10 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Tuesday, February 21, 1950
Weights Office
Makes Report
The increased business actlv.
ity in Oregon, resulting from the
nation-leading 59.3 percent pop
ulation increase, is reflected in
the state's weights and measures
testing, reports O. K. Beals, chief
of the state department of agri
culture's division which handles
this activity.
The department records show
that Walter B. Steele, weights
and measures supervisor, and his
assistants tested 1,060 heavy duty
. (capacity over 5,000 pounds)
scales last year; 6,513 small
scales (under 5,000 pounds); 4,
993 retail gasoline pumps; and
640 wholesale petroleum meters.
Last year was the first time any
emphasis has been given in the
wholesale meter field, and all
eastern and southern Oregon ar
eas were covered.
On the whole, weights and
measures devices being used in
trade channels were in better
condition last year than in 1948.
In 1949, only 7.75 percent or 504
of the small scales were con
demned for repairs; this was four
percent better than in 1948
Twenty percent or 217 of the
heavy duty scales were con
demned. In the liquid field, 303 whole
sale fuel meters were incorrect,
with 143 of these or 22.3 percent
giving short measure and 160 or
25 percent dispensing more fuel
than the meter registered. Of the
retail gasoline pumps, 11 per
cent were condemned, compared
with 16 percent in 1948.
Condemnation does not mean
that scales or meters have to be
tossed in the junk heap. Often
minor repairs or adjustments
will remedy the situation, though
sometimes major repairs are nec
essary. In all cases, where de
vices are restored to accurate
weight or measure the state re
moves the condemnation tag.
Average annual precipitation
in Utah is only 13 inches, with
tome desert sections getting less
than five and mountain ranges
as much as 40 inches.
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Fays His Fine Rep. Fred Crawford (R., Mich.), counts out
fine and costs amounting to $28.50 in Prince Georges county,
Md., police court after he pleaded guilty to an assault charge.
He was released after spending two nights in jail at Upper
Marlboro, Md. With him is his secretary, William Hackett
(right). Man at left not identified. Rep. Crawford was held
on charges of striking a young prize fighter, Ray Hanbury,
who worked for him. (AP Wirephoto)
Congressman Pays Fine for
Slapping Helper in Argument
UDDer Marlboro. Md.. Feb. 21 tfP) Rep. Fred L. Crawford, R.,
Minh.. ended a two-dav sitdown strike in the county jail Monday
by paying a $25 fine for slapping a former fighter who worked
for him.
The 62-year-old congressman pleaded guilty to assault, paid
his fine and went home.
Crawford also paid $3.50 for
court costs.
Truman's Whistle-Stops Fancy
Compared with Attlee'sStops
London, Feb. 21 (U.R) The simplicity of big shot campaign
tactics in Great Brtain make President Truman's whistle stop
methods look like the progress of a Roman emperor through a
newly conquered province.
Prime Minister Clement R. Atllee is campaigning around the
country in a 10-year-old black?-
jalopy of his own. He would
not dare use his government car.
Handsome Anthony Eden, who
will be deputy prime minister
if the conservatives get in, has
been speaking to groups of 50
or so up north.
One of his meetings was in the
drawing room of a country phy
ilcian's home. Eden's audience
of farmers and their wives came
from the village of Milverton,
two miles away so obscure a
place that it has bus service only
twice a week.
That's a whistle stop for sure.
Merriman Smith, United Press
White House correspondent in
Washington, would quit in
tonished despair if he were as
igned to cover the general elec
tion campaign on the top man
of what is left of the British
empire.
Smitty and other White House
reporters travel in style in the
lir or on the ground, their hotel
accommodations and other de
tails all carefully worked out
tor them in advance.
Not here.
The Attlee car sometimes rolls
over the road by itself. Oc
casionally local correspondents
will follow from town to town
but they drop off at the limits
of their circulation area. Dur
ing most of this campaign a car
load of Life magazine photo
graphers has been going along
to get what is left of Attlee's
hair.
Winston Churchill goes around
the country in a private railway
car for long trips, his own auto
mobile for the shorter ones.
When he steps down from his
private car the local station mas
ter appears in top hat and for
mal apparel to welcome the
great man.
Campaign trains in the Ameri
can presidential manner are un
known here.
In contrast to Attlee's old
black jalopy, Deputy Prime
Minister Herbert Morrison
cruises to political meetings in
a Jaguar, a beautiful low slung,
high powered job capable of well
over 100 miles an hour. There
is nothing suggesting socialism
about Morrison's chariot.
The socialist cabinet ministers
do have government cars for of
ficial business. But the customers
wouldn't approve of riding
around in a taxpayers' auto
mobile for campaign purposes,
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Crawford readily admitted he
struck Ray Hanburg, 23-year-
old ex-boxer who works for the
congressman, in an arguement
"of a personal nature."
Hanbury said Crawford struck
him while he (Hanburg) had
both hands on a lander during
an arguement Saturday on the
congressman s Maryland farm.
Hanbury, who lives and works
on the farm and also works in
Crawford's office, said the argu
ment concerned a matter "of
office routine."
He told a reporter that Craw
ford s stenographer, Ruth Peters,
told a '.'distorted'' story about
him When Crawford took it up
with him, Hanbury said, Craw
ford told him "you or any other
' is not going to talk about
that girl that way." The con
gressman then struck Hanbury
in the face.
Crawford made no comment
during the court hearing.
Crawford was arrested Satur
day on an assault warrant sworn
out by Hanbury.
Fate of Nationalist Island of
Hainan Dependent Upon Wind
Editor's Note: United Pros Correspondent Robert O. Miller has arrived In the Par
Fail to cover the expected Communist Invasion of Natlonallst-held Hainan and For
mosa Islands. Miller beean reporting wars with the U. B. Marines on Guadalcanal and
has covered many major conflicts since then. He was wounded In action near Verdun
In 184 while making the dash through France with the u. 8. 3rd Army. His recent as
signments Included the Palestine war and communal fighting between Hindus and
Moslems In India. In his first dispatch from Hainan Island he reports that wind and
fug will force a decision on the fat of Hainan within the next 10 days.
By ROBERT C. MILLER
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Hoihow, Hainain Island, Feb. 21 (U.R) Fate of the strategic
Chinese Nationalist island stronghold of Hainan will be decided
within the next 10 days. The outcome depends upon the wind.
The communist invasion fleet from the mainland is expected
to sail across the 18-mile-wide Hainan strait covered by fog and
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using Hie seasuutti jiui in wum iu
fill the sails of their junks.
The northerly winds, which
have been blowing for the past
week, would enable them to
cross in less than three hours
The favorable winds and fog are
expected to last until March 1.
It is believed that an invasion
will be impossible once the
winds change, for then the junks
would lose the cover of fog and
would be forced to beat their
way in long tacks against an
unfavorable wind. This would
increase crossing time 'by many
hours and make the loaded
junks easy prey to sea and air
attack.
The nationalists are braced
for the attack. Troops are alert
ed, coastal defenses fully
manned, dawn to dusk air
searches are out, and navy pa
trols are on guard in the strait.
A report circulated here that
five junks attempted to make
an initial landing Thursday
night but were intercepted. One
was captured. The nationalists
claimed that the other four
were sunk, but there were no
reports of wreckage of bodies
washed ashore. .
Sixty communist soldiers cap
tured in the one junk gave up
without a fight because they
were helplessly seasick. The
captives were paraded through
the streets of this coastal town
Saturday as part of the Chinese
New Year celebration. -
Guards marching with the
captives carried large banners
saying "We don't like Russians.'
The captives, including one offi
cer shuffled along in apparent
unconcern over their possible
fate. They seemed mighty glad
to be on firm ground anywhere,
even nationalist territory.
The most reliable estimates
place at 180,000 the number of
communist troops massed -in in
vasion readiness on Luichow
peninsula, across from Hainan.
Thousands of small craft and
junks, most powered by sail but
some motorized, have been dis
persed under camouflage along
the coastal bays and inlets. Al
though camouflaged, they are
subject to daily nationalist
bombing attacks by Martin B
26's. .
The communist invasion ob
jective is to link up with the
communist guerrillas who hold
the mountainous interior of the
6,000-foot high island. The guer
rillas held a 20-mile strip of the
island's coastline last October,
but they have been driven in
land by
tacks.
strong nationalist at-
Some 40 nationalist wounded
were brought to Hoihow last
week as result of a recent clash
with guerrillas. Many were
treated at the American-staffed
Presbyterian hospital directed
by David Thomas, of Kansas
City, Mo.
Military observers say the po
sition of Hainan is similar to
that of England following Dun
kerque.
A high nationalist officer ad
mitted that Hainan could have
been captured last fall by less
than 3,000 communist troops.
The island then was filled with
retreating nationalist troops, de
moralized, disunited and feared
as much as the communists by
the Hainanites.
But today the situation Is
vastly improved under the na
tionalist military commander,
Gen. Hsuh Yeuh, former gover
nor of Kwangtung province. The
groups have been unified and
order restored.
Ramseyers Are Given
Farewell at Pratum
Pratum A farewell party was
given Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ram
seyer Jr. in basement of Metho
dist church. Mrs. Elmer Hansen
was in charge of entertainment.
Mrs. Adam Hersch and Mrs Har
old deVries served refreshments
to 60 guests.
The Ramseyers are moving to
Alaska, Mr. Ramseyer expects
to go soon, where he will be em
ployed. Mrs. Ramseyer and chil
dren will go later. They have
rented their house to Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Johnson. Vernon
Johnson is a former residentyof
mis community.
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Storm Warnings Changed
Seattle, Feb. 21 P)The wea
ther bureau changed storm warn
ings to small craft warnings at
7:30 a.m. today from Tatoosh to
Capo Blanco, off the Washington
and Oregon coast, through the
htrait of Juan De Fuca and in
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Upper Bavaria, Germany
Fire Breaks Out on
Liner; 115 Saved
Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 21
(U.R) Fire broke out before
dawn Monday on the 3,900-ton
Danish passenger liner Crown
Prince Olaf, but disaster was
averted when all 115 passengers
were transferred safely to an
other liner.
Shipping officials said 40 of
the 60 crew members left the
ship with the passengers but that
the remaining 20 stayed aboard
to fight the fire.
Reports from the scene said
the blaze broke out in an aft
compartment and spread quick
ly amidships while the vessel was
11 miles off the Swedish coast
en route to Copenhagen from
Oslo, Norway.
The fire was reported to have
destroyed the ship's bridge, the
radio room and the officer's
wardroom.
The chief officer was over
come by smoke but soon recov
ered and directed pa)ma-clad
passengers into lifeboats. They
were picked up from lifeboats
by the Swedish-American liner
Stockholm.
Improvements Appreciated
Ballston The Ballston school
very much appicciates the new
shelves made possible by the
Sew and Social club and the
Community club, who furnished
the material, with Russell Tav-
lor donating the work of mak
ing and installing them.
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