. " '