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GJFP 0KEQDOB jootU w& to emu CesrW to Ceewlk ! POUNDDD 1651 100th YEAR 24 PAGES Dragon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, December 21 18 SO Price Se Ho. 271 I Receipts from sales of timber from O it C lands last fiscal year ran to $4 million. This year they are expected to reach $6 million and next year perhaps to $8 mil . lion. This is good news for coun ties in western Oregon which get 50 Der cent of the receipts. fITnHfr the act of 1937 the share ! of the counties is to go to 75 per cent when- the advances made by the federal treasury to reimburse the counties for back taxes are paid back. That will be next year. But judging by reports from Washington, the congress takes a dim view of any 75 per- cent of gross income from these lands as the share for counties. The orig inal appeal was for revenue to compensate the counties for loss of property taxes when the , rail road land grant reverted back to the government With current in come what it is, that tax equiva lent is exceeded. Under the 1937 act for the en actment of which much credit was due to , Congressman James W. Mott and Senator Charles L. Mc Nary, a maximum or 25 per cent of income, was to be made avail able for . administration - of the lands. Congress, has never been so generous; as a result the bureau of land management lacks funds for the proper administration of its trust . '''..' It looks as though the 1937 law will be up for reconsideration soon. The counties naturally would like to ! get - 75 per cent of the revenues; and they are favorable to adequate provision for admin istrative expenses and capital im provements in the way -of access roads, reforestation, etc. The bu reau office at Portland has sug gested . an arrangement whereby a limited share of revenues would be ..assured for . administrative . costs and improvements and that 50 per cent of the remainder go , to the counties, save that the ..county share would be on a mov ing five-year , - (Continued on editorial page, 4.) IF n Oil (U)oSo S Pan n mm M0i County Judge Murphy Dies Heart Attack Results in Death Grant Murphy, 65, Marion county judge since 1941, died about 3 p. m. Wednesday of a heart attack at Salem Memorial hospital. Judge Murphy entered the hospital Monday after suffering a heart attack in his county office. He had been reported recovering successfully and his unexpected death shocked county associates and his many friends throughout me state. A native of Marion county, I Succumbs To Give Notice Of Price Hikes WASHINGTON, .-Dec. 20 -(J?) The government asked 250 large companies outside the auto indus try tonight to give it at least seven days' advance notice before raising prices on any major pro ducts. If the companies comply with this request it will give the gov ernment a chance to study pro posed price hikes and to ask or order their abandonment in cases where officials- decide the in creases would be unjustified. ' Alan Valentine, administrator . of the economic stabilization ag ency, telegraphed the business -firms, a request for such advance notice of price increases on any line in which they do an annual business of $300,000 or more. His telegram said the informa tion is desired "to help our ef forts to combat inflation." At the same time, top labor leaders called on President Tru man today for strong controls ' over the cost of living and said wages should be permitted to catch up with rising prices. "Wage stabilization must not become wage freezing," the group - declared. Murphy was appointed county judge by Gov. Charles A. Sprague in May of 1941 after the death of Judge Leroy Hewlett He was re elected for six-year terms in 1942 and 1948. Murphy, organizer and operat or of the Murphy-Gardner lumber company at Stayton from 1918 to 1942, was a former republican state, county and precinct com mitteeman, a state officer and 40 year member of the Odd Fellows and held mayor, council and school board posts in Stayton. Aided Development During his terms as county judge. Murphy was instrumental in completion of the new Willam ette river bridge at Independence, a program of road oiling and building of two new ferries: In addition, plans were begun and arc nearly completed for a new courthouse, with most of the funds raised, final phases z ta lem-Silverton road improvement are underway and work has start ed on the Mehama-Mill City link of the North Santiam highway, for which the judge long was a booster. He also was deeply interested in the Willamette valley project highlighted by the Detroit dam, in the proposed Cascade highway and had asked for speeded fed eral aid for South River Toad to the new Independence bridge. McKay to Appoint Murphy s successor as county Judge will be appointed, under Oregon law, byGov. Douglas Mc Kay. The appointment would be for the duration- or the judge'; term, through Dec. 31, 1954 Prior to the appointment, the two county commissioners who, with the judge, comprise the Mar ion county court, can transact most official business. In some cases where responsibilities are delegated specifically to the coun ty judge, law provides for tem porary fulfillment of those re sponsibilities by a circuit Judge of the county. Services in Stayton Funeral services for Judge Mur phy will be arranged by the Wed dle funeral home of Stayton. Sur vivors include his widow, Alda A. Murphy, 1525 N. 18th st; two daughters, Mrs. Marcelle Murphy Berger in California and Mrs, Gertrude Murphy Jungwirth, Ly ons; two grandchildren; eight brothers and sisters, Mrs. Edna Sloper, Stayton; Mrs. Clara Thorn as, Salem; Avery Murphy, Long view, Wash.; Algie Murphy, Stay ton; Harold (Pat) Murphy, Stay ton; Mrs. Ola Robertson, Palm Springs, Calif.; Mrs. Nora Potter, Stayton; Mrs. Bessie Williamson, Vallejo, Calif. : (Additional details on page 9) Marion County Judge Grant Mur phy, above, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was a life long resident of the county and had been county Judge since 194L Philadelphia : Sniper Shoots Boy in Shoulder By-Pass Plans Speeded PORTLAND, Dec. 2HP-A state highway commissioner to day called for faster department planning for a $4,000,000 Pacific highway Salem by-pass. No funds have yet been allocated for the project Commissioner Charles Reynolds, LaGrande, said the people living north and south of Salem should not be subjected to bottlenecks of Salem traffic and be forced to fcope with the city's planned one way traffic system. Faster action on the project was proposed after State Highway En gineer R. H. Baldock suggested the commission buy off-s t r e e t parking space in Salem's Holly wood district to clear cars from the highway within the north city limits. Doubt Authority Reynolds and Chief Counsel Jos eph M. Devers said they doubted mat tne commission had authority to buy off-street parking land. iiaiaocK was instructed by the commission to go ahead under the original agreement with the city. It provides that the route to Portland be widened and prohibits panting in some places to provide four lanes of traffic. The city will provide some off-street Darking. BaiaocK said the area Is one of tne most congested in the United States. Cost of widening the high way was estimated by Baldock at about $65,000. Use of Snmmer Street The approval plan also calls for use of Summer street for south bound traffic entering Salem, in the one-way street setup. The proposed by -pass would take Pacific highway through traf- uc around the city's east limits and connect with the highway aooui live miles south of the city, Contract Awarded The commission awarded a con tract for approaches to the Mar ion street bridge across the Wi1. lamette river. It went to General Construction Co.. Portland, with a low bid of $787,736, within $1,500 of engineer" estimates. The project includes work from Commercial street to the water on the Salem side and for 1,000 feet on the west baiem side. 13,000 Casualties In Korea Retreat TOKYO. Dee. 21-(AP)-Gen. ermJ Mae Arthur's headqaarters aid today United Nations eaa Laities dnrlng the Korean war "disaster" since Nev. 27 peried UUled nearly 13,101. These in cluded the killed, weended and missing for all allied forces ex cept those ef the Republic of Korea. Headquarters said these leas es were not exceptional in com parison with those suffered in similar pull back operations In tber wars. . Headquarters denied any tug gestions that the retreat under Red Chinese pressure since No vember 27 waa caused by bat tle losses or "acceptance of defeat" Chairman Ben Chandler. Com Bay, said the commission hopes me legislature will approve a $75, 000,000 bond issue for a five-year mgnway improvement program. He said five maior highways could De put in "pretty good shape under such a program. Thev are the Columbia river. The Dalle- California, the Pacific, the Oregon coast and a connection between the Wilson river and Sunset high ways from Glenwood to North Plains. Wreck of Plane Carrying 37 Seen Rock Buries i3 transport carrying a i persons c ttt -i was sighted today near the peak V flVKPrS of a 9,000-foot mountain in Cen- T "A iVVyA 9 Fourth Dies MANILA., Thursday, Dec. 21-(iP) Clark air force base announced that wreckage of a missing U. S. C-54 transport carrying 37 persons tral Luzon. Search pilots reported no sign of life. The big plane disappeared near the end of a flight from Okinawa. It last was heard from Tuesday morning when within half an hour of its destination, Clark air base. JOHNSTON TO KEEP JOB SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 20-(JP)-Eric A. Johnston, who makes $100,000 a year and expenses as president of the Motion Picture association, has been' given a new contract that keeps him on as mo vie czar until 1958. j Animal Cracker j By WARREN GOODRICH Q 'f you don't tie salmon eggs or porms, what do you eat? REED SPORT, Dec. 20--Three quarry workers were buried un der thousands of tons of rock to day and a fourth man died later of Injuries. There was no hope that the men undej the rock could survive. Two escaped a similar fate by clinging tenaciously to a small ledge 230 reet above the quarry floor when a premature explosion of blasting powder collapsed one wall. One other worker was in jured. , Witnesses said the blast sent perhaps 10,000 tons of rocks cas cading among the several score workers at the Kern & Kibbe com pany job. The quarry is 7 miles up the Umpqua river from here. i Buried were George Kleut, pow der foreman of Reedsport; Nor man R. Aspley, 4534 N.E. Lomb ard street, Portland, and John Doyle of Reedsport. Charles H. Whitney of rt. 4, box 118, Tacoma, Wash., died tonight of head injuries. The Keizer hos pital at North Bend reported he had never regained consciousness. John Peterson of 825 Empire St., Buue, Mont- was also at the hos pital and was expected to survive his injuries. Both of the men who saved themselves, Sam Knight of Lake side, Coos county, and Guisetti Braneonisio. of near Reedsport, had to be hauled from their rocky perch by ropes. They were so weak by the time ropes were dropped that truck driver David Payne was lowered to the ledges to help them scale to the 300 foot high rim of the quarry. , PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20-ttP)- A 16-year-old boy was shot to night by a mysterious sniper on the northern edge of Philadelphia He was the eighth victim 'of an unkown assailent in the area in six weeks. Earlier today, a Philadelphian was snot by a sniper in souin Philadelphia. Police do not believe this shooting had any connection with the work of the so-called 'mad sniper of Oak Lane.1 The wounded boy Is George Haller, jr., a student at Benjamin Franklin high school. A bullet fir ed by a .22 .caliber rifle tore through the boy's shoulder.-Doc tors said he was not wounded ser iously. I- A. . !! I S Al 1 1 I'ouce aumonues saia uie oui- i y yr g- let fired at young Haller was of 111 Woman GlVeil the same type as mat wnicn juiiea i . Mrs. Claire Cohen, 28-year-old Citizen 8 Uatll aS hnnspwifp Saturdav niffht. Mrs. I . Sfw' sniper Christmas Present The scene of tonight s shooting was in the Juaniata park section of Frankford, some five miles from where Mrs. Cohen was shot. The victim of the predawn shooting was Richard C. Lavery, 54 - year - old republican division committeeman and job printer. He was in critical condition tonight at St. Agnes' hospital. He was shot with a .32 caliber pistol where as the Oak Lane sniper ' used a .22 caliber rifle. Reds Forced To Retreat in Hungnam Area TOKYO, Thursday. Dec. 21-W) Red troops at the point of great .t menace to the United Nations beachhead around Hungnam were forced to retreat Wednesday. Devastating around-the-clock firepower - - planes, warships, ar tillery --not only protected the allies' last toehold in northeast Korea but even improved it on the critical east flank. A field dispatch said North Kor ean reds on that flank had to withdraw to ridges well back from the American positions. "Our artillery and air chewed up at least one and possibly two North Korean battalions," said an American regimental intelligence officer. A later field dispatch said the heavy U. N. air, ground and naval assaults had disrupted any plans by the Chinese and North Kore ans for a major assault on the beachhead. in western Korea, there was only "light and scattered contact yesterday along the United Na tions defense line north of Seoul, a U. S. Eighth army briefing offi cer said today. un Tuesday mere had wen a report of clashes between North and South Korean troops along a 30-mile front northeast of SeouL But today the briefing officer said this contact was broken off. Convict-Composer To Receive Pardon PORTLAND, Dec. 30 -vP- xurs. luum scnuiz, 70, a native or Vienna, was too ill to take her oath of citizenship. So U.S. District Judge Gus J. soiomon recessed court and went to her home where she became a citizen. Solomon admitted the proced ure was unusual. But he ex plained: "It's near Christmas and I couldn't imagine a more wonderful present for any- DOdy. Mrs. Schulz came here from Austrfa in 1943. Critical Period In Reich BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 20 t7-The international crisis has made a political powder keg out of Germany and the western al lies are waiting to see whether Soviet Russia will put a torch to it The Atlantic pact nations made it known yesterday ther are offer ing planes, guns and ships to con quered west Germans if thev will join Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's international army. At the same time the United States, Britain and France agreed to meet Kussia for a showdown on oermany "and other problems.' Their notes saying so are reported to oe on tne way to Moscow. Whatever the "other problems' are, one thing is clear: leaders of both East and West regard even a defeated Germany as a major military factor in calculations of strategy. The big question today is: Will Russia use her diplomats or her soldiers to keep the Germans in military quarantine? Russia accused both Britain and WASHINGTON. Dee. tl (AP)-Secrttary of State Ache- n returned today from the Brussels meeting of the North Atlantic treaty eouncU. His plane landed at WaaMagteD'a National airport st 3:13 a. m. (EST). France last weekend of violating their treaties with the Soviets by backing German rearmament. She said that West Germany's neighbors, such as Communist East Germany, Poland and Ciochoslo- bays U.b."JNear Another Korea In West E nroper BY JAMES DEVLIN NEW YORK, Dee. 20 -(AP)- Herbert Hoerrr called on America tonight to make the Atlantic amrt . acifie oceans ha frontier not continental Europe me Asiaand to "arm our air and naval force to the teeth" to defend them. We alone ran thna prevent any "noMible invain of the western hemisphere by communist armies," he said , j lorrocr prwiocni said "it is clear that the United Nation uc.riiro uiiuxTi." a no n declared that W shall be inviting i er Korea by feeding more men rv1 nwu t rimiry. w4 ..: i ... . . ' . u '- uiiiu t vigamzcs m own or i crises. "WeJv mUe ned tor UrC armies unless we are going to Eu rope or China. Any attempt to make war on the communist ma by land invasion, through the quicksands of China, India er Europe would be sheer folly," he said in a radio address. inai would be the graveyard of millions of American beys and would end in the exhaustion of this Gibraltar of western clrilizataoa." Hoover said the prime responsibility for defending western -Unental Europe rested upon the nations of Europe. He said that anal ern Europe, to warrant further aid. "must express itself In orgaaalaed ihi rquippeu comoai ci visions of such huge numbers as would evert sure aam against me red Hood. And that before we land anylhirtf m)4 City Colorful; Yule Shopping Still Underway New 'Halt-Fire' IfH Appeal Sent To China Reds Christmas shopping kept rapid tempo in all the districts of Salem last night. tnere also was a continuous pa rade of cars through many of the nicely-decorated residential areas. Decorations of the season were reaching full bloom in all parts of the city, Many fine Christmas windows drew marked attention. Among the finer non-commer cial displays were the corner win dow or bears Roebuck where a scene of the Nativity, with hush ed lights and a camel-caravan background, attracted scores of people, and the center window of Bishop's store on North Liberty with its lighted church-commun ity scene. which reploced last week s Santa Claus. "Have you got your Christmas shopping done," was the cheery Christmas greeting throughout the business areas. The array of par cels carried by many a pedestrian man or another dollar on their shores. Otherwise we shall be inviting another Korea. That would be a calamity to Europe as well aa to a." Says U. N. Forces in Korea Beaten The United Nations have been defeated la Korea, he said, bv tSe aggression of communist China, and there are no world forces ade quate to repel the Chinese. Hoover's pronouncement came only a day after President Tra. man pledged more American troops would be sect to Europe te s44 tne west European defense set-up headed by American Cen. Dwigfcs D. Eisenhower. Hoover called for arming the United States nary and air forv "le the teeth" to bold the two oceans, with possibly one frontier oo BriV aln and the other on Japan, Formosa and the Fhlllppines. ' Hoover said that, after the Initial outlay to strengthen the awry and sir force, attention could be turned to redacts, ejpeoditurte, balancing the budget and avoiding Inflation. Hoover said be spoke in response to hundreds of rtqueati" That he appraise "the current situation." Ills office said actually and" of such requests had been received. lWe Could Never Reach Moscow' Me said that, even If western Europe armed beyond contemplated, "we could never reach Moscow." but that neither communist armies reach Washington in force. In declaring the communist armies could not reach the Atortirasi capital. Hoover said: "In this military connection we must realise the fart that the at omic bomb is a far less dominant weapon than tt was one theaagrrl to be.- He did not elaborate. "These policies I have suggested would be no isolationism." Hoe- ver said. "Indeed they are the opposite. They would avoid rastt in volvement of our military forces in hopeless campaigns. "we are not blind to the need to preserve western d miration oa th continent of Europe or to our cultural and religious ties to it- But the prime obligation of defense of western continental Europe vests upon the nations of Europe. The test is wnemer oey nave tne sarn ual force, the will and acceptance of unity among them by their ova volition. America cannot create their spiritual forces; we cannot tar them with money." Europe Said Lacking in United Action Ommentinr that non-communist nations other than the UeiteA States "did not or could not substantially respond to the U. W. caJX tor arms to Korea," Hoover said. -It la clear continental Eurooe has not In three Tears ct our aid LAKE SUCCESS. Dec. developed that unity of purpose and that will power' necessary fee Its The United Nations has sent a sec- own defense. ... "It is clear that our British friends are tuning wtm sppesrsros of communist China. "It is clear that the United Nations is in a log of debate ana in decision on whether to appease or not to appease." Hoover said there was no parallel in history to tne eoon mrta sacrifice America has made to elevate the spirit and achieve the - lty of western Europe. Hoover said that in ootn worm wars one ana iwo, wnma . . , . . 1 mm ImImJ Jt rope, including west uermany, piacra hmct . " - equipped combat divisions in tne oeia wiuun wi osys, wiu mvnt and naval forces. .... "Thev have more manpower and more productive capacity asoay than in either one of those wars," he said. vakla, "can not fail to take into account" this step toward the "rebirth of German militarism and to inevitable new attempts st aggression." That seems a mild statement un less you recall that all Communist China said before plunging into Korea was that she "would not stand idly by" If United Nations forces crossed the 38th parallel. The United States, British and French high commissioners will start negotiations with West Ger man Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Bonn tomorrow, looking toward use of - 150.000 Germans in a 1,000,000 -man force proposed to be built up In two years. ond cease fire appeal to the Chi nese communists, pointing out that a halt in the Korean fighting will greatly improve prospects for talks the Reds want on a general settlement of Asian problems. The message was sent by the three-man U.N. cease fire com rolttee last night after the Red China delegate, Wu Hshi-chuan, turned a deaf ear to cease fire pleas and left with his delegation for home. The latest message to Pelplng, f na frrvt1mmmrm - sTttva rt promise that negotiations for set- I fflllG VY G i Ta 0 tlement of ail far eastern nmrv. I fcMribbHnAMnMM-M provided the tacit answer, "Weil, lems would follow If the com- not quite yet." Imunists agreed to a cease fire. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Dec. 20 (iPV-Gov. Gordon Browning said tonight he will pardon convict- composer Frank Grandstaff life sentence imposed as a habitual criminal. Grandstaffs music touched hearts far beyond the walls of Tennessee state prison. His "Big Spring Cantata" was written in his prison cell. Browning said "I am giving him a pardon to let mm get out oi the state." - Electric Power Cut for Hour South of Salem Hi As Pole Breaks in 2-Car Wreck; Autos Burn Sslrss . , Portland Su rranriaco Clue jo . hew York, Mas. - SI Miav. FWisv JM 44 trc M tt SS so trace Willamette river 4J feet. FORECAST (from U. weather bu reau. MCNary mn. "' cloudy today and lofOftrt. ConUaued mud today iu man mrw iwiui 4S-4S. HOUSE ASKS PRAYER WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-V The house of representatives to day called on all citizens in the nation to attend church next Sun day and pray for divine guidance in the national emergency. The Spelling ContestI Full details of The Oregon Statesman-KSLM 1951 Spell ing Contest will be found today on page 17. Tour COMPLETE Newspaper Electricity was knocked out for1 an hour in a large area soilTh of Salem Tuesday night when a two car collision sent one vehicle crashing into a power pole on Liberty road at the Mize road in tersection. Both cars burst into flames, and a woman passenger, trapped in one car when the door handles broke off, was rescued by neigh- oornood residents who smashed the auto windows and pulled her out. Four persons were injured, none seriously, in the crash south of Salem. The crack-up snapped a power pole about 15 feet from the top. Diacxing out electricity from about 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. in i large area of southwest Salem. Salem Heights and the southeast sub urbs. Despite the general outage, elec tric lights continued to burn in the immediate accident area. Fred G. Starrett, Portland Gen- eral Electric manager, reported the crash blew out fuses at the Salem Heights power station. He said service was restored as quickly as possible and that crews were removing part of the power pole from high tension wires, where it was left dangling, short ly after the crash. The accident also cut the Salem police radio from its regular pow er sources from 7:45 to 8:48 p. m. The radio operated on an emer gency battery system. State police reported the acci dent occurred when a 1938 Ply mouth coupe operated by Walter Kime, Salem route 9. apparently attempted to pass 1939 Ford se dan driven by Robert Akers, Sa lem route 9. Officers said the bumpers locked, spinning both ve hicles and sending one into the power pole. The Ford Immediately burst In to flames and was gutted by fire, Flames spread to the Plymouth, which was demolished by the col' SALKM rSLgCTTTTATlOW Slare atart at wifct rear, . I T,!. Yrr Laat Year jorma MAS U-s 14 SI lis Ion, state officers reported. Kime s wife, Barbara Joan, was trapped briefly in the burning Plymouth. John S. KunkeL 145 txt . Tj' Wz, rtL. emptied a fir. etin- Wllller tO Begin guisher from has nearby home on 1 1 s T?t .1 the car while four teen-aged kariV rriCiay youths smashed the window and! pulled out Mrs. Kime. I vrw YORK. Dec JO-MV-win- The youths were reported to be jins this Friday at 2:14 sun. Dave and Dean Zanek. all resl-l ThtVm rnoment st which the dents in the area. lm will be at its soumernmort Kime and June Beraice TtAni ln u sky. and which will Bicaeu. 173 t baiem Meignxs ave, rk -honest 67 la nAf PtaMS naasaw m 1t fKe er I me I :r.rrY- w. .vl c. Ithe northern hemisphere. UMa WU ij UiU M !New Railroad i Strike Threatened CHICAGO. Dec 2-GrVA union official said tonight several Q4 cago committees of the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen sy threatened to renew their walk out. But la every case, be said. V had been able to persuade the) to remain at work "In hopes ed settlement tonight: in wage bout negotiations la progress at Wee ington. Sam Vender XleL brothsetasal vice preslde&t, said cornmittees) from several railroads "have threatened to walk out" there Is a quick settlement. lem first aid squad to Memorial hospital where they were treated and released. First aid men said both incurred only minor cuts and bruises. Akers, alone ln his car. was con fined Wednesday night at Me morial hospital but was reported in good condition. He received cuts and bruises. IRAN rORCES ALERTED TEHRAN, Iran. Dec 20 -V Warolng that World War III seems near. Premier Gen, All Raxmara disclosed today he has alerted all Iranian army garrisons including those facing Russian frontier forces. v. W&QAWZV r-l
