20 Capital Journal, Salem,
Successful Ground Invasion of
Alaska Held to Be Impossible
- Petersburg, Alaska, March 21 (IP) The director of intelligence
for the Alaska command declared in a speech here that "a
successful ground invasion of Alaska is impossible."
,. The speaker was Capt. Minor C. Heine. He spoke Thursday
night for Lt.. Gen. Nathan F. Twining, commander of Alaska
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dered by French President
and Madame Vincent Auriol.
700 Acres Open
For Homestead
Boise, Idaho, March 21 (IP)
More than 700 acres of sage
brush land in south Central
Washington was opened for
homestead applications today by
the bureau of reclamation.
. ,-. The land lies in the Roza di
vision of the Yakima reclama
tion project. It involves 11 farm
units In the Irrigation project
totaling approximately 723 acres.
Successful applicants will
pay only a small homestead fee.
The land will be subject to
normal irrigation and construc
tion charges assessed private
owners on the project.
. The units run from 44 to 91
acres each and lie north of Zil-
lah. Sunnyside and Prosser
mall towns in the area.
Veterans' of World . War II
will be given first consideration
when drawings for the land are
made. However, anyone can file
an application.
The opening was announced
by the bureau's regional head
quarters here.
The drawings will be made at
Yakima on a date yet to be set.
The reclamation bureau said
all applications received from
veterans by 2 p. m. June 19,
19S0, will be given equal con
sideration. Already in the hands of the
reclamation bureau are 4,480
queries concerning the land. Ap
plication blanks will be mailed
to each of them.
Applicants must meet certain
requirements in addition to pro
visions of the federal homestead
laws. They must have $3500 in
capital or equivalent assets use
fill In developing an irrigated
farm, and the physical ability to
perform farm work.
Street Conditions
Irk Independence
Independence A complaint
has been registered on the con
dltion of F street between 0th
and 10th streets adjacent to the
mill of the Independence Lum
bcr and Manufacturing com
pany.
Last full a water main was
laid on the north side of this
treet and the street has not
been put back in condition
that automobiles can be parked
along the north side.
This condition makes It In
convenient not only for the
people and customers who visit
the mill, but also for the park
ing of cars for the employees of
the mill.
Pratum Club Hour
Devoted to Business
Pratum Noble Basher was in
charge of business meeting for
pratum Community club. Com
mittees appointed for next
month: Program chairman, Ad
am Hersch. Dr. Earl Parker and
George Kleen; refreshments
committee, chairman, Mrs. Ar
thur rieVries, Mrs. Claud Trent
arid Mrs. Robert Hansen. Pete
Blshof introduced Paul Trevis of
O. Slontz Implement company
who showed moving pictures.
Mr. May of Salem was auction
eer or the things brought for
sale, proceeds to go to the club
fund.
Pralum Mrs. Wilber Basher
it s-rrr"ng two weeks' vacation
visiting her people In Iowa.
Ore., Tuesday, March 21, 1950
military forces at tne AiasKa
Junior Chamber, of Commerce
convention.
Captain Heine said the defense
of Alaska will be satisfactory
once adequate housing is pro
vided for military personnel.
He said the military felt it has
mapped a satisfactory plan for
defense of the territory. He ex
pressed the belief that, when
housing is available for the mili
tary, the strategically important
territory's defenses will be suf
ficient to turn any possible at
tacking force.
Citing the unpredictable wea
ther and the thousands of miles
of rugged coastline, he described
them as allies as much as aides
to an enemy.
Noting Alaska's dominant po
sition on the Great Circle air
routes between east and west, he
added that the military is well
aware that the territory could
well be a bomber base for a pos
sible invader as well as for de
fending American forces.
As long as the United States
remains a democratic nation,
the intelligence officer declared,
defense strategy will have to con
sist of skeleton' forces in strate
gic positions, with a vast bulk
of lightning mobile forces based
in the states and ready to move
quickly in case of any invasion
move by a hostile power. He
aid the nation's economy and
the temper of the people would
not stand the cost or manpower
for bristling defenses at all stra
tegic positions.
Captain Heine said the Alaska
command is watching with in
terest the dredging of Wrangell
Narrows in southeastern Alaska.
If a war emergency arises, he
said, shipping headed for north
ern bases would be forced to seek
the shelter of the inland water
way. Resolutions and the election of
officers were the main items of
business before the convention
at its closing session today. A
dinner and dance will wind up
the annual meeting tonight.
Roundup Queen
For 1950 Named
Pendleton, March 20 (IP) A
Pendleton girl, who is foreman
of her parents' 13,000-acre ranch,
was named queen yesterday of
the 1050 Pendleton round-up
August 24-27.
Red-haired, blue-eyed Kh-
ryn Lazinka, 19, princess in last
years show, has been roping
calves since she was nine.
There are no hired hands on
the Henry Lazinka ranch in the
Pilot Rock and Ukiah areas.
Kathryn bosses a family-affair
crew, her father and three
younger sisters and a brother.
Grand Ronde Youths
Plan Camping Trip
Grand Ronde A father and
son dinner was held in the lunch
room of the Grand Ronde school
and was presented by the boys
who are members of the cooking
club led by Mrs. Theo Houck
This club is the first strictly
boys' club in Grand Ronde for
many years, and the boys have
had fun learning to cook, and
plan to complete the work with
two overnight camping trips in
the hills near Grand Ronde. Tile
fathers of the boys will conduct
these camps.
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Final plans for the training
of Air Force reservists at Mc
Nary field are to be made this
week with Airport Manager
Charles Barclay by Maj. John F.
Coonan from the 2343rd Air
Force Reserve training center,
Portland Air Base.
. .
Coonan, from the office of the
director .of training at the train
ing center, plans to fly to Salem
Wednesday to make final ar
rangements. The major made
his first trip to Salem In regards
to the training program Febru
ary 24.
The reservists group which is
from the 403rd Troop Carrier
Wing, plan to use McNary field
as an auxiliary base for the first
time the coming week-end.
While here Saturday and Sun
day representatives of the wing
will confer with any airmen (en
listed personnel) interested in
joining the outfit.
The men will be located on the
west side of the field and avail
able for conference during any
of the time that the planes are
here.
Accepted as enlisted person
nel will be not only men with
previous military service but
men without military experience
between the ages of 17 and 32
years. Military men who have
had military experience, regard
less of the branch of service with
which they saw duty, will be en
listed with the grade that they
held while in the armed forces.
Among the branches in which
there are openings are communi
cations, electronics, aircraft
maintenance and combat crews.
Seabees al
Full Strength
Seabees have done it again
this time it's the organized Com
pany 13-9 of Salem.
With the recent enlistment of
four new men and transfer of a
group of others to the active re
serves the company has been
brought up to the full comple
ment of five officers and 40 en
listed men.
The company, now command
ed by Lt. Donald M. Fisher, when
it was placed on organized status
in November, 1948, had four of
ficers and 10 enlisted men.
The fact that the company
now has full complement does
not mean, however, that men
will not be accepted for enlist-
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Making Plans Maj. John
F. Coonan from the office of
director of training at the
2343rd Air Force Reserve
Training center, Portland, Air
Base, who this week is to' be
in Salem to make final plans
for the training here of re
servists of the 403rd Troop
Carrier Wing.
Operation Saves
Life of Private
Las Vegas, Nev., March 21 (U.R)
A spectacular heart operation
saved the life today of PFC Al
exander Scott, Jr., of the air
force, after he was stabbed in
the heart during an altercation.
Dr. G. M. Cazan, Jr., chief
of surgery at nearby Nellis air
force base, performed the oper
ation after no blood pressure or
pulse could be recorded, and
Scott, ol New York city, was
breathing only at the rate of
three times ' per minute.
Dr. Cazan, assisted by Drs. J
B. Denman and Harry E. Fight-
lin, performed the operation two
hours after Scott was wounded
by PFC William Alexander, Jr.,
of Ccdartown, Ga., during an al
tercation at the Cotton club,
military officers said. Scott's
heart was perforated In two
places.
A military court will be con
vened to consider action against
Alexander.
ment. Their names will be taken
and placed on a waiting list or
they can enlist in the volunteer
unit and be transferred later to
the organized company when
there is an opening.
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Strong Efforts on Foot to
Revive Bipartisan Policy
Washington, March 21 IP) Administration leaders were re
ported making strong efforts today to revive the bipartisan for
eign policy. It has been sagging in the continued absence from
congress of Senator Vandenberg.
Recovering from a lung operation last fall, the Michigan re
publican, has been ill and un-
able to attend any senate ses
sions since February 2.
In his absence, bipartisan co
operation on foreign affairs has
deteriorated to such an extent
that the administration is report
ed to have enlisted Attorney
General McGrath, a former sen
ator, in an effort to reestablish
the working basis the democrats
have had with republicans in the
past.
McGrath has talked to some
republican senators about the
matter. Possibly as a result of
his urging, the state department
has begun a series of meetings
witn senators ol both parties.
As an example, a group of six
senators will sit down at lunch
eon next Wednesday with deputy
Undersecretary of State Dean
Rusk for a briefing on problems
in southeast Asia.
However, this doesn't fulfill
the republicans' desire for con
sultation at the top levels.
It doesn't take the place, thev
say, oi tne almost daily confer
ences Vandenberg and others
used to have with Robert Lov-
ett, former under secretary of
state and right hand man to the
then Secretary of State George
Marsnau.
Secretary of State Acheson has
developed no such contact man
as Lovett.
The secretary himself goes to
uapitol Hill frequently but re
publicans seem to doubt that
they are being taken into the
administration's confidence in
advance of policy decisions as
Vandenberg and a few others
were in the past.
Chairman Connally (D-Tex)
said Acheson probably will be
called upon to discuss his re
cent seven-point challenge to
Russia with foreign relations
committee members soon.
Senator Brewster (R., Me.)
told a reporter he thinks it is
"most unfortunate" for continu
ation of the bipartisan foreign
policy that Vandenberg hasn't
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"I think the republicans have
always been willing to meet the
democrats half way in trying to
work together on foreign policy,"
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Washington March 21 UP)
Insurance refund payments to
World War II veterans are now
at the 10,000.000 mark.
Treasury department officials
Brewster said. "But if the ad
ministration is worried about the
situation, it ought to look with
in its own ranks first."
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so far is almost $1,800 000,000,
with about $1,000,000,000 more
to go to about 6,000,000 veter
ans. There are 1 500,000 veterans
who still haven't applied for
their dividend payment
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ance officials say the huge dis
bursing job is going faster than
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