X Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, July 9, 1949
Council May Reconsider
Rent Control Monday
The city council is expected Monday night to reconsider its
action of last meeting in which it refused to approve decontrol of
rents in Salem.
To reconsider the resolution it will be necessary for recon
lideration to be moved by some member who voted on the pre-
, Availing side two weeks ago, that
Crew Deserts
Burning Vessel
Elizabeth City, N.J., July 9
(A) The SS Steens Mountain re
ported at 11:15 a.m. (EST) to
day she had sighted a burning
merchant vessel whose crew had
abandoned her 400 miles east of
Charleston, S.C.
The Steens said a coast guard
B-17 was in the area but made
no mention of sighting the
stricken ship's crew.
The plane and two coast guard
cutters raced out on the Atlan
tic to hunt the crew of the un
identified ship after she radioed
an SOS at 7:15 a.m. (EST). The
vessel reported her crew was
abandoning ship because of a
firs raging out of control in her
engine room. The size of the
crew was not mentioned.
A B-17, piloted by Lieut. J. J.
Lamping, took off immediately
from the Elizabeth City coast
guard station. It hoped to direct
cutters to the burning vessel.
The cutter Mendota was order
ed to leave an Atlantic ocean
weather station and proceed to
the scene.
Mainland coast guard stations
nicked up a message from the
Mendota saying the stricken ves
sel's crew abandoned ship when
an enelne room fire raged out
of control.
London Strike
Blamed on Reds
London, July 9 (U. Attorney
General Sir Hartley Shawcross
charged today that the London
dock strike was led by commun
ist agents acting on instructions
from abroad.
The walkout continued despite
a government threat to proclaim
a state of emergency unless
it ended by Monday. It cripped
the Port of London and held up
urgently needed food supplies.
Some 1,000 dock workers vot
ed to go back to work Monday.
But several hundred others join
ed the 10,000 already on strike
over a dispute involving the un
loading of Canadian ships. Al
most 2,000 soldiers and sailors
were unloading 14 food-laden
ships. They quit for the week
end at noon.
In a speech at St, Helen's.
Shawcross said the strike w;
"either started or fomented by
communist agitation."
"We are in an economic situa
tion of the gravest danger,"
Shawcross said. "The avoidance
of bankruptcy and the very sur
vival of the country depend up
on our Jointly exerting every
possible effort.
"The communists are seeking
to gain their ends by Infiltrat
ing into the trade unions, cans
lng Industrial unrest and eco
nomic sabotage. They do so un
der instructions from abroad.'
Oregon Chest Meet
To Review Budget
The agency budget review
committee of the Oregon Chest
will meet at the Portland hotel
Monday, July 18 to consider ag
ency budgets gor 1950. Sub
committees are expected to have
done much of the spade work
prior to the conference.
Plans are also forming for
the regular meeting of the board
of directors of (he Chest for a
conference at the Portland holol
at 2 o'clock the afternoon of
July 18. The admittance and
. quota committees will make
their reports and soon after the
meeting quotas will be assigned
the various counties for the
campaign this coming fall.
Total contributions to date in
the 38 Oregon counties as a re
sult of the 1948 chest campaigns
are $1,929,949.
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is, someone who voted in fa-
vor of keeping control of rents
by the federal government. It
was reported the motion would
be made by Alderman Tom
Armstrong, but he couldn't be
reached Saturday for confirma
tion. Members who voted for the
decontrol resolution were Fry,
Maple and Mayor Robert L. Elf
strom. All others who were
present voted against the reso
lution. O'Hara and Jorgensen
were absent.
Should the resolution be ap
proved on reconsideration it
would go to Governor Douglas
McKay, and if approved by him
would be sent on to the federal
housing expediter for final ac
tion. Decontrol in the city of
Salem would be followed by the
expediter decontrolling the rest
of the controlled area of Mar
ion county and West Salem, ac
cording to information given the
council.
Decontrol is sought here by
the Salem Realty board and the
Home and Property Owners as
sociation. Coming up for final action
Monday night will be the city
budget for 1949-1950. While the
opposing sides arc almost toge
ther on the matter of salaries
for firemen and policemen it
may take some debate to iron
out the question.
City Manager J. L. Franzen
said he would ask the council,
either Monday night or at the
next meeting, to give him au
thority to buy the ground and
set up a fire substation in the
Kingwood area of Polk county.
This item was in the new bud
get at $5500, but was removed
by the budget committee and the
figure transferred to the emer
gency fund where it probably
Will still be available for the fire
station.
On third reading Monday
night will be a bill to repeal the
ordinance requiring persons
buying revolvers and pistols to
have the consent of the chief of
police.
The main reason for asking
the repeal is that the present
ordinance works to the disad
vantage of Salem dealers, and is
made ineffective, by purchasers
going to stores outside the city
limits. Those asking for repeal
say the state law is sufficient
regulate the purchases.
Fire Situation Most
Critical in Oregon
The forest fire weather is the
most critical In Oregon since
1945, according to N. S. Rogers,
slate forester. Rogers stated thai
Oregon's forests are bone-dry
and the continued critical fire
weather will establish an un
precedented condition on the 28
million acres of timbcrlands in
the state.
Rogers requested that every
one exercise extreme care with
fire. "A fire at this time would
Imperil our timber resources
and might cost many lives."
During the past few days log
gers in western Oregon have
been down as the humidity fell
below 30 per cent. In several lo
calities, extreme fire danger of
18 per cent humidity has been
recorded.
Rogers said the O'Brien fire, 2
miles north of the California
Oregon slate line, had been trail
ed by bulldozers on the Oregon
side. It was reported under con
trol this morning with 40 men
patrolling the fire Hues.
Mennonite Minister
Greeted at Albany
Albany Rev. Harry Dalke
new minister of the Albany
Grnce Mennonite church, ar
rived here this week from Los
Angeles, Calif., with Mrs. Dalke
and two children.
A native of Newport, Wash
nev. Dalke has spent four years
studying at Los Angeles Bible
Institute and a year at the Cali
fornia Baptist Seminary. He will
succeed Rev. P. A. Kliewer who
resigned early in the year.
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Seek U. S. Funds
For Hospitals
Eugene, July 9 P) The state
board of health met here today
to make decisions that could
lead to $2,000,000 of new hos
pital facilities in Oregon.
The board is considering pro
posed construction at Salem,
Eugene and Nyssa, Dr. Harold
M. Erickson, state health offi
cer, said.
If approved, the projects will
go to the federal government
with application for $765,000 in
federal grants.
The projects are the Fairview
home near Salem, the state hos
pital at Salem, a new chronic
disease hospital approved for
Nyssa, and the Sacred Heart
hospital at Eugene.
Erickson said there was some
question whether federal money
could be obtained for recon
struction of the Fairview home
hospital, hit by fire recently.
He also said the application of
the Sisters of St. Joseph of New
ark for $500,000 for enlarging
the Sacred Heart hospital was
trimmed to $349,000 by the hos
pital advisory council, because
of insufficient funds.
The council rejected an appli
cation by the Emanuel hospital
at Portland for $418,883 for a
new wing.
Vater to Head
Active Clubs
Portland, July 9 'W) Gover
nor Arthur B, Langlie of Wash
ington warned here last night
against allowing government to
get too much economic control
over the lives of citizens.
"No one should be forced to
live in fear of his daily bread
because of the economic power
of government," he told the fi
nal convention meeting of the
Active club.
Delegates voted the 1950 con
vention to Vancouver, B.C.
New officers installed were:
Mervin B. Vater, Eugene, presi
dent; Irl England, Calgary, first
vic president; Clifford A. Ni
chols, Seattle, second vice presi
dent; and district governors:
Melvin A. Anderson, Hoquiam;
William C. Greer, Seattle; Roy
Chittick, Wenatchee; Walter L.
Dancoclts, Calgary; and Dr.
John F. Blinn, Jr., Stockton.
Harold N. Miles, Spokane, was
reappoi n ted secretary-treasurer.
The Eugene club won an
award for child welfare projects.
Aberdeen was cited for best in
ter-club visitation; Blaine, Wash,
ior the best attendance. Swan
Pierson, Seattle, was named
public speaking champion. Irl
England, Calgary, won the star
Activian pin.
Siskiyou Forest
Fire Under Control
Grnnis Pass, July 9 (&) With
fire lines fairly well established
the southwest Oregon forest
blaze which extends from O'
Brien in Oregon into Califor
nia's Del Norte county, is con
sidered under control barring
weather or other upsets. !
That was the verdict today of
H. C. Obye, Siskiyou forest serv
ice supervisor who returned this
morning from the fire area.
A swath a quarter of a mile
wide and over two miles long
has been burned. The area is
extremely rugged and there are
no homes or installations involv
ed, Obye said.
Crews totalling 175 men have
been on the fire lines most of the
lime since late Thursday.
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WILLIAMS SKELTON
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BETTY GARRETT
KEENAN WYNN
XAVIER CUGAToVct
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Englewood Youngsters Compete with Dolls Lia Daily,
1070 North 18th street, who entered the playgrounds doll con
test with a 70-year-old china doll and received a first prize,
views the fag puss-in-boots entry made by Rodney Cox, 6,
1020 North 19th street, with cool indifference. Right: Joyce,
4, 1940 Virginia street, won in the largest doll classification
with an entry bigger than herself.
Variety of Dolls Shown
From Eight Playgrounds
More than 400 vounesters displayed 886 dolls of a widely
varying nature Friday afternoon
conducted their annual doll day
First, second and third place
playgrounds included:
Ollnrrr Oldest. Judith Eaminnue, rnyi-
Hi Morrlii and Laura Kendrlcn; ftmaiiMi,
Elaine Morrow. Marilyn Pajje ana ri
Qadlane; foreign, Tanya McNolt Elaine
Morrow and Rachel Beeck; funniest. David
Ream, Bobhy Graen and Willis Holscher;
largest. Bandy Calaba, Joann LanRtree
and Jeanna Weekly; best dressed, Carol
Ream, Mary Klein ana j. ouiweiiuci. .
largest group, Margaret SeecK, Mary Mem
und Carol Murphy. .
McKlnlei Oldest, faiiy remx.
Fenlx and Linda Berry; smallest. Carol i
Ann Boers, Bally Beamster and l-inaa Ber
ry; forelan, Patsy ana jbck uonnmi. -rldene
Halvorson and Barbara Fenlx: fun
niest. Judy Medford, Oleic Larmon and
Michael DagKelt: funniest, Marilyn Wil
liams, Mnrl.ee Morrison and Christine
Drye; best dressed, Susie Davis. Linda
Berry and 8ule Davis, and larnet group,
Janet Griffin, Jimmy Morrison and Marl
dene Halvorsen.
Highland Oldest. Sandra Woodruff,
Sharon Bishop and Marie Miller; smallest.
Louise Laws, Louis. Allen Writtht and
Judith Mansfield; foreign, Adrlane Smith,
Mary Ann Raster and Marie Heppenstlel;
funniest, Maria Miller, Danny Laws and
Penny Oakes; leest, Eva Htitchins. She
ral Frederick and Janice Haddon: best
dressed, Karen Btull, Linda Emberton
and Marv Jane Wilson and lamest group,
Judy Haddon, Sharon Wright and Donna
Strauch.
GrantOldest, Marllynn Keanry. Honer
i Eyre and Patty Jones; smallest. Drew
Link, Barbara Morris and Denny Sny
der; foreign, Sarah Allen, Louise Hen
derson and Barbara Morris; funniest,
Barbara Sewing, Ralph Eyre ana unar-
lene Bhrock; largest, Ann Finley, Maria
Hepner and Sarah Allen: best dressed,
Barbara Brooks, Ann Finley and Connie
Ashton. and largest group, Cheryl Jones,
Joan Scott and Connie Reaney,
Entlewood Oldest. LI! a Dally, Asa Dai
ly and -Jeanette Clark; smallest, Peggy
Jewel, Carolyn smith ana paity eieven
on; largest, Joyce Yeater, Rose Mary
Boatwrlght and Jerllyn Hughes; funniest,
Ann Lenhart, Virginia Morris and David
Srhuford; foreign, Bnrbara Roth. Carol
Anderson and Jeff Coleman; best dressed,
rtodnity Cox. Susan Borlnc and Carol
Slentz, and lnrgfst, Jane Sanford, Arline
Kleene and Billy Jean and Carol Lee
Lapschies.
Richmond Oldest. Gladys Weaver,
Vicky Hall and Roberta Amundson: small
est. Dlnnne Amundson. Brenda Lee Rus
sell and Linda Sebum: foreign, Brenda
Lee Russell, Rodney Schmidt and Veimn
Hall: funniest. Sharon Kenton. Brenda
Let Russell and Rodney Schmidt: largest,
ijinaa ueourn, veima nan ana ueveriy
Mathews; best dressed, Vickie Kenton,
Melody Palmer and Brenda Lee Russell.
and largest iroup, Gladys Weaver. Brenda
Lee Russell and Dlnnne Amundso;
Bush Oldest. William Hosen. Elsie
Blrode and Mary Ellen Prlne; smallest,
Lawrenre Lyle, Stephen Grant, and Mi
chael Field; foreign, Beverly Stein, Wil
liam Oentskow and Tony Lents: funniest,
Edward Lyle, William Hogen and Linda
Genter: largest, Janet Louise Franklin
Linda Genter and Mary Ellen Prlne; best
dressed. Patricia McCllntic, Mary Lea
wearners ana Karon Meier, and largest
group, L. Lyle, Beverly Stein and Mary
cimn trine.
Wft Salem Oldest. Gary Walls. Su-
sanne HUke and Dorothy Flunk: smallest.
Connie Carlson, Joan Schultze and Gale
Mccane; loreign, Wayne Bryn, Laura
Kourne and Sylvia Momyer; funniest
Garry Dodge, SI even Ross and Lvnda Mi
rich; largest, Wayne Bryn, Joanne Pen-
ner and Judy Hanson; best dressed, Sha
ron Wohland, Gale McCane and Judy
i.Tiimp, ana largest group, Lucille HUke,
Lynda Dodge and Judy Hanson.
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when the Salem playgrounds
program.
winners at the eight neighborhood
Navy Orders on
Washington, . July 0 () The
navy department is "giving the
word" to its admirals and other
officers on official navy policy
on unification and current coit
troversies.
A document labeled "Funda
mental Principles" was circulat
ed in the navy this week by Ad
miral Louis Denfeld, chief of
naval operations, says the unof
ficial service magazine "Armed
Forces."
Among the points, made in
the document, says the maga
zine, is a statement of support
for the theory of the first de
fense, secretary, James Forres-
tal, that unification should be
revolutionary."
Forrestal's successor, Louis
Johnson, has sought to speed up
unification by a series of man
datory directives. The Denfeld
document holds that "uniformi
ty of standards is not an end to
be sought for its own sake."
On another question now be
ing debated by congress, the
magazine said that the express
ed navy doctrine is that "the
creation of a supreme military
staff and a single supreme com
mander would be militarily un
sound" and might "subvert ci
vilian control of the military."
Navy Exercises Scheduled
Manila, July 9 OT The U. S. '
navy's first postwar combat ex
ercises in the Philippines will be
staged July 18-26 by a squadron
of destroyers and the submarine
Queenfish, the navy announced
today.
The destroyers are the Ruper
tus, Mason, Isvell, Tucker, Per
kins, Duncan and Bluebird.
Egg production ranks fifth in
value of farm production in
Washington.
"THE RED MENACE"
and "DUKE OF CHICAGO"
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Wallace
Beery
Warner
Baxter
Teachers Vote
Ban on Strike
Boston, July 9 OT The Na
tional Education association
slammed the gates yesterday
against communists in the teach
ing profession.
The association's annual con
vention reaffirmed its ban
against communists by adopting
a resolution designed to bar
them as teachers in the nation's
schools and from NEA member
ship.
It reserved for loyal teachers.
however, the right to "think for
uiemseives. ine action was
taken at the convention's closing
session.
JLhe vote on the communist
ban was about 2,995 to 5. It
was taken over the warning of
one delegate that the convention
was setting up a "blacklist'
which would "undermine" its
dignity.
Mrs. Rose Russell, legislative
agent of the CIO Teachers union
of New York City, said she fear
ed the teachers were establish
ing "an un-American doctrine of
guilt by association."
The communist issue was the
hottest of the convention attend
ed by 3000 delegates represent
ing 825,000 teachers. v
Dr. Andrew JST. Holt, 44, Nash
ville, Tenn., was elected presi
dent of the association.
St. Louis was chosen for the
1950 convention.
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Chiang to Visit
With Quirino
Manila, July 9 (Pi Reliable
diplomatic sources said today
Chinese Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-Shek will arrive here to
morrow to confer with Philip
pine President Elpidio Quirino.
These sources said the Chi
nese nationalist leader was fly
ing to Manila from Formosa and
would return to the big island
off the southeastern China coast
Monday. Chiang has converted
Formosa into a last-stand na
tionalist bastion against the
Chinese communists.
A Quirino spokesman said
"we have no definite knowledge
of Chiang Kai-Shek's coming in
response to our previous invita
tion for him to visit the Philip
pines." This was the first dis
closure that a formal invitation
had been tendered the generalis
simo.
Subject of the Chiang-Quirino
meeting was not disclosed but
two general topics are expected
to come under consideration:
1. A Pacific alliance which
Quirino has proposed as an an
ti-communist economic and cul
tural front of Asian nations to
be led by the United States.
2. A possibility of establish
ment of a home in exile for
Chiang.
Forsythe Returning
From Work in Guam
Arriving in the United States
aboard the USS General Randall
July 13, and docking at San
Francisco will be E. C. Forsythe.
who, since World War I, has been
in overseas Red Cross work.
Forsythe was in the first
group of Red Cross men to ar
rive in Japan with the occupa
tion troops. He has spent the
past six months on Guam, going
there from Japan. After his
leave in the United States For
sythe will be given a new as
signment.
The Red Cross man is to be
New
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met In San Francisco by his wife
and daughter. Miss Margaret
Forsythe, who will leave Salem
by auto early Monday morning
for the trip to the bay city. Mrs.
Forsythe and the daughter re
turned to Salem about a year ago
from Japan after spending some
time there with Forsythe.
Gus Solomon Wins
In Stale-Wide Vote
Portland, Ore., July 9 (U.B
Portland Attorney Gus J. Solo
mon today won a test vote from
the democratic central commit
tee members on what party can
didate should run for the pro
posed third district federal
judgeship if and when congress
increases the number of Oregon
district judges.
Solomon received 21 of the
68 votes cast. He was followed
by Henry L. Hess of La Grande,
16; Edward Kelly of Medford, 7;
Hugh L. Briggs of Portland, 6;
Roy L. Hewitt of Salem, 4; and
Judge Earl Latourette of Oregon
City and Robert Thornton of Til
lamook, 3 each.
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TOMORROW!
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"PITTSBURGH"
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"GREEN HELL"
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