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FIRST SAUCER REPORTER Thinks Subs Are Linked To Strange Air Objects By CHARLES H. TURNER (United Preu 8taf Correspondent) Boise, Ida., April 11 U.R Kenneth Arnold, the private pilot who made the first report of flying saucers, said today he's con vinced there is a definite link between them and the mysterious submarines reported off U. S. coastlines. In fact, the Boise businessman wouldn't be surprised if they fsame thing. trl turned out to be one and the mot survives Swamp Ordeal Homerville, Ga., April 11 (U.R) An airplane pilot who wan dered for seven terrifying days in the wilds of the Okefenokee swamp once "fell down to die" but kept struggling until he stumbled into a Boy Scout camp, his rescuers said today. James Douglas Stewart of Weston, W. Va., was brought to a hospital here yesterday half starved and ready to drop from exhaustion. His ordeal that began April 2 when the plane he had rented at Jacksonville, Fla., crashed and burned in the vast swamp was related by the three Explorer Scouts who brought Stewart to safety. Stewart's plane went down on the southeastern edge of the wil derness. Had he walked south, he would soon have reached civ ilization. Instead, slightly in jured and hopelessly confused as to direction in the tangled un dergrowth, he limped off north westward toward the interior of the swamp. The pilot told Scouts Robert Shivers, L. A. Bailey and J. Acree, all of Atlanta, that he liv ed on lily pads, berries and bam boo shoots. After tramping through the wildwoods for four days, Stewart finally heard the sound of an outboard motor which the scouts were using at their camp on Billy's island. He followed the sound to the island but could go no farther. "On Saturday night," the Ninth air force veteran told the Scouts, "I fell down to die. But I waked up again Sunday morn ing and heard the motors again. I decided to go a little further." Stewart reached the edge of the camp as the Scouts were holding Sunday school services. Young Hero Held For 90-Cent Robbery Philadelphia, April 11 (ff) A young messenger, acclaimed a hero for bringing about the ar rest of two men who robbed him of a $1,170 payroll, was held without bail today on a charge of taking part in a 90-cent rob bery. James Brown, 20, was com mitted by Magistrate E. David Keiser for grand jury action on a robbery charge. Held with him were Joseph Donegan, 19, and Joseph Donovan, 18. On March 29 two robbers waylaid ' Brown at the Enter prise Engraving company. As the men fled with the cash, Brown gave chase, noted their automobile license number, tel ephoned police. For that, Mayor Bernard Samuel hailed Brown a hero. Sunday 32-year-old Charles Hudson told police Brown and his companions attacked him and stole his topcoat and 90 cents. He agrees with those who think the strange aircraft might be space ships from another planet. And he doesn't scoff at reports that "little men" have fled from alleged crackups of flying saucers in Mexico and Southern California. "Who am I to say that no such men exist?" says Arnold, "My mind is always open to anything. I haven't seen any of the tiny men myself, but I have letters from persons who have seen them. And they're serious persons, too." Despite this, the air force and even President Truman have re peatedly denied knowing any thing about the flying saucers. Arnolds collection of flying saucer material includes tape recordings, photographs, news paper and magazine clippings and piles of technical data. His daily mail is crammed with new information from well wishers, cranks and scoffers. Arnold touched off the fly ing saucer stories nearly three years ago. He claims that all he did was file a "routine re port" when he landed his small private plane at Yakima, Wash., on a balmy June day in 1947. Arnold's story of having seen nine peculiar, tail-less aircraft over Mt. Rainier first was told to Al Baxter, general manager of the Central Aircraft company at Yakima. Baxter listened politely to Arnold's story of the amazing speed of the craft, how they flew in a diagonal chain like formation, and other details, But Baxter told his friend frank ly that he didn't believe him. "I told the truth then," said Arnold today, "and I'm telling the truth now. Why I've seen those flying discs three times since 1947." Furthermore, the press misquoted me when they said I called the objects fly- ' ing saucers." Arnold said . he merely de scribed the objects in flight as appearing to skim through the air like a saucer over water. He said they wavered somewhat as they flew along. Be that as it may, the whole business has become such a head ache to Arnold that he said he has to make up his mind whether to forget it all or make a full time job of studying flying discs and other mysterious objects. He's particularly interested in experimental work with radar being carried on at Areata, Calif. Arnold said he obtained pic tures of strange images on the radar, called radar angels, which technicians were unable to ex plain. He believes the inexpli cable objects are just another link in the flying saucer story. Girl, 7, Saved By Train Crew Scobey, Mont., April 11 (U.R) A seven-year-old girl was in fair condition at a hospital here today, her life saved attendants said by four railroad men who borrowed a train to bring her 50 miles to a hospital through a spring blizzard. Karen Biem was stricken with pneumonia Saturday at her home in Opheim, 50 miles northwest of here. Highways between Opheim and Scobey were block ed by snow, and her physician was afraid she wouldn t live un less she was taken to a hospital. The regular Great Northern train from Williston, N.D., arriv ed at Opheim Saturday evening and Conductor Tom Harmon said a messenger from Karen's doctor met the train, asking if the crew could take the stricken girl to Scobey. Harmon said he contacted the division superintendent at Great Falls and got permission to use the diesel locomoitve and a pas senger car. The crew donated its services. A makeshift section crew vol unteered to help turn the train around an operation Harmon said took two hours because of the storm. A berth was prepared for Karen in the passenger car and the "Karen Special" brought the girl and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arnard Biem to Scobey With Harmon in the crew were Engineer John Patterson and Brakemen Fred Nahlen and Charles White, all of Opheim, Swimmer Arrives Greta Anderson, Danish swimmer, shows medals she won in 1948 Olympic Games as she arrives at New York International Air port en route to San Francisco. Pink Carnations to Be Sold by Auxiliary Ping carnations, the favorite flower of the martyred presi dent, William McKinley, who was the commander in chief un der whom the United Veterans of the Spanish American war served in 1898, will decorate residents of Salem on Friday and Saturday, April 14-15. On those days with the per mission of Mayor Robert Elf strom, the Ladies Auxiliary of the United Spanish War Veter ans will hold pink carnation day. In giving his peremission for the sale Mayor Elfstrom said: "It is a pleasure to endorse the program of patriotic work for the relief of war veterans carried on by the auxiliary of the largest volunteer army ever raised by any country in his tory. The soldiers and sailors of the Spanish war composed the only purely volunteer army ev er raised. They did a good job and when it was completed they came home to take a real part in the life of the nation. "From the ranks of that ar my many- of the outstanding leaders in civic and commercial life have been recruited. They have maintained with their aux iliary an outstanding patriotic program. I trust that the resi dents of Salem . will manifest their appreciation of this or ganization and its work by mak ing the carnation sale a sell out.' Because of sparse rainfall nearly all of Utah's crops except winter wheat are irrigated. Safeway Plans Big Expansion Lingan A. Warren, president of Safeway Stores, Inc., in the company's annual report for 1949 told stockholders that "if there is no major unfavorable change in our political or labor relations conditions, I feel that we can all look forward to 1950 with optimism." He emphasized that the busi ness in which the company is engaged is a part of one of the country's most stable industries, "Safeway's position in this industry," Warren's message says, "should be strengthened by the completion of new large modern stores featuring the most modern equipment and adequate customer parking space and by the modernization and enlarge ment of existing stores. 'Tentative plans have been made to construct approximate ly 1,000 retail locations during the next five years and to re model and modernize those ex- sting stores which are to be re tained," said Mr. Warren. 'The new locations will re place obsolete stores and provide stores for localities not now ade quately served by Safeway. No expansion into new territory is planned. The 1949 report, Safeway's 24th year of common and pre ferred dividends, revealed that 1949 sales for the company and its consolidated subsidiaries in the United States were $1,095,- 063,621, a decrease of 7.10 per cent from the net sales of the same operation in 1948. Happy Easter For C-46 Crew Okinawa, April 11 VP) Things looked black on Good Friday when a 20th Air Force C-46 piloted by Lt. Charles Guyler lost its right engine 800 miles from Kadcna airbase. The crew jettisoned cargo and radioed for an escort. Sud denly a voice broke in on the radio: "I know you fellows would rather have another en gine but we want you to know that we are pulling for you. " The voice was that of Maj. Gen. Charles I. Carpenter, air force chief of chaplains. Among others "pulling" for the crew were Rear Adm. Stanton W Salisbury, chief of navy chap lains, and Col. John C. W. Lins- Icy, Far East air forces chap lain. They were en route to Easter services in Tokyo. P. S,: The crippled C-46 landed safely on Okinawa. American butter, cheese and concen t r a t e d milk industries turn out about $2,500,000,000 worth of products a year. Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, April 11, 1950 15 Teen Age Dance Friday at Liberty Liberty Wayne Sipe, presi dent of the Liberty Community club announced there, will be a teenage dance on Friday, April 14 at the Liberty Community hall. The "Wonder Valley Boys" will play and anyone wishing a membership card in this area may get them from Mrs. Joe Vanek at the Liberty store. These membership cards are for persons who wish to attend the club's activities for the rest of the school term. Parents are invited to attend with their children and serve as Ichaperones. City Approves Bridge Plans The city council adopted a res olution Monday night giving city approval to grade separation of the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Electric on Front street at center and Marion. When the Marlon street bridge is built and the Center street bridge is rebuilt the east side approaches of the two will be above Front street. The stale highway commission has appiled to the public utili ties commission for permits to make the separation. At the re quest of the commission the city will ask the two railroad com panies to mae their grade changes at their own expense. The city will be obliged to maintain the pavement on Front, Center and Marion. 'South Pacific' Gets Theater Honors ; New York, April 11 (U.R) The hit musical "South Pacific" swept the field today by captur ing eight of 16 Antoinette Perry awards, the theater's equival ent of Hollywood's Oscars. The American theater guild awarded its fourth annual set of "Tonys" Sunday night, se lecting "South Pacific" and T. S. 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