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1 1 tie Grewta tf Oraeea PRICE 5c 23 PAGS The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, September .14, 1950 No. 172 IQOia YEAH TOKYO, Thursday, Sept 14 -(JF)-Guns of American and British warships shelled Inchon on Korea's west coast 20 miles -from Seoul' while carrier planes raked 100 miles of coastland, the navy announced today. This attack, more than 150 miles northwest of the Korean battle-" front, occurred Wednesday the same day that the commander of- United Nations ground forces told his troops that a big U.N. offensive-. Britishers Weighted by Battle Gear sisfc Approval ff could be expected soon.

Far East naval headquarters force 77 shelled "targets in the Inchon area. Inchon is the port for. -the former South Korea capital of Seoul which the reds captured aeon after they plunged across the 38th parallel on June 25. said cruisers and destroyers of task Beer-for-Boys Foams Over WASHINGTON. Sent 13 -OPV- A beer-for-the-boys-in-Korea con- i troversy foamed up on Capital HiH today.

On one side. Rep. Dingell (D-. Controversy yM AA Mich) proposed a daily beer ration VIW' 1 Hi i for every- fighting man on the house at the taxpayers expense, that is. On the other side.

Rep. Bryson urged that everybody soldiers and civilians alike mo on the wagon for the duration. Both proposals came on the morning after an army order ia Tokyo stopped the distributiost a can of beer a day, for free, to every combat man who wanted one. It seems there had i en complaints from some people back nome. Ban Modified: Army officials Quickly modified the ban after howls of anguish arose.

Hereafter, no beer will be bought with public funds. But the ean-a-day system will continue for front-line troops only and will be financed from such sources as post exchange profits. Tnis didn't satisfy DingelL "Water in Korea is deadlier than' bullets," he declared, and went on to list the maladies that mieht overtake a confirmed water drink ertyphus cholera dys entery. Bryson contended nobody should TOKYO, Sept 13 Weighted with sundry Items ranging from guns and trench shovels to a radio set, Sgt Derrick Deamer (left) and Pvt. lem Williams wear full battle gear as they chat in the British sector of Naktong river front in Korea.

Both are with British forces fighting with United Nations troops against red invaders, (AP Wirephoto to The Statesman). touclr the stuff beer, that sain times like these. He already has introduced a bill to outlaw akho- holic beverages in time of esner. gency. He says it would save nsat- 1 erials and manpower as well as cut Clouds Bring Fall Weather By The Associated Press A cover of clouds and a light drizzle in some areas brought cool autumn weather to western Oregon yesterday.

Rising humidities reduced the forest danger in the region. Light rain is forecast today. Little change was reported in weather conditions east of the Cascade mountains where the fire danger remained acute. South River Road Project Gets Backing Marion county court Wednesday requested the state highway commission to consider the South River road as its next federal aid project for this county. "The 9.3 miles section of river-bottom road lies between the south city limits of Salem and the 'east approach of the new Willamette river bridge at Independence.

Three miles of the -road lying south of Roberts station, were improved under federal aid in 1939. "When the Independence bridge is opened," said County Judge Grant Murphy, "this road will be important It will be heavily traveled and it is already a dangerous highway. i The county letter to the highway commission suggests the road be improved in two programs. The first section lying between Salem and Roberts Station is 2.9 miles long. Engineering work on it is already done.

The second project would be from the improved section south of Roberts to the bridge. The road is now surfaced with a 16-foot wide asphaltic concrete base which was laid in the mid-20's. Agitation for-Improving the South River road has become Increasingly strong the past several years from residents the road, farmers and from civic and rural groups. Coastal Unit Ordered for Guard Reserve Governor McKay today ordered the organization of a coast de fense unit of the new Oregon na tional guard reserve. It would provide a naval arm of the re serve, which now has three in fan try residents and an air I branch.

Maj. Gen! Thomas E. Rilea, state adjutant general, said the 9th coast defense regiment would be made up of yachtsmen, commercial fishermen and owners of other small craft He named Joseph E. Cusson, a former coast guard officer, now of Portland, to command the new regiment It will have both shore and nautical missions. Some of the platoons would be at Colum bia and Willamette river points as far east as Umatilla and south to saiem.

Armed Forces to Hire Additional Civilians WASHINGTON, Sept 1J --Budget bureau and civil service officials predicted today that the army, navy and air force will hire about 200,000 more civilian work ers. These would be in addition to 237,000 now being hired. Civil service officials said two civilan workers are needed for every sev en men in uniform. AID MEASURE PASSES WASHINGTON, Sept 13 -HJPh- A Will 1 v. uiio.

hi provide an expanaed federal program of aid to physically handicapped persons was nassed by the senate today and sent to ine nouse. Williams Wins Washington Edge SEATTLE, Sept 13-P)-Mount-ing totals today gave W. Walter Seattle businessman. decisive margin of victory for Washington state's republican no mination for U. S.

senator. He will oppose Warren G. Mag' nuson. unopposed democratic in' cum bent, in the November general election. Williams victory In yesterday's off-year primary shared the elec tion spotlight with a voting trend that brought new optimism to republicans.

They based their bols tered general election hopes on the fact that the GOP vote totals were higher than the democrats' in five of the state's six congressional districts. The same was true of the senate race. In three districts in which a republican congressman was without opposition for renomination, they got more votes than the combined total of contesting democrats. The democrats insisted It didn't mean a $hing; that there always were more democrats who fail to vote in the primaries but cast their ballots in the general election. On the basis of 3609 precincts out of the state's 4238, Williams had 71,578 to 56,911 for runner-up Albert Can well of Spokane.

Three other candidates trailed far behind. Magnuson's total for the same precincts was 182,200. One-Tjcee Forest Fire Keeps Fire Department Busy CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind Sept 13 -4JPf- The Crawfordsville fire department battled a one-tree forest fire most of last night and today. blaze was 65 feet above the ground in a hollow oak tree overhanging two new, houses. Firemen guessed boys built a fire in the six-foot-thick base of the ancient tree and the hollow trunk conducted the flames to the The fire fighters tried to push a hose up the hole without much success.

Their best efforts reduced the blaze from active flames to a smouldering like fireworks punk. It broke out again every time they went back to the station. Senate absenteeism among workers. Backed by WCTU, Support for this view came fraa Mrs. D.

Leigh Colvin, president el the Women's Christian Temper- ance Union. At where the WCTUli 76th- convention opens tomorrow, -she called for congressional actaon "to protect drafted youngsters against A military source said the beer in question doesnt take up much trans-Pacific shipping space. Most of it is made in JapanPretty good, too, he said, smacking his lips. Last Leader Of GAR Dies At Vancouver, VANCOUVER, Wash, Sept 13 (JP) The last commander of the Grand Army of the Republic died here today. He was Theodore A.

Penland, 101, elected in 1948 at Grand Rapids, as the final head of the dwindling group of men who fought for the Union In the Civil war. Penland died at 11 am. of a. falling heart In the veterans hospital which he' had entered yesterday. Ha had been in the baa- pital last spring for treatment of Jet.

fighters, attack bombers and Corsair fighter-bombers from carriers ranged between the 36th and 38th' parallels. They strafed airfields, gun emplacements and red fortified positions. The planes flew a record 217 sorties from their flattops. On the Korean war front, vsi. forces counterattacked today, on three sectors.

The assaults, at the northeast. northwest and southern ends of the line, were covered by planes of the Far East air force. FEAFs commander said today that two months of aerial pounding already have laid the bulk of the reds' war in dustries in ruins. Word that a big offensive may be expected scon was passed to the soldiers by the commander of UJJ. ground forces in Korea.

Beds Fight Back But the reds showed they have fight left They recaptured two hills near the keystone base of Taegu last night and overran an American platoon today at the south end of the front The South Korean capital divi sion, backed by American planes and artillery, shoved on tms morn ing against communists dug in north, and northwest of Kyongju, highway junction 35 miles east of Taegu. The South Koreans sought to close a gap of four and one-half miles on the northern front west of Angang, which is 10 miles north of Kyongju. It was at Angang that the Reds made a serious breakthrough 11 days ago then failed to take full advantage of it Three reds who -had raced through that gap and swung southeastward toward an air base now are penned in. A ground task force, led by Brig. Gen.

Gar Davidson, former West Point football star and coach, closed the trap yesterday. -Open Counterattack Another counterattack today was launched by XJJS. First cavalry di vision soldiers against the two hill positions lost last night near Tae- ru. One hill Is about eignt mues northwest of that base. The other is nine miles due north near walled village atop Mt TCasan.

Those two hotly-contested ridges dominate high ground of the de- ensivtvarc around Taegu. The- third counterattack today was bv VJS. 25th division soldiers at the southern end of the battle line against reds who earlier in the morning overran an American platoon. Associated Press Corres pondent Stan swuuon reponea in this battle was still raging. The mid -morning U.S.

Eighth army communique, reporting on Wednesday's actions, said U. N. forces "continued to establish a strong line on the north front It reported gains up to 3,000 yards east of Yongchon, highway hub 20 miles east of Yesterday in front line visits Lt Gen. Walton H. Walker, U.

S. Eighth army commander, told U. N. troops "we will take the' offensive in a short period of time" Augmenting that optimistic outlook, Lt Gen: George E. Strate-meyer, commander, said today planes have destroyed 75 per cent 6t the reds heavy Industry in two months.

AEG Bosses To Get WASHINGTON, Sept US The senate today approved a bill authorizing a pay boost for atomic energy commissioners and giving them power hire and lire a general manager. The measure, sponsored by Chairman McMahon (D-Conn) of the Joint senate-house atomic committee, goes to the house. It would increase the pay of AEC Chairman Gordon Dean from $17,500 to 320,000 annually. The salaries of the four other commissioners would be boosted from $13,000 to $18,000. HOPES FOR RECESS WASHINGTON, Sept 13 -(flV Senator Lucas (111), democratic floor leader, told the senate today he still expects congress to wind up its work Saturday night, either by adjournment or recess.

ter Robert Schuman of France talked for almost six hours today in morning and afternoon -v After the conversations Informed sources, said that the three ministers appeared to be approaching decisions along the. following lines: Agreemeat on measures for German internal security by strengthening the German police force and retaining basic control of that force in the state government g. Organization ef a unified unitary staff to set up what Bevin wants to call "the forces of the free world for the defense of 3. Protatle eventual German military participation on some care tion to By President WASHINGTON, Sept 13 -W-The senate armed services committee today promptly approved a special bill to let General George C. Marshall serve as secretary of defense, but house committeemen decided to ttunk It over a couple of days.

President Truman personally asked congress to write an exception in Marshall's case alone into the existing law which bars a military man from holding the No. 1 civilian defense post The senate committee approved the bill requested by the White House, 10 to 2. The house armed services committee, headed by Rep. Vinson (D-Ga), postponed action until Friday. Several members were out of town, and Vinson said he considered the matter so important he wanted the full committee on hand if Some Reluctance Nevertheless, informal expressions of opinion from members of the house unit indicated the legislation would go through there, too, although some lawmakers were reluctant to cast aside the tradition of civilian control over the nation's military establishment The president taking note of these objections, wrote Vinson and Chairman ty dings (D-MD) of the senate armed services committee: I am a firm believer, in the general principle that our defense establishment should be headed by a civilian.

"However, in view of the present critical circumstances and of General Marshall's unusual 'qualifications, I believe that the national interest will be served best by making an exception In this case. Written as Safegaard Senate majority leader Lucas (D-Hl) told reporters the special bill probably wflLcome up in the senate tomorrow. Tyidings told newsmen it was clear that Mr. -Truman wanted the exception to apply to no other person than Marshall, to no other circumstances, and to no other time in the future. Under the 1947 unification law.

an officer who has served In the armed forces within the past 10 years is ineligible to become secretary of defense. The 'clause was originally writ ten to safeguard civilian control over national defense and prevent a military dictatorship. However, most congress members agreed Jhat Marshall, with his record as a former secretary of state, ranks high in the category of civilian-statesmen as well as a great military leader. Rift Report Emerges Mr. Truman named the 69-year-old to succeed Louis A.

Johnson, long a stormy petrel in the defense post late yesterday afternoon. Johnson has served 18 months, succeeding the late James V. ForrestaL New behind-the-scenes details of the rift that led Mr. Truman to drop Johnson began to emerge today: Acting with dramatic swiftness, the president telephoned Marshall at his Leesburg, home almost immediately after Johnson formally tendered his resignation with a bitter allusion to having made "more enemies than Informants said the showdown and Johnson's departure was hastened by reports published last Saturday quoting a White House aide as saying that Secretary of State Acheson would remain in the cabinet "after Johnson has gone." Te Keep Rank, Pay Whether Johnson confronted the president with that report and sought a showdown remained in the realm of speculation. At any rate, he stayed behind after the regular Tuesday cabinet meeting, which began at 3 p.m.

EST, to hand his resignation to Mr. Truman. Then, at 3:35 the president called Marshall and asked the -veteran Soldier-diplomat to serve his country once again. Under the special act sent to congress by the White House today, Marshall would retain his rank, pay and allowances totalling $18,761 a year as a five-star general of the army. In addition, he would receive the difference between his army pay and the salary of the defense secretary Max.

i ss TO i. Mia. 41 S3 -l Predp. JM .00 Trace i it Salem Portland San Francisco Chicago New York wuiamen cuver feet. FORECAST (from U.

S. weather bureau. McNary field. Salem): Moatly cloudy this morning becoming partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight. High today near 75: low tonight near 44.

Low relative humidity near 39 per cent. I ALSO PUCIFITATIOIf This Year- Last Year Normal Excep tot. rrnrr "After Korea" the door lor Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson opened but one way- out. In the Interest of economy and with the approval of the president he had trimmed the military establishment, reversing bis course tardily it wis learned that Russia Dossessed the secret of making atomic weapons. Johnson became a shining victim of the North Ko- Kimmel and Maj.

Gen. Short were after Pearl Harbor. With an elec- coming on the democrats felt oact enm Kanrifice to U1CJ puuuiu the political lions and Johnson was the choice. Johnson guessed wrong. He A VJm i tmrpH that CUUUICU JIX fcrcctv.

and he failed to make provision for a "Brush fire." Some say that he was pointing toward the presi dency and hoped by making a record for economy to attract attention to as a presidential candidate. Whether he had this ambition I cannot say: bu if we look back in our think-tag and perhaps in our writing we might fid that most of us vi. attn-r tr mit militarr ex- pens, for most of us speculated on peace for another decade. AX anouicr use (Huuuu the other way, and events proved him correct As assistant secretary of war, under the Roosevelt administration Johnson plugged hard for big "bombers. He is credited with imshin through the program Jor the B-29s which provided powerful weapons ia the second world war.

So he is by no means lacking in foresight. Rumor has it that has. was ver-; tually promised the cabinet post of A tn cuceeed. Harry ZT, v. -a wnnrfrintf were I (Continued on Editorial page Nude Research Draws Parent I Wrath 'at UW SEATTLE, Sept.

13 A a a. A.X TT.I scholarly xesearcn jod ai wm-tversity of Washington was called OU WJuajr ucvu in th nhotofflraDhing of their daughters in the nude. A university spokesman said It was all the result of a "misunder standing." But He added that the 300 negatives taken so' far would be destroyed and the project had been called off at the school at least temporarily. Sponsors said the project had been going on for. 15 years ai a dozen different schools and re- (type of body build) project But to parents of the girls it was just lull length, nude photo graphs, of their daughters both front and profile views.

University officials said the mis understanding arose from the fact that because of a heavy registra tion the girls had not been told, asJ piannea, inai roe pnoiograpnmg during routine physical examina tions was purely voluntary. CUTTER PRICE XJT PORTLAND. Sept 13 -MV The price of butter went up one cent a pound on all grades on the Port-: land wholesale market today. This will bring retail prices to 69-72 cents a pound. Dealers said a short supply was responsible.

Animal Crackers By WARREN COODRlCH tKe cutest CT beg the bayouP IK i Newbry to Open 2 More Offices PORTLAND, Sept 13 -P)- A ruling that Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry had no authority to lease buildings for motor vehicle branch offices isn't going to stop him from opening new ones. Newbry said a branch would be opened in St Helens Friday and another would be opened at Bend. After Attorney General George Neuner held that Newbry had no leasing; authority, Treasurer Walter Pearson said he would not honor warrants for the rent Labor Favors Ford Contract By3-2VolV DETROIT, Sept 13 -a) The CIO United Auto Workers huge local 600 voted about 3-2 in favor of the five-year contract signed on Labor, day with the Ford Motor the UAW announced tonight The vote assures approval of the pact, a union spokesman said, since the local contains more than half of all Ford workers In the country. It represents workers at Ford's big Rouge plant here.

The union said the count was 18,578 in favor of the agreement and 12,224 against it 1 In the contract. Ford gave Its 110,000 production employes an hourly pay boost of eight cents and tied the wage scale to the U.S. Labor department cost-of-living index. Shipyard Buildings to Serve as Grain Bin PORTLAND, Sept lJ-P-Two buildings at the former Oregon shipyard here are being converted into what Kerr, if ford and company said would be one of' the country's largest Bulk wheat storage bins. v.

The grain company, a spokesman said, has leased the former assembly and plate shop buildings and now is erecting a nine-foot timber fence around each. Each will have a capacity of bushels of grain," and one already is being filled. Negro or Washington House SEATTLE, Sept 13-tfVA negro attorney from Seattle, Charles M. Stokes, won a republican nomination for the state house of representatives in Tuesday's primary election. "I'm gratified at being able to win," Stokes told reporters.

"It justifies my contention that America is still the land of promise. I know that's a high-flung phrase, but I think my winning is cogent because of what's going on in nations overseas." BASEBALL Coast Leagne At Los Anjrelet 1, Portland San Francisco, Seattle 4 At Sacramento S. Bollywood 4 (13 lnn. i At San Diego C. Oakland IT National Learn At Boston S.

Chicago At Now York S. Pittsburgh 1 At BrookJyn-CindanaU, rain At Phuadelphia-St Louis, rain I American LeagM At Detroit Washington 1 Cleveland 3, NewYork IS At St Louis 4. Philadelphia 3 Only games scheduled. a heart ailment which had troubled him for several Only last week he had gone te -Los Angeles to attend a convea- -tion of the affiliated orders of the GAR. 'Born in Goshen, Ind, 23, 1849, Penland Joined the 2 152nd Indiana volunteers when he was Emergency Defense Bill Gains Okeh WASHINGTON, Sept 13 -(TV-The senate appropriations committee tonight unanimously approved an emergency defense bill carrying an estimated to bolster the United States and friendly nations abroad against aggression.

The committee added about $414,000,000 to the total in the bill approved by the house Aug. 6 by a vote of 310 to 1. The house bill would provide $16,771,000,000. The senate figure was fixed tentatively at pending recapitulation of last-minute changes made by the committee, Senator McKellar (D-Tenn) committee chairman, reported the bill immediately to the senate, which probably will begin debate on it tomorrow. Speedy pasage is expected.

The bill meets almost fully President Truman's request for emergency funds to finance the fighting in Korea and to prepare against communist aggression wherever it might crop up. In addition to about to build America's own defenses, the bill carries to help arm friendly nations abroad. The measure provides cash' for 5,333 new war planes. The senate bill adds about to the house total for American defense. One item in the proposed senate legislation is $76,000 for the secret service to provide greater protection for the president and his family.

Car Crash Hurts Man Blocks Away i BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept 13-(JP)-An automobile accident today resulted in Injuries to a man three blocks away. I -The car crashed Into utility pole in suburban Pratt City. Power lines borne by the pole sagged, one of the live wires dropping across Wilson Tolbert's car as he was putting it in -his garage three blocks away. Tolbert was burned on the chest and hands. His condition was listed at a hospital as fair.

No one was injured in the automobile accident ered in a deep hole earlier in the day. Tonight a party of state police, sheriffs deputies and coast guard auxiliary members managed to get a line about the tail of the pline at low tide. A bulldozer was brought up and a long cable approximately 2,100 feet was strung to the plane fuselage. The wreckage then was snaked up on a mud flat where the bodies could be reached. Earlier, a coast guard spokesman said that salvage operations by professional divers would probably be necessary due to the depth of the hole into which the plane tank.

However, with low tide tonight, coast guard auxiliary members managed to reach the wreckage in about 12 feet of water. barely 16. At the Grand-Rapids convention It was decided to hold only one more convention. It was held at Indianapolis and no successor to Penland was chosen. Penland was the father of 29 children.

He outlived six of them Dewey Case Sheriff Loses in Election VANCOUVER, Wash, Sept -(AVEarl Anderson, Chirk county sheriff who figured in several odd- troversies developing from the Jo- 4 Ann Dewey murder case, was da- -feated for renomination in yester- day's democratic primary, i He was running a poor fourth in a field of six with more than two-thirds of the votes counted. Bodies of Three Airplane Crash Victims Recovered Agreement on Unified iliiary Force For Europe Reach edaiB is "Ci ro cg fully controlled system In the European defense forces. The question of organizing German military units is so delicate however, that there was a possi- bOity that the meeting of the three ministers might end next week without announcement of any decision along that line. The ministers heard reports from committees appointed yesterday and also heard reports from an intergovernmental study frcrp which has been operating In London. This group has been studying specifically the German occupa tion statutes, i Official sources discounted ASTORIA, Sept 13 The bodies of three persons were recovered from the wreckage of their plane tonight in Young's bay.

The crash occurred Monday night when the plane, on a Seattle to Astoria flight, plunged into the bay while attempting to land on the fog-shrouded Clatsop county airport which borders the bay. Coroner Raymond O. Luce said that 'Ronald McGinnis, 55, Clatsop county farmer and pilot of the craft; his son-in-law, Norris San-ten, 32, Seattle, and Santen's six-year old daughter. Sherry, had probably died instantly. Ed Parsons, Astoria, a private flier, said the plane evidently, had hit the water with terrific force and was a complete wreck.

The wreckafit had been discov By Francis W. Carpenter NEW YORK, Sept 13 Wh The Big Three foreign ministers were reported tonight to have reached substantial agreement on the principle of forming a unified military force for the defense force for the defense of western Europe. Sources close to the secret conversations here said that creation of a combined force for such a defense must take precedence over any organization of German military units. These German, military units, however, when and if finally created, would be expected to participate in the defense force In some manner. Secretary of State Dean Ache-son, Britain's Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and Foreign Minis ports that the ministers were dead locked on the point of using Ger- man manpower In European dsfensa tystcx a.