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111 Orecon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, December 29, 1951
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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
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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 '
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