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j Thai Sttrtosinctu Salem, OryScauraay,7inxxary 24, ISS3 Wilson Promises to Be like . Caesar's Wif e, Suspicion Free WASHINGTON IB Charles E. Wilson promised senators Friday that if the Senate confirms him as . secretary of defense he will be "like Caesar's wife above suspi cion. I He said he win also "take the rap" in guaranteeing that his top aides in the Defense Department. some of whom have sizable Indus trial holdings, win avoid any mis deeds in handling the nation s multi-billion-dollar defense buying programs. The wealthy Detroit industrialist said he will seek i. cash settlement from General: Motors, the firm he formerly headed, in place of G. M. stock which the company is due to give him under its bonus plan. Seeking Senate approval to be secretary of defense, Wilson al ready has promised to sell " the 89,000 shares of General Motors he now owns. He pledged to the Senate Armed Services Committee that, in event General Motors win not agree to a cash settlement, he win give to charity any increase there may be in the value of GM stock between the present time and the time he receives his bonus stock. The committee's release of the transcript of closed door testimony from Wilson disclosed that the former General Motors president at one point flared at Senator Rus sell (D-Ga): "I really feel you are giving me quite a pushing .around. If I had come here to cheat, by God, I wouldn't be here." Russell replied: "I'm sorry you feel that way, Mr. Wilson. I am not trying to push you around, but I have my responsibilities, too." Wilson: "I understand that But I am Just human, and my God, (sic) I am making a great sacri fice to come down here." But there were moments of hu mor from Wilson, too. Once he said be realized "I am Valley Projects InBPAPlan For 1953-54 Several Willamette Valley proj ects are included in the $15,600,000 ailoted to Bonneville Power Ad ministration's Southwest Area fa cilities in former President Tru man's budget message seeking $55, 200,000 for construction in the Pacific Northwest. This information was reported by W. E. Trommershausen, South west Area Manager in Eugene. "Major grid facilities scheduled for the Southwest Area are de Signed to bring power from Mo Nary and The Dalles dams to southwest load centers and inter connect the , Willamette ' -Valley two facilities are proposed. One is a 230,000-volt transmission line from Detroit Dam via Santiam to Albany. The first circuit from McNary Dam via Maupin and Detroit, de signed for eventual 300,000-volt operation, will terminate a ma jor substation to be developed in i the North Santiam VaUey. From the Santiam substation a 230,000- volt line win extend to Chemawa, where an additional high capacity substation Is now being developed. Also included in the proposed Gojects are substation additions at cMinnville, ; Monmouth, North Santiam,' and a $44,000 main ten- 't- anna II 4 (nw a"V am Milk Drinking Up in Salem; Above Average Milk drinking in Salem and vi cinity was 30 per cent per person higher during the last six months than it was five years ago. And it s above the national average. Marion County health depart' ment announced Friday that the area used an average of 49,450 pounds of whole fluid grade A milk dally during the last half of 1952. This figured out at 1.2 pounds (or pints) dally per person, com pared to the national average of 1.08 pints. Thf is above the rec ommended one pint per day for adults but below the 1.5 pints rec ommended lor children. The totals, do not Include canned mine or powdered milk, whose use has Increased considerably in r cent years. The department said Salem and vicinity dairies which maintained grade A status during the period were Cooley's, Curry's, Maple, Mayflower and Meadow Grove. CHTJX CHILL HEADS HOME NEW YORK UF Prime Minister Winston Churchfll sailed for home Friday after a West Indies vaca tion that featured "a little rest a little change. DRIVER ARRESTED City police arrested Roy AT Ma den of Blodgett shortly before midnight Friday on a charge of driving while intoxicated on High Street Maden paid bail of $250 and was released. '. Old Tim : Banco : - Sal. Ilighl Orn Westarn Auio 253 Court V DICTS OZCHISTbA Aisu C3c lac Tax sort of drafted, and It is proper for you gentlemen to make up your minds whether I am a 4-F or not. Maybe I have a flat head Instead of flat feet.". Another time, when a legal point was being chewed over, Wilson ob served that he was not a lawyer and commented wryly: "If I had a lawyer he would advise me not to take this job. There was considerable discus sion about the four men tapped to be the ton aides to Wilson, and the fact that they are aU men of sub stantial wealth. Wilson told senators he wfll "take the rap" where the four are con cerned and make contract decisions himself in cases where they have financial interests. The Senate group had a forenoon meeting with Wilson and released late in the day the stenographic record of the session. Also made public was the testi mony Wilson gave the committee at closed sessions Jan. 15 and 16. This disclosed that he bared his financial life in his first appearance before the group, ticking off his holdings not only in General Motors but in oil interests, a pipe line. banks and government bonds. Wilson also volunteered informa tion at that time on his wife's stockholdings In various concerns and said that if need be Mrs. Wil son could dispose of them. He told the senators he did not mind If they made public the fi nancial data, he had given mem. saying: "A goldfish bowl Is an right with me. X do not think any of the assets I have have been taken away from anybody. I helped create some new wealth and a piece of It stuck with me. I am not ashamed of it, I am not proud of it, but 1 am not ashamed of it, so you men do what you want with this rec ord." Donkey Takes Cue From Time, Takes Leave From Stall The Democrats are out of office, so a Salem donkey took his cue and got out of his stall. Youngsters around North Front and Tyron Streets Friday after- noon enjoyed a free one-ring cir cus watching the burro cavort about until police were called to the scene. Until the owner put in his claim, Poundmaster William Wilson of the police department tied the fris ky Democratic symbol up in the backyard of John Lacy, 2749 N. River Rd., who co Incidentally used to keep a burro. Storm Loss In Forests Seen Heavy The State Forestry Department Friday was completing appraisal Z" "tf.i VJT ti Jt. I iwuiuug uvm J 7 " A 52-foot lookout tower on King Michael McDermott, State De Mountain, 15 miles east of Glen- partment press officer, said the dale, was blown down and de- episode would not have any effect mollshecL Officials said it would on Kennan's next assignment. It cost $40000 to replace the tower, was not believed, however, that Other loss included a forest Kennan's stock stands very high bridge on Elk Creek in the south- new administration, west forest district valued at $250 The apparent clash of views de- and damage to the William Creek veloped this way: guard station located southwest ,DuUlhad tol tt 1?fntltFop- of Medford. eign .Relations Committee Thurs- e , Some valuable Umber also was uprooted, the department re- riea Foresters said they feared the felled trees would add further breeding grounds for the Douglas fir beetle, which has killed more than a billion feet of Oregon's I prime timber during the past 16 months. Downed green timber of fers little resistance to beetles and furnishes a breeding place where the insects may spread to stand ing timber the following year, I forestry department o f 71 e I a 1 s averred. I The storm also may make it necessary to reseed some cuUover areas. Boltjes Leaves For New Duty At Texas Base oil. uoica DUHjro ana nisi a ll l.M. oi Tm . m er a furlough here following year Air Force service in the Far I East. Boltjes. bis Wife and their two! uus uve uet vuiuug mm pr-i FJed Bolti. iobu Derry at, since wan. u . I A crew of a C-47 transport. I Boltjes. flew 150 missions intoltion. Korea and gained two Air Medals and the South Korean presiden-1 tial ciUtion. I Boltjes also served with the Air! Force in Europe during World I War H and in England with the! Berlin Airlift. I TGlJlGEif : Cryrisl Gardens . 2 Coora-2 band -1 price ' Old TIi & Ilodtm Tea could row a beat right np Detroit this week aa the big reservoir behind Detroit Dam backed waters ever the farmer tewnsite. Arrow points te spit ef land v-U - - , " - " ' " - f5 , ? V - k 4V ,rv" rs-- "rf ' - - '-i- " '- 4 v. - ' - t 1 " - " y r ' ' - r,y y . i ' - K f -"1y.' fx ,v J"1 y--" rt v Jv , , c.'i'iV - f III II I I III I I II III HIT III The once narrow canyon ef the Santiam Biver above Detroit Dam became a 260-foot deep lake this week when torrential rains hastened the fining of the big reservoir behind the dam. The level rose as much as a foot an hour at times following the heavy downpour for this aix-mUe-leng artificial lake. (States man Photo.) Dulles, Kennan Chat, Write Off Policy Dispute WASHINGTON J? Secretary of State DuUes wrote off Friday as a "closed episode'" a recent ap parent clash between his views and those of Ambassador George Kennan on liberation of Soviet satellites. Dulles had a face-to-face meeting Friday afternoon with Kennan. who V.U. t. Russia though the Soviets have barred him. day of last week that, the United stUa ghould develop a poUcy for "liberation" of Soviet satellite nations through the use of moral land propaganda pressures. Kennan in a speech last Friday night had argued against what he called action at the government level to change the government In any other country. gt 1 VQaiTlDer tO TT J jleaf Oil VCler J Speaker for Salem Chamber of 9? lL: day win be Walter E. Snyder, superintendent of Salem public schools. The superintendent will discuss the outlook for Salem schools. He recently succeeded Frank B. Ben nett as head oz the 2 7 -school sys tem here. The chamber also announced the addition of several new mem bers: Capital Hardware de Furni ture Co., Superintendent Paul W. z,.y.i r urm wwwwt J wm, mmn mo TO nEXT A. Burr Black, apiary supervisor for th stat avrieultura iinr. ment, will be In San Jose, fjllf next week to attend sessions of the Anlary Inspectors of America and the American Beekeepinsr Federa- OFFICER SENTENCED PADOVA. Italy CD A military court Friday sentenced an Italian reserve officer to 12 years in prison for disclosing secret .military in- formation to YugosUvig. . TS f condmvooDs )) " PAVHJOI : (( R Dane Evr 51 NIt ft (( -gwftiw4 U H . TOMMY KUHAH D )1 Every Sat Nlte Ten (( l WC3I CMiT H ( llHes 8. East ef Salem I . ' ) 1 - - Xnsl By ' I . ikwiuMaviS u ( ( LYU AtiD till J A new maple fleer fee fl ) 1 VISTKNAinS ( ( Jl dtclng pleasnre. B I ( .Creadeast ESLU ( " .Dancing 9 te toil J Detroit Lake Reaches Old Townsite the mala street ef thai old town of Judges Assigned To Outside Cases Chief Justice Earl C. Latourette made the following assignments of circuit judges Friday: Judge Frank J. Lonergan, Port land, to Marion County to try Wostenberg vs. Winslow. Judge Rex KimmeU, Salem, to Polk County to hear Mogle vs BartelL Judge George R. Duncan, lem, to general assignment Multnomah county. Sa In Hog Quarantine Put on Again The state quarantine against feeder pigs moving through the North Portland Livestock Wards was reestablished at noon Thurs day, because of a new outbreak of vesicular exanthema in other states, the State Agricultural De partment announced. The quarantine means no feed' er pigs can move Into or out of the Portland yards until fur ther notice. Dr. R. R. Younce, state veterinarian, said the quar an tin was reestablished at the request of the yards management. The disease was thought to be controlled but recent swine ship ment from Midwest states into California have shown it to be present. Dr. Younce! said a clin ical diagnosis of the disease has been made on a shipment of 123 fat hogs arriving Wednesday at Albany from Odessa, Nebraska, but that results of the test. have not yet been received. BPA Urges Start On Controversial Snake River Dams PORTLAND (A The Bonnevmie Administration Thursday strongly urged that a start be made this year on construction of two con troversial dams on the Snake River Ice Harbor and Hell's Can yon. Those dams, or ones with com parable benefits, must be started to avoid serious 'power shortages In the Pacific Northwest In 1960-41. the atiministration's annual ad vance program report said. The region la growing so fast. both in . population and Industry, that dam building must keep pace. the report said, estimating that by 1960 there wfll be another million persons In the Northwest and an other half-million jobs. ting eat into Lake Detroit where once thriving logging and.eonstruc tien community steed. The town site began te submerge when water level reached 260 feet at Detroit dam, (Statesman Phote.) Ex-President . Shows Sites Ft Iifcrar). , By ERNEST B. VACCARO : GRAND VIEW. Mo. OH A raw. damp wind lashed the mildly roll ing 600 acres of the family farm here Friday as Harry S. Truman showed off the proposed location of he projected $1,500,000 Truman Library. i Truman and reporters had just left the warm and snug little noma of bis brother, J. Vivian Truman, an eighth of a. mile away. There, they had sampled his sister - in - law's hot coffee cake in a kitchen heavy with the aroma of good cooking. Truman showed three different sites that; are under consideration for the erection of the library ' to house his official papers and serve as a Midwestern cultural center. Whatever land is required, pos sibly from 40 to 60 acres, wfll be donated to the government along with the building and he wfll have no part la its operation. "The only thing I'm making sure of is that the project wfll not be commercialized," he said. "We don't want it cluttered up with hot dog stands and tourist courts." i That visit to the farm, IT miles from tiie Hotel Muehlebach in Kan sas City, was only part of a busy day for the 68 - year - old poli tician, just three days out of the White House. - In nearby Independence he was up before 7 a. m. and visited his new private offices In Kansas City, before keeping a' date with re porters at Grand view. aasBSsspsPWWwv New Shewing Open 8:45 Shew Starts 6:00 and 9:00 P. M. Ne Advance in Prices Hollywood Kids Matlnoo ! Today L-Ot te 4:00 PJL 5 CARTOONS SERIAL Special Matinee Fes tore "THE BIO NOISE Laurel and Hardy -'U' . -AlSO ; Benson's Birthday Cake i Mary Coyner,' Kathleen Eaton, Carol Benner, Johnny SttfUer, Dennis DuMond, Bonnie Max wen, Carol GundeL Marsha Muller, Pat Kolb, Linda Crum. Alan Ficklin. Gloria Peterson. Diane McAdams, Donna Tre- sidder. Ann Shryocx. Marion Gvil Service Promotions Announced Promotion came during Janu ary to many Salem area state em ployes, it was reported Friday by James M. Clinton, director of the Oregon Civil Service Commission. Lawrence Parker was promoted to income tax auditor IV and William Eigner was promoted to income tax auditor III. Robert Newman, received a position of income tax auditor I. Robert Wil liamson and Robert Biskie were raised to higher level positions as fiscal auditors. Harold Pierce was promoted to hearings officer. Susan Kettle is now classed as an accountant I. George Jones has a new executive I position. Arvid Parson was promoted to civil engineer. V. Arthur Parkes and Wilbur Tripp have been raised to the second level of engineering aide. James Bowser, Stella Rappe and James Mattson received promo tions in the domestic and hospital series. Glen Purdom was promoted to Institution teacher II and Donice Pan cost was made a caseworker n. Promotions In the Education Department were given Joy Hills, Henry Sorick, Albie Beck and James Turnbull. Those promoted to the second level In the clerical series were: Barbara Haun, Bertha Thomas, Shirley Karsten, Doris Wilson, Lillian Woodruff, Gladys Arnold, Clarice Brannon and Grace Flamme. Gail Grove, Margaret Lathrop, MATINEE DAILY FROM 1 STARTING ROA&M'BSSrf en i nnn DRODETdGK GilAVTOriD IAIRETREV'0.1 .VIRGINIA QaBS0N BILL HAYES jmIowSw (THS emeu mti&lTwmiio uncut rwvoeu bum y ; I FsasesaesM " ViS 1"V'' J IfluifiLG ? ECT : r-'DHims rlnGnii Fifteen Con Vicfto FinioCa At Prison By FULL 8LOCCM Staff Writer. The Statesman " The graduates wore blue dun garees and open-necked shirts in stead of " gowns and they went back to their cells instead of to a graduation ball, but that didnt rub any luster off the importance of the event. It was a class of 15. Their ages ranged from 18 to 31, but most were In their early 20's. Some were convicted burglars, others check forgers, but all were short-termers. And now, aU are high school graduates. It was the first high school class to be graduated from the Oregon State Penitentiary. The brief, simple ceremonies were held at 8 pan. Friday in the huge mess hall at the prison. : The audience Included a score of legislators, parole board mem bers and newsmen, plus several prisoners. The graduating class sat on the stage of the mess hall and listened attentively to the short speeches most of them in praise of their achievements. The class had been studying for about a year, spending a half a day in school five 4ays a week. They heard Warden Virgil O' M alley call the event a "mile stone at the penitentiary' and ex press the hope that someday the Former Resident Dies in California MIDDLE GROVE Word has been received here of the death of Alfred Otjen, 50, son of Bernhard Otjen of Salem, in El Monte, CaL, Jan. 12. Otjen made his home In early childhood with Mr. and Mrs. Aug ust Otjen of Middle Grove after the death of his mother, a sister of Mrs. August Otjen. Survivors include his wife and one son of El Monte, Calif. First Citizen Banquet Near Salem Chamber of Commerce officials are urging Salem citizens to make their reservations for at tendance at the annual First Citi zen banquet Wednesday at; 7 p.m. in the Senator Hotel. Announcement, of the Salem First Citizen of 1952 will come as a surprise at the event, which is open to the public. Tickets will be obtained at the door, but res ervations are being taken at the chamber office by phone in order to plan for an anticipated large crowd. Speaker for the banquet will be Justice HaU S. Lusk of the Ore gon Supreme Court. Bonnie Davis. Doloras Coates and LaVonne Prediletts were elevated to clerk III positions. Business machine operator pro motions included Vernle Skang, Robert Bloomfield, Tom Clark, Edwin Shipley and Lydia Withee. Ends Today! (Sat) "Montana BeUe "Ni Holds Barred P. M. O TOMORROW! M High School prison could graduate college stu dents. Harry V. Collins .state parole board member, told the class that when they got "outside he hoped they would have a "better under standing of those things which are good . . . and share what you've learned here with those who you find in unfortunate cir cumstances. Also adding their congratula tions to the class were Prison Su perintendent George Alexander and Robert P. Gilbert, assistant director of education at the prison. The faculty made up entirely of prisoners also came in for their share of praise. One of the 11 faculty members is in for life. Two of the 19 graduates were not present. One went home yes terday. He's been accepted at the College of Puget Sound. The other is waiting for his 18th birthday before receiving his certificate. Another graduate has been ac cepted at the University of Utah. Rex Putnam, state superinten dent of public instruction, award- As4 Atlftl.u t ..t 1 . . the class in lieu of high school diplomas which can only be is sued by a school district. Despite the lack of caps and gowns It was much like any other J A.M . . . (iBuuiuuu ccremooj onjj per haps it meant more to the gradu ates. Air Tour Set Several members of Salem Cub Scout Pack II are taking Trans portation Month seriously-they're taking a plane ride to Portland today and a tour of the Portland alrpori. s The cubs are members of Den 7, except one. They are Terry Burrows, Jimmy DiToma, Don ny Schur, James Brelthaupt and Jon Jens, all members of Den 7. and Dick Stewart, member of another den in Pack 11. The cubs win board the United Air Lines plane here early this afternoon. At the Portland airport they will be given a conducted tour of all facilities plus neces sary refreshments. They win re turn to Salem later this afternoon. Dr. W. O. Burrows, a den dad, will accompany the boys. Continuous Charles Beyer ' Linda Christian Happy Time' Richard Denning Nancy Gates "TARGET nONO KONG uonunuous . Jeff Chandler In Technicolor -"YANKEE BUCCANEER" Gene Tierney In Technicolor -PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE" Special ' Kid Show Tomorrow at NoonI PRIZES! CARTOONSI Chap. 11 of "CAPTAIN VIDEO" " Cent, Sat. and Sun. ENDS TODAY! CANYON PASSAGE TRONTTER GAL" TOMORROW! ; Two Big Revivals! ' At Regular PrkesJ Action Co4i::l 1VJ ' K -i By Cub Scouts 4 i VVeathersv Ju jjuncan. A COIUUIIA It-llllAiC , ft-' i! i'- 31?