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0L SoDodtis NEW YORK A Senate tnbconunittee unid hints that a deadly new spy plot is- unfolding heard Tuesday that a sizeable number" of top secret Army Signal Corps documents have disappeared, v- (-- Some of the missing documents reportedly dealt with radar, the very heart and soul of America's defense against enemy atomic at- POUNDDD 1651 1C3RD YEAH 2 SECTIONS 18 PAGES I tacks. The Oregon Statesman Salem, Oreabn, Wtdntsdcrj, October A nn Outlaw Public ml CUP TO EDS Front End of Car Obliterated By Streamliner VanFleetMay Enter Politics VTTW VfYPV im Tomee The twisted wreckage of 18-year-old the Boone Road railroad crossing Freddie E. Wells' car is shown where it came to rest 100-feet frem after the vehicle was struck Tuesday evening by the southbound i Southern Pacific Cascade. The boy died shortly after at a Salem hospital. The auto's motor was rip-ped from the car and thrown 213 feet from the crossing.

Wells was en route from his home in Mar ion to a dinner engagement in Said Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis), whose investigations subcommittee heard testimonyzlhat the secrets have been nissing for two years: "If they got into the hands of an enemy, they could be extremely dangerous to this country." Employes Suspended The subcommittee has been probing the possibility of a Communist honeycomb at Ft Monmouth, N. where the Signal Corps has a laboratory. Several civilian employes have been sus pended there in recent weeks on security grounds.

The Army is conducting its own investigation of Ft Monmouth and Washington Tuesday, Defense Secretary Wilson told a news conference: "It looks like it might be worse than just a security Asked About Espionage He had been asked whether he thought espionage was involved at Ft. Monmouth or whether the whole to-do was over security leaks. Wilson added that he had every confidence Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens and other Army offi cials will clear up the case. Asked why the Army didn't in vestigate FL Monmouth before this, Wilson replied: "I suppose it is like lots of other things that should have been done." State to Seek Offers of Site For Prison Offers of land on which to con struct the proposed intermediate penal institution approved by the 1953 legislature will be sought by the State Board of Con trol in the near future, the board decided at a meeting Tuesday.

The legislative act appropri ating funds for the construction provides the institution shall be located in Marion County with in 15 miles of Salem and it was suggested it contain between 200 and 300 acres of land. It will house young offenders now sent to the state penitentiary and in corrigible offenders committed to the MacLaren School for Boys. The board was advised by J. D. Annand, member of the architectural firm of Annand, Boone and Lei, Portland, that 320 acres is the maximum amount of land required for, the institution.

Gov, Paul Patterson suggested that An nand advise the board of control of the minimum amount of land required. Annan said approximately 20 acres of land would be required for the institution itself and the remainder of the land acquired should be used for, farming op erations and for pasturage. Secretary of State Earl T. New- bry, said anyone who desires should be permitted to offer a site. "Such action," Newbry said, "would avoid the charge that any one was 'denied the privilege of selling their land to the state.

(Additional details on page 5, Sec 1.) Wreck Victim Winner of Safe Driving Prize EUGENE, Ore. Ronald Coakes, 23, killed in a Sunday automobile collision, won a safe-driving award last Friday, Eugene residents learned Monday night They heard the voice of Coakes himself in a radio broadcast of a recording made Friday when Coakes was presented the award after a Eugene police car had followed Coakes for some time. while officers observed his driving habits. Five suffered fatal injuries in the collision. Coakes fiancee, Frances Webber, 24; his twin brother, Donald, and Donald's wife, 21, were killed.

An occupant of the other car, Carl W. Anderson, 22, died Monday. All were from Eugene. Sgt Vent Hill of the state police said that the other car jumped traffic divider at a curve south of Eugene and crashed into the Coakes' car. Rail Crossing Wreck Fatal to Marion Youth 4 Freddie E.

Wells, 18, of Marion, died in a Salem hospital Tues Pojlk. XftX Statesman Newt Scrrlc DALLAS The biggest Polk County tax roll in history will go into the mail this week. And lor most residents it means higher taxes. Sheriff Tony Neuf eldt said the record roll of $1,717,000 is 000 higher than last year. He said 14,364 tax statements would be mailed Thursday or Friday.

Assessor Ed Dunn said most property? owners will note an in crease i4 taxes. He said school levies account for a lot of the School operation and improvement will take 57 cents of every Polk County tax dollar, he added. West Salem Rise The levy for West Salem resi dents is 1 09.9 mills, an increase of Y12 mills over last year. Falls City residents face the highest tax of any of Polk Coun ty's incorporated areas. The levy there is 161.9 mills, an increase of 24.8 nulls.

Assessor Dunn said Falls City taxes are high because of comparatively low property valuation; High School Factor The levy for Dallas is 120.6 uncr east of 15.4 mills. The new Dallas High School plant is a factor here. Dunn At Independence the levy is 108.4 mills, an increase of 72 mills. Monmouth's levy is 99.1 mills, a boost of 11.3. The Polk County portion of Willamina has a levy of 139.6,' an increase of 20.3.

Dunn said total property val uation tins year is $17,656,463, an increase of $140,005. 5 Can2 Cars i -v 1 MriV. iXT 11 0 1f VIM. PHILADELPHIA Ml "Can two cars De parked for the price of one 10 a metered parking space? KaxweiL P. uorson, 26; ap- peared before Magistrate John Daly Tuesday to argue in the af firmative.

Gorson pint-sized automobile (an English M-G) and a friend's equally half-sized French Fiat were, parked in a single me tered parking space last Sept 11. The friend placed a coin in the parking meter. Later, said Gorson, six police officers and a police captain sur veyed the situation and finally tagged his M-G. Gorson, an attorney for just three months, told Daly As I see it I put coin in the meter I am renting that one space, and I can't see what difference it rraSkes what park there, or how many of them as long as they are legally parked. Daly agreed and discharged the case JrreSldent -LlUlltS nn Pantfi HERSHEY, Pa.

When the F118 camc tor him to hght.a sym douc canoie ai luesaay mgnr OJru Diruiuay CWeDraUOn, rreBl- Eisenhower was equal to the occasion. While 6,000 spectators roared ap preciation, Eisenhower produced a kitchen match, struck it -on the rear of his tousers and did his duty. PORTLAND BUYS SIRENS PORTLAND (A Jack Lowe, director of civil defense for Port land, reported Tuesday that seven huge warning sirens have arrived and contracts let for their installa tion. Increase Readied day night after the car he was driving, was demolished in a collision A. Van neeV said, Tuesday- mManvhon rnT would eve "serious consideration1 If CXI ft 11 I fjf with the southbound Southern Pacific Cascade at Boene Road crossing, fivgTnflei scrathwes't of Salens 7 He became Marion County's 12th fatality for this year.

Investigating state police said the westbound Wells' car. left 100 5c No. 1S3 Riot in Belgrade TRIESTE The Allied military government Tuesday night banned all public meetings in the' British-American Zone A of Trieste, the center of a war of nerves between Italy and Yugo-slavia From Belgrade, capital of Yugoslavia, came reports that tens of thousands of people crowded the streets protesting the U. S. British decision to move their troops out of Trieste.

And in New York, the Russians succeeding in getting the U. security council to discuss the subject at a special meeting Thur day. Maj. Gen. Sir John WintertorfT British military commander of the-Trieste area, said in a broadcast statement that no "public meet ings, parades or demonstrations? could be held until further notice Plaa Demonstration The announcement came as six parties which have protested the -Allied decision to turn over Zone A to the Italians whipped up plans for a mass demonstration Wednesday.

The free territory's highly trained police force was alerted to watch for any demonstrations arising from Winterton's stand. There is considerable senti ment within the city of Trieste to aeep occupying troops here and to keep Trieste an international port Prepare to Leave But both British and American units continue to prepare to leave. Two hundred and fifty American dependents left Tuesday aboard the S. troopship Geiger. The first load of British derjendenti will leave Oct 18.

(Additional details on page 2, sec. L) cted To Con gress EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Ifl A 53- year-old small town district attorney, Lester Johnson, Tuesday night became the first Democrat ever to be elected to Coneress from Wisconsin's Ninth Congres sional District Arthur Padrutt 36-rear-old Re publican state senator whom John son beat, declared after conceding defeat: "I have stood four, sauare be hind President Eisenhower and I still stand there. I fail to see how a Democrat can help him but the people have expressed their choice and I accept it The re suits show very clearly that tha farmer and laboring man do not'1 like the present administrationV policies and took this opportunity to show their displeasure." Unofficial returns from 399 of the 401 precincts in 'the district's II counties in agricultural west central Wisconsin gave; Johnson 27,790 i As a result of the election, the House of Representatives have 218 Republicans, 214 Democrat, one independent and three vacancies. Governor Rejects Extra Session on: Snake River Issue'' Gov.

Paul L. Patterson turned ViiimK Antrw gestion that he call a special session of the Oregon Legislature ask that a referendum be submit ted to the voters on whether they favor Snake River power development by the federal government or by Idaho Power Co. -The suggestion bad been made by State Sen. Richard Neuberger. Id a letter to the Democrats senator.

Gov. Patterson said he wouldn't consider as an "extraor dinary occasion" such as is the requirement for a special sessidn call a disagreement with a decision of Congress or the national administration by a segment the population. Today's Sfafosnnn Section 1 Editorials, features Parent and Child 3 Society, women's Political prospects Section 2 Sports Valley news Comics Classified ads Radio, TV TmesM Crowds DemoEle In Wisconsi PRICE Beaten I BELGRADE William B. King, U. S.

Information Service chief in Belgrade, was beaten by Yugo slav thugs who invaded USIS headquarters there in new pro tests at the British American decision to torn over the northern part of Trieste to Italy. (AP Wirepboto.) Reds Set Start Of Prisoner anations By. GEORGE A. MCARTHUR PANUMUNJOM IB A Com munist, source said Wednesday the Reds agreed- to begin Thursday the long-delayed and potentially explosive "explanations" to 22,300 anti-Communist war prisoners. Allied officers openly predicted trouble would result when the Reds try to persuade the reluctani North Koreans and Chinese fo re turn to Communist rule.

Some of the prisoners are Violently anti Communist The United Nations Command notified the Neutral Nations Re patriation Commission it would not begin Thursday the explanations to 333 South Koreans, 23 Amen cans and 1 Briton who are described as refusing to return to their Allied homelands. The Communist source, corres pondent Wilfred Burchett of the Paris LHumanite, said the Red command had notified the Repatriation Commission the explana tions would begin Thursday. This development followed an announcement by the U. N. Command after weeks of wrangling that it had completed construc tion of the explanation center where Communist teams will meet the balky prisoners in the neutral zone.

Tome Wildcat 9 in Eugene Park EUGENE (iB A woman reported seeing a wildcat in the downtown city-county park here Monday. But about the time police started to dose in on it, Larry O'Shea of Yuma, walked over to the animal and picked it up. It was his tame pet he said, which bad got loose from a harness in his car and jumped out the window. A few minutes later the 'wildcat 3 years old and 40 pounds, escaped again. O'Shea lured it back with, a paper sack.

"Thinks there's something to eat inside." he explained. O'Shea said he had stopped here to visit a wartime buddy, while en route to Alaska. He said he trains wildcats to hunt the same as a dog. i mostly aneaa 01 me toxai aver- age. The mercantile section has turned in 44 per cent of its 000 quota.

Industrial has collec ted 47 per cent of a $20,650 goal; professional, 43 per cent of 150; state government 32 per cent of $16,000, and automotive 38 per cent of $14,000. Noon report luncheons will continue today. A meeting of division leaders, associate division-leaden and cabinet menv hers will take place at 11 a.m. today. Among contributions turned in Tuesday were those of radio sta tion KOCO where all employes average an $8.70 gift each; Union Oil where employes averaged each, and City Transit Lines, where one-half the employes con tacted so far averaged $9 each.

14, 1953 i iJ -54. i 'i it ie am Expl T7f nscave SHORT HILLS, N. New Jersey is a sort si crossroads state, lying between New York City on the North, Philadelphia on the West and Baltimore to the South. The development of the first two was initiated primarily by their location on the Hudson and Delaware rivers respectively. Except- for its -j mountainous northwesterly portion the state is flat, part of the Atlantic coastal plain.

It was a crossroads state in Revolutionary times, and its map Is studded with names significant in U. S. history. Here were fought the battles of Trenton and Monmouth. General Washington's success in breaking land communications of the British when they occupied New and Philadelphia contributed to vic tory in the war.

One of the historic points in New Jersey, is Morristown on whose "heights" the patriot army tad winter quarters in 1777 and again in 1779-80. It is only a few miles from this, place and we drove over one pleasant October day. The site of the military encampment up Jockey Hollow and the Ford mansion on a knoll in the one-time village which served as Washington's headquarters are now a national park, one -(Continued on editorial page, 4) House-Office On 99-E Burns Statesman New! Serric PRINGLE Fire extensively damaged the combination home-office occupied by Mr. and Mrs. R.

M. Hunter of the Star Realty Company on Highway 99-E Tuesday noon. Fireman Neale Chaney of the Liberty-Salem Heights Volunteer Fire Department -said damage was estimated between $5,000 and $10,000. He said cause was undetermined, but the fire apparently started in the gyagror utility room. The fire caused several cans of paint to explode.

The loss was reported to be covered by insurance. The fire department answered the alarm with both of its trucks and a private truck owned iy Duffield Brothers. Corvallis Votes ForFireHall CORVALLIS (A-Corvallis voters Tuesday approved -a new fire station and equipment costing 1119,500. The vote was 706 in favor and 111 against The station will be the city's second, providing better protection for Oregon State College and surrounding area. The station will cost $34,500 and the equipment $85,000.

Twins Bring Total of Diggs Children to 5 Twin girls, born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Diggs, 2295 Electric Tuesday morning at Salem General Hospital, brought' the family, quickly to a total of five youngsters. The new girls, unnamed Tues day, weighed 6 pounds, "5 ounces and 5.

pounds, 10 ounces. Both were said by hospital authorities Tuesday night to be in "line" con dition as was the mother. Diggs, an employe of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph explained that the duo was some thing of surprise to them, though there is a record of twins by dis- tant relatives on both sides of the family. The portion of the Diggs family at home includes brother Danny, half-brother Larry, 6, and half-sister Karen, 8 years. Animal Crackers Bv WARREN GOODRICH mwzt with MY MATING Salem.

(Statesman photo.) feet of skid marks before stopping at the crossing. Engineer W. C. Kirk, Portland, said he saw the car coming but it was too late. He told police it appeared that if the boy had just kept going he might have made it across the tracks.

Instead, in a desperate attempt to' avoid the train, Wells slammed on the brakes and the car completed its slide right in the path of the oncoming train. Police were unable to deter mine the speed of the car or train. The train struck the car just in front of the auto's windshield, carried the late model Chevrolet 100 feet down the track and pitch ed it into a ditch along the track. The motor was ripped from the car and thrown 213 feet from the crossing. The train was not badly damaged.

Wells was thrown from the car and landed in the ditch nearby. He never regained con sciousness. (Additional details on race 2. sec. Judge's Cigar Startles U.N.

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. Danish appeals court judge startled the U. N. Political Com mittee Tuesday lighting up a big cigar and calmly puffing at it The judge a Danish delegate to the U.

N. is a woman, Miss Karen Johnsen. Most U. N. diplomats aren't acquainted with the old Danish custom of cigars for women.

Wood Thrown Through Window Vandals, were blamed by city police Tuesday night for throwing a three-foot length of two-by-four through a large dining room win dow at the home of Mrs. Anna Bligh645 Marion St Mrs. Bligh told investigating city officers that she had just turned out the light of the room when the piece of wood was thrown. She was un injured, Max. 1 Vlin.

Preclp 44 6 47 DO 45 fate .46 JBO 44 Sales Portland 68 San Francisco- 67 Chicago 69 Mew York S3 "Wfflamette River -11 feet" rORCAST (from U. S. weather bu reau. IcNary field. Salem): Fair today, tonifht and Thursday except for considerable moraine fog.

little change in temperature with the highest today near 65. the lowest tomgnt near 44. Yemperarare ai uw ajs. was 4 aegrees. SALEM PRECTFTTATION Since Start Weather Tear, Sept 1 This Year Last Year Normal a.7 a.6i to any request that he run for governor of Florida, but that he ha Tint hpon nnrnarhi inv.

one vet. The retired U. S. Eighth Army commander made the statements to a newsman after Robert Le- evre, news director of station VFTL-TV. Fort Lauderdale.

reported that Van Fleet was will ing to be a candidate. The New Jersey-born, Florida- reared general added, however, that questions, as to his possible future in pontics took him by sur prise as he had given no particu lar thought to the matter. East Coast Dock Strike Ban Extended NEW YORK 11 A temporary court order issued under the Taf t- Hartley Law to -stop a strike of 60,000 East Coast dock workers Tuesday was extended for another week. Floral wAom jVAtxitA Woin. feld, who issued the first order wmcn expired ruesaay, saia ne will sign an injunction to run for uio iuu w-uaj vuuuu uit union attnrnpv n-M on wnrdinv of the order.

ttia Tnt-maMnnai Tw-. mn' Acc-iaHnn AiA nnt innnu the iniunction at th court hVr. ing. Lost Deer Hunter Finds Way Back LAKE VIEW, Ore. (J) A deer hunter missing in the Chandler Creek area, 15 miles west of here, turned up safely Tuesday.

William Zehr, 62, Grants Pass, wno Decame 10s aaonaay morning, wanted into a logging operation aoout a mue outh of his hunting camp Tuesday afternoon. He was unharmed from a day and night of exposure. sunny Day, with Early corning iog was again expect- ed to dampen an otherwise fair day in Salem today according to preaicuona 07 u.a. weauermen at McNary Field. Temperature range for Tuesday was a high of 67 and a low of 46 degrees and about the same condition was pre- dieted for today.

No rain was ex pected. TV Station to Start Programs Thursday PORTLAND tf Portland's second television KOIN-TV. is scheduled to begirt broadcasting at 3:53, p-ml Thursday. 4 An address by Gov. Paul Patter son will be one of the features of the opening day schedule.

I 23,000 Draft Quota Ordered WASHINGTON The De fense Department Tuesday asked for the drafting of 23,000 men in December for the Army. This was the sixth consecutive month the Defense Department had issued a call for that 'number of men. The new draft call will bring the total drafted since the start of the Korean War to 1,584. 430. i Of the total, 1,503,000 have been drafted for the Army and 81,430 for the Marine Corps.

There have been no draftees for the Navy or Air Force. Rogers Alone On County Coiirt Marion County Commissioner E. L. Rogers "held down the fort" alone Tuesday at the Mari on County Court judge Rex Hartley departed Monday for a conference at Reno, Nev and Commissioner Roy Rice is still recuperating at home from a recent operation. "There wasnt much on the docket Tuesday, anyway," Rogers explained, 100 MAU MAUS KILLED NAIROBI Kenya British security forces said Tuesday they killed 100 Mau Mau terrorists and captured 108 in this East African colony last week.

One European and 10 African members of the security forces were killed. Birthday Gift The scholarship idea was attrib uted to Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower by Philip Sharpies, Pennsylvania Republican Finance -Committee chairman, who made the presen tation. The Finance Committee ar ranged the party to raise cam paign funds. V-- President Eisenhower, acknowl edging the birthday cheers of massed thousands gave 'a message to young Americans on the role of the Republican Party in their life.

The GOP is trying to use all of its brains and all, of its understanding to build a foundation for you, he said in addressing his remarks to a chorus of 1,400 high school and college students. Under the terms of the fellow ship, American students wlil study abroad. Foreign students interest ed in the American way of life will come to this country in ex change. $170,000 in Fellowships Given Salem Chest Campaign Hearing Halfway Point In Die's Name as HERSHEY, Pa. Wl President Eisenhower said Tuesday night $170,000 in exchange fellowships established in his name as a birthday gift could well be the "most meaningful thing that has happened in our time." The fellowships, financed by 500 industrialists throughout America, were presented at a gigantic $100-a-plate birthday party held in a circus-like atmosphere.

The president and Mrs. Eisenhower came back to the Pennsylvania Dutch country, home of bis ancestors, for the party on the eve of the President's 63rd birthday. Pennsylvanians roared birthday greetings to Eisenhower. MI couldn't be prouder than to have my name associated with them, the chief executive said (of the men who will serve as I trustees of the exchange eHow-I ship. The saiem uommunity cnest lnnA ramnaim annroached the halfway point collection.

wise, Tuesday as an additional $14,000 was brought in oy campaign I workers. 1 I Tuesday's report showed 41 oer cent of the total goal of $140,000 collected. Another big 1 day like Tuesday, chest officials said, and the drive would be well into its second half today. -The residential division ox the campaign, representing women making house-to-house canvasses, foreed into the lead with 61 per eent of its $10,000 quota collec ted. was utilities with 54 per cent of $4,450 collected and the city and county government 1 division with 51 per cent of 1 950 collected.

Big guns of the campaign are 4.