J J . i v " ; ; I ; . . I I : - poundbo ; 1651 i' j 101st YEAH 18 PAGES Crop Dusters Must Use Techniques of Stunt Pilots S50DDBB A public session of the Insti tute of Northwest Resources was held at Oregon State college on Tuesday. The Institute is a college offering of a special short course, and this public forum introduced the course. In charge was Dr. J. G. Jensen of the department of geography of the state college. It was a most appropriate undertak ing for OSC since it is a land grant college and so has a spe cial responsibility for instruction and research in resource fields. Principal speakers were R. B Renne, president of Montana State college, J. C Knott, director of the institute of" agricultural sci ences. ESC, Stuart Moir, forest ' counsel of Western Forestry and Conservation association, and Ivan Bloch, consulting industrial engineer, Portland, with Dean George W Gleason of the OSC eneineerinc school to summarize the discussion. In addition there was a panel of well qualified per sons to participate in the question period. What resources do we have in land, in forests, in minerals, in waters, and how may they best be conserved and used? A -very important and challenging subject for inquiry. Noted was the growth in population in the northwest which calls for greater local pro duction and offers a greater con suming market here at home. Thus, it was reported that the re gion no longer exports eggs to eastern markets: also that it reaches farther east for imports of livestock and meat products, as .a result of its growth in popu lation. Needed will be continued bringing of new lands into culu vation (by clearing, irrigation. drainage) and improving of farm technology to increase production. Forestry offers some hope of bridging the period successfully (Continued on Editorial Page 4) Clamming Good On Qregon Coast ASTORIA, June 20 -(flV Thou sands of Oregonians were on the beach today as exceptionally low tides produced the best clam dig ging in months. The . tide at beaches between Seaside and Fort Stevens was a minus two feet, the lowest since 1947.: State police said clamming was excellent. ' Some diggers even wandered into the line of fire of the Fort Stevens rifle range where coast guardsmen had been drilling. Practice was called off. ' Animal Crackers By WARREN "GOODRICH in. ill Tooll I Inow 3't June! I aioy sleep The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, - '-. i ?vV -.. , - : A: , V !:'.!.' ) Stunt flying Is an every day occurrence with the mid-valley's growing squadron of crop-duster. Ac curacy and low flying are the things that count. In the above photo a field of hairy vetch is being dusted on the farm of John Jeff service of Salem. With the rapid most a necessity to gain good crop page 14.) , I - ; Three Day Celebration Ready to Start at Keizer ! V i ; I ; ' I Statesman News Service KEIZER, June 20 -r The biggest celebration this northside Salem suburb ever planned is lall set and raring to go. Three action-packed days will start Friday with "Hi-Neighbor" theme aimed to get everybody and his brother in this community acquainted. Many group and family Friday night Keizer residents Tnimah Asked 1 -15 ! . To Intervene In UAL Strike WASHINGTON. June 20-UFr- A strike) of United Air; Lines pi lots was! referred today; to Presi dent Tniman for emergency ac tion a step that normally would halt the walkout at least tempor arily, f . ' ! " Nine hundred UAL pilots and The Untied Air Lines agent at McNary field. Salem, reports that the office is remaining open as usual during the strike. co-pilotsi struck i yesterday morn ing, grounding 220 daily passen "i ' i. it ger flights and . 132 i transport flights by the cross-country air line. I b - i s i The national t mediation board gave up f its efforts to settle the dispute 0ver wages and i working conditions and called on the White House for emergency action. Under usual procedure the pres ident will appoint an emergency board to : investigate the strike. A work stoppage j. or " changes in working conditions are barred by law from the day the emergency board is ! appointed until 30 days after It turns in a report. In Chicago, David L. Eehncke, president of the AFL. air line pi lots association declined to pre dict what his union would do if President Truman appoints a fact' finding board. M The White ; House said that there would be no action on the situation tonight, I j NewTonesl i i s s : Tested for Air Redd Whistle Work on Salem's air raid warn ing whistle atop the Oregon Pulp and Paper company building is be ing carried out' in an effort to give the .whistle a distinctive Marion county civilian defense officials 1 are not Just sure what the newi tone will be -but they want to rnake it stand apart from the more common noises going on E. O. BushneU of the civilian about town. I j: ! i defense coordinating council said that Dr.! Robert I Purbrick, associ ate professor of physics; at Wil lamete university, will assist in the new tests. Most common com plaint against the new ; whistle is that it sounds too much like train and other whistles. Max. Mim. .rrcei. ; Portland u. San Francisco Chieara J 47 J 13 J00 88 XI J $s joe 65 S3 New York 1 Willamette River 1J feet FORECAST ifrom U. S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem) $ Fair today and tonight. XitU temperature chance uicnest xoaay near so. lowest 4a. " IAUM FRBCIFrrATIOM Sine tart of Weather Tear Sept. 1 Thi Yeari Last Year Normal 49.71 ; , 43.tt ',..:. MM -! :'-:-ilillir-,-iaiw erics in the Waldo mils. The plane increase of pests and diseases, the control. (Farm photo for the Statesman.) (Other farm news on . j gatherings are planned. will practically "take over" Waters field. About 1,000 from here are expected to attend the SalenvWen- atchee game. Bill Bevens, Keizer resident and former New York Yankees star. will pitch for Salem. The Keizer delegation will bring along a score of prizes and hopes to distribute them while the game is being played. The first player who makes an error will get an alarm clock. Home runs will draw ten -dollar bills. Keizer's honorary mayor will be introduced at pre-game ceremo nies. He is Ray Lafky, assistant state attorney general, elected fol lowing a suspense-packed, three week campaign. "Votes" came from ballots given by all Keizer mer chants with purchases. The Keizer school band will play at ine baiigame, too. (Additional details on page 6.) Independence Man Killed in Fall from Train CONDON, June 20-;P)-The body of C. F. Eaton, 83, of Independence, Ore., was found beside the railroad track today, several hours after he disappeared from a westbound passenger train. The Union Pacific railroad said Eaton and his wife were passen gers headed for Portland. After Eaton disappeared, the train con ductor found a passenger car door open. The tram went on to Port land, i Hours later the body was found about 20 miles west of Arlington. The coroner said he could not determine whether Eaton fell ac cidentally from the train. The train passed at about 2:40 ajn. the point where the body was found. Mr. and Mrs. Eaton were return ing from Nebraska where they had attended the family reunion. They have lived at Independence 14 years, j Eaton's body was kept at Con don awaiting a coroner's inquest. Two Grants Pass Girls Giveii Nomination Fori Governor of Girls State; Election Today Girls ! State enters the final phases of its six-day session today when the more than 200 delegates vote this morning for their gov ernor, in a race pitting Honey Gil mer and Pat Wuner, both of Grants Pass, against each other. The girls are "pals" from Grants Pass high school and find the elec tlon competition emb arras ing. Both will be seniors this fall. And they both belong to Tri-Y at Grants Pass. Regardless of who wins the elec tion this morning, both girls will get some glory when they return home. Pat will be installed queen of Jobs daughters Monday night, while Honey will spend her senior year as president of the Girls' league at Grants Pass. And showing the sportsmanship evident in the sessions at Girls State, Pat summed up the situa June 21, 1951 "V is from the "Ace Demers Flying airplane dusting has become al . ;. . Eight Marines Die, 23 Hurt in Training Blast CAMP LEJEUNE N. June zo-SAT-two mortar sneiis leu short of their target and exploded among unproieciea troops, at mis sprawling marine ease loaay, A public information officer said that the dead and wounded were members of the Second I Marine division on routine training exer cises. He added that a board of inquiry had been appointed to conduct an investigation into the mishap, and that a casualty list will not be made public until to morrow. The incident occurred about 1 P m., EST, on the west bank of the New river which runs through this big eastern North Carolina ixauiing Dase aooui ou miies nurui- west ot Wilmington. -J- . . . jwemDers oi tne unit, (r.A, isi bn., 6th marine regt.), told this story to a reporter tonight: ' A forward group of the weapons company was advancing through I action to president rruman. ine president silencing pertinent wit wooded terrain in the Hickory president, he said, promised an nesses as to his (Mr. Truman's) Point maneuver area, about 2.000 vards ahead of the unit's com-1 " . manrt nost. Two RR-mm mortar shells were fired by the mortar section of the company. The shells fell "short" and landed almost si- multaneously in the midst of .the advancing marines. j the shells were fired, the mortar men saw that the shells were de- fective. The gunners leaped for field telephones to notify their xorwara ooservauon pomi dui dc- lore uie warning cuiuu ue iciojevi, Members of the company indi cated considerable bitterness over the tragedy. They told the report' er they did not blame the mortar section, but felt the defects in the ammunition could . have been noted by careful Inspection. Of the 23 wounded, 12 are con sidered in serious condition at the base hospital here. bummer Uificially , J Arrives Toniglit I - )- Summer . Portland, June 20 -VP)- Summer starts inursaay omciauy tnat is. S Spring dows out at io?3 p.m. (PDT) that day. In the northern hemisphere, the first day of sum- mer sees the sun attain its f arth- est north declination, it will be above the horizon for more than! Umpires will control the prob 15 hours and below for less than J lemj which will continue through rune. tion by remarking that I in the ' election, "Grants Pass is bound to get the honor. S One Salem girl, Greta Ann Schrecengost, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schrecengost, route 5, box 365, will be seeking, the of fice ot secretary of state. Oppos ing her will be Madelon Michael son of Tigard. ; Other candidates In this morn ing's elections are: Sandra Sump ter, Roseburg, and. Hanha Sue Hansen, Grants Pass, running for labor commissioner; Marilyn Man ser, Portland, and Darlene Cassidy, PrtnevUie, state treasurer. : Baker, attorney general Eleanor Rice, Heppner, and Marijo Stump, Nominations for state ; offices were held Wednesday. ; Victorious .candidates will be Installed in office .beginning- at 1:45 pan. today in the statehouse. PRICE 5c Military Building Plan Told Program Asks 17 Million for Oregon Projects Washington " June 20 -VPh The! defense department asked congress today for S6,aioz,ouu ; for j far-flung; military construc tion including a chain of mili tary bases half way around tne world. - Swift action on the program was requested by Secretary of Defense Marshall, who said tne expansion was "dictated by the current in ternational tension. : New or , expanded installations for the army, navy and air force are planned in 44 of the 48 states and: as far abroad as Japan and the Philippines. Almost one-quar ter f of the work $1,587,000,000 worth is secret. Most of the secret projects are for the air force. Money for Oregon WASHINGTON, June 20 -VP)- Thej defense department asked j congress today lor a xoiai or ioi,- ton ;state. It asked $1750,400 for uregon projecis. - Washington items included $47,- 223,000 for Fort Lewis, $4,017,000 for iHanford area troop housing and facilities, $23,023,000 for Fair- child base at bpokane, ,,uuu for l McChord base, near Jon Lewis and the wniaDey isiana navl air station, $16,558,300. Three projects were listed for Oregon. They were: Army Camp White, $14,285,- 300-1 Umatilla ordnance aepoi. $4,272,100. A r fnPrAPortiand municioal i 707 nnn T Approve Funds" PORTLAND. June 20-UrVSen. Wayne Morse (R-Ore) expressed belief here today tnat congress will; approve funds for Oregon and Washington projects requested by the defense department. "They aren t turning down the military these days on what they say ! they ' need to defend the country Morse, who was to speak here tonight, said. The department's reauest In- eluded $131,148,500 for Washing- ton lacuiues ana si ,S9U,4UU lor I Oregon. ...... ! 'ine senator criticized ine oe- partment for what he said was discrimination against Oregon and added that he had protested such investigation. But Morse declared that Ore- I gon musi iac tne latl mat waso I i A. M A A. 11 A. TT ington and California will receive larger defense expenditures, f eaf ao someone in Portland was asleep at the switch and San 1 Zr.'.A?'ZZ w""fc J . ' .w V i":,;"," on ia"minets Zfn " SSJ ha ,ac .r.. ki- a t joD 1 " ' Guardsmen Plan 'Battle' FORT LEWIS, June V I : i i T.,vt" ...7i, ak4 to woods for a mock bat I tie tomorrow morning. It; will be the 41st infantry di visions first maneuver since World War II. The division fought in the south Pacific durinff the in the south Pacific during the 1 war; They will fight off an "attack" by the 41rt reconnaisance com- pan from Bremerton, Wash, and other units. The maneuver will complete the division's third an- nual two-week encampment. Thursday night. Gov, Douglas McKay will part,' in the ceremonies.. take Seated in their respective cham bers in the statehouse will be the newly elected members . of the senate and house of representa tives. The 36 senators and 72 rep resentatives will choose the 'pres ident of the senate and the speak er of the house, respectively. - . Friday's program will consist of sessions throughout the afternoon in the statehouse, a visit to the supreme court, and preparations f or a court triaL The nomination of party candi dates .Wednesday gave way to mass campaigning, climaxed in the evening by partisan conventions,! complete with banners and speech es. ; Assisting with the government program is Mrs. Ann M. Ellis, former state representative. MacArthur Declines Bid to WASHINGTON. June 20 UVy- General j Douglas MacArthur ac cused President Truman today of "silencing" ; key witnesses and iinus ciouaing ine iuu xacts m uie controversy over jaacAnnurs dismissal as supreme commanaer I j-KUde iu kuw uj yiur- man Kusseu lu-ua.j declining an Y- TL , u ICUU'ltt 'y" "1C I ittacATinur iquiry conunuiee. . saia nis own views "1 v" . " UCU1" nut r a eai1 . hA rnnlr cni rr ... : cepuon , 10 uie lesumony given ujr nic wiu. I as xne inquiry weni into lis i. TV mai- rai1CK ; u7rM w , tt A China during World War II, de- uvcrcu oilier aiiaca. agauisi l!f J?,?? accused the state department of "cowardly surrender" to Soviet Russia. i " . But Hurley praised Mr. Tru man for "courageous and sound' action in making the decision a year ago to move against red ag gression in Korea. , That decision, he said, reversed a policy; of U. S. -appeasement of I mm.micm" ; aV I h,,.i. ,v,, beginning With the 1945 Yalta I A,D,:n sions to communism and -fear of Russia. - ' The Yalta agreement eave sec ret concessions to . Russia in re turn for her Dledee to enter the war against Japan. The conces- Si0ns included rights in Manchuria and in the- ports of Dairen and Port Arthur. Feared Casualty Toll In biting terms. Hurley attack ed Acheson's testimony that at the time of the agreement it was feared an assault on Japan's home islands would cost 1,000,000 Amer ican casualties. "The fear expressed by "Secre tary Acheson, in my opinion, did Wley e Testify Again - !SJrfS5rfraf ftS?? m0raI Two heights bitterly guarded by Korean reds Tuesday were yieM KtJSES? ed without a fight Wednesday. Gen. MacArthur's letter reject- ing a bid to -testify aeain and 4t I tire back at nis critics was read ! at the outset of the day's session. Tn tt MacArthur tnld fhairman Russell that he has already given great , deal of testimony on his own views and does not believe it would be "in the public inter est" for him to accept the com- But he said: -Insofar as the Investigation dealt with I my relief from the y&t East command, I feel that the full facts have not been elu- cidated due to the orders of the own part in the action." Scholarship Checks Given At AFL Meet KLAMATH FALLS. June 20- -Delegates to the State Federation of Labor convention enjoyed a leisurely day today. No major bus- iness was 'transacted, and dele - gates took part in sight-seeing tours. The winners of a ' recent labor essay contest received $500 checks for college scholarships, awarded by the state federation. The winners were: Joann Fra- zer, Astoria: Robert L. White, St I Helens; Lewis Hampton. 297 S. Winter St., Salem; Doug Souvig- nier, Portland; and Joe Hadden, jr., Portland. All but Hadden were on hand to receive the checks. I hear Sen- Wayne Morse speak to- The delegates are scheduled to morrow. Acting on the first of 69 resolu " . "' ?fates cMed i6r relaxation of buildmg and credit controls in or- tions before the convention, the der to stimulate 1 construction "without interference. The convention also approved recommendations in favor of ef fective price controls and a - tax program to siphon off excess prof- its. i i utner resolutions: iToposea 1 greater care in en dorsing : political candidates. Called on unions to support measures to aid ; the physically handicapped. Western International At Victoria z. Salem 4 At Vancouver 1. Spokane T At Tacoma 7. Tri-City At Yakima S. Wenatchee 1 ! Coast Learve At Hollywood 4. Portland t At San rranciaco 0. Seattle S At San Diego 4. Oakland I . . t Sacramento 4. Los Angelas 9 t ' - . ! National League At Chicago 0. Boston 9 At Pittsburgh ft. Philadelphia 1 At St Louis 4. New York 1 At Cincinnati X. Brooklyn 1 American Lea roe At W&shlnrton I, St, Louis 1 At New York t. Chicago I . . At Boston ft. Cleveland 14 . At Philadelphia 2-4. XMtroit 1-4. 1 ... t , . FBIArr Reds in New Yorlsi Commies Charged with Plotting to Overthrow U. S.; Dawn Raids Made ! NEW YORK, June 20 -VP)- The arrested 17 communist officials today an underground campaign to overthrow the United States goi ment by violence. They were among 21 communists indictment fl slatpd tn laltA nvpr convicted communist leaders start , Those arrested, 16 in New York m bau ranging up to szo.ooo each De as onteriy fought as that of the . , r Four others named in the indictment still are bein soueht. i ; The FBI . agents in New York scattered homes of the communists ....... me aoorbeiis. ; Then thev trundled the sleeDV-eved to the Federal buildin for arraignment -i ArroctoH in th i-aiHc aw MootifioH h tpt ! Israel Amter, 70, organizer of the United States; Marion Maxwell Abt Bachrach, 52, secretary of th. dofons mn.minn f th n,, irZ Tum, m - nartv writer: Alfxandpr Rittelman Uicians and dialecUcians" of the Charney, 46, trade union secretary party. . - 1 . Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, 60, commission: ' Betty Gannett. 44, the;, party's William Gerson, chairman of the New York state legislative bureau; Victory Jeremy Jerome, 54, chairman of the party's cultural mission. . ; s , I ; . district 5, western Pennsylvania; Arnold Samuel Johnson, 46, temporary chairman of ; the party in party's national women's commission: Albert Francis Lannon. 43. tn P31' national maritime coordinator; Jacob Mlndel, 69, active ha the party s nauonai eaucauon aepanment: jfetus Ferry. 34. national see retary of the narty's negro commission. Alexander Leo Trachtenberg, 65, head of International Publish ers, Inc., Louis Weinstock, '48, a member of the party's national re view commission; William Wold Weinstone, 53, a charter member el the communist party in the United Chinese Trooos Retreat On Eastern TOKYO, Thursday. June 21 abruptly on the eastern Korean war savage delaying action failed to halt While Censorship blotted out dispatches were able to report that " i. 1 j A. M w" , ,rlf V turned back allied patrols - - retreat in theeast came tuvu ui sli aitii, ucicai m s uinuj near the Manchurian border. Communist losses for the period 14 damaged. Red planes shot down 19 jets, two iLr-z attack bombers Since Sunday the communists U. S. Sabre jets and Mustangs-propeller-driven fighters. . U.S. Changes R16ney to Beat Scalpers FRANKFURT, Germany, June black markets around the world today with a swiftly executed reform of the scrip currency printed for the use of its occupation and defense personnel abroad. ; .-.- Perhaps $150,000,000 worth of I use more than four years, were called in for redemptions A new bbsu l was ordered issued tomorrow to legal holders of the old. Ui S. authorities ordered the and to strike at the booming black markets in the scrip, which is the only currency honored at U. S. post exchanges overseas. " . v.; The call-in sent cigarette prices soaring to 275 scrip dollars a carton in West Germany as black marketeers and currency manipu lators stampeded to get rid .of the old scrip within a six-hour deadline. 1 Illegal holders paid 30 scrip dollar scrip bills were hawked for as little as 12 cents in German mones. Despite their haste, many were left holding bags of worthless scrip when the deadline, passed. : 1 Frantic Japanese offered passersby in Tokyo as much as 10 script I aouars tor jou yen, worm 91 at I occupation force were restricted 1 vent trading with Japanese wishing turning in large sums were asked ; In Korea, the Philippines, Africa and elsewhere, there were sinai- lar repercussions. Army officials estimated that illegal dealers were left holdinf hundreds of thousands of dollars in worthless scrip or had to take severe losses. But some black market operators in Germany said they had expected the change and dumped their scrip several days ago. : Two Convicts lissing at A ffvr AntlfiX V-AA x-xaxxv. Two trusties walked away from the Oregon state penitentiary an nex sometime Wednesday after noon. Warden George Alexander j reported last night. I Thev were Clifford P. Wilcox, 34, committed Oct. 5, 1950, from Lane county on a six-year sentence for forgery and John Elmer Coop er, 34, committed' Oct 6, 1948, from Curry county on a four-year sentence for obtaining money by false pretenses. Both men were missed at the 6 pjn. count.- . HORSE SHOW PRINCESS SILVERTO N Miss Mareeta Smith, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Smith of Silverton has been named horse show prin cess for the Silverton horse show which will be held August 4. Miss Smith will also ride as princess in the annual July buckaroo at Mol- alla, . . - ECUADOR CHIEF VISITS WASHINGTON, June 20 President Truman and President Galo Plaza Lasso of Ecuador ex changed pledges of devotion to the cause of human freedom . and peace today as the South American executive arrived here on a . 10 day state visit. FBI in a series of dawn raids on charges of plotting to wage J : ; , I named In a federal grand jury rnnrrnl nf tho nartv when tha ll serving their prison terms. and one in Pittsburgh, were held for trial one which promises to; convicted ril." ? appeared simultaneously at 1hV at about 6 a.m. (EST) and rant " ' defendants off in autnmobiW; "Friends of the Soviet Union in fil , one of the foremost theore- comm communist party! George Blaka of the New York state communist1 . : ' :." ; chairman of the party's women's! : . ' national education "director: Simdal r m Claudia Jones, 36, secretary of th States. Korea Front -tfV Communist forces pulled back front Wednesday after 21 days of relentless allied advances. all mileage references, pooled field allied troops gained control of tha X- t A 31 . '.u W VC ' emrencnea reas new; with a savage hail of mortar and . - i as Russian-built plane met thei; uas ui m uoudic oarreteo bcubk were listed as nine destroyed al included six Russian-type MIG-j and one Yak-9 fighter. . have sent 153 planes against 148 Occupation 20-(AV-The United States rocked the old military ' scrip dollars. In change to wipe out'eounterfeit serin dollars for a pound of coffee. Tesi- tne legal rate, misled men 01 use to quarters' until the decline to pre- to unload. Occupation personnel to account for them. . . WoodburnBovs School to Open Suiiime Woodburn boys school soon will open a summer camp tor nonor boys of the institution. ; s Experimental this year, "thed camp will be established at the r Netarts bay area of the Oregon! coast for approximately 15 boy ' . under the supervision of Thomas Vernon Merrick, regular boys' su-i pervisor at the detention schooL CoL William C Ryan super-f visor of state Institutions, said; Wednesday that the new plan has been developed in order to testi ; the rehabilitation possibilities ia J such a summertime projects for boys of good behavior. He said institution authorities'' are hopeful that the outing plan will be of considerable value in rehabilitating some of the boys. -, V Those boys taken to camp will , do some work for the park service and will have supervised recrea tion. ." - Merrick's -staff of supervisors - . for the camp will include mostly, regular Woodburn school staff-'' men. Among part-time helpers : will be a Salem resident, Tom Brand, son of Justice and Mrs.; ' James T. Brand.' ' An advance party from : Cm school, including Brand, is now atw the coast preparing the campsite.