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61st Year, No. 257 SSffiSnSS, Salem, Oregon, Friday, October 1 i
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Loucks Hurls
Hat in Ring in
Race for Mayor
Fuel Dealer First to
Announce Candidacy
To Succeed Elfstrom
By STEPHEN A. STONE
Alfred W. Loucks announced
Friday that he will be a candi
date for mayor of Salem in the
1950 elections.
The decision by Loucks to run
for the office resulted in the eli
mination of some other possible
contenders. Apparently it is felt
that issues are not sharply
enough drawn to warrant a con
test among several men, any of
whom might stand a good chance
to win the election.
Dr. E. E. Boring, who has
been prominently mentioned,
will come out with a statement,
he said, declaring he would not
run, and that he would give his
support to Loucks.
Fry Not a Candidate
Alderman Dan Fry, who has a
strong following, is out of the
city, but is reported to have de
cided definitely not to be a can
didate. Sidney L. Stevens, also
a possible contender, said Fri
day he had not yet reached a de
cision, and thought it was much
too early for an announcement.
A rumor gained currency that
Alderman Tom Armstrong might
be in the running, but he vigor
ously denied it.
Another often mentioned is
Walter Musgrave, mayor of
newly-annexed West Salem. He
is in eastern Oregon and could
not be contacted for comment.
(Concluded on P- S. Column 2)
Drainage Plans
For North Salem
City Manager J. L. Franzen
and City Engineer J. H. Davis
told a large .group of north Sa
lem people who met at City hall
Thursday night about measures
that are being taken to pro
tect that section of the city from
water overflow this winter.
The city manager also out
lined plans that will be develop
ed this winter for an overall
drainage project next summer
that will cover all parts of the
city where drainage is needed.
He let them know that it will
be contingent on the people ap
proving a measure in the May
election to finance the project.
which, if approved can be puf
into the city budget.
The mayor hinted that he hop
ed to develop a city betterment
program, progressive from year
to year as finances are available.
Franzen said that Salem is
about 20 years behind in facili
ties such as sewage and drain
age which he attributed first to
the depression years and then
the war years when it was im
possible to proceed on any well
developed plan.
"But we are now getting to
the point where we can shove
along in an orderly way," he
said.
In reply to questions about
emergency drainage this winter
the manager and engineer said
10 pumps would be available
for service and patrol crews or
ganized for day and night serv
ice so that pumps can be placed
at strategic points.
Delegation ofDetroiters
Oppose Merger Election
By OON 'JPJOHN
A large delegation descended on the county court from Detroit
Friday to express Its opposition to another election on the incor
poration of the Detroit-Idanha area, petitions for which were filed
with the court Thursday.
A mild sensation was created at the hearing when Mrs. Floy
oiorey, nousewus wno naa ex-v-
pressed her opposition to the
proposal, further asserted she
had been informed some of the
86 signers on the petitions ask
ing a new election had been
forced to sign because of threats
to raise their rents.
Justice bdison vlckers, ipon
tor of the petitions. Jumped to
his feet and asked District Attor- He declared that the previous
ney Ed Stadter sitting in on the vote was pretty conclusive that
hearing, if an affidavit could be a majority of the people were
secured from Mrs. Storey reiter- against the plan. But, he said,
ating such a charge. under the new petitions a con-
"Tliis is a matter I'll handle siderable share of .the territory
In my own clumsy way if any with heaviest population was be
affidavits are secured." replied ling carved out of the area and
the district attorney, "by taking the proposed city would be the
it before the grand jury to make I part with the smaller part of
an inquiry." This ended that' the population. He also pointed
flurry at the hearing. out that the heavier taxpayers
Lloyd Girod led the opposition were being left out to avoid neg
to holding another election. He.ative votes being cast,
said that the data of th preced- (ConclaM on ran t. Column 1)
All 48 Aboard
Airliner Die in
Azores Crash
Air France .Constella
tion Falls in Flames
On Rocky Island
Santa Maria, The Azores, Oct.
28 UPl An Air France Constella
tion plane with French Boxer
Marcel Cerdan and 47 others
aboard fell in flames today on a
rocky island in the Azores. All
48 were killed.
Witnesses said they saw the
plane fall flaming over a moun
taintop in the Algarvia district
near Sao Miguel island's north
east coast. Possibly because of
bad weather and poor visibility
the Constellation hit a peak
while heading for Santa Maria
airport, 90 miles away in The
Azores, witnesses said.
The passengers were said by
Air France to include 10 Amer
icans and two Canadians. The
plane had been missing for eight
hours.
Noted Violin Virtuoso
The Constellation, on a flight
from Paris to New York, also
carried the noted French wom
an violin virtuoso, Ginette Ne
veu, who Is well known to Am
erican concert audiences, and
Louis Boutct de Montvcl, wide
ly known French painter and
illustrator of children's books.
Cardan's manager, Jo Long
man, and his trainer, Paul Jen
scr, also were abroad. Cerdan,
former world middleweight
champion, was on his way here
for a title bout scheduled De
cember 2 at Madison Square
Garden, New York, with Jake
Lamotta, to whom he lost the
title in Detroit June 18.
The Rocky Island is about
1,200 miles west of the Spanish
coast.
Company officials said they
had no idea what had happened
to prevent the plane f rom land
ing at Santa Maria.
(Concluded on Pa-re 5. Column 8)
New State Flax
Board Named
Governor Douglas McKay ap
pointed a new five-man state
flax and linen board. It succeeds
the board which resigned sev
eral months ago.
The new members are:
Henry Crawford, Salem, for
mer postmaster; A. E. Krahmer,
retired Hillsboro flax grower;
Frank King, promotion manag
er of Pendleton Woolen Mills
in Portland; Raymond P. Smith,
St. Paul banker and farmer; and
Dean William A. Schoenfeld of
the Oregon State college school
of agriculture.
The board's job is to promote
Oregon's flax Industry.
At the same time, the gover
nor named these five men to
give technical help to the board:
Clyde Everett, Salem, official
of Oregon Flax Textiles: J. J.
Fitzsimons, manager of the Sa
lem Linen mill; L. L. Laws, man
ager of the flax plant at the
state penitentiary; Alfred J.
Lentschner, Albany, manager of
Santiam Flax Growers plant
near Jefferson: and Jesse Har-
mond, Corvallis, senior agri
cultural engineer with the U. S.
department of agriculture's bu
reau of plant industry, soils and
agriculture engineering.
ing election was called so ouick-
ly that it was Impossible for all
of the residents opposed to regis
ter to vote while, he said, those
favoring the plan knew about it
well enough in advance to cast
their ballots. The previous pro
posal was defeated by a vote of
206 to 00.
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Plans to Meet
jobless Crisis
. By JAMES D. OLSON
Steps to cope with any serious
unemployment situation that
may arise in Oregon during the
winter are being taken by Gov
ernor Douglas McKay, follow
ing a conference with members
of the state employment com
pensation commission.
Governor McKay said Friday
that he will appoint a state com
mittee, members of which will
be expected to promote organ
izations of local committees
throughout Oregon.
'While we are hopeful that
the state will not be faced with
any serious unemployment prob
lem this winter," the governor
said, "I feel that we should be
prepared to meet any problems
that may arise."
He added that he felt that the
est result would obtain if
local committees handled unem
ployment within their own
areas.
The plan of handling unusual
unemployment situations locally
has been adopted in many states
of the union, including Wash
ington and California. The
governor said that New York
state had adopted the most com
prehensive plan.
"The drop In unemployment
the state thus far is not
alarming," the governor added,
but of course we do not know
what will happen during the
winter months and wish to be
prepared for any situation that
might arise."
The governor has designated
Budget Director Harry S. Dor-
man to work with the state com
mittee, soon to be named, and
aid in the formation of the local
committees Included in the pre
cautionary plan.
Wheat Stocks Lower
Portland. Oct. 28 'PI The
wheat stocks in Oregon, Wash
ington and northern Idaho were
estimated by the Federal Crop
Reporting service today at 92.
761,000 bushels. 13 per cent be
low a year ago. The smaller has
vest this year accounts for the
decline. Farm stocks were es
timated at 18.010,000, a 25 per
cent drop.
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Signs and a Smudge Welcome Willamette Grads Top: Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon craftsmen put a final touch on their fra
ternity sign suggesting a "Kick In the Rear for the Pioneer."
Center: Gene Walters, sophomore, and Prudence Edwards,
freshman, pause to admire this mechanically operated sign
"Portland or Bust," devised by Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Lower: Intruders prematurely fired Willamette's homecoming
bonfire early this morning and Travis Cross, director of
alumna affairs, covers his eyes from the sight of smudging
debris too painful to view.
Rain Fails to Dampen
Homecoming Program
Preparations for Willamette university's 28th annual home
coming went ahead Friday in spite of rain that hampered opera
tions at times. The freshmen assembled before dawn to take
care of their annual chore, that of raking leaves and in other
ways making the campus more
Political Crisis
Ends in France
Paris, Oct. 28 iH France's
longest political crisis in SO years
ended early today with confirma
tion of Georges Bidault as pre
mier. Bidault had formed his cab
inet lineup before the national
a;scmbly approved him 367 to
183.
For the SO-year-old leader of
the MRP (popular republican
movement), today's coming to
power was full circle of the
political wheel. Head of the war
time resistance in France. Bi
dault was his country's provis
ional president and premier
from June to December. 1946,
and her foreign minister from
194S until July. 1948.
Soon after his confirmation.
Bidault presented his cabinet to
President Vincent Auriol. He had
secured party agreement to the
cabinet lineup before the as
sembly vote, overcoming in ad
vance the obstacle on which two
previous choices for premier
foundered.
Bidault'i new government was
based on the same coalition of
center parties which have been
governing France for more than
two years. His program was al
most identical with that pro
posed by socialist Jules Moch
and radical socialist Rene Mayer,
who had failed in forming gov
ernments.
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presentable to the hundreds of
Alumni who are expected to re-
turn for the activities.
Student activity centered
around the construction of signs
which are being erected by the
various fraternities and sorori
ties. These were scheduled for
iudging late in the afternoon
immediately preceding the noise
parade. This parade which will
incorporate numerous noise
making contraptions will move
through the downtown streets at
6:30.
A pep rally was scheduled to
be held around a bonfire at the
Bush pasture athletic field at
the conclusion of the parade.
Since the huge pile of debris
was touched off prematurely
early Friday morning, plans for
the rally may be changed
Old grads are slated to return
to the campus Saturday for a
luncheon at Lausanne hall. Gates
to the new athletic park in Bush
pasture will be opened at 10
o'clock giving the alumni and
others an opportunity to inspect
the field
The football game between
Willamette and Lewis and Clark
will be played at 2 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon with a recep
tion to alumni at 4:30 in Bax
ter hall.
A semi-formal dance In the
gymnasium Saturday night will
bring the celebration to a close
Recall Election Cost $65,000
Portland, Oct. 28 'i County
Auditor Edwin M. Kerr estimat
ed today that the special election
to irccall Marion L. Elliott as
sheriff cost about $65,000,
Slrikes Reduce
Production to
Posl-War Low
Federal Reserve
Reports HVi Percent
Drop Since September
Washington, Oct. 28 (JP) The
federal reserve board predicted
today the impact of the steel and
coal strikes will push down in
dustrial production this month
to the lowest point in 3'i years.
The strikes already have
nipped in the bud a production
upturn that started in August
and continued in September, the
board said.
An ll'i per cent drop in pro
duction was forecast for October
in comparison with September,
when a rise of about one per cent
had lifted output to 72 per cent
above prewar.
The board's report came a day
after President Truman said the
steel - coal situation has not
reached the point of being an
emergency.
Further Slump Coming
His decision not to intervene
now in the disputes was expect
ed to bring redoubled efforts to
bring about a voluntary settle
ment. The September rise in indus
trial production was made in the
face of the coal strike that start
ed just after the middle of that
month. The steel strike began
October 1 and its effects are
spreading over the economy with
rising force.
The board estimated that Oc
tober production "largely as a
result of the steel strike," will
go down to a mere 52 per cent
above pre-war.
(Concluded on Pae 5. Column 6)
Oregon Strikes
Hearing End
Portland, Oct. 28 W -Three
labor disputes, which have idled
more than a thousand workers,
were on the road to settlement
today.
The strike-bound Oregon poul
try plants resumed operating at
full tilt, just as tentative agree
ments were reached in a whole
sale grocery strike and a lum
ber plant wrangle.
The AFL employes in Oregon
poultry processing plants were
voting today on a proposed con
tract to settle the strike that
started a week ago All the plants
resumed full operation, pending
the outcome of the voting. That
probably will not be announced
until Saturday.
The AFL office workers in six
struck wholesale grocery firms
were to vote this afternoon on
a contract proposal. That set
tlement was reached by negotia
tors late yesterday, and referred
to the rank and file.
The terms of neither settle
ment were disclosed.
Meanwhile the Doernbecher
Manufacturing Co., closed since
Oct. 11 in a complicated labor
dispute, called its employes back
to work Monday.
Charles L. Shelley, union bus
iness agent, said the workers
would go "if terms of the con
tract are complied with."
The company rehired only 12S
of its 5S0 workers after a brief
strike early In the month. The
125 refused to go to work, cither.
calling the action a contract violation.
Accused Policeman
Denies Negro s Charges
By DOUGLAS THOMAS
Charge made by U. S. Alderman, extensive farmer of the
Davton area, that a Salem police officer, Arch A. Wilson, had
discriminated against Negro employes of Alderman went into a
hearing at City hall Friday afternoon.
Two Negro witnesses, Jackson Ward and John L. Washington,
appeared. Both arc from Port-
land. They were accompanied
by two white men, John Todd
and William Maxwell. The hear
ing was being conducted by E. C.
Charlton, assistant police chief
of Salem.
Alderman, apparently basing
his charge on stories told to him
by workers, claimed a Salem po
liceman had told two Nergoes
that their race was not welcome
in Salem and advised them to
leave town as soon as they had
been paid by the farm paymas
ter. Patrolman Wilson, a veteran
of four years with the Salem
force who only recently was as
signed to the Commercial street
beat known as skid row, said he
had spoken to group of Alder
man workers last Friday,
Te explained that a group,
?"s stay
In CO Until
Booted Out
Cleveland, Oct.. 28 Wt Hard
hitting Harry Bridges, leader of
65.000 longshoremen, declared
today the only way his union
would leave the CIO "would be
if we're booted out."
The west coast leader who
takes pride in calling his union
a left-wing organization ad
mitted he though next week's an
nual convention would be
"rough as all hell."
That is because right wing
forces are determined to have a
showdown with the 11 or 12
unions under left leaders. But
Bridges said a committee of
about a dozen representatives of
key locals in the longshoremen's
union will meet with CIO Pre
sident Philip Murray.
Murray holds the answer to
how tough the fight becomes.
Subs Not to
Carry A Bombs
Pearl Harbor, Oct. 28 iJPl
Cmdr. Johns. McCain, Jr., was
misquoted by The Associated
Press this week in a dispatch
reporting s u b m arine-launched
missiles could carry an atomic
bomb.
The dispatch dealt with a na
vy announcement of plans to
launch missiles from two sub
marines off Hawaii Nov. 7.
The Associated Press reporter,
confronted with Commander
McCain's denial, today conced
ed he misquoted him. The re
porter said:
"When Commander McCain
finished answering questions
concerning the plan to launch
missiles from two submarines,
he was asked if they would con
tain an atom bomb war head. 1
thought McCain answered affir
matively. 1 must concede I mis
quoted him."
"The fact is," Commander Mc
Cain said yesterday in his denial
of the AP report, "I don't know
anything about the atom bomb.
In my naval experience, I've ne
ver had anything to do with ato
mic experiments."
Commander McCain is in
charge of submarine guided
missile development. What he
said was: "The submarine, with
guided missiles, has become a
siege bombardment weapon."
Johnson Denies
Any Reprisal
Washington, Oct. 28 UP) Sec
retary of Defense Louis Johnson
denied today that Admiral Louis
Denfeld was ousted from the
navy's top job as "reprisal" for
his criticism of high defense pol
icies. He implied that Denfeld
lacked qualifications for the
post.
Johnson made his denial in a
letter to Rep. Bates (R-Mass.),
one of several congress members
who had voiced protests against
"reprisals" for testimony in the
recent congressional investiga
tion of differences in the armed
services. Johnson's office made
the letter public.
It came amid wain signs that
the action against Denfeld had
shocked a big part of congress
and rocked the navy itself right
down to the newest "boot" in
training.
possibly as high as 20 in num
ber, had congregated in front of
a tavern between Court and
Chcmckcta streets. He asked
them to clear the sidewalks, and
pointed out that he wai under
orders to keep groups from con
gregating in front of taverns or
blocking the sidewalks at any
spot.
I told them they'd have to
move or get inside and that they
couldn't block traffic," Wilson
pointrd out.
After this, the officer said, he
was approached by a Negro, the
only one he saw in the group
who asked him where the "Ne.
gro colony" was in Salem. Wll-
snn said he told his questioner
there was no colony in Salem
and that the 20 odd Negroes who
live in tho city are scattered
(Concluded on ro t. Column I)
'No Service or
No Individual
To Stop Navy'
Denfeld Advises Pro
testants to Go Back to
Jobs, Continue Fight
Washington, Oct. 28 (U.RI In
an emotion-choked voice, Adm.
Louis E. Denfield vowed today
to 250 enlisted men and Waves
that "no service or no individ
ual" will stop the navy.
The ousted chief of naval op
erations said the navy "has its
ups and downs, but it always
comes out on top."
He advised a delegation of en
listed personnel the second
to voluntarily pay tribute to him
since his dismissal was announc
ed yesterday that the best
thing they could do was to go
back to their jobs and work to
put the navy back on top.
Perfectly AH Right
Denfield said it was "perfect
ly all right if they want me out."
But he pledged a continued
fight for the navy. And he noted
bitterly that his removal was
not ordered "until congress
went home."
He said the mass expressions
of sympathy and loyalty by the
enlisted personnel were "the
most wonderful things that have
happened to me in all my years
in the navy."
"The title of which I am most
proud is 'A Sailor's Admiral,' "
he said.
The delegation crowded into
Denfield's Pentagon office short
ly after he arrived at about 9
a.m. An even bigger group gath
ered outside his home on the
naval observatory grounds last
night.
(Concluded on Pate 5. Column 7)
Congress to
Act on Purge
Mllledgeville, Ga., Oct. 28 if)
Chairman Carl Vinson of the
house armed services committee
said today his group will take
up the ouster of Admiral Louis
Denfeld as chief of naval opera
tions when congress recon
venes.
"The congress nor the com
mittee cannot sit quietly by and
permit reprisals against witnes
ses who have testified bclore
it," Vinson said.
'This reprisal against Admir
al Denfeld for having painted
the picture as he sees it in the
navy will be dealt with in this
committee's report and on the
floor of the house in January."
Other members of the com
mittee commented in a similar
critical vein at Washington.
Vinson, veteran democratic
representative from Georgia,
called the removal of Denfeld by
President Truman a case of the
admiral's being made "to walk
the plank for having testified
before the armed services com
mittee." Denfeld, Vinson said, testified
that the navy is not being con
sulted as to its functions, that
the navy's role and missions are
being altered, that the naval air
arm is being forced into a state
of weakness and that the navy
is not accepted in the full part
nership in the national defense
structure."
"For having warned the con-
ftrrsfl and the cnuntrv that such
a state of affairs in his opinion
exists in the navy, he has Deen
relieved of his high ollice.
Vinson said.
Bail of $5000 Each
For Y Cafe Robbers
Dallas, Ore., Oct. 28 Bail of
$5000 each has been set by Cir
cuit Judge Arlie G. Walker for
three persons indicted for tho
robbery of the "Y" Cafe on the
Salem-Dallas highway early the
morning of October 17.
Named in indictments by the
Polk county grand Jury, all on
charges of burglary not In a
dwelling, are Lucius Charles
Fenton and his wife, Lillian
Ruth Fenton and Elvin M Fer
hans. all of Bakersfield. Calif.
There is some indication that tho
trio will enter a plea Friday.
The two men were nabbed by
state police early in the morn
ing after Ervin York had been
awakened by a burglar alarm
and notified authorities. Mrs.
Fenton was arrested here the
following day after she had been
recognized by York as having
been in the cafe with the two
men late Saturday night prior
to the robbery the following
Monday morning.