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Max.
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71
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Chicago 43.
New York , 52
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McNary 11 Id. Salem I: Fair today and .
tonight. Hieh today near 73; low to
night near 37.
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Since Start of Weather 'ar Sept. 1
This Year . JUast Year Normal' -TV
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Austrian Student Singers Receive 'Warm' Welcome in Salem
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' The legislative assembly in 1945
amended the complsory school at
tendance law to require children
between the ages of 16 and 18 who
had not completed high school,
to a tend ? part-timeschooL This
was amended in 1947, prescribing
the time requirement to five hours
per week, and allowing the school
board to grant exemptions to those
who had completed the eighth
grade "when in its judgment good
cause exists therefor."
' Last week the house passed pB
59 making scnooi aiienunure wux
pulsory for all children from seven
to 18, for ' the full school term
Then a series ot exceptions are
noted: it legally employed and at
tending a part-time school five
hours per week; if their education
has covered the ordinary branches
of learning offered in the 12
grades,, and certain others. The
school board Is given authority to
excuse cnuaren il u -i"vi
completed the first eight grades
tt firrtriM attendance would
be educationally unprofitable -ior
the child or cause hardship in the
family of such child." ' . '
There1 is serious doubt of the
wisdom of prolonging the age of
compulsion for children to attend
school. Clearly a full high school
course is desired. But some child
ren "appear to reach educational
limits short of that goal. They be
come problem cases for instruction
and easily become problem cases
for discipline. Is the resulting
"wear and tear" on the youngster,
the teacher and the school worth
while?
i Experience under the 1945 and
1947 acts' has not been good. In
fact enforcement over the state is
reported as lax; or it may be bet
ter to say that so many schools
offer no part-time class work that
the law becomes a
(Continued on editorial page, 4)
UAW TO INCREASE DUES
CXJGVELAND, April 2 -VP- The
CIO United Auto Workers union
voted itself a S15.000.000 strike
fund and a multi-million dollar
political action kitty tonight by
approving a hotly-contested $1-.
a-month dues boost.
Animal Crackers
By WARREN COOORICH
Why m I w!V;ng? SHJy questtonl I
wrat nawjKry and the CAA rovndtd
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Happy and perhaps av mite too warm In Salem's brig-hi sunshine Monday, these Austrian students de
: . scended en masse upon the state capitol for a brief musical preview of the program , they presented
here last nighty While In Salem they were sponsored by Willamette university. This is the second year
that a group of Austrian students have appeared in Salem on rood will tours. (Statesman photos.)
; (Concert story on page 2.j " t -
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Parrish Boy Emerges
Victor in Spell Run-Off
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Thirteen-year-old Mack JIarris of Parrish Junior high emerged
the winner fromj the longest," semi-final Statesman-KSLM spelling
contest on record last night v..
i, Mack and lli-y ear-old John Dowries of Leslie Junior high battled
Probers Erase
Case Against
Milk Cost Plan
PORTLAND. April 2-(JP)-An In
vestigating committee reported to
night it could find nothing, wrong
with the milk cost Studies prepar
ed by Oregon State college for the
state.;: ; -j J . .; ,
The studies; are; used to help set
the price of milk! 1
The committee laid, however,
that activities! of sbme state col
lege employes- had led some con
sumer groups 0 doubt the "impar
tiality of the college insofar as the
controversial matter of milk leg
islation is concerned." J
The committee! added its belief
that the whole affair was not too
important.0 5 I 1
, The five-man committee i was
appointed byi the state board of
higher education jto; look into two
charges made by a newspaper,
The Oregonian: (1) That the milk
cost study was 'not "adequately
representative of the entire Port
land milk shed"! (2) Some j em
ployes of the college engage in
political activities for the dairy
industry. , . . j. ..
The committee'said, concerning
point 1, It is true: that the icost
study covers Only the Willamette
vaiiey area wnicri 13 not me enure
Portland . milk shed. But it 1 was
likewise established that the col
lege was employed by the milk
control board tot make precisely
this study and nd other. The 'rep
resentatives of 1 The Oregonian
conceded that; the; study was com
petently made, that -it contained
no bias . . Vjthej report saidj
On point 2, he committee found
that Oscar Haggj former legisla
tive representative for the Oregon
Dairymen's association, now Is
employed at the 3 college to carry
out a special public relations
program." The report noted ;that
part of his pay tame from dairy
producers.? . .: -: :-. " - -
It also found thai P. M. Brandt,
head of the college department of
dairy industiy,-.!has on occasion
been indescref t in his appearances
and associations frith partisans on
one side of the hotly " contested
milk control issue," but the report
added, "as a fact-finding commit
tee it is not our task to determine
whether or not it is sound public
policy for employes of the college
to carry on Such legislative ac
tivity.' ;..:; -.t-.y j
FETY APPOINTED ' j.
PORTLAND, April 2-(flVRod-ney
O, Fety has been named act
ing forester fori the bureau of
land management office here. He
succeeds A. Pr Collins, resigned. -
Fety was assistant district ! for
ester at Salenj. J - ?vv
IffLOTMEJirr RTCOED SET
WASHINGTON, April 2 -(P-Civilian
employment reached : 60,
179,000 in Marth an all time
hih for the month.
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it out alone for more than half an
hour after four Other contestants
had missed. j
Third place was won by Nancy
Owens of West Salem. ; 5
Mack's victory gives him a place
in the finals of the competition in
Salem on April 19. He is the sec
ond boy among the 10 finalists
chosen thus far.
The last four semi-finals will be
held today and tomorrow. To
day's contests are at Dallas junior
high (1 p. m.), and Jefferson
(high school gym) and Silverton
grade school (7:30 p. m.) The last
one is at Stayton grade school at
7:30 p. m. Wednesday.
(Additional details page 2)
New Request to
Push A-Work
Over $2 Billion
WASHINGTON, April 2
President Truman today asked
congress for a quick $51,300,000
more for the atomic energjjr com
mission, pushing the annual atomic
budget over the two-billion mark
for the first time.
Mr. Truman said the additional
money is needed for '"certain ur
gent production and research fa
cilities He didn't elaborate, but - the
AEC recently has announced in
rapid-fire order at least nine big
new projects. v j - i '
The request, if granted by con
gress, would be the third supple
ment this year. It would push
AECs total spending this year to
$2,035,129,000 a clear indication
of atomic energy's powerful role
in the defense program..
Tavern mere, Payors
TTo' Face.-Clailiamas. Iciirv
PORTLAND, April 2 -Wh;
Twelve" Clackamas county tavern
owners will be asked to tell' a
Multnomah county grand jury if
they have had any business deal
ings with Lonnie Logsdon, slot
machine owner.
The grand jury is investigating
the administration of . Oregon
liquor control laws. - Subpenas for
the 12 were issued last Thursday,'
but were .held back until state
police raided 103 Clackamas coun
ty taverns and seized more than
100 slot machines. . ,
The subpenas were issued, after
Murry Gamrath a special agent
for- District Attorney John Mc
Court. said he had visited the es
tablishments and found gambling.
At Oregon City, Leonard L
Lindas, district attorney, said he
would subpena mayors of several
Clackamas county communities to
testify at a grand jury Investiga
tion in Oregon City. ; ;
They will be asked to explain
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Blossom Day
Set April 15
By Cherrians
Sunday, April 15, has been ten
tatively set as Annual Blossom
day by the Salem Cherrians, King
Bing Don Doerfler ! announced
Monday night. ; - --
A Sunday is picked 1 each year
during cherry blossom! season at
which time routes are selected
for motorists to get the best view
of the colorful blooms. Members
of the Cherrian organization act
as guides for the tours along
blossom-lined roads In the Salem
area.
Loren Hicks and Don Madison
were elected co-chairmen of the
event at the Cherrian meeting
Monday night. j
At the meeting the Cherrians
also decided to i attend the an
nual Salmon Derby festivities at
St Hellens, April 14. j
The group went on( record In
support of Salem Day at the Ore-
gon State fair and to host the
visit of - Portland Rosarians on
Portland Day at the fair. ..
Drillmaster Tom Hill announc
ed that drills will start Monday
at 8 p.m. atop the Shoppers Car
park. . ' '
Canadian Bill to
Export Gas Cains
EDMONTON, iAltaj April. 2-'(CP)-The
bill permitting tempor
ary export of natural gas to Mon
tana for essential defense produc
tion today received second read
ing approval in principle-rin the
Alberta legistlature.- It now must
pass the hurdle of full-scale de
bate in committee before re
ceiving third . reading and final
passage. - : , i '
LAMB PRICE SETS RECORD
PORTLAND, April! 2-(P-The
price of lamb advanced 50 cents
to a new all-time high of $37.50
a : hundredweight at i the North
Portland livestock market today.
why . they licensed operation of
slot machines, Lindas said.
In Salem, George INeuner, at
torney general, said that some
time ago he had issued an opinion
in which he held that city officials
who license slot machines . were
guilty of abetting in the commis
sion of i crime. 1 s , -
The mayors subpenaed for the
Clackamas '. county grand Jury
probe - include Merritt wnison.
West Linn; Walter Brunner, Glad
stone, and Fred Averill, : Molalla.
Also several law enforcement of
ficers will be asked, to testify,
Lindas said. - 1 A
Mayors said the bah against slot
machines could : cost .their cities
about $18,000 in tax and license
fees annually. (
Mayor Charles Needham of Os
wego said his city .realizes $8,000
yearly in taxes from the machines.
Each of the other cities estimated
they got about $3,000 annually
from licenses and taxes on the
machines.
Decision
Slaps at
Truman
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Solons Approve
Giving Europe 4
More Divisions
WASHINGTON, April" 2 -PV-
The senate hurled a surprise chal
lenge today to President Truman's
authority as commander-in-chief
of the armed forces. IV went1 on
record against sending more' than
four more . divisions to Europe
without congress approval. .
The action, strenuously opposed
by the administration, came at the
climax- of the troops-for-Europe
phase of the "great - debate" on
foreign policy.
By an unexpected vote of 49 to
43, the senate adopted the limiting
amendment sponsored by Senav
tor McClellan (D-Ark.) only two
hours after turning - it down,' 48
to 44.
Mr. Truman's sunrtorters took a
serious view of the setback, even
though the amendment expresses
only "the sense of the senate" and
is not binding on the president.
who contends he has the power
to send trooDS Anywhere they are
needed. ' '
Senator McFarland of Arizona.
democratic floor leader, was grant-
ea a recess, giving the administra
tion time to resroun its forces be
fore the final voting tomorrow.
SuDDOrt which develnned tnriav
for the McClellan . amendment
caused SDecuTatinn ahnnt what
would happen tomorrow. When
some republicans plan to press for
action that would seek to restrict
by' law -Mr. Truman's nower to
send more troops overseas on his'
own initiative. - '
Claims Future Right
As amended, the resolution now
endorses Mr. Truman' nbn n
send four more divisions of ground
troops to join Gen. Dwight D. Eis
enhower's international armv. Rtt
it claims for congress the right
to pass on au future commitments.
McClellan's amendment made
the erade on trie seonnr! vnt ha.
cause Senators Case (R-SD), Frear
(u-vei) and George (D-Ga)
switched sides and Senators Wi
ley (R-Wis) and. Young (R-ND),'
not recorded on the first vote,
votea ior it the second time.
McFarland declared th vnt nn
the McClellan amendment nnt
in the interests of the United
states of America."
Senator Lehman (ALIB-NY)
said it "will weaken our relatione
with our allies abroad."
Causes Discouragement
It will take many, many di
visions and billions of dollars to
dissiDate the riisronrappmpnt turn
have caused today," he added.
senator Connally (D-Tex) dem
onstrated how seriously the admin
istration viewed the chancre hv
saying, "I very seriously and hum-
oiy Deg ine senate not to adopt
this amendment."
Senator Lndce nt.Ma ' inlnaii
the opposition to the amendment.
Previously the senate defeated,
62 to 27, an amendment by Senator
Case (R-SD) which would have
forbidden the service of any
American soldier under 20 years
old in the North Atlantic defense
force. v
WASHINGTON, April 2-(ff)-Oregon
Senators Morse and Cor
don favored McClellan amendment
to the troops-to-Europe resolution.
GOP Victors in
Michigan Vote
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DETROIT, April 3 - (Tuesday) -CP)
Michigan republicans, win
ner of spring elections for the
last 18 years, did it again in
Monday's election.
The : democrats conceded de
feat early ' today of their entire
state ticket Positions on the bal
lot included University of Michi
gan regent," state superintendent
of - public - instruction, justice of
the, state supreme court.
Mercury Rises
Into Seventies
Salem area' residents basked in
the warmest weather of the year
Monday as the mercury climbed
to 70.9 degrees, highest point since
Oct. 12, 1950. .
Monday's high topped the pre
vious maximum of the year of
65 degrees . set on ' February 9.
And the weatherman' at Salem
McNary field station forecast an
even warmer 73 for this , after
noon.' ; -
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New Senator iArrives in - Salem
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Oregon's newest senator, Art W. Iindberg (left) of Pendleton, Is ple
- tared being briefed on the clay's legislative happenings by Senate
President Paul Patterson. LJndberr was sworn in Monday to fill the
post vacated by. death of Sen. Carl EngdaJU. (Statesman photo.)
Bill to Ciit Number of I
School
Districts
senate croup s r ow
By Lester
Staff Writer, Tn Statesman ; j
The senate education committee Monday, recommended pass
age of the Holy report recommendation to unify Oregon school
districts for more efficient and economical administration. 1 "
The controversial measure emerged from committee late ,
Monday afternoon after members had tussled with it for almost
80 days, hearing objections from school representatives ' from all
parts of the state who feared .they will lose ."home rule."
- Sen. Ben Day, Gold Hill, Was the only member not agreeing
that the proposal should pass. Sri. Eugene Marsh,' McMinnville,
chairman of the education 'committee, said this is the best bill -we
were able to work out." .,'!' f"' . ' T
' The reorganization plan was evolved by Dri T. C Holy, Ohio
university education expert who conducted a thorough study of v
- Oregon's school systems after being hired by the 1949 legislature.
-The bill approved by the senate committee -Monday provides
for. an "advisory committee and commissioner to be in charge of
reorganizing school districts throughout the state. The seven-man
board and commissioner would be appointed by the state board'
, of education, , v. . - ; -.. '. jv. ' -:; -
To Elect Reorganization Committees j
The commissioner would study school districts and then ad- '
vise county school superintendents that unification was necessary.
" Voters in the counties affected would then elect reorganization
ccnrnittees which would, submit unification plans to the com
missioner . and advisory committee -for acceptance or rejection.
. - The county - and state committees would designate unified .
district boundaries on the basis of child population, transportation-problems,
tax revenue possibilities and other economic and'
,r geographic factors.- : J sr" ,V N - --: - -
- Under the proposal, first class school district law would apply--
to all unified districts for' the purpose of distribuiting state basic ;
school support funds, i-.f . i ' 'I:.'-r:.. j " r:.
... c i Sen. Dean Walkerw, 'independence," a member of the senate
: education, committee, predicted that unification of rural schools
Z under .the bill would not remove; the present community Interest
:in schools. 1 - - i.l ib '"s' '" - '
Plan to Bring1 About Consolidations
tKe explained that while the law would bring about some
consolidations of schools, it would not entirely do away with all
- of Oregon's smaller schools. '
Similar to the county unit plan now in effect in two Oregon
counties, the Holy report proposal would provide , larger districts -
which proponents believe could buy supplies more economically
than smal districts. A five-man board of directors would govern .
. the activities , of "' each unified district, eliminating Individual -'
school districts.' t - I - - . i i,
The proposal Is expected to reach the senate' floor sometime
this week. The house has not yet considered it.- t
- The senate- split directly along party lines Monday to defeat,
21 to 9 a democratic-backed measure to replace the present part
time liquor commission with a full-time, paid commission. !'
Sen. Robert Holmes, Astoria democrat, said a paid commission .
would "make better sense from
Sen. Hilton Says Salary Too Low
' Sen. Frank' H. Hilton, Portland republican, opposed the mea
sure, saying it would be impossible to secure good liquor com
- missioners for 1 $7,500. The present commissioners meet about
twice a month and receive $10 a' day pay. . f
The house voted 32 to 23 to reconsider the vote of last Fri
day by which. it defeated a proposed constitutional amendment
, to make it more difficult to get initiative and referendum mea
sures on the ballot. . 1 , ':;r v, .- ". - " " ; . r
The house will consider the measure again Wednesday in ia
" special order of business starting at 1030 sun. .
The - proposed change- in the law. would require initiative
and referendum proposals: to-be backed by the signatures of 5
per cent of the registered voters in each of the state's four con
gressional districts. - 'j i-'-'. 'ii-.."; .'.s'.-". . ' - .
Present law requires 8 per cent backing for Initiatives and
5 per cent-for referendum measures, but the signatures may be
collected in a single county usually Multnomah county. The
proposed change would be referred to the voters in November,
1952. ' r: ' . : ' : I . ' '" ' . ' ' '
. The' house voted Sit to 25; to approve a bill which would
exempt school districts from paying state gasoline taxes on fuel
used by their school buses. The measure cow goes to the senate.
- But the representatives, 33 to - 22, defeated a bill which
would require all future public school administrators to be certi
fied by the state department of education. This would require'
candidates for high school principal jobs to have masters de
grees in education. ; 1 - --r
Both the house and senate will meet at 19 ajn. today, r
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Over 500,000
Reds Poised,
Mac Warns
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'- TOKYO, Tuesday, April S-C-)-;
Chinese, and North Korean rede
are massing the largest number of
fresh seasoned troops ever com-'
mitted in the 'Korean war. Gen-'
eral MacArthur's head quarters
said today. "
; .Intelligence .. estimates figured
the reinforcements at the front
swell the red potential to at least
63 divisions more than . 500.CC3
men..,, ..- .
For the second straight ' day,
MacArthur's . communique mad
pointed reference to the red mass,
ing mo ents. These were cm
centrated on the central frent '
where a communist spring coun
teroff ensive is expected.
- But the communique said tho
huge enemy potential was handi
capped by laying open communi
cations, supplies and troop move
ments to attack by allied planes. :
The communique said:
"The enemy is engaged in a tac
tical and strategic regrouping cl
major units which, with the ap
pearance of new units near tho
front, provide him with a poten
tial strength of at least 63 divi
sions,, the greatest of .any period
in the Korean campaign. ,
' Compensating factors are the
vulnerability of his communica
tions and his limited logistic ca
pacity." .
Ground action was limited
largely to patrols.
'- American tank patrols ranged
Monday almost two miles north
of the 38th parallel. They fought
off an hour-long red ambush, and
withdrew. .r ;
The . reds continued huge con-.
voy movements under cover of
darkness and cloudy weather. -
U. S. Fifth air. force pilots"
counted ' 2,100 - enemy vehicles
Monday, night on North Koreas
roads leading down to the battle
front. TheyNclaimed destruction el
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- WASHINGTON, April 2 -CFV-
The administration today - slashed
its tax requirements by S 6,5 00,
000,000 for the next fiscal, year.
But Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder . made . it plain- that this-
is only a ; postponement thai
another . multi-billion dollar , in
stallment on President Truman'
tax program will be asked next
January. :'-: ;;
Snyder told the house ways and
means committee that a single
$10,000,000,000 tax increase al
ready asked of congress will
be enough this - year - because
there'll be a $3,000,000,000 surplus
rather than the expected $2,700,
000,000 deficit at the end of the
1951 fucal year, next June 30. :
10,000 Pounds of
Lead Scrap Stolen
At Alumina Plant
Ten thousand pounds of tenj
lead, valued at about $2,000, was
reported stolen from the old alum
ina plant on Cherry avenue norCJ
of Salem, sheriffs deputies report
ed. Plant Superintendent James C
Mount said the lead was taken
sometime during the past 10 days
from a stack south of the plant
which was recently purchased by
the Ray-O-Vac corporation. Mount
said some of the missing scrap
was ' in . large chunks which le I
deputies to believe .that tho ttt.'i
was the work of a gang of at leer i
three men equipped with a truths.
Flying Fan Blade
Injures Ybutii
The flying blade from a home
made electric fan inflicted A
severe cut to the head and W.t
ear of Warren Perkins, 18, ZZ 1
N. Winter rt, Monday, city fini
aidmen reported.
- Aidmen said apparently a psrl
cf the blade had broken clt, fcur'J- ,
ed throtih the air ai ttrurlx
Perkins a!crdda !"t:i. I
was Uica'to : rLr.:;;i ;
sutures. . ..
Snyder Delays
Tax Requests