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i - V r ' - ' ' '. I 4 " IV. ' -i ' 4 I ao3 Use French Paratroop I Units Smash Red Base in Indochina By LARKY ALLEN WITH FRENCH FORCES AT LANG SON, Indochina (JP) Five thousand French Union parachute troops Friday captured and wrecked Lang Son, the key- relay point for Red China's supplies to the Vietminh, in the most daring raid of the 7-year-old Indochinese War.- ! The red-bereted raiders, dropped in full daylight from transport ffilM My guess is that one of the casualties of the East German revolution is the international army. It was in none too healthy a state before June 17th which may go down in history as quite an important date, not so signi ficant as July 4, 1776 or July 14, 1789; but if and when the captive countries of Central Europe ef fect their escape then June 17 may be the name chosen for, say, Stalinallee in Berlin where the trouble started. But this international army it was the outgrowth of NATO. When the North Atlantic pact was signed and countries of Western Europe set about preparing de fenses against the USSR, it was realized that they were no match for the 300 divisions of the USSR. Premier Pleven of France suggested an international army into which German units could be melded. He didn't want a sep arate German- army for fear it might get bad ideas, as in 1914 and 1939; but he thought if its units could be merged with those renewed German aggression would be small, and the benefit of German manpower would be of other countries the danger of great. The United States agreed with the idea. Britain commend ed the idea, but said to include the British army out. France never did ratify the agreements. Germany had a hard time with its ratification (Continued on Editorial Page, 4.) Stayton School Start Delayed Due to Harvest Statesman News Service STAYTON Stayton High School has become the first of valley schools to delay fall open ing because of the late harvest. High School will open Sept 21 one week later than scheduled chiefly due to the late bean har vest and the need for workers in the local cannery, said W. A. Ing- lis, who was elected chairman of the school board at the Tuesday night meeting. About 250 high school students are effected by the delayed open ing. M. L. Morey, high school super intendent, said it was probable the grade school would open a week later also. There are some 320 grade school pupils. The grade school board has yet to take official action on the matter. Morey pointed out the week would be made up during the school year so that pupils would not lose schooling. Other business at the high school board meeting was: Elec tion of Walter Hinrichs as vice chairman; continuation of the auto driver's course; and a vote favoring installation of an exten sion telephone system in the school building. Max. Mln. Precip. s 52 54 9 . J7 Salem Portland 86 San Francisco 76 Chicago 78 New York 97 77 Willamette River -J.l feet. FORECAST (from U. S. Weather Bureau. McNary Field, Salem): Fair today through Sunday. A little cooler with high today 88-90. low 50-52. High Sunday 82-84. Temperature at "11:05 jn. was SO degrees. SALEM PRECIPITATION Since suit ! Weather Year Sept. 1 This Year 3.29 Last Year 42.68 Normal 38.20 Animal Crackers Bv WARREN COODRICH 1 1 . i planes provided by the United States, swiftly routed scattered de tachments of the Communist-led garrison at the ancient fortress city only 10 miles from China's frontier. They speedily took up the job of finally destroying military barracks supply depots and bridges that had been battered by French combers and fighters for three weeks. They blew up huge stores of supplies and ammunition. Much Equipment A thousand cuhjc yards of ex plosives, ammunition, rifles and machine guns enough to equip two infantry divisions was reported to have fallen into their hands. A number , of Communist trucks and thick engines were seized. Bridges over the Ky Cua Rivet linking Lang Son with China were dynamited and B-26 bombers ripped fresh gaps in the highways over which the French say the Viet minh has been getting more than 3.000 tons of war equipment a month. Not Planning to Stay The parachutists are not here to stay. Lang on, 83 miles north east of their headquarters city of Hanoi, is too deep in enemy terri tory. It is A) miles across the jungles from French lines. Gen. Rene Cogny, land command er in the north, said the men were being withdrawn since they had accomplished their mission. It will take the Vietminh months to repair the damage here. I watched the strike from a French Air Force plane. Fighters and bombers knocked out a group of Vietminh anti-aircraft units made up of heavy ma chine guns. Drop Through Clouds The troopers dropped through low white clouds. It was just after 8 a.m., the fav orite breakfast hour of the Viet, minh, that the first wave of red, white, blue and green parachutes touched the' soil of Lang Son. Once a town of 20,000, it seemed bare of civilians. Some Vietminh riflemen opened fire from caves in limestone hills; The French blasted them out with grenades and machine pistols. Wave after wave of parachutists went Into Lang Son until, three hours later, they had done their work of wiping out an resistance and smashing the Vietminh instal lations. There was no immediate announcement of the casualties on either side. Aumsville Boy Burned by Coals Statesman News Service AUMSVILLE A young Aums ville boy jumped from a cool swimming pool onto hot coals at Stayton City Park Wednesday aft ernoon and is now walking with the aid of crutches. Hubert Hudson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hudson, suffered se vere burns on the bottom of both feet when he jumped out of the pool and ran up the bank over hot coals left from a bonfire. He was taken to Santiam Me morial Hospital, Stayton, for treatment. Eugene Hires Manager From Oregon Gty . EUGENE -on By unanimous vote, the Eugene City Council Fri day named Robert A. Finlayson to fill the post of Orin King. Eu gene city manager who resigned to take a similar position in River side, Calif. Finlayson presently is city man ager of Oregon City at a salary of $8,700 annually. He will receive $10,500 here. He is expected to as sume his new duties next month, Couple in Salem After 22-Day Hitch-Hike Trek From Maine By PHIL SLOCUM Staff Writer, The Statesman A tired and broke, but happy,' middle-aged man and wife drift ed into Salem Friday night after spending 22 days hitchhiking across the country from Portland, Me. Osand P. Clifford, 60, and his wife, Carolyn, 58, said they were on their way to California be4 cause of our health." They didn't have a dime in their pockets and attempts to find a place to sleep failed. - f Finally they went to the police station and officers made contact with the Catholic Charities, a Community Chest member. The Cliffords, poorly but neat ly dressed and smiling, . were shown to a room in a downtown! hotel by police. They were also given meal tickets for breakfast . The care-worn couple said they left Maine with only $75 and that ran out in Salt Lake City. i ''With prices the way they are! today," remarked Clifford, "monr ey just flies through your fin gers." : -j Most nights the coiple have slept in hotel lobbies alter get 1C3 YEAR 12 PAGES Friday Hottest Day Of Year in Salem With 94 Degrees Salem had its hottest day of the year Friday with a temper atore of 94. The previous high this year was as 92 registered July 6. The hottest day last year was a 96 on Sept 20-21. Even with this, Salem in 1953 has quite a way to go to top the record 40 years ago. According to the Statesman July 18, 1913 "Salem had Its hottest day, the temperature was 102.' Today and Sunday will con tinue to be good golfing and swimming days, hut ; weather men predicted slightly cooler temperatures around . 88-90. Chinese Stage Big Buildup in Kumsong Zone SEOUL Wl Thousands of Chi nese streamed southward across the Kumsong River Saturday with tanks, field guns and truck-borne equipment in an ominous buildup on territory won in Tuesday's smashing offensive. It was no certain whether the Communists were massing for a new offensive or were setting up a strong new line against the north ward push of three South Korea divisions. The South Koreans before noon Saturday had regained as much as 5 miles of the ground they los Monday night and Tuesday when the Reds hurled 80,000 troops into their mightiest drive in two years) Allied spotters in light planes observed the southward, movement of the Reds and called down bomb ing and machinegun attacks by bigger warplanes. - The Reds moved across bridges still intact over the Kumsong and at places forded the wide but shal lpw stream. '"The South Korean gains were made against light but stiffening resistance across the eastern two thirds of the new Kumsong sector. French Model Designated as Miss Universe LONG BEACH. Calif. W Chris tiane Martel of France was select ed Miss Universe Friday night. The brunette model-actress from Paris won over 25 international contestants. Miss United States, Myrna Han sen of Chicago, was runner-up. : Third was Kinuko Ito of Japan; Fourth, Ana Lepe Jimenez of Mex ico; and fifth, Maxine Morgan of Australia. Miss France, an 18-year-old dark haired Gallic beauty, was almost overcome when she was announced as the winner. She threw up her hands and screamed, "Oh. no!" Standing 5 feet 8 inches and weighing 125 pounds, the new Miss Universe has measurements of 33, 22 and 35 inches around bust, waist and hips. The finals produced some rather suprising upsets. The judges' first five choices were all on the petite side. Miss Martel has blue-gray eyes and was born in the small town of Pienne in north France. Her fath er. Georges Magnai, is a Paris ia theater operator. Miss Martel is a former fashion model and has had three bit parts in movies ting permission. A couple of times the Salvation Army put them up. "We've been married 14' years and two months, said Mrs. Clif ford with a grin. "Just an old maid and a bachelor who finally got hitched. her husband added quickly. "And what adventures we've had." V The couple have no children and few relatives. They feel the California sunshine will do won ders for their health which has been failing recently. "I've been feeling Jbetter al ready." said Clifford, since get ting into the West i He said he started raising giant frogs (for eating) ; back in South Windham, Me, but then his health failed. ' "When we get to California we hope to start a mail order busi ness at home," said Mrs. Clifford. "You know, addressing envelopes and so forth." ;' This isnt their first trip west The couple hitchhiked to Los An geles eight years ago. J - "But that was only temporary, we're out to stay this time.' said Clifford as he led his gray-haired wife off to their room for a much needed night's rest. POUND0D 1651 ii i i if ' Th Orocon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, July 18, 1953 Coyote Plagued Farmers Turn To Veteran of 60 Years Hunting 'Too Dry to Pick Up Scent' '""r" ' ' : . ' h 'l 'rV ' V UJA Ax-' Vf .. THi if .-S -'f 'fe .4 MONMOUTH Fred Auer and his Red Bone and Black and Tan hounds (above) were called out when a coyote was reported near Salem this week, but Auer says it's too dry for hounds to pick up the scent Longtime Polk County resident, he now lives south west of Monmouth. (Statesman photo.) Spinster Turns Safe Into Arsenal BOSTON Bank officials were astounded when they discov ered what a 'Boston- spinster had stored in a safe deposit vault Live ammunition grenades, rifle cartridges,; primers for big artil lery shells, parachute flares, plus some barbed wire. Sentimental souvenirs. they were, saved by Miss Sarah Bat telle ever since she was a YMCA worker in World War I. Miss Bat telle died several weeks ago. The "hot" mementoes were turned over to the police. Man Stabbed In Street Fight . A 31-year-old Valsetz man was stabbed in the abdomen during a street fight early this morning in the 200 block of North Commer cial Streetand was in serious con dition at Salem Memorial Hospi tal. Police identified him as John Melton. A search was on by po lice early i this morning for two I men believed to have been in volved in the fight Driver Fined $500 After Citizen Arrest Statesman Newt Servlc SILVERTON An arrest by a citizen led to a $500 fine for a Silverton-area man here Friday. The charge was driving while in toxicated, j The arrested driver was listed as Duane LeRoy Durkee, about 30, Silverton route 3. He was arrested by Clarence Simmons Jr., Central Howell farmer, Thursday night following a traf fic accident in which Simmons' car was damaged extensively. Silverton city police said Sim mons placed Durkee in their cus tody Thursday night In Justice Court here Friday morning. Judge Alf O. Nelson fined Dur kee $500. Durkee also drew a six-months jail , term, suspended providing Simmons was paid for damage to his car within 90 days. Durkee's driver's license was automatically suspended for 90 days. f IT WAS IN! THE CARDS j TORONTO on There was a burglary here Thursday night at the scene of which were found 3 playing cards, including both jo kers. Picked up later, a man named Brock Johnson bad 19 play ing cards in his jacket So they booked him. BO. ,D MEET CANCELED There will be no meeting of the state board of control next week,. Got. Paul Patterson said Friday. The governor was expect ed to be absent from Salem sev eral days,' Taft Abandons Plan to Return To Duty Soon NEW YORK OH Sen. Taft, hospitalized with a hip ailment. Friday gave up any prospect of getting back into the legislative harness before the present term of Congress ends. But the Ohio Republican is ex pected to continue in close touch with affairs at the Capitol. From his bed in New. York Hos pital, the 63-year-old senator sent out word that he doesn't intend to get back to Washington by the time Congress winds up its session late this month or early next. Nine days ago, Taft underwent an operation. A hospital bulletin Friday, said "no complications of any kind have developed", his con dition is "good", and bandages and stitches will be removed next week. But the hospital, noting that .o date has been set for Taft's - de parture from the hospital, said: "Sen. Taft does not intend to re turn to his duties at this session of Congress, which apparently will end in August" Maude Adams, 'Peter Pan Dies at Age 80 TANNERS VILLE , N.Y. UP Maude Adams, whose "Peter Pan" established her as on of the great est actresses in the history of the American stage, died Friday at the age of 80. Death came peacefully as she rested on a sofa at the home of Mrs. Margaret McKenna. with whom she had lived in this Cat skill Mountain village for the last three years. She made her New York debut in 1888 as Moyna in "The Pay master. Her first pronounced sue cess came m 1892 as leading lady to John Drew in "The Masked Ball. Later, when she had become an established actress, her perform ances in "Peter Pan" and other plays of Sir James M. Barrie were milestones of stage history. It was in "The Little Minister" in 1897 thai, she became a star in her own right Othr Barrie plays introduced by her in this country were, "What Every Woman Should Know," "Quality Street" and "A Kiss for Cinderella." Injuries Fatal to Silverton Youth PORTLAND tft-Arnold Douthit, IS. of Silverton. died in a Portland hospital Friday from injuries suf fered July 5 when he struck his head on a rock as he dived in a creek near his farm home. He was the son i of Mr. and Mrs. La fence Douthit, Route 1, Silverton, ; PRICE 5c Fred Aiier Recaus Killer Bears of 1905 By CHARLES IRELAND Valley Editor. The Statesman MONMOUTH People may be getting thicker in the Willamette Valley but so are coyotes, says Fred Auer and Auer ought to know. Auer, longtime Rickreall farm er who now lives on a 900-acre ranch southwest of Monmouth, has probably tracked as many "varmints" as anyone around the valley. When a coyote was reported In Eola Hills, near West Salem, this week, it was just natural that comeone should think of Auer and bis pack of Red Bone and Black and Tan hounds. Farmers in Polk County have been doing that for nearly- 60 years now when wild animals started raiding their livestock. But Auer said this is a poor time to catch a coyote in the valley. Daylight Hunting "Too dry," he observed Friday, "Hounds can't pick up the scent in the daytime, and I don't like to go stumbling around in the dark." This sage and veteran outdoors man not only thinks coyotes are increasing in Polk County and environs he said bobcats are "holding their own", too. Auer said Mary's Peak, near Coryallis, is a breeding ground for Coyotes, and he "knows there are some more on ML Hebo, Bald Mountain, Saddle Mountain and back in the Tillamook Burn." During 60 years of well-tabulated tracking, Auer said his hounds have run down 85 coyotes, 14 cougars, 23 bobcats, 360 red fox and 41 bears. Killer Bears The bears usually aren't killers, rAuer said, but he remembered one year back; about 1905 ("I was just kid then; no, by golly I was over 30"), when they came down out of the mountains to eat acorns, and when the acorns were gone they started eating sheep." That" was the year Auer shot three bears in one day, and one of them almost got him first "Fellow with me shot the bear out of a tree, and I found myself face-to-face with that bruin. He was a big one and he was foam ing at the mouth," Auer recalled. "I had one shell in my gun and I finished him off. He fell back ward, Fallen the other way, he'd have toppled right on me." Friend Follows Pack But Auer, hobbled by the years, doesn't, follow the pack anymore. He takes the hounds to the scene where a friend, usually Lloyd Newbill of Grand Ronde, takes oyer.! I ? ' Farmers are always coming around to seek the services of Auer's hounds, and mostly it's on an informal basis. Farmers who have already lost some sheep are glad to get up a purse for the fellow that gets rid of tne "var mint" and the purse & frequent ly over $100. But money doesn't mean much to a fellow who has lived as much life as Fred Auer. He said his pack of five hounds may be worth only $1,000 or so, but he wouldn't trade them for all the cash in Ladd & Bush Bank. Way he said it sounded like he meant it too. Western International At Salem 7. Spofcane 3 At Lcwiston 5, Edmonton 4 ' At Trt-Clty S, Victoria 7 At Wenatchee 2-0. Vancouver 4-S At Yakima 10. Calgary Coast League At Portland I. San Francisco 4 At Oakland 4, San Diego 2 At Los Anreles 7. Sacramento 2 At Seattle 3, Hollywood 0 American League At Chicago 4. Washington 1 At Cleveland 3. Philadelphia 0 At SC Louis 4. New York At Detroit 2. Boston 3 i National League At Brooklyn 14-7. St. Louis 0-4 At Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 3 At Pittsburgh 2. Milwaukee S (Only games scheduled! Forest Rangers Seek To Save j Statesaaaji News Service DETROIT Three forest rangers left here late Friday night on a rescue mission for the Opal Lake trail where a Portland man reportedly had col lapsed from exhaustion while on a fishing trip.: - The , man .was identified by rangers as George PettingelL 67, an . ectrical engineer. ,Hi companion, Louis Meyers. i retired Mehama logger, came out No, 110 naming Crash " of Marine Transport Kills 40 Out of 46 MILTON, Cal. (AV-A Marine transport plane with 40 coUege naval reservists and six crew men aboard crashed in a take off at Whiting Field Tuesday midnight and the Navy-sald there were only six known sur vivors. The plane was part of a flight of five transports ferry ing 200 reservists from Corpus Christi, Tex. to Norfolk, Va., . for: summer training. The public information office at the Pensacola Naval Air Sta tion said the plane had stopped at!: Whiting Field, about 30 mites north of Pensacola for refueling. One plane had taken off, and the second transport was gain itt$ altitude when it suddenly plunged to earth and burst into flames. i Civil Rights Threat Fails PORTLAND Oft The Oregon civil; rights law, passed by the 1953 i Legislature, will go into ef fect! next Tuesday free of any threat of a referendum. The Rev. Elmer D. Riddle, leader of an attack on the bill, said ; fewer than 11,000 signatures of aj required 24,000 had been ob tained, and the campaign would be dropped. He said an expected rush of petitions as the deadline neared failed to materialize. The new law will forbid racial or religious discrimination b pub lic places. 3 South Korea To End Truce' fi - After SAN FRANCISCO tf If the Communists fail to agree to the unification of Korea within 180 days' after a cease-fire, the Re public of Korea will open fire again the ROK ambassador to the United States declared Friday. Dr You Chan Yang, here for a speech to the Commonwealth Gub of California, minced no words in describing his country s plans to reporters. Dr. Yang, who made it clear he is sq skeptical of Communist sin cerity that he regards the resump tion of the war as a foregone con clusion, told a news conference: "We'll go along with the truce because the United States and the United Nations asked us to. "We'll wait for 90 days until political conferences begin and then! we'll wait another 90 days. "if. at the end of those 180 days, the Communists have not agreed to tb reunification of the Repub lic of Korea and if they haven't aereed to remove the Chinese Com munists we'll attack." "And." he added, "we hope the United Nations will give us air and sea j5upport., Addressing his remarks to the American people, Yang said: "If: you feel you can't fight Com munism any more, then don't stop us fiom fighting and give us the belpfwe need." Margaret Back 0 In London Amid Talk of Romance ,i '. LONDON W Princess. Margar et returned from Africa by jet air liner Friday amid controversy over her ireported romance with a di vorced air officer. She smiled and looked serene. Queen Elizabeth II hurried aboard the gleaming Comet to give the princess a hug and, perhaps, some sisterly advice. The poised slim princess stepped front the plane to smile and wave at 2,000 cheering persons at the airport. Missing from the welcoming party of royalty and other digni taries was Margaret's handsome boy friend, RAF Group CapL Pet er Townsend. He arrived in Brus sels fas British air attache just 48 houfs ago "exiled," according to some British newspapers. Man of me woods about 9 p.m., and reported to rangers that Pettin gelllhad collapsed on the trail about three or four miles in from the highway. Opal Lake is about 14 miles west 4t Detroit , j It! was not learned early this morning if the . rangers : had reached Pettingell and had been able to bring' him out over the rugcd trail. Referendum 180Day d r ainst Violence J I By DON DO AXE BERLIN (A The Russians sent two j tank divisions back to East Berlin Friday to choke off a new wave of anti-Communist strikes be fore they erupt into another revpli likejthat of June 17. i It was one month ago to the da that two million rioting workers shook the Red empire with their mass uprising throughout East Ger man;. Alarmed by a creeping paralysil of J strikes, the Russians moved quickjy and menacingly. Column! of (tanks began rumbling into East Berlin soon after midnight Friday morning. ., . ; -t , They clanked along Stalin ,llee where the June 17 revolt began in a display of force obviously intend ed jit frighten still rebellious East BerDners into submission. Estimated at 300 All! day long new groups of tanki entered the city. By nightfall, un official estimates put the total at around 300. J The tanks took up strategic posi tions j in the outskirts of the Soviet sector, ready to pounce quickly it the East Berlin workers got out of handj It was assumed here that sintilar tank operations were de veloping in other Soviet Zone cities where the strikers are most active. Two big strike centers were the Soyiet-owned buna synthetic rub ber plant at Merseburg and the Zeiss optical works at jena. . the buna plant has been para lyzed since Wednesday by a sit downf strike of 14.000 workers. . Threatened With Guns Zeiss employes struck last Sat urday The Russian commander ir Jena forced them back to work Tuesday with ,aliiceal to shoot every loth striker, but they are re porter c to have been on a slow down! ever since. The strikers - demand release of Jheir comrades arrested in the Jun riots, I firing of their communist bosses and more food. Foqd became perhaps the sorest point! after Moscow rejected an of fer of the United States to deliver 15 million dollars worth of supplies to East Germany. . Relief Market Thousands of East Berliners have stormed a West Berlin relief mar kef' in the last few days to get supplies they could not obtain in the bare-shelved Communist stores. Some even came from far out in the Soviet Zone. One elderly woman came all the way from Magdeburg to jgf (t a piitf.of milk the first milk, she said, that she had had for months. West Berlin Borogub Mayor Willy Kressman, who organized the re lief market, said he bad reliable reports that the Eastern German government ' was rushing tons of fruit and vegetables to East Ber lin! to placate the hungry people anc stave off a new outbreak of violence. i 1 Jabara Sent nome minus Jet Record SEOUL W Mai. James Ja bara; America's first jet 'ace and second triple jet ace, seporta Sat urday to headauarters on the wav back home to a desk job, disap pointed in failing to at least tie the top .mark of 16 Red MIGs shot down. i The Wichita, Kan., flier wound up j his second tour Friday by prowling the skies in a vain search . fori his 16th victim. I "I j want to keep flying Sabre jets." he said after concluding the 100th I mission of his second tour, "bulj'm going to be sweating out one ftf those jet desk jobs. "X-got one of those between my twd tours out here.". Friday he flew his 163rd mission of the Korean War; but couldn't vni Kioht a RmI MK IT ont hie 15 tn Wednesday, putting him with in one of the record held by Capt. Joseph McConnel Jr., of Apple Val ley; Calif., since rotated home. '. Jane Powell Seeks Divorce SANTA MONICA m Actress Jane Powell filed suit for divorce Friday from former skater Ger hardjti Anthony (Geary) Steffen Jr. H on grounds be caused her "grievous mental suffering." - The; complaint did not amplify. However, it asked the court to ap prove! a property agreement and award her custody of, their two children, Gerhardt, 2, and Suzanne ( 7 months. The! couple married in nearby . Beverly Hills Nov. - 5, 1949, and separated last June IS. Steffen, an insurance executive, is the son of Willie Ritchie, former j light weight boxing champion. Mis Powell began her singing career In Portland, Ore. : BOHLKN. DULLES CONFER I WASHINGTON m Charles E. Bohlen, ambassador to Moscow, has completed his consultation with Secretary of State Dulles 'on the Berial purge and will be back' at his ipost in about 10 days, j . , Today's Statesman ' fc" Society, Women's -.3 Editorials, Features 4 Sports ...,,,.....-.6,7 Comics L - . ' 7 Radio. TV 8.9 Church news 12 Valley news :.12 mo Lrtia If- If