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ana B'ctat near 3. POUNDDD 1651 101t TEAR 16 PAGES The Oregon Statesman, Satan, Oregon, Wednesday, December 12, 1951 PRICE 5c No. 2T3 ft Company Inspected in Salem Allies Admit Truce 900 U.N. Planes Lost in This is the season of the year when businessmen and others may be casting up their accounts for the year. II it's been a good year they may want to share their prosperity with Worthy Causes.

The government encourages such beneficence by permitting gifts to religious, charitable, scientific, liter-ary and educational enterprises to be deducted from income before tax is computed. The limit, both national and state, is five per cent for corporations and 15 per cent for Individuals. Larger gifts may be made, of course, but the excess is not deductible. Here in Salem one doesn't have to look far to find a Worthy Cause. The several churches always have their appeals, and often special projects of merit.

Among the institutions which depend on public support, Willamette University, of course, stands out. Private colleges and universities find themselves in a tight squeezes as a result of inflation. Enrollments have declined as young men have entered military service. The university must raise about $50,000 a year outside its regular sources to balance its budget. Strictly as a-business proposition the university is a great asset to Salem, and local interests should help to keep the university in sound financial condition.

Among building projects the YWCA needs another $200,000 to round out the fund to provide it with the building (Continued on editorial page, 4.) in Korea, Neutrals Win U.N.Okeiias Truce Police MUNSAN. Korea VTrW Dec. 12-iP-The allies today ierca me communists sweepmc concessions on policing a Korea armistice but the reds said parts oz me seven-noint rilan ttm acceptable. In the main, the iIHm to accept the communist plan for neutral armistice observers if they were resrondhl for ioint i lied -red commission and if tpocp rotation and arms replenlahswemt was permitted during: the truce. In presenting the plan, the allied spokesman said it "canrje accepted in part, "You ran ffithnr Dwnf fc tim entirety or reject it In its urexy.

Want More Concessiens A U. N. command spokesman told newsmen later the communist reaction did not mean cem-plete rejection. But he eaid thai after the allied delegation x4 ECorea; Red WASHINGTON. Dec.

U-(A)-Air force officials reported tonic ht that about 900 planes have been lost in the Korean war by U. S. and friendly foreign forces. They said this figure compares with a claimed destruction of about 300 communist planes. Asked by a reporter if the enemy loss figvre was in line with day-by-day claims by U.

S. forces, a spokesman said it was. He added that monthly totals, based on re-evaloation of pilot reports and combat films, sometimes change the day-by-day reports bat only slightly. He added that the 300 figure does not include "probable" losses of the enemy. The air force said Its far east command reported a loss of 365 aircraft, including U.

S. air force, friendly foreign and shore-based marine planes, through Novem rfij presented this "completely snr McGrath Says Truman Ordered Caudle Ouster WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-CP)-Attorney General McGrath disclosed today that President Truman acted on his own in firing T. Lamar Caudle, and that the president had never civen him detailed reasons for the action. Caudle, a key figure in the tax probe being conducted by a house ways and means subcommittee, was assistant attorney general in Col.

A. R. Sewall of the 6th army's Inspector general's department. Inspects rifle of Sgt. Richard S.

Case, 549 y2 N. Cottage st. First Platoon Sgi. William K. Paxson in background leads the colonel on the Inspection.

Both sergeants are members of company, 162nd infantry regiment, headquartered in Salem. (Statesman photo.) 'Polar Express9 Flying Real Pole to North Pole FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. ll-(P-The weather warmed up to zero today as the "Polar Express," carrying a real pole to drop at the North Pole, took off for the long over-land-and-ice hop to the top of the world. The Alaska Airlines office said the specially outfitted DC-4 left Fairbanks at 3 p.m. PST (6 p.m.

EST). More Bus Stop Area Sought Possible use of a full block of Liberty street, between State and Court streets, as a city bus terminal was promised further study Tuesday as the result of a "suggestion" meeting among city administration, bus and business officials. Stressed at the session called by Mayor Alfred W. Loucks was the need; for a terminal waiting room or adequate shelter to encourage use of the buses. Loucks had asked the businessmen for suggestions to improve bus service in order to keep City Transit lines operating.

Patrons Unprotected Carl Wendt, bus manager, said the neW terminal on Liberty street is satisfactory with the exception of the southeast corner of the State-L i intersection, which lacks awnings or marquees to protect patrons from the weather. He suggested that buses which stop there could move north into the block between State and Court, to facilitate transfers and gain use of marquees. Richard Cooley, president of Salem Retail Trade bureau and Sidney L. Stevens, president of the Downtown Merchants association, wej-e delegated to contact firms in; that block, in front of which auto parking would be displaced. They are to report back at another meeting of the group Thursday at 7:30 p.

m. in the city manager's office. Partly on Sidewalk Wendt-also offered a plan for gaining parking slots on Liberty between State and Ferry by temporary widening to allow angle parking, partially on the sidewalk. To a suggestion that part of the Crystal Gardens basement be used as a waiting room, and all buses moved to that corner (Ferry and Liberty), Wendt said basement quarters would be a deter rent to the bulk of the lines' business. Robert W.

Fenix, president of Salem Chamber of Commerce, proposed' erecting a marquee at the Crystal Gardens building for protection, with benches around the building for convenience. Loucks said many suggestions on the bus situation are being received and all being granted consideration of problems involved. These include the alley and a store room at the Odd Fellows building, a shelter along High street in front of the courthouse and a parking lot near Liberty and Chemeke-ta streets. Bus Fares to Increase in Salem Today Bus fare will Increase in Salem today. The City Transit company announced it was instituting the new rates recently approved by the city council adult fare 12 cents or 4 tokens for 45 cents; children 5 to 12, 6 cents.

In the first zone (a few blocks from the city-center), the fares are to be .10 cents, or 3 for 25 cents, but with no transfer privileges; children 5 to 12, 5 cents. There is to be no change In suburban fares or school tickets. The increases also are to be effective today over the City Transit lines in Eugene. Carl Wendt, general manager, said the company was "most reluctant to take this step," but that it was essential if the firm was to maintain "the mass transportation facilities that enhance business and property values of all the residents of Salem." Plane Bombs, Strafes Neutral Kaesong Area PANMUNJOM, Korea, Wednesday, Dec. U.

N. command today admitted one of its planes strafed and bombed the neutral Kaesong area yesterdry morning. The admission was made in a note given to Communist liaison officers this morning by CoL Andrew J. Kinney. The note said "The results of the investigation of the aerial attack at Yonung in the Kaesong area in the early morning of 11 December indicates that it was made by an aircraft of the United Nations Kaesong is headquarters of the Communist truce delegation.

The note was signed by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, supreme allied commander. It was addressed to Gen. Kim II Sung, supreme commander of the North Korean army, and Gen.

Peng Teh-Huai, commander of Chinese forces in Korea. The note said the attack was the result of pilot error, and noted that no injuries to persons or material damage occurred. Ridgway said "I am initiating appropriate disciplinary action." Clifton Mudd Named to High Elks Position Clifton B. Mudd, a past exalted ruler of the Salem Elks lodge, has been appointed as a special district deputy to the grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The appointment came Tuesday from the Grand Exalted Ruler Howard R.

Davis of Williamsport, Pa. This is Mudd's fourth term in an appointive grand lodge position. There are only two special deputy appointments in the national lodge, one on each cosst. One of Mudd's first assignments in acting for the national lodge was assisting in the organization of a new lodge at Hermiston last week. Franchot Fined For Spitting in Woman9 Face BEVERLY HILLS, Dec.

spitting in the face of a red-h aired newspaperwoman, Franchot Tone was fined $400 today. He also apologized in court "I am very sorry for what happened" and was put on probation for a year. A 45-day Jail sentence was suspended. Florabel Mulr, who writes for the New York News and the Los Angeles Mirror, was not present to hear Tone's clearly-spoken apology. Reversing a previous plea, the actor vho frequently plays the suave "perfect gentleman" in films answered "guilty" in a soft voice to her charge of battery.

Miss Muir told sheriffs officer that Tone spat on her right cheek in Ciro's tony night spot last October 29. Violation Loss at 300 ber, from enemy action bat did not give a breakdown of losses between the TJ. S. and other U. N.

forces. A spokesman said orders have been sent to the far east air force headquarters to make a break down report in the future. The navy reported losses of 215 carrier-based navy and marine planes as a result of enemy action through October 1. This figure included 50 missing planes which may have been knocked down by enemy fire. The navy placed noij combat losses at 317 bat the air force figure did not include planes lost in non-combat accident.

Air force and navy officers pointed oat that U. N. planes fly in support of groand troops and are subject to heavy groand fire, while the enemy doesnt fly that type of mission. Jury Indicts Ousted Frisco Tax Collector SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11-JP) James G.

Smyth, fired by President Truman last month as internal revenue collector for northern California, was indicted today on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government. A federal grand jury named Smyth and two deputies, Paul V. Doyle and John J. Boland, in one conspiracy indictment char i back-dating of tax returns and unlawfully extending time for payment of taxes. Smyth, northern California campaign manager for the late president Roosevelt in 1944, was accused of conspiring to back-date his own return in 1947.

Three other Indictments charged Lloyd J. J. Cos grove, an attorney, and Doyle with conspiring to defraud the government by backdating returns on the estates of various individuals and "assisting in the preparation of false returns." Smyth issued this statement: "I am amazed at the action of the grand jury. I am quite confident that by due process of law I and the other two employes of the bureau will be completely vindicated." The grand Jury indictments followed a six-month investigation. During that time, Smyth and 10 aides were fired for incompetence.

Since then, one has pleaded guilty to embezzling $21,000 in tax money and has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Last week a woman who had served for the first six weeks of grand jury duty provided a sensation by charging that an "inquisition" by two assistant U. S. attorneys had rendered her ill and forced her to quit. buy marijuana cigarets, and that a celebrated entertainment star, whom he did not name, "brought loose marijuana" to the actress.

AV a court recess. Miss Bank-head told reporters that her ex-secretary "never bought dope or sex for me, nor did I ever buy them for myself. "Do you think I would stand up In this case if it was not for blackmail, the most despicable crime in criminal law?" she said. "I am old and tired; I lose everything if I lose the goodwill of the public." Assistant District Attorney Jerome Kidder told the jury that when the alteration of checks by Mrs. Cronin was discovered, she threatened Miss Bankhead: "If you do anything about this.

I will accuse you of this and this and this'." That threat," Kidder said, "did not prevent us or Miss Bank-head from doing her duty as a citizen in bringing this ease to trial." i a McCall to Quit As Assistant To Governor Thomas Lawson McCall, executive assistant to Gov. Douglas McKay, will leave his state post to accept private employment probably at the end of this month, The Statesman learned Tuesday night. Mrs. McCall and their two children will move to Portland Saturday. McCall is expected to join them early in January.

The Statesman had indicated in a recent article that McCall was considering other employment. Although McCall would not comment directly on his future plans it is known he has offered his resignation to Gov. McKay to be effective in January. Friends of the McCall's, who are planning a farewell party for the popular couple, revealed he is considering two offers of employment from Portland radio stations. Fourth Power Line to Salem Now in Service A fourth electric power line into Salem, capable of carrying the entire city electrical load if necessary, has just been completed by Portland- General Electric company, Fred G.

Starrett, division manager reported Tuesday. The new 57,000 volt line comes from a PGE-Bonneville interconnection point near Wilsonville. The 33-mile line was built at a cost of about $310,000, Starrett said. Terminating presently at Mc-Clain substation in North Salem, the new line will be connected later this month to PGE's large Middle Grove substation. This latter connection will result in switching advantages that will further strengthen electric transmission line service in the Salem area, Starrett added.

The three other power sources into Salem come from PGE's River Mill generating plant at Estacada. a PGE-BPA interconnection at McMinnville and a PGE-BPA interconnection in West Salem. The availability of these sources of power, with the new one is of benefit to Salem, Starrett said, because continuous electric service can normally be provided in this area even if as many as two of the sources are interrupted. Animal Crackoro WARREN GOODRICH a 7 I With virtually round-the-clock darkness at this time of year over the Polar regions, the big plane stopped briefly for refueling at Point Barrow, on the fringe of the continent and then took off again for the pole. On its 2.600-mile non-stop flight to the North Pole and back, the plane is carrying some 5,000 childrens' "Dear Santa" letters to the jolly saint's legendary home.

The plane made one false start and there was talk over the reason for it. Movie Actress Carolina Cotton kissed each crewman goodby before the plane taxied out onto the runway. Then the plane turned back. The pilot reported one engine was acting up but a skeptical crewman said they had just come back for another kiss. At any event, mechariics replaced the engine's magneto.

Miss Cotton apparently no longer was around because the craft left at 1 p.m. without further false starts. Hungary Ignores Plea for Plane BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 11 -P)-Hungary disputed today a United States declaration that a navigational error led a U. S.

air force C-47 over Hungary November 19 and ignored a request for release of the plane's four-man crew. Soviet fighters forced down the C-47, which strayed from the scheduled route on a flight from the Erding air base in West Germany to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Russian and Hungarian accounts declared the plane was on a mission to plant spies in Hungary. Eugene O'Neill Leaves Hospital BOSTON, Dec. lHyPl-P 1 a y-wright Eugene O'Neill, 63, was discharged today from the Faulkner hospital where he was under treatment for Parkinson's disease, described as a deterioration of the nerve centers.

A hospital spokesman said no information of hi condition would be released. Last week the Nobel and Pulitzer prize winner was reported so ill only his wife, Carlotta Monterey, was permitted to visit him. BOY FOILS ROBBERY GRANTS PASS, Dec. 11-UP-A 10-year-old boy is credited with foiling a robbery attempt last night at his father's store near here. The boy, Walter Murrell, ran to a neighbor's home and called state police when an armed man entered the store.

The bandit gave up the holdup and fled in an automobile. SALXM PUCIPTTATIOir ShM Start of weather Tear, BepC I This Year Last Year Mormal MJU 14.44 ITS proposal which contained major compromises and coocessioats," Chinese Mai. Gen. Hsieh Fan asked: i "What new idac Ha vai i Kva to solve the difference whirh 1st between us?" Brig. Gen.

William P. Nurkote said the Chinese general might as well have said, "vou maiU siderable concessions, now eeeae on ana some more. Asked whether allied plan h4 come from Washington, where President Truman has been head ing nigh level conferences, Nuck-ols said: i "These (proposals) came from the United Nations command. This is the official N. document that was prepared in the apple orchard (allied trucejieadquarters at Munsan)." Pff Talks Conttnnel The U.

N. rnmmarwf rnnftmi( tO ask the reds for infnrmitiMi on allied prisoners and for per mission to nave the international Red Cross visit communist POW camps. The reds insist that fv it mr command first crmdr thsir posal that all prisoners be release Dy Dow sides wnen a truce a signed. The U. N.

comma nad Wedoes- day offered to give up islands eft North Korea and to yield its demanded for joint allied-red air observation by rear areas, la-stead, neutrals would make tfee inspection by air, Begin Discussion The sweeping new allied offers so interested the reds that they immediately began a point-ey-point discussion without asking for their usual recess for study. Maj. Gen. Howard H. Turner submitted the seven-point pJaa and told the reds they, would have to take all of it or nothing.

He said the reds could not lust accept part of it. Turner said he first gave the -communists a tongue-lashing ia which he accused them of treachery by trying to gain one-sided advantages in the guise of cessions. Turner told the reds, "you have made no offer to compromise You have made no effort to resolve our differences. You have concede4 nothing." His words were punciiated by the thunder of allied artillery firing against troops la the nearby hills. The truce teams still were far apart but there was revived hope for an armistice during the Christmas season.

Farley Suggested For Vice President PORTLAND, Dec. 11-LTVState Democratic Chairman William Josslin said today party officials will meet Saturday to discuss placing the name of James A. Farley, former postmaster general, on the Oregon primary ballet as democratic candidate for vice-president. Sherman Stan berry, Portland, is being urged to head a committee to circulate petitions, Josslin said, SHOPPING DJC3ZEFT cnarge oi tax iraua prosecutions for the justice department. He was ousted November 16 by President Truman for "outside activities." The attorney general told the subcommittee he held "no brier for Caudle in the light of "indiscretions" brought out in the tax hearing, but at the same time he did not "presume to pass judgment on him," "I like Mr.

Caudle as a man I still like him," McGrath said. "He has a great heart." Before he left the hearing room, McGrath informed the committee that he is assigning a special assistant attorney general to take over all tax cases in the San Francisco area. In another development today, Revenue Commissioner John B. Dunlap announcehat the bureau is discontinuing its policy of allowing persons in serious ill health to escape prosecution for tax violations. Dunlap stated today that he believed it was sound policy not to prosecute if there was medical evidence that such action would endanger a taxpayer's life, but that he had concluded the bureau of internal revenue "is not a proper agency to take part in carrying it out" Jets Clash in Korean Skies SEOUL, Wednesday, Dec.

12-(ifP)-Sixty-two U. S. Sabre Jets tackled 115 MIGs Tuesday and when the last shot was fired in the cold Korean skies two red jets had been probably destroyed and two damaged. The U. S.

fifth air force, assessing results from two air battles over northwest Korea, said all the Sabres returned 'safely. Aground, the twilight war ended its second full week Tuesday night after one of the most quiet days of the entire Korean war. Only two small actions were reported along the whole 145-mile front. complained of her "sounds and facial expressions." "She is making remarks and sounds that might be all right on a radio program," Morritt said, "but I ask the court that you order her to keep her mouth shut" General Sessions Court Judge Harold E. Stevensa said he had seen nothing disturbing about Miss Bankhead's conduct, except for a fit of coughing during the morning session, and refused to reprimand her.

During Morritt's opening remarks to the all-male Jury, he said that Mrs. Cronin had to pay for "incidental expenses" for the actress, which included marijuana cigarets and lovers. Miss Bankhead had "three lovers within three months that we know of," he said, and "my client took care of Miss Bankhead's gigolos that was the money for sex." He said the white-haired Mrs. Cronin was sent on errands to Mayor Claims Liquor Board Policy Switch PORTLAND, Dec. 11 (P) The Portland City council will continue its war against pinball machines in Portland taverns.

This became apparent today when members of the council commented on a statement from the liquor commission yesterday. The commission said it would not necessarily deny licenses to tavern owners who have refused to sign pledges that they would not permit the machines in their establishment. The council has withheld license approval unless the owners would sign such pledges. Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee said "it certainly is the privilegeof the liquor commission to ignore any recommendations made by the city council, but a statement of such intention does not relieve the council from it responsibility to make a definite recommendation on each and every license application." The Mayor criticized the recent liquor commission statement by recalling a statement "last February to the effect that the commission has a 'definite policy of not ever considering an application for such license in Portland before it is approved by the city "If the liquor commission now wishes to reverse itself and adopt a different policy, I do not see how the city council can prevent it," she said. Allen said the corporation "planned to apply to the FCC (federal communications commission) for the only low frequency television channel assigned to Salem and we will be ready to go ahead as soon as the so-called 'freeze' is lifted." (The FCC has Indicated the freeze' will be off early next year).

Allen added that "I believe it could be possible to have the station transmitting in a year." He said the step was taken after "exhaustive studies" led incorporators to "believe that market like i the Willamette valley can well support a television station. KGAE is contemplated es a daytime radio station. Allen said the television addition was, planned for the evening end night hours. Lawyer's Jibes Sting Tallulah into Stormy Exit from Trial of Maid New Corporation Aims To Bring Video to Valley NEW YORK, Dec. ll-(F)-Tal-lulah Bankhead today swept angrily out of a court trial in which a lawyer charged that her former maid-secretary paid for "marijuana cigarettes, cocaine, booze and sex" for the actress.

"I was disgusted with the tactics of the defense attorney," Miss Bankhead said after the lawyer had asked the court to make her "keep Her mouth shut." She returned after about 20 minutes. More than 100 would-be spectators were turned away as the grand larceny and forgery trial of Mrs. Evyleen R. Cronin, 59, Miss Bankhead's ex-personal secretary, opened before a packed court room-She is named in 32 counts for allegedly raising the sums of Miss Bankhead's checks. The.

actress's tempestuous departure came after Defense Attorney Fred G. Morritt had twice A step designed to bring television to Salem, possibly within the next year, was taken Tuesday. Articles of incorporation were filed with the state corporation commissioner for "Willamette-land Television, capitalized at by Gordon Allen, president of radio KGAL of Lebanon and of KGAE, how4 under construction in Salem. Vice president was listed as Harold Singleton, chief engineer of KGW Portland, and' others in the group of Incorporators included Lee- Coleman, manager of Pay-less Drug, Salem; Otto Heider, attorney, Sheridan; Earl Heider, head of Heiders Radio end Record shop, Salem, and Don Primrose, manager of the Sears store at Albany. 1m Pi WHAlMJI MUIPHiMi.h.

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