THE WEATHER HERE
FAIR TONIGHT, Saturday, ex
cept for early morning fog
patches. Slightly warmer day
time temperatures. Lowest to
night, 50; highest Saturday, 82.
Maximum yesterday. W: minimum to
day, 40. Total 24-hour precipitation: J
for month: .88; normal, .34. Season preci
pitation, 42.35i normal, SIM. Hirer height,
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61st Year, No. 203
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matter at Salem, Orecoit
Salem, Oregon, Friday, August 26, IV
(20 Pages)
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Quitclaim Deed
Finis for Rosy
Railroad Dream
Hogg's Right-o-way
To Sink Beneath ,
Detroit Reservoir
By DON UPJOHN
Recording of a quit claim
'deed in the office of County Re
corder Herman Lanke marks the
fadcout of a rosy dream
dream which would have made
Newport in this state the great
seaport of the North Pacific and
terminus of a transcontinental
railroad line, linking by a rib
bon of steel Yaquina bay with
the .Union Pacific at Boise,
Idaho. Final interment for the
dream will come up when in two
or three years a section of the
Mill City branch of the South
ern Pacific sinks beneath the
waters of the immense Detroit
reservoir.
The quit claim deed is from
the Southern Pacific railroad
company to the United States of
America and covers that 20
mile section of railroad line be
tween Gates and Idanha most of
it marked for extinction by the
construction of the Detroit dam.
The deed shows revenue stamps
totaling $454.85 or representing
a consideration paid by the gov
ernment to the railroad com
pany of approximately $413,500.
Bought by Harriman
When E. H. Harriman in 1907
bought the bankrupt Corvallis
& Eastern's 143 miles of line
from the coast to a point near
the summit of the Cascade
mountains he paid $750,000 for
all the assets and then convey
ed them to the Southern Pacific
company which has owned them
ever since. , And if rumor is cor
rect it was an expensive buy as
far as profits have been concerned.-
The dream of the great trans
continental line which was to
have made Newport the seaport
queen of the Pacific Northwest
arose in the mind of one Col. T,
Egentor, i Hogg -back lnl87J Wilfor local ba ckers, it was learned
stirred the state for the next 20
years. The road was built from
the sea to the near summit of
the Cascades between 1878 and
1889 at a cost of $4,250,000 paid
out of a $15,000,000 bond issue.
(Concluded on Page S, Column S)
$668 Million
For Power Line
Washington, Aug. 26 PI
Funds were assured today for
the most extensive program of
government power line con
struction ever approved by con
gress. Passing a $668,000,000 interi
or department appropriation bill
yesterday, the senate okayed
money for transmission lines to
distribute power from govern
ment hydro-electric dams in the
southwest, northwest, California
and the Rocky Mountain area.
The house already had approv
ed the administration's entire
public power program, with the
exception of the Shelby trans
mission line for the Fort Peck
project in Montana.
The senate approved even this
line as the last step in a crush
ing defeat of its appropriations
committee.
The committee had deleted
. most Li the transmission line it
ems in the house-passed bill, re
commending instead the negoti
ation of contracts with private
power companies t o transmit
government power over their
lines.
Final passage of the bill will
await the return of house mem
bers from a vacation late in Sep
tember. Meanwhile, differences be
tween the house and senate
versions will be ironed out In
conference. But the bulk of the
power items are not in disagree
ment. ,
Forest Fires Near
Talbot and Hebo
Dallas, Ore., Aug. 26 Fire
fighters were called to combat
two different blazes over night
with one under control and the
other extinguished Friday.
Thirty men were sent into the
Pope and Talbot holdings when
a fire developed Thursday night
about 9 o clock and burned in
slash and some fallen timber.
An additional crew of 20 men
was later dispatched. The fire,
though still burning, is under
control, the forestry service re
ports. The forest service fire fight
ing equipment was sent into the
territory between the Grand
Ronde agency and Hebo where
a fire was burning in slash and
brush near the highway
4-H Club Slock
Go on Auction
At Fairgrounds
Judging and Show
manship Contests
Feature Closing Day
The 14th annual Marion coun
ty 4-H club show reaches its cli
max Friday night at the state
fair grounds when at 8 o'clock
60 of the finest in livestock go
on the auction block with Ben
Siddell of Hubbard as the auc
tioneer. This Salem Lions club
sponsored feature has been a big
success at every fair at which it
has been staged, returning good
profits to the club members for
their stock.
Anthol Rhiny, county 4-H
club agent, states that this year
the animals will be even more
desirable for many bidders as
they have a number of light type
which will cover the objection
often made by prospective buy
ers that the animals have too
much meat for their demands.
Rhiny says that the 17 hogs will
range from 155 to 205 pounds
and the 22 steers from 565 to
1145 pounds and that they are in
top shape for the sale. Also 21
lambs will be put on the block.
The 46 owners have spared no
effort to have all of this stock
given the finest attention both
at the fair and during their rais
ing periods
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 8)
Eugene After
Baseball Park
Eugene, Aug. 26 Cff) Person
alities involved in a movement
to establish a Western Interna
tional League baseball club here
have not been revealed, but the
opportunity to secure the Brem
erton franchise in the WIL has
hppn ripfinitplv marip nnssihlp
here today,
Although the person offering
a large tract of land for a park
site in the suburban Bethel dis
trict, 10 minutes from downtown
Eugene, has asked to remain
anonymous, there is no doubt
regarding the offer of rent-free
property to the local club
Western International League
officials have long sought Eu
gene as a site for a league club
and a leader in the present
movement is George Emigh,
league vice president and cur
rently business manager of the
Salem Senators.
It is estimated that the club
could be established here at an
unusually low expenditure of
$75,000 and that a Portland
faction other than the Port
land Beavers has offered to
finance the project. Local base
ball men, however, believe the
local business men should first
be offered the chance to back
the club.
Joe Gordon, local hardware
merchant and second-baseman
with the Cleveland Indians, has
expressed Interest, but has not
announced in what capacity he
would be willing to be connected
with the venture. It has been
reported that both Cleveland
and the Chicago White Sox
would be interested in becom
ing affiliated with the local
club.
State Bureaus Wince
Under Budget Control
By JAMES D. OLSON
Several self sustaining departments of the state felt the full
force of the new budgetary control law passed by the 1949 legis
lature, when the state emergency board refused to approve re
quested expenditures until budgets from these departments had
been prepared and recommended
In each case the departments'
requested authority to spend
funds resulting from legislation
passed by the legislature. Prior
to July 16, 1949, when the new
budget control became effective,
the departments did not require
specific authority from the em
ergency board, for expending of
the funds.
After W. E. Kimsey, state la
bor commissioner, had made a
request for authority to expend
$98,878, not included in the de
partment budget, to carry out
provisions of the new electrical
inspection law State Senator
Dean Walker asked Budget Di
rector Harry S. Dorman if his
department had any recommen
dation to make.
We have not," answered Dor-
man, Most of these requests for
additional funds have reached
our office in the last two weeks
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Truman Silent
Until Election
Washington, Aug. -26 W)
Some of President Truman's
closest friends predicted today
he won't let it be known until
elections whether he will run
again.
They agreed he will stump
around the country next year to
get a congress to back his "fair
deal program."
A substantial number of them
expressed conviction Mr. Tru
man's inclination is to leave the
White House at end of his
present term in 1952,
All of tiici.i cuded they
were "guessing" that they
were just as much in the dark
as are the people who are not
close to the president.
The president himself set off
the speculation yesterday.
He hinted with a smile that
might have meant anything
that he won't run in 1952. (He
will be 68 on May 8 of that
year.)
But then, later, he wouldn't
say no, positively, or even prob-
bly.
by the budget department.
and we have had no opportunity
to make a detailed study.
It was then that Sen. Walker
made a motion that the board
consider no budget request un
less it carried a recommendation
from the budget department. The
motion was unanimously carried
and the labor department re
quest was deferred until the
next meeting.
Similar action took place In
connection with a request from
the state game commission for
approval of expenditure of $2
174,059.22 not included in the
budget. Game department offi
cials explained that the addi
tional funds would be taken in
through increase fees and mon
ey would be needed in added
services required under the re
organized commission. The fees
and reorganization -were author
ized by the last legislature.
(Concluded on Pf 5, Column I)
. Driver Has Close Call, Collision Damage Heavy When
Bernard McFarland's car collided with a power pole at North
Front and Columbia late Thursday the heavy pole was brought
to the ground amidst a tangle of wreckage with the butt of
the pole on top of the car as shown in top picture. McFarland,
below, lay unconscious among hot wires until he was removed
by first aid.
Narrow Escape from
Electrocution in Crash
Hot wires, throbbing with 11,000 volts of electricity, lay all
around Befnard McFarland Thursday evening as he was stretched
unconscious on the pavement at North Front and Columbia.
When McFarland's car got out of control and crashed a power
pole of the Portland General
St. Peter's Bones
Reported Found
Vatican City, Aug. 26
The Vatican radio has urged the
faithful to await a "great reve
lation" by the Holy See concern
ing the tomb of St. Peter.
This advice, it was learned,
is the only authoritative Vatican
comment yet made on American
newspaper reports that St. Pe
ter s bones have been found un
der St. Peter's basilica here.
The Vatican radio rebroadcast
the summary of an article ap
pearing this week in the Catho
lic Action newspaper Quotidia
no, headed "Premature News
and Confident Awaiting."
A director of Vatican radio
told the Associated Press "this
represents our views."
Neither the Vatican radio nor
Quotidiano ventured to predict
whether the Holy See's forth
coming revelation would an
nounce whether St. Peter's bones
actually had been found.
Neither was there any hint re
garding the nature of the expect
ed revelation, presumably to be
made by Pope Pius XII at some
future date.
The New York Times report
ed recently that the bones of the
apostle were understood to have
been found less than 20 feet be
low the pavement of the basil
ica. Vatican sources unofficially
have labelled the report fantas
tic. Churchill Recovering
Nice, France, Aug. 26 W) A
spokesman for Winston Church
ill said today he is recovering
"very well indeed" from a cold.
The 74-year-old wartime prime
minister suffered a chill two
days ago after iwimming in the
Mediterranean.
Electric company it was almost
disastrous. Miraculously it was-
n't that bad.
McFarland was hurled from
the car and lay in oblivion
bleeding profusely from a cut
on the face.
The towering pole, twice
broken by the impact, toppled to
the ground, bringing with it a
cross arm, pole switch and two
spans of hot wire.
In the north part of the city
electric service was out for an
hour, and lights blinked in all
parts of Salem.
Serious damage was done at
the PGE power plant on South
Liberty between Trade and Mill
a mile or more from the acci
dent.
Two hours after the accident
the disturbance caused the sub
station at the Salem alumina
plant to go out, and a stoppage
of service again in that part of
the city.
Fred G. Starrett, division
manager for the PGE, said the
financial damage was unesti
mated, but would exceed $2000,
besides the damage to McFar
land whose car was considcably
wrecked.
McFarland said Friday that
the steering gear on his car
seemed to go wrong, causing the
collision. He said he wasn't
driving excessively fast. But the
pole was snapped off at the butt,
and broken in two at another
place. When it came to rest the
butt was on top of the car and
the ruined pole top switch lay
on the ground in a tangle of
live wires. McFarland was driv
ing alone.
The power could not imme
diately be cut off because it is
fed from the north and not
from within this area. Captain
C. M. Charlton of first aid said
the wires were still alive when
his squad arrived, and that fire
men were expecting the, auto
mobile to get on fire.
(Concluded on Paft 5, Column 1)
Hurricane Hits Florida Coast
From Verno Beach
Maragon Won't
Answer Queries
5 Percent Probe
Washington, Aug. 26 W)
John Maragon today refused to
answer questions at the senate
five percenter inquiry "on the
ground that my answer might
tend to incriminate me."
The Greek-American took the
witness chair after an accoun
tant testified that Maragon
made bank deposits of $119,
608.61 during a five-year per
iod in which he has said his in
come was only around $30,000.
He would not talk, that is,
when asked about his financial
affairs, or answer many other
questions.
But he did say "yes" when
Senator Mundt (R., S. D.) asked:
'Do you know Harry Vaug-
han?" He referred to Maj. Gen.
Vaughan, President Truman's
army aide.
Silent on Vaughan
Mundt then wanted to know
whether Maragon had ever been
"associated" with Vaughan in
"any activites."
I refuse to answer on grounds
that my answer might tend to
incriminate me," Maragon re
plied. Mundt said that answer left
the "implication that you and
Vaughan have been engaged in
activities that are incriminat
ing." (Concluded on Page 5, Column 4)
Submarine Lost
With-7-AboariM
Washington, Aug. 26 W)
Seven persons lost their lives
early today when the Snorkel-
equipped submarine Cochino
was lost while on a training
cruise in Arctic waters.
Announcement of the loss
was made by the navy here.
An explosion in the battery-
room and fire destroyed the sub
marine. An undetermined number of
the crew were rescued.
In its first announcement the
navy listed the following as
missing:
Lt. (J. G.) William Hanley
Shatter, Jr., Stamford, Conn.
Melvin Buck Henneberger,
JJr., Gloucester City, N. J.
James Robert Miller, Liberty,
Mo.
Robert Lee Pinney, Sturgis,
Mich.
Robert Francis Brunncr, Jr.,
Altoona, Pa.
John G. Guttermuth, Cincin
nati. ,
All were navy personnel.
The seventh person lost was
a civilian technician. His name
was not immediately released.
Six of those lost were swept
from the deck of the U. S. S.
Tusk, a sister submarine cruis
ing with the Cochino.
The Tusk had pulled along
side the Cochino to try to rescue
it after the explosion.
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Congratulations! Tom Clark (right), new associate jus
tice of the Supreme Court, and J. Howard McGrath who suc
ceeded the Texan as Attorney General, congratulate each
other after each was sworn into office. (AP Wirephoto).
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Testifies Floyd Odium,
head of the Atlas Corp., tes
tifies before the house armed
services committee at its B
36 bomber inquiry. The Atlas
firm controls Consolidated
Aircraft Co., maker of B-36.
(AP Wirephoto).
Dig for Facts
In B-36 Plot
Washington, Aug. 26 (P)
Congressional investigators took
off today on the trail of addi
tional suspects who may have
spread discredited charges of
fraud and favoritism in the B-36
bomber program.
"Actual-hearings ate at a stand?
still for six weeks while agents
of the house armed- services
committee dig for more facts
The hearings produced a spec
tacular climax yesterday:
1. The complete lifting of any
suspicions of corruption from
Secretary of Defense Johnson,
Secretary of Air Symington, In
dustrialist Floyd Odium and
everybody else connected with
the development of the giant,
intercontinental bomber. That
was by unanimous action of the
committee.
2. An equally complete repu
diation of all the charges and
rumors of irregularities contain
ed in a once anonymous memo.
That was by the author of the
document, suspended navy offi
cial Cedric Worth. He got plenty
of help in his repudiation from
Committee Counsel Joseph B.
Kecnan.
The navy, much embarrassed,
ordered an investigation of its
own. It set up a court of in
quiry, to convene next Monday
to "inquire particularly as to
whether other persons, military
or civil, under the navy depart
ment participated in or instigat
ed or had knowledge of the
preparation of the said docu
mcnt."
Worth was suspended Wed
nesday from his S8,500-a-year
job as an assistant to Undersec
retary Dan Kimball.
to Miami
To Pass Inland
Late Today at
Lauderdale
Miami, Fla., Aug. 26 (fl5) Ris
ing winds assaulted the rich
southeast Florida "gold coast"
this afternoon as a howling tro
pical hurricane approached off
shore. A noon advisory said the tem
pest, packed with 120 mile
winds and fierce rains, was ex
pected to pass inland near Fort
Lauderdale later this afternoon.
It is about 65 miles off shore.
Low-flying black clouds and
dismal showers heralded the
tempest along 130 miles of coast
line from Vero beach to Miami.
Black and red hurricane flags
flapped from Vero beach to Mi
ami and around huge Lake
Okeechobee.
Windows Boarded Down
Everywhere in the famed re
sort area, hurricane-wise prop
erty owners in bathing suits
boarded windows, bolted doors.
and tied down potential debris.
Small boats scurried for cover.
Refugees from lowlands pour
ed into Red Cross shelters in
Palm Beach.
Firemen, police officers, and
disaster workers were alerted
for emergency duty.
The noon advisory warned
that tides and winds would be
especially dangerous between
Fort Lauderdale and Stuart.
A high flow of southern wind
over Florida may cause the
storm to take a more northward
course about the time it reaches
the coast and cause it to buzz
saw along the thickly-populated
area between Miami and Palm
Beach.
Center Passes Bahamas
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ricane of the season passed near-,
ly over or slightly north of the
Bahamas capital shortly after
6:30 a.m. (EST). Highest winds
were reported at 75 miles an
hour in gusts. The wind did not
reach the hurricane's top velo
city in Nassau, since that Brit
ish colonial caught the weakest
side of the storm.
In an 8 a.m. (EST) bulletin
the Miami weather bureau said
the storm had picked up inten
sity during the night with high
est winds estimated at between
110 and 120 miles an hour.
Because of the erratic nature
of the storm, hurricane warnings
covered a 142-mile stretch of the
Florida east coast from Vero
beach south to the greater Mi
ami area, and inland to include
the Lake Okeechobee region.
Storm warnings flew over most
of the state not Included in the
hurricane area.
House Taking
Long Holiday
Washington, Aug. 26 W
House members headed home
ward today for a 25-day vaca
tion without the approval of
the senate.
The house members won't re
turn until Sept. 21, except for a
handful who will remain here to
conduct formal "no business"
sessions twice a week. Those
are necessary because the senate
would not agree to an outright
adjournment.
The holiday was voted amid
cheers yesterday in a simple res
olution after members got tired
of waiting for the senate to ap
prove a join measure. That
would have permitted house ad
journment without informal ses
sions in the meantime.
The senate is unable to leave
Washington because it has more
work than it can handle.
The twice weekly house ses
sions, every Tuesday and rrl
day, are necessary because the
constitution does not allow one
chamber to adjourn without
consent of the other more more
than three week days at any
time. That can be done only by
joint resolution.
In the 25 days between now
and the end of the house recess,
congressional leaders hope the
ruffled relations between the
two branches will be healed
The senate's refusal to permit
an outright house recess was un
precedented. It irritated house
members who felt they were en
titled to a holiday because they
had worked daily earlier this
year while the senate marked
time.