Knowland Asks China Blockade
To Force Release of Two
Long Beach,' Calif., Dec. 15 (U.R) Sen. William F. Knowland, R.,
Calif., says the United States should blockade communist China
to force the Insurgents to release two American servicemen held
captive for 13 months.
He said such a blockade would spare Mrs. William C. Smith the
necessity of staging a sit-down
strike in the state department
building at Washington.
Knowland called on Mrs.
Smith to discuss the plight of
her navy chief petty officer hus
band and marine MSgt. Elmer
C Bender, Chicago, both impris
oned since their plane crashed'
In communist-held territory.
Mrs. Smith showed Knowland
a letter from the Rev. Kenneth
W. Wilson, who wrote Dec. 9
from Bellingham, Wash., that he
was in Tsingtao, China, at the
time Smith and Bender's plane
was shot down in communist
territory.
"I wish to assure you as far
as my knowledge extends, there
was no cruel treatment or physi
National Magazine
Features Sharpener
Lebanon The latest issue of
the national trade journal Meat
Merchandising carries a full
length feature on an unique
knife sharpener invented by Le
banon meatcutter Earl Michel
son and produced by the Leban
on Metal Products Works.
The article depicts Michelson
using his sharpener, which is at
tached to the revolving screw of
a meat grinder, thereby getting
double duty out of any ordinary
hamburger machine. The article
predicted that Michelson's in
vention vill reduce the knife
grinding costs of meat markets,
and have significant coasequen-
ces for the professional knife
grinder.
The article was prepared by
the Lebanon Chamber of Com
erce office.
cal Injury done to the men of
our armed forces who fell into
communist hands at the time Mr.
Smith was taken," Wilson wrote.
'I believe they will clothe and
feed the men. I will write to
our missionaries who are still
in Tsingtao to lend aid to do
all they can to listen for news
and give hospitality to the men
when they come that way."
Mrs. Smith said she would
send a copy of the letter to Mrs.
Bender of Chicago. Knowland
asked her for copies of letters!
and other documents she had on
her husband's Imprisonment.
Mrs. Smith threatened to stay
in state department corridors
next year until the government
"does something"' to free her
husband.
"I believe joining in a block
ade of communist China ports
would be the safest and most
effective method of forcing re
lease of persons held by the
communist Chinese," Knowland
said.
He promised to demand "forth
right" action from Washington
officials to get the men released.
Guests Entertained
Wheatland Mrs. Richard
Jones of Wheatland district as
sisted by Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
McCollister of Salem entertain
ed a group of Wheatland and
Unionvale women at her home
Attending were: Mrs. Lane
Davidson, Mrs. Jesse Gllkey,
Mrs. Aria Hagstrom. Mrs. Tim
othy King, Mrs. Orin Lindsay,
Mrs. Ray Lupe, Mrs. Charles
Baker, Mrs. Ed Clow, Mrs. Vic
tor Geiger, Mrs. Walter Hough
Mrs. Cecil Jones, Mrs. LaVell
Patterson, Mrs. John Thien, and
Mrs. Louis Steinlicht. Refresh
ments were served.
Lebanon Masonic
Officers Elected
Lebanon New officers for
the Masonic lodge were elected
with installation ceremonies
planned January 10. Roster for
the coming year is: E. J. Cray,
worshipful master; Verne P.
Nelson, senior warden; Jack R.
Harmon, junior warden; E. E.
Hamilton, treasurer; and F. G.
Pickford, secretary.
The cemetery board consists
of J. A. Stuber, Keith Rhodes
and E. C. Leckband.
Worshipful Master E. J. Cray
was installed following the elec
tion. Plans were made for St.
John's service at the Presbyter
ian church on Tuesday, Decem
ber 27.
Linn Farming
Board Named
Albany, Dec. 15 Results of
the annual Linn county produc
tion and marketing administra
tion election of committeemen
and delegates were announced
Wednesday by the county count
ing board upon completing its
canvas of mailed ballots from
each of the 11 participating
communities.
Balloting by mail was tried
this year for the first time by
Linn county, although some
other counties have adopted
this method, county production
and marketing administration
chairman George L. Koos an
nounced, and apparently farm
ers like the mail method better
than election meetings as there
was a 177 per cent increase over
last year in the number of farm
ers voting.
The county PMA committee
for 1950 will be elected at the
county convention to be held
here Thursday. Delegates from
the 11 communities will elect
the county committee.
Community com mitteemen
elected are:
Albany community, Alvln Carnegie,
chairman; Robert Groahonn, vice-chairman,
Carl Harnisch, third member: Rol
and G. Allen and Don Porter,' alternate.
Brownsville, J. A. Porter, chairman;
Glenn F. Iaom, vice-chairman; Walter E.
Smith, third member; Alfred and W. R.
Essleston, alternates,
Crabtree, Harold K. Reiley. chairman;
A. A. Ayers, vice-chairman; Alfred Wend
UnK, third member; Walter Kowlta and
Leo J. Metcalf, alternates.
Halsey, Gcortce Workinfter, chairman:
Harry Commons, vice-chairman; John
Smith, third member; E. E. Carey and M.
L. Vannice, alternates.
HarrLsburg, E. F. Krebs, chairman; Ben
Christenaen, vice-chairman; Gerald W.
Deterlne, third member: Wade Lwm and
Vernon Woods, alternates.
Lebanon, Gale Burkhart, chairman; W.
V, Cate, vice-chairman? Walter Meyer,
third member: Arthur Wilson and Clar
ence Cox, alternates.
Lyons, W. W. Power, chairman; Ben
Voltin, vice-chairman; Paul Horner, third
member; John Neal and w. l, Kimery, al
ternates. Scio, K. N. We.itenhouse, chairman; Joe
Menhart, vice-chairman; Clarence Maerlz,
third member; Haskel Huntley and R.
McDonald, alternates.
Shedd, Byron Hlebee, chairman; Ken
neth Bmdshaw, vice-chairman; Robert
Irish, third member; Darrell Dannen and
B. M. Aioera, alternates.
Sweet Home, Joseph Yates, chairman;
Asa Smith, vice-chairman; Ray RIkrs,
third member; Wallace Wodtli and L, B
Thompson, alternates,
Tansent, Harold jaeKson, cnairman;
Pierce Jenks, vice-chairman; George
Chandler, third member; Floyd Bulman
and Elmer Miller.
Expanded Social Security
Urged by Administration
Washington. Dec. 15 () New evidence piled up today that
the Truman administration will press congress to provide for
a greatly expanded federal old age and survivor insurance system
during the forthcoming session.
The new pressure hint came from Secretary of Labor Tobin
during an appearance before
tax, one per cent each on em
ployer and employee, is levied
against the first $3,000 of the
worker's income.
The house bill would increase
this figure to $3,600. Tobin sug
gested that it would be increas
ed to $5,100 on the basis of the
present national income.
The present tax goes to three
per cent in 1950, and under the
house bill, to four per cent
1851, with employer and em
ployee each contributing c
half.
VFW Dances Postponed
Willamina VFW dances have
been postponed until after Jan
uary 1, when it is expected that
the building will be finished. At
the Monday night meeting of the
VFW, Robert Smail was elected
to fill the post of Junior Vice
Commander.
senate - house sub committee
which is looking into the prob
lem of low income families.
Tobin told the committee
yesterday that the present so
cial security system should be
expanded to provide benefits and
eligibility provisions "which are
genuinely adapted to the needs
of retired workers and their de
pendents." This is in line with
the urgings of President 'lru-
man and others this year.
Tobin said he would like to
see an approach made to a $100
month pension for workers
covered by social security along
with a gradual increase in the
minimum wage to $1 an hour.
Congress this year raised the
minimum wage from 40 cents an
hour to 75 cents. Tobin esti
mated that under present social
security benefits, "a retired
worker and his wife now receive
on the average less than $500
a year."
Tobin thus made it clear that
he wasn't satisfied with the so
cial security measure passed
during the last session by the
house, although he said he was
"delighted" with the progress
that had been made.
The house bill, which now
awaiting senate action, extends
social security coverage to some
11,000,000 additional workers,
makes changes both in the rate
and base of tax assessment,
At present the two per cent
Club Offers Party
Amity The Amity Lions club
held "Ladies Night" at the high
school home economics rooms.
Mrs. Edna Strout, home econo
mics instructor, and a group of
her students prepared and served
the dinner. There were 30
members and guests.
A strand of glass fiber 15
times finer than a human hair
m; be stronger than steel.
WHO'S SWITCHING
TO CALVERT?
Teaching Meetings
Slated for Stayton
Stayton Special teaching
meetings will be conducted at
the Church of Christ Sunday to
Friday, December 18 to 23, at
7:45 p.m. by Teddy W. Leavitt,
whose subject will be "The Holy
Spirit." Everyone is welcome to
attend these meetings. In addi
tion to his church work, Leavitt
operates a boys' farm in Wash
ington state. During his absence,
Mrs. Leavitt is in charge of the
farm.
Ousting of Locals
Arouses Morse
Washington, Dec. 15 (U.R)
Sen. Wayne Morse (R., Ore.) to
day denounced as "high-handed
and arbitrary" the expulsion by
the International Printing Press
men of two locals at Washing
ton and Newark, N. J.
He noted in a statement issu?d
through his office that the lo
cals' charters were revoked be
cause they insisted on a court-
conducted investigation of the
estate of George L. Berry, the
late pressmen's president. ,.
The locals contend that Berry
mixed union money with his
own in private deals and some
of the $500,000 to $750,000 he
left when he died belongs to
the union.
Morse said he intends to make
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Dec. 15, 1949 3
personal investigation of the
whole affair.
'In my opinion," he said, "the
international officers, by revok
ing the charters of these locals,
have done great injury to the
labor movement."
Santiam Grangers
Plan Xmas Party
Lyons Santiam Valley grange
held a special meeting at the
grange hall for the purpose of
conferring the first and second
degree upon the following candi
dates, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dark,
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Myers. Mr
and Mrs. Robert Draper, and
Frank Studnicka.
Plans were also made for their
regular meeting which will be
held Friday evening, December
16. Installation of officers will
highlight the evening which will
be open to the public, with
Guam Newspaper
Offered for Sale
Washington, Dec. 12 (U.B
Gov. Charleton Skinner of
Guam today Invited bids for the
purchase of the Guam News,
daily tabloid paper now pub
lished by the navy, and separate
bids on a three-year supply of
newsprint on the island.
The bids must be in his office
at Agana, Guam, by February
28.
The tabloid has a circulation
of 15,000. Subscribers include
5,000 permanent residents.
There is no privately owned pa
per on the island.
Bertha Beck as Installing officer.
Following the meeting they will
hold their Christmas party and
gift exchange.
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