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65th Year No. 54
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, March 4, 1953
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Balancing of
Stale Budget
Eludes Group
Only $11.6 Millions
To Finance $26 '
Million Bills
By JAMES D. OLSON
. Tha waya and means commu
te Wednesday found that It haa
but $11,614,296 to finance ad
ditional requests of a boat !,
09 tOO, Including appropria
tion bills In the committee and
the building programs of the
state board of control of blither
education.
This condition was revealed
in the first financial report pre
pared for the committee, with
the explanation by Carl Cover,
chief clerk of the committee,
that future developments may
alter the present financial pic
ture. Increases Approved
The statement shows that
the committee and subcommit
tees have approved $311,619 in
budget increases, including sal
aries of appointed officials, six
elective state officials, supreme
court justices and circuit
judges, and state police plus an
appropriation to check seepage
In the capltol basement
Decreases in bill signed by
subcommittees total $1,444,491,
but this includes $1,000,000 by
elimination of one merit raise
In the biennium for state em
ployes. Some members of the
committee questioned this item
f on the grounds that only one
,i such raise was granted during
the present biennium.
- Income Tax Revenues
; Estimated revenues from per
sonal ' and corporate Income
taxes are listed as $116,000,000,
(Concluded an Pace (, Catunui )
: Bill Calls for
Motor Pool
Introduction of two bills pro
viding for establishment of a
motor pool and construction of
a building just east of the state's
heating plant on Bou.th . 12th
street was authorized by the
joint ways and means commit
tee Wednesday.
The establishment for the
motor pool for all state cars op
erated out of Salem waa recom
mended by Governor Paul Pat
terson in his message to the legis
lature. Harry Dorman, director of the
department of finance and ad
ministration told the committee
that there was great need for
the pool as well as for the pro
posed building wrucn is plan
ned as a three-story structure,
The building he said, would
be used for storage on the first
floor, the second floor would be
occupied by the purchasing
division of his department and
the third floor by one of the dm-
aions of the secretary of state,
Cost of the building was given
as $337,000.
, The bill setting up .the auto
pool would permit a revolving
fund with which to purchase
automobiles operated by state
departments and operating funds
would be obtained through
charges made to departments
drawing motor vehicles from the
pool.
Truckers Gel
Hike in Rates
Oregon motor truckers won
permission Wednesday to in
crease their freight rates 5.66
per cent on shipments within the
state.
' Public Utilities Commissioner
Charles H. Heltzel authorized
the increase, but refused to give
the truckers the 9 per cent In
crease they asked.
A year ago, the truckers were
allowed to boost their rates 6
tier cent.
Th s.68 uer cent increase is
an average for all commodities.
Heltzel said that rates on
thna shipments couldn't be In
creased: Livestock shipments of
more than 5,000 pounds, fresh
fruits and vegetables in trncx
load lots, petroleum products
carried in tank trucks, drayage
service inside cities, household
goods, and on shipments between
Portland and Wheeler, Grant,
Harney and Malheur counties.
Th increase in rates on trans
portation of cement and similar
nroducti was limited to 8 per
cent. '
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Civil Rights
Endorsed by
Senate Group
Criminal Penalty
For Violation
Removed by Group
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
The Oregon legislature's civil
right bill was endorsed Wednes
day by the senate judiciary com
mittee, with two of Its members
making strong protests.
The bill, which prohibits ho
tels, restaurants, motor courts,
taverns and amusement places
from discriminating against any
body because of his race or re
ligion, was introduced by 19 of
the 30 senators, and 7 of the
60 representatives.
The committee removed the
criminal penalty from the bill.
under which, violation would
bring a mlximum penalty of a
year in jail and $500 fine.
Fines Only Penalty
Aa the bill. now stands, any
body discriminated against could
sue for up to $500 damages.
Sens. Warren Gill, Lebanon,
and Gene L. Brown, Grants
Pass, were the two committee
members who want the bill de
feated. Brown also was a co
sponsor of the bill, but now he's
changed his mind about it
Brown and Gill said th ey
would like the measure referred
to the people, and both said any
body has a constitutional right
to discriminate. , .
(Continued an Pass t. Caiman 7)
Oppose Hike in
Jobless Pay
Employer representatives at
the legislature Wednesday chal
lenged a statement attributed in
the newspapers to Rep. Gust An
derson, chairman of the house
labor and industries committee,
to the effect that certain propos
ed increases in workmens' com
pensation benefits could be en.
acted without an increase in
employer contributions.
"We and our principals are
absolutely opposed to the idea
that it is right to deplete the re
serve" In this fund just because
the money is there," Robert Mc
Kean, who heads the employers'
group, said.
"It is our opinion present ben.
efits under the act are adequate
to the purposes of the law," Mc
Kean said. Oregon benefits rank
approximately third highest in
the nation according to figures
supplied by the state industrial
accident commission. These ben
efits have been Increased each
session of the legislature for the
last 12 years. There is nothing
In the economic situation In this
area today that calls for an in
crease over the levels established
in 1951."
Sunshine and Blue
Skies Follow Frost
Keeping true to March's
freaky conditions, the weather
brought considerable sunshine
and blue skies for Salem and
area Wednesday morning, des-
pite forecasts. Changes come
rapidly this time of year, how.
ever: anyway, no one was dls
nleaed to see sunshine instead
of cloudiness and rain.
Forecast for tonight and
Thursday calls for mostly
cloudiness and some scattered
showers.
Court Rules
Spraying Lav; Invalid
The 1951 state law regulating
aerial spraying of farm crops
and forest lands was ruled un
constitutional Wednesday by the
Oregon Supreme Court.
The high court, with Chief
Justice Earl C. Latourette writ
ing the opinion, said the law
gives too much power to the De
partment of Agriculture and
State Board of Aeronautics.
These departments license the
aerial sprayers.
The suit was brought by Leo
J. Doners, Salem, who operates
50 airplanes In the spraying bus
iness. "Under a blanket authority
the rule-making bodies of their
directors could conjure up from
their fancies or Imagination any
regulation which -night come to
mind. For a violation tnereot,
the licensee could be fined, im
prisoned and have his license
revoked," Chief Justice Latour
ette wrote.
He added that the 1951 law
elves the Department of Agri
culture and Board of Aeronau
tics "uncontrolled and unlet-
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Rap of Russia
Unacceptable
Washington ( The Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
tabbed "unacceptable" Wednes
day the Republican-revised res
olution condemning Russia for
'enslaving ' other peoples.
The Democratic group ex
pressed belief that it is also "un
acceptable to the State Depart
ment, i
The policy committee's action
foreshadowed a bitter t debate
when the resolution comes up
for Senate consideration.
The Republican Policy com
mittee already has given for
mal endorsement to the amend
ment the Senate Foreign Rels
tlona Committee made to the
Eisenhower administration's res
olution, t
By a vote of S to 6, the for
eign Relations Committee Tues
day " wrote" into the resolution
a declaration that its adoption
would "not constitute any de
termination by the Congress as
to the validity or invalidity" of
any war-time agreements made
at Yalta, Potsdam or other Big
Three meetings.
Contracts for
Highways Let
The following contracts were
awarded Tuesday by the State
Highway Commission: -
Douglas County Grading
6.86 ftiles of the Divide-Rice
Hill section of the Pacific High
way east of Yoncalla. Awarded
to R. A. Hentiz Construction Co.,
Portland, for $497,028.
Curry County Grading 2.91
miles of the Rocky Point-Gold
Beach section of the Coast High
way 10 miles south of Port Or
ford. Awarded to Fred H. Slate
Co. and E. C. Hall Co., Portland,
for $648,682.
Douglas County Construct
two concrete viaducts on Elk
head Road-Hill unit of Pacific
Highway east of Yoncalla.
Awarded to Hannan Bros., Port-
Hand, for $71,910.
Aerial
tered power to make rules and
regulations governing airplane
operators In the application of
chemicals, which is a perfect
exemplification of bureaucracy
in full bloom with attending con
fusion worse confounded."
In the Marlon County Cir
cuit Court, Judge Rex Kimmell
ruled part of the law unconstitu
tional. The Supreme Court modified
Judge Kimmell's finding by toss
ing the whole law out.
Other opinions Wednesday in
cluded:
W. O. Blaylock, appelant vs.
Gust A. Westlund. Appeal from
Douglas County. Suit for dam
ages for personal injuries. Opin
ion by Justice George Rossman.
Judge Carl E. Wlmberly's order
granting new trial is affirmed.
Walter H. Sweet and others,
appellants vs. Irrigation Canal
Co. Appeal from Union County.
Suit to stop maintenance of an
Irrigation ditch. Opinion by Jus
tice Hall S. Lusk. Judge Forrest
L. Hubbard, reversed and new
trial ordered.
A Million and a Half Dollars worth of Salem school bonds
being readied by County Treasurer S. J, Butler prior to their
being turned over to the purchaser. The money, plus a couple
million more, will be used in the construction of the new
South Salem' high school.
Sam Butler
Processing Bonds Job
, By FRED ZIMMERMAN
When a school district or any,
other political sub-division de
cides to borrow a million ana a
half dollars, there is a lot more
involved than merely calling for
bids and then having the bonds
and coupons printed.
This was revealed during a
conversation with S. J. Butler,
county treasurer, who was found
in his office Wednesday morning
placing 1500 bonds, each with a
face value ox iiuuu, ana nearing
the necessary coupons into a
cardboard carton which had first
been used for the packing of
eans'Of pineapple.-
Trailer Blast
biiures Women
Eugene, WV-A gas explosion
knocked out the sides of a new
trailer house and put two Clark
ston. Wash., women evangelists
in a hospital here Tuesday night
with severe burns. '
The women, Phyllis Elvey,
35, and Elvlna Sawley, 29, had
bought the trailer house earlier
in the day. Returning from a
church meeting at Springfield,
one of them struck a match to
light a bottled-gas lamp and
there was an immediate blast
The sides of the trailer were
blown out and the roof was
bulged. Fire followed.
The Rev. Edward R. Benedic
of Eugene, pastor of the United
Pentecostal Church at Spring
field, tried to put out the fire
and suffered hand burns.
The two women were burned
on face and arms. Miss Sawley's
condition Wednesday morning
was reported to be fair and that
of Miss Elvey good.
Liner Lurline to
Sail to Hawaii
San Francisco W The luxury
liner Lurline was scheduled to
sail for Hawaii at 4 p.m., Wed
nesday, despite demands by AFL
deck officers and CIO radiomen
for a 9.5 percent wage Increase,
A no-slgn-on walkout by the
AFL Masters, Mates and PiloU
union had idled seven ships. The
CIO American Radio association
threatens similar action. Both
unions seek wages equal to
East and Gulf Coast standards,
Tuesday night, however, Su
perior Judge Preston Devlne de
clined to issue a temporary re
straining order, requested by the
Pacific Maritime Association, to
prevent the radiomen from tle-
ing up the Matson liner.
Davine said Daniel Focel. un
ion attorney, had called W. R.
Steinberg, radio union presi
dent, and that Steinberg had pro
mised to urge operators to report
aboard the Lurline.
WEINBERG CASE WITH JURY
Washington T) The Joseph
W. Weinberg perjury case went
to a U.S. District Court jury at
2:32 p.m., (EST) Wednesday.
Describes
"I'll need another box before
I get through with the job," re
marked Sam aa he busied him
self with the task at hand.
Then,. the accommodating man
that he Is, he went into detail
as to what happens to a bond
pf this issue. Naturally the prop
erty owner loots the bill. But be
yond that there are many and
various processes involved,
In this case the bonds are the
obligation of the Salem school
district, authorized by the voters
for the purpose of building
new. high school. .,.
" They were printed by a Port
land concern and turned over to
the school authorities for the
signatures of Gardner Knapp,
chairman of the board, and C,
C. Ward, clerk. These officials
had signed the bonds personally
before they were turned over to
Butler. Ward estimates he spent
four hours in signing the docu
ments. Knapp. with' a name a
trifle longer, spent more time
at the task.
(Concluded n fr i. Calamn $)
Japan Hopes tor
Alaska Lumber
Tokyo JPi Japan hopes to fi
nance and operate a lumber mill
in Alaska's vast forests within a
year, says the head of a seven
man technical delegation which
reoently returned from Alaska.
Takujo Oshima said the Japa
nese government has been nego
tiating with the U. S. State De
partment since early last year
for rights to cut timber in Alas
ka and a general agreement was
reached.
Oshima, director of Japan's
Forest Resources Council, said
in an interview his mission found
wonderful possibilities.'
He said If the program was put
through, it would fit fn with the
U. S. development program in
Alaska under which pulp mills
would help supply the world
with much-needed newsprint and
paper.
The U. S. government realizes
this and agrees In principle,
Oshima said
Seek to Outlaw
National Strikes
Washington (AV-The Nation-
al Association of Manufacturers
today arked congress to outlaw
Industry-wide strikes and out
law all forma of "compulsory
unionism" such as the union
shop.
The NAM claims to represent
85 per cent of the nation's man
ufacturing capacity and to have
more than 9,000 members.
In a statement prepared for
the house labor committee,
George W. Armstrong, Jr.,
chairman of the association's
industrial relations committee,
said:
"Aside from compulsory un
ionism, the greatest source of
monopoly powers Ilea in Indus
trywide bargaining." :
Van Fleet Says
Victory Only
Out in Korea
Allies Can. Win With
out Enlarging War
Into Greater Conflict
Wuhlnrton, JP Gen. James
A. Van Fleet declared Wednes
day the United Nations forces
can win a military victory In
Korea without enlarging that
war Into greater conflict.
And, he said, he knows of no
other way to break the deadlock
over the prlscfieA-of-war issue
the great anag of armistice
talks.
With the four-star general In
the witness chair of the House
Armed Services Committee, Rep.
Patterson (R, Conn.) asked: "Is
there any solution to the prob
lem of Interchange of prison
ers?" Victory the Answer
Van Fleet replied in one word:
"Victory."
Patterson: "Other than that,
there s nothing else?"
Van Fleet: "That's alL"
(Oeacladed Pace I, eafauna I)
Ike Expresses
His Sympathy
Washington () President
Eisenhower expressed his sym
pathy to the Russian people
Wednesday in commenting on
the serious illness of Premier
Stalin.
The president voiced hope In
a statement that God will watch
over the Soviet peoples "re
gardless of the Identity of gov
rnment personalities."
The text of the statement:
VAt this moment in history
when multitudes of Russians are
anxiously concerned because of
the illness of the Soviet ruler
the thoughts of America go out
to all the people of the USSR
the men and women, tha boys
ana girls In the villages, cities,
larma ana rectories. of their
homeland.
"They are the children of the
same God who is the Father of
ail people everywhere. And like
all peoples, Russia s millions
share our longing for a friendly
and peaceful world." '
McCarthy Not to
Subpoena Files
Washington W) Sen. McCar
thy (R., Wis.) said Wednesday
he has a pledge of cooperation
from the State Department
which may make it unnecessary
to subpoena loyalty files of two
department employes.
Earlier, McCarthy had de
manded the official reports, plus
"the supporting documents" In
the cases of Theodore Kaghan
and Edmund Schechter, who'
worked for the department's
Voice of America propaganda
broadcasts.
McCarthy told his senate in
vestigations subcommittee the
word on cooperation came from
R. W. Scott McLeod. the State
Department's new security chief
"In whom I have the utmost con
fidence." He announced the subcommit
tee win await McLeod's prom
ised study of files not immediate
ly available to him before de
ciding on any next step in the
move, which developed from his
investigation of the Voice activities.
World Reaction to
Stalin's Serious Illness
Reaction around the world to
the announcement of Joseph
Stalin's serious illness:
Washington Specialise in
Russian affairs say anything can
happen when Stalin dlea, but
Georgi M. Malenkov is consider
ed to have inside track? for his
job. Officials not optimistic that
Stalin's death would bring any
great change in Russian policy.
London Prime Minister
Churchill, who may survive as
last of the wartime "big three,'
offers sympathy to Russians.
British recall past fears of rash
action, in the event of a struggle
over Stalin a job,
Bonn, Germany Chancellor
Adenauer says Stalin's death
would not let the world relax.
and "should only strengthen us
to pursue the course of which
we have embarked."
Belgrade semi-official press
agency sees Implication In Mos
cow announcement that Stalin
ROK Regains
Top of Hill in
Bloody Battle
Seoul V-Valiant South Ko
rean Infantrymen regained the
top of a bloody outpost bill po
sition on the Central Korean
front Wednesday in a thunder
ous climax to 23 hours of sav
age close-quarter fighting with
an estimated 500 Chinese Reds.
The Republic of Korean troopt
bad pulled back from the out
post at midday and let Allied
warplanes turn the hill into a
smoking mass of bomb craters
and debris.
In late afternoon tha ROKs
counterattacked and forced their
way back to the top of the un
named bill southeast of Kum-
song.
The Eighth Army briefing of
ficer said the South Koreans
counted 30 Chinese dead on the
battlefield when the fighting
ended just before dark.
Another 90 Reds were estimat
ed killed and 60 wounded. That
would be a casualty toll of 180
more than one-third of the at
tack force. -
Clark on Tour
Of Battle Front
Seoul, Korea WJB Gen. Mark
Clark, UN Far East commander,
flew to Korea today to make a
four-day "routine" inspection of
United Nations installation.
Gen. Maxwell - D. Taylor,
Eighth army commander, and Lt
Gen. Glenn O. Barcus, Fifth Air
Force commander, were on hand
to greet Clark when his piano
arrived from Tokyo.
Clark said he planned to con
fer today with South Korean
President Syngman Rhea on
"many subjects." .
During his tour, which ends
Saturday, Clark will visit all UN
unlta at the front and tour rear
areas.
Subjects on which Clark will
confer with Rhea include the
dispute between Japan and Ko
rea on fishing rights of Japa
nese fishermen.
Trunan Sorry
For Joe Stalin
Kansas City UJS Former
President Harry S. Truman said
today he was "In no position'
to comment or the effect of the
illness of Russian Premier Josef
Stalin.
Mr. Truman In his office in
the Federal Reserve Bank
building, told a newsman:
"Of course I'm sorry to hear
of his trouble. I'm never happy
over anybody's physical break
down.
The reporter asked Mr. Tru
man If he would assess the ef
fect oi Stalin's decline from
power. -
"I'm in no position to assess
the effect because I have not
been In touch with the foreign
situation since January 20,"
Mr. Truman said. v
France to Let U. S.
Lay Jet Fuel Pipe
Paris 11 After 18 months of
squabbling, the French are
about ready to let the United
States lay a jet fuel pipeline
across France.
High ranking French officials
said the pact would be sealed
within two or three weeks.
The pipeline would carry fuel
for the jet fighters and bombers
of the U. S. Air Force stationed
In France and West Germany.
already Is dead. Yugoslavs won
der how change in power would
affect Moscow's fight with Tito,
Vienna Western diplomats
believe no changes are likely in
control of satellite countries in
view of recent purges by men in
power
"The purges are likely to con
tinue," says one official. "The
Communist system needs a con
stant bogey man to keep In
New Delhi Prime Minister
Nehru learns news as he arrives
for parliamentary session. There
is widespread speculation that
Stalin already was dead when
the announcement of his illness
was made.
Tokyo Foreign Office
sources see no change in Russian
policy. Believe Malenkov if
named would continue efforts
to woo Japan away from the
West.
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On Ccnaiiion
Of ioa Sfnlln
Russian Premier Suf
fered Paralizing Brain
Stroke Sunday Night
Moscow () The diselaaara
of Prime Minister Stalin's grave
Illness kept thousands f Bos
alans near their radios Wednes
day night, waiting fat- further
medical bulletins.
The original bulletin, covering
the situation up to 2 a.m.. Wed
nesday, is 17 hours old aa this
dispatch is written. Further bul.
letins have been promised, but
there la no indication when they
will come.
Radip stations are continulns
to repeat the original communi
que. This said Stalin was strick.
n Sunday night with brain
stroke and that his brain condi
tion later grew worse,
Council Goveralnf Rcasia
Between readings of Ola com
munique, the stations are broad
casting slow and somber instru
mental and choral music
The council of ministers and
the Central Committee of the
Communist party announced
themselves as guiding the gov
ernment and party, respectively.
However, there la as yet no in
dication how leadership of tha
government will be affected.
(Concluded on Page S, Column 4
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Lead for Power
Washington Vn The name
of Georgt M. Malenkov led all
the rest in Washington specula-'
tlon on a possible successor to
the gravely ill Joseph Stalin,
but Russian specialists said any
thing could happen In the event
ct the Premier's early death.
So much secrecy shrouda
events In Moscow and obscures
the small (roup of Kranlin .per
sonalities which directs them
that persons outaide harvi rt
very adequate means for pre
dicting what may happen,
Malenkov. Ilka V. M. Main.
I to v a denutv nremier. aeems to
I outside observers to have
strengthened his position as
chief claimant to Stalin's mantle
greatly in recent years. He took
a particularly prominent role in
last fall's Russian Communist
Party Congress. He is close
associate of Stalin.
Informed persons hers do not
rule out, by any means, the pros
pect that there may be a bitter
struggle for leadership among
the men in the Kremlin,
Stalin Likely to
Die Any Minute
New York CffV Dr. Arthur Z,
Snyder. ranking medical man
on duty at Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center early to
day, said Premier Stalin "could
die any minute," on the basis
of Moscow's report of his condi
tion.
After a newsman read Sny
der a Moscow bulletin on Stal
in's condition, Snyder said the
Russian leader apparently is
critically ill" and in "extreme
ly serious condition." Snyder
added:
"The ultimate prognosis fore- -
cast or prediction depends on
the progress that he makes In
the first few days, possibly the
first week."
The doctor said Stalin ap
peared to have suffered a "fair
ly large cerebral vascular acci
dent due to hemorrhage," The
reference was to blood vessels
In the head.
War Casualties
Total 130,732
Washington. () Announced
U. S.-battle casualties In Korea
reached 130,732 Wednesday, an
Increase of 411 since last week.
This is the largest weekly in
crease since Nov. 19, 1952, when
the toll was listed as 839.
The Defense Department's
weekly summary based on noti
fications to families through last
Friday reported: , '
Killed in action, 20,653)
wounded, 97,057; missing, 13,- -022;
Total, 130,732.
Breakdown of tha casualties
by services: Army 102,007;
Navy,' 1,844; Air Force, 1,424;
Marina Corps, 25,457.
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