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: i : 1 J - s - ; -.--. ; ; I . : - :. , , . -- i -): , ":- - - " " - - .' x - ' " . - r t Weather Max. -1 5 57 81 90 Min. 43 41 49 . 60 Preelp. .03 .17 trace J00 Salem Portland San Francisco Chicago - New York 73 50 .00 Willamette RivfrU feet FORECAST (from U. SL weather bu reau. McNary field, Salem): Generally fair this morning, becoming cloudy this afternoon with rain by tonight. High today near 58; low tonight near 40. ' SALEM PRECIPITATION . ' Since Start of Weather Tear Sept. 1 Thit Year Last Year Normal 47.30 - - - 39.95 33.77 101st YEAB Wavy Plaoies; piast paaira Gates Opefit to Wash Out Red; laini By Tom Stone TOKYO, Wednesday; May T-jPTorpedoes froni U.S.T navy dive- bombers blasted open two nooa dam in central Korea Tuesday.- The carrier-based attack was reds below the reservoir to get their offensive rolling again down the mountainous middle after their bloody defeat before! Seoul. OTP 8330000 moiini a doctors performing fewer tonsilectomies now than formerly? i.-in rint VwoailSP the DODUla- tion is growing, but there is not the readiness to -yams em that there was a few decades ago. You can read more aDout ia change in ideas about tonsils in v.A T?adpr, Diffest." . ure maj ... Standard practice used to be to remove tonsils if they were gwol- len and inliamea ana gave iwm- : M1,Kla rhilrirn UD to age ten were commonly taken to tne surgery forTemoval or tonsus ana adenoids. The prevailing theory hn was that tonsils were a seat JnfAotion. like bad teeth or siir uses. Take out the tonsils and the Infection would disappear. Present theory as related in this Digest article, which is based on one in the American Medical Jour nal, is that tonsils are not-sources of infection, but traps io capmic and drain off infection. Thus, they capture the infections which occur in the oral and sinus regions and prevent their drainage to ouier r,artc nf the svstem where they might do greater damage. The ton sils, according to me new uieuij, help the body to build up immun itv ncrainst numerous infectious diseases or serve to reduce their virulence. . ( rwio iattnr HL-Viirh makes remov al of tonsils less necessary. is the development of drugs lixe tne sul fa compounds and antibiotics like penicillin. These work more quick ly to combat streptococcic infec tions, using uiera, me wnsu irri tation and swelling are reduced so there is less urgency in pulling them out. Doctors have not given up ton silectomies, by any means, or re moval of . , . . (Continued on editorial page, 4.) Studio Spanks Betty Grable HOLLYWOOD, May Betty Grable was suspended today tor eight weeks for refusing, her studio said, to do comedy-musical picture, which was to start this month. The studio said the blonde actress does not have the right in her contract to reject a script. JA spokesman said that Miss Grable, who recently completed a picture after seven months steady work, has been complaining that she does not have enough time off pictures for rest and relaxation. Deadline for Draft Quiz Applications Set May 15 WASHINGTON, May 1 -(flV MaJ. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, di rector of selective service, today set May 15 as the deadline for college men to submit applications to take the aptitude test. Scores in the quiz will be a fac tor in deciding which students shall have draft -deferments. Animal Crackers By WARREN COOORICH "DarEtM, your eyes like deep. Cmpi4 pools, your teeth Oi , then theft's your tie, vel; Icetherf i fi. try-- I II S ' m tt 16 PAGES gates ox tne cninese-neia nwacnon I I 1 aimed to wash out moves by the The reds after being repulsed in efforts to seize the Korean capita by May day then! tipped their hand by two moves in the center: 1. They shifted strength east from the red body - littered ap proaches to Seoul, 2. They closed Hwachon dam gates and caused waters to recede in the Pukhan and Han rivers where they apparently hoped to wade across on a drive down the peninsula's heart. Ordered Attack I The UJS, Eighth army counter ed by flashing Word to the navy for attack; on the dam. Douglas skyraiders from : the aircraf j car rier Princeton, using "tin fish for their first; time in combat, swept low over the dam. One gate was I blown completely open, A 10-foot, hole was blasted in a second. j it was turnabout in military use of the waters In Hwachon's 11 mile-long lake, j In early April, the reds had tried without success to block the path of the then advancing allies by opening flood gates of the 250 foot-high dam. I f Red Drive Stopped Now for the moment at least. the big red drive that started Ap ril 22 was: stopped cold. j AP Correspondent Robert Eun son reported, today from Eighth army headquarters in Korea there was no enemy-contact along a 75 mile stretch of the; front from Seoul eastward. Three small enemy attacks were attempted.? At Inje, ea$t xtt Hwach on reservoir an.gear.-.the :38th parallel. The attacks were beaten off. Eighth army estimated that 1.- 205 reds were killed ' or wounded in ground action Tuesday- The re latively small total I underscored the diminishing battle action. But the losses pushed the red total for 10 days well past 75.000 The reds appeared to be shifting strength irom the western front for a drive in the center around Kapyong and Chunchon. Red troop movements were reported in prog ress near Jiwacnon Governor McKay Losing Sleep . Over Time Change Someone is trvin? tn malr that Gov. Douclas McTTa Hnocn't save up any extra daylight time. The trickster,! probably Irked at the governor's! daylight -saving rroclamation. has been nhonin? tie governor's home each morning at o a. m. me past several days. "Get th tmvfrnnr im i-io. Vto unidentified caller each time, its w few iu yv ui a.. A CiCJJIlUUC company officials are attempting io cnecjt me source oi The calls. Navy, Air Force Cut Mental Tests To Armyj Level WASHINGTON, May 1 - () The air force and the navy today lowered their mental acceptance standards for recruits to armr lev els in keeping with a policy an nounced by the defense depart ment April 10. Until todav. the air "force and navy have required volunteers to score iv points i nigner in intelli gence tests than) the army. The program,! designed to give each of the fighting 1 services a proportionate share of the best talent, also provides that no one service hist tist more than a stated ratio of men in each of four mental groups, j . By Wlllard n. Mobley WASHINGTON, May 1 -UPf Lieut Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer warned in 1947 df just such a "So viet-controlled invasion of Korea as later set off the war now roar ing to a bloody new climax. At the same tune he urged a policy . of ! safeguards which was followed only in part against that threat. One Wedemeyer recom mendation which was not follow ed was creation of an American- officered fdefense force in the south. The U. S. did grant some aid to the South Koreans. The views of : the general, who commanded the! U. S. forces in China in World War IL were dis closed today with release of long secret portions of a report he made to President Truman Sept 9, 1947. The document represents bis find ings in a two-month survey la toe The Oregon Statesman Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, May 2, Dawson Agrees to WASHINGTON, May 1 -(JP)- Donald Dawson agreed today I to testify May 10 1 before a senate sub committee investigating the recon struction finance corporation (RFC). ! Dawson, administrative assistant to President ! Truman telephoned Senator Fulbright (D-Ark) this af ternoon to notify him of his wil lineness to appear. " " 1 His long-delayed acceptance j of Fulbrieht's request for his appear ance had the full approval , of President Truman. Presidential! Secretary Joseph Short, who made the announce ment, had no comment when asKea why the step; was not taken "a leng time agoL" Fulbright's j subcommittee has charged Dawson was one of an influence ring exerting political pressures on RFC loans. ; , "Mr. Donald Dawson has just telephoned Senator Fulbright that he will testify! on the date request ed," Short told newspapermen. Dawson's telephone call came after the passing of the time, last midnight, which Fulbright had suggested for a reply to a letter he wrote Dawson some : days ago. Dawson also had ignored an earlier invitajjion to appear before the committee and tell his side of the RFC story. i President Truman had charac terized the original report of the Fulbright group, naming Dawson, as asmme. i Fulbright -at the capitol said Dawson told him he ""wants to get it over with.l - ' i Quigley Named Councilman j At Woodburn Statesman Newt Service ' WOODBURN, May 1 Howard Quigley was!; appointed here to night to filljithe unexpired term of eastside councilman Jess Fow ler who resijgned. Fowler iniihis resignation ten dered tonight, explained that he has sold his Woodburn business and is moving to southern" Oregon. Al Cowan j; chairman of the city recreation and park board, re ported that turfing of the soft ball field had been completed and that dressing rooms and swim ming pool have been renovated in preparation for the summer season. j ' In other business, the council ordered the j painting of a no parking strip in front of the Pix theatre on 1st street, i Stalin Reviews Red Parade MOSCOW ! May 1-(VP rime Minister Stalin, standing In; a steady rain, reviewed a half-hour military parade and a workers' demonstration on Moscow's tradi tional May Day celebration today. Despite the weather, the gen- erallissimo's Son, Lt. Gen. Vassily Stalin, led 194 planes including 55 four-engmed bombers, 54 two engined jet bombers and 85 jet fighters in an air show over Red square. J " ' ' ' . Thousands ! applauded as Stalin climbed to the top of Lenin's tomb with prominent members of the Politburo, including V. M. Molo- tov, George Malenkov and L. P. Bena. It was Stalin 8 fifth public appearance in two months. POWER FAILS AT AIRPORT WASHINGTON;-'' Uay l-P-A power failure tonight plunged na tional airport and some populous Virginia suburbs of Washington into darkness. 1 J far east as head of a presidential commission.; The section on China was given out in 1949. The portion on Korea, with cer tain parts deleted, was given cut by the senate! armed services com mittee in a preliminary,, to formal hearings oh the dismissal of Gen. Douglas ' MacArthur as United States and s United, Nations com mander in the far east. That in quiry opens Thursday with Mac Arthur as the first witness. Along a related line Rep. Scott (R-Pa.) said today that Wede meyer strongly urged U. S. c ecu pa tion of north China in 1945 as the war there drew to a close. The congressman, in an inter view, said he had seen three re ports from Wedemeyer contending that this country should move in to forestall occupation by other; forces "not in our interest.1 Bus-! Testify .;t POUNDHD 165! Active Duty Means Guard Drill ! - - - - P rT : t "Taking ten" for their break front the 894th army postal unit transferred from reserve to active doty Tuesday. Relaxing with their ri fles, from the left, are Pvt. Loren Llppert, Cpl. Gerald Daily, Pvt. Donald Graves, f Sgt. Hodres and CpL Kenneth Young. The (Statesman photo). (Story and; Fire in Old Wheatland Victims of Wife Refuses I i i Brother-Sister 1 Divorce Plan WICHITA, Kas , May 1-(P)-Mrs. Phyllis Campbell j was granted a divorce todav bv a iudee who or- dered her to "live like a sisterf with the husband. ! Mrs. Camnbell. 45. said she would have none of any. such ar rangement. Her attornev said she would seek an annni ntment in the state capi tal, Topeka, Wednesday with the nhif iustice of the Kansas su preme court. Justice W. W. Harvey. The "brother and sister" divorce order was handed down by vet eran judge or district court itoss McCormick. He has been known for efforts to reconcile disputing couples. He granted the divorce today at Mrs. Campbell's request. The order sitmed bv Judse McCormick di rected Mrs. Campbell to "prepare a room at the present residence oi the plaintiff (herself) and former home of the parties" in Wichita. Tt ordered Campbell "to forth with return to said address and iiv in said room . L . " and direct ed Mrs. Campbell j to ""prepare all meals, maintain tne nome ... ana perform all other, acts that would be Derformed by a good sister to ward a brother." !; Both were directed "to live here after as brother and sister. The Campbells can either "just disobey the order," risking con tempt of Judge McCbrmick's rul ing, or can abDeal it. And appeal. her attorneys said, is just what Mrs. Campbell is preparea to ao after conferring with the state su preme court's chief justice in Topeka. - State Civil Defense Manual Planned Issuance of a 34-page orienta tion manual, dealing with Oregon's civil defense program? was an nounced by state civilian defense department officials Tuesday, f The department also Is plan ning : to issue condensed organiza tional guides for the various de fense services, such as fire and security. . i s sians later took over In the northern- areas the Japanese had con quered. : , " ' Scott said that the reply to the first two reports was that , not enough . American troops were available. The third time, he re lated, Wedemeyer was told that the decisions on , occupation al ready had been made by his su periors. Scott said the general got a "sharp reprimand' and was told not to "repeat your recommenda tions.' ' ' - - ; ' Scott said; he was not sure whether the ; 1945 - proposals in cluded occupation of the Korean peninsula "but I believe they did.' At the time Wedemeyer wrote his Korean report, Russia occu pied the northern past of Korea and te United States the south." ; Wedemeyer advised against Quick withdrawal of U.' S. farces,! 1951 PRICE 5c I V f f i. .t interior guard dri II are five of Salem's newest soldiers members of group will move from reserve armory here to Ft. Lewis Monday. additional photos on page 12.) Tornado Homeless Again ! States mas WHEATLAND, May 1 The tornado in Oklahoma in 1944, was destroyed their ten-room home on The blafce, of undeterhiined origin, had completely engulfed the old frame structure before! it was noticed by a neighbor about ': 1 p.m. The fire"cutj telephone seiivice at Wheatland preventing any call for outside aid. I Hensley, ranch foreman for Mrs. Luella LaFollette owner of the house, was in Newberg at the time of the firej Mrs. Hensley - was away at work and their teen-aged daughter, B 11 lie Marie, was in school.,. All their household . pos sessions, valued at $3,000 and in cluding several hundred; dollars worth of new furniture, were lost in the fire. Neither the, hduse nor the household goods were insured. The big, two-story house dated back beyond the turn of the cen tury, Mrs. LaFollette reported. It had been added to about 60 vears ago, but the! original structkire was built about 90 years, she said. It was thej second time in seven years that the Hensleys had lost their home in a disaster. On April 12, 1944 their home at lAntlers, Oklahoma was destroye4 by a tornado, killing their sbn land in juring Billie Marie. A benefit is scheduled for the family Saturday night at the Wheatland community) hall. The benefit will start at 8 pm. Fri ends and neighbors have been ask ed -to contribute items lof clothing ana lurmture to aid tne destitute family. j I j The Hensleys were staying . at the home of) relatives near; Dayton Tuesday, night. Boys Charged J i - CM With Vandalism Three Marion county youths were in the Marlon county jail Tuesday night charged! with ma licious . destruction of property in the Scotts Mills area last March. The trio: Alec Schaffnerr 19. Mt Angel, and (wo juvenile compan ions are charged with tearing the siren from the- Scotts Mills fire engine, kicking in the headlights and tearing I loose the distributor and wiring oh the motor. They are also charged with throwing beer bottles through several ' windows of the Friends church hear Scotts Mills. . i i Marion County Deputy Art Bed- doe said the three were being held in lieu of $1,000 bail each follow ing their arraignment in j Silver ton justice court Tuesday night. pointing out ' that the Russians dominated the North Koreans through t communists and! by the same means1 were promoting re volt threats in the south. ) He said, the Americans' should stay pending organization of an American-officered force of South Koreans, similar to the f former Philippine scouts, "of sufficient strength to cope with the threat from the north. ' J j He . recommended further that U. S. withdrawal from this coun try's occupation zone south of the 33th parallel be only apportionate to the removal of Soviet forces from the south. J i ' The Korean units which crum pled" before red Invaders from the north.- last ' summer were .under their own officers, though there was an American advisory mili I No. 36 for Salem Unit " 1 J ' ' f-: - - -l:-r House Leaves Newa Service Ted Hensley family, victims of a homeless again today when! fire the LaFollette ranch here. Control Board To Speed Work On Buildings There will be no delay on the part of the state board of control in starting Its institution construc tion program when the $2,000,000 appropriation approved by the current legislature becomes oper ative, the board agreed at a meet ing Tuesday, f j ! j, . ; The program Includes a hew cell block at the state penitentiary to cost $1,000,000, enlargement of the administration building and employes dormitory at the Oregon state tuberculosis hospital at! Sa lem, school building at Fairview home and employes dormitory at the Eastern Oregon state hospital. The new cell block will be con structed largely with prison labor which will reduce the cost mater ially. : j - j ; . An additional $5,700,000 was al located to the state board of high er education for construction oper ations at the state's higher educa tional centers, j ' ! ! The board directed (its clerk to advertise for bids for construction of a physicians cottage; at the East ern Oregon state hospital estimat ed to cost $19,000. Board members said this estimate appeared high and it may be necessary to change the present plans. - The new state highway building, now under construction here, was expected to be completed and ready for occupancy shortly after July 1. This building will house both the state highway department and the federal bureau of roads. The latter agency is now located in Portland. f t- ' . 1 r Early construction ! also was ex pected at the higher j educational centers. - . i . BLAZE IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, May 1 (JP) A three-alarm fire swept through a west 'side warehouse here tonight and burned oil filters' and equip ment valued at between $20,000 and $30,000. The building and equipmenet belonged to the West ern Sales Co. I 0 . j tary mission in the infant repub lic. . ' . , I And nobody .was allowed Inside North Korea to check the Russians' claim that they had pulled t out their troops before Americans were sent home."-- ;-j -j ., : Wedemeyer was insistent as to the ultimate danger of a "Soviet controlled invasion of Northern Korean forces", though he called it -currently (1947) improbable." However, he made this predic tion: . . "(1.---Uj- f The Soviet will withdraw their occupation forces just as soon as they can be sure that the North Korean puppet government and armed forces which they have cre ated - will be strong enough "and sufficiently well Indoctrinated to be relied upon to carry out Soviet objectives without the actual pres ence ex Soviet troops." Agreement Raises Hopes Solons May j . End Session Todav By Lester F. Cour Staff Writer, The Statesman Hie house and senate disagreement Tuesday, boosting hopes that the 1951 legislature may adjourn tonight after laboring for 11S days. :! . ' : . Senate and house conference committees reached agreement late Tuesday days In an attempt to iron: out i their differences. ; .The 1951-53 tax program to reach senate and house members today will scuttle a major por tion of tax : legislation passed by the house several weeks ago, fol lowing changes made by the sen ate assessment and taxation com' mittee. . ".. jf : - . The stop-gap program makes no provisions to meet a 1953-55 deficit which some legislators be lieve will total $100,000,000. Agreed by Conferees Bills agreed on by conferees Tuesday will; j 1. Balance the $180,000,000 bud get without levying any new taxes except the 3-cent-a-pack cigaret tax by using up surplus income tax and miscellaneous funds. 2. Use personal' income tax re ceipts ' to offset state property taxes. (The house tax committee wanted to put the money in the general fund, but Tuesday agreed to the senate committee's wish to use personal income tax funds for property tax relief). 3. Place all corporation income tax funds in the state general fund permanently.. (The senate wanted to limit this shift to the next two years, but agreed to this house amendment). ; Limit Property Tax 4. Limit state Drorjertr .taxes to 6 mills or about j $3,000,000 every two years. This proposal will be submitted to the voters in Novem ber, 1952, and would require that the legislature authorize any prop erty tax. (The house tax commit tee had called for outright repeal of state property taxes). - 5. Require counties to levy the $10 per pupil property tax for Jieir share, of the basic school support fund which has been paid by state income tax funds for the past 10 years. This : will ! require counties to levy about $4,000,000 more a year in property taxes. ! 6. Create an interim committee composed of five legislators and some public members to write legislation which will permit the legislature to put personal Income tax money in the general fund and abolish the state property tax If possible. The committee will also seek new sources of revenue. Point of Disagreement The principle point of disagree ment between . the senate and house tax conferees stemmed from the house-passed bill to put sur plus personal income taxes in the state general fund. . Because of a supreme court rul ing a few years ago, a majority of the senate tax committee felt that such a transfer Would be declared unconstitutional if a test case were taken to court, j The supreme courtAin a split opinion, has ruled 'thapersonal income tax money cannot be used for general expenses because of the constitutional provision which say the receipts must be used to offset property taxes. House tax committee members. however, cited an opinion handed downi by Attorney General George Neuner Tuesday; which said per sonal; income taxes could be trans ferred to the general fund by the legislature, i , Rep. Rudie Wilhelm, chairman of the house tax committee and one of the conferees, said his com mittee agreed to senate terms on the Issue because they felt the house proposal would not pass in the senate and would bold up ad journment. ; ' j I Willing te Take Risk In view i of !the attorney gen eral's opinion, the house conferees were willing to take the risk that the fund transfer would be con stitutional," Wilhelm commented. "But in view Of theu senate con ferees' inability to take this risk until a court ruling is made, we felt we had tojeompromise.'- "I feel that the house program would have insured against a bud get deficit, but a small deficit might arise Under the senate plan," wiineim stated, t Other members of the confer ence committee serving with Wil helm were Reps. Giles French, Moro: Edward Geary. Klamath Falls, and Lee Ohmart, Salem. on the senate committee were Sen. Dean Walker, Independence, chairman of the senate, tax com mittee, and Sens. Eugene Marsh, McMinnville; (William E. Walsh, Coos Bay, and. Howard Belton, Canby. ,U i '-- - Te Push Action ' . Both the bouse and senate will rush action on the tax program today in . an (attempt to accom plish adjournment . sometime to night- .... i - . The only other bills necessary to operate - the state government curing the next two years mostly appropriation! measures will be speeded through the senate today. The house has passed most of the budgeting bills. i : Both the house and senate win meet at 10 a. m. today to wind up the longest session in Oregon's history. "- rt'j v"1' ; ;-.--;--' (Other legislative newt on case , settled their tax program. night after meeting for fi iv : To Try Again AH bids for construction of a new Marion county courthouse were rejected as too high Tuesday by the county, court, which an nounced plans to call for new bids on changed specifications by early summer. s ; Court members 'conferred with representatives of Pietro Belluschi, the architect, and. exchanged sug gestions on changes which they believe will bring the project with in the reach of - funds. County Judge Rex Hartley said the alter ations would not be structural. Five bids were! opened last Thursday. The lowest was $1,919, 388 by Viesko and" Post of Salem but the county has only some $1, 625,000 available for; construction. Felton Wins ! ers' Vote j For Judgeship j Marion County District Judge Joseph B. Felton was recom- . mended by the Marion County Bar association for the newly created circuit Judgeship. Gov. Douglas McKay, to whom the recommendation was made, said Tuesday he i had "already made up my mind j as to whom I will appoint, but 'I ; want to study the matter a little! more before I make the final announcement.' The governor," who said "he was "very busy" this week with state tax matters,; indicated he would make an appointment to ' the new position soon. He had asked for the Marion County Bar's choice. ! 1 If Judge Fetlori Is appointed to the circuit court he would leave a vacancy on the! district court bench, which would also have to be filled. Gov. -; McKay would make this appointment, too. The law creating the new judge ship does not become operative for 90 days after the legislature adjourns. - .' j . External Weight f Fails. But Internal i Weight Succeeds j , PORTLAND, May Mr-Whl John Fitzpatrick showed up at t?;t army induction station today fee weighed 115 pounds. J Eighteen days ago at another ex amination he weighed 101 pounds four less than - the army mini mum. ' i ': - But today the - examining sers cant noticed a suspicious bulge around Fitzpa trick's waist, under neath his shorts, ilt was a belt hung with 13 half-pound lead sinkers and a three-inch strip f iron. --. i; I When it was removed, Fitzpat rick was' down to 104 still one pound too light. ..' j ' He came back an hour later anJ the scales registered 105. " How did he do it? "Milkshakes' he belched. Ceiling Prices On Cars Extended WASHINGTON, May 1 - (J Present ceiling prices on passens automobiles were extended indr nitely today. ; - 1 1 And manufacturers must red uc charges for cars delivered wither a spare tire and tube.. The office of price stabilization (OPS) issued the orders today. Courthouse Bids Rejected; Lavy r i i I. ., j Western International At Vancouver S. Salem 4 i v At Victoria S, Spokane f ; At Tacoma 4. Wenatchee S i At Tri-Oty SI. Yakima Coast Lex roe At Seattle 2. Portland 13 At Sacramento 2. Sa Ciero At Hollywood S. Oakland ; At San rrancisco 4, Lea Aagelef If American Learue At Detroit J. Philadelphia t At Chic go 3. New Yok At Clavaiand 1. Iortoo 1 At St. Louis 1. Vashlcia 9 " ' ' National Lere ' ; ' " At Brooklyn S. Ptttabnr a e At Boston S, St. X'HJta i . -At Nry Y;r: , .... ,