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Today Salem recognizes Armed Forces Day and is itself honored by the presence of Lt. Gen. Wil lard G. Wyman. commanding gen eral of the Sixth Army, whose dis trict embraces Oregon. Salem, the capital of Oregon, has long held a warm attachment for the military. Its own National Guard and Reserve units have been well sustained: and its num erous veterans' and patriotic or ganizations are diligent to keep alive interest in the nation's mil itary establishment: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force. Today then Salem salutes the Armed Forces for their past val iant services and their present ef forts to preserve national security. It has been characteristic of America to relax its military strength when the shooting stops. Traditionally a people of peace, faced with the glowing opportun ity of exploiting a new continent, soldiers quickly laid down their arms when the crisis was past and turned to the plow and the lathe and the saw. Even in the face of the experience after the first world war when disarmament was pushed to great extremes demobil ization after World War II was rapid and drastic. The revelation in 1949 that Russia had solved the secret of the atom bomb and the outbreak of war in Korea in 1950 stirred the government to action, and for four years now the coun try hd"s been building up its mil itary might, particularly in the air and in nuclear weapons. The Eisenhower administration was caught between two fires: the need for economy in government and the high cost of rearming. Out of the studies of the National Se curity Council emerged what Sec retary of Defense Charles Wilson called the "new look." It put re liance on (Continued on Editorial Page, 4.) Natural Gas Line Backers Keep Up Hope SEATTLE CP Spokesmen for pipeline promoters expressed hope Wednesday that the Pacific North west will get a supply of natural gas fairly soon, despite an adverse brief filed by the staff of the Fed eral Power Commission. Another official suggested the possibility of a conditional FPC permit, giving one of the compet ing companies time in which to meet objections raised by the FPC staff. The staff brief, filed with the FPC in Washington, D C. recom mended that the commission deny the permits sought by Wescoast Transmission Co. to bring gas from the Peace River field of Canada, and by Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp., which proposes a line from the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado. Included in the turndown was Trans-Northwest Gas, Inc., which planned to pipe gas obtained from the Westcoast company through Eastern Washington and North Idaho. To Xnswer Points Spokesmen for Westcoast and Pacific Northwest said their reply briefs, to be filed May 26, would answer the points raised by the FPC staff. The staff brief ques tioned the ability of the companies to meet market needs. The suggestion of a "deficiency" or conditional permit came from Allan Peyser, president of the Washington Gas & Electric Co., which serves Tacoma and Thurston and Lewis County communities. He said such a permit would allow the company receiving it to begin pipe line construction upon meeting de ficiencies in the commission's final order. No Verdict Yet William F. Devin. Northwest counsel for the Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp.. said the Power Commission staff brief would carry "considerable weight' with the Commission, but added: ' The staff is virtually like anoth er part, and files its brief, just like the others. No decision has been made. The FPC will make the decision after they read all the briefs, including that of their staff." He also said Tuesday's appeal by New Mexico to the FPC to al low Pacific Northwest markets to use its proven reserves of gas an swered a principal objection to the company's case. CATHOLIC RISE NOTED NEW YORK UP The number of American Catholics has risen to about 31H million, a gain of more than 4 per cent in the last year, according to official statis tics released Wednesday. ANIMAL CRACKERS "Isn't there somtploc we can fp to be atenel? BY WAR REN GOODRICH S - . - 104TH YEAH Club Prepares Park for Summer Season SM km1 The Hollywood Lions Club mixed a box lunch meet ing with a lot of hard work Wednesday noon when members got together at their new park site near the State Fairgrounds to mow the grass, set up playground equipment and make the place ready for the public this summer. Shown above around one of the new park stoves are (left to right) Frank Jacobs, C. R. Lindstrom, president; Mrs. Lot tie Smith, Robert Zumwalt and Daryel Donaldson. (Statesman photo) Pentagon to Announce Expansion of Reserves WASHINGTON (JP) Sen. Ferguson (R-Mich) said Wednesday the Pentagon plans to announce by this weekend a "broad new plan for strengthening the reserve military forces of the nation." Ferguson said in an interview the reserve program would off set some of the reduction in ground forces called for under the Eisenhower administration's defense program. Ferguson, chairman of a Senate appropriations subcommittee now considering the 29-billion-dollar de fense budget for the year starting July 1, said Asst. Secretary of De fense John A. Hannah mentioned the new reserve program during closed door testimony Tuesday. Hannah, in charge of manpower for the Defense Department, told the Senate Armed Services Com mittee on April 22 a drastic revi sion of draft and reserve training laws was under study. Six-Months Duty At that time, Hannah said, the proposals included: 1. Training of thousands of youths in the draft age brackets of 18 to 26 years for only six months active duty with a requirement they take regular additional training with National Guard, Naval Reserve or similar organized units. 2. A requirement that draftees and others who had served two years or longer on active duty con tinue similar training in organized reserve units. All draft-age men now are subject to call for eight years total duty, even though they have completed some active serv ice. Limit on Size 3. A new set of limits on size of both the active and reserve forces. Some members of Congress said Hannah's proposals sounded like the compulsory universal military training act which got tentative congressional approval when it last extended the draft or selective service act. Hannah said Atty. Gen. Brownell was being consulted on whether draft-age youths could be com pelled to serve in reserve as well as active duty with the armed serv ices. He also said that the new pro gram must have approval of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, top military leaders, and the National Security Council, top-level defense policy group headed by President Eisen hower. Two Students Awarded Yale Scholarships Two additional major scholar ships to Yale University were received by Salem High School seniors James Boudreau and Donald Crothers Wednesday. The four - year scholarships cover considerably more than tuition and are among the larg est received from any college this year. A similar Yale schol arship went to Herbert Triplett last week. Boudreau, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Boudreau, 555 S. Liberty St, also received a Stanford scholarship recently. Crothers, son of Dr. and Mrs. Morris K. Crothers, 1517 Court St, was a recent winner of a Westinghouse Science Talent Search award. Another scholarship announc ed Wednesday was for $100 a year for four years to Barbara Gronke from Pacific Lutheran College, Seattle. SALKM PRECIPITATION Since Start f Weather Year Sept. 1 Tail Tear Last Tear Normal 41.21 38.U' S6.73 2 SECTIONS 20 PAGES l'4 "t JC. J fsfess .m j wv - y $ - K. SOI "f r " Philippines Chief Calls Up Reserves MANILA 'jP President Ramon Magsaysay Wednesday night called up Philippines reserve of ficiers to a six-months tour of duty "in view of the critical world situa tion." A spokesman said the Indochina crisis was the cause. Magsaysay made the announce ment after a conference with his general staff on the forthcoming U.S.-Philippine defense talks. U.S. Defense Secretary Charles Wilson will arrive here May 24 for the talks. The Philippines is seeking clear cut guarantees of U.S. aid if the Communists attack. Magsaysay named his top Army, Navy and air force chiefs and their assistants to confer with a U.S. military advisory group before the Magsaysay-Wilson conference. A presidential announcement said the reserve officers would be sum moned "in the near future.' PARAGUAY NEGOTIATES ASUNCION. Paraguay m The Paraguayan Foreign Ministry said Wednesday night it has been noti fied by the diplomatic representa tives of Britain, Bolivia and Argen tina that their governments will continue diplomatic relations with the new Paraguayan regime. Politics on 171: Who's Running for What in May Primaries! (Edlter'i note: Stories tn The Ore It on Statesman's exclusive PoUtlcal Parade series are written by or for the candidates on invitation of this newspaper and opinions expressed therein may or may not be in ac cordance with The Statesman's own policy. Today's Subject: JOSEPH K. CARSON. JR. Democratic Candidate for GOVERNOR OF OREGON Oregon is and has been for the most part an export and import state. Time has come to acceler ate the expan sion of indust ries presently I located here and J" t u unng new en f "Iterp rises into ajH , Jour state which J can use our bas- ii " jr,i?&ic materials lV T from which to I 1 turn out fabri- LA I i cated and man Joseph Carson ufactured f i n ished products. In no other way can we be assured of a high level employment. Lumber: Oregon leads the na tion in the production of lumber and while we are happy with those industries engaged in remanufac turing here now, nevertheless, 90 percent of lumber is exported. 1- V t POUNDDD 165! i 4 ( Bridge Damage Suit Judgment At $19,000 A Marion County Circuit Court jury in Judge George R. Duncan's court Wednesday aft ernoon awarded $19,000 to the Truck Sales and Service, 555 N. Front St., in its suit against the State Highway Department. The plaintiff, represented by Peery T. Buren, had asked for $30,000 as a result of damage sustained to the firm's property by the construction of the Mar ion street bridge approach. In its complaint the plaintiff charg ed that the new approach has substantially obstructed and im paired access to its Marion street entrance. Wednesday's action was tKe second of several similar suits against the highway department to reach settlement. In early March Dorothy and Averill Reaney, 1710 N. Cottage St., were awarded $3,000. In their original complaint they had sought $25,000. Suits pending against the high way department as a result of bridge construction total nearly $300,000. Japan Favors Asian Alliance TOKYO OP Japan's foreign minister Wednesday threw his sup port behind an alliance of anti communist nations in Asia. While Japan, like South Korea and Nationalist China, was not in cluded in Secretary of State Dulles proposal for a 10 - nation alliance. Foreign Minister Katsuo Okazaki told a news conference: "Generally speaking, Japan fav ors an alliance of anti - communist Asian nations. Parade . . Southern California ranks first in all the West in furniture-making although it has practically no tim ber. Aluminum : We have one pig aluminum plant in Oregon now and another proposed for The Dalles, yet neither has indicated it will provide additional facilities for rolling or extrusion for further fabricating. We must do all we can to encourage production of finshed products or continue to see all of the pig exported. Wood and aluminum are but two of several kinds of raw material which this state produces but which is principally shipped away instead of being processed. ' What we are doing is allowing most of our raw products to be ex ported, after which we buy part back as a finished product at a high cost . To remedy this situation we must: ; (a) Have abundant cheap elec tric power; " (b) Natural low cost gas in ade quate quantity for industries util izing that fuel; (c) Fair transportation rates: and . (d) A determined leadership in Oregon. . (Temorrow: Ear! Nvwbry.)- Th Orecon Statesman, Salem Oregon, Ike Aide Suggested McCarthy Be Challenged, Adams States Security Leak Draws Wrath Of President B DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WASHINGTON OP In emphatic terms bearing directly on the Mc Carthy - Army hearings. President Eisenhower said Wednesday it is reprehensible for an individual of ficer or civilian to give away sec ret information involving national security. Eisenhower classed such action as insubordination and said not for one second would he think of con doning it. The President didn't mention Sen. McCarthy R Wis) by name. He sought to discuss proprieties in general terms. But he was answering a news conference question that did name McCarthy as having "testified that an Army security officer gave him classified FBI security infor mation which the attorney general later said was done without au thorization." "No Comment" McCarthy had 'no comment at all" on Eisenhower's remarks. The senator has said security information was omitted from the document he got from the intelli gence officer. On other major points, Eisen hower told reporters: 1. The free world ought not to write off Indochina. But he said that if the Indochinese are to be saved it will have to be done at their invitation. Bipartisan Policy 2. He believes in a bipartisan foreign policyt and so far as is possible and practicable, foreign affairs are handled on that basis. This was a comeback at criticism from former President Truman and other Democrats. 3. Certainly there is ample will, and the President doesn't see why there isn't ample authority, in the Defense Department to take care of the security risk problem. On that, he was in agreement with Secretary of Defense Wilson. But the President said he thinks occa sional, proper investigations from the outside are a good thing. Body in Rivr Identified as Albany Man Statesman News Service INDEPENDENCE A body found in the Willamette River was identified Wednesday, and the case of a mysterious disap pearance in Linn County was closed. A relative said the body was that of James Crooks, 67, Albany route 2. Crooks had been missing since March 18 when his cabin, situ ated eight feet from the river's edge, burned to the ground. Authorities speculated Wed nesday that Crooks, a bachelor, ran to the river for a bucket of water and fell in. His body was sighted Tuesday, a quarter-mile south of Independence Bridge. Linn County Sheriff George Miller said there was no suspicion of foul play. A sister of the deceased, Mrs. Henry Hoefer, Albany route 2, identified the victim Wednesday after reading in The Statesman that a body had been found. Miller was a lifelong resident of North Linn County. Survivors include another sister in the East Fisher Mortuary, Albany, is in charge of funeral arrangements. AUTO INCLUDES SINK INDIANAPOLIS Cfi They've made automobiles with everything else but, and now apparently someone has. done it. A classified advertisement in the Indianapolis Star read: "47 Merc, conver., with kitchen sink." WESTERN INTERNATIONAL At Salem 2, Lewiston S At Yakima 5. Victoria 1 At Tri-City 9, Spokane 7 At Wena tehee 9. Vancouver 10 (Only fames scheduled) COAST LEAGUE At Seattle 2. Portland 1 At San Francisco 6. Los Anceles 2 At San Diego 6, Sacramento 0 At Hollywood 1, Oakland S (21 innings) NATIONAL LEAGUE At Brooklyn 1. Milwaukee S At New York 2, Cincinnati 1 At Pittsburgh S. St. Louis 13 At Philadelphia 5, Chicago 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE At Cleveland 4. New York At Chicago 1. Boston fl At Detroit 4. Washington 2 (Only games scheduled) Thundery. May 13. 1354 Proud Young II V V 1 wr ft" """"" ' 1 I - - lr Lynn Seipp, 11-year-old Salem 4-H member, is shown above demon strating woodworking projects he and other members of the club built. These and other 4-H projects will be on display today at 190 S. Commercial St. at the city 4-H Clubs show. Lynn is the son of City Juvenile Officer Kenneth Seipp. Court Affirms Jada Kader's 15-Year Term Mrs. Jada Z. Kader's 15-year prison sentence for slaying her three-year-old daughter in Port land was affirmed unanimously Wednesday by the Oregon Su preme Court. Mrs. Kader was convicted of manslaughter in connection with the asphyxiation of her daughter, Sherry, whom Mrs. Kader was ac cused of throwing into an aban doned gas company sump after killing her. The slaying, which occurred Jan. 23, 1952, set off a big po lice hunt for the little girl, be cause Mrs. Kader first reported her daughter had been kidnaped. She told various stories after that, blaming another daughter, her father-in-law, and finally claiming the death was acciden tal. Mrs. Kader originally was charged with first degree murder. In her appeal to the state Su preme Court, she claimed she was convicted on circumstantial evi dence, and that she didn't get a fair trial. Had Fair Trial But the Supreme Court, in the decision by Justice George Ross man, said: "We have considered all of the assignments of error, we have found no merit in any of them. The trial judge (Frank J. Lon ergan) bestowed painstaking care upon every contention which the defendant presented. She had a fair trial and it was free from error." The state contended that the daughter was killed when Mrs. Kader placed her hand over the girl's mouth. Justice Rossman said that be cause Mrs. Kader told so many conflicting stories, the jury could have reached the conclusion that she was covering up her guilt by using deceit, inventing evidence, and "suppressing the facts. Big Display of Military Units, Equipment Due in City Today One of the largest displays of military units and equipment ever held in Salem will be shown to day during Armed Forces Day ac tivities, according to Maj. W. H. Schaplow, advisor for Army Re serve units in the Salem area and project officer for today's event On the schedule are a fly-over by jet and transport aircraft from the Portland Air Base, luncheon at the Salem Armory when LL Gen. Willard G. Wyman, new commanding general of the Sixth Army, will give the" address; dis play of military equipment in front of the capitol from II a.m. to 9 p.m. and a parade through downtown Salem this evening. The fly-over will occur shortly Ifefore noon, Maj. Schaplow said. The planes are scheduled to cross PRICE 5c 4 - H Carpenter it r f i . ''.-ill Salem's Annual 4-H Club Show To Open Today Opening of Salem's annual city 4-H Club show is set for 9 a.m. today when nearly 300 club proj ects will be on display at 190 S. Commercial St. The show will continue through Saturday when a style review is slated for 8 a.m. in State School for the Blind auditorium. Judging of exhibits will be com pleted Friday morning. Awards will be given during the style re view. Demonstration contests includ ing baking, forestry identifica tion, and style review judging and practice will begin Friday and continue Saturday at Hogg Bro thers kitchen, 260 State St. All events are public. Death Claims Senator Hoey WASHINGTON Cfl Sen. Clyde R. Hoey (D-NC), picturesque form er governor of his state, died Wed nesday while seated at his office desk. He was 76. Hoey, a senator since 1945, head ed the Senate investigations sub committee until Sen. McCarthy (R Wis took over after the Republi cans came into power last year. Under Hoey the group exposed the 5 per center scandals and deals in surplus government tankers. Today's Statesman SECTION 1 Dairy hearing 3 Editorials, features 4 Society, women's 6, 7 SECTION 2 Sports 1, 2 Valley news 4 Comics 5 Inside TV 5 Radio, TV 5 Star Gazer 6 Crossword puzzle 7 Classified ads 7-9 (Farm page will appear in Friday morning Statesman.) the city from east to west along Ferry Street. Gov. Paul L. Patterson also is slated to attend the noon lunch eon along with other high civic and military officials. Review stand for this evening's parade will be in front of the post office on Church Street The parade will assemble on Chemeketa Street between Court and East Summer Streets at 7:15 and move off a half hour later. Parade route is west on Che meketa Street, south on High Street, east on Ferry Street, north cn Church Street, east on Court Street and north on East Summer Street where units will be dis missed. (Additional details on page 3, sec. 1.) The Weather Max. Mtn. Prert. Salem Portland . San Francisco Chicago CO 6 5T S3 46 .00 49 .00 40 .00 49 .00 New York Los Arvceles 68 Si .00 Willamette River -J feet. , FORECAST (from U. S. weather bureau. McNary field. Salem): Mostly sunny today through Fri day. A little wanner with the high today 70 to 72. low tonight 4 to 44. A little cooler Friday. Temperature at 12 41 a.m. today was 43. No. 47 Army Counsel Tells Obscene Abuse by Colin By ED CREAGH WASHINGTON U John C, Adams testiGed Wednesday the Ar my took the fateful first step to ward its challenge to Sen. McCar thy (R Wis) at the su?sestinn nf President Eisenhower's chief as sistant. Adams, counsel to the Armv. said Sherman Adams of the White House staff advised him last Jan. 21 to prepare a written record of the Army's troubles with McCar thy's office over draftee G. David Schine. As the Army lawyer described it, this record proposed at a meeting of top level administra tion officials in the office of Atty. Gen. Brownell grew into a nub- lished report which tri?ered the flaming controversy now being aired before TV cameras. Many Names, Dates Testifying all day and rattling off nam and dates at a some times dizzying rate, Adams named McCarthy's chief counsel Rey M. Cohn as the villain of the piece as a man so powerful be could and did spout abuse and "obscene lan guage" at Adams, and even at McCarthy himself. Adams who was seldom inter rupted by McCarthy or anybody else covered more ground in one day than his predecessor on the witness stand. Secretary of the Army SteVens, was able to cover in two weeks. Other Contentions Besides claiming White House backing at the start. of this row with McCarthy, Adams made these other main contentions: 1. Cohn subjected him to more pressure and "abuse" to get fav ored treatment for Schine than all of Capitol Hill together ever put on him on all other matters in five years at the Pentagon 2. McCarthy chief counsel Fran cis P. Carr told him; time and again speaking for Cohn, not on his own behalf the Army would bring two years of investigations and other trouble on itself if it failed to knuckle under to Cohn and give Schine a New York as signment. Goaded by Cohn 3. McCarthy was glad to get rid of Schine, a subcommittee consult ant, when the rich young New Yorker was drafted but was goad ed by Cohn into seeking special assignments for. Schine once the youth was in uniform. 4. Columnist George Sokolosky repeatedly promised he'd have Mc Carthy's investigating of the Army stopped if Cohn got his way on Schine s assignment. Adams said he was referred to Sokolosky by McCarthy aide Carr and. on one occasion, by Cohn himself. "Wreck Army" Adams gave, among a host of other things, an eyewitness report of a luncheon meeting at which Cohn, he said, vowed that if Schine got an overseas assignment it would "wreck the Army" and Ste vens would be "through as secre tary of the army." Wednesday's testimony went to the heart of the Army's charge that McCarthy and aides sought by im proper means to get favored treat ment for Schine. The McCarthy camp counter-charges that Army officials used Schine as a "hos tage" in an effort to block an in vestigation of alleged communist infiltration. Demanded Questioning Adams, an intense man with a low, sometimes husky voice, said the Jan. 21 meeting with Brownell, Sherman Adams and others was held because the McCarthy com mittee was demanding the Army produce members of its loyalty security screening board for ques tioning. The Army counsel said he was sure this would violate presidential directives, and he said he wanted Justice Department backing for his stand. At the meeting, Adams testified, were Brownell and Sherman Ad ams; presidential aide Gerald Mor gan: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.. head of the U. S. delegation to the United Nations; and Deputy Atty .Gen. William Rogers. Adams said he told the group that the demand for production of the board members "seemed to be related to Cohn's anger over Schine. 7 And he said; he gave a long history of "pressure" by Cohn on behalf of the ex-committee aide. Then, he said, Sherman Adams asked if he had a written record of all this, he replied that he didn't and the No. 2 man at the White House told him be should prepare one. McCarthy, who looked at a news paper with aa I-couldnt-care-less attitude during much of this testi mony, told reporters after the bear ing: "Many statements that Adams made are completely and provably untrue," Cohn nodded agreement. 4 t