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m i n ( County's Red; Cross. Drive . Starts Today Marion county's 1951 American Bed Cross drive to collect $48,000 will open this morning with a kick-off breakfast at 8 o'clock in theMarion hotel. , "' Marshall Dana, Port land editor, will, ad dress . the group of chairmen, captains, and workers. C a m--paign Chairman Rob ert L. Elf strom said, MWe aim to make our goat topn as possible, within 2 weeks, -we hope. March is the Red Cross month.' ' 1 strom pointed out: The American Red Cress is chartered by congress and is subject to the requests of the f e d e r al government, The Korean war and the- threat of another world war have increased the demands for the' services of Red Cross. Other ARC jobs are to collect, and dis- 2 U.S. Divisions Launch Attack on Central! if root : - y. - r f ' By Robert Eunsoi ' ? 5 TOKYO, Monday, March 5-P-Two U. S. divisions today hurled a three-pronged attack into a Korean Red stronghold on the eastern end of the central front j I French and American troops of the Second division and GIs of the Seventh jumped off .against an estimated 6,000 Reds .The new attack came after a series of localized Communist attacks! were beaten off Dtp UW C0QG While eyes of the world are riveted on Korea and China and Jugoslavia and Moscow and Washington a struggle of great importance is in progress at Bue nos Aires, the Argentine. It is the struggle of one of the really great newspapers of " the world, La Prensa, to stay. alive. The great daily hasn't published " an issue .since January 26th, and has no early prospect of resuming, pub lication. Its adversary is primari ly President Peron though the nominal tcxsTot La Prensa is a union of newspaper vendors. - La Prensa is a paper with ideals, which has been operated according to principles of sound journalism as established in a democratic so ciety. But Peron is a dictator; and a dictator's first move is to con trol the means of communication. For years La Prensa has resisted Peron's dictates. It has been pun ished. Its supply of newsprint has been restricted or threatened to be cut off. But the daily has held true to Its standards. The demands of the news ven dors included, an assignment of re ceipts from classified advertis ing and cutting down of mail subscriptions. Meeting its de mands would simply wreck the publication. Other unions might come forward to demand other specific revenues and the man agement would be deprived of power to operate its own business. The hews vendors union is gov ernment controlled, and its moves are most certainly dictated by the v government, which hopes , to this way to make La Prensa bow to Peron's will. To show the gov ernment hand in the tewenrj one may cite toe affair of last Tuesday. Loyal employes, deter mined to resume publication and get their Jobs back, started to en ter the plant to go to work. The picketers attacked them and in tne meiee duc c-utw The government police however, instead of arresting the rioters, arrested the employes who were seeking (Continued on editorial page, 4) DETECTS HEART DISEASE WASHINGTON, March 4 -Wh A miniature earthquake-recording instrument has been developed by government experts to detect heart disease. The instrument is strap ped across a patient's shins. - The principle is the same as that used in the seismograph, that records earth movements and - detects quakes. " Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "I n estimate my incom l right, tiit ettlma dependants art yen tribute blood, assist families 'of servicemen in times of financial difficulty, train in first aid, home nurses, nurses' aides and others, in -; the civil ! defense pre- : parations, act as the i; liaison between men. in - the service and thjeir families,! as wellas ; - emergency r e 1 i e f in : any major disaster. ; ? Volunteer wor k e;r s : " :' : S are st to stftrt gene ra 1 canv as s work ?in most'ot Marion c o untys towns during the coming week. Delegations are ex peetc djfor .today's breakfast! from Stay- ton, Mill City, Silver-J ton, ML Angel, wood burn and other com munities. No reserva tions are necessary for the meal. The Rev. Geo.! H.S Swift, rector of St Paul's Episcopal church, will give the invocation. f. f at both ends of the central front The U. S. First marine division continued its advance in the cen tral sector. j Elements of the 4 Second and Seventh moved I against a bowl shaped enemy redoubt on a wind swept plateau in the trackless eastern mountains, a field dis patch said. f I The Reds were in strong posi tions around the: hamlet of Taemi, 10 miles northwest? of Pangnim and five miles north of the main east-west highway; between Pangnim and Hoengsong. f Into -Valley of Death' ... In the middle,5 north of Hoehg sofig, U. S. marines pushed ahead into a valley of death where a Second division task force of more than 2000 American soldiers was ambushed and cut to bits in mid February. ; I I - The marine push broke the" si lence over the fatekf the forces trapped by the since-shattered Chinese Red counterblow. Frozen bodies littered the 'route of the new marine proddjnjJitaithe redlands. . The dead remained! to be counted. Three American bat talions 3000 or jmore men were in the trap.? j j Nearly 40 wrecked American trucks were counted in the first mile and a quarter north f of Hoengsong. j f Bodies Everywhere There were ! bodies scattered everywhere in the trucks, under them, and on both! sides of the road, reported lone of the first officers to reach the scene. American officers who" were identifying - the bodies said they expected to find more farther; up the road.'' : : Allied forces gained up to one mile Sunday. The day's Commu nist casualties along the entire Korean front were officially esti mated by U. S. Eighth army head quarters at 2342 1 killed and wounded and 40 prisoners. j West of Hoengsong, in 'the Yongdu area, early Monday a Red patrol made an inept hand-grenade attack on Greek troops with the U. S. First Cavalry division. Short of Mark i j r "Their throwing! arms Were weak r and 1 all j grenades landed short of the targets," , a smihng American officer said. f The Greeks then drove the Com munists off with gunfire. lAn unidentified plane i dropped! a bomb in the First Cavalry area. The threat of a; big spring counter-offensive by the Reds still hung over the battlefront. Heavy movements were reported at sev eral points behind the front where the Reds spaced out their local attacks. f f ,. --1 , American, French and South Korean soldiers repulsed a series of minor Red blows and .patrol Jabs in the dark. S The Republic jof Korea (ROK) Third division stopped . two Red attacks early today. The first Was four miles east-southeast of cap-' tured Hoengsong, the other nine miles southeast t of that battered town.-;-; . :: I - I House Quelled as 4 Ghili Fire filled a Salem house with smoke and gave the parents? of four children an anxious moment Sunday night before firemen nip ped the blaze. -j -1 " : ? The . Rev. - and Mrs. Richard Abrams found I smoke pouring from their home, 880 Market st, on returning from church. They were unable to arouse their sleep ing children, aged 2 to 13 years, in the locked. . house, according; to firemen. : -j " :" -Firemen ' forced a' window and quickly doused the blaze. They said it started from hot coals in cinder box in the basement. Dam age was confined to charred tim bers near the furnace. The chil dren were not overcome, firemen iren Sleep I . ' . . . A- 100th YEAB 10 By Marvin L Arrowsmith WASHINGTON, March - 4 -iPJ-Eric Johnston declared tonight the government is "engaged in bring ing inflation to a full half and will "make every effort to achieve rollbacks in prices where practic able and justifiable."! j Johnston, director ! of economic stabilization, made the promise In response to a request by Senator Lodge (R-Mass-) that prices be cut back to levels of June 1$, 1950. Most prices are frozen now at levels of last January 25. ji Lodge wrote Johnston February 6 that information supplied to him by the library of congress! "indi cates that the consumer's price in dex for moderate income families in large cities has increased since June 15, 1950, by more thanf 11 per cent in food and clothing; more than five per cent in jfuel, electric ity, and refrigeration, and 'almost 20 per cent on house! furnishings." The Senator added: j j p "I very much doubt that the incomes, wages and salaries of consumers had a corresponding in crease and I would like to ask you, therefore, to use your authority ... to roll back the i prices to the level which prevailed on June 1." Lodge made public his letter and Johnston's reply, dated February 27. Johnston wrote: j i; "... I feel as keenly as you do about the hardships endured by consumers as a consequence -of the rapid rise in prices since last June. ' S !!: ' . . We are now engaged Sin bringing inflation to a full halt by the development of policies and standards in every field which are consistent with a stable price level and by making our controls effec tive through the construction of regulations tailored to meet specif ic areas. jj j : "In this process we ehaU make every effort to achieve rollbacks in prices where they are practicable and justifiable." jj . fi ? Mt. Angel Add Best Spellers Rlckreall The Rickreall; school will be represented in The States-man-KSLM spelling contest bv r"-"' Mary Jane Wit, I - ' 12, daughter j of Mri and Mrs. H. M. Wait of Rick reall. Mary Jane, who is in the 7th grade, was certified as school champion by her principal and teacher, Eleanore Cooke. Second; place went to Ruth Mary Jmne Walt warieson, ia, aaugnier 01 iVir. and Mrs. R. Carleson of Rickreall, ahd 3rd to Joy Holdorf, a recent trans fer from Dallas. Ruth is j in the 8th grade, Joy the 7th. j i a Mary Jane will compete at Per rydale the night of March 16 with top spellers of five other Polk county schools. i! If Orchard View This Pplk ocunty school' will be represented in the semi-finals spelling contest at Falls City on t J f ? If l.nU tt I,. It v V f; year-old Alvin Brandt son of ' Mr. and Mrs. Pete Brandt route .1, Rick realL t Alvin was cer Ufied as his school's cham-. p i o n speller: by his teacher and principal, Mrs. Alice Lund, t Certified as second-place win ner at Orchard View is Norwia Issac, 12, son of Mr J and Mrs. Dan Issac of route 1, Dallas. !j It : The winner of the Faljs City semi-finals- will compete ijin the grand finals in Salem April 19. ML Angel Spelling champion of St Mary's Public school is 13-year-old Ronald Wachterj f son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul: Wachter. He is in the Sth .grade. ' . - Ronald was certified I a the V ' winner Jay - h: i f ? principal, There- sal-Dealer. His j V teacher is- Paul- ine Saalfeld. He J ' . will compete 1 in i i the aemi - finals , of; The sStates-- manK!SIiM ii4 wmctci spelling ! f contest . ... here March 29 Second place was won by Alice Tate, -12, daughter f Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tate, and , third place by Alice Terhaar, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Terhaar. The former is in the 7th grade. the tatter in the sth. Certificates of excellence have been forwarded the winners. InflaiidriA HaliSaia Nearirigl i of f v f s . 1 Alvlm Bru4t : PAGES Th Yukon Storm Brings Snow, Traffic Snarls By Tli Associated Press A snow storm spawned in Alaska and the Yukon Territory swirled over the Pacific northwest last night to snarl automobile traffic and partially disrupt air travel. The weather bureau said the center of the storm settled over northwest Washington but that it extended from British Columbia down to Oregon and over northern Idaho. The forecast was for continued flurries and falling -temperatures Monday. Two fatalities were reported. A woman was killed in, a truck-auto collision on an icy highway, near Colfax, Wash., Saturday, and a woman died in an auto crash south of Albany. Ore. Sunday. Warning Flairs Fly Gale warnings were issued for British Columbia areas for last night. A foot of snow fell on the British Columbia lower mainland in two days. A blizzard was roar ing in the Cariboo area in cen tral British. Columbia. The weather bureau at Seattle hoisted small craft warnings on the inland waters of Washington. Storm warnings already were, fly ing on the Oregon-Washington-California coasts. North Bend, Ore., on the coast was hit by 48-mile-an-hour winds and peak gusts of 42 miles an hour were reported at the Seattle Tacoma airport. Most of Oregon Snow covered the entire state of Oregon with the exception of the southwest corner. Heavy snow fall on the Mt Hood highway pre vented many skiers from return ing to their homes. The weather bureau reported a deep low pressure area over east ern Washington and northern Idaho which was expected to bring 40-45-mile-an-hour winds as it moved slowly east-southeastward last night (Sunday) j and Monday. . 4 Astoria, Ore., reported a fall" of about three inches at higher ele vations. Oregon state police ad vised motorists to use chains on all mountain roads. Cars Ditched In Washington state, the high way patrol said snow and ice caused hundreds of collisions on highways and numerous 1 cars were ditched when they skidded off roadways. No serious acci dents Were reported in Washing ton. . "Just name a place in Wash ington and i you've got traffic snarls, the patrol reported, j Heavy snows were falling In Tacoma and traffic was reported moving slowly. In Seattle, the transit system rerouted buses off of steep hills and many motorists were forced to curb cars when they were unable to climb the hills. As the mercury dropped to ward a predicted low of 29 degrees in Portland, streets began icing up. Dozens of minor traffic accidents were reported, and sanding crews were kept busy getting Portland drivers out of trouble. Tax Tokens V' On Way Out In Washington OLYMPIA, March 4-JP)-Wash-ington residents can forget about those pesky : tax tokens within a few weeks if the governor signs a bill that received final legislative approval today. Members of the house of rep resentatives offered only token re sistance as they voted 89 to 7 to eliminate use of the little alumin um discs beginning April 1. j The senate approved the ' mea sure 43 to 0 last month so it now goes to the governor. He probably will sign the bill into law as it was introduced with his knowledge and at the request of the state tax commission. ! i . The three per cent sales tax will still be . collected, but under a schedule to be set up by the tax commission. Commission Chairman Ernest Huntley said the tentative schedule calls for no tax oni pur chases from 1 to 14 cents, 1 cent on 15 to 49 cents, 2 cents on 50 to 84 cents, 3 cents on 85 cents to f 1.14, and so on. "j- - ' , The tax commission will redeem the tokens up to . and including June 30, but they expect many will be kept by Individuals as souvenirs or lor use as poker chips. u. Mia. , Preeip. 44 34 . , J lalna - Portland , 5a a Frutciaco CTilcajfo 41 U ! .IS 53 43 4 45 aw 23 .00 New York si as FORECAST (Crora U. S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Moctly cloudy wiUi occasional - rain -or snow today or tonicht. . Hi cbest today near SS. SUstauy cooler wltta tn lowest near 14 too-KM. , . SAXJEM PKCC-PRATIOX Sine Start ! Weatlier Tear, Seat. 1 This Year Last Year Normal iXXl SIM . Orecoa Statesman, Salem,' Oregon, Monday March 5 1SS1 Reds Lose: Power in Bush Says1 Bomb Votes SHow Reds t Slipping at Polls WASHINGTON, March 4 -Ph The state department said today that Moscow is losing its fight to take i over western Eurppe by "boring from within" and cited figures to back it up. The figures told of a reduction in communist party strength in western European countries rang ing from 30 per cent in France to 84 per cent in Luxembourg over the last several years. . , The department's estimate that the west is winning the battle against communist subversion in western Europe, together with the figures, was given by Homer M. Byington, jr., director of the of fice of western European affairs. Country by Country Here are country - by - country communist party membership fig ures assembled by Byington, to gether with the percentage of los ses: ; ' Austria Communist member ship 1946-150,000; 1950, 100,000. 34 per cent Belgium 1948, 100,000; 1950, 35400. 65 per cent Denmark 1946, 60,000; 1950 22,500. 63 per cent France 1946, 850,000; 1950, 600,000. 30 per cent Italy 1948, 2,300,000; 1950, 1, 600,000. 31 per cent " Luxembourg 1946, 3,000; 1950, 500. 84 per cent Netherlands 1946, 50,000; 1950. 33,000. 34 per cent Norway 1946, 40,000; 1950, 14, 000. 65 per cent Sweden 1946, 60,000; 1950, 33, 000. 45 per cent United Kingdom 1946, 60,000; 1950. 40,000. 34 per cent Western Germany 1946, 300, 000; 1950, 200,000. 33 per cent Conditions Improve Byington said that in 1945 In ternational communism seemed ready to take over western Europe but today "we find that the living conditions : of the people have greatly improved and that demo cratic government where it was once weak has been strengthened." i "This is proof of the moral fiber and I intelligence of these peoples and their leaders," he added: "It Justifies our confidence that in the next five years the picture will be correspondingly better than it is today. I "The part of the American people In this, recovery is funda mental. .With the aid of the Mar shall plan western .Europe has re built its industry, made its rail roads run again and resumed its important role in the world ec onomy." L State Policeman, Owner Catch Burglar in Cafe An Oregon state policeman and Erwin York, owner of the "Y" cafe west of Salem, caught a burglar inside the cafe early Sun day morning. v - State police Identified the man as Charles Junior Emory of Port land. He was apprehended as he was leaving the establishment with $17 at about 5:15 a.m, Emory ' was taken to Polk county jail and held on burglary -charges. Police:, said he admitted taking the money from a cash register. The cafe is located sev eral miles west of Salem on the Salem-Dallas highway. . West Outlines: rStraegy For BJg 4 By Eddy . GIlmr PARIS,; March-MflVThe west ern : delegations met twice today and: reached agreement on a com mon ' strategy for tomorrow's opening meeting of the Big Four deputy foreign ministers. ' The Russians l consulted only - them selves. I k i The deputies from the United States, Britain, France and Russia- have the Job of , trying to work out an agenda for a Big" Four foreign ministers meeting aimed at .settling the issues which have brought . Russia, and ; the western world to the present critical phase in International relations. Spokesmen for - the U. S. em bassy and i the French foreign ministry said the western delega tions reached unanimous agree ment today on what subjects they believe the foreign ministers should tackle. -. : . ; The spokesman gave no details, but the western powers are al ready on record as -wanting the foreign ministers to discuss the t r s -, DR. VANNEVAR BUSH I "No War Will Occur . Now i Ferry Affrburid Iri Snow Storm, l h AST6RIA. Ore.. March i-(JP) A i blinding snowstorm caused a Columbia : river' ferry to run aground on mid-river shoals, but a rising tide enabled the boat to free itself just after darkness to night: .. ; i ; '( -J I Ir-l (There were no Injuries and no apparent damage from the mis- ap. j -: : H i ;; i jThei ferry,' on run from As toria to Megler, Wsh4 . was aground 1 hours. j ; j. i lit was the ferry. Tourist No. 3, owned by the state of Oregon. It went aground on Taylor i Sands about 520 pjn. on Its regular run from Astoria to Megler, Wash. 1 jThej sands are just past the midway point of the liver,! which is five miles wide here. Normally the ferry runs around the lower end of the sands, but the snow storm was blamed for the boat get irig off course. 1 if . t i jit went aground at a slack tide 6 minus .7 of a foot' Iff Aiiti-Moscow i anjze In Italy Town Ii 1 I J :h j I ' i PESCARA; Italy, March : 4-jP-The first section of the ; anti cominform "Italian Worker Move ment for Independence and Unity was founded today. It Is headed by former communists Valdo Mag nani and Alco Cucchl j i f si The section was created at the end of a public meeting held by Gino Venturi, former partisan of ficer, Ion behalf of the two mem bers of the ; national chamber of deputies. . i .i; - l Hi : ! sri; The meeting was attended by hundreds of fishermen and work ers. -After Venturi'sl speech; 64 workers reported to; the' stage, handed In their communist: party cards and filed applications - for membership In the new organization- : . v r !i ; j f,,;; 4 ! MagnanI and CuccM resigned from the party last January. ;t . lee armaments situation, not only as applying to Germany alone but to the east-west overall picture; spe cific 1 German problems and a treaty of independence with Aus tria. -,- r Hi-.. ' M The big question was what will the Russians 'agree to place on a worksheet for a Big Four meeting? i i There is no doubt! that Russia considers the rearmament of Ger many the No 1 subject. That was the Soviet viewpoint when Russia proposed a Big Four meeting four months ago. In a v lengthy change of notes with the west the Russians have indicated they are willing to discuss other sub jects. The western powers want to go into all the subjects which im peril the .peaceutt; . te :lt ' " ; i Fresh Indications appeared' to day that the Russians might pro pose that the Ulg Four meeting be widened to include Communist China. There also are fresh Indi cations that Russia may want to talk about a J;nerptact treaty. Later Freed xleas urg Today PRICE 5c Europe r , ..!;.;: '." Averts War Scientist Doubts War Probability I By Eton C. Fay WA55HINGTON. March 4 -iJPV- One of this country's foremost scientists asserted tonight tnat ii the Soviets started war in Europe now American atomic bombs "would destroy Russia." v " - "We 'could do it without ques tion as matters stand today," said Dr. Vannevar Bush. 4 . -.. . For this reason! he predicted Russia will not make the attempt; 'No- war will occur" now. . , But. he warned, that is true only now; "We cannot count indefinite ly upon strategic bombing as the sole means i of - averting war." Therefore, ground forces must be built up in Europe to "hold back the : hordes while we ' strike oy other means." . , ' r -J Thene together a strong west ern ground defense plus continued A-bomb - development will avert World War III by j discouraging Russian aggression, he declared. Developed A-Bomb 'VT':'. rvr Ttush. resident of Carnegie Institution of Washinjgton; was one of the codevelopers iof the atomic hnmh and former! chairman of the nation's research land develop ment board. He set xortn rus views tnnivht in'an address prepared as the first of a s series of talks by various speakers sponsored Dy tne NmmitlM on the Present Danaer and carried ' over j the Mutual Broadcasung System, : While backing the idea of send ing troops to join those of North Atlantic Pact allies in Europe, Dr. Bush also declared this country also needs masses of trained men who would not require long indoc trination if war struces. ' W M rthm wav to aeeomnllsh this is to Induct 18-year-olds for two years training and then serv ice in the reserves. ,j Won't FlgEt Seen - "There is I no thought In my mind," he addedthat the men we bring in for training now will nave to fight soon." - He expressed belief less inter ruption in a boy's life would re sult if he is trained at 18 and 19 after finishing high school. The A-bomb remains a power ful deterrent to Russian aggres sion, Dr. Bush declared, then had this to say: - sly "We could destroy not only the key centers from which her armies would be supplied, but also polit ical centers and the . communica tions of her armies on the march. Initially equipped with weapons and supplies, those armies might keep rolling for 'a time, but there would be no Russia behind them as wo know it today, ' j The answer to this Is that the armies will not roll. No all-out war is in sight for the immediate future unless .they or we make some serious error indeed. "IX Russia knows that she can not go beyond certain, boundaries without provoking a: war, she will not pass those bounds; no war will occur. This has been well shown in recent years. The only apparent exception is in Korea, and there we did not make ! our position dear." S , . : - Military Toys Gam Esteem ..i i'- .-t: 1v- V.-, . I NEW YORK, March 4-(-Toy guns, tanks,'- jet , planes, walkie- talkies and bathtub! navies are in bigger demand these days as chil dren's playthings, the toy manu facturers ; of the UfS-V said to- oay. ! s ; "Miniatures of military equip ment have-, reappeared in some volume for ; the first time since 1946, reflecting . juvenile interest In defense preparations," the man ufacturers said in announcing plans for their 1931! new toy dis play opening Monday. ; But, they added, cowboy regalia still holds the. No. 1 spot. . Sweden; Reported Able to Alobilize 20itd 30 Divisions' STOCKHOLM, March 4-- Sweden' Is able to mobilize 20 to 30 army divisions on short notice. Minister of Defense Alan Vougt stated today. i ' This Is rather Impressive force under present conditions," Vougt said in a speech at Skutskar in central Sweden, i- Sweden's chances of maintaining good military preparedness have been "greatly improved' by the system- of refresher exercises in war units introduced last year, the minister said, adding that Swe den probably Is the only country la te vcru csmi ut Mjiiem. f TTi'trt'T f.Tf 1 ri t-tt 1 t Jflfln. V1 GmtmI te tie Crewta-tf Crtsa Fatal Wreck Laid to Storm Winter's heaviest snowstorm coated the floor of the Willamette valley with more than an inch f white Sunday, sent some '50 j cars skidding off hazardous highway and brought death to an Albany woman in a traffic accident. B Salem's weather bureau record ed slightly more than ah inch of snow. Sunday and forecast more for today. Dallas, Woodburn? and Lebanon also reported more Hban an irfch of snow. ; i ! The Detroit ranger static re ported snow a foot deep Sunday night with more "coming down hard.?.. The Santiarn highway re mained blocked at Hogg Rock, closing both north and south pars es to through traffic. i s The temperature was. 29. d gress in Salem early this morning with a low 6f 26 due.! Today's predicted high Is 33 and tonight's low 24 degrees. 'If 1 Wreck In Storm I I A blinding snowstorm south of Albany Sunday night was blamed for a collision that killed Mrs, Ajt nes Bever, about 39, Albany and injured at least four others.! The collision was on the Pacific high way, a mile north of Shedd.f Tb injured were the widower, Howard Bever, his two. children,; Douglas, 7, and Barbara, 5, and Virgil Step- . berg, all of Albany. They fwere hospitalized at Albany, the extent of injuries not determined, f ,!; State police reported condition of . valley highways "worst of the season. Officers said roads jwere slippery and visibility, poor. jThey estimated from 23 to 50 carl had been damaged in .thisl area in slides and collisions blamed on the weather I j ? Troeble en mils. 1 -Some Salem area motorists had trouble climbing South 12th street hilL and Chemawa and Illahew hills on 89-E. One Salem towing firm alone hauled in morel than 25 autos Sunday. f Several cars were trapped on the south Santiarn pass east of Up per Soda, according to William Springer, Lebanon policeman. He said the occupants apparently made it to safety. r; f . A- Portland man was Injured near Falls City. El win Beall, 25. was reported in good condition at Dallas hospital. He suffered bruis es and shock when his car upset in a ditch. . i Lt, Bruce Hills, In Korea War 1st Lt L. Bruce Hills, husband of Mrs. Cora Bell Hills of Salem,' was . killed in battle in Korea, Mrs. Hills was informed Sunday by the defense department. 1 Lt. Hills was killed while' lead ing army troops February 13, ac cording to the brief message. He was , formerly employed in the advertising department of the tapiuu journal, a saiem news- : paper. - - L j A member of the army reserve. Lt.' Hills was recalled to 'active ' for Korea in October. He came to Salem about three year! ago i from Texas. His parents and rela- ; tives reside In the mid-west. : He was a University of Iowa graduate and served in the pad fie theatre during World War II. For a time he was stationed at Camp Adair.'- I . :i Mr. and Mrs. L. EL Weeks and resides with them at 3130 Nj Rlvor roaa. The Jtiius cave a son, Larry, 3. -.j : . ;- jj ? i Still Dreaniirig fof A White Cliiistmaa .- . . " C ; . ! Snow lent a belated Christmas touch to the Salem scene s Sun day especially for persons liv ing on Berry street. When F. H. Bowder saw the ground start to whiten he hung Christmas bells on his door at 1872 Berry ft, then strung yuletide lights in the front window. s i These words win flrrrs la TL Statesmaa - HSL-1 ;-.lrr Cca test for rrtss, now cs.erwrr for ?th and -Ih grafa rt;lU ti Marloa and Fk eex.i:.s: rhubarb plague pencil berth - ration raspberry option merchant r". ' illegal .' V indt' tnd$nc$ court touj ; preparation OCCLT"tic: ventur 1 elementary " , herd rd - vret'.v.f ; he Near Albany j Wiled Learn to Spoil! I