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Church Casts
Doubt on Vision
Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 13
VP) The Catholic church today
threw official doubt on a wood
land "vision" of the Virgin Mary
which drew thousands of pil
grims to a tiny German village,
The archbishop of Bamberg,
after an investigation of the
stories of six young children, an
nounced that "there are no facts
up to now to support belief in
the appearance of a supernatural
vision."
The young children in the
Bavarian village of Thurn
ported last autumn they nightly
saw the "vision" of the Virgin
Mary and the infant Jesus hover
ing over a wood in a castle
park.
Thousands of Catholics flock
ed to the village with its pop
ulation of 618 persons. .
Special pilgrimage trains and
buses were organized from Ba
varian cities.
The children said at Christ
mas they saw the vision again
The Bamberg archbishop an
nounced there were "many facts
...vhich cast doubt on the reports'
and he ordered a ban on any fu
ture pilgrimages to the spot.
He also ordered priests in his
diocese to refrain from men
tioning the "vision" and for
Catholics to stop collections for
a proposed church on the site.
Junket Probe Looms
For Congressmen
Washington, Jan. 13 VP) Con
gress may be asked soon to in
vestigate its own overseas trav
elers.
Several members of the house
disclosed informally today that
they are preparing legislation to
bring this about.
A customs bureau spokesman
who would not permit use of his
name suggested that an inquiry
would disclose that some con
gressmen have abused their cus
toms exemption privilege in
bringing things home from
abroad.
The projected investigation
stems from congressional de
mands that government expens
es generally be curbed and that
tax loopholes be plugged up.
Snow Lies Deep
In Detroit Area
Detroit Although snow has
fallen quite continuously here
since the evening of Friday,
January 6 yet school continues
as usual.
There has been a fall of about
60 inches according to Mrs. Earl
Parker in charge of weather
reading here altho it has packed
during one or two moderating
spells and there are between 34
and 38 inches actually on the
level.
The school board hired Har
vey Hubert of the Savage-Hubert
logging to plow out the
school yards both high and grade
on Monday so school buses are
operating as usual.
Polk Will Organize
Insemination Unit
Dallas Forty men attended
the dairy meeting to discuss es
tablishing an artificial breeding
unit in Polk county. Ben Simon
son, manager of the Oregon
Dairy Breeders association led
the discussion.
The group voted to go ahead
with plans to start a unit in
Polk county. Baird Findley of
Eickreall was elected chairman
of a committee to start action.
Other members chosen on the
committee include Cecil Hult
m a n, Independence; L. F.
Spires, Dallas; Ivan Williams,
and Russel Hicks, Salem.
Twelve hundred cows are
needed within a radius of 15
miles. This radius will just
about take in all of Polk county.
Anyone in Polk county inter
ested in artificial Insemination
is encouraged to contact the
county extension office in Dal
las for further information.
U. N. Scene as Russians Make Ready to Exit Jakob A.
Malik (left), head of the Russian United Nations delegation,
rises from his seat at the U. N. security council meeting at
Lake Success, N. Y., to lead his delegates from the meeting.
Malik walked out because the other delegates would not kick
out Nationalist China's delegation. He said T. F. Tsiang
(right), chief nationalist delegate and this month's (January)
chairman over the council "represented nobody." Left to
right, around the table, are Malik; Sir Alexander Codogan,
United Kingdom; Ernest Gross, U. S.; Ales Bebler, newly seat
ed Yugoslavia delegate; U. N. Secretary-General Lie and
Tsiang. (AP Wirephoto)
War Dogs Solve Theft Problem
In Vicious Lunges on Victims
Kobe, Japan, Jan. 13 (U.R War dogs are back in harness here
at a million dollar per year saving to the U. S. taxpayers.
The K-9 corps war dogs detachment to the Army has re
placed largely the traditional and often sleepy soldier guard
around the piers and depots at this' Army supply port.
Base commander Col. William
Collier of Arlington, Mass., said
his 85 German shepherds are not
only better guards than the two
legged variety but they have the
additional asset of producing
their own replacements.
'Since we started turning a
dog loose in each of our ware
houses and operating a roving
patrol of leashed dogs around
the depot areas last April, we've
not had a single loss from theft
after duty hours," Collier said.
In the four months of 1949 be
fore the dogs were brought in
by Capt. F. Riddick, an old hand
at dog training from Bainbridge,
Ga., thieves cost the U.S. army
here an estimated $500,000.
Riddick heads two companies
of dogs supervised by one serge
ant, five enlisted trainers and 80
Japanese handlers, trainers and
patrollers.
.
"When the dogs were on duty
in Korea during the U.S. occu
pation there," Collier said, "they
sent many a thief scrambling for
rafters. Here we haven't had a
break-in. The local thieves simp
ly stayed away when they heard
we had the dogs on sentry du
ty." The dog's only solution to a
problem is to attack, and he does
that with a vicious lunge that
comes from months of training
with padded and helmeted Japa
nese trainer - victims. Only the
dog's own handler is immune.
Silverfon School
Basement Flooded
Silverton The senior high
school was closed during this
week because of flooded base
ment rooms from the heavy
rains and melting snows.
Eugene Field grade schools
and junior high were closed
Thursday forenoon for the re
mainder of the week on ac
count of inadequacy of the heat
ing plant for the two large
buildings.
Snow in Silverton is between
two and five inches with melt
ing varying the depth Wednes
day and Thursday. Reports from
the Willard Benson home in the
hills area was that more than
17 inches had laid on the ground
this week, the depth increasing
in higher altitudes toward the
falls.
Large Orange Tree
Defies Cold Weather
Wheatland Despite the un
usual spell of cold weather, the
large orange tree at the late
Clyde M. LaFollette farm at
Wheatland is in good condition.
The new crop of oranges are
developing in perfect form. ,
The protection and lanterns
that have safeguarded it in for
mer years were used by Mrs.
Marie Blue of Los Angeles,
daughter of Mrs. LaFollette,
who is staying with her mother.
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L-ouiid for Far East The aircraft carrier Boxer, carrying -
90 planes and a crew of 3000, steams under San Francisco's
Golden Gate bridge to rendezvous at sea with two destroyers
and proceed to China waters. The Boxer will reinforce the
7th task fleet in the Far East. (Acme Telephoto)
Western Linn Idle
Trend Will Remain
Albany Winter unemploy
ment in western Linn county
continued through December to
be under the 1948 figure, and
Oregon State Employment serv
ice officials predict that the
trend would hold throughout
the the rest of the season.
Unemployment claims as of
December 21 totaled 985, E. G.
Sloan, manager of the local Ore
gon State Employment Serv
ice office reported. At the same
time last year claims were be
ing paid to 1,050 unemployed
persons. The peak of the winter-
months slump in February saw
1,600 persons unemployed in
the western half of the county.
In his monthly report, Sloan
stated that logging and lumber
operations were continuing, and
would keep on doing so until in
clement weather forced a clos-
Aumsville Post Office
Managership Changes
Aumsville Myron Nicholson
has been appointed postmaster
to replace Mrs. Ardis Bradley
who resigned and is now living
at Warrenton. Mr. Nicholson
is a native of Illinois, coming
here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Nicholson, several
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years ago. He saw service In
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Lester Perry have been helping
with the holiday mail.
During the Middle Ages it was
believed that mistletoe could
protect people from witches.
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U. S. Finds Way
To Make Mica
Washington, Jan. 13 VP) Gov
ernment scientists have de
veloped a synthetic or artificial
mica, relieving U. S. dependence
upon imports for that Important!
electrical insulation material.
Secretary of Commerce Saw
yer announced it today with a
declaration that "this discovery
is of immense importance to the
United States."
It was implied that the de
velopment is an addition to the
national security. It was said
to furnish a means of substitut
ing a domestic product for an
import which Sawyer called
"critical in the manufacture of
electrical and electronics equip
ment."
Mica consists of transparent
crystals. It is popularly termed
"isinglass."
Sawyer said the synthetic
mica "has essentially the same
properties as natural mica but
is superior to the natural sub
stance in its ability to withstand
high temperatures."
The scientists who developed
it are Dr. Herbert Insley, Alvin
Van Valkenburg and Robert
Pike, all of the commerce de
partment's national bureau of
standards.
Sawyer said that the U. S.,
as the biggest producer of elec
trical and electronic equipment.
of mica but produces only
is "the world's largest consumer!
enough to meet a fraction of its
own requirements."
'Mercy Death' Trial
To Open Feb. 20
Manchester, N. H., Jan. 13 VP)
The dozen jurors who will try
Dr. Hermann V Sander on a
charge of murder in the mercy
death of a cancer-ridden pa
tient will be drawn from a panel
of 160 persons.
Superior Court Clerk Arthur
S. Healy said that he began
gathering names of prospective
jurors as soon as the trial date
was set Wednesday.
Superior Judge Harold T.
Westcott set February 20 as the
opening date of the trial which
is expected to attract interna
tional attention and establish
legal and medical history.
There are three women on the
present superior court panel of
39 jurors. They will be pooled
with the new jurors. Under
New Hampshire law, women
may serve on juries only if -they
submit their names as volunteers.
Councilmen Assigned
Hubbard Departments
Hubbard The city council
met with Clarence Friend, new
councilman sworn in and Mayor
A. F. deLespinasse and council
men Ore Morris re-instated.
Each councilman is assigned to
a department as follows: Clar
ence Friend, fire department.
he is also chief of that depart
ment, Floyd Dominick is water
commissioner, Charles Critten
den is street commissioner, Ora
Morris is in charge of health
and sanitation and L. M. Scholl
is in charge of city lighting. Re
ports are made on a month by
month basis.
Phone Users Pleased
Scio At the annual meeting
of the Ssio Mutual Telephone
association the present five di
rectors and secretary were un
animously re-elected to serve
another year. They are the fol
lowing; Cecil Bates, Rolla Shel
ton, Ronald Somers, Glenn Hol
land and Joe Menhart and the
secretary - treasurer is Eunice
Bartu. Cecil Bates will again
serve as president.
What's This? $15 Month
Rent on a House in the U. S.?
By MENNO DUERKSEN
Bessie, Okla., Jan. 13 U.F) You can still rent a house in th?
United States for $15 a month and buy one for $1,000 this re
porter was surprised to learn on coming back for a small-town
vacation in Oklahoma after five years in Europe.
Visiting relatives in Bessie, Okla.. a village in the wheat and
cotton belt of western Oklaho- -
ma, he saw a four-room house,
wired for electricity, with run
ning water, natural gas, a mod
ern chicken house, garage and
seven acres of land, all-together
sell for exactly $1000.
Other houses in this same
town were renting for $15 per
month. Some of the more mod
ern ones were bringing $20.
Admits Lies Lawrence
Ross (above), Memphis, Tenn.,
trade newspaper editor, admit
ted on the witness stand in
San Francisco Federal Court
at the trial of Harry Bridges
that he had lied about his
"Origin, education, name, fath
er's occupation and his name."
Last Year's Quarter
Sets Postal Record
Lebanon A new record was
set at the Lebanon post office
during the final quarter of 1949,
with ail departments showing
gains over similar period of
1 9 4 8. announced Postmaster
Merrill Smith.
Comparitive figures showed
postal receipts during the last
quarter outranking those of a
year ago, $10,762.47 against $9,-
553.63. The figure for the entire
year also showed a gain. For
the last year, the amount was
$62,155.61 as compared with
194B,; $59,146.56.
Cancellations were also up.
During the three months of Oc
tober to December, which in
cluded the Christmas mailings,
DbU.lHU letters were sent out
from the local office. During the
same quarter of last year the
figure was 543,814, a gain of
26,346 pieces.
Fruitgrowers Will
Hold Annual Meet
Woodburn The annual meet
ing of the Woodburn Fruit
Growers Cooperative associa
tion will be held Saturday after
noon at the old Bungalow
theatre building on Front street.
according to Harry Wilkins,
president. Three directors are
to be elected for three-year
terms and a report given on the
past year's business. The meet
ing will start at 1:30 o'clock.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Friday, January 13, 1950 13
The local garage in Bessie did
a motor overhaul job on a Chev
rolet for $35 which no eastern
garage would touch for less than
$80.
"About 35 cents," said the me
chanic when a local farmer came
in to have the front wheels of
his car checked for alignment.
You could go to the small lo
cally operated slaughter house
and buy freshly killed beef at
prices that would have a New
Yorker looking in the history
books. Steak at 45 cents a pound.
The biggest small town sur
prise of all came when the re
porter drove into the local fill
ing station for gasoline and sud
denly discovered he had left his
money in his other pants.
Don t worry, you can pay it
any time," said the station man,
a complete stranger.
"But you don't even know
me," the reporter protested.
"Well, we know your Dad. He'
lives here and that's good enough
for us," said the gasoline man.-
All of which is another way
of saying, "New York hasn't got
everything."
Truman Appointment
Washington, Jan. 13 (U.R)
President Truman today nomin
ated James M. Mclnerney of
New York to be an assistant at
torney general. He will be chief
of the department's criminal
division.
The sandfly transmits the
tropical disease known as dum
dum fever.
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