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"V- i U.S. Continental Defense Planes With Atomic Missiles i' By ELTON C. FAY AP Military Reporter WASHINGTON. Feb. 20 uru. Air defense jet fighter In the United States now art armed with atomic missiles designed to destroy ene my bombers with thousands of tons of nuclear fury.-' Secretary of Defense Wilson made the announcement today, breaking a well-kept secret. Atomic rockets to be launched from .interceptor planes are now bring distributed, he said, and nu clear warheads will be added later to missiles designed for launching . from ground installa tions near key target areas. Wilson said the weapons "can destroy aircraft within a consider able distance from the point of burst." The Pentagon announcement said the atomic' weapons for jet fighter planes are being deployed within the continental United States where ever .required for air defense and that they, are be ing stored immediately adjacent to the units which will use them. This can mean only one thing: citizens are going to have to live next door to storehouses for man's mightiest weapons. This patently was the reason for the Defense Department casting aside its usual high secrecy and informing the public of th mat ter. The desire is to assure the neighbors that they are safe, or relatively so. The Pentagon said the danger of accident is virtually nonexistent. Along with that, the department sought to head off fear that nu clear air bursts, first at ap Until the official announcement, there had been little indication that American weaponeers had progressed so far and so swiftly in the development of atomic anti-bomber missiles. Only two years ago the Atomic Energy Commission and the Defense De partment were just beginning to explore the problem with some tentative tests. Tacticians have little expecta tion that the new aerial defense atomic weapons ever will be brought to bear on mass forma tions of enemy' bombers, even though the Jar reaching blast and heat effect of aerial bursts could blow numbers of planes out of the sky. They point out that the days of mass formations ' of bombers ended when the atomic bomb came. One plane, with one bomb, is enough for one target and that makes the bomber worth spend- type weapons, rockets and mis siles loaded with standard high ex plosive. The two antiaircraft ground based weapons mentioned, the Nike Hercules and Talos, are be lieved to have a ra.ige up to about lot miles. These are "beam rider" guided missiles. Two radar beams are used. One locates and "locks on" to the enemy bomber. The second beam is then moved to in tercept the beam and a missile is launched to ride the second beam aloft to the point where it can ex plode within killing range of the bomber. Some missiles, presumably in- eluding the new nuclear rocket, also have "homing" devices. After being guided into the general area warhead of a missile. (A kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of energey released by a convention al TNT explosion.) Such force obviously could destroy aircraft at what Wilson called "a consider able distance from the point of burst" perhaps upwards of a half mile. The Pentagon, taking pains to condition people at home and abroad to new facts of the atomic weapon age, made these points: 1. Incorporation of nuclear weapons jnto - air defense "has been long planned." The "deploy ment of these weapons does not 'mean that tHe government hat any specific expectation of air at tacks." '. ; 2. The- air defense system it "designed to intercept and de stroy enemy aircraft as far. from urban populations centers as poa ile." But if an enemy bomber penetrated the outer defenses it might be necessary - to use the of an enemy bomber they turn and ' head for the target, using any onej or combination of several homing! gadgets, including "heat seekers"; that follow, through infrared radi-i ation, a source of heat like the jet 1 blast from a bomber. It is understood to be of new ; design and to have actual guided l Ing a nuclear weapon on. j The Defense Department said ! that "the deployment of these nu i clear weapons does not mean that I atomic missiles close to cities, ' 3. "Elaborate precautions have j been taken in the design and I handling of these air defense proaching planes,' might kill the people the weapons are intended to protect. The explanation here was that the point at which the nuclear rockets would burst would be too high to injure those on the ground. 'conventional weapons will no long missile features instead of being a mere aimed rocket. It seems entirely possible that er be carried by U. S. aircraft en gaged in air defense activity." Conventional weapons include the ordinary machine gun, cannon- weapons to minimize harmful ef fects resulting from accident either on the ground or in the air." nuclear power as high as IS or 20 kilotons could be packed in the! Armed ... 3MDQE onHiffl Governor Holmes outlined his . plan for t state development de partment in special message to the- Legislative Assembly Wednes day. He would abolish the present Oregon Development Commission composed of seven Oregon busi nessmen which employs an execu tive director, and replace it with a department whose director is appointed directly by the governor. For this assignment he has select ed one whonT he calls expert in the field. Preliminary to the func tinning of Ihis department he has employed Ivan Block and Associ ates, industrial engineers of Port land, to prepare a survey of Ore gon's economic resources and po tentialities which may oiler prom ise of immediate development to cure the present lag in Oregon s . Industrial progress. . Since preserving and improving the standard of living of Oregon, ians depend on economic- growth, most of the people will applaud any constructive endeavor to ac celerate- that growth. Since the Governor sets great store by this program it seems safe to predict it will be approved by the Legisla ture, especially if the cost tab does not exceed the $130,000 now bud geted, as was promised in the gov. ernor's inaugural message. Cover nor Holmes rates the present Com mission as ineffective such doubts usually arise with any organization charged with business promotion Oregon has had some history of state spending for development. Back in New Deal days Governor Martin, who was hostile to most of the New Deal philosophy, did - set up quite pretentious planning .commission. It was well staffed federal funds helped out and pro duced, a series of brochures (Ceatlaaea ea editorial oafcM Hubbard Boy, 16, Killed by Streamliner Sutciaaa News lervleo HUBBARD. Feb. 20-A Southern Pacific streamliner passing inrougn Hubbard struck and in ' stantaneously killed a 16-year. K old North Marion Union high school student about 8: OS a.rnj today, state police said. The youth, Ray Wesley Hopkins, son ofweslcy Hopkins, Hubbard, was walking to school with his brother, Ivan, 17, when the trage dy occurred. Ivan escaped injuries, state policeman Charles Conaway said. The fatality was the fifth in the Marion and Polk County area this year. All the five deaths occurred in Marion County. The train conductor told officers that the northbound Cascade was getting up speed after leaving Woodburn, two miles south of here, which has a 45-mile limit. According to Marion County dep uty coroner C. C. Edwards. Ivan said he and Ray were cutting across a path which angles across the railroad tracks. Ivan stated he was in front of Ray and that be didn't hear the crossing signal. Later, he related, he heard the whistle, looked up and saw the train almost on top of him, Ed wards said. Ivan said he was so close to the tracks that the force of the wind created by the train knocked him - down.-His brother's, h o d y. was tossed about 130 feet by the blow. (Add. details n ant Paris Hit by Strike PARIS, Feb. 20 Wi - Mailmen m.m.it at m m k at m ntirhnT9 nil scattered strikes throughout France today. 1 U.S. Army Tells Officers Not to Date German Maids in American Employ By REINHOLD ENSZ Weekly, ae independent English- GOEPPINCEN. 0 e r m a a y.' language Pblitlt ' Feb. vV-Toe U.S. Army said U.8. troops la Europe. The Over, today It kas told .ffleers ef the Wt,.k T " i ' I, 1 i -Mb Inlaatry Dtvlsl.. to stop aVBm a..ef Carlisle. Pa., chief .f I.. r..n.n ma Ms tmDlorrd Americans. Suppose, for laslaaee, said aa Ma Infaaty Division spokesman, a maid Is takea te aa Army cocktail party. "It might embarrassing le keth Ike maid and te ker era player." he added. "We believe K would be Inappropriate for aa officer to date a maid whe Is working la aa American housing area." . , The statement was issued le re sponse ta aueries abeut a slery carried today y the Overseas rtef 106th Year 6 Salem Schools Honored by Foundation Morningside School sixth graders tong bookt which helped them win a principal award in tne rreeaom rounaauon annual school contest. Englewood School also won a principal award. Students are (left to right) Ralph Atwood, Richard Schram and Elaine Peteri. (Statesman Photo) Englewood, Morningside Schools Win Top Awards Two Salem schools were named to Freedoms Foundation's highest award Wednesday, one of them for the fifth time and the other in its first try. Four other Salem District schools were among the eight in Orreon to receive awards for projects contributing to a better understanding of the American way of life." Winners of the top prizes are Erielcwood and Morningside ele mentary schools. Their awards in clude trips for a student and teach er from each school to Valley Forge in the foundation's annual pilgrimage to the Historical Pennsylvania site. Englewood School is winning its seventh consecutive award and its fifth top prize in the competition. Morningside Elementary School wins the top prize with its first entry, although it was meant for last year's competition. Received too late for last year's judging, it was held over by the judges to become a winner in this year's competition. Other winning schools were Bush, Keizer and Richmond Ele mentary schools, all receiving Lib rary Awards, and Leslie Junior High School. Honor Medal Award. Othr winning schools in Oregon are Medford Senior High and Mon mouth Elementary schools, both receiving Library awards. (Add. details ea page I.) Tug Strike Ends - NEW YORK, Thursday. Feb. 21 W Settlement of the threc-week- old harbor craft strike in the port of New York was announced at 2: 15 a m. today. " " "'. mm truing niters. . "It Is ferbiddea te go eut with anybody who werks lor a living. This Includes ribboa and stork sales elerks al Ihe PX, saark bar employes anybody whs Is belew year social level." Army officials denied thai Smith had made such a state ment. This was the official ver sion : Three or four weeks eg, Smith railed kis Junior officers together and warned Ihem against datlnr German maids er "any govern 2 SECTIONS-! 6 PACES and their teacher, Mrs. Ptul Holiday Friday To Close Some Public Offices The mailman will take a holiday Friday for Washington's birthday. The post office and city and county offices will be closed. Schools and banks will be open. State offices will operate with skel eton crews to do rush research for non-holidaying state legislators. Most stores will be open and many are reportedly planning spe cial sales for the day. Soviets Veto Plan UNITED NATIONS. N.Y.. Feb. 20 Uft The Soviet Union today veoted a plan to have the presi dent of the U.N. Security Council conduct peace- talks with India and Pakistan on the Kashmir dispute. Liquor Commissioner to Take Over 'Baillie's Post William H. Baillie, Salem resi dent who resigned recently as ad ministrator of the Oregon Liquor ment employe who might be able to five thtm preferential treat ment, er kelp them la their car eer la any way." Thousands el German girls are employed by " the Army as typlsll and sec retaries. The (Ik Infantry Division said Smith's statement was advice and not aa official erder. Aa Army spokesman said Ibe ' meeting Col. Smith had with Junior officers was ordered by Maj. Gen. Thomas Wellington, commander of the Ilk Division. Wellington, .made ' news ' last year hrjore his division left Ihe United Slates when he ordered kis division's fat men le trim off excese poundage. 0 Pierce (right), look at original Vote Okehs Annexation Fifteen residents living on a small tract on the east edge of Salem voted unanimously Wednes day night to annex themselves to Salem. All eligible persons voted. The next step will be for the City Council to ratify the election and pass an ordinance annexing the property, according to City Recorder Al Mundt. The three and one-half acre trad is between Market and D streets just east of Park avenue and is bounded by Park, Moody and Tess streets. Vancouver Man Replaces Tooze As Division Chief PORTLAND. Feb. 20 ( Col. Eugene G. Cushing. 51, Vancou ver, Wash., will take over Feb. 28 as commanding general of the 104th Timberwolf Division of the Army reserve. Word was received here from Sixth Army headquarters In San Francisco that Col. Cushing would succeed Maj. Gen. Lamar Tooze, who is retiring. The division has been under the command of Tooze for 10 years. Control' Commission, said Wednes day he is working his -Inst day today. Gov. Robert D. Holmes recently appointed an entirely new three man liquor commission and sug gested that Baillie be replaced in the shakeup, too. The commissioners, who visited Gov. Holmes at the Capllnl after their Wednesday meeting in Port land, said it had been decided that Commissioner Barney Lucas will handle the duties of adminis-' trator until Baillie's successor is appointed. The commission said it had in terviewed several candidates for Ihe post but didn't expect to de cide for at least several days. Baillie said he had not yet de cided what kind of work he will go into. -He has been liquor administra tor for several years, following jong service as munagcr of Ihe State Employment Service's Salem ofllce. He would have been eligible for full slate retirements an other two years. Baillie visited Ihe 'Capilol Wed sesday to confer with some of the legislators. POUNDBD 1651 The Oregon Statesman, Governor Hires Firm to Suggest New Industries By RORERT E. GANGWARE City Editor, The Statesman A Portland industrial con-, snltant's firmfvvas designatei Wednesday by Gov. Rolxrt D. Holmes to make a new survey of Oregon's industrial develop ment possibilities. Ivan Bloch and Associates. Port land, already has been hired. Gov. Holmes told the Legislature during an 1,800-word special message- on resource development, presented in person. The governor elaborated on his often-expressed idea about the Ore gon, economy needs a boost from resource and industrial develop ment that can better be carried on directly under the governor's of fice than by a commission as at present. Survey Criticised ' ' Gov. Holmes said In his inaug ural message he would terminate assignments of the Oregon Devel opment Commission. Later .in a public appearance the governor criticized sharply the Stanford Re search Institute survey that had been made for the commission. Most ef the governor! listeners at the Legislature Wednesday found little new material in the spefial message. The only specific legislation en dorsed in the governor's message was House Bill 445 which would authorize a department of develop ment under the governor. This bill does not say what appropria tion will be asked, beyond author ity for the department to use any funds unspent by the development commission. This bill wifl be given public hearing March ( at S a.m. by the House state and federal affairs Legislature Today l:M a.m. Senate tajf commit tee considering bill 1o prevent state property tax (SB 92), at Room 401. 1 a.m. House and Senate meet. 1 p.m. House highways com mittee. Room 325, hearing bills including restrictions on fishing from highway bridges. I p.m. Hearing on compulsory meat inspection bill, before House agriculture committee. Room 6. committee, according to its chair man. Rep. Norman Howard (D), Portland., Full Ceeperatioa ' "I wholeheartedly agree with the governor and will give all the co operation I can in this program," said Rep. Howard. "We don't have any time . to waste in doing the kind of Job the governor wants fn industrial de velopment," said Speaker of Ihe House Pat Dooley. The immediate survey work by the Bloch firm was seen by Dooley as a means of '-'orderly transition" into the new department setup. But opposition ws i promised by some of the Legislature's Republi cans, i (Add. details on legislative pages 4 and I.) Engineer Need Cited CORVALLTs. Feb. 20 Some 24.0HO additional engineers will be needed for the federal aid high way program, George Uleeson, denn of engineering at Oregon State College, said today. Today's Statesman Peg Sec. Ann linders .-. I I Classified .TI4, 15 ... II Comics .'..'..":. 1 2......II : Crossword ... ......13 II Editorials 6..., Form News 11..., Home Panorama ....I... legislative News 4, 5.... Markets 13 II Obiturrloe 13 ..... II Redio-TV (Thurs.) .12 Pri.) 10 Sports , 10 Ster Oezor 4 Volley Newf 16 Wirephoto Pgo ....12 Salem, Oregon, Thursday, February 21, 1937 Israel isemhower Gity Street Name Grid Plan Urgect By ELSIE SCHILLER Staff Writer, The Statesman Marion County's Planning Commission Wednesday eve ning took under consideration a proposed street name grid for Salem and surrounding areas which would generally organize street names so that thoroughfares running-' east and west would be name streets and those running north and south would be numbered avenues In a general discussion of the proposal presented by planning technician David Baker, commis sion members agreed that a com plete switch-over under the sys tem would be desirable. However, the commission fore saw some resistance to changes of street names, particularly in the Salem business district run ning roughly east to 12th street, .west to the river, north to Divi sion street and soutn to Bush Pasture Park. North-south aligned thorough fares would be given new designa tions according to a predetermined grid of consecutive enumeration under the proposed grid plan. However, some exceptions may be necessary for streets cutting across the proposed grid, the com mission felt. No pre-delermined grid system was used for names in the ma jority of the east-west aligned streets. Baker said. The naming program would reduce the num ber of street names by incorpo rating many of the smaller streets in the city under one name, he said. (Add. details ea page t.) On the Brighter Side ' - I - -, ' v' . . -" ' i: m. ...... jCji 3 n-,. J "j J.-r.-i. rrOUQ I enaerrOOr In the Boy, Scouts, allowing a Miust Senators Warned To Beware of Mumps Exposure. The Oregon Senate was w arned Wednesday that It has been ei posed to the mumps. Sen. Philip S. Lowry R, Medtord, said his eight-year-old son, John, got Ihe mumps Tues day. He told the Senate that since John has been visiting every senator's desk looking for stamps for his collection, each senator should have a shot to find out If he's immune. John visited Ihe senate last Friday. "This Inn 'I funny." Sen. I.owry f eaid.-"t am- told that at one lime, this senate was pulwt of rommissioa by the mumps." BajRS Snag Delays Dock Peace NEW YORK, Feb. 20 I - The I n t e r n ati o n al Longshoremen's Assn. today ordered its striking dockworkcrs back to work at t a m. tomorrow, but a last-minute hitch in Baltimore threatened a delay once again. Late in Ihe day word was re ceived that Baltimore shippers! had agreed to accept the coast- wide pattern of the settlement i ii r J reached in New York Sunday. .'M3Ne MCUOnalO This appeared to remove the last obstacle to resumption of work by 45,000 longshoremen from Portland, Maine, to Hampton Roads, Ya. A Later, however, 1LA leaders got word from local I LA officials in Baltimore that they still were stymied over local issues in that port. Robert Starv, 2950 Evergreen Avei, Salem, was i proud young man ,he 0(hk i,y. He had Just earned his Tenderfoot rating him to wtarXhls Scout Insignia. PRICE Sc bey Tells Matiomi President Says Future Of U.N., Middle Eastern Peace May Be at Stake By WARREN ROGERS JR.. W ASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (AP) - President Eisen hower declared to night "the United Nations has no choice but to exert pressure upon Israel" to get her troops put of disputed Mideast areas. ' - Eisenhower thus threw out an apparent hint that the t'flttl States stands ready, if a showdown comes, to tupport some kind of 1'nited Nations sanctions against Israel for her failure thus far to hi-ed L'.N. demands-to withdraw.' Mercury Dip-. Seen Today Temperatures will drop .below freezing tonight with the mercury expected to fall near M, the weath er bureau at McNary Field said. Wednesday'! range was from 40 to 27. Temperatureat.JJt a.m. today was 28. Forecast is for mostly fair to day and Friday with the high both days near M. Snow fell in Eastern Oregon and some higher elevations of Western Oregon Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Port land received some snow, but it quickly melted. Enters Hospital Bt'RBANK. Calif., Feb. 20 Actress Marie (The Body) Mc Donald was admitted to St. Joseph Hospital last night, the hospital said today. The reason was not disclosed. John Ericksen The Weather Today's forecast: Mostly fair and cool today, tonight nd Friday. High both days near 31. low tonight 26. (Comp.oto report pafo t) I No. 331 U.M., But the President coupled with the hint a statement that "we still hop' Urael will accept U. S. as surances and go along with the U.N. demands. Eisenhower spoke out in half hour radio-television report to the nation on his administration's ef fortsso far unavailing to settle the latest Middle East crisis with out sanctions against Israel He opened his - talk, broadcast worldwide by the Voice of America,-with the solemn statement: "The future of the United Na tions and peace in the Middle East may be at stake." Warning to Israel Eisenhower's talk went step by step over the situation as he saw it. In a warning to Israel he Mid: "The United Nations must not fail. "I believe that in1 the interests of peace the United Nations has no choice but to exert pressure upon Israel to comply with the withdrawal resolutions." Eisenhower spoke shortly after the U.N. announced a one-day postponement, the third this week, of General Assembly debate on the question of sanctions against Israel in an effort to force with drawal of Israel forces from the Gaza Strip and the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. The, President held a conference with congressional leaders this morning on the grave Mideast sit uation. " He said it was "the general feeling" at his meeting with the congressional leaders that the whole problem should be laid be fore the American people. Fateful Moment Eisenhower said tonight: "We are approaching a fateful moment when either .we must recognize that the United Nations is unable to restore peace in this area, or the United Nations must ' renew with increased vigor its ef forts to bring about Israeli with drawal," Visenhower said. He said that the United States lias been vigorous in trying "to exert moral pressure" on Rus sia which "is relatively impervi ous to other types' of " sanction'' because of its size and power and its U.N. -veto. . The President then added: "The United States and other free nations are making clear by every means at their command the evil of Soviet conduct in Hun gary. 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