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Salem, Oregon, Monday, December 5, 1949 (18 Pages)
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THE WEATHER HERE
MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT,
Tuesday, occasional showers;
cooler temperatures to n 1 g h t .
Lowest tonight, 36; highest Tues
day, 52.
Maximum yeilerdaT, 45; minimum to
day, . Total 24-hour precipitation: .It;
-for moutht l.olt normal, .86. Scaion pre
cipitation, 10.55; normal, 11.61. Rirer
helrht. t.6 feet. (Report bjr U.S. Weather
Bureau.)
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Fugitives from
Insane Ward
Seen, Portland
Police Report Hospital
Escapees Attempted
To Steal Car
Portland, Ore., Dec. 5 U.R)
Police said today that two cri
minally insane fugitives from
the Oregon state hospital were
reported seen attempting to
steal a car in a southeast port
land district.
Officers said the men were
seen by a relative of Marion
Watson, one of the deranged es
capees. The witness said he also
was certain another man with
Watson was the other fugitive,
Robert Melvin Burr.
Broke Ignition Lock
The pair was trying to steal a
car belonging to William J.
Farahgam, Portland. Detectives
said the two men broke into
the car through a rear window,
broke off the ignition lock and
attempted to start the engine.
The man identified as Watson
was wearing dark clothes and
his companion wore a mackinaw
and hat.
The relative said he was on
the porch of his home and heard
a voice he identified as Watson's
saying, '"That's the house." The
two fled afoot while the rela
tive telephoned police.
Salem Area Checked
- State police made a week-end
check of Salem area cemeteries
after hearing from two inmates
who broke loose at the same
time but were captured hours
later, that Marion Watson, 21,
and Robert Burr, 23, planned to
hide out in graveyards until the
search subsided. After a thor
ough inspection of cemeteries in
this area, police expressed doubt
that the pair still at large had
hidden out in a graveyard. They
said that the cold,- stormy wea
ther of the last two nights made
the idea doubly doubtful, 'j
Officers expressed belief that
the two are in the Willamette
valley area, probably, some
where between here and Port
land. They said James W. Ca
meron, 25, and Walter Chamber
Iain, 19, who were recaptured,
hinted that the other two plann
ed to hide out in the Willamette
valley for several days before
trying to get out of Oregon.
They were the ones who said
Watson and Burr had indicated
their intention to hide in ceme
teries. One Killed
7 Injured
One person was killed and
seven brought to the hospital
here in two accidents near Mon
mouth over the week-end.
Dead is Henry Sullivan, 83,
Monmouth route 1, and injured
are Lyle Inman, 19, and L. L.
Cooper, 23, both of Falls City,
who received broken legs; Mel
vin M. Ferguson, 23, Dallas route
2; Mary Lewis, 18, and Donald
Blakeslce, 18, both of Vancou
ver, Wash.; Addis Gutman, Jr.,
19, Seattle, all of whom were re
leased after treatment and Mil
dred Wille 18, Vancouver, who
received pelvic fractures, con
cussion, cuts and bruises.
Sullivan was killed instantly
shortly after 5 o'clock Saturday
afternoon when struck by an
automobile driven by Mrs. Wan
da O. Ward, Independence route
1, as he crossed the highway
near his home three miles south
of Monmouth.
Witnesses told Officer E. H.
Craber, Monmouth, that Sulli
van was thrown over the hood
of the Ward automobile. Mrs.
Ward was not held but Polk
county authorities are making a
thorough investigation of the
fatal accident. Sullivan's body
was taken to the Henkle and
Bollman funeral home in Dallas.
Four of the young people In
lured in the second accident
were students at Linfield college
at McMinnville. The accident
occured in the fog on the high
way near Monmouth early Sun
day. Both vehicles, which met
head on, were nearly demolish
ed, according to state police.
Pacific Bulb Growers Meet
Eugene, Dec. 5 UP) The Pa
cific Bulb Growers Assn., will
have its annual meeting in Eu
gene tomorrow with about 50
delegates expected to attend,
according to C. W. Wester, Eu
. gene, in charge of arrangements.
E. M. Blenis, Leaburg, is now
president of the association, and
C. W. Walker, Albany, is sec
retary.
Righf-io-Work
Law Upheld
By High Court
Arkansas Statute
Makes It a Crime to
Keep Worker Off Job
Washington, Dec. 5 m The
supreme court today upheld an
Arkansas "right to work" law
which makes it a crime to use
force or threats to keep a work
er from any lawful job.
In another decision, the Tri
bunal ruled 6-2 that the old
Wagner act permitted the firing
of workers who tried despite
a closed shop contract to have
their union replaced by a rival
labor organization.
The Taft-Hartley act flatly
bans such discharges.
In other actions today the
court:
Rules of Courts Martial
1. Agreed to rule on the power
of American civil courts to over
turn courts martial convictions.
The tribunal will review a deci
sion by the U. S. circuit court
at New Orleans that Eugene
Preston Brown, an American
soldier convicted of murder by
an army court in Germany,
should be freed. The lower
court held that Brown's courts-
martial was so "replete with
highly prejudicial errors and ir
regularities" that he did not get
a fair trial "even under military
law."
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Court to Hear
Tidelands Case
Washington, Dec. .5 (IP) The
supreme court agreed today to
hear arguments in two suits in
which the federal government is
trying to get possession of oil
bearing tidelands off the coasts
of Texas and Louisiana.
The court said it will hear ar
guments on Monday, February
In taking this step the court
in effect rejected pleas by the
two states that the suits be
thrown out immediately.
The tribunal also in effect de
nied a government request that
it decide the suit against Loui
siana at once, on the basis of
evidence and pleadings now
available to the justices.
The government said Texas
may have certain special de
fenses growing out of the cir
cumstances of its admission to
the union. It suggested the court
hear the defenses before giving
judgment in the case against
Texas. .
By its action today, the court
in effect turned down a Loui
siana request that the suit
against it, if not dismissed, be
decided by a jury trial a rare
occurrence in supreme court his
tory. Bonuses Paid
New York, Dec. 5 (U.R) The
publishing firm of Walter J.
Black, Inc., paid $10,110 in bo
nuses to 62 clerical employes to
day for getting to work on time.
Red Cross Program
Told by Regional Chiefs
In eoine before the American people next March 1 to launch
its fund campaign for $67,000,000,
so with the knowledge it has cut its budget program $6,000,000
for the new year, and presents its appeal following one of the
most thorough budgetary studies in its history, said Robert F.
" r;Bn,"w SITuOO.OOO. continue as the big serv-
meeting of Red Cross chapter of
ficials in Salem Monday.
Sessions for the conference
were in the American region
club for the one day. only.
The cut in the budgeted pro
gram was brought about through
reduction in staff and of employ
ing new methods to carry on the
work of the organization, Mr.
Shea told the group.
Earl E. Dombross, regional di
rector, and Winthrop H. Swett,
area director for fund raising,
were other officials attending
the statewide conference. The
three officials are from the area
office in San Francisco.
Mr. Shea spent much of his
time on the program discussing
the 1950-51 program of work for
the Red Cross. Services to the
armed forces, budgeted at $18,
000,000, and the national blood
program, with a budget of $7,-
fester" , r. 'J
Conference of
Older Boys Ends
By DAVID BLACKMER
The finale of the 28th annual
Older Boys' conference took
place Saturday at the Salem
YMCA and Ed Newell, newly
elected president, presided.
Al Loucks summarized the
conference activities Saturday
night during the final banquet.
Dr. U. G. Dubach's keynote
speech Friday night proved to
be the highlight of the confer
ence. Saturday's panel of ex
perts discussion led by Dr. Du
bach was also considered a high
point by the delegates. Follow
ing the panel the individual
guidance panel and forum were
held where each delegate could
present his own individual prob
lems to the speaker of his choice.
Thirty members of the con
ference toured Oregon state pen
itentiary and capitol buildings
during the recreation period
Saturday.
Among the 20 resolutions
made by the conference resolu-,
tion committee was that Dr. U.
G. Dubach be the keynote
speaker next year.
Other conference oflcers elect
ed Saturday were Gene Ruth
ford, .McMinnylJle, vice presU
dent, and Ron Morgon, Detroit,
secretary.
Alaskan Radar
Work Speeded
.Washington, Dec. 5 (IP) The
air force said today it has can
celled or cut other projects in
order to provide $50,000,000 to
speed work on the U. S.-Alaskan
radar warning system.
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg,
chief of staff, made the announ
cement. He did not disclose what
other approved projects had been
eliminated or curtailed.
Air force officials said con
gress authorized an overall ex
penditure of $85,500,000 for
construction of the defense net
work. But, they said, the law
makers stipulated that funds for
the first phase must be diverted
from money already appropria
ted for other air force activities.
Congress also provided that
expenditures on the radar sys
tem should not exceed $50,000,
000 during the fiscal year end
ing next June 30.
Under present plans, the air
force announcement said, $18,
800,000 is being used for con
struction in the United States
while the remaining $31,200,000
is being devoted to Alaska
the American Red Cross does
iccs to the public, although serv
ice to veterans, disaster prepar
edness, the health service, Jun
ior Red Cross, etc., all continue
as vital parts of the Red Cross
program, the speaker said
In commenting on the blood
program, Mr. Shea complimented
the Marion county chapter for Its
participation in the Portland re
gional blood center. In the nine
months the center has been op
erating, Marion county has an
outstanding and consistent rec
ord among the 16 counties parti
cipating. The Portland regional
blood center provided 2000 units
last month, the best month for
the program since it was started
last spring, the speaker said
When questioned about the
federated campaign plan, Mr.
Shea reiterated the policy of the
National Red Cross board of gov
ernors to keep the Red Cross
conducting a separate campaign,
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 7)
The 28th Annual Older Boys' Conference panel of experts
discussion was held Saturday at the First Methodist church
where Merlin Schulze, conference president, is shown asking
a question concerning the conference topic "What Are Employ
ers Looking For?" to Dr. U. G. Dubach, standing, moderator
for the panel. Other members of the panel are, from left,
Ted Chambers, manager Valley Packing company; Glen
Handy, Arch Metzger, manager Salem Alumina plant; Glen
Weaver, director state vocational education; Carlton Grieder
and dog "Jerry"; Dr. Morris Crothers; and Lew Arens.
Question Stability Of
Santiam Dike Work
By DON UPJOHN
Fears are expressed as to the
done by a volunteer flood control project of farmers at the
confluence of the north and south forks of the Santiam river this
year in a letter from Lewis A.
Congressman Walter Norblad. A
Shirley Temple
Wins Divorce
Los Angeles, Dec. 5 (ff1) Shir
ley Temple divorced John Agar
today, testifying that her mar
riage to the handsome actor was
turbulent. She accused him of
paying too much attention to
other women and of drinking too
much. .. .. i . ....
Courtroom-spectators- -gnspea
when the one-time child star
testified that Agar's conduct
once forced her to leave their
house and consider "driving ov
er a cliff."
She said that when she was
five , months pregnant Agar
brought another woman into her
Lbedroom and urged her to go
out to a party.
Frequently, she said, he left
her alone in night clubs while
he danced with other women and
kissed them.
Also, she declared, Agar fre-
q u e n 1 1 y came home "very
drunk," and with lipstick on his
face.
Miss Temple, 21, and Agar,
Z8, were married in Beverly
Hills, Calif., Sept. 19, 1945,
while Agar was in the air force.
It was one of movieland's big
romantic events.
They have a daughter, Linda
Susan, 22 months.
The couple separated last Oct.
12, the day before she sued for
divorce.
Season's Heaviest
Snow in Cascades
Last night's storm brought the
heaviest snow of the season to
mountain passes, and the state
highway commission warned
motorists to carry chains in all
passes.
The 9 a.m. report:
Government Camp snowing
hard, packed snow, 4 inches new
snow.
Warm Springs snowing
hard, packed snow, 5 inches new
snow.
Santiam junction snowing
hard, packed snow, 12 inches
new snow.
. Santiam pass snowing hard
packed snow.
Willamette pass snowing
lightly. Packed snow, 3 inches
new snow.
Christmas Cards
No Longer Go for
Cent-and-a-Half
Better stock up on a supply
of 2-cent stamps. Or better
still make it stamps of the 3
cent denomination.
For, under regulations
adopted during the past year,
unsealed Christmas cards will
no longer be handled for the
old rate of 1H cents. Instead
a 2-cent stamp must be affix
ed to secure transportation.
Postmaster Albert C. Gragg
suggests that a 3-c e n t stamp
will insure directory service
for such greeting cards that
are not properly addressed.
Unsealed cards bearing 2-cent
stamps do not get directory
service.
vulnerability of the diking work
Pick, chief of army engineers, to
copy ot tne letter nas Deen ior-
awarded to the Marion county
court by the congressman. It is
in reply to letters sent earlier in
the year to Norblad by County
Judge Murphy and Ronald C.
Glover seeking federal aid for
the project.
Major General Pick sights that
the eventual' answer to the San
tiam flood problem lies in up
stream reservoirs to control the
flow of the streams. He says this
will greatly reduce the maxi
mum flow as well as the num
ber of required closure of sloughs
and overflow water courses to
insure that the control releases
from the reservoirs will not in
undate the lands.
However, he says, further ac
tion by the corps of engineers to
ward recommended improve
ments on the Santiam river basin
will be dependent on authori
zation of funds by congress.
As to the voluntary revetment
work done by farmers in the area
he says "it is extremely doubt
ful that material flood control
benefits could be derived from
such work if completed prior to
the provision of upstream reser
voirs." He says they would, "at
best, provide only a partial solu
tion of their problem and could
very well be obliterated by the
next following freshet unless
protected by expensive protec
tive works.'" He says the engi
neers do not have the necessary
authority to undertake channel
improvements and levee con
struction as desired by the local
interests along the north and
south forks. He further says the
local interests were fully in
formed of the opinion of the dis
trict engineer, "which raised se
rious doubt as to the effective
ness of their work." "They el
ected, however, to continue with
their plans by soliciting funds
from the soil and conservation
service, from Marion and Linn
counties, and by personal assess
ments," he adds.
The plans of local interests for
flood protection included about.
two miles of straightening along
the North Santiam utilizing
large quantities of excavated
materials to construct levees or
dikes stabilized by riprap and on
the South Santiam a bar remov
al project at about five locations
with some attendant levee and
riprap work.
3700 Died in Fire
At Uranium Mine
Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 5
(IP) The Lueneburger Landes-
zeitung declared today that 3,
700 persons died in a uranium
mine fire in the Soviet occupa
tion zone on November 24. This
is the highest figure yet publish
ed, the previous high being 2,
000. The Russians say only one
man perished.
The Landcszeitung said the
new estimate was given by a
Soviet zone fire chief who fled
to West Germany. The British-
licensed Berlin Telegraf last
week said the dead numbered
several hundred, then boosted
the total to 2,000.
The Lucncburg newspapersaid
the fire chief fled to Fallersleben
in the British zone yesterday
rather than obey orders to take
a job as a fire guard at the Jo
hanngeorgenstadt mine.
Jordan Testifies Found A torn
Material
Evacuation of
New Chinese
Capital Begun
Hong Kong, Dec. 5 (IP) Evac
uation of the new Chinese na
tionalist capital at Chengtu, 170
miles northwest of Red occupied
Chungking, apparently began
today.
A special dispatch to the
newspaper Sing Tao Man Po
said government officials assem
bled at the Chengtu airport at 2
a.m. (Chengtu time) for air
transport to Formosa, island
fortress 100 miles off the south
Central China coast.
Planes belonging to retired
U. S. Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault
have been chartered by-the na
tionalist government for the air
lift, the report said.
Move on Chengtu
Communist troops of Gen. Liu
Po-Cheng nolled on toward
Chengtu after taking Chung
king, the provisional capital
only last Wednesday. Chengtu
became the nationalist capital
then.
Reports to Sing Tao Man Po
said the Reds were making good
progress toward Chengtu, which
lies in a basin a few miles from
the Sikang province border.
Nationalist Gen. Hu Taung-
Nan hurriedly had brought up
troops for the defense of Cheng
tu. Defense lines were estab
lished 30 and 50 miles outside
of the provisional capital.
Li Evacuated to U.S.
This rapid development in the
Chinese civil war came only a
few hours after Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek, nationalist
leader, said the government
would fight against the com-
munists despite defeat on all
sides.
(Conoluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Chinese Drop
Demands on U N
Lake Success, Dec. 5 (IP) Na
tionalist China today dropped its
foredoomed demands for United
Nations action to call now for
general non-recognition of the
Chinese Red regime.
China's Chief Delegate T. F.
Tsiang told the General Assem
bly's 59-nation political commit
tee he would accept a new Latin
American compromise proposal
that the whole Chinese problem
be shunted to the year-around
little assembly for "continuous
examination and study."
The face-saving proposal was
submitted by Cuba, Ecuador and
Peru after a week-end recess re
quested by Tsiang Friday when
the Chinese dcgation faced cer
tain defeat on its own proposal
Tsiang said at that time he was
xpecting new instructions from
his government.
U. S. Ambassador-at-Large
Philip C. Jessup refused to go
along on the Latin American
proposal.
600 Petition County For
NewSilverton Road
Tir P A I.oar. Silverton chamoion of the proposed new route
for the federal aid improvement of the Silverton road from
Steffen's corners into Silverton,
court members Monday petitions
selection of that route as against
The petitions declare that the
road as at present located can
not be widened to conform to
the portion already completed
without encroaching on the Sil
verton cemetery and disturbing
a large number of graves and
that to by-pass this onstacie
would push the cost equal or
nearly equal to that of the new
road. The petitions further state
that the new route is coordinat
ed with the proposed Cascade
highway which will provide for
the eastern side of the valley
with a primary highway from
Portland to Springfield and con
necting with the North Santiam
highway provide a shorter route
from the Willamette valley to
the east. Also it is pointed out
that the bridge to be built over
Silver Creek will become an
integral part of the Cascade
highway, eliminating a duplica
tion of cost and, says the peti
Bound for
Gift of Atom Secrets Told
George R a c e y Jordan
(above), former army air force
major, disclosed on a radio in
terview that under instructions
from the late White House ad
visory, Harry Hopkins, he
cleared for shipment to Rus
sia in 1944 two cargos listed
as Uranium. He also charged
that Soviet agents carried
suitcases full of secret state de
partment documents to Russia.
(Acme Telephoto)
Czech Bishops
Again Defy Reds
Prague, Dec. 5 VP) Czecho
slovakia's Roman Catholic bish
ops have expressed new defi
ance of' the communist govern
ment's church control laws.
They warned a religious fight
may' result"1f -the-government
does not modify its stand.
The bishops announced yes
terday they could not submit to
laws which they asserted violate
the laws of God and destroy
religious freedom.
In a 2,200 word letter to the
government, dated November 17
and made public yesterday, the
bishops asked the communist re
gime to reconsider the new
church control law of November
1 and decrees issued under it
"and to revise them so as to be
in agreement with the consti
tution of the church."
The bishops said the govern
ment would be responsible for
any "religious fight" that might
arise.
Declaring that Prime Minister
Antonin Zapotocky had bluntly
rejected all requests for church
law revisions with "undisguised
threats," the bishops said:
". . . in this country of the
holy martyrs . . . there are
enough people and priests who
are willing, together with their
bishops, to sacrifice everything
for the right of God, the right
of the church and for a true free
dom in religious life."
Portland Man Drowns
Portland, Dec. 5 OT L. A.
Sharpc, Portland, drowned Sat
urday in the Willamette river
when he tumbled from a cat
walk along the northeast city
waterfront.
dumping into the laps of county
carrying over 600 names urging
the realignment ot me present
tion, greatly advancing the cre
ation of the Cascade highway.
County Judge Grant Murphy
told Dr. Loar that in the early
stages of the proceedings the
county court had been friendly
to the new route as it offered
an overpass as well as the seem
ingly logical connection with
the Cascade highway. But, he
said, conditions have changed
and he has been advised no over
pass will be built because of
change in the traffic over the
railway. He also said that late
developments as to the Cascade
highway may change the condi
tions as to the connection with
the Silverton road. He didn't
say the court was definitely set
for or against either route, but
did say the changed conditions
left it more uncertain. "Were
in no position as yet to say which
route should be used," he said.
route snuuiu ue U5lu, uu aiu.
(Concluded on Fag. i. Column 8)
Russia
White House
Note Signed by
H H in Shipment
Washington, Dec. 5 (IP) G.
Racey Jordan testified today
that two suitcases of Panama
Canal maps as well as atomic
materials were among the mys
terious wartime shipments that
went to Russia in lend-lease
planes.
In a public hearing, the for
mer air force major repeated to
congressional investigators the
story he told on the radio last
week:
That he found some "Oak
Ridge" material in a suitcase
bound for Russia and also a
White House note signed "H.H."
saying "had a hell of a time
getting these away from
Groves."
And that the late Harry Hop
kins, adviser to President Roose
velt, telephoned him hurry-up
orders to expedite the Russian
shipments, moving by air from
Great Falls, Mont., where Jor
dan was stationed.
Testifies from Notes
Jordan testified from notes he
said he made in 1943 and 1944.
One note said: "Panama Canal
commission maps." Jordan said
there were a "couple of suit
cases ' of them.
Jordan was before the house
un-American activities commit
tee for expansion of the story he
told last week on the radio.
Jordan said he examined the
suitcase sometime during the
winter of 1943-44.
Addressed to Mikoycn
The note signed "H. H.," he
said, was on Whito House sta
tionery and he said he thinks it
was addressed to a Mr, Mikoy
cn, whom he was told was "ono
of two or three of the most im
portant men in Russia."
Oakridge then was a major
point at which the atomic bomb
was developed.
The head of the atomic proj
ect was Gen. Leslie Groves.
(Concluded on Page S, Column 5)
Deny Rehearing
To Taxi Driver
Circuit Judge George R. Dun
can Monday denied the plea of
attorneys for Troy Crabtree to
have his case remanded to dis
trict court for a further prelim
inary hearing into a rape charge.
Crabtree allegedly was involved
with the same minor girl who
lodged charges against numer
ous cx-taxicab drivers and oth
ers. The request of Crabtree for
additional hearing in district
court was based on allegations
that the girl falsified her testi
mony there and particularly as
to her name, it being alleged she
at first gave a name other than
her true one.
Crabtree was bound over to
the grand jury to answer to the
charge.
Reginald Williams, appearing
before Judge Duncan on behalf
of Crabtree, averred that the
alleged falsification of name by
the complaining witnesses in
volved the defendant's substan
tive rights and that he was en
titled to make further cross ex
amination. Circuit Judge Duncan said ho
doubted that his court has any
jurisdiction to send the case
back to district court. In the
first place, he said, the matter
wasn't in his court. The pro
ceedings from district court
were in the hands of the grand
jury, not his court. In addition,
he said in his opinion the prop
er place to ask for a new hear
ing would be in district court.
not in circuit court which even
as yet, has no connection with
the proceedings.
Attorney Williams stated, as
far as that is concerned, the
district court has lost its juris
diction, as it has forwarded the
matter up to the grand jury.
And apparently that is where
the next move will be had.
Sen. Hitchcock to Speak
Portland, Dec. 5 State Sen
ator Phillip Hitchcock, Klamath
Falls, is the principal speaker
scheduled for tomorrow's open
ing of the Republican women s
.: lbm
'Federation convention here,