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f 2 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1950 Truman's Faith in Russia Lost But He's Still Hopeful New York, Feb. 15 VP) President Truman was reported today by the New York Times as saying he has lost faith In Russian promises but still is hopeful about the future. The president's views were outlined in an interview obtained by Arthur Krock, Times Washington correspondent. Thomas Not to Oppose Norblad Dallas, Feb. 15 Lyle Thomas, Folk county representatives in the state legislature for many sessions and state secretary of the Oregon Farmers Union, will not oppose Congressman Walter Norblad at the May primary election, he announced last night. Thomas is a republican and Nor blad a republican. At the same time Representa tive Thomas said he was unde cided about seeking re-election to the state legislature, where he has served since 1935 with 'the exception of the one term. Thomas said he was advised by his physician not to make a cam paign at this time because of the condition of his health. The same advice, he indicated, goverened his plans for the legislature. though the latter campaign would not be as strenuous as one against Norblad. Kells Selected For Chest Post C. A. Kells Tuesday night was named by the board of direct ors of the Marion County Com munity Chest as public relations director and campaign manager fo- the Marion county chest. Announcement of the employ ment of Kells on a ycar-around basis was made at an executive meeting of the organization Tuesday night. Kells is to con duct an educational campaign to show county residents the "purpose of the Community Chest." During the Tuesday night meeting a committee was nam ed to nominate officers and di rectors for the county chest. The committee will report at thi meeting sit for February 27 Named on the committee were Charles A. Sprague, Salem; Pat McLaughlin, Woodburn; Leon ard Fisher, Mt. Angel; Earl Ad ams, Silverton; and Walter Bell, Stayton. Announcement was made that $8,934 has been reported in as collected durine the last chest drive for allocation to the coun ty, though several cities have not reported. The county budget called for $18,882 and the di rectors voted to prorate money collected for distribution to va rious agencies, who are recip ients of chest funds. $290 for Drunken Driving and Hit Run Kenneth E. Bill of Gladstone was fined on charges dealing with drunken and hit-run driv ing Wednesday in municipal court and jailed for failure to post cash for the fines. His total bill was $290 with $250 for a fine resulting from driving under the influence of intoxicants, $25 for failure to remain at the scene of an acci dent and $15 for being drunk on a public street. Police nabbed Bill after a search located him hiding under leaves along Mill Creek near the scene of an accident. His auto was alleged to have struck a parked car belonging to Jo seph N. Rainwater, 2420 Lee street, while Rainwater's car was parked near his residence. Jobless Going Back To Work in Oregon The state unemployment com pensation commission said today that Oregon's back-to-work movement is on in full swing. Warmer weather already has sent thousands of workers back to their jobs mostly in the log ging, lumber and construction industries. The commission said that un employment reached a record high of 94,000 on February 1, but that the number of jobless now is being reduced quickly. MAKE MONEY OTHERS DO IT... fiO CAN YOU I MONET TROUBLES? Sxclttnt nrw book let how how to ltck rLMng cull with little home biulntu of your own. Start with llttl or no Investment. Domiu of ound, proven pliiu and Ideu that have and are maklnt monrr for other. Some cm ba built Into DIG bualnMn. Optra It during ipa re houri . . . earn maney, many xtra doll an. A plcuant hobby that mnkej money, too. Idea for every reader, every member of the family. Die the Idea that appeal to YOU. Other are turning their apara time Into c&ah at home. Bo can you. Auur yourself of alwaya having extra money. riwh only 3!tc for thla inspiring Booklet now . , . TODAY! NATIONAL BUYER'S SERVICE P. O. Box 1M, Salem, Oregon Time and place of the inter view, which touched on a wide range of topics, were not dis closed. Krock, in a dispatch from Washington, said the president told him: He no longer has any hope that the Soviet Union will keep any agreements with the United States which it now would be good policy to seek. When the Russians blocked cast-west trade, he began to lose hope that the good peace pros poets apparent at the founding of the United Nations would sur vive. The last vestige of hope van ished when he learned that the Russians were hiding from their people the facts about the war assistance we had given them The president was quoted as saying that the same situation would now prevail in Japan as in Germany if he had not de manded an American as the al lied general for the signing of the Japanese surrender. Otherwise, Mr. Truman was reported as saying, the Russians would have divided that country as they have Germany and the situation in the far east would have been so much worse than it is that one can take comfort from it. The real trouble with the Rus sians is that they are still suf fering from a complex of fear and inferiority where we are concerned, Mr. Truman was quoted as saying. Kerr Gloomy For Cherrymen . Although cherry growers are among the most independent in dividuals in agriculture and do not want government regulations and restraints they face the pos-. sibility of being subsidized. This was the belief expressed during Wednesday's Rotary club lunch eon by Robert M. Kerr, Portland attorney who has represented many phases of Oregon agricul ture on tariff problems. The subsidy to cherry produc ers is being advanced by the fe deral government in the inter est of providing outlets in this country of foreign products and goods, Kerr stated. Kerr said the so-called reci procal trade agreements were no longer reciprocal in nature inso far as tills country is concerned but works solely to the advan tage of those countries abroad who wish to supply the United States with commodities in di rect competition with those re duced here. Little effort is be ing made to induce importation of materials which are in short supply here. Lowering of the tariff on brined cherries in the interest of Italian production would consti tute a serious blow against the entire cherry industry, said Kerr. Allen Ro-elected by Hardware Association Reynolds Allen of Salem was re-elected vice president of the North Coast Retail Hardware as sociation convention in Seattle which closed Tuesday night. Charles Riley of Seattle was elected president. Another vice president elected was Lloyd Baumgartcn of Ccntralia, and D. D. Stewart of Seattle was re elected secretary-treasurer. Directors to serve two years are Robert K. Waage, Seattle; Ed Hoycnburk, Grants Pass; Paul Perdue, Tacoma; Kenneth Musscr, Mount Vernon; Carl llano, Port Townsend; Jim Ma ple, John Day. A director for one year is Paul Scmlcr of Longview. Holdover directors are F. L. Moon, Myrtle Point; E. A. Green, Creswell; Mel Johansen, Enum claw; M. W. Simpson, St. Hel ens; E. A. Anderson, North Bend. Raymond L. Miller of Forest Grove, retiring president, be comes ex-officio a board mem ber. i:muT.7trn STAHTS TODAY OPEN 6.45 CO-FEATURE HEOY ROBERT LAMARR CUMM1NGS I An Itglt Lion Filmt Remit tf Mhen II lupptMt I VAN JOHNSON CL II GLORIA DE HAVEN r l AMINE DAM. I 70Mp!cturtLJ Atlantic Uni Action Held-up Washington, Feb. 15 (IP) The state department came out to day against congressional action at this time on proposals mat the United States move toward (1) a union of Atlantic powers. or (2) a world federation. Deputy Undersecretary Dean Rusk and Assistant Secretary John D. Hickerson spoke the de partment's opposition at a meet ing of a senate foreign relations committee that brought much discussion of relations with Rus sia. As to the Soviets, Rusk said "the door to negotiations is al ways open on our side," if Rus sia wants to talk over issues be tween east and west in proper form. He said the United Nations has been called "a house of a thousand doors" and "there re main the ordinary channels of diplomacy." ' Senator Wiley (R., Wis.), ask ed if he saw "any morning star on the horizon in getting to gether with Russia." Rusk replied: "We see no im mediate and magical answer to that question." Farmers Uni Has Burglary Rickrcall, Feb. 15 The Farm ers Union cooperative here was burglarized Tuesday night and about $200 worth of small elec trical appliances stolen, most of them toasters and irons. A .32 caliber revolver is also missing. No apparent effort was made to rob the safe, according to Deputy Sheriff Tony Neufcld, who is investigating with the state police. Entrance was made by boring series of holes in the floor and then knocking out a section of flooring. The robbery was discovered by Walter Steele, manager, when he opened for business this morning. He esti mates $50 damage to the floor which was covered with inlaid linoleum. The theft is covered by insurance. Investigators believe that the same person or persons are re sponsible for a similar burglary at the Rickrcall General grocery last week, when en'rance to the building was gained by identical methods. Loss at the grocery was comparatively light. Man Perishes in Fire Florence, Feb. 15 OT A flash fire that prevented neighbors from a rescue attempt claimed the life yesterday ' of William Reaves, about 70, in his rural home. NO COVER - NO CABARET TAX DANCING in the BURGUNDY ROOM The finest Dance Room in the City, TONIGHT IS Roast Prime Rib of Beef Night at tattucJ Chateau NOW OPEN CHINA CAFE (JUST BEFORE YOU GET TO Till BOLLYWOOD STOPLIGHTS) Famous Chinese and American Dishes "ORDERS TO TAKE OUT" Open 4:30 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. Saturday Tit 3 A.M. WE CLOSE MONDAYS 2055 Fairgrounds Road Phono 2-6596 r . t I News from the Joint Chiefs The joint chiefs of staff, just returned to Washington from a 10-day tour of Pacific bases, hold a conference with Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (seated left). They announced Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur has been given authority to assume control of Amer ican naval forces in Japanese waters in event of emer gency. Left to right: seated, Johnson and Gen. Omar Brad ley, chairman of joint chiefs; standing, Air. Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg, Army Gen. Joseph Collins, and Adm. Forrest Sherman, navy chief. (AP Wirephoto) Portland's New Business Tax Upheld by Court Portland's $l,900,000-a-year new tax on business and profes sionel men won the unanimous approval of the state supreme court today. The decision, ruling against Portland merchants, upheld the Multnomah county circuit court of Judge James W. Crawford. In a far-reaching opinion, thef high court also held: That the six per cent consti tutional tax limitation applies only to property taxes. That separate referendum at tacks have to be made on each law or ordinance involved.thus making it illegal to combine several laws or ordinances in the same referendum petition. The six per cent constitutional limitation means that the state and local governments are al lowed to raise in taxes during any one year a sum which is not more than six per cent more than the highest amount raised on any of the preceding three years. This ruling is the most im portant aspect of the decision, because there always has been argument as to whether the six per cent limit applies to state income taxes. Under the de cision, it doesn't. It applies only to money raised by property taxes. The suit against the Portland ordinance was brought by Ted Garbade, president of the Port land Retail Trade Bureau, and Frank Boynton, a director of the bureau. They claimed the tax violates the six per cent limit and that it violates the cc istitutional pro visions which call for equal taxes on each class of persons. They also argue that they were prohibited because they weren't allowed to attack the entire 22 ordinances in a single referen dum petition. They said it would have been impossible to get signatures for 22 different ref erendum petitions. But the high court's decision, by'Justice J. O. Bailey, rejected all of these arguments. "There is nothing in the rec ord before this court which would Justify us in holding that the license tax imposed upon various classes of businesses. professions, trades and callings is in violation of the equal pro tection, due process or uniform ity clauses of the state and fed eral constitutions," Justice Bailey wrote. Other decisions today: ' Herbert W. Cook. Jr.. v Arthur P. Lomcr, appellant. Appeal from Multnomah county. Suit for dniiinHM for Inlurles In auto accident. Opinion by Juxtlce Harry H. Belt. Judge W. RedmnR. affirmed. Fay Kins va Murcell Mitchell, appellant. Appeal from Orant countv. Suit for dam aaea for auto accident. Opinion by Chief Justice Hall 8. Liuk. Judsr M. A. Btaga, reversed and new trial ordered. Halvorson Construction Co. vs Blue - THE NEW a" T hi Balmy Spring Days for Salem Tuesday was the "balmiest' day in Salem since November 30, the mercury reaching 57 de grees, the same mark as for the November date. During Decem ber and January the thermome ters climbed to 55 for the high est marks. Prospect is for slightly cooler temperatures Thursday, the weather beureau reports, the forecast calling for showers to night and tomorrow. The Willamette river contin ues to rise slowly during the current rains, the Salem gauge registering 10.3 feet Wednesday morning. Rainfall to date for the month totals 3.62 inches against a nor mal of 2.71 inches for this area, the weather bureau report shows. Finland Re-elects Anti-Red President Helsinki, Finland, Feb. 15 (IP) Anti-communist Juho Paasi- kivi was named president of Fin land today for a second term. The 79-year-old statesman was chosen by the 300-member elec toral college for a term of six years. He got 171 of the votes. Communist Candidate Mauno Pekkala received 62 votes. The agrarian candidate, Dr. Urho Kekkonen, received 62 votes. The electors were chosen in the popular vote of a month ago. Passikivi had the support of electors chosen by the conserva tives, the progressives and the Swedish people's party, who mustered, together, 107 elec toral votes. In addition, the so cial democrats, who had won 64 electors, had decided to throw their strength to him. Mountain Prune Orowers cooperative, ap pellant. Appeal from Umatilla county. Suit for money on building contract. Opinion by Justice Arthur D, Hay. Judge R. J. Green, reversed. Franklyn E. Smith vs Nelle B. Hlckey. appellant. Appeal from Multnomah county. Suit to let aside divorce decree. Opinion by Justice Harry H. Belt. Judta James R. Bain, reversed. Selected low-priced used SINGER Sewing Machines available. Ma chines taken in trade, floor mod els, demonstratore fully recondi tioned and guaranteed to be in good running order. Portables from 39.50 up Comb. Electric Cabinets . from 59.50 up Treadles from 9.85 up FREE Sewing Course Small dmn poyiMirt-tmr r" SINCEII SEWING CENTER 130 N. Commercial Portland Blast Kills 3 in Cafe Portland, Ind., Feb. 15 (IP) An explosion in a restaurant here today caused the death of three persons and sent six oth ers to a hospital. Six other persons received first aid treatment for slight in juries. The explosion occurred as the restaurant, the Home Cafe, was preparing to reopen after being flooded yesterday in a flash flood from the Salamonie river after a heavy rain storm. Only the front and rear walls of the two-story brick building were left intact. The dead are William Bailey, 30, a gas company employe, Wal ter Muye, 40, of Richmond, Ind., a bakery truck driver who was in the restaurant taking orders for his products, and Guy Dol lins (age unavailable) a Port land city fireman. Muye was crushed to death in the debris. Dollins suffered a fatal heart attack while engag ed in rescue work. Firemen said they believed the blast occurred as two employes of the Ohio Valley Gas company sought to restore gas service, which had been shut off by the flood. Bales, GOP, Wins Easily Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 15 (IP) Lt. Cmdr Wm. H. Bates has won his father's old congressional seat after a strange campaign that saw him sitting on the side lines silenced by naval regula tions against engaging in politics. But republicans quickly hailed his sweeping victory as an indi cation the GOP had found a win ning formula "new faces and a 1950 outlook." The democrats had no immediate comment. The 32-year-old naval offi cer was drafted by GOP leaders to run after his father, U.S. Rep George J. Bates, was killed in an airliner crash over Washing ton four months ago. And he came through by pit ing up 43,947 yotes yesterday in his first bid for political office against only 16,422 for Richard M. Russell, 58, veteran demo cratic campaigner. Russell served a term In con gress 1935-36 from a metro politan Boston district and was a former mayor of Cambridge. Standing in the shadows was the "fair deal" as the voters went to the polls in the sixth district a district made up mostly of factories and fisheries. While the district has always gone republican in congressional fights by decisive margins, Pres ident Truman's 7,000 edge in the presidential race there in 1948 led the democrats to make a de termined challenge. t The elder Bates was unoppos ed in winning a seventh term that year. Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin took the stump for Rus sell at the last minute with a plea to "give President Truman the support he needs." U.SRep.. Joseph Martin, GOP leader in the house, countered with a claim a Bates victory would "mean that the people have endorsed the new repub lican approach to the vital prob lems of today." Smith Honor Guest at Pageant of Massacre Charles Merton Smith, 626 South Cleveland street, Albany, whose mother was among pio neers captured by Indians, is a guest of honor at the Whitman Massacre pageant to be given by American Legion Boy Scout troop No. . 100 at the Albany armory Wednesday night. His parents were married in Salem in 1869. He has lived in Albany since 1913 and has seven children, all living in Washing ton Smith is a grandson of Jacob B. Hall, who had arrived at the Whitman settlement only a short time prior to the historic trag A Md mu W TW I tafr It. M. Liberal Trade-in Allowance Dial 3-3512 edy. His wife and children, in cluding Smiths mother, Kate Hall, who later married William Smith, another 1847 pioneer was taken captive at this time. Another member of the Hall family was Mrs. Gertrude Den ney, wife of the late Judge O. N. Denney, who is credited with bringing to Linn county the first Chinese pheasants ever liberated m the United States. Mrs. Den ney and Mrs. Smith were sisters. Bean to Talk Of Auditorium Plans for a memorial audito rium building for Salem will be discussed at a public meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to night at 7:30 o'clock. Speaker for the meeting is City Commissioner Ormond R. Bean of Portland, who is to tell of the plans for the proposed new auditorium building in Portland. Officers of the Civic Memor ial Auditorium association are: President, Bruce Williams; first vice president, Dorothy Cornelius; second vice presi dent, Robert Brownell; secreta ry, Fred Mangis; treasurer Rob ert Baillie; finance chairman, Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom; loca tion chairman, Burr Miller; building chairman, William Ha milton; legal chairman, Sen. Alan Carson; director at large, William Baillie; and publicity director, Charles Barclay. , IH Crowds! Crowds! Crowds! force us to announce HELD OVER! THE GUTS. GAG8 AND GLORY OF A LOT OF WONDERFUL GUYSI m See It Again! and AGAIN! and AGAIN! VAN JOHNSON JOHN HODIAK RICAROO MONTALBAN GEORGE MURPHY 1RH is HI The Most Praised Picture in the Nation! . . , BU M-G-Ms FINEST M PICTURE! JsfJ 04 1 irao The Fun Begins Today! i JaneWyman-DennisMow! if Wyman - jflTZt .BRING YOU THE i rMrV A LAUGHINEST ; ' f 4 lovin'in : I Xv - ii Mi If H ThebdyTatolSailor EVEARDEN oettr doucus f'l If alb Dorothy Brian Claire LAMOUR DONLEVY TREVOR in "THE LUCKY STIFF" extra Warner Color Cartoon Fun Warner News Willig Escapes B-36 Disaster- 4 Master Sercrennt T.nRrw wn lig, one-time Salem resident who is here SDendintr a fpw ve miu, his mother, might have been on me a-aa Domber that "ditched" with 17 men aboard in Queen Charlotte sound. Rnf Via u,Qen'f and he's safe today because he maae me trip irom Eielson air force base, 26 miles from Fair banks, aboard a rnmmo,jni plane. He had not planned to nae ine o-ao wnicn was en route to Texas when it ran into diffi culty. Sergeant Willig, currently at- taphprf tn thp Anmth inctalltl. squadron, has been in Alaska since June, having been trans ferred there from McChord field, Seattle. He has specialized in rpepnp wnrlr in prtnnpptinn ...Itu mm downed planes. He is wondering how many of his acquaintances were aboard the B-36. Willig has been in the service 14 years, having served with the fore beng shifted to McChord i iieia. wnen ne leit i airDanks the temperature was 45 degrees be- lnw 7prn and snnw rlprtrh nno around five feet. The non-stop flight from Fairbanks to Seattle is maae in eigni nours. All Roads Open All Oregon highways are opek A and in good condition, the state highway commission said today. Chains are not needed on any roads. ADDED! March ot Time! Cartoon! Fox News! OPENS 6:45 P.M. I NOW SHOWING! v l Wtation yLIFE mmm I llllll CO-FEATURE! I BING CROSBY "EAST SIDE OF HEAVEN" NOW! Opens 6:45 P.M. ' JOEL McCItEA "COLORADO TERRITORY" o Sally Forrest "NOT WANTED" Dennk 5ty -. - U FROM UfluCH BROS II Mat. Daily From 1 P.M. II NOW! THRILLING! CROSS f 1 MNGS MOTH U miUJUK-lultan II "-"if MICHAEL CURTE HARRY KURNITZ incai i