2 Capital Journal, Salem,
Santa Takes
To Airways
Santa Claus is taking to the
nation's airways this month
wih more air cargo in his Christ
mas bag than ever before, ac
cording to airline reports
United Air Lines, for example,
estimates December volume of
air mail, air parcel post, freight
and express will be 29 per cent
above the same month last year.
As carrier of 25 per cent of
the country's airborne mail.
United expects to fly some 50,
000,000 air mail letters and al
most 1,000.000 air parcel post
packages during the month.
While letters far outnumber
parcels, the airline calculates
approximately 40 per cent of the
total weight will be made up
of air parcel post. Prime rea
son for steadily increasing use of
this service, the airline believes.
Is overnight delivery provided
by the post office and the sched
uled airlines for air parcel post
packages destined for almost any
point in the country.
United also estimates it will
carry approximately 100,000 air
express shipments and more than
47,300 individual air freight
snipment this month. Average
air express shipment weighs 18
pounds; average air freight, 188
5 Gas Victims
All Recover
inree persons who were
overcome Sunday mornine bv
fumes from a smouldering fire
place were discharged in good
condition from Salem Memorial
hospital Monday.
They were Mr. and Mrs. S
M. Hill, 180 Judson, and their
baby son.
Three hours after first aid
had attended the three and
taken them to the hospital the
aid men returned to the Hill
home and gave oxygen to Ger
aldine Hill, 11, and Faye West.
12, the latter a daughter of
Mrs. Hill.
The family was awakened
shortly after 4 a. m. by the baby
crying, Faye West said. The
baby appeared to be gasping for
.breath and Hill was trying to
relieve It by breathing into its
lungs. At that moment Mrs. Hill
fainted. Geraldine went to the
kitchen for water and when she
returned Mr. Hill too had faint
ed. She ran next door to the Wil
liam Marr home, and Marr call
ed first aid. The Marrs had been
visiting the Hills and left about
1 a. m. Marr said Hill had closed
the damper of the fireplace, be
lieving the fire was out, al
though he had watched It for a
time. Ividently fumes from
smouldering embers overcame
the sleeping family.
Faye and Geraldine returned
to bed after the others were
taken to the hospital, but be
came HI about 7 a. m. and first
aid was called again. They were
given oxygen, but not hospi
talized. Fire Chief W. P. Roble said
he had no occasion to investi
gate the case, but that the fumes
were carbon monoxide gas that
Is thrown off by combustible ma
terials. It is among subjects
firemen have been studying for
the last two years. Breathing the
fumes can be fatal, he said, and
added that care should be taken
to prevent other accidents similar
to that at the Hill home.
Police Investigate
Albany Girl's Death
Albany, Ore., Dec. 19 CD
An Albany high school girl died
tinder unexplained circumstan
ces at a hospital here last night,
leading to a police investigation
today.
The girl, Virginia Cruse, 15,
route 4. succumbed a few min
utes after entering the Albany
general hospital at 8:30 p. m.
Her physician performed an
autopsy, but results have not
jret been determined.
Deputy Coroner Walter Kropp
aid the parents, Mr. and Mrs.
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Harvie Lee Cruse, told him the
girl became ill yesterday morn
ing, but did not appear in ser
ious condition until evening,
when they called an ambulance.
The family lived in an auto
trailer court in Benton countv
across the Willamette
from Albany.
river
Y Membership
Christmas Gifts
Approximately 16 0 boys,
whose families are unable to
care for the expense, have been
recommended by a number of
agencies as being worthy of
holding memberships in the
Y M C A. The recommending
agencies are the Red Cross, Sal
vation Army, Marion county
welfare committee and the Sa
lem public schools.
Giving memberships to boys
as Christmas presents has been
the practice of many business
men down through the years.
However, the list this year is
much larger than usual and
while the L itself each year
distributes several free mem
berships the association does not
feel able to absorb all of the
increase.
In speaking of the situation
Gus Moore, general secretary,
stated that a number of young
men who had been the recipients
of memberships as youngsters
are now contributing to the
fund.
"It presents an excellent
opportunity for an individual or
club to do something worth
while for the youth of the city,"
said Moore. "A membership
would make an excellent Christ
mas present one that would be
good for every day in the year.'
Memberships purchased now
will carry the old rate of S5
for grade school kids, $6.50 for
junior high and $8 for senior
high. After the first of the year
the rates will go up $2 in each
division.
Failure to fill the Community
chest means that the Y, along
with other agencies will be com
pelled to curtail their activities
or seek additional revenue else
where. The YMCA, Moore states,
hopes to continue its full pro
gram.
Legion to Send
Toys to Europe
American Legion posts of Sa
lem probably will participate in
the national Legion program of
sending toys to the children of
distressed families in Europe.
The program is to start after
Christmas, instead of before, and
plenty of time will be given to
make a thorough job of it.
It will be discussed at a meet
ing of Capital Post No. 9 Mon
day night, and Ken Potts, com
mander of Salem post No. 136
said he would put it on the agen
da for the post's next meeting
January 9.
Miss Susan Faherty, comman
der, Poineer post 149 a woman's
Legion organization, said the
program would be discussed at
its next meeting.
The program was announced
by radio over the week-end. The
plan is to collect toys given
Christmas time to American
children, and have found their
way into storage in the attic.
Toys aren't on the market in
many European countries, while
American attics are full of those
accumulated over several holi
day seasons.
Arrest Vickers for
Election Violation
Ed Vickers, justice of the
peace at Idanha, was arrested to
day for violation of the corrupt
practices act. The warrant,
sued December 14, was served
this noon by Sheriff Denver
Young. Vickers posted $50 bail.
The warrant, based upon a se
cret indictment of the grand
jury, charged that Vickers had
"written anonymous communi-
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Track Worker
Dies in Fight
Bill Jackson, 34, member of
an SP railroad extra gang here,
was shot and killed in a Port
land rsegro tavern Saturday
night.
Jackson, described to Port
land police as a "trouble-mak
er," had been ejected from the
tavern but returned 20 minutes
later to attack the kitchen man
ager with a broken wine bot
tle.
Wilbert Williams, 45, who
lives above, the tavern, met the
invader with four shots after
Jackson reportedly lunged at
him with the bottle in his up
raised hand.
The bottle, broken off at the
neck, was still clenched
Jackson's fist when police ar
rived.
Williams told Portland detec
tives that he obtained his gun
while Jackson was gone as he
expected his return.
Two weeks ago, Williams de
clared, Jackson tore down the
heater. "He's always fighting in
here, he said
Williams said he was standing
in a doorway leading to the
small kitchen when Jackson
came back about 8:30 o'clock.
He said he pulled the gun from
his pocket and fired when Jack
son charged him.
Several witnesses to the shoot
ing were also questioned and
Portland police declared that
from all available information at
hand, it was apparently a case
of self-defense.
Salem Masons
Will Install
Three Salem Masonic lodges
will hold joint installation of of
ficers Wednesday night at 8
o'clock. A fourth installed offi
cers Friday night. Installing of
ficer will be Grand Master Sha
lor C. Eldridge, Portland.
Officers of Salem lodge No. 4,
AF & AM, are James W. Booth,
Sr., master; James O. Barrell,
senior warden; Carl L. Snyder.
junior warden; Ernest W. Peter
son, treasurer; Harry w. Swaf
ford, secretary; Lauce"M. Johns,
senior deacon; Robert H. Nie
meyer, junior deacon; Tyler J.
Brown, senior steward; John F.
Swigart, junior steward; David
E. Chilles, chaplain, and J. Rob
ert Williams, marshal.
New officers of Ainsworth
lodge No. 201 are J. Edgar Reay,
master; Gordon C. Herrig, sen
ior deacon; Morse T. Stewart
junior deacon; Delbert E. Whit
man, senior steward; Andy R
West, junior steward; George I
Johnston, marshal: Giles G
Smith, chaplain; Clifford Bel
linger, tyler; Ed Potter, secre
tary, and Paule A. Hale, treas
urer. Pacific lodge No. 50 has elect
ed Earl E. Wiper, master; Elmer
T. Boyer, senior warden; James
F, Folston, junior warden, and
A. A. Taylor, treasurer, and Al
bert C. Gragg, secretary, both re
elected.
Kingwood lodge No. 204 held
installation Friday night for A.
Benson, master; Walter E. White,
senior warden; Guy C. Newgent,
secretary; W. C. Heise, treasurer
J. B. Avison, senior deacon; Har
ry L. Miller, junior deacon; Rob
ert B. Rice, senior steward; Wil
fred W. Wilson, junior steward;
S. B. Leslie, chaplain; George R,
Farquhar, marshal; Ferdwiand
Zebb, historian, and Paul F.
Parker, tyler.
Retiring masters are Leon H.
Nelson, Salem No. 4; Richard V.
Carleson, Ainsworth No. 201;
John Graybill. Pacific No. 50,
and Donald Crenshaw, King-
wood No. 204.
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(right) in hot water and on the gig list for shaving yes,
shaving! Because of the water shortage in New York state,
the army ruled that the city's bathless and shaveless Friday
meant soldiers, too. Capt. A. M. Fragala (left), who ob
viously hadn't shaved, takes down the facts for the record
as Maj. J. F. Buckley lays down the law. The whole thing
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World War Red Plot to
Sabotage U.S. Industry Told
Washington, Dec. 19 W) A story of a World War II communist
plot to sabotage U. S. industry
been related under oath by a senate witness who says he became
a Red on FBI orders.
The testimony, by John J. Huber of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., was
given in secret session to a sen-
ate judiciary subcommittee in
September. It was released over
the week-end by Chairman Mc-
Carran (D., Nev.). The sub
committee undertook a study of
possible laws against subversive
aliens.
Huber told the senate group
the FBI asked him to become a
communist party member
1937, after he had reported that
some of his fellow workers on
government relief projects were
communists. He continued his
membership until 1947, he said
"at which time I ceased my work
with the FBI of my own voli
tion."
FBI officials would not com
ment on Huber's story.
While Russia and the United
States were allies in the war
against Germany, Huber said
the American communist ''high
command" ordered a campaign
"to get communist party units
and communist party fronts set
up in industrial sections of the
country."
"The purpose was, of course
to have a powerful party hold
where they could do the most
damage to the United States,"
Huber said.
'In case of war with Russia,
they could break down our war
production, 'our ability to make
armaments, both by strikes or
slowdowns and by sabotage. It
is a very dangerous situation,
which has to be controlled or
there will be serious trouble for
us."
Huber named William S. Gail
more of New York, who was a
radio commentator, as a com
munist and a money-raiser for
Henry A. Wallace's unsuccess
ful presidential campaign last
year.
Gailmore retorted from his
Ossining, N.Y., home: "The guy
is a liar. The only part of his
statement that's true Is that I
participated in the Henry Wal
lace campaign."
The senate witness also drew
denials with his statement that
American communist front
groups "can boast of such well
known figures as Dashiell Ham
mett, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy
Parker. Herman Shumlin, Nor
man Corwin, Harlow Shapley,
Ella Logan, Charlie Chaplin, Ed
field. "
field sharply disputed Huber's
statement.
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Apple Day for
New Teachers
A group of sedate business
men reverted to their school days
at the Chamber of Commerce
Monday noon when they
marched up to present a number
of teachers with highly polished
apples.
The stunt climaxed a program
of music and speaking in appre
ciation for teachers new to the
public schools as well as two
from Willamette. Thirteen of the
15 who are teaching in the pub
lic schools for the first time were
present.
Appropriate Christmas music
was provided by the "Willam
ette Carolers," students from
Willamette who are either resi
dents of Salem or who are not
returning to their homes for the
holidays. They were directed by
Bob Roberts.
Albert Gille, city councilman.
represented Mayor Robert L.
Elfstrom in greeting the new in
structors. Frank B. Bennett, su
perintendent of schools, spoke in
appreciation of the gesture of
friendship on the part of the
chamber while Clair Brown,
president of the chamber, de
tailed some of the activities of
that body.
Robert Fenix, financial vice
president of Willamette, acted as
master of ceremonies.
Hiss on Stand
In Own Defense
New York, Dec. 19 Alger
Hiss took the stand in his own
defense today at his second perj
ury trial.
The lean, 45-year-old defend
ant's appearance was an indica
tion that the trial, involving
charges that state secrets were
given to the Russians before the
war, was nearing an end.
His testimony in the first trial,
which ended in a jury disagree
ment, lasted three days. The
present trial now is in its 21st
court day.
Before Hiss took the stand
this afternoon Malcom Cowley,
a defense witness, testified that
Whittaker Chambers told him in
1940 that Francis B. Sayre, now
U. S. representative on the Unit
ed Nations trusteeship council
headed a pre-war communist ap
paratus in the state department.
When informed of Cowley's
testimony, Sayre told a reporter
today it was preposterous." He
recalled Cowley had made
similar statement at the first
Hiss trial last summer and that
Chambers had denied he ever
talked to Cowley about Sayre.
Sayre is a son-in-law of Wood
row Wilson.
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Dewey Tackles
Wafer Shortage
Albany. N.Y., Dec. 19 MP
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey sum
moned the state's top water sup
ply officials and their engineer
ing aides to a conference today
on New York's water crisis.
There was no announcement
in advance of the late afternoon
meeting what steps, if any, the
state would take. However,
Dewey's sudden call indicated
that some plan of aid for the
city's 8,000,000 residents might
be forthcoming.
New York City officials said
the municipal reservoirs upstate
were at 34.8 percent of capacity
as of yesterday. They report
ed the supply in the Ctoton and
Catskill storage systems at 88
billion gallons.
No rain was expected today
for the 1000-square mile water
shed, although cloudy skies and
mild temperatures ware fore
cast. Earlier, the weather bu
reau had predicted occasional
light rain.
A month's rain is needed to
bring the water supply back to
normal in the city's two reser
voir systems.
Stephen J. Carney, city com
missioner of water supply, gas
and electricity, raised the possi
bility of water rationing. If
rains don't come, he said, "dras
tic action" might be necessary.
Volunteer Pilots
Get Sunday Flights
Bad weather at McNary field
kept the navy's planes on the
ground Saturday but Sunday the ;
navy volunteer pilots got in 18.8
hours of flying time.
The week-end was the one ;
designated for Portland fliers
and between 12 and 15 pilots
were down from Portland to get ;
in training time.
Flying started about 10 a.m
Sunday and during the day 15
hops were made with 11 pilots
flying. During the week-end
five new men were also checked
in for flying bringing the total
number of men cleared to fly at
the facility to 44.
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MILITARY MEN
AND VETERANS
Monday, December 19
Company B. 162nd Infantry regi
ment, and headquarters detachment,
Oregon National Guard, at Salem
armory
Organized Marine Corps Reserve
unit at Naval and Marine Corps re
serve training center.
Capital post No. . American Le
gion. Annual Christmas party.
Smith Returning:
With the Army of Occupation in
the Ryukyus Pvt. Alfred E. Smith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Smith
of Woodburn. Ore., is returning to
the states after a seven months' tour
overseas duty in Okinawa. He ar
rived here In April this year and
was assigned to the 58th Ordinance
company, a unit of the Army of Oc
cupation In the Ryukyus command.
A former student at St. Paul Union
high school. Pvt. Smith entered the
armv in December, 1948. and prior
to assignment in Okinawa, was
stationed at Fort Ord. Calif.
State Not to Sell
Portland Building
The state board of control
decided today it won't sell the
state-owned Mulkey building in
Portland because the offers
aren't high enough.
The board opened 10 bids last
week on offers to buy the
three-story building. The high
est offer, S86.260, was made by
David Finkelstein, Portland.
The building brings the state
SI, 000 a month in rentals.
Britain Produces Jet Bombers
London, Dec. 19 (JP) Britain's
first jet bomber, the sleek medium-range
"Canberra," is now
in quantity production, its mak
ers said today.
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