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61st Year, No. 201 ..Vo. Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24; '.,49
(24 Pages)
Price 5c
Opponents Drop
Referendum on
Baldock Plan
Time too Short for
Circulation and Filing
Of Petition Says Jones
By STEPHEN A. STONE
The last obstacle to actual ac
complishment of the Baldock
plan was removed Wednesday.
That obstacle was the threat ol
a. referendum against the plan
that was adopted by the city
council Monday night.
Clayton W. Jones, business
man at 1145 South Commercial
street, most active leader of the
opposition to the plan, stated
definitely that referendum peti
tions would not be circulated.
Held Impossibility
"It is a physical impossibility
to use the referendum on this
issue," Jones said, "just as
Alderman O'Hara said Monday
night. We would have only 15
days in which to file the peti
tions after action by the council,
and the city recorder would have
five days out of that for check
ing the signatures. That would
cut us to 10 days, and with the
time needed to prepare peti
tions," etc., the time probably
would be cut to little more than
a week."
About 1500 qualified names
on the petitions would be neces
sary, but because of signers who
might be disqualified by the
city recorder's check, It would
be necessary for the names to
exceed that number by several
hundred.
O'Hara Stated Case
Alderman O'Hara, who was
one of the three voting against
the Baldock plan, told the city
council Monday night that to
leave the three ordinances open
to referendum was only an
"empty gesture" because of the
time element. O'Hara said that
made it practically impossible
to invoke the referendum
against any council enactment,
. and that it had not been done
since 1930.
The time is fixed by a city
ordinance enacted many- years
ago. Commenting on it Wednes
day, O'Hara said an opinion of
the state supreme court in the
ease of Henderson vs. the City
of Salem held that the filing of
referendum petition isn't com
plete until the names have been
certified by the recorder, which
would have the effect of deduct
ing as much as five days from
the 15.
(Concluded mi Pate 5, Column 1)
600 Off Rural
Mail Routes
Beginning September 1 or im
mediately thereafter, some 600
families will be taken off rural
mail routes and placed under
the "mounted" (auto) system
of delivery, according to an
nouncement Wednesday by
Postmaster Albert C. Gragg. The
transfer has been made partially
effective and In a half dozen in
stances the "mounted" men have
already taken o-er the chore of
supplying certain sections.
The change over, for the most
part is being made in the en
virons of the city where there
has been rapid development of
subdivisions in recent years. It
does not mean that those fami
lies that are removed from rural
routes will have deliveries at
their doors but does mean they
will receive their mail once
daily in receptables placed at
the curb in front of their prop
erty or nearby. The "mounted"
men will make their deliveries
by automobile instead of on foot
as is the case in the city , proper.
The system has been in effect
for a number of years and is
adopted in those districts where
named streets have been laid out
and where numbers are used to
identify the residences. The
patron must provide a recepta
cle mounted on a post placed for
the convenience of the delivery
man. Three additional "mounted"
men will be added to the force
to handle the load, although
there will be no. reduction in
rural carriers. In each Instance
the patron involved in the
change over will be notified in
writing of his change in address
and all new addresses will be
listed in the Polk directory
which will be printed this fall
or winter.
The streets which will be in
volved in the change over in
early September include: Hayes
ville road, Englewood avenue,
Rawlins avenue and 34th street,
Illinois street, Oregon street,
- Iowa, Doughton and Vista loop
Morningside, Peck and Madrona
loop, Pioneer drive and Scenic
View drive.
Truman Signs
Atlantic Pad
Proclamation
Defense Alliance of 12
Nations Goes Into
Effect on Signature
Washington, Aug. 24 (Pi The
12-nation Atlantic pact binding
North America and Western Eu
rope in a common defense alli
ance went into force today.
The historic moment came at
11:42 a.m. (EST) when Presi
dent Truman signed a proclama
tion declaring the treaty to be
in effect.
Top-ranking officials of this
country and most of the 11 other
pact nations witnessed the sign
ing at a White House ceremony
Although the alliance, was
frankly formed under the threat
of Russian aggression, Mr. Tru
man said in a , statement "no
nation need fear the results" of
the cooperation of the western
Powers. '
Truman's Remarks
"This is a momentous occasion
not only for all the signatories
of the treaty," Mr. Truman said,
"but for all peoples who share
our profound desire for stability
and peaceful development.
"By this treaty we are not
only seeking to establish free
dom from aggression and for the
use of force in the North At
lantic community but we are
also actively striving to promote
and preserve peace throughout
the world."
(Concluded on Pare 5, Column 5)
Start Work on
Elkhorn Road
A county road crew started
Wednesday on the long sought
improvement of the county road
over the hill between Gates and
Elkhorn, two miles up and two
miles down over the mountain.
The steep side is from the ridge
down into the Elkhorn road. The
two-mile post is exactly at the
top of the hill making a four
mile improvement exactly two
miles in each direction.
County Commissioner Roy
Rice said that in addition to
graveling and grading the road
the crew also will ditch it which,
he said, is one of the important
'faces. A crown will be raised,
he said, so as to carry the water
into the ditches. One of the rea
sons for the old narrow road be
ing impassable in the rainy sea
son is the fact that there was no
ditching and it was flat, and
with the steep grades the water
rushed down the roadway tear
ing holes into it, This is ex
pected to be avoided by the
crown and ditches.
A bulldozer, trucks and grad
er went up to the works Wed
nesday morning and another
bulldozer is due in the afternoon
so as to rush the improvement
through. On the steeper Elk
horn side grades are around 10
to 11 per cent, it is estimated,
and it is expected gravel will be
hauled up from the Gates side
and distributed on the Elkhorn
side going down hill as it would
be very difficult to haul it and
spread it on the upgrade. Among
other improvements made will
be smoothing out some of the
sharp corners and widening in
places.
Office Building Site
Selection Postponed
By JAMES D. OLSON
Desire for further negotiations with several property owners in
Portland by members of the board of control at an adjourned
meeting Tuesday, again delayed selection of a site for the pro
posed $1,500,000 state office building in the metropolis.
State Treasurer. Walter J. Pearson objected to further riel-v
uctidiiug mai ne was reaay lov
vote for both a site and on the
selection of an architect.
However, Governor McKay
and Secretary of State Newbry
held out for a week's delay dur
ing which time Roy Mills, sec
retary of the board will carry
on negotiations with the prop
erty owners.
Still Hot Potato
The selection of a site for the
Portland building is a "hot
potato" with the board, just as
it was in the Hall and Snell ad
ministrations. Sharp division of opinion
exists between east and west
side residents and business men
and delegations from both camps
have appeared before the board
many times during the past
three years.
The board members have held
two executive sessions to argue
"It's a Good Little Book," Says President President Tru
man (left), after his arrival at the National Airport, Wash
ington, D. C, from Miami, shows Secretary of Defense Louis
Johnson a pamphlet titled "How to Break into Politics."
The president said he had been studying the book but "what
I want to know is how to break out of politics." (AP Wire-photo)
McKay Declines Debate
With Fegef Over CVA
. Governor Douglas McKay has declined the invitation of Stale
Senator Austin F. Flegel, Multnomah county democrat, to par
ticipate in a debate over the proposed Columbia Valley Authority.
The governor, at the same time, reviewed his plea that the
CVA issue be decided by a vote of the people of the region.
In a letter to Senator Flegel
the governor said that he was in
hearty accord with the senator's
statement that the CVA proposal
deserves fullest discussion be
fore the public.
However, he said "this issue
is of too great importance to be
treated as a political football in
the forthcoming campaign."
"There can be no doubt in
anyone's mind as to where I
stand on this issue," the gover
nor continued. I have met the
issue squarely, as I intend to
meet all issues in which the
welfare of the state is involved."
The governor pointed out to
Flegel that doubtless there were
many people in the state that
would gladly debate the issue,
adding that the duties of his
office give him no time for such
a debate. ... . . ,
He concluded his letter with a
plea that the issue be submitted
to a vote by the people of the
proposed district,
"This seems to me to be the
American way of settling such a
problem," the governor said.
Chiang Flying
To Chungking
Canton, Aug. 24 UP) Chiang
Kai-Shek today flew to Chung
king in an apparent attempt to
foil any secret agreements be
tween warlords of Szchwan and
the communists.
Chiang's flight apparently was
one of great urgency. He post
poned a meeting of the Kuomin
tang party's emergency council
to make it.
Szchwan's warlords are known
to be eager to keep their fences
mended at all times. They have
been at odds with Chang Chun,
commander of the nationalists
in southwest China. His juris
diction embraces the provinces
of Szechwan, Kweichow, Yun
nan and Sikang,
Rumors here are current that
Chang wishes to resign. Chiang,
tnese rumors say, wishes to pre
vent this:
the question and in addition dis
cussed the subject at two meet
ings of the board Tuesday.
Fearson, who appears to be
alone in favoring an east side
location, said that , he had sent
1500 letters to democratic and
republican committeemen and
women in Portland asking for
a choice of site for the new
building. Pearson said of 889
answers 541 favored the east
side and only 148 favored a west
side location.
Governor McKay countered
with the statement that this poll
actually didn't mean too much
as the great majority of voting
precincts are located on the east
side of the Willamette river and
naturally the east side residents
would iavor the placing of the
building in east aide territory,
(Conelmle; Pat i. Mama t)
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Cardinal Visits
Mrs. Roosevelt
Hyde Park, N.Y., Aug. 24 P)
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
revealed today that Francis
Cardinal Spellman paid her a
friendly visit here Friday.
Yesterday Mrs. Roosevelt re
sumed her discussion of federal
aid to education in her news
paper column, "My Day"
somewhat modifying her views
in free transportation of stu
dents to private schools. Today
in her column she mentioned
the prelate's visit to the Roose
velt family estate.
-r A month agd Cardinal" Spell-
man, Koman Catholic archbishop
ot new York, attacked Mrs.
Roosevelt's views on the separ
ation of church and state. He
accused her ot "anti-Catholic
bias" and views "unworthy of
an American mother" for her
writings on the Barden bill for
federal school aid.
Later, in an exchange of let
ters, the cardinal and the for
mer first lady reached a formal
reconciliation. .
Miss Malvina Thompson. Mrs.
Roosevelt's secretary, said the
cardinal stopped at Hyde Park
on a trip to dedicate a Catholic
chapel at Feekskill.
'The cardinal stopped bv in
his own car," Miss Thompson
said. "He had a monsignor with
him, and he met Mrs. Roosevelt.
'She offered him some Iced
tea, and he took a little." The
cardinal stayed about 45 min
utes. It was just a friendly con
versation."
2 Hurricanes
From Atlantic
Miami, Fla., Aug. 24 UP)
i A
small but vicious tropical hurri
cane raged off the coast of
North Carolina today as a new
storm gathered strength north of
Puerto Rico, a thousands miles
away.
Square black and red hurri
cane warning flags flapped along
a 45-mile stretch to the desolate
upper Carolina capes from Ma
teo to Cape Lookout.
The Diamond shoals lightship
20 miles off Cape Hatteras, ra
dioed it was in the thick of "Har
ry's Hurricane."
"Wind estimated at 115 knots
(about 130 miles per hour). Seas
mountainous. Hope anchor will
hold," the lightship messaged
Grady Norton, chief forecaster
of the Miami weather bureau
said it appeared the center of the
hurricane now was between
Cape Hatteras and the Diamond
shoals lightship. He added
"It appears that the storm will
now begin to swing to a more
northeastern course, away from
the coast. It's my opinion the
center will brush pretty close to
shore but stay in the Atlantic
and turn away from the land.
Meanwhile, the second hurri
cane of the season was growing
larger and more vicious hourly.
"This storm could give us real
trouble," Norton observed.
Norton said that military ob
servation planes would track the
new storm throughout the day.
State Righters
Of South Purged
By Democrats
Members of 4 States
Ousted; Boyle Elected
National Chairman
Washington, Aug. 14 (IP) The
democratic national committee
today ousted states rights mem
bers from Alabama, Louisiana,
Mississippi and South Carolina.
As expected, William M.
Boyle, Jr., was elected national
chairman, succeeding Senator J.
Howard McGrath (D., R.I.).
The committee, involved in a
hot, long-standing family row
over the desertion last year of
states righters, shouted its ap
proval of recommendations for
punishment handed down by a
credentials committee.
The party purge was executed
by voice vote.
Texas Man Retained
The committee decided, also
by voice vote, to retain Wright
Morrow as Texas national com
mitteeman. The credentials
committee proposed unseating
him.
The national committee went
along with only half of a South
Carolina compromise. It made
sure in the process that the
name of Gov. J. Strom Thur
mond, the states rights presiden
tial candidate, came off its mem
bership rolls.
Senator Burnet Maybank was
approved in his place. The com
promise worked out in South
Carolina had called for retention
of Mrs. Anne A. Agnew as na
tional committeewoman.
Mrs. Agnew says she voted
for the democratic ticket in 1948
although she was inactive in the
campaign. But the credentials
committee accused her of let
ting her name be used by "an
other political party."
Maybank jumped to his feet
to remind the national commit
tee that he was elected by the
South Carolina state executive
committee on condition that
Mrs. Agnew be kept on as com
mitteewoman. (Concluded on Pare Column t)
Green May Be
Legion Chief
Philadelphia, Aug. 24 (IP) A
veteran of World War II may be
named national commander of
the American Legion at the or
ganization's 31st annual conven
tion here next week.
Four of the six candidates for
the post are World War II veter
ans. Three opened campaign
offices yesterday for the election
to take place Sept. 1.
A Legion spokesman said na
tional chieftains are ready to
transfer the command to 32-year-
old James F. Green, of Omaha,
Neb. Green was defeated for
national commander a year ago
by Perry Brown, Beaumont,
Texas.
Green's principal opponents
are expected to be George M,
Craig, Brazil, Ind., lawyer, and
Erie Cocke, Jr., 28-year-old
commander of the Department of
Georgia.
Donald R. Wilson, partner in
Defense Secretary Louis John
son's low office, is the fourth
World War II veteran with his
hat in the Legion ring. He is
from Clarksburg, W. Va.
The World War I candidates
are Arthur J. Connell, Legion
national committeeman from
Connecticut, and James F. Dan
iel, Greenville, S. C.
I ' -isafc. A ' " A,t'- r '' -J tr ,i rUt '
Car and Garage Damaged Pictured here is damage caused to car and garage of W. S. Brown,
1840 North Summer street, caused by car getting out of control as Mr. Brown drove into the
Garage Monday night. His foot slipped off the brake pedal and hit the font throttle, causing
the car to lunge out of control. Before hitting the garage wall the ear collided with a lawn
swing and the house. The man in the picture is not Brown, but a man from a service garage.
U.S. Armed Services to Slash
135, 000
Feldman Denies
Asking Hunt to
Make Contacts
Washington, Aug. 24 UP) Sen
ate Investigators today confront
ed Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman
with passages from a diary of
James V, Hunt saying Feldman
asked Hunt in 1948 to get In
touch with "contacts" in con
gress about retirement legisla
tion for army officers.
Shifting in the witness chair,
Feldman admitted talking with
Hunt about the matter but flatly
denied asking Hunt to contact
anyone on Capitol Hill. There is
a law against lobbying by army
officers.
Feldman, suspended quarter
master general of the army, was
on the witness stand for the sec
ond day at the senate inquiry
into whether improper influence
has figured in the handling of
government business
Admits Posting Hunt
The special subcommittee con
ducting the investgation ques
tioned Feldman at length regard
ing his relations with Hunt.
Other witnesses have testified
that Hunt, who describes himself
a management counsellor,
boasted of an inside track to the
White House through friendship
with Maj. Gen. Harry H.
Vaughan. Vaughan is President
Truman's military aide.
Feldman acknowledged to the
senators yesterday that he had
given Hunt Information on army
buying plans, but he declared it
was not really confidential infor
mation although he wrote Hunt a
letter asking him to keep it in
confidence.
Ignorant of Hunt's Business
Feldman declared, too, that he
had no knowledge that Hunt was
a "so-called five percenter." This
is a term applied to persons who
charge a fee, usually five per
cent of the proceeds, for help in
seeking government contracts for
others.
Senator McCarthy (R Wis.)
said Feldman must have known
Hunt was a five percenter.
'I certainly did not," Feld
man insisted. "I definitely did
not. And I am not unmindful
that I am under oath. Had I
known that he was, Mr. Hunt
never would have come into my
office."
Feldman testified also that the
army had decided to halt a sale
of government-owned insecticide
bombs long before Hunt got into
that case and picked up a $5000
fee.
So far as he recalls, Feldman
said, the interest of the Cyclic
Chemical Co., Washington, in the
matter "never came to my at
tention." Major Testifies
Joe F. Major, who said Maj.
Gen. Harry H. Vaughan got him
his government job, told the sen
ate's "five percenter" investi
gators today that:
1. He obtained appointments
for two businessmen strictly at
their request with James V.
Hunt, Washington management
counsellor.
2. John Maragon had consult
ed him a number of times at the
war assets administration on be
half of clients who wanted to
buy goods from the government.
(Continued on Pace 5, Column 4)
Civilian Employes
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III f.txa ...... mi
Testifies Maj. Gen. Her
man Feldman, (above) sus
pended army quartermaster
general, appears before the
senate investigating commit
tee. He acknowledge that he
gave James V. Hunt informa
tion on army buying plans in
1947 but declared It was not
confidential and he did not
know of "Hunt's position as a
so-called five percenter." (AP
Wirephoto)
House Votes to
Take Holiday
Senate Balks
Washington, Aug. 24 UP) The
house voted today to take a 25
day holiday, starling Friday and
ending at noon Sept. 21.
There were only a few scat
tered and laughing "noes" as the
recess resolution shot through
on a voice vote.
It how goes to the senate,
which' must approve it before
the house can officially start its
vacation.
Washington, Aug. 24 OT The
senate refused today to give its
consent to a proposed 25-day
house vacation.
The senate action will , not
force all house members to re
main In Washington.
Under congressional rules, the
house will hav to meet every
three days.
But with advance agreement
to transact no business, the cham
ber need not have any set num
ber of members on hand.
Forest Fires Still
Out of Control
Fast-moving fires whiplashed
new areas of the nation's for
ests today.
Flames were reported out of
control in at least three slates.
In other areas fires were slill
burning but had been checked.
Fire has blackened more than
40,000 acres of national forest
lands in Idaho, California and
Montana alone so far this month.
The fire conditions are consid
ered the most critical in the past
decade.
In Idaho's national forests, an
aerial survey showed fires had
gained 2,000 acres in the last
two days. The flames have
blackened 17,000 acres in the
state.
Johnson's Order
Brings Protest
From Congress
Washington, Aug. 24 UP) Sec
retary of Defense Johnson an
nounced today the armed forces
will chop off 135,000 civilian
jobs in his drive to slash military
spending.
Anguished cries came quickly
from congressmen whose home
districts were hit by the pro
posed cutbacks. There were sug
gestions that the armed forces
instead, weed out "soft snaps,
flunky positions and baby sit
ters." Johnson told a gathering ot
the lawmakers at the Pentagon
that the economy program is
aimed at getting "a dollar's
worth ot defense for every dol
lar congress gives."
"It goes back to my convic
tion not to tolerate a defense
WPA," Johnson declared.
Senator Pepper (D.-Fla.)
agreed there shouldn't be a de
fense WPA but he said he does
n't "want to see a WPA else
where." He told Johnson that
not only are 135,000 breadwin
ners losing their jobs "but the
grocery store on the corner, the
landlords and merchants will be
affected too."
Cutbacks at individual instal
lations drew sharp protests from
Republican Senalor Knowland
and Democratic Rep. Doyle ot
California, Rep. Sikes (D.-Fla.)
and others.
But Johnson also got support.
Senator Ferguson (R.-Mich.)
said he agrees fully with the
move.
Time to Call Halt
"It is time," Ferguson added,
"to call a halt in military spend
ing." Senator Hunt (R.-Wyo.),
and Rep. Boykin (D.-Ala.) also
expressed approval.
Navy installation! were the
hardest hit in the civilian cut.
They were ordered to reduce by
76,000, the army by 41,000 and
air force 18,000.
(ConcllinVri on Pmjca X. (Ntlnmn S)
Worth Admits
Wrote B-36 Note
Washington, Aug. 24 (P)
Cedric R. Worth, special assist
ant to the undersecretary of the
navy, acknowledged today that
he wrote the "mysterious docu
ment" that brought on the inves
tigation of the B-36 bomber.
"I wrote it," Worth testified
when Chairman Vinson (D., Ga.)
called him before the house
armed services committee in the
inquiry.
The writer's identity chme out
quickly after the committee's
counsel had threatened to resign
unless the author of the docu
ment was named immediately.
Washington, Aug. 24 M")
Cedric Worth was suspended as
a special assistant to the under
secretary of the navy today, a
few hours after he testified he
was the aulhor of an anonymous
document that set off the B-36
bomber investigation.
Secretary of the Navy Mat
thews announced:
"It has just been brought to
my attention that Mr. Cedric
Worth, who has been employed
as a civilian special assistant in
the navy department since No
vember 21, 1946, this morning
testified under oath before the
armed servcies committee of the
house of representatives that he
is the writer of the anonymous
document recently Introduced in
evidence during the B-36 hearing
now in progress before that
committee.
"In view of this disclosure.
Mr. Worth has been suspended
from his present civilian em
ployment pending further in
vestigation."
3 Records Made at
Bonneville-Coulee
Seattle, Aug. 24 (IP Three
records wpre set at Bonneville
and Grand Coulee dams last
week.
On Aug. 17, the Coulee power
house generated 30,758.000 kilo
watt hours. The next day, Bon
neville and Coulee powerhouses
together produced 42,694,000
kilowatt hours. On Aug. 20 dur
ing a fill-minute peak period, th
two together carried 1.92J.000
kilowatts of rnntinunni load.