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Virfpnia Hjll Plans to Write Boolt to S6lv0Ioneyi Woes SPOKANE, Wash., July 7 -dV Virginia H21,' back home today but barred from her expensive bouse by a treasury agent, stormed "no body tells me nothing" and said she is joint to write book about people she's known. But trincine; and talkative, Mia Hill chatted freely with reporters and rode around town with a press photographer lor more than an hour looking lor a place to stay. The government yesterday slap- j ped a seizure order on her fash Unable $33,000 house here, elaim lag'ibe owes $161,000 for back in come taxes from 1942 through WI7.- . i The feminine star of the Kefau ver crime committee who once paled around with gangsters, said she doesnt owe- and will fight that through an attorney. Any way, she added. -I dont know where they're I ojng to get the 14 1 1.000. I aintygot no money." If the government thinks she owes $161,000, it must be counting fat gifts of Jewelry and parties she attended back in tha'40i,,she said. "I went to those parties" with men who paid for them 1 didn't pay ior them. Z didn't pay for the jewelry," she added. . She said she plans to get a little (Mh soon by writing a book about kfcer experiences that will "straighten things out" Til write it when I get time, ni write it in South America where I can get the money,", she told Chronicle photographer Bill Kay. - . She said she will fly south as soon as she gets clear with the treasury department She plans to Sr to Chile to Join her husband, kl Instructor Hans Hauser, an 'Austrian citizen, and their baby - son. ; Big Tree Farm Dedicated in NORTH BEND, Ore . July The- first large tree farm in the . Coos Bay area came into existence . today.-- -' It . was the 203,000-acre MiUl eoma forest of the Weyerhaeuser Timber company, which sets up 'gthe first large tree farm in the na tion in Eastern Grays Harbor, Since then, some 11,700,000 acres ; of privately owned lands in west err. Oregon and Washington have become tree farms. The Millicoma frrest received the 100th tree farm certificate for the Douglas fir re gion.- " - vv- . ; - ; v.; J ': - J. P. .Weyerhaueuser,- jr., pre si j en t . of tne company, was on hnd for the ceremonies at Alle fny, IS miles northwest ot Coos Bar. So was C. A. Schenck, Ger- man forester who founded the first forest school in America in 1898. - State Sen. Paul Patterson of .Oregon was the principal speaker, y J.uding the tree farms as a meth od of keeping the Pacific north west in business as a lumber pro ducer. . J,This Douglas fir region is verlt solr the wood basket of the na tion, supplying more thar a quar "t?r of its wood needs. Last year ,the forest harvest brought nearly $1,500,000,000 of . wealth to the tro states," he said. ; i . " Texas Wheat prop wm IGbiorSeed AMARILLO, Tex, July There'll be little wheat for bread from Texas vast fields this year. . The crop is so poor that most of the harvest must be saved for seed for next year's, crop. r. It's . the poorest crop in many years. Drouth gets the most blame. Some of the wheat which surviv ed the drouth was felled by hall and high winds last month. t At a time when long lines o heavily-loaded trucks are usually waiting to unload, this year finds the elevators desolate places. 4 Burrus panhandle elevators here r nad received no wheat at an by Wednesday night Kearns Grain and Seed company received five ear-loads. A spokesman for Kel logg Grain company said most ef the wheat will not reach elevators -i it will be saved for seed. biiee'jear of the American cheml- Yonr Ooallli Is In Bur Elands And we ccr for ibis respoiisibility ; by assuring you of the best in servico and & best in pharmaceu ticab ot all times. See us when in need ' Coos Bay Area Clearing Sides Give Hope to Flood Areas By the Associated Press Flood waters continued on the rampage in parts of Missouri, Kan sas and Illinois Saturday but clear ing skies gave hope the situation would improve. i" ; Recent heavy rains started a s rious flood threat shaping un alone the Missouri river below Kansas City, but a dry spell could wipe out that threat Warm and partly cloudy weather, was forecast for the area. - ;i i ; - -p- A half dozen northwestern and central Missouri towns were hit by flash floods after heavy down pours Friday night The rains caused new floods la parts of Kan- The rain i swollen -Big Muddy river smashed through a levee at Grand Tower in southwestern IH1 nois, and 5,000 acres of farmland were flooded. ; - Most of- the "nation had clear skies and -mild weather Saturday. There were sf few showers in the western Great lakes region and the northwest section of the Great Plains. 3 . . Amy May Add Six Divisions WASHINGTON. July 7-VThe army may add six more divisions it was learned today. - Defense department officials are considering (calling - two or three more national guard divisions Into federal service late; this fall or early next year. However, they have not decided on this finally nor have they tentatively tagged any of the 31 ground divisions of the guard still remaining under state control for a call-up. .The added guard divisions ap parently would be in addition to the possible creation of about three new regular army combat divi sions, a proposal also under study, -With six more units, army strength would be increased to a total of 24 combat divisions. These do not include approximately ten training divisions. t 3 Publinx Stars t MILWAUKEE, July T -WV A Dayton, OV'trio fired a combined 234 total .' over the windswept Brown iDeer park course today to win the team event opening the National Public Links golf tourn ament ... Begin F ' I- ' , - n ssssstaia essflajv aa. avs W w U P ; 1 i- 1 r STUDI ES:C R AYE ti FLEA Mrs. Mary A. Gomes ! admires sculpture titled "Leva Te One Aalher." ay Adella, ex : kibited at 2nd aaaaal shew ef Washington, D. C Sculpters graap. ' Peace Note Delivered to j fc. By J. W. Davis . "... . WASHINGTON, J uly 7 -HPf President Truman told the Hus sion government today "there will be no war if the Russian people can learn "the peace aims of the American people and govern menf . ; . . . t-: : : The peoples of both our coun tries know from personal experi encethe horror - and misery of war," he said ' In a message to Nikolai MikhaHovich Shvernik. president of the presidium of the supreme Soviet '"They abhor the thought of fu ture conflict' "which they know would be waged by means of the most hideous weapons in the his tory of mankind."; .? ; u Mr. Truman, sent the message to Moscow with resolution congress adopted last month, expressing the friendship and goodwill of the American people for all peoples. including the Russians. Congress asked him to ask the Russian gov ernment to make the resolution known to its people, and Mr. Tru man did so. , j i (U. S. Ambassador Alan G. Kirk sent Soviet Foreign Minister An drei Vishinsky a copy of the res olution and the president's letter on Saturday and asked him to de liver it to the Soviet president Moscow dispatches said.) j ; ' BRAVES GAIN SPLIT f KENNEWICK, July (Sec ond came nine innines). Wenatchee 101 000 100 S 9 2 Tri-City .301 001 12x 8 9 Kanshin, Raimondl (S) and Roberson; Costello and Pesut Russ Leaders In Its field! low-priced car offer ing you the outstanding beauty of Body . by Fisher . . . the extra-cfident perform ance of a Valve-in-Head Engine . . the cradled comfort of the Knee-Action Ride '. and the vital safety of a Curved Windshield with Panoramic Visibility and Jumbo-Drum Brakes-iMTgett in its field. 1 Welcome Home Party Honors Korea Veteran CpL William H. .Templeman. son of Mr. and Mrs. William O. Templeman. 3780 Brooks ave was honored with a "welcome home" party Saturday night following his return home from Korou. About 100 neighbors and friends attended the party for the Korean veteran who arrived in Salem for a SO-day leave. He will be sta tioned at a Seattle ordinance de pot after the termination of his leave. : Stalin Health Declining, Paper Claims LONDON, July 7-WVThe Sun day Dispatch said tonight that Prime Minister Stalin's health is declining . steadily and that a sharp struggle among his would- be successors Is taxing place in the Kremlin. : ;. ; The newspaper, an independent conservative publication owned by Lord Rothermere, said Stalin health has been one of the main reasons for the decision to "liqui date" the Korean war, while the Kremlin is "internally weakened by a struggle for Stalin's Job." The Sunday Dispatch did not disclose the source of its informa tion. It said that "for more than two months Stalin has declined to receive foreign diplomats. He also broke his. custom of presenting personally the annual Stalin peace prizes' (Associated ' Press dispatches from Moscow have reported that the. last ' time Stalin appeared in public in Moscow was when he re viewed, the May day parade on May 1. He stood for half an hour atop Lenin's tomb in a steady rain to witness the celebration.) Vtli itH field! Sweeping 1?7H Inches long . ..longest in its fieldl A hugs and husky 3190 pounds of streamlined action ... in the model illus trated ... heaviest of all low-priced cars! And a road-hugging, road-smoothing 58K inches between centers of the rear wheels widest tread in its fieldl - Grass Fire Checked In Deweyville Area . WOODBURN A grass fire along the Southern Pacific rail road tracks at Deweyville, south of Gervais, was quelled Saturday evening; by the Woodatrrn and Gervais fire departments. Woodburn Fire Chief Joe Sowa said a passing motorist turned in the alarm. No damage was report ed and the origin ot the fire was undetermined.! : . ' Gunman Hits Hotel Clerk In Portland , PORTLAND. July T-VA swarthy cunman who shot -down a hotel clerk here was hunted by police today. .. , . .e caught clerk Charles C Christy, 63, as Christy was mop ping the floor of a small West Burnside street hotel early today. The gunman stood behind Christy and said: "I want a million doSarsJ - Christy spun around, and the man shot him' twice in the stom ach. Before his strength failed, Christy grappled with the man, who fired, twice more, then fled, leaving Christy Inert on the floor. The latter two shots did not hit Christy. - -j : . Christy told police the man was about 30, with dark complexion and a small mustache. Then Christy was rushed to a hospital. There attendants said he was in a critical condition. Sen-IIumphrey Denies Eye on Governorship By Edwia B. Baakinsea WASHINGTON, July 7 -flV Senator Hubert H- Humphrey (D Minn) today denied rumors that he is considering a try for the governorship of his home state of Minnestota. ; ' "My plan Is to serve out my present senate term," Humphrey told a reporter, "and then run: for re-election and serve out a second term, periodVlC " , : Reports ! that - the 40-year-old senator and ' former mayor of Minneapolis might be eyeing the governorship, jbave , been current this week. ; . i;tr: . ' They were fchurned up by the politically - surprising -announcement by Humphrey and Republi can Governor Luther Youngdahl of Minnesota' : t h a t Youngdahl would accept j President Truman's appointment ? as .a federal judge here. :t1tU;n:A-' - -r- In St PauL Harold E. Stassen blasted Youngdahi's appointment to the federal district bench as a "typical Truman . trick of clever politics." - ' ; , J; Stasseri." 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Struck by Car A bicycle-auto accident at North Capitol and Madison streets Sat urday afternoon resulted in minor injury to the small boy cyclist Danny Mortimore, 6tt. son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mortimore, lS9i Madison st. was treated by city first aidmen and taken to Salem Memorial hospital for pos sible back injuries and pbserva- doq. Attendants reported his con dition "satisfactory " Mrs. Mortf more said Danny was skinned tn? a ou out apparently only slightly injured. : Driver of the car.' Edwin L. Frye, 54S ML 20th st posted 15 ami on a cnarge 01 driving with an expired operator's license, city police reported. ; StieMarked- By Violence NEW YORK. Julr 7JSPCRrl. lerea Violence was renorted and homes, restaurants and hot1 were running short of bread, to day in the sixth day of a strike by 4,000 metropolitan New York bakerY track drivers. : . The strikers. - members of thm AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters, are seeking higher pay and a shorter work week. Their companies deliver about 80 per cent or tne wrapped white bread in the metronolitan area. With deliveries curtailed, res taurants were sending taxicabs ana trucxs to tne bakeries to get bread and rolls. Police said thev were rettin reports of pickets preventing such picic up" attempu In some cases. PAY 01. . Nov . DHNTAU PLATES IN 1 DAY Tea can mala a Quid Change to the advantages ef Modern Dentures! In cases mat do not require extraction, come ta before 10 a. m. (except Saturday) and your new plates will be ready by S p. an. THX SAME DAY. SPEEDY PLATE nnPAins Dr. Semler offers SPECIAL EMERGENCY SERVICE for brolta dtrtturts quick replacement of mlislag . teeta . . prompt resetting . of loose plates for easier Chewing and Comfort. Gotham Bakpry So ' . ' . IN' - Bribe Refusal Caused Arrest, Doctor Qaims PORTLAND, July 7 -CPV- A chiropractor and a naturopath surrendered 'to ponce today on charges of manslaughter by abor- aon. j.!-;.: .,. --. : . They were the last two prin cipals . sought by police after: grand iury indicted It persons here on identical charges. Still missing are four office attendants. sought on Jane ana Joan uoe warrants. The 14 arrested all were freed after posting bond. Dr. Harney Dewey, a chiroprac tor, and his nurse, Doris Hoffstra, were the first to surrender today. Dewey said he flew borne from bis fishing cabin 500 miles north west of Vancouver, B. C, to tight the charge against him. He blamed the. indictments and the police .roundups yesterday on his refusal to give a bribe to a Portland policeman last year. The operator of the largest of the clinics involved in the ar rests. Dr. Ruth Bamett a naturo path, surrendered . next, quickly posted bond and also was freed. The i indictments charged all with manslaughter by killing an unborn child. The district attor ney did not release any names of aborted women. The i manslaughter charge car ries a maximum penalty of 13 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. In addition 17 of the 18 face charges of maintaining an estab lishment in which abortions were performed. This has a maximum penalty of $500 and ISO . days In JalL r ... : r The U. S. farm plant land, buildings, livestock and equip ment is estimated to be worth about $91 billion. I II I ' I ' II 1 1 s . . . ,; H.v,'. i..;, : . . . -. -- f rtf you s, - :'-t.' . ij TC'J 7 -' . v"5 -r-r ', x r ' ' " y 'w-W f ' assaaaajjas comi m at jon coumuznen Fire Threatens Pringl Farm Property . PRTNGLEL July 7 Fire on the Frank Browne!! farm near Pringle school . sotrtheact nt en dangered livestock and crops Sat- y vreiung. memoers of the Hunuy nporiea. ; Neirbhoe helped th famtre bring the blaze under control with wet gunny sacks before serious damage was done. Several walnut tim were rwrhxf arwl a TVw land General Electric power pole was oaaxy Dumea. ; i The fire annarentlv was eansMl by a cigaret thrown into dry grass from a passing auto, members of ine lamuy reported. They said that only a favorable wind, blow ing toward the road, enabled them to control the blaze before reach ing the house and other property. WeU-Known ! Eugene Savant Dies in Crash EUGENE, July l-Vfy-A promin ent Eugene woman was killed (n a two-car collision in the university district here tonight She was Ka thryn Armstrong, 51, well-known for her work in the education of the handicapped. j ,5 - , She was on the staff of I the children's hospital school, a state agency for spastic children in Eu fena. v.-.- r - .; ': d :- The car she was driving col lided with another auto driven by John Miksell, Eugene. Police cited , Miksell for failure to yield tht right-of-way. ; Two daughters survive. IW0I1D Snesdy Scrvleo for OUT- PATIENTS I 'Avoid Extra Trips and ? .Save Time by taking. advaatage of Dr Semler's prompt serv 4 tea for all types elf Dentistry. Year work completed bi I t t fdays (difficult catay 1 except ad.) i i i vmiouT ; 3 ooo . ; . 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