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lulU nee Weatherman Says: WESTERN OREGON Considerable cloudiness tonight and Thursday. Light rin or now tonight Low temperature 28 to SS degrees; high 38 to 48. Southwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. Peipiri.gReporf CENTS Herold, Vol. LXXIII, No.

58 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Vol. LXXXI, No. 68 SIGHT SPY NANKING, Dec. 15 (UP) A message to the Commercial bank here reported that Communist forces entered Peipimr at 6:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m.

EST) today. The report was not confirmed officially. A government spokesman, Ten Wewr-Yi, denied that Communist troopa had entered Peipinjr. He also denied that Gen. Fu has been captured.

12 PAGES Thg Albany Democrat-Herald, BOMB Prober Reports Lo0f Sfirmk Daring Arctic Glider Pick-up The Nanking telegraph office still was maintaining radio FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. IS CUJD Six persons were snatched to safety in a daring glider pickup rescue first in Arctic history-after their air force C-47 transport crash-landed on frozen Stewart river near Dawson in the Yukon None of the five crew members and one passenger was injured. Ladd field officers said the maneuver waa "extremely hazardous" and waa the first successful attempt with men's lives at stake in the history of the Far North. The rescue was made after three passes at the glider failed. The glider had been towed to 15, 1948 LEAK I ing on the ice since early Monday, then transferred equipment to the glider and climbed aboard.

Rescue planes carrying paratrooper medical units circled while Acns' C-54 came in low ne C-54's cable-hooked on to' the glider's and locked tight automatically. The rescue plane wu forced to go into a steep climb Immediately after the "snatch" to avoid the high-banked curvature of the river. Capt George Accas, navigator on the C-54 rescue plane, today aald the maneuver wu "extremely haz $ilver Turned V. The Albony WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.

(UJO A house Investigator said today that information on the secret U. bomb sight was given to a Communist agent before the war. The Investigator, a member of "She house un-American activities committee, declined to permit use of hia name. But he told reporters that the Communist agent received the information orally. "It wu not in documentary form." the Investigator said.

"But it was extremely important information." He did not say who had given the Information to the Communist agent. The committee' revealed yesterday that important military information wu given to a Com POLICE PUT IN CHARGE OF CITY'S AMBULANCES Operation of the two municipal ambulances has been trans- ferred from the fire department to the police department, A 1 1 At- I elective lmrneuisieiy, ana nenceiunn persona ucoiium oni bulance service will phone No. 900 instead of 184. The change was announced after council members had informally accepted a recommend' mm TOLD Rescues 6 ardous" because of fast approach' ing twilight and the rugged terrain. The rescue was made after three unsuccessful passes at the glider which had been towed to the crash scene from Ladd air force base here.

Capt Accas said the C-47 took off from Ladd airport for Point Barrow Monday. Enroute all receiver radios failed. "Tne pilot attempted to turn back but the plane was hit by a crosswlnd and blown off course," he said. "Out of gas, he finally crash-landed on the frozen river aided by a bright moon Monday night." (Ptau Tun to Pm F1t in For New Car Freight Wrecked By'Broken Rail KLAMATH FALLS, Or, Dec. 13 (U.R) A southbeund Great North em freight struck a broken rail near Merrill, today, spilling 17 cars and their loads of poles, chlor ate and newsprint.

The Great Northern office said Conductor Mike J. O'Donnel, 52, suffered two broken ribs aa the train halted. The caboose and en gine remained upright on the tracks. The freight was traveling at 35 miles an hour when it struck the broken rail; believed fractured by freezing temperatures. It was thought the line's tracks would be broken until tomorrow.

About 1,000 feet of rail waa torn up in the mishap. Newbry' And Pearson Take Oath Of Office SALEM, Dec. 15 (U.R) Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry and Treasurer-elect Waiter Pearson took their oaths Of office at 11 a.m. today.

Gov. John H. Hall administered the oaths. Pearson will not take office until Jan, 3 but state election laws require the swearing in within 20 days after notification of election. Governor-elect Douglas McKay will take the oath of office Jan.

10, the day the 1949 legislature convenes. Pearson, a Portland Democrat, succeeds State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott who has served the two-term limit. Newbry has been secretary of state since Nov. 3.

1947, when he wss appointed by Gov. Hall to succeed the late Robert S. FarrelL 1v HEAVY DEPOSIT. An onion sack full of 1,350 silver dollars used in the purchase of a new car by Mrs. J.

H. Blaylock, are being deposited here by Orville Pound of Pound Motor Co. at the Albany Branch of the First NaUonal Bank of Portland Monday afternoon. Mra. Blaylock aaid she had been saving the cartwheels "for aeveral years" to buy the new car.

La Donna Blake, bank teller, is on the receiving end of the 85-pound deposit (Staff Photo.) 10 Prineville Girls Rescued PRINEVILLE, Or, Dec. 15. U. Ten Prineville high school girls missing since they left a school club initiation party last night were found safe todsy at Juniper Flats, eight milt a southeast of here. The girls were spotted from the air by farmer-pilot Clsude Williams who telephoned their location to a ground party.

Marion Van Osten, volunteer searcher from Prineville, drove a jeep into tht rugged country and returned the girls to their homes. Police said tht girls were unharmed except for frostbitten fingers. The girls told searchers they were looking for a place to ice skate when they became lost on a aide road and their car ran out of gas. They said they all huddled in the car overnight. Ship Attacked In Costa Rican War SAN JOSE, C.

Dec. 13. (U.R) The Costa Rlcan air force an nounced today that one of its planes had strafed a ship loaded with drums of gasoline which allegedly was used by Invasion forces from Nicaragua. The announcement said the ship, tht Mar Cantabrlco, was owned by a Nicaraguan named William Morlce. The air force did not ssy where the ship waa attacked, hut presumably it was oft the northwest coast where the Invaders have gained foothold.

The plana also strafed a party of Invaders clad blue uniforms in the La Crux area Just inside the Costa Rlcan border. Other planes are carrying troops and supplies to the Invasion area, some 100 miles northwest of San Josej i.waa A "communique from the general staff said there Were no developments to report from tht front The communique claimed a plane csrrying the markings of Nicaragua flew over tht port of Ltmon. A government announcement yesterday tald Jts troops hsd fought the first engagement with the invaders at Potrerlllos, 17 miles south of La Cruz, snd hsd csptured 38 prisoners. Soma wore Nicaraguan uniforms, the government said. Meat- Prices Off 12 to 17 Pet.

BS UaJtet Retail meat prices have fallen from 12 to 17 per cent sines tht high points of late summer and early fall, surveys by the National Association of Retail Grocers and the American Meat Institute showed today. The grocers' report, issued at Chicago, aald that Independent retailer have cut prices 17 per cent as wholesale costs declined. A spokesman said tht decline has not been great because retail meat stores have many expenses other than meat costs. U. S.

Policy On China Unchanged WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (U.B Acting Secretary of State Robert A. Lovett asserted today that there hu been no change in American policy toward China as a result of Mme. Chiang Kai-shek's mis sion to the United States. Lovett said this government Is following lines laid down by congress under which.

Nationalist China under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is the one which it receiving American aid. Military Unites Sea Transport WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. fUR- All military aea transport, indud ing 260 army ships, will be con solldated under navy command as another major step in military unification, Defense Secretary James Forrestal announced today The joint chiefs of staff have been ordered to make study as the first step in the consolidation of the aea transport Port facill ties, shipping priorities, supplies and other aspects of tht sea phase of the Army Transport corps will be turned over to the navy.

For res tal said. Thla new step in unification of the army service will take at least a year, he told a news conference. Forrestal aaid the conaolidation will take place alowly In order to make smooth adjustments in the operations of the two services. He said he wants to make sure thst all shipping needs of the army and air force will be met. The defense chief ssid that tht civil service rights of shipping personnel hired by the army will be protected.

Other points announced by For- restai: 1. A weapons system evaluation group has been created under the ilnt chiefs of staff and the re search and development boards. This group will determine tht weapons to be used by the armed forces. 2. Gen.

Dwlght D. Elsenhower hss been called to Washington to advise Forrestal on general matters. 3. Recruiting facilities and services will be used Jointly by the army, navy and air force at many places throughout the country. State Game Code Revision Urged PORTLAND, Or, Dec.

15. UR-The Oregon legislature will recelvt a recommendation from its interim committee on fish and wildlife resources that the atatt'i game cedt be revised to give tht game com- Emission greater authority In policy making, management and enforcement The interim committee's report, made public Tuesdsy by Gov. John H. Hall, also recommends an increase in game fees to make possible an enlarged program. The five-man committee held hearings in 38 cities and towns, conferred with tht state gamt commission, and engaged Dr.

Ira T. Gabrielson, former head of tht U. S. Fish and Wildlift service, to make a special study before it compiled its report The report recommends that license fees for resident hunters and anglers be boosted from (3 to $7 and combination hunting-fishing license from $5 to $12.50. The committee also recommend ed: 1.

Revision of the law so thst the commission will become a policy-making and budget control body and appointment of a direc tor by the commission with com plete managerial 2. Other license fee chances to include non resident angler $15, non resident hunter $50, resident juvenile hunter $2, vscstion angler (five days) $5, resident elk tag $7.50, non resident elk tag $25, resident deer tag $2.50, non resident deer tag $25, non resident bird tag $25, trapper $10, fur deal er $25, derby guides (two weeks) $5, breeders $5 and guides $25. 3. Correlation of activities of all state departments concerned with wildlife. 4.

Return of game law enforce ment to the game commission. (State police now enforce game laws.) ALBANY WEATHER Maximum temperature in Al bany Tuesday 44 degrees; mini-mum this morning 30 desrrees. Rsinfall .09 of an inch. River 20.5 at 7:30 thia morning and falling. within the fish and game administration and the recommendation that the geographical requirement for appointment of game commissioners be eliminated.

Some opinion was expressed In favor of leaving law enforcement In the hands of the stste police, but prevailing opinion was to the effect that reorganization of the commission set-up should provide for retention of these specialized state officers in the fish and game department and for training of such men in public relations and research work so thst they may devote their full time toward ef the fish snd game conservation program, engaging in public relations or research work at times when their law en ation of the ambulance committee that the transfer be ac complished. Formal ratifica tion of the change is scheduled for the next meeting; of the council, scheduled Dec. 22, The tentative action provides for both operation and maintenance of the ambulances by the street department, relieving firemen of all duties including rescue and first aid work, but with the res ervation that the resuscitator which is carried by the reserve ambulance be at all times at the disposal of the firemen whenever they may need it in connection with fires where smoke or fumes might overcome fire fighters or laymen. For the present Mayor Banton said, the ambulances will be hous ed at their preesnt locations but plans are being made to place the cars under the roof extension at the rear of the city hall, thus al- partment for housing of ire fight ing equipment. As before, bills for ambulance use will be collected through the 'office of the city recorder, to which the police will deliver all bills.

The council had been previously informed by Fire Chief Don Hayne that the Oregon insurance rating bureau has repeatedly warned the fire department that the city's accreditation with the bureau is endangered by detailing of firemen to operate the ambu lance. This, he said, would have the effect of increasing the town's deficiency points with the bureau, which would obstruct progress toward raising Albany's classification with consequent lowering of insurance rates, unless extra men could be employed. Chief Hayne pointed out that on several occasions fire fighting has been hampered because firemen were out with the ambulance when major fires occurred. Oregon Payrolls Show Increase SALEM, Dec. 15.

0J.R Payrolls reported to the state industrial accident commission increased during November to a total of $60,324,248. October payrolls totaled $59,992,251. The November total thla year was nearly $13,000,000 more than for that month last year. In Multnomah county reported payrolls went up from $21,693,436 in October to $22,093,459 in No vember. In 1947, Multnomah payrolls totaled only $18,981,170.

contact with Its branch in Pei-ping. Hu Shlh. president of the National University at Peiping, arrived in Nanking aboard a special Chinese air force plane, and reported that Communist forces had entered tht suburbs of the ancient capital. He said, however, that they were not ytt in sufficient strength to attempt to complete the capture of the city. He aaid Fu still was In Peiping.

Hu Shlh added that the situation wss "serious," but somewhat less serious that reports hare had indicated. Hu Shlh left Peiping today aboard tht special plant which had been sent for him by General issimo Chiang Kai-shek, He reported that Nationalist troops at. the timt ha left a till htld two air-' fields at Peiping, on south and one west of the city. He said the western airfield had been evacuated because it was under Communist gunfire, but the field to tht south still waa operating. His plane took off from that field.

Communist forces have been closing in fast on Peiping, and yesterday isolated tht city from road and rail communication. American observers generally assessed tht conflicting report regarding the aiuatlon there as suggesting that at least tome Communist units have reached the elty, although they apparently have not yet been able to complete the capture of it. Tht loss of Peiping to the Com munists has been regarded as a (PImm Tttra Fae Kil New Atom Bomb Tests Indicated WASHINGTON, Dec IS. (U.B Atomic authorities are planning new bomb tests at tht super secret Eniwttok proving ground, it was indicated today. 'improved" bombs.

teated at the Marshall island ak last spring. Little information has been released about them. Scien tists hers have voiced belief that the new weapons, because of more efficient design, get more blut power out of a given amount of atomic explosive than the 1943 modala, 1 Indication that the western Pa cific proving ground will be the scene of new tests wu seen in a statement by an Atomic Energy commission spokesman that the "danger area" surrounding Eni-wetok atoll will be continued in being indefinitely. Thousands of square miles of ocean around Eniwetok were declared out of bounds to all unauthorized persons, foreign or American, from Jan. Si through cal endar 1948.

The spokesman said an order was being prepared extending the period Tht commission spokesman would not tay when new bomb tests might be expected. But he noted that the proving ground is a permanent and continuing in-atallation established for the purpose of conducting weapon tests from timt to time. Quiz Info Foreign Aid Profiteering Looms WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 congressional Investigation waa proposed today into charges that Britain, Belgium and Holland have used the Marshall plan supplies to profiteer on the American market. The alleged practice appeared certain to bring an angry echo when congress is asked to vote additional billions for European recovery.

Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper, said he thinks the joint "watchdog" committee on foreign aid should go into the matter thoroughly. And he suggested that the economic cooperation administration be required to file a full report with the foreign relations committee before that group considers extension of the Marshall plan for another year. ECA reported the alleged profiteering yesterday and promised to make a "drastic" reduction in allocations to countries misusing recovery supplies.

ECA said Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands had obtained about 100,000 tons of aluminum and lead with ECA dollars at about 18 cents a pound. Then, it said, they sold about a fifth of it to American buyers as scrap at 27 to 30 cents a pound. In London, a government spokesman took issue with ECA. Ha said Britain bad aold no lead or first-class aluminum, to U.S. firms this year, and that only about tons of "secondary aluminum" resmelted scrap had been exported to the United States.

the crash scene from Ladd field and released. I Capt George Accas, -nivigstor on the C-54 rescue plane, said the rescue was hampered by fast ap proaching twilight and rugged ter rain. The glider pilot 1st Lt. RJr A Hopkins of Stur gi fi0 brought the gild stop on its bally began to erect a pickup station." The atructure resembles a football goal post Two sticks were driven into the ice and the gilder cable was flung across the horizontal pole. The survivors, who had been liv- today by Mayor Ralph Banton, Russ Agree To Return 31 Ships WASHINGTON, Dec.

13. (U.B Acting Secretary of State Robert A. Lovett announced today that Russia has finally agreed to return to the United States II ships that were loaned to her during the war. The ahlps are three icebreakers and 28 naval frigates. Lovett told a news conference that Russia agreed to return the ships In a note received here Dec.

9. The Russian reply wss in response to several notes which this government had sent in October. Lovett's announcement came as a surprise. The United States had aought since 1948 to get bsck the three icebreakers. And it had been asking the Soviets to return the frigates.

Russia never had refused in so many words to return the ships, but had repeatedly stalled on the U. S. request. This government grew increasingly impatient. Lovett said no date had been set for the return' of the ships.

He said thia would be worked out by representatives of the two gov ernmenta. Second Post Office Break-In Thwarted SALEM, Dec. 15 U.R The second attempted post office burglary in Marion county in two days was thwarted in the community of Marion last night because sn acetylene torch ran out of gas. Police said the burglar stole the torch from a nearby garage, then broke into the post office building and attempted to burn through the safe dial. The dial was burned nearly half through, investigators said.

The torch, however, had run out of gas before the job was completed. The burglar apparently left empty handed. Meanwhile, two youths are be ing held in Marion county Jail un der $2,000 bail each for the at tempted burglary Monday night of the Aurora post office. A third man Alfred Ecker, 24 who was released from Oregon state prison a few hours before the Aurora burglary is wanted for questioning, police said. In jail are Edson Earl Culver, 20, and Donald Otho Gartin, 23.

All three are from Junction City. and scalp. Investigation of the fight disclosed thst youths were members of a widespread car theft ring. Chief of Detectives George Erickson said "We don't know much about it yet but the idea seems to be that each youth had to steal one csr a month to keep his membership." In nearby Tacoma, County Detective John Renders! said 20 boys of SO questioned admitted-that they -were' members of the dub. Officials said the ring apparently waa responsible for a large num ber 'of car thefts and atrippings during the past six weeks.

Barker and McEntire were held in King county jail at Seattle for further questioning in connection with KeIloggs death. Police said. however, that they had no direct evidence that either Barker or Kellogg were members of the car theft ring. munist agent at the army proving grounds at Aberdeen, Md. But it was not clear from the investigator's comment whether the information on the bomb sight leaked from that source.

The Norden bomb sight wss one of America's prewar secrets. Bombardiers and armorers who worked on planes which used it were compelled to take a special oath that they would not reveal its details to any unauthorized source. The committee member said that the legislators are now working to uncover the full details of the leak of information. The exact date of the leak was not disclosed. Meanwhile, house investigators said they have given a full report to the FBI on a civilian govern- (PtatM Tin to Pas F1vt Salvador Revolt Ousts President GUATEMALA CITY.

Dec. 15. (UJO Private reports from San Salvador said today that a five-man junta had deposed President Salvador Castaneda Castro and fakm fh vnvmmMlt The revolutionary junta was re- ported composed of Lt Col. Man uel de Jesus Cordova, Msj. Oscar Osorio.

Maj. Oscar Bolanos, Dr. Reinaldo Galindo Pohl and Dr. Humberto Acosta. Air communications between Guatemala and El Salvador, capt tal of San Salvador, were restored today.

Salvador's minister to Guate mala. Hector Escobar Serrano, said he had not been notified offi cially that a revolution had been staged in his country. But he said he had heard the broadcasts an nouncing a change in the govern' ment. Grants Pass Inquest Blames Bus Driver GRANTS PASS, Or, Dec. 15 (U.B A charge of negligent homicide to day faced Arthur S.

Coale, Port' land, driver of the bus which crashed near here Dec. 5, bringing death to two Grants Pass high school football players. aThe bus, returning the Grants Pass football team from Portland where it had won the state cham pionship from Jefferson high of Portland the day before, hurtled from the highway, crashed and burned just 11 miles from home. Grldmen Sterling Heater and Al Newman died In the Wreck, and four others were injured, includ ing Coale. A coroner's Jury which heard an inquest into the cause of the crash and subsequent deaths returned this verdict Tuesday night: "In our opinion the bus was traveling at an excessive rate of speed when it approached the curve where the accident occurred and went out of control, and we therefore feel that the driver, Arthur S.

Coale, is criminally William Johnson, Jotephine county district attorney, said a complaint would be filed with the justice of the peace, charging Coale with negligent homicide. Coale was discharged from the hospital here last week and returned to Portland. The other three injured also have 4eft the hospital. 120 Reservations Listed For Football Banquet Reservations for the Albany Lions football banquet, to be held tonight at 7 o'clock at the dining room of the high school cafeteria, have reached 120, Warren Black, ehairmaa of the arrangements committee aaid today. Jim Aiken, University of Oregon football coach, is scheduled to be the main speaker at the affair, honoring Bulldog players and coaching staff.

Two annual lions club trophies will be awarded during the dinner to the outstanding back and line player. School. Board Works On Building Program Midnight oil was burned by the Albany school board last night at a session during which details of the recently authorized school plant building program were worked out preliminary to submission of plans and specifications to contractors. The board meeting was attend ed also by Glenn Stanton and Rollin Bowles, contractors, who suggested thst first work to be done should be the location and installation of aewers, water mains, power lines and roadways serving the three proposed grade school buildings, upon which preliminary plans were launched. The board last night was con cerned greatly with the devising of alternative materials and ar rangements, looking toward keeping costs at a minimum.

Among changes made was substitution of plain glass for glass bricks along north exposures, where light dif fusion is a minor problem. Alter native wall materials for hallways and floor materials for the gym nasiums were also listed, for in terposltlon if contract offers ren der them necessary. Varieties of accoustical materials were also discussed, snd steps taken to speed up preliminaries that construction work may start as soon as weather conditions permit. Snowslide Removed; All Highways Open SALEM, Dec. 15.

(U.R) All major highways in Oregon were open today as flood waters receded and a huge snow slide was cleared near Santiam past. The 300-foot slide had blocked both the North and South Santiam highways since Sunday. Packed show was reported on all Cascade and eastern Oregon highways. Plows and aandera were working in the mountains. Chains were required for all high elevation roads.

Temperatures dipped to zero this morning at Klamath Falls, Che-mult and Quartz Mountain on the Klamath Falls-Lakeview highway. Four inches of new snow was reported at Government Camp. Icy pavement was reported at Klamath Falls, Siskiyou summit and on the Green Springs, Klamath Falls-Lakview, The Dalles-California, Sunset and Old Oregon Trail highways. A short section of one-wsy traf fic was in effect at a alide on the Oregon Coast highway 57 miles south of Astoria. Traffic moved slowly over the Old Oregon Trail where new snow was falling.

Wilsonvllle ferry remained tied to its slip because of high water in the Willamette. 'Car A Month' Theft Ring Bared By Student Slaying Santiam Sportsmen Back Proposed Separate Game Enforcement Plan OLYMP1A. Wash. Dec. 13.

(U.B The slsying of an 18-year-old high school student resulted in discovery of a juvenile auto theft ring, known aa the "Car a Month club," whose members were required to steal at least one car every month. Existence of the club was dis closed when authorities question ed a friend of Robert Kellogg, 18, who died after a fight with sol dier on Seattle's Aurora bridge the night of Nov. 12. The friend, Christopher Barker, 18. told police that he and Kellogg stole a car in Olympia and drove 60 miles to Seattle.

On the way. Barker said, they picked up Pvt. Wood row McEntire. 34, of King's Mountain, N. who is stationed at Fort Lewis.

When they got to Seattle, he said, Kellogg attacked the soldier. In the fight, Kellogg received fatal injuries and McEntire suffered bullet wounds in his arm Members of the Santiam Fish and Game association last night passed a resolution endorsing in substance the recommendations of the Oregon legislative interim committee on fish and game legislation as compiled for the committee by Ira N. Gabrielson, president of the Wildlife Management Institute. The, Linn sportsmen took this sction after hearing a summary of the report by M. O.

Wilkinson, Albany, who is a director of the Oregon Wildlife Federation and member of its legislstlve committee. Points that were particularly discussed, however, included tht proposed creation of a separate game law enforcement division forcement duties are not pressing. The Linn out-door-lovers also favored retention of the geographical provision in making of appointments that influence within tht commission may not be concentrated with one sectipn of the state. Save for the enforcement proposals the entire reorganization program wu unanimously approved. Particularly endorsed wss the proposal that game commission funds be divorced entirely from the state general fund, in the belief that the functions which they are earmarked to finance could be more effectively conducted directly through the fish and game department.

The Linn sportsmen nsmed Wil- (PWut Tars tt Fi rm).