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GiroEs fflftrofl IBoDI FirsimrDedIn SqdM Moon W(BB CRT S330OO3 TKDETDCE It is -pleasing to note the btir f t interest in farm circles on the condition of rural schools. Ronald E. Jones, state president of the Farmers' Union, is chairman of a committee seeking to make per manent an enlarged state sup port of schools. In Sunday's OregonUn, Ben Buisnan,. edit or of the Grange Bulle tin, bald an article showing the deplorable conditions of some of the rural schools of the state. Awareness of facts is the first step toward improvement; and the interest these men show is really encouraging to friends of education. In the past, however, individual frmeri and farm groups have wrecked legislative efforts to cor rect ills now complained of. The ccunty unit, compulsory redis ricting, -tax equalization have all been defeated because of rural opposition. That the conditions described in Mr. Buisman's article are not necessary is asserted by Mac F.plcy of the Klamath Falls Her ald and News who writes this in iiii column: "For a contrast with the un pleasant story told by Mr. Buis man, we invite attention to the situation in Klamath county. Cer tainly, the pictures and word ac count given in the Oregonian ar ticle do not describe conditions typical of this county's rural schools. "Klamath county has operated under a county unit system for more than 20 years. Under this system, school consolidations have steadily progressed to the point where there is now ONLY ONE one-room school left in the county (Continued on editorial page) Gerald Smith Brands Sinatra As Communist WASHlNO'TOrf, Jaar-30 Gerald LKTSmith was called to the capitol today for an account of his America First party I but delivered instead an attack on Frank Sinatra and other prom inent figures. As Smith testified before the fibuse committeelnvestigatingj un American activities, four congress men who were not committee members filed a statement calling him "a fascist propagandist4, Sinatra, who campaigns against racial -Intolerance, was Smith's chief target Smith said the singer "acts aa a front" for communist organizations. He applied similar terminology to Eddie Cantor, In grid ' Bergman, Walter Winchell, Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas (D Calif) and others. He urged the committee to investigate all of them, i Smith! also criticized the late President Roosevelt The four congressmen termed the committee investigation of Smith ""a whitewash" and added "If your committee is unable or unwilling to conduct this vital investigation ... we will be glad to take over the work." Police 'IS'ub Astorian ; He Nab8 Apartment ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 30-VP)- Marsh Hoffman had given up his vain hunt , for an Astoria apart men and was driving the 100 miles back to Portland, his for mer home. A car swept up from the rear on the night-blackened mountain road, a siren screamed and Hoffman pulled over. "You Major Hoffman?' a po liceman ar.ked. "Yes," the ex-serviceman ad mitted. "Well, go back to Astoria Your brother-in-law has found an apartment." Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "It looks like Grandpa $ go ing to ignore the Atomic Age, too." NINETY-FIFTH YEAH Sdeimfei!: Sees Olbjje dfc ODD Predicts Disappointment Oyer Result WASHINGTON, Jan! 30 -(JP) Dr. W. A. Higinbotham, atomic bomb scientist, said today "I do ot see much object" in tests planned for this spring and summer to determine the effect of the new explosive on sea power. The effects of aerial and sur face detonation of atomic bombs are already known from the ini tial test in New Mexico and from the combat use of two bombs jn Japan, said Higin botharo, who is chairman of the federation of American scien tists. "Damage to a large fleet spread out is not going to be very impressive, and unless peo ple are warned in advance the results of the test will sound like a considerable disappoint ment," he told a reporter. "The effects may be minimized not only by the navy but by every one else." From Cornell Higinbotham, who was a member of the .faculty of Cor nell university before becoming engaged In the preparation of the atomic bomb, said the navy wouldn't get a real test of the effect of an atomic bomb on General Motors Top 13i Cent Wage Boost Offer 1 f , V ; By jthe Associated Press j General Motors last night served notice that it was unwill ing to renew any maintenance a new contract and i-eoff ered a increase which unfo leaden promptly rejected. ; The corporation proposed that CIQ United Worker return to work at the 13 M cent raise, Atomic Tests May Alter Ship WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-- The superbatUeship Kentucky, now building, may be the first American dreadnaught built to atomic bomb era specifications. Comdr. Frank Nash, of the navy's bureau of ships, told the house naval committee today there will be a review of the de sign of the big, 45,000 tonner on the ways at Norfolk, Va., alter the results of the atomic bomb test against warships this spring and summer have been assessed. Among other things, the navy wants to see what damage is done to the superstructure of warships, including guns and armor, In the explosion of an A-bomb, Nash said. China Parties Hit Stalemate CHUNGKING, Jan. 30 -(JP)-Government and communist ne gotiators refused to budge today on China's one major unsolved is sue which party shall have the loudest voice in adopting the na tion's new constitution. The communists, were reported laying down fresh demands, and hope waned that the political con sultation (unity) conference would end tomorrow as sched uled. The government was reported to have offered without success a plan whereby its kuomintang party would retain a majority in the national assembly, which will meet May 5 to act on the new constitution. Chilean Workers Call Off Walkout SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. Z0-(JT) The Chilean workers feredaUon tonight called off its nation-wide strike, effective at 6 a.na., tomor row. The action was taken after the government pledged that a state of siege would be lifted if the federation ended the strike and if "the country's situation com pletely normalizes by tomorrow.' MAYOR DECLINES SALARY TACOMA, Jan. 30-W)-Twelve thousand five hundred dollars went Into the city treasury today as mayoralty salary declined by Mayor Harry P. Cain for the two and a half years he was on mili tary leave. j . FOUNDED 1651 1 ; i , ' 10 PAGES No At lutdsftS fleet until a sub-surface deto nation planned next year. (The navy bas announced an aerial detonation for May, a surface detonation for July, and a sub-surface detonation for some time in 1947.) Effects Unknown "Such a test," he said, "will produce jthe only unknown and unmeasured effects. - Without referring to any test in particular, Higinbotham de clared: i . ' A ' is - "It 'does not seem rational "that the navy I would run tests that would prove that the fleet was obsolete." n support of this prediction the scientist said: : "The gound -areas affected in Japan by such detonation were roughly only four miles in diam eter. In jthe fleet operation the ships will probably be spread out considerably. : "Another thing to remember la that naval Vessels are built more strongly mechanically than are buildings." j Meanwhile the house naval committee approved legislation barring any disclosure to for eign nations of results obtained from' the ) forthcoming tests. Refuses to i of union membership clause In temporary 13V4 per hour wage originally off ered three months ago, during new contract nego- tiations. ! In breaking with the union re garding membership maintenance, General Motors said provision in the old Contract "forced us to discharge 1690 satisfactory em ployes on the union's demand be cause these! employes were not willing to py their union dues." Ne Soch Provision ' ' ' We are unwilling to Trot -any such provision in! the 'new' con tract," 5enersl Motors stated. Said a corporation statement: "If the union wishes to order the employes back to work on ".the basis of an increase of 13 vi cents per hour whjle such a contract is being negotiated, that will be all right with us." Said a union statement: The strike will continue "until the cor poration meets its public respon sibility and bargains in good faith to carry out; recommendations of the president of the United States." Board Urged 1V Cents i President jTruman's fact-finding board proposed a lfl'i cents an hour increase. .-: The divergent statements were issued after ;the first across-the-table negotiations between the parties in more than a month In a renewed attempt to settle the 71 day strike of j 175,000 CIO produc tion workers.; 5 f .1 EPPS BUYS j ENTERPRISE PORTLAND, Jan. 30 Pur chase of the Mill City Enterprise, Marion, county weekly newspaper, was announced last night by David C. Epps at a meeting of Oregon democratic clubs. 4 He j said he would support : public power In Marion county. . Ford Threatens to Close Asks Removal of Price! Controls DETROIT. Jan. 30.-(4VHenry Ford II, president of the Ford Motor company, today told fed eral officials he was "convinced that if government control of prices is removed promptly, man agement and labor will settle their differences without running to the government" j 1 " "! Ford outlined his views in a telegram to reconversion director John W. Snyder at Washington. . The youthful auto executive as serted that at ''current OPA ceil ing prices we are currently losing about $300 on every car we make." Ford warned jthat "unless steel can be made available to us and to our suppliers promptly we will have to shutj down completely sometime this week." ' : Salem, Oregon, Thursday Vets May Get State Fair Land Fairgrounds Site Top Possibility For Housing Plan A tract of largely-unused state fairgrounds land topped the list of possible sites tor Salem's new veterans' colony today. Suggested at ' Wednesday's meeting' of ' the city housing authority, the prop erty was approved by 'all mem bers as the . most desirable yet mentioned for establishment of 90 family units offered by the fed eral .public' housing administra tion. ; The property under consider a tion has approximately 1700 feet of frontage on Silverton road and lies north of the racetrack. Both city water and sewer service at the fairgrounds could be extend ed to include. that area with less expense than might be encoun tered in most other tracts, it was declared. City bus transportation Is already' available there; and the Hollywood shopping district is nearby. Fire Protection I City fire protection would be available because it lies within the city limits. The state agricultural board would have to approve such use of the land, which now assertedly has little use even at fair time. But that board's approval may not be difficult to obtain, members of the five-man housing authority believe, if the 80 houses are of fered to the state fair for, salvage value when the housing project Is closed sometime within the next six years. . . Grading Asset ' 1 JtoUghHffadinr and graveled roadways required for the proj ect would be an asset if the prop erty is to be used as a parking area . later, it was declared. The FPHA would plant lawns around the houses it. proposes to bring here from Vancouver, Wash., members of the, housing authority have been told. George Aiken, member of the authority, expects to Inspect the (houses today in Vancouver to see Jth.th-ey. are .desirable as temporary veterans' residences. The suggestion that the prop erty, at the fairgrounds -be used was made by Wallace Bonesteele, who .commenced his Investigation originally because he had nearby property to offer. prospecting by Atom Proposed NEW YORK, Jan. 30HiP)-CapL Eddie Rickenbacker said today he had proposed to the army, navy and coast guard that the atom bomb be used to "prospect" for gold and other minerals in the ice-covered south Polar region. Briefly, he said his idea was that the explosive force of the bomb could be used to blast the ice-cap into fragments and "un lock the icy doors that withhold from -human knowledge the po tential riches of the Antarctic continent." Speaking St a luncheon, Rick enbacker conceded the suggestion "at first flush sounds like a fan tastic story from the pen of Jules Verne, but I believe that it is well within reach of potential execution." ; "' l : - ; 1 n ! DHIROIT, Jan. I. Diminishing sleel scrap piles will soon force a shut down at Ford Metor Co. Rouge Plant steel mills shown In background. Above represents less than two weeks sopply according U company officials. Ford announced that final astembly of passenger ears will be halted Thursday night because ef shortages caused by the steel strike. (AF Wlrephoto to The Oregon Statesman) Morning. January 31. 1946 Spaatz Decorates Jet Plane i ' "J V , " 1 ijr I tVASIIINGTON, Jan. 30 Gen. Carl A. Spaatx, (second from left) who will be next Army Air Forces chief, shakes hands with Col. William H. Council! of Pittsburgh, Pa (seeend from risht) here today after he decorated CoancIlL Capt. Martin L. Smith af Kidder. Mo., (left), and Capt. Jehn S. Babel of Albla, Iowa, with the Dlstlngalshed Firing Crew for their part In establishing eriw-eantry flight record with Jet planes an Jan. it. (AP Wlrephoto to The Oregon Statesman) UNO Permits Russia, Iran To Negotiate LONDON, Jan. 30 -UP)- In its first major action, the United Na tions security council agreed unanimously tonight to permit Russia and Iran to settle their dispute by direct negotiation but reserved the right to request in formation on the progress of their negotiations at any time. The decision climaxed a four- hour debate, sometimes heated. The agreement came after Vis- hinsky ' vehemently opposed a BriCIsh-Ameriean " proposal that the Iranian case be submitted to direct negotiation but that the security council keep the case on its agenda.. "Will you agree to my propos al, Mr, Vishinsk," the British for eign secretary 'said, "if I strike out the words 'on the agenda?" "Yes," replied Vishinsky. Both Vishinsky and S. H. Ta- qizadeh, chief Iranian delegate, had agreed shortly after the coun cil convened that their countries should be permitted to settle their differences by direct negotiation, but the debate flared oyer wheth er the security council should maintain Jurisdiction. Solons to Hear Lebanon Plea ALBANY, Jan. 30.-P)-Leban-on residents' plea to the county court for protection from a threatened channel-break by the Santiam river, will be made to congress in a request for emer gency federal funds. Lowlands flooded in December have been so eroded that a sec ond deluge might send the San tiam into a new channel directly through the town, residents fear. Navy Approves Naming Astoria Basin for Mott WASHINGTON, Jan. 30P) Formal notification that the navy pier and mooring basin at Astoria would be named for the late Rep. James W. Mott, long-time mem ber of the house naval affairs committee; was given the house cpmmittee by the navy depart ment today. Plants as Steel Dwindles nnr? Silverton Pupils Get Vacation as Heat Plant Burns SILVERTON. Jaa. 30.-Spe lal)-Several hundred grade school pupil were released for an anexpected vacation when a fire of unknown origin early to day damaged the heating plant far the Eugene Field grade school. The wiring and roof of the heating plant were destroyed bat the boilers were nndamaced. It Is hoped to have the plant la working order by Monday so school may be resumed. Super intendent A. B, Anderson said. . Today's fire broke eat shortly before I a. ul, several hoars af ter G. -O, Irntav-Janitor, left the plant and reported every thing In order. Families to Join Overseas Troops WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-P-The army held out inducements today to officers and high non coms to stay overseas by announ cing that their families would be permitted to Join them. , Priority will be given to fam ilies of men who agree to remain abroad one or two more years. The extent to which families may join officers and non-coms in Europe and the orient depends upon the decision of theater com mnaders as to available housing, subsistence and medical care. Captain Says Admirals Threw War Warning in Wastebasket WASHINGTON, Jan. SO-UP)-Navy Capt A. H. McCollum said today ha drafted a war warning for fleet commanders-shortly be fore Pearl Harbor but it wound up in the wastebasket after sub mission to two admirals. McCollum told the senate-house committee investigating the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that he wrote the proposed dispatch on December 4 or 5. At the time, he was head of the far eastern section of na val intelligence. He named Adm. Theodore 8. Wilkinson, director of naval in telligence, and Adm. R. K. Turn- T' T No. 266 Record Pilots Truman Urges British Loan, Many Oppose By Douglas B. Cornell WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-VP)-President Truman urged congress today to approve a $3,750,000,000 loan which he said would enable Britain to march with America toward a "permanent state of peace to prosperity." "Britain needs this credit and she needs It now," the president said in a message. Many congressmen were not so sure of that. -Numerous senators and representatives already have voiced outright opposition to this first, big,, post-war financial deal on an International scale. Relative ly few have given it unqualified support. Senator Langer (R-ND) supplied a sample of the trouble in store for what be termed a "fantastic gift" He blocked in the senate an -attempt, by democratic leader Barkley of Kentucky to introduce legislation authorizing the - loan. PEACE CONCLAVE SITE SET PARIS, Jan. 30HVThe 17th century Luxembourg palace, for mer seat of the French senate which, after the liberation, housed Gen. De Gaulle's consultative as sembly, was selected today by the ministry council as the site of the European peace conference in May. er, head of the war plans division, as the admirals who looked it over and decided against sending it McCollum also testified that: The navy, in his opinion, never intercepted prior to the attack any Japanese broadcast in the so called "winds" code indicating a break in relations with the Unit ed States. On the morning of December 7, Wilkinson suggested to Adm. Harold R. Starr, then chief of naval operations, that additional warning be sent to fleet comman ders. Stark has testified that he first decided the fleet commanders had received sufficient warning, but agreed to a recommendation by Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, that a fressh one be sent out Marshall's recommendation was based on information that the Japanese ambassadors would pre sent a note to Secretary of State Hull at 1 o'clock. Marshall dis patched a warning shortly before noon, Washington time, but it did not Teach MaJ. Gen. Walter C. Short, army commander in Ha waii, until hours after the attack. Telling of his proposed war warning, McCollum related that he prepared a memorandum sum mary of the situation and read It at a conference in Stark's office on December 1. He said he "point ed out that war or a rupture of diplomatic relations was immi nent" and - asked senior- officers whether fleet commanders had been warned. Both Stark and Turner gave the conference "categorical inur ance" that ample warning had gone out, McCollum added. Protests Lodged By Unions Measure Goes Beyond Truman Proposed Bill WASHlNfiTOX. Jan. 30. (TVA strike control bill far more sweeping than Presi dent Truman aked was ap proved by the house rule committee today and Kent to the house floor for aftjon. amid bitter protects from barkers of labor unions. It would outlaw violent picket ing, provide for civil suits againt vio?p-tors of labor contracts and lay unions open to injunctions Foremen's unions would be de prived of any status. A !ftbor-managcment board voi!d be created to help stt depute. Five-day notice of ar.y slrikf or lockouts would have to be f.ven to this board. If it t. jurisdiction, strike or lockouts wotj'd be prohibited for a 3t)-c!ay ctM.:jng rU period. President Appoints Tfte board, composed of six i r rrxre members appointed by she prutioent, would then try con ciliation, mediation throuiih special panel or (if both partir agrtd) binding arbitration by ore person. The measure, on which houe debate may open tomorrow, con tains many more teeth than the president's plan. He asked con gress to legalize f act-f indir g boards, gie them power of sub-pm-na and prohibit strikes for 20 days while they deliberated. Coalition Pushed The new bill was introduced ty Rep. Case (R-SD) but a power ful coalition of republicans and southern democrats got behind it. The rules committee vote of ap proval was 8 to 3. While ita - foes assailed it as move to break unions, sponsors argued that it is "constructive legislation needed to protect pub lic interest." FDR Tactics to Prod Gohgress WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -T) Postmaster General Hannegan srd a crew of eides set out today to get action on President Trumar, stalled legislative program ty. means of a Rooseveltian tech nique.. Hannegan'a Idea U to press or of two major measures at a time, instecd of seeking , hnmediato passage of massive programs con sisting of 21 or more measurer. As Hannegan views It pin-polr.t rifle fire is better than buckshet -in the congressional "shooting gallery." Next on the program were said to be housing legirlfc tion and price control extenskn Army to Test f Space Ships9 WASHINGTON, Jan. IO-oP-Tests to determine whether "spate ships" can be made a reality will be conducted by the army this summer. An army ordnance officer, he declined to be quoted by name, told a reporter today that 15 nail V-2 rockets will be fired straight into the air as part of the tests. They will be equipped with various scientific recording in struments which, it is expected, will be freed and parachuted to earth before the projectiles ex plode. "Ordnance men have expre?sed the view," the officer said, "that space ships, travelling high above the stratosphere, art not an im possibility." Russians Return Iran Rail Lines TEHRAN, Jan. 30.-0P-Rui!va today returned the important ra.l lines in the northern provinces tf Azerbaijan, Mazanderan and Kaz vin to the control of the Iranian state railway. "The action was described by friends of Premier Ahmed Qav am es Salten&h as "the first Rus sian gesture cf friendship toward Uic new government." They spec ulated that it was a prelude to an anticipated Russian request to use the lines to move soviet soldiers from the provinces. Weather Mam. - 4S Mln. JU'n Satea M . 29 X J Trace 94 Mi as 4 Euftcnc . , , , , 4S Portland 44 San Francisco SS Seattle 43 Willamette rlvr SB fl FORECAST (from US. -wrathr bu reau. McNary (leM. Salem): Parity cloudy today, occasional Utfht rain. LitUa change In temprratar. Hlght today 4? decrees. Light variable vimU. '4 7