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Russians Getting Set; To Grab All Germ:an Japan, Dewey Ca ims Tax Property Valuation at ! HigH in State Total assessed valuation of tax able properties in Oregon reached a new high of $1,607,876,262 in 1950, a 4.47 per cent increase over 1949, the state tax commission ad v.sed the legislature Thursday. ' "While this increase is impres sive it is misleading unless con sidered in the light of modern day conditions," the commission re port continued. The commission said actually, in relation to iOre gon's standard of "true cash value as defined by law,! these assessed values are on a lower ratio than ever before. "This is one of; the principal weaknesses in the ; property tax," the commission averred. f "The fact is that assessed values have remained static for many years despite rapid changes in earning power and selling prices." The tax delinquency as of Aug. 15, 1950, i accumulative for all years, was $12,614,760. an increase of $1,409,405 over last year.! NEW YORK, Feb. l-(JP)-Gov. Thomas E. Dewey said today -Russia "is getting set" to seize all of Germany and Japan as a prelude to . attempted world conquest. - j j j I By grabbing all the industrial power of those two nations the New York governor said In an article in Collier s magazine, Stalin "would no longer fear .American industrial might, and with his: vast manpower, he would bejn a po sition to take the final step of con quering the world." He said "there is good reason to believe" that either an internal coup or armed conquest of Yugo slavia by satellite powers is plan ned before an attack on Germany.' "I do not know how Llate the hour is," Dewey wrote. "Sources of information which have been excellent in the past say that fol lowing the attack on Yugoslavia this summer the Soviet will launch the grand assault on Europe when the ground is hard in the fall and the crops have been gathered. "Until recently all our govern ment planning has been based on Soviet attack in 1954. I believe that thesis has been finally aban doned and there is now a general belief that the attack may come in 1951 or at latest in 1952." Dewey said it would be "nation al suicide'' to abandon our efforts to contain the Russians and to re treat to our own frontiers. The United States must, he said, Immediately convert to large-scale war. production - and speedily de velop overwhelming military forces. Also, he wrote, this country must "shore up free Asia and use our European aid, as I urged three years ago, as 'the means for push ing, prodding and encouraging the nations of western Europe toward f-- fcr.l cf European union and great military strength'." .over, Dewey cautioned, American resources and manpow er should develop the strength to defend themselves." Dewey said the anti-Soviet na tions, including Spain, could and should mobilize more than 150 di visions under Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. "Germany and Japan are the grand prize of Russian attack before taking the world," he wrote. "At all costs and by what ever devices are necessary, we must stop haggling and arm Ger many and Japan as rapidly as they ere willing to be armed." In Asia, Dewey said, "We must stop wobbling and vacillating and announce as a nation, for good, that we wili defend Formosa, Jap an and the Philippines, and pro vide arms to th$ British and French in Southeast Asia. "If we do, a thrill of hope will go all over the Orient and resist ance will " be stiffened every where." Dewey also called for an in tensified propaganda offensive by the United States. "Where the Russians send one organizer," he said, "we should send 10. "Where the Russians send one lying movie we should send 10 truthful movies. "Where the Russians spend $1, 000,000 for sabotage we should spend $10,000,000 for sabotage." (This was not amplified.) "Where the Russians now have the best spy system in the world, we should beat them at their own game witl. twice as good a spy system." Some Taxpayers Prepare Returns Early i; t Mrs. Wright Reelected by Polio Chapter Mrs. David Wright was re-elected president of the Marion county chapter of the National Founda tion for Infantile. Paralysis Thurs day night. It will be her third term. Mrs. Virgil T. Golden was elect ed to the new post of second vice president. Other ;officers re-elected; First vice president, Elmer J. Church; Mrs. Lucille Satter, sec retary; Albert Arpke, treasurer. Current funds on hand were re ported as $1,044 with bills due to taling $4,070. James Keys, chairman of the March of Dimes drive, reported that $8,500 had been baked to date. He said he hoped the total would be more than double that amount Half of the funds will remain in the county. - Dr. Willard Stone reported a to tal of 27 polio cases during 1950 In Marion county. Two new applications for aid were received. TOBACCO MARKET MADISON, Ind.-(INS)-The In diana river town of Madison is the largest tobacco market north of the Ohio river. Each year from December through February more than $3,500,000 is bid at auction for Indiana's crop of burley to bacco, used mainly in cigarets. Arrest Totals! For Last Year Listed by State State police participated in 927 arrests for drunken driving s dur ing the year 1950, with fines ag gregating $123,207, H. G. Maison, superintendent of state police, re ported to Gov. Douglas McKay Thursday. I Arrests in all categories of the motor vehicle division totaled 39, 223 with fines of $400,091. ! There were 2,293 arrests for violation of the basic : rule J with fines totaling $24,938. f In the, law enforcement division there were 4,749 arrests with fines of $83,927. This total included two arrests for murder and 130 for gambling. A total ot 188 persons were held for other law enforce ment officers. j Arrests under the game- code totaled 2,757 with fines of $113,859. There were 150 arrests under the commercial fisheries code f with fines of $5 908. I I Complaints investigated num bered 5,898 with 3,083 reported as cleared. ; Air Activity j Slow at Salem During Month Flying operations during Jan uary at Salem airport were the quietest of any month since the McNary field control tower be gan keeping an activity score sheet two years ago. , f A total of -1,997 flights was re corded last month, according to Chief Controller Stanley Dilatush This compares with 2,492 in Dec ember, 1950, and 2,230 in January, 1950. Last months operations at the field, according to the civil aero nautics authority records, include 316 commercial air carrier flights, 125 navy itinerant, 467 civilian itinerant, 928 civilian local, 154 navy local and seven air force itinerant. f Albany Youth Charged With Draft Evasion! PORTLAND, Feb. 1 -tf3)- A 20-year-old Arban5 youth, Van Arbon Wilson, was in the county jail here today in lieu of $1500 bond. ,' He is accused of failing to re port for induction. U. S. Commis sioner Robert A. Leedy ruled to day there is sufficient grounds to hold the youth for grand jury in vestigatien. f ' ; f CHERRY CITY ELECTRIC SS9 Chemeketa i Ph. Z-6762 TURNER, OREGON f OCCIDEUT'FLOUIl 25-lbs., $1.69 sk. Swiff Sliced : BACON T PcunJ, 49c P0.1IC ROASTS 45e II. STANDBY . Grapefruit Juice ' . 46-oz.,23cccn U. S. No. 2, 504b. Sfc F0TAT0S, 79c Hit ROAST I J -1 A month and a half may seem a long time before federal Income tax deadline, bat smart taxpayer are rettin their returns In early. Here la a group in the Internal revenue department office in the Salem postoffiee retting: Income tax forms filed far ahead ef the March 15 date. Seated, from left. Carl Junc keit, Lebanon: Mrs. Harvey Page. 3225 Fisher riL. and T. A. Hubbird, deputy collector. Standing- is P. J. Heinrichs, Dallas. (Statesman photo.) , Oversecis Mail One War Late EUGENE, Feb. 1 -(- It took a long time for gt. pmi Camp bell, now in Korea, to get a letter from his mother. He wrote his family that he re ceived a letter saying they were "thinking of buying" a house. The letter was addressed to him on Tiniani an island in the Pacific where he had served in World War II. six years ago. The family has occupied the house since the end of the war. LUCY PHILLIPS DIES SILVERTON Mrs. Lucy Phillips, a long time resident of Silverton, died in a Portland hos pital Thursday morning. She was a widow of Charles Phillips. Her home was at 833 S. Madison st., before moving to Portland a year ago. 4 Wtevo cation of '. - Parole Ends Senate Career OLYMPIA, Feb. l-(ff-Th tra gic legislative career of Sen. Don B. Miller was interrupted today when court papers --were . signed returning fhim to Eastern .State hospital at; Medical Lake.-- The 39-year-old Spokane demo crat has been on parole from the state hospital since last June. The parole was revoked-late today-by Thurston. County Superior, Judge Raymond Clifford. - .-.'.' i - Judge Clifford found Miller was unsafe to be at large. ; He made ms. decision after .hearing 'four witnesses testify concerning a dis turbance. In which. Senator Miller was Involved; last night. Witnesses Included Joseph Me han, the state senate sergeant-at-arms, two Olympia police officers, and - Hewitt -Henry, deputy prose cutor.ior Thurston county. . They testified that Senator Mil ler had been loud and boisterous at a dinner in" downtown Olympia for lawyers and again at a later hour In the evening' while talking to Canadian soldiers at the Olym pia Union Bus depot. Miller appeared without counsel. He , acted as his own attorney, cross-examining witnesses one-by-one as they were! called by Prose cutor Ralph Swanson. GUARD SQUADRON ACTIVE . PORTLAND, Feb. 1 -UP)- The 123rd fighter squadron of the air national guard took part today in the four-day; test of western air defenses. The squadron was placed on active duty with the air force shortly before being- alerted for maneuvers. v T&6 C:,as3caSalaTa.J Orsn TALff. T1rd?f -3 Ait"' 3) W oo2 That Formerly Sold Up to $34.95 NOV JUST Jj " -y O) a On a 1 (2 1 Wr xy.-V Beautiful red, grey or rose colors in rich damask uphol stery. : ; j . Frieze cover slightly higher THE FA HO U S COf.lDINATION MADE ONIY DY All of the modern styling and comfort of a davenport during the day ; . . . PRESTO . and you have all of the deep comfort of a real j Simmons mattreu at night . . . With Simmon's Hide A Bed! All steel frame plus Simmons Innerspring mattress makes this the most comfort able of all! 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