The Weather OtP Mba Pre. 31 JQO 33 JOO 31 M Salem Portland San rrmndsco ss New York 74 fUGPcrcoi There have been so many stabs at universal military training both before and after the second world war that the public is inclined to shrug off a fresh proposal. Another one is in the making however, and its principal provisions were un wrapped by John A. Hannah, as sistant secretary of defense, last week. Having heard Dr. Hannah at the Editors' conference last week, the writer is aware of the great problem Defense faces in trying to provide the armed services with the necessary manpower at a minimum of cost. The turnover of personnel is expensive. Inductees are required to serve only two years and it hardly pays to train them for the highly skilled jobs which are now numerous in all branches of the service. The program which is being whipped into shape provides these requirements, according to Dr. Hannah: 1. Youths within the 18-26 year bracket now subject to two years' service would take only six months of active duty. Thereafter they wuuld be required to attend regular drills and active training in reserve units, including the Na tional Guard. 2. Men completing two years or more of active service would at tend regular National Guard train ing for most of the eiht years of service which is now obligation but not enforced. (Continued on Editorial Paze. 4 ) Arrests Follow As Pedestrian Seriously Hurt A Salem pedestrian was seri ously injured Sunday night when he was struck by a car at the North Church and Court Streets intersection. Police identified the victim as Frank Dorec. about til. linotype operator for The Statesman. He sustained a fracture of both legs, fractured right shoulder, poss ible skull fracture and numer ous cuts and bruises, hospital of ficials said. He was taken by Willamette Ambulance Service to the Salem Memorial Hospital. Hospital officials said he was still in surgery early this morn ing an1 his condition was "seri ous." Investigating officers said Doree was struck by a car driven by 16-year-old Ronald Lloyd Nelson, 354 S. 15th St. Nelson told police in a signed statement he was traveling east on Court Street at "45 miles an hour or better," po lice said. 'Drag Racing' Police quoted Nelson as saying he was drag racing with an other vehicle and when he reach ed the intersection he swerved right to avoid another car going north across Court Street. Police reported Nelson's car. a 1941 coupe, struck the rear of the northbound car. driven by Lloyd Allen Fast. 605 N. 17th St., and continued to the east crosswalk of the intersection where Doree was hit. At least five persons witnessed the accident, police re ported. Police said investigation reveal ed Qoree apparently was struck by the left front fender of Nel son's car. Doree was found in the east crosswalk about 11 feet from the south curbing. Witnesses told officers Doree was walking south when he was struck. No License Charged Nelson was arrested on a charge of no operator's license, police explained and he was cited to appear in municipal court this morning. Officers said he had a learner's permit but was alone in the car when the accident oc curred. Two other drivers were arrest ed on charges of reckless driving at the scene of the accident while officers were there investigating. Charged with reckless driving and released on $150 bail was Ken neth E. Pickersgill. 19. of 3513 Winola St. Robert D. Wiley. 16. of 1205 Barnes Ave , was cited to court on the same charge Police said the two were stopped after they went through the intersec tion "at excessive speed " PLANE LOST IN ARGENTINE BUNOSE AIRES. Argentina i.f A DC3 plane carrying 21 passeng ers and four crewmen is lost in the mountains of La Rioja Prov ince in northern Argentina. Argen tine Airways said there was no clus as to its whereabouts or the fate of those aboard. ANIMAL CRACKERS V GOODRICH v A . . . s "I wish I had a buck for tvtry do around htrt." 4 104TH YEAR Aussies To Yield Petrov CANBERRA, Australia (JP) Australia refused Sunday night to hand fugitive diploma; Vladimir Petrov and his' wife over to the Russians. The Sovie Union has severed diplomatic relations with Australia as a result of the case Petrov, Soviet Embassy secretary in Canberra, who abandoned the Communists and obtained political asylum here nearly two " - " I Human Bones Found in Tree Near Albany ml Statesman New Service ALBANY A human skeleton. bcheved to be that of a young man, was found hanging from a tree in a remote area near Crabtree Sun- day. Linn County Deputy Sheriff 1 Wade Collins reported. ! Collins said the skclton apparent-' ,.. i j , ,u. f . i ildU Ut'CII LULU' 1UI LU tfl!3 or more but would not comment on whether the case was murder or suicide. Dr. Homer Harris of the State Crime Laboratory, is scheduled in Albany this morning to continue the investigation. The human bones were found by Clinton .McCann. Albany Route 3, and his tuo sons as they were hunting on what is known as the uia rruui riace aooui u.. t-e , miles north of Crabtree on the , Scio road, Collins said. They were a mile west of the road in a re mote and "hard to get at" place, lie explained. McCann told officers he first thojuht the skull was animal bait hanging irom the tree but on m estigalion saw the human skull and pile of bones beneath it. The correspondent out of Australia in skull w as fastened to the tree by , a hurry. Antonov. who has no dip a leather belt about four feet j lomatie immunity, could be called above the ground, Linn County j in as a witness in the Petrov case. Coroner Glenn Huston said. The : other sourCes speculated the tree had fallen against another j Russians were enforcing the delay tree recently and apparently the because Generalov and his staff skull had originally been hanging were enable to get quick air pas about seven feet off the ground. sage out 0f Australia. Tenative investigation indicated The Australian note said all ef the skeleton apparently was that of forts would be made to "facilitate a man in his early 20's. Huston re- the departure of the ambassador ported. Most of the clothing had anc his suite in accordance with rotted but the dead person seem- the normal practices of interna ingly was wearing an army type tional law and practice and as fatigue jacket and hat. A pair of sumed Russia would do likewise." GI shoes were in good condition, j The cuff of a pair of blue denim ! jeans and a few shreds of a blue (lnl(ljnpiW Fnrprat and white shirt were found with 'IO""nes r orecaM the bones under the skull. Collins said no one answering the meager discription of the dead person has been reported missing in the area. State and county offi- scheduled to leave Albany at 9:30 (area today and Tuesday, accord this morning to continue the in- mg to forecasters at McNary vestigation. j Field. ! The Willamette River reading e C.SV'") ,!-"l.pltv0n c- . , at Salem fell to .2 of a foot earlv Since Start of Wea'her Year Sept. 1 This Year ijst Year Normal this morning as a result of the 40.9.1 37.22 3554 'continued dry weather. Death Force Drive On French Bastion N By LARRY ALLEN HANOI. Indoehmr Vietminh artillery pounded Dien Bicn Phu with new fury Sunday and a Vietminh broadcast heard in Hanoi warned thai a death blow assault on the battered fortress was not far away The broadcast, naminp Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries, the French commander oi the Tortress, declared he and Ho Chi Minh's Rita Reunited With 2 Small Daughters WHITE PLAINS. N.V. ..f Rita Hay worth, described as "dread fully upset." was reunited early Monday with her two small daugh ters who Friday were named in ehages of child neglect The actress and her husband. Singer Dick Haymes. arrived early Monday and went directly to the home of a governess in whose care the children were left when the couple went to Florida two weeks ago. The governess. Mrs. Dorothy Chambers, said Miss Hayworth was "so upset she was ill." Neither the actress nor her hus band was available for direct com ment. BASEI-ALL OFFICIAL DIES VANCOUVER. B.C. Robert W. Fiddes. 78, West Coast brew ing industry leader and chairman of the board of the Portland Pa cific Coast Baseball Club, died here Sunday. Today's Statesman SECTION 1 Editorials, features 4 Society, women's news ....... 6 Valley news . 6 Radio, TV, Comics 7 SECTION t Sport news 1, 2 Classified ads 3-5 World This Week 6 2 SECTIONS 14 PAGES Refuse weeks ago, has been branded a "criminal'' by the Russians. They demanded that he and his wife be turned over to them Acting Foreign Secretary Sir Philip McBride handed the Aus tralian reply to Soviet Ambassa dor Nicolai Generalov. It served i notice that neither Petrov nor his wife would be handed over and reminded the Soviets they still have not given any detailed charges against Petrov. The Russians have used the terms "swindler" and "embez- zler" in describing Petrov, who brought a bulky sheaf of docu ments with him when he came over to the West. The data our- ported to show that a giant spy ring was operating in Australia. a fresu!! f the evidence. Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies an- nounced that a sweeping probe would be made into espionage ac tivies in Australia. Sunday's note was delivered as Foreign Ministry officials held a series of urgent meetings after re ceiving reports that the departure of the Australian Embassy staff from Moscow was "conditional on developments in A u s t r alia." Earlier the Russians had told Aus- traHan Charge d'Affaires Brien Hi1 and his staff t0 get out of of the country as soon as pos sible. Diplomatic sources here said the delay in the staff's departure might involve an attempted "horse trade" by the Kremlin. They said the Russians may be trying to get Victor Antonov, Tass news acencv In Area for 2 Davs Partly cloudy skies with little change in temperature is the weather outlook in the Salem troops "will be face to face very soon. A qualified French source who gets up-to-the-minute reports on conditions within the fortress de clared the morale of the defend ers was "sky high.'' 'Extremely Serious' He said their situation was "ex tremely serious but not desper ate." Somehow, the defenders feel that they can hold out, this informant said, no matter how often the Viet minh attack. But it looked like the French would need a lot of luck to turn back the Red tide if there is a general assault soon. The fight undoubtedly will be de cided in hand-to-hand combat. The defense area is so small that any attack or counterattack is bound to bring on body-to-bo&Jstruggles. spokesman said the Communist -A French Union Command led rebels were concentrating their barrage on the fortress' crumbling northwest defenses, where the Viet minh now hold three key French outposts. Pund for Several Days The rebels have been pounding the northwest corner for several days in a dogged attempt to blast a gap big enough to let thousands of Vietminh shock troops pour through to the heart of the fort. The French have been expect ing the rebels to try to smash the fortress just about the time the Geneva conference opens. The rebels are in a command ing position to try for the kill. They hold the whole northern half of the nation's main airstrip and have squeezed Dien Bien Phu's de fenses to an area less than a mile across. At some points they were dug in less than 2,000 feet from the bastion's vital core. Pttl POUNDDD 165! The- Polio Vaccine Arrives i - ' l r '1 Precious cargo was a good description for four little cardboard boxes which arrived by United Air Liner Sunday. On hand to receive the cargo, vaccine for polio inoculations which begin today, wre Al Gragg and James H. AHenby (on the ground), and Dr. Brace Knapp and Dr. Willard Stone (on the ramp). Heading the unloading detail was L. F. McLaughlin of UAL. (Statesman Photo). Polio Experts Approve Start of Vaccine Tests By FRANK CAREY Associated Press Science Reporter WASHINGTON (Pi A committee of polio experts Sunday gave its iinal approvr.i to the start of nationwide tests Monday of a new polio vaccine. Inoculations of the new vaccine, latest entry in the quest for a means of preventing the "great crippler", are scheduled to get underway Monday in at least some of the 171 selected commun Klamath Falls Photo igrapl ler Held in Killing KLAMATH FALLS CP A 48-year-old janitor was shot to death early Sunday and police were hold ing an elderly nightclub photog rapher without charge in connec tion with the shooting. Roy Durham suffered a fatal wound in the early-morning resi dental area shooting. Police ar rested Arthur F. Pigg. 73. the photographer, and held Durham's ex-wife, Eulah Durham. 44, and another woman. Billy Little, 60, as material witnesses. Dist. Atty. Frank Alderson said Pigg admitted the shooting. Pigg was jailed without charge, pend ing the outcome of an autopsy scheduled Sunday afternoon. Police Chief Orville Hamilton said Pigg employed Durham's wife in his photography busi-, ness. The shooting climaxed an argument. Hamilton said. Durham was employed in the First National Bank here. He was shot in the back with a .38 spe- cial revolver. Blossom Day Here Attracts Many Viewers Throng's of Salem residents and ; visitors crowded area roads Sun- j day to view cherry and prune i orchards during the annual "Bios-: som Day." Salem Cherrians were along the two predetermined routes to direct motorists through the orchard-lined Eola Hills west of Salem and into the Liberty- Sun nyside district. Signs also aided the visiting drivers. Partly cloudy skies and slightly cooler than pre dicted temperatures did not de ter the annual caravan. i the state capitol end an added at traction this year were organ se lections relayed through loud speakers. Blossom Pay officials declared they were well pleased with the manner in which so many parti cipated in the activity. MAN SHOT TO DEATH NEW YORK US Vincent MacrL brother of Benedetto Macri, who was acquitted of killing a garment district labor organizer in 1949, was found Sunday shot to death and stuffed: into a trunk of a parked car in the Bronx. Oregon Statesman Salem, ities in 45 states. Communities which had informed the polio foundation that they were prepared to begin the tests Monday are: Montgomery. Ala.; Jefferson County, Colo; Fair fax County, Va., W'ashoe. Nev; Carbon, Emergy and Utah Com munities, Utah; and Watcom and Yakima, Wash. The vaccine to be used will be the manufactured version of a vaccine originally developed by Dr. Jonas Salk in his laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh. The actual commencement of the trials, which may ultimately in volve the vaccination of more than a half - million children, was okayed by a group of experts after final two-day appraisal of the vac cine's safety. The group constituted a "vac cine advisory committee" to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP), sponsors of the tests. Until the committee announced its decision, late Sunday afternoon, that the vaccine was considered safe for use in the tests, it still had been an open question whether the vaccination program would be started as planned even though the first shipments of the material already had been slated to take part. . -- K irn I lfctivw c M- 11 V 11. Oil . Family's Home At Waconda Statesman Newt Servlct WACONDA Fire destroyed the home occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Johnson and five children near this community north of Salem at 2:30 a.m. Sun day. The family fled in their nightclothing and nothing was salvaged. Cause was unknown. There was no insurance on house hold effects. The house was on the farm property of Fred Zelinski by whom Johnson was employed. Brooks fire department answered the call. Henry Davis, Route 1, Box 20, Brooks, said he would accept con tributions of clothing, furniture and other items for the family. It was expected they could oc cupy another smaller house on the Zelinski property if it could be furnished. The Johnson's children are Joyce,( 15; Steve, 13; Judy, 11; Linda,' 9; Bert, 4. PERON CANDIDATE LEADS BUENOS AIRSE, Argentina CP President Peron's candidate for vice-president. Rear Adm. Alberto Teissare, took a better than 2 to 1 lead over his Radical Party op ponent Sunday night in carry re turns from the national elections euro Oregon, Monday, April 26, 1954 British May Aid French By JACK SMITH LONDON OP Prime Minister Churchill met with his top min isters in an atmosphere of crisis Sunday and they-were reported to have considered lending military' support to save embattled Indo china from the Reds. Best information indicated that the idea of sending troops and planes was shelved, at least temp orarily, in favor of other ways of helping France to victory in the Indochina War. Reports circulated (hat Britain may send more troops and planes to Malaya, an easy springboard to ward the battlefronts. Britain might also parade its naval might along the Indochinese coast, as the United States has done. Show of Force Shows of force of this kind would be aimed at bolstering morale in Indochina and stiffening the backs of the French themselves, many of whom want to make big con cessions to get a negotiated peace. Britain, like the United States, considers that politial concessions would give the Communists enough ol a foothold so they could eventu ally swallow up the country. A crowd of several hundred jammed the pavement outside No. 10 Downing Street, Churchill's of ficial residence, while ministers, chiefs of staff and foreign diplo mats arrived and departed in scenes recalling the crisis davs of World War II. Two Conference The 79-year-old Prime Minister held two emergency conferences with ministers and military advis ors his first formal Sunday ses sions since the war. The conferences were set up aft er Foreign Secretary Anthony F.den unexpectedly flew back from Paris late Saturday night and drove to Chequers, Churchill's country home, for midnight talks. Eden had just conferred with U.S. Secretary of State John Fost er Dulles and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault m prep aration for the Geneva conferenc on Indochina and Korea opening Monday. Eden flew back to Paris in an RAF plane Sunday night, making only a noncommittal comment to reporters about his trip. 49 Persons Hurt as Two Trains Crash CHICAGO Cf Forty-nine pers ons were injured early Sunday when a slow rolling suburban train rammed into the rear of another commuter train which was pulling away from a downtown station platform. Most of the injured were treated and released from three Chicago hospitals. Seven were hospitalized several hours after the accident but attendants said none was in serious condition. Some 400 pas sengers on both trains were shaken up. Motorman R. W. Marshall. 56, of Chicago, said the brakes of his six-car Illinois Central Railroad electric train failed as ha was approaching the platform from which a two-car electric South Shore Lines train was pulling away. The incoming train hammered the rear of the shortei train send ing it rollinc 150 feet down the track. Both were bound out of the city. Politics on Parade . . . Who's Running for What in May Primaries! (Editor' note: Stories la The Ore Ron Statesman'! exclusive PoUUcal Parade series are written by or for the candidates on Invitation of this newspaper and opinions expressed therein may or may not he in ac cordance with The Statesman's own policy. Today's Subject CECIL J. FARNES Candidate for STATE SENATOR Marioa County (D) Outstanding public servants need human understanding and practical experience. Cecil Fames nas tnese and pmm-wiwm he would he?- S . especially effec tive in the leg islature on problems of- n .1 lions, navine , for a number of ZS. years served as consultant and V y group disc us-1 sion leader at "- - JJ the State Hos- Ceeil Fanes pital and other state institutions. Now operating the largest busi- mat PRICE 5c cMEMpe him WATSONVILLE, Calif. (JP) A strong earthquake frightened thousands, damaged many buildings in this central California coast al area Sunday and temporarily blocked a highway five miles from here. Only one injury' was reported an unidentified 16-year-old girl who was bruised when some 500 persons attending a dog show Valley Motors Sale Reported As Imminent Sale of the long-established Valley Motor Company, Ford dealers in Salem, was reported imminent Sunday. Prospective purchasers were understood to be from Tacoma. It is known that there have been several attempts to pur chase the firm since the death of its president, Paul B. Wallace, who died June 9. 1952 Stock now is held by the Wal- lace Estate: bv William PhilliDS. general manager since 1923, and E. Burr Miller, sales manager for the last eight years. Valley Motors was established in Salem 36 years ago by Paul B. Wallace, Wait Shipp, John Harb eson and V. T. Greer. It was an outgrowth of a Ford dealership founded by Vick Brothers in 1911. The company since 1927 has occupied the northwest corner of Center and Liberty Streets. Bidault Asks U.S. for New Type War Aid PARIS (J) French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault implied Sunday night that France has asked the United States and Bri tain for some new type of war aid "because of the critical situation" in Indochina. In the midst of rumors and de nials of French calls for extra U.S. help for defenders of Dien Bien Phu, Bidault said: "I'll do everything in my power to bring aid to those fighting in Indochina." Questioned about a report pub lished in the United States that France had asked the United States for massive aid in the form of American planes with American pilots, Bidault said: "You understand that because of the critical situation wherein the defenders of Dien Bien Phu find themselves, everything should be tried to bring them aid." This was a clear indication that some sort of aid had been asked of Britain and the United States in the conference of Big Three min isters Saturday. This did not necessarily conflict with a statement from the office of Premier Joseph Laniel that there was "nothing which would permit confirmation' of the report that France had asked for direct, large-scale American aid in' the form of U.S. planes and pilots. Bidault talked for 15 minutes with British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden who stopped here while en route to Geneva by plane. U. S. ENVOY MEETS RHEE SEOUL Iff A special envoy of U.S. Secretary of State Dulles met Monday with South Korean President Syngman Rhee, timing his visit with the opening of the Geneva conference on Korean uni faction. ness of its kind in the Northwest high fidelity sound). Fames served with the Signal Corp in World War II, was formerly a motion picture distributor, sales man and shipping clerk and in earlier years was farm laborer and lumber -worker. For years he has worked with judges, ministers, law enforce ment officials and doctors on in dividual cases involving human behavior, and has lectured fre quently at the University of Ore gon, Willamette University, Reed College and numerous churches, schools and service clubs. He is 51 yars of age, Oregon resident 30 years, residing in Salem with his wife, Lucile. They have a daughter. Pat, who is a graduate of Willamette and is now attending University of Ore gon Medical School. People with: his background seldom try for political office and it was only after sober re flection that be decided to file for the office of state senator. Tomorrow: W. R. Atria) 41 JK Willamette River 01 feet. Forecast from U. S. weather bureau, McNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy today, tonif ht and Tuesday with little change in temperature. High today near 4 and low tonight near 35. Temperature at U:01 am. today was 45. No 30 -j nortn of here panicked and ran into the open as they felt the shock about 1:35 p.m. PDT. The quake's several sharp jolts were felt for nearly a minute, over a large area extending 90 miles north to the San Francisco Bay region. A slight aftershock was felt 45 minutes later. Walls Cracked The tremors apparently were strongest around th cities of Wat sonville, Gilroy and Hollister, where many cases of broken win dows, cracked walls, falling bottles and dishes were reported. This is where the Hayward and San An dreas faults source of many past quakes converge. Watsonville Police Sgt. J. C. Brandon said he was informed the "hiehwav cracked and an arth j slide blockea the road in Chitten- j den pass." This road runs through hills and joins Highwav 101 a few miles east. Hollister, about 100 miles south of San Francisco, reported plaster damage to a number of Buildings. The Whalen drug store reported ceiling plaster broken. The Holland Hotel said plaster fell from the ceiling in the hotel bar and bot tles were knocked off shelves. Worst Quake Sgt. Brandon at Watsonville said "this is the worst quake I've ever felt in my life worse than the one in Santa Barbara when I was liv ing there several years ago." He said plaster was badly cracked in the Watsonville City Hall and a flagpole snapped off a building and fell into the street. Stores reported canned goods jarred off most of their shelves. There was quite a bit of con fusion and a touch of panic among Watsonville's residents when the quake hit. People ran into the streets, many obviously frightened, seeking information about what ap parently was the worst quake ever to hit the area. Watsonville evidently suffered a broken water main, for water con sumption jumped 50 gallons a minute right after the quake. Wat er department officials said they had not yet been able immediate ly to find the break. A crack 12 feet long and nearly an inch wide, extending upward from the sidewalk, was opened in the granite wall of the Bank of America building on Watsonville's main street. The nearby towns of Pajaro and Aromas reported electricity off. waterlines broken and dishes and windows damaged. Two Perish In Collision Of Car, Bus OAKRIDGE, Ore. CP An auto mobile and a Greyhound bus col lided about seven miles east of here Sunday, killing two occupants of the car. A third was injured. The 26 passengers on the bus es caped injury. One of the victims was Norman Perkins, 22. of Willamette City, whose wife and two children burned to death two weeks ago in a tragic fire. A third child sur vived. Perkins was killed out right. He was riding in a car driven by William Means, 26, Willamette City, who also was killed. A broth er, Jimmy Means. 19, was hospi talized at the Oakridge clinic. Police Chief Gordon Shaffer said the automobile collided headon with the bus on a curve. The bus driver, John W. Noel, 27, Jackson ville. Ore., also escaped injury. Shaffer said the car glanced off" the front end of the bus. flipped around and smashed into the rear. The Means family moved to Wil lamette City about two weeks ago from Colorado. IKE BACK AT CAPITAL WASHINGTON OP) President Eisenhower returned to Washing ton Sunday night after a 12-day Georgia, vacation of golf combined with work. COAST LKAGCK At Portland 3-t. Sacramento 4-3 At Seattle 3-4. San Dieco (1st. 14 inn ) At Hollywood 1-3, Los Angeles S-S At Oakland 15-4. San rrancisc 1-5 NATIONAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh Brooklyn 3-4 At St. Louia 1. Milwaukee (IS inn.) At Cincinnati J-3. Chicago -3 At New York 3-5, Philadelphia -9 AMCXICAIff LEAGtJI At Washington S. Boston 1 At Philadelphia 1-4. New York -3 At Detroit S, Cleveland 19 (1 lM- At Chicago 3-4. Baltimore 3-3 1 ifflTOBllL