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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. ,
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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
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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.
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since June, having been trans
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how many of his acquaintances
were aboard the B-36.
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14 years, having served with the
fore beng shifted to McChord i
iieia. wnen ne leit i airDanks the
temperature was 45 degrees be-
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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.
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