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; .. : ! ; - : i - ; t J ; . i . ji"- "v T i j: ' POUND0D law " I - t . .. - ' ;- ' j ; i 4 : : t First Group Tops Quota in Red Cross Fund 100th YEAB 12 PAGES Th Orqon Statesman Salszn, Orvaon. Tuesday. March 13. 1S51 PRICE Sc DDI K!T u u "V., X Work of 'Trading' Charged as Mahoney ! Tries to Kill His Milk Control Bill Radio; Bombs r A-S 1 : i n n mm ,1 4 ! pies t Starting the second week of Salem's Red Cross fund drive, Chairman Robert L. Elfstrom raises the arm - of Earl Gooch Monday to symbolise his division's toppinr ita iroaL Gooeh is chairman of the advance Sifts division. In the picture, from left, are, Mrs. Elmore mil. Mrs. O. R. O'Connor. Dorothy Finkbin er, Mrs. Walter Spauldinr. Elfstrom, Mrs. N. M. Finkbiner, (JGooch, Mrs. Fred Snider, Mrs. Sue II. ' Hunt, Mrs. Chester Hamblin and Mrs. Homer Smith, jr. (Statesman photo.) Story on pare 2.) 'Quick-Prof it' G3ealjp Aired in B3FC Prolle . - : "; ' I 1 "WASHINGTON. March 12-(P)-Joseph Rosenbaiim, Washington attorney, disclosed today that a firm which he and ! E. Merl ioung held an option to buy made a quick $75,000 to $80,000 profit! on a steel deal last iaXL I Senator Capehart (R-Ind) shouted it was a Mpay-bff ' and "pome body got $75,000 for doing nothing." Jie said the steel undoubtely amris mDcum Last week the senate passed a bill covering drafting of men for military service and providing for universal military training to be initiated at the end of the present emergency buildup of military forces. The training would be for six months with requirement of longer training in the national guard or organized reserves. The house has yet to act and so the final terms , of the requirements for military service and training are not certain. Enough is known however to Indicate that we are to have, for the first time, compulsory univers al military training or service in peacetime. The prospect is stimu lating a lot of thought, particular ly among educators, on how best to revise their programs. Presi dent G. Herbert Smith in an ad dress at City club, Portland, last week proposed an 11-month school year, which would permit gradu ating from high school at 16 and from college at 19. If UMT could be set at 19, which according to Dr. Smith is the usual European minimum age, this would permit youth to complete both hfgh school and college before going into military training. Except in wartime the conven tional school term has been nine to ten months in public schools and nine months in colleges. Sum mers have been given over to va oatinn save for summer school terms. Young people have entered high .school or couege as iresnmen and continued with their class rather than pressing ahead by at tendance at summer sessions. Objections will occur to the 11-month program: Claims have (Continued on editorial page, 4.) COMMIE RELEASED NEW YORK, March 12-(P)-Eu-gene Dennis, general secretary of the communist party in the U. S., was released from prison today after serving 10 months for con tempt of congress." 1 Years Young March 28, 1351 The Oregon Statesman " - . " - ' , t - , t . - s i - " ' 'X" y- - 4 - .-'v: " : :v :: . V- ' . v. - - i : - i ' -: - ' - - p ... V v.'-'-' 1 K , - . n ' - .... ... . ..... i 1 '' -.i' .1 V . , 'iS , ' fc nls century's first gradaatinr class af Salem Public (East) school Is portrayed above in the photo owned by Mrs. Harry Watson (nee llalda Slichaelis) of 2069 Park ave, Salem. It was taken at Seed's Opera house (now Miller's store) a Febraary IS. 1900. La fore ground Is Zarelda Mia too. Seated (left to right) are: Bertha Lick. Lottie Jordan (Mrs. J. C Perry). Ida Tewne. Wilbur Scott,' Doida XXlchaelis, Jessie lVaan. Annie Pirler. Standing Harold SeHweod, went into the black market" and wound up selling for $200 of- $300 a ton." ;i Rosenbaum described the in tricate transaction to a Senate banking subcommittee investigat ing Reconstruction Finance Cor poration (RFC) lending policies which the subcoxhmittee charges were swayed by; outside ijjinflu ence. Both R o s e n b a u m and Young, husband of a White House stenographer, have figured in the inquiry. Before Rosenbaum took the stand, former Rep. Joseph p. Ca sey (D-Mass) told of making a tax-free profit of $250,000 1 on a $20,000 investment in a plan of buying ships from the U. Si mar itime commission and leasing them to Standard Oil of New Jer sey, i i But Casey, now a - Washington lawyer, swore he had no j&rt in any "web of influence' operating in the government. ' if The transaction ' disclosed by Rosenbaum followed this general Last May or "June, Rosei&baum arranged with Central Irofi and Steel Co., of Harrisburg Pa., whom he had represented fbef ore the RFC, for 2,500 tons of sneel. Late last September or early October Rosenbaum's firm acquir ed an option to buy the Atlantic Basin Iron Works Co. The' com mittee heard last, week thefe had been a sale by Rosenbaum to Youn for $500 of a purchase op tion on 50 per cent of the stock of Atlantic firm. t During the same period Atlantic bought the 2,500 tons o steel from Central, then sold it to Price Iron and Steel Co., a Chicago warehousing firm. J "Did Atlantic make a. profit?" Chairman Fulbright (D-Airk) in quired. I "Yes, about $75,000 or $80,000," Rosenbaum replied. ; Committee Backs Third Circuit Judge For Marion Coijnty The senate judiciary corftmittee recommended giving Marion coun ty a third circuit judge-to piandle a special domestic relations and juvenile cases. t The bill was introduced! in the house by House Speaker John Steelhammer of Salem. Stef lham mer toldthe committee that two judges are unable to handle the tremendous amount of cases aris ing because of Marion cbuntys rapid population increase. J Graduating From Old East Ike Says War! May Mean Red Satellite Revolt WASHINGTON, March 12-()-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower has told congress that Russia may have revolt within her satellites ;if she starts an all-out war. i Eisenhower said in testimony at a closed session of the senate foreign relations and armed serv ices committee February 1 that "our enlightened 150,000,000 peo ple can still whip 190,000,000 back ward people" in Russia if .war comes. Urging the approval of Ameri can participation in a western Eu ropean army, the general said that if 12 divisions were given! -sufficient air and sea support, they could hold the Breton peninsula of southwest France against any Russian j attack. The five star general told com mittee members that the Soviet masters in the Kremlin would be "really fools" to start a general war now. i , Instead of getting expected help from satellites, Eisenhower said the Russians; might find these border states "one of their greatest sources of weakness." : Eisenhower told the committee that in wartime he would use the atomic bomb "instantly" iif he thought i the military advantages outweighed the )moral disadvan tages. ; Twins Born in Dormitory at Washington U. SEATTLE, March 12 -(JP)- An 18-year-old University of 'Wash ington coed Saturday gave birth to twins unassisted and ; today mother and daughters were re ported to be "coming along nice ly." U Mrs. Don Boyd gave birth to the twins each weighing; three pounds, ' 12 ounces in her room at a campus dormitory last Sat urday, i The student mother and her husband, Cpl. Don Byrd had kept their marriage a secret for a year. He arrived yesterday from Camp Stoneman, Calif., and they an nounced the births today. I Mrs. iByrd, the former; Bette Figlenski of Omak, Wash., said she had not expected "things to happen so fast." She said she had hoped to complete final examina tions and go to California before the babies were born. r y U r ' Herbert Fawk, Frank Crawford, Clifford Brown, Roseoe Dickey, Winnie Byrd, Channeey Bishop, Chester Cox. Clyde Carlton, Gertrude Fawk. Clyde Johnson, Carl Geis. Robert Morris. The class was from what later became known as Washington school, at Center and Twelfth streets, which at that time went through the 9th grade. There were no higher grades taught then In Salem. Divulged NEW YORK, March 12-;p)-A former atomic employe testified today he gave : an alleged Russian spy ring a description of an atom bomb that superseded the Hiro shima model -and that the ring also obtained information on a fabulous space ship. David Greenglass, 29, himself a confessed spy, related the space project story just before the end of today's surprise-packed session of the nation's first atom bomb spy trial. The defendants, Julius Rosen berg, 33, his wife, Ethel, 35, and Morton Sobell, 33, are charged with conspiring to spy for Russia in wartime. Greenglass said Rosenberg told him the sky platform project in volved the suspension of a large vessel in space where the gravity pull is small between the earth and the moon. He quoted Rosen berg as saying the platform as a satellite, would hover over the earth. There has been talk of such an undertaking in scientific circles for some time. Greenglass said it was only a month after the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima that he gave Rosenberg a description of a new type atom bomb. He said he obtained the infor mation while working on the highly-secret atomic project at Los Alamos, N. M. ation Of Milk Cost Fi Set igures PORTLAND, March 12--The state board of higher education to day authorized the appointment of a committee and the expendi ture of funds to investigate milk cost figures compiled by Oregon State college. Dr. A. L. Strand, president of the college, called for an investi gation of the figures after a Port land newspaper (The Oregonian) criticized the methods used in compiling the figures and said the public has lost confidence in them. Edgar W. Smith, president of the board of higher education, said two board members and three other persons will be named to make an investigation to determine whether published "accusations are founded or otherwise." The employment of technical as sistance, not to exceed $1000, was authorized. The milk cost figures are com piled by the Oregon State college dairy department. They are used as a basis for establishing mini mum milk prices under the state's milk control law. Max. Min. P reel p. Salem Portland San Francisco Chicago 49 37 .41 ' 46 39 .72 68 40 .00 34 29 .57 58 35 trace New York Willamette River 4 feet FORECAST (from U. S. weather bu reau. McNarv field, Salem): Mostly cloudy with intermittent lijfht howr this morning, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight. High today 52-54: low tonight 43-45. SALEM PRECIPITATION Sine Start of Weather Tear Sept. 1 This Year Last Year Normal 45.38 34.36 . 28.81 School, 1900 1 A r f Investig . ,-y-. . ' - i t TT Housewives Threaten to Push Initiative ! I . ! By Lester F. Coot Staff Writer. The Statesman Milk control stole the center of the legislative stage again Mon day, i I Housewives' represe ntatives threatened to launch an initiative measure to reneal milk control if the legisJatureT Refuses to modify the present lawv and Sen. Thomas Mahoney stirred up charges of "trading issues": with an attempt to kill his own bill providing for a vote of the people on milk con trol. Vivian McMurtrey, president of Portland's affiliated milk commit tee, said at a house food and dairy committee hearing last night that the 17,000 women in her organiza tion "are holding back to see what the legislature does. The organization wants to keep controls of prices paid to produc ers, but demands that competition be restored among distributors and retailers. ( Mrs. McMurtrey said her com mittee's bill would result in lower prices of milk, thus increasing con sumption and helping the dairy farmers. I j. Asks to Kill Bill Sen. Mahoney. lit the fuse to senate fireworks Monday by ask ing that his bill to let the people vote on milk control be killed. Sen. Mahoney's plea, accompan ied by the faqt that his bill to repeal the color ban on margarine is now temporarily bogged down in a house committee, brought charges from Sen. Richard Neu berger that Mahoney was attempt ing to "trade issues" in trying to kill the milk control .bill. Neuberger objected the Mahon- ley's attempt to kill the bill. Inti mating that Mahoney had agreed to drop his jnilk control bill with the understanding that the house would support his margarine bill. The milk control measure ar rived on the senate floor Monday from the senate agriculture com mittee with a "do not pass" rec ommendation accompanied by a minority report written by- Sen. Neuberger asking that the bill be passed. ! "I find myself in a peculiar pos ition," Neuberger complained. "Here I am supporting Senator Mahoney's milk control repeal bill, and then find i its author asking that it be defeated.'? ; Denies Trade i "I haven't made a trade with anyone," Mahoney told, the sen ate. He said that an informal poll of the house indicated ' his milk control bill would be; defeated there. "I made a gratuitous pro mise to withdraw my milk bill to give other milk bills a chance to pass because I know mine would n't, il just want to show I ain't mad at nobody." "1 don't believe one" issue should be traded for another," Neuberger declared. "It is unfortunate that we should let an impression like this get aired around the state."; Mahoney's attempt to have the bill killed failed, however, as the senate sent the bill back to com mittee, where it will be consider' ed along with two other milk con trol! bills. But the house food and dairying committee gave indications that Mahoney's bill calling for outright repeal of color restrictions on oleo may be in for rough sledding, i The same committee which vot ed 6 to 1 against Rep. Maurine Neuberger's bill to allow sales of colored margarine quietly gave signs that Mahoney's margarine will carry a tax on oleo when it emerges -for house action. Ask Oleo Taxes In an "off the record session" Monday a majority of the com mittee said margarine interests should pay taxes comparable .with those being paid by dairy inter ests, f In other legislative action Mon day, the senatd defeated the Ore gon: Grange's I bill which would have had the public utilities com mission election instead of being appointed by the governor. - , - The senate also confirmed Got. Douglas McKay's re-appointment to the board of higher education of G. F. Chambers,- president 'of the ! Valley Packing company of Salem. . . . ' ' . The house passed and sent to the senate, a bill to let cities use state highway! funds to. remote snow and wash the streets. ' The senate law. committee vot-. ed 4 to 3 Monday to. approve 4 bill ' to- allow mixed' marriages in Oregon. Existing laws prohibit marriages of whites to Indians, Negroes, Chinese, Japanese and Hawaiians.'r'-t f " '"- "-; The senate law-committee killed 4 to 3 a bill which would let the voters decide whether dog racing should be eliminated in Portland. ' Both the house and senate will meet at 10 ajn. today. , . , ; (Other legislative news on page Salem Council to Eeuiou; Liquor License; By Robert E. Gangware City Editor, The Statesman A conference between Salem city aldermen and the state li quor' administrator, ; William Hammond, is in the offing, with a study of licensing practices in prospect. , ! ! Alderman Thomas Armstrong told the city council Monday night that he had asked Ham mond to come here for the con ference in the near future. '. Armstrong said after the ses sion he felt the city officials should have a more complete un derstanding of licensing "yard sticks" applied by the state liquor control commission. This com mission, he said. has. a policy of getting - the recommendation of. the city council before acting on. license applications, and there fore the council should work 44 Animals Sold Hereford Sale, By LilUe Farm Editor. Oregon's first Annual Polled grounds proved to be one of the most successful cattle sales ever held in the Willamette valley. Forty-four animals brought a total of $48, 115. The 23 cows sold for $22,425 for an average of $975, and the 21 bulls brought $23,690 for an average of $1,128. , j i . I The 23-month old Larry D Blanchard Z"Jt the reserve champion of Sunday's show, brought $3,175 for top animal of the sale. "He was consigned by Roy Robinson of Hardman and went to William Minkoff of the Minkoff Hereford Ranch at Clatskanie. When . asked what prompted the desire for this par ticular animal, Minkoff said that he had 18 daughters of Douglaf Domino 14 which is the sire of the mother of Larry D Blanchard 27 along with the high quality . of the animal itself, j , i The grand champion bull of Sunday's show; a two year old consigned by Stanley Crocker of Centerville, Wash, brought $2300 from Ray Feeber of Toledo. Lady Woodford, who won the grand purple Sunday, was sold to B. O. Tom of Alsea, for $1,575. Dick Hibberd of i Imler was the consigner. Reserve champion cow brought $900 from Mrs. M. J. Looney of Tangent. Roy Robin son was the consignor of this ani mal. " i : Ellis A. White of Iowa, auction eer, managed to get no less than $450 for any one animal in the entire sale. i Nearly half cf the cattle sold wiU remain in the Willamette valley. Among the purchasers here were Giles Wagner of Me hama; Walter Fisher of Oregon City; Frank Studnick of Scio. George Bunke of Molalla; John Silbernagel of Scio; Looney and Jenks of Tangent; Rohwein Bros, of Scio; Mrs. M. Looney of Tan gent; Dr. E. Former of Salem; C. E. Lewis of Aumsville; C. W. Mann of Philomath; W. R. Eggle ston of BrownsviUe. J. E. Blinkhorn of Oregon City clerked the sale and working as ringmasters were Don Chittenden, of the American Polled Hereford association; Shenn Guttridge. Western Livestock Journal; Raj Brocker, Pacific! Stockman; S: Williams, Western Livestock Re porter, ancVCarl Anderson, Polled Hereford Magazine. Chet Loe oi First National Bank, Salem, anc' Ted Hobart of the Ladd and Bush Bank, assisted. ; i ' . (For complete list of sales see pagel2). Brooks, Scotts MillsJ AumsviUe J Winners in Statesman-KSLM Spell Contes- '! Brooks -Ann Lowery, 13, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lowery of route 1. box 256, Brooks, will rep r e s e n t thisy- :mm.:vr"m school in the , , semi - finals of i s X i The Statesman- r- " J KSLM spellings' j contest at Keizer i Friday. " Ann is in the, i 8th .grade. . She; 7th and 8th grade winner ny. neri teacher and nrin-i eipaL Mrs. Laur- etta Martin. . Ji, - Amm Lowary Second place at Brooks was won by 14-year-old Iva t English, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. E. I English of PO rVkv 31 RmnkL and third nlace went to Sharron Nolan, 12. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. . Nolan of route 1, box 660, Brooks. Iva is in the 8th. grade. Sharron in ,th 7th. . - Policies closely tvith it. "As ! it is ' now." Armstrong, "about all wet do j is find out whether , a liquor license applicant has at. criminal record and whether . any neighbors of the business place are protest ing." . all iik-- -li He indicated there should be some established policy on geo graphic for population distribu tion of licenses and some infor mation the business and fi nancial standings of an applicant as well as his police record. ; I Mea while, the council deterred action on two new liquor license applications, from the new Er ickson's I market going tip on South ' Commercial at Alice streets and from Homer 1 Robi nett's Oaklodge market, and 'trailer park, 1155 S.. 14th St. (Additional council news, page 2.) : ! i : : : :;- . i at First Polled Bring $46,115 i - L. Madsen! The Statesman - Hereford Saile held at the state fair SupremfeGpu Reruses to Rule WASHINGTON, March 12-(JP)-Alger Hiss' last-big hope bf es caping prison failed him today. The supreme court refused by a 6 to 0 jvote even to review his case!. . s :" "' . i ' That decision, a simple order of a type ' carrying no explanation, left Hiss convicted as a liar and a betrayer of the government which placed him in its highest councils. His sentence is five years im prisonment. !!'." ( In New -York, Hiss said today "The wrong surely will be righted . . . With! a clear conscience I con tinue to look forward to the time of my vindication." I Only one other hope remains for freedom-fa pardon or parole, by President Truman.: - j . i j ' , " ; "; S Last Oregon Air Guard Unit Receives Orders I : i ' ' i : - '"; PORTLAND, March 12-jP-The last of Oregon's air national guard units will be called up for service on May 1. .The group, ; the 142nd aircraft control and warning squadron, I: commanded by ' LL CoL Claudiu. G. Farrow. Nineteen, airj guard groups in; the U. S. were ordered to duty today. ; TANDENBERG WORSE GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.j March 12-rVThe condition of Senator Arthur H Vandenberg took a turn for, the ' Worse today. ' His doctor said, "He has stiU not rallied from his recent setback." , ! Keatts Mills The Scotts Mills school will have 13-year-old Helen Uroshong as . its entrant semi- finals; of in the 1 ,' :. The S t a tesman KSLM! KneUinff contest f at Mt. Angel on March; 26. : -) Helen,! to the! 8th grade, is the! daughter of MrJ and Mrs. Marion i Groihonr ofi ScottstMills. ( She i also - heads ; the 'Junior Gar- den; club and is" secretary of the Helen Groaoag, 4-H Health: Club. , : Crti firti . iMvnul. ' and third nbre winners bT PrinciDal Flor ence Hillman were Margaret Plas, 13, daughter or Mr. ana Airs. Ber nard Plas of route 1. Scotts Mills, and Mona' Nomer, 12, daughter of Mayor and Mrs." Asa Nomer of Scotts Mills. Margaret is in the 8th grade, llona In the 7th. ' f . continued On Hiss Case In Use TOKYO. Tuesday.! Martjh lS-M ; Allied troops rolled - north tod ay against Reds In headlong flight tm east-central Korea and retreatin elsewhere along a ,75-mQe frcnt. - Red casualties for tb II first rim days ' of the new i Allied drfv nassed the 35.000 mark. The U.? S. Eighth army estimated that 3,9X3 Reds were killed or jwoundel Monday, the sixth day ofkthe ntw United Nations of fensivf. , . Allied forces 'were wkM -25 miles of the 38th parallel at f v eral points. They swept ibto theo highway towns unopposedi North Koreans in the niountajn- ous east-central area were falling back at top speed. Thejjj showed no sign of making a stnd any: where. , . J Chinese Reds pulled bacls slowly in the center ardund bm key central front defense bastion of Hongchon. 1 " g J Patrols Advance ! 9 ? . Even in western Korea, Ail) patrols moved out for four miles tn points more than 10 mites north of the Han river withouffl contact ing the foe. I I - South Korean troops loccupleo! Soksa, on the main east-jwest lat eral highway : bisecting Korea. aoxsa is 4a muei i.1 um r, m w paralleL 1,1 To the southwest, XJ. Sa Seventh division troops moved unopposed into the . ruined crossroids tcwi of Changpyong, 28 miles tfrom in rarlll , I ; J Tarson Bombs TOKYO, Tuesday. Marih lZ-iJFl The U. S. Far East air force dis closed - today its bombers hav been using radio-controlled Tar zon bombs on Koreaa targets since last August. ' . 9 i ' The 27-foot, six-ton bornbs havo been used successfully against sev-i eral : vital targets, principally i bridges of massive construction. 1 The Tarzon bomb is directed to ward its target by the bombardier using radio signals which aro picked up by a receiver In tho bomb itself. FIFTH AIR FORC5S IIFAn- QUARTERS, Korea, Tues., March 13-i?VFifth air force tactical air craft mounted their greatest f- ffll4 . ,- L 1 aay 774 sorties. PUotf claimed six Red jets damaged in combat, plus two which collided ane crashed. g i TO REVIVE 41 SHIPS S j ' WASHINGTON. March 12-jJ The maritime commission today ordered 41 Liberty ships out of its "mothball" fleets to carry Marshall plan cargoes abroad and bring back defense-needed ores. i These words will figure in Tb Statesman - KSLM ; Spelling Con test for prises, now (underway for ?th and 8th grade Ipnpils of Marion and Polk ooontles: i knife ' piece 1 " Bugar against " 1 bushel forty accommodate advise -appreciated attitude campus j close j i " compliance J contents 1 semester ! stneeri J spirit j suspect J transfer rarfety ; ' The spellinr Is "interference", not as the word waa Inadvertent ly speUed yesterday. Choose Aomsville ' - Twelve-year-cW Elsa Dodson will represent Attms- vule in the spelling contest. Elsa, a 7th- grader, is the?: daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. . R.? Dodson of route. ' 1. box 137, Tur-5 ly ner. She ,was certified the Aumsville spell ing champion by. Principal Roy O. Girod. Her teach-f er is Cleora Parkes. L. Two boys ; wallcpd nf f with ! Zli Pod second and third place! at Aums viUe Gary Wheeler JH 4, n cf Mr. and Mrs. John H. Vi'heeUr v2 route . 4, . box 873, Salem, tcirs-r runner-up ' to Elsa. ! and Jst-Combs,- 13,- son of Mrji and j Mrs Dave Combs of PO box 213, Aums ville, also - finishing in the tc- irin Carw ! In tho Eth rratl Jack in th 7tX ' - Learn to Spell! I. : H ii !i " ii