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Washington, Dec. 21 U.R Na
val sources said today that Adm
Louis E. Denfeld, ousted chief
of naval operations, probably
will retire next month and take
a lucrative job with a private
business concern.
Denfeld has turned down Navy
Secretary Francis. P. Matthew's
offer of the post of commander
of U.S. Naval forces in European
waters.' But he has withheld a
decision on whether to retire
from active naval duty and has
until Jan. 19 to make up his
mind.
Denfeld was removed from
the navy's top job because of
his part in the "admiral's revolt"
against unification.
In a letter made public by
Matthews at his request, the ad
miral said he could not accept
the navy command in Europe
because the ouster damaged his
prestige so much that he could
not fittingly represent this na
tion abroad.
Naval sources believed Den
feld would leave the service, re
gardless of whether either jobs
was offered. They said he had
several atractive offers from
private cencerns, including one
that would pay $50,000 a year
hgrid Offers Proposal
For Divorce Seiiierueni
Hollywood, Dec. 21 VP) In
grid Bergman's attorney says he
has submitted a property settle
ment proposal to the actress' hus
band, Dr. Peter Lindstrom.
Miss Bergman, now in Italy,
wants to divorce Dr. Lindstrom
to marry Roberto Rossellini,
Italian film director.
Her attorney here, Greg Baut
zer, said he has submitted "an
offer" to Laurence Brinn, New
York attorney for Dr. Lindstrom.
Bautzer said he didn't expect an
answer for a day or two.
He declined to discuss the set
tlement terms, who would get
the divorce or who would have
custody of the Lindstroms'
daughter, Pia, 12.
Dr. Lindstrom has refused to
comment on the Stromboli isle
romance between his wife and
Rossellini. Friends said he would
not consent to a divorce.
However, there were indica
tions he may have changed his
mind because of recent reports
of the actress' pregnancy, which
she has not confirmed or de
nied.
Denfeld' s Refusal to Take
Lesser Job Keeps Row Going
Washington, Dec. 20 VP) The controversy over Admiral Louis
E. Denfeld's dismissal as chief of naval operations ana nis re
fusal of one lesser job appears likely to simmer on until after
congress returns to the capital next momn.
In a bitter letter to Navy Secretary Matthews, the four-star
critic of defense department pol-
icies has turned down the post
of commander-in-chief of U. S.
naval forces in the eastern At
lantic and Mediterranean.
Denfeld's . letter was made
public by the navy, at his re
quest, yesterday. It recalled
the secretary's report to Presi
dent Truman. that Denfeld was
not loyal to his superiors and
lacked proper respect for au
thority. In view of that state
ment, Denfeld wrote, other na
tions might not have the con
fidence in him that the com
mander of the eastern Atlantic
and Mediterranean fleet should
enjoy.
George Bernard Shaw
Sends Stalin Greeting
London, Dec. 21 (U.R) George
Bernard Shaw has sent birthday
greetings to Generalissimo Josef
Stalin, who is 70 years old to
day, according to the communist
newspaper Daily Worker.
The Newspaper reproduced
Communist party birthday card
to Stalin wishing him "more
years in the service of progres
sive mankind" which was signed
by Shaw.
Actress Frances Day's Christ
mas card also revealed Shaw as
a verse writer. The card de
picted Shaw snared in the
blonde tresses of a siren (Miss
Day), playing a saxophone.
Community Christmas
Planned for Lyons
Lyons The community
Christmas program will be held
at the Santiam valley grange
hall Thursday evening. The
Mari-Linn school pupils will
furnish the program, and treats
for all the kiddies will be furn
ished by the PTA.
The first snow of the season
fell Sunday night, a little early
for a white Christmas.
Airliner Blocks Traffic A Trans World Airline's Constel
lation rests on pavement of Cicero avenue and 63rd street,
Chicago, after it crashed through a fence of the Municipal
airport. Twenty persons aboard were only shaken up.
The plane was landing following a non-stop flight from San
Francisco. (AP Wirephoto)
Tiny Town Acts to Ease Loss
Caused by Death of 5 Children
EMMETT, Mich., Dec. 21 ) The gentle folk of this little vil
lage (pop. 229) lent a strong hand today to the bereaved Beth-
ways.
Stunned by the tragic deaths of five children in a fire, citizens
now came forth with help.
They knew there was nothing
The ousted chief of naval op
erations added:
'It is pertinent for me to ob
serve, furtnermore, irom me
events which have transpired
since my testimony before the
armed services committee 01 me
house of representatives on 13
October 1949, that I would be
under an undesirable restraint
on the vital matter of frank dis
cussion with the military rep
resentatives of other North At
lantic pact nations.
'My views on combined stra
tegy, and particularly on naval
participation in any arrange
ments whereby the countries
concerned should be defended in
the event of an emergency,
might reopen the recent con
troversy to the embarrassment
of my colleagues, my superiors
and our government."
Although the tone of Denfeld's
letter suggested he will retire
from the navy, the admiral re
served his decision on that ques
tion.
He is considering whether to
ask for retirement "a privilege
accorded by law to naval of
ficers who have served 40 years
or more.
"If I decide to remain on ac
tive duty," he continued, "I
shall be glad, of course, to serve
in any assignment that you may
choose in which the handicaps
imposed by recent events will
not be present."
Long-Standing
Graft Exposed
Washington, Dec. 21 (U.R)
Rep. Usher L. Burdick, R., N.i
D., said Tuesday that for many
years congressmen "quite gener
ally" have kept on their payrolls
persons who do no work for
them or the government.
He said he does not know
whether any accept salary kick
backs from such "non-working"
employes.
Burdick told a reporter he
could not say whether payroll
padding is "illegal", but that he
is sure of one thing "the peo
ple don't like it."
They've come to think were
all crooks," he said.
A 70-year-old veteran of 11
years in congress, Burdick be
lieved the time has come for
members of congress to examine
their own conduct to make sure
it is "above reproach."
He emphasized that he per
sonally follows a policy of hiring
only as many workers as he ac
tually needs. At times, he said,
he has turned back part of the
?12,500-a-year each house mem
ber is allowed for office help.
Two former house members
recently went to jail J. Parnell
Thomas for padding his pay
roll and accepting salary kick
backs and Andrew J. May for
taking a bribe during the war as
chairman of the old military af-
tairs committee.
'
Gary Cooper, who with
Helen Hayes and Adolph Men
jou, is currently on the Elsl
nore screen in the Ernest Hem
ingway epic, "A Farewell to
Arms."
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New Scio Baptist
Minister Welcomed
Scio A large crowd attended
the reception for Rev. Elvin Fast
and family, which was held in
the Baptist church basement.
A program of readings and
musical numbers was presented,
following a bountiful dinner.
Rev. Losie of Salem was a guest
speaKer. Rev. Fast and Mrs.
Fast were called upon to speak
and responded with short mes
sages.
Bess Philippi had charge of
the Christmas decorations, and
made a corsage which was pres
ented to Mrs. Fast. May Thur
ston was general chairman. Le-
tha Pynch was in charge of the
tables. Nina Westenhouse and
Iva Abbott had charge of the
coffee and Ed Holland had
charge of the program which
was prepared by Gloria Thur
ston. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holland
acted on the "Welcoming Com
mittee" and introduced Rev. and
Mrs. Fast and three daughters
to all who were present.
The rural electrification ad
ministration has found chemi
cals the best means of control
ling brush along power line
rights of way.
they could do to make a merry
Christmas for Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Bethway, the six sur
viving children and Grandma
Louise Bethway, 80.
But the goal was to keep the
remaining members of the fam
ily together and provide them
a new home by Christmas day.
Patrick McCabe, the village
banker, is heading a fund-raising
drive. One citizen, who
asked anonymity, started it off
with a gift of $100.
The plan is first to provide
immediate shelter by renting a
house and later to restore the
farm home two miles west of
here in southeastern Michigan.
The flash fire struck the Beth
way home before dawn Monday.
Christmas gifts stored in the
closets were destroyed.
So were all the other posses
sions, including the family's
clothing and a new electric stove
and refrigerator.
Bethway, 37, farmer and odd
jobs man, had provided com
fortably for his family even
though it was a big group.
Sleeping downstairs, the moth
er, Irene, 33, awakened from the
heat of the blaze.
The parents carried two small
children to safety. The grand
mother rescued another child
but was critically burned.
Seared by flames, eight-year-
old Joe and Mary Lou, 13, leaped
from an upstairs window. They
suffered critical burns.
The five children who burned
to death in their upstairs bed
room were Freddie, 3; Beverly
Ann, 4: David, S; William, 7, and
Thomas, 11.
Another daughter was away
from home,
An overheated stove was the
cause of the fire, the sheriff's
office said
The grandmother had built a
roaring fire in the stove and
then gone back to bed. The fire
was her morning chore.
My mother-in-law always
tended the stove in the morn
ing, lVirs. Bethway said. "Some
times she let It get pretty hot."
The house had been built 15
years ago to replace a homestead
destroyed at that time by a fire
Elks to Entertain
Lebanon Children
Lebanon For the 25th con
secutive year the Lebanon Elks
will be hosts to children of east
ern Linn county at a free Christ
mas theater party in the Kuhn
showhouse Saturday morning at
10 a.m. Following the show,
all children will be marched to
the Elks temple where they will
receive candy and nuts.
Feature picture will be Roy
Rogers in "Roll on Texas Moon,"
with ample cartoons and a news-reel.
If too many youngsters show
up, Rollin Kuhn announced, he
will show an identical picture in
the Gem theater next door,
Multnomah
Fair Board Out
Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 (U.R)
The county commission voted 2
to 1 today to cancel all existing
leases and contracts with the
Multnomah County Fair associa
tion and to create a new three-
member fair board.
The proposal was made by
Commissioner Gene Rossman
and the dissenter was Frank L.
Shutl, who objected to the ac
tion without giving the present
fair board a hearing.
Appointment of a new fair
board will not come until later,
it was said.
Rossman said the move was
the outgrowth of a preliminary
audit report on the fair associa
tion prepared by Wells & Delap.
certified public accountants. The
report, according to Rossman,
shows that the business of con
ducting Multnomah county's
fairs has been loosely run.
"It is my opinion that under
the present management of the
fair association, Multnomah
county has no assurance that it
has been receiving maximum
returns from the association
either in better buildings or in
cash," Rossman said.
The county fair is operated bv
the association under lease
agreement with the county
which holds title to the fair
grounds, buildings and equip
ment.
A. H. Lea has been the asso
elation manager.
Oapifal Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 21, J 949 19
himself further under question
ing by the prosecution.
Feldeisen testified Aymar De
Mere, a French embassy official,
directed the group's spying ac
tivities. DeMere was ordered out
of Poland last month.
Feldeisen said De Mere re
quested him to obtain informa
tion on Polish airfields, indus
trial plants and secret matters
concerning Polish coal mines.
FFA Officer Visits
Amity Marvin Robertson,
FFA vice president of Oregon,
visited the local chapter this
Lebanon The Lions club held
its annual Christmas party dur
ing the weekly luncheon meet
ing Wednesday noon at the corn-
fee shop. Exchange of gifts was
made.
Sailors Sit Down and
Whale Makes Escape
Tokyo, Dec. 21 (IP) Three
hundred Japanese aboard
whaling ship watched with in
terest as a wounded whale
threshed about in great pain.
But not a man lifted a harpoon
for the kill.
They were on a sit-down strike
for a 14,000 yen ($38) year-end
bonus.
The captain frantically
dioed the whaling ship's owners
in Tokyo. Their reply was blunt:
"You won't get a sen. You are
a disgrace to the tradition of
whalers.
The wounded whale got away.
Confesses Robert Stewart
Cox, 41, (above) walked into
the Los Angeles sheriff's of
fice, and for the second time
in a year, confessed to the
Black Dahlia slaying. Cox, an
unordained minister, was turn
ed over to the homicide divi
sion, who said he would be
booked on suspicion of murder.
(Acme Telephoto)
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Lebanon Wedding
Parly 'Wrecked'
Lebanon Wedding guests at.
tempting to prevent the depart
ure of the bride and groom, were
involved in an auto accident at
Walnut and Grant street inter
section, injuring three persons,
one seriously.
Mrs. Doris Thompson, 609
Evans drive, was taken by am
bulance to a doctor's office for
treatment of back injuries, plus
numerous bruises.
Also hurt were Ardith Greer.
head bruises and cut scalp, and
Levi Millard, cut eye.
According to relatives of Mil
lard, the bride and groom were
being whisked past a line of traf
fic on East Grant. The Thomp
son car attempted to turn left
into Walnut street when the auto
being driven by Levi Millard,
chasing the newlyweds, crashed
into the Thompson machine.
Vernle Thompson, driver, and
their nine-year-old son, Bob,
were uninjured. Two other pas
sengers in the Millard car, Du
ane Johnson and Wilma Greer,
were uninjured.
Belt Catches Clothes;
Quarry Foreman Dead
Redmond, Ore., Dec. 21 (U.R)
Earnest M. Chapin, 44, of Sis
ters, quarry foreman at Dicalite
mine, 13 miles northwest of Red
mond, was killed Monday after
noon when his clothing caught
in a loader belt.
A mine spokesman said Chap-
in suffered a broken neck when
he was caught between the belt
and roller.
Expert Admits
Spy Activity
Wroclaw, Poland, Dec. 21 iP)
A French radio expert Tuesday
was the fourth person to admit
to a military court here that he
had spied for France.
The Frenchman, 'Josef Fel
deisen, 50, is one of six persons
on trial for spying and giving
state secrets to the French em
bassy in Warsaw. The trial
climaxes a series of arrests and
expulsions by both countries on
charge of espionage. Four of
the defendants are Frenchmen.
Three others have pleaded
guilty since the trial opened last
Friday. They are Yvonne Bas
salaer, 29, former secretary of
the French consulate in Wro
claw; Jan Kubisiak, 26, a Po
lish student who said Miss Bas
salaer directed his spying, and
Basil Brousikow, a former
French messenger for the Wro
claw consulate.
Feldeisen pleaded guilty to
acts particularly dangerous
during the reconstruction of Po
land," but woiilri not commit
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