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Flying Silos or
Balls of Fire
Amity, March 13 VP) Now
It's "flying silos," or maybe
balls of fire.
A Yamhill county deputy
sheriff and the Amity postmaster
were among scores of persons
to report a flying whatzit in this
area last night.
But the pilot of a West Coast
airlines plane, which landed
here about the same time, said
he didn't see anything out of the
way.
Deputy Sheriff Ford Hagan
laid an object shaped like a "full
sized silo," with a light on
the bottom, flew northwest and
north over the Eola hills belch
ing heavy smoke from each side
and light smoke from the top.
Hagan and Postmaster Earl
Burch said they tried to follow
It, but it vanished over the Eola
hills. They said they watched it
for about three minutes at about
6:30 last night.
Other people In the Amity
area reported they saw a fiery
object moving slowly to the
norhteast. They put the time at
later: 7 p.m.
Candidates at
Demo Meeting
v State Treasurer Walter J.
Pearson and Lew Wallace two
of the three democratic candl
dates for governor of Oregon,
told of their platforms here Sun
day at a meeting of the Marion
county democratic central com
mittee. Pearson said that he is for
aid to the aged, repeal of the
1947 Oregon labor laws, a vet
erans' bonus and the family-
sized farm. He said he would
work, if elected, for revision of
the state income tax laws, and
told the more than 150 demo
crats at the meeting that he be
lieves small independent busi
nesses should be encouraged. He
said he is still against the sales
tax.
Pearson said he does not fav
, or "lien laws" for the aged and
expressed belief $50 a month
should be paid to those over 65
earning less than $1000 a year.
The state treasurer said he
favors development of "working
family type farms" rather than
the "gentleman farmer" type
farms.
Former State Sen. Wallace,
who is making his third try for
the governorship, said he be
lieves in persistence, and noted
that "Lincoln ran for office
nine times before he was elect
ed." Wallace criticized the state's
present reforestation program
and charged that the "republi
can party in Oregon had done
nothing in the past 30 years but
spend money provided by a na
tional democratic administra
tion." Pilots Defeat
Montana, 48-47
Kansas City, March 13 VP)
The University of Portland.
Portland, Ore., today opened the
13th annual NA1B basketball
tournament with a close 48 to
47 victory over the University
of Montana.
Portland led all the way until
the last five mintes of play
when Montana tied the score at
46. Warren Brown, Portland
guard, made two free throws to
put his team ahead, 43 to 48.
Then Bob Cope, Montana, got
two free chances, but made only
the first one.
Cope, one of the nation's lead
ing college scorers, was held to
10 points. He has 600 points for
the season. Jack Winters, Negro
center, led Portland with 12
points.
Fleet to Escort
Evacuation Ship
Manila, March 13 VP) Vice
Adm. Russell Berkey said today
the U.S. seventh fleet will es
cort the evacuation ship Gen
eral Gordon to the Yangtze riv
er estuary this month to bring
out 2200 American and other
foreigners from Red Shanghai.
The foreigners will be trans
ported down the reportedly min
ed Yangtze river to the open sea
in tank landing ships. They will
board the General Gordon out
side Chinese territorial waters.
Admiral Bcrkcy said the eva
cuation ship is being operated as
a commercial venture by the
American President lines. But,
he added, the seventh fleet will
stand by outside Chinese terri
torial waters for any eventuality.
Redamationists
Annual Meet Set
Spokane, March 13 (IP) An
estimated 900 delegates are ex
pected here November 14-17 for
the National Reclamation asso
ciation's annual convention.
Dates of the yearly gathering
Harry Polk of Willlston, N. D.,
association president.
Marshall Dana, Portland news
paper editor, and State Sen. Hen
ry Copeland of Walla Walla
were named by Polk to repre
sent the Columbia basin on t
new nationwide basin develop
ment committee. Dana will chair
man the new committee.
Stroke Fatal to
Geo. F. Zwicker
Funeral services will be held
at the Clough-Barrlck chapel
Wednesday, March 15, at 1:30
p.m. for George F, Zwicker, who
died at his home at 743 South
25th street Sunday from a stroke.
Interment will be in the City
View cemetery.
Zwicker, who had been an em
ploye of the city for many years
prior to his retirement, a few
years ago, came to Salem to re
side in 1893.
Before Joining the city street
maintenance crew in 1907
Zwicker was employed at a nurs
ery here. He was born at Alti-
mont, 111., September 7, 1879,
and October 17, 1907, was mar
ried to Ethel Herrold. Zwicker
was a member of the Modern
Woodmen.
Surviving besides his wife
are three sons, Kenneth Zwicker
and Melvin Zwicker, both of Sa
lem, and Harold Zwicker of
Newport; five sisters, Mrs. Clara
Kavanaugh of Turner, Mrs. Hul-
da Schrum and Mrs. Gussie Por-
ath, both of Portland, Mrs. Lillle
Wilcome of Burns and Mrs. Tillie
Hall of Salem j four brothers,
William Zwicker of Salem, Leon
ard and Henry Zwicker of Pen
dleton and Fred Zwicker of Co-
quille; and eight grandchildren.
Russia Seeks
Sphere Solution
New York, March 13 (IP) The
New York Times reported today
that United States officials be
lieve the Soviet Union now is
making a new effort to arrange
'spheres of influence" deal
with this country.
A Washington dispatch by
James Reston said:
'Recent events in the commu
nist world suggest to experts in
official quarters here (in Wash
ington) that the Soviet Union is
trying to do two things:
'1. Minimize or eliminate
western influence in all commu
nist satellites states.
'2. Arrange a two-world set
tlement with the United States
under which the western na
tions would adopt a hands-off
policy throughout the whole
communist world, Including Chi
na and Yugoslavia, and do most
of their business with the Soviet
satellites through Moscow."
The story said:
"Pressure on the United
States, Britain and France to re
duce their mission or get out of
the satellite states, combined
with official statements that the
worlds of capitalism and commu
nism can live in peace on a non
intervention bases, are the char
acteristics of almost all recent
statements or actions in the
communist states."
Nationalists
Bomb Invaders
Taipei, Formosa, March 13 (Pi
Nationalist bombers today
walloped communist Invasion
forces on the mainland as a new
cabinet prepared to begin func
tionlng on Formosa.
Main target was a potential
invasion force of 4,000 commu
nist troops off Chusan Island.
Nationalist blockade base 100
miles southeast of Shanghai. Air
headquarters claimed a third of
the Red forces were wiped out
along with food stored at Nlng-
po, 75 miles south of Shanghai
and a warehouse at Nlnghai, 55
miles Irom there.
Other planes flew over Shang
hai, Hangchow and Nanking
dropping copies of President
Chiang Kni-Shek's message of
March 1 pledging recovery of
the mainland.
A 1 1 Chinese political seg
ments arc included in the cab
inet except followers of deposed
acting President Li Tsung-Jen,
who is in New York.
The cabinet will be inaugu
rated Wednesday and will hold
Its first formal meeting Friday.
Two tasks face the cabinet
First members must take the
lead in withstanding a possible
communist invasion of Formosa
which their mainland enemies
have promised for this year. Sec
ond they must keep the economy
of Formosa on an even keel.
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Rezoning of
Capitol Area Up
The question of rezoning the
southeast corner of North Capi
tol and Center streets, to permit
the building of a service station
by George A. Rhoten and Sam
F. Speerstra, will be up for pub
lic hearing, but not final action
by the city council Monday,
night.
The ordinance bill for the
change has been prepared and
probably will be introduced for
first reading. Second and third
readings and final action would
then, under regular procedure,
be on the calendar for the meet
ing of March 27.
It was erroneously published
that the bill would be up for fin
al action this Monday night. Or
dinarily public hearings on bills
are held the night the bill is
up for final passage. But in this
case the public hearing was set
ahead of the Introduction of
the measure.
Church Relief
Funds Collected
New York, March 13 VP)
More than 100,000 Protestant
and orthodox congregations
throughout the United States
took up special collections yes
terday to support church relief
work abroad.
Congregations joining In the
special offering called the "one
great hour of sharing" have a
total of nearly 25,000,000 mem
bers.
A 9-month planning drive
preceded yesterday's nationwide
appeal.
No reports on the amounts do
nated were immediately avail
able.
Several major Interdenomina
tional agencies sponsored the
drive to raise funds. Among uses
to which the money will be put
are resettlement of displaced
persons, missionary work in
Asia and Europe, distribution of
food and clothing, expansion of
medical and educational facili
ties, and aid to refugees.
The relief funds of 19 parti
cipating denominations will re
ceive the proceeds of the offer
ing.
A sermon in connection with
the offering was carried yester
day over 680 radio stations of
the NBC and MBS networks to
7,000 parishes in all sections of
the United States, Hawaii, Alas
ka and the Panama Canal Zone.
The sermon was delivered by
the Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sher-
rlll, presiding bishop of the Pro
testant Episcopal church in the
United States. He pleaded for
support of missionary, relief
and educational activities.
Tells Tall Tales
About Alaska
Air pockets so big that they
cause passengers on airplanes to
float and cabbages so huge that
a wheelbarrow hauls but one at
time were among the "Tall
Talcs of Alaska" told Monday
for the benefit of Chamber of
Commerce luncheon guests by
J. R. Griffith, dean of engineer
ing at the University of Port
land. Dean Griffith, a veteran of
both world wars, went to Alas
ka early in 1942 to engage in
construction work for the ar
my. The yarns that he collected
during that experience as we'd
as the facts chronicled made
up much of his talk.
One air strip built for the take
off and landing of the larger
type of army planes cost $8,000,
000 more than the amount paid
to Russia for all of Alaska, the
speaker said. As to the size of
the territory, it is as large as
two states the size of Washing
ton, plus Oregon, California,
Nevada and Idaho.
With a population approxi
mately twice that of tialem,
Dean Griffith expressed won
der as to just how Alaska would
raise sufficient taxes to support
a full fledged state. As an after
thought he said it might be
raised tn.cigh a tax on hard
liquor. "They surely consume
enough of it up there."
Amity Amity firemen are
sponsoring a benefit ball April
1 at the Amity high school gym
naslum at 9 o'clock. The Don
Brassf leld quintet will furnish
music.
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Mormon Missionary's Family Arrives from Prague Mrs,
Wallace Toronto, Salt Lake City, wife of the last remaining
Mormon missionary in Czechoslovakia, and her six children
arrive in New York on the liner America. At left (top to bot
tom) are: Mrs. Toronto, Judith, 8, Carol, 11, and David, 8
months, held by Carol. At right (top to bottom) are: Marion,
15; Robert, 13, and Allen, 4. Twith all American-run activities
of the Mormon church halted by the Czechoslovakian church
laws, the head of the family plans to leave Prague for home
at the end of the month. (AP Wirephoto)
Young Commies
In Col
eges
Washington, March 13 VP)
The house un-American activi
ties committee was told today
that a communist youth organi
zation has made headway re
cently among college and high
school students.
With Matthews Cvetlc, an FBI
undercover agent, on the stand,
documents were introduced
showing what Counsel Frank C.
Travenner, Jr., called "a sub
stantial increase."
One document found in a
wrecked car in Pittsburgh re
ported that the Labor Youth
league, described by Cvetic as
completely controlled by com
munists, had a membership of
3,660 as of December 5, 1949.
Another document, undated, re
ported a membership of 5,879,
with most of the gain among col
lege and high school students.
Tavenner said the second docu
ment probably was for about
mid-February.
Cvetic also told the committee
that the affairs of the civil
rights congress in western Penn
sylvania are run by communists.
As he did in previous testi
mony, Cvetic again identified
Harold (Sonny) Orzick as the
master-mind in the campaign to
lure young people into the La
bor Youth league. He Identi
fied Lillian Lewis as organiza
tional secretary for the league.
Among the documents were
writings of Marx, Lenin and
Stalin.
Of the 3,660 youth league
members listed for Dec. 5, New
York had a majority 2,014.
Some other memberships, as
listed in the document, includ
ed: Alameda county, Calif.. 66
including seven college and 17
high school students; Los An
geles, 467, including 96 college
and 61 high school students.
UN Checking Up
On Displaced Person
Ruth Safran of Perth Amboy,
J. J., a traveling representative
of the International Refugee Or
ganization of the United Nations,
reached Salem Monday to check
on the status of displaced persons
living in this community.
The first conference was at
the YMCA early Monday after
noon with Ardo Tarem, assist
ant physical instructor, who is
among the displaced persons of
the community. Other individ
uals will be visited.
"We find them doing amazing
well," Miss Safran said. "Our
visit will cover 22 states. Ore
gon, with 373 displaced persons,
stands in 11th place from the
bottom of states. In the United
States the total is 134,000.
"We do not attempt to see all
of them in the various commu
nities visited."
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Carrier Boxer
Gives Exhibit
Manila, March 13 (P) The
U.S. carrier Boxer gave officials
of the Philippines a convincing
demonstration of airpower today
on the eve of her departure for
the Indo-China coast to stage
two days of air parades over that
communist menaced region.
The Boxer launched and land
ed 43 planes while steaming
back and forth in sight of Corre
gidor. The carrier was crowded by
150 Philippines officials, includ
ing Vice President Fernando
Lopez, cabinet officers and mili
tary leaders.
After the exhibition. Vice
Adm. Russell S. Berkey an
nounced the Boxer and two de
stroyers would leave tomorrow
for Indo-China. Berkey will use
the destroyer Stickell as his flag
ship on the trip. He will call at
Saigon and pay his respects to
Emperor Bao Dai, the French
high commissioner, and the em
peror of Cambodia.
The carrier Boxer will lie off
the coast and launch 80 planes
on March 16 and 17.
Gubiichev Asks
To Return Home
New York, March 13 U.R
Valentin Gubitchev made a per
sonal request through his attor
ney today for court permission
to return to his native Russia
aboard the Steamship Batory on
March 20.
But the convicted spy's choice
between 15 years in federal pris
on and deportation was rejected
on a legal technicality, and it
appeared that another legal bat
tle would develop before he is
released for expulsion from this
country as recommended by the
state department.
Gubitchev's attorney, Abra
ham L. Pomerantz, appeared be
fore Federal Judge Sylvester
Ryan, who sentenced Gubitchev
and Judith Coplon last week aft
er their conviction on espionage
conspiracy charges, and an
nounced the Russian's decision.
At request of the state and
justice departments Ryan has
agreed to suspend Gubitchev's
sentence provided he leaves the
country by March 24.
The possibility of a new legal
skirmish arose when the gov
ernment announced that it
would require assurances that
Gubitchev's appeal from his con
viction would be dropped per
manently before he would be
permitted to leave the country.
Pomerantz objected to that
stipulation on constitutional
grounds, but said he had not dis
cussed action on the appeal with
Gubitchev and could not speak
for him.
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Cold Wave Hits
Inland Empire
Br tht Auoclited Press)
Snow pelted the area east of
the Cascade mountains again to
day (Monday) but the mass of
cold air hanging over the region
drifted across the mountains into
Montana.
Rain mixed with a touch of
snow fell on the coast and in
some of the warmer valleys on
the east side of the mountains.
A cover of clouds lifted night
time low temperatures from five
to 15 degrees in eastern Wash
ington and northern Idaho.
Spokane received almost two
inches of new snow last night
and today, bringing the total for
the month to 7 inches.
The city had a low of 25 early
today, compared with readings
of 10 and five the two previous
days.
The weather bureau's predic
tion was for continued overcast
with occasional snow flurries or
rain and no drastic change in the
temperature.
Tax Group to
Draft Program
For a further preliminary
conference on the community
financial program the joint tax
coordinating committee was in
session at the Chamber of Com
merce Monday afternoon.
Priority in selection of needed
projects to be submitted to the
people is the purpose t the
committee.
The committee is sponsored
by the Chamber of Commerce.
Its members represent, the city
administration, the school ad
ministration, and the county.
The city, with a 10-year pro
gram made public by City Man
ager J. L. Franzen, of which
certain crucial projects are to be
selected for the May ballot, is
further along with its plans than
are the other tax-levying bodies.
Clair Brown, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, serves
as chairman of the joint commit
tee. Pope Cheered
On Anniversary
Vatican City, March 13 VP)
A throng of 20,000, Including
many holy year pilgrims,
cheered Pope Pius today upon
the celebration of the 11th an
niversary of his coronation.
Pope Pius was elected pope
March 2, 1939. His coronation
followed on March 12. The an
niversary was celebrated today
a day late so that white vest
ments rather than the purple
color of mourning prescribed for
Sunday during Lent could be
worn.
The basilica of Saint Peter
blazed with electric lights as the
pontiff descended in his private
elevator from his apartment to
the Chapel of the Pieta, so called
because of Michaelaneelo's
statue of the dead Christ and
the Virgin Mary located there.
Here the pope put on a white
vestment and his beehive-shaped
tiara and mounted his portable
throne.
Sixteen cardinals, 40 arch
bishops and bishops and many
other prelates of the church as
well as members of the pontifi
cal court were in the cortege
that accompanied the pontiff to
the altar of the chair.
As the pope was carried slow
ly through the central aisle of
the basilica, the throng of faith
ful cheered him again and again
with cries of "Viva 11 papa." The
pontiff replied with blessings.
Salem Man Injured
In Roseburg Crash
Eugene, Mach 13 VP) A Mon
day morning head-on collision
on Rice hill, situated on High
way 99, north of Roseburg, seri
ously injured Frances L. Can
non, 40, of 1485 North Church
St., Salem. He is employed as
a shovel operator at Roseburg.
With him was Robert George
L. Lund, contractor, of Rose
burg. Both were admitted to
Secred Heart hospital, and the
full extent of Injuries was not
immediately determined.
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about Ahaklnc mr nana or maybt
should ay I ha kin your hand.
Yoi knowlnf where I ret idea ahak
Inc hand? Okay, I'm telltns you
with my talking. Many men called
politicians comlnt to my place all
time. I'm watchtnr them, they
walk around fim one table then
another table then pretty aoon all
table in the place they ahaka
hsnda with everybody, everybody
am tie. aome peoples lauih and Joke,
everybody aeem Tery happy. X
watch. I Ilk.' aee people happy.
So I am now politician, I hake
everybody hand, I make lota friend.
I am aLxo cook in i for you fine
Chinese dLsh, beat on coast many
people tellinr me. You tike Al
mond Duck? We are bavin v
, ery day now, you eat It here at
1 my place complete with tea or you
taklnt it home. I fix1 In con
tainer (not tea) for any numoer
of people , also any other kind
Chinese dish you like to have m
fix for you, I'm very happy to do.
"ou try, you like.
TEE 5INQ
(that's my name, sure)
Ellsworth Asks
For Forestry
Research Aid
By CHARLES D. W ATKINS
Washington. March 13 VP)
Rep. Ellsworth (R., Ore.) wants
the government to spend more
money for forestry research.
He told a house agriculture
subcommittee on appropriations
that while employes of the forest
service have received two pay
increases, the funds for the re
search work have remained
about the same as before the in
creases.
"That has not as yet resulted
in a drastic or dangerous cur
tailment in the continuity of
their work, but it has cut down
on travel and It has cut down on
the purchase of necessary equip
ment," Ellsworth said in testi
mony made public today.
"In the coming fiscal year
(starting July 1) unless this sit
uation is corrected I would sug
gest that they will be trying to
do some of their forestry work
on a desk basis."
Rep. Horan (R., Wash.), a
member of the subcommittee,
urged his colleagues to take El
lsworth's testimony seriously,
saying the Oregonian represents
the biggest lumbering state in
the union."
Ellsworth said he believed
more emphasis should be placed
on sustain yield practices.
As a matter of fact, the state
of Oregon now is spending more
money in the field of forestry
research by long odds than the
federal government is spending
in Oregon," he said.
"The lumber industry is now
taxed five cents a thousand feet
for all lumber that is cut.
"That tax money is spent in
the field of forestry research."
Siamese Twins'
Mother Dies
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Mar.
13 VP) Six days after giving
birth to Trinidad s first recorded
pair of Siamese twins, Mrs. Rita
Lovell, 24, died In hospital yes
terday. The twins, joined face to face
from the chest to the lower ab
domen, were delivered March 6
by caesarian operation. Both
children are reported doing
well.
The father is an unemployed
Barados mason.
Doctors still are undecided
about an operation to separate
the babies. ,
Russian Envoy to Sweden
Moscow, March IS VP) Soviet
Russian has named one of her
top-flight diplomats, Konstan-
tin K. Rodianovi ambassador to
Sweden. An official announce
ment said Rodianov replaces
Alexander Abramov, who was
relieved because of illness.
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"Dear
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Mrs. Thomas,
Singer. Passes
Mrs. Gladys Mclntyre Thorn
as, Salem singer and wife of
Horace 3. Thomas, died Monday
morning at a local hospital fol
lowing an extended illness. She
had been seriously ill the past
month.
Late resident of 365 East Wil.
son street, Mrs. Thomas was
born at Rolla, N. D., March 3,
1903, the daughter of the late
Henry M. Mclntyre and Mrs.
Ora F, Mclntyre Hutcheon. She
came to Salem to reside in 1921
and was graduated from Salem
high school, entering Willamette
university following her gradu
ation. A soprano, Mrs. Thomas ma
jored in music at Willamette
university and following her
graduation studied at the Chi
cago Musical college. While in
Chicago she was chosen to rep
resent the state of Oregon in a
musical contest there. She ap
peared as soloist in aalem for
many years following her return
here and at the time of her
death was a member of the
choir of the First Presbyterian
church,
Mrs. Thomas was a member of
the Presbyterian church, Mu Phi,j
Epsilon, national music honor-IT
ary; Salem chapter of American
Association of University Wom
en and the Salem Weaver's guild.
Surviving besides her husband
and her mother is a sister, Orma
Higgins of Fields Landing, Calif.
Announcement of services
will be made later by the
Clough-Barrick chapel. '
Author Dies
Santa Monica, Calif., March
13 yp) Heinrich Ludwig Mann,
78, author and brother of Tho
mas Mann, Nobel prize winner,
is dead.
He suffered a heart attack Sat
urday and "died yesterday under
an oxygen tent.
He had written 16 novels. A
native of Lubeck, Germany, ha
came to this country in 1940.
His brother, Thomas, lives in
nearby Pacific Palisades.
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