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Journal THE WEATHER. PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT, Thursday; with slightly warmer afternoon temperatures. Low to night, 51; high Thursday, 80. CHI M E DOTDOINI TV 62nd Year, No. 147 HE..". Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, June 21, 1950 MV5 tun-" . -yes; Price 5c aUh, Oracaa 1 Capital Change in Law Will Strike at Drunk Drivers Newbry Proposes Further Curb on Offenders in Oregon By JAMES D. OLSON Amendments to the motor vehicle code designed to cut down drunk driving In Oregon will be recommended to the 1951 legislature by Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry. Among several amendments the most important would amend a section providing for revoca tion of drivers licenses held by nersons convicted of driving cars while under the Influence of liquor. The proposed amendment would provide for 30 days sus pension tor drunk driving; 80 days on the second conviction and revocation of the license in the event of a third conviction. At present the law provides for revocation of the license fol lowing conviction - but allows the person involved to reapply for restoration of his driver's license if his application car ries a recommendation from the convicting magistrate. Considered Weak Spot Newbry says the weak spot in the present law is this method of restoring the license because in many cases a great deal of pressure is brought to bear to give the convicted persons an other chance. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, a total of 3,672 drivers' licenses were revoked after convictions for driving while intoxicated. This averages 300 a month, a figure which Newbry says is growing Instead of diminishing. "I believe that the amendment proposed will remove the ha bitual violators off the road," said Newbry. "The 30-day sus pension on the first conviction would in reality, be a warning, (Concluded on Pyre S, Column 6) First Day of Summer Cold Yes, sir, summer was making its official entry Wednesday aft ernoon but Salem residents, some of them still keeping fires burning in furnaces, had to be told summer was here because the cool temperatures and cloudy skies didn't seem very summery. The weather bureau dutifully recorded summer was to arrive at 4:37 p.m. (daylight time), Wednesday. The valley areas could take comfort In the fact that cool temperatures p revailed throughout the northern stretch of the nation, despite the official approach of summer. Local forecast is for partly cloudy skies again tonight and Phursday, although slightly warmer temperatures are due Thursday afternoon. Rainfall for the month to date is 2.62 inches against a normal total of .88 of an inch. Major Dike on Kootenai Out Flooding Area Idaho Levees Give-way Before Heavy Pressure As River Rises (By tbt Auoenud Preut One of the Kootenai river's major dikes went ont with a roar early today. Floodwater rolled over 900 acres of northern Idaho farmland behind the broken wall. Another emergency dike hold ing back the flood from a small settlement north of Bonners Fer ry, Idaho, gave way before the heavy pressure. It had been leak ing badly. Residents of 17 homes in the district were evacuated earlier. In British Columbia, the flood outlook was no better. Hundreds of civilians and army workmen worked desperately to keep the Eraser and Harrison rivers in bounds. Hopeless in Canada Directors of the fight against the Canadian flood said the bat tle looked hopeless there. Both the Kootenai and Fraser rivers are nearing the record heights of the 1948 flood. (Concluded on Pare 5, Column t) Canada Flood Outlook Better Vancouver. June 21 (CP) A night-long battle was over and flood-fighters were the victors. At Harrison mills a breach in vital Fraser river dike was plugged early today and homes and rich farmlands saved from a muddy torrent. Under the glare of search- lights, 200 desperate army-civilian workers battled throughout the night and shortly after dawn came victory. . Word of success came shortly before communication lines to the Fraser valley district were cut, but the cause was not im mediately known. The whole flood picture was brighter today. The fury of the Fraser appeared in check and from northern and interior river points came optimistic reports. The Fraser showed a slight drop during the night, the lat est reading at the 24.08 feet mark. The high yesterday was 24.19 feet Cooler weather aided the men who guard the dikes. Price of Eggs Up Another Cent Here Some local produce firms were listing eggs another cent higher Wednesday, a general boost hav ing been reported Tuesday. Buying prices now for eggs are listed as follows: Large AA, 42 cents; large A, 37-41 cents medium AA, 37 cents; medium A, 34-27 cents; crax, 27 cents. Poultry prices also were listed higher in some markets here, following similar boosts in Port land. Grade A colored hens are now listed at 20 cents; grade A Leghorn hens at 19 cents; color ed fryers at 29 cents; Leghorn fryers at 26 cents. Other market quotations here remain unchanged for Wednes day. 'Pageant of Progress' Final Show Tonight By MARGARET MAOEE Salem brings Its 1950 Cherryland festival to an end Wednes day night with the presentation of the "Pageant of Progress' for the third night at the Oregon State Fair grounds. The pageant, presentation of which was delayed by rain and bad weather last week, is slated to immediately follow the presentation of queen Nancys- and her Princesses Martha. Pa tricia Mae, Marlene and Dwynne Ann, set for 8:25 p.m. Consisting of 17 episodes, the pageant takes the history of this part of the country through a period of over a hundred years or more, opening with a scene in an Indian camp before the com ing of the white man. Moving through the year to the present day, the show comes to any end with a grand finale in which the entire cast is mass ed in a wheel formation with Queen Nancy as the hub. In the background burns a huge flag of the United States. . Featured soloist with the pa geant is Josephine Albert Spaulding who at the opening sings "Wilderness to Wonder k land," the song that she sang at the Salem Centennial celebra tlon ten years ago. Other soloists are Vlvienne Meola and Corydon Blodgett. Singing during the pageant is a chorus directed by Melvin Giest. Other musical groups appearing are Wiltsey accordion group and the Aurora German band. Directing the pageant is Bill Croarkln of the Cellar produc tions and narrators are Charles Wheeler, Margaret Allen. Ton! Van Ornum and Vernon Atkinson. Proceeding the presentation of Queen Nancy the Armstrong School of Dance will again pre sent a program of dance num bers by students of that school. Friday night's show, despite a slight mist at times and cooler temperatures, proceeded on sche dule and and the members of the cast who all the way through the show have proven real troupers were all on hand for the performance. Screen Writers' Trial Postponed Washington, June 21 Ifl - Federal Judge David A. Pine to day postponed for a second time the trial of three screen writers charged with contempt of con gress. Pine did not immediately fix a new date for hearing the case, which grew out of the writers' refusal to tell the house un- American activities committee in 1947 whether they were communists. The three Alfred Waltz, Al va h Bessie and Samuel Ornitz are expected to stand trial some time this week, however, despite Judge Pine's crowded calendar. There will be no Jury. The three defendants are among the "Hollywood ten" who defied congress in the house probe of communism in the film industry. They have agreed to abide by legal points established in the trials of two other mem bers of the 10 John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo who paid $1,000 fines and began serving one-year prison terms JuneO. K Oregon Payrolls Drop $30 Million Payrolls in nearly half of Oregon's counties were higher in 1949 than in 1948 despite a drop of $30,000,000 from the 1948 record of $973,000,000, the state unemployment compensa tion commission reported today, Most of the counties In which increases took place were away from the main centers of popu lation. Sherman, the smallest of all 36 counties, had the big gest gain in per cent over the 1948 payroll figure there. Mor row. Crook, uiiiiam ana mai- heur each went up at least 10 per cent. Coos county regained fifth place by decreasing only one per cent while Linn county dropped nearly 8 per cent. Other leaders remained in the same position. Changes in rank since 184U have been numerous. Klamath, second at the start of the decade, has dropped to eighth, while Lane has nearly doubled the pay rolls of its nearest rival, Mar ion, to hold the runner-up spot to Multnomah. Most spectacular gain, how ever, has been made by Douglas which has gone from 17th in 1940 to fourth in 1949 with payroll 13 times as large. Bridges' Appeal Retains Citizenship San Francisco, June 21 VP) CIO longshore leader Harry Bridges still has his citizenship. The government says he ob tained It fraudulently by deny ing he ever was a communist. Yesterday Federal Judge George B. Harris signed a formal de cree revoking the U. S. citizen ship of the Australian-born la bor leader, but his attorneys lm mediately filed notice of appeal. Judge Harris said Bridges' status would remain that of citizen while the appeal is be fore the courts. Bridges' appeal from his con viction of perjury, based on his communist disavowal at the hearing which resulted in his naturalization Sept. 17, 1945, also Is pending. That appeal has held up the execution of the sentence five years In prison, Hollywood Figure Await Trial Five of the 10 Holly wood, Calif., figures charged with contempt of congress meet in Washington before going on trial in U. S. court. (Left to right) Edward Dmytryk, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Alvah Bessie and Herbert Blberman. Two others, Dalton Trombo and John Lawson, have been sent to jail and three others face future trial. (AP Wirephoto) Bakers Strike Causes Rush for Salem Bread People are crying for bread In Salem. -But it isn't the home folk. The demand, which in many in stances amounts to a plea, comes from residents of Portland, Os wego and other points outside the area served by Salem bakeries. It's a result, of course, of the bakery strike in Portland and f other cities. The Salem demand is being met. But driving into McCarthy Tale Unverified Washington, June 21 U.B Sen. Millard E. Tydings, D., Md., said today an FBI checkup does not substantiate Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's charges that state de partment loyalty files have, been tampered with." The files are those made avail able by President Truman to Tydings' senate communist in vestigating subcommittee. They cover 81 individuals McCarthy has charged with being com munists, red sympathizers and bad security risks employed, or recently employed by the state department. - Tydings told a news confer ence that the Justice department and the FBI checked McCarthy's allegations that the files had been "raped," "tampered with," and "skeletonized," to delete 'damaging material." The charges are not sub stantiated by the facts," Tydings said. Weather Details CmtttifMM win to fawrmM. far ftn warm at far ecMloaaJ trash wfata ta aftaraaan. MathBt atr4r. 7l lt kim Mar. ft. Total M-kaar araialt- iiaat trara: far aiaaiai x.axi mai. -. A a mm ararlaiutlaa, 4.i ftarnal. MM. Rtw J-it hi. t.t fart. (Eaaart ar UJ. WaalHIt I National Economic Council Probe On Washington, June 21 UP) House lobby investigators turn ed today to a study of the meth ods used by the national econo mic council in obtaining contri butions to finance its activities. The Investigating committee headed by Rep. Buchanan CD Pa) recalled Merwin K. Hart, president of the council, to ask him about the organization a fi nancial backing. The council is registered with congress under the lobby law as an organization seeking to In fluence legislation. Its financial contributors Include many big names in American industry. Salem every day are Portland dwellers asking for bread to take home with them. And Sa lem bakers report running into resentment, anger and prevari cation among their contacts. One bakery on the outskirts of Salem reports a tremendous increase in orders for bread. pies, cakes and rolls, and an even greater demand tor cookies. 'The increase is for both wholesale and retail stuff. We try to take care of our local trade before selling anything outside," the bakery reported. "Some of the demand comes from the big Portland bakeries that are in volved In the strike. They are trying to get supplies from the outside. We can't help them, (Conetaded on Par 5, Colnmn 1) Boy Scouts Off To Valley Forge With some four weeks of ad venture, sight seeing and pleas ure ahead, a group of more than 100 Boy Scouts and their lead ers entrained Tuesday night for Valley Forge, Pa., where they will join thousands of fellow scouts for the annual national Jamboree of the organization. Well organized under the di rection of Gordon Gilmore, scout executive, the travelers were loaded aboard their sleeping cars in fast time. This was in contrast to what happened at Eugene where a delay of 40 min utes was experienced because of difficulties in organization. The northern route was tak en east because of the congestion at Los Angeles where the Shrin- ers are in annual convention. A stop will be made at Yellowstone park while others will be made at a number of large centers of the east, En route home the party will make a side trip to view the Grand Canyon. They will return July 14. Britain Plans For Red China United Nations Active Role to Be Played to Oust Nationalist Chinese London, June 21 UP) The British government today was reported shaping plans to t a k e an active role in the campaign to oust the nationalist Chinese and seat Red China in the United Nations. The campaign is h e a d e d by UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie as a "common sense" means of getting Russia to end the boy cott she has clamped on 30 UN organs in anger over the China representation question. Lie announced at Lake Suc cess last night that he is return ing to Europe shortly to make a speech July 3 in London and to visit the summer sessions of the economic and social council in Geneva. New British Policy The decision Britain s new policy may emerge at the Gene va meeting if Russia or her sa tellites again challenge the right of the nationalists to sit for Chi na. In the past Britain has abstain ed in votes on the China ques tion although the British recog nized the Red regime at Peiping last January after severing re lations with Chiang Kai-Shek. Red China has held off from exchanging diplomats with Bri tain and prodded the British to help on the Russian-led project to get the Chinese communist delegates into the UN. (Concluded on Paso 5, Column 4) House Votes $2 Billions for Farm Supports Washington, June 21 VPrA bill boosting funds for govern ment farm price supports by $2,000,000,000 was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. The roll-call vote was 234 to 82. The bill previously had pass ed both Chambers, but a dispute over foreign farm Imports caused deadlock that finally ended in a compromise. The additional authorization is for use of the agriculture de partment's commodity credit corporation, which previously had been given $4,850,000,000 for the price support program The program this year is to bolster prices of cotton, wheat, corn, rice, tobacco, peanuts and several other crops. 6 Nations Talk Steel Merger Paris, June 21 VP) Six na tions of western Europe begin secret talks today to plan exact ly what they will do to merge their coal and steel industries. The six governments of France, western Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg must decide on the powers to be delegated to a new international authority to supervise the merger. Britain, objecting to a French proposal to give the internation al group final authority, has re fused to Join in the talks. But the French foreign office will in form the British of the progress of negotiations through a night ly telegram which the French will help prepare. All six countries meeting here have agreed to the principle that surrendering a little of their own sovereignty to the international board is a means of preventing war through improving living conditions. France's master economic planner, Jean Monnet, has a working treaty draft ready for the delegates. The draft pro vides for a "supra-national" au thority even more powerful than the national governments in dealing with coal and steel. Monnet's draft also defines how a nation may appeal from any decisions. Hatch Act Turned Down Washington, June 21 VP) Over the strong protests of Sena tor Taft (R., Ohio), the senate today approved a bill toning down a harsh penalty provision in the Hatch "clean politics" act. The vote was 42 to 32, almost entirely along party lines. No Endorsement By Governors White Sulphur Springs, W, Va June 21 VP) Governors side-stepped today the contro versial question of whether to endorse the state department and its administration under Secretary Acheson. A governors' conference res olutions committee discussed the subject but skipped any men tion of the state department in drafting a list of proposed res olutions largely dealing with state problems. Gov. James H. Duff, of Penn sylvania, chairman of the com mittee, told reporters that the resolutions, to be made public when the conference approves them later, were "very innocu ous." borne democrats wanted an endorsement of Acheson but did not press for it because of pros pective opposition. Since any single governor can veto adoption of a resolution under the conference's rules, it was felt that if a fight developed and a resolution were rejected the action might be misunder stood abroad. Seek to Prove Hairs in Auto Not JoAnn's Defense in Wilsons' Trial Says Sister-in-law Used Their Car Vancouver, Wash, June 21 VP) The defense In the Wilson brothers' murder trial sought to prove today that hairs found in one of the Wilson cars came, not from slain Jo Ann Dewey, but from a living sister-in-law. Utah and Turman Wilson are on trial for the kidnap-slaying of Jo Ann Dewey, who was abduct ed March 19. Mrs. Hazel Wilson, the wife of the accused men's brother. Grant, testified today that she had often used the Chevrolet in which officers found four brown hairs. Same Color Hair Mrs. Wilson, who has hair about the same color as Miss Dewey's was, said the hairs could easily have come from her head when she was packing picnic lunches into the Chevro let trunk. She also testified that the car was parked outside her home continuously from March 17 to March 30, because it would not run, and was finally taken away by a tow car. Her testimony was obviously an attempt to prove that the de fendants could not have thrust Jo Ann's body in the trunk of the car and driven it to Wind River, where the body was found later. Mother Testifies The first witness today was the mother of the accused men. (Concluded on Pare B, Column 5) Tax Bill Vote Set Next Week Washington, June 21 VP) The $1,010,000,000 excise tax slash ing bill, bearing a "veto proof" tag to be paid for largely by corporations, is now set for a vote in the house next Wednes day. Top democrats said it would pass, with the excise imposes be ing cut probably September 1 on fur coats, jewelry, movies, pocket books, cosmetics, travel tickets, telephones and scores of other items. The house ways and means committee completed five months of labor on the bill yes terday, by voting a corporation income tax payment speed-up calculated to put about $4,200, 000,000 extra in the federal treasury over the next five years. This came just a day after the committee approved a $433, 000,000 a year boost in taxes on big corporations. The big money pickups from corporations, along with smaller amounts by plugging tax law loopholes and other revisions, would more than meet President Truman's requirement that the excise reductions must be offset by new revenue from other sources if the tax bill is to get his approval. OK 70 Groups ForU.S. Airforce Washington, June 21 P) An authorization for a hard-hitting modern combat air force of 70 groups was agreed upon today by a senate-house conference committee. The compromise appeared to be a victory for air-minded house members who for several years have been demanding spe cific permanent authority for the 70-group air force. Senators, until this compro mise, had urged a mora general air power goal, based upon 24, 000 serviceable aircraft or 225,- 000 airframe tons. An airframe ton is the weight of the plane, not including such things as en gine, landing gears, gun and spe cial equipment. The senators argued that "a group" could mean anything as new planes are developed and strategy and size of air units changed. But house members won their battle for use of the term "70 United States air force groups." The compromise now goes to the house and then the senate for expected approval. Actual size of the air force, of course, will depend upon the number of billions of dollars that congress provides in the future for aircraft, equipment and manpower. Fog Shrouds New York City New York, June 21 VP) Fog shrouded New York City today, snarling airline operations and hampering traffic in the busy harbor. The thick curtain forced can cellation of 26 flights operating into and out of LaGuardia field. S o - flf 0 y& W$ o" fi Salem Scouts Leave for Valley Forge Cherryland Scouts, troop 14 with their leaders, entrained at tha Southern Pacific depot Tuesday evening for the National Scout Jamboree to be held at Valley Forge, Pa. They will return July 14, following tour of eastern cities and sites.
