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Are You Missing qri Old Tax Refund? r' ' ' J ' AT k POUNDDD 1651 t 101st YEAB 10 PAGES 111 Orecon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, December 29, 1951 PRICE 5c 17a 271 Fir . .'' ' f I 7 b w . . i.r-'- u-'-.i : Take One," un tho sign, and th Oregon State Tax Commission wishes that about 4,59 Oregon tax payers would take tltetr S50,t0 la income tax refunds new reposing- in a file in the state of flee build ,r, Mrs. W. W. Belt, state employe, holds a handful of envelopes containing refund checks which were retmrned beeamae the recipients either moved withont leaving forwarding addresses, or having incom plete addresses en their re tarns, The little North Fork, which is precious to many because of its recreational opportunities, has been made the subject of a geo graphic survey by Prof- J. Gran ville Jensen and Richard M. High smith Jr. of Oregon State College. It was prompted by the Benton Lincoln Electric Cooperative which has been studying the ques tion of extending its line "P canyon. Trw report has just been published under. the. correct title "The Little North Santiam River Basin: Its Resources and Their Utilization." (The Little North Santiam is a fork of the North Santiam, empty ing into the latter just above Me hama. It drains from the base of Battleaxe Mountain westerly. It forms in many respects a typical "shoestring valley" in the moun tains, and so has many counter parts in Oregon. The survey could in fact, be generalized to cover other Oregon valleys, with local variations.) The report gives the conven tional data of local geography elevation, temperature, rainfall and discusses at length the eco nomic resources of the basin. Ag riculture is inconsiderable, for the region is mountainous, with only occasional patches of tillable bot tom or bench land. The basin is mineralized spottily; but the ores are of a low grade and limited quantity, only the Amalgamated Mine, a zinc-lead property, offer ing much present-prospect of prof itable operation. The principal resource of the basin is timber. Sixty-five per cent (Continued on editorial page 4). Rain, Fog Thwart Hunt For Missing Airplane RED BLUFF. Calif. (-Raln and fog again thwarted search Friday for an air force plane and the eight men aboard, missing since late Wednesday. A light plane went aloft at Kla math Falls, when clouds lifted Friday morning, but there were no reports of any clues to where abouts of the two-engine C-47. STEEL STUDY SET JAN. 7 ' WASHINGTON -JPy- The Wage Stabilization Board announced Fri day it will meet. Jan. 7 to tackle the steel dispute. Animal Crackoro gy WARREN GOODRICH pComa on. Grandpa, tsf s ga about tfce fens you wore bcUd h & UhJ-rsScpaJaisht.- OF SG333DQS - ' - ' .: , ? (statesman pnoto.j South Winds Take Chill off Midwest By The Associated Press South winds took the chill much of the central section the nation Friday. off of Light snow fell in an area that extended from Eastern North Da kota eastward through the upper Great Lakes region. The temperature climbed above the freezing mark in winter weanr Chicago. Mounds of snow started to melt. Kidney Ailment Fatal to Sen. Manley Wilson PORTLAND, Dec. 28 (.ffVState Sen. Manley J. Wilson, 46, died at a hospital here Friday night after a brief illness. Doctors said he succumbed to a kidney ailment following sur gery 10 days ago. Wilson, who also was editor of the Woodworker, the publication of the CIO International Wood workers of America, first was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1941. He served in that post for four terms and then in 1950 was elected to the State Senate from the joint Mult nomah, Columbia and Clackamas counties district. In 1948 he was Democratic nom inee for U. S. Senator. He was born Sept. 1, 1905 at Tacoma. He attended public schools there and in Centralia, Kalama, Dryad and Olympia. He lived for a year on a farm at Newberg, but most of the time since 1929 he was a resident of Clatsop County. He was a member of the gov ernor's committee on industrial safety and during the 1951 session of the legislature he was vice chairman of the Senate committee on public health. His widow and two daughters and a son survive. Beer-Serving Pastor Poses New Problem PORTLAND (JP)- The flabber gasted City Council got a poser Friday: Should a minister be given a license to serve beer? "It is a novel thing for a min ister to serve liquor," commented Commissioner Ormond R. Bean. It was also a novel thing when Jesus sat down and drank it," re torted Robert Hughhart, who said he was an ordained minister for Jehovah's Witnesses who hap pened to make his living as man ager of a tavern. Hughhart went on to say that the first miracle of Jesus was to turn water into wine, and added that moderation was the rule in all things. A city inspector reported that Hughhart had claimed immunity from the draft in World War II and had been imprisoned as a draft violator. The council finally decided to think it over and take up Hugh hart's application later. Five Salem Servicemen Aboard Rotation Ship Five Salem area Army men ar rived at Seattle aboard the Navy transport Marine Adder on rota tion from Korea; They were CpL Leonard E. Pen rod, 3450 Abrams Ave.; CpL Al len D. Pfeifer, 2320 S. Winter St; Sgt. Charles A. Hovey, Ballston; Sgt. Harlan R.' Littleton, Mon mouth route 2, and CpL Burt . .yfTijrhHt Detroit iPJ." -.-V: State Seeking Refund Return To Taxpayers Fifty thousand dollars is going begging in the State Tax Commis sion. rhat's because the Commission is holding checks in that amount for taxpayers who are entitled to tax refunds but who can't be locat ed. Commissioner Ray Smith said more than 4,500 taxpayers are in volved taxpayers who gave in complete addresses or moved with out completing postal change of address cards before their refund checks were mailed, according to Smith. Smith said that while the Com mission already has located 1,500 other taxpayers entitled to refunds this year the 4,500 taxpayers' checks probably will have to be held until the taxpayers to whom they are made out report their new addresses to the Commission. Taxpayers " who believe one or more of these checks may be due him should write to the withhold ing department of the State Tax Commission, giving his current ad dress, and if possible the address given on the return which claimed the refund. The checks for which the Tax Commission is seeking claimants are for the tax years 1948, 1949 and 1950. When they were origi nally mailed they were sent with first-class postage without any re strictions on forwarding, Smith said. Each check was returned to the Tax Commission with the notation that the address of the person in whose favor it was drawn was un known. Secret Sights In Red Hands WASHINGTON (JP)-The Air Force said Friday there were "electronic computing" gunsights on two United States F-84 jet fighters which were in Communist hands for several weeks last sum mer. A spokesman said these sights were not of the later, more secret type used on all-weather inter ceptor planes. The two F-84 planes made forced landing in Czechoslovakio on June 8 and were returned, on trucks, to American authorities about July 14. The gunsights were still on them. It is presumed, however, that the Communists made a care ful study of all details of the planes, including the gunsights. The "electronic computing sight is classified as "restricted." Tax Authority Doubts Increase To Be Sought by Administration WASHINGTON flVThe top tax authority of the House of Repre sentatives expressed strong doubt Friday there will be any new fed eral tax increase in 1952. He de clared, however, that "this country always rises to an emergency." Rep. Doughton (D-NC), chair man of the Ways and Means Com mittee, told a reporter he has rer ceived no indication so far from the White House or Treasury about any proposals the adminis tration might have to raise addi tional revenue next year. Doughton, just back from his home district, is sitting tight wait ing for President -Truman to un fold his budgetary and fiscal pro gram next month in a series of Red Loss Said Now l'sMillion SEOUL, Korea CTVChinese and North Korean Reds have suffered 1,515,688 casualties in the 18 month old Korean war, a U. S. Eighth Army briefing officer said Saturday. He broke the figures down to 823-331 Chinese Reds and 692,357 North Koreans. Figures for the Chinese began Nov. 7, 1950, the day they entered the war. The briefing officer said the fig ures include both battle and non battle casualties and prisoners of war. Ne Noticeable Buildups He said there has been "no no ticeable buildup of enemy forces," but added, "the enemy for a long time has been considered capable of launching and supporting a general offensive." Fifth Air Force pilots reported increased vehicular traffic along the main North Korean supply route Friday night. About 2,900 vehicles were spotted. The Air Force said at least 140 were destroyed by night-flying B-26 light bombers and land based fighters of the First Marine Air Wing. One MIG Downed One of more than 70 red-nosed MIG-15S was shot down during a 20-minute dog-fight with 25 U. S. Sabre jets. The Fifth Air Force reported the Sabre jets returned safely to base. On the front, only patrol skir mishes were reported. Warplanes pounded Communist supply lines and airfields in bright weather. Ella M. Stolz, McNary Kin, Taken by Death Mrs. Ella M. Stolz, 81, widow of the late Walter T. Stolz and sis ter of the late Sen. Charles L. McNary, died Friday at her resi dence of the past eight years, 196 E. Washington St. She had been ill about two months. Mrs. Stolz was daughter of pi oneer parents who settled on the old McNary homestead near Keiz- er and resided in the Salem area all her life. The late Judge John H. McNary, U. S. District Court at Portland, was her brother. She was born Aug. 29, 1870, on the donation land claim taken by her parents, Hugh and Mary Mar garet Claggett McNary. She was married in 1898 to Wal T. Stolz, son of Gideon Stolz, who was founder in 1879 of the Salem Bottling Worlds of that name. Her husband died about 12 years ago. She held an interest in the com pany at the time of her death. Mrs. Stolz was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and of Salem Woman's Club. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Willard C. Marshall of Sa lem; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Bruce of Portland, and two grandchil dren in Salem. Funeral services are being ar ranged by Clough-Barrick Com pany. TaUulah's Maid Guiltv NEW YORK 7P)-Mrs. Evyleen Cronin, who said she paid for "marijuana, booze, cocaine and sex" for Tallulah Bankhead, was convicted Friday of hiking the actress' checks. The verdict came shortly after detectives of the narcotics squad questioned Mrs. Cronin in private about the dope angle to the case. The 59-year-old Mrs. Cronin, a vaudeville hoofer and strip teaser in her younger days before she became Tallulah's maid-secretary, faces a maximum penalty of 7Vz to 15 years in prison. messages to Congress. Doughton pointed out main dif ficulties which would confront any new taxation program. He said the people in general simply think they are paying enough taxes, with three increases totaling more than 15 billion dol lars since the outbreak of the Kor ean War. Further, he said, it would be foolish to discount the influence of next year's general elections, with all seats in the House and one-third of those in the Senate at stake. Doughton said legislative action on the latest tax bill last fall in dicated the Senate is more opposed to higher levies than the House. Threatened Boeing Walkout Referred To WSB for Action WASHINGTON-VPresldent Truman turned ever to the Wage Stabilization Board Friday a threatened strike at the Boeing B-47 Jet bomber plant at Wich ita, Kas. A walkout has been called for Jan. 2 by Lodge 70 of the In ternational Association of Ma chinists (AFL). Mr. Truman said a work stop page at the plant would be a serious blow to the national de fense program. The President's move amounts to a no strike directive since the Wage Stabilization Board's pol icy is not to handle a case while a walkout is going on. The Wichita plant is the sole producer of the B-47 medium Jet bombers. Lewis Blames Management For Disaster BENTON, 111. (;p)-John L. Lewis declared Friday that management was to blame for the deaths of 119 miners in a coal mine explosion near West Frankfort. The United Mine Workers pres ident said in an interview that the operator of the mine, the Chi cago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company, knew three to five days before the explosion that the mine was not safe. Electricity Blamed Lewis' comments followed a preliminary report from the U. S. Bureau of Mines in Washington that electricity set off this na tion's worst coal mine "disaster in 23 years. With a voice shaking with emo tion, Lewis said: "Great events cast their shadows before them and so do mine ex plosions." Lewis said "squeezing" the shifting pf earth around the tun nelways which released large quantities of methane gas from coal seams took place three to five days before the explosions. Warned Beforehand The management knew of the "squeezing" and should have clos ed those areas of the mine to clean out the gas, Lewis added. Roy Groves Sr., a certified ex aminer of the mine, said he pre dicted such an explosion a few hours before it happened. Groves said rock dusting prior to the blast was not adequate. He also said there were not enough cross cuts through coal seams for ventilation. Dodd Elected Head of Chest Joseph A. H. Dodd, manager of the Salem office of the Portland Gas and Coke Co., was elected president of the Salem Community Chest Friday afternoon. Dodd, whose unanimous election took place at a Chest headquarters meeting, succeeds E. Burr Miller. Other officers elected include Ed ward Majek, first vice-president; Dr. Robert F. Anderson, second vice-president; Arthur B. Bates, treasurer, and C. A. Kells, secre tary. The new officers were installed by A. C. Haag, past president. Secretary Kells also reported on recent efforts to reactivate the de funct Salem Council of Social Agencies a C h e s t-sponsored group. Dr. John Radamaker was announced as temporary chairman of the Council which will meet again January 4, 1952, at 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA. DRIVER HURT IN CRASH CENTRAL HOWELL Mrs. Raymond Roth of the Central Howell district suffered a cut on her face Wednesday morning when the auto she was driving appar ently skidded off icy Pudding River Bridge and into a ditch near here. The car was reported badly damaged. GALES HIT BRITAIN LONDON (Jf) - The worst gales in two decades whipped Britain's coastline Friday, sending ships scuttling for shelter. The Scilly Isles, off the southwest coast of England, recorded winds of 97 miles an hour. Max. Min. Prccip. 33 . -42 31 .24 54 .81 11 .00 Sslcm : Portland San Francisco Chicago 58 S3 New York 34 20 jOO Willamette River 6.2 feet. FORECAST (from U. S. weather bu reau. McNary field. Salem): Mostly cloudy with occasional showers today, tonight and Sunday. High today 46 to 48 and a little cooler tonight with a low of 3 to 38. Salem temperature at 13.-01 un. was 44 J. SALEM PRECIPITATION Sine Start f Weather Tear Sept. 1 This Year 23.72 Last Year 26S4 Normal 16J7 Counter Measure Started WASHINGTON--The United States, in a quick counter-blow at Hungary for "fining" four U: S. fliers, forbade Americans Friday to travel in Hungary and ordered the immediate closing of Hun garian consulates in Cleveland and New York. These are the or separate con sulates Communist Hungary has in the United States. The legation here, which will remain open, has consular powers. 'Rightfully Indiirnant' Secretary of State Acheson, an- nouncin j the action, said the American people are "rightfully indignant" over Hungary jailing the American airmen. The four were released Friday after, their government had ransomed them with payment of 120 thousand dol lars in fines. Acheson made his announcement as soon as official word that they had reached safety in Vienna had been received. "Our patience is net inexhaust ible," said Acheson. He said the retaliatory action on American travel in Hungary and operation of Hungarian consu lates in this country was taken because "the Budapest regime has ignored the basic rules of long established international conduct." Hits Denial of Rights He noted that American officials in Hungary were denied the "nor mal right" of visiting the airmen in jail. He said that this- nullified the reciprocal basis of the ex change of consular privileges. Senator Hickenlooper (R-Iowa) a Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee member, suggested that the State Department "now seriously consider breaking off diplomatic relations and economic contacts of all kind with Hungary." "You can't have diplomatic re lations with bandits," the senator told a reporter. "We should treat them as disreputable and dishonor able people." Blames Administration Rep. Martin of Massachusetts, the House Republican leader, said in a statement that the Democratic administration is "so bankrupt" in foreign relations that it "invites the blackmail, kidnapping and piracy tactics with which the Com munists humiliate us almost daily." He said "the Reds know that they can -get away with it so long as the present administration is in power." Acheson left open a possibility of further action by the U. S. The New York and Cleveland consulates are the ones the U. S. permitted to re-open last April when Robert A. Vogeler, Ameri can businessman, was freed by Hungary after 17 months in jail as a "spy." The U. S. also agreed then to validate the passports of private American citizens who wished to travel to Hungary. Around-Corner Gun Disclosed DETROIT-(yP)-The Army col lected a lot of sudden attention Friday by taking the wraps off its 'round-the-corner gun. This is the latest development of a gun that shoots around cor ners. It's not new in the field of battle arms. It has been tried often be fore. However, this time it has been perfected, the Army said. "We know it works," said one source at the Detroit Arsenal. Joseph C. Soma, project en gineer at the Arsenal, says that the curved barrel-technically, "deflec tor" is even more accurate than a straight barrel. The deflector is attached to the Army's M-3 sub-machine gun. The M-3's .45 calibre slub is de flected 90 degrees. The deflector can be set for the gun to fire to the left or to the right or up or down. The shot will pierce an inch-thick pine board at 100 yards. U. N. Request for Information on Prisoners Being Filled, Red Truce Negotiators! Claim MUNSAN, Korea (jp)-Red truce negotiators said Saturday they were gathering information on the more than 50,000 Allied prisoners about whom the United Nations command has been repeatedly asking. These prsoners were held by the Communists at one time. Their present status is not known. Thp fnmmunista nreviouslv had turned down Allied demands for an accounting of the 50,000. This has been one issue snarling the negotiations. A pooled dispatch from the con-fpri-np sit at Panmuniom said th Rpd ftatpmpnt wa made in the Saturday morning session of the subcommittee discussing prisoner Churchill to Seek Cooperation for Atomic Research WASHINGTON (JPy- Diplo matic observers here and In London expect that -Winston Churchill will advocate greater Anglo-American cooperation in atomic research when he comes to Washington next week. The British Prime Minister is reported to have given the sub ject a high place on the agenda of his talks with President Tru man. Reliable London Informants said Churchill got . cabinet ap proval Friday to press for res toration of the high degree of intimacy and trust which exist ed between the United States and Great Britain during World War TL He also may ask for a formal agTfeement on American nse of heavy bomber bases in Britain, It was reported. Military Glum After Talks on Defense Budget WASHINGTON (JP) - Military and mobilization officials ' showed President Truman their recom mendations Friday for next year's national defense budget and came away from the White House looking a little glum. They met with Mr. Truman al most immediately after his return from a four-day Christmas visit in Missouri. The meeting was followed by a prolonged huddle at the Pentagon of Defense Secretary Robert Lov- ett, Assistant Secretary Wilfred J. McNeil, the comptroller, and other department budget experts. The hurriedly called and long Pentagon session gave rise to spe culation that the total estimates for needs of the armed forces and for related items such as foreign aid might have been too big for the President to accept. If a revision is in order, It would be needed soon by Mr Truman to incorporate in the overall na tional budget. The Pentagon has' been cagey about disclosing how much it thinks will be needed to provide for carrying on existing programs and getting started toward an ex pansion of the air force to an ultimate size of 143 groups, in creasing naval air strength and adding two or three divisions to the regular army. Rogers Seeks Seat in House Emmet T. Rogers, West Salem farmer, filed notice of candidacy Friday for state representative from Pollf County in the Republi can primary election. Rogers, who lives on Wallace Road at Salem route 1, filed with the State Elections Bureau here his intentions of seeking the Re publican nomination next May. The position is now held by State Rep. Frank Farmer, Rickreall. Rogers said he has lived in Ore gon since 1910 and at his 50-acre farm on Wallace Road for thj past nine years. He received his edu cation in Portland and said he has "had a varied career." His work has included, in addi tion to farming, employment in the milling industry in Portland and recently office managership of Kelley-Farquhar & Co., Salem fruit concern. He and Mrs. Rogers have a son attending Oregon State College. Rogers said he -is for "good, clean government." He says he is not campaigning on the strength of "any lodge or other organiza-H tion" affiliation. He said he first registered as a Republican "32 years ago when I had just turned 21." exchange. The subcommittee debating truce supervision failed to make any progress in its Saturday morn ing meeting. The dispatch said Maj. Gen. Howard M. Turner, U. N. Command negotiator, failed to pin the Reds down on questions about Communist air capabilities. Both subcommittees reported no progress Friday. The only point of agreement as usual was for new sessions at Panmunjom Saturday at 11 a. m., 6 p. m., PST Friday. The United Nations command communique announced that 450 Americans, named as prisoners in Red propaganda broadcasts, let ters to families and in Red publi H aggarol 1 1 ives Returned! By RICHARD K. O 'MALLET ' ERDING AIR BASE, Germany (JP)- Haggard but jubilant, four American fliers freed upon pay ment of 120 thousand dollars after 40 days of captivity in Communist. Hungary were returned .by piano to their home base here Friday night amid the cheers of relative and buddies. Hungary turned them loose t the Austrian frontier Friday about two hours after the United State government handed over the t29 thousand labeled as fines by Hungarian court which convietesl them as border violators, but ack nowledged as ransom In the West Rousing Welcome Soviet fighters forced the Ameri can fliers to land in their C-47 In Hungary after they had gotten tf course In what American authori ties called a routine flight from Erding to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The fliers are Capt. John J. Swift of Glens Falls, NY Y., pile4- or the ill-fated transport; Capt. David N. Henderson of "Shawnee. Okla., co-pilot; T-Sgt. Jess A. Duff, of Sookane, Wash and Sgt. James A. El am, Kingsland, Ark. They received a rousing wel come here from several members of their families and their air fore rnenas. Speaks for Quartet Duff clasped his German brid of three months, Ruth Claudino Duff, and buried his head on her shoulder. The men looked happy, but be wildered. Friends of the four struggle and pushed to get forward to greet them. Henderson, as their spokesman. called the occasion "the happiest day of my life." A 10-car convoy was arrarrd to take them to their Quarters. Col. Park Holland," Erdin Air Base commander, ordered military n.ll .1.11. J A. XI 1 Muiiiciiini nauuneu at liiv resi dence of all four -fliers -to- kfi them from being disturbed. It Is h1ivf fVlAV urlll hf11 vam-m conference Saturday. I Fliers Well Treated The Hungarians annarenilv MA their best to treat the fliers welL despite their vociferous accusa tions that the Americans were planning to parachute "spies ana saboteurs" behind the Iron Cur tain. . Other Americans who talked is the fliers in Vienna on their return to freedom said the fourudescribet themselves as "relatively well treated." even to the extent of re ceiving waitress service. They said they were not held in prison cells, but were kept In a private house. The fliers were welcomed at tho Austrlan-Hunrraian frontier- by U. S. Ambassador Walter J. Don nelly. U. S. Commissioner in Austria. Donnelly shouted "wel come to Freedom: as the four crossed through a wooden barrier near the Austrian border town of Nickel sdorf. Families Relieved Held incommunicado, the airmen had no way of knowing until Fri- Ha sftcrnnnn ihat ttioir rnnf i ir and imprisonment had stirred th American people. , . in me uniiea oiaies, exeuwi. mothers and wives , of the four il. tu.j f.i.i.- - i - a ij airmen went, snouted ana laughed with joy at the news that they had been released. Mrs. James Duff, mother of Sgt. Duffe, at Spokane, Wash., said mi uii i a ..... than to learn my boy is well snd1 free." ' Ice Dynamiting Fails, But Floodwaters Recede MONTREAL, Que.-WP)-Demoli-tion experts dynamited an lev jam in the overflowing Riviere Den Prairies Friday but failed to break it up or release flood waters swirling through Montreal sub urbs. However, the flood, which ha driven some 500 persons from their homes, was reported easing. cations, were on a new Communist list of 571 who had actually died in prison camps. Of 140 other American prison ers, whose names the Allies ob tained from 'confidential sources,' 120 were reported by the Reds aa dead, making a total, of 570 ac knowledged dead. There was no explanation for the difference ei one prisoner in the Red admission of deaths. . Until the analysis of tho infor mation supplied by tho Reds Wed nesday, there evidently had bea some hope the men were alive. All were among 585 mea known to have reached Red rear areas, but not named on the list of 11, 559 Allied prisoners given .the N. Command Dec. 1 ' i ' uapt