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1 S mm n n UgUUs ULi POUNDDD n lC2sd YEAH - TWO SECTIONS 24 PAGES . Tbm Orogon Statei Solera, Oregon, Friday. February 20, 1953 PRICE 5c No. 351! 1651 - ,. ' D0u3 s - 3 a '4 I Pumie Probe Navy Spaceman Suit Ready to Carry Pilot Safely WASHINGTON ) The navy has a . spaceman's suit, good for flight even out of this world. It said it has tested the weird looking outfit which "will allow Navy pilots to travel in safety in the extreme upper atmosphere -or even in outer space." Photographs look . like ' some thing out of science fiction maga zines a : domed plexiglass hel met; a heavily corrugated suit of rubber; strongly reinforced boots ' -. - , ..- y : ' Whan Senators Morse and Long TttCa public their reports , alleging 1 iormous waste In construction of 'fir bases overseas they did more than stir up the Air Force. They poured oU. on the fires for the Navy & its campaign zor ouiiaing ug t-toos as movable bases. This, according to a writer in the Wall , Street Journal, has revived the old feud between Navy ana Air xorce over handling of strategic bombing, a feud which Congress will' have to deal with when it considers the defense budget j In the earlier controversy the airforce argued for fixed bases in friendly territory overseas from which great B-36 bombers could carry atom bombs to the heart of a rxusible enemy ikussum. ine Navy argued for a super-carrier, and actually got started to building one. Then in 1949 Secretary of Defense Louis . Johnson, ordered work to stop on the vessel. Since then the Navy received authority from Congress to build two large carriers, not so large as the 65,000 ton USS United States. It wants authority and appropriations for building ten more. These carriers cost around $250 million apiece. . Mostly hush-hush the Air Force has been building air bases to ring Russia. They range from Green land to the British isles, France, Morocco, Saudi ; Arabia, possibly Ceylon, the Philippines, Okinawa and Japan and Alaska. . Negotia tions have been under way for base sites in Spain and Ethiopia. ' The program has been exceedingly costly and is by no means com plete. Meantime the B-36 has be come obsolete. The next type will be the eight-jet B-52 bomber. The 'Navy asks. Why - locate fixed bases in countries which at any (Continued on Editorial page 4) Bomb Error Kills Three Americans TOKYO .OB A U. S. Seventh Division unit was hit Feb. 2 in the accidental bombing two miles be hind the front which killed three American soldiers and wounded five. It was learned Friday. Bombs struck .the administrative headquarters of the division's Sec ond Battalion, 17th Regiment. Fifth Air Force and Eighth Army officers in Korea declined com ment. -! - Gen.- Mark Clark's headquarters In Tokyo refused 1 to disclose any Information on the incident, the second mistake bombing which re- : suited in deaths to U. S. troops this year. i , , . Animal Crackers Bv WARREN X)ODRlCH, Fis sxr rouXt Aueev jhs, CWSLWS- I'M AN ABSOLUTE t&TINJCf ft WHf N r DON'T 6ZT MV f OWH WAYS' 0tP TOGjOCS fil I II Right Out of-l his World and gloves with air pressure like the rest of the suit.. The navy said this was the first time - scientists ; had been able to provide "full protection for pilots flying above 50,000 feet, where death occurs only seconds after the loss of ' airplane cabin pres sure." This apparently was in reference to previous high-altitude suits which did not extend complete protection to the hands and feet. Developed : for the navy by the - V .. : " " Corporation Liberty, ' Another link in the chain of events leading up to business de velopment by the unidentified L. F. Corporation was forged Thursday j with two permits for wrecking Worried Boss Saves Victims Of Gas Fumes A narrow escape from death, credited to a boss' interest in his employe, put Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Shadrick, 510 W. Salem Heights Ave., in the hospital Thursday. .Both were unconscious with carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty gas ; furnace before they were found late Thursday morn' ing to Marion County sheriffs office. ' . Shadrick, a used car salesman for State Motors,' told his em ployer, E.- O. -Welling, on Wednes day that his wife was sick and if he .couldn't come to work Thurs day he would call. When no call came, welling tried to. telephone Shadrick from 9 to 11:15 ajn. and. getting no answer, drove to the home. Worriesome Dog After a neighbor s dog stopped nipping and yipping at him. Well ing was able to hear both snoring and groaning 'in the house. He crawled in through - a window, found the couple ; unconscious, opened windows and called first aid and a doctor. - -, Shadrick was taken to Salem Memorial Hospital and, since only one bed was i available there, his wife was taken on to General j Hospital by f Salem Ambulance j Service. He was . still unconscious Thursday night an ndhospital au thorities at Memorial described his condition as fair. Mrs. Shad rick's condition at Salem General was said to be "much improved. A gas company repairman said vent in the floor furnace was stopped up, resulting in the fumes staying in the house. The sheriffs office said Mrs, Ronald Miller, a neighbor, said Shadrick had called Wednesday to see if the gas was gone, as his furnace was not operating. Alumina Plant Action Backed Clay Cochran, secretary of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, and Arch W. Metzger,1 long-time man ager of the government - owned chemical plant on Cherry Avenue, will leave for .Washington, D. C Sunday to urge disposal of the plant to private interests. :. Bids were received for the plant last December. High bidder was the Harvey Machine Company of Los . Angeles, .which promised to operate the plant intact and for the purpose for which it was orig inally designed making alumina from clay. No deal has been made, however, and the plant is Idle. Cochran and Metzger have been asked to present facts in the case to senate and.- house committees and to the General Services Ad ministration which is in charge of the disposal. MUNSAN, Korea tV The United Nations command Thursday ' pre sented the credentials of Lt Col Harry M. Odren, the new liaison officerr to the Communists. . Max. Min. Prccip. lakH " -Portland zs . trace - 48 2S JOO SS 45 M 4 34 trace San lYancsco . Chicago New York -.. U . 33 r J WmvnCs River 11.4 feet. rOilECAif (from U.S. weather bu reau. McNarr field. Salem) : Consid erable cloudiness with a .few showers today. Partly cloudy tonight and Sat urday. Somewhat warmer tonight with toe highest today near S3, lowest to night near 33. Temperature at 12.-01 ajn.., was 39 degrees, '' SALEM PRCCIPITATTOH Since Stark f Weather Year Sept. I This Tear Last Year - - Normal 1.4 34.33 3S.S4 . 'Power B. F. Goodrich Company. Akron, I Ohio, the suit was given its test in ' a negative pressure chamber simulating conditions at 70,000 feet. The man who made the first test was Lt. Cmdr. Harry Peck of De Kalb, HI., a naval aviator in the laboratory of the company. "The suit assures the pilot, the navy said, "that no matter what happens at altitude to the plane's pressure sysem whether 100,000 feet or even higher, he is safe to complete his mission. to Clear Ferry Sites downtown buildings Issued by the city engineers office. Both permits involve property previously purchased by the cor poration, one of which was al most totally destroyed in a fire Christmas morning. ; One permit calls for wrecking of the Larsen Building at 172-188 S. Liberty St. and the other the wrecking of the Bechtell Building at 425-427 Ferry St. The building facing- on Liberty Street was for all practical purposes destroyed in the blaze and the rear of the Bechtell building was damaged to the extent that it had become a hazard. Speculation as to the future use of the property implied the area created , by razing the buildings would be used temporarily as a downtown parking area until con struction "in the next several months" will begin. What the location will eventu ally house has never been reveal ed. 'Voice' Cliief Denies Any Red Activity WASHINGTON UPt The Voice of America's policy chief was con-1 srontea Tnursday with a purported confession by a Chinese Commu nist snv that he "leaked" iforalt to the Reds during the postwar struggle for control of China. involved, told investigating sena- tors that there was nr truth in th charge. He also swore that he had never been a Communist or a fel low traveller. imperturoably cnewins! arum. Connors testified that at no time during his postwar service in China aia i iavor tne communist re gime. Connors said his title now is as sistant administrator for policy and plans for the International Infor mation Administration of the State Deparment. He explained that his position made him "top man" on policy xor tne voice of America. During his testimony before the I Senate's Investigations Subcom mittee. Connors disclosed that the State Department issued an order Wednesday forbidding toe use of any material by 'controversial authors. Communists ' or fellow travellers"; on Voice of America programs. Ike Collects Watchers for Golf Practice WASHINGTON VH President Eisenhower stopped traffic Thurs day with a golf club. The President spent 45 minutes practicing golf shots behind the White - House, a pastime he has enjoyed several times since taking onice. r . -:. j-- :- Outside the iron fence, at some distance from the chief executive. scores of passers by ; stopped .to A number of cars halted, too. and were left standing in the street while their occupants joined the fence - watchers for a quick peek. There was some traffic conges tion since the. President's practice session aidn t end. until the 5 D. m.. rusn nour was under way. John Moany, the President's valet, caddied for him and shagged tne dsjis. Red Troops Beaten Back on Two 'Attacks SEOUL (J) Chinese Red troops twice assaulted an Allied outpost on the Western Korean .Front be fore dawn Friday under cover of smoke screen but were beaten off in bitter fighting. - Vest Luclcy for Kelly r. . n V i t "Tea, I wear this flak vest almost 'N...I..I - ' ' " i - M I i i i i , - ' ' Kelly, hospital eorpsman third-class, TJSN, seems to be saying la this picture taken In front of his tent near the Korean: battlefront. Kelly was recently spared severe injury when a .30 caliber ballet was stopped by the vest. Kelly Dancing Class Kick Puts Girl in Hospital A high kick in a dancing class at Salem High School Thursday pro- i ved too steep for student Pat Cam eron, 17 she threw her knee out of place. City First Aidmen tooK ber to Salem General Hospital where she was reported in good' condition Thursday night. She resides at 345 N. 20th St. She told first aiders she was practicing a ballet-type dance wnen tne accident occurred. Vatornn (Pifr T dCl Cl-l-l VxIXV Kllfi I lllV?tw MS- JL T VA Critically 111 Henry Eld, 54, veteran driver for the City Transit Lines, sus tained a stroke at his home Thursday and was taken to Salem General Hospital by city ambu lance service. His condition was described by hospital authorities as "critical" Thursday night. Carl J. Wendt, general manager of City Transit, advised that Eld had become ill about two weeks ago and last week he suffered a stroke which paralyzed a portion of his side. Eld was said to-be top man in the Lines safety program having driven 14 straight years without an accident, He was driving the 12th Street bus during the day before taking 111. Mercury Belies Sunshiny Skies SalehiYnveloping sunshine Thursday, though pretty to behold and hinting of spring, was decep tive in' that it was accompanied by a low temperature of 28 degrees- with a scant 50 degrees ' for the day's maximum. Considerable cloudiness and a few showers were predicted for Salem today with temperatures a little warmer. - Scattered showers were predicted- in the offing for the week end, U. S. weathermen advised. - , . Daily Speller! (The following words are among, those from which will be chosen the words for the 1953 Oregon Statesman-KSLSJ ' Spelling Con test for; 7th ; and Sth graders of ftlarion. Polk aad part of Yamhill Cenntyx desperate conference 1 . distress influence postscript irritate . poverty curling. . amusing travel . ; alphabet concrete . analyze difficulty annoy metery 1 - answer - celebrate . wisdom unanimous ! V 'iM.,4 all the time,, smillnr GeraUL D. sent above snapshot to his parents. 'Vest' Block Bullet. Saves Salem ier Gerald D. Kelly, 21, hosplUl eorpsman. third-class, USN, now knows that flak-vests will more than likely slow! up a .30. caliber machine gun bullet, too. , This was well i received knowl edge also for his parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Kelly, 1875 S. Church St., after they had been told he was wounded in action. And Wednesday their son's Pur ple Heart from the Navy depart ment and a citation . . . -for wounds received as a result' of enemy action in Korea" arrived in the mails. j In a recent letter sent to' rela tives in Portland , ". . . didnt want to worry the folks . . ,"), Kelly said he was with a firing party Jan. 30 at an outpost called Hedy Hill, near the . infamous Bunker Hill on the Korean bat tlefront. He told ;them that, as a eorpsman, he was with the demo lition squad blasting out trenches. As they were moving toward the trenches he said "something hit me on the shoulder and I fell forward on the guy in front! of me who was already hugging the earth." Hurrying back to compar ative safety, he and his buddies looked for what ; he thought was a flying rock and found a ma chine gun bullet Imbedded in the vest. He later learned the point of the bullet had pierced his skin. Kelly told them he wasn't hurt and insisted they return "and fin ish the Job." He and a companion, who was i also wounded, were later recommended for Purple Hearts. i Kelly graduated front Salem High School in June, 1948, and attended one year at the Univer sity of Oregon and one-half year at Pacific University before en listing into the Navy Jan. 2, 1850. He' flew to Korea Nov. 30 of last year where he is attached tot 3 Company, 1st Engineer's Battalion, 1st Marine Division. " Civil Giights By HECTOR L. FOX Associated Press Writer ' , : .4 Representatives 1 of- civil rights raiin narked a i hearing rt the Senate judiciary committee Fri day to support a bill by Sen. Phil ip S. Hitchcock, Klamas Falls, that would forbid racial discrimination by commercial establishments. ( ; i The bill would make such dis crimination a misdemeanor and permit action for damages not to exceed astro. : ?-v- v,--, ;t - Supporters of the bill gave the committee dozens of examples of alleged ' discrimination by hotels, bowling alleys, skating rinks. dance halls, restaurants, swim ming cools and other public sla- J ces in Oregon. They said that in ' stances of discrimination are not as prevalent now as they were three or four years ago, and attrib- j tary or state, treasurer ana artor uted' improvement largely to en-Jney general would go from 13,800 actment of the fair employment i annually to $10,000 : . . practices act. - -, I The superintendent of public Sought Rep. Sweetland Through PUC v . - PORTLAND m State x Rep. Monroe Sweetland took action Thursday to try to force a public hearing on the 20 per cent sur charge that Portland General Elec tric has added to its power rates. In a registered letter, mailed be fore he left the state to visit bis ailing father in Michigan, Sweet land sent a formal complaint about the situation to Charles Heltzel, state public utilities commissioner. - He called tne rates excessive and unreasonable," asked that the surcharge payments be -placed in escrow and that excess earnings of the company for the years 1949 50, 1950-51 and 1951-52 be recap tured." Appeals for Probe ; Sweetland, who also is Demo cratic national committeeman for Oregon, appealed for a "complete and searching investigation of the rate base, operating expenses, de preciation and earnings of the company." Any action on Sweetland's com plaint is expected to affect other companies making the surcharge. such as Mountain States Power Company and Pacific Power & Light. Sweetland named only PGE because .his home is served by PGE. The step was taken after Helt zel had rejected Sweetland s first request for a hearing. That one was in a letter to Heltzel, who said it was not in the proper form. The second complaint was drawn up In legal terminology. Said Not Warranted The complaint asserted the sur charge, added because of steam generation costs of PGE in the fall and winter, was not warranted. The charge was based on costs of operation in recent years, but these were years of high water flow, low costs and high profits, Sweetland contended. " The , company should absorb the costs of steam generation out of those profits, he said. Excerpts from the complaint "The company's net earnings were above those which it had a right to expect under a normal water cycle...Its billings were com puted on the basis of the recent favorable 'years - instead of the costs they Would have experienced in a median. or normal year... Rate Kept On "The company is being permit ted to exact charges from its cus tomers which are excessive and exorbitant by hundreds of thou sands of dollars. 'Excess earnings should be placed in a reserve fund and ap plied immediately in the benefit of the consumers for the beneficial purpose of discharging or rebating to them the amounts already col lected from them as 20 per cent surcharges. - 'Adverse water conditions pre vailed only during the months of October, November and December. Sweetland asked that the sur charge money, be placed in es crow, that "excess earnings' for the 1949-52 period be recaptured and held "in a reserve for. the relief of the customers," and that 'excess earnings for January and February be treated similarly. Misleading Lambs Just Got His Coat PHILADELPHIA (A Maybe Judas had a conscience. Judas is or was a goat. He had a steady job, leading sheep to the slaughter at an abatH tolrs. But perhaps It preyed on his conscience, for Judas somehow got out of the slaughter house Thurs day, took a walk up to the univer sity bridge, jumped over the rail ing into the Schuylkill River and drowned. ; . WALKOUT THREATENED SAN FRANCISCO JH Ships officers on West Coast merchant vessels will walk off their jobs Friday afternoon unless shipown- i agree to bargain on wage boosts, the western head of the AFL Masters Mates and Pilot's Union announced Thursday night. Groups PacEi s The hearing was taken up en tirely by proponents of the legis lation. These Included representa tives of the Friendship House of Portland, a non-profit Catholic or ganization; the Legal Committee of Equal Rights, ; Lane County Fel lowship for Unity association, and individuals.- . - .' - ' , : t The joint ways and means com mittee put Its stamp of approval Thursday on proposed pay increa ses for the state's top-level execu tives, but couldnt agree on salary boosts for some CO appointive offi cials and aent the matter back to its sub-committee for more study. : The committee r e e o m mended that the governor's salary be up Ded from $11,000 to $15,000- with retention of his $100-a-week tax- free expense allowance. The secre- WASHINGTON UP) Congressional leaders got an inside Jook the , world military diplomatic picture with President Eisenhower Thursday and .generally described it as "grim." "You might say we are in a hell of a fix," commented one of tho lawmakers, who asked not to be named; Led by Senate Majority Leader Taft of Ohio and House SDeakcr Martin (R-Mass), the contingent of 12 senators and 12 house mem bers of both parties emerged from the 90-minute White House sesciosi with terse - comments. The general- reaction seemed to be that nothing new or startling had been disclosed, but that the continuing gravity of the global situation had been driven home with considerable , force. This jibed with the view of diplo matic informants who said there is no evidence, of any new inter national development in Europe or the Far East likely to explode into a. sudden crisis. . Suggested by "Facts" One well - informed source sug gested that members of the con gressional delegation were taking a grim line because they - found grim facts to work with. These ..facts, it was said, run counter ' to optimistic campaign discussions by some candidates about an early end to the. Korean war and quick tax cuts. President Eisenhower is engaged in trying to head off a determined drive in Congress for tax cuts as the first order of business. Administration officials also have been stressing that there is - no quick panacea for the Korean War, or for the ' other vast problems arising from Soviet pressures throughout the world. Martin Optimistic ' These officials, however, are counting on such things . as mili tary and economic strength,' and a seizure of the offensive in the cold war to bring eventual success in the effort to establish a stable peace. Speaker Martin told newsmen after the White House briefing that while the outlook is "grim" he feels that "we will make it all right over the long pull." Martin said the meeting did not disclose "anything particularly new" but emphasized "the tough job we have ahead." ' Allies Probe For Solution. In Far East UNTTED NATIONS, N. Y. W1 Several courses of action on the Korean crisis In the U. N. General Assembly were explored Thursday by the United States and 13 of its Korean combat partners at a hush- hush conference. No decisions were reported and the host. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who did more listening than talking at the session, told newsmen later that "actions will speak louder than words.". Lodge and several delegates em phasized that the meeting showed the solidarity of the countries hav ing fighting forces in Korea. In a brief statement, with the other delegations grouped around him for pictures. Lodge said: "We have shown by our actions we really believe in the principle of collective security. We coun seled today on steps to take in the future." Informed quarters Indicated that some of the delegates are 'waiting with great interest to see whether V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian dele- gae who produced a resolution on Korea last fall, will bring to the Assembly any information from Communist China which might break the long stalemate. The as sembly reconvenes Tuesday. Hot Wire Kayos. Power Lineman Burton Dane, 29-year-old Port land General Electric lineman es caped serious injury Thursday when he was knocked unconscious atop a power . pole at Fairview Home. Dane told Salem First Aid crew men he was working at the top of the pole when he accidently brushed his bead against an u.ouu volt wire. The shock rendered him unconscious and fellow workmen lowered him from the pole. He was taken to Salem Me morial Hospital suffering from shock his only apparent injury. He was reported in "satisfactory" condition at the hospital Thurs day night. Anti-Racialis MearDini? instruction was favored by a sec ond boost In two days when the committee shot his pay to $10,000. Wednesday, it had recommended an Increase from $74)20 to $9,000. Other proposed increases In cluded: Labor corrfmissioner, $7, 920 to $9,000; supreme court Jus tices, $10,450 to $12,000, and cir cuit judges, $9,350 to $10,500. The Senate alcohol committee looked at the house-approved 11-quor-by-the-drink legislation and took a dim view of license fees proposed for clubs, declaring they are too high. They would ,range from $100 to $400 yearly.. George Wood worth, liquor com mission attorney, assured the com mittee that no liquor-by-drink li censes would be 'granted in Monmouth- or Newbergr Both " cities have local prohibition, but under the constitutional amendment vo ted by the people In November, the commission has the right to grant license in "dry" communities. Trio Reaches Semi-finals of Spell Contest ML Angel Sue Slaten, 14 who likes to play volleyball and rid her pony Buster, is winner of the spelling champi onship of the 7th and 8th grades at Mt. Angel Acad emy. . . Sue, an 8 th- gradenr and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. fy Cl.t.. . T .1 W slde, Ore., will j r e p r e sent her ' school in the semi - finals of Sue Slaten The Oregon Statesman-KSLM Spelling Contest at the Eugene Field Auditorium in Silverton. Wednesday night, March 11. Sue was certified as . spelling champion by her principal, Sister Mary Hilda, O.S.B. Her teacher is Sister Mary Corinne, O.S.B. Second lace at Mt. Angel Acad emy went to Donna Ogan, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Ogan, 124 Holley Rd Sweet Home, Ore., and third place to Donna Woodry, 11, daughter of Donald E. Woodry, 345 Bellevuo St., Salem. Donna Ogan is in t ho 8th grade. Donna Woodry in the 7 th. t . . 4 Parkersvllle A 12-year-old girl who likes music and reading, Pa tricia Graves, will represent Park- vnivui ixuuui in the semi-finals v ; of The Oregon ..111 C W 1 L iStatesman- JKSLM Spelling I Contest "at wood- t burn, Thursday I knight, March 12. Patricia, in the 7th grade and - - daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert f , , W. Graves, Route Patricia Graves 1, Box 210, Ger vais, was certified as Parkers vi lie champion by Principal Mattie Su Steele. Her teacher Is Mrs. Edna Wblcott. ; . J ; Larry Brower, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Brower, Route 1, Box 144, Brooks, won second place, and third place went . to Michlal Bergerson, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bergerson Route 1, Box 151, Gervais. Both Larry and Michael are in the 8th grade." ; ; Salem Academy Marie Schild ler, who was spelling champion at Christian School In 1052, will rep- , resent Salem Academy in the : 7 Ore eon States-f man - KSLH. 3 Spelling Contest I this year. -v i Marie, IS-. -voar.old 8th-1 r a A e r a n d 1 I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schindler, 1355 Marie Schlndler Fairmout Ave., Salem, was certi fied for the contest by Lucille W. Humphreys, Salem Academy principal. Her teacher Is Miss Iretta Downing. Marie missed oa "governor" in the semi-finals last finals last year. Bob Parrish, 13, son of Mrs. LUra Parrish, 21 N. Cth, Inde pendence, won second place at Sa ltan Academy this year. He is m the 8th grade. Third place went to Coralee Galbraith, 10, prob ably the youngest pupil ever to qualify for a certificate of merit In a Statesman-KSLM Contest. Coralee, a 7th grader, Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gal braith, Route 3, Box 772, Salem. CUT 1NNCOME TAX OTTAWA m Finance Minister . Douglas Abbott Thursday night an nounced an 11 per cent cut in Can ada's personal income tax effective next July L The House highway committee approved for :. introduction bills that would require the applicant's photograph on driver's licenses and give special auto plates to am ateur radio operators. The list of public hearings grew longer Thursday when the welfare subcommittee, of the Joint ways ami means committee set Feb. 21 at 2:30 for discussion on the bill which would open public welfare rolls to inspection. The Senate resolutions commit tee recommended defeat of a bill thut would have created the office of lieutenant governor, but impro ved a memorial calling for state hood for Alaska and Hawaii. Among bills up for finl pass a in the senate. Friday is one th-V would give the governor sole au thority to determine any and 1 hunting seasons during period t high fire hazard. - (Additional legislative news est -"