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61st Year, No. 231 2X?SJE?c Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, September 28, 1949.
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'Hot' Pineapple
Ship Unloaded
At The Dalles
Volunteers Dressed as
Cowboys Defy Pickets
On Hawaiian Cargo
The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 28 U.P)
Towns people and cowhands,
dressed in ten-gallon hats and
western boots, began unloading
an $800,000 cargo of "hot" Ha
waiian cargo today and ignored
a growing crowd of pickets dis
patched to this Columbia river
port by the CIO Longshoremen's
anion.
Matt Meehan, representative
of the International Longshore
men's and Waiehousemen's
union which has been on strike
in Hawaii almost five months
charged that the unloading op
eration was a "strikebreaking
effort."
"Pineapple operators are at
tempting to transfer the econ-
omy of the Hawaiian islands to
The Dalles, Meehan said.
Begin at Early Dawn
Two crews of 18 local volun
teers began . moving cases of
pineapple tidbits off the barge
"Honolulu" in the pre-dawn
darkness at 6 a.m. Three hours
later 100 longshoremen ' from
Portland set up picket headquar
ters outside the dock area.
Robert Tarr, who recruited
the local dock gang, said his
"boys" made the "finest kind of
longshoremen almost as good
as the experienced Matson gang
in San Francisco."
A second barge ot pineapple-black-listed
by Honolulu strik
ers virtually was unloaded at
Garibaldi. Ore., a small coastal
port on Tillamook bay. A non
union crew went aboard the
barge and took pineapple ashore
despite pickets dispatched to
Garibaldi from Astoria and New
port. Consigned to California
r . W. E. Mackey, secietary of the
Tr0',!; 1 Longshoremen's union,
J.AWWeamsters were truck-
f" TLiV?le away ,rom
" Cie"oarTb"aldi pier.
Both loads of pineapple were
consigned to central California
canneries.
(Concluded on Page 5. Column ()
Filbert Pact
Effective Od. 1
Portland, Sept. 28 VP) A U.S.
filbert marketing agreement for
Oregon and Washington will be
come effective October 1.
William J. Broadhead, USDA
representative here, said the pro
posed agreement was approved
by a large majority of growers
in a referendum last week, and
was approved yesterday by Sec
retary of Agriculture Charles
Brannan In Washington. D.C.
The agreement provides that
IS percent of this year's crop
will be declared surplus, to be
withheld from the market.
A seven-member control com
mittee was appointed. It will
hold an organization meeting
here October 1.
John Trunk, Northwest Nut
Growers. Dundee, Ore., and
Dwight K. Grady of Rosenberg
Brothers, San Francisco, were
named handler members of the
group. Fred Viesko, Gervais,
Ore., will represent independent
growers. Growers representing
co-op members are George
Pepp, Portland; Harold Quick,
Chehalis, and F. B. Harlow, Eu
gene. W. A. Schoenfeld, Oregon
State college dean of agricul
ture, was named a neutral mem
ber of the board.
Senate -House Croup
Agree on Foreign Aid
Washington, Sept. 28 VP) A senate-house committee approved
$5,809,990,000 foreign aid program today.
The vote was a victory for the senate's economy plan for Eu
ropean recovery.
In the final voting the house members approved the senate's
figure of $7,778,380,000 to carry
the Marshall plan program until
June 30, 1950.
An early report had said the
conferees were in tentative
agreement on a $200,000,000
boost in European aid above the
senate figure. But in the final
ballot the house members drop
ped trfeir fight for an increase.
The measure is expected to get
quick approval In both houses
and go to the White House with
in a few days.
As the bill now stands it con
. tains:
$3,628,380,000 for ECA
Churchill Asks
Labor Regime
Be Thrown Out
New House of Com
mons Needed to Solve
Britain's Problems
London. Sept. 28 VP) Winston
Churchill called on parliament
today to oust Prime Minister
Attlee'a labor government and
make way for another which
he said could set the British
pound free to find its own level
in world markets.
The conservative leader, in a
slashing attack, denounced the
labor government as having
brought Britain "to the verge
of national and international
bankruptcy."
His address opened the con
servative attack in the three-day
debate in parliament on Brit
ain's devaluation policy.
Churchill said even if the la
bor government was forced to
devalue the pound from $4.03 to
$2.80, "it cannot be a good thing
and we have suffered a serious
disaster." Under the present
strict controls, the conservative
leader declared, it will prove a
"new drain upon our latent
strength and remaining motive
power."
The wartime prime minister
said the sterling area nations
which use the pound still have
great strength, and that Britain
needs only a new government
which could inspire confidence
at home and abroad.
"I believe strength, working
freely and backed up by intense
productive efforts of all the
communities concerned, would
in a short while achieve a far
better rate of exchange against
the present figure of $2.80, to
which we have been condemn
ed," Churchill said.
(Concluded on Page I, Column t)
Armco Steel Co.
Offers Pensions
Middletown, O., Sept. 28 (IP)
Armco Steel corporation an
nounced today it agreed to a
pension plan of $100 a month for
approximately 4,500 workers in
two of its plants here.
The workers now get between
$60 and $65 a month, a spokes
man for the company said.
Elmer Davis, president of the
Armco employes' independent
federation, made the announce
ment. Management, other than say
ing agreement had been reach
ed, withheld comment.
The additional pension bene
fits will go to those who have
retired since January 1, 1945, as
well as to those who will retire
in the future, it was stated.
Davis said the company has
agreed that under the present
contributory group life insur
ance plan, the insurance of re
tired workers will be continued
at no cost to them.
Chest Prepares for
Drive Opening Oct. 4
As Salem prepares for the
coming Community Chest drive,
that kicks off October 4, mem
bers of the chest staff are busy
distributing leaflets and posters
to stores throughout the city.
Chest posters will pop into
every store window in the busi
ness area.
Four Hi-Y boys, Darrell Sheri
dan, Dale Sheridan, Frank Neis
wander, and Robert Stevens, un
der the direction of Sharky Ar
buckle, chairman of the chest
display committee, have distri
buted 200 posters for use in
store windows and on counters.
The Hi-Y club is one of the
156 clubs of the YMCA, a Red
Feather agency.
$150,000,000 in loan authority
for ECA.
$1,074,000,000 to cover ECA
spending in final quarter of the
last fiscal year.
$45,000,000 for Greece and
Turkey.
$912,500,000 for army occupa
tion 'iosts in Germany, Austria,
Japan and Ryukyu islands.
$110,000 for a congressional
watchdog committee to keep a
check on foreign aid spending.
The conferees agreed to a pro
vision designed to save further
German industrial plants from
being dismantled or destroyed.
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Two Safes Cracked by Yeggs Above, T. L.
prietor of a service station equipment company at 1060 South
12th street, examines his safe cracked sometime last night by
safe crackers who used a sledge and ball peen hammer to peel
the outer door. A smaller safe, below, was removed and
cracked away from the front office. Below, George Edwards,
city detective, examines the second safe for finger prints. This
safe was also peeled.
Safe Crackers Loot $212
At Kuhn Service Store
Two safes and a cash register at the T. L. Kuhn service station
supply store at 1060 south 12th street were battered by safe
crackers who made off with $212 in cash, early Wednesday morn
ing. The burglers, who apparently broke into the establishment
shortly after midnight, used sledge hammers, chisels and other
tools found at the supply house-
to smash the strong boxes.
The burglary was discovered
by a routine police patrol at 1:10
An attempt to chisel off the
combination handle of a big safe
proved fruitless, detectives
learned as they studied the
smashed boxes. Failing to open
the box in that manner, the
yeggs resorted to brute force,
springing the door open enough
to punch back the heavy bolts.
The second safe, a small box
mounted on wheels, was taken
from the location under the cash
register and removed to the rear
of the building. There, it, too,
was pounded and forced open.
Only company papers, however,
were kept in the smaller safe.
The cash register, left open
as a precaut.on to save it """
being smashed by burglars, was
emptied of a small amount of
cash.
The total loot was estimated
by the proprietor to have been
$212 in cash.
The crackers who smashed the
Kuhn equipment early Wednes
day morning operated In the
same manner as thost who gut
ted the Batdort auto supply safe
moie than a year ago in the Hol
lywood area.
(Concluded on Fig t, Column i)
Kuhn. pro-
Slalin Opposes
Atom Control
Moscow, Sept. 28 UP) Inform
ed diplomatic circles here believe
that Russia, despite her renewed
appeal for international control
of atomic energy, is still flatly
opposed to the U. S. -backed plan
for world regulation.
Certain foreign diplomats here
aeree that the Soviets still resard!lcm doctors and nurses
the U. S. plan for international
atomic control as an invasion of
national sovereignty.
(The U. S. plan, endorsed by
the majority of the United Na-
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er been fully outlined but Russia
thus far has insisted that the UN
Security Council where she has
a veto should supervise all at
omic regulation.)
Foreign Minister Andrei Y.
Vishinsky'i appeal for interna
tional control in the United Na-
tions at New York last week
indicates that Russia Is still stick-jthe
Ing to her original plans, diplo -
mats here declared.
Detroit, Sept. 28 (P) Weary
negotiators worked furiously
today to write a Ford contract
and head off a strike before a
midnight deadline on bargain
ing.
Unconfirmed reports from the
conference table indicated Ford
had offered company-paid pen
sions at the age of 65. It was
also reported that an unusual
two-and-a-half year contract
was in the making.
Some 30 shirt-sleeved negoti
ators for the CIO United Auto
Workers and Ford Motor com
pany battled for last-minute
gains. There were frequent re
cesses while each side rushed
out to caucus on points at issue.
lalks had been going on
without let-up since 9 p.m. last
night.
If a now contract is not sign
ed by midnight, the UAW has
threatened quick strike action.
Ford's 115,000 hourly workers
are standing by.
The reported Ford offer, cou
pled with social security pay
ments, would give retired work
ers between $80 and $100
monthly in pensions. Retirement
would be required at age 68, but
workers with 30 years service
would have the option of retir
ing at 60, it was reported.
Any pension plan at Ford
presumably would set a pattern
for heavy industry and affect
millions of other workers.
There were no official state
ments from either side at nego
tiations.
Polio Fatal to
John Reinwald
John Reinwald. 11-year-old
victim of polio, died at 12:34
a. m. today.
The lad, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred H. Reinwald and a fifth
grade pupils at the Keizer school.
became sick a week ago, and his
condition got suddenly worse
Saturday.
Portable respirator equipment
being displayed in a downtown
Salem window in support of a
fund drive for an iron lung, was
used to keep the boy alive for
-several hours until an iron iung
;ou!d bo brought from Portland.
Young Reinwald was placed in
the iron lung at Salem Memorial
hospital. His condition continued
critical.
Young Roinwald'g wasthel5th
polio case reported in Marion
county this year. It was the
eighth case treated at Salem
Memorial hospital since mid
summer when the Marion county
chapter of the polio foundation
sponsored installation of physio
therapy equipment at the hospi
tal and special training of Sa-
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Mrs. George Reinwald of Salem
and Mrs. Minnie McCarty of
Goldfield, Iowa.
Services will be held at the
Clough-Barrick chapel Friday,
September 20, at 1:30 p. m. with
interment In Bclcrest Memorial
park.
Ran en, 0ff ;.,
Pittsburgh, Pa Sept. 28 IIP)
Today's scheduled game between
the first place St. Louis Cardi
nals and the Pittsburgh Pirates
was postponed because of rain
The two teams have rescheduled
contest, which is to be the
'season's finale against each oth-
ier, for tomorrow afternoon.
Rain and Shifting Wind Ease
Menace from Forest Fires :
U. S. Mediators
Sent by Ching
To Avert Strike
Washington. Sept. 28 OP) Con
dilation Director Cyrus S. Ching
today dispatched expert media
tors to key steel negotiations
around the nation.
Ching, in a last-minute effort
to hasten settlement of the steel
dispute without a strike Satur
day, said the services of his
office are being offered to 45
companies.
They are Involved in a dis
agreement with the CIO Steel
workers over pensions and in
surance. The union also is being ad
vised of his action, Ching said
Held Last Maneuver
The principal bargaining is be
ing conducted by CIO President
Philip Murray, who also heads
the million-member union, and
U. S. Steel Corp. at Pittsburgh.
A total of 17 companies are in
volved in the critical contract
talks in the Pittsburgh area
alone, Ching told a news con
ference. While the conciliation director
did not close the door to some
possible action by President
Truman before the strike dead
line or after a short strike he
nevertheless indicated that the
assignment of a corps of ace
conciliators was just about the
last maneuver which he planned.
Steel Pension Proposal
Pittsburgh, Sept. 28 VP)
United States Steel corporation
today proposed a 10-cent hourly
pension and insurance program
to avert a nation-wide strike
by the CIO United Steelworkers
at the same time charged indus
try is trying for force a walkout.
President Benjamin F. Fair
less of U. S. Steel said the com
pany's proposal calls for em
ployes to help share the expense
of the pensions and insurance
(Concluded on Pare 5. Column S)
Tito Hits Back,
Orders Huns Out
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Sept. 28
VP) Yugoslavia slapped back at
one-time communist partner
last night by ordering nine Hun
garian diplomats to get out of the
country.
The action, widening the iron
curtain rift between Premier
Marshal Tito and the Russian
bloc, followed by 24 hours Hun
gary a action in giving walking
paper to 10 Yugoslav legation of
ficials in Budapest.
Tanjug, the official Yugoslav
news agency, said Hungary ob
viously intended to "bring about
severance of diplomatic relations
between Yugoslavia and Hunga
ry.
Meanwhile Marshal Tito in an
address accused Russia and her
Cominform (Communist Inter
national Information Bureau)
satellites of "rattling their arms"
along the Yugoslav border.
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Sure They're Happy And why not, when they parted in
England last Easter Sunday, not expecting to meet for two
years instead of during the Tuesday noon hour in Salem.
Here are Alice, Pendlebury, who lives near Manchester and
now an exchange student at Oregon College of Education at
Monmouth, and her boy friend, Bryan Gouldstone, 2nd officer
on the USS Pacific Liberty, British merchant marine cargo
carrier, which recently docked at Vancouver, B. C. Officer
Gouldstone lost no time in getting in tourh with Miss Pendle
bury it Monmouth, and the surprise visit quickly arranged.
(OCE photo)
Picture shows "Tokyo hose '
leaving court just after the
case was turned over to the
jury.
Jury Still Out
On Tokyo Rose
San Francisco, Sept. 28 VP)
Six silent men and six silent wo
men tried once more today to de
cide whether Tokyo Rose is guil
ty of treason for her wartime ra
dio broadcasts from Japan.
They reported late last night
34 hours and 30 minutes after
they had received the case, that
they were unable to agree un
animously on a verdict.
Judge Michael J. Roche urged
them to "reconsider and re-ex
amine all the evidence," as lei
surely as they liked, to prevent
if possible a second long and ex
pensive trial. This trial is in its
12th week.
They had begun deliberating
the case against the American
born defendant, Iva Toguri D'
Aquino, at 11:44 a.m. Monday.
Light Rains Bring
Cooler Weather
Light rain started falling In
the Salem area during Tuesday
night, bringing cooler tempera
tures. However, through Wed
nesday the precipitation had not
been heavv enough to clear
lawav the smoke condition which
still hung over the area.
In the 24-hour period ending
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, .04 of
an inch of rain had been re
corded, bringing the month's
total to date to 1 .35 inches.
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Plenty of Fire
Left But Within
Control Lines
Portland, Sept. 28 VP) Rain
im a sinning wina today ended
the immediate threat from more
than 50 forest fires that raged
Monday and yesterday through
western Oregon.
Guy Johnson, forest service
! regional fire dispatcher, said
"there's plenty of fire left but
it's within lines. The outlook u
definitely favorable."
Light rains started last night
and continued in many areas to
day. The rain, moved in on ocean
winds that reversed fires, turn
ing them back on themselves.
Favorable for Control
The fire headquarters for
northwest Oregon, at Forest
Grove, reported conditions "very
favorable for control." Its area
includes the fires west of Mc
Minnville which burned together
and covered some 8000 to 9000
acres.
Fire headquarters at Dallas,
handling a score of fires includ
ing the 3000-acre Grand Ronde
blaze in Long-Bell timber and
slashings, reported all fires un
der control.
A lightning storm last night
apparently started no new fires
of consequence.
A 1500-acre fire In Washing
ton's Gifford Pinchot National
forest, was burning within lines
and all but 50 or 60 men were
withdrawn. Control by night
fall was expected.
25,000 Acres Burned
Estimates of the acreage- t
ready scorched varied, but ii&
bermen and state and federal
agencies set the figure close to
25,000 acres. Aerial surveys to
day may raise the figure if the
fires in isolated sectors were
worse than believed.
One logger lost his life, crush
ed under a rolling tractor. About
dozen homes and barns were
destroyed. One flock of sheep
was trapped in a burning field.
The loss in timber was set by
federal bureau of land man
agement forester at between 25
and 50 million board feet. A few
logging camps and small saw
mills were wiped out.
Allies Call-off
Berlin Parley
Berlin, Sept. 28 IP) The three
western allies tonight broke oft
discussions with Russia on re
storing Berlin life to normal. .
In a sharply worded letter to
the Soviet commandant, the
American, British and French
comandants said: "We are not
prepared to continue with dis
cussions on the normalization of
life in Berlin until we can be
confident that agreements freely
negotiated will be honored by
the Soviet authorities."
The breakdown of talks, ord
ered by the four foreign minis
ters in Paris last June, came in
a dispute over policies of the
Soviet management of Berlin's
elevated railways.
A Russian representative had
been invited to a last minute
meeting today to stave off col
lapse of four-power rule, but he
did not appear.
Central issue in the new cri
sis is again the Soviet-controlled
elevated railway system which
laces all four sections of the bat
tered former capital.
Flies Skymaster
Non-Stop from Norway
Washington, Sept. 28 TiCol.
Bernt Balchen. noted air force
flier, takes off for Alaska today
after being repulsed by t h
weather yesterday in an at
tempted record non-stop flight
from Norway to Washington.
Balchen set his C-54 Skymas
ter down at National airport
here last nii:ht after interrupt-
'ing his flight from Norway to
pick up gasoline at New York.
He told newsmen he had en
countered rough weather and
headwinds which had used up
his fuel.
Balchen is stationed in Alas
ka. He flew from there to Nor
way non-stop last week.
The flight from Norway yes
terday took 2.m hours includ
ing the New York stop instead
nf the 22-hour goal Balchen had
set.