The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, November 13, 1951, Page 1, Image 1

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2 Trains
Reduced
To Junk
v By Clifton E. Wilson
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Kale i Inroendinf of the big C
DY Johnson Lumber corporation at
Toledo to the Georgia-Pacific
Plywood company, a concern with
plants in severa lstates and one
doing a nation-wide business. The
sale is the consequence- of the
tragedy which struck in the crash
of an airplane near Oakland, CaL,
bringing death to Dean Johnson
and his brother who were execu
tives of the firm, and the account
ant familiar with their business.
Later the superintendent of the
: Toledo mill . succumbed at the
funeral of one of the brothers. A
third brother succeeded to the
presidency, but evidently has de
cided to dispose of the property.
The burden of meeting inheritance
taxes may have prompted the sale.
Whatever the cause we see an
other big Oregon enterprise be
rnme a fief of a great national
corporation. The operations will
continue, but the responsiDie exe
cutive management and the prin
cipal ownership will be removed
from Oregon.
More and more the elements of
our greatest industry, forest pro
ductspass out of local into na
tional hands. The dominant fac
tors in Oregon lumbering include
these non-resident corporations:
Weyerhauser, Crown Zellerbach,
Pope & Talbot, Long-Bell E. T.
; HlnM Lumber Co Evans, and in
timber Blodgett, Hill and Dollar
: interests. There are ' still some
atron local o Derations and own
erships like Willamette Valley
(Gerlinger's), M & M Plywood,
Oregon Pulp and Paper, the Col
lins interests; and to be sure there
are a host of locally owned and
: operated mills both in fir and
pine districts.
Each transfer of ownership to a
national corporation adds to the
(Continued on editorial page; 4)
Name-Calling
Truce in U.N.
P A R I S, Nov. 12 - VP) - British
; Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
today appealed for a truce to
; "name calling and angry words"
-f in the United Rations. -He urged
the Russians to. Quit laughing and
study seriously the western Big
Three's arms csnsus and limita
tion plan as a new start on the
road to peace.
The answer to what many dele
fates regarded as a conciliatory
approach by Eden in his first U.
N. speech since the days of the
: San Francisco founding conference
i- In 194S was not long coming.
Eden
Demands
Polish Delegate Stefan Wler
f blowski fired back in the assembly
i that the arms proposals laid down
by Secretary of State Dean Ache-
son and backed firmly by Eden
I today are "another maneuver . .
UMiuuuauvu iu m viwoa v
initiative." j
juien saia visninsxys caiaraci
ay sahiYstssf so irmr mm ki er 'inrM
" proposals "saddened f me, as
think it must have saddened and
; discouraged the millions through
' out the world who read or heard
of if
"In all our actions we seek
peace," he said, speaking firmly
while vuhlnsky who has said he
could not read the western pro
posal without laughing; tat back
and listened. . r
"Yet our proposals art laughed
to scorn. I must admit that I do
not understand or accept such
rnethods. I do not believe or ask
you to believe that in any dis
pute one party is one hundred per
cent a black villain, and the other
one hundred per cent snow white.
That's against the law of averages.
"All men are fallible, and peace
can only rest on mutual forebear
nee and restraint. Should we not.
then, do much better to proclaim
' . a truce to name calling and angry
words? Could we not instead ap-
ply our minds dispassionately, to
serious problems? I am sure that
we should: Shall we try from
now on? Mr. President, that will
be my task."
A rolling burst of applause from
the crowded chamber greeted his
pieage. -
MOSCOW, Tuesday, Nov. 1S-
yty-iae soviet press said today
i that British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden's speech at Parish yes
terday did nothing to help bridge
the gap between East and West
Animal Cracltcro
fy WARREN GOODRICH
- EVANSTON, Wyo, Nov. 12-CP)-
Two east bound streamlined pas
senger, trains crashed in a driving
snowstorm today, piling ud wreck
age in a giant junk heap. Union
Pacific authorities said 20 were
known dead, and six missing. :
Ten were seriously hurt and hos
pitalized.;, Scores more some
sources estimated more than- a
hundred were treated for minor
injuries. i . r
' The smashup came in a rolling,
hilly, snow-covered area about
three miles west of , this little
Wyoming community . some 0
miles northeast of Salt Lake City.
The Union Pacific's City of Los
Ang 'es halted for a block signal.
It was bashed in from the rear by
ine city of San Francisco.
ine uiree-unit aiesei power
plant of the second train crushed
five cars, of tlie halted train. Cars
of the second ftrain left the tracks
in a zigzag fashion, but remained
upright, ii 1
The City pf San Francisco's
power units were meshed with the
five rear; cars! of the City of Los
Angeles. Outline of the five cars
was barely distinguishable. Wreck
age looked something like a huge
tomato can j which ' had " been
squashed almost flat.
Jagged pieces of steel were in
terming! ed with torn clothing and
shredded luggage, i
A Bible lay in the snow. Nearby
was a child s toy gun.
Snow on the ground at the wreck
scene averaged a foot deep, but
was drifted deeper in places.
Below Freezing
The snowfall eased up during
the axternooif hours but began
again at nightfall. Workmen rigged
floodlights. The temperature was
below freezing.
Ambulances; were summoned
from communities as far away as
Salt Lake City.
The toll of dead climbed rapidly
as rescue work proceeded. First re
ports were .that five persons were
killed; then eight, then 12.
Bodies were brought to an im
provised morgue at the Evanston
city hall. Most seriously injured
were brought fto the Uinta county
Memorial hospital here. Other in
jured went to the American Legion
hall. I f
Huge cranes were at the site,
lifting the, wreckage which in
some places was piled 20 feet deep.
tOO Persons I i
Southern Pacific railroad offi
cials in San Francisco said they
were informed by the Union Pa
cific that all the passengers killed
were aboard the streamliner City
of Los Angeles. They added that
no passengers! on the City of San
Francisco, which smashed into the
rear of the other train, were among
the dead. There were 200 persons
on both trains.
Schedules call for the trains to
travel 10 minutes apart. Both were
running late, however, because of
the storm.
A veteran railroader, Porter J.
H. Floyd of Chicago, said it was
the fourth wreck for him in SO
years. He added: "This Is the worst
one I've -ever lseen.w
Spectators described the wreck
scene as one of "horror and con
fusion." i i
Eight doctors were on duty at
the Uinta hospital; some of them
had been passengers aboard the
trains. They were reported return
ing home from a medical conven
tion in San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-JP)
The international monetary fund
has decided to grant hard-pressed
Iran an $8,750,000 credit to offset
the financial crisis caused by loss
of oil revenues, it was learned to
night. I I
Informed fund officials who dis
closed this said that the money is
urgently, needed by Iran to help it
buy food and raw materials.
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh's
financial experts negotiated the
loan during the Iranian leader's
current round of talks here with
state department officials on the
Anglo-Iranian oil crisis.
t
World Bank to
Give Iran Loan
Salemls Armistice Day Talks
Urge JDnity in Facing Future
(Pictures on page S.)
Salem residents paid tribute to
men of pest conflicts and express
ed hope for future peace, in an
Armistice day observance over
which hung both war clouds and
storm clouds.'
The annual address from the
courthouse steps was given by
Marion County Judge Rex Hart
ley. He pointed out that the tradit
ion of a "memorable moment. . .
brings to use the seriousness and
urgency of our lives."
Hartly noted that this country
was born in f conflict and is still
fighting to keep the truths "that
seem to, be slipping away" in re
cent years. Bot, he urged, together
and dependent on each other "we
are girded for the great cause,
with courage, understanding and
self-restraint' ; . - -
Gov. Douglas McKay asserted
that "with our background we
have nothing! to fear except our
selves." 1 ' Y -
Dave Hoss iwas master of cere
monies : f or the program, which
Inahiriarf th 11 o'clock, xifit Salute
101st YEAH 16 PAGES
Mc Due
Today in
Seattle
SEATTLE, Nov. 12 -WPV- Gen.
Douglas MacArthur ; arrives here
tomorrow to take part in Seattle's
centennial celebration as the con
troversial central figure.
Greater Seattle, Inc., officials,
who are directing the centennial,
estimated 200,000 would see Mac
Arthur during his stay. ; M
The general and Mrs. MacAr
thur are due at the Seattle-
Tacoma airport at 3 p. m. tomor
row; Then follows a two-day pro
gram of speeches, appearances
and; motorcades to. Tacoma and
through the Kent-Auburn valley.
MacArthur is scheduled for a
nationwide broadcast from the
Hec Edmundson pavilion at the
University of Washington at 8:30
tomorrow nigh 11:30 p. m. EST).
The; speech will be piped to ex
pected thousands in the Washing
ton ! football stadium. After the
speech the general will make a
brief appearance and say a few
words to the stadium throng.
Wednesday morning hell greet
a shipload of returning Korean
war veterans. ,
This part of the program
brought word from Washington's
democrat first district congress
man. Rep. Hugh Mitchell, that he
may or may not sit at Mac
Arthurs table for the welcome
home ceremony for the service
men. Mitchell says he disagrees with
MacArthur's - policies, and if the
general waxes political in his
Tuesday night broadcast, Mitchell
will forego his. seat at the Mac
Arthur dockside .table Wednesday
and watch the "Welcome Lane"
parade of troops on downtown
Seattle streets. .
In tomorrow's motorcade in
downtown Seattle will be two
governors , and their wives: Gov.
and Mrs. Arthur B. Langlie of
Washington and Gov. and Mrs.
Douglas McKay of Oregon.
Long Undies
Save Wallet
For Farmer
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 12-UP)
Joe Cleary's long underwear came
in mighty handy tonight and it
had nothing to do with the weath
er, t
A 63-year-old retired farmer,
Cleary told his place in Warwick,
RJ, after his wife died last fall
and came to the city to live.
Out for a lonely walk tonight,
it suddenly dawned on him that
he wasn't quite alone. Two dap
per: young men were sauntering
along behind him.
Cleary loosened his belt as he
walked and dropped down one leg
of his long underwear his wal
let, containing $200, an heirloom
watch and two rings. They held
securely at his ankle where the
longies tucked into his sock. ;
A few minutes later. Cleary was
prodded in the back with a gun
and was told to "take It easy, mis
ter, and you won't get hurt. i
From his pockets, the bandits
took $10 in bills and 60 cents in
change, returned the 60 cents and
fled. .
-Maybe I'm Just a hick,' Cleary
told police. "But I never thought
these long undies would come in
so handy'
FOOD SUPPLIES DROPPING
ROME, Nov. 12 -UP)-The food
and agricultural organization of
the U. N. reported grimly today
that three-fifths of the world has
insufficient nutrition and food sup
plies per person have dropped four
per cent below pre-war level. -
by a firing squad from company
G, national guard; taps; "Star
Spangled Banner" by Salem high
school band; invocation by the
Rev. James L. Wilson; remarks by
Mayor Alfred W. Loucks; laying
of wreaths on the World War ; 1
memorial statue.
A chill wind blew ram over the
gathering at the ceremonies and
the brief .parade through the
downtown area. Ma. Gen. Thom
as Rilea, state adjutant general,
was grand marshal for the parade,
which included fewer ' military
units than usual because of the
number of Salem area reservists
recalled to active duty for. the
Korea conflict. ' : i ? : ,
The parade had music furnished
by Salem high, Parrish. Leslie and
Keizer school bands, and included
veterans , groups, patriotic and
auxiliary orders, schools and
Salem Saddle club. ; w
Arrangements were In charge
of the Federation of Patriotic
Orders, headed by Robert W.
Holwaaaa. . ; :'
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Bright New Classrooms Open
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Students at the Oregon state school for the blind started moving Into their new school building Monday.
Here Caroline Brace, standing, helps her third trade pupils get settled in their new classroom. The two
story structure has many special features built in to aid the visually deficient pupils. (Statesman
photo.) I j; v..-,.-
Stage's ISBioud ScEdooD Sydems
tvilove ioDto $350,000 Similldiinig
Continuation
Of Squalls on
Salem Forecast
A new storm front was reported
by weathermen at McNary field to
be moving into the Willamette val
ley, but was expected to be of
much less Intensity than the one
which hit over the weekend dis
rupting telephone and light sys
tems and littering streets with
debris.
Showers Monday were light.
with clear skies evident for peri
ods during the day. More rain was
predicted today, with a bigger
storm due to arrive late tomgnt
and Wednesday.
Telephone lines and light cir
cuits were back in operation
Monday afternoon. Telephone line
crews replaced four poles in the
Keizer section and four on North
Capitol street. Some repair work
was still going on for Portland
General Electric company wires
downed in the heavy winds Satur
day and Sunday.
Rivers throughout the valley
were rising in the wake of rains
and heavy snow. The Santiam
river was up to 10.7 feet Monday
and was expected to crest at 13
feet during the night. The Wil
lamette was up to 2.8 feet.
Snow continued to fall in the
Cascades, and temperatures of 30
degrees brought ice along a major
portion of the Santiam highway.
State police advised motorists to
drive with chains.
Council Harkens
To Recording
Of Train Whistle
Salem aldermen devoted a full
minute of their Monday night de
liberations to listening to a loco
motive whistle. ;
What they heard was four loud
sustained blasts occupying 52 of
the 60 seconds of a record played
by Louis du Buy, 998 N. Capitol
st He said he had transcribed the
whistle from his home at 11:50
m. October 31 as a Southern
acific train rolled into town on
the mainline.
A copy of the record will be sent
to SP headquarters, said duBuy
who said several citizens have
been complaining of the occasion
al engineers with a neavy nana on
the whistle.
Attack Victim Hands
Oyer Hand as Evidence
HONG KONG, Tuesday, Nov.
13-0P)-Cheung Kwok-Pang, a. 22-
year-old shoeshine boy. can put
the finger on the man wno attach
ed him Monday night
He bit it off the assailant's hand
and gave it to police as evidence.
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FORECAST (from VJS. waather bu
reau. McNary field, Salem): Variable
cloudiness with a few showers today
and toairht. High today near 53, low
tonight near 40.
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The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon, .
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By Winston H. Taylor
; Staff Writer, The Statesman "
i Classes moved out of basements
and playrooms into a light, modern
school building Monday at Oregon
state school for the blind.
; The $350,000 structure on Mis
sion street has 16 instruction rooms
and a 300-capacity auditorium. It
will be used exclusively for school
purposes and; can handle some 100
students. - j
j The classes have been scattered
since January, 1950, when the ad
ministration i building was con
demned except for "basement and
first floors. Superintendent Walter
pry recalled.
The new building is character
ked by large windows, good light
ing and pleasant colors. This is
because the School encourages and
teaches the children to use what
vision they have and to be "as
little blind! as possible." Only
about one-fourth of the 79 pupils
lack light perception and "you
want sunshine for health even for
the totally blind," Dry declared,
i The reinforced concrete struc
ture, brick-faced, was designed by
Wolfe and Phillips, Portland archi
tects, whom Dry lauded, and con
structed by George Isackson com
pany of Portland. It has two
stories and a small basement,
Where are located controls for
heat from the central plant, j
Tile Coverings
; All floors have asphalt tile cov
ering, while walls in all corridors
are faced with vitreous tile for
easy maintenance. Ceilings are
acoustically I treated. Doors are
veneered with natural birch, and
most are deeply recessed into the
Walls to prevent collisions with
open doors. '
; Each classroom has an adjoining
activity room where a teacher may
work specially with one or two
pupils or where special - projects
can be carried on during classtime.
Separate, adjustable seat - desk
units are used in some rooms.
j In addition there are such spe
cial purpose quarters as science
room, complete with skeleton in
the closet; music room, with six
small soundproofed rooms for
practice or use of "talking books;"
solarium to . grow plants so the
children can! more easily under
stand nature; studios for broad
casting programs within the build
ing and for recording radio pro
grams or books.
More Book Storage
.In addition to the library is a
large room for more book storage.
As Dry pointed out, a text that
might be printed in a pocket edi
tion ordinarily would occupy as
many as 25 encyclopedia-sized vol
umes in Braille. !
The auditorium will serve also
as a dramatics workshop, said the
superintendent, in helping the
pupils to gam confidence and to
relax for normal living, i
Only two classes were going on
Monday morning, as pupils of the
school did the moving of equip
ment, directed by Dry and Princi
pal Everett Wilcox. - (
Parking Limitation
Aims to Permit
More Parking I
The Salem city council passed a
new parking restriction Monday
night, so more people could park.
One-hour parking signs were
ordered for the east side of South
Commercial street between Jcrris
and Hoyt. That part of the high
way was widened to permit park
ing in a business district despite
the new traffic plan which pro
hibits parking in adjacent blocks.
There are so many no-parking
signs elsewhere, reported Alder
man Robert F. White, that drivers
have avoided parking in the Hoyt
street area. too.
Tuesday, November 13, 1951
at Blind School
4
Conservatives
Win First Vote
Of Confidence
LONDON, Nov. ,12-UP)-Prime
Minister Winston Churchill's con
servative government tonight won
its first vote of confidence in the
New House Of Commons by a
39-vote margin.
The House Of Commons reject
cd by a vote of 320 to 281 a labor
party amendment' expressing re
gret that the king's speech open
ing parlament had voiced a deter
mination to repeal the nationali
zation of the steel Industry. The
king's speech Is written by the
cabinet in 'power.
; Acceptance of the amendment
would have meant that Church
ill's government, which took. office
Oct 26, would have had to resign
immediately.
The majority of 39 in defeating
the labor motion was larger than
had been expected.
Elevator Traps
Gov. McKay
Gov. Douglas McKay was
trapped in his private elevator in
the state capitol for a brief period
Monday and it was necessary for
a Janitor to remove the elevator
door, to release him.
The elevator was stuck approx
imately a foot from the ground
level and the governor couldn't
open either the elevator door or
the emergency door. He called
for help.
The governor said failure of the
elevator to operate properly
caused him to be late at a speak
ing date.
SEN. TAFT OPTIMISTIC
DAYTON, O., Nov. 12-iPhSen.
Robert A. Taft tonight predicted
he will have enough votes in the
Julv reDublican . convention "to.
win the presidential nomination
on a very early ballot."
Red Rioters
in Middle
By the Associated Prets
Communists rampaged yester
day in eastern and middle eastern
countries in what began to look
like a concerted campaign.
The communists or their leftist
allies went belligerently on the
warpath in Japan in Israel, in ner
vous Iran and in the Philippines.
The outbursts come at a time
when Pravda, idle of communists
throughout the world, has been
harping on the need to oust "Anglo-American
imperialism" from
what the communists refer to as
"colonial and dependent coun
tries." ;
The most surprising outburst
was in Japan, where 3,000 leftist
Japanese students heckled Emper
or Hirohito and sang the commun
ist anthem to lm in a riotous
demonstration unprecedented in
Japan's modern history. The em
peror still is considered divine by
many of bis subjects, and immune
from any disrespect
The incident, which observers
said might have historic signifi
cance, took place at Kyoto, while
the emperor was on a state tour.
The students surrounded the lim
ousine until police shoved them
away. ..-
la the Philippines, communist
PRICE 5c
Short-Time
Meters
CoumcMVo&e
24-Minute Meters to Dot Downtown
Area; 2-Hour Zones Due at Capitol
1 By Robert E. Gangware ! ' it I
City Editor. The Statesman ;
Short-time parking meters were approved for downtown
blocks Monday night as the Salem city council tackled an accu
mulation of traffic and parking problems, j ; i
In another parking situation of recent concern j the aldermen
took steps to unblock some of the parking spaces near state buiH- -
ings and the university campus.
, New downtown meters will give
12 minutes' parking time for 1 cent
or 24 minutes for 2 cents. Four of
these short-time meters will be
placed in each block ; now desig
nated for one-hour parking, with
one at each corner and two in the
center of the block.
Cost Estimated
Cost of the conversion of meters
was estimated by City Manager J.
L. Franzen as $225.
The plan adopted by the coun
cil was recommended by the city
manager in his report on recent
requests from businessmen for a
short parking limit at five down
town spaces. Most of these peti
tions followed the recent remov
al of meters from in front of the
Burright dry cleaning shop on
Church at Ferry streets.
Councilmen voted to split with
the state an estimated $500 im
provement of a state lot at Ferry
and 13th street as Space for park
ing 60 cars of state workers and
Willamette university students or
employes.
Talks Bog Down -
Mayor Alfred Loucks reported
that negotiations for improving a
similar narking area on Trade
street are horsed down as the un
lversity appears unable to aid in
financing part of the estimated
$275 cost, j
Several parking restrictions
were, adopted with the aim of pre
venting enough aii-aay parxing in
the state-university area xo ac
commodate -business and tourist
visitors during the day. These in
cluded: Two-hour parking for 10 spaces
in front of Eaton hall on State
itreet: for 10 maces on north side
of State street Just west of the east
driveway at the capitol; for both
sides of Court street between east
and west Summer streets r for
south side of Court between 12th
street and state office building en
trance. None on Chemeketa !
No carkine on Chemeketa street
between Capitol and east Summer
street except for the spaces be
tween driveway entrances to the
public service and state nignway
buildings.
In parking restrictions asKea Dy
various businesses, the council
withheld action pending further
study, including the possiDiuiy oi
an extension of the 24-mlnute
Sarklng meters beyond the down
wn block.
Review of the city's business
driveway ordinance also was or
dered after Alderman Thomas
Armstrong declared that its tfbuse
has been, costing the city, many
valuable parking spaces.
In the deferred petitions, Pacif
ic Telephone and Telegraph Co.
had asked 15-minute parking on
Court street in front of its build
ing; Herrall-Owens (auto agency)
had asked a two-hour limit in
front of its North Liberty street
property; Knight Pearcy nursery
had asked two-hour parking for
three spaces at its business loca
tion on South Liberty street.
(Additional council news, page 2.)
on Warpath
East, Orient
Huks bent on disrupting Tuesday's
elections, raided the town of San
ta Ana, burned its municipal
building and market place and
then fled to a mountain strong
hold. Nine persons were killed and
at least eight were wounded, in
cluding four children.
The Huks are attempting to dis
courage voting in the election of
congressmen and provincial offi
cials, and already a campaign of
red terror is credited with much
of the responsibility for a drop of
a million in the registration fig
ures since the 146 election. '
In Iran, 700 . heavily armed
troops and police surrounded a
two-story building in downtown
Tehran, on a tip that the outlawed
Tudeh (communist) party intend
ed to seize it The building once
was party headquarters.
In Israel, battling a serious food
situation, the communists organ
ized and paraded 2,000 persons
through the streets of Tel Aviv
shouting "peace and bread." An
other demonstration led by com
munists was held near the Israeli
parliament building in Jerusalem.
' The communists and left-socialist
Mapam party members have
organized 400 "emergency coun
cils" ol workers throughout Israel.
No. S3
Win.'
Reds Charge
Violation of
Truce Zone
: . j :
MUNS AN, Korea, Nov. 13-(V
Allied and communist negotiators
today renewed their, cease-fire
talks in an atmosphere of tension
whipped up by new red charges
of U. N. security violations.
The implied threat of a new
snarl in negotiations : cast Its
shadow over the circus tent at
Panmunjom where the joint sub
committee met at 11 a.m. (6 p.
PST, Monday). ; ,
The Chinese communist radio al
Pelping broadcast! a new 1 charge
that U.Ji. warplanes flew over the,
Panmunjom area: Sunday and
Monday. Both sides agreed that
such flights should be prohibited
except under "weather or techni
cal conditions beyond control.
In Tokyo, Gen. Matthew B.
RIdgway warned that the outcome
of the Panmunjom talks can met
"be accurately foretold."
Tokyo headquarters of the el
lied commander in chief released
Ridgway's statement a few hoars
before the 20th meeting of sub
committee members was scheduled
to open at IX a.m. (6 run.. Mon
day, PST) at Panmunjom.
Ridgway's statement declared it
would also be difficult to predict
what would follow the "success or -failure
.of these discussions.' His
message was sent to a meeting ei
the National Association of Radie
News directors in Chicago. -
FDRHousehold
TiiaiYioi rivr
Ally U 13 U11 1.
NEW YORK, Nov. ll-tfVSon
1,500 household items belonging te
the : late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt estimated value, $1W,-
000 went on sale tonight Set
three weeks. I i
Buyers telephoned from as far
away ai California. f
Typical bits of Roosevcltiana
are long cigaret holders, porce
lain figurines of . donkeys and
other creatures, and a porcelain
statuette of Falla, the Roosevelt
scotty, priced at $95.
The president's widow author
ized the sale, explaining he ne
longer : has i room for the items
which were appropriate to "large
households x x x of a bygone era.4
Mac Not Available
As Candidate for .
Prohibition Party
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. lZ-JPh
Gen. Douglas MacArthur has in
formed . the prohibition party's
national chairman: that he is wot
available for its nomination for
president' i . ? ; ! i
Gerald Overholt of Houston,
Tex., released today part of a let
ter from the former Far Eastern
commander in reply to Overholfr
query on his availability.
"I am not a candidate for the
office of president and have no
political ambitions of any , sert
x x x, Gen. MacArthur wrote.
"While I do not associate mysell
with some of the principles enun
ciated by your party, I have al
ways understood! and respected
the high moral and spiritual 1i
of Its activities."
British to Evacuate
Families from Egypt r
"CAIRO, Egypt Nov. 12-4V
Eight hundred British familiee
will sail for England from Pert
Said tomorrow in the biggest maes)
evacuation of the month-old BriW
ish-Egyptian crisis, ; it was :a
nounced tonight I ; " ' '
At the same time Egypt's Ilea
lem religious leaders made a are
threat of "holy war", against Cm
British and all wives and children
of British soldiers were remevea
from Ismailia after weekend to
lence there. . . '