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61st Year, No. 218 SSfSiJXftSZ: Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, September 13, 1949
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Morse Outlines
Altitude on CVA
As Non-Political
Senator in Hospital
Bed Says Economic
Issues Only Interest
By MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER
"A thorough study of the ec
onomic factors involved and of
the needs and welfare of the
people of the northwest should
be the first considerations in
discussing the controversial
CVA issue leave the partisan
politics to the politicians."
So declared Senator Wayne L.
Morse in giving out his first of
ficial statement on the contro
versial Columbia Valley auth
ority issue Tuesday morning
while in his sick bed at Salem
General hospital where he is a
patient following an accident at
the State Fair horse show Satur
day night.
"I am not interested in the po
litical issue, it is the economic
angle that is vital to the welfare
of the people of the Pacific
northwest," the Oregon junior
senator said in continuing his
comments regarding CVA.
Let Politicians Play Politics
"I am going to let the poli
ticians play politics with the
CVA issue if they want to, but
I intend to keep my eyes on the
economic facts of the river de
velopment program and not be
come embroiled in a partisan
controversy over how we are go
ing to administer a program
when wnat we need first is to
get the projects built so we have
something to administer.
(Concluded on Fare 5, Column 5)
Claims Pinson
Suried in Idaho
Columbus, O., Sept. 13 u.R
William P. Benson, 42, an escap
ed Oregon state prison inmate,
told police today he buried the
body of a fellow escapee "some
where in Idaho."
Benson, captured here after
a suicide attempt, earler had
told police he had buried the
body of John O. Pinron "in or
near" Salem, Ore. Benson said
Pinson was fatally wounded
when shot by prison guards as
they scaled the prison wall on
Memorial day.
Capt. Glen Hoffman, chief of
detectives, said Benson appar
ently "isn't too sure himself
where he buried the body."
"The area he mentioned is
pretty rugged country," Hoff
man added. "It might be dif
ficult for Benson himself to
find the spot."
Hoffman said be would turn
all information over to Warden
George Alexander of the Ore
gon state prison and "let author
ities there handle the case as
they want."
Benson, who was serving a
five-year sentence for armed
robbery, was found lying in an
alley here last week after tak
ing poison.
Court Upsets Fee
$84,000 Timber Sale
The Oregon supreme court,
handing down its first opinion
since summer vacation, today
reversed a case involving am
$84,000 timber sale.
Wesley Small sued John E.
Paulson in Multnomah county
circuit court for a $3,900 brokers
commission fee in connection
with a sale of timber by Paul
ton to the Ralph L. Smith Lum
ber company. The plaintiff won
Judgment.
Reversing and ordering en
try of judgment for defendant,
Justice Hall S. Lusk of the su
preme court said that Small did
not find a buyer under his com
mission contract; that all he did
was find a man who in turn
found a buyer.
Convicted of Aiding
Inmates to Escape
Edward Krugen, a construc
tion worker, was found guilty
Tuesday by a district court Jury
under a charge of aiding inmates
to escape from Hillcrest home.
Krugen had been accused, in
complaint signed by the direc
tor of the institution, of aiding
the escape of two young girls
while he was working on a con
struction project at the institu
tion. Previously he had been order
ed held for the grand jury on a
morals charge resulting from the
same affair
Sentence was not immediate
ly imposed after tht verdict.
Give - Aways
Gel Temporary
Lease on Life
Federal Judge Issues
Restraining Order;
Prevents Interference
Chicago, Sept. 1J WW Radio
give-away programs got at least
a temporary new lease on lile
today.
Federal Judge Michael L.
Igoe issued a temporary order
preventing interference with
such programs until the issue is
settled in the federal court of
New York.
The federal communications
commission had banned such
programs effective October 1.
Subsequently, the Columbia
Broadcasting company, the Na
tional Broadcasting company
and American Broadcasting
company filed suit in New York
challenging the order.
Puts Issue in N. Y. Court
Judge Igoe's ruling puts the
issue in the lap of the New York
court. Until the point is set
tled there, the mushrooming
give-away programs can go
their lush way.
The injunction was obtained
by Radio Features, Inc., a Chi
cago firm that produces syndi
cated radio programs. The firms
claimed the order would cause
it "irreparable damage."
FCC attorneys argued against
the injunction, contending it
was improper for the courts to
take action before the ban be
came effective. They argued
that any action by the courts at
this time would be directed
against the "thinking" of the
FCC, and was therefore improp
er. Listed as Lotteries
But Judge Igoe held that a
hearing by the court was "the
only way I know of that cases
of nationwide import" can be
aired.
Radio Features, Inc., sells its
programs to radio stations in 30
states and Canada. It said the
order had accused a number of
stations to cancel their con
tracts. The FCC order listed give
away programs as lotteries and
made such broadcasts a part of
the criminal statutes. The three
radio chains have contested the
legality of the order.
Salem to Fight
Airline Change
The city of Salem is prepared
to vigorously oppose the substi
tution of the West Coast Airlines
for the United Airlines.
The city council Monday
night authorized City Attorney
Chris Kowitz to contact Con
gressman Walter Norblad and
ascertain If a Salem representa
tive should be present at a pre
hearing conference before the
Civil Aeronautics board Sep
tember 20.
If so, Mayor Robert Elfstrom
was granted authority to pick
the city's representative, joining
with the Chamber of Commerce
in sharing the expense of the
trip . Mayor Elfstrom suggested
that Roy Harland, president of
the chamber would be a suitable
representative.
Peace Talks Failure in
Hawaiian Dock Strike
New York, Sept. 13 P) Peace talks in the Hawaiian dock
slrike have broken up in failure, and there is no sign today of
early settlement.
The U.S. mediation and conciliation service, however, stood
ready to try to help again if the chance arose.
Cyrus S. Ching, chief of the'
service, announced late yester-
day that "the parties remain so
hopelessly far apart in their
th.nking that further mediation
f t mis time would be of no
avail."
Ching, who had the negotia
tions shifted here, declared:
"I have assured both parties
that the service will always be
available to them in the event
that we can again contribute
toward settlement."
Spokesmen for the seven
struck i tevedoring companies
and the CIO International Long
shoremen's and warehousemen's
union blamed each other for
failure to settle the 138-day-old
walkout during the five days
of conferences here.
In Honolulu. Hawaiian Gov
ernor Ingram M. Stainback Hid
he was "disappointed but not
surprised" at the breakdown optional 12 cents an hour within
negotiations. He did not elabor-
ate.
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Czechs Arrest
Catholic Priests
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Sept.
13 iP) Church and diplomatic
sources said tonight 15 Roman
Catholic priests have been ar
rested in the past two weeks in
a government move to smash a
secret church network of com
munications linking priests and
bishops.
There is no doubt about it.
one informant said. "That's why
the arrests were made.
The source declared, however,
that the church's communication
system was not formed for po
litical purposes.
Catholic and diplomatic sour
ces said the church was forced
by the govorpmt tn
some kind of communication
system to keep tue cid'ty in
formed of its moves. The com
munist government has deprived
the church of normal means of
keeping in touch with priests,
by banning pastoral letters,
confiscating printing equipment
and closing down the church
press.
The gover n m e n t-controlled
press and radio, meanwhile, ig
nored a demand by the nation's
Roman Catholic bishops that
the government call off its war
on the church and cooperate for
a fair accord.
Instead, the newspapers con
tinued to hurl charges at the
Czechoslovak hierarchy and the
Vatican. ,
The bishops had extended
what they called their "good
will and proffered hand for
agreement."
Cold Wave Sweeps
On to East Coast
(By the Associated Preset
A cold front moved eastward
across the plains states and high
winds and rain whipped wide
areas along the middle Atlantic
coastal region today.
The mass of cold air from
northwest Canada centered in
the western Dakotas, western
Nebraska and northeastern Mon
tana early today. Temperatures
throughout the region were be
low freezing. Skies generally
were clear, but there was rain
over much of the midwest area.
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama. repub
lican president of the Hawaiian
senate, said in Honolulu that
the failure of the talks might
make official Washington more
willing to use its power to in
tervene. "At least." he said, "the peo
ple in Washington now know
the difficulties we are confront
ed with."
Harry Bridges, president of
the union, declares "the strike
will go on."
The union submitted nine
SDecific nronosals for settle
ment, Bridges said, but "we
have not received a single pro-l
nossl from the emnlnvon "
At various stages of the nego-
tiations, Bridges had offered to
accept wage increases varying!
from 14 to 28 eenti an hour. ThelGrand Island Fronted
14-cent offer was on condition
that the workers get an addl-
six months. The present basic
krato ii 1.40 an hour.
Weigh Steel Crisis President Philip Murray of the United
Steelworkers sits down with USW heads at Pittsburgh, Pa.,
to accept the steel strike truce and the presidential board's
formula for settling steel's wage dispute. Seated (left to right)
are David McDonald, secretary-treasurer; Murray; James G.
Thimmes, vice president; and Arthur Goldberg, general coun
sel. CIO Organization Director Allen S. Haywood is standing.
(AP Wirephoto.)
Witness Says Brennan
Lonely Heart Slayer
Dover. Dela., Sept. 13 W A witness testified today that 16-
year-old Robert Brennan killed
returned to the living room of his farm home saying calmly:
"I finished the old man I shot half his face off."
The dramatic account came during the second day of the lonely
Gambling Club
Seeks Lee Recall
Portland", Ore., Sept. 13 W)
Members of a "hodgepodge
club," advocating legalized gam
bling subject to taxes, today
sought the recall of Mayor Dor
othy McCullough Lee.
Shortly after she took office
Mayor Lee enforced laws which
banned slot machines and winning-number
punchboards.
A petition filed with the city
auditor said the recall was
sought because, "the financial
situation in Portland is such that
the services of a capable and ex
perienced administrator are re
quired immediately."
"Dorothy McCullough Lee is
neither a capable nor and ex
perienced administrator, but is
autocratic and un-cooperative--"
Five of the 10 formal peti
tiot.'s signers were identified as
members of the Hodgepodge
club which backed a move to
legalize gambling.
In Dallas, Tex., where May
or Lei was attending a conven
tion of the International Chiefs
of Police, she said, "You can't
expect to carry out fearless poli
cies which, although in the pub
lic interest, will, nevertheless,
interfere with selfish interests,
without being abused."
She said she would not serve
as Mayor "any longer than the
majority of voters" wanted her
in office.
One of Mrs. Lee's first official
moves as Portland's first woman
mayor was the banning of slot
machines from the city's private
clubs under a long-standing rul
ing of the Oregon attorney gen
eral's. State Reimbursed
For Extradition
For the second time in history,
the state of Oregon has been re
imbursed for money expended
in returning an extradited pris
oner from out of state.
G. Russell Morgan, district at
torney of Washington county,
sent a check to Harry S. Dor
man, budget director for $205.48
covering the expenses paid by
the state in returning a prisoner
from Los Angeles.
The fugitive was sentenced to
five years in Jail on a charge of
auto theft but was paroled to
the Oregon state parole board on
condition that restitution of the
expenses money be made by
him.
Dorman says that the records
show that only once before has
prisoner made full restitution
!to the state for money expended
in bringing him back into thedeemed advisable another vet
state.
Grand Island, Sept. 13 The
first frost of this season In thisldetermining that when a herd
locality greeted residents Mon-!is tested that it be ascertained
day morning. No apparent
damagt wai don.
an elderly Virginian and then
hearts murder trial of young
Brennan and his mother, Mrs.
Inez Brennan, 45,
The witness was Mrs. Dolly
Dean, 26-year-old war widow
who said she was a boarder at
the Brennan farm when Wade
N. Wooldridge, 67, Bedrord, Va.
carpenter, was slam last Octo
ber 10.
Mrs. Dean said Wooldridge
whom Mrs. Brennan met
through Lonely Hearts corre
spondence, arrived at the farm
October 10. On the next night,
she said:
"We all had dinner and then
he (Wooldridge) went to the
barn to look it over.
"I heard a gunshot and I ran
out to the porch. I saw Bobby
come back with a gun in his
hands. I asked him what hap
pened and he said: 'I shot the
old man.' "
Mrs. Dean said the Brennan
family Mrs. Brennan, Robert
and sons George, 17, and Ray
mond, 23 buried Wooldridge's
body in the Brennan farm pig
pen, went through his clothes
and possessions and kept most
of them.
Raymond and George must
stand trial later on charges of
being accessories.
Robert's age may rule out
death sentences for himself and
his mother.
Bovine Control
Strengthened
At a conference Tuesday be
tween the county court and
members of the Marion county
livestock disease control com
mi lice the court tentatively
agreed to accept recommenda
tions made by the committee
some time ago for strengthening
the Bangs disease and tubercu
losis control of bovine animals
over the county.
The committee recommended
addition of two veterinarians,
bringing the total up to six. It
also urged that each veterinary
be made a county veterinarian
rather than a deputy, each be
assigned to his own district and
made responsible for the tests
in his area. It was agreed Tues
day that the control committee
would tentatively map out the
various areas and suggest as
signments of veterinarians
When this was done it would
be submitted to the court and
a later conference called be
tween the court, disease com
mittee and the veterinarians as
well as to go over the tentative
suggestions and work out a
completed plan
Also it was agreed that in
case it was necessary for a vet
erinarian to go Into some other
area than his own, it would only
be on request of a herd owner
to the county judge and if he
erinarian would be dispatched
for the purpose.
Veterinarians also will be in
structed to work out a plan for
that all of the ownrrs cattle
I art being tested.
Big Steel
Up to Accept Peace
Ask Devaluation
Of Currencies
In Dollar Crisis
Washington, Sept. 13 (U.R)
The dual meeting of the world
bank and the international mon
etary fund got off to an explo
sive start today with a round of
thinly-veiled attacks on British
socialism and American gold
policies. v
At the same time, the econo
mic experts of 48 nations who
gathered here for the meeting
were warned bluntly that many
of their currencies will have to
be devalued to get world trade
back on an even keel.
South Africa introduced a re
solution calling for an increase
in gold prices. The Philippines
delegate immediately endorsed
it, but U.S. Treasury Secretary
John W. Snider protested that
there was "no justification for
a change in the gold price. At
Snyder's request, the matter was
referred to the monetary fund's
gold committee for study. ,
Slaps at Socialism
Eugene R. Biack, Wall Street
financier and president of the
world bank, spoke up for the de
valuation' scheme and followed
it up with an obvievs slap at
Britain's socialization measures.
Black said pointedly that ma
ny countries have undertaken
extensive" social welfare pro
grams since the end of the war
without adequate means to sup
port them.
(Concludrd on rage 5, Column 7)
Accord Averts
British Election
London, Sept. 13 (P In
formed British political sources
said today they believe the
three-nation Washington dollar
accord has averted an autumn
general election in Britain.
These informants said failure
of the conference in the Ameri
can capital would have com
pellcd the labor government to
seek a new electoral mandate
for pressing Its own long-term
cure for Britain's economic ills.
Government officials were si
lent on the election issue. They
said only that the 10-point pro
gram laid down yesterday by
U.S., British and Canadian economic-experts
has staved off im
mediate widespread unemploy
ment and short-time work in
England.
These officials based their
opinion on the statement of Sir
Stafford Cripps. chancellor of
the exchequer, that no further
dollar-import cuts are being con
sidnrcd now.
The political sources, ranging
from labor ministers of parlia
mcnt to party officials, said
Prime Minister Atllee and most
members of his cabinet are op
posed to capitalizing politically
on the results of the conference.
They want to avoid possible
charges of opportunism, the in
formants said.
22 Degrees at Baker
Baker Ore., Sept 13 UR It
was like winter in Baker early
today when thermometers drop
pen to 22 degrees 10 below
freezing. Nearby La Grande
reported 24.
College Board Plans
Quarterly News Sheet
Portland, Sept. 13 (Id Oregon's state board of higher educa
tion put an "approved" stamp today on yesterday's committee
recommendations and decided to issue a small quarterly news
publication.
The approvals were on locating the proposed Oregon State
college football stadium on tht
campus: joint use by Portland
city schools and the extension
service of the Lincoln high
school building through the
195U-51 school years when a
new high school is to be built;
and on accepting bids for the
University of Oregon's million
dollar heating plant. On the las'..
the board changed the da
however, to Nov. 10 to avoid
conflict with educational meet
ings on the earlier-planned Oc
tober date.
The new publication will be'for electrical distribution syj
designed principally for staffilem at Oregon College of Edu
members with many alumni alleation to Mill Electric Co, of
so expected to get it. It will 'Salem at 122,780.
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Dr. H. H. dinger
Dies in Hospital
Death Tuesday morning
claimed Dr. Harry H. "Casey"
Olinger, dentist in Salem for
many years and prominent in
civic affairs here during his en
tire life. Dr. Olinger, a late resi
dent of 897 Mill street, died at
a local hospital, where he had
been a patient since last Thurs
day when he became seriously
ill.
Born near Salem November
12, 1876, Dr. Olinger was the
son of Mr. ana Mrs. AiDeri
Olinger, early Oregon pioneers
and had spent almost his entire
life in Salem and vicinity. He
was in the first graduating class
of Washington school, attended
Willamette university and was
a member of that school's first
football team. Beginning dental
practice in Salem in 1897, Dr.
Olinger practiced until 1942,
when he retired.
Dr. dinger's civic activities
were many and had included
being a member of the Salem
school board for 12 years and
its chairman for 10 years; a
member of the capitol planning
commission for the new state
capitol; long a member of the
Salem city council; member of
the Salem water commission
member of the city library com
mittee; member of the state pa
role board and a member of the
city boxing commission.
A charter member of the Sa
lem Cherrians, Dr. Olinger also
was active in many other organ
izations. He was a Scottish rite
Mason; member of the Salem
lodge No. 336, BPOE and past
exalted ruler, and a member of
the Salem Rotary club.
Surviving Dr. Olinger arc his
wife, Mrs. Oskie Olinger of Sa
lem; a son, Dr. Harold M. Oling
er of Salem; a granddaughter,
Susan Olinger of Salem; a grand
son, Casey Olinger of Salem
three brothers, J. B. Olinger of
Riverside, Calif., B. C. Olinger
of The Dalles and James H
Olinger of Salem; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
at the Clough-Barrick chapel
Thursday, September 15, at 1:30
p.m. with Rev. George H. Swift
officiating. Ritualistic services
will be by Salem lodge No. 336.
BPOE. Vault entombment will
be in Mt. Crest Abbey Mauso
leum. be eight pages, have a circula
tion of 10,000, and cost about
$1500 a year. It will summarize
news of the institutions.
Among other things done to
day the board:
Arranged for an architect to
study structural defects in Chur
chill hall, a Southern Oregon
College of Education which pre
vent full use of the building
Confirmed action of executive
committee in letting a contract
Formula
Producers Agree
With Unions to
Extend Truce
Pittsburgh, Sept. 13 (Pi Am
erica's steel-produring Goliaths
began lining up today behind a
presidential board's formula for
peace in the nation's most Im
portant basic industry.
The powerful United States
Steel corporation today agreed
to resume negotiations with the
CIO United Steelworkers of
America under the presidential
board's plan for peace in the
stetl industry.
There won't be any steel
strike for the next 11 days
and maybe none at all. The
wage dispute that threatened to
tie the nation in economic knots
is headed for a happy solution.
President Truman is "highly
gratified" about the whole
thing.
CIO United Steelworkers and
six major steel producers agreed
to extension of the strike truce
at request of the chief execu
tive. The truce expires at mid
night tonight. It will continue)
to September 25.
Unions Also Accept Terms
The steelworkers also accept
ed recommendations of the pres- .
ident's steel fact finding board
even though it meant giving up
a fourth round wage increase.
"The president is naturally
highly gratified," said the Whit
House. "He is very much pleas
ed with the way things have
developed up to now."
Republic Steel corporation of
Cleveland, the nation's No. 3
producer, was the first to an
nounce willingness to bargain
pensions as recommended by
the presidential board in a 10
cent hourly package not includ-
Then No. 4 producer Jones
and Laughlin Steel corporation
of Pittsburgh followed suit, ac
cepting the peace plan "as a
basis for collective bargaining."
(Concluded on Pare 5, Column 8)
Dares Russia to
Appeal to UN
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Sept.
13 Yugoslavia dared Russia
tuday to tuKe ntr complaints
against this country to the Unit
ed Nations.
Moshe Pijade, one of Premier
Marshal T i t o' s top-ranking
spokesmen, said in an article in
the official newspaper, Borba:
"Yugoslavia will have nothing
to lose."
Pijade's blast, latest broadside
in the war of words between the
Kremlin and Tito's regime, was
touched off by an article in the
Russian foreign policy weekly.
New Times, which had accused
Yugoslavia of duplicity in her
dealings with neighbor Albania.
Pijade, former newspaperman
and author who is the Yugoslav
party's top theorist, termed the
charge of the Coininform (com
munist international information
bureau) that Tito is plotting
with Greece to carve up Alba
nia, a "ridiculous and slander
ous" accusation.
Tito, meanwhile, has read
Russia a lesson from her own
history books, warning he in
tends to build socialism in one
country without coaching from
the Kremlin. "Socialism in one
country" once was the announc
ed goal of Premier Stalin.
Tito told champion coal min
ers he was taking the same kind
of stand against Moscow "inter
ference" in Yugoslav affairs that
V. I. Lenin, Soviet Russia's foun
der took when he clashed with
Leon Trotsky over building so
cialism (communism! in Rus
sia after World War I.
Injured in Crash
With Switch Engine
Archie Johnson, 1114 Edgewa
ter street. West Salem, was tak
en to Salem Memorial hospital
Tuesday morning for injuries
sustained when his pickup truck
was struck by a switch engine
at the Mission street crossing of
the Southern Pacific tracks.
Johnson's truck was pushed
along the tracks until the en
gine, operated by Engineer A.
E. Bell of Portland, was brought
to a halt. The accident victim
was still in the cab of the
truck.
The extent of his injuries, be
lieved to be not serious, was not
described by tht hospital.