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" : I r .-. ; J - ':- ". i: - f . ----- - ; t ? .- ; i :.- i : ... . . . . I I i i)8 in 3F0JDDH F U bU0M it - h - - '- - ' : . i . . .... l i '. " - . 1 - : 101st TEAS TWO SECTIONS Ttarel Letter Ke. 1 Enroute east via G-N.'i "Western Star" One can make an overnight- hop by air from coast to coast. By streamliner train be can make the crossing with' - three nights enroute. We are taking a slower train the Great Northern Western SUrV which takes an other nighto reach Chicago. The purpose was not to "kill time but . to have several hours more be tween trains In Chicago. - - '. However, X .can recommend the slower crossing. It is more relax ing. One isn't thrown about like dice in a tube as sometimes hap pens with the ultra-fast trains. The appointments in the Pullman arc . equally good: the Diesel power smooth. There is a little-longer 'time in which to get acquainted with fellow-passengers; and the scenery doesn't fly past so rapid ly. Both the Northern Pacific and j Union Pacific operate trains on this slower schedule, as well . as the Great Northern. - The passenger list on this train Is exceedingly light and the ma jority appear to be .railroad em ployes . travelling passes, some from back in Pennsylvania. The train carried five carloads of Kor ean veterans from Seattle to She! by where they were switched south for Great Falls and Billings a quiet lot. Indeed. None of the hilarity, waving from windows, chalked Berlin- or . Bust" that marked troop trains en route to camp or debarkation overseas. These men are home under the rotation- plan, earning their rest af ter many months of duty in Korea. Another 20-car. section -was ex clusively of Korean veterans, r. Seattle is the port of debarka tion for their return and all the railroads serving Seattle are busy dispersing these - troops to " their destinations. Many, at their own expense travel by air, either on regular line or by chartered planes. McKay Urges; Observance Of Kid's Day Observance by both adults and children- of Saturday as . National Kids day was urged Thursday by Gov. Douglas McKay, as both Sa lem Kiwanis clubs furthered plans for entertaining programs. r .The'North Salem group has! put out tickets through schools tor nearly 1,000 youngsters to attend two special movies Saturday morn, ing and afternoon at the Hollywood theatre. '. The downtown club Is sponsoring a kids parade with prizes in pet, costume and bicycle divisions. En trants are to meet at 9 ajiwat Marion asuare and start marching at 10 am. through the' business district to the courthouse square. The governor's statement said "one of the principal obligations of American adultj,is to work with and for young people for the fu ture benefit nf the country. He complimented Kiwanis In ternational and National Kids Day foundation on their Joint efforts toward helping youth, including the tmderprivileged, to become use. xul and honorable citizens. FLA11ES DESTROY PLANE FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Sept 20-W-A B-47 jt bomber mysteri ously burst into flames and was destroyed while standing on the runway at Fielson air force base today. An air force spokesman said there were no casualties but declined to discuss the fire fur ther. -J Anlmsl Crackers fy WARREN GOODRICH 3J : H stems theft was tha tr avtg Off m am . Hi,, w?V vS. Vv r PK - 22 PAGES MMsxUMmsU i Airmraeired! Assaults - - i: Church Going Down Fast ! r - : -. - 'i 1 1 'S 'X- . - - 1 ' i - -. ' " - , - - -; 1 'si ' , . ; . ! - 8iU i - fT- v ri'i! : 1,1,1 i;j v.1 ly ' wv--..- j. , : J Only the bell tower ef the former Center streets still bore any resemblance to the old Salens landmark late Wednesday afternoon. Thursday morning even the tower was gone as razing of the structure continue. The church moved to a new home In June. ! It Is one of the largest wrecking Jobs now in progress in Salem. (Statesman One Speed Approved; Other Two Bids Denied : One request for establishment ef speed limit kones was . ap proved and two others denied Thursday ; by Marlon county peed control board.; i Approved was a 35 mile per hoar tone on Center street from Park avenue to Lancaster drive. ' The county engineer was direct- ed by the board to Install ap propriate signs, j I : Denied weref requests for zones on Newberg drive in the Kelxer district and on Ida street' near Stayton. I . . Gross Faces Stiff ! Penalties NEW YORK, Sept. 120-WVThe state went all out for stiff punish ment today agai&st Boss Bookie Harry Gross, who wrecked Brook lyn's big mass graft trial. His parole was taken away and he was slapped into Jail. The date for his sentencing on gambling charges in general ses sions court' was moved forward from Oct. 8 to Sept.- 27. . - . Every pressure jthat legally can I be used was put Ion general ses sions to make it tough for the' pudgy gambler when he comes up for sentencing on 68 counts. The maximum penalty seldom given is 68 years. ; "I've heard that be expects four years and a $40,000 fine," District Attorney Moles F.; McDonald said. I intend that to be doubled and perhaps tripled. Gross refused to testify against 18 policemen,' accused of taking SljDOO.OOO a year in bribes to pro tect his $20,000,000 a' year gamb ling ring. , As a result, Brooklyn Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz: threw the mass graft ease out of court yes terday and freed the lg cops. - Xstionsl Iearue At StLout J, Erookly 4 At Cincinnati 3, New York 1 lOnly games scheduled) I American 'League . At New York S. Chicaso 4 At Wuhington 3. St. Louis 4 I Only games scheduled) "j" " " m 1 1 i . POUNDS o 1651 Thm Orogon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Friday, September 21, 1951 first Christian church at nigh and photo.) j Hospital Unit Closes; Nurse Blamed : i i A growing shortage of registered nirses Thursday forced closure of a 13-bed unit of Salem! Memoria hospital. t ' ! w : Salem General hospital reported it was operating on the "minimum but had not had to close any units. The closed unit is that which ordinarily accommodates commun icable diseases in isolation, includ ing the polio center. Care for cases which must go there will require private duty nurses, said Irwin F. Wedel, hospital manager, who as sured that the unit would be re opened as soon as the nursing staff la sufficient. t - i ' Need 14 Nurses j ?The hospital has attempted to recruit nurses from those living in Salem but not working, from Port land and even from? midwest points, according to Mrs. Fae Le for, superintendent of nurses. She said she eould use 14 nurses to augment the staff to meet the cur rent load. - , r Wedel said some non-emergency patients had been turned down Wednesday because of the lack of staff. : - " .' ! Lillian McDonald, superintend ent at -General hospital,; said that institution" has not turned ' down any patients and has no prospect of having to. She counted 50 reg istered nurses and 43 aides on duty there and said she could use five more nurses. The hospital, rated at 80 beds, had 85 patients Thursday and has run as high as 110. Some Leaving Memorial now has 27; full-time nurses and eight others working two days per week. Some of these are leaving October L. Rated at SS beds, the hospital had 105 patients Wednesday and has been up to 120. ' Closing of the one unit will al low four nurses and four aides to augment the staff in other sections. Wedel recalled that the unit was shut down ; for about a; week j in September, 1950, for the same rea son. At that time, however, enough work applications were on file to assure reopening. t -. . ''!'--,.. (Additional details on page 5.) SINATRA SEEKS DIT02CE ' LAS VEGAS, Nev, Sept- Crooner Frank Sinatra filed a di vorce suit today in Clark county district court charging his wile. Nancy, with mental cruelty. Lack Big Helicopters Used to lake e U. S. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD QUARTERS, Korea, Friday, Sept. 21 -(AV The Allies today unleash ed possibly the biggest armored assault of the Korea war and one of the most famous tank outfits in Korea was reported; engaged in a savage battle wltn one. commun ists. - ! . -t ".- i 1 -v U - - i This tank force was said to be engaged on all sides. (This . dis patch, did not elaborate but pre sumably this meant the tank farce was surrounded.) ; - - Other armored prongs, biting in to the old "iron tangle" of the cen tral front, reported easy, going.' Test ef Defenses , - - i i .The dawn attack was designated to test the Red defenses around Pyonggamg, apex of the one-time Red buildup area. ; The powerful forces rolled northward without early contact. An umbrella of Allied air power shielded the advance. The tanks were closely follow ed by infantrymen. The Allied assault came shortly after. Red reinforcements pouring ON THE EASTERN FRONT. Korea, Friday, Sept. ZMVHun dreds of North Korean common. Ists were reported to be attempt ing to surrender at noon today to -United Nations forces on the eastern front. J: i ! - Allied troops near "heart break ridge" north ef Tangaa were holding their fire whOe and 'estimated communists bat talion walked toward their tinea making surrender signals, w! ;:; into the - eastern front ' yesterday brought to a halt the Allies month- long dnve on hill positions, j Allied imantry. still , attacking Nortn- against stone-wall resis tance. failed in 11 separate hill at' tacks. They barely saved a twelfth hill from a raging enemy counter attack. ; ) It was the sharpest reversal the Allies have suffered in months! of fighting; reports to Eighth army headquarters indicated, j Reinforcements, some officers said, probably were responsible for the Reds recapture of "Heart break ridge," a strategic; height on the eastern front. Three heavy at tacks earlier wore down the de fenders. " j i At least one fresh North Korean regiment (possible - 3,000 men) moved into position to relieve Red formations that had been chewed up by the unrelenting Allied in fantry, artillery and air assaults. Company Stored I j ; Countering the enemy' manpow er with ultra-modern technique, the Allies made combaj history Thursday by depositing a ; full company of UJ5. marines on one eastern peak via helicopter. Twenty-one big Sikorski H-l helicopters delivered the men and their gear in four hours atop a height that would have taken two days to climb. ; j The location was not disclosed and the number of men was with neia by censors nip. (Normally a company i would be about 250 men.) - ' A A- j The first marine climbed down knotted ropes from the machines hovering eight ' feet above the ground. They cleared i 25-foot square ares for the others to land. Reds on a nearby hill did not fire a snot. Your Community Chest Privilege, Duty To Serve Chest 1, Ed Schreder i ,J Preslatat Sales CifC. i Again it is our privilege and duty i to fill our Community Chest budget, so that our char- aeter build ing agencies may function properly. W e believe it Is each indmdu-t - s v - : t I . ' ' ' I ii i responsi bility to pay a fair share and that it is the duty of busi ness and pro- firms to in clude in 'their budgets a sub stantial - amount to cover the agencies listed la eur Chest. Many prominent men have ex pressed then- opinion that the Chest contribution should be. carried as an overhead expense in their business operations be fore profits are figured. Let's fill oar 1931-52 Community Chest this year. Goal S123.CS9; Drive Oct Z-1S Mountain ion PEICE Sc No. in Succumbs 4 - J Lyle Thomas, stte secretary ef the i . Farmers anion, who died Thurs day night. Lyle ThomaSe Farmers Union Dies i Lyle Tnomas, 4Z, secretary of I. . . I , L, 1 IriL " ; S 5 .wuvC, of a heart attack which seized him Thursday night while addressing f. ",f meeung jn inc-1 MmnVTlle. , 1 Thomas died almost immediately I following the attack at about 9 1 p. m.r i-v-, i - . IJ Members of his family said he had been under a doctor's care 'for I a heart condition in recent I months, although he. had remained! active. He was a resident of Dal- las. 1 ; I Thomas. was a native of Salera I and for many years was principal I of the west Salem elementary school. He also had been Dallas j junior -high school principal and had taught; earner in Pendleton.; He served several sessions as a member of the Oregon house of rpnrintativM I Surviving are the widow. Ruth; ! Parents Mr. and Mrs. Isaac W. ThomS, Salem; a brother, William r n-v t i . Mr, FvpTvt, slT h M"'Xt1??i!7'c..S!i!m Lrs. Ruth Hindman, Salem. Greek, Turk ' Bid Approved OTTAWA 5nt. 2fl The North . Atlantic treaty council to- day approved a membership bid to Greece and Turkey and a pro- fram designed tn weld the treat area Into a closelv-knit nolitical and economic community. By these two measures, the 12- aL hodv ,. SsSi iS Tti;. ritory to the strategic eastern Med- iterranean area and at the same itime extended its objectives into a whole new field of non-military matters.. - ... , . Winding tip its business In Ot - tawa. the council also: Official 1 Cancelled plans to hold its ROME, Friaay, sept zi -uvy-next meeting In Rome Oct. 29 be-1 Italy today decreed sharp controls causa of Britain'! national elec tions Oct 25 2 Decided to Invite Gen. Eis enhower to the next meeting to take part In the discussion of mill' tary matters. 3 Called for sneed In activat ing a newly created committee which will make a realistic survey of military requirements and capa Premier Alcide de Gasperi's de- mands for revision of the Italian M,M ,.,1 . i, w n i bow the costs of airfields, com - munications facilities and other in- taiiann r-miiTA hr riunhnw.l ers forces should be divided among the NATO members. - Max. ST S3 64 SS . Jfln. 42 47 IS w S4 Tneip. Bmlem . L. PorUnd . i . . .. . Jm ; jf San iTaacisce Chlearo ; Mew York SS WOiamctte river -1.8 feet. F'(tVjKn!S;l present Mcoday night eau. McNry field. Sim ) : Cloudy I .! mu. McNarr taniehU HiXtt today S8; Ism tonlcnt 44 I thim inorniBf: cur ITJI anernoon ana to 60. SAUar FKEC1F1TATIO Since Start ef Weather . Star SepC Thi year last Tear Usee ji Wind Whips Blaze Towaiis -1 Santiam owns; All Logging j Suspended in Valley; Area: The Sardine creek forest fire unexpectedly blew noon, roaring out of conlro night the blaze had covered north of Gates. H District Fire Warden the fire was spotting all along the ridge, witlrsome spot to Gates, although the town was not reported in danger- 'More seriously threatened was the town of Little Sweden, about four miles east of Gates,, where the state forestry department planned to set up a fire camp un der Deputy State Forester John Woods, jr. The fire was burning near the rocky cliffs just above the little town. 1 One fire was reported by the forestry department to have reached the Santiam highway, somewhere ner r Niagara. The Red Cross representative St Pates, Delbert Hill, was ; alerted for possible evacuees.' Frank Parcher, chairman tf the Marion county Red" Cross. said plans were made Thursday night to- set up shelter station at Mill City Fri day. " ; ! Fire Jumps Elver " !' The state forestry department t midnight Thursday suspended all logging operations from the Cas cade summit to the non-patrol ar eas of the Willamette valley lying north of the Drain- teedsport highway. ! spot fires had broken out across the Santiam river in Linn county, but were not reported serious: The U. S. forest service had crews on the line trjughout the night watching at the mouth of Kenney creek. A fire has been raging far ther back In the creek for the past three days. Harder expressed a fear that the fiercely burning fire would jump the north side of the ridge threat ening the farming settlement . of Elkhorn about six miles north of Gates. Residents there were warn ed, and some had already left their homes. " . , . i Equipment Sent In Fire equipment was being rush ed to the area from throughout the nrnia, wn rm . were sent to the scene fromStay- . I UDIlll. . . Hilt J . i ITU Thursday night, and one fire tnv WB. nf rZ trr, eai. cover stayton area. The entire equipment of Mill City was order- led nnt to nolire that tvom an Gates, both standing in danger of burning embers and falling leaves. blaze started at Sardine creek,- site of the original fire more than three weeks ago. It blew up on the east side of the ridge west of Sardine creek, a little above tne town of Little Sweden, The strong winds carried the blaze several hundred yards over the ridge onto the west side, Into log. gea on area lowit two miles square, an area of mostly vine maple. ' i ' Harder said this was where the ' actually blew up and spread i? Pe surrounding ridges. a-xweme juanger 5 I T 11 A. i A a a 1 .31 JTv3. 'f "Ll tha the danger was extreme JJ iist and spotting unexpectedly. The state forestry department rounded up between 300 and 400 loggers and other firefighters from the Clackamas-Marion fire patroU. Wflinrtnn. n. c, headauart- district to be on the line Friday morning. Dwight L. Fhipps, state forester, said late Thursday night that the men would go on the line at daybreak, with an immediate objective of stemming the .blaze from the settlements along the Santiam river. The highway between Mill City ?d Detroit dam was not yet clos- sxaie ponce were pa- trolling during the night to keep sightseers away. Marion county civil defense was 1 sierted and Coordinator Denver IQUD "V" . ?.a"tn ctHmJ, w . Gates to direct possible evacuation. Salem Fire Chief Wil- wafiso J1 ene I!" Sl P"0 to Gates 1 T wtJ 1 METALS CONTROLLED on use of copper, zinc, and nickel. Grossing Safety Endorsement by nd oiliciKl Thursday approved uch of,Tt, lcm Women Voters recommendation I for railroad crossinsT safety Im 1 Pavements that can be accomp- nea j1 J?l Some definite steps will be tm dertaken immediately and a par- tial report on the league . survey will be made at a city council meeting Monday night, it was de cided last night during a confer ence of league leaders with Mayor Alfred Louder, Aldermen David O'Hara and Albert H. Gille, City Manager J. I Franzen and City Engineer J. H. Davis. - ' L. P. Hopkins. Portland divi sion superintendent of the South ern Pacific railroad, is expected to - Instructions were ordered last night for the city street depart ment to start within a few days claaring : branches - and foliage which obscure railroad crossing S I warning devices. I ftmm TM M 1m ' .JMMM.I I bis recent inspection of crossings in front of east winds of more than 3,000 acres, burning on the ridge one sail Lee Harder of the Qackamas-Marion fire district said v Shift in Winds Saves Forks from flla FORKS, Wash, Sept. 20-UPhA swept 18 miles from the westernmost edge of the Olympic national . forest to this little logging town in 12 hours today let up In Its crackw ling' intensity with a fortunate shift in the wind tonight. - r - i fWe have hope now," said perspiring M. R. Hull, head of thf . Forks Telephone company, We hope to be able -to save the majority of the town. ' . . . j- :ii i; .? . ; Hull estimated the fire was only 50 yards away from the phone t building. "Well stay here as long as we can," he declared. , f I fit looks better," said begrimed Os:ar Herd, chief of the volunteer' fire 'department. - - . " -..r ; n h r-.-i H--.. -. I - "A fresh northeast wind had whipped tha tree-topping flames t. the north and east sides Of town. ; 15 Homes Burned - " Herd said two sawmills, two big logging truck garages and 15 houses were razed by. the fire. A volunteer fire fighting crew of some 200 were making their stand in the flame-lighted darkness to night - ' " Forks was like a ghost town. Some 85 per cent of the population of 1120 residents were evacuated. Expectant mothers were flown out by coast guard seaplanes.. . i A rdozen state patrol cars cruis ed the ash-choked streets to pre vent; looting. - ?, " i State Datrol roadblocks were clamped on both the north and south highway entries into town Roads leading here were jammed with the automobiles of curiosity seekers and' anxious relatives. Highway Reopened The highway between here and Port; Angeles, blocked and burned pvers by fire earlier, was opened tonight for emergency travel only. The smoke pall from tne lire which . crowned from treetop to tree top turned day into night here. Desperate citizens had to use flashlights in the town. f ine lire may go ciear to uie ocean, zQ miles oisxant. t me navy's Quillayute air station, en listed caretakers said the flames wer six miles away. Two enlisted men! their wives and two children are lattne naval station a snon distance from the ocean. fower Knocked Oat The flames were whipped south west from the national forest by a! stiff northeast wind. Forks nower was knocked out. An auxiliary battery system kept the telephone exchange in emer gency operation. Evacuation or the phone building was expected mo mentarily. At Port Angeles, some so rmies east of here, the coast guard air station provided food and quarters for evacuees. 20,000 Acres . ' The forest service had notified I ..trfr-tv,. fir wa "manauj- Ui-d had burned over , more than! 20,000 acres. I Authorities ordered evacuation of Forks after concluding further defense was hopeless. Flames car ried by firebrands riding the wind first? consumed nomea on tne out skirts. . .. - . "- j Evacuees streamed north and south from the town like sj war time scene. Hysterical women cried in the streets. Automobiles, horses, bicycles end pickup trucks formed a procession through the smoke. . , ..Is - - BUDGET CUT APPROVED i i i UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. Sept 20-tiP- reduction of $2,035,400 In the 1S52 budget proposed by U. N. Secretary-General Trygve lie was recommended today be tfe tr. N. advisorr committee on administrative and budgetary questions. : P HI Salem Officials with findings of the league," add' big some hazards that would have to be removed. He inspected the crossings with SP and public util ity f commission . engineers this week. I City Manager Franzen said be would expedite lighting improve ments at rail crossings where over head .street lighting is poor or lacking entirely; He mentioned particularly the need for an early lighting program along Front street . -- r .- j Regarding mainline SP cross ings, some additional automatic signals are already authorized by the city council, for installation as funds become available. Signals for the Madison street crossng are now on order. The committee rec- omepded that Marion street be added to the list for automatic sig nalsr; -.- - iThe committee win go to Oregon Electric crossings later. Represent ing the league were Mrs. Robert E Gangware, Mrs. John Gold smith, Mrs. Rldgley Miller and Mrs Frank Ottanger. up late Wednesday afterV 25 miles an hour. By wil fires as close as a half mila I. l at -man-caused forest fire which 1 . . . . Tall Corn at By Lni(e L. fadsen I Farm Editor. Th SUtama : WOODBURN, Sept 20 The blif Immpkins, the tall corn and the ong beans were; all on hand to night to greet one of the biggest, crowds in its histoiy as the 10th annual North Marlon county fair re opened at 7 p.! m. Fifteen minutes ' after opening only such exhibits as the 10-foot tall sorghum i cane, entered bf B. T. Shrock, or the equally tall corn by Albert Reinholdt could be viewed, with any ease above the. fair goers. - II - ' f The land products lvlsion, which drew most -of its' entries from Gervais, Salem, Wood burn,' Silverton, Hubbard - and- Aurora, would b a credit to any fair, 'and -surpassed that at the recent stata fair in number of exhibits. Keiser Clob Wins ' ' I Pirates' Cove, a booth made up tnes tar Crowd Fair Opening onrtwooa, rocxs ana greenery won first place In the garden club di - vision for, the Keizer Garden clubi -Little Garden club of Salera . heights took second with its T Olde Hat Shoppe, a collection et small flower-trimmed hat models . and Woodburn Gard:n club pla ced third. , I , Not to be outdone bv their mht iors, the Keizer Jolly Five 4-H txi tubit won first place in its divU sion.' . i; .., . , ' . I In the farm organization booth: ; Fairfield! grange placed first wiTH Woodburn grange second and the, OddiUes en Exhibit - ')':; Oddities were featured In th . corn exhibit with the range in size running from the one-inch long Strawberry lopcorn ears to th 12-inch long ears of various eol-" ored Flint variety. Five-foot longl 'historicf beans were entered t the "Can; You Beat Thia" dlviaioi by Frank Mayer, ; : vi : -dburn. p Three big attractions in f three far different fields were the cob4 webby fine knitted doily, entered : by ' Mrs. : Charles ; Schmerberg ofr Salem, the peanut plant bearing av; number of ripe peanuts, grown by Etta Becker of Woodburn, and the: collection of more : than 200 tar rings by ; Bessie Porter of Silver, ton. (Additional details page Z.) Korean Truce Talks Close TOKYO. Friday. Sect. 21-v4 The United Nations command to-l day rushed Into final form the eon-! ditions under which the allies wiHi consider resumption of the pended Korean, truce talks at song.'- J l i y . . The conditions were not an nounced, but probably would eaU for joint allied-communist ground patrols of the five-mile neutrals zone around Kaesong and a con-1 stmt UJ. air patrol by daylight I OT-er the area. i i : ; ; r I The communist high command 6 Thursday proposed that the negoti- ations they suspended Aug. 23 be "resumed immediately, p t A source close to -Genii' Matthew B. Ridgway Indicated that the su preme allied commander probably would give his conditiotuJ reply within 24 to 48 hours. Red Police Shots End Berlin Bravl BERLIN, Sept 20-r-East Eer lin communist police fired warn ing shots in the air tonight to dis perse a large crowd of anti-communists in West Berlin engaged ia a stone-throwing brawl 'with ttca . across the East Berlin sects' tcr- t dcr. ' - k M-fi '; j ' NO casualties were reported. As g times during the fray tfcere were 20 persons xniliir.g around thej border, s .. s ; 1 ii . iS S 1 i
