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61st Year, No. 287 ESffJTJSZ'oSS Salem, Oregon, Friday, December 2, 1949
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Price 5c
$ Billion Arms
Move Soon to
Ward & Parly
Truman Favors
Leave Mukden
Sfeelman Plan
West Europe
By Wednesday To Aid Jobless
THE WEATHER HERE
PARTLY CLOUDY tonight, Sat
urday; scattered showers; slight
ly cooler temperatures. Lowest
tonight, 40 degrees; highest Sat
urday, 52.
Maximum yeiterdajr, SS; minimum to
day, 40. Total Ut-hour precipitation, .33;
for month, .23; normal, .30. Season pre
cipitation, 0.77t normal, 11.04. Hirer
hcifht, 4.6 feet. (Report by V. S. Weather
Bureau.)
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Detroit Needs
$20 Million
For Year 1951
Cordon Will Do Best
To Break Obstacles
At the Capital
By JAMES D. OLSON
A total of $20 million will be
needed in 1951 to carry on con
. struction ot the Detroit dam
project. Including the Big Cliff
regulating dam, two miles be
low the main dam.
This was the estimate given by
Col. O. E. Walsh, northwest divi
sion engineer of the army en
gineers, speaking at the annual
meeting of the Willamette Val
ley Basin commission.
United States Senator Gor
don, a .speaker, doubted if this
sum could be provided, but de
clared that he would do his level
best to obtain it. Cordon is a
member of the senate appropria
tions committee.
Col. Walsh said that in 1951
between $16 million and $20
million would be required to
carry on the actual construction
of Meridian dam on the main
fork of the Willamette in Lane
county. He said that actual
work on this dam had started
with the building of a coffer
dam for the main concrete spill
way. Green Peter Funds Urged
Funds for preparation of plans
and specifications for Green Pe
ter dam on the South Santiam
river and the Cougar dam on
the McKenzie river were recom
mended by Col. Walsh.
For the entire project during
the 1951 fiscal year, Col. Walsh
said that $50,000,000 would be
required to carry on the work
in an orderly fashion.
"It is essential that the Wil
lamette valley project be com
pleted at the very earliest date
possible," said Col. Walsh. "Each
year that goes by brings the
valley closer to a major flood
that will result in untold dam
age," he sald.j ... v:
Col. " Walsh introduced Col.
Donald S. Burns, his successor
as district engineer.
Ronald E. Jones, chairman of
the commission, said that the De
troit dam could be completed by
the end of 1952 if congress will
provide $20 million to the proj
ect during the 1951 fiscal year.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 4)
Mf. Etna Rains
Volcanic Dust
Catania, Sicily, Dec. 2 OT
People of Catania got under
their umbrellas today Mount
Etna was showering black vol
canic dust on them.
Europe's highest volcano
thundered and belched for hours,
starting before dawn and end
ing at about 9:30 local time.
People from the grape-growing
hamlets on the mountain's
sides fled to this port city to re
port several huge cracks had
broken open around the mouth of
the volcano.
Loud rumbling signaled the
start of the eruption which sent
smoke and cinders spewing into
the air from the 10,758,-foot-high
volcano on Sicily's east coast.
It was the first activity of the
famed volcano since last June 7.
At the time Etna belched smoke
and cinders, but there was no
damage.
The last heavy eruption was in
Fberuary, 1947, when flowing
lava did considerable damage to
crops on the cultivated slopes
of the mountain.
Eruptions of Etna as far back
as the fifth century B. C. are
mentioned in Greek literature.
Since the 16th century the vol
cano has erupted usually at in
tervals of approximately six
years.
Alaska Gold Strike
Ended by Blizzards
Fairbanks, Alaska, Dec. 2 OT
Whatever became of the Fish
wheel gold strike?
Howling Arctic winds and
sub-zero temperatures have the
answer to the question clutched
closely to their frigid bosoms,
Oldtimers Sam Gamble and
Ed Farrell, who held hopes of a
genuine "strike" up until last
week, have returned to Fair
banks. They declare wryly that noth
ing can be determined until
spring, but "prospects look
pretty bleak."
Drilling operations recently
stopped at 50 feet when warm
Chinook winds thawed the Yu
kon river ice and backed water
over the drill holes.
American Officials
Return Satisfied with
Strategy Adopted
Washington, Dec. 2 OT A bil
lion dollars worth of American
arms will begin moving to West
em Europe in a few days, now
that the Atlantic treaty countries
have unanimously agreed on
their grand strategy of defense.
Secretary of Defense Louis
Johnson returned from Paris this
morning. He is the American
member of the defense commit
tee of the 12-riation Atlantic Al
liance which adopted the plan at
a meeting in the French capital
yesterday.
Johnson and Secretary of State
Acheson must now certify the
agreement to President Truman.
Johnson said he would see Ache-
son in the next day or two. Whe
ther or not he flys to Key West,
Fla., to see President Truman
will depend on Mr. Truman's
wishes, Johnson said.
Johnson Satisfied
Johnson expressed satisfaction
over the outcome of the confer
ence. "I left Paris very happy
about the cooperation of the 11
other governments," he told re
porters.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 7)
German Leaders
End Quarrel
Bonn, Germany, Dec. 2 OT
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
and his chief parliamentary
opponent, socialist leader Dr.
Kurt Schumacher, have buried
the hatchet.
The west German government
in an official statement today
said the two leaders had patched
up their quarrel which arose
last week in a parliamentary de
bate on the allied-German agree
ment relaxing occupation con
trols. After the reconciliation was
announced, parliament officials
lifted an order that banned
Schumacher from sessions of the
Bundestag (lower house) be
cause he had insulted Adenauer
during a heated debate last
week.
Schumacher had been order
ed barred from parliament's
next 20 sessions after he called
Adenauer "chancellor of the al
lies." Today's announcement said
Schumacher, after three lengthy
conferences with Adenauer yes
terday, had withdrawn his re
mark. His expulsion had been
voted by the parliamentary
council of elders (rules commit
tee) in an unprecedented action.
Schumacher later told a newsl
conference a formal announce
ment nullifying his exclusion
from parliament would be made
later today. This could not be
immediately confirmed from
other sources.
No Railroad Overpass
On NewSilverton Road
By DON UPJOHN
There will be no railroad overpass on the federal aid improve
ment of the Silverton highway no matter which route is finally
decided on from Steffen's corners.
This much has been made plain to the county court by the
federal road bureau engineers who have advised that the picture
there has changed since the sur
vey was made for the proposed
new route.
Reason for the abandonment
of the overpass idea is the fact
the bureau will not allocate
funds, it was stated, for an over
pass on any highway over a rail
road where only one train a day
operates. When the original
plans were made for the propos
ed new routing a survey showed
nine trains a day in operation
but this was several years ago
when lumber operations were
heavy and trains shifted back
and forth with such loadings.
Now the single train operates
and it takes out of any possibil
ity of the federal bureau grant
ing funds for the construction
of an overpass. An allocation of
$75,000 had been made for the
overpass construction.
Abandonment of the overpass
idea throws another complica
tion into the situation as far as
the proposed route is concerned,
also, it was pointed out, by the
federal engineer.
The survey as originally pre
pared presented an ideal situa
tion for an overpass, the rail
road running along low ground
and the overpass could take off
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20 Die in Crash
Brazil Airliner
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Dec
2 OT A Real (Royal) Airlines
DC-3 plane crashed in a rain
storm at an emergency field in
Sao Paulo state yesterday, kill
ing 20 of the 22 persons aboard,
the line announced today.
A woman and her five-year-
old daughter were the only sur
vivors of the crash, which kill
ed the other 16 passengers and
four crew members, the an
nouncement said.
The pilot apparently was at
tempting to make a forced land
ing at Riberao Claro field near
Sao Paulo, 250 miles southwest
of Rio De Janeiro, instead of
trying to make his destination in
ths heavv overcast. The twin-
engine plane had been bound
from Sao Paulo to Jacresinho, a
short distance from the scene of
the crash. The emergency field
is in a bush clearing a few miles
outside the city of Riberao Claro.
No foreigners were aboard the
airliner, company officials said.
The plane was a twin-engin
ed DC-3 flying a regular domes
tic run between the capital city
of Sao Paulo and the small city
of Jacare about 200 miles to the
southwest.
Darby Appointed
Kansas Senator
Topeka, Kas., Dec. 2 OT
Harry Darby, Kansas industrial
ist and republican national com
mitteeman, today was appoint
ed to the United States senate
to serve the unexpired term of
the late republican Senator
Clyde M. Reed of Parsons.
Darby was appointed by Gov
Frank Carlson, also a republi-
to serve until a new sena
tor is elected in November, 1950.
from a higher point and natural
conditions were about right for
it. But this fact also makes the
situation wrong for a grade
crossing as it would cause some
heavy cuts and fills as well. It
might even mean a new survey
would be required to hit the
grade crossing at a more accep
table place.
So far the county court has
received none of the latest batch
of petitions reported to be cir
culating in Silverton, Mt. Angel,
Stayton and other areas in favor
of going ahead on the new route
from Steffen s corners because
of its advantages as far as the
proposed Cascade highway is
concerned. It is understood these
are being widely signed.
Still no definite decision has
been reached as to whether the
new route will be taken, or the
improvement will be made over
the old right of way. But it is
known some very definite stud
ies are being made as to each
and some conferences are ex
pected in the near future be
tween state highway officials,
county court members and prob
ably representatives of the fed
eral bureau of roads, to reach
some conclusion.
Sheriffs Get an Inside View Oregon sheriffs in convention
at Salem, escorted through the penitentiary by prison offi
cials, are here shown in the newly completed cell block.
About 30 made the tour to get an intimate view of how a
penitentiary works.
Oregon Sheriffs Hear
Talks on Official Duties
Oregon State Sheriffs in convention here for the second day
on their 33d session waited on committee reports Friday morning
as committees were busy around the veterans' hall getting them
in shape for presentation.
As they were marking time they heard discussions they hoped
Floods Subside
A! Vancouver
Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 2 (CP)
For the second time in a week,
haywire waters of Seymour
creek in flood-beset North Van
couver receded tolay, dropping
five feet after high tide. But
weary dike guards wondered
whether nature is up to more
of her trickery.
A dike official on the scene
said there isn't one chance in
a thousand that the crazy cur
rents can reach their devastat
ing levels again unless the rains
of the last week return with new
fury and mild weather stays.
Cooler temperatures are turn
ing the abating rains to snow,
however, at the higher levels of
the North Shore mountains.
Throughout the night, 400
soldiers and civilians piled 20,
000 sandbags along the creek's
banks.
At least 50 homes along east
and west banks of the coffee
brown Seymour creek were
evacuated yesterday. The surg
ing Seymour ate away the foun
dations of dozens of homes
Three houses were cabled to
trees to prevent them from be
ing swept away.
Emergency ferry service re
mained the only link to Van
couver for the 13,000 residents
of West Vancouver. They were
isolated again yesterday when
the army - constructed Bailey
bridge over the Capilano came
down with a thunderous roar.
Blazing Ship
Rolls to Dock
Alameda, Calif., Dec. 2 OT-
A freighter with a roaring fire
in her hold rolled over sharply
against her dock early today.
but remained afloat.
The sudden shifting of the
M a t s o n freighter Hawaiian
Rancher from one side to the
other climaxed a dramatic fight
which began when the freighter
made a two-mile dash to get to
fire equipment.
The dock appeared to be hold
ing the vessel up. Smoke still
poured from her hold.
Fire was discovered about 1
a.m. on the 8,353 ton freighter in
a cargo of Hawaiian made wall-
board, when the vessel was in
midstream. Then began the dash
through San Francisco bay to
Alameda's Encinal terminal.
An Oakland fire boat and
equipment from the Alameda
fire department were waiting
for her. By 2:20 a.m. firemen
with gas masks went below to
put the blaze out with chemicals
They abandoned the attempt
when the oxygen in their masks
ran out.
By 5 a.m. 78,000 gallons of
water had been poured into the
number two hold and the ship
was listing eight degrees to port-
Suddenly she careened over
sharply to 15 degrees to star
board, smashing into the pier,
Swould straighten out some of
their official problems
Chas. Cregihton, Salem attor
ney and legal adviser of national
guard, tossed into their laps some
provisions of the old national
guard law which requires the
sheriffs to handle service of sum
mons and warrants of arrest
growing out of infraction of
guard regulations by its person
nel, such as failures to report for
drills or otherwk'j straying from
guard discipline. Many of the
sheriffs expressed interest in de
tails as they applied to fees and
other features.
Emory J. Newton connected
with the truck license division
of the motor vehicle department;
also ironed out for the sheriffs
some pesky details on the han
dling of such licenses. Every
heriff outside of Marion county
handles automobile and truck li
censes and numerous details
arise in connection with the
work, questions on which were
fired at the state employe.
The association spent a busy
afternoon Thursday at the Ore
gon State penitentiary where the
visitors were guests at lunch,
heard a talk on identification by
George Kahn of the state identi
fication bureau and also were
given a personally conducted
tour over the place where many
of the sheriffs met old acquain
tances from their home towns.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 7)
Snowplows
On High Passes
Snow plows were operating
on the Santiam pass highway
and on the road at nearby Sis
ters, the state highway depart
ment reported today. Chains
were advised for the Sisters
route.
The Willamette pass also had
snow and spots of ice, and spots
of ice were reported near Gov
ernment Camp on the Mt. Hood
Loop highway and at Austin in
eastern Oregon.
The departments report, as
of 8:20 a.m., included:
Government Camp: Ice on
highway from Rhododendron to
White school or a total of 40
miles. One inch of new snow.
Eight Inches of snow at Bennett
ss.
Santiam pass: Snowing light
ly. Plows operating. Carry
chains. Two inches of new snow.
Sisters: Packed snow. Plows
operating. Four inches of new
snow. Two inches of roadside
snow. Carry chains.
Willamette pass: Snowing
lightly. Spots of ice. One inch of
new snow
Austin: Snowing lightly. Spots
of ice.
Smith Heads Portland C of C
Portland, Ore., Dec. 2 OJ.B -!
Edgar W. Smith, chairman of
the Oregon State Board of High
er Education, today was elected
president of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce.
Smith succeeds Albert Bauer,
general manager of Consolidated
Builders, Inc.
China to Move
New Capital
Chengtu, China, Dec. 2 OT
The uneasy nationalist Chinese
government cast about today for
another capital, expecting to be
forced out of here within three
weeks or less.
Chengtu's position becomes
more precarious with each step
the communists advance toward
it from fallen Chungking, 170
miles southeast. The Reds are
coming on at a fairly fast clip.
They have cut the highway be
tween the old and the new cap
ital in several places. But na
tionalists denied a rumor Ncich
iang, midway point between the
two cities, had fallen.
Most people here seem to
think Sichang, high in the moun
tains of Sikang province, 225
miles southwest of here, will be
the next nationalist capital
If the nationalists are driven
off the mainland, the fugitive
government probably will wind
up in Chiang Kai-Shek's strong
hold at Taipeh, Formosa.
Record High for
Jobless Pensions
Unemployment compensation
benefits for 1949 will be the
largest in the 12-year history of
the unemployment compensation
commission.
The commission said it paid
out $16,622,325 in the first 11
months of this year. That almost
equals the total of $16,669,748
for the entire 12 montiis of 1946,
which is the worst year until
this one.
Benefits paid in November
were $1,933,327, which was
three times the November, 1948,
ngure, it was more than was
paid during the entire last three
months of 1946 or 1947.
The commission's Portland of
fice paid out $830,997 last month
or 43 per cent of the total.
The Eugene office was second
with $124,397, and Salem v,
next wtih $112,850.
Veep s Bride Wisecracks
In Black Strapless Gown
New York, Dec, 2 OT The Vcep's bride besieged by photo
graphers when she appeared at
strapless gown last night set them back on their heels by wise
cracking: "What the boys want is some Hollywood cheesecake
from mc." : ; :
Mrs. Alben W. Barklcy made
the sally while chatting with
Helen Traubcl in her dressing
room at the "Met" between acts
of "Tristan and Isolde."
Miss Traubcl studied with
Mrs Barkley's mother, the for
me Estelle Rucker, when the
soprano was a student in St.
Louis.
The Veep has his first night
out "with the boys" since his
marriage two weeks ago. But it
lasted only 90 minutes.
The Vice-President, pride of
horse-loving Kentucky, dropped
in at a stag dinner of the thor
oughbred racing associations at
the hotel Plaza.
Then, like a dutiful bride
groom, he hastened to the "Met"
for a late arrival to join his wife.
The opera audience gave the
ncwlyweds a big hand when
they were spotted chatting in
their box as the lights went up
for the second intermission.
The honeymooning Veep, who
To Travel by Train
To Tientsin to Board
American Ships
Washington, Dec. 2 OP) Con
sill General Angus Ward report
ed today that he has arranged
to leave Mukden in communist
China with his entire staff by
next Wednesday.
The state department said
Ward also reported that he, the
staff members and all depen
dents would travel by train to
Tientsin, a seaport.
Three American ships, the de
partment said, are due there be
tween December 6 and 17.
The communists ordered
Ward and his staff out of the
country after trying and con
victing him and four staff mem
bers on charges of beating two
Chinese employes. Ward and the
four aides accused with him
were jailed for several weeks.
Asked 3 Days Notice
Arrangements on the actual
withdrawal of the consul gener
al and his associates were
worked out after Ward wrote
the communist mayor of Muk
den asking that he be told on
Saturday when to expect trans
portation facilities. He also
asked for three days notice to
permit time for travel prepara
tion.
Today Ward reported that the
communists had ordered that he
and all the foreign members of
the consulate staff must leave
Mukden within the 48 hours
starting 8 a.m. (China time)
Monday, December 5.
That corresponds with 7 p.m.
Sunday, Eastern standard time.
The deadline, therefore, is 8
a.m. Wednesday Morning, China
time, or 7 p.m. Thursday night,
Eastern standard time.
Ward made his report to Con
sul General O. Edmund Clubb
at Peiping, who relayed it to
the state department.
(Concluded on Page S, Column 6)
Sarboe Resigns
As Cougar Coach
Pullman, Wash., Dec. 2 OT
Phil Sarboe resigned today as
head football coach at Washing
ton State college, effective July
1.
Sarboe offered his resignation
to the college athletic council
care of Robert Brumblay,
graduate manager.
In it he said: "Inasmuch as I
do not believe that a continua
tion of the present athletic pro
gram can produce the results in
football expected by fans, alum
ni and students, I hereby tender
my resignation as head football
coach, effective at the termina
tion of my contract, July 1,
1950. Sincerely, Phil Sarboe."
Graduate Manager Robert
Brumblay said it was not defi
nitely known yet how Sarboe's
resignation would affect line
coach Tony Blazine and back-
field coach Joe Angelo. He de
nied earlier reports that the
head coach's resignation had in
cluded them.
Brumblay said the status of
the two men would be determin
ed by action yet to be taken
by the college athletic council.
the Metropolitan opera in a black
arrivea in new xorK irom oeor-
gia with Mrs. Barkley yesterday,
will speak tonight at a $100-a-plate
fund-raising dinner of the
Democratic National committee
at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. He
will discuss the welfare state is
sue. His bride will accompany him
anc they will appear together
on television over WP1X, the
New York Daily News station
which will televise the dinner
from 9 to 10:30 p.m. (EST).
The Barkleys and other dem
ocratic visitors will bo given i
luncheon today at Sherry's by
the mayor's reception committee.
The honcymooners will see
"South Pacific" tomorrow night
and leave for Washington Sun
day. Next week they will go to
Florida for another speaking en
gagement by the Veep. They will
return to Washington Dec. 10
for the annual gridiron dinner.
After that, Barkley said, they
will head back to Georgia for
another vacation.
Local Improvement
Program to Be
Continued
Key West, Fla., Dec. 2 OT
President Truman today endors
ed John G. Steelman's recom
mendation that government ef
forts to combat unemployment
through local improvement pro
grams be continued on a "vig
orous basis."
Steelman, presidential assist
ant, made his recommendations
to the president. Presidential
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross,
said Mr. Truman "heartily sup
ported" the Steelman plan, and
would see to it that it is carried
out.
With the threat of a coal in
dustry shutdown removed, the
president and his administration
will concentrate their efforts on
relieving distress in local areas
of heaviest unemployment.
Sees Period of Peace
Steelman said he thought a
long period of "industrial peace"
lay ahead. He expressed hope
that resumption of coal-digging
on a three-day basis starting
Monday would be followed
eventually by contracts between
the United Mine Workers and
the coal operators.
More than one recent White
House caller has represented the
president as having said he look
ed for economic prosperity to
follow settlements in steel and
coal.
While John L. Lewis' order to
his miners to resume digging
three days a week does not in
volve a new contract, Steelman
said he doubted if there would
be another strike.
Operators Assail Lewis
Although John D. Battle, ex
ecutive vice president of the
National Coal association, at
tacked the three-day program as
being too short to fill the coun
try's requirements or the min
ers pay needs, Steelman indi
cated some operators were not
too far away from an agreement.
"My understanding is that
they are closer together than
they were a few weeks ago," he
said, adding he had information
that positions on both sides have
been "modified."
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Coal Operator
Attacks Lewis
Pittsburgh, Dec. 2 OT A top
industry spokesman says John L.
Lewis' order to mine coal only
three days a week is "destruc
tive to the industry and every
one who earns his living in it."
George H. Love, spokesman
for the operators' negotiating
committee of the National Bitu
minous Wage conference, lost lit
tle time attacking Lewis after
the unpredictable United Mine
Workers' chief called off his
fourth full-scale walkout of the
year yesterday.
Again our employes are be
ing deprived of the right to earn
decent living by the arrogant
monopolistic power of John L.
Lewis," Love said in a prepared
statement. He added:
These men already have lost
almost 80 days' work this year
and $1200 each in earnings. The
present wage ... is the highest
paid by any major industry in
the world and would permit our
employes to maintain a decent
standard of living, but one man
dictates exactly how many days
they may work, regardless of
how much work is available.
"This is inhuman and it is
wrong. . . ."
Lewis didn't comment on
Love's statement.
In calling off the walkout
which began at 12:01 a.m. (East
ern Standard Time) yesterday,
Lewis said the three-day work
week will apply to all of his
400,000 soft coal diggers as well
as to most of the 80,000 anthra
cite (hard coal) miners in east
ern Pennsylvania.
And Lewis said the three-day
week, which begins next Mon
day, will continue until individ
ual companies sign agreements,
Newberg Woman Killed
Ncwberg, Dec. 2 OT Mrs. Am
anda R. Thornton, 70, walking
across a dark street to the fam
ily automobile, was struck by a
car and killed. Howard I. Huff
man, Newberg, driver of the cat
which struck the elderly woman,
tio police he did not see her un
til too late. He was not cited.