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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1950)
apiial THE WEATHER. GENERALLY FAIR and con tinued mild tonight and Friday, with early morning fog in val leys. Low tonight, 40; high Fri day, 55. 3 owmm yon EDITION 62nd Year, No. 303 Entered u second elui matter At Salem, Oregon Salem, Oregon, Thurv ember 21, 1950 (24 Pages) Price 5c r mm j Bfflr f& 4-Lane Route North of Salem Now in Sight Early Building of By-Pass East of City Also Speeded By JAMES D. OLSON ,-, Portland, Dec. 21 The long S I awaited construction of a four lane highway between Salem and Portland came in sight yester Aj day when Chairman Ben Chand ler of the state highway com mission announced the commis sion will seek authority to is sue $75,000,000 of highway bonds during the next five years. In making this announcement, Chandler outlined the major projects that will be included in the expanded highway program which, in addition to Highway 99E, includes the Columbia River highway; the Oregon Coast high way; The Dalles-California high way and a connection between the Sunset and Wilson river highways from Glenwood ,to 1 North Plains. A general contract for build ing approaches to the Marion street bridge across the Willam ette river was awarded to Gen eral Construction company of Portland on a low bid of $787, 736. This was within $1500 of the engineer's estimate. (Concluded on Page 5, Column 6) Wilson Starts Washington, Dec. 21 (IP) Charles E. Wilson took office to day as director of defense mobi lization and immediately ap pointed General Lucius Clay and Banker Sidney Weinberg as his assistants. Wilson, former president of General Electric, told reporters of the two appointments at the I White House after taking the oath of office in President Tru man's presence. Wilson said Clay and Wein berg will serve without compen sation. Clay, former U.S. commander at Berlin, is relinquishing his duties as chairman of the board of the Continental Can company. Weinberg is senior partner of Goldman, Sachs and company, New York investment banking firm. He was a vice-chairman of the war production board in World War II. The oath was administered to Wilson by Chief Justice Vinson in Mr. Truman's circular office. The three men stood beneath a large portrait of George Wash ington, j W. Stuart Symington, chair man of the national security re sources board, some of whose duties Wilson is taking over in the mobilization job, stepped up after the ceremony smiling and said, "Let me be the first to congratulate you." v Wilson told reporters his im mediate plans are to continue just what he is doing now that is, surveying the job that must be done, and getting "just as many facts as I can." Cut 2 to 3 Cents On Egg Grades A general cut of 2 to 3 cents on all grades of eggs went into effect here, Thursday and on some of the extra large grades the decline was as much as 7 and 9 cents a dozen. The sharp drops brought eggs down to below the levels where they were before all the sky rocketing earlier this month, and back to listings prevailing In the summer. The changes here followed similar ones in Portland, the de clines there following a slump in egg prices all over the country. The local list for buying prices now stands as follows: AA grade, 52 cents a cut of 7 cents and a mark 13 cents below the listing two weeks ago; large A, 46-56 cents; medium AA, 42 cents; medium A, 40-52 cents; small, 30-32 cents; crax, 23-30 cents. For .the wholesale listings, large grade A generally aie now quoted at 62 cents, the mediums at 57 cents. Weather Details Mftilmim yesterday, 57! ntnlmia tfr 47, tt. Total M-honr prwlptutlotti 0; for month 4.77: normal, 4.t7. Stfn pre cipitation. M.M; normal. 15.08. Utter helfht, 4.4 (ecU (Report br V.t. Weather oartai.i Little Hoover Probers Offer Efficiency Plan Drastic Change in State Fiscal Set-Up Held Necessary Complete and drastic reor ganization of the state's internal fiscal control, by placement of numerous state departments un der two new ones a depart ment of finance and administra tion, and a department of reve nue is recommended in a re port to' the 1951 legislature by the legislative Interim commit tee on state government admin istration. The committee headed by Rep. Rudle Wilhelm, Jr., of Portland, known as the little Hoover committee," estimates that adop tion of its recommendation will ultimately save the state of Ore gon from $4 to $8 million each biennium. Under the proposed recom mendations, the board of con trol's responsibilities for fiscal control would be transferred to the department of finances, as would activities of the printing board, budget division, central accounting division of the sec retary of state's office and the surplus property agency. Governor at Head This new department would be directly under the governor, who would appoint a director, the latter to be assisted by tech nically qualified division heads. In the field of revenue admin istration, the committee has pro posed that major revenue col lections be centered in a state department of revenue, headed by a director appointed by the governor, to replace the present state tax commission. Also rec ommended would be the three man tax review board, appointed by the governor, having review and quasi-judicial functions in tax matters. (Gonttnued on Page 23, Column 1) West Germans Get 'Security' Bonn, Germany, Dec. 21 VP) The western allies told Chancel lor Konrad Adenauer today they are ready to sweep away occu pation controls if the West Ger mans take part in the defense of Europe. The three western high com missioners told Adenauer in a five-hour meeting of plans laid by the Atlantic pact nations at Brussels for an international ar my to defend the western world. Then a procedure was agreed upon for negotiating the role of Germany military contingents. The negotiations involved a drastic revision of Germany's present political status. The Germans had balked -at the idea of participation in the western European army unless occupation controls were ended by the British, French and Amer icans. The West Germans asked "se curity treaty" with the occupy ing powers to replace the pres ent occupation statute under which Germany is governed Living Memorial for Pioneers Proposed A living memorial, and not a mere pile or monument of mar ble or stone, will probably come saiem Dy ine late tarrou L.. Moores. Anyway Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom's idea is that a memorial to early Oregon pioneers provided be something that people can use and enjoy, and not just an other enisled shaft or block of stone set up on some green sward. The city, Mayor Elf strom said, is about ready to make use of the fund. The bequest now amounts to $30,836.49. The original amount, at the time of Moore's death in 1940, was $25,624.22. The Ladd & Bush Trust company, now the Pioneer Trust company, execu tors of the will, have invested the money carefully, and the in terest accumulation now is $5, 212.27; Carroll Moores, known as "Cal" to his many friends, was a quiet, unmarried man who, dur ing the last years of bis life, operated an elevator in the state Supreme Court building and saved his money. He left other bequests, but the last paragraph of the will said: "I appoint the Ladd & Bush Trust company of Salem, Ore., as executor of this, my last will and testament, with instructions, Stalin Hailed As All Highest (Br the AuocUted Phu) Today is Joseph Stalin's birth day he's 71 and while his con trolled press at home once again hailed him in extravagant prose, communists in the ring of states around Russia pulled out all the stops attempting to outdo each other in praising him. In Moscow, East Berlin, Prague, Sofia, Bucharest, Buda pest and Warsaw, the commun ist press chorused praise of the man in the Kremlin in phrases like these: 'Greatest scientist of our time." "Leader of the world peace camp." "Defender of the worker." "Great genius Stalin." Leningrad's city soviet an nounced a decision to rename International Prospect and its continuation, the Moscow high way. From now on, it's Joseph Stalin prospect. Albania renamed the city of Kuchevo. The address now is Stalin, Albania. 2 More Shot In Philadelphia Philadelphia, Dec. 21 UP) Two more Philadelphians have been felled by mystery bullets but police say they are not sure either ambush can be imputed to the sniper sought for seven previous shootings. Sixteen-year-old George Hal ler, Jr., was nicked by an un known assailant last night while he was walking on a street in the Juniata Park section, some four miles from where Mrs. Claire Cohen, a young house wife, was slain Saturday night. Earlier yesterday a 54-year-old man was shot in South Phila delphia by another bullet fired out of the dark by an unseen marksman. The victim of this pre-dawn shooting was Richard C. Lavery, republican division committeeman and job printer. Police are inclined to discount this shooting as being the work of the "mad sniper" who struck down. Mrs. Cohen in Oak Lane. out of a bequest to the city of for in the Moores' will should after executing all previous arti cles of this will, to use the re mainder of my estate in the pur chase of a monument or memor ial to be erected in memory of me early Uregon pioneers, to be presented to the city of Salem, Oregon, to be placed where the city council or their successors in city government may deter mine." Mayor Elfstrom has not at present a definite idea of what form the memorial should be, as long as it is a useful living me morial. It might be, he sug- gested as an example, a swim ming pool in Bush Pasture park, though he said there might be objections to that The mayor said he would wel come suggestions from the pub lie. In September, 1944, the Pio neer Trust company had a let ter from the city saying it was not ready to decide on what the me- tnorial should be. Since then the fund has continued to grow, NjF ,y ' ill,,,,,, iJjw!tttft ii ,i3 Costly Collision These two cars were badly wrecked and charred, a power line pole was snapped, electric service to a large section south of Salem was cut off for an hour, and the life of Barbara Joan Kime was endangered when she was trapped in a burning vehicle Wednesday night at Liberty and Mize roads. These were results of a collision between a car driven by Walter Kime, Route 9, shown at left, and another driven by Robert Akers, Route 9, shown with its shattered prow against the pole. Auto Crash and Fire Cut-off Po wer Service Homes and Christmas trees on Candalaria heights and a large area south of Salem were blacked out for one hour Wednesday night, following a spectacular auto accident on Liberty road and Mize road. The accident, involving two Chicago Center 01 Gamblers Chicago. Dec. 21 OP) U.S senate crime committee hearings in Chicago have touched off a "full scale" investigation of the city's multi-million dollar policy gambling racket. The urobe. started after wit nesses told of the far-flung poli cy operations, already has land ed in jail five of the alleged top gambling figures. All testified during the committee's three days of public hearings which closed last night. A sixth witness, Ralph O'Hara, a former official oi a racing news service, was under federal indictment for refusing to an swer pertinent questions. Feder al marshals hunted him after the grand jury bills, containing 17 counts, were returned. Although many witnesses sum moned were not called, Sen Ke- fauver (D-Tenn), committee chairman, said testimony demon strated that "interstate crime to a great degree centers in Chi cago." Among witnesses not called durine the public hearings, which fSllowed .an earlier clos ed session here by the commit tee, where several former mem bers of the old Capone gang. Kefauver said search will be continued for them as well as for other missing big name gangsters. They have been miss ing from their usual haunts for several months in an attempt to escape being served with a com mittee summons, Senate Confirms Mrs. Anna Rosenberg Washington, Dec. 21 VP) The senate today confirmed Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg as assistant secretary of defense by a voice vote. Action came after the senate armed services committee twice had unanimously recommended such action. Testimony that she had communist associations 15 years ago was rejected by the committee as false. She said it was a case of mistaken Identity, Born in Hungary 49 years ago, Mrs. Rosenberg is the first wom an ever to serve in such a high post in the military departments. She will act as a manpower and labor authority under Sec retary of Defense Marshall, who personally asked her appoint ment. Mrs. Rosenberg has been serv ing for a month in the $15,000-a year post under a temporary ap pointment. Bergdoll Gets 5 Years New York, Dec. 21 VP) Al fred Bergdoll, son of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, notorious draft dodger of World War I, was sentenced today to five years in prison for dodging the 1950 draft. cars, snapped off a power pole at the Liberty-Mize intersection. Nearby residents stated that "it sounded like a cannon explosion when the wires snapped. Four persons were injured, none seriously, but only fast work on the part of neighbors in pulling the occupants of the burning vehicles' free prevented severe casualties. The accident involved a Ply mouth coupe operated by Walter Kime, Salem route 9, and a Ford sedan driven by Robert Akers, also of Salem route 9.- State police said that the Ply mouth car apparently was at tempting to pass the Ford, when the bumpers of the two cars be came locked together. This threw both cars out of control. and into the power pole, snap ping it off near the top. The Ford immediately burst into flames. Fire quickly spread to the other car. Kime's wife, Barbara Joan, ' was trapped in side the burning Plymouth. John S. Kunkel, 145 Mle road, dashed to the scene with a fire ex tinguisher, and succeeded in quelling the blaze enough to yank Mrs. Kime to safety. Four teen-agers, Bill Rux, Em- mett Henry and Dave and Dean Zanek, all residents of the area, assisted the occupants of the car in gaining their freedom from the fires. Mrs. Kime and June Bcrnice Bickell, 173 East Salem Heights avenue, who was also riding in the Kime car, were taken to the Salem Memorial hospital for minor bruises, lacerations and burns. They were treated and released. Akers, who was alone in his car, was confined over night at the Memorial hospital, but was reported in good condi tion with cuts and bruises. Hoover Gels Good Response New York, Dec. 21 VP) Her bert Hoover's office today re ported a "tremendous, favorable response" to his speech last night proposing a western hemisphere defense against communist ag gression. "The telephone hasn't stopped ringing," said an office spokes man. "Telegrams are arriving in floods. They started coming In even before Mr. Hoover return ed to his office from the broad casting station. "Not one message has been unfavorable." Asked whether the former president had consulted anyone in the national administration prior to the speech, the spokes man said: "I would doubt it. Mr. Hoover always writes his own speeches and expresses his own views. Mr. Hoover intends to remain in New York over the Christmas and New Year's holiday. Gifford Calls on King London, Dec. 21 VP) Walter S. Gifford took the traditional ride in an open coach to Buck ingham palace today to present nis credentials as the new U. S ambassador to the court of St James. He was received by King ueorge VI at noon. 3-Year Peace PacfEndsSlrike On Railroads White House Confer ence Settles Griev ances by Compromise Washington, Dec. 21 VP) The months-long dispute between the railroads and four big rail unions was settled today with agree ment on a three-year peace pact granting pay boosts to about 300,000 workers. The agreement, calling also for cost of living adjustments in wages may set a pattern for the government's wage stabilization policies since it was hammered out under government sponsor ship. The settlement was announc ed at the White House by pres idential assistant John R. Steel man after a 26-hour overnight session with union leaders and railroad representatives. Steelman Mediator Steelman has been handling the negotiations since the gov ernment seized the roads last August to avert a nation-wide strike. The agreement still must be ratified by union bargaining committees but quick acceptance is expected. Daniel P. Loomis, chairman of the railroad negotiators, estimat ed the wage increase ranging up to 23 cents hourly will cost the roads about $130,000,000 a year. Steelman said the unions had agreed to forego any further wage demands for a three-year period. He called it a "no strike agreement but President D. B. Robertson of the Firemen' and J. P. Shields of the Engineers said they were not actually writ ing such a clause into the con tract. (Concluded on Page 5, Column 6) C-54 Wreckage Found on Peak Manila, Dec. 21 VP) The part ly burned wreckage of a U.S.C- 54 military transport was sight ed by search planes today near the top of a 9,324-foot mountain 140 miles northeast of Manila. There was no sign of life. The frur-engine plane with 37 persons aboard struck the 8,000 foot level of Mount Tabayoc en route Tuesday from Okinawa to Clark Air base, 60 miles north of Manila. It carried 30 military personnel and a crew of seven. Search pilots flew close to the wreckage and positively iden lified it as the missing C-54. It was last heard asking for wea ther reports when' within 30 minutes' flying time of Clark field. The crash scene was so re mote that a ground team may require several days to reach it. A parachute team was unable to make a drop because the wreckage is on a sharp ledge, with a drop of several hundred feet on each side. Two British Movie Stars Wed Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 21 u.R) Stewart Granger and Jean Sim mons, two of Britain's foremost motion picture stars, honey mooned today on a leisurely mo tor trip back to Hollywood. Granger, 37, and Miss Sim mons, 21, were married by a Methodist minister last night at the home of T. K. Shoenhair near here. A cheson Back Hopeful Of Achieving Peace Washington, Dec. 21 ftl.R) Secretary of Stale Dean Achcson returned from the Atlantic pact meeting at Brussels early today, confident that there is a good chance to achieve world peace. He landed at National airport at 3:13 a.m. (EST) in President irumans pianc, tne independence. The secretary said he will con- fcr with Mr. Truman today on the historic conference which agreed to establish a 1,000,000- man western European defense army under Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. A similar report will be made to congress and the nation. The secretory refused to com ment on blistering republican denunciations of himself and tho state department during the cur rent international crisis. Ho also declined to discuss former President Herbert Hoov er's speech last night because he has not yet rend it. Achcson said the conference was "very successful" and that It "squared away" plans to get the allied army "working." Ho said the defense force "is the' only way possible" to achlevo' world peact. Senate Votes $20 Billion Bill For Defense Washington, Dec. 21 VP) Working at top speed, the sen ate today voted $20,000,000,000 for defense spending and gave approval for $1,600,000,000 of snecial defense construction, much of it top secret. Both measures were passed by voice vote. The $1,600,000,000 authoriza tion measure goes on to Presi dent Truman. The house passed I. yesterday. The big appropriation bill, a catch-all for funds asked by President Truman since commu nist China forces surged into Ko rea, goes back to the house. As the bill cleared the senate it carried some $2,000,000,000 more than voted by the house. These differences are expected to be quickly adjusted. Lie Hopeful Of Korean Peace Lake Success, Dec. 21 VP) Trygve Lie said today the life of the United Nations does not de pend upon the Korean situation. Reporters asked the U. N. secretary general if the U. N. can survive in 1951 if the Korean problem is not peacefully settl ed. 'Oh, yes," Lie answered quickly. "The future of the Unit ed Nations does not depend on the outcome of what is going on in Korea." Amplifying, he said some of the principles were under at tack, but that the U. N. itself must survive, that the U. N. must keep on trying to achieve a free and United Korea and must keep on resisting aggression." "The present situation is a difficult one, but I still believe that world peace can be pre served," he said. "I still be lieve that none of the big nations and none of the small nations want war." Lie was asked if he included among ..all nations" the Chinese communists. He referred the questioner to statements by Chi nese communist envoy Wu Hsiu- Chuan that the Peiping govern ment wants peace and hopes for peace. RedChina Asked To Reply to U.N. Lake Success, Dec. 21 VP) The United Nations has told the Chinese communists chances for talks on a general far eastern settlement desired by the Reds would be improved if Peiping heeded U.N. calls for a cease fire in Korea. In a second direct appeal to the communist government, the three-man U.N. cease fire com mittee said a pending Asian Arab proposal for such negotia tions would receive greater U.N. consideration if the Korean fighting was halted. The second message, sent to Peiping Tuesday night, gave no promise that the far eastern talks would follow a cease fire. The United States strongly op poses linking the Korean fight ing with such other Asian prob lems as Red Chna's demands for Formosa and for a seat in the United Nations. Peiping as yet has made no reply to cither the committee's first appeal for more cease fire talks or to the second note. Achcson, whose departure from Brussels was delayed by fog, described the flying wcath cr as "poor," but added that the political weather In western Eu rope "looked well." Achcson was met at the air port by Dr. H. Freeman Mat thews, deputy undersecretary of state, and other state department officials. Mr. Truman had plan ned to meet the secretary, but changed his mind when it was learned that Acheson would not land until long after midnight. The secretary faces stern chal lenges of his conduct of foreign policy and a new burst of re publican doubts about the ad visability of continuing the Ko rcan war and sending American troops to Europe. Red Attacks Rolled Back On Perimeter Hungnam Beachhead Quiet After Allied Land-Sea-Air Barrage War at a Glance (By the Associated Preu) Fighting Front Both Hung nam beachhead and west Ko rean front reported relatively quiet. At Hungnam, allied land - sea - air barrages roll back most menacing attack on perimeter. . Reds reorganizing but too slowly to hamper planned withdrawal of allied forces on beachhead. Tokyo Headquarters New listings indicate total Ameri can casualties throui Dec. 12 were in excess of 42,000. In stand against Chinese Reds, U. N. losses were 12,325. Field commanders report commu nist Chinese losses at ratio of 10 to 1 a total of more than 120,000. Tokyo, Dec. 21 (IP) The Hung nam beachhead lay quiet today after allied land-sea-air barrage mowed down and rolled back the Reds' most menacing attack on the perimeter. Frozen bodies of Chinese and white-robed Korean Reds lit tered the snow-crusted east flank of the United Nations defense ring where the attack was made. Communist survivors appar ently were numbed to a stand still by the fury of 'round-the-clock bombardment Wednesday by allied warships, planes and land artillery. Quiet on Western Front Field dispatches reported the shattered survivors were thrown back from the point of gravest peril to the allied forces holding their last sliver of northeast Ko rea around Hungnam on the Sea of Japan shore. (Concluded on Pago 5, Column 1) War Casualty List Mounting Tokyo, Dec. 21 VP) General MacArthur's headquarters said today American casualties in the worst fortnight of retreat In Ko rea totaled 11,964 killed, wound ed and missing. It said other United Nations forces from abroad suffered 1,011 casualties in that period. The total of 12,975 did not In clude Republic of Korea losses. Headquarters said field com manders reported Chinese Red losses at a ratio of 10 to 1 a total of more than 120,000. The period was dated Nov. 27- Dec. 12, but the total also In cluded relatively small losses suffered during "U. N. probing attacks beginning Nov. 12." Washington, Dec. 21 VP) The defense department raised its to tal of announced Korean battle casualties to 36,421 today. This was a rise fo 2,543 since its last report a week ago. Of these, 5,518 were listed as killed in action, 25,587 wounded and 5,316 missing. Of the wounded, 662 later died, bring ing total deaths to 6,180. The department announces orly casualties whose next of kin has received notification. Canadians at Front Seek Fight With Canadian Forces in Ko re , Dec. 21 VP) Husky, wise cracking Canadian infantrymen many of them combat veterans and all of them volunteers are stamping their feet on a Korean hillside. They want to fight. They fig ure that's what they came over here for. As one of them put it: This waiting around is no fun." Wearing sharply creased kha- kl-grcen battlcdress, the Canad ians already have commanded the respectful attention of friend ly troops and civilians in the area of their hill encampment. One American GI remarked as a small column of the Canadians passed him on the roadway, "These boys sure look good. I hear they have quite a record." During the First World War, th Princess Patricias won offi cial battle honors for the part they played in the bloody battles of YPRES, Vlmy Ridge, Amiens, Passchendale and other major engagements In Franca and Flanders. In World War II, they fought in the Sicilian and Italian cam paigns and took part In the drive into Holland.
