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2 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, April 12, 1950 t , j t Enumerators Take Transient Census It was census night at Salem hotels Tuesday night. Top: Marjorie Caldwell, taking census at Hotel Senator, ennumerates George R. Blackburn of Joplin, Mo. Mr. Blackburn, formerly in the auto motive business in Missouri, is looking at Salem as a potential place for business. Lower: Mrs. Faith K. Wychoff, enumera tor at the Marion hotel, interviews Mrs. Amy S. Larkin of Portland, state home management specialist with the U. S. department of agriculture. Bainbridge Colby, Former Secretary of State, Dies Bemus Point, N. Y., April 12 VP) Brinbridge Colby, last secre tary of state under President Woodrow Wilson, died last night. He was 80. Colby, a political Individualist throughout his career, suffered a neari anacK two weeKS ago. His wife, Mrs. Anne Ahlstrom Colby, was with him when he died at his home in this western New York village. While secretary of state, Colby wrote an historical not refusing recognition to the Soviet gov ernment of Russia. The recognition was granted 13 years later, but Colby con tended there had been nothing to justify a change. Colby never did change his opinion about Russia. Until re cently, he gave lectures against communism. Colby's affiliations with politi cal parties were many and vari ous. He switched party lines possibly more than any other na tional figure. As secretary of state from March 22, 1920, to March 4, 1921 lie held the highest cabinet post under a democratic president. But he had been a republican at the start of his political ca reer. In 1902, he was elected to the New York legislature on the GOP ticket. In 1912, Colby joined Bull Moose bolters in nominating Theodore Roosevelt for president and in helping form the progres sive party. Four years later, however, he broke with Roosevelt and cam paigned with Wilson. For a decade, Colby remained a democrat. He made a nation wide speaking tour in support of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. The association was short-lived. Within a year, Colby was criticizing the New Deal administration. He termed the new dealers "betrayers of the country," and called for an anti-New Deal coalition. v B. Colby Mrs. FDR Jarred In 3 Car Crash Hyde Park, N. Y., April 12 W Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, driving to Hyde Park to observe the fifth anniversary of her hus band's death today, was shaken last night In a three-car accident. Mrs, Roosevelt was being driv en from a session at the United Nations at Lake Success,' where she is a U. S. delegate. She was riding in the front scat of her sedan with her chauffeur, Rus sell W. Linaka. "We saw a car coming toward us swerve out of its path," she said later. Linaka shouted a warning, "brace yourself . . . we're going to be hit!" and Mrs. Roosevelt jammed her feet against the floorboards. The oncoming car struck an other car immediately ahead of the sedan, and then sideswiped the rear of the Roosevelt auto. The driver of the oncoming car, George B. Greaves, 21), ot Suit Point, N. Y., was given a summons for reckless driving. Abandon Plans for Shanghai Refugees Washington, April 12 OT Secretary of State Acheson said today all plans have been aban doned to remove some 2,000 Americans and other foreigners from Shanghai by sea. He blamed difficulties with the Chinese communists. Acheson told a news confer ence that efforts will be made to get communist permission to move the refugees to a north China port or to the British colo ny of Hong Kong. For more than two months, the state department has been pressing the communists to ap prove arrangements for the de parture of the foreigners from Shanghai. Among them are some 300 Americans and 450 British citizens. The Americans include Unit ed States diplomatic and consu- l'"- staffs who have been ordered out. School Program Not Opposed No voice In opposition to the district's program of bonds and special levies with which to raise funds for underwriting the cost of construction of new buildings, was heard at Tuesday night's meeting of school patrons held at Bush school. Approximately 75 persons were in attendance to hear Har ry Scott, chairman of the school board, and Superintendent Frank B. Bennett outline the district's needs and the plan for coping with them. The superintendent spoke of the increasing birth rate and dis cussed the various phases of the building program. The imme diate objective is a million dol lar bond issue and a six mill tax levy. It is probable a series of con ferences will be held in various parts of the district to acquaint the general public regarding the needs of the system. Bridges Citizen For One Month San Francisco, April 12 W) Harry Bridges keeps his U. S. citizenship another month, at least. Federal Judge George B. Har ris says he isn't certain he has authority to cancel the citizen ship. On Monday, Harris sentenced Bridges to five years for per jury. A jury last week convicted the Australian-born CIO long shore leader of having lied swearing he was not a commun ist when he signed his natural ization papers in 1945. Bridges is free on $25,000 bond pending an appeal. Robert McMillan, assistant U. S. attorney, argued yesterday that Bridges' perjury conviction makes cancellation of his citizen ship a formality, But he agreed with Defense Attorney Vincent Hallinan that there is little law on the subject. Harris said he would study the statutes. Meantime, he di rected both sides to file formal briefs. That will take 24 days. Harris will rule some time after that, but indicated he will take plenty of time for study. Highway Board To Tour East Oregon The state highway commission will make a four-day trip to eastern Oregon next Monday. It will leave Portland Monday morning, visit McNary dam, and spend Monday night at Arling ton. On Tuesday it will inspect the Wasco-Condon secondary high way, and stay that night at Bend. The commission will inspect the Klamath Lake secondary highway Wednesday, have lunch at Klamath Falls at noon, and go on the Crater Lake highway to Medford, where it will spend Wednesday night. On Thursday it will drive from Medford to Portland. Sjt M. a Now you an Ret gen uine Johnson Set Horse outboard motor, with Johnson's famous qual ity featurea, on easy tune JOHNSON payments! Come in and Sa-HorseM ace the new models! Salem Boat House 10ft Chemrkctn Phnnr S-M03 CHINA CAFE (JUST BEFORE YOU GET TO TUB HOLLYWOOD STOrUGHTSl Famous Chinese and American Dishes "ORDERS TO TAKE OUT" Open 4:30 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. Saturday 'Til 3 A.M. WE CLOSE MONDAYS 2055 Fairgrounds Road Phone 2-6596 Death on Life Raft Coroner W. R. Carle of Cleveland, O., covers the thinly clad body of one of four Boy Scouts found dead on a rubber raft drifting in icy, wind-swept Lake Erie. They had set out to recover a drifting canoe and the offshore wind swept the life raft into the lake. A Coast Guard crew man (right) removes the boys' raft from the craft that picked up the bodies. (AP Wirephoto) Mayors Asked to Aid Air Defense Gov. Douglas McKay today asked 92 Oregon mayors if they will aid ih the re-activation of the state's air raid warning and ground observation systems by appointing local supervisors and setting up observation posts. Gov. McKay told the mayors that the Oregon state civil de fense agency is "operating with out a budget at a time when its activities and responsibilities have been greatly increased." Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson instructed the governor and the Oregon agency last Feb ruary to resume the state's war time civilian air defense machin ery, a project that calls for set ting up 300 observation posts, four key warning points and a filter center at Portland. At least 6000 volunteers are being sought to staff these facilities, which will be placed on a stand-by bas is after a few trial runs. Gov. McKay asked each may or to appoint a man or woman to act as ground observation su pervisor. The letter requested the opinion of each of the 92 mayors as to whether the city was in a position to locate a site for, and erect, an observation HELD OVER One More Week The Jibobil ri Trio ni -' BAKED HAM , - BROILED LOBSTER f; PRIME RIB OF BEEF ,;'4 Au JUS f tattuc'j Chateau - j No Cover Charge post. "If so," he said, "a representa tive of the program will be dis patched to confer with you and your supervisor on setting up the observation facility." The governor added that the agency has "every hope of com pleting preparations within 20 to 35 days for the first experi mental operation, to be called for by Secretary Johnson on a date yet to be designated." World Citizen to Wed California!) Ellsworth, Me., April 12 VP) Garry Davis, the returned world citizen, is preparing to wed a tall California brunette he woo ed by trans-Atlantic mail. Davis refused to say last night when or where he and Miss Aud rey Peters, a former Hollywood dance instructor, would be mar ried. Their intentions are on file with Ellsworth's city clerk. Miss Peters, whom Davis had not met until his return from France March 30 on an immi grant's visa, has lodgings here. He is staying at the nearby Sor rento summer house of his fath er, bandleader Meyer Davis. The couple became acquaint ed by mail through a mutual friend and Davis proposed by letter from Paris. Rotary Host to Sons Daughters The usually staid deliberations of the Salem Rotary club were enlivened -Wednesday noon by the presence of daughters, sons and grandchildren of the mem bers. Their presence was in rec ognition of the annual daughters and sons luncheon meeting of the organization. A quiz kid program in which Tom McNeill was the master of ceremonies constituted the prin cipal portion of the program. Leading questions asked by Mc Neill got some rather startling answers at times. Music for the program was provided by . pupils from the Salem schools. The program in cluded a baritone horn solo by Charles Dahlen, clarinet solo by Loren Bartlett and a trombone quartet by Glenn Benner, Mal colm Peeler, Bob Doughton and Gary Tippets. ' Gardner Knapp was named chairman of the Rotary nominat ing committee to select officers for the next fiscal year. First Work on Bridge Looms m.. -hnnn drpet bridge in Salem and reoiling of the Mill -i.r:!.tPs section of the North iSantiam highway are among items on which bids win ue r,rf hv the state highway commission at its meeting in Portland April 24 and a. tv. Mill ritv-Liaies jod in cludes a 3.83-mile section of the highway which has been taKing a beating for several years un hoanv innH associated with the Detroit project, and heavy log hauling. The project cans for the addition of new rock shoulders and a new oil mat wearing surface averaging Vi inches in thickness. The Marion street bridge proj ect involves the initial contract in connection with the bridge. The bids call for, the construc tion of the five concrete piers. It will require about 1800 cubic yards of concrete together with 220,000 pounds of reinforcing metal. The three main piers win extend about 35 feet below or dinary low water and about 100 feet above. Later contracts scheduled for this summer will provide for the construction of the three main steel spans and the build inc of aDDroximatelv 1790 feet of concrete approaches. The bridge, when compietea, will serve westbound traffic be tween Salem and all pointt westward and be an important link in the comprehensive one way traffic control plan for the city of Salem. 1 1 W ..Oi, HtlNG! p ( M Dpen 6:45 Starts at Dusk 1 1 Gene Keller I I 1 1 Frank Sinatra I I f I I Ann Miller In If III Dana Andrews and ll 111 Richard Conte III l 'THE PURPLE HEART -.driii.u; j Franehot Tone Dane Clark in "WITHOUT HOOR" and Marie Windsor Wm. Elliott in STARTS TODAY OPEN 6:45 4 if am POWELL Mark STEVENS f2a Betsy DRAKE SECOND FEATURE "THE CHALLENGE" Tom Conway, June Vincent Opens 6:45 P.M. LAST TIMES TONIGHT! THRILL CO-HIT Brian Donlevy 'Wake Island' NOW! OPENS 6:45 P.M. Abbott & Costello "BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME" Gale Storm "Happened on 5th Ave." On the Screen Susan Hayward "HAIRY APE" THUR. 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