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Or mo Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, October iu
(24 Pages)
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Carl A. Erikson
Architect for
New Hospital
Plan $750,000 First
Unit, Start Construc
tion Next Summer
By STEPHEN A. STONE
Carl A. Erikson. Chicago hos
pital architect, was employed by
the board of directors of Salem
General hospital Tuesday night
as the architect for the new hos
pital building.
' Plans will be prepared im
mediately for a building esti
mated to cost $750,000. It will
not be a complete building but
a unit for later expansion. Erik
son told the board that he believ
ed ground for the building could
be broken next July or August.
A local architect," yet to be
selected, will be employed to
work with Erikson, and he also
will bring an assistant from Chi
cago. Erikson, who was here
Tuesday, left Salem Tuesday
night and left Portland by plane
Wednesday morning for the east.
The plans will be prepared in
his Chicago office.
Hospital Aichitect
Erikson is strictly a hospital
architect and his firm nationally
known
The hospital board is hopeful,
said Milton L. Meyers, chair
man, that the breaking of
ground next summei will inspire
further donations to the hospi
tal building fund.
The location will be on
ground owned by the hospital
on East Center street, and near
the present hospital building. It
will be adjacent to several doc
tors' clinics now operating in
the area.
Meeting with the board Tues
day night were four doctors
representing the hospital staff
of 85 general practitioners and
specialists. They were Drs. M.
K. Crothers, Stuart Lancefield,
M. C. Shiffer and Howard F.
Kurtz. ------
Modern Building
Erikson, who is a member of
the Chicago architect-engineering
firm of Schmidt, Garden &
Erikson, said the first unit In
the new Salem General hospital
would be as modern "as modern
science can make it."
(Concluded nn Pate 5, Column ()
Cripps Defends
Budget Slashes
London, Oct. 26 VP) Sir Staf
ford Cripps solemly warned
Britain today it could not exist
on the charity of the United
States.
Opening a two-way debate in
the house of commons on the
government's new 280,000,000
($784,000,000) economy drive,
the chancellor of the exchequer
declared:
"At the root of our success or
failure lies our own capacity to
produce. The only real solution
for our difficulties is more and
more economical and efficient
production."
The cut in dollar imports
such as tobacco, food, cotton and
.vasoline and a slash in govern
ment spending are essential, ne
said, "but cannot of itself bring"
success.
He said Britain wants to be
able to afford a high standard
of living "not through the char
ity of some friendly people, but
because we can and do produce
enough currently to supply all
our own wants."
Cripps said the "most acute
of our own and the world's
post-war economic problems has
been that of the dollar-sterling
trade."
"We still have a gap which is
being filled by Marshall aid and
up till the date of devaluation
it was also being filled by a
heavy drain on our reserves as
well." CriDps said.
Cripps told Britons they must
produce more and use less, or go
hungry and jobless.
"Unless we can quickly pro
duce more and get our costs
down," the chancellor of Brit
ain's strained exchequer told
the house of commons, "we shall
suffer a tragic fall in our stand
ard of living, accompanied by
11 the demoralizing insecurity
of widespread unemployment."
( Killed In Crash
Buenos Aires, Oct. 28 VP' An
Argentine military transport
plane crashed north of Tucuman
last night, killing five persons
and Injuring three others. The
crash occurred two minutes aft
er the nlane took off from Buen
os Aires for Salta.
Among the dead was Dr. Ped
ro Aguirre, public health officer
of Salts province.
Russia Asserts
Envoy of Tito
Anti-Soviet Spy
Kremlin Ousts Tito's
Ambassador as
Rajk Conspirator
By EDDY GILMORE
Moscow, Oct. 26 VP) Russia
has charged Marshall Tito's am
bassador to Moscow with anti
soviet spying and declared that
he can no longer serve as the
Yugoslav envoy here.
A Soviet note delivered yester
day to the Yugoslav embassy
said the Budapest treason trial
of Hungary's former foreign min
ister Laszlo Rajk had revealed
that Yugoslav ambassador Karlo
Mrazovic "had for a long time
engaged in spying and subvers
ive activities against the Soviet
Union."
Not Now In Russia
Mrazovic left Moscow for
Yugoslavia in August and has
not returned since, though tech
nically he, remains Ambassador
to the Soviet Union. It had
been presumed he would return
to the Russian capital event
ually.
The Kremlin's note said also
that Mrazovic "while being Yu
goslav ambassador in the USSR.
had come out in the Yugoslav
press with slanderous fabrica
tions against the Soviet Union.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 5)
Britain Protests
M'CloySpeeches
London, Oct. 26 VP) Britain
has protested to the United
States that statements made by
High Commissioner John J. Mc
Cloy are seriously harming
western policies in Germany.
In Washington, government
officials reported the British are
"annoyed" at McCloy's recent
remarks on dismantling of Ger
man plants. However, they pic
tured it as a "tempest in a tea
pot" and predicted the affair
will be straightened out ami
cably. The informants reported the
British complaint was made to
Julius C. Holmes, minister at
the U. S. embassy here, by Sir
Ivone Kirkpatrick, who heads
the German section of the for
eign office.
The two men met within the
last week to discuss various as
pects of western power policy
towards Germany and Kirkpat
rick expressed British concern at
two interviews given by McCloy
to newsmen recently.
In one interview published in
German and British newspapers
on October 8 McCloy reportedly
called for an end to "purposeless
dismantling" of industrial plants
in the Ruhr. He was quoted as
saying "even" the British would
welcome ending of dismantling
Britain May Pull
Troops from Greece
London, Oct. 26 VP) Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin said to
day Britain now is considering
whether to withdraw some of her
3000 troops stationed in Greece.
He told the house of commons
he hoped to make a statement
on the question of the troops
soon.
Ronald Chamberlain, laborite
M.P., asked if the military mis
sion to Greece might be "one of
very many promising starting
points for cutting down military
expenditure."
Bevin told another questioner,
Maj. Tufton Beamish, conserva
tive, that Britain's air attache
was withdrawn from Madrid be
cause of economy reasons.
Norway Gets 310
Tons Oregon Prunes
Portland, Oct. 26 (IP) Norway
will get 310 tons of dried Ore
gon prunes, to leave here on the
motorship Abraham Lincoln,
which is bringing Norwegian
fertilizer to Oregon farms.
The vessel Is expected late this
week with a cargo of calcium ni
trate fertilizer, produced by the
Norsk hydro plant in Norway.
W. J. Broadhead, department
of agriculture representative
here, (aid the prunes are being
exported under the govern
ment's dried fruit program.
Both the Incoming fertilizer
and outgoing prunes are the
first such cargo to be exchanged
between Norway and the port
here In 15 years.
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Fire Causes Heavy Loss at Prison Annex The picture at
top shows firemen playing water on the interior of large hay
barn at Oregon state prison annex which was destroyed by
fire Tuesday night with a $40,000 loss in building and contents.
Below, portion of quickly-consumed framework and flames
eating into the 800 tons of hay stored in the barn.
$40,000 Fire Destroys
Prison Annex Barn
Fire early Tuesday night destroyed a large hay barn and 800
tons of hay at Oregon state prison annex with a total loss esti
mated at around $40,000. Cause of the fire was not known.
The barn, a wooden structure
was comparatively new, having
cost of $6000. The hay, clover,-
vetch and cheat, was valued at
about $40 a ton at the time it
was stored in the barn, but is
believed to have increased in
value. The state carries its own
insurance.
The fire was fast and spectac
ular. The size of the building
and the rapidity with which the
flames whipped through the tim
bers made it visible for several
miles, and guards and state po
lice had some difficulty in con
trolling traffic in the nearby
highway and at the gates.
E. C. Halley, deputy warden
of the prison, was just driving
away from the annex premises
when he saw the first flames. It
started with a suddenness that
was almost like an explosion, he
said. He turned in an alarm and
Salem and Four Corners fire
equipment rushed to the scene.
Water was not available for all
hose lines, but several streams
were centered on the burning
hay, and it was still being watch
ed today.
When the fire started practic
ally all inmates of the annex
were at a motion picture show
on the premises. They left the
show and hurried to the fire, and
dairymen among them released
255 by 55 feet in dimensions,
been built two years ago at a
about 75 head of dairy cattle in
two barns. They said the cattle
left the buildings without con
fusion. Most of the animals were
caught up again and replaced in
the barns when it became appar
ent the barns were not in dan
ger. ' A small dog that had been left
in the hay barn lost its life and
an inmate suffered a foot injury
by stepping on a nail. There
were no other casualties.
The usual surmises as to
cause of the fire were heard a
carelessly thrown cigarette, elec
tric wiring, and spontaneous
combustion, the latter consider
ed the most probable. An inves
tigation is being made.
Firemen did good work in
keeping the fire from other
buildings. The fact that the hay
barn was located under a high
bluff, made by excavation when
it was built, gave much protec
tion. The hay that was destroyed
was all produced on the prison
farm, and used for the dairy
stock. The annex furnishes milk
tor the prison, the state tubercu
losis hospital and other institu
tions. Inmates of the annex are
prison trusties.
No Curb Service
In Sale of Beer
Portland, Ore., Oct. 26 (U.B
There will be no curb service
sale of beer in Oregon.
The Oregon state liquor con
trol commission yesterday ruled
that curb service sale of alco
holic beverages would not be al
lowed in the state.
The OLCC announced its deci
sion in refusing to grant a re
tail package beer license to a
Salem drive-in grocery store.
The commission expressed the
view it would be poor policy to
make intoxicating beverages so
readily available to motorists.
Idaho Truck Pact
To Be Renewed
Oregon and Idaho are expect
ed next week to resume their
agreement to let each other's
trucks operate without interfer
ence.
Secretary of State Eiirl T.
Newbry said today that his as
sistant, William E. Hcaly, would
fly to Boise next Monday to sign
a new reciprocity agreement for
trucks.
Idaho cancelled its reciprocity
agreement with Oregon 18
months ago because Idaho felt
that Oregon's 1047 motor trans
port a 1 1 o n law discriminated
against Idaho's trucks.
But that was fixed up by the
1949 legislature to Idaho's satis
faction, so Idaho now is willing
to join Oregon In breaking down
the trade barriers for trucks
operating between the two
states, Newbry said.
Blame Russia
For Failure of
Atomic Talks
5 Powers Assert
Soviet Puts National
Interests Above Peace
Lake Success, Oct. 26 (T)
The United States and four other
powers declared today secret
atomic talks have failed because
the Russians put national inter
ests above world security.
This report came from the U.
S., France, Britain, China and
Canada. It was released along
with a formal report of closed
door conferences they held with
the Soviet Union in seeking to
end the east-west deadlock.
The report said that "the gov
ernment of the U.S.S.R. puts its
sovereignty first and is unwil
ling to accept measures which
may impinge or interfere with
its rigid exercise of unimpeted
state sovereignty."
Russia Refuses Reply
It added:
"If this fundamental differ
ence could be overcome, other
differences which have hitherto
appeared unsurmountable could
be seen in true perspective and
reasonable ground might be
found for their adjustment."
The Russians refused in the
closed meetings to talk about dis
closures of atomic explosions in
the Soviet Union. The United
States time and again reaffirmed
its position favoring the majority
plan for atomic control as ap
proved by the UN Assembly last
November 4 in Paris.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Truman Signs
New Wage Bill
Washington, Oct. 26 W) Pres
ident Truman signed legislation
today raising the minimum wage
from 40 to 75 cents an hour and
called it "a major victory" for
his administration.
In a statement, Mr. Truman
expressed "regret" that the leg
islation exempts some workers
who previously had been cov
ered by the fair labor standards
law.
He added:
"But the Improvements made
by the new law will go far to
ward achieving our basic pur
pose of assuring minimum labor
standards necessary for health,
efficiency and general well-being
of workers.
"The enactment of the fair
labor standards amendments of
1949 Is a major victory in our
fight to promote the general
welfare of the people of the
United States."
The president called labor
leaders and others to the White
House for the ceremony signing
the measure.
They included President Wil
liam Green of the American
Federation of Labor. Jacob Po-
tofsky, head of the CIO Clothing
workers, and Emil Rieve, presi
dent of the CIO Textile Work
ers, represented CIO President
Philip Murray, who is attending
the union convention in Cleve
land. Others invitee included Sec
retary of Labor Tobin, Senator
Thomas (D., Utah) and wage
and hour Administrator Mc
Comb. Congress members have esti
mated the 35-cenWan-hour In
crease in the minimum rate will
hike the pay of up to 1.500,000
workers now getting less than
75 cents an hour. I
County Spent $212,597
Road Oiling Repairs
The county expended $212,597.75 on 92.59 miles of roads for
oiling repair on its oiled road system this summer due to the
general breakup caused by freezing and thawing last winter.
A breakdown report on the work done has been completed by
the county engineer's office showing every cost item for oil on
every road as well as cost pei-
lie on each project,
Most expensive on a per mile
cost was the Turner road- where
it was necessary to put in an ex
pensive fill and the cost for 133
of a mile was tin a basis of
$4195 86 per mile, although the
total cost for the stretch was
only $556.27. Next expensive was
the airport road where two lilts
of asphalt were put in and ex
tra heavy base to care for the
traffic situation. That Job was
.739 of mile, cost $3083.55 at a
basis of $4174.65 per mile. Low
est cost per mile was on mar
ket road 40 where a Job .246
of a mile cost on a basis of
$637.42 per mile or $156.94 for
the job, I
iSoomonto
iSe Sworn in
November 14
Portland, Oct. 26 UP) Gus J.
Solomon, Portland attorney, will
be sworn in as United States
district judge on Nov. 14.
He received his interim ap
pointment to the newly created
third Oregon federal judgeship
today. On Judge James A. Fee's
return from Philadelphia where
he is hearing a case, the oath
will be administered, Solomon
id.
The appointment of Solomon
was made shortly before con
gress adjourned and no action
was taken to confirm it. The
action is expected in January,
Czech Charges
Trumoed Up
Washington, Oct. 26 VP) Sec
retary of State Achcson said to
day spy charges brought by
Czechoslovakia's c o m m U nist
government against U.S. em
bassy employes in Prague are
'obviously trumped up."
He announced, however, that
the United States had "acceded
to the request" to withdraw two
accused American diplomats
from their assignments in
Prague. He said that the em
bassy is attempting to see a
third American representative,
who lacked diplomatic status
and who was imprisoned Fri
day by the Czech government
on spy charges.
The two regular diplomats
whose recall the Czechs de
manded on 24-hour notice are
John G. Hcyn, assistant attache
in the political department, and
Isaac Patch, the political at
tache. The man thrown into
prison is Samuel Mcryn, em
bassy clerk, who has been held
incommunicado since Friday
Acheson disclosed that the
state department is preparing
what he called a communication
evidently a strong note of
protest to be delivered to the
Czech government but he said
that no protest had been made
yet.
This government's efforts, he
said, have been directed toward
getting an embassy representa
tive into prison to see Meryn.
Neuberger Hits
Back at Newbry
Portland, Oct. 26 VP) State
Sen. Richard Neuberger said to
day people are "tired of see
ing Mr. Newbry s name in larg
er type than their auto license
numbers."
He was referring to Secretary
of State Earl Newbry and yester
day's board of control word fight
t Salem. Neuberger was a
fringe figure there when New
bry, in the course of an ex
change over who was going to
foot the bill for some printing,
called Neuberger a "cheat."
That was because Neuberger
had made a long-distance ap
pearance in the dispute by com
menting at Pendleton that New
bry was getting his name on mo
tor vehicle papers to strengthen
himself politically.
An intemperate personal at
tack," said Neuberger today in
commenting on the "cheat" re
mark. He said Newbry s "wrath
stems from senate bill No. 51
which I introduced in the 1949
session of the legislature." The
bill would have regulated the
size of type in which officehold
ers' names could be printed on
various public documents and
would have eliminated names
from some. The bill got nowhere.
Most overall expensive stretch
was 8. 998 miles nn market road
51 extending from Goer road
over Into the Howell prairie
country where 8.996 miles were
rebuilt at a total cost of $32,
976.16 or $3,665.56 per mile.
The $212,500 total shown for
cost of oiling roads is not the
total cost, court members said,
as there is still the cost of pro
cessing to be taken into account
not included in the foregoing
figures. Processing of market
road 51, for instance, cost about
$31,000, or about the equivalent
of oiling, and it Is estimated pro
cessing costs for all the roads in
cluded will bring the total cost
figure up to around $300,000
Pentagon Said
Figuring to
Drop Denfeld
Top Level Decision
Reached for Purge but
Method Undecided
Washington, Oct. 26 VP)
Speculation around the Pentagon
today was that the administra
tion is trying to fiirure out just
how to remove Admiral Louis
Denfeld from his command of
the navy.
Those doing the speculating
took it for granted that a top
level decision has been reached
to drop Denfeld. A Pentagon
huddle yesterday was followed
by a meeting between President
Truman, Secretary of Defense
Johnson and Secretary of the
Navy Matthews.
Out of these meetings grew
the speculation that the problem
now had become one of the me
thod by which Denfeld would
be relieved and whether there
might be other changes. There
are a number of other highly
placed naval officers who, like
Denfeld, quarreled with the way
service unification works out
for the navy. They, too, were
witnesses in the house armed
services committee hearings on
tne military forces quarrel.
(Concluded on Pane 5, Column 7)
Amtorg Agency
To Obey Law
New York, Oct. 28 VP) Rus
sia's Amtorg trading corporation
announced today that it will
obey the law requiring it to re
gister under the foreign agents
registration act.
The corporation and six offi
cials were indicted last Friday
on cnarges 01 lailure to register.
Announcement that the Soviet
purchasing agency will comply
with the law was made at a
hearing before U.S. Commission
er Edward W. McDonald on the
question of removing five of the
officials from New York to
Washington, where the indict
ment was handed down.
The five are free on $15,000
cash bail each. They were ar
rested in New York a few hours
after the Washington grand ju
ry indicted them. A sixth official
is believed to have returned to
Russia,
Isidore G. Needleman. counsel
for Amtorg, told McDonald that
Amtorg has notified the govern
ment it will comply with the
law.
The five officials now out on
bail are Aleksi Vasilievich Zha
Kavov, president of the Amtorg,
and these others: Vassiii Petro
vich Rcbrov, Sergei Andreevich
Shevchenko, Alcksander Alck
sandrovich Istchcnko and Gen
nadi Nikolaevich Ogloblin.
Gervais Pupils
Selling Chances
A group of high school slu- '
dents who said they were re
leased from their classes in Ger
vais to come to Salem to sell
"chances" contacted just one too
many prospects Wednesday.
A small platoon of the young
sters, spotting a uniformed pa
trolman in front of City hall, be
sieged him with pleas to buy
some chances "a book full."
His only reply was:
"Did you get permission to
sell these?"
"Yeah, they let us out of class
to come and sell them those
who wanted to sell 'em," was
the reply from one of the group.
An explanation was that they
had sought out Mayor R. L. Elf
strom for an official okay, but
round he d "gone fishin'."
The patrolman shrugged and
invited the band of salesmen to
follow him to the chief's office.
There, E. C. Charlton, assistant
chief, looked over the booklets
and prize lists of items to be
given by a drawing.
Don't sell any of these here."
the assistant chief warned, "and
tell your friends not to."
But the word of the Salem
police department fell on deaf
ears for the moment as one of
the better salesmen began point
ing out that they were giving
away home freezers, a buzz saw,
a vacuum cleaner for a school
benefit proiiram.
"The secretary of state bought
one a whole book, tne young
ster added triumphantly in or
der to Impress the police. Tho
answer was still a shake of the
head and a firm " no."
The number of youngsters-
boys and girls who came to Sa
lem for the selling was estimated
at from eight to 12.