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EDITION
61st Year, No. 226
SSuEftSZ Salem, Oregon, Thursday, September 22.
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Governor Opens
North Marion
Woodburn Fair
Pledges State Eco
nomy to Ease Burdens
Of Agriculture
Woodburn, Ore., Sept. 22
Continued government effici
ency to the end that as small a
share as possible of the shrink
ing income of the farmer will
have to go for state operation
was pledged by Governor Doug
las McKay here this afternoon.
Governor McKay spoke at
the opening of the annual North
Marion County fair after using
a pair of over-size hedge shears
to clip a cornstalk barrier at the
armory where the fair is being
held the rest of the week.
After pointing out that the
national agricultural income is
down some 18 percent and de
creased between 30 and 40 per
cent since the end of the war.
Governor McKay said that Ore
gon has been feeling the decline
because of sharp drops in the
prices of farm products. While
wheat, eggs, hogs and dairy pro
ducts have also dipped, they are
short of hitting what he des
cribed as "disasterous lows." Be
cause of controls the fluid milk
producer is better off than the
factory milk producer who has
just about reached the break
even point, he said.
Freight Rate Situation
"The freight rate situation
has practically gotten us shut
out as far as disposing of cer
tain of our commodities on east
ern markets is concerned," he
said. "It is still profitable to ship
produce high in value in pro
portion to its weight such as
seeds, butter and poultry prod
ucts." He urged that as much of
the Pacific northwest's locally
grown "heavy" crops be utilized
in the region In which they are
grown.
(Concluded on Pare 5, Column 7)
Equipment -For
Planes Due
Salem's Naval Air Facility
will soon receive the tools and
equipment needed for maintain
ing planes and equipment used
by men taking flight training
here.
Word was received by the
Naval Air Reserve Training
r.f : in Seattle Wednesday aft--,ioon
that the navy's bureau
of supplies and accounts, Wash
ington, D.C., had approved the
allotment for tools and equip
ment for the Salem facility.
As soon as the tools and
equipment are received and
planes bought here from Seat
tle those pilots already approv
ed by the. navy's bureau of per
sonnel can start flying as vol
unteers. Before flying they
will, however, have to take their
physical examinations and their
plane tests.
Already approximately 20
naval fliers in the Salem area
have been approved by the bu
reau of personnel. Their flight
orders can be written at the
Naval Air Facility for volun
teer flying and they can con
tinue flying as volunteers un
til approved by the chief of
naval air reserve training.
Flying as volunteers the men
will get their training but will
not receive retirement points.
Flying for points will begin as
soon as they get clearance by
the chief of naval air reserve
training.
Lumber Workers to
Reject Wage Cut
Portland, Sept. 22 ' AFL
sawmill and lumber workers say
they will resist any move to tie
vacation benefits in their next
contract to the number of actual
days worked.
Members of the Puget Sound
district council have authorized
the union's executive board to
call a strike if necessary to hold
existing working conditions and
resist any downward revision
of wages. The four state con
ference meeting here concurred
yesterday with the district rei
olution.
After reading a statement
from W. A. Durham, operators
spokesman. Union Secretary
Kenneth Davis said it "dodges
the issue." Durham had said
"no one it In a position to say
what type of a vacation pro
gram may eventually bt adopt
ed." Davis said this does not
deny that the operators plan to
curtail benefits.
China Calls on
UN Assembly
To Act Quickly
Urged to Prevent
Communism from
Engulfing Orient
New York, Sept. 22 Iff") China
called on the United Nations as
sembly today to act quickly to
prevent communism from en
gulfing China and the entire far
east. For the first time, China
also charged that Russia was di
recting the Chinese communists,
China's chief delegate, Dr. T.
F. Tsiang, told the 59 national
delegations that the North At
lantic pact had halted the flow
of communism across Europe,
but there was no such barrier
in the east.
"The Chinese communist par
ty," he said, "is an integral part
of the international communist
movement. It is as fanatical as
communists elsewhere. Its prop
aganda is always in tune with
Moscow propaganda. Its action
is always in step with Moscow's
action."
Red Peoples Republic
Tsiang spoke less than 24
hours after the Chinese commu
nists proclaimed at Peiping the
establishment of a communist
peoples republic of China.
Tsiang devoted almost his en
tire speech to an attack on com
munism. Then he made his ap
peal for help.
'I ask the general assembly,
he said, "to ponder over the
present situation in the far east
and the grave dangers to world
peace and security.
'I appeal to the general as
sembly to be brave enough to
embrace the vision of one indi
visible world and not to retreat
to the false illusory security of
half a world."
Charges Against Russia
Tsiang did not say whether his
speech would be followed by
formal charges against Russia,
but this was the impression left
by his declaration.
He asserted the Soviet Union
already had obtained more in
Manchuria than czarist Russia
ever tried to seize. He added:
'In addition, the Soviet Union,
through the Chinese communist
party, has an instrument and a
lever with which to undermine
the independence and integrity
of China and the peace of the far
east."
Dr. Tsiang represented the sec
ond of the big five powers each
with veto power in the security
council to present a statement
on policy. U.S. Secretary pf State
Dean Acheson did not mention
China when he presented the
United States views in the de
bate.
Justice Rutledge
Left $473 Estate
Washington, Sept. 22 Wl The
late Supreme Court Justice Wi
ley B. Rutledge left an estate
valued at only $473. It consist
ed of a 1941 automobile and its
heater.
This was disclosed yesterday
in papers filed in district court.
Supreme court officials ex
plained, however, that most of
Rutledge's assets were held
jointly with his wife and do not
require an accounting in court.
Rutledge did not leave a will.
Notes Explain Reason
For Suicide of Veteran
By DOUGLAS THOMAS
Two scraps of ruled pad paper containing notes addressed to
nnreni and an astraneed wife provided answers for investigating
authorities who probed the suicide of Steve William Zurlinden
early Thursday.
The 23-year-old navy veteran
with a single shot directed at hi;
right temple. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Zurlinden, ZZla
North 4th, were aroused by the
shot.
They found his body sprawled
on a living room daveno. He had
used a .22 calibre automatic and
fired only one shot.
Police, who were called at 4:28
a. m. lound two noies. vine was
addressed to his parents and a
brother, George. Th other was
addressed to his former wife.
Marlee.
A divorce decree became final
on August 7. and apparently ef
forts aimed at reconcilliation had
failed. The note to the former
wife (aid:
"I'll never blame you. I love
you and always will. Please for
give me. Steve,
I ' I vt loved you for to long and;
Rajk Plotters
Confess Again
Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 22
(jPl Former Foreign Minister
Laszlo Rajk and his seven co-
defendants virtually placed the
noose around their own necks
today. They abjectly confessed
again to treason against Hunga
ry's communist-led government.
Final defense statements clos
ed the six-day trial of Rajk, once
Hungary s number two commu
nist, and the other seven. They
are accused of plotting with Yu
goslav and American agencies to
overthrow the Hungarian re
gime and put the country under
Marshal Tito s domination.
The court announced senten
ces would be delivered Satur
day, The prosecution has de
manded the death penalty for
all.
In their final pleas, the defen
dants expressed repentance and
said they had been tools of Tito
and "American imperialists."
Quiz Symington
B-36 Inquiry
Washington, Sept. 22 (Pi A
special navy court insisted today
that Air Secretary Symington
appear in person to answer ques
tions connected with the B-36
bomber investigation.
Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid
instructed the court's attorney,
Capt. Sanford Wood, "to inform
Mr. Symington his physical pres
ence is needed before the court."
The tug of war between the
ir force and the navy developed
after Wood read to the court a
memorandum from Symington
saying he would be willing to
supply answers to questions sub
mitted to him by the court in
writing.
The court, investigating -the
background of the one-anonymous
document which touched
off congressional hearings on the
B-36 program, requested yester-said today there is a possibility
day that Symington appear todayjthat as much as $18,000,000 to
as a witness.
Ktnea nimseu inoiuj aim
it's so hopeless. I die thinking of
you.
"I've always loved you, but
you'd never believe."
The other penciled note di
rected to the members of his
lamiiy saia:
"I'll never again see you alive.
You have been the best folks ev-
"I'll always love you and you
alone. I would like to see George
(his brother) before I leave, but
it's impossible.
"Please tell Marlee that I love!
her and her alone. I'm sick and
have been for quite a while. Al-
ways love me.
Zurlinden had been living
with his parents. He was a cor
poral In the marine reserve and
had served with the naval fore
es during the past war. He was
a member of Salem Elks lodge
No. 336,
Warden Questions Benson
pers when you escaped?" George Alexander, left, warden of
the Oregon state penitentiary, asks William Benson while
questioning the recaptured escapee at the prison Wednesday.
Benson told the warden that the slippers became stuck in the
mud as he landed after jumping from the wall, so he left them
lay and continued barefoot. Benson's feet still show the
scars incurred while traveling barefoot after his May 30
escape.
Benson Shows Warden
How He Escaped Prison
William Benson, who with John Pinson escaped from the Ore
gon state penitentiary under a hail of gunfire last Memorial day
morning, retraced the first part of his escape route while ac
companied by prison officials Thursday morning, and told them
a story which included many details which conflicted with previ
ous stories of the convicts' flight
to freedom.
After Benson had led prison
authorities and newsmen through
fields, thickets and streams tor
nearly an h o u r, he stopped,
pointed to the ground and said,
"That's where Pinson bedded
down the first day."
Officials were ready to dis
count that tale, when Benson
kicked around the thicket for a
few moments and came up with
a pair of tin sanaais, lie naa
previously told authorities that
he and Pinson had made them
selves some improvised sandals
from a piece of tin, so authori
ties knew that Benson was tell
ing the truth about the escape
route, at least up to that point.
Benson then took the party to
the Burkland Lumber Co. mill
near Turner, which he claims
he entered and found some shoes
for Pinson. He alsostole a first
aid kit from the mill, Benson
related. The first aid kit was
used to treat shoulder and leg
wounds suffered when Pinson
was hit by the prison guard's
bullets, Benson said.
(Concluded on Pace S, Column 6)
Surplus Foods
On Europe's List
Washington, Sept. 22 Wi
Senator Magnuson D., Wash.,
$20,000,000 will be made avail
able for purchase of surplus
American perishable commodi
ties for Europe.
These, he said in a statement,
would Include fresh and dried
fruits and possibly powdered
eggs.
The plan, he said, involves
allocations of $8,000,000 to $10,
000,000 by the economic cooper
ation administration to Great
Britain for making such purch
ases and the matching of the
ECA funds by the commodity
credit corporation.
The specific commodities and
prospective dollar purchases of
each will not be decided, Mag
nuson said, until the CCC de
cides how much money it can
provide un0-cr present laws.
"There is a possibility," he
said, "that CCC will authorize
matching up to 50 percent of the
cost. Such action would in
crease the total amount avail
able to Great Britain to 16 to 20
million dollars."
Mill Race Flows
Eugene, Sept. 22 UP Frater-
Inity row plans to stage a flood-
lighted water pageant to dedi
cate formally the storied mill-
race of university legend and
song Friday night. The two-mile
race finally filled up yesterday
when the water spilled back in
I to the Willamette river.
"What happened to your slip
2 Hurricanes
Flatten Out
(By the AMOciau-d prcvi)
Two widely separated tropi
cal storms lost much of their
power today but were under
close watch by the weather bu
reau. Both disturbances, one in the
Caribbean and the other in the
Gulf of Mexico, apparently have
flattened out into strong squall
waves. The Caribbean storm
thrashed itself out against the
high mountains of the Domini
can Republic.
In the gulf, the disturbed area
roughly 160 miles south-southeast
of Galveston tapered off
to 35 miles an hour sustained
velocity with squalls probably
reaching 50 miles an hour.
Hurricane warnings alone the.
Texas coast were lowered.
27 New Cases Polio
In Week in Oregon
Portland. Sept. 22 VP) A
to-
tal of 27 cases of polio the larg
est number in a single week for
six years occurred in Oregon
last week, the state board of
health said today.
The state board held out hope.
however, that this might be the
climax. Polio reached its peak
at this time last year.
The 27 cases were scattered
over the state. The largest con
centration was in Portland.
' " '
.'resident Asks Steel Truce Extension Federal Mediation Director Cyrus Ching (seated,
center) reads copy of President Truman's letter asking steel companies and the CIO Steel
workers Union to extend their no-strike agreement until midnight, Ortober 1, Seated with
Ching in Washington are CIO President Phillip Murray (left) and Ben Moreell, president
Jones Lnughlin Steel Co, Standing, left to Tight: Charles M. Hook, rhairmsn of the board,
Armco Steel, and Clarenci Randall, president Inland Steel. (Acme Tclcpholo)
Steel Unions Join Industry
In Strike Truce for Week
Call Parliament
Back to Debate
Devaluation
London, Sept. 22 P( Prime
" ""ll"?
iuuaj lu van yiaiiiiiit n, uha
from its vacation next Tuesday
to debate devaluation of the
pound.
Meanwhile, speculation in
creased that devaluation may
compel Attlee to call a general
election soon. One well-informed
pro-labor informant sa'd
the chance of an early election
now seemed about 50-50.
Labor rank and file remained
restless and fearful of higher
living costs to come from deval
uation. But railway workers, bowing
to union discipline, spurned a
call for a paralyzing slow-down
strike on London subways this
morning. They instead were
awaiting devaluation develop
ments. Demanded by Churchill
Conservative Winston Church
ill, Liberal Leader Clement
Davies and the communist party
all had demanded an earlier
meeting to consider devalua
tion. The session will last two
three days, depending on
how much time the opposition
requires, the Informant said.
Politicians of the left and
right agreed that devaluation'siiantic pact nations.
promise of harder times was
creating a stern test for the so
cialist regime.
Meanwhile the list of nations
slashing the value of the money
rose to 25. Hashemite Jordan
cut its pound in line with the
British devaluation today. Lux
embourg and Portugal did the
same yesterday
In Paris, a high American of
ficial predicted that France,
Italy and Belgium will coon
make a compact to exchange
their currencies freely with each
other as a move to meet Brit
ish trade competition.
(Concluded on Fas S, Column 7)
Rail Strike in
Britain Fizzles
London, Sept. 22 (U.B The
London railway strike collapsed
today amid reports the govern
ment may soon offer limited
wage increases to low-paid
workers.
All but a handful of 50,000
railway men worked normal
schedules despite a union order
to slow down to one sixth their
normal speed
Electric trains and subways
jammed with commuters roar
ed through London on schedule
throughout the morning rush
hour. Mainline trains arrived
and departed on lime.
Only 1.500 of the 50,000 Lon
don district rail workers adopt
ed slowdown tactics. Mostly
they were freight handlrrs
Collapse of the strike, called
over government refusal of a
$1.40 weekly wage increase,'
showed unexpected support by j
rank and file British labor fori
Prime Minister Clement Attlee s!
devaluation program.
6e' Marshall
Named Chief
Of Red Cross
Washington, Sept. 22 W
President Truman at a press
conference announced today
that Gen. George C. Marshall is
IE NalRed
Cross.
He said Basil O'Connor, long
time chairman, is resigning.
The changeover will take
place Oct. 1, Mr. Truman said.
The president said today the
situation looks very hopeful for
settlement of the labor dispute
in the steel industry.
The president had no com
ment whatsoever when asked
whether he saw any prospects
for stopping the coal strike.
Fear Slash in
Arms Program
Washington, Sept. 22 IP)
Senate leaders showed concern
today at a fast-gaining economy
drive which threatened to make
a $500,000,000 cut in the foreign
arms program.
Democratic Leader Lucas of
Illinois conceded the vote would
be close on amendments by Sen-,
ator George D., Ga.) to slice in
half the $1,000,000,000 earmark
ed in the Droeram for North At-
But 1 think we have the
votes to beat them," Lucas told
reporters.
By agreement, the senate was
to begin voting at 3 p.m., PDT,
on the $1,314,010,000 plan to
rearm friendly nations in the
fight against communism.
Chairman Connally ID., Tex.)
cautiously avoided predicting of
defeat for the George amend
ments. He was obviously not
as confident as he had been ear
lier in the week when he opened
the debate on the bill.
Critics hammered hard at the
spending program yesterday.
George and Senator Byrd D
Va.) led the assault with other
senators Joining in during the
day.
The George-Byrd attack cen
tered on government spending
which they said threatens to un
dermine the strength of the
United States, If the United
States is weakened, they argued
then all hope for peace will be
lost.
George favors an arms pro
gram but think.? the present
plan Is too big. Byrd is oppos
ed to any arms program.
Chinese Reds Move
On Port of Amoy
Canton, Sept. 22 VP) Chinese
communist forces moved on the
big southeastern seaport of Amoy
today.
The Nationalists yielded
ground in the mainland area
northeast of the island where
the former treaty port is situa-
trd 330 miles east-northeast of
Canton.
Dispatches said the Nation
alists blew up a bridge spanning
(lie Chuilins river 20 miles
northwest of Amoy,
2 Sfeel Plants
Now Closed by
Wildcat Strikes
Pittsburgh, Sept. 22 Pl
Philip Murray's CIO United
SteelHorkers today put off fee
another week the nationwide
steel strike set for Saturday
midnight.
The million-member union's
policy making committee join
ed Industry in accepting Presi
dent Truman'j plea for exten
sion of the strike truce until
12:01 a.m. Saturday October 1
to permit renewed contract
talks.
The action came as wildcat
walkouts shut down two Pitts
burgh steel plants and idled
2.400 workers. Pickets carried
signs demanding "Strike Not
more extension," and "Strike
Free pensions."
Board Deadlocked
Murray and the industry
deadlocked on acceptance of a
presidential board's peace re
commendations that the steel
workers get company financed
insurance and pensions. The
union accepted. Industry object
ed to footing the bill and re
fused to be bound by the re
port without bargainin g.
They've been feuding since.
Mr. Truman intervened to
stave off the week-end strike.
In addition to truce extension,
he called for direct bargaining
and early settlement.
Murray announced the -union
wage policy committee approv
al of the extension. He said:
Meeting cm Friday
"The only thing I have to
add is that we are contacting
the various companies and we
hope to meet with the (U. S.
Steci) corporation tomorrow.
The action was taken in a
resolution unanimously adopted
by the committee. The resolu
tion stated:
"The public Interest requires
and the American people have
a right to expect an early set
tlement en the part of the steel
companies on the basis of the
board recommendation."
Prospects Dim
In Coal Strike
White Sulphur Springs, W.
Va., Sept. 22 Negotiations
to settle the "no pensions, no
work" coal strike broke down
again today.
John L. Lewis and soft coal
operators irons the north and
west met here and recessed their
contract talks for another week
after Lewis turned down for the
Ihlrd time t proposal that the
old agreement be renewed for
two years.
Disorders flared In the mine
fields southeast of Clarksburg,
W. Va. A roving picket caravan
1,500 to 2.000 men in 500 cars
shut down seven non-union
mines. Three or four men were
hurt in scuffles.
George H. Love, president of
the Pittsburgh Consolidation
Coal company and chief spokes
man for operators producing
one-half of the nation's soft coal,
loia a news conference the indus
try bluntly informed Lewis it
could pay no more for labor be
cause of competitive market con
ditions. He said the current strike of
480.000 coal diggers Is deplor
able. The mine leader seconded a
motion by Love to recess the ne
gotiations until next Thursday,
September 29.
Autos Crash Fronts
Of Portland Stores
Portland, Sept. 22 P) The
facades of two stores were
smashed in separate accidents
during the night.
Last night a couple of cars
collided, and the impact sent
one crashing into a grocery store,
causing $2,000 damage. The
drivers, Philip Schantin, 68, Bor
ing, and Jack A. Dressier, 27,
Portland, suffered undetermin
ed injuries.
Early this morning Alfred C.
Banter, Portland, drove into m
beauty salon, tearing out tht en
tire front of the shop, and knock
ing 500 cant of food off the
shelves of tht adjoining grocery
store.