McKay Opposes
Boeing Move
Seattle, Aug. 24 UP) Gover
nor Douglas McKay of Oregon
said last night he believes the
proposed transfer of the Boeing
Airplane company inland is in
air force "guinea pig."
"If its work can be trans
ferred inland without serious
objection, then the next move
would be for the sir force strate
gists to bring about similar
transfer of airplane plants in
California and the vital defense
industries of Oregon."
McKay gave his views in a
telephone interview with the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He
promised cooperation with
Washington officials in fighting
the Boeing move to the midwest,
and attacked the air force's
charge of west coast "vulner
ability." "This gesture against Boeing
Is far too serious in its ultimate
implications to permit It to
pass," McKay said. "The work
of Pacific coast defense plants is
o thoroughly tied in with the
general industrial pattern that
to move one means the virtual
destruction of the other.
"If Boeing is vulnerable, so
are the thousands of other plants
that in war would be converted
to military output. Furthermore,
what inducement would thqre be
for any kind of industry to lo
cate on the Pacific coast if by
transferring Boeing operations
the air force implied that the
Pacific coast is 'unsafe'?" -
"What is needed is adequate
defense," he concluded.
Party Given for Son
Leaving for College
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Langeland
entertained in their new home
at Keizer Friday evening for
their son, Melvin, who is leav
ing this week for Fremont, Neb.,
where he will attend college.
Those present for the evening
were Rev. M. A. Getzendaner,
Rev. and Mrs. .John Baglien, Mr
and Mrs. C. G. Mollet, Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Gehler and Daphne,
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Baumgart,
Merle and Howard, Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Meyers, Edward and Dale,
Faye and Joyce Olson, Don and
Donna Liudahl, John Holmstead
of Paxton, Neb;, Ray Seegers of
Iowa and Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Mollet and Karen of Minneap
olis, Minn.
DELICATE JOB OF REPAIRING
White House's 'Old Look'
Being Kept by Hand Labor
Washington U.R) Methods older than the building Itself will
be used by workmen charged with the delicate task of repairing
the White House.
A "tedious pick and shovel job" will be necessary to protect
the historic structure from possible injury, Public Buildings Ad
ministrator William E. Reynolds
said.
The use of modern equipment
would be a hazard to the al
ready crumbling walls under
which 20-foot deep footings
must be placed, Reynolds ex
plained. Contract for repair of the
White House may be awarded
soon, Reynolds said.
Present plans call for digging
a 10 - foot wide excavation to
bedrock 20 feet below the sur
face. It will be filled with ce
ment which will be allowed to
harden as a support before an
other 10-foot sector Is started.
In this manner, Reynolds said,
the outside walls of the build
ing will be made structural!)
sound and preserve for future
generations the original exterior
"unmarred by modern materi
als."
Underpinning will be the fir
step in the $5,000,000 project
The second will be to shore ur
the interior walls to support th
third story and roof.
After the temporary supports
are placed, workmen will tear
down the interior walls, which
are slipping dangerously because
they rest on no foundation at
all.
All possible Interior trim will
be carefully removed and kept
for reuse so that, when the job
is completed, rooms will have
lost none of their original ap
pearance. Huge mahogany win
dows will be salvaged and re
placed. All this, too, requires hand
labor. It will not include use
of wrecking bars, which might
make the project less expensive
This will be the first majo
structural change in the Whit'
House since it was occupied b)
John Adams in 1800.
George Washington, who ad
vised the architect, James Ho
ban, on planning, said it shoult,
be built to meet ' the present
needs" and yet include plans for
"Improvements when the wealth,
population, and importance of
it shall stand upon higher
ground than they do at present."
However, the American pub
lic (and officials who authoriz
ed its renovation) were loath to
"modernize" the building which
has become America's most
treasured shrine.
Modern equipment which will
be installed will be well hidden
-N in the spacious new basement
made possible by a deeper
foundation. Included will be an
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Paulsons Family Hosts
Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Bahnc
Paulson were hosts for a re-union
of several members of their im
mediate families. Mrs. Paulson's
brother, J. P. Croken whom she
had not seen for 22 years and
his wife of New York City were
here for a brief visit. Present at
the gathering also were Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Johnson and three
children of Longview, Wash.,
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ryan, Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Paulson and
daughter, Rosemary and friend
all of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. L.
Meyer from Wisconsin, nephew
of Mr. Paulson, called at the
Paulson home later.
CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN
Young 'Mahatma' Hailed
By Hindus as Prophet
Bombay U.B Eleven-year-old Motilal Ramlal, a smith by caste
and a carpenter by profession, claims to have seen God, and his
army of followers credit him with remarkable powers.
Motilal never went to school. But he showed a religious turn
of mind, witnesses claim, by his habit of joining the circle of
slum laborers at the reading of
the Hindu sacred book "Kama-
yana" near his dilapidated home
in a downtown suburb.
The story goes that at one
such "bajhan" (religious cele
bration) six months go he was
found to be in deep meditation
air conditioned unit to make the
president's home and office
more livable.
When the job is finished, the
White House will look exactly
as it did before its structural
defects developed a building
which has come to be regarded
as a symbol of American democracy
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Carload of Mournful Pups Nine doleful five-week-old
pups symbolize the , dilemma of many Chicago motorists as
they huddle in a play auto, owned by the son of their
owner, Jack Whaley of Chicago. Chicagoans are having diffi
culty purchasing gasoline during the current strike of tank
truck drivers of the AFL Teamsters Union, which has almost
dried up the city's supply. (AP Wirephoto)
USES SPARE MOMENT
Mother Finds Dishwashing
No Bar to Novel Writing
Beverly, Mass. (U.R) Judith Kelly has written three books In
her spare moments while rearing three children, cooking and
washing dishes for her family and keeping in touch with national
and international developments.
It took her five years to write her latest novel, a story of diplo
GOD
and he could not be persuaded
to leave.
For the following 36 hours he
sat under a pipal tree with his
eyes closed and refused food.
Except for occasional murmur
ings, the boy seemed to have
been stricken dumb.
His fame spread overnight
and large crowds of Hindus
gathered to get a glimpse of the
young devotee.
He claimed he had seen God
during this period of deep ined
itation. Hindus present put him
to a test. They set a bowl of
ghee (cooking oil) on fire and
asked Motilal to place his hand
in the fire.
Unflinchingly, according to
eye-witnesses, Motilal obliged
by keeping his hand in the
flames for 45 minutes. Witnesses
said his hand showed no traces
of the slightest burns.
Today, he is known as "Ma
hatma" 'Motilial to thousands of
Hindus.
Motilal now lives on milk,
and milk only.
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matic intrigue with an atomic
bomb setting titled "A Diplo
matic Incident." She said she
rapped at her typewriter be
tween swishes with a dust cloth.
Her second novel, a $10,000
prize-winner titled "Marriage Is
a Private Affair," was written
between the birth of her oldest
child, 11-year-old Elissa, and
Liam now 8.
Officially Mrs. William D.
English, she disagrees violently
with her lawyer-husband, whom
she describes as a staunch Re
publican and a conservative.
She says she is a Democrac
whose faith "embraces all hu
manity." She has no time for travel or
mingling with the fascinating
people depicted in her novels.
"I read diplomatic history,
study spy stories for their tech
nique and pore through all the
newspapers," she explained.
.
The slender 40-year-old novel
ist said her first book, "It Won't
Be Flowers," was the hardest.
It sold only 3,000 copies.
The setting of her next book
will be the home where she has
lived for 13 years. "After all,
I'm pretty familiar with it," she
observed.
The astrolobe, the most an
cient of all navigation instru
ments, was used by Columbus.
stream of humanity makes its
way to where the young Mahat
ma holds religious court to pay
him homage with flowers, fruits
and other gifts.
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RETURNS AFTER 25 YEARS
'Dead' Man, Back to See
Daughters, Gone Again
Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 24 (U.R) James Whltsett, who mysterious
ly disappeared 28 years ago and then returned last week to see
how his five daughters had "turned out," apparently returned
today to the ranks of the legally dead.
Whitsett walked out of his home in 1921 and disappeared.
He left behind a job as busi-
ness manager for a Berkeley
dairy and his wife and five
daughters.
Mrs. Whitsett waited seven
years for his return and then
obtairied a divorce on grounds
of desertion. A year later, she
had Whitsett declared legally
dead by California courts for
purposes of property settle
ment. Mrs. Whitsett later married
Lloyd B. Huston, owner of a
Berkeley shoe store, and the five
daughters grew up and married.
Last week, Whitsett walked
into Huston's shoe store and in
troduced himself to the surpris
ed proprietor who said he could
only stammer, "but you're dead."
Whitsett explained to Huston
that he did not want to see his
former wife, but that he did
want the married names of his
five daughters so he could visit
them and see "how they had
turned out."
All of the daughters recog
nized their father almost im
mediately by his "hearty, boom
ing laugh."
He spent the week with his
daughters, nine grandchildren
and one great-grandchild, but
refused to discuss where he had
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been for 28 years. Whitsett did
tell them that he had not mar
ried again.
Yesterday, the daughters re
ported their father was gone
again. He had not disclosed
where he was going or whether
he would come back.
'Dream House'
Sold for $1500
New York, Aug. 24 UP) A stu
dent war veteran and his wife
today were rid of the $15,000
"dream house" that turned into
a nightmare for them.
Aifred and Edna Birnbaum
won the house on display in
Manhattan for a 50-cent raffle
ticket. But the cost of land,
moving the house and installa
tion in a new location loomed
too large for them. Meanwhile
they had to pay $50 daily rent
als on the parking lot where the
house stood.
They sold the house for $1,500
to Herbert Braasch, a lawyer,
who plans to move it to Port
Washington on Long Island.
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Support B-36 Choice Lt. Gen. Nathan F. Twining (left),
commanding general of the Alaskan theater, and Lt. Gen.
Lauris Norstad, deputy chief of the air force staff for opera
tions, pose outside the house office building in Washington aft
er both told the house armed services committee they sup
ported the choice of the B-36 as a long-range bomber.
Norstad told the committee he participated in a conference
which led to boosting the number of super bombers to 170.
(AP Wirephoto)
Club Fetes Members
Monmouth The Horizon club
girls gave a farewell party in
the Parish house for Miss Mar
guerite Moe, who has for several
years been the advisor for the
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girls, and a bridal shower for
Miss Betty Heidc, who will be
married August 26. Miss Mo
was presented with a farewell
gift and Miss Held received
many presents.
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