THE WEATHER PARTLY CLODDY tonight, cloudy with occasional rata Sat urday. Little change in temper attire. Low tonight, 16; high Sat urday, St. FB MAIL EDITION 65th Year, No. 62 Intend u MMad clMtv mttwr ftt tUlus, Orcoa Salem, Oregon, Friday, March 13,1953 (J 8 ZiooaHf Price 5c ) Per Cent Rate Boost Given Oregon sRys. Court Decision Makes Boost Mandatory on Commissioner A nine per cent Increase on Intrastate freight rates for five Oregon railroads was granted Friday bv Publlo Utilities Com missioner Charles H. Heltsel. The increase corresponds to a recent Increase allowed by the Insterstate Commerce commis sion for interstate freight rates throughout the country. A recent decision of the Uni ted States Supreme court to gether with a ruling by the In terstate Commerce commission, virtually strips the Oregon com mission and all other state utili ty commissioners of authority to deny general Increases in in in trastate rail freight rates regard less of the evidence or lack of evidence as to intrastate costs. The five railroads, the South ern Pacific, Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great North ern and Spokane, Portland and Seattle railroad, produced evi dence In the hearing showing an annual system passenger loss totaling more than $114,000,000 in 1952. The United States sup reme court held that regardless of any other facts to the con trary, freight increases intra state must be granted upon peti tion by the railroads where there are interstate passenger deficits. Heltzel said that the railroads o"ered evidence of higher costs to support some increases, al though he declared that such evidence was directed generally toward the system-wide basis rather than on the Oregon por tion of costs. "However," he declared In his order, "if this commission were to deny the petition on the ground that a more adequate separation. study should be made to show Increased Oregon op erating cost in more exact terms and consequently show the in creased revnue percentage ne cessary, It would only invite di vestiture of its authority." (Continued on Page 5. Cnlumn 7) Morse Delays Confirmation Washington VP) The senate Thursday confirmed President Eisenhower's nomination of Al bert J. Robertson of Iowa to be assistant postmaster general. But a demand by Sen. Morse (Ind Ore.) for a quorum call delayed action at least a day on a companion appointment and the president's choice of an eco nomic adviser. When two roll calls sum moned only 42 of the necessary 49 senators to conduct business, Sen. Taft of Ohio, the majority leader, abruptly moved to ad journ the senate until Friday. His motion carried on a voice vote. This action put over a vote on the nomination of Ormonde A. Kied of New Jersey to be assist ant postmaster general and of Arthur F. Burns of New York to be a member of the council of economic advisers. Second Area Director Of Bureau Removed Washington (U.R) A second .area director of the agriculture department's production and marketing administration has resigned at the request of the new administration, it was learned today. V. Jacobs, southwest area director, will leave April 10. It was learned yesterday that Alvin V. McCormack, northwest area director, had resigned effective April 1. There are five area directors. Jacobs Is in charge of PMA activities in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas. Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and California. As yet no new men have been nlnkeri tn fill the new POSti. Possibly one more area director will be asked to leave. Morse Again Forces Reading of Journal Washington VP) For the sec ond time this week. Sen. Morse (Ind., Ore .) Friday held up the senate session by forcing a com plete reading of the Journal. The senate clerk droned away tnr 21 minutes. Morse did the same thing Wednesday. It took 26 mln utes then to read the Journal. 5 Hearings Scheduled on Zoning Code At least five regions of the city will get hearings in the next five or six weeks on the pro posed new city zoning code, and more if necessary. 1 A Schedule Of five, haarlnffs was completed today by the planning ana zoning commis sion which proposes, to take the hearings to the neonle at various strategic places instead of hav ing tnem come dowtnown. Only one hearing is scheduled for City hall. Here is the schedule: Wednesday. March IB Wt Salem City hall. Wednesday, March 25, Rich mond school. Wednesday. Am-il 1 Toils Junior High school. Wednesday, April 8, Mayflow er hall. Thursday, April 16, City hall. If additional hearlnss nro needed others will be sched uled, the commission said. The regional hearin an will ho followed by others before the zoning commission and the city council before the plan is finally adopted. Defends Pay Hike Refusal Senator Angus Glhsnn. chair man of the sub-commltte nf th ways and means committee han dling salaries, issued a state ment Friday in which he declar ed that the failure of the nh- committee to recommend pay increases to some 3,300 state employes was based on a most thorough study. "Testimony of huslnen ni inauutriai leaders irom over the state was to the effect that sal aries paid to state employes Is equal to, and in some instances much higher, than salaries paid bv Drlvate Indnatrv nik-nn said. ",Many business men told our committee mat they are not aoie to compete with the state's pay scale and are constantly Ins. tag employes to the state." Senator Gibson added that the committee's study showed that the SO-Called frlnCA hpnufHo en. Joyed by state employes, such as paid vacations, sick leaves and retirement pay, are more gener ous than those provided by prl vate industry. This statement is challenged by Forrest Stewart: secretary of the Oregon State employes association, who Thursday issued a statement de claring that fringe benefits nnlri by private industry were great er man tnose received by state employes. ' Gibson also said the integration of the state retire ment plan with federal social se curity "with its substantially In creased benefits at lower cost to the employes will make state employment even more attrne. tive." Turnover of state emnlnve ijiDson contended, while heavy, has not been nearly as heavy as the turnover in private industry. New Alaska Governor Opposes Statehood Now Washington VP) D. Frank Heintzleman, governor-d e s i g nate of Alaska, told the Senate Intrior Committee Friday Alas ka should build up its industry eiore it is granted statehood. Heintzleman. regional forest er In Alaska for 16 years, said ne is "very much interested in getting statehood for Alaska when it can finance the services of state government." City Budgeting May Calf for Drastic Cuts By STEPHEN Will it be necessary tn ellmln. ate fire inspection service and city first aid as special divisions of the Salem fire department an that a general Increase in city salaries and wages can be made? Could they be handled Just as well by regular fire personnel? mat is one of the big ques tions before the city hiiria-et committee, and was offered as a possibility today at an inform al meeting of the city council. The meeting followed a special council session called to elect three members of the hnricet committee to fill vacancies made by expired terms. Russell Bone steele was elected to succeed himself, and new memhers elect. ed were Elton H. Thompson and Robert Powell, who succeed Paul R. Hendricks and Joseph Himmel. Council members realize that an attempt to eliminate either inspection service or first aid as Bill Provides Development Commission Securing New Indus tries Aim of Sen. Merrifield By JAMES D. OLSON Creation of an Oregon Devel opment commission to assist lo cal communities in securing new industries as a part of a state wide master development plan is provided In a bill to be in troduced in the senate next week by Senator John C. F. Merrifield of Multnomah county. The proposed legislation would create a five-member commission appointed by the governor to study the broaden ing of the economic base of the state to create new industries and increased employment and to carry on a continuing exam ination of labor, market and production potentials. The bill Is based on a detailed study compiled by a committee which worked with both Gov ernors Douglas McKay, now sec retary of the interior, and Paul L. Patterson. - The committee was headed by Sid Woodbury of Portland. Merrifield said that the com' mission would be responsible for giving aid to the development of community employment by sus taining present and additional payrolls and to coordinate ex isting work of state departments to implement the plan. It would also serve as a sta tistic and fact-finding group, Merrifield said. It would assist programs of community employ ment and industrial develop ment and assist communities throughout the state in securing new industries. (Continued on Pag , Column g) Livestock Men Want No Bonus Washington VP) The live stock advisory- committee draft ed a resolution Thursday advis- ing Secretary of . Agriculture Benson that producers do not want government subsidies or price supports to bolster declin ing returns from beef cattle. The 15-member committee, which was named by Benson to advise with him on what to do about the drop in cattle prices, agreed that cattlemen should work out their own problems, The view that the industry opposes price supports and sub sidies had previously been ex pressed by other spokesmen in conferences with farm belt con gressmen. Benson himself has expressed opposition to such price sup ports. They are not required by law, Dut ne nas authority to pro vide them. The decision to advise against supports was made as cattle prices continued a downturn in effect for nearly two years. Of ficials said that prices have eased off further in livestock markets this week. 37 Red Violations of iWartime Pacts CharaeA I wasmngtonvrj J. tie house for eign affairs committee has ac cused Russia of 37 violations of wartime agreements with th United States, including the in dustrlal rane nf Manchuria The committee said most of tne soviet Violations are cnnttmi. ing, and that they affected mil lions of neonle in Austria PMnn Iran, Romania, Bulgaria, Hunga ry, uermany, Poland and Korea A. STONE rpecial divisions would he stnh. aorniy resisted, but they declare that if salary and wage increases are to be made as demanded it will be necessary to cut from eisewnere in -Dig lumps," to use the words of Alderman Dan Fry. "There is no use trying tn rin it by cutting $100 here and $300 mere,- ne said, "it must be not less tnan $5000 In a lump." TO CUt OUt the two Wnillri mean a saving of about $35,000 a year it was estimated. It is not the thought to wine out the inspection and first aid services. But Alderman Chester Chase was of the opinion, and some others agreed, that both services could be performed by the regular nersonnel of the fire department, with all members trained Doth In first aid and In spection as well as being requir ed to do lire lighting duty. (Continued an Put c, Column BRITISH FLOOD HERO DECORATED Airman Second Class Re is L. Leming (right) of Toppen ish, Wash., credited with rescue of 27 marooned persona during recent English flood, receives the Soldiers' Medal from Gen. Nathan F. Twining, acting Air Force chief of staff, dur ing Pentagon ceremony. Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D., Wash.) is at center. (AP Wirephoto.) Liquor-by-Drink Bill Passes Senate 20-10 By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR. (Associated Preu Cormpondentl The liquor by the drink bill was passed 20 to 10 by the Ore gon Senate Friday, but headed into a conference committee to May Prosecute As Juvenile Portland u. Glen Roy Su- llsky, charged with the $18,000 armed robbery of the Mt. Angel branch of the U.S. National bank of Portland, today was or dered held In federal custody under $5000 bond as a juvenile, Portland (U.PJ A teenager who admitted robbing a Mt. Angel bank ; was; held, by the U.S. - marshal today fwnllfr at torneys tried to decide -whether lie suuuia pe prosecmea a juvenile or an adult. The youth, Identified as Glen Roy Sulisky, was captured about five hours after a branch of the U.S. National bank of Portland in Mt. Angel was rob bed Wednesday of an estimated $20,000. The FBI swors out a com plaint charging that Sulisky had forcefully taken the money, When the youth appeared be fore U.S. Commissioner Robert A. Leedy yesterday for arraign ment, it was discovered that Sulisky was a few weeks shy of being 18 years of age. Several points of law were raised about the youth's age and he was remanded to the custody of the U.S. marshal and ordered to appear before Fed eral Judge Gus J. Solomon this morning. A U.S. district attorney said the prosecution pattern of the youth may be different from that into which most bank rob bers fall. He explained that the young ster may be tried as a Juvenile or as an adult, if he requests it. Or, he continued, Sulisky could be tried as an adult on the order of the U.S. attorney general. It was not known whether this procedure would be invoked. Two Teachers Dodge Communist Queries Washington (U.R) Two teach ers refused today to tell congres sional committees whether they nad ever been Communists. One had made a Voice of America propaganda broadcast. The other is working on an Air Force research project. Both Invoked the fifth amend ment to the Constitution which says a witness may not be forced to testify against himself. Byron T. Darling, associate professor of physics at Ohio State University, testified before the House Un-American Activi ties committee. He refused not only to say whether he was a Communist but also whether he ever passed any non-secret In formation about atomic energy to Communists. The other balky witness was Dr. Julius Hlavaty, a Bronx, N Y., high school teacher. Hlavaty told the Senate Inves tigating subcommittee he was not a Communist last May and made the broadcast "as a loyal American," But he refused to answer questions aa to whether ne was a Communist in 1848 or oeiore. resolve differences between the two houses. The bill, during two hours of debate, survived two moves to send It back to committee for changes. Purpose of the bill is to carry out a mandate of the people, who provided for liquor by the drink in a constitutional amendment vpted at the November election. The senate first voted 20 to 10 against wiping, out the bill'; dual licensing provision, under which clubs, would be allowed to serve liquor from a member's own bottle as well as sell liquor by the glass. Sponsors of this motion which would have sent the bill back to commtltee, , wanted to give clubs a choice between the two systems, but not to allow both to any one place at the same time. .. ; Then it defeated, 18 to 14; motion to re-refer with Instruc tions to remove the emergency clause from the bill. The ef fect of this motion would have been to permit enemies of Hq or by the drink to refer the bill to the people, and thus hold it up until the general elec tion In November, 19S4. Chairman Russell Hudson, The Dalles, of the house alcohol committee, said the house won't accept the senate changes in the bill, so it will go to conference committee. (Continued on Page 5, Column 4) Nation's Oldest Civil War Yet Succumbs Rochester, N. Y. VP) James A. Hard, the nation's oldest Civil War veteran, died last night at 111 of complications that fol lowed a leg amputation. The right leg of the aged Union infantryman was cut off above the knee March 2 because of a progressive circulatory de ficiency In his foot. The death of the chipper. clgar-smoklng Hard left but one survivor of the Union Army and four veterans of the Confederate forces. Hard, who fought In the battles of Bull Run, Chancellors- ville, Antletam and Fredericks burg, died in Rochester General Hospital at 11:45 p.m EST. Early Cabinet Status Seen for Mrs. Hobby wasnington iu.ki congres sional leaders of both parties predicted today that Congress will approve cabinet-level status for the Federal Security Agency as president Eisenhower re quested Under the reorganization bill Mr, Eisenhower sent Congress yesterday, the Federal Security Agency headed by Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby would be converted into a department of health, ed ucation, and welfare. Coffee Prices Go Up, But Beer Stays Down Portland u.ra Coffee prices showed some Increase here today louowing mung ot price con trois ana retailers were gener ally agreeds that further ad vances are yet to come. Beer, another item decontrol led in yesterdays action, ap peared not likely to change for tne time being. Some brands of coffee went up 2 to 2 Mi cents a pound todai and other companies Indicate .similar increases were on th way, US. and Britain Bispstdi Strongly Worded Protests To PJlostovj Qver Shootinm London Terms Act "Deliberate and Brutal" Berlin U. Soviet fighters shot at a two-engine British European Airway passenger plane en route from Munich to Berlin yesterday, British offi cials announced today. The plane was not hit . London VP) Britain accused the Russians today of "a dell berate and brutal act of agres sion involving murder" in shoot ing down a Royal Air Force bomber near Hamburg. The charge was contained in an official British protest to the Soviets, announced here today. Two Soviet MIG15 jets shot the Lincoln bomber down just over the border of Communist East Germany yesterday. Six of the seven crewmen were killed or died of their wounds and the seventh, wounded, was reported held by the Soviets. , . . . Russian General of the armv Vassily Chulkov, the top Soviet commander In East Germany, in a protest note to the British earlier today had accused the RAF plane of violating the East Germany frontier and opening fire first on the MIG's when they ordered it to land at a Soviet airfield. British officials said Soviet attacks on British and American planes were evidence of post- staiin jitters bemnd the Iron Curtain. Highly-placed officials .said they believed the MIG fighter attack that cost Britain a Lin coln bomber and six lives near Hamburg, Germany. Thursday was due less to trigger-happiness on tne part of, the MIG crews than nervousness in higher eche lons of the Kremlin. "Since the death of Stalin." one informant said, "the Com munists - nave become very jumpy indeed about vigilance around their borders. Filers have probably been told there greater danger of attack from outside, now that Stalin Is dead, and they are taking it seriously.' U.S. Jets Down Six More Migs Seoul VP) U. S. Sabre jets sent six Russian-built MIG-15s spinning to destruction Friday as Col. Royal N. Baker became America's top jet ace with 12 MIGS shot down. , Baker, of McKinney, Tex. said he 'always thought Friday the 13th was good luck for me. He got his 12th MIG and 13th Com munist plane Friday. The U. S. Fifth Air Force said another MIG was probably destroyed and one was damaged in a fiery climax to a day of trip hammer Allied air blows. The bag ran the toll of MIGS since the Korean War started to 604. Of that number, 585 have been destroyed by Sabres. Up to March 7, the Air Force said, 52 Sabres were lost in air combat, a victory ratio of nearly 12-1. QUEEN HAS GOOD NIGHT LondonW Aged Queen Mary spent a good night, the royal doctors reported Friday. 7 Oregon Civil Defense Observers to See Shot Next week's atomic shot at the Nevada proving grounds will draw seven civil defense observ ers from Oregon, in addition to Rep. William Bradeen of Burns, chairman of house military ai falrs committee, and press rep resentatives. Josephine county CD Director Lloyd Haynes, also a state legis lator, will witness the test. Rob ert Sandstrom will represent tne Oregon Civil Defense Agency- Portland Civil Defense Director Jack Lowe will be on military orders, attached to radiological safety section of the Sixth army. Others to see the test are M. James Gleason, welfare director for Multnomah county Civil De fense; Darrell Jones, assistant dl ector of Clackamas county Civil defense; and Professors Arthur . Scott and Kenneth Davis of eed college, attached to the ra ologlcal defense division of the :egon CD medical service. -owell Smith ot Portland civil Just About All We Can Take, IrateSolonsSay Washington (U.R) . Angry Congressmen and worried dip lomats agreed today that two Red attacks on Allied planes in rapid succession is about all the western -world will take at this time. - - . If It happens again right away, we may be headed for trouble," one high administra tion official said, i One Congressman said that if any Communist planes crossed into American territory "we should shoot hell out of them." The general feeling through out the capital was that. East- West relations had been pushed to the danger point by the trig ger-happy Communist pilots who roared across the , cold-war border Into Western Germany twice this week to shoot down first an American jet fighter and then a British bomber. Attack Over British Zone Lauenburg, Germany OJA German eyewitnesses who saw two Russian-built MIG fighters shoot down a British Lincoln bomber agreed unanimously to day the attack took place over British zone territory. Euf oil Here, who owns the Palmschleuse inn only 250 yards from the Soviet zone' border, said he saw two jets leave West ern Germany and head east after the attack yesterday, Herz and Steffan said cloudy skies prevented either ot tliem from seeing all of . the action which cost the-lives ot alx crew men aboard the seven-man Brit ish bomber. ; . Herz said he was working when he beard shooting "I ran oucside and saw a Jet I think it was Russian MIG swoop low to about 2,000 feet and head east Into the Russian zone." he said. 'It was cloudy and I couldn't see too much of the sky. "A few seconds after the jet passed I clearly saw the wing of nlane. with the outboard en gine burning, splraling down. It fell into the woods aoout one mile inside the Soviet zone, not far from the main Hamburg Berlin highway." The innkeeper said he next heard a heavy muffled crash and saw a flash from a wood In east Germany. U. S. Sending Squadron Of Jets to Germany Washington (U.R The air force was grooming a squadron ol crack F-86 Sabre jets today for Immediate flight to Germany to bolster the free world's air de fenses along the iron curtain. Coming at this particular time, the long-planned rein forcement will underline Amer- lea's determination not to tol- erate any repetition or wis week's communist attacks on allied planes. defense office will be one of 20 men participating in radio logical monitoring exercises next month. Last year's atomic test, which was open to state civil defense directors for the first time, prompted the late Jack A. Hayes to request federal Civil Defense officials to provide clearance for future tests to members ot the legislature, mayors and Civil De fense directors in the principal cities in Oregon. Following his return from Nevada in April, 1952, Hayes had turned over a comprehensive report to the gov ernor and local CD directors, commenting that "there is much that defies description and must be seen to be thoroughly under stood." Next week, the atomic blast will be made over a target which will Include typical frame houses and several bomb shelters. Civil Defense officials will examine the buildings before and after the explosion. It sTV America Calls for n "Immediate Com- pensation" By DONALD jr. GONZALES Washington OUS The United States, today accused Commn. nlst Czechoslovakia of a "Dro- vocetive" act in attacking two American jet fighters over Ger many and demanded "Immedi ate compensation" for the U. S. plane that was destroyed. The United States, in a streng-ly-worded note delivered to the Prague government, also flatly rejected as "falsiflcalton of facts" a Czech complaint that the two F-84 Thunderjets which were attacked had penetrated Czech territory. . . . This government said tha, Czech argument wa a false at tempt to cover up its clear re- sponsmutty lor the "inexcus able" attack. .. : Act of Aggression The U. S. note was rilsrlnuuf after Britain protested to Sov iet Russia about the shooting down of a British bomber. The British called It an act of ag gression and murder of British crewmen. The U. S. note was ifellvut to the Czech foreign office. xne note: 1. Demanded an anoloav f.-i the "Irresponsible" att.ck on the American planes by tha iuiu-io ngnter planes. - - i. Demanded assurances that no further incidents "will occur a gam." Plane Cost $tflO,eos a. Demanded that sine Czechoslovakia was "c'early re- spuiuiDie - ior we destruction of one Thunder-jet that the TJnit- ea DtBies ne repaid for it. Air rorce oxiiciais have said that a F-38 Thunderjet costs approxi- luttieiy azuu.uuo. . . ' , , ' : ; ine note was delivered as an gry congressmen and worried diplomats agree&tbjs British. and American plane Incidents were about all ' the Western omM could take at this time, . 11 it happens again-right away, we may be headed tnr trouble," one high administra tion official said. Cite Radar Reports - ' une congressman said that it any Communist planes crossed into American ' territory ."w should shoot hell out of them." The U. S. note stressed that radar reports made it conclu sive that the' American nlan. - did not cross the border at any time as alleged by the Czech Communists. Occasional Rain and Lower Temp, Forecast Cloudiness, occasional rain and temperatures slightly below normal is the forecast for Sa lem and valley sections the next several days, says the five-day iicuii-uon out r naay. forecast lor tonight here is for cloudiness and occasional rain Saturday, low temperature! to ae in the mid-thirties. Rainfall so far is behind for March, the total so far being .67 of an inch, the normal for the period being 1.90 inches. As result of the little rain the past few weeks, the seasonal fall (the weather year starting September 1) margin is being cut down. So far, 32.38 inches have come down in Salem line September l, against normal of 80.22 Inches for the period. First Texas Tornado Damages 30 Buildings Carthage, Tex. W) The year's first Texas tornado small but vicious damaged an estimated 30 homes and small businesses here yesterday. Only two persona were re ported injured, neither seriously. Police Chief James Brannon said highways and streets were flooded by a brlet torrential rain accompanying the tornado. NAMED TO GEOLOGY BOARD Mason L. Bingham. Portland. was reappionted by Gov. Pat terson Friday to a four-year term on the State Board ot Geology and Mineral Industries. The ap pointment is subject to confirm ation by the Senate. Weather Details Mailman TtsHnUr. ssi nhlmao itr, S4, T.UI M-am arMlatutteai .ssi auawt .Til atfaisi, l.M. hun an. elllUtUa, Ul unul, sa.t. SUrtV i.lfcl, 1.1 tmi. (BtMrt ? U.S. WMtkw 31IH1.) fi