- s Control Lpophdie On Mea t Plugged WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -(jD-The government plugged a loop hole in Jts price controls today, andsaid its action would roll back prices charged by "many" meat packers. But it won't affect the housewife much, if at all. - The office of price stabilization said unnamed . packers, who had charged higher prices in some areas than in others before the "freeze" went into effect, had since raised their quotations in the lower-priced areas. This was legal up tot today, but now is forbidden. This,, officials said, should re lieve a squeeze in which whole salers and retailers have been caught because their own prices have been held rigid. .The controls front produced these further developments: &'Mev E3)elba4e Waged Aft Old - Age Gleaning - By Lester F. Cow f Staff Writer, The Statesman - A knock-down, drag-out battle over whether relatives should help support old-age pensioners and whether the state : should have claims on estates of pensioners was waged Thursday before the house social welfare committee. saaros Glub, glub! "Ker-chew!" . - Are you one of those who has been sniffling the past few days, or suffering from a heavy head cold? Cheer up. Here's good, news for you, straight from the Scienti fic American: . "There are things that can be done to relieve the unpleasantness of colds but up to the present it still remains true that the untreat ed cold will last about seven days, while with careful treatment it can be cured in a week!" So cheer up, youli be over it to about one week or seven days. How can they speak so positive ly? The reason is that over in England a Medical Research coun cil has operated since 1946 a com mon cold research unit at Salis bury where the common cold is studied scientifically. The work is done with human beings who vol unteer as subjects. The odd thing about the cold virus Is that there Is no convenient experimental ani mal to work on. The only animal besides man subject to the true cold is the chimpanzee, as C H. Andrewes, author of the article quoted, says: "Chimpanzees are so hard to come by and to handle and so expensive as to be almost useless." Wfeil th mid i so common it Is called "common" we still know comparatively little about it. We do know it is infectious and is, due to a virus at least we think we know that much. But at Salisbury -when efforts to transmit colds to uninfected persons were made ar tifically, only half of them caught colds. That explains why within a household some may have colds, others escape. Another thing they found out in the tests is that while many (Continued on editorial page 4.) British, American Navy Units Close Maneuver LONDON, Feb. 15 -iflFV British and American naVal units in the Mediterranean wound up their biggest joint maneuvers since the end of World War II with a mighty sea parade before their British and American commanders, the U. S. "navy reported today. The maneuvers, off Malta, ended yesterday after two days of Inten sive exercises. Max. - M . BO , S3 31 Min. Precip. J .14 41 M 45 - .00 21 .01 25 -CO Salem Portland San Francisco Chicago New York 38 Willamette River 9Ji feet FORECAST (from 17. S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy today, becoming: cloudy tonight. KiffhMt tivlsv Mir &5 nH lnwrt y night near 40. SALEM PRECIPITATION' Sine Start of Weather Year, Sept. 1 This Year . Last Year Normal 41.10 i 30.58 25.43 Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH Wht orwom cKm-ic tar! H leeps ta&jn? about steek dmwtT uGDmnrs ' v . .. - J L Ab attempt to get! colorful Thomas F. Murphy, - New York City police commissioner, to be come price control enforcement chief for the next 60 days. Z. The national production au thority said steel producers have been notified to reserve increased percentages of most steel products for defense orders. ; 3. NPA told manufacturers of high tenacity rayon tire cord yarn to begin accepting at once defense orders up to 15 per cent of their scheduled monthly ; production. 4. OPS infomants said an order at least several - days away would fix dollars-and-cents ceil ings on most meats. ? 5. They expect within- another week another order banning "tok en price" sales by meat packers. More than 100 attended the committee's public hearing on a measure to repeal 1949 laws that require relatives to help support pensioners. The same legislation gives the state the right to file claims against estates of deceased pensioners. j Committee members -probably will decide next week which Side emerged the victor. Arraments Countered Proponents of the repeal meas ures charged that present old-age laws are breaking up homes of young married couples supporting parents, that old folks should not have to beg from children and that people who pay taxes to sup port government employes pen sions should be entitled, to pen sions themselves. f Opponents, favoring present laws, countered that the state should receive some; money back from people who have been sup ported by the government This is done by filing against estates. John Brugman, assistant attorn ey general who advises the state public welfare commission, said no persons who can prove definite hardship in supporting parents have been denied readjustments in payments. Bond Limit Debated "No relatives have been perse cuted," he said. Another heated debate develop ed Thursday when the senate sent back to committee a bill wiich would allow cities to exceed the 5 per cent bond limit for defense purposes. The senate Wednesday passed the measure and ; sent it to the governor, but recalled it on the motion of Sen. Eugene Marsh, McMinnville, who said he objected to the principle of cities being able to issue unlimited bonds. Under present laws, cities may not issue bonds exceeding more than 5 per cent of the assessed valuations. Marsh said "some well meaning people might wave the flag and get the voters in a city to approve more bonds than are needed." Sen. Thomas R. Mahoiiey, Port land, attempted to 1 get the bill killed outright, but this motion failed. Mahoney told the senate taking off the limit might allow Portland to build underground garages to be used as bomb shelt ers. He declared he; didn't want Portland to go into the garage business. Both house and senate will meet at 10 a.m. today. Attlee Party Defeats Censure by 21 Votes LONDON, Feb. 15-pj-Pr ime Minister Attlee's labor govern ment beat down by 21 votes to night a conservative party attempt to oust it from office orf charges of bungling Britain's rearmament. A motion of censure, introduced by conservative leader! Winston Churchill was defeated In the house of commons by a vote of 308 to 287. In acid debate he had assailed labor's rearmament ef forts as inept and Incompetent CITY MANAGER NAMED BAKER, Feb. 15 Jf) - This eastern Oregon community has a new city manager toaay. He Is G. S. Vergeer, for - the past five years city manager at Milton. Gongre fssmen Introduce Bill To Grant Grain Aid to WASHINGTON, Teb.a 15 -()- Legislation to give famished India 2,000,000 tons ofi grain it was in troduced In congress today with support from both republicans and democrats. - . -j A bipartisan croup of 29 sena tors sponsored the bill lit the sen ate. Senator H. Alexander Smith (R-NH) said they were convinced that "it Is clearly in the interests of the United StateC tnd within its. capacity, to meet ( the appeal from India." " v . In the house another bipartisan group offered a bill to appropriate $190,CO0,00O for the grain, which President Truman said must be gin reaching India In April It It Is to prevent starvation. ; r ' AH signs pointed to swift pas sage of the relief measure despite general congressional ! dislike of India's attitude toward . 0 ) !.., - . . ,. .. . : ? - ' - ? : , v i x ' y '--k k': . v.: . - .'' - i. ( - i - . 'i IP i j ' 100th YEAB Wage Asks Faith i nnimMwimniMr m 1 ; 1 T S ssl :;:.:!' ll';J - ' ; - - i -' ' I " . 1 f JJ it S r x ' J Iv J ' 1 1 'I?L v Jll - M Arthur IL MoUey, New York publisher, told Salem-ares merchants Thursday they faced "the greatest opportunity in history." Those at the speaker's table included Gov. Doulaa McKay (next to MoUey) and Statesman Publisher Charles A. Spragne, boat (Picture also on pare 4.) Civilian Economy TOggcJ Expansion, SpeakerTell America is eoine to have "the tory: nrt it ran't afford merelv "it must have twice as much That wa th message brought Storm Grounds Sixteen Ships TOKYO, Friday, Feb. lMP)- A storm which lashed Japan Wed nesday night and Thursday tem porarily grounded 16 vessels In Tokyo Bay and broke the bow off a Swedish motor vessel in heavy seas 100 miles off the east coast. Navy sources said 13 of 14 U. S. navy ships, forced aground at Yokosuka naval basr south of Tokyo, were back In operation to day. The remaining '"vessel, the Badoeng Victory, was - expected to be refloated later today.' No loss of life was reported either in the Tokyo Bay ground ings or the crippling of the Swed ish motor vessel Christer Salen. Japanese I newspapers, ? however, reported some lives lost in acci dents to Japanese fish boats. Besides, the Badoeng Victory, the navy, vessels grounded were the submarine Bugara, aircraft tender Fabius, two cargo ships, and nine landing craft There was no serious damage. Two other U. S. cargo ships, the Cecil N. Bean and Robin Goodf el low were grounded briefly but were back in service today. r ' . f ; i 1st China j In the United Nations, Prime Minister Nehru's delegates argued strongly against branding Red China an aggressor In Korea. President Truman called for the gift money to maintain America's tradition of humanttariantCTn. For mer President Herbert Hoover al so is backing relief for India. - Mr. Truman had proposed rais ing enough money only for the first 1,000,000 tons of grain, ap propriating the balance after an American: mission had given more study to i the situation in India. But the house bill provides lor the full cost, half to be spent in this fiscal year and the rest after June SO, 1951. " ?i.:.-y- rx- Senate sponsors of the measure include Senator Taf t oi Ohio, re publican policy leader In the sen ate, and Senator i Knowland (It Calif), an outspoken critic of In dia' U.N, stand : .. . . . . India 2 SECTIONS 24 PAGES Stabilizers: J&BiDrove in Nation biggest civilian economy in his "business as usual" in these times business as usual.' to more than 200 businessmen ana Business women inursaay Dy Arthur H. (Red) Motley, presi dent of Parade Publications of New York. Motley, who was principal speaker at a luncheon given by The Oregon Statesman as part of its centennial year observance, said more and better promotion of products and of business gen erally was mandatory to carry out the "pay-as-we-go" tax pro gram. The New Yorker told the Sen ator Hotel audience that "by building a greater civilian econ omy you'll be performing a freally patriotic job," and said business was facing "the great est opportunity in our history. He urged the introduction of new and novels selling methods, and mentioned ' England in declaring that "tradition is the curse, the enemy, of progress." England was cited as an object lesson in the need for an ever expanding economy "there, a hopeless, awful austerity" gave way to discouragement; patriot ism can wear thin even in a great cation; and so it would here; let's not lose our heads; let's keep cool, but not frozen.", Motley added that , the United States "is not going to keep (wages) frozen very long. ... . There is nobody in. Washington but that understands the need for twice the business than ever before." He did hot predict the extent of the current "emergency," but he said "the enemy may disinte grate under (its) own internal pressures" before a new war be comes .widespread. The speaker urged i recognition of the need to .develop sales methods "even if there was noth ing to sell. : He cited Goodyear Tire com pany and Swift's as examples of firms which bettered their posi tions during World War I by con stant promotion, even trmiigin the era comprised a seller's market, and mentioned General Motors, General Foods and Westinghouse among companies who won a big advantage by constant promotion during World War II even when demand far exceeded supply and no sales efforts were Immediately needed. - "i Motley declared fwere in a jam, but we've been in a jam before. Let's have a deep and abiding faith in this great coun try." . i -. - ? ;--!. . The eastern publisher was in troduced by Charles A. Sprague, editor and publisher; of The Ore gon Statesman. - - Master of ceremonies was Rob ert Sprague, advertising director of The Statesman. iMusic was provided by Betty Knhlman, violin;. Glennis Allen, piano,' and dith Fatrham Gun nar. soloist, accompanied br dna ilarie 2UIL . , : ; , FOUNDDD 1651 Th Orecjon Statesman. Three Labor Members Quit Over Decision WASHINGTON, Feb." i-VPh The wage stabilization board by a 6 to 3 vote tonight, approved a wage policy providing for ten per cent Increases In the future, but the labor members promptly with- drew from the board in protest. The future Increases would be ten per cent about the levels of Jan. 15, 1950. Raises of less than ten per cent already granted un der wage contracts or otherwise could be brought up U the ap proved figure. The ten per cent pattern which the three Industry and three pub lic members approved would in clude wage Increases plus cost of living adjustments based on the next government Index, due next week. That index is certain to show a rise of two or three per centage points, bringing automatic increases of about three cents to workers whose contracts are tied to that index by special cost of living adjustment provisions. Cyrus Ching, chairman of the wage stabilization board, told re porters he was sorry the present laoor members withdrew and ex pressed the opinion that the pat' tern approved by the majority was -fair and equitable. Defend Policy The industry members defended the policy, but the three labor representatives said the arrange ment would "attempt to do a great injustice to all Americans who work for wages and salaries." At the conclusion of a heated three hour night session, Emil Kieve, president of the CIO Tex tile Workers who are planning' a major walkout of 70,000 members in wool and worsted mills at 7 a.m. Friday told reporters the three labor representatives could not approve the formula. Rieve described that formula as "unfair and unworkable." The la bor representatives had insisted on a 12 per cent Increase, on top of any cost of living adjustments in the future. Represents 11,000,009 But the labor members told a news conference the united labor policy committee, which had In structed them on what course to follow would meet at 11 a.m. Fri day "to consider further approp riate steps." .. The united labor policy com mittee represents most of the 16, 000,000 union workers in the na tion. Rieve declined to say that fur ther action might be taken by the committee but he said the com mittee would make a "full state ment" after the morning session. The policy adopted by the wage board over labor's protests still must be approved by economic stabilizer Eric Johnston. May Be Replaced When asked by reporters what would now happen to the wage board, Industry member Ward Keener said "It Is entirely pos sible to withdraw and be replaced by other Individuals." "The president will eventually have to make the decision as to the future of the board," Keener told reporters. The policy which the Industry and public members approved would allow for another review of the whole cost of living situa tion in June. The industry members had in sisted on limiting future increases to eight per cent above Jan. IS, 1950, levels. They had their way on the date for starting considera tion of the wage boost percen tage. The labor representatives had sought 12 per cent increases, above the levels prevailing just before the nation was plunged in to conflict in Korea last June. HST - World's HaslNo Plans to .By Arthur Edsen WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -VPf President Truman, the world's most famous letter' writer, win keep right on writing them. Furthermore, says a friend of his, the ; country, may be safer "when there is an occasional pres idential blowoff" by quick-trigger correspondence. : These sire the views of Jonathan Daniels, editor of the Raleigh, N.C-, News and Observer and author of a Trumah biography, "The Man of Independence. - He gives ' them In an article, -"How Truman Writes Those Let ters," in this week's Collier's. . Daniels makes these points: -1. The president likes to write letters. fHe always has. - The towns and cities of Missouri are filled with letters some long and conversational, some swift, hurried lines of good news or good will ---from citizen and Senator Harry S. .Truman." - 2. Mr Truman writes several hundred personal letters a month I i i Solem. Oregon, Friday February Ten aflirope In Center Fail To Dent line 1 ' i " TOKYO, Friday, Feb. 1&-JP- Chinese Reds, failing at a four day cost of more than 20,000 men to break through In central Korea, switched pressure today to . the east of that front. i Fighting broke out this morning between 2.000 Reds and a South Korean regiment 10 miles north of Chechon. " '" j This . flanking action was 14 miles southeast of the major road hub of Wonju and 34 miles south east of Chipyong. where an allied armored column yesterday broke up a Red encirclement. Grows In Intensity The battle north of Chechon grew In Intensity as more Chinese and North Koreans supped around Wonju down snowy mountain cor ridors. " I In the mountains behind Chlp yong and Wonju, the Reds appear ed to be building up for another breakthrough assault. There were no new large-scale enemy attacks In that sector. j Early today 1,000 reds 300 bearing torches charged down a hill eight miles west of Chlpyong but were routed before they reach ed the allied lines. Sounds of the enemy digging defense positions were heard all last night north of Chlpyong. j Lift 42-Hour Siege A United Nations tank column yesterday lifted a 42-hour siege of a . valiant French-American regimental combat team at Chlp yong. "wt.-? I -. - - As the column neared Chlpyong, air observers spotted 2,000 enemy troops between it and the town, firing on Chlpyong. The reds were not aware the American relief force was so close . The United Nations Chlpyong garrison was asked to hold its fire. The relief troops charged, firing rifles, hurling grenades and flash ing bayonets. The surprised reds died by the hundreds in foxholes. Elsewhere In Korea today: 1. Little fighting was reported In western Korea around Seoul. A few shells whistled Into Seoul from U. N. forces south of the Han. 2. There was no further report on an amphibious South Korean marine action 90 air miles north of the I8th parallel against the east coast port of Woman. 38th Crossing Said Un to Mac WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -MV President Truman said today al lied troops are still operating under United Nations authority to cross the 38th parallel in Korea. But he left up in the air wheth er there would be any sizeable in cursion behind that line, after say ing it was a matter of military strategy in the hands of Gen. Mac- Arthur and there also were polit ical aspects involved. ! He said he didnt care to com ment on the political angles today.' The subject, which has been a point of difference with some of America's allies, was- raised by newsmen at the President's week ly news conference, j . v , Costly Attacks Most Famous tetter Writer Stop Writing ffi "10 times as many of his own personal letters as Franklin Roose velt did." " ; j 3. On more or less routine let ters Mr. Truman is apt to add In his ewn handwriting a quick post script. "Truman probably Is the greatest postcript president this country has. ever had,": Daniels says.- . '),-: , 4. The presidential staff worries about -what the boss may do in these hot-off-the-griddle . letters. And Presidential Secretary Mat thew J. -Connelly left this printed card on Mr. T.'s desk shortly be fore Christmas'' I Public relations is the letter you dont write when 'you're mad and the nice letter you write the soandso after you've regained your sense of humor.". - '; - : . Daniels says: - - i' ." i "A slightly ruefol but entirely unrepenant Harry Truman laugh ed at the secretarial rtbuke.'Also, he made it perfectly clear that ha did not have the slightest notion of extending the prison of the presidency by suisslttiaj sxy let- 16. 1351 JBerceiife Pol Tirecb'p : Pflaou Rw H : fl ' ' I Tnohnn T.'i'nHiTicr. I jivuuu n ri Sm . i Not Intercepted . j PEARL HARBOR, Feb. 154 -Pacific fleet headquarters said -today it had Intercepted a mes sage saying United Nations am. phibious i elements had - lended reconnaissance personnel at In chon to prepare, the reopening of that port. : : - r Inchon, . Seoul's - port, is 20 miles west of the red-held Ko rean capital. . , 1- - I The ; message came from the USS Eldorado oft the Korean west coast. . ; . ; . I The Eldorado's message said the naval group was led by Rear Arim. L. A. Thackrey, commander of amphibious group 3. i ' Thackrey said in his message that he expected the port would be ready to receive supplies and equipment for the front lines within 20 hours. ; f 7th Grade Girl Tops School j In Spelling Margaret Iittau, the first 7th grader to win a school champion ship in The" Oregon Statesman- KSLM Spelling contest, held the title for Shaw school today. 1 - Margaret, . 12 year - old daugh ter of Mr. and . i Mrs. F. Littau of 'route 14 box 290, ? Aumsville, was icertified to the - ' championship by - j her teacher -and Certified as seconds and third. respectively, were Betty Walsh, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Walsh of route 1, Aums ville, and Lillian Bales, 13 daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Bales of route 1, box 296, Aumsville. Betty is In the 7th grade. Lillian in the 8th. . . . ! Margaret as . school champion will compete with the winners of six other schools in her division for the right to enter the grand finals in Salem. - Certificates of merit have been sent to all three Shaw winners, River Sicim Plan Hidted Authorities spoiled ' falem schoolboy's tlan to make a. few fast dollars Thursday. ) The ; lad was going to try to swim across the Willamette river after schooL He bad Induced oth er high school students Lto put up a $10 purse. Some of them were going to trail along in ia boat. ; - i i 'The plan folded up after ?a school teacher intercepted a note listing the details. J V I HAL BOYLE HONORED WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-0Pr- Associated Press Columnist Hal Boyle was named by the Veterans of Forehm Wars tonlsht as the American: citizen who- made "the most outstanding contribution to national security in 1950.: r I : ters he wants to write as a to the scrutiny of the presidential staff... j ; - i. Daniels says Mr. Truman writes his letters early in the morning, usually dictating them to his sec retary. Rose Conway. r As for the wisdom of the letter writing, Daniels says: : "The clear-fact is that Harry Truman would not be Harry Tru man if he stopped speaking his mind, writing his letters, penning his postscripts, reaching for the telephone, taking his chances with his countrymen in the native although not always the presiden tial language. . ." ! Daniels admits, . letters - could prove a boomerang. For example, many of the president's friends think Mr. Truman was wrong in his strong letter to Paul Hume, the Washington Post mmie crltio who didnt like Margaret Truman's Sin2ng- ! : ' v'- - " I Lvtn Daniels didnt defend tills one. - - ' .' j - "A perfect presidential lulu," he called it . " " ff nm. J ,L-r f rt tttt r 't i t r r t t f i Casrel ts t&t Crtwd Crra I PBICE 5c iTo. trr U UUJUUUvl I I 1 1 i III k 197,000 '" -'- .-' - Disclosed by i ' I f Gen; Marshall WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -V Admlnistration forces figured to night they had gained much ground in the troops-for-Eurepa fight as a result of Secretary of Defense Marshall's disclosure I eg plans to send -100,000 American soldiers.- ! j : The figure, .much smaller thasi many- senators hadt expecScd, prompted some legislators to say a lot of steam had been taken exit of the opposition. i f i But Marshall s testimony, which was supported "by President Tru man, failed to win over Senator Taft of Ohio, chairman of the sea- ate G. O. P. policyt committee. He told a newsman no U. S. divisions should" be sent "until we pin Eu rope down on what she is going te furnish." t - t i Ne Plans for Mere ( I ! In his testimony, Marshall said there are no plans to - send mere than 100,000 ground troops to help guard the continent against com munism. -. t ' IS': But' Senator Connally (D-Tex), the administration's chief senate spokesman on foreign affairs, told reporters: . . -He (Marshall) didnt foreclcee arrrthins. If more trooDa are need ed, we will send them.'? At the senate hearing. Marshall agreed with Senator Lodge (R Mass) that it would be impossible to say in advance exactly what the troon reanlrement for Eurrn might be in the future, Admits pMsibuity J Lodge also asked: i "Is not the sending of troops te Europe but one of the many ways in which a president could in voire the country in war? For example, could not a president involve us in war by using the navy or air force or the atomic borm or diplomacy? The army Is Just one method, isn't it?-- i - M "Yes, sir," Marshall replied. I j Marshall said the new American contingents for Europe will in clude 72,000 men in four combat divisions plus some 11,000 sup- . porting units and will raise U. ft. ground forces in Europe to about 197,000. - About two divisions, with heavy supporting personnel, ) are there now. y . ' Testimony Sarprlses ' Coupled with American air and a forces, the troop: reinforce- - ments will lift the total te same ' 230.000 U. S. fighting men in tb . Europe-Mediterranean area. Marshall's testimony came as a surprise to a number of senators because bis figures were smaEer than they had expected. Senator Douglas (D-ni) told would quarrel' with plans to put no more, than six divisions in Eu rope. , i - i I had understood we were go ; ing to have a total of 10 there,"; he said. ; Testifying at a crowded hear- Ing before the senate armed ser- vices! and foreign relations com-' mittee, Marshall indicated it may I be; necessary to.-keep American soldiers in Europe for the next la years. "--.- - , j ; The Cve-stax general, amy ; chief of staff during World War H,- said emphatically he does sot consider it a hopeless task to de-, fend western Europe against Sua . sia and her puppet states if wax' is thrust upon us." ; . ! ; DALLAS WOMAN DISS SEATTLE. Feb. IS -CPV Mrn. Helen 'Catherine Holmes, 44, fl Dallas, Ore, died late today i the King St, railway ststLe i shortly after arriving fcy train visit relatives. Coroners deput'es ere told she became ill on the train. 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