Mrs. Mad Su
In Keeping
Private Lite Private
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NEW YORK, April 3(MP)-The MacArthur team Douglas and
bis wife, Jean functions as smoothly and efficiently amid the tri-
umphs of homecoming as it did through war and disaster, defeat and
victory. . ; '' . ' .
During the 14 years of their marriage, the general's lady has re
mairwrt at her husband's side. She has evaded adroitly the fierce spot-
C of C Hears
Talk by Labor
Commissioner
, - Oregon's "historic minimum
wage law" owes its early 1913)
J adoption to women's working con
ditions of that period, it was re
called Monday in a talk before the
Salem Chamber of Commerce by
William Kimsey, state labor com
; missioner.
" ; Kimsey said a citizens group in
1912 was preparing to-demand a
state commission to investigate
the long hours and unsafe work
ing conditions for men in some in
dustries of Oregon. At the time a
national official of American fed
eration of Labor advised ' the
group to ask, instead, for a study
nt women's working conditions.
Kimsey remarked that this la
bor leader's strategy was that
more popular support could be
rallied in behalf of working wom
en and - any improved working
conditions they were assured
would eventually benefit all
workers.
As a result, Kimsey said, the
Oregon legislature in 1913 passed
the nation's first enforceable min
imum wage- hour.
Kimseys talk detailed the var
ied problems of industry, labor
and public welfare under the. su
pervision of the state bureau of
labor. !
"Our work is more service in
the interest of the public than
mere enforcement of labor laws,"
declared the commissioner.. He
said there is much "education and
persuasion" to the labor depart
ment's work and "noted that in the
past two years only 11 prosecu
tions have been necessary for .Vi
olations of -working hour limits.
Among tasks of - the labor bu
reau is enforcement of special re
strictions on employment of wom
en nd children, apprenticeship
standards, collection of wages to
which workers are entitled, con
ciliation, administration of fair
employment practices act, inspec
tion of elevators, boilers, certain
electrical stock and installations.
County Bar
To Nominate
Circuit Judge
Marion County Bar association
Is expected today to recommend
to Gov. Douplas McKay one of
It members for) the new circuit
court judgeship,recently created
by the state legislature.
It was said here Monday that
top contender to be cop" de red
by bar members are Marion
County District Judge Joseph B
Felton and W. W. McKinney, local
attorney and former Salem mu
nicipal judge. Blaine McCord,
Wood burn attorney, also has sup
port for the endorsement.
Friends of Wallace Carson said
be had indicated he is not inter
ested in the job. Gov. McKay had
' asked the bar association for its
choice.
If the group recommends Judge
Felton for the circuit judge bench
a successor to Felton on the dis
trict court position also would be
recommended by the, association.
members said Monday.
West Salem P-TA
Plans No-Host
Dinner Tonight
A family night no-host dinner
has been scheduled by the West
Salem Parent - Teachers associa
tion for its final meeting of the
year tonight at the school. .
Following the 630 pjn. dinner.
officers for the next school year
will be Installed by Mrs. Wava
HcCormick, outgoing president of
the Polk, county P-TA. Taking
office will be Don Watson, presi
dent. Mrs. Gwendolyn Gates, vice
president, Mrs. Gus Moore, secre
tary, and Earl Smith, treasurer.
Retiring president is Gus Moore.
A movie has been scheduled for
the youngsters. West Salem 4-11
groups are preparing displays for
the meeting, j
Lonely Hearts Club
Leader Convicted
In Swindle Case
LOS ANGELES, April SO-V
George H. Ashley, 52, head of a
lonely hearts dub, was convicted
by a superior court Jury today of
swindling two women members of
$25,250. '
The state charged Ashley took
$18,053 from Mrs. Maud J. NeaL
O. of Mt. Airy, N.C, tad $7203
from Mrs. Mattie S. Buss, 71, Long
Beach, Calif. He was accused of
Inducing them to Invest in his
arganixation. " , J
He originaly was charged with
conspiracy and 27 counts of grand
theft involving mora than $132,
00. The other counts were
dropped. r
Ashley will be sentenced May
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General s
i light illuminating ner nusDanas
every move. But quietly and com
petently she has shouldered heavy
responsibilities as her contribution
to a synchronized partnership.
Circumstances have changed
vastly in the short time since Mac
Arthur was relieved of his Pacific
command, f but the structure of
their life together and the method
of their team-work obviously has
not been af fee ted. j
No Press Conferences
Jean MadArthur takes the
general's fortunes as her own and
in stride. She- has never, for-in
stance, had a press conference. She
has never ticked off the familiar
old chestnuts about her husband's
favorite recipe! and her methods of
liower - arrangements. Confronted
with the press as she was for a
few minutes recently when Ler
car was halted j by traffic during a
public reception I she answers
general questions generally, smiles
broadly, charms completely 4- but
says really very little. She has sue
ceeded in making their private life
private indeed. She has worked
with him ; to preserve one no
mean feat under the circumstances
In New York, -the handsome
austere "old soldier went through
his scheduled! public paces with
vigor and graje. Then he holed up
securely in th fastness of his 37th
floor hotel suite, 'emerging days
later to continue his journey on
to Chicago.
Mrs. MacAHhur, ! on the other
hand, was easily seen - although
not heard. She and her 13ryear
old son took a boat ride around
Manhattan. The press went along
and so did photographers. Mrs.
MacArthur greeted public officials
and said the properly polite things.
She was protected " completely by
members i of (MacArthur's palace
guard a wall of ; veterans none
has succeeded in penetrating yet.
. She went to; church in New York
via a cab which happened to be
cruising past the hotel as she
came out. She; planned to go to the
circus with young Arthur and she
hpped to go shopping in New York
plans which she cancelled, a
spokesman took pains to explain,
so she could ?catch he breath."
This situation the general re
mote and unreachable and his wife
appearing here and there - was
roughly the pattern of their exis
tence in Tokyo. There Mrs. Mac
Arthur attended parties, and other
social functions as ! her husband's
representative. He never attended
them. She patiently waited her
turn in line j at army stores and
commissaries, like any first lieu-tenat1s-
wife never asking any
special privileges. She was gay,
friendly and utterly without side.
And the army liked her and ad
mired her for this. And what is
more so did their wives, no
toriously a hypercritical and jeal
ous group.
Heavy Schedule
Jean MacArthur's liking
pie and her ability to mingle re
moved a heavy burden from Iter
husband's shoulders. During his
Tokyo years; he worked killing
hours seven days a week even
fori a man much younger than the
general's 71 years. His own public
appearances were rare indeed. For
the most part the public saw him
only during the short trips to and
from his home and office.
The MacArthur's own social life
was pretty strictly limited. They
entertained entirely during the
luncheon period. Evenings were
limited to vis-a-vis dinine. follow
ed by private; showings of movies.
Mrs. MacArthur was a gracious.
understanding hostess. Invited lun
cheon guests usually dignitaries
or important j visitors to Tokyo
arrived some-half-hour before the
general returned from his office
During a period of easy, gay con
versation, the general's wife usual
ly found out what they wanted to
discuss with i the ceneral j anrf
later brought up the subject or
skillfully mide an opening in
which to mtrbduce the subject.
Happy Influence
There's no.-doubt, friends sav.
that Jean Marie MacArthur has
been a softening and happy ih-
nuence on her husband. There is
no doubt .that he adores her and
needs her. Luncheon euests lav
that when he returned home after
only a few hours absence he em
braced, her as though they had
Deen separated lor months.
"Young Arthur" is the! delight
or his parents. He speaks with
traces of a British accent -f- result
of having an English tutor! and
his voice is changing. He has the
sensitive face, ready smile and
shy poise of his mother. -
Child of their later Tears. Ar
thur has been educated by private
teacners ana never yet nas en
countered the normal give-and-take
cameraderie of American
boys his age. Once Jhe broke bis
leg while skating, alarminz his
doting father so greatly that the
boy has never been allowed to Ice-
skate since.
Graiii! Prices
End Lower
CHICAGO, April S0-C3VG rains
mostly ended lower oo the board
of trade today despite some last
minute - buying which gave the
market a good Jilt from its earlier
bottoms. i -.- -v. I - ,- ...j.:
Rye showed independent firm
ness, as it did most of last week,
and oats bad a relatively steady
undertone. These were the only
two exceptions, however,! to the
general trend. .m j --.;
Wheat closed to 1 cent lower.
corn 4-Vi lower, oats lower to
higher, rye (old style)
higher, soybeans 1 lower to
higher and lard 7 to 29 cents a
hundred pounds lower. . " i ' 1
Speaker,
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Willard J. Johnson, California
Real Estate association presi
dent, will be In Salem to address
a real estate group Friday night.
Calif ornian to
Address Real
Estate Dinner
More than 250 Salem real estate
dealers and their wives.; will at
tend a banquet Friday night hon
oring the start of the third year
for the Salem Multiple Listing bu
reau, i
Main Speaker will be Willard J.
Johnson, president of the Califor
nia Real Estate association, said
John E. Black, manager of the list
ing bureau. The dinner will be
gin at 6:30 o'clock in the Senator
hotel.
. Johnson is a regional vice presi
dent for the 8th national; real es
tate boards district. He Is a past
president of the National Institute
of Real Estate Brokers, a past
member of the board of directors
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards and a past president
of the San Francisco Real Estate
Board.
The speaker will be introduced
by Lloyd Carter of Portland, presW
dent of the Oregon Association of
Real Estate Boards. Walter Mus
grave, president of the Salem
Board of Realtors, will be master
of ceremonies. j
In its two years of existence, said
Black, the listing bureau . has sold
$6,500,000 worth of .propeerty.
Sales in the past year, he added,
were 60 per cent above those in the
first year.
Withholding
Tax on
Interest.
Dividends Eyed
WASHINGTON. April j 30 -MV
In the first decision on the 1951
tax increase bill, the house ways
and means commitee ypted tenta
tively today for a 20 per cent with
holding on dividends and interest.
In a separate decision also sub
ject to possible reversal later
the committee called for a similar
20 per cent withholding on royalty
payments. j
The treasury and the commit
tee's staff -experts estimated the
witholding on dividends and in
terest would bring.in $330,000,000
a year that the government other
wise would fail to collect, through
oversight or otherwise on the part
of the taxpayers. There was no
firm estimate on the extra revenue
from royalty withholdings, but it
probably would be much smaller.
Under, the plan, 20 per cent of
all dividends would be witheld
by the paying corporation and
turned over to the government.
Thus a $100 dividend would shrink
to $80 before it reached the stock
holder. If he was hot liable for the
Jax for any reason, such as in
sufficient income, he could claim
a refund the following year.
Twenty per cent likewise would
be withheld on interest paid by
corporations on their bonds or oth
er evidences of indebtedness, on
interest paid on savings accounts
by banks and building ; and loan
associations, on the interest on tax
able government bonds, and oh
interest paid on tax refunds. .
However, payments of interest
by individuals to other individuals,
banks or corporations would not
be affected by the withholding
plan. j -j
COLOMBIA SHIP IN WAS
TOKYO, Tuesday, May 1-JP)-The
allied naval command today
announced . that Colombia's con
tribution to the United Nations
forces in Korea, the Patrol Fri
gate Almirante Padilla, has ar
rived in Japanese waters "prior
to going into action against the
communists in North Korea."
Hear The
Korean Story
As told by ! h
Dr. K. J. Lew. Bishop 'of the
Methodist Church In Korea
And :
Dr. K. C Baa, Presbyteiiaa
Pastor from Korea
These two pastors sent by the
National Christian - Council of
Korea have just arrived from
this tragic country. They have
a thrilling message from the
Korean Church. j
Ucdzcrday
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Losses Cited- :
In Plea for Bus
Service Cut ,
- PORTLAND, April 30-(VOre-gon
Motor Stages must curtail its
service or go out of business.
That was the statement today
of B. F. Wilson, company comp
troller, at a public untihties com
mission hearing here today on a
request that the firm be permitted
to reduce its service by about 25
per cent.
He said the company has lost
money since 1949. Wilson, listed
loss figures' at $69,456 in 1949,
$35,644 last year and $41,248 in
the first two months of this year.
Asked what would happen if
the proposed reduction is denied,
Wilson said first he preferred
not to answer, then added: "Un
less we receive the authority to
curtail service, our company will
go out of business."
Lake Grove would be the most
seriously affected by proposed
elimination of runs, he said. The
company wants to cut out special
runs to the community, providing
service through longer runs from
Portland, through Lake Grove,
Oswego and Oregon City,
Runs from Timber to the Sun
set highway and between Mc
Minnville and Tillamook via Val
ley Junction' and Hebo would be
eliminated.
Round trips from Portland to
Salem, McMinnville, Tigard and
Forest Grove also would be re
duced in number. -
Stock Prices
Stage Setback
NEW YORK,, April 30 JP A
flurry of late selling today gave
the stock market its first average
setback in nearly a week.
The result was just about a
stand-off, until the easing of
prices in the final few minutes.
The Associated Press 60-stock
average dropped 20 cents at
$95.90. Industrials and utilities
were unchanged, rails declined 60
cents. .
Of the 1,124 issues traded in a
relatively narrow market, there
were 524 on the down side while
384 closed higher, ' 64 of these
touching new 1951 highs. About
125 stocks reached new lows for
the year.
Total transactions dropped to
1,790,000 shares.
Walt Disney, the cartoon mo
tion picture producer, once sold
magazines, newspapers and other
things as a "butcher" on trains
between Chicago and St. Louis.
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Baseom Depree Mitchell j
. DALLAS Bascom Dupree
Mitchell, 66, died at his home at
Monmouth Saturday after a two
day illness. Born April 20, 1885,
Mitchell was married at Emmet.
Ark., Dec. 18, 1916, to Ercile Lane,
who survives. The couple came w
Oregon in 1946. !
. Surviving besides the widow are
three sons, Alton, Salem, Donald,
Monmouth, and Augustus, Stay
ton; daughter, Norlean Easter ling,
Monmouth; also five grandchil
dren. Mitchell was a member of j the
First Baptist church' and Wood
men of the World at Emmet, Ark.
Funeral services will be held at
the Bollman chapel Tuesday, May
i nt 2 t m. with the Rev. Hoy
Campbell officiating. Burial will
be in the IOOF cemetery at Dal
las . .
Unions Plan to
End Defense
Agency Ban
WASHINGTON, April 30 -(P
The United Labor Policy Com
mittee (ULPC) today ended its
quarrel with mobilization oiiiciais
and expressed the view that its
two month boycott of defense
agencies would benefit the Ameri
can people. . j
The committee, representing
15,000,000 members of the AFL,
CIO, and most railroad workers,
voted unanimously to return: im
mediately to the agency posts
they vacated in February, i
jThe labor walkout from; the
waee stabilization board on Feb
ruary 16 collapsed that paneL A
new one, twice the size or tne
first agency, is to be reconstructed
this week under the chairman
ship of Professor George W. Tay
lor of the University of Penn
sylvania. The labor unions ! will
be represented by six members,
as will management and the pub
he. j
!In addition, the ULPC ! will
place a top adviser in the office of
Mobilization Director Charles E.
Wilson who had been the jchief
target of the union leaders in
their running battle with? the
mobilization agencies over a Voice
in policy. s I
i George M. Harrison, president
of the AFL railway clerks, a vice
president of the AFL and friend
of Presidents Truman and Roose
velt, will become an advisory
assistant to Wilson. -i
i Nominated by the CIO for a
similar post in the office of Eco
nomic Stabilizer Eric Johnston
i Keith Drown
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of mtm maktiao, if d ird. No
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FRONT JU0 COU3T
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was David J. McDonald, secre-
'tary-treasurer 4 of the CIO steel
workers. ' .. v . 11 i ':
Similar advisory Jobs will be
filled later in the office of Price
Stabilizer iMichael V. DiSall land
the National Production authority.
LUMBER STRIKE AVOIDED v
PORTLAND, April 30-(P-The
possibility ,of lumber - workers
strike ended today as CIO wood
workers : signed a new contract
with the last of the Pacific north
west's major timber operators. !
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After a series of extensive tests under, labora
tory and field conditions, Food, Chemical and
Research Laboratories, Inc., reported the fol
lowing results: . ! . .
Scptonic does positively exert' a multiple effect
on sewage. Most apparent was the difference
in "settled solids' Scptonic faster, more pos
itive action . reducing settled solids 84 as
to only a 50 reduction in untreated tests. In'
all tests with Scptonic versus untreated sewage
the amount of fermentable organic material
was markedly reduced by Septonics treatment
(nearly four times as much). The findings of
these tests offer a factual brief, and important
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Hoover Asks
toMtlt
RFCAboKtion
! WASHINGTON, April SO-WV
Former I President Herbert Hoover
said today the time has come to
liquidate the RFC the big' gov
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pools, on outdoor and chemical toilets
reduces odors and solids.
rYTi n vain i a i 1i (it- i
habordto
ernment iendmg Agency he help-"
ed create 29 years ago.
The Reconstruction ; Finance
Corporation not. only has out
lived its usefulness, but it has
yielded to "favoritism and cor
ruption, Mr. Hoover told the
senate banking committee.
The committee is i considering
the future of the agency.
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killed by soaps, cleaners, etc.
statistics to substantiate the manufacturer's
claims of beneficial results in the prevention
and elimination of septic . tank trouble by use
of Scptonic.
: Because of Septonics rapid action in solids,
those chemically solidablc, it has great value
in prevention of septic tank troubles, pointing
out that - periodical treatment by Scptonic is
highly beneficial in maintaining proper f unc
tion in septic tanks. Scptonic sells for 1.49 a
package, each package contains four complete
treatments. Scptonic is also recommended for
cesspools, outdoor toilets, grease traps , and
grease-clogged sink drains. . .
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