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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1952)
I ) i ft kPH (Wftg)D01) ft DDTlSpft?S Vishinsky Demands Weapons Ban; POUNDDD 1651 ft ' i -: Atom West Wary of Plan PARIS () Andrei Y. Vishinsky proposed Saturday simultaneous prohibition of atomic weapons and establishment of strict atomic con trols under which international agents would come and go on con tinuous inspections in any country, including Russia, whenever nec essary. The Soviet foreign minister told the " United Nations Political 9330000 raffiODQO It all began a number of years ago when the poet Louis Unter meyer wanted to sell a Sardinian donkey. He fixed up an ad and inserted it in of all places the Saturday Review of Literature. Stranger still, the ad brought numerous inquiries and led to a sale. That stimulated a flow of ads for the Personal column of the SRL's classified section. This became, at least for the less liter ate, the most interesting column in the magazine. It was a mine of surprises, as the procession of maiden aunts and retiring professors and lonely hearts employed it as a medium for establishing communication with others of like, or different, spirit. An ad might be simple, something like this: "A feminine dilettante with in teresting mind invites correspond ence. Box . . ." Or the ad might carry more appeal, like this one: "Fireplace-and-slippers ex-ur-banite greets free-thinking young Miss enjoying mountains, solitude, symphony, reading Box . . ." Just as in the sale of real estate there is temptation to dress up an ad, so in the Personal column might appear an ad on this style: "Man who likes broccoli hollan daise, Scott Fitzgerald and the smell of bonfires invites corre spondence from lady who abhors motorcycles, eggplant and Mc Carthy ism. . . Some wanted merely to find penpals, like th "sincere, uncom plicated business girl" who "had room in her Christmas stocking for SRL --mail" propably for a male too if properly vouched for and endowed. Girls didn't do all the advertising, by any means. For example: "Simple guy, slightly disillu sioned by still optimistic (Continued on editorial page 4) Sen. Belton Out Of Treasurer Race Picture CANBY (JP) Howard C. Belton, Republican candidate for State Treasurer in 1948, said Saturday he would not run for the office this year. Now a state senator, Belton said he felt he should finish his term in the Senate and "help complete some of the legislative jobs facing the state." Belton, who was defeated by Walter Pearson in the 1948 elec tion for treasurer, said he might file for delegate-at-large for the Republican national convention. Proposed hi The route that a straightened and widened North Santiam Highway (222) may follow, in its filial link from Salem to the Cas cade Range, jns outlined Satur day by State Highway Engineer B. H. Baldock. According- to above map made of "the best route yet stud ied," the proposed road (black line) would cat away from the present winding read (dotted i ' ' , " . - ' " P " ' 5 . -" i ' OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ' , - . 7.".'- - 'j- :V" '' I'M : " i ' ' i- , ' Map Showing ; . V VM' ': V ' SALEM aT ME HA MA ;.. ;.';MKSlP- " ; NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY ' ' -.7 ...":-.V.i ; .7 .- j- ;;, ctayton . Jtp . v , ., ,. .::.y, ?;;""'- 77--.-,- Committee in a speech outlining his new ideas on atomic control that the international control or gan should have the right "to con duct inspection on a continuing basis; but it shall not be entitled to interfere in the domestic affairs of the states." Change of Policy The Russians in the past have rejected the idea of permanent in spectfon teams, contending they would spy for the West. Vishinsky declared his plan was a "tremendous- and momentous step for ward and called on the West to match the proposal. American delegation spokesmen immediately minimized the value of Vishihsky's plan. They declared it contained mostly "old stuff." They said the provision that in spectors shall not interfere in the domestic affairs of the states would nullify the inspection ma chinery. : To Consider Plan U. S. Ambassador Ernest A. Gross told the Political Committee the United States would consider the proposal. He suggested the place to discuss it was in the U. N.'s new 12-nation Disarmament Commission. Vishinsky made clear to report ers after the committee adjourned until Monday that he wants the U. N. Assembly to proclaim now at this session an unconditional ban on atomic bombs. He said, however, that such a ban could not take legal effect under his plan until the control system was declared effective. Tied up with his plan is the old Russian recommendation, often re jected by the West, for a one third reduction in the armed forces of the Big Five powers the Uni ted States, Britain, France, Russia and China. 'Youth for Ike' Leader Chosen WASHINGTON (JP) - Harry V. Smith, Tacoma, Wash., was named Saturday as Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana regional direc tor for , the "Youth for Eisen hower" movement. Plans to set up the campaign were discussed by James L. Guil martin, Miami, Fla., lawyer who said it would constitute a "new national political force." Guilmartin said the group hopes to get "hundreds of thousands" of young persons to join up and wear buttons inscribed "I Like Ike." Heart Attack Kills Driver, Crash Follows EUGENE (JP) A heart attack was blamed Saturday for the death of John Arthur Calloway, 59, Eu gene, whose car was involved in a traffic crash at Springfield Friday. At first it was believed the crash had killed Calloway, but a medical examiner found he died before the collision. DEMOS TO HEAR BROWN PORTLAND (JP)- Edmund G. Brown, attorney general of Cali fornia, will be principal speaker at the Jackson Club banquet here Feb. 2. Santiam Highway Outlined; Straightened Route Would Skirt Valley Towns line) for an almost straight sweep through the flatlands : ud foothills between Salem and Me hama. That is the general plan, regardless of route, according to Baldock, because "there is no economy in trying to follow a crooked road." The plan also would prevent "ribbon" business development. Because the Highway 99E by pass east of Salem will be finish TWO Carlsen Dodges Offers (Pictures on page 6) FALMOUTH, England (JP)-Capt. Kurt Carlsen stubbornly rejected Saturday all fat offers to cash in on his 14-day saga aboard the Flying Enterprise. He said he was just not interested. He hid out most of the day in a Cornish hotel five miles from town, dodging promoters with contracts all ready to sign for story and movie rights, television and radio appearances and -endorsement of commercial products. Disappointed and somewhat be wildered, these men sat around hotel lobbies and most of them conceded there was no chance now at least of changing the courag eous sKipper s mind. No Commercialization When he stepped ashore Friday Carlsen said "I most certainly do not want honest efforts ... to save my ship to be commercialized in any way." And when Carlsen makes up his mind it is hard to change him. His stubborn but losing fight to save his ship from the angry At lantic proved that. He has turned a deaf ear to offers totaling between $84,000 and $112,000 which have come from the United States, Britain, France and Denmark. Still catching up on the sleep he lost aboard the ill-fated En terprise, Carlsen said he wants only to get back to his wife and two children in Woodbridge, N. J., and then get another ship and go back to sea. His company, the Isbrandtsen Line, has assured him that another ship, perhaps another Flying Enterprise, will be assigned to his command. Ticker Tape Parade But before returning to his life's work at sea he will be lionized at a luncheon in London on Mon day and a ticker tape parade in New York. Still wearing borrowed clothes, the 37-year-old captain Ventured out of his hotel only long enough to visit his shipping agent and lawyers. A crowd of about 300 admirers quickly surrounded him and touched off an impromptu dem onstration. Police had to clear a way for him. He spent an hour and a half clearing away legal angles involv ed in the sinking of the Enter prise. Afterward Philip Fox, the shipping agent, said Carlsen had completed his business here and was free to travel to London. President of State Health Board Dies SEASIDE (jP)-Dr. Otto C. Hage meier, who was elected president of the State Board of Health this week, died at his home here Fri day night. The death, following a long ill ness, came just three days after his election. Hagemeier had prac ticed in Oregon more than 40 years. He was Seaside health of ficer, and was named to the State Board of Health in 1945. ed before the Santiam Highway is finished, or perhaps even be fore started, the latter will go ever the top of the bypass wben they cross south of Four Cor ners. The map shows an entry into Salem via Mission Street, parti ally because of the greater ease of making a grade separation for the Southern Pacific mainline i en rather than en State SECTIONS 28 PAGES Van Fleet Says Any UeA Attack to Face disaster' SEOUL, Korea (JP) Gen. James A. Van Fleet said Sunday his U.S Eighth Army was "in better con dition than ever" and any all-out 4. GEN. JAMES VAN FLEET "Disaster Awaits Reds" Cincinnati Hotel Blaze Kills Two CINCINNATI (JP) A fire burned through the top three floors of the Sinton Hotel's an nex early Sunday, killing at least two persons. An hour and a half later, Capt. George Pearcy, night po lice chief, said the blaze was out and firemen were "positive ev eryone else escaped." The dead were Raymond Hat rack, of Mount Carmel, Pa., and an unidentified Air Force offi cer. Hatrack was believed to have jumped from either the eighth- or ninth floor and landed on a third floor roof separating the annex from tlje hotel proper. At least nip persons were in jured, including two firemen. The SintonlhaS more than 500 rooms and nine stories and is one of the city's larger hotels. Pacific Storm Heads for State A new storm appeared In the North Pacific Saturday, and the Weather Bureau forecast some snow in the Northwest. But none was expected in Salem. Forecast from McNary Field Weather Bu reau showed some rain expected in Salem. Low ceiling at Portland Airport forced two big DC-6 passenger planes to land at McNary Field Saturday afternoon. United Air Lines officials reported. Subse quent flights were landed at Troutdale, which with Salem es caped the Saturday afternoon fog bank. Street However, Baldock said, the entry could be made easily at several points. Since the proposed route bi sects the present one at four points, construction by sections is a possibility. The engineer stressed that the mapped route is only one of sev eral studied, has not been staked out but only , undergone foot re connaissance has not been seen n r- n i i ijii ii .pmpp fzS S t I The Oregon Statesman, Salem, offensive by the Reds would meet "with complete disaster both on the ground and in the air." Van Fleet told AP Correspond ent William C. Barnard that the Reds have increased the size of their Air Force. But he said the Eighth Army would "handle" any Red aircraft sent over U. N. lines in a major offensive. ""Those planes would fall like rain," he said. "It would be some thing to see." The general said the Commun ists now have more artillery in Korea than the Eighth Army and that they have also reinforced their armor. But the greatest buildup, he said, was in the Red Air Force. Van Fleet said the Eighth Army had not been hurt in any way by the lull along the battlefront that has existed since the provisional cease-fire line was established in late November. "Our Army is in better condition than ever," he said. "We are over strength in our units. We'll stay sharp and we'll stay fit. Everyone in Eighth Army appreciates that we cannot afford to be caught napping. Truman May Avoid Plea for Tax Increase WASHINGTON (JP) - President Truman has about decided not to ask this election-year Congress for new boosts in income or ex cise tax rates, informed officials said Saturday. Rather, they said, the President will hit hard for a twin program of (A) tighter tax law enforce ment, and (B) the plugging of what he has termed loopholes costing the government several billion dollars of revenue yearly. Officials who may not be nam ed said Mr. Truman's political ad visers cautioned against an all out drive for an increase in tax rates. Barring a last - minute change of mind, they said, the President apparently has agreed. The reasoning of Mr. Truman's political aides was said to be that the administration shouldn't stick its neck out needlessly on behalf of another tax boost since chances of enactment are so dim. Key Congress members of both parties have said that barring all- out war there will be no general tax nixe this year. This reported decision bv Mr. Truman would mean abandon ment of his repeatedly proclaimed goal of pay-as-we-go financing of the mounting defense effort. FEE TO TRY SMYTH SAN FRANCISCO (JP) Federal Judge James Alger Fee, of Port land, Ore., was appointed Satur day to preside at the conspiracy trial of James G. Smyth, former Northern California Internal Re venue collector, and three others. by the State Highway Commis sion, and the department has not closed its mind on the planning. He would not venture a predic tion as to when it might reach the engineering or construction stage. Already under construction is a nine mile stretch from Mill City to Just west of Mehama, put ting the entire highway north of the North Santiam River. This Oregon, Sunday. January 13, 1952 Student Climbs Scaffolding to Win Bet Gets Citation A Willamette University stu dent climbed the scaffolding erected for repair work on Sa lem First Methodist Church Saturday night to win a $1 bet but he collected a city police citation on charge of disorderly conduct instead, police said. It was not determined if he collected the wager. He is sched uled to appear on the charge Monday. Sierra Storm Buries Reno Under Snow By The Aisociated Press A severe storm swirled through the Sierra Nevadas Saturdaj', burying Reno, Nev., under more than 18 inches of snow heaviest fall there in 14 years. Heavy snow piled to record depths in the Sierras. The blizzard closed off all but one land route to Northern Nevada. All plane flights were cancelled in the storm area. Two crack westbound Southern Pacific streamliners carrying 450 passengers were blocked by snow slides in the Donner Summit area. Passengers aboard the SP's City of San Francisco and Overland Limited from Chicago were in no danger. Many Reno residents were snow bound in their homes. All avail able city and private snow re moval equipment was thrown in to the task of clearing streets, and opening blocked highways. Main highways between Calif ornia and Nevada were impass able. Parts of Northern California were beset with floods after a bout with snow, rain and winds. Some points in Central California bad over two inches of rain. Flood water drove some 1.500 people from low-lying homes in the San Francisco Bay area. The snow storm raged all along the Northern California Sierra and into Oregon. Highway 99 north to Oregon over the Siskiyous was open, but chains were necessary. Moderately cold weather cover ed the Eastern half of the nation. Coldest spots in the country were Great Falls, Mont., Inter national Falls, Minn., both -8. Britain's One 4-Jet Bomber Crashes BOURNEMOUTH, Eng. (JP)- Bri tain's only four-engined jet bomber recently taken off the secret list crashed Saturday in a test flight. One crewman was killed but : four others bailed out safely just i before the big plane known as ' the Vickers Valiant exploded and nose-dived in flames to the ground. 1 was graded last summer, a bridge across the Little North Fork of the river is under contract, and the paving contract will be let the end of January. The proposed route would miss all towns on the present road Stayton, Sublimity, Aumsville and the community of Four Cor nersbut would be close to alL Baldock said the highway would not be a freeway, like tie project bypass east of Salem, but PRICE Fog Delays I ' Search fc i Ship, Crew SEATTLE (AP) A dozen military plane wcr readied Saturday night for a daybreak takeoff to eeardb the gale-sxept North Pacific for the freighter Pennsyl vania and her 45-man crew, missing since Wednesday. Poor visibility Saturday forced the Coast Guard to call in all search planes. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard gave orders to the last two civil ian ships in the area the Nether lands Victory and the Pelican State to head for their West Coast destinations. A spokesman said the weather was too rough for the freighters to continue their search of the storm-tossed sea some 465 miles northwest of Canada's Vancouver Island. Ships in Area The Coast Guard Cutter Kla math and the Canadian ocean pa trol ship Stonetown remained in the area. The Klamath's 4 p.m. weather report told of an overcast sky, rain squalls and fog patches, 15-foot seas, a falling barometer, 40-degree weather and 45-50 miles per hour winds, with gusts up to 65 miles per hour. "We will continue the search until successful or until all hope is abandone d," a Coast Guard spokesman said Saturday night. He called the "hope abandoned" period "Still indefinite." Debris Sighted Hopes had been buoyed late Fri day by reported sighting of float ing debris 24 to 34 miles south and southeast of the last reported position of the i disabled vessel. The floating material included a hatch cover, lumber and plates, boxes, drums and an oil slick. The Coast Guard said It con sidered the nature of the debris sighted as giving no indication whether the Pennsylvania still was afloat. A spokesman reported finding of a hatch cover might be considered ominous, but that the Pennsyl vania's captain, George Plover, had reported before abandoning ship that the No. 2 hatch was open and full of water. Max. 41 36 . 53 Min. 30 33 46 25 30 Precip. .M .00 .96 .00 .00 Salem Fortland San Francisco Chicago 37 New York 47 Willamette River 6.5 feet. FORECAST (from V. S. Weather Bu reau, McNary Field. Salem): Partly cloudy with considerable fog this morning. Increasing cloudiness with occasional rain this afternoon, becom ing showery late tonight. Little change in temperature with the highest today near 42 and the lowest tonight near 34. Salem temperature at 12:01 a.m. today was 27. SALEM PRECIPITATION Since Start of Weather Year Sept. I This Year Last Year Normal 26.79 29.80 19.38 - r ' . i would have controlled access. Right-of - way deeds will give roadside property stated entry spots to the highway, and busi ness development along it would be prohibited. Only one major bridge struc ture would be needed, inf crossing the Geer Branch of Southern Pa cific Railroad south of Shaw. This is not because of traffic on that line, but because the rail read passes through a low area 10c Five Hearings Scheduled at Cow Salem City Council Will et duct five public hearings during its meeting at City Hall Monday night. The session opens at;7:3e p.m. Most of the hearings are set for 8 p.m. They cover these proposal r" Partial vacation of aij alley in Yew Park Addition where Pacific Fruit and Produce Co., is planrasg a new building. Partial vacation of Leslie Street, between South Winter Street and Pringle Creek, petitioned by Elmer H. K. Dorr. S Partial vacation of alUy in Nob Hill Annex, petitioned hy Arthur Heller. 7; Zone change for estblishment f ', medical clinic by Dr. Edgar Part ner on south side of State Stmt between 15th and 16th Streets. Annexation to the city of area between D and Center Streets ex tending east from dry limits -at Park Avenue to Vineyard Aveauc Several licensing bills are" en the Council's calendar Monday, -setting new fees or increasing -pe . sent fees for electrical contractors, theaters and shows, amusement .. and music devices, motels, trailer and tourist parks, milk ; handlers, " peddlers, solicitors, canvassers; The Council will consider peJ- tions from Eola and Morainesid ' districts for a two-months exten- : sion of fire protection while tfaoaa districts are completing arraneew ments for their own fir protee - tion. f A pew bill on the agenda wettfcl adopt as city law all the applicable provisions of the state liquor con trol law (Knox act). This Is pro posed in order to eliminate any question over the city's loog exercised power of enforcement of this law. i The Carroll Moores estate fund of $30,000 will be up for considera tion again Monday. The Council is to recommend to Pioneer Trust Co. an appropriate use Of the be quest left by Moores for a Salem pioneer memorial. r - - - .. . . ... .. . 4 "A " i at that point, making a traffie separation project economically possible. ' " Continuing the - specifics ttoo .followed on earlier constractloow the sew road will haw pavtar. 25 feet wide rather than tat If feet of the present highway. Improvement of the: highway . has progressed steadily westward from the summit, since World War H, coming from Idanha te Niagara. icil Meet S t