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Salem, Oregon, Friday, November 11, 1949
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CfHUDflf JRlll A Jon?
McKay Stresses
Allegiance to
Government
In Armistice Day
Speech Governor Urges
Crusade for Principle
"Democracy is not a self-sustaining
institution but requires
constant efforts upon the part of
all citizens to insure its continu
ation," Governor Douglas Mc
Kay declared in his Armistice
day address Friday morning.
"There never has been a time
in the history of the nation that
demands from the people to
day the active and aggressive
support of government," the
governor said.
"To carry on it is necessary
that all citizenry subscribe 100
percent to the creed of America
and for what it stands. Too
many people are inclined to ex
ercise only 10 percent of the
duties of citizenship."
Need of Vigilance
Governor McKay called upon
his audience on this 31st Armis
tice day to again pledge alle
giance to the government and
the American way of life. He
also urged a crusade by the
people to carry on the princi
ples upon which the nation was
founded.
In concluding Governor Mc
Kay emphasized the need of
education by all the children
upon whom rests the ultimate
destination of the nation.
Inclement weather caused the
transfer of the formal program
to the armory instead of the
front of the court house as
planned. Wind and rain, com
bined with the general opening
of stores in the business district,
resulted in one of the shortest
parades on record and also the
smallest turnout of spectators,
most of whom were huddled
beneath marquees at the street
intersections.
Football Game Tonight
The high school band turned
out in uniform but did not par
ticipate in the parade, leaving
the legion drum corps the only
marching musical organization
in the Ji.ie of march.
The annual breakfast of past
commander of Capital Post
No. 0 American Legion opened
the observance at 8 o'clock with
a buffet lunch served at the
American Legion club house
from noon to 4 o'clock. Open
house was also held at the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars home.
No activity was scheduled for
the afternoon, the attraction
at night being the Willamette
Whitman football game on
Sweetland field at 8 o'clock,
followed by dancing.
Armistice Salute
By Naval Planes
Salem got an Armistice day
salute Friday morning at parade
time from all seven of the planes
at the Salem Naval Air Facility,
in spite of low hanging clouds
and rough flying weather.
The planes, which were' in the
air about 35 minutes, were led
by Lt. Comdr. Wallace Hug, of
i ficer in charge of the facility,
and Lt. Stanley Fallander, exe
cutive officer in an SNB. In the
other SNB were Lt. Ernest El
dridge. commander of AVAU
unit here, and Lt. (jg) L. A
Griffith.
Lt. (jg) Glenn Fravel led the
five SNJs from the facility and
flying the other four planes were
Lt. Ed Schicss, Ens. Carl Dill,
Lt. Ivan Esau and Lt. Wayne
Hadley. All men are from Salem
N. W. Governors Bid
To Power Conference
Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 11 U.R
Governors from Washington
Oregon and Idaho and 100 key
northwest industrialists have
been invited here Nov. 16 to
hear a detailed report on the
northwest power situation.
The northwest utilities con
ference committee, after a
mootinu here vesterriav. sa d the
nnwer situation has improved
somewhat in the past two weeks
hut that the margin between
supply and demand was still nar
row and would continue to be
"delicate" throughout the win
ter season.
Finance Markets Closed
New York. Nov. 11 (Pi Fi
nnacial and commodity markets
throughout the United States and
Canada were closed today. Ar
mistice Day. However, various
livestock reports were issued by
the department of agriculture '
usual.
Truman Urges
Quick Passage
Civil Rights Bill
Deplores Iron Curtain
Campaign Against
Religion
Washington. Nov. 11 U.R
President Truman said today he
feels congress is duty bound to
approve his civil rights program
in view of the Constitution and
the fundamental faith of this
country."
The president, in an obvious
slap at the Iron Curtain coun
tries, also deplored the cam
paigns "being waged to turn re
ligion into a tool of the state."
Such actions, he said, represent
a new barbarism more terrible
than that of ancient times."
Mr. Truman spoke at a lunch
eon of the National Conference
of Christians and Jews, after
making the traditional Armistice
Day call at the Tomb of the Un
known Soldier in' Arlington Na
tional cemetery.
Raps Intolerance
'No American knows and no
real American cares," Mr. Tru
man said "whether that man
was a Catholic, a Jew or a Pro
testant, or what his origin or col
or were. That grave the
Grave of the Unknown Soldier
symbolizes our faith and our un
ity." On civil rights, an explosive
factor in the 1948 election cam
paign, the president recalled that
he wanted the federal govern
ment to take a more active part
in achieving "greater justice" for
all racial groups.
"I have called for legislation
to protect the rights of all citi
zens, to assure their equal par
ticipation in nation life, and to
reduce discrimination based upon
projudice," he said.
(Concluded on Pace S, Column 8)
Peace Hinges on
U.S. Defenses
(By (he Associated Preial
The nation's top military lead
ers today urged Americans to
keep their armed forces power
ful and thus help avoid a third
World war.
They spoke at Armistice day
observances across the nation,
the world marked the 31st
anniversary of the close oi
World War I the "war to end
wars.
Secretary of Defense Johnson
set the tone with a speech at St.
Louis in which he declared that
weakness breeds war, and that
strength commands respect and
discourages war."
In a talk at Greenville, N.C.,
Secretary of the Army Gray
placed the probable ultimate
cost to this country of World
War II at one trillion dollars,
and added that the United States
must stay strong to avoid future
conflict.
Krrtrv nf Air Svminfftnn
weighed the cost of the second I
World war in terms of men and
resources, as well as dollars, and
said "we must do everything in
our power to prevent recurren
ces of those international disas
ters called 'world wars.' "
21 Past Leaders of
Legion at Breakfast
By C. K. LOGAN
Twenty-one of the 24 living
have headed Capital Post No.
annual past commanders' breakfast at the American Legion club
house Friday morning.
Initiated was Charles H. Huggins, Immediate past commander,
succeeding Lawrence Osterman,,
48. as president. New president
is King Bartlett, '36, now in Cal
ifornia. George Averett, '37.
succeeded the late Irl McShcrry
'32, deceased, who had served
as secretary since the organiza
tion of the group. Past comman
ders serve in order of their term
in office as commander of the
post.
Fewer groups In the country
nave as many man executives
! is represented by the mem
bcrship of the past president's
iclub oi post no. . in aaaition
to public service many others Other past commanders pres
have distinguished themselves Injent were Robin D Day. '19, the
the service in the organization, j first commander: Lyle Duns
This group Includes Governor moor. '27; A. C. (Bk-dy) Bishop,
Douglas McKay, 29: E. M.1'30; Claude McKenney, '34: Art
(Bing) Page. 31, member of the Johnson. 40; Fred Gahlsdorf, '42,
state supreme court- Rex Kim-jand John A. Olson, '44.
mel, '47, Marion county circuitl Absent were Joe Minton, '22,
judge: H. G. (Fod) Maison, '28,and Dr. Verdcn Hockett, '35.
superintendent of state police;;Deceased commanders are Dr.
Allan Carson. '33. state senator: jW. Carlton Smith, '20; Clifford
Carl Gabrielson. '24, head of the
state motor ''chicle department
of the secretary of states office,
fMIWWh 'jit! S
Warning Issued
By Crommelin
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 11 W)
The navy's still-burning fire
brand, Capt. John G. Crommelin,
stressed today that it is a patri
otic duty to keep an eye on how
the armed forces are organized
and administered.
Crommelin, born here 47 years
ago, addressed an- American Le
gion meeting.
It was the first speech by the
outspoken critic of Pentagon
high command policies since he
was restored to duty Tuesday
after his 33-day suspension and
reprimand for releasing to news
men documents the navy styled
"confidential."
These documents disclosed
that several high ranking admir
als agreed with him in fears that
the navy was being stifled in the
Pentagon. This led to an inves
tigation by the house armed ser
vices committee.
Crommelin did not repeat any
of his earlier charges that near
ly got him court martialcd, nor
did he directly mention any
phase of the controversy. On this
day of tribute to men who lost
their lives in the first worn
war, he said:
"For us, the living, every Am
erican man and woman, it is a
patriotic duty to keep informed
and interested in the organiza
tion and administration of the
armed forces so necessary to our
security
"You must not share and you
cannot delegate this responsibil
ity to anyone."
past commanders of the 31 who
9, American Legion, attended the
Larry O.Uerman, '48, ex-deputy
district attorney; and Brazier C.
Small, '39, ex-justice of the
peace.
Three of the past commanders
have served as state comman
ders, Get rcc Griffith. '23 (de
ceased); O. E. (Mose) Palm:
tcer, '30, and B. E. (Kelly) Ow
ens, '45. Two others were grand
chefs de gare of the 40 et 8 so
cictc, Dr. Benjamin F. Pound,
'21 (deceased) and Ira Pilcher,
'43. Vic McKenzic. '26, served
for many years as director
of
national conventions.
j Brown, '25; Glen Porter, '38
Ray J. Stumbo, '41, and I. N
i(Ike) Bacon, 48.
Parading In the Rain Veterans (top) bearing mass colors
in Salem's Armistice day parade faced strong wind and pelting
rain as they marched down Commercial street to the armory.
Lower: Company G, in storm attire, marches through rain
drenched streets to commemorate the end of World War I.
Russian Claims of Use
Of A-Bomb Held Silly
, Washington, Nov. 11 (U.R) Andrei Y. Vishinsky's statement that
Russia is using precious atomic
cheap blasting powder struck officials here today as being on the
one oniciai called u "more
Public Works
Federal Funds
Washington, Nov. 11 UP) The
government announced last night
how much states anad territories
can get in federal funds for
planning public works under a
$25,000,000 initial appropriation
from congress.
The amount actually being
apportioned now is $18,657,471.
The balance of $5,592,529 was
held in reserve for emergency
U5e in areas which might have
or might develop severe unem
ployment. Although congress has pro
vided the money to permit the
blue printing of public works.)
it was specified in the law that
the government will not be ob
ligated to build any of the pro
jects.
Congress has authorized a to
tal of $100,000,000 for project
planning over a two-year per
iod, with one fourth of that al
ready spendable.
Planning loans will also be
available to cities, counties, and
other political subdivsions. The
loans will be repayable, without
interest, when consrtuction be
gins. Government Rests
In Medic's Case
Portland, Nov. 11 ( Gov
ernment attorneys summarized
their accusations against the
Oregon Medical society yester
day and then rested prosecution
of the anti-monopoly suit.
Chief Prosecutor Philip Mar
cus told the federal court the
society had used "the weapon
of boycott, discipinary proceed
ings, refusal to admit to mem
bership . . . and expulsion" to
monopolize pre-paid medical
services in Oregon.
The state society is co-defendant
with its sponsored Oregon
Physicians' service, county so
cieties and eight individual doc-
'tors.
Defense Attorney Nicholas
Jaurcguy argued that a medical
society has a right to establish
policies "and induce others to
follow such policy is long as
coercion is not used.
He said that hospital associa
tions attempted to control phy
sicians' work. His motion for
dismissal of the charges was
tentatively denied by Judge
Claude McCollough. The Judge
said he would rule on the mo
tion after the defense argues Its
case beginning Dec. 13.
explosives as a substitute for
visninsny not air." others less
polite called it other things less
printable but adding up to much
the same figurative meaning.
The Soviet foreign minister,
addressing the UN General As
sembly's special political com
mittee at Lake Success, N. Y.,
yesterday, said:
1. Russia is using atomic ex
plosives not for bombs but for
peaceful purposes such as mov
ing mountains and irrigating des
erts. 2. But if "the need arises, the
Soviet Union would have as
many atomic bombs as "we need
no more and no less."
Vishinsky's remarks echoed a
story published by a Soviet li
censed newspaper in Berlin last
Saturday. It said the Russians
had used atomic explosives to
blast a couple of mountains apart
in order to divert a couple of
rivers to irrigate a desert.
(Concluded on P--e A, Column 6)
L. A. Downpour
Snarls Traffic
Los Angeles, Nov. 11 WP)
Southern California gave itself
a pat on the back today and
coughed up a little water after
the biggest rain-storm since
Christmas Day, 1946.
Farmers worried about their
crops and foresters worried
about fires welcomed the long
overdue rain, but it snarled
trafic badly, interrupted some
phone and electric service, and
washed into some hillside homes
The storm brought 2.18 inches
of rain to Los Angeles, raising
the season total to 2.21. Last year
at this time .09 had fallen. Nor
mal is 1.15
Streams of water charged
down the slopes of nearby La
Crcscenta, where 2.72 inches
fell, and some seeped into homes
In the mountains, precipita
tion totaled 5.19 inches at Lake
Arrowhead. 4 28 at Big Bear
lake, and 5.13 at Mt. Wilson.
Pasadena had 2 55 inches,
Glendale 1.92, San Diego 1.10,
Santa Barbara 1.66
Tower of Pisa Lists
Three-Tenths of Inch
Pisa. Italy, Nov. 11 Wi The
leaning tower, of Pla, already
16'i feet out of plumb, has list
ed another three-tenths of an
inch In the last 12 years, scientif
ic measurements showed today.
The measurements were made
by a special commission for the
care of the famous tower, a cir
cular structure of marble com
pleted In 1350. lt is 179 feet
thigh.
Chapman
As Secretary of Interior
United Nations
Debate Atomic
Bomb Control
Lake Success. Nov. 11 (IP
The riddle of Soviet atomic pro
duction hung heavily over the
United Nations on this Armistice
day of the pre-atomic first World
war.
Russia claims she is using the
power of the atom for peaceful
economic development for
moving mountains . . . for irri
gating desserts . . for cutting
through jungle and tundra . .
spreading life, happiness, pros
perity and welfare . . . where the
human footstep had not been
seen for thousands of years.
But Foreign Minister Andrei
Vishinsky added this warning
yesterday in a sharp speech be
fore a U. N. assembly commit
tee' If war comes, Russia could
product atomic bombs "as
many of these as we should need
no more and no less."
13 Nations to Speak
The atomic debate, the long
deadlocked attempt to find con
trol of atomic energy, goes on
in the U. S. special political com
mittee at an afternoon session
(noon PST) today. Thirteen
countries are on the list to speak:
Argentina, Yugoslavia, Pakistan,
Uruguay, Czechoslovakia. White
Russia. Norway, Liberia, Nicara
gua, Israel, India, Peru and the
United States.
(Concluded on Pare 5. Column B)
Fighting Ending
In Colombia
Bogota, Colombia, Nov. 11 W
Pre-election fighting was re
ported subsiding in most parts of
Colombia today as troops held
the country under virtual mar
tial law.
President Mariano Ospina
Perez' conservative party said
'the violence against authori
ties and citizens now has found
the necessary dike." Ospina on
Wednesday proclaimed a state
of siege, a modified version of
martial law, and placed troops
at strategic points throughout
the country.
There were unconfirmed re
ports of clashes between conser
vatives and opposition liberal
party members in the interior,
but the government said most of
Colombia was calm.
The conservative party state
ment demanded that the Nov. 27
presidential election go ahead
as' scheduled. Liberal party
leaders have said their follow
ers will boycott the vote and will
not recognize anyone elected.
Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 11
P) Colombia was reported to
day to have closed its border
with Venezuela, a favorite es
cape route for political refugees
The newspaper El Nacional
reported from the border area
that shots were fired at the last
truck crossing the border with
political refugees before the
closure went into effect.
An Almost Final Word Cyrus Clung, ledcral mediation
director, back in his office fter a trip to the White House,
talks to newsmen about John L. Lewis' snub of government's
bid to coal peace conference. Ching said: "I haven't any
plans ... for calling any further meetings , .," but added
he was not ruling out possibility that another government
effort to promote peace might be made. (AP Wirephoto)
to Succeed (rug
Ending of Steel
Strike Held But
A Formality
Pittsburgh, Nov. 11 (I'! Set
tlement of the strike against the
giant United States Steel corpor
ation appeared only a formality
today.
Legal talks continued on an
agreement reportedly fashioned
after the Bethlehem peace plan
which cracked industry's fight
against free insurance and pen
sions.
The CIO United Steclworkers
35-man negotiating committee
stood by at a hotel ready to act
on the settlement. President
Philip Murray took part in clos
ed door huddles with corpora
tion and union officials.
Murray was expected to go
before the negotiating commit
tee later. A union spokesman
said the committee then likely
will have a session with corpor
ation representatives.
Sound Out Lewis
On Fad Finding
Washington, Nov. 11 VP) The
government was reported ready
today to sound out John L. Lewis
on letting a fact-finding board
recommend a settlement in the
coal dispute. It would be select
ed by President Truman.
Lewis is known to be opposed
to the idea. Still, officials said
the White House wants to give
him the same chance as was giv
en his rival, Philip Murray of
the CIO, in the steel strike.
A three-man board appointed
by the president in the steel dis-
pute without resorting to the
Taft - Hartley . labor law sug
gested a peace plan that helped
pave the way for eventual strike-
settling steel agreements.
Lewis told newsmen several
weeks ago he is against fact
finding boards or any other gov
ernment attempts to settle his
demands on the coal industry.
Administration officials evi
dently are determined to do ev
erything possible to avoid a new
coal strike Dec. 1 when Lewis
present truce expires. The shaggy-browed
president of the
United Mine Workers put the
miners back to work Wednesday
for the rest of this month, after
a 52-day walkout.
Mine operators have indicated
they are willing to cooperate
with a presidential fact-finding
board that might point out the
way to avoid a new strike.
Truman Lays Wreath
On Soldier's Grave
Washington, Nov. 11 IIP) Pre
sident Truman stood solemn and
silent today before the tomb of
the unknown soldier in Arling
ton National cemetery.
A military band played the
Slar Spangled Banner.
Precisely at 11:01 a m. (EST)
the president stepped forward
and placed a wreath of yellow
chrysanthemums at the tomb.
Then the mournful note of
taps sounded.
That was all.
Resignation
From Cabinet
Unexplained
Washington, Nov. 11 (PI Pres
ident Truman today accepted the
resignation of Secretary of the
Interior Julius (Cap) Krug and
chose Undersecretary Oscar L.
Chapman to succeed him.
The cabinet shift is to be ef
fective Dec. 1.
Presidential Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross announced the
president's action.
He would not say why Krug
is quitting.
When asked about that. Ross
said that an exchange of letters
between the President and Krug
would be made public later in
the day.
He told newsmen to make their
own interpretation after read
ing the exchange of letters.
When the letters were made
public, they turned out to be
cast pretty much along the usual
lines of the communications ex
changed on such occasions.
Krug spoke of last Tuesday's
election results as indicating the
people believe "we have done a
pretty good job of accomplish
ing our objectives" and asked to
be relieved. He pledged help in
the 1950 and 1952 election cam
paigns. Mr. Truman said he was ac
cepting the resignation "reluct
antly and with sincere regret."
The president told him "it
would be hazardous to the na
tion" to accept the "status quo"
and that "hostility to change is
too often inspired by narrow ti
midity and selfish fear."
There have been reports for a
long time that Krug's relations
ith the president were declin-
ing.
Relations Declining
Krug told reporters yesterday
that he was quitting, effective
Dec. 1.
The general expectation had
been that Chapman would get
the cabinet post.
At 53 a veteran of many years
in the government, Chapman is a
favorite of Democratic National
Chairman Bill Boyle and other
party officials.
His elevation to head of the
department will put two Colo
radoans in the cabinet. He and
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan are both from Denver.
Once intimate friends, Krug
and the president apparently
have not been on the best of
terms recently.
(Concluded on Pare 5. Column 4)
Big 3 Talk to
Bonn Regime
Paris, Nov. 11 M"i For the
first time since the German war
machine was crushed, the big
three western allies prepared to
day to talk directly to a German
government about relaxing oc
cupation controls.
The foreign ministers of
France, Britain and the United
States last night issued "cer
tain instructions and powers" to
their high commissioners in
western Germany for negotiat
ing with officials of the west
German republic.
Details of the two-day talks
by the Big Three ministers were
kept a closely-guarded secret.
There were indications the
French, traditionally distrustful
of Germany, still shied away
from full agreement with the
British and Amercians on how
far to case Germany's postwar
restrictions now.
U. S. Secretary of Stale Dean
Achcson planned to talk to Prof.
Theodor Heuss and Konrad Ad
enhauer. president and chancel
lor respectively of the new West
German government. He will
fly to Germany later today to
visit the western capital at
Bonn.
Acheson's visit will be the first
ime since the war that so high
an American official has confer
red directly with the Germans.
Archbishop Misaes Pipe
London, Nov.. 11 'IP) The
Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr.
Geoffrey Fisher, delayed making
a speech at the Authors' club
last night because he had left
his pipe at home In Lambeih
palace.
"I cannot make a good speech
without my pipe." he explained.
A hurried call to his home
brought the pipe by taxi.