Chi divert in Canadian Hospital Fir Single Child Rescued By Heroic Supervisor WILLIAMS LAKE, B. G (CP)-Twelv Indian children were burned tq death in their beds late Thursday afternoon wnen tire swept through a frame hospital t the AhahanW maian iteserve in B. C.s Cariboo district. .. , . . ,.. Only one child was rescued from the blazing building on the reserve some 200 miles north of Vancouver and 60 miles west of Williams Lake i DtF bias TIM The town of Shelton, Wash., will hold its Forest Festival tomorrow Al Weisendanger,' who goes all over the state putting out sparks that might cause forest fires, as head of Keep Oregon Green, told me he was going to attend, which is appropriate, for Shelton is a child of the vgreen forest. The unique thing about Shelton is that it is the only community wnere there is a contract between the U. S: Forest Service and a private industry under the terms of Public Law 273. Simpson Log ging company, the veteran indus try of Mason County, established in 1890, entered into a contract with the Forest Service in 1946 for a pooling of forest resources under a plan of continued cutting over a 100-year cycle. Simpson put in its 158,760 acres, which had a potential of cutting 60 million board feet a year over a century, and the government committed enough of its timber to bring the cut up to 103 million bf. a year. Simpson added about 75,000 acres to the pool, and with re-inventory the allowable cut now is estimated at 135 million bf. Simpson man ages its lands in conformity with Forest Service requirements, and it is anticipated that when the century is up another round of harvesting can start. The effect of this agreement was to stabilize the economy of Shelton and of nearby McCleary whose in dustry, a big door plant, had been absorbed by Simpson. McCleary (Continued an editorial pace .) Foreign Flier Captured by Indonesians JAKARTA. Indonesia Wt A navy spokesman reported Friday the capture of two rebel fliers, one a foreigner, who bailed out of a blazing B26 bomber in East Indonesia. The identity of the foreigner was not disclosed on the ground that it might be embarrassing to his country. The army and government here have charged that Americans and Chinese Nationalists have flown rebel bombers and fighters which attacked targets in East Indonesia. President Eisenhower said May 1 he knew of no Americans fight ing with the rebels. U.S.-Indonesian relations, which were strained by charges of U.S. involvement, have visibly im proved. If an American was one of those captured, the Indonesian govern ment presumably would not wish to mar the present friendly at mosphere by revealing it. The government rejected Thurs day a rebel proposal for negotia tions to end the three-month-old civil war. The hospital was operated for the denartment of Indian affair hv the missionary sisters of Christ the lung, a vueoec oroer wun neaa quarters at Q&spe. The stitCTvisnr SliitAr Van tit (he Cross, pushed through wall oi names to rescue the lone child saved. She was badly burned in making the rescue. . Sister Mary was flown to hospi tal at Williams Lakn Hnsnitnl with severe burns to the hands and face. Her condition was reported serious. Drive Back by Heat The nine nuns, joined by frantic lauiers irom the sprawling reserve, tried to tear down portions of the building in attempts to get to the children. They were driven back by intense heat. The children ranged in age from a boy of, nine to newborn infants; The superior of the Christ the King community. Mother Mary Im maculata, said the hospital build ing was a wall of flames from which there could be no escape. Three la One Family The rescued child was identified as Wendy Char, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ubil Char of the Red stone Reserve. Two Char tots died. The dead included three children of the H e n r y Case family from Redstone, two unidentified babies and Aileen Moyers, Susie Amot and Roy Quilt of Riske Creek: Ronnie Jim and Susie Billieboy of Ana- nam. An hour before the fire broke out 90 children were in the adioinine day school. , The hospital was described as 'more of a nursins home" to deal with maternity and minor illnesses. Quick Action By Policeman ,4 sr ..... POUNDBD 1651 The Weather Today's forecast; Cloudy through Saturday; high today 76, low tonight 52. (Complete report Pe 2) 108th Year 4 SECTIONS-32 PAGES The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Friday, May 23, 1951 PRICt 5c No. 61 Flame Bursts From Oil Storage Tanks Quick action by an off-duty city (police officer saved the life of four-year-old Salem boy Thurs day after- the tot chinced wef a 50-foot bank into backwater of the Willamette River in. North Salem. Little Rodney Lesly, 1875 Front St N, reportedly had (one down several tunes when he was pulled from the water by Dale Olson, 2135 Bellevue St SE. a patrol man on the police graveyard shift wno swam to the boy. . Olson said he started artificial respiration but it. wasn't needed as ine noy responded witn "some good, healthy Crying." Only ap parent injuries were scratches from branches during the fall over the bank. The near-tragedy occurred about 2:45 p.m. as the Lesly boy was playing with another boy near the bank in the 1800 block of Water Street N. After the fall, the play mate ran to notify, a nearby wo man and her screams attracted Ol son, who -was visiting a friend in the vicinity. Right Man Picked EATON, Ohio (A Looking around for someone to fill a new job as Preble County plumbing in spector, the County Board of Health chose Paul Plummer of Eaton Thursday. mm""" ' "' IIN.I...IUHII , I ' v if . i -- !' . J ' ' ? ' s , V ' ' 1 I . ' , I ' 1 , ,' ". J ' - :J . ; k -i ' " v, i I " ir- - y TtlZI Tj 7 V -" " - - iDSSOlleS no Post Off ice Pay, Rates Bill Sent to lice Jump NORTHWEST LEAGUE At Trl-City Salea It ' , (11 lnnlnn) At Yakima S, Eugene t At WenaUhee 3, Lewiitoall PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE At San Dleio 3, feruana z At Sacramento-Salt Lake City (postoaed, rain) At Phoenix 12, Seattle IS -At Spokane 1, Vancouver T AMERICAN LEAGUE . At Detroit 4, New 'York s At Cleveland 1, Waihlnftoa 1 . At Kansas City S, Boston I At ChlcafO S, Baltimore 1 NATIONAL LEAfiUE At Milwaukee t, San Francisco I At Cincinnati-Los Angeles (postponed, rain) At Pittsburg h-St. Louis (postponed, rain) At Philadelphia 4, Chicago 7 Spectacular Lightning Causes Several Blazes The year's first hot spell was broken Thursday amid showers and a sDectacular lightning dis olav that caused several fires and other damage in the Mid-Valley area. Weatherman at McNary Field said cloudiness is expected in the area at least through Saturday. The mercury got no higher than 76 in Salem Thursday atier eigm straieht days of above-80 temper atures topped by Wednesday's 90 degrees. Main damaee in the Salem sec tor from the afternoon, .lightning storm was a 4:45 p.m. strike which damaged a transformer at the rear of the Broadway Market, 1190 Broadway, city firemen said. Power was knocked out for a time in the market and residences in the vicinity. Liehtnine hits resulted in de struction of a barn and house in the Lyons-Mehama area. The barn, on the . Julius Titze farm on Fern Ridge Road near Mehama, was struck about 4:30 p.m. and the resultant fire also destroyed con siderable farm equipment An unoccupied 4-room- bouse two aoilM east of fcyonj on the Leofr ard Pruson farm also was hit Loss was set at $2,500. Showers and easing of tempera tures apparently eased growing fire threats Jn forests. Weathermen said forecast for Northern Oregon beaches today is partial cloudiness, with bar winds 5-15 miles per hour. WASHINGTON! Xp)-A mo House vote , ThuncUy put It tip to President Eisenhower whether to raise postal rates by 550 million dollars a year, . - . . : Thounanimbui vote cbrapleted congressional action on a but that, in addition to raising , . . . K VC fC K -K postal Pay Raise Would Aid Economy By DON SCARBOROUGH Staff Writer, The Statesman Salem's economy will get quick $65,000 shot in the arm plus an extra $13,000 monthly from a Post Office pay increase bill if President Eisenhower signs the measure. The bill will give U. S. Post Office workers a pay increase of 10 per cent, retroactive to Jan 1. Washington, D. C, officals were confident Thursday that Eisen hower would sign. The retroactive pay for each of Salem's 195 postal workers will about equal his regular two-week pay check, Salem Postal officals estimatedThe total will be about $65,000. In addition, most will receive a 10 per cent hike in succeeding pay checks. Pay for a few higher classifications will go up 7ft per cent. Valley postal workers will re ceive the same pay boost and retroactive benefits. Robert tL Gregg, president of the Salem Chamber of Commerce said, 'I'm happy to see the additional buying power go to Salem s postal workers for I know it will be- of considerable benefit to them and to Salem's economy." postal rates,- would increase postal employes' pay by 380 million dol lars a year, If Eisenhower signs the bill be fore the month is out, the cost of mailing a first class letter will in crease on Aug. 1 from the present 3 cent to 4 cents. It will cost 7 cents, instead of . for an airmail letter and 3 cents, instead of 2, lor a posicara. . . Rates on second class mail newspapers and magazines- would be raised 60 per cent on the advertising content and 30 per cent on the editorial portion of publication. This would , take effect in three annual 20 and 10 per cent jumps with the first one coming next January. Third class largely advertising circulars 'rates would be- in creased 66 , 2-3 per cent in two steps. The. bulk piece rate would go up from. 1H. to 2 cents next Jan. 1 and to 2Vi cents July 1, 1960. Most postal' workers will get a 10 per cent pay raise, retroactive to last Jan. 1 if the bill becomes law. Sunken Colonial Vessel Located NEW YORK -A Colonial ship that may have sunk between 1700 and 1760 was uncovered Thursday by workmen digging the founda tion of a new building in Lower Manhattan. The ship, about 20 feet under ground, appeared to be sitting upright. James A. Kelly, Brooklyn Bor ough historian, examined the ship and said it probably was sunk be tween 1700 and 1760, Deiore tne shoreline was extended by land fills about 100 yards into Upper New York Bay. Vote Favors Kishi TOKYO W Returns from Japan's seventh postwar election Thursday swept Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and his Western aligned Liberal-Democrats back into office. 4 LONG BEACH, Calif. Flame bursts from a doien huge oil tanks 'which exploded during; a refinery fire at nearby Signal Hill Thursday. The lid of one tank was catapulted more than 400 feet in the air. At least two men were killed, trapped, by a river of flaming ou as tney mea to move tneir ears from parking lot in foreground. AP) , Huge Refinery Devastated by Mighty Blast ; iONG BEACH. Calif. W A chain: of mighty blasts, a specta cular holocaust and knee, deep floods of burning oil and gasoline devastated a refinery at Signal Hill Thursday, ... At least two men burned to death. The toll of injured, once feared as high as 14, later, was reported to oe nan a dozen. - A stunning explosion, followed at intervals by others, heralded the disaster as big tanks of crude oil, gasoline and naphtha were touched of. This was the start, as described by one employe: "From one tank in the middle of. the field I saw what looked like mist rising.. Sud denly it seemed to split and buckle and the on poured out. Then came a tremendous explosion." - The 125 workers at the 15-mil lion-dollar Hancock Oil Co. refi nery: fled . wildly. Some couldn't outrun the. flaming tide. After the first explosion at .2:06 p.m. came nearly a score of oth ers as flames raged through refi nery equipment and a field of storage. tanks. v Hours after it started, the blaze burned on unchecked. Firemen confined it "to the- refinery area, but the heat was so fierce and the danger of explosion so great that they dared not approach the flames closely. Splinter Democratic Organization Formed ATLANTA (fl-THe Society of States Rights Democrats of Amer ica, Inc., , was chartered here Thursday with the power to turn itself into a state or national poli tical party. The charter, which pledges the society to "always affirmatively support and uphold the segrega tion of the races," makes the pre sent Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee its first gov erning body. Special Rates for School Lurich' Books End; Meals Will Cost 2'2 Cents More Mb To) ast; 7 me Night Log ing Ban Eased , .Fpr the, first time in Oregon history, except for five years during and after World War II,, a ban on' nighf hauling of logs will be lifted, Public Uti lities Commissioner Howard C. Morgan ruled Thursday. . ' The order -becomes effective at midnight .Sunday., . ' Hauling of logs, poles and piling will be illegal only- after noon Sat urdays and all day Sundays and holidays. ' State highway official Ralph H. Suppreall stated that some type of night restrictions and holidays hauling by truck had always been in effect except from June 1942 to July 1947. . The State Highway Commission recommended two, weeks ago that the ban on night hauling be lifted. However, some log haulers, be lieving the Highway Commission recommendation had gone 'into ef fect, have been arrested for night hauling during the p a s t several mgnts. . y . The new regulation, Morgan said, would bring Oregon into lint with neighboring states'. ' " Portland Man Shot; Possible Packets to Receive First Berries Today By LILLIE L. MADSEN ,' Farm Editor, The Statesman Warm weather is bringing 'strawberry harvest on with a rush and some packers in the Salem area plan to begin receiv ing today. Walter Leth, head of the field department at Blue Lake Packers, Salem, Thursday said his plant would receive its first 1958 berries Friday. More are expected during the weekend. "We are encouraging our grow Wide Area In Jersey Damaged PORTLAND, m Police here are investigating the possibility of underworld revenge in, the gunshot slaying early Thursday of Howard Sylvester Jackson,. 35. " Jackson's body was found in his automobile on North Commercial Avenue. He had a thousand dollars in currency in his. pocket. An ex-convict, Jackson recently was named as an undercover buyer for federal narcotics agents. Jackson had protested that he was not the stoolpigeon in the arrest of Clarence H. Criss, whoAiow is serving a narcotics term at Mc Neil Island penitentiary, . But at Criss' trial, police showed movies they had made of Jackson buying heroin from Criss. Jackson's wife, who works in a Portland nightclub, said her hus band got a phone call early Thurs day and left the house without tell ing her where he was going. The body was found by Frank Harris, 28. He and his wife. Jerry Marie Harris, were taken into custody by police and held for $10,000 bail. ers to go over their fields and pick all ripe berries even if not more than a crate. The berries will be ripening' fast if this weather con tinues," Leth said. To Start Today Birdseye Division of General Foods and North Marion Fruit Co., both of Woodburn, will also start processing today, their managers said. No sunburn was reported Thurs day although growers said after noon clouds and rain were "most welcome." Early set of berries is heavy, growers, reported. With plenty of moisture the fruit will ripen nor mally! Cbntinued dry with irriga tion held ,oi( too long would ripen berries before they reach full size, fieldmen stated. Most growers in mid-Willamette Valley have been irrigating, tnts week. Picker Supply God , , .. Labor office officials Indicated a good supply f pickers "about the same as m mv, pernaps a ntue better." Some growers, however, admitted they wero beginning their "perennial worry" a o u t picker r - - snortage. (Add. details page 4.) Top Rating ''jr.11 ?.v!SStt!"T,B'''l' -,siBfc.j -7Wttb!c.i' irflr?9 ? v &Uwst, NORTH HOWELL Jeatu Dunn, Sllverton Rt, 2, State' top young granger. Final vPrincess For Rose Festival From Academy PORTLAND m The final princess for the Rose Festival was selectedThursday, pretty Roxanne Whitsell of Holy Child Academy. She was. the first princess ever elected from . among private schools here. Formerly, all prin cesses were picked from public high schools. Miss Whitsell, 17, has blue eyes and brown hair. Exit Visas Eliminated PARIS (A-The French Cabinet Thursday suddenly reversed it self and ordered immediate elim ination of exit visas for French nationals- who want to go abroad Exit visas were ordered at the be ginning of the crisis over Algeria On the Brighter Side . John Erkksen By RUSS BIERAUGEL . Staff Writer, The Statesman Salem School Board Thursday, put an end to special rates for school cafeteria lunch books. The 10-ticket books will still be avail able as a convenience but they will cost as much as 10 meals. . The move Will in effect boost the price of a meal 2tt cents for the two-thirds of elementary and junior high school pupils who use the books. - 1 The price will be. 25 cents straight in grade schools where the tost-of 10-tlcket book Is sow $2.25, and 30 cents in junior high schools where 10 tickets now cost $2.75. High school meals at 40 cents 'straight will remain un changed. ' School district business manager Connell Ward said the cafeteria system lost $6,600 this year on the 1.2 million meals it served., ' The price change will increase revenue $15,100 next year, be esti mated..' All of the increase will be needed, however, as cafeteria wages, will be $7,300 higher next year and food prices are expected to Increase $1,800; bovsaid. - i Adult tickets, $2.75 In grade schools and $3.75 in Junior high schools, also will be raised to $3 and $4. " ; , ' ' The changes were proposed by district superintendent Charles D. Schmidt, who - said they were necessary to avoid subsidization of the lunch program by tax money.'' The last price increase in elementary schools was six years ago and the present prices in junior high schools have been in effect at least nine years, he said. -i . AdoV details ea rage 1) . J 'V'V';a' V - r (t '-' w - J Elvis Not Engaged FT. HOOD, Tex. W Elvis Presley said Thursday he and singer Anita Wood are not en gaged. 9 t 'tf f rUol'c nnr ial Salem chef BIU Ward proudly displays his contribution to tonight's lner jpetldl anniial Chefs Benefit Ball, for the Portland Symphony. Ward's fancy pork roast mil, be one of the many elaborate concoctions' donated -for the Fort land affair by member of the Chefs De Cuisine Society of Oregon. Ward lsthef for The. Ranch. . ..-I.-. : i -.'-'. Girl Awarded Grange Honor SUUsmkM Ncwf Strvicsi - NORTH HOWELL Named Thursday as Oregon's Outstanding Young Granger was Miss Jean Dunn. '18. a North Howell com munity resident and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dunn, Silver ton, Rt.. 2. Mrs. Dunn said she was notified of her daughter's selection by Charles Kizer, Harrisburg, state youth chairman for the grange. Selection was based upon all phases of the contestant's activi ties and home life. Miss Dunn recently left employ ment with the State of Oregon to become associated with State Farm Mutual Insurance. She at tends North Howell Community Church and the grange. Before being named Oregon winner. Miss Dunn won local and Pomona competition. Today's Statesman Page Sec. Ann Landers ...10 ... II Business News 23 111 Classified 28-31 IV Comes the Dawn 4.... I Comics 14 ... II Crossword 27....IV Editorials 4.... I Food News 8-22, 24 .111 .9-10 ... II ...23....III .. I .. II IV .11 .. II .. II Homo Panorama Markers Obituaries 5 Radio-TV 14 Sports 25,26 Star Gazer 10 Valley News 12 Wirophoto. Pago 14. MIDDLETOWN, N. J. (AP) A powerful Nike euideift mis- hsile blew up on' the ground here Thursday and exploded seven others in a tremendous blast. AH were fully armed for warfare. ' Seven to 10 persons died in a split second of disintegrating force and flame. From the scattered human fragments, it was impos sible to set the death toll. Brig. Gen. Charles B.' Duff of the Army Air Defense Command, said it would be at least seven and could be 10. Three others were injured. Vio Urns included both civilians and servicemen. Each of the missiles carried three warheads. The explosion strewed these explosive devices across a wide range-of country side. Most of them were account ed for but others still lay Uriex ploded like booby traps. Area" Reasonably Safe' "We do feel the area now is reasonably safe," Duff said. The explosion spewed forth a great orange bail or fire over the missile base here. It cast an errio pall over a scene of carnage that kme eyewitness called . "horrible beyond imagination. However, we missiles aia not bear atomic warheads, but con ventional ones of shrapnel and high explosives. - .1 fV."' Out of tile smoke and flames. one of the sleek, liquid-fueled roc kets launched itself at the instant of the explosion. It spent itself harmlessly in open terrain after sinister, unguided flight for two miles over populated areas. . Eyewitnesses spoke of flaming pieces of other missiles arching across the roiling countryside here. At least one fell in a yard where children, had been at play short time earlier. The terrific heat of the blast melted the metal work, around the missile - launching pit. It burned trucks and other Army ve-' hides to steel skeletons. Cause Unknown It may never be known what set off the first rocket, whose ex plosion triggered a chain reaction; "The only people who could give us that precise imormation are among the casualties," Gen. Duff said. 'What we have here today is an example of the fallacy of theory," he said. "What happened was a chain explosion of Nike missiles that were being modified with lat est type armament triggers. These triggers normally work only when the missile is in the air on its mission to destroy enemy air craft." The missiles, known as the Ajax type, exploded at about 1:20 p.m. Residents of the area protested in vain against erection of the in stallation here several years ago. For a mile or more around the ' explosion scene, windows were shattered, doors blown in and pieces of jagged missile debris lanced the earth. One woman was blown out of a chair in the living room of her home. The last serious mishap with a Nike-Ajax occurred at Ft. Meade in Maryland April 14, 1955. A mis sile was fired accidently from there during a practice drill. It landed four miles away on a busy highway but miraculously did lit tle damage. The Ajax is about 32 feet long and a foot in diameter. It weighs about a ton and is designed to bring down enemy aircraft at al titudes of up to 60,000 feet. It has a range of about 15 miles. If You Can't Take It With You- We're always glad, of course, to have you take The Oregon Statesman with you on vacation. A phone call to EM 4-6811 (and ask for "circulation") will do the trick anytime you have a new address for forwarding. But for lots of , a vacation Is act a one-stop affair. It may , be better to have your Statesman, carefully bandied, awaiting your return for leisurely, catch-up reading. And that's just what can be arranged anytime at no extra cost. . Just ask your carrier or phone EM 4-6811 and tell the circu lation department to save your Statesman issues and deliver ; them to you on your return, in a special "Vacation Pak." And have a good time! fy Drejaori,tatesiiiaa 4i