2 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore.,
FBI Undercover Agent
Testifies on Communists
'Washington, Feb. 21 tfP) A Pittsburgh insurance salesman, who
(aid he was a government undercover agent in the communist
party for many years, testified today that American communists
have been under orders since 1948 to destroy all papers linking
them with the party.
British Girl Wins
Pancake Race
Liberal, Kan., Feb. 21 W)
Housewives of Liberal gave it a
good try today, but their first
running of a pancake race failed
to top the showing of the women
of Olney, England.
The best the girls here could
do was a time of one minute and
IB seconds, flat, turned in by
Mrs. Dale Warden, 22.
But her time was just a bit
lower than that of the winner
of a similar race held a few
hours earlier in Olney. The Eng
lish winner and international
champion now that the race here
is over was Florence Callow,
18, who was timed in one min
ute 10 25 seconds.
Mrs. Arden, pretty brunette
wife of a gas pipeline worker,
finished about 10 yards ahead of
her nearest competitor. Mrs. Earl
McConel was in it most of the
way, but stumbled and fell just
short of the finish line.
Mrs. Warden had little trou
ble following the rules of the
race. She had to flip a pancake
Into the air three times and
catch it. each time in a skillet
she carried. And she, like all
the 29 other competitors, had to
do it while running.
Bose, Left-Wing
Dies in Calcutta
New Delhi, India, Feb. 21 W
Sarat Chandra Bose, outspok
en left-wing opponent of Pre
mier Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
and president of India's united
socialist organization, died last
night in Calcutta. He was 66.
In a short address to parlia
ment today Nehru said Bose's
death meant the loss of a man
"who played an eminent role in
India's struggle for freedom."
Nehru noted that Bose, who
defeated Nehru's party in Ben
gal elections last year, had in
later years become "one of our
severest critics." He added,
however, that this was Bose's
right.
Sarat Bose was the elder
brother of Subhas Chandra Bose,
who headed an Indian exile gov
ernment sponsored by the Japa
nese during the war but later
became a national hero of In
dian independence. Subhas was
reported killed in the crash of
a Japanese plane on Formosa.
Sarat Bose was ouspoken in
his demands for a quick tran
sition to socialism in India. He
strongly opposed India's Contin
uing na a momhai nt ihi Rrlilcli
Commonwealth after she gained
her independence.
Maurer Resigns Post
With Gevurtz Store
George Maurer, for the past
seven years manager of th Ge
vurtz Furniture store in Salem,
has resigned effective today.
Maurer will be tempor
arily connected with the Maur-er-Bogardus
Furniture Market
in South Salem pending his per
manent plans which will be an
nounced shortly.
Maurer had been with Ge
vurtz for nine years prior to that
time being with the Stiff Fur
niture Co. He has lived in Salem
for 13 years after coming here
from the east where he was
manager of a department store,
Prayer Reminder Given
Silverton Mrs. Albert
Ginde, president, is reminding
her executives of the. Silverton
Council of Church Women that
Friday, February 24, will be the
time of the World Day of Pray
er program. The committee
to be in charge, named by Mrs.
Grinde, includes Mrs. Arthur
Charles Bates, Mrs. John Over
lund and Mrs. T. R. Hobart.
Carnival Ruler Miss Jo
anne Nelson (above), 18-ycar-old
blonde of Caldwell, N. J.,
Is smiling queen of the Uni
versity of New Hampshire
Winter carnival, Durham, N.
H.
Tuesday, February 21, 1950li J J "M'"' f I '
The testimony came from
Matthew Cvetic, 41, a witness
before the house unAmerlcan ac
tivities committee. He said the
instructions to destroy all rec
ords, documents and cards Were
for "security reasons."
Cvetic, a short, dark-haired
man, reeled off the names of
dozens of persons he said he
learned were Reds during his
undercover work.
He testified that:
(1) He worked his way into
the party after being approached
by a government agency in 1941
to do undercover work and later
supplied reports to the FBI on
communist activities.
(2) He was recruited Into the
party by an Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn, with an Andy Novak
helping with the application.
(3) At the time he actually
joined, in 1943, he was working
for the United States employ
ment service in Pittsburgh. He
said that one communist, Sidney
Horwitz, was a senior interview
er in the agency. He named :
Dorothy Sloan and Pauline Roth
Jacobs as other communists in
the government agency.
(4) The communist party "en
gineered" the 1944 convention
of the American Slav congress,
Cvetic became a member of the
congress' executive board. He
was assigned to carry the com
munist party line Into the con
gress by Max Weiss, Dolly Gal
nor and Pete Karpa.
(5) He helped organize a com
munist cell in 1945-46 at the
Crucible Steel company on 30th
street in Pittsburgh. At one time
the top membership in the cell
was about 22. Among the lead
ers were Joseph Robinson and
Zygmund Pascowskl.'
(6) He first was assigned to
the Tom Paine professional
branch of the communist party
in Pittsburgh.
Before the hearing, Frank S.
Tavenner, Jr., committee coun
sel, told reporters that Cvetic
at times worked closely with
Steve Nelson. Nelson has been
identified by the committee as
the communist leader for west
ern Pennsylvania.
Highway Funds
Paid Oregon Cities
Oregon cities got $1,697,787 in
state highway funds today,
The cities get 10 per cent of
state motor vehicle and gasoline
tax revenues. Today's apportion
ment is for the last half of last
year.
Amounts given to cities in
clude:
Albany $15,973, Ashland $13,
402, Astoria $29,350, Baker $26,
392, Coos Bay $14,857, Coquille
$9,399, Corvallis $23,708, Eu
gene $58,870, Grants Pass $17,
029, Klamath Falls $46,606, Mc
Mlnnville $10,469, Medford
$31,870, Newport $5,703, North
Bend $12,040, Ontario $10,032,
Oregon City $17,301, Pendleton
$24,994, Portland $575,167
Roseburg $13,910, Salem $87,
319, Springfield $10,749, Tilla
mook $7,771.
Democrats to Bar
Non Partisan Talks
Portland, Feb. 21 (P) There
is no such thing as n non-partisan
republican, the Multnomah
county democratic central com
mittee decided last night.
Henceforth republicans run
ning as non-partisan candidates
will not be allowed to speak be
fore the committee. Only regis
tered democrats will be permit
ted, the committee ruled. Re
publicans running for non-partisan
office had been tolerated
in the past.
A number of candidates made
brief talks, including Lew Wal
lace, democratic candidate for
governor; Sheriff Terry Schrunk
and Sam Williams and Marlon
Lcroy (Mike) Elliott, Schrunk
rivals.
Independence The Protes
tant churches of Independence
will observe the "World Day of
Prayer" with a union service to
be held in the Assembly of God
church on Friday at 2:30 o'clock.
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Talent Tonight
Twelve little popular favorites
in the American Legion Kiddie
Karnival will display their
charms and talent Tuesday night
at the Hollywood theater, when
the "Tot and Teen Tog Show"
is presented on the theater stage.
The young fashion models will
range from 2 to 14 years old,
and will display the latest styles
for tots and teeners.
Presented on the stage will
be Marilyn Hewett, 2 years;
Wallace Dunn, 2 years; Diana
Comer, 3 years; Bobby Ochse, 3
years; Jean Marie and Janet Lee
Jarvis, 4 year old twins; Michael
McKinnon, 6 years; Kenny
Graves, 6 years; Diana Pearcy,
8 years; Sharon Elbert, 8 years;
Mary jaay Brown, 14 years;
Chester Hodgson, 6 years; Dale
Rock, 11 years. Small fry par
ticipants will display their ruf
fles, frills, and hoops, and old
er children will provide dance
routines, as well as acting a:
models.
The "tog show" is being stag
ed as special feature of the Kid
die Karnival, being conducted
by the American Legion, Capi
tol Post No. 9, which will ter
minate in a grand fairyland pa
geant Saturday night, Feb. 25, at
Salem high school auditorium,
All entrants in the program
were officially judged for beau
ty and for talent, Saturday, Feb
18, in the Woman's club. Nearly
250 children paraded before the
judges in the baby division of
the program, and 78 young
hopefuls offered songs, musical
selections, aero b a t i c routines,
and dances.
Marlis DeGroote
Heads Sewing Club
Marlis DeGroote, 535 Wild
Wind drive, has been elected
president of the "Ben Lomond
Needle Threaders," a 4-H first
year sewing club. Mrs. Arthur
Roethlin and Mrs. Hcdda Swart
were chosen leader and assis
tant. Other active members of the
club are Penny Brenner, vice
president; Patsy Sexton, secre
tary; Laura Smith, reporter and
Sherrie Otjen. Associate mem
bers are Joanne Roethlin, song
leader and Aileen Hawkins.
The club includes girls attend
ing McKinley school between the
ages of 8 and 12 years. Meetings
for business and project work
are planned for twice a month
each Saturday afternoon at the
leader s home.
11 Miles Highways
Closed at McNary
Eleven miles of U.S. highways
730 and 395 will be closed
March 1 for about a year to per
mit construction of McNary
dam, the state highway commis
sion said today.
The commission said excel
lent detours are available.
The section to be closed is
from Sand Station, Ore., to Wal
lula Junction, Wash.
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Forbidden Kiss
Stirs Community
Bethany, Okla., Feb. 21 ()
A kiss is not just a kiss in Be
thany. It's the object of school rules
which ban the practice in pub
lic. That's the big reason five
high school students were ex
pelled indefinitely yesterday. A
court battle may even be brew
ing. Riddell Riggs, 16, stole the
forbidden kiss Thursday night
at a basketball game as he
cr o w n e d pretty 16-year-old
Charlotte McClain "basketball
sweetheart."
That electrified this town of
2500 just west of Oklahoma Ci
ty, where the Church of the Na
zarene dominates. Public kiss
ing is in the same class with
smoking, beer drinking, school
dances and women wearing
shorts. In short, it isn t done.
A similar queen-kissing inci
dent in 1948 resulted in a pic
ture of the ceremonies being
banned from the yearbook.
So anticipating punishment,
about 30 students walked out of
classes Friday. The rebellion
swelled, not just to the no-kissing
rule, but to the entire set
of school regulations.
Now a court fight may be in
the making, for about 250 par
ents have taken up the kids'
battle. They met last night and
charged the school is ruled by
one religious sect and that stu
dents who don't belong to that
faith are discriminated against.
The church operates Bethany
Peniel college here. The college
is not involved in the affair.
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Rejects Ring
To Help DP
Peoria, 111., Feb. 21 VP) ,
Mary Lou Hornbacker accepted
a marriage proposal but she re
jected an engagement ring to
help a displaced person - enter
Bradley university.
Miss Hornbacker, a Bradley
graduate, proposed that Robert
Swanson use the money for her
engagement ring to help the stu
dent -who is being sponsored by
a Bradley student group. The
group applied through Church
World Service to get a young
displaced person to come from
Europe to Bradley.
In addition to the ring money,
Miss Hornbacker and Swanson,
a Bradley junior, and members
of their families took part in a
music recital to raise funds.
Theme of the recital was
"Friendship."
The fund now has $112.
Minier Sells Out .
Of Salem Title Co.
Walter B. Minier, president of
the Salem Title company, an
nounced Tuesday that he has
sold his interest in the concern
to V. D. McMullen, one of the
vice presidents of the organiza
tion.
Minier became associated with
the Salem Title company in 1922
when it was owned by the late
T. M. Hicks. Previously both
men had been employes of the
United States National bank. At
that time the concern was locaf-
led on the second floor of the
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Given Choice of
Prison or Texas
Vernon, Tex., Feb. 21 W
This west Texas town of 18,000
in an uproar today ov
remarks of a federal judge at
Oklahoma city.
Federal judge Stephen Chand
ler offered convicted Oklahoma
moonshiners their choice of serv
ing three to five years in prls
on or moving to west Texas.
George Mainard, president of
the Vernon Chamber of Com
merce, protested the judge s ac
tion.
We welcome residents of Ok
lahoma to ' the great state of
Texas, regardless of race," he
said. "But we don't want to
be classed as a dumping ground
for Oklahoma's criminals or
compared to a Siberian exile,
We feel the great west Texas
area has been insulted."
In an interview at Oklahoma
City today the judge elaborated
on his ruling. He. pointed out
that in west Texas there is no
wood for fires under stills and
the water is not urable for dis
tilling whisky.
He insisted he was not' pick
ing on west Texas.
Russian Crabs
Upset Market
Washington, Feb. 21 VP)
Rep.. Mack (R-Wash.) told the
house today that imports of can
ned Russian crab meat will
'wreck the Pacific coast crab in
dustry unless they are stopped.
He said in a statement for the
Congressional Record, that 15,-
000 cases of Russian crab meat,
worth half a million dollars,
were brought into Seattle last
week.
"This crab meat was caught
by Russians in Russian .waters,
by Russian workers and was
canned by Russian workers,
Mack said. "If the importations
continue, and there is every rea
son to believe it will continue
under our free trade practices,
our Pacific coast crab industry
will be knocked into .a cocked
hat."
Mack recalled that prior to
Pearl Harbor Japan furnished
85 per cent of the crab meat sold
in this country. Since the war,
he said, the Japanese fishing
waters have been turned over
to the Russians.
"American crab fishermen
cannot compete with the low
wages and the low standard of
living of Russia," Mack contin
ued. "The state department
should act at once to stop this
dumping of Russian crab meat
on the American market."
Guardian building, later destroy
ed by fire.
Minier states that he will take
some time off before re-entering'
business.
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Speaks Here F. H. Young
of the Oregon Tax and Busi
ness Research bureau, Port
land, will be here Wednesday
to address the Salem League
of Voters meeting at 8 p.m.
in Collins hall, Willamette uni
versity campus. His topic is
to be "The Hoover Report as
a Guide to Government Econ
omy." The interested public
is invited.
N.Y.'s So Cold
Fur Doesn't Help
New York, Feb. 21 Wi
lt's so cold that a body can't
keep warm, even in a fox fur.
A shivering red fox crept
Into a Bronx apartment house
last night, apparently seeking
shelter from the 6-degree cold
and wind.
Residents saw the animal
huddled In a hallway corner
and called police, who finally
captured it after chasing it to
the rooftop.
The frightened fox was
turned over to the American
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, which
was as puzzled as everybody
about where the animal came
from.
Evergreen Assembly
Conferring Degrees
Woodburn Evergreen Assem
bly No. 12, Order of the Rain
bow for Girls will meet in regu
lar session Wednesday evening,
with Miss Patricia Withers pre
siding.
Degrees will be conferred and
refreshments served. The serv
ing committee will include Miss
es Caroline and Carleen Helsel
Shirley Knox and Loris Larson.
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Flag Contest i
Winners Listed
Winners in the flag code con
test sponsored by the Marion
county assembly of the American-
Legion auxiliary have been
announced.
Presentation of awards will be
made at assemblies in the win
ning schools on Wednesday,
Washington's birthday, reports
Mrs. Bert A. Walker, who was
chairman of the contest commit
tee. The winners were selected
in competition of classroom en
rollment averages and are as
follows:
Fruitland school In the first
division for smaller enrollments,
Loren Strawn being the one pu
pil competing, Helen Gillespie
as teacher.
Second division Macleay
school, in the group for 3, 4 and
5 students in a class, Ethel Ra
mus as teacher.
Third division Bethany
school, for the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
student rooms, Emma Walford
as teacher.
Fourth division Hazel Green
school for the rooms of 12 to
21, Helen Wiesner as teacher.
Fifth division Keizer school.
two rooms in the group for
rooms of 30 to 65, Willow Evans
as teacher for one room, Nellie-'
Yung as teacher for the other
room.
Making the presentations to
morrow will be Mrs. Bert A.
Walker, at two schools; Mrs.
Walter L. Spauldine. Mrs. Frank
Marshall, Mrs. Harold Streeter,
one school each.
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