THE WEATHER HERE
MOSTLY CLOUDY with show
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Maximum yettenUr, 60 1 minimum
day, 33. Total 34-hour precipitation: .14;
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62nd Year, No. 59
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Salem, Oregon, Friday, March 10, 1950
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Safety Group
To Be Named
Soon by Mayor
Cbiincil to Be Selected
From Civic Bodies
To Curtail Accidents
By STEPHEN A. STONE
Out of a meeting of about 50
men and women from Salem civ
ic clubs, women's clubs, schools,
Legion posts and other organi
sations at the Senator hotel
Friday noon will come the traf
fic safety council to be ap
pointed soon by Mayor Elfstrom.
Each of the club representa
tives was requested by the may
or to suggest to him two or
ff.'ree names from which an ap
pointment from the club will
be made. The total personnel of
the council will be about 30
members. v
State Cooperation Assured
Captain Walter Lansing of the
safety division of the state de
partment said there was no pre
scribed way in which the coun
cil has to operate, but that it can
be worked out to suit the local
situation.
"Your mayor and chief of po
lice," he said, "have been inter
ested for some time in a move
ment of this kind. And since the
state department is organized
along the same line, the city and
the state will cooperate for the
welfare of the community.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 4)
Snow Flurries
Whiten Valley
' Snow again! And spring's of
ficial debut less than two weeks
away! From about 7:15 a.m. on
through the morning, Friday,
Salem residents disgustedly
watched spits and flurries of the
white stuff descend, a fairly
heavy fall coming down for a
45-minute storm starting around
10:30 a.m.
After more than five weeks of
snow, ice and cold during all of
January and into February, Sa
lem folk believed they really
were entitled to some spring
weather but the weather man
gays the snow is only a passing
phase. And the fall during the
morning only whitened the roofs
and ground temporarily, melting
almost as fast as It came down.
AU sections of the valley as
well as eastern Oregon sections,
too, reported snow flurries, as
well as the Coast Range areas.
Southern Oregon communities
had reported some snow Thurs
day. It is not unusual for snow to
come in March. In 1948 there
was a half inch of snow measur
ed here, in 1946 one inch, and
In 1936, two inches fell in
March. Some parts of the val
ley, too, have seen light falls
as late as April.
Between flurries here Friday
morning there were some falls
of snow pellets or hail. Bright
sunshine came out about 11:30
a.m., right after the heavier
storm.
Judith Coplon
Seeks Release
New York, March 10 (IP) At
torneys for Judith Coplon will
ask the United States circuit
court of appeals today to let her
out of jail on bond during the
legal battle to overthrow her
conviction for spying.
The government is expected to
fight the move to the last ditch
on the ground that the 28-year
old ex-government girl now has
a tremendous incentive to flee
the country.
In international law, espio
nage is considered only a politi
cal crime and political refugees
cannot be extradited like com
mon criminals.
Miss Coplon who was sen
tenced to 15 years in prison yes
terday, has been held behind
bars for three days. She was
convicted Tuesday by a federal
Jury that found her guilty, with
Soviet engineer Valentin A. Gu
bitchev, of plotting to spy
against the United States.
Gubitchev, who has been giv
en his choice of going back to
Russia within two weeks or do
ing 15 years himself, also has
been held without bail since the
verdict.
Judge Sylvester J. Ryan de
nied new bail for both at the
sentencing yesterday, and their
attorneys at once filed notice of
VaPPal with the circuit court
Politburo Trio
Plead Peace
Aims of Soviet
Promise Sincere
Effort to Prevent
A New World War
Moscow, March 10 (JP) Three
members of the Soviet union's
Politburo have put peace among
the great powers as today's
greatest international objective.
All three have made declara
tions along these lines in cam
paign speeches in the constitu
encies where they are candidates
for the coming national elections
Sunday.
They are Deputy Premiers
Georgi M. Malenkov, Lavrenti
P. Beria and Andrei A. Andre
yev. Malenkov, speaking in Mos
cow's famous hall of columns
last night, drew stormy ap
plause from his listeners when
he declared that the Soviet un
ion is ready to participate in any
sincere effort to prevent a new
war.
Fledge Sincere Efforts
"The Soviet government,"
said Malenkov, "true to the
cause of universal peace shall
not renounce further efforts di
rected at all possible assurances
of peace; and Is prepared to ac
tively participate in all sincere
plans, measures or actions for
the prevention of a new war,
and for the maintaining of peace
in the world."
Beria, speaking in the Geor
gian capital of Tiflis comment
ed: "It is notable that during
recent days, voices demanding a
review of the foreign policies of
the United States and Britain in
relation to the USSR are heard
not only from the progressive
and moderate circles but from
followers of the anti-Soviet poli
cy in these two countries.
"It is obvious that the sober
calculations among these people
are sometimes stronger than
their anti-Soviet sentiments."
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 5)
Flying Saucers
Held Fantasies
(By United Press)
The world of fantasy was as
sailing the world of reality with
"flying saucers" again today.
very weary of it all, an air
force spokesman in Washington
tried once more to stem the "in
vasion." "Misinterpretation of various
conventional objects," he said.
"A mild form of hysteria or
hoaxes."
Astronomers across the coun
try said the new "invasion'
probably had Its origin in what
fine looking planet Venus is
right now. Venus can be seen
riding the sky clearly in most
parts of the country.
Mexico was the center of the
invasion." Newspapers in
Mexico City were printing re
ports from all parts of the coun
try about "silvery balls," "lum
inous discs," "strange objects,'
and "fantastic phenomena."
The reports, all unsubstanti
ated, followed the wide play
given by Mexico City newspa
pers to "flying saucer" fantasy
n an American magazine
True." Practically all the re
ports followed the patterns out
lined by the magazine.
Cracks In Walls Delay
Public Service Building
By JAMES D. OLSON
Long, deep, horizontal cracks on interior walls on all floors of
the new Public Service building, together with other minor ir
regularities will delay acceptance of the building by the board
of control.
The Sound Construction company, contractors on the building,
have been notified by the board
to remedy the defects, detailed
in a state inspector's report, at
once.
Friday workmen began filling
in cracks on the top floor of
the building and representatives
of the contracting firm assured
board members that instructions
of the board will be carried out
as rapidly as possible.
Opening of the building had
been last scheduled for March
15, but it is not expected that
the first department will be able
to move into the building before
April 1.
The interior plaster cracks
were found on walls in the base
ment and on each floor, accord
ing to the report of Haven Nut
ting, state inspector on the job.
"ThMC cracks seem to be quite
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Be-Trophied Beauties Top five finishers in Thursday
night's Elks club-sponsored drum majorette contest are shown
displaying their trophies in upper picture. Lett to right,
Lenore Boyson, Beaverton, 4th place; Joyce Oaks, Tigard, 2nd
place; Elizabeth Johnson, Gresham, 1st place; Nancy Bcal,
Jefferson, 3rd place; Jean Carrol, Salem, 5th place. Lower
picture, Gloria EUexson of University of Washington, national
champion drum majorette, is shown during her exhibition
performance following the contest. (Jesten-Miller photos)
Gresham Girl Champ of
Elks Drum Majorettes
Be-dimpled Elizabeth Johnson, 16-year-old senior from Gresh
am high school, strutted, twirled and smiled her way into the
hearts of 1300 people in the Salem high gymnasium Thursday
night as she copped first place over 15 other contestants in the
Salem Elks club-sponsored drum majorette contest.
New Test Faces
British Laborifes
London, March 10 VP) Brit
ain's labor government squeak
ed past its first major parlia
mentary test last night. But the
uneasy laborites face fresh
trouble in another crucial vote
Monday.
By a 14-vote margin, 310 to
296. Prime Minister Attlee's
socialists beat back a conserva
tive motion aimed against the
impending nationalization of
the iron and steel industry. A
defeat would have forced the
government to resign only two
weeks after it won a second
term in a close general election.
Still ahead of the government
whose overall majority in the
house of commons was cut yes
terday to only six seats is a
vote Monday on another con
servative motion. This deplores
the government's failure to sug
gest housing program improve
ments in the speech it prepared
for King George to deliver at
Parliament's opening last Mon
day. Like the nationalization cen
sure voted down yesterday, the
housing motion proposes an am
endment to the king's address.
The government has said any
such amendment is an issue of
confidence. Labor leaders said
that if beaten, they would re
sign and call a new election.
The vote on housing may find
it even tougher for the labor
government to keep all its mem
bers in line. Several lac-or mem
bers of parliament have crit
icized the government's hous
ing record in the past.
common on all floors and must
be remedied satisfactorily," Nut
ting's report stated. "Wall blem
ishes in the paint must be cor
rected. The present attempts to
spot out such blemishes show up
altogether too plainly."
In addition to the plaster
cracks, the inspector reported
that damaged asphalt floor on
the fourth floor must be replac
ed and unsatisfactory painting
on several floors likewise must
be redone.
The unsatisfactory work has
been performed by sub-contractors
hired by the main contrac
tor, it was pointed out. How
ever, the board of control will
hold the main contractor re
sponsible for immediate remedy
of the defects in the new build
ing. N
High-stepping Miss Johnson
featured smoothness and intra
cacy instead of spectacularism in
her baton-twirling. She did
however, perform some mild con
tortions, keeping her baton busy
all the while, during her two
minute "free style" period.
Finishing second was Joyce
Oaks of Tigard. Her free style
routine, featuring aerial work,
was flawless - in every detail,
and was' a near show-stopper,-
Third spot went to Nancy
Beal, Jefferson, who put zip and
snap into every little movement
she made.
Lenore Boyson, Beaverton's
entry, was fourth, while Jean
Carroll of Salem won fifth place.
Special highlight of the eve
ning was the appearance of
Gloria Ellexson of University
of Washington, two-time nation
al champion majorette. Miss El
lexson kept the crowded gallery
aghast with her agile repertoire
of stunts. Her batons did just
about everything but fry hot
dogs, and her act included a
stunt in which she had three ba
tons going at once.
Another special attraction was
the lights-out performance given
by 11-year-old Mary Jane Wait
of Rickreall. Miss Wait, using a
lighted baton in the dark gym,
clicked off her act without a
single miscue.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
British Doctors
Stage a Strike
London, March 10 VP) Rum
blings of discontent over the pay
scale of Britain's socialized doc
tors flared into an open strike
threat in one London suburb
today.
The British Medical Journal
reported that the Harrow div
ision of the British Medical as
sociation had passed by a large
majority a resolution to with
hold services "except for neces
sary medical attention ' unless
the government raised fees by
July.
Copies of the resolution have
been sent to other medical asso
ciation divisions throughout the
country for their consideration.
The medical association said
there were some 200 doctors in
the Harrow area of greater Lon
don. The ministry of health re
ported that between 18,000 and
19,00u doctors participate in the
national health service.
The system of payment for
doctors in the national health
service, which how includes
some 95 per cent of Britain's
medical men, is a complicated
affair.
Funds are turned over by the
government to local pools out of
which doctors are paid. A doc
tor may collect an annual fee of
about 18 shillings ($2.25) for
each person on his list or may
elect to receive a basic salary of
300 ($840) and a proportion
ately lower fee for each individual
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Winter's Clasp
Grasps the East
(By the Associated Press)
Winter's icy grip held fast
over wide areas of the eastern
half of the country today and no
immediate warming appeared.
More cold air pushed into the
country from western and cen
tral Canada.
High winds continued over
much of northeastern region but
they were expected to diminish
during the day. Gusts up to 45
miles an hour swept New York
City and temperatures dropped
far below freezing.
The cold air pushed south ov
er the Carolinas and into north
ern Alabama, northern Georgia
and over Tennessee and Missis
sippi, Parts of Florida got some
of the cool air and early today
Miami's low was 52.
The winds in New York City
blew down signs, trees and
wires. Five building cornices
loosened by the winds were re
moved by police.
A blizzard snarled traffic ir
upstate New York and was
blamed for at least three deaths.
Snow blocked nearly all roads in
St. Lawrence county on the Ca
nadian border.
Snow fell over parts of New
York state and in Pennsylvania
today and there was a light fall
in a narrow belt from northern
Iowa northwestward to Monta
na. Fair weather was reported
over other areas.
Temperatures were below ze
ro in parts of northern Minne
sota and northern Wisconsin
and were around zero in some
sections of the New England
states.
Detroit Dam Logs
Sold to Shroyer
Portland, Ore., March 10 U.R
George Shroyer of Philomath
was high bidder with an offer of
$7.71 a thousand feet for 1,210,-
770 board feet of young second
growth logs at the site of the De
troit dam on the North Santiam
river. Col. Donald S. Burns
Portland district engineer, an
nounccd here today
Col. Burns said the logs in
stock piles near the dam
site
were mostly Douglas fir.
Air-Raid
To Be on
Acheson Urges
Battle Cry of
All-Out Effort
Washington, March 10 VP)
A new cold war battlecry "To
tal Diplomacy" was raised for
Americans today by Secretary of
State Acheson. Its meaning: an
all-out effort, short of shooting,
to curb Russian expansion.
Declaring that the nation must
do far more than it is now doing
to halt Soviet plans for "world
domination," Acheson said:
"We clearly are not focusing
our resources in the winning of
that struggle."
What's needed, he said, is
single-minded, "voluntary" cam
paign by all elements of the na
tion congress, the executive de
partments of the government,
and the people. He mentioned
particularly such institutions as
business, agriculture, the press
and the radio.
Text Given Out
Acheson sketched this new
outline of national support for
United States foreign policy
three weeks ago, in an informal
White House talk before the ad
vertising council, a private or
ganization of leaders in the field
of advertising.
Officials said the talk was kept
secret, in the expectation that
Acheson might use the same
ideas in a public address in late
February or early March. When
this did not materialize it was
decided to make a reconstruct
ed, version of his speech public.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 5)
Library Aid Bill
Loses in House
Washington, March 10 VP)
Defeat of a bill for federal aid
to state library systems figured
today in a drive to require roll
call votes in the house on all
money bills.
The library bill, carrying a
price tag ot $3B,4UU,uuu, was
beaten yesterday by a roll call
vote of 164 to 161.
Just 24 hours earlier, a pos
tal employes pay raise bill es
timated to cost $163,000,000
passed the house by a thump
ing standing vote on which the
members did not have to be re
corded by name.
The conclusion drawn by vet
eran house observers: In an
election year, congressmen don't
want to go on record in favor
of additional federal spending.
A bill to require a record
vote on all bills involving gen
eral public outlays has been in
troduced by Rep. Dwight L.
Rogers (D-Fla.), who said he
believes "we should be willing
to stand up and be counted on
these proposals."
Dr. Sander Acquitted Dr. Hermann N. Sander kisses his
wife in Manchester, N. H., where a Jury of 12 men acquitted
his of the "mercy murder" of cancer doomed Mrs. Abbie Bor
roto. (Acme Telephoto)
Warning System
a Stand-by Basis
Louis A. Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Pelican's Beak
Holds More
Than Belly Can
Flagler Beach, Fla., March 10
(U.R) This is a story of a pelican
whose beak holds more than his
belly can, but who caught a fish
that was too much even for the
beak.
Fisherman L. T. Miller said
he saw a pelican swoop into the
water and snatch up a 15-pound
cobia in his foot-long expand
able beak. The fish, however,
had other ideas and spread his
razor sharp fins.
The fins slashed through the
leather-like pouch under the
pelican's beak and the cobia
plopped back in the water.
The pelican floundered on the
surface, Miller said, then died.
The cobia also found the or
deal too much and soon after
turned upside down and floated
on the water dead.
Anti-Racial Clause
In Education Bill
Washington, March 10 (IP)
An anti-racial discrimination
provision has been pinned to the
federal education aid bill in the
house labor committee.
The committee yesterday
adopted an amendment by Rep.
Powell (D., N.Y.) which would
require that federal aid money
be allotted at the school rather
than at the district level, mean
ing that all pupils regardless
of race would share alike.
Powell's amendment also
would give some 19 "needy"
states principally in the south
enough federal aid to bring
the average total expenditure up
to a minimum of $60 a year per
pupil. Non-needy states would
get aid amounting to $5 per
pupil a year.
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Johnson Tells of
Necessity of
Defense Orders
The air-raid warning system
the Secretary of Defense wants
established in Oregon will be on
a stand-by basis. However, it is
planned as a permanent organi-
zation and is to be maintained'
as an "important element" in
the nation's defense.
This was revealed t o d a y by
Congressman Walter Norblad
who received a three-page ex
planation from Louis Johnson,
defense secretary, as to the rea
sons for establishing the aircraft
warning system at this time. .....
The Capital Journal had call
ed on Johnson to reveal why he
ordered the system into effect.
Congressman Norblad put the
question to Johnson. The defense
secretary's reply was the first
time the purpose of the warning
system had been explained pub
licly. Need of Observers
Ground observers in critical
states are needed to augment the
radar screen installed along
the nation's boundaries, Johnson
explained.
"Obviously observers are not
expected to see or hear aircraft
flying at extreme altitudes," he
commented.
(Concluded on Pago 5. Column 1)
Russian View
On Soviet Spy
London, March 10 (IP) Rus
sian readers are being told that
Valentin A. Gubitchev is being
sent home because of the "col
lapse of the accusations ground
lessly brought against" the So
viet official.
They may be a little mysti
fied, however, since the report
sent to them by the New York
correspondent for the Soviet
news agency Tass did not men
tion the espionage charges on
which the former Soviet member
of the United Nations staff was
convicted yesterday.
ihis Is the story the Tass re
porter sent home:
"A court investigation which
continued Intermittently since
last autumn up to now proved
the complete groundlessness of
the charges against Gubitchev
and was based on the testimony
of pseudo witnesses agents of
the American intelligence serv
ice who were publicly exposed
at the trial.
"Nevertheless the court 'sen
tenced Gubitchev to 15 years
Imprisonment. However, in con
nection with the collapse of the
accusations groundlessly brought
against Gubitchev the court of
fered that he should leave for the
USSR within two weeks."
Gubitchev was convicted with
Judith Coplon on espionage ac
tivities.
Sander Returns
To Home Town
Candia, N. H., March 10 (IP)
Dr. Hermann N. Sander quick
ly acquitted of a murder charge
in the "mercy" death of a can
cer patient is coming home to
day to the people who swear by
him.
The 41-year old country doc
tor took a "night off" after a
Hillsboro county jury returned
a verdict in little more than an
hour late yesterday.
With his pretty, smiling wife
on his arm, "Herm," as his in
timates call him, pushed his
way through a cheering crowd
outside the county court in Man
chester, 12 miles from here,
shortly before 5 p.m.
They stepped into an automo
bile and were whisked into brief
seclusion. Pursuing cars soon
were outdistanced, but the word
got around late last night the
Sanders will be home today,
Louis E. Wyman, 71-ycar old
defense counsel, after embrac
ing Dr. Sander in a touching
courtroom scene, declared that
he felt "the evidence In the case
justified the verdict." It was
his first murder case in half a
century of practice.
"I don't feel the part I played
was as important as some peo
ple say It was," he told newsmen.
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