Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, July 21, 1949, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Forecast: Fitr Thursday, partly cloudy Friday. Western Orefon, partly cloudy Friday with a few showers In the north. Temperatures: High Wednesday, M decrees; low Thursday, 45 degrees. LANE COUNTVS HOME NEWSPAPER TWO SECTIONS 34 PAGES EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949 Phone 5-1551 No. 202 ...v nrr.AN ON NEW half-million dollar span this week which will CONST"1,1'". ' qq -jj, Eugene's fast growing suburbs across the Willamette 1 Ferry St. Bridge seen in background. Contractors' crews are pile driving Wednesday. Meanwhile, the county is still negoti lers for right-of-way for the approach on the north side of the g financed by the county with money already on hand from a . ,nnl Tnm Lillebo of Reedsnort won the contract tn rnn- HleV(u'r lane span on a low bid of $447,885. The span will be 442 feet long with a Truman Assures Public on Bomb Atomic Policy Meetings Had No 'Deep Secrets' WASHINGTON (AP) President Truman said Thurs day there is nothing for the American people to be alarmed about in current hush-hush talks about atomic foreign policy. Mr. Truman was sharply critical at a news conference, however, of the man he said leaked information to the press in advance of an atomic policy meeting the President held at Blair House last Thursday. .... - nm uiiuii. I"' .7.J 7ggfcrtwida. IStaff photo, Wiltshire engraving.) d Checks? No, ays Eugene Heir t-d telkine Edward B. ,Gallion, who told Eugeneans a ik aonhe had inherited a iuu,uuu unuuc, wa m !,ton Ws. county jail Thursday under a $5000 bond iSefbfhis alleged "inheritance," the slight finisher, wno naa oeeii ciiiiujcu wuw.xi construction jobs, .handed out a fortune in allegedly Kou! Meats in uiegu" " . kwver, it was a ?54 Dans which Gallion pleaded ty to forging in 1946, for i he was jailed to await encing. But Sheriff An- Schiltz, Appieton, saia investisator has traced Lt $150,000 in worthless Eg to Gallion. June 10. I reporter receiv- mnterioui tin that the Gal- fimily, then residing at 1266 htlton, had Just received tf i sizeable inheritance, rcKfter was told over the tons that he might obtain t word from- Mrs. Pearl ion "who will be waiting in fcrejhound bus depot." worried-looking, greying u answered the page. She iter concerned that her hus- jot be advised that she had Ltd an; information in re- to the "inheritance" but her husband would be at that evening and could be toed at that time. an exceedingly re lit Gallion who answered Jrnniir call. For quite some M KliMled the "rumor" K Jut u well be forrotten k It wouldn't make a good kurny." p Mrs. Gallion. and her to, Caroline, 16, aiding in PI Gallion for additional F the cement finish F w Teu the story." H then detailed prraTJED ON PAGE 2) rike tice Filed Polio Cases Increase WASHINGTON (U.R) The number of polio cases reported throughout the nation is increas ing sharply. More cases have been reported already this year than during the same period last year. xne height of the dread season is expected to be reached about mid-August. The U. S. Public Health Service said Thursday that 1016 new cases Justice Murphy Lies in State DETROIT (U.R) A silent throng of thousands of friends, followers and dignitaries filed past the bier of Associate Supreme Court Jus tice Frank Murphy Thursday. The high and the low waited their turn in a long line to pay tribute to Michigan's "fighting lib eral" in Detroit's black-draped city hall. - -Honor Guard Stands An honor guard of poker-stiff Army, Navy and Air Force men stood at the dark brown bier. A white crucifix contrasted with the somber setting. Men in shirtsleeves, women with children tagging at their side, the well-dressed and the ragged lined up in a block-long double column to say goodbye to the former Mich igan governor and mayor of De troit. . Police estimated that 35 to 40 persons a minute moved through the city hall rotunda. Official city business stopped in memory of the 56-year-old jurist who died unex pectedly Tuesday of a heart at tack. Funeral Friday At 4 P. M. the body was to be returned to Harbor Beach for burial Friday. Burial will be made in the family plot here following a service at the Church of Our L,ady of Lake Huron. WASHINGTON W President iruman said Thursday he will name a successor to the late Sup. reme Court Justice Frank Mur pny as soon as possible But he declined to give any hint as to wno might receive the post. Dr. A. Triolo, county health officer, said Thursday there have been seven reported cases of polio In Lane County this summer, but' no new cases in the last week. Two cases were reported from the Eugene area, two from the Springfield area, and the other three elsewhere in the county. 'of infantile paralysis were report ed during the week ended July 10, compared to 684 cases reported in the preceding week. During the corresponding week last year only 716 cases were re-ported. Thus far this year, 4895 cases have been reported compared to 3601 for the same period last year. Thus far this year nine states have reported more than 100 new polio cases. They are Texas, 1019; California, 628; Oklahoma, 345; Arkansas, 328; Minnesota, 186; New York, 156; IUinois, 129; In diana, 107; Michigan, 101. Sky-Watchers See Spectacular Display In Eugene Skies It wasn't a bird; it wasn't a plane; it was a meteor that Eu geneans saw flaring off to the southwest in the skies Wednes day night. Dr. J. Hugh Pruett, local as tronomical expert, didn't exact ly say it was a meteor, since he didn't see it But four parties called him with descriptions which made it sound like such a heavenly phenomena. Pruett said his callers in formed him the "thing" was about a fifth the size of the moon, spectacularly colored and racing off toward the ocean at about 9:25 p.m. Chief Executive Will Permit Vaughan Query WASHINGTON (UR) Presi dent Truman said Thursday he does not believe his military aide, Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, was mixed up with the so-called "five per centers." But he told newsmen he would permit Vaughan to testify in a Senate investigation If Vaughan is asked to do so. A Senate investigating commit tee which is looking into the capi tal's thriving "influence industry" has not yet decided whether to call Vaughan. Subcommittee Chairman Clyde M. Hoey (D-NC) said it will study all the evidence first. "Five per centers" are Wash ington agents who get government contracts for businessmen in re turn for a fee or commission, This is not an illegal practice. Vaughan's name figured in the current inquiry from the start when one "five per center" boast ed that he was a very close friend of the general. The President was asked whether he had heard that Vaughan was mixed up with five per centers. The President said he had read about it in the news papers, but he did not believe the stories. Vaughan, as is his usual custom, was standing behind the President during the news conference, along with the chief executive s wavy and Air Force aides. SP Trainmen Hold Off Strike WASHINGTON (U.R) A threatened seven-state strike Fri day against the Southern Pacific Railroad was postponed Wednes day for at least 60 days when President Truman created a three man fact-finding panel to study the dispute over the size of crews. The President took action un der the Railway Labor Act which provides for creation of an emer gency board in such disputes. Mr. Truman said the dispute threat ened to deprive a large section of the country "of essential transpor tation service." The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen promptly acknowledged that the strike, originally set for 6 p.m. along the 8-000-miles of Southern Pacific track in the west ern states, would be postponed ac cording to the law for 60 days. A report from the board is ex pected within 30 days; the strike date may even be set back beyond the 60 days by union agreement during any continuing negotiations. Mr. Truman said he knows who the man is, but he did not identify him. The Blair House conference. bringing together high govern ment and congressional leaders, was the first of two major con ferences which have been held on atomic matters. The second was a meeting at the capitol Wednesday, called by the Senate- House Atomic Energy Committee. Mr. Truman told reporters the subject of the Blair House meet ing was important, as are all sub jects on which he calls confer ences. But he said that newspaper accounts were exaggerated there were no deep dark secret at the meeting. The discussion began when Mr. Truman was asked for any infor mation he could give on atomic foreign policy. He said he could not give any but went on to say that the Blair House meeting was relatively un important. It brought together the heads of the State and Defense Depart ments, Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower, and both Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress. Also attending were two men whose identity was nat disclosed. White House police would not permit any pictures to be made of those entering the meeung. As to the news "leaks" about the meeting, Mr. Truman said with warmth in his voice that it was the first occasion on which any persons invited to a White House meeting had leaked to the press. He did not like it, he added. Asked if he knew who it was that leaked, he said: Yes, he did. He was asked If that person would attend a second White House conference. Mr. Truman said there had been no second conference. He would not comment further. Concluding his remarks, he asked the newspaper men to be patient until all the rumors are floored. There seemed no doubt that some of the concern which de veloped in Congress had quieted down. Atlantic Treaty Gets Senate OK Opponents Beat ; Arms Proposal (Fact Terms Face 16A) WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate Thursday voted overwhelming approval of the North Atlantic Treaty. On a roll call, 82 senators voted for the pact and 13 against it. This was 18 more than the two-thirds vote needed to ratify a treaty. " Every senator was recorded except iiiender, Louisiana Democrat, who is overseas. The historic vote of ratification pledged the United States to join with Canada, Great Britain, France and eight other x nr Wherry Wants Xlosed Doorr Against A-Bomb mt-. -UP) - The cio r:. f.w ..'""'"r - Wltni Labor Mediation Board, "otion auinmtin.. ... finery , orTstate- k. vote am0ns Paction workers -i Z b,ck UI'on's It union. 8 conducted Brtiion taST ,the be nrh i, rd' said t P10di "u ,ord unit Marshall Calls Atlantic Pact 'Contribution to World Peace' WASHINGTON (U.R) Gen. George C. Marshall, former sec retary of State, said Thursday he feels certain that "the Atlantic Pact will contribute to world peace." The wartime Army chief of staff told the United Press exclusively that he also believes the mutual defense treaty will "immeasur ably" strengthen the security of the United States and its 11 part- 'MillM.il , 'ma strike i " 1,1 "le "anuc area. ift rV wre " v 4 "P'i'd "I don't c No form i te1;!;'1La', origin callM , ' a. m X!, it .rnr.M.j 'v ote is Discusses Pact Marshall discussed the pact and its implications at length. It wasi one of his most extensive discuss ions of world affairs since he left the State Department last Jan uary. He is now living in retirement at his Leesburg, Va., home. Here are some of the questions put to Marshall, and the General's answers: Q. Do you regard the pact's Pledge to consider an attack on one signatory a an attack on M, with the consequent commit ment that each nation will take uch steps aa It deems necessary, U an -.- .1 .. , ii'en'tion.l'nr l'"lted s,a! Participation in yJ.Ttir? Surfue ,nJ European war? ft neiri .1 ""ct crew . t" W. ?,Jn.u and cr re i? Viildia. , I Jlr hi. Mved Cenr,: ' b;. alto P- Syht A. No. The United States can WaM'ar only " Congress declares r. The treatv doe not infringe rtn h . .. . I.. t. -caj,,.) S!,ftfl.: power or congress in thisltn "Uirt. "1.:? n, ectl0n- " does it alter, r'M on ,h,nk. the relationship between GENERAL MARSHALL Views the Pact President as defined in the 1 1 constitution. The undertaking on I minn, the relationship between the the part of the United States to mmoruy oi tba CongrcM and 0 consider an attack on any me Atlantic Pact nations as an attack on itself is, in reality, little more than formal recognition of the fac tors which affect its national se curity. Language Clear The language of the treaty makes it clear that in the event of an armed attack each nation must decide for itself the meas ures it should take to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area, and then it must take those measures. Depending upon the nature and gravity of the attack, there are numerous meas ures short of the use of armed force and widely differing degrees of armed force which might suf fice to deal with the situation. Q. In what manner do you be lieve the pact will be beneficial to the security and national de fense of the United States and of the other co-signatories? I A. The two world conflicts ; which have occurred in the past 35 years have made it unmistak ably clear that an aggression on any of the free nations of the Atlantic community involves all of those nations. This is an inescap able fact. There can be no doubt that the emergence of a threat to one of these nations would have been caufe for some action on the part of the United States in order to deal with the situation. Our national security would ap pear to dictate such action, in my Qftjn"1- House Adopts Gore Proposal WASHINGTON P) The House adopted legislation Thurs day to continue present rigid high supports for farm prices another year, flatly rejecting the admin istration's trial run farm subsidy plan. It conformed by 239 to 170 roll call vote a previous voice vote substituting a measure by Rep. Gore (D-Tenn) for the proposal backed by Secretary of Agricul ture Brannan. Then the House passed the sub stitute formally, 383 to 25, send ing It to the Senate. Earlier it had shouted approval of an amendmend to kill outright the Aiken Farm Law enacted by the Republican - controlled 80th Congress. The law, written to be come effective at the end of this year, would have permitted flex ible farm price supports of 90 per cent down to 60 per cent. There were only a fe wscattered "nays" in the voice vote against the Aiken act. TRACY SNELLING Found, At Last Embezzlement Charges Face -Atomic Worker SANTA FE, N. M.(UPJ Tracy Snelling, suspended as director of public information at the Los Alamos atomic installation when he disappeared for a week, was expected to appear in federal court Thursday on charges of embezzl ing Red Cross funds. Snelling, 37, turned up at FBI headquarters in Dallas, Tex., yes terday, ending an intensive four state search for him. He was flown back here Wed nesday night in a plane chartered by the Atomic Energy Commission. He was hustled from the airport to the office of Los Alamos County District Attorney Bert Prince. Prince said that Snelling gave him a lengthy statement but the prosecutor refused to divulge its contents. Snelling was lodged in city jail for the night, pending his appearance Thursday in district court on charges of embezzling $1,008.96 from the Red Cross. "Nothing to say," the tall, thin Snelling mumbled to newsmen as he was arrested on the embezzle ment at the airport He shielded his face from pho tographers and shook hit head to all questions. A mustache he wore before his disappcorance last week had been shaved off. The embezzlement charges were filed against Snelling in Los Ala mos County District Court yes terday by Prince after a com plaint was lodged by Sam Mus ser, chairman of the Los Alamos Red Cross chapter. Musser said Snelling failed to account for money collected ai chairman of a fund-raising drive at the atomic installation last March. Snelling was jailed at Santa Fe under $5000 bond. Jail attendants found $1.25 in his pockets in the routine shakedown. European nations in an alli ance of mutual defense. 1 The vote came at the end of 13 days of stormy debate. It sets the United States on a new course in foreign policy and commits the nation to the first European military alliance in Am erican history. Leading up to the climatic vote, the Senate rejected Republican-sponsored attempt to write in a reservation saying the treaty does not obligate this country to give arms Including the atomic bomb to other pact members. Other reservations also were beaten, but this one was the big test. The vote on it Was 74 to 21. Three Democrats Senators Byrd (Va), Edwin C. Johnson (Colo) and Taylor (Idaho) joined with 18 Republicans In fa vor of it. The administration is expected to follow up the treaty's approval by sending Congress a $1,450,000,- 000 program of arms aid. It may reach the Capital Friday, Senators Taft of Ohio, Wherry of Nebraska and Watktni of Utah, Republicans, Jointly spon sored the no-arms obligation reservation. They revised it before the vote to say specifically that there was no obligation to give other nations the atomic bomb. Taft said he thought the lan guage, as originally written, was broad enough to cover the A-bomb. But Wherry was partic ularly concerned about the bomb. After dlspoainr of the Taft-Wherry-Watkins Joint proposal, the Senate beat down a reserva tion offered by Watklns alone. It would have denied any obli gation on the part of the United States to defend the North At lantic area without approval by Congresa. Query Clears Section Hand (See Story Page -A) Howard Jack Holmes, who was arrested near Oakridge Wednes day on Illinois murder charge, was on his way to freedom Thurs day when Portland state police found a bulletin was out of date. Acting on the obsolete bulletin, state police found that Holmes's fingerprints jibed with that on the bulletin and arrested Holmes. A check with Davenport, Illinois police disclosed that Holmes had been cleared a year ago. This Watkins proposal lost 84 to 11. A few minutes later I second Watkins' reservation was rejected, 87 to 8. This one would have de nied any obligation on Congress to declare war or use armed forces to defend a pact nation from at tack. KAISER GETS POST WASHINGTON (IP) President Truman announced Thursday his selection of Philip M. Kaiser to be an assistant secretary of labor. Kaiser is now director of the In ternational Labor Office, a divi sion of the Labor Department. WASHINGTON (IP) Sena tor Wherry, the Republican floor leader, told the Senate Thursday that before approving the North Atlantic Pact it should "close the door" against giving the atom bomb to other members. With a vote only hours away. the Nebraska senator said he ii ligate this country to let other Ubatt this country to let other! in on A-bomb secrets. Wherry had raised ' questioni Wednesday about the A-bomb and the treaty. At that time, Senator McMahon (D-Conn) chairman of the Sen ate-House Atomic Energy Com mittee said the treaty carried no obligation to share atomic serets. He said the question should be considered when the arms-for- Europe program is taken up by Congress. When the Senate convened Thursday, Wherry .brought the matter up again. "I a'sk the question," Wherry said, "are we to share the atomic bomb, its secrets, and the know how? Will they (the other pifct members) have the right to them? Is there a moral or legal commit ment to do that very thing?" Wherry pleaded that the Senate adopt a reservation he and Sena tors Taft (R-Ohio) and Walking (R-Utah) are sponsoring. It would say that the treaty does not com mit the United States to give military aid to pact nations. By adopting it. Wherry de clared, "The door is tightly, firm ly closed against any moral or legal obligations upon the United States to furnish the atomic bomb or any of the materials or know- how In the making of it. Italy Ratifies , Atlantic Pact ROME m The Italian Chamber of Deputies ratified the Atlantic Pact Thrrsday over Russian protests. The vote was 328 to 160. This was the second time the Chamber voted. The first vote wae nullified early Thursday when the votes outnumbered the voters. Inside Today City News, Records .. Page ,1A Airport News Page A Editorials Pane 10A Women's News Pages 12, 13A. Radio Page 14A Springfield Precincta Page 14A Comics . Page 18A Treaty Provisions Page 18 A Sports Pagei 18. 1BA Business Activities .. Page 4B 4.H Camp Activities .- Page 8B Classifieds Paei -lJB v.KsiPfcr BJr ffflt A YOUTH CENTER FOR GLEMVOOD is rapidly taking shape in the heart of the community which has previously been without a recreation center. Grand plans are in the offing for the three acres purchase earlier by the Willamalane Park Board and the barn located in the heart of the rapidly expanding area. The Glcnwood Business Men's Assn., ii donating labor and materials toward converting the barn into a modernized play hall with a large fireplace, kitchen facilities, ping-pong tables, rest rooms and other facilities. It will be another .10 days before the interior has been readied for the youths, according to E. C. Burkctt of the committee. The Willamalane Park Board will have di rect supervision over the playgrounds and recreation hall with volunteer chaperons pro Tided by the businessmen of Glenwoojt. (Stafi photo, Wiltshire engravings.)