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0-aircgOiie to a3Dsodiis9 PORTLAND m Gov. Arthur Langlie of Washington said he would announce at a press confer ence Wednesday or Friday the fate of Utah and Turman Wilson, under death sentence for the slaying of an 18-year-old girl. The Wilsons are scheduled to be hanged at the state prison at Walla Walla at 12:01 a.m. Saturday in the kidnap death in March, 1950, of JoAnn Dewey of Meadowglade, Wash. Langlie stayed the execution of the brothers in August to give a committee of . attorneys time to investigate the case. He has since received a report from the three attorneys, including Nd 'Pork Barrel' for Columbia Basin Projects, McKay States i PORTLAND MP) Douglas McKay, former governor of Oregon, Tuesday pledged to "continue to promote the Columbia Basin Project on its merits, not on a pork barrel basis' when he becomes interior secretary next month. His statement was made at a ed by members of the Columbia BHH3Q6 ftKDCDQS Coincident with Salem's McKay Day Monday, Governor Paul Pat terson invited the former gov ernors of Oregon to the state capi tol. There are seven in the group (compared to only one ex-Presi-, dent). Five of them were able to v accept Governor Patterson's invi tation, Walter M. Pierce being un able to come because of the state of his health and John H. Hall being detained by professional business. Messrs. Bowerman, West, Norblad and the writer were pres ent however, to initiate the new est recruit, McKay into the ranks of the "Ex's." The reason Oregon has so many ex-governors is that it doesn't wear them out. Only one governor In the long history of the state served a full eight years. That was Sylvster Pennoyer, 1887-1895. He was the governor who refused to go to the state line to greet a visiting President, saying the lat ter could find him in his office at Salem. Most of the Oregon governors have been one-termers, or less. Vv Of 26 who have served in the of fice , only - six -were reelected: G rover, Pennoyer, Chamberlain, Withycombe, SnelL McKay, Grover and Chamberlain resigned in their second terms to become u. S. Sen ators and McKay- resigned after serving nearly four years to be come Secretary of the Interior. Withycombe and Snell died dur ing their second terms. Others who died in office were Frank W. Benson and I. L. Patterson. Five have served only parts of terms, having succeeded to the of fice on death or resignation of the Incumbents: Benson, Bowerman, Olcott. Norblad, Ha3L An excep tion is with Bowerman who is listed in the Blue Book as "Act ing Governor" who had been pres ident of the Senate and became acting .governor tContinued on editorial page, 4) Pelton Dam Bill Scheduled for Next Legislature MADRAS. Ore. OB An atteirpt will be made to get a bill through the next Legislature, authorizing construction of Pelton Dam on the Deschutes River. That was the report Tuesday of Howard w. Turner, one of. the Central Oregon backers of the project, proposed by the Portland General Electric Co. The State Hydroelectric Com - mission refused a permit to build the dam earlier, ana Monday Circuit Judge George R. Duncan of Marion County upheld the ruling. Central Oregon . legislators will confer soon to decide on the form the proposed bill is to takeTurner said. He added that it would be designed to authorize not only the Pelton Dam, but also the Round Butte Dam on an adjacent site. The fight for the dam also will be discussed by the Central Oregon Chamber of Commerce at its Jan. 27 meeting. Animal Crackers By WARREN COODRICH j 1 If II r J2L1 IDoscltose Fatie ddbd Fiction Writer Erie Stanley Gard ner and has had it under study, He said he might make public. the text of the report prepared for him by the attorneys. Langli i repeated an earlier state ment that he would not permi newspapermen to interview the VT-lsons before the execution date. The governor's stay of execution was one of a series granted to the brothers. Langlie was here for a meeting. Meanwhile petitions asking clem ency for the brothers were sent to Langlie by an Oregon group that has worked months in behalf of the brothers. luncheon here in his honor, attend Basin Inter-Agency Committee, the Interstate Compact Commission and the Pacific Coast Board of Intergovernmental Relations. Mc Kay has worked with all three groups, which are concerned with regional development. McKay, praising President-elect Eisenhower who named him inter ior secretary, said "this is not new deal or a fair deal, but a new deck." ine former governor was pre sented with a. scroll from the Inter-Agency Committee for his efforts "in furthering the develop ment of Northwest resources The presentation was made by Gov. Arthur B. Langlie of Wash ington, who jokingly said he was happy to be rid of the "almost unbearable buildup" which McKay has been giving Oregon in meet ings of the committee, Tribute to McKay Gov. Len Jordan of Idaho paid tribute to the work of McKay on the committee "Ike chose the right man to be secretary of interior when he chose Doug McKay," Jordan said. Earlier, separate meetings were neid Dy tne three groups. ine compact commission, au thorized by the last Congress, disclosed plans to ask member states to contribute to a $40,000 operating budget for the next two years. The commission voted to draw up proposals for Northwest water and power usage in an executive session to be held prior to the next meeting of the Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee. Patterson Introduced The Inter-Agency Committee re ceived reports from its delegates. Jraui ratterson. Oregon's new srov ernor who succeeds McKay on the committee,, was introduced. " xne racinc Northwest cower shortage caused only a minor drop in uregon -employment, T. Morris Dunne, chairman of the Oreeon Unemployment Compensation Com mission, told the Intergovernmental Relations meeting. The Weather Bureau said autumn rain in the Columbia Basin was only 25 per cent of the average in 1941-50, and was even less except for the Snake E sin than in 1936, which set a record as low-water year. , The Weather Bureau said that snow has been light in many mountain areas, and the outlook is for below-normal runoff next year, unless snows become heavier than normal. Gasoline Price Increase Due PORTLAND If) John H. Tolan Jr., San Francisco, regional direc tor of the Office of Price Stabiliza tion, predicted Tuesday that the price of gasoline will go up three cents a gallon by June in West Coast states. Tolan told the Pacific -Coast Board of Intergovernmental Rela tions that the increase will come a cent at a time. He said two cents of it would be for higher production and transportation costs, and the other cent to give service stations more margin. The board also discussed pro posals to set up an interstate organization to take power projects over from the federal government in the Pacific Northwest. HOLIDAY AT HOME FOB EKE NEW YORK Ifl President elect Eisenhower will spend New Year's Day at home, it was an nounced Tuesday. His Commodore Hotel offices will be closed. Morse Declines To Senators' Organization Meet WASHINGTON (1 - Sen. Morsel (Ind-Ore.) has been tend the organisation conference ' or Kepucdican senators Friday, but he told a reporter Tuesday he win not do so. Mark Trice, secretary of the GOP Senate bloc, said an invita tion had. been sent to Morse to at tend the conference of all Repub lican senators set for 10 a.m. Fri day. The gathering is in prepara tion for the opening of the 83rd Congress Saturday noon. : But the senator said he would not be present., adding. "that con ference is for Republicans. He commented with a smile, "m have to hold my own caucus, and keep my own counsel." Morse bolted the Renubllean car- ty last fall after charging that Gen. Dwight .D. Esenhower had come under influence of the GOP conservative wing . tC2nd YEAH Ohmart To "Head TW P. Members of the Marion County House delegation will fare well in committee assignments at the 1953 Legislature, opening here Jan. 12, Rep. Rudie Wilhelm, Portland, slated for Speaker of the House, disclosed in Salem Tuesday. Rep. Lee Ohmart will be chair' man of the important House Taxa tion committee. He served on this committee at the 1951 Legislature when Wilhelm was chairman. Ohmar also will be .a member of the State and Federal Affairs and Rules committees. The latter committee also, is considered im- nortant particularly during - the late days of the session when all legislation presented by members must be cleared by the rules group before introduction. Rep. W. W. Chadwick will be chairman of the Local Govern ment committee and also will serve on the Labor and Industries and Military Affairs committees. The Local Government committee is considered important in marion County where most of the state government agencies ana wsuiu- uons are locaiea. Chairmanship of the State and Federal Affairs committee will go to Rep. Mark Hatfield who will also serve on the Education and Elections, Bills and Mailing com mittees. Rep. Robert L. Elistrom, a freshman member of the House, will not have a chairmanship but will serve on the Alcoholic Traffic committee that will wrestle with machinery for operation of the drink-by-the-glass law approved i by the voters at the recent general election. Elistrom also will be on the important Highways commit tee and on the Commerce and Utilities committee. Wilhelm said the rules for the 1953 session would be substantially the same as those for the 1951 Leg- lsiature. Mpmhfm of th House Ri's Mtmmittpo are Earl Hill. Lane County, chairman; Henry Semon, ifiamfith rmmt- raviH Rmrm Union County; Russell Hudson, Wasco County; Lee Ohmart. Marl - on uouniv: Jtooeix nooL. jacuoiii County, and Francis Zlegler, Ben ton County. Storm Stalls Ships in River Temporarily By The Associated Press A storm with wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour stalled 20 ships at the mouth of the Columbia River Tuesday, but the wind died down t Bieui kxju un uuia uckou i movlmI- At one time 14 snips were riding out the storm at sea, waiting for the waves to abate at the Columbia Rrver entrance. Six others were ootued. inside tne river entrance. They finally began moving out at 7:4U p.m. I The Weather Bureau warned. however, that another storm would hit the coast lato Wednesdav or earlv Thursdav. Wind blew the Columbia River I lightship a mile off station, drag- pine the anchor. The Swiftsure liehtshiD off the Northern Washins- ton coast lost an anchor, but managed to hold its oosition bv running its engines at full speed, the Coast Guard reported. Power was knocked out over a wide area, ranging from the Columbia south to Arch Cape, Most points had been restored Tuesday. Farther south at Delake, a house burned to the ground at the height of the storm Monday night. Carl Martin, the occupant, was not at home. Power in the area also was interrupted by blown down tree branches. The Weather Bureau forecast increasing winds again Wednesday Hth h h ,n o oVT. ' GOP Invitation The new Senate is composed of one independent f1"1" "LJrr'rL I . JrzJ . i'-Vri. .J ZJZZT ... I a TTt. Z, TZ'WZTZT' - "k f J'.T0 tees which are among the most sought after Labor and Armed services. - . xv-,, vuauuuui of the GOP Senate Committee on Committees, ' which .handles such hh.hcuui, the Republicans probably WOUld give Morse two .committee jobs im 4 a a a luminal 1Ha itr mm otoisbw I instead of turning the chore overling day of the session. w. me leznocrau. ova nuuer would not say what the posts will I be. I - Morse himself has said he prob-1 V. t - m 1 A s L ! 1 of lowly committees such as UU WUI DC TEKiaiiCU 10 I tnct of 'Columbia and PostomcelZ and Ovu Service. i 12 PAGES Tafi9 Ik3'TaSk9 Video TaPe Recorder wven Demonstration HOLLYWOOD UPl Bing Crosby Enterprises, Inc. Tuesday gave demonstration of its new video tape recording device, by which the picture and sound track are recorded simultaatously and can be played back instantaneously. One of its features is that there i no development process, which is necessary in the use of photo- graphic film. The entire system is electronic, and when final de signs are completed it will repro duce the lame quality as a live television picture in homes throughout the nation, Crosby's en gineers said. In order to record the video .spectrum it is necessary to record four million cycles, and the mag netic tape used Is speeded through h machm at inn 'nrhM nr f second. rh. nitnr and sound Tiiesdav i were remarkably clear, observers aereed. Production models will be ready next November or Decern-1 ber, engineers said. Dr. May, Freed Atomic Spy Still Not Repentant LONDON UP) Dr. Alan Nunnl May, the West's first atom spy, said Tuesday he still thinks he did right in slipping A-bomb se crets to the Russians In World war II He hopes to get another scien- tific job to serve Britain andf'my fellowmen Freed from prison Monday arter I serving six years and eight montns of a 10 - year sentence, tne 41 year-old British scientist declared 1"1 sna wiuem u uu concerned with . t. securing victory over Nazi Ger many and Japan .and with the furtherance of the development of the peaceful uses of atomic en ergy in this "country." As at the time of his arrest in 1948, he gave no sign he was sorry he had snied for the Russians. who naid him off In dollars and whisky. He made it clear he does not repent his. act. After 36 hours of mystery as to his whereabouts. May's sister-in- law, Mrs. Ralph Nunn May, said he was resting in Heriottage in Chalfont St. Peter, near London. She handed May's statement to a reporter. Though May says he wants to get back into scientific work, it isn't clear who Is likely to hire Mm Thai- rarfalnhr ia no nrns. Uect of his returning to the sov- ernmental research projects where he got his secret information in Britain and Canada during the war. A U. S. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy said in 1950 that the espionage of May and others Lhad "advanced Soviet atomic en Trgy development by 18 months at a minimum." But May is free to look for a jod. Having served nis sentence, with a third off for good conduct, ne is now on exacuy me same legal footing as any other Briton. He got two bottles of whisky and 1700 for his espionage, but political opinions were his primary I motive. I Sen. Marsh to Interview Job Applicants Stat? Sen. Eugene Marsh, Mc- I MinsviPe. "ed frf ,frTTt was kmed- Aircraft safe and un- lature, wiU visit Salem Monday tolHarriaty . ., interview a number of applicants Marsh said he had received a large number of applications for legislative jobs and wants to talk personally with the applicants. ir k iH hT Mink r. 1rin(r flrr k. Ti iTn ml i nm-m t . fhe lAertl nfiiM ora1 their own secretaries. v J HUfle' day in Salem conferring with the house employment committee and ste officials. The house job ap- pucanU also are numerous, WU- "im said. The work of placing the legis- utive plant to condition for the session, opening Jan. 42, con tin- ued. Tuesday under the direction o secretary of State Earl T. New- bry, custodian of state buildings k"-iand grounds, newbry said he I Hm1 in ha t nlant in rearfi. I nesa weU m advance of the open- a . m DOUBLE TIME VALID " WASHINGTON (l The Wage Stabilization Committee said Tues- , . m li. bis-(time for work performed en Jan. UIT CmDUITHI CDUIQ UHT , without violating stabilization ruioo MUNDBD 1651 Thm Oregon Statesman. Salem. Part-Time Loading Zones Inaugurated in Salem f v i. rv' - - - I r :. ".., I I A ( , I -- I 5 K- 1 Approximately s new loading sone sunaards, recently anthorized by stalled en downtown Salem streets. Shewn above inspecting a newly-Installed standard on N. Hhrh SL Tuesday are Donald G. reniade, (left), head of the city police xorner, city sign enter in enarge leaning sonea oaring certain ear Attempt to Force Airliner Flight To Red China Fails; 2 Slain MANILA WV-Two crewmen plane were shot and killed in the Chinese gunman who had tried to from the Philippines to Red China Chinese Nationalist fighter planes intercepted the PAL. liner over Chinese Nationalist Quemoy Island, and forced it to land 15 miles short of the China mainland. Announcement of the bizarre aerial kidnaping was made by Col, Bernard Anderson, vice president of the air lines; who got his in formation from Taipeh, Formosa Earlier reports said the pilot and passenger had been killed. But Anderson said the dead were the pilot, Capt. Pedro Z. Perlas, and the purser. Eduardo Diago, That left only one man alive of the three - man crew the co pilot. He landed the plane. The gunman s goal was said to be the Chinese Red port of Amoy, 15 miles north of Quemoy. (The Philippine Air Lines office in San Francisco said the armed passenger was Ang Cho Kio, who also went under the name of Phil ip Ang (The San Francisco PAL office said the man wounded a girl friend in Manila Dec. 12 because she wouldn't marry him and was wanted by Philippines inynlgration authorities for questioning.) Few details were available on the strange incident. The seven passengers included two American employes of the U, IS. State Department. The plane also carried a crew of three. A terse message received from the chief pilot of the Civil Air Transport in Taipeh to PAL of ficials in Manila said 'Oilrx 1r?T1.Asf Kv e vm as9 Tf f eon. . .; i i All passengers safe except one who , Z" plane had been listed as missing for hours. The DCs transport had taken off Tuesday morning from Laoag on Northwestern Luzon for Aparri, 100 miles to the east en route to xuu units iu l ueu " w appear at Aparri a search was launched. iRlftVia .At T?fnrrl , , More babies than ever before were born in Marion County this year, according to reports reach- tog the county health department by Tuesday. Until yesterday, the 1852 total was tied with the record 2,663 set In 1950. But reports in Tuesdays mail put the figure at 2,673. With scattered reports expected from physicians ior several oays vt dnartment anticiDates a figure well over 2,700 births for 1. . the year. PEDESTRIAN KILLED PORTLAND W Lucille Bishop, 54, Portland, . died In a hospital here Tuesday of injuries suffered when she was hit by a car while crossing a street last Wednesday. Oregon Wednesday, December Reach . If .L ' mZ t "!- ' " of making the signs. The standards reserve parking spaces for nours only bnt permit other parking daring non -designated hours. of a hi-jacked PhiliDDine Air Lines sky over the Pacific Tuesday by a force the crew to fly the air liner Detroit Elects City Council Statesman Newt Service DETROIT Seventy-three townspeople turned out Tuesday to elect three councilmen to the five-man council in this newly incorporated town. Jacob Fischer, engineer at the M tc M Plywood Co., was re elected to the city council. Also elected were Archie Mattoon, Idanha Lumber Co. employe and Lloyd Ketchum, logging operator. Two other holdover members of the council, elected Aug. 27, are Nolan P. Rasnick, .mayor, and Lee Howland. This community of about 300 was incorporated last June 27 and held its first city elec tion last August. Chairman of the election board for Tuesday's election was Mrs. Rasnick. She was assisted by Mrs. Earl Layman, Mrs. Harry Ruther ford, Mrs. Jess Glasgow and Mrs. Mattoon. LYNCH -LESS TEAR TUSKEGEE, Ala. ( The United States went through 1952 without a death from mob vio lence, Tuskegee Institute report ed Tuesday, giving the nation its first lynch-less year ever record ed. Watchnight Services Planned By Many Salem A prayerful welcome for 1953 is slated by many Salem area churches tonight. Watchnight ser vices are scheduled, several to be gin with fellowship periods but all to dose with worship leading up to a midnight climax. The programs will include: Bethel Baptist 9 p. m.. a play by the young people; 10, fellow ship and refreshments; 11, choir program with special numbers by Mrs. Cecil Stark, Charles and Ro bert Saucy, Dolores Kuper and Marian Giese. Inunannel Baptist Service be ginning at 8 p. m. First Christian 7:30, entertain ment; 11, worship. Free Methodist Union service with Wesleyan Methodist, Rose- dale and Highland Friends Chur ches, starting , at 9 p. m. The iter, and Mrs. John TrachseL mission aries from Salem , who spent many 31. 1952 Undersiamdimg : r 1 0 Salem City Council, are being in communications soetion, and Alfred Television at FairviewHome Television has come to the Ore gon Fairview Home thanks to tne donations of Interested Oregon parents and friends. Installation of the new set was arranged through the newly-formed Television Association of Sa lem, which includes all" television retailers in the area. Donations, for the .TV set were received by Mrs. Sophia Robinson of Beaverton, who, with" Ted Hal lock of Portland,- has announced plans to form an association of citizens to treat problems of the mentally deficient. Lyman E. Seely Named Wpodburn Jr. First Citizen Statesman Newt Service WOODBURN Lyman E. Seely was named Junior First Citizen of Woodburn Tuesday by the spon soring Woodburn Junior Chamber of Commerce. Seely is manager of the Wood burn Branch of the First National Bank of Portland. lie Is a past president of Wood burn P-TA, North Marion County Credit Association and Woodburn Rotary Club, and a director of the Legion Post and Toastmaster Club. Seely will be honor guest at a banquet on Jan. 15 at the Legion Hall here when he will receive a key and certificate emblematic of distinguished service. (Picture and additional details on page 12.) Area Churches years in China and India, will speak and show films. Grace Lutheran &30, social hour; 11. devotional service.-The family-night program is sponsor ed by the young people, advised by Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Vroom, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Walters, Miss Beverly Boehm and the Rev. I W. Holte. St. John's Lutheran Worship service at 7:30 p. m as well as at 10 a. m. on New Year's Day. Pilgrim Holiness A service be ginning at 7:30 in connection with Pilgrim youth convention in ses sion here. Salvation Army -9:30, film, Forward With Christ," and a worship service. New Year's Day, masses, on the Feast of the Circumcision, are sla ted for St Vincent de Paul Cath olic. Church at 6, 7:30, 8.45, 10 and 11:15 a. m. . . r 1 V Roger W. Babson predicts an appreciable reduc tion in the cdst of living in-1953. His Complete Business Outlook is on page 7 today. PRICE 5c No. 301 Solon Still lists . ... i Durldn Choice As Incredible' NEW YORK W Sen. Robe) A. Taft talked with President-elec Eisenhower Tuesday and said h expected harmony between the White House and Congress, al though he still thought tho een&Tm al's appointment of Martin Durkin as labor secretary was "incred ible." Taft and three GOP senatorial colleagues conferred with Fn hower for two and a half hours, largely on a prospective legisla tive program, but also on nrore. dure for job appointments in the new administration. Taft told newsmen he felt a general understanding" Karl hun reached for "adequate consultation of senators" with respect to new appointments. , Sen. Leverett SaltonstaU of Ma. sachusetts said Eisenhower "in dicated a desire to co-operate with' Congress In legislative matters, on appointments and all other mat ters." Complaint Received To a question whether the ern- eral had not been co-operative in the past. Taft declared: "Some senators have eomnlain. ed some members j of the House and Senate." It was the first merlins- between Eisenhower and Taft since the Ohi oan hung the "incredible" tag on . the appointment of Durkin. ' Durkin, a Democrat and chief of the AFL Plumbers " Union, had critized the Taft-Hartlev Art which Taft-authored, and support ed Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Il linois, the Democratic cresidential nominee, against Eisenhower in the recent campaign. - Appointment System . ' ' Taft told a news conference "wo didn't discuss Durkin but the meth od of appointments and the part oi we senate in consulting on ap pointments." J 'Do you Still consider th in. pointment of Mr. Durkin as in- . credible?" a newsman asked. "Yes," Taft shot back, sharp ly. ! While adamant regarding Durk in, Taft Indicated he would not let that interfere with efforts to work out harmony between Eisenhower and Congress. "I feel very confident," said Taft. "that there" wiU be no diffl- , culty In working out a legislative program to put the country back on the track we abandoned 20 years ago before the New Deal." Ho had every expectation, ho added,' that the aew GOP Con gress I would work harmoniously with Eisenhower. No announcement was made of any definite prospective legisla tion. The conference was billed in advance as a discussion of a pros- - peetive legislative program. 3 -Car Wreck Blocks 99-E At Woodburn - A three-car accident tied up Pa cific Highway traffic Just south of Woodburn Tuesday evening and put a Eugene woman, Mrs. John Edward Woodworth. in a Salem hospital , All three cars Involved were from Eugene and all were recent model Xhevrolets. But the throe . were" traveling independently, state police reported. Mrs. Woodworth, 41. who was thrown from the auto driven by her husband, was taken by am bulance to Salem General Hospital. , Her condition was reported by the hospital to be "good Tuesday night She received Injuries about the face and chest. State police who investigated said an unidentified fourth auto mobile, traveling south, turned left off Highway 99-E onto McKee Road, passing in front of the Woodworth car. Driver Wood worth slammed on his brakes and swerved, clearing the turning ve hil3r but running his car into two southbound cars behind it. These were driven by Robert A. Stevens, 23, and Ronald H. Burgis, 30, both of Eugene and both traveling alone. All three cars were damaged to the extent they had to be towed into Salem, state police reported. The accident happened about 6:49 p. m. - vV1 - A f t ilii: -i i SCln. Preclp. 42 JS - 49 31 as xo SI SI ts n Portland SanFraadsoo Chlearo New Y. ork win, mtt Rlvr -.T of a foot TO RECAST (from U. S. woathar bu reau. McNry field, falem): Inert lag cloudiness today with rain bogta nlng this aftornooa or early ovoning and OOBtinulnff tonlcht. ah today, 4S-S0: low tooifht. 44-44. Temperature at II .-01 a-m. today was 44. - IAUM raXCUTTATTOH flaoo Start of wtsihor Tear, Spt I ThlaYoar LartYear . formal - IUX - (S4XS , HJm