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Found Guilty Judith Coplon is consoled by her attorney,
Archibald Palmer, after a federal court jury in Washington,
D. C, found her guilty on two counts of stealing government
secrets and intending to pass them on to Russia. (Acme
Telephoto)
Science Becomes Big Factor
In Farm Production in U. S.
Washington VP) Threats of new farm surpluses, with pros
pects of a return to government
" Question:
Can government planning of
fam mitnnt keeo Dace wim
sripnne?
With foreign markets for
many agricultural products fall
ing off and with imports oi some
competitive products increasing,
the agriculture department faces
the problem of cutting domestic
production of a number ot com
modities. Yet day by day science is
showing the farmer how to pro
duce more and more on less and
less land and with fewer hours
of labor.
This tug-o'-war is leading
many farm leaders to debate the
effectiveness of one of the major
measures now authorized Dy law
for holding down farm output.
That measure is the acreage al
lotment. When the government decides
there is need to reduce produc
tion of a crop, it sets up a sys
tem of acreage allotments. Under
it. the agriculture department
sets a production goal for the
particular crop. Then it says
that on the basis of past average
yields per acre, it would take
so many acres of land to produce
the goal.
But the government has no
assurance that the crop will be
kept within the goal, even if
every farmer stays within his
allotment. It is possible for
farmers to boost the yield above
the past average by using more
fertilizer, new and higher-yielding
varieties of seed, and im
proved harvesting machinery.
A boost of two bushels an
acre in the yield would, in this
case, produce a surplus of about
133,000,000 bushels of wheat
above the goal.
This . inability to forecast
yields per acre has been a major
headache in government efforts
to cope with costly potato sur
pluses of recent years. Last year,
for example, the harvested acre
age was the smallest in nearly
seven decades. Yet the crop
almost equalled a record set in
1943.
What happened? Farmers ap
plied more fertilizers. They used
the newest insecticides.
Big problems appear to be
rising in connection with corn
surpluses. Recent studies on use
of fertilizers on this vital live
stock feed crop show that vast
increases are possible in yields
per acre. '
Last year, for example, 44 per
cent more corn was produced on
23 per cent fewer acres than the
average for the 1929-34 period
Farmers are quickly learning
that they can increase yields
and returns tremendously by
applying fertilizer side-dressing
to corn during the growing sea
son. Y" As more and more farmers
learn of the possibilities of thus
boosting yields, the production
pattern of the country will be
upset and government planning
to curb surpluses will become
more and more complicated.
Court Street Again
Open to Traffic
After being closed for about
two months, while the under
street tunnel was being built be
tween the new state office build
ing and the State House, Court
street was reopened Friday
afternoon .
During the construction of the
tunnel Highway 99E traffic has
detoured from Court at Summer
to Chemeketa to North Capitol.
Hop Contracts Signed
Purchase of 30,000 pounds of
fuggles hope at 48 cents a pound
by John I. Haas, Inc., Washing
ton, D.C., brokerage, is announc
ed by Oregon City where con
tracts were recorded this week.
F")th sales were for hops grown
i. Clackamas county by V. H.
Jacobson, Woodburn Rt. 2, who
sold 10,000 pounds from his 15
acres 10 miles north of Mt. An
gel and Peter Scymanski, Sil
verton Rt. 1, who sold 20,000
pounds growing on a 21 -acre
tract four and a half miles east
of Mt. Angel. I
production controls, raise this
Granddaughter of
Herbert Hoover Weds
Pasadena, Calif., July 1 U.R
Margaret Ann Hoover, 23-year-
old granddaughter of former
President Herbert Hoover, hon
eymooned at an undisclosed spot
today with Richard Tatem Brig-ham,-
23, of Newton Highlands,
Mass.
Dr. C. Pardee Erdman per
formed the marriage ceremony
last night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Jr.,
the bride's parents. Among the
socialites attending were Brig-
ham's uncle and aunt, Gov. and
Mrs. Alfred E. Driscoll of New
Jersey.
The couple will live in New
ton Center, Mass.
Eastside, Westside
Fight for Building
Portland, July 1 (fl)The
state board of control has the
old east side-west s-ide argument
in its lap now.
The board, which inspected
sites here yesterday for the new
$200,000 state office building,
was urged by the city planning
commission to choose a west side
location, nearmg existing gov
ernment buildings.
But Harry Pedersen, planning
commissioner and president of
tne Jiast Side Cnmmprpinl nlith
submitted a minority report say
ing the new building should be
on the east side.
The state board will consider
the matter.
New Modern Service
Station Is Completed
Stayton Saturday will mart
the grand openine of what i
said to be the most modern serv
ice station between Salem and
Bend when the new Richfield
station which Charles S. Morgan
of Stayton has recently complet
ed on Highway 222 at the east
city limits of Mill City will be
gin serving customers.
Ed Krohn, Jr., of Liberal has
leased the station from Morgan
and will operate it. Opening at
7 a.m. Saturday, there will be
free balloons for the children
and gardenias for the ladies.
Prizes will be awarded during
the day.
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Judith Coplon
Gets 40 Months
Washington, July 1 (U.B-
Judith Coplon, still protesting
ner innocence but asking no
mercy, today was sentenced to
40 months to 10 years in prison
for stealing government secrets
for Russia.
Federal Judge Albert L.
Reeves could have given the
former government girl a maxi
mum penalty of 13 years ir
prison and a $12,000 fine.
Just before the judge pronouc
ed sentence, Miss Coplon stood
and read a statement reaffirm
ing her innocence. But she said
she would not plead for mercy
because that would be inter
preted as a sign of guilt.
But the judge told her he could
not imagine "a greater offense
under the espionage act."
"I couldn t imagine a more
extreme case except that she's
a woman," Judge Reeves said.
The judge imposed the maxi
mum sentence under the first
count the espionage count and
a sentence of from one to three
years under the second count of
taking secret government pa
pers.
The white-haired jurist order
ed, however, that the two sen
tences should run concurrently.
This saved her from a still longer
actual sentence that would have
been possible.
Comrade Konstantinov Runs Out
Of Postcard Space to Air Complaints
New York VP) This is the story of V. Konstantinov and his
piano, as related in the Literary Gazette of Moscow:
"I like the piano very much in the store. But as soon as the
instrument was delivered to myf
apartment, disillusionment and
chagrin set in.
"First of all, the key was bad
ly fitted to the lock and only
yielded to very strong pressure
The woodwork facing of the
left leg fell off. Examining the
body of the piano in bright light
I discovered small cracks and
uneven lacquer.
"In the course of a week sev
eral keys began to stick and
others utterly ceased to produce
sound.
"The piano tuner warned that
the piano would 'play tricks' for
another year and only after this
period would work properly."
The piano, it seems, was
manufactured by the Red Oc
tober factory in Leningrad.
Konstantinov agiin:
"Accompanying the piano
was a return reply card in
which the factory management
requested information on any
shortcomings in the instrument.
Unfortunately, this modest post
card is too small for all my
grievances against the comrades
of the Red October factory."
The Literary Gazette has been
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La Vista Robbed
(Continued from Pare )
The blond man then re-enter
ed the Georges' bedroom and
made a quick but thorough
search of all dresser drawers.
He took about $85 from the
pocket of George's pants, hang
ing beside the bed. George said
later that he never carried more
than a couple of dollars in his
billfold, but that he had been
paid the previous day and had
not yet banked his money.
While the dark gunman kept
his gun pointed, the blond ban
dit entered the basement.
The robbers repeatedly asked
if there were any guns in the
house, and were told there were
not.
It was dark in the basement,
but the blond found a flashlight
belonging to Baker and used it
in the search.
The dark man ordered his
prisoners downstairs.
"They're coming downstairs,
Rusty," he yelled.
That was the only clue left as
to their names.
When all six were in the base
ment, "Rusty" discovered a gun
case, containing about a half
dozen rifles and one pistol. Mrs
George later said that when he
opened the gun closet, the ban
dit said:
"What? No guns? I just
found a whole arsenal."
He was persuaded by his vic
tims to leave them. Mrs. Baker
pleaded with him to leave them
because many were brought
from overseas by her son.
Once the ban," shoved th
pistols directl. against Baker
and George, ai.d warned them
not to try "anything foolish."
Mrs. George was whispering
to her husband when one snap
ped: "If you have anything to say
speak so we all can hear."
Victims Warned
The bandits left, after direct
ing the four to remain in the
basement. About a minute later
one of the gunmen reappeared
saying he "just wanted to make
sure you were still here."
They left by a door at the top
of the stairs. State police found
skid marks on Vista avenue, pos
sibly from the bandits' car.
Neither man wore a mask and
both wore heavy gloves. One
wore an army jacket. Both used
good English and no profanity.
Officer Glenn Foster brought
a suspect to the cabin two hours
later, but proof was definite he
was not one of the robbers.
There were 15 guests at the
auto court.
conducting a campaign against
"unattractive and poorly made
goods." Konstantinov's plaint
printed among letters from read
ers, was translated by the cur
rent digest of the Soviet press.
Forgard President
Woodburn Merchants
Woodburn E. M. (Bud) For
gard of the M & F grocery was
elected president of the Wood
burn Merchants' association at
the second meeting of the group
held this week. Other officers
named are Walter Scarborough.
Jr., vice president and E. E.
Piper, secretary-treasurer.
A constitution and by-laws
was adopted by the association
and regular meetings set for the
first and third Wednesdays of
the month. All Woodburn mer
chants are eligible to member
ship. The next meeting will be held
July 6 at 8 o'clock at the Wood
burn branch of the First Nation
al bank.
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He Still Has These Curtis Baker, proprietor of La Vista
Auto court, 2990 South Commercial, holds his collection of
rifles, for which he did some fast talking Friday morning.
Baker and three others were held up by two armed robbers
who took over $100. The bandits found the guns in the base
ment, lifted them out of the gun closet and were about to
carry them away when Baker dissuaded them. Baker said
he had a special affection for the rifles because he had owned
some of them since a boy. The robbers left the guns after
ridding them of their shells.
Truman to Spend
Fourth on Potomac
Washington, July 1 VP) Pres
ident Truman will spend the
Independence day week-end
aboard the presidential yacht
Williamsburg.
Press Secretary Charles G.
Ross said today Mr. Truman will
leave tomorrow morning for a
cruise on the Potomac river and
Chesapeake bay, returning Mon
day afternoon.
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The president's daughter,
Margaret, and some friends of
hers will go along.
Ross said the president does
not plan to go ashore during
the cruise.
Gen. Rilea's Mother III
Astoria, July 1 VP) Mrs.
Mary Rilea, 77, mother of Maj.
Gen. Thomas Rilea, Oregon's
National Guard commander, is
in a hospital here following a
stroke suffered at her Camp
Clatsop home. Her condition
was reported somewhat im
proved. M
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SALEM'S LEADING GIFT STORE
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 1, 1949 3
Only .91 Inches
Rain in June
Slightly more than one-half
the total rainfall of .91 inches!
lor the month occured June 19,
which brought a precipitation of
.51 inches. The normal rainfall
for the month is 1.21 inches.
Only three times has the mois
ture been near the n.inus mark
with only June 1918 passing
without a trace of rain, follow-.'
ed by the .03 inches in 1922 and
08 inches in 1939. Since records
have been kept back to 1892
there have been 26 Junes with
less than an inch of rainfall.
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Greatest amount in any June
was 1937 with 4.61 inches. The
other of the wettest months were
in 1894 with 3.50 inches; 1913
with 3.48 inches; 1943 with 3.38
inches and 1931 with 3.35 inches.
Though the month seemed
very cool, the mean average
temperature was 62.2 degrees,
comparing with a normal of 61.8
degrees and an average of 65 for
the month last year. Hottest day
of the month was June 5 when
92 degrees were recorded with
the lowest 40 degrees early the
morning of June 30.
New Hampshire is the only
state which ever played host to
the conclusion of a foreign war
the Russo - Japanese conflict,
whose treat" as signed in 1905
nt Portsmouth.
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