THE WEATHER HERE
MOSTLY CLOUDY with rain to
night, showers Wednesday. Lit
tle change in temperature. Low
est tonight, 42; highest Wednes
day, $5.
Mutmum TlrlT. M: minimum to.
diy, 46. Total 34-hour precipitation. .0;
for month. .06; normal, 1.43. Beeion pre
cipitation. 3.14: normal. 6:07. River heltht.
-3.4 It. (Report bj U.S. Weather Bureau.)
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Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, November 8, 1949
Price 5c
matter at Salem, Orei oo
9(000Added1o Heavy Vole
Sleelworkers,
Two Producers
Sign Contracts
Senate-House
Bloc to Oppose
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Capital
7
Jobless Lisis
In Past Month
Unemployment In
creases Over State
3700 in Marion-Polk
By JAMES D. OLSON
Unemployment in the Marion-Polk
county area showed
the biggest monthly increase in
October from 1500 to 3,700
' -irding to a report of the state
nployment compensat I o n
commission Tuesday.
However, the figure for the
Marion-Polk area was 300 short
of the 4,050 unemployed in
Lane county. The figures for
the latter county did not show
as great an increase as the local
area because of its larger num
ber of unemployed on October 1.
The Eugene office had only 44
job openings remaining unfilled,
and none were offered by log
ging or lumber plants.
9000 Gain in October
Nine thousand persons were
added to Oregon's unemployed
during October to bring the
total to 45,100, an increase of 64
percent over a year ago, the re
port shows.
Willamette valley areas from
Oregon City to Eugene account
ed for 4.325 layoffs nearly half
of the total.
Slackening activity in lumber
and logging, food harvesting and
processing and construction
were held by the commission as
responsible.
Bend Shows Decline
Of the 28 local (""ices report
ing to the state office only Bend
showed a 30-day decline in un
employment from 400 to 350
while the Baker district held its
own with 400 out of work, more
than double the 180 counted a
year ago.
Throughout the state, unfilled
jobs declined to 897 against
1.258 a month ago, 1,39? a year
ago and a peak of 9,707 three
years ago.
Although the metropolitan
four-county area continued to
report nearly half of Oregon's
unemployed, the October in
crease was only 2,230, much be
low the downstate rate.
Claims for unemployment
compensation continued a steady
increase every week since late
September, thereportsaid. About
60 percent of those without jobs
were covered by the state law.
During the week ending Novem
ber 3 local officers reported 29,
172 claimants as compared with
21,259 a month ago.
Garbage Plant
Contract Signed
Silverton Sanitary service by
Charles M. Hopkins and Norman
Nyhus has signed a contract
with the county court to operate
the new garbage disposal plant
in the Macleay district for a year
starting with November 15. The
county purchased the property
some months ago for such use.
Under the contract the plant
is to operate a minimum of eight
hours a day and six days a week,
holidays excepted. The lessees
agree to maintain a custodian at
the plant, the county paying $50
a month toward his salary.
They also will burn all com
bustible garbage and at all times
keep the plant in a sanitary and
orderly condition.
The lessees will render gar
bage disposal services to the
public and for commercial use
are permitted to make certain
charges provided for in the con
tract.
In addition they will render
garbage disposal to individuals
with small amounts of garbage
delivered at the plant at no
charge. The plant will not be
allowed for disposal of dead ani
mals or disposal of brush or
stumps, or by dumping by firms
engaged in the septic tank clean'
lng business. Shavings and saw.
dust will be allowed dumped
only when it will facilitate gar
base burning operations.
The lessees agreo to maintain
the roads in the property and to
add such other roads as may be
necessary for use in operation.
Britain to Recognise Reds
London, Nov. 8 W Diplomat'
Ic officials said today Britain is
planning to give full recognition
to the Chinese communist regime
"within weeks." Britain has
greater commercial interests in
China than the United States,
and has been veering towards a
policy of doing business with the
Reds.
For Off-Year
Election Cast
40 Percent Cast in
Large Center by Noon
New York Watched
IBjr the Arioclated Press)
A heavy vote was being cast
today in the New York senate
election, a center of national at
tention because it is regarded as
a major test of President Tru
man's "fair deal."
Indications were that the bal
lot total would set an "off-year"
record of nearly 5,500,000. The
weather throughout the state
was typically Indian summer.
Because President Truman's
policies have been made a di
rect issue, the contest between
former democratic Governor
Herbert H. Lehman and republi
can Senator John Foster Dulles
far overshadowed candidates
and issues in other scattered
elections across the country.
40 Per Cent by Noon
From one-third to one-half of
the registered voters had gone
to the polls by noon in Buffalo,
Rochester, Syracuse, U t i c a ,
Schenectady, Troy, Bingham
ton and Albany.
In democratic-controlled New
York City a spot check of Man
hattan and Bronx voting indi
cated about 40 per cent of those
registered had voted.
In Boston, the prestige and in
fluence of Secretary of Labor
Maurice Tobin became involved
at the last minute in the mayor
alty election.
(Concluded on Pane S, Column 5)
Quirino Leads
In Philippines
Manila, Nov. 8 P) President
Elpidio Quirino held a slight
lead over two opponents in to
day's bloody election in the Phil
ippines. Quirino was leading in most
of the provinces with Dp Juse
P. Laurel, former puppet pres
ident under the Japanese and
nacionalista party candidate,
leading in balloting in Manila
Joese Avclino, third party can
didate was trailing.
Gunfire marked the election
in many areas. Twenty-two per
sons were reported killed and 17
wounded by nightfall.
Disorders were widespread.
The national commission on el
ections was flooded with com
plaints. Ballots were stolen and
the chairman of the Rizal prov
ince election commission was
kidnapped.
At Ormoc, Leytc, supporters
of third, party candidate Jose
Avelino reported their poll in
spectors chased into the hills and
the situation out of hand. Cavite
province reported six towns ter
rorized by followers of Presi
dent Elpidio Quirino, -who was
leading in the few scattered re
turns received here.
Only in the Hukbalahap coun
try, where fighting is almost
constantly going on, was there
quiet. Thousands of armed men
patrolled highways and the polls,
keeping the communist led Huks
in the hills.
Buzz Bomb Launched
By Sub Successfully
Aboard USS Spangler off Hawaii, Nov. 8 (IP) A submarine-
launched buzz bomb zoomed over a long line of 35 navy ships
yesterday and appaifntly escaped a hit from anti-aircraft guns.
The missile was assisted by a rocket in its take-off from the
deck of the submarine Carboncro. Known in navy parlance as a
loon, the missile was launched
20 miles behind 35 ships strung
out over a 21 mile course. It sped
400-500 miles an hour over its
controlled course and plunged
into the sea 80 miles from where
it was launched.
A close look at the loon
launching showed the navy's
missile development has reached
a stage where submarines can
carry a number of jet weapons
in normal undcrscas operations.
Loon wings are detachable and
the missile and its jet engine
when, broken down probably
would occupy the same space
area in a submarine as three
torpedoes.
The missile launching ramps
are made of a light steel frame
work easily taken down and
stowed.
The most impressive thing in
yesterdays demonstration was
the scant launching ramp re
quired to get the bomb into the;
air witn rocket. gca and , 25 knot wind made
Arter tht loon's jet cnginelit launching difficult
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107,000 Quit
Red E Union
Pittsburgh, Nov. 8 W) The
United Electrical Workers, ex
pelled from the CIO only last
week for its left wing policies,
was threatened today with the
immediate loss of more than
107,000 members.
Most of these, a survey show
ed, intend to string along with
the right wing CIO.
At the same time the CIO an
nounced that the new union of
electrical workers organized to
supplant the UEW had won its
first employer recognition in a
contract signed with two firms
employing 1075 workers at Yon
kers, N. Y.
The survey covered scores of
locals in 12 states California,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massa
chusetts, Minnesota. Missouri,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
It showed that 107,482 UE
members have voted to secede
from the parent union or have
otherwise have indicated strong
ly they intend to do so in the
less than & -week- since the UE
was expelled by the national CIO
for left wingism.
Most of those who have voted
for secession have also announc
ed their intention of going into
the CIO. A few have made no
statement of their intent. One
small local joined the ClO-Unit-ed
Auto Workers.
A total of 68,608 UE members
in other locals have voted to
stick by the parent organization
or have announced that is their
intention.
Storm Warnings
Hoisted on Coast
Seattle. Nov. 8 M") The
weather bureau Issued the fol
lowing storm warning today:
"Hoist southeast storm warn
ings all Washington and Oregon
stations at 6 a.m. South and
southeast winds 25 to 35 miles
an hour on Washington and
northern Oregon coast this
morning becoming 35 to 50
miles an hour during afternoon
Inland waters Washington and
southern Oregon coast increas
ing south to southeast winds
becoming 25 to 40 miles by eve
ning, wind shifting to westerly
and decreasing slowly tonight.
warms up, the rocket jumps the
loon into the air and attains
a speed sufficient to develop jet
compressive power.
Not only did the loon appar
ently escape ack ack hits but it
evidently was not intercepted by
fighters from the carriers Val
ley Forge and Boxer. The miss
ile Is the same as the German
V-l that gave London so much
trouble late in the war. British
gunners and airmen shot down
a high percentage of them in the
latter days of the war.
The loon's fuel range Is re
ported to be between 100 and
200 miles, which would make
it a good weapon in the event
of war with a country with a
sea approach.
However, good weather is
needed to get them into the air
from a submarine One fell In
to the sea 500 yards from the
submarine Cusk from which it
wa, launched yesterday. A rough
At Last Council Meeting The West Salem city council
met Monday night for the last time, for next Monday the city
becomes merged with Salem. Mayor Walter Musgrave
and the six council members met with all of the city officers.
In the picture, standing, from the left are: Chester O. Doug
las, councilman; W. L. Huckaby, building inspector; W. C.
Heise, Earl C. Burk, A. N. Copenhaver, all councilmcn; R.
E. Pattison, city recorder; William H. Porter, chief of police.
Seated, Lawrence F. Sheridan, councilman; Thelma Brown,
city treasurer; Walter Musgrave, mayor; C. A. Rust, council
man; Steve Anderson, city attorney.
West Salem
Holds Final
' " . . . and that on said day
Salem shall cease forever and aye."
These fateful words were at the end of a resolution adopted
at the last meeting in history of
The resolution was read rapidly
Cloudy Skies
With Showers
Continued cloudy skies and
showers seem to be the weather
order for the Salem area, judg
ing from reports given out Tues
day. .
In the 24-hour period ending
at;iO,i3Q.a.nu Tuesady, .06 of an
inch of rain fell in Salem, the
first precipitation recorded for
November so far. The ram halt
ed the Indian summer weather
so enjoyed through the valley
The forecast is for rain to
night and showers Wednesday
with little change in tempera
ture. The weather .bureau hoisted
storm warnings at 6 a.m. Tues
day for the coast areas with
south to southwest winds whip
ping through the region, winds
predcited to reach as high as 50
miles per hour this afternoon in
the Astoria vicinity.
The rainfall here to date is be
low normal for the month, the
weather bureau reporting 1.43
as .the normal amount due by
November 8.
Nazi Rejected
For Christ Role
Oberammergau, Germany,
Nov. 8 i The little village of
Oberammergau turned down a
former Nazi today for the role
of Christ in next year's perform
ance of the world-famed Passion
play.
The judges, consisting of the
village council, a committee of
residents and the parish priest
rejected Alois Lang. 56-ycar-old
former Nazi sympathizer, for the
part.
Instead they selected Anton
Hreisingcr, a 37-year-old inn
keeper, to play Christ.
Lang, who played the role of
Christ in the last performance
of the Passion play in 1934. went
before the denazification court
last year where he was classi
fied in the least -dangerous class
of Nazi.
At his trial Lang said he join
ed the Nazi party to avoid per
secution and financial ruin be
cause a woman reported him
for a minor violation of regula
tions in the sale of a cup of
coffee.
Lang was chosen by the com
inlttee to read the prologue to
each eight-hour performance.
The committee chose Annemi
Mayr, pretty 20-year-old daugh
ter of a village building con
structor, to play the role of the
Virgin Mary.
The play, which attracts thou
sands of Christians, is the re
sult of an ancient pledge of the
villagers after the black plague
swept through the Alpine vil
lage in 1633.
Philippine Typhoon Kills 779
Manila, Nov. 8 in The Man
ila Red Cross tonight announced
- 47 more deaths in the Oct. 31
typhoon that swept the central
Philippines, bringing the total
dead and missing to 778.
Council
Session
all functions of the city of West
the West Salem city council.
by City Recorder R. E. Pattison
"I move that the resolution be
adopted," said City Councilman
Lawrence F. Sheridan.
I second the motion," said
Councilman Earl C. Burk.
All in favor of adoption of
the resolution make known by
saying aye. Mayor Walter
Musgrave put the question
Six men said "aye."
"All opposed 'no'."
All were silent.
It was 8:21 p.m., Monday, Nov
7, 1949, in the council room of
West Salem City hall. The reso
lution will be effective Monday,
November 14, the actual merg
er date for West Salem and Sa
lem. The City hall itself is part of
the property that the resolution
conveys to the city of Salem.
The document says:
'That . . . the city treasurer
shall deliver and turn over to
the treasurer of the city of Sa
lem all cash, cash items, and
other assets and property of the
city in the treasurer's office; and
that each and every officer of
the city of West Salem, having
possession or control of any
property, real, personal or
mixed, shall deliver the same,
or transfer the control thereof,
to the city administrator of the
city of Salem, or such other of
ficer of the latter city as the
said administrator may desig
nate; and that the mayor and re
corder of the city of West Sa
lem be, and they hereby arc.
authorized and empowered to
sign, execute and deliver, on be
half of the city of West Salem,
any instrument in writing that
the administrator or legal coun
scl of the city of Salem may
request . . .
(Concluded on Pare 5, Column
Love Triangle
Ends in Slaying
Mt. Vernon, Nov. 8 (IP) Paul
Pendleton, in his 50's, died im
mediately from five shotgun
blasts in the kitchen of his cafe
here last night.
James Floyd Hall, 54, former
resident of Mt. Vernon was held
in the Grant county jail at Can
yon City charged with first de
gree murder in the slaying of
Pendleton, said E. P. Truesdcll,
Grant county district attorney,
today.
Truesdcll related the shooting
in the following manner:
"Hall had Just returned from
Nevada last night. He went into
the kitchen of Pendleton's cafe
through the back door. Pendle
ton was standing by icebox. Hall,
carrying a single-barreled pump
shotgun, fired three shots Into
Pendleton without warning or
word. Pendleton fell on his back,
and Hall walked over and put
two more shots into him. Cor
oner said the first three blasts
killed Pendleton.
"He then walked into the din
ing room and said, 'I killed the
of ." He was disarmed
by the assistant cook."
Hall told Truesdcll in jail that
he shot Pendleton because he
, (Pendleton) wrecked his family
life. Hall's wife worked in Pen-
dlcton s cafe. Pendleton wis
separated from his wife.
Republic, Jones &
Loughlin Agree on
Pensions, Start Work
Br United Presj)
The CIO United Steelworkers
and two major producers signed
pension and insurance agree
ments today, bringing closer the
end of the 39-day-old steel
strike, and John L. Lewis' Unit
ed Mine Workers pondered their
next step In the nationwide coal
walkout.
About 345.000 steel workers
still were idle.
Companies ranking two, three
and four in national steel pro
duction Bethlehem, Republic
and Jones and Laughlin now
have signed with the steel work
ers. The contracts cover 163,
000 workers. The nation's No.
1 producer, U.S. Steel, still has
not . signed but other smaller
companies were falling into line
Crews began working at Jones
and Laughlin early today.
Inland Steel Next
At East Chicago, Ind., Inland
steel, a major independent, an
nounced tnat it had offered a
$100-monthly non-contributory
pension plan based on the Beth
lehem settlement formula to the
steel workers if they preferred it
to an existing company pension
plan. Inland employs about 14,
000.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Jessup to Study
Chinese Muddle
Lake Success, Nov. 8 W
Prof. Philip C. Jessup, one of
the state department's top in
ternational trouble-shooters, ex
pects to visit communist China
on a policy study tour of the
Far East soon, an informed
source said today.
Jessup, a Columbia university
professor who doubles as a U.S
delegate to the United Nations,
has been assigned by Secretary
of State Acheson to study
changes in the Far East condi
tions brought by communist vic
tories in China. A new Ameri
can policy in the Pacific is ex
pected to be charted from Jes-
sup's fact-finding trip.
Manila will be Jcssup's first
stop on his Far East tour. An
informed source said the ambas-sador-at-large
would go to Ba
tavia, in Indonesia, and then ex
pects to visit communist-held
parts of China as well as meet
nationalist leaders who have
been forced to move their capi
tal to Chungking.
The source said Jessup would
leave immediately after a final
conference with state depart
ment officials in Washington
November 18.
Jessup has been representing
the United States in UN assem
bly, debate on disposal of Italy's
prewar African colonics. His
scheduled departure at the end
of next week indicates the U.S.
believes the Italian colonies
problem will be settled by then
Estimates of Cost On
Paving 3 Rural Roads
By DON UPJOHN
At the first county court hearing bearing on improvement of
platted or dedicated roads at expense of the abutting property
owners cost estimates were given for Jclden and Brcnna ave
nues and 34th street improvements northeast of Salem and
property owners will be given
whether they want to go ahcatlt
on the basis shown or abandon
the enterprise.
Out of about 30 residents only
six appeared at the hearing and
some opposition was exprcssea
when it was discovered that the
county will not maintain these
roads after they are paved un
less later they are accepted as
county roads. No commitment
was made that they ever would
be accepted and a statement by
Judge Grant Murphy indicated
they probably wouldn I quaniy
under the general county pol
icy, but he didn't say so.
Estimates of costs as prepared
bv the county engineer and sur
veyor showed that for Jelden
street the assessment will be
$2 683 per ownership foot, or
that assessment per lineal foot
on each side of the road. The
total cost for that project Is es
timated at $3540.54. For Brenna
street the estimated per owner
ship lineal foot is placed at $2
523 or a total of $4120.04. For
34th street the per lineal foot
cost for property ownership is
$2 232 or total of $4040.18.
Captain John G. Crommelin
Reprimanded,
Restored to Duty
Washington, Nov. 8 W) Capt.
J. G. Crommelin, whose release
of confidential navy correspon
dence touched off the congress
ional investigation of military
policy, got off today with only
a sharp reprimand. He was re
stored to active duty.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman,
the new naval chief of opera
tions, disposed of Crommelin's
case by writing him a letter of
reprimand. The letter said Crom
melin had violated navy regula
tions.
Crommelin, 48-ycar-old avia
tion hero of World War II, had
been under suspension while the
navy considered whether
court-martial him.
Sherman, in putting him back
on active duty, assigned him as
aviation officer on the staff of
the western sea frontier com
mander, i
On Oc. 3, Crommelin slipped
to newspapermen copies of a let
ter from Vice Admiral Gerald F.
Brogan to Secretary of the Navy
Francis P. Matthews.
Bogan's letter spoke of dis
satisfaction among navy men
over military policies that cut
down on the navy and built up
the air force. Bogan said that
morale, particularly among
younger officers, was being
hurt.
The publication of the letter
brought on the inquiry by the
house armed services commit
tee into the quarreling among
the armed services.
After the hearing closed Pre;
sident Truman, on recommen
dation of Secretary of the Navy
Matthews, ousted Admiral Louis
E. Dcnfcld as chief of naval op
erations and placed Admiral
Sherman in the position.
Headquarters of the Western
Sea Frontier arc in San Francis-
The letter of reprimand be
comes a part of Crommelin's of
ficial service record. It would
be a matter to be weighed at any
time Crommelin's name came up
for promotion or for a more im
portant assignment.
an opportunity to determine
It was stated by County Sur
veyor Graham that in event all
of these projects were done at
once as a unit the average cost
per lineal foot would be a little
lower a tentative average cost
of $2.28 being given. This would
be due to the fact it would be
cheaper to bring In the equip
ment Just once, on the one Job,
and also the laying of culverts
across the roadways could be
done at lessened cost. The cost
estimate shown includes that fur
culverts under the roads, but
does not include cost of drive
ways or drains under driveways.
This, it was pointed out, would
be matter of negotiation be
tween the individual properly
owners and the contractor The
estimates given do, however, in
clude the cost of intersections.
It will probably be up to the
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as to whether the court goes erations. They were guests oV
ahead and calls for bid. on the Salem Breakfast club during
whether the proposals are aban- a dinner held at tht Marion
doned. iMonday night.
Group to Fight Remov
al of Defense Plants
From Coastal States
Washington, Nov. 8 M" A
senate-house group organized a
campaign today to block the
armed services from shifting de
fense industries inland from the
Great Lakes and coastal states.
Calling itself the "unofficial
national defense committee "
the group urged congressional
action next year to bolster the
defenses of Alaska and the coast
al regions. It argues that the
way to safeguard war produc
tion facilities is to set up ade
quate defenses for them where
they are not to try to move
them out of reach.
Senator Magnuson (D-Wash )
is chairman of the senate group
and Delegate Bartlctt of Alaska
is leader on the house side.
They have mailed a report to
62 senators and 281 representa
tives in the coastal and Great
Lakes regions saying there are
indications these areas are not
adequately defended.
Security Reasons
Even more alarming," the
report said, "is the recent evi
dence that the armed forces are
tacitly admitting this and are
making efforts to move indus
tries from the areas to inland
locations for security reasons."
The armed forces consider
these areas vulnerable, the re
port added, because they are
within bombing range of poten
tial enemies.
Bipartisan committees are
being formed," the report said,
"to fight against military and
manufacturing cutbacks which
threaten the safety of the coastal
and Great Lakes regions and
would handicap the free compe
tition which has been the source
of our military production su
periority over other nations in
the past."
(Concluded on Page S, Column 5)
Air Defense
Established
Silver Lake (Snohomish
County), Wash., Nov. 8 VPi An
air force officer said cryptically
late yesterday:
In case anyone wants to
know, an air defense for the Pa
cific northwest has been estab-
ished."
That's just about the most any
officer has had to say about the
results of the current 10-day air
maneuvers over the region.
The remark was made by Col.
Clinton D. Vincent, commander
of one of the participating units.
Radar installations are play
ing a key role in plotting the
movements of "defending" air
craft in the maneuvers, which
have been labeled "exercise
overgreasy."
'Primarily this Is not a test
of our defense setup," said Col.
Vincent. "Its purpose is the
training of our forces."
The nerve center of the oper
ation is in a concrete blockhouse
in this area north of Seattle. It
so hush-hush that no photo
graphs of the building or equip
ment arc permitted. It is a
silent center from which the
movements of 200 airplanes and
5,000 men arc being directed.
Makers of a big grid map in
dicate the positions, courses and
altitudes of B-50 and B-Z9
bombers probing the region's de
fenses. Baseball Chiefs
Still in Session
Western International Base
ball league officials went into
their second day of discussions
Tuesday at the Senator hotel
with the prospect that adjourn
ment would not come until mia
wny of the afternoon.
The directors agreed to hold
. ,-.! f .... ,
up tnc annual election sut
least a month which means that
Robert Abel of Tacoma will con
tinue in the president's chair.
George Emigh of Salem Is vice
president.
Tuesday's discussions included
admission prices and general op
eration of the league. Schedules
are not expected to be developed
during the current session.
All clubs in the Western 1
ternational circuit, with the a
cent ion of Tacoma. are rcpri
i.-niH riiirini the current delis