The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 08, 1952, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text2 The Statesman. Salem. Oregon, Tn day January 8, 1952 China Reds Reap Golden Harvesf in Extortion Payoffs By FRED HAMPSON ; HONG KONG -The Chinese Communist extortion racket, leveled t miHiens of Chinese living overseas, is still yielding a golden harvest of millions of dollars, despite world-wide exposure of this practice. Chinese merchants and tradesmen scattered in populous com munities throughout Southeast Asia probably are the chief financial victims. -an Associated Press survey indicated Monday. mmM 9 Alii JM aaa. llaJd Secret' Label On Churchill, Truman Talk WASHINGTON WV President Truman and British Prime Minis ter Churchill, in a second formal Monday White House meeting, reviewed the West's grand strate gy for countering international Communism. A "top secret label was clamp ed on the spicific problems dis cussed during the 90-minute after noon session. Aides reported no decisions were reached. But there was good reason to believe the two -leaders and their military aides talked over: 1. A compromise plan for set tling: British-American arguments over -appointment of a United States admiral to head the Atlan tic Pact naval forces. The U. S. was reported about ready to give In on this issue. 2. Britain's campaign to get the U. S. and other Western armies to use the new British .280 rifle as standard equipment. Britain reportedly was willing to give up its efforts in this field. 3. Britain's desire for an ex change of top secret atomic in formation with the United States. The afternoon meeting, the sec ond formal White House confer ence 'between the President and Churchill, concentrated mainly on urgent Western European defense issues. Vishinsky Says Parley Stalled PARIS (-Russia's Andrei Vi shinsky told the United Nations Monday the Korean armistice ne gotiations had been "floundering for six -months and were "dead locked." Some delegations gloomily ob served that Vishinsky's first flat declaration to the Political Com mittee that the talks were dead locked obviously meant they would remain that way until the Soviet Union changes its mind. There was growing feeling in some Quarters here that if the Korean negotiations did not achieve positive results In a short time, say two or three weeks, the U.N. Command might have to re sume active military operations. According to the July, 1950, cen sus report, California had a popu lation of 10.472,348. WOODROFFE'S SAN SHOP SPECIAL For Tuesday, Jan. 8 VIRGINIA BAKED HAM, HOT DINNER SANDWICH Mashed Potatoes and Pan Gravy, Cranberry Sauce 65c 2H Why all the excitement about rates on savings?? Your LOCAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS have PAID 2l2 on savings EACH JANUARY AND JULY for the past several years! Save Where Savings Earn! FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. 129 N. COM1. SALEM Safety of Your Savings at home to write relatives abroad for money under threat of dis possession of their property and even death for the writer if the payments aren't made. Overseas Chinese call this "ex tortion.' The Reds cell It "patri otic contributions" to the Mother land. Goes Through Hons Kong Most of the money extracted from abroad goes through Hong Kong on its way to Red China's coffers hungry for foreign ex change. There are np limitations on remittances into 'China from this British Crown Colony. Many countries prohibit sending money directly to China, but there is no such ban on funds sent to Hong Kong. Here are the reports: Indo-China: AP Correspondent Larry Allel said that $00,000 Chi nese in Saigon and Cholon, many of whom are wealthy rice dealers, have paid demands from 1,000 to two million Piastres, r The official value of the piastre Is 20 to 1 U. S. dollar, thus the demands range from $50 to $50,000 each. The to tal can' only be guessed. Racket Backfires Red agents in Indq-Chlna have caused the racket to boomerang, somewhat. Terrified Chinese have formed their own "protective or ganizations" against extortion. But millions are still-paid. INDONESIA: In this newly in dependent country, which recog nizes Red China, AP correspond ent Bob Kroon learned that re quests for funds were usually transmitted through ''contacts in Hong Kong." They ; range from 3,000 to 10,000 Hon Kong dollars about $500 to $1,000. Indonesia has stiff exchange barriers, so the money has to move through non official channels. MALAYA: In Singapore AP correspondent Jack: MacBeth learned that the Teocihew Chinese community, which includes many owners of land in China, received demands totaling fifty eight mil lion Hong Kong dollars $8,923,000, during 1951. There is not telling how much was paid, but it was be lieved substantial despite a remit tance limit of 45 Straits dollars per month per Chinese. Again the transfer was through Hong Kong. MacBeth said many Chinese were ignoring the demands now, realizing that payments bring no immunity to relatives. MacBeth unearthed an example of a fine levied against an ancestor of a Singapore Chinese. Although the ancestor had been dead 200 years the Reds said the fine had never been paid. With interest for two centuries, the demand totalled sev eral thousand dollars; . THAILAND: Correspondent Al exander MacDonald; in Bankok said Thailand Chines were reduc ing the golden stream to China. A Chinese merchant paid two million baht $100,000 to keep his mother from being dispossessed from the family land in Fukien Province. He learned later she was dis possessed anyway. As such stories got around. Thai Chinese dropped their remittances home below nor mal levels. In Hong Kong, most of the Chi nese victims are close mouthed. They fear that airy complaint would bring retaliation on rela tives on the Red mainland. Hong Kong is full of red informers. Although the average wind velocity in Miami, Fla., is 10 miles an hour, it has reached 132 miles an hour. On Savings! 2Va PER CENT! OR OVER SINCE 1934 SALEM FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 560 Stat . Salem insured to $10,000.00 Bird Dog , - y ' - - mm SPOKANE Babbles Is caught In the act er rather, in the bird feeder in this imposed shot after she leaped In from the snow. S. R. Roberts of Spokane, Wash., thought he'd been kind to the birds In his neighborhood in the last two months, feeding them cracked wheat and pop corn. But now ha knows for soro who's been doing the feast ing. (AP Wire photo.) Gilbert Quits As Democrat Fund Raiser PORTLAND JP) Abe Q. Gil bert, fund raiser in the 1948 cam paign, has resigned as chairman of the State Democratic Central Committee's finance committee. William L. Josslin, party state chairman, announced the resigna tion Monday. Gilbert, a Portland furniture dealer, said his resignation was the outgrowth of a dispute at a meeting of the Central Committee last month. He was quoted as say ing businessmen should be solicit ed for party contributions in re turn for consideration from the ad ministration. Gilbert said that this quotation, taken from its context, gave the wrong impression. He also said he and State Dem ocratic leaders, including National Committeeman Monroe Sweetland, held divergent viewpoints. This made his job impossible, he said. Josslin said no successor has been chosen. 13 Initiated By Cherrians Thirteen new members were in itiated and Paul Stege was in stalled as King Bing of Salem Cherrians at ceremonies held Mon day night in the Capitol Room of the Senator Hotel. Circuit Court Judge Rex Kim men officiated at ceremonies in stalling new officers of the organ ization. Traditional by-play mark ed initiation rites for new mem bers which saw Dr. Robert Bur dette, Francis R. Dunn, Vern Mc Mullen, John Howe, Earl O. Bush- nell, Edwin Talbot, Elmer Mathle- son, John Graham, Hal Boss, Wayne Willard, Kjsnneth Hill, Wilmer E. Nelson and David E. Hoss added to the Cherrians. Idaho Legislature Summoned to Enact Truck Laws BOISE (P-The Idaho Legisla ture Monday was called into spe cial session Jan. IS to give state officials the power to make recip rocal highway use agreements with neighboring states. Unless such power is granted. Gov. Len Jordan said, there is danger of "border warfare" be tween Idaho and adjoining states as a result of the new Motor Ve hicle Law. The 1952 legislature failed to provide for reciprocal agreements when It wrote the new law. As a result the Gem State now requires Idaho license plates for all trucks of more than 5,000 pounds from neighboring states and the ton- mile tax for those over 20,000 pounds. Other tates have threat ened to retaliate. Jordan's call limited the ses sion to legislation enabling state officials to make such agreements. Norman Thomas to Speak in Salem Twice This Week Norman Thomas, U- Socialist party leader for many years, will speak in Salem twice this week. Wendell Bamett, Oregon Social ist leader, announced Monday that arrangements are being made for a Friday night public meeting at which Thomas will discuss India. Time and place of the meeting are not yet set Thomas also will speak at a So cialist party gathering in the Sa lem Woman's Clubhouse Saturday evening, beginning with a 6:30 p. m., no-host dinner. The Socialist leader is on a speaking tour of the West Coast at present. He was a delegate last summer to a United Nations-spon sored meeting In India. The Navy Department was cre ated by Act of Congress April 30, Family Claims Reynolds Plant Fumes Poison PORTLAND (ff)-Three mem bers of a farm family claimed Monday that they had been pois oned by fumes from an aluminum plant They asked $350,000 dam ages in a Federal Court suit The plant the Reynolds Metals Company at Troutdale, Ore., re cently was ordered to pay $78,000 for damage the fumes caused to livestock and crops in the area. Suits asking more than two mil lion dollars in similar damage Were dismissed. This was the first suit In which damage to humans was claimed. The suit was filed by Paul Mar tin, his wife, Verla and their daughter, Paula. The complaint said they have been permanently damaged by fluorine fumes and now most live in Arizona. Their farm was located a mile east of Troutdale. They said the prevail ing winds blew the fumes into their house between November, 1946, and November, 1950. Allies Revise Proposal for PW Exchange MUNSAN, Korea (P)-The Al lies offered a revised version Tues day of their proposal for exchang ing prisoners of war and displaced civilians. The new plan was similar to the U. N. Command's six-point pro posal of last Wednesday but a spokesman said it was reworded to eliminate technical objections. The Allied plan calls for ex changing the Red prisoners they hold for Communist-held prisoners of war, former South Korean sol diers and displaced or interned civilians. Only those wanting repatiration would be affected. When this exchange is complet ed, the Allies agreed to release all remaining Communist prison ers of war who desire to go home. A second sub-committee session op truce supervision made no pro gress. It adjourned for the day after one hour and 45 minutes. Marine Gives Blood rto Aid Wounded PaV The only thing ex-Marine Frank C. Hills now can do for a wounded buddy in Korea is donate blood. So he gave a pint Monday night. Hills, Who will rejoin the city fire department Jan. 15, from which he has been on leave of ab sence since Oct. 13, 1950, said his buddy was one of 16 in his outfit who were wounded the day after he left for the States in December. "This blood might be needed by the guy," Hills added, "and it's the only thing I can do to help him now." The ex-Marine served in the Seventh Regiment of the Marine 1st Division, and was a fire team leader. He was wounded twice in Korea, although he didn't need blood plasma. Hills was one of 140 who turned out for Bloodmobila visit at the Labor Temple, where 113 pints were collected. Major units do nating blood were the Teamster's union, the Air Force reserve, po lice, firemen and trucking firms, rhere were no turn a ways in the five hour session from 5 until 10 p. m. Organizers of the blood "day" were Herb Barker, executive sec retary of the Salem Trades and Labor Council, and Ward Graham, secretary of the Teamsters Union. Mi. Angel Man Faces Petty Larceny Charge A Mt. Angel man was held in the Marion County Jail Monday night charged with petty larceny involving the theft of tools from a construction company in Mt. Angel Jan. 5. He was Melvin E. Brown, who was arrested Monday evening. Sheriffs deputies said the loss was about $5. Brown was held in lieu of $250 baiL 8CHBEDER IN HOSPITAL Edwin Schreder, Salem grocer and Chamber of Commerce leader, entered St. Vincent's Hospital in Portland Monday for surgery. He has not been 11L but has been un der examination for a throat con dition. I Tow Friendly Theatre" ENDS TODAY - OPEN 6:45 "Day the Earth Stood Still" -MB. IMPEKIUM" STARTS TOMORROW m CHl'ILH-KEiTOlM -0CK3SCa-JOYCE KOLCCN CO-FEATURE MAKKoft&e Renegade r :i-iiiiiw):ua.u mBSSS a Jt as m a w ; mi Father 'Surprised' At Birth of Quads NEW YORK (P-Thirty-eight-year old Joseph Graber became the father of quadruplets Monday and all he could say was: This is surprising." The quads three girls and a boy were born a month prema turely to Graber's 32-year-old wife, Fannie. Mother and children were reported doing well. Chances of having quads in the U. S. is about 643,971 to one. Counties Plan Legal Action InO&CCase PORTLAND (VClackamas end Lane counties are preparing to take legal action to obtain their share of $4,250,000, revenues from Oregon and California revested lands now held by the federal gov ernment. That Is what Judge Wallace R. Telford of Clackamas County and Commissioner L. G. Raisch of Lane County told the executive committee of the Association of Oregon and California Land Grant Counties Monday. Income from the 2 million acres of timberlands in 18 Oregon counties totalled three million dol lars during 1951, the committee was told. The counties now are en titled to 75 per cent of the money, the rest goii.g to the federal gov ernment The counties have not received their full share of this 75 per cent. It is over this shortage that Lane and Clackamas counties plan to take legal action. There has been discussion in Congress to reduce the counties' share to 50 per cent with the gov ernment funds being earmarked for access roads, fire protection and financing a sustained yield program. The Association's attorney, Frank Sever of Portland, will leave for Washington, D. C, Jan. 18, to represent the Oregon coun ties at hearings on any proposed legislation dealing with the prob lem. Chin-Up Club Seeks Clothes The Chin-Up Club has issued a request for additional clothes, kit chen utensils, bedding and other items, to replace stocks depleted during the Christmas season in gifts to the needy. Most wanted in clothing are in fants and childrens wear, and men's clothes. The club will accept any other articles. Donors in Salem can contact the club at 33018 if a pickup of dona tions is necessary. Liquor Board to Hold January Meeting in Salem Salem will again be the site of the Oregon Liquor Control Com mission this month, Chairman Robert L. Elfstrom announced Monday. The session will be held in the Board of Control Room at the Capitol Thursday. it will be the first meeting for J. H. Sroufe 9 f Portland, appointed to the commission Saturday to succeed William A. Spangler of Klamath Falls who resigned. Ex cept for the December meeting, the commission ha$ held previous sessions in Portland. Kermit Hathorne Missing in Action Stfttcunaa New Service SILVERTON Mrs. Ethel King and Frank Egan have received word that their nephew, Kermit Hathorne has been missing in action in Korea since Dec. 26. Hathorne, 30, lived with Mrs. King in Portland, and has visited his aunt and uncle in Silverton many times. He has a wife and an adopted baby daughter in Southern California. PIANIST SOLOMON In Concert Jan. 17, 8 P. M. Salem High Auditorium Seats: $3.00, $2.40, $1.50 On Sale at Salem Record Shop, Stevens & Son, Holder's, Wills Music Spray to Bring Purer Grass Seed Crops PORTLAND -A spray, soon to be made available to Oregon farmers, will permit purer jgrass seed crops, the Oregon ' Seed Growers League was told here Monday. Virgil Freed, Oregon State Col lege agronomist, described the new spray. It is a development of IPC CP)with which fescue growers already are achieving good re sults in controlling velvet and other annual grasses in their fes cue stands he said. The new spray, known as IPC Chloro, will give even better results, he said. In other business Monday, the clover committee recommended reduction of government support prices on Ladino clover from the present $1.25 to $1.10. Supporters of the proposal said the reduction would prevent surplus production which might result from continu ance of the present support price. The committee's report will be acted upon by the convention later. George B. Davis reported on an Oregon State College study of potato handling. He said 43.5 per cent of the Oregon potato crop was damaged in handling. This resulted in a reduction in grade for 13.1 per cent of the market able crop, he said. James Short of Redmond, league president, called for enabling leg islation to raise funds to adver tise Oregon-grown seeds through a tonnage tax. British Dollar Reserve Cut LONDON (-Britain announc ed Monday night a loss of nearly a billion dollars in the sterling area's vital gold and dollar re serves in the last quarter of 1951. It spelled even greater sacrifices to come for this austerity-ridden country. It was the biggest financial set back this hard-pressed country has suffered smce a similar loss was reported in the third quarter of 1947. Sneak Preview Postponedl Watch for Announcement! T RIGHT NOW! Continuous Shows Dailyl MUST END TONIGHTI "No Highway in the Sky" "REUNION IN RENO" TOMORROW! 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